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Estevan will host Saskatchewan’s top men’s and women’s curling teams for provincials in 2021

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The best men’s and women’s curling teams in Saskatchewan will be coming to Estevan to compete in provincial tournaments in 2021.

The Estevan Curling Club announced on Friday that it will be hosting the CurlSask Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling competition and the SaskTel Tankard men’s provincial tournament at Affinity Place from Jan. 29-Feb. 7 next year.

The tournaments will be hosted back to back, with the Scotties from Jan. 29-Feb. 2, and the Tankard from Feb. 3-7. A break will occur between the final of the Scotties and the start of the Tankard to make adjustments inside Affinity Place.

Twelve teams will be entered in each event for a triple-knockout elimination draw before provincials begin.

Ashley Howard, the executive director for Curl-

Estevan Curling Club manager Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud, event committee chair Tyler McMillen, Estevan Curling Club president Devon Fornwald and CurlSask executive director Ashley Howard were excited to announce Estevan would host the 2021 Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts and SaskTel Tankard.

Sask, said this was an exciting announcement for Estevan and for the future of the sport in the city.

“We’re so excited to be coming back to the community of Estevan,” said Howard.

Howard said Estevan

put forward a fantastic bid that was highlighted by the use of Affinity Place.

Estevan is no stranger to hosting top curling events. The 2018 Tankard and the 2018 Home Hardware Canada Cup were both at Affinity Place. The latter

event brought many of the country’s top men’s and women’s curling teams to the Energy City.

“We know a lot of hard work goes into planning a successful event, and CurlSask is confident in the host’s abilities in Es-

tevan, as proven by your last championships,” said Howard. “We look forward to watching you build on those successes.”

She noted that she has a photo from the Canada Cup in Estevan on her fridge.

“I thought ‘It’s not fair

that the men get to play on this ice and the women didn’t,’ and I thought ‘Wait a minute, we can change that,’ and as a player, I would just be so excited have an opportunity to play in this building,” said Howard, who qualified for provincials this year and will be trying to qualify for the tournament in 2021.

This will also mark the second time in which the two showcase events for CurlSask will be held backto-back in the same venue.

It is happening for the first time in Melville, starting later this month.

“It’s really about economics and efficiency and bringing one event in, setting it up and making it look amazing in here, and doing the whole meal deal, and just doing it once, but allowing more teams to be exposed to the event,” said Howard.

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Festival of Lights at Woodlawn Regional Park offered lots of dazzling displays for the community

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Woodlawn Regional Park’s Souris River campground was well lit for more than three weeks in the latter half of December and early January, thanks to the third annual Festival of Lights.

The display of Christmas lights from local businesses and organization wrapped up on Tuesday evening. Many people dropped by each night to see the well-decorated entries, which often had props to add to the festive spirit.

“We were super impressed with the turnout from the participants that were involved and just the number of community numbers that travelled through or took a drive down to

check it out,” said park business manager Maureen Daoust in an interview with the Mercury.

The number of participants was just over 30 for 2019-20, which was an increase from 25 in 2018-19 and 11 in the first year. A few businesses expressed an interest for 2019-20, but couldn’t pull it off, and already want to be part of the fourth annual festival.

“We had a lot of positive feedback, just from random community members that have been complimenting either to our Woodlawn Regional Park Authority members or myself, saying that they think it’s so wonderful we’re doing it for our community and surrounding areas,” said Daoust.

The displays for this year’s festival looked great,

Southern Plains Co-op had one of many brightly-decorated displays during the Festival of Lights at Woodlawn Regional Park. she said. Daoust could tell that the participants dedicated a lot of time to their displays.

“It’s definitely not always an easy task, and it’s kind of time consuming. It’s either business owners that

are giving up their own time, and/or their employees’ time to keep it up and decorated,” said Daoust.

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Awards were not handed out this year.

Last year they had a hard time finding jury members that did not have an affiliation or connection to one of the entries. They discussed having a Facebook poll, but ultimately they opted for a non-competitive event with beautiful displays for the community to enjoy.

The park doesn’t have an estimate on the number of people who attended, as they didn’t have a vehicle tracker at the entrance area.

“In the past, we … borrowed a road counter from the RM (of Estevan), and last year when we tried to do it, it ended up malfunctioning, and it’s a lot of work to monitor (attendance),” said Daoust.

But one way they had to gage the number of people who passed through was the number of freewill donations. That number was up from a year ago.

“Two years ago, we didn’t have a donation box. We were asked, actually, by community members who were interested in donating. They wanted to know how they could do that, or suggested we put up a donation box.”

They believe an increase in donations reflects an increase in attendance.

A l s o, e ac h n i g h t a vo l u n t e e r o r Daoust drove through the campground to make sure everything was lit up or inflated properly. There were always people driving or walking through the campground to view the sites and take pictures.

“It didn’t seem to matter what time we went through, there was always lots of traffic through there,” said Daoust.

The RM of Estevan was part of the Festival of Lights this year.

A lot of manpower goes into making the event happen each year between Daoust, the board members, other volunteers and the participants.

“Because we’re keeping it the same and everything runs smoothly and all of those kind of things, it’s work, obviously, but it’s good work and the reward definitely outweigh what work is involved,” said Daoust.

In 2018-19, the park had some extra activities happening in conjunction with the festival, but Daoust said they didn’t do it this year. They’ll look at bringing something back for 2020-21, because they had some inquiries.

The Festival of Lights kicked off on Dec. 15 with the annual Christmas in the Park festivities that featured many activities for families. A winter fireworks display occurred

after sunset, and then the displays were lit up for the first time.

They were on each night for the next 24 days.

Daoust believes the Festival of Lights has become a fixture in the community for the holiday season, and people are now looking forward to seeing it each year.

Volunteers and sponsors needed for provincials for the players,” said Howard.

Tyler McMillen, who is the chairperson for the event committee, noted that each year the curling club considers and reviews possible CurlSask events to host.

“The chance at hosting events for our club is great for our community and great for our club, and with the

direction of the board and Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud, the manager of the club, we submitted a bid … to CurlSask,” said McMillen.

The club kept in mind that the Estevan Bruins and the City of Estevan would be hosting the 2022 Centennial Cup presented by Tim Hortons, which is the national junior A hockey championship, and they didn’t want to have the two provincial events the same year as hockey nationals.

“We put the bid in, the city was on board, and we were lucky enough to win that bid,” said McMillen.

Hosting two events instead of one will create some

unique challenges, thanks to the the timeframe of the provincials. More volunteers will be needed. They will also meet with local businesses to step forward with sponsorships.

“We’re going to meet as a committee right away and come up with our strategic plan, but the big thing is our fundraising, and then people when it comes time to have the volunteers sign up,” said McMillen.

The local committee will travel to Melville for their provincial event to see what they do, and the club will lean on CurlSask for their support.

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Devon Fornwald, who is the president of the Estevan Curling Club, said the club is looking forward to hosting the events.

“I know we’re going to do a good job. We have some great volunteers out there, and some great people on our executive to help out.”

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McKenzie Warriner and Danielle Guina dazzle with piano and vocal skills at Estevan concert

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan might not technically be home for McKenzie Warriner, but it’s pretty darn close, and the city has played a big role in her development as a musician.

Therefore, her performance in Estevan on the weekend could still be classified as a homecoming.

Warriner, an Alameda native who is in her second year of studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., performed before a crowd of family, friends and music lovers Sunday afternoon at St. Paul’s United Church.

She was accompanied on piano by her close friend Danielle Guina, who hails from Humboldt and is also in her second year of studies at the Eastman.

A gifted soprano, Warriner performed a number of operatic selections for the appreciative audience. Spanish folk songs, Finnish music, and songs by American and Canadian composers were all part of their repertoire.

I t ’s n o t mu s i c t h a t would be heard very often, but it’s music they’re very big fans of.

Warriner was excited to perform before the local crowd.

“I took piano lessons here for six or seven years,

and I took voice with Arlene Lafrentz for several years, so it kind of feels like my home,” Warriner told the Mercury.

She was also an acclaimed performer in the Estevan and District Music Festival for a lot of years.

“It feels very comfortable, like it’s a place where I know people will support me and cheer me on, and it’s not quite as intimidating as some of the work I do out east,” said Warriner.

She described it as a test run of the big recital that Warriner and Guina will have to do next month as part of their respective degrees.

“We’re doing our masters degrees, so instead of writing a thesis, we have to perform a recital,” said Warriner.

The duo said it felt good to be doing the performance Sunday, and to work out the kinks. If they made mistakes on Sunday, they knew the crowd would still appreciate them, rather than grade them or judge them.

And it was their one chance to have a public trial run.

“Because we are doing this almost six weeks before a recital, it gives us a chance to try things out, locate where some trouble spots are, fix them, and it gives us the chance to be much more comfortable with our pro-

Alameda’s McKenzie Warriner, right, and accompanist Danielle Guina showcased their talents at a concert in Estevan on Sunday afternoon. gram by the time we’re actually getting graded on it,” said Guina.

But they know they will need a strong performance at their recital next month to get their respective masters degrees.

It’s been a remarkable year and a half for Warriner and Guina at the Eastman.

Their parents knew each other years ago, and they went to similar events where they saw each other perform, but they never really crossed paths until they went to school in Rochester.

Before the start of their

first year together in the fall of 2018, Guina received a message from Warriner asking if they wanted to be roommates, even though they hadn’t met. “ Then our teac hers paired us up to work together, and we’ve been working together ever since and it’s been a blast ever since,” said Guina.

The teachers thought it would be good to have the two Canadian musicians working together, but by the time they were paired up, they had already committed to be roommates.

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“We’re surrounded by so many brilliant musicians, and in such welcoming and warm environments that have pushed us beyond what we thought we were capable of. We’re excited to have one more term in that, and then go out into the world and make a name for ourselves in knowing what we can do,” said Warriner.

B o t h o f t h e m h a ve grown in ways that they didn’t know were possible, thanks to their professors, and an environment where they are pushed to be the best musicians and people possible.

“I think that’s what we both really needed at this point,” said Guina.

The February recital will be part of a busy schedule for both musicians. Warriner will be part of an opera in January that she will be rehearsing before constantly.

She will also be in the chorus for a musical based on the Sweeney Todd character in April. Graduation will take place in May. Then she hopes to move to Toronto after graduation to find work and pursue as many opportunities as possible.

Guina, meanwhile, has to play for a certain number of people as part of her program. After the Estevan recital, she will have about seven one-hour performances over the next four months.

Once she is finished at the Eastman, Guina plans to move to Winnipeg to pursue her musical ambitions.

Living Room Live will bring in talented duo The next performance through the Living Room Live concert series will feature a pair of talented musicians.

Violinist Gregory Lewis and pianist Paul Williamson will perform on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Creighton Lodge lounge.

Lewis has performed across Canada, the U.S. and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral violinist. He is currently completing his artist diploma at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, and is a graduate of the Roy Conservatory of Music, the University of Manitoba and Yale University.

Lewis gave his debut recital at age eight and his solo debut with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in Ontario at age 10. He has since appeared with numerous symphony orchestras.

He received first prize at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition and the Canadian National Music Festival, and second in the Doris McLellan Competition, the Virtuoso & Belcanto International Violin Competition, and the Canadian Music Competition National finals.

Originally from Mission, B.C., Williamson is a master’s degree candidate at the Colburn School, where he studies with Fabio Bidini. He has performed across Canada and the U.S., and is an award winner at many competitions.

Williamson has established himself as a versatile performer of solo and collaborative repertoire. An award winner at the National Music Festival and first place at the 2017 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association national piano competition, he is also a past winner of the University of Manitoba’s annual concerto competition, the Lawrence Genser Scholarship Competition for the most outstanding undergraduate performer, and the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg Scholarship Competition.

In recitals, he has performed in concert series, musical festivals, and has appeared with orchestras throughout Canada.

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We never get tired of great announcements for Estevan.

We’ve recently found out that the Centennial Cup presented by Tim Hortons, which is the Junior A hockey championship, would be coming to the Energy City, and that the Estevan Fair and the Estevan Rodeo would be held on the same weekend this year for the first time in more than 20 years.

As stated before, these are the types of events that bring a buzz to the city, creating a level of excitement for our residents.

Now we’ve found out the Estevan Curling Club will be the host for the 2021 Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s curling provincials and the SaskTel Tankard men’s curling provincials.

They’ll be held back-to-back over a 10-day span from Jan. 29-Feb. 7, 2021, at Affinity Place.

The curling club is no stranger to hosting big events in recent years. The SaskTel Tankard and the Home Hardware Canada Cup were held here in 2018. Both events brought attracted thousands of people to Affinity Place, and drew hundreds of people to Estevan.

They showcased our venues to people who haven’t been here before, had people talking about something that was out of the ordinary for this community, and allowed visitors to experience some good southeast Saskatchewan hospitality.

The excitement was particularly high for the Canada Cup, since we haven’t had many national events here in the past.

These events have also created greater interest for the sport locally, especially among young people. One of the best moves for the local curling club with these big events has been to get local youths interested and involved as much as possible.

Now we’re going to get both the top men’s and women’s curling teams in the province here next year.

If you’re thinking that this is a new concept, you’d be right. This year the two events will be held back-to-back in the same community for the first time in many years, if not ever, when they happen in Melville. It’s an interesting gambit for CurlSask. The host club and community get the benefit of having these two marquee events.

But the demands are also much greater.

Instead of having one five-day event with several draws per day, you have two events. It means that you need that many more volunteers and you have that much more work to pull it off.

It’s probably a good thing that Melville will be the first to host these twinned events. It can be tough to be the first to try something, especially when it comes to hosting to two marquee provincial championships for a sport that is still pretty popular in Saskatchewan.

Estevan will get to see what Melville did right, and where improvements can be made, and how this city can put its own spin on the event.

As for the community, the local hotels, restaurants and other businesses will be excited to have 12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams coming here, plus the families of those curlers, the fans who will want to see this great curling and the people associated with CurlSask.

Much like the Centennial Cup, there’s going to be a multimillion dollar spinoff associated with having all of these people in our community.

And we’re going to have the excitement associated with an event like this.

Estevan has proven it can host these marquee curling events. Now it’s upping its game by having the top two events for CurlSask, as this city continues to build its name and its reputation in the curling community, both provincially and nationally.

Hopefully the Scotties and the Tankard will be well supported by the community, both in terms of attendance and sponsorships. They will bring the high level of curling you expect from these events, and they will help further establish Estevan as a place for top curling competitions, whether it be provincially or nationally.

We know one thing for certain: the local committee is going to do everything they can to make these events a huge success.

So much for easy technology installation This past Christmas, both our family, and my mom and stepdad, picked up TVs on sale. In addition to that, mom recently got a new iPhone.

All should be well, right? Especially since we were replacing a cathode ray tube TV that took three of us to lift into the box of the pickup.

Not really.

That’s because the latest technology is becoming less usable by the day.

For instance, every time mom uses the Internet on her older MacBook or on her iPhone, she gets this message: “Your Apple ID is being used to sign in to a device near Fredericton, NB.” Why is that? Because her rural internet is done through Xplornet. I finally convinced her to get hooked up, but I can see this is not without issues.

That’s because Apple found religion when it came to making sure it is really you installing stuff. Ever since a tech journalist got his account hacked a few years ago, Apple and other tech companies have insisted on “two factor authentication.” In other words, if you are making a change on your Apple laptop, Apple detects this and sends a message to your iPhone asking if it’s really you. And it will often send something like a six-digit code you then have to input on the laptop before you can actually do anything.

Sure, this may improve security, but it makes doing anything like running a 100-metre dash with your shoelaces tied to each other.

In this case, your identity is apparently being used in two different places, across the country from each other, as Xplornet must have its servers in New Brunswick. Since that’s not near Yorkton, Apple always treats it as suspicious.

And then there’s Apple’s questioning of your devices’ faithfulness. Every five seconds, or at least as often as you hook up your iPhone to the MacBook (or PC, for that matter), it asks, “Trust this computer? Trust/Don’t Trust.”

Meanwhile, iTunes asks, “To allow access,

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For the love of all that’s in Silicon Valley, how many times do I have to tell the damned phone to trust the computer, especially when they are both logged into the same identity?

Then it asks for the six-digit passcode, again. Put it down, it asks for it. Breathe the other direction, it asks for it. But at least mom hasn’t enabled facial recognition, which means the camera is always looking around, supposedly just for your face. I’m sure it doesn’t notice anything else around.

All of this, and her iPhone still won’t connect to the MacBook. Why? The phone is new, but the MacBook operating system hasn’t been updated in forever. So now I need to back up the laptop, first, then do all the other things all over again. And I have to do the update over rural internet. But if I do update it, she has to spend $170 to update Microsoft office, even though her current version works just fine for her needs.

And I told mom to get Apple products because they were the easiest to use.

And then there’s the TVs, mom’s and ours.

I discovered in installing our new Samsung that setting up a TV is no longer just plugging in the cables and turning it on.

The TV wanted to immediately hook up to the internet. Then it said I should download Samsung’s app to my iPhone to do the setup. But once downloaded, the app would not connect with the TV, no matter what I did. So I had to set it up manually.

And once I got the TV turned on, it took several rounds to get it hooked up to the SaskTel Max box, I discovered that this device is

essentially a computer masquerading as a TV, with “TV” basically an app. I then had to set up numerous other apps for subscriptions we have – Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube and Crave. Each had an arduous onscreen keyboard manipulated by the remote. It took forever to get this all to work. And that was with the benefit of a wired internet connection. I’d hate to find out how long it would take with a Wi-Fi connection.

Unfortunately, I would find out at mom’s in setting up her TV. This was an LG, and it, too, immediately required an internet connection.

What happens if you don’t have internet access?

A week before, Mom didn’t have Wi-Fi. And in a way, she still didn’t.

That’s because Xplornet decided to install her rural internet modem and router in the car garage. Not the utility room (as usual) or kitchen, or anywhere in the house. It was along the front wall between the car and minivan. And as a result, there was no Wi-Fi signal in the far half of the house. That would be the signal they are paying a healthy monthly fee for. When I got home, I called Xplornet and gave them a piece of my mind, insisting they redo the install. Thankfully they showed up the next business day and corrected this egregious error.

The LG was somewhat simpler to set up, in large part because my parents don’t have numerous internet subscription services.

The long and short of it is that I am enough of geek that I can figure this sort of stuff out.

But what about mere mortals who don’t live and breathe this sort of thing? It’s not like mom is technologically illiterate. She’s been using computers since WordPerfect for DOS required you to memorize F-keystrokes. But her supposedly easy tech is so burdensome now due to continual updates and security measures, it’s almost unusable.

This isn’t user-friendly. It’s user-impossible.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

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New Habitat for Humanity home in Estevan is nearly finished The second home to be constructed through Habitat for Humanity in the Estevan area is virtually ready for its owners to move in.

Construction started last summer on the home, located in the Matchett Bay subdivision in northeast Estevan. Holly Boreski and Chris Lewis and their four children are the partner family.

Doug Barnstable, who is the chairperson for the Estevan Habitat for Humanity chapter, said they have been working on the final tasks, such as painting, installation and cleanup before the partner family moves in.

“We got the things we plan to do still in the spring,” said Barnstable.

“There’s some stone on the exterior and some siding in the exterior, as well as the landscaping that we’ll be doing in the spring.”

The family is expected to move in this week. They have started to move some things over to the room, and some items were in storage in the garage.

The Estevan chapter had hoped to have the home finished and the family moved in by Jan. 1, but they decided to push the movein date back by a few days

My Christmas memories of Russia

First of all, Russian and Ukrainian Christmas is the same. I mean what’s called Ukrainian Christmas here is just called Christmas in Russia. Basically, it’s not Ukrainian or Russian; it’s Orthodox.

Traditions around the celebration in two countries may differ to a point, but in general, this religious holiday is shared by people who belong to the Orthodox Church.

Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on or around Jan. 7, the date that works to the Julian calendar that pre-dates the Gregorian calendar. In Russia, we actually celebrate it the night of Jan. 6 to 7.

The general idea is the same as in the Catholic Church: Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But mixed with some ancient pagan traditions in my childhood Christmas was always a mysterious holiday resonating with Halloween (which we don’t have, by the way).

We never were really religious, so for most of my life, I didn’t know that people go to church for the night service.

A couple of days before Christmas we usually went to the cabin, where we would set up a Christmas tree. Unlike the city New Year tree, decorated with toys, sweets and balls, our cabin Christmas tree was less festive and usually just had few pictures from the Bible (sometimes we just decorated a tree growing in our yard).

And unlike the big and loud city celebration of the New Year, Christmas at the cabin was always very intimate and quiet.

The days before Christmas were always my favourite, thanks to some traditions either widespread in Russia or just adopted in my family.

I feel that the first tradition is quite rural. Days leading to Christmas are the time when people in Russian villages dress up, go from house to house and sing carols (kolyadki in Russian culture) in groups in exchange for treats. And while traditional carols are festive, kids quite often instead would come up with something fun and a bit prankish.

Days before Christmas were also the time of fortune telling. The list of techniques was endless, but for me, my girlfriends and probably all other young girls fascinated with this long-rooted tradition, the common point was the main question we all asked the spirits. Most divinations were centred around a betrothed.

To find answers we would throw left shoes through the gates: the way the nose of the shoe shows will be the direction from which he will come (once we spent Christmas in the city and didn’t have gates, so shoes flew off the balcony surprising midnight bypassers). We also painted corridors on the mirrors and with the help of candles tried to see who was coming through them. We put hairbrushes under pillows hoping to see a gorgeous prince brushing our hair in our dreams. (Weird, right? But it wasn’t me who made them up, I just followed the traditions).

For fortune telling, we would gather at midnight. We had to take all the jewellery off, turn off all the electric light and ensure there were no animals in the room. We would pour hot candle wax into a plate with water to see the face or use decks of cards. For a number of years, every Christmas we would also read a book by Ukrainian writer Nikolay Gogol called Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka. If you ever feel like setting a macabre tone that’s the book to read.

It’s a collection of short stories about Ukrainian country life of the early 19th century, laced with folklore and thus populated with the mermaids, devil, witch, enchanter and other evil spirits.

So with all the dressing up for kolyadki-singing, talking to spirits and fantastic scary readings, now you can see why for me Russian Christmas was a very mysterious holiday. It was very different from a festive and cozy family Christmas here, but it was an amazing experience for a kid with a rich imagination.

The new Habitat for Humanity home is almost ready for its owners to move in. so they wouldn’t have the move taking place while construction on the interior is still taking place.

Lewis and Boreski have been spending a lot of time at the build site during the Christmas holidays to help ensure the house is ready to go for them, and to fulfill the sweat equity hours that are associated with being a partner family.

A key ceremony, which is the highlight of any Habitat for Humanity build, is expected to take place later this month, but it likely won’t be at the house, since

the family will have already moved in.

Barnstable said it’s not common to have the family move in before the key ceremony, but the ceremony is still a good opportunity to mark the milestone and to recognize those who were involved with the build.

Fundraising for this latest build has been a challenge due to the state of the economy and other fundraisers happening in the community. They will continue to fundraise into 2020 to pay for the remaining work.

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The Mercury’s website was the destination for all your community information in 2019 People in the Estevan area have been turning to the Estevan Mercury for news in print since 1903.

But a new trend has emerged in recent years: it has become their place for online news as well.

The Mercur y ’s website, www.estevanmercury. ca, received 2,301,901 page views in 2019, which was an increase of nearly 900,000 hits from the 1,409,327 page views recorded in 2018.

The Mercury’s website averaged more than 6,300 page views per day last year as well.

The busiest month for the website in 2019 was in November, with 265,700 page views.

Deanna Tarnes, who is the publisher and sales manager for Estevan Mer-

cury Publications, marvelled at the “staggering” growth experienced by the website in 2019.

“It’s great that people are coming to the Estevan Mercury’s website for their news,” said Tarnes. “We strive very hard to have everything up as it happens, and it should be the first place that people look when they want to know what’s going on.”

People who visit the Mercury’s website can look forward to not only finding the stories on local and regional news and sports, but they can expect to see provincial, national and international news and sports stories as well, thanks to the feed that the Mercury has from the Canadian Press and the Associated Press.

There is also an events

calendar with coming events from a wide variety of organizations in the region.

People can post events on the calendar for free.

The obituaries that appear in the Mercury’s classifieds section each week can also be found online.

Digital copies of the Estevan Mercury and Southeast Lifestyles are on the website, which is perfect for those who are out of town and still looking to see everything that is in both papers each week.

Information regarding the Mercur y ’s upcoming promotions and contests will also be found online.

The Mercury has seen a surge in digital advertising in the past couple of years, with many local businesses turning to www.estevanmer-

cury.ca for their advertising needs, in addition to advertising in the Mercury and in Lifestyles.

“It’s a great place for advertisers to put their message out, because it is in the palm of everyone’s hands,” said Tarnes. “It’s on their laptops. This is the place people are going to find out what’s happening. So what better place to align your message than with your local news?”

Also a big factor in the success of the website is the Mercury’s Facebook page, which has more than 5,940 likes. Stories are shared on the Facebook page several times a day, and Facebook plays a big role in the amount of people visiting the site.

David Willberg, who is the editor for the Mercury and Lifestyles, said it

is critical to find diverse and engaging content for people to read.

“You’re going to find the breaking news stories from the police, city council and the fire department. But we’re also going to be your source for stories on business, sports, recreation, culture, tourism, education, health care agriculture, the energy sector and so much more.

We’re going to have it first, we’re going to have it right, and we’re going to have it better than anyone else.”

Visitors to the Mercury’s website can also look forward to finding a wide variety of human interest stories involving people from the community.

And they can find local businesses promoting their products, services and up-

coming sales.

Willberg said the success of the Mercury’s website is a total team effort, and everyone at Estevan Mercury Publications has had a role to play in the growing traffic online.

“We’re going to continue to publish articles on our website, and so we’re going to give you reasons to keep coming back several times per day.”

Tarnes noted that people are constantly telling her that they turn to the Mercury first for their online information.

New things are in the works this year. The Best of Estevan contest will be returning in a few weeks, and they can look forward to another big giveaway this summer.

Toque rocked the Orpheum to open the new decade It was billed as a night to rock in the new decade at the Orpheum Theatre, and it certainly lived up to the hype.

Canadian rock band Toque performed at the Orpheum on New Year’s Eve, to the delight of the 260 people in attendance. Cory Churko (guitar), Todd Kerns (vocals and guitar), Shane Gaalass (drums) and Brent Fitz (bass) played cover hits throughout the evening, creating a fun evening.

The band also helped the audience count down to the start of a new year and a new decade.

Jocelyn Dougherty, who owns the Orpheum Theatre with her husband Alan, said it was a wonderful night and a

new year’s to remember.

“Toque was sensational,” Dougherty told the Mercury.

“People who hadn’t heard them before talked about how great they were, and other people who had seen them before said they enjoyed this concert even more. So it was just a great evening.”

Dougherty said Toque created an atmosphere in which it felt like the Orpheum had hired several different classic rock bands.

“Ever yone knew and loved every song they played.

After their intermission, the crowd stood for the entire rest of the concert and chanted ‘Toque’ until they came back for an encore,” said Dougherty.

The band was also thrilled with the evening.

“They had a lot of fun with the venue and the crowd.

They said they had a lot of fun themselves.”

Adding to the concert was the atmosphere generated by the intimacy of the Orpheum’s main theatre.

Stand-up comedian He Fangzhou opened the evening. Pizza was delivered by the Tower Café for a meal after midnight.

Many people came in from out of town for the concert as well, she said.

“It was really unique.

People said they hadn’t been out for 10 years on New Year’s, so they were so thrilled that there was something dif-

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since it was the dawning of a new decade, and since the Orpheum is now 105 years old,

they decided to try something different by hosting the concert, and they’re glad they did.

Rock band Toque entertained the crowd at the Orpheum Theatre on New Year’s Eve.

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Twin brothers at that.

The Millmans are in their third year of providing a home away from home for Tanner and Tyson Manz, the 20-year-olds from Southey who are in their last season with the Bruins.

“They’re two different people, so it’s just like having two different kids in the house,” said Loretta.

It’s been a great experience billeting the brothers, and Loretta said they’ve been fortunate to always have good kids living in their home who have been really good to them.

The Millmans started billeting because Loretta’s sister had been a billet parent and the Millman’s son was young at the time.

He wanted to have a Bruin in the house.

Their son has since grown up, but they have continued to have players at their home, with the exception of a one-season break.

“We found that we missed it, so we got back into it again,” said Loretta.

The Millmans enjoy going to the games to watch their boys, and getting to know the players over the course of the season. It has also enabled them to get to befriend the families of those players.

“We still keep in touch with quite a few of them,” said Loretta.

It would be hard to know how many players they have had in their home over the years.

They usually have two billets, and just like the Manz brothers, most of the players they have had have stayed there throughout their time with the Bruins.

Loretta said she would recommend billeting to other people. There is some work associated with being a billet parent, but most of the players she has encountered will do their own laundry and help out with tasks such as the dishes. The players are learning to be independent, just like other teenagers.

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The drilling rigs are back at work in Saskatchewan

By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet went back to work with a bang on Jan. 6, with Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) reporting 57 rigs making hole by that afternoon.

This was a jump of 19 rigs compared to its last report Jan. 3.

The map came alive all over the province, with clumps of rigs showing up throughout much of southeast Saskatchewan, at Shaunavon, near Lloydminster and, most curiously, in a string along the Alberta border from Alsask to Macklin.

The net result was a 54 per cent utilization rate, with 57 of 105 rigs working. That’s a better rate than Alberta, whose 45 per cent was made up of 165 of 366 rigs, or British Columbia, who had 18 of 40 rigs going (45 per cent). Manitoba had five of six rigs working, for an 83 per cent utilization rate.

However, the national drilling fleet has continued its decline, dropping Dec. 10 to 532 from 549 in November.

That’s down from around 800 six years ago.

Crescent Point Energy Corp. resumed its usual place at the top of the national leaderboard, with 14 rigs going, up from eight a few days earlier.

Husky Energy Inc. was second nationally, with 12. Vermillion Energy had nine rigs going in Canada, tying for fifth place.

Whitecap Resources tied for seventh place, with eight rigs going nationwide.

In southeast Saskatchewan, Crescent Point was drilling with two rigs; Ensign Drilling Rig 423 and Horizon Drilling Rig 34, side-by-side within spitting distances of the U.S. border south of Torquay.

In recent years the company had focused heavily in January and February on the township 1-12-W2, southwest of Torquay, bordered by the U.S. to the south and with Highway

350 along its eastern side. So far, no rigs have shown up there, but these two rigs are working just east of that area.

They are close to Deep Earth Energy Production’s geothermal site, which is drilling with Panther Drilling Rig 2.

Crescent Point had Ensign Rig 421 at Bromhead, and Ensign Rig 650 and Alliance Drilling and Oilfield Service Ltd. Rig 3 at Huntoon, northwest of Benson. Precision Drilling (PD) Rig 195 was at Melrose, northeast of Stoughton, and PD Rig 146 at Bender, 27 kilometres north of Kisbey.

In southwest Saskatchewan, Crescent Point had PD Rig 150 at Rapdan, and PD Rig 191, Savanna Drilling Corp. Rigs 418 and 419 working close to Shaunavon.

In west-central Saskatchewan, Crescent Point employed Savanna Rig 420 at Plato and Rig 436 at Dodsland. These rigs, in particular, show that the company is continuing to drill in areas it has said are for sale. Over the last year it has generally not done that in areas of southeast Saskatchewan that are, or had been, for sale.

Of Vermillion’s nine rigs, six are working in southeast Saskatchewan. They include Stampede Drilling Rig 8 all by itself a stone’s throw from Oungre.Tempco Drilling Company Rig 9 was at Alida, and a cluster of four rigs worked between North Portal, Alameda and Glen Ewen. Panther Drilling Rig 3 was at Pinto while their Rig 4 was at Steelman. Savanna Rig 414 was south of Alameda, and PD Rig 205 was close to Glen Ewen.

Whitecap Resources Inc. had five rigs going spread throughout the province. PD Rig 275 was in its old stomping grounds of the Weyburn Unit. Savanna Rig 416 was just southwest of Swift Current. PD Rig 184 was south of Gull Lake, at Bench. In west central Saskatchewan, Bonanza

Valleyview Petroleums was back in the field over the Christmas holidays, working just west of the Weyburn Unit after a several-year hiatus from drilling. Photo by Brian Zinchuk Drilling Rig 2 was working at Dodsland and their Rig 1 was at Fusilier, as part of the string of rigs near the Alberta border.

Tundra Oil and Gas Ltd. had Stampede Drilling Rig 4 at Pinto. Last summer, Pipeline News received reports that Tundra had purchased some of the properties Crescent Point was offering in the Pinto area, but did not receive confirmation from either Crescent Point or Tundra. This may be an indicator that the sale had indeed taken place.

Five rigs were working in a band from Lampman to Browning. Astra Oil Corp. had Stampede Drilling Rig 2 at Lampman. Torc Oil and Gas Ltd. had Ensign Rig 428 on the edge of Lampman. A little to the north-northeast, Villanova Energy Inc. had Stampede Rig 1 at Browning. Nearby,

Stampede 3 was drilling for Torc. Ridgeback Resources Inc. employed Horizon Rig 33 at Clarilaw, southwest of Arcola.

Baytex Energy Ltd. had four rigs working on the western side of the province. Savanna Rig 425 was working at Forgan, northeast of Kyle.

Savanna Rig 439 was at Avon Hill, east of Kindersley, and Rig 441 was at Dodsland. PD Rig 155 was drilling at Soda Lake, south of Maidstone.

NAL Resources had Savanna Rig 437 at Dodsland.

Teine Energy Ltd. had Ensign Rig 350 at Fusilier, Ensign Rig 356 and Rig 351 at Dodsland, and Rig 358 southwest of Kerrobert.

A little further up along the Alberta border, Cona Resources had Savanna Rig 435 at Cactus Lake. Rifle Shot Oil Corp. was drilling near

Macklin with Tempco Rig 3.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited was working a little east of there, at Senlac, with PD Rig 300.

North of Highway 16 is where Husky does all its drilling these days, and it fired up eight rigs in that area. Only one was working close to Lloydminster, with PD Rig 197 at Alberfeldy to the east of the border city. The rest were in two areas, around Saint Walburg and Edam. The northern group had PD Rig 340 at Brightsand Lake, Akita Drilling Rig 6 at Celtic, and PD 183 also at Celtic.

The Edam area had Husky employing PD Rig 198 at Rush Lake, PD Rig 192, Akita Rig 8 and Rig 14 at Edam.

The northernmost rig was up at Onion Lake, where International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) started drilling in the area it picked up from BlackPearl Resources Inc. IPC acquired BlackPearl in December 2018. They had Ensign Rig 537 turning to the right.

Other rigs drilling, but not for oil, included Ensign Rig 689 at Mosaic Potash Esterhazy and Savana Rig 629 drilling for North American Helium Inc. at Consul.

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Bruins won three straight games after Christmas The Estevan Bruins came back from the SJHL’s Christmas break and played some of their best hockey of the season.

The Bruins had their first three-game winning streak this season, defeating the Weyburn Red Wings 7-1 in Weyburn on Dec. 30 and 5-2 on Jan. 1 in Estevan, and then routing the Melville Millionaires 6-1 in Estevan on Jan. 4.

Tylor Ludwar opened the scoring on Dec. 30 with his first goal in the SJHL, and then Griffin Asham-Moroz and Tyson Manz scored in the second for a 3-0 advantage.

Weyburn would get one late in the second, and had chances to narrow the deficit, but Keenan Rancier shut the door with timely and even spectacular stops. He finished with 17 saves on the night.

Cody Davis, Jayden Davis, Caleb Petrie and Eddie Gallagher scored in a 7:20 span of the third to finish the scoring.

Two days later, the Bruins found themselves trailing 1-0 and 2-1 in the second period, but rallied to tie the game before the middle frame was finished, and added three in the third to win.

Devan Harrison, Tanner Manz, Jayden Davis, Kade McMillen and Tyson Manz scored for Estevan. The latter two goals were into empty nets.

Rancier made 17 saves for the win, and the Bruins held Weyburn to only a couple shots on goal in the third after Davis scored the winner with 9:34 to play in the third.

Jayden Davis said it was important for the club to win both games against Weyburn, and put some distance be-

Weyburn goalie Joseph Young dives to make the save in front of Bruins Austin King-Cunningham (2) during the New Year’s Day game at Affinity Place. tween them and their Highway 39 rivals.

“The standings are really tight,” Davis said. “Of course we have our rivalry against them, so coming out here and getting those two wins was huge for us.”

The Red Wings had more bounces in the New Year’s game than the previous outing, and they played a lot harder, Davis said.

Head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood was particularly impressed with how the club’s defence played on New Year’s Day, considering they dressed only five defencemen for the game.

“I thought it was gutsy for them to be able to come

together and fill those voids.

For us to wind up with two defencemen getting 10-minute misconducts … is tough, but they rallied together and played hard,” said Lewgood.

Melville actually had the lead midway through the second on Jan. 4, but then Gallagher, Asham-Moroz and Jayden Davis scored less than two minutes apart in the middle frame, and AshamMoroz added his second of the game before the period was finished. Jayden Davis and Ludwar scored in the third.

“Coming out of the break, I felt like we were going to do pretty well, and start making moves in the standings, so it’s nice,” said

Asham-Moroz.

Rancier made 32 saves for the victory for the Bruins, who fired 52 shots at Melville goalie Berk Berkeliev.

“I think we kept shooting pucks, and eventually we wore him down,” said AshamMoroz. “We had more than 50 shots, so shots and numbers finally broke him down.”

Davis’ first goal, meanwhile, was another for his burgeoning highlight reel, as he scored it from his knees after being knocked down.

It was a chippy game at times, too, with two third period fights and a number of altercations.

“Maybe it got carried away at times, but there are

some characters over there, just like most teams have,” said Lewgood. “They have things to say, and a stick behind the play and that kind of stuff, and I think our guys were just sticking up for themselves and their teammates.”

The victories also vaulted the Bruins into the eighth and final playoff spot in the overall standings. Their 16-17-2-1 record left them with 35 points, one more than the Kindersley Klippers and the Notre Dame Hounds. The Black and Gold have games in hand on both teams.

The Bruins were slated to be back on the ice Jan. 7 in Yorkton. (Results were not available at press time).

Then they will host the Millionaires on Jan. 10 and the Terriers the following night. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.

Also looming is the national junior trade deadline Jan. 10. Lewgood said they’re happy with the group they have, but they will be listening if there are opportunities to improve the club. “ We want to protect what we have now, as well as bolster the long-term, and to be as good short-term as we can without sacrificing the future,” said Lewgood.

He stressed the club isn’t actively shopping their four 20-year-olds – Jayden Davis, the Manz twins and Ludwar.

Two local teams qualify for Scotties tournament The Power Dodge Curling Centre hosted the Last Chance Qualifying Bonspiel for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s provincial curling championships in Melville, and it proved to be a great weekend for two teams with local connections.

The Last Chance event was held from Friday to Sunday, with eight teams entered in the triple knockout elimination draw. Three teams ad-

vanced to provincials.

The Shalon Fleming rink, which consists of lead Jasmine Kerr, second Sherrilee Orsted, third Candace Newkirk and skip Fleming, defeated Jessica Mitchell’s rink 8-4 in the A final of the bonspiel Saturday afternoon.

Most of the Fleming rink is from the Estevan area.

Fleming held a 4-1 lead through five ends, but the Mitchell rink pulled to within 5-4 by the end of the eighth

Rae Ann Williamson offers instruction to her teammates during the Last Chance Bonspiel in Estevan.

end with a score of two. Fleming scored once in the ninth and stole two in the 10th to pull away once again.

Their first game was actually the toughest, as they won 9-8 in 11 ends over Brett Barber’s rink. Team Fleming trailed 8-5 through eight ends, but they scored two in the ninth and stole one in each of the 10th and 11th ends.

Then they routed Jade Bloor 12-1 to reach the A final. Bloor’s only point came in the third end, to make it a 3-1 game. Then Fleming scored two in the fourth, and stole seven points between the fifth to seventh ends to end the game.

Rae Ann Williamson, who is from Estevan, had to qualify the hard way through the C event. Her rink defeated Mitchell 9-2 Sunday in the C final.

Williamson stole four in the second and one in the third to lead 5-0.

It was a 6-2 lead for Williamson through six ends, but then Williamson scored three in the seventh, leading to the teams shaking hands early.

Williamson opened the tournament with an 8-7 win over Mandy Selzer, with the big score coming in the third

From left, Shalon Fleming, Candace Newkirk, Sherrilee Orsted, Jasmine Kerr and coach Bob Doerr were part of the team that won the A final of the Last Chance Bonspiel in Estevan. Photo submitted end when Williamson scored four to lead 5-2. But the game was tied 7-7 after nine ends, and Williamson scored the winning point in the 10th frame.

Then there was an 8-3 loss in eight ends to Mitchell and a 7-4, nine-end loss to Sherry Just, a game that Williamson led 4-3 through seven ends. It left Williamson in the C event, one loss away from elimination.

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But she rallied with three straight wins in mustwin games. First there was a 10-7 win over Bloor, a game that Williamson trailed 3-1 through three ends. It was a back and forth contest, but Williamson scored three in the eighth and two in the 10th for the win.

Then there was a 10-4 victory over Just. Williamson had scores of four in the third and three in the fifth to put

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early distance between her and Just.

Their final win was the convincing victory over Mitchell in the C final.

Other members of the Williamson rink team were local curler Alex Meyer, who was their third, Chantel Martin (second) and Amanda Kuzyk (lead).

Selzer claimed the other qualifying spot, defeating Mitchell 7-2 in the B final.

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Estevan Canucks win in Weyburn The Estevan Novice Canucks were the class of the Weyburn Novice Super Tournament on the weekend. Estevan went 4-0 in the tournament, and outscored their opponents 42-8. They defeated the Weyburn Kings 10-0, the Weyburn Oilers 14-3 and Gravelbourg 9-2 in their first three games, and then they knocked off the Weyburn Coyotes 9-3 in the final. Members of the team were, back row, coaches Brad Durr, Trever Deichert, Tyler Stead and Cory Kittelson. Middle row, from left, Jaxon Duke, Shubhkarman Hari, Reid Miller, Andin Barlow, Rylan Deichert and Robert Rendall. Bottom row, from left, Max Ogdanskiy, William Stead, Liam Durr, Tyson Stubel, Jackson Kennedy and Kersey Willis. Photo submitted

Estevan Sharks shine in water polo action Players from the Estevan Sharks Water Polo Club played their first games of the new year this weekend in Regina.

Thirteen members of the club were chosen to play on teams representing Saskatchewan in the 14U National Championship L eague’s (NCL) Prairie League.

In the girls division, two Saskatchewan teams will face two Manitoba teams over four weekends of competi-

tion. The top two teams will advance to Western Finals in Surrey, B.C. in May. Sharks players on the Prairie Green girls are Sadie Smith, Lily Knoll, Prysm Gooding, Rachel Tober and Mahlyn Bomberak. Sharks players on Prairie Grey girls are Jordyn Tarnes and Hailey Tangjerd.

The girls faced each other in three extremely close matches this weekend. The first game was an 11-11 tie.

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The next two games were won by Prairie Green, 9-8 and 14-10.

The Winnipeg Bushido girls team was unable to attend the weekend games, forfeiting wins to both Prairie teams.

Prairie Green travels to Winnipeg for games Jan. 24 -26. Prairie Grey is off until the Feb. 8 weekend.

In the boys division, there are five teams competing for the two spots at Westerns in Surrey: Regina Armada Orange, Regina Armada Black, Winnipeg Bushido, Winnipeg Neptunes and the Prairie team, which is made up of athletes from the Sharks, Weyburn Hurricanes and Saskatoon Pirates.

Players from Estevan are Lucas Dzeryk, Shiven Sanger, Bennett Walliser, Jace Carritt, Dierks Milford, Brooks Milford and Brody Turner.

The Prairie boys team played five games over the weekend. They started things off with two tough losses to the Armada Orange and Armada Black. They were able

The Prairie Green girls team, which includes several swimmers from Estevan, went undefeated at a tournament in Regina on the weekend. Photo submitted to regroup and get a big 15-6 win over the Bushido team.

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The Estevan Motor Speedway has released its tentative schedule for the 2020 season.

The schedule features several double-header weekends this year and numerous other race programs. It begins on May 1 and 2 with a doubleheader weekend that will feature all five classes: modifieds, stock cars, sports mods, hobby stocks and slingshots.

Subsequent programs will be May 22, May 29, June 13 and June 20. The program on May 29 will be a stock car special, while the June 13 event will be the Tougher than Dirt Tour stop.

The Dakota Classic Modified Tour will have a double-

header this year, with races on July 11 and 12. Estevan is getting two programs this year because Minot won’t be on the tour due to a scheduling conflict.

Modifieds and stock cars will be racing each night of the mod tour.

A race program is slated for July 24 as part of the second annual Rafferty Rumble. It will also be kids night at the track.

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AnnaMary Friess FRIESS, AnnaMary on December 16, 2019 at Kelowna General Hospital, aged 94 years. She is survived by her loving family: daughter, Sharon (Jim) Lecluse; son, Ron (Darlene) Friess; grandsons, Brooks (Emma) and Cale (Erika); great granddaughters, Elena and Allie Friess; sister, Margaret Mack; sisters (in-law), Sylvia Waliser, Margaret Friess, Cecille Friess, Madelaine Knakoske, Florence Hodge, Bonnie Jo Friess and Kay Friess. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Jerome in 2014.

No formal services will be held at this time. A celebration of her life will follow in Estevan at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Estevan Nursing Home, 1921 Welock Road. Estevan, Saskatchewan. S4A 2B5. Arrangements in care of Everden Rust Funeral Services, (250) 860-6440. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting everdenrust.com

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Elsie “Anne” Wilhelm 1922 - 2019 Elsie “Anne” Wilhelm of Lampman, Sask. went to be with her Lord on December 24, 2019. Anne was born on July 19, 1922 in Woodley, Saskatchewan.

She was predeceased by her husband John in 1999 and her son Bev in 2013. Anne is survived by her daughters: Roberta Veroba (Carl) and Janet Smith (David); daughter-in-law Mary and grandchildren: Owen (Debbie), Melinda (Stuart), Quentin (Holly), Andrea (Scott), Ken (Telanne) and Patrick (Sarah). Anne was a loving great grandmother to Eric, Ryan, Grant, Heather, Dominic, Grayson, Charlotte, Hannah, Austin, Noah, Kasey, Kaiser and Olivia.

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“Should have been”, “If only’s”, that haunt us day and night.

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Special thanks to Dr. Tsoi, Dr. Cormier and the wonderful staff that cared for her at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home.

The Funeral Service was held at Faith Lutheran Church, Lampman, Sask. on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Lori James officiated. A time of fellowship and refreshments in the church hall followed the service, after which interment took place at Woodley Cromar Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Faith Lutheran Church in Lampman would be appreciated

by Anne's family.

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25,26 Dustin Hall with Hall Funeral Services, Estevan assisted Anne's family.

Rose Josephine Hokanson 1932 – 2019 On the afternoon of Thursday, December 26 2019, Rose Josephine Hokanson late of Estevan, SK passed peacefully into eternal life at the age of 87 years.

Rose is survived by daughter, Gloria (Doug) Gee and son Dale (Cindy) Hokanson; grandchildren Heather (Shane Peterson) Gee, Brenden (Jasmine) Gee, Erik Gee, Lauren (Mike) Posey, Kelly Hokanson and Kyle (Cassy Smart) Hokanson; great grandsons, Evan and Derek Gee Peterson and great granddaughter Hayden Rose Posey. Rose is also survived by siblings, John Yaworski (Bertha Moore) and Tillie Chopik; brothers-in-law Wilbur (aka Red) (Judi) Hokanson, Henry (Lynn) Hokanson; sisters-in-law Margaret Fernetti and Shirley Uchacz as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Rose was predeceased by her husband Mel Hokanson; parents Katie (Washak) and Joseph Yaworski; brother Walter Yaworski; sisters-in-law Elsie Yaworski and Edith Hitchens; and brothers-in-law Warren Hokanson, Roy Hitchens, Don Uchacz, Frank Fernetti and Frank Chopik.

Rose was born in Goodeve, SK and attended school in Ituna. After graduation, she worked as a telephone operator in Yorkton, SK. She met Melvin Hokanson of Balcarres, SK at Yorkton, SK. They were married on November 26, 1955. Mel became employed with the oil industry and they initially resided in Gull Lake then transferred to Drayton Valley and Edmonton before coming to Estevan in 1956. They were blessed with two children, Gloria (1956) and Dale (1957). Rose was a homemaker and thoroughly enjoyed her duties there. Her favourite (and the one people will most remember) was her baking. Rose was involved with her children’s activities including being badge secretary for Brownies and Girl Guides for a number of years. Rose and Mel spent 10 years as caretakers of Ingalls Court, a job they both thoroughly enjoyed. Rose was a member of the Estevan Royal Purple serving once as Honoured Royal Lady. Rose and Mel made many lifelong friendships through Royal Purple and Estevan Elks Lodge. Just prior to Mel’s passing, Rose moved to Creighton Lodge where she made many new friendships.

A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Estevan Columbarium.

Please join the family for a time of lunch and fellowship to be held at the church auditorium following the inurnment.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Creighton Lodge Trust Fund, 1028 Hillcrest Drive, Estevan, SK S4A 1Y7 in memory of Rose.

Deb Heidinger with Hall Funeral Services, Estevan is assisting Rose’s family.

Firefighters were busy with several calls on Jan. 4 Come and celebrate with family for Darwin Mayer’s 80th Birthday Saturday January 25th 2020 from 7:30-9:00 P.M. at Fired Up Grill.

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It had been a quiet start to the year for members of the Estevan Fire Rescue Service, but that came to an end Jan. 4 with three calls in about a 90-minute span.

It started with a call at

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about 5:30 p.m. for a residential fire alarm. Crews responded to find it was a cooking-related incident with burnt food, but there wasn’t enough smoke in the home to require ventilation.

Crews returned to the fire hall, and then a short time later they were called to a motor vehicle collision involving wildlife on the truck bypass north of the city. There weren’t any injuries due to the collision, but the vehicle was not drivable.

“Crews did clean up debris on the scene, and assisted the vehicle owners,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser. “The scene was turned over to RCMP to data collect and have the vehicle towed from the scene.”

Shortly after they returned to the fire hall, they were called out to another collision involving wildlife, this time on Highway 39 east of the city in the Roche Percee valley.

The airbags deployed and there was damage to the vehicle, but nobody was injured.

“There was substantial damage done to the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was isolated to prevent any further accidental deployment of airbags and debris fields were

cleaned up.”

The wildlife died in both collisions.

Their other recent call came Jan. 5 at 10:30 p.m. when the firefighters were called to help members of Estevan Emergency Medical Services.

Before they arrived, the fire department was informed that paramedics had the situation handled and didn’t need assistance.

Firefighters didn’t have any calls on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, and Feser believes that’s a sign that people were being responsible with their festivities.

The fire department also took a break from its training nights over the Christmas break, but they resumed their training Jan. 7, when they discussed what they would like to accomplish in 2020.

“We’re going to go over some fire suppression techniques and tactics regarding solar panel usage, as it does provide a risk to firefighters,” said Feser. “There is an everpresent danger of electrocution due to the electricity that is being generated from the solar panels and the batteries that retain that energy.”

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RONNIE NICK ARESHENKOFF 1957- 2019 Ron Areshenkoff, beloved husband, father, and brother, was born on June 13, 1957 in Grand Forks, British Columbia to Nick and Elizabeth Areshenkoff. He was the second of four children. Ron grew up in Grand Forks and enjoyed the outdoors with his friends, fishing, playing hockey, and trying to get out of going to Russian school with his brother, Barry.

A passion for hockey began to develop at an early age. What started in a backyard rink would ultimately lead to an NHL arena. Ron began locally by playing 2 years of Junior B hockey with the Grand Forks Border Bruins, at age 15 went to the New Westminster Bruins training camp, and then left home at the age of 17 to play 2 years of hockey with the Vernon Vikings. He played his final 2 years of junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers where in his final year he scored 51 goals, was a league all star, and was the Tigers most valuable player. He was drafted 11th overall to the World Hockey Association New England Whalers and 32nd overall to the NHL Buffalo Sabres. He went on to play four years of professional hockey with Hershey (AHL), Houston (CHL), Buffalo (NHL), and Edmonton (NHL).

He looked back very fondly on his hockey career and was grateful for the lifelong relationships that it brought him, whether it be with billets, team mates, opponents, or coaches.

Ron’s hockey accomplishments continued even after his pro career. In 1981-1982 Ron coached the Grand Forks Border Bruins Minor Hockey team to a championship, and in 1993 won an Allan Cup as coach of the Whitehorse Huskies hockey team. He also won a gold medal at the 1995 Western Canada Shield Championship as the coach of the Yukon Women’s hockey team.

Ron met his wife, Becky, while playing hockey in Houston, Texas. Ron took Becky out of the big city to small town Grand Forks, and they were married in 1981. Ron worked at the sawmill in Grand Forks, and after approaching his brother for advice on what to do with his life, had a brief stint driving a logging truck, and by brief I mean he could never get the truck into gear so he quit. He then decided they should move to Trail, British Columbia so that he could play hockey with the Trail Smoke Eaters while upgrading his high school education. After living in Trail for a year Ron and Becky moved to Vancouver where Ron completed a 2-year diploma in Recreation Facilities Management. Following graduation Ron worked for the Town of Faro, Yukon and the City of Whitehorse for several years.

It was while living in Whitehorse that their children, Corson and Landyce, were born. The family eventually moved to Estevan, Saskatchewan where Ron worked as an investment representative with Manulife Securities and an insurance representative with Spectra Financial.

Ron was passionate about giving back to the communities that he was a part of. Whether it be building rinks and running hockey schools in the Yukon, or fundraising for a new arena in Estevan or a new bus in Grand Forks, he was always giving back. Ron was honoured as volunteer of the year

by Estevan Minor hockey and has been both President of the Estevan Rotary Club and Estevan Chamber of Commerce.

Throughout Ron’s life he made many, many friends and always made an effort to keep in touch with all of them. He especially loved spending time with friends while hiking, fishing, moose hunting, going on hockey trips, cliff jumping, riding his motor bike, soaking at Ainsworth hot springs, quading, and going to the movies. As it is in Doukhobor culture, Ron’s family was very important to him. He was especially proud of his son Corson pursuing his PhD, and his daughter Landyce completing her Masters. He always teased his children that it was a good thing he didn’t use all his brain cells so he could pass them along to them.

Ron passed away peacefully in Grand Forks, British Columbia on December 15, 2019 with his family by his side after a short and courageous battle with cancer. He was 62 years young.

Ron is pre-deceased by his parents, Nick and Elizabeth Areshenkoff, and younger brother Danny.

He leaves behind his devoted wife, Becky; his loving children, Corson and Landyce (Blayne); his brother Barry (Charlene); sister, Linda as well as nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins, along with their families; and many wonderful friends who were like family.

Funeral services were held on December 21, 2019 at the Grand Forks USCC followed by internment at the USCC Sion Cemetery.

Thank You

The family would like to send our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who offered words of support during such a difficult time. We would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Sheikh and his office for their compassion and care. It made such a stressful time just a little bit easier. Also, thank you to ambulance attendants, the staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, the Pasqua Hospital in Regina, and Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks, B.C. Thank you to Grand Forks palliative care and the staff of Grand Forks Funeral Home and the USCC. Heather Schoenthal, we could never express enough how grateful the family is for having you house sit and take care of the dogs during the many times when Becky was away caring for Ron. If you so choose, donations may be made in Ron’s memory to the Estevan Power Dodge Bruins or the Grand Forks Border Bruins.

ROPCHAN, Samuel Joseph June 2, 1943 - Vegreville, Alberta December 14, 2019 – Calgary, Alberta Samuel “Sam” Joseph Ropchan, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 in Calgary, AB at the age 76 years.

Sam was born on June 2, 1943 in Vegreville, AB. He grew up in Hairy Hill, AB, and in Unity and Estevan, SK. After attending the University of Saskatchewan, he settled in Calgary and spent his work life in the oil patch. Sam was an avid sports fan and news “junkie”.

Sam is survived by his daughters, Courtney and Kendalle; and their families from Calgary; as well as his sister, Joanna Jack and family from South Surrey, BC. He is predeceased by his parents, William and Katherine Ropchan, and his brother, Eugene.

The family will be having a private service to celebrate his life. McInnis and Holloway, Deerfoot South, will be handling the arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the Rockyview General Hospital whose nurses and doctors cared for him so well these last months.

Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed on Sam’s obituary at www.McInnisandHolloway.com.

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Gwen East 1933 – 2019 The family of Gwen East sadly announces her passing at Estevan St. Joseph’s Hospital on Friday morning, December 13, 2019 at the age of 86 years.

Gwen was born June 22, 1933. She grew up in the Dalesboro District located 11 miles north of Alameda. Gwen inherited her father’s talent for music and from a young age she played for dances alongside her other siblings in the Povey family band.

When she was 15, Gwen moved to Oxbow where she worked at the hospital as a nursing aid until marrying Tom East in 1951.

Gwen and Tom purchased a homestead 6 miles North of Alameda in 1955. Shortly after, they moved a small house onto the property, planted trees for a shelterbelt and started to raise their family of four children. The year 1961 brought terrible drought and the interior of the house was destroyed by a fire just before Christmas. That house was refurbished with the help of family and community friends. As their family continued to grow the mixed farming operation also expanded. Eventually a new house was built in 1972 where many family gatherings and parties were hosted. Gwen and Tom lived in the Alameda district for over 50 years where they served and supported the community through numerous events, activities and fundraisers. Gwen and Tom loved their community, but as major health issues began to surface, they decided to move from the farm and into Estevan in 2006.

Gwen was blessed with many talents including her artwork such as paintings, crocheting but most of all an ear for music. It seemed she could pick up any instrument and play any song. The home was always filled with singing, playing music, fun and laughter which made the occasion for many family gatherings and cemented many cherished memories. Christmas was a particularly special time for Gwen. She took great joy in baking and decorating her home for the holidays. This joy was shared by many over the years. Gwen was proud of her family and cherished those around her. Her quick wit, sense of humour, and loving nature was endearing to all and she will indeed be dearly missed.

Precious memories of Gwen will be forever cherished by her son Darryl (Leah) East of Calgary and family: Tara (Colin) Baker of Calgary and Robyn (A.J.) Tocco of Calgary; daughter Debbie (Stan) Sibley of Alameda and family: Vincent Parker of Oxbow and Sandi (Mike) Wheelan; daughter Patti (Murray) Ksenych of Estevan and family: Clayton Ksenych (Desmond Keyser) of Istanbul, Stephanie (Nick) Bourassa of Estevan and Jackie Ksenych of Estevan; daughter Carla (Peter) Ash of Regina; great grandchildren: Tamara Parker, Haven, Summer and Talon Bourassa, Alyssa Fraser, Tyler and Grayson Parker, Jaymie and Klhoe Wheelan, Juniper and Piper Baker; sisters: Lois Ruth of Abbotsford, Effee Dyer of Carlyle and Nina Macknak of Regina; sisters-in-law, Delores Maierhoffer of Regina, Minnie East of Winnipeg and Anne East of Moose Jaw, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Gwen was predeceased by her husband Tom; grandchildren: Tracey and Jeremy Parker; parents: Alex and Janet Povey; brothers: Fred (Dorothy) Povey and Don (Lorraine) Povey; sister Pansey (Matt) Erick and in-laws: William (Kathy) East, Lorraine (Stan) McCauley, Gordon East, James (Vivian) East, Jack East and Karl Maierhoffer.

Prayers were held on Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan, by Rev. Nestor Gregoire, OMI. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan.

Those wishing to make donations in Gwen's memory may do so directly to the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, Box 5000 - 203, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK, S4A 2V6.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

Thank You

The family of Gwen would like to thank Gary, Oliva, Ben, Sheryl, Branna and Estevan Home Care nursing staff for their wonderful care and support. Our family would like to thank the physicians and nursing staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital for their dedication to providing the best care possible for Gwen.

We would like to express our gratitude to Dustin Hall and staff at the Hall Funeral Services and Dustin for singing at the Funeral Mass We also want to sincerely thank Fr. Nestor for beautifully celebrating Mom’s Prayer Service and Funeral Mass, Connie Wheeler for her caring assistance, St. John the Baptist Choir for the beautiful music and the CWL ladies for the lovely lunch.

We sincerely thank all of our wonderful friends and relatives for the many cards, floral arrangements, food and their love and support through this difficult time. God Bless You All. -Gwen’s family

Police made arrests on New Year’s Eve Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) made a few arrests and handled other calls on New Year’s Eve. Police conducted a traffic stop on Nicholson Road. One of the occupants had search clauses and subsequently, police

checked the vehicle. Officers located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and handheld weapons within the vehicle. Two females and a male were arrested, charged and released on appearance notices to attend court April 6.

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Humane Society preparing for fundraiser The Estevan Humane Society is preparing for its largest fundraiser of the year.

The annual Whiskers and Wine Gala will take place on Feb. 8 at the Estevan Exhibition building. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m. and supper, catered by EB’s, will begin at 7 p.m.

Entertainment will be taking place throughout the evening. Angela Clements will provide music during cocktails and supper, and later in the evening, through her AC Entertainment DJ service.

There will also be live music. Former Estevan resident Joel Henderson, who performs under the name Poor Nameless Boy, will be the opening act. Then Hook and Nail, a local folk trio who performed at last year’s gala, will take to the stage as the headliners.

“They were really popular last year. I think a lot of came out even specifically to see them,” said Estevan Humane Society president Angela Prette. “They’re a great local band. It’s awesome that they’re going to be able to perform for us again this year. We’re really excited for that.”

A live auction will be part of the event as well. In the past it has been art items, but this year it has been opened up to other largescale donations.

“We’re still in the midst of gathering those as well,” said Prette.

Tickets are on sale for the event. Some corporate tables are still available, and Prette is confident that they will be gobbled up in time for the gala. Capacity for the event is about 200 people, but that includes the vol-

unteers who make the event happen.

“I know that the plans that we have for this year, I’m really excited for. It’s definitely going to be better than last year,” said Prette.

Most of the sponsors are in place as well, but Prette said some are still available.

The money raised at the gala will be directed towards the operations of the shelter.

The humane society is a nonprofit organization partially funded by the city, but they have to do the majority of their fundraising, and this is the biggest fundraiser of the year.

“It just helps with the animal costs, medical bills, housing and all that sort of stuff,” said Prette.

Last year’s gala raised about $15,000 for the humane society and the operation of its shelter.

Prette expects they will be busy planning for the gala over the next month, but she is confident the fundraiser will once again be a success.

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Hook & Nail will once again perform at this year’s Whiskers and Wine Gala for the Estevan Humane Society. File photo

Entries now accepted for Estevan’s music festival Entries are now being accepted for this year’s Estevan and District Music Festival.

The registrations started Jan. 7 and will close on Feb. 7. Online entries will be accepted at the music festival’s website, emfd.musicfestivalsuite.com.

The syllabus, the local addenda and other information for the festival are

available on the Saskatchewan Music Festival’s website under the Estevan page.

The dates for this year’s festival have also been established. It will run from March 17-31, with band running from March 17-20, piano from March 23-27 and the vocal and speech arts competition from March 29-31.

Serving a big supper The Warm Welcome Kitchen’s free community Christmas Eve supper for Estevan attracted a crowd. Nearly 70 people enjoyed the supper, which happened at St. Giles Anglican Church.

Peter Sereggela from the Tower Café provided a Christmas feast, which included turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and gravy. Sereggela decided to prepare and serve the meal after he learned the Warm Welcome Kitchen was having trouble providing meals for the month of December. The kitchen’s first supper following the Christmas break was Jan. 7 at St. Giles Anglican Church. Photo submitted

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