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Members of the Shellbrook Detachment of the RCMP accept a Landing Zone Kit from members of the First Responders. Photographed, from left to right, are Constable Tyler Haley, Sergeant Carl Dinsdale, and First Responder coordinators Allison Irvine and Murray Cameron.

First Responders provide a vital service to the community One organization that has helped breathe life into the community, sometimes literally, is the Shellbrook First Responders. The group, which is currently made up of five volunteers who are on call twenty-four hours a day, serves as the first on the scene when trouble strikes a member of the community.

“When somebody phones 911 and wants an ambulance for whatever reason, they get us,” commented Murray Cameron, one of the volunteer First Responders.

The ambulance is dispatched as well, but can sometimes take a little while to get there, and the First Responders fill those crucial moments in between.

The town and RM of Shellbrook receive ambulance service from four different locations. This includes Prince Albert, Blaine Lake, Spiritwood, and Big River. Geographically, an ambulance from each location must travel a fair ways before arriving on scene.

“From my understanding, the provincial government has indicated that they will provide you with ambulance service within 30 minutes,” said Al Dion, another volunteer member of the group.

Both commented that, for the most part, the service is usually able to live up to this promise. “Unless it’s rural, and then just finding the place can be tough. Because we’re local

people, we know where to go,” said Cameron.

The First Responders can sometimes make it to an accident site in about ten minutes, and they have been trained in emergency procedures that help keep the patient safe, comfortable--and alive--until the paramedics can arrive.

All First Responder volunteers are trained by the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.

The initial training involves a 40-hour course, but to keep their certification up to date they are asked to complete about four additional refresher courses each year. The courses involve everything from CPR to oxygen therapy and trauma.

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First Responders Continued from Front Page Volunteers claim that they average about 40 calls per year, mostly involving medical issues. This could include shortness of breath, falls, and even motor vehicle accidents. “We always get called out to the MVA’s,” said Cameron. “And they are usually at about three in the morning in a howling blizzard.”

The First Responders bring a kit with theme to the scene, and their equipment includes things like oxygen and supplies for helping diabetics.

Even with all of the training and equipment, however, it is difficult to prepare for the emotional burden that sometimes comes with answering the call of duty. “You don’t know what you’re walking into . . . I mean, you could have nine people in a van and it’s upside down in the water,” Cameron said. “Not everyone can handle it.”

There are programs in place to help the volunteers deal with post traumatic stress. They have also been trained to assist one another in dealing with the emotional burden that they carry. “We have meetings, and it’s basically you chew over some of the stuff that went on that’s eating at you, lay it out on the table. Because some of these calls are pretty traumatic,” Murray said.

For a number of different reasons, the opening of the Parkland Integrated Health Centre will have a big impact on the First Responders and their patients. “Once they get the Emergency up and running, then instead of people being transferred to Prince Albert during the week, they will be transported here. And for us, it will make it easier. Instead of us preparing them for transport there, we will prepare them for transport here,” commented Dion.

The new facility will also help the First Responders in at least one other aspect. “There are occasions when we are in the ambulance assisting the ambulance attendants as well, because there’s only two of them and one of them has to

drive. So one of us ends up sitting in (Prince Albert) when we’re all said and done, with no transportation,” said Murray.

Soon, with Emergency service being provided right in town, it should be easier to catch a ride home, or to one’s own vehicle that is still at the accident site.

The group is always looking for additional volunteers.

Right now, the ages on the team range from about 19-71 years old. When a call comes in, the dispatch will go down the list until one or two First Responders indicate that they can make it to the scene. With only five current members, there is a chance that no one could be available, and the patient could suffer.

Recently, the First Responders presented a STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) Helicopter Landing Zone Kit to the Shellbrook RCMP. The First Responders have their own kit, as does the Fire Department, and now the RCMP will have one too.

“Surprisingly, we are seeing the use of STARS at a fairly high frequency, and often times it is in rural areas without suitable landing areas, so we have to make do,” commented RCMP Sergeant Carl Dinsdale. “This is really going to help make it safe.”

The kit includes lights and flashlights that are meant to assist the helicopter when making a landing at night. The landing zone is supposed to be about 30 metres square, and the stationary strobe lights are meant to outline that area. The flashlights are held by the landing control officer, who will use them to give coded signals to the helicopter pilot to help direct him or her while landing.

The unsung heroes of the First Responders organization sacrifice a lot to help insure the health and safety of their neighbours. It is certainly a vital component of a rural community, and these volunteers deserve a lot of credit for their service.

Honeywood Nursery $125,000 cash lotto Parkside, Saskatchewan, July , 2013 – Honeywood (Dr. A. J. Porter) Heritage Nursery is pleased to announce its first annual cash lotto.

“The board of directors is excited to host a lotto offering $125,000 in cash prizes,” commented Chairperson David Moe. On offer is $10,000 for the August 10 early bird draw.

Tickets must be purchased by midnight August 8 to be eligible for the early bird draw. The grand prize and subsidiary draws will be made on September 14 following a three day radio-thon with CJWW. Grand prize draw of $100,000 will be made at 1:00 p.m. as well as 10-$1,000 and 10-$500 cash draws.

“Only 2,500 tickets will be sold with ticket prices at $100 each,” commented Honeywood Nursery manager Judy Harley, further explaining that tickets can be purchased at Honeywood Nursery, Parkside General Store, the directors and by calling the toll free telephone number 1-855-947-3425.

The organization will have two live radio broadcast sessions

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BIG RIVER NO. 555 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office of: COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. 3 will be received by the undersigned at the municipal office during normal office hours until Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office.

Dated this 10th day of July, 2013.

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Vacation Bible School

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July 29 to 31

“God Will Take Care of You” Children ages 7-12 are invited to attend Vacation Bible School

Seventh-day Adventist Church 407 2nd Avenue East, Shellbrook 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm To pre-register call: Kari at (306) 497-2566 or Laura at (306) 747-3554

from the Parkside Heritage Centre in Parkside. One session will be on August 7 and 8 prior to the early bird draw and again September 10 through 12. “The general public is welcome to stop by the centre during the live broadcasts to meet one of the CJWW radio announcers, enjoy some refreshments and purchase a ticket,” added Harley.

Honeywood celebrates the rich horticultural heritage of the area and is a testament to the commitment, love and dedication that Dr Porter displayed with the cultivation and hybridization of lilies for which he was known worldwide and a quest to develop hardy fruit varieties for the Canadian prairies.

The funds raised through this lottery will assist with the major upgrades and renovations of the heritage site as well as provide opportunity to maintain the aging equipment.

Some of the major projects include the installation of windows and the refurbishing of the original Porter cabin. Yard and garden maintenance is essential to ensure the grounds are kept in superior condition for public viewing.

“It all comes down to preserving the living legacy of Bert Porter,” says Vivian Nemish, Promotional Coordinator for Honeywood Heritage Nursery. “This site is an integral part of the history of horticulture in Saskatchewan. It is one of the few original nurseries that remain in Saskatchewan and should serve as a reminder to our generation and future generations that the fruit we enjoy in our yards and gardens did not just happen but rather developed from years of testing and research.”

Designated as a municipal heritage site in 2001 and provincial heritage site in 2007, Honeywood Heritage Nursery is not only considered a destination of preference for weddings but also as an educational tool for horticulturalists, gardeners, landscapers and students of all ages.

Stuart Paddy carries the lance for the home stretch of the second day of the journey.

Lance journey makes its way through Shellbrook

Shellbrook hosted some special visitors on July 14 when the traditional lance run made its way through town and the runners chose to rest their weary legs for the night. The lance run is an important part of the First Nation Summer Games that are being held in Prince Albert from July 1519. The lance, much like the Olympic torch, is carried ceremoniously before the games by a procession of individuals.

Each time the games are held, the lance is taken from the previous host location to the most recent site of the games, and it is always carried by the youths.

“We’re tired, we’re sore, but we’re still running,” one lance bearer commented. “There’s a lot of energy from all of us, so it’s good.”

Elder Henry Felix commented that the trip from Thunderchild to Shellbrook was “very, very good”.

Their first day of travel took them all the way to Spiritwood, where they set up for the night. “We had people starting to cramp up, and of course our schedule of runners was thrown out,” he said. “At the same time, when we got to Spiritwood the hospitality was very great.”

“When you look on the map, we came all the way from Thunderchild and we’re going to Muskoday,” commented Michelle Vandervord, one of the group coordinators. “It seems like half-way across the province.” She added that in their first day of travel, they covered about 107 kilometres.

“And of course the RCMP were tremendous,” Felix added.

“They followed us right from Thunderchild to here. They escorted us all the way.”

While the runners had been at it for two full days before bunking in Shellbrook’s Kinsmen Park for the night, everyone was convinced that the final day of running would be no match for their spirit. “They have lots of gas left,” Felix said.

“They are getting excited because we are hitting our destination tomorrow. We made very good time today, because everyone was in high spirits.”

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Bachelor of Social Work Degree

Some happy campers pose for a photo during the Shellbrook Playground Program on July 15.

Playground Program offers tons of fun in the sun LaRae Beebe from Leoville, SK convocated with a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from the University of Regina on June 7, 2013. LaRae is the daughter of Tom and Barb Beebe.

Shellbrook’s Playground Program has been in full swing the last few weeks, providing local children the opportunity to get together for full days of fun activity. The program began at the start of the month of July, and runs Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. With all of the advantages that a program such as this one offers local parents, perhaps the best one of all is the fact that the service is completely free of charge.

Each week, the program takes on a different theme. This week’s theme is “under the sea”, and earlier this summer they used themes such as “the Olympics” and “around the world”.

Next week, the theme is “amazing amuse-

ment”, and the program has plans to visit the police station and the fire department throughout the week. The program also heads to the longterm care facility once a week to play games and do crafts with the residents there.

One huge upgrade for this year’s installment of the program is the town’s new Scout Hall that was put up in place of the old building.

While the facility is usable, there is still constant work being done to complete the finishing touches. “We just got the sink in today. We’re still slowly getting things done,” commented Breanna Skrupski, the coordinator of the program.

The building is a vital component to the program, allowing a reprieve from the weather and

a space to do indoor activities. “Last week it was really hot, and the kids wanted to be inside more than outside,” Skrupski said. “We do our crafts in here, we come in here for breaks from outside.”

Even though the building is not yet completely finished, Skrupski says that it’s a huge upgrade over the old facility. “It’s much better than the last one. The last one was falling apart.”

Anyone aged 5-12 is welcome to participate in the program. If you are interested in joining, simply stop by the Scout Hall in Kinsmen Park during their regular hours to sign up.

Child dies in house fire on the Pelican Lake First Nation At approximately 11:05 a.m. on Friday, July 12, the Spiritwood Detachment of the RCMP were called to a house fire on the Pelican Lake First Nation.

When the RCMP arrived on scene, the Chitek Lake Fire Suppression Team was already battling the flames. They were ultimately able to get the fire under control and put it out.

Four people escaped the blaze with minor injuries. An adult male, an adult female, and two small children were

transported to the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert by Spiritwood Ambulance.

Upon further investigation, the body of another small child was located deceased inside the remnants of the burned house.

Spiritwood RCMP Const. Donovan Kajner told the Star Phoenix on Saturday the rubble was combed over by the RCMP and provincial fire investigators the morning after the fire.

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At the time, cause of the fire was yet to be determined, but the fire was not considered to be suspicious or a criminal matter. “Any time there is an incident involving a child, it’s tragic,” Kajnew said in an interview with the Star Phoenix on July 13.

On Tuesday, July 16, the Spiritwood RCMP announced the fire was caused by an unattended candle. There is no foul play suspected, and names of the survivors and the deceased will not be released.

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Not with a bang, but a whimper “Every generation thinks it’s the last, thinks it’s the end of the world.” These may be simple lyrics from a Wilco song, but there is truth hidden between the notes. Throughout history mankind has dealt with countless apocalyptic prophecies, warranted or otherwise, that have caused mass panic and a genuine fear that the world was coming to an end. I remember Y2K well, when the world held its breath at midnight, worried that our overdependence on electronic devices would lead to our undoing. We got over that one pretty quickly.

Recent events, however, right in our own country, have left a lot of people wondering what to make of the unpredictable weather we have been experiencing, and what it means for the future.

The winter of 2011-2012 was certainly a strange one. So much so that Maclean’s magazine published an article in March of 2012 titled “The Canadian winter that never was”. The article, JON written by Cathy Gulli with Gabriela SVEC Perdomo, claimed that we had just experienced our third warmest winter in ~ a span of 65 years. The article went on Reporter to speculate as to what the extinction of winter would mean to our national identity. “Without this defining season to set us apart, to demonstrate how tough and determined we are as a people—to hang our flag on, so to speak—what does it mean to be Canadian?” the article asked.

A year later it is easy to chuckle at this idea, having just survived one of the worst winters in recent memory. By the Ides of March in 2013, snowfall records had already fallen in Regina, and Mother Nature wasn’t finished yet. “Experts on the weather agree that the 2012-2013 season has been one for the record books—with parts of Regina, for example, receiving a record 196 centimetres of snow between autumn 2012 and now,” the CBC reported on March 18. Following the publication of that article, the snow and the cold kept right on coming, but eventually we made it through.

Then, on came the floods, the most Recent events devastating of which taking place in have left a Calgary and damaging an entire relot of people gion. “The Alberta government says the wondering what southern Alberta flooding is the worst in province’s history with states of loto make of the the cal emergency in effect for 25 communiunpredictable ties,” reported the Edmonton Journal on June 23. weather Next to be hit was Toronto, where we have been heavy rains fell fast and the streets experiencing pooled with water, deep enough to bring the city to a grinding halt. Embattled mayor Rob Ford called the event “unprecedented”, referring to the 126 millimetres of rain that fell in a span of just two hours.

“The downpour was more than the amount of precipitation Toronto would get in an average July,” the Toronto Star reported.

Recent superlative events have been truly alarming, but sometimes it is important to think critically about disaster and weather stats before jumping to conclusions. An article by Alvin Powell that appeared in the Harvard Gazette in April of 2012 claims that “reported natural disasters are up dramatically since 1950”. He goes on, however, to paraphrase Debarati Guha Sapir, director of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disaster. “Sapir, who spoke at the Harvard School of Public Health, said that some of the dramatic increase in natural disasters observed since 1950—up to 400 in 2011 from 50 in 1950—is due to improved communications and reporting in remote places that used to be invisible to the international community.”

This makes logical sense, and proves that worldwide disaster and weather stats must sometimes be taken with a grain of salt.

Nonetheless, it is impossible to ignore the strange and inconsistent events that are popping up right in our own backyard, and reasonable to hope that we are nothing more than another mistaken generation in the long line that Wilco was singing about.

Paul Martin Commentary The figures on employment in this province in June were nothing short of astounding.

For some reason there appeared to be a gap between the figures StatsCan was pumping out and the impression held by employers. StatsCan said job growth was in the two per cent range in the first five months of the year but employers felt it had to be higher. After all, they were creating jobs and scrambling to find people to fill them.

But the June figures seems have brought the two measures in line. Full-time employment was up four per cent.

In the job world, that is massive and it caused the unemployment rate to fall by nearly a full percentage point.

Given that we were already the lowest in the nation, that is a headline maker.

What we have here is a realignment. With the big jump in June, the two solitudes - employer perceptions and the statistics – appear to have been brought in line. With six months of data it appears 2013 is going to be among the best ever in terms of employment growth. *** Last week was a tough one for politicians in this province.

First was Regina City Council’s decision to not decide. Instead, they’ve opted PAUL to allow a senior administrator decide on MARTIN the final design selection for the new foot~ ball stadium. In making the choice, council decided it was politically proper not to involve politics in the decision-making process. Really?

Virtually every one of the members of council campaigned on the stadium and now figures it would be too ‘political’ for them to make the final choice even though they had just made a political decision to have taxpayers assume the lion’s share of the expenditure needed to fund up the civic pension plan.

Then Justin Trudeau came to town, sparred with Pat Fiacco and hammered Stephen Harper for not being forthcoming about his knowledge of the senate scandal.

They, when asked by reporters if Trudeau was trying to recruit Fiacco as a candidate, he deflected, refusing to be as open and honest as he wanted Harper to be.

Apparently there is a difference between a politician and a leader.

*** For the past year – exactly one year as it turns out – Ottawa and the likes of the Bank of Canada have been encouraging Canadians to reduce their debt levels as something of a preventative measure in the event interest rates begin to rise. Ottawa, in fact, saw this as such an important issue it tightened the rules for mortgages one year ago yesterday.

They shortened amortization periods and tightened down payment requirements in order to qualify for CMHC insurance. It turns out, however, that the changes really didn’t make much of a difference.

A survey by BMO Bank of Montreal to mark the first anniversary of the federal moves shows that most of us are just doing what we were doing. Here in Saskatchewan, for example, nearly 60 per cent of residents say they are still planning to buy a house on their original timetable. Only 11 percent say they will wait longer – the lowest percentage in the nation. And, one-in-five of us say they will actually speed up the home purchase process – again tops the country. *** The slippery slope that has seen the Canadian dollar depreciate by roughly five per cent in the past month may be flattening out.

At least that’s the view being espoused by CIBC which says the Canuck buck is about to level off and stay here – at roughly 95-cents compared to the American currency – until sometime next year when it return to parity.

This, says the bank, is a departure from other forecasters who have linked the fate of the Canadian dollar to the Australian buck’s performance. Both, goes the argument, are developed countries with a strong reliance on exports and ties to the Commonwealth.

The Aussie buck has fallen from more than $1 US to 91-cents in the past month.

That kind of move – rapid and dramatic - can cause disruptions but the bank says Canada will not see the same thing because despite the similarities, there are some important differences between Canada and Oz. Notably, the central bank down there is lowering interest rates which softens currency. Canada is not seeing that kind of movement as our interest rates are already low.

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A train tragedy we all understand There are many lessons to be learned from horrific events that saw 72 tankers car roll into the the Lac-Megantic, Que. train derailment diQuebec town of 6,000 explode, level its entire downsaster. town and kill a still undermined number.

But perhaps the first lesson to be learned We relate because what happened in Lac-Megantic is that what unites us now is what has united could have happened in anyone of our communities us as Canadians in the very beginning: the across the country _ Quebec town, prairie village or railroad. big city. And that it was carrying oil from North DaWe are all railroad towns. kota _ oil from the Bakken Play _ makes it that much Whether we are small rural Saskatchewan easier for people in places like Weyburn, Estevan, prairie communities, small Quebec towns Kindersley and any of our oil-based communities to like Lac-Megantic or a larger urban centre, relate.

MURRAY we owe our existence to the railways.

This is an important lesson to be taken from this MANDRYK Our towns and cities were all built up unspeakable tragedy, although the next important around the rails station or rail yards. The lesson is that we don’t play politics with Lac-Megan~ railway came first. We just happened to tic. grow up around them.

Sadly, this seems to be exactly what federal NDP They brought our great grandparents and leader Thomas Mulcair has already done when he grandparents to this place so that they could contribute to seized the opportunity to make political hay out of this diits prosperity. And long after the trains quit moving people, saster. they still move our wheat, barely, potash and oil to markets “We are seeing more and more petroleum products being _ the very thing that now allows our economy to prosper and transported by rail and there are attendant dangers involved gives reason for more people to move here. in that,” Mulcair said less than 24 hours after the explosion.

Rural Saskatchewan communities that have lost their “And at the same time, the Conservative government is branch line service or are struggling to keep a short line cutting transportation safety in Canada, cutting back budtruly understand the importance of these tracks. gets in that area.”

But it is also for this reason that we all can so relate to the That Mulcair did not one have shred of evidence to sug-

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Weak jobs market for youth is hurting parents, too Today’s weak labour market for youth is not only hurting young Canadians. It’s also taking a financial toll on their middle class parents.

There are still 200,000 fewer jobs for young Canadians than before the recession. According to TD Bank, young Canadians are not only losing out today, they also face lower wages for more than a decade as they try to catch up on missed work experience.

A growing number of twenty-somethings are now competing for unpaid internships in an attempt to get ahead.

While job prospects for young Canadians have deteriorated, the price of everything from tuition to rent and groceries has gone up. Yet student debt levels have remained relatively constant. So who is picking up the tab?

It’s middle class parents – and in some cases, grandparents – who are stepping in to financially support their adult children.

According to TD, more than half of baby boom par-

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ents have continued to financially support their adult children, even after they leave school. 43% let their adult children live at home rent-free.

Many Canadians were struggling to make ends meet even before their children boomeranged home.

Now parents are taking out personal lines of credit and delaying their retirement plans to help their adult children.

Instead of listening to Canadians on this issue, the Harper Conservatives have cut the number of youth jobs in the Canada Summer Jobs Program by more than half, and frozen the skills training budget at 2008 (pre-recession) levels without allowing for either inflation or population growth.

It’s time for the federal government to recognize the depth of the problem, help young Canadians and give their middle class parents a break.

Yours sincerely, Scott Brison, MP Liberal Finance Critic

gest this incident was caused by anything Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government did or didn’t do is a little disgusting. In fact, early suspicions suggest tampering caused the Lac-Megantic disaster.

Nor is especially helpful to decry the dangers of rail transportation in moving hazardous petroleum products. It is simply a reality that we must do this.

Research shows that rail is safer than tanker truck and pipeline is safer than rail. But given the opposition to the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipelines _ much of it, based on the pipeline companies’ records of spills _ there is little public desire to convert to moving oil by pipeline that can only move petroleum in one direction.

Our communities _ whether they are large cities or small towns _ cannot afford to rip out their tracks and move them.

It would simply be too cost and, for many communities, it would be like ripping the veins out of your body.

That said, the last and arguably most important lesson is that we do start examining all facets of rail movement of dangerous goods to ensure another Lac-Megantic is not repeated in someone else’s hometown.

There are legitimate issues of railroad protocol, including having a single conductor on these trains. Questions on the durability of these cars are also in play.

We need our railroads, but we must insure that what is moved on them is moved safely.

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Rob Clarke, MP, meets with Ahtahkakoop Reserve members about election concerns

July 11, 2013 (Ottawa) Rob Clarke, MP, Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, met on Saturday, July 6, with members of the Ahtahkakoop First Nation, to discuss their concerns with the recent election for Chief and Council. Band members shared many instances of concern around the handling of mail in ballots, activities at the polls, and

general handling of the ballots from the polling places.

In addition, prior to the election, concerns about the appointed Chief Electoral Officer for the election were expressed to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in a formal complaint, but no changes could be made unless approved by the Chief and Council.

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“There is a great deal of unhappiness about the process and manner in which this election was conducted,” said Clarke. “I received a petition prior to the election from over 400 band members regarding the Chief Electoral Officer and her relationship to the Chief who was running for re-election. Unfortunately, under the Indian Act, the only way to replace a Chief Electoral Officer once appointed is with the approval of the Chief and Council.”

“I came to meet with band members upon their request, after the election. I share their concerns.”

Clarke pointed out the Bill S-6, The First Nations Elections Act, which is still in the House of Commons, would have corrected many of the problems with this election. The Act which would be optional for First Na-

tions communities, would replace the Indian Act election process, and would bring more accountability to band elections.

“I hope that Bill S-6 will be given fair consideration in the fall session. And I also hope that band members from communities like Ahtahkakoop will come forward and discuss the kinds of issues that they have encountered. Bill S-6 can only improve the electoral environment and improve things for First Nations band members,” Clarke said.

The group is planning to file an appeal to have the election overturned and is in the process of gathering affidavits from witnesses. They have approximately two months from the date of the election to file the appeal.

Shellbrook Area Ministerial Food Bank Operational Report During the second quarter of 2013(April 1 – June 30/13), Shellbrook Area Ministerial Food Bank distributed 45 food boxes, supplying 2,026 lbs of food to 71 adults and 33 children. 49 hours of volunteer time was directly involved in food handling to make this possible.

The Food Bank once again enjoyed the generosity of the community which donated most of the food distributed during this period. Presently the Food Bank requires sta-

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The Shellbrook Area Ministerial Food Bank & Resource Center gratefully accepts donations year round and can be contacted at Box 592, Shellbrook or at 747-4027.

Please note that the Food Bank hours of operation are from 11am to 1pm the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

Celebrati ng 130 years

130th Annual Summer Fair & Exhibition

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Livestock kS Shows h Wed. & Thur. - 4H Light Horse Wed. to Sat. - Summer Beef Cattle Fri. & Sat. - Western Light Horse Thur. to Sat - Heavy Horse & Miniature Horse

Exhibit Hall

Tues. to Fri. - 12 to 9 p.m.

Sat. - 12 to 6 p.m.

• Agriculture • Horticulture • Needlecraft • Baking • Arts & Handicrafts • Amateur Photography • Wine Making • Demonstrations

Parade Mon., July 29 - 7 p.m.

Route - 1st Ave. & 14th St. E., turn North on Central Ave. turn East at River Street, turn South at 6th Ave. Parade ends at Exhibition Drive

Gateway Admissions

3 Shows Daily Safari Jeff - The Living Wild Tour 2013 Bowmanville Zoo - Extreme Wild Yves Milord Aerial High Dive

Daily Petting Zoo - 1 to 4 p.m.

Optimart Trade Show - 2 p.m.

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Growing population will demand more food

The world is changing, and we all know grain resources better targeted to human conthat. sumption, and to lower their production costs in One of the biggest changes is going to be in the face of higher grain prices. the area of food production.

There are of course some obvious alternatives.

A growing population will demand more There are thousands of acres of marginal land food. It is something farmers have been simply not suited to grain production which will banking on for years. That food will increase still grow hay and pasture land to allow grass finin value in the face of population growth and ishing of beef. that farming will become profitable on a conAnd there are protein sources, such as the meal tinuing basis. left once oil is extracted from canola seed which That is the positive side of the scenario for can go into livestock feeds because at present they CALVIN farming. have limited human consumption usage — alDANIELS There is a negative side too though. though I will surmise that too will change as tech~ There will be growing pressure long term nology finds way to make the meal consumable. to have grain production going to feed people, All that said livestock producers need to look for and not animals. new protein sources to remain viable long term.

We might love our beef steaks in the sumFlash forward to a recent story out of Europe mer time, but it takes a lot of grain in a feedlot situation to that might seem a touch sci-fi creepy, but actually makes produce that steak. quite logical sense once you get past the ‘ewww’ factor.

We love bacon. There is a growing realizing bacon makes The Reuters story out of Paris, which appeared online at virtually everything better. But again there are literally www.producer.com detailed that a French start-up combushels of wheat and barley, or corn going into finishing pany Ynsect “has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally a hog. sourced alternative to soybeans as a source of protein in It’s the same thing for a feed of fried chicken, or a Christ- animal feed.” mas turkey.

Jean-Gabriel Levon, co-founder of Ynsect, said seeking By contrast the land growing the grain for livestock could out new protein sources are economically a wise business be producing lentils as a high protein source for humans. decision for his company as new sources are essential in a The livestock sector is going to have to look to alterna- market where costs are set to climb. tives, partly to offset the perception of consuming valuable “The company, which has around 10 rivals globally, is

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raising funds to build the first European insect meal production unit by 2014-15. One well-heated part of the plant would breed insects and the other would crush them into powder,” stated the story.

“It aims to focus on using flies and beetles”, and Levon says a great advantage is that they can eat just about anything, such as human food leftovers.

“Once crushed, co-products such as shells can be used in the pharmaceutical sector, for cosmetics and wastewater treatments.”

I personally can recall missionaries stopping at the Yorkton This Week office once, and during the interview offering up barbecue flavoured grasshoppers, something they said in many countries is a low cost, readily available, protein source for people.

Taste wise they tasted like the flavouring, with a definite crunch. I wouldn’t say they’d replace potato chips anytime soon here, but they are protein rich.

Given that many bugs would be easily raised feeding off what we already deem as waste, converting that waste via the bugs to protein for livestock is actually a rather forward thinking idea.

It could not only lower feed costs, where the protein source is the lion’s share of feed costs, but it could also be a way of biologically dealing with growing mounds of some waste materials. That sounds like a win-win situation that could meet a definite future need for society and agriculture.

Barley Development Commission welcomes new investment in barley research Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SBDC) welcomes the announcement made on June 9, 2013 by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz of funding for a new barley research cluster. The investment will enhance the competitiveness of barley farmers and the entire sector through increasing focus on barley research by industry experts, government scientists and universities. The cluster is being funded by primarily by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and will be administered by the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC).

“The barley industry is an important economic driver in Saskatchewan and Canada,” said William Cooper, Chair of the SBDC Interim Board. “We are pleased that the Federal government has recognized through this support the important role that barley plays in Canadian agriculture.”

The funding will be directed towards cost-effective and environmentally-sound crop production practices to help ensure lower input costs to maximize the profits of barley producers. The cluster will place important focus upon breeding new barley varieties which will help producers increase their yields and offer value-added barley to a variety of markets. The cluster was developed with the input of key industry stakeholders and joint funding is being provided

by barley farmers through their investments in ABC and Western Grains Research Foundation, and by members of the malting industry.

The SBDC was instituted in June 2013 with the focus to provide Saskatchewan producers the ability to direct checkoff dollars into research, market development and promotion initiatives. This cluster funding includes research activities led by the University of Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan grown barley is recognized globally for its high quality and superior characteristics, representing two million acres in the province on average.

Barley is unique as one of only nine ingredients approved

by Health Canada for a health claim related to its cholesterol-lowering potential. This claim includes wording that can be used on food labels to encourage consumers to choose barley containing foods for heart health. Cluster activities will include barley ingredient development to assist food manufacturers to use more barley in their products. In addition, research funding will be directed towards developing new barley varieties that contain more health components.

“Barley farmers will embrace the opportunity to grow more food-grade barley for value-added markets,” states Todd Lewis, Interim Board Member. “This commitment by

Crop report for July 2 to 8 Warm weather has helped to advance both crop development and haying. Saskatchewan livestock producers have 17 per cent of the 2013 hay crop cut and eight per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Ninety per cent of the provincial hay crop is rated as good to excellent in quality.

The majority of fall cereals are in the heading to dough stages of crop development while most spring cereals are in the jointed to heading stages. The majority of pulse crops are in the vegetative to flowering stages and flax crops are mostly in the seedling to flowering crop stages. Most canola and mustard crops are in the rosette to flowering stages of development.

Most parts of the province received large amounts of rain

last week which has damaged some crops. Hail, wind and insects such as cabbage seedpod weevil have also caused damage in some areas. There have been reports of disease damage, specifically cereal leaf diseases and root rot.

Across the province, topsoil moisture on crop land is rated as 20 per cent surplus, 78 per cent adequate and two per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 12 per cent surplus, 85 per cent adequate and three per cent short.

Livestock water availability is adequate and pasture conditions are rated as 32 per cent excellent, 62 per cent good and six per cent fair.

Farmers are busy haying and controlling pests.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to further research and development will present new opportunities for both producers and processors of barley.”

When fully established, the SBDC will utilize its funding to compliment and accelerate the initiatives under the barley research cluster including in the areas of barley breeding, pathology and agronomy to develop new varieties and integrated crop management strategies as well as development of new value-added applications for barley for the malt, food and feed industries.

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Partnership a good deal for taxpayers

by Colin Craig, Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation If it were cheaper for you to send out your dirty laundry to get cleaned, folded and put back in your closet, than to do it yourself, wouldn’t you jump at that opportunity?

Fortunately, a body set-up by local health regions has done just that.

3sHealth has brokered a new partnership between health regions in Saskatchewan and K-Bro, a laundry company from Alberta. Over the next ten years, the partnership is expected to save taxpayers a whopping $93 million.

Instead of the government building several new laundry facilities around Saskatchewan, K-Bro will centralize the cleaning of hospital bed sheets at a facility in Regina and then send it out to distribution centres in other parts of the province.

Through this centralization, and more efficient operations, the firm will save taxpayers millions rather than having each health region continuing to do its own thing.

At the same time, the firm will have to meet rigorous quality standards set out by the government. Thus, if you’re a taxpayer or a patient standing back and watching the part-

nership unfold, you’re going to see the same level of service (or better) at a lower cost; a win-win!

Even better, if a flood or fire wreaks havoc on Saskatchewan like one did recently in Alberta, the K-Bro company will use its facilities outside the province to help ensure the bed sheets in Saskatchewan hospitals still get cleaned.

This is exactly the type of partnership that the government should do more often.

If you think about it, it’s something most taxpayers do almost everyday; you shop around for the best service.

Prior to hiring a business to do the laundry service, government-funded hospitals did the work themselves for decades. That would be like you shopping at the same store for decades and never wondering if you could buy products for a lower price at a competitor. Doesn’t make much sense.

But not everyone is happy about the new deal. The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is upset because a more efficient laundry service run by K-Bro could mean fewer workers are needed and the ones that are needed may be a paid a lower, more competitive salary.

These differences can be chalked up to the old problem with government unions; their contracts are ultimately un-

Swede Midge in Saskatchewan

by Kim Stonehouse, PAg Regional Crops Specialist, Tisdale Regional Services Branch Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Recently, there has been some concern over a new insect pest in canola. This pest is similar to one we are all familiar with and that is wheat midge. It is known as the swede midge and although it is from the same family as wheat midge this insect’s preferred hosts are cruciferous crops – like canola and vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower.

There are many different species of midge, most of which are not pests. However, swede midge is not beneficial and has caused a considerable economic damage in Ontario in vegetable production and yield losses in canola have been noted.

The unfortunate aspect is that we currently don’t know much about this pest in a Saskatchewan situation. There are no established economic threshold levels nor known extents of economic damage caused by this insect in spring canola

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on the Prairies. In fact, because this insect is so similar in appearance to other midge there is no simple method available that will positively identify or quantify the level of infestation.

Although the life cycle of the swede midge is known and there are four or five generations reported in Ontario this is a new pest in canola for Western Canada. Therefore, timing or necessity of control has not been determined.

There are risks to indiscriminate applications of insecticides on unknown targets such as: Negative effects on beneficial insects like parasitic wasps that control other pests such as bertha armyworm.

Bees will be adversely affected by insecticides if used when crop are flowering, further reducing canola yields when this natural pollinator is removed and The use of an insecticide may limit control options for other more damaging insects like bertha armyworm later in the season.

Currently, some preliminary investigations are underway to get a better handle on swede midge in Saskatchewan.

One thing that has been identified is the symptoms that occur when plants are targeted by swede midge. In Saskatchewan the infestations have been observed during the flowering stage and cause the florets to appear to be glued together. This serves to protect the midge larvae and does not allow this flower to pollinate or produce seed. In Ontario, swede midge have been found to attack the plant earlier, at the bud stage. This has the effect of damaging the growing point of the plant and producing a witch’s broom of pods on the end of branches or stems.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is currently not recommending any insecticide applications for the control of swede midge in field situations.

For more information on swede midge please call your local Saskatchewan Agriculture Regional Office or the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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der the watchful eye of politicians. And we all know politicians are often too scared to deal with unions going on strike or the possibility of losing their votes during election. That’s why government employees often see richer contracts than those doing similar work for businesses.

Conversely, unionized employees working for private businesses know they can’t demand too much or go on strike too frequently or they’ll risk losing their jobs by driving their employer out of business.

Perhaps what’s most important is to encourage the government to pursue more partnerships like this. For example, it could start looking at hospital cafeterias. Back in 2012, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a donation-based taxpayers watchdog organization, noted that three hospital cafeterias in Saskatoon had lost $1.2 million over the past two years.

No one would expect cafeterias to be big money makers for hospitals, but perhaps a partnership could turn those losses into a break-even situation?

One thing is for certain, we need to encourage the government to keep sniffing around for more savings. It’s just plain healthy for your wallet.

Fundraising for daycare

Adam Kulrich, President of the Shellbrook Kinsmen Club, presents a $1000 cheque to Marliese Kasner, Treasurer of the Happy Hearts Childcare Centre. Fundraising has been ongoing for the daycare project, including a recent golf tournament that was held at the Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course. The tournament was rescheduled from an earlier date due to inclement weather.

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Rain’s a good thing?

After a big run up in the second week of July on heat concerns and international trade picking up, the grains complex saw a lower start to the third week as weather actually appeared to be getting better. Nottoo-hot temperatures and some timely rains will help crops develop (tornado watches, like that given in Saskatchewan recently, obviously doesn’t though). This teeter-totter of movement is certainly making more than a few stomachs turn. At the end of the day, this is a period in the summer that is mostly dictated by what the five-ten day forecasts are – anything outside of that that makes a headline is usually considered bullish for prices.

A couple examples include the tense politi-

cal situation in Egypt, yields from the Russian harvest coming in lower than originally estimated and, as previously mentioned, the pickup in international buying, notably by China. Grains analyst Macquarie expects the price of corn to fall to $4.00/bushel, with prices heading below $4.50/bushel by October-November. That’s the most bearish I’ve found so far but the recent forecasts suggest good weather across the U.S. Midwest is pushing December corn to test the $5.00 level.

This is significant because it ultimately has follow-through effect on wheat prices as the two are substitutes in the animal feed market. This applies to both the domestic AND international market – something that

many people discount. As such, the most recent world supply and demand estimates report (aka W.A.S.D.E.) from the U.S.D.A. showed smaller wheat ending stocks on increased demand/use both in the U.S., and more importantly, abroad.

Case in point, the U.S.D.A. said in the aforementioned report that China will in fact import 8.5 million tonnes of wheat in 2013-14, well above Chinese think tank C.N.G.O.I.C.’s forecast of 5M tonnes. Who wants that action? Everybody will be able to bring something to the table as the supply will be there (per the W.A.S.D.E.): Australia: 25.5 million tonnes; EU: 138.6 million tonnes; Russia: 54 million tonnes; Ukraine: 19.5 million tonnes; Canada: 28 million

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tonnes; and USA: 57.52 million tonnes.

You’ll notice I didn’t include India in that mix of countries, despite being one the largest wheat-producing countries in the world.

This is because India wheat quality is always up in the air as a result of poor storage capabilities. It’s reported that up to 11 million tonnes of wheat are sitting in the open and exposed to the coming monsoon rains. Unless the stocks are used in the near future for food/feed domestically (unlikely it’ll be internationally), the process of rotting/fungus developing will increase with the increased amount of moisture.

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Wheat Growers pleased to see Minister Ritz remain in Agriculture portfolio The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is pleased to see the Hon. Gerry Ritz remain as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in today’s federal cabinet shuffle.

“Minister Ritz has shown great leadership in agriculture, promoting open markets and greater market access for Canadian farmers,” says Levi Wood, President of the Wheat Growers. “We’re very pleased the Prime Minister has seen

fit to keep him as the Ag Minister.”

The Wheat Growers note the continuity will allow Minister Ritz to continue important reforms in agriculture, including changes to the wheat variety registration system, the modernization of plant breeders’ rights (e.g. ratification of UPOV 91) and reducing costs and improving services at the Canadian Grain Commission.

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More than modest tinkering needed to reform CPP/QPP As Canada’s finance ministers prepare to consider options for a “modest” expansion of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans (CPP/QPP), a new study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) makes the case that unless policy-makers are willing to think “outside the box,” these reforms will be of little help to the next wave of retirees.

In the study, Not-So-Modest Options for Expanding the CPP/QPP, the former assis-

tant chief statistician with Statistics Canada, Michael Wolfson, examines the impact of various options for CPP/QPP expansion.

He finds that current proposals, which assume that any future benefit enhancement must be fully funded and, as such, would be phased in over a period of nearly half a century, will not address the projected gaps in retirement income.

“Approximately half of middle-income earners aged over 40 today are expected to

Five ways to stop the next Senate expense scandal from happening

by Gregory Thomas, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Now that the RCMP are investigating, it’s pretty much guaranteed that the Senate expense scandal will have a devastating impact on the people involved. But it’s Canada that has suffered the worst damage in this scandal. Thankfully it’s repairable.

When MPs return from their summer break, they need to take five basic steps to restore public confidence in Parliament.

First, they need to submit themselves to the authority of the Auditor General of Canada.

In 2012, after public outcry forced Parliamentarians to finally agree to let the AG examine the operations of the House and the Senate, they sneakily handed him a blindfold before they let him on the premises.

In his report, the Auditor General conceded that “we did not audit the Board of Internal Economy or Members of Parliament and the work performed by Members’ employees or consultants in their Ottawa or constituency offices. Nor did we audit the procurement of professional services contracts awarded by individual Members.”

Ok… well what did they audit them? The auditors reviewed just 264 of 85,000 financial transactions processed that year.

In the wake of the expense scandal, Senator Marjory LeBreton, on behalf of the Senate, asked the Auditor General to examine “every taxpayer dollar” the Senate spends.

But when Liberal leader Justin Trudeau asked the House simply to approve drawing up guidelines for the Auditor General to look at MPs spending, his motion was shot down – by the NDP, no less.

Second, MPs and Senators need to post their expense claims and the supporting receipts online. Alberta MLAs are doing it, so are Toronto city councillors. The technology for posting documents on the internet was developed 20 years ago.

Third, MPs and Senators need to make themselves subject to federal Access to Information law. Currently, Canadians can’t

compel federal politicians to produce financial documents, such as expense claims, under the Access to Information and Privacy Act. This is critical: access requests revealed former Conservative minister Bev Oda’s wild spending in London, including her taxpayer-funded $16 glass of orange juice.

Cabinet ministers and their expenses are subject to disclosure under the access law.

MPs and Senators and their expenses are not. Perhaps that’s one reason why it took seven years for the RCMP to lay charges against former Liberal MP Joe Fontana. The Mounties are alleging that Fontana paid for his son’s wedding reception with a government cheque.

If MPs and Senators were subject to access to information laws, Joe Fontana and Mike Duffy would have been forced to answer awkward questions from reporters and opposition leaders long before the RCMP showed up.

Step four, critical in a democracy: empower Canadians to recall crooked politicians, the way they can in British Columbia, and boot them from office.

Step five, cancel the pension entitlements for politicians convicted in court of stealing from the public, the way they have in Nova Scotia. Canadians shouldn’t have to put up with the spectacle of former Senator Raymond Lavigne, collecting his Parliamentary pension while he sits in jail for submitting fraudulent expense claims. Conservative MP John Williamson has tabled a private member’s bill to eliminate pensions for political fraudsters.

Prime Minister Harper would be well served to steal this private member’s bill and push it as a government bill.

Undoubtedly, there are more than five things Parliament could do to ensure future scandals are kept to a minimum, but they need to start somewhere.

When Parliament resumes this fall, these five steps should be top of the agenda.

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large cross-section of Canadians,” he said.

Wolfson’s proposal would double the year’s maximum pensionable earnings from $51,100 to $102,200, and it would increase the income replacement rate from 25 to 40 percent on earnings above $25,550.

It would reduce by one-quarter the proportion of middle-income earners now facing a significant decline in their postretirement standard of living.

More broadly, his proposed reforms would encourage workers to remain in the labour force longer, provide greater equity between income groups and contribute to higher levels of future consumption.

“The options in this analysis provide crucial evidence supporting the kind of public debate that is needed if we are to get it right on pension reform,” said Wolfson.

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Using Statistics Canada’s Lifepaths microsimulation model, Wolfson develops and assesses several options to improve the effectiveness of CPP/QPP reforms. What is needed, he argues, is a “grand bargain.”

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Ornamental grasses provide year-round interest

by Erl Svendsen Ornamental perennial grasses have been catching on in the gardens for a while now. But for the uninitiated, they add height, colour and a spikey texture that is unique to this group of perennials. Depending on the size, some species add the additional dimension of sound (rustling) and movement (swaying) in lazy summer breezes.

They start growing earlier than most other plants, soon shooting up seed heads in early summer, often double to triple the height of the foliage. Into the fall, the foliage and seed heads turn a tawny brown and, depending on the species, they provide visual interest throughout the winter. If you do leave the foliage for the winter, you have to be quick about cutting it back in spring as soon as the snow melts to avoid also cutting the early sprouting sprigs. Or you can avoid the rush and cut them back in the late autumn before snowfall.

Three of my favourites ornamental grasses are blue fescue, blue oatgrass and ‘Karl Foerster’ feather reedgrass. While all different, they have the common feature of being wellbehaved, non-invasive, bunch (i.e. clump-forming) grasses.

Starting with the shortest of the three, blue fescue (Festuca glauca) reaches 4 – 10 inches tall and wide, depending on cultivar. Seed heads add an additional few inches, to reach about 10 – 12 inches. Plants start out light green in the spring but by mid-summer the narrow spikey leaves take on a distinctly blue hue. Grows best in full sun to light shade, blue fescue is drought and heat tolerant. It does not like wet conditions and will eventually die out if keep too moist. ‘Elijah Blue’ is a dependable powder-blue cultivar.

a weed problem. The heads make an excellent addition to both fresh and dried arrangements. Leaves are about 1/2 inch wide and dark green. ‘Karl Foerster’ is an adaptable perennial, able to grow in bog gardens but also equally tolerates heavy clay (thrives in fact) to dry sandy conditions.

Plant in full sun to part shade. Because of its broad appeal and versatility, ‘Karl Foerster’ was the 2001 Perennial Plant of the Year (www.perennialplant.org). ‘Overdam’ feather reedgrass is a similar cultivar excepting shorter and more compact with variegated foliage.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Pe-

rennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; email: hortscene@ yahoo.com).

Announcements July 19 – 20: 47th Annual Lily Show at the Mall at Lawson Heights (134 Primrose Drive, Saskatoon). Lily stems go on sale after the show on the 20th at 3:15 pm. Sponsored by the Canadian Prairie Lily Society (www.prairielily.ca).

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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Blue oatgrass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) is a midsized grass, 20 – 24 inches tall and wide. The slightly arching seed heads overtop the foliage, often double the height of the foliage to a maximum height of 30 – 40 inches. The leaves are broader than the blue fescue, about 1/4 inch wide.

The leaves are also more supple, arching over almost to the ground causing the mound to resemble a small intensely blue fountain. I have several plants in my yard in full sun to part shade, all thriving. As a rule, they prefer well-drained and moist soil. That said, once established blue oatgrass is considered drought-tolerant.

‘Karl Foerster’ feather reedgrass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’) is truly a showstopper in most landscapes because of its height and strong vertical lines. It can reach 3 – 4 feet tall x 1.5 – 2.5 feet wide, depending on moisture conditions (i.e. wetter = taller), with plumes of feathery seed heads reaching as high as 5 – 7 feet under ideal conditions. The seeds are sterile, so it will never become

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OBITUARIES ~

Harry Gampe

Maurice Conan

Mr. Harry Gampe passed away at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert, SK. on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at the age of 79 years.

Harry was born on March 13, 1934 in the Silver Grove district, a son to Ewald and Anna Gampe.

He attended Silver Grove School which was 4 miles from home. Like all the rest of the kids, he walked to and from school.

After leaving school he took a course in radio and television repair. His brother-in-law George was an intrical part in Harry completing this course.

Harry had a skidoo accident in which he suffered an injury which left him with a speech impediment.

He lived with his mother until her passing and then moved to Shellbrook.

Harry and his friend used to drive to Big River and also to Prince Albert where they would go to the casino and have dinner before returning home. He spent time going to garage sales looking for bargains, especially movies.

He enjoyed his great nieces and nephews and would watch them play for hours with their toys .

Harry leaves to mourn his passing his siblings; Marie (nee: Gampe)Staus of Spiritwood, SK., Walter (Agnes) Gampe of Scott, SK., Arthur (Norma) Gampe of Shellbrook, SK. Elsie (Daniel) Wurst of Cudworth , SK., his nieces and nephews, Cheryl (Greg) Turgeon and their children, Meagan (Tyson) Walter and Michelle; Lindsay (Cindy) Gampe and their children, Marina and Jillian; Shelley Ferron; Lana (David) Gerein; Bradley (Angela) Gampe and their children, Bradley, Cody, Austin and Joshua; Karen (Ken) Trischuk and their children, Makayla and Brayden; Kevin (Reigan) Gampe and their children, Colby, Kaitlynn and Nicolas; Randy (Patsy) Wurst and their children, Quindal and Danika; David (Cindy) Wurst and their son, Andrew and his son Bentley; Wesley Wurst; and numerous other relatives. Harry was predeceased by; his parents, Ewald and Anna Gampe, his uncles and aunts; Leo Gampe, Mike Meszaniec, Hans Ottmeier, Paulie Ottmeier and Iris Miszaniec, his brother-in-law, George Staus.

The Funeral Service will be held on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shellbrook, SK. with Pastor Chris Dean and Pastor Doug Schmirler as officiants. Brad Gampe will Share Memories of Harry.

The Organist will be Janet Gray. Special Music by the Beam Family. The Pallbearers will be Brad Gampe, Kevin Gampe, Ken Trischuk, Elsie Wurst, Lindsay Gampe, Agnes Gampe.

Memorial Donations in memory of Harry may be directed to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to the Parkland Integrated Health Facility.

The interment will be in Silver Grove Cemetery. E-mail condolences will be forwarded to the family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Beau”Lac” Funeral Home, Shellbrook. Donna Lovberg Funeral Director

CONAN – Mr. Maurice. 1937-2013 My sister Lauren Conan and I, Michelle Conan, and would like to share some memories of our grandfather. To us and the rest of the family, he was known as Pépé, a French word for grandpa.

He was born on March 11, 1937 to Francois and Anna Conan. Pépé began his life as a premature baby weighing only 2.5 pounds. He was born in the farmhouse northwest of Marcelin because there was no time to get to the hospital. Because he was so little, he was kept in a little basket lined with cotton batten on the outside of the wood stove door, the warmest place in the house.

As a young boy, he was kept busy on the farm helping out his dad. When he was sick, his mom was always ready with the mustard plaster.

He received his elementary schooling at Marcelin School with the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary. He then attended Gravelbourg College with the Missionary Oblates, a boy’s college, beginning in Grade 7. He enjoyed many activities at Gravelbourg, including roller skating, tennis, and hockey.

Pépé stayed in Gravelbourg until Grade 9, at which time he returned home for one year. It was then that he taught his two older sisters, Yvette and Lil, how to roller skate. He only remembered to teach them how to stop after Lil ran into a fence. His parents thought he was having too much fun at home, so he returned to Gravelbourg for high school. He continued his education there, culminating with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ottawa.

He married Toni Goueffic, our Mémé, in 1957. Together they spent many hours working on the farm and raising their family. Mémé prepared many meals to take to the field during harvest. She also organized food, buses, and fundraising for all of Pépé’s hockey teams. Together they went to Expo in Montreal in 1967 and took many whirlwind trips to Jasper. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2007.

They had three children: two sons, Francois and Guy, and one daughter, Nicole, the first Poupette, which means doll in French. He spent a lot of time with them. Whenever he had grain to haul, the kids would go with him to give Mémé a holiday, as she would say. Pépé often read the newspaper in the little bedroom off of the kitchen, and his three kids would end up sitting in there with him as they waited for supper, all four of them squished into the smallest room of the house. They also spent lots of time in the backyard, swimming in the pool. Auntie Nicole remembers being sent to clean it in 53°F water, which was before they had a pool vacuum and a heater. Pépé taught Auntie Nicole how to drive a standard, first “three on the tree” and then to double clutch on his ’53 Mercury three-ton truck, better known as Betsy. He was a very patient teacher, but only taught her how to use the brakes when she almost hit her brother Guy and the combine. When the boys got older, they worked in the field with him, often doing more harm than good. They also remember being invited to go on “little drives” for “big talks,” which meant they were in trouble.

Pépé started farming at the age of 21 upon the death of his father. Farming was his passion. No matter the task, he was always using Massey Ferguson equipment. He proudly worked his land, enjoying all aspects of this entrusted to his care by the Heavenly Father. The crops at Dugan’s were especially noted with due care so that his beloved whooping cranes would have an easier time to land and walk about. He actively took part in the farm until the fall of 2012, when he ran his combine, a Massey 9690, for 5 hours per day.

For 30 years he worked the winters for the Department of Social Services in Yorkton, Moose Jaw, and Prince Albert.

He was very fortunate to continue farming during his career.

He enjoyed his job very much and made many good friends.

Pépé was also community minded. He was a Board member for the Blaine Lake Division Board, the Marcelin Rink committee, the Marcelin Board of Trade, the Marcelin Town Council, and the Marcelin Housing Authority. He also loved to sing. He did this at many funerals. He also sang for community events, for special church events, and for the Mid-

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night Mass Choir, for which many members will remember the saying, “What’s my note?”

He coached hockey for 23 years starting with the Mighty Mites and graduating to the Junior B Knights. He sometimes coached four or five teams at once. Because of some excellent hockey friends who would pack up the equipment, he was able to make trips to Paradise Hill from Prince Albert for the opening face off. There were many exciting times on the bus to go to provincial games, and many exciting times at the Marcelin Arena. The men he coached remember his continual generosity and the unique way he taped hockey sticks.

When Pépé wasn’t working, he liked to spend time with his grandchildren: three boys, Marc, Andrew, and Mitchel, and four Poupettes, Megan, Michelle, Laura, and Lauren.

He also liked to relax in his swimming pool, where he spent many hours. It was here that he taught many of his grandchildren to swim. He especially liked to cannonball into the pool with all of his grandkids screaming and splashing around him. We fondly remember diving for the loonies he threw in the pool.

After everyone was dried off, he would take us somewhere for tons of ice cream. He would also take us for rides where everyone would have to sing, especially “Oh, a hunting we will go!” Megan remembers riding in the truck with Pépé while her Uncle Guy was burning stubble. Pépé had to drive close to the flames. From then on Megan always believed that she had the most amazing grandpa in the world because he could drive through fire.

We spent many hours with Pépé in the combine as well as watching him play Mario Brothers on Nintendo 64. We will always know him as the best player ever! It wasn’t all fun and games for the boys though. Marc and Andrew remember working for Pépé at the farm, painting and cleaning his beloved bins. Apparently they began work early in the morning and spent the day in the hot sun, although rumour has it that they would be in the pool by noon.

Christmas time was always one of Pépé’s favourites. We will never forget the many boxes and boxes and boxes of chocolates that were ready for us to eat. The chocolates were followed by glasses of milk, which were topped up after every sip. As we grew up, the milk switched to champagne, a tradition that we will continue each Christmas. We will also cherish each collector coin that we received from him.

Christmas will not be the same without him.

Another one of Pépé’s favourite pastimes was to go crop checking, sometimes twice a day. When he would get back to the house, he’d complain that the crops weren’t growing much! He also enjoyed collecting coins and hockey cards, reading, making puzzles, playing Solitaire and Kaiser, and watching sports. He was an avid fan of the Montreal Canadians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. If they had listened to his armchair coaching, they would have won every game!

Pépé had asthma most of his life. The first heart attack happened in 1978 followed by a quadruple bypass surgery some 20 years later. Diabetes followed along with arthritis.

His health began to fail in 2012 until he succumbed to all of this at 5pm on July 6th at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon surrounded by family.

Pépé, we are thankful for the good work ethic that you instilled in all of us. Your generosity and dedication to family and community set a great example and will always be remembered. We will miss bringing supper to you in the field during harvest and will never forget the loving sound of your whole-hearted laughter. We hope that if there are no Massey Combines to pick up the heavenly crops, that our Lord will get you one. We all love you very much and will think of you always.

Maurice is lovingly survived by his wife Toni Conan, his children, Francois (Joanne) Conan; Guy (Janet) Conan; & Nicole Conan. His grandchildren Marc Conan, Andrew Conan, Michelle Conan, Lauren Conan, Megan Robin, Laura Robin and Mitchel Robin. His sister, Lillian (Erwin) Stefner. Maurice was predeceased by his parents, Frank & Anna Conan; his sister Yvette Davis; his in-laws, Emmanuel & Toni Gouëffic. The Mass of Christian Burial for Maurice took place on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 11:00a.m. from the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Marcelin, with Father Tru Lee & Father Ramel Macapala as Celebrants.

Interment will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Maurice to the choice of the donor. Emailed condolences sent to www.beaulacfuneralhome.com will be forwarded to the family. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Tammy Smart, Director, 306-747-2828.

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Elli Sommerfeld SOMMERFELD, ELLI Elli was the sixth child of eight children born to John and Emilie Wendland. Elli lived, worked and farmed in the Shellbrook area until 1974, when she moved to Kelowna.

Elli enjoyed life to its fullest entertaining many friends, gardening, canning and baking.

She loved a good game of durak or dice and carpet bowling with friends.

Her gracious spirit, servant attitude and love for family was felt by all.

Elli was the loving wife of Ed for 57 years.

She was the loving and devoted mother of Darlene (Daniel) Rybka; Arnold (Denise); Gail (Larry) Russell; Karen (Greg) Martin.

Cherished grandmother of Joanne (Gary) McKenzie; Melanie (Brent) Kizlyk; Mat-

thew (Jennifer) Sommerfeld; Kerri Russell; Kory (Ihsin) Russell; Tim (Jeannine) James; Tammy (Travis) Urschel; B.J. James; Jonathan (Ashley) James and the late Megan Sommerfeld.

Proud great-grandmother of Tiffany Strayer; Evangeline and Melia Sommerfeld; Cassidy and Jesse LeBlanc; Leah Baxter; Ivan Russell; Kaleb, Reese and Rayna James; Rocky, Presley and Lucy Urschel and the late Darcy Strayer. Proud great-great-grandmother of Jackson Strayer.

Mom passed away on May 28, 2013. A funeral service was held at Faith Lutheran Church in Kelowna on May 30, 2013 and the interment was held at the Brightholme Cemetery in Saskatchewan on June 2, 2013.

Mom will be dearly missed by all but her legacy will live on.

The science behind fireflies Few things seem more whimsical and magical on a warm night than watching fireflies blink on and off and wondering where one will turn up next. At any given moment, there may be dozens of fireflies lighting up the night sky, providing the perfect opportunity for kids and adults to go outside and collect a few insects for a closer look.

The Smithsonian Institute says there are more than 2,000 species of fireflies, also called lightning bugs, around the world. Only some species produce adults that glow.

Fireflies are a type of beetle that use their illuminated bottoms to attract females. Often the males will fly around while the females wait in bushes and trees for their mates to arrive. Each species of the insect has its own language of flashing light. Some fireflies produce a green light, while others lean toward yellow or orange.

Two chemicals, called luciferase and luciferin, are present in a firefly’s tail, and these chemicals account for the insects’ bioluminescence. Luciferase is an enzyme that triggers light emission. Luciferin is heat-resistant, and it glows under certain conditions. Chemicals inside the firefly’s body convert energy to initiate the glow in its tail. One hundred percent of the firefly’s energy is emitted as light, making it a very efficient light producer. Because there is no heat generated from this light, it is known as cold light.

Although the glowing mechanism known to fireflies is largely exhibited by the adults flying through a summer sky, the larvae and eggs of some species also emit light. They use the light to deter predators and inform them that they do not taste good.

While fireflies are often seen in a pleasing light and as

harmless bugs, they may not be so harmless within their social circles. Some fireflies are carnivorous. Larvae eat snails and worms. Some fireflies feed on other fireflies and will mimic the flashing pattern of a certain species to lure in a meal. But scientists have not observed fireflies eating other species of bugs and are not even sure if fireflies eat much at all.

Catching fireflies Many people have fond childhood memories of running through their yards catching fireflies. Fireflies are present on every continent except Antarctica, so there is a good chance you can find fireflies in your own yard, though they tend to congregate in long grasses and marshy areas around ponds, lakes and streams and, as a result, may be more populous in these areas.

In order to catch fireflies successfully, turn off the exterior lights of your home and have a container ready. Punch holes in the lid of a jar to allow air to penetrate and put in a damp piece of paper towel to make sure the fireflies will not dry out.

Use care when catching the fireflies, which are fragile.

Working with a net is often better than bare hands, particularly for children who may not be so gentle.

Only keep the fireflies for a day or two before letting them go. Otherwise you’re bound to find a jar of deceased fireflies.

According to the Firefly Organization, firefly numbers are dwindling, largely due to light pollution and overdevelopment. Human lights interrupt flashing light patterns. Therefore, any fireflies that are captured should be promptly returned to the wild. TF136232

Did you know?

The ratio of women to men decreases as the population ages. According to the book, “Gender Gap: The Biology of Male-Female Differences,” by David Barash and Judith Eve Lipton, worldwide there are approximately 107 baby boys born for every 100 baby girls. But all human embryos actually start out as females for the first six weeks of life. After that sixth week of development, if the embryo is male, a certain gene on the Y chromosome will begin to produce andro-

Town of Shellbrook Due to the heavy rains experienced on June 13, 14 & 15th, 2013; The Town of Shellbrook has been designated as a disaster area.

If you have experienced excessive water damage due to the storm you may be eligible for assistance.

Claim forms are available on line: www.shellbrook.net or may be picked up at the municipal office.

gens that encourage the development of male characteristics. Men have a life expectancy of 64.52 years, as compared to a life expectancy of 68.76 for women, says information from The Harvard Medical School. Also, male babies are 25 percent more likely to die in infancy than female babies.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to The Municipalities Act, public notice is hereby given that the Ministry of Government Relations rejects the application for the establishment of the Hamlet of Morin Lake to be designated as an Organized Hamlet within the Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494, for the following reasons: • The permanent population is low; and • Concern for the current low potential to become an independent municipal government in the near future.

Dated at Regina, Saskatchewan, this 3rd day of July, 2013.

Keith Comstock, Assistant Deputy Minister, for and on behalf of the Minister of Government Relations

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Regular services, Sunday school and special events will be listed at no charge.

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, 9 a.m.

St. Henry’s - Leask Mass Sunday 7 p.m.

St. Joseph’s - Marcelin

Mass Saturday, 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

CONSTRUCTION TENDER

The Shell Lake Rural Volunteer Fire Department is now accepting

TENDERS for the construction of a

24’ X 30’ X 10’ Wall Addition to the Rural Fire Hall #2.

Tenders will be accepted till August 5th 2013.

For information call Hartley @ 306-4272084.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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Build muscle

Building muscle is a goal of many men. Men have more muscle mass than women, but it takes some effort to sculpt muscle tissue into a firm and fit physique. While there is no magic formula for transforming the body overnight, there are ways for guys to build muscle quickly and safely.

Start with nutrition As the old adage goes, “You are what you eat,” and this is true when it comes to getting fit and building muscle. Food acts as fuel for the body and plays a role in building muscle. A nutritious diet helps build healthy, lean muscle.

The key is to eat enough so that you will gain muscle without eating too much so your diet does not negate the positive impact of your workouts. When choosing foods, multiply your lean body weight by 19 to determine the amount of calories you need to build muscle. Getting the majority of your calories from lean protein sources can help muscles grow faster.

The rule of thumb is about 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight each day. However, don’t overlook the benefits of carbohydrates, which are a source of fuel for the body.

Balancing proteins and carbohydrates with a variety of fresh produce will give the body the necessary vitamins and minerals it needs to repair itself after workouts.

Less is more While it may seem like you have to spend hours at the gym to build muscle, it’s actually better if you scale back a bit. Fitness experts suggest doing no more than 20 sets per muscle group. In fact, sticking to around 12 sets is even better. Keep repetitions in each set to around six for the most muscle growth. Don’t spend hours working out; stick to a 45-minute workout and do each set at a controlled speed. Slow speeds are always harder because they isolate the muscle being used.

When working out, limit the amount of cardiovascular work that you do. Incorporate just enough to burn fat and not burn off muscle. Twenty to 30 minutes of cardio per session is ideal.

Always incorporate stretching Stretching is a key to a successful workout. Stretching can help prevent injury, which can sideline any workout plans and reverse all of your hard work. Furthermore, stretching can improve recovery between workouts.

Graze throughout the day Instead of eating three big meals per day, aim for four to six smaller, quality meals a day to continue to provide fuel to your body. This provides the calories your body needs to build muscle while maintaining a healthy metabolism.

Change it up You may get stuck in a groove with regard to your workout routine, and that routine can negatively impact muscle growth. Regularly alter your routine to keep your body guessing. Just as you can plateau with weight loss by keeping everything status quo, the same thing can happen with muscle growth if you do the same thing day in and day out. Remember not to workout everyday. Muscles grow during resting periods.

Ensure proper form If you’re not doing the lifting or exercises correctly, you will not build the bulk you desire. Furthermore, you could injure yourself. Always consult with a professional before beginning any workout routine, so you can be sure you’re performing the exercises correctly. A personal trainer and spotter can help correct mistakes in form.

By following some guidelines, men can build muscle safely and quickly. MT136239

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Sat. & Sun., July 20 & 21 Kakeyow Cowboys Rodeo Association

Bareback, Saddle Bronc, Bull Riding, p g & more Team Roping Men’s & Women’s Soccer Entries Men’s $600 /team ($6,000 in prizes) Women’s $500/team ($4,500 in prizes) Phone entries to: Stanley 306-468-2326 • Free children’s events • Fireworks, Saturday night • Free face painting • Small ferris wheel rides, Sunday

Mix Slo Pitch $400/team ($6,000 in prizes)

Noah MacPherson (left) and Garret Feige will be suiting up for the Saskatoon Eagles in the upcoming Under 16 Western Canadian Championships.

Rangers teammates set to take the field at Westerns On the heels of winning the provincial championship, two members of the Shellbrook Rangers have been selected to play in the Under 16 Western Canadian Championships with the Saskatoon Eagles. Centre fielder Garret Feige and shortstop Noah MacPherson have been added to the Saskatoon roster to attend the Westerns being held in Winnipeg from August 1-5.

The Saskatoon team plays a six game modified round robin against nine teams from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Quebec was a late withdrawal from the championships.

Feige is expected to see time in the outfield and will add a dependable bat. He was the Ranger centre fielder and cleanup hitter this season. In 21 games, Feige had 32 hits in 50 at bats for an astronomical .640 batting average. He also scored 38 runs, stole 5 bases and walked 14 times.

Despite all of that, Garret’s most impressive statistics were his 13 home runs and 52 RBIs. The 13 home runs set a new Rangers season record. He accomplished all of this in 65 plate appearances.

MacPherson was the Ranger shortstop this summer and a catalyst at the top of the batting order. Hitting in the number two spot, he led the team in plate appearances (78), at bats (70), hits (33), runs scored (39) and doubles (10), while appearing in all 24 Rangers games. He also stole 7 bases, hit 2 home runs while driving in 28 RBIs. He finished with a .471 batting average. Saskatoon is deep at shortstop, and

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Phone entries to James 306-468-2509 • Free local entertainment • Concession stands • Onsite security • Highway on reserve for safe driving

Admission - Adults $7, Children 12 & Under FREE

For more info contact Ahtahkakoop Band 306-468-2326 or email Rodeo@acn104.ca

it looks like MacPherson will see some time at second and third base during the tournament.

Pitcher Austen Kalyn was also invited but was unable to join the team due to other commitments.

Rangers coach Tyrone MacPherson gave some insight as to how all of this transpired. “Just prior to us leaving for provincials, the AAA, or elite level, had just completed their championships, and all three of those teams (one out of Prince Albert, two out of Saskatoon) were issued an invitation to the Western Canadian Championships.”

The teams, already consisting of fairly small rosters, encountered some work commitments that made it so not all of their players could make the tournament.

“They weren’t getting their full roster to the Westerns, so they actually went scouting for some kids to pick up. And there’s a connection in town here with Jim McComas, who’s connected to the Saskatoon team. He came out to a game here and did some scouting and made a recommendation for three kids.”

The two players who will be making the trip are excited for the opportunity, and glad they will get at least one more chance to take the field as teammates. “I think it’s a lot better that we’re both going,” commented Noah MacPherson.

They have already begun practicing and playing games with their new team in preparation for the tournament.

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Inbee Park chasing major golf history The most dominating athlete in 2013 anywhere in the Among those excited about Park’s run are her LPGA colworld — any sport — is South Korea’s Inbee Park on the La- leagues. “ It’s great what she’s doing,” said American Stacey dies Professional Golfers’ Association tour.

Lewis, displaced in April by Park as the No. 1 ranked golfer In early August, at the Old Course at St. Anin the world. “It’s creating a lot of headlines for drew’s Scotland, Park will go for golfing history us, which is good.” when she attempts to win her fourth consecutive Another American, Paula Creamer, said major championship, the 2013 women’s British Park’s incredible run is raising the LPGA Open. bar: “It’s elevating all of us. It’s where we need Park had one major to her credit going into 2013 to be. If we’re not, she’s going to leave us all in (she won the 2008 U.S. Open). But this year, she the dust.” has stepped above the crowd and is becoming a That cloud of dust is definitely forming. household name among those who follow golf, • Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “The Panand is even getting recognition from mainstream thers made Finnish centre Aleksander Barkov (non-golf) media outlets. the No. 2 overall pick in the amateur hockey BRUCE Winning three tournaments in a row is amazing. draft. He is 17 but said to be ready for the NHL. Winning three majors in a row is almost unpreceAt 17, I wasn’t even ready to decide between a P ENTON dented on the LPGA circuit. You may have heard of Whopper and a Big Mac.” ~ Tiger Woods, who won four straight men’s majors • Cote again: “The Texas Rangers signed over two years and got a little bit of publicity as a Manny Ramirez, 41, to a minor-league conresult. The only other woman golfer to win three tract. Remember when ‘Manny Being Manny’ majors in one season was Babe Zaharias in 1950. was sort of charming? At this point, Manny beSo Park’s performance this year has brought some won- ing still here is sort of annoying.” derful attention to the LPGA. ‘Grand slam’ talk is every• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “According to Merriamwhere but even if Park wins the British, she still won’t have Webster, having one wife is monogamy. According to Tiger the ‘slam’ because there are five major tournaments in the Woods, it’s monotony. “ women’s pro game. The Evian Masters, in France in Sep• Currie again: “Breaking news: In a freak playbook mistember, was recently granted ‘major’ status, so a Grand hap, Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce ran into a bookmark Slam now consists of five majors. Hardly fair, but what an and is out for the season.” accomplishment it would be if Park can somehow win at St. • Another one from Currie: “Sources say Helsinki hockey Andrew’s Aug. 1-4 and follow it up with a victory in France. team Jokerit will join the KHL in 2014. Jokerit? Who’s their Her smiling face would be everywhere — TV, magazines, arch-rival, Gary Batman?” newspapers, cyberspace. To the LPGA Tour, it would be • Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “The new turf Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic, Armstrong walking on the at Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium is 35 degrees cooler than moon. Five majors in one year — wow! the old turf. For those of you unfamiliar with the way we

do things in Nebraska, selecting turf for our football field is similar to choosing a new governor, only 10,000 times more important.”

• Dickson again: “According to reports, David Beckham turned down an offer to try out for an unnamed NFL team.

Considering he’s a 38-year-old man who’s never played the sport, I think we can narrow it down to the Jets and -- well, it must’ve been the Jets.”

• Another one from Dickson: “Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen took their kids to Disneyland. Someone asked Brady if he wanted to see Grumpy and Snow White. His response: ‘Belichick and Tebow are here?’ “ • Headline at SportsPickle.com: “NFL announces deal with Lexington National Bail Bonds to become the official bail bonds of the NFL.” • Lucy Millsap, 19, to NewsOK.com, when asked what she named the 72-pound catfish she caught barehanded to win the 14th annual Okie Noodling Festival: “Dinner.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “No truth to persistent rumors of a 5.2 earthquake in Cleveland last Sunday.

Alas, it was just Prince Fielder stealing second against the Indians.”

• NBC’s Jay Leno, after Joey Chestnut ate 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the annual Nathan’s Fourth of July contest: “How is that possible? My garbage disposal doesn’t work that fast.”

• Perry again: “Canadian curler Matt Dumontelle (the fifth man on Brier winner Brad Jacobs’ rink) has been suspended for two years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. Suspicions were aroused when he started chucking his stones overhand.”

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Green between the lines - Riders knock off defending champs

By Jon Svec The Riders travelled to Toronto on July 11 to put their undefeated record on the line against the defending Grey Cup champions. It was sure to be another big test for the Riders, one they passed with flying colours.

The Riders did a good job in week three of taking advantage of what the Argos gave them. There are two basic types of Cover 3 coverage that defenses like to employ. The first kind involves the cornerbacks (the closest defensive backs to the sideline) having deep coverage. The two corners and the free safety are deep, hence the name Cover 3. The Argos played a lot of this coverage early in the game, and wide receiver Rob Bagg kept running straight downfield under the deep cornerback and simply turning around to accept the pass from Durant.

Eventually the Argos grew impatient at the Riders competing so many underneath passes. Cornerback Jamie Robinson tried to jump the next short route, a crucial mistake in corner-deep Cover 3. The defensive back missed the interception, and Durant missed seeing the wide-open deep receiver, but the Riders coaches in the booth saw something that they would later go back to.

The second type of Cover 3 defense involves the halfbacks (the second defensive backs from the sideline) covering deep.

In this coverage, the corners stay short and guard an area of the field known as “the Flats”. This is the coverage that the Argos were in when Jamie Robinson intercepted the ball and ran it all the way back for a touchdown, only to have a pass interference penalty negate the play. The Riders lucked out, as it was a poor read by Durant, who threw to an out route versus corner-short coverage—a big mistake.

The Argos were in the same type of coverage the first time that the Riders took a big shot to Taj Smith on the first play of a drive. Everyone wanted to blame cornerback Jamie Robinson for again jumping a short route, but it was clear that he was supposed to stay short, as everyone on the Argos was playing that type of coverage except for the halfback on the play side. The halfback was supposed to be play a deep zone, but instead he played man to man and jumped an out. One player playing man when everyone else is playing zone creates

some obvious problems, and in this case it resulted in a 70yard touchdown pass to Taj Smith.

Later in the game the Riders again took a shot to Taj Smith on the first play of a drive. The Riders went to a package that they have been using more and more throughout the season, one that involves an extra offensive lineman running onto the field, and Scott McHenry serving as the other tight end. The Jumbo package provided some extra protection on the play, giving Durant a chance to plant a perfect pass on Taj Smith who was screaming down the field, beating the coverage for another score.

Another tactic that the Riders have taken to using involves the slot receivers running up to the line, stopping, resetting, and running to the line again. Some think that this is meant to draw the defense offside, but actually the tactic is used to determine what type of coverage the defense is using. Defensive backs are trained to disguise their coverage as long as possible, but when those slots start sprinting towards the line, the backs that have deep coverage are forced to bail. Of course, defenses know this too, and are sometimes able to switch their coverage in time--just another aspect of the game within the game.

There are many different types of man to man coverage that can be used as well. The variations are based on where a player’s help is, and how much pressure is being sent at the quarterback. Twice in the game, Macho Harris was tested in man to man situations when his help was inside, in the form

of safety Tyron Brackenridge. On these plays, Harris took an exaggerated outside shade on his receiver, making sure that the only soft spot was to the inside. The first time they tried it, Brackenridge was a little late and allowed for Dontrelle Inman to catch a deep ball over the middle. Brackenridge made Inman pay for his mistake, though, delivering a solid hit that Inman didn’t immediately get up from. Later in the contest, Harris again forced his man inside, and Brackenridge wasted no time delivering a blow that separated the ball from the intended receiver.

In the run game, according to my calculations, the Riders have used exactly one type of run play with Kory Sheets this entire season. I certainly don’t blame them, as the play has been executed well, and the offensive line has been doing their job to move the line of scrimmage forward. The play is a simple inside zone with someone, usually the slot, tasked with blocking the backside end. It’s a dynamic play that can be dressed up and varied by formation, but at the root it’s always the same. It’s just one of those things where, until you stop it, we will keep running it, and no one has been able to stop it as of yet.

Saskatchewan’s coverage teams, on both kickoffs and punts, have been simply phenomenal all season. Last week they made Chad Owens look like an average football player, which is not something that is easily done.

As an aside, there were three roughing the passer penalties throughout the course of the game that had no business being called. Fingertip-to-forearm contact, a half step after the throw, should not warrant a flag. Two of the three were called in the Riders’ favour, but at what cost? If we’re not careful, the CFL will be playing two hand touch before we know it.

The Riders won the game 39-28, improving their record to 3-0. Three football games does not a season make, but the way the Riders are winning is promising. Their offensive line has been dominant, especially in the last two weeks, and Sheets has taken advantage the room he has been getting.

The defense and special teams have been strong, and Durant has been outstanding in his execution and protection of the football. Here’s to hoping his foot injury isn’t too severe, and that it won’t cause him to miss too much time.

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rms a n i s r e th BroLocal products make military training a team effort

By Jon Svec Ever since he was a little kid, Skipp Hanson wanted to be in the military. After high school he tried to get in right away, but at the time they weren’t taking anybody, and he was forced to wait. He worked some odd jobs for a while, and eventually went down to work on the drilling rigs in Estevan, all the while trying to break into the military. Eventually he got the call.

Linwood Williams felt the same way. He dreamed of joining the military from a young age, and he also took the roundabout way of getting there. After graduation he bounced around a bit, and eventually ended up working in Alberta. He fell into a party lifestyle, but with the birth of his first child came an opportunity to begin pursuing a real career. He decided to join up.

Skipp in Linwood knew each other before they joined, though they weren’t particularly close. Skipp, who is from Big River, was good friends with Linwood’s cousin.

Linwood grew up in Holbein, and as these things go when living in adjacent small communities, they ran into each other from time to time at parties and various events.

When Skipp found out that he had finally been accepted into the military, one of his first calls was to his good friend, Linwood’s cousin, who informed him that Linwood was getting in too.

“I didn’t even know he was signing up,” Skipp said.

When the two of them reported for duty, they found that they were part of an exclusive group.

“We went and did our swearing in at the recruiting centre, and it was just the two of us,” Skipp said. “We were the only two getting in (at that time),” added Linwood.

The two quickly learned that the rigours of basic training are best weathered with a good friend at your side. “Pretty much everything you do is just better, knowing that someone is there, going through the same (stuff),” said Skipp.

They also learned that not every task in basic training is as exciting as it may seem, and during the monotonous moments it was again beneficial to have a familiar friend nearby.

“During basic, you have to sew a name tag onto every piece of clothing you own. So you’re sitting around, and it just worked out that we knew each other so we would just go hang out . . . and sew,” Linwood laughed.

Having a friend close by may have helped them with their initial transition into the military, but they soon found that it was important for the entire unit to work together in order to make it through the brutal 14-week event.

Skipp brought up a story that involved some hidden hard candy, and just the mention of

(Above) Linwood Williams (left) and Skipp Hanson, geared up for action. (Right) Linwood and Skipp, currently on leave, have been training hard for the upcoming Mountain Man competition.

the sugary snack caused Linwood to groan in pain.

“This guy got caught with a bunch of Jolly Ranchers in his pocket, he was eating them during class,” Skipp began. “So they had us all formed up, they turned his pockets out, and he had four full packs of Jolly Ranchers.

So they counted them out, and aside from the one he ate, there were 39 others. We had to buy each Jolly Rancher back by running eight flights of stairs.”

“We’re a team. You win as a team, you lose as a team,” Linwood added.

Following basic training, both Skipp and Linwood were sent to Wainwright, Alberta for battle school. If they thought they were out of the woods, they were mistaken.

“Battle school was a whole different world of pain,” Skipp said. “The first four or five weeks were just brutal.”

Linwood was given some advice before attending battle school that helped prepare him for the difficult tasks that would be presented.

Lloyd Rudolph of Holbein, a former infantryman himself, told him, “You’ll be out there fighting a fake enemy, with fake bullets, but you’ll still have to dig a real trench.”

The concept of working together as a unit was emphasized just as strongly in their second stage of preparation for service, and the physical and mental hurdles continued.

Now that they were in battle school, they were asked to cut out the name tags that they had sewn to their equipment, and instead write their names with a sharpie in a designated spot. After an inspection, it was learned that not everyone had completed the task.

“They kit bombed us,” they said. This is when every person takes every single piece of kit they own and puts it into a massive pile.

They were then given twenty minutes to clean up the mess. Since the allotted time made the task impossible, everyone simply began grabbing items and shoving them into bags. This would have been fine, until they learned they had an inspection the next morning, and their superiors decided to work them for the rest of the day. After lights out at 11 p.m., their red lights snapped on, and they spent the night covertly sorting the mess.

“You have to make a standard where everyone is at the same level,” Linwood said. If one person struggles with something, everyone else se in in the the unit un t must m t help hellp pick pick ckk that th thaatt person up. up p.

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has something that they’re good at, you can always find something. And the way that they have it set up, you can’t do everything yourself,” Skipp said.

Somehow, together, they made it through battle school, though there were a few close calls along the way.

Once, during a field exercise in their last week of school, Linwood suffered an injury that almost forced him to start the whole process over again. His group was taking on simulated fire, so Linwood executed your basic “double-tap-dash-down-crawl-observe” technique to find cover. When he hit the deck, he landed on a stump and broke a rib.

He was taken to a medical clinic and forced to miss about eight hours of the exercise. When he returned, there was speculation that he might have to go all the way back to week one if he couldn’t continue. He quickly decided he would tough it out.

After they graduated from battle school, Skipp and Linwood both ended up being stationed at Shilo, Manitoba. “This whole time, through everything, we’ve been in the same platoon, the same section, same everything,” Linwood said.

Currently, two-thirds of their platoon is stationed overseas. “They are on the last tour to Afghanistan, just a cleanup,” Linwood said.

“They are getting rid of all our infrastructure and equipment over there. That’s their mission. But I guess they got attacked pretty good a couple weeks ago. They got rocketed at like four in the morning. They are still there fighting.”

“It’s not considered a combat tour, but you’re still in a war zone,” Skipp said.

As strange as it may sound, Skipp and Linwood are eagerly awaiting their chance to head into troubled areas and fight for their country. “To a lot of people that might sound bad, wanting to go into a war zone. But the way I look at it it’s like a fireman training to put out a fire, and then spending four or five years and never actually putting out a fire,” Skipp said.

“That’s what we’ve been trained to do, that’s our job . . . I don’t care where we go. If (Stephen) Harper thinks that we should go somewhere and do something for him, so be it,” Linwood added.

For now, they are spending their days training for ing fo an upcoming upcom g Mountain Mou Mounta un Man competition. Thee grueling tio gruelin course cou must m be taken on while w h carrying carryin a 45-pound 45-poun 455 n rucksack, and in a 32 32 kilometre kilo ki lome metr tree run before pickinvolves an carrying carryy it for another ing up a canoe and kilometres canoeing canoein ten kilometres fivee kilometres, nd then the travelling andown the river, and oth herr five ffiive ive kilometres kil ilom ometres etres t other too the finish line.

“Our urr day dayy to to day d job right now is preparing for that,” Skipp prepa saaid. said d said.

L Loo Looking back on the training expetheir ri i riences, both app preciate the work th h they put in, that th though they are ce e certainly glad it’s oover. They are b both living the li life they’ve always d dreamed of, and th they are proud of w what they’ve acco complished. o “It’s to totally worth it n now,” Linwood sa said.

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How to create a paver walkway or patio Creating a walkway or patio out of paving stones can add aesthetic appeal to a property. Pavers are less permanent than concrete and decking. As a result, it is easier to change the design later on if you want to give the space a new look.

Homeowners who install their own pavers can save a considerable amount of money. Because installing paving stones can be labor-intensive, landscape contractors may charge a premium for installation. However, this is a project that can be tackled by the do-it-yourselfer.

1. Measure and plot out the area that will become the path or patio. The area of the space can be figured out by multiplying length times width. This will help you determine just how much material you will need.

2. Visit the home improvement store or a supplier of stone and other masonry supplies to determine the style and color of the paving stones you will use in the project. Some homeowners prefer to have the materials delivered to their home to save the hassle of extra heavy lifting and moving.

3. Using a shovel or a tiller, dig down and remove the grass

to a depth of four to six inches from the area that will become the path or patio.

4. Fill in the area you dug out with a paver base material, using a tamper (either manual or power-driven) to tamp down the paver base until it is level and smooth.

5. Apply about one inch of paving sand to further level out the path or patio. This will be the material on which the paving stones are laid.

6. Begin laying the paving stones. Leave the appropriate distance between stones desired by your pattern. If the paving stones will not have any gap and serve as a continuous patio, leave only the smallest gap between them.

7. Spread more paving sand on top of the paving stones and, using a broom, sweep it over the stones and into the crevices between them to set the stones.

8. Create the rest of the garden design around the patio or pathway using gravel, plants and even edging material to finish the look. Over time you may need to sweep more paving sand over the stones to keep them secure. EL136214

Make the most of your ‘staycation’ When the economy took a turn for the worse several years ago, many families had to cut costs in order to make ends meet. For many families, that meant leaving vacations on the cutting room floor. While the economy has rebounded, uncertainty surrounding that comeback has prevailed for many families, who remain hesitant to book a traditional vacation for fear of spending money they might be better off saving.

The sacrifice of traditional vacations has led many families to embrace the “staycation,” wherein families still take time off to be with one another but do so largely at home rather than heading off to an exotic locale or resort. A staycation is a great way for families to rediscover their own communities and spend quality time together without the hustle and bustle of airports or interstates. Families who still find themselves hesitant to commit to a more traditional vacation can heed the following tips to ensure their staycation is a success. * Go out to dinner. Part of the fun of a family vacation is getting to enjoy some nights out on the town. But even if you’re not straying far from home this year, you can still enjoy the cuisine your community has to offer.

Dine out a few nights during your time off, making sure to enjoy a few different restaurants instead of relying on one your family frequents throughout the year. Dining out on a weeknight will create the feel of a more traditional vacation, and you might just find a new restaurant you and your family love and can revisit in the years to come. * Absorb the local culture. The daily grind has a way of making life hectic, and chances are you and your family don’t get to enjoy your own community’s culture throughout the year. Take advantage of the time afforded you by your staycation to soak up all the culture and recreational activities your community has to offer. Visit nearby museums, take in a performance at your local theater or explore a nearby park, be it for a day of hiking or a more laid back picnic in the sun. This can help everyone reacquaint themselves with the reasons you chose to settle

down in your community. * Go camping. Just because you’re having a staycation doesn’t mean you have to stay home. Spend a few nights away from home by taking the family on a camping trip. The fee to stay at a nearby campsite is negligible when compared to the cost of hotel rooms for an entire family, and you won’t spend nearly as much on food because you’ll need to bring your own to the campsite. Camp during the week instead of on the weekends, and you might have more of the campground to yourself. * Head for the beach. In its National Coastal Population Report examining population trends from 1970 to 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that 39 percent of the United States population lived in counties directly on the shoreline. North of the United States, Canadians know they are sur-

rounded by three oceans and have access to thousands of additional bodies of water, including the Hudson Bay, Bering Sea and Gulf of St. Lawrence. That means access to the water and the beach is readily available for Americans and Canadians who wish to spend part of their staycation with some sand between their toes and the sound of waves crashing on the shorelines in their ears. Make time to visit the beach on your staycation, and you might be able to recreate the feeling of a more traditional getaway.

Staycations have become a staple for families looking to avoid expensive resort vacations. But staying close to home can still be just as fun as traveling abroad. EL136228

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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

THE CLASSIFIEDS Email your ad: chads@sbchron.com

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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 Gordon Terrance Miller, late of Canwood in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased farmer. 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 August 2, 2013.

Gwendolyn F. L. (Cindy) Miller, P.O. Box 355, Canwood, Sask. S0J 0K0, Executrix for the Estate.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE FOR SALE - U PICK Saskatoons $1.50/ lb. 306-747-3463 2-29CH HOUSEHOLD ITEMS - VITAMIX Blenders $499 & up, Omega Juicers, Bamix hand Blenders $169 & up, Nut Milk Bags, BUNN

Home Coffee Makers, KITCHENAID 7 QT 1.3hp Mixers Call Hometech Regina 1-888-6926724

AUTOS FOR SALE FOR SALE - 2007 Ford F150 half ton, 4x4, Supercab, Shortbox, extra doors, 140,000 Km, 5.4 Triton, auto, air/tilt/cruise, CD Player. $15,500 obo; Devon 306-4667288 2-30CH

REC. VEHICLES FOR SALE FOR SALE - 1984 Motorhome, very good condition inside and out. 69,700 miles. Can be seen in Shellbrook. 306747-3210 2-30CH

The Town of Shellbrook is accepting applications for the position of Recreation Director. This is a term position until October 31, 2013 with the possibility of full-time employment following this date.

Shellbrook is a progressive, vibrant community located 30 minutes west of Prince Albert. We are in the heart of the Parklands within close proximity to numerous lakes and parks. Our community has many recreational facilities and community organizations.

The Recreation Director shall be responsible to the Town Council under the supervision of the Administrator. You will be the working link between the Town and local volunteer recreation, sport and cultural organizations and committees. This position will offer programs and activities for all residents; from toddlers to seniors and will assist a variety of groups with scheduling.

The ideal candidate will be a graduate of a recognized managerial/and or recreation/leisure diploma or degree program.

We offer a great benefit package and competitive salary for the successful individual.

If you are the person we are looking for, your resume may be submitted to the Town Office in person at 71 Main Street, or by mail: Box 40, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 email: shellbrook@sasktel.net fax: (306) 747-3111 Competition closes Monday, July 29th, 2013 @ 4pm

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 FOR SALE - Peterbilt 15’ fibreglass boat, 55 HP Evinrude motor with trailer, good condition. John Deere, model 185 Hydro riding mower. 8’ truck camper, excellent condition. 2 storage sheds, tools tool boxes, fishing equip. washer, dryer, older oak desk with chair, deep freezer, 112 Memorial Drive, Shell Lake, Ph: 306-427-4552 or 306-883-7706 (cell).

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MACHINERY FOR SALE FOR SALE - 2 - 6” grain augers, 22’ long $100 each; 30’ sq. bale loader $250; tractor driven wood splitter 4450; 12’ Cockshutt discer $100; 8½’ Massey one way $75; Horse rake 4100; Saw mandrel $125. 306497-2849 3-31CH FOR SALE - 2 TR85 combines, Cat engines, Choice $4,500 each.

Straight cut headers available. Deal on complete package.

Both used last fall; Flexicoil PTO post

pounder, original owner, excellent condition. $4,500; 1982 MF550 Western Special, Perkins engine, chopper, shedded. 2nd owner. $6,000 obo; Prairie goose neck stock trailer, 18 ft. rubber mats, spare tire. $1,800; White 8650 Pull type combine, working when parked $750 obo; Call Ken at 306-74722363 2-29CH FOR SALE - Haybind, Hesston series 1476.2009, 16 ft. Excellent, field ready condition. $27,000 Ph: 306-747-8032 or 306-747-3531 2-30CH FOR SALE - 1 HD7, 37’ Sakundiak grain auger. 1 8D81600B both with motors.

1980s TR75 combine. 306-466-4621 Leask.

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BINS FOR SALE FOR SALE - 3 - 2000 bushel Twister grain bins, $2000 ea. obo.

TR70 combine 18 ft IH pull type swather, $600 for swather.

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The Town of Shellbrook will be accepting applications for a part-time person with strong mechanical skills within the Public Works Department.

The successful applicant must have a Grade 12 Diploma and a valid driver’s license Submit your resume to the Town Office in person at 71 Main Street, or by mail: Box 40, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 email: shellbrook@sasktel.net fax: (306) 747-3111 For more information, please call Mike @ (306) 747-7365 Competition closes, Wednesday, July 31st @ 4 pm.

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)

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 FOR SALE - Registered Black Angus bulls. Yearling and 2 year olds. Reasonably priced, well developed bulls. Not force fed, but carry enough condition to go out and work your pastures.

Transformers, Raven, Master and Diversity bloodlines. $100.00 deposit will hold until May 1. Tours welcome. For more information please call Christopher at West Cowan Apiaries. 306-469-4970 or 306-469-7902 2530CH

Advertising Deadline is Monday 5:00 p.m.

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

Now distributors of feed pellets with up to 36% protein. Marcel Seeds, Debden Ph: 306-724-4461 TFCH

FEED FOR SALE FOR SALE - Standing hay, alfalfa grass mix, 4 miles from Shellbrook. Ph: 306469-7939 2-29CH

HOMES FOR SALE 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 FOR SALE - 1,225 sq. ft. energy efficient home in Leoville, central air, five appliances, finished basement, attached garage, large lot with mature trees, double garage in back of lot.

Ph: 306-984-4933 8-32CH

The Town of Shellbrook currently has an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time Bookkeeper.

If you are enthusiastic, enjoy a challenge and working with the public in a fast paced environment then we want you on our team. In this role, you will need to have the ability to multi-task & pay close attention to detail. Experience in processing A/P, A/R, payroll and bank reconciliations are required. A strong background in Microsoft Excel would be preferred.

If you are the person we are looking for, your resume may be submitted to the Town Office in person at: 71 Main Street, or by mail: Box 40, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 email: shellbrook@sasktel.net fax: (306) 747-3111 Competition closes Monday, July 29th, 2013 @ 4pm

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Career Ads

Reaching Over 600,000 People Weekly

Rates: $7.79 per agate line Size: 2 col. x 2” ...................$424.00 Deadline for Booking/Material Tuesdays at 12 Noon Contact the Shellbrook Chronicle 306-747-2442 or Email:

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.

HOUSE FOR SALE - To be moved.

1,400 sq. ft. 3 bedroom bungalow in excellent condition. New shingles, July 2013, double attached garage, 13 miles north and 1 mile west of Spiritwood. Ph: 306-8832964 or 306-8838843 4-31CH

ACREAGES FOR SALE ACREAGE FOR SALE BY OWNER: 60 acres on lakefront 4 miles west of Shell Lake, 1, 319 sq ft house with full basement, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms large deck and pool.

Double detached garage. 864 sq ft guest cabin: winterized, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Metal Quonset & other storage sheds.

Watering bowl and fenced for horses.

Asking $520,000.

For info call 306427-4992 or email piperslakequiltshop@gmail.com 3-30CH

Classifieds Work!

LAND WANTED REAL ESTATE Wanted to purchase crop or hay land.

For details phone 1-306-867-9495.

HELP WANTED 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 WANTED - Harvest help. Must be experienced swathing canola, also run grain cart for 1 combine. Top wages. Call Ryan at 306-497-7730 3-30CH PART TIME FARM HELP WANTED - Hay making, general farm work.

306-466-4428 2-29CH

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HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Big River Truck and Trailer is currently looking for mechanics and log truck drivers. Mechanic with experience would be preferred. (willing to train) Wages will be based on experience, also offer a full benefit package. Log truck drivers will be local work and 24 hrs. (hourly wage paid.)

Please call Gary 1-306-479-7939 or email: brtruck. trailer@sasktel. net.

Resumes can be faxed to 1-306-4692472 3-31CH Employment Opportunity - Tait Insurance Group Inc is accepting applications for Full Time Customer Service Representatives.

THE CLASSIFIEDS Email your ad: chads@sbchron.com

Applicants must be enthusiastic and customer service orientated. Administrative & Computer experience is an asset. Traveling to branches offices may be required.

Our office provides a professional working environment with competitive wages and benefits.

We also encourage training and education. Only those selected for interview will be contacted. Please forward resume to #8 Main Street, Box 879 Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 or email to quinntait@taitinsurance.ca. 1-29C

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YARD SALE ESTATE YARD SALE - for Bill and Connie Leverton, July 19 & 20, 10-5 pm. in garage at 735 - 1st Ave. East, Canwood. Clothes, bedding, kitchen supplies, furniture, some tools and antiques, older gas golf cart.

2-29CH LARGE Garage Sale - 106 Adamson Road. Fri. July 19; 10 to 7; Sat., July 20; 10 to 5. Lots of everything.

AUCTIONS AUCTIONS - 2nd Cottage Country Antique Auction Sale Saturday July 20, 2013 @ 10:00 AM Christopher Lake Legion Hall, Christopher Lake,

SK 1-877-494-2437 PL# 318200 www. bodnarusauctioneering.com

CARD OF THANKS A big thank you to all my family, relatives and friends who helped to celebrate my 85th birthday.

- Katie Hoehne The family of Gordon Miller would like to thank everyone for their kindness and compassion during this sad and difficult time. We were deeply touched by the prayers, calls, e-mails, cards, flowers, food, monetary donations and visits. We would like to extend a Special Thank You to the nursing staff at the

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Parkland Integrated Health Centre. The compassion and excellent care that Gord received while a patient there, along with the care and support given to our family meant more than words can express. Thank you for the help we received at the cemetery, it was very much appreciated. The following people made the service very special and memorable Pastor Chris, Donna of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Neighbourhood Caterers, Monica, Irvin and Daryl along with everyone who attended. Thanks to Steven and Sean for carrying Gord’s ashes. And last but not least, thank you to Susan and Kim for the outstand-

ing job sharing our memories of Gord, Dad, Grandpa. God Bless.

- Cindy, Scott, Greg, Jodi and families.

July 19, 2013

In Memory may be put in the Chronicle for $ 19.50* (30 words)

MEMORIAMS

20¢ per additional YUNGWIRTH - In memory of Alvina Yungwirth, passed away July 19, 2011.

Time has gone by so quickly But memories remain the same.

- Sadly missed, ever loved by Vivian, Fabian, Darla, Marlene, Janet, Brent and Emily

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CHEVALLIER GEO-CON LTD Rocky Mountain House, Alberta requires experienced Cat, Hoe, Mulcher Operators, servicing Western Canada. Safety tickets required. Fax resume to 403-844-2735.

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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ACCOMMODATIONS

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Guide outfitting opportunity. Learn to guide in the prestigious Eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains.

On the job training.

Horse experience a huge asset. sean@prophet muskwa.com (250) 789-9494

www.templegardens.sk.ca or 1-800-718-SPAS (7727)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you live in Rural and Remote Saskatchewan and are currently working with the homeless or those at risk of homelessness, please read the following: YMCA of Regina and the Rural and Remote Advisory Board, in partnership with the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, are requesting applications for Small Capital Expense Projects up to $25,000 and up to $10,000 for Local Homelessness Plan development.

Deadline for Applications: September 6, 2013 For more information, please contact Cecile Brass at the YMCA of Regina at cecile@regina.ymca.ca or by phone at (306)757-9622 Ext. 256

Are you interested in working in the RAIL industry?

RAILWAY TAMPER OPERATORS CANDO, an employee-owned company supplying specialized rail services across Canada, is looking for Tamper Operators to operate a Mark IV Tamper, EJ6 Tamper, or equivalent. Successful candidates will lead small teams responsible for aligning tracks, spreading ballast and tamping ties.

Top candidates will have a minimum of five years experience operating a tamper, possess and maintain CROR and TIG certifications, work independently and have experience working on Class1 railways. Full time position with wage range of $25 to $30 per hour. Requires extensive travel throughout Western Canada. Accommodations and living allowance provided when on the road. candoltd.com

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AUCTIONS

CAREER TRAINING

FEED AND SEED

RTM WELDING & MACHINE 5307-50 Ave. Provost, Alberta.

Wednesday, July 24@10 a.m. Machine shop equipment, welding machines, plasma cutter, steel inventory, steel racking, 4000lb forklift, 14, 000lb T/A equipment trailer.

Internet bidding at 12 Noon; www.bidspotter.com.

See www.montgomery auctions.com. 1-800371-6963.

Become a Paramedic!

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

AUTOMOTIVE Guaranteed approval drive away today!

We lend money to everyone.

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Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapproved online.com.

Classes start August 19, 2013 in Humboldt!

Deadline to Apply: July 31, 2013.

Call CTRC Humboldt at

1-800-667-2623!

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

WELL-PAID/ LOW-STRESS CAREER IN MASSAGE THERAPY No need to relocate!

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Our grads are in great demand throughout the west.

Excellent instructors, great results.

$1000 Distance Grant.

1-866-491-0574. www.mhvicarsschool.com

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

HELP WANTED Farming operation near Outlook, SK looking for full-time employee.

Competitive wages including O.T. and other Benefits. Valid driver’s licence and good attitude a must.

High school diploma an asset.

Send Resume to: Namaka Farms Inc. Box 1312 Outlook, SK, S0L 2N0 Email: nfisask@namakafarms.com Fax (306) 867-2250 WW1325

MANUFACTURED HOMES HOMES, COTTAGES & More. RTMI - Ready to Move in.

Call 1-888-733-1411; rtmihomes.com. Red Tag Sale on now!

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FOR SALE PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly.

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STEEL BUILDINGS STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X20 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620.

30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488. 40X54 $13,385.

One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca S T E E L BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuild ings.ca

Whatʻs under your blanket?

backed by 10 year warranty -multi family, single section, motel style homes -Qualify for C.M.H.C.Financing FOR MORE INFO CALL 1.800.249.3969 www.medallion-homes.ca Hwy 2 South Prince Albert

REAL ESTATE ONLY A FEW UNITS LEFT! 55 PLUS ADULT COMMUNITY Ground Level Ranchers. www.diamondplace.ca 306 241 0123 Warman, SK

The perfect place to advertise furniture or other items

For Sale.

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