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Merchant’s Golf Tournament tees off in Shellbrook Brennan Tomporowski and Lori Galloway may have brought home the big hardware, but there were many winners at the annual Merchant’s Golf Tournament in Shellbrook last weekend. A total of 66 golfers were treated to fantastic weather and a number of quality rounds at the immaculately maintained Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course from August 10-11. It was evident on Saturday during the qualifying rounds that the course was in great shape, with group after group teeing off and making their way through the course, attempting to place themselves in the best flight possible to have a chance at the big prize.

The action continued on Sunday, when the flights were set up and everyone returned to the course to begin the match play portion of the tournament. Flights of eight meant that everyone would compete in at least two matches, with a third match taking place to decide the champion and consolation champion of each flight.

On the men’s side, the Championship Flight saw young Brennan Tomporowski defeating Brendan Canaday in the championship match, and in the consolation match it was Curtis Bloom over Jerad Buckingham.

The First Flight had Tim Willoughby defeating Kyle Gouldhawke in the championship, and Larry Ritchie beating Tyson Bloom in the consolation.

In the Second Flight, the championship match was Cain Thomas over Jeff Ledding, and the consolation match had Matt Senger defeating Evan Strelan.

The Third Flight was Victor Yee over Lorne Miller in the championship, and Ron Hollowell over Marcel Thomas in the consolation.

In the championship match of the Fourth Flight, Nik Person defeated Mitch Wourms, and in the consolation match it was Boyd Canaday over Glen Miller The Fifth flight saw Larry Krakalovich over Wes Ledding in the championship, and Cliff Galloway over Darcy Rask in the consolation.

In the Sixth Flight, Dave Pufal defeated Les Dahl in the championship, and it was Mike Forbes over Chris Dupuis in the consolation.

On the women’s side of things, tournament champion Lori Galloway defeated Terry Otterson in the championship match of the Championship Flight, and it was Bev Barkway over Sally Fitch in the consolation.

In the First Flight of the women’s side, Meg Ritchie defeated Michelle Stene in the championship, and it was Ingrid Bilyk over Jennifer Yee in Tournament champions Lori Galloway and Brennan Tomporowski pose with their trophies after the final round of the Merchant’s Golf the consolation.

Tournament.

Ahtahkakoop would welcome RCMP detachment Conversation continues to circle regarding the future of the Shellbrook RCMP Detachment. For members of the Ahtahkakoop First Nation, the potential relocation of the detachment is good news. “We’re excited about it,” commented Chief Larry Ahenakew. “We’ll welcome the new detachment, (and) the new members.”

Though they are happy about the potential switch, the news was no surprise to band members. In fact, the addition of an RCMP detachment to their community is something they have been working towards for some time.

“Probably for the last 15 years we’ve been talking about it,” Chief Ahenakew said.

“We’ve been after it since probably about 2000,” added Fletcher Greyeyes, the Coordinator of Justice at Ahtahkakoop.

Band members recognize the abundance of crime in their community, and have been initializing programs for the last few years to try and reduce it.

“We’ve been taking steps towards that for the last two years,” Ahenakew said.

“There is already a reduction in crime with some of the initiatives we’ve been doing, with more youth activities and more evening things. But I think it will be a deterrent if (the RCMP) are here also. I think people will feel safer.”

“We do what we can,” added Greyeyes.

“We have social camps, we have justice meetings. We visit the school and talk to them, we have mentorship programs with elders and community members. It’s not that we’re not doing enough.”

Despite their efforts, the crime rate is still high on the First Nation, a fact that Greyeyes contributes to some underlying factors, including “The issues that come up with low income and poor socioeconomic conditions . . . Like most First Nations, I would say that unemployment, housing situations, and general lack of things to do in the community (lead to the crime). We have a lot of ser-

vices, we do serve a lot of people, but we’re just growing so fast. We need (the RCMP) here to act as a deterrent.”

“We get break and enters, we get alcoholism and different kinds of addictions. Because our people are institutionalized quite a bit, they come out and they become part of gangs, and along with that goes gang activity. We’ve had actually a couple of homicides out here, which stepped up our concern about a station here,” Greyeyes said.

Chief Ahenakew hopes that a detachment in Ahtahkakoop becomes a positive thing for everyone involved, including the RCMP members themselves.

“Hopefully they will come here and enjoy themselves in our community,” he said. “We have a lot of community buildings, like the arena, the gym, the high school, the Cree Nation Treatment Centre. I think we do a lot of our own services here, and hopefully they’ll get involved in our community like they do in Shellbrook.”

Fletcher Greyeyes echoed these sentiments. “We want them to become involved with the community, volunteer at some of our sporting events, and be partners in the growth of the community . . . People always see police as the bad guy, and yet they are here to help us, and that’s the perception that we want to put out there, and we try.

But I think with them here and them playing a greater role in those kinds of things, it’s really going to improve our police-community relationships,” he said.

All that being said, the fact remains that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done in order to make this move a reality.

“We’ve got to find an appropriate site for it, right off the blacktop,” Ahenakew said. “The other part of it is housing. We need to provide housing for the detachment, and the proper water and sewer and the power. It’s going to take some time, it’s going to take a year developing.”

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Ahtahkakoop would welcome RCMP detachment Continued from Front Page He added that the realization of a final product is still far off in the distance. “Probably not until 2015 we figure . . . it’ll be slow,” he said.

Sergeant Carl Dinsdale of the Shellbrook RCMP Detachment concurs with earlier reports stating that most of their work happens in Ahtahkakoop. “I would have to look it up to verify specific numbers, but roughly speaking, I would have to estimate that 80% of the Criminal Code work that Shellbrook Detachment does, originates around Ahtahkakoop,” he said.

“That’s not to say that Ahtahkakoop is a bad place . . . From the population that the Shellbrook Detachment polices, Ahtahkakoop really is the biggest community, population wise, that we police. Therefore it only stands to reason that that’s where a bulk of our calls for service would come from.”

The distance that must be travelled for officers to make it to Ahtahkakoop from Shellbrook is significant. “It’s a little over 40 kilometres,” Dinsdale said.

“If we’re responding to an emergency situation, you’re still looking at a 15 minute response time, and that’s driving to an emergency. Standard driving time out there is 20-25 minutes, to go and do follow-up work. Typically, Criminal Code matters involve more work, and especially more followup, dealing with crime scenes or witnesses. The logistics of policing Ahtahkakoop from Shellbrook, the travel time is a big concern, because you’re looking at an hour turnaround time.”

Aside from response time that is wasted en route, Dinsdale says the building that currently houses the detachment has indeed become outdated.

“The maintenance costs on this building are beginning to make it unfeasible to stay, and we’ve outgrown it,” he said.

He did go on to state that the building itself, while unable to suit their needs, could still be used for other purposes in the community. “It’s a beautiful, big brick building. For a fiveman detachment it was probably wonderful. For a 12-man detachment, it’s just not big enough,” he said.

According to Dinsdale, it is hard to pinpoint the specific types of offenses occurring at Ahtahkakoop, which makes it more difficult to locate the root causes of the crime. “It’s a gamut of Criminal Code offences, typical of any community,” he said. “The offences that we deal with on Ahtahkakoop are seen in every community that we police in, but because of the population base, just on a larger scale.”

Besides the sheer numbers, Dinsdale claims that the dynamics of the population on Ahtahkakoop may also lead to their increased need for police.

“It’s a very young population in Ahtahkakoop, lots of young families, lots of middle-year kids, whereas Shellbrook’s demographic is much older,” he said.

The debate over the location of this singular detachment also highlights other widespread issues regarding police services in small-town Canada.

“Ahtahkakoop is just one of the communities that Shellbrook Detachment polices that has to deal with the reality of many areas of the province, and the realities of rural policing, meaning that you are being policed from afar. All these little hamlets that we police outside of Shellbrook are all dealing with those realities of a response time, of not having permanent, full time presence in their communities,” Dinsdale said.

“In a perfect world . . . I’d love to see a police station in every town, hamlet and village, that would be great. But policing is a very expensive service.”

Residents of Shellbrook may soon get a first-hand look at this reality with the potential loss of their detachment, though Dinsdale says that many services would still remain.

“The RCMP’s plan isn’t to simply pack up and leave . . . we certainly would maintain a presence and an office of some sort. It just may not be a full capacity detachment, which really isn’t a requirement.”

The remaining permanent services would be in the form of a “storefront”, a facility that Sergeant Dinsdale was able to shed some light on.

“It’s an office space that provides police officers a capacity to basically go in and do their administrative work . . . and the ability for the public to go in and access those services that aren’t typically investigative or criminal in nature. To make reports, to provide statements, those kinds of things.

And for the most part, those are the services that the residents of Shellbrook require. We do criminal record checks, which are required by everyone now, from schools to employers to volunteer organizations . . . and that would still be in the community.”

The sign welcoming travellers to Ahtahkakoop warns of criminal activity.

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Beach volleyball action during the 2011 installment of the Shellbrook Street Fair.

Committee gearing up for annual Street Fair Final preparations are underway for Shellbrook’s annual Street Fair, which will be taking place on August 23-24 this year. “So far the Street Fair is coming along great,” commented committee member Amanda Lauder, who is in charge of advertising for the event.

The volunteer committee gets together every year in order to plan the fair. They usually meet up sometime in September in order to wrap up from the previous year, and then they start up again soon after Christmas to begin planning for the next installment of the event. All of that preparation has led to some exciting new items that are making their way into the fair’s schedule this summer.

“We have a few new things on board, we’re trying to keep it fresh from year to year,” Lauder said. “We have a pig roast supper happening on the Saturday. This year we are extending the Street Fair to Friday and Saturday, with beach volleyball starting on the Friday night, and there will be some beer gardens with that too. Saturday we’re going to have a few new things like the 101st Grey Cup festival. It will have an inflatable football toss, and there are going to be really cool games for kids. We’re looking at having a bungee run and . . . wrestling outside as well as sumo suits. So it’ll be a lot of fun.”

Mixed in with the new additions, the fair will still boast a few of its mainstay attractions. “We have some of our stan-

dard pieces,” Lauder said. “The trade show is always there, there’s always a street dance, we try to have fireworks every year, things like that. Live entertainment throughout the day, but we change up who the entertainment is, we change up what kinds of games we have for kids, we try to throw in a few new elements so it’s not the same old thing. This year we tossed in a mini petting zoo for the kids as well.”

Even with a dedicated committee, an event such as this one cannot be done without some help from outside sources.

“We have received tremendous support from the community,” Lauder said. “We have eight ultimate sponsors this year, and eight at a little bit lower level behind that, and then we have quite a few businesses who came on to support in whatever way they could.”

According to Lauder, the Shellbrook Town Council has also been extremely supportive. “The Town has been tremendous to work with, they’re wonderful,” she said. “I guess they’re trying to do what they can to make our community vibrant, just like we are.”

One reason for the Friday kickoff to the event this year is the expansion of the beach volleyball tournament. “We added a couple more teams and a few more games for all the teams to play,” Lauder said. “Last year, feedback was there weren’t quite enough games for people, so we opened it up an extra night. A few more teams, a few more games, and we

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threw in some food Friday night for them as well.”

Holding a beach volleyball tournament on the paved streets of Shellbrook is another aspect of the event where the committee requires some assistance. “Sterling Concrete and J.K. Plumbing and Heating go together, and they give us all of the sand and haul it in and put it all together for us,” Lauder said. “It’s amazing, they donate all of that for the Street Fair, and all of the cost of them having to put that in there for us.”

The fair shouldn’t be hard to locate during its two day run, as most events will be happening right in the central hub of town. “Everything is on Main Street, except for the fireworks, which are on the high school track,” Lauder said. And as far as contingency plans go if the weather doesn’t cooperate? “We’re just hammering out the final details right now, but it will be rain or shine, one way or another,” she added.

If anyone has any questions about the fair, the committee can be contacted at shellbrookstreetfair@yahoo.ca, and if anyone is interested in entering a team into the volleyball tournament, there were still two spots available at the time of this article’s publication.

With the vast array of planned events, there is sure to be something for everyone at this year’s Shellbrook Street Fair.

“Everyone should try and come out at least once to see what it’s like. It’s a lot of fun,” Lauder said.

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Sun, sand, and wayward golf balls I’m not a very good golfer. This statement will not surprise anyone I have golfed with, or anyone who has been unlucky enough to pair with me for a round that held monetary consequences. Despite my ineptitude, it was suggested to me that I sign up for the Merchant’s Golf Tournament last weekend. After some deliberation, I decided to give it a go, as the forecast was favourable, and the idea of a weekend of golf sounded very inviting.

I had never played in a golf tournament before as an individual.

I had participated in team events with a “best ball” format, but this was something different entirely. Not only was I on my own, but the favourable kicks from underneath trees, the mulligans, the “gimmies”, the bending of the rules that amateur golfers rely on, were all out the window.

A Saturday morning tee-off saw a stagnant sun sitting warm overhead, eliminating the dew that sweated out of icy cans and bottles. The ping of club to golf ball rang from every direction, not echoing but lifting up and over the same trees that my shots tried to clear but instead collided with and sank, ball after ball running down trunks to the base and buried under hazardous grass that was never meant to prop a lie but instead to swallow all offerJON ings. It became a running joke with the SVEC lovely ladies at the pro shop that I was not purchasing golf balls after each round, but ~ merely renting them, as they were soon to Reporter be donated back to the course, fed to the rivers and the rough.

After a full round of eighteen qualifying holes, I had amassed a predictable score that would place me in the last flight of the tournament. I was also hopped up on vitamin D and enjoying the company so much that we decided to play another round, and we set out again to get some more practice while the other groups made their way in. Following the day of qualifying, the course treated everyone to a fully trimmed supper, and the golfers went at it with a ravenous hunger that only a full day of sun and thirst-inducing liquids can produce.

I went home content and happy after the first day of the tournament, and later slept like The bending one of those same logs that fought so fiercely of the to keep my ball away from the green. rules that The tournament is set up into flights on the amateur second day of competition, and if the system golfers works out properly it should pair up golfers rely on of equal caliber. I mean no disrespect to my were all flight-mates by saying this, however, as the out the last flight was as low as they could possibly window. place me without simply setting me up on the driving range and telling me to keep at it. The beauty of match play, however, is that each hole takes place in a vacuum, and everything is reset at the next tee. This way, if I completely blew a hole, which I am prone to doing, it didn’t affect my overall score. With this format, I was able to, at times, string together a couple good shots in a row and win some holes.

An interesting thing happens when a once-competitive individual enters into something like this for fun, and then gets a slight sense that he might actually have a chance to win a match. All of those old receptors start kicking in, I guess they call them competitive juices, and suddenly everything becomes more interesting. All of a sudden, serious elation accompanies every successful shot, and a despair that outweighs that elation ten-fold bludgeons you with every mistake. Overall it is nice to be reminded of those intense extremes, something that former athletes have trouble recreating after their competitive days are over.

Agreeing to do things that we are not very good at is the only way to discover our limitations and eventually overcome them. I, on the other hand, experienced none of these revelations. My preexisting assumptions were reinforced vigorously, and as you can probably predict by now, I ended up losing both of my matches, though I did hang in there until the eighth hole for each one. I did, however, enjoy a great weekend of golf on Shellbrook’s beautiful golf course, sharing in hearty laughs with my fellow competitors and taking in copious amounts of sun.

Paul Martin Commentary The nature of western society is confrontational. Leg- money in their pockets and they are optimistic about their islatures have opposing sides of the house. Courtrooms short to medium term financial prospects so they’re quite have opposing counsel. And in the marketplace we have willing to spend a little of that money by eating out or paconflicting forces at work every day….supply versus de- tronizing those in the hospitality sector. mand, stability versus disruption.

The blockbuster announcement by Russia’s largest potA case in point is in the potash world where the Rus- ash player that it would abandon the orderly marketing sians have decided to pursue increased market share by system in favor of a market-based approach has at least disrupting a long-established marketing system. Seeking one economics unit suggesting Saskatchewan’s status as greater market share without introducing some sort of the only provincial government with a surplus may be in new technology or value proposition usually means you jeopardy. have to lower your price to steal business from competiThe Urakali decision to seek market share by expandtors. ing its production caused more than a little upheaval in Following the Russian move, share prices for potash potash markets. Stock prices dropped dramatically and producers took a hit because investors want stability. speculation around the real implications of the announceCustomers, on the other hand, want disment range over a wide spectrum. ruption. The arguments over whether VeThe economists at TD Bank say they‘re taking rizon should be allowed into Canada – the a wait-and-see approach to whether the Russians established players saying no and customare serious or just posturing. And they will decide ers saying yes – is another case in point. A whether to downgrade Saskatchewan’s economic competitive market seeks both disruption outlook for the year and, if so, by how much until and stability. next month. However, they say a back-of-the-enBut if there’s one thing I have learned in velope calculation based on the chatter so far sugcovering the Saskatchewan business scene gests the province could see its potash revenues for 30 years…it’s don’t bet against our potdrop by $150 million in this fiscal year. That’s ash players. They may still have a trick or more than enough to take the government’s curPAUL two up their sleeve because disruption also rent budget from black to red.

MARTIN brings opportunity.

As if being a parent isn’t hard enough: trying to ~ *** juggle an ever-increasing work load as well as the One way to measure the state of conmyriad of activities their children participate in. sumer wallets is to track sales in bars and But now an American-based executive and leadrestaurants. These are truly discretionary spending in ership coach says our children are missing a big tool for terms of consumer choices and, Saskatchewan residents the future. are indeed spending.

Susan Cramm, in an on-line piece for Strategy + BusiThe latest figures on this segment of the economy are ness, says parents need to have an emerging market apfrom May and they are showing considerable strength. proach when thinking about the types of experiences Sales compared to a year ago were 8.5 per cent higher, their children should receive. Learning three languages, which is the second biggest increase in the nation. It also being culturally aware and looking past traditional econrepresents real growth – well beyond inflation which is omy jobs such as the law are the wave of the future where about two per cent as we now see revenues in the $150 constant learning is a way of life. million a month range for restaurants and taverns.

For Saskatchewan, a province that relies heavily on The growth was evident in all categories – from fast trade with countries around the world, this may be old hat food outlets, to catering businesses and drinking estab- or, perhaps, even more critical. The economy is shifting in lishments. favor of nations once known as the emerging markets and The underlying story here is one of consumer confi- those who want to succeed in that new realm should bring dence and purchasing power. Average citizens have more a few tools that will give them a competitive advantage.

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Time to cool down community pasture debate

Today’s farmers and ranchers can be a funny lot.

Pastures-Public Interest (PPPI) _ the group opposing the They spend much of their lives before the computer as the cancellation of the program and the sale of the pastures _ a newly crowned kings of the information age, capabunch of “crackpots’’. Elford also called PPPI chief ble of gleaning the smallest tidbit of information. spokesman Trevor Herriot a “paid mouthpiece” for And today’s modern farmers and ranchers claim radical environmentalists. to be disciples of their predecessors who passed Admittedly, such name-calling _ while enterdown much wisdom on how to care for the land for taining _seldom produces a solution. (It’s worth generations now. noting that Herriot said he’s paid nothing by PPPI. Yet when similar ideas come from modern, comHe also said PPPI gets no funding from Nature puter-age scientists, they are met with scepticism.

Canada _ the organization that co-sponsored the In fact, it’s usually advisable not to get them recent tour of the Val Marie community pasture by started on David Suzuki or anyone tagged as an author Margaret Atwood and her naturalist husenvironmentalist who today’s farmers and ranchband Graeme Gibson.)

MURRAY ers view as out to destroy the agricultural industry.

What especially draws the ire of today’s farmers MANDRYK Yet few things make today’s farmers and ranchand ranchers is celebrity outsiders sticking their ers prouder than the tiny bit of recognition they noses in local affairs _ especially when they seem ~ sometimes receive for their own stewardship of so unwilling to acknowledge the land stewardship the land ... even if that does strongly suggests they, of the local rural residents. too, have more environmentalists tendencies in In fact, Elford proudly claimed cattle producthem than they care to admit. ers are “professional’’ managers that can do every bit as good These views are sometimes contradictory but maybe they a job as the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration also add some needed context to the fight this year over the (PFRA) pasture managers. demise of the Canada’s nearly 80-year-old federal governThat said, it only seems logical that farmers and ranchers ment-run community pasture system, that includes some 62 might be somewhat less concerned about issues like endancommunity pastures in this province. gered plant and wildlife species inhabiting the 1.6 million You may recall earlier this summer Mark Elford, head of acres of natural grasslands and aspen parkland that is the the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, calling Public community pasture system.

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And it might also be somewhat easier for today’s farmers and ranchers to forget why we have these government-run pastures in the first place.

The PFRA started in the middle of the Dirty Thirties dustbowl and has done much to reclaim millions of acres of marginal farmland that previously suffered from drought, soil erosion from poor cropping practices.

This might not be top-of-mind, to today’s farmers and ranchers, but the old timers who passed down their wisdom would likely be the first to say today’s better cropping techniques are a direct result of the lessons learned.

In fact, such old timers might also be inclined to tell younger farmers and ranchers eager to chop down shelterbelts they no longer see as necessary with today’s cropping techniques that we shouldn’t necessarily abandon tried and trusted practices.

After all, droughts have a tendency of re-occurring every few decades or so. And falling grain and oil seeds prices can quickly make now coveted marginal land rather marginal again.

The point here is that today’s farmers and ranchers would be well to take a breath, step back and look at such issues from a bigger perspective.

Yes, no one likes celebrities or so-called experts telling them what to do. And, yes, farmers and ranchers simply do not get the recognition for their stewardship that they deserve.

But maybe those supporters of the community pasture aren’t as off base as you might assume.

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Who’s on the right track

New direction for education

Dear Editor, A Conservative mail-out asks “Who’s on the right track to enhance Canada’s fiscal strength?” An action listed is closing tax loopholes. Yes, it is right to close tax loopholes but more importantly the tax rates need to be right.

The corporate share of federal revenues fell 3%, from 16% in 2006-07 to 13% in 2011-12, after the Harper government cut business taxes to prime the economy. The priming analogy proposes that private sector employers will spend tax savings on job creation and research and development. However, unlike water, money does not follow intractable physical laws. Large Canadian corporations have a $300 billion pool of stagnant money so the priming could have flowed into this pool, not the economy.

Even if the 3% was used as a fiscal multiplier for economic growth as the government hoped, would it have been more effective to lower only the small business rate as smaller companies generally do not let money stagnate? Could the government have directed the 3% to the public sector to create even more jobs? These are two “tracks” not taken so we will never know.

Whether free market economists like it or not, our government is responsible for approximately 40% of our GDP. Every track it takes is a positive or negative fiscal multiplier. Once the 3% money is out of government hands, we have no control over its flow. We need more evidence based routes, not hopeful analogies, before taking any track.

Nancy Carswell Shellbrook, Saskatchewan

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Dear Sir/Madam: After discussions earlier this month with Minister of Education Russ Marchuk and newly-appointed Deputy Minister of Education Dan Florizone, the Saskatchewan School Boards Association is encouraged and excited to begin working with our partners in education and government to shape a new direction in education for the benefit of all Saskatchewan students.

The government of Saskatchewan, school board members, school division administrators, teachers, students and their families all share a common and overarching goal – improved student achievement and success rates in our province. However, of late, the education plan and agenda for this province has been largely “Ministry-driven” and that approach has not resulted in the outcomes we all desire.

Research supports and experience proves that the best educational decisions are those made closest to home, by those who best know and understand their communities. Saskatchewan is a large and diverse province – from the North, to sparsely populated rural school divisions, to large urban systems experiencing tremendous growth – each faces important and unique challenges.

These challenges have not and cannot be overcome with a centralized, “top down” approach. Instead, all

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education partners – from locally-elected school board leaders to the teachers and other staff in the classrooms of this province – must be engaged in developing and implementing a shared plan for success that produces positive results for children and youth.

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association has received the commitment of the Deputy Minister to immediately begin developing an “education-sector” plan for publicly-funded Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 12 education in this province. The plan will be created by all education partners in Saskatchewan – the Ministry of Education, elected school board members, administrators and teachers in consultation with students, families and local communities. It is hoped that the draft plan will be completed by December 2013 and presented for approval to elected school boards and the government of Saskatchewan.

This approach bodes well for the success of Saskatchewan students and supports the Premier’s commitment to the continued growth and prosperity of our province. We are excited about this long-overdue change of direction. Our students deserve nothing less!

Janet Foord President Saskatchewan School Boards Association

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Potash unpredictability proves need for prudence

Imagine if your spouse worked in sales, had a really good year and brought home a $10,000 bonus.

Would you start counting on such a large bonus each year or would you budget responsibly and dream of what to do with the money if it happened again? It’s probably fair to say most responsible households would only count on the spouse’s salary and hope the bonus came again in the future.

Yet, when it comes to revenues the Saskatchewan government receives from oil, potash and other resources, some people want the government to spend money as if every year were a bonus year. There is always an endless list of special interest groups seeking more and more spending.

That’s simply not responsible.

Recent volatility in potash revenues reinforces the need for prudent budgeting.

At the end of July, the government’s revenues from potash sales came into doubt as a Russian potash firm pulled out of a potash

cartel and caused musings they would start to undercut competitors. So what does that have to do with Saskatchewan?

Well, the end of the cartel could lead to lower prices as companies compete more with each other for market share. That could reduce potash sales by Saskatchewan companies and lead to lower royalties paid to the Saskatchewan government.

Some are saying it could be a drop by as much as $150 million or approximately 1.3 per cent of total government revenues.

This problem is reminiscent of what happened back in 2009-10. The government tabled a budget that year that counted on $1.9 billion in potash revenues. However, demand for potash dropped like a rock after the budget was tabled and potash revenues evaporated.

Those two potash shocks in just five years reinforce the need for the government to spend prudently and avoid the mistake Alberta made with its resource boom; treating

too many years like big bonus years.

It’s good the Wall government has taken many steps to try and find savings within the provincial government budget. For example, their 2013 budget notes that by the end of this fiscal year they will have reduced the size of the bureaucracy by more than 1,900 positions over a four-year period.

In health care the government announced a new partnership for linen cleaning services that will save taxpayers $93 million over a ten-year period. Last year the government announced the end of the film subsidy program; a move that will save taxpayers millions more.

These are all good steps to help control spending, but the government should do more.

For example, the government, and arms length bodies, should start putting new employees in less costly pension plans. This is something the NDP government did during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but there are

still some workers in the expensive type of plans (health care workers being one example.)

Another example would be to pursue more partnerships with the private sector. If the government can save $93 million through a linen cleaning partnership, imagine what other possibilities are out there? Hospital custodial and security services, payroll administration and provincial park maintenance are a few that come to mind.

Continuing to cut back handouts for other businesses should also be a consideration (such as the subsidies for labour sponsored investment funds.)

One thing is clear, the unpredictability of potash and other resources shows once again the need for prudent budgeting. That’s something you can bank on.

Colin Craig, Prairie Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation

RM of Shellbrook meeting highlights Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook No. 493 which was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Office in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.

Present were Reeve Robert Ernst and Councilors Andy Larsen, Larry Ferster, Earl Stewart, Sean Helm, Doug Oleksyn and Administrator Karen Beauchesne.

Reeve Ernst called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

That we adopt the Minutes of the meeting of June 5, 2013 as read.

That we accept the reports of the various members of Council and the Administrator’s report, as presented.

That we approve the Statement of Financial Activity for the month of June, 2013 as presented.

That we approve the correspondence as presented.

That we advise Sask Tel that we have no

objection to their request to place buried cable and other facilities along the edge of our road allowance on the NW & SW 16-5102-W3rd to provide fiber to the Foxdale cell tower site. This approval is subject to the following conditions: - That Sask Tel and/or their contractors shall be responsible for any costs incurred and/or the moving of any such buried cable and other facilities, should any future roadwork be required along said road allowance; - That all cleanups shall be inspected by the RM and shall be made to RM standards.

That we do not object to Ken & Joanne Jonasson’s request to subdivide a 10 acre parcel off of the southeast corner of NE 2049-02-W3 for residential purposes, provided any accesses, roads or approaches required as a result of the subdivision will be the responsibility of the developer. Due to the fact that this is the first subdivision off of the quarter section, it will not be subject to a Municipal Reserve Requirement or cash-inlieu thereof.

That, effective July 1st, 2013, we lift the bans on the roads in the municipality and go to primary weights for all gravel roads in the municipality and 75% of primary weights for all oil surface roads in the municipality.

That we approve the purchase of a 2013 Bush Hog 381 Mower for $21,310.00, less trade in of our used mower of $10,310.00, for a total of $11,000.00 plus applicable taxes.

That we make application to the Saskatch-

ewan Ministry of Agriculture for the Beaver Control Program for 2013.

That, pursuant to the request of the Holbein Hamlet Board, we agree to cancel Dave Whalley’s sewer pump fee of $50.00 for 2013 due to the fact that he had to pay to have his sewer pumped out 5 times.

That we do not concur with MADD’s request for the RM to purchase an advertisement in the MADD Message Yearbook.

That we do not concur with 4-H Saskatchewan’s request for financial support.

That we send a letter to the owner of Lot 1, Block 6 in the Hamlet of Crutwell, advising that this is his final notice to clean up the yard by August 31, 2013. Should the required work not be completed by this date, the RM will hire a private contractor to do the necessary work and all costs incurred will be charged back to the property.

That we send a letter to land owners in the RM of Shellbrook who have dug holes/ trenched through RM roads and road allowances, advising that they will be responsible for the cost of new culverts required as a result of their actions. Further, that we advise them that, should this situation arise again, they will be subject to prosecution.

That we approve payment of the accounts being regular cheque numbers 6523 to 6571 in the amount of $136,523.66, and payroll cheque numbers 12060 to 12080 in the amount of $36,378.33.

That we adjourn.

Crop report July 30 to August 5 Saskatchewan livestock producers have 90 per cent of the 2013 hay crop cut and 75 per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

Rain during the past week has slowed haying progress and reduced hay quality in the swath. Eight per cent of the provincial hay crop is rated as excellent in quality, 73 per cent is good in quality and 19 per cent is reported to be fair in quality.

Cool and wet weather continued for most areas in the province, delaying crop development. The majority of crops are podding and filling. There are reports of some crops starting to turn and desiccation of peas and lentils has just started in some areas of the southwest and west-central regions.

Most parts of the province received varying amounts of rain last week ranging from nil to 64 mm. Insects, flooding, hail and wind caused some crop damage.

Across the province, topsoil moisture on crop land is rated as nine per cent surplus, 77 per cent adequate, 13 per cent short and one per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as six per cent surplus, 77 per cent adequate, 15 per cent short and two per cent very short.

Pasture conditions are rated as 16 per cent excellent, 64 per cent good, 19 per cent fair and one per cent poor.

Farmers are busy haying and getting ready for harvest.

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Squeamish agriculture-related idea It was only about a month ago I wrote about a European ture-related idea. idea to raise bugs to be crushed and used as a protein source Fellow Yorkton This Week scribe Thom Barker in his ‘Critfor livestock. ically Thinking’ column had what I suspect most As many bugs are happy munching garbage are going to see as a far more ‘Orwellian’ idea. which we produce to excess daily, the idea is not Well actually in this case it’s not so much an just intriguing, but would seem highly viable, idea, as it is emerging technology. albeit if the idea is a little disquieting too.

Barker wrote how two food critics in London, Of course if we turn back the clock a few deEngland taste-tested the first laboratory-grown cades to when livestock were all basically freehamburger. range, a husbandry style many consumers see The idea of growing a burger in a lab isn’t exactly as better than high density housing for stock, new. chickens ate bugs by the bushel, when not peckIn fact Canadian author Margaret Atwood wrote ing through the manure left behind by the pigs about such a thing in her rather dark novel Oryx and cattle looking for partly digested grain kerand Crake. The idea of chicken parts growing on CALVIN nels. a sort of mechanical tree was not particularly apDANIELS And the pigs themselves were avid rooters petizing. ~ and you just know bugs were part of what they Barker explained the hamburger in this case dug up and munched. was “cultured from stem cells harvested from livSo with some second-thought I look at the ing cows.” idea with a bit less of the ‘ewwww-factor’.

Apparently the two tasters suggested it tasted And besides there is something else which popped up last like meat, to which Barker said, “that doesn’t surprise me all week that has my attention in terms of a squeamish agricul- that much, since it is meat. It is meat that was produced in

an unconventional way, but meat nonetheless.”

For me this is an interesting development.

I am all about feeding a growing population, and this may become a way to do it.

We know there is pressure from some quarters already questioning dedicating acres to grow feed for livestock when those acres could be producing food directly consumable by humans.

That said we also know as world economies strengthen and create greater personal incomes, South Korea, China and India being the leading examples, they will look for more meat in their diets.

The two things do run counter to one another.

The assembly line burger might be an answer to the apparent conundrum, although factors such as cost to produce a burger are probably far from known, without even venturing into the ethical debate which will no doubt come.

Still buggy protein for livestock, and assembly line grown meat, do seem to suggest we are headed to a very different future for agriculture than we could have even imagined a few years ago.

Molds, toxins and ergot

by Bryan Doig, PAg Provincial Feeds/Regional Forage Specialist, North Battleford Regional Services Branch Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Every year, producers around the province are faced with feeding feeds contaminated with molds and ergot. Some have experienced serious problems in their livestock when feeding this material.

High moisture hay or grain in storage can heat and spoil.

Under warm, moist conditions, various molds and spoilage organisms can form. Molded feed is dusty, unpalatable and has reduced nutrient values. The sharp smelling white dust can be inhaled by cattle feeding on affected grain or hay. This may cause a type of fungal pneumonia that is difficult to treat. Some spores can be absorbed by the lungs and are carried by the bloodstream. The spores may settle in the pregnant uterus causing uterine infections and mycotic abortions. These types of abortions can occur from the fourth month of pregnancy to full term.

Some molds produce toxins. The toxins are classed as mycotoxins that include aflatoxins, DON and DAS, ochratoxins and estrogenic compounds, to name a few. Some of these toxins cause abortions or weak, deformed calves. Other symptoms may include internal bleeding, vaginal and rectal prolapse and, in some cases, gangrene-like symptoms.

Some toxins are extremely poisonous to livestock. Diluting moldy feeds with good quality feeds may reduce the potential for problems. Use the diluted feeds for non-pregnant livestock. Wetting moldy hay will help reduce the levels of dust. Some producers have added canola oil with moldy grain to reduce dustiness. Scattering or rolling the hay out on the ground will also reduce dustiness. Cattle can pick through the hay, eating the more palatable material.

Weak or underfed animals are more prone to the effects of molds and their toxins. Vitamin A deficiency can result if cattle are fed moldy feeds for long periods of time. The addition of a vitamin A-D-E premix may help offset a deficiency.

It may also help the animals to tolerate the effects of some of the toxins.

There are two options in having moldy feed analyzed. The first is to recognize that the feed is moldy, taking a good representative sample and sending the sample to a feed test laboratory for a mold screen. This test will identify the species of mold present and will also provide a mold count expressed as “colony forming units per gram” (cfu/gm). The screen test does not indicate if there are toxins present in the sample.

The other option is to have the feeds analyzed for mycotoxins. The Prairie Diagnostic Laboratory (PDS) located at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, has recently acquired two state of the art Liquid Chromatography/ Mass

Spectrometers (LC/MS). This equipment readily and accurately measures the level of each mycotoxin that may be present in a feed sample. PDS is in the final stages of validation and will begin offering these tests on Sept 1, 2013.

Please visit the PDS website www.pdsinc.ca for sampling instructions, fee schedules and submission information.

Feeding recommendations can now be made based on these analyses. Producers can now use this technology to determine feeding levels before the feed is used rather than trying to diagnose problems after symptoms develop. Past recommendations stated “do not use moldy feeds for pregnant cows.” Now that we can measure the presence and amount of toxins, recommendations may allow the use of some molded feeds if they are deemed safe.

PDS also has the ability to measure four of the six major ergot alkaloids. The remaining two are awaiting regulatory approval and will be offered as soon as this is complete. This is a major step forward, as recommendations can now be made based on the actual level of alkaloid activity before the contaminated feed is fed to livestock. The pelleted feed industry will find this service of great value, especially when contaminated grain screenings are being used as part of the pellet ingredients.

For more information on this or other related topics, please contact Bryan Doig, at (306) 446-7477 or the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

Surprise, Surprise Grains started out the second full week of August in a “greener” mood as the August U.S.D.A. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report showed that the agency isn’t as bearish on the U.S. corn and soybean crop as much as the rest of the market is. While the market was expecting a respective average yield of 43.5 and 157.7 bushels per acre (B.P.A.) for soybeans and corn, the U.S.D.A. said “No Way Jose!”, pushing their forecast down to 42.6 and 154.4 B.P.A.). This ultimately lowers the crop production numbers below the record-setting levels being forecasted by the likes of Deutsche Bank, Pro Ag, and Doane Advisory Services.

Interestingly enough, market commitment data released on Friday showed that managed money (i.e. hedge funds) are betting more heavily on lower agricultural commodity prices. Granted this information should be taken with a grain of salt because the data only goes back to 2006, it is significant how net short the group is. That being said, with harvest starting up, we are likely to see a regular pickup in grain buying and general economic theory suggests that when the entire herd has caught up and together again, it’s

time to switch locations. Basically, what I’m saying is that with so many people/everyone thinking one way, there isn’t much more room to go that way, leading to a bounce in the opposite direction.

On a global scale, wheat production estimates in Kazakhstan and Ukraine were raised 2.5 million and 2 million tonnes respectively, upping the Black Sea region production to 107 million tonnes! Again, this contrasts what the majority of the market thought as untimely harvest rains in the Black Sea had analysts cutting their expectations. Heading west, despite the recent reports that the Chinese wheat crop may be significantly damaged, the U.S.D.A. kept production in the Asian supernation at its July report estimate of 121 million tonnes.

Staying in China, the world’s most populous country imported a record 7.2 million tonnes of soybeans in July, up from the previous record set a month earlier in June. The recent uptick in imports is mostly due to less logistical issues from the likes of Brazil and lower prices helping the costs to bring the oilseed in. Further, there’s speculation that China

will continue its aggressive grain purchasing through the end of 2013, as long as prices remain relatively low. We could expect the same sort of attitude be given to Canadian canola but with Australian canola being allowed to be imported again, it could be a littler tougher test for us Canucks.

Finally, the prices of chickpeas in Australia have tanked about 15% in the past 10 days (or about $80 Aussie Dollars), finally stabilizing around $450-$460/tonne CDN. Overbuying by Bangladesh traders for the Ramadan holiday and good-looking crops in Indian are to blame mostly. This is significant for Aussie producers as about 44% of the pulse acres in the Land Down Undaa are attributed to chickpea production. This is also significant for Canadian producers as there will likely be significant supply in the Asian market this year, a main market for our pulses. Ultimately, looking forward into harvest, it would be a surprise to see prices rally a bunch and trust me, it’s no fun for me to say that.

Nonetheless, as always, to growth, Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com

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Rob Clarke Report

Saskatchewan’s wage growth rate is the highest in Canada and our unemployment rate is the lowest in the country. Our Conservative government’s low tax strategy is working, helping to create jobs and grow the economy.

By cutting taxes more than 150 times and providing tax breaks for small businesses we have created an environment conducive to a strong economy.

The Hiring Credit for Small Business is helping create jobs here in Saskatchewan, where small businesses are the norm.

Our Canada Job Grant program is helping to connect those looking for work with available jobs.

The Building Canada Plan has helped build infrastructure by providing predictable funding to provinces and municipalities to help them improve local reROB sources.

CLARKE Canada’s reputation as the world’s strongest economy con~ tinues to grow as, in the middle Desnethé of a global recession, our nation Mississippi has created over one million new Churchill River net jobs, retained our AAA credit rating, maintained the strongest banking system in the world for five straight years and continued to hold the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7.

All of this has been achieved with our government still on track for balanced budgets by 2015. This feat has been accomplished through the efficient use of taxpayer dollars and strategic investment.

With repercussions of the global financial crisis ongoing, our government will continue to work hard to keep Canada on top in world finance.

As always, I look forward to your letters, e-mails and calls. Write me at: Rob Clarke MP, House of Commons, 502 Justice Building, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6. I hope you will find time to visit my website http://www.robclarkemp.ca. To contact me via e-mail use Rob.Clarke@ parl.gc.ca or call my constituency office toll-free at 1-866-400-2334.

Rob Clarke MP Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River

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Cowboy, Lloyd LaLonde and Richelle Moore enjoying a moment at the Prince Albert Exhibition.

News from Parkland Integrated Health Centre - Recreation Services/Long-Term Care We try to take in as much fun as possible throughout the summer but it is just not a long enough season!

Most recently we enjoyed attending the Prince Albert Exhibition, it was so much fun we didn’t get home until 8:30 in the evening and the very next day some folks even asked to go again! The Provencher Bison Farm was another favorite excursion; there is nothing like being up close to such magnificent animals. We were treated to lunch over the fire pit and could have stayed into the evening just the same. Before the end of summer we plan to picnic at Honeywood Nursery, Fire Pit at Ron Larson’s Farm and attend the Street Fair.

Please be aware of the following changes…

Birthdays-the Eden Alternative guides us to celebrate Birthdays in an individual way rather than in a large group.

In September our residents will celebrate their special day differently. We appreciate the support our host groups have given us over the years and have invited them to continue being part of our life. We hope our community groups will continue their service by joining us in providing assistance for a monthly social.

Entertainment and Spiritual Services are open to acute care patients and family, friends and community.

Family Mail Boxes-please check regularly they are located outside Home B door.

Hair Salon-Hours are posted outside salon located next to the administration office adjacent to the meeting rooms.

Needed- indoor starter plant slips, new or gently used art frames Recreation Calendars are a guideline and are subject to change. They can be found in family mail boxes, in resident rooms, on the pillar in each homes kitchen and in the entrance display cabinet.

Registered volunteers are encouraged to sign in at either sign in book located at hospital or Long Term Care Entrance.

If you would like to make a difference in our lives please consider becoming a registered volunteer.

Resident Way-Finding is similar to a mini china cabinet, located outside each resident’s door. It is an enclosed area to portray who they are and what brings meaning to their life now and in the past. Family members are encouraged to assist with display making.

Tours –can be arranged at PIHC admitting/registration.

Woodland Bus Transportation Services has ordered a new 20 passenger bus! Estimated time of arrival is sometime before November 2013! Please note w/c van booking can be done by calling Recreation Services or Grant Martin.

September Upcoming Events: 6th-Farmers Market from 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.-donations of fresh or preserved garden produce, canned jam & jelly, baked goods, handi-work, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

Lunch for sale to shoppers and visitors from 11:00-1:00.

22nd –Special Care Home Resident Art Gala from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Herb Bassett Home in Prince Albert –Last year over 250 pieces were sold by residents in Prince Albert Parkland Special Care Homes! This year our residents will submit over 50 pieces to be auctioned off! Get your $20.00 tickets at the main desk at the Health Centre.

Tupperware Party –date to be determined (with benefits going towards purchases for the kitchens in each of the three homes).

Meet the Artist-Residents tour you through their masterpieces before they are sent to the Gala…September date to be determined.

Many Thanks to the Knights of Columbus and The Arts Council for sponsoring our new Sound System for the Great Room/Main Stage (meeting room a/b), it will be up and running around the end of August.

So many people make a difference in our lives - staff, volunteers, family, and friends who enrich the lives of all of us at Parkland Integrated Health Center. We would be “dog gone” without you!

Dog Gone It! We thought it would take a month to settle in; it has been 2 months since the official move in and we are thinking a year will be a better settling in time line. Our residents are all loved and cared for and are very comfortable in their new home. It is we as staffs who are feeling the change a little harder to grasp. We have moved from one large home of togetherness to three smaller homes of togetherness. We were very used to the large family environment we had. The living and working environment now is very different and different is not wrong, just different. We are all finding our way, we will persevere.

We would be glad to help with any questions about our new home.

If you have comments, suggestions , ideas or concerns related to Recreation Services feel free to contact us at 306 747 6841.

Submitted by: Trina Chamberlain Recreation Coordinator PIHC/Long Term Care

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Time-saving cleaning tricks

House cleaning is a chore few people relish. House cleaning can be monotonous and time-consuming. But ignoring cleaning tasks may leave you with a much larger mess to tackle.

Cleaning does not have to be such a difficult job. There are a number of time-saving strategies to keep the mess to a minimum and keep your weekend afternoons free from all-day cleaning marathons. * Do the dishes after every meal. A sink full of dishes can make the kitchen look like a mess, and letting dishes pile up increases the risk of an insect infestation. Although it may seem like a chore, keeping on top of dishes actually reduces your workload. If you’re lucky enough to have an automatic dishwasher, then load dishes directly into the dishwasher instead of putting dirty items into the sink. * Protect your microwave. The inside of the microwave tends to get dirty rather quickly.

Heating up snacks or quick meals may result in spill-overs or splatter. To cut down on cleaning time, stack several paper towels on the turntable. Should a spill occur, simply discard the top paper towel for an easy clean-up. * Switch your soap. Glycerin or liquid soaps do not have traditional binders that are in many bar soaps. Without the binders, which are the primary cause of soap scum, you will have to contend with much less soap scum in showers and sinks. To further cut down on soap scum, use a small, flexible squeegee to wipe down tile walls and glass doors after each shower. * Work from the top down. Dust and dirt settles at the lowest levels. Avoid messing up what you have just cleaned by beginning

any cleaning task high up and moving downward. Therefore, dust shelves and cobwebs from ceiling corners first, then tackle tables and other surfaces before ultimately cleaning the floors. * Concentrate on one room at a time. Some people suffer from cleaning attention deficit disorder. This means they’ll begin one task and then go into another room for something and start a new task, and so on. Focus on one room at a time to save time. You will do a more thorough job with less frustration. * Establish a drop zone. Foyers tend to accumulate a lot of clutter. Organize the space so you’re less tempted to drop items as soon as you come in. Keep the recycling bin (or shredder) handy for dealing with junk mail.

Have a coat rack for hats, coats and umbrellas. Keep a basket available so you can transport items that belong in other rooms in the house. * Do laundry every day. Invest in a hamper that enables you to sort clothing into different compartments, including lights, darks

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ize pet odors from accidents. * Think outside the box. A can of Coca-Cola can be effective at cleaning the ring in the toilet. An unsweetened package of Kool-Aid brand lemonade can be used to freshen and clean an empty dishwasher. The citric acid will scour the inside and get rid of any scaling or hard water stains.

Cleaning is a task that may not be enjoyable, but it is a necessary evil of healthy living. Keeping on top of the mess can save time in the long run.

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The phones rang freely on August 7 and 8 when CJWW visited Parkside to promote the Honeywood Cash Lotto. Photographed, from left to right, are Vivian Nemish, Sharon Prystupa, and Karen Wudrich-Mattock.

Honeywood Nursery cash lotto holds live broadcast and draws first winner The radio station CJWW held a live broadcast in Parkside on August 7 and 8 to help promote ticket sales for the Honeywood Cash Lottery.

The station, based out of Saskatoon, has a wide range of listeners, which allowed for a vast promotion of the lottery.

“I’m really happy with what’s going on so far,” commented Vivian Nemish, promotional coordinator for the Honeywood (Dr. A.J. Porter) Heritage Nursery.

“It’s definitely coverage that we’re getting that we would not have had if (CJWW) had not been here.”

Along with advertising the lottery, the radio exposure did wonders to help promote the site itself, informing listeners far and wide about the hidden gem that is the Honeywood Nursery.

“We actually had some people who called in, they purchased a ticket, and they said they’re coming out to Honeywood,” Nemish said.

According to Nemish, a visit to the site is the easiest way to convince people to purchase a stake in the lottery. “They’ll know what it’s worth, what we’re trying to raise funds for,

and that’s a step in the right direction,” she said.

So far, the lottery organizers are confident that the promotion will be successful, and while the local community has stepped up, many out-of-towners have also lent a hand.

“I have no doubt in my mind that the people are very great supporters of this. We’ve had some out of province support, they’ve been travelling through and picked up one of the flyers and purchased a ticket,” Nemish said.

The first draw took place on August 10 and saw Roy W. Johnson of Canwood come away as the big winner.

Though the early bird draw has passed, there is still a lot of money left to be won, including the grand prize draw that will make someone $100,000 richer. One more live radio broadcast, again hosted by CJWW, will take place before the lottery is finished.

“They are back again in September for three days (10,11,12), just before the final draw to do a big push then,” Nemish said. “Maybe we’ll be sold out by then? Who knows? It would be nice.”

Vivian Nemish (left) and Judy Harley present a cheque to Roy W. Johnson of Canwood, winner of the early bird draw.

NOTIC OF VOTE The Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 Municipal By-Election 2013 Public Notice is hereby given that: 1) A vote will be held for the election of a Councillor for Division No. 3.

2) The vote will take place on Wednesday the 11th day of September, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at: DIVISION No. 3 POLL AT: The Big River Community Centre, 606 First Street North, Big River, Saskatchewan 3) I will declare the result of the voting, the Municipal Office on the 11th day of September, 2013 at the hour of 9:00 p.m.

Dated at Big River, Saskatchewan this 8th day of August, 2013.

Donna Tymiak Returning Officer Identification will be required when you attend the polls. For additional information and a full list of voter ID options please visit www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/voterID/voters.

Sharon Jacobs of CJWW hosted the live broadcast and urged listeners to call in and purchase their tickets.

Loading the drum for the early bird draw were, from left to right, Constable Mike Lien and Constable Tyler Haley of Shellbrook RCMP Detachment; Judy Krakalovich, assigned auditor; and Judy Harley, site manager of Honeywood Nursery.

NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING The Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 Municipal Division 3 By-Election 2013 Public Notice is hereby given that the council has made provision for advance voting for the benefit of qualified voters who have reason to believe that they will be necessarily absent from their places of residence on election day.

Advance voting will take place on Friday, the 6th day of September, 2013, between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Big River Community Centre, 606 First Street North, Big River, Saskatchewan.

Dated at Big River, Saskatchewan this 12th day of August, 2013.

Donna Tymiak, Returning Officer Identification will be required when you attend the polls. For additional information and a full list of voter ID options please visit www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/voterID/voters.

GRADER OPERATOR/MAINTENANCE PERSON The RM of Big River is accepting applications for a Full Time Grader Operator/Maintenance Person Starting date as soon as possible. Successful applicant must be mechanically inclined and be able to carry out assigned duties without supervision and must answer to the RM Council. Applicants must have their own truck and a valid driver’s licence.

Submit your resume, including past experience, wages and at least two references to the RM of Big River, No. 555, Box 219, Big River, SK S0J 0E0, fax (306) 469-2428, or email rm555@ sasktel.net.

Wage rate will commensurate to qualifications and experience of successful applicant. All resumes are to be in the hands of the Administrator on or before 12 noon Friday, August 23rd, 2013.

Only those contacted will be granted an interview.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in this position.

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Things to consider before changing careers

The days when men and women would work for the same company for decades are largely a thing of the past. Switching firms or careers has certainly become more acceptable over the years, but that does not necessarily mean everyone who switches jobs is doing it for the right reason. Many people have switched jobs only to realize the grass is not greener on the other side. Others have switched jobs amidst economic uncertainty only to be laid off shortly after making the move. * Motivation: Before changing careers, it’s best to sit down and honestly assess what is motiving your potential move.

If you harbor a strong desire to pursue a passion and make it your career, then changing careers is probably something you must do. But changing careers because you feel if you are slighted by a current employer or you feel like changing for the sake of change, then you might want to reconsider.

If you’re considering a change because of an issue with your present employer, try working out the issue before pursuing a career change. You might find the issue is a byproduct of miscommunication and not something to change careers over. If you want to change careers because you feel like you need a change, keep in mind how difficult the job market is and how vulnerable you might be if your next move does not pan out. * Experience: Pursuing a new career in a different field can be exciting, but if you lack experience in that field then you could be making a mistake. While the economy has rebounded in 2013, the job market is still highly competitive and less than ideal for inexperienced workers. While you will need to start somewhere if you ever hope to transition to a new career, consider doing so on a part-time or volunteer basis and keep your current job.

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Single workers might adjust more easily to a relocation, but parents must consider the potential impact a relocation will have on their families. Even single professionals might find moving to a new city where they have no established social circle is far more difficult than they imagined.

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Merchant’s Golf Tournament

Senior Golf Tournament The Senior Golf Tournament took place at the Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course on August 8 and saw 56 golfers competing for the top spot.

The championship team (photographed from left to right) consisted of Vic Mortensen, Ingrid Bilyk, Ben Bilyk and Nick Bilyk. In

second place were Larry Krakalovich, Barry Lundy, Elton Kydd and Robert Svendson.

The third place team was made up of Gene Belyk, Adele Belyk, Robert Morin and Sylva Bisson, and the fourth place team consisted of Al Dion, Roy Hamilton, Henry Simonar and Marilyn Simonar.

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In Toronto, it was ‘blew’ jays in 2013 In how many ways can the 2013 season be described for To- sluggers in baseball and are both having great years. Besides ronto’s team in Major League Baseball? the aforementioned trio of starting pitchers acquired over the The Blew Jays, because goodness knows they blew it — and winter, the Jays picked up hitting sensations Jose Reyes and early. They were so far out of the American League Melky Cabrera and have a bullpen that has overEast race by the quarter pole that not even an A.L.achieved to the point where two relievers — Steve high 11-game winning streak in June got them out Delabar and Brett Cecil — played in the all-star of fifth and last place. (The high point occurred on game.

June 22-23 when the Jays were tied for fourth — With expiring contracts and advancing age, Toand last — with Tampa Bay. ) ronto has a short window of opportunity to cash in How about the ‘blue’ Jays, to describe the feeling on all the talent GM Alex Anthopoulos has accuof Jays’ fans all over Canada, who had high expecmulated. But after a summer of discontent in 2013, tations after a winter of big-name acquisitions that Canadian fans can look forward to another winter had many experts picking the Jays to not only conof great anticipation and, hopefully, a summer of tend in the powerful A.L. East, but to be a World success in 2014.

BRUCE Series threat.

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “A massive In Quebec, the only thing that can be said is sinkhole opened up at Ste-Catherines and Guy PENTON ‘sacre bleu’; francophone fans, who now have only Streets in downtown Montreal. The hole goes so ~ one Canadian team to root for, had their hearts far down, witnesses say, that gawkers could even broken early and often as loss after loss piled up see the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East.” and manager John Gibbons tried to figure out a • Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Morgan Shepwinning combination. Not to mention trying to figherd, 71, became the oldest driver to start a NASure out what went wrong.

CAR Sprint Cup race. You could tell Shepherd’s car. It was the So what happened? How did the 2013 Blue Jays become the one that left its turn signal on the entire race.”

Blow Jays? In hindsight, the pre-season awarding of the pen• Among David Letterman’s top 10 pieces of advice for young nant bestowed on the Jays because of the pitching staff over- athletes: haul (adding R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle) “— It helps to be 6-foot-5, 240 pounds was hasty. Dickey, the 2012 Cy Young winner in the National — Accentuate brown eyes by playing for a team with green League, lives and dies with an unpredictable flight of a knuck- uniforms leball and in more outings than he would have liked, that 71 — Trash talking is part of the game, but always follow up the mph floater hit opponents’ bats far more often than it hit catch- next day with an apology note er Josh Thole’s glove.

— Talk to friends, family and clergy about which Kardashian Somehow, the Jays have taken an enormous amount of indi- is right for you.” vidual talent and managed to screw up the ‘team’ angle. Jose • Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com on the MilwauBautista and Edwin Encarnacion are two of the most feared kee Brewers giving away about $3 million in food and drink

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vouchers to fans at the ballpark for the rest of the season, basically spending the money they would have paid Ryan Braun: “Gosh, if/when A-Rod gets suspended, the Yankees could afford to turn their stadium into an all-inclusive resort.”

• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce said he is not happy about his demotion to backup.

Great. Now even his pride is injured.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “As of July 15, the Las Vegas betting line on the Houston Astros winning the World Series: 5,000-1. To provide a little perspective, the odds of a space alien landing at midfield during the Super Bowl halftime show are 4,500-1.

• Headline at eTruSports.com: “Putin to offer A-Rod asylum.”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, on Eagles receiver Riley Cooper’s racist utterance: “Living proof that Marge Schott and John Rocker once had a romantic fling.”

• Alex Rodriguez headline in the New York Post: “Banned plays on.”

• Another one from Dickson, on A-Rod celebrating his 38th birthday last week: “If you’re shopping for a belated gift, you can’t go wrong with clean urine.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “It’s becoming more and more clear that Tiger is only Tiger in regular PGA Tour events. In majors, he has been downgraded to a pussycat until further notice. “ • Janice Hough again: “Not saying Johnny Manziel is getting a big head. But at this point I half expect to read that he gets pulled over for speeding and tries to charge the officer to sign the ticket.”

• And a groaner from Currie to finish: “When CFL import receiver Brandon London was born, were his parents reading A Tale of Two Cities?”

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Green between the lines - Riders hit a speed bump

By Jon Svec Sometimes, giving a football coach too much time to think is a bad thing. Coming off the bye week, it seemed as though the Riders outthought themselves in their first loss of the season, which came at the hands of the Calgary Stampeders on August 9.

Fans should have been alerted right off the bat that this was not going to be a typical Riders game, when they did something completely uncharacteristic: they turned the ball over.

Their first offensive turnover of the season came in the form of a Kory Sheets fumble near the sideline. The ball was punched out, and then it grazed the back of a Calgary defender before going out of bounds, awarding possession to the Stamps as per CFL rules.

Already backed up, the Riders then came out with a new defensive package, obviously game-planned to reduce some tendencies that Calgary had shown earlier this year. The Riders lined up with wide defensive tackles, both shading the outside of their guard, and stacked two players in the middle, namely Renauld Williams and Craig Butler. One can only speculate as to each player’s responsibility in this package, but one of only two things were happening: either Renauld Williams was misreading the play completely or, more likely, he was tasked with spying quarterback Kevin Glenn on run plays.

This took him out of the flow completely, and helped lead to a few big runs early on, setting a tone that the Riders would have trouble overcoming.

While the defense struggled to slow down Cornish in the first quarter, the offense also had trouble finding traction.

Their first good drive of the game came in the second quarter when they seemed to go back to some of the things that had led to their earlier victories. Their first big play occurred after an offside penalty put them into a second and long situation.

Calgary let them off the hook by sending only three rushers, and Durant took his time finding Dressler for a big gain. A few plays later the Riders unveiled another wrinkle that did seem to work, lining up in their heavy set and pulling lineman Chris Best to sell the run fake. Instead of handing it off, however, Durant stood to pass behind a fortress of eight blockers, hit-

ting Getzlaf, who tight-roped the sidelines for a score.

Even after the offense put a few points on the board, the defense continued to struggle. Calgary’s early success running the ball really slowed down the Riders defense, forcing their defensive lineman to read and react tentatively rather than get after the quarterback. This led to success in the passing game, which in turn led to more rushing yards for Cornish. Basically, the Riders were on their heels, evidenced by Cornish’s third rushing touchdown with a little over two minutes left in the first half. By that time, the Riders w were at the end of their rope, and tried to make something happen b loading the line of scrimmage. by The downside to the call is that if y don’t get him in the backfield, you there is no second level of defense, and Cornish found the one seam he needed and was gone.

The Riders must have spent the halftime convincing themselves to go back to the basics, because they came out of the locker room looking a lot more like the team that went undefeated over their first five games.

They took the ball and went back to running their simple zone play, handing Sheets the ball and letting him go to work. In the passing game, they went back to using maximum protection and found some success there as well. Their first drive was halted short of the goal line, but they scored a field goal and seemed to settle down.

The defense then had a big stop, finally restricting the Stamps’ crack sweep play on first down, and then sending heat on second down to force a punt. With the ball in Durant’s hands, they then went back to the same look that had scored them their only touchdown, the one where they line up heavy and then pull an offensive lineman to sell the run fake.

It led to a big play to Taj Smith, who soon made another big catch on the drive. After marching the field the Riders capped their drive with a touchdown pass to Getzlaf on a corner route, thrown by Durant who stood behind another wall of blockers.

The score made it 26-17 for the Stamps, and the Riders were back in the game.

The two teams traded possessions for a while without scoring, but there was a growing sense that the momentum was

shifting in the Riders’ favour. One play in particular stood out, a massive sack by defensive end John Chick who beat right tackle Dan Federkeil off the ball and gave Glenn a big shot. They used that momentum to score another field goal, and entered the fourth quarter with a mere six point deficit.

A few minutes into the fourth, a disastrous series would give all the momentum back to the Stampeders, and put the Riders in a hole that they would not be able to climb out from. It began when returner Jock Sanders chose to field a punt that put the Riders on their own five yard line to start the drive. A sack on first down pinned the Riders even deeper, placing them on their own one yard line for a second down play. Then, despite the fact that most of their success in the passing game had come from plays involving maximum protection, and the fact that they were on their own goal line, which is like blood in the water for a defense, the Riders chose to block with only five protectors on the play, leading, predictably, to a sack in the end zone for a safety.

Both teams would go on to score more points as the game wound to its end, but the sack and the safety seemed to mark the beginning of the end for the Riders on that particular Friday evening.

A number of things stood out as uncharacteristic to the 2013 Riders. For one thing, they lost the turnover battle 2-0. No one expected the Riders offense to go the entire year without coughing up the ball, but the fact that the defense couldn’t step up and get at least one of their own was disappointing.

Another glaring stat was the penalty yardage. The Riders gave up 116 yards on 10 penalties, while the Stampeders only forfeited 50 yards on 7 penalties. A number of the penalties that Saskatchewan encurred were in the form of unnecessary roughness penalties committed out of frustration. I’m sure coach Corey Chamblin will classify these as unacceptable during the team’s next week of practice.

Finally, the Riders seemed to just miss too many tackles on defense, something that they had not done in earlier weeks.

Also, if they want Renauld Williams to be the force that he has the potential to be out there, they need to think about giving him less responsibility and letting him fly to the football.

The Riders hope to bounce back next week when they take on the Montreal Alouettes in Regina on Saturday, August 17.

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OBITUARIES ~

Georgette Simone Ruel

Georgette Simone Ruel (Couture) was born on April 6th, 1917 in Shell River, Sk. and died peacefully Aug 4, 2013 at Whispering Pine Place in Canwood, SK. Georgette loved, and was loved throughout her life, her faith and dignity blessed everyone she met.

She married Leo Couture in 1935, Georgette moved onto the Couture Homestead in Debden, raising her family on the farm, in a community where most of her neighbours and friends were immediate family.

In 1964, she battled and won her fight with cervical cancer. Georgette moved to Falher, AB to work after the death of her husband in 1969.

She retired back in Debden, where her home was always open to family and friends.

Her hand written prayers, seasoned homemade popcorn and knitted towels were greatly valued gifts as were the smiles, and gentle words of recognition she bestowed on so many.

We will always to be grateful to the Lord for the gift of Georgette Couture.

She leaves to mourn: Her children: Jacquelin (Solange) Couture, Debden, Sk, Ghislaine (Raymond) Lepage, Saskatoon, SK, Yoland (Giselle) Couture, Debden, SK, Jules (Clemence) Couture, Debden, SK, Paulette (Larry) Bracken, Saskatoon, SK, Gaetan (Rita) Couture, Victoire, SK, Carmen (Greg) Graham, Langham, SK, Aline (Marc) Desaulniers, Fahler, AB, 24 grandchildren, 55 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren; Her Viens stepchildren; 4 sisters: Henriette Bilodeau, Debden, SK, Marie Houde, Debden, SK, Denise Lajeunesse, Prince Albert, SK, Rebecca Paquette, Debden, SK, 1 brother, Laurent Ruel of Debden, SK;a brother-in-law, Wilfrid Fortier; sisters-inlaw, Adelle Couture, Murielle Ruel.

She is predeceased by: Her husband, Leo Couture, 2nd husband, Roland Viens; Her parents, Amedee and Alphonsine Ruel; Her brothers, brothers-in-law, sisters and sisters-in-law: Bernadette (Arthur Bertrand) (Ovila Nadeau), Jeannette (Emile) Couture, Gilberte (Conrad) Paquette, Cecile Fortier, Cebal (Germaine) Ruel, Paul-Emile (Alice) Ruel, Roger Ruel, Egide (Therese) Ruel, Wilfrid Bilodeau, Raymond Houde, Patrick Lajeunesse, Albert Paquette, Ellen Ruel.

Prayer Service was held Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 from the St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, Debden, SK; officiated by Bob and Sandra Fontaine.

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, August 8th, 2013 with Celebrant Reverend Father Sebastian Kunnath, from the St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, Debden, SK. Cross Bearers; Michael Bracken and Brett Graham. Intentions; Dori Banda and Monique Lamontagne.

Eulogy; Ghislaine Lepage and Rita Couture. Offerings: Nadine Lepage-Will, Jacqueline Strelau, Danielle Makimow, Rachel Desaulniers.

Organist; Bertha Couture, Soloists: Gilles Francoeur and Rita Couture. Pallbearers; Richard Couture, Martin Lepage, Donald Couture, Roger Couture, Leslie Couture, Paul Bracken. Honorary Pallbearers - The Debden Golden Age Club Donations may be made to Debden Heritage Manor or Whispering Pine Place in Georgette’s honor.

MY DEAR CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS Do not weep for me, I am with my Saviour Jesus Christ.

I have found my heavenly reward here, Peace and contentment for eternity.

Know that I loved you all.

Until we meet again, Au revoir mais Enfants.

Family and friends wishing to send online condolences may do so by visiting www.beaulacfuneralhome.com The family entrusted arrangements to Ed Beaulac of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Spiritwood (306-883-3500)

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August 16, 2013

Saskatchewan horticulturist honoured

By Bernadette Vangool During her time at the University she The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall wrote her award winning book “Creatof Fame has recognized agricultural ing the Prairie Xeriscape”, which was leaders for 43 years. Honourees have updated and revised in 2013 to include during their time in Saskatchewan a much expanded section on landmade significant and outstanding con- scaping and a more extensive list of tributions to the welfare and improve- drought-tolerant plants. ment of agriculture and to a better way of life for the farmer and farm families on the land.

This year’s induction ceremony was held on August 4 at the Western Development Museum, the home of the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame.

Our own Sara Williams was recognized for her years of work promoting horticulture and gardening in both urban and rural Saskatchewan.

The other three recipients were Lorne Babiuk, recognized for his leadership in animal vaccine development; Zenneth Faye for his work in the canola industry; and Gordon Rowland for developing improved flaxseed varieties.

The Saskatchewan Perennial Society was proud to have nominated Sara for this prestigious award and thank the Saskatoon Horticultural Sara Williams Society and the Centre for Continuing & Distance Education, University of Saskatchewan for coFor those of you unfamiliar with the sponsoring the nomination. word Xeriscape, to quote Sara: “The Although Sara came to horticulture principles of Xeriscape gardening have relatively late in life, her volume of been used by many prairie gardeners work is impressive and reaches across for years. the prairie provinces and beyond.

They include: water conservation, Sara earned a Bachelor of Science improving soil quality, reducing lawn in Agriculture from the University of area and using drought-tolerant grassSaskatchewan in 1987 and completed es, efficient irrigation, proper mulcha Master of Science degree in Agricul- ing, and appropriate plant selection.” tural Extension in 1997.

Sara knows of which she speaks. She From 1989 to 2001 she was the Uni- gardens on 5 acres of sand in Grassversity of Saskatchewan Extension wood near Saskatoon with minimal Specialist in Horticulture where she irrigation. developed programs to support SasEven though she is retired from the katchewan gardeners and the horti- University, she continues to visit both culture industry. urban and rural areas for speaking She brought courses and workshops engagements upon request, she usuto rural Saskatchewan through cor- ally provides some workshops during respondence but mostly through out- Hortweek at the University of Sasreach and actual in-person workshops katchewan, and with Hugh Skinner in rural communities – a real rarity has written several books the most these days. recent being “Gardening, Naturally” a

chemical-free handbook for the Prairies.

Closer to home, Sara was one of the founding members of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society and has contributed greatly to its success over the last twenty years.

She continues to write articles for our weekly column on a regular basis and often gets called upon to give presentations for our winter information meetings.

But Sara is more than horticulture. In the early 60s, she joined to Peace Corps and worked in Tanzania as a teacher. Tanzania is a country that has never left her heart - Sara has for decades supported the Canadian Harambee Educations Society.

One of the society’s goals is to improve access for rural Tanzanian girls to high school by providing them with scholarships.

Since 2008, Sara, with the generous help from friends, acquaintances and complete strangers, has raised enough money to construct a hostel complete with a large kitchen garden for 80 girls attending secondary school.

This column is provided by the Saskatchewan Perennial Society.

Announcements Saturday, August 17, 9 – 12. Labour & Learn @ the Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Park. Lots of gardeners make for a short work bee. Bring your own tools, mosquito repellant and water to stay hydrated. Meet at the Robin Smith Meditation Garden.

Yard and Home Walking Tour, Sunday August 18 @ 1 pm at Buena Vista Park, be inspired by your neighbours.

You’ll see urban homesteading, intensive gardens, solar homes that produce their own heat and electricity, permaculture in action. Sponsors are Floating Gardens, Earthbound Bakery and The Better Good.

Gardenline is open for the season.

Call 306-966-5865 (long-distance charges apply) Monday to Thursday.

Or send your questions to gardenline@usask.ca

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Museum mystery photo

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PRAISE & WORSHIP ~ Regular services, Sunday school and

special events will be listed at no charge.

Can you identify this object from your local museum? The spoon and ruler were included in the photo to indicate size. Visit Alanna Carswell at the Shellbrook Public Library or call her at 306-747-3419 if you know, think you know, or need to know. (The last mystery photo was a variety of electric line insulators which prompted one very young guesser to ask “Sirens?”)

Handy shortcuts to make meal time easier The benefits of home cooking are well known. Cooking at home allows you to control the ingredients you use, which often makes for a more nutritious meal. This also makes it easier for those with food allergies or dietary restrictions to make healthy meals that won’t make them sick.

But what if you have a demanding schedule with little time for gourmet cooking? Thankfully, a busy schedule does not mean you have to forgo cooking at home. Instead, simply employ a few shortcuts to help prepare delicious meals quickly and easily.

Embrace convenience items One of the misconceptions about home cooking is that everything has to be made from scratch to qualify as real cooking. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Although picking up a frozen pizza and tossing it in the oven may stretch the definition of cooking, that doesn’t mean you cannot rely on a few convenience items to take some of the work out of meal preparation. For example, if you want to prepare a quiche, you may be off-put by the work involved in preparing a base crust. Using a pre-made pie shell or refrigerated pie dough can cut a lot of time off of your quiche creation but still yield a tasty finished product. A marriage of fresh and convenience ingredients can make it easier to prepare more home-cooked meals.

Plan ahead Nothing can waste more time than running through meal ideas in your head at the last minute or discovering you have to run to the store because you’re missing a key ingredient.

Instead of playing the “what are we going to have for dinner” game every night, which often leads to ordering takeout, spend some time planning your weekly menu. This way you can do the bulk of your shopping in one trip and know exactly what to defrost or have available for that day. There are a number of Web sites and even magazines that offer

suggested meal scheduling ideas if you need a little inspiration.

Double-up recipes If you find you don’t have time to cook every day of the week, create larger meals that can be wrapped up and served again later in the week. Some foods like roasted chicken or pot roast can be turned into completely new meals with a few additional ingredients. Transform leftover chicken into a pot pie and serve extra slices of roast beef “open-face” with gravy and wheat bread for a fast lunch or dinner another day. If you’re spending time cooking, it shouldn’t take much more effort to double or triple a recipe to ensure you have extra available for a night when you might need to pop leftovers in the microwave.

Embrace the slow cooker A slow cooker can be a busy cook’s best asset in the kitchen. Slow cookers cook foods over a very low heat and can be programmed or set to turn on at a specific time and cook while you’re out running errands or at work. Because it draws a small amount of power, there is little risk for an accident when leaving the slow cooker unattended. Use it to make soups, stews, casseroles, sauces, and even shredded meats for Sloppy Joe’s or pulled-pork sandwiches.

Serve breakfast for dinner On nights when you need a fast meal and may not have too many ingredients in the refrigerator, serving eggs, pancakes or waffles for dinner can make for an easy, tasty meal.

Eggs can be enhanced with leftover vegetables for a veggie omelette, while Belgian waffles can be spiced up with bits of sausage and pepper in the batter. Picky eaters who are more inclined to gobble-up pancakes than enjoy a good steak may enjoy breakfast for dinner more than a traditional meal at the end of the day.

Rhythm Works Dance Studio

Registration Night Thurs., September 5 7:00 p.m.

Shellbrook Legion Hall Bring Used Dance Wear To Sell!

LUTHERAN CHURCH Zion - Canwood Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.

St. John’s - Shellbrook Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.

Pastor Doug Schmirler Parkside, Immanuel 10 a.m. - Worship Pastor Chris Dean -----------------------PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Parkside 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Shellbrook Sun., 9 a.m. - Worship, Pastor David Bodvarson 306-747-7235 Canwood 10:30 a.m. - Worship Pastor Glenn Blazosek Leask Gospel Tabernacle Sunday 6:30 p.m.

Pastor L. Trafford 306-466-2296 -----------------------EVANGELICAL FREE Big River 11:00 a.m. - Worship Bible Classes 9:45 A.M. Summer: 10:30 a.m. - 12 306-469-2258 Youth Nite: Fridays Mont Nebo Wed., 7:30 p.m.

Bible Study and Prayer.

Sun., 10:30 a.m. - Worship Pastor Bill Klumpenhower -----------------------CATHOLIC CHURCH Debden Sun. Mass - 9:30 a.m.

Fr. Sebastian Kunnath Big River - Sacred Heart Sun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass White¿sh Sun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.

Victoire Sat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.

Fr. Sebastin Kunnath Eucharist Celebrations Muskeg Sat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass Mistawasis Sunday, 3 p.m.

St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook Mass Sunday, 7 p.m.

St. Henry’s - Leask

Mass Sunday 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s - Marcelin Mass Sunday, 11 a.m.

Fr. Tru Le -----------------------PRESBYTERIAN Mistawasis Sunday worship 11 a.m.

Rev. Bev Shepansky -----------------------SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 407-2nd Ave E, Shellbrook Sat., 9:45 a.m. Sabbath School.

Sat., 11:00 am -Worship Broadcast on VOAR 92.1 FM Pastor Dan Guiboche 306-930-3377 Lay Pastor John Redlick 306-497-2566 -----------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Currently meeting in homes on Sunday morning. and Wednesday evenings.

Parkside 306-747-2309, Leask 306-466-4498 Marcelin 306-226-4615 -----------------------ANGLICAN CHURCH Leask - All Saint’s 8 a.m. - Morning prayer Service.

9 a.m. Holy Communion Canwood - Christ Church 2 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sundays Evening Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion Mont Nebo - St. Luke’s 2 p.m. - 1st and 3rd Sundays Holy Communion 2nd and 4th Sundays Evening Prayer St. Andrew’s - Shellbrook Sunday, 11 a.m.

Holy Communion Father Harnish 306-468-2264 -----------------------UNITED CHURCH Big River 1st & 2nd Sundays 1 p.m. - Worship at Anglican Church All Other Sundays - 10 a.m.

Shellbrook - Knox Sun., 10 am - Worship Pastor Dave Whalley

Happy

40th

Birthday!

Janet & Jeff Love from your whole family

BeneÀts for Medical/Dental & much more Parts/Service Technician Busy small town business in Shellbrook includes automotive and agricultural parts, tires and service. We have one mechanic bay, one tire bay and are looking for a self-motivated person to ¿ll the Front Counter Parts/Service Technician position. This is a permanent full time position with medical bene¿ts and a salary corresponding to your experience. We are members of AutoParts Plus and use their Victor ordering system. Preference will be given to experienced applicants, however we will also train suitable candidates. Previous automotive or farm experience an asset.

Respond with resume to sss94@sasktel.net

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Blaine Lake pig roast Over two hundred people were treated to a delicious pig roast on August 10 in Blaine Lake. Community members were joined by hungry travellers who came from far off places such as Calgary and Iowa to enjoy some of the 400 pound pig. Blair Industrial hosted the sixth annual event, which

is always held on the Saturday after the Civic Holiday. The large pig was roasted by Blair himself, and included all the trimmings. A 50/50 draw was among the festivities, with the $300 prize going to Leo and Florence Joanette. Two tickets to the Roughriders’ next game were also auctioned

Chronicle facelift

The Shellbrook Chronicle office has been undergoing a facelift meant to spruce up its exterior. New siding is being installed on the 101 year old building, and the facade has been updated to complete the cosmetic enhancements. Pictured is Mike Sharron lending a hand with the upgrades.

N JOI THE

CROWN HILL AUCTION TEAM

SHOP, HOUSEHOLD, MISC AUCTION

FRED & SONJA DE ROO Shell Lake, SK

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24/13 - 9:30 AM Location: 111 Memorial Drive, Shell Lake , SK Watch for signs!

BOECHLER-SCHIRA AUCTIONEERING Fred Walter 306-883-2797 • Cell: 306-883-7368 Marlene Boechler 306-883-2727 • Cell: 306-883-7103 Prov. Lic. #312429 www.boechlerschiraauction.com

Paul Bosckay Household & Shop Sale

SAT., August 24th 10:00 am Legion Hall, Leask, SK

HOUSE & LOT - 177 Railway Ave.; 1999 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 160,000 km; complete household, riding lawn mower (articulating steering), metal clad shed (16x18), scroll saw, metal & wood lathes, post drill, radial arm saw, wood stove, Basa WD 400 Quad, 12’ aluminum boat, outboard motor, trolling motor, plus much, much more. Complete listing and pictures at www.saskauctioneers.com or phone 306-4973539 for info.

Auctioneer John Priestley, PL #917023

Ph 306-466-2210

off. After all of the fundraising, approximately $1000 was donated to the Blaine Lake Fire Department. Following the meal, a band from Shell Lake called the Happy Wanderers played music well into the evening.

Power generators

Generators are not something people think about on a daily basis. However, in the wake of the powerful storms that have battered the country in recent years, more and more people have realized just how valuable generators can be. Portable generators as well as stationary standby generators have become must-have items for many homeowners.

Portable Generators Many portable generators provide temporary power by using a fossil-based fuel, typically unleaded gasoline, and tend to range in power from 500 watts to 17.5 kW. The more expensive and larger the unit, the more amperage it will be able to supply. In a portable generator, the motor is typically housed on a metal frame with wheels to move the generator where it is needed. Once fired up, the generator converts the power produced by the motor into electrical current that can supply many of the devices in a home by way of extension cords plugged into the generator. A portable generator will only run as long as it has fuel. Homeowners need to frequently fill up the fuel tank if they plan to run the generator around the clock. Gassing up generators can be difficult should a power outage also knock out power to the fuel pumps at gas stations.

Propane and natural gas generators are also available, although they may be more expensive than gasoline-powered units.

Standby System Generators Standby generators can be expensive, but many people find the cost of a standby generator is well worth it to maintain power in the event of an outage or emergency.

Hospitals and retail businesses often have standby generators installed on their buildings to automatically switch over to this power source should the electrical grid go down. Homeowners are looking to these devices to offer standby power as well.

While a portable generator may cost a few hundred dollars, standby generators can cost from a few thousand dollars to as much as $15,000 for larger units that can power much of a household. Standby generators also require installation by a professional electrician, adding to their overall cost.

A standby generator is like a heavy-duty car engine, complete with a radiator, gas tank and an alternator that generates power. The entire setup is contained in a weather-proof box, which is connected to the main fuse box of the home by a cable. When power is lost from the electric wires outside of a home, the generator senses it and starts up, all he while blocking any power from the electric lines from the power station to prevent a feedback of power.

The standby generator is only hooked up to specific fuses in the fuse box to run certain outlets or appliances in the home. A standby generator will not supply power to all of the outlets in a home.

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BUSINESS

DIRECTORY 306-747-2442

ACCOUNTING

Weberg Accounting Services

• 10 yrs. Experience • Farm, Sole Proprietor, Partnership & Corporate • Reasonable Rates

306-714-7282 Shellbrook

CURBING

FARM EQUIPMENT

RCM Curbing Prince Albert 960-8659

Carlton Trail Hearing Clinic

PARTS

Kwik Kerb

Keith Hurt, Joe Clyke

Continuous Edging Suits:

After Hours 306-960-1921 SERVICE

• Garden Soil & Bark Retention • Mower Strips • Driveway Borders & Edges • Landscaping Contouring • Paving Borders • Carparks

AUTOBODY REPAIR

phone (306) 764-6856 fax (306) 763-9540

Aaron Hansen 306-960-7429

www.carltontrailhearing.com

Preferred areas of practice: Wills, Estates, Real Estate

INSURANCE

LAWYER

• Electrical Contracting • Residential • Commercial • Farm • Telephone & Data • Commercial Contracting Trench • Maintenance • Trenching •Services Contact

306-922-2040

Registered Audiologist

306-922-0003 TF 1-877-477-6863

email: office@taitinsurance.ca www.taitinsurance.ca

Shellbrook Canwood Leask

306-747-2896 306-468-2227 306-466-4811

1-877-898-8248 (TAIT)

Sheldon Moe Contact: Sheldon Moe

306-747-7905 747-7905

General, Health & Hail Insurance Motor License Issuer

EAVESTROUGHING

FUNERAL SERVICES

TMK

BEAU “LAC” FUNERAL HOME LTD.

EAVESTROUGHING • Complete Autobody Repair • Lifetime Warranty • Auto Glass Repair • Paintless Dent Repair 492 South Industrial Dr. Prince Albert

101 RAILWAY AVE. SHELLBROOK, SK

Eavestroughing • Fascia Soffits • Siding

306-747-2828 (24 hrs.) www.beaulacfuneralhome.com

Tyson Kasner

• Pre-arrangements Available • Monument Sales

tmkasner@sasktel.net Cell Phone Number

Tammy Smart

306•747•8169

John and Bertha Couture Greg Spencer Fred Pomrenk Donna Lovberg Marjorie Brossart

WAITING FOR YOU

ELECTRICIAN

FUNERAL SERVICES

This Space Is Waiting For You

J &H Electric

Northern Funeral Service

Residential, Commercial & Agricultural Wiring & Trenching

Shellbrook Funeral Home

Keep Your Business In The Public Eye And A Quick Reference At Your Customer’s Finger Tips.

Call Today:

Madeleine 306-747-2442 CONCRETE SERVICES

Jake Verbonac 306-747-9073 Box 118, Shellbrook S0J 2E0

Serving Shellbrook & Surrounding area ELECTRICIAN

Prince Albert • Birch Hills • Shellbrook

We will be there when you need us 24 hours

www.northernfuneralservice.ca

Claude Tucker, Brian & Bev Stobbs FINANCES

1-306-441-4006

LANDSCAPING

WilcoxZuk-Chovin Law Office

 COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL WIRING  TRENCHING  SKIDSTEER & BACKHOE SERVICES

CURTIS BLOOM JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN

(P) 306.747.8282 (F) 306.747.4445 (E) livewireelectric@sasktel.net

Building Futures Together Serving our Communities in Debden and Big River Debden

Tilling, mowing, snow removal, trenching, g tree removal & fencing

Big River

306-469-4944

306-747-2641

306-922-1420

Shellbrook

www.tbmason.com

OPTOMETRIST

TRUCKING

Rocky Road Trucking Ltd. Debden, SK

Drs. Degelman, Miller, MacDonald & Fink

P.A. Vision Centre OPTOMETRISTS A division of FYI Doctors 3 - 2685 - 2nd Avenue West

For all your Grain Hauling needs.

Now Also Available 53’ Step Deck.

website: www.pavision.ca

Prince Albert

Contact Rocky Couture Cell (306)468-7872 or (306)724-2176

OPTOMETRIST

WAITING FOR YOU

Ph: 306-764-2288

Dr. Wayne Diakow Dr. Stephen Malec Dr. Carolyn Haugen Dr. Nicole Lacey Central Optometric Group

OPTOMETRISTS 3 - 210 - 15th Street East, Prince Albert S6V 1G2

This Space Is Waiting For You Keep Your Business In The Public Eye And A Quick Reference At Your Customer’s Finger Tips.

Call Today:

PHONE 306-764-6311

Madeleine 306-747-2442

PLUMBING

WELDING/REWPAIR

PARKSIDE WELDING & REPAIR MOBILE & SHOP

Courteous, professional, reliable, plumbing, heating, gas fitting services

Shellbrook, Sask.

306-270-4217

REAL ESTATE

Your Best Move!

Ph: 306-747-4332

306-724-8370

Commercial Refrigeration Res. & Com. Air Conditioning Plumbing • Heating • Gas Fitting Shellbrook & Area Tel: 306-747-3170 Cell: 306-981-6869 Cell: 306-747-9317

Kimble Bradley Bill Cannon

DR CONSTRUCTION E L E C T R I C

Only pay for what you use!

Phone Waylyn

306-747-2494

82 Main Street, Shellbrook, SK email: northfh@sasktel.net

BURTON CONCRETE

• On Site Mixing • No Waste • Now offers full concrete services from start to finish

D & S Mechanical Services Inc.

2995 2nd Ave. West South Hill Mall, Prince Albert, SK

CC Carbin Contracting Ltd.

Ph: 306-747-4321 anytime

DELBERT M. DYNNA Law Office

Chris Lucyshyn After Hours 306-960-4916 SALES Brent Karr 306-232-7810

A & A Trading Ltd.

Email: aatrading@sasktel.net Cell: 306-747-7168 Fax: 306-747-3481

PLUMBING/HEATING

100A - 10th St. East Prince Albert, SK S6V 0Y7

ELECTRICIAN

For All Your Used Car and Truck Needs

LAWYER

Dr. Jodi Haberstock, Au.D., BC - HIS

AUTOMOBILE 1-131 Service Rd. East, Box 457 Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0

HEARING CLINIC

Greg Olson Ph: 306-747-2990 Cell: 306-747-8148

Derek 306-747-9114

Parkside g-welding@hotmail.com

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THE CLASSIFIEDS

Phone 306-747-2442 Fax 306-747-3000 Email

chads@sbchron.com P.O. Box 10, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 Advertising Deadline - Monday: 5:00 p.m.

Subscriptions $60.00 + $3.00 (GST) = $63.00/year

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of Brian Charles Tremblay, late of Shellbrook, in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased. All claims against the above Estate duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before 30th day of August, 2013.

Wilcox-Zuk-Chovin Law Office Barristers & SolicitorsBox 820 (52 Main Street) Shellbrook, Saskatchewan S0J 2E0 Solicitors for the Administratix.

2-33C NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of Consolacion A. (Espiritu) Leverton, late of Canwood, SK, deceased. All claims against the above Estate duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent before 5th day of September, 2013 to: Delbert M. Dynna 100A - 10th St. E. Prince Albert, SK S6V 0Y7 Estate Solicitor 2-34C

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE FOR SALE - Craftsman 42” lawn tractor, excellent condition. Call Eileen 306-747-2238 or cell 306-714-7014 2-33CH FOR SALE - Dark mahogany table w/ large leaf, 4 sturdy chairs w/arms, $150 obo. 306-747-3218 2-33CH

AUTOS FOR SALE FOR SALE 2004 Mazda van, fully loaded, 142,000 km, $5,000; 1996 Mazda truck, 208,000 Kms

$2,750. Both vehicles well serviced and in excellent condition. Contact Gordon at 306-2305902, Saskatoon 3-33CH

BINS FOR SALE FOR SALE - 3 2000 bushel Twister grain bins, $1750 ea. obo. TR70 combine 18 ft IH pull type swather, $600 for swather. 306-4664948 3-33CH

MACHINERY FOR SALE FOR SALE - 1482 IHC combine, used last fall, fair shape, chopper, belt pickup. $2,000 obo. Call Tom 306-747-3292 2-34CH

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE POPLAR RIDGE ANGUS offering: Registered purebred Black Angus yearling and two year old bulls. Quiet disposition, easy calving, semen tested and pasture ready. Shellbrook, SK 306-7473038 TFC

PETS FOR SALE FOR SALE - Red Heeler Kelpie puppies; parents are good cattle dogs.

306-883-2694 2-33CH

WANTED WANTED - All kinds of feed grain, including heated canola.

Now distributors of feed pellets with up to 36% protein. Mar-

Email your ad: chads@sbchron.com

Shellbrook Chronicle Reaching over 10,000 people weekly.

Personal Classifieds: $13.25 for 20 words + GST 20¢ additional words $7.75 for additional weekds Classified Display: $17.80/column inch. Minimum 2 column inches - $35.60 + GST. For All Other Advertising Please Contact Our Office at: Ph: 747-2442 or Fax: 747-3000 Email: news: chnews@sbchron.com advertising: chads@sbchron.com

cel Seeds, Debden Ph: 306-724-4461 TFCH WANTED - Hay to purchase. Call Mike 306-469-7741 4-36CH WANTED - Land to rent in Big River, Canwood, Debden, Shellbrook area.

Call Mike 306-4697741 4-36CH

HOMES FOR SALE HOUSE FOR SALE

111 - 5th Avenue East Shellbrook 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,000 sq. ft. Double lot (corner). Ideal location, close to schools and rink. Well kept home.

Single garage, shed and garden space. Includes all appliances.

Immediate occupancy. $160,000.

Call 306-930-5070 after 6 p.m.

HOUSE FOR SALE - To be moved, approx. 1200 sq. ft., 3 bedroom bungalow in excellent condition. 17 miles north east of Shellbrook.

Ph 306-747-3185, 306-747-7622 TFCH HOUSE FOR SALE - in Parkside. Good starter or retirement home. Large bedroom on main with walk in closet; 2 small bedrooms up, large treed yard, detached garage, own well with good water, newer sewer pump (2012) , HE furnace (2013), stove and fridge included.

Ph: 306-747-2775 after 6 p.m. 2-34CH

LAND FOR RENT LAND FOR RENT - for crop in 2014.

430 acres south of Mildred, 3 quarters north of Mildred.

306-883-2443 1-33CH

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Integra Tire

Shellbrook is seeking

Tire Service Tech • Full time Mon./Sat. • Experience an asset Email resume to: decojade@sasktel.net Or bring in person to:

Integra Tire

431 Service Road East Shellbrook Required person to COOK AND CLEAN for 10-15 man road construction camp.

Accommodations provided. Successful applicant will be required to travel with the construction crew.

Must have valid driver’s license; safe food handling ticket; and experience in a similar environment.

Send resume and two work references to: Bryden Construction, Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0.

Fax: 306-769-8844.

Email: brydenconstruct @xplornet.ca

HELP WANTED Shellbrook Motel seeking mature individuals for permanent part time employment. Good for stay at home moms, or retired persons.

Perks included.

Ph: 306-747-2631, or stop in or email shellbrookmotel@ gmail.com TFC

SWNA Blanket Classifieds

Reaching over 6 million people weekly.

Cost for 25 words:

Saskatchewan market .........$209.00 One Zone ............................$86.00 Two Zone ..........................$123.00 Alberta market .......................$259.00 Manitoba market ...................$179.00 BC market .............................$395.00 Ontario market ......................$429.00 Central Ontario ..................$139.00 Eastern Ontario ..................$143.00 Northern Ontario ..................$82.00 Quebec market English ...............................$160.00 French ................................$709.00 Atlantic market ......................$159.00 Across Canada ..................$1,770.00 (excluding French)

HELP WANTED - Triple S Transport is looking for a shop labourer for a full time position. Duties would include, but not limited to, general cleaning in shop and yard, truck/trailer washing, some light semi-tractor and trailer repair. Please fax resume to 306747-3574, Attention Darin.

4-36C HELP WANTED Triple S Transport is currently accepting applications for a student of 14 - 15 years old to work Saturdays from 9 - 5. After school work is also available. This is a good learning opportunity for self-motivated individual with an interest in mechanics & the transportation industry. Please drop off resumes at 56 Main Street, Shellbrook.

4-36C HELP WANTED - Part time office assistant, duties include A/R, A/P, payroll, cash, reports, etc. Call or stop by with resume to Integra Tire.

306-747-3142. Ask for Derek or Lori 1-33CH HELP WANTED - for hay making. Part time/casual farm work. Ph: 306-4664428 2-34CH Passionate about Travel? Flight Centre has opened two new locations in Saskatoon and they’re on the lookout for Travel Consultants. For more information and to apply, please visit www.applyfirst.ca/ jobF149621

LOST

August 16, 2013 Career Ads

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chads@sbchron.com All prices plus applicable taxes.

NOTICE This newspaper accepts advertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or services offered.

ENGAGEMENT

MEMORIAMS

The family of Brett Michael Skarpinsky and Jamie Lynn Sheehan would like to announce their engagement. Wedding to take place August 9, 2014.

GATZKE - Elaine, December 10, 1939 August 17, 2011.

Always in our thoughts, Always in our hearts.

- Vade, Jeff & Wanda, Lana & Kelly, Steve & Christine and families.

LOST - Aluminium side for Aluma trailers 12” x 42”.

Contact Leroy or Andy Larsen, Shellbrook 306-747-3603 3-33CH

AUCTIONS AUCTIONS - Heidt Real Estate & Estate Auction Sale August 24, 2013 @ 10:00AM Real Estate Sells @ 1:00PM 357 Meighen Cres. Saskatoon, SK S7L 4W6 1-877-4942437 PL#318200SK www.bodnarusaucitoneering.com The Estate of Jerome Kosolofski Farm Acution Sale - Saturday August 17, 2013 @ 10:00a.m. Live Internet Bidding @ 1:00p.m. Sceptre, SK 1-877-494-2437 PL#318200SK www. bodnarusauctioneering.com

GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE Sat., Aug. 17 9 am to 4 p.m. One day only! Moving everything must go!

Lots of furniture, some antiques, musical instruments, household goods, etc. 111 - 5 Ave. East, Shellbrook.

MULTI FAMILY Garage Sale - Mon., Tues., Aug. 19 & 20.

2 - 1991 vehicles, 2 wedding dresses (size 8 & 12), new and used housewares and clothing. 3 miles east of Spiritwood on Hwy 3.

1-33CH

CARD OF THANKS The family of the late John Kalmakoff would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone for their kindness, compassion and generosity during this sad and difficult time. The many phone calls, special visits, charitable donations, so much food, beautiful flowers and sympathy cards. Your prayers and words of comfort not only overwhelmed us but gave us strength to get through the shock of John’s sudden passing. We would also like to thank the Officiants, Elva Trask and Debbie Topping for

making the service so memorable, Bill Martodam for his beautiful songs and music. A special thanks to the Leask Lion’s Club honor guard for their participation and to Hawryluk’s Funeral Home for handling the arrangements with such care and compassion. We are grateful to all who attended the service and thankful for Debbie Welsh for providing the lovely lunch following the service. Your kindness will remain in our hearts forever.

- The Kalmakoff family.

August 16, 2013

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators).

Camp job. Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; email: brydenconstruct@xplornet.ca Fax: 306-769-8844

WINCH TRACTOR OPERATORS. Must have experience operating a winch. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the office. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581. Email: rigmove@telus.net.

Mail: H&E Oilfield Services Ltd., 2202 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com.

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Marine Engineering Officers are required for various civilian positions with the Department of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada website, Reference# DND13J008697-000069, Selection Process# 13-DND-EA-ESQ375697, Canadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet (CFAV). Applicants must meet all essential qualifications listed and complete the application within the prescribed timelines. **http://jobsemplois.gc.ca/indexeng.htm Le ministère de la Défense nationale cherche des Officiers du génie des systèmes de marine pour remplir divers postes de civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en ColombieBritannique.

Les candidates et candidats peuvent postuler en ligne seulement, au site Internet de la Commission de la fonction publique du Canada, numéro de référence DND13J008697-000069, numéro du processus de sélection 13-DNDEA-ESQ-375697, Vaisseaux auxiliaires des forces armées canadiennes.

Les postulants doivent posséder toutes les compétences requises énumérées et soumettre leur demande selon l’échéance prescrit. **http://jobsemplois.gc.ca/indexfra.htm

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