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Carndu honours their retiring administrator
By Paul Kimball
It was a special evening on the night of March 31st at the Legion in Carnduff. That day was Annette Brown’s final one as the Town’s administrator and her 33 years of service to Carnduff was acknowledged that evening. Approximately 125 people attended, including fellow workers and councillors past and present, ratepayers, friends and many of Annette’s family.
The retirement party was emceed by Mayor Ross Apperley and featured humorous, good-natured and touching tributes from a number of people. Former Town Administrator Kevin Stephenson, whose departure opened the door for Annette to move into that position in 2010, was the first to speak. He reflected on his days when Annette was his assistant and introduced the nickname that he had for her – AACKA.
Annette Always Covered Kevin’s…well, you can likely figure out the last ‘A’. He talked about the challenges he had as an ad-
ministrator working with ratepayers and councillors and how valuable Annette was to him in dealing with them.
It was noted that during her total years working in the Town office, Annette worked with 25 councillors, three mayors, 10 Town foremen and four rec directors. Apperley noted that he was the only mayor that Annette had to work with during her 15 years as administrator… and jokingly seemed sympathetic about that.
A few people who were unable to attend the event sent their reflections and well wishes, which were read by people such as Councillor Greg Wall.
Tianna Dumaine of the RM of Mount Pleasant No.2, which shares a building with the Town of Carnduff office, shared a few thoughts on behalf of the RM.
Tara Beck, the newly appointed Town administrator, was accompanied by Agnes Duncombe, the office assistant as she reflected on their years working with Annette. She talked about Annette’s value of
family first and how she always worked to the best of her ability to serve the people of Carnduff.
Apperley took time to mention Annette’s volunteerism and how she often used her holiday time to do so. He indicated that Annette was always quick to give credit to council for decisions they made… but it was usually her preparation that led to those decisions. He noted that Annette’s first priority when it came to her work was ‘ratepayers first’. Her expertise was valued – the question was often asked by her co-workers, WWAD – What Would Annette Do?
One of the highlights of the evening was when her children took the microphone. They told the crowd that mom always tried to downplay her knowledge by attributing it to plain old common sense. In spite of mom’s busyness as an administrator, they always felt that mom was there for them.
Annette Brown entertaining the crowd with her retirement speech.
Photo by Paul Kimball
Dale Garling honoured by MMWF
Annette Brown’s family sharing in her big day. Photo by Paul Kimball
April
Sat, April 12 – Lions Supper and Auction
Your rst stop to nd events happening in our community!
May
Sat, April 12 – Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament - Arcola
Wed, April 16 – Kidsport Bingo – Carlyle
Thurs, April 17 - Mu n and Co ee morning
– Happy Gang – 10am
Wed, April 23 – Dig Safe Awareness
Breakfast – Carievale
Wed, April 30 – Dig Safe Awareness
Breakfast - Carlyle
Fri, Sat & Sun – May 2, 3, & 4 - Cornerstone Theatre - Carlyle
Wed, May 9 – Cribbage Tournament – Village of Kenosee
June
Sat, June 7 – Lobster Fest – Carlyle June 27, 28 & 29 – Carlyle Fun Dayz & Fair
2026
Tues to Sat - Mar 25 -29 – 125th Arcola Curling Club Bonspiel
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Lions members inducted
Retiring administrator honoured in Carndu
of her succession plan. She gave permission for Tara to change the office any way she pleased, except for adding a dart board to the décor with Annette’s picture on it. She indicated to Tara that she had full confidence in her. She spent a portion of her speech recognizing and thanking people that she had worked with in the past, as well as those whom she was leaving in her retirement. She expressed her appreciation to the RM that shared the building she worked in and reflected on the great working relationship that the Town and RM had.
The evening wrapped up with a speech from the honoree. Annette laughed about how she had made it clear that she didn’t want any commotion about her retirement, but Councillor Wall told her to shut up. She was very nervous in giving her speech, indicating that if she suddenly bolted, it was to run to the washroom to throw up. The trip to the washroom never took place. Annette spoke for about 30 minutes…and no one complained as she told story after story and had her audience laughing most of the time. She talked about her decision to become the administrator. It was not a position she initially wanted, but when she saw the out-of-country applicants and other applications, she felt the ratepayers needed someone who could offer more and subsequently applied. She thanked her mentor, former Administrator Stephenson and welcomed Tara as the new one, which was part
As she brought her retirement speech to an end, she concluded, “It’s been an honour to work for you.” The crowd rose to their feet to give her a standing ovation…which is proof that none had fallen asleep listening to a half-hour of reminiscing from a nervous, retiring administrator who would have preferred not to be speaking at all.
The Carlyle District Lions Club was pleased to announce the induction of two new members. From left: Sponsor Lion Gord Paulley, new members Lion Lynn Alvarex and Lion Reg Newell, District Governor of South Saskatchewan Heather Vermeersch.
Kitchen re ects on nearly a decade as Souris-Moose Mountain Member of Parliament
By David Willberg SaskToday.ca
Robert Kitchen is fondly reflecting on nearly a decade as the MP for Souris-Moose Mountain.
Kitchen, who was a member of the Conservative Party’s caucus announced last July he would not seek another term in the role, and he said he won’t consider himself officially retired until election day on April 28.
“My phone and my computer still get questions and comments and emails, etc., from constituents who may not know that the election is on, or may not know I’m not running again. We’re still here to work for them as best we can,” said Kitchen in an interview with SaskToday.ca.
He has constituency offices in Estevan, Weyburn and Moosomin, along with the Ottawa office, and is busy helping his staff members with the transition and cleaning out his office.
“Once you’re out, everything is shredded and destroyed. And then the new person … all the furniture belongs to the government of Canada, so I’ve got to make sure that’s all here,” said Kitchen.
He wasn’t surprised the election was called on March 23. He expected Mark Carney would call one shortly after Carney was elected by the party’s members as their new
leader and Canada’s prime minister, but he hoped the election would be called earlier than it was, because some of the MPs would have purchased tickets to be back in Ottawa for the first day in Parliament on March 24.
“Someone in B.C., in order to get to Ottawa, you’re looking at leaving early Sunday morning to get there at a decent time so that you’re ready for what would transpire, assuming that the house would go back on Monday (March 24),” said Kitchen.
During his time in Ottawa, Kitchen believes he lived up to what he said he would do in his first speech: he was there for his constituents, regardless of whether they supported him.
“The seat doesn’t belong to the MP; it belongs to the constituents. And it’s important that whoever that MP is recognizes that, and … live by that,” said Kitchen.
He thinks he was able to challenge the government to be responsive. If the Conservative Party was in power, he said a lot more would have
happened. He would have liked to have a chance at being in government, but the Liberals won each election.
Kitchen is looking forward to spending time with his wife Donna. She stood by him throughout the past decade and has been through a lot over the last 9 1/2 years.
“It’s something she didn’t sign up for, so I’m going to spend time to be with her and then get to know my family again, my grandchildren, and then I’ll get out and about doing something,” said Kitchen.
He’s looking forward to attending events in the community as well.
Kitchen doesn’t expect he’ll return to practice as a chiropractor, which he did for many years in Estevan before his political career began. When he was the registrar for chiropractors in Saskatchewan, he had legislation introduced to ensure that someone who hadn’t practised for a certain length of time would have to go through training to re-enter the profession. He could take courses
to meet the requirements, but he’s decided he won’t.
Health care is a rapidly-changing field, and Kitchen continues to believe the rules put in place are the right ones.
“There are other avenues where I think I might be of assistance,” said Kitchen.
He has not been contacted by the party about being involved with the campaign for the riding’s Conservative Party candidate Steven Bonk, and if he were to be contacted, his efforts would depend on what’s asked of him. Still, he hopes the Conservatives will be victorious locally and federally on election day.
He expects he’ll continue to watch what is happening in federal politics. Kitchen made a lot of friends on all sides of the House of Commons. Clerks, staff, pages, workers and security guards also became friends.
“Your friendships that you created, you don’t really want to lose them, “ said Kitchen. Kitchen was first elected in 2015, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.
Robert Kitchen spent nearly a decade as the MP for Souris-Moose Mountain. File photo
Our health care has changed
A question that is repeatedly asked is, what has happened to our healthcare?
People wait for long periods of time for MRI’s, CT Scans, specialist appointments and surgeries.
This issue is not only felt in Saskatchewan but across the country, as I hear friends comment that they too need to wait in other provinces.
As a kid growing up in rural Ontario, I had the same doctor until I got married.
When we needed to go and see him, it was not a quick visit to the office. His office was packed with patients and everyone chatted with each other as they knew the wait was going to be hours.
Never did we go in and have a 15 minute wait, as our family doctor was also the doctor on call for the hospital during regular clinic hours.
We did not go to the specialist for tonsil removal, our family doctor did that. If we broke our arm, the family doctor set our arm and put us in a cast.
The wait at times was hours in the clinic, but no one seemed to complain to sit there and wait as that is the way it was.
After I got married, I had my husbands doctor. This same doctor delivered our children, he did most of my surgeries and the waiting room was always full of people.
The hospitals in these small towns growing up were used for everything, from delivers, to surgeries, to emergency care and to keep grandma when she had her stroke.
Our family doctors knew us without looking at our charts. They asked how family was doing because he knew the whole family.
We also only went to the doctor if needed, which was not very often, and our family doctor did it all, except for critical cases, we were than sent to the big cities or the specialist came to the small town hospital.
It is not like this today, and it is frustrating not having the same doctor for issues, and they all seem to have a different diagnosis of the situation.
One thing is the waiting time in a local doctors waiting room, it is short. Not once has the waiting room been filled with patients when we have gone. At most there are two other people.
Over the past six weeks we have been to the doctors and emergency a lot as we have a very sick daughter.
The nurses have been excellent, and it is great to see the same ones when we go in. First of all, they remember who we are and ask how things are going, and second of all it makes the visit a little more personal for the patient, especially when we are struggling with what is going on.
With each visit to emergency, we have had a different doctor. Our family doctor left in February and now we sit without one and they tell us we need a family doctor. So, tell me why do we need a family doctor? They only stay for a few years and then move on. Just when you start to get comfortable with one, off they go.
With all the doctors that have left the small towns and gone to the big cities, one might think the back log would slow down.
Each time we see a different doctor we have to go through the whole process again of what is going on, as they do not seem to read the patients charts beforehand.
And why are the doctors that we have in the smaller hospitals not doing some of the surgeries? Are they not qualified, or are the hospitals not set up for such things?
I believe having our town doctors being able to take care of some of these surgeries would take care of some of the back log.
I think we can do better, and the system could be more efficient.
“For
to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
- Nelson Mandela
In a competition with ourselves
When I was a piano student I began participating in music festivals. Since then, the festival has had a constant place in my life as a participant in piano, vocals and spoken word; as a parent; committee member; volunteer; and accompanist.
The roots of the festival in this province run deep, more than 100 years actually. Canada’s Governor General, Earl Grey, proposed a Canada-wide festival for music and drama. Only two provinces responded; Saskatchewan and Alberta. Consider those early visionaries. Our province was officially only three years old at the time, yet there were individuals ready to establish a significant arts presence in this region and formed the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association.
I have been connected with three festivals over the years; Swift Current, Last Mountain and the Outlook & District Music Festival. After so many years there are stories that bring laughter or some eye rolling.
The best memories include playing piano duets with my oldest daughter, or watching our youngest girl sing duets with
dad. Then there are the numbers that stand out of young people we watched grow and develop into outstanding performers. I remember the day in high school when my sister and I were in multiple classes in another community and the event was running very slowly. There should have been plenty of time for mom to bring my sister home and get me there for the afternoon, but with an eye on the clock my dad said we better start driving in the hopes of intercepting them somewhere on the highway. This was a time before cell phones so they didn’t know to watch for us—but somehow we connected and I made it in time to play.
Or the year I was in a sight reading class and all the competitors were supposed to be sequestered so we couldn’t hear anyone else play. Except the volunteer in charge of overseeing us let one of the students leave to go to the bathroom—where you could certainly hear a bit of muffled piano—and therefore got a sense of what others were playing. In a sight reading class you are supposed to go into it cold, meaning you haven’t seen or heard the selection prior to your few minutes to study it before you start to play. The girl that got to hear the others play it first, won the class. Not that I’m bitter or anything.
Then there was a girl I competed alongside countless times named Kathleen. She entered far more classes than anyone else, or so it seemed, and won them all. She was very good and was often the star of the festival.
One of the challenges of par-
ticipating in the music festival is the compulsion to compare ourselves with others. The value in the whole experience is that you get to listen to an adjudicator comment on your performance: your strengths, ways to improve and challenges to set. But no sooner had the adjudicator given us all that wisdom to consider, we’d grab the comment sheet to see our grade—and promptly compare our mark to others. It’s so not the point. Yes, it’s a competition, but preparing for a music festival is about individual growth. It’s about taking compositions and working hard to get them ready to be adjudicated to assist in nurturing our development as musicians and performers. Yet that need to see how we ranked against others was compelling. How unfortunate.
We always told our daughters that when it came to report cards, it was the words that mattered more than the numbers. We wanted to read the comments the teachers took time to share because those gave a more complete picture of what was being learned and achieved. Yet how many times in my own life did I do exactly the opposite of that?
It’s the work, the preparation and effort that go into it that has far greater impact than the result on one day of one event. I am a piano player, not because of results at a festival, but because of the work I have put into it since I was five years old. I don’t have the awards Kathleen does, but I can sit down at a piano and enjoy the experience very much. How could I ask for anything more?
That’s my outlook.
Shelley Luedtke
Alida woman Eleanor Harrison is inducted into the 4-H Saskatchewan Hall of Fame for years of dedication
By Stephanie Zoer
For 33 years, Eleanor Harrison has dedicated her unwavering commitment to the Alida and Area 4-H Beef Club, and she has left her mark on many members hearts and minds over the years.
Eleanor was inducted into the 4-H Saskatchewan Hall of Fame on Saturday March 22 at the annual banquet held at the Delta Downtown in Saskatoon.
The welcome and opening remarks at the ceremony included Jason Frey, president from the Saskatchewan 4-H Council, the Honourable Daryl Harrison, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister, and Miike Kirzinger, representative from the Saskatchewan 4-H Foundation.
Born and raised in Manitoba, Eleanor had a passion for horses and came to a rodeo in Moosomin where she was competing with her chuckwagon ponies and barrel racing horse. She was already involved in 4-H at this time. It was at this event
that she met her future husband Elgin Harrison, and they fell in love and got married.
They purchased a farm near Alida where they raised cattle, horses, and mules and today Eleanor remains on the farm and still loves the country life.
They have two sons, Dale Harrison and the Honourable Daryl Harrison.
The couple were often seen in parades with their team of six mules pulling a stagecoach. They had 12 mules altogether and plowed the fields with them and even used them for a funeral.
Eleanor was always involved in 4-H and when she moved to the farm she continued to make it part of her life.
Dale and Daryl joined the Alida 4-H and Eleanor became the general leader of the club.
“Many of the clubs in the areas were struggling for membership, and we were down to seven members,” said Eleanor. It was her mission to recruit members and have the club grow, while several of the other clubs
had to close down as membership dwindled.
Membership slowly began to grow, having kids join from Redvers, Manor, Alameda, and Oxbow. It was at this time that the club was renamed Alida and Area 4-H Beef Club.
On June 8, 1985, they had a Beef Show, and Eleanor remembers this one well. They called it the Great Dust Storm.
“It was crazy windy, and the dust was blowing all around so badly we could barely see, and we had to go into the hall to have supper,” said Eleanor.
The Beef Shows were held at local farms, but in 1986 the Alida Show Corral was built, through the generous support of the Town of Alida and R.M. of Reciprocity No. 32.
This opened up a great opportunity for the town children to come to the shows and see what this club was all about.
In 1986, Eleanor’s life changed when her son Dale, who was 16 years old, was in a car accident. Dale remained in a coma for seven months with
a brain stem injury and when he came out of the coma, he struggled with speaking and walking.
For the next 20 years, Eleanor took care of her son at the farm, but she remained strong in the 4-H club and continued to have membership grow. The club had 49 members and at one time they had talked about splitting the club, but it never came to that. Dale now lives in Sherbrooke, and he is enjoying life there.
“It was a lot of work and at times it was frustrating, but it was so rewarding at the same time,” said Eleanor.
Another milestone in Eleanor’s life was the starting of Austin, Manitoba’s rodeo. She had a big part in getting this rodeo going and just last year received a lifetime membership to the rodeo club.
Over the years the club has had welding workshops, 4-H Bonspiels and they even held provincials in 1986 and 1998.
The Beef Show has always been a large part of 4-H, and Eleanor has attended the Yorkton Steer
and Heifer Show for 27 years. In 2008 while Eleanor was in Yorkton, she received the call that her husband Elgin had passed away. They were married for 44 years.
“He had his hat and cowboy boots on and was on his way to do chores, when he was found by Daryl,” said Eleanor. “He died wearing his hat and boots and this would have made him happy.”
Eleanor stayed on with 4-H and has been involved for 49 years in total, and today she still goes to the 4-H public speaking and regularly helps Key M Auction Services from Wauchope.
She still has four horses and all the cattle as Daryl and his wife Cheryl live at the home farm. Eleanor watches to see if there are frozen water bowls or an unexpected calf. She remains active and she is happy to do so. Last summer she had an issue with cancer and after surgery and 28 treatments she is on the mend.
“I am just going to enjoy life and make the best of it, because that is all we can do,” Eleanor said. “I feel very honoured to be inducted into the 4-H Saskatchewan Hall of Fame and it was wonderful to have family there to celebrate it with me.”
Eleanor Harrison holds Molly Mae, one of many mules and horses that she has owned over the years. Photo courtesy of Eleanor Harrison
From left to right, Honourable Daryl Harrison, Eleanor Harrison, Sarah Harrison, and Thomas Harrison were present at the 4-H Saskatchewan Annual Recognition Banquet. Photo courtesy of Eleanor Harrison
McCullough’s book launch scheduled for June 5 in Estevan
By Stephanie Zoer
Always writing as a child, Lisa McCullough realized that she had the knack for writing in Grade six. She attended elementary school in Wawota, Saskatchewan and completed her high school years in Prince George, British Columbia.
Eventually McCullough returned to Saskatchewan and has lived in Estevan for the past five years.
Over the years McCullough has enjoyed reading books on fantasy and magic, even starting a few books but struggled with focusing on them and never completed one until now.
From Blood and Ruin took her one year to write, and she is pleased with the outcome and will make this book into a trilogy.
This book has over 184,000 words and 483 pages, and it is filled with excitement and power right until the end.
The woman in the novel discovers a hidden past and a dangerous power inside of her. It is a story about identity, survival, and what happens when you are forced to choose between who you are and what others expect of you.
Each page is packed with power, leaving readers wanting to go on, to find out what happens next as the characters get deeper involved.
McCullough gets right into the characters, almost like she is there when she is writing. At times she needed to walk away for a short time but then returned with a new light to continue with the fantasy.
“If one person sees themselves in a character or feels something real from a scene that I have written, that is everything,” said McCullough.
“Stories have always meant the world to me and now I get to share mine,” she said.
“Creating a fantasy world has no limits,” says McCullough. “The story just keeps growing.”
McCullough has done most of the work herself,
from writing to editing, through programs that she has on her computer. Her book was released on April 1, and she will have a spot on 106.1 to speak about her book. McCullough will have a book launch on June 5 at the Estevan Public Library. She will also be donating a book to the library.
McCullough continues to create other ideas and people should stay tuned for more releases in the future. It might be another series or a standalone, but they will be filled with fantasy action.
Any libraries wishing to have a reading of her book can contact McCullough and she will gladly come out.
Moose
Moose Mountain Jumpers of Carlyle, Sask. attended Can-Am Personal Best 2025 Competition in Saskatoon on March 23rd. The girls left the competition with four medals, six ribbons and huge smiles on their faces. They also attended the 2025 Prairie Invitation at Gymnastics Adventure in Regina, Sask. on March 30th. In Regina, the girls performed their best and left with 11 medals, 10 ribbons and numerous personal bests. Left to Right - Melody Robertson, Rylee Brady, Parker Mack, Ellie Shirley, Isobella Hislop, Nevaeh Woodland and Macie Faber.
When you need to raise money for a community project, do you ask META?
When you need financing to build a local park, do you ask GOOGLE ?
When you need a sponsor for a cultural event in your community, do you ask AMAZON ?
Lisa McCullough has written her rst novel which is the beginning of a new series. Photo by Lisa McCullough
Dale Garling honoured at Moose Mountain Wildlife Federation supper and auction
By Stephanie Zoer
The Arcola Prairie Place Complex came alive on April 5 with a full house for the 21st annual Moose Mountain Wildlife Federation (MMWF) Supper and Auction.
Upon entering the hall, people could pick up their bid numbers, and if they wished they could purchase tickets in support of the Arcola Hospital Retention and Recruitment, for a chance to win a $500 gift card to the Temple Garden Spa.
At the same time 50/50 tickets were available, and this year the proceeds will be donated to the St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Dialysis unit in honour of Dale Garland.
Dale was a long-time member of MMWF and for the past 17 years before his passing, he went three times a week to St. Joseph’s hospital for dialysis, receiving 3,000 treatments in those years.
Travis Schaeffer, president of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, was also present with the presentation of the cheque to the Garling family.
The 50/50 total was $1,260 to be donated to the Dialysis Unit. It
was presented by President Paul Delalleau and received by Dale’s wife Cindy Garling. Trevor Garling (Dale’s son), Jeremy and Rhonda Garling (Dale’s son and daughter-in-law) were also in attendance for the event.
Dale’s other two sons Devin and Blake were unable to attend due to work commitments.
Along the north wall of the hall tables were filled with silent auction donations, which had neighbours, friends and family trying to outbid each other.
Supper was prepared and served by Weir’s Catering, consisting of pork, beef, baked potatoes, salads, and wide selection of desserts.
Each table had a cast iron moose, elk, or deer on it. If the elks were called, they got to eat first.
There were three other tables filled with more donated items that guests could purchase raffle tickets on and hoping they will be the lucky winners of some cool items.
Devin Brown was the MC for the evening and when supper was completed, he introduced Ty Cutler, the Rookie of the Year Auctioneer for the evening.
Ty had 50 items to auction off to the highest bidder and he had people raising their arms in excitement of maybe being the one to purchase a
mystery box or NHL jersey.
The mystery box is a surprise and brought in $2,000. Inside it contained a fishing trip for three people at Viking Lodge in Manitoba. It also housed fishing gear, lawn chairs and a tent. On item is called the ping pong draw. Eleven ping pongs, which are numbered are sold to the highest bidder. These people come on stage. The same numbered ping pong balls are placed in a bucket. If the ball a person is holding is drawn, they leave the stage, until one remains.
The last man standing has a choice of one of four prizes, the remaining prizes are then auctioned off.
Throughout the auction, the silent auction winners are announced. This is done so there are no large line ups near the end.
The MMWF is a large area that includes Arcola, Carlyle, Kisbey, Lampman, Manor and Stoughton.
They would like to thank all those who donated, sponsored, came out and supported and helped make this event the success it is.
Back left to right, Jeremy Garling and Travis Schaeffer. Front left to right, Trevor Garling, Cindy Garling and Paul Delalleau. Photo by Stephanie Zoer
RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 donates $50,000 for MRI
By Paul Kimball
Back at the May 2024 R.M. of Mount Pleasant No. 2 council meeting, the councillors discussed a letter they had received from the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation regarding the purchase and installation of an MRI machine in Estevan.
The decision was made at that
meeting to donate $50,000, as the MRI would be of great benefit to the municipality’s ratepayer. Accessing one in Estevan would be much more preferable than having to travel to Regina.
At the time, the council informed their ratepayers of this decision via a newsletter. Other than that, there was very little publicity surrounding this donation.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, Lori Gervais, the executive director of the Foundation, paid a visit to the RM office to meet with the councillors and expressed her gratitude on behalf of the Foundation.
To date, close to $5 million of the total cost of $6 million has been raised for the MRI machine.
From left to right - Councillors Rebecca Scott, Clinton Taylor, Chad Baglole, Clint Paton, Don North, Lydia Hammell (administrator), Lee Goertz, Brock Thompson – Photo obtained from Facebook
What’s happening in A griculture.
Right Cross Ranch hosts two bull sales in one week
By Stephanie Zoer
Right Cross Ranch is owned and operated by Sarah and Jim Anderson. Their farm is located southwest of Kisbey and they have been hosting cattle sales for 14 years, and on April 1 they held their annual Red and Black Angus bull sale.
With a sales barn full of people enjoying a meal catered by Weir’s Catering, the sale began at 1 p.m.
The Anderson family has always worked hard at hosting a no fuss cowherd with the goal of producing bulls that will be sound, functional, and athletic for years and years.
The 42 yearlings and two-year-old bulls were housed behind the sale barn, where perspective buyers could go to observe the bulls of their liking.
The Andersons were blown away and humbled by the support they received.
One by one the bulls are ushered through the ring as the auctioneer gets the bids from the buyers. Bidding can be done in person, online or through phone call.
It does not take long for the buyers to know which bull they want, and they are willing to pay a good price for the bull they be-
lieve will suit their herd of cows.
On average the 42 bulls brought $8,686, with 67 percent of them going to repeat buyers and 33 percent selling to new customers.
Sarah and Jim are thankful to the people in their corner and having another great sale.
“We have so many businesses, employees, neighbours, customers, sales staff, friends and family that have our backs and help us push Right Cross Ranch forward year after year,” said Sarah. “Thank you, we appreciate the support.”
On April 4, 54 polled Hereford bulls arrived at the Right Cross Ranch from Blair Athol Farms, Glenlees Farm, and Haroldson’s Polled Herefords.
Blair Athol Farms is owned and operated by Duncan and Val Lees, Jeff and Grace Lees, and their children Kylee, Jackson, Hannah, and Josie, Christin and Randy, located north of Arcola.
Glenlees Farm is owned and operated by George and Annette Lees, Corey and Tasha Lees, and their children Emma, Kyla and Becca, located north of Arcola.
Haroldson’s Polled Herefords is owned and oper-
ated by Lenna, Kristy and Chad Wilson, located near Wawota.
This was the 21st annual Polled Hereford sale and it is the largest Polled Hereford Bull Sale in Canada.
Once again, the sales barn was filled with buyers, and they too could go behind the sales barn and view the 54 yearling and two year old bulls.
The sellers were ecstatic about the day and the prices that the bulls brought.
Haroldson’s Pavati 48G 71M, a yearling bull born March 17, 2024, was the highest seller at $35,000.
The next highest seller was Glenlees J030 Bravo 56M, another yearling bull born February 20, 2024, bringing $22,000.
Blair-Athol 124E Hogan 175L, a two-year-old bull born in May 2023 sold for $18,000. This bull was kept back a year due to his later birth date, but they also wanted to use him and will have calves on the ground this year.
They look forward to seeing the impact these animals will have in the future.
These four farms breed bulls that are athletic, have great hips and hind legs, and produce excellent calves.
It is no bull that these bulls will have a bright future.
By Paul Kimball
As is the case with everything nowadays, auctioneering has changed significantly over the past few years.
Auctions have taken place for a long, long time in many different realms. They can be traced back to 500 BC in ancient Greece and you’ll see them taking place at events like art sales, antiques sales and household sales. They are effective in bringing sellers and buyers together with the goal of bringing multiple people together, bidding against each other for the purpose of increasing the buying price.
Live auctioneering is a dying art
the auction. While some were bidding in person at auctions, others were bidding via their computers.
One of the negative aspects of COVID was that it made getting together difficult. As a result, online auctions became more popular, even to the point that many auction houses no longer used auctioneers. The items for sale were simply shown online, people bid and the last bid to get under the bidding deadline was the lucky winner.
Dellan Mohrbutter is an auctioneer who has resisted the temptation to take his services online. He has continued to hold to the value of mixing business (buying and selling) with pleasure (socializing and pie-eating). For years, he was a farmer and a cattleman, raising Charolais cattle. During that time, he developed the itch to be an auctioneer, including the interaction with peo-
ple that it involved. He went to Regina to take a course in auctioneering and developed his own unique chant. Every ‘live’ auctioneer has a chant that is specific to them. In 2000, his dream became reality. By 2007, he had exited the cattle business and a couple of years later, he retired from farming and concentrated solely on auctioneering.
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They are also a feature in the world of agriculture, used by ranchers to sell their livestock and by farmers to sell off their machinery. With many farmers retiring these days, auctions are in high demand.
Prior to the COVID years, a number of auc-
tioneers began experimenting with a new concept of auctioneering – online auctioneering. That gave buyers an opportunity to bid without actually attending
Although many enjoyed the simplicity of bidding this way, others missed the ‘social event’ that auctions had become. They missed the opportunity to catch up with other farmers or ranchers…and they missed the homemade pies.
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From left to right, Sarah and Jim Anderson from Right Cross Ranch hosted their 14th annual Bull Sale. Photo courtesy of Sarah Anderson
Nearly 100 Red and Black Angus, and Polled Hereford bulls were sold at the Right Cross Ranch during two sales. Photo by Sarah Anderson
Dellan Mohrbutter with Donna, his wife of 55 years and bookkeeper of 25 years. Photo courtesy of Dellan Mohrbutter
A restaurant hop for the locals in Redvers
By Paul Kimball
Laurie West-Burnham really enjoys driving a bus. So much so that she has been transporting students to and from Redvers School for 10 years. As if that wasn’t enough, she has a second job driving another one. When she’s not behind the wheel of the big yellow bus, she drives the town’s senior transit, taking the locals shopping and to various appointments. It’s a day of contrasts for her, as she drives noisier, younger people early and later in the day and quieter, older people in between.
Over the past few months as the winter season has dragged on, the seniors’ transit has not been that busy as the regulars prefer to stay indoors. That resulted in Laurie putting on her thinking cap as to how that particular bus could be utilized more.
Most know what barhopping is…how about a restaurant hop for the town’s older folk?
Laurie began to put the wheels in motion. She would use the transit bus to pick the diners up, starting at 11:30 a.m. and would have them back home a couple of hours later. She selected five local restaurants to host the seniors throughout April. The first stop was at The Back 9 on April 1st, where they enjoyed a garlic chicken meal. Next up was Homestead Kitchen on April 8th to fill up with lasagna. Then on April 15th, the destination will be Rising Phoenix to gobble up a hot hamburger steak dinner. The Optimist will provide a 20% discount on all menu
items on April 24th and Filcan Neighbourhood Grill will be the final ‘hop stop’ on April 30th, when the ‘hoppers’ will take in a buffet.
By now, the restaurant hop is well under way and Laurie’s idea has begun to accomplish at least four purposes. It has resulted in the transit bus being used more; it has given the local eating estab-
lishments some additional business; it has provided an opportu-
nity for the seniors to escape their cabin fever and it has enabled Laurie to do more of what she loves doing…driving a bus.
Auctioneer still going strong
He acknowledges that his refusal to become an online auctioneer has cost him sales. Many of today’s younger farmers, as well as the larger farm conglomerates, prefer the ease and simplicity of buying and selling online. But there are enough older farmers with smaller farms who prefer what the live auctions bring. That keeps Dellan as busy as he desires.
The online auction houses are growing in size and popularity. There are fewer and fewer auctioneers who specialize in bringing live auctions to the farms. In some ways, auctioneering has mirrored farming and ranching. The larger online ones are
growing in size and the smaller ‘live’ ones are lessening in number.
Dellan has some interesting memories from his years of auctioneering. He remembers a household auction where an elderly lady wanted to make sure that she was getting his attention. She stood by his side as he moved from article to article that needed to be sold. Whenever she wanted to make a bid, she would tug on his pant leg. One item she especially wanted resulted in her almost pulling his pants down.
Memories like this –of the social, personal aspect of live auctioneering – are part of the reason why Dellan has dug in his heels when
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it comes to making the shift to online auctioneering. He knows that others prefer to bid online, and that’s OK with him. But he knows that, like himself, there are those who like auctioning the way it has been for a few thousand years, and that’s what he’ll do in the time that he has left as an auctioneer. Which may not be much. He will turn 80 this month and believes the day is coming very soon when he’ll have to close the ‘auctioneering chapter’ in his life and leave his unique chant behind. But you’ll still likely see him showing up at auctions, enjoying the social interaction… and the slices of apple pie.
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Transit driver Laurie West-Burnham, getting ready to pick up passengers for Redvers’ Restaurant Hop. Photo courtesy of Laurie West-Burnham
Her Place CoWork: A hub for women to connect and thrive in Oxbow
By Ana Bykhovskaia SaskToday.ca
A new co-working space in Oxbow is providing women with a place to connect, collaborate and grow their businesses.
Her Place CoWork, founded by Kristen Reed and Kim Friesen, opened in September 2024 with the goal of creating a supportive environment for women in southeastern Saskatchewan. The founders, both new to the area, recognized a gap in resources and opportunities for women to network and support one another.
“I moved to the area from Regina a few years ago, and … I was just feeling a little isolated from working at home,” said Reed, who is a realtor and works remotely. “I essentially just wanted to connect with other women in the area.”
Reed shared her idea with Friesen, who was immediately on board.
“We had keys to a space within a week or so and started from there,” Reed said.
“Both me and Kristen aren’t from here, so we noticed that there was a huge lack of initiatives for women in the area. So that’s something we wanted to bring in,” Friesen added, who moved from Melfort.
The space, located in Oxbow’s old school building, is designed to be welcoming and flexible, and it’s also beautiful, Friesen noted.
“It’s a pretty casual environment. It’s set up to look like a home,” Reed said. “We’ve got a big kitchen table, another dining table and then cozy, comfy couches and chairs.”
The space is also highly adaptable, allowing for different configurations depending on events and work needs.
“We have this space where we’re able to bring in more tables for
craft nights or rearrange things for yoga sessions. It’s really versatile,” she added.
There is eight fulltime spaces available, but if women utilizing the coworking space work part-time, it can be upward of 10-20 spots, Reed said.
Women can access the space through memberships or day passes.
“For a full-month membership, that will give you 24-7 access. You get a key, and you can come and go as you please,” Reed explained. “A month’s membership is $60, a three-month membership is $150, and a day pass is $15, but your first visit is free.”
Membership includes amenities such as coffee, tea and water, creating a comfortable atmosphere for work and collaboration.
Beyond co-working, Her Place CoWork focuses on community events aimed at empowering local women, helping them network and grow.
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Events range from business workshops to creative gatherings to yoga sessions and more.
“We’ve been doing all kinds of different events, from crafts and paint nights to social media workshops,” Reed said. “We did a content collective a couple of weeks ago where women were taught how to pose in front of a camera and shot content for each other.”
Other workshops have included vision board nights, yin yoga sessions and sound healing workshops, with plans for a variety of events and also more in-depth business
development sessions in the future.
The focus on womenonly was intentional in the oilpatch region of Saskatchewan.
“Guys always have their watering holes and things like that, but in my experience, there really wasn’t a place where I could go and connect with other women,” Reed said. “By being just for women, it’s more approachable. It really embraces our feminine energy and allows us to create and collaborate together.”
Business owners noted that Her Place CoWork is still evolving.
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“But we’re still in the very early stages,” Reed said. “Right now, everything is going right back into the business to help promote it, grow it and keep the doors open.”
The founders are working to expand their membership base and increase event offerings to ensure sustainability.
Friesen emphasized their vision for growth.
“Essentially, we want this space to be a hub where women can come, create, collaborate and share,” she said. “Hopefully, we can all learn and grow from each other personally and professionally.”
Her Place CoWork also has an ambassador component, as they are looking to engage with more women to help them grow.
“We’re looking to connect with other women in the area that are looking to grow and promote their businesses,” Reed explained. “We want to find other women that are like-minded and want to also share within this space. Hosting events where they can become profitable as well is something we’re excited about.”
An example of this is their recent content collective event, which provided both learning and earning opportunities.
“We brought in a social media gal who hosted the event, and the money that we brought in, she was able to take home a profit from that,” Reed said. “And then other women learned from her in how to market their business. They were able to get content that day that they could share on their social media right away. It was a win-win for everyone.”
The founders hope to expand their reach beyond Oxbow and also attract women from different professions and interests who can benefit from the unique environment Her Place CoWork offers.
“It’s definitely been well received. We would like to grow it some more,” Reed said.
“And it’s about bringing communities together as well,” Friesen added.
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Kristen Reed and Kim Friesen. Photo by Starr Mercer
Carlyle wrestlers take home medals from the Provincial Wrestling Tournament in Regina
By Stephanie Zoer
Three students from Carlyle attended the Provincial Wrestling Championships in Regina on March 7-8, and each one took home a medal in their category.
Monty McNaughton is a wrestling coach from Manor. He is the Grade 4-5-6 teacher at the Manor School where he started in 2011.
McNaughton has a background in boxing and mixed marital arts. He did this during his days while attending the University of Regina (U of R). He saw that other students had an interest in wrestling, and he moved forward with this and began to teach wrestling.
Kylie George, a Grade 11 student from Carlyle Gordon F. Kell High School, is one of his students.
She has only lived in Carlyle a short while but is making a name for herself with wrestling.
Kylie began to love wrestling when her older brother Myles Bellegarde wrestled, and she joined wrestling when she was nine years old.
At the time, Kylie was living in Regina, and
wrestled at the U of R. She said it was really hard because most of the wrestlers were older than her, but she still kept going.
Her brother Myles and herself often wrestled at home and having an older brother made her tougher.
McNaughton became Kylie’s coach when she moved to Carlyle, and she practices twice a week in Manor.
“My dad Derek George, my step-mom Maxine George, and my mom Tara Parskimin are all very supportive of me,” said Kylie. “They drive me all over for practices and tournaments.”
On March 1, Kylie attended Regionals in Carrot River. At this event
Kylie wrestled three different matches and placed second, which gave her the pass to move on to provincials, as only the top four moved on.
Her first match was against a girl from O’Neill Collegiate from Regina. This was a back and forth match, according to McNaughton. But Kylie ended up tossing her opponent and winning with a pin-fall.
The second match went quickly when Kylie
pinned her opponent.
In the crossover to go for the gold medal she wrestled a girl from Saskatoon and lost on points, bringing her to
the bronze medal match. This match was the same as her first, as it was the same girl. The wrestling was intense, but she ended up winning with
another pin giving her the bronze medal.
Kylie plans to continue wrestling and try out for the Sask Team in May. Only one spot for a boy and girl are selected, so she plans to work hard. It is not known how many will try out for this event.
Wendy Marcotte and Braydon Johnston from Wendy’s Wresting Rascals were also in attend-
ance at Provincial Wrestling with two wrestlers from Carlyle.
The singlets that the athletes wore were sponsored by Michael’s Coffee Shop in Carlyle. Weston Dormuth and Keller Wilson had a great time at the Provincial Wrestling Championships taking home two medals.
Weston has been with the team for two years and he has had an outstanding season.
He was voted the MVP for his dedication to his team and the mentorship he has provided to the younger athletes. His hard work and determination truly paid off when he received the gold medal in his division.
Keller also had an impressive showing at provincials, considering this is his first year competing.
He had only participated in one previous tournament due to commitments to hockey.
Marcotte said one would never have known this when watching him wrestle, as he performed like a seasoned wrestler. He too worked extremely hard and walked away with a silver medal at the Provincial Wrestling Championships.
Marcotte said that Braydon only joined her team in 2024, and he has been a great addition to the team.
The three coaches are pretty proud of their athletes and look forward to another great season of wrestling.
Kylie George took home a bronze medal at the Provincial Wrestling Tournament in Regina. Photo by Derek George
The Red Market Barn set to open for the season in June
By Stephanie Zoer
The Red Market Barn located north of Kenosee Lake has been around for a long time, and once again it is slated to open for the season on June 29 and run every Sunday until August 31.
Harold and the late Brenda Johnston purchased the market in 2013, and it was something that Brenda had always dreamed of doing as she was a vendor at the market for many years with the previous owners.
When the opportunity arose, they jumped on it and held their first market the same summer they bought it.
Harold and Brenda lived in Stoughton at the time and Brenda was the librarian there for several years and later became the librarian in Arcola.
They have two adult children, Megan Dempsey, who is married to Brad Dempsey, and they have two children Emersyn and Gradyn. They also have a son, Jay Johnston, and he has two children as well, Lucas and Beckett.
Brenda was creative and had many talents. The upstairs at the Red Barn housed many of the things that she made. She made moccasins, thousands of them over the years, mitts, placemats, baby blankets and even made her own soaps and oils using the flowers from her gardens to give the soaps and
oils fragrances. She never sat around and did nothing; she was either sewing or knitting or beading moccasins. She never quit.
At the beginning of last year, Brenda was diagnosed with cancer. She went for treatment, and it seemed to go well, but during the summer it returned. Brenda went for round two treatments, but the cancer could not be controlled, and she passed away at the age of 64 years on December 15, 2024. Harold and Brenda were married for 44 years.
“The Red Market Barn was Brenda’s passion,” said Harold. “She always had everything organized with the bands, vendors, and food trucks.” “She was always busy.”
They held weddings at the barn, and they were often catered for by The Happy Nun Café and anniversary parties. Brenda even held two of her class reunion parties at the place and wind up parties for school kids.
A Pumpkin feast was held at the barn, along with a petting zoo, that seen many families come out for.
Kids camp was another one of Brenda’s loves and hosting her grandchildren’s birthday parties.
While Brenda took care of all the applications and the details Harold made sure to
fix what was broken, cut the grass, and help with table set up, but that will change this year.
Harold is so thankful that Brenda was so organized, as it has made it much easier for him to get the market going. Harold feels he is a little behind, but he has all the bands booked, food trucks are sched-
uled, and applications have been emailed or mailed.
The Red Market Barn will be run the same way Brenda always did.
The upstairs of the barn will not be open to the public as Harold is not ready to share this part yet.
Vendors will be in the lower floor and outside like usual
with the band playing in the back ground and people coming to enjoy the day.
“It will be different this year,” said Harold. “But I want to keep Brenda’s dream alive.”
“I have been asked if the barn will be for sale,” said Harold. “It has never been for sale and right now it never will be for sale.”
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From left to right, Harold and the late Brenda Johnston enjoyed going into parades with a miniature version of The Red Market Barn. Photo courtesy of Harold Johnston
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53. Choir wear 54. Very small
55. Broad expanse
48. Five -and-____cent store
50. Dunces 53. Choir wear
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Chair
Missteps
Thing 29. Preser ve
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Pair
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Cost
Heavy-hearted
55. Broad expanse
56. Frosty’smaterial
57. Advanced in years
20. Bouncing sound
14. Feather ystole
35.Road covering 36.Rub out
56. Frosty ’s material 57.Advancedin years
15.Inany way
22. Slendertraces
25. Other
16.Teamster’srig
17. Soak
28. Summer quencher: 2wds
38.Girdles
40.Notation
41.Yell
31. Nearer thefacts
18.Bowler’sbutton
32. Prom wear
42. Resting
58. Changed the color of 59. Observes DOWN 1. Milwaukee product
8. Long heroic poem 9. Definite 10. Seek the love of 11. Lick at 19. Book name 21. “Tell About It ” 23. Neptune’s domain
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33. Fastener
20. Bouncing sound
2. Acclaim
44. Twirler ’s need
24. Clothemblem 26. Chair 27. Missteps 28. Thing 29. Preser ve 30. Inspec ted 31. Ache
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HOWTOPLAY:
Fill in the grid so thatevery row, every column and every 3x3 box containsthe numbers 1through9 only once.
Each 3x3 boxisoutlined with a darker line. Youalreadyhavea few numbers to getyou started Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1through9inthe same line, column or 3x3 box.
PUZZLE NO. 283