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Higher traffic volumes mean big changes for highways Long-term plans include construction of six interchanges at critical points on Highways 11 & 12

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pending up to 20 minutes in a turning lane trying to get in or out of traffic isn’t anyone’s idea of a how to start or end the day.

But residents in Martensville and Warman deal with this type of traffic issue on a daily basis.

Frustrations were expressed at a public Open House on December 13, where the results of a Highway 11 & 12 Planning Study were presented.

The study addressed the pressure of growth, increased traffic volume, and safety concerns in these areas. It was conducted by the MMM Group, a consulting engineering firm and was commissioned by the provincial Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.

NEED FOR INTERCHANGES “Current traffic patterns will ultimately fail and there will be a need for these interchanges,” explained Nathan Gray of the MMM Group.

Gray outlined the planners’ recommendations at the third and final open house in this study.

Gray noted the biggest piece of the long term plan is a proposal to construct six interchanges at critical points along the two highways.

Planners identified several interchange location selection criteria: highway design standards, access for existing and future development, traffic capacity and volume accommodation, and safety considerations.

Maps detailing road network plans were provided. Planners have received support for the selected interchange locations from the steering committee.

TIMELINE UP IN THE AIR When planners refer to “long-

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Martensville recreation complex to start construction in 2013 Innovative gymnasium facility features 3 full-size basketball courts and indoor running track

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hovels will be in the ground as early as this spring when construction begins on a multi-million dollar, state-of-theart recreation complex in Martensville.

The new building, an innovative recreational facility built by Sprung Instant Structures, an Alberta-based company, will feature three full-size sports courts and a curved running track. The new building will be connected to Martensville High School, which will also be expanded and renovated to meet the needs of a rapidlyexpanded student population.

LARGEST PROJECT EVER The entire project, the largest in Martensville’s history, will cost approximately $31 million for the buildings, while related landscaping, outfitting and infrastructure expenses are likely to bring the total bill closer to about $40 million by the time it is completed in the fall of 2016.

The project is the result of a partnership agreement between the City of Martensville and the Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD), which was announced at a public meeting in Martensville on Thursday, December 13. The joint agreement benefits both the school division and the city by increasing the size and scope of gymnasium, adding theatre and classroom space in the high school, and boosting the access of community residents to recreational facilities.

“It’s a win-win arrangement for the school division and the community,” explained Bonnie Hope, Martensville trustee with the PSSD Board of Education. “We’re going to do what’s right for the students and for the residents of Martensville.”

Hope said the idea of a partnership began to take shape about a year and a half ago. The school division and the City of Martensville had been in discussions con-

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PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS Hope described the project as a “one-in-25 year opportunity” to benefit the entire community. “It’s been a long time in the making, but once we agreed to a partnership and submitted our application to the provincial government, we got approval very quickly,” she stated. “We

already knew we were approved for an expansion to the existing high school building, so why not take it a step further and make it for the benefit of everybody?”

Martensville Mayor Kent Muench described the project as “a generational announcement” that will leave a lasting legacy for the community. “This $40 million project is a really big part of the future of Martensville,” stated Muench.

“We’re a growing community with a whole bunch of needs, including additional schools, cultural and recreational facilities. Right now Martensville doesn’t have a performing arts theatre or a full-size indoor soccer facility or a running track.

It also doesn’t have a high school

built for the 21st century. This partnership between the city and the school division gives us the opportunity to fill those needs, and have Martensville become a regional and provincial destination because of the facilities housed in this high school.”

Muench said while the city is committed to moving forward on the project, there are still many details to be worked out. “At this point we’re still investigating the feasibility of the project to make sure that it is sound,” he said.

Project possible because of partnership beween PSSD and City of Martensville Continued on page 4

(Top and above) A gymnasium complex similar to this one in the United States will be constructed next year in Martensville as part of the expansion and renovation of Martensville High School. The gymnasium will feature 3 basektball/volleyball courts, and is built by Sprung Instant Structures Ltd, based in Calgary. (Photos submitted by Sprung Instant Structures Ltd.)

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cerning the use of the property northeast of the high school for recreational purposes. After the provincial government approved funding for the expansion of Martensville High School, those discussions took on a different turn.

Under the terms of provincial education funding guidelines for capital projects, there is a maximum size allowed for gymnasium space.

Creating a partnership agreement allowed funds to be combined to build larger facilities. The final plan calls for construction of a municipal recreation complex attached to the expanded and renovated high school. Under the terms of the agreement, the City of Martensville is investing $9 million toward the project, while the PSSD’s share is $21.2 million. An additional $1.5 million was generated from the partnership because the school and recreational facility will be part of a joint-use facility agreement, the provincial funds that had been allocated for new gymnasium space for the school will now be committed to a performing arts theatre as part of the school facility.

The school will use the recreational facility during the school day and the community will have access to the school’s performing arts theatre and other gym space in the evenings and on weekends.

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Partnership between City and School Division provides benefits

MHS RECONSTRUCTION The project will involve a complete reconstruction of the existing high school as well as construction of the new building.

“You won’t recognize this school,” said Olfert. “It will be substantially different in a few years. The new school layout will be similar to the new Warman Community Middle Years School, with classrooms arranged in pods, a large student commons area and greater access to the outdoors and open space. But the biggest change will be the expanded

ficient than comparable traditional buildings, and are engineered to withstand high winds, heavy snow loads and other pressures of the environMartensville Mayor Kent Muench (left) talks ment. While with ratepayers at the meeting at Martensville the coverings need to be reHigh School December 13. placed after 30 years, the aluminum frame is gymnasium facility.”

Brad Nichol, Principal guaranteed for life, he said. of Martensville High School, said the project is “very positive” for the community and everyone at the school is looking forward to the change.

He said while the project has been kept under wraps for the last few months, it will be unveiled to students this week. “I’m expecting they’ll be pumped once they see the pictures of what it will look like,” said Nichol.

The facility planned by Sprung Instant Structures Ltd. will be comparable in size to the Physical Education Centre (PAC) at the University of Saskatchewan. Sprung Instant Structures is based near Calgary and has been in operation for over 100 years. The advantages of this type of structure include shorter construction time, lower costs and greater energy efficiency.

Bill Seymour, Sprung Instant Structures sales representative, said the buildings are 35 per cent more energy ef-

term” plans they’re really saying they don’t know when these plans might come to fruition. Plans for highway improvements in other parts of the province like Regina, Prince Alberta and Swift Current, are also under discussion.

Gray indicated that “projects will be undertaken on a province-wide prioritization basis.”

A question that arose from a member of the audience was: “When we’re talking long term, is that before I pass away?”

boro Ferry Road). The Ministry will also need to initiate a study to identify the layout and footprint for recommended interchanges.

Short-term improvements for Highway 12 include upgrading Range Road 3053 from Martensville to Lutheran Road, modifying the South Martensville Access to a right in/right out intersection, implementing area lighting and realigning the east service road at Lutheran Road intersection, and initiating a study to identify the layout and footprint for recommended interchanges.

A couple of people reminded planners that Lutheran Road must accommodate heavy vehicles like garbage trucks, gravel trucks and the like.

Highway 305. This will involve identifying locations where land needs to be reserved for interchanges. While Highway 305 is finalized, the Perimeter Highway location is under review. These links create infrastructure boundaries for the study area.

The mayors of Warman and Martensville were in attendance at the meeting, as well as the reeve of Corman Park, Judy Harwood, and several councilors. Comments from attendees at the open house will be incorporated into the report from this meeting.

The recommended road network plan with diamond interchanges shown can be viewed online at: http://www.highways.gov. sk.ca/hwy11-12corridor/

LAND BEING SET ASIDE In the meantime, the recommendations allow planners to speak to development requests and reserve land for this purpose.

“The amount of land needed can be protected, the long term access points can be defined and further development can occur,” said Gray. Judging by residents’ comments however, it would seem this is a case of planning running behind development.

SHORT-TERM FIXES Details for short-term improvements for both highways 11 and 12 were provided as well.

“Two of the short-term projects are actually in contract,” explained Allan Churko, Regional Executive Director of Highways and Infrastructure. “Two more are ready if they get funding in March, 2013.”

Recommended short-term improvements for Highway 11 include the construction of an acceleration lane for northbound traffic entering Highway 11 at Warman’s Central Street, the possibility of installing flashing lights to alert traffic for queues backing onto the railway overpass, and the construction of a right turn lane at Central Street (Clark-

INTERCHANGE MODELS When asked to explain what an interchange may look like and how will it operate, Gray said a diamond interchange similar to the one at Circle Drive and Clarence Avenue in Saskatoon is one option.

“This type leaves a larger footprint,” he stated. “But the diamond keeps the most amount of flexibility in there.”

He added that the planners’ main objective is to keep the highway at grade. Whether the highway would stay at grade or be elevated will be taken on a case by case basis.

Planners studied traffic volume, conducted collision analysis and gathered data from peak morning and afternoon traffic patterns.

“There’s been a lot of development in the RM in the area of Warman and Martensville which is increasing the traffic volumes, and highways are becoming more congested,” Gray acknowledged. “The collisions that are occurring are increasing as traffic volumes are increasing.”

PERIMETER HIGHWAY This study also intends to complete the functional planning of the perimeter highway and its alignment with Highways 11 and 12, as well as

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“But our commitment is to move forward with a fairly aggressive timeline.”

Muench said the funds for expansion of recreational facilities in Martensville had already been earmarked within the city budget, so there is no additional funding required from ratepayers for this project.

COMPLETION IN 2016 The proposed construction schedule is for construction to begin in the spring of 2013 on the new recreational facility, with completion slated for September, 2014. The new portion of the Martensville High School is slated to be completed by September, 2015, at which time the school operations will be transferred to the new portion, and the old school will be closed to allow for renovations. The renovations to the existing high school are scheduled to be done by September 2016.

Charles Olfert, lead architect for the project with AODBT Architecture and Interior Design, said partnerships between school divisions and municipalities are “the way of the future,” and noted this agreement comes at a critical time for Martensville.

“Martensville is growing, and the big wave of students that Prairie Spirit School Division is experiencing has to be addressed,” said Olfert. “Mar-

Highway 11 & 12 interchanges down the road CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3

tensville has plans over the next 10 to 15 years to double in size, particularly with expansion to the east. So that will put the high school in the centre of Martensville, and the green space that surrounds this facility and other recreational facilities will play a very significant role in the future of the community.”

Olfert said the current Martensville high School was built in 1983 and has an area of 4666 square meters (50,224 square feet). The proposed addition will add another 5,186 square meters (55,822 square feet), which will more than double the size of the school.

In addition to the massive gymnasium space, the expanded school will also feature a state-of-the-art performing arts theatre facility that can be utilized by the community.

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Warman to step up enforcement of snowmobile bylaw

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arman City Council doesn’t want to ban snowmobiles within city limits.

But councilors are prepared to do exactly that if too many snowmobilers continue to abuse the municipality’s snowmobile bylaw by driving – often at dangerous speeds – on city sidewalks, public parks and other prohibited areas.

At the Warman City Council meeting on Monday, December 17, councilors decided to step up enforcement of the bylaw against sledders who damage civic property and put themselves and others at risk of injury.

“It’s a serious problem in Warman,” confirmed Wade Eberle, Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the City of Warman.

“The majority of people who use snowmobiles and quads operate them in a respectful manner. But there are others who don’t.”

Eberle says the abundant snowfall so far this year provides an incentive for people to ride their sleds. But it’s illegal to operate a snowmobile within the Warman city limits unless you are using the most direct route out of town, and only then along alleys or secondary streets.

“It’s against the bylaw to operate a snowmobile in parks and on sidewalks, and also along certain main thoroughfares in Warman, including Central Street, Centennial Boulevard and 6th Avenue,” explained Eberle. “There’s also a speed limit of 20 kilometers per hour.”

Because many new residential neighbourhoods in Warman don’t have back alleys, there is a temptation for sledders to simply use parks as a convenient route out of town. But not only is it illegal, it costs the city a lot of money to repair the damage caused by motorized toboggans, noted Eberle.

“They can really rip things up, particularly if they’re going at high speeds and making a lot of turns,” said Eberle. “Our parks are getting wrecked. We’ve had to replace a lot of trees. In the new areas, it takes a long time for trees to get started, and it doesn’t take much to kill them.”

He said many new people moving into Warman may not be aware of the bylaw, but added it’s important they become aware of the rules before the city council and administration are forced to outlaw motorized sleds altogether.

“The problem is a lot worse this year than last,” said Eberle.

At the December 17 council meeting, Deputy Mayor Gary Philipchuk pondered whether Warman had reached such a large geographic size that it’s no longer feasible to permit snowmobiles to operate. But most councilors were reluctant to clamp down too hard just yet.

Snowmobile tracks crisscross a park in Warman.

Snowmobiles are prohibited in parks.

(Photo submitted by Wade Eberle, Warman Bylaw Enforcement Officer)

“We need to let people know that there are rules they need to follow, and if the bylaw continues to be broken and people don’t use common sense, we may have no alternative but to toughen up the bylaw,” stated Warman Mayor Sheryl Spence. “I hope it doesn’t come down to that.”

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Warman RCMP detachment seeking information on hit and run incidents Submitted by Sgt. Warren Gherasim Warman RCMP Detachment

DELISLE COLLISION On December 10 at 12:00 p.m. police received a call of a collision at Highway 7 and secondary highway 766, near Delisle. Police learned that a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe attempted to cross Highway 7 after stopping at a stop sign and was struck by an eastbound 1998 Volvo V70. There were no injuries in the collision. A 49 year old Conquest man was charged for proceeding from a stopped position before it was safe to do so.

CAR HITS TREE IN OSLER On December 10 at 7:15 p.m. police received a call in on Willow Drive in Osler that a cedar tree had been damaged. Police attended and determined that a vehicle had collided with a cedar tree at the end of a driveway and had then failed to remain at the scene or identify themselves to the owner of the tree.

Police conducted inquiries in the neighbourhood, but were unable to identify the culprit. Anyone who knows the identity of the vehicle or driver is asked to contact Warman RCMP. ICY CONDITIONS CRASH On December 10 at 7:50 p.m. police received a call of a collision in front of the Delisle Co-op Gas Bar. A 2004 Honda Civic collided with a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado truck.

The Civic sustained severe front end damage. Investigation revealed that the driver of the Civic approached the intersection in front of the gas bar and was unable to stop on an icy surface, his vehicle then slid into the truck. No one was injured. A 21 year old man from Grasswood was charged for driving without due care and attention.

HIGHWAY 7 CRASHES On December 12, between 10 and 11:00 a.m., police responded to 3 motor vehicle collisions on Highway 7 between Vanscoy and Delisle. Icy road conditions were a factor in two single vehicle rollovers and a tractor-trailer unit that left the roadway. Only minor injuries resulted and no one had to be transported to hospital. Traffic on highway 7 was impeded for several hours while the tractor trailer unit was removed from the ditch.

SPEEDING INTO DITCH On December 14 at 1:50 a.m. police received a call of a motor vehicle collision on Townsship Road 384, near Warman. It was reported that a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a fence causing a barbed wire strand to snap. Police attended and located a 1988 Honda Civic and spoke with the driver. A 17 year old Wakaw area man was issued a violation ticket for driving at a speed too fast for the road conditions.

HIGHWAY 11 ROLLOVER On December 14 at 6:50 a.m. police were called to a collision on Highway 11, south of Warman, near the Pioneer Grain Terminal.

A 2004 Saturn Ion was southbound on Highway 11 when the driver lost control and entered the west ditch where the vehicle rolled. Subsequent to that collision, a passing motorist in a 2001 Buick Century lost control of that vehicle and entered the median where the vehicle became stuck in the snow. Traffic was backed up extensively while emergency crews dealt with the scene. Charges are pending against an 18 year old female from Warman for driving at a speed greater than reasonable for the road conditions.

There were no injuries as a result of wither incident.

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In 1970 we made a huge mistake by joining 3 RMs to create the RM of Corman park.

There was a power struggle at the time of formation and that power struggle continues to present. One RM would only join if they could have 5 councillors while the other 2 agreed to 3 councilllors each for a total of 11 councillors.

A petition initiated by the area having the 5 respresentatives was recently ciruclated to remove 3 councillors from the northern area of the RM. This ‘power struggle’ has led to the areas that originally had 3 representatives having their representation reduced to 1 1/2 in each of the original 2 RMs and leaving the RM that originally had 5 representatves in total control.

After consulation with the Department of Municipal Affairs another petition was circulated and signed by over 2,000 ratepayers that had lost their representation asking government officials to ‘carve out’ a new RM which would include the area north and west of the South Saskatchewan River.

We made a mistake in 1970 by creating a monster that insists on having total control over the huge RM. The mistake was made now it is time to correct it. We need to carry out the wishes of the 2,000 plus ratepayers north of the river to create their own RM. Please take the time to e-mail, fax or write to the local MLAs plus Jim Reiter minister of municipal affairs.

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vised that he had attempted to pass another car at 110 km/h when he hit some ice and lost control of his vehicle and entered the ditch and rolled. A 31 year old Yorkton man was issued a violation ticket for operating a vehicle at speeds greater than were safe and reasonable.

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China has now become a big player in province In the 1972, then U.S. President Richard Nixon did something no American President had done before.

He went to communist China, opening the door for trade relations we enjoy today. From that visit spawned the old adage, “only Nixon can go to China”, meaning only a right-wing Republican president to be able to expand relations to the communist country without being viewed as too liberal towards the communists.

A year later in small Canadian province called Saskatchewan, a left-of-centre social democratic government created a state-owned oil company called the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Corporation or SaskOil. It would be met with fierce opposition from the private oil sector, who rightly questioned the inherent unfairness of having to pay royalties to an NDP government and then seeing that government create a state-owned oil company to compete against them.

So what do these two stories have in common?

Well, some 40 years later, a right-wing Canadian Prime Minister in Stephen Harper would do what Liberal prime ministers before him likely couldn’t do without enduring significant opposition.

The Conservative government has given the go-ahead for a $15.1-billion takeover of Nexen Inc. by the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for $15.1 (US) billion.

China and its state-owned oil company is about to become a very big player in the Canadian oil sector by taking over the Calgarybased company that produced $6.5 billion in revenue and $700 million income in 2011.

But there is more to this connection. Nexen came into existence in 2001 by taking over a company called Canadian Occidental Petroleum. “CanOxy” was the company that had taken complete control of a smaller Regina-based oil company named Wascana Energy in 1997.

In fact, CanOxy bought its first shares in Wascana Energy in 1987 a year after Wascana Energy came

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into existence as a private company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Wascana was the new private sector entity that emerged out of former the Grant Devine Progressive Conservative government’s 1985 privatization of SaskOil. After 40 years of loathing Tommy Douglas and the CCF/NDP governments’ royalties and interventionism, the oil sector had exacted some revenge through the privatization of the state-owned oil company.

Little did they know back in 1985 that, within 40 years, China’s state-owned oil company would become a fellow player in Western Canada’s oil sector.

Of course, SaskOil is now seen as a political footnote. It never did become the player in exploration or heavy crude oil development - a victim of low oil prices and the federal Liberal government’s National Energy policy of the 1970s.

It was profitable, creating $30 million in 1983 that was quickly swallowed up by the debt-plagued

Progressive Conservative government. And its privatization yielded Saskatchewan taxpayers $75 million _ again, money quickly swallowed up by big-spending Tories.

Mostly, though, our once-stateowned oil company is now part of the intriguing tale of how the Chinese have evolved into becoming a big part of our economy.

It’s not just the potash and oil companies we sell to them or the countless imports we buy from them. Consider the farmland around your own local rural communities.

In rural communities like Ogema, rising grain prices, comparably cheap farmland prices (at least compared with Ontario and B.C.) and the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board have opened the door for Chinese investment.

Saskatchewan may still have the country’s strictest farm ownership rules. (Only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and 100-percent Canadian-owned companies can own more than 10 acres.) But this isn’t stopping investment arrangements that see Chinese money plopped down in Saskatchewan.

Clearly, China isn’t the economically isolated place it was 40 years ago when Nixon first visited the isolated communist state.

It is now a big player in our economy and it’s even buying up parts of it.

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wa struck by a black four-door car. The car had fish-tailed on

the ice covered street and sideswiped the girl, knocking her off of the roadway. The injured girl received bruising, but did not require hospitalization. The driver of the vehicle did not stop to render any assistance and left the scene. The vehicle was described as dark coloured or black with four doors, and was driven by a female with orange coloured hair. Police are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the vehicle and its driver. Anyone with information that will assist in identifying the vehicle and its driver can contact the Warman RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

WARMAN PEDESTRIAN HIT Police are investigating another collision of a pedestrian who was struck in Warman on December 7. On that date at 8:50 a.m. a 14 year old boy was crossing the street at Central St. and 7th Avenue at the pedestrian crosswalk adjacent to the Warman High School when he was struck by a white truck.

The boy was knocked down and suffered some bruising but did not require hospitalization. He described the vehicle that struck him as a white Ford truck, an early 2000s model, being driven by an adult male. The man did stop and ask the boy if he was OK and then left. No licence plate was obtained as it was obscured by snow. Anyone with information that will assist in identifying the vehicle and its driver is asked to contact the Warman RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

DRUNK IN THE DITCH On December 14 at 9:00 p.m.

RCMP were contacted in relation to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Township Road 374 near Range Road 3081 in the R.M. of Corman Park. Police located a 2004 Dodge Ram pick-up truck stuck in the snow at that location. A lone male was seated in the driver’s seat and was sleeping when police arrived.

The man was awakened and displayed signs of impairment by alcohol consumption. The man was arrested and taken to the police detachment where he provided breath samples that were in excess of double the legal limit. The man indicated that he had been driving around in the countryside prior to turning himself in to the correctional center to begin serving a weekend sentence. A 31 year old Saskatoon man was later released on charges of having care and control of a motor vehicle while his ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired and having a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit.

3-VEHICLE COLLISION On December 14 at 9:10 p.m. police were called to Waneskewin Rd., near 71st St., near the City of Saskatoon for a collision involving three vehicles. Police determined that

a truck that had been hauling a sofa, which fell off during transport and caused a three vehicle collision when the vehicles behind the truck collided with the sofa. A 24 year old Edmonton man was issued a violation ticket for operating a vehicle with an insecure load. No one was injured in the incident.

RID GETS RESULTS On December 14 at 11:30 p.m. police received a call of an impaired driver leaving Martensville and heading west on Highway 305 towards Dalmeny as a part of the RID program, “Report Impaired Drivers”. Police located the vehicle on highway 305 and the driver displayed signs of alcohol consumption.

The driver provided a sample of his breath to a roadside screening device, which registered a fail. The driver was arrested and taken to the police detachment where he provided breath samples in excess of the legal limit. A 43 year old man from the R.M. of Corman Park was released on charges of impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level that exceeded .08 .

CRUELTY TO DOG On December 10 at 10:40 p.m. police received a complaint that a dog had been left outside in the backyard of a residence in Martensville and that the dog had ice forming on it because it had been exposed to the snow and cold for so long. The dog was taken to a neighboring residence to warm up. The owner of the residence the dog was at could not be located at the time of police attendance. The matter is under investigation.

DELISLE DISTURBANCE On December 12 at 6:10 p.m. police attended to a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in the rural area near Delisle.

A woman at that residence advised that her son had come to her house to get a vehicle, when he was unable to start the vehicle he became angry and threw a TV through the window of her vehicle. The woman also reported that her son had been at the house earlier in the week and had threatened to burn her

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house down. The man had left the area prior to police arrival.

A warrant for the arrest of a 19 year old Delisle area man has been issued.

MARTENSVILLE FIGHT On December 13 at 9:40 p.m. police were called to a disturbance at a licensed premises on the 200 block of Centennial Dr. S., in Martensville. It was reported that two men were fighting in the parking lot. Police attended and were advised that

the combatants had left in separate vehicles and that no one was seriously hurt. No names or vehicle descriptions were provided.

LANGHAM DISPUTE On December 15 at 3:10 a.m. police responded to a 911 call that came from a residence in Langham. 911 dispatchers reported that only screaming could be heard on the call.

When police arrived at the residence there was no one located

there. A brief search of the area failed to locate anyone. \Police returned to the residence where two women were located. Investigation revealed that the two women were in a relationship and that they had gotten into

an argument which resulted in one woman assaulting the other.

A 21 year old Langham woman was arrested for assault and later released to appear in Domestic Violence Court on December 18th in Saskatoon.

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Province provides RM with flood relief funds The RM of Corman park is getting some financial help from the province to deal with its water woes.

Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister Responsible for Water Security Agency presented Corman Park with $280,000 through the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP) for flood prevention work completed last year.

A cheque was delivered to Corman Park Reeve Judy Harwood on Tuesday, December 18.

“Our government is pleased to present this addi-

tional funding to support our growing communities who are still feeling the effects of flooding issues,” Cheveldayoff said.

“This funding helps cover some of the costs incurred by the RM of Corman Park and will ensure these residents can continue to move forward as our province progresses into 2013.”

The EFDRP covered the costs of clearing culverts, installing new ones, and dealing with breached roads.

Also, a consultant was hired to design a drainage project and supervise the flood

mitigation work throughout the project.

“Our community has been through a lot in the last few years and this funding has helped us deal with water-related issues,” Harwood said. “I would like to thank the province for their assistance during our time of need.”

Since being established in 2011, the EFDRP has provided $28 million to implement emergency flood damage reduction or prevention measures.

To date, more than 1,400 communities, rural munici-

palities, First Nations, businesses and individual farm and country residences have been helped through the program.

The Water Security Agency was created to lead implementation of the 25 Year Saskatchewan Water Security Plan. It will improve water management capacity and service to individuals, businesses and communities across Saskatchewan. This new agency brings together, for the first time, all of the major responsibilities related to water quality and quantity.

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Warman City Councilor Zane Dmytryshyn took advantage of an appearance by Santa Claus (Gord Martens) last Satuday at a music recital in Warman to ask the jolly old elf for more federal and provincial infrastructure funding for municipalities. Santa said he’d do his best, but since he wasn’t a politician, he couldn’t make any promises.

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Martensville firefighters, schools show Christmas spirit

By TERRY PUGH

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artensville firefighters traded in their turn-out gear for Santa Claus suits this week, sorting and distributing Christmas food hampers to needy families throughout the community.

Martensville Fire Chief Kurtis Dyck and firefighter Darren Remenda picked up food hamper donations from the three Martensville schools - Valley Manor Elementary School, Venture Heights Elementary School and Martensville High School - on Monday, December 17. The donations were sorted at the fire hall on Tuesday, December 18 with the help of the Martensville Scouts, and distributed to less fortunate families the evening of Wednesday, December 19.

“The donations of food from Martensville High School were the most we’ve ever had,” commented Dyck.

“We’ve also collected more cash donations than before, and local businesses have chipped in as well. It shows the Christmas spirit here in Martensville is alive and well.”

Darren Remenda has been involved with the Christmas Hamper program for the past ten years, since he first joined the fire department. In an interview December 17, he said it’s a very rewarding endeavour, and one that helps bring the entire community together.

“When we talk to the kids in the schools about what the program is all about, it’s great to see their eyes light up when they realize there is something they can do to help out those in need,” said Remenda. “The students bring food items to their schools starting in early December, and just before Christmas we pick up the do-

nations, sort them and deliver them.”

Remenda said the program is confidential, with names of less-fortunate families submitted to the fire depatment by the city administration, schools and churches. He said there are, on average, about 12 food hampers delivered every Christmas.

In addition to food, the fire department distributes gift certificates for toys.

One class at Venture Heights School, Mrs. McKay’s Grade 6 class, took the campaign one step further this year, and collected a total of $426.00 by selling “Candy-grams” for 50 cents apiece.

“We started out in social studies talking about international aid agencies,” explained MacKay. “And from there we decided we’d like to do something locally. So I proposed the idea of selling candy canes to the other students in the school. We sold them for 50 cents apiece and at the end of the week we had raised $426.”

It was a lot of sugar, but it was all for a good cause, noted MacKay. She said the money will go toward gift certificates at a department store so recipients of the food baskets can purchase either food or toys.

“The kids did everything,” she added. “They brought in the candy canes, counted the money, kept track of deliveries, made the signs, everything. It was a good experience for them.”

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Top) Martensville Fire Chief Kurtis Dyck (far left), Grade 6 teacher Heidi MacKay (second from left) and Martensville firefighter Darren Remenda (in Santa suit) with Mrs. MacKay’s Grade 6 class at Venture Heights School. The class raised $426 toward the firefighters Christmas food hamper program. The Venture Heights Grade 6 class includes: Emily Allan, Brady Ayotte, Mason Beauchemin, Dylan Berk, Madison Berkech, Morgan Bertch, Jodi Bouvier, Maizie Bowkowy, Tate Dormuth, Justin Fehr, Jaxen Glasser, Taylor Holmes, Cody Kowdrysh, Brody Lee, Austin Moore, Courtney Nesbitt, Rhys O’Soup, Liam Regier, Brooklyn Rowley, Sydney Rowley, Ciarra Thiessen, Dakota Whiteside, and Emma Winrow. (Left) Darren Remenda and Kurtis Dyck, wih the help of students, load boxes of food into a truck at Martensville High School on Monday, December 17.

Warman churches’ food hamper program spreads Christmas cheer

By TERRY PUGH

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here’s a little more Christmas cheer on the dinner tables of less-fortunate families in the Warman and Osler area this year thanks to a behind-the-scenes food hamper program run by the churches in Warman.

For the last 20 years, the Warman Ministerial Association (WMA) has spearheaded the Warman Food bank, an initiative aimed at assisting families in need at Christmas time and throughout the year.

“We distribute about 30 to 35 gift certificates for food hampers every Christmas,” explained Randy Heide, pastor at St. John’s Lutheran

Church in Warman and a member of the Warman Ministerial Association. “I’ve been involved for the last 10 years, and it’s been a very rewarding initiative that I think helps bring the churches and the community together to help those in need.”

The Warman Food Bank is coordinated this year by Todd MacPherson with the Awakening Church. In addition to Randy Heide at the Lutheran Church, Kendall Shram and Connor Shram, pastors at the Awakening Church, are also very involved, as are pastors at the Chapel of Retreat, Bethel Church on Highway 11, the Warman Bergthaler Church, Warman Gospel Fellowship and Warman Mennonite Church.

Heide said while the program has

been in place for about two decades, there have been changes over the years.

“In the past, we used to have hampers at the schools, where students and families could make donations of food directly,” said Heide. “The Warman firefighters would then distribute the hampers to those in need within the community. We’ve moved away from that to a system where we have the clergy themselves distribute gift cards with a specific monetary value that can be redeemed at the Super Valu store in Warman. The cards are like cash, and the people who receive the gift cards can then pick out the food items that best fit the needs of their household.”

Heide said confidentiality is a big

component of the program, and the gift cards help preserve that confidentiality by removing any possible stigma associated with the food hamper program.

“It’s always been a confidential program, but by having us, as clergy, deliver the gift cards directly to the families, it really helps reduce the number of people who know who is receiving them,” explained Heide.

But it’s not just at Christmas time that the gift certificates are distributed.

“On average, about 10 certificates are provided to families in need over the course of the year,” said Heide. “We provide the counselors at the high school and the ele-

mentary school with certificates, and when they get handed out, we replace them.”

The Warman Community Carol Festival, organized by the WMA and held annually in early December at the Brian King Center, is a fundraiser for the Warman Food Bank.

“It’s our only fundraiser,” noted Heide. “It’s a wonderful way for the community to gather and celebrate the season through songs. We invite musicians and choirs from the area to perform, and it’s a tradition that’s very well-attended. It’s the biggest source of funds for the Food Bank, but we also receive donations throughout the year.”

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Community joins together to support Dalmeny Christmas Baskets program

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hildren at Prairie View Elementary School in Dalmeny are only one part of a community wide effort to assemble Christmas Baskets and distribute some seasonal joy where it’s needed.

But it’s a big part, indeed.

They were asked to bring items for people who perhaps had cancer treatment this year, or lost a loved one, or simply had a harder time paying the bills, or experienced other hardships. And they got into it.

Each classroom at the school holds a sizeable gift wrapped box which is open on top and ready to receive donations. The children are excited to contribute and some know exactly how many items are in the box on a given day.

This is partly because they heard a university student talk about the importance of giving to this cause. Her name

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is Kaitlyn Kwasney and she is participating in the Dalmeny Christmas Basket project as part of a university practicum through her studies in the nutrition department. Kaitlyn conferred with the vice principal, and then talked to the kids about the importance of donating healthy food, and where the baskets would be going.

But the main inspiration behind this year’s project is two young moms in Dalmeny who are in their second year of heading up this project.

Last year Dana Perkins was the “go to” person, but after having a baby in the meantime, she asked Erica Hoare to take the lead this year. The two women both have small children and busy lives, but find it incredibly rewarding to be involved in the project.

Local businesses, churches, and community members all come together to help out.

Businesses put out posters and boxes and collect donations on site.

“It’s so encouraging to see the community come together in this way and just how involved people are,” explained Erica. “We have a hockey team and a piano teacher collecting donations this year and donations can be made at the grocery store, drug store and library as well.”

Dana readily recalls the time when a basket was delivered to her family.

“My mother received a basket after my dad died. It made us realize there was a lot of love in this community and it meant a lot that people cared. So of course I want to help I want to do the same thing for other people who have gone through any kind of hardship and let them know

that the town cares.”

Dana’s Dad died four years ago at the age of 56. It was sudden and shocking and it was comforting to know that whole community cared. “It’s not just a church thing or a school thing,” she adds. “It’s people from all walks of life. People just want to give. It makes you feel better and makes you want to give when you can help other people as well.”

Recipients are simply nominated by someone in the committee who gives Erica or Dana a call. To date the number of baskets to be delivered is 29, and if additional requests are received, no one will be turned away. Most people who receive a basket will get a full turkey meal in their food baskets.

But this year those going through hard times like illness or loss will receive flowers or a gift basket versus a food hamper.

Baskets will be delivered on the Friday before Christmas.

On Thursday, children will assist again by helping to sort the food, and collect it from the schools. Then on Friday about 10 or 15 volunteers will drive around town and out to some rural areas to deliver the baskets. Some of these are people who have been volunteering for years, or they get signed on by word of mouth.

The program has been running since 1989. Dana

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Jaxon Hoare and Oliver Perkins are excited to bring items for the Dalmeny Christmas Basket to their classroom at Prairie View Elementary School. says, “I’m really grateful for all of the support in town, for all of the businesses who step up or donate space or money for canned goods and for everyone who tries to make this community a better place.”

“It’s just wonderful that we live in a town that wants to bless one another and lift one another up when we could use it, “says Erica. “There is a ripple effect – through one small act we are showing that

it’s wonderful to help and then maybe the next person wants to help as well. Everyone just comes together. It’s inspiring to see the way this community cares.”

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Dear Parents, Students and Community Members: The purpose of our newsletter is to provide all residents in Warman, Osler & area with information as to what is happening not only in education but in business, sport, community and the region. We believe that it is important that as a learning & highly involved community we share this information with everyone, not just the parents of students. Please feel free to call us at the school (933-2377) or at the city (933-1929) if you have suggestions or information for our newsletter.

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WHS Running Track – Interested in walking or running? Please purchase a “Track Pass” from Warman High School. Cost is $30.00. This pass is good for the entire school year. The available times are 6:00 – 9:00 am & 5:00 – 9:00 pm, Monday – Friday. Please remember that no outdoor footwear or strollers will be permitted.

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Bus Operations in Inclement Weather - Occasionally severe weather conditions require the school to cancel bus operation. The general guideline is that buses will not run if the combined temperature and wind chill results in a reading of minus 40 degrees Celsius or colder. On the days that buses are not running, Warman Elementary and Warman High School will still be open and will continue to have classes. Please note as well that on days when the buses don’t run in the morning, they will not run in the afternoon. ATTENTION: BUS STUDENTS Hot 98.3 FM, CHWW FM, 'Hot 93’ FM radio stations will be notified if the buses are not running because of weather conditions. WINTER APPAREL - A reminder to students and parents to dress appropriately for the weather. Students are coming to school dressed inadequately for weather conditions.

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WES School Community Council – Our next meeting is being held Monday, January 7th at 7:00pm in the Elementary School Library. Everybody is welcome to attend! Please visit www.spiritsd.ca/wes/ for more information on school happenings and the SCC.

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Need Math Help - Math help is available every day at noon and from 3pm to 3:30pm (most Thursdays at 2pm) in Room B48 at Warman High. Teachers Mrs. Doell, Mrs. Arthur and Educational Assistants, Mrs. Jasnoch and Mrs. Barrajon are available to help any student, from Grades 9 to 12 with Math. We do Math 9, Math 10, Math 20, Math 30A, Math 30B, Math 30C, Calculus, Math 11 and Math 21. Warman High students are welcome to come for help sometimes, all the time or just for exam preparation. We are always ready and willing to help. Students will work in a classroom setting. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Arthur at school.

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WHS/WES Model Club - Model Club will meet Tuesdays from 3:30 – 6:00 pm starting Nov 1 at WHS Room B22. First meeting is free. If you wish to become an occasional member cost is $3.00 per meeting, 15 meetings for $35 or 25 meetings for $60. Fees collected help reduce costs of weekly prizes, restocking of materials, etc. Members need only to bring their own model kit and cement. Limited amounts of kits and glue are available for sale. We will try to supply all the other supplies to help complete their projects. Special activities/events are planned throughout the year.

Planned dates are Jan. 15, 17, 22 and 29 Feb. 12, 26 Mar, 12, 19, 26 Apr 9, 16, 23 May 14, 21 and 28 and June 11 (Wind up Meeting)

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SPECIAL EDUCATION - If anyone is interested in helping out with the WHS reading program offered to grade 6 – 8 students, please call Linda Balon-Smith at 933-2377.

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Exams - Grade 9 – 12 Final Exams will be written January 25th – January 31st. Exam dates and times will be posted on the website, in the classrooms and throughout the school.

REGISTRATION FOR CITY OF WARMAN PROGRAMS IS THURSDAY JANUARY 3rd at THE LEGENDS CENTRE 6:00pm - 8:00pm Help us design the WCMS Logo!

September 2013 will mark the opening of Prairie Spirit School Division’s newest school, Warman Community Middle School. Naming our school in October was one step in our coming to exist. The development of an identity through imagery such as school colours, a school logo, and a school team name are the next significant steps in creating a public identity and the beginning of developing a sense of pride and ownership in Warman Community Middle School.

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The logo development process will be comprised of the following steps and be guided by the work of a committee comprised of school and community stakeholders:

December 25th – Closed

STARTING JANUARY 3, 2013, pick up a suggestion form at either the WES or WHS main offices or visit the WCMS website at http://blogs.spiritsd.ca/wms. We will be seeking input from any community stakeholders – students, staff, parents, community, so put your thinking caps on!

Holiday Hours December 24th – Closed @ 3:00 pm.

December 26th – Closed December 31st – Closed @ 3:00 pm.

January 1st - Closed

Ice Times, Public Skating and Shinny The Legends Centre has ice rental times available please contact Andrea for more information - 933-2210. Public Skating and Shinny times will be updated on our facility schedules tab at www.warman.ca or on Facebook under Warman Recreation or City of Warman. Please note these programs are subject to change without notice.

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Community Events Drop-In Programs at The Legends Centre Gymnasium start January 5th. (Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton) Please bring your own equipment.

For an up to date schedule on times please visit our website www.warman.ca and select The Legends Centre under Facility Schedules.

Or call 933-2210 to speak to a customer service representative.

Fitness Classes start January 14th.

Outdoor Rinks are now Open.

Please note these are unsupervised rinks

Photo taken by Terry Pugh

@ The Legends Centre

Items will be held until January 15th, 2013

Prairie Ribbons Flexibility Workshop January1 1th with Alixa Sutton at the Legends Centre.

Ages 6 & up. $45.00 per session. Limited spaces in each session.

Contact prairieribbons@gmail.com or 249.4254 for more info or to register.

Photo taken by Wayne Sheils

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**Prairie Spirit School Division’s Career Website: www.futurechoice.ca**

Career & Work Exploration We greatly appreciate the help of the businesses in our community who work with our students. Most students have completed their placements for the fall semester. Any new businesses interested in becoming a part of this program are encouraged to contact Susan Bayne at the school (933-2377).

CAREER EDUCATION INFORMATION POST-SECONDARY Grade 12 students are encouraged to apply now to the post-secondary institution of their choice. A preliminary statement of their high school standing can be requested from the school to complete the application forms. On-line applications for admission to the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina for next fall are now live. SIAST is accepting applications for admission for next fall. Please call Susan Bayne at the school for more information.

1. University of Saskatchewan A reminder that the University of Saskatchewan application for fall 2013 admission is online. Please note that the application is not always compatible with Internet Explorer 9 so if you find you are having difficulty, try an earlier version of Internet Explorer or Firefox. It's also a good idea to continue to check the status of your application at explore.usask.ca to see what items are still outstanding.

Deadlines: February 15, 2013 Deadline for the application for Competitive Entrance Awards and the Application for Admission (including the $90 application fee) Application to the College of Kinesiology and direct entry Education Programs Deadlines: May 1, 2013 Application to all other colleges 2. University of Regina Faculty of Nursing - The Saskatchewan Collaborative Faculty of Nursing admissions have opened as of Oct 1, 2012 and will be open for applications until Feb 15, 2013.

Faculty of Education - The Faculty of Education at the U. of R. has changed the application deadline to March 1, 2013. The webpage "How to Apply to Teacher Education” provides students with deadlines, important information, the application form and a worksheet with the questions that they will need to complete.

The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance is a new and exciting program beginning in 2013. This four year degree allows students to focus their studies in acting or design/stage management. For more information, email theatre@uregina.ca or call (306)585-5599.

3. SIAST After Hours - Can't make it during the day? Parents and potential students are welcome to attend general Campus tours of SIAST Kelsey campus at 7:00 p.m. on January 10 or January 24, 2013. The session will include a tour of the campus, as well as an overview of the programs and services SIAST provides. To register, contact Terry Seto at 659-4715 or by email at seto@siast.sk.ca.

Scholarships A reminder that starting in 2013-2014 Great Plains College will provide every full-time student in a student-loan eligible program with a minimum scholarship of $500. Students in select programs with high school averages of 70% or higher will be eligible for additional scholarship money up to $5,000. The deadline for scholarship applications is June 30, 2013.

Scholarships at Lakeland College now begin at $1500 for applicants with a minimum average of 85%. Saskatchewan applicants will be given a SK Advantage Scholarship ($500) at Lakeland. This scholarship is awarded to every Saskatchewan grade 12 graduate who enrolls at a Saskatchewan postsecondary institution.

Toyota Canada and the Toyota Canada Foundation in partnership with Earth Day Canada established the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program to help cultivate and nurture this environmental leadership. The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program encourages and rewards eligible graduating Canadian high school students who have distinguished themselves through environmental community service, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and academic excellence. The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program grants 20 awards of $5 000 each annually, to be applied directly towards tuition, books, room and board (where applicable) or other educational expenses for post-secondary full-time studies in Canada. Application deadline is February 15th, 2013.

TOP SITES: Saskatchewan Scholarships – http://www.saskatchewanscholarships.ca/ Student Scholarships - www.studentscholarships.org Student Awards – http://www.studentawards.com/ Scholarships in Canada – www.scholarshipscanada.com Can Learn – Federal Site – www.canlearn.ca Jr. Girls and Boys Basketball A good start to the 2012-2013 season for the Jr. Girls Basketball team. The team has won its 2 league games over Langham and VCA and it won the Perdue Junior Girls Tournament in December.

Blast Off 2013 Basketball Tournament to be held January 11 and 12. Games to be played at Warman High School. 8 boys and 8 girls teams from all over the province.

Junior Girls will be gone to Wynyard on Jan. 18 and 19 and in Lloydminster on Jan. 25 and 26.

Sr. Girls Basketball The Sr Girls Basketball season is well under way with participating in the Sweet Sixteen Tournament at St Mary's in Prince Albert on January 4th and 5th.

On JANUARY 11 and 12 Warman will be in the Outlook tournament. Our team consists of 12 players, 5 graduating players. Warman is playing in the Central Saskatchewan High School Basketball League (CSHSBL) this year and will be hosting a game against Martensville on January 15 at 4:30. Come out and cheer on the team and experience some great basketball.

Sr. Boys Basketball Jan. 15 vs Martensville @ 6:00 pm Jan. 16 vs. ECF @ 4:30 pm Wrestling WHS is looking for a female community volunteer to assist in coaching wrestling. Non organizational work is necessary, if you have knowledge and interest in wrestling we could use another female coach to work with female wrestlers grades 6 – 8. Volunteer coaches are not expected to plan practices…and attending weekend tournaments at your own discretion. Practices start in early January, normally Tuesdays and Thursday’s after school.

Please contact Erin Hoffman, Matt Linner or Jesse Reis if you are interested.

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Warman City Council Events City Council Meeting January 14 & 28 located at 107 Central St. in the council chambers at the City Hall starting at 6:30pm.

Doors are located on Fifth Ave. S.

Danger Thin Ice! The City of Warman would like to make sure that all its citizens are aware of the danger of thin ice on our storm retention ponds and community lakes. As the weather continues to turn cold and ice is forming on the lakes and storm retention ponds, please take the time to inform your children of the dangers of playing on the thin ice and the deadly consequences.

Christmas Tree Drop Off Site The City of Warman will be offering a place for residents to drop off their Christmas trees this year! This is being done on a trial basis and will be under surveillance.

PERSONS ABUSING THIS SERVICE WILL BE FINED. A large bin will be made available from January 2, 2013 to January 16, 2013 for tree drop off only.

This bin will be located in the same location as the summer compost bins on North Railway Street East.

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Model Club SR Girls Basketball vs Martensville

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WHS SCC Meeting @6:30pm

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WARMAN FOOD BANK GETS GIFT

Staff members of Affinity Credit Union, Warman Branch, (left) set up a box with a sign in the Warman SuperValu store for its local Food Bank Drive. Many generous people contributed numerous items, while other food boxes were picked up by credit union employees and others got delivered by employees of SuperValu. The grocery store also donated 3 large turkeys The credit union staff also set up a donation area in the Warman Branch and witnessed the generosity of members as they brought in non-perishable food items or dropped cash in the donation box. The food item were delivered food to one particular family and the rest was donated to Warman Bergthaler Church to become part of their Christmas hampers program run by the Warman Ministerial Association. Creidt Union staff extend thanks to all who donated food or money for making a positive impact this Christmas on many people.

(Photo submitted by Martha Giesbrecht, Affinity Credit Union Warman branch)

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Warman Leisure Guide now available online

If you missed getting your copy of the Warman 2013 Winter Leisure Guide in last week’s issue of the Clark’s Crossing Gazette, the 24-page full-colour glossy magazine is now online at the City of Warman website (www.warman.ca ).

The leisure guide outlines the hours of operation and contact information for the City of Warman recreational and administrative facilities, including the Legends Centre, Diamond Arena, Brian King Centre and City Hall. Outdoor facilities including toboggan hills and open-ice skating rinks are profiled as well.

It also provides a complete listing of programs, services and activities available through civic and private agenices, as well as minor hockey, figure skating and Warman library events.

Warman WinterFest, slated for February 18, is one of the special community events profiled in the guide.

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evolving doors in the penalty boxes set the stage for a power play showdown betwween the Sask Valley Vipers and the Regina Pat Blues in Sask Bantam AA action last weekend in Martensville.

While both teams ground out solid efforts through the whle 60-minute game, the Pat Blues’ power play proved to be the key for the visitors’ 4-1 victory.

With a combined 44 minutes in penalties, the Vipers and Pat Blues were both guilty of undisciplined play.

But Regina took advantage of their opportunities, scoring 3 power play goals.

The Vipers had won 7 of their last 8 games heading into Saturday night, and felt confident taking on the South Division leading Blues.

Regina came out of the gates fast, while the Vipers seemed to have underestimated the smaller, speedy forwards of the Blues. Sask

Valley turned up the physical play early on, but the aggression sent D-man Levi Kleiboer to the box for a hit to the head. Regina’s power play displayed great patience, before Mark Edmands was able to thread one through the five-hole from the point, with just seconds remaining on the power play.

Just minutes later, another penalty had the Vipers on their heels again. This time just 14 seconds into the man advantage; Turner Ripplinger poked one past scrambling tender, Joel Gryzbowski. Despite being shorthanded for most of the period, the Vipers finished strong.

Vipers Head Coach, Shaun Priel, recharged his troops and the Vipers controlled the first 5 minutes of the second period. Constant pressure with no close, eventually led to yet another call against the Vipers. With 6 penalties against the home team, and only one going the other way, fans were beginning to question the offi-

er play went 0 for 6 on the cials.

Regina didn’t waste the night. opportunity, as Chaseton Sare put up another power play marker. The “You can’t control the calls game was 3-0, and the Vi- the guys in the strips are pers were obviously frusmaking, but you can control trated at this point.

Coach Priel was able your effort and your intensity to focus on the positives levels...” and keep his team going • Shaun Priel, Vipers head coach for another 20 minutes.

“You can’t control the calls Regina’s discipline and the guys in the stripes are smooth passing game exmaking,” he said. “But you plained why they currently can control your effort and lead the South Division with a 12-3-0 record. Head coach, your intensity levels,” With true character, Darrin McKechnie, gives Sask Valley puffed up their all the credit to his team chests and came out hard in for buying into his system. the third. Just 1:26 into the “All these boys want to work period, Viper forward Car- hard every game,” said McKson Albrecht banged home echnie. “Everybody pulls a beauty one-timer, after their weight, and doesn’t Brady MacPherson found put themselves ahead of the him alone in front. The goal team.” sparked the rest of the team, In a game that could have and the Vipers hard work fi- been much closer, the Vipers nally saw the Blues spend- are staying positive looking ing some more time in the ahead. At 6-7-3 on the season, box. The Vipers, who have 22 Sask Valley will be home to power play goals on the sea- the North East Wolfpack this son, were unable to squeeze Saturday in Warman, with anything by Regina goalie, hopes of jumping above .500 Curtis Meger, as their pow- before Christmas.

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Suddenly streaking Blades soar up standings Regardless of how they did Tuesday in Swift Current in their final game before a nine day break, the Saskatoon Blades gave their fans, and themselves, a huge Christmas gift by rattling off six consecutive wins.

They all came against division and conference rivals… all in close proximity to them in the standings…allowing the Bridge City Bunch to move into second place in the East Division…within 10 points of the leading Prince Albert Raiders… and tied with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference.

“Our team has really been focused here of late,” said Blades’ General Manager and Head Coach Lorne Molleken.

“Certainly, our overall commitment has been really good.

They know they can win hockey games and that’s probably the biggest difference from earlier on where we weren’t working as hard as we had to. Now they understand that, through hard work, things will pay off.”

While there were a couple of shutouts to start the streak, it was offence…especially from the top two lines…that propelled the Blades five games above .500 for the season, as of Monday, at 19-14-1.

The 2-7-0 start is a distant memory…hopefully!

It appeared to be as Saskatoon flashed the form expected from them in pre-season predictions as they thrashed Regina twice and followed up with solid victories over Brandon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Kootenay. In the six games, the Blades out-scored the opposition 37-12 with the offensive numbers put up by the Top 6 forwards best described as staggering!

Of the 37 goals, 28 were scored by the sextet…with another 36 assists for a total of 64 scoring points. Individually, Matthew Stransky’s nine goals and six assists for 15 points led the way during the winning run…followed closely by Josh Nicholls with seven goals, seven assists for 14 points. Brenden Walker (4+6=10), Shane McColgan (3+7=10), Adam Kambeitz (2+6=8) and Nathan Burns (3+4=7) have all boosted their overall personal numbers closer to expectations.

The only two ways that kind

of two-pronged, two-line attack is stopped is, either, by a redhot goaltender, or by a team that features four veteran, capable, shut-down defencemen. The former happens sometimes…the latter is rare!

The situation augers well for the Blades in the second half of the season! ***** BLADES PLAYER-OF-THEWEEK – With all the candidates from the offensive side of the game, from a week of out-scoring opponents 21-12 in four wins, this writer’s choice award goes between the pipes… partly because Alex Moodie came through for the Bridge City Bunch with the pressure squarely on him. And, partly because it would be unfair to pick one of the scoring star forwards over the others!

With Andrey Makarov gone home to play for his native Russia as they host the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship, Moodie started and won all four games last week, stopping 110 of 122 shots.

The 3.00 goals againstaverage and .902 save percentage don’t sound like much, but the 17-year-old hadn’t started a game since October 5 prior to last week and his stats were a hefty 8.02 GAA and .789 save percentage.

However, the Winnipeg product is coming through, so far, for the Blades as he did last year at this time when Makarov was playing for his homeland in the World Juniors. In 13 appearances on a call-up from AAA Midget in Winnipeg, Moodie posted a 9-3-0 record, including a shutout, with a 3.42 goals againstaverage and .895 save percentage and said right now feels like last year, “It does and it feels really good.

The team is going on all cylinders right now and everything is working for us.” ***** ROSTER UPDATE – The injury bug bit the Bridge City Bunch,

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big-time, just before last week.

Despite sweeping a home-andhome series from the Regina Pats by a 16-0 aggregate score on the December 8-9 weekend, the Blades lost forwards in both games to Upper Body injuries.

Right winger Brett Stovin was hurt in a fight with Pats’ defenceman Tye Hand on the Saturday night at Credit Union Cen-

tre while left winger Nick Zajac left the return match Sunday in Regina after a thunderous openice hit put on him by Swedish forward Emil Sylvegard. G-M and head coach Lorne Molleken recalled 17-year-old centre Drake Bodie from Wayewayseecappo of the Manitoba Junior League to fill out the roster. In addition, 19-year-old Patrick Johnson was

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brought in from Melfort of the SJHL to back-up Moodie with Makarov away at the World Juniors. Stovin and Zajac join fellow winger Jessey Astles (wrist surgery) and defenceman Kyle Schmidt (Upper Body) on the injured list while the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, beginning after the Christmas break in Quebec, will take defenceman Nelson Nogier (Team West) along with forwards Matt Revel and Ryan Graham (Team Pacific) away from them. Expect more player additions to the roster from Molleken once the Blades return from the break. ***** UPCOMING GAMES – Once the Christmas break is done,

Saskatoon plays three gamesin-three nights…visiting Prince Albert on Friday, December 28, hosting the Raiders on Saturday, December 29 and travelling to Regina to play the Pats on Sunday, December 30. The annual New Year’s Day home game is against the Medicine Hat Tigers before P.A. comes back to Credit Union Centre on Friday, January 4. All of the radio broadcasts on CKBL-FM (92-9, THE BULL) start with pre-game talk at 6:30, followed by the play-by-play at either 7 or 7:05 p.m…with the exception of the January 1 “Family Day” at C.U.C. which is a 4:05 p.m. first face-off. Until then, Merry Christmas and a Happy NewYear!

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The Sskatoon Blades are on a roll. The team won its sixth straight game last Saturday, this one against the Kootenay Ice. Of note has been the play of Alex Moodie in net since Andrey Makarov left for the World Juniors. Moodie has won all 4 starts. He had a 3.33 GAA and a .895 save percentage in the 3 wins leading up to Saturday’s win. This is quite an improvement over his start to the year when he was pulled in his only previous starts in Brandon on Sept 26 and against Swift Current on Oct 5 and had a 8.02 GAA and a .789 save percentage in all his appearances. The Blades next home game is Saturday, December 29 when they host the Prince Albert Raiders.

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BORDEN & DISTRICT News

By LORRAINE OLINYK lolinyk@sasktel.net

The Gingerbread House activity held in Radisson December 1st for ages 5 – 18 years was sponsored by 13 local businesses, not the Radisson Firefighters as reported, and was well attended.

The Borden Friendship Club held their final potluck supper and birthday celebration for 2012 on November 28, with 28 out for supper. Happy birthday was sung to: Peter Thiessen, Irene Krivoshein, Phil Hogg, Marlene Derbawka, Jean Hryniuk and Don Brand and bringing the decorated birthday cake was Sandra Long and Anne Kohut.

Four new members joined the club: Dale Scruby & Bren-

da Roberts, Stephen and Marlene Derbawka.

Entertainment for the evening was supplied by Rose Mandziak and Marlene Derbawka. At a short meeting held, after trying out two different chairs, the members voted to buy 40 new stacking chairs. The club’s Christmas supper is December 5th with Russ Fountain and Friends providing the musical entertainment.

Action Bowl will be finished this week with roll offs on the agenda, then will start up again the week of January 7th.

The Borden Care Home Auxiliary held a Tea on November 30th in the Care Home with families of the residents invited to the event.

Musical entertain-

ment was provided

by Rose Mandziak and Jackie Meister.

Door prizes were won by Oliver Dear of Langham, Florence Neufeld of Borden and residents Shirley Jacobsen and Juane Farthing.

Borden Branch of Affinity Credit Union has been raising funds for United Way with a 50/50 draw and the lucky winner of $213 drawn on November 30th was Leslie Epp of Waldheim.

The Borden Farmers’ Market Christmas sale held December 1st was well attended with 30 vendors selling so you had a wide range of tables to pick from and the Grad 2013 did very well selling lunch all day. A presentation from the Farmers’ Market was made

Borden School Christmas stories The following contributions from Grade 3 and 4 students at Borden School for the Gazette Christmas edition last week were delayed in the mail. We are happy to print them in this week’s edition.

If I could give my mom and dad anything for Christmas it would be a lava lamp. I would give them a lava lamp because their room is really dark.

Seth If I could give my mom and dad anything for Christmas I would get my dad a new skidoo so he can go to the mountains and skidoo in really deep snow. He would skidoo with some of his friends. Last winter my dad and Grey went skidooing to a place far away. My dad went on his skidoo and mom drove the van. The shack was in a feild so my dad kept going back and forth until everyone was there. So I will get my mom a new house because she wants a new basement.

Wyatt For mom I would give her a new dress, bracelet, blanket, 2 dogs, and some shoes. I would also give her a trip to Calgary with her friends. My mom likes presents that she can try on. She would love to go to Calgary with her friends.

Stan If I could get my mom and dad anything for Christmas, I would get my mom and dad another dog.

I would get it for them because the dog will keep the cyotes away.

Carson If I could give my mom and dad anything for Christmas it would be soft slippers with fuzzy fur on the inside for my mom. To go with the

slippers I will get a giant soft and warm blanket with a nice green and brown design and some books would be nice. I will wrap it in green and red wrapping paper with a silver ribbon on it, For my dad I would give him my Narnia books because I don’t read them but my mom wouldn’t let me. For a present from a store I would get him a blue plaid cowboy shirt. I would also get him a new bridle from Claypools or Broncos. He would love a cowboy movie.

I will wrap it in a horse wrapping paper with a gold bow.

That’s what I would do!

Brooke For Christmas I would give my mom her own horse because she doesn’t have one yet and she would like one.

I would give my dad a new quad blade.

My mom has a quad blade and he always wants to ride her quad. So I think that he really wants one.

Chloey I would love to give my mom and dad a new house because my house is to small. I would get my mom for Christmas is a perfume and makeup because she loves to wear the perfume and she loves to wear makeup for a party or a birthday. I would love to get my dad a new car and it would be red.

MERRY CHRISTMAS MOM AND DAD! Maya If I could get my mom and dad anything for Christmas I would get my dad a skidoo because he likes and fixes them.

He has a lot of skidoos so I would get him a skidoo. I would get my Mom a French bulldog

because she has a lot. She has one rottweiler two pugs and one rottweiler cross we don’t know what else, we also have two French bulldogs.

My mom sells puppies and she really likes dogs but she also likes French bulldogs so I would get her one.

Nicole I would give my mom and dad a new house for Christmas. Why? Because I think our house is to small. Then they could have a new room too. In the new house I could get my mom a new kitchen and my dad a new flat screen tv for his living room.

Our house would be so big that we could have a swimming pool inside. They would have a hottub to relax their muscels after a hard day of work. If I got my mom and dad a house for Christmas I think they would love me so much!

Jade If I could get my mom and dad anything for a Christmas present, I would start by getting them a pilsberry cresent. I would take them to a dinner at Jerry’s and after they have some fish and my dad would have a burger, but I would take it even farther and bring them to the movies they said they wanted to see.

Even if it was boring. Why would I do this? Because I love my parents so, so very much and want to give them everything they want.

Savannah I would give them a blue, red blanket with horses, dogs, cats and skidoo designs on it. They could do anything they want on it.

Tearira

of $250 to the Borden Fire Dept, appreciation gift to Peter Thiessen and a donation to the Grad 2013 class.

The Radisson Antique & General Store, owned and operated by Wally Neufeld, held its grand opening the afternoon of Sunday, December 2nd, with many from Radisson, Borden & area dropping in for hot dogs, donuts, coffee or juice. Winning the door prize was Peter Thiessen of Borden and winner of the Playground 50/50 for $93.00 was Raymond Stott. Wally had several articles that went by silent auction.

Audrey and Crawford Baker are great grandparents to Audrey Elizabeth, born November 30th to Guy and Angie Stokes of Trail, B.C. and weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. Grandparents are Jerry and Bernice Baker from Borden.

Condolences are extended to Ruth, Randy & Shirley Hosegood and extended family of Radisson on the passing of Allan Hosegood on November 30th at the age of 88 years. The service was December 5th at 2 p.m. in the Radisson Lutheran Church.

The Borden Lion’s Festival of Music was held on a stormy December 2nd night in the Borden Community Centre. John Buswell was emcee and a video presentation on the Journey To Bethlehem & the birth of Christ was shown while John narrated and Marlene Derbawka sang about the birth. Borden Grade 3 & 4 class sang, followed by the Rempel Family – Ruben, Martha, JaeLynn, Janeen on piano and Curt Penner playing 6 string banjo. Gayle Wensley had two piano solo’s, Peter Thiessen san, and Martin recited the story So Cold, So Far from Home. Roy Saunders played guitar and sang. Rose Mandziak sang, then Aryn Polichuk played piano and the saxophone. Redberry Grass – Sam, Peter and Stephanie Derbawka played and sang Winter Wonderland, Silent Night and their mother Marlene joined in for Christmas Time is Coming. Archies Angels(Lion’s members) with Bob Wardhaugh on keyboard, sang Make Me a Channel of your Peace, Just a Candle in the Window and Christmas Halleluiah. The overhead screen was lowered and the Lion’s led in singing ten favorite Christmas carols, ending with We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Icy roads contribute to collision on Hwy 11

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Legislature

Nancy Heppner MLA MARTENSVILLE CONSTITUENCY

Saskatchewan remains the only province in Canada with a balanced budget.

The 2012-13 Mid-Year Report shows that our growing tax base and increased tax revenue are strong enough to offset lower than expected resource revenue. Our government’s continued support for communities experiencing flood damage and other increased costs has resulted in a spending increase of $31.6 million, pushing the total budget to $11.23 billion.

With B.C. announcing a possible deficit of $1.5 billion by year-end, and Alberta running a deficit of $2.3 billion or more, our province remains the only deficit-free province in Canada. Even when resource revenue is down, Saskatchewan’s diverse economy provides economic stability. This allows us to continue to use the benefits to growth to improve the quality of life for everyone.

An example of this is improving is timely access to health care. For the past several months, specialists across the province have been taking part in what’s called a “pooled referral” process. Pooled referrals allow patients to either see the first available specialist or wait to see one of their choice. To facilitate that process, our government recently announced Referral Management Services, an agency that will match patient referrals with the specialist that has the shortest wait times. This common sense approach means people see a specialist sooner, resulting in a diagnosis and treatment plan much more quickly. For example, pooled referrals in the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region have reduced the average wait time for a gynecology appointment five months ago by almost half – from 44 to 24 days. For more information, go tohttp://www.health.gov.sk.ca/pooledreferrals.

On Sunday, December 16 at approximately 10:00 a.m. members of the Saskatoon RCMP were called to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 10 kilometers south of Dundurn.

It is believed the driver of a north bound vehicle lost control on the icy highway, went into the ditch, and rolled.

There were two occupants in the vehicle at the time of the collision. A 55 year old female passenger was trapped inside the vehicle. Dundurn Rescue attended and was able to free her. She was then transported by STARS ambulance to hospital in Saskatoon. The 57 year old male driver was also injured and was transported to hospital by ambulance. Both subjects are from Ontario. They are believed to be in stable condition.

The highway was closed for a short time. It appears that poor driving conditions were a contributing factor to the collision.

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DALMENY

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Moody’s Equipment undergoes smooth management transition It’s proving to be a seamless transition as Lloyd Streifel takes over from John Mathison as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Equipment.

Streifel, the former Saskatoon Branch Manager, assumed his new position on December 1, 2012. John Mathison will remain on as Chairman of the Board for Moody’s until May 1, 2014. providing strategic guidance to the Board of Directors. After that he will officially retire.

Mathison will continue to retain a financial interest in a few of the buildings and land that Moody’s Equipment occupies.

“This transition has been planned for quite some time, and the time was right for me to gradually step aside,” said Mathison. “Succession

planning and leadership development have been ongoing within Moody’s equipment, and are key to the seamless transitions of management that inevitably take place within companies.”

As part of the company’s transition plan, Mathison’s shares were purchased from him by the other partners in the company. Those partners include Lloyd Streifel, the new GM and CEO, Wes Garner, Richard Shyluk, Tom Moody, Don Clark, Brent Mathison, and Aaron Gross.

Dale Belsher, a former partner with Moody’s, has also sold his shares.

Mathison said the company has grown quickly over the last few years, and noted that the new partners utilized the services of a private equity firm, PFM Capital, to provide financing for

the buyout.

Lloyd Streifel takes over the role of General Manager and CEO of Moody’s after ten years with the company.

Mr. Streifel joined Moody’s Equipment in 2002 as a sales representative. He became a partner in the company in 2009, and in November, 2010,

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Fury come up short in overtime loss to Tisdale it wasn’t allowed.” Chappell was perturbed about the call. he Dalmeny Fury The score going into sharpened their blades the third period was 3 – 4 for their match against for Tisdale. Joel Cardinalthe Tisdale Ramblers at Schultz was able to tie it home last Friday night but up again for Dalmeny. Tiscame up short, losing 6-5 in dale went up again when overtime.

Frisky scored on a break “It was a good game,” away. A sweet Fury goal said Fury coach Clayton tied things up once again, Chappell. “But it was a matwith the game was see-sawter of goal-tending again ing back and forth and two and their goalie made some minutes left. It was a tense big saves and he kept them last two minutes of play for in the game. We had some the Fury as Tisdale tried to quality chances and just capitalize on a power play. didn’t score. The effort was But Dalmeny killed it, sendthere but we just didn’t get ing the teams into overtime. the bounces.”

The clock was set for five The Ramblers opened minutes and no Zamboni the scoring in this contest came out to clean the ice. It and cruised through the took only one minute of play first period unchallenged on for Tisdale to score for the the score board. win.

But the second period “The games that we’ve opened with a power play lost have been by one goal,” for the Fury. Kolton Fyfe Chappell noted, “and it’s capitalized by netting the just one of those things puck for their first score of where, if you get the bouncthe game. Tisdale fired right es it could be a different back with a goal of their game altogether. When the bounces don’t go your way, if the hockey gods are against you, there’s nothing much you can do about it.”

The Fury’s record now stands at 6 – 2, with one overtime loss. A number of teams in the league are sitting at six wins. Dalmeny had 52 shots on goal and Tisdale had 42.

“You can never be upset with players when they’re working hard,” noted Chappell. “The guys want to win.

If it’s a tight game and you’ve got qualHILARY KLASSEN | CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE ity chances, you Dalmeny defenseman Shane Yonkman pursues Tisdale left-winger know the effort’s Curtis Patterson during Fort Carlton Hockey League action last Fri- there.” day. The Fury lost a close one at home in overtime by a score of 6-5.

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Cody Krozser (9) looks to make a play up the ice after Hague’s Nathan McNaught is bodied off the puck by Warman defenseman Chad Crozier

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he Hague Royals outshot the Warman Wildcats by a 2-1 margin enroute to a 7-4 victory at the Legends Centre last Saturday.

With both teams hurting, there was plenty of room on the players’ benches. The visiting Royals and the hometown Wildcats were only able to ice two lines apiece.

The Warman lineup was further depleted by the absence of both regular goaltenders, but newcomer Jordan Aimde stepped up admirably between the pipes, keeping the home team in the game right up until the final period.

“It was a big win for us,” commented Hague manager Roger Kinzel after the game.

“We need to win those close games where we’re tied up going into the final period.

Our guys played their hearts out and didn’t quit. They just kept skating. Perserverence is the big thing in these kind of games.”

Travis Goebel led the way for the Royals with a hat trick, while Chris Sawatzky, Spencer Marshall, Nathan Mc-

Naught and Chad George added singles.

“It was good to see travis get back on track,” added Kinzel. “He’s been struggling lately and it’s nice to see him get rewarded for his hard work.”

Hague goaltender Curtis Sibley faced 25 shots, compared to 47 shots on the Warman net.

Dan Lind scored a pair of goals for Warmarn, while teammates Cory Perkin and Cody Krozser contributed one marker each.

For the Wildcats, it was a disappointing loss, and one that follows a pattern of running out of gas in the third period.

Warman drew first blood four minutes into the first period when Krozser scored the opening goal, and despite being outshot badly, the lead held until Sawatzky connected to tie things up.

The ice was tilted in Hague’s favour through most of the middle frame, as the Royals fired 23 shots at the Warman net – two of which went in. Warman, meanwhile, manufactured only two shots in the early going, but both

wound up in the back of the net to keep things tied up.

The third period was dominated by the Royals, who won the battles along the boards and always seemed to find a man open up the ice or in front of the Wildcats’ net.

“We have a few injuries and we’ve only been able to ice two lines for two games in a row now,” said Cory Perkin after the game. “When we get into penalty trouble, it gets even worse, and we’ve taken a lot of penalties in the last couple of games.”

Perkin said their goaltender played a huge role in keeping the game close and giving the team a chance.

“This was the first game Jordan’s played all year,” said Perkin. “He did a great job and made lots of saves to keep us in the game.”

Perkin said the team has to find a way to score more goals. “We’ve come real close in every game,” he said.

“We’ve got the speed and the talent, but somehow we can’t seem to click on our scoring chances. It’s a matter of getting some wins under our belt and getting that confidence back.”

own. But Dalmeny was not to be outdone, scoring yet again, and we’re only two minutes into the second period, sitting at 3 – 2 for Tisdale.

Justin D’Entremont, leading scorer in the Fort Carlton league, was able to even things up, 3 - 3 for the Fury with seven minutes left in second period. Rising tensions broke out into a fight as two players who had been chirping earlier dropped their gloves and had to be separated by the refs. Tisdale took the bigger penalty hit with Tyrel Frisky getting sent to the box. That’s what you get for being too frisky.

The Fury took the lead for the first time with three seconds left in the second period.

But any momentum change was nipped in the bud when the refs announced the goal didn’t count.

“The referee said our guy batted the puck which he did, but it went off of their players,” said Chappell. “He said the other team didn’t have possession of it so that’s why

Bethany Eagles capture volleyball silver at westerns Submitted by ALVIN THIELMANN

Athletics Director Bethany College, Hepburn

Bethany Eagle Women’s Volleyball finished the 2012 season in style, capturing silver at the Western Canadian Championships.

Twelve teams travelled from the three Prairie Provinces to compete at this elite level for the chance to be crowned champions of the west. The tournament was held in Olds, Alberta with teams representing the MCAC, ACAC, ACAL, and PAC leagues. After sweeping their round robin pool Bethany Women entered the playoffs with a bye to the quarter finals. In the quarters the Eagles were matched up against Assiniboine College from Manitoba and dominated the match in two sets (25-20, 25-18).

On the path to the finals they once again were challenged by provincial rival SIAST Kelsey. This time it was in the semi finals. Kristen Andres led the way, becoming a BRICK WALL. Coach Daniella Klassen says about Andres that “she was on fire!” as she blocked nearly everything coming her way, leaving the

power forward from Kelsey with little or no openings. The game was finished after two sets (25-16, 27-25).

In the finals they met the host team from Olds, Alberta.

Olds Broncos proved to be the strongest opponent of the year as they went on to be the first team to defeat this season’s Eagle team (25-14, 25-16).

Bethany players Jaymie Baumann and Kara Doerksen were named to the tournament All-Star Team.

While not finishing the season undefeated, the women can take pride in being the first Bethany team to place in the medals in the history of the Western Canadian Volleyball Championships! This along with being Provincial Champions capped an exciting and fun filled fall for Andres, Baumann, and Doerksen along with teammates Alyssa Willems, Jordan Heppner, Erin Bader, Ashten Eby, and Sarah Braun. Sarah Foster, along with Klassen, provided guidance to the women as they grew together in skill and as a team.

Overall the college was extremely well represented by the team in their enthusiasm and their play throughout the season.

Photo courtesy of John Toews

Back Row: Daniella Klassen (coach), Erin Bader, Sarah Braun, Jordan Heppner, Kara Doerksen, Sarah Foster (coach). Middle Row: Andrew Reddekopp, Kristen Andres, Alyssa Willems, Jaymie Baumann, Ashten Eby, Steffan Kroeker. Front Row: John Toews, Tim Peters, Braydon Jordheim, Matt Boettcher

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