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Estevan’s downtown is entering a revitalization phase, which starts with broad research on what people enjoy and what is lacking in the city centre.

The City of Estevan, along with George Harris Collaborative, started off with online and offline surveys, asking residents to share their experience with downtown the way it is. This stage of research also included an open house, hosted Nov. 23 and 24 at the Days Inn. Several dozen people, including a good mixture of business owners and private individuals, used this opportunity to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of Estevan's downtown the way it is now.

"There was a pretty good turnout right at the start of the night," said Estevan city manager Jeff Ward. "There have been about 30 to 50 people that have shown up, and their feedback is very visual."

All residents that came out for the open house were allowed to express their opinions and experiences through

answering questions on posters placed around the Taylorton Room, with the help of sticky dots, which allowed the research team to see some trends right off the start.

George Harris with George Harris Collaborative explained that to find the best way for local downtown development, they are going through a three-phase process.

The first phase is called Locals Know.

"We're asking locals, the council, the public and the businesses, about what makes downtown special, what are the challenges that they see in the downtown and so on.

At the same time in this Locals Know, we are consulting teams made up of architects, engineers, landscape architects, urban designers, and are studying the place, doing an analysis, looking at things like wind and sun, circulation, building condition, and that sort of thing," Harris explained.

While the open house wasn't the only research done at this stage, some trends and findings stood out even through it alone. Most of those

George Harris of George Harris Collaborative, along with the City of Estevan, hosted an open house to collect data about how local people feel about downtown. trends or concerns were voiced by the city council in the initial communication with Harris, as they had a pretty good understanding of how people feel about Estevan's downtown area.

"People want to see more development downtown. They want more trees … and they

want places to sit and places to walk and that sort of thing.

We expected that. And there's a lacking of certain types of businesses, people would like to see cafes and a butcher and things like that," Harris shared.

Not only could respondents voice their opinions by placing dots on the graphs

or maps, but they also could word their vision, opinions or suggestions on stickers. Thus, people were asked if downtown had too many, too few or just enough of things like trees, places to sit, parks, nice buildings, etc. They also were asked how they felt about A2 » RESEARCH

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Members of Estevan city council spent much of Monday examining the City of Estevan’s financial plan for 2022.

Each of the city’s department heads appeared before city council to present their operating expenses, and, when applicable, their capital needs for next year. Then members of council had their chance to ask questions on why some items were in the document, and, in some cases, why other capital expenses weren’t included.

The budget calls for approximately $25.5 million in general operating revenue, with nearly $21.8 million in taxes and grants, and more than $3.7 million in fees and charges.

General operating expenses are pegged at $24.2 million, leaving a net surplus of more than $1.3 million for the general fund.

As for the utility operations, fees and charges are expected to generate $6.6 million, while expenses are pegged to be about $5.4 million, with a net

surplus at $1.2 million.

The total surplus for operations is $2.5 million.

There is not a property tax increase or a utility rate increase factored into the numbers presented on Monday, but the actual budget will not be finalized until the public has had a chance to provide feedback.

As for the capital expenses, there is $2.49 million funded through surpluses. The budget calls for $650,000 for a watermain replacement on Lynd Crescent, financed from the infrastructure fund that has been in place for several years.

Also in the budget is $360,000 for repairs to the paddling pool in the Churchill Playpark. The pool has been closed since the end of the 2019 playparks season, and the expense was approved earlier this year but couldn’t be completed until 2022.

The budget also calls for nearly $3.6 million in debt repayment principal and $527,191 in interest.

There is also $780,000 for fleet renewals between the city, the fire depart-

ment and the Estevan Police Service; $200,000 for sidewalk replacements; $50,000 for Hawkes Bay landscaping; $250,000 for pathway maintenance, including CP Rail’s north crossing on Kensington Avenue and unfinished areas for the pathway project, and $200,000 for landfill monitoring.

The budget also calls for nearly $2.1 million in capital through borrowing, highlighted by $1 million in roadway rehabilitation for Smith Street, Yardley Place and Hastings Place. Another $720,000 is for roof and HVAC replacements at the Estevan Leisure Centre, which is half the cost of the project. The city hopes to receive funding from Western Economic Diversification Coal Transition for the other half. Also to be financed by borrowing is $150,000 for four blocks of back lanes in downtown Estevan, and $100,000 to complete the work on Fourth Street.

The water tower rehabilitation, which has a cost of $1.5 million, and the Smith Street electric rebuild for $500,000 will be funded by the gas tax.

Much of the time during Mon-

day’s meeting was dedicated to the capital budget of the engineering services division and the operating budget of public works.

When discussing the engineering budget, Councillor Shelly Veroba wanted to know why Fifth Street isn’t in the 2022 document. It is in the 2023 capital plan, but is contingent on the city receiving government funding.

Veroba wanted to know why they wouldn’t have a shave and pave, but that wouldn’t address water and sewer mains for Fifth Street.

“I feel like other cities are doing it when they can’t get to the undergrounds, and these are older areas in Brandon that they’re doing it in. I feel like we could learn from other cities,” she said.

If Estevan doesn’t get government funding for Fifth Street, she wanted to know if it could be done in phases, similar to what was done with King Street. She was told that could happen.

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St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation Festival of Trees wrapped up another successful edition

By Ana Bykhovskaia The St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation Festival of Trees came to an end on Nov. 25 after 10 days filled with wonderful community activities and engagements.

This year Estevan's beloved entertainment and charity fundraiser was held in a mixed format. The Christmas Headquarters set up at the Estevan Market Mall allowed for inperson interaction. People could stop by, support the hospital, view the raffle and auction prizes, pick up art and hot cocoa kits, and just talk to the foundation employees and volunteers.

With no gala again this year to keep it safe for the community, the main auction was held online. All items offered were purchased by the bidders, allowing the Festival of Trees to again raise much-needed funds for the hospital. The Christmas Trees were delivered by Jay's Transportation Group.

Raffle prizes and auction bids were also all brought to new owners on Friday, which was a final accord of the festival.

St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation executive director

Breanne Van De Woestyne said the festival was a "huge success" for the foundation. Not only will it help them improve the hospital, but it also allowed for a great time with and for the community.

"It was just a great way to be back into the community again and celebrate the holiday season in our hospital with all of our community supporters from all over southeast Saskatchewan. We were really excited to have the opportunity to be out in the public, to offer some really fun fundraisers and again, just celebrate our hospital," Van De Woestyne said.

She added that seeing people in person was one of the best parts of this year's Festival of Trees. Last year, the entire event was held online, and having in-person activities this year was great.

"This year, we were finally able to see the supporters that we deal with all year round.

They all came out, they showed their support. And it was just really nice to see our community out and about again.

Just seeing the passion and the support that we have for our hospital was really nice. It

City looks for input « A1 Veroba wanted to see more money allocated towards reducing dust on Devonian Street East and Sixth Street.

Council ultimately approved another $40,000 in the budget for a third application of the dust control chemical to those areas.

Members also reviewed a three-year capital plan from 2022-2024. City manager Jeff Ward and Mayor Roy Ludwig voiced support for a three-year plan, although Ludwig noted the last two years would be subject to some change.

“Overall, the base of it, I think, looks great, and then you can see a lot of the things we want to do during our term are in there, spread out over ’22, ’23 and ’24,” said Ludwig.

Councillor Kirsten Walliser wanted to see a roadway rehabilitation for First Street and Valley Street moved into the 2022 budget from the 2024

plan. She noted that the project was supposed to be done this year, but was pushed further back.

“It’s an easy win if we can sneak it back in this year,” said Walliser.

She also noted that requests for the Power Dodge Arena are in 2023, even though council had discussed having some upgrades completed in time for the Centennial Cup national junior A hockey championship in May 2022.

There had been discussions of using the city’s second arena for practices, but due to the number of games in a short amount of time, the Power Dodge Arena won’t be needed.

Ward said now that council has gone through the document, the fiscal plan will be put out for public feedback through the Christmas break, and brought back to council for approval in the new year.

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The 2021 edition of the Festival of Trees saw a mixed format of online and offline activities, which proved to be a success. Anastasiia Bykhovskaia definitely was the highlight of the whole week," Van De Woestyne shared.

The space for the headquarters was donated by the Estevan Market Mall, and the foundation was really grateful for that opportunity as it allowed them to be much more community-engaged this holiday season.

"We hopped on that opportunity to be able to have it somewhat in person, and just shake things up a little bit, but

still have some of the favourites of our Festival of Trees," Van De Woestyne said. "Having that display for that week and a half and offering the opportunity for people to see the trees in person, to view all the auction prizes, to buy their raffle tickets, to have kids come out and take photos and take part in a couple of festivities, it was just a really great way to offer our fundraiser that's a huge deal for us and our community, but just in a different way that worked with

everything that's happening."

And like always, everyone involved with the event did their best. While the hospital foundation offered a lot of great entertainment for people of all ages, the community did their best to support the initiatives.

"The support was amazing. One thing that we learned from having events in the community is the support that we receive is always exceeding our expectations," said Van De Woestyne.

Research highlights downtown’s strengths « A1 how downtown is now, and the absolute majority of people participating said the downtown is very well maintained.

Respondents were asked if they felt safe/unsafe in different areas of Estevan’s core.

Fourth Street was marked as the safest place, which, as Harris explained, usually has to do with the number of people present, as we feel safer where there is more activity.

"This is where more activity is right now," said Harris pointing at a few blocks of Fourth Street from 13th to Souris Avenue. "Active places are safe places."

People were also asked how safe they feel crossing streets, walking at night, walking back lanes and walking alone around downtown, as well as how empty or congested downtown feels, which will help with future development plans.

Other questions were about parking habits downtown. While some people pointed out that parking is sometimes an issue downtown, other answers suggested that residents tend to park on the street as close as possible to their destinations and usually do one or two stops, which means their visits downtown are goal-oriented and rather short.

"(Ideally) we would want people to be regularly doing the five or more stops, spend time there," Harris said.

People were also asked what would keep them downtown longer, and some of the trends included more shopping opportunities and mainly more events. Harris pointed out that programming for parks or businesses is a big thing when it comes to attracting traffic.

Other questions were about how residents feel about downtown, if it’s sunny or shady, open or confined, calm or noisy, windy, etc.

"We have heard this wind is an issue down there. This openness, people are sensing this openness, which is true, this is the proportion of street, it's very wide even for a Prairie town," Harris noted.

Respondents were also asked what were some of the main attractions downtown, and those who were at the open house pointed out that their most visited places were the Orpheum Theatre and Tower Café, which Harris named the two main "business anchors" of Estevan downtown. He also pointed out that this data shows where the investment usually goes firsthand, as the space between the anchors is the most attended and best quality in sense of

business buildings.

Some other questions were aimed at starting people to think about how they want to see the core – the next stage of the downtown revitalization project.

Besides hosting an open house, the city had an online survey and handed out some printed questionnaires, which residents could drop off at city hall and the leisure centre. The information collected through the various surveys will be entered and analyzed before George Harris Collaborative proceeds to the next stage of the project.

"They will assess all the feedback. They did do an initial assessment with the city council to get some initial feedback. We're now going through this feedback process. They will gather all this together, see what the trends look like, and then come up with some ideas to do a follow-up session in January," Ward pointed out. "This is the first step in a process. As we get public feedback to start building out the design and focusing on what the community is looking for and what they need in their downtown core."

After phase one is completed, George Harris Collaborative is going to take that information to the second

phase, called What You Want.

"In that phase, we're going to present the findings of the first phase. We're going to meet the public and businesses in a workshop setting. So we are going to be sitting at tables and drawing and talking in table groups. Our consultant team is going to present precedents from all over Canada and all over the world of how downtowns are being revitalized," explained Harris.

"Each of the tables will present their ideas, and our consulting team will take those ideas and turn that into a design.

We'll take the best, take what's realistic, we'll figure out what's the best solution. And in the third phase, we'll create a design and present it back to the public and businesses to be critiqued."

All three phases are planned to be completed by the end of March 2022.

"We're going to be going back to the public in January for the second phase of What They Want. And then in the middle of March we'll present the concept to the public," Harris said.

As part of the project, George Harris Collaborative is building a digital 3D model of the Estevan downtown, to better explain how they see the best development for the area.

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"We had people come in to not only buy raffle tickets or to look at the auction items, but they also did come in and say we're doing a great job, thank you for being back in the community and that they're just excited to be a part of the event again. So the community response has been amazing."

She added that the foundation was able to raise a lot of money, which will help with equipment and important projects at the hospital.

"Those funds will be greatly used within St. Joseph's Hospital and we're very, very grateful for the support that we got from this event," Van De Woestyne said.

"A big thank you to everyone that came out to check out the Christmas Headquarters, who took part in Hometown Fun Day on Sunday, bought raffle tickets, auction items.

We're just very, very grateful for the community support that we receive year-round. And to just have our year come to an end on this kind of a highlight is always amazing. And again, our community exceeds our expectations each and every year and we're very, very grateful."

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Estevan’s downtown sees a new beautiful Christmas hub

By Ana Bykhovskaia What's been a green oasis in downtown Estevan during the summer, has now turned into a real Christmas hub, where residents can come for a retreat or great festive pictures.

The Garden on Fourth was recently decorated and now is ready for the holidays.

The new initiative started with a couple of Christmas trees and ended up seeing well over a dozen beautifully decorated artificial and real trees, turning the area into a real winter wonderland.

Gale Tytlandsvik said she saw a skinny Christmas tree at the local second-hand store and decided she wanted to do something with it for the garden. She also had her own tree that she was willing to use for the new project.

With those trees in her hands, she decided to put a call out for some more trees and some decorations. And the response has been incredible, Tytlandsvik said. Almost everything that's up in the garden now was donated. She did buy some balls, but the money for those was also donated.

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balls. And honest to goodness, it was insane. I got an incredible amount of ornaments. And then the lady in Walmart one day gave me money. So that's when I bought those (other balls)," Tytlandsvik said. "Donations came from tonnes of people, so I would just like to thank everyone who donated."

Not only did she receive enough balls and toys to decorate 10 trees and fill 10 planters, but she also had enough to decorate all evergreens and trees growing in the garden and to add highlights to other objects.

With help from Brenda Blackburn, Julie-Anne Wallewein, Wendy Dubuc and Shelia Guenther, Tytlandsvik decorated 10 artificial trees.

Her husband Kelly helped her put some rebar into planters and tie the gorgeous trees to ensure they make it through any kind of wind Estevan may experience over the holiday season. The decorations were also wired to the trees so that they stay on there.

Last Friday, a crew consisting of the Tytlandsviks, Lindsay and Wendy Clark, and Brent and Brenda Blackburn put the trees and decorations up for the city and its residents to enjoy.

Tytlandsvik said the idea to have monocoloured trees came along the lines.

From left, Lindsay and Wendy Clark, Gale and Kelly Tytlandsvik, and Brenda and Brent Blackburn were out decorating the Garden on Fourth for Christmas last Friday.

"They said, ‘Well, how are you going to do it?’ I said, ‘I can see this tone-on-tone thing.’ And they're like, ‘No, no.’ They didn't like my tone-on-tone idea. Ever ybody thought that I was crazy. I really love the tone on tone. I think it turned out awesome," Tytlandsvik said.

Some of the trees she had to spray paint to have a diversity of colours. Decorated with similarcoloured balls, monochrome trees

Lindsay Clark and Brent Blackburn were helping Kelly Tytlandsvik place Christmas decorations on top of the evergreens growing in the Garden on Fourth.

made the garden stand out and look even more attractive and cozy than before.

"My goal is to make Estevan beautiful. I could spend all my time decorating my house, but this looks like more fun," Tytlandsvik said with a laugh. "I just like to make things pretty."

Candy canes on the trees are up for grabs. The trees will be in place until after the Orthodox (Ukrainian)

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"A big thanks to all my helpers and donors! Stop by the garden to get into the Christmas spirit. And grab a candy cane from one of the trees to enjoy while you're there," Tytlandsvik said in her post on Facebook.

Any decorations that didn't make it to the trees in the garden, like some of the glass balls that could break in the wind, were donated to Salvation Army.

Gale Tytlandsvik and her team decorated a dozen bright and festive Christmas trees with donations from the community.

Oxbow Community Emergency Support Program's Christmas hamper campaign is now underway

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Oxbow Community Emergency Support Program is having another busy year, doing their best to ensure every family has a beautiful and festive table for the holidays.

The Christmas hamper campaign is now underway for Oxbow area residents who may need it.

Brenda Miller, a member of the Oxbow Community Emergency Support Program, said the information was put out mid-November, and the demand for hampers seems to be on par with the previous years.

The application deadline is Dec. 10. After that, all needed information will be forwarded to the

Southern Plains Co-op in Oxbow to put hampers together and distribute them on Dec. 17.

"This year is the same as last because of COVID. The co-op in town has graciously offered to assemble and distribute the hampers.

We have a grocery list, and they put everything together for us and keep the hampers there and distribute them," Miller explained.

"The difference in the last two years is that we don't accept any food donations. In previous years, we would have food drives, and we would have food donations, and we would then get together and separate all that. And because we're emergency support, this is the only

time of the year that we handle actual food. So we would get together and do that. Now this year, again, we're having the co-op assemble them, so we're only accepting cash donations as opposed to food donations."

Hampers will be distributed a bit in advance so that the store could have the work complete before they get into the holiday season rush.

Each hamper will be loaded with about 20 items - everything a family may need from the time they get up to the time they go to bed on Christmas, including turkey, breakfast sausage, orange juice, milk, potatoes, carrots, eggs, laundry detergent, dish detergent, toilet paper, Kleenex,

toothpaste, margarine, stuffing, crackers, gravy, juice, hot chocolate, cereal, Cheese Whiz, peanut butter, pancake mix, syrup, cranberries and jam. There will be something extra for the next few days.

"Because we don't have the extra food that we would always have, which was usually a couple of boxes, we do gift cards for them to use for groceries in the new year," Miller noted.

The Oxbow Community Emergency Support Program doesn't usually have any fundraising, particularly aimed at Christmas hampers.

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The non-profit organization supports the community throughout the year, and they always welcome any kind of financial help.

"Throughout the year we help out with emergency needs for people in our community and we are accepting any kind of financial donation any time of the year," Miller said. If someone wants to donate to the Oxbow Community Emergency Support Program, they can contact Miller at 306-485-7746 or through a private message on Facebook.

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It’s like opening a gift on Christmas Getting a look at the City of Estevan’s budget each year can be like opening a Christmas gift, at least if you’re in the media.

Yes, you know some of the items that will be under the financial Christmas tree – money that will be spent in operations, and some of the capital items that have been discussed. You know that city council will keep working on its debt reduction, continuing a trend that has been in place since 2014.

But you’ll find items that might have been off the radar. And you hope there won’t be a fiscal lump of coal in your stocking.

Estevan city council held budget deliberations on Monday – a seven-hour session that saw members of the management team present their financial plans for the coming 12 months.

When it comes to budgets, the most obvious question on most people’s minds is whether there will be a property tax increase. The answer, at this point, is no, continuing a trend from the past few years when it comes to the mill rate.

Of course, this could change, but if council does opt to have a property tax increase, then they need to have a pretty good reason for doing so.

Also not in next year’s budget, at least at this point, is a utility rate increase. Most people will tell you that a water consumption rate increase is nearly as bad as a property tax hike.

There are those who will argue for having

small, incremental increases to property taxes in order to keep pace with inflation, and to avoid having large increases over one or two years down the line.

But most will argue for no property tax increases, under any circumstances.

The capital budget, which details those high-profile projects that will be completed in next year, might not have the high-profile projects of 2021 with the integrated pathwaysidewalk project or the resurfacing of the eastern blocks of Fourth Street. But it should also be noted that Fourth Street had provincial support, while the pathway project had federal and provincial backing.

Local residents can look forward to seeing the water main replacement program continuing, repairs to the paddling pool at Churchill Playpark taking place after a two-year wait, and sidewalk renewal occurring.

It’s also worth noting that there is money in the budget for roadway rehabilitation for three routes in north-central Estevan, as it appears council is moving forward with resurfacing some of the residential areas that have needed work for a while.

The most high-profile project might be the much-discussed refurbishment of our water tower, which will be funded by the federal gas tax money.

As with any budget, you’re going to have

people asking “Why not us?” Those who live in southeast Estevan will want to know why there isn’t money for Perkins Street, when there is money for other roads, and you’ll have others wondering when Fifth Street will be completed.

They’ll point to their decaying sidewalks and ask why they’re not getting repaired.

It’s frustrating to get snubbed year after year.

Others will want to know why money is spent on vehicle fleet renewal, which can be a tough sell for some.

The operating budget accounts for most of the expenses, but ultimately capital will get people talking.

You’re never going to please everyone with the budget. And everyone is going to find something at fault with it. They’ll say it does too much or not enough. They might contend that taxes should go up or they should go down.

Or they’ll question why council is continuing to emphasize debt repayment so much.

If you’re upset with the budget and its contents (or its omissions) let the right person know. Sounding off on social media isn’t the right way to go about it.

When given the chance to provide feedback, speak up.

Council might not say yes to your request for 2021, but maybe it’s put on the radar for a future year.

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The one that I tried not to name for so long, is now taking over all headlines all across the world again.

Unfortunately, just like with The-OneWho-Must-Not-Be-Named from Harry Potter, avoiding the talks about COVID-19 that became sickeningly familiar over the past 20 months didn't help it disappear. And now the new variant is making the world shudder with horror once again.

The omicron variant, as scientists named the new mutation of COVID-19, was discovered less than two weeks ago, and now it's officially made it to North America in general and to Canada in particular, with the first two cases reported in Ontario on Sunday. Then Quebec confirmed another case on Monday, and Ontario reported they are investigating two more potential cases in Hamilton.

The new variant under the technical name B.1.1.529 was first diagnosed in South Africa on Nov. 23, and as of last Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) was setting all the bells a-ring. At this point, there is still no firm data on how bad the situation is, but with the existing information, it does look pretty concerning.

Ever since the vaccines were created and have proved to be working, my only fear remaining was that we won't get to herd immunity levels in time to beat the smart and hardy deathly virus before it finds a way to get around the immunity we build against it. And the developing countries remained the main concern.

It's too early to say that the worst fears proved true. So far, it's known that omicron (which seems to have emerged in South Africa, but we will probably never find patient zero) is a strain with a high number of mutations and it shows a potential for a high degree of transmissibility. Outside South Africa, cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 were reported in Botswana,

previous strains, spreading globally.There is no direct proof, there are not enough experiments and observations, to say if it can overcome the built immunity either. But with about 50 mutations in Twenty Lines its genome, it potentially can be all of it – more About… contagious and the worst to my understanding – vaccine-resistant.

Officials across the world say omicron is Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, and some of the variant of concern, as WHO labelled it, not the western European countries, including Spain, of panic. But just a week and a bit after it was Portugal, the U.K., Denmark, the Netherlands, discovered, the WHO scientists say that the Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Bel- new variant poses a really high global risk, which gium, as of Monday. The two individuals that means that COVID remains as much of our realtested positive for omicron in Canada recently ity as it was for the last almost two years, whether came from Nigeria, a country that wasn't among we want it or not.

According to Johns Hopkins University's the other African states which Canada put on a blacklist for travelling due to pandemic concerns. coronavirus tracker, as of Monday afternoon, Israel, followed by Japan, became the first more than 262 million cases of all variants of ones to ban all travels from anywhere in the COVID-19 combined were reported globally, with the virus claiming over 5.2 million lives. world due to the spread of omicron.

However, a lot of scientists keep insisting Over the past 20 months, over 1.78 million that the western world should focus on global Canadians were diagnosed with COVID. As of vaccine equity rather than border restrictions. Nov. 26, the country lost 29,618 people due to the Besides, they warn that strict measures may disease, according to the Government of Canada.

To tell you the truth, before the news about disincentivize the African countries and the labs from sharing the results of their research of the omicron broke, I was sincerely hoping to see us overcoming the pandemic by summer 2022 and first cases of the new variant.

Canadian doctors are also calling for the continuing with our lives with some new bits feds to mandate the point-of-arrival testing and pieces to it. Now I'm holding my breath and for everyone coming into the country, irrespec- waiting for some good, relieving news from the tive of where they are coming from to ensure global scientific society. They may come, or not.

But in the meantime, it might be a good the new variant doesn't spread. However, we might have already lost this race against time, idea to reinforce the well-learned safety measures as European Commission President Ursula von around our work places, households and public areas, to ensure for a happy holiday season. der Leyen put it.

I know, it feels that it's as old as the hills, The WHO recently stated that it seems that those who were sick with COVID previously but nevertheless, please, keep your distance, wash could have higher chances of getting omicron over and/or sanitize your hands regularly, wear clean the other known variants of the virus. It still has masks, covering your nose and mouth, and stay not been proven if omicron is more contagious or home and call a doctor if you are not feeling well.

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The world’s worst Christmas shopper I have a confession to make: I’m the worst Christmas shopper you’ll ever meet.

I like to think I’m pretty good to great at a lot of things.

Thanks to all the cribbage I played as a kid, I’m able to do math in my head quite easily. I can still rattle off all the playoff scores, the postseason overtime goal scorers and the roster for the 1994 Vancouver Canucks.

(The combination of math skills and a keen memory has paid off at the thoroughbred track, especially when I was a kid).

I like to think I’m pretty good at my job, although I’ll let you be the judge of that.

Maybe I’ve dedicated so much time to work and to the pursuit of absolutely useless knowledge that I’ve become deficient at other things in life. Christmas shopping is one of them.

If I really focused on it, I’m sure I’d be really good at buying gifts at this time of the year. My goal is to get my Christmas shopping done as quickly as possible. Not as soon as possible, but do it in rapid fashion. If I don’t start shopping until 10 a.m. on Christmas Eve, I hope to be finished by noon.

My secret? Gift cards. Here’s my reasoning: I don’t know what people will need, but they do. I don’t have much in the way of fashion sense, but they might. If I’m going back to B.C. for Christmas, I might not be able to fit that much-needed gift in my suitcase, but it will fit in trunk of a sports utility vehicle.

You don’t have to spend much time shopping when you’re seeking gift cards.

We have a Secret Santa in the office each year. Usually the person whose name I draw is getting gift cards and other simple items. Creative? No. Glamourous and funny? No. But who doesn’t need a gift card for groceries or a restaurant meal at this time of year?

I’m equally pragmatic when it comes to my own Christmas wish list. Get me what I need, not what I want. A couple of pairs of pants, a couple of nice shirts, maybe some scratch and win lottery tickets, and I’m a happy camper.

It can’t be fragile. If I’m in B.C. for Christmas, it has to make it back to Saskatchewan safely. I really don’t have time to check my suitcase and clothes for tiny fragments of glass.

The decorations at my place are pretty bland. I have a nice string of Christmas lights that adorn the railing of my condo, and I have a Vancouver Canucks stocking that I hang each year. This year, I want to add a small brown paper bag to the top.

When you consider that I have spent most of my Christmases in B.C. since moving out here, including, hopefully, this year, it doesn’t make much sense to drop a lot of money on decorations. If I have a bunch of decorations, I have to find room for all of them. Space is at a premium in my condo.

I enjoy Christmas music, although I can only hear White Christmas so many times. I enjoy the Christmas movies and television specials. I laugh myself silly each year when Mr. Bean gets his head stuck in a turkey.

And, as I’m sure you can imagine, I’m rather fond of Christmas meals, drinks and socials.

This is not a knock against those who do great things when it comes to Christmas in the community. I enjoy going to the Estevan Farmers’ Market Christmas sales, the Estevan Kinette Club craft show (although I didn’t make it this year) and all the other great Christmas sales in the area, and seeing the skill and creativity of the vendors, and the excitement of the shoppers. There are some magnificent people out there who are wonderfully skilled and creative, and who will create that perfect gift for someone.

And somebody out there will purchase that ideal gift.

We have some great businesses in the community that have some wonderful items for Christmas each year.

But I also know that these things aren’t going to be my thing. I marvel at them. I wish I could create something incredible. But I can’t.

So I turn to my old reliable. My wheelhouse.

Please don’t judge me when you see me looking for that perfect present – from the gift card rack.

Enough of the east’s agenda The editor: I am sick and tired of the east pushing their agenda on us in the west. So are many others.

This has been going on far too long but our current crop of politicians doesn’t seem to have the intestinal fortitude to confront the feds and do anything about it. Because of their population numbers, especially in the big cities, they of course are able to accomplish this.

The elections are over before our votes are counted in the west. Our

premier has been speaking about the idea of a nation within a nation. The idea, I think, has some merit. Not to say we should be thinking about separation from the rest of Canada but some kind of association, where we in Saskatchewan and the west can control our own destiny.

Pipelines, firearms, policing, the oil industry and pollution are a few things that come to mind where the feds have way too much power and control over us in the west. The east, especially southern

Ontario and Quebec, has much different needs than we do in the west, and of course we must recognize that.

Will it ever happen? I doubt it, all talk and no action most likely.

Come on Premier Scott Moe, if you are going to talk about it, let’s get on with it and get ‘er done and not have a bunch more meaningless political rambling.

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RCMP arrests three in Kisbey Three people were arrested and charged with multiple offences in Kisbey on Nov. 23.

According to an e-mail from the Saskatchewan RCMP, members of the Carlyle RCMP and Saskatchewan RCMP’s Regina Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant on Charles Street in the village.

The RCMP says officers located and seized a loaded restricted firearm that had been allegedly stolen, along with 52 grams of cocaine packaged in small bags and some cash.

Two males and one female were arrested without incident at the residence, according to RCMP. Demitrius Standingready, 21, of Kisbey, Jordan Desjarlais, 27, of Regina, and Kiera Shingoose, 20, of Kisbey, are charged with one count each of possession of stolen property, possession of a weapon with readily accessible ammunition, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and careless storage of a firearm, all under the Criminal

Code, and one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. In addition, Standingready was charged with two counts of breach of a release order, and Desjarlais was charged with five counts of breach of a release order and one count of obstructing a peace officer.

None of the charges have been proven in court.

Standingready and Desjarlais appeared in Estevan Provincial Court on Nov. 25.

Shingoose will appear in Carlyle Provincial Court on Dec. 22.

• • • Members of the Estevan Police Service were called to the intersection of Souris Avenue South and Third Street early on Nov. 22 for a vehicle-pedestrian collision.

Emergency Medical Services assisted with the pedestrian, who sustained minor injuries, but was not transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital. The matter remains under investigation.

A traffic stop on a vehicle resulted in

the driver being charged under the Traffic Safety Act for driving while suspended.The vehicle was also impounded for 30 days.

The driver will make a court appearance in January to answer to the charge.

Police attended to a residence in central Estevan residence on the report of a domestic dispute in progress. Upon police arrival, a 46-year-old Estevan man was arrested and transported to the police station, where he was charged with assault and later released on an undertaking with conditions.

The matter remains under investigation.

Police issued a three-day driver’s licence suspension Nov. 26 to an Estevan man who tested positive for a drug while driving.

A blood sample was taken and will be sent to the lab for testing. Police now have to wait for the results of that test to determine if any impaired driving charges will be laid.

Police are investigating a suspected drug offence after an unknown substance was located during a traffic stop. The substance was seized, will be analyzed at the lab and charges are pending.

Cabaret to help local animal shelter The Estevan Humane Society is inviting the community to socialize and have a fun night out, all while helping dozens of their furry residents on Boxing Day. Shelter president Tayja Zimmerman said they were looking for another way to engage with the community and saw an opening with a Boxing Day cabaret, as it's been a few years since it's been put on by one of the local hockey teams.

"We thought we would try out a different kind of fundraiser. And we've seen how successful it was for them in the past. So we thought, why not?

It's going to be a little different than most of our fundraisers.

But it'll be nice to add a different group or a different demographic that might come to one of our fundraisers as opposed to some of the other ones that we have," Zimmerman said.

The cabaret will have DJ music, food and drinks. To ensure the event goes safe and smooth, the shelter will organize a testing station on-site for rapid COVID-19 antigen testing.

"We'll plan for the rules that are now in place, and if they change in the next month, we'll have to pivot," explained Zimmerman.

The Gym has offered to do all the testing needed for the event to meet the current

health measures. They also will donate a portion of the sales for each rapid test that they do for a week prior to the event to the humane society.

Other than testing, Zimmerman said, everything else will just go in traditional cabaret format.

"It'll be a cabaret. It's time to get out and see people.

There (probably) will be a lot of people home for Christmas, and you'll get to see people you don't normally get to see or haven't for the last two years because of what's going on," Zimmerman noted.

The money raised through the cabaret will help the Estevan's non-kill shelter with medical bills and daily expenses, as well as some capital projects.

"It will go toward spaying and neutering. And our fence needs to be done in the spring.

So we're hoping to start slowly, putting some money away for that because that's not going to be cheap. And our dog kennels, we need to start looking at getting those redone, they're starting to wear out. It seems like there are never-ending projects that need to get replaced. So some money will go towards day-to-day operations like neutering. But we'll try to slowly start picking away at getting some of these capital-intensive projects," Zimmerman said.

Money raised through a cabaret will go towards daily operations and some maintenance projects at the Estevan Humane Society, helping its many residents.

Photo courtesy Estevan Humane Society Facebook page She added that they have a never-ending influx of calls, but they were able to get some animals rehomed lately. With the October promo, they were able to find new homes for a lot of cats, which meant that they were able to accept some new ones they had on the waiting list "It's been good, it's been a good flow of pets finding their forever homes and then us being allowed to bring in our wait-list cats that are waiting to get in," Zimmerman said.

The cabaret will be at the Wylie Mitchell Building on Dec. 26, starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20. They will go on sale later this week and will be available at The Gym, Soul Hideout, Henders Drugs and at the shelter while supplies last.

"Don't wait too long.

We're hoping for a sellout. So if it sells out before the date, that means, unfortunately, we can't let any walk-ins or purchases at the door," Zimmerman said.

Capacity is limited to 800 people.

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Local lash pro to join others for Guinness record

By Ana Bykhovskaia A local eyelash specialist, along with hundreds of other beauty professionals, will partake in an event in an attempt at setting a Guinness world record as the most

numerous simultaneous online eyelashes and eyebrows laminated this weekend.

The international event will see potentially a thousand masters participating and live streaming the procedures they will be performing

Eyelash specialist Alena Kilasova works out of the Empire Salon in Estevan. Photo submitted

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For Alena Kilasova, who works out of Empire Salon in Estevan, the event will start at 3 a.m. local time on Sunday, which will be noon in Moscow, with the bulk of the participants located in Russia and elsewhere in Europe.

On a signal, participants will start simultaneous lash or brow lamination streamed through Zoom.

"I found it through Instagram … And of course, I couldn't pass it by," Kilasova said with a laugh. "I really enjoy doing lamination. It's not as popular here as lash extension, but it's a big deal in big cities and many other countries.

And I wish it was more widespread because I really like doing the procedure and it makes clients look gorgeous."

Kilasova said the organizers will have an MC and some entertainment at the studio in Moscow, where they will be streaming all procedures.

Usually, brow lamination takes about 30 minutes, and lashes require 45-60 minutes, but the event will last for two hours to allow for introduction and wrapping up.

Kilasova will perform eyebrow lamination on her colleague, who agreed to sacrifice her night sleep to help with two potential records, as the participants will be setting a record for Russia as well as a world record.

Kilasova also noted that her colleagues were very supportive of her initiative.

The event organizer, Irina Andriyanova of BeautyKey, based in Moscow, said they wanted to do something valuable to attract more attention to the technology.

"We decided to set this record to advance our industry, industry of lash and brow lamination," Andriyanova explained. "Our niche in

the beauty industry is really small, and we wanted to popularize the procedure."

The organizers applied to the Guinness World Records office in London back in July, but the approval came only in mid-October. While the original goal was to have 1,000 masters participating, with under two months to put everything together, Andriyanova said they may have fewer people partaking.

Nevertheless, they still hope to set the record, as no one before attempted anything like that in their industry and the Guinness committee had to open a new category for them, Andriyanova said.

Once the event is over, BeautyKey will have to provide all the video records and information about the event and participants to the Guinness World Records committee, and in six months they will decide if the record was indeed set.

While setting a record is exciting in itself, Kilasova said that for her the popularization of the lash and brow lamination is important as well.

She explained that lamination is a procedure to fixate the lashes and eyebrow hairs.

For example, if your lashes are long but straight, lamination can curl them up and make them look like a mascara commercial, she said. It also allows for shaping the eyebrows and making them look fuller.

The lash effect lasts up to a month until all lashes and eyebrow hair naturally shade and get replaced with new ones. The eyebrow lamination usually lasts for four to six weeks.

"There are no artificial lashes or materials involved, it's all natural. And once it's done, it doesn't require any maintenance," Kilasova said.

The solution is also loaded with vitamins and nutrients, which turns the procedure into a hair health treatment, she added.

Estevan's Alena Kilasova will be a part of a team attempting at setting a Guinness world record, laminating eyebrows and eyelashes. Photo submitted "We want to see more people joining the industry, both masters and clients.

Lamination allows your eyes to look beautiful, and more natural than with extended lashes," explained Andriyanova, who's been into lamination since 2012. "Our mission is to make it more popular and prove that it's safe and beautiful in the hands of a professional."

Andriyanova said they organized big industry-specific events before but never attempted setting records.

"In 2017, we were the first ones in Russia to organize an Eye Design conference and trade show for lash and brow masters in Moscow," Andriyanova recalled.

"We had about 600 people participating, and it turned out to be a really beautiful and successful event."

Kilasova also partook in

mass offline events and competitions as a participant and even claimed some prizes, but if everything goes by the plan, it will be her first record of any kind, much less one for the Guinness book.

"I don't even know anyone who attempted at setting a Guinness world record, let alone claimed it. Even for mass events. So, despite it being the middle of the night and a crazy busy time ahead of the holidays, I knew right away that I had to partake. I think it's super cool," Kilasova shared.

She hopes to partake in activities of a similar kind in Canada in the future and to see more large-scale events in the beauty industry happening in Saskatchewan and probably even in Estevan.

The registration for the event is still open at record. beautykey.ru.

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New plaque honours Estevan’s first NHLer A new plaque unveilled at Affinity Place last Wednesday pays tribute to Allan Nicholson, one of the best hockey players ever to come out of Estevan.

Nicholson was Estevan’s first home-grown player to reach the NHL. He played 19 games over two seasons with the Boston Bruins, recording one assist.

The plaque, which is on the south wall of Affinity Place, features photos of Nicholson throughout his hockey career, as well as his statistics.

Nicholson’s friend Frank John was the one who started the process of creating a tribute to Nicholson. John remembers that Nicholson’s father was a big part of the community and ran the arena concession

for a while.

“Allan was a big boy,” said John. “I can still see him when we lived in the west end of Estevan, he came down to our basement, we had the basement fixed up, and he came down those stairs and I can remember I thought he was going to bump his head.”

Nicholson was born in Estevan in 1936, the second child of Charlie and Rose Nicholson. His love for hockey began at an early age in the then-LERKS Hockey League, named after its sponsors – the Lions, Elks, Rotary and Kinsmen Clubs. At the age of seven, Nicholson asked his parents for permission to attend the league’s wind-up banquet.

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played the entire year without telling anyone,” the plaque states.

In 1951, his skill had become apparent and after one season with the Souris Valley Miners of the intermediate league, he was picked up by the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Humboldt Indians under coach Scott Munro.

Ironically, it would be the Indians who would move to Estevan to become the Estevan Bruins in 1957.

During Nicholson’s four seasons with the Indians, he furthered his skills, highlighted by 37 goals in 48 games during the 1954-55 season, earning him all-star honours and the attention of the NHL’s Boston Bruins.

At age 19, Nicholson signed with the Boston Bruins and played 19 games during the 1955-56 and 1956-57 seasons.

Nicholson’s professional career spanned 17 seasons, ending in 1972. During this time, he played with many teams, including the Boston Bruins, Hershey Bears, Springfield Indians, Victoria Cougars, Winnipeg Warriors, San Francisco Seals and San

Frank John, left, and Mayor Roy Ludwig flank the Allan Nicholson plaque.

Diego Gulls, where his career ended.

Off the ice, Nicholson participated in hockey schools in Estevan.

He died in 1978 at the age of 42 after a bout with cancer.

“Allan was known to be a man who gave 100 per cent to everything he did,” the

plaque states.

John laments that Nicholson died at a relatively young age. He has fond memories of his friend, on and off the ice, including their visit together with another Estevan hockey icon, long-time junior hockey coach Ernie “Punch” McLean.

Mayor Roy Ludwig praised John for bringing the idea of the plaque to the city’s attention. John spoke with the previous council initially, and then it was a matter of bringing the effort together.

Ludwig hopes the plaque

will help fans and players from all areas become more familiar with Nicholson.

“This will allow a lot of our community members to read his history, and the fact that he was in NHL, and so many of our people are not aware of that. So it’s great to be able to showcase that.”

The plaque notes the City of Estevan, the Estevan Bruins Alumni Association and the Estevan Strippers Hockey Club are honoured to recognize the life and career of Nicholson.

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Buffalo Party brings its first AGM to Estevan The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan’s inaugural annual general meeting (AGM) was held in Estevan on the weekend.

The party ratified its new constitution, elected its executive, discussed policy items and announced plans for its upcoming leadership race during sessions, which occurred Saturday and Sunday at the Days Inn. About 60 delegates were present and another 10 attended virtually. Party president Kris Carley, who hails from Carnduff, said they completed everything they wanted, and the interaction among the members exceeded their expectations.

He said the new constitu-

tion was read out and unanimously approved by members, without further amendments.

“It’s a 21-page document that lays out the constitution and bylaws of the party. It essentially dictates how we govern ourselves as a board of directors, and it sets timelines for candidate races and a leadership race and board elections and AGMs,” said Carley.

The party’s board spent a lot of time on the document, and they’re pleased it was supported by all who were present.

There is some reference to the party’s ideals within the constitution, but those objectives – ranging from gaining more

influence for the west to possibly having a referendum on western separation from Canada, as well as their views on education, health care and more – can be found in the Buffalo Party’s policy documents.

“Policy always comes up.

Policy’s the fun part of politics.

That’s what brings people to the party is the policy part of it,” said Carley.

Joining Carley on the party’s board are Justin Chrobot (vice-president of membership), Barry Knight (treasurer), Tim Huber (vice-president of constituency association development), Kyle Stronski (southwest regional director), Les Guille-

min (Regina regional director) and Reece Hunstad (southeast regional director).

Kayla Goudy has put her name in to be the party’s secretary. It will be taken to the party’s membership.

The party is still looking for northwest, northeast and Saskatoon regional directors, and vice-presidents of policy and governance, marketing and communications, and fundraising. A leadership race to find the party’s first elected leader was also launched at the convention.

Anybody who wants the job has until Dec. 31 to submit their requisite papers. Nobody had put their name forward to be the

leader as of Sunday afternoon.

Candidates will be announced on Jan. 12, 2022, and the leader will be elected by the members on Feb. 26.

Carley believes it’s enough time to have a proper campaign.

“One month gives them plenty of time to decide if they want to run, and they’ll have about a 45-day campaign where they can go out and essentially find the voters to vote them in as leader,” said Carley.

Shirley Huber has been the interim leader since early September, after the previous interim leader, Wade Sira, was removed from the position by the board – a move criticized by

Estevan will be one of the locations in the province for a new police team that will target gang-related criminal activity entering the province through trafficking corridors.

The provincial government recently introduced a new policing initiative, the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), which is a specialized intelligence-led enforcement team dedicated to addressing illegal weapons, drugs and human trafficking.

"The criminal activity that threatens public safety is oftentimes tied to the evolution of organized street gangs," said Christine Tell, the minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety. "The STRT (pronounced START) will investigate illegal weapons, dangerous substances and human trafficking entering the province through trafficking corridors to ensure the safety of our province."

STRT will be comprised of 30 RCMP officers, six municipal police officers, two

criminal analysts and three support staff, for a total of 41 new permanent positions.

It will also have offices in Lloydminster and Swift Current.

These locations were chosen based on their proximity to provincial boundaries and established trafficking corridors.

Municipal STRT resources will be located in Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina.

Discussions are ongoing regarding the specific resources for each STRT office, including staffing complement and funding levels.

The team will be mobile and ready to deploy anywhere in the province to support other RCMP units and detachments, municipal police services, and intelligence and enforcement teams, in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. It will conduct intelligence operations and enforce laws specific to drugs, illegal weapons and human trafficking.

This initiative will cost $2.1 million for 2021-22 and

approximately $6.4 million annually in each subsequent fiscal year.The provincial government says this is entirely new funding; no resources have been reallocated from other policing initiatives.

Estevan Police Chief Richard Lowen said the Estevan Police Service would work jointly with the STRT Unit when they’re in the area, or whenever they can contribute intelligence information, subject to their specific areas.

“We’re still waiting for details to come from the province on how we can help and contribute to that,” said Lowen.

None of the EPS officers everything they can to stop the will be assigned to STRT, al- drug trade. though the officers who work “We’re going to try to in the criminal investigations disrupt drug abuse and drug division will work in collaboration with the STRT officers.

“We won’t be receiving any additional funding or positions in relation to the new announcement,” said Lowen, who pointed out there won’t be any additional expense for the EPS. But it will give them an ability to share information that they have, so that it can be acted on.

Lowen recognizes that drugs are everywhere, including Estevan, and the EPS is doing

Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan president Kris Carley some party supporters.

Carley said they want to have the leader in place in time for the release of the provincial budget, which typically happens in March.

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Teddy Bear Toss a great night for Salvation Army The Estevan Bruins Teddy Bear Toss Night continues to be an important event for the Salvation Army.

The promotion was held for the Bruins’ Nov. 23 game against the Yorkton Terriers. Fans were encouraged to bring a teddy bear or another stuffed animal with them to the game, or to purchase one from the Salvation Army’s booth before the contest. The bears were

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tossed on the ice after the Bruins scored their first goal of the game.

It happened with 94 seconds to play in the first period, when Caelan Fitzpatrick scored in a 6-1 Bruins’ win.

The game was delayed for several minutes while the bears were removed from the ice.

Then they were collected and bagged, and taken to the Salvation Army.

Just over 150 teddy bears were gathered. The Salvation Army also raised nearly $600 that night for programs in the community.

After the bears dried off, the Salvation Army started to deliver them to local senior citizens homes.

Some of the bears will be saved for children’s camps.

Lynn Rosso, who is the administrative assistant and kettle co-ordinator with the Salvation Army, said the

people who receive the bears are grateful.

“There are usually tears coming down their eyes. It’s amazing to see how God sets up where the teddy bears are going to go,” said Rosso.

This year the Salvation Army will drop the bears off at the seniors centres, and let the staff deliver them to residents. But in previous years, the Salvation Army could take the bears to those in seniors’ buildings.

Rosso recalls one year when there was a resident who loved frogs. She was reaching into a bag, grabbing for a teddy bear, and hoping the resident would like it.

Rosso grabbed a stuffed frog, and when she walked in the room, saw the frog trinkets belonging to that person.

“It ’s amazing to see their responses. They love the teddy bears, and they love the fact that somebody comes to visit and drops this

off and comes to talk with them. For the kids at camp, Ronza (director of ministry Ronza Reynard) says the kids are just overjoyed.”

Rosso has also been calling people to get ready for the Salvation Army ’s kettle campaign, which begins this week.

The kettle shifts are two hours each, and the Salvation Army has shifts to fill at several locations in the community.

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“Of course, Dickens had a big decision to make concerning going ahead with the event, but when the Town of Carlyle announced new COVID 19 vaccination regulations to its facilities on October 20th, we decided to proceed,” said committee member Dianne Twietmeyer.

The Cornerstone Theatre is busy rehearsing and their play, a humorous and witty musical called Scrooge in Space, will be a classic. It is written by Carlyle’s own Megan McAuley. The play will take place Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 7:30.

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In addition to having their annual parade, street vendors are already confirming their attendance. Carlyle Fire & Rescue will be selling their famous turkey drumsticks, Carlyle One Church its rice pudding, the Knights of Columbus its chili, Carlyle Martial Arts Center will have perogies, Carlyle Lions with baked potatoes and the Carlyle Elementary School will have smokies on a stick.

D uring the day, the committee is asking for musical buskers and wants to keep the entertainment local and “open mike.” Please contact Dianne directly at 306-577-9824 for further information. Also located at the Memorial Hall will be Fezziwig’s Pub. Roy Rutagines and Diane Villamor will be serving food from the kitchen.

After nearly two years of lockdowns, Twietmeyer is relieved to see a light at the end of this COVID tunnel.

“Cases are dropping, more and more people are getting vaccinated, and let’s hope our lives return to normal in 2022. Participating in Dickens is a great way to bring us back to reality.”

Twietmeyer also wishes to give a shout out to all of the hard-working members of the Dickens committee over the years, and a special thank-you to Shelley Slykhuis, who has been a driving force of the festival since inception and its president for the past 12 years.

Adds Twietmeyer: “Although Shelley had to step aside this year while convalescing, she plans to be back in 2022 with bells on.”

The Carlyle Library will be judging both residential and commercial properties for Christmas decorating in a Dickens theme. As well, there will once again be a main street parade on Friday and Saturday nights.

Nearly 20 years ago, three couples from Carlyle, Norm and Judy Riddell, Frank and Elsie Faber, and Gordon and Alice Savill, attended a winter festival in Garrison, N.D. Being so impressed with that function, they approached the Town of Carlyle for their blessing of a winter festival of their own, and the rest is history.

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Carnduff volleyball teams medal at provincials The Carnduff Education Complex Tigers volleyball program had a great showing at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association’s 3A volleyball provincial tournaments this year.

The Tigers senior girls’ volleyball squad won the gold medal at provincials in Shellbrook and Canwood on Nov. 19 and 20, while the senior boys’ brought home the bronze medal from provincials in Unity the following weekend.

Carnduff was the class of the tournament at senior girls’ provincials, as they won all seven matches, and lost just one of 15 sets. They defeated another southeast entry, the Kipling Magyars, 2-1 (20-25, 25-16 and 15-11) in the gold medal game.

It was not only the first provincial senior girls volleyball title for the school, which opened in 2004, but to head coah and principal Ryan Nichols’ knowledge, it’s the first in the sport for a Carnduff school.

“O ur school al way s strives to make it to provincials, and obviously the goal is to always win a championship or place in the top three, and

this year our team was successful in capturing the gold medal,” said Nichols.

The fact that they beat another southeast team in the final reflects the strength of the sport in this region, he said.

“We battled all season long at many tournaments, at conferences, regionals and in the final at provincials,” said Nichols.

Carnduff also bested Kipling at regionals and knocked them off other times during the season.

The Tigers communicated well, and they played all facets of the sport very well throughout the weekend, Nichols said.

“They played really well considering with the COVID shutdown and basically the shutdown of all sports, they really hadn’t played volleyball in probably two years, so to play as a complete team and battle through adversities where you haven’t played in a long time, I think it just goes to show what a great group of young ladies we had, and how they persevered,” he said.

The Tigers have just two Grade 12 students in Alex Jensen and Jamie Levesque,

so they should be strong again next year.

Carnduff ’s senior boys rattled off three straight wins to open the tournament, defeating Dalmeny 2-0 (25-11, 25-15), Biggar 2-0 (25-18, 25-15), and Shaunavon 2-0 (25-20, 25-20). Their final round robin game was a 2-1 loss to Saskatoon Christian (25-22, 21-25, 16-14).

The Tigers opened the playoffs with a 2-0 victory over Kipling (25-13, 25-17) in the quarter-finals, but then lost 2-0 to Osler Valley Christian Academy (25-21, 25-15).

Osler would go on to win provincials.

In the bronze medal game, Carnduff would face Saskatoon Christian again, and this time came away with a 2-0 victory (25-21, 25-21).

“We attacked well. We’re a strong attacking team out of the left side. We have two pretty dominant left side attackers, but we distributed our offence well. We had a right side (hitter) who came in late in the season with our team, and was a very serviceable right side attack. And our setter distributed offence really well,” said coach Mar-

Members of the Carnduff Tigers senior girls volleyball team that won the provincial title are, back row, from left, coach Ryan Nichols, Caitlin Bolduc, Brooke Gardiner, Wynter Cowan, Payton Hollinger, Anesa Nichols and coaches Kylie Matiowsky and Michelle Sweeting. Front row, from left, Natalie Barber, Alex Jensen, Jamie Levesque, Tessa Lanski and Presley Barber. Photo submitted cel Macfarlane.

Carnduff focused on trying to minimize their errors, and preventing the opponents from going on a big run.

MacFarlane said the top five teams were really tough, but he could see the difference that not playing for a year

made on some of the other teams.

Carnduff last won a medal in senior boys’ volleyball in 2017; it was also a bronze medal. They’ve been to provincials for quite a few years.

The Carnduff senior boys will lose just three players this

year, but one of them is their setter, and two of them are their strong left-side hitters.

But Nichols believes the future looks bright in both girls and boys volleyball, with many student athletes interested in being involved in the sport.

Bruins split weekend games versus top teams

By David Willberg The Estevan Bruins faced two of the better teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in home games on the weekend.

The Bruins (18-5-1-1) lost 2-1 to the Battlefords North Stars (17-6-2-1) on Friday night, but responded with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Melfort Mustangs (13-7-1-4) the next night.

Holden Doell scored the winning goal on a power play with 43 seconds to play in the second period Friday night.

Estevan and the Battlefords were scoreless after the first period.The Bruins had likely the best chance to score, but a Mark Rumsey shot hit the post a few minutes into the frame.

Mikol Sartor opened the scoring 58 seconds into the second period for Estevan. The Bruins had some good chances to score afterwards, but didn’t convert. Steven Kesslering’s goal 6 1/2 minutes later tied the game, and then Doell tallied late in the middle frame.

The Stars outshot the Bruins 1612 in the period.

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the contest came midway through the period, when they had a two-man advantage for more than a minute.

While they had a couple of shots on goal during the power play, they couldn’t put the puck past Stars goaltender Michael Harroch, who finished with 34 saves on the night.

The Stars limited the Bruins high-scoring offence to just a few shots on goal in the final seven minutes of the game.

Boston Bilous stopped 32 shots for Estevan.

“I thought Battleford did a good job of stretching (the play) and they created chances off of turnovers, so I thought Battleford came in and had a game plan and executed it pretty well,” said head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic.

Sartor opened the scoring for the Bruins 62 seconds into the first period Saturday, but goals by Nolan Doell and Dawson Leroux put Melfort up by one after the first period.

Eric Houk and Olivier Pouliot scored 35 seconds apart midway through the second to give the Bruins

Boston Bilous drops down to make a save off of Steven Kesslering of the Battlefords North Stars on Friday night. a 2-1 lead, but Nolan Doell replied a few minutes later to tie the game again.

Pouliot’s second of the game 11:45 into the third put the Bruins in the lead for the third time Saturday night, but Marco Lopez scored with 2:57 remaining to force overtime.

Neither team scored in the fiveminute extra frame, and Sartor had the only goal for either team in the shootout.

Cam Hrdlicka made 16 saves for Estevan to get the win in goal, while James Venne stopped 21 for Melfort.

“Throughout the game, it was a better effort,” said Tatarnic. “I don’t think we played poorly Friday, but I think Battleford was just a little hungrier than we were throughout the game, and that’s going to happen throughout the year.”

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are good-skating teams, and Tatarnic thought the Bruins were better at supporting the puck and skating when they faced Melfort.

Estevan also played the Yorkton Terriers last Tuesday night at Affinity Place during the Bruins annual Teddy Bear Toss game. Caelan Fitzpatrick scored twice, including the Teddy Bear Toss goal late in the first period.

Nolan Jones and Rumsey scored 45 seconds apart in the second period to break open a 1-1 game, and Brandon Ambrozik and Kade Runke also scored.

Bilous made 30 saves in the Bruins’ goal.

The Bruins were slated to visit the Nipawin Hawks on Tuesday night.

(Results not available at press time).

Then they will play the Mustangs again Wednesday night in Melfort.

Estevan host the Yorkton Terriers on Dec. 4 at Affinity Place, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 also marks the deadline for junior A teams to have rosters trimmed to 25 players, but Tatarnic noted the Bruins have 23 players on their roster.

Carlyle Cougars win twice in the Big Six The Carlyle Cougars picked up their first two wins of the season on the weekend in Big Six Hockey League action.

Carlyle defeated the Bienfait Coalers 4-1 on Friday night and the Oxbow Huskies 6-2 on Saturday.

Koby Morrisseau opened the scoring for Carlyle in the first period against Bienfait. It remained a 1-0 game until the third, when Dakota Rose scored twice for the Cougars in the opening six minutes.

Derian Pratt tallied for the Coalers midway through the third, and Ben Johnstone finished the scoring late in the third for the Cougars.

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Carlyle, and Ethan Veroba was the goalie for Bienfait.

Jon Gaudet had three goals and added an assist, all in the final 10 minutes of the first period, for the Cougars against Oxbow. Derek Fleck had the Cougars’ other goal in the opening frame.

Brett Turgeon notched the Cougars other two goals.

Liam Rutten and Dillan Plews scored 26 seconds apart in the second period for the Huskies.

Landon Audet was the goalie for the Cougars, while Cody Levesque was the Oxbow goalie.

In other Big Six action, there was one more game Friday, as the

Moosomin Rangers routed the Midale Mustangs 9-1. Matt Anderson had the Mustangs lone goal, and Talen King was the Midale goalie.

Three other games happened Saturday: the Coalers doubled up the Wawota Flyers 4-2, the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings edged the Mustangs 7-6 in a shootout, and the Redvers Rockets knocked off the Carnduff Red Devils 6-3.

Dylan Herzberg scored the winning goal early in the third period for Bienfait against Wawota.

Daniel Wanner, Kaelan Holt and Levi Barnstable had the other goals.

Jordan Fox and Ty Kotylak tallied for the Flyers, who played their

first game of the season.

Zack Miller (Bienfait) and Zach Lees (Wawota) were in goal.

Midale rallied from a 6-4 deficit in the final 7:47 of the third period to force overtime against the Wheat Kings. Brady Bjorndal (two goals and two assists) and Steven Lindenbach (a goal and three helpers) each had four-point games for the Mustangs.

Maverick Gusikoski, Devon Johnson and Adam Frederick also scored.

King was in goal.

As for the Redvers-Carnduff game, Braden Magotiaux, Remy Lamotte, Colby Potapinski, Preston

Kopeck, Kevin Mann and Brady Gaudet had the Redvers goals, while Ben Hiltz, Jackson O’Brien and Ty Stovin were Carnduff ’s goal scorers.

Cody Matthewson was in goal for Redvers and Cody Dumaine was the goalie for Carnduff.

The Coalers were slated to visit the Cougars on Nov. 30. (Results not available at press time).

Carnduff will be at Moosomin on Dec. 3 at 8:30 p.m. There will be three games on Dec. 4: Midale at Wawota, Redvers at Yellow Grass and Oxbow at Moosomin. Those games will start at 8 p.m.

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Minor football recognizes many at awards night

By David Willberg S e veral people who played an instrumental role in bringing football back to Estevan more than a decade ago have been recognized.

The Estevan Football Family Wall of Fame was unveilled during the Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football (EMF) Awards Night and annual general meeting on Nov. 24. It salutes those who have been a big part of the EMF and/or the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team.

Four charter members were announced: S heila Leach-Dougherty, Marco Ricci, Brian Senchuk and the late Brian Smith.

Leach-Dougherty was the instigator in bringing minor football back to Estevan in 2008, as she wanted to have a way for her son and other kids in Estevan to play the game. She was the organization’s president from 2008-2010.

“It was great to hear her talk and remind everybody,” said current president Kevin Mortenson. “For somebody like me, it was a reminder (of the history), but for a lot of people, they didn’t know the involvement of getting Estevan Minor Football going.”

Mortenson called Leach-Dougherty’s speech inspiring, and he hopes others felt the same.

Ricci was critical in resurrecting high school football in Estevan in 2009, and he was the Elecs head coach for their first three seasons.

“He was instrumental with both (minor and high school football), but people are going to look back on him having the biggest impact with high school,” said Mortenson.

High school football had been missing from ECS for the past 25 years.

Ricci was awarded the Murray Sawa Award by the Regina Thunder Jr. Football Club in 2015 for his contributions in building the game in Saskatchewan, specifically Estevan.

S enchuk and S mith were inducted together. They were both active in minor football in many capacities for a number of years, including rebuilding the field at Woodlawn Regional Park after it was decimated by the Souris River flood of 2011.

Affectionately known locally as “The Two Brians,” they were the co-chairs of the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games Committee for Estevan.

The Wall of Fame will be located at the tower of the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park.

Mortenson said he thought it would be great to have a football Wall of Fame for Estevan that would be similar to Hall of Fames in other sports.

“I wanted to pick four or five of the most significant builders, getting our organization off the ground, and there they were,” said Mortenson.

Minor football also announced that its Volunteer Family Award would be renamed after Smith, who died suddenly earlier this year. The first recipients of the recognition were the Stubel-Tangjerd families.

Mortenson said a lot of that award has to do with Shannell Rioux, who was

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Brian Senchuk and the late Brian Smith were jointly inducted into the Wall of Fame. Photo by Pat Ford the first coach of the Estevan Kinette Club U18 Viragos female football team, and is connected to both families.

Each team also handed out awards. Coaches selected the recipients, but the Viragos had a hand in selecting the recipients for that team.

For the Estevan U10 Power Dodge Cudas, the w i n n e r s we re C a m e ron Locken (sportsmanship), Tyson Stubel (most improved), Anderson Murphy and Jake Hockey (offensive co-MVPs), Casey Kitz (defensive MVP), Mason Lesy (MVP) and Madden Bresciani (Canuckcade most dedicated).

Aw a r d w i n n e r s f o r the U12 Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate Chargers were: Dexter Ciepliski (most improved), Taya Stigings (top rookie), Xander Pelletier (sportsmanship), Hugh Ross (defensive MVP), TJ Thompson (offensive MVP), Kaleb Crossman (team MVP) and Arvin Sanger (driven dedication).

The U14 Estevan Lions Club Oilers’ award winners were Kalib Roy (most improved), Dane Hogg (top rookie), Liam Thompson (most sportsmanlike), Peyton Tendler (defensive MVP), Cooper Pukas (offensive MVP) and Truman Ciepliski (team MVP).

The Viragos winners were Mercedes Paterson (top offensive lineman), Hailey Duke (top defensive lineman), Addison Shiels (top rookie), Avery Tatarnic (sportsmanship and offensive MVP), Hailey Tangjerd (defensive MVP), Sarah Greening (most improved), Amanda March (team MVP), and Mahlyn

Bomberak (Bryan Illerbrun Community Award).

Also that night, minor football held its annual general meeting, electing its executive for 2022 and reflecting on the successes of the past year.

“All things considered, we got to play last fall, and this spring and this fall, and there was very little interruption, especially this fall once we were in an actual season. There was next to no restrictions because we were outdoors playing,” said Mortenson.

Mortenson will be the president in 2022, but they are looking for a new vicepresident after Travis Patterson stepped down. Chelsea Schell will be the treasurer and Jennifer Froese will be a member at large.

In addition to vice-president, they need someone to run the concession next season during game days.

The meeting was very quick, he said, with a chance to reflect on the past year and to look ahead. They discussed the practice field at Chow Field, where the locker rooms are nearly finished.

The meeting was also a chance to celebrate that Estevan now has a female football team, and that the Chargers won the first league championship in Estevan Minor Football history.

Mortenson said minor football is short volunteers.

It would be nice to have six to eight coaches per team, and the organization is also facing a shortage of officials, similar to the one facing youth hockey organizations.

For more photos from the awards night, please see Page A19.

Thank you to Estevan Market Mall for donating their space for this year’s event!

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Estevan Lacrosse hands out year-end awards The Estevan Lacrosse Association celebrated accomplishments from 2021 during its annual awards ceremony on Nov. 20 at the Western Star All Suites Hotel in Estevan.

This year’s recipients were: • B e n n e t t D a y, TS&M Supply Male Athlete of the Year; • Codie L emcke, TS&M Supply Female Athlete of the Year; • Cecile Seemann, Volunteer of the Year; • Kersey Hollingshead, the Tyson Juhlke Memorial Award; • Jeremiah Soop, Western Star Estevan Ris-

ing Star for the under-six and under-eight divisions; • JD Gervais, Coach of the Year; • Braden Thompson, Dustin Pratt “Hard Charger” Memorial Award; • Vanessa Pur yk, President’s Award. This recognition was in honour of all healthcare workers.

President Braydon Krahn said Lemcke and Seemann are both twotime winners of their respective honours. Gervais won the award for coach of the year as a first-time coach. His team's season came to an end with a win at provincials in a shootout.

Krahn also noted this is the first time that the President's Award has been presented to a group outside of the association.

It is for healthcare workers in honour of their strength, bravery and resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The awards ceremony was broadcast live on the association’s Facebook page.

Estevan Lacrosse is always seeking passionate volunteers. If anyone is interested in making a difference in the lives of young athletes, please email president@estvevanlacrosse.com.

Participating in a group photo at the Estevan Lacrosse Association Awards were, from left, Bennett Day, Codie Lemcke, president Braydon Krahn, Cecile Seemann and Kersey Hollingshead. Photo by Rochelle Duncanv

Offence carries Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins to victory The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins kept rolling in league play with a 12-7 victory over the Yorkton Terriers Sunday at Affinity Place.

The two teams were tied at 3-3 after the first period, and Estevan led 6-5 through two. The Bruins pulled away with three goals in a 29-sec-

ond span midway through the third period.

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Turner Knockaert (two goals and two assists) and Spencer Copeland (four assists) had four-point games.

Kade Phillips, James Mann and Landon Kaban also scored.

Ty Fehrenbach was in goal for Estevan.

The Apex Bruins (151-1) have won seven straight games and will visit the Regina Capitals on Dec. 4 and 5. It will be a showdown between the top two teams in the Saskatchewan U18 AA Hockey League’s South Division, as the Capitals have a 14-0-2 record.

• • • The Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears reached the midway point of their season last Wednesday night in a 10-4 road loss to the Notre Dame Hounds.

The Hounds raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first period, and led 8-2 with 5:09 to play in the second period.

Blaze Gutzke, Daniel

Ganert, Carson Birnie and Ayden Lemarre had the goals for Estevan.

Kaden Perron and Jackson Miller split the goaltending duties.

Up next for the Bears (513-4) is a three games in three nights road trip. They will visit the Saskatoon Blazers on Dec. 3, the Warman Wildcats on Dec. 4 and the Saskatoon Contacts on Dec. 5.

• • • The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins dropped both of their games on the weekend.

First was a 12-1 loss to the Regina Pat Blues on Friday night. Kobe Wotta scored Estevan’s lone goal 34 seconds into the third period. That goal made the score 4-1, but Regina then rattled off eight more goals.

Jaxon Kuchinka and Chase Borreson split the goaltending duties.

Two nights later, Estevan lost 5-2 to the Regina Monarchs in Estevan’s first home game in November.

Keagan Patton had both goals for Estevan.

Borreson made 32 saves in the game.

The Bruins next league game is at the Monarchs on Dec. 7.

• • • The Estevan Meter U13 AA Bruins dropped an 8-6 decision to the visiting Swift Current Broncos Saturday at Affinity Place.

Estevan led 3-1 in the first period, then gave up six unanswered goals before fighting back to pull within a goal with 89 seconds remaining. The Broncos added an empty net goal in the final seconds.

Austin Merkley scored twice for Estevan, and Nathan Gardiner, Boston Tait, Cameron Milbrandt and Riley Gigian had the other goals.

Easton Pushie stopped 29 shots.

Estevan (6-2) will host the Weyburn Youngfellows on Dec. 1 at 7:15 p.m. in Alameda.

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Envision launches gift card campaign The Envision Counselling and Support Centre is offering a way to donate before Christmas that goes directly to help women and families who are struggling.

Envision’s annual gift card campaign kicked off last week.

“Envision Counselling hopes to connect with our supporters to request donations of gift cards, to give

away during the holidays,” said Tania Hlohovsky Andrist, development director for Envision.

“We would like to offer some hope during the holidays by giving families who are struggling gifts cards to buy what they feel they need, whether gas or food, or Christmas presents for the kids.

“This year, we have been

sponsored by Baker Hughes, who have seeded the campaign with a stack of gift cards. We are so appreciative of community partnerships because the impacts are greater.”

Andrist said Envision uses the gift cards from various businesses to disburse to people who need emergency help, based on their situation.

Clients may be going without

The risk and reward of being real When I heard that pop star Adele was broadcasting a concert, I recorded it because I thought my girls might like it. What I did not expect was that this event would impact me in such a profound way.

W h i l e Ad e l e h a s a powerful voice, it was not her singing that str uc k me. Rather, it was the interview she gave between the songs.

Instead of bragging about her success, Adele said things like, “I realized that I had everything, but I was not happy.” She went on to talk about feeling insecure, lonely, sad and isolated. Her career could not have been better, but her life was a mess.

With a new album coming out, Adele had to make a choice. She could keep pretending and put out a bunch of songs that did not mean much, or she could be honest and sing about how she really felt. Being honest was going to be hard, but

she realized that being fake is even more difficult, so she wrote a whole album about her real emotions.

As I listened, I was moved to tears. It was such an unexpected and brave thing to do.

We have been trained to be tough. We are expected to say, “I am fine” when people ask, “How are you?” We act as if ignoring our emotions and stuffing them down will make them disappear, but they just come out in strange and damaging ways.

Most surprisingly, we tend to believe that if we are honest, no one will like us, but the opposite is true. I like Adele more now simply because she was real.

One of the most beautiful parts of the gospel message is that we can stop pretending. God is not impressed with our fake show. In fact, he is waiting for us to acknowledge our str uggles and tr ust him. Once that happens,

items such as baby supplies or clothing if they flee a relationship without time to properly pack up. They might need gas cards, specifically to attend counselling sessions, when they are isolated in a rural location.

And particularly this year, they may be unable to purchase gifts for the holidays.

“Mental health, anxiety and domestic violence issues can get worse if there’s financial strain as well, so a holiday initiative like this can help to relieve pressure to focus on the primary healing journey,” said Andrist.

To reach the greatest number of those in need, Andrist says that instead of toys, gift cards give individuals more choices. The preferred stores are those with gas or grocery options.

There are three ways to participate in the Gift Card Drive: • Gif t cards can be dropped off at Envision Counselling offices in Estevan, Weyburn or Carlyle.

Please call ahead to make arrangements, as office protocols are still in place. Estevan’s number is 306-637-4004, Weyburn is 306-842-8821

and Carlyle is 306-453-2405.

• Put your donation of gift cards in the mail to: Envision Counselling and Support Centre, Box 511, Estevan, SK, S4A 2A5.

• Make a monetary donation online. Visit www. envisioncounsellingcentre. com. Choose Gift Card on the menu option, and Envision will purchase cards to distribute during the holidays.

“We have a thoughtful and generous community,” said Andrist. “This is a creative way to make big impacts for our families and bring some hope this holiday season.”

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Tim Pippus of the Estevan Church of Christ everything changes.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

We will never find our real life by being fake.

Maybe it is time to take a risk, be honest, and trust God.

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First Farmers’ Market Christmas sale Maria Walter, left, and Nicole Rogalski check out the merchandise at the Estevan Farmers' Market Association’s first Christmas sale of the year Saturday at the Estevan Market Mall. A variety of vendors were present for the sale, bringing products for customers. There were the items one would expect to find at a pre-Christmas sale, such as baking and other foods, decorations and gift ideas. But there was also a lot of other items available. The sales will be held at the mall each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Dec. 18.

There will also be sales from 5-9 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 17.

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Estevan Mothers Against Drunk Driving is getting ready for holiday season activities The local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is gearing up towards the Christmas season.

Every year they partner with other agencies to remind residents to make safe choices when it comes to driving.

From November

through January, they have their Red Ribbon campaign, in which they praise drivers for driving sober. The campaign is back in Estevan again this year.

"We try to get red ribbons out there to people as (a symbol of ) a commitment to driving sober," said MADD Estevan chapter

lead Connie Hagel.

Also, during the Christmas season, the Estevan MADD chapter helps the police with seasonal check stops, in which they also give out different souvenirs, thus thanking people for driving sober. Besides, they partner with SGI when it comes to getting the message out there for stopping impaired drivers for the Christmas season.

"We are just being out there. When we do check stops with the Estevan Police Service, we get a lot of cooperation from them and a lot of fun for the volunteers.

We were standing out in the cold, but we're still passing on that message. So it works really well," Hagel said.

As of last summer, the situation with impaired driving in the area has improved a little, Hagel said, but it doesn't mean that there is no need for their efforts anymore.

She currently has "Impaired driver caught here" signs out in the community, illustrating that impaired drivers can be caught anywhere - on main streets, highways or back alleys. This campaign attracted provin-

cial attention and was picked up by other communities.

R e c e n t l y, E s t e v a n MADD also had a smashed vehicle displayed in different places in the community, reminding drivers about the potential consequences of poor choices. Hagel said there was a lot of positive feedback for that campaign, and they plan on resuming it later.

"I had a lot of people comment on it, saying it was a good visual thing," Hagel said. "I hope to do it again next year. It's all ready to go. And hopefully, it's a very, very vivid constant reminder."

The car used in the campaign wasn't in an accident and was smashed to educate people about the potential consequences of drunk or distracted driving. Such a display does make many people think that it might have been their vehicle and their life at risk, Hagel said.

"W hen we put the smashed car out, the first place we put it was the school and that really impacted because the young and old, they still drive impaired," Hagel said.

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There are no new initiatives planned at this time, but Hagel noted that they always try to bring in more education and promotion to the topic.

And with the holiday season approaching, Hagel said their main message to the community is to always think in advance when they are celebrating.

"The same message that I always have, and my grandchildren helped me in that

message, is plan a safe ride home throughout the holiday season. Just plan a safe ride home. It's not that difficult.

There are enough taxis. If the weather's nice, walk home, or make that advance planning before you even plan on going out for a Christmas party, figure out who's going to be the sober driver in that situation. Always plan a safe ride home. That's my message. Don't drive impaired," Hagel said.

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Larry Lee Berg November 19, 1935 – November 20, 2021 Larry Lee Berg of Swift Current passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the age of 86 years. Larry was born in Midale, SK on November 19, 1935 to Reuben (Bubbin) and Florence Berg, the second of four children. As the family grew, they lived in Midale, Rush Lake, and then Hitchcock, SK. Larry attended the Estevan Collegiate. There, he met the love of his life, Marlene Peter. Larry and Marlene married in 1958 and lived in Estevan until they moved with their three children, Janice, Richard and Suzie to Swift Current in 1965.

Larry worked in the plumbing industry in the late 1950’s, in jobs that took him to places such as Inuvik and Kitimat. He began his forty-year career as a pipeline welder in the early 1960’s. He worked across Canada, from BC to Quebec on many major projects with companies such as Banister, Marine, O.J., Majestic, H. C. Price and others on Trans-Canada, Nova, West Coast and Union Gas pipelines. Hockey and golf were always a big part of Larry’s life. As a young man, he played hockey with the Bienfait Coalers and the relationships developed then carried forward to working as a talent scout for the New Westminster Bruins Hockey club through the 1970’s when he wasn’t on the pipeline. He was a big fan of the Swift Current Broncos from the time they moved to the city. The Elmwood Golf Club was Larry’s second home in the summer. He could be found there early in the morning for coffee and a round of golf, and perhaps another round in the afternoon with his buddies when they wrapped up the day at the 19th hole. His regular foursome was legendary at the golf club and contributed to the community spirit there. Larry truly enjoyed every opportunity to spend time with his grandsons, Lee, Adam, Thomas, and Harley. He was able to spend time with them, sharing his interests of golf and hockey and cheering them on in their sporting activities. He was a special grandpa and holds a special place in their lives. Larry was predeceased by his infant daughter Cheryl Marie, his parents, Reuben and Florence, his sister Ann, and his brother Clifden. He is survived by his younger brother Robert (Joellen), and nephew Quentin, his loving wife of 63 years Marlene, his children Janice, Richard (Laurie), and Suzie (Marty Flicek), his grandsons Lee Gummeson, Adam and Thomas Flicek and Harley Berg, and great-grandchildren Nicholas Flicek, and Emily and Nate Gummeson. Larry and Marlene reside at Cypress House in Swift Current. The family expresses their great gratitude to the staff of Unit 1 for the care, attention and compassion demonstrated every day; you have been very significant people in our father’s life and continue to be so for our mother. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 56 - Memorial Donation 279 1st Ave NE Swift Current, SK S9H 2B3.

Arrangements entrusted to Warren’s Funeral Home. For further information please call 1-306-773-8831 or 1-800-267-6606, or visit our website at www.warrensfuneralhome.com and express your sympathy to family members on the tribute wall.

Deborah A. Riersgard (Hilker) 1948 - 2021 Deborah Ann Riersgard, late of Torquay, SK passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 73 years.

Deborah will be forever remembered by her family: son Stacy Hilker; grandchildren, Christopher (Rickee Lee) Hilker, Shannon (Tyler) Boiteau and great granddaughter Arlie Boiteau; sister Penelope Schrieber and life long friend Sharol Riersgard; step children, Corinne (Brad) Tessier, Theresa Friess and Danny (Linda) Riersgard; step grandchildren, Branson Friess-Schafer, Edgar Wilkinson, Mike (Lynette) Wilkinson, Nathan (Sheena) Riersgard, Daniel (Sasha) Riersgard, Jenny Riersgard (Bubba) and Janice Gagne as well as numerous step great grandchildren.

Deborah was predeceased by her husband Gary Friess and

parents Harold and Molly Hilker.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Memorial donations can be made to St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation (designate to Unit A), 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK S4A 0H3.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Deborah’s family – Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

Ruby Marion Steele (Gardipie) September 12, 1922 - November 16, 2021

Ruby Marion Steele passed away in the Palliative Care Unit of the Pasqua Hospital on November 16, 2021 at the age of 99. She was predeceased by her parents George and Bella Gardipie; her three husbands Cyril DeBacker, Lawrence Gauthier and Roy Steele; as well as all of her siblings Vincent, Pearl (Gibbons), Gladys (Blondeau), Charles, Carol (Stec) and Robert. She is survived by her three children Michele (Gary) Howland, Gregory DeBacker and Kathryn (Brian) Sumbot; as well as many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews. Ruby was born south of Macoun on September 12, 1922. She was the eldest of seven children and grew up in a large extended family along the Souris River in southern Saskatchewan. Most of Mom’s work life was spent in the world of accounting, where she worked at George’s Flooring, Co-ax Cable and Bouchard Electric in Estevan and Bouchard Oil Field Services when the company transferred to Red Deer in 1972. In her 50’s she decided to become an insurance agent and worked at The Co-operators in Red Deer until her retirement.

Ruby was solitary by nature but she was always ready for a great story and lots of laughs. She loved her books and, during the last several years, was especially fond of Louise Penny and the zaniness of Janet Evanowich. Enjoying music was always a large part of her life; everything from fiddle music and the bagpipes, the crooners and big band music of the 40s, Broadway musicals and, of course, Pavarotti. She jumped into community activities that ranged from active involvement in organizing a teen club in Estevan, being a cub leader with the Boy Scouts, serving as a matron with the Estevan Police Service and actively campaigning in political elections. Our mother was a force; a strong, independent and decisive woman. She will be missed. Special thanks go to the staff of Harvest Haven at Broadway Terrace as well as the Pasqua Hospital medical team in 3D and the Palliative Care team in 3A. Thank you so much. We really appreciate the wonderful and dedicated care you gave Mom at the Career OppOrtunities end of her life. Due to Covid and winter, a fond farewell will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Eden Care Communities, 107 Albert Street B, Regina, SK S4R 2N3. To leave an online message of condolence please visit www. leefunerals.com

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The family of Richard Walter would like to thank everyone for their kindness given in Richard’s passing.

To Hall Funeral Home, for their wonderful care and professionalism they provided at this difficult time.

To St. Joseph’s long term care home, for your never-ending love and support Richard received for the past 2 1/2 years.

To Rev. Sathiadas Anthony, Connie Wheeler and the staff at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Estevan for Richard’s service.

To family and friends who sent well wishes, food, flowers and made calls, we thank you all for your kindness and support.

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Flashback –Dec. 15, 1982

The Bienfait Weldon Warriors fell short of capturing medal in the 1982 bantam boys provincial volleyball championships. They had to settle for fourth place.

From left, Kelly Wheeler, Doug Smart, Grant Schlamp, Charles Olsen, Wally Lukye, Todd Moroz, Bruce Himmelspeck and coach Gary St. Onge.

Firefighters called to ECS and Shand Greenhouse A fire alarm went off at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) last Wednesday morning, right before the beginning of classes.

Estevan's fire department responded to the call.

Upon arrival, it was quickly found that one of the sprinkler heads was initiated inside the school.

"There was no smoke or flame that were visible. Crews did get in and found where the sprinkler head was leaking. There was maintenance staff on site. It was found that there was a malfunction in the boiler room area with ... heat exchanging units, which brought the temperature up to the point where it activated a sprinkler head," said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.

"However, no fire was present. We assisted with

isolating the branch lights, stopping the flow of water and draining the residual water out so that way a crew could make the necessary repairs."

ECS was evacuating the building, but firefighters were able to quickly downgrade the situation and still allow all the students and teachers access to the building.

There was no disruption to classes, and the school was able to quickly inform all staff and parents that there was no emergency. Once the scene was cleared, the school returned to business as normal.

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm Monday at 4 a.m. that went off southeast of the city at the Shand Greenhouse. Fire crews arrived on scene and, assisted by Shand Power Station staff, accessed the building.

RURAL MUNICPALITY OF ESTEVAN NO. 5 Experienced Grader Operators

BEFORE

AFTER We are the owners of the new hunting and fishing store in Estevan called Open Season. We purchased the building we are in and knew at some point we were going to have to fix up the exterior. We were working with a very tight budget with all of the renovations that needed to happen to get the store up and running so it was just going to have to be something that waited a year or two.

We approached the City after speaking with Jeff at the SE Business Start-Up, filled out the paperwork and within a week we received a call from Rick that we had been approved. We were able to change the siding, add new lights, change the windows and clean up the parking lot before opening! It made such a huge difference to how the store feels and we are very pleased that we were able to do that before opening. We were able to put that money back into the community using local contractor for the siding, windows & doors, parking lot, and tin.

All companies were local to Estevan and great to work with.

The paperwork was easy to fill out, everyone at the City was as excited as we were to open the doors and we look forward to serving the community for many years to come.

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The Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5 is currently accepting applications for the services of experienced grader operators.

As a member of the Public Works Crew, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing all roads in the municipality, under the direct supervision of the Manager of Public Works. This includes grading and maintenance tasks in the summer months and snow and ice removal in the winter months. Preference will be given to applicants with experience and skills in the operation and maintenance of heavy equipment including but not limited to; grader, loader, tandem gravel truck, tractor/mower and skid-steer.

A minimum Class 5 driver’s license is required.

A Class 1A driver’s license is an asset.

This is a full time, year-round position. The R.M. offers competitive wages and an excellent benefit package including: Pension Plan, Health & Dental Benefits Plan, Long & Short Term Disability Plans.

Applications will be accepted until suitable candidates are found.

Applicants are invited to submit a resume including jobrelated safety courses and certificates achieved to: R.M. of Estevan No. 5 #1, 322 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0T8 Fax to (306) 634-2223 • e-mail: administrator@rmestevan.ca Candidates must be able to perform the duties of this position in a safe manner. A current driver’s abstract and references will be required for those selected for an interview.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

"The fire alarm detection head was active, however, there was no visible smoke or flame, showing from the exterior of the building. Crews went in to assess the situation inside and found no cause for alarm, no fire conditions were present. So it looks like this was a faulty detection device that was the cause of the alarm," Feser said.

The scene was turned back over to SaskPower staff, and firefighters returned to the station.

Earlier last week, the Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) partook in two public education engagement activities. Last Monday, firefighters visited the Estevan Day Care Co-operative to educate younger citizens about fire safety.

"We had a fire truck on display. A couple of firefighters and the deputy fire chief went down to give kids a tour on the fire truck just to show them what it's about," Feser said.

Last Tuesday, firefighters went to Mary's Little Lambs Preschool, where they made two presentations.

"We went over some fire safety with our young preschoolers to teach them some basics, like stop-drop-and-roll and then give them some fire-related public education colouring pages that they can take home and share with their families," Feser said.

"It's always nice to get out and engage with the young individuals. It's always a great time."

Last Wednesday afternoon, the fire department was also handing out rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits.

While quite a few people came to pick up their kits, Feser said they had some left, and on Dec. 1, from 1:30-4 p.m., they again will provide the tests to the community on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.

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Minor football awards night Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football held its year-end awards night on Nov. 24. Numerous recognitions were handed out for the different teams, and to those who have made contributions to the organization. Photos by Pat Ford From left, Estevan Lions Club U14 Oilers assistant coaches Christian Pfeifer, Aaron Ciepliski and Jeremy Ciepliski, head coach Paul Duncan and team MVP Truman Ciepliski.

From left, Megan Tangjerd, Hailey Tangjerd, Shanelle Rioux, Brennen Stubel and Suzie Stubel of the Tangjerd-Stubel families were named the top volunteer family.

Estevan Power Dodge U10 Cudas assistant coach Hailey Tangjerd, left, and Mahlyn Bomberak, right, present the MVP award to Mason Lesy.

From left, Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate U12 Chargers assistant coach James Haagsman, Thomas Abbott, team MVP Kaleb Crossman and head coach Matt Schell.

Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football president Kevin Mortenson, left, presents the Brian Illerbrun Community Award to Mahlyn Bomberak.

From left, Estevan Kinette Club U18 Viragos trainer Megan Tangjerd, assistant coaches Travis Paterson, Kevin Mortenson, Jaycee Sopp, assistant coach Logan Bomberak and head coach Mark Tribiger participate in the presentation of the Kevin Mortenson Most Dedicated player award to Sopp.

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Ticket Sales - Oct 1 - Nov 24, 2021 Draw November 24/21 at 3:00 pm

Draw Location : 1582 Dieppe Crescent, Estevan, SK S4A 1W7 Draw will be made by Random Number Generator Ticket prices: 1 ticket for $10 • 2 tickets for $20 5 tickets for $50 • 10 tickets for $100 Proceeds towards Habitat Estevan Build #3 in 2023 at 1011 Hillcrest Drive, Estevan Only people in Saskatchewan at the time of purchase may participate in the raffle.

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by December 16th 2) Check out your House added to the CITY OF ESTEVAN facebook page and ask your friends and family to vote for their favourite decorations by December 19th 3) Check us out on facebook on December 20th when we'll announce the winners!

Scavenger Hunt: 1) Cut this out 2) Drive around town & find the items on the list 3) Write down the address 4) Drop off at the Estevan Mercury, 68 Souris Avenue 5) Watch the January 13th Estevan Mercury for the winner

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