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Estevan’s crime severity rate hits a new alltime low By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The crime severity index (CSI) for the city of Estevan reached a new low in 2017. According to information released by Statistics Canada on Monday morning, the Estevan municipal CSI – the area covered by the Estevan Police Service (EPS) – was at 75.72, the lowest it’s been since Statistics Canada started tracking the figure in 1998. The previous low was 75.73 reached in 2000. Estevan ranked No. 103 in the country. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said the EPS has seen a decline in the local CSI figure over the last two years, since it was at 128.50 in 2015. “I’m always optimisticly cautious when I look at crime severity index stats and so forth, because there are so many variables involved, but obviously it does play into what we look at as far as our benchmark of how we’re doing,” said Ladouceur. “While we don’t want to rely solely on statistics, it is one of the things we do look at, obviously. To see us going in that lower direction is obviously a positive thing.” The city’s violent crime severity index – which includes assaults and sex crimes – stood at 71.94, a 3.58 per cent decrease. The non-violent crime index, which ranges from mischief complaints to most impaired driving and drug-related arrests, was at 76.90, a decrease of 28.50 per cent. The national ranking was 23rd in 2015 and 52nd in 2016. “In 2015, to be 23rd on the list of all those communities (in the country), isn’t where you want to be. When you start getting to 103, it’s certainly looking good,” said Ladouceur.
Estevan ranked 104th in Canada for non-violent crime and 110th in violent crime last year. The police chief believes the changes that have been made in the organization, with the introduction of a dedicated Drug/Intelligence Unit and a Criminal Investigations branch, have paid off. Also beneficial is the work the EPS is doing in the community for crime prevention and deterrence. “The members of this organization are doing an absolutely fantastic job,” said Ladouceur. The community has also been very supportive. “We see the number of phone calls increasing constantly from people in this community calling to report incidents of drug trafficking and incidents of impaired driving, and all kinds of criminal activity, that we weren’t seeing quite as robust in the past,” said Ladouceur. A high number of impaired drivers who have been apprehended have come in through the Report Impaired Drivers line. When people call the police to report a drug complaint, Ladouceur said they need to be able to trust the police to keep their identity confidential, and they need to know the police will do something. Other factors are also at work, he said, include the reduced activity in the oil industry in recent years. He also stressed that one serious violent offence in a given year can skew the CSI rating for a community. “There’s a little bit of luck that plays into that, too, that we have to be realistic about. But overall, we’re talking to people in the community, and people are telling us they feel safe in this community.” Optics are important in a safe community, he said. A2 » POLICE
Teddy bears’ picnic The Souris Valley Museum offered lots of activities for people and teddy bears alike on Saturday during the second annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic. In addition to the picnic itself, families and bears enjoyed a scavenger hunt, crafts, tours of the museum grounds and breaking piñatas. Among those who attended were, from left, Breanne Wright (with Gooch), Jessica Saxon, Brooklyn Saxon-Haux (with Buttons), Brooklyn Wright (with Max) and Jennifer Carson.
Risk of West Nile virus is increasing in Estevan The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning residents in southeastern Saskatchewan that the risk of West Nile virus infection is increasing. This past week, some of the mosquitoes (Culex tarsalis) caught in surveillance traps were found to be infected with West Nile virus. The provincial mosquito surveillance program identified the infected mosquitoes in traps collected on July 10 in the Estevan area. This positive pool is occurring a few weeks earlier than 2016 but about the same time as 2017. It is expected that there may be an increase in the number of pools, increases in infection rates and possible human infections. To reduce your risk of
infection, residents are advised to take the following precautions throughout the rest of the summer: We a r a n e ff e c t i v e insect repellant containing deet. Repellents with Icaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus are also effective. Apply according to directions. Drain standing water. Mosquitoes require water to complete their life cycle. Eliminate or reduce all sources of standing water where mosquitoes can lay eggs like wading pools, wheelbarrows, containers, rain downspouts and gutters, pet dishes and birdbaths, etc. Reduce places in your yard where adult mosquitoes can thrive like tall grasses and weeds. Reduce the amount
of time spent outdoors between dusk and dawn. The mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus are most active at dawn and dusk and in the early evening. They are especially active for two hours after sunset. Dress appropriately, wear long sleeves and long pants (wear light-weight clothing to minimize the potential for heat-induced illnesses). Mosquitoes may be more attracted to individuals wearing perfumes and colognes. Mosquito-proof your home. Make sure that doors and windows have tight fitting screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes. “All people in the region need to prevent infections by getting rid of
mosquito-friendly places in their yards and taking personal precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes in the places where they live, work and play,” says Dr. Lanre Medu, medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority. “People who work outside, especially at dusk and dawn, and those who are camping over the next few weeks are at higher risk of being bitten by mosquitoes and should pay particular attention to preventing these bites.” While the risk due to Culex tarsalis mosquito is increasing, there is no need for adult mosquito control now. For more information on West Nile Vile, see the Government of Saskatchewan website.
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New bylaw provides opportunities for appeals The City of Estevan has introduced a bylaw that land development services manager Richard Neufeld views as an important one for local residents. Estevan city council gave first reading to a new development appeals board bylaw during the July 16 meeting. The board will be responsible for hearing and making decisions when someone wants to appeal a development. Neufeld said the appeals board is required under the Cities Act, and the bylaw is needed so the city can have procedures and modifications that fit Estevan. “The typical things that the board would be used for would be if a development permit were issued with conditions, and the applicant or a neighbour isn’t overly thrilled with one of the conditions
or decisions, so they can appeal that,” said Neufeld. “There’s also appeal mechanisms for subdivision decisions as well, and a number of other things, such as minor variances.” The decisions rendered by the appeals board are final, unless someone wants to go to court or to the province. The decision cannot be appealed to Estevan city council. The city has been operating without a local bylaw, and so Neufeld believes it has been operating under a provincial framework. “The province has a framework for these boards that you operate under, and then the municipalities that are the planning authorities … have the option to personalize and really bring the whole thing to the local level,” said Neufeld. The board would meet
Police looking for assault suspect The Estevan Police Service (EPS) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the suspect in an alleged assault that occurred on July 13 in the vicinity of Seventh Street and Souris Avenue North. Police are looking for 25-year-old Dillon Genaille. He was working locally at the time of the incident, but is from Manitoba originally and has since left the Estevan area. Charges for assault causing bodily harm and breaching conditions of an undertaking have been laid, and there is currently an arrest warrant for Genaille. Police have reached out to Genaille in hopes he will turn himself in, but he has not done so as of yet. If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Genaille, they can call the Estevan Police Service at 306-634-4767, their local
Dillon Genaille police agency or Crime Stoppers. A 27-year-old man suffered significant injuries to his upper body, including to the head and face, during the assault. The victim received initial treatment in Estevan before going to Regina for further treatment. The EPS has said previously that the alleged suspect and the victim are known to each other, and there wasn’t a threat to the public.
Richard Neufeld as required. About a decade ago, Neufeld said a local board was meeting on a fairly regular basis, but it looks like in the last half-dozen years, the board has been fairly quiet. If there’s an increase in development in the
city, Neufeld expects there could be more activity for the board, but he noted the board was not meeting much in the final years of the last economic boom that ended in 2014. “The more things that are approved or declined,
A1 » If someone doesn’t feel safe walking around the community in the evening, then that’s a concern. But generally he believes the public feels very safe. “A lot of times we see people that just don’t feel safe in communities, whereas the community might be very safe,” said Ladouceur. While Ladouceur has said previously that he felt safe in Estevan, he feels safer than he did two years ago. As for the Estevan RCMP, the CSI rating was 86.79, a .17 per cent decrease from 86.93 CSI rating recorded in 2016. The violent crime rating was 59.50, a 44.87 per cent increase, while the non-violent crime rating was 96.40, a 6.61 per cent decrease. In a news release, the Saskatchewan RCMP said it is focusing on intelligence-led policing by collecting and analyzing information and data to conduct strategic patrols and deploy resources as effectively and efficiently as possible. The RCMP says it is
Police Chief Paul Ladouceur targeting enforcement to disrupt criminal activity and track prolific offenders. The crime reduction
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reappointed a maximum of two consecutive times. “You want communityminded people, and you want a chairperson who knows how to run a meeting, so that you don’t get tripped up procedurally, and then you need fairly wellrounded experience around the board, people that have a fairly good understanding of the duty to be fair and run by procedures,” said Neufeld. Nominations cannot be accepted until the bylaw is given final approval, which is expected to happen at the Aug. 13 council meeting. If an appeal is then filed, the city will have to start looking for board members at that point. If there aren’t any appeals, then the city won’t have to start looking for board members until later in the year.
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the odds are more often that people will not be happy with the conditions of the decision that were made,” said Neufeld. At least three members are required for quorum, but Neufeld would like to have at least five on the board, so that if one of the board members is in a conflict of interest regarding a possible decision, they still have at least three or four members able to discuss and vote. All members will be appointed by city council, based on a list provided by the city clerk. Board members cannot be city employees or active members of city council, and must be a resident of the city. The term of each board member will be two years, and a board member may be
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nerships and programs to prevent and reduce crime. Over 100 Saskatchewan communities are either developing or already operating rural crime watch or citizens on patrol programs. Community engagement is also a priority for the RCMP, as meetings have been taking place around the province. S a s k a t c h e w a n ’s overall CSI for 2017 was 140.51, down three per cent from 149.71 the previous year. The CSI measures both the volume and severity of crimes reported to the police. To calculate the CSI, each violation is assigned a weight. CSI weights are based on the violation’s incarceration rate, as well as the average length of prison sentence handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the higher the weight for that offence. To calculate the CSI, the weighted offences are summed and then divided by the population. As with the other indexes, to simplify comparison, the CSI is then standardized to a base year of 100 (for the CSI, the base year is 2006). All CSI values are relative to the Canada-level CSI for 2006.
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Community has rallied around the Koch family since a fire destroyed their home
By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
Alicia Koch continues to be amazed with the support shown by the community ever since her family’s home was destroyed by a fire earlier this month. A fire ripped through the Koch family’s trailer in the Willow Park Greens Trailer Park on July 6. While Alicia and her children were able to escape the fire – her husband Ryan was away when the fire struck – they lost most of their possessions. Also, a bearded dragon reptile that she owned for more than eight years and two baby lizards died in the fire, and their cat hasn’t been seen since the blaze. Fundraisers have been taking place since the night of the fire. The Southern Plains Co-op hosted a barbecue for the family at its location on Fourth Street on Thursday, and The Flats Eatery and the local Scouts troupe held a steak barbecue the following day. Alicia’s husband is a leader with the local Scouts. Proceeds from Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse Casual’s most recent Gratitude
Tuesday were directed to the family. A GoFundMe page that was started the day after the fire by their friend Shelley Porath has raised $2,385 thus far. The goal was initially $2,000, but was bumped up to $5,000 after the strong initial support. Some of the support has come from family and friends, but they have also received the backing of complete strangers. “We’ve had people, one after another, messaging us on Facebook, saying ‘We don’t know you, but we have stuff that we would love to donate to you,’” said Alicia. “For some people it’s furniture. We’ve had truckloads of clothing for the kids coming through.” Living Hope Community Church furnished the family in its temporary home, and St. Paul’s United Church gave them clothing and lamps. Alicia works for CocaCola, and she has been supplied with kitchen supplies such as pots and pans, while her husband’s company, Aldon Oils, has donated gift cards to purchase some new furnishings.
The Koch family – Ryan, Alicia, Brok and Kayeesha – are thankful for the community’s support since a fire destroyed their home earlier this month. Photo submitted The couple had insurance, but they still need financial support until the
insurance kicks in. Friends have joined her during daily searches
for the family’s beloved cat. “We’re still staying positive that one day we’ll find him, and I keep looking every day, going down and looking for him and calling him, and trying to make sure that he knows we’re still here,” she said. The temporary home where the family is staying has been great, too. A man the family didn’t know messaged her on Facebook and offered a home for them for a few months until they get settled again. There are enough bedrooms for the family of four, and they’re living comfortably. “He doesn’t want the recognition, so I won’t be telling anybody where we are, but he’s been amazing,” she said. Alicia has been living in Estevan for nearly a decade. During that time, her time has been divided between work, raising a family and volunteering in the community. “I’ve never been able to see this side of the city, and it’s been quite amazing,” she said. It’s been very humbling to receive this kind of support. “I never thought I’d live
in a community that takes cares of their own as well as we’ve been taken care of,” Alicia said. Their home was a total loss, but some items stored in a filing cabinet did survive. “In the middle of our files, we actually salvaged our marriage certificate, not even touched (by the flames). The children’s birth certificates had a little bit of burns on them, but they were OK. Ryan was able to find his wedding band and his wedding cufflinks. “I found the kids’ baby blankets that my grandmother made them. I found our wedding blankets that his grandmother made for us.” The family’s Bible had its cover destroyed, but can be salvaged and re-bound. And their wedding book can also be restored. The family has had tough times in the last few weeks, particularly due to the loss of their pets, but the community support has kept them from feeling sad. They haven’t decided where they will be living next, and she is looking forward to when the family can be in their new home, and have a sense of normalcy return to their lives.
Tickets now on sale for foundation’s car lotto By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s first ever lottery car draw has begun and is drawing local attention. Travis Frank, the interim executive director with the Hospital Foundation, said that the idea originally began after looking at phasing out fundraisers that weren’t making as much money and seeing the success of lotteries for organizations like STARS Air Ambulance. “This is the first year we’ve ever done the hospital foundation lottery and it’s something we’re looking forward to doing going forward, and growing and becoming one of the biggest fundraisers for the hospital foundation,” said Frank. “Tickets went on sale
last Tuesday, July 10, and have been selling really well. We’ve had quite a lot of people buying online as well as buying them in person at the hospital foundation.” Partnerships were made with several local businesses including Power Dodge and Room by Room furniture to provide prizes in the draw, including this year’s grand prize, a 2018 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth provided below cost by Power Dodge. “We’ve been working with Power Dodge, who were very generous to give us a great deal on the car, then we decided to look for some other prizes as well with partnerships with Room by Room furniture and The Brick to make it an even bigger draw. There are two flat screen TVs, two sets of season ticket for the
Estevan Bruins, some furniture like an accent chair and a side chest as well as some bed sheets and stuff like that donated from Room by Room,” said Frank. There are 2,100 tickets available for the lottery as well as 2,500 tickets available for the 50/50 draw with pricing varying. One ticket can be purchased for $75 or three for $195 and 50/50 tickets are one for $10, five for $25, or 25 for $50. There is no limit on the amount of tickets that can be purchased. “The early bird draw is on July 31, so anyone who’s already purchased tickets for the car is already entered into the draw and people can buy tickets right up until 3:30 p.m. that day. “We’ve also started doing Tuesdays and Thursdays at the hospital from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. so people can come
Travis Frank is pleased that tickets are now available for the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s lottery, which offers a 2018 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth as the top prize. File photo buy their tickets in person or get them online,” said Frank. The early bird draw for the lottery is on July 31, and
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Is Estevan a safer community?
Statistics can be maddening at times. Interpreting those stats isn’t always easy, and if you lack that ability to delve deeper behind the number, you might find yourself being jerked around by those spewing those figures. Take percentages for example. You might here that there’s been a 200 per cent increase in a particular crime or a type of incident. But if that number represents an increase from five to 15 in a city the size of Estevan, it might not be a source for alarm. The crime severity index is another one of those wonderfully weird statistics. It’s a complex number that takes the crimes that occur in a community, assigns them a weight based on the type of crime (a murder or a serious assault will be assigned more weight than a mischief complaint, for example), factors in a community’s population and creates a total score. It’s a number that can be skewed. It tends to favour large metropolitan areas over smaller centres. A murder or another serious violent crime in a community the
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Lightning cable, how I hate you Several years ago, my wife and I retired our Blackberries for iPhone 4s models. The heavens parted, a chorus sang Halleluiah, and we were inducted into the Apple cult. Having been so inducted, we dove into the Apple ecosystem – iTunes music, digital movie copies, the works. The home theatre system (which happened to die a few weeks ago) had a dock on the front which allowed us to play music through the proprietary Apple 30-pin connection on the bottom of the phone. Each of our alarm clocks had docks as well, to both charge the phone and also work as a mini boom box. I discovered recently you could date a hotel’s most recent renovation by its alarm clocks. We stayed in a Regina hotel equipped with alarm clocks that had 30-pin docks on the top, meaning they were at least five or six years old. You don’t see docks very much these days. It turns out someone realized that iPhones, for all their glory, are rather fragile. I realized this right away, and never has a day gone by where each of our phones was not protected by an Otterbox Defender case. Every person I knew over the years (and,
size of Estevan will have a greater impact on the crime severity index than a similar crime in, say, Vancouver. So while the crime severity index is far from perfect, people should take note of the sliding figure in recent years. At one time, Estevan was fairly high on the index ranking. It was in the top 25 in Canada in 2015, but fell out of the top 50 in 2016 and the top 100 in 2017. In 2006, the city’s index rating was at its lowest point since 2004. People will cite a variety of factors for the city’s lower national ranking. One of them is the impact of the economic slowdown. Yes, there has been an increase in some types of crimes since the economy dropped off in 2014, but with fewer people in the city, and fewer transients, crime levels have gone down. Of course, the index deals with reported crimes; there are a lot of crimes, some of which are serious, that aren’t reported each year. Members of the Estevan Police Service also deserve credit for Estevan’s lower crime severity index.
While the Estevan RCMP didn’t see a staggering decrease in its ranking, thanks in large part to a fatal impaired drivingrelated increase in June 2017, it still saw a decrease as well, thanks in large part to the dedication of its members. Some might think that a lower CSI might be proof for the need to cut back on local police spending, or even eliminate a couple of positions, a reduction in officers could result in higher crime rates again. Ultimately, the true measure of a community’s safety is not in formulas or indexes or annual reports that stats-happy editors look forward to. It’s in the comfort level of its residents. Do you feel safe going for a walk in your community after dark? Are you constantly looking over your shoulder? There are common sense precautions that need to be taken, such as locking the doors of a vehicle or home when leaving it unattended, but we think most people in Estevan feel pretty safe. They certainly feel safer than in big cities, and that’s more important than the crime severity index.
for some reason, primarily women) who did not specifically have a Defender case had a cracked screen in short order. Ours have survived. But the layer of armour meant the phone would never fit on a dock, either for the home theatre or radio, and that was the end of that. Towards the end of their operational lifespan, Apple made the phones start to do something funny. Inexpensive gas station charging cords that worked perfectly fine all of a sudden stopped working. The phones rejected them, like a spurned lover. You were good enough for me once, but I’ve raised my standards, damn you cheap cord! Away with you! We used those phones extensively for something like four years before they got to the point where their batteries simply wouldn’t hold a charge. We broke down and bought two iPhone 6s models, each with the proprietary Apple Lightning cable. Along the way, the phone family became equipped with iPad minis, also charged by Lightning cables. The Lightning cable used a much smaller port. And it also meant all our dock devices were now useless for that function. I ended up getting a new alarm clock after the old one died. This one came with a new Lightning dock, but it, too, would not work with a phone swaddled in thick Otterbox rubber and plastic. But it did have a USB port which would allow me to use a charging cable. In addition to the cable that came with the phone, it’s always good to have extras, like one for each vehicle. So I bought a yellow one. I think my wife had a red one. They worked, for a while. Then one day, each of these cables stopped working. Un-
plugging it, flipping it over and re-inserting it sometimes worked. But eventually, no dice. One day I was in Yorkton in that paperaffixing store, and I said I was frustrated with these cables not working, so they sold me a new one. Apple-certified, they told me. It was about $30. It worked for a few weeks. Then it stopped working. So much for certified. When we bought the 6s models, we each got a charging kit which consisted of a higher amperage car charger, a large charging brick, a backup battery and a braided, Apple-certified Lightning cable. These kits were each around $80. They worked fine, for about a year. Then about a year after the purchase, the braided cable stopped working for me on a consistent basis. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. This has pushed me to buy only authentic Apple cables as these others failed, wore out or got lost. Surely these would not fail. Until they do. Now, even my 100 per cent, genuine, Steve Jobs lovin’ Apple cables are giving me the same treatment, just as our batteries are starting to seriously show their age. I am about to lose my mind and start swinging a hammer. The rumors are the next iteration of the iPhone will use the USB-C cable, which, shockingly, is not an Apple proprietary device. They’ve adopted these on their MacBook laptops, so I am hoping they will do the same on their iPhones. Will this end the insanity? One can only hope we don’t get struck by Lightning in the meantime. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.
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I used to do the stats page for some of the sports sections back a few years ago. Part of the standings and summaries included the day’s transactions and those would have included some names that made you pause for a second and think – wait, are these real? But the @ProductiveOuts Twitter account has long noticed that some of the real life names sound fairly preposterous and have added a bit of humour to it. Here’s a random one from June 17: The Mets have recalled 2B Kermit Guano, RHP Silas Glandmangler and LHP Fernandito Balaclava from AAA Las Vegas. Corresponding moves to follow. The humour comes from the fact that the phony names sound just as plausible as the real ones. Then they’ll draw attention to an obscure baseball player from the 1970s or 1980s. The most recent one was Brick Smith. His real name is Brick, which is amazing because who names their child after masonry? Also brought to my attention was the fact that a golf coach named Velvet Milkman took over as interim athletic director of Murray State recently. She’s spent 25 years with Murray State so congratulations to her. Also, there’s a 19-year-old pitcher from the Dominican Republic who is now tossing baseballs for the Tri-City Dust Devils named Henry Henry. The names that were taken in the June draft are beyond some of the strangest names ever imagined. In the 32nd round, the Texas Rangers proudly called the name of pitcher Owen Sharts. A few rounds later, the Detroit Tigers called the name of pitcher Yaya Chentouf. And later, outfielder Lavoisier Fisher fulfilled his lifelong dream by being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. But baseball has always been a collection of some of the strangest names and nicknames presented to the North American psyche. This brings me to the 1885 Louisville Colonels of the American Association, a league that is considered major league in retrospect (but not related to the current American Association with minor league teams). Louisville had four of their top 10 players with full on handlebar moustaches. They also had an outfielder named Jimmy (Chicken) Wolf. The Colonels had a lengthy homestand in the middle of the season. In fact, they went from June 29 to Aug. 4 without playing a road game. Which was good because they were on the road from June 1 to June 28. How do you get your laundry done like that? Anyway, Chicken Wolf had a great season with the home cooking, as he was second on the team to Pete Browning, dubbed Gladiator by newspapers at the time. In the pre-Babe Ruth era of baseball, no one seemed to believe in the power of home runs, but the Colonels were slightly behind the league median with 19 home runs in their 112 games. There are a lot of mediocre ballplayers that will have that total this year. The team finished 26 games behind the St. Louis Browns. And I know what you’re saying, ‘Wait, are those the same Browns that had Doc Bushong catching, and Yank Robinson as one of the bench utility backup guys?’ Yes, that is indeed the case. “And do you weigh about 30 pounds over the guy they called Jumbo McGinnis, the pitcher who tossed 13 games for them?’ Umm, that’s a bit personal but thanks for noticing. I’m going to go on to… “And is this the same 1885 team that finished what they called the World Series then tied with the Chicago White Stockings 3-3-1?” Ok, that I can comment on and yes that indeed happened. That Chicago team had the most 19th century name I’ve ever heard of: Abner Dalrymple. Seemingly taken straight from the pages of a Charles Dickens novel, the leftfielder Dalrymple was a great hitter in his day and his name will live on forever. Even if it’s only there to poke fun at.
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City’s financial picture not as rosy as numbers indicate The editor: I cannot help but to respond to articles in your paper relating to the positive financial picture concerning the City of Estevan. In two very short sentences, Giselle Bourgeois of MNP states that the tax receivables have increased from $1.18 million to $1.8 million due to the economy (surprise). I have to wonder if your city council realizes the burden put on their
ratepayers due to the new assessments put on them by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) in its wisdom. The reality is that the economy is in terrible shape and that business and residential ratepayers alike cannot afford the increased taxes so willingly put to them. The other reality I would like to point out is that your council had the power to abate this tax burden but chose not to.
When I drive down Fourth Street and see the vacant store fronts, drive in an industrial area and see the empty shops with four-foot high weeds, and drive through residential areas with the futile for sale signs, I would have to disagree with your assumption that you are doing a great job and everything is rosy. I would suggest to council you consider giving your citizens and businesses a reduction in the
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CCS and coal still a priority The editor: SaskPower’s recent decision not to retrofit Boundary Dam (BD) Units 4 and 5 with carbon capture and storage (CCS) was difficult. Our government, with support from communities like Estevan, has been steadfast in our support for this technology, and we continue to believe it will be an important part of future power generation and emissions reductions around the world. However, due to several factors such as the size of BD 4 and 5, the low cost of natural gas and the age of the infrastructure, there was not a business case to be made for CCS on these facilities. I want to be clear, coal will continue to be a valu-
able part of power generation at SaskPower for the foreseeable future. We have been working diligently to have an equivalency agreement signed with our federal counterparts to allow Units 4 and 5 to run until December of 2021 and 2024, respectively. We know how important this agreement is to employees, the mining industry and the community, just as it is for SaskPower. I am confident we will reach an agreement soon. BD 6 will continue to operate up to 2028 and Poplar River 1 and 2 and Shand will continue to operate until 2030. BD 3 will continue to be operational beyond 2030. These units represent more than 1,300 megawatts of generating
capacity. Coal generation and the jobs associated with it are not going away anytime soon. The decision on BD 4 and 5 does not signal the end of our commitment to CCS, nor does it diminish the progress we have made on this front. We have seen results by sequestering over two million tonnes of carbon dioxide since the project came online, the equivalent of removing 500,000 vehicles from Saskatchewan roads. Saskatchewan is a leader in this technology, and if we are going to reduce emissions globally, CCS is a way to achieve these goals. Decisions on retrofitting the remaining facilities will not be made for
several years, and we are actively looking at options for CCS on these facilities. Specifically, a study on the feasibility of CCS on Shand Power Station is currently underway. We look forward to seeing those results in the future. The federal government has mandated that conventional coal be phased out by 2030. While this limits SaskPower’s options for future power generation, please be assured we are committed to the people and jobs in Estevan. The coal industry will be a valuable part of SaskPower’s generation for years to come. Dustin Duncan Weyburn Minister Responsible for SaskPower
Ticket sales hovering around 1,400 for upcoming concerts The City of Estevan hopes to see a strong push for tickets for the upcoming Alice Cooper concert on Aug. 26. City manager Jeff Ward said ticket sales went very well initially for the concert, as well as for the John Mellencamp concert that will happen on Oct. 26. Both concerts will be happening at Affinity Place. “Our management team, along with our promoters, were very happy with the initial pushes for both these ticket sales,” said Ward. And while sales have tapered off since tickets
went on sale for both concerts, the two shows are hovering at around 1,400 tickets sold each. Ward said it is really good for this point in their respective sales. Ward hopes that as the event date approaches, and the city does more to advertise and create awareness, they will be able to get sell at least 600 to 1,000 more tickets for each show. That would allow the concerts to break even, and that would allow the city to bring more of these types of shows to Estevan. Ward expected some type of a slowdown in ticket sales after the initial
rush to purchase tickets for the shows. “We do realize that Estevan is a very busy town, with some of the oilfield work and some of the farming, so people can’t always plan that far in advance, so
we are expecting a push over the next month to get those ticket sales up,” said Ward. And there is typically a last-minute rush to purchase tickets for events in Estevan.
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The Estevan Chamber of Commerce has announced they will no longer be a part of Estevan’s Showcase Business Expo after this year. Chamber executive director Jackie Wall said there were a number of factors in its decision to pull out of the event. “Basically the chamber has been analyzing all of our events and initiatives. We’ve also gone out to our membership and done some surveys just to see what they think is the most important for the chamber to focus on,” said Wall. “In 2018 we’ve had a reduction in the amount of staffing hours in the chamber and that was a part of it, taking a look at how many staffing hours we had and exactly what our membership wanted us to focus on. Showcase kind of came up as one of those events that perhaps we needed to take
This year’s Estevan Showcase Business Expo appears to be the last one for the Estevan Chamber of Commerce. File photo a look at and step out of in order to move into other initiatives.” The other two organizations involved with the event, the Estevan Lions Club and the Rotary Club of Estevan, will continue to be involved in the event as
in prior years and will still have the chamber involved in this year’s showcase, which is in its 25th year. “For the chamber to back out does not necessarily mean the showcase will end. The other two organizations are talking about
RCMP arrest two for impaired driving Members of the Estevan RCMP arrested two alleged impaired drivers in separate incidents earlier this month. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driving erratically in Bienfait on July 14 at approximately 7:30 p.m. As a result, police arrested 23-year-old Cyrus Ackrill of Estevan for im-
paired operation of a motor vehicle, failure to provide a breath sample, failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking, impersonation, and obstruction of a police officer. Ackrill is set to appear in Estevan Provincial Court on July 30. RCMP were patrolling on July 18 at approximately
5 p.m. in response to complaints of a possible impaired driver. As a result, a traffic stop was conducted and the driver, 53-year-old Samuel Jackson, was arrested for impaired operation, driving while disqualified and operating an unregistered vehicle. Jackson was held to appear in Estevan Provincial Court on July 19.
continuing it. I don’t know if that decision has been made yet, but the chamber has provided and will provide support until the showcase in September is over,” said Wall. The future of showcase beyond this year is uncertain as the chamber played a large part in the organization and planning of the event. “I think it’s a doable scenario (to continue the event). It was a lot of hours for the chamber and a lot of responsibility that the chamber had. We were in charge of all the advertising; we also took care of the registrations as far as contacting former and current registrants. “We took care of the social media for it as well as the site map. There was a lot the chamber was responsible for, and that was a huge decision. Losing eight hours a week out of the year,
there has to be some sort of an analysis within the organization on exactly where your time is best spent and exactly what your membership wants to focus on.” Both Rotary and the Lions have been provided lists of items that the chamber was responsible for, including how much time it took to do tasks, which months they needed to be done in, and all necessary mailing lists, according to Wall. Preparations for this year’s showcase began in December 2017 and the announcement of the chamber’s withdrawal was first made in a meeting held in June of this year “We let them know in the June meeting. We wanted to give them a lot of time in order to decide if they wanted to continue or not or put the people in place that were going to be taking over … they’ve had ample
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Oilwomen’s golf tournament This year was the 20th annual Estevan Oilfield Technical Society’s Oilwomen’s Golf Tournament, held at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course on Friday. Ninety-five golfers took part in the Texas scramble tournament this year. The participant count was bolstered by opening up the field to those who are married to people in the oilfield, to go with those who are working in the patch themselves. The cowgirl theme was present in the many hats and outfits worn. Photos by Brian Zinchuk
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Council approves patio for two restaurants Estevan city council gave its blessing for the Tap House and the Tower Café to proceed with a patio for Fourth Street. Peter Sereggela, who is the president of Sereggela Holdings, which owns the two restaurants, appeared before city council during the July 16 meeting with the request. The patio would have nine two-person tables set up in front of the restaurants during the spring and summer months. “We’re hoping to create a little bit more atmosphere downtown,” said Sereggela. It would encroach about four feet of the sidewalk, which would leave six feet for pedestrians. They don’t want to impede visibility of the nearby mid-block crossing. The deck would also be taken down and stored for the winter to allow for snow removal. Approval is still needed from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and Sereggela said the patio might not be set up until next year. *** Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen provided an update to council on current issues in the
riding. He said he has been travelling across the constituency, and discussing issues with urban and rural municipal governments. Kitchen discussed the impact of the carbon tax on the province, the future of coal-fired power generation, and the future of carbon capture and storage. Kitchen noted he hopes to have an open house late in the summer to discuss coalfired generation in the area. *** A special event permit was granted for the inaugural Mr. Mike’s Slo-pitch Classic. John Murray from Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse Casual in Estevan said the event, scheduled for Aug. 17-19, is the first of many that will benefit the Estevan Girls Softball Association. In addition to the tournament, there will be a children’s area, a barbecue, refreshments and more. Live entertainment will take place the first two nights, with music from Chris Henderson on Aug. 18. The tournament will be wrapped by 6 p.m. on Aug. 19. Neighbouring residents have been notified of the tournament, he said.
*** Council approved the development of the Living Skies South Fitness and Wellness Centre in the 1000-block of Sixth Street, which will be located next to the Green for Life Environmental recycling depot. The plan is for a crossfit studio with classes generally outside of normal business hours. Council members expressed some concerns with the lack of available parking spaces, and with the gravel parking lot at the site, but still gave the proposal their blessing. *** The ice allocation policy for Estevan’s arenas was also approved. In a report to council, program manager Erin Wilson wrote that the changes were needed following the decommissioning of the Civic Auditorium. Priority of ice distribution will be the City of Estevan, the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins, minor ice sports user groups, schools, adult user groups, casual non-profit clubs and organizations, and casual renters. Arenas will be available for rent from 7 p.m. to midnight each day, except
Peter Sereggela from the Tap House and the Tower Café spoke to Estevan city council during the July 16 meeting. for statutory holidays, when the arenas will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Minor user groups will pay $110 per hour for ice rental in 2018-19, and $115.50 per hour in 2019-20. Adult user groups and casual renters will be charged $190 per hour in 2018-19 and $199.50 per hour in 2019-20. It will cost $160 per hour to rent ice from noon to 5 p.m. on statutory holidays, and $210 per hour on
statutory holidays outside of those hours. The city also asks for 48 hours notice to cancel an ice booking. *** Late penalties for taxes will start to be applied on Sept. 1 at one per cent, rather than 1/2 per cent on Aug. 1. The city decided to waive the August penalty because of the late arrival of the assessment roll from the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency. The
city has received a number of calls regarding the due date for taxes, which is later than normal. *** The city awarded seven permits worth $172,600 in June, bringing the total for the year to 20 permits worth $1.2 million. The number of permits is down from the 31 awarded in the first six months of last year, and the permit value is down from the $2.78 million of a year ago.
Firefighters busy with accidents and activities By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Fire Service responded to several motor vehicle collisions and received training for their aerial equipment last week. They were particularly busy on July 17, with collisions and public relations engagements. “The day began with a PR engagement at 9 a.m. as the city hosted their annual PJ Pancake Breakfast at Hillcrest Park,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “As always we provided fire service apparatus, as well as the Estevan Police Service (EPS) provided a vehicle so that we had something else for the kids to entertain themselves with.” Around 11 a.m., crews were called to a motor vehicle collision that had occurred on Fourth Street and Second Avenue. Injuries and leaking fluids were reported as a result of the collision. “Crews arrived on scene and assisted EPS with traffic control and EMS were already on
scene and treating one injured driver who was taken to the hospital via ground ambulance for further assessment and treatment of her injuries. “The other driver remained uninjured as a result of the collision, however crews remained on scene to mitigate the fluid leaks, making sure the vehicles were returned to zero energy to ensure there was no accidental airbag deployment during our rescue.” At 1 p.m. fire crews held a tour of the fire station for long-term residents of St. Joseph’s Hospital, during which time, crews received a call for a second motor vehicle collision. “The second motor vehicle collision we attended to was a moving vehicle in which the operator accidentally struck a parked vehicle on the side of the road on Heritage Drive. There were no injuries as a result of the collision; however, there were a few minor leaks that crews mitigated on scene.
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“Shortly after, we were running two calls at once. The Estevan Police Service required some assistance on a biohazard clean-up on a city street so we assisted in that matter. After those two calls were cleared, we finished our tour with the St. Joseph’s Hospital residents. At 6 p.m., crews were alerted to a leaking slip tank on a parked vehicle at a mercantile occupancy on Fourth Street. Crews found a large leak coming from a vehicle that had been parked on a grade level and left unattended. The training on the aerial firefighting unit occurred on July 18. “Six firefighters were trained in maintenance and upkeep on the operation of this particular truck, and what to do in the event that we get an air code or emergency codes and how we overcome those particular codes to continue to work
safely until the apparatus is no longer required for that particular scene,” said Feser. The following day, crews respond to a commercial fire alarm. Work-
ers had been soldering and were instructed to contact the monitoring facility to change the sensitivity or location of the alarm system. Firefighters were also
on duty at the Border City Dirt Wars doubleheader at the Estevan Motor Speedway on July 21 and 22, and provided assistance with rollovers that occurred each night.
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Two family bands are coming together to hold one great show at the Souris Valley Theatre’s Frehlick Hall on July 26. The Daae Family, born and raised in southeast Saskatchewan, played their first live performance at the Estevan Fair in 1990, and are a fourth generation family band with musical roots going back to the 1900s. The Petersens are from Branson, Mo., and started playing music together after stumbling in on a music festival on a family vacation, with lead singer and banjo player Ellen having appeared on American Idol. The two families have never played together before
the Daae family also spends a large portion of their time working on their family grain farm. “They kind of go hand in hand (farming and music). You go hard on the farm when you can, but because of the seasonal type of life it is, you get to play music as well. If you told me tomorrow that I could spend every day playing music well that would be cool, but farming is kind of who I am,” said Daae. Music and farming have gone hand in hand for the Daae family for generations, with both being key factors in who the family is and what they strive for their children to be. “My mom grew up in a family band that played music and her dad did too. There are musicians on her side of
but Daniel Daae says the entire Daae family is excited for the opportunity. “We’re looking forward to do something together with the Petersens, they’re a really nice family and really great musicians. We’re actually doing a music festival with them this weekend (July 21-23) at Sandy Creek so we will get to play with them before the show in Estevan. “We’re pretty excited, we haven’t been to Souris Valley Theatre to play before so it will be a first for us,” said Daae. Both families play country gospel music, with the Daae family having heavy influence from country and bluegrass with a constant message of gospel. As well as being a very musically oriented family,
From left, Michael, Crystal, Amanda and Daniel Daae will be performing at the Souris Valley Theatre on July 26 as part of a concert with the Daae Family and the Petersens. the family going back to the early 1900s. It’s in our blood. “The farming definitely comes from my dad’s side
of the family, and the music from my mom’s,” said Daae. With such a musical influence in their family the Daae Family hopes to see their kids carry on the tradition but say they would never force the life upon them. “I don’t want to force my kids to love music, the same way a parent shouldn’t force their kid to love hockey. I want them to want to do it, so as long as we make it fun. “My son is four years old and actually wrote a song the other day to try and help his sister fall asleep. When you’re around music it becomes a part of you, I didn’t have to sit him down and tell him to write a song,” said Daae. Summer is definitely the busiest season for the Daae Family, as they have both touring dates across Canada but into the United States as well. Along with their responsibilities on the farm it can mean months
Go fish! From left, Mason Andre, Lincoln Andre and Alia Andre were fishing along the banks of the Souris River at the free park area of the Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday. Many families could be found within the free park that day, enjoying the various activities that are available.
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The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club members had strong performances individually and as a team in Gravelbourg to qualify for provincials. Submitted photo
Dozens of Eels qualify for swim provincials
Swim Saskatchewan’s provincials will have a strong Estevan contribution this year. A total of 42 members of the Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club have qualified for provincials, which are scheduled for July 28 at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Qualification for provincials happened last weekend at Gravelbourg for the southern Saskatchewan semifinals, where the top six in each discipline and age group earned the chance to swim at provincials. Those swimmers are: Alexandra Andrist (200 Back, 100 Free, 50 Free), Blake Andrist (25 Fly, 50
Breast, 50 Back, 100 Breast, 100 IM), Charlotte Andrist (200 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 200 Breast, 50 Free), Josephina Andrist (200 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM), Hayden Baniulis (25 Breast, 50 Free, 25 Back, 50 Breast, 25 Free), Victoria Beahm (100 Breast, 100 Fly), Jayden Chernoff (100 Back, 50 Back), Logan Dalziel (50 Breast, 50 Back, 100 Breast, 200 IM), Marcus DeLeeuw (25 Fly, 25 Breast, 50 Free, 25 Free, 100 IM), Gabrielle Deitz (50 Back, 25 Breast, 25 Back), Jacob Deitz (100 Back, 25 Fly, 50 Breast), Sophia Deitz (50 Back), Rachel Duncan (100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Breast, 100
IM), Rebecca Duncan (200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM), William Duncan (200 Free, 200 IM), Brooke Dzeryk (100 Back, 50 Back), Lucas Dzeryk (100 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 50 Free), Ethan Elliott (100 Back, 25 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Free), Mikayla Hack (200 Free, 200 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 100 IM), Taeghen Hack (200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM), Joshua Heleta (100 Breast), Olivia Hockey (50 Back, 25 Back, 25 Free), Gabrielle Jocelyn (200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 200 Breast), Lily Knoll (100 Back, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Free), Jennika Linthicum (50 Free, 25
Back, 50 Breast, 25 Free), Emily Marshall (200 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 100 Back, 50 Free) , Logan Marshall (200 Free, 200 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 Back), Karson Mvula (100 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Free, 50 Back), Noah Mvula (50 Breast), Dylan Pryznyk (200 Free, 100 Brest, 100 Back, 200 Breast, 50 Free), Emily Sauder (25 Fly, 50 Breast, 100 Free, 100 Breast), Rowyn Siever (100 Back, 50 Breast), Kolton Spenst (50 Back), Chris Sutter (200 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Breast), Hailey Tangjerd (25 Fly, 50 Breast, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Free), Emily Tarnes (25 Fly, 50 Breast, 100
Breast, 50 Free, 200 IM), Jordyn Tarnes (25 Fly, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 100 IM), Nathan Threinen (25 Fly, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly), Tristan Threinen (200 Free, 25 Fly, 50 Fly, 50 Free, 200 IM), Carson Wheeler (200 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Breast). Alandra Young (50 Breast, 100 Free) and Alianna Young (25 Fly, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Free, 100 IM). On the weekend, 11 Eels won high point medals for the semifinals. Those included Marcus DeLeeuw (silver) in the 7-8 boys, Jordyn Tarnes (gold) and Alianna Young (silver) in the 9-10 girls, Blake Andrist (gold) in the 9-10
boys, Emily Tarnes (gold) in the 11-12 girls, Tristan Threinen (silver) and Lucas Dzeryk (bronze) in the 11-12 boys, Mikayla Hack (gold) in the 13-14 girls, Carson Wheeler (silver) in the 13-14 boys, Taeghen Hack (gold) in the 15-17 girls and Logan Marshall (silver) in the 15-17 boys. As a club, the Eels won the high point club award with 685 points, more than double what the Weyburn Silver Seals (331) had in second place. If the Eels continue with a strong performance this weekend, they stand a very good chance of winning the high points and top club award at provincials for the fifth year in a row.
Fletcher commits to Montreal’s Concordia Last season’s captain of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins is moving east this fall. Jake Fletcher has committed to the Concordia Stingers to play USports men’s hockey next season. Fletcher was the team’s captain and scored 23 goals and 39 assists last season in 52 regular season games with the Bruins, accumulating 59 penalty minutes as well. In the playoffs, Fletcher scored 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points in 16 games on the Bruins’ run to Game 7 of the Canalta Cup final. Overall in three seasons with the Bruins, Fletcher scored 52 goals and 71 assists for 123 points in 149 regular season Bruins games, adding 12 goals and 18 assists for 30 points in 31 playoff games. This makes Fletcher the fourth member of the Bruins to commit to hockey with a post-secondary school. Hayden Guilderson and Jake Tesarowski have committed to the University of Victoria and Kaelan Holt committed to Grant MacEwan University earlier this offseason. Also, Estevan’s Kyle Salaway, who played three seasons with the Virden Oil Capitals of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, committed to Red Deer College this off-season.
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Rain threatens races at Estevan Motor Speedway, but Dirt Wars goes on as scheduled By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
There was a moment Saturday evening where the rain dripped on the Estevan area and Estevan Motor Speedway organizers were likely thinking ‘not again’. Rain has cancelled two programs this year and was looking like it may have done so again Saturday. But organizers looked at the radar, realized that the rain was moving out, and said the races will go on.
And for once the sun shone on the speedway for two non-weather interrupted evenings of the Border City Dirt Wars. The Dirt Wars, which are set up for hobby stock drivers to collect points on the two nights of the weekend, were won by Riese Dignan of Kenmare, N.D. with two second place finishes. On the first night, Estevan’s Gregg Mann won the street stocks feature race, Minot, N.D.’s Robby Rosselli won the sport modi-
fieds feature, David Rieks of Webster City, Iowa won the hobby stocks feature and Weyburn’s Tyler Wagner won the A-modifieds. It would have been difficult to find a more dominant driver on the weekend than Rosselli, who won the sports mods feature race both nights. “It’s kind of tough on the track, once it gets rain on it,” said Rosselli Saturday. “The track doesn’t really seal over and it develops a cushion. Nothing against Estevan but when it develops a cushion it kind of turns into a one-lane track.” There was a caution in the Saturday feature race for the sport mods and Rosselli caught up to then-leader Brady Bjella, took the lead and never looked back. Mann, meanwhile, was the street stocks champion in 2017 and has emerged from a semi-retirement in recent weeks to come back and race well. “We planned on starting our season at about the Dakota (modifieds) tour
Riese Dignan (144) was in close quarters with Landon Runge (52L) and Riley Raynard (97R) in one of the hobby stocks heats Sunday night at the Estevan Motor Speedway but ended up with enough points for the 2018 Border City Dirt Wars title.
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Total Arrears 772.43 737.69 805.00 791.69 835.18 764.25 806.99 815.92 455.12 828.31 3043.24 514.68 543.06 537.56 355.51 364.54 862.69 806.37 792.62 775.68 1742.54 1742.54 1706.57 1706.57 2123.20 2123.20 2409.05 2077.93 2077.93 1859.70 1859.70 3732.46 5152.61 1980.35 1980.35 1358.81 1358.81 1014.92 1014.92 3701.04 3644.11 286.39 286.39 286.39 286.39 4267.07 606.24 603.06 632.80
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Jeremy Swanson (68) gets a bit sideways near Austin Daae (17), Linsdey Wagner (71) and Devon Gonas (47) in a street stocks heat race Sunday. time and we tried hitting the doubleheader here before that just to shake the car out and found out we had a lot of work to do with the car,” said Mann. “The six days in a row on that tour, we really figured it out in the end. We came back to Estevan and we plan on racing the rest of the year. The kids are out of school and done their sports. I have a little bit more time to mess around with the car.” Mann likely won’t have the kind of time needed to catch up on the points side of things but will focus on driving as well as he can in the three home dates left. “Getting the Ws is on my list this year,” Mann said. “Racing hard and having a good time with these guys. I wanted to take the whole points thing, not worry about it and get back to enjoying it.” On the second night, Sunday, Rosselli again won the sport modifieds race, Zach Lutz from Burlington, N.D., won the hobby stocks, Les McLenehan of Estevan won the A modifieds and Minot’s Joren Boyce won the street stocks. Rieks looked like he would claim a second straight feature race until Lampman’s Diezel Raynard flipped over near turn 2 with only four laps to go. In the red flag caution, it was discovered Rieks had a flat tire. He was able to go to the pits and get it changed before the race re-started, but Rieks had to go to the back of the pack after the tire change and couldn’t make up the spots. “I felt like I was starting to reel him in a little bit,” said Lutz, who was running second at the time. “I was starting to catch up to him and the car was coming in good. (But) I don’t know if I had enough to get by him though. The fact that he had a flat definitely gave us the win.” The affable Boyce, meanwhile, won his first event of the year at EMS
and his sixth race of the year, counting North Dakota racing. “It was a different race than (Saturday),” he said Sunday. “The track crew does a second to nobody job… with the weather it just didn’t firm up like we wanted it too until late in the night… “Today the wind was blowing in the other direction and things were able to
dry out.” Boyce stayed near the bottom of the track and made the other drivers try to use the higher line to try to work around him, and no one was able to quite catch up to him. “It’s hard for me to find victory circle in Estevan but I found it.” The next race night at EMS is Aug. 3 for the late model special.
Joren Boyce (67, far left) gets a lead in a heat race on Gregg Mann (95) and other drivers in street stock racing Sunday. The Estevan Motor Speedway Points Standings (As of July 21, 2018) IMCA Hobby Stock Driver Points 1. 25R Leevi Runge 153 2. 18 Blake Penna 147 3. 144 Riese Dignan 136 4. 97R Riley Raynard 135 5. 52L Landon Runge 127 IMCA Modifieds Driver Points 1. 99R Chris Hortness 182 2. 12EH Riley Emmel 177 3. 77 Tyler Wagner 176 4. 21 Aaron Turnbull 145 5. 21Z Isaiah Geisel 133 IMCA Stock Car Driver Points 1. 68 Jeremy Swanson 182 2. 10N Cody Nelson 181 3. 67 Joren Boyce 172 4. 12G Gary Goudy Jr 165 5. 47 Devon Gonas 165 IMCA Sport Mods Driver Points 1. 0 Robby Rosselli 115 2. 95 Rylan Raynard 93 3. 49 Erik Laudenschlager 76 3. 99 Brady Bjella 73 4. 889 Kyle Keller 72
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Twins off to Unity for midget AA provincials By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
A trio of losses over the last few days has sent the Southeast Performance Pump Twins to the lower division for midget baseball provincials. The Twins ended the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League midget AAA season with an 8-22 record in the regular season after a pair of losses at Lynn Prime Park Saturday afternoon and will go to the Midget AA Tier I provincials at Unity next weekend. The Twins lost 9-7 Thursday to the leagueleading Regina Wolfpack, and 9-2 and 7-6 Saturday to the Regina A’s. Winning the three games last week would have ensured their place in midget AAA provincials but both they and the Northwest Prairie Pirates (Lloydminster) will join the midget AA provincials this weekend. In the second game of their Saturday doubleheader, the Twins tried to
claw back after surrendering five runs in the fifth inning. Tyran Dorrance drove home a run with a long triple in the bottom of that inning, and Jake Smolinski also helped with an RBI single. Smolinski went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in the game. “If we wouldn’t have made a couple of errors earlier in the game we wouldn’t have given them a couple of extra runs,” Twins assistant coach Kent Phillips said. “It’s a totally different ballgame.” Their fielding in that inning hurt as much as what they did at the plate in some cases Saturday. “We need to be a little bit more consistent at the plate, a little bit smarter,” said Phillips. “Plate discipline is a big thing. We’ve got too many guys swinging at stuff out of the zone and it puts us in a hole and then strike three goes by and it’s right in the middle of the plate. We had too many caught looking again (Saturday) that we need to really step up on.”
Twins pitcher Burke Lyons throws a pitch Saturday against the Regina Wolfpack In Saturday’s first game, the Twins weren’t able to get on the board until the bottom of the sixth inning, when they’d already gone down seven runs. Jose Reyes and Aiden Krafchuk had RBI singles in that inning. Both had gone 2-for-4 at the plate in the game to account for four of the
Twins’ hits in the game. Thursday, the Twins had to try to come back on the Wolfpack after they entered the top of the seventh down 9-4. After an error brought home a couple of runs when Rhett Krafchuk hit a ball in the infield, a Burke Lyons RBI single drove home another two-
out run. Now that they’re in midget AA provincials, they won’t be familiar with any of the teams there this year with the exception of the Pirates. “I think realistically being that we are a young team and make a few more mistakes than some of the
higher AAA teams, skillwise it’s probably the place where we belong,” said Phillips. Their pool at provincials includes the Weyburn Beavers, the Parkland (Yorkton) Expos and the Regina Blue Jays. They start Friday afternoon and the playoffs are on Sunday.
Drillers host Twilite Masters tournament By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan Drillers may have lost their final game of the senior baseball tournament they hosted on the weekend but it wasn’t because they ran out of willing arms in their bullpen. The Estevan team lost the C final of the over-45 Twilite Masters tournament 13-0 to the Weyburn Merchants and used a few different pitchers in the game, partly because they needed to after a lot of arms were used in the three previous games but clearly a lot wanted to in their tournament. Probably another reason was that Mets Field ended up being a good host for the tournament, which was won by the Northeast Athletics. “The ball teams like to come here,” said tourmament organizer Joe Lingelbach. “It’s a smaller diamond and it’s got a grass infield. You don’t get many bad hops. If you get a guy falling down in the outfield, it’s not a bad injury it’s just bouncing back up.”
The Drillers won 15-5 over the Eden Valley Senators and lost 9-6 to the Regina Drifters Friday and then lost 8-7 to the Northeast Athletics, Saturday. The Drillers, who can field both an over-35 and an over-45 team, were often helping out with field maintenance between games. “A lot of the players are the same players,” Lingelbach said. “It’s really easy for them. They help out all weekend long.” There was a lot to do at the diamonds over the weekend. There was a food concession and beverage tent that was busy all weekend, as games started at 8 a.m. and sometimes went until 8 that evening. “I don’t think we’ve had any serious altercations,” Lingelbach said. “We had a little bit of rain (Sunday) morning but we got that taken care of and it turned out pretty good.” One game Saturday slowed down due to the rain that hit in the late afternoon but it wasn’t too big of a deal and the field was readied. “The players were really happy with how the
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Craig Gusikowski of the Estevan Drillers pitches Sunday at Mets Stadium at the Twilite Masters tournament.
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SLOTSVE, Gabrielle Blanche March 9, 1916 – July 19, 2018 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gabrielle Blanche Slotsve (LeRossignol) on Thursday, July 19, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband Louis Slotsve; her parents Pierre and Marie LeRossignol; her brothers Alex and Henri LeRossignol; her sisters Yvonne Charette, Simone Thom and Lorraine Bonokoski. Gabrielle is survived by her son Eric (Linda), her daughters, Gayle (Marvin) Goens, Patricia Morley and Jocelyn Cofre. She will be lovingly remembered by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A private family service will be held with interment at Riverside Memorial Park.
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Maxine Blackstock 1931 – 2018 It is with great sadness that the family wish to announce the passing of a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, Maxine Blackstock on July 7, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital on her 87th birthday. Micki will be greeted in Heaven by her parents Charles and Winnifred Wedow; husband Stanley; son Carl; and her siblings, Joy Smith, Don Wedow and Lloyd Wedow. Micki will be missed by her children, Scott (Kathy) and children, Brett, Kalah and Jessie; Taryn and children Jaryn, Nevyn and Ryan; Tracy and children Jason, Stacy and Stephanie; Gil and son Logan; as well as six great grandchildren; and her sister Donna Wright. A Celebration of Maxine’s life was held on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Taylorton Room, Days Inn, Estevan, SK. Deb Heidinger of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted Maxine’s family. NORVIN “NOBBY” KATRUSIAK July 20, 1939 – July 13, 2018 Our beloved brother, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully in Ottawa, just after the break of dawn, on July 13th, 2018. Surrounded by his grandchildren, the winter of his life was his most luminous season. With endless patience and good humour, he spent untold hours reading and playing with his granddaughters, watching their athletic and musical feats, and lovingly teaching them “old-fashioned math.” A native son of Bienfait, Saskatchewan, Nobby left home at 17, and started working as a rodman for the Department of Highways. He moved to Saskatoon in 1962, and in ’64 began a 46-year career as a draftsman for UMA Engineering. He was always very proud of UMA’s contributions to Saskatoon, especially its work on the city’s municipal infrastructure. His work ethic was legendary, as was his practice of pulling all-nighters to never miss a client deadline. Nobby loved his chosen profession, which combined his enjoyment of mathematics with his talent for drawing. A fanatical golfer, baseball player, and sports card collector. A lover of astronomy, gardening, and visual arts. A humourist and instigator of “the guys on coffee row”. Predeceased by his parents Metro Katrusik and Emily (née Walliser), infant sister Linda, brother Ken, and niece Kendra. His family will miss him greatly: son Arin of Saskatoon, daughter Tara (Yaroslav) Baran of Ottawa, granddaughters Zoia, Sophia, Emilia, and Julia; brother Gary (Phyllis) of Taber, AB; sister-in-law Nola of Calgary; brother Ed (Janet) of Calgary, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral mass was held with family in Ottawa on July 17th to be followed by interment in Bienfait at a later date. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Ottawa Heart Institute. Condolences, photos, and memories welcome at www.arbormemorial.ca/en/kelly-somerset.
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Adventure awaits those participating in Roche Percee ride By Brady Bateman bbateman@estevanmercury.ca
The annual Roche Percee Trail Ride and Wagon Trek, a weekend experience of horseback riding and living the oldfashioned Prairie life, is set to take place in August. The rides begin on Aug. 17 at 1 p.m., Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. and Aug. 19 at 10:30 a.m. “The ride is of course wonderful; it’s usually eight to 10 miles on the Friday and Sunday, and Saturday is a longer day. It usually goes through the valley taking a different route each day and the scenery is beautiful,” said Joyce Schlapkohl, a co-ordinator for the Roche Percee Trail Ride and Wagon Trek. This will be the first year that meals will not be provided to riders, so participants will be required to bring their own food and provisions for the weekend. “There is no one available to do the meals anymore. The Roche Percee people can’t do it anymore. It’s just hard to get people to come out and do the meals, I don’t know if you could get a food truck or something like that down there,” said Schlapkohl. Registration for the event is $20 per person before Aug. 13 and $30 per person after that. There is no age restriction for the ride, however, all children are to be supervised by parents and anyone 18 and
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are encouraged to check equipment for safety,” said Schlapkohl. Money raised from the event is donated to other horse organizations throughout the area with a small portion kept to cover
the expenses. “There may be a little less of a turnout with no meals provided, but we hope for the best. We hope to continue next year but it depends on our registration this year and how
many people we get, but it doesn’t really matter how many people you get, it’s how much fun they have. Two or three years ago we had almost 300 people come out but for the last two years it’s been
around 90. “There’s been a lot of factors into that like horse diseases one year and the price of gas for travelling, but around 100 people for us is the perfect number,” said Schlapkohl.
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Estevan police called to multiple accidents Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) have handled calls for accidents, harassment complaints and more during the past week. Officers attended to a local business during the July 16 day shift, as there was a report of drugs being located in the parking lot. The substance was seized and transported back to the police station. The EPS reminds the public to use caution when handling such items, and if the item needs to be moved prior to police arriving, people should use
proper protection. Police attended to a pair of two-vehicle collisions during the July 17 day shift. The first was at the corner of Second Avenue and Fourth Street. One of the occupants was transported to the hospital via Estevan Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with minor injuries. The accident is still under investigation. The other collision was on Heritage Drive, as a vehicle collided with a parked vehicle. The driver was charged under the Traffic Safety Act.
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Police and EMS were dispatched to a residence during the July 17 night shift, as a 20-year-old woman was overdosing. Officers arrived and administered first aid while waiting for EMS. The female had regained consciousness after being treated by EMS. Police assisted the RCMP during the July 18 day shift in locating a family that was believed to be living in Estevan. Officers received a report during the July 19 day shift of criminal harassment involving a Regina male,
regarding a matter in which there are already criminal charges pending before the court and scheduled for Aug. 13. Further investigation is taking place with the possibility of further criminal charges. Members attended to a disturbance in the Pleasantdale area during the July 20 night shift. The parties involved were separated for the evening. Police are investigating an assault that occurred during the disturbance. Police received a report during the July 21 night
shift of a stolen debit card that was used fraudulently. The matter is still under investigation. Officers located an intoxicated male who went for a bike ride and fell off his bike. He was given a ride home and turned over to other people at his residence. Members issued a three-day driver’s licence suspension and a three-day vehicle impoundment to a 24-year-old man from the rural municipality of Cambria. He provided a breath sample into the approved
screening device and the result was at the warning level. Police attended to an accident on Kensington Avenue at the entrance to Walmart during the July 22 night shift. There were no injuries but one of the drivers was charged with driving without due care and attention and will appear in court in September. Members received a report of a suspicious package at a local parking lot. Police attended to determine it was just a blanket rolled up and discarded.
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A BIG THANK YOU TO MONA DUKART AND KAREN MACK FOR MAKING OUR CLUB BREAKFAST! THANK YOU TO DARWIN DUKART AND THE EEA FOR MAKING THE GROUNDS LOOK AMAZING! THANK YOU TO MARLIN LEBLANC FOR WEIGHING OUR STEERS! THANK YOU POWER DODGE FOR DONATING OUR SUPPER, TOWER PIZZA!
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THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES: KYLE AND KELSEY ASHWORTH THANK YOU TO OUR RING GIRL: EMILY GIESEL THANK YOU TO OUR ANNOUNCER: KAILA JUTRAS
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