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Long-term care facility had a double-centennial week By Ana Bykhovskaia
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Two residents from the long-term care facility at St. Joseph’s Hospital turned 100 years old last week. Selma Gall opened the week with her centennial on May 10, enjoying the cake brought by her son Harry Gall. Cornelius Lucey, mainly known as Father Lucey, celebrated his birthday on May 15 with his caregiver Martha Holzer, who brought gifts from his family. D u e t o COV I D - 1 9 restrictions, no additional family members or friends could visit their loved ones at the facility, but residents and staff did their best to make the big days for Gall and Lucey special. Nicole Messer, who works at the long-term care unit, said that residents are now distanced during the meals, but they can still have coffee and cake together to mark the date. Both Lucey and Gall had long and intriguing lives. Born outside of Canada, they were among the mid-20th centur y immigrants that dedicated their lives to building this country and making it better. Selma Gall was born in Ukraine in 1921. Her family was of Germanic descent. She grew up under the Soviet regime, and her family suffered under communist leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. The latest was especially harsh on Ukraine, trying to amalgamate the Soviet republic into a unified Russian-led communist state, and Selma’s family was hit really hard during those times. "All her brothers were starved to death or hauled off to the work camps, the five brothers and her dad and her grandmother. Stalin took them all. They perished there. And her sister and my grandmother, her mother, they had two brothers here in southeastern Saskatchewan, one in Steelman and one north of the Northgate customs, 10 miles north he farmed. He brought the three to Canada, her uncle Henry did," shared Harry.
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the family. Harry said Selma always liked gardening and working with livestock at their farm. Later in life, Selma got to live in different locations in B.C. before she came back to Saskatchewan. She's been a resident at the long-term care in Estevan for a few years now. Lucey was born in Glenflesk, Ireland, in 1921. His family were farmers and he was one of eight children. He stayed at the farm until he was 25 years old, when he immigrated to Canada on a troopship via New York. Here he followed his passion of becoming a priest. He arrived by train in Saskatchewan on Oct. 31, 1946. He continued his education at St. Peter's College in Muenster, then moved to Edmonton to study at the seminary.
In 1955 he was ordained in Regina by Archbishop O'Neill. Father Lucey served as an assistant pastor in Dysart, Regina, Estevan and Moose Jaw from 1955-1960. From 1960, he ser ved as the pastor at Mutrie, Claybank, the mission at Truax, Lestock, Wishart, Leross, Bengough, Big Beaver, Horizon and Ogema. During this time he completed extensive studies at the Universities of San Diego and Chicago. He served as a judge on the Diocesan Matrimonial Tribunal and held this position for many years. In 1993, he settled in Torquay. Sacred Heart Catholic Church became his home for 21 years. The village of Torquay embraced him and he soon found himself a mentor to all. In 2010, he was awarded A2 » FATHER
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Creighton Lodge has emerged from COVID outbreak By David Willberg
The last of the residents who tested positive for COVID-19 at Creighton Lodge is listed as recovered, and now the lodge is counting down the days until its common areas can reopen. Lodge manager Shelly Veroba said the lodge has not had any new COVID-19 cases since May 5. A total of 10 lodge residents were diagnosed with the virus, and three required hospitalization. The final person to be hospitalized received in-patient care and was only hopsitalized overnight. The 10th and final person diagnosed with COVID started showing symptoms on May 1, and the case was confirmed on May 5. The individual had mild symptoms. Creighton Lodge had its final round of tests administered on May 11. “We had zero positive cases from the May 11 testing,” said Veroba.
Nobody is currently on the close contact watch, either, which would have forced that person to be under quarantine. Creighton Lodge is in the midst of what Veroba called a 14-day clean cycle. If there are no positive cases at the end of those 14 days, then the eating area and other commons areas can reopen. The projected reopening date is May 26, but they’re awaiting confirmation from Public Health. “It is Public Health regulations that you have to have a 14-day COVID cycle, and a 14-day clean cycle. So we are on the clean cycle right now because we have no cases. If we get any more cases, then that would actually restart the whole thing again.” Residents of the lodge are getting “antsy,” Veroba said. They’re still co-operating and following the health regulations and recommendations, but they definitely miss being able to eat together,
exercise, play games and participate in activities. “A lot of that has been minimized since the start of COVID, but they’re hoping that with the second vaccination just around the corner, that it will all resume just as pre-COVID,” said Veroba. Meals have been delivered to residents in their rooms since the first positive cases on April 16. The residents are able to come and go from the building as they please. Nobody is locked in their room or forced to stay in their room. “Anybody that lives here is free to come and go from the building. They can go outside. They can also have their caregivers come in, as per the provincial health guidelines, that anyone who lives alone is allowed to have one family contact.” Residents ages 85 and up are now eligible to book an appointment to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. At least one resident has booked an ap-
pointment to receive a second shot. “We’re going to start looking at having our residents book on their own right now, because nobody can guarantee that they’ll have enough vaccine for all 50 people,” said Veroba. If at some time they can have someone come to Creighton Lodge to perform the vaccinations, then Veroba said they will. The community has remained supportive. Creighton Lodge has had a few cash donations from family members of residents. One family member wanted to purchase dilly bars for residents, and once the lodge is open again, the Trobert-Gilliss Law Firm has offered to purchase a catered meal for all the residents so they can celebrate being back together. “We had Pleasantdale School come and do a little parade all around the outside of the building,” Veroba said. “ They came and they had done some lawn
decorations and basically walked around the outside of the building. The residents were told they were coming, so then the residents watched them.” Afterwards the kids planted their decorations. Students from St. Mar y ’s School did some nice drawings, with cards and posters that told the residents the young people are praying for them. The lodge is looking forward to some outdoor activities, including a visit from the ice cream truck, and possibly even outdoor musical activities. The lodge has received a $3,500 grant for outdoor amenities. Murray GM recently stepped forward by donating 1,000 masks made by GM Canada. “The donation was nice just because it allows the residents to save a little bit of extra money, so they don’t have to purchase their own,” said Veroba.
Father Lucey celebrated his 100th birthday last week quay. At that time, he was thinking about retiring but said that he wasn't ready to give up on his mission. He became a parish priest and was a pillar of the community for many more years. Holzer said that Lucey always served and led by example. All his life he lived in poverty and was support and mentor to anyone who needed him. "Humility (was a big part of him). He has always been very, very humble and ver y generous. And he's always taken all his vows seriously. Poverty. Obedi-
« A1 the Award of Merit for his years of service on the tribunal. The following year, Lucey's other passion came to fruition as he composed a book, The Poetical Works of Father Lucey, which soon was followed by a second publication, The Complete Poetical Works of Father Lucey, 2013. He retired and moved to Creighton Lodge in February 2014. Lucey made his final move to St. Joseph's LongTerm Care Home in 2018. Holzer met Lucey in 1992 at the church in Tor-
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church at all. That didn't matter, he counselled them too. He's a people lover. He really loves people," Holzer said. She added that to this day, Lucey has a great sense of humour. He also has been a poet "forever," according to Holzer. He wrote about faith and God, but also about everything else that filled his life. One of his favourite poems is Marienthal about a parish south of Torquay and an old cemetery there. His siblings from Ireland and Fargo, N.D., were planning to come to visit him for his big day, however, the celebration had to be held virtually.
Father Cornelius Lucey is pictured here at the church in Torquay, at the celebration of the Marienthal Parish centennial on June 29, 2004. Photo submitted
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“It took the right group of people coming together; enough interested parties that wanted to put work into getting this out there. It took a while, and it’ll be ongoing learning. Every year, every month, everything will be a learning curve for the first little while, but I think we’ve got a good goal. Now we just have to work towards meeting that goal,” Lakusta said. Prairie Animal Health Centre (PAHC) in Estevan plays its role in meeting the shelter’s goal. They set the time when vets will be able to take cats in for surgeries. There is a particular amount of cats they can work with in that one day. A few days before the date, the humane society goes down to a specific location to set live traps. They work one colony at a time, trying to catch, neuter and return all the cats before they move to the next spot. The cats are housed at the shelter for several days before the surgery, which allows them to calm down a bit. It also gives the shelter time to observe animals and find out if there are any house cats in the batch. They post all cats that they caught to ensure that if there are any pets, owners have time to claim them. Once the surger y is done, stray cats return to the shelter for 72 more hours to ensure that everything is healing properly. After that they are released at the same location where they were caught, so they could return to their regular habits and continue to control the mice
population. “The one battery released already, they went straight back to mousing. We’ve already got reports saying they’re straight back to normal.” Stray cats that went through the TNR project have an ear tip marking. Lakusta pointed out that if people notice cats with this designation, they don’t need to worry about those unless they are injured and need help. “Our cats can be noticed by a crop to the left ear. If you see these cats out and about please leave them be. They are busy working and no longer contributing to the cat population,” says the post on the Community Cats of Estevan Facebook page. For the first event, the humane society captured nine animals, but only six of them were released back, as a few turned out to be more people-friendly. Lakusta noted that if it seems that animals have a chance to be domesticated, the shelter will keep them and try finding them a home. Feral cats are not socialized and can’t be homed, but that shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. They are rather useful than dangerous for the community. “They’re not dangerous to people. I know people are worried that they might attack or that they carry diseases. But we’re trying to minimize that. We’re vaccinating them and doing everything against cat diseases. And feral cats are scared of
people, they’re more scared of you than you are of them. So they’re never going to just come up and attack somebody. They usually choose to run away, hide, anything to get away from someone, that’s what they’re going to do first,” Lakusta said. She added that if people have any questions or suggestions, want to help or know of the location of a feral cat colony, they can call the shelter. “If anybody’s interested in helping out with this or being a volunteer for this, or any questions or concerns definitely reach out to us. This program doesn’t work without people seeing the benefits of it and getting on board with us,” Lakusta said. In the long run, the project should affect the cats’ intake at Estevan’s non-kill shelter. “We should see a lot less moms with kittens coming in, and a lot less feral cats as well. We get a lot of pregnant feral cats that we have to house while they raise their babies, and then we didn’t have anywhere for these feral cats to go after the fact. But now that we have this program we can put them back to where they came from; they’re spayed, and they’ve got their vaccines, so they aren’t transmitting diseases to other cats and other animals,” Lakusta explained. The TNR program comes with a weighty bill, as there is no way to recoup any of the medical expenses with homeless cats. The project was started with strong
The first batch of feral cats was successfully neutered and released mid-May in Estevan. Photo submitted support from the city, as the stray cat issue was a problem for Estevan for a while now. Lakusta hopes that this support will continue in the future, but the shelter will also need help from the community to ensure the project is successful.
“There waill be fundraising having to be done at some point. The city has been really good with working with us on it, really open to the idea about this.” The shelter also plans to look into grant opportunities to keep the program rolling.
Stoughton student places third in national contest “Especially now I will be keeping my eyes open for speech opportunities,” she said. Stoughton Central The first judge, Dr. SaSchool Grade 11 student mantha Nutt, said Jessica’s Jessica Baumgartner placed speech was “incredible,” and third in the high school commented, “You started categor y of the national out strong and I felt you Speaker’s Idol competition maintained that all the way on Thursday, and will receive through. It was brave, it was an iPad as a prize. positive and it was powerful.” The national contest was She thought Baumgarthosted by the Friends of Si- ner did well with a firstmon Wiesenthal Center for person scenario, then with Holocaust Studies, and drew general comments about over 300 submissions from the issue of active consent, across Canada. Jessica ended and hopes Baumgartner will up as a finalist in the Grades be able to give this speech 9-12 category, and she spoke again in other environments, on the topic of sexual assault. “because I certainly hope “I feel everything went that a lot of young men in very well. Honestly, I was particular get to hear your amazed I even had the op- very powerful message.” portunity to be a part of it,” Judge Matthew Gottlieb she said after the finals were commented also, saying JesJessica Baumgartner from the Stoughton held online on YouTube. sica’s speech was “spectacuCentral School recently finished third in a national B a u m g a r t n e r l o v e d lar,” and said he was shocked competition. Photo submitted the comments made by the at her use of a Wiesenthal judges after her speech, and quote. didn’t let me go the entire ence in a deeply emotional felt they gave her a huge “ I w a s n’t e x p e c t i n g time.” way, and said her speech “was confidence boost with their it, and because of that, it He also noted she had well done, surprising and encouraging words. grabbed me instantly and you a way of reaching her audi- powerful.”
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The unofficial start of summer Summer won’t officially begin for about another month, but for many people, the real start of summer is the Victoria Day long weekend. Oh sure, the weekend is usually affected by the weather, with rain, a thunderstorm and/ or strong winds happening at some point, but there’s still that excitement associated with May long each year. For so many people, the weeks from the Victoria Day long weekend to the Labour Day long weekend are our summer, with sunny days, heat, lots of daylight and plenty of activities outdoors. And for the second straight year, our unofficial start to summer is marred by uncertainty, with questions about what we can and can’t do. The limitations are slated to be eased starting in late May, but they won’t be all gone. Fortunately, there’s still a lot to do in the Estevan area. There are the obvious attractions that are big drawing cards for the city. The Woodlawn Regional Park has steadily grown the number of amenities over the years, with two campgrounds, a golf course and numerous ways to spend your time in the great outdoors. Hidden Valley Golf and RV Resort has lots of camping as well, and is always a popular area with those who live in the city and those who are visiting. The Estevan Motor Speedway remains the king for circle track racing in Saskatchewan.
If you’re into watersports, you have Rafferty Dam and Boundary Dam. The latter is home to the only large mouth bass fishing in Saskatchewan. Fishing and kayaking can be found at the Souris River. We have plenty of parks to enjoy in the community, and the summer playpark program offered by the City of Estevan has been a fixture with local families for generations. Once the restrictions are eased and team sports can resume, we can look forward to having all sorts of local sports to watch. Finally, teams can look forward to more than just practice. A favourite for people in many communities in the southeast region is the Saskota Baseball League, which offers high-quality senior men’s baseball. You can jump in the car and go for a drive through the Backroads of Estevan Tour, or you can capitalize on the resurrected Guided Historical Tour through downtown Estevan that showcases the community’s historical buildings and people. And there’s always the famous pierced rock formations near Roche Percee for people to explore. (The Saskatchewanderer is welcome to come down here at any time to take a look at all that we have to offer during the spring and summer months). We’ve seen a growing emphasis on outdoor recreation in the Estevan area since the pandemic
began. It might be as simple as going for a walk or a jog, or it might involve making use of the growing number of trails in our area. Once the new pathway system is completed in Estevan, that will give us another great reason to spend time outdoors.The new pathway system, with the money coming in from the provincial and federal governments, is one of the best announcements for Estevan this year. Take a drive to other southeast communities, and you’ll find attractions and activities to enjoy. It seems like most communities in southeast Saskatchewan have a campground of some sort. Some of those campgrounds are pretty rustic and aren’t loaded with amenities, but if you’re looking for some real camping, they’re perfect. A few communities have regional parks. We have a spectacular provincial park. Most communities have a playground for children, or a well maintained park for relaxation. You’ll even find an enjoyable game of golf in many southeast towns and villages. If you need to spend time indoors this summer, there’s a museum or library nearby in many cases. For the second straight summer, it appears that our opportunities to travel outside of Saskatchewan will be limited. Thankfully, though, there’s a lot in southeast Saskatchewan that’s worth exploring.
Kaleidoscope of 100 unbelievable pieces Last week, two residents of the long-term care facility at St. Joseph's Hospital celebrated their 100th birthdays. They are 100 years old now! Unfortunately, I couldn't talk to them, but I spoke to people who've known them for years. Both Selma Gall and Father Lucey had unbelievable, interesting, full and exciting lives. But can it be any different after 100 years in this world? Especially when most of those years fell in the 20th century. Until recently, I didn't know anyone who would be 100 years or older, so I never had a chance to come close to live history. Talking to people who've witnessed it all, or those who heard their stories first hand was precious. When I was a teenager, I liked spending time at old cemeteries. We have a lot of them in St.-Petersburg, and most are at beautiful locations, so it was more like visiting an openair museum rather than something creepy or strange. Besides, when we went there, the family grandma always said that I should be afraid of living, not the dead. And I listened. Our graveyards differ from what you usually see here. They are more chaotic, as every family finds their own way to express their grief. Most tombstones of various shapes have pictures. Often there are small poems or personal phrases next to names and dates. But others just have a cross with names and numbers. Sometimes I walked between graves of complete strangers and read the dates, trying to imagine what their lives could have looked like based on what I knew about the history of that time and assuming that most of their time they spent in the same city. And those who've
Ana Bykhovskaia Twenty Lines About… seen the most part of the 20th century always appeared as real heroes to me. Back home those born in the 1920s were people who came to this world during the bloodthirsty civil war when many countries on the continent were being glued together and ripped apart at the same time. They witnessed all waves of Stalin's repressions when wrapping food waste in an old paper with a picture of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union could easily cost someone 10 years in a work camp in Siberia. Those were people who lived through the war. War was in their backyards, no matter if they were in St.-Petersburg (Leningrad back then), Yekaterinburg (Stalingrad back then) or hinterland where half of the country that turned into a battlefield evacuated to. Those 20s babies had to rebuild the country after the war, and then watch it shut down under the iron curtain and live in a parallel degrading corrupt communist universe until all they originally knew fell apart in the 1990s. People who lived long enough saw chaos and total lawlessness roaring on the vestiges of their country at the end of the century. They saw the change and hope and then degradation again. They saw enough to write 100 bestsellers, and for them, it was just life. I know way less about Canadian history,
I'm still learning. But I know that the life path from the 1920s into the 2020s is always impressive. Here many people born in the 1920s probably were kids to silent heroes who fought in the Great War. They grew up during the 30s, knowing what hunger and poverty are first hands. They knew how ghastly and dangerous simple dust can be. They were builders of this province and the country. They fought in the Second World War or felt the terror of it echoing in this part of the world. They worked hard to have decent lives, and not always was their work rewarded, but they kept working. I often think of life as of kaleidoscope, where every year or every period of time is a separate glass piece. When it's adjacent to the previous and following years, it doesn't look like anything special, just a part of life. But when looked at separately it becomes unique and extravagant. Another turn and in retrospect with all the long-term outcomes it looks different again. Like in a kaleidoscope, when you come back to your years at different seasons of life they often get a new meaning. And if look at broader history, you would find yourself in a bigger and much more complicated story. But every piece of "glass" is priceless, and to learn something from people who actually were there is an honour. Unfortunately, too often I forget about what it feels like and miss on opportunities to join in live history. With all that said, I called my 83-year-old grandma and set a date to talk about what she remembers about her tender age that fell on the toughest 40s and 50s.
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Me, and a few hundred friends It was one of the lingering questions from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Re-Open Saskatchewan Road Map released earlier this month: how big will the crowds be this summer and this fall? There was plenty of detail for Phases 1 and 2 of the Road Map. We can now expect that a lot of the restrictions we’re been facing could be lifted within the next month. Essentially, as far as provincial restrictions are concerned, we’ll be close to the level we were at last Thanksgiving, with two exceptions: we’ll still have to wear masks for gatherings, and private indoor functions will be limited to 15. (They were 30 last October). Of course, this is all subject to change, and while I’m looking forward to the methodical lifting of restrictions, I won’t get too excited until restrictions are gone. The third phase, slated to happen in July, was vague. That’s likely by design; it’s hard to plan that far in advance, especially during a pandemic. Step 3 will come into effect three weeks after 70 per cent of Saskatchewan adults receive their first dose; at the rate the province is going, that’ll happen before too long. (More than 50,000 Saskatchewan residents received their first dose in a recent three-day span). I’d love to know how many people will be able to watch a race program at the Estevan Motor Speedway in mid-July. You’d hope that it won’t just be 150 people in the grandstand, along with fans watching from their vehicles in the paid parking area. Will the speedway be able to have 1,500 fans in that grandstand in mid-July? Hard to say. But given the size of the seating area, it could be half full and people would still be effectively spaced out. The number of people flocking to the Estevan Motor Speedway, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Mosaic Stadium and every other sports entity operating this summer will ultimately depend on the success of the vaccine strategy – the percentage of people who get both shots of vaccine, and the number of cases of COVID we have once the summer hits. We’ve seen the U.S. successfully host sporting events with large and even capacity crowds in outdoor settings, without having a surge in COVID-19 cases, but the U.S. is much further ahead in its efforts to get people fully vaccinated, with two doses of vaccine. Would I feel comfortable going to a packed stadium? Right now, I wouldn’t want to be in the grandstand of the Estevan Motor Speedway with 1,500 people present. If we’re talking about 150-200 spectators, I’d be fine with that. (Certainly, the speedway should be allowed to have more people in its grandstand than an indoor venue that seats 200. But both are currently capped at 30). In fact, I’d be fine with more than 200. But not 1,500. Not until we get more people fully vaccinated, and until the case count is lower in southeast Saskatchewan. Hopefully the situation is very different come July, and that we’ll have every reason to want to watch a program at our great speedway with 1,500 fans present. There’s been speculation as to how many people will actually be willing to attend large crowd events such as sports and concerts. Some will want to avoid crowds, especially large crowds, such as a packed Mosaic Stadium, but there are so many people eager to get out and do things, including attending events with crowds. I’m pleased that the government has this plan to reopen the province, that it’s gradual rather than aggressive, while not moving at the speed of a continental drift. The end of restrictions on crowd sizes will be one of those signs that we have emerged from the pandemic, and life is back to where it was, or at least as close to where it was as possible. We can cheer and high five a complete stranger after a touchdown, or sing along to our favourite song while surrounded by friends at a concert. It’s great that groups and organizations and promoters have found ways to make music and fundraisers happen in the past 14 months, but the drive-in concert isn’t the same as a concert at Affinity Place with 2,000 spectators. We have reason for hope that hasn’t been there in a long time. Now we just have to hope that hope includes bigger crowds in July, and crowd sizes that will steadily grow.
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A candid interview with Jenn Sedor shed light in wonder of what it might be like to contract the COVID-19 virus or any of its variants. Sedor, Carlyle’s mayor, was very transparent as she detailed her family’s ordeal with the B117 U.K. variant of the virus as she said early in the interview, “You cannot safely judge the health of someone else by looking at them, and you definitely cannot keep six feet away from a toddler.” The Sedor family had a niece come and stay with grandma and grandpa, who found out days later that the niece had a confirmed COVID child in her class back home. This began the barrage of phone calls, isolation and testing of which the youngest Sedor was the only one out of the five in the family who tested positive. Even though, Tim, Jenn, Lily and Tayo tested negative, Jenn volunteered to isolate in a room in the house, just June and her. Although June tested positive, her symptoms were none other than the occasional sneeze and a bit of a runny nose, “Nothing that any parent would even think was odd for every day in a toddler’s life,” Jenn Sedor said. Three days into their isolation, Tim’s regular temperature check showed a fever. One tool Jenn said was a godsend is called a pulse oximeter. Pulse oximetry is a method of monitoring a person’s blood oxygen levels without the invasiveness of arterial blood gas analysis, and it can be done at home. With Tim’s rising temperature, he was tested again, and this time had a positive result. “Things happened so quickly from there. The pulse oximeter showed a quickly dropping oxygen level and the virus quickly attacked his lungs. It wasn’t long before they were treating him for pneumonia.” The picture Jenn painted of the
situation was strained. The continual calling to Redvers Hospital for reporting, for help, for advice, and then having the entire staff of health care professionals weigh the dangers of having them come to the hospital and spread infection, or stay home and continue to get increasingly sick. How sick do you let people get? “You don’t just get to say ‘Hmm, I feel sick so I will run to the doctor or hospital and get things checked out’. There are so many factors at play. There is just so much that we don’t know,” Jenn said with a tremble in her voice as she recalled the severe suffering and death of some. “I know people are saying it is just a flu/cold so I will risk it. Well, I am telling you this didn’t feel like any other illness we have ever had. It came on so fast and hit so hard. The symptoms were the weirdest and most painful we have ever had, and they continued to come and go for days.” Jenn explained that days seven to 14 of isolation were the worst for her. “I was fine and looking after everyone and then my body did a 180. I could not get out of bed. I was so tired and in so much pain. It hurt to breathe.” The Sedors spent a full 30 days in isolation. During this time, Jenn was testing positive and negative for the virus and Lily and Tayo never did test positive but got very sick. Their symptoms included extreme fatigue, pain, difficulty breathing, brain fog, insomnia and anxiety. Today, they are having complications/side effects show up every day such as nose bleeds, bronchitis, blood clotting, fatigue, pneumonia and problems with other bodily functions that come and go. COVID-19 is a full systemic infection and will affect everyone differently. The entire family has been advised that they may have long lasting comorbidities and permanent damage to their bodies’ systems. If they contract a different strain, will it be worse next time? No one can say but one thing is certain, their
immune systems are weak. “I don’t want to scare people with the facts of our story, but I do want people to know what we experienced so they can make informed decisions. Our real new normal is mitigating risk,” Sedor said as she gave a big sigh. “We are all tired. Tired of COVID restrictions and rules and information. We just want to live our lives. I last saw my mom from Manitoba during Christmas 2019.” Sedor didn’t stop there as she explained the tragedy that Carlyle and all small Saskatchewan towns will experience if this hits a large portion of our population. “We are not like Regina where there are numerous businesses and thousands of people to keep going. Picture isolating large groups in Carlyle. These new strains are attacking young people. I would hate to see businesses close down with many people, young and older, getting sick all at once. We cannot give up.” What is it we cannot give up? Don’t give up hope that all our masks and hand sanitizer are making a difference. Don’t give up on the health authorities as they work hard to collect and communicate their findings. Don’t give up on each other. If you can avoid the virus, do it. If you are healthy enough to get vaccinated, it seems like a simple solution with what we currently know. “I would rather have the vaccine and its effects than experiencing that again,” Jenn exclaimed. Tim and Jenn and the entire family will be forever grateful for those who came alongside them at this time. The Redvers Hospital staff were caring, compassionate and willing to take them in. “They apologized 100 times when they couldn’t just take Tim in right away because of safety reasons,” she remembered. The family would like to thank their friends and neighbours for doing their errands and bringing them food. “We are so thankful to live in such a caring community.”
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Ready to cruise Antique vehicles could be seen travelling through Estevan’s streets on Saturday night as part of the Estevan Car Club’s first cruise night of the year. The vehicles started in east Estevan and made their way throughout the community before returning to the start point. Some of them did the loop multiple times. Thanks to the warm, calm conditions, it was the perfect night to be driving in Estevan.
Carr reflects on spring sitting of the legislature The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature was very different from what MLAs were used to in the past, but Estevan MLA Lori Carr is still pleased with what the Saskatchewan Party government was able to accomplish in the past few weeks. The spring sitting started on April 6 with the release of the provincial budget, and Carr viewed the budget as the highlight of the sitting. “We had some important legislation we had to get through, we had a budget we wanted to pass so that we
could get projects out the door and make those announcements for the communities, and keep the work going in Saskatchewan,” said Carr. The budget included a number of spending commitments for Estevan, including the planning of a new Estevan Regional Nursing Home, the expansion of the addictions treatment centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the addition of a Police and Crisis Team for the Estevan Police Service, and funding for additional early years family resource centre in Estevan, through a part-
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Friends Iceland serving quality ice cream A new ice cream shop has been serving up tasty treats from its location on Seventh Street. Friends Iceland opened to the public on April 19, and thus far, the public has responded favourably. The ice cream shop shares a location with the Pinocchio Pizza restaurant, with the ice cream shop in the front half and the pizza business in the back. Owner Sachin Chaudhari said they have 22 flavours of ice cream for customers to choose from. “We have had a good response from Estevan. It’s really good, and we are happy to sell to Estevan,” said Chaudhari. People have been supportive of both the ice cream shop and the pizza business, which opened late last year in Estevan and has take-out and delivery options.
“We thought we should open one more place for the people who want to come in and eat something,” said Chaudhari. It has worked out well having both the pizza restaurant and the ice cream parlour under the same roof. “We are appreciating the response from the restaurant people,” said Chaudhari. “We were really busy in our first two weeks, and we are actually getting more people and they are enjoying the ice cream.” He said they came up with the name because they want to celebrate the social element associated with having ice cream. The ice cream is a quality product. The flavours include the traditional ones a person would expect in an ice cream shop, but some not-so-traditional options, such as bubble
gum and salted caramel that rate among Friends Iceland’s most popular options. When Pinocchio Pizza opened last year, they hoped to have an ice cream parlour open in time for the summer months, because they saw a need in the community. They also have grilled panini sandwiches that they believe go well with the ice cream. And Friends Iceland is looking to add cheesecake to their menu. “It’s like a cheesecake shop, because of the various types of cheesecake we are planning to have on our menu in the next couple of weeks,” said Chaudhari. Outside seating can also now be found for the ice cream shop, giving people the chance to enjoy their ice cream while outside.
The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) will remain at Level 4, remote learning for another week. In a letter sent Thursday, South East Cornerstone Public School Division director of education Lynn Little said that following a review of the current trends and staffing levels – in addition to consulting with the local medical health officer, the school administration and the system administration – the decision was made to extend remote learning for an additional week at ECS through May 21. Students are now slated to return to in-person learning May 25 at Level 2, which is full day, everyday attendance for all. ECS has been at Level 4 since May 6. Because of the variants of concern (VOC), when an individual is infectious while in school, public health has advised the full class – along with the staff and, if applicable, everyone on the bus – as close contacts. Due to the number of staff and students impacted through both illness and contact tracing, remaining in re-
mote delivery is necessary. The school and the division will continue to study the trends in Estevan and in particular within their student body and staff. Little said it is their hope that with more time and increased eligibility for vaccines, that the trends will decrease and in-class learning can return. “We appreciate the continued communication,” Little wrote. “Reporting positive cases to the school or the SECPSD COVID line has been helpful in assisting us to respond quickly and reduce exposure. By working together, we will be in a better position to return.” As for the rest of the division, Grades 7-12 at Manor School have shifted to remote learning, returning on May 27. The grade 6 class from Westview School moved to remote learning beginning May 14 and will return to in-class on May 21. The Grade 4/5 class at Carlyle Elementary School will return on May 25. The Grade 11/12 class at Stoughton Central School and
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Southeast Search and Rescue ready to recruit and train new members again By Ana Bykhovskaia The past year prevented the young Southeast Saskatchewan Search and Rescue (SESKSAR) chapter from many of the regular activities they would have otherwise. Nevertheless, a lot of progress was done and now the volunteer organization is ready to move forward. The 2020 outcomes were discussed during the virtual annual general meeting on May 13, with 13 people present. Members elected the SESKAR executive and board of directors. Katia Bigney was elected as president, Dan Hardern and Mike Meyer became vice-presidents. All were elected by acclamation. The secretary and treasurer positions remained vacant at this time. The new board of directors consists of Alex Critikos, Leanne Strokov, Mickey Quigley and Derek Leyden. During the meeting, the
members accepted the new constitution, bylaws and policies developed by the board of directors in 2020. "Creating three documents that have the scope that these three do takes quite a while. I lost track of the amount of meetings we had but it had to be at least somewhere around 10 to 15 meetings. At a time, we would just take one segment of one of these and we would go through it, draft it, suggest revisions, take a look at how it fits our needs in the southeast and over a period of several months, we were able to put in place these draft policies. So for the directors that worked on this, thank you very much for your time and your commitment," Hardern said. "I would like to thank our SESKSAR board of directors for their time and effort in creating, revising and editing these documents that will become the administrative foundation for our organization going
forward," said Bigney. Over the past year, the organization lost some members due to various reasons and is now ready to recruit more volunteers that would like to join. The application form can be found on Southeast Saskatchewan Search and Rescue Facebook page. New members can go through training and become active SAR volunteers, join as a part of the active support group or help out with one of the few committees pushing the organization forward. During the meeting, Strokov, who spearheads the active support group project, explained that these are the members responsible for everything that's happening in the background during SAR operations. SESKSAR is planning on getting the next group of volunteers going through the basic search and rescue training. The theoretical part will be done virtually over several evenings, and the hands-on training is to
happen in person with safety measures in place. Also, certified members will start practising more to maintain and improve existing skills. Another project that Strokov is currently working on is Lifesaver, which is currently run only by the Saskatoon SAR chapter in the province. "The long and the short of it is it's to help with the elderly in our community, or those that may have medical conditions that may come susceptible to high risk of being lost in their environment, if they leave their facilities or their house. It is a wristband that goes on their wrist," Strokov said, adding that Carievale and Carnduff already expressed interest in it. The volunteer organization already does the Adventure Smart training, which is
aimed at teaching kids and teenagers some basic survival skills in different environments. Some of the members received the special training to be able to deliver the preventative program and also teach others to become trainers. Hardern, who chairs the Adventure Smart committee, said that SESKSAR can now do the presentations virtually and is accepting requests from schools and community groups in the area. The fundraising and public relation activities had a slower year due to the pandemic as well, but the organization still received a few significant donations and continued working on the incident command trailer while moving forward with other equipment. "The command centre had
the counters and cupboards put in," reported Leyden, who cochairs the equipment committee along with Quigley. The organization received a donation of two smart generators to power the two trailers when needed. Next on the list is four GPS units and further progress with the incident command trailer. The canine unit started training in May. On average it takes about two years to have a dog trained to be a searcher. Ten units from Regina, Prince Albert, North Battleford and southeast Saskatchewan will have their first practical course May 29-30 in the Carnduff area. The chapter is currently also working on creating the first in Saskatchewan equine unit.
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Heavy equipment operator program at Southeast College is now underway and drawing attention By David Willberg The first cohort of students has been busy learning through the new heavy equipment operator (HEO) course at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus. Eight started learning April 26. They began with two weeks of safety courses and associated studies programs, and now they’re into the actual HEO curriculum course work and the simulator operation. “It’s been going really well,” said Sheena Onrait, the college’s manager of marketing and communications. “The students seem to be really excited about the program, excited that they’re the very first … class that the Southeast College has for this program.” Six weeks of classroom time and six weeks spent in the field are provided for each cohort. The program is recognized by the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association. During the classes, the students learn the operations of a number of pieces of heavy equipment, such as a grader, excavator, front-end loader, rubber tire hoe and other commonly used machines. “They learn safety, mechanical operation, maintenance and those kinds of things,” said Onrait. The simulators are a highlight of the program, as they allow the students to experience the operations. When Onrait was in a session last week, one student was using a simulator to load a truck, so he was digging with a backhoe and filling the truck repeatedly. “It times you and it grades you, so it grades your
simulation work, and you have to get a certain percentage before you pass that equipment,” said Onrait. “It’s very cool and integrated, and a very interesting way to get experience with a piece of equipment, without actually being on the piece of equipment.” The simulator offers different degrees of difficulty, from easy to hard, and can include different settings, including darkness, rain and snow. “Each of those things makes it increasingly challenging, because you’re not always in perfect weather conditions when you’re working outside,” said Onrait. There are eight simulators in the classroom, so each student could be on their own simulation machine, working at the same time. And they could be doing eight different pieces of equipment as well. “It’s a great technology piece that we’ve been able to add to the Estevan campus,” said Onrait. The college has two great instructors, Shane Dawson and William Cartier, who are excited to get this program underway, and they’re experienced HEOs with lots of years in the industry. “With having two instructors, we’re able to really maximize (our resources), and then have one instructor working in the field with the students, and one instructor taking over the classroom with the new cohort that’s coming in.” With eight students and two instructors, the ratio is low as well. “We’re currently still recruiting for cohort number 2 and 3,” said Onrait. “We plan to offer anywhere from three to four programs a year. So
three this year, with it being the first year, and then we’re hoping to get to four in the subsequent years.” Students who are part of this class are from Estevan and the surrounding rural areas, but the program has generated interest from throughout the province. “We do expect that as the word grows and the word gets out provincially (interest will increase),” said Onrait. “This is an industry-recognized program in Saskatchewan, and we of course have been in partnership with Saskatchewan Heavy Construction right since the start of this. We expect to draw students right from all over Saskatchewan into this program.” Other programs like it in Saskatchewan are much shorter in length, she said. They might have simulators,
but not to same degree as what the college has. “It’s great to have a program like this in Saskatchewan. It’s very different from any other program in Saskatchewan,” said Onrait. With new programs, they never know what kind of response they will receive. But the college did a lot of research and planning with the job market before embarking on the HEO class. The current cohort will be in the classroom from April 26 to June 4, and then they will have field work from June 7-July 16. The next cohort will start June 7 with the classroom portion, and continue until Aug. 27. The final cohort will be July 19 to Oct. 8. While one group is learning in the field, the next group will be learning in the classroom. Ricky Akachuck furthers his skill on a piece of equipment at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus. Photo submitted
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Unspoken heroes. Behind the scenes of the Esteva By Ana Bykhovskaia May 16-22 is the 46th annual National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) week and this year's theme is This Is EMS: Caring for Our Communities. Quite often in an emergency, if the patient will live or die, it depends on the actions performed during the first several minutes, and that's the pressure that falls on the paramedics' shoulders. As a part of the celebration of EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our communities, the Mercury asked the local professionals to share what it feels like to be a paramedic in Estevan and what makes this job special. Gene Stephany, intermediate care paramedic, Brad Robinson, a primary care paramedic, and Geordan Bardsley, an advanced care paramedic, have 64 years of experience between them. They shared what work with EMS looks like. People have medical emergencies 24/7, so the crews that consist of two paramedics are working shifts and have to be ready to
go any minute. The 8 a.m. shift gets into the station at about 7.30 a.m. to do the full inspection of the ambulance so it's ready to go. "We go through different tags for narcotics to make sure that they're matching what's in our logbooks, and just make sure that oxygen in our ambulance is built up, all the lights and sirens are working," explained Bardsley. Once the emergency call comes in, paramedics have one minute to get into the ambulance and get on the road. In Estevan, they have eight minutes to get to the patient's site, and with anything rural in their coverage area, they have up to 30 minutes to arrive. When it comes to emergencies, there are no delays and no waiting, and the paramedics do their best to make it to the location within the first crucial minutes. "When you're calling 911, you'll call in and you'll get a hold of our dispatch centre, which is in Regina. So the fellow on the phone is going to be asking you a ton of questions. And at the same time, there's someone, I'm not sure if they're physically sitting beside him or not, but they're talking
Gene Stephany explained that in the ambulance, all equipment is placed in specific areas for easier access. For example, anything a paramedic may need to treat a patient’s head is over the front side of the stretcher. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia
The electric stretcher Brad Robinson is taking out of the ambulance allows for easy and smooth transportation of bed-bound patients. to us at the same time. So even when that person's asking you questions, like what's your address; what's your phone number; what's wrong; here's what I want you to do; someone else is already talking to us. And we're already on the way," Stephany explained. "A lot of people think that there's a pause in there. There's not, it's happening at the same time… We'll start making our way over there, and they will update us as we go … It is very much on the fly. And it's done super efficiently." Lately, the Estevan EMS has been averaging about 100 calls a month. Some of their calls are scheduled, but there are still quite a few emergencies. The scheduled calls see paramedics taking patients to and from the hospital in Estevan, as well as taking people to Regina for different needs. "We will do pretty much anything where you've got to see a medical professional, and you're not capable to get in there yourself," explained Stephany.
If an emergency call comes in, planned calls get postponed. The Estevan EMS also responds to mutual aid calls and works with rural ambulances in the area to ensure the best outcomes for the southeast communities. "If they're coming in from some rural town outside, and they're coming into St. Joseph's, and they realize, 'Okay, I could
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Brad Robinson explained that if patients can move, it’s often better to transfer them in a special chair equipped with tracks that allow them to easily take them up and down the stairs.
When at the station, Brad Robinson and Geordan Bardsley have to electronically process all the paperwork that accompanies every call, be it a scheduled transfer or an emergency. 21 years and Bardsley has been working for EMS for 12 years. "I think those three crews that we have, the smallest amount of experience is seven years," Stephany said. "Estevan is kind of an anomaly that way in that we do have a staff that's been together for a long time … People stick around. That's great. That's one of the wonderful things, too, as you can work with anybody because you know everybody over the years." Their stories of getting into the profession are different. Stephany fell into it by "accident;" Robinson chose it as "an interesting thing to do;" and Bardsley's mother was in health care and inspired him to pursue a paramedic career.
"I remember when I was a young boy sitting on the chairs with mom, waiting for her to finish working and seeing her work with patients and being so interested in what she's doing and wanting to know more. So when I got a little bit older in high school, I went through my lifeguarding and got my first aid and CPR, and just fell in love with it and went off to school. That's where I started my EMS career," shared Bardsley. Different paths brought these men into the EMS field, but the same thing keeps them in. "What I enjoy the most is that no two days are the same, every day is completely different," said Bardsley and the others agreed.
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Golden Eels eager to be back in the water The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club won’t have a competitive season for the second straight year, but the Eels are still pleased to be back in the water and building their skills. The Eels held their first practice of the year on May 12, after the reopening of the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre. It was the first day that the pool was open following the annual pool shutdown, and after a oneweek closure of the Estevan Leisure Centre. “It’s really good to see the kids back in the water,” said Charlotte Andrist, who is the co-head coach of the Eels alongside Auriel Bill. “It’s been so long since they’ve been swimming.” This is the first year that Andrist and Bill will serve as head coaches. Andrist is looking forward to working with Bill, who had a decorated tenure as a water polo athlete in the NCAA. Andrist has been an assistant coach for two seasons.
The Eels, who won five straight provincial championships from 2015-2019, didn’t have a season last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But at least the kids are swimming this year, Andrist said, and they can have a season in which they build their skills. This year they have 35-40 swimmers. For the first few weeks of the season, the Eels will have to split the swimmers into groups of eight for practices. “They don’t get to swim every day. We’re alternating due to the COVID regulations,” said Andrist. Provincial restrictions for sports could ease up next month, but it’s not known how that would affect the Eels. If restrictions are lessoned, that could create more time for swimmers to be in the pool, which would be good for the older athletes and the swimmers looking to make big improvements. Keeping the club fun for
kids will also be a priority this season. “It will be harder to get them more motivated, so we’re looking at more drills and more stuff, and trying to even do competitions just within their groups,” said Andrist. The kids are excited to be back in the water. Most of them haven’t been able to swim for over a year. Some of them were joking about how out of shape they were. “I think it’s good for their mental health, too. Just to have an outlet. Being cooped in the house is hard sometimes, so I think it’s really good they are able to go to the pool now,” said Andrist. It’s disappointing not to have a competitive season, especially with how good the Eels have been for nearly a decade. But it’s understandable, and Andrist said the club’s top priority is the safety of the members. “I think it creates new opportunities and new ways to
Meredith Knoll was among the members of the Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club at practice on Friday afternoon at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre. modify and change our club. I think it will be a cool year.” And she hopes the Eels
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Bruins Chase the Ace fundraiser wraps up It was a night full of anticipation, nervousness, excitement and even ecstasy at The Beef Bar on May 15 as the winning card was pulled in the Certified Energy Chase the Ace fundraiser for the Estevan Bruins. With all 20,000 tickets sold out in Week 18 of the raffle, someone would be the lucky winner Saturday of the total progressive jackpot of $33,500. There were 35 cards remaining when the night began, with Wayne Evenson having his name drawn as the weekly winner of $3,761. Evenson would then have the first chance to pull the ace of spades from the deck of cards, but when he was unsuccessful, new names began being drawn to find the grand prize winner. After eight other names were pulled, all unsuccessful in their search for the elusive ace, a group of five employees (A/B Pumpmen) from Westmoreland Mining in Estevan had their lucky ticket pulled. Todd Brandow was in attendance to pull a card on behalf of the crew, and when Brandow pulled the winning card, he celebrated with his arms raised like a player who just scored a game-winning overtime goal. “Thank you so much! I just got done telling someone at The Beef that I just want my name called for a chance (to pick a card). It’s surreal,” Brandow wrote on Facebook after the win.
Winner Todd Brandow shows off the ace of spades while Estevan Bruins director of marketing and operations Danny Ewen gives his approval. Photo by Robert Godfrey of Lemon Wedge Marketing Brandow said the money will be evenly split between the five employees, meaning each lucky winner will take home $6,700. The Bruins noted Brandow has been a long-time season ticket holder for the Bruins, and also purchased tickets in each week of
the raffle. “What an exciting night and what an amazing fundraiser this was for the Estevan Bruins,” said Danny Ewen, director of marketing and operations for the club. “With every name pulled and every unsuccessful card drawn,
you could feel the emotion in the crowd shifting from nervousness, to disappointment, to excitement, and finally to shock when the ace of spades finally appeared. We were grateful for such a great turnout on Saturday night, with hundreds of others watching the draw from
home on Facebook and Instagram live.” The fundraiser has raised $50,000 for the Estevan Bruins throughout the duration of the raffle, with 50 per cent of all ticket sales going towards the club. Over the 18 weeks, $20,000 was awarded and spread out to each of the weekly winners. The jackpot grew each week with 30 per cent of ticket sales going into the total pot, and combined with the $3,500 seed money that was contributed by title sponsor Certified Energy Services, the grand prize of $33,500 was awarded. “On behalf of the Bruins’ organization, we can’t thank the community enough for their support of our fundraiser,” said Ewen. “With our season being cancelled earlier this year, being able to focus on a positive and exciting weekly event was a welcome change for both Bruins’ fans and our team alike. And the significant financial boost for our team’s bottom line during this time cannot be understated, as it has allowed our club to continue preparing for what we hope will be a return to normalcy with a 2021-22 regular season starting in the fall.” The Bruins also announced plans to start another fundraiser, very similar to Chase the Ace, to begin in early June. Details will be announced at a later date.
Speedway delays its season opening program; hosts test and tune The Estevan Motor Speedway has delayed its first regular program of the season. The speedway announced Thursday that it would hold the season opener for its five classes on May 30, rather than the doubleheader that was initially scheduled for May 22 and 23. President Aaron Turnbull said they had a number of reasons for pushing the season opener back a
week. One of them is that they would have been able to have 30 fans in the 1,500-seat main grandstand on May 22 and 23, but if they race on May 30, they would be able to have 150. May 30 is the first day for Step 1 in the provincial government’s Reopen Saskatchewan Road Map, and public outdoor gatherings with 150 people are to be allowed. “We’ve had some discussion with the government, and basically
they said to us it would be wise to wait until after that May 30 date,” said Turnbull. The speedway can also have fans watch from their vehicles from paid parking areas along the south and west fence. The track’s board members also looked at racing in the first weekend of June, but then they have races scheduled for the second weekend of that month, on June 11 and 12, and
they didn’t want to race on back-toback weekends. The number of cases of COVID-19 currently in the Estevan area wasn’t a factor. All five classes – slingshots, and IMCA hobby stocks, stock cars, sport mods and modifieds – are scheduled to race at the season opener. The speedway has already had some activities this year. A track
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Sacred Heart to join Hockey Canada pilot program By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review A pilot program developed in conjunction with Hockey Canada will be offered in two schools in the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division, including Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur, for the 2021-22 school year. The program promotes well-being through a more active lifestyle, trustees were told in a presentation on the program at their board meeting on May 17. It has been approved by Hockey Canada for Estevan, while the Weyburn program at St. Michael School is awaiting final approval, but that is expected to come soon, said Chad Fingler, superintendent of school operations for Holy Family. “We’re looking for highenergy instruction that will be
hands-on, so this is bringing real life experiences to the students,” he said, noting it also involves partnerships with the Estevan Bruins, the Weyburn Red Wings and the Weyburn Gold Wings. “This will be an innovative learning environment,” said Fingler. “There will be on-ice training and dry-land training. Our schools are primed and ready to go.” “The Hockey Canada philosophy is it’s curriculumbased and a teacher is attached all the way through. This is a classroom-first program. It isn’t a hockey school, it’s a classroom first of all,” he added later. The hockey aspect will be handled by a community operator, in this case, by Mike Weger of Weyburn Minor Hockey, and principal Amber Hilstrom from Sacred Heart in Estevan. The program is tuitionbased also, with the fee to cover expenses like ice time, addi-
tional transportation and locker rental. The cost will be between $500 and $1,000, which Fingler said would be about a third of what a family would pay for a child enrolled in minor hockey. An application will look at factors like the student’s character, academic abilities, their work ethic and 21st century learning skills, along with a community reference, such as from a coach or a pastor. “At Sacred Heart … we’re going to offer this to students from Grades 5 to 8,” said Hilstrom, adding this program will “build confidence and develop responsible students. This program will provide high-performance training and Christian value-based character development to participating athletes.” She added their plan for the future of the program is to continue to build a positive learning environment that will promote and enhance skill development of students, “and in
doing this, we wish to instill a love of learning at Sacred Heart. We want to be able to continue to offer special programming to ensure this is a positive program.” She said the proposed schedule for both schools will have the students participate in two weeks of on-ice training, twice a week, and two weeks of off-ice training, and there will be an infusion of religion, along with physical education and health throughout the program. St. Michael principal Dean Loberg added they are looking two half-days in a sixday cycle of the school schedule. “While they’re at the rink, they may not all be on the ice at the same time, as some might be doing dryland training,” he said. In Weyburn, it would be for Grade 6 students only, with the hope that with enough interest, in future years it can be expanded to Grades 7-9 as these students
move through the grades. The aim in Weyburn is for a class of between 22 and 28 Grade 6 students, he said, and added, “Any fewer than that, we’ll have to reconsider whether we can offer the program next year.” He pointed out they have to balance this class with the other Grade 6 classes at St. Michael, as they don’t want to have just 10 in this class and 40 in the other class. He also said this will be a Holy Family-first program for those who have been in the system already. If the program has 23 students and has room for more, then a student could transfer in to St. Michael to join the program — but if there is high interest in the program, attendance will be weighted in favour of students who have been in Holy Family throughout their education. Fingler said once this program has been able to operate in
the two schools, there could be other minor sports organizations that could look at offering something similar, with such examples as minor football, minor ball or a dance studio. As the program is tuitionbased, they will also look at options for those families who may not be able to afford the tuition fee, such as applying through KidSport, or finding a sponsor willing to put up money to help out a child. Asked why the program will only be for Grade 6 at St. Michael, Loberg noted that if COVID is still an issue next fall, they can keep this program to just one class as their own cohort. At Sacred Heart, Hilstrom said, “We have some very passionate families in regard to hockey. We’re not concerned those spots won’t be filled. We feel like we’ll be able to successfully work the program as we have it laid out.”
Envision marks Sexual Violence Awareness Week The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is marking Sexual Violence Awareness Week from May 17-21. Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) is taking the lead for this weeklong campaign and Envision is eager to take part. This year’s theme is Champions for Children and focuses on creating a culture of belief around child sexual abuse in Saskatchewan. The primary audience for this campaign is community caregivers. Community caregivers are individuals that are a part of the extended community that care
for a child outside of the home, including neighbours, family, friends, babysitters, daycare workers, teachers or coaches. “These are the people that cultivate close relationships with children in the community and this week is designed to support them,” said Christa Daku, executive director at Envision. “We want to help them recognize the signs and symptoms of abuse, learn how to create safe spaces for children and know how to respond to a child who discloses abuse.” Understandably, this topic can leave many feeling helpless and devastated when faced with
the harsh realities that children experience. According to the Government of Canada, one in two girls and one in six boys will experience some form of sexual abuse, assault or exploitation before the age of 21. Daku said that only through collective efforts can society approach the magnitude and complexity of sexual violence, and find a way towards a future where it can be prevented before it happens. “Child sexual abuse has varying degrees of impact on people’s lives,” Daku says. “We want to honour those who are directly affected and those who
provide support for survivors of child sexual abuse, as well as recognize the importance of bringing education and awareness to this issue.” This campaign aims to
shift cultural attitudes and beliefs, dissolve myths and misconceptions and help with understanding a community member’s duty to report child sexual abuse.
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Young farm family had a few little lambs By Ana Bykhovskaia Farming has always been a big part of both Samantha (Greenwood) and Dylan Breault's families. The new generation has continued with the traditional trade but added their twist to it. This spring they once again turned into caregivers for four dozen of Katahdin sheep, and lambing was not without surprises. One of their sheep had quadruplets, which is not that common even for lambs. "It's fairly rare for sheep. We usually have twins. We have lots of singles. We had about four sets of triplets born this year. And we actually did have a set of quads born last year. It was a different mom. But this month, we really weren't expecting her to have four. And they were pretty big, healthy babies," Samantha said with a smile. Not only were the sheep birthed on their own, but she also was taking care of all of them for quite a long time. "We were expecting to have to take off one to two babies right off the start. But she really carried them up until about three weeks in and then we noticed we had two, one of the white ones and one of the black ones, one's a girl and one's a boy, they weren't doing as well. So we ended up having to take them off to bottle feed," explained Samantha. Two babies that were taken off mom to ensure that all offspring get enough nutrition and grow into strong
and healthy animals eventually found new homes. And the other two stayed on the yard. Samantha said that raising sheep was originally Dylan's idea. He wanted to do something on top of grain farming since he was a teenager. "My husband started with two ewe moms and three babies, I think back in 2013 or 2012. And now we're up to 43 new moms and we had 73 babies born this year," Samantha said. Dylan's family used to have cattle, but they've sold out that part and went strictly into grain farming, and according to Samantha, Dylan really missed the livestock. So he started getting into sheep before the couple started dating, and now the entire family finds joy in it. "I love lambing so much," Samantha said. "We had a surprise lamb that was just born a week ago. We were two or three weeks done lambing by that point, and this mom just had a baby. We were like, 'What?' It was the tiniest little lamb. It was a first-time mom, and she had this tiny little lamb. And now my daughter is hooked on it, and a little lamb follows her around. When we go to do chores, they have their buckets of oats with me when we do our chores. And she sits on the ground and she'll just pet her little lamb for the whole half hour that we are out there." On April 28 the family, consisting of Samantha, Dylan, Dylan's parents and Samantha's brother and his wife, started seeding. As of May 12, they
were just over halfway done. Samantha, who is originally from Lampman, where she grew up on a grain farm, now works side by side with Dylan at his farm at Forget. This time of year, he runs the seeder, and she does spraying and fieldwork such as disking and harrowing. "I am just newly onto my husband's farm. I grew up on a bigger farm; I grew up with 18,000 acres on my family farm. And I actually managed the spraying operation on there," Samantha said. She said she grew up "in the tractor and the combine." The originally small farm gradually grew, and Samantha was learning how to be a farmer while also growing a love for the trade. "I just love being outdoors. I enjoy that special connection with my husband, being able to farm with him now. And raising our children to be in the farming world that we both grew up in. I really, really enjoy that now seeing my kids have that life that I did growing up, being able to experience those things that I know a lot of kids don't get to experience. I feel like it made me a better person. And yeah, just something about driving equipment. It has always been a part of my life and I couldn't imagine not being a farmer," Samantha said. Dylan is a fourth-generation farmer and Samantha is fifth.The young couple got married about three years ago, and now they are raising the next
farming generation - Haven, 3, and Jack, 1. "We knew we wanted to farm since we were kids. And we've been together since we were 14; we were high school sweeties. And now we have a couple of kids of our own," Samantha said. "My kids they love it. My son … the only words he knows right now are tractor and dada. He sees a tractor and he will bend over backwards until you get him in the cab to sit him down. It's like a drug for him. And my daughter too. She sees daddy in the seeder, and she's like, 'I want to go ride in the tractor with daddy’ or, ‘Let me go riding with mommy in her tractor.' She even has her own little farm animals at home.That when we're not out farming or doing chores, she's at home and she's got her little farm animals and farm equipment that she does. And my son also does." The family has about 4,000 acres that they work, growing spring wheat, barley, canola and flax.
Dylan Breault and the just-born Katahdin quadruplets – one ram and three ewes. Photo courtesy of SafeHaven Photography
4H KID OF MONTH presented by Dylan, Samantha and their children Jack and Haven Breault at the end of another long seeding day. Photo courtesy of SafeHaven Photography
4-H Member of the Month: Reegan Frye Club: Alameda 4-H Club Age group: Senior Years of Experience: 12 Reegan Frye says being a part of 4-H has created a lot of opportunities she wouldn’t have had otherwise. A member of the Alameda 4-H Club since she was six years old, Frye, now 17, said 4-H opens doors for members, from the young clover buds to the seniors who are getting ready to age out of the program. She went to provincial curling competition through her club. There was a big banquet and dance that followed, which allowed her to meet new people and have fun. “I’ve been to Leaderama, which is a conference where you learn about leadership and you hear from other speakers about opportunities,” said Frye. “One girl spoke about a 4-H trip to Taiwan.” Frye was part of a club to club exchange, in which 10 members from her club were paired with members of another club from Ontario. They travelled to Ontario and stayed there for 10 days with a buddy they were partnered up with. “We toured around, and learned about 4-H there. And then they came back here, and learned about 4-H in Saskatchewan,” said Frye.
Frye has also been involved with public speaking, has completed record books for her cattle, and has entered a steer in the area’s 4-H show and sale each year. She has also made a lot of friends through 4-H – people she has known throughout her life. Frye grew up on a farm, and has been around cattle and agriculture. “I grew up watching my dad show cows, and I wanted to do the same,” said Frye. Frye will study agri-business at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon, Man., starting this fall, but she hopes she can still come home to work with her calves, and remain part of the 4-H program. She looks forward to mentoring young 4-H members. “I love being around all of the younger members and teaching them all that I have learned,” said Frye. She recommends the 4-H program, because of what it has done for her public speaking skills and her self-confidence, and all the fun she has had. And there are different types of clubs as well, from sheep to horses, and sewing to crafts.
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Local farmer restores a 75-year-old tractor By David Willberg Garnet Jess would have normally spent his winter months vacationing in Mesa, Ariz., with his wife. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that couldn’t happen this year. So he found a new project: restoring a 75-year-old International Farmall M tractor. “They were pretty big in the States. It’s one of those row crop ones where the … tires are close together in the front,” said Jess, whose farm is east of Highway 47 and north of Highway 361 The tractor was previously located in a slew near Montmartre and Jess said it was seized up; he described it as pretty much a “boat anchor.” Jess expects it was in the slew for 25-30 years. The tractor was listed on Kijiji. It had new rear tires, and the owner was essentially looking to sell the tires, not the tractor. Jess bought the tractor
for $800, including $600 for the tires. “He tried to get it to run, and they couldn’t get it to run,” said Jess. “He said ‘It’s seized tight.’ He was right. It was tight. But we monkeyed around, we built a jig that I could actually pull the pistons out from the bottom, and we got them all out and freed up.” E&G Auto supplied him with all new parts. Jess brought the tractor into his shop, tore it all apart, installed new pistons and gave it a complete engine overhaul to get it running again. “I thought ‘Well, I’ll go one step further.’ I started painting the engine, and one thing led to another, and pretty soon I’m tearing everything apart, sandblasting, restoring and painting, and I bought all new decals and rewired the whole thing,” said Jess. “I got a little carried away, but it turned out … pretty good for a backyard shop paint job and restoration.” Jess needed to use a
20-tonne jack just to pull pistons out of the cylinders. Some of the metal on the hood was dented, which required time to repair. The radiator needed to be fixed as well. His son-in-law found some six-volt LED lights for the headlights, and those worked out well, Jess said. He estimates he spent about 300 hours on the restoration. “There’s a lot of stuff I could not just put a wrench on and take the bolt out. I call it the heat wrench. A lot of it I had to put the torch on and heat the bolt up, because it was rusted, it’s been sitting for so long.” Jess is a mechanic by trade, and not a painter. There are some flaws on the finished product that he could quickly point out, but he’s still thrilled with the finished product. “It turned out really good. And it was fun.” The project became such an obsession that he couldn’t
do anything else in his shop, because he was afraid he might scratch the tractor or cause other damage. This was the first time Jess has tried something like this, and he’s looking forward to doing another one next year. He already has the restoration picked out – a tractor that belonged to his mother, and has been sitting for 40-45 years. “My mom is 83 now, and I think she would like to take it for one more ride. So this winter I want to bring it in the shop, and see if I can bring that back to life. But it’s seized badly. Steering blocks are seized, the engine’s seized, the transmission’s seized. It’s just been sitting outside for 40 years. “But I don’t give up too easy, as my wife says, so we’re going to give it a try.” One person he knows referred to the restoration of the Farmall tractor as a “COVID story,” because if it weren’t for COVID, Jess would have never started working on it, and the tractor would likely still be in a slew. The tractor has found its way into a showroom again, too. It’s sitting in the Redhead Equipment Showroom, but Jess stressed it’s not for sale – he has put in too many hours to sell it, and there’s a lot of money in it, too. Mike Mar with Redhead Equipment was quick to agree to have the tractor displayed. At one time, Jess was get-
Garnet Jess restored this 75-year-old tractor over the winter months. It was previously located in a slew near Montmartre. Photo submitted.
The tractor looks great now that it has been fully restored. Photo submitted ting a text message a day about the tractor, some from people he didn’t even know. They told him how great he did, and how good the tractor looks. A lot of old farmers are getting a kick
out of it. “It makes you feel good when you get these texts that people actually do see it and do appreciate it,” said Jess. “There’s a lot of hours restoring it.”
Municipalities share $25.7 million for rural roads Even partway through the restoration process, one could see the improvements, but there was still a lot of work to do. Photo submitted
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Gatlin Haswell, left, and Rowan Haswell enjoyed a morning spent at the Estevan Skate Park on Sunday. The brothers came in from Carievale with their family for some of the outdoor activities Estevan has to offer. With the weather conditions in Estevan that day, it was clearly a great idea.
Salvation Army and Westview School working on new partnership Westview School and the Estevan Salvation Army are teaming up on a new program that is benefitting students at the school. A lunch program sees the Salvation Army supply lunches to anywhere from 22-26 students who are from lower income families. The Salvation Army has agreed to partner with Westview for May and June, and for the entire 2021-22 school year. “It ’s an exciting program to have,” said Ronza Reynard, the director of ministry for the Salvation Army in Estevan. “It’s different. I’ve seen it done in other Salvation Armies, and thought why not in Estevan?” The Salvation Army reached out to the different schools to see if any thought there was a need in the school for this type of program. “ We ’re excited that Westview came and said ‘Yes, this is something our students could use,’ and so we’ve been in the process of making it happen.” The program launched May 3. There were some kinks to work out, but it’s good to know that there will be a lunch ready for the students each day.
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Feser said. The other collision the EFRS crews were called to occurred on May 11 at about 12:30 p.m. There, a grain truck and a semi collided at the intersection of Highway 39 and 47 bypass. While no one was injured, the vehicles blocked the traffic in all directions for some time. Firefighters established the traffic control until RCMP arrived on scene. Estevan EMS assessed and released both drivers at the location. Estevan firefighters responded to a report of a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm on May 17. The alarm went off in north-central Estevan. The lone resident safely evacuated the building prior to fire crews’ arrival. According to Feser, she wasn’t experiencing any symptoms of CO exposure. Crews entered the building and tested the air with special equipment. No CO was found. “The carbon monoxide detector she had on the premises was inspected and it was found to be a faulty device nearing the end of its ser vice life. So thank goodness, there was no real emergency occurring. And she was made known that she’s got to get a replacement device for her apartment and
crews returned back to the fire station,” Feser said. May 17 also marked the second consecutive day in extreme fire danger indexing for the Estevan area. Not only has the hot weather dried out the area, but strong winds are also making the situation worse. “ The big concerning thing right now is that we are in extreme danger indexing. We’re going to be experiencing fire crossover conditions. That’s typically when we have temperatures of 30 degrees and above, with a relative humidity of 30 degrees and below. And we also have higher than normal wind conditions. This will actually lead to some fairly rapid progressing fire conditions, where (fire) exhibits extreme behaviour and grows in the size and intensity way quicker than what it normally would. “So we’re asking everybody in our response area to refrain from conducting any controlled burns for the next couple days. And then once we receive some moisture, that’ll drop fire danger indexing, the temperatures are going to drop, taking us over that crossover condition. It’ll be a more tenable environment to conduct those controlled burns,” Feser said.
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Despite excellent driving conditions in the area, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service members responded to a couple of collisions within 24 hours last week. On May 12, fire crews were called out to a two-vehicle collision that occurred in central Estevan. Firefighters provided traffic control. There was airbag deployment in one vehicle. “There were no significant injuries as a result of the collision. No fluid leaks. So the fire department disarmed and neutralized all electrical energy to the one vehicle with the airbag deployment, and then turned the scene back over to the Estevan city police to investigate the cause of the collision and returned to the station,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser. Earlier the same day, firefighters responded to a report of a commercial fire alarm that went off in the central part of Estevan. “Crews did arrive on scene to find that it was a cooking-related incident. There wasn’t enough smoke in the building to require any ventilation. So the fire department stayed on scene to assist with resetting the fire alarm panel, and then we returned to the station,”
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ECS students earn medals at Skills Canada provincials It was certainly a different format than it’s been in the past, but several students from the Estevan Comprehensive School earned medals at the recent high school Skills Canada provincials, which were held virtually this year. “This was a whole different ball game,” said Joyce Mack, who is the instructor for the hairstyling program
and has been preparing students for Skills Canada for many years. “The provincial level was way different.” In hairstyling, Shay Frederick won a gold medal, continuing a tradition of success for ECS students in that trade. ECS has won numerous gold medals in hairstyling in the past 25 years. She will compete in the national Skills Canada vir-
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students who compete at nationals will have to submit photos, videos and visual assessment to the national technical people for marking this round. The national competition will be spread out, instead of happening over the course of two days. There are a couple of days between hairstyling and computer animation, for example. Nationals will also be run on Eastern Standard Time. Frederick, for example, will be at the school at 5 a.m. to get ready for a competition that will start at 6 a.m. local time. Mack’s not sure if the number of entries was down this year, but she expects they would have been. They were definitely down for ECS, which had four students competing, rather than the dozens they usually send to provincials. For nationals, the school will also need to have a proctor who is independent from the competition area. “We’re really lucky that we have staff here that have been on Skills Canada national boards before, because they’re actually going to have to listen to proctor meetings with other members from every province from across Canada in order to get ready to take pictures and run their competition as long as they’re doing nationals from within the school,” said Mack.
Shay Frederick was a gold medallist for the Estevan Comprehensive School in hairstyling. Photo submitted All of the students from ECS and other schools had to face similar challenges to participate this year. “They were going back to what they have learned from being in school, and then polished up on a lot of their own personal time, in order to challenge provincials, because that’s basically what those individuals were doing when challenging this
competition, basically on their own.” The school and the school division were very supportive of the students, as they encouraged the students to move forward into the next level. Also competing at Skills Canada provincials were Graeson Nelson and Kurt Balbeuna. They won a bronze medal in video production.
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The Bow Valley Jamboree will go on By Olivia Grandy The Bow Valley Jamboree, a longstanding annual live music event, is returning to Oxbow this August. The event will take place on Aug. 7 at the beautiful Bow Valley Theatre south of Oxbow. The festival will showcase the rich local music that southeast Saskatchewan has to offer. The Oxbow Arts and Cultural Committee is eagerly waiting for future COVID-19 guidelines to be announced. At that time, ticket sales will begin, and advertising will amp up. The Mercury spoke to Oxbow Arts and Cultural Committee members Lori Moncrief, who manages publicity, and Megan Andersen, who handles social media. They emphasized that the show will go on even if restrictions cap in-person attendance. The committee is looking at offering the event online for the community
and beyond. Andersen spoke about the adaptations the committee is considering for this year's jamboree. "With the times, we're excited to be able to livestream or something like that for people who are far away, especially if we have reduced numbers so that people who are unable to attend can still watch," she said. "We want to provide the opportunity for people to still enjoy the event who might not be comfortable being in a public place," said Moncrief. Currently, the committee is waiting to confirm any musical acts publicly, but the event's main objective has always been to provide up-and-coming musicians with an outlet. The event also aims to highlight young performers and inspire audience members. "Tweeners (performers in between the main acts) have been an important part of what we do at the jambo-
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come together and have our souls fired up again. That's how I feel when I hear music. I think it's kind of a universal language." The Arts and Cultural Committee recognizes that the success of the jamboree is the result of community interest and support. The proceeds from the jamboree will help the committee continue to put on other events for the community. "Our committee is very grateful for the support that the community has given to us in the past. It's rewarding
to have people come out. It's rewarding to hear discussion about it in the community. The other day I was at the Reach Café, and I heard somebody say, 'well, I sure hope there's going to be a jamboree this year.' It really touched my heart," expressed Moncrief. Yo u c a n fi n d m o re information on the event and links to social media at bowvalleyjamboree.org and connect with the Arts and Cultural Committee by emailing oxbowacc@gmail. com.
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Cheers Cheers to the Estevan Wildlife Federation for organizing the fishing derby on Boundary Dam this month. Yes, it was a cool and windy day, but it was still nice to spend the day out on the water, enjoying something that can be done safely. Cheers to knowing or hearing both sides of a story before commenting. Cheers to the kids who wear helmets when riding their bicycles with their parents. Cheers to Troy LeBlanc from the Estevan Comprehensive School’s caretaking staff for taking on the last minute job of waxing the floors at the Hillcrest Early Learning Centre and for doing an amazing job. And cheers to the staff of the centre for their enthusiasm in getting back to work and their time committed to getting the centre organized to welcome families back after a two-week hiatus. Cheers to the Estevan Bruins for the fun Chase the Ace raffle that they had for the last four months. It’s nice to see that the winners were from the local mines. Cheers to the Estevan Car Club for the cruise night on the weekend. People were so happy to see all of the classic vehicles out circulating the community.
Jeers Jeers to the protesters who don’t listen to what Premier Scott Moe is saying. We need to stay safe and take a stand against the coronavirus. Jeers to those local businesses that haven’t followed the COVID guidelines. With high rates of cases in Estevan, everybody should care and be mindful about the restrictions. You have to do your job to protect your employees and customers.
The annual Beef Open golf tournament was held mid-May, 2002, at the Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club. From left, Jeff Pierson of the Beefeater Motor Inn stands with women’s champion Amanda Minchin, senior men’s champ Wally Abood and Mike Ross, winner of the men’s championship flight.
Not just a number Luis Benuel wrote: “Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.” Now that’s encouraging. If you’re neither brie or an edam, age doesn’t matter that much. Having said that, numbers do. Consider the following: What’s the difference between eight and 18? Ten, right? For me and my household, it’s not that easy. Although it’s still 10, when it comes to blood sugars, the difference is between good and definitely not good. On the street where we live, the speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour. Obviously too many drivers haven’t figured
Linda Wegner Words of Worth out that 50 is supposed to be the maximum speed, not the starting point. Let me say right off that I’m not at all implying that I am into making life decisions based solely on numbers, nor do I base my spiritual beliefs on combinations of numbers, but our household emphasis on blood sugar
numbers these past weeks along with my daily reading through the Old Testament has made the matter of numbers of great significance to me. Regarding records of centuries of Judaic history, I confess that I’ve found it difficult to plod through the accounts of thousands and hun-
dreds of thousands of people killed out of revenge-driven military forays or struggles to gain or maintain power. Kill the competitors, be they human or divine, many or few. In between all that, worship whomever strikes your fancy. Someone recently related an illustration they’d heard about the type of relationship we can have with God: “Is it Jesus and me or is it Jesus in me?” I know I’ve experienced both, depending on circumstances, but making Him Lord in every phase of my life makes Him number One. His love and sacrificial gift of forgi
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A22 May 19, 2021
www.estevanmercury.ca
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1 2 y a M y a d i r F & 75% off
up to SOFAS when you buy the matching loveseat or chair at our ticket price*
Curved Chaise
Hot Buy
$399
Oslo Queen Bed Save $110
2 DAYS
30% off
up to Bedroom & Dining Furniture*
50% off
up to Mattress Sets*
Your Choice
30% off
$429
up to Sectionals & Chairs*
each
Arya Daybed Save 210
15% off
up to Accent Chairs* Hot Buy
$1699
30% off
up to Home Entertainment Furniture*
10% off
2-Pc. Morty Chenille Sectional
Hot Buy
up to Home Accent Furniture & Rugs*
$2769 5 Pc. Emma Modular Sectional
Save $1010 -
50% off
GL5 Hi Loft Pillowtop Queen Set $889
Now Only
$99
$749
each
Your Choice Accent Tables
Flint Glam Fireplace
s e c n a i l p p A on SALE PLUS we’ll T S G e h t y pa ytag,
g, LG, Ma on Samsun chenAid, it K , e s n e is H GE, Bosch, Whirlpool, allery & Frigidaire G fessional o r P e ir a id Frig ances* li p p A r jo a M
PAY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UPFRONT Flexible Financing Available with 0% Interest and No Down Payment No Payments for 18 Months OR 36 Equal Monthly Payments Taxes, fees, and other charges are due in 18 months or payable over 36 months.*
400 King Street in the Estevan Market Mall
306-634-7211
*see store for details *excludes discounted, clearance, seasonal, sofi, special buys, hot buy deals and buyers best items.