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Happy centennial!

Oxbow woman celebrates 100th birthday with a motorbike ride.

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Hundreds of toys were donated so that every child would have something to unwrap this Christmas.

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The Estevan community once again witnessed a miracle, which people here created themselves.

The Community Hamper Association and the Angel Tree started their traditional month of collecting toys, raising funds and gathering supplies for Christmas hampers really slowly this year.

"We were panicking then," said Jolie Bayda with the association.

After a plea on social media that was also picked up and shared

through the Mercury, they encountered the downpour of generosity – something very typical for this community.

"It was a plea from us, but it reminded our regulars that it was already Christmas. And then everybody just came and stepped up. And it was awesome," Bayda said.

"Then it started rolling really good," added Char Seeman, who co-chairs the Community Hamper Association alongside Heather Woodhouse.

Less than a week before the

The Act Two Widows’ Club of Estevan provided mitts and toques and Angela Brokenshire supplied over 100 hand-made scarves for kids that may need those.

deadline, the association had a fraction of the toys than they usually do at that point, and they also were lacking funds to fill the hampers. But once they reached out to the community, Estevan businesses, groups and individuals were quick to step forward to ensure that everyone on their list would receive a sufficient food hamper for Christmas and all the kids would have a present to unwrap under the tree.

A lot of people did the shopping themselves and brought toy donations to Angel Tree locations, to toy fundraising campaigns such as fill the truck with Estevan firefighters or to the volunteers. Many businesses also provided the association with cash donations that allowed volunteers to ensure that kids of all age groups were covered in their toy store. Some businesses also came up with different incentives and discounts to help people support the good cause without putting a hole in their budget.

Volunteers noticed that in previous years, they always were lacking gifts for older kids. Out of the previous experience, this year it seemed that many of their supporters intentionally shopped for that age category, especially boys, which made it easier for them.

The toys were distributed out of the Angel Tree Toy Store, organized at the basement of St. Giles Church on Dec. 15 and 16. Families that registered for the program could come in during their designated time slots and do the "shopping" for their kids ages 16 and under. This year the Angel Tree had 430 kids on their Christmas list, and thanks to the community they were able to fulfill their obligations.

"Everyone in Estevan has been so good to us," Bayda said.

People that came to pick up the toys for their kids also had an opportunity to choose a toque and/or mitts and/or scarves. The toques and mitts were donated by the Act Two Widows' Club and the scarves were knitted by Angela Brokenshire.

Each family also received new pyjamas for children through the Estevan Kinette Club’s PJ Project (for more on that see page A8).

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One person killed in mobile home fire Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) members, along with the Estevan Police Service and Estevan Emergency Medical Services, responded to a report of a structure fire Tuesday afternoon.

The call came in at approximately 2:30 p.m. The structure fire was occurring in the south end of the city.

"Once on scene, a mobile home fire was confirmed," said Estevan Deputy Fire Chief Rick Davies.

"Estevan fire crews made entry, located one occupant of the home.

Life-saving measures were taken but the occupant succumbed to their injuries."

The deceased was the lone occupant of the home.

Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the structure fire.

"An investigation into the incident is still ongoing currently by the Estevan Fire Rescue, Estevan Police Service and Saskatchewan Public Safety (SPSA) representatives from the province," Davies said.

"No other information can be released at this time."

A mobile home fire in Estevan on Dec. 14 left one person dead. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Hamper Association helped hundreds this year « A1 cut some things, customizing each hamper a bit more than they used to.

"We've cut it down to just a Christmas meal, it's what you need for your Christmas meal," Seeman said.

"It seems almost like every year we have to take something out. This year our numbers didn't grow but the numbers get higher usually and then you're doing more so you got to take out a little bit," Bayda added.

They went on to explain that this year they made different, more personalized sizes of hampers so that there is enough food for a nice festive Christmas, but there is also no food waste.

S e e m a n ad d e d t h a t their program is all about Christmas day. They are not competing with Salivation Army's hamper program, they are just worried about

ensuring that every family has a decent Christmas meal on their tables.

Depending on the size, each hamper had some sort of meat, like turkey, ham or chicken and everything else needed to have a great Christmas meal.

Hampers were being distributed from Dec. 2123 out of Salvation Army Church. People had to come to pick up their hampers on a particular day during their time slots.

Volunteers added that none of what they do would be possible without the great community they live in and serve.

"Communit y always comes through. We always know they'll help us," Seeman said.

"Huge thank you to the community because we certainly couldn't do this without them. And they came

Shelley Dayman, Jolie Bayda, and Char Seeman other volunteers with the Community Hamper Association were able to help many families this Christmas. through for us again. And that's amazing. All we want to get out there is a thank you. Because we are 100 per

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Oxbow Valley Villa resident celebrates a centennial with style in December way back when he was alive. And I said, 'Well, that's a bit far-fetched.

But let's see what we can do inThe 20 residents of Bow Valley stead.' So our manager here made Villa in Oxbow had a great reason a few phone calls." to celebrate even before the holiday And last summer, at 99 years season this year. old, Loppe went on a bike ride with On Dec. 13, one of the resiher grandson Brad. dents, Mary Loppe, turned 100 Her passion for motorcycles years old. started with one short ride back in Loppe was born at the Taya day. Loppe liked it, and soon her lorton mining town near Bienfait in husband invited her to come along 1921 and raised in the community. to Weyburn. They went places there, Early in life, she learned how to then came back and the next day, cook and really liked it, which got Loppe received a bike of her own, her a job at the mines. which Leonard took away as sud"My mother taught me how to denly many years later. cook … And she knew the people "I got up in the morning, went that were running a coal mine so out to get fresh air and to feed the they asked her if she could have me chickens. I turned around and there to help to cook. I got down there was a motorcycle sitting in my yard. and worked there and that's where It came overnight. I have no idea I met Leonard. Two years later, we how it got from Weyburn to our got married. Two and a half years house," Loppe shared, laughing. later, we had a baby girl. Next year "I drove it until I was 65 and we had a baby boy and then the next he never said anything about it. year a baby boy again. And then I And I got up one day and wanted said enough. And eight years later to go for a motorbike ride, and I we had another girl and two years had no motorbike. He didn't want later another boy," shared Loppe. me riding it anymore."

At the mines, Loppe would Leonard and Mary lived tocook and wash dishes, make bread gether for almost 74 years. and cookies and anything else. She "It's a lot of give and take. I knew how to make English food, wanted to get married, and he was but she also learned how to cook a very good man, was very good to Ukrainian cuisine. A lot of miners me. I loved him and he loved me, were of Ukrainian descent, so she and I knew it. And we told one "had the best of two worlds." another that day in and day out," The young family decided to Loppe shared. get into farming. First, they rented She said all their lives, they land. Loppe's husband would farm did what they had to do. They went in summer and mine in the winter through the Dirty 30s when there until they purchased a full section was nothing but dust. Loppe's famto start their own farm east of ily with five of them was receiving Oxbow. relief of $7 a month then. They "I was a farmer's wife. I marmade it through a lot and learned to ried young. We bought a farm in appreciate every bit that they had. ’47. And for two kids that had "We were thankful for what nothing, to buy a farm was a big we get," Loppe said. "And now I'm thankful I'm still healthy, I eat well and sleep well on the bed here. I think I'm doing well."

Loppe has a lot of hobbies. She knits and is currently working on a beautiful picture of a teddy bear with a garland of flowers. She also quilts, sews, embroiders and crochets. She went for sewing classes in the ’60s, but most of what she knows about sewing, she learned from her mother. She still loves to read, beads and partakes in craft activities at Bow Valley Villa.

"I try to do everything that I can. It helps put in the time and keeps me moving around," Loppe said.

When asked about a secret to a long and happy life, Loppe said, "I think to a certain extent, you have to do the things that you like to do.

When I was younger, I had a job.

And my first job paid $5 a month.

And I worked from 6 o'clock in the morning, sometimes till 9 o'clock at night. And then dad said enough is enough and took me home, he said no more. After that, I had got a better job and got this whole dollar a day, which was much better.

“And I only worked two weeks and I got a raise. And at the end of the month, they said if you keep on like this, there'll be another raise in two weeks. It kept on raising. And by the time I was ready to quit Mary married Leonard Loppe when she was 18 years old; their work, I was getting a pretty good marriage lasted for almost 74 years. Photo submitted by Sara Adams wage. I was known as a cook."

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thing. But we never bought anything that we didn't absolutely need until we got the farm paid for," Loppe said.

"We lived on that farm and added a little more land to it. We raised five children. Now I have grandchildren, great grandchildren and I have a great great granddaughter," Loppe said.

The young family raised cattle and grew grain in the beginning because it was cash income. Once they paid for the farm, they focused on crops. They grew their farm to five quarters, which allowed them to make a good living off that land.

Later, when they retired, the Loppes’ youngest son, who always helped with the farm, continued with the operation his parents started, allowing for some peaceful time for the parents.

Leonard passed away in 2013 at the age of 97. And Loppe moved into Bow Valley Villa, a non-profit personal care home well-known and loved in the Oxbow area, four years ago and said that these years have been good.

Loppe said she was "quite happy" to celebrate her centennial, and she always took a "one day at a time" approach to getting to where she is now.

For the special day, Loppe's family and Bow Valley Villa residents and staff had some surprises to make it great. People around her also went the extra mile to cheer her well ahead of the date.

"Mary was a bit of a biker chick in her day," said Sara Adams, Bow Valley Villa activity director. "I asked her one morning what you'd like to do, if you have a bucket list.

And she said she wanted to drive across America with her husband

Mary Loppe, who resides in Bow Valley Villa in Oxbow, celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 13. Photo submitted by Sara Adams

Mary Loppe and her grandson Brad Loppe, who took her out for a bike ride ahead of her centennial. Photo submitted by Sara Adams

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Stay away if you’re not allowed You would expect that in a province like Saskatchewan, with such strong rural roots and awareness on the importance of agriculture, that it would have really strong legislation to keep people from trespassing on rural properties.

Yet the government is only now passing its Trespass to Property Amendment Act, first brought forward in 2019, and The Trespass to Property Consequential Amendments Act, 2019. They will come into effect on Jan. 1, with the government saying it moves the onus of responsibility from rural landowners to individuals looking to access property.

If you want to access someone’s property for recreational purposes, you will need to gain consent from the owner, whether it be in writing, orally, via an electronic message or through signage.

It means if there isn’t a sign on the property saying you’re welcome to be there, then you have to seek out somebody’s permission.

You have to wonder why this took so long.

For those who live in urban settings, you might think that consent isn’t such a big deal.

After all, much of this land has little traffic or activity over the course of the year.

But if somebody wants to be on the property of a person in the city, they have to have

permission. Nobody would go to somebody’s house within Estevan city limits, and sit on their front yard, drink beer and eat potato chips without consent.

Nor would you use people’s front yards when going out for a hike.

So why should it be any different for rural settings? Why should a farmer have to post a sign that says “No trespassing?”

But traditionally the onus has been on landowners to say that you’re not welcome on their land, when it should be up to the hunter, snowmobile rider, the ATV operator, the hiker or anyone else to get the permission of that landowner.

If the property owner thinks it’s OK to have people zipping around property on their quad, then that’s their prerogative. Maybe they’ll put up a sign. But if they don’t want you on their land, well, that’s too bad.

And if you say you’re too busy, our guess is that you’ll spend more time hunting, hiking or riding your ATV or snowmobile that day, then you would seek out permission.

Perhaps there’s a reason why they don’t want somebody on their land. Maybe it’s because of land value, or because they have plans for it. Or maybe they just want us to stay away.

Most people understand this. They get that it’s the land owner’s right to deny access.

But because there are selfish, lazy and ignorant people out there who don’t think they need permission, legislation like this is necessary.

Hopefully, if a rural resident sees somebody on their property, they will call the appropriate law enforcement agency, rather than taking the law into their own hands. That can often lead to more harm than good.

We can also only hope that the punishment is severe enough to offer a serious deterrent for those who believe it’s their inherent right to be on someone else’s property without permission.

It’s too bad that it took so long for Saskatchewan to have regulations like this, and it took this long for the government to pass it once it was introduced. We understand that it takes time for consultation, but two years is a long time that should be fairly straightforward.

They’re telling people to respect the rights of those who have land in rural areas. It’s nothing complex.

So let’s aim to respect each other’s property, and to treat others’ land the way we want ours to be treated, regardless of where we live.

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You know how our editor always cheers for shopping locally and compares local businesses and their initiatives to marketplaces like Amazon.

He's known to say that when shopping locally, you support the businesses that in their turn support local organizations, while Amazon has never been noticed in donating to an Estevan school or a sports group.

And that's true. But I decided to write this column to make it a bit fairer, as pitting online shopping versus local shopping as two options opposed to each other didn't seem as such to me.

And while I do my best to support local stores and home-based businesses as much as I can, I also see online shopping as something that allows the same local entrepreneurs to grow their income and reinvest into Estevan through their other needs.

Plus, I do see online shopping as something that sometimes saves my time and energy.

Be it the local co-op offering online shopping as an option to make it safer for everyone and also saves my time, or a virtual store that allows me to get something I can't find in town, I'm grateful for others taking care of my needs. And I appreciate the opportunities contemporary life gives us.

Online shopping is a pretty good thing to my taste. Not only do they help me with what I need, but online businesses also do good things when they can, just as traditional ones.

Most Estevan businesses allocate money to support local groups and initiatives of some kind, making this community so great. But it's not fair to say that big businesses don't. Jeff Bezos, the founder of "evil" Amazon, topped the list of biggest charitable givers in 2020, giving $10 billion (billion!) to groups fighting climate change. Yes, we didn't see this money directly coming to our community, but, potentially some of those dollars will funnel down to somewhere in Saskatchewan.

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However, I don't think anyone at that point would connect them to Amazon.

And while no small business in the world can afford to donate such a pile, I truly believe that they all at different levels do the best that they can to make the world around a better place.

Those who have more resources support global campaigns, while the local entrepreneurs ensure that things keep rolling in their communities, and each is playing their part.

Another idea that seems unfair to me is that while shopping online you are just giving up all your money to huge and already wealthy corporations, leaving small businesses struggling.

Yes, marketplaces get their share, but behind each product you buy, there is often an entrepreneur or small business trying to make a living same as everyone else.

They use big virtual sales grounds to help move their product, and I'm pretty sure if we would survey everyone in Estevan, there would be quite a few people who chose this entrepreneurial path, especially in times of pandemic, when opening a real store often seemed like a huge risk.

Other businesses prefer to keep their character and stick to their brand, creating websites and working crazy hard to get noticed on the global web, which is also online shopping, just of a different format.

While many people don't realize it, the Estevan Mercury is a business too, and we know firsthand how difficult it is to attract the atten-

tion of customers when you are working online.

It takes knowledge, skills, luck and years to get anywhere. So to say that going online is an easy path isn't fair either.

On the third hand, just like local businesses, marketplaces create hundreds, actually thousands of jobs worldwide. They allow entrepreneurs to prosper, and they also hire thousands to keep going. And while there is no sorting facility in Estevan, I know a few local people who seasonally work for Amazon, and then come back and spend the money they make here.

With all that said, I'm still an eager local shopper (I guess I just like shopping. Period.) I appreciate the great variety local businesses offer us.

I appreciate the opportunity to come in, socialize, sense the items, try clothes on, smell the perfume, and go back and exchange something that didn't fit, without any hassle, if I have to. I love walking downtown sometimes and just looking at different storefronts and displays. I value that businesses and people working there often inspire me, help come up with ideas when I'm stumbling and are always there to give me a hand with solutions to the tasks I have.

I do love shopping in Estevan. I've done 90 per cent of my shopping locally this year, and hope most of you did the same, so we keep that wonderful opportunity alive and thriving, inspiring new businesses to open because we will support them.

But it doesn't mean that shopping online is evil, it's just different. Please, shop local as much as possible, but know that even if shopping online in most cases you still support an individual behind the virtual business.

I guess my main point is that as long as we do our best to support each other, we'll get out of any storm.

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Lisa Lukye has been a fan of the CFL, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, for a long time.

But this season, she took it to anBy the time this paper reaches your home, I will hopefully other level. be in B.C. for a two-week Christmas holiday with family.

The Estevan woman attended every It’s not the first time I’ve travelled by plane during this Saskatchewan Roughriders game, home pandemic; it likely won’t be the last. I’m fully vaccinated, my and away, in the 2021 season, until the family is fully vaccinated and we’re going to be cautious, so we’re loss in the Western Final to the eventual confident that this vacation can proceed safely, just like with the Grey Cup champions, the Winnipeg Blue Yukon trip in September.

Bombers.

It helps that COVID-19 numbers in southeast SaskatchThen she was at the Grey Cup ewan have finally been trending down in the past few weeks, in Hamilton, volunteering during the while in B.C., they’ve likely done the best job of navigating the week and enjoying the Dec. 12 game as pandemic as a whole, so I shouldn’t be worried about bringing a spectator. She was alongside her aunt, it to B.C. or bringing it back with me.

Caroline Saxon, throughout the week.

But I’m also smart enough to know that I need to be “I have actually known a few people cognizant of the current situation, and that things can change. who have done it before,” said Lukye. “My Estevan’s Lisa Lukye was at the 2021 Grey Cup in Hamilton – the 17th CFL game she attended this season. Photo submitted by Lisa Lukye I hope to get in a couple of hockey games during my original plan was to do it in 2020, because trip, including one on the second full day of my holiday. The we were supposed to have the Grey Cup, ever cheered before,” she said.

Ambrosie) and a lot of the sponsors,” other would be the final full day of my vacation. But it’s not a and I thought ‘What an epic way to spend Lukye has been to Grey Cup every said Lukye. guarantee.

They also performed crowd control a season, going to all the games,’ and then year since 2013, when the Riders famously The Abbotsford Canucks or the Vancouver Giants could be there’s always the dream of it ending at beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at home. to ensure people weren’t too close when forced to postpone games due to an outbreak, or the government home, with your team at home and win- She was in university at the time and was the helicopters arrived. could impose restrictions that would ruin plans. supposed to take a first aid course for a Normally they are tasked with meet ning, like we did in 2013,” she said.

I hope to see some old friends, some of whom I haven’t Next year’s Grey Cup is slated for placement in January, but Saxon had an and greets and information duties durseen in a couple of years. Other pals I haven’t seen in a longer Regina, but she couldn’t wait for next extra ticket for the game, and Lukye rear- ing the week, but since the festival was time. I also know that’s not assured. scaled back this year, their services weren’t year to pull off this cross-country journey. ranged her schedule to attend.

The Omicron variant has thrown some uncertainty into They’ve been attending together needed as much.

“It was so nice to have football back Christmas season travel. It sucks, and nobody likes it. But we after it being away because of the pan- ever since.

“Our slogan is we tell people where can still travel. We can go to other communities in the province demic, and once the season started rolling, Saxon started volunteering with the to go and how to get there … but in a nice or other provinces, and not have to worry about dirty looks and all of our first games were at home, until Grey Cup festival in 2013, and after that, way,” said Lukye. criticisms. We don’t have to worry about 14-day quarantine after Labour Day, and so pretty much Saxon and Lukye started making a trip So they toured Hamilton and properiods to go elsewhere. And fully vaccinated people can travel after that, I said ‘That’s it, I’m going to of it each year. They both volunteer for moted places where people could eat abroad. the festival in the week leading up to the during the week. all of them.’”

That being said, our level of confidence isn’t as high as it Lukye has been a Roughriders’ seaSince it was a 14-game season game, and then they buy tickets for Grey was a few weeks ago. instead of 18, it was easier to happen. A Cup and go and cheer whoever is playing son ticket holder since 2017. And now she Last year, if you would have said you were travelling any- relief pharmacist for Walmart, it was also a in the game. has been to every stadium in the league. where, someone would have questioned you, even if you were nice stress relief because she has been busy They arrived in Hamilton on Dec. 6 Hamilton had been the only venue she going a short distance to, say, Weyburn or Carlyle. If you were with COVID-19 vaccinations and other and their first volunteer shift was to help hadn’t been to, but now she’s been there going to have a gathering of more than five people, you were duties associated with her job. with the arrival of the Grey Cup. twice, once during the regular season going to have to keep it quiet. If you were travelling abroad, then “We were there when the helicopters finale and, of course, during the Grey Cup. Lukye’s employer has been very be prepared for a backlash, especially if you were in public life. understanding, she said. came in. We helped seat some of the She loves how games often come (And make no mistake about it, the politicians who trav“I think I’ve cheered harder than I’ve dignitaries, like the commissioner (Randy down to the wire, and the fans are wonelled internationally last year at Christmas time deserved to be derful, too. She has found a second family carved. If you tell people to stay home and avoid seeing loved through the other fan bases in the league. ones, then practise what you preach).

“I hope that the CFL continues One of the things we’ve realized since the pandemic shutbecause it’s a Canadian institution, and down in March 2020 is the difference between what’s essential I think it’s important to have something and what’s a luxury. Travelling by airplane? That’s a luxury. Going like that. There’s a lot of us who are tryto a hockey game? Luxury. Having a beer with friends at your ing to keep the league alive, to try to find favourite watering hole? Luxury. ways to bring people to the game, and if I And it’s reinforced to me how much I love my luxuries. can help make them aware by doing what It’s near the top of the list as to why I was vaccinated. Not at I’m doing, and doing interviews like this, the top. Near the top. then I guess my mission is accomplished.”

I’m expecting that during my trip to B.C., or shortly after The season was a lot of fun, and she I return, I’ll be booking an appointment to get a booster shot. would do it again tomorrow if she could.

I always expected that I would eventually need that third dose; But it was a lot of work logistically, even it’s the reality that viruses mutate. I was hoping to have more in a shorter season, and only happened than six or seven months before that booster. after she received the green light from But hey, that’s a discussion for another time. Right now, her manager.

I’m looking forward to the sites of the Lower Mainland and “I came (to Estevan) last November Fraser Valley in B.C. I’m looking forward to some great food, for a month, and it just happened that the either at home or at restaurants, and some great beers, whether staffing has not been here, so I’ve been in it be our home-brewed Murphy’s Law beer or some of the other Estevan for the whole time. I know where great craft beers in B.C. I’m going to be and I know what airport I There’ll be the long walks with the family and the family need to fly out of and what my shifts are dog, even if it’s raining. And there’ll be the chance to have a going to be,” said Lukye. relaxing vacation.

But normally she could be in any city I hope everyone gets some relaxation over the next couple that has a Walmart, so she could be in Yorof weeks, and that you see family and friends. If you travel, be kton one day and Prince Albert the next. safe. And enjoy it.

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By Josie Hlohovsky

Look out for JA and ECS logos in local businesses this holiday season, because the students at the Estevan Comprehensive School have started their yearly small business.

This year’s product? Lip chap going by the name of Get Chapped.

“It’s a three-ingredient homemade lip chap,” said Chelsey Dreidger, the teacher of the Entrepreneurship 30 class.

“Those ingredients are coconut oil, soy wax and scented oils, and the five scents that we have this year are bubble gum, cinnamon spice, candy cane, pina colada and a raspberry flavoured one.”

Although Driedger is new to the school, the program is not. The Entrepreneurship 30 class has been at the ECS for a number of years, with the class held in one of the two semesters.

“It’s a class that talks about

what it takes to be an entrepreneur,” Dreidger said. “Earlier in the year, the students had to interview local entrepreneurs and kind of figure out what they thought it takes to be an entrepreneur. They’ve written some papers on different things, they created their own business plans, as well as doing a full-fledged business plan as a group.”

She goes on to say that it was a class decision to sell lip chap, and that all of her students pitched different ideas, before they decided on the one they deemed most likely to succeed.

“As a class, we all voted on the one that we thought had the best potential, and that was the business of the lip chap,” Driedger says. “We’ve already started selling it, actually. It’s available at the high school during the noon hour from 1-1:15, and in the mornings from 8:45-9, right before school

starts in the front foyer.

“They’ve also reached out to 12 local businesses that have agreed to sell on their behalf.

So, throughout the Christmas season, while the students are on holidays, they’ve got 12 businesses lined up who are going to have their product.”

The Get Chapped business is managed and controlled by the students of the Entrepreneurship 30 class, which is for students in Grades 11 and 12.

“The funds actually get split between us,” Dreidger explained. “We hold a shareholder meeting; they all have to purchase shares in the company, so we do it that way. They can split the profits at the end.”

The entrepreneurship class is a program offered by other schools, not just ECS, like some schools in Regina and Weyburn.

“It’s through an organisation called Junior Achievement

Canada, and they give us the platform of how to run a business, they give us a lot of the materials we need, so we’re under the JA charter,” Driedger says. “All of our brands say that, so when you see the JA logo on our chap stick, it identifies us as an organisation under JA, and the JA is known worldwide.”

In addition to getting business experience, the students also have a chance to get scholarships and education opportunities through the class.

“There’s also opportunities for scholarships and stuff through Junior Achievement,” Driedger says. “They have to, at the end, write a report on how things went over the year. They can nominate their classmates for different awards, like Best President or Top Seller awards, and if they’re awarded some of those awards, they can actually go to a higher level conference with every other award winner.”

Students in the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Entrepreneurship 30 class are selling lip chap through a business named Get Chapped this year. Photo submitted by Jayna Chrest Driedger explained that becoming an entrepreneur, or the class is an accredited class, even just is interested in how able to go on a student’s tran- that works, it’s a great class to script and allow them into take. It’s a lot of fun, it’s a good program,” she says. “I really universities.

“If anyone’s interested in enjoy it.”

Blow Away Hunger lives up to its name The results are in for the Blow Away Hunger food drive, which was held at the Southern Plains Co-op grocery store locations in Estevan, Carlyle and Oxbow on Dec. 9.

Estevan customers purchased 100 food hampers and the Estevan Food store matched that total with hampers worth $10 each. The store received $2,885 in cash donated at the door that day, in addition to many household and other non perishable food donations. Estevan’s total was $5,030.

All non-perishables and monetary donations will be directed towards the Estevan Salvation Army’s Food Bank.

Carlyle customers purchased 162 food hampers

and had cash donations of $406.20. The Carlyle Food Store also matched the first 100 hampers sold with the food hampers worth $10 each.

The total for Carlyle was $3,501.20. The money for Carlyle will go to the Carlyle & District Food Bank.

Oxbow customers purchased 44 bags in addition to cash donations totalling $500.

The Oxbow Food Store donated 14 $10 dollar hampers as well, for a total of $1,355.

Monetar y donations from that location went to the Oxbow Emergency Support Fund and the food hampers and non-perishables were donated to the local food bank for the area, which is the Carnduff Food Bank.

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Rob Rooks, left, and Michelle Smart at the Blow Away Hunger food drive at the Southern Plains Coop. Photo submitted by Brooke Spagrud The grand total for all three Southern Plains food stores was $9,886.20 in food and cash donations.

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Estevan kids to receive new PJs for Christmas Despite challenges, the Estevan Kinette Club, for the seventh straight time, reached their goal and fulfilled their Christmas obligations.

The PJ Project, ran by local Kinette Club members and spearheaded by Chelsey Istace and Kristol Nagy, had 430 kids of different ages on their list this year. They had about a month to fundraise and collect enough pyjamas.

"It was definitely a lot slower than most years. Usually, we have donations flooding in and this year it was definitely a slower start," said Istace.

They didn't need to remind people about their campaign, but there was a moment when the volunteers became pretty worried about reaching the goal. Even right before the distribution day, they still were missing a few sizes, but they did have people that reached out and said they were going to shop for them and were bringing a few more donations.

"We're tighter than most years. Usually, we're a little bit more ahead," Istace said.

In the end, the PJ Project had

enough pyjamas for everyone.

On top of that, every child received a toothbrush for Christmas morning. This was the first year for this addition.

"We've never given toothbrushes before. Estevan Dental donated over 500 toothbrushes so that every child gets a toothbrush, floss and toothpaste with their pyjamas this year," said Istace.

"They are in these cute little bags as if you went to the dentist.

We've never done that before. So we have that to add on to the pyjamas. It's super fun."

Istace and Nagy noted that they had more private people donating pyjamas this year, and just a few businesses.

"We still had businesses stepping up. But normally, we have a lot more. I think that also had to do with us not giving a plea. We didn't want to take away because we knew how much the Angel Tree needed it, we knew that they were in desperate need, and we knew that we were going to be okay. I think that was the difference," Istace explained.

Kinettes were selling pyjamas

Chelsey Istace, left, and Kristol Nagy alongside other Estevan Kinette Club members were collecting pyjamas for Estevan kids this year. and accepting donations during one of the Estevan Bruins’ games this year. They also were campaigning on social media, and after all, they received enough support to clean out most of the kids' pyjamas

from stores in the area.

"Thank you so much to the community for helping us out once again and reaching our goal and for all the support that we get year after year. Without them we

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By Ana Bykhovskaia A big black and gold hydrovac truck with Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation logo can be now spotted working in the southeast.

Hoffman Elite Enterprises Ltd., a Saskatchewan hydrovac company with its head office in Saskatoon, partnered with the children's hospital in 2019 to raise awareness and funds for the cancer ward. They recently expanded into the southeast, opening an office in Arcola, and decided to continue with their fundraising initiative in this area.

Courtney Hoffman, who co-owns Hoffman Elite Enterprises Ltd. alongside her husband Kyle, talked to the Mercury about their efforts.

She said Kyle has been in the industry for almost 20 years, and the company was involved with many different fundraisers before. Three years ago, the family came up with another way to give back to the province and communities they serve and make a difference.

"We just thought, what better way to raise awareness for something than to have a big billboard that drives around and right on the side it says Jim Pattison

Children's Hospital Foundation," Courtney recalled.

"Back then the hospital in Saskatoon was just about finished being built. So we had approached the foundation and explained our idea."

Off the start, the Hoffmans wanted to do something for those whose children were affected by cancer, because there were a lot of families around them that have faced the scary disease.

Some had to battle it and won, but others lost. While they have been "lucky enough that both of their kids have never had any type of serious illness," Courtney said, they wanted to do something to

make a difference for others.

"We just felt it was a good cause to go towards. We want to raise as much awareness and donate as much as we can," Courtney said.

As the colour gold represents childhood cancer awareness, they've decided to colour their first truck gold and black, and second black and gold, dedicating those two units to the cause.

The first truck was serving Saskatoon and area, while the second was introduced in southeast Saskatchewan this summer. " We o p e n e d a n e w branch in Arcola as we were growing. And we needed

units for down there … And we decided that why not do another gold truck. That one is black and gold instead of gold and black. But it's the same idea and a portion of the revenue off that truck gets donated every year to the hospital," Courtney explained.

Each September, a percentage of all revenues generated by each of the two branded trucks from the previous year is donated to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation. The funds are directed towards the pediatric cancer unit, helping children and families meet their health care needs.

The Arcola truck was finished only in July 2021, and by September, the two trucks generated over $6,000

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The Joyful Pathway is back in Estevan The Joyful Pathway was such a success story for the community last year, that Brooke Spagrud believed it had to return in 2021.

The pathway was a project of the 100 Kids who Care’s Estevan chapter in 2020. They placed Christmas decorations on the trees that line the path in the Pleasantdale Valley. The kids haven’t been meeting this year, but Spagrud, her daughter Brynn and a friend decided to place decorations along the path on Dec. 11.

They finished about half of the trail that day, and added

more decorations in the following days.

“There really is no specific plan for this year,” said Spagrud.

“Last year we were able to coordinate a day where we all got together and did it, and then, of course, community members, as they saw it, added their own decorations, too.”

They started at the north end of the pathway, near the intersection of Souris Avenue North and Wellock Road, and worked their way south.

Spagrud shared a story from the decorating on Dec. 11. A woman stopped and was

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excited to see the decorations back. Then she said how much she loved it last year.

“This is why we do it,” Spagrud said.

And, once again, if the community wants to add their own decorations to the trees and shrubs, they can do so. The City of Estevan, which approved the initiative, asks that the decorations be removed by Jan. 8.

Spagrud expects she will put out a call for help for that day.

There were three plastic tubs filled with decorations which were donated by 100 Kids Who Care members and people from the community from last year.They were kept in the tubs so they could be reused, and so that a call for decorations isn’t needed each year. When the merchandise was being placed on the trees and shrubs last year, a woman saw the kids at work and donated $60 for the effort, which was used for solar lights that were added this year.

“One hundred per cent of

the decorations on the path are donated,” Spagrud said.

One challenge they ran into this year was the need to re-string many of the bulbs.

“Lots of the decorations from last year, when we removed them, we had to cut the strings and stuff to get them off easily,” said Spagrud.

In an effort to keep other members of the 100 Kids Who Care involved, Spagrud planned to put the decorations into grocery bag-sized packages so that the children can pick up a bag and add to the festive nature of the pathway.

Spagrud said she loves the Pleasantdale pathway because of all of the trees and bushes, which makes it perfect for the decorations. There are other pathways in Estevan, especially now thanks to the pathways and sidewalk project, but Pleasantdale works great.

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Outbreak has ended at Hill View Manor It was a difficult fall for the staff and residents at Hill View Manor, thanks to an outbreak of COVID-19 that was declared at the personal care home, but they have emerged from it and the residents have been slowly returning to more normal life.

The outbreak was declared in mid-September and wasn’t lifted until Dec. 6. Stacey Westerhaug, who is the site’s administrator, said 26 residents were diagnosed with the virus. She started at the lodge in late September, after the first cases had already been diagnosed.

Most of the residents showed

mild symptoms, but two with COVID died.

The outbreak took a toll on residents, both mentally and physically.

“It was hard when they had the mild symptoms to be isolated into the rooms,” said Westerhaug.

“Thankfully we have an amazing team here, and we took extra time.”

Those who didn’t test positive, or who recovered from COVID, were still able to move about within the house where they lived. Westerhaug said they have four houses with 10 rooms each, and if someone lives in House 1, they could move

about that area, but couldn’t go to the other three pods.

“We intermingle our houses all the time, outside of COVID, so they do have friends and close ones in different houses, but they weren’t able to go and visit them,” said Westerhaug.

Residents weren’t allowed to leave except during medical appointments. They were allowed to have one visitor, under special circumstances, but that visitor always had to be the same person.

They could still eat their meals in the common areas of each house, but they had to be six feet apart,

so they were spread into the living room, kitchen and hallway. They could see their friends, but they had to speak up to communicate due to the six-foot difference.

The large common area that faces the valley to the south was not open during the outbreak.

All of the precautions were taken to keep the residents safe, and to prevent the virus from spreading further.

Hill View Manor is now open to the public. They’re not hosting big gatherings, and they want to keep their distance as much as possible. Residents are offered masks

when gathering.

They can intermingle to an extent with the other houses.

“They’re very happy to see their loved ones. They’re very happy that they don’t have to yell at each other at the breakfast and dinner tables.

They’re very happy to have activities back, because during COVID, we have to cease activities. We needed all of the help we can get with the care, so the activities team helped.”

A Christmas Party is planned on Dec. 24. Families can come in, but they’re trying to keep the social distance and wear a mask if they can’t keep the six feet apart.

Youth centre receives $46,000 in grant funding The Estevan Public Youth Centre (EPYC) has announced that it was the recent recipient of grant funding to help with their next year of costs.

This funding, which amounts to $46,000, came from three main sources, which include the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF), the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation’s (SSCF) MNP Community Fund and Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation.

“We are very pleased to find success with these grants,” said EPYC executive director Juli Dzuba. “These funds will help to create a more stable foundation for EPYC as we move into the new year and get a better picture of what is to come.”

Each grant has specific requirements regarding what the funds are allotted for, but each one will have a significant impact on helping EPYC meet the goals they have set out.

One goal that remains at the forefront of EPYC’s plans is to have a space of their own.

“We are working hard to get the centre to a place where we can be in our own building,” said Dzuba.

“Having our own space will allow us to put down roots and make things more permanent in our community. It will also grant youth a true space of their own.”

Currently EPYC runs out of existing facilities, catering to youth

in Grades 7-12 and is open on Friday and Saturday nights from 5:30-10:30 p.m. These evenings are drop-in sessions, and youths can come and go as they please.

The grant funding will assist with facility rentals, equipment purchases and special event nights that will help build peer relationships.

EPYC was fortunate to receive the funding to continue their efforts of creating a permanent youth centre in Estevan. The funding

breakdown includes $25,000 from CIF, $16,000 from SSCF – MNP, and $5,000 from Saskatchewan Lotteries.

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Preparations continue for Centennial Cup

By David Willberg The organizers of the 2022 Centennial Cup national Junior A hockey championship, presented by Tim Hortons, are pleased with the progress they have made, and now the national showcase is just five months away.

The tournament is slated for May 20-29, 2022, at Affinity Place. The host Estevan Bruins will be joined by four league champions from across the country in a tournament that will put the national hockey spotlight on the Energy City.

Cory Prokop, who cochairs the tournament committee alongside Greg Hoffort and Mayor Roy Ludwig, said the focus has been on ticket sales, and they’re “relatively pleased” with the sales thus far.

Approximately 800-900 ticket packages have been sold.

The committee has been making a push for season ticket holders to purchase their passes before the end of

the year, to secure their specific seats for the event.

“Moving into the new year, we’ll likely come up with a couple of different packages to focus on specific games during the tournament … for visiting teams with tickets to their games,” Prokop told the Mercury.

The committee wanted to be around 1,000 tournament passes by the end of the year.

Hockey Canada is very pleased with the progress Estevan has made to date.

“I think we’re considerably ahead of other communities that have hosted this event in the past, as far as ticket sales are concerned. I think right now we’re happy, but we would love to have the event sold out for the entire week that the tournament is here in Estevan,” said Prokop.

Individual tickets likely won’t be on sale until the event starts and they know the availability of the remaining seats.

“Things are moving along quite nicely. We have our regu-

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There was also a meeting with the facilities people from the City of Estevan a couple of weeks ago, and they’re working through plans for the various facilities that will be used for the event.

People he talks to are excited for the event.

Pr o k o p n o t e d t h e y haven’t reached out to other provinces and leagues yet about tickets. There will be a link on Hockey Canada’s website for information on the tournament. Once those links are in place, and there’s a greater push outside of the community, he expects more tickets will be sold.

“I’d hate to see local people not be able to get a ticket package for the tournament when they really wanted it.

The sooner they can secure those and pay for those and lock them up, the better,” said Prokop.

A ticket package is $200

for 13 games, and given the calibre of hockey, he doesn’t believe it’s overly expensive. It amounts to a little more than $15 per game, which is comparable for a regular season Bruins’ game.

It has helped that the Bruins have had a strong start to the season, and were 23-61-1 heading into the final two games before the Christmas break.

“If the way the team stays on track the way they have been playing, I think history shows that will contribute to the last minute (ticket sales) but if we continue to have a strong, exciting team, there will be more people lining up for these ticket packages,” said Prokop.

The City of Estevan stepped forward with $75,000 in sponsorship support that will be spent in each of 2021 and 2022, and other sponsorship agreements in place will help cover the cost of the tournament. Profits will be based on ticket sales.

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A warm welcome Estevan-style Estevan groups came together to give a warm welcome to Afghan refugees coming to Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw. The Rotary Club of Estevan, Weyburn-Estevan Inner Wheel and Southeast Newcomer Services (SNS) together collected eight full bags of brand new winter clothes, including coats, boots, hats, scarves and handmade quilts, which should help the newcomers get through their first Saskatchewan winter. Rotarians and Inner Wheel members Debbie Hagel, who is also the also SNS executive director, centre, and Terry Williams, right, delivered collected donations to the Regina Open Door Society, which is a non-profit organization that provides settlement and integration services to refugees and immigrants in Regina. The bags were handed to the representative of Open Door, left, for distribution. Photo submitted

Business Startup has already reached objectives Even though it’s been operating for less than two years, Southeast Business Startup, based in Estevan, has already eclipsed objectives it had established.

Jeff Taylor, the manager for the organization, is surprised at the success they have enjoyed, which looks to provide guidance for those looking to open their own business.

“I knew there was a lot of drive in this region, but I’ve been seeing more than one new business (idea) a week, which I think is absolutely incredible for an area of this size, and I think it really speaks to the spirit of the people here,” said Smith.

Thus far, the company has consulted with businesses that have opened and created 15

full-time jobs, which is triple the target they hoped to reach by 2023.

Thirty jobs for self-employed people have also been added to the local economy.

Combined annual income from all jobs added to the community, between the self-employed and the new full-time jobs, has been more than $2.48 million.

Not only is he impressed with the number of businesses and the jobs they can create, Taylor marvels at the variety of businesses. It hasn’t been people coming in with the same type of business idea.

In the first 18 months that Southeast Business Startup was open, Taylor saw nine prospective construction, contractors and mechanic businesses, eight potential retail

operations and five hopeful food services entrepreneurs.

But there were four food production/alternative agriculture companies, four personal care companies and four service industry entrepreneurs, and then everything from financial services to real estate, hospitality and tourism to weddings and special events, and recycling to vending machines.

“I think that’s one of the things to be most proud of, is how successful the people of Estevan … and surrounding areas have been in coming up with business ideas to meet needs in the community and … follow their passions,” said Taylor.

There have been success stories in the areas people would think of for a new business, but there have been

accomplishments in other industries, with people moving out to work on their own, such as oilfield contractors.

And there have some businesses that are already well-known in the community that Taylor has assisted, and he says it’s always a rewarding feeling to walk into a business run by a Southeast Business Startup client.

“I love seeing those successes that both help the person who started the business … but also improve the community as a whole,” said Taylor.

When someone comes in to see Taylor about starting a new business, he then dedicates time to those clients. In some cases, a business will be up and running within a few days of coming to see him.

Others will need at least a year.

“A lot of it depends on the type of business and the industry,” said Taylor. “Depending on the complexity of the business, some of them take quite a long time, and it’s where they are at with the business as well. Some people just need that last little bit … in terms of getting everything registered, making sure they’re in compliance, making sure they have a business plan for financing.”

Renovations are underway to the Southeast Business Startup building, located adjacent to Affinity Credit Union, that will expand the space and allow them to provide more services and resources to hopeful entrepreneurs.

Those renovations should be finished in the new year.

Jeff Taylor Previously Southeast Business Startup only had access to one-third of the building, but now it is renting out the entire building and making it into a broader range business centre. It will allow for a greater flow of ideas, and allow people to come in and work on their concepts.

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The Estevan Sharks water polo program has been around for a long time in the city, and always manages to secure at least one medal in every provincial tournament they go to.

This past weekend was no different, bringing back medals in both the development and minis division.

“The minis, they’re all new players, other than two returning ones. None of them have played tournaments before this year, and they’re coming together pretty good, for such a new team,” said Chad Knoll, the Sharks atom division coach. “We’ve had a few competitions; Weyburn, Regina and provincials, in Saskatoon, which was new for most kids.”

He goes on to say that while the minis and atom girls had a successful weekend, each respective team ending up on the podium, the atom boys were, unfortunately, not as successful as the girls.

“They lost out in the bronze medal game, 10-7, which put them in fourth place,” Knoll said.

The lack of experience was a driving factor behind their loss, he said.

“They’re mostly new players, and they do alright, for half the team being new, but they definitely need a little more practice.”

Despite the relatively fresh and inexperienced players this year, the Estevan Sharks have been dominating their age groups.

“They’ve been doing really well. They took first in the Weyburn tournament, and we had to split the team in Regina, where one of the teams, the Prairie team, won first place. And then in provincials we won gold,” Knoll says.

He has been involved with the Sharks for years, as his daughters became more and more involved with water polo.

“My youngest daughter Meredith is in the Sharks, she’s a firstyear atom player this year, after a few

years as a mini,” His other daughter quit this last year, due to personal reasons, but Knoll has stayed with the club, even going so far as to mentor the new minis coaches.

He said he’s noticed an uptick of enrollment this year, perhaps due to the pandemic affecting how Estevan sees sports, especially aquatic ones, with all the protocols and safety measures in place.

“I think we’ve definitely attracted more new players [over COVID], especially in the atom and minis age group,” Knoll said.

“We don’t have any new players in bantam or cadet age groups. But I think overall, we gained more this year than we gained in the past few years for new enrollment.”

He explained, reminiscing on the small number of players Estevan used to have: “I remember watching [the bantam and cadet team] practice a few years ago and there were only five kids. Those same kids had made up the atom team a few years prior.”

Knoll goes on to talk about COVID-19, and the impact the quarantine and safety protocols affected the Sharks, specifically the older age groups.

“COVID’s impacted a lot,” he said. “Some of the older players haven’t returned. We lost the majority of our bantam age girls, as well as some bantam boys.”

As for safety protocols on deck, no vaccination mandate has been set on the Estevan Leisure Centre, so the coaches and players are obligated instead to wear masks on deck, just up until they get in the water.

Although the Sharks still have half of their season left, with their next tournament being held in January, a few of their older players have had a lot of success on the provincial level. Two of the most experienced Sharks girls travelled up to Regina to play for the Team Sask. under-15 team in November for the National Championship League SaskOpen tournament. One of those players,

Rachel Tober, even traveled with the team to Calgary for their nationals.

“I think it’s one of the things that grabs those younger players, makes them want to become more competitive,” Knoll says. “For all those far away tournaments they can play in.” * * * At provincials, the U10 minis competed at this provincials for the first time. The Sharks minis hit the big pool in Saskatoon, facing teams from Regina and Saskatoon.

Coached by Alan Smelt and Kristy Jones, after six games, the minis came away with a bronze medal.

Rookie player Eoin Jones lead the scoring with 12 goals.

The U13/U15 developmental boys (U15) players from each club joined forces with the atom teams, creating a special development league for this tournament. Four bantam Sharks boys hopped in the water with their younger atom teammates. The Sharks development team also had three players from Weyburn join the squad. They lost a close match in the bronze medal game against a strong Regina Armada team. Veteran bantam player Shiven Sangar lead the team with 27 goals over the five games.

The U13/U15 development girls team had the Sharks only U15 bantam girl, Rachel Tober, join their team for the weekend.

The Sharks girls came into the gold medal match with a record of 2-1-1.

They faced the Weyburn/Saskatoon team for the second time that day in a final game that the Sharks won 18-13 to win gold. Throughout the tournament, the girls worked hard as hard as a team, allowing every player to score at least one goal over the weekend. Mahlyn Bomberak lead the scoring with 34 points.

In open men, three Sharks, Tristan Threinen, Logan Dalziel and Shiven Sangar, were part of a team made up of players from Estevan, Weyburn and Saskatoon. This team faced two Regina teams, finishing

The U13/15 development girls team came home with a gold medal from provincials. Photo submitted by Heather Tober

The U10 minis won a bronze medal at the provincial tournament. Photo by Heather Tober. the tournament in third place. Threinen and Dalziel lead the team’s scoring efforts with 13 and five goals, respectively.

Two Sharks, Rachel Tober and Mahlyn Bomberak joined two different Regina Open women’s teams for the tournament. Tober, as part of Armada 2 and Bomberak on

Armada 3. All three Armada teams battled hard throughout the weekend, but the gold medal game came down to the two teams with Sharks on them. The game went into an overtime shootout, with Armada 3 winning, giving Bomberak a second gold medal from the weekend, and Tober a silver medal.

Two Estevan Bears selected in WHL Draft Two members of the Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears were selected in the Western Hockey League’s ( WHL) Prospect Draft on Dec. 9.

Carter Onrait, a 15-yearold forward, was picked in the seventh round, 144th overall, by the Prince George Cougars.

Onrait is from Estevan and played his development hockey here. In his first year of U18 hockey, he has five goals in 25 games for the Bears.

“I’ve been working pretty hard, and I had gotten a few surveys to do from (WHL) teams,” said Onrait. “I expected it, but it was still very exciting when I found out.”

Those surveys talked about his game and personal life. But none of the teams he had spoken with indicated they would select him.

Onrait is excited to join

the Cougars’ organization.

“They have a great organization, and I’ll be super happy once I get the opportunity to play there,” said Onrait.

He noted that the Cougars have people with some great history in the game, including head coach and general manager Mark Lamb, who played in the NHL. Their arena and facility is very nice.

Onrait believes he will need to work on his overall game, and continue to get faster, stronger and better.

And he’ll need to spend lots of time on off-ice work.

He’s the latest member of the Estevan Minor Hockey Association to be drafted into the Western Hockey League, and he’s grateful to have played minor hockey here.

“All of my coaches have been really good to me, and have helped me along the way

to get to where I am now.”

Also selected was Bears’ defenceman Cutter Knight, who hails from Swift Current.

He was nabbed in the seventh round, 149th overall, by the Kelowna Rockets. Knight has a goal and five points in 24 games this season.

Knight said he had been told by a few people that he might be selected, but he couldn’t be certain it would happen.

Kelowna was not one of the teams he had been in contact with, so he was surprised the Rockets were interested.

“From what I’ve heard, it’s really good. The coaching staff is strong, and the organization is really good, and Kelowna’s a really nice place,” said Knight.

When he came to Estevan at the start of this season, being selected in the WHL Draft was one of his goals, along with becoming a bet-

ter player.

The Bears have helped with his development.

“Playing in the U18 AAA league has really helped, and the Bears have helped me by giving a smooth transition into the league, playing against the older guys and at the faster pace,” he said.

Carievale native Turner McMillen, who was the Bears’ captain in last year’s shortened season, is currently with the Rockets.

Onrait said he was excited when he found out that Knight had been picked, especially since it happened minutes after Onrait.

The draft featured 2006born talent. Traditionally it is held in the spring, and features players who just wrapped up their time in U15 hockey. But this year the draft was held in December, so the players chosen are in their first season of U18 hockey.

Estevan’s Carter Onrait was one of two members of the Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears selected in the recent WHL Prospects Draft. File photo

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Local football players chosen for Sask. Selects A number of athletes from the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team and Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football have been selected for the Sask. Selects football teams that will compete at the annual Pigskin Classic tournament in San Antonio, Texas, in February.

They will either be part of the travelling team or the practice squad.

From the Elecs, defensive player and 2021 team MVP Kolby Forseth and receiver Chayton Fornwald were tabbed for the varsity team. Forseth will play for a Selects team for the second time, while Fornwald will play with a Selects for the sixth time.

Two Elecs are part of the 14U team: defensive lineman Preston Sibley, who is with the Selects for the fourth year, and receiver Dorian Sifton, who is also in his fourth year

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Two Elecs have been chosen for the 13U team: receiver Brandon Driedger and linebacker Jayden Keating. Both will join the Selects for the first time.

As for the minor football level, defensive back Truman Cieplisi will be on the 13U team and is a Select for the first time, and defensive lineman Nicholas Ogdanskiy is on the 13U team and will be a Select for the second occasion.

Estevan will be wellrepresented on the 10U team with five players, all of whom are joining the Selects for the first time: defensive tackle Mason Lesy, defensive lineman Tucker Karcha, defensive back Hugh Ross, offensive tackle Gage Goetz and offensive lineman Dane Tober.

This is the 10th year the Selects program has been running.

The Estevan Football Family will be well represented at the upcoming Pigskin Classic in San Antonio, Texas.

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Three minor hockey teams win tournaments The weekend of Dec. 1012 was one to remember for three Estevan Minor Hockey Association teams.

The Estevan Murray GM U13 Royals won a tournament in Midale, winning all four games in a six-team competition. The Royals defeated the Estevan Panthers

5-1 in their opening game and followed that up with a 5-3 win over the Milestone Flyers to finish the round robin with a 2-0 record.

In the semifinal, they defeated the host Midale Mustangs 2-1 and then edged the Panthers 4-3 in the final.

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the Royals played strong all tournament and had solid goaltending from Quintin Sliva, who posted a 0.942 save percentage over the four games. Offensively the Royals were led by Liam Stubel and Logan Hunt, who had 10 and five points, respectively.

The Panthers brought home the silver medal and the Estevan Storm won bronze.

The Estevan Steel Reef U9 Bearcats female team went into Vibank and captured one of the A finals of that tournament.

Twelve female teams were entered, and there were four pools with three teams each. The Bearcats went 2-0 in their pool, defeating the Prairie Storm 7-2 in the opening game and the Warman Wildcats 9-6.

They faced the winner of one of the other pools in an A final, and defeated the Prairie Ice 9-6.

Coach Chris Hammett said it was the first time they have played together this year, because the girls play on teams with boys at the house league level. But the girls come together for tournaments.

The Estevan U11 Tier Bruins travelled to Cupar for a tournament on Dec. 11.

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It was a tight game and the Bruins battled to a 4-1 victory. Kolby Fichter led the offensive attack with three goals.

This put the Bruins into the A final against the Wheatland Wild, which Estevan won 6-1 thanks to what coach Darcy Henry said was a total team effort. Ryder Mantei led the Bruins with two goals.

Ty Blackburn played all three games for the Bruins in net and only allowed eight goals in three games.

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Birthday spirit The Red Hat Society of Estevan came together on Dec. 15 to congratulate two of its members on their birthdays.

Birthday girls Jan Dunbar and Deanne Ganje were wearing purple hats and red outfits for their special day, while all other members of the Southern Belles had red hats and purple outfits. The women’s group has been getting together once a month for more than 15 years. Most members of the club live in Estevan and one comes from Roche Percee.

Estevan library encourages the public to go explore the area while wearing snowshoes It's wintertime, and the Estevan Public Library has something special for the patrons.

For the second year, they are offering snowshoe rentals to anyone in the community.

Branch manager Jason Redshaw said last year this new offer was really popular, and they decided to bring it in again.

"We had some snowshoes here at the library, and we were using them for programs. And then we decided to rent them out to the public," Redshaw said.

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for last winter, and they were very popular, there were a lot of really interesting trails that people would take them off to."

The library has six pairs available, with two of each large, medium and small size, which will work for many families. Each renter can take the shoes for up to three hours and enjoy a local trail of their choice.

People can book their rental in advance by calling the library to ensure snowshoes are available when they need them, or they can just check them out when they come in. Last year, snow-

shoes had to be quarantined after every use. This time it's more flexible, and people can use the equipment whenever it's available.

All one would need is a library card and to sign a waiver.

"The waiver is, if you damage it, you have to pay for the cost of it. And also we're not responsible for any injuries. So, we do have a legal waiver for people to sign, but we haven't had any issues at all," Redshaw said.

Last year one of the most popular spots people would choose for snowshoeing was the valley trail.

Redshaw said that even though there is not much snow on the ground, they've already received a lot of interest. And once the snow completely covers the dirt, there will be a lot of people using this service the library kindly provides to the community at no cost, alongside many other things they offer on top of traditional book rental.

Recently they hosted a successful book sale, which saw many people buying items for as little as $0.25 and bags of books for $5.

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Redshaw said it was much larger than last year as a lot of families took advantage of the program.

The library will have different hours of operation during holidays. The library will be closed Dec. 24-28 and Dec. 31-Jan. 3. It will be open Dec. 29-30 from 9.30

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"We'll be open up here during the holidays for people to come in and grab books. And during those times we are doing some take-and-makes too," Redshaw said.

For more information about the Estevan Public Library programming, keep an eye on their Facebook page.

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Redvers Winterfest was a resounding success making class.

The memory tree was lit at 5 The Town of Redvers held its p.m. and there was good participafifth annual Winterfest on Dec. 11, tion in the Winterfest parade. Residents were provided with a Twinkle and the day was a huge success.

The Observer interviewed one Tour courtesy of the Town of Redof the committee members, Kendra vers transit van and both businesses Miller, at the conclusion of the event. and residences were judged on their “Our committee was extremely decorating.

A large bonfire complete with pleased at how the day went. Our children enjoyed the magician, the hot chocolate was capably manned balloon sculptor, the bouncy castle, by members of the Redvers Fire and paw patrol. The kids had a great Department.

Miller wished to thank all comcraft class that was well attended, as was our feature movie The Grinch. mittee members including Kayleen “Many participated in the scav- Gaudet and Megan Ellison and the enger hunt and of course the high- many volunteers for their hard work. light of the day was the appearance of Kudos were also extended to Santa Princess Elsa and Olaf at the Golden photographer Kristen Dumaine, dayAge Centre. The place was packed.” care workers and Town of Redvers The community was busy all employees.

Concluded Miller: “Thank-you day with families in attendance from Carnduff, Gainsborough, Manor, to all that attended and worked at Carlyle, Maryfield and many other the Redvers Winterfest this year. It locations. The sleigh rides were a went off without a hitch and in fact popular attraction and the com- incoming donations and admissions mittee thanks Nelson Motors for more than offset all expenses. Here’s arranging this service. Twenty-five hoping for another Winterfest in women also participated in a wreath 2022.”

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Council approves benches that pay tribute to miners

Ten benches and match- benches will have the name ing litter containers will be of the union member and the added along the new pathways UMWA logo on a plaque, and in Estevan, in honour of ac- the letters UMWA on the tive union members who have bench. passed away.

• • • Estevan city council apFour tenders were awardproved the request at Monday ed for the water division: liquid night’s meeting. chlorine to ClearTech Inc. Mel Murray with the for $30,856.14, potassium United Mine Workers of permanganate (KMnO4) for America submitted the re- the water treatment plant to quest, using the donation and Brenntag for $27,594, amcommemorative recognition monium sulphate to Brenntag application that council ap- for $14,280, and hydrofluosillic proved earlier this year. acid (HFS) to Klearwater for The benches and litter $11,113.20. containers willyou be placed at The cost of ammonium Thank for dining with us this year the city’s discretion. The blue sulphate is down three per cent

from last year, but chlorine is up 30.2 per cent, KMn04 has increased 25.1 per cent and HFS is up 9.6 per cent.

“Most of the chemicals we use at the water treatment plant are imported from overseas or are transported large distances,” said Shane Bucsis, the manager of the water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant. “The sharp increase in chemical is due to shipping increases and increase in pricing for manufacturing.

We should expect this trend to continue year after year.”

The increases this year can be absorbed into the proposed

budget for the water treatment plant in 2022.

Aluminum sulphate was not tendered, Bucsis said. Some form of this type of chemical is needed inside the plant.

With the change in water pH, temperature and turbidity in the winter months, other coagulants are going to be tested to see if they are more efficient.

• • • Council also gave first reading to a bylaw to establish planning and development fees.

In a report to council, land development services manager Richard Neufeld said the docu-

ment is a companion to the City of Estevan’s fees bylaw.

Land development services has established a number of fees for service. Each fee is based on general principles, such as reflecting 100 per cent service cost recovery, being competitive with other areas in the province, being transparent in application, encouraging business startups to come forward and be recognized, and not being on a for-profit basis.

Consideration is given to costs directly associated with processing an application, such as meeting attendance, site inspections, report writing,

postage and advertising.

While some of the fees will remain the same, others do not meet the cost of service, and there are some without a current fee.

“We had a number of services offered by the city that we were not getting any cost recovery on at all,” said Neufeld. “For example, a servicing agreement for water and sewer as part of a new subdivision. We were giving those for free, and absorbing pretty much everything to do with them except for maybe the registration costs and land titles.”

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Food Towers grew in GFL Food Drive The shelves at the Estevan Salvation Army’s Food Bank are more full than they were a few days ago, thanks to Green For Life Environmental’s (GFL) annual food drive.

Six local organizations participated in this year’s friendly competition, which had the theme of Let it Snow and the Food Towers Grow.

Each entry was asked to create a tower out of the non-perishable food items they received.

The Black Grasshopper was the winner, thanks to the volume of food they received and the strength of their tower.

Affinity Credit Union was second and TS&M Supply came in third.

The Southeast College, CIBC and GFL earned honourable mention status.

Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig and city manager Jeff Ward were the judges. They went to the different locations on Dec. 15 to view the displays.

“We went around to all of the businesses in the morning, and we were just amazed at the creativity that everyone put into it this year,” said Allison Dinsmore, the accounts manager for GFL in Estevan who drove the judges to each location.

She noted that Ludwig and Ward were really impressed with the volume of food at The Black Grasshopper.

“It’s hard to see from the picture, but when you were actually there, it was layers of food,” said Dinsmore.

Affinity Credit Union was very creative, she said, as they had a whole a living room setup, with an Affinity mug on top of a coffee table.

TS&M, who won the previous editions of the competition in 2018 and 2019, had a big Christmas tree with lights, and food surrounding the tree.

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The food was brought in by the employees and the customers or clients of each participating business.

GFL will fill recycle carts with food to take to the Salvation Army. When the contest

was last offered in 2019, Dinsmore said 26 totes, which can hold 96 gallons each, were delivered.

A change for this year was they didn’t ask for a specific type of food. In 2018, soup cans were the desired product, and two years ago, it was boxed foods. This year any

type of non-perishable food items was fair game.

Salvation Army director of ministry Ronza Reynard had told GFL they needed lots of everything.

“It was a real mixed bag this year, which is good, because that’s what they need,” said Dinsmore.

She’s not surprised with the amount of food collected, because the people are very generous and the businesses come through when it’s something like this.

GFL’s team gathered up the food on Dec. 16, and then delivered it to the Salvation Army.

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Christmas Card Lane The Estevan Kinsmen Club’s annual Christmas Card Lane is now up in the community. Dozens of the large Christmas cards can be found on King Street and Souris Avenue North. Local businesses and organizations sponsor these cards to wish people the best during the Christmas season, in what has been a popular tradition in Estevan.

The gift of encouragement Throughout this month of December, I’ve been musing as to what kinds of gifts I desire to give.

I first presented the quiet of serenity and peace in the midst of all that's going on in our world and in our personal lives. The second, the gift of patience, addressed both the challenges and rewards of waiting.

Again, my thoughts and prayers this week have been

centred on what else God wants to give us and what He wants us to give to each other.

A number of things came to mind but here’s what stood out for me: How much we need to receive and how much we need to give the gift of encouragement. The internet definitions of this word include “the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope,” “persuasion to do or to continue some-

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In other words, the purpose of encouragement is to provide

that extra stimulus that makes the difference between moving on or giving up.

Encouragement is diverse and for that reason

everyone can participate.

There's no need to be rich or famous to offer a smile to a person who's grocery shopping. There’s no need to be well-known or easily recognized (with or without wearing a mask) to pass on a genuine compliment, or an opportunity to support local food banks or anonymously paying the lunch bill for someone struggling.

Above all, let's never

forget to pray for and to encourage those in leadership. Be they a local pastor or church board, business leaders, neighbours, and those serving in any capacity, it's important to lift them up to the Lord, asking Him how and when we can bless them with words or deeds of encouragement.

“Therefore, encourage one another" (1 Thessalonians 5)

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Former Estevan police member saluted provincially The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) presented former Estevan Police Service (EPS) Cst. Mischa Shewchuk with an Excellence in Performance Award for his work in Estevan.

Shewchuk, who is currently employed with Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS), received an award from his current Chief Jonathan Bergen and Deputy Chief Farica Prince in early December.

In their post on social media, PAPS said that “the award recognizes Cst. Shewchuk's significant work with the Drug and Intelligence Unit with Estevan Police‬‬ in 2020.” ‬ In an email to the Mercury, Shewchuk said, “It was an honour to be recognized by the SACP for doing a job that I truly enjoy.

I was not aware I was one of five within the province so I appreciate the recognition, however, our success in Estevan couldn’t have been achieved without the amazing teamwork from everyone from the Estevan Police Service and the Estevan RCMP.” This is Shewchuk’s first award from the SACP and he said he was notified this past summer that he would be receiving it.

He went on to explain the excellence in performance award was presented to him to recognize the investigational work he did while he was assigned to the Drug/Intelligence Unit in Estevan.

“My primary role within that unit was to investigate drug traffickers. It was a specialized role in policing that requires additional training and a lot of determina-

tion. There were a lot of great files that we worked on and I enjoyed all of the challenges within that unit,” Shewchuk said.

He was a member of the EPS for almost nine years and said “there are some great police officers down there.”

“I will definitely miss working with everyone,” Shewchuk said.

This summer, Shewchuk accepted a position with the Prince Albert Police Service and is currently assigned to their patrol division. He said it’s completely different from his previous role with the EPS, but he is enjoying the new responsibilities.

“This is a new challenge in my career and I’m looking forward to the many great opportunities here in Prince Albert,” Shewchuk said.

Cst. Mischa Shewchuk, middle, was presented with an Excellence in Performance Award this week by Prince Albert Police Service Chief Jonathan Bergen and Deputy Chief Farica Prince. Photo courtesy of Prince Albert Police Service Twitter page

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The risks associated with drowsy driving When it comes to accidents behind the wheel, people may be quick to blame inebriated drivers.

Although drunk, drugged and distracted driving is an epidemic, there is another concern on the nation’s roadways – drowsy driving.

Drowsy driving is responsible for tens of thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths every year.

These numbers continue to grow and may not even be accurate. A more accurate assessment of annual drowsy driving-related fatalities might be closer to 6,000 per year. The Canadian Automobile Association says 20 per cent of accidents in Canada are attributed to drowsy driving.

Roughly half of adult drivers in the United States admit to consistently get-

ting behind the wheel while feeling drowsy, and about 20 percent admit to falling asleep behind the wheel at some point over the last year.

Just like drugs and alcohol or distractions like eating or texting while driving, drowsy driving impairs reaction time behind the wheel. Drivers’ ability to recognize hazards, avoid such hazards and sustain their attention is adversely affected the more tired they are. In fact, the National Safety Council says driving after going more than 20 hours without sleep is equivalent to driving with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 per cent.

According to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the risk of crash depends on the number of hours of sleep.

Whereas getting six to seven hours of sleep equates to 1.3 times the crash risk, getting less than four hours of sleep increases that risk to 11.5 times. Officers with the New Brunswick Royal Canadian Mounted Police say drowsy driving can be just as deadly as driving impaired.

In addition to getting more rest, experts advise reading medication labels to determine if side effects include drowsiness. People who are often tired or are having sleeping difficulties also should schedule appointments with their doctors to address this issue.

Anyone who feels tired behind the wheel, has drifted out of his lane, missed road signs or turns, or has difficulty maintaining speed should pull over where it is safe and take a break.

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Artist in residence decorates EAGM's light display together with the community

By Ana Bykhovskaia It's been half a year since the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) welcomed its first artist in residence in a long time.

Since then, Ruth Langwieser has spearheaded different projects and organized many workshops.

Her original idea of exploring the old brick plant changed a bit, taking a different shape.

"For this residency, I was thinking about working with the remains of the old brick plant. But this idea made some loops. During the summer, I was working at Woodlawn, we had this art tent running with the Art Gallery, and I had some pottery workshops,” said Langweiser in sharing the sotry of the transformation of her original idea.

“I was attracted to the circular shape of these old brick plants, the half-spherical roofs. And this half-sphere I transformed into my workshops. We did things with halfspheres. We did all kinds of different stuff and these jellyfish. And the jellyfish, they have such tiny arms, with pottery, it was not going to work. So I thought, why don't we use these PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles here?”

The jellyfish with plastic arms set the way for her first installation and her largest art project.

For the Festival of Lights, Langwieser built a piece of art that was placed at Woodlawn Regional Park last week for the EAGM's display.

"It's a community project. Several groups worked on it together with me," Langwieser said. "The different colours are different recycled PET. It's recycled installation, as it's one of my concerns."

Langwieser explained that she could have taken plastic bottles to

Estevan Art Gallery and Museum artist in residence Ruth Langwieser by the display at the Festival of Lights. It’s an art installation named Lucy's Winter Coat.

SARCAN to be recycled, but her concern is that she doesn't know where they end up, as some of the garbage and recycling gets shipped abroad for further processing and often doesn't get disposed of or recycled properly, further polluting the planet.

So instead of that, she decided to use plastic and turn it into art. She also pointed out that the ecological ideas weren't the main focus of the project. First of all, Langwieser, who is a ceramist, was interested in exploring a new material.

"It's not in the first place. It's not to put the morale bottom, so to say.

It's a material, good material. Why don't we use it?" Langwieser said.

"I'm a ceramicist, so it was a new material, an interesting one. I did all kinds of different shapes and forms that were moving in the wind. I did

some clips with these new shapes and I went outdoors and hung them up and made them move in summer, and posted some little clips on Facebook.

“And then we wanted to do a community project, something about winter with icicles. And that's how it ended up."

For the project, Langwieser worked with a group of people through the Estevan Public Library, as well as Estevan Diversified Services participants and some local residents who came to the EAGM this fall.

Participants cut the icicles and Langwieser transformed them using heat, and then put them on 30 strings and with the help of her husband, created an installation, which sings and dances in the wind, playing with light.

"It is really the material, the translucency of it and the lightness of it, the interaction with other elements, like light, wind. And at night, it will be lit up," Langwieser said.

The installation took 1 1/2 to two months to build. A lot of private people donated plastic bottles for creators to work with.

"I wouldn't have thought ever before when I started the residency that I would work with plastic. No, but it is so, and it is so right. It also has a little bit of a message. What are we doing? What are we as a society?

A little glimpse. But playfulness is more important," Langwieser said.

The installation is named Lucy's Winter Coat.

"I like to include classical, ancestral themes. So the first title was Luke's Winter Coat. Luke is a god-

dess of ice," Langwieser explained.

"But then some people said, 'Oh, it looks like a female feather boa.' Okay, good, why not? So I changed the gender. Now it's Lucy's Winter Coat."

Over the past half a year, Langwieser was also involved with other projects at the EAGM. She hosted ceramic workshops and also had some drop-in activities.

She worked with people of all ages but said the highlight for her was a workshop for adults, which saw them making gnomes. She also made some animals with a parentchild audience, all based on the idea of half-spheres. She started exploring a new ceramic technique called porcelain paper clay as well.

Langwieser also worked on the Inside Out outdoor exhibition at the park in the summer.

She said she is really enjoying her residency.

"I'm really happy to be in the community and do this residency with all these different people," Langwieser said.

"It was really a journey that has been adapted. We also adjusted to the needs of people. We had an idea and then all of a sudden we felt that people's needs are different," Langwieser explained.

More projects and art is coming up for the second half of her residency.

"We are on the train to set up. So there will be some events coming. And I will be present also at schools. They can book me for interviews, all about ceramics. And I will have a … personal project.

At the end of the residency, I will have another installation at the art gallery," Langwieser said, adding that while general plans are in place, only time will show how the art pieces come out in the end.

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