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Remember to stop at the Red Light Kelly Running Observer Staff

For the past year Kent and Kim Brown have been working tirelessly to get their new business off the ground which has officially opened its doors on Monday, March 14.

Red Light Autobody is located on the west side of Wawota, to the south of Hwy 48 near the C-store. Just look for the always glowing red traffic light illuminating your way.

The decision to build their business and family in Wawota was an easy one.

“My wife and her family are from Wawota, I’m originally from Carlyle, and we now live in Kenosee,” Kent said.

“The land was actually once owned by my family and the road we’re on [WH Lincoln Industrial Drive] was named after my grandfather so it has meaning,” Kim explained of the family ties to the community and area their business is located.

Kent has worked in the automotive industry for the past 13 years. Getting his start in Regina, he moved home to work in Carlyle for 10 years before the opportunity in Wawota presented itself.

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Watch for and stop at the Red Light, which officially opened on Monday, March 21, in Wawota, for all your autobody needs. A new business in the community, Red Light Autobody specializes in repair, paint/custom paint, frame repair, restoration, welding and fabrication, glass, decals and stripes, as well as cleaning and detailing.

“I had always been interested in cars and motorcycles and decided to make a career out of it,” Kent explained of how he first entered this line of work.

“We thought this was a good opportunity in Wawota to get set up. Wawota didn’t have an autobody shop and it’s a busy business.”

They purchased the lot and the building was already there although the couple got to work renovating the shop and adding an addition – the paint booth – to make a 4,600 square foot shop which can fit up to eight vehicles at a time.

This means Red Light Autobody can work on anything from “motorcycles to cars and trucks, and we can even accommodate large trucks like semis and motor homes,” Kent explained.

Staff photo by Kelly Running “There’s been a lot of local interest. We’ve been doing private work and restoration, but we’re now Kent and Kim Brown are excited to officially SGI accredited, and will be opening fully on Monopen their new business Red Light Autobody in Wawota, an endeavour which has come to fruition day.”

Red Light Autobody offers repairs, frame reafter a year of hard work organizing the business, pairs, paint/custom paint, restoration, welding and adding onto the shop which was on the property, fabrication, glass, cleaning and detailing, decals and getting everything in line to be SGI accredited, and stripes, while they are also a Grand West accessorapproved to sell Grand West vehicle accessories. ies supplier.

“It’s a state of the art facility,” Kim said.

Kent added, “It is, everything in the shop is new. We take pride in our high quality work.”

Kent has welcomed a second journeyman, Claude Leduc, to the business, while Ashley Restau helps in the front with Kim. The new business owners are also new parents and have had great support from family and friends in ensuring both new experiences are enjoyed and successful.

“Thank you so much to our family and friends who have helped us over the past year,” Kim and Kent said appreciatively of everyone who has lent them a hand. “It’s been a long haul, but it’s all been well worth it.”

Red Light Autobody is planning to host a Grand Opening event on Friday, April 15, with a BBQ lunch at noon and an open house from 11 a.m. until close (5 p.m.).

“We’ll be doing free estimates that day and we want to welcome people in to see the facility and to come and meet us,” Kent said.

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“Great Plains” booked for great show April 2 at Carlyle United Church

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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:

PISCES, ARIES AND TAURUS.

Week of March 27 to April 2, 2016 ARIES

You go on a trip with some friends on the spur of the moment. Comings and goings in a car could be difficult, and communications are complicated. Try to find some time to relax.

TAURUS

All you have to do is go to the bank in order to get funding for a project, such as buying a car. You start to experience a new kind of affection in your love relationship.

GEMINI

Compromises have to be made in order for harmony to reign.You might have to organize an event that gathers together a large crowd.

CANCER

You have lots of people to take care of at work, and some customers are impossible to satisfy. Don’t take it personally. You can accomplish miracles despite the difficulties.

LEO

If you’re single, you experience a sudden popularity and your heart will race during a love-at-first-sight encounter. Get to know the person before you declare your love.

VIRGO

GEMINI, CANCER AND LEO.

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Week Observer of AprilStaff 3 to 9, 2016 Veteran touring act “Great ARIES Plains”-husband and wife team A small health problem could take Darrell and Saskia Delaronde are on alarming proportions. You mareturning tonage Carlyle for a fundraising to solve the problem once concert at Carlyle United Church, and for all by taking the situation Saturday, April 2 at 7 pm. seriously.

The singer/songwriters are no strangers toTAURUS the Carlyle area, having performed here with CaYou findpreviously yourself surrounded by peonadian folkple. artist Gary Fjellgaard.

Your friends invite you to all sorts “This isn’t the first time of activities, each onethey’ve more exciperformed in Carlyle,” says ting than the next. Doug Waldner, the church’s board chairman. “TheyGEMINI did a show here with Gary Fjellgaard and people really You end up shouldering a lot ofenresjoyed it. That one was in the (Carlyle) ponsibilities, either at work or at Memorial Hall. although home.And You need to sort outthis your prioshow is in the Church, it’s not ritiesUnited and stop procrastinating. a United Church function. It’s a night of great entertainment that’s open to CANCER everyone.” A trip could be organized on the The duo describes theirYou musispur of the moment. discover a cal style as “true Canadiana...with new form of spirituality that leads you towards state of a taste of Celtic, a dab aofbeneficial bluegrass, and a touchwell-being. of gospel and old tyme all wrapped around beautiful meloLEO dies.”

There is a lotbackground of emotion in the air.

Saskia’s musical Family and friends are ready is folk and roots, while Darrell de- and willingastoahelp you with a compliscribes himself blues-rock, catedMetis situation at home.

The probguitar-playing from Saskatchlem is sorted out very quickly. ewan.”

The pair are currently on tour VIRGO across Canada promoting their latest

It’s always much easier to get along with people who you’re not emotionally involved with. It will be especially important to discipline your children this week.

You may finally sell your home. If you’ve lived there for a long time, you’re overwhelmed by nostalgia and you may feel some regret.

SCORPIO

A complicated financial situation doesn’t help your love life. Regardless of the circumstances, it’s important that you and your loved one reestablish the love you feel for one another.

SAGITTARIUS

You start the week feeling like you could conquer the world. However, some people try to stifle your ambitions and you’re not very happy with them because of it.

CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS AND PISCES.

Week of April 10 to 16, 2016

Week of April 17 to 23, 2016

ARIES

ARIES

You have no problems speaking up and you express out loud what others are only thinking. You’ll have to get used to your new phone, which is more complicated than your last one.

You improve your health by making some changes to your diet. In matters of love, a gentle conversation will help you avoid a conflict in your relationship.

TAURUS

TAURUS

You’re seen as a hero for saving someone from a predicament, even if it’s only by listening to him or her for a few minutes.

Take the time to examine your different bills because there’s sure to be a mistake in one of them. If you catch it, you can recover a considerable amount of money.

GEMINI

If you’re planning on moving soon, you start taking some concrete Patience is not your biggest virsteps. You find a home that suits tue this week. Any money issues you perfectly. that come up will be solved in due Photo submitted course. Given time, solutions are Singing duo “Great Plains”-Saskia and Darrell Delarondeare returning to CANCER bound to turn up. areUnited scathing and you Carlyle on Saturday, April 2 for a fundraising concert at Your the words Carlyle CANCER don’t the beat around the bush in order Church. UC Board Chairman Doug Waldner says: “This isn’t first time You feelintheCarlyle. effects ofThey accumulated express yourhere disagreement. they’ve performed did a show with GarytoFjellgaard and As fatigue and so some rest is necesa result, you’llChurch, be both feared and people really enjoyed it...

And although this show is in the United sary. Having more peace of mind respected. it’s not a United function. a night of great entertainment that’s willChurch give you the inspiration It’s to reach open to everyone.”

Tickets for the show are $15 and are LEO available at Carlyle your professional goals.

GEMINI

Pharmasave or at the Carlyle United Church. For more information, It is important to call break the routine Doug WaldnerLEO at (306)-575-8103 or Lynn Brady at (306)-577-8615. of your romantic relationship or else

You take care of a fairly large group you’re going to be unhappy. You of people with whom you are going may also idea of living Carlyle Pharmasave andconsider CarlyletheUnitrelease, “The Bluebird Trail” and will to do lots of activities. Stress might together, if you don’t already ed Church.

For more information, con-do so. be touring Europe in 2017. tire you out, so take some time to Tickets forrest their Carlyle before the endperforof the week. tact Doug Waldner at (306)-575-8103

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VIRGO

VIRGO or Lynne Brady at (306)-577-8615.

There’s no lack of stimulating action this week. You’re sure to be offered a new challenge, which motivates you in terms of your career and your personal development.

Your boss has to leave work suddenly; to your surprise, you are asked to take over. Try to have more confidence in yourself and let your leadership skills shine.

- Let’s make an Easter feely bag LIBRA

LIBRA You have to take lots of little details Sometimes you have to take a step You may be worrying about your into consideration. A major promoback before you can go forward. By ability to communicate tionEaster awaits you at work, but you’ll and let him decorate takingand a fewskinny? initiatives, you the bag as in hea foreign Is it round or long Is manage With the season upon language if a business trip is in the it smooth or rough? negotiate better conditions. wishes. to put some back into your Once Letbalance your child us, why notneed trytoan Easter “Feely works. Don’t you’re sure to have a few guesses finances or your love relationship. the bag is decorated up, worry; take it to an about what Bag” with your preschooler? surpass all expectations.

SCORPIO First, find a suitable bag. You arethat a passionate person, can use anyYou bag you can’t seeand if you’re single, loveto comes knocking through. You will need be able your door. involve an to open andatclose theThis bagcould to put old friend who declares items in, and to let your childhis to or her love for you. reach inside and feel the object.

Invite your preschooler to SAGITTARIUS decorate the bag up for Easter.

Your plans to move should begin Give your preschooler whatever to takeyou shape.

Youon givehand top priority craft materials have

AQUARIUS

Your social life is really lively. You’re constantly surrounded by people and you participate in all the activities that you’re invited to, even if they make a dent in your budget.

PISCES

You’re divinely inspired to start a new life project. The future is built in the present, and you ensure a happy retirement for yourself by making the right decisions now.

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area where your child cannot see you.

Put inside an Easter themed item, SCORPIO such as a plastic egg, a handful of involA career change sometimes Easter grass, aves few feathers cotton going back toor school.

Lots of balls or even apatience carrot!andReturn effort givethe you the opbag to your child.

Ask him toyourself put his portunity to extricate from a hand in the bag and feel the item situation. inrather precarious financial side without looking at them. Can he describe what SAGITTARIUS it feels like? Is it hard usually don’t or hesitate when faor soft? Does You it feel heavy light?

ced with a big decision; however, this time around, be sure to weigh the pros and cons. What’s more, new information will appear at the last minute.

might be in the bag. If he guesses SCORPIO right, celebrate!

If not, bring the At work, yourwhat customer item out and show him it base grows dramatically to give you a much was. Keep restocking the bag with Where romance is another item asbigger longincome. as your child shows interest.concerned, your lover or a suitor surprises you.

This activity will enhance your child’s awareness of his sense of SAGITTARIUS touch as he explores different texYou may have a flash of inspiration tures and shapes.

Enjoy! that shows you the path to achieve your goals. You may also take the first steps in setting up your own business.

Weather for the week . . .

Work gives you a lot to think about.

Your health forces you to slow down and eliminate the stress in your life.

This is actually quite pleasant, and you prepare yourself for a new start.

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LIBRA

The way you express your ideas and opinions draws a lot of people together around you in defense of your interests. You have the potential to become a public figure.

Friday, March 25, 2016

CAPRICORN

You’re tempted to treat yourself to a new car. You need to be reasonable about this expenditure in order to avoid any unwelcome financial stress.

Friday, March 25

HIGH -2AQUARIUS LOW -14The emotional aspect of your life occupies a prominent place in your heart. Take the time to have a good conversation in order to understand what the tension is in your relationship.

Monday, March 28 HIGH LOW

PISCES

now have the energy to tackle 8You numerous problems in order to re-1solve them. You’re happy to be able to deal with all those things that have been worrying you.

CAPRICORN

CAPRICORN

Whether it’s to broaden your perso-

You are responsible for all26 the emerSaturday, March gencies that come up at work, in-

cluding some complaints from dissatisfied customers. Your smile can -2help defuse some tense situations.

HIGH LOW -9AQUARIUS

You accomplish a great feat in one way or another. You are warmly applauded and put up on a pedestal.

You might even save someone from a disaster.

Tuesday, March 29 PISCES

HIGH 6 Your young children may be more than usual. You should take LOW -2 turbulent the time to establish and explain

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that transforms you completely and brings you a lot of happiness.

AQUARIUS

Emotions are running high. You may experience some pleasurable excitement, or if your relationship is quite new, you will be given a pretty clear sign of commitment.

Wednesday, March 30 HIGH 5 LOW -4

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PISCES

Consider the consequences before making a decision that changes your life and the lives of your loved ones. Your generosity engenders a real feeling of harmony.

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COMMENT - Kelly & Lynne put forth their views on drinking and driving

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SPORTS - Nathen Schmidt adds wrestling champ to resume

NEWS - Arcola Optimists donate to local clubs

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For just over a year, Fairlight native Mary Anne Donald has helped people mark life’s milestones via ‘Treelings.’ Donald has combined her psychology degree and her love of all things green to launch a home-based business that has supplied tree seedlings for weddings, bar mitzvahs, birthdays and even funerals.

To read more, check out next week’s Observer.

IN FOCUS - Shelby McNair appointed District One Umpire-in-Chief

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Lemony Easter Chicks INGREDIENTS: 2 medium egg whites 100g golden caster sugar ½ tsp cornflour grated zest ½ lemon , plus 1 tsp juice yellow food colouring paste orange, black and yellow icing pen, to decorate DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and put a medium-sized plain nozzle on a piping bag.

2. In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until they are very stiff. Add half the sugar and continue to whisk until the mixture is becoming firm and shiny.

3. Stir the cornflour into the remaining sugar and add to the meringue, along with the lemon zest and juice, and a smidge of yellow food colouring paste. Whisk again until you have a very thick, firm and glossy pale yellow meringue.

4. Carefully spoon the meringue into the piping bag. Push any air out of the top and tightly twist the opening to seal. Pipe about 25 thumb-sized dollops onto your baking sheet – if possible, try to make them wider at the base than the top, resembling a chick’s body and head. Leave a gap between each chick to allow for expanding when cooking.

5. Cook in the oven for 30 mins until they are crisp, firm and come off the baking parchment easily. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

6. To decorate, use the orange icing pen to make a V-shaped beak, and a black icing pen for eyes and feet. The yellow icing pen can be used to decorate fluffy hair on the chick’s head and/or wings. Will keep for up to 1 week in an airtight container.

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Arcola Optimist Club donate $20,000 to local clubs Kelly Running Observer Staff

The Arcola Optimist Club held their annual banquet and donations night on Wednesday, March 16, at 7 p.m.

The donations made were raised during their annual snowmobile rally. Different clubs in the area are given the opportunity to help the Optimists sell tickets during the day, general donations, and payment for services.

“Tonight is about thanking all of the organizations that helped sell tickets for us and who made our day [the annual snowmobile rally] successful,” Optimist President Blake Brownridge said. “This past year we weren’t sure what to expect, the times are a little more difficult than they have been in the past five years, but everyone pulled together to make the rally a success.”

This year the Optimists donated a total of $20,075 to local community clubs and services. Donations to the Curling Club, Figure Skating Club, Rink Complex, Arcola Day Care, Moose Mountain Wildlife Federation, and Southeast Vipers Volleyball Club came through their assistance in selling tickets on raffling off the big item at the snowmobile rally (a choice between a snowmobile, quad, or side-by-side).

A percentage of ticket sales are then given back to each club that sells tickets for the Optimists.

Both 4-H clubs based in Arcola worked at the Snowmobile Rally, one bussing tables and

Staff photo by Kelly Running

Terry Lee Lees accepts a cheque on behalf of the Curling Club from Arcola Optimist member Randy James on Wednesday, March 16, at the Optimist banquet. “Tonight is about thanking all of the organizations that helped sell tickets for us and who made our day [the annual snowmobile rally] successful,” Optimist President Blake Brownridge explained. the other cleaning up afterwards. Each 4-H club received $500 for their efforts. The Figure Skating Club also received $500 for operating the concession during the rally.

A donation of $1,000 was given to the Moose Mountain Snowmobile Club for working with the Optimists and allowing them to use the trails for the rally.

Although this year the trails weren’t used, the Optimists appreciate the support of the Moose

Mountain Snowmobile Club each year.

A 50/50 was held throughout the day of the snowmobile rally and a total of $1,220 was raised with half going to the lucky winner that day. The Optimists added to the $610 raised in order to give $1,000 to the local Food Bank, which is currently seeing a high number of people in need.

“The Food Bank greatly appreciates the donation. Our numbers have multiplied.

At Christmas we made 186 hampers, through January, February, and March our numbers have been double. Today we did 68 hampers, which is up from about 35 last year,” Mavis James, with the Food Bank, explained.

In addition to the donations made to local clubs and services, the Optimists also explained they are currently working on two projects in the community. They have chosen to add a variety of swings to the local play

park and the Optimists are looking to provide aid to the Arcola Fire Department as they’ve become busier over the past few years through supporting STARS landings in the area.

“I think the town would be very different without the fundraiser we have,” Brownridge said.

“I would like to thank the Optimists members for another successful year and to all of the clubs for their efforts as well.”

Following the cheque presentations, the Optimists also unveiled that their spring concert this year would feature Beverley Mahood. The concert will be held on Thursday, April 21, and tickets will be available beginning April 6. Advanced tickets are $20 and tickets at the door will be $25.

If interested in becoming an Optimist member join them on Wednesday, April 6, at the Legion Hall in Arcola.

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Shelbey McNair: Sask. Softball’s District One Umpire-In-Chief was the best competitive ball I’ve seen. It was a really great experience and I had the best (umpire) team I could have hoped for. They were younger and very For a young woman who has not helpful. A lot of my fellow umpires were from B.C., yet graduated from high school, and we had one guy from Winnipeg, some from Tograde 12 student Shelbey McNair ronto and the rest were from Montreal and other of Carlyle has already taken on a parts of Quebec.” big job-that of Umpire-In-Chief McNair’s path to officiating began with her for Saskatchewan Softball’s love for the game-both as a baseball player and District One- an as a fan. area “bordering “I started playing fastball pretty much every Manitoba and year up until last year,” she says. “I played hardthe U.S., then ball when my dad (John McNair) coached.” up to Estevan “Travelling on a hardball team, a lot and Weyburn, of people were not quite so happy that I to just outside was a girl playing on a team in a guys’ Regina.” league, but part of the reason was that Mcthey needed extra players. A lot of the Nair, 17 coaches, players and even some of has already the umpires wouldn’t treat me as an officiated equal as a player.”

Photo by Lynne Bell at Softball “One particular player on a(n Seventeen-year-old Shelbey McNair hasn’t yet opposing) team hated that fact I was Canada’s 2015 Cham- graduated from high school, but she has already there. I heard his coach tell him to pionships acted as an umpire at Softball Canada’s Canadian pitch the ball at me every time I came in Victoria, Championships in Victoria, B.C., has been appointed up to bat-and he did.”

B.C., and will Sask. Softball’s District One Umpire-In-Chief, and “It was so entertaining,” smiles be one of the later this year, will be one of the umpires officiating at McNair. “By the time he hit me in umpires ofthe 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan the leg in the 5th or 6th inning, I ficiating this and at another national competition in Montreal. hardly even noticed. It was just like a year at the mosquito bite, even though some of Here, McNair displays her medal, lanyard and pins the people around me were talking 2016 Sasfrom the Canadian Championships in Victoria. katchewan about it.”

Summer “That’s part of the reason I beGames in Estevan and another national championcame an umpire.” ship in Montreal later this year. And although she’s “When I started in 2011, I was 12 or 13 years old. headed for post-secondary school, she doesn’t rule You start out by attending a clinic and later on, you out the possibility of acting as an umpire internationdo actual field work, where you have the chance to try ally. “Canada has paired with a few different places,” out techniques you’ve learned in class. And there are she says. “Australia and the UK are two of them.” also written tests.”

“I’d done a few big tournaments in Regina before “ For Umpire-In-Chief, they send an umpire going to nationals in Victoria, and the competition out to watch a few of your games-which is kind of was very good. But the calibre of ball at nationals nerve-wracking, but they’ll help you, too. And when

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Carlyle’s Shelbey McNair was part of Softball Canada’s “Team Blue” when she officiated at the 2015 Canadian Championships last summer in Victoria, B.C. The 17-year-old is pictured (back row, second from right) and says, “I’d done a few big tournaments in Regina before going to Nationals in Victoria, and the competition was very good. But the calibre of ball at nationals was the best competitive ball I’ve seen. It was a really great experience, and I had the best (umpire) team I could have hoped for. They were younger and very helpful. A lot of my fellow umpires were from B.C., and we had one guy from Winnipeg, some from Toronto and the rest were from Montreal and other parts of Quebec.” McNair has been selected to officiate at another national championship in Montreal later this summer.

you apply the techniques they give you, you get better.”

McNair says officiating in her hometown “is really great.

Working in the Carlyle area, we have the ability to utilize the twoman ump system, so there’s always someone there to help you out.”

“And coaches and players around here have become really good and they’re also so respectful, so it’s really a good experience to work here.”

McNair says preparations for a busy ball season are already underway. “I go to B.C. in March to take an Instructor/Evaluation course in Richmond. There are 15 Saskatchewan umpires going. This summer, I would love to get a lot of games because the money I earn will help me with my college tuition, and umpiring as much as I can will also help me prepare for the Summer Games in Estevan.”

To help fund this next stage of her officiating education, McNair held a hot dog sale and two bottle drives, raising the over $2,200 required to cover the cost of the Instructor/Evaluation course in B.C. “I have so many people to thank,” she says. “I’d like to give a big thank you to all of the businesses, individuals and organizations in Carlyle and Arcola and my family-who came out-including my grandma, Shirley McNair and her friend, Elsie McConnell and Mary McNair, Karen Fisher and Sonia Wilson.”

McNair says she has also received help from other benefactors when it comes to aiding her career progression as an umpire.

“Getting the opportunity to umpire at the Summer Games-along with Alanna and Kruz Wilson, who are also coming from Carlyle as umpires-is usually by word-of-mouth,” says McNair. “That’s how I went to the Canadian Championships last year. A few peopleand I’m still trying to figure out who-recommended me. I was evaluated there and they gave me a really good evaluation. That got back to Saskatchewan’s head umpire, and that led to District One Umpire-In Chief.”

McNair says her new position “is a big job. It’ll be pretty hands-on this summer. In addition to umpiring, I’ll be compiling a list of acting umpires in my district, travelling a bit to other places to meet other umpires as an instructor/evaluator, and actually assign provincial and national umpires.”

“It’s really helped me develop a personality,” she says. “You can’t be a timid umpire. It really helps you put yourself out there and boost your confidence, because you’re out there to have a really good game and make sure that everybody enjoys good games, whether they’re in the stands or on the field. While we are there to officiate the game and make sure it goes smoothly, umpires are also there for the protection of players and spectators.”

“It’s funny, I always kind of hoped to get to Nationals, but I thought I’d be playing,” adds McNair.

“But being an umpire has already given me so much-especially leadership skills and confidence.”

“Even my grad colours are blue and silver---my parents joke that I’ll never get out of my blues.”

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Dickens Village Festival looking for committee members to ensure continued success

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Arcola’s Garth Herman “arrests” Dickens visitor Barb Kreics of Lampman at the Dickens High Tea in Carlyle at the 2015 Dickens Festival. “We’ve been here for Dickens four or five times,” says Kreics. “The weather this year made the drive so easy. But we’ve come during blizzards before,” says Kreics. “It’s a great time!”

To ensure the festival continues to be a success and run smoothly the committee is looking for new volunteers.

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Dickens Village Festival developed in 2003 as a unique and fun way to showcase the area, an attraction and community event that draws hundreds of people to Carlyle each year. Over the past 13 years the Dickens Festival has continued to grow and the community has embraced the transition to the Victorian-era the first weekend of December with decorations, costumes, markets, a constant retelling of an always uniquely re-imagined “A Christmas Carol” by the Cornerstone Theatre group, a lighted parade, and some of the best food by vendors set up along Main Street fundraising for their community groups.

“Our vision is to showcase the area, businesses, the different organizations and groups, and the friendly people,” Shelley Slykhuis, chair of the Dickens committee, explained. “The committee coordinates the festival in such a way that all groups benefit fully. We do this by having no duplicate selling item.”

However, as the Dickens Village Festival continues to grow and support in the community is high, the committee which facilitates the event is shrinking and they are currently in need of volun-

teers to help continue making the event a success.

“We’re looking for more committee members, to just help and bring new ideas,” Slykhuis said.

Currently there are only seven members on the committee which hosts the large event including Shelley Slykhuis (chair and promotion), Sheila Colpitts (treasurer), Dolores Young (outdoor supper vendors and fill-in secretary), Sandra Dyer (English market), Kellie Anderson (costumes), Shannon Klatt (Cornerstone Theatre and Fezziwigs family pub), and – in her final year on the committee – Sheila Menard (entertainment and hospitality). A new entertainment person is beginning in 2017.

Needed to ensure a smooth Dickens Festival immediately, however, are a secretary and decorating coordinator for 2016, as well as someone to take over hospitality beginning in 2017. Additionally, Slykhuis explained it would be very nice to have members at large to also work on the committee.

“The festival is put on by 99 percent volunteers,” Slykhuis added. “Businesses financially help out by donating to the Christmas stocking. Also, CMP, Merit Ford, and Reliable Metal Buildings sponsor the carriage rides.”

Additionally, the Dickens Village Festival have worked to put Carlyle on the tourism map with the event.

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“Over the years we have received suggestions to add to the Dickens Village Festival. The first idea was the lanterns; there are 35 custom made, sponsored lanterns down Main St. and Railway Ave. Our Victorian carriage is now a year round display promoting the festival.”

“Our current project is the Victorian park on Main Street. This is a work in progress; there are two benches available to be sponsored and we would like to add more greenery as funds become available.”

The Dickens committee also hosts a spring and fall thrift sale each year, the first week in May and the first week in October, which the committee not only sees as a fundraising opportunity but it is also a service to the community.

If interested in volunteering with the committee, contact Shelley Slykhuis at (306)453-2878 or stop by the next Dickens Village Festival meeting on Monday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at N’Dyer Need which is located on Main Street between the Canada Café and The Pearl Boutique. The meeting will only be an hour long and will focus on the May thrift sale.

“We welcome people with ideas to attend a meeting, Dickens committee has allotted funds to promote the activities,” Slykhuis added.

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Jays have to make hay this season

By Bruce Penton This has to be the year for the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Major League Baseball season opens Sunday, April 3, and it could be now or never for the Jays, who caused the excitement level in Canada to hit its peak capacity last fall before they lost in the American League championship series to Kansas City.

This season is critical for the Jays because it’s likely to be the last campaign where they have the most potent 3-4-5 hitters in baseball.

Josh Donaldson (41 homers in 2015), Jose Bautista (40) and Edwin Encarnacion (39) create nightmares for opposing pitchers, but it’s an even bigger nightmare in the Jays’ front office, where officials have to figure out how to pay all three of them.

Donaldson is under contract for another two seasons, but veterans Bautista and Encarnacion are both playing this season under expiring contracts. It’s almost impossible to imagine a scenario where new Jays’ GM Mark Shapiro will be able to sign them both — or even attempt it. One, maybe, but not both. That’s why it’s likely now or never in 2016 for the Blue Jays.

Meanwhile, mark down May 2 on your calendar, for that’s the day the Blue Jays play Texas Rangers for the first time. Bautista might want to wear some extra padding in that first game, because baseball tradition suggests he might be ducking to get out of the way of the first pitch he sees.

Bautista, of course,

made himself a hero in Canada with the most exuberant and spectacular bat-flip in baseball history. It was the bat flip heard across the country, if not the continent. Canadians loved it. Texans, especially the Rangers, hated it.

It was a classic case of “showing up” a pitcher, but Bautista’s home-run blast off Sam Dyson, which brought the Jays back from a 3-2 deficit — manufactured in part by a controversial umpiring decision that went decidedly against the Jays — occurred during such an emotional stage of the game that Bautista may not have even realized he was making the flippingest bat flip of all time.

But he did. He electrified Jays fans and a whole country, for that matter, but he infuriated the Rangers. The ‘get even’ game occurs May 2.

Should be interesting. The perfect situation, of course, is for Bautista to hit the deck after Pitch 1, dust himself off, and then send Pitch 2 into the stratosphere, setting the stage for Bat Flip 2.

Can hardly wait!

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after Nickelodeon picked Patriots party boy Rob Gronkowski to host a new kids show: “Was Hugh Hefner unavailable?”

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Which might be as close as they come to getting a Cup this season.”

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There cannot be a crisis next week.

My schedule is already full.

- Henry A. Kissinger

Being open to change

I think I have to stop reading current events surrounding politics and the Canadian government. It would appear that Justin Trudeau has driven Canada into the dirt in under six months. To this I just shake my head… anything that the government wants to put through takes quite awhile Kelly Running and it’s nearly impossible to Observer Staff make any huge change in such a short amount of time.

Issues with the economy started long before the Liberals took control of the country, but as with anytime a problem hits the country we look to those in power. However, we don’t necessarily look to why something is happening. We’ve been hit hard with the drop in oil prices, but it started in 2014 and simply kept dropping. The Liberals weren’t in power then, it was the Conservatives.

What if in four years we start trending upwards and then we vote out the Liberals? The next government to take over will be praised for their handling of the economy, where as the upturn actually occurred during the others’ time in power. It’s something that happens across history when you read primary sources (items written during that time period) they credit this government for that and are upset with this other government for doing that. Yet, when you look at the larger trends during that time you realize the government being hailed for an economic turnaround actually just inherited an economic climate that had begun to improve from the government before.

There’s this saying that if you voted you’re allowed to complain and if you didn’t you have to keep your opinions to yourself. At the same time, however, the Canadian government is determined by the people, which means the majority of people in Canada wanted this change.

My personal beliefs, regardless of which party I voted for, is that any government which has been in for 10 years or more is in need of a shake up. New ideas and new people involved in the decision making process can provide a renewed vigor for facilitating change and improvement.

Everyone has their own ideas about how to achieve success in the future and no one has all the answers, so why not let others attempt to move the country forward using their vision.

Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”

To have an open mind and be willing to entertain ideas, to be open to discussion and change, is very important. So, why would this not hold true for our government leaders?

We’re all Canadians and our government, although policies differ, are not really all that different, but to be able to have those slightly different ideas of doing things come into action whether in personal lives or on the national level I think is important.

So, whether you agree or not, entertain the ideas. Let them show you what they want to do and see if it works, because in all reality was it honestly working perfectly before? Nothing is perfect. People are always changing and improving how they do things, it’s innovation and it’s how people have evolved over the years. From the Earth is flat to round, from no wheel to having the wheel, from the horse and plow to a tractor, humanity is constantly changing and despite resistance or someone thinking the innovator is crazy, change is a necessity in our world and being open minded is quintessential to improving ourselves.

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Slip and slide It is an entirely helpless feeling. You hit the brakes, pushing with every bit of strength you have, pumping ferociously, but the vehicle keeps sliding. You take a quick glance around to see if other vehicles are coming so you can assess the potential fallout.

A patch of ice can be devastating. You feel that no matter your best efforts there Shelley Luedtke is going to be a harmful outcome. You see it coming—and have little power to do anything about it. It’s one thing to be in a vehicle and feel yourself sliding.

It’s just you…maybe some passengers…and a barricade, another vehicle or a ditch. But what if that slide is experienced by hundreds of thousands or millions--or an entire civilization?

History is full of the stories. Circumstances that gave a people group a small push over the edge of a slope…and then…sliding…sliding… to decay. One step leading to another, combining to form a chain of events culminating in a result decidedly more negative than what was intended. In looking back it might be easy to see the slippery slope they were on, but at the time it’s not quite so observable.

The record of human history is one of the rise and fall of civilizations and empires. Some were vast and powerful; others were smaller yet influential. Historians have long analyzed the reasons for dramatic or unexpected decline: foreign invasions, military losses, economic crisis, inconsistent leadership, and political corruption to name a few. Whether it is great empires of the past or the world powers of today, the same factors are at play. But at what point is a civilization on the rise, and at what point is it in decline?

As we study these civilizations we are invited into the realms of its rulers. What about the people who looked to them for leadership… all those citizens contributing to that empire, that civilization, that nation? Did they know when they hit ice and were in a skid, or was the decline so imperceptible they didn’t know the direction they were heading?

What about us; are we on the rise, or the decline? Or can we even tell.

We have probed deeper into the oceans and further into the heavens than anyone who came

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before. We can communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. We have cured diseases and broken the sound barrier. We consider ourselves highly advanced, forward thinking, and technologically sophisticated. So what have we done with all of that?

We have children dying everyday from preventable illnesses. There are 40 million people facing severe food shortages in Africa, 12 million on the brink of starvation. Homeless families are living on the streets in the wealthiest places in the world. Protection for those who are vulnerable is diminishing. What used to be considered utterly profane is now commonplace across all forms of media.

We can feign incredulity and ask “how did we get here”, but we know full well the path we took. We set aside the ideals of an ethical and just society. We treated morality as a joke. We looked upon those with traditional values as naive. We set aside truth for approval. We devalued human life. We turned governing into entertainment and entertainers into deities. We pushed others to the periphery and made ourselves the centre of the universe. Pleasure, profit and power became our watchwords.

Historically, division and internal fighting destroyed even the most powerful of empires.

Failure of leadership brought down mighty kingdoms. The turning away from traditional values caused others to crumble. As all these factors took their toll, there must have been a sense of the decline; the knowledge that their civilization was in descent, right? Although…do we see it?

Today?

Of course we do. That’s why there are people everywhere bucking the trend. They give more than they take. They help more than they hoard.

They build up more than they tear down. They put doing right ahead of being right. Because as we learn the lessons of history we are reminded that the greatest civilizations were held together not by brute force, but rather in the aspiration of its people to do better and be better.

Moving a great civilization into the future may require pumping the brakes, assessing the fallout and asking for a change in direction. It requires looking at the heart of what makes a civilization civil, and putting its people first. Innovation, advancement and modernization are admirable. But kindness, respect and compassion are sustainable. That’s my outlook.

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Seeing things differently . . .

Good News, Bad News, and Happy Birthdays Lynne Bell

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SGI has recently released its annual report on Saskatchewan traffic accidents. There’s good news and there’s bad news.

The good news is the total number of traffic accidents involving alcohol is the lowest it has been in five years. The bad news is that the number of fatal accidents involving alcohol on the province’s roads has increased.

In 2014, tougher penalties were enacted for impaired drivers, in an effort to decrease the carnage on Saskatchewan’s roads. However, measures that include longer licence suspensions, vehicle seizures, and zero tolerance for alcohol for drivers under the age of 19 have seemingly failed to make a significant difference. In fact, data collected by Statistics Canada in 2013 declared Saskatchewan the province with the worst record for drunk driving in the country. And although the federal agency won’t conduct another survey until 2017, it’s safe to surmise that impaired driving is still, unfortunately, not uncommon.

I’m sure most of us know someone who has been affected by impaired driving. Whether it’s someone we know who has lost their licence or worst of all, someone who has lost a loved one to an entirely preventable tragedy, many of us know-or know of- someone who has experienced life-altering consequences as the result of their-or someone else’s-impaired driving.

But what is the solution?

Great progress has been made by a combination of education and harsher penalities. Appealing to most people’s natural desire not to inflict pain on others or themselves has certainly been a contributing factor in reducing incidents of impaired driving, overall.

But here’s the deal: Nobody ever sets out to cause a fatality after drinking. Whether one is celebrating with a few drinks or drowning their sorrows, no one ever intends to turn a drinking session into an unalterable tragedy.

But alcohol makes we humans feel invincible and gives us a false and dangerous confidence, where the possibility of penalties and potential tragedy disappears.

I have no answers to this depressing and entirely preventable problem. But I am heartened by the common sense of people who make a concerted effort to avoid contributing to yet another roadside tragedy.

One of my co-workers is currently planning a birthday bash and she and her husband have made arrangements to hire a designated driver to be on-duty throughout the entire party. If they wish, guests may tip the driver, but Tammy and Dale are paying the driver to be available to ensure that every guest-and others on the road-arrive home safely.

Thanks to the actions of people like them, more people on this province’s highways will live to celebrate their birthdays, too.

And hey, Happy Birthday, Tammy-and thank you.

Editor’s Note . . .

The views expressed in “Seeing things differently” are for discussion purposes and are not necessarily the views of the writers.

What’s the solution in combating drinking and driving?

Kelly Running Observer Staff

Impaired driving following a few drinks used to occur quite often which would result in vehicle collisions of all sorts. Whether someone simply hits the ditch and passed out behind the wheel to causing death, the results of drinking and driving have – over time – led to harsher punishments.

Has this had an effect on people drinking and driving? The most recent stats available on the SGI website regarding drinking and driving are from 2014, but it reads as follows: in 1995 there were 991 people injured and 61 killed for a total number of 1,052 victims, while in 2014 the number injured were down to 536 but the number killed remained comparable to 1995 at 59 people for a total of 595 victims.

Within these incidents there were also personal injuries and fatalities to the drivers as well, which were listed separately from the number of victims in the SGI report. So, not only have the collisions reported involved the numbers of injuries and deaths of victims, but you can add on more injuries and deaths of drivers.

In 1995 there were 558 injuries and 58 fatalities of those causing the collisions. In 2014 there were 306 injuries and 50 deaths involving the individual who decided to drink and drive.

So, although injuries have dropped and number of alcohol related collisions has dropped, the number of fatal alcohol related collisions remains high.

In order to combat this, new rules for drivers caught drinking and driving have become stricter, with longer license suspensions, vehicle seizures, and a zero tolerance for alcohol for drivers under the graduate program for licensing.

These changes came into effect because of a concern after seeing in 2013 of Saskatchewan having the worst impaired driving record out of any other province at a total of 1,284 collisions, with 590 victims injured and 42 victims killed as well as 379 injuries and 35 fatalities of drunk drivers

involved within the number of collisions as well.

In January of this year a man was sentenced to four years in prison for a collision caused by alcohol impairment resulting in the death of a young woman.

Are threats of license suspensions, vehicle seizures, and prison deterring people from driving? Is there another way to stop people from drinking and driving? When people are drinking they lose their inhibitions, they’re not really thinking about the consequences of whether they get behind the wheel or not, because if they were then the risk of killing someone and waking up sober to deal with the aftermath of guilt would be deterrent enough, no?

Besides penalties are great if you catch someone in the act, but what happens when it’s too late?

A license suspension or vehicle seizure is meaningless when the collision has already occurred.

In Saskatchewan, predominantly rural, people often drink and drive because they feel they have no other option. In cities there are taxis, buses, the possibility of walking home, and calling a friend or family member for a ride. In rural areas you can call a friend or family member, but then you’re inconveniencing people and your vehicle will be left wherever you are and this that or the other thing.

There are too many excuses people make when they’re drinking that a more worthwhile initiative than continuing to up impaired driving penalties, would be to find a solution for people to use which they would use as an alternative to driving while intoxicated.

I don’t have the answers; I’ve told people that if they are drinking and need a ride that I would come get them, but would they actually call? What option in a rural area would make someone leave their vehicle and find an alternate way to get home safely? Because even if they’re told they can stay at someone’s house after drinking, there always seems to be one intoxicated individual thinking they’ll be ok and will even become belligerent if told they shouldn’t drive.

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Carlyle’s Nathen Schmidt captures top wrestling title Lynne Bell

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Nathen Schmidt (centre) is pictured on the podium after capturing top spot in the province as the best wrestler in the 65-kg weight class at the SHSAA championships, March 11-12 in Saskatoon. Schmidt’s coach, Monte McNaughton says: “Nathen found immediate success and lost only one match all season. He was very open to advice and willing to learn. We took his natural ability and explosiveness and added some more advanced techniques and strategies and the results speak for themselves.”

Sixteen-year-old Nathen Schmidt of Carlyle was named Saskatchewan’s top wrestler in his weight class at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association’s (SHSAA) annual championship held March 11 and 12 in Saskatoon-in his first year wrestling.

The grade 11 student finished first for the season-in his first season as a wrestler- as the number one male wrestler in the 65 kg weight category, and says, “It feels like a lot of hard work paid off and I feel like I accomplished something, for sure.”

“I knew if I kept my head in the game, that I’d have a chance, but nothing in wrestling is set in stone,” adds Schmidt.

Coach Monte McNaughton says, “I was looking to expand my (Manor School) team.

I approached Carlyle School to see if I could run a wrestling team for them...Nathen and I had been training jiujitsu together for years in Carlyle under our coach Scott Nicholson.

I knew Nathen already had a strong wrestling base and that with some more sport-specific training, he could be very successful.”

“We practiced twice a week and most of the practice was very high-level, techniquefocused.”

“(Our team) travelled to Regina to train a few times with Cattown Wrestling Club under Leo and Dan McGee, which our team has done in years past.

We also spent some time in Weyburn, training with the Weyburn Wrestling Club,” adds McNaughton. “All of (our team’s) wrestlers hold themselves to a higher standard as far as health and training. They all work out regularly on their own outside of wrestling practice, so that our practice can be focused on skill and technique and less on conditioning.”

“Nathen found immediate success and lost only one match all season,” adds McNaughton. “He was very open to advice and willing to learn. We took his natural athletic ability and explosiveness and added some advanced techniques and strategies and the results speak for themselves.”

When asked about how it felt to stand on the podium’s top tier, Schmidt says, “We all put in so much effort and everyone worked hard. It felt great and I was smiling.”

“I’ll definitely be wrestling next year.”

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SHSAA wrestling champion Nathen Schmidt (right) is pictured with his coach and Manor School athletic director, Monte McNaughton (left) after Schmidt’s gold medal win in Saskatoon, which made the 16-year-old the top Saskatchewan wrestler in his class. “Nathen is a pleasure to coach,” says McNaughton. “Nathen and I had been training jiu-jitsu together for years in Carlyle under our coach Scott Nicholson. I knew Nathen already had a strong wrestling base and that with some more sport-specific training, he could be very successful.”

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Flyers and Coalers battling for championship Kelly Running Observer Staff

Action continues in the Big Six Hockey championship round with Bienfait and Wawota facing off against each other.

The first game of the series was in Wawota on Wednesday, March 9, which saw Wawota earn the win in overtime with a score of 3-2.

The tables turned in Bienfait on Monday, March 14, as Bienfait took the win scoring two goals in the first and second periods, while holding Wawota’s offence off until the third period. Bienfait would win 4-1.

The third game in the series went back to the Wawota Forum with a solid crowd showing up to cheer on their team. Wawota got out to an early lead scoring two in the first period and finding a third goal in the second. Bienfait battled throughout the night and successfully found the net once in the second period for a final score of 4-1. Tensions rose in third period with rough after the whistle penalties abounding.

With the series led by Wawota 2-1, the teams would head back to Bienfait for the fourth playoff match on Friday, March 18.

Here Wawota would take an early lead with a Power Play goal in the first. The second period would see both teams battling throughout each scoring two goals. In the third period Wawota clenched a two point lead and would hold onto this until the final buzzer sounded.

The fifth game of the series and potentially final match-up for the championship was held in Wawota on Thursday, March 24. This game was held following the deadline for The Observer, but check in on the April 1 paper with an update and photos from the game.

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Rob West with the Flyers takes the puck through his zone as a Bienfait’s Keegan Malaryk chases him down.

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A very special thank you to the coaches - Dallas Lequyer, Steve Kostal, Aaron Morse and the Team Manager Kristi MacDonald - there wouldn’t be a team with you guys! The Initiation Cougars will finish up the year with a fun game against the parents and coaches on Wednesday March 23rd - thanks again for a great year of hockey!

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Tensions ran high during Game 3 of the series in Wawota on Wednesday, March 16, with penalties of rough after the whistle and roughing coming from both sides throughout the night at a grand total of 15 calls.

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Live sports AUTO RACING Sunday 12:30 p.m. FS1 IMSA Racing

Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge: Sebring International Raceway. (Taped)

BASEBALL Friday 11:00 a.m. SPONET MLB Preseason Baseball New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. SPONET MLB Preseason Baseball New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays.

1:30 p.m. FS1 College Baseball Texas Christian at Texas.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. SPONET MLB

Preseason Baseball Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees.

Tuesday 11:00 a.m. SPONET MLB

Preseason Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees.

Thursday 11:00 a.m. SPONET MLB Preseason Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees.

BASKETBALL Friday

Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. (HD) 4:00 p.m. CBS 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (HD) 6:30 p.m. CBS 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. (HD)

Sunday 10:00 a.m. NBA NBA Bas-

ketball Toronto Raptors at New Orleans Pelicans.

(Taped) 1:00 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Teams TBA. (Taped) 4:00 p.m. NBA NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Indiana Pacers.

6:30 p.m. TSN 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Teams TBA. 7:30 p.m. NBA NBA Basketball Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers.

Wednesday 5:30 p.m. TSN NBA Bas-

ketball Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors.

Thursday 12:00 p.m. TSN2 NBA Bas-

ketball Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors. (Taped)

FOOTBALL

11:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf WGC-Dell Match Play, Quarterfinals.

Friday 9:00 a.m. TSN2 AFL Pre-

Sunday

miership Football Richmond Tigers vs Carlton Blues. (Taped)

Sunday 10:00 p.m. TSN2 AFL Pre-

miership Football Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn Hawks.

GOLF Friday 8:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach, Second Round.

12:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf WGC-Dell Match Play, Day 3.

6:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Kia Classic, Second Round.

Golf WGC-Dell Match Play, Round of 16.

12:00 p.m. CITV WGC-Dell

5:00 p.m. CBS 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament Iowa State vs. Virginia.

(HD) 7:30 p.m. CBS 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament Gonzaga vs. Syracuse.

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Wednesday

Thursday 10:00 a.m. GOLF 2016 LPGA

(HD) 4:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Kia Classic, Third Round.

7:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach, Third Round.

(Taped) Kyle Lowry leads the Toronto Raptors against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday on TSN.

8:00 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf WGC-Dell Match Play, Semifinals.

1:00 p.m. CITV PGA Tour Golf WGC-Dell Match Play, Championship.

(Same-day Tape) (HD) NBC PGA Tour Golf WGCDell Match Play, Championship. (HD) 4:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Kia Classic, Final Round.

7:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach, Final Round.

(Taped) 11:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf WGC-Dell Match Play, Finals.

9:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf ANA Inspiration Major Championship, Pro-Am. (Taped)

Saturday 8:00 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour

Match Play, Quarterfinals.

Friday, March 25, 2016

ANA Inspiration First Round.

2:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Shell Houston Open, First Round.

HOCKEY

Saturday

Hockey NCAA Tournament — Northeastern vs.

North Dakota.

6:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues.

Saturday

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1) This left-hander broke his arm while delivering a pitch in a game in 1989.

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2) This All-Pro New York Jets running back never played another down after tearing an Achilles’ tendon in a game in 1970. Name him.

3) Who was the Cleveland Indians shortstop who died a day after being hit in the head by a pitch in 1920?

4) A gruesome-looking leg fracture ended the career of this All-Pro quarterback in 1985. Can you name him?

5) A beaning in 1937 ended this future Hall of Fame catcher’s career. Who was he?

6) This Jets defensive lineman would walk again after suffering a broken neck in a 1992 game, but he would never play another down. Name him.

7) A spinal cord injury resulting from a tackle forced what All-Pro Dallas Cowboy receiver into retirement in 2000?

8) A second serious concussion in just over two years meant retirement for what future NHL Hall of Famer in 1998?

8) Pat LaFontaine

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Blackhawks at Calgary Flames.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. CBS Women’s

College Hockey NCAA Tournament — Minnesota vs. Boston College.

(Taped) (HD) 3:00 p.m. TSN2 College Hockey NCAA Tournament, West Regional: Teams TBA. 4:00 p.m. SN360 WHL Hockey Eastern Conference Playoffs, Round 1 — Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen.

5:30 p.m. TSN2 College Hockey NCAA Tournament, East Regional: Teams TBA. 6:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks.

Monday 7:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers.

8:30 p.m. TSN Women’s Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, United States vs. Canada.

10:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes.

Tuesday

Friday 12:00 p.m. TSN2 College

1:00 p.m. TSN2 College Hockey NCAA Tournament — Ferris State vs. St. Cloud State.

4:00 p.m. TSN2 College Hockey NCAA Tournament, Midwest Regional: Teams TBA. 5:00 p.m. CBC NHL Hockey Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs.

SPONET NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens.

12:00 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Westchester Knicks at Raptors 905.

1:00 p.m. CBS College Basketball NCAA Division II

8:00 p.m. CBC Chicago

12:30 p.m. TSN2 Women’s Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, United States vs. Canada. (Taped) 4:30 p.m. TSN Women’s Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, Finland vs.

United States.

5:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils.

8:30 p.m. TSN Women’s Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, Canada vs.

Russia.

Wednesday 12:30 p.m. TSN2 Women’s

Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, Canada vs.

Russia. (Taped) 5:30 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets.

8:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks.

Thursday 4:30 p.m. TSN Women’s Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, United States vs. Russia.

5:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins.

8:30 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings.

TSN Women’s Hockey 2016 IIHF World Championship, Canada vs.

Finland.

LACROSSE Friday 5:00 p.m. TSN2 NLL Lacrosse Saskatchewan Rush at Toronto Rock.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. FS1 College Lacrosse Georgetown at Marquette.

SKATING Saturday 2:00 p.m. CBC Figure Skating ISU World Junior Championships. (Taped)

Wednesday 2:00 p.m. CBC Figure Skating ISU World Championships. (Same-day Tape) 9:00 p.m. CBC Figure Skating ISU World Championships. (Same-day Tape)

Thursday 4:00 p.m. CBC Figure Skating ISU World Championships. (Same-day Tape) 9:00 p.m. CBC Figure Skating ISU World Championships. (Same-day Tape)

SOCCER Friday 3:00 p.m. FS1 Soccer Men’s U-23: Colombia vs. United States.

8:00 p.m. TSN2 FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Canada vs Mexico.

Saturday 8:00 p.m. TSN2 MLS Soccer Houston Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Sunday 1:00 p.m. TSN MLS Soccer Houston Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. (Taped)

Tuesday 1:00 p.m. FS1 Soccer Friendly — England vs Netherlands.

TSN Soccer Friendly — France vs Russia.

8:20 p.m. FS1 FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Mexico vs Canada.

8:30 p.m. TSN2 FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Mexico vs Canada.

TENNIS Sunday 9:00 a.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Miami Open: Early Round.

Wednesday 7:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Miami Open: Quarterfinals.

Thursday 5:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Miami Open: Quarterfinals.

WINTER SPORTS Friday 2:00 p.m. TSN 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Tiebreaker.

7:00 p.m. TSN 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Page Playoff, 1 vs. 2.

10:00 p.m. TSN2 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Canada vs. Japan. (Taped)

Saturday 7:00 a.m. TSN2 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Page Playoff, 1 vs. 2. (Taped) 2:00 p.m. TSN 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Page Playoff, 3 vs. 4.

7:00 p.m. TSN 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Semifinal.

Sunday 10:00 a.m. TSN 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Bronze Medal Game.

3:00 p.m. TSN 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Gold Medal Game.

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Bree Ryan accepts a cheque presented to the Arcola Day Care by Optimist member Randy James. “I think the town would be very different without the fundraising we do together,” Optimist President Blake Brownridge said.

The Food Bank was given a donation of $1,000, through the 50/50 held at the Optimist Snowmobile Rally in January. Here Mavis James accepts the donation from Randy James. “The Food Bank greatly appreciates the donation. Our numbers have multiplied. At Christmas we made 186 hampers, through January, February, and March our numbers have been double. Today we did 68 hampers, which is up from about 35 last year,” Mavis explained.

Debra Laurent (left) and Colleen Chapman (right) accepted a donation from the Optimists for the Moose Mountain Wildlife Federation from Randy James.

Cooper Ryan accepts the donation from the Optimists’ Randy James to the Rink Complex.

Each year the Optimist Club in Arcola makes a donation to the Moose Mountain Snowmobile Club. Although the snowmobile rally didn’t use the trails this year, a donation was still given.

Doug Zlchuk accepts the donation on behalf of the Snowmobile Club from Optimist member Randy James.

HOP ON IN FOR EASTER Shae Johnston and McKenna Harkness with the Southeast Vipers GIFTS AND GOODIES Volleyball Club accept a donation from Optimist member Randy James.

Trisha Glines accepts a cheque on behalf of the Figure Skating club from Randy James. “This past year we weren’t sure what to expect, the times are a little more difficult than they have been in the past five years, but everyone pulled together to make the rally a success,” Optimist President Blake Brownridge said.

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A quick glove and solid goaltending helped the midget Carlyle Cougar team win over Kipling on Wednesday, March 16.

The Moose Mountain Minor Hockey League which features local teams from the area is wrapping up with younger teams having already competed in their finals and older teams looking to either start or finish their championship series.

The Novice category saw the Redvers Rockets take on the Carlyle Cougars in the A-side Final, with the Rockets winning the series 2-0. The B-side final was played between Carievale and Bienfait, with Carievale winning their series 2-1. In the C-side final Kipling took on Carnduff 2 to win the series 2-0.

Within the Atom league the A-side final was played between Carnduff and Oxbow. Carnduff won the series 2-0. The B-side saw Kipling and Redvers 2 faceoff against each other with Kipling taking the series in two.

Peewee finished up following this week’s deadline, but the championship match-up was between Redvers Rockets 1 and Kipling Royals.

The Bantam championship has the Redvers Rockets slated to play the Carnduff Red Devils after the Rockets won their semi-final series against Carlyle and Carnduff earned a win over Milestone.

Midget hockey continues with the Carnduff Red Devils earning their way to the final over Radville, while the Carlyle Cougars advanced over the Kipling Royals. Both series went to three games and concluded in exciting third matches. Carlyle will take on Carnduff in the final.

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Friday, March 25, 2016

By Ken Rolheiser www.kenrolheiser.com

Easter thoughts and pebbles in the sand Another Easter Season is upon us. We survived the Lenten challenges and are ready for fifty days of celebration and chocolate. I would like to share a few thoughts that I gleaned from this year’s Easter preparation.

For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.

Larry Eisenberg Satisfaction with life often comes with achievement. “Two things are necessary for great achievement: A plan, and not quite enough time.” Leonard Bernstein. And “while procrastination can be a vice to productivity, it can be a boon to creativity”. Bill Gross Some of the deeper realizations I enjoyed this Lent involved pain and loss. At a funeral I was led to ponder the mysteries written by the author of life. In this sometime vale of tears we sojourn. Our stay is temporary. When we have acquired the earth, we take our places in the grave.

Christ is the Sunrise! Resplendent in Glory! But who stops to notice?

If no religion is the new religion, the devil must be happy.

Easter Joy is ours if we make the connections among the events of the Easter Season.

Our struggles as pil-

grims on earth’s journey have been lightened.

Jesus gave us the Eucharist.

Our brief stay on this earth has been altered with the introduction of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Mysteries! Resurrection follows the events of Good Friday.

Death has been defeated. There is something to look forward to in all this.

God changed our lowliness into victory.

God chose Mary, the handmaid of the Lord.

An un-wed mother living in earth’s poverty was exalted by heaven.

Our lowliness is transformed. Mystery!

All of the mysteries written by the author of life deserve pondering.

The mighty acts of God in creation, the Exodus, the prophets and the Gospel stories of the New Testament give us hope and reassurance on our journey.

My greatest Easter experience was the simplest exercise. One Face-book question asked: If you could spend an hour on a park bench, who would you choose to be with?

My mind was foggy for a moment and then Jesus came to mind.

Later I thought, “How easy it is to invite Jesus to such an encounter.” Imagine Jesus sitting with your family

when you are at prayer?

Imagine Him on the extra chair at the dinner table. How this changes our perspective. How the petty squabbles evaporate.

With the welcome presence of such an inspiring guest it won’t be long before we will want Jesus to be with us when we face pain or sickness. We will want Jesus with us in the boat when the seas are rough, in our cars when the roads are icy.

We are like pebbles in a rushing stream.

One of my Lenten activities involved looking for polished stones with my grandchildren.

Some were so perfectly round. Others I accepted because they selected them Then I thought that God looks for those rounded pebbles; us.

The millions of buffets and smashing forces that smooth our edges help us evolve. Then there are the really precious stones that have a character mark or scar on them. These I treasure.

Occasionally I will find half a pebble, smashed by some Niagara force. I treasure these for the pebble they became in life’s trauma. In the end I envision the Master collector picking up a pebble and saying, “This one’s almost perfect!”

R.M. of Moose Creek No. 33 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Moose Creek No. 33 for the year 2016 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on the following days: Monday to Friday, March 24 to April 25, 2016.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, R.M. of Moose Creek No. 33, Box 10, Alameda SK S0C 0A0, by the 25th day of April, 2016.

Dated this 24th day of March, 2016.

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Alida News Submitted by Edel Cowan

Claire Alexander visited from March 9-13 with her family Cheryl, Daryl and Thomas Harrison before returning to Saskatoon to her job.

She had spent two months touring through SE Asia where she visited Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Shelly and Ainsley Cowan spent March 13-14 in Minot visiting the Nilsen family and Ainsley had a dental appointment on Monday.

Jason Junk, Ken Potapinski and Steven Bendtsen attended a NHL game in Edmonton on Sunday, March 20. On their way there they stopped in Bonneville, AB to watch Jaxon Junk play in a provincial hockey game.

Ethan and Aidyn Junk spend the weekend (March 11-13) with their grandparents, Gary and Brenda Junk.

April and Adrianna Junk, Trisha and Allie Schulhauser spent the weekend (March 11-13) in Weyburn where the girls participated in a dance competition. Also dancing in Weyburn where Cordelia Patton, Hayley Bendtsen and Sadie Potapinski.

Tim, Shelly and Ainsley Cowan spent the weekend (March 11-13) in Brandon where they attended a hockey game Friday evening.

Marcia Gervais and Collin Pottie returned home to Alida on the weekend of March 19 from Meadow Lake – Welcome back folks.

On Saturday, March 19 the Alida Rec. Board hosted their 2nd Annual Trivia Night and Beef Stew and Roast Beef Supper at Alida Hall. There were approximately 60 who attended the supper and 52 participated in the trivia event. Greased Lightning, Kelly’s Heroes, CREDD, Team Colby & Carter, Totally Awesome, No Brainer and Alida Farm & Auto Team were

the seven participating teams. Team CREDD won the competition with 105 points and received the “Trivia Cup” – Congratulations guys and gals.

Members of this team were Maurice Berry, Ken Morgan, Elaine Morgan, Carmen Berry, Rita Crone, Dan D’Autremont, Jean Ball, Richard and Lisa Lamontagne, Peter, Rozanne and Sara McClung. The Alida Rec. Board appreciates the support given towards this event for another successful fundraiser with the proceeds going towards the rink renovations.

The last breakfast of this season was on Sunday, March 20. Kitchen Group # 1 was at the helm and they served up 65 breakfasts – Way to go guys and gals! That was a great way to end the season – you came very close to setting a new record (70 set by group 2 at the beginning of the season). There were also breakfast guests from Carnduff, Carlyle, Redvers and Saskatoon as well as the regulars from Alida and area. Remember we definitely hope to see you again during next year breakfasts (January-March 2017). In the meantime – probably see you around and about at some other events.

I am enjoying another weekend and week of curling. The Grand Slam: Elite 10 curling was being played with the finals on Sunday, March 20. The winner of this event was Team Gushue over Team Carruthers. The World Women’s Curling Championship has also begun, and will continue during the week and end with finals on Sunday, March 27. Good Luck to all Curlers, especially to Chelsea Carey and her team – Go Canada Go! Happy Easter everyone and enjoy your spring break. Please remember to submit your news.

Friday, March 25, 2016

Wawota News Submitted by Myrna Olson

Sympathy to Stan and Bev Neibergall on the passing of Stan’s brother, Gerald of Yorkton. He passed away on Mar. 7 at the age of 69 years old. Upon returning from Gerald’s funeral on Mar. 12, Bev received news that her mother, Bernice Holmes of Fort Saskatchewan had passed away.

She was 84 years old.

Sympathy, also, to Blair and Jenna Toms and family on the passing of Blair’s grandfather, Fred Toms of Redvers. He was 92 years old when he passed away on Feb. 27.

The Wawota United Church held its 20th Time and Talent on Sunday, Mar. 13. It is hard to believe that it was that long ago. Each year is a little

different, but with whatever is raised it is a very enjoyable evening for the organizers and attendees.

Andy and Theresa Brisbois visited in Wawota when they travelled from Winnipeg to attend August Brisbois’ funeral in Estevan.

Stacey Heffernan, Kate and Sarah of Regina spent last week visiting with her parents, Keith and Myrna Olson, Jake and Carey Lamoureaux and family. Harry Heffernan stopped in on the weekend.

Congratulations to Andrew and Danielle Brehaut on the birth of their daughter on Mar. 13. She weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz. and has been named Clara Naomi.

Maryfield Sunrise Villa News

By Alice Chaput Visitors for Alice Zimmerman were her daughters Shirley Palendat and Joyce Schlapkohl, Granddaughter Twyla Lincoln and Archie Miller from Manor.

Joe and Shirley Blaise, Theresa LaMontagne came to visit their friends at the Villa on Sunday.

Jean and Sherry Stewart from Redvers came to visit Aileen and Belva. Barbara and Thor Johnston came to visit Jack and Jean Vreys.

Friday evening, Charlotte came

with a movie and popcorn.

Sunday evening, Charlotte Kovach and Helen Johnston came and sang hymns and Janet Mark played the piano.

We welcome John Hislop, he moved to the Villa last week. Jean Bognar, Willie Robinson, Jean Hindlmarch, Helen Smith.

Marilyn Mason came to visit Alice Zimmerman.

Linda Mulligan came to visit her mother, Freda Longman.

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Innovating agriculture: Pat Beaujot’s journey into the Sask Ag Hall of Fame

By Kelly Running Pat Beaujot, one of the co-founders of Seed Hawk and current Director of Strategic Market Development following the sale of Seed Hawk to Väderstad in 2013, has contributed to the advancement of farming techniques in the agriculture industry, which will be celebrated on Saturday, July 30, when he is inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame. He will join Linda Braun and Robin Morall as 2016 inductees.

It is an honour which Pat says reflects the staff at Seed Hawk and Saskatchewan farmers: “I really thank the staff here for all of their efforts and the innovative spirit of farmers in this part of the world.”

Pat grew up on the family farm a few miles from the current site of Seed Hawk just north of Langbank, Sk. He be-

came interested in agriculture simply by falling in love with the industry as a youth. Coming from a large family, Pat explained that his parents, Leon and Dorothy Beaujot, included their children in the operations, fostering a love of farming.

In his high school years Pat’s parents involved him in decisions revolving around the farm because of his continued interest in the family business. Graduating high school in the ‘70s, Pat remembers grain prices being high and deciding that the industry looked promising moving forward, which cemented his decision to pursue agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan.

Yet, his passion for agriculture lay with more than simply farming, a passion for soil conservation developed which has remained a driving force

Pat Beaujot’s passion for agriculture and innovation began with a passion for soil conservation which he developed as a young man. Today he is proud of the advancements Seed Hawk has made over the years, but is particularly excited “anytime I see a good crop a farmer grew with our stuff…” Pat explained. PHOTO/KELLY RUNNING in his life’s ambitions.

“Back then farming

was half summer-fallow and half crop,” Pat said.

“There was a lot of wind erosion going on when I was in high school, because of this and it was maybe a lucky coincidence, but Dad bought the farm across from our house. There was just a half section there and on it was a really sandy spot, if the wind was strong it would invariably start blowing in the spring and fall. There were many times that I looked at that, the dust blowing across, and thought

about how much of an unpleasant sight it was.”

His love for soil conservation grew in university, which was fostered

by Dr. Don Rennie and Professor Les Henry.

“Dr. Don Rennie, he really taught us that if we didn’t change our practices that we’d destroy the land here before too long,” Pat explained.

“From when the land here was broken to 1970 we had reduced the organic matter by about 50 percent which means we lost about half the top-

soil off of the land, and you can’t just keep doing that.”

Rennie, who had a research farm in Gull Lake, proved that he could grow a crop each year by leaving the stubble standing, trapping the snow, and supplementing the nutrients in the soil with fertilizer.

“At that time it was revolutionary, in the 60s and 70s,” Pat explained.

“He talked to us about how summer-fallow could be avoided if we did the right things.

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From Page 2 - Pat Beaujot Fertilizer was becoming available, but the challenge was the equipment and weed control.”

After graduating from the U of S, Pat began working for a fertilizer company, Simplot Canada, during an integral time.

“It was a really good opportunity for me because they had just expanded a plant in Brandon and they hired me to set up dealers to sell fertilizer in Saskatchewan,” Pat recalls. “They laughed at me in Manitoba because their province only had about 25 percent of the farmland in Saskatchewan, but they used more fertilizer than all of Saskatchewan.”

Excited about helping farmers in Saskatchewan learn about fertilizer he worked for a decade to educate others about the benefits of fertilizer. The farmer and soil conservationist in Pat continued watching new methods and technologies in the industry. Research began proving that no till and

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side banding were the best methods developing at the time, which happened to be around the same time his parents were looking to retire.

“In 1986 my brother, Norbert, and I took over the farm,” Pat explained.

“There was an old air seeder there that we used, but we kind of converted it to do everything in one operation. We had a split boot cultivator shovel, so we could put seed on both sides and we ran liquid fertilizer down the middle.

There was enough separation, to put all the seed and fertilizer down at once. It was a very crude machine and didn’t have any depth control, and we had to go pack it after. We were dragging weeds all over the field and it was a very poor no till system.”

“But, it got us started.

I really wanted to switch to no till and my brother could see why. He’s an engineer and I had the agronomy side covered. It was at that same time that Round Up came off pat-

ent and everyone on the prairies were desperately looking for ways to save money, there were really poor grain prices in then.”

No till became the wave of the future for these reasons in the late 80s and early 90s: “It was dry and money was very tight, anything that could be done to reduce costs and improve efficiency was a good thing.

Farmers were very open to change at that time, they had to be able to survive. I knew that if we could come up with a tool that could work better that it would be popular.”

Pat, being an agronomist, knew that side banding and using two separate knives with accurate depth control and seed to fertilizer separation would mean success.

“No till failed in the 70s because the disc drills that came in didn’t really work for Saskatchewan. It didn’t warm up the soil, the weeds would often come up before the

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Pat’s idea coupled with Norbert’s, of utilizing a hydraulic cylinder, were brought together with Brian Kent’s idea of the units being independent.

“It was a very unique-looking machine, which everybody thought we were crazy, but it did the things we needed it to do, and when we seeded our crop in the spring of 1992, it really did work well. We had lots to fix, but the opener worked well in the soil.”

“All the researchers and agronomists in the field were convinced this needed to be done, but really the equipment companies, the big companies, were selling tillage equipment.

They weren’t overly enthusiastic about no till at the time because it meant less tractor sales

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Pat Beaujot, co-founder and current Director of Strategic Market Development of Seed Hawk, is being honoured this year as one of the 2016 inductees into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame. PHOTO/KELLY RUNNING and less tillage sales, so I don’t think they were going to be the ones to

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From Page 3 - Pat Beaujot to do the same thing as we were and lots of interesting ideas came out during that time.”

“We just happened to get ours working and got a good start. I quit my job with the fertilizer company then because I knew we were going to make a business out of this. And a lot of people ask if I ever thought

it would get this big; I was actually young and naïve, and thought it would get bigger faster.

There’s 40,000 farmers in the prairies, so surely we could sell to a few of them.”

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multiple times since. Pat remembers hitting the road, taking the opener and a table top display to various tradeshows.

“I sold five machines that winter and we built six, one new one for ourselves, and we got those to work,” Pat remembers. “And the next year we built 15 and sold those.”

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“I’ve always felt my passion for soil conservation is what’s really helped drive me and the company. All of the work at the tradeshows I did, I was just as interested in convincing a farmer to switch to zero till as getting them to buy a Seed Hawk. I was always ready to help them understand the changes they’d have to make to their farming practices and help answer questions, if they’d buy a Seed Hawk great, but if not I was just happy to help them understand.”

“I think that helped bring passion to the company and has been an important part of my success, but also of the company’s success. I’ve been fortunate working in a field of my passion and to have success.”

The decision to begin manufacturing Seed Hawk equipment near Langbank was an easy one to make. The family farm was nearby and the price was right at the yard site they purchased from a neighbour.

“We weren’t too worried about being near a city,” Pat ex-

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plained. “I’ve always said people leave rural Saskatchewan to find a job, so if we can offer people jobs here they will stay or we can bring people here. And I think we’ve found that to be true, we’ve got over 200 employees here now.”

Since the beginning the innovative spirit of Seed Hawk has endured as the company remains at the forefront of advancing farming practices.

“I really wanted to get a cart line going because we were mostly just building tool bars at that time and in 2002 my brother exited the company. Brian Dean became my major partner at that time and since then we have become among the fastest growing companies in the business. We decided there were some things we wanted to do differently. The cart line helped our sales grow quite a bit, and it also enabled us to get into the dealership network because before that we were just doing direct sales.”

The cart line Pat was focused on would be released in 2004 at 800 bushels, which was nearly double that of the largest available at the time, which would have been 440 bushels.

“If you want to seed

a quarter section with wheat and put on fertilizer with it, it’d take about 800 bushels, and farmers wanted to seed a quarter and move on, they didn’t want to have to be filling up all the time. In 2006-2007, another leap forward in advancing technology occurred at Seed Hawk.

“When GPS started coming in they had sprayer controllers that would automatically shut off sections of the boom on an overlap and one of our customers from the Oxbow area I think it was, ordered a machine with four liquid booms on it, with an electric valve on each one, so we did that and he connected the liquid booms to something like that spray boom system being used. He was turn ing off his fertilizer in sections and it saved him up to 15 percent of his fertilizer bill which is huge. I started thinking what we could do with our tank, it would take some work but I was sure we could find a way to put gates in or something to shut off sections.”

“I realized if we could also do that with our hydraulic cylinders that lift our openers we could use them separately and shut off a section of grain and fertilizer.

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“Then last year we introduced a new metering system called iCon and that’s taken us another step forward,” Pat added.

The iCon Wireless Control System is run by an app on an iPad, which features a simple interface, operator advancements including Acres to Empty and Calibrate-onthe-Go features, while offering wireless control.

“From an innovation stand point we’ve really set a lot of standards in the industry, I like to think,” Pat stated. “And when I think about all of that this award is really one that also honours our staff here. I’ve thought of some things, but our staff makes them work and have thought of so many innovative things as well.”

“Innovation is taxing on the staff because change is hard, so I do have to thank our staff for allowing us to be innovative… It’s really challenging going into a new product line or a new development, but it’s also very rewarding and this award has to do with our staff getting us through and our customers for being patient with us.”

The innovative spirit and advancements Seed Hawk became known for attracted a business opportunity in 2006 with Swedish company, Väderstad. Originally they partnered for Väderstad to bring a large tank to the eastern European market, but Pat discussed the option of taking the entire Seed Hawk product line to the area.

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sia, Ukraine, and Australia,” Pat explained.

After that we grew very quickly; from 2006 to 2013 we grew about 11fold.”

“Then they came out with some tillage and corn planting units that would work well in the corn belt of the United States and they wanted to build them in North America, so I wanted to convince them to build their product here because we already had the factory. They agreed, but they wanted more than the 49 percent they already had and it just felt like the right time to sell, it was good for the people here and good for us.”

“It’s worked out well, I don’t have to worry about all of the details anymore and am focused on product development, marketing and doing presentations, blogging, the patent responsibilities which is a job in itself, and I’m still the spokesman for the company quite a bit of the time.”

As an inductee into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame, Pat explained the basics of his success with Seed Hawk.

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how much money you’re making from it. When asked about his proudest moments throughout his years, Pat thought a moment before explaining: “Those early years we were pretty proud, getting started and getting those first few sales. We really appreciated those farmers that believed in us in the beginning. They took a big risk, so that was big. The development of the cart line was a big step for us, then section control, and now iCon. They were all proud moments, but what also comes to mind is every time we had an expansion here and growth at the facility and were able to hire more people, that was fantastic. It’s an honour to have good people working for you and we’ve given out 15 year and 20 year awards already.”

“In 2011, Brad Wall came and spoke, he cut the ribbon with Brian and I on the new expansion and that was a big moment for Brian and me.”

However, the proudest moments, which continue to endure regardless of the new innovations and advancements Pat has seen Seed Hawk through, are little moments looking out across the Saskatchewan horizon.

“Anytime I see a good crop a farmer grew with our stuff, it makes me feel pretty good,” Pat said smiling.

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Succession planning: sooner is better than later

The idea of the family farm or ranch is still very much alive within Saskatchewan. When one generation begins thinking about retirement or taking a step back from their intensive involvement in the ranch or farm, a succession plan needs to be developed as the transition of the family farm passes to the next generation. (Archive)

By Kelly Running As Baby Boomers begin thinking about retirement the process of succession planning has become a topic of discussion between parents and both their farming and non-farming children. Ensuring a smooth transition of the family farm is essential, especially when Stats Canada information from 2011 shows the majority of operators as being over 50 percent in the 55 years and older category, with under 10 percent being under the age of 40-years-old.

Recently speaking in Arcola was Ken Evans at the Moose Mountain Ag

Day, where he addressed the importance of planning out the transition of the farming or ranching operations to the next generation. Evans is with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and is a Farm Management Specialist.

Evans explained that a good succession plan has five main topics of importance which include an executive summary, goals and objectives, financial analysis, transfer of ownership/management, and implementation of the plan including contingencies.

An executive summary should be a brief

overview of the developed plan.

When looking at the goals and objectives of those involved in the decision, the plan should be comprehensive covering personal goals of everyone in the family including parents, farming children, and non-farming children. The farm goals should also be addressed when developing this section, which will focus on whether the vision for the farm will include expansion or contraction and what the enterprise will look like in the future.

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nances of both the retiree and the successor. Discussion revolving around this topic will focus on a budget the retirees will be living with, how much they need in order to retire, where this is going to come from, and how will they fund what they want to do in their retirement.

The successor will have to look at what payments they can afford, if they’re going to be supporting the retirees, if the nonfarming children will be supported in some form by the farming family, and other questions that arise regarding finances.

When families begin sorting through the transfer of ownership and management, they will be looking at land titles and how to effectively transfer ownership to the next generation. Will the retiree continue to hold the title, will it be rented to own, or will it be sold to the farming children?

Each option comes with tax implications and ensuring a properly planned out transfer of ownership is imperative. Additionally, the transfer of management must be done.

Have the farming children been involved with the management side of operating the family farm?

If so, how will this complete transition occur? If not, how will the farming children be brought into the fold?

The plan should be clear and straight forward once everyone has had their say within the succession plan and it should be implemented. The final product should follow a step-by-step plan according to Evans including a timeline of dates. He also explained it is imperative to include contingencies within the plan to cover as many potential scenarios that could occur as possible.

“The need to do this is now,” Evans said. “If it is left in a will, it may not always turn out the way you intended because something might not be clear.”

“It’s important for farm families to gather information to make this plan and to have this conversation.”

To develop the plan sooner rather than later means families are fully in control of the future of the farm.

For more information on how to develop a plan or to inquire about the Farm Business Development Initiative, farming families are encouraged in the area to contact the Ministry of Agriculture’s Weyburn Regional Office at (306)848-2857.

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Restoring wetlands an important step in agriculture

By Kelly Running Clean, fresh water is quintessential to life on Earth. Historically civilizations have risen and fallen with their ability to manage key resources. Today, wetlands are being realized as important resource which are being restored on the Prairies as their benefits are becoming more evident than before. In the past, wetlands were drained to make space for additional accessible farmland, but the benefits of these habitats have been developed and land management has seen a reversal from draining wetlands to restoring them.

David Pattyson, Watershed Coordinator with the Upper Souris Watershed Association spoke to the importance of wetlands recently in Arcola at the Moose Mountain Ag Days.

“Soil and water are the foundation of civilization,” Pattyson stated. “Civilizations fail when these resources are degraded. It’s difficult to see changes within a lifespan, but we determined that in the 80s organic soil declined, we’ve also seen climate change with an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and floods in recent years.”

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numerous other functions, Pattyson says: “Small wetlands have two major functions.

They act as a natural filter to water that enters larger bodies of water and they improve biodiversity.”

The land management of drainage projects, although Pattyson says is difficult to tell for certain within a lifetime, is affecting nature in a negative way.

“Landscape drainage projects have led to water erosion and surface water contamination,” he explained.

Additionally, the wetland habitat destruction has led to a loss of biodiversity and has altered Saskatchewan’s topography.

“We must look ahead to maximize production in Saskatchewan to feed the world, but we need to do this the right way as the pressure on soil and water increases, scrutiny of food production continues to grow, and an increased emphasis on land management and impacts of management are watched more closely,” Pattyson said.

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Camelina Feed, meal and oil shows promise to improve animal products

By David Roberts An oilseed hat-trick: Camelina seed, meal and oil fed to chickens, goats and fish makes for healthier animal products, a growing body of research suggests.

Camelina is a flower-

ing oilseed plant that is grown commercially in Saskatchewan and elsewhere. It is garnering wide interest as an industrial crop and as as a healthy human and animal feedstock because it is a rich novel source of essential

fatty acids - particularly Omega-3 fatty acids.

In one Romanian university study it was shown that goats whose feed is supplemented with Camelina produce milk that is healthier for humans.

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The study by Daniel Mierlita and Simona Iona Vicas, published in the South African Journal of Animal Science, found that dietary supplementation with Camelina seed increased the oxidative stability of milk samples in dairy ewes - suggesting that a “grass-silage-based diet supplemented with Camelina seed results in milk of better quality for human consumption.”

Finnish researchers publishing in the Journal of Dairy Science found that cow rations supplemented with Camelina oil produce milk containing isomers that are known to confer cardiovascular and immune system benefits.

The same study found a serendipitously positive environmental effect: cows fed Camelina produce less gas!

Meanwhile, University of Alberta researchers found that Camelina meal fed to broiler chickens enriches the Omega-3 fatty acid content of the meat.

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meal to broiler chickens produced breast and thigh meat that was 2x to 4x higher in healthy Omega3-type fatty acids.

“Camelina meal can be efficaciously included in feed to enrich Omega-3 fatty acids content of broiler meat,” the researchers from the Poultry Research Centre of the University of Alberta discovered.

Smart Earth Seeds, the leading global Camelina enterprise, recently reported that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has approved Camelina for broiler chicken rations in Canada: the start of a process that could provide for a range of healthier animal products for Canadians.

For example, Camelina oil is also being viewed as a potentially efficient replacement for fish oil in aquaculture.

A Canadian study by Stefanie Hixson and colleagues found that rainbow trout fed Camelina oil as a 100% replacement for fish oil produced more

than sufficient amounts of DHA | EPA to meet the World Health Organization’s daily requirements for humans. According to the DHA | EPA Omega3 Institute “DHA is required in high levels in the brain and retina as a physiologically-essential nutrient to provide for optimal neuronal functioning (learning ability, mental development) and visual acuity, in young and old alike. DHA plus EPA are both considered to have beneficial effects in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease plus associated risk factors as well as other chronic disorders.”

Hixson and colleagues concluded that: “Other human health benefits [to using Camelina in fish feed] include lower SFA (saturated fatty acids) and higher MUFA (mono-unsaturated fatty acids) in filets fed camelina oil versus fish oil.”

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Building soil on cropland

By Kelly Running Building organic matter and soil go handin-hand. Over the years the farming practices have depleted the nutrients within cropland and both farmers and ranchers are looking to find ways to make the land healthier.

Last year, Dr. Christine Jones – a soil ecologist from Australia – spoke in Arcola on soil health stating, “The nutritional value of today’s food is lower than any point in history. You would need to eat twice as much meat, three

times as much fruit, and four or five times as much vegetables to get the same amount of minerals as in 1940.”

Jones pointed to two practices which have led to this issue in her opinion and research: “The plant isn’t asking the biology to interact anymore because we give the plant some nitrogen, we give it some phosphorous. Those are the main things it needs to grow, and it can grow on those things, it doesn’t function effectively in terms of its immune system, but it can grow.”

“We’ve taken away the plants job by putting on synthetic fertilizer, that’s one of the things we’ve done. Tillage is another. Microbes in the soil go to an enormous amount of trouble to modify the soil environment, to make it favourable for them. They produce sticky substances that glue soil particles together in little lumps we call aggregates… If we were to come in and cultivate it, and cultivate it, and cultivate, we would come in and basically bust up their homes which makes it

difficult for things to live in the soil to survive.”

Although these statements imply a continued loss of nutrients in cropland being worked, there are farming techniques being developed to replace nutrients and help rebuild soil – including cover crops.

“I was interested in carbon dioxide in soil and I wanted to increase organic matter and for it to have resiliency,” Jay Fuhrer with National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Bismark, North Dakota

explained at the Moose Mountain Ag Days in March. “And if it happens to benefit global warming good, but that was by accident.”

“Cropland has about half the soil organic matter when compared to pastureland. Pastureland is losing less carbon than cropland and increasing carbon in soil is leaving a nice trend.

No till has minimized carbon loss, it’s slowed the release of carbon from the soil, but tillage had accelerated that loss and now we’re finding ways to recover that lost

carbon.”

The answer, Fuhrer says, are cover crops: “Cover crops maximize the carbon input into the soil. Green plants harvest carbon dioxide; it’s what feeds the soil biology which glues soil aggregates together with the roots in odd shapes that become porous – holding more water in the soil. A road you pack and pack and pack because you don’t want the ground to have any openings or pore space for water to get into.”

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From Page 9 - Soil “Crop diversity influences the diversity of soil biology, which will expand the soil food web.”

These various crop types include cool season grass, warm season grass, cool season broadleaf, and warm season broadleaf to provide the soil with a ‘balanced diet.’

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Additionally cover crops assist the soil biology in accelerating the breakdown of old crop residue.

According to Fuhrer, healthy soil passes the infiltration test in seconds, smells neutral or even sweet, is very dark in colour, and the soil aggregates attached to the

roots should crumble off leaving the hand dirtfree. Without looking under the surface, Fuhrer also says that healthier soil will have ground armour covering it from compaction by rainfall and biodiversity in the form of both plants and insects.

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“We can’t tolerate erosion, we need to be building soil,” Fuhrer explained.

In order to improve soil, there needs to be more organic matter than the rate of decomposition can break down. This organic matter or carbon can be added, by spreading bales throughout the land, but a focus recently becoming more popular is the technique of using cover crops.

Each growing area focuses on different crops that can be planted together based on what someone’s main crop is. The cover crop does place an added cost to the farmer, but this is to be made up through the improvement of soil overall (porosity, soil organic matter, infiltration, and soil biology), retaining nutrients otherwise lost, adding nitrogen through legume cover crops, while

also combating weeds and creating healthier crops on that land.

Choosing a suitable mixture and when to seed it becomes integral, so knowing growing days becomes important in Western Canada’s relatively short growing period. It is essential to research what to use and when, seeding into the cover crop – called planting green, and taking out the cover crop.

Additionally, if someone utilizing the cover crop method is a mixed farmer with cattle it can provide another feed option, while naturally fertilizing the field.

The animals can graze the mixture when green and as long as the land is given adequate recovery time can be used for winter grazing as well.

“Depending what you’re planting and when you plant it, the

cover crop will sit underneath until the fall,” Fuhrer explained. “It keeps high protein and energy under snow banks for winter grazing, enough for cattle in their first and second trimesters.”

Fuhrer suggested that if people are interested in growing cover crops to research what mixes would work best for them, but emphasized building soil depends heavily on the amount of green plants harvesting sunlight and carbon to aid in the soil food webs efficiency.

The change to utilizing cover crops isn’t an immediate one and it takes research and learning best practices in introducing them into your crop rotation.

“The benefits from one year of using cover crops will last a few years,” Fuhrer explained.

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National Farm Safety Week Farming is a very rewarding, important and invaluable industry in Canada. But for all of its benefits, it is also one of the most dangerous industries, and the reality of the profession is that children are often around the workplace.

This means exposure to hazards including toxic chemicals, unpredictable livestock and potentially dangerous machinery.

This exposure makes it absolutely crucial that children be taught about the potential dangers around them and how to avoid putting themselves at risk.

March 14 – 20 was National Farm Safety Week and this year, the Canada Safety Council is reminding Canadian families to take precautions while on the farm, ensuring the safety of children by understanding the concerns and paying attention to detail.

According to a study

by Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR), 272 Canadians under the age of 14 died between 1992 and 2012 in agricultural-related fatalities, with approximately 45 per cent of those being four years of age or younger.

The most common causes of death among children are machine runovers (41.9 per cent,) followed by drownings (15.2 per cent,) machine rollovers (11.1 per cent,) animal-related injuries (6.5 per cent) and being crushed by or under an object (5.1 per cent.)

Often, bystander runovers occur when children are playing on the farm or near a worksite. The farm vehicle is usually in reverse, and the adult is not expecting the child to be there.

This fact alone makes it crucially important to set aside an area re-

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It’s important to remember that what may

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From Page 11 - Safety Especially when it comes to work-related tasks, children are driven to follow examples set by their parents and other adults. Farmers and workers have to make sure that they’re following safety protocols and being careful, or the message will ring hollow to children and they will not see it as im-

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Take the following precautions to ensure that your farm is safe for children: Inspect your farm with your children for any areas that contain hazards. Make sure to not only identify the hazards, but also to explain why they’re dangerous to the children and, if

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possible, take steps to mitigate the danger.

Before setting children to work on ageappropriate tasks, check local laws to ensure that they are of legal age to operate farm machinery.

Train older children before setting them to work on anything. Ensure they understand the proper operation of

machinery they’re being asked to use, and that they know what to do at all times.

Never allow extra riders on any equipment. Extra rider runovers are a very common cause of injury.

Drownings on the farm occur, especially among children six years old or less. Fence farm

ponds, manure pits, and any other source of water that could pose a drowning risk.

Designate a specific fenced-off area that is solely for playing. Ensure that it is kept far from animals, as even calm and normally docile animals can become dangerous if they feel that either they or their

offspring are threatened.

Keep all farm chemicals out of the reach of children and locked away in a cabinet, room or building.

Keep grain bins offlimits for children — it takes only a few seconds for a person to become helplessly trapped under flowing grain, where they could suffocate.

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Kennedy/Langbank News Submitted by Doreen Cancade

According to our calendar we have had the first day of Spring. I noticed there is green grass which should be a good sign. We will see. In 1949 the wheat was a good height by April 29th. A large fire in the Moose Mountains was a scary situation, however, it all turned out for the best I presume.

The interview that Connie had with some of the ladies in Kipling brought back a lot of memories, all of her write ups this past week were very interesting. Good job.

Great grandmother Margie Istace shared the following: Clayton and Ami Geiger of Carlyle had a baby boy, Coy on March 5th.

Lorraine and Stan Gurr had a short holiday in Moose Jaw this past week, they enjoyed the spa and a couple of shows.

I hear the Sno Pitch held in Langbank was a very successful weekend, this is a weekend a number of people enjoy very much.

Friday evening was the last supper for the season at the Kennedy rinkóall the suppers they had were well attended and the food was

always good, hopefully it was a good season all through the winter.

Once again the Kennedy old time dance was held on Saturday afternoon, the crowd was small but as usual everyone had a good time, the old time music is always enjoyed by all and thanks to the folks that keep up the good spiritóvolunteers are the backbone of this clubóyes, I for one really miss enjoying these but we all know there is a time and reason for having to give up some things in life. Cecile Ripley of Whitewood was the lucky winner of the 50/50 draw, Bob and Kate Smyth attended the dance in Kipling on Sunday afternoon when Kate was one of the winners of the 50/50 draw.

Bob and Kate were one of the couples that got the old time dances started in Kennedy many years agoósee you April 16th.

Nicole Eldstrum of Assiniboia and the three little girls visited with George and I on Saturday and Sunday. Always nice to have the great grandchildren brighten up your life.

Thought for the week: The first beauty the world has to offer is in nature.

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Congratulations to the AK Combines on a great season. They made it through the first round of playoffs but lost in the second round to Beinfait. The games were close and very exciting to watch as were the games all winter. Thank you for a season of good entertainment.

It is always nice to see the Arcola Health Centre busy day and night and to see the parking lot full of vehicles at the Arcola Family Health Clinic.

I would like to extend congratulations to Kelli Maher and Dustin White on their marriage that took place in Mexico. They are now living 10 miles south of Carlyle on the Will Brown farm.

Sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Kay Bennett who recently passed away.

The announcement of govern-

ment funding of $2.2 million through the New Building Canada Plan-Small Communities Fund for a much needed Wastewater Lagoon Expansion in Arcola was welcome news.

It’s great to see the new house being built in the new subdivision by Kris Burton and Bailey Verbeem.

There is a beautiful house being built and amazing yard development being done south of Arcola by Graham and Ghislaine Carter.

Bill Maher and Earl Kickley received a certificate of accomplishment from Canadian Owners and Pilots, Ottawa, for 60 years as an aircraft pilot. The certificate was presented by the Estevan Flying Club.

It was nice to hear that Calvin Burton got his pilot’s license back.

I would like to welcome Ken Kolenz as the newest member to the Arcola Housing Board.

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The 16U Rebels won silver in Swift Current on March 12 – 13. From left to right: Delanie Hickie, Madison Riddell, Brynn Bourhis, Schuyler Longie, Haylee Barta, Gracie Schutz, Bronwyn Douglas, Jorja Bendtsen, Jocelyn Jensen, Kailyn Wilson, and Coach Mickey Adams. Missing assist coaches Jackie Verity and Joan Adams.

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Submitted by Rebels Volleyball Club Red Coat Rebels 16Us played in the Swift Current Sun Dogs 17U Tournament on the weekend of March 12 and 13. The Rebels played 11 matches in two days, playing in the Gold Medal match against Lethbridge Albert, where we lost in 3 to take the Silver.

The girls battled hard, had to overcome adversity. It was a true test of their physical and mental capabilities, playing six matches, of which five of

them went three sets and playing four matches in a row.

The Rebels 18U won gold in Regina on the weekend of March 19-20 at Sask Cup 3. After a shaky start, the Rebels had to win 5 straight matches to win gold in Div 2 Tier 3 against the Loreburn Impact in a hard fought battle.

These girls never quit and I am so proud of them and their efforts.

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Ups and downs in the farm sector

By Calvin Daniels When you have more than a quarter of a century in the newspaper business covering agriculture issues over that entire time, you find out that once an idea takes root it sticks around like quack grass.

The most recent edition of AgAdvance arrived the other day,

and one of the feature stories caught my eye immediately.

The story had as part of its sub-head ‘in a tight farm economy, growers need to understand cost of production, find efficiencies and know how to manage risk.’

Obviously the suggestion farms need to

know their cost of production as a starting place in terms of trying to generate a positive return makes sense, and is probably worth reiterating, as the article does.

And it is reiterating, as speakers at farm forums and conferences have been telling producers to know what

their cost of production is for years and years now.

It is somewhat cyclical to be sure.

It has been less of a topic through the last few years where good yields and good prices boosted the ability of farms to earn a positive return, but as soon as the commodity prices

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drop a bit, reminding producers to be aware of their costs in producing a bushel of a particular crop pop up in reports.

Dr. Mike Boehlje, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University is the source in the AgAdvance piece. The key message was intense cost control and effective management of margins are overlapping strategies, and both are critical during a tight economic environment.

That is certainly sound advice but it would be little more than a reaffirmation for producers, who should be pretty much on top of those numbers by now.

It’s the same thing when it comes to the suggestion in the same sub head about finding efficiencies.

The farm sector has gone through down turns before. Twenty per cent interest rates are not that far in the past in real terms and led to farm foreclosures, farm-

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On the livestock sector we went through the devastation that followed the initial case of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Through such times it was often related how the efficient farms would manage the situation best, and that was no doubt the case.

But should we expect greater efficiencies are still to be found?

There is a limit to the amount of ‘fat’ in any operation, and given the history of the last 25-years, it is likely on farms that fat has long ago been trimmed and rendered.

Today’s farms should be lean, efficiency operations to have survived the ups and the very low downs of the sector in recent years.

So reminding to stay efficient are again supportive in providing assurances a producer is doing the right thing, it isn’t likely to be anything new for producers to hear.

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Nomination forms can be picked up at the Stoughton Co-op Administration office, and must be turned into the administration office no later than 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2016.

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The Stoughton Co-op Annual Meeting will be held on April 12, 2016, at the Stoughton Legion.

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STOUGHTON CREDIT UNION LTD. 56th ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE DATE: PLACE: TIME:

Tuesday, April 19th 2016 Kisbey Rec. Centre Supper - 6:30 p.m. (Advance Ticket Only) Meeting - 7:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $6.00 at each branch AGENDA: Financial Reports Director Elections Financial Statements can be reviewed at the Stoughton and Kisbey Offices, 10 days prior to the meeting date.

Nominating Committee are accepting nominations for the election of:

• 2 Directors from the Kisbey Branch • 1 Director at large For more information contact Clint Neuls at 457-2443.

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SPRING IS HERE AND SO IS YOUR NEW VEHICLE!

Friday, March 25, 2016

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Your premier retailer of new & used! www.whitewooddodge.com

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

2010 Dodge Journey R/T AWD

902 South Railway St. Whitewood, SK

stock# 14-U010

stock# 15-96AT

50,000km

Was: $34,995

89,200km

SALE $32,995

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2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD

2011 Ford Edge Limited AWD

2013 GMC Terrain SLE-1 FWD

2008 Chrysler Aspen Limited SUV

stock# 16-02AT

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SALE $18,995

73,500Km

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2013 GMC Terrain SLE-2 AWD

2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SE/SXT

stock# 15-71AT

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SALE $24,995

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2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn Crew 4x4 stock# 16-29AT 78,000km

99,500km

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SALE $35,995

SALE $14,995 2013 Chevrolet Cruze LS Sedan stock# 14-202AT

32,230km

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SALE $14,995

2013 Chevrolet Impala LT

2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn

2015 Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab

2014 Ram 2500 Laramie Mega Cab 6.4 Hemi

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2013 Chevrolet Cruze LT-1 Turbo

2014 Chevrolet Cruze LT-1 Sedan

2014 Chrysler 200 LX Sedan

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2014 Jeep Wrangler Sport 2-dr.

4WD (6-spd)

2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T SE AWD

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE Van (7-pass.)

2012 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4WD

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DRILLING REPORT

Friday, March 25, 2016

Managing Your Money

- Plan to live to 100

Yes! -- you can reasonably expect to live a long, long life and you should start planning for it now.

Here`s why: • Population projections tell us that centenarians, those aged 100 and over, rose 87.7 per cent between 2004 and 20111 -- and the number of centenarians is expected to triple or quadruple by 20362.

• Today`s 65-year-olds can expect to live 20 years beyond retirement, on average3.

Accordingly, you should start your income longevity planning right away.

Here`s how: • Decide on your desired retirement lifestyle.

• Add to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan income with a complementary portfolio of investments.

• Assess your projected spending for essential and discretionary expenses and adopt an investment strategy that will match your spending needs. For example, plan to meet such essential expenses as housing, food, clothing and medical treatments for longer than your life expectancy; plan to spend an increased

amount for discretionary expenses like travel, dining out and a new car during the first ten years that diminishes thereafter.

• After retirement, manage your retirement savings withdrawal rate based on the size of your retirement savings, the average return on your investments over time, and the number of years you plan to make withdrawals.

• Use life insurance to shelter excess capital and maximize the value of your estate; consider a life annuity that will provide a guaranteed regular income no matter how long you live.

• Protect your income (and your spouse’s) with life insurance and supplementary health insurance including disability, critical illness and long-term care coverage.

• Revisit your plan regularly to assess investment performance, changes in expense levels or any other factors that can impact on how much you can spend in retirement and for how long.

On your 100th birthday you’ll need a really big cake to hold all those candles. Ask your professional ad-

Book your space on the Drilling Report Call Alison or Candace today 306-453-2525

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DRILLING LICENSES

RIG REPORT

Four new licenses issued to Monday, March 21, 2016 15F113 52597 54555 54652

visor about how income longevity strategies can help make sure you`ll enjoy a comfortable retirement until it`s time to blow them out – and then look forward to 101 and beyond.

1 Annual population estimates by age group and sex at July 1, provincial perspective — Canada, Estimates are final intercensal up to 2005, final postcensal from 2006 to 2008, updated postcensal for 2009 and 2010 and preliminary postcensal for 2011.

2 The Daily (Statistics Canada), Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3 The Daily (Statistics Canada), Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - Deaths This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.

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Friday, March 25, 2016

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Platforms offer little for us

By Murray Mandryk One supposes it’s better than the 1980s when Saskatchewan politicians tried to buy us with our own tax dollars.

But there wasn’t

much in either the Saskatchewan Party or NDP platforms for rural voters … or any voters, for that matter.

Both major parties released their platforms at the end of the cam-

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Applicants must be hardworking, reliable & responsible.

Job duties will involve grading leases & roads, driving truck & trailer, maintaining equipment.

Possession of 1A license & previous experience are necessary.

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The position is based out of Arcola with competitive wages & benefits plan. An interview will be conducted with qualifying applicants.

paign’s second week.

And to suggest both were light in content would be an understatement.

The best news for rural voters is the Sask.

Party commitment to an extra $70 million for highways spending.

The problem is that it might not be as good as it appears.

As a portion of $842-million total capital, and maintenance/ repair highway spending introduced in last year’s 2015-16 budget, this is a mere eight-percent increase.

Maybe that’s nothing to sneeze at in today’s world of austerity, in fact, some might see as pretty substantial bone the Sask. Party is throwing to its rural base.

But another big problem for rural voters right now is so much of the Premier Brad Wall’s highways spending is being eaten up by things like $1.9 billion Regina by-pass that mostly benefit urban traffic.

As for the roads many rural travel, it remains to be seen how

much will be done for them.

Sadly, “it remains to be seen” seems a big theme of this campaign.

In the case of NDP leader Cam Broten, “it remains to be seen” whether he will seen in rural Saskatchewan.

In fairness to the NDP leader, many things his party is proposing in its platform, certainly, the more extensive platform _ might benefit both rural and urban people.

Promising the lowest-in-Canada utilities bundle _ the old promise under Lorne Calvert’s NDP government, is clearly something beneficial to all Saskatchewan voters.

And Wall’s contention that this will cost $595 million seems questionable, given that’s about the annual profits made by all the Crown corporations put together.

Similarly, who can argue that hiring more nurses, teachers or even social workers is a bad thing?

And, certainly, most everyone would agree that it was bad to be

wasting money on the government’s Japanese lean health care saving model, the Global Transportation Hub land purchases or Regina by-pass.

That said, the NDP notion that they are going to pay for things like their utility rate subsidies by cutting Crown corporation management and waste, the number of consultants and the bad investment decisions is pretty suspect.

You can’t base your spending decisions by pretending you are saving money by no longer spending on things that aren’t in the budget anymore.

And in the case of lean or past questionable spending decisions of the Sask. Party government, this spending is over and done with.

Moreover, the NDP’s emphasis on massive savings by ending waste and mismanagement implies that an NDP government would never make bad spending choices.

This would be great, but Saskatchewan tax-

payers’ experiences with past NDP governments on messes like Spudco and lost money in U.S. investments certainly suggest otherwise.

That said, the NDP platform at least touches on a broader selection of issues than Wall and Sask. Party.

Credit Wall for challenging the status quo with things like private liquor stores and CT/ MRI scans.

But breaks on education property taxes for seniors or offering graduates help in buying their first home after you have already offered incentives for them to stay with tax breaks on their education doesn’t really help build Saskatchewan’s economy.

What seems even more puzzling, however, is the admission in the Sask. Party platform that it can’t even consider a nest egg us until oil again tops $75 a barrel.

This doesn’t offer a whole of lot of hope for voters.

There again, neither major party platform is especially inspiring.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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Our Redvers, SK location is currently recruiting for Seasonal NH3 Driver to join our team for the 2016 season. The successful candidate must have a valid driver’s license – Class 3A or 1A, customer service skills and a flexible working schedule. Experience is a definite asset, but will train.

Interested applicants should send their resume in confidence directly to: Crop Production Services Attention: Chantal Bauche, Branch Manager Box 960 Redvers, SK S0C 2H0 Phone: 306-452-3330 Fax: 306-452-6145 Email: chantal.bauche@cpsagu.ca

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• Must have valid driver’s license and steel toe boots.

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Deadline for applications is April 1, 2016.

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Interested parties may apply by resume to: Moose Creek Regional Park Box 926 Oxbow, SK S0C 2B0 Or email to: moosecreekrp@gmail.com 6868166

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MITCHELL: In loving memory of Rae, who passed away March 31, 1978.

We never ask for miracles, But today just one would do, To see the front door open and See our Dad walk through.

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Auctions Upcoming Sales April 2/16: Household and Antique Auction for Nancy Brackenbury, Wawota, SK April 9/16: Jack and Jean Vreys Carpentry Shop Closeout/Household Sale, Redvers, SK April 17/16: 17th Annual Spring Consignment Sale, Wauchope, SK April 30/16: Small Animal & Bird Sale, Redvers, SK May 1/16: 3rd Annual Southline Consignment Sale with Mike Bartolf Sale, Oxbow, SK May 7/16: Antique, Collectible Household, Hardware Consignment, Arcola, SK May 29/16: Farm and Household Sale for Allan Spearing, Oxbow, SK June 4/16: Garth Shepherd and Consignors Sale, Alameda, SK June 22/16: Farm Auction for KD Farms, Wawota, SK July 4/16: Moving Sale for Armand and Cathy Hoffort, Kenosee Lake, SK July 9/16: Ron Colpitts Estate Auction, Oxbow, SK Sept. 24/16: Antique & Collectible Dispersal for Ben and Agnes Lietz, Estevan, SK Oct. 1/16: Small Animal & Bird Sale, Redvers, SK Nov. 5/16: Antique, Collectible Consignment Sale, Arcola, SK Key M Auctions Dellan: 452-3815 Cell: 452-7847 Dennis: 485-8766 Murray: 483-7454

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Saturday, April 2nd - Moose Mountain Wildlife Federation 14th Annual Fundraiser Dinner & Auction at Arcola Prairie Place.

45-2 Saturday, April 2nd - A Cabin Fever Concert with Saskia and Darrel: The Great Plains. Carlyle United Church on Saturday April 2 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00, available at Pharmasave or the Carlyle United Church.

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45-2 April 8th & 9th - Cornerstone Theatre Inc. presents “It Runs In The Family” by Ray Cooney. Dinner Theatre - $35. Cocktails 6:00 p.m., Supper 7:00 p.m., Performance 8:00 p.m. Matinee: Sunday, April 10th, 2:00 p.m., $15, Sunday at the door, $20, Carlyle Memorial Hall. Box Office: The Pearl Boutique, 4534488.

41-5 Wauchope Brunch - Sunday, April 10th, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Adults $10; Students (12 & under) $7; Preschool (5 & under) Free. Proceeds for upkeep of Church and grounds.

Redvers and District Music Festival 2016: April 12: Band (Redvers United Church); April 13 (morning): full band (Redvers School gym); April 13 (afternoon): band (United Church); April 18 & 19:Piano, vocal/speech (United Church). Programs available from Today’s Enterprises, Redvers Pharmasave, Kings (Carlyle), and Carlyle Pharmasave.

Saturday, April 16th - Natural Health & Healing Expo at Prairie Place Complex, Arcola, SK., 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. & Sunday April 17th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

- Health & Wellness products and Services - Informative Guest Speakers - Holistic Body Workers - Intuitive Readers Admission $2 (12 & under free). Call Chaelynn at (306) 7368086 for more information.

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On behalf of the family of Jerome Hoffmann, we want to give sincere thanks for everyone that came together in our time of sorrow and a time of need, in the death of a husband, a father, a grandparent, a great grand father, a family member and a friend. To Father Frey and Marj, from the bottom of our hearts thank you for picking Jerome’s favourite readings and hymns. To Tubman’s for guiding us through this difficult time. We are forever grateful that we were able to be together as a family while all of you took care of the difficult details. We would also like to thank the ladies that provided the lovely lunch.

To Father Seville, Father Cereno and Father Frey that joined in the mass to celebrate Jerome’s journey in life. He would have been honoured that you all were there. We are all forever thankful for all the beautiful flowers, the good food and many cards of thoughts and sympathies.

It helps our hearts to hear from all the people that have a special spot for Jerome in all your hearts.

The Hoffmann Family.

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OBITUARIES Elaine Jean Holonics 1951 - 2016 With heavy hearts, we, the family of Elaine Jean Holonics of Stoughton, SK announce her sudden passing at the Weyburn General Hospital, Weyburn, SK on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the age of 64 years.

Elaine’s memory will be forever cherished by her children, Chad Holonics (Christie Reeve) of Airdrie, AB, Michelle (Kevin) Dickie of Estevan, SK and Brian (Natalie) Holonics of Saskatoon, SK; grandchildren, Kalin, Austin and Jordin Holonics, Alanna, Darian and Brendan Dickie, Braden, Ashlyn and Kinsley Holonics; siblings, Lois (Martin) Dundas of Regina, SK, Richard (Val) Daku of Regina, Ivan Daku (Suzy Salloum) of Regina and Dennis Daku of Weyburn, SK; in-laws, Fred Bast of Regina, Bill Holonics of Handsworth, SK and Wilma (Frank) Gall of Kipling, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband Jim Holonics; parents, William and Julia Daku; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Tony and Julia Holonics; sisters-in-law, Violet Bast and Sharon Daku and nephew Corey Holonics.

A Funeral Service for Elaine was held on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace United Church, Stoughton, with Elizabeth Goodson officiating. Interment followed at the Handsworth Cemetery, and a luncheon took place at the Stoughton Legion.

Those wishing to make donations in Elaine’s memory may do so directly to the Stoughton & District First Responders, c/o PO Box 282, Stoughton, SK, S0G 4T0 or Grace United Church, PO Box 577, Stoughton, SK, S0G 4T0.

“Perhaps my time seemed all too brief.

Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.

Lift up your hearts, and peace to thee.

God wanted me now; He set me free.”

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

O’Ray Charles Pontius 1930 - 2016 O’Ray Charles Pontius, late of Regina, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Regina General Hospital.

He was born in Carlyle, Saskatchewan to Ralph and Elizabeth Pontius and lived most of his life there.

O’Ray was a passionate, caring man who enjoyed carpentry, curling, the cottage life and his dogs. He was known for his outstanding work ethic employed as a carpenter for Marathon Oil until his retirement. O’Ray gave of himself unwaveringly to family and friends always giving his time generously to help family, friends and his community.

O’Ray was an artisan too. He could work magic with scraps of wood, creating works of art treasured by family and friends fortunate enough to get one. His Christmas decorations won awards year after year. He was that special dad who could build and fix anything. But the most important thing he built was a loving home in Carlyle for his family.

O’Ray was extremely loving to his family, Cheryl (George) of Winnipeg, Heather (Glen) of Regina, Brett (Karen) of Sherwood Park; grandchildren Jessica, Christopher (Kristy), Mark, and his ‘shadow’ for many years, Ben (Cassie); great grandson Jonathan. O’Ray was predeceased by his parents; sisters Esther and Ella; brothers Elmer and George; and stepson Edward. He is also survived by his devoted wife and best friend Muriel; brother Donald (Joan); sisters Betty (Bob), Joan; and many nieces, nephews, extended family, and many good friends.

Words cannot express our loss but we know that he is now in a peaceful place.

A private Celebration of Life will be held in Carlyle at a later date. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s on-line obituary at: www.myalternatives.ca Arrangements in care of Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services, Regina, SK (306-757-2327).

Grant Procknow 1941 - 2016 It is with great sadness in our hearts that we announce the death of a wonderful man, Grant Procknow of Blairmore, Alberta. He was called to be with the Lord on March 19, 2016 while receiving care at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre. He graced this world with 75 years of a full life.

On January 21, 1941, Donald Grant Procknow was born in Stoughton, Saskatchewan to proud parents, Eric and Annie Procknow. He was raised with an appreciation for family, community and the rewards from a hard day’s work. He grew into a handsome and caring young man who was blessed with a family of his own whom he could provide for and nurture.

Grant was employed as a Lineman for various companies such as BC Hydro, Keiser, West Star and Phillips Cable spanning than twenty-five years. He braved the elements, earned the respect of his colleagues and received the occasional electrical shock all to ensure his family was cared for. His passions included: curling, golfing, snowmobiling, baseball, tending to his immaculate backyard and spending precious moments with his beloved wife, cherished children, grandchildren and friends. He was a witty and charming man who stood up for what was right, placed his family foremost in his life and will be dearly missed and fondly remembered.

Left to mourn his passing and celebrate his life include his devoted wife, Margaret Procknow of Blairmore, AB; his children, Kerry Grant Procknow of Edmonton, AB, Tracey Lynn Procknow of Calgary, AB and Kellie (Jon) Saucier of Blairmore, AB; his grandchildren, Darcy (Andy) Bradbury of Blairmore, AB, Cole Sawchuk of Claresholm, AB and Falon Marshall of Calgary, AB; his great grandson, Mason Bradbury; his brothers, George (Jean) Procknow of Wayburn, SK and Gary (Linda) Procknow of Froude, SK; his sisters, Shirley (Ole) Carlburg of Filmore, SK, Bev Kindrat of Stoughton, SK and Mavis (Ed) Kainz of Regina, SK; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

He was predeceased by his father, Eric Procknow; his mother, Annie Procknow (nee: Thompson); and his infant brother, Ralph Procknow.

The Memorial Service was held at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, AB on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 1:00pm. Memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Lung Association, AB & NWT (www.ab.lung.ca/donate or P. O. Box 4500, Stn. South, Edmonton, AB T6E 1K6). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca .

Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555

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