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Oilers Attempt To Slip Through Falcons’ Claws Estevan Lions Club bantam Oilers kick returner Kade Bachorcik gets gang tackled by Weyburn Falcons defenders Kyle Barrett, centre, and Clay Gust during the Oilers 23-6 road loss to the Falcons at Darold Kot Field last Wednesday. For the story and more photos please see B4. Photo by Jamie Harkins.
Junior Achievement delivers financial literacy program to Comp students By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
It’s another solid block in the educational construction plan for South East Cornerstone Public School Division, and it’s being delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
Thanks to Junior Achievement Saskatchewan, Grade 9 students at the Estevan Comprehensive School will be receiving some important financial training through the implementation of the Dollars With Sense curriculum. Cornerstone curricu-
lum co-ordinator Aaron Hiske, noted the program will continue to roll out through Grade 10, 11 and 12 in subsequent years. The program gets students to learn about how to be smart consumers, teaches them the nuances of dealing with credit, interest
and budget preparations. The credit program receives the green light from the Ministry of Education. “Having the ability to make responsible financial decisions is important for all Saskatchewan people,” said Estevan MLA Lori Carr who helped deliver
the first lesson in Room 27 at ECS with school administrators and three Cornerstone trustees in attendance. The first class lecture was delivered by Carol Ward of JA and subsequent lessons and directions will be under the guidance of current ECS entrepreneurship educators
such as Josh LeBlanc, Curtis Hack and Joyce Mack. Hack and Mack were also in attendance for the first lecture. Carr said the program will assist the students throughout their lifetime. Michael Merriman, Financial⇢A2
Elections needed for the city and the RM An election will be needed to determine the six people who will be councillors with Estevan city council for the next four years. All five incumbent councillors – Greg Hoffort, Brian Johnson, Trevor Knibbs, Dennis Moore and Kevin Smith – have filed their papers. Cameron Robock and Shelly Veroba, who have both run for
council in the past, have also filed their papers. Mayor Roy Ludwig remains the only person who has filed the paperwork for mayor, as of Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. Ludwig is seeking a second term as mayor. In the RM of Estevan, there will be an election for reeve. Incumbent Kelly Lafrentz has been chal-
lenged by Terry Keating. There will also be elections for councillor in Divisions 1, 3 and 5. Incumbents Lorne Jahn (Division 1), Dennis Blackburn (Division 3) and Del Block (Division 5) have all submitted their nomination forms. In the school board elections, nobody had filed their papers for the South
East Cornerstone Public School Division’s two Estevan seats. Incumbent Pam Currie has stated she will run again, but had not filed her papers as of Monday afternoon. The other incumbent trustee, Janet Foord, will not seek another term. Kevin Keating will run in Subdivision No. 4, which includes Bienfait, Lampman, Alameda and Oxbow.
Keating is currently the trustee for Subdivision 3, which includes Redvers, Carievale and Carnduff, but he represented Subdivision 4 from 2009 to 2012. Board chair Audrey Trombley is once again running for Subdivision 5, which includes Midale, Stoughton and Fillmore. As for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Sepa-
rate School Division, the two Estevan trustees, Bev Hickie and Karen Melle, have both filed their nomination papers. The deadline to file nomination papers is Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. Candidates will have 24 hours to withdraw from the race. The civic and school board elections will take place on Oct. 26.
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Cornerstone’s superintendent for the southern part of the vast school division, introduced Ward and the course to the first class of about 24 students who were eager to pick up their financial workbooks and respond to a series of questions about various forms of credit and debt. “It’s about making wise financial decisions, budgeting and managing your money,” Ward told the students. “The knowledge you gain will serve you well.” JA, she told the Mercury, is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on such things as entrepreneurship programs in elementary, middle years and high schools. “The greatest natural resource we have in this province is our students,” Ward added. The program will be offered at first in all Cornerstone public schools that deliver high school programs. “The course is about your relationship to money,” Ward told the students. “Money is just a tool. You must know yourself and what your values are before you decide what you will do and what you need money for. There will be spenders and savers among you and if you are a saver, for instance, then you need to ask yourself ‘why am I saving?’ You
need to put thought into what you are saving for and learn about money, not only in school but out of school. If you are a consumer, you’ll need to learn more about credit ratings.” ECS vice-principal Brian Wright said the course fits nicely into the current Grade 9 curriculum and the consumable materials being supplied, means there is very little cost associated with the delivery of this new program. He said the program will be delivered to about 4,000 students over the next 10 years, starting with that day’s kick off. “It certainly fits in well with the Cornerstone Tomorrow survey we took a couple of years ago that suggested we could put something like this into our education programming,” said Audrey Trombley who is chairwoman of the Cornerstone board of trustees who attended the first lecture along with Estevan trustee Pam Currie and Subdivision 1 trustee Carol Flynn. Junior Achievement is celebrating 40 years of providing innovative programs and opportunities for students to value free enterprise, understand business and economics and develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills. Last year their programs reached over 21,000 Saskatchewan students.
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Dan Harden (left) and Aaron Hiske, career services consultant and curriculum co-ordinator for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division respectively, chat with Carol Ward from Junior Achievement Saskatchewan, who delivered the first Dollars with Sense lesson to Grade 9 students at ECS.
Local firefighters have remained very busy Members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were busy during the summer months. Local firefighters responded to 31 alarm calls in July. Twelve of them were for false alarms. They also responded to 11 fire alarms, four alarms for gas or carbon monoxide leaks, two vehicle accidents and two fuel leaks. According to the report, nine of the calls occurred on July 10, which was the date of the flash flood in Estevan. Firefighters also had four training nights for firefighters or recruits, and they attended two activities. August was a quieter month, as they were called to 17 alarms, including 10 false alarms. The other
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for the first eight months. *** Council supported the Saskatchewan Housing Corp’s request to build a new group care facility at 1301 First Street. The existing home on the site will undergo alterations to create a four-bedroom care facility with 24-hour staff support for people with intellectual disabilities. No changes have been proposed to the building’s exterior or the site’s landscaping. *** Council also supported the rezoning of a parcel of land in the 300-block of Fourth Street, so that Faith Lutheran Church can construct a sanctuary on the site. The building on the site is currently owned by Naka Welding Ltd., and the build-
seven calls were for fire alarms. Firefighters also had three training nights and attended three activities in the community last month. *** According to the building report for the month of August, four building permits with a total value of $210,000 were issued. Three garage permits, with a value of $40,000, were granted. The other permit was listed as miscellaneous, and it had a $170,000 value. There have been 40 permits worth more than $8.6 million approved in the first eight months of this year. While the number of permits is down from 56 for the first eight months of 2015, the value is up from the $7.8 million recorded
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Correction On Page 3 of the Sept. 14 edition, the information below the photo of the airplane incorrectly identified the craft as a Second World War Spitfire. The plane in the photo was a T-28 Trojan aircraft. Also, the first name of the provincial president of the Royal Canadian Legion is Ken, not Jim Box. The Mercury apologizes for any confusion this misidentification may have caused.
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The time was right to make it right for Estevan pioneers
The grave site of Eric Magnuson, Estevan’s first official settler, who died in 1905.
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He doesn’t know what compelled him to make the move, other than the fact that he felt it was just a little bit disgusting that a few dozen of Estevan’s pioneers, some of them just babies, were buried in a site that had been long neglected and forgotten. So, Don Cowan, a born and raised Estevanite, with some connections in the local oil and industrial community, got to work with a lot of help from his friends. “It’s not me, I’m not
looking for anything,” he said. Well, actually he was. He was looking for some equipment, materials and maybe a few hours of personnel power to help him clean up the Grace Pioneer Cemetery that sits at the back of what is now an industrial subdivision in the southeast part of the city. The work began in earnest in the early part of this summer, and the cemetery now looks like a cemetery and not a backwoods lot filled with debris. Cowan then started doing a little research
and learned there are 52 gravesites and the property belongs to CP Rail. He also learned the cemetery originated somewhere around 1884 and was last used as a burial site in the latter part of 1918 or early 1919. “There was just an old trail leading in here,” he said, referring to a new, slightly winding gravelled pathway that now exists, purposely built without a ditch so that the grasses surrounding the path can be cut regularly and easily. The earlier owner of the plot was the ManitobaSouth Western Colonization Railroad Company of 1879 which leased the property to CP Rail in 1884, and then they merged with CP in 1956-57, according to records Cowan unearthed. “If we could just get somebody to cut the grass around the path and in the cemetery twice or three times a year, that would keep it respectable,” said Cowan, who issued a thank you to the contributors in a recent letter to the editor. “I thought I had recalled them all, but I missed one, F&L Concrete who are doing a lot of rehabilitation work on the markers, plus trucks, gravel, men and so on … just like those other companies did. That’s just an example of what took place and what is taking place,” he said. The oilpatch veteran said it was, no doubt, his connections with local in-
An overview of the Grace Pioneer Cemetery where 52 of Estevan’s first residents are buried.
dustries over the years that served him well for this project so the credit was to be shared by them. “This old cemetery and the way it looked had been bugging me for 10 years, and, finally, it was just the time to do something about it.” An original sign was reconditioned by a volunteer company as was the old entry gate, for starters. Then the weeds came out, along with the overgrowth. Headstones were recovered. “It was disgusting the way some of it looked,” he said. Thankfully, a lot of the grass and area had been mowed down and Cowan said he learned that a local group, the Soldiers of Odin had taken on that task as a community service a few years ago. So the old cemetery hadn’t been entirely forgotten. A list of the those buried there was available, but it contains only 35 names, so Cowan figures 17 caskets may have been transferred over the years since there are 52 sites. “ S o m e h a v e l a rg e headstones, one even has polished granite. Others are just marked with a rock or two,” he said. The Eric Magnuson gravesite informs that he was born in Farila, Sweden in 1850, and died in March, 1904.
“My wife Lyla found out that she has a relative buried here, from the Beniston family. Mary was an aunt. She was buried in 1908, at the age of 27,” he said, adding that there are several graves marked with names of young adults, children and babies, perhaps suggesting there was a local epidemic in the fledgling town, those many decades ago. There is one site marked with words in a different language, too, indicating Estevan was home to a diverse population, even then. “I always knew about this cemetery as a kid, and it was always just ‘back there’ when my family talked about it. I had an uncle, who worked in the brick plant, who knew a lot about it and my cousins knew about it too, so that’s where I picked up on it.” Since the cemetery is CP property, Cowan said he made one exploratory phone call to one of the arms of that large corporation, but figured he probably hit the wrong desk. “The young girl I talked to sort of presented the ‘who cares’ attitude,’” he said. So I probably should have tried to talk with someone in their corporate public relations or human resources side. My thought is that a company like CP probably has about 100 of these kinds of
properties and if they’d just pledge about $1,000 a year for upkeep for each of them, that’s all it would take.” The rehabilitation work in the Estevan site included fencing, which had to be repositioned twice, since additional gravesites were discovered after the original markings and fencing were put in place. Then there were 11 old underground coal mine sinkholes to fill up and make secure, about seven within the cemetery and four more just outside the fenceline, which were also filled. If CP isn’t interested in maintaining the site, Cowan hopes the City of Estevan and/or the RM of Estevan might be willing to spend a little time and talent in keeping the area looking respectable. Cowan also uncovered an actual map of each gravesite, but it was so old and faded it is rendered useless. “The RM of Estevan office staff were very helpful and I think when I talk with the city representatives, I might get some interest too,” he said. “If we plant a tree or two, get a few more details completed at a more leisurely pace we can keep it decent.” Decent is a big word that can mean a lot when the Energy City’s volunteers power up to latch onto a project.
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Robock still wants to be on council Cameron Robock is taking another shot at being part of Estevan city council. Robock filed his councillor nomination papers on Monday morning. It’s the fourth time he has run for councillor, as he was also on the ballot for the 2005 by-election and the 2006 and 2012 civic elections. He finished eighth four years ago. He also ran as an independent in the 2016 provincial election, after his nomination was vetoed by the New Democratic Party. Robock says he isn’t a quitter, and he still has a desire to be part of council.
After talking to family and friends, he believes he has something to contribute. “I do have quite a few people who do support me and will vote for me, but I need to expand my base that would vote for me, and hopefully this time that will happen,” said Robock. He supports the direction council has taken in the past four years. He is pleased that council reduced the city’s debt. And he believes council has done a better job of engaging the public on contentious issues. Robock cited the business licence bylaw dis-
cussions earlier this year, when council held a pair of special meetings so that people could ask questions about the document. Other people approached him during those discussions with their concerns. “I brought those concerns (forward), they did a review, they talked about it, they addressed concerns all around, and it was nice,” said Robock. “It was a pleasant atmosphere, and they came up with a better solution. And it was nice to be part of that.” Council members have also shown accountability, he said, as they have
the construction of the new bypass north of the city. But he would also like to see council pay very close attention to the budget, so that tax increases are kept to a minimum. “What I’d like to see is for us to apply for every grant that the federal and provincial government is offering us, and get our tax money (here), that people of Estevan are paying to federal and provincial governments … so we can do projects here that are needed,” said Robock. Robock has talked to a person he knows in Yorkton, and that person report-
Cameron Robock been willing to admit when things need to be changed. And he is happy that projects have been completed during this term, such as
ed that council in Yorkton decided to do more with less by taking a hard look at expenses, and deciding whether they can do a better job. “The council actually sits down and looks at it every time that way,” said Robock. “They spend a little bit more time on council in council meetings. And I think the extra time would be worthwhile.” Robock said he and his family love being in Estevan, and they plan to spend the rest of their lives in the community, so he wants to be part of the local governing process.
Currie feels Estevan’s voice must be heard Pam Currie has proven time and again she is not afraid to speak up and speak out on behalf of constituents when it comes to South East Cornerstone Public School Board business. Currie has served as a school division representative before and after amalgamation took place, having been a trustee on the Estevan Public and Estevan Comprehensive School board prior to the 2006 amalgamation of school divisions across the province. She said she first ran as a concerned parent and then learned to be an advocate for all children and ratepayers as she absorbed
more education about the teachers and administrators who have helped children grow and flourish in the public education system. “I have an even deeper desire to ensure the children don’t become the casualty of bureaucracy and politics and that their education and experiences in the classroom stay in the forefront,” Currie said. The veteran board member said many changes could be happening on the school governance files with the provincial government talking about transformational change, and she said, “I want to be a part of those talks. I have experience and a history in human resources
Pam Currie is seeking reelection in Estevan and staff relationships and working with budgets and implementing strategic and long-term plans,” she said, citing her past experiences as both a union representative within the City of
that corresponds with the government’s Early Learning Reading, Writing and Math programs. “There have been staff reductions through attrition and educational assistants reductions and realignment of staff to support priorities as well as reduction in bus routes, a reduced facilities budget and a refreshing of the technology replacement cycle from four to five years. Those are just a few of the numerous things that have taken place already,” she said. “The South East Cornerstone school division has been on the right track, finding efficiencies and giving children the best
Estevan’s employ as well as later holding a management position with the city. She has completed a professional director’s certification course through Cornerstone. She has also served on several community volunteer service committees. Because of this background in management and as a representative for employees at various levels, Currie said she’s very aware of the implications surrounding the Ministry of Education’s request for cost-saving measures. She said they are in tune with the steps that have already been taken at the regional level while implementing a new learning plan for 2017
education. I am proud to be on this board and I would like to remain on this board,” said Currie, looking ahead to the Oct. 26 general municipal election where her name will be on a ballot if more than two candidates file nomination papers since Estevan has two seats at the Cornerstone table. If only two candidates step forward, they will be elected through acclamation. Currie is the only Estevan candidate to date who has filed nomination papers. The city’s other current board member, Janet Foord announced her retirement earlier this summer, pending a move to central Saskatchewan.
Keating seeks re-election, but as a Subdivision 4 rep Kevin Keating is a veteran of the public school system governance roles and he indicated earlier this summer he was willing to seek re-election, but wasn’t certain as to what area he felt most comfortable in serving. Keating is currently on the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of trustees as a representative for Subdivision 3. That term expires with the upcoming general civic elections coming up on Oct. 26. “I used to represent Subdivision 4, which is the region close to Estevan and includes
Weldon School in Bienfait and others close by. I am looking forward to representing that area again,” he said. The Subdivision 4 seat will not have an incumbent since current serving member, Shirley Wheeler, announced in August she would be retiring from that position. Keating said he contemplated throwing his hat into the ring as a City of Estevan representative with one of Estevan’s representatives, Janet Foord, announcing earlier she would not be seeking re-election due to a pending move to central
Saskatchewan. But, after due consideration, Keating said he felt he could best serve as a representative from one of the rural areas since that is where he has earned his current status as a Cornerstone board veteran. “I have been on this board for seven years and I am hoping I can continue to serve. I have grandchildren either already in the system, or about to enter it and I would like to work, not only for them, but for all the children in our public school division,” Keating said.
eager students and educators. His business experience includes ownership of two companies based out of Manor and Estevan, which gives him a unique perspective on the business side of school division projects as well, he said. “I recently completed a professional directors course which helps a tremendous amount on the governance side of the school division’s business plan,” he said. Keating said he felt well qualified to represent the interests of public school division taxpayers.
He added that since he had 23 years of experience as a maintenance supervisor with the City of Estevan and with the Cornerstone school division, the knowledge he gained has served him well on the decision-making front when it came down to discussions such as facility needs. “I have personally worked in about 80 per cent of the schools in this division, so I know these schools very well,” he said, suggesting he knew not only some details about the physical structures but also how they are administered and populated by
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Strong representation needed locally With the municipal and school board general elections looming in the not-todistant future, the time is ripe to remind local citizens why we need strong, committed representatives at the city council and school board tables. These people are our voices. Of course our local MLA and MP will claim the same job description, but we need not remind them they have to represent the larger masses within certain geographic perimeters. They are also well aware of the fact they are expected to take their marching orders from local councils, committees, and elected boards, not necessarily from their leader’s inner office personnel. Oftentimes, these leaders would like to think they hold the hammer when it comes down to the last rock in the 10th end, but they don’t always get to call the shots if the community representatives or committee is doing a good job of local representation for local interests. Our councillors and trustees are continually waging little wars with senior governments in an attempt to win back, at least, some of the tax dollars their residents and businesses send into provincial and national coffers. Sometimes these little wars are fought politely and persistently and sometimes the local combatants need
Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post
A painful reminder Before anything more is said about Indian Head-Milestone MLA Don McMorris, allow me to relate a story. The lives of those of us at the Regina Leader-Post became a little sadder four years ago when we lost the late, great Ron Petrie, a friend and writer of extraordinary talent. Losing his battle with cancer, Ron left behind his incredible wife Joan and four kids, three of them, 15-year-old triplets. McMorris, really a stranger to Ron, did an extraordinary thing for the family. Notwithstanding the needs of his own family and his own busy schedule as health minister, McMorris, a one-time driving instructor, took time out to teach the triplets to drive. Few know about this, largely because McMorris didn’t want anyone to know. But in the wake of McMorris’s impaired driving conviction, maybe people should have an opportunity to judge the man by something other than his worst decision.
to raise a few hackles, which they shouldn’t mind doing, if they tend to the job at hand. The worst thing a council or school board could do, would be to allow a provincial or federal body or agency to run roughshod over them. Local committees, especially elected groups, if they are well represented and educated, will not be ignored or easily dismissed. Their voices will be heard … consistently. That is why it is so important to have several candidates ready, willing and capable of having their voices (and the voices of their electorate) heard. We need them to make a bid for one of these seats of responsibility. We especially need strong voices representing us for the next four years, now that we are hearing ominous choruses of transformational changes that could be imposed without any clear definitions being offered as yet. We may well need strong voices of community conviction at the negotiation table when the details around these upcoming changes begin to trickle down into the cities, towns and rural municipalities. This would not be the time to elect bobblehead “we agree with everything this government wants to do,” candidates.
These are tougher economic times and local electorates may not be as willing to again embrace new or higher fees and taxation structures at any level of governance, not when they are scrambling to make mortgage and truck payments and deciding whether to cut the cable or mobile phone in favour of purchasing food for the family. What we are suggesting, in other words, is this is not the time to send a happy note to central governments. We may not be so happy with whatever they want to send our way or not send our way. We are already seeing how transformational changes will be imposed within the health-care community with little or no push back allowed since we agreed to replace democratically elected board members with appointed board members who will, by their nature, be very reluctant to stand up and speak out strongly for the communities they represent, especially if the message needs to be in a negative vein. If we don’t elect strong school board and municipal council members, a similar scenario could develop a lot sooner than what is expected. The longer we can retain a voice at the provincial and national tables the better off we’ll be, because the alternative probably wouldn’t look that pretty.
Driving with a blood alcohol content two and a half times the legal limit was surely McMorris’s worst decision. That it happened in the late morning, after what he described as late night drinking with an old school friend, has caused many to wonder. Aaron Fox, his lawyer, suggested that it is “an issue with alcohol,” after McMorris pleaded guilty. That painful admission has been one of many for the MLA. He immediately lost his high-ranked standing as deputy premier and minister responsible for SGI and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA). Quite frankly, it’s difficult to understand right now how he should be allowed to keep his seat. The rules of the legislature say MLAs can be booted out for Criminal Code convictions while serving, but only for sentences greater than two years. McMorris’s punishment was a one-year driving suspension and a $1,820 fine. But can a lawbreaker fulfill his duties as a lawmaker? Many Saskatchewan people feel it’s just not right. Premier Brad Wall has already determined he can. However, McMorris’s conviction brings the number of currently elected Sask. Party caucus members with a history of drinking and driving, to four. It’s not the message that should be sent out by any provincial government, let alone one that is presiding over a province with the highest rate of drinking and driv-
ing convictions in the country. But there might be one good thing emerging out of the McMorris story. It is one of the things forcing the Saskatchewan Party government, and the rest of us, for that matter, to begin a serious dialogue on how we need to change. On his Facebook page, Wall offered some rather heartfelt and important words on the subject. “Saskatchewan, we have a serious problem. We have had it for some time,” Wall wrote. “Too many of us are still drinking and driving and it is taking the lives of our neighbours, friends, fathers, mothers and our kids. It is devastating the lives of others who are left behind. We need to stop this.” It’s a sentiment hard to dispute, although there are some who still do. According to a Mainstreet/Postmedia poll conducted in August, one in five of us still seem to believe it’s okay to drive drunk if it’s only for a short distance. This speaks to a long-standing culture, especially in rural Saskatchewan, where we use long distances, cold nights and the lack of taxis or public transportation as a convenient excuse. Wall’s Facebook post likely had less to do with McMorris than it has with a rash of incidents in our province this summer. However, it is McMorris who will be the lightning rod. But maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe his woes should remind us all how much is at stake when we drink and drive.
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The Unusuals Norm Park All Things Considered They called themselves The Unusuals. That’s because their bass drum had a very unusual shape to it, so that was reason enough. The Unusuals were four guys in their 20s who could play the bejeebers out of some hard rock meltdown tunes including several of their own compositions. Pete, the bass player was the leader and the composer of most of these songs. He also taught guitar and could play a variety of instruments. He was one of the best bass guitar players I’ve had the pleasure to encounter. He didn’t just chord … he played. The Unusuals tromped their way around southern Ontario, headquartered in Trenton. If my memory serves, one member was in the air force, stationed at CFB Trenton. They won a local and then a regional “bomb out” music competition, thanks mainly to the fact they had some great original material. But, like many bands before and after them … they knew a lot about music and not much about the business of music. I had gone to a few of these bomb out competition concerts and took some typical photos of the guys in action for the local newspaper, since it was part of my job anyway and through mutual friends, got to know this quartet a little bit. They asked me if I would take some publicity photos for them. I had carte blanche. They would be my subjects for a whole afternoon. All of a sudden, I envisioned myself as a photographer of the stars. I was hitching my wagon to this team. There was a cute and leggy blonde who lived nearby. She agreed to lend a touch of sexiness to the photographic exploits, if you will, because every rock band cover and publicity shot required a little bit of that. So on the required afternoon, Chrissy, the blonde arrived in the mandatory short shorts and the guys were wearing their best shirts and I took all kinds of pictures (in an era before digital mind you). My favourites were of Chrissy standing on top of a riverside berm with the guys, guitars slung over their shoulders, gazing fondly at a sunset, the other way, not at Chrissy. I thought it was hilarious. Then I fell on my back and shot a pic of the four of them in a complete circle leaning over into the camera lens. Another classic. The next day I headed to the darkroom to develop the photos and came to the realization that not one of my shots included a picture of the drum set … the very reason for the band’s name! But, they liked the photos, and wanted to know what they should do with them? It was then, I came to the realization that this was not a business-minded troop of troubadours. “I don’t know,” was my clever response. They hadn’t hired me to be their business or promotion manager. I was a guy taking pictures. “I guess we could get some more posters made up and use one of them,” Pete suggested. “Good idea, where are we playing next?” “I dunno.” “Who does know?” “I dunno.” And on it went. Gee, I thought, they could call themselves One Direction, because it seemed the only way they were heading, was down. I was right. As with all great bands, they ultimately broke up. One did a little time on a marijuana bust I think, and another was transferred out of town. They never did pick up the photos and I never got paid for my efforts and Chrissy didn’t get famous as an artistic model. But I have some pictures of a pretty talented band that imploded quickly and a cute blonde lady for my photo memory collection. They were appropriately named and maybe not necessarily because of the shape of the drum. They were The Unusuals
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TB and malaria, a fund that Canada has long supported and has saved 22 million lives since 2002. This is a great success story, but after years of cuts under the Harper Conservatives, Canada’s overall global assistance
budget is now among the lowest of developed nations. Replenishing the Global Fund is a good start, but Canada’s aid budget needs an increase of a billion dollars per year over the next three years to
even approach the assistant budgets of far smaller countries. Along with global relevancy comes critical responsibilities, and countless lives are at stake. Nathaniel Pool Victor, B.C.
Mantei will lead arts council It will be her fifth year at the helm of the Estevan Arts Council, one of the city’s busiest cultural committees, and Wilma Mantei said there will be no slow down on the arts community front this fall and winter. “We are a non-profit, so we look after our books carefully. We operated with a small surplus to show at the end of the fiscal year,” she said, following the council’s annual general meeting last week. “We work on donations, sponsorships and grants. In other words, other people’s money and we are accountable.” The committee members were saddened with the loss of a valuable and well-loved member of the community with the passing of Evelyn Johnson who had served on the council for 40 or more years. Mantei said it was only fitting that the top prize in the upcoming adjudicated art show will be named in her honour. The artistic works are lining up for the show that begins next month and will be adjudicated by artist-in-resident Diana
Chisholm who is wrapping up her one-year contracted services in the city and surrounding area. The arts council is also responsible for lining up and promoting Stars for Saskatchewan concerts as well as Koncerts for Kids, booked and managed through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), hosting 14 of those types of events during the past year. The council arranges visual arts classes and events which Mantei said is “doing what we should be doing.” The council has also hired a new office administrator with Melanie Memory coming aboard with the departure of Jocelyn Anderson who moved to Regina after serving in that role for the past two years. “We’re happy to have Melanie join us, she has some bookkeeping and organizational talents to bring to the job. We end up keeping five sets of books, so we always need someone who knows something about the accounting angles,” said Mantei, adding
that Memory’s job, which she took over on Aug. 15, is a part-time appointment, with her talents being split between the arts council and their office in the leisure centre from 8 a.m. to noon on weekdays and the Souris Valley Museum in the afternoons. “We have a very active art room in the leisure centre and a good part of that comes from the Estevan Pottery Club that isn’t a member of the Estevan Arts Council, but are a welcomed addition. They pay a small fee for their space in the room and lend a vibrant element to our programming and the art community,” Mantei said. While the council currently is missing a vicepresident, Linda Jones will continue in her role as secretary and Greg Hoffort is aboard as the city council representative. The council welcomed three new members into the fold at the AGM with Mark Veneziano, Victoria Utman and Allison Holzer being added to the roster. They join continuing members Deb Augey, Esther Bangsund, Nancy Samo-
luk, Stewart Miller, Linda Murphy and Melina Granberg. Miller is committee head for the Energy City Film Circuit which brings a series of first-run movies to the Orpheum Theatre on a regular schedule that carry additional artistic, cultural and community themes. Granberg is heading up the Koncerts for Kids schedule this year. The board members also learned that longtime member Marguerite Gallaway announced her retirement from the board after many years of service which included the leadership role in the actual formation of OSAC over 40 years ago. “We trust Marguerite will still be around and available for consultation and advice though,” said Mantei, noting that while Gallaway may be missing from the regular meetings, her years of experience will continue to serve the board well in an advisory capacity. “It was a good annual meeting with a lot of positive feedback and some excellent plans being made,” Mantei said in conclusion.
Holy Family accepts resignation The trustees of the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division met on Sept. 14 and reported they had recently conferred with Estevan MLA Lori Carr regarding ongoing needs of their school system. The trustees also reviewed the frequently asked questions about
Catholic education with those questions being made available to the public and also discussed matters relating to the Teacher Regulatory Board and potential issues related to some of the procedures involved with that process. The trustees also learned the Ministry of
Comprehensive School Bus Transportation Reminder The South East Cornerstone Public School Division would like to remind families that bus transportation for Estevan and Weyburn Comprehensive School students is now being provided free of charge to students that reside outside 1 kilometre from the school. Transportation will not be provided to students that live within 1 kilometre from the Comprehensive schools. For further information, contact: Estevan 306-636-7458.
Education had approved their 2016-17 budget that had been forwarded a few weeks earlier. The continuous agenda and board linkage plan were approved for implementation. It was also learned at the meeting that the trustee for Subdivision 1, Kristin Bourassa, had decided
to resign from the board, and will not be seeking re-election in next month’s general election. Bourassa is the representative from the Town of Radville, where St. Olivier School is located. The system priorities and implementation plan were also reviewed by the trustees.
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2016 Collage to bring cultural celebration back to Estevan At the beginning of next month, Estevan will be host to another intricate cultural tapestry with the return of the Southeast Newcomer Services’ Collage Cultural Festival. “It’s going to be pretty much the same as last year. There’ll be performers in the multi-purpose room in the Leisure Centre, and booths out in the hall,” said Oksana Miller, program co-ordinator with Southeast Newcomer Services, who is organizing the event. “I would say it’s going to be a celebration of cultural diversity, and kind of part-educational too.” The Oct. 1 event will run from noon until around 6:00 p.m., and will feature people serving as ambassadors for an assortment of cultures from around the world, performing traditional dance, and music onstage, and presenting information about their cultures to guests. “We’re going to have performers like Afro-drumming, and some Ukrainian people presenting their music and songs, along with some aboriginal performers as well,” said Miller. The hallways of the Estevan Leisure Centre will be lined with booths, offering not only food, but crafts, information, and exhibits from many
global cultures. Some of the exhibits will be interactive for guests, featuring opportunities to get henna tattoos and hair-braiding for those inclined. Although there won’t be any cooking going on this year, due to restrictions, there will be snack food from a variety of cultures available at many of the booths set up in the hallway of the Leisure Centre. Miller noted during an interview with the Mercury that there were already over 10 booths planned, and seven different entertainment acts planned for the stage in the multi-purpose room. The event will be completely free, and Miller encourages everyone to come out in light of that. Although Miller wasn’t in Estevan for last year’s Collage, she anticipates this one will draw just as robust a crowd. Another draw at the event will be a kids’ craft corner in the Estevan Arts Council room, which will include pottery, paper dollars and an assortment of other interactive crafts for children who visit the festival. “I just want to say that everyone is really welcome to attend,” said Miller. “I think it will be a fun day for people of all ages, who’ll all have something to do there.”
The Ball Drop Thousands of golf balls were released during the Estevan and Weyburn Rotary Clubs golf ball drop at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club on Sept. 17. People purchased tickets for the ball drop, and the ticket numbers were inscribed on the golf balls. The golf balls were released from a bucket about 50 feet in the air, and the first three to land in a speciallyprepared hole resulted in prizes for the ticket holders. Weyburn’s Rotary Club has held the fundraiser for a number of years, but this was the first time Estevan has been part of the fundraiser. The two clubs combined to sell about 7,000 tickets. Proceeds will be directed to Rotary projects in both communities.
Police continue their crackdown on impaired driving incidents in Estevan The Estevan Police Services (EPS) continues to pay close attention to impaired driving in the community. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur, speaking at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners, said they are still seeing an increase in the number of impaired drivers. Numbers released during the meeting show the
EPS handled 19 impaired driving-related charges in August, which was one more than in August 2015. They have had 112 offences related to impaired driving in the first eight months of the year, compared with 97 a year earlier – an increase of 15 per cent. Ladouceur noted he has been appointed to a provincial committee to look at how to reduce impaired
driving in the province. Ladouceur suggested more regulation could be needed. “We tell people time and time again to act responsible and be responsible and plan ahead, yet right now the mindset in this province, anyhow, is ‘I can go out and drink until 1:30 in the morning, and pick up my case of two-four at two in the morning, right next door to where I’m drinking, and
then head out on the road,” said Ladouceur. He expects a lot of input will be coming in during the next few months. EPS members had 622 total calls for service in August, which was down 10 from August 2015. So far this year, they have had 5,436 calls, which is an increase of three per cent from the 5,255 they had in the first eight months of 2015.
Police board members also received the August report from bylaw enforcement officer Michelle Pickering. Pickering handled 47 general cleanup calls and 42 unkempt property inspections in August, bringing the totals for the year to 376 and 341, respectively. She also handled 26 parking violations, set 26 skunk traps and dealt with 21 animal-related calls.
Overall, Pickering had 212 calls for service in August. Ladouceur noted the number of parking tickets is down from 461 to 341 for the first eight months of 2015, while the number of parking complaints has dropped from 86 to 82. He believes it’s due to the increase in fines for parking violations that came into effect earlier this year.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Agriculture specialists intercept cargo at Portal border crossing United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations agriculture specialists discovered multiple pests and invasive seeds during an inspection of rail containers at the Portal, N.D., port of entry rail facility. In August, agriculture specialists for CBP normally assigned to Pembina, N.D.,
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and International Falls, Minn., joined staff members at the Portal, N.D., port of entry in Saskatchewan to conduct a two-day special enforcement operation. During the two-day period, several rail containers, which had been targeted for inspection, were examined and revealed several unwanted pests and invasive seeds. A total of 55 different pests were submitted for identification. CBP agriculture specialists regularly inspect for prohibited products, such as seed and soil contamination, regulated waste, and harmful or invasive insects. “Our CBP agriculture specialists continue to be our first line of defense in protecting our borders from unwanted pests and diseases that could adversely affect our nation’s food production,” said Pembina Area Port Director Jason Schmelz. “The high success rate in finding pests in these containers is the result of outstanding inspections conducted by dedicated agriculture specialists.” Brian King, port director and public
affairs liaison and a spokesman for CBP later told the Mercury, various courses of action are taken depending on what is found during the inspections. “If a container is found to be lightly contaminated with federal noxious weed seeds and our officers feel confident they were able to remove all the seeds during inspection, then the shipper is issued a notice advising them of the situation so they can take corrective actions to avoid potential refused containers in the future.” If the container, however, is heavily contaminated with noxious weed seeds or live invasive insects, then the container is sealed, doors and vents are taped shut and the container is shipped back to the country of origin at the importer/shippers’ expense. Of the six containers that were found to be in violation during the two day period, three had noxious weed seeds and notices were issued, but they were eventually released after cleaning. The
Cecidomyiidae or miniature flies lay eggs in fruits which emerging larvae feed on. other three containers had live insect pests and were shipped back to the country of origin. King said the countries of origin found in violation during this two-day blitz were China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. “All the containers we get through Portal come out of the Vancouver seaport,” said King.
Variety of convictions dealt out at court Dwight Poitras was sentenced to 30 days’ incarceration after pleading guilty to driving while impaired and with a blood alcohol level over 80mg/L. The Crown said Poitras was pulled over for having a tail light that wasn’t functioning, on the evening of March 20, 2016. When
Poitras was pulled over, his vehicle slightly swerved before stopping at the junction between Hwy. 18 and 39. He was discovered by police to show signs of intoxication, and it was subsequently determined that he had a blood alcohol level of 100 mg/L. The Crown said that Poitras had a previous con-
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was found on July 23 damaging property that belonged to the City of Estevan on King Street. At the time he was found striking a dumpster that belonged to the City, with a pickaxe. The Crown also noted that Meek has had prior, unrelated offences, and recommended he pay restitution for the damage he did to the dumpster. Meek admitted during proceedings, that his actions were “five minutes of terrible decisions while under the influence.”
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Chamber and MNP host a discussion on asset protection By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca
Although bankruptcy is never a comfortable dinner table conversation, it was the topic at a recent luncheon put on by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce. The event was an informational talk, in support of members of the local business community. Over lunch, several experts from MNP discussed the protection of personal and corporate assets, on Sept. 10. Pamela Meger, vice president and trustee in bankruptcy, provided advice to guests about the kinds of bankruptcy scenarios her clients encounter, and how its important to always be vigilant for, and protect against, business decisions that could lead to those particular scenarios. “The biggest thing with asset protection is, protecting against an event that already happened is too late,” said Meger, describing a common theme in each of the presentations. All three speakers emphasized the importance of planning in ad-
vance, since it is a superior strategy to waiting until something averse happens, in terms of asset protection. Meger discussed fianancial liabilities and methods of protecting personal and business assets. In her talk, she provided advice on the importance of using a holding company to protect assets rather than an operating company, the transference of assets to businesses and family and the complications that can arise from that, the management of the debt of other companies when providing them loans and the protection of one’s own business against risks. Daryl Donovan, a business advisor, spoke about the importance of due diligence and caution when doing business, and how to deal with the many potential risks of running a business. In his speech, Donovan spoke to guests about risks that included partner-related risks, warranty work, delegation of responsibility, family involvement in business, the delegation of company cards and vehicles, reputation, among others. Tracie Heier, a tax specialist,
described to guests how tax rates are lower for businesses than if they were levied on money contained in personal accounts, and how such a difference can be used to the advantage of business owners. “I get to talk to people on their highs as they accumulate a lot of cash in their company,” said Heier. “I sort of help you when you’re at your highest point, getting assets and trying to protect them as best as we can. As a result of the tax deferrals you can have from leaving all the money in your corporation, corporations can incur a lot of equity and grow big.” Heier went over how to utilize several asset protection transactions. These included the use of holding companies, which are then paid through dividends, or are used to loan back dividends to the operating company. Another method of asset protection Heier spoke of was the use of family trusts, in which wealth can be distributed for family members of the owner of a business, through dividends, making use of lower income brackets that such a transaction allows.
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Showcase booths are filling up This year’s edition of the Estevan Showcase Business Expo will offer a lot of variety for the public. Showcase will run from Friday, Sept. 23, to Sunday, Sept. 25 at Affinity Place. The doors will be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The 2015 edition of Showcase attracted about 2,500 people. Jackie Wall, the executive director of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, said
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Elecs excel at home tourney By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
Bruins captain Lynnden Pastachak breaks past the Millionaires defence at Estevan’s home opener on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins.
Bruins rise to third-period challenge against Millionaires By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Melville Millionaires presented the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins their first challenge of the season on Saturday at Affinity Place and the Black and Gold rose to the test. One night after trouncing the Millionaires 5-0 at Melville’s Horizon Credit Union Centre to open the 2016-17 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, the Bruins beat their Viterra Division rivals 4-2 in front of a packed crowd of young and enthusiastic fans at their newly reopened home rink. Bruins captain Lynnden Pastachak and sophomore forward Kaelan Holt teamed up to get the crowd roaring 3:25 into the first period when Holt deflected a Pastachak pass five-hole on Millionaires goaltender Colby Entz from the top of the crease. Neither of the team’s offences were able to generate much pressure over the next 35 minutes when suddenly the floodgates seemed to open. Millionaires forward Tyler Kreklewich tied the game 16:25 into the second period on a short-side shot that beat Bruins goalie Nathan Alalouf high. Bruins
defenceman Tyler Hengen put the home side back up by one a little over a minute later with a seeing-eye shot from the point, which was quickly answered by Melville’s Taylor Kreutzer when he tipped in a Dryden Wust pass into an open cage. “It was just some breakdowns and some stuff we’ll need to clean up as the season goes on,” said Bruins assistant coach Kyle Mulligan. “Those are going to happen early in the year when you’ve got as many rookies in the lineup as we do and guys learning how to play junior A hockey.” Mulligan said the Millionaires’ comeback gave the Bruins an opportunity to decide what type of club they’ll be this season. He said they answered the bell, came together as a team and played a solid third period to get the win. The final frame started out with each team engaging in a physical battle that boiled over 11:04 into the period with Bruins rookie Isaac Embree and Millionaires forward Tucker Scantlebury squaring off with Melville taking the extra two for a boarding call that started the fracas. Holt notched his second of the night and the eventual game-winner 19
Sophomore Bruins forward Jake Fletcher attempts to protect the puck from Millionaires defenceman Logan Karakochuk. Photo by Jamie Harkins. seconds into the power play. “I saw Josh Rieger try to go back door there (and he) got picked off,” said Holt. “I grabbed it and just threw it on net backhand, caught (Entz) by surprise and it sneaked in.” Devin Windle, head coach and general manager of the Millionaires, said they shored up defensively on Saturday and gave a much better performance, but scoring only two goals on the weekend shows their offence is struggling a little bit to start the season. He said the second game, despite the loss, was a step forward
for them after their home opener. “I don’t think we were very good (on Friday),” said Windle, who was hired to replace Jamie Fiesel this past off-season. “We made a lot of peewee mistakes and it cost us dearly whereas (Saturday) I thought we performed hard, we competed (and) we skated faster. We did a lot of little things so much better and as a result we were competitive.” Mulligan said the weekend showcased two young teams trying to find their identity and figure out the junior A game. He said a lot
of hard work has been done in camp to get the team ready for the season and for them to answer the challenge in the third period means they are moving towards that goal. “Our leadership group has done a very good job early in the season of bringing our rookies together and making them feel included within our team and within our organization,” said Mulligan. “And, last but not least, we had a 20-year-old goaltender play two very good games for us this weekend and he deserves a lot of credit as well.”
The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs junior girls volleyball team finished second at their home tournament on Saturday, but the improvements they showed on the court had their coach excited about the result. “The majority of the team is Grade 9 (athletes), so a lot of them haven’t had a whole lot of volleyball experience at all and this is their first taste of team play in this setting and these systems,” said Elecs bench boss Ceanna Lindquist. “Two weeks ago they didn’t even know what rotation was and what positions there were, so they have learned a lot. And for them to put it together and be in a gold-medal match, that’s a victory for us for sure.” The gold-medal game featured the Elecs facing the Arcola School Panthers, which is a junior/ senior team that ran roughshod over the competition in the tournament round robin only losing one set of eight played. The Panthers jumped ahead 4-0 over the Elecs early in the first set of the final due to a variety of defensive miscues by the home side, but ECS got back into the game on their following serve with Abby Hanson rattling off four straight points. The game went backand-forth from there with the Elecs slowly building a lead that was capped off with a kill by Mackenzie Skuce to put the Blue and Red up 20-13. ECS kept up the pressure after that and scored the winning point in the 25-20 set on a spike at the net by Julia Klatt off a volley by Hanson. The Panthers dominated the second set with Christie McNeil and Shae Johnston being
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Elecs Junior Golfers Excel At District Championship The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs junior golf team, with from left, Hudson Chernoff, Drew Fenwick, Chase Gedak and Jayden Dudas, competed at the South East District Athletic Association (SEDAA) golf championships at Pipestone Hill Golf Club south of Moosomin on Saturday. Gedak shot a 1-under par 35 over nine holes to win the championship narrowly beating teammate Dudas who hit a one-over 37. Chernoff and Fenwick both carded a 46 to help the Elecs capture the team district gold medal with a combined score of 115. Gedak, Dudas, Jace Carlisle and Reegan Robinson are back in action this weekend with the Elecs senior golf team that will be competing at the Madge Lake Golf Resort in the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) championships. Submitted photo.
Bad start dashes Elecs’ chances By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
For the second straight week, the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs failed to get up for the start of a football game. The Elecs lost 66-20 to the Yorkton Regional High School Raiders on Saturday at Yorkton. The lopsided score was a result of an uninspired first half that saw the Elecs fall
behind 49-0 by the end of the second quarter. Mark Schott, head coach of the Elecs, said their opening drive looked promising with the offence marching the ball down to the Raiders’ 20-yard line, but a few penalties pushed them back out of field-goal range. He said a short-yardage attempt on third down then gave Yorkton possession and they came straight down
the field and scored their first touchdown. “Yorkton’s offence went with a no-huddle offence, which was very effective,” said Schott. “They did a good job of tiring out our defensive line, especially since a lot of our (defensive) linemen are also playing on the (offensive) line. So, that was a strategy that they put in that really took a toll on our defence.”
Schott said the Raiders offence employs an effective run game that uses a lot of misdirection, which they used to gain yardage on the Elecs early on. He said the Elecs did a better job of shutting down the Raiders in the second half and executing their own game plan on offence, but a 49-0 hole was just too big to climb out of. Elecs receiver Keaton Tarnes got Estevan on the
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legiate Tornadoes. He said the best way they can make sure that doesn’t happen again is for all the Elecs’ players to make a determined effort to come to every practice so they’ll be able to line up mock defences and offences, but they’ll also be looking at some game-day solutions. “We’re going to make a tweak in our pre-game routine on the field just in terms of what we do when we’re warming up and maybe just to help with the focus and preparation to get us more ready to play,” he said, noting they’ll be putting that into effect this Saturday at Woodlawn Field for their game against the Moose Jaw Vanier Collegiate Institute Vikings. “Hopefully that is the boost that we need there.”
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Mini meets building the sport of cross-country running By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
A large and boisterous crowd of parents and peers gathered at the Estevan Collegiate Institute (ECI) monument at Cactus Park last Thursday to cheer on a group of cross-country runners competing in their first event of the season. Hundreds of kids from grades 3 to 8 in schools from Estevan, Lampman, Bienfait and Macoun participated in the race which had the Grade 3 athletes run a mapped one-kilometre route from the bottom of the hill leading up to the ECI monument around Cactus Park and back up to their adoring fans. The grades 4 to 8 runners completed the same task, but had to do it twice making for a twokilometre trek. Kelly Phillipchuk, organizer of the race and coach of the Estevan Comprehensive School cross-
A group of Grade 3 runners charge off the starting line during the first Estevan mini meet of the season. Photo by Jamie Harkins. country team, said mini meets have been run in the city before. He said the energy created by the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games meant now would be a good time to get them started up again.
“There is room at the beginning of the year for three or four good mini meets,” said Phillipchuk. “That little school competition gets kids running against each other. You get a fun practice time. Today
was a great practice time and they ran, they competed, they had a good time and they enjoyed themselves. They’ll come back again.” Philllipchuk said the hope is a few high school
teams from the southeast join future meets allowing the ECS athletes a chance to compete at a higher race level before district competition begins in October. He said a second mini meet is scheduled for this Thursday
at Woodlawn Park, which will be hosted by Sacred Heart School, and a final race will be going on Sept. 29 at Torgelson Park with Spruce Ridge School acting as the organizers. “We’ve had a good track program at ECS the last couple years and I’d like to see it continue with cross country,” he said. “I’d like to build that program… and I’m selfishly hoping that a lot of these elementary kids are going to keep running when they hit the high school.” The top-three finishers of the ECI cross-country meet in order of placement are: Hunter Wagstaff, Deegan LeMoine and Jaxon Kuchinka, Grade 3; Blake Andrist, Payton Phillips and Aiden Wrigley, Grade 4; Shaun Von Sprecken, John Greenwood and Matty Fornwald, Grade 5/6; and Clark Cabiluna, Mason Fichter and Khenan Colbow, Grade 7/8.
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Oilers make strides in loss to Falcons By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Lions Club bantam Oilers made a few big steps towards fielding a winning football team last week, but a couple of broken plays on offence and some untimely penalties cost the club their third defeat of the season. In a 23-6 road loss to the Weyburn Falcons at Darold Kot Field, the Oilers’ Hunter Eagles made the team’s first advances on defence stripping Falcons receiver Trey Sandiford deep in Estevan’s zone on Weyburn’s opening drive. On the Falcons’ next possession, a series of Oilers’ penalties moved their opposition to the Estevan one-yard line before Ethan West carried the ball in for a major to give Weyburn a 6-0 lead after the first quarter. Both defences kept the game close early in the second frame before Falcons quarterback Brett Bowler ran in a 44-yard touchdown with 52 seconds remaining. Shortly afterwards, a quarterback sneak by Oilers pivot Ka-
leb Bechtold on Estevan’s next possession brought the ball to the Falcons’ 37yard line, which coupled with a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty, gave the away side prime field position on the Weyburn 22. Bechtold then threw the ball to Emmanuel Garrate with no time remaining in the second quarter with the receiver making the catch and run for the touchdown to bring the score to 13-6 at halftime. “Kaleb, our quarterback, played well,” said Oilers assistant coach Justyn Taillon. “He held in there, made some smart decisions and Emmanuel made the catch. It was a good message for them. They were really excited and it gave them something to look forward to. Get another one and get back out there.” The second half proved to be a defensive showdown as both clubs were unable to sustain any long drives. Falcons kicker Braxton Rogal supplied some offence 6:37 into the third quarter with a short-yardage field goal to put the home side
Oilers running back Nigel Mack searches for an opening against a swarming Falcons defence. Photo by Jamie Harkins. up 16-6 before Ethan West got the game’s final major 13 minutes later with a run up the middle from the Oilers’ three-yard line, which was followed by a Rogal convert. “We started off slow taking some unnecessary
penalties,” said Falcons head coach Brett Cooper. “Some basics we were a little sloppy on coming out of the gates, so we gutted out until we basically got ourselves going where we started to get some yards.” Taillon said the game
in Weyburn came four days after their previous contest making for little time to prepare and for any hurting players to heal. He said the way they battled despite the short layoff should supply them with some positives to look on heading into their
next game, which is this Saturday on the road against the Moose Jaw Raiders (0-2). “I was pretty happy as we moved the ball (and the) defence held,” said Taillon. There are “just some things we need to clean up.”
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Elecs match the competition B1⇠ particularly effective with their serve scoring a number of aces. Panthers’ Bailey Cutler notched the winning point in the 25-12 win with a shot from the corner of the net that found onside space just inside the foul lines. The Elecs brushed off the loss in the third and deciding set jumping ahead 3-0 on Hanson’s serve and heading into the middle of the frame up 8-3. The Panthers clawed back from that point eventually tying the match 10-10 on a McKenna Harkness spike that dropped into the middle of the court before claiming the title with a 15-11 win. “Well they pulled it out of their butts, if I can say that,” said Panther head coach Laurie James, about how the team managed the comeback in the final set. “They had to realize that they had to hit the ball. All tournament I’ve been telling them they had to hit the ball, so once they started hitting the ball they started winning.” Lindquist said the Elecs’ home tourney was their second action of the season having played in a Carlyle/Arcola/Manor competition the previous weekend where they finished sixth out of 15 teams. She said their next action is Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 when the team will play in a Moose Jaw tournament with the hope that their early gains will help
The ECS Elecs junior girls volleyball team, with back row from left, coach Ceanna Lindquist, Hannah Mantei, Sarah Dacuycuy, Shanelle Rioux, Mackenzie Skuce, Julia Klatt, coach Jocelyn Loustel; middle, Chelsea Kramer, Brynn Waloshin, Abby Hanson, Jordan Gilroy; front, Bailee Mickel and Jenna Blanchette, fell 25-20, 12-25, 11-15 to the Arcola School Panthers in the final of their home tournament on Saturday. Photo by Jamie Harkins. them compete with the city teams. “There is a lot more challenges, a lot more in system play and different things we might not see at
this level,” said Lindquist. “I’m really excited. We have two weeks to practise, so we’re really looking forward to developing our systems.”
Chargers down Rockets By Jamie Harkins sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Century 21 peewee Chargers shut out the Rockets 19-0 on Saturday at Assiniboia High School to capture their first victory of the season. Jason Bresciani, head coach of the Chargers, said their offence started clicking and they played together as a team. He said once they started moving the football early in the game the confidence level began to grow and points on the board was the result. Chargers signal-caller Alec Waldegger recorded two touchdowns on quarterback bootlegs running around the end of the offensive and defensive lines, while running back Klayden Piippo notched
the third major on a run play inside the tackles where he followed his blocks, got bumped outside and charged ahead for the score. Chargers kicker Rylan Hansen also got on the board recording the game’s only convert. “Defensively we played outstanding,” said Bresciani. “We created a lot of pressure, a lot of tackles for losses and I think we (didn’t) give up a first down until late in the third quarter.” Bresciani said they enjoyed full momentum against Assiniboia from the opening whistle through the final seconds of the fourth quarter. He said there were four more touchdowns the Chargers scored only to have them called back due to illegal blocks and they also captured two onside
kicks by simply beating their opposition to the ball. “It was a lot of practice, but practising the right things,” he said about where credit for the victory should go. “All the last week we were working on blocking and that really showed. We put a lot of emphasis on that area of the game. Execution on the offence, we really focused on that too and defensively it was just tackling.”
Elecs’ Bailee Mickel returns a shot against the Eagles at the ECS junior girls volleyball tournament on Saturday while Shanelle Rioux, #11, and Abby Hanson look on. Photo by Jamie Harkins.
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Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) dealt with impaired drivers, intoxicated individuals, a fraud and other issues in recent days. Officers arrested a 45-year-old woman during the Sept. 12 day shift, on an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court and trespassing at a business. She was held in custody for court the following morning. Police stopped a semitrailer unit at the north end of the City. The driver was issued three tickets for offenses under the Traffic Safety Act, and the trailer was seized as it was unsafe for operation on a highway. Officers are also looking into the theft of a trailer hitch and mud flaps from the Pleasantdale area. Members attended to a residence in central Estevan during the Sept. 12 night shift, to keep the peace after a resident asked an unwanted guest to leave. The Estevan Salvation Army assisted with finding shelter for the guest. Police received a complaint alleging that threats were made via social media. It remains under investigation. Members of the Combined Traffic Services unit patrolled school zones during the morning of Sept. 13. Two tickets were issued for speeding in a school zone. A 49-year-old man from Regina was arrested on numerous warrants after a traffic stop on Kensington Avenue. A second male was issued a ticket for failing to wear a seat belt. Officers looked into a complaint involving threatening text messages. A 40-yearold woman from Red Deer, Alberta, was located in Estevan and warned about her actions. Police received a report of a break-and-enter and an assault that occurred at a residence in the Pleasantdale area during the Sept. 13 night shift. The matter is still under investigation. Officers received a report of mischief during the Sept. 14 day shift. It is still under investigation. Police attended to a report of a domestic disturbance. Police located one of the parties walking down King Street and in need of medical attention. She was transported to the hospital for examination. Officers received a complaint of an erratic driver in the downtown area during the Sept. 14 night shift. The matter is still under investigation. Police issued a 21day driving suspension to a 23-year-old Estevan man following a traffic stop in downtown Estevan during the Sept. 15 night shift. A motorcycle was seized for seven days as a result of the stop. Officers received a complaint involving mischief to a vehicle outside a business. The matter is still under investigation. Police are investigating a fraud that was reported during the Sept. 16 day shift. The suspect was able to get the victim to give money for promised services. The matter remains under investigation and more information is to be released at a later date. Officers received a report of an incident in which a local resident caused a disturbance and uttered threats to cause harm. The matter is under investigation with
several witnesses to be interviewed. Police issued multiple tickets for speeding in the playground zones on Wellock Road and in the 1700-block of First Street. The EPS will continue to enforce these speed zones as well as the other school and playground zones in Estevan. Members received a 911 transfer during the Sept. 16 night shift involving a female on a cellular phone who was crying and screaming. She wouldn't give much detail about her location. Attempts to locate and talk to her were difficult. She became abusive with police dispatch and sounded intoxicated. After about an hour of searching various locations in the city, police received a call from a concerned citizen, saying there was a female in a front yard on Fourth Street. Police attended and arrested an extremely intoxicated 39-yearold woman from Chilliwack, B.C. She was lodged in cells, and has been charged with breaching conditions from Ottawa. She will appear in court in November. Officers received a report of individuals knocking on doors and running away in the Pleasantdale area. Six youths between the ages of 12 and 14 were apprehended, taken to the police station and later released to their parents. Police received another RID call. The vehicle was located and a 60-year-old Estevan woman was arrested for impaired driving and driving while her blood-alcohol level was over .08. She was already a suspended driver. Her readings were nearly four times the legal limit. She was lodged in cells and is scheduled to appear in court in November. Members arrested a 17-year-old Nipawin male for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He supplied a sample at the legal limit so was not criminally charged. He did receive a temporary driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle was seized. Police received two separate complaints about an Estevan driver during the Sept. 17 night shift. He visited the police station the following night regarding the investigation. Police received a report of a suspicious person outside a bar. Officers arrived to locate him. He was the designated driver and was tired of the bar, so was waiting in the vehicle for his friends. Police arrested a 59-year-old Hirsch woman for impaired driving and failing to provide a breath sample. She was released to a sober friend and will appear in court in November. Officers were called to a north-central Estevan residence during the Sept. 18 night shift, as a distressed and intoxicated male was causing a disturbance. He was removed and transported to the police station, where he was lodged in cells until sober. Members were called to an east-central neighborhood on a report of two suspicious males near a vehicle. They were scared away by the vehicle owner and were gone when police arrived. No further issues were reported. Members lent assistance to an elderly woman who was unable to find a way to her home outside of Estevan. A friend brought the woman back into the city.
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Humane Society shares good news By Norm Park normpark@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Humane Society’s animal shelter continues to be inundated with a plethora of challenges, but they are also celebrating a couple of good news stories this week. Jane Howard, a society board member, speaking on behalf of the society and its president Terry Williams, said the shelter’s staff and volunteers were able to attack the upcoming fall and winter season with some renewed vigour following the adoption of a couple of their long-term canine residents. “We called him Ghost, for obvious reasons, and others called him the Lit-
tlest Hobo, from that old television series because he wandered around our city for over a year and evaded capture. He is a pretty clever pooch,” said Howard. Ghost was eventually nabbed and rescued from a pretty taxing and potential short life cycle and brought into the shelter. “He has now been adopted by a local family after nearly two years of adjustment,” said Howard. “He has always been friendly, that was never an issue. He is good with kids too, but he had it built into him that he felt he needed to be somewhere else,” she explained. “He escaped from a foster family and had to be relocated and resettled.”
Roxy is happy to be located in a friendly environment now. Submitted photo.
During his sojourn with the temporary family, they learned that he turned very skittish and frightened every time he heard a diesel truck motor start up. “So we suppose there was probably something of that in his background we’ll never know about,” she said. But the friendly pooch with issues, was carefully handled and brought about slowly so that he no longer has a tendency to wander away. He’s very happy in his new home with kids to play with after two years in the shelter. The other tale of happy tails is Roxy, who had also been in the shelter for nearly two full years. “She came to us following an event at the Canada and U.S. border crossing. The officials believe she was probably used as a drug den dog, trained to be aggressive. So she has undergone about two years of social adjustments with a local volunteer who has worked tirelessly with her. She’s a real wonderful pet now. But you can see she’s from the pit bull family and the bull cross breeds have that pre-determined cross to bear among the public, so it could have been a different story,” Howard said. But the shelter has a no-euthanasia policy and Roxy has been socialized so that she behaves spectacularly in public and with her adopted family. “It’s interesting how things like this can improve the morale among
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the staff and volunteers here,” said Howard, speaking to the Mercury from the shelter where she was spending some of her own volunteer time. The patience and hard work over a long stretch of time, paid off. Howard said the local shelter works in concert with rescue groups in Saskatoon and Regina to deal with their always large cat and kitten population. They currently have a few litters of kittens in their care and some have even found their way to British Columbia where there is a demand for felines. Fifteen of them were sent there recently and were immediately adopted. That’s a good news story too since a few of the cats had spent more than a year in the shelter. “So there are a few wins for us and we’d like the public to know about them,” she added. The dog population at the shelter is down about 50 per cent thanks to intershelter movements and local adoptions. Howard said the communication among shelters across the province, is better than ever which has allowed them to find homes for more than 60 cats within the past year, mostly through Regina’s shelter where they have a larger audience and takeup rate. “The staff here put in long days just feeding and cleaning along with volunteer help. There are some
Ghost has found a forever home after a lengthy stay at the shelter. Submitted photo orphan kittens that need continual care and special milk we have to ship in. It’s time consuming and a strain on resources and when you have five or six arriving all at once, it’s a challenge and there is never enough money, even with some generous donations. The formula we need for the kittens comes in around $200 a month. We’d love to have a mother cat take on a few kittens.” On the volunteer front, Howard said help is always welcomed, even if it means folding laundry or doing some light grounds keeping. “They’re not all grunt jobs,” she said with
a laugh. “Check on your Pokemon Go stops and walk a dog while you’re at it.” Veterinarian costs can also mount up, especially if the animals need to be spayed or neutered of if they arrive with injuries or are sick. A lot of cats arrive with respiratory issues or urinary blockages that require treatment. “Anything and everything is welcomed. For instance, right now we need a replenishment of some non-clumping cat litter. It never ends, but those good news stories sure help all of us to keep on going,” Howard said.
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William (Bill) Schindel 1945 - 2016 William (Bill) Thomas Schindel passed away in Regina, Sask. on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the age of 71 years. Bill was born on July 3, 1945 in Moose Jaw, Sask. Bill grew up and received his education at Macoun, Sask. He worked in the electrical field for a number of years, then in 1974 he started working for Co-ax Cable T.V., Estevan, Sask. which later became Access Communications until his retirement in 2003 after 30 years of service. On July 6, 1968 Bill was married to his wife of 48 years, Louise Schoff of Lampman, Sask. From this union two sons were born. Bill always had a project on the go, but his favourite pastimes were hunting, camping and most of all, ice fishing in the winter in his fish shack with his family. Left to cherish Bill’s memory are his loving wife Louise; sons, Brent (Arliss) of Estevan and their family, Keegan, Logan, Matthew and Kaitlin and Brad (Sherisse) of Edmonton, Alta. and their family, Braidyn, Carson and Ryder; his mother Ivy Schindel Smith of Red Deer, Alta.; brothers, Ron (Bev) Schindel and Gary (Joan) Schindel; sister Myfanwy Robinson as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father Alfred Schindel; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Joseph and Phyllis Schoff. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, September 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Following the service, a lunch and time of sharing stories will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan. Prior to the service, a family interment will take place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan. In lieu of flowers, those so wishing may make donations in Bill’s name to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regina, SK, S4P 2R3, or the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
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My wife and I have an understanding. We don’t go to bed mad at each other. The longest we have stayed awake is five days. The jam session on Sept. 11 had a bigger crowd of dancers than normal. They were treated to some terrific music and good food. We hope to see everyone on Oct. 9 for the next session. Bernie Collins and Joan DeRosier of Estevan were the winners of a recent bridge tournament. Jim Brown and Lucy Nickel of Weyburn were second and Lawrence and Helen Dezell of Wawota were third. Eric Parker was the cribbage winner for the week of Sept. 12. Gordon Loustel was second and Clarence Morgan was third. When my husband and I arrived at the vehicle dealership to pick up our car, we were told Thank You the keys were locked in it. We went to the service We, the family of Bill Schindel would like to thank everyone for the cards, condolences, food, flowers, visits and department and found the mechanic working prayers. A special thanks to Dr. Anthony Davies for your kind care – you were always there for him. Thanks to Bob and Lavern Morden of Provincial Home Oxygen – your kindness will never be forgotten. To Sandy Dalziel, thank you for your feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door. wonderful words and kindness, and for agreeing to officiate at Bill’s Memorial Service. To Bill’s sons and grandsons and As I watched from the passenger side, I also his friends, Don Nielson and Ray Lukye who helped make it possible for Bill to be able to ice fish the past couple tried the door, only to discover it was unlocked. winters. Without you he wouldn’t have been able to enjoy it. “Hey!” I yelled to the mechanic. “This door -Louise & family is open.” John Wesley Mann “Yeah, I know,” he reJohn Wesley “Wes” Mann, late of Midale, SK passed away September 8, 2016, at the age of 62 years. plied. “I already got that Wes was predeceased by his son James Frederick; father James Alexander Mann; mother Anne side.” Margaret Mann; brother-in-law Don Pockrandt; father and mother-in-law: Fred and Tess Fellner.
Wes is survived by his wife Debbie Mann; son Laird (Joylene) Mann and children: Rogan, Marek, and Eberlea; daughter Theresia (Grant) Haus and children: Alex, Ryan and Garrett; his sister Alma Pockrandt, brothers: George(Fran) Mann, Lloyd (Janice) Mann; brothers-in-law: Harl (Debbie) Fellner, Reg (Nila) Fellner, Merv and Troy Fellner; sisters-in-law: Rhonda (Brian) Clews, Melody (Wade) Miller; as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Wes was born to Jim and Margaret Mann, the third of four children. He was raised on the family farm near Parry. He married his high school sweetheart, Debbie, and together raised two children, Laird and Theresia. Wes was a devoted, caring family man whose greatest joys were his six grandchildren. Wes started his career with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool shortly after high school. He started as an Elevator Helper at Ernfold. His career took him to different elevators including Moose Jaw, Parry, Wilmar and Francis. He ended his career as an Elevator Agent at Midale and Macoun. Wes was also a life-long farmer who had a love for purebred cattle. Wes was a talented and athletic man. He played many musical instruments, including the accordion, piano and guitar. He excelled in all team sports including ball, hockey, curling and golf. He was a player, coach, referee and umpire. He was very community minded and volunteered in many groups and organizations. A Mass of Christian Burial for Wes will be held Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 1:30pm from St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, Weyburn, SK with Father Francis Plaparampil and Father Gerry Bauche celebrants. Honorary Pallbearers are: his Golfing Partners, his Coffee Row Friends, his Curling Team, and the Mustang’s Timekeeper Crew. Lunch will be held at the Midale Civic Centre, Midale, SK. Interment will be at a later date at Regina Memorial Gardens, Regina, SK. For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Wes may be made to the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Renal Dialysis Unit, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 0H3 or Mainprize Manor Health Centre, 206 South Street, Midale, SK, S0C 1S0. Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333). Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at “Our Family Serving Your Family”
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Faith Lutheran Church Sunday Service 10:30 am Nicholson Centre Pastor Dan Krauss Phone: 306-471-8130 All Are Welcome Faithlc.ca
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Brookes William Ronald “ Ron “ May 11, 1938 September 3, 2016 William Ronald Brookes passed away in Calgary on September 3. 2016. He was predeceased by infant daughter Suzanne, his parents Borghild and Gilbert Brookes. He is survived by his wife Delores and sons Shaun and Jared, brother John (Janice ) Calgary, sisters, Jean Knight, Medicine Hat, Ann ( Duane) Conrad, Estevan, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A private memorial will be held at a later date
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New Envision campaign focuses on the impact of sex trafficking The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is a campaign designed to bring awareness about the issue of sex trafficking. The campaign is part of expanded programming that includes support for those seeking to exit prostitution. The program, named Into the Sunshine: Offering Hope to the Trafficked and Exploited, is a five-year initiative, funded by the Federal Ministry of Justice, that will be based primarily out of Envision’s Carlyle office. “These issues are not happening somewhere else. There’s exploitation and trafficking happening in the southeast, and we’re trying to shine a light on this dark side of our communities,” said Christa Daku, executive director of Envision. She says exploitation happens in ways people don’t normally associate with prostitution. “Understanding what exploitation looks like and
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those exploited are males. Working with community partners in the coming years, Envision will engage and support individuals who have been impacted by exploitation and trafficking. The goal is to provide trained counsellors who are able to reach out and
connect with these individuals to provide hope and help. This is a long-term program that will involve counselling, legal or educational advocacy, training and family support. Envision has also created a poster to raise awareness, featuring a traditional image of prostitution countered with the reality of sex trafficking in the modern world. Envision will have a booth set up at the Estevan Showcase Business Expo on Sept. 23 to 25 to promote the new program.
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Corn husking brings old fashioned fun By Sam Macdonald smacdonald@estevanmercury.ca
An old-fashioned tradition was celebrated at Sacred Heart School/École SacrĂŠ Coeur on Sept. 15, with students of all grades participating in the school’s corn shucking event. The event was a way to make the most of repetitive labour, during harvest season, when corn needed to be shucked. The shucking event that students and teachers at Sacred Heart celebrated originates from an old pioneer game, based in francophone communities in Ontario, noted teacher Jeannette Seemann. “You’d have so much corn to peel, that you’d end up inviting all of the community to help you out. So what they’d do is they’d pile up two big piles of corn,â€? said Seemann. “One of the pieces of corn in each pile had either a red string or red mark from a market inside, and the girls husk one pile, and the boys husk another.â€? The event created a great deal of excitement among the students who moved excitedly around in front of the school,
rushing from the pile to the table where the shucked corn was placed in bowls. At the end of the shucking, Max Froese and Arayana Pine were crowned king and queen for the day. “It’s pretty fun, because every class can do it, and everyone wants to be king and queen,� said Gabrielle Stephany, a Grade 8 student who was among many husking the piles of corn outside the school. Seemann said that some of the most excitement came from the younger students, who quickly brought teachers plenty of corn ready for boiling at lunch. “We only spent about 20 minutes doing the actual husking. We got some volunteers to come in and boil up the corn for us, and at lunch hour we had a picnic outside,� said Seemann, who added that there was such a demand for corn this year, that there were no leftovers by the end of lunchtime. “Students both get one or two cobs of corn, depending on how much they’re willing to eat of it. The older ones know what’s coming before lunch, so they always get really excited just before lunch.�
Miaya Keating, left, and Hannah Methot discuss corn shucking techniques. They were among many students participating in a corn shucking event held at Sacred Heart School/École SacrÊ Coeur.
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ESTEVAN LEISURE CENTRE - Fitness Schedule Tues.
Mon.
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6:10am-6:50am (SPIN ROOM)
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Twinges & Hinges Twinges & Hinges 9am-10am (TRACK)
9am-10am (TRACK) *starts Sept. 8-22
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10AM - 11AM
Mom & Baby Aquaďƒžt
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10:10am-10:50am (MPR)
10:15am-11am (POOL) *starts Sept. 29
Easy Stretch
10:10am-10:50am (MPR)
11:30am-12:15pm (TRACK)
H.I.I.T.
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12:10pm-12:50pm (MPR)
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Aquastep
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5:15pm-6pm (POOL)
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SUNDAY 8PM - 9PM
Deep Water Fitness 8pm - 9pm Some classes may not run as scheduled. Depending on demand as well as holidays. Please call 306-634-1888 to conďƒžrm times.
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As the City of Estevan Playparks and Paddling Pools close for the season The City of Estevan would like to thank the following businesses for their contributions to make the summer programs successful
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MIND, BODY & SOUL Come enjoy a workshop that aims to support your mind, body and soul. This series of workshops supports our local professionals that will be teaching healthy practices and ways to make yourself and others feel great! Join Amber Ganje for a tutorial on nails and hand/foot massages; Heidi Hesselink for a yoga, meditation and healthy eating class; and make a spa kit to pamper yourself. WHEN: Sept. 20 (Amber Ganje), Oct. 18 (Heidi Hesselink), Nov. 22 (TBA) TIME: 6:30 - 8:30pm
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COST: $25/person/session or $50 for all three sessions *Preregistration is required GIVE AND TAKE Join us for a delicious cup of gourmet tea or French pressed coffee and bring a recipe or craft that is unique to give to the small group. Bring samples and/or do a demonstration. Take away new recipes and skills! Space is limited so register now! WHEN: Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 30 TIME: 7:00 - 8:30pm COST: $5/person *Preregistration is required SCRIPT WRITING with MAUREEN ULRICH Maureen will teach those new to writing techniques to develop stories, and how to create compelling works for the stage. This is a great workshop for anyone young or old to stretch their writing skills. WHEN: November 23 TIME: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Stars for Saskatchewan Upcoming Concert Hotel California – Eagles Tribute Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 7:30 PM at ECS
“A Call to Artists� The Ev Johnson Memorial Adjudicated Art Show 2016 Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 Deep Water 7:00 PM Fitness 8pm-9pm at Estevan Art Gallery and Museum *starts Oct. 2
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SOUTH SASK PHOTO CLUB with JON GILLIES Love photography? This club is for beginners and advanced photographers alike. Bring your own camera and any questions you may have. WHEN: Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pm COST: $25/person for an annual membership
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Koncerts for Kids Upcoming Concert Missoula Children’s Theatre – Rapunzel Saturday Sept. 24, 2016 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM at Souris Valley Theatre
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CRAFT AND COFFEE FOR SENIORS Come for the coffee and crafts stay for the company. WHEN: September 14, October 12, November 16 TIME: 10:30 - 11:30am COST: $5 /session (preregistration is not required) AFTER DARK Join us for our live music series which features up and coming musicians performing original music in our gallery space. All ages are welcome to attend these events. WHEN: Oct. 14 (Lauren Mann), Nov. 18 (Justin Labrash) TIME: Doors open at 8:00pm COST: $20/person, tickets available at the door THE HALLOWEEN HAUNT Join us and celebrate the Halloween season! This event features: crafts for kids, a Halloween movie, hot beverages, a spooky photo booth and a costume contest for kids. WHEN: October 22 TIME: 4:30 - 8:00pm
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Slow down in speed zones. Keep our children safe! NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Municipal or School Division Elections) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: MAYOR: City of Estevan COUNCILLOR: City of Estevan Number to be Elected - Six (6) BOARD MEMBER: South East Cornerstone School Division No 209 Number to be Elected from Estevan Division - Two (2) BOARD MEMBER: Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 140 Number to be Elected from Estevan Division - Two (2) will be received by the undersigned on the 21th day of September, 2016, from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan, and during regular business hours (8:00am – 4:30pm) on August 30, 2016 to September 20, 2016. Nomination forms may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 1102 4th Street, Estevan or from the website of www. estevan.ca Dated this 30th day of August, 2016. Judy Pilloud, Returning Officer
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COST: $2/person ESTEVAN KENTUCKY DERBY FUNDRAISER Bring your staff, bring a friend, come solo, just come out for a fun night of bidding on your favourite “horseâ€?! Tickets are sold individually, but group seating will be accommodated. Support the Gallery and experience this unique event at the same time. Contact Amber for further details or for tickets. WHEN: November 5 @ WYLIE MITCHELL TIME: Doors open at 7:00pm Races begin at 8:00pm COST: $20/ticket HOMEMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Finish up your Christmas shopping at the most unique craft show in town! Featuring only handmade, original, art, craft and dĂŠcor. Not sure what to do with the kids? Drop them off in the craft room for a fun Christmas craft. WHEN: December 3 TIME: 1:00 - 4:00pm COST: $2/person FAMILY ART Come create, explore and learn with your little ones through art! For toddlers aged 18 months and up. Parent/guardian participa-
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tion is required. WHEN: September: 8, 15, 22, 29 October: 6, 13, 20, 27 November: 3, 10, 17, 24 December: 1, 8, 15 TIME: 10:00 - 10:30am COST: $10/family/month DROP INTO ART AFTER SCHOOL Join us for art after school! We will be doing a variety of art projects and encouraging the development of creativity each week. For children ages 7-12. WHEN: September: 14, 21, 28 October: 5, 12, 19 November: 9, 16, 23, 30 December: 7, 14 TIME: 4:00 - 5:30pm COST: $5/child/session KINDER KLUB Drop into the Art Gallery after kindergarten to do some art! We will be doing a variety of art projects catered towards improving fine motor skills and developing creativity. This workshop is open for all children
Thank you for making our community great, together we can do great things. ages 4-6. WHEN: September: 15, 29 October: 13, 27 November: 10, 24 TIME: 4:00 - 5:00pm COST: $5/child/session KIDS ART JOURNALING Join us each month and create your own art journal in this drop-in art class. Learn how, express yourself and put your thoughts onto a page in a creative way! For children ages 10-15. WHEN: Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29 TIME: 4:00 - 5:00pm COST: $5/session *This workshop is free for those with a family membership to the EAGM
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Estevan Mercury
TERRY SCHWARTZ CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF SAFETY AND DEDICATION WITH TURNBULL EXCAVATING He’s been with them since the beginning – 30 Years Ago Terry Schwartz is not only the longesttenured employee at Turnbull Excavating, he was the first employee the company ever had. He was hired by the business in 1986 to be a driver, and has held a variety of roles since that time. His longevity is exemplary. Terry is a loyal worker who has remained while others have come and gone. But equally impressive is his health and commitment to safety. He has missed only a few days due to illness, and he has never had a workplace accident. Turnbull Excavating paid tribute to Terry’s commitment during a supper on Sept. 16. Co-workers and family members were there to see Terry receive two plaques from Turnbull Excavating owner and founder Ed Turnbull. One was in recognition of his lengthy service, and the other was for his safety record. “I wasn’t sure, when I hired him, if I was going to be able to keep him on for two months or three months, or however long,” Ed said in an interview. “We just had a shovel and a Bobcat and an old dump truck.” Terry also served as a loader operator when he was hired, and he poured concrete for basements until they started digging with trackhoes. He continues to drive a truck for Turnbull Excavating, but he also operates other heavy equipment and fixes equipment in the shop. Terry says he decided to join Turnbull Excavating because he was working for a pipe company, and the company was relocating its offices to Calgary. He and his wife didn’t want to move to the big Alberta city, and he wasn’t keen to work in the oil patch. “So I looked around,” recalled Terry. “Ed’s business was just across the street from the pipe yard, so I went in and asked for employment, and I was hired on. I’ve been here ever since.” It didn’t take long for Terry to establish himself as a reliable and versatile employee. “He never once would miss a day for any
reason,” said Ed. “I don’t know how a guy never gets sick for 30 years.” For his part, Terry said that there are some people who feel the need to stay home if they have a cold, but he can’t sit at home and do nothing all day. Ed maintains he can call Terry at any time, and Terry will show up at a job site without complaint. He’s always on time, and he knows what he’s doing. “He would give you a full day’s work, whether it be a Sunday, Monday or a Saturday afternoon,” said Ed. “It doesn’t matter, the attitude was still good.” During the past 30 years, Terry has hauled a lot of concrete. Ed estimates it would be enough to build a concrete highway from Estevan to the U.S. border. Ed is amazed with Terry’s safety record. There are a lot of things that can happen on the job site or on the road that are beyond someone’s control, and Terry has been able to avoid accidents. “He’s never been off because he was hurt, and he never hurt anyone here,” said Ed. “In 30 years, about all he’s ever done is deliver materials to worksites, in and out, in dangerous conditions, and horrible conditions many times. “I’ll go back to pouring concrete. He has poured 100 basements, at least, and that was before concrete pumps when you had to back up to the forms. He never knocked anybody off the forms.” There were a lot of risks back then, and Terry navigated through them all. The standards have changed a lot over the years. Ed believes Terry’s safety record can be attributed to several reasons. Terry doesn’t let his guard down, doesn’t panic, surveys a job site once he arrives and always thinks ahead. Terry says he always wears the proper equipment, and heeds the advice he receives at safety meetings. “I’ve been lucky,” he admits. “A few times I’ve had close calls on the highways, but they weren’t my fault. But the brakes were squealing.”
Members of the Schwartz family who were at the celebration were: from the left, Jared Phair, Terra Schwartz, Anne Schwartz, Terry Schwartz, David Kirk, Cassie Schwartz and Jamie Schwartz. Terry says Ed has treated him well over the last 30 years, and he has worked hard for Ed. A lot has changed over the years. Not only has the equipment evolved, but the company has grown. They now have around 40 employees, and they have changed locations several times. Turnbull Excavating has been at their present home east of Estevan for a few years. Terry is a mentor and a role model for younger employees, Ed said, thanks to the example he sets on the job site. “One thing I always say about Terry is he gives you a full day’s work every day he comes here,” said Ed. “One of the gauges I use is when the customers phone back and ask for a certain employee, there’s usually a reason for it. And usually the reason with Terry is he just gives them a good, honest day’s work.” Terry says he never imagined he would have remained with the company for so long. There have been overtures to work for other businesses, including those in the oil patch, but loyalty and the working environment at Turnbull’s have ensured he remained at the company.
Terry Schwartz, left, accepts a pair of plaques from Ed Turnbull with Turnbull Excavating. Terry has been with Turnbull Excavating for 30 years, and has never had a workplace accident.
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