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Safety concerns have forced the closure of one runway at Cameron McIntosh Airport, and new lines will need to be painted on the other one. Both issues were discussed at the City of North Battleford planning committee meeting Monday. They arose from a routine Transport Canada site inspection conducted on infrastructure at the airport Aug. 28. According to a memo from the City’s Director of Utility Services Stewart Schafer dated Sept. 17, Transport Canada ordered the closure of the crosswind runway at the airport,
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numbered 06/24, until such time as it can be repaved. The concern is that frost heaving has deteriorated the runway pavement to the point that planes might not brake properly. “They felt it was no longer safe to use as a runway,” said Schafer. Transport Canada is also ordering an upgraded paint job on main runway 12/30. That runway has seen major repaving upgrades through Capital Airport Grants matching funds from the province in recent years. After each upgrade, the City had been repainting the landing strip lines on the runway back to what was there before. However, Transport Canada has taken issue with the painting stripes being applied. Continued on Page 3
The ribbon cutting took place last Friday afternoon to officially open the Natural Play Space at Centennial Park, billed as the first of its kind in the province. Maclaren Mann, a participant in the Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program, enthusiastically cut the ribbon to open the playground with the help of Gord Whitten of the City’s Parks Department staff. Mayor Ryan Bater and BECIP Executive Director Colleen Sabraw looked on. For the full story about the park turn to Page 17. Photo by John Cairns
Mayors uplifted by Amber Alert reaction By John Cairns and Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Mayor Ryan Bater could not have been happier with the outcome of the Sunday evening’s Amber Alert, or the reaction of citizens to it. Bater called the response “nothing short of extraordinary in this community” at the City’s planning committee meeting Monday. The mayor acknowledged all the people who took part in the community effort to find Emma O’Keeffe, the six-year-old girl who was the subject of
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RCMP, search and rescue, both school boards, as well as the support of leadership from nearby Indigenous communities in the search effort. Leslie said efforts by Battlefords residents were “wonderful to see.” Bater noted the RCMP had pulled in resources from elsewhere to help in the search, and he also noted the civilian response was “really something to see.” The mayors said people were going on foot, using flashlights to search ditches, back alleys, grid roads and other areas to try to find the little girl. There were also
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House demo sends asbestos to land fill By John Cairns Staff Reporter
North Battleford officials had a big headache to deal with in August when hazardous material was brought in to the Waste Management Facility. It turned out to be asbestos, brought in with material from a house demolition conducted by the Town of Battleford.
What happened, according to the report to planning committee by Director of Utility Services Stewart Schafer, was that the Town had torn down the house without realizing the insulation contained asbestos. Several loads of the demolished material were brought to the Waste Management Facility. According to Schafer, it was on
the third load that the staff noticed the asbestos. The trucking of the materials was immediately stopped. Once the material tested positive for asbestos, Occupational Health and Safety were called in to conduct a visit to the demolition site as well as the Waste Management Facility. City officials then developed a proposal to
Transport Canada inspection finds several deficiencies Continued from Front According to Schafer, Transport Canada deemed the runway surface to have changed enough so the lines must now meet a new standard, referred to as the “TP312 5th Edition.” This is “even though we hadn’t changed the specs or increased its length or width,” said Schafer. As part of that requirement, signs and electrical wiring at the runway must also be upgraded to meet the new requirements. Previously the City had planned to upgrade the lights, but the City had been looking at a $40,000 job for that. Now, according to Schafer, the cost will run at around $200,000 for all the work to meet Transport Canada’s requirements, which includes changing all the electrical lines. The City asked Transport Canada for permission to delay the repainting until spring, due to issues finding a qualified runway painter to take on the job. Schafer reported they received word last Friday that Transport Canada has agreed to that request. Funds to do the painting will come from money already set aside to do the lights. As for the lights/ signs/wiring upgrade, it is postponed for now. The intention is to apply for a CAP grant for that project. The main issue is what to do about the other crosswind runway that has been closed. Schafer reported repaving the crosswind runway was not part of the five-year capital budget. “That is something we
The rest of the house debris is to be double bagged and brought to the portion of the facility that holds asbestos. That had not happened the first time. “Where the problem came in was when they brought it out. It was loose, and they just dumped it on the ground,” said Schafer. The demolished material had to be watered down daily by staff to prevent it from drying out and blowing in the wind. Councillor Kelli Haw-
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will have to consider if we want to open the runway again,” said Schafer. One option acceptable to Transport Canada is to convert the crosswind runway to a taxi strip, provided the City take out the runway lines and paint a yellow line down the centre of the runway. Mayor Ryan Bater asked how disruptive it is that the second runway has been closed. Schafer assured the mayor it is not. Both runways are closed right now with milling going on, but the expectation is the main runway will be opened back up. The crosswind runway can still be used in the future as long as it was not referred to as a runway. But that technicality might not deter some pilots from landing on it anyway. “Technically, we cannot say it’s a crosswind runway,” said Schafer. But “if you talk to some pilots of Air Canada and Harrison Ford, I believe they have used taxiways
for landing strips,” said Schafer. Schafer was referring to incidents where an Air Canada flight nearly landed on a taxiway in San Francisco, as well as an incident where the actor Harrison Ford landed on a taxiway at an airport. It was also pointed out by others at the meeting that the crosswind runway is rarely used for landings in any event. Councillor Len Taylor pointed out at the meeting that in the entire time he’s flown in and out of North Battleford on a regular basis, he never used the crosswind runway. Councillor Kevin Steinborn noted the one organization he knows that uses it is the Air Cadets for gliders, which rely on wind direction. Taylor suggested a report be prepared on the past use of the crosswind runway before a final decision is made. Administration intends to come back with a report on the issue at a future meeting.
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bury the material in the landfill itself. Schafer described the burial site as a dead spot in the landfill that has been marked out and which could never be dug up again, not that they would want to, he added. Permission from Occupational Health and Safety finally came last week. The work has now been done to bury the material, and Schafer said the next step was to hear back from OH&S on whether it was done correctly.
If all goes according to plan, Cut Knife elementary and high school students will “attend a renovated high school” next school year. According to an email from Yvonne Sawatsky, chair for Cut Knife Elementary School Community Council, the council and a facilitator, former Living Sky Director of Education Randy Fox, “spent several months working through what amalgamation could mean and what it could look like.” The council then voted in favour of combining the schools, current Living Sky Director of Education Brenda Vickers said.
“I think that there is a lot of excitement about that [and] what some of the programming will look like,” Vickers said. Vickers said work has already begun in some of the second floor classrooms. Work began during the summer, Vickers said, and included tasks such as painting and switching out lights. Other tasks involve an architect. Sawatsky wrote, “the community was aware of those discussions and at our public meeting they seemed to be in support of the amalgamation.” According to Living Sky enrolment numbers, as of Sept. 8, 122 students attended Cut Knife Elementary School and 105 attended Cut Knife High School.
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Vehicle found in bushes By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The girl who was subject of an Amber Alert in North Battleford Sunday night has been reunited with her family. Emma O’Keeffe was located safely Monday morning. RCMP confirmed Emma was a passenger inside a car at a strip mall that was stolen the previous evening. RCMP Cpl. Rob King briefed the media Monday morning in Regina with further details on the response to the Amber Alert. “North Battleford detachment received information from workers in a remote industrial area within the city limits. The vehicle parked off the paved road
in some bushes. The vehicle matched the description of the missing vehicle from the Amber Alert given the previous evening. Members attended to the area with EMS personnel and located the subject of the Amber Alert inside the vehicle. The child was conscious, taken to hospital and examined and reunited with her family. She has since been discharged from the hospital. The vehicle was located and reported to police in response to the Amber Alert. It is not known at this time how long the vehicle was in the area or where else it may have travelled. “We currently do not have any suspects in custody, however this investigation is still ongoing with
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Who will save the old Saskatchewan Hospital? Dear Editor Why do we think government agents with bulldozers and wrecking balls can come in and destroy our 100-year-old heritage building – our Grand Old Dame – our magnificent structure, which should be passed on to our children and grandchildren. The old Saskatchewan Hospital is not part of North Battleford or Battleford proper. But in every other sense, it is tied culturally and economically to both communities. Generation after generation (thousands of people) have found employment at the provincial hospital, and, I know for sure many folks are sad at the prospect of losing the Grand Old Dame. I liked the headline on John Cairn’ article with respect to the sad news at that meeting in the Tropical Inn recently with a woman from the government (“If no developer comes forward, Sask. Hospital will come down”). There were no pretenses. Didn’t even have to read between the lines. The government will raze the old building within six months or so. A long time ago, every Sunday afternoon, we packed up our kids (four of them) and went for a drive. We always ended up at the Saskatchewan Hospital. We’d kick a soccer ball around and then lay out a blanket to
have lunch (ice cream for the kids). The children would resume playing, wrestling and racing. My wife and I would go for a walk, taking in the beautiful Grand Old Dame surrounded by lush greenery and flower beds, and magnificent stands of white spruce and maples. We were drawn to the spectacular sweep of the North Saskatchewan River and the river valley. There can be no doubt that the great structure, the grounds and the river valley combine to make this the most beautiful setting in the province. And they want to knock the Grand Old Dame down. I wrote a letter to then premier Brad Wall with my concerns about the old building. He responded. Both letters were printed in the June 30, 2016 edition of the Regional Optimist. I also wrote a 1,500 word comparative article on our beloved Saskatchewan Hospital and the Weyburn Mental Hospital, which came under the wrecking ball a number of years ago (printed in the Regional Optimist ). I’m guessing that many citizens read these given that the Regional Optimist has a circulation of about 85,000. Thus far, the only group (bless their souls) that has stepped up to the plate to save the old building is the
North West Historical Society. They went to the meeting Aug. 29. They expressed their concerns and gave some reasonable, practical suggestions. As president of the Battlefords Heritage Society, I was appreciative. These folks are onside. There are two distant possibilities with respect to saving the old building in its entirety. The government assumes the responsibility for rebuilding and renovating the old hospital – millions of dollars. That’s the first option, and really it’s not an option because they will not engage. The second option would be a consortium of businessmen, entrepreneurs, contractors, financiers and philanthropists to step in and save the old hospital. Unlikely. But here’s a proven strategy. The government and leader of the Opposition are petitioned with 7,000 signatures. Governments do not pay attention to individuals and small groups. They pay attention to large groups and numbers. If they don’t, they will pay for it at the ballot box. Richard W. Hiebert North Battleford
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Downtown parking not an attraction
Dear Editor Apparently visiting the downtown stores in North Battleford used to be an event. When we came here 30 years ago, there was still a large variety of stores and one could drift from one to another. Even today, one could be easily tempted to visit different stores and combine this with professional services. It is hard to understand how the current parking arrangements and policing make the city centre all that attractive, especially for the elderly and anyone travelling in an RV. Sarah Wood Rural Battlefords
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Nerds have their revenge, and are conquering all There it was, floating, as it were, on the booth’s table. Well away from sticky fingers, in all of its seven-and-a-half foot long glory, was the USS Flagg, the G.I. Joe aircraft carrier. I wrote about this enormous toy carrier in my first column of 2018, where I lamented that this is the 32nd anniversary of me not getting the G.I. Joe aircraft carrier for Christmas. The heavens parted, and a chorus sang from on high. Here it was, in the flesh, or plastic, as it were. And the guy who owned it actually owned two of them, spending about a grand on each. This chance encounter with greatness was at the Saskatoon Entertainment Expo Sept. 15 and 16. It is one of a number of events that have popped up in most major centres in recent years, modelled on the granddaddy of them all, the San Diego Comic Con. Indeed, the “Comic Con” reference is often used to reference these events, even if they’re not officially linked, in the same way most people refer to facial tissue as Kleenex. This was my first time ever attending one of these. It won’t be the last. Growing up as a Grade A nerd in more ways than one, I read lots of comic books. I played with (and kept most of) my G.I. Joes, Transformers and Star Wars toys. My kid’s love for his iPad will never know the bounds of joy I felt creating other worlds with these plastic playthings. Apparently, other people did the same. And
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brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net now we’re grown up, have kids and money. We’re reliving our respective childhoods and indoctrinating our own children in whatever cult following we were a part of. I got to spend one day with each of two friends, wandering the aisles with eyes glazed over in wonderment. It was the first time for each one of us, and we said to ourselves, “Why didn’t this exist when we were younger?” Back in the 1980s we were essentially a monoculture in many ways. Americans had three TV networks. Canada had two. If you didn’t like football or hockey or mainstream sitcoms, there was no place for you. There were two comic book companies of note – Marvel and DC — and not much else. If you were into sci-fi, it was either Star Wars or Star Trek. Again, even nerd culture was something of a monoculture. Now well into the 21st century, there is a 500 channel universe on TV and a billion channel universe on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and the like. Any possible fantasy world your heart desires exists, and has a fandom. And they all get
together at these expos/ cons. You like some obscure Japanese anime from the 1990s? Not only might you find a booth dedicated to it, but you might see a cosplayer walking by, dressed up as one of the characters. And if you don’t know what cosplay is, you find out quickly. These are people who make up their own, often amazing, costumes to look like their favourite character. One of the professional cosplayers (i.e. paid) was a dead ringer for Barbarella. Most of the booths were dedicated to things I had no clue about. But the panels and autograph booths were huge for me. For those who have no interest in an autograph, you can get a selfie with one of the celebrities present. I got one with Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverley Crusher, of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Doug Jones, of the new Star Trek Discovery. Was the 30- to 60-second interaction worth the $25 to $30 each? For a true fanboy, there’s no question. And for the actors, they can make pretty good coin over the course of a weekend. Their hour-long panel discussions were a
hoot. Being the reporter I am, I of course asked a question of Jones. When it comes to comics, the very best comic art of the 1980s doesn’t hold a candle to the lowest level art you see today. They simply wouldn’t pass muster. Most of the artists I spoke to work in both analog and digital media, and sometimes blend the two. What they are producing today is beyond spectacular. The rise of nerd culture, those who would rather geek out about orcs and space ships than quarterbacks, has truly come to the fore. The fusion of comic, computer games, YouTube, Facebook, movies, specialty television and so much more has meant the nerds are not only taking revenge, they are out to conquer their place in the zeitgeist. And before you pick on a nerd, remember this riddle: What do you call a nerd 20 years after high school? Boss. — Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel. net.
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West Country Estates applies Fall festival for development permit Autumn a no show
postponed By John Cairns Staff Reporter
It’s been confirmed that the fall festival slated for downtown North Battleford will not go ahead this Saturday. The annual outdoor event, which usually includes sidewalk sales and classic cars, is organized by the downtown BID. They confirmed the postponement on their Facebook page. The reason the event is not going ahead is because autumn itself is a no go. Summer weather has suddenly given way to winter in North Battleford, with the Battlefords hit by snow Sunday night. The news was shared at planning committee Monday by Councillor Greg Lightfoot. He said that due to inclement weather predicted for the weekend, with rain and temperatures dipping into the minus range, it “didn’t look like it was a viable event.” The intention now is to try to hold something in the spring, Lightfoot said.
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15. Spicy Agedashi Tofu ........................................................... 6.50 Deep fried tofu with green onions, served with spicy sauce
16. Agedashi Tofu ...................................................................... 5.50 Deep fried tofu with green onions, served with tempura sauce
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63. Beef Teriyaki Dinner .......................................................... 18.50
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35. Beef Donburi ...................................................................... 11.50 Grilled beef on top of rice with special ginger shoga sauce
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a half and a full acre. Some lots are larger, the largest being nearly five acres, according to developer Dean Kupchanko. “It’s something very unique to have an acreage
setting when you’re within walking distance of the town,” Kupchanko said. Kupchanko recently applied for a development permit and council approved the first reading of three. Zoning bylaw amendments also need to take place before the project progresses to next development stages. Kupchanko said there are deposits on 21 of the 33 lots. Amenities include town water and sewer, police and school bus service. The schedule for development, Kupchanko said, is to start construction May 1 on infrastructure, such as water and sewer, roads, streetlights and power. Delivering lots is planned for September 2019, Kupchanko said.
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The Town of Battleford has been working with Living Sky School Division to improve student safety around Battleford Central School and St. Vital Catholic School. To improve student safety the traffic flow around the schools is being changed effective Monday. The changes are as follows: • 25th Street will become a one-way street eastbound from 3rd Avenue to 2nd Avenue. • Parking on the north side of the 25th Street will be restricted to residents only, permit required. Residents are to come to the Town Hall for a parking permit. • 23rd Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue will become a bus only zone from 8 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, with no through traffic. Motorists are asked to obey all signs. The Town’s Public Safety Officer will be on site to monitor and help parents, teachers and students understand the changes. The Town of Battleford thanks everyone for their cooperation as these changes take effect to improve student safety in the school zone.
Permits steady By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Despite a soft month of August for values, building permits are still ahead for the year in North Battleford. For the year through August, 89 permits have been issued for $16,785,600, compared to 85 for 16,691,625 the year before. For August, there were 10 permits issued, exactly the same as the year before, but permit values had dropped from $702,500 to $489,000. The numbers were presented to the planning committee meeting Monday.
Town residents asked to trim overgrowth By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Searching back alleys as a result of trying to find missing Emma O’Keeffe made some town leaders aware some trees and shrubs in Battleford are overgrown. “Bylaws state that residents are responsible for keeping their back alleys clear,” Enns-Wind said. “We’re just asking residents to clean them up and trim them.” Leslie said overgrown foliage can be a problem for neighbours or emergency vehicles if they need to pass through back alleys. Leslie said the Town can send letters of compliance to residents.
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Poverty ‘the great scourge of mankind’: Hiebert By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
At the Sept. 12 Living Sky School Division board of education meeting, school board trustee Richard Hiebert gave a presentation about poverty. Hiebert has a PhD and wrote a thesis called The Education of Students From Poverty. Hiebert called poverty “the great scourge of man-
kind.” Among the poor in North Batleford are about 50 homeless people “who survive on panhandled spare change, the Lighthouse shelter and the food bank.” Hiebert also wrote about the “large numbers of people who live in poverty in our communities, and in some of our schools.” Hiebert spoke of two broad categories of pov-
erty: situational and generational. Situational poverty involves being in an environment or experiencing a change in environment “that causes someone to be thrust into poverty.” “For example, a hardworking breadwinner loses her job and suddenly finds herself in poverty without enough money to pay the rent and buy food for her children.”
Most people in these circumstances find a way out, Hiebert wrote. The kind of poverty relevant to some Living Sky School Division schools is generational poverty. “Generational poverty refers to poverty that is handed down from generation to generation,” Hiebert said, adding such poverty was cultural and not ethnic. People connected to
“our high poverty schools provide a daunting challenge.” Hiebert wrote, “adults from generational poverty are powerless and often do not have the skill sets necessary to successfully compete in the job market.” Lack of confidence, emotional pain and racism are factors too, Hiebert said. Living Sky Superinten-
dent of Learning Tonya Lehman said children aren’t ready to learn “unless basic needs are met.” Working toward such a goal, educators say, involves health and social services, although board members said workers in those organizations are overworked. Much of that work falls onto teachers and educators, according to Living Sky staff.
First Nation poverty has a historical context By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Generational poverty among First Nation people is explained by historical context, trustee Richard Hiebert wrote in a presentation featured at the Sept. 14 Living Sky School Division board meeting. “First Nation people were systematically disenfranchised, dispossessed and relegated to the margins of society.”
Treaties
According to the Canadian encyclopedia, historically, “Aboriginal economies were subsistence oriented, organized around activities like fishing, hunting and gathering,” while “economic activities depended on geographical availability and seasonal patterns of major food sources.” In the mid to late1800s, buffalo, important to indigenous diet and economy, were nearly exterminated, wrote historian John E. Foster. Canadian and American policies to exterminate the buffalo were also meant to “starve Aboriginal peoples into dependence.” According to an article by Karrmen Crey and Erin Hanson of the University of British Columbia, in 1876, the Canadian government developed criteria for who would be legally considered an Indian. Legislation consolidated the Gradual Civilization Act and the Gradual Enfranchisement Act into the Indian Act. Status Indians were registered under the Indian Act, which the Assembly of First Nations and some scholars have described as a form of apartheid law. “Our Indian legislation generally rests on the principle, that the aborigines are to be kept in a condition of tutelage and treated as wards or children of the state,” according to a 1876 Department of Indian Affairs report. “The true interests of the aborigines and of the state alike require that every effort should be made to aid the red man in lifting himself out of his condition of tutelage and dependence, and that is clearly our wisdom and our duty, through education and every other means, to prepare him for a higher civiliza-
tion by encouraging him to assume the privileges and responsibilities of full citizenship.” Life on reserves was marked by poverty and, according to Sheelah McLean at the University of Saskatchewan, status Indians at various times couldn’t possess title to land, couldn’t sell wheat freely, couldn’t take out personal loans, a pass system was implemented by Indian agents and status Indians couldn’t vote until 1960.
Renouncing Status
Rights, the ability to vote and a generally improved quality of life awaited if status Indians renounced their Indian status and enfranchised. Some explanations for why many Indigenous people didn’t enfranchise and didn’t renounce their Indian status, according to Jeffery J. Schiffer with the Justice Institute of British Columbia, is because it would involve being cut off from traditional culture, languages, spirituality, economies, systems of governance and other important parts of their identity. Indian status also meant benefits from treaties. Anthony J. Hall wrote treaties were understood differently between two
cultures. Indigenous people saw them as “sacred pacts between independent nations.” Many nonIndigenous peoples, historically, “believed treaties were inexpensive and convenient ways to strip Aboriginal title from most of the lands in Canada so that resources could be used by settlers.” In many cases, “promised provisions and goods were delayed or never made their way to the First Nations,” Hall wrote. “From some indigenous [peoples’] perspectives, the spirit and intent of 19th and early 20th century treaties therefore includes a commitment from the Canadian government for the instruction and material aid necessary for transitioning to a new way of life,” Hall wrote.
Attempted Assimilation
At the turn of the century, life for indigenous people continued to involve state-based assimilation efforts, such as residential schools. Nearby residential schools included those in Battleford (the former Government House), Onion Lake, Delmas and Duck Lake. Battleford historian Don Light attended residential school, and said in May he had a positive experience.
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JR Miller of the University of Saskatchewan wrote many had negative experiences. Children were forcibly removed, their culture was discouraged at school and they endured disciplinary measures. Abuse could also be frequent, and local lawyer Eleanore Sunchild specializes in residential school claims, often dealing with cases of serious physical and sexual abuse. “When those children who had survived the residential schools returned to their communities, the impact of their experiences on attachment and family dynamics was profound,” wrote Schiffer. “Many survivors report that not only did they return to their communities with a high degree of trauma but they had few resources to help them cope with their experiences. They had missed out on learning their own cultural ways of coping and practising good health, wellness and parenting.”
Sixties Scoop
By the 1960s, accord-
ing to Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and Sharon Dainard, “many Indigenous communities […] were rampant with poverty, high death rates and socio-economic barriers.” Schiffer connects residential schools and the Sixties Scoop. “Many survivors were later targeted by the child welfare system for conditions of poverty and neglect that were a direct result of their experiences in [residential schools].” The Sixties Scoop took place from the 1960s to 1980s. In 1951, the Indian Act “gave the provinces jurisdiction over Indigenous child welfare.” “With no additional financial resources, provincial agencies in 1951 inherited a litany of issues surrounding children and child welfare in Indigenous communities,” according to the “Sixties Scoop” entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia. Provincial governments “considered the removal of indigenous children the fastest and easiest way
of addressing Aboriginal child welfare issues.” An article Hiebert provided for the school board meeting concerned Colleen Cardinal, who is working on a project to map where the children were placed as a result of the Sixties Scoop and to compile their stories. Cardinal was taken from her parents as a baby and adopted to an “extremely abusive home” in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., which she and her sisters had run away from by the time they were 15. Her sister was murdered in 1990. Many young First Nation students in or around the Battlefords, if they originate in the region, can trace their roots, in some capacity, to such historical circumstances. Sunchild told the News-Optimst earlier this year First Nation people often come from different backgrounds than settler people. Schiffer argued people who come from such circumstances “can’t ‘just get over it.’” Continued on Page 8
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Federal Liberals introduce poverty strategy By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Living Sky School Division trustee Richard Hiebert said at a recent board of education meeting that the presence of poverty is clear, but what to do about it is a matter of debate. Some commentators, including some at the school board meeting, advocate increased federal and provincial government funding to eliminate poverty. A federal national poverty reduction strategy was recently announced by the Liberal government. According to an explainer video, the government has invested more than $22 billion in initiatives to “reduce poverty [and] grow the middle class.” A goal of the plan is to “help lift about 650,000 Canadians out of poverty by 2019.” The plan will also adopt an official poverty measure — the market-based measure. According to Statistics Canada, the market-based measure is a complex calculation and “measure of low income based on the cost of a specified basket of goods and services representing a modest, basic standard of living.”
Commentators such as Michael Wolfson have noted Statistics Canada have produced low income measures, but have resisted claiming they are necessarily poverty lines. The market-based measure will now be considered a poverty line. Poverty statistics can take a long time to calculate. According to information released in Sept. 2017, the market-based measure for a single person in a small population centre in Saskatchewan with less than 30,000 people is $19,329. The MBM for families of two is $27,335, three, $33,479 and four, $38,658. Hiebert said the poverty reduction strategy is a start, but acknowledged efforts by legislators in 1989 to reduce poverty by the year 2000 were largely unsuccessful. An organization whose writers have commented on poverty is the Fraser Institute. The Fraser Institute describes itself as non-partisan, though it has also been described as a conservative think-tank. Commentators often oppose minimum wage hikes, universal incomes and don’t see wealth inequality
Historical context Continued from Page 7 Writer and activist Chelsea Vowel points out, according to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, attempts to assimilate “are the main causes of the atrocious socio-economic situation Indigenous peoples currently face in this country.” Recent thought and writing in university disciplines such as Native Studies has argued Indigenous culture and tradition, rather than assimilation, can help young people of Indigenous heritage succeed in Canadian society. Living Sky has adopted a number of measures that emphasize Indigenous culture, traditions and practices, including Aboriginal language classes, elder involvement and consultation. According to Hiebert, “the key to getting out of poverty is education.”
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as a problem. A recent article called “Ottawa’s going to fight poverty – good! (though they could fight it better)” by economist William Watson commends the government for doing something about poverty (as opposed to wealth inequality). However, Watson takes issue with initiatives governments have already implemented
and identitfies politics in the plan’s text. Campaign 2000 is a well-publicized campaign to end poverty, and is the subject of a recent NewsOptimist article. Its poverty measure is low-income measure after tax, and this newspaper reported on July 11, Campaign 2000 found 30.4 per cent of children aged 0-17 in the Battlefords-Lloydminster federal
riding live in poverty. Economist Christopher Sarlo, Fraser Institute fellow, has argued “the measurement of poverty cannot be an exercise in compassion” and advocates a basic needs poverty line. LIM and MBM, he argues, measure income inequality not poverty. The contrast in different poverty measurements is evident in previous publi-
cations by Campaign 2000 and Sarlo. Campaign 2000 previously reported in 2009 nearly one in five children were in poverty. According to Sarlo’s measure, 5.5 per cent of children lived in poor households that year. Both Sarlo and Watson argue for a poverty measurement, despite arbitrariness in poverty measures, which Watson agreed is inevitable.
Enrolment higher than projections By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Early September enrolment numbers are in for Living Sky School Division, and they’re higher than projections. Living Sky projected 5,416 students to be in the division’s schools. Enrolment on Sept. 6 was 5,543, or 127 higher than projected. Enrolment as of Sept. 12 was 70 higher than projected. Living Sky leadership had previously told the News-Optimist early school year enrolment fluctuations are usual. The school division is funded on a per student basis, and more students than projected results in increased funding. “It’s always nice to come in higher than projected,” Director of Education Brenda Vickers said. According to the 201819 provincial budget document, Saskatchewan’s school divisions were to receive $1.87 billion in operating funding for 2018-19, a $30 million increase over last year. In 2017-18, the province funded school divisions with $54 million less than in 2016-17. There are 28 school divisions in the province. Also in 2017-18, Living
Sky received $3.2 million less from the government than in 2016-17. This school year, before higher-than-projected enrolments, Living Sky was to receive a total of $59,700,516. The change in amount of funding for 2018-19 is uncertain at this point, according to an email from
Office Manager/Communication Co-ordinator Shannon Lessard. “The ministry [of education] uses Sept. 30th enrolment numbers and a variety of other factors for any funding increases and we will not know what that will mean for our division until December.” In May, Vickers said
the school division took a conservative approach to projecting enrolments for 2018-19. Mid-way last school year, the division was “clawed back $430,000 because of enrolment declining,” according to board chair Ronna Pethick. Pethick attributed the decline to over projection.
Swiftwolfe returns Sept. 24 By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The individual arrested in connection to a shooting incident on Moosomin First Nation will make his next court appearance Sept. 24 by closed-circuit TV. Jonathan Swiftwolfe appeared briefly in North
Battleford provincial court last Wednesday by CCTV. The reason for the adjournment is to allow time to line up alternative counsel for Swiftwolfe, due to conflicts at the North Battleford Legal Aid office in the case. The shooting incident took place Sept. 1 on
Saulteaux First Nation, in which an individual was shot in the leg. Swiftwolfe faces 11 counts including aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, assault, possession of stolen property, being unlawfully in a dwelling house, and other charges. Continued on Page 9
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Jane Shury and her volunteers put on another successful dinner fundraiser Friday at the Battleford Legion. People of all ages attended. The money raised went to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. For just $15 guests enjoyed an assortment of food. Games were played. Darcey Stammers from Cold Lake and Kathy and Brian Farris from Pierceland (top photo with Shury) made the long drive again because they enjoyed it so much the last time they attended. They said, “The food is so good and the people are all so friendly.” Paul Craig and Lawrence Oborowsky (above) were in charge of cooking the corn just right Photos by Averil Hall
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Dolly Parton credits singer-songwriter Claire Lynch as having “one of the sweetest, purest and best lead voices in the music business today.” Friday, Sept. 28, the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts welcomes back Nashville-based (soon to be Toronto-based) Bluegrass Grammy nominee Claire Lynch. She kicks off her Western Canada tour in Saskatoon with her North band, comprised of three of Canada’s finest bluegrass musicians. The band members are Joe Phillips (upright bass, backing vocals), Shane Cook (fiddle) and Darrin Schott (mandolin, acoustic guitars and backup vocals). Long recognized and
praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch is a pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. Her career has been decorated with many accolades including three Grammy nominations, six International Bluegrass Music Association awards and the prestigious United States Artists Walker Fellowship. Her harmonies have graced the recordings of many stellar musicians. Equally gifted as a writer, her songs have been recorded by The Seldom Scene, Patty Loveless, Kathy Mattea, Cherryholmes, The Whites and many more. On her latest CD, North by South (2016), Lynch has paid homage to her favou-
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Preliminary Hearing for Tucker
Dates are now set for the preliminary hearing for the individual charged with second-degree murder following an incident near Cochin May 31. Joshua Tucker ap-
peared in court by closedcircuit TV on Wednesday morning last week. His preliminary hearing dates were set for Jan. 15, 16 and 17, all in provincial court in North Battleford. Still to be determined is a date for a pretrial conference. That issue is to
rite Canadian songwriters on a set of bluegrass and new acoustic tracks. After her recent marriage to a Canadian (she becomes a permanent resident here this November), she began to dig into the vast catalogue of songs written by Canadian songwriters and found the inspiration for this project. Working with Alison Brown in the producer’s chair, she delivers standout versions of Ron Sexsmith’s Cold Hearted Wind with Jerry Douglas on Dobro, the catchy Kingdom Come written by Old Man Luedecke featuring Béla Fleck (banjo) and Stuart Duncan (fiddle) and the gorgeous maritime ballad Molly May written by Cape Breton’s JP Cormier. Lynch also offers be spoken to in provincial court on Sept. 26. Tucker faces one charge of second-degree murder as well as charges of disobeying an order of the court and breach of probation. He is remanded until his preliminary hearing, subject to any application for his release, which would be made to Court of Queen’s Bench.
Claire Lynch with band members Joe Phillips, Shane Cook and Darrin Schott. Photo submitted
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The individual facing attempted murder and other charges connected to an April 14 shootout with police near Highway 16 will be back in court Oct. 9, possibly to enter pleas. Tristan Pinder, one of two people facing charges in connection to the shootout, appeared by closed-
foot (Worth Believing) and contributes the lighthearted, self-penned Milo to the project. For tickets to the Sept. circuit TV in North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday. The adjournment was by agreement of counsel, who indicated work continues towards a global resolution of the case. Pinder’s counsel, who appeared by phone, indicated discussions were “moving in the right direction.”
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Town residents target of food drive Staff
Farm Credit Canada has partnered with the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre and Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre to host a food drive in the town of Battleford. Bags will be delivered throughout the town and organizers are asking residents to fill the bag with any amount of non-perishable food items. Supporters are asked to place the bag on their doorstep and it
will be collected by BTEC volunteers on Sept. 24 during the day. Those who have garden produce to donate can drop it off at 1171 - 101st St. North Battleford. Call 306-937-5505 if you have a question. Those choosing to make a monetary donation are asked to make a cheque payable to Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre. “So far this September,
the food bank has been very busy with handing out over 100 more food hampers compared to other months,” says food bank Executive Director Erin Katerynych. “Back to school is a very hard time of the year for many families, and it reflects with a rise in food bank usage. Unfortunately the demand is surpassing the supply and we are finding ourselves with empty shelves.”
and as a result we have increased the number of foster families in those areas and across the entire province,” SFFA Executive Director Deb Davies said. “However, there are babies and children in communities across the northwest region that also need a safe and loving home.” SFFA is a communitybased organization that provides support for prospective and approved foster parents across Saskatchewan. They jointly deliver training with the Ministry of Social Services through a globally recognized program to support foster families to provide a home environment that is safe, caring and respectful. “The online training program for our foster families is world calibre and is an excellent tool in supporting interested individuals in becoming an approved foster home,” Social Services Minister Paul
Merriman said. “Foster parents are crucial to helping some of the province’s most vulnerable citizens. These kind volunteers open their doors and hearts to welcome a child into their home to provide a safe and welcoming space.” “I first became a foster parent 35 years ago and I have to say that the program has evolved into a highly supportive network to provide the best care for vulnerable children while their families are in crisis,” said Davies. “The one thing that hasn’t changed, however, is that the program is based on individuals and families helping other families.” For more information about foster families in Saskatchewan or what is required to become a foster parent, please call the SFFA at 1-888-276-2880 or visit their website at www. saskfosterfamilies.ca.
Campaign encourages fostering of children Staff The Saskatchewan Foster Families Association is launching a public awareness campaign in North Battleford and the surrounding area to encourage individuals and families to consider fostering vulnerable infants and young children. The need for foster homes for Saskatchewan children remains high, especially in certain areas of the province, according to a SFFA press release. The “Foster New Beginnings” campaign has been successful recruiting new families with advertising and outreach to local organizations and groups and will launch again this fall in North Battleford, the SFFA says. “The initial campaigns over the last two years targeted areas of Saskatchewan with the greatest need of foster homes
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BTEC participants dropping off corn that they picked for the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre a couple weeks ago. BTEC is going to drop off bags throughout the town Battleford to collect food for the less fortunate. Photo submitted
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RCMP stepping up rural patrols Staff Saskatchewan North District RCMP members are taking a pro-active approach to deter and prevent rural crime, according to an RCMP press release. According to the release, members are committed to making rural patrols on back roads and grid roads. “You will see the police off the beaten path, don’t be surprised,” says Cpl. Earl Keewatin of Big River RCMP. “Police are well aware that much of the crime committed occurs in rural
areas. To address this police will be making regular patrols and increasing our presence in the rural areas.” Police encourage homeowners to be pro-active in safeguarding their property. Here are some tips to help deter property crime. • Ensure your home and property are well lit at night. • Use timers on lamps if you’re going to be away from your home. • Ensure the man door from the garage to your home is always locked. • Lock garages, sheds
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A grandfather and grandson golfing together this past summer at the Rustic Nine Golf Course were both able to accomplish a hole in one – although it was on different days. They are Abe van Zyl and grandson Behan Dunhin. Abe’s hole in one was on hole 5 on Aug. 20 and Behan was on hole 4 on Aug. 30. Both received Hole in One keychains from owners Victor and Elaine Liebaert. Photo submitted
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A solemn start to the North Stars season By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The 50th season of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League got off to a solemn start this past week. The Battlefords North Stars were at the Civic Centre Friday for their first game of the season against the Kindersley Klippers. As expected, it began with an emotional tribute to the Humboldt Broncos. With two young “billet brothers” of Mitchell Bosch and Jake Davidson holding up a flag with the Broncos logo at centre ice, the two teams stood and observed 29 seconds of silence in honour of the families of the 16 people who lost their lives in the April 6 bus crush, as well as the 13 survivors. A banner in honour of the Broncos, with the slogan “We Play for Them,” has been hung in the rafters of the Civic Centre.
Similar banners will hang at other arenas across the SJHL. Two nights earlier, on Wednesday, North Stars players had gathered at the Civic Centre to watch the live TSN coverage of the Humboldt-Nipawin game from Elgar Pedersen Arena. Head coach Brayden Klimosko was at that game, won by Nipawin 2-1. “It was definitely something I’ll always remember, that’s for sure,” said Klimosko, who acknowledged it was an emotional night. After the opening ceremonies at the Civic Centre, it was time for hockey between the two longtime divisional rivals. Ultimately, the Klippers took the two weekend games from the North Stars by close margins.
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A slow start was blamed for the North Stars’ 3-1 defeat in the Friday night
game. “We didn’t generate anything and didn’t make it difficult for Kindersley,” said Klimosko. The North Stars were outshot 22-11 through the first two periods and it was Joel Grzybowski’s goaltending that kept the North Stars in it, after Austin Nault’s goal made it 1-0 Klippers at the 19:26 mark of the first. The third period was better, but it proved to be a night of near misses for the North Stars as one puck after another failed to find the net. Matthias Urbanski almost scored right away for the North Stars. Later, a breakaway by Owen Lamb was stuffed by Kindersley netminder Justen Close. MacGregor Sinclair was also robbed shortly afterwards. A goal from Damon McKenzie made it 2-0. Soon after, McKenzie received four minutes for high sticking, but the
Battlefords becoming disc golf destination By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
The second annual Gold Eagle Open took place Sept. 8, as the Battlefords gain status as a disc golf destination. Battlefords Disc Golf Club founder Evan Zimmer said the competition featured 67 competitors from a number of locations: two from Alberta, two from Manitoba, about eight to 10 each from Saskatoon and Regina, along with people from Meadow Lake and Buffalo Narrows. “A majority of the field was made up of people from out of town,” Zimmer said. There were two youth categories Zimmer said, and eight young competitors. Bryan Freese won top honours at the tournament. Zimmer said Freese is a professional disc golfer sponsored by Dynamic Discs. Daniel Fortier of Regina took second place. Zimmer said the top female competitor was Kadie Hozempa from Regina, while top youth competitor was Beau Gratton of North Battleford, beating Saskatoon’s Chandler O’Leary by one stroke. The event was a group
effort, Zimmer said, adding Adam Bolig, president of the Battlefords Disc Golf Club did a great job.
Ceremonies to honour victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash were observed during the North Stars home opener Friday. After the solemn part of the evening, action resumed on the ice. Seen here is Owen Lamb, who had a breakaway opportunity in the third period. Photo by John Cairns
North Stars again failed to capitalize. It was Ryan Gil who finally responded with 1:38 remaining to make it 2-1. But that would be it, as an empty-netter by Josh Fletcher with less than a
second on the clock sealed the Kindersley victory. The final shot count favoured the Klippers 2924. Despite more shots and chances for the North Stars in the third, there were no excuses from the head
coach. “The hockey gods always reward the team that worked harder, and they deserve it tonight, they worked harder than us,” Klimosko said. Continued on Page 12
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Vikings 1-1, Crusaders 2-0 By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Here is a look at some other scores in local action from the past week:
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In football action the North Battleford Comp Vikings got a win at home Thursday night over the PA Carlton Crusaders 2419. The Vikings took the lead with 16 points in the first quarter. JT Lamb carried the ball 30 times for 183 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Vikings. The win moves the Vikings to 1-1 in league play. They play PA St. Mary
Thursday evening in their next action. In nine-man football the John Paul II Crusaders went on the road last week and blew out Meadow Lake Carpenter by a 53-6 final. The Crusaders put their perfect 2-0 record on the line against Rosetown at home Thursday at 4 p.m. Six-man play saw Hafford win again in 1A action over Eatonia, 76-35, while Unity lost to Clavet 84-78 in 2A play.
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The pre-season is on for the Battlefords AAA Stars who played their third exhibition contest of the season at Schroh Arena versus
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the Saskatoon Contacts. In that game the Stars got the win 3-2. A goal by Nicholas Steciuk tied it in the second, and then markers from Shayde Peterson and Cale Tuer-Treble (shorthanded) in the third handed them the victory. It was the first win for the Stars in the preseason. Their next preseason games were scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 19 at home to the Saskatoon Blazers, and then Sunday Sept. 22 at home to the Lloydminster Bobcats. Meanwhile their female counterparts, the Battlefords AAA Sharks, were one of 16 teams in action in Calgary at the Firestarter AAA tournament hosted by the Calgary Fire. The Sharks lost their first contest to Fraser Valley Rush 5-2, lost to the Fire 4-1 in the second game, battled to a 3-3 draw to Eastman Selects before losing to Westman Wildcats 4-2 in their finale.
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Prior to their rematch with Kindersley on Saturday night, the North Stars made a roster move. The team picked up Regan Doig from Okotoks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for rights to Dakota Huebner and a PDF. Doig was in the lineup and gave the North Stars an immediate lift Saturday. It was a better game for the North Stars who outshot the Klippers 32-21, but it was also characterized by rough play, particularly in the middle frame. A fight broke out just 26 seconds into the second period that sent several players to the penalty box. Quintin Loon-Stewardson got two minutes for high sticking and Kaden Boser was handed a 10-minute misconduct, while on the Kindersley side Josh Fletcher took two roughing penalties while Grant Ziegler took a 10-minute misconduct. The 35 second mark saw both the Stars’ Braydon
Buziak and the Klippers’ Nate Keeley get called, Buziak for roughing and Keeley for boarding. The North Stars capitalized twice on Kindersley penalties in the game, with power play goals from MacGregor Sinclair from Urbanski at the 8:50 mark, and then from Ryan Gil with Sinclair and Lamb assisting with 32 seconds left that pulled the North Stars to within one. But like the night before, the early jump by the Klippers proved too much to overcome for the North Stars. A goal by Tyler Traptow put the Klippers up midway through the first, and Josh Fletcher’s goal at the 5:53 mark of the second from Will Van der Sloot and Clay Keeley on the power play made it 2-0. After the North Stars pulled within one in the third period, Caden Benson scored with 4:58 remaining. That goal would ultimately hold up as the game winner. Based on the first two games, it was apparent the North Stars still feel 18093SS0
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the loss of Layne Young and other veterans who provided the vaunted firepower that the most recent editions of the club were famous for. That firepower was noticeably missing in the first two contests with a grand total of three goals scored. It is also clear the team will be counting on Grzybowski to be available to the team for the entire season in net. His rights are ultimately held by the WHL’s Victoria Royals. The fast pace points to another early emphasis of the coaching staff, that being the reliance on speed. Coach Klimosko says that is something fans can expect this year. “We’ve got a good mix of veterans and rookies. I think we’ve got four lines that can score goals,” said Klimosko. “So hopefully we can generate an exciting brand of hockey where we can move pucks quick up to our forwards, and attack the zones with speed. Yeah, it’s going to be a fun group and it’s a group that I think will be able to compete for a championship.” The leadership group of the team was announced at the annual North Stars kickoff breakfast on Thursday. The captain will be Cody Spagrud, with MacGregor Sinclair, Braydon Buziak and Owen Lamb wearing the “A.” The North Stars now get ready for another home contest with Melfort Mustangs Thursday night. The club then hits the road again for their first meeting in Humboldt this season against the Broncos. It will be Klimosko’s first game coaching against his former team. After that it will be on to the Showcase in Warman, with games on Sunday and then Tuesday against La Ronge and Weyburn.
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Shiloh Church named as heritage property Staff
The Government of Saskatchewan has designated the Shiloh Baptist Church and cemetery as the province’s 53rd Provincial Heritage Property. The site, located approximately 30 kilometres northwest of Maidstone, was a settling community for African Americans escaping segregation in Oklahoma. “In the early 20th century, African American families seeking freedom from discrimination made this small farming community in Saskatchewan their home,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said. “Our government recognizes the importance of
this site and the significant impact it has had in shaping the identity and culture of our province.” The families built structures, such as the Shiloh Baptist Church, using logs from poplar trees cut from the banks of the nearby North Saskatchewan River. Completed in 1912, the church provided a place of worship and communal space for the settlers. Like most churches of the time, the Shiloh Baptist Church became the focal point of community life and a social and religious centre for the close-knit community. It stands today as the only known building that remains from the first and only African American farming community
established in the province, and as a representative example of early 20th century log building construction in the province. The associated cemetery contains at least 37 graves of the original settlers and their descendants. Originally marked by large stones at the head and foot of each grave, it is the only known place in Saskatchewan that illustrates the African American burial custom of the late 19th century. Descendants of the “Shiloh people” formed the Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery Restoration Society in 2001. Restoration work at the site began in 2004 and was completed in 2007.
including two gold titles and two well-earned silver medals, both from extrainning games. UK Royals repeated as provincial champs, although in a different category when juniors were cancelled. This subsequently sent three Unity softball teams to Western Canadian championships, with the U19 team capturing Unity Minor Ball’s first gold Western Canadian title at home. Unity players have been involved in the 222 Winter Fastpitch program and the Softball Sask. high performance winter softball program. Unity has sent softball teams to Sask. Summer games for three consecutive sessions. In 2012, Unity hosted the inaugural Fall Ball Zone Classic which included multiple Unity players who went on to win a silver medal in a tight matchup against Saskatoon. This program has since been moved to younger divisions and has also included Unity players. Softball Sask. currently has three Unity Minor Ball players on their winter training team for final selections to potentially become part of Team Saskatchewan at the Western Canada Summer Games in 2019. UMB also had two of their alumni players on the University of Saskatchewan Softball team for a number of years capturing both Western Canadian and National medals. The baseball division is no stranger to the success board either. Unity Cardinals have won multiple provincial titles from 2002 to present with several players experiencing backto-back championships as they moved along in UMB baseball ranks. This year, the Pee Wee Cardinals captured provincial gold in Carnduff. The UMB baseball program has created other success stories that include Blake Robertson who played at 2012 Bantam Boys Nationals as well as earning Rivers West Sports District
athlete of the year award. Rhett Feser is another UMB baseball product who had several other outings including U21 Nationals and award winning college seasons. Garin Scherr was part of the 2016 National team and will play this year in Oshawa, Ont. as part of Team Sask. once again playing for a national title. Dylan Poschenreider is another Unity player who moved into a Triple A baseball team from the UMB ranks and also attended a national baseball event with Team Saskatchewan in the Maritimes. Unity Cardinals were represented at the 2016 Sask Summer Games. Last season two Unity players, Hannah Feser and Ainsley Orobko, were part of the Western Canadian girls’ baseball team that competed in British Columbia. Mike Ramage, executive director of Baseball Sask says, “Unity is a very strong baseball community in Saskatchewan. This includes talented players throughout all ages, knowledgeable coaches and most importantly, an excellent volunteer base. They are always willing to step up to the plate to host one of more of our Baseball Sask. provincial championships and they always put on a good show. “ Don Robertson Softball Sask. volunteer and longtime coach and volunteer adds, “The biggest factor we have is excellent volunteers who are coaching from Learn to Play right up to juniors. They are people who are motivated to learn and thereby train the athletes and are dedicated to developing all the athletes in all positions. Behind these coaches and athletes are dedicated parents.” Robertson also lauded the dedication of the organization’s executive. A complete list of past provincial champions can be found on both the Baseball Sask. website, the Softball Sask. websites or by perusing the Unity Wall of Fame at the arena.
Shiloh Baptist Church is now a Provincial Heritage Property. Photo submitted
Golden moments come from golden programs By Sherri Solomko Correspondent
UNITY — Unity minor ball teams, Unity minor ball program and Unityborn players have been on the radar. Provincial success in both baseball and softball continue to keep Unity’s ball programs and players in the headlines, while the Unity minor ball diamonds continue to be the crown jewel for the town. Unity’s ball diamonds hosted 40 teams for the Girls’ Prairie League Softball championships as well as multiple provincial and western events this year. These events work because the volunteer core in Unity is solid. Support from community sponsors is another big factor in this success story. Dedicated coaches and managers each year are another asset as this is what keeps all divisions of both baseball and softball available for interested players each season. Pat Risling says he counts in decades the amount of time he has helped with UMB both in equipment management as well as coaching. Risling spends numerous hours throughout the season on maintenance of equipment, inventory of uniform assets, as well as preparation for upcoming events. He is also available for younger teams’ assistance. He has also helped with Softball Saskatchewan development programs. John “Huntzie” Klaehn is another long standing volunteer who essentially lives at the ball diamonds in ball season, coaching, helping and cheering for everyone regardless of division or age range. With no arena rafters from which to hoist championship banners, ball teams have the Unity Wall of Fame to announce their success. Softball has won provincial titles consecutively for more than 10 years. This year UMB softball teams earned medals
Kristin Walz, who played with Unity Minor Ball from peewee right into midget division, was part of the Calihoo Erins Ladies’ A fastpitch team that captured the Canadian National Fastpitch Championship in Saskatoon Aug. 19 weekend. Photo submitted by Sherri Solomko
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Quilting retreat attracts 25 stitchers By Alan Laughlin Correspondent
It must be harvest time. The sun shines … the rain falls … the sun shines … the rain falls. This must all be frustrating for farmers trying to get ahead of winter and get the crops off the fields. On Aug. 24, 25 and 26 many local ladies along with ladies from Radisson, Big River, Prince Albert, Martensville, Meota, North Battleford, Kindersley and Spiritwood gathered at the Rabbit Lake Community Hall for the annual quilting retreat. Twenty-five quilters worked on various quilts such as double wedding ring, bunny hugs, disappearing hour glass and
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town houses. Quilting will be starting soon for the winter season. For information contact Lynn Morrison at the Rabbit Lake Library. The winner of the library’s treat of the month was Colton Balazsi. This has been a difficult and frustrating time when it comes to having adequate drinking water in the community. Water line breaks have been stressful. Thanks to everyone who tried their best to conserve water. A big thank you goes to Spiritwood Co-op and to Cavalier
Rabbit Lake Community Hall hosted 25 quilters from throughout the region for a three-day quilting retreat Aug. 24, 25 and 26. Photos by Alan Laughlin
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turned to the lake. Sept. 21 indicates the first day of autumn and the Rabbit Lake Community Hall is ready to usher the season in
with the annual harvest supper. This year the supper is on Oct. 13. The hall board will also be holding a ham and turkey bingo on Nov. 3.
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Organizations donate to Tkaczyk Trust Fund By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent
At the Borden United Church board meeting it was decided to give the proceeds from the barbecue at the farmers market Sept. 21 to the Terry Tkaczyk Trust Fund. A donation in lieu of a farewell gift was given to the Borden Museum on behalf of Helen Sutherland, who has moved to Saskatoon. The church is planning to have Sunday School classes once a month and the first one will be Sept. 23. Sunday, Oct. 7 is World Wide Communion Day along with Thanksgiving Sunday. At the September Borden Lions meeting, a moment of silence was held in memory of Murray Taylor who had passed away. He was a founding member of the Borden Lions. The members formed an honour guard at Taylor’s memorial service on Sept. 16. A donation of $500 was given to the Terry Tkazcyk Trust Fund at Affinity Credit Union in Borden. The club will be holding their annual fall supper Saturday, Oct. 13. Committees were formed
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to look after the Nov. 11 Remembrance Day service in the community centre at 10:45 a.m. and the Festival of Music will be Sunday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Borden Community Centre. The Borden Friendship Club held their first meeting after the summer break Sept. 12. A moment of silence was held to honour two departed members – Anne Kohut and Murray Taylor. A donation of $300 was to be given to the Terry Tkazcyk Trust Fund. The club will hold their Harvest Tea and Bake Sale on Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., and the potluck supper for October will be Oct. 24 at 5:45 p.m. rather than Oct. 31, which is Halloween. The entertainment for the Sept. 26 supper will be Terry Pugh, who plays various instruments and sings. Rita Smith donated the top for a quilt and the members will finish the quilt over the winter and raffle it off. A gift card will be given to Rita Smith
Koral Carpenter reciting poetry at Maymont seniors’ centre Sept. 13.
and Phil Hogg for all her work on the grants for the club. Rita and Phil now live in Martensville, closer to family and the city for medical reasons. Twenty-five members of the Borden Friendship Club went to the Maymont seniors’ club Sept. 13 for a delicious supper. Entertaining for the evening was Koral Carpenter, who works for a tour company, but is originally from Maymont. She recited poems from memory. The 50/50 of $54.50 was won by Koral and door prizes went to Gary Palmer, Liz Clayton and Bill Zamosny. Due to the Borden Fire Hall being broken into the night of Sept. 13, the farmers market was held in the Borden Community Centre, with the United Church selling burgers, hotdogs, pop and pie by the slice. Also having tables were E. Petrun with baking, Proctors with honey, Karen Kerr with jams, pickles and crafts, Ruben and Martha Rempel with vegetables and pumpkins and corn from the threshing site, along with my table of pocketbooks for the library, Borden history books and raffle tickets. The next three Fridays the market will be back at the fire hall. Sept. 28 is appreciation day, with free goodies and beverages and the last market for the summer is Oct. 5. The Christmas sale is in the Borden Community Centre Dec. 1. To book a table call Lorraine Olinyk at 306-9972159. A Rural Crime Watch/ Citizens on Patrol Program information night was held Sept. 12 in the Borden Community Centre. Two members of the RCMP were on hand describing what has to be done to start a RCW or COPP in the area. Since 2016, COPP has
Borden and Radisson seniors’ club members enjoying supper at Maymont Sept. 13, where the tables were decorated with fall colors for the occasion. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk
increased to over 25 communities and RCW has more 100 members in Saskatchewan. The RCMP offered tips to prevent crime, describing where to have adequate lighting and security systems. Residents are advised to keep food and liquor out of cabins and keep driveways and steps clean. Everyone should take photos of their appliances, machinery and other belongings. Serial numbers should be securely filed in a computer or other safe location. They also recommended engraving kits. COPP and RCW members report any unusual or suspicious vehicles or
activities to the RCMP or 911. Members can communicate by newsletter, website and social media and interact with other watch members. Those on patrol are advised to make notes and these will go into an app. No enforcement action is to be taken and members do not carry weapons. The officers said the RCMP has a shortage of members and there are petitions going around asking the federal government for more funding to train RCMP. They said a city police officer can make $18,000 more a year than RCMP. The liaison RCMP officer for our area is Jay Slack. Call 310-RCMP to
report unusual activity. A new business opening up in Borden Sept. 18 is the Roadside Inn, Tavern and Salon, owned by Brianne Campbell. The hours for meals are 7 a.m. Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday with Monday closed. The bar is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the week and Sunday, and on Friday and Saturday may be open until 2 a.m. Brianne is running the tavern and hair salon and the restaurant part is leased out. This formerly was the Model T Bar and Restaurant owned by Tony and Helen Beaudry who have retired and moved to Makwa.
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2017. Council liked the idea in principle but no further action was taken at the time. In November BECIP came to council again and announced they would provide a matching grant of $50,000 towards the project. In making their pitch for the park at that November meeting, BECIP’s Colleen Sabraw noted a natural spaces park would support children’s development and cognitive skills, and allow them to develop their physical skills. “It’s time for our children to again grow up getting a little bit dirtier, getting a lot happier and a lot healthier being outdoors in some of these natural play spaces,” said Sabraw at the time. The City then con-
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Children now have a new natural spaces playground to enjoy in North Battleford. Construction has completed on the new playground, funded by the City of North Battleford and by Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program. The park is designed to include as many natural elements as possible, including boulders, a large climbing tree, logs, plants and other natural materials. Three large boulders were donated for the project. A teepee is also included, and there is a swing set as well. Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program approached the City with the idea for the natural spaces park back in June
firmed their own commitment of $50,000 at budget deliberations in December, and that cleared the way for the project to go ahead. Numerous other individuals also made contributions towards pieces of the park. At the opening ceremony Friday, Mayor Ryan Bater recalled BECIP’s presentations at council. “I just remember one phrase: ‘our children need to learn how to get dirty again and reconnect with nature,’” said Bater. “And that’s really what caught our attention. City council is proud to be a partner in this project.” Sabraw said 2017 was the 35th anniversary of BECIP in the Battlefords, and that anniversary helped spur on the project as well. “We wanted to see that there would be some kind
of legacy left, for maybe my grandchildren and each one of the board’s grandchildren.” There had been some talk about locating the playground at Central Park. In the end, Centennial Park was the City’s preferred location, because the City had already identified that site for upgrades to the existing playground. That playground was transformed this summer into a natural spaces park. Construction took place behind the Civic Centre starting Aug. 24. The grand opening took place at 4 p.m. Friday and attracted a large turnout of children and families. Earlier in the morning, a special pipe ceremony, which included Indigenous elders, took place to bless the site, .
Located behind the Civic Centre in Centennial Park, the natural spaces park was spearheaded by Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program. The grand opening took place Friday afternoon. Earlier that day, a special pipe ceremony took place to bless the area. Photos by John Cairns (Photo of pipe ceremony submitted)
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Anatomy of an old hotel When the Canadian Northern Railway arrived at Dinsmore in 1913, it brought with it 12 railway cars of lumber for the construction of a hotel, built by T.W. McCrea & Delisle Bros. at a cost of about $25,000. The following, written by Bill Davidson for Dynamic Dinsmore (1979), is one of the most complete descriptions I have found of a small-town Saskatchewan hotel. “The hotel was a wellbuilt frame structure of 3 storeys on a full-size basement, 41’ x 75’ and 35’ high, covered with cedar siding and a flat roof paper composition with a 1-3 slope. The original structure had a false front extending around 3 sides, open at the back (north side). It has always been painted cream with brown trim. Other buildings built at this time in connection with the hotel were a buggy shed, a stable with a loft, a chicken house which later became an ice house. “The interior was lathed and plastered and calsomined most vivid colours. The trim and doors were fir and very darkly
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joanchamp@shaw.ca stained. The ground floor comprised of two small rooms for the proprietor’s dwelling, a pantry, large kitchen and large dining room, a very large rotunda with a horseshoe counter facing the stairway, and a huge sitting area. A portion of this was used as barber shop and a small room at the N.E. corner was a saloon, but used as a confectionery, lunch counter and store over the years. “The first floor comprised of 14 bedrooms and the [third] floor 17 bedrooms. Total 31 rooms. The rooms weren’t all that large especially when two beds were put in some. Each floor has a very wide hallway 12 feet. The rooms were originally furnished with brass beds 48’ or 36’, a chair or two, a dresser or
a combination dresser and wash stand, and one 60watt light bulb in the center of each room, also a china pitcher, basin and thunder mug. “The original toilet system was built onto the N.W. corner of the hotel – a 12 x 12 addition comprising of two toilets on each guest floor and directly below sat the traditional known honey wagon – a 300 gallon tank on a horse-drawn wagon that had to be emptied regularly. There was a back stairway from top to bottom coming down into the kitchen. Also, each room had a cotton rope coiled up beneath the window to be used in case of fire. … All the floors were fir, except the kitchen, which was white hardwood and had to be scrubbed
“Our government is committed to making Saskatchewan roads safer, and photo speed enforcement is an important tool in achieving that,” Minister Responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave said. “Excessive speed is one of the leading causes of death and injury on Saskatchewan roads.” In 2016, there were 22 fatalities and 579 injuries in speed-related crashes in Saskatchewan. In 2017, speed was a factor in collisions that resulted in 11 deaths and 582 injuries. An evaluation of the PSE pilot shows an average of 28 fewer collisions resulting in casualties in the clearly
marked high-speed PSE areas per year. This meant an estimated 40 fewer injuries per year. The program achieved its target of less than one per cent of drivers violating the speed limit, on average, at the high-speed locations. At school zone locations, the number of collisions resulting in casualties dropped by seven per year, leading to an estimated 10 fewer injuries per year. The decision to continue with PSE allows consideration of using it at additional sites. A new committee will decide what high-risk areas around the province could benefit from photo speed enforcement. The committee will include representatives from: government, SGI, RCMP, municipal police, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. As occurred with the
Dinsmore Hotel, 2006. Photo by Joan Champ
regularly. Eventually, some of the floors were covered with congoleum, linoleum, tile, etc. “The lighting system built into the hotel was an English Lister lighting plant 32-volt plus glass storage batteries. There was a gasoline engine in the basement with an outside exhaust, which had to be started each day at dawn and shut off at 11 p.m. when everyone was supposed to be in bed. If the plant wasn’t working properly the lights were very dim. When Dad took over
[Tom Davidson in 1930], he doubled the number of storage batteries and installed a wind charger to keep them charged. This helped save the old plant. In 1948, Dad hooked up with SaskPower, and after a lot of rewiring we could use an electric iron, bed lamps, hot water, heaters, refrigeration, air conditioning, etc. “The heating system comprised of a sectional cast iron steam boiler, a one-pipe system piped throughout the building connecting to a cast iron steam radiator in each
room, two in the larger rooms. It had to be handfired with coal and wood, so that was an annual job putting a car of wood and coal in the basement every fall. The boiler was in bad shape when Dad bought the hotel, so stoves were installed here and there to keep warm.” Bill and Grace Davidson took over the Dinsmore Hotel when Bill’s parents retired in 1953. They still owned the hotel when Bill wrote the above article in 1979. It remains a community landmark to this day.
pilot, any new location will have prominent and permanent signs to ensure drivers are aware they are approaching a PSE location. There will be a predetermined warning pe-
riod in any new site before tickets are issued. The committee will also oversee allocation of money from a new Provincial Traffic Safety Fund, made up of revenue from PSE tickets. Communities throughout the province will be able to apply to the fund for traffic safety improvements, even if there is no photo speed enforcement in their community.
“Frankly, we’d be happier if there were zero speeding tickets and zero revenue,” Hargrave said, “People who obey speed limits don’t get speeding tickets. If someone chooses to drive faster than the legal limit in areas where signs clearly indicate photo speed enforcement is taking place, their fines will support additional traffic safety initiatives.”
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With two years of data proving drivers reduce their speed on photo speed enforced roads, and that the number and severity of collisions and injuries on those roads go down as a result, the Government of Saskatchewan has decided the photo speed enforcement program will continue on a permanent basis. The results of the PSE pilot show the number of speeding drivers has gone down in both high-speed locations and school zones, resulting in fewer collisions and injuries.
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OBITUARIES In loving memory of Robert (Bob) Runge. Bob passed away peacefully following a brief stay in the Battlefords Union Hospital on September 14, 2018 at the age of 82 years. He was predeceased by his parents George and Inez Runge; 3 sisters (in infancy) Shirley, Mavis and Dixie and a baby brother, as well as his sisters Sharon Klancar and Della Rehaume. He is survived by his sister Sonja (Paul) Pellerin; 3 nieces: Lana Ingram, Rhonda Serafini, Trisha Klancar and 2 nephews; Shane Ingram and Blair Pellerin and their families. Bob grew up in the Neilburg area and after high school joined the Toronto Dominion Bank working in various communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta before retiring to North Battleford. Bob was an avid sports fan, baseball and horse racing among his favourites. Because he read all papers, magazines and many books he could talk with knowledge on most any topic. Arrangements were entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Services and Crematorium and Interment of Bob;s cremains will take place at the Neilburg Cemetery at a later date. The family wish to thank the staff at the Palliativive Care Unit for their compassionate care. Thank you also to everyone for the visits, expressions of concern and many acts of kindness shown Bob over the years. It is most appreciated. __________________________________________________ Miller: June Harriet Miller, October 20, 1941 - July 27, 2018. June passed away in Maple Ridge, British Columbia at the age of 76 due to lung cancer. June was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan to Harry and Rita Moffatt. She grew up on a family farm near Denholm, SK with her older brother Ronald and her younger brother Carl. After studying at secretarial school, June worked at the Co-op Creamery in North Battleford in her youth. In the summer of 1962 she met Donald Miller at a dance at Crescent Beach near Rabbit Lake, SK. They married on August 2, 1963 and she moved to the Miller farm located between Rabbit Lake and Spiritwood. In 1968 they welcomed their daughter Kimberley and in 1970 the birth of their son Allan completed their family. June’s passion in life was raising her children. She invested tremendous energy in supporting community and school events. In 1978 Don and June build a spacious modern new house together on the farm. As the children finished school and moved away from home, June found new community projects worthy of her attention. She also earned her GED, Grade 12 and completed a SIAST program on human behavior and development. With this certificate she worked in Spiritwood in a few different positions, most notably as a detention guard at the RCMP detachment. In October 2001, Don and June sold the Miller farm and moved to Maple Ridge, BC to retire near Allan and his wife Lisa (Webster). They welcomed grandchildren Bailey and Ethan. Don passed away on July 16, 2007 after an 8 month struggle with leukemia. June moved to a condominium where she enjoyed her independence, creating a community of friends and running a small sewing and alterations business. In February of 2018 June travelled to Hawaii with Kim and thus fulfilled a lifelong wish. June leaves to mourn her daughter Kim Miller of Saskatoon, SK, son and daughter-in-law Allan and Lisa Miller of Maple Ridge, BC and her grandchildren Bailey and Ethan; brothers Ronald (Manda) Moffatt of North Battleford, SK, Carl (Judy) Moffatt of Denholm, SK; sister-in-law Alice (Doug) Grigor of Mayfair, SK, and brother-in-law Ray Miller (Shirley) of Flin Flon, MB, as well as numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. June was predeceased by her husband Donald; her parents Harry and Rita Moffatt and in-laws Rudolf and Olga Miller. A funeral service took place on Aug 6, 2018 at the Revival Assembly in New Westminster, BC. June’s ashes were interned on August 18, 2018 in Meeting Lake St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. This was followed by a lunch in the Round Hall at Meeting Lake Regional Park. The family of June Miller wish to thank everyone for their show of support at this time. __________________________________________________
HARBUS: In Loving Memory of Jean Theresa Harbus, born December 8, 1929 at Wynyard, SK., passed away September 8, 2018 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by her daughters, Janice Harbus; Karen (Randy) Combres and granddaughter Brooklyn; Sharon (Mike) Kutsche; Debbie Harbus; sisters Rose Onyskevitch and Olga Panno; sisters-in-law Allene Yasinski, Teena Yasinski, Rosaline (Ed) Bartsch; numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband Mike Harbus, parents Mike and Mary Yasinski; brothers Ben and Kaz Yasinski; in-laws Isadore and Nettie Harbus, Harold Panno, Nick Onyskevitch, Natalie and Glen Brown. Funeral Service was held on Friday, September 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. from Battleford United Church - Battleford, SK with Minister Rev. Nora Borgeson. Eulogy was given by Colleen Panno Olson. Music Ministry: Mrs. M. Junice Headley – Organist; Battleford United Church Choir; Hymn Selections: Amazing Grace, The Old Rugged Cross & Green, Green Grass Of Home; CD Selection: I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe. Honourary Pallbearers were Friends and Family. Active Pallbearers were Jason Brown, Ryan Utri, Scott Yasinski, Earl Onyskevitch, Wayne Boklaschuk & Doug Horn. Memorials are requested to the Saskatoon Cancer Centre (for Research), 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4 or to Charity of the donor’s choice. Interment was at City Cemetery North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________ NICKLESS, Marie “Claire” Victoria (nee Lavigne) September 7, 1929 – Jackfish Lake, Saskatchewan September 7, 2018 – Calgary, Alberta Claire Nickless of Calgary, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 at the age of 89 years after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Jackfish Lake, SK to Albina and Arthur Lavigne and was part of a large loving family of thirteen siblings, of who she loved equally and undeniably. Claire is survived by her three daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Art Garrett, Marilyn and Ray Cote and Fay and David Laing; son Robert Heeb; eight grandchildren, Tammy Garrett, Robert Garrett (Janis), Sheldon Cote (Rhonda), Brennon Cote (Danielle), Clayton Hickey (Wieske), Jason (Kyle) Heeb (Katherine), Jake Heeb and Michelle Makus; Claire had fourteen great-grandchildren that played a great and loving role in her life. Claire was predeceased by her son Edward Ludwig Heeb; her first husband William Ludwig Heeb; and second husband Douglas Nickless. Family was the most important part of her life. Funeral Services were held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road S.E., Calgary, AB) on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Reception to follow at the funeral home. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 200 – 325 Manning Rd. N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 2P5 Telephone: (403) 205-3966, www.canadiancancersociety.ca or to the charity of the donor’s choice. In living memory of Claire Nickless, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road S.E., Calgary, AB, T2X 3J3, Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.
STEPKO: Our family is saddened to announce the peaceful passing of Merven William Stepko on September 5, 2018 at Battlefords Union Hospital. Merv was born on the family farm on March 20, 1935 to Steve and Anna (Smal) Stepkow. He grew up in the Cando District, where he completed grade eight at Beswick School. Merv moved to Saskatoon to continue his education in 1949, but due to his father’s failing health, soon needed to leave high school and return to the farm. When Merv married Janis Dahl in 1975, a new home was built for their family, where they lived for 25 years. They welcomed a daughter, Karen, in 1978 and a son, Steven, in 1980. When they sold the farm in 2000, Merv and Janis moved to North Battleford. Merv enjoyed working alongside others for the benefit of the wider community. While still on the farm, he served as a councilor for the R. M of Prairie, a trustee for Biggar School Division #50, and on the boards of Mountrose Telephone Company, Battlefords Union Hospital, and the Cando Memorial Hall. In retirement, Merv assisted Joe Pyra with harvest, drove vehicles for Valley Ford, and for a short time, became a member-at-large for the city council of North Battleford. He loved being a member of the North Battleford Lion’s Club, devoting himself wholeheartedly to whatever service project was on the agenda. Merv also assisted many people with digging their wells through his talent for divining water. Merven is survived by his wife of 43 years, Janis Stepko, his daughter, Rev. Karen Stepko of Rhein, SK, his son, Steven Stepko of Saskatoon, his sister, Mary Marshall of Winnipeg, his mother-in-law Jean Dahl of Kindersley, two brothers-inlaw: Dr. Aron (Diane) Dahl of Calgary and Eldon (Cheryl) Dahl of Kindersley, and six nieces and nephews: Teresa (Chad) Edwards, Christine (Daniel) Neilson, John (Brittany) Dahl, Shallon Dahl (Thomas Blatchford), Richelle (Isaiah) Ortman, and James Dahl. Merv was predeceased by his parents, Steve and Anna Stepkow, father-in-law, Elvin Dahl, and brother-in-law, Gordon “Al” Marshall. A service of thanksgiving for Merven’s life was held on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 at Third Avenue United Church in North Battleford with Rev. Fred Tinio officiating. Merv’s daughter, Karen, delivered the eulogy and served as urn bearer, his nieces Christine and Shallon shared scripture readings, and his fellow Lions served as a honour guard. Music was provided by Glenn Goodman, the Third Avenue Sanctuary Choir, and Robert MacKay, who sang “Amazing Grace”. Merv was interred at Prairie Willows Columbaria in the North Battleford City Cemetery. In memory of Merven, the family requested donations, designated for ‘Home Care’, to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Merven’s family would like to thank Dr. Lipsett, the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic, Battlefords Union Hospital, and Home Care for their compassionate care throughout his illness. Thank you to The Battlefords Funeral Service for assisting with the arrangements. We are very grateful to Rev. Fred Tinio for his pastoral care and to Third Avenue United Church for their hospitality. We appreciated both the delicious meal prepared for us by Second 2 None Catering and Nicole’s willingness to design a menu to suit our needs. Thank you, Milbanke Flowers, for designing a beautiful family arrangement inspired by rural Saskatchewan. The support shown to us by friends and neighbors through phone calls, e-mails, cards, memorial donations, and gifts of food and flowers has meant so much. A special thank you to all Lions Club members, for their supportive presence at the funeral and their many years of friendship. __________________________________________________
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Sharing Grief’s Journey - A support group for those struggling with the loss of a loved one. Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. for 8 weeks For more information call Sue at 306-445-6658 or Denise at 306-4413338.
Thursday, September 20
Markerspace Play Date at the North Battleford Library from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Think and play with STEM and STEAM activities; build robots, create video games, explore circuits and more! All materials provided. Ages 5-12.
Saturday, September 22
Terry Fox Run at the Hidden Meadows Ranch - Take #16 NW from Battleford; turn left on Sunshine Road; drive 5.7 km; left at the Hidden Meadows Ranch sign. Registration at 12:00 noon (No minimum pledge but donations to Terry Fox Foundation are welcome). Ride starts at 1:00 p.m. Wagons and horses welcome. NOTE: 2018 Negative Coggins test Mandatory. This will be approximately a 6 mile, walk only ride through pastures and on sand roads. BBQ to follow.
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TOWN OF BATTLEFORD ATTENTION: REGARDING BATTLEFORD CEMETERY
No statues, lighting or other ornamentation is permitted on or around grave sites. Flowers permitted provided they are in holders or vases permanently secured to the base of a memorial. All flowers and any other items are to be removed by October 8, 2018. Any remaining flowers or items will be removed by Town staff after this date for winter maintenance and vases turned down to avoid damage in winter.
Sunday, September 23
Beef Fall Supper at the Battleford United Church, 52 - 4th Avenue West, Battleford from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 23
Musical Jam Session at the Medstead Hall at 2:00 p.m. Musicians, singers, entertainers, & listeners. All ages are welcome. Bring along your instruments, and dancing shoes and have a great time! Please bring lunch, 50/50 tickets. Free admission. Sponsored by: Medstead Leisure Life Club.
Tuesday, September 25
Acting Improvisation Class at the North Battleford Library at 7:00 p.m. Learn and develop fundamental skills that stimulate imagination and creativity.A fun class to practice skills necessary for storytelling, public speaking, traditional acting and more. Facilitator Karen Bayne has studied and performed in NYC, Miami and Los Angeles.
Wednesday, September 26
Adult and Teen Tie Dye Night at the North Battleford Library from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Embrace your inner hippie with tie-dye fun! Limited spots available. Must pre-register with the library by calling 306-445-3206. Bring your own clean white t-shirt, white tube socks, or white cloth bag.
Thursday & Friday, September 27 & 28
Garage Sale at St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Something for everyone, don’t miss it!
Saturday, September 29
Topline Social Dance Club with Gold Tones at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall - Sloan Auditorium on 1352 - 100 Street, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 midnight. Minimum age is 19. Lunch served. Phone Sharon 306-446-0446. Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815. “When the going gets tough...the tough go dancing”. This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.
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North Battleford Table Tennis Club at the Living Faith Chapel gym, 1371- 103rd Street at 6:30 p.m. (use parking lot doors off 102nd). Youth 8-13 years on Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (accompanied by adult); ages 14 to Adult all days/times. All skills levels are welcome and the facilities are accessible. Drop-ins welcome.
Cottage for Sale: Meeting Lake (Crescent Beach) Deeded lot, 3 Bedrooms. Call 1-403-608-1674.
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Application for Re: Liquor Permit
(Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997) Notice is hereby given that Brianne Campbell has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Licensed Restaurant with Tavern Endorsement permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Roadside Inn Tavern and Salon at 301 Railway Ave. Borden, SK. of which the following is a correct legal description: Lot 31-33, Block 1, Plan M821 Village of Borden. Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious, or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing. Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority P.O. Box 5054 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3M3 Dated at North Battleford, Saskatchewan, this 13th day of September 2018.
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BelbutteWest of Spiritwood on Highway #3 - Watch For Signs Home & lot located in Spiritwood to be sold at 1:00 pm from farm sale site. House Transactions to be negotiated through a Licensed Realtor on Sale Day. Tractors, Haybines, Round Baler, Square Baler, 10 Wheel Rake, Bale Wagon, Bale Processors, Grain Bins, Steel Gates and Panels, 3-ton Grain Truck box/hoist, many more items too numerous to mention.
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Zoning Bylaw. Rezone the lands shown within the bold dashed line on “Sketch A”, from partially R1-Low INTENT Density Residential District, R4-Large Lot Acreage Residential District, and The proposed bylaw amendment will: to partially R4-Large Lot Acreage Residential R4A-Acerage Residential District, • Rezone theR4A-Acreage lands shown within the bold District. dashed line on “Sketch A”, from partially R1-Low District and Residential Density Residential District, R4-Large Lot Acreage Residential District, and R4A-Acerage Residential District, to partially R4-Large Lot Acreage Residential District and R4A-Acreage SKETCH “A”: Residential District.
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Financial thinkers wanted. REASON The reason for the amendment is:
• to facilitate the subdivision of large lot acreage and acreage residential development on the
REASON lands shown in “Sketch A”. The reason the amendment is: PUBLICfor INSPECTION person may inspect the bylaw at the lot Town Office, located at 91-24th Street, indevelopment the Town of • toAny facilitate the subdivision of large acreage and acreage residential Battleford, between of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM on Monday to Friday excluding statutory on the lands showntheinhours “Sketch A”. holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Town office at a cost of $5.00.
PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC INSPECTION Council will hold a public hearing on October 15, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Town office to hear th Any person may thewants bylaw at the Town located 91-24will Street, in the any person or inspect group that to comment on theOffice, proposed bylaw. at Council also consider comments between received at hearing delivered to the undersigned at the Town office Townwritten of Battleford, thethehours of or 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM on Monday to Friday beforestatutory the hearing. excluding holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Town at theofTown of Battleford this 20th day of September 2018. officeIssued at a cost $5.00.
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Local football official earns SHSAA award By Sherri Solomko
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Where did September go to so quickly? It seems like we were bemoaning summer’s end and the routine and busyness of upcoming September and now here we are with only 10 days left in this month. When the weather turns cool and misty like the week of Sept. 12, it makes people anxious as
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to whether or not this is a prelude of an early winter. Time will tell, but Mother Nature is still the boss. Harvest frustrations continue around us with a very dry August that turned into moisture-laden
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1. Dental Assistant - Permanent Full Time 2. Family Health Worker Supervisor - Permanent Full Time 3 Director of Finance and Administration - Permanent Full Time 4. Home Care Nurse - Permanent Full Time Please view the full job advertisement in its entirety in the careers section on our community website.
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Happy birthday to Annice Fawell who turned 100. Annice has always been involved in our community and she is one of those gals you say, “I want to be like her when I grow up.” KC Rescue is hosting a Haunted Meowloween fundraiser at the Legion Hall Oct. 26 and 27, with a little ones’ haunted house and a big people’s haunted house as well as food and fun to go along with it. The
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Minor Football, Brandy Bosch, representing local mental health wellness group, and Dean Wildeman, owner of JDS RV and Power Sport, present proceeds from the home opener of the UMF tackle division’s 50/50 matched by JDS. Bosch says funds raised are used for programming and education as well as helping to provide financial assistance for those seeking help. Photo by Sherri Solomko
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The R.M. of Mayfield No. 406 is accepting applications for a Rural Municipal Administrator, with duties to commence January 2, 2019. The successful applicant has the option to work with the present Administrator in December 2018 to become familiar with the municipality.
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September. Welcome Dr. Manizeh Sadeh, who started Sept. 4 at the downtown medical clinic. You can participate in the life chain taking place on Sept 30 at Armada Inn along Highway 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. Keith Wilson was awarded Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association outstanding official of the year award presented by Rob Cey on behalf of the Battlewest District Athletic Association. It was presented at the Unity Comprehensive High School Warriors home opener in front of a large crowd. Keith was formerly Unity’s recreation director. He is a tireless volunteer in Unity and has been actively officiating football since high school football returned to Unity. Delta Co-op participated in the “fuel good day” Sept. 18 with 10 cents per litre going to local wildlife federations. The day included a bake sale. Unity Credit Union has begun demolition of their Credential building in preparation for renovation of their building. The CrossFit Lair, who also recently purchased The Gym, is edging closer to moving into their new building across from Pattison Ag. Delta Co-op Home Centre is also in final phases of their building.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY Twin Rivers Health Care Foundation Inc. (TRHF) is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to increase public awareness and support of locally delivered health services in the communities of Maidstone, Neilburg, Cut Knife, Turtleford, St. Walburg and Paradise Hill. TRHF is looking for a dynamic, outgoing, and organized individual to fill a flexible part-time (6 days/month) position as Executive Director. Duties include: Monthly receipting of donations, preparation of monthly financial statements, Board meeting preparation including agenda, minutes, and other relevant reports, audit preparation, Charitable Tax Return and Non-Profit Return, presentations to community members, create and distribute newsletter, maintain website Skills and Qualification: Verbal, written and public speaking skills, accounting knowledge, PC proficient, data entry skills, and attention to detail, self-motivated Preferred: Simply Accounting (SAGE), Raiser’s Edge, and Microsoft Office We welcome you to send your resume (or questions) to: Attention: Muriel Conacher - TRHF Board Chair linettec@hotmail.ca or shauna.hall@saskhealthauthority.ca Application deadline: September 30, 2018. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
newly installed Kin Club is hosting a Hellbilly Ball Oct. 27 with a number of musical performers lined up. The UCHS golf team did well at districts and are off to provincials. The Warriors have a second game under their belt, facing off against Macklin Sept. 21. 3-on-3 hockey begins Sept.24. The Unity ladies’ recreational team is looking for a few more players so contact Nikki Bretzer if this is something you want to take part in. The Unity Curling Club held their fall meeting Sept. 10. They remind curlers and potential curlers to start assembling their teams now to participate in week night leagues, senior leagues or upcoming bonspiels. Registration is Oct. 9 and 10 and this year’s season will include junior curling, Learn to Curl/Improve Your Curl Program on Monday nights, as well as leagues
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays and senior afternoon leagues. Sept. 28 and 29 is the Unity Ag Society Fall Fair and Trade Show at the Unity Community Centre. Doors open at 3 p.m. Friday and are open to 9 p.m., while Saturday’s show goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a food booth on site with multiple homemade pies to enjoy, as well as a pancake breakfast Saturday morning. Coffee row has been actively reviewing harvest season, the Riders and what’s on tap right here in Unity this fall. They give thanks for the blessings of so many things to do right here in town, as well as new businesses, expanding businesses and the support of residents for each other and their community. So you can see life is full of fun and activity in Unity with our friends at coffee row sharing this traditional part of our community culture. Until next time …
Not good harvest weather By Margaret MacEachern Correspondent
MAIDSTONE — Riley and Chantal Koski were supper guests with Colleen Koski Sunday. Marlene Pike had her son Lorne and wife Barb visit her Friday. Ruth Weinhandle is home after a stay in hospital in Saskatoon. Good to have you back, Ruth. Diane Shoemaker of Morningside, Alta. visited with her aunt Marilyn Stewart. They enjoyed their visit and supper out. Marilyn was an overnight
guest in Lloydminster and had an eye appointment and did some shopping. Our sympathy to the Tuplin family on the passing of Ken Tuplin Sunday. His funeral will be held Friday, Sept. 21 in the Maidstone Legion Hall at 2 p.m. This is not good harvest weather. Hopefully it will clear and the harvesting will be completed.
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Fit as a fiddle with three strings missing “I have been as restless as a dog chasing its tail,” I told Ed yesterday. My old neighbour from Saskatchewan has always been 10 times more relaxed than myself on any given day. He commented that being restless is nothing new with me. He doubted I have been more restless than usual. Ed believes if you can name your problem you should be able to fix it. He told me restlessness is a minor ailment I can cure with a little selftalk. It just requires a change of attitude on my part. He said if I had a fiddle with three strings missing, I would replace the missing strings.
Replace a thing or two in your thinking and you will cure your restlessness. Of course Ed also directed me to a shot of whiskey as a cure all for whatever is wrong with me. I told Ed that I wasn’t sure if my restlessness was due to boredom or lack of purpose in retirement. He was not impressed when I told him I will be taking a course at the university taught by a psychology professor learning about the science of healthy aging. The course will explore how people can maintain a healthy and active brain across their lifespan. Ed said he didn’t think there
was much help or hope for my brain at my age. Of course, I said he could be right. Restlessness or anxiousness is a common occurrence in the Bible. Then, as now, folks often become restless with today and the prospects of tomorrow. There was a time in the Old Testament when
the Israelites had cause to be both restless and anxious. Many of them had been taken as captives to Babylon. Being exiles there they grew restless, feeling concerned they might never be able to return home to Jerusalem. The prophet Isaiah told the Israelites in their anxiousness, “Be strong;
fear not! Behold, your God will come and save you.” In their anxiety their eyes had become blind, their ears deaf, they were lame with doubt and they did not speak or sing with joy. Their problem was they had focused on themselves and had forgotten about the power and love of their God. Isaiah compared their situation to that of being in a desert. Mostly there is little hope of it raining in the desert, yet everyone knows it does happen sporadically. Sometimes, streams of water do flow there giving growth and new life. We get restless and
anxious because God is not doing what we want as fast as we want. God has his own way of doing what is best for us in the fullness of his time. God did bring home those exiled to Babylon, but it took 70 years to come about. In the fullness of God’s time, Jesus came to Earth because sin leaves us both restless and hopeless. He opened our eyes to see, unstopped our ears to hear and healed our doubt by his life, death and resurrection among us. We can turn in faith to our Holy God in heaven in Jesus’s sinlessness and find His welcome love for us.
Worship Together Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice. Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.
(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4 306-446-1695
PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do
DAILY: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays -9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Battlefords Grace Community Church
1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK
306-445-5901
Pastor: Bill Hall
191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575
SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.
WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday
Everyone Welcome
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Hope Mennonite Fellowship
Pastor Patrick Carty
1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford
Sunday School - 10:00 am Sunday Worship - 11:00 am
SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Spanish Ministry)
1231 - 104th Street North Battleford Phone 306-445-7777 www.emmanuelfellowship.ca
Church Phone 306-445-4181
Various weekly programs “A Community of believers seeking more of God’s presence”
All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 902 - 108th Street, North Battleford
DIVINE LITURGY Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay
1372 102 St 306-445-3009 nd
Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138
TerriTorial Drive alliance church
ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S 11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK
Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath
Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.
Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK
306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley
SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.
Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171
Everyone Welcome www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net
ANGLICAN PARISH
Living Water Ministry
Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385
1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)
Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church
SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon
St. George’s Anglican Church - 10:00 a.m. 191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK
St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m. 1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK
St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church DELMAS - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.
Box 10, Delmas, SK
S0M 0P0
Phone 306-937-7340
Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford
Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca
Pastor James Kwon
Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford
Phone 306-445-9096
Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
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Museum hosts Movie Under the Stars By Helen Urlacher Correspondent
September in Wilkie turned a little colder than we are used to. The slight dip in temperatures resulted in rain across the Northwest, but that didn’t stop the Wilkie Museum from hosting their second annual Movie Under the Stars. This year it was a little different. Instead of using the building to the north of the museum, the museum members set up a screen in front of a bunch of trees that seemed to give it a more authentic touch. There was also the ring-
ing of the original town hall bell. The Wilkie Museum sold raffle tickets so one lucky attendee could ring the bell. The lucky person to walk the steep stairs to the bell tower was Corey Grieves. Watching the bell being rung and hearing it for the first time, I too was smiling as big as Corey was. Then the movies were started.
Looney Tunes Back in Action, starring Brendan Fraser, was played early enough so the kids could come out and enjoy the movie with their families. Families and their children brought blankets, chairs and ate popcorn that was being served in the museum. The second movie of the double feature was Smokey and the Bandit. Burt Reynolds passed away Sept. 6 at the age of 82. It was an unplanned homage to the great actor. The museum main doors were open and the Corner Gas police car was
on display in front of the museum to add to the car chasing theme of the evening. A slight breeze riffled the screen lightly and the sky was lit up with the billions of stars. Everyone who came out to enjoy the movies that evening under the stars helped the raise $175 for the Wilkie Museum and its programs and facility. See you all next year!
Corey Grieves won the right to ring Wilkie’s original town hall bell. Photo by Helen Urlacher
Construction projects provide entertainment By Lorna Pearson Correspondent
There is still action in the renovating and building places in the village, as we watch – a new roof and addition onto the trailer by the little park, renovations and a new garage on Main Street and, down the street in Lakeview, one old cabin is gone and footings are poured for a new one. The sailboats have been taken off the lake and folks are taking in their docks and doing fall closing of their cabins or houses. The rain on the weekend was not welcomed by the farmers who are rushing to get their crops into the bins. No doubt dryers will be running to dry the grain this fall. For all that we have too much rain at least we haven’t had snow, which has fallen all around us. Some crops in Alberta are flat. A local farmer from the Prince area, Fred Gansau-
ge, passed away Sept. 10 in Harwood Manor where he has spent the last few years. He was 92. His service was held Sept. 15 in Meota Community Complex with a full house of supporters for the family. Those who bought gas or diesel on Sept. 18 supported the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation with Discovery Coop donating .05 cents for every litre of fuel bought that day. Now we’re coming into colder weather for those of us who don’t like filling our own tank when it’s cold, or any other time, remember to tip the gas jockey who fills your vehicle. This is one service I truly appreciate. Duplicate bridge was played Sept. 11 at the Do Drop In and saw top score go to Vern Iverson and Eric Callbeck. Second were Jette and Terence DaSilva and third were Margaret Dyck and Maureen Campbell. Sept. 13 in the Pioneer
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Hall in the city, top mark went to Vern Iverson and David Sharpe. Second were Cletus Scherman and Anne Crozier and tied for third place were Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan along with Linda Ard and Robert Iverson. The Sons of Norway held their annual fall gathering at the lawn bowling clubhouse Sept. 13 with 25 folks gathered for card playing – Norwegian whist and canasta. Whist winners were Lois Campbell, Janice Morton, Eric Callbeck and Faye Goll. This was followed by a potluck supper, which all enjoyed. Guests from Saskatoon were Nancy Iverson and Lois Campbell. The agenda for the meeting that followed in-
Library celebrates older people October 1 By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent
MAIDSTONE — Cribbage was played Sept. 10 at the Maidstone Drop In Centre with high score going to Dorothy Schwartz and low to Bev Stewart, who also provided lunch. Bingo was played at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12 with Joan Smith and Margaret MacEachern doing the calling. Several tied for the loonie pot, so it was kept over to the follwoing week. Lunch was provided by Cheryl McCaskill. The monthly meeting followed with Dorothy Schwartz acting as temporary chairperson. In absence of the secretary, Sharon Smith volunteered to take the minutes. The next monthly meeting will be Oct. 10 at 2:45 p.m.. That day bingo will be at 1 p.m. and for the rest of the month at 2 p.m.
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Oct. 1, the library members will be holding an afternoon tea and entertainment at the centre to Meranda from Lakeland Library headquarters recommends the book Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning. “I recommend this book because it has fantasy, history, romance and mystery with a Scottish theme. It is one of my favourite books and the best part is that it is a series. It is a real page turner and will keep you reading until the sun rises.”
celebrate older persons. Everyone is welcome. A large crowd attended a memorial for the late Clifford Dummont Sept. 15 at 12:30 p.m. Main contact person for booking the entre is Shannon Smith at 306-8932551. If she’s not available call Dorothy at 306-8932663.
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cluded setting dates for social events to come. Bowling will start up Oct. 9 and players will go out for supper. Norwegian whist will start up again Sept. 28 at Yvonne MacPherson’s residence in Killdeer Park. The Sons of Norway sports weekend in 2019 is set for June 7, 8 and 9. It will be hosted by the Battleford/ Meota group and held in Meota Community Complex with the theme being “Meota’s the scene in 2019.” A special recognition certificate for longtime service with Nisse Lodge No. 4567 was presented to Alice Soitheth by president Arlene Walker. Thank you goes out to Terafina for sponsoring the September noon luncheon in the community hall, being held Sept. 21. The credit union is sponsoring the October luncheon Oct. 19. The Lions will not be holding their annual fall supper so the noon luncheons will carry right through. The village office hours are Monday 1 to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Library hours are Tuesday and
Wednesday 5 to 8 p.m. and Thursday and Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. The transfer site is still on summer hours Sataturday, Sunday and Monday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fall yoga begins Tuesday, Sept. 25 until Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at the community complex. The Meota Girls Club started up again Sept. 11. Call Susan at 306-8624620 for information. It’s nice to see massage therapy on Thursdays, added to services offered at The Cottage in Meota. The Hobby Band sessions on Tuesday mornings are now called jam sessions — a practice playfor-fun time for anyone interested. Contact Lawrie Ward at 306-892-2517. Do Drop In held their September meeting Sept. 14 with a good turnout under the chairmanship of Shirley Gies, in the absence of Eric Callbeck. A notice was on hand from SaskEnergy that costs will increase five per cent. A donation from the Duplicate Bridge Club of $500 was received and is appreciated. Money back from the sale of SSAI tick-
ets was $135. A motion carried that the rent of the hall by the Cody Duhaime Walk be donated. The library reported four new patrons and a total of 536 in June, July and August. Ten children enjoyed story time offered this summer. Twenty children signed up for the TD summer reading program. Library Week is Oct. 14 to 20. Plans are underway for a dessert and tea at the Do Drop In on Oct. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. celebrating Senior Week, the first week of October. Wednesdays are the days that there will be a social gathering at the Do Drop In with coffee and at 9:30 a.m., starting on Oct. 10. The Christmas potluck supper is set for Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. with the club supplying the meat. Guests are asked to bring a donation for the food bank in lieu of gifts. The social committee will arrange for some musical entertainment. The next shuffleboard tournament will be held Oct. 13 and we expect it will be as successful as the last one.
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