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Angel Tree program receives record support By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The need for toys reached an all-time high this year, but the support for the Community Hamper Association’s Angel Tree program surpassed that need. The Angel Tree was set up at Walmart and Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse Casual from Dec. 5-15, and people dropped by with gifts of toys and cash, which could be used to purchase more toys. But there were also a number of toy drives during that 11-day span that also generated excellent support. Char Seeman, who cochairs the hamper association with Heather Woodhouse, said they couldn’t have asked for more when it came to the support of the community. Nearly 800 toys were collected this year, and they were set up Sunday night at St. Giles Anglican Church in what is affectionately known as the toy store. Hamper recipients with a child or children could drop by and pick up at least one toy to present
as a Christmas gift. “We couldn’t put it all in one room this year,” said Seeman. It’s the first time they have had that problem when they have been at St. Giles. Last year the toy store was set up in the larger front foyer of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service building; Seeman doubts they would have been able to fit all of the toys in one room if the toy store was in St. Giles in 2017. The association has received nearly 300 hamper requests this year, as of Sunday night, and more are coming in. Nearly 400 kids are covered by those hamper requests. There was a toy drive through Your Toy Store with More on Dec. 11 and 12, with Murray GM and Power Dodge also serving as dropoff points. And another toy drive was held Dec. 13 and 15 at Canadian Tire, when people filled a fire truck and an RCMP cruiser with toys. “After the toy drive this weekend, most kids are going to get two toys as gifts,” said Seeman.
From left, Estevan Fire Rescue Service firefighter Victor Frank, Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser, Estevan RCMP Sgt. Jeff Clarke and Const. Adrian Boal were at Canadian Tire Saturday to accept toy donations. you’ll get two $20 gifts, and if you get a $40 gift, you’ll get one $40 gift,” she said. The hamper association also purchases stocking stuffers, which aren’t included in the total number of toys received. Those stocking stuffers
They received close to $800 in cash donations at the Canadian Tire toy drive as well. Those who opt to select a larger gift will get one toy, Seeman said. “If you go for a $20 gift,
Yellow Vest Movement comes to Estevan
By Corey Atkinson The true economic impact of the Home Hardware Canada Cup won’t be known for some time, but the impact of the awareness that Estevan can host larger-scale events is something not to take for granted. The Canada Cup is one of curling’s bigger events on the pre-Christmas calendar and featured the country’s best curlers battling for cash and spots in the pre-Olympic trials. “From the standpoint of a small community like this, I think the biggest impact is the exposure for this community,” said Dwight ‘Fitz’ Bramble, economic development co-ordinator for the City of Estevan. “ This is a national event, and international event actually in terms of television and media coverage, and so a community of 11,000 that’s tucked away in a corner of southeast Saskatchewan, events such as
People gathered in front of city hall on Saturday afternoon for a Yellow Vest Movement rally.
By David Willberg The Yellow Vest Movement made its way to the Energy City on Saturday afternoon, with more than 50
protestors gathering in front of City Hall to say they’re fed up with many of the policies of the federal government. Many of them sported yellow vests of some kind, and some toted signs with
their opinions. It was largely a quiet initiative, with the loudest noise coming from passing motorists who supportively honked their horns. Jay Riedel, who was an A2 » ORGANIZER GET OVER
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would include toys, books, cosmetics and small toys such as Hot Wheels cars. “We try to make it as normal for them as what you and I would buy for our kids and put in their stocking and give them as gifts,” said
this really showcase and advertise the community.” Sometimes, Bramble said, the dollars and cents impact might be more than the actual dollars and cents can indicate. Bramble also believes that the opportunity for a community like this to come together and demonstrate the spirit that Estevan is known for is also important. “ You had c lose to 200 volunteers of local residents contributing to the success of this event,” he said. “That is huge. Just try to imagine if we had to pay for all of the activities the volunteers contributed… It would have been a huge cost to the community.” Bramble said that the specific economic activity meant an increase in overall spending in regards to accommodations, food and beverage and transportation, as well as advertising dollars and security. “So many areas of spending would have in-
creased significantly over that week,” he said. “I’m really anxious to see what the figures look like.” Bramble said they have an internal process they use to find out the economic impact and they may be sharing that information at a later date, and he said he wouldn’t have any problem speaking about those numbers once the figures are in. Overall, events like the Canada Cup when they’re successful can promote the idea that the city and area can host other events as well. “I think that’s probably the biggest takeaway,” Bramble said. “The city has demonstrated that we have the capacity to host events such as this, and the successful hosting of this event obviously puts us in a better position in the future to host similar events. I look forward and anticipate Estevan will be given opportunities in the future to host similar events, not only in curling and sports in general.”
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Marsha Poole volunteered to help set up the Toy Store at St. Giles Anglican Church on Sunday night.
Toys have been set up at the Toy Store inside St. Giles’ Anglican Church.
« A1 into the public a lot more, and I think people are realizing the need for it in this community, and I think that is why the support was so strong,” she said. “I think it’s just finally got to the forefront, and people are just so generous.” Committee member Shelley Dayman added that without all of the donations, they wouldn’t have been able to meet the need from the growing number of families in need of a hamper at Christmas.
“We were struggling,” said Dayman. “It’s been great to have all those who wanted to do toy drives for us and with us. It worked out wonderful.” The variety of toys was also excellent. There are a few toys they received lots of, but there weren’t many duplicates considering the volume of donations. Members of the Estevan Kinettes Club were also present at the toy store to hand out pyjamas to hamper recipients. (For more on the Kinettes PJ Project, see this week’s edition of Lifestyles).
“We want to be heard” « A1 organizer of the protest, said they were joining up with other cities in Western Canada. “All of the cities right now are pretty much out protesting all of the things that are going on with this country right now,” said Riedel. He believes people in Western Canada are unhappy with the way they feel they are being treated by the federal government.
Riedel accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberal government of making decisions on their without having the consent of taxpayers. Of particular contention is the carbon tax that the federal government is trying to force on a number of provinces, including Saskatchewan. Riedel believes it would shut down the oilfield and other industries. “Especially in the west, where we need things going,” he said. “The pipeline we definitely need to go forward, get some jobs going, and get everybody back to the point where they can survive, and Downtown Estevan · 24 Hr Movie Information Line · 306-634-2321 things go well.” The Yellow Vest Movement in the west has other issues, he said. They’re opposed to the United Nations
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migration pact and they want to see an end to illegal immigration. Riedel pointed out they support immigration, but they want it to be done legally. “There is a process for people to get across the border and do the paperwork, than just migrating across,” said Riedel. Those who go through the proper process often have to wait months before coming to Canada, he said. But those who cross the border illegally receive healthcare and everything else funded by taxpayer dollars. Liebel said he sees a lot of veterans who fought for this country who aren’t being treated properly. “The seniors that have been paying taxes for years, they don’t have anything coming for them. They’re struggling,” said Riedel. Riedel was pleased with the attendance. While temperatures were several degrees warmer than normal, it was still a cool after-
Festival of Trees raised nearly $160,000 for foundation The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation has announced that the 2018 Festival of Trees at Affinity Place raised nearly $160,000 for the foundation, making it the most successful edition of the fundraiser in its six-year history.
Starting off the weekend was the seniors’ tea on Nov. 30, which had an excellent turnout, and gave the seniors in Estevan the opportunity to see some old friends, hear live music from the Caragana Ramblers, and see all of the beautiful decorations and
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noon with a strong wind. But many of the protesters stood outside for two hours. “The west has had enough. We’ve been alienated every time there’s a Liberal government in power. It’s a tough one for everybody that’s hard-working people to try and take it that way. We need help from the government, is what we need.” This won’t be the last rally, either, he said. Another is planned for Dec. 22, again in front of city hall. The Yellow Vest Movement started earlier this fall in France, in response to rising gasoline prices in that country. It has since spread to other parts of the world, and found its way to Canada on Dec. 8 with a few rallies in Western Canada. Additional rallies were held in other communities on Dec. 15, including Estevan. “It looks like it’s going to start bigger and bigger as time goes by. We want to be heard. That’s all we want.”
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Christmas trees. Another returning event the Dec. 2 Santa’s Breakfast with the Bruins, sponsored by Estevan Mercury Publications, which had an increase in attendance this year and is a fun community event to enjoy. Young people interacted with Santa Claus and members of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins. The newest event, Candy Cane Lane on Nov. 30, had wonderful results and a lot of positive feedback to build off of in future years. Former Estevan resident Chris Henderson supplied music and many different desserts and drinks were served.
A sold-out crowd attended the gala dinner on Dec. 1. Live entertainment this year was courtesy of Spenny and the Jets. A live auction was the biggest ever, thanks to the numerous items involved, including the brightly decorated Christmas trees. “We are so thankful for our community who continues to come out and make the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s fundraisers a success and gives us the opportunity to raise more money for our hospital,” the hospital foundation said in a news release. This week’s edition of Lifestyles will have more on this story.
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Holiday Train brings smiles right on track By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
Santa Claus was coming to town, and somewhere between 300 and 400 people came out to see him, on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, and they enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather for some music and time with Jolly Old Saint Nick. The annual treat for young and old alike made its appearance on the CP tracks near the Estevan rail station on Sunday. The entertainment was provided by The Trews and Willy Porter. They played a mix of holiday classics and a few of their own songs. They played a mix of holiday classics and a few of their own songs. The younger kids may not have been bopping to those, but their parents were. Plenty of smiles were formed while singing classics like Santa Claus is Coming to Town. And indeed he did. Faces lit up when Santa came out on stage, but prior to that, Canadian Pacific did some gift-giving of its own, presenting a cheque of $4,500 for the Salvation Army’s Food Bank. There was also a truck present accepting food donations. And as quick as he was there, Santa and his helpers closed up the train and headed off for Weyburn, to wish all a good night. The Weyburn concert was the final stop for this version of the Holiday Train, which journeyed through much of the northern U.S. Earlier in the day, the Holiday Train was in North Portal, where it crossed the border from the U.S. into Canada. Santa Claus met with spectators during a visit by the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train on Sunday. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
In the front row, from left, Abby Nielsen in the white toque, Brady Nielsen, in the pink toque, and Lydia Jensen dance to the Christmas music at the Holiday Train before boarding it for a trip to Weyburn. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
A large crowd turned out for the Holiday Train’s visit. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
Woodlawn kicks off Christmas festivities Wood lawn Regional Park kick-started its annual Christmas festivities by hosting Christmas in the Park and launching its Festival of Lights on Sunday. Christmas in the Park was held in the afternoon at Rotary Park. There was a slow start at first, as the event began at the same time as the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train was arriving in the city.
But once the Holiday Train wrapped up, the public flocked to the park for photos with Santa Claus, horse-drawn carriage rides, a bonfire, road hockey with the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins, crafts and snacks. After dusk, the park held its annual winter fireworks display, to the delight of the hundreds of people who viewed the show. Many
A fireworks display was a big attraction at this year’s Christmas in the Park. Photo by Gayle Worsnop
more could see the fireworks from within Estevan. Park business manager Maureen Daoust said the fireworks last year were outstanding, and this year they were even better. “It is actually quite interesting to have them in the winter, whereas I think we’re all used to having them at fair time or on July 1,” said Daoust. It’s not particularly difficult having winter fireworks, she said, based on what she has heard from Big Bang Fireworks, the company responsible for the show. The fire works were launched from the Cossette Park Ball Diamonds in the east edge of the park, and the Estevan RCMP was present to provide crowd control. Once the fireworks were finished, the lights were switched on for the Festival of Lights. Local businesses and organizations have set up displays of Christmas lights
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and decorations inside the campground adjacent to the Souris River. “The park looks awesome,” said Daoust. “We had a sneak peek last night, of course. We made sure that everything was good to go, and made sure that everything is plugged in at all of our sites.” Last year the Festival of Lights had 11 entries, and this year there are about 25. “There is definitely a lot more interest,” said Daoust. “We have a few people, too, who are looking for ward to actually participating in 2019, they weren’t just ready to commit this year.” Many of the entries are brightly and elaborately decorated, and should attract the public’s attention. Daoust believes the Festival of Lights helps people get into the Christmas spirit. The Festival of Lights will be open nightly from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. until Dec. 31.
Barnett Pennington gave his Christmas wish list to Santa Claus at Christmas in the Park. There have also been some special attractions as part of the Festival of Lights, as the Estevan Comprehensive School’s choir performed on Monday night, and there was
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Bringing out the best in us It’s amazing to think how far the Angel Tree has come in the past few years when it comes to community support. The Angel Tree has been a valuable part of the Community Hamper Association for many years. It ensures that hamper recipients with kid(s) are able to provide a toy and stocking stuffer each year. It’s also a testament to the generous nature of the people of Estevan. You take an angel from the tree. If it’s blue, you’re buying for a boy. If it’s pink, go shopping for a girl. There’s also an age inscribed on the angel, so be sure to purchase an age-appropriate gift. If you don’t know what to buy for children these days, make a cash donation and let the Angel Tree people shop for you. Just before Christmas, the toys will be set out in a Toy Store, with hamper recipients able to browse the toy selection. It’s a pretty simple system, one that’s been around for years. At one time, the Angel Tree would receive 200 or 300 toys. Parents might get to go through the store a couple of times. But since the economic slowdown started in 2014, we’ve seen a growing demand for the hamper association, and in turn the Angel Tree. The number of toys collected as surged, as there has been a growing awareness of the Angel Tree. Those who have lived in the Estevan area for an extended period of time understand that this is just one of many causes will be so well supported in our city. They also know that this time of year brings out the best in so many of us. The Estevan Salvation Army remains a favourite for a lot of people, and for good reason. We all recognize the familiar clear ball kettles that will be set up at locations around the community before Christmas. When we hear the bells ringing, we know that a volunteer is standing next to a kettle. And we know that when we give to the Salvation Army, that money
is going to stay in the community, and help others in need. It’s not going elsewhere, nor is it going to the big salary of a CEO in Toronto. The Hillcrest Christmas Store is a simple concept that teaches young people at Hillcrest School about the benefits of giving. They get to select an item for someone they love, have it wrapped, and then present that gift at around Christmas time. The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation held its annual Festival of Trees a few weeks ago. This was an event that started in 2013, just before the start of the recession. There were somewhat humble beginnings, but the festival has grown into a popular event, spread out over a few days that generates over $100,000 for the foundation. Christmas is a difficult time for a lot of people. For those who don’t have family nearby, it’s a time of loneliness and isolation. For those who don’t have much, they can feel left out of the gift giving. For others, they don’t have fond memories of Christmas. It’s not easy for a lot of people to ask for help. They have a tough time approaching the food bank, applying for a hamper or trying to find assistance to make ends meet. This isn’t the best time for our city, either. The days of the economic boom seen in the last decade, and the first few years of this decade, are over. Not only have we gone through a recession, but the level of uncertainty in the city, stemming from the pending closure of Units 4 and 5 at Boundary Dam, is likely at its highest level in decades. We know Units 4 and 5 are going to close. We just don’t know when. When they do close, it will have negative impact on all of us. It would be easy for people and businesses to curtail their contributions to the many causes we have in the community. But they haven’t. Instead we’ve seen the giving nature of this community come through time after time, even though we don’t know what Estevan is going to look like five or 10 years from now.
How is a pot company worth 6.2x more than Crescent Point Energy? The other day while we were in Regina, the clan was hungry. Seeking sustenance, this chief huntergatherer pulled into the parking lot of the east side Burger Baron, one of our preferred restaurants. I was looking forward to a burger or maybe their fish and chips. Mmmmm. We had noted the night before that the Albert Street location was closed. This one wasn’t looking too promising, either. No haddock for me. We parked, and the daughter got dispatched to see what was on the door. She confirmed it was closed. So imagine my surprise a few days later when I saw a CTV News story posted online about two new locations for pot stores in Regina, one being the defunct Burger Baron location we had wished to eat at. (I don’t know much about pot consumption, but wouldn’t a burger joint in the back and pot shop in the front be a perfect profit combination to satisfy the expectant munchies?) An interesting note in the CTV story was the involvement of Canopy Growth Corporation, whose website notes, “In April 2014, Canopy Growth became the first cannabis company in North America to be publicly traded.” I have avoided this whole Mary do you wanna revolution as much as possible. But occasionally I had heard of Canopy Growth. Typing it into Google, I soon saw a CNBC clip showing Mad Money’s Jim Cramer recommending it. “I believe that Canopy Growth remains the best way to play the Canadian cannabis market,” Cramer said on Dec. 11. On Dec. 12, Canopy Growth Corporation (WEED.TO) was trading at $42.84. That’s down quite a ways from its Oct. 15, 52-week high of $73.75, but then again things were pretty high around pot legalization day. Either way, its market capitalization on Dec. 12 was $14.68 billion dollars. Pretty heady
From the Top of the Pile BRIAN ZINCHUK stuff. It’s definitely a stock market darling. So then I looked up a former darling of the stock market, Crescent Point Energy Corp. Its stock was trading at $4.31, down from a 52week high of $11.81. What was Crescent Point’s market capitalization? A measly $2.37 billion. Holy brownies, Batman! The pot company’s market cap was 6.2 times the value of the largest oil producer in Saskatchewan, with total production, at last report, of 174,275 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) across all its assets. That’s enough to theoretically use every drop of capacity at the Regina refinery, and have another 40,000 boepd to spare. Things have been pretty tough for Crescent Point since the oil downturn hit in late 2014. They were among the first companies to tell their vendors essentially, “Thou shalt cut your prices or you won’t be working with us again,” leading many other oil companies to follow suit. An activist investor shook them up this year. The long-time CEO Scott Saxberg left the company earlier this year. Wallowing in debt, the company is now seeking to sell off roughly 50,000 boepd in production, a huge contraction for a company whose principle focus had been continual growth. During the worst days of the oil downturn, Crescent Point led the nation for roughly three years in the number of active drilling rigs it employed. Sometimes it had as many as 26 rigs going in Canada, not counting the U.S., and nearly all of those were working in Canada. At some points roughly half of the working drilling rigs in Saskatchewan were working for
Crescent Point. Their pronounced reductions in what they were willing to pay their vendors had most service companies working for them cursing Crescent Point, but that being said, one also had to thank God for Crescent Point, too. As Saxberg promised, they still kept a lot of the oil patch working when everyone else all but shut down activity. And this is where the dichotomy of the two companies’ market valuation is absolutely absurd. One is producing oil to fuel your car, and the other is producing weed to hotbox in it. Oil, we need. Oil has paid many of the bills, not only in this province, but in this nation (despite Quebec premier François Legault recently saying that there’s no “social acceptability” for our “dirty energy.”) Weed, on the other hand, is weed, or in the case of Canopy Growth, WEED.TO, their stock ticker. In September 2014, just before the big oil crash started to take hold, I had a chance to talk to Saxberg. I asked him, “This area was once dominated by Shell and large major players. Some people seem to think you’re setting up to be a size attractive enough for a Shell or Exxon for an eventual buyout.” Saxberg replied, “We’re a $20 billion market cap company, going to $30, $40 (billion). We’ve never entertained any of those, or had anybody approach us. So we’ll focus on growing the company and being successful. We have a five-year, 10-year plan to do that.” My, how things have changed. Some people might think that thought would be worth a toke. That makes sense, because the way the markets are working, there must be a lot of people baked out of their gourds. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.
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Tell me sweet little lies The most commercially successful version of Fleetwood Mac came around before the advent of the video age. I’m estimating their Rumours album sold roughly 204 million copies, and its follow-up Tusk sold about half that so these people had no problem paying their restaurant bills for awhile. The band’s history is full of the kind of silly acrimony, feuds started with onstage glares, marital infidelity with each other, all of that, and it is all in the lyrics of their songs. Ten years after Rumours, after a break for a few years of solo projects, they went into the studio for Tango in the Night, and while there was never any assumption that the album was going to sell as much as the two late-70s radio staples, with songwriters as talented as these, there was likely going to be something very good. Some prefer the singles Seven Wonders, Big Love or Everywhere, but my own needle swings towards the collaborative Little Lies, which three singers take turns providing co-lead vocals. The video, taken in a rural pasture is even more brilliant and a reminder that people cared about videos back then, but not enough to spend more than half a day doing them before getting it out the door. There’s a lot to digest in three minutes, 37 seconds. Here’s a sequence of events that could only have taken place in this video: 0:10 After a sequence that establishes that yes, we are on a farm with static images and pastel renderings of these images, drummer Mick Fleetwood walks out into a pasture and disappears, leaving song co-writer Christine McVie waving him goodbye. I’m not sure what any of this means, other than we are to assume that Fleetwood has left that band and was beamed up to his home planet. 0:27 Now we’ve got Lindsey Buckingham stretching out his arms and hands, wandering around a well-manicured barn that appears to have been built specifically to have dramatic light entering through its sides. Wearing a striped suit with no tie, he’s already looking uncomfortable. 0:33 Fleetwood is back, walking down a path between the barn and a house. Reports of his disappearance were greatly exaggerated. I always thought he looked so old in this video and it turns out that right now I’m over two years older than him when Tango came out. Yeah, I know. 0:41 There’s bassist John McVie, Christine’s ex-husband, about a second or two after Buckingham, seemingly both playing their own stuff in an open garage about 20 feet from each other. And we thought Fleetwood Mac didn’t do garage rock… 0:43 As he frequently did in videos, Buckingham is openly mocking the concept of lip-synching and there was no way any director was going to have the cajones to tell him differently. I guess that take will do, Lindsey… 0:50 Stevie Nicks gives her only line in the song ‘Tell me lies” in a barn while wearing a flowy black dress that kind of looks out of place on a cattle farm, grooving it like her place in the band depended on it. See, Lindsey? Your ex-girlfriend is taking this seriously… why can’t you… 0:52 Oh my goodness, open your eyes when you… Sigh. Fine, Lindsey. You win. 0:55 Framed differently than before, the McVies and Fleetwood (now on bongos rather than only a snare drum for some reason) are now outside. 1:00 Nicks is now wearing a white dress, singing the same line. Did I mention I love this video? 1:07 Nicks and Christine McVie are walking beside a fence that has quite honestly seen better days. The pair are enjoying an amiable chat arm-in-arm which made me wonder; what, other than being in this band, did they have in common? 1:26 A cold-looking Buckingham, arms folded over his chest and clutching a guitar, looks up at the camera with giant blue eyes, seeming to be telling someone: ‘Rescue me from this video’. A few seconds later, he fades into a different part of the farm than where we briefly lost Fleetwood. 2:09 Buckingham, wearing sunglasses now, appears to have spent a bit of time with Monty Python’s John Cleese and learned about the ministry of silly walks.There is no way to describe it other than if his legs weren’t working properly. Everyone else seems to walk normally in the sequence where they fade in and out of each other looking outside through the side of the barn. 2:35 Nicks is on a horse, one that hasn’t made an appearance yet in the video. I can only imagine this was a stipulation that if they were going to spend a whole day there, Stevie wanted to ride a horse in one of the shots. 3:03 While the band is going through the chorus one last time, Buckingham tilts his head to the side as he’s singing his bit. I can tell you as someone who has performed with a choir that no choir director will advise this as a reasonable way to sing. 3:25 One more fadeaway. Bye, Lindsey.
Weyburn and District United Way’s dissolution not expected to affect United Way Estevan By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
The dissolution of the Weyburn and District United Way isn’t expected to have a major impact for the United Way Estevan. The Weyburn organization voted to dissolve their assets and issue final allocation cheques in a special members meeting Dec. 12. They are still planning events like the annual Communithon through volunteers and the organization will still have a presence in the Weyburn area. “Obviously we’re incredibly sad to hear that our friends in Weyburn have dissolved and we wish them all the best as they work through that process,” said Travis Frank, presidient of the United Way Estevan. “In terms of how this affects United Way Estevan, it really shouldn’t.” Frank said United Way Estevan will continue to find the success they always have and keep working for their member agencies. “Typically the way United Way Canada does it, they won’t likely increase our territory or
United Way Estevan president Travis Frank. File photo anything like that unless we choose to,” Frank said. “However, people may choose to be able to donate to United Way Estevan and designate it to other areas… like Toronto or anything like that.” ‘They could donate to Weyburn and Estevan would still be able to facilitate that, Frank added. “Overall, it won’t affect us greatly and we can only wish the community of Weyburn all the best. Hope-
fully they’ll be able to create a new United Way someday soon and continue to raise money for their community.” Frank said United Way Estevan is vigilant in making sure that what is donated in Estevan stays in the area, but it’s entirely possible the board may consider expanding to the Weyburn area. “I think typically what United Ways have found success in is they kind of keep
a small local region to make sure donors know their money is staying here,” Frank said. “That’s probably the way we would go, but that’s up for the (Estevan) board to decide.” What happened to the Weyburn United Way doesn’t seem to be likely to come here. Over the last number of years, their Communithon telethon has become a smaller scale event and stopped being a full two-day event. “They’ve also failed to meet their objectives over the last couple of years, which I know can be very tough in the United Way,” said Frank. “When you don’t meet your goals, you then have to go out and cut how much funding you’re able to give to your member agencies, which is not what you want to do.” The Estevan telethon continues to be a strong asset in the community, Frank said, and he doesn’t see dissolution coming into play in Estevan at all. “In Estevan, we haven’t had that trouble at all. We’ve been able to grow and increase our objectives every year and always succeed at hitting them,” he said.
Estevan police called to business regarding Bitcoin bomb threat At least one local business was affected by the Bitcoin bomb threat email scam that was sent to businesses throughout North America. The Estevan Police Service (EPS) reported during its Thursday day shift that they responded to a bomb threat made via email, with the perpetrators looking for Bitcoin. According to the scam, if the business doesn’t pay, the bomb would be detonated. Police went to the scene and didn’t find anything suspicious. The identity of the business was not disclosed, but police Chief Paul Ladouceur said it was an independent local business. Ladouceur said the business is concerned they might receive more threats if the name is revealed. “It’s just another ingenious idea by fraudsters to try to bilk people out of their money, and this time it was with the auspice of a threat that if they didn’t pay through Bitcoin, then there could be an explosive device detonated,” said Ladouceur. It’s somewhat similar to what the EPS has seen in the
past, with demands for cash or iTunes gift cards, and threats that their computers would be infected with malware. “The concern with this one is now you’re making threats to people, and you can imagine this is a draw on resources,” said Ladouceur. “I’ve always said when you see threats of this kind and this magnitude, chances are the investigation will lead to a successful conclusion to determine where these originated.” It was a more serious situation this time because there was a threat to cause physical harm to people. “Any time we get a bomb threat, we respond accordingly, and we take the necessary precautions. Obviously there’s some concern there. We were able to quickly discern that this was a fraud, and this was not a
legitimate bomb threat.” Ladouceur anticipates that the EPS won’t see an abundance of these calls in the future, thanks to the publicity this scam received. “It probably was not as lucrative as people hoped it would be. People picked up pretty quickly on the fact of what was going on, and were able to discern very quickly that it was illegitimate, and it was simply fraudsters looking for another way to scam people.” Also, payment with Bitcoin is still fairly rare, he said. When fraudsters go to this magnitude to try to scam people, they receive a lot of attention from the public and the police. “There’s no doubt this will be a hefty investigation, which we’ll try to narrow down where this came from,” said
Ladouceur. If somebody does receive one of these emails, Ladouceur asks that they call the EPS right away, and treat it as legitimate until it’s proven otherwise.They should also get as much information as possible if it’s through computer or email. “Try not to utilize that computer so that we can secure the necessary evidence when we arrive. If it’s by telephone, certainly try to discern as much as you can from the calls, so try to identify if there’s an accent to the caller’s voice.” He also asks people to take note of the gender of the caller, and to try to estimate the caller’s age. As for the RCMP, they said Thursday they didn’t receive any reports of this scam from the jurisdictions they serve in Saskatchewan.
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Estevan’s lone cannabis retail store now open By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
You might not have ever had a legal stocking stuffer quite like this, but two months after the legalization of marijuana, Jimmy’s Cannabis will be open Tuesday in Estevan, one week before Christmas. This city’s lone marijuana retail outlet had to wait for a couple of months as product became available and ready for sale. “We’re really excited and relieved,” said John Thomas, the owner of the outlet. “The staff is really excited and they’ve been as patient as they can have been.
It’s just a relief to finally open.” They could have opened in October if they had the supply and Health Canada inspections but those hurdles have cleared and now the store is set to open. “We’re really excited to finally be open in Estevan,”he said. It was a challenge to locate more producers, Thomas said, as they’ve gone through the list of Health Canada producers who weren’t licensed to sell in Saskatchewan. “We were trying to me more aggressive in going out and finding producers, rather than trying to work with them to try and get licensed in Saskatchewan,” Thomas said. “We
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were successful in that and that’s one of the reasons we can open in Estevan.” As part of the 2015 election campaign, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau promised to legalize cannabis. Once he was elected prime minister, that promise became a goal to open on Canada Day weekend this year but that was shifted to October 17 as provinces created their own laws regarding cannabis and how it be sold. Saskatchewan went with a lottery system run through the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for its aspiring retailers and Jimmy’s Cannabis won a few of those in the province, including the lone Estevan location. When it was legalized, several stores in the province – including here – couldn’t open due to supply issues. Now that the store will be open soon, Thomas believes
Jimmy’s Cannabis Shop opened on Tuesday morning. the customer experience will be a good one for those new and experienced with cannabis. “Part of the customer experience is mandatory IDing for everybody regardless of age,”
Thomas said. “That’s regardless if you’re 19 or 90 that’s… kind of the rules the SLGA has set out. But we hope to have a great customer experience, whether they are new users or those
who are very knowledgeable on the product. We should have something for everyone.” Thomas said his staff should be able to provide education as needed to talk about the products. He said they’ve learned some lessons from a couple of their locations which opened closer to the original legalization date. “Our starting point here will be much further ahead than when we opened Oct. 17 and we’ve been able to take some of those lessons and bring it to here,” he said. “As a shopping experience, Estevan will have a much greater selection and better products than two months ago when we were really struggling with supply.” Once the grand opening happens, Jimmy’s will be open 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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PSAC says we need a Canadian oil brand The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) travelled to Ottawa in early December to deliver a message to parliamentarians of the crisis occurring in Canada’s oil and natural gas industry and the need for a Canadian energy brand that includes oil and natural gas. “We are experiencing a ‘made-in-Canada’ crisis,” said Gary Mar, president & CEO of PSAC in a press release on Dec. 13. “This crisis was born by regulatory uncertainty, lack of infrastructure to access international markets, and competitiveness issues. Canada can provide responsible energy or we can let less responsible countries reap the benefits.” According to the International Energy Agency
(IEA), global demand for all forms of energy, including oil and gas, is increasing with growing populations and the rise of the middle-class in developing nations. Canada’s oil and gas industry’s lack of access to markets beyond the U.S. is costing Canadians over $80 million a day. “What other country would curtail its own production while importing foreign oil and gas, exporting billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to regimes like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, as well as to our biggest competitor, the U.S.?” asked Mar. PSAC recommended to parliamentarians the creation of a Canadian energy brand. “A Canadian energ y brand would showcase how responsibly we develop our
resources under strong environmental standards and the rule of law, and how we are improving efficiency and reducing our GHG emissions through innovation and technology development,” said Duncan Au, chair of PSAC as well as president and CEO of CWC Energy Services Corp. “A brand would help Canadians understand and be proud of our record and support critical infrastructure development so that we can continue to provide jobs, and social and economic benefits to all Canadians.” PSAC noted the oil and gas industry supports over 530,000 direct and indirect jobs across Canada, including manufacturing jobs in Ontario and Quebec.
PSAC wants a brand for our oil, to differentiate it from Saudi and Nigerian oil. That would include oil produced out of the Torquay area, seen here. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
People asked to switch to paperless utility bills In a report to city council, city manager Jeff Ward said the city still delivers about 2,000 utility bills on a bi-monthly basis, and the postage rate is $0.87. It’s also important to get these bills out to the public as soon as possible, he said, especially since penalties can be applied for late fees. “If we could entice anybody
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bills to customers than it used to. With electronic billing, the utility bills would be sent via e-mail. Also, to avoid missed bills and penalties, the city is encouraging customers to sign up for preauthorized payments that would be withdrawn from their accounts on the due date. “A lot of people might like this option, because it’s out of sight, out of mind for them,” said Ward. The city already offers e-billing and pre-authorized payments, but they want more people to sign up. Members of council took turns offering their thoughts on the plan. Councillor Shelly Veroba would like to see a form that could be sent out to people at the end of the year, so they know how much they have paid. It would be particularly valuable for those with home-based businesses. Veroba also reminded the public that this would only cover util-
ity rates, and they would need a separate electronic bill and pre-authorized payment for property taxes. “Sometimes people believe that if they give you permission to take one, you have given them both … and that is not the case here,” she said. She compared it to paperless billing with SaskTel, whereby there is one bill for cellular service, and another for home phone and other services. Other members of council said this is a great idea. Councillor Lyle Yanish would like to see the process be a little easier to fill in online. “You’re trying to stop the use of paper and all of the postage and all that stuff, so if there is some way, maybe look at it,” said Yanish. Ward pointed out there are some issues with Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection, and how municipalities collect information they receive, but the city would
look into it. Councillor Dennis Moore said there is also a safety advantage to paperless billing. He said if elderly people don’t have to venture out as often in the cold and icy conditions to pay the water bill and other bills, then it makes life easier for them. “It sometimes takes a little convincing for the older people to sign up, because it’s something new, but if a person is a good salesperson, they can work their way around that,” said Moore. To get people to sign up for e-billing, the city would offer quarterly draws in 2019 for each person who signs up for e-billing. Each draw would be for a $250 credit on their utility bill. Once a person wins, they will not be eligible to win again. The city would offer two draws in 2019 for those who sign up for pre-authorized payments, one in June and the other in December. The draw would be for an iPad.
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New legion president excited by opportunity By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The new president of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch is honoured to be elected to the post, and looking forward to his twoyear term. Jim (Frosty) Forrest was elected to the post during the legion’s annual past-president’s dinner on Saturday night. He had been the first vice-president for the past two years. Lyle Dukart will move from the president to past-president’s role. “I’m certainly going to lean on the past-president for some guidance, and some people who have gone before me,” said Forrest. The legion will continue to work on its financial picture, as that was a big challenge the last two years, and try to attract new members while doing what it can to assist veterans. “That’s our purpose. If we aren’t doing that, then the legion is kind of pointless,” said Forrest. “The legion is here to serve veterans and we’re working very hard on that.” The legion has teamed up with OSI Canada for a charity hockey game involving the Montreal Canadiens alumni in February to support veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder. “There are lots of veterans out there, despite what we tend to think … and it’s
Among those elected to the executive of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch Saturday night were, back row, from left, treasurer Leonard Grube, sergeant at arms Willie Forrest and secretary Bernice Forrest. Front row, from left, past-president Lyle Dukart, president Jim (Frosty) Forrest and first vice-president Tyson Wilhelm. important that them and their families are assisted in every way they need.” Forrest and the planning committee for the Canadiens celebrity game are looking forward to the game. The legion also needs to continue to focus on membership. “Maybe there are some
… who are no longer members, so we’re going to try to find out why, and see if we can’t have them back as members. Certainly we’re going to try to recruit new members, and expand our volunteer base. A lot of what we do is done voluntarily, and the more volunteers you have, the less work it is for everybody.”
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Forrest described the local branch as a group of fighters. A lot of organizations that faced the financial difficulties the legion encountered last year would have just laid down, but the branch moved forward and kept the branch going. “We have a lot of property here, and it costs a lot of money to maintain and look after that,” said Forrest. Dukart said it has been a challenging two years for the legion due to the financial issues, but the organization has paid off its debt. But they continue to struggle to stay ahead of their expenses. They now use a lot of volunteers in the club room, and Dukart said their efforts are appreciated. “The roof on the club room was leaking, badly, therefore a new peaked roof was installed this year, so we are now faced with cleaning up
the damage the water has caused,” said Dukart. The legion has hired a book-keeper for those jobs, and Sask. Command of the Legion has put together an advisory committee to help the legion. A dedication ceremony was held in September to honour the Hong Kong Veterans, including Bernard Jesse, (?) Grainger of Estevan, and Howard Bembridge of Bienfait. The legion was presented with the plaque that now hangs in the small hall. Dukart is also pleased the honour wall in the Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park has been completed. A dedication ceremony will happen in May of next year. The legion also elected and inducted the rest of its executive during the supper. Tyson Wilhelm is the new first vice-president. The
legion is seeking someone to be the second vice-president. Willie Forrest will be the sergeant at arms, Cort Barker will be the assistant sergeant at arms, Leonard Grube is the treasurer and Bernice Forrest will be the secretary. Alroy Yoner, Colleen Jensen, Sandra Isbister, Bob Wilhelm and Al Peterson are on the one-year executive. The legion is still seeking one more person for the one-year executive. George Kingdon, Tom O’Sullivan and Ryan Fleck are on the two-year executive. Three more positions are still available on the two-year executive. Geoff Thiessen will serve as the chaplain. Roberta Taylor of Oxbow, who is a provincial first vice-president for the legion, swore in the executive members.
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Drewitz students receive jazz and tap results Students from the Drewitz School of Dance participated in the Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers syllabus jazz and tap examinations Nov. 27 and 28. Examiners were Sherri Oberholtzer from Calgary and
Debbie Noce from Toronto. In the tap exams, for prejunior 1 tap, Allie Lainton and Silver Gardiner received highly commended plus status. Ava Mann, Julie Berg, Aspen Mayuk and Sophia Heidinger-Fornwald were highly commended.
Avery Talsma, Kennady Poole, Gabrielle Deitz, Kadence Grimes and Coco Mercer were commended plus, and Sophia Deitz, Aubree Drabek and Brooklyn Penney were commended. In junior 2 tap, Brooke
Dzeryk and Grace Styre were highly commended. Sydney Ross, Peyton Irwin, Sophia Fleck and Scarlett Mercer were commended plus. Rya Strilaeff, Audie-Rae Richardson, Mercedes Irwin and Hunter McNabb were commended, Elliana Wiebe had a pass plus, and Sydney Lainton and Emma Morhart had a pass. Junior 3 tap saw Sadie Smith and Samantha Carritt receive a commended plus, Hunter McNabb and Levi Stepp were commended, Katelyn Conquergood had a pass plus, and Ekko Sanguin and Alyssa Saccary were a pass. In pre-intermediate 1 tap,
Elsie Alexander received a commended plus, while Shayla Gill, Shayna Fichter Katelyn Zukewich and Randi Milbrandt were commended. Kelsey Kowalchuk, Marley Nashiem, Halle Adams and Lyssa Strilaeff were a pass plus, and Brooklynn Ruzicka, Alecia Wiebe, Brook Strutt and Bryanna Morrow were a pass. As for jazz exams, in junior 1 jazz, Gaby Ruf and Morgan Hase were highly commended, Julie Berg earned a commended plus, Kynnadi Smith and Jaycee Mills were commended, and Kadence Grimes and Taylor Ellis had a pass plus. In junior jazz 2, Sophia Fleck was highly commended.
Grace Styre and Charlotte Waldegger were commended plus, and Lindy Trobert and Kaitlyn Skuce were commended. Elliana Wiebe, Gabrielle Gedak and Audie Rae Richardson earned a pass plus. In pre-intermediate 2 jazz, Elsie Alexander was highly commended, while Jersey Long and Kaitlin Milbrandt were commended. Shayna Fichter, Codie Lemcke, Emily Phillips, Shayla Gill and Jenna Fleck earned a pass plus. Brielle Wakely,Tiana Seeman, Lyssa Strilaeff, Madison Hrywkiw, Kailey Kowalchuk, Eva Salamon, Kelsey Kowalchuk and Brook Strut had a pass.
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Public alerted fire crews to smell of ammonia This past week for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service included a good reminder of the importance of public vigilance when it comes to ammonia. Wednesday at 7 p.m., firefighters were called to the Power Dodge Ice Centre when parents smelled ammonia near the ice surface, said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “They were expressing concerns about the smell of ammonia so crews arrived on scene, and established command and control,” Feser said. “They did an atmosphere assessment and evaluation and it was found that there was only three parts per million of ammonia concentration inside the arena.” Crews worked on the ice plant and were monitoring as well. Feser said there would need to be readings of 24 parts per million or greater to evacuate a building. “One thing about am-
monia gas is it’s detectable in very low concentrations,” Feser said. “Yes, the parents did do the right thing seeing as they thought there could be an emergency occurring however crews were able to quickly deem that there was still a safe environment.” Over the last week, they were busy with hosting the Hundred Kids Club at the Fire Hall in their training room Monday. Firefighters were also at the stuff-the-truck event at Power Dodge, Murray GM and Your Toy Store And More with the Angel Tree Tuesday and Thursday had their toy drive event at Canadian Tire with the RCMP. Friday at 12:30 p.m., crews were called to an elevator rescue in the south-central area of the city. Just prior to their arrival, the elevator got back into a usable state and the person was able to free themselves from
(QYLVLRQ &RXQVHOOLQJ HPEDUNV RQ WK \HDU LQ 6RXWKHDVW 6DVN To celebrate their Silver Anniversary, Envision Counselling will welcome victim advocate Theoren Fleury to Estevan and Weyburn. The NHL All-Star and Olympic Champion will provide a full day workshop in Weyburn and give the keynote speech at a community lunch in Estevan in May 2019. From the Violence Intervention Program, Envision Counselling and Support Centre has grown into a diverse counselling centre providing support and therapy to children, families, couples and individuals. They see clients at offices in four locations, and offer in-home family support as well as Outreach in the community. “We want to acknowledge the growth of our organization over the past quarter century, but more so, the healing and accomplishments of the individuals who have come through our doors these 25 years,” says Christa Daku, Exec. Director. “So many people in the Southeast have been able to make positive life changes by accessing Envision Counselling, and that’s really what this celebration is about.” Donations and sponsorship to Envision Counselling help support programming, from the school education program to funding new counselling positions. Call 306-637-4004 for more information.
the elevator. Saturday at 10:30 a.m., a vehicle hit a pedestrian in the 900-block of Souris Ave. N. Crews arrived in the parking lot of an establishment to find a pedestrian was struck at low speed, Feser said. “As a result, this person was being treated by EMS ambulance on scene and there was no other further action needed by the fire department,” Feser said. Saturday, from 12-6 p.m. they continued their toy drive for Angel Tree at Canadian Tire. Feser said they were able to meet all of their benchmarks for the campaign. “It was amazing just to see parents bringing in children just to buy a toy, expressly for this particular purpose,” said Feser. “They’re really sending a great message and setting really good role models for their kids in making sure the less fortunate are taken care of.”
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CAREER - PAYROLL SPECIALIST/HR GENERALIST
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The City of Estevan requires an energetic, dedicated and career oriented Payroll Specialist/HR Generalist to perform a range of duties supporting Divisional Managers within the Human Resources Division. This hybrid position is primarily responsible for compensation, employee benefits, full cycle payroll and pension plan administration. This includes designing, planning, and implementing policies and procedures that adhere to legal requirements. Additional functions of this position are labour relations, performance management, and managerial relations. The Payroll Specialist/HR Generalist will achieve these goals in a cost-effective manner, while administering plans that align with organizational needs and conform to the collective agreements. Integrity and the ability to provide value are crucial for this role. MAIN DUTIES: Payroll:
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Bantam Bears win Estevan’s house tournament By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca
The Estevan bantam Bears were the class of the Estevan Minor Hockey Association’s bantam house tournament this past weekend. The Bears defeated the Yorkton Traction Terriers 7-3 in the A final Sunday at Affinity Place. Garrett Wollner opened the scoring for Estevan less than a minute into the A final, and Connor Spencer doubled the lead with a goal with less than six minutes to play in the frame. Zach Gedak scored early in the second to give Estevan a 3-0 lead. Yorkton tallied moments after Gedak’s goal, but then Gedak and Spencer each notched their second of the game just over two minutes apart for a 5-1 advantage. Yorkton would get one more before the period was finished. Goals by Cole Blondeau and Braxton Dukart in the third gave Estevan a commanding five-goal lead. The Terriers scored one more time before the game was finished. It was the second time the Bears had faced the Traction Terriers in the tournament. They also beat Yorkton 3-1 in the round-robin. Coach Scott Saigeon said his team was confident
entering the final knowing that they had already beaten Yorkton once. “When you play them the second time, you can match up with their better players a little bit, and work on them a little harder, too,” said Saigeon. Estevan opened the tournament with an 18-0 rout of the Prairie Storm Lightning. Saigeon said games like that can be scary, because teams can develop bad habits. “I think it’s way better playing teams where it’s tight games, and you have to play well the whole game,” said Saigeon. Then they defeated the Southwest Wings from Melita, Man., 3-2 in a shootout in a quarter-final game, and the Melville Lightning 5-3 in the semifinal. Saigeon said the Melita entry and Melville were really good teams that were capable of reaching the final. The final against the Terriers was the Bears strongest showing of the tournament, he said. “All of the kids came out this afternoon, and every single kid performed.” Tallan Howie was in goal for the Bears in all of their games. “All of the players played well, but especially our goalie, Tallan. He really played outstanding for us today, and
The Estevan bantam Bears won the Estevan Minor Hockey Association’s bantam house tournament on the weekend. Photo submitted actually all weekend,” said Saigeon. “He stood on his head.” When all of the kids want to come out and play hard, and have some fun, their coach says they play great. “ They really enjoyed
coming out there, and it’s fun winning your home tournament,” said Saigeon. The Estevan Knights were also entered in the tournament. They opened with a 7-4 loss to the Yorkton Correct Choice Terriers, but
rebounded to trounce the Regina Mustangs 12-3, and finish the round robin with a 1-1 record. Then they lost 6-5 in overtime to the Melville Lightning in the quarterfinals.
The tournament featured 12 teams, with four pools with three teams each. Games started Friday afternoon, and were played at Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Ice Centre and the Bienfait Memorial Arena.
Bruins still confident about team heading into two-week Christmas break By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca
If the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins explode like they did in the third period against the Weyburn Red Wings Saturday they’ll be a very tough team to beat in the post-Christmas part of the season. The first half of this year has seen the Bruins struggle to find the net sometimes – they’re fourth in the league in goals for entering Tuesday night’s game against the Yorkton Terriers – and struggle to keep goals out of their own net as they have allowed the sixth-most goals in the 12team league. Tuesday’s game is their last until Dec. 30 against Weyburn. “I think this break will be good for us,” said Bruins forward Michael McChesney. “Obviously this first half has been a struggle and not the way we wanted it to go, but we’ve got a good group of guys and a good coaching staff here and we’re fully confident about what our team can do. Some games we show it and some games we don’t but if we get more consistent in the second half, I don’t think our team has anything to worry about.” McChesney added that the team needs to show up every night. “No excuses,” he said. “The first half went the way
Bruins Bryce Platt (26) and Turner Ripplinger (17) try to look for a loose puck around Weyburn goaltender Cody Levesque Saturday in Weyburn. Photo by Greg Nikkel, Weyburn Review. it went and we’re going to come back in the second half and we’re going to be better.” The focus in the last 21 games will change to be on all the divisional battles they have. A steady diet of Yorkton, Melville and Weyburn with four-point games at stake virtually every game. The Bruins were 16-18-2-0 coming into Tuesday, but were 6-4-0-0 against the Viterra Division. “It’s going to be a grind,” said McChesney. “ Even though our division isn’t the best right now, you never know who’s going to win. It’s always a good rivalry with all four teams in our division
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here, so you’ve just got to go, play to win and work hard.” The Bruins knocked the Red Wings around on the scoresheet Saturday with an 8-2 win. McChesney scored two with an assist, while Turner Ripplinger also scored two. Jake Heerspink, Ryder Pierson, Tristyn DeRoose and Devan Harrison each scored singles., while Grant Boldt stopped 26 of 28 shots in the win. Carlyle’s Zane Winter – a member of the Estevan Apex Bruins midget AA team – dressed as Cody Levesque’s backup goaltender in the game in place of Riley Lamb.
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Midget and bantam AAs win games The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins picked up a pair of wins in Saskatchewan Minor AA Hockey League play on the weekend. The Bruins went into Wilcox on Friday night and came away with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Notre Dame Argos, with Dylan Hull scoring the winner 72 seconds into extra time. Notre Dame took a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, but Tanner Stovin scored just over a minute later to tie the game at ones after the opening frame. Stovin then scored again with 34 seconds to play in the second period to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes. The Hounds scored in the third to tie the game again, but Joey Meredith tallied midway through the third to restore the Bruins advantage. It appeared the goal might hold up as the winner, but the Argos tied the game with 13 seconds remaining in the third period to force overtime. Zane Winter stopped 27 shots to get the victory for Estevan. Two nights later, the Bruins were at home at Affinity Place for the first time this month, and eked out a 1-0 win over the LumsdenBethune Lions. Kelby Widenmaier had the only goal of the game, a power play marker with 17 minutes to play in the second period. Morgan Wanner stopped 27 shots for the shutout victory. Estevan will close out the pre-Christmas portion of
Kaden Chrest battles a Regina Pat Blues player for the puck following a faceoff in the bantam AA Bruins game on Saturday. their schedule by facing the Regina Vics on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Both games will be at Affinity Place. *** The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins defeated the Regina Pat Blues 3-2 in overtime Saturday night in their lone game of the past week. The Bruins Mason Fich-
ter scored the first two goals of the game. His first came midway through the first period, and the second came with about 13 minutes to play in the middle frame. The Pat Blues scored twice in the third period, including the tying goal with 63 seconds to play in the stanza. But Kaden Chrest scored the overtime winner 37 seconds into the extra
frame. Chrest also assisted on Fichter’s two goals. Jackson Miller stopped 33 shots in the win for Estevan (8-7-0-1), who have won six of their last eight games. The Bruins final games before Christmas will be at home against the Yorkton Terriers on Friday night at 8 p.m. at Affinity Place, and on the road the following day against the Regina Monarchs.
*** The Estevan Meter peewee AA Bruins dropped a 5-2 decision to the Swift Current Broncos on Sunday afternoon. Swift Current scored once in the first period, and added two in the second to lead 3-0, but Carter Hirsch scored with less than two minutes remaining in the second put Estevan on the
scoreboard. Jayden Kuchinka’s power play goal seven minutes into the third brought the Bruins to within striking distance, but the Broncos notched two quick goals midway through the third put the game away. Ty Fehrenbach was in goal for Estevan (9-6-1). The Bruins will visit the Melville Millionaires on Dec. 22 and 23.Â
Curling Canada admits timing error An internal review by Curling Canada has indicated Kevin Koe should have had a different time allowed on his final stone of the fifth end of the men’s final at the Home Hardware Canada Cup at Affinity Place. The event was the first to use a set amount of time per end, rather than for the whole game, and many skips complained throughout the week about the time.
The clock showed Koe had two seconds left for the shot but an investigation concluded he had 11, and the situation was called ‘an officiating mistake’ by Curling Canada in a statement they released last week. At the time, officials said they were going to take the stone out of play as it came down the ice. “The communication to Team Koe took place while the stone was progressing down
the sheet, potentially resulting in a communication lapse between vice-skip B.J Neufeld and the sweepers,� Curling Canada’s statement read. “That communication to the team was the result of incorrect timing a few moments earlier.� Koe’s team called for a timeout with 11 seconds on the clock but that clock ran down to two before stopping. Including the
30-second timeout, they should have had 41 seconds total to deliver their final stone. That stone took 36 seconds, meaning it was delivered legally. “The timing system used in the Canada Cup was a test, but the standard 38-minute full-game timing system will be used for all Canadian and world championship events,� Curling Canada said.
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Coach pleased with junior Elecs effort Coach Kevin Kobitz is pleased with how the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs junior girls basketball team performed at their home tournament this past weekend. The Elecs finished fourth in the tournament, dropping a 53-38 decision to the Fillmore Falcons in the third place game. Estevan opened the tournament with a 54-51 win over Regina’s Martin Collegiate Monarchs on Friday afternoon. Jan Niverba paced the Elecs attack with 31 points. The Elecs then lost 5218 to the Yorkton Regional High School Raiders in their second round-robin game Friday evening. Julia Pangan had six points to lead ECS. That left Estevan second in their pool, and they faced the second place team in the other pool, Fillmore, to see who would be third overall. The two teams were tied 10-10 after the first quarter and Fillmore led 25-22 at
half-time. But the Falcons scored the first seven points of the third quarter to take a 10-point lead, and added to the lead in the fourth quarter. Niverba once again was the top ECS scorer with 16 points. While the first game was likely their best of the three, Kobitz still saw improvement in several areas as the tournament progressed. He was pleased how they boxed out opponents, and secured rebounds despite facing taller opponents. Injuries forced him to put the players on the court in five-person units. “I had to rest a few players, so what I do is I split up the girls to design a quick flush, every two or three minutes to get them rested,” said Kobitz. But in the first game, they were healthy, fresh and executing shots. For many of the players, it was one of their first high school basketball tournaments.
Members of the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs Katie Wempe (18) and Princess Agbon (1) dive for a loose ball during the junior girls basketball tournament game against the Fillmore Falcons on Dec. 15. This was their last tournament before the Christmas break. Once Christmas is finished, Kobitz would like to see the team further develop their offensive skills so that they are
ready for regionals in March. “We need to still get open, catch the ball better and pass the ball a lot better. Those are the key things that I really focus on with all my practices,
is passing and catching, and those are two key elements of junior girls basketball.” The Oxbow Black Knights defeated the Raiders 61-52 to win the tournament.
Kobitz pointed out that both Oxbow and Fillmore had senior teams with Grade 11 and 12 students, making it tough for junior teams like Estevan to compete.
Midget AA Goldwings win in Swift Current The Southeast midget AA Goldwings went into Swift Current on Saturday and came away with a 2-1 victory. Haley Labbe opened the scoring for the Goldwings at the 6:42 mark of the opening frame, but Swift Current tied the contest a few minutes later. Kendra Kotylak’s goal 40 seconds into the second period for the Goldwings proved to be the winner. Kendra Zelyck was in goal for the win. The Goldwings were scheduled to finish the preChristmas portion of their schedule Tuesday in Regina against the Rebels. *** The South East TS&M Goldwings had a tie and a loss in Gull Lake against the Southwest Cyclones on the weekend. The Goldwings held a 3-0 lead after the first period in the first game on Saturday, on two goals by Katelyn Muchkowski and one marker from Macy Cugnet.Those three goals came in a 4 1/2-minute span of the period. The Cyclones, though, scored thrice in the second to tie the game. Muchkowski added her third of the game midway through the third to give the team the lead, but the Cyclones would tie the game once more for a 4-4 final. The next day, the Cyclones won 5-3. The Cyclones scored twice in each of the first and second periods to lead 4-0 through two periods. Madison Doud and
Muchkowski scored in the third to pull the Goldwings to within two, but then the Cyclones scored again for a three-goal lead. Julie Frostad tallied a short time later to finish the scoring. Riley Schultz was in goal in both games for the midget A Goldwings (1-5-5). The midget A Goldwings and the Carlyle Wildcats will meet Saturday in Midale at 7 p.m. in their final game before the Christmas break. *** The Estevan bantam Bearcats dropped two games in league play, losing 7-3 to the Wood River Ice Cats in Lafleche on Saturday and 7-1 to the host Swift Current Colts on Sunday. Wood River scored three times in the first and twice in the second to lead 5-0, but the Bearcats responded with two goals by Hannah Terrett and one by Kamri Olfert. But the Ice Cats would get one more before the period was out, and would add another in the third. McKenna Walls scored Estevan’s lone goal in Swift Current, a goal midway through the third. By that point, Swift Current was already up six, thanks to a fivegoal second period. Emmey Rae was in goal for both games. The Bearcats close out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule Wednesday night in Regina against the Shamrocks. *** The Estevan atom Senchuk Bearcats defeated the
Weyburn AtoMc Red 4-0 Sunday at the Power Dodge Ice Centre. Ella Fornwald scored early in the first period to give Estevan the lead, and then Miley Lockerby tallied twice in the second to give her team a 3-0 lead.
Fornwald then added another goal in the third. Kiera Barker was in goal for the shutout victory. The Estevan atom Bearcats, meanwhile, dropped two games in Swift Current against the league-leading Thunder: 5-2 Saturday and
9-1 Sunday. Estevan led 2-1 at one point on Saturday, thanks to a pair of goals by Julia Durr. But the Thunder would get one before the end of the middle period to tie the game, and add three in the third. Presley Hollingshead had
Estevan’s lone goal in the second game. Taylor Short was in goal for both games for the Bearcats (4-3). The two atom Bearcats teams will meet Saturday at noon at the Power Dodge Ice Centre.
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Estevan Rotary Club hosts Carol Festival Talented local musicians performed Christmas carols, both well-known and obscure, during the Rotary Club of Estevan’s Christmas Carol Festival on Sunday evening at St. Paul’s United Church. The festival started with a prelude of Christmas music by the Northwest and Southeast Chorus wind and brass ensemble. Then the singers for the two choruses took to the stage to perform a couple of songs. Sandra Bazin played a flute solo, and Rod Gillund had a vocal solo. Then the Music for Young Children played three instrumental Christmas songs for the crowd. Grace Hall played a piano solo, and Dustin Hall
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Police call volumes down slightly Call volumes for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) continue to be down slightly for the year, according to monthly crime statistics released at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners. It was the first meeting the board has had since October, so members received call volume numbers for October and November. They showed the EPS received 836 calls for service in October, down slightly from the 890 they had for that month in the previous year. Then they received 594 calls for service in November, which was a steeper decline, as they had 716 calls in November 2017. In the first 11 months of this year, the EPS received 7,624 calls, down four per cent from the 7,937 received for the corresponding months in 2017. The numbers for November show the EPS handled nine crimes against the person, with six assaults, two
sexual crimes and one assault causing bodily harm, compared to eight in November 2017. There were 128 crimes against the person in the first 11 months of this year, led by 92 assaults, 30 sexual crimes and six assaults causing bodily harm. Eighteen crimes against property were reported last month, with 12 thefts under $5,000, three thefts of a motor vehicle, two mischief/ willful damage complaints and one residential break and enter. There were 22 crimes against property in November 2017. In the first 11 months of this year, the EPS has received 326 crimes against property, led by 173 thefts under $5,000 and 95 mischief or willful damage complaints. There was just one Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charge in November, compared with three in November 2017. That one CDSA charge was for trafficking. The EPS has issued 70 such charges this year, with
60 for possession and 10 for trafficking. Eight charges were issued for Criminal Code traffic violations last month, with all eight for impaired drivingrelated offences. Nine were issued in November 2017. The EPS issued 134 Criminal Code traffic charges this year, with 129 for impaired driving-related offences and five classified for dangerous driving or other. The police board also received the October and November bylaw enforcement officer reports from Spec. Const. Josie Newton. Newton dealt with 110 occurrences in October, and 70 in November. Last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calls included 16 parking complaints, 15 animal calls, 13 unkempt property violations and eight parking violations. So far this year she has had 941 occurrences and inspections, led by 208 unkempt property violations, 194 parking violations, 176 animal calls and 147 parking complaints.
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Estevan police apprehend alleged impaired driver; respond to collision involving pedestrian Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) apprehended an alleged impaired driver during the Dec. 15 night shift. A 38-year-old Estevan man was charged with driving while impaired and operating a motor vehicle while over .08. He was lodged in cells until sober and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in February
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motor vehicle and having care and control of a motor vehicle while his blood-alcohol content exceeded .08. The charge has not been proven in court. Police received a complaint of a renter damaging the property of a landlord when vacating the residence during the Dec. 10 day shift. Members are looking into the matter.
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Officers then responded to a complaint of a business receiving prank calls. Through investigation, the originating phone number was found and police traced the number of the owner. Police spoke to the owner and learned that a minor was in possession of the phone and making the calls. The owner was warned and left to discipline the minor. Police are investigating a mischief to a residence that occurred during the Dec. 10 night shift. Some damage was done to the interior of the home. Police conducted several curfew checks that night involving people who are out on conditions. Everyone was located at home, abiding by their conditions. Members also responded to a disturbance outside an apartment building during the Dec. 11 day shift. Police arrived on scene to find one of the involved subjects outside. Officers intervened and sent that person on their way. No further police assistance was required.
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City reminds residents to clear sidewalks The City of Estevan is reminding residents and businesses to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice during the winter months. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Winter has arrived, which means snow removal needs to be addressed,â&#x20AC;? the city said in a news release.
In an effort to keep sidewalks clean and safe for pedestrian use, the city asks that people to attend to removing any snow or ice from the sidewalk in front of a residence, including corner lot properties, within 24 hours of snow fall.
The City citied section 53(3) of bylaw 2016-1963, which states: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The occupier of property in the City of Estevan shall remove any snow, ice or other obstruction from the public sidewalk, adjacent to such property within twenty-four (24) hours of the
time such snow, ice or other obstruction appears on such public sidewalk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the event that this subsection is not complied with, the city may remove such snow, ice or other obstruction at the expense of such occupant or owner, and
in the event of the nonpayment of such expense, such expense may be charged against the property as a special assessment to be recovered in like manner as and with the taxes.â&#x20AC;? The city also cited section 53(2) of the same bylaw,
Panteluk and Williams receive bail Daniel P. Panteluk of Estevan was released on bail Dec. 10 following a lengthy show-cause hearing in Estevan Provincial Court. Panteluk had been facing 18 charges including trafficking methamphetamine and possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA), as
well as several charges related to firearms and weapons offences. Those charges were consolidated down to 12 with new information issued, replacing the previous information. Defence attorney Sharon Fox asked Judge Margaret Gordon for a publication ban on the evidence presented, and that ban was granted. Gordon released Panteluk
on $1,000 cash bail and standard release conditions. He will be on electronic monitoring and must stay inside his residence 24 hours a day. He was also given a no contact order with the two co-accused in the case, Philip Anthony Williams and Simon Menard-Flatfoot. Pantelukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next court date is Jan. 14, 2019. In a related court appear-
Guilty plea for impaired driving in Bienfait By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
Driving down the back alley from the bar in Bienfait did not keep Logan Ron Earl Neff Lebel from getting a driving under the influence conviction. Lebel pleaded guilty in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday to operating a motor vehicle while his blood alcohol was in excess of .08. Crown prosecutor Ali Shaw said at 9 p.m. on Oct. 19, police observed an SUV leaving the Bienfait bar by the back alley at a higher rate of speed. They pulled over the SUV and Lebel, the driver, had red eyes and was slurring his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; There was a female passenger in the car as well, who had also been consuming alcohol. Lebelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breathalyzer results were .160 and .170. The Crown attorney acknowledged Lebelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early guilty plea. The attorney asked for a $1,300 fine, $300 more than the mandatory minimum due to the high blood alcohol level. He also asked for a oneyear driving prohibition, also a mandatory minimum sentence requirement. Lebel, representing himself, said to the judge, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a bad mistake. I will learn from it and not do it anymore.â&#x20AC;? Judge Margaret Gordon asked if he works, and he replied he worked fulltime for a local trucking company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a pretty routine stop,â&#x20AC;? she said, and agreed with the Crownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggested
elevated fine and driving prohibition in passing sentence. She also added the applicable
victim impact surcharge. Lebel was given until the end of May next year to pay.
ance, Williams was granted a consent release on $2,000 cash bail and standard conditions. Williams, too, will be on electronic monitoring and has a similar no-contact order regarding the other two co-accused. He is due back in court on Jan. 14 as well. Williams has been charged with trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine and possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine under the CDSA. Menard-Flatfoot, who has been charged with trafficking cocaine under the CDSA and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 under the Criminal Code, was previously released with several conditions.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS On behalf of the entire staff at The Estevan Mercury, Southeast Lifestyles and Pipeline News we want to wish you and your families a wonderful and peaceful Merry Christmas. It’s been our privilege providing you with current local news in print and our website about our communities, sports, entertainment, classified, flyers and of course messages from our local businesses. Without your continued support our community wouldn’t be heard. Thank you from all of us.
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MERRY Welcome to the 2018 Christmas Greetings edition Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re celebrating Christmas memories The Estevan Mercury Publications family is once again proud to send out a hearty Merry Christmas to all of our readers. Our Christmas greetings publication is our opportunity to connect with you during this special time of year. We like to think of this publication as our Christmas card to you each year. This year we are celebrating Christmas memories, and since Christmas is a time for people of all ages to celebrate the spirit of giving and togetherness, we have collected Christmas greetings from people of all ages. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll read about the favourite memories from Michelle Hannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grade 4 class at Spruce Ridge School. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also read about the cherished memories from members of Estevanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite team, the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the memories from participants at Estevan Diversified Services, who certainly look forward to Christmas each year. Finally, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see some great stories from the residents of two of Estevanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes: Creighton Lodge and Hill View Manor. While these people have diverse backgrounds
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and experiences, they all have fond memories of Christmas. Thanks to all those who submitted Christmas memories. We hope that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enjoy reading these Christmas memories, and that they will evoke some vivid memories of your own from Christmases past. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find one other thing in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas greetings publication: advertisements from many businesses in the community who use this publication as a means to thank you for your continued support. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank all of the businesses who participated this year. The employees at the Mercury would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. We are proud to remain Estevanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 source for news, and we will continue to bring you all of the news from the community during the coming year. We thank you for continuing to read our paper, and we, in turn, will remain dedicated to informing you. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Creighton Lodge enjoys sharing stories The residents of Creighton Lodge enjoyed sharing stories through this year’s Estevan Mercury Publications Christmas special. Shelly Veroba, who manages the lodge alongside Judy Pratt, said a lot of the residents were happy to reflect about their past Christmases, or to share their recipes. Some of them were shy to have their picture taken, but many were excited with the opportunity to be part of this publication. Many of the residents described how they used to have their stockings hung with an orange, some peanuts and some little candies inside. Veroba pointed out that’s how her mother used to fill a stocking, even in the 1970s and 1980s. “Nowadays stockings have come a lot further, and are more expensive to stock,” said Veroba. Other residents at the lodge sat back and thought about how Christmas used to be special
because they would get things that were special to them, such as the candies and oranges. But now they don’t feel Christmas has such the same wonderful feel to it. Veroba pointed out that Norma Blackburn was among the volunteers who helped to compile the stories. Residents of Creighton Lodge love to reminisce and tell stories, not just about Christmas the way it used to be, but about the past. The lodge has had people come in to help the residents share their tales of the past, while others have come to the lodge to read a book and reminisce of days gone by. “The stories are there, and I think that’s one of the greatest things about Christmas is just sitting back with everybody and remembering the memories of families and friends and past Christmases,” said Veroba.
We usually cooked a goose for Christmas. Mom would make kloesse, they were balls of potatoes and mom would stuff them with bread crumbs. They were cooked in boiling water. We only had Kloesse at Christmas time. They were delicious. I had 10 siblings, so it was a full table. My dad was a carpenter. He would sometimes carve us gifts out of wood. Our gifts were always homemade. Dad would haul water and make us a skating area. We had bob skates. They strapped unto our boots. We had lots of fun.
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Good music From left, Dave Kjersem, Rick Elson and Jason Stepp provided music during the Christmas party at Creighton Lodge on Dec. 4. The large crowd that filled the lodge’s lounge enjoyed the music, which played during the evening. Photo submitted
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As we count the days until Christmas, we are moved to count the many blessings this year has brought us. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the fellowship and support of our good friends, neighbors and customers here in the community. We are honored by your trust in us, and we consider it a privilege to serve you.
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My favorite Christmas memory was Christmas of 1994. I had just started dating this young man eld. He had a sense of humour that matched mine and a heart of gold. He had 2 small rst time that Christmas eve. We spent the evening at his parents home and I was surrounded with the excitement of a big family Christmas. On Christmas morning we opened gifts and then said goodbye to his children as they went home with their mom. We spent the rest of the day ice skating at the Rusty Duce Park, playing board games with friends and eating delicious holiday treats. That was 24 years ago... I married that man in 1997 and our son was born in 1999... Christmas of 2018 will be celebrated with our adult children, grandchildren, friends and our extended families because that's what Christmas is all about....
All my Christmases were special, being together with Frank and our 7 children. Most of the time I cooked the turkey. I always made cabbage rolls and cucumber salad. We had a small house so it would get very crowded and noisy. We would open gifts and visit. It was always a good time.
We were poor growing up. I had 7 siblings. We never got a lot for Christmas. We would be happy with a coloring book. We would use a box to make a sleigh and slide down the hill. Mom always cooked a chicken for Christmas because we raised chickens. Now a days kids have so much, but I am not sure their Christmases are any better than ours.
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I received my first Christmas gift when I was 7 years old, it was a toothbrush, toothpaste and a cup. I treasured that gift. When I was 3 my mom went to Fort San, she had tuberculosis and she was gone for 3 years. I never even knew my mom when she came home. I remember when I was 12 I wanted a violin, probably because we had a neighbor who played one. There was one in the Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catalogue for $13.99. I was the youngest in my family. I had 3 brothers and 4 sisters. We were poor growing up. The toothbrush is the only gift I remember getting as a boy, there was never enough money for a tree or gifts.
I grew up in South Central Manitoba. We would travel 16 kilometers via a horse drawn sleigh to visit my grandparents. There would be lots of family, we always had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. We would receive small and practical gifts. We did not hang stockings. Santa put gifts inside of bowls. We would get an orange or an apple and maybe socks or mittens. Sometimes we might receive a small toy. The snow was plentiful, snow banks were often as high as the trees, but we never missed a Christmas with our grandparents. My family and my siblingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families still get together at Christmas. We have a good meal, sing songs and share memories.
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All my Christmases have been good, not elaborate but good times spent with family. I always made Christmas pudding and fruit cake. We were poor growing up, but everyone was poor. The Christmas program at the church and at the school were the highlights. My siblings; there were 10 of us, each received one gift. We lived in a 4 room house, there was not enough room to have guests over for Christmas dinner. We were happy. I have very good Christmas memories.
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My husband Wes had just passed away, he was 63 when we lost him to cancer. My two sons and my daughter surprised me by showing up for Christmas. I had been feeling sad, but it was so nice to have them home for Christmas.
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Christmas Eve Kris Kringle would come to our house. He had a beard and wore a hat. He would open the door and deliver oranges, candy and nuts. He would slide the treats in on the floor. My seven siblings and I could keep whatever we were able to pick up. Some of us were scared of Kris and would run and hide. We always had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings and would each receive a practical gift.
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I Am Ukrainian, We Always Had A Feast At Christmas. Mom would cook us 13 different dishes, plus a turkey. It was a tradition to bring a sheaf of wheat into the house with straw. This symbolized where Jesus was born. I had a very close knit family. We were never hungry. After supper we went to mass and then were allowed to open one gift. We hung stockings and I had 2 brothers. When I was 17, I had a sister. She was the best Christmas gift. This will be a sad Christmas for me as my husband Mel passed away in August. I miss Mel very much.
Christmas is so different today. Everyone wants so much. When I was growing up we received a bag with an orange and a few candies after the church concert. My grandkids can’t believe it, but we were happy with that. My kids ask me what I would like for Christmas, I tell them I don’t need anything. I have a warm place to stay and good food to eat. I have everything I need. The problem with the world today is that everyone wants too much.
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Students love to tell stories, too The Grade 4 class students at Spruce Ridge School were very excited to share their Christmas memories for the Estevan Mercury Publicationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas memories project. Teacher Michelle Hanna said Christmas is such a special time to children everywhere. Grandmas, grandpas, cousins, aunts and uncles played a huge roll in the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stories. The appearance of Santa at their homes was a memory that had eyes twinkling. Memories of family get-togethers, eating, visiting and playing games were recalled. Giggles were shared. Every child had a special recollection that they were more than willing to reveal. These are memories that will stick with the children forever. Hearing their individual stories definitely puts you in a Christmas mood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love that several of the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories involve them giving not just getting,â&#x20AC;? said Hanna. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas through childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes is heartwarming. Their delight and enthusiasm is contagious.â&#x20AC;?
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Breanna Short My favourite Christmas is when we go sledding, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much fun. Last year I got GTs and that was a lot of fun. I was really excited, I got them from my grandma and I really wanted it.
Colten Short My favourite Christmas memory is probably when we went to Melville with my grandpa and grandma, and my uncle and auntie. And my mom did little games, like obstacle courses. I never won all of them. I only won three. There were 10.
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My favourite Christmas memory is when I open presents on the Christmas day at my house. There was a scooter. I was excited to get it, I was excited to ride it, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ride it in the house. I had to wait till spring to get to the skate park.
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Last Christmas my mom and I, and my sister got a dog from the Humane Society without my dad knowing. We went to the grocery store and bought a bunch of candies that he likes and bribed him when he came home. And we still got it. Dad wasn’t happy and then he was happy.
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Last year I had my favourite Christmas memory. That memory was in India. We played games, we had sweets, we had chocolates. If we win in a game, we get awards. I got an award playing musical chairs. Me and my friend we were last, and then I sat and she left, so I won. We played many games there. It was great.
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Halen Lesy My favourite Christmas memory is when I got my Playstation. PS 4 Pro. It was my favourite because I really wanted it and I like to play games. My mom and dad bought it for me. I was happy when I got it
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My favourite Christmas memory is when my family thought that they saw Santa and the reindeers, and all of us were joking around and everything. I like this one most of all because my dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, look there is the Big Nose.â&#x20AC;? And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad, his name is Rudolph.â&#x20AC;? He was just joking around.
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My favourite Christmas memory is when I gave my parents a present. It was an â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love youâ&#x20AC;? note in a box. I did it myself and I felt really good when I gave it to them.
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My favourite memory about Christmas is building ginormous snow forts that looked like they were giant monsters. We built them right next to our dog pan where we have a bunch of snow. My mom, my dad, my brother, and my sister all helped me out. We used a couple of bottle caps for eyeballs and used food colouring for some details.
On Christmas Eve we went out onto the ice hockey rink in Madge Lake, Saskatchewan. There were both sides of our family and we played hockey. It’s my favourite because we had mostly all of our family out there. It was a good time.
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My favourite things about Christmas are opening presents, decorating the Christmas tree and hanging up my stocking.
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What I like best about Christmas is putting up the tree, getting presents and eating a Christmas dinner. I like turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and stuffing... and pumpkin pie!
I liked it when my family came to visit on Christmas Day - it was chaos!!! My favourite Christmas food is Christmas cake.
Orval Cameron
What I like about Christmas is being together with family. My favourite Christmas food is stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy and chocolate chip cookies. I like to get building blocks and make tall buildings and castles.
Stuart Minchin
Five favourite things about Christmas: 1. Stockings • 2. The Christmas tree 3. Jesus is born • 4. Peace on Earth 5. Vacation days
Mary Styre
Christmas trees with coloured decorations and I like the pink, white and green trees. I enjoy seeing all the Christmas trees in the hallways at St. Joseph’s Hospital! Celebrating Jesus’s Birthday and attending Christmas Eve mass listening to all the beautiful voices singing!
Greg Bottomley
Some of my favourite presents as a boy at Christmas were a goalie net, a train set and a radio which I would take to my room and listen to.
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I remember the time when Papa Tony was around for Christmas. He’s been passed away for a while now, but he is still here in my heart! He’s my Grandpa and I liked the fact that he always wore suspenders! Every time he saw me, he would say “Hello Katie” and he was funny, too. I remember he always liked to play a game of cards. I keep his spirit alive by looking at my picture books. I love you Grandpa, I’m happy you have your angel wings!
Hanna Keating
My favourite memory of Christmas is singing Danish Christmas carols, while holding hands walking around our beautiful live tree, that was lit with real white and red candles!
Shane Himmelspach
My favourite memory of Christmas is the tree - buying a live tree and putting on the lights and decorations and then the presents under the tree. My best present was a computer.
Wendell Baniulis
My favourite memory was going to church at night, I really liked that, then we had to go to bed and wait for Santa Claus to come. When I was 5 or 6, I got the best present - a train set! I remember Christmas oranges and candy canes in my stocking.
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On Christmas morning our whole family would take the old sleigh pulled by horses over to my husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home which was 3 1/2 miles away. We put our kitchen chairs in the sleigh so that we all had something to sit on. Everyone loved Grandma Realâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homemade butter tarts and wonderful turkey meal. After our meal we would open the gifts. We never got toys but were excited to get a new shirt or piece of clothing. We would have a wonderful day visiting and playing games. The children played board games like Monopoly and the adults played card games. Those who had skates would go ice skating on the dugout. We had only one pair of skates to share among all eight of XV VR ZH ZRXOG WDNH WXUQV DQG KRSH WKH VNDWHV Ă&#x20AC;W :H DOVR HDFK JRW D VPDOO EDJ ZLWK DQ orange, some candy and peanuts in it. We were thrilled. We had a wonderful day and then would get in our sleigh with the kitchen chairs and head home. It was a great day. Everyone was happy.
I am one of eleven children, so our house was always a full happy place to be. Grandma lived with us as well. At our house we always had plenty to eat and clothes to wear. Mom kept busy sewing for us and both parents were good providers.
Rose Zander
My favourite Christmas memories are of Christmas Eve when our family would all open our gifts under the tree. They usually consisted of a game, a Christmas orange and homemade candy. The orange and the candy were such a wonderful treat. We had a play time and then we were spirited off to bed because Christmas morning came very early.
By evening everyone was very tired but very happy.
We all rose early and were so excited. Our dad would do the chores, then mother and myself and the other children would get ready. Dad would get the team and we would go to uncleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s which was about 15 miles southwest. Hot stones at our feet kept us warm. We would spend the day celebrating with a large crowd. Seven of us and nine of uncleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family. Their house was only two rooms on the main floor. A bedroom and a kitchen. The bed was dismantled and a table set up so we could all sit together for the Christmas meal. It was always fun. Two of the cousins were my age and we would go upstairs to their bedroom and play there and leave the others downstairs. Supper was served early and we would drive home in the dark, tired but happy.
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This is a great Christmas memory.
On Christmas Eve we hung our stockings in the hope that Santa would visit our home. Morning did not come soon enough as we rose early to look in our stockings. Usually we found nuts, candy and a Christmas orange. We were so excited. Later in the morning we all went to church as a family. As we got older, we took part in the Christmas program. It was always in German. We rode in a horse-drawn sleigh to church. Luckily we did not have far to go. Our extended family was large and occasionally relatives would join our family to celebrate Christmas. The older kids would help mother prepare the meals which was usually turkey or chicken with all the extras, too. Father bought apples by the case so mother would prepare her delicious apple pies for dessert.
I came from a family of 14 children. I had six sisters and seven brothers and I was the youngest girl. We did not have a lot of money. Dad was a farmer and times were hard so there was not a lot of extras even at Christmas time. We all looked forward to Christmas day because even without gifts we had each other. On Christmas the older kids that had left home tried to get home to spend time with the rest of us. Even though it was Christmas we had to do our chores. We had around 10 cows and each of us kids had a certain cow that we had to milk. We always had fun squirting the cats and the cats loved the treat of the milk. After the chores we would help our mom prepare the turkey and all the trimmings. We always had a large garden and mom did a lot of canning so we had nice vegetables with our meal. After a delicious meal we had apple or cherry pie and homemade ice cream. It was a very special treat to have canned cherry pie filling. When the meal was put away and the dishes were done, we all sat in front of the fireplace as the Christmas story was read. The excitement rose as we got to open a gift, not necessarily wrapped in Christmas wrap but perhaps newspaper, but it was wrapped and a surprise. We were always happy and grateful for the pen or scribbler or book that was hidden inside. We had a very large dining room, which we needed with so many kids, and we moved things around, and as dad played the accordion us kids all danced. After that we often had a treat of a Christmas orange or some of momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homemade Christmas cake. We were all happy at the end of the day. Now that I am at Hill View Manor I am also very happy that I will get to enjoy a beautiful Christmas meal and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to milk the cows before I get to eat it.
As a tradition in my family, I did the Christmas meal and my daughter Brenda hosted New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and my mom did our Easter meal. Our Christmas tree was always put up in early December, simply because I did not like decorating and I wanted it done. I wrote all my Christmas letters before the end of November, otherwise I would not have had time to do them because of all the cookies and baking that comes with the season to be done.
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It was always nice to have my daughter help me with the Christmas meal and she loved to help. Guests included all our children and their families and of course mom and dad completed the gathering. Mom always brought the cabbage rolls.
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Our extra bedroom was taken by our son and the rumpus room served as a bedroom illed with grandkids. We all attended midnight mass together as a family and looked forward to seeing each other again for supper. Following our Christmas supper we would all gather to open our gifts. An evening of enjoying our Christmas punch, conversation and laughter inished our Christmas day. Boxing Day was a great time to eat all the leftovers, relax and enjoy the company of family.
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On Christmas Eve we opened our gifts. Everyone was so excited. A gift was usually containing new clothes, some store bought and some homemade. My mom used to sew a lot after we went to bed. Later in the evening mom and dad would go to midnight mass. Those of us that stayed home were responsible to tidy up the house and lay out clothes for everyone. We also needed to make sure that the coal pail was filled. On Christmas day we couldn’t wait to taste all of the food mom prepared. There was chicken, rice dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, ham, cabbage rolls and homemade buns. A dessert of strusekuchen would follow.
We were very poor so we never received any Christmas presents. My brother and I would go to the fields and gather rocks and try to match them up in pairs. We named them after our horses and that is what we played with. We had big family gatherings with grandma and grandpa in Frobisher. Three families would gather for the Christmas meal. After the meal we would all go ice skating. Big fun was had by all. This is a good memory for me of Christmas.
One Christmas we went to Ma and Pa Turner’s. There were nine of us children and the highlight of our Christmas was when our uncle would wrap 50-cent pieces and hang them on the tree for each of us.
Ann Johner
I was one of 12 children. Christmas was a very special time for us. We went to midnight mass as a family. Sometimes the little ones fell asleep and would have to be carried home. Christmas day was one of celebrating, eating and gift opening. A favourite gift I once received was a doll with a porcelain face and eyes that opened and closed and she said “Mama.” Talk about an excited little girl. My mom had made clothes for her as well. Our Christmas meal consisted of chicken, stuf ing and cranberries and the whole works. Desserts were usually Christmas cake and pies. Mother was a wonderful cook and everything was delicious.
Theresa Dukart
I can visualize the tree in my mind now with the coins hanging on the branches wrapped in gold and silver foil. As a child we thought he must be very rich. A special gift one year was when my sister and I received an Eaton's Beauty Doll. She was just precious with a porcelain face, blinking eye sand beautiful hair. There was always food, food and more food at our Christmases. Duck, turkey, ham, pie and pudding. The table was weighed down beneath the bounty of delicious Christmas food. We never went hungry at Maand Pa Turner’s.
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Marlene Krueger Christmas was a quiet family gathering of Dad, Mom, myself and my younger sister Mavis. Mom did all the cooking of our traditional turkey dinner, but we all did our part in eating it. Our stockings were always filled with candy and oranges. Christmas gifts were opened first thing Christmas morning so we had all day to enjoy them. We always looked forward to opening our gifts from our aunts in England as they were often books or a unique toy.
My son's irst Christmas was the beginning of many very memorable and enjoyable Christmases. He was only nine months old, but received more gifts than you can imagine. Many of our Christmases were enjoyed travelling to several family members by car. But if the roads weren't open we took the cutter drawn by our two horses, adorned with their bells, which made for a wonderful jingle bell Christmas. Nothing was going to stop us. Everyone took turns hosting Christmas. It was always very good, but we especially enjoyed the Christmas pudding. We always started our day with opening our gifts before going to church. Supper was early, at 1 p.m., giving us all the afternoon to cherish our time visiting with family as the children played board games. These are my wonderful memories of Christmas.
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Estevan Bruins look forward to Christmas Regardless of where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from, members of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins look forward to Christmas each year. The Bruins gladly participated in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Estevan Mercury Publications Christmas memories initiative. They reflected on their favourite memories, which often involved visiting with family members and spending time skating on an outdoor rink, whether it be a slough, a pond, a street or an actual outdoor rink. Danny Ewen, who is the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of marketing and operations, said the players were excited to participate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I had to do was give them the heads up that we were looking for some Christmas memories, and all of them seemed pretty eager to write a few things down,â&#x20AC;? said Ewen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can
My favourite Christmas memory is when my sister woke me up at 6am on Christmas morning. Then the both of us proceeded to go wake my brother up who would always throw a ďŹ t, so we would have to be pretty creative on how we waked him.
tell theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty excited for Christmas once again.â&#x20AC;? The players are between ages 17 and 20, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understandable they would still have that anticipation level for Christmas. Many of the memories were humourous, while others were touching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their personalities shone through once again. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty awesome guys on our team,â&#x20AC;? said Ewen. The opportunity to gather up Christmas memories from the players also inspired Ewen to think of his own favourite memories, and he even submitted one of his own for the special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side of the family is Norwegian, so they always make lefsa at Christmas, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the food that always makes me think of Christmas time.â&#x20AC;?
Our family tradition is always to open gifts in the morning at our house then go to Moose Jaw to my Grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and take the whole family skating at the oval there on Christmas Day.
#1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grant Boldt
My favorite Christmas memory is when my Dad would take my brother and I sledding.
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On Christmas morning, my brother and I wake up super early to open gifts. The rest of the day consists of relaxing and enjoying our presents. One thing I love about the holidays is spending time with my family.
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Every year my mom reads Mary’s Little Donkey to the rest of my family in the week leading up to Christmas.
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My favourite Christmas tradition is going to Regina Beach to my grandparents’ and skating on the outdoor rink.
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My favourite Christmas tradition is waking up in the morning and having breakfast with my family then going to my grandparents’ for supper and there is usually about 15 people there and we play games all night.
#8 – Jake Heerspink
My favourite Christmas memory is playing road hockey or pond hockey with my family on Christmas day.
#10 – Jayden Davis
#11 – Kade McMillen
On Christmas my family and I would always eat Christmas Dinner at my Nana’s then we would have a second Dinner at my grandma’s and then play cards after we all ate.
Every Christmas when my family decorates the tree, we have 12 bear ornaments. And there is a song that goes with it for hanging each one.
#12 – Kolton Leslie
#14 – Eddie Gallagher
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On Christmas my family goes to my grandparents’ at Regina Beach. We open presents first thing in the morning and spend the rest of the day tobogganing, ice fishing and beating the Ripplinger family on the outdoor rink.
My favourite memories of Christmas is going out to my grandparents’ out at Regina beach on Christmas day and have a nice brunch with my family that my grandma makes and then going down the street to light up the Manz boys on the outdoor rink.
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My favourite memory at Christmas would be playing outdoor hockey with my family and friends on the pond behind my house. My family tradition is watching the cartoon version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Day we open gifts in the morning and in the evening all of my family goes to my grandma’s house for supper.
#16 – Will Koop
My favourite memories from Christmas are skating with my buddies and then Christmas supper with my family.
#17 – Turner Ripplinger
My favourite memory at Christmas is playing road hockey with my family at my grandparents’ cabin. Over the holidays I enjoy spending time with family and friends, relaxing and ice fishing.
#18 – Ryder Pierson
On Christmas my family wakes up early and we open our presents, then we go play outdoor hockey at a rink by our house. My favourite meal is my grandma’s homemade mashed potatoes.
#19 – Tyson Manz
#20 – TJ Irey
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“I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year” ï A Christmas Carol (2009)
My favourite Christmas memory was when my family went to Florida and we went to a Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins game. My favorite Christmas meal is my grandma McChesney’s chilli.
#21 – Michael McChesney
My favourite Christmas tradition is waking up in the morning and opening presents then eating my mom’s Christmas wife saver breakfast.
My favorite memory come Christmas time is when my family heads to the outdoor rink in the park beside my house. We spend hours playing hockey and enjoying our time together.
#24 – Jack Michell
My favorite Christmas memory is making Christmas cookies with my brother on Christmas morning after we open presents.
#26 – Bryce Platt
On Christmas morning we open gifts and in the afternoon we go to a family member’s house which switches every year to celebrate for the rest of the day. Good time being with fam.
#28 – Tristyn DeRoose
#27 – Isaiah Thomas
On Christmas Eve we would always go to my grandparents’ house to visit. Open presents with my family on Christmas morning and play with my gifts all day. On Boxing Day, we would organize a road hockey game with the neighbours and then watch World Junior Hockey. Also, we ate a lot of Lefsa!
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With a song in our hearts, we thank you for a wonderful year and wish you a blessed holiday. May the season deliver all the joys, large and small, that make life so special. Customers like you bring us joy all year, and we truly appreciate your friendship and support. Merry Christmas and best wishes from our entire team!
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2018 Marks the 10 Anniversary of the ECS Elecs Football Team. th
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Thank you to all of Estevan for your contributions and support over the last 10 years!
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