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Peggy Winmill and her lifelong art of pencil sketching

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Peggy Winmill is a longtime resident of southeast Saskatchewan and is wellknown for her pencil and watercolor pencil sketches.

Now 77 years old, Peggy married Ken Anderson, a now-retired auctioneer, in 1992. They moved from the farm to Carlyle in 1993 when they purchased 52 acres of land from Tom and Vera Johnston.

They subdivided five acres of that Town of Carlyle property into seven lots and in 1999 had Gilles Matthewson build them the first home on what is now known as Anderson Place. They moved into Lions Pride Estates in 2012, where they still reside.

Winmill was born and raised around Floral, Saskatchewan, the home of hockey legend Gordie Howe. Her and then-husband Bob Hawman operated a greenhouse on Main Street Arcola for many years in the 1970s and 1980s. Later on, for six years, she worked the evening shift at the front desk of the Skyline Motor Inn. Back then, the Skyline was booming with the rooms full of seismic crews and oil-

field workers. There was music and dancing every Friday and Saturday night.

Since her childhood, Peggy has enjoyed pencil drawing and is a self-taught artist. She has made it a lifelong hobby.

Winmill has dabbled in oil based paintings but prefers pencil and watercolor pencil sketching. She has a one-room studio in her Carlyle residence but less than 10 years ago, was a regular summer resident at the Artist Colony Cabins located just east of the chalet at Moose Mountain Provincial Park.

In addition to sketching, Winmill’s pastimes include fishing and gardening.

Winmill sketches a wide variety of subjects, including landscapes, buildings, airplanes and animals. Lately, she has developed her talents and has a penchant for sketching personal portraits. She showed us some of her recent sketches which were impressive.

Howe, Princess Diana, George Jones and Elvis Presley were some of those shown.

We were also treated to an older sketch of longtime Carlyle resident George Coffey, looking resplendent with his foot-long beard.

Peggy Winmill with her pencil sketching of Gordie Howe. Picture by Gord Paulley Winmill was the cover artist of the 2014 Blacktop to Black Gold history book for Carlyle and District. She also proudly showed us a frontpage article from the Moose Mountain Advertiser dated March 1992. The headline read From a Doodler to an Artist and was written by Jac-

quie McCarron. In the 1980s and 1990s, her sketches were also sold at the annual Carlyle Chamber of Commerce Art Auctions.

Winmill has not been as active sketching during the pandemic but does plan on making a comeback of sorts this summer.

“Despite our ages, Ken and I are enjoying relatively good health and I look forward to sketching again. I find portraits very interesting, and they require my complete concentration. I absolutely love the challenge and making many families and friends happy.”

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CF Sunrise hiring explorers to promote southeast

By Ana Bykhovskaia A group of curious explorers will soon go on an adventure aimed at examining the gems of southeast Saskatchewan.

Community Futures (CF) Sunrise is currently searching for individuals who would become their "southeast explorers" – ambassadors capturing their trips and visits to the southeast historic and natural attractions, as well as businesses to promote the region.

Christina Birch, CF Sunrise's regional economic development co-ordinator, said it's the first year for the southeast explorer program, which is a part of a bigger initiative named Explore Southeast Sask. that will be launched in the upcoming month.

"We have a really great opportunity for people that live and work in southeast Saskatchewan. We're hiring a number of southeast exporters to promote our region as a place to visit. We have a number of amazing places to see, experiences to have, restaurants to eat in, places to shop at, and we want to highlight those and promote those to people that are outside of our region,” said Birch.

“So this is the first year it has been offered. And the deadline for applications is March 25.”

They plan on hiring three to five individuals of different demographics to take on this casual job, and the project is set to run for a year so that explorers could promote tourism throughout all four seasons. Birch said it could be a university student at home for the summer, or a stay-at-home dad that's looking to experience new things with their kids, or

Community Futures Sunrise wants to promote tourist attractions in the southeast. File photo someone who's retired and loves to get in the car and go.

"We're looking for people of all demographics ...

The position is a casual position that pays to do what people love to do most – have fun, experience new things and get out and visit the region," Birch said.

"Experience wise, we are asking that people have the ability to capture their experience through video and photography and write about their experience in a way that connects with the audience. But we do offer training for that. So if there are people that don't have writing experience, that's okay. We are just looking for the right fit for the position."

They've already received some applications, and Birch said they hope to see even more as the position is a really fun opportunity.

"It's such a fun position, you get paid to do things that you might already be doing on the weekend. You might already be going to the re-

gional park to experience the beach with your family, so it's a great opportunity to have those fun experiences with your family or your friends and to get paid while doing it," Birch said.

Once the right candidates are found, they'll go through training in April and will start exploring shortly after that.

CF Sunrise also put out a call asking to help them identify unique places that the explorers should put a spotlight on and great tips keep coming in. They work with the Southeast Sask.

Tourism network, through which a number of partner organizations and communities from throughout the region have been helping them with ideas.

"That network has been a really important part of identifying different visitor experiences. And then we've had a number of people reach out to us from throughout the region to tell us about events that are tak-

ing place, or businesses that are great to visit," Birch said.

"Our southeast explorers will visit a number of different businesses and places in southeast Saskatchewan, those that are smaller businesses, and those that are larger businesses. So we're asking the public to help us identify unique businesses that exist in the region, as well as the places for experiences, and that might include a pottery class or a nice hiking trail, it might include a business that serves up great ice cream or a snowmobile trail that has a great warm-up shack. So we're looking for a real variety of activities."

Birch works with communities and businesses to bring in some economic and community development.

Lately, she has been working with businesses in southeast Saskatchewan with a program called Destination Creation.

"That program helps businesses attract visitors

from outside of their community, anywhere from a 100 to 500-kilometre radius. So that is helping to grow our visitor economy.

And all of it is intertwined to promote our region as a place to visit, whether it's to visit places, to take part in experiences, to shop at our stores, or support our local businesses, all in an aim to help business retention," Birch explained.

"Tourism has been identified as one of the parts of business recovery post-pandemic. So as people begin to move, we are wanting to attract them to southeast Saskatchewan so that they're spending time in our region, and that we're bringing in external wealth to our region."

For a southeast explorer job description and details, people can go to the CF Sunrise website at cfsask. ca/sunrise. With questions, they can reach out to Birch at 306-861-7013 or by email at ecdev@cfsunrise.ca.

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New Beginnings Floral & Design is a long-time goal realized for Susan Henry of Kennedy

By Laura Kish “I’ve always wanted a flower shop,” states Susan Henry of Kennedy. “It was always my dream to own one.”

“I guess I had an epiphany … I was 56 years old and still painting and done nothing for myself,” Henry explains as she and her husband Terry own a painting business, Country Drywall, that they’ve been operating for many years.

“I don’t want to paint forever, so there’s gotta be something,” explained Susan Henry.

She had worked in a flower shop back in her teenage years before getting married, so she had some training already.

She made the decision to take classes for three weeks in Winnipeg last November. She states the classes were pretty intense, six days a week.

A floral design course is a convenient way to learn more about custom floral design for those interested in pursuing it as a career.

Henry received top quality instruction on a variety of beautiful and lasting floral designs ideas and tips.

The floral industry demands more than just knowledge of blooms –

business knowledge, customer service and an eye for design are also necessary for success. The floral design program taught her these skills and much more, while giving her plenty of hands-on training in floral arranging.

Henry’s teacher, being in the flower business for 60 years, said when he started in 1967, there were 250 flower shops in Winnipeg. Now he can count on his hands the number of shops there are, maybe 20 or so.

During COVID the flower shop got extremely busy. Because everyone was shut-in, this was something that people could send and still feel connected.

Although Henry took the course, she wasn’t completely set on the notion of starting her own business. She still wondered if the floral business was for her.

The decision was eventually made, and she officially opened New Beginnings Floral & Design in January.

She runs the flower shop out of her house, renovating and adding on to accommodate the business.

“It’s been working out good so far.”

“I had a really nice Valentine’s Day,” said

Susan Henry poses with an arrangement she designed recently. Photo submitted Henry, speaking of her first major holiday for making arrangements for customers. “I was pretty impressed.”

Henry works mainly with live flowers but has made artificial arrangements as well.

In the future, Henry says she’d like to have some pieces made for customers to rent for weddings and such. For example, an arbor would be a good start.

Henry plans to keep a variety of arrangements in stock, great for customers to purchase on a spur

of the moment decision.

She says an average small bouquet takes her approximately 20 minutes to design, whereas an elaborate arrangement, such as a wedding bouquet, may take quite a bit longer to put together.

“I tend to like working with a variety of flowers, but I’m not fond of Gerber daisies,” says Henry with a slight chuckle. That dislike goes way back to her school days.

“Aster Marions and carnations are my favourite,” admits Henry.

“Aster Marions are like a little trumpet flower that comes in an array of colours. They look like little miniature lilies that have five or six little clusters on a stem. They are a nice long-lasting flower much like a daisy or carnation and give a bouquet nice colour.”

Think of New Beginnings Floral & Design if you’re in need of a bouquet of flowers for weddings, funerals, Mother’s Day. For those husbands who may be in the dog house … flowers will help plead your case.

“I like to create the designs and then sell it,” explains Henry. “It’s fun.”

Henry may bring in special plants for special occasions because a lot of people like to give baskets of plants or potted plants.

Because Henry is just getting started, she explains that she is not set up to offer too many different items.

Henry explains that down the road she’d like to offer a class to teach people how to arrange their outside pots with birch and willow.

This is definitely a relaxing line of work Henry can do once she retires from their painting business. Sometimes Henry still paints by day and arranges bouquets by night.

And when she’s not busy with either of those, she enjoys spending time with the grandchildren.

She says her young granddaughter is quite a good assistant already, as she likes to get in there to help grandma.

This is probably a good time for Henry to get going in her business seeing that there is no longer a flower shop in the area.

“The local funeral home is ecstatic that there is once again someone in the area designing flower bouquets.”

“Once my flower shop was open, one of my first customers stated that he always gave his wife flowers from the local flower shop and when the flower shop closed, he hasn’t given her flowers since.”

“If Mother’s Day goes as good as Valentine’s Day, I should be okay,” states Henry as she looks forward to her next big special occasion. “I’m hoping that I make out okay.”

“Now I need to make a bouquet for myself.”

“When I walk into the house at the end of the day and I see my cooler of flowers, it kind of makes me happy,” laughs Henry.

It puts Henry in her happy place.

Stoughton playschool holding upcoming fundraiser

By Stephanie Zoer The Stoughton and District Playschool Cooperative will be holding its annual Facebook auction.

This non-profit organization is headed up by volunteers, consisting of parents and community members for the past 40 years. The playschool is open for children ages three and four, and usually consists of eight to 12 students. The program is held at the Grace United Church in Stoughton on Tuesday

and Thursdays from October through May. When at the playschool, the youngsters learn how to print their names, have different levels of activities and have centres for motor skills, were they also house toys, while always learning with a fun and play-based structure.

The class runs for three hours and it’s a great way to help children become more social while preparing them for their first year of kindergarten.

Erin Richard from

Forget is the teacher at this school since 2015.

She continues to make the children feel welcome while providing a fun and learning-based experience for the students.

The auction is located on their Facebook page and is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on April 8 and continue until 10 p.m. on April 9. Many local and area businesses have generously donated to this cause, and each item will be posted with a photo. At the end of the auction, if you are

the winning bid, you will be contacted with the information needed for payment and pickup.

The group is hoping to raise enough money for some new activities for the class and possibly a much-needed new floor in the classroom.

If you are interested in donating or wish to have your child attend this program, please contact Cheryl MacDougall Lake via Facebook or contact her at 306421-3479. She will gladly give you the information needed.

Stoughton Playschool is looking forward to an upcoming auction. Photo submitted by Cheryl Macdougall Lake

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Familiar population loss renews old problems for Sask.

By Murray Mandryk Saskatchewan’s population growth may be stagnating, but the province’s problems surely aren’t.

It’s the decades-old Saskatchewan that paused for more than 10 years when oil and potash prices were high and a strong agricultural sector truly had this province booming.

Building on a little growth we saw in the waning days of the last NDP government, Premier Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party came to office in 2007 with the seemingly remarkable promise of adding one-percent-per-year to the province’s population or 100,000 people in the first decade.

Wall cemented his legacy by meeting and surpassing that accomplishment. However, things began to turn around in his last few years in office before leaving in 2018, with current Premier Scott Moe facing that all-too-familiar Saskatchewan reality.

Saskatchewan’spopulation grew by just 3.1 per cent in the census period between 2016 and 2020 — less than that one per cent per year that remains the Saskatchewan Party`s goal and less than the national rate of 5.2 per cent.

This is half the 6.3 per cent growth rate from 2011 to 2016 and places Saskatchewan ninth among the 10 provinces, according to the Statistics Canada census data.

Where we are losing people the most is from the farms, towns and smaller cities.

While growth remained consistent between 2016 and 2020 in the province’s three largest cities of Saskatoon (a 7.7 per cent increase), Regina (5.3 per cent) and Prince Albert (5.1 per cent) and some neighbouring bedroom communities like Martensville (9.3 per cent), Warman (12.7) and Pilot Butte (23.4 per cent), the remaining 11 cities were all below that 3.1-per-cent provincial average.

How stark this turnaround has been is best illustrated in cities like Humboldt that grew by 2.8 per cent (the best among the 11 smaller cities) and Estevan, which declined by 5.5 per cent (632 people — the worst among Saskatchewan’s smaller cities) in the last five years between 2016 and 2020.

By comparison, Humboldt grew by 13.6 per cent from 2006 to 2011 and Estevan grew by 13.8 per cent increase in the previous decade.

Over all, the population area in Saskatchewan that Statistics Canada classifies as rural dropped by nearly two per cent in the census period with some southern Saskatchewan communities showing dramatic decline.

For Moe’s government, it spells the revival of a lot of old Saskatchewan problems with a couple new twists. The annual convention of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) in Regina highlighted a series of problems from rising fuel costs to poor cellular phone service, and Internet connectivity to rural crime.

Problems like rural crime are obviously nothing new and exist even when the province is experiencing better times. But tough times do create more crime, including drug-related offences. And having more people spaced out makes it more difficult and more expense to provide policing services.

The same can be said for cell services (SaskTel has clearly been providing more towers) and even the costs of getting around.

People have become more dependent on their phones and the Internet because they are simply further apart. They have to drive further to shop because population decline in towns and smaller cities means fewer businesses providing services.

These are all problems that were somewhat put on hiatus during Saskatchewan’s years of economic boom.

It’s an old problem that the Sask. Party government needs to acknowledge and address.

Oh, the tales we tell

Shelley Luedtke A man spent years in a legal battle after false accusations were made about him. A retraction was eventually offered but the damage to his career really can’t be measured.

A student sued several news outlets after being mischaracterized in a video clip which was found to be taken out of context.

He won a financial settlement but his name and face will forever be associated with something that simply wasn’t true.

Unfortunately, while there is a ton of coverage when accusations are levelled; the retractions and apologies rarely get the same attention. Once a name is attached to an event or incident, it remains connected to that regardless of how true it may or may not be.

This has been the case throughout all of history. Separating fact from fiction from folktale when it comes to St. Patrick, for example, is not the easiest thing to do. Countless stories have circulated

and when something gets repeated often enough it becomes part of a shared narrative that people assume is authentic.

St. Patrick did a lot of remarkable things, conversely he is credited for doing things he simply didn’t do. He’s not the only one. Such is often the case with notable figures. Some legends have become so ingrained in people’s minds they overshadow the facts of a historical figure’s life.

Historians remind us there is little evidence to suggest Nero fiddled while Rome burned, it is unlikely Lady Godiva ever took that infamous ride on horseback through Coventry, and no, St. Patrick didn’t drive snakes out of Ireland. Each of these individuals had an unmistakable impact on history, but then the artists, poets and powerful people of the day had their say in shaping how the events would be perceived.

The descriptions are refined and molded as they are passed down, and in the process some of the details may be lost as the storytelling takes over. Often it is the ones in power that determine its telling. Another gentleman hailing from the Emerald Isle summed it up nicely. Frank Harte, an Irish singer, song collector architect and lecturer said, “Those in power write the history, while those who suffer write the

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Stoughton funspiel a great time for curlers A lot of cheers and laughter could be heard when entering the Stoughton Curling Club on March 12, as the annual funspeil took place.

This end of season event has been sponsored by the Crossroads Bar and Grill for approximately 12 years, with the team entry fee including a delicious steak dinner after the event at the

Crossroads Inn. Six eager teams entered the funspeil, consisting of both men and women. Although it was to be a fun day, they still offered prizes for the best and the worst teams.

Some teams came all prepared for St. Patrick’s Day, wearing green in honour of the day. After several rounds of curling, they had a break to enjoy a luncheon provided by the Stoughton Curling

Club, and then carried on with more curling and laughs till supper time.

Curling seems to be a very popular sport in this area and it’s a great way to pass the winter months, and Stoughton is no exception.

This club has been active for over 40 years, offering curling to a wide range of ages for the young and old.

Their open league is usually held on

Musician Curtis Labelle to perform in Carlyle

By Gord Paulley Canadian singer and songwriter Curtis Labelle’s High on Pride Tour 2022 has arrived in Saskatchewan and is performing on March 25 at the Office Bar and Grill.

Born in British Columbia, Labelle now calls Red Deer, Alta., home. He and his band are presently touring the province and this group of four is known for their electrifying performances.

Labelle plays a rock and roll style and is the lead vocalist. His signature instrument is his purple Real Grand Piano, which he fondly calls Lady Lavender. His music comes with a driving backbeat, infectious chorus, a groovy piano and blazing guitar solos.

Harnessing that brand of collaborative energy into a song is what you get out of Labelle’s music.

Said Labelle: “We will be performing at the Office Bar and Grill Friday the 25th, from 7-11 p.m. Our band expects to play around 45 songs, of which 16 are my own originals. Billy Joel, Elton John, and Amy Whitehouse will be some of the artists featured.”

Labelle and his band sing and perform at

Wednesday nights at the rink, which is located by the arena and pool, with lessons on Mondays. They also have a group of approximately 25-30 young people partaking in the sport.

Although the season is wrapped up, they will take up curling once again in the fall, to have some more fun and enjoy the sport that offers great socializing and competitiveness.

The Stoughton Curing Club was the place to be March 12 for a fun day of curling. Photo by Stephanie Zoer

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Curtis Labelle is looking forward to performing in Carlyle. Picture courtesy of Curtis Labelle Music Facebook page. an upbeat and frenetic pace.

He is steadily making a presence in the Canadian music industry as an award winner and is currently holding the 2021 award for Central Alberta’s best band. During the past few months, he has been working in his studio developing and perfecting his piano rock sound.

Nine new singles have been written and will be released in the coming weeks.

Labelle can be followed on Facebook, Instagram, Shopify, Twitter and his own website, www.curtislabelle.com.

Tickets for the March 25 concert are being presold and can be purchased from the Office Bar and Grill.

Resumption of emergency services, acute and ALC at Redvers Health Centre The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced the full resumption of 24-hour emergency services care at the Redvers Health Centre, effective 8 a.m. on March 23.

Acute care and alternate level of care (ALC) patient admissions will also resume at this time.

“The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has been fully committed to completely reopening emergency services, and resuming admissions to acute care and ALC beds at Redvers Health Centre through a phased ap-

proach that stabilizes services and builds capacity while minimizing service disruptions,” the SHA said in a news release.

“The SHA appreciates the patience and understanding of the residents of Redvers and surrounding area as we have worked through each phase of resumption.”

The SHA announced in September the temporary pause of 24-hour emergency and acute care services at the Redvers Health Centre. Services partially resumed in February.

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Wawota Parkland wins provincial high school girls’ curling championship for the first time

By Gord Paulley This past weekend, the Wawota curling team travelled to Fox Valley and won the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association female curling championship.

They finished 2-1 in their round robin pool and were victorious over Carnduff in the semi-finals. They then defeated Langham 7-3 in the gold medal game. Carnduff won the bronze.

Wawota’s curling coach is longtime resident Duane Lamontagne. After coaching and curling with his son Aaron until 2000, Lamontagne left the game. In 2015, with the gentle persuasion of Carla Weatherald and the Wawota Curling Club, Lamontagne returned to both coaching and playing.

Together with Taylene Bourgon, he has coached both the junior and senior female teams since that time, winning a provincial bronze medal in 2020.

Lamontagne is the ice maker, community coach and vice-presi-

dent of the curling club.

Said Lamontagne: “We have had a very productive and satisfying year. Wawota entered district playdowns in Estevan back in January with Carnduff and ourselves advancing to regionals. In February, the regionals were also played in Estevan and once again the both of us advanced.

Our girls played great in Fox Valley and we won the province.”

This year the senior wildcats went with a five-person rotation.

Their two leads were Avvi Brehaut and Kaylee Mudrewich. Sydney Dorrance played second, Emma Bunz was third, and Jordan Dorrance, Sydney’s sister, was the skip. Jordan is the only one graduating this year and the rest of the team will be back next season.

Lamontagne was proud to be a part of the winning team. “These girls have played together for years and were very deserving of the championship.

They practise hard, have great chemistry and they were so easy to coach. The Wawota

Provincial champions, from left, coaches Duane Lamontagne, Taylene Bourgon, skip Jordan Dorrance, third Emma Bunz, second Sydney Dorrance, and leads Kaylee Mudrewich and Avvi Brehaut. Picture submitted by Duane Lamontagne Wildcats are great ambassadors.”

Lamontagne went on to say, “Taylene has been coaching Jordan, Sydney, and Emma from the start. The goal of making provincials was set at their first junior district win in 2018, and they have been determined ever since to making it come true.

“This group of girls

Let’s get down to business.

will always share the incredible memory of being the first team to bring home the gold for Wawota in provincial curling. It never would have happened without each and every one of them giving their all. Relationships and chemistry like this are special and rare.”

“Jordan is very determined, serious, and confident in her skipping abilities and trusts the girls to make their shots. She has been working very hard on the mental aspect of the game as well as the strategic.”

“Emma is a great calm presence and with her even-tempered personality feels very confident with her draw weight and has really gained strength in the hitting game this year.”

“Sydney never takes herself too seriously and can keep things upbeat and fun

out on the ice. She has been very strong in her takeouts and really started to find her draw weight this year.”

“Kaylee is high energy and always ready for a laugh. She has really come into her own this year setting up the ends with her guards and draw weight. She has fit in right from the start and was a huge asset to the team.”

“Avvi, the youngest, was taken under her wing from the start. She is diligent, observant, and quick with her wit.

She was a big reason the girls made it this far and stepped it up when asked to play senior.”

Off the ice the girls are friends too. The older girls went to volleyball provincials together with their team in the fall, and they all play badminton. Kaylee and Jordan are on the school golf team with Jordan making it

to provincial golf. Avvi and the Dorrance girls are in 4-H. This group of girls likes to win, and they all know how to work hard to achieve their goals.

Concluded Lamontagne, “The Little Rocker program initiated

by Carla Weatherald in 2009 has inspired a new generation of upand-coming curlers.

These girls also play in the league and have given the Wawota Curling Club a rejuvenated and renewed energy.

The dedication of all the coaches to the program is appreciated.

Our club has some of the most dedicated and helpful curling members. They have accepted the young curlers with open arms and have offered advice and compliments along the way. There is no doubt that additional provincial titles are probable in the coming years.”

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The Carnduff Red Devils will face the Redvers Rockets in the Big Six Hockey League final.

Carnduff advanced with a 6-0 victory over the host Yellow Grass Wheat Kings Sunday night in Game 4 of their semifinal series. The Red Devils won the series 3-1.

Carnduff didn’t open the scoring in Game 4 until about seven minutes remained in the second period. They would lead 4-0 by the end of the middle frame. Mark Moriarty, Dominic Turner, Trevor Geiger and Dan Moriarty had Carnduff’s goals.

Dan Moriarty would get another early in the third, and Ben Hiltz rounded out the scoring.

Yellow Grass forced Game 4 by winning 4-3 in overtime in Carnduff on Saturday night. The first period was scoreless, and Carnduff led 3-2 after two periods on goals by Kody Martin, Kyle Garagan and Branden Trask. Mike Onstad and Zach Douglas scored for Yellow Grass in the middle frame.

Braden Mellon’s goal for Yellow

Grass with 67 seconds to play in the third forced overtime.

Douglas notched his second of the game early in overtime for the victory.

Cody Dumaine (Carnduff) and Terrick Wilderman (Yellow Grass) were the goalies both games.

Redvers won the other semifinal series by sweeping the Moosomin Rangers. That series ended on March 5.

Redvers was the top team in the Big Six in the regular season at 14-1-1, while Carnduff was second at 13-2-1.

The two teams were slated to meet in the final in 2020, but the final was cancelled before Game 1 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carnduff is in the Big Six final for the fourth straight season, and are seeking their first title since 2007. The previous championship for Redvers was in 2018.

Game 1 is set for March 18 at 8 p.m. in Redvers. Game 2 is slated for two nights later in Carnduff at 7 p.m.

The final will be a best-of-five contest.

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Marge Garnier is the owner of Marg’s Muffs

By Gord Paulley Marge Garnier and her husband Harvey have farmed all their lives and reside 15 kilometres southeast of Redvers.

They have three children, Todd, Lisa, and Melanie, along with 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

They have been married for 58 years and until recently owned a herd of Blonde d’Aquitaine cattle.

In February 1993, a bull calf was born. It was a cold winter and it was determined that its ears were frozen. Marge decided to help the poor fellow out and did so by sewing him a pair of earmuffs. Twenty-nine years later, she is still making them.

Her basement should be called Sewing Central.

She owns three sewing machines, which include an old reliable Singer, a newly purchased Pfaff, and an industrial machine used to sew heavy leather. Garnier also operates a serger, commonly referred to as an overlock machine.

Sergers sew, finish, and trim away seams and raw

edges in one easy step for professional looking results.

Garnier has several cutting tables and yards and yards of sewing material.

Polar fleece is used for the earmuffs and is purchased in 50-yard rolls from a wholesaler in Edmonton.

Since her first pair of earmuffs, Garnier has perfected her technique. Together with the polar fleece that is patterned cut for the ears, a halter is formed that goes under the chin of the calf and is held in place by Velcro. This enables the calf to regularly nurse and their moms don’t seem to mind.

Right after the first set of muffs were made, a number of local farmers expressed interest and immediately the word spread like wildfire. The invention quickly became a full-time business. Garnier has had a contract with Federated Cooperatives Ltd. for over two decades along with an online vendor, RK Animal Supplies out of Moorefield, Ont. She has attended many trade shows over the years including Agribition and estimates she has hand made over 50,000 pairs of earmuffs.

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Marge Garnier at home in her sewing room. Photo by Gord Paulley Her business card reads “Frozen Ears … No Problem, Use Marge’s Muffs”.

Garnier is an excellent seamstress and over the years has diversified. She has made weigh slings for newborn calves, and even earmuffs and nursery bras for goats. Very few people know

that a goat’s ears can point either up or down, or that young female goat mothers may want to draw a drink from their own bodies.

Now 77 years old, Garnier is in relatively good health and presently has no plans to retire. Her husband Harvey has been her loyal assistant

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So much snow at Lampman area farm

By David Willberg Danielle Fleury can’t believe all of the snow that has been at her family’s Lampman area acreage this winter.

Fleury said there are snowdrifts that are up to 14 or 15 feet in height in some areas. She has managed to keep a sense of humour amid the situation, as she managed a laugh a few times during her interview with the Mercury.

“Our watershed that we use to water our horses out of, it (the snow around it) is probably about 14 or 15 feet, and the winds, the way that it blows, it blows it in and blocks the door every time the wind blows,” she said. “We’ve been digging and digging and digging it out.

“And just all over the yard, there are eight or nine-foot banks on the level surface where the wind doesn’t get to, and everywhere else that the wind gets to, it just piles and blows, and they get really tall.”

While she hasn’t been to other people’s yards, it seems like the snowdrifts are worse at her family’s property than others.

“We have no idea why we’re getting so much this year, and why it’s blowing in so bad,” she said.

There have been other years with lots of snow, including March 2017, when they received a massive dump early that month.

But the drifts weren’t because of the wind; they were just caused by an inordinate amount of snow.

Even in 2011, when the snowfall resulted in flooding for them and many others in the Lampman area, they didn’t have this much of the white stuff.

“We seemed to be able to dig out and keep up,” said Fleury.

Their house has never flooded, because it is well-built and elevated.

After the storms, her husband has had to wake up in the early hours of the morning so he can dig out the property. They need to keep the yard clean so that the school bus can access their yard.

“The bus has actually been stuck once in our yard this year, too,” said Fleury.

The Fleury family has been clearing snow from basement windows so that they’re safe if there’s a fire in the basement, and they have to clear snow because the dryer fan has been plugged periodically.

And they have to dig out the well house for the horses.

One of the few upshots is they have a really good tobogganing hill this year. Kids have been able to dig some snow forts.

And she admits they needed the moisture, although this is more than they expected.

“The dugout was getting really, really low in the fall last year.

So we definitely need it. And I know the ground is going to soak a lot of it up, but I do think we’re going to end up with some potential flooding in the pasture, which is OK. We’ll just have to find somewhere else for the animals to be.”

The storms that the southeast region received, with the powerful winds, made the situation worse. Every time there’s wind, they get to dig out, and it takes anywhere from two to five hours.

The temperatures have warmed up in the past few days, and the snow melt has begun. But she believes it will be mid-June before all of the snow is gone, thanks to the massive snowdrifts.

The Fleury farm outside of Lampman has snowbanks as high as 15 feet. One positive is that they have built some tobogganing hills. Photo by Danielle Fleury

Much of the Fleury farm near Lampman is buried in deep snowdrifts. Photo by Danielle Fleury

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The well house, which provides water for the Fleurys’ horses, has often been buried in snow. Photo by Danielle Fleury

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Rutten children are embracing life on the farm

By Gord Paulley Twenty-five kilometers southwest of Carlyle, Kirk and Katelyn Rutten live with their parents Amy and Terry Rutten.

Kirk, age 11, is in Grade 6 and Katelyn, age 13, is a Grade 8. Kirk attends Carlyle Elementary School and Katelyn the Gordon F. Kells High School.

Their grandparents are Bev Rutten of Carlyle and Allan and Suzanne Wushke of Rocanville.

Amy is a teacher at Gordon F. Kells and Terry owns and operates Moose Mountain Electric. The family also has a 170 cowcalf operation.

Both Kirk and Katelyn have their regular duties on the farm. Every afternoon after school, Kirk collects and cleans eggs from his flock of chickens, which are sold to various customers in the area. Tuesday is egg delivery day. He and his

mom deliver dozens of eggs to over 25 regular clients in the area.

Katelyn and her brother help her parents with the cattle herd, assisting with calving deliveries, feeding, sorting and other chores.

Aside from cattle, Katelyn enjoys horseback riding and barrel racing.

She also plays club volleyball for the Oxbow Black Knights. Until recently, she also tended to her own flock of sheep. She is an enthusiastic member of Living Skies Crossfit and also plays catcher for a fastball team in the spring and summer.

Kirk plays hockey for the U13 Carlyle Cougars.

He plays defence and wears the number 33, in honor of his favorite player and team, Dustin Byfuglien of the Winnipeg Jets. He also plays baseball and is a third baseman/pitcher. Kirk enjoys fabricating, building things, and being an

Kirk Rutten with his daily egg gathering. Picture by Gord Paulley

Katelyn Rutten sporting her Alameda Regional Champion heifer buckle. Picture by Gord Paulley

electrician’s helper for his dad.

Despite his young age, he has already constructed his own chicken coops. Both Kirk and Katelyn are active members of the Alameda 4-H Club. Annually, they both enter steers and heifers into local and regional

wouldn’t have it any other way. Both want to be farmers when they grow up, with Katelyn perhaps branching off into veterinarian work and Kirk also becoming an electrician like his dad. Amy and Terry are very proud of their children and Amy concluded the interview

competitions and in 2022 also participated in two cattle events in Brandon, Man. In 2021, Katelyn’s heifer won the regional reserve champion, and her steer the local club champion awards.

Both Kirk and Katelyn love the farm life and

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“We are proud to be the parents of Kirk and Katelyn. They are developing into very responsible and reliable young adults.

“We enjoy watching the growing passion they have for farming and are happy that they have such a huge interest.”

Crop insurance deadline extended to April 14

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Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced the 2022 Crop Insurance enrolment deadline has been extended to April 14.

Due to logistical challenges from the ongoing supply-chain issues posed by the pandemic, there was a delay in the delivery

of the 2022 Crop Insurance packages to producers’ addresses.

These challenges occurred after the packages left the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) on Feb. 23.

“Prairie producers continue to inspire us with their resiliency and ability to rise to the challenges of the past year,” said Bibeau.

“Risk management

programs like crop insurance are essential to help producers prepare for the future, and we want to ensure they have the time they need to make decisions that are right for their business.”

"We want to ensure producers have additional time to review their operation's risk management plans for the upcoming growing season," said Marit.

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Latest spring runoff forecast shows varying levels are projected for the southeast The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) has released the updated spring runoff forecast for 2022. This forecast is based on conditions as of March 1.

The hot and dry conditions throughout 2021 caused most areas of the province to go into winter with drier than normal moisture conditions. Therefore, despite significant amounts of snow, the WSA says some areas with dry conditions at freeze-up are still predicted to have normal to below normal runoff.

The forecast calls for above-normal runoff for an area that includes Weyburn, Regina and Indian Head. The Estevan area is in the region with projected below normal runoff. The eastern area, including Carlyle, is expected to have near-normal runoff. In the Souris River Basin, the WSA says both Rafferty Reservoir and Grant Devine Lake are below their Feb. 1 drawdown target elevations. Based on current conditions within the basin and the volumetric runoff forecasts, non-flood operations, under the 1989 CanadaU.S. Agreement on Flood

Control and Water Supply in the Souris River Basin, are in effect.

As such, no additional drawdown of these reservoirs is required prior to the spring runoff.

“The snowmelt runoff response is expected to generally be near normal across the Moose Mountain Creek basin,” the forecast states. “Due to a below normal snowpack and dry conditions in the fall, the Long Creek Basin and the lower portion of the Souris River are expected to observe a below normal runoff response in 2022.

“The headwater areas of the Souris River, namely the area above Weyburn, is expected to see an above normal snowmelt runoff response.

It is anticipated that reservoir releases during the spring runoff period will be limited to what may be required to meet international apportionment obligations.

“Any releases to satisfy these international obligations will be made from Grant Devine Dam. Detailed forecasts for the Souris River Basin are developed on or near the first and 15th of each

month, beginning in February, up until the snowmelt runoff event.”

The WSA says below normal runoff in the southwest may result in some water supply issues, including shortages and potentially water quality related issues later in the year.

With a significant snowpack, above to well above normal snowmelt runoff yields are expected across central areas of the province. However, flooding is not expected at this time.

And with significant snowpack within the North Saskatchewan River Basin, there is an elevated risk of a dynamic ice breakup event occurring on the North Saskatchewan River. This may result in ice jamming and flooding similar to what was observed on the river in 2020. The public should remain vigilant when near melting waterways as ice jamming and breakup can be unpredictable.

Most long-range forecasts are predicting near normal precipitation for much of the province for March, April and May. The only exception is the southeast portion of the

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Educating youth on farming is important

By Calvin Daniels of Yorkton This Week How does farming stay connected with the next generation of Canadians – the source of workers and the consumers of tomorrow?

It’s hardly a new question in terms of agriculture, as more and more people live in urban settings and the numbers of farms shrink – reducing the natural connections of family and friends.

When I was a youngster, I grew up on a farm.

My grandparents lived in the same yard for many years, and when they finally retired to town I’d spend some summer holiday time with them. All of the people in the neighbourhood had farming connections – most still had huge gardens which I always saw as a connection to those agrarian roots.

But, a lot has changed in the years since.

Gone for the most part are the section-sized

farms where a few pigs, chickens and even a milk cow or two to ship cream from which were common in the 1960s.

People have moved to towns and cities, and frankly many have not looked back.

Walk into a school even in a moderate sized city such as Yorkton and there will be many young students who have not set foot on a working farm – their connection to what a cow is, or what wheat looks like largely limited to school tours to events such as Harvest Showdown or taking in the Pizza Farm initiative.

What was once learned as a result of helping a grandparent, or aunt or uncle collect eggs, feed the pigs, or haul grain to the elevator, is now left to the school classroom - no offence to teachers, but it’s not the same thing.

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Alameda 4-H Beef Club holds speaking contest

By Gord Paulley Recently the Alameda 4-H Beef Club held its annual speaking competition at the Alameda United Church.

Together with local farmer Edgar Hammermeister, the Observer was asked to judge.

Alameda 4-H has 41 active members ages six to 21, with several team leaders.

These youngsters attend regular monthly meetings and reside in the Carlyle, Alameda, Lampman and Oxbow areas.

It is an organization that is much more than just showing cattle. 4-H stands for head, heart, hands, and health and its emblem is a green four-leaf clover. Its motto is “To make the best better” and its slogan is “Learn to do by doing.” The goal of 4-H is to develop citizenship, leadership, responsibility and life skills of youth through experimental learning programs and a positive youth development approach.

Every year, local members are asked to compose a speech of between two and eight minutes in length, depending on age.

In front of family and friends, they are judged on content, correct pronunciation, clear enunciation, and eye contact. Participants are also evaluated by way of introduction, delivery, conclusion and their overall confidence and impression.

The 4-H speakers thrilled

the audience with several outstanding addresses and a wide variety of subject matter.

Some of the topics included service dogs, martial arts, being the youngest child, being the middle child, sheep, soil, pesticides, fishing, snowmobiling, and growing up wanting to become a paramedic or a veterinarian. Also included was a heartwarming speech pertaining to anxiety depression and utilizing horse assisted therapy and learning to regain their personal selfesteem.

Jason Frey is the Alameda 4-H general leader, and the master of ceremonies for the presentations on this Some of the speaking competition award winners from left to right - Madeline Christensen, Kylan day was project leader Brad Pierce and Laura Christensen. Photo by Gord Paulley Christensen. There were four age groups and the winners were as follows: Cloverbuds: Bowyn Freitag in first place, second Brooklyn East and third Laya Freitag.

Juniors: First Cozi Perrot, second Brynn Chapman, and third Leighton Freitag.

Intermediates: First Laura Christensen, second Tallyn Kitz and third Katelyn Rutten.

Seniors: First Madeline Christensen, second Kylan Pierce and third Dylan Frey.

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If you do it all, you can get it all. The inspiring story of Jennelle Wimmer

By Ana Bykhovskaia Born on a farm by Estevan, the daughter of Adriaan and Rose Lievaart, she was never raised to become a farmer in the full sense of that word.

But when her life made a tragic turn, Jennelle Wimmer decided that she could do it all.

She was raised tough

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nelle Wimmer, who lives and farms by Tribune, teaches kindergarten at Legacy Park Elementary School in Weyburn, raises three wonderful kids, and whose life changed a lot after her husband, Brad Wimmer died alongside his father Phil in a tragic plane crash on Father’s Day in June 2014.

Making dreams a reality Born and raised in a nice, loving family on a grain farm outside of Estevan with sister Jaclyn and brother Justin, Jennelle never was viewed as the kid who would keep the farm going when her parents retire, and so she didn’t know much about farming and even less so about ranching.

“I really don’t think my dad thought it was going to be me. My brother actively farms with my dad; he’s taken over the farm with him.

And everybody knew I always loved farm life.

I loved animals, I loved country living. And that’s what I always wanted to do. But if I ever thought way back in the day that I would be kind of the one leading the rollout here, I would not have thought that,” Jennelle said.

As a teenager, she would run some simpler

equipment but didn’t have a deep knowledge of the operation. However, one thing she knew for sure – farming was tough, but also a great lifestyle she always admired.

“My hard work ethic comes all the way back from my grandparents, Hank and Johanna Lievaart, who immigrated to Canada from Holland in 1953. They came here with absolutely nothing and worked very hard to build a family farm, which my own parents expanded on over the years. I have had lots of role models over the years that showed me that when you put your mind to something, anything is possible,” Jennelle shared.

While growing up on the farm, she had a dream to become a teacher. She always loved playing school, and the teachers she had at Estevan’s Scotsburn School and who she still remembers with kind words, motivated her to become one like them.

Jennelle always knew she wanted to work with little kids, and she planned to become a Grade 3 teacher, but life had a different plan for her.

“I was called in for an interview to take a

Jennelle Wimmer had to take the farm in her hands to save it for her kids, and quite often the boys, Brayden and Jaxon Wimmer (pictured here), had to be with her in the tractor. Photos submitted by Jennelle Wimmer kindergarten position in Weyburn in 2006. And I thought, ‘Well, this will be okay for a year and then I’ll get the grade that I want later.’ Well, I’ve never left it. I love kindergarten.

There’s so much growth that you see in a year in kindergarten, that it’s just, it’s amazing … And I’ve never left it, I’ve had opportunities to, and I’ve always just wanted to stay.”

Since her young days, Jennelle also had that vision that she would marry a farmer and they would live on a farm, raising kids in the same traditions she was raised. Her husband would work at the farm and she would go

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“I was in university in Regina (and Brad was driving a truck for Dave Kirby at the time), and we just met through some mutual friends. It was crazy that our home farms were actually not that far apart. His home farm was west of Oungre. And my home farm was past Outram.

So it was crazy that our farms were not so far, and we met in Regina.

That was neat. We both were interested in being on the farm someday. So we were married, and we lived in Weyburn for a short time while we looked for the perfect place. And then we found a really nice farm, just six miles west of Tribune,” Jennelle shared.

They bought a nice package of land and had about 100 head of cattle that came with it. Jennelle travelled to Weyburn to teach and helped with the chores a bit, and Brad worked in the oilfield and took care of the land and the cattle.

“I still remember it was like boom, overnight we were here and we had all these commitments and things that we knew were coming, but back then we were still living a pretty simple life in Weyburn,” Jennelle recalled. “We moved out here on December 31, 2008. Or maybe 2007. We just drove right in. The first calving season was only a couple of months after we moved here. And I remember Brad was working on the rigs, and I was teaching, and A17 » IT

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It gets messy sometimes being a mom, and a teacher, and a farmer « A16 I knew nothing about cattle, literally nothing. And I was scared of them. I remember checking them at night in my car because I was too scared to walk through them.

While he was on night shifts, that’s what I would do.”

A few years later, they had a baby boy who they named Brayden, and two years after that Jaxon joined the happy hardworking family.

And then the story changed In June 2014, Brayden was three years old, and Jaxon was only 18 months. On June 15, Brad and his father Phil were heading to Lampman for a Father’s Day breakfast, when their Cessna plane crashed just outside of Torquay.

“Then my story changed ... I decided I wanted to keep farming and I wanted to keep the farm for the boys. But I wanted to keep teaching. I wanted to do it all but I wasn’t sure how that would look,” Jennelle recalled with the calm voice of a person who made it through hard times, but came out of it even stronger.

“At the time we, I decided to downsize the cattle a little bit because we had quite a big herd, and I knew that it was unrealistic to do that with basically a baby, that’s what my youngest son was.”

The times after the crash were tough, and even these days Jennelle sometimes wonders how she made it through that. She says if not for help from good friends and neighbours Rick and Cheryl Williams, and support from the family and the community, it would be way more difficult to get through her first harvest, and calving and haying seasons.

“We had crops in the ground, we had a harvest that had to be taken off.

And people came and helped. It was amazing.

We had people come do haying for me that summer, we had people show up at harvest time, and they brought their combines … Those were really tough times. But it was amazing to see in tough times how community pulled together,” Jennelle recalled.

“Those were tough times for sure, you just go through the motions,

and you get your dayto-day work done. But when I think back, I do often think, ‘Whoa, how did I get through those times?’ Because the kids were so young too, they were just little, and they went everywhere with me. They were in the combine and the tractor, and they spent a lot of time places they probably didn’t want to be.”

It was difficult, but it did make Jennelle who she is now. She said she’d always been “the stubborn one” in the family. And when relatives and friends would suggest downsizing or selling out, she just kept going.

“I was like, ‘Are you crazy? I’m not doing that.’ I wanted to keep our farm as viable as possible. And we did it,” Jennelle said. “I wanted my kids to grow up with that work ethic of working hard, but still having fun when you can. And a huge part of it was that I felt like Brad’s presence was in this place, and I didn’t ever want to leave that. It was like he was here, even though he wasn’t here.”

Jennelle’s faith and knowing that there’s a

greater plan for all of us was a big part of what kept her together. But her sons were probably the biggest motivation that kept her going at that time.

“I had an 18-monthold and a three-year-old and they are just spitting images of their father and they look at you and they need breakfast and they need to be fed, so you just get up and keep going,” Jennelle shared.

Support from the family and friends played a big role as well, but in the end, it was her stubbornness, her commitment to goals and her internal ramrod that helped her take over the operation and succeed.

Despite all the odds And soon Jennelle realized, she very well could do it all, just as she wanted.

“I went through the first calving season and figured, ‘Okay, I can do this.’ I got my feet under myself and carried on and then slowly I’ve built my herd back up to where we were before.

And I still teach. I only teach half time, I teach every other day because I need to manage the farm as well and I need

Brad, Jennelle, Brayden and Jaxon Wimmer in the fall before the plane crash. time for that. So every other day, I teach kindergarten in Weyburn at Legacy Park School. It’s the new school in town.

And every other day, I am here doing chores.

I feed my cows for two days at a time and run an operation like that so that I can do it all,” Jennelle shared.

She would take Brayden to hockey, get him involved with 4-H, help Jaxon grow his skills in science, make sure the boys learn how to swim, go fishing and snowmobiling with them. While they lost their father, Jennelle still wanted to give them everything the two par-

ents would.

“That was tricky for a while, because they were young, and they didn’t understand why.

For example, we went to swimming lessons in Oungre Park, and all the moms stayed there all day. And I would take my kids to swimming lessons, and then we’d go straight to the hayfield, and the kids would always be like why can’t we stay and play with the kids? And I would have to try to explain that this is what’s paying for us to go to swimming lessons,” Jennelle recalled.

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Don’t let anyone think that just because you’re a woman, you can’t do it « A17 part-time and also tried to stay sane in this life vortex.

“I was a single mom, and I worked a lot.

And there were definitely times when I felt like, ‘Oh, boy, is this the best choice for my own children? Is this what we really want?’ Because I felt like I was always working. But I look now, and we still have this place and the options. My son is in 4-H and he’s out feeding the steers every day. And he does that himself now. And I really do feel like I have modelled hard work and dedication to my kids, that I hope that they grow up to have a strong work ethic, like what I was taught as well when I was young,” Jennelle said.

Not only were the times objectively tough but being a woman in this men’s world that she knew a little about, in the world where one needs to be physically strong to get things done, was even more difficult.

“I took on a man’s job. And some days I thought, ‘Oh, maybe I am crazy, maybe my family’s right,’” said Jennelle with a laugh.

“It gets messy sometimes being a mom, and a teacher and a farmer. Sometimes I feel like you got your irons in all fires, but I had good help.”

Entering the agriculture world as a woman wasn’t easy. People wouldn’t take her seriously when she’d go shop for equipment or try to solve farm-related problems, and would even try to take advantage, assuming that as a single woman she wouldn’t understand.

“There were many, many times I was frustrated because I think just because I’m a woman it doesn’t mean, people have to think they can walk all over me,” Jennelle said. “I’ve always said, stick up for yourself and don’t let anybody think that just because you’re a woman, you can’t do it.”

She said the ag world is getting better, and women in agriculture “is becoming more of an acceptable thing,” but it hasn’t been the case

for a long time, and she had to stick to herself to keep her life going the way she wanted it.

“I have learned to be strong and not let anybody tell me what to do,” Jennelle shared.

A few years ago, Jennelle met Casey Claffey.

Their wedding was cancelled due to COVID, but they plan to still get married at some point.

Casey has a ranch by Yellow Grass, and he runs his operation out of there every day, while Jennelle works her farm and teaches.

Two years ago, in April, the couple had a baby daughter Madison.

When it came to men’s jobs around the farm, her neighbour helped a lot in the beginning, and now Casey and her older son Brayden took on some of the physical duties, but a lot of it Jennelle would do herself.

They rented most of the land out, but Jennelle works some of the land herself. And they built the herd back up to where it was and will have about 120 cows calving starting at the end of March. Summer is busy with haying.

She said balancing everything wasn’t always easy, and she probably wasn’t the most successful at times, but they got through and her vision, changed by the outer circumstances, once again came true. She always remembered to take time and do things just for herself. Keeping in mind that no one can be a superwoman and learning to ask for help were her other strategies. She also put family first to stay true to herself.

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New SaskLander app addresses trespassing

By Larissa Kurz A new startup mobile app has launched in Saskatchewan, created with the intent to connect landowners and those seeking approval to step onto their private land for hunting or recreation.

SaskLander is a freeto-use, early access app highlighted on opening day of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention, taking place from March 15-17 at the Queensbury Convention Centre in Regina.

The app was built through a tech startup partnership between SARM and Regina business Western Heritage, thanks to a successful grant received from Innovation Saskatchewan in 2019.

SaskLander’s premise asks landowners to post their land for view on the app, where members of the public can request permissions to enter onto it and landowners can confirm or deny that request.

“The app works for rural municipalities because it gives the public access to a rural map and identifies the parcels of land and the listed no

trespassing locations,” said SARM president Ray Orb. Orb described the app as “a must-have resource” for the province’s 296 rural municipalities, especially following changes to the Trespass Act earlier in the year.

People are now required to obtain explicit permission from landowners to enter private land at all times, regardless of signage posted, effective at the beginning of January.

Land access requests are typically sought after for recreational reasons, said SARM, including for activities like hunting, snowmobiling and ATVing, or even bird-watching or photography.

SaskLander uses a map, allowing users to identify which parcels of land have a strict “no trespassing” policy and which are open to requests for access, and under what circumstances.

Landowners can add their chosen parcels and set their permission preferences, including for specific activities or during specific times.

Using that information, users can then message landowners about specific areas to request permissions, effectively

streamlining the process digitally.

“One of the issues has always been that the general public, when seeking to access private land, wouldn’t always see a no trespassing sign. They might not know who the landowner is or how to contact them,” said Orb. “SaskLander platform has bridged that gap.”

Trespassing incidents pose a number of risks, continued Orb, to both landowners and those doing the trespassing.

In addition to concerns about public safety, the issue poses a risk to livestock — who may fall victim to hunting accidents or gates accidentally left open — as well as biosecurity.

Increased and unmonitored travel increases the chance of spreading invasive species, noxious weeds and soil disease.

Developers said the idea of the app is to “reduce trespassing and make legitimate access

The new SaskLander app seeks to address the issue of rural trespassing. Photo

by Devon OpdenDries with Getty images simpler” for those pursuing recreational access.

Currently, the platform has 268 landowners registered, accounting for 730 parcels of land in Saskatchewan.

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Orb said use of the app spiked during hunting season in 2021 and again this past December at the advent of snowmobile season.

SaskLander is currently free to use until

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Developers said that all information provided by landowners when registering is private, secure and not for sale.

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Combating loneliness and social isolation on the farm By the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association Did you know that humans are the most social creatures on the planet?

It’s true. In fact, we have a biological necessity for social interactions. And that’s one of the core reasons why the pandemic has taken such a toll on people’s mental health over the past two years – feelings of loneliness and isolation have increased because of restrictions.

Even without the restrictions of a pandemic, farming is well-known for often being a very isolating and lonely occupation. Many farmers spend long hours working alone in geographically isolating locations.

Not to mention poor rural broadband and transportation connections that can worsen the sense of isolation.

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has exacerbated feelings of isolation and loneliness by eliminating many of the already limited opportunities farmers have for connecting with others. And while some enjoy and even thrive working alone, frequent isolation from

social connections can have serious health consequences.

According to the 2021 Canadian Social Survey on Loneliness in Canada, of the one in 10 Canadians who reported frequent loneliness, 49 per cent also reported poorer mental health and lower levels of overall life satisfaction.

The potential health risks are why it’s crucial to pay attention to the signs and symptoms of isolation and loneliness, which include: poor coping skills, sense of emptiness, questioning values, loss of purpose/meaning, disconnected, not sharing with others, and isolating from friends and family.

It’s important to note that isolation and loneliness aren’t mutually exclusive, and everyone has different tolerance levels for isolation and loneliness. For example, some people can be isolated and not feel lonely, while others can be surrounded by people and feel lonely.

While it may not seem relevant at first, what we say to ourselves plays a significant role in feeling lonely as it affects our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. So we

need to first have a good relationship with ourselves in order to have meaningful connections with others.

A few ways to feel more comfortable with yourself include: •Take care of yourself. Find out what gives you peace and helps you to feel comfortable.

•Stop negative thoughts.

•Be patient.

•Reflect on what else is going on. How you are feeling in other parts of your life may impact feelings of loneliness.

•Keep track of your feelings and ask for help when you need it.

There is a lot of unpredictability in farming. Many stressors – like weather, commodity prices, and machinery breakdown – are not in a farmer’s control. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has further heightened unpredictability in the farming industry. There are several aspects of the pandemic that aren’t easily “fixable,” and the best practice for dealing with these issues is connecting with other people experiencing similar challenges.

How can you focus on creating meaningful social connections? A

Isolation can be a challenge in farming. Photo by John Fedele with Getty Images few tips include: •Make time to connect. Think about the types of connections you want to make. Increase connections with close friends and family members. Schedule time to connect.

•Stay grounded. We can learn a lot from those around us. Be respectful to others, open to dialogue, and listen to those around you.

•Find people who share a common interest.

Start by making a list of things you are interested in or would like to explore more.

•Know your boundaries. While it’s important to build social connections, it’s okay to set boundaries and communicate them. If feeling overwhelmed, it’s okay to step away and take a pause.

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One of the keys to moving away from loneliness and isolation is to start small. Keep in mind that starting with small actions can lead to other connections. So take your time and remember, it’s not a race.

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Making the business case for farm safety By the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association Everyone knows that a business plan is good for, well, business. But did you know that safety plans and procedures are also good for business?

In fact, farm safety is an essential aspect of any successful and long-lasting farm operation.

We all know that there are inherent risks with working in agriculture. According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR), agriculture ranks as the fourth most hazardous industry in Canada with fatal injury rates. And in terms of absolute numbers of fatalities, there is no more dangerous occupation.

What’s more, agriculture is unique because farms and ranchers aren’t just worksites but also places where people of all ages live and take part in recreational activities.

That means while farmers and farm workers are at risk of serious injuries, so too are farm families.

According to data from CAIR, between 2006 and 2015, 84 children and youths lost their lives to agriculture-related injuries.

Safety is everyone’s

responsibility. That’s why safety needs to be included with any farm business risk management plan.

Looking at safety from an economic perspective can benefit your farm business’ bottom line, but more importantly, it will ensure the well-being of your family, workers and visitors.

After all, there’s no question that safety risks on the farm have business and financial consequences, along with physical and emotional impacts. That’s why it’s good business practice to prevent safety risks before they happen and assess them just like any other business risk.

Plus, linking safety risks to other risks on the farm is an essential component of managing the overall business risk of an agribusiness. Consider how safety issues are connected to other matters on the farm, like finances and human resources.

Because aside from the obvious benefit of preventing injuries, farm safety plans and procedures also reduce costs resulting from damages to property or machinery, downtime or even loss of business.

Think of it this way: farm safety risk management is like the business

principle of “a dollar saved is worth more than a dollar earned.” That’s because a loss prevented is worth more than increased production. Start by reviewing the potential direct and indirect costs of injuries to get a complete picture of the financial implications that safety issues will have on your operation’s success and longevity.

Of course, embracing safety as a business practice also means changing how many people look at farm safety.

•Instead of viewing farming as an exception to workplace safety legislation, keep in mind that farming is a career/business operation and that a farm is a workplace.

•Rather than thinking, “Farm safety restricts me and keeps from doing certain things,” consider it from a risk management perspective and how it will improve your business and personal life.

The 2020 Canadian Ag Safety Study conducted by Farm Credit Canada Market Insights found that 72 per cent of producers have had an injury or close call on their operation at some point in their lifetime. And though these producers are more likely to recognize health

and safety risks, they are less motivated to improve safety on their farm than producers who have not had an incident.

While there are various reasons for this behaviour, a contributing factor is certainly because many people think creating a safety plan is a long and challenging process.

However, dealing with the aftermath of a serious workplace injury or fatality is a far longer and more complicated process.

The truth is that safety plans and procedures are easy to establish. Not to mention that the longterm benefits of safety measures far outweigh any efforts involved with creating farm safety plans and procedures.

So what’s involved in prioritizing safety as part of a business risk management plan? There are four main steps to take in making farms safer for everyone: 1) Commitment. First and foremost, there must be a commitment to farm safety and health communicated to everyone who lives on, works at, and visits the farm.

2) Hazard recognition. Recognize and acknowledge hazards on the farm to understand what can impact progress. Be mindful that hazards can

Safety is an important part of farming operations.

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3) Control strategies. Implement control strategies for the hazards.

These strategies fall into five categories: personal wellness assessments, integrated safety standard operating procedures, emergency response plans, training or investigations.

4) Communication.

Communicate safety and health measures with ev-

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Want to make safety part of your farm business risk management plan but not sure where to start? To help take the guess work out of developing a robust safety program, CASA’s Canada FarmSafe Plan is available to download.

Remember that investing in safety means investing in the wellbeing of your family, your employees, and, of course, your business.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Ice fishing tournament held on Grant Devine Lake

By Gord Paulley

Wildlife Chairman Cory Rucks provided the Observer with some regional background.

“Our local club has 280 members. We meet monthly and continue to promote fishing, wildlife, and other gaming sports and interests in the area including archery. I want to thank all of those who attended this year’s tournament.

I also wish to mention some of our committee members who helped, including fundraising chairman Kevin Lauritsen, and board members Todd Cooley, Jack Twietmeyer and Kent Reischke.”

The local federation is also planning to hold their 30th annual banquet and supper on April 23 at the Oxbow Prairie Horizons School.

The Souris Moose Creek Wildlife Federation held its fourth annual ice fishing tournament at the Alameda Dam on March 12.

There were 99 anglers who participated.

Winners were as follows: Longest pike: Bradey Fidierchuk, first, 47 inches; Talas Brock, second, 41 inches; and Jim Howard, third, 40.25 inches.

Longest walleye: Clarance Campbell, first, 26 inches; Kyle Schuman, second, 21.25 inches; and Devon Brown, third, 18.25 inches.

The perch pot raffle was won by Brad Loppe at 11.25 inches.

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Clarance Cambell and his 26-inch walleye. Photo

by Gord Paulley

Bradey Fidierchuk and his son Beau with a 47-inch pike. Photo by Gord Paulley

Alida news - new challenge record Submitted by Edel Cowan Alida community extends sincere sympathy to the Cruywels and Wolensky families

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and gals. Next Sunday will have Group 2 at the helm and they will have a chance to beat the new record before the end of this year’s season.

There are only two more breakfasts left to be held at the rink. Hope to see you there.

As the activity slows down at the rink, the recreation board is getting ready for their online auction coming up in April. Curling is done but skating and some hockey are still happening. If you are looking to rent the following facilities here in Alida, please contact the following people: the Golden Gate Centre – Shirley Bendtsen (306-485-7394); the hall or rink – Shelly Cowan (306-485-7023); the Lions’ Campground – Cannington Constituency Office (306-4434400).

Until next time, stay safe and stay warm.

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Box lacrosse league gears up for second season

By Gord Paulley The sport of box lacrosse is relatively new to the area and the Observer recently met up with area co-ordinator Rod Day at the Gordon F. Kells High School.

Day is a carpenter and resides in Carnduff.

He has four sons ages seven, nine, 11 and 13. For several years he has been taking them to Estevan to play lacrosse. He and his family became tired of all of the travelling and last year decided to form local teams and a league.

For the second consecutive year, box lacrosse is being made available in four southeast Saskatchewan towns with five age groups: under-6, U8, U10, U12 and U14. The towns and teams that are participating are the Carlyle Chaos, Carnduff Cobras, Moosomin Maulers and the Redvers Renegades.

Lacrosse is becoming more and more popular with younger athletes and provides a competitive and invigorating alterna-

tive to other sports. For equipment, all you need is a hockey helmet, hockey gloves, lacrosse stick, shoulder and elbow pads, and a pair of runners.

The game of lacrosse was invented centuries ago. While the game of hockey is Canada’s national winter sport, lacrosse is Canada’s national summer sport. It was an approved sport for the 1904 and 1908 Olympics, and was a demonstration sport in the 1928, 1932 and 1948 summer games.

Box lacrosse is played in a skating rink without the ice. It consists of five players per team on the floor at once, called runners, and a goalie. The goal nets are four feet wide by four feet high.

There is a 24-second shot clock which provides for exciting and non-stop action.

Added Day, “Comparing box lacrosse to field lacrosse is like comparing checkers to chess.

Field lacrosse has no shot clock and box lacrosse provides for greater ac-

A recent lacrosse practice at the Gordon F. Kells High School Gymnasium. Photo by Gord Paulley tion. It is the preferred spectator sport.”

The spring season starts in April and runs thru June. Often, the four towns will host their own weekend tournaments with all teams competing in one location, which is

a tremendous boost to the local economy. Many parents have more than one child participating, and this is a novel travel idea. It may be noted that lacrosse does not interfere with minor ball scheduling and that young ath-

letes can enroll in both.

Day is the founder of the Carnduff Lacrosse Association and last year the organization won the prestigious Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association Volunteer of the Year award.

Concluded Day, “La-

crosse is becoming more and more popular in our rural communities. It is inexpensive, fun, and a great workout. If you require further information, please do not hesitate in calling or texting me at 306-339-7513.”

Ladies Night Out fundraiser returns to Arcola Submitted by Brigette Carley After two years of COVID-19 and not being able to plan a Ladies’ Night Out last year, we were so excited to be able to bring this event back.

The event was held March 12, with the theme of The Year you were Born.

I think everyone was so excited to be able to just get out and have fun again. This is our main fundraiser for the Arcola Daycare, so being able to put it on again was huge.

We count on all money raised to help with upgrades and general upkeep of the daycare. All the money raised goes directly back to the daycare to assist with upgrades and renovations.

We decided to go with something a little different for entertainment this year.

We had Nathan Holten come from Regina and entertain us. He did a fabulous job of keeping the crowd engaged and involved with the help of our DJs from Coyote Entertainment.

We had people up danc-

ing in front of the stage and he was down interacting with the crowd which was great so see.

It looked like everyone was really enjoying themselves.

We also had a large raffle, vendors and silent auction which is something we do every year.

Another highlight of the evening is when we auction off local young men to work as table servers for the evening. Carlee Annis acts as our auctioneer, and the winning table (highest bidder) receives that man as their table’s server for the evening.

This year we had eight men who stepped up to help the daycare, and it looked like they had just as much fun with it as the ladies.

The supper this year was provided by The Happy Nun Café from Forget and it was delicious. I heard lots of compliments about the food.

An event like this wouldn’t be possible if it was not for all the hours that board members put in volunteering to make everything run smoothly. I can’t thank

Steven Bonk, MLA for Moosomin Constituency

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them enough for all the hard work they do.

We are lucky to have wonderful families who step up and work shifts throughout the evening.

We also have to thank the businesses for their generosity — purchasing tables, offering donations and sponsoring the event. This helps so much with our silent auction and raffle items.

Thank you to all the surrounding communities, as well as Arcola, for always supporting us. Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the evening.

None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for you.

Ladies Night Out in Arcola was a popular event. Photo by Dolores Young

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Tim McGeough, BA, LLB Barrister & Solicitor

Estevan Office: 1215-5th St. S4A 0Z Phone 634-3353 • Fax: 634-7714 email: office@orlowskilaw.ca

••• Carlyle Office: Wed. afternoon, Phone 306-577-5520 119 Main Street, Carlyle (Performance Realty Building) ••• Stoughton Office: Thurs. afternoon, Phone 306-457-2509 ••• MAIN OFFICE: 1222-5th St., Estevan, SK Phone 306-634-8822 • Fax 306-634-8837

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Arcola Office: Wed. a.m. - Arcola Agencies Bld, Phone 455-2277 Redvers Office: Wed p.m., Carlsen Bld, Phone 452-3377 Carnduff Office: Thurs. p.m., Carnduff Agency Bld., Phone 482-4077 Regina Office: Fri p.m., RBC Bld, 2010 - 11th Avenue

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MARK’S TOWING 306.575.7237

James F. Trobert, B.A., LL.B. Kathryn E. A. Gilliss, B.A. (Hons.), J.D. 1339 - 4th Street * Estevan, SK S4A 0X1 Phone: (306) 634-2616 Fax: (306) 634-9881 E-mail: tglaw@sasktel.net

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Carlyle Knights of Columbus annual snowmobile rally

By Gord Paulley On March 13, the Knights of Columbus held another successful snowmobile rally with 60 riders participating.

The 80-kilometre ride headed south from Arcola to Willmar, west to Browning, and then north to Kisbey. It then headed east with the snowmobilers gathering at the farm of Michael Weber.

The Knights of Columbus is a global Catholic fraternal service order. There are over two million members and more than 16,000 local Knights of Columbus councils all over the world.

This order is dedicated to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.

Carlyle is one of those councils and presently has 49 members.

Ray Boutin is the grand knight, George Anderson the financial secretary and Ar-

mand Aalbers the treasurer.

“The first snowmobile derby was held in 1993 and originated at the Arcola Land & Cattle Company premises, now known as the High House,” said Boutin. “In 1996 it was hosted by Moose Mountain Leisure and from there on the event took place at Jerry Weber’s farm. Recently, Richard and Michael Weber have hosted the derby.”

The weather was perfect on this day and George Anderson indicated that the rally raised over $5,000, from their annual dice throw, raffle tables and sales of homemade chili. Winners of the dice game were Sean Bayer, $1,630, who had the high hand of 54, and Aubrey Larson, $995, for the low hand of 19.

There were 29 individuals that rolled the mystery number of 26, and by draw

the lucky winner of $660 was Brian Craig. Over 80 people attended the event-ending supper.

Boutin and Anderson both wish to thank all those who attended, the workers, and the local businesses who provided generous prizes and giveaways. Said Anderson: “This snowmobile rally is our largest fundraiser of the year. All the proceeds will go towards various projects including the Kenosee Lake Boys and Girls Camp, and the Provincial Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids campaign.

“At the boys and girls camp, a robotic cleaner is being purchased for use by our swimming pool.”

Added Boutin: “We will be making a donation to the Moose Mountain Snowmobile Club in appreciation of riding on their well-groomed trails. As well, we have been

Knights of Columbus members Ray Boutin, Joe Laderoute and George Anderson at the snowmobile rally. Picture by Gord Paulley providing an annual bursary to the Southeast Community College Continuing Care As-

sistants program and will be also supporting the local foodbank.”

set our toes tapping. Thank you for coming.

Dare we hope spring is on its way, as we are seeing nicer temperatures and ice dripping off the roof.

Many hours have been spent watching curling and now we have to content our-

selves until the weekend when women’s worlds curling comes on, with Maryfield’s Val Sweeting on Team Canada.

We were being entertained by Forgiven, a fourman quartet which was enjoyable.

Until next week.

Maryfield Sunrise Villa happenings Submitted by Betty Walker

Blizzards and crazy weather seemed to be the order of the week outside but things were bright with green décor inside.

We had the usual two days

of card Bingo which added to my purse a couple of times.

We had a nice sing along with Rhonda at the piano. Also had popcorn and a movie and exercises last Friday.

We have a new resident making our villa family complete. Evelyn Bullock has

joined us making a table setting of 90, 100, 97 and 101. I can’t help thinking how wonderful that is all looking well and active.

Saturday afternoon brought us Phil Redekop and Marie Vail to entertain us with piano, and guitar selections to

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IN MEMORIAM

Stephen Robert Davies It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Stephen Robert Davies in Regina, SK on March 3, 2022 at the age of 63. Stephen was predeceased by his father Harold in 1990, his mother Mary in 1996 and his brother Frank in 2004.

Stephen leaves to mourn his passing his two sisters Margaret Davies and Alice Kulvi, both of Port Hardy, B.C., as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Stephen was born and raised in Carlyle, SK and upon finishing school he moved to Regina.

In 1986 Stephen moved to B.C. but later returned to Saskatchewan in 1989.

Stephen drove taxi for the majority of his life. His love of flying led him to obtain his commercial pilot license in 1992. For many years Stephen provided transportation to and from school for special needs children. He made a positive difference in a lot of students, parents, caregivers and teachers lives with his kindness and reliable service to them. Due to ill health Stephen was forced to give up taxi driving when Covid-19 arrived. After a lengthy illness and courageous battle Stephen passed away on March 3, 2022. In Stephen’s memory please donate to a charity of your choice or to the Canadian Cancer Society. No service by request. Burial will be held in West Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, SK at a date to be determined.

Special thank you is extended to the doctors and all the Home Care personnel, Palliative Care personnel and nurses who provided exceptional care and compassion to Stephen. As well, an extra special thank you to Erin Franks for her time spent with Stephen and the extra help she provided to the family upon his death. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online obituary at: www.

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Friday, March 18, 2022 NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL VILLAGE OF STORTHOAKS Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Storthoaks for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday Friday, March 18th, 2022 To Thursday, April 21st, 2022 A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person wishing to discuss the notice of assessment or potential appeal may contact the assessor at the Village of Storthoaks, 204 Railway Ave., Storthoaks, SK S0C 2K0 A notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, must be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Revision, Saumya Vaidyanathan, Western Municipal Consulting, Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0 by the 21st day of April, 2022.

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Dated this 18th day of March, 2022 Gisele Bouchard

Assessor

Town of Carlyle

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Carlyle for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, March 9, 2022 to April 11, 2022

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Prairie Pride Credit Union

Notice of Director Elections Prairie Pride Credit Union is seeking to elect Board of Directors for the following branches:

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Notice of Director Elections

2 Directors at the Alameda Branch (3 year terms) 1 Director at the Alida Branch (3 year term) Prairie Pride Credit Union is seeking to elect 2 Directors at the Gainsborough Branch Board of Directors for the following branches: (1 & 3 year term)

Offers are invited for the purchase of the following farmland: SE 14-4-34-W1st The highest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted.

Offers should be submi�ed to Billesberger Law Firm, 1017 Third Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A OR4, together with a cheque payable to the law firm for 5% of the tender price.

Offers are to be submi�ed by March 25, 2022.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to discuss the notice of assessment or potential appeal may contact the assessor at the Town of Carlyle Town of Carlyle, Box 10, Carlyle, SK S0C 0R0. A notice of appeal, accompanied by the $30.00 fee, which will be returned if the appeal is successful, must be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Revision, Saumya Vaidyanathan, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd. Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0, by the 11th day of April, 2022.

Dated this 9th day of March, 2022.

Natalie Miller Assessor

R.M. of Golden West No. 95

YOUR NEWSPAPER

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R. M. of Golden West No. 95 for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on the following days: Monday to Friday, March 14th to April 15, 2022.

2 Directors at the Alameda Branch (3 year terms) Nomination forms available from any(3ofyear term) 1 Director atare the Alida Branch the staff of Prairie Pride Credit Union where (1 & 3 year term) 2 Directors at the Gainsborough Branch

an election is required or any member of the A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Nomination forms are available from any of the staff of nominating committee.

Act has been passed and the assessment notices have Prairie Pride Credit Union where an election is required been sent as required.

Eligibility qualifications are included on the reverse or any member of the nominating committee. side of the nomination form.on the reverse sideAny person who wishes to appeal against their Eligibility qualifications are included of the nomination form. assessment is required to file a notice of appeal, Nominations must be received by must be accompanied by a $100.00 appeal fee which will be PrairieNominations Pride Credit Union no received later thanby Prairie Pride Credit Union no later than returned if the appeal is successful, with: Saumya 4:00pm, Friday, April 1st, 2022.

4:00pm, Friday April 1st, 2022.

Vaidyanathan, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd., Election week has been established as Election week has been established as April 18th, 2022 to Box 149, Meota, SK, S0M 1X0, by the 15th day of April 18th, 2022 to April 22nd, 2022 inclusive.

April, 2022.

April 22nd, 2022 inclusive.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2022.

Amanda Baumgartner Assessor

RM of Brock No.64 Full-time Administrator

The Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64 invites applications from qualified persons for the position of Administrator. The office is located in the Village of Kisbey, SK. This is a permanent full-time position.

This position reports to Council and is responsible for providing the overall administration and financial management of the RM. As the principal advisor to Council, the Administrator is responsible for providing all relevant and necessary information to make informed decisions.

Guided by the Municipalities Act, the work the Administrator does is broad and requires a willingness to perform a variety of tasks including but not limited to: • Administration and Governance • Legislated Duties • Working with Elected Officials • Running Elections • Budgeting and Financial Reporting • Revenue and Expenditures • Managing Human Resources • Public Relations and Communications • Community, Land-use, and Infrastructure Planning • Recreation Programs and Services • Taxation Procedures • Formulation and Processing of Bylaws • Economic Development • And more.

Rural municipal administrators are integral to the operations of all rural municipalities. They are the main point of contact between ratepayers, councils, and governments. They contribute to the overall sustainability of the community. They are in touch with everything in their rural municipalities (RMs) from bylaw enforcement, to taxation, to celebrating community milestones. It’s a diverse and challenging career that is rewarding and offers a chance to make a real difference in your community. In most rural areas, the municipal office is the hub of the community. If you are interested in municipal administration, are of the highest integrity, enjoy meeting people, prefer to work in an office, and would like to make your home in the neighbourly atmosphere of a rural community, this may be the career for you.

The ideal candidate will possess: • Proven administrative experience with knowledge of office management systems and procedures; • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; • Experience with Munisoft software is considered an asset; • Works well independently and within a team environment; • Excellent time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize work; • Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills; • Discretion with matters pertaining to confidentiality; • Ability to interpret policies, bylaw, and legislation appropriately when responding to situations and requests; • Be bondable; • A minimum Rural Class “C” or “A” Certificate, with at least 3-5 years municipal experience.

This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, rental residence potentially available and pension plan.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume including qualifications, experience, salary expectations and current work-related references by March 18, 2022 to: R.M. of Brock No. 64 Box 247, Kisbey, SK S0C 1L0 rm64@signaldirect.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER Land Description: Surface Parcel #203921692 SW Sec 13 Twp 02 Rge 33 W1 Extension 1 Approximately 138.49 acres of pasture land R.M. of Mount Pleasant No. 2 IMPROVEMENTS – Fenced on all sides except for subdivided 20 acre parcel; Buyer will have to fence that portion but Seller will pay ½ of costs to do so; Ravine and 2 dugouts on property; 3 separate access points into land 2 surface leases not included – Seller to retain Surface Leases for his lifetime No mineral rights included

Terms and Conditions: 1. Land Free and Clear of all Encumbrances, other than utility or oil easements or other encumbrances not affecting marketability.

2. Possession 30 days following acceptance of winning bid or unless otherwise mutually agreed. Balance of tender amount to be paid on or before possession.

3. Interest at 5.0% on any amount not paid at possession.

4. Seller has paid taxes to Dec. 31, 2021. Buyer responsible for land taxes for 2022.

5. Buyer pays Land Titles transfer fees, seller provides Transfer Authorizations to transfer to buyer.

6. Seller is prepared to consider financing of qualified Buyer over 6 years with no interest at Seller’s sole discretion 7. Seller is prepared to give Buyer first option to purchase remaining 20 acres if and when Seller decides to sell.

8. All Tenders must be in writing and include bid deposit of 5% of bid price by way of bank draft or certified cheque ONLY payable to “Trobert Gilliss Law Firm – Trust”.

HIGHEST OR ANY BID NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED. Inquiries relative to land to: James (Jim) Fitzpatrick @306-482-3009 or James Trobert @ 306-634-2616. Tenders must be submitted on or before MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in a sealed envelope marked “Fitzpatrick Land Tender”, c/o Trobert Gilliss Law Firm, 1339-4th Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 0X1. NO Emailed Tenders Accepted.

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A “moooving” call for members of the Carlyle RCMP

By Sgt. Dallyn Holmstrom On March 8 at 7 a.m., the Carlyle RCMP received a call about debris in the middle of Highway 13 from a concerned traveller.

The caller was concerned that someone may hit the debris and cause an accident or injury. The caller wasn’t concerned enough to stop and move the debris himself but just enough to call and leave a message for the police to attend.

Don’t worry, when police attended nearly an hour later, the debris had been moved off the road and luckily hadn’t caused an accident or injury. Thanks to everyone who still does their civic duty to keep everyone as safe as possible. If you’re concerned enough to call you should be concerned enough to stop.

I wish I could say this was a one-time incident, but it happens far too often. Don’t let your laziness prevent you

from doing something that could prevent an accident.

The number of criminal record checks completed at the Carlyle RCMP detachment has really picked up recently. We are requesting that if you need a Criminal record check, you call the Carlyle RCMP at 306-453-6707 prior to attending and we can make you an appointment. Criminal Record Checks are completed at the detachment on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

We are restricted to the number of members of the public we are able to have in our building at one time, and we need to ensure proper sanitizing is completed before and after each visitor arrives at our front counter. Thank you for your co-operation.

The Carlyle RCMP was busy conducting traffic stops this week, issuing 31 tickets for speeding, inadequate lights and failing to have a driver’s licence to name a few. The high-

est ticket of the week for speeding was $296 for traveling 134 kilometres per hour in a 100 km/hr zone on Highway 13.

On March 7, the Carlyle RCMP stopped a 34-year-old man driving on Highway 9 near Carlyle. He was suspended from driving and was operating an unregistered vehicle. Needless to say, the choice the male made to drive that day was an expensive one as he received two fines and had his vehicle towed.

I want to caution drivers who might be thinking of driving their vehicle without insurance. Lots of police vehicles now automatically scan licence plates while driving and notify police when they are unregistered or when the owner does not have a valid licence.

That same day, the RCMP located a vehicle that had gone off the road on Highway 9. The RCMP located the lone novice driver and determined that he was under

The Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61, with office in Redvers, SK, is currently seeking resumes for a Seasonal Maintenance Operator.

The RM offers an excellent benefits package, a matched pension plan and excellent hours of work if you are looking to have a life outside of work! The Seasonal Position has a potential work period of May to October (depending on weather).

Successful applicants must:

*Be willing to work at least 40 hours per week, more during peak season; *Have experience operating heavy equipment; and must be able to operate heavy machinery to complete road maintenance, mostly mowing of ditches. *Be able to work under direction of the Council/Foreman/Administrator, and work well with other employees; *Must possess good organization and communication skills with Council, staff and ratepayers; *Proof of a valid driver’s license and a driver’s abstract must be provided *Being mechanically inclined and knowledge of machinery maintenance is also a definite asset.

Please submit written resume by 3:00 pm on Friday, April 8th, 2022 stating experience, work references and wage expectations to: R.M. of Antler No. 61- Attention: Administrator, Jocelyne Toms-Delmaire P.O. Box 70 Redvers, Saskatchewan S0C 2H0 Fax: (306) 452-3518 Email: rm61@sasktel.net For further information please contact the R.M. Office: (306) 452-3263

the influence of drugs.

The driver was issued a 60-day suspension and had his vehicle impounded. The 17-yearold driver also received a free one-night stay at the Carlyle RCMP’s allinclusive resort where the rooms are bad but the food is worse.

On March 8, the Regina Police Service contacted the Carlyle RCMP and requested a male residing in Kisbey be located and arrested on several warrants.

The Carlyle RCMP located the adult male and lodged him in Carlyle cells. He was then transported to Regina where he appeared in court on March 11 for his charges.

The following day, Carlyle RCMP stopped a vehicle that had a very badly cracked windshield.

“The officer was in udder disbelief when the driver advised he was on his way to the vet clinic when his passenger had tried to jump over the moon and smashed his windshield. The legendairy farmer was less than amoosed by the jerky beef. The vet bill and a new windshield had milked him dry.”

On March 10, Carlyle RCMP received a call of an adult male

highly intoxicated at a residence in the area.

The male was keeping people awake in the residence by yelling and arguing. Due to the state of the male’s intoxication, occupants were scared that the male’s behaviour would escalate into something physical. RCMP attended and arrested the male to ensure the only thing abused that night was alcohol.

Also that day, the RCMP received a call of five intoxicated males outside a residence on the White Bear First

Nations. The caller then stated that they had all entered a blue van and were driving in the area, drinking and driving. RCMP patrolled the area but were unable to locate the suspect vehicle.

On March 11, RCMP received a call from a male who was involved in a collision with a deer on Highway 13 near Manor. The driver’s 2004 Chevrolet Venture was not drivable and had to be towed from the scene. Luckily no one was hurt during the collision.

Wawota weekly news

By Myrna Olson On March 5, Norman and Jackie Oliver and Heather Draper of Wawota, and Karen Oliver of Regina travelled to Saskatoon. They attended Jessica Oliver's baby shower in Martensville on the following day.

Nathan Oliver of Wapella picked up Pat Linder, Darlene Pryce and Bailey Pryce, and motored to Saskatoon as well. Jessica and Brooks Fletcher will welcome a baby boy in April.

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A cow caused problems for a motorist pulled over by the Carlyle RCMP. Photo submitted

Bortolotto and other family members on the passing of his uncle, James Bortolotto of Regina. He passed away on March 4 at the age of 95.

His funeral mass was held at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Regina on March 11.

Ian and Jerri Laird travelled to Toronto recently to be on hand for the birth of their new grandson, Finn.

They continued on with a family skiing trip at Banff.

Sympathy to all of the family of the late Edwill(Bud) Birnie of

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MLS® Number: SK883676 $157,400 113 Anne Street, Wawota, SK

Port Coquitlam, BC. He passed away on March 9th at the age of 95 years. he was the eldest child of John and Laura Birnie and brother to 13 siblings.

The under-13 hockey team won their recent game 7-3 and are to play in league finals in Redvers.

Clifford Wilson has moved from the Maryfield Villa to Moosomin Care Home and Florence Hutchison has moved from assisted living in Weyburn to the Lampman Care Home.

Enjoy your new homes.