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Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday, May 3, 2013

What a scream

Daycare project hopes to break ground in 2013 Despite some early setbacks, the board for the Happy Hearts Childcare Centre Inc. are pushing forward in hopes of a 2013 construction.

According to board chair, Karisa Klaassen, the group has reached the 13 per cent mark of their fund raising goal and are currently waiting for the Town of Shellbrook to receive the land title for the property before moving forward.

“It is kind of wait and see right now. We’ve been told that it is going to take a few months before (the land is available)... but it could still possibly be in the fall but we don’t know that for sure,” said Klaassen.

When the idea first came about, a group of concerned residents approached the Town in search of a letter of support and, in turn, the Town pledged to provide a piece of land, at cost, for the building to be constructed on.

The Town has since offered up a piece of property near the Centennial Leisure Park for the childcare centre.

Though the non-profit charitable organization has not yet reached their fund raising goal, Klaassen said that they plan to go ahead with construction as soon as it is possible, which will mean mortgaging a larger portion of the project than initially planned.

“We are still fund raising like crazy but we’ve kind of decided that we will carry a higher mortgage right now and just try to pay it down as quickly as we can because we need this facility open, sooner rather than later,” said Klaassen.

That need is evidenced in the demographic information collected by the group. The town of Shellbrook has grown by 16.5 per cent over a five year period, according to the 2011 Census. With many day home operators closing shop over the past few years, many parents have been left have had to scramble to find childcare.

At present, there are no licensed child care centres in the immediate area while the average income of residents over the age of 15 in Shellbrook is $24,612– almost a $1,000 lower than the provincial average of $25,601.

The board was formed following last year’s Provincial Government announcement of 33 licensed childcare being awarded to the

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Jim Lennard and Bonnie Schmirler ham it up in the Golden HOST Players drama production at the Shellbrook Theatre on the weekend.

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community of Shellbrook. With that approval came a construction grant of $140,293, or approximately 28 per cent of the $500,000 projected building cost. However, this does not include architectural services, lot services, landscaping, furnishing, educational supplies and other unforeseen expenses.

Once up and running, the facility will also receive a government operating grant, which will help offset the cost of operation.

Since the facility will be licensed, low income earners can also receive a subsidy to help with the cost of childcare.

The facility itself will be a raised bungalow offering 3,300 square feet of floor space. (see artists rendering on page 9) The group has been busy with fund raising activities since the project was announced

and that won’t change any time soon. So far this year, the project has been the recipient of funds from a variety night organized by the Golden HOST Players and a wake-athon by students of WP Sandin Public High School.

On the horizon is Friday night’s After Tax Party, organized by Groenen Accounting and the board is in the process of organizing their second annual Texas Scramble golf tournament at the Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Club, on June 15.

The group is also in the process of organizing a Ladies’ Night Out fund raiser at the Shellbrook Community Hall, set for November 16. The Happy Hearts brick campaign has also restarted this spring.

The campaign provides residents and

businesses a lasting legacy with their donation in the form of an engraved brick. The bricks will be visibly incorporated into the construction of the project.

The group, with the help of the Shellbrook Kinettes Club, will be the beneficiary of funds from a Trip of the Month Club, which is set to begin operation in the near future.

Due to the organization’s relatively short history, they were unable to receive a lottery licence to organize the club themselves so the Kinettes Club has agreed to take this on and hold the money in trust, according to Klaassen.

“We are really excited that they were able to pick that up for us,” said Klaassen.

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Seed Survivor Mobile visits Shellbrook Elementary

Students at the Shellbrook Elementary School should now be able to lend a hand during planting season. On April 29th the Seed Survivor Mobile, presented by Agrium and Agriculture in the Classroom, made its way to the school grounds. Everyone was treated to a

fun day of interactive information sessions and games designed to teach the students all about agriculture.

The display was made up of two parts. First, the students were given an informative lesson that taught them about the essential components of

plant nutrition. At the end of the lesson each student was allowed to plant his or her own sunflower seed in a pot which they were allowed to take home with them at the end of the day. “It’s nice because it kind of puts it in perspective for them,” said Sarah Struthers, one

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of the Seed Survivor instructors. “It’s not just us talking the whole time.

They actually get to get their hands dirty.”

The second part of the display took place inside the actual trailer. This part of the exhibit was comprised of interactive stations based on water, light, soil, nutrients and growth.

The students

had a great time playing the interactive electronic games, and at the same time learned a lot about agriculture. “We usually wrap things up by explaining how important it is that we take care of the Earth,” Struthers said.

Seed Survivor was developed in Calgary in 2005. A group of teachers and industry experts

collaborated to develop the activities, games and content that the students are presented with. Agrium’s Program Coordinator, Lindsey Metheral, described the event by saying, “we want children to grow up to be healthy eaters, to be interested in agriculture and to understand where their food comes from.”

A group of students from Shellbrook Elementary School enjoying educational games inside the Seed Survivor Mobile on April 29th. The event was presented by Agrium Inc. and Agriculture in the Classroom (Sask).

Applications now open for 2013 Undergraduate Scholarships Applications are now being accepted for Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ (SPG) 2013 undergraduate scholarships. SPG will be awarding five, $5,000 scholarships to successful candidates who meet all outlined requirements and demonstrate potential to further the pulse industry in Saskatchewan. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 31, 2013.

Eligibility - Student or student’s parent(s) must be registered Saskatchewan pulse growers (i.e. they have sold pulses in the last two years) - Student must not be an immediate family member of current SPG staff or Directors - Student must be accepted as a full-time student this fall in a Saskatchewan-based, post-secondary program that is associated with the pulse industry or agriculture (example: agriculture, natural sciences, engineering, nutrition) Selection Criteria • Student must meet the academic minimum for acceptance into the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture • Student must have an interest in pursuing a career related to agriculture and the pulse industry • Student must have a history of demonstrated leadership • Student must have made contributions to school and community life

For more information about application requirements and how to apply, visit www. saskpulse.com/contact-us/spg-scholarships or contact SPG. Rachel Kehrig Delaney Seiferling Director of Communications & Market Promotion Communications Manager Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Tel: (306) 668-9988 Tel: (306) 668-0116 Cell: (306) 230-6488 Cell: (306) 3217533 Email: rkehrig@saskpulse.com Email: dseiferling@saskpulse.com

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Saskatchewan Seniors Association news

The month of May is almost with us and still we have below zero weather and lots of snow lying around. We all appreciate a slow melt but this is snail pace melt and it brings its own particular problems with it. Farmers must be chomping at the bit waiting to get on the land and start the seeding process and every week they are delayed means a delay at the other end of the seasons when crops are finally ready to take off.

In Saskatchewan seniors face many problems related to health, pensions, housing and cost of living but at least we don’t face on a day to day basis the threat of our country being annihilated like those people in South Korea. Their lives hang in the balance at the whim of some seemingly crazy young man in North Korea. If that wasn’t bad enough we were not, I hope, standing on or near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when more mad people exploded bombs.

I attended a district meeting at Marcelin the other day and while I was there I became aware that they had a large number of booklets and pamphlets on a table just by the door. Pamphlets and booklets that contained a great deal of information relating to older people. They had obtained them from the local Affinity credit union but they came originally from an organization called PLEA. It stands for Public legal Education Association of Saskatchewan. This is an organization whose purpose is to provide the public with an introduction to a particular area of the law. In this case those booklets and pamphlets refer to seniors,

at least those people over the age of 60. One of the booklets is actually entitled “Life after 60”. They all contain a wealth of knowledge that we as seniors should be aware of and they can be extremely helpful in areas that seniors have concerns in. If you have a local Affinity credit union or can contact an Affinity credit union it just maybe that they will have copies of all this informational material and will be able to supply them to you.

You can also contact PLEA by phoning 306 653 1868 It would be so helpful if the Saskatchewan Government had this kind of information plus other information important to seniors contained in booklet form that was readily and openly available to us all. Instead of that we have to go and search our local government offices and identify what we are searching for before we can get help. Maybe a 1.800 Seniors help line would be the answer.

We still have a large number of district meetings taking place at this time and they will be followed by the Regional meetings and once again, I urge you to give the information from those meetings to both the Treasurer and Secretary of SSAI so that we can keep an up to date record of who is who out there. It’s really important when it comes to putting information that relates to seniors in the hands of the centres.

All the times and events for convention are now more or less in place and this should be an interesting one with some great speakers and excellent presentations. Not the least is the open

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forum where we invite you to speak on behalf of yourself, your centre and all seniors in general and let everyone know what concerns you. Delegates from previous convention have thoroughly enjoyed and learned from this forum and expressed the opinion that more of the convention program should be like that.

Members who do manage to attend seem to enjoy just about everything on the agenda, they even enjoy the coffee breaks. The reason for that is that one member in particular volunteers to provide all the fresh baked muffins etc and who doesn’t enjoy that.

We will have copies of the constitution and by- laws available for a modest amount, and as usual there will be draws and raffles for those members who feel lucky. We even have 50/50 draws during the convention, I haven’t won one yet but maybe this year will be a lucky one, who knows. We will have something new and useful to put into your bags this year, can’t tell you what it is, but I know you will like them. At least for all those seniors who are not computer literate and do like to read it will be something that you will want to keep with you. If you do make it to convention please take the time to come over and say hello, busy as we may be we are not too busy to take the time to meet new friends. The old saying is so true that a stranger is just a friend you haven’t met. So until convention, stay active and keep healthy. See you all soon.

Len Fallows. President SSAI.

From the desk of the Recreation Director

By Jenny Hosie We are no longer accepting registrations for softball at the Town office. If you have any questions about registering your child for ball, please contact me and I will forward you to the relevant contacts.

Swimming lesson registration will take place on Thursday

Silverfins Speed Swimming Club

Registration Night

Thursday, May 9th

5:30-7:30

Shellbrook Community Hall

• Our season begins June (when the pool opens) and ends August.

• We will be training three times a week and competing at venues across the province.

Contact Regan Hamel, 306-747- 2180

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SUNDAY, May 12 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

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Shellbrook Swimming Pool Lesson Registration Night THURSDAY, MAY 9 Shellbrook Community Hall 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

• Red Cross/Lifesaving Society Lessons • Adult Lessons • Shellbrook Silver Fins Speed Swimming Club • Punch Passes and Seasonal Passes • Aqua Fit Registration forms available at www.shellbrook.net

May 9, at Shellbrook Community Hall, 5:30-7:30pm. You can register for Red Cross & Life Saving Society Lessons, Adult Lessons, Punch Passes, Seasonal Passes and Aqua Fit. You can also register for Silver Fins Swim Club. If you are unable to attend, please get in touch with me and I can send you the forms via post or email. Our Head Guard Kayla Tomporowski stared work this week so that we can prepare the pool for the summer.

That’s if we get one of course!

Fitness with Leeta is running normally. $5.00 drop in cost or 12 passes for $50.00. Leeta is a certified group fitness leader and offers a range of workouts that will improve your cardio, strength, endurance and flexibility. If you have any questions regarding these sessions, contact me using the details that follow.

Call for Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer this summer for the museum or tourist booth, please contact me using the details below.

Health Tip: So with our very own Shellbrook Swimming Pool in preparations for opening this summer, I thought I would give you the motivation to visit regularly throughout the season! According to howstuffworks.com when your body is submerged under the water, it becomes lighter, this means the pool is an idea place to work stiff muscles, sore joints, especially if

Canwood 4-H Mother’s Day Poker Rally

Sunday, May 12

• Registration -12 to 1 p.m.

• $10 per rider - includes Chili supper • Door prizes

Held at J & R Meats 13 km west of Shellbrook & 3 km north.

Watch for signs.

For more info contact: Jennifer 306-747-3303 or Melissa 306-468-2690

Shellbrook Before and After School Program

After School Program Coordinator for 2013/2014 term

Qualifications • Must be energetic and self motivated • Must have education and/or experience working with young children • Must have good communication, organizational and time management skills • Must be able to work independently or as team member • Must have current Criminal background check Wages are negotiable and dependant on education/experience.

Resumes and detailed cover letters will be accepted until May 17, 2013.

Shellbrook Before and After School Program Box 1132, Shellbrook SK S0J 2E0

you have arthritis or you’re overweight. Swimming is a great way of increasing muscular strength and muscle tone compared to other aerobic exercises. It can also improve on general flexibility.

So get swimming this summer.

Remember to keep updated with all things Shellbrook on our Facebook page, Shellbrook Recreation.

Office – 747-4949, cell – 747-9098 Email – shellbrookrecdirector@sasktel.net

Rhythm Works Dance Studio

2013 Dance Recital 2 Shows

Sat., May 4 ~ 6:30 p.m.

Sun., May 5 ~ 1:00 p.m.

Shellbrook Theatre Tickets: Adult $10, 12 & Under $5, PreK $2

Tickets available at at the door

Talent Night Fundraiser sponsored by

Students Making a Difference Shellbrook students travelling to Ghana, Africa in August 2013

SAT., MAY 11 Doors open 7 p.m.

Show 7:30 p.m.

Shellbrook Theatre

Silent Auction Desserts and Coffee

Varied talent featuring Banjo Players, Dancers, Tap Duets, Host Players, Singers, Shellbrook Elementary School Choir Adults $8, Students $5, Family Pass $25

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The Road Travelled For those of you who I haven’t already met, my name is Jon Svec and I am just beginning work here at the Shellbrook Chronicle. I originally hail from a small town called Blenheim, Ontario which is located in the southwestern region of the province and boasts itself as the “Cherry Capital of Canada”, though few cherry orchards still remain. I grew up on one of those cherry farms and spent my summers picking fruit and scooping ice cream in our store. After high school I attended the University of Waterloo where I studied English Language and Literature.

When I was finished school I decided to begin a career as a football coach, and for 5 years I served as the DefenJON sive Coordinator for St. FranSVEC cis Xavier University which is located in Antigonish, Nova ~ Scotia. After those 5 years Reporter were up I decided it was time to make a change and I set out to begin a career as a journalist. And here I am.

So, yes, it took me a little while to get here.

Figuratively, sure, with all those twists and turns we go through while trying to find our way. But I also mean literally, as in hours spent on quiet highways, nights slept in strange hotels, and thousands of kilometers trampled under my tires.

It was early in the week when I left the budding spring of southern Ontario and headed north into prevailing winter. I passed over rolling hills that hugged the Great Lakes’ coasts. Narrow roads, carved through stone, bent and spiraled while traffic moved in both directions. Inuksuit sat atop the boulders and pointed me on my way. I stopped for gas "I was in a and went inside to pay, clutchtown I'd ing at my thin jacket with bare, never exposed hands. I walked past been to properly attired patrons—winter with no coats and hats and boots—and phone or I wondered what else I was forknown getting. Things widened as I enfriends and tered Manitoba, the coins on my I didn't dash rattled as I maneuvered the know what terrain. Then into Saskatchewan to do" where I was welcomed by vast skies and clean, crisp air.

I arrived in Shellbrook on a Thursday, and when I went to make the call announcing my arrival I noticed that my phone was dead. I stood in place and surveyed my surroundings. There was nothing familiar in sight, I was in a town I’d never been to with no phone or known friends, and I didn’t know what to do. That was when Shellbrook began to open up her arms to me. A friendly face passed, so I asked her for directions and I was shown the way. I entered to a warm welcome, handshakes and laughter and pats on the back. I was given the tour and settled into place, amazed at the effort and preparation that had gone into my arrival.

In the days that followed I was asked out for coffee and for beer and for dinner, I was invited to join various leagues and clubs, and I was greeted with a kind smile whenever I was introduced to someone new. I realize that I have a lot of learning and listening and discovering to do here, but I couldn’t have asked for a warmer welcome; and when the sky finally dusks and I lay my head down for the night, it’s already beginning to feel something like home.

Paul Martin Commentary It seems that one year can become two. scene, I don’t recall a bank AGM being held here.

Much has been made recently of the state of the Now we’ve had two. average Canadian’s balance sheet as we’ve been acThis is another of the telltale signs that Canadian cumulating too much debt and it is hampering our economic inf luence is shifting: from central Canada ability to save for retirement. One by-product of the to the West. A bank heading west to hold its most situation is that the federal government has tight- important meeting is further evidence of that transiened mortgage rules in a bid to make it tion, they want to stay close to their grow th harder for some to get into too deeply in markets and Western Canada – Saskatchdebt by buying too much house. ewan in particular – is enjoying a period And now it turns out that the average Caof ascendancy and the bankers want us to nadian is beginning to feel the same trend. know they recognize it.

A sur vey by CIBC has determined that *** most Canadians believe they won’t pay off Here’s an economic categor y where Sastheir mortgage until age 57. katchewan is not showing up at the top of That is not all that surprising by itself, the pack in this countr y. however, when the bank did a similar surWhen economists break down the perPAUL vey last year, the number of 55. So…in the formance of the national economy on a respan of one year, two years were added to gional basis, Saskatchewan usually fares MARTIN the length of mortgages in the minds of quite well….we’re usually stand in the top ~ home owners. two or three among the provinces on ecoHere in Saskatchewan it was even a year nomic performance in virtually ever y catlater – at age 58 – which is the second oldest in the egor y. national sur vey.

But one place where we are also rans is booze con*** sumption.

Changes that occur at the macro level – those big On this one, we’re number six. picture things – are often hard to see because they Figures for 2012 on the per capital consumption of happen so slowly. So you need to be alert to find the alcohol have just been released on this front, we are little signals or mileposts along the way that point to spending just over $700 per person a year. That’s for a big shift that is taking place. all people over the age of 15. That puts us more than A good case in point happened yesterday in Sas- $200 behind the national leader on this measure. katoon.

We’re also big buyers of beer – that’s the domiBMO Bank of Montreal held its annual meeting in nant or preferred drink of choice, drawing the bigthe Bridge City. This is the second major bank to gest piece of our total expenditure on alcohol. Hard choose Saskatoon as host for its AGM – last year it liquor is not all that far behind. But wine is not such was ScotiaBank. a hot commodity. In fact, we’re the only province This might not seem like a big thing but in all the where per capita spending on the grape is less than years I’ve been covering the Saskatchewan business $100 a year.

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Export success story all about the producers You don’t get to be the most popular premier in the country by being shy of the spotlight.

And Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is hardly shy ... although that certainly doesn’t make him unique among politicians.

Consider last week where Wall could be seen just everywhere from the Juno Awards in Regina to the press conference to announce Sir Paul McCartney’s August rock concert at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium to the Legislature’s question period and many press conferences in between.

Of course, this isn’t always a bad thing … or even something a reporter should necessarily be complaining about. There are, after all, plenty of reporters in this country that don’t have quite the same accessibility to their premier.

However, there are also times when a premier to step aside and let others tell the Saskatchewan’s story.

One such story is the success of Saskatchewan exports that grew to $32.6-billion in 2012, putting this province ahead of British Columbia for the first time.

To his own credit, Wall credited others for Saskatchewan’s export success ... and rightfully so. It really, has had precious little to do the politics.

Wall aptly described it as being “blessed with what the world MURRAY wants” and pointed to the 2012 export MANDRYK numbers: $11 billion ~ form oil, natural gas and coal, $11.2 billion form grains, oilseeds, livestock and other meats, $6 billion; potash, $1 billion; manufacturing, lumber and wood products, and $600 million from uranium.

But there’s more to this story than just numbers. It’s many, many stories about people, perseverance, adjustment and change.

It’s stories of ranchers that survived the BSE boycott, pork producers that endured the ups and downs of the industry and farmers that changed from growing wheat

Eradicating polio Dear Editor: Humanity is about to eradicate polio after three decades of continuous efforts to immunize the children of the world.

Thanks to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the total number of polio cases decreased from 350,000 in 1988 to 650 in 2011, and around 200 in 2012. Polio resurgence around the world after so many years of effort would be disastrous. We would probably then lose forever the chance to eradicate the desease.

Canada has played an important role in the polio eradication over the last decade, being the fifth largest donor to GPEI. I do wish the Harper government will reverse its decision to cut back in this important health initiative at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi on April 24 and 25, and maintain its $35-million contribution per year to the GPEI until polio eradication is achieved.

Bruno Marquis Gatineau QC

Hoback’s tariff tax-grab Dear editor, Canadians should get ready to pay more for everyday goods. MP Randy Hoback and the Conservative government

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to growing lentils or canola because of growing market demand in Southeast Asia.

It’s stories that start in rural Saskatchewan with producers and business entrepreneurs. They are not always happy stories, given that not every farmer or entrepreneur made the adjustment.

However, those who did manage to hang in there during the tougher times and are now reaping the rewards now.

Wisely, Wall invited one such rural entrepreneur to his export news event to tell his story _ Brian Olson, president of PowerPin Inc. of Fort Qu’Appelle.

With 95 per cent of Powerpin hitches finding their way to markets outside of Canada, the one-time Tompkins area farmer’s systems that makes various implement brands compatible is truly an international export story.

But Olson’s story is also one of perseverance that allowed him to survive the tough economic times so that he can prosper now.

A great story teller, himself, the local businessman has a tonne of tales of a Saskatchewan farm boy taking his imperfect prototype to farm trade shows and imple-

YOUR TWO C ENTS ~ are imposing a tax grab on families by hiking tariffs on everything from coffee makers to bicycles.

A tariff is a tax, and many of the goods sold in Canadian stores come from countries that will soon get caught up in higher tariffs when they are brought into Canada, raising prices. Costs for baby cribs, vacuum cleaners, barbecues and more will go up by an average of 3%.

All in all, it amounts to a $330 million a-year tax grab from families struggling to make ends meet. It will drain our businesses and drive consumers across the border.

The measures also hit digital music players too—despite solemn Conservative pledges to never introduce an “iPod tax.”

Other tax hikes in the federal budget—on everything from hospital parking to life insurance—will cost Canadians hundreds of millions more.

Incredibly, Mr. Hoback and the Conservatives deny up and down that they are raising taxes—as if your wallet somehow just gets lighter all on its own. Their dishonesty is disproven by all the revenue booked in their own budget numbers.

Canadians understand that governing sometimes requires difficult choices. But Mr. Hoback might find that when his constituents can’t count on their own MP to give them the straight goods on taxes, they start looking for someone who can.

Yours sincerely, Wayne Easter, MP Liberal Party of Canada International Trade Critic

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ment manufacturing conferences across North America.

“Was I ever stupid!” Olson joked in a recent interview. “I didn’t have a clue about manufacturing costs or mark-ups or anything ... My first trip to John Deere (in Waterloo, Iowa), I thought I’d go down there and get a cheque.”

Eventually, Olson did develop a cost-effective prototype that he would sell to John Deere _ one in which about $500 of hoses and hydraulic rigging could be replaced by a non-hydraulic hitching system with a $2 trigger.

“We never always had the right product, but we always tried to do the right thing,” Olson said. Adding that the key was learning and never thinking that you were the smartest person in the world.

For the rural Saskatchewan entrepreneur, it was a decade-long lesson in humility and listening that wasn’t always enjoyable. But he patiently persevered, producing a commercially viable product by 1997.

His is but of Saskatchewan’s many export success stories _ stories that should be told by the rural people that wrote them.

Saskatchewan Hospital Reunion celebration Dear Editor To all former employees of the Saskatchewan Hospital, North Battleford!

On July 12, 13 and 14, 2013, celebrations will be held in honour of the first 100 years of service to the mentally ill by the Saskatchewan Hospital, North Battleford.

The mailing list was based on those persons that registered for the reunion held in 2005 More names have been added as received from letters to the editor that were placed in newspapers all over the province and elsewhere.

Please call 306-446-1983 if you are interested in registering.

Jane Shury SHNB Reunion Committee Box 1388 Battleford, SK. S0M 0E0

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Report from the Legislature

Economic growth is not a means unto itself. If you don’t do something with that growth, then it might as well have never happened. This is why our government continues to keep its commitment to ensure we use our province’s growth to improve the quality of life for all Saskatchewan people. To that end, we were humbled to announce this week that the wait list for programming for people with intellectual disabilities had been eliminated. In 2008, we inherited a 440 person waitlist for specialized, residential and/ or day programs to provide needed service for those with intellectual disabilities.

That year, we committed to providing programming to everyone on that list and we have kept that promise. This was accomplished through the good work of the Community Living Waitlist Initiative, which represents the largest investment - $62.5 million - in Saskatchewan’s

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history in support of people with intellectual disabilities. The funding allowed for new, expanded or existing services in 41 communities and 500 new staff positions in community-based organizations. One of our government’s goals is to make Saskatchewan the best place for people with disabilities to live in Canada. Through the expansion of this specialized

programming we are now closer than ever.

Another way we’re using the benefits of growth to improve the quality of life for you and your family is through our ongoing commitment to reduce surgical wait times. Waiting in pain for surgery for months or years was not acceptable.

After announcing a $10 million funding increase for the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative (SKSI) in this year’s budget, surgical wait times continue to improve. Right now, 90 per cent of people are receiving surgery within six months and 78 per cent of people within three months.

There’s still more work to do, but we are on the right track.

Our government made it a priority to put the patient first and improve surgical wait times and, we will continue to work towards that goal. To find out more information about wait times, go to the newly re-designed Surgical Initiative at www.

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We are also using the benefits of growth to improve the quality of life for people battling cancer by increasing funding for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA).

This $12 million funding increase brings the SCA’s total budget to $150.7 million. This important agency provides front line care, services and information to

those diagnosed with cancer.

This increase of funding will allow for: • Improved access to early detection through programs like the Screening Program for Colorectal Cancer which was extended province-wide in February; • Shorter waits for patients needing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and mammograms; • Expansion of an integrated hematology program providing in-province service for patients needing stem cell transplants, reducing the need to send patients to other provinces; • Meet the rising demand for diagnostic and treatment services, especially cancer drugs; and • Recruitment and retention of oncologists and other care providers.

With warmer weather on its way, spring runoff potential in much of the province is well above normal for this time of year, and may result

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in flooding situations. The Ministry of Government Relations continues to work with other government ministries, agencies, Crown corporations and stakeholders to prepare as much as possible.

To date, the Water Security Agency has received 207 applications for the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program. Staff and consultants are assisting the applicants.

The Ministry of Government Relations has also met with First Nations leaders from the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council and has agreed to monitor and work together on the flood response.

The Highway Hotline will continue to be staffed on a 24 hour basis until the threat of flooding subsides.

For more Information about flood preparedness and keeping you and your family safe, go to www.gov. sk.ca/flood.

CTF calls on all MPs to support Bill C-476 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on MPs from every political party to support the NDP’s Bill C-476 when it comes up for debate this morning in the House of Commons, to make the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) a

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completely independent officer of Parliament.

“The CTF has long called on MPs to make the PBO a fully-independent officer of Parliament,” said CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas. “Taxpayers deserve a truly independent look at the $282.6 billion of spending schedule to f low out of Ottawa this year.

The CTF also noted the unusual irony that this NDP bill, in fact, delivers on the Conservative’s 2006 commitment.

“This legislation from the Leader of the Official Opposition will finally deliver on the Conservative Party’s 2006 campaign promise,” continued Thomas.

The Conservatives were elected in the wake of the Sponsorship Scandal on a promise to pass an Accountability Act that would, in their own words from their official campaign platform: • Create an independent Parliamentary Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation’s finances and trends in the national economy.

• Require government departments and agencies to provide accurate, timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has

the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament.

• Ensure that government fiscal forecasts are updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts.

“We call on every MP, especially Conservatives elected in 2006, to stand up for the independence of Canada’s Parliament, and its sovereign duty to hold the government to account for every single taxpayer’s dollar it spends,” said Thomas.

Bill C-476 will separate the Parliamentary Budget Officer from the Library of Parliament, giving the PBO the power to hire and fire staff and manage the office’s own expenditures, within the budget granted by the Parliament. MPs and Senators would each vote on the appointment, and the government would need to consult with all political parties prior to nominating a new PBO. A six month deadline for choosing a replacement at the end of the PBO’s term would prevent the government from leaving the office vacant, as is the current situation.

The bill would also discourage government stonewalling on requests for financial informa-

tion, mandating “free and timely access to any data, information, records, explanations and assistance the PBO considers necessary” – the Federal Court could even order the government to hand over the data if the government is improperly withholding it.

“To hold the line on spending, MPs need the government to open its books to the PBO,” said Thomas. Canadians are fed up with the stalling, stonewalling, grandstanding and game-playing. MPs need to support C-476 and make it law.”

Families benefit from lower taxes Income tax reductions by the Government of Saskatchewan since 2007 have resulted in significant savings for families and individuals.

For example, a family of four with $50,000 in annual income will pay just $207 in provincial income tax in 2013, compared to $2,302 in 2007, representing tax savings of $2,095 annually.

“These significant cuts to provincial income tax are making a huge difference in terms of disposable income and quality of life for Saskatchewan people,” Finance Minister Ken Krawetz said.

“Saskatchewan is now extremely competitive compared to other provinces in Canada in terms of taxation, and as part of our Plan for Growth we intend to keep it that way.”

In terms of all provincial taxes, that same family will pay $668 in Saskatchewan in 2013, compared to $2,915 in Manitoba, $4,325 in British Columbia and $5,400 in Quebec.

“In keeping with the Plan for Growth, our government will ensure that Saskatchewan continues to have a competitive tax environment that will attract and retain individuals and businesses to our province,” Krawetz said. “Moving forward, we will continue to cut taxes for Saskatchewan people, provided those tax reductions are affordable and sustainable, within a balanced budget.”

AGRICULTURE

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Agriculture remains on the radar in Ottawa Without a lot of fanfare Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced the launch of the Growing Forward 2 agricultural policy framework in Saskatchewan.

The framework is about investing dollars in the province over the next half decade which are supposed to be supportive of agriculture.

The federal and provincial governments will invest $388 million in Saskatchewan for strategic initiatives over five years, an increase of more than $25 million per year over the previous Growing Forward framework, related a government release.

A $25 million hike seems significant until you factor in inflation over the five year term, and suddenly the growth is little more than keeping pace with past investment.

The dollars are being targeted at programs which offer flexibility to meet the needs of Saskatchewan farmers and agribusinesses.

The release notes the actual investment is going to programming identified after extensive consultation with producers.

So, the programming has been developed to provide: * $170 million over five years in agriculture innovation, research and technology transfer; * $65 million over five years in rural water infrastructure;

* $60 million over five years in environment, food safety, plant and animal health; * $32 million over five years for valueadded business development as well as trade and market development; * $25 million over five years in farm business management; and * $4 million over five years to support the industry in agriculture awareness initiatives.

CALVIN Split over six areas, and then spread over five years, the impact of the dollars DANIELS may be less that government is suggesting. ~ Certainly in some areas the dollars spent can be very positive.

When you look at rural water infrastructure, a dollar invested whether in irrigation, dams, or bridges will have long lasting effects locally.

But when you take $32 million and spread it over a half decade, its real impact on value-added business development may be much harder to measure into the future.

Of course both levels of government speak glowingly of the in-

vestment.

“Our government remains focused on creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Saskatchewan’s agricultural industry,” said Ritz in the government release. “Growing Forward 2 provides flexible, innovative programming for Saskatchewan’s hardworking farmers to ensure they have the tools they need to remain competitive and expand into new markets.”

“Agriculture is one of the main economic drivers in Saskatchewan and this new five-year agreement will help our farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and exporters to grow the industry,” Stewart said in the same release. “We consulted extensively with producers and the industry on the development of these programs, which will help ensure our products continue to feed a growing world population and contribute to a better quality of life for all Saskatchewan citizens.”

While the programming may be less than needed, it is a positive agriculture at least remains on the radar in Ottawa.

While the agricultural vote is of little impact federally these days, it is important the federal government continue to invest in such an important primary sector, and the recent announcement is good to see as it draws tax dollars into the sector from federal coffers.

Evolution in fungicides reflect grower needs Fungicide use has increased over the past decade, but for many growers, there is still a misunderstanding about what fungicides offer beyond disease control.

In the 1990s, several companies promoted the disease-fighting properties of fungicides as a way for growers to improve yield benefits.

While that core benefit of fungicides still exists, some companies have begun to focus on evolving the fungicide market to reflect the changing needs of growers.

“Today’s growers are still concerned with managing diseases, but are looking for

sustainable opportunities to make their operation viable and remain profitable for the long-run,” says BASF Canada’s Scott Chapman. As a Marketing Manager for Fungicides and Seed Solutions, Chapman has seen a shift in the focus of what fungicides offer to growers over the years, noting that the desire to prevent disease resistance has gained a lot of ground within the past few years.

“We have all learned a lot from the herbicide market, in that over-use of only one mode of action can have a detrimental effect,” he says.

“We’ve used that as a model

for how we market fungicides to growers — solutions have to present a sustainable option for growers, they have to manage the diseases well, and they have to provide growers with a higher return on investment.”

BASF Canada has been no stranger to innovation in the fungicide industry. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the company saw an opportunity to fill gaps in the market with the development of pyraclostrobin, boscalid and metconazole. These three active ingredients formed the foundation for BASF’s fungicide pipeline, and became

Saskatchewan's 2013 Big Game Draw and HAL contest The Ministry of Environment is advising hunters that the 2013 Saskatchewan Big Game Draw will run from May 13 to June 12.

These dates will provide hunters with additional time to register on the new Hunting, Trapping and Angling Licence (HAL) system and obtain an identification (ID) number.

The draw application process for 2013 will require all individuals on a draw application to have an individual HAL number. Without this information, the hunters’ application cannot be processed.

Registration for a HAL ID number is a onetime requirement. Anyone who has already purchased a 2013 angling or spring bear licence will already have their ID number required for the Big Game Draw application.

If a hunter does not have a HAL ID, there are two ways it can be obtained: •online at your convenience at www.gov. sk.ca/huntingandfishing; •through private issuers, Ministry of En-

vironment and select Provincial Park offices.

•by phone at 1-855-848-4773 - hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In order to ensure a smooth transition of the Big Game Draw to the HAL system, hunters will need to apply online using exactly the same information as in previous years; however, they will also need to provide their HAL ID number. Saskatchewan resident hunters will still have the full 30 day period to apply for the draw, and similar to last year, the draw results will be available in early July.

To encourage people to sign up for a HAL ID, there will be a random draw held on June 3, for all hunters and anglers who create a HAL ID from April 1- May 31. Three winning entrants will each receive a $100 gift certificate to a sporting goods store.

For additional information on the HAL contest details, the Big Game Draw or hunting and fishing in Saskatchewan, visit www. environment.gov.sk.ca.

popular options for growers of pulses, canola and cereals, as well as corn and soybean.

That focus has evolved to identify options that meet the sustainable needs of growers and reduce resistance potential. “We had some good overlap in disease spectrum with these three actives, and where the products fit well together we developed premix fungicides to give multiple modes of action right from the start,” says Wayne Barton, Manager of Research and Commercial Development at BASF Canada.

“We wanted to combat resistance, before it impacted

grower yields.”

The Fungicide Resistance Action Committee works to prolong the effectiveness of fungicides. A key aim is to provide advice on how fungicides can be used to reduce the risk of resistance developing. The use of mixtures with fungicides that have different modes of action is a key strategy recommended

by FRAC to manage resistance risk.

Last year, BASF announced it was launching a new active ingredient that would cause some growers to take a closer look at what fungicides can offer.

Xemium — the active ingre-

dient in Priaxor DS in pulse crops — provides unique benefits in terms of intrinsic activity on a broad range of diseases. The new active ingredient also has the ability to continually redistribute itself throughout the plant to improve spray coverage and performance.

BASF says that pulse growers have taken a keen interest in this active through its new Priaxor DS fungicide, and a lot of questions are being asked in the field about using it for the 2013 season — the first season it will be available to growers on chickpeas, lentils and field peas in Western Canada.

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Last week was mostly characterized by the wet weather that the North American agricultural industry is concerned about.

While most of the U.S. arable land has gone from dry and drought-like to wet and puddle-forming, here in Western Canadian we are waiting for the snow and/or flood waters to skedaddle.

At the end of the day, the moisture – while mostly appreciated – is putting a significant setback on the actual date seed gets into the soil for both U.S. and Canadian farmers.

As such, and as I’ve mentioned in previous columns,

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Only foods rush in addressing how many acres for each of your crops is important. Potential yield risk, critical development stages, and the market available are all important variables to address (among others, of course). While it may be getting more difficult to plant them, cash canola and soybean prices remain strong as old supplies are noticeably dwindling. That being said, an important note was China buying 50,000 tonnes of European rapeseed last week. This could be a trend that continues as supplies are readily available from other markets.

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Aurora Art Group Show and Sale Wine & Cheese Reception Friday, May 10/13 - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m Prince Albert Arts Centre Upstairs Studio - 1010 Central Avenue 2013 Guest Artists

Birgit Raduenz and Susie Prakash Tickets $8 - available Prince Albert Arts Centre - 1010 Central Ave., Mary 306-981-3579 or from any Aurora artist.

Wine for purchase by the glass $5.00

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Don’t forget the Spring Plant Sale Shell Lake Thurs. May 23 ~ 10 am - 2 pm

Leask Legion Hall Wed., May 29 ~ 10 am - 2 pm

Staying in Europe, the E.U.-27 rapeseed production is expected to climb almost nine per cent from last year’s output to 21 million tonnes. Increased production is also expected in barley (+2.4% per cent to 55.2 million tonnes), soft wheat (+5.2 per cent to 129.7 million tonnes), and corn (+18 per cent to 65.3 million tonnes). Cold and wetter weather in March & April in major producers like Germany, France, and the UK could potentially decrease the final yield there but, all things being equal, it looks like the Europeans will be bringing more grain to mar-

ket this summer and fall.

Granted, there are the likes of German entity Commerzbank who believes the market is underestimating supply threats in many areas around the world and that prices will be higher than their current values by the end of the year. I, for the most part, would have to disagree with these bankers from Frankfurt as the regions that were most devastated by drought last year have been helped out significantly recently with precipitation in spades. But has it been too much?

Let’s be honest with each other – the rains in the U.S.

Midwest and the snowmelt (and slowly, flooding) across most of the Prairies haven’t allowed for too much fieldwork. Ultimately, each subsequent rain (and snow for some areas forecasted) over the next month inherently limits the ability to plant a crop the world needs. We will get the crop in and it will crop. However, as English poet Alexander Pope first wrote in the early 18th century, “fools rush in where Angels fear to tread”, patience may ultimately be the trump card to getting a good crop in at the right time.

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President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online grain marketplace.

His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com) or phone (1-855-332-7653).

Hold the salt: U of S researchers work with food industry to reduce sodium in food Researchers in the University of Saskatchewan Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences are taking aim at two of the biggest sources of salt in the Canadian diet: our daily bread and the processed meats that often go with it.

“Canadians are consuming way too much salt,” said U of S researcher Mike Nickerson, who holds the Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Chair. Nickerson leads a team working with industry to reduce salt in bread and baked goods.

World Health Organization statistics show Canadians are among the highest consumers of salt in the world, and according to a 2010 report by Health Canada’s Sodium Working Group, bread and baked products are the single largest source of salt in their diet, at 14 per cent.

Processed meats are second, at nine per cent.

Health Canada has decreed salt intake must come down by 2016, a deadline that has industry scrambling.

Nickerson explained salt is a huge challenge for organizations like Canada Bread, one of the country’s largest bakeries and one of the funders of his project.

Bakers are looking to cut salt levels by nearly a third, but reducing it can make the dough a sticky, equipment-fouling mess, Nickerson said. His task is to shed light on how proteins and starches interact with water, yeast and salt to find out how sodium controls dough structure.

Meanwhile, wheat

breeder Pierre Hucl at the U of S Crop Development Centre is looking at what varieties perform well in low-salt bread recipes.

What he finds could determine what varieties farmers grow to serve Canadian and international markets.

The other part of the salty sandwich “processed meats” is the target of associate professor and meat scientist Phyllis Shand.

“The salt in processed meats has very important technological functions that make it very difficult to take sodium out,” she said. Salt helps preserve meat, she continued, a role less critical with modern refrigeration but still important because reducing it could encourage the growth of bacteria.

Salt imparts much of the texture and “mouth feel” to products by interacting with proteins in the meat to provide structure and water holding, Shand explained. This is important because consumers will not buy processed meats with too much liquid in the packaging.

Swapping in alternative ingredients like potassium chloride (another salt), enzymes or even flax meal help stabilize the meat protein, but none provide the total answer as they can adversely affect taste and price. Shand is optimistic a combination of tweaking ingredients and procedures could work.

For example, bologna could be made one day, refrigerated, then cooked the next day.

Funding for Shand’s research is provided through Saskatchewan’s Agricul-

ture Development Fund and the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency. Nickerson’s work is supported by the Western Grains Research Foundation, Saskatchewans Agricultural Development Fund, and the Natural Sciences

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Open Saturdays 306-747-3142 • Shellbrook Village of Leask is accepting applications for

Temporary Summer Help Approx. June 1, 2013 to September 1, 2013.

Reporting to Village Maintenance Foreman, duties include grass cutting, painting, garbage pickup. Apply to: Village of Leask, Box 40, Leask, SK S0J 0M0 or email to: village.leask@sasktel.net Closing 4pm May 15, 2013.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The annual general meeting of electors of the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division for the year ending August 31, 2012 will be held:

MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

7:00 P.M. Westview Community Public School 620 MacArthur Drive, Prince Albert, SK An invitation is extended to all ratepayers in the school division to attend.

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Happy Hearts Childcare

An artist’s rendering of the Happy Hearts Childcare Centre. Construction of the facility could begin as early as Fall 2013.

New oilseed variety for brown and dark brown soil zones Western Canadian canola growers in the brown and dark brown soil zones have a new Brassica juncea hybrid for the 2013 season.

Viterra Inc. introduced the first XCEED® Hybrid, VT X121 CL with the Clearfield® trait this year, allowing growers to grow canola in areas less suited for traditional napus varieties, with significantly improved yield potential over previous open-pollinated juncea varieties.

“The new Clearfield Brassica juncea hybrid produces canola-quality oil but is more hardy than traditional canola. It offers unique characteristics such as increased drought and heat tolerance, reduced green seed and increased pod shatter resistance, which makes it a superior

candidate for straight cutting,” says Harley House, Clearfield Crops Brand Manager, BASF Canada.

XCEED Hybrid, VT X121 CL is the first Clearfield juncea hybrid from the Viterra Research and Development program that will allow growers to utilize the Clearfield production system for canola. The system offers several Clearfield herbicides, including new ARES®, for weed control and AgCelence™ yield benefits from HEADLINE® fungicide.

ARES provides flushing weed control of shallowgerminating weeds and broad-spectrum control on grass and broadleaf weeds, including cleavers and wild buckwheat, while HEADLINE delivers a high level of disease control and AgCel-

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ence benefits for enhanced yields.

“With the minimal precipitation the brown and dark brown soil zones can get each growing season, the new Clearfield Brassica juncea hybrid offers improved drought and heat tolerance, reduced green seed and increased pod shatter resistance while delivering higher yields,” says House.

For more information on XCEED Hybrid, VT X121 CL, visit www.viterra.com or for the Clearfield Production System for canola, visit www.clearfield.ca/canola.

About BASF BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company.

Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil

and gas. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility.

Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society.

Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of €72.1 billion in 2012 and more than 110,000 employees as of the end of the year.

BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN).

Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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HEAD ICE TECHNICIAN for the 2013/14 Curling Season Please submit applications by May 31, 2013 to: Nathan Dzialo Box 601, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 Email: n.dzialo@sasktel.net For more info: 306-747-3982

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Train safety books distributed to schools

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Shortline Railway Association remind the public to be safe and cautious near the province’s railways.

“The majority of rail-related injuries and deaths are preventable and we want to ensure that our children respect these large and potentially dangerous machines,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said. “These booklets are a fun, interactive way for the Government of Saskatchewan to raise rail safety awareness and teach young people they must never play on or walk along tracks.”

McMorris shared the important safety message with Grade 4 students today at St. Josaphat Catholic School in Regina. The 2013 Train Safety Activity Booklets were distributed to the students in conjunction with National Public-Rail Safety Week. The booklets are produced annually by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure in partnership with the Saskatchewan Shortline Railway Association and distributed to about 100 schools located near shortline rail-lines.

“Public safety remains a top priority as our shortline network continues to grow,” Saskatchewan Shortline Railway Association President Conrad Johnson said.

“We are all responsible for preventing accidents on and around the province’s railways and it’s important that people learn safe behaviour from a young age.”

National Public-Rail Safety Week, which this year runs from April 29 to May 5, is an initiative of Operation Lifesaver, who works with rail industry and government partners to reduce crossing collisions and trespassing incidents along railways in communities across Canada.

The Train Safety Activity Booklet is available in PDF at www.highways.gov.sk.ca/sask-rail/shortlinesafety. A French version of the booklet prepared with the help of the government’s Francophone Affairs Branch can also be found on the website. Further resources on railway safety can be found at Operation Lifesaver’s website at www.operationlifesaver.ca.

As regulator of shortline rail in Saskatchewan, the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure reviews safety management plans, provides reflective tape for rail signs and locomotives, and conducts routine safety inspections of locomotives and the province’s 1,180 provincially-regulated shortline crossings.

Saskatchewan has 13 operational privately-owned shortline railways on about 2,000 km of provinciallyregulated track.

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Shellbrook Youth Travel Club trip to Europe

The Shellbrook Youth Travel Club travelled to Ireland, Wales, England and France over the Easter break. 24 students and 4 chaperones began their adventure to Europe with their first stop in Dublin, Ireland.

The group spent three days touring Dublin and area.

While in Dublin, the group took a walking tour visiting Georgian Squares and the famous O’Connell Street. The highlight of Dublin was visiting Trinity College where the group was able to see the Book of Kells. The book is written on vellum (calf skin) and dates back to the 8th century. The college library is enormous as it holds over one million books. It was a very interesting tour. St. Patrick’s Cathedral was the last place visited before boarding a huge ferry in the early morning to travel to North Wales.

After almost four hours on the ferry, we arrived at Holyhead, Wales. We travelled through Snowdonia and visited a Welsh Castle belonging to King Edward I. This castle dates back to the thirteenth century and has not been completed. The group enjoyed touring the ruins of the castle checking out the many dungeons and rooms. Next we visited the Gardens of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shakespeare’s wife), and then to Shakespeare’s Birthplace at Stratford-Upon-Avon. After spending a very interesting evening in the haunted “Hand Hotel” in North Wales, the group travelled to London, England.

Our first day in London began with a guided tour of the city. Our tour guide Keith gave us a very interesting and lighthearted tour of many famous places in the city. Keith showed the group, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge (London Bridge) as well as Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Covent Garden and the Thames River. We had the opportunity to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral and saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. An unforgettable tour was seeing Westminster Abbey. One highlight of the Abbey was walking through the same entrance where Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton did on their wedding day. Another highlight was seeing the tombstones of very famous people including Sir Isaac Newton, Geoffrey Chaucer, Winston Churchill, and Charles Darwin.

Our next country to visit was France. We travelled to Paris, France by Eurostar Train. It was amazing to be on the train and travelling at speeds of 300 km/

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The group of travellers in front of the Parliament Buildings. hr. Once we arrived in Paris, our guided tour pointed out sights that included: Place de la Concorde, ChampsElysees, and the Arc de Triomphe. The entire group had the once in a lifetime chance

for a picture with the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, and experienced the golden Palace of Versailles.

Our last days of our tour took us outside of Paris to the beaches of Normandy where

World War II and D- Day took place, on June 6, 1944.

We walked on Juno Beach where the bloodiest Canadian battle took place. The group also had a chance to visit the Canadian cemetery.

It was a humbling experience.

The Shellbrook Youth Travel Club had an unforgettable experience in Ireland, Wales, England and France.

The next Travel Club trip will

be Easter 2014 when we will be travelling to Spain and Portugal. If you would like more information on the next trip, please contact Mrs. Berezowski.

Shellbrook Pee Wee III Elks finish season undefeated

Congratulations boys! The remained undefeated throughout their season and won the league championship. Back row, Assistant Coach Randy Collins, Manager Duane Storey, Tyrel Kereluk, Matthew Collins, Shayden Smith, Levi Tawpison, Gus Williams, Trent Pechawis, Kolbey Bear, Assistant Coach Richard Bell, Coach Sheldon Moe. Front row, Colby Moe, Corbin Long, Logan Kereluk, Tyler Storey, Zach Bell, Seth Sasakamoose.

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Golden HOST Players drama weekend a success Continued from page 1 Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th, were two dates to reserve. With two hilarious 1 Act plays, laughter was abundant. Directors Merle Roberts and Doug Schmirler, each veterans of the stage, agreed to a new challenge.

While Merle had directing experience form working with junior high school students, Doug entered into a new experience in directing. Having recently had knee surgery, Robert’s mobility was limited, but not her interest. “I thought it was time I tried directing adults.” Schmirler claims to some arm twisting, but Pat Grayston disagrees as whenever she has directed Doug, she found that he would direct others while he was an actor on the stage: the urge was there.

Both directors read many scripts looking for that special 1 act comedy. Both directors stated that they had a comedy in their sights as , “Laughter is the best medicine.”

While many seasoned players took part in the weekend production, there were three cast members who did not have previous experience in drama. Having 1 act plays allows for smaller roles, thus enabling more people to try the stage.

As Doug Schmirler stated, “It’s all about entertainment and allowing everyone, from actors to directors to play-goers to forget about life’s problems for a moment and become some-

one else for just awhile.” Roberts found satisfaction in seeing new members develop confidence on stage. Schmirler states, “Everyone should experience drama in some form at least once in their life. It’s amazing how quickly it can get into your blood.” Roberts adds that drama involves more talents than just acting. People with talents in sound, lighting, make-up, stage and set design, costumes creation and producing are extremely important, but not often recognized.

Golden Host thanks Gerald Lanes, Eileen Brennan , and Bruce and Rae Isbister for providing pre-play entertainment on Saturday evening. Added crowd pleasers were Ryan Potts and Abby Radics , both students of Kerry English, who joined the group with some fiddle pieces. The Helm Trio was also a crowd pleaser on Sunday afternoon.

Pam Boettcher informed the crowd of an upcoming variety night on May 11th, where the funds will be targeted to assisting students, who have been raising funds to help grassroots projects in Ghana, travel to Ghana to meet those villagers that they have been helping. This fundraiser will be a true variety night as HOST and Golden HOST are each writing a skit specifically for that evening.

Golden HOST is donating their proceeds from the week-

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end to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to assist grandmothers in Sub-Saharan Africa raise orphaned grandchildren.

The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) works with community-level organizations which are turning the tide of HIV/ AIDS in Africa by providing care and support to women, orphaned children, grandmothers and people living with HIV and AIDS. Since 2003, they have funded over 700 initiatives, partnering with 300 community-based organizations in the 15 African countries hardest hit by the pandemic.

These grassroots groups are the lifeline for their communities: they provide counselling and education about HIV prevention, care and treatment; distribute food, medication and other necessities; reach the sick and vulnerable through home-based health care; help orphans and vulnerable children access education and work through their grief; and support grandmothers caring for their orphaned grandchildren.

The Shellbrook G4G group extends a big thank you to the Prince Albert G4Gs. These ladies baked a variety of treats and ran the canteen. They also donated $100 toward the funds that will be designated for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

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Sturgeon River Plains Bison Stewards

Annual General Meeting

Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:30 pm at Ladder Valley Hall

Notice of by-law revision Time for Action: Fire, Fencing & Opportunities Call Angela at (306) 469-2146 for more information.

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National Summer Safety Week: child injury prevention Many Canadian children eagerly look forward to the start of summer – the season of free time, exploration, sunshine and relaxation.

But with the fun and excitement, kids can easily forget or overlook basic safety considerations, jeopardizing their safety and resulting in a range of injuries.

Injury is the leading cause of death for Canadian children. An estimated 390 children ages 14 and under die every year and another 25,500 are hospitalized, according to a 10-year study

by Safe Kids Canada. The simultaneously heartbreaking and encouraging news is that injuries are preventable.

This National Summer Safety Week, May 1 to 7, the Canada Safety Council encourages parents, guardians and educators to help their children avoid injuries.

Be proactive and talk about injury prevention with your kids to help them develop healthy attitudes. One of the best and most practical ways of doing this is to set a good example and make safety part of all your summer plans!

Manage and eliminate hazards at home Safety is an attitude. Part of being safety-conscious is taking steps to make your home a safer place for children.

Here are a few examples.

- Falls are the leading

cause of injury requiring hospitalizations for children. Supervise kids at all times when they are near a balcony or screened window. A child may be able to push out or fall through a screen. Also, remove anything a youngster can climb on to reach a window or a balcony’s ledge.

- Do you adjust your blinds to help regulate the temperature inside your house?

Check that blind cords are always well out of reach of children, as cords may pose a strangulation hazard. Cut looped blind cords and shorten the dangling remainders. Another option is to change your corded

COMMUNITY CALENDAR ~

BLAINE LAKE: Wapiti Library - Books, Movies, Magazines, Children’s Section, Internet, Printing, Study/Meeting Space, Proctor Service, Community Programming.

Hours: Tuesday 1-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 5-8, Friday 1-5. Contact us for more info 497-3130 www.wapitilibrary.ca.

CANWOOD: branch of Wapiti Regional Library - NEW HOURS - Tues. - 1:00 p.m.

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DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm. Afterschool Program 3:30 5:00. Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm. Librarian: Aline Hannon LEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1:00 - 5:00 pm.

MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 - 4 pm; Thur. 3 - 8 pm. For information on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.

SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave., West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon., 2 - 6:00 pm; Tues., 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8 pm; Thur., 2 - 6:00 pm; Fri., 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May).

SHELLBROOK: Rhythm Works Dance Studio 2013 Dance Recital - 2 Shows on Sat., May 4 ~ 6:30 p.m.; Sun., May 5 ~ 1:00 p.m. at the Shellbrook Theatre. Tickets: Adult $10, 12 & Under $5, PreK $2. Tickets available at at the door SHELLBROOK: Silverfins Speed Swimming Club Registration Night, Thursday, May 9th from 5:30-7:30 at the Shellbrook Community Hall. Our season begins June (when the pool opens) and ends August. We will be training three times a week and competing at venues across the province. Contact Regan Hamel, 306-747- 2180.

SHELLBROOK: Talent Night Fundraiser sponsored by Students Making a Difference.

Shellbrook students travelling to Ghana, Africa in August 2013. SAT., MAY 11. Doors open at 7 p.m. ~ show 7:30 p.m., Shellbrook Theatre. Silent Auction, desserts and coffee. Varied talent featuring, banjo players, dancers, tap duet, Host Players, singers, Shellbrook Elementary School Choir. Adults $8, Students $5, Family Pass $25.

CANWOOD: 4-H Mother’s Day Poker Rally on Sunday, May 12. Registration -12 to 1 p.m. $10 per rider - includes Chili supper. Door prizes. Held at J & R Meats, 13 km west of Shellbrook & 3 km north. Watch for signs. For more info contact: Jennifer 306-7473303 or Melissa 306-468-2690.

PRINCE ALBERT: Aurora Art Group Show and Sale Wine & Cheese Reception Friday, May 10, 2013 Prince Albert Arts Centre Upstairs Studion - 1010 Central Avenue 2013 Guest Artists Birgit Raduenz and Susie Prakash Tickets available at Prince Albert Arts Centre - 1010 Central Avenue, Mary 306-981-3579 or from any artist. Wine for purchase by the glass $5.00 SHELLBROOK: St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Cold Plate Luncheon at Shellbrook Senior’s Centre, Friday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ham, Turkey, Salads & Dessert Everyone welcome.

SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Theatre Movie Night. Next Movie Night in Shellbrook, Friday, May 17, “Identity Theft” - 7:30 p.m., A story about a man who accidentally gets his identity stolen by a woman. Friday, June 21 ~ “Oz”. American fantasy adventure film, Doors Open 7:00 p.m. Cost is $5 for movie

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blinds for cordless window coverings, such as curtains.

Health Canada reports that between 1986 and January 2013, there have been 34 strangulation deaths and 26 near-fatal incidents involving window-covering cords and children under the age of five.

- When your vehicle is parked, keep the doors and the trunk locked at all times. Safeguard your keys.

Curious children may try to get inside your vehicle to play, and they may get locked inside or try to start and move the vehicle. Do not teach your children how to operate a vehicle or bypass child safety features, such as transmission locks, until they are of driving age.

Safety on the go An excursion with children can be a challenge, especially when there are multiple demands for your attention. Avoid distractions and focus on safety!

Here are a few examples.

- Never leave a child alone in a vehicle, even for a few minutes. A study funded by General Motors of Canada found that within 20 minutes, the air temperature in a previously air-conditioned small car exposed to the sun on a 35ºC day (95º F) exceeded 50ºC (122º F).

Within 40 minutes the temperature soared to 65.5 ºC (150º F). These heat levels are dangerous for anyone, especially children who can very quickly overheat. If you notice a vehicle where a child has been left unattended, do not hesitate to call 9-1-1.

- Accompany children to supervise their cycling excursions whenever possible, especially when they are first learning road rules.

Children must understand that responsibilities come with the freedom of peddling away on two wheels.

These include not riding on busy streets; not riding at night; stopping for all stop signs; using arm signals to alert other road users when turning or slowing or stopping; riding on the right with traffic; always wearing an approved helmet when cycling; and always wearing a bike helmet properly.

- Before moving your vehicle, do a walk-around to check for pets, objects and people that may be hiding in your blind-spots. Inside the vehicle, check that that each child passenger is properly restrained, whether in a car seat, booster seat or with a seatbelt alone.

For children big enough to use a seatbelt, never place the shoulder strap behind a child’s back or under the

arm. If you do, in the event of a collision, the top half of the child’s body will be held back by nothing and serious or fatal head, neck and back injuries can occur.

A Transport Canada survey of children sustaining severe injuries from vehicle crashes revealed that 92 per cent of infants, 74 per cent of toddlers and 96 per cent of school-aged children were not restrained appropriately at the time of the crash.

Get active, stay safe!

- Weak swimmers should always wear a lifejacket or PFD. Supervise children at all times while they are playing in water.

- If children are allowed to use a trampoline, adult supervision is nonnegotiable. An adult should inspect the trampoline before each use. Follow these rules: one person at a time; no flips or somersaults; and no jumping onto or off of the tram-

poline. Children younger than six should not use a trampoline.

- Apply sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or more before all outdoor activities such as swimming, skateboarding, biking or even walking. Remember to apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before sun exposure. Reapply often, as perspiration will reduce the effectiveness.

Keep children under the age of one out of the sun.

Resources for caregivers and children Visit our Elmer the Safety Elephant website at www. elmer.ca for new child-safety topics each month. We offer safety information for kids, colouring pages and activity sheets, along with resources for parents and educators. Archived safety topics are also available.

Have fun and stay safe this summer!

Asbestos reporting to be mandatory Saskatchewan is poised to become the first province in Canada to require mandatory reporting of public buildings that are known to contain asbestos.

The Public Health (Howard’s Law) Amendment Act passed third reading today. The legislation will require information to be reported about public buildings found to contain asbestos. The public registry applies to buildings owned by health regions and their affiliates, those used by or connected to schools, and buildings owned by the provincial government and prescribed crown corporations. Other buildings can be added in the future through enactment of regulations.

“People want and deserve to have easier access to information about the presence of asbestos in public buildings,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “A public registry will help provide residents with relevant information about this important issue.”

In November, the province launched a voluntary registry of public buildings that are known to contain asbestos and posted a new online asbestos information guide. The move was in response to the efforts of Howard Willems, an advocate for public reporting of asbestos, who died from a rare form of cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibres.

“This registry is an important step forward in protecting Saskatchewan workers,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. “We are approaching the Day of Mourning when we remember those injured or lost through workplace injury and disease. All of us need to work together to make sure that all of our workers come home safe every day.”

The new legislation includes requirements for both online and on-site public reporting. For more information, visit www.lrws.gov.sk.ca/asbestos.

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Little Stacy Lewis has a big golf game When Stacy Lewis was 11 years old and aff licted with scoliosis, an ailment that required her back to be outfitted with a metal brace for 18 hours a day for seven years to correct curvature of the spine, it’s almost inconceivable to consider that she would one day be the No. 1 ranked female golfer in the world.

But the 28-year-old American, who removed the brace only to play golf during her teen years, has overcome tremendous odds and, in February, after a win at the Founders Cup ascended to the top position in the world.

A sport that’s been dominated by Asian players lately — and, two weeks after Lewis became No. 1, Inbee Park of South Korea knocked her off that top perch — has been regaining some of its stature in the U.S. lately thanks to the play of Lewis, teenager Lexi Thompson, 15-yearold Lydia Ko of New Zealand and astute administrative skills of

Commissioner Year honours Michael Whan. on the LPGA For the last Tour since few years, the Beth Daniel LPGA Tour in 1994. The was struggling names Sorenfor attention in stam, Pak and the U.S. when Ochoa domithe Americans nated the tour were being in the interim. over whelmed “It’s pretty BRUCE by the South crazy for me to PENTON Koreans and think of all the ~ Japanese stars. people in the The women's United States tour dropped that I’m the to a low of 23 tourna- best female golfer,” the ments two years ago, 5-foot-5 Lewis told Tim but Whan’s work has Rosaforte of Golf World. pulled that number up “That’s kind of weird, to 28 this year and it but I like it.” will apparently be 30 While Thompson’s or 32 next year. The career has shown occasterling play of Lewis sional sparks, and Crishas had quite a bit to tie Kerr and Michelle do with the increase Wie have the potential in American fan inter- to become America’s est. Jingoistic Ameri- best, it is little Stacy cans start paying more Lewis who has beaten attention when one of the odds and become their own is creating the country’s — and for headlines.

Advertis- a couple of weeks, at ers follow. More money least — the world’s best. starts to f low.

• Reader Kevin O’Dell: Lewis, her back ail- “Does Mike D’Antoni ments under control, need an intervention? was a college star at He left the tranquilArkansas and in 2012 ity of the Phoenix Suns became the first Ameri- for the dysfunctional can to win Player of the Knicks, then the drama

queens of the Lakers.

Who will he coach next, the Kardashians?”

• Ex-colleague Zoe Fry of Squamish, B.C., on Facebook: “I put a Luongo sticker on my car, now it won’t start.”

• The Faux John Madden Twitter feed during the NFL draft: “To welcome him to the team, Jay Cutler just started screaming at Kyle Long.”

• NBC funnyman Jay Leno: “Here’s an amazing stat: The Lakers’ Dwight Howard has missed more free throws this year than Steve Nash has missed in his entire 17-year career. Even more amazing, Kobe Bryant has now taken more shots than Lance Armstrong.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “The Cleveland Browns selected linebacker Barkevious Mingo in the first round of the NFL Draft. He's already having an impact. After less than 24 hours in the league, he's been selected as captain of the all-name team.”

• TC in BC says: “Leg-

endary sportscaster Al Michaels was arrested recently in California on suspicion of DUI. After reviewing the evidence, his lawyer’s only comment was, ‘Do you believe in miracles?’ “ • Comedy writer Jim Barach: “A Miami Dolphins defensive end is suing a Washington, D.C.-based firm to get his investment money back, claiming he was swindled. Pretty much like the fans who bought season tickets for the Dolphins.”

• Barach again: “The BCS has become a fourteam playoff and has changed its name to the College Football Playoff. The good news is that with only four teams, some college football players will be able to fill out their own brackets.”

• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “What do you call Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel being the consensus No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft? The first Noel.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “The makers of Bud Light

sent Shane Battier 1,100 free cases of the stuff after the Heat forward cited his superstition of drinking only that brand of beer during his team's 27-game winning streak. Guess it's probably too late to mention he also drove the same Lamborghini.”

• Heat forward Shane Battier, to AP, on his beer windfall: “My house isn’t that big to house all that. I'll have a whole new slew of friends today.”

• CBS's David Letterman, on the Jets vowing to take the best athlete available in the NFL draft: “It's the same strategy the Kardashian sisters use.”

• Janice Hough of lef tcoastspor tsbabe. com: “Bucky Lasek, 40, the oldest man in the X Games Vert, won a gold medal in skateboarding. Whereupon he immediately turned to his competitors and said ‘You punks get off my ramp.’ “ Care to comment?

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Senior Elks wrap-up season with BBQ The Shellbrook Elks Senior Men’s Hockey Team held their annual wrap-up event on Saturday, April 27th at the local Royal Canadian Legion Hall.

Players and coaches, families in tow, spent the night sharing stories from the season and garnering their excitement for what’s next for the program.

Many fans also turned out to the event. They reminisced about the perils of long road trips and compared their attendance records while enjoying the food and the company. The team also took advantage of a rare opportunity to acknowledge the tireless work of support staff and sponsors whose efforts keep the program running.

Elks goalie Devon Spencer received the Most Valuable Defensive Player award, while Chris Thompson was named the team’s MVP. “We have

a tight knit group of guys so it’s nice to get together like this,” Thompson said. Elks player Hugh Hamilton added that “these kinds of seasons don’t happen very often where we don’t have a cup here. You never want to end this way, but I think playing with the Elks is about a little bit more than that. It’s good to see everyone and get together.”

While the Elks have a bad taste in their mouths after the way last season ended, many are confident that the lessons they learned during the 2012-2013 campaign will benefit them in the future. Josh Peterson, who was awarded the Fan Favourite Award during the event, said, “I thought we did the right thing by going AAA this year. I don’t know if we had a lot left to prove at the A level. It was time for our group of guys to try and achieve something better.”

Chris Thompson agreed that, “getting a taste of that caliber of hockey” could only help them in the future and add to the buzz surrounding the team.

The 2012-2013 season saw the Elks losing to Rosetown in the Saskatchewan finals at the AAA level and to Rosthern in the FCHL finals. Most players focused on the positives from last season, however, and they plan on taking that momentum into next year.

“We were a cross-bar or a post away from getting there,” Peterson said. “We lost 7 games in regular time all year. Normally that would be a successful season. It just happened that 6 of those games were right at the end of the year. So yeah, we are disappointed, but I think the guys have to be proud of the success we had overall. And next year will be better.”

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Ellen Ledding LEDDING - Ellen Marie, late of Wheatland Lodge, Leask and formerly of Parkside, SK went to be with her Lord on Fri. Apr. 19, 2013 at 93 years of age. Ellen was born in Canwood, SK on Sept. 26, 1919 to Hans and Ingrid Person. She attended Ordale School with her younger siblings. As a young woman, she worked at home on the farm and then for the Axel Person family in Canwood. In 1942, she married Walter Ledding and they worked for Mr. and Mrs. Field. They also delivered milk in Parkside. In 1944, they moved to their farm in Cameo and raised 4 children there. In 1970, Ellen began housekeeping duties at Shellbrook Union Hospital, a position she enjoyed for 14 years.

Throughout her life, Ellen had a strong faith which kept her actively involved in the Parkside Pentecostal Church, where she taught Sunday School and belonged to WM. She was a member of the Cameo/Hilldrop Guild and volunteered with the Lutheran ladies quilting group and at Whispering Pine Place. Ellen was an excellent seamstress, sewing for her family and in later years, for many ladies in the area.

Ellen will be lovingly remembered by her children: Melrose ( John ) Posty and their children, Keri ( Donald ) Fleming, Lori Posty, and Greg Posty; Dale ( Bev ) Ledding and their children, Chantelle Ledding and Shaun Ledding; Wes ( Wendy ) Ledding and their children, Brad ( Cheryl ) Ledding and Jeff ( Deanna ) Ledding; 11 great grandchildren, son-in-law Cliff Scott;brother- in- law Marvin Ledding; numerous nieces and nephews.

Ellen was predeceased by her husband, Walter Ledding; daughter Eleanor Scott; her parents Hans and Ingrid Person; her brothers Harold, Paul and Leonard Person; her sister, Myrtle Senum; her sisters-in-law, Nora Ledding and Frances Ledding; and her brothers-in-law, Clarence Ledding and Erling Senum.

The funeral service for Ellen was held on Tues. Apr. 23, 2013 at the Parkside Pentecostal Church with Randy Nolan and David Baldock as officiants.

Interment followed at the Parkside Cemetery.

Donations in memory of Ellen may be made to Shellbrook and Districts Health Services Project, or Parkside Pentecostal Church or to the M.S. Society.

Emailed condolences sent to www.beaulacfuneralhome. com will be forwarded to the family.

Beau “Lac” Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.

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Recycle Bins The Council of the R.M. of Canwood No. 494 has placed recycle bins throughout the municipality for the use of the ratepayers.

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OBITUARY ~ Lenora Viden VIDEN - Lenora Margaret Viden (Meyers) Lenora Viden was born April 6th 1935 to Joe and Tena Meyers in Ormeaux, Saskatchewan, and passed away in the company of her family on April 22nd 2013 in Prince Albert.

Lenora’s family lived in various places while she was growing up as they followed her Dad’s work but they finally settled on a farm in Lake Four, Saskatchewan.

Lenora did many different jobs throughout the years and also sold Avon , Regal and her knitwear at numerous Christmas Craft Shows but one of the most important jobs was working for Waite Fisheries in Dore Lake where she met the love of her life Art. They were married on June 30th, 1956 in Prince Albert.

In 1959, after the birth of their first daughter, Art and Lenora moved to Shellbrook where they resided from then on. In 1965 they bought and fixed up the Rich Valley School house which is where they raised their three daughters, Linda, Sharon and Arlene. Lenora loved living in the country and always had a huge garden and in the fall she always had a full pantry of her canned goods.

Lenora loved to play cards and often times if she wasn’t knitting she would be found playing solitare. In 1979 Lenora finally had a boy in the family with the birth of her grandson Shawn who was followed by her granddaughters, Tammy and Alicia. Lenora moved to Parkside after the passing of Art and made many new friends especially her neighbour Betty-Ann.Lenora loved her family and so proud to be a Great Grandma to Gabriel, Gage and Haydn.

Her smile will always be remembered.

Lenora is survived by her daughters, Linda, Sharon (Chris), Arlene, grandchildren, Shawn, Tammy, Alicia, and her great grandsons, Gabriel, Gage and Haydn. Her sisters and brothers: Eileen, Lorne(Nina), Earl (Wendy), Gerald, Marlene, Vern (Judy), Carol(Rod), Darryl (Sharon). Her sister in law Louise (Larry) and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Lenora was predeceased by her husband Art in 2004, her parents, Joe and Tena and her brothers in law Harold and Andrew.

The memorial Service for Lenora was held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shellbrook with Pastor Doug Schmirler as Officiant.

Interment will be at a later date in the Shellbrook Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made in memory of Lenora to the choice of the donor.

Emailed condolences sent to www.beaulacfuneralhome. com will be forwarded to the family.

Beau “Lac” Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

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Lovina Holodniuk HOLODNIUK - Lovina (nee Shantz) Holodniuk passed away April 25, 2013 at the age of 54 years; 46 of those years she dealt with the issues of diabetes. She passed away very peacefully while having dialysis.

Lovina was born in Wilkie in 1958 and in the spring of 1959 along with her brother Mervin and Mom and Dad moved to a farm near Shellbrook.

Lovina took all her schooling in Shellbrook and after graduation attended Robertson Business College in Saskatoon. She found employment with Cameco and was there until health issues caused her to cease steady employment.

Lovina made Saskatoon her home and for the past two years has been a resident at Central Haven Nursing Home.

Lovina will be sadly missed by her husband of 30 years, Morris Holodniuk, her parents Elias and Lilleth Shantz, her brother Mervin and Colleen Shantz, sister Lorraine and Pierre Vallee and brother Harvey Shantz and Pam Short; niece Sonia and Kevin Matthias (Curtis and Bridgette), nephew Elias Shantz and Lauren Smits, nephew Travis Shantz, niece Sheila and Trevor Pfeil (Maverick); her in-laws who reside in Saskatoon plus numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

A funeral service was held Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, her final resting place.

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LEVERTON - We would like to announce the passing of our dear friend, Consolacion Leverton. Connie passed away peacefully at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, the 28th of April 2013 at the Serenity Care Home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after a brave and long battle with cancer. She was age 67 years.

She was predeceased by her husband Bill in 2012.

She is survived by her sisters Leticia and Loida, brothers Renato and Emmiel.

Connie married her husband Bill in the Philippines in 1995 and moved to Canada in May 1996. She was a wonderful and loving wife, auntie and friend. God and family always came first for Connie, so to commemorate her life, put God first in all you do. We were blessed to have her and will see her in ourselves as long as we are here. The Funeral Service will be held in accordance with Connie’s wishes, with Rev. Glenn Blazosek officiating at the Canwood Pentecostal Church on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. There will be a gathering to follow after the service and interment to celebrate Connie’s life. Our loving thoughts and prayers go to Connie’s beloved family back home.

Arrangements are entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services and Crematory.

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by Sara Williams I promise you: lawn season is nigh. But while you have the time from not mowing, here are a few points to consider when choosing grass species to use in establishing a new lawn or renovating an existing one.

A conventional prairie lawn is almost always composed of Kentucky bluegrass and creeping red fescue. Together these form an ideal lawn by forming a tight sod on which to sit, play or walk. They have excellent recuperative potential – if damaged by heavy wear, disease or drought, they recover quickly. But significant inputs of water and fertilizer and regular mowing are required keep them healthy and produc-

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When establishing a lawn, plant a mixture of two or more species and a few cultivars within each of these species, rather than growing a single species or cultivar. Follow the adage of not putting all of your eggs in one basket. If drought, cold or disease knocks out one grass species or cultivar, you still have a lawn.

Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) was introduced to North America from Europe during the colonial era. Hardy, deep green, fine textured and long lived, it forms a dense, hard-wearing sod.

It spreads by tillering (that is, sending up new shoots closely adjacent to the original clump) and by

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rhizomes (short creeping stems that produce new clumps along their length).

Most cultivars have good spring and fall colour.

They tolerate heavy traffic and recover quickly.

Kentucky bluegrass grows poorly in shade and requires high inputs of water, fertilizer and frequent mowing to look good and wear well.

The following cultivars of Kentucky bluegrass perform well on the Prairies and are often part of mixtures: ‘Adelphi’, ‘Alene’, ‘Alpine’, ‘Banff’, ‘Baron’, ‘Birka’, ‘Golden Nugget’, ‘Limousine’, ‘Midnight’, ‘Nugget’, ‘Oreo’, ‘Park’, ‘Quantum Leap’, ‘Rugby II’, and ‘Touchdown’.

Creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra var. rubra), the other major component of prairie lawns, is also native to Europe. It is a low-growing, finetextured, medium to dark green grass with narrow, stiff blades. It spreads by tillering and rhizomes. It has moderate “wear resistance”, standing up well to foot traffic and use, but has poor recuperative ability due to weak rhizomes.

It tolerates shade, low fertility and drought. It does not tolerate wet soils or excessive nitrogen and discolours in hot or dry weather.

Recommended creeping red fescue cultivars include: ‘Boreal’, ‘Dawson’, and ‘Jasper’.

Creating a custom blend depends to a large extent on the light conditions.

For shady lawns, use 20 –

30% Kentucky bluegrass and 70 – 80% creeping red fescue by weight. For sunny lawns, reverse the amounts. For lawns grown under mixed conditions (that is, both sunny and shady areas), use a 50-50 mixture. Over time, the lawn composition will find its own natural balance, adapting to the conditions that favour one species over the other.

The recommended seeding rate for pure Kentucky bluegrass lawn is 1 – 1.5 lb/1,000 sq. ft; for creeping red fescue lawns, use 3.5 – 4.5 lb/1,000 sq. ft.

For custom blends of the two species, use the Kentucky bluegrass rate for the sunny lawn mixture; use the creeping red fescue rate for shady lawn mixture; and for mixed light condition use a rate between the two.

Remember the popular song, “I’m looking over a four-leaf clover?” Prior to World War II, white Dutch clover was an important part of almost all lawn mixtures. With the advent of broadleaf herbicides meant to rid lawns of all weeds, clover lost its place as there was no chemical that could eliminate weeds and not affect the clover.

Yet if clover composes only 5 percent of a lawn seed mixture, it supplies about half the nitrogen needed for a healthy lawn. Many prairie cities have recently reintroduced clover into their parks’ lawns.

Check with your local farm supply, garden centres, and nurseries for

FARM AUCTION SALE For Barry & Carolynn Moule

Saturday May 11th - 10 a.m.

LOCATION: Hwy #55 turn right on Delaronde grid at Timberland Motel, go 3½ miles east and 2½ miles north. Watch For Signs Inquires Phone: (306) 469-5754 or (306) 469-7620 or (306) 469-7621 Tractors: 970 case $3000.00 spent on power shift rebuild less than 100 hrs. ago, 886 International c/w 580 Allied Loader $2900.00 spent on new clutch and hydraulic drive about 150 hrs. ago. Bucket & bale forks, 580 Case Industrial c/w FEL & PTO gas, Combines: 914 International (new drive belts fall of 2012, cost just over $500.00), 410 Massey SP (engine excellent), Swather: #210 International 15ft., Tillage: 12ft. & 10ft. Cockshutt high wheel drills, 15ft. CCIL Disker c/w seed box, 30ft. Diamond Harrows c/w draw bar, 14ft. Med. Duty Tandem Disk 20” blades, Haying Equipment: #851 New Holland round Baler, #276 New Holland Sq. Baler, Trucks: 1997 Dodge 4x4 ½ ton (gas), 2001 Dodge 4x4 ¾ ton (gas), Livestock Equipment: 2003 Bergen 14ft. Stock Trailer c/w bumper pull, full mats, window covers, very low miles, orig. tires approx. 70% tread remaining always been kept clean. Original owners, Livestock Show Equipment: Full sized custom made trim chutes, Augers: 2 grain augers 1 c/w 2hp electric motors, Recreational: 18ft. Springbok Boat 140hp Chev. Inboard c/w trailer, (engine needs to be reinstalled), 19ft. Prowler bumper hitch camper c/w fridge,stove,furnace, bathroom, pressure system, dual batteries, microwave, new tires, hot water tank, 8ft. Okanogan slide in truck camper, Yard and Shop Equipment: New Holland manure spreader, Degelman (reel type) rock picker, Hand power tools, Antique & Collectibles: Large double pedestal oak office desk, Electric cream seperators (1 floor & 1 table models), Silver plate side table c/w 2 milk glass lamps, A forty year collection of over 350 sets of salt & Pepper shakers, some are very unique and valuable, Household: Meat Slicer, Chord organ, etc. Comments: This sale has a large selection of items to choose from. Please check websites for more details!

Sales Conducted by Schmalz Auctions www.schmalzauctions.com or auctionbill.com Hwy #2 South, Prince Albert, SK - PL 911509

Phone (306) 763-2172 or 922-2300

Gerald Fillmore 1-306-922-7907 or 1-306-940-8720

premixed custom blends using prairie-adapted cultivars.

Sara Williams is the author of the revised and updated Creating the Prairie Xeriscape, Coteau Books,

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This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (w w w.sask perennia l.c a; email: hortscene@yahoo. com).

PRAISE & WORSHIP ~ 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 11 a.m. - Worship Pastor Chris Dean -----------------------PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Parkside 10:00 a.m. Time of prayer 10:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Pastor David Baldock Shellbrook Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sun., 11 a.m. - Worship Wed., Mid Week Study 7 p.m.

Pastor David Bodvarson 747-7235 Canwood 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School 11:00 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. - 12 469-2258 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., 9:30 a.m. - Mass.

Fr. Sebastian Kunnath Big River - Sacred Heart Sun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass Whitefish 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, 11 a.m.

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

St. Joseph’s - Marcelin Mass Saturday, 9 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 204-620-0309 -----------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Currently meeting in homes on Sunday morning. and Wednesday evenings.

Parkside 747-2309, Leask 466-4498 Marcelin 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 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

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BUSINESS

DIRECTORY 306-747-2442

AUTOMOBILE

ELECTRICIAN

A & A Trading Ltd. 1-131 Service Rd. East, Box 457 Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0

For All Your Used Car and Truck Needs Email: aatrading@sasktel.net Cell: 306-747-7168 Fax: 306-747-3481

Ph: 306-747-4321 anytime

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Phone: 306-468-2853 Fax: 306-468-2252 email nisse@sasktel.net web: www.nissefoundry.com

Dr. Wayne Diakow Dr. Stephen Malec Dr. Carolyn Haugen Dr. Nicole Lacey

Carlton Trail Hearing Clinic Dr. Jodi Haberstock, Au.D., BC - HIS 2995 2nd Ave. West South Hill Mall, Prince Albert, SK

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

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

306-747-2641

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN

Registered Audiologist

Shellbrook

www.carltontrailhearing.com

Central Optometric Group

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

LAWYER

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CC Carbin Contracting Ltd.

DELBERT M. DYNNA Law Office

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

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

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

Sheldon Moe Contact: Sheldon Moe

306-747-7905 747-7905

FARM EQUIPMENT

Preferred areas of practice: Wills, Estates, Real Estate

FUNERAL SERVICES

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

Call Today:

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• Pre-arrangements Available • Monument Sales Tammy Smart

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

REAL ESTATE

Your Best Move!

306-922-1420

PLUMBING

TRUCKING

www.tbmason.com

Rocky Road Trucking Ltd. Debden, SK

101 RAILWAY AVE. SHELLBROOK, SK

306-747-2828 (24 hrs.)

D & S Mechanical Services Inc.

Madeleine 306-747-2442

BEAU “LAC” FUNERAL HOME LTD. PARTS Keith Hurt, Joe Clyke After Hours 306-960-1921 SERVICE Chris Lucyshyn After Hours 306-960-4916 SALES Brent Karr 306-232-7810

PLUMBING/HEATING

PHONE 306-764-6311

ELECTRICIAN

NISSE FOUNDRY Bronze cemetery plaques made at Mont Nebo, Sask.

WilcoxZuk-Chovin Law Office

CURTIS BLOOM

306-922-2040

BRONZE CASTER

OPTOMETRIST

Kimble Bradley Bill Cannon

AUTOBODY REPAIR

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

LAWYER

HEARING CLINIC

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

Ph: 306-747-4332

For all your Grain Hauling needs.

Now Also Available 53’ Step Deck.

Shellbrook, Sask.

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

Build our community: Buy locally manufactured

Aaron Hansen 306-960-7429

John Couture Greg Spencer Fred Pomrenk Donna Lovberg Marjorie Brossart

EAVESTROUGHING

FINANCES

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VACUUM SALES

Northern Funeral Service

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P.A. VACUUM

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

(all makes of vacuums welcome

TMK

Prince Albert • Birch Hills • Shellbrook

EAVESTROUGHING Eavestroughing • Fascia Soffits • Siding

Tyson Kasner tmkasner@sasktel.net Cell Phone Number

306•747•8169 ELECTRICIAN

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

306-724-8370 Big River

306-469-4944 FUNERAL SERVICES

J &H Electric Residential, Commercial & Agricultural Wiring & Trenching Jake Verbonac

306-747-9073 Harry Groenen

306-747-5592 Box 381, Shellbrook S0J 2E0 Serving Shellbrook & Surrounding area

RIVER PARK FUNERAL HOME Prince Albert, SK

306-764-2727 1-888-858-2727 Pre-Arrangements Available Don Moriarty Louise Robert

Colette Kadziolka Wayne Timoffee

Shellbrook Funeral Home We will be there when you need us 24 hours

306-747-2494

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

www.northernfuneralservice.ca

Claude Tucker, Brian & Bev Stobbs INSURANCE

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

SHELLBROOK 306-747-2896 CANWOOD 306-468-2227 LEASK 306-466-4811

1-877-898-8248 (TAIT) General Insurance Health Insurance Motor Licence Issuer

OPTOMETRIST

Drs. Degelman, Miller, MacDonald & Fink

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

Ph: 306-764-2288 Prince Albert

website: www.pavision.ca

Call Today:

Madeleine 306-747-2442

Service - Parts

FREE ESTIMATES

SALES 306-763-3202 #2-150-32nd St. W. Prince Albert, SK (behind Pizza Hut)

WAITING FOR YOU

WELDING/REWPAIR

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PARKSIDE WELDING & REPAIR

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Call Today:

Madeleine 306-747-2442

MOBILE & SHOP

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

Derek 306-747-9114

Parkside g-welding@hotmail.com

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May 3, 2013

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 In the matter of the Estate of Claude Emile Robin, late of the Village of Leask, in the province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 the 24th day of May, 2013.

Lawrence J. Zatlyn, Q.C. Zatlyn Law Office Barristers and Solicitors 231 -1061 Central Avenue Prince Albert, Saskatchewan S6V 4V4 Solicitor to the Estate 2-18C

TAX ENFORCEMENT TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST TOWN OF BLAINE LAKE Province of Saskatchewan Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land described in the following list are fully paid before the 3rd day of July, 2013 a tax lien will be registered against the land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by Section 4 of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

Title 139638976, Lot

4, BLK 1, PL N5260, $1,336.10 Title 130666024, Lot 9, BLK 1, PL BT3717, $380.70 Title 130636605, Lot 10, BLK 1, PL BT3717, $380.71 Title 135844544, Lot 1, BLK 6, PL H3043, $1,495.33 Title 142814325, Lot 20, BLK 9, PL M4996, $1,407.35 Title 130183770, Lot 10, BLK 11, PL AV4151, $562.43 Title 118992673, Lot 1 & 2, BLK 19, PL AV4398, $864.55 Title 132222316, Lot 10, BLK 22, PL BL5947, Title 132222338, Lot 17, BLK 22, PL BL5947, $1,464.68 Title 111176669, Lot 6, BLK 24, PL BL5947, $1,383.79 Title 140885343, Lot 5, BLK E, PL AV2196, Title 140885332, Lot 6, BLK E, PL AV2196, $1,189.65 Title 112319412, Lot 1, BLK 27, PL 60PA03020, $1,154.22 Dated this 3rd day of May, 2013 Anna Brad, CAO

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE FOR SALE - Butcher outside hogs 300 lbs.

Hay for sale. Wanted Converter from 3 phase back to one phase. Ph: 306-4662261 2-19CH

TOWN OF BIG RIVER REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST “CENTENNIAL BUILDING” The Council of The Town of Big River invites written expressions of interest in development of a long term sustainable plan for the “Centennial Building” - 4th Avenue and 1st Street – Zoned C1 - Commercial District (Downtown) - with offers to close May 17, 2013.

Please submit proposals to: Town of Big River In person to Administration Office of the Town of Big River at 606 1st St North By mail to Box 220 Big River SK S0J 0E0By Fax at (306) 469-4856

By Email to bigriver@sasktel.net

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 AUTOS FOR SALE FOR SALE - 2008 Buick Enclave SUV, 128,000 kms, $22,000, Ph: Wes 306-747-3782 NE FOR SALE - 2007 Peterbilt 379L Legacy 56515X, 46 rears, air trac, 18 spd., 48” flat top, wet kit, original owner, 750,000 kms, $70,000 Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 2-18CH

REC. VEHICLES FOR SALE FOR SALE - 16’ Aluminium boat, 25 hp Tiller, 2 stroke Mercury with low hours, runs great, galvanized easy load trailer, boat cover, great fishing boat.

Ph: 306-747-2297 after 5 p.m. TFCH

MACHINERY FOR SALE FOR SALE 1982 Case 2390, 8,000 hours, Price $8,000; 1979 Versatile 855 $20,000 Ph: 306824-4809 3-18CH FOR SALE - 2012 J.D. 956, center pivot rotary mower-conditioner PRU $36,995 obo. Phone Phil 306960-8323 TFCH FOR SALE - Bourgault air seeder cart 2155 Ph: Wes 306747-3782 2-19CH FOR SALE - 20’ Melroe 202 drill $500; 14’ Melroe 201 drill; 3 coil spring packers, 24’ drill mover.

Ph: 306-466-4948 3-20CH

FOR SALE - 46’ Riteway harrow-packer bar, 5 bar harrows, P20 packers, auto fold. 306-747-3185 or 306-747-7622 TFCH

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

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE 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 25-30CH FOR SALE - Black and Red Angus bulls on moderate growing ration. Performance info available. Adrian, Brian or Elaine Edwards. Valleyhills Angus. Glaslyn, SK Ph: 306-342-4407 17-22CH FOR SALE - Yearling bulls, Red Simmental, Simmental-Red Angus cross, Traditionals including Full Fleck Fullbloods.

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)

Foxdale Farm and Ranch, Glenn and Christine Strube, 306-747-3185, Shellbrook.

TFCH JOHNER STOCK FARM BULLS, Polled Hereford/ Speckle Park yearling and two year olds.

Guaranteed, delivered. 306-893-2714 or 893-2667 25-28CH FOR SALE - Quality Red and Black Salers bulls for calving ease.

Elderberry Farm Salers, Parkside 7473302 8-22CH FOR SALE - Herd Dispersal - 100 Red Simmental Commercial cow/calf pairs - Registered Pure Bred Red Simmental cows with calves, 5 Open Spring heifers Spring bulls, 2 yr old bulls, 1 Black 2 yr old bull, 3 yr old bulls - Newer nitrogen tank with straws Calf scale. Ph: Mel 306-960-1416, Phil 306-960-8323 TFCH FOR SALE - livingwater paintsandquarters.com selling stallions, geldings, mares, 306-2834495, Langham, SK. Email living waterworks@hotmail. com See testimony and for sale pages.

2-18CH 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

SEED FOR SALE FOR SALE - Common #1 Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Timothy, Crested Wheat, Yellow Clover, Cicer Milkvetch, Alfalfa; also have certified seed. Grower Direct. Blending and delivery available.

Competitive prices.

Darrel Siklenka 306-342-4290 or 306-342-2189, Glaslyn, SK 12-26CH EARLY MATURING C.W.R.S. seed wheat.

Zero graminearum.

4,000 bu. cleaned. $9.50/bushel. Call 306-226-2007, Marcelin, SK. Leave message. 3-20CH

HOMES FOR SALE HOUSE FOR SALE - in Debden, 1,120 sq. ft. bungalow built 1992. Great location 409 4th Ave. E. Contact 306-468-4470 TFCH HOUSE FOR SALE - 1050 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, bungalow on double corner lot in Parkside. 900 sq. ft. double attached garage, home entirely recently renovated, new furnace, full finished basement and 12x30 deck.

Phone 306-7477850, or 306-7472286.

2-18CH FOR SALE - 1225 square foot energy efficient home in

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chads@sbchron.com All prices plus applicable taxes.

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

Leoville. Attached garage, large lot with detached garage, central air and appliances. Phone 306984-4933. 10-22CH

FOR RENT FOR RENT - Parkside Housing Authority is accepting applications from seniors for a one bedroom unit.

Please call 306-7472369 for info. 2-19C

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Shellbrook Motel now hiring for summer staff in housekeeping, part time morning hours.

Retention bonus.

Ph: 306-747-2631 TFC HELP WANTED - Part time office assistant duties include A/R, A/P, payroll, cash, reports, etc. Call or stop by with resume to Integra Tire.

306-747-3142 Ask for Derek or Lori 2-18C

ACCOMMODATION WANTED TO RENT 1 or 2 bedroom accommodation in Shellbrook.

Apartment or house.

Please contact Clark or Lenore Pepper Shellbrook Chronicle 306-747-2442 or 306-747-3432 (after 5 p.m.)

HELP WANTED - The Shellbrook Skating Rink, Curling Rink and Canteen are looking for a Bookkeeper for the 2013-14 Season.

Tenders will be accepted until 4pm on May 17th, 2013 and may be dropped off at the Town Office, 71 Main Street. Experience with Simply Accounting would be a great asset. Training will be provided.

For further information please contact Kelly @ 747-4900.

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Advertising Deadline is Monday 5:00 p.m.

HELP WANTED

Newspaper Computer Compositor Shellbrook Chronicle has a part time/full time position open for compositor. Position is for a medical leave.

Duties include general news typing, pagination of newspaper pages and other composition duties. Candidate must have good typing and computer skills. Some other office duties.

Experience in InDesign desktop publishing software a definite asset but will train.

Send resume by email to: Clark Pepper Publisher, Shellbrook Chronicle Shellbrook Sask.

Email: clark@sbchron.com Subject line: Compositor Position

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HELP WANTED HELP WANTED - Parkside Housing Authority is currently accepting applicatoins for a caretaker. Duties include light maintenance, snow removal, grass cutting.

Must have your own equipment. Please call 306-747-2369 for details.

2-19C HELP WANTED Shellview Sod Farms requires a part time office assistant. This position will be for approx. 24 -32 hours per week. We offer competitive wages and an excellent working environment. For more information or to email resume please contact info@ shellviewsod.com or fax to 306-747-3147 3-20C

Buy! Buy! Sell! Sell!

Classifieds Work!

747-2442

THE CLASSIFIEDS Email your ad: chads@sbchron.com

HELP WANTED Shellview Sod Farms is taking resumes for a field laborer.

This is a full time position, duties will include forklift operation, and general labor. Experience with equipment would be an asset.

We offer competitive wages and a great working environment For more information or to email resume please contact info@ shellviewsod.com or fax to 306-747-3147 3-20C HELP WANTED Shellview Sod Farms requires a Full time Class 1A driver for our 2013 sod harvest season. We offer competitive wages, good equipment and a great working environment. Experience with equipment and asset. Please email resume to info@shellviewsod. com or fax to 306747-3147 3-20C

SERVI CES CUSTOM FENCING - Taking bookings for 2013. Phone Darcy 306-6199000 8-19CH

AUCTIONS

CARD OF THANKS

AUCTIONS - Antique & Collectible Auction, Sat., May 11/13 Spiritwood Civic Centre.

Boechler-Shira Auctioneering. www. boechlerschireauction.com 1-18C

The family of the late John Oliver Batty (Jack) would like to thank all the staff at the Shellbrook Hospital, Big River Health Center and especially Parkland Terrace, his final home, for the compassionate care Jack received in the last two years of his life. Thank you to all our neighbours, friends and relatives for joining us for the celebration of his life. It was so comforting to see so many people there to share the memories of Jack’s life.

Thanks also to all former ball players who made the effort to attend; to our dear granddaughter, Erin who flew home from Sweden; Pastor Chris Dean for conducting the service, former team mate Gilles Franceour for the music, grandchildren for the sentimental eulogy, to the pallbearers, the ladies of St. Henry’s for co-ordinating the lunch and Beau “Lac” Funeral Home for assisting with the funeral arrange-

COMING EVENTS DAZZLING DIVAS returns to Shellbrook Tues., May 7.

Shellbrook Seniors Centre, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Cash or cheque only.

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ments. To all those who sent flowers, emails, cards and made phone calls, thank you fro the bottom of our hearts.

Jack was a wonderful husband, father, grandpa and great grandpa and will be missed by all who knew him.

- Evelyn Batty and family.

The family of Otto Riegert would like to thank everyone whose kindness and thoughtfulness helped us through a very difficult time.

So many people went “above and beyond” and we are so appreciative of all their kindnesses. We would like to thank our friends and family both near and far, for travelling in blizzard conditions and for all the food, flowers, phone calls, cards and donations made in Otto’s memory. Your love and support means so much to us. A big thanks to Clarence Hoehne, Grant Thiel, Art Grampe, Jonathan Nelson and Fred Schultz for all their work at the cemetery. We really appreciate all of your

The family of the late Gerry Kendel would like to sincerely thank everyone who showed such kindness and compassion during this sad time. We are deeply touched by the prayers, phone

calls, e-mails, cards, flowers, food and charitable donations made in Gerry’s memory. A special thanks to Father Tru and Wesley Ballantyne for their special words of comfort and hope. The love and support that we have received from family and friends means more than words can express.

Thank you and God bless, - Helene and family.

The family of the late Ellen Ledding would like to thank the following people who supported us in her passing; Pastors Randy Nolan and Dave Baldock for the meaningful service; pianist Helen Stene; Parkside Pentecostal WM ladies and the Cameo Hilldrop Guild for the delicious lunch; Wheatland Lodge Staff for the compassionate care they gave to Ellen during her stay there; all who sent condolences through cards, donations, flowers and food.

Your thoughtfulness has brought us comfort at this time of loss.

MEMORIAMS

In loving memory of Eldon, dear husband and father, May 9, 1988.

Wonderful memories woven in gold, These are the memories we tenderly hold.

Deep in our hearts your memory is kept, To love and cherish and never forget.

- Lovingly remembered, Ruth and Deon.

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work and realize how difficult the snow and blizzard conditions made your efforts. We also want to thank the RM for opening up the roads and keeping them passable for the funeral. We would like to thank Pastor Chris for all his support and comfort in everything he has done for us. Thank you to Nyla Dean for doing the readings, to Bernice Labrash for playing the organ and to Immanuel’s ELW for the wonderful lunch. We would also like to thank the paramedics, Const.

McLean and first responder, John Beam for all their efforts at the house.

Lastly, thank you to Hawryluk Funeral Services for all their assistance, especially Irene Cyr for all her kindness.

- Rita, Glenn, Barb and Harold.

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May 3, 2013

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May 3, 2013

Harvey Wendel receives Lifetime Achievement award

Congratulations to Harvey Wendel who received the prestigious George Rathwell Lifetime Achievement Award at Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association Spring Conference. Harvey was selected from a number of nominees from across Saskatch-

ewan for his years of dedicated service as a volunteer to a Regional Park.

After volunteering at Sturgeon Lake Regional Park for 27 years, Harvey has decided to retire. Harvey’s contributions to the park will be greatly missed.

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Parkland Artisan Tour finalists for Tourism Saskatchewan Award of Excellence Thursday April 25th members of the Parkland Artisan Tour were guests at the Tourism Saskatchewan Awards gala and banquet at the Conexus Arts Center in Regina.

Each year a multitude of people, events & organizations are nominated for Tourism Saskatchewan awards. A committee of provincial industry representatives, select 3 finalists for each of 14 categories. Parkland Artisan Tour was selected as a finalist for the $20,000 and under Event of the Year award. Tour treasurer, Pat Grayston laughingly stated, “We easily fit into this category, as our budget is under $2,000.”

Parkland Artisan Tour was initiated in 2005 as another way for Shellbrook and district to celebrate Saskatchewan’s Centennial. Initial discussions led the core group to set guiding principals that incorporated ed-

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