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Doctors’ band raises funds for cancer survivor

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca The past two years have been tough ones for Charlene Teichrob of Rosthern.

But she’s just as tough, and with the help of friends and family, is determined to beat the odds and live life to the fullest.

Diagnosed with abdominal cancer, Teichrob went through a complicated seven-hour surgery in August, 2015 that successfully removed the cancer tumours that were eating away at her from the inside. Unfortunately, removing the tumours also involved removing a lot of the internal tissue, and several organs, as well. Doctors at the time gave her even odds to survive the extensive surgery; when she pulled through and recovered, they referred to her as a “medical miracle.”

But just six months after the major surgery, her mother, whom she was very close to, passed away. The emotional pain of losing her loved one still hurts her more than the physical pain she battles every day.

In November, 2016, she underwent another surgery arising from complications

from the original operation.

Still, the 53-year-old cancer survivor always has a smile and a joke for everyone. Even her doctors have been impressed with her positive attitude and independent spirit.

So impressed, in fact, that they decided they needed to help out someone they considered a friend as well as a patient. Doctors James MacMillan, Dr. Jesse Melle and Dr. Prem Gandham of the Rosthern Medical Clinic, along with their colleague from Saskatoon, Dr. Myles Duetcher, are all gifted amateur musicians, who, in their spare time, have a rock band called “Insufficient Funds.” They regularly raise money for charities by playing benefit dances.

This past New Year’s Eve, they performed a benefit concert and donated the funds to help Charlene Teichrob purchase much-needed medical equipment that is not covered under Medicare. The specific item Teichrob needed was a “Roho cushion”, a specialized, and very expensive, device that allows her to be able to sit in a chair without constant pain.

“Dr. MacMillan asked me

one day while I was in the hospital if they could put on a benefit dance for me to buy me a ‘Roho cushion’,” said Teichrob. I was very happy and humbled by this.

To know that the doctors care so much about me that they are willing to go the extra mile and help me like this was truly amazing.”

Teichrob said the gesture was typical of Rosthern as a community.

“This is what a small town is all about,” she said.

“People helping people. I have had so much support and help from the people of Rosthern and the Sask Valley area.”

The dance on New Year’s Eve was sold out, and the event raised the amount the doctors had targeted as their goal.

It also earned the band a host of new fans.

“I didn’t really know what to expect,” said one concert goer. “I was impressed.

These guys are good! They did everything from the Rolling Stones to Alan Jackson.”

Even people attending a different New Year’s Eve event at a nearby location showed up at the door after hearing the music. They

gladly chipped in the admission fee just to stay and dance. Several of them threw in donations because they felt it was a good cause and were impressed that a group of doctors would go that extra step to help a pa-

tient.

Ironically, Teichrob herself was not well enough physically the evening of December 31 to attend the event staged for her benefit.

But she did get a taste of the atmosphere as friends at

the dance “face-timed” her using their phones.

“I really want to thank the doctors, and all the volunteers who pitched in to make the event a success,” said Teichrob. “I will never forget your kindness.”

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Human Trafficking AWARENESS Day

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11 is an important one for Denise Heppner. The Waldheim resident is incredibly passionate about stopping human trafficking, and for her, probably every day is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. But any opportunity to collectively draw attention to the problem is welcome “Shining a light on the horrific act of buying, selling and using human beings allows us to truly see what is happening in our world and to be moved to action,” says Heppner. “Standing together at the local level allows each and every one of us to make a difference.”

Heppner and some friends have plans to ‘make a dent’ in another mountain with their hikers this year.

Each year, Freedom Challenge (formerly the Freedom Climb) undertakes a massive climb or challenge to draw attention to human trafficking and raise funds to fight it.

“In September 2017, four Waldheim ladies will be part of a group of women from across the globe who will participate in a seven day trek to the lost city of Machu Picchu, Peru, to take a stand against human trafficking,” said Heppner.

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Brenda Wiens (left), Denise Heppner, Kerri Schultz and Kristen Murphy, along with participants from around the globe, will be part of a seven-day trek to the lost city of Machu Picchu, Peru for the 2017 Freedom Challenge in September . ry and it is estimated there are up to 27 million victims, Heppner observed. The Freedom Challenge is an opportunity to stand up and be a voice for women and children around the world who are enslaved, oppressed, exploited and trafficked today.

The purpose of The Freedom Challenge is not just about climbing mountains; it’s about helping people. “As we traverse the high Andean plateau and cross passes

as high as 15,585 feet we are making a symbolic gesture of the difficult climb to freedom for women and children around the world,” Heppner said.

The four women have begun their fundraising activities already with customized hand-stamped jewelry, baking/meals, Christmas crafts, etc. Now they are gearing up for the physical training.

“We will ease into it with walking and light strength

training until spring when we will be hiking the hills of Shekinah Retreat Centre with weighted backpacks, and becoming best friends with our hiking boots!”

Each climber will raise a minimum of $8,000 each towards projects that Operation Mobilization has underway in the areas of prevention, development, rescue and restoration.

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them to provide for their families. Skills development decreases the vulnerability and likelihood of marginalized women and their children to be forced into the sex industry and other forms of slavery.

Heppner says there is still time to join the Peru group.

Find out more at www.thefreedomchallenge.com or email denise.heppner@usask.ca. “We are ordinary women doing extraordinary things – all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life. Join us!

As former Member of Parliament Joy Smith said, “Human traffickers are empowered by public apathy and emboldened by despair.

So let us shake off the shackles of indifference, and refuse to be complacent. Let us work together to bring an end to this injustice as we rescue the victims of modern day slavery.”

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One of the projects the Waldhem group supports is the Tabitha Skills Development program run by Waldheim’s Larissa Wiens. This program teaches women skills like adult literacy, catering, beading, knitting and tailoring and enables

What would a single health authority look like?

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health announced on January 4 that it will move from 12 health regions to a single health authority.

What that will look like remains to be seen, but stakeholders have provided some clues to the way forward.

A three-person panel was tasked with recommending a structure with fewer health regions.

“The panel approached the task mostly in terms of looking at what isn’t working well for people right now, and what would improve if there was a different arrangement,” said Dennis

Kendel, former CEO of Physician Recruitment Agency and panel member.

He identified a need to put more resources into primary care and community care so that as much as possible, services should be delivered as close to home as possible.

“At present we have a number of regional hospi-

tals in centres like North Battleford, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Yorkton and Prince Albert and there’s never been a clear policy as to what range of specialized services should be maintained at those hospitals,” Kendel said. “Often, people are at the mercy of whether they can attract and re-

tain a particular doctor and there isn’t a definitive plan to actually say that we’re going to consistently deliver this service.”

The new structure represents a consolidation of administration, not a centralization of services. The panel has recommended four service integration ar-

eas, but said that number could range from three to six areas. It will be up to the Ministry to determine what that final number will be.

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Put that cell phone in the trunk?

I have to admit, I do not dislike my cell phone. I like it. Beside me in the car.

Within reach.

Of course, I don’t reach that often. Well, the truth is, I’ve stopped reaching for it.

Handling your cell phone in any way while driving is now verboten. New Saskatchewan distracted driving laws prohibit “holding, viewing, using or manipulating a cellphone” while driving.

These laws came into effect on January 1, the same day new and tougher impaired driving laws were implemented.

It’s a good idea. SGI cites a report that found “drivers who are texting are 23 times more likely to be in a collision than those who don’t.”

But it’s a habit that’s hard to break.

I am determined to break the habit, however. The penalties are not friendly. A first offense gets you a $280 fine and four demerit points.

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Saskatchewan once had 32 health authorities. Now there will be one. All roads lead to the new CEO. The province made the move from 32 to 12 health regions in 2002. Now in 2017, a major restructuring process begins.

The province has set out a sizeable challenge for itself. The selection of a sole CEO instead of twelve is a critical piece. While the person in this role will need a strong background in the provision of health services, s/he will also need the ability to think outside the rut, and sketch out a new roadmap. They will need experience blended with originality; preferably someone without full institutional or systemic bias.

One hopes the new board of the health authority will be enlightened souls, who, together with the CEO, understand board dynamics and how to maximize the board experience and effectiveness.

The Ministry was careful to say the new structure represents a consolidation of administration, not a centralization of services. They have presented an initial estimate of cost-savings, however, transition costs mean the real savings won’t begin until 2018. If you read the finer points of the report from the panel you begin to see how savings could be had. But the test is in the implementation.

When you have someone like Dr. Dennis Kendel, who was part of the health region review process, telling you that the province has no universal coding system you can only wonder how many other inefficiencies exist in the system. If they fix this, they’ll be able to measure performance better and improve patient care. If they don’t, they will retain a system with built in obfuscation of performance, and health care will suffer.

Kendel says there was never a clear policy for specialized services in regional hospitals like Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Prince Albert and others. There are over 400 laboratories in the province licensed to do testing, but they are not coordinated or integrated into the system.

The same is true of diagnostic imaging services. Integrated service areas are expected to address this.

Efficiencies are to be gained in IT, financial services, accounting and other administrative areas. Information sharing and communication are to be strengthened.

Yep. It’s a big challenge. Board representation could address not only areas of Saskatchewan but areas of standardization.

Alberta struggled when it went to a single health authority. The province needs to ensure it doesn’t assume an overly reactionary posture while looking to avoid those mistakes.

Of course, in the dicey world of politics, when a new program like this is rolled out, everyone has an opinion. CUPE sounds skeptical of the whole thing, and while it considers itself a watchdog for health care and minimum disruption in the transition, it implicitly seems to advocate for the status quo.

FSIN is using the restructuring as an opportunity to promote a parallel health system for First Nations. The medical profession appears generally in favor of dismantling silos to gain greater efficiencies.

The move definitely gets people talking. And the right kind of talking, the best kind of communication and flow of information will be key in the implementation.

If that happens, there is hope for this restructuring. A new roadmap can lead to better health care.

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munication device gets your vehicle impounded for a week.

CAA says the distraction is a triple threat. One is manual –you take your hand(s) off the wheel. The second is visual – you take your eyes off the road. The third is cognitive – you take your thoughts off driving: you’re mentally distracted.

A cell phone may be mounted on the dash or sitting in a cradle and operated by voice commands. I do not imagine such a scenario for myself, but I haven’t totally ruled it out. My car has a phone built-in, a truly great option, but I do not want to pay the monthly service fee to use it. I’m already paying enough for my cell phone.

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You can use your phone for GPS as long as it’s not in your hand. Too bad if your GPS suddenly blips out and you need to reset it or your phone slides on the seat, you can’t see your GPS map and you are left with only the annoying audio.

Of course, other distractions can impair driving as well, like eating or grooming or reading.

But the cell phone is by far the greatest offender.

What is the allure of the cell phone? Is it simply the best grown-up distraction? Is it a companion, making an otherwise solitary commute, less lonely? I feel I should be neutral toward it. It’s just a thing, like a spoon or a screwdriver, which have their uses.

Well, not quite. It’s not animate, but it seems alive and in some ways it is.

Some say if you can’t control yourself and you have to play with your phone, you should put it out of reach in the trunk.

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for the seriously addicted.

That’s not a scenario in my future. And if you’re stranded in a winter storm, you actually have to leave the vehicle to get the phone and call for help.

My main reason for using my phone in the car was to establish ETA’s after work or find out if any groceries need to be purchased on the way home. Anything workrelated can wait. Before cell phones, this was simply not possible, yet life continued.

It’s not an urgent need but it is convenient, and we love our conveniences.

If you’re like me, you tell yourself that unlike other people, you can handle a few brief texting moments in the car. You have a better grip on things. You’re fine.

But the statistics don’t really support that.

We are likely over-attached to our technology, but we need to put the phones down.

It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law. And it’s not just the law. Lives are at risk.

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Gas tax funds help offset infrastructure costs

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Ongoing grants to municipalities through the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) offset the cost of building and replacing infrastructure like sewer and water lines, streets and sidewalks.

“It does make a difference, definitely,” said Sandra MacArthur, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Osler. “In terms of capital projects, it’s a predictable and consistent source of funding that municipalities can access through the federal and provincial government.”

Established in 2005, the program provides a guaranteed amount of funding from the federal gas tax to each province on a per capita basis. Rural and urban municipalities apply to the province for funding for eligible capital projects. Funding for approved projects is allocated to municipalities in regular installments.

The Town of Osler applied in 2015, and was approved in 2016, for a gas tax grant of $331,762, which went toward the reconstruction of three streets during 2015-2016. The project involved paving and installation of curbs, gutters and some sidewalks along a large portion of First Street, Sixth Avenue and Pauls

Several area communities approved for GTF grants in 2016 were named in the news release, including Asquith, Clavet, Dundurn, Hanley, Blaine Lake, Von-

Kindergarten Crescent. The grant money, which will continue to be disbursed to the town in increments, will cover a relatively small portion of the $2,276,728 total cost of the project.

“A lot of the project was done as a local improvement, which is paid by property owners, but there were portions of town-owned land that the municipality itself is responsible for,” said MacArthur. “The grant funds were applied to the townowned portions. It certainly helped ease the burden on ratepayers as a whole.”

MacArthur noted that while the work was complet-

ed in 2016, the town will be paying for it over the next few years.

“Our GTF allocation payments will be spread out through to March, 2019,” she said. “It doesn’t get paid out in a lump sum. But it is allocated on a regular basis and that allows municipalities to budget accordingly.”

The street upgrades in Osler were among hundreds of infrastructure projects undertaken in 2016 in rural and urban municipalities across the province that utilized funding from the GTF. In a news release issued jointly by the federal and provincial governments on

Dalmeny mourns long-time funeral director’s passing Gerald Funk

Gerald Clark Funk, a fourth-generation funeral director with and Dalmeny Funeral Home in Dalmeny and Funk’s Funeral Home in Rosthern, passed away from an apparent heart attack at his home in Dalmeny on Thursday, January 5.

Funeral services for Funk were slated for Tuesday, January 10 at the Dalmeny Bible Church.

Funk, 69, was born February 1, 1947 and attended Dalmeny School. A gifted athlete, he worked for nine years at Federated Co-op Feedmill before taking over the Dalmeny Funeral Home from his father, Clarence, in 1980.

In his published obituary, it was noted that he provided care to grieving families in Rosthern and Dalmeny for 31 years, and considered it a privilege to serve them. His sons Ryan and Stefan followed in his footsteps, with Ryan taking over Funk’s Funeral Home in Rosthern and Stefan taking over the Dalmeny Funeral Home in Dalmeny.

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Thursday, January 5, provincial Government Relations Minister Donna Harpauer said the GTF investment in infrastructure boosts safety and quality of life for residents while strengthening the economy. Support for the GTF program was also voiced by officials with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) and Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).

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Parents will be notified once it is known which school your child will be attending.

Registration packages will be mailed in the spring to those who have contacted Warman Elementary School office. Once you’ve received your information package, it will be necessary to fully complete the forms and return them as soon as possible for your child to be enrolled at Traditions Elementary or Warman Elementary School.

PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 6-2008 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT a) The proposed Bylaw No. 9-2016 will provide the district known as Sarilia Estates with a Country Residential 3 District (CR3) to accommodate a small lot rural residential lifestyle. b) The proposed Bylaw No. 9-2016 will add an overlay district to consider unique opportunities and challenges associated with development along the North Saskatchewan River (NSR).

It will apply supplementary standards for all development along the NSR in addition to the regulations provided by the underlying zoning district. c) Renumber Schedules with the addition of clause a) and b) d) Subdivision and Site Regulations amended by deleting the Figure and inserting the tables for all Districts.

AFFECTED LANDS a) The affected lands are that portion of the SE 5-40-7 W3, as shown in Figure 1 below, forming a part of this notice. b) The affected lands are all lands identified on the North Saskatchewan Riverbank Overlay map as shown darkly shaded in Figure 2 below, forming a part of this notice.

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On Tuesday, January 3, a collision that was likely the result of slippery winter conditions blocked traffic near the Warman Elementary School. At about 3:30 p.m., Warman RCMP were called to a three-vehicle collision on Centennial Boulevard in Warman, just south of 4th Street. A dump truck full of snow rear-ended a pick-up truck, which in turn bumped another

pick-up truck in front of it.

Traffic was re-directed from the 4th Street and Centennial Blvd intersection to 3rd Street, while officers cleaned up the scene. After-school traffic caused greater congestion at the intersection. Officers left the site at 3:56 p.m. There were no serious injuries in the incident.

The RCMP were called to a second minor collision in Warman on Wednesday, January 4 at about 1:00 p.m. The two-vehicle fender-bender took place just east of the intersection of Centennial Boulevard and Central Avenue.

The vehicles came to rest at the access to Klassen Street

East. Warman RCMP indicated there were no injuries. One of the drivers failed to heed the yellow light signal, they said.

With the streets being as slick as they are, attempting to hurry through a yellow light is more precarious than it is on dry pavement.

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Emergency team seeks volunteers

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca More than 30 volunteers have received training over the past year as part of the Warman Emergency Response Team (WERT) initiative.

Randy Meginbir, Warman’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) Coordinator, said the WERT project has strengthened the community’s capacity to respond to natural disasters and other major incidents.

But there’s still work to be done, and more hands are needed.

“We’re looking for more volunteers to become part of the team,” said Meginbir in an interview on Friday, January 6.

“We would like to boost our numbers of volunteers on the streets as part of the rescue teams, but we also need people to get involved in other areas.

“We’re particularly in need of volunteers for the reception centre to assist in accommodating large numbers of people during major emergencies,” said Meginbir. “There are many areas such as food services, childcare, registering people, that are very important.

“These are areas where people can help who may not necessarily be able to be involved in the outdoor tasks that the rescue teams will be undertaking.

“It opens it up for people from all walks of life and every age group,” said Meginbir. “People with physical handicaps, for example, will be a huge asset to our team after they take the training.”

The Legends Centre has been designated by the City of Warman as the reception centre in the event of a natural disaster or other serious incident. Its operations are coordinated by Coralie Bueckert.

A public information session outlining the WERT program is slated for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28 at the Legends Centre. Meginbir said anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to attend.

“Whenever a major incident happens, people are eager to help,” said Meginbir. “But the reality is that if and when a disaster does occur, we need to rely on trained volunteers.

People who aren’t properly trained run serious risks if they try to help and they aren’t aware of hazards. So they inadvertently end up becoming part of the problem, rather than part of the solution.”

Over the past year, 32 people have completed a series of WERT training modules patterned on the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program in place in the United States. CERT volunteers are active in hundreds of cities and towns across the US. The training modules include an overview of disaster preparedness, basic fire safety, disaster medical training including first aid and triage evaluation, arbour training and incident command structures.

Meginbir said there is also a training module to assist volunteers recognize and deal with potential terrorism incidents.

“Saskatchewan is not exempt from things like terrorism and mass shootings,” he said. “The recent incident at the Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida shows it can happen anywhere, anytime.

“The training provides guidelines about warning signs that people should be aware of,” he added. “That includes anything suspicious or out of the ordinary. It ties in with the local Neighbourhood Watch program and police services.”

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McLeay receives WCOC award Doug McLeay, a founding member of the Warman Chamber of Commerce (WCOC), was honoured with the Ernie Quintal Award at the WCOC annual meeting last month.

The Ernie Quintal Award was created last year to recognize Ernie Quintal’s exceptional dedication, leadership and support he demonstrated when establishing the Warman Chamber of Commerce. The Ernie Quintal award is given annually to a deserving director who demonstrates these qualities. Directors were requested to submit their nominations to Ernie for review. This year’s recipient is Doug McLeay, owner of the Wagon Wheel Restaurant and Secretary/ Treasurer of the Warman Chamber of Commerce since it was established three and a half years ago.

This following quote is taken out of Ernie’s speech: “In 2012 I semi-retired and started my own little consulting business.

I wanted to join the local business association in Warman but found out there wasn’t one. I thought this to be really odd. So, the first person I talked to about it was my friend Doug McLeay. He and I discussed it, and decided that we should try to get one going. So that is what we did. It was really touch going at the start. It would

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“He offered his restaurant meeting room and services for free and he still does to this day. We would have only four people come to a meeting or an event sometimes, he’d never get discouraged, he’s just soldier on, encouraging everyone, totally dedicated and supportive of the

cause. Since our inception he’s been our secretary/ treasurer.

He’s attended virtually all of our board meetings, volunteered at almost every event, sponsored many events and always brings a level-headed approach to our executive decision making.

Doug exemplifies what it means to be a dedicated and dependable team member. If it wasn’t for him, I doubt that our chamber would exist.”

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By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Half a century after it first opened its doors, Hepburn’s fourlane bowling alley is looking better than ever.

A $10,000 facelift last November gave Hepburn Centennial Bowl a new lease on life, just in time for its 50th anniversary in 2017. Officially opened in October, 1967, the community-owned and operated bowling alley still retains the nostalgic charm of a bygone era.

“When people come through the door for the first time, they instantly feel like they’ve gone back in time” said Barb Ginther of Hepburn, the part-time coordinator of the bowling alley. “The kids, especially, think it’s really cool.

They say, ‘wow, this is like the 1980s!’ They don’t realize it goes a lot further back than that.

“Lots of the older people comment that the ‘retro’ atmosphere brings back many good memories.”

Jan Hamilton, who served as coordinator for the bowling alley for almost 25 years before stepping down in 2015, said the lanes are a tradition in the area that began as a community-based Centennial Project in 1965.

“Lots of towns across Canada decided to do something special to celebrate Canada’s Centennial year in 1967,” said Hamilton. “A group of people in Hepburn started planning in 1965, and pondered things like a library or curling rink. In the end they decided to build a bowling alley. It took a lot of fundraising, and a lot of volunteer labour to make it happen.”

The building itself dates back to the Second World War. One of several barracks built at the Saskatoon airport for enlisted men, it stood empty for about four years when the war ended. It was moved to Hepburn by George Wiebe’s building moving company in 1949, and served as a community hall through the 1950s and early 1960s. It also housed the village office for a time.

In 1965, the village council leased the building to the Bowling Committee for a nominal fee, and the project leaders, including John Klein, Clarence Peters, C.C. Friesen, Ernest Schmidt, Lorne Ebach,

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(Above) Barb Ginther (left) coordinator of Hepburn Centennial Bowl, and Merna Pilatus, a longtime Ladies League bowler, share a laugh as Merna contrasts her new bowling shoes with the bowling alley’s vintage red-andgreen rental classics (Left) Edna Friesen of Waldheim follows through on her delivery during Ladies League action at Hepburn Centennial Bowl (Right) The vintage equipment adds to the charm.

Albert Peters, Albert Adrian, Jake Wiens and Albert Schmidt, kicked their fundraising campaign into high gear.

The committee ended up purchasing four lanes, complete with benches, scoring tables, ball stands, ball returns and gutters from an old bowling alley in Calgary. They took a cavalcade of

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trucks west and loaded everything up. The 60-foot lanes had to be cut into three sections to allow them to be transported, which accounts for the unique diamondshaped patterns on each of the lanes where they were skillfully and painstakingly pieced back together.

“My dad, who was a councilor

with the RM, was quite involved at the beginning,” said Marlin Pilatus of Hepburn, who was also one of the volunteers that pitched in to help get the alleys in shape in 1966 and 1967. He started bowling the day it opened and was a regular league bowler until his knees gave out a few years ago, forcing him to retire to the sidelines. He also

served many years on the board of directors, keeping the building and contents in shape.

“It was a big job getting it ready,” he said. “We had a lot of people working on it. Those first few years it was totally packed during CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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Skaters gear up for invitational

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca The Clavet arena will soon be bursting with skaters doing their practiced moves on the ice. The Regional Invitational Tournament draws skaters aged eight to 16 from about 30 communities around the Clavet-Saskatoon area to the small community from January 21 to 22.

The Clavet Skating Club has hosted the event only once before in their 27 years of existence, about four to five years ago.

“It’s quite a coup for us because we’re such a small community hosting that many people,” said Lisa Lisitza, who serves on the hosting committee.

“We have some space challenges but we are able to accommodate everyone. It’s pretty exciting for us having that many people in our neighbourhood.”

The event allows the kids to hone their skills in preparation and meet other skaters from neighbouring communities.

In early January, over 116 skaters were registered to attend. While it is a competition, there is a lot of support between skaters.

“These kids are mainly working against their own skill level and Skate Canada standards,” said Lisitza. For her, one of the main measures of success from the event is seeing the kids connect with each other, cheering each other on, making new friends, getting each ready to go on the ice, and

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Sean Aschim of the Hague Royals senior hockey team, makes his way around Jesse Zetaruk, during an 11-2 win against the Wakaw Lakers on Jan. 6 in Hague. The Royals scored eight unanswered goals before Wakaw recorded its first goal.

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For parents and skaters needing a distraction between events, a mini Craft and Trade Show is planned at the Clavet Hall, a few steps from the arena. Skating dresses, Aviva active wear, and the work of quite a few local artisans will be on offer.

“You can get your ‘awesome rink burger’ and your mocha at the rink be-

cause you can’t live without those,” said Lisitza. If you get ‘fried out,’ healthier options will also be available.

The Clavet Skating Club is collaborating with the Saskatoon Figure Skating Club and their synchronized skating team to offer a mini workshop on synchronized skating during one of the breaks.

That will bring about 30 more participants to the event with about 14 girls per team.

Lisitza says a wonderful

feature of the hockey community is they become like family and take care of each other. She appreciates the same dynamic in the figure skating community.

“We’re all in same family.

We speak each other’s language, and its important to support all those kids.”

The Club looks forward to showcasing the community of Clavet while ensuring skaters and their families are comfortable and accommodated and their needs are taken care of.

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CATFIGHT IN WARMAN

(Left) Sean McKnight of the Warman Senior Wildcats tangles with Andrew Hanna of the Dalmeny Sabres during a Twiin Rivers Hockey League game in Warman on Saturday, January 7. (Above right) Warman’s Eric Babin has a scoring chance against Dalmeny goalie Rylan Lukey while fighting off Rogan Petryshyn and Brad Pruim. (Right) Dalemeny’s Tyler Drieger goes up against Warman’s Marshall Cameron.

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Government Announces Move to Single Provincial Health Authority

Our government has accepted all of the recommendations of the Saskatchewan Advisory Panel on Health System Structure, and announced last week that the province will consolidate the 12 existing Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) into one single Provincial Health Authority.

Our government is committed to providing high quality health services across Saskatchewan and our goal is better coordination between the health services provided in different parts of the province. This change will also reduce administration and duplication across the health system.

The Advisory Panel has recommended the appointment of a single Board of Directors to govern the new Authority as well as system-wide improvements that include consolidation of administrative support functions, some clinical services, and the planning, dispatch and delivery of EMS. A comprehensive plan is being developed that will work through critical implementation details, including legislation, governance, financial and change management considerations. While there is no firm timeline for the establishment of the new Authority, it is anticipated to occur in Fall 2017.

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(Top) Bowlers enjoy the classic atmosphere of the community-run bowling alley in Hepburn (Right) Pin-setting machines were added in the 1970s. (Above) The building was originally a WWII barracks.

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Vintage bowling alley takes you back in time five to ten pairs of bowling shoes,” said Hamilton. “But those multi-coloured saddleshoe classics are so durable they haven’t worn out yet.”

The only nod to modern technology has been the introduction of a low-tech version of “glow bowling.”

There are also calculators on the scoring tables to help bowlers manually calculate their scores.

Ginther notes that about half the regular bowlers are from neighbouring towns.

When it’s not hosting regular league bowling on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons,

the alleys are available for rentals at $60 per hour by calling 306-947-2073. Thursday evenings are reserved for bowling by residents of group homes in Hepburn, Hague and Waldheim.

“We have ramps to allow people with disabilities to bowl, too,” said Barb Ginther. “When the residents of the group homes, many of whom are intellectually challenged, come here to bowl, they’re so excited. They’re about the happiest people you can imagine when they make a strike or a spare. I love it when they’re here. It’s an ideal ac-

tivity for them. Actually, it’s ideal for everyone.”

Merna Pilatus, Marlin’s wife, is one of the original bowlers from 1967 who is still bowling in the Ladies League on Wednesday afternoons. She said the reason the bowling alley has survived is that it’s all about sociability, fun and recreation.

“It’s not a place where you see world-champion bowlers coming out of,” she said with a grin. “But it’s a place where people always come back to have a good time.

“The older we get the worse we bowl; but the more fun we have,” she added.

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league nights. It was a really popular place.”

In the early days, local high-school students were hired as pin-setters. “They had to learn to dodge flying pins,” said Hamilton. “In 1974, the committee bought four used Schmid pin-setting machines, which are still in use.”

Hamilton said while the lanes were lightly-sanded every five or six years, the major sanding and finishing project in November, 2016 was the first major facelift since 1989.

“It was time,” she said.

“A professional crew was hired and they spent several weeks at it, and even replaced some of the wood.

There was so much dust at the end after they were done that it took three days to dust and vacuum it all up.”

Hamilton said last summer and fall the community raised funds for the upgrade in anticipation of the bowling alley’s 50th birthday year, and were aided by sizable grants from Monsanto and the town’s parks and recreation board.

The original wooden benches and scoring tables still have metal ashtray holders from the days when smoking was part of the game. Also among the original equipment purchased from Calgary in the mid1960s are several pairs of vintage red and green bowling shoes.

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Our government is committed to keeping Saskatchewan’s tax system fair and competitive, and yearly indexation is part of an array of measures aimed at accomplishing just that. All Saskatchewan income tax brackets and tax credit amounts will once again be indexed in 2017.

This means individual taxpayers now pay no Saskatchewan income tax on their first $19,490 of income while a family of four pays no Saskatchewan income tax on their first $50,495 of income. This is the highest tax-free income threshold for a family of four in Canada.

With these annual savings, combined with the income tax cuts we introduced in 2008, that means: * A single person with a $25,000 annual income saves almost $1,000 each year; * A family of four with $50,000 combined income saves $2,694 each year; and * A family of four with $75,000 combined income saves $2,484 each year.

Various reductions to personal income taxes will save Saskatchewan people more than $490 million in 2017, and have resulted in about 112,000 low-income residents being removed from the income tax rolls entirely. We will continue working to protect your pocketbook and keep taxes low.

Tougher Impaired and Distracted Driving Laws Now In Effect

Tougher impaired driving legislation was passed in the fall, with strengthened laws taking effect January 1, 2017. * Experienced drivers who are charged for the first time with having a blood alcohol content (BAC) over .04 will have their vehicle seized for three days; * There will be zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol for all drivers 21 and under and all new drivers; and * Ignition interlock laws will be the strongest in Canada, with mandatory ignition interlock for drivers who register a BAC of .16 or greater or refuse to provide a breath sample (1st offence - two years; 2nd offence - five years; 3rd and subsequent offence - 10 years).

To help prevent distracted driving, the cellphone law has expanded from “using” a cellphone while driving to “holding, viewing, using or manipulating” a cellphone while driving.

The following applies under both the current and new cellphone law: * All drivers are prohibited from using hand-held cellphones. * Experienced drivers can use hands-free devices, but new drivers can’t. * If the cellphone is mounted on the dash, clipped to the visor or in a cradle, it’s considered hands-free and it’s OK for an experienced driver to use it, provided they can access the phone with one touch of a button or voice commands.

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Kendel. “When we look for instance, at things like laboratory services and diagnostic imaging, right now it isn’t well coordinated.” In some cases, if services were better coordinated, patients would need to make fewer trips back and forth from their community to see a specialist in say, Saskatoon or Regina. Integration areas won’t have a board or a CEO but will have a management staff.

Health Minister Jim Reiter says the goal is to gain administrative efficiencies as well as improvements to patient care. Increased administrative efficiencies in the areas of financial services, accounting and information technology could contribute to improved patient care, according to Kendel.

“Right now, each of the regions tend to code what they do quite differently. It makes it very difficult to actually measure the comparative performance of regions. If you do have a province-wide accounting process then everybody uses the same coding,” he said. Once performance is determined, improvements can follow.

Based on the experience of other provinces, the panel recommends not rushing the transition. “We’re probably the last province to go through this. From our exploration of how its played out in other parts of Canada, we felt there needs to be a fairly extensive planning for the implementation and it can’t be too rushed,” said Kendel.

The Ministry of Health has already begun its implementation plan. It is anticipated the new Provincial Health Authority will become operational in the fall. In the interim, existing boards will continue to function. Kendel anticipates full implementation won’t be completed until some time in 2018, but the Ministry will determine the timeline.

Kendel says there will be fewer senior management positions, an obvious result of moving from 12 CEO’s to one. There are currently 63 vice presidents in the system. The work of frontline service workers work is considered vital to the daily operation of hospitals and health care facilities.

The panel received over 300 written responses from

a diverse range of individuals and organizations. “In our dialogues with people at various different levels and through different organizations, quite understandably and appropriately, they would sometimes raise concerns about how their community, their profession or their work might be impacted,” said Kendel. “But as we neared the conclusion of our discussions, without exception, every group said to us that we need to focus on what works best for the people of the province and that if there has to be some adjustment in their lives as leaders in the system, they were prepared to make that change.” Some of those will almost certainly lose their job, he added.

Kendel found that reassuring. Having lived his whole live in Saskatchewan, one thing he really appreciates is that through many different changes in economy and changes in government, people in Saskatchewan are still inclined to be concerned about the welfare of people in their communities, their neighbours.

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By BODEN LETKEMAN Club Reporter Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club got together on December 11 for our annual Christmas cookie bake. Every year we make cookies and cards for the people who sponsored us during the year. Sponsors include businesses and people that bought our market steers at the Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase on July 11 or donated money to the club throughout the year. This year we had over 50 sponsors and made almost 1000 cookies. It was a lot of work but we had fun making the cookies to thank those who help us.

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Members of the Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club with their Christmas cookies.The group decorated 500 gingerbread and sugar cookies, then made almost 500 double chocolate and chocolate chip cookies.

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Members attended a total of 312 calls, while 57 traffic charges were laid between December 19 and January 2.

A further 94 calls were received and 93 traffic charges were laid between January 3 and 9.

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On December 22 at 4:06 pm a two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Central Street and 6th Avenue in Warman. There were no injuries.

On December 28 at 10:16 pm a vehicle drove off the street and into two houses on Bendel Crescent in Martensville. The driver was found to be impaired and

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On January 3 at 3:20 pm a three vehicle collision occurred on Centennial Boulevard just south of 4th Avenue West in Warman. No one was injured. Charges were laid.

On January 4 at 12:55 pm a two-vehicle collision occurred on the corner of Central Street and Centennial Boulevard in Warman.

There were no injuries.

Charges were laid.

On January 5 at 9:50 am four complaints were received of a school bus being passed while unloading children in Martensville.

Charges were laid to drivers of vehicle.

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On December 22 at 9:27 am Langham Curling Rink reported that building was tagged with graffiti overnight. There are no suspects at this time.

On December 24 five incidents of mischief were reported, involving vehicles being spray painted in Martensville. A suspect has been charged.

On December 27 at 10:30 am a report of a house broken into in the rural area around Saskatoon. The matter is still under investigation.

On December 27 at 4:30 pm a theft from a garage in the Asquith area was received.

A truck was stolen, but later recovered.

Another theft was reported on December 27 at 5:14 pm from a rural Saskatoon residence. A snowmobile was taken in this theft.

On January 3 at 10:24 am a shoplifting theft was reported from the Martensville Canadian Tire. The matter is under investigation.

On January 5 at 11:04 am a vehicle was reported parked on Warwick Crescent in Warman. The vehicle was stolen from Saskatoon. The vehicle was towed back to Saskatoon.

On January 6 at 8:10 am a report was received of the gates to the Martensville Hardware were smashed.

The matter is under investigation.

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On December 23 at 11:50 pm a report of a loud party was received in Martensville. The homeowner was spoken to and party quietened down.

If you have information regarding this or any other crime, please contact Warman/Martensville RCMP at 306-975-1670/306975-1610 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), submit a tip via their website: http://saskcrimestoppers.com/ or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES (274637).

Police investigating Highway 5 fatal crash Three people were killed in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 5 on Wednesday morning, January 4.

RCMP say the collision occurred at about 7:40 a.m. about five miles west of the junction with Highway 2.

The police said their initial investigation revealed an eastbound semi tractortrailer unit and an SUV collided on the highway.

The three occupants of the SUV, believed to be an adult male, an adult female and a male child JW010910 James were pronounced deceased

at the scene. Autopsies are expected to take place later this week.

The lone adult male driver of the semi was not physically injured.

As a result of the collision, the roadway was completely blocked for about six hours. Traffic was detoured onto local roads around the collision site, while RCMP officers from the Saskatoon detachment and RCMP Collision Reconstructionists conducted their investigation into the cause of the crash.

The highway was reopened to traffic at about 2:30 p.m. on January 4.

Police said they do not have further information to release at this time. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

EMS from Wakaw and Humboldt, Vonda and Prud’homme Fire Departments, STARS and other first responders assisted RCMP and an RCMP Collision Reconstructionist at the scene. The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the Office of the Chief Coroner.

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