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Country music artist, Codie Prevost, made Arcola’s MacMurray Theatre the place to be on Thursday, March 9. Returning to the Mac, Prevost performed as a fundraiser for the Arcola Optimist Club: playing music, telling stories, and putting on an entertaining show. While in Arcola, Prevost and his band played classic covers, tunes off of his first album, and debuted - live - songs from his new album, “All Kinds of Crazy.” Here Todd Peters (left), Hal Schlenker (centre), and Codie Prevost (right) play the Mac. Opening for Prevost was a young girl from Radville, Bradie Bourassa, who performed four songs.

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Premier Brad Wall traveled to Iowa this week to promote the critical importance of Canada’s and Saskatchewan’s trade relationship with the United States. Wall visited Des Moines, the state capital, on Wednesday March 15 to take part in a “Canada Day at the Capitol” program organized by the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis. The trip comes as a result of discussions with Prime Minister Trudeau. Wall offered Saskatchewan’s assistance in engaging with the United States at the national and state level. The Prime Minister asked the Premier to represent Canada in Iowa, along with Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations). “Canada and the United States have forged one the most successful economic partnerships the world has ever seen,” Wall said. “Millions of families on both sides of the borders benefit from trade. Now, more than ever, we need to actively promote the advantages of trade and point out the dangers of protectionism. We must be vigilant in protecting our shared prosperity.” During the trip, Wall highlighted the $1.4 trillion trade and investment relationship between the two countries and spoke to the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Be ready to compromise, or you won’t get anywhere with your loved ones. It’s a confusing time, but you’ll make it out unscathed.

IN FOCUS - Cheyenne Chartrand shares her journey with lymphoma (Part 2)

As the newly-appointed chairperson of the Carlyle & District Food Bank, Theresa Luedtke (pictured) is committed to raising awareness of hunger in area communities and ﬁnding innovative ways to serve people in need of what she calls: “A hand up, not a hand-out.” To learn more, check out next week’s Observer.

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His itinerary included meetings with Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds and remarks to the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives. Wall also participated in a roundtable discussion with state agricultural organizations and spoke at an evening reception attended by 200 business, government and academic representatives. Canada is the United States’ largest customer, accounting for $266 billion U.S. worth of imports last year. Our country is the number one customer for 32 states, including Iowa, which shipped $3.4 billion U.S. worth of exports to Canada last year. An estimated 100,000 jobs in Iowa depend on trade and investment with Canada. Saskatchewan exporters shipped $355 million U.S. worth of goods to Iowa last year, primarily potash, oats, canola oil and live swine. Iowa in turn shipped $363 million U.S. worth of products, primarily agricultural equipment, to Saskatchewan in 2016. “The United States is Saskatchewan’s largest export market and that economic relationship is critical to maintaining a strong Saskatchewan economy and contributing to the one in ﬁve Saskatchewan jobs that depend on international trade,” Wall said. “Missions like this one are important in nurturing relationships with key U.S. decision makers and reinforcing the mutual beneﬁts that derive from trade, investment and co-operation.”

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The impact a stranger’s decision can make: G.F.K. High School welcomes guest speakers Kelly Running Observer Staff

Visiting Gordon F. Kells High School on Friday, March 10, were Melanie and Allan Kerpan from Kenaston. Although they smiled and welcomed the students to their presentation, they weren’t there for a happy topic, or even an easy subject. They were there to speak to the students about their daughter and the dangers of drinking and driving. In 2014, Danille Brooke Kerpan, the youngest of Melanie and Allan’s four children, was killed in a head on collision on Hwy 11 near Bladworth. In January of 2016 the court case was concluded with John Koch pleading guilty to impaired driving causing death; but, the Kerpans will forever be living with the consequences of an individual’s decision to drink and drive. The Kerpans began their presentation by remembering Danille. Video and photos of her life flashed across the screen, as the students watched her grow from a baby to a young woman. Getting a small glimpse of her life they learned she loved horses, played basketball, and was very close to her family. When the video ended, Melanie asked the students to visualize the next part of the presentation. She read out a scenario of a mother and daughter parting from shopping in Saskatoon, each driving home. The mother getting home and falling asleep next to her husband, but startled awake by a knock at the door. She wakes her husband to see who could be at the door at that hour. She listens down the stairs as her husband is asked if his wife is home and if he would please get her. The wife begins down the stairs, it was an RCMP officer, and she knew it wouldn’t be good news; in fact all that went through her mind was, which one? Which one of her four children? They were informed by the officer that Danille had been involved in a fatal collision, the driver who was driving the wrong way on a divided highway was suspected of driving while under the influence. “As we drove here, I wondered who is Danille to you?” Melanie said to the students. “Why should you care? Well, she could have been your friend, your sister, someone you loved.”

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Melanie and Allan Kerpan of Kenaston never imagined they would be in the position of presenting to schools about their youngest daughter, Danille; but, when her life was tragically taken by a drunk driver in 2014 the Kerpans couldn’t idly stand by; they needed to do everything in their power to prevent a loss of life due to a drunk driver and to save other families from going through the devastation they have endured. The Kerpans now talk to schools about drinking and driving, while they have also worked with SGI and the government in regards to driving while intoxicated. Allan then spoke to the students about a few statistics: “In Saskatchewan we are at three times the national average of drunk driving deaths. We are two times the rate of Alberta. Four people die every day in Canada… That’s like coming back to Carlyle in one year and there’s nobody here and another year later going to Arcola and there’s nobody there.” “And it’s not because of some disease; this is a needless issue that doesn’t have to happen. It’s not an accident. It’s a preventable collision.” Allan went on to explain that the many people in rural Saskatchewan prescribe to the mentality of “I won’t get caught; I won’t get in an accident;

it won’t happen to me.” “Fifty-ﬁve people die because of drunk driving every year in Saskatchewan and I know that doesn’t sound like a lot, but that’s until one of them is yours,” Allan stated. “I never worried about the court case; it was the least of my worries,” he explained. “I knew he’d get two to four years and lose his licence; I spent my time thinking about Danille and about things I could change, which included a victim impact statement to be read in front of the judge.” Both Melanie and Allan read their powerful statements, which they read in court during the trial, to the students. As they concluded their presenta-

tion Allan told the students that if they only take one thing away from the talk to remember this: “It’s something our oldest son said to us a couple of days after we lost Nille: ‘We are a normal, average family in Saskatchewan; in Canada. What makes us think that it couldn’t happen to us, what would make us any diﬀerent?’ And there’s not one person in this world that is immune to it.” Melanie added, “We’re not saying you should never drink. When you’re of age, drink responsibly, but do not drink and drive. Each one of you can make a diﬀerence. You need to make the decision today that you’re not going to drink and drive. You need to plan ahead.”

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Carlyle Skating Club closes year with “Mi Amor, My Love, Mon Amour” The Carlyle Skating Club closed out the year with a show which celebrated the power of love Sunday, March 12 at Carlyle Sports Arena.

Kayla Fischer (pictured, centre) receives the StarSkate Award from instructors Dawn Brady (right) and Jenna Toms (left).

Pictured (L-R) are: instructor Jenna Toms, Carlyle Skating Club President, Anita Delalleau and instructors Dawn Brady, Halle Doty and Lindsay Greve.

“We’ve had an excellent season and none of it would be possible without the support of our sponsors, people who donated raffle items for the show today, the skaters’ parents, all of our board members and everyone who helped in any way.” - President of the Carlyle Skating Club, Anita Delalleau

Skater Kyla Fischer received the Program Assistant Award from instructor Jenna Toms at the Carlyle Skating Club’s season-ending show, “Mi Amor, My Love, Mon Amour” featured performances from 32 members of the Carlyle skating club as well as a performance by guest skater Tristan Taylor of Regina.

Staff photos by Lynne Bell

Young skater Brynn Chapman is honoured at the Carlyle Skating Club’s final show as she receives the SaskEnergy Rising Star Award from instructor Jenna Toms.

Jackson Brady received the CanSkate Award from instructor Jenna Toms at the Carlyle Skating Club’s final show of the season, Sunday, March 12 in Carlyle.

Brittany Rowe (pictured right) receives the Artistry Award from Grace Smyth (left) at the Carlyle Skating Club’s final show of the season, Sunday, March 12 in Carlyle. Rowe received the award for her grace and athleticism on the ice.

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Catching Up With Cheyenne: Life After Lymphoma Part II Lynne Bell

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In last week’s issue of The Observer, Manor native- and now Regina resident- Cheyenne (Geysen) Chartrand brought readers up to date about her life after cancer. Since her last treatment Chartrand has found a new job, is working to rebuild her physical health, has earned an award for “Top 10 Cancer Blog of 2016” and now, is planning to take part in a charity climb of Mount Everest- with her husband, Evan Chartrand- to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. “‘Why are Evan and I planning to climb Mount Everest?’” asks Cheyenne Chartrand, as she and her husband prepare for their upcoming 18-day Charity Challenge, scheduled for November 1127, 2017. “Well, the short answer is: Evan and I do everything together,” she says. “But the main reason is people helped us when I was sick and we want to pay it back.” “Our (charity) climb is through an organization called Charity Challenge,” explains Chartrand. “Evan and I pay for the cost of the expedition plus flights- which goes to Charity Challenge, who organizes everything- and all of our fundraising goes directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. The LLS has an initiative where they take $100 off your flight costs for every $300 you raise over your minimum fundraising goal.” “Our minimum fundraising goal is $2,500 but we’re striving to hit way above the goal- both for the flight incentive and- mostly- because through this experience I’ve connected with a lot of people who have various forms of lymphoma, some of which have zero chance of a cure.” “That’s really scary and sad,” adds Chartrand. “Often people think of lymphoma as the ‘good cancer’ because Hodgkin’s in particular, when caught early- which it wasn’t in my case- has about a 90 percent cure rate. Frequently, it’s not caught early because it can be confused for a lot of other things. I know of people who were misdiagnosed for years.” “Luckily for me, it was only about six months before I was diagnosed, but that was enough to take me to Stage II cancer.” “But Hodgkin’s only accounts for about 10 percent of all lymphomas,” says Chartrand. “There are so many different sub-types of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and they need cures, too.” After months of feeling ill, Chartrand was diagnosed with Stage IIA Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on November 26, 2014. She underwent intensive chemotherapy immediately and also received radiation treatments. She was declared cancer-free in the summer of 2015, but still undergoes scans every six months, with the final one scheduled for May of this year. “Life is really good right now,” she says. “I thrive on being busy and I have a full-time job I love as communications coordinator for Ranch Ehrlo in Regina. I also freelance and I still blog. Writing is a downtime activity for me- I’d much rather write in my downtime than sit and watch TV.” Chartrand is also a “proud fur mom” of four dogs and when she and Evan aren’t caring for their pooches, she can be found strength training at a Regina gym. “We’ve been sent a training schedule for the Everest climb. And I’m a little concerned about altitude training in Saskatchewan,” she laughs. “But I’m pretty sure I’ll have the endurance. I

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Cheyenne (Geysen) Chartrand and husband Evan Chartrand celebrated Cheyenne’s 27th birthday with a spot of skydiving near Moose Jaw last summer. When the former Manor resident spoke to The Observer in 2015, she was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments while she battled Stage IIA Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. In an effort to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, the Chartrands are planning to participate in a Mount Everest fundraising climb which takes place later this year. used to almost exclusively run, but after cancer, strength training is really important and it not only helps my physical health; it helps my mental health, too.” Chartrand says that although the Everest trek is “a huge challenge,” she is also enjoying both big and small post-cancer milestones. “Evan and I celebrated my 27th birthday by jumping out of a plane,” she laughs. “But at CountryFest this summer, I was super excited just to have hair, because the year before, I wore a wig and let me tell you, wigs and summer are not ideal!” “I am an adrenaline junkie,” she says. “And I’m doing things I have never gone for before. But I want to do things that are worth doing, which is why this charity trek is so important to both of us.” “One of my favourite pictures is of me, Evan and one of our dogs. I don’t have any hair, but I’ve had my last chemo treatment and it was really our first decent walk since I got sick. I remember feeling so happy and I want everyone who has cancer to have that feeling.” To make a tax-deductible donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada via Chartrand’s trek to Everest, check out : http:// bit.ly/2jmvZLJ

Cheyenne (Geysen) Chartrand of Regina says of life after cancer: “It’s really good. It’s probably the best it’s been in a lot of years. I’m busy with a fulltime job, freelancing, blogging and planning a charity climb of Mount Everest with my husband, Evan, who’s back working on the rigs. I’m doing a lot of things I haven’t done before and life is really on the upswing.”

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17th Annual Moose Mountain Ag Day Kelly Running Observer Staff

The 17th annual Moose Mountain Ag Day was held in Arcola at Prairie Place Hall on Wednesday, March 8. The event didn’t draw a lot of people this year as many were digging their way out of the aftermath of the blizzard in the Southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Colin Rosengren – Three Farmers Speaking first was Colin Rosengren of Midale, who spoke about the Three Farmers brand, which developed in 2004-05 as three farmers Dan Vandenhurk, Ron Emde, and Colin Rosengren began discussing the poor price of canola at a bonspiel. They discovered a crop with a lot of potential, camelina, and from there decided to pursue the sale of the grain overseas as it was not yet approved as a food in Canada. As they attempted to navigate this world, they also worked towards having the ancient grain approved in Canada for consumption. Sales overseas were difficult and approval in Canada took awhile, but a change was made. They decided to focus on local production, a direct to farmer route, which would see them bottle their own oil from the camelina they were growing. Attempting to go straight into supermarkets didn’t go as expected and again they scaled down, deciding to take their product to farmer’s markets. This was the best experience for them as they were able to talk to people directly about camelina oil, its benefits, and once people were educated they began coming back regularly. Once they had a customer base, they took the product to independent stores. As this was all happening, Vandenhurk’s daughters Elysia and Natasha, joined the business – Elysia a red seal

chef and chief operating officer and Natasha the company’s chief executive officer – appeared on the Dragons’ Den with the product. Although they had an offer on Dragons’ Den, it was not the right direction for the company. In addition to the camelina oil Three Farmers have also brought out a line of snack food including roasted chickpeas and pea pops. All are Saskatchewan grown and although it began through being produced by the three farmers involved, they have begun purchasing the raw chickpeas and green peas from other Saskatchewan farmers. The camelina, however, is still all grown by the three and the oil bottle comes with a serial number, which one can see which field it came from online. In addition to the snack products added to their brand, they have also begun making Canadian Camelina Oil for Equines under the name Canpressco. This is sold independently, but has been asked for from the equine community since the farmers began growing camelina. Rosengren explained that this product was different than the others, because people were asking for it to be developed, where as with the edible camelina oil they were originally selling was a market they had to open themselves. “If someone else is thinking of doing something similar to what we did; I would tell them to look for a consulting source or a partnership,” Rosengren explained. “Find a person that’s gone through that and who has complimentary products.” David Pattyson – Upper Souris Watershed Association Attending the Ag Day was David Pattyson, the executive director of the Upper Souris Watershed Association. Pattyson spoke of two particular

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Dr. Mario Tenuta, PhD and P.Ag, a professor of applied soil ecology at the University of Manitoba spoke on soil health and carbon sequestration as well as the future of the carbon tax in the prairies. programs: the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program and the Farm Stewardship Program. The first program has been developed to help sustain non-potable water supplies for agricultural use and to develop irrigation infrastructure outside of irrigation districts to increase irrigation capacity and develop new irrigated acres in Saskatchewan. Pattyson, however, drew the attention of the attendees to one specific purpose of the project – decommissioning wells. Old farm wells, which are no longer used are both a hazard for causing injury and it can contaminate water sealed in bedrock because of the well opening which creates vulnerability to the source water. The Farm Stewardship Program focuses on a range of topics from protecting high risk erodible and saline soils to fencing to protect surface water to creek and stream crossing to farmyard run off control. Information regarding all of the efforts being funded can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca and searching for “Farm Stewardship Program.” Pattyson also explained that although they currently have no money in the budget to put towards restoration of wetlands that research has shown they are beneficial to forage production during dry years. Additionally, during wet years cattle still benefit from having the wetlands as well. With run-off a factor in the spring as well wetlands can act as a deposit for some of this water.

Dr. Mario Tenuta – Annuals, Perennials and Grazing: What do they do for soil health and carbon sequestration Dr. Mario Tenuta holds a Ph.D, P.Ag, and is a professor of applied soil ecology at the University of Manitoba. Tenuta explained that he likes to look at solutions, not problems – so what can be done to make things better? “Climate change is the most agreed on topic in the scientiﬁc community,” he explained. “There are people out there who are saying that’s not the case, but trust me, there are really very few of them.” In Saskatchewan, farmers contribute to greenhouse gasses mostly through nitrogen fertilizer and methane gas (produced by ruminant animals). Tenuta explained that with provinces being given the freedom to address climate change, that there is a very good chance Saskatchewan will adopt a “Cap and Trade System.” This will allow high producing industry and companies to buy reductions from other companies, which produce fewer greenhouse gases. Thus, the oil industry would be able to purchase oﬀsets in order to keep producing. In the world of reducing greenhouse gases, China has now signed on according to Tenuta, which means that with or without the United States’ backing Climate Change has become more important than previous years.

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From Page 6 - 17th Annual Moose Mountain Ag Days In Canada, Tenuta stated, agriculture is responsible for eight percent of emissions. This does not include farm fuel as it is part of the transportation sector of recorded emissions – only methane and nitrous oxide. Farmers and ranchers have both been working on ways to practice better soil management as well in order to build the carbon dioxide stored in soil. However, Tenuta, feels that this cannot be built into any taxation rebate system because it is always ﬂuctuating. If you are paid for storing carbon dioxide one year and the next year its shown you’ve lost carbon then do you pay? How long do you have to have stored the carbon to receive credit? If you practice good soil management and store carbon, what happens to the people in your succession plan? Do they have to pay if they lose carbon? Grasslands can be ripped up and turned into cropland, while monocropping practices make it diﬃcult to ever actually build soil because each plant’s growth stages start out losing carbon dur-

ing seeding, captures carbon while its growing, but again loses carbon once harvested. Within this the only real difference between a perennial and an annual crop is that a perennial will begin capturing carbon earlier than an annual will, however, there is a spring and fall shoulder season in which both types of crops lose carbon. Tenuta also stated that there would be diminishing returns over time. The saturation point of carbon being sequestered has a limit; and has been shown through various studies according to Tenuta to have benefits for its first 10 years. Ann Wasko – Livestock analyst A market analyst from Eastend, SK, Ann Wasko believes that the upcoming year will be stable. There won’t be too many swings in market pricing – always an increase in the spring with BBQ season and a downswing in the latter part of the summer or the fall. However, because she expects things to be relatively stable, these fluctuations won’t be too large.

Although there are currently expected to be more animals for sale from looking at calf births two years ago although Wasko feels the weights of animals will go down to compensate for the market. We’re closely tied into what the American market is doing, however, talks with South Korea, the European Union (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – CETA), and Asia-Paciﬁc discussions might open added markets depending on how things go. Conclusion Lorne Klein, with the Ministry of Agriculture out of the Weyburn oﬃce, thanked everyone who braved the roads to attend the event. “We owe a lot of thanks to those that help to put this day on,” he said. “Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who helped us put this day on. In addition to his talk about Three Farmers, Colin Rosengren also presented on Intercropping Annual Cash Crops; check out next week’s Observer for our Ag Issue and a look at Rosengren’s operation.

Weekly RCMP Report Kelly Running Observer Staff

The Carlyle detachment of the RCMP responded to numerous calls between Friday, March 3, and Thursday, March 9. The winter storm During this time there was a zero visibility winter storm with high winds and blowing snow. Roads were closed and travel not recommended. Despite this many people ventured out into the storm. Calls were coming in of people getting stuck on the roads, snow drifts were in abundance and with no visibility drivers couldn’t see to avoid the drifts on the road, while others entered the ditch as they could not tell where the road was. The majority of calls were from drivers in fourwheel drive vehicles who became stuck. Many of the callers had also driven without having proper winter clothing in their vehicle, no cell phone charger, and not enough fuel to last the night in their vehicle. RCMP recommend always carrying warm, winter clothes in winter months, always carrying a cell phone charger, and ensuring you have enough fuel for the trip and to always keep your vehicle filled fuller than a quarter of a tank. For Staff Sgt. Darren Simons, responding to emergency calls during the winter storm was worrisome: “I’ve seen a lot of scary things on this job, but being on those roads was some of the scariest stuff I’ve ever done.”

He explained that attempting to get to motorists who had ventured out onto the roads was harrowing, as there was zero visibility, numerous snow drifts, and the potential for snow drifts to have formed around an already stuck vehicle. Following the winter storm calls were put in to the RCMP regarding vehicles in the ditch. If there is police tape on the vehicle, then the RCMP have already responded to it; but, all calls are appreciated by the RCMP. 911 calls There was a 911 misdial of an individual attempting to call an airline. Alarms Two separate alarm calls were set oﬀ by accident. Assault Two people were arrested in regards to an assault in Manor. A search warrant resulted in forthcoming drug charges as well. An assault was reported in the Carlyle area and charges are pending. Assistance RCMP assisted Regina City Police with warrants. The Carlyle detachment assisted Carnduﬀ along Hwy 9 involving stranded motorists during the winter storm. Criminal harassment Criminal harassment via text message was reported to the RCMP. Harassing communications in the Wawota area are currently under investigation.

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Inclusiveness in Canada

Currently in the world there is an anti-Muslim rhetoric, which seems to be pervading every aspect of life and creating hostility amongst people – humans. I think one of the biggest things I took away from postsecondary was the ability to enter a discussion calmly. In Kelly Running university, I learned that an Observer Staff opinion is just that, an opinion, and in a discussion a difference of opinions simply means you might learn something. It doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree with each other by the end, but being open to seeing something from a different perspective can give you a better understanding of a situation or topic. It’s like Atticus Finch tells us in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of my favourite books: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” A few years ago there was discussion around whether or not the RCMP should allow Sikhs to wear their traditional turban - dastaar. To be honest, at first I thought to myself, “No, the uniform is the uniform. It’s rooted in tradition and is symbolically Canadian.” Then I began reading further on the topic and thinking about what it means to be Canadian. Canada was built on multiculturalism and this melting pot we call home is just that, a melting pot, where everyone of any religion, culture, etc… is accepted and allowed to be who they are, so long as they aren’t endangering anyone else’s life. Was allowing Sikhs to wear their dastaars hurting anyone? Nope. In fact just a few months ago I read about how one individual, not part of the RCMP, but a Sikh who was wearing a dastaar, unravelled it to use as a rope to save a teenage girl from drowning. Although Sikh rules dictate a man is not supposed to show his hair in public, he stated that the rules don’t apply in a life or death matter. Just recently Sikhs in New York City have also been allowed to join the police – the NYPD – and wear their dastaars. In fact they’ve been made blue and are affixed with a badge, which in photos looks very official. The reason? New York City has numerous Sikhs living in the city and to create a better rapport with citizens, to create a trust in the police, the NYPD wanted people to see themselves in the police force. In Canada, although a story from 2016, recently shares of police cruisers from London, Ontario, with Arabic writing on them has caused concern… however, police across Canada have actually been adding stickers with a variety of languages on them beginning in 2009: Vietnamese, Chinese, Persian, and Polish are others to name a few. However, people only seem concerned that Arabic writing is on the cruisers… why? If you look at the NYPD example and that they have populations of Sikhs, so making them feel welcome and as though they can trust the police, will make them more a part of the community… well that looks an awful lot like adding different languages to police cruisers. It identifies them as police; people who protect the law for everyone because that is their job, whether or not they have personal views tending towards racism or anti-Muslim thoughts, police must put people first and if they don’t, then they shouldn’t be an officer. You can’t pick and choose who to protect. Creating an open and welcoming country, while still upholding the law is important… and in Canada

it’s unjust to discriminate against someone based on their religion, gender, etc… So, no, “those people” should not “go back to their country” because they’re Canadians too. Yes, everyone in Canada should adhere to our Canadian laws, but we need to remember what those laws look like too. And being welcoming, like Canadians are thought to be,

How’s the weather treating you?

It’s often the go-to conversation starter in our part of the world. When there’s little else to say you can be sure there are always opinions about the weather. “It’s a good day to get out and enjoy the sun” or “We know this won’t last.” Yet the weather we encounter does more than affect the conversations we start--it shapes the kind of day we will Shelley Luedtke have. We bring expectations to the day just by the words we associate with whatever weather we encounter. Rainy days are drizzly, grey and slow. Sunny days are bright, rejuvenating and energetic. But it’s not just our perception. Weather can determine behaviour. The conditions we encounter when we first look out the window in the morning can establish our attitude and activity for the day, and there is physiology to back up what we are experiencing. Sociologists like to study the way crime statistics change as the temperature does, and ask any nurse about working the night shift in emergency when there is a heat wave. They will have stories. But there’s more. A lack of sunlight can make us feel sleepy and less motivated, which is why rainy days are ones in which we are more likely to want to nap. Cold temperatures can reduce our muscle strength, and affect blood flow, balance and dexterity. Rain can cause us to eat more since we crave carbohydrates as our serotonin levels dip. Rain can also lead to increased pain and stiffness and reduce our mobility. Extended periods of cold can lead to an increase in anger and irritability, leading Canadian newspapers to coin the term snow rage in response to the 911 calls Quebec City Police dealt with after receiving over 16 feet of snow one year. On the other hand, keep an eye on your wallet because increased exposure to sunlight is associated with higher levels of spending. Kelly Running Editor Reporter/Photographer

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is important because it helps bond us as Canadians. Fearing “the other” has happened in the past… and how did those instances turn out? We’re all people. Religions – despite the name – all look relatively similar when you study them, so why not respect each other and discuss diﬀerences. See what it looks like from their perspective.

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Sometimes we are intent on proving weather won’t hinder, or change us, or slow us down. How many times have we taken off in a vehicle when the police have recommended no travel? We seem to think weather advisories or outright directives don’t apply to us. But weather conditions need to be adhered. There are times when nature itself is telling us to be more aware, to take cover and simply…stop. It’s about respecting the fact that some situations are much bigger than we are and we need to be reminded that we are not in control of any of it. We need to stop thinking we can micromanage every element of our lives or that every outcome is going to be what we want it to be. Sometimes it’s as simple as a cancelled event and seeing the ensuing freed-up time as a gift to be enjoyed. Sometimes it’s more complicated as we need to trust that the right conditions will occur at the best moments because our livelihood is dependent upon it. It might make us feel small, limited and inadequate. Perhaps it’s one of the times in our life when we finally understand we have to stop walking around as if we are the ones in charge. Weather is a variable in our lives that none of us are unaffected by. So we need to acquiesce and do our best to take it all in. What could be better than a long walk in the rain, letting the drops wash over you, feeling it’s blanket of moisture wrap fully around you. Or a sunny day enjoyed from indoors watching the rays of light bathe the windows and sweep across the floor. So let’s marvel at the capacity of the wind, the power of sleet, the beauty of a snowfall, the brilliance of the sunshine, the refreshment of the rain, the sway of breeze through prairie grass and everything in between. Whether we are watching it with noses pressed up against the window pane, or experiencing the elements fully saturate us, the weather is part of what makes each day an experience to be explored and embraced, sometimes even endured…and gives us a whole lot to talk about. That’s my outlook.

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I hope everyone made it through the “Snowicane;” what a doozy of a storm! We faired out alright in our yard, all the snow that fell blew into our bale yard, making it almost imposKrystyn Gillies sible to feed the cows. Thankfully, we have a substantial stack of hay on the house yard side of the farm and it is sheltered by the old red barn on the hill. We stacked it there for just such an occasion! I said I would give an update about our calves and sure enough, two of those heifers decided that the storm was an ideal time to have calves. One didn’t make it, but the other is thriving well! I hope the rest wait until this warm weather they are talking about comes. I hinted that there was another story about durable paint in my last column, so let me tell you about it. Like I said, we paid a ridiculous amount of money for the best paint out there, and I am certainly glad we did! I was working on some tax stuff a couple of weeks ago, meaning I was stuck at the desk for a couple of hours. The toddler was playing in the living room, but has access to the whole main floor, which is childproofed as much as possible. I was knee deep in paperwork when she walked over to me and handed me a pen. Now, a very enforced rule around

here is that no toddler should have access to a pen. This rule was put in place before her second birthday when she found one and drew all over the walls in our bedroom. Of course, I wasn’t thinking clearly when we renovated the main floor, I just bought the paint the lady in the store suggested. The kind that if you draw on it with crayon, comes off with some elbow grease, but if drawn on with a pen, it WILL NOT budge no matter what you spray or scrub with. There is some paint downstairs to paint over those pen marks, but I am waiting until she stops with the wall colouring all together. Anyway! When the toddler handed me the pen, I noticed she had already coloured on her arms and feet with it. I asked her if she was supposed to play with pens and she responded with a no. Thankful that she brought me the pen, I carried on with my work. A few hours later, I wandered back upstairs to do another coat of my chevron paint when I noticed an imperfection on one of the walls in that room. I stopped, kneeled and to my horror, the more I looked, the worse it got. There were large squiggles and circles all over the wall from a few inches from the floor to about three feet up. I felt sick to my stomach, but I calmly went downstairs to my cupboard full of cleaners and popped a new magic eraser out of its box, damp-

ened it, headed back upstairs and held my breath. I swiped the sponge over some of the marks and to my delight, it washed right off. I breathed a sigh of relief and went to work, scrubbing the pen off three out of the four walls in her soon-to-be bedroom. After I was finished, I found the offending pen, on the floor beside all the flooring we just brought upstairs. Then it hit me. The little sneak brought me a DECOY pen, giving me false hope that she had done the right thing by bringing me a pen she knew she wasn’t supposed to have. I could hardly believe it. When my husband got home, I showed him where the pen had been and that I got it off no problem. He was relieved, also glad we bought the expensive paint, but then went on a pen removal mission throughout the whole house. Later that night, after the toddler was sound asleep, we made our way to bed and I noticed a new squiggle beside my nightstand. I couldn’t be sure, but I was almost positive that it was new. I pointed it out to my husband and he rolled his eyes and smiled. I then pulled back the covers to my side of the bed and there was another large doodle on the sheet and on my pillow case. It really goes to show that you should NEVER underestimate a smart toddler. She’s two and smarter than me, I am in for a world of hurt!

Simple math I have an app on my phone that will do the math for me when I go for a walk. I must point out here that I go for walks for more than one reason: I go because I like beJocelyn Hainsworth ing outside and breathing fresh air, I go to make the dog happy, and I go to burn calories. It’s this third reason that I need the app for – it keeps track of how far and how fast I walk and tells me whether I’ve earned a muffin for snack or a glass of wine before supper that day. I have another app that tells me how many miles each of those treats cost in the very real currency of calories. Because, that’s all weight control boils down to – you are dealing with a simple mathematical equation. If I take in more calories than I burn off those extra numbers make my jeans uncomfortably tight. If I burn off more than I take in my cushion starts to disappear. These apps on my phone help me stay honest about what those numbers are. My bathroom scales and mirror back up the fancy digital information with good old fashioned visual reality. I play this game partly for vanity and partly because I want to remain healthy and active. I am a flawed human who will never be 100% satisfied with what I see in the mirror, and the likelihood of me ever trying to run a marathon is infinitesimally small, but at my age I don’t worry so much about such high ideals anymore. I think maybe it’s smarter to stay within realistic goals and actually have a hope to accomplish them. So, I walk; I don’t run. I garden; I don’t lift weights. I mow lawn; I don’t workout. I allow myself to eat treats if they are in the house, but I arrange not to have the kind of treats I like in the house very often. For example I will buy chocolate bars but not the kind I like; I will bake cookies but not my favourites. My great weakness is homemade buns, fresh from the oven, but I see to it that they don’t happen nearly as often as they used to. And I do the math: I try to have a rough idea of how many miles I will need to walk or how many minutes of work on the elliptical trainer I am going to put into whatever treat I want – a kind of cost/ benefit ratio. Sometimes I am extravagant and ambitious and go the extra mile for my chosen reward, sometimes I exhibit self control and turn down the treat. This balancing of numbers keeps me in

charge. I like the feeling of power over my own destiny it gives me. Unfortunately, sometimes I completely blow it and defiantly dig into dessert knowing full well channel surfing is the most exercise I’m going to get for the rest of the day. At the time I feel all rebellious and care free, but my next visit with the bathroom scales brings me back to Earth, proving that I can skip math class if I want to but the numbers continue to add up anyway. It’s been over a year since I set my sights on a 30 pound loss. The first 20 came off slow and steady – the best way to do it – but I have stalled out. I can’t decide whether this is because this is where my

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body really wants to be (I doubt it. The way I like food I think my body would be fine with the number 300). Or is it that having proved to myself that I can do it, I have gotten complacent about when I’ll get around to those last ten pounds? Of course, there is that third option of me just being lazy and unfocussed ... Whichever it is I’m going to try to get this train back on the tracks. Summer is coming up and I could really use some new hot weather clothing. I don’t want to buy it I the size I am now but one size smaller. I am the only one in charge of that. So it’s time to start taking my phone for a walk again. I need to work on my subtraction skills.

“Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time, serenity, that nothing is.”

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Moose Mountain Lions

Winter Fun Day By Ainsley Wright

On shift in the kitchen at the pancake breakfast

A visiting youth group from Regina participated in the day.

One group that was happy about the recent snow dump was the Moose Mountain Lions Club. Saturday, March 11 the Lions hosted their annual Winter Fun Day. It was a jam-packed day of activities starting with the pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Moose Mountain Church of Christ. During the day from noon until 4 p.m., several outdoor activities took place. Families enjoyed tobogganing, horse and sleigh rides, hot dogs and hot chocolate at the McNaughton Heights toboggan hill in Moose Mountain Provincial Park. Horse and sleigh was provided by Sanguine Clydes. Down below on the lake, the Lions had used the Village of Kenosee Lake’s zamboni to clear a patch of ice for skaters. Further onto the lake, an ice fishing derby took place. Due to unfavourable ice conditions on Little Kenosee, where the derby was originally supposed to take place, it was move onto Kenosee Lake just south of McNaughton Heights. About 15 anglers competed for two prizes; Longest Fish and Longest Three Fish, which is the total length of your longest three fish. There was also a junior division prize for Longest Fish. John Brownlee was awarded both prizes in the adult division and Rowan Pauls won the junior division Longest Fish. Brownlee’s longest fish was measured at 11.75”. Pauls’ fish was measured at 10.25”. Following the day’s activities, a delicious roast beef supper was held at the Kenosee Lake Rec Hall catered by the Kenosee Inn. There was a cash bar and music for socializing and dancing. It was a busy and fun filled day and an overall successful fund raiser for the club. All proceeds of this day will go toward the Moose Mountain Lions Club Greenspace Project in conjunction with the Village of Kenosee. The project is to build a green space within the village’s new subdivision that will include a playground, community BBQ and picnic area, walking paths, public washrooms and an outdoor rink with heated change rooms. The project is still early into its fundraising and for more information, or to make a donation contact the Lions at 306-577-9857. Tax receipts are available. “The green space project is our biggest project to date,” says Lion Kent Sauter. “We want to thank everyone who came out and supported our event. Without the community’s support we would not be able to make these projects happen.”

John Brownlee headed to measure another fish.

Seth B. speeding down the hill.

Charlie B. and Heidi L. being brave by the horses.

Lions Kent Sauter and Chris Byrne measuring fish.

Finley S. checking out the Clydesdales with mom.

Oscar B. chases Olivia B. with his dad on the ice.

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Members of the Carlyle Cougars basketball team advanced to Regionals after coming in second-place at the SHSAA Conference Basketball Championships, held March 10 and 11 at Carlyle’s Gordon F. Kells High School, where the Cougars, the Balcarres Bulldogs, the Cupar/Lipton Cougars and the Whitewood Tigers competed to advance to the next round of competition. The players are grades 10, 11 and 12 students. The Cougars came behind the ﬁrstplace Balcarres Bulldogs, with the championship game ending in a score of 67-59 for Balcarres. As a result, both teams will advance to Regionals this weekend, at a location to be announced. The Cougars are coached by GFK teacher Tom Broccolo and the roster is as follows: Cody Hagel, Matthew Forcier, Rawson Marsh, Danielle Alvarez, Zach Romaniuk, Tyler Johnson, Kelly Hume, Tucker Sharpe, Brandon Walter, Ethan Newell, Lane Newell, Terran Baker, Brayden Hill and Judah Wardrope. Coach Broccolo says: “We’d like to thank the staﬀ here at the high school for the support for the team and for helping to host the tournament. To host the championship and to have the team play so well is great.”

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The Gordon F. Kells Cougars hosted three high school basketball teams March 10 and 11 as four teams from Carlyle, Balcarres, Cupar-Lipton and Whitewood competed to advance to the next round of competition. Here, the Cougars- who came second to the Balcarres Bulldogs- are pictured on the court with members of the Cupar-Lipton Cougars.

The Gordon F. Kells High School Curling Team captured the Provincial Championships, Saturday, March 11 in Assiniboia. Led by coach Brian Romaniuk, Lane Newell (skip), Zach Romaniuk (third), Ethan Newell (second), Jace Fischer (lead) and Brayden Hill (alternate) competed against teams from throughout Saskatchewan and clinched the provincial title with a score of 9-2 over Spiritwood. An impromptu gathering of teachers, family members and friends welcomed the boys back late Saturday night with a welcoming reception at the Carlyle Curling Rink, which celebrated a firstever provincial championship for curlers from Carlyle High School. Coach Brian Romaniuk said, “They were excellent. During Districts, Regionals and Provincials, they only lost two games. Every time they started to struggle, they picked themselves up and came back strong. It’s definitely gratifying; the boys made me very proud and their hard work definitely paid off.” Pictured (l-r) are Coach Brian Romaniuk (back row), alternate Brayden Hill, lead Jace Fischer, second Ethan Newell, third Zach Romaniuk and skip Lane Newell. To learn more, read next week’s Observer.

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A popular feature of the Arcola Daycare’s annual Ladies Night Out is the photo booth, presided over by area photographer, Rachel Dayman of Arcola. Here, Lorie Gordon (left) and daughter, Nikki Gordon pose for a picture.

Local ladies beat the winter blues with a Vegasthemed evening hosted by Arcola Daycare. The annual fundraiser feature gaming tables, dinner and dancing, a male auction- with this year’s volunteers from the Carlyle Cougars hockey team and shopping, supper and cocktails. Auctioneer Carlee Annis- pictured here in actiontold the crowd: “These handsome devils will sell themselves.”

Funds raised at the annual Arcola Ladies Night Out will benefit the Arcola Daycare’s building- including the cost of renovations. “This evening is a great excuse to get girlfriends and family members together for a fun night out which will support the daycare, too,” says Arcola Daycare Director, Kayla Breti. Pictured is one jubilant table who “won” the man of their choice during a high-spirited auction featuring members of the Carlyle Cougars hockey team.

The Arcola Daycare hosted its third annual Ladies Night Out on Saturday, March 11 at Prairie Place Hall. Each year, attendees gather for a femalefriendly, glam night out, with this year’s evening featuring a “Vegas Baby” theme- complete with games tables hosted by Whtebear’s Bear Claw Casino. Pictured are Casino employees Beatrice Kennedy (left) and Armanda McArthur (right) welcoming women to the event. Bear Claw marketing manager Vanessa Big Eagle says: “We’re happy to be invited to this event, which attracts ladies from thoughout the southeast.”

Arcola Ladies Night Out attendees had a chance to be waited on by members of the Carlyle Cougars Hockey team, who did their volunteer bit to benefit the Arcola Daycare. Pictured (left to right) are waiters for the night: Ben Johnstone, Jordan Fox, Blake Slykuis, Jesse Matthewson, Ty Currie and Blaize Meyer.

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In December 2016, Viola Desmond was selected to appear on the future Canadian ten-dollar bank note. The public suddenly became aware of this extraordinary woman, whose bold stance against racial discrimination furthered the cause of equality in Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. Even neatly summed up in a Royal Canadian Mint press release, Desmond’s story is an inspiring one, and the actions of this soon-to-be icon are well worth a closer look. Viola Desmond was born in Halifax in 1914. She and her nine siblings had a white mother and a black father, an unusual situation for the time. Growing up, Viola noticed that all of the professional beauty and skin-care products on the market were for white women. Far from an innocuous observation, this perceived injustice prompted Desmond to take things into her own hands. Because black women could not attend beauty school in Halifax, she moved to Montreal for training before returning to her hometown to open a salon. Not one to idly enjoy her business’s success, the young entrepreneur founded the Desmond School of Beauty Culture so that others like her could study close to home. The school created opportunities for countless black women in Nova Scotia by enabling them to open their own salons and create jobs in their communities. Desmond also single-handedly created, marketed and sold a line of cosmetics for black women, Vi’s Beauty Products, to fill the void she’d noticed as a youth. It was in the rainy evening hours of November 8, 1946, that Viola Desmond went from empowering entrepreneur to full-blown civil rights activist. Her car had broken down en route to a meeting, so she decided to catch a movie at Roseland Theatre to pass the time. Her ticket was for a balcony seat; the cashier had refused to sell her one for the main floor, where only whites were welcome. Undeterred, Desmond took a seat downstairs, but was quickly told by a manager to either sit where people of her colour should, or leave the premises. She did neither. Police were called. What was supposed to be a pleasant outing turned into an overnight stay in jail for Desmond, who was arrested on bogus charges and later sent to court. During the proceedings, matters of race were never discussed. Still, the trial’s true motivations were painfully clear, and its verdict—which came with a hefty fine—was as predictable as it was unjust. For years, Viola Desmond fought her charges, mobilizing the province’s black community in the process. It wasn’t about the ruling, nor was it about the fine. It was about sending a crystal-clear message: non-whites would no longer tolerate being treated as second-class citizens. Slowly but surely, Desmond and her supporters’ steadfast determination ushered in a new era of tolerance. Segregation in Nova Scotia was finally abolished in 1954. Eleven years after this watershed moment, Viola Desmond passed away, and her baseless conviction followed her to the grave. As the twentieth century reached its end, Viola Desmond’s courageous actions had all but disappeared from public consciousness. The story resurfaced in the early 2000s thanks to her sister, Wanda Robson, who released a book about Desmond called Sister to Courage in 2010. That same year, Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter granted Desmond a total pardon, at long last turning the page on a dark chapter of the province’s story.

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CANADA’S DUTCH COMMUNITY Once upon a time, North America’s east coast was home to a Dutch colony known as New Netherland. This seventeenth-century settlement, which was created to take advantage of the region’s booming fur trade, represents the first group of Dutch people to live on the continent. While the Dutch were forced to relinquish the colony to British authorities at the end of the Third Anglo-Dutch War in 1673, these settlers and their descendants stayed put and played an important role in the development of colonial America. After the end of Dutch colonization in North America, the vast majority of immigrants from the Netherlands chose to settle in the American frontier to capitalize on the area’s rapid development. However, the supply of affordable land in the region quickly dried up, and by the 1880s an increasing number of Dutch immigrants and Dutch Americans turned to Canada for a more promising future. Over the next few decades (until the start of the Great War), the Canadian Prairies saw a steady flow of new residents from the Netherlands, who came to work on the railways or start their own farm. At the dawn of the 20th century, the largest concentration of Dutch people in Canada was located in and around Winnipeg. After the Second World War, tens of thousands of Dutch people fled their devastated homeland and came to Canada to lay their roots. By the mid 1960s, more than 150,000 Dutch immigrants were living in Canada, mainly in Ontario and the West. Immigration in the present day still gravitates toward these historic bastions. While Canada and the Netherlands both share many of the same societal values—openness, liberalism and collectivism, for instance—the 1.2 million+ Canadians with Dutch ancestry have a rich heritage of their own to add to our collective cultural patchwork. From retired NHL star Steve Yzerman to actress Neve Campbell, notable Dutch Canadians have made their mark on every facet of our delightfully heterogeneous society.

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Kenzie Fleck of Lampman (#16) passes a three in serve receive during action at March Madness durin the weekend of March 11 and 12.

Bronwyn Douglas of Carnduff plays with the Redcoat Rebels 18U team and can be seen here making a diving pass during tournament action in Regina at the March Madness Volleyball Tournament. Redcoat Rebels Volleyball Club Submitted

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Last year’s champs take on league’s new team in Big Six final: Flyers vs Wheat Kings Kelly Running Observer Staff

The Wawota Flyers, last year’s reigning champions - took an early lead in the best of seven, final series of Big Six Hockey against the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings – a new team to the league as of this year. In the first game of the series, hosted in Wawota on Saturday, March 11, Wawota earned the win in a 5-4 victory. The Wheat Kings took an early lead with a goal in the first five minutes of play by Brendon Vertefeuille assisted by Troy Miller and Justin Richter. Shortly after that they earned a second goal this time by Miller assisted by Richter and Dylan Frey. With the game sitting at 2-0, the Flyers rallied together scoring two goals in the last four minutes of play: Rob West earned one off an assist by Riley Riddell and Brent Struble; then Taylor Ernst found the net with the help of Riddell and Struble again. Heading into the second it was tied up. Lucas Hislop earned a goal quickly

in the second with an assist by Devin Stewart. West then scored his second goal of the game off an assist by Struble and Ernst. The Wheat Kings; Corey Koski earned a goal answering back assisted by Frey and Kyle Mryglod. But the Flyers kept pushing and earned a third goal in the second period with Riddell finding the back of the net off an assist by Ernst. Up 5-3 and headed into the third, the Wheat Kings pressed back with Jackson Schneider closing the gap on an assist from Matt Dreis. Battling back and forth, it was Wawota, which came out on top. Wawota played in Yellow Grass on Monday, March 13, but the game was played after The Observer’s deadline. Stay tuned for updates next week as Yellow Grass will be back in Wawota on Friday, March 17, for Game Three.

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Our Novice team has been busy with practices and games and are now in their second round of playoﬀs. They played round 1 against Oxbow and won that series! After that round, they moved on to play a series against Bienfait. They faced oﬀ in Bienfait for game 1 on Saturday, March 11th, 2017, and won the game 14-8. Game 2 will be this Thursday, March 16th, 2017, at the Carlyle Sports Arena at 6:00 pm. Come on out to cheer on our team! Game 3 if needed will be on Sunday in Bienfait at 11:00 am. If our team wins this series they will be the B side survivor series champs! Stay tuned!! Good luck Cougars!

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Well, what a season!!!! Our Atom team has had a fantastic season and have been played very well! We played all our regular season games and came out second in the league standings then off to the semi finals. We faced off against Carnduff and played game 1 in Carlyle and beat them 9-3, then game 2 in Carnduff and beat them again 7-4. After 2 big wins against Carnduff, we headed off to the league finals against Redvers (the team that we lost against both times during the regular season). We played game 1 in Redvers and played a great game, tied it up 7-7 then went into overtime. Three minutes into overtime, we scored the game winning goal, to win it 8-7. With game 1 under our belt, we were excited to play game 2 on home ice on Saturday, March 10, 2017. In front of a big crowd, our team played a fantastic game! We played a smart, strong, tough game- great passing, hard skating, strong defence, and came out on top! With a 3-2 score, our Carlyle Atom Cougars won the Moose Mountain Minor hockey league, Atom division for the 2016-2017 season! Go Cougars Go!!! What a fantastic season with our Atom team! We had a great group of kids, great coaches, Kirk Himmelspach, Jeff Humphries, and Ashley Miller, Manager- Jared Riddell, and great parents who all took their turns working the clock, door, selling 50/50 tickets, team duties, and working the kitchen. Big thanks to Brent Stillwell for always having great ice ready for our practices and games! Another big thanks to the Carlyle PureChem Cougars for letting us suit up for our final game in their dressing room, huge thanks to the team for supporting ours! Also, big thanks to all our fans as well for supporting our team this season, it was very much appreciated! If I have forgotten anyone, I apologize. The MMMHL will be presenting our team with the banner for being league champions on Thursday, March 16th, 2017, during Game 2 of the Carlyle Novice Cougar game starting at 6 pm at the Carlyle Sports Arena. The presentation will be during the break of that game. Come on out to cheer for the Novice team and congratulate our Atom team!

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The GFK Senior Boys’ Curling Team finished second at Regionals last week and qualified to advance to Provincials in Assiniboia on the weekend. In Assiniboia, the team of Lane Newell, Zach Romaniuk, Ethan Newell, Jace Fischer, and Brayden Hill played spectacularly and brought home the Gold Medal! Congratulations to our provincial champs! At Basketball Conference Playoffs here in Carlyle on the weekend, GFK was also very successful. They finished in second place and advance to the Senior Regionals on Fri. / Sat. March 17/18. At the Wrestling Regionals in Moose Jaw on the weekend, Nathen Schmidt finished 1st, Dennis Bridge finished 1st, Jordan Patriquin finished 2nd, and Julyco Opena finished 5th. Nathen, Dennis, and Jordan all advance to Provincials in Warman next weekend. GFK badminton has started. Both junior and senior teams will be practicing twice a week and taking part in tournaments and exhibition games throughout the season. Important dates: Junior Badminton Pre-districts – Tuesday, May 2 , Districts – Saturday, May 6, Senior Badminton Pre-districts – Tuesday, April 25, Districts – Saturday, April 29, Regionals – Saturday, May 6, Provincials – Saturday, May 13. Fitness club has been running since the beginning of September with many eager students coming out Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 7:45 – 8:30. All students and fitness levels are welcome to come at any time. Get your day started right with some exercise. There is no school on Friday, March 24, due to a teacher professional development day. For parents and students looking for more information about careers and post-secondary options, we encourage they check out the website www.saskcareers.ca for aptitude tests, career descriptions, post-secondary information, scholarships, and much more. Have you forgotten your HomeLogic password? You may now click on the “Forget Password” link to retrieve it. Visit our HomeLogic page for additional information. Parents are reminded to continue to use the Home Logic Parent Portal to keep up with their children’s grades and attendance. Parents can contact the school for information about how to set up access. All your school news can be found on the GF Kells website on the Southeast Cornerstone School Division website under the “schools” tab. (http://www.cornerstonesd.ca/ school/GFKells) Please check it out.

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Mother Nature wreaks havoc with 49’ers bonspiel Submitted Mother Nature’s latest blast of winter turned the Carlyle 49’ers bonspiel into only a two day ‘spiel for the eleven rinks entered, but she wasn’t able to halt the enjoyment when rinks from Kipling, Arcola, Wawota and Whitewood joined the local rinks March 6 and 8 to try to make those perfect curling shots. There were come-arounds, tapbacks, in-oﬀs to the button and angle raises in some close games and some not-so-close games, but every end saw lots of rocks in play and with a house like that, you never knew what might happen and that made it exciting for everyone. After round robin games, total points were tallied for rinks Marlene Gies and Karen Bernat of Kipling, Al Kolman from Whitewood, Lorne Perry of Arcola, Eric Sorenson and Dwayne Lamontagne from Wawota, and Ray Lothian, Doug Rintoul, Kent Holland, Laurence Dezell and Tom Farnden with Al Kolman and his rink coming out on top and will have their names engraved on the Tom Dovell Millennium trophy. Jack and Diane Wilson and helpers did a wonderful job of providing lunches for the two days and on Wednesday evening they served a delicious pork supper to curlers and guests. The 49’ers season has come to a close and everyone will be looking forward to the arrival of spring and enjoying a great summer!

Winners of the 2017 Carlyle 49’ers bonspiel (L to R) Al Kolman, John Yeo, Tim Daku and Yvette Jeannot of Whitewood.

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2012 8230 Case IH duals & pick up ........................................... $310,000 2007 7010 Case IH duals, pick up.............................................. $175,000 2007 2588 Case IH 2015 header ...............................................$155,000 2006 2388 Case IH w/pu ............................................................$130,000 2006 9660 WTS John Deere, duals, 914 pick-up, 2300 hrs. ..... $132,500 2004 2388 Case IH w 2014 header ............................................$115,000 1998 2388 CASE IH with p/u ........................................................ $65,000

COMBINE HEADERS

2010 40 ft D60 MacDon, transport Pea Auger, one with JD Adapter & one with CASE IH adapter ...................................................... $60,000 2010 2152 40 ft Case IH header/transport AAFX adapter ...............$65,000 2008 30 ft FP36 Honeybee header w/pickup reel/transport, AFX adapter ......................................................................$37,000

2002 36 ft 1042 CASE IH Transport ............................................. $16,000

SEEDING

Gravel Hauling Tenders The Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64 is accepting tenders for the hauling of approximately 20,000 yards of crushed gravel within the municipality. Gravel hauling is to be completed by June 15, 2017 (weather permitting). Please state separate costs for the loading of crushed gravel and hauling crushed gravel.

LOWEST OR ANY TENDER MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ACCEPTED. Tenders for the service of gravel hauling as stated above will be accepted until 4:00 P.M. on Monday, April 10th, 2017. For further information please contact the R.M. of Brock No. 64 office at 306-462-2010 Tenders may be submitted to: Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64 Attention: Administrator Box 247, Kisbey, SK, S0C 1L0 E-Mail: rm64@signaldirect.ca Fax: 306-462-2016

GRAVEL HAULING TENDERS The Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31 is accepting tenders for the hauling of a minimum of 15,000 yards of crushed gravel within the municipality. Gravel hauling is to be completed by July 1 st , 2017 (weather permitting). Please state separate costs for the loading of crushed gravel, hauling of crushed gravel, loading of pit run, hauling of crushed gravel and pit run on private lanes and yard sites. The awarded tender must be available for spot gravelling throughout the year with minimal notice.

LOWEST OR ANY TENDER MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ACCEPTED. Tenders for the service of gravel hauling as stated above will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17 th, 2017. For further information please contact the RM of Storthoaks No. 31 office at 306-449- 2262. Tenders may be submitted to: Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31 Attention: Administrator P.O. Box 40 Storthoaks, SK S0C 2K0 Email: rm31@sasktel.net • Fax: 306-449- 2210

2011 50 ft. 12” spacing Seed Hawk tool bar w/600 cart, dual wheels, auger, bag lift. ................................................................................... CALL 2010 65 ft. 3310 Bourgault paralink 12” spacing, midrow shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles....................................... $145,000 2002 49’ Morris Maxum Air Drill, 12” spacing w/7240 grain cart .. $45,000 1997 39ft Morris Maxuim Air Drill 10” spacing Atom Jet openers w/Morris 180 Cart ....................................................................... $23,000

BALERS

2004 RBX 562 CASE IH Baler ..................................................... $12,000

SWATHERS

2011 30ft 1203 CASE IH Swather, pick up reel & transport................ $77,000

2010 36 ft. 1203 CASE IH , pickup reel ..................................... $88,000 2002 30 ft 9250 ‘westward with pickup reel.............................................. $40,000

USED TRACTOR TIRES

4 18.4 x 42 radial 25% left .........................................................$400/each 4 12.5 x 16.5 Galaxy skid steer tires ..................................$50/each

SPRAYER

2003 4640 Spray Coupe, high clearance sprayer, 80’ boom, 600 hrs.......................................................................................... $65,000

CULTIVATORS

37ft 5600 Case IH Cultivator with 4 row Degelmen harrows ........ $25,000

DISC

2014 33’ Sunﬂower 1435 disc, as new ......................................... $55,000

MISC.

Magihist pressure washer w/water holding tank, Baldur electric motor, 100 ft. hose ................................................... $500 COATS tire changer for 14” & 15” tires.................................... $500

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2009 RDX 110, 110”, Schulte 3-point hitch, used very little.................................................................. $9,500

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Friday, March 17, 2017

Arcola-Kisbey 4-H Beef Club Kayla McLaren Submitted

The Arcola-Kisbey 4-H beef club had their monthly meeting on Sunday February 5th, along with our annual club speeches. The members who moved on to areas were: Becca Lees for the Clover buds Kyla Lees and Matt Moore for the Juniors Kylee Dixon and Emma Lees for the Intermediates

Along with Kayla McLaren and Christin Dixon for the seniors Areas were held on Sunday February 12th at the Arcola School. Advancing to District Speeches: Becca Lees for Cloverbuds Kyla Lees for the Juniors Kylee Dixon and Emma Lees for the Intermediates As well as Kayla McLaren and Christin Dixon for the Seniors Districts will be held in Weyburn on Sunday March 12th at 2:00pm at the Haig School.

Speech winners L-R: Becca Lees, Kyla Lees, Mathew Moore, Kylee Dixon, Emma Lees, Kayla McLaren, Christin Dixon

Wawota News Submitted by Myrna Olson

Two birthdays were celebrated at Deer View Lodge on Tuesday, February 28th. Rita Beauchesne celebrated her 97 birthday with several family members attending the celebration. Jack Aulie celebrated his 86th birthday. Attending his birthday festivities were family, wife,Helen, son Bill Aulie from Rouleau, son Bob Aulie of Lumsden and daughter Dianne Purvis of Redvers. Granddaughter Lesley Wilson and her children, Reagan, Avery and Briele were also in attendance. Wawota has been busy with several church activities this past while. The Roman Catholic Church served a pancake meal for Shrove Tuesday and they and the United Church held Ash Wednesday services.

STOUGHTON CREDIT UNION LTD 57th ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE DATE: Wednesday April 19, 2017 PLACE: Stoughton Legion Hall TICKETS: Supper 6:30 (Advance Ticket Only) Meeting 7:30 AGENDA: Financial Reports

The following Friday The World Day of Prayer was held at deer View Lodge. The theme of this year’s service was,”Am I Being Unfair to You?” and it was prepared by the WDP Committee from the Philippines. Roy Bortolotto and Barbara Wilkins were in Saskatoon on the weekend of March 4th. They were there to attend the wedding of Roy’s niece, Amber Peterson. Word has been received of the passing of Bernice(Fox) Black of Regina. She passed away on March 9th at the age of 86 years. Bernice was born in Wawota and she and her husband, Bill farmed here in the 1960’s. She leaves daughter, Judy and son, Sheldon and their families that includes 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. When are people going to start taking responsibility for their actions? I just read in the daily paper where 2 teenagers, one 15 and one 16 tres-

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passed on a garage owners property and sold a car. The 16 year old, who had never driven before and had been drinking and smoking marijuana was at the wheel. The 15 year, a passenger had also had been drinking and smoking marijuana was severely injured in the ensuing crash and suﬀered catastrophic brain injury. This injured teen is suing ,his friend who drove the vehicle, his friend’s mother and the garage owner. Apparently the garage owner should have had better security so they couldn’t trespass and not left keys in the vehicle. He was ﬁned $30,000 for court costs and is awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision. Apparently people entrusted with motor vehicles “ must assure themselves that the youth in their community are not able to take possession of such dangerous objects.” Are you disappointed in the lack of local news in my column this week? Me, too!

TENDER Ball Diamond Maintenance at Lions Park in Carlyle Carlyle Minor Ball association is currently looking for a Diamond Maintenance person

Vote on proposed amendment to bylaws of the credit union (Article 5 - Directors) Election of Directors

Duties include: - general diamond maintenance & garbage pick-up - drag infields - line baselines - diamond repair

Financial Statements can be reviewed at the Stoughton and Kisbey Offices 10 days prior to the meeting date.

Duties will run April 24th - August 31st 2017

Nominating Committee members are accepting nominations for the election of directors.

Tender must be received by April 1st, 2017

For information, contact Clint Neuls at 306-457-2443

Please mail tenders to:

Carlyle Minor Ball Box 6 Carlyle, SK S0C 0R0

The R.M. of Brock No. 64 Will be holding their annual

Carlyle Golf Course

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, March 22nd at 7:30p.m. Upstairs at the Curling Rink

For more information on the golf course, stop in and see Martin at Ron’s The Workwear Store 208 Main St. Carlyle Or phone: (306)453-6167

Spring Ratepayers Supper Meeting Thursday, April 13th, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Kisbey Rec Center, Kisbey, SK Tickets are available from your Councillor or the R.M. office. Tickets for sale until March 31st, 2017 – Tickets - $10.00

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13th ANNUAL WHEATLAND CATTLE CO. Bull Sale, Thursday, March 23rd, 2:00 p.m. at the farm, Bienfait, SK. Offering Black & Red Simmental, SimmAngus and Angus Bulls. Also selling customer commercial heifers. For more information or a catalogue, contact Vernon at 306634-7765 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro. com (PL #116061). 42-3 ANL POLLED HEREFORDS ANNUAL SPRING BULL SALE with guest Brooks Farms, Sunday, March 19th, 2:00 p.m. at the farm in Steelman, SK. Selling 25 yearling and two-year-old bulls and a select group or open baldie heifers. wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact Karl at 306-487-2670, Jeremy at 306-485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to www.buyagro.com (PL #116061) 42-3 Proudly Western Bull Sale, Saturday, March 18th, 1:00 p.m. at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 70 yearling, Red, Black and Fullblood Simmental and SimAngus Bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co., 306-2205006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com 42-3

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Suites For Rent Bachelor Suite for Rent in Manor. All amenities included. Please call 306-448-2116. 43-4

Land For Sale

FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES North - 10 1/4’s North East - 14 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 57 1/4’s West - 50 1/4’s Central - 219 1/4’s South - 100 1/4’s South East - 46 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

Every life is a story. There are milestones that we can’t wait to share, while there are others that we wish we didn’t have to. These stages of life are an undeniable part of the human journey, and we invite you to share yours with us in our weekly Life’s Milestones.

Are you celebrating an anniversary or birth, or you’d like to announce your engagement? Is your youngest child graduating, or perhaps a colleague is retiring? Has a loved one passed away, or would you like to remember one in some special way?

OBITUARIES Ruth A. Dangstorp 1936 - 2017 Ruth Dangstorp passed away at the Redvers Health Centre, Redvers, SK on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the age of 80 years. Ruth’s memory will be forever cherished by her children, Sharon (Theo) Kamp, Garry (Marilyn) Dangstorp and Della (Harold) Henderson; grandchildren, Jeremy Kamp, Clayton Kamp (Crystal Gaudet) and children, Kaydence and Drake, Tara (Rob) Henderson and children, Mackenzie, Declyn and Hayden, Ryan Dangstorp (Karen Ewert, Brooke and Carter) and children, Carson, Jenayva and Kyson, Chandelle (Brett) McKennitt and children, Tristan and Lexus, Chris Henderson, Dylan Henderson and Logan Henderson; twin brother Bruce (Madeline) Klassen and brothers, Raymond (Lillian) Klassen and Victor (Arly) Klassen; sisters, Julie Ross, Phyllis (Kas) Hordyski and Ethel La Fontaine; sisters-in-law, Pat Klassen and Mary Klassen and brother-in-law Tony Jiricka, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, David and Ann Klassen; husband Harold Dangstorp; grandson Colby Kamp; brothers, Norman Klassen, Clifford Klassen and Wilfred Klassen; sisters, Eileen (Ivan) Ehlers and Doreen Jiricka and brothers-in-law, Bill Ross and Stan La Fontaine. The Funeral Service was held on Monday, February 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Knox United Church, Redvers, with Rev. Michelle Moore and Pastor Marja Hordern officiating. Interment followed at the Redvers Town Cemetery, after which a luncheon was held in the church hall. Friends so wishing may make donations to a charity of choice in Ruth’s memory. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Redvers. Mobile/Manufactured Homes

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Redvers Curling Club Bonspiel Schedule: Co-op Bonspiel: January 28th, contact Caroline Martel at 306-840-7208 to enter a team; JamCan Curling: January 30th, contact Cheryl Ohnander at 306-452-7223 to register a child; Farmer Bonspiel: February 4th, contact Chantal Bauche at 306-646-7565 to enter a team; Firemen Bonspiel: March 4th, contact Brad Hutton at 306452-8229 to enter a team; Ladies Bonspiel: March 10 & 11th contact Chantal Bauche at 306-646-7565 to enter a team; Oilmen Bonspiel: March 24th, contact Matt Axten at 306-840-7411 to enter a team; Youth Curling: Monday: 3:45- 5:00, Grades 1-6; Tuesday: 3:45-5:00, Grades 7-12. For more info contact Chantal Bauche at 306-452-3330. 37-10

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Municipal Hail is hiring CROP HAIL ADJUSTERS for the 2017 hail season. This seasonal position (Jul-Oct) has competitive salary, all expenses paid, health spending account and pension plan. Paperless as all entries are entered in our handheld tablet. Semi-retired or retired – join our team! We will train you. Visit municipalhail.ca and click Careers. dtiefenbach@ municipalhail.ca or 306-569-1852 ext 170. Estevan Mercury Publications is seeking a news and sports reporter to fill a vacancy in our busy newsroom. Applicants will need a degree or diploma in journalism, or equivalent. To inquire or apply, please email editor@estevanmercury.ca, or call 306-634-2654. Deadline to apply is March 20.

Career Opportunities MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today! Peter’s Bros. Paving, south Okanagan paving company seeking experienced paving personnel (min. 3 years) for their highway division throughout BC. Relocation allowance may be available. Competitive wage $24.00 to $31.00 per hour plus benefits, full time seasonal. Please send resume to petersbros@shaw.ca

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Covered by grace Linda Wegner Submitted

I found it, the perfect fit and an end to a more than a year-long search! “It”, an elusive Tupperware™ lid, sat at our local thrift shop, possibly destined for recycling. I’ve come close to tossing the accompanying large storage container but I couldn’t make myself do it because the size and shape is unique and perfect for my baking sprees. Over the years the lid had warped until the corners cracked and finally, it became unusable. Efforts by our local representative to locate another one were unsuccessful. As simple a thing as it may seem and probably as unlikely a topic for an inspirational article as one could imagine, that lid was extremely important to me. For example: a large loaf of my homemade whole grain bread fits in perfectly. Storing several dozen muffins is no problem and three or four dozen cookies are right at home in there. Without a lid, however, all the usefulness of the vessel is gone. I found myself mulling over the similarity of that lid and the lessons God longs for us to learn. I thought of how valuable we are to Him. While we may consider ourselves beyond redemption or usefulness and while He allows circumstances in our lives in order to refine our character, He never discards or punishes us. “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love…” Jeremiah 31:3 If we choose to ignore His gestures of love, that’s our privilege. God will never force Himself on us but He never stops loving us. Next, I realized afresh the glorious privilege of being covered by His grace through salvation. “…He has clothed me with the garments of salvation; He has covered me with the robe of Redvers Campus righteousness.” Isaiah “Enhancing life in 61:10 South-East Saskatchewan” Loved to receive sal(306) 453-2781 vation, covered to make SUNDAY us useful. Oh the lessons 10:45 am Service in a lid! Campus Pastors Blair & Debbie Andrew Sr. Pastor Louis Halbgewachs ALL ARE WELCOME

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Alida News Submitted by Edel Cowan

Gilbert Desautels left February 19 for a winter holiday in Mexico at Puerto Vallarta, returning home on March 5. Visiting with Bud Phenix on March 6 was Ken Belogh from Corning, MB. Visiting with Brian and Margaret Peet from March 9-10 was their daughter Joleen Hoﬀman and their grandsons Conner and Cole (Viking, AB). They all attended the Drama Theater on Thursday, March 9. Also visiting with Margaret and Brian and the Peet families were her mom Claire Germain, her sister Pauline Craggs, her brother Maurice and his wife Cynthia Germain (all of Regina). They arrived March 10 and attended the Drama Dinner Theater on Saturday, March 11 before returning home March 13. Visiting with Ken and Diane Potapinski and family over the weekend were Agatha Potapinski, Loretta and Grant Stevens, and Brad Stevens (all of Regina), Mickie and Hillary Sauder (Hodgeville, SK), Carey Lynn and Kevin Tyndall (Cando, ND). They all attended the Drama Dinner Theater on Saturday, March 11 and also held a special little celebration to recognize Loretta, Mickie and Julie”s birthdays sharing their birthday cake with everyone. Special attention was given to Loretta who was celebrating her “BIG 6-0” – Happy Birthday girls on the true date of March 14, and especially to you Loretta. Visiting with Prudent and Joey Mailhiot on Saturday, March 11 were her family – Lois Stokke and Ken Mair (Kronau, SK), Jim and Jeannine Nelson (Sedley, SK), Lynda Hainsworth (Redvers). They all attended the Drama Dinner Theater and returned to their homes on Sunday, March 12. Spending the weekend (March 10-13) visiting with Dale and Linda Potapinski and Kris Potapinski were Elaine Potapinski, Kent Nagorski and his daughter Kali, Barry and Tam Potapinski and girls (all of Winnipeg). They also attended the Drama Dinner Theater on March 11) while the granddaughters Claire and Lyhla entertained a baby sitter at Grandpa’s house. Yvonne Dzuba, Weyburn visited with Jeanne Lemieux on Sunday, March 12 – 13. Yvonne also attended the Sunday Matinee. Lyle and Donna McDonald of Lang, SK were

accompanied by her mother Glennis Peterson to attend the Sunday Drama Matinee on Sunday, March 12. They also visited with Ben and Marcelle Peterson before returning to Lang. It was a very busy week in Alida – has it was Drama Week from March 8 – 12. The first evening March 8 was the Dessert Theater which saw approximately 45-50 people in attendance. They were served three desserts throughout the evening – Churros with raspberry sauce – Chocolate Banana Cream Trifle – Almond Tortoni in a chocolate bowl – M-m-m delicious. These desserts were made by Diane Potapinski and Celine Fouillard and served by Celine, Shandi McMillan, Julie and Sadie Potapinski – job well done ladies. Thursday, March 9 was the first Cocktail Theater which was just short of being sold out – approximately 90 in attendance (about 5 tables were empty). On the menu were nuts ‘n’ bolts, kabobs and grapes. The whole evening was well managed and served by the Prairie Pride Credit Union staff and board members – great job gals and guys. Friday, March 10 was the second Cocktail Theater which was sold out with 128 in attendance. The menu was identical to Thursday evening and was under the management of Edel Cowan with help from Lynette Peet, Brenda Junk, Lisette Dubuc, Faye Walker and Cheryl Harrison. The Dinner Theater was on Saturday, March 11 which was also sold out (128 seats). One the menu was a spinach salad, roast beef, baked potato, corn-on-the-cob, baked beans with apple crisp for dessert. The evening was under the management of the Alida Hall & Rink Auxiliary members Maureen Boutin, Lisa Bendtsen, Brenda Junk and Rozanne McClung as well as others. The meal was excellently served by eight of our local young people who were under the direction of April Junk and Lynette Peet. Dishes were looked after by some Newlta workers and friends. Once again a job well done by all involved. At the Sunday Matinee Bonnie and Roy Farr were the cashiers and greeted approximately 50 visitors, from near and far, who braved the miserable weather to attend the drama. Cookies, coffee and juice were looked after by Rozanne McClung. The greeters/hostess did a great job each evening as well. This is a good time to also men-

tion that the decorations throughout the hall were done by Shanna Carriere (the set), Joey Mailhiot (entrance and foyer), Lynette Peet and Edel Cowan (hall interior). To help decorate the hall many beautiful ﬂoral arrangements were donated to the Act One Productions in recognition of their 25th year – appreciation to the business who donated. Bar managers Shari Patton and Teresa Lemieux and their workers also did a good job. Linda Akins was in charge of the raﬄe tickets and on Sunday during the 2nd intermission the draw was made announcing Scott Chasky of Wynyard as the lucky winner of $1000 – Congratulations Scott. This brought the drama week to an end – another huge successful event for the Drama Club. Mush appreciation goes out to everyone who helped in any way throughout the production days and evenings as well and to all those who attended – It’s much appreciated. Until next time – Keep smiling – Think positive – Drive safely and Take care. R.M. of Reciprocity No. 32

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Kennedy/Langbank News Submitted by Doreen Cancade

Last week reminded us about the storms we encountered many years ago especially living on the farm and with the chores to do—however, there is a time for everything—“Birds sing after a storm, why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them??? Bonnie Hart of Calgary did travel during the beginning of the storm but arrived at our house safely, the trip back to Calgary was a little scary at times also. However we did enjoy her stay for the few days she was here. Kennedy has a new couple living in town now—hope Ervin & Marie Markle enjoy their new home. I also noticed a couple of other homes have folks living in them also but who ever they are Welcome ??? The rink committee had another good sup-

per and a good attendance on Friday night— that’s it for this winter. Saturday afternoon was an exciting day for Bob & Kate Smyth when their family joined them to celebrate a special birthday 90 years of age for Bob, approximately 170 relatives and friends came to wish Bob happiness ---it was surprising how many friends this couple has made through out the years—especially the dance friends—took me back a number of years when I enjoyed the same entertainment.( I was reminded about the good old school days when we were in high school helping each other with home work, etc.) Sunday afternoon the Kennedy 4H beef club held their afternoon of speeches at the Kennedy Community hall—approximately 19 members took part with a good number of people attending. I am not sure where the members live but each of them

had good speeches—everyone was a winner-just by taking part. However the judges choose the following members---Pee Wee Hailey Debenham, Abi Hanson, Junior—Morgan Debenham, Clara Houff, Tyson Roppel, Intermediate class—Julia Hoff, Cody Reid, Amberlee Dayman, Senior class—Cheyanne Smith, Wade Ropple, Keantin Mytopher. Coffee and goodies were served to everyone attending--Once again I say 4H is one of the best organizations a young person can join. Being a grandmother and great grand mother here is a recipe for Happiness 2 heaping cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 hands of generosity, dash of laughter (or more) 1 head full of understanding, Sprinkle of kindness. Add plenty of faith and mix well. Spread over a period of a life time and serve to everyone you meet. Most of all ENJOY LIFE it is a short time.

Above Normal Flows Expected in Southeast Sask Water Security Agency Releases March Forecast Today, the Water Security Agency released the March 2017 Spring Runoﬀ Forecast. The majority of the province is looking at a near normal

spring runoﬀ with the exception of southeastern Saskatchewan and areas west of Hudson Bay where above normal ﬂows are expected. The two areas of concern are in the extreme southeast corner of the prov-

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ince where above normal snowfall and wetter-than-normal fall moisture conditions are creating an above normal runoff potential. The heaviest snowpack is located below Rafferty and Alameda reservoirs and near the Manitoba border. This is also an area that was wetter than normal at freezeup in 2016. Unless conditions are favourable leading up to and during the spring melt, well above normal flows are expected. The recent snowstorm this week will add slightly to these areas but not have a major impact. While out-ofchannel flows are expected, significant flood damages are not expected unless conditions significantly change leading up to and/or during the spring melt. The other area of concern is the Red Deer River Basin located southwest of Hudson Bay. Well above normal moisture conditions in the fall of 2016 combined with a near normal snowpack is expected to result in above normal flows on the Red Deer River.

Much of the province experienced well above seasonal temperature episodes in January and February resulting in snowmelt and runoff in February. The area south of Biggar and west of Avonlea saw the complete melt of the snowpack in mid-February. Snowmelt runoff is either completed or nearing completion within this area. With a mountain snowpack that is currently near normal, conditions are expected to be near normal throughout the Saskatchewan River System over the next six months, assuming normal conditions going forward. While Lake Diefenbaker is currently at an above normal level for this time of year, it will be returned to near normal levels prior to the end of May. While below normal or near normal runoff has been observed or is expected over a large portion of the province, most water supply reservoirs were at or above normal levels in the fall of 2016. Consequently, surface water supplies across the province are expected to be adequate in 2017. Reservoirs which were below normal levels in 2016, namely Nickel Lake and Boundary Reservoir, are expected to be replenished by snowmelt runoff. Water Security Agency will continue to monitor the 2017 spring runoff conditions across Saskatchewan, which may include further targeted snow surveys to verify snow accumulations. If warranted, further updates will be issued as the spring runoff progresses. For more stream flows and lake levels information visit www.wsask.ca.