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The flag that was raised at the cenotaph on Monday is the flag that flew at the last base Monteyne was stationed at. Bird explained that the Department of National Defense has a recognition program called Depart with Dignity for personnel with at least 25 years of military service to recognize the member’s contribution to the Canadian Forces and to Canada. As a part of the program, when a member retires from the Canadian Armed Forces with long service, they are presented with a Canadian flag, which is flown according to their wishes.“Sometimes the province flies a flag for them at the parliament buildings. [And] it was a request of hers to fly it here in Estevan,” Bird added.The flag will be flown at the cenotaph for a week until Aug. 20, when the 80th anniversary of the Raid of Dieppe (which took place on Aug. 19, 1942) will be marked by an educational session put up by the South East Military Museums at the legion hall in Estevan. After that, the flag will be returned to Monteyne. Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch president Jim (Frosty) Forrest, Tammy Monteyne’s brothers Tim and Trent Monteyne, and South East Military Museum’s founder Craig Bird gathered at the cenotaph in Estevan to raise a ﬂag in honour of Tammy Monteyne and her service to Canada.

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Schnell noted Southeast YES helped clients with coping and problem solving, confidence, self-esteem, assertiveness training, relationship advice, doing their taxes, time management and organization.“It was individualized to each client,” Schnell said. At one time, it was an organization for those ages 16-21, but the age gradually increased until it reached 35. The client load was enough to keep two people“Afterbusy. the oil boom, we went through the bust period, and jobs were really difficult and we had a lot of people coming in and asking for help,” said Schnell. But those people weren’t in the targeted age group of the day, so YES wasn’t able to help them until the age range was increased. Theprogram was also run in rural communities and at the Ocean Man First Nations. She has had clients from Fillmore, Radville and Oungre in the Weyburn office, while the Estevan office had Bienfait, Lampman, Macoun and Hitchcock, and this year they had two clients from Carlyle. “We couldn’t go out to them, but they had to come to us,” said Schnell. While there isn’t a program like it in Estevan or Weyburn, Schnell said people can still turn to Southeast Advocates for Employment for employmentSchnellassistance.said it has been a favourable experience working with YES. “It’s really rewarding to see other people succeed,” she said. “Especially when they have so many barriers against them, just to help them realize that they’re capable and to see that in them, before they see it themselves. It was special. That’s what kept me here, and I’d still be here if it wasn’t ending.” Aug. 31

An organization that has helped youths and adults find work is going to be discontinued at the end of this month. Southeast Youth Employment Services (YES), which served clients in Estevan, Weyburn and other rural communities, will be closing its doors on Aug. 31. Co-ordinator Anne Schnell, who has been with the program for 15 years, made the announcement on the organization’s Facebook page earlier this month. In an interview with the Mercury on Friday, Schnell said they currently have five clients in Estevan and two in Weyburn. They will be wrapped up by the end of August. “It really fluctuates, because we have a continuous intake,” said Schnell. “So sometimes we could have 10 in one building and three in the other, and then it can flip flop.” The agency, which works with youths ages 16-35, had been funded by the Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre. Mercedes Morstad, who is the current board chair for the Estevan Early Years Family Resource Centre, said with the centre ‘s new partnerships, they have a renewed focus specifically on younger ages for Estevan and area.“Our main focus is on children aged zero to five, with additional programming for elementary aged children, so we are currently working on providing more attention and support specifically in these areas,” she wrote. The YES program has been a beneficial service in the Estevan and Weyburn area and the family centre has happily overseen the program for three years, Morstad said. She noted YES is available for tender, since the family centre is not renewing its contract. Southeast YES was mandated to work with young adults ages 16-35 in need with any barriers to employment, such as giving them work experience they had not enjoyed previously.“Wecould hook them up with an employer who would maybe give them a two-week work experience. We taught them about employer expectations, their safety and rights and responsibilities on the job,” said Schnell. They also discussed interview skills, being able to identify and speak about their abilities; paid safety training, getting their driver’s licence, and courses like first aid, CPR and food safety. YES helped clients learn QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel, and pointed them in the right direction for any other training they might need. “A lot of the kids that we worked with quit high school, so they might be looking to get back or finish their high school, so we direct them into going into GED [general educational development] or returning to high school,” said Schnell. They might talk about career and education exploration, the labour market needs, accessing services and resources such as mental health, violence intervention and legal aid; and they can offer advice for clothing a person might need for an interview or on the job.

The City of Estevan’s Innovation Council announced Friday morning the details for the first Estevan InnovationThConference.etwo-day event is a partnership between the City of Estevan and the University of Regina, and is supported by Southeast College. “We’re so excited that we are hosting Estevan’s very first Innovation Conference. This one-of-a-kind event is going to be an opportunity to see how our city and province are competing on a global scale to be leaders in innovation and technology. We are home to many industries that are constantly evolving and innovating,” said Estevan Innovation Council chairwoman Rebecca Foord, who is also a member of city council. The conference will be held at the Estevan campus of Southeast College on Sept.Th23-24.efirstday, hosted by the City of Estevan, will feature speakers from innovative sectors such as technology, agriculture, education and energy. It will also include tradeshow booths, electric vehicle displays and will conclude with a banquet, featuring speaker Jeff Sandquist, a former Estevan resident who was also a corporate vice-president of developer relations when he worked for Microsoft. The second day of the conference, hosted by the University of Regina, will feature the Start-up Pitch Launch. Following an immersive workshop series throughout August and September, Saturday’s Pitch Launch will showcase entrepreneurs in innovative fields sharing their business ideas and competing with their three-minute business idea pitch. The day will support and encourage opportunities for networking and discussion across several sectors.Day two will also include the Next Gen-O-Vation Day lineup of family friendly fun that will include STEAM activities, YouthBiz tables, a maker/inventor space and muchFormore.more information or to register to attend, please visit www.innovationestevan. ca. An innovation conference was to be held in Estevan last year, with a full slate of activities, but it had to be postponed due to pandemic restrictions. Estevan Innovation Council Chair Rebecca Foord

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SiriusXM and Live Nation have announced dates, locations, and ticket details for the upcoming SiriusXM Music Town concerts in four communities across Canada, including Estevan. The Estevan concert will take place on Sept. 24 at Affinity Place, with awardwinning country music singer Dallas Smith the featured act. According to a news release from SiriusXM, on Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. local time, a limited amount of free tickets will be available to claim Townbasednumbermusictown.siriusxm.ca.throughTheofticketsavailableisonvenuecapacity.EachSiriusXMMusiceventwillengagelocal vendors, businesses and community groups, to help support the community even further.“When we set out to find the first SiriusXM Music Towns, we knew Canadians would be excited by the opportunity to bring amazing Canadian artists to their doorstep, but the passion and enthusiasm has exceeded all our expectations,” said Paul Cunningham, senior vicepresident of sales and marketing with SiriusXM Canada. “As we continue to plan local events, we’re looking forward to engaging with the winning communities and we have some surprises in the works.”Hundreds of communities entered to be named a MusicTown earlier this year. Estevan was one of four communities – along with Nanaimo, B.C., Sylvan Lake, Alta., and Lloydminster – to be named a finalist for Western Canada. Even though Estevan was the smallest of the four communities, it won thanks to the tremendous support from the public to bring the concert here.

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Tracy Grube withstands demanding CrossFit competition to ﬁnish second in Western Canada By David Willberg Tracy Grube pushed the limits of her strength and endurance at a recent CrossFit competition and earned a medal for her efforts.Grube finished second in the masters women’s event for those in the 5054 age group at the recent CanWest Games in Coquitlam, B.C. She had to withstand six gruelling events over three days of intense physical competition to come home with the silver medal. Grube finished eighth in that age group when she last competed in 2019. “I’ve changed my mindset and I work really hard. I train five or six days a week, two-and-a-half hours a day, and I just try to do the best that I can for as long as I can,” said Grube. Each of the six events is given a nickname that reflects the type of event. Grube was particularly proud of how she did in the event known as In the Trenches. “The one lady who got first, she was a damn good athlete, so I tried my best to keep up to her as much as I could, and in that one, she only beat me by four reps,” said Grube. In the Trenches consisted of box jumpovers, burpees, hand stand push-ups, a sled push and lifting a sandbag over the shoulder. She had to do many of the exercises twice, although in a different order. And she had 15 minutes to complete the entire stage. “They put them together in such a way that even though some of them are short, usually the shorter ones tend to be the ones that get you the quickest,” she said. “By the end of the day, each day, you’re pretty exhausted. You have to make sure you eat a lot of food and feed your body really well.” By the third day of the competition, she could tell her fellow competitors were in the same boat, with fatigue setting in. Some of her fellow competitors suffered injuries. “I was fortunate enough that my body held out pretty well for me,” said Grube. “Mentally, it can be the toughest by Day 3, because you know it’s the last day, and you’ve already done two days of really hard work, and you have those last two workouts left to go.” The other themes were Sell your Soul Cycle, The Bends, Punch the Clock, Steel Toe Boots and HWPO Selection. She would have to ride a stationary bike, use a rowing machine, lift weights, perform pull-ups, complete lunges, climb a rope, run and complete squats. And just like In the Trenches, each of the other components had a time limit. When she’s worn down, Grube finds it amazing what the body and mind can accomplish. “It’s pretty amazing to see that many fit athletes in one venue. It’s unreal. It’s pretty inspiring,” she said.Grube noted she has a new coach, Jason Cain out of Crossfit 306 in Saskatoon. He has guided her remotely while she does all of her training from home in her garage. “He sends me all of the programming, and then I’ll send him videos and all of my results go on a Google spreadsheet, and he helps train me to achieve the results that I’m aiming for,” she said. It’s been just over six months that she has been working with him, and Grube has noticed a lot of gains in her fitness and her competitive results. She believes Cain is a big part of why she did so much better than three years ago. Cain is a former CrossFit Games athlete, and Grube said he understands what needs to be done to “Whensucceed. IsayI do 2 1/2 hours of work, it’s solid work. I do get to eat a lot of food, which is good, because you have to recover, and definitely you have to put the work in to get the reward,” she said. Grube’s introduction to CrossFit can be traced back to 2014, when Brett Blackstock opened Blackrock Fitness in Estevan. The company held an open house that she attended, even though she had never done CrossFit before. “It sounded interesting to me. I have always liked doing different things, so I thought I would give it a try. I had to start at the bottom just like everybody else, because I had never done anything like it before.” Sheattained the different levels within the organization and eventually became a coach. When the gym closed its doors in Estevan, she moved equipment into her“Igarage.wasstarting to think I might want to take it a little more seriously. And without there being a place to train, I didn’t know how I would do that,” she said. With her husband’s blessing, the garage was transformed into the gym where she could train, and that’s when she started reaching out to coaches for remote training. She had a couple that were great to work with, but circumstances in their lives changed, and Grube turned to Cain. “It’s not the same as having a coach there with you when you’re at a place where you can train, but it’s the only way I can do it with the situation where we live. It works outShewell.” has also trained at his facility in Saskatoon. Grube wants to return to the CanWest Games and take top spot next year. Her ultimate goal is to qualify for the CrossFit Games, which are an annual international athletic competition.“Ijustwant people to know that it’s never too late to try to learn new things and find new passions in life,” she said. Tracy Grube went through six physically demanding challenges during her participation in the CrossFit CanWest Games in B.C. Photos courtesy of Tracy Grube 1-306-634-0193 #130-1175 Nicholson dunlophearing@gmail.comRoad Estevan 306.634.3616

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Some may say that I’m pretty naïve and assume that I see the world with rose-coloured glasses, but the Estevan community keeps fascinating me in the best way possible, and I insist I have pretty clear thinking. And here is why. Now that COVID-19 restrictions are off the table, many events and activities are back and flourish more than ever. For me, as the general reporter, it means that my work weekends become as busy as they used to be in 2019. But after this forced break, everything seems fresh, allowing me to see things and people from a different perspective. This last weekend started off for me with an event at the Trinity Lutheran Church, where Shelley Boyes of Choose Life Ministry – a place that helps women who got lost in their lives get back on track, overcome addictions and find their way – shared a story of how she ended up creating one of the very few facilities of this kind in North America.Andwhile her story included a tragic personal page, as did the stories of some of their patrons, what impressed me the most that day was the problem-solving approach she followed. She wanted to do something to make it better, so despite all the challenges and difficulties she’d face along the way, she brought together something that indeed made a difference for dozens of women, which means changes for the better for hundreds if not thousands of people around them. My next stop that day was the motocross. To tell you the truth, it was my first time at the facility. And that’s where it started getting to me. I came down to that nicely organized place, where many families were enjoying their afternoon watching their kids, partners and friends race. It was interesting to watch and awesome to be there. And I couldn’t resist thinking that I know no other place of the size of Estevan or bigger that would have what we do. Before moving to Estevan, I lived in Winnipeg for a while, and of course, for most of my years, I lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, and explored many countries, cities and towns around it. Besides, some conscious travels gave me an idea about other places such as several communities in Poland, Israel and others. And never have I ever seen that people would just come together and get things going like they do in Estevan. In Russia, most things were done through the federal budget, which meant they usually took a long time and were fulfilled the way the government saw it, or never came to fruition at all. In other places systems were more or less decentralized, so they served the real needs better. But it always came from above. My last stop for the day was the Sun City Prop Busters Radio Control Club’s fly field – another first-ever experience. A group of people that just love flying little planes or driving R/C vehicles got together some 30 years ago and got it going. They organized a club, certified the field, built a nice clubhouse, finished a 1/10th scale R/C truck racing oval and started a bump and jump track, all so that they and others could have another option for having fun and enjoying a pretty unique hobby. They wanted something, and they got it done. CheckNonemark.ofthe three stories above, much like stories behind many other facilities Estevan has, would be possible without, first, someone’s will and dedication, and second, the support, be it financial or physical, from people in Estevan. Thousands of people are behind everything our tiny community (on the global scale) has and enjoys. Those are people who know that if we want to have something, we have to do it ourselves. And that’s something I’ve never seen anywhere else. Definitely not to Estevan’s level. Saturday had me amazed, but apparently, that wasn’t the end of my emotional journey.On Sunday, I stopped by Woodlawn for their 60th anniversary for Regional Park status. With this one, I was pretty sure that at least things like bigger parks are not fuelled by local initiatives. I was there listening to the memories about how the park has been developing through the years, and I realized that I couldn’t have been more wrong. While I’m sure the process of acquiring a status for the park is done through higher levels of government, we’d never have the two sites at Woodlawn Park flourishing the way they are if not for local people, who dedicated thousands of hours of their lives to bring it together. We’d never have any campsites, dog parks, outdoor gym, boat launches, shooting range or anything else we all can enjoy there, if not for those people of Estevan that set their minds and got it done. By the end of the day on Sunday, I was sitting on my deck and thinking that while Estevan wasn’t really a place I chose to move to, after meeting all these people and discovering their superpowers to make the world around them a better place, it’s definitely a place a chose to live in. And I’m forever grateful to Estevan’s amazing community.

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When talking about innovation, the first thing that pops into the minds of many in the Estevan area will be the carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station. And deservedly so. Since it came online nearly eight years ago, it has kept more than 4.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Has it encountered challenges, even in the past year? Yes. But we’re seeing what it’s capable of when it’s online, and it’s been online a lot in the past five months. However, innovation doesn’t need to be limited to billion-dollar mega projects that keep hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Sometimes innovation can be a simple idea that helps a business operate better, curb its emissions or boost its output. And perhaps it is something that is sold to other buisnesses, improving their bottom line. We have a lot of those people in the oil and gas sector, agriculture and mining. Some ideas pan out. Others won’t. But there are a lot out there who deserve a chance. We can use human ingenuity and creativity to come up with ideas that will improve the environment and fight climate change. We don’t need a tax or a price on pollution or any of the other terms that politicians have used. Human ingenuity and investment will carry the day, not taxes. Earlier this year, Estevan was selected as a Smart 21 Community for 2022 by the Intelligent Community Forum, the first time that has ever happened for a Saskatchewan city. These are communities in the digital age that use innovation to find a new path to economic development and overall growth. And as we face the challenges associated with an uncertain future in many industries, we need to promote ourselves as much as possible, and try to bring as many people here as we can. We’re still waiting on billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk – a former Saskatchewan residents and champion of CCS – to respond to Mayor Roy Ludwig’s offer to come to Estevan and tour our world-leading CCS facility. It’s unlikely it’ll happen, but the publicity that we received for CCS and other industries here was great. And it opened the door to talk about other innovations that we have happening in our backyard. We can all share our story, regardless of whether we just moved here, we’ve lived here many years or all of our lives, or we have left the community. Let as many people know as possible about the great advancements that are taking place here that can benefit the world.We have a story worth sharing, and events like the Innovation Conference next month provide that opportunity. So hopefully it will be well supported.

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For the second straight year, Estevan is going to try to host an innovation conference. We certainly hope it will proceed. Last year’s conference was scuttled weeks before it was scheduled to happen, thanks to the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19We’vepandemic.nowbeen living without COVID-19 restrictions for the better part of six months, and we’ve had some pretty big events happen in the community, so COVID-19 won’t be the reason if the conference, scheduled for Sept. 23 and 24, disappoints. We hope this event will be a big success. It looks pretty good. A celebration of the different advancements that Estevan has made in various industries in the province. A banquet with a keynote address from former Estevan resident Jeff Sandquist, who recently left his high-ranking post with Microsoft. And a Start-up Pitch Launch, in which entrepreneurs will share their business ideas. It looks like Sept. 23-24 will be a pretty busy couple of days in the community. When we get the opportunity to share our story, we need to capitalize on it every chance we get.

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For the first time since 2008, Estevan will play host to a Western Canada Baseball Championship, with games in the U13, U15 and U18 AA levels being played here. It’s going to be a great four days for our community. We get to have some great baseball in the city. It’s an opportunity to showcase our facilities at Lynn Prime Park and Mel Murray Cactus Park, and all of the hard work that has gone into improving them. It’s another chance for us to make people aware of the great volunteers that we have in Estevan.Andit’s just a great opportunity to show people all that our community has to offer. As I’ve stressed before with other marquee events, these competitions carry a big economic spinoff for the community. They bring people to Estevan who normally wouldn’t be here. These guests are going to stay in our hotels, spend money at our restaurants and service stations, and hopefully visit our local businesses. Most of these visitors to Estevan wouldn’t be here under other circumstances, and they might not be here again, so let’s make this visit a positive one. I hope they have a great time here. Except when they play Estevan on the ball diamond. Then I hope those with the visiting teams say “Yeah, we lost. But the facilities and the umpires were Regardless,great.”there are so many winners, both on and off the field, when we get an event like Western Canadians in ourAscommunity.fortheplayers, I hope they make the most of the next few days. Most players, regardless of the sport, don’t win a provincial championship. Especially in a sport like baseball that has so many teams and so many players from across the provinces. And winning a provincial championship doesn’t guarantee a Western Canadian or a national championship to compete in. So hopefully the players make the most of this weekend. And have fun. Yes, we all want to win regardless of what we’re doing, but youth sports is supposed to be about fun and making friends and developing a love for the game. No matter what happens on the field this season, hopefully it won’t sour you on your accomplishments of the past fewThmonths.ebaseball will be great. We’ll be treated to watching the champions from each of the four Western provinces, and the host Estevan teams. Sometimes a team can get hot at just the right time, and carry that momentum into a deep playoff run. I certainly hope that everyone leaves here after the tournament raving about this community. And I know some will have memories as rich and as wonderful as those that were created back in 2008.

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A5 One of my favourite memories from my time in Estevan came in August 2008. The Energy City was hosting the Western Canada Baseball Championships for the U18 and U15 AAA divisions. We’d had some great teams in Estevan since I moved here in 2000, and for some of the players on the U18 team, it would be their final games in minor baseball. For others, they had just one or two years of youth baseball eligibility remaining. The Estevan KPC U18 Blazers team was loaded with talent. Several players from that squad would earn college scholarships thanks to their baseball acumen. Others went on to be really good senior baseball players in the Saskota and other leagues. And the players the Blazers picked up for Westerns came up big, too. Estevan reached the final but trailed entering the seventh and final inning. The Blazers scored three times to take the lead, but then gave up the tying run in the bottom of the seventh against their foes from B.C. The Blazers regrouped and scored five times in the eighth to win 9-4 in front of a large crowd at Lynn Prime Park. It’s likely the most exciting youth baseball game I’ve covered during my time here. The victory gave Estevan its first Western Canada baseball championship after so many close calls the previous few years. And it was the final game as a coach for Mel Murray, a true icon for the sport in Estevan who is a deserving member of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame. So many reasons to reflect fondly on that game.

Members of the Sun City Prop Busters Radio Control Club of Estevan gathered in front of the Elroy Dougherty clubhouse for a picture during their Fun Fly event.

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By Ana Bykhovskaia The Sun City Prop Busters Radio Control Club of Estevan invited the community to come fly with them lastMembers,weekend. passionate about their hobby, hosted their annual Fun Fly event which allows them to show others what they love about radio controls (R/C) and their club. And there is a lot in it. “It’s recreational enjoyment,” said Trevor Gessner, the club’s vice-president and chief flight “Satisfaction.instructor.Aplace to gather,” added club president Arthur“CamaraderieDougherty. and the place to hang out with the guys and girls,” listed Gessner about the benefits. “And building something,” said Dougherty, explaining that it’s nice to build projects with other engaged members, and it’s also a separate satisfaction to share the results of many hours of meticulous work at their annual spring show at the Estevan Market Mall. Dougherty has been flying and building R/Cs since he was 12, and Gessner has been into the hobby for a good 25 years. The club celebrated their 30th birthday a while ago, and a lot of its members have been a part of it since the early days. A number of years ago, Arthur’s father Elroy Dougherty brought people together and with the help of volunteers and donors, they put up a clubhouse. It serves as plane storage, which makes it look like a museum, and also is a convenient gathering place. “We’re lucky to have this facility. It’s probably one of the best ones in Saskatchewan,” Dougherty said. Some of the planes on display at the clubhouse were purchased, and others were built. “I like to build, and I have a few ARFs. They call them ARFs, which are almost ready-to-fly. So in that respect, they are really good because they get people to fly quickly without spending all winter building your plane,” Dougherty said. R/Cs have the same flight characteristics as the real planes they are mimicking. While the two COVID years were slower for the club due to restrictions on gatherings, they were able to maintain their membership. But the club would love to see more people joining as it’s something really interesting to do for recreation. All members need to be insured under the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC) to participate. And the Sun City Prop Busters helps with everything, including learning, flying, building, fixing and just having fun with good company. They have a video flight simulator to start the beginners off and to practise someGessnerelements.said that initial investments to get one flying would be around $300-$500, and the sky is the limit when it comes to the level of professionalism one would want to reach or the complexity of an R/C they’d want to fly. People with indoor R/C and/or drones are welcome to come to the club too. “We’re open to the public. Even if people don’t want to come and fly, if they have an interest they can just come and watch us and have a coffee,” Gessner said. The club holds business meetings once a month, and every Tuesday evening they get together to fly. But members can use their certified field at any time. On Wednesdays, they also hold 1/10th scale truck and car racing at their truck track. Fun Fly days were held on Aug. 13-14 at Sun City Prop Busters’ flying field located adjacent to the Shand Access Road, on the other side of the tracks from motocross and the Estevan Motor Speedway. The annual event is geared towards enthusiasts from the southeast and the local community. For people from out of town and those willing to enjoy the full weekend at the location, the club also offered free dry camping. About 3040 people registered for the event. Some were out to fly their planes, others to watch R/C in the air. If you have questions about the opportunities in R/C, want to become a member of Sun City Prop Busters or for more information, see their website at suncitypropbusters.com.

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Melanie Tribiger is excited to be the new owner at Sun Country Hearing in Estevan and Moosomin. Photo courtesy of Melanie Tribiger

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Sun Country Hearing’s new owner is a familiar face

Sun Country’s Estevan clinic is open four days a week. She has adopted the slogan Your Hometown Hearing Clinic. She was born and raised in Estevan and said she understands the struggle of having to seek services outside of her hometown, and that’s why she is proud to offer audiology services here in Estevan. As for Moosomin, even though it isn’t where she’s from, she is happy to offer her services to those in that community and the surrounding area. Tribiger stressed she wants to treat people the same way she wants her family“Regardlesstreated. of how old someone is, they deserve kindness, care and compassion, and that’s something I hold important here in our clinic.” The clients are the best part of her job, she said. Each day she gets to go to work and visit with people while building relationships. It’s the story of her eight years at the company. “I’ve never had satisfaction doing a job like I have here,” she said. “When you’re helping people in a way that is so meaningful to them, and it makes such an impact on their lives, you want to keep doing that.” Owning the business has also been a rewarding experience, she said. She has had a learning curve being an entrepreneur, but her time at Sun Country and the different roles she has had helped her adjust. “It was an opportunity that I welcomed. It’s been a whole new experience, but I’m enjoying it,” said Tribiger. SunCountry Hearing has three employees in Estevan, including herself. Even though the business has changed ownership, it’s business as usual for them, she said. The remaining staff members are the same, and they bring experience to the table.“It’s still the same faces, staff and service that everyone’s been used to, and it will continue to be the same. But I am hoping to expand the business in the future.” Agrand re-opening celebration will take place Sept. 9.

A6 By David Willberg Melanie Tribiger is the new owner of Sun Country Hearing, but she is far from new to the business. Tribiger purchased the business, which has offices in Estevan and Moosomin, earlier this year from Jacquie Mvula after Mvula and her family moved to the TribigerU.S. is nearing her eighth anniversary with the“Ibusiness.started one week after Jacquie Mvula opened the clinic. That was back in 2014,” said Tribiger. “I started as the receptionist, and then I have worked my way up. “I’ve done every job on the way up. I worked as a technician, where I was doing hearing aid cleaning and repairs, and decided that I wanted to go to school to be able to offer hearing tests and hearing aid fittings.” She enrolled in the hearing aid practitioner diploma program at MacEwen University in Edmonton, and she finished the program last year.She decided to purchase the business because she has a passion for helping people while at the“I’veclinic.always gravitated to situations where I’m helping,” Tribiger said. “I’ve been a volunteer with numerous organizations, and working here in the hearing clinic, I’ve found that same satisfaction, that I was able to be helping people, and I think it’s so rewarding to help people hear and communicate better to improve their own quality of life.” Mvula was a great person to learn from, too. “I could not be where I am today without Jacquie’s mentorship,” said Tribiger. “Right from Day 1, she included me in the business, and she’s let me see what happens in order to make the business run, and that’s why I felt confident enough to take this nextSunstep.” Country offers hearing tests for those ages 18 and up; hearing aid sales, service and repairs; custom hearing protection and ear molds, and ear wax removal. The location in Moosomin is a satellite office that is open once a week. It’s a pretty busy site, she said, but she has been able to balance the two so far.

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The Bachorcik family was recognized for their support of Woodlawn Regional Park, and the kayak boat launch at the Souris River campground was named Bachorcik Pier. Jonathan and John Bachorcik received a plaque from Larry Preddy

By Ana Bykhovskaia Woodlawn Regional Park celebrated its 60th anniversary as a Saskatchewan Regional Park on Sunday. Their supporters and the community were invited to a presentation, commemorating all the people that helped the park’s Souris River and Boundary Dam sites thrive. The official part was followed by a free barbecue at the Doug Third Building.Theafternoon was dedicated to recognizing all of the incredible volunteers, donors, campers and community supporters that have made the parks what they are today. They also recognized some extra special volunteers for the dedication they have given the two sites throughout the years. This included recognition of Larry Preddy, who was awarded the Saskatchewan Regional Park Volunteer of the Year Award. The award was announced in 2020, but due to COVID restrictions, the board couldn’t do a presentation to recognize all his hard work and endless hours and donations to Woodlawn Regional Park until now. “What really stands out about Larry is his participation in all areas. As a leader, as an anonymous donor, and as a volunteer. I guess if you’re an anonymous donor, I’m not supposed to say that,” said long-time board member Greg Hoffort while presenting the plaque to Preddy. “But again, that truly does speak to Larry, he is not in it for the limelight or the recognition, he is in it for the park.” Preddy has been a constant supporter of Fresh Air Fitness, the dog park, Christmas Festival of Lights and many other needs and initiatives at Woodlawn. The trails in the park are named after him. Hoffort was also recognized for his years of dedication to the park and his help with organizing and growing the campgrounds at the Souris River and Boundary Dam, as well as with rebuilding the park grounds after the 2011 flood. To thank him, Woodlawn has named the road where his seasonal campsite has been located for many years as Hoffort Lane. The Bachorcik family was also recognized for the many years of service by Paul, John and Jonathan Bachorcik, who were instrumental in developing the park and its facilities. To thank the family, Woodlawn has named the kayak boat launch at the Souris River site as BachorcikThPier.eevent was attended by Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen, Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig, city councillors Lindsay Clark and Rebecca Foord, representatives of local RMs, Woodlawn Regional Park board members, managers and users, including representatives of the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course, Estevan Wildlife Federation, Fresh Air Fitness and others. Volunteers and community members were also present. “The reality is that events like this and parks like this don’t come about without people like you. And all of you from the RMs, from the city, from around the area put in, whether it’s volunteering, whether it’s rolebased getting involved with communities, or whether it’s as a sponsor or a donator, those are tremendous things and we’re greatly appreciative of them. It’s such a beautiful thing to see the harvest of 60 years and hopefully, there is more and more, and we continue to see progress. Congratulations on 60 years,” said Kitchen.“It’svery satisfying to see not only Woodlawn but also Boundary Dam the way they’ve become, and it’s a great thing for the city. We can’t say thank you enough to each and every one of you that has helped make that happen. The staff, the committee members, the volunteers, the sponsors, each and every one of you has taken a part in that, and God bless you for that. Let’s go on for another 60 years,” Ludwig said. The dignitaries and guests also shared the great memories they acquired through the years of volunteering, camping and just having fun at many locations and facilities all around Woodlawn Regional Park.

Myron Daoust presented long-term board member Greg Hoﬀort with the Hoﬀort Lane sign. The road that his seasonal campsite has resided on for many years was named after him.

“Thank you to everyone that joined us for this special day. Thank you for 60 years,” said the Woodlawn Regional Park on their Facebook page.

Larry Preddy, left, receives a Saskatchewan Regional Park Volunteer of the Year Award from long-term board member Greg Hoﬀort

The presentation wrapped up with a slide show illustrating different times and stages of Woodlawn Regional Park’s development from the times when kids would go for swimming lessons at the Souris River, to the days when there was an outdoor pool, to the 2011 flood, to the current community events and attractions regularly happening at two sites.

The next presentation on Canadian military history will focus on The Battle of LocalDieppe.military historian Craig Bird, who is the founder of the South East Military Museums, will talk about the famed battle on Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch. The battle started on Aug. 19, 1942, so the presentation will be one day after the 80th anniversary.Birdsaid his presentation will last a couple of hours and will include a couple of videos. “I thought it was important to commemorate this milestone. We’re going to talk a lot about the southeast’s contribution to Dieppe, and the South Saskatchewan Regiment, obviously, was a part of that operation,” said Bird. He will also share some new information about Dieppe and the southeast region’s impact. This will be the first time that Bird has done a presentation on Dieppe. He believes it will appeal to local residents because many soldiers from Estevan and Weyburn were part of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. “There’s lots of information out there about Dieppe, and it was one of the first fairly large engagements that the Canadian Army did in World War 2, after Hong Kong. It’s an important anniversary and a milestone, and we lost some individuals out of this area from that operation.”Birdwill also have some items on display related to the battle, and he will be giving museum tours. After the presentation, flags will be placed at the graves of veterans at the Estevan City Cemetery and the Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, starting at 1 p.m.

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By Cadet Warrant Oﬃcer Sophia Nikolakakos, cadet correspondent, and David Willberg Cadet Akara Reeves with the No. 2901 Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps (RCACC) in Estevan graduated Aug. 5 from the Fullbore Marksmanship Phase 1 course. The four-week summer training

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Most recently she was the vice-president of academic and provost at Medicine Hat College. Roy holds a PhD in educational technologies and a master of business administration from the University of Sherbrooke. “Sheisjoining Southeast College with a wealth of experience in leading, developing, launching and delivering innovative courses and programs for oncampus, blended and online learning,” the college said in a news release. “Her research interests are focused on entrepreneurship, sustainable innovation, strategic management, leadership and distance education.” Her background spans publishing, communications, telecommunications, and marketing and advertising sectors.

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The college said she is excited to start working in Saskatchewan and wants to enhance the college’s connections within the southeast. Her husband Patrick was born in Saskatoon and is eager to return to the province. His grandparents and all his immediate family are originally fromAsRegina. partof her role, Roy will network with business leaders, communities, postsecondary institutions, international partners and government officials at all levels to strengthen the college’s position in the region and province. She and her team will begin planning the consultation process for the college’s next fiveyear strategic plan in the fall of 2022 with the goal of reaching out to stakeholders to create an open forum for sharing their thoughts and ideas to shape the college.“As part of her commitment to fostering a climate of trust, transparency and accessibility, she is eager to build strong relationships with the board of governors, the executive management team, faculty and staff to achieve the common goal of fostering a culture that thrives and practices shared leadership, innovation and collaboration,” the college said in a news release. “Southeast College is very pleased to welcome someone with Vicky’s extensive and diverse background. We are confident that her vast experience in various roles within post-secondary will assist with moving our institution forward,” said acting board sinceactingKn/athankedcess.” theanducationMinistrysincerewouldNyeste.chairwoman Donna“SoutheastCollegeliketoextenditsappreciationtotheofAdvancedEd-fortheirguidanceexpertisethroughoutCEOrecruitmentpro-SoutheastCollegealsoStephenEgerofHRConsultingforastheinterimCEOearlyJanuary.

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Cadet Akara Reeves with the No. 2901 Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps in Estevan makes notes at the riﬂe range while attending the Fullbore Marksmanship Phase 1 course at the Connaught Cadet Training Centre. Photo by Cadet Warrant Oﬃcer Sophia Nikolakakos, cadet correspondent

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The Southeast College’s board of directors has announced the hiring of Dr. Vicky Roy as its next CEO. Her first day at the college was Aug. 15. Roy has more than 17 years of post-secondary experience across the country, including Quebec, B.C. and Alberta. She has had roles as a member of the faculty of business at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Red Deer Polytechnic, and as adjunct faculty at the business and professional programs at the University of Calgary, University of Laval and the University of Sherbrooke. She has held management and executive positions at the B.C. Institute of Technology, Lasalle College and the International Academy of Design & Technology.

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Saskatchewan’s public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights raised more than $6.5 million, according to information released Thursday by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Natural Resources. This brings the total for the 2022-23 fiscal year to more than $28.7 million in revenue for the province. The August sale is the third public offering scheduled for 2022-23. Of the 93 parcels posted, 84 received acceptable bids covering 7,839.537 hectares. The southeast area once again saw the most bringing in more than $6.2 million. The average bonus bid for the province was $831.71 per hectare, with the highest acceptable bid at $7,341.15 per hectare. The highest bonus bid and highest dollars per hectare received on a parcel in this offering was $1.9 million, an average of $7,341 per hectare, for a 258.816-hectare parcel. This lease was awarded to Hummingbird Energy Inc., and is located 11 kilometres southeast of Lampman, within the Steelman Frobisher Beds Oil Pool.

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Williamson said that experience will be a big help.“I’ve been able to use a lot of the organizational skills from those and pass them along to this,” she said. But it will be different this time because two separate facilities will be in use, whereas with the provincial tournaments, all games were at Mel Murray Cactus Park. “It’s doubled up the number of volunteers needed, so it’s quite a bit more difficult, but we will make it happen,” said Williamson. The facilities are in great shape heading into Westerns, as Murray and his crew have been working hard on Williamsonmaintenance.projected the tournament will bring hundreds of people to Estevan, which will be great for the local economy. “I expect to see restaurants and stores benefit from all of the out-of-town people. They will have to find things to do in between games, and hopefully will take in our lovely town,” she said. They have volunteers lined up, but they could still use more. In particular, they are looking for someone who could step up as an announcer and make the games even more fun for the players and the spectators. She added that without the sponsors, they wouldn’t have been able to make this tournament and the other events this summer happen.

The Estevan TS&M U13 AA Brewers are eager to play their first game at the upcoming Western Canadian Baseball Championships, which will be held in Estevan from Aug.The18-21.Brewers will be the host team for the tournament. They will begin play on Aug. 19 at 8:30 a.m. against the Alberta representatives, the Camrose Cougars Royal. Then they play the B.C. champions, the North Langley Trappers, at 2Estevanp.m. will play Manitoba’s Pembina Hills on Aug. 20, starting at 11:15 a.m., and they will close out the round robin portion of their schedule at 4:45 p.m. against the top team from Saskatchewan, the Maidstone Lakers. If a tie-breaker is needed, it will begin at 2 p.m. on Aug. 21 and the final will start at 4:45 p.m. If there isn’t a tie-breaker, then the final will begin at 2 p.m. All of the games will be at Mel Murray Cactus Park. “We’re looking strong,” said coach Darcy Henry. “We’ve been practising the last three weeks, getting ready for Westerns. The kids have had a good little break, they’re back on the field, getting ready to get back at it, and they can’t wait to play in the tournament.”The Brewers have been working on the skills during their practices, and trying to improve their hitting, which Henry admits was their “Achilles’ heel” during theEstevanseason. went 1-2 at provincials, but outscored their opponents. The lone victory was in lopsided fashion and the two losses were close games. One of the defeats was against Maidstone. “We’re looking forward to have a rematch against them in this tournament,” saidTheHenry.Brewers have added three players, one from Weyburn and two from Tisdale – to strengthen the squad.“We’re lucky to have them,” said MaidstoneHenry.isthe only team that Henry is familiar with. As for the others, the B.C. team is from Langley, which Henry said is a baseball hotbed, so it will be a strong test on opening day. “We’re expecting to see great baseball. Even though it’s AA, there’s still going to be some really good players from around Western Canada, and we can’t wait, with all of the teams being able to pick up a few players, I expect strong teams from the teams that are coming.” He also expects the Brewers will be competitive. “The beautiful thing about a tournament is everyone starts with a 0-0 record, and hopefully we have a good round robin and we’re playing Sunday for the championship.”Henryexpects the tournament will help players with their development because they will see what other teams are doing, and they get to compete against the other provinces. And he hopes to see good crowds at the diamonds for all of the “There’sgames.alittle bit of buzz around town for it, so hopefully everyone comes on down to support the Estevan team and Team Saskatchewan as well,” he said.

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By David Willberg Teams from across Western from Aug. 18-21 Estevan Minor Baseball Williamson, who co-chairs the alongside Mel Murray, said the field has been set and the schedule is finalized. Games will be played in the U13, U15 and U18 AA divisions, with the host Estevan Brewers joined by the provincial champions from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in each division. The games for U13 and U15 baseball will be played at Mel Murray Cactus Park, while the U18 games are set for Lynn Prime Park. In the U13 division, joining the host Brewers will be the North Langley Trappers from B.C., the Camrose Cougars Roy (Alberta), the Maidstone Lakers (Saskatchewan) and the Pembina Hills (Manitoba).TheU15 division will also feature the Carnarvon/ Gordon Head South Island Royals (B.C.), the Stettler Storm (Alberta), the Weyburn Beavers (Saskatchewan) and the Midwest team (Manitoba). In the U18 division, the Brewers will compete against the Vancouver Community Mounties (B.C.), the Edmonton Padres (Alberta), the Assiniboia Aces (Saskatchewan) and the Elwood Giants (Manitoba). The activities open on Aug. 18 with a coaches’ meeting; a supper for players, coaches and dignitaries at Lynn Prime Park; and the opening ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. at Lynn Prime. The opening ceremonies will feature the ceremonial opening pitch by members of the 2008 Estevan KPC U18 AAA Blazers, who won the Western Canadian tournament when it was held in Estevan. The games will be played from Aug. Williamson19-21.is looking forward to seeing the great baseball in Estevan. “This is going to be unreal,” she said. “I hope that all of these kids get to have experiences that will change their Williamsonfutures.”hasseen the teams from Saskatchewan, since they played the Estevan squads on their way to Westerns.Thisisn’t the first time that Estevan has hosted a marquee baseball event in recent years. Earlier this year, Estevan Minor Baseball hosted three provincial tournaments – two at the U11 level and one for U15s – and last year it hosted several provincial championships over two weekends.

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The Estevan U15 AA Brewers baseball team is looking to build cohesion heading into the Western Canada Baseball Championships that will be held in Estevan from Aug.Th18-21.eBrewers will be comprised of players from throughout the province. There will be four players from Estevan who were part of the team that competed in league play and Tier 3 provincials in Estevan last month, and then there will be five players from Lumsden, two each from Radville, Weyburn and Unity, and one each from Macklin, Kerrobert and Moose Jaw. “We’ve seen some of them play,” said coach Dave Lozinsky. “Other players were through word of mouth from our contacts throughout minor baseball in Saskatchewan.” Their first practice will be Aug. 17 and they will have a second practice the following day. Their first game is Aug. 19.Lozinsky said it will be important to build continuity. “From what I’ve seen so far, the players are meshing really well. They all have one focus in mind, and that’s to play some good baseball and be competitive and have fun at the end of the day. Some of these kids are talking away from the field now,” said Lozinsky. They will also need to figure out when to use the pitchers during the games. The Brewers will open the tournament on Aug. 19 against B.C.’s Carnarvon/ Gordon Head South Island Royals at 8:30 a.m. Then they will play the Alberta representatives, the Stettler Storm, at 4:45Thp.m.eirlone game on Aug. 20 is against the Saskatchewan representatives, the Weyburn Beavers, at 2 p.m. And they will close out the round robin against Manitoba’s Midwest team on Aug. 21 at 11:15 a.m. If a tie-breaker is needed, it would be played at 2 p.m. on Aug. 21 and the final would be at 4:45 p.m. If there isn’t a tie-breaker, the final will start at 2Allp.m.games for the U15s are slated to be played at Mel Murray Cactus Park. The Brewers would be familiar with the Saskatchewan representatives from Weyburn, and one of the Brewers’ coaches, Alan Walker, has contacts in Alberta and knows some of the people involved with the Stettler club. “They lost only two games all year, so they’re going to be tough,” said Lozinski. B.C. always comes with a strong team, he said, and it sounds like a Manitoba team will be tough to beat. Lozinski said the four Estevan kids are very excited to play in front of their family and friends at home. “I think it’s a huge opportunity and I think they’re going to learn a lot,” said Lozinsky.The players who are part of the U15 Brewers should get a big boost in their development as they progress through the game, thanks to the calibre of baseball that will be played during the tournament. “It’s going to make them want to work harder and be really focused on their gameplay,” said Lozinski. He hopes to see some big crowds for what he expects will be some excellent baseball. “I really hope the community gets out to see all of the kids play. It’s going to be some great baseball, and we don’t get this all of the time.” Lozinsky credited Mel Murray for the work he has done at the ball diamonds to get them looking great, and Nadra Williamson for all of the time she has spent behind the scenes.

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The Estevan 18U AA Brewers are eager for the Western Canada Baseball Championships to get underway. The Brewers will be the host team for the tournament, which begins with opening ceremonies on Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park. Their first game is the following morning at 8:30 a.m. against Manitoba’s Elmwood Giants. Then they play at 4:45 p.m. against the Assiniboia Aces, who are representing Saskatchewan.Estevanwill have a break until 2 p.m. the following afternoon, when they play against Alberta’s Edmonton Padres, and they will wrap up the round robin at 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 21 against B.C.’s Vancouver Community Mounties. If a tie-breaker is needed, it would be Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. and the final would go at 4:45 p.m. If a tie-breaker isn’t required, the final would start at 2 p.m. All U18 games will be at Lynn Prime Park. Coach Ryan Siever said they finished the playoffs a few weeks ago and had an exhibition game last week. “If we go out and play our game that I know we’re capable of and that we’ve seen quite often this year, I think we have a fairly good shot to make it all the way to the final on Sunday,” said coach Ryan Siever. The Brewers have added three players from Regina and one from Weyburn for Westerns. Assiniboia is the only team that Siever has encountered this season. He doesn’t know much about the other teams, other than they’ll be facing a team from Manitoba that played at the AAA level this season.“We’re going to see the best team out of each province at this age level and for this calibre, and I believe all these other teams will have picked up some players as well, and it will be some really good baseball over the three days,” said Siever.The talent on the teams will hopefully attract baseball fans from the area to watch the games, he said. The U18 Brewers struggled to start the season, but rattled off a seven-game winning streak in league play. Then they reached the semifinal at provincials. Siever hopes the team can keep the momentum going for “WeWesterns.wereplaying a lot of close games, and we just weren’t figuring out ways to finish them off or to win them. And then we went on a nice hot streak,” said Siever, who could see the confidence in the players growing with each victory. “They came to the games expecting to win every single time because of the way they wereThplaying.”eWestern Canada Baseball Championship is the latest great event to come to the community, Siever said, and he expects this will be a great chance to showcase the facilities.“Both of our main ballparks here are in really good condition thanks to Mel Murray, and it’s nice for other centres to see what we’re doing and see what sort of facilities we can offer for everybody around here,” he said.

The Souris Valley Museum’s annual senior social Aug. 10 attracted guests for refreshments, fellowship and music. The event featured entertainment from Susan Moser, JoAnn Jacobson, Myrna Linn, Gerald Linn, Wilma Bjorndalen, Eileen Roche and Dalton Knox, who played the accordion, keyboard, banjo and guitar. Coﬀee, tea, lemonade and dainties were served, and the 44 visitors in attendance were free to look around the museum and its surrounding buildings. This marked the ﬁrst time the museum has had live music since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Melanie Memory

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Estevan Police kept busy during the weekend Estevan fire crews responded to a carbon monoxide leak and several fire alarms last week. A CO alarm went off in a residence in central Estevan on Sunday at about 5:30 p.m. Occupants safely evacuated the building and phoned 911 for help. “Crews responded. We did find carbon monoxide readings in the house,” said acting Fire Chief Rick Davies. “SaskEnergy was dispatched to the scene. We pinpointed and isolated the issue, and ventilated the house to make sure it was safe for the SaskEnergyoccupants.”andfirefighters investigated the situation. Davies said that the majority of the time, CO leaks occur in gas-fired appliances, and SaskEnergy experts help the homeowners to determine what may be causing the problem and contact the proper people to get things fixed. In this case, Davies said it seemed that it was a water heater that leaked CO. While firefighters see a lot of false CO alarms going off in the community, it’s nevertheless vital to have a working device. Besides, the Building Code Regulations now require carbon monoxide alarms and smoke alarms, or combination CO-smoke alarms, to be installed in all residential buildings in Saskatchewan. If a leak indeed occurs, a CO alarm will help detect it in a timely manner and may save people from CO exposure. CO is also known as the silent killer, as it is a gas that can kill quickly. It is colourless, odourless, tasteless and non-irritating. If the early signs of CO poisoning are ignored, a person may lose consciousness and be unable to escape the danger.Last Friday at about 8:30 p.m., firefighters were also dispatched to a residential fire alarm going off on the west side of the city. Crews responded and quickly determined that it was a cooking-related incident, and no emergency wasAtoccurring.about 1 p.m. on Sunday, a commercial fire alarm was triggered on the east side of Estevan. It was determined to have been caused by accidental pole station activation. There was no emergency occurring and firefighters assisted the staff on scene in resetting the panel. Just after 7 p.m., fire crews were called out again for a residential fire alarm occurring in the central part of the city. Crews responded and determined that it was a faulty alarm. They assisted the homeowner with getting it fixed andFirereset.crews were also on duty at the Estevan Motor Speedway’s programs Friday and Saturday.

Members of the Estevan Police Service had a busy weekend, as they attended to 53 occurrences. Calls included noise complaints, suspicious person concerns, wellbeing checks, a fight inside a local bar, and several reports of possible scams or frauds. The public is reminded scams are on the rise and to be aware when receiving phone calls or messages requiring deposits or payments after “winning” a prize.Officers conducted numerous roadside alcohol screening tests over the weekend as well. A 72hour driving suspension was issued to one individual, which also led to their vehicle being impounded. Previously, members received a report Aug. 5 of a possible assault. Members attended and spoke with the reported victim. Officers were notified of a driver stunting in the parking lot of a local business on Aug. 6. The matter has been under investigation.Police also received a report of a fire alarm being pulled in an apartment building in the city. The matter is also under investigation.

Many kids used an opportunity to enjoy summer and learn at the Estevan Literacy Group’s Nature Smart camps.

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By Ana Bykhovskaia The Estevan Area Literacy Group has been hosting Nature Smarts camps throughout the summer.Theseven-week program will come to an end next week with a Dinosaur Camp. “I left that up for the last week because it seems to be the most exciting one for them all. They just love anything to do with dinosaurs and fossils. And we usually have a fossil dig that we do and learn about different dinosaurs,” said Estevan Area Literacy Group literacy co-ordinator Grace Caputo. The camps started on July 11 and will wrap up on Aug. 24, running Monday-Thursday with morning and afternoon groups for kids ages four to 12 every day. The fun educational summer program is free to participants, and kids can register and come back as they want for more experiences.“Wehave offered a theme each week. And it consists of story time, artistic exploration activities, STEM [science, technology, engineering, math] activities and social-emotional activities. And we’ve had a guest speaker,” Caputo said. “The idea was really to promote the expressive and receptive language skills for students. With that, it’s not just literacy as in words, but literacy through understanding, [for example] how music is an expression, and how we can use that to take information in as well, having young individuals be in tune with what’s around them while being part of nature. We do some things outside every day and most of our themes encompass the nature theme,” added Margaret Duncan, a senior summer literacy co-ordinator assistant.The program started years ago when the organizers would take kids to Woodlawn Regional Park and read stories to them down there. Later, Nature Smarts grew bigger and required an indoor facility to provide shelter on rainy days and air conditioning for the hotter ones. For the last few years, they’ve been using the Nicholson Centre at the Estevan Leisure Centre and going out to the city parks for outdoorWhileactivities.incamps, participants explore different mediums and the world around them in fun ways, making the learning experience more exciting. “Some of the things that they’ve done is they’ve made water filters using natural [items like] grass and sand and dirt to figure out how to clean water. They have done solar systems, and we’ve made telescopes,” Duncan said.“We’ve had an insect week where we go outside and explore different insects. We look for different insects, what they eat, how they eat, those kinds of things,” Caputo added. They also had a Canada week, a solar system week, a weather week and more. They’ve made different pictures, using nature supplies, explored a drone and had many other hands-on experiences that Duncan hopes will help kids in the future.“It’s something that is extremely educational, yet fun. So it doesn’t seem like they’re in school. It’s one of those things where they can come out in the summer, and they do have that physical activity outside, but it’s also a learning experience for them. And you’d be surprised what they pick up, they really enjoy the STEM experiments and they like to learn,” Caputo said. At Nature Smarts, participants also find new friends and learn from eachCampsother. averaged 35 kids a day between two groups, and some groups were as big as 27 participants. Some kids come on a regular basis and participate in several camps, while others pick their week or days to join the group.“It’s great to see the kids from the very beginning of the program, and how much they evolve. And I think it’s just because they get to know each other and make friends and they get to know us. And you can see the difference, I think it’s huge. And I love that,” Caputo said. To register, parents need to call the Estevan Area Literacy Group or come to the centre to fill out the form. The literacy group was able to offer the camps free of charge to the public thanks to grants. The organization is a member agency of the United Way Estevan and Caputo was able to secure a grant from the South LotteriesSummerCommunitySaskatchewanFoundation.grantsfromSask.andtheCommunity Initiative Fund also helped cover the expenses. On top of that, the Canada Summer Jobs grant allowed the group to hire Rebecca Duncan as summer staff and helped to have Margaret Duncan assisting with the camps. Also, the Lions Club of Estevan donated their space. The literacy group is grateful for the grants and for the community support. “Thank you to the community for supporting the program because if we didn’t have people come, obviously we couldn’t run it,” Duncan said. “The community is huge,” Caputo added.

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Full nights of racing action were offered at the Estevan Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday, as the track delivered competition in six different classes. TheWestern Canadian Late Models made an appearance, with Tyson Turnbull winning the feature Friday and his brother Aaron Turnbull winning Saturday.Thebrothers engaged in a thrilling battle for the lead for much of the 25lap feature Friday. The two drivers swapped top spot on a number of occasions. But with less than 10 laps remaining, Aaron Turnbull suffered a flat tire. The debris from the tire caused a caution, and while Aaron Turnbull was able to get back on the track to finish the race, he never mounted a serious challenge and wound up third. Scott Greer of Winnipeg was second. Jim Harris of Estevan came sixth. Tyson Turnbull also won the modified feature Friday. He took the lead early, and there weren’t any cautions, so he was able to pull away and win by several seconds over Kody Scholpp. Steven Pfeifer of Minot, competing at the track for the first time since 2019, came in third. The stock car feature offered a thrilling four-way battle for top spot with Jeremy Swanson, who led for most of the race, trying to hold off Devon Gonas, Chris Hortness and Brendon LaBatte. Gonas passed Swanson in the final two laps to win. Hortness was third and LaBatte came fourth. The slingshot division had a record 17 young drivers entered, but a series of collisions in the first lap took several drivers out of the field and resulted in a rare red flag that stopped the race. All drivers were said to be okay. Jacek Ashworth passed Jace Emmel after a caution with a few laps remaining and won his first career feature. Emmel was second and Cash Saxon came third. Leevi Runge won the sport mod feature over Justin Fichter, who was second, and Brian Kentner, who came third. Runge passed Fichter for the lead with eight laps to go following a back-and-forth exchange for the lead. Connor Hanson took the hobby stock feature ahead of Kaiden Tuchscherer and Quentin Skjerdal. Skjerdal had the lead for the early laps, and had a big margin in the initial laps, but a caution brought the field together. Hanson moved into the lead midway through the race and pulled away. Prior to Friday night’s program, the speedway paid tribute to former driver Darcey Barnstable, who died in July at the age of 58 following a battle withDarcey’scancer. father Jim wrote a tribute to his son that was read by Trevor Gowen, who is one of the speedway’s announcers. Gowen noted Jim Barnstable was a big part of the local racing community for many years, and Jim’s sons Darcey and Glenn continued that family tradition. Darcey Barnstable was a star in motocross and auto racing. In motocross, he and his family built a 125cc Yamaha in their shop, and the bio noted it proved to be the fastest in theAndcountry. Darcey won many races in stock car, modified and late model racing, including the track championship for the late models in Fargo, N.D., in 1999. Barnstable lent his talents to the Estevan Motor Speedway by volunteering and helping with the welding to construct the grandstands. AfterGowen finished reading the speech, the late models who competed were joined by Barnstable’s nephew JJ, who races in the stock car class, and the track preparation crew for a ceremonial lap. And there was a missing man formation lap for Barnstable before the start of Friday’s late model feature. JJ Barnstable has switched his car number from 1 to 99 in recent weeks in honour of his uncle. As for Saturday’s program, Aaron Turnbull won the late model program, with Greer coming second, Terry Carter finishing third, Harris winding up fourth and Tyson Turnbull fifth. Kody Scholpp won the modified feature on Saturday night, finishing ahead of Tyson Turnbull. Steven Pfeifer came in third. Scholpp had a onepoint lead, 347-346, over Tyson Turnbull in the overall modified standings. Joey Galloway is third with 325 points. In the stock car class, Swanson was able to fend off Hortness for the feature win. JJ Barnstable took third place. Hortness has a big lead in the stock car class with 349 points, 30 more than Chase Davidson’s 319 and 35 more than Jeremy Istace and Geoff Mann at 314.Runge won the feature in the sport mod class for the second straight night and the seventh time this season. Keenan Glasser was second and Dustin Mayer wound up in third. Runge leads the sport mod class with 311 points, 20 more than Glasser. Justin Fichter is third with 278 points. Quentin Skjerdal of Weyburn won the hobby stock feature, with Leevi Runge taking second and Kaiden Tuchscherer in third. Tuchscherer leads the hobby stock points race by 14, 343-329, over Hanson. Kayden Hjorteland is third with 328 points. And Gunner Raynard won his first-ever feature race in the slingshot class, finishing ahead of Jace Emmel and Jacek Ashworth.Emmel has 344 points to sit first in the overall standings, four more than Cash Saxon’s 340 and 11 more than Eli Turnbull’s 333. Up next for the speedway is the final doubleheader program of the season Aug. 26 and 27. The track champions will be decided during the program on the 27th. Local drivers Aaron Turnbull (21) and Jim Harris (17) raced their late model vehicles.

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Motocross riders from southeast Saskatchewan and elsewhere flocked to Estevan on the weekend for a doubleheader at the Trackside Motocross Association’s facility, located just outside of the Numerouscity. diff erent divisions were contested during the two days of racing. Youth and adult competitors were entered.Many of the riders were entered in more than one division.

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The Estevan stops were also part of the South Corner Racing Circuit, which has races in Estevan, Carlyle and Alameda from July to September.Resultsfor the Estevan races were not available at press time. They will be posted to our provincial news hub, www.sasktoday. ca, when they become available.Foradditional photos of the event, please visit www.saskatoday.ca.

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JJ Barnstable has been driving the No. 99 in the stock car class as a tribute to his uncle Darcey, a local racing favourite who passed away in July. Brooks Milford (69) and Cain Kruger (783) were among the drivers entered. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

A farm wife through and through, Mom worked hard and planted a huge garden and many flowers, milked cows, raised chickens & pigs and helped with the cattle and harvest. Up early every day, she prepared meals, baked homemade bread, canned fruit, made preserves, kept us supplied with cookies and even sewed a few of our clothes when we were young. Mom learned to drive only after some of us were born and enjoyed the ability of driving to town on her own for groceries and errands. Together Mom and Dad enjoyed many pastimes including square dancing, round dancing, card parties, visits with family, friends and neighbours, camping, and travelling both near and far. Mom’s world crashed the day we lost Dad but it was her faith and inner strength that helped her continue on. Losing Daryl only 16 months later broke her heart and again reminded us of the preciousness of family Mom decided to move to Estevan in 2012, bought her townhouse behind the mall and adjusted to being in town and having a much different window view. She often went to help and visit at the farm, played cards regularly, continued with her love of quilting, and even took up league bowling again. Mom was a long-time member of the CWL in Benson and remained a devoted parishioner all her life. She attended mass faithfully and was one of the first on the list when you could attend in person again during COVID. She served as treasurer for the Estevan branch of the Diabetic Association when Daryl became diabetic and again as treasurer for her condo association. Special to Mom’s heart were the family moments - time spent together sharing good conversation, love & laughter, companionship, and even silence. Mom’s grandchildren and now two great grandchildren were a special source of joy. She was ready with advice when asked while they were younger, has always been interested in what the kids were doing or planning to do, and loved to hear any funny stories. I am sure many of you have heard some of Mom’s stories...maybe even more than once! Not being able to drive or do the things she wanted recently was one of the hardest things for Mom to accept and she fought hard to regain her independence. We have been lucky to share many extra moments with Mom over the past year and a half but still wish it could have been much longer. We will miss you Mom but know you are now at peace! Prayers were held on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Connie Wheeler officiating. The Funeral Mass was held on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C Church, Estevan, SK with Rev. Sathiadas Antony presiding. The family invited everyone to the luncheon at the parish hall immediately following the service. The interment was held at the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Benson, SK following the lunch. Please visit Genevieve’s tribute page at www.hallfuneralservices.ca for the livestream link which will be available for approximately 90 days.Our family would like to thank everyone who assisted with Mom’s prayers and funeral mass. Special thanks also to the staff at Hillview Manor for making Mom feel at home for the past year, to the Allan Blair Cancer Clinic staff in Regina for their support and to all those she recently encountered in the medical community in Estevan and Regina. The support of family and friends has also been greatly appreciated and touched our family deeply. Those so wishing may donate in Mom’s memory to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan (Designate Allan Blair) 200 - 4545 Parliament Ave., Regina, SK S4W 0G3 or online at cancerfoundationsask.ca or to the Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Box 82, Benson, SK S0C 0L0 or the charity of their choice. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to Genevieve’s family - Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

Gladys Bernice Haukeness was born on March 22, 1929, in Estevan, SK. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church. She lived on a farm South of Estevan and went to Berdahl School. In 1949 she met the love of her life, Lloyd Lindgren, they married in December of 1950. In 1960 their son David came along, this was such an exciting and happy time for them, and in 1966 their daughter Ramona arrived and their family was complete. Gladys and Lloyd enjoyed many years on the farm and in 1988 they sold their farm and moved into Estevan on Mayfair Bay. This is where they lived until Lloyd passed away in November of 2002. Gladys stayed in the house until 2003, and decided it was too big for her so she moved to her condo. In 2013, she decided she needed a bit of help and made the decision to move to Creighton Lodge where she was able to enjoy many years of being around people and not have any worries. In 2018, the decision was made to move her to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home where they were able to provide the care she needed. She remained there, while Ramona and her family, and her sister Martha and family, were able to visit and comfort her until her passing on August 3, 2022. A Celebration of Life was held at Estevan Trinity Lutheran Church on August 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to Estevan Trinity Lutheran Church, 738 - 2nd St. Estevan, S4A 2B3. We would like to thank Creighton Lodge and the Estevan Regional Nursing Home Staff for all of their care and support over the years for mom, especially during her last days. There is no doubt she knew she was loved at both places. A special thanks to Sonja Zotzman, mom’s niece for being with her so much over the years and helping us out during her final days. Thanks to everyone for the phone calls, texts, flowers, food and kind words, they all mean so much. Thank you to Team EleVate Accountability Group for your compassion during this tough time. A huge thank you to Pastor Stewart Miller for making the trip to Estevan and providing such a beautiful Celebration of Life for mom, along with the Trinity Choir and Susan Moser for the beautiful music. And thank you to Hall Funeral Services, Yvonne Clark, for helping us get through the arrangements with ease. Chris and Ramona Avenue SK (306) 636- 3277

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It is with extreme sadness that the family of Genevieve Janssen announces her peaceful passing on Friday, August 5, 2022 at the age of 79 years. Mom has gone to be with her loving husband Maurice (deceased 2009) and son Daryl (deceased 2010). She leaves behind to mourn her children, Jacqueline (Darren) Schlageter of Saskatoon (children Nathan & Emma); Beverley (Cliﬀ) Bund of Estevan; Teresa (Scott) Sahulka of Regina (children Courtney, Ashley & Myles); Cordell Janssen (Jolene Dusyk) of Benson (children Carter, Cameron & Kolby; step-children Ella & Sophie Dusyk), Daryl’s children Christopher (Dominique Millman) Janssen (great grandchildren Rowan and Walker) of Estevan, Dayton and Wyatt Hatch of Grande Prairie, Alta, step-children Damien Murray (Caity Colibaba & Lexi) of Lampman & Tristen Hatch of Grande Prairie; her brothers and sisters, Omer (Dorothy) Lalonde, Emile (Doris) Lalonde, Elaine Audet, Fred Lalonde, Leonard (Helene) Lalonde, Raymond (Donna) Lalonde, Jo-Anne Lalonde (Bob Mathews) and Ernie (Lynne) Lalonde, Maurice?s brother Marcel (Donna) Janssen as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbours. Mom was also predeceased by her parents Leon and Julia (nee Cossette) Lalonde and her father and mother in law, Frank and Susanna (nee Nimegeers) Janssen, her infant sister Simone Lalonde, and brothers-in-law, Marcel Audet & Albert Janssen. Mom was born in Estevan on May 1, 1943 and grew up on the family dairy located along Highway 18 west of Estevan. Mom attended school in Estevan “leaving early” to lend a helping hand at home. As the oldest girl within a large family of ten children, chores were many and pitching in was necessary. Mom later worked caring for the children of a local family and then at Courtesy Cleaners in Estevan. She met Dad at a box social and dance in Estevan and they were married on October 3, 1964. They would live and farm at Benson with Dad’s parents before taking over the farm a couple years later. Mom and Dad would work side by side raising not only their ﬁve children but also various grain crops and many purebred and beef cattle. The mixed farm provided their livelihood, gave them an amazing way of life, and remains the Janssen farm today.

The family of Gerald Seipp are grateful to all who expressed sympathy in the form of cards, ﬂowers, words of comfort, gifts of food and donations made in his memory. Thank you to Fr. Sathiadas Antony, Connie Wheeler and the music ministry- Doris Trobert and Kristy Phillips, the Knights of Columbus honor guard and the CWL lunch ladies and Hall Funeral Services. Thank you to CWL and Knights of Columbus for mass and prayers for dad. A special thank you to Dr. Christie and Dr. Tsoi and all the staﬀ at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home for all your care and compassion. May God Bless you all!

Genevieve Mary Janssen (nee Lalonde) 1943 - 2022

March 22, 1929 - August 3, 2022 Surrounded by the love of her family, Gladys passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, at the age of 93 years. Gladys was greeted in Heaven by her parents, Brita and Elmer Haukeness; husband Lloyd Lindgren; son David Lindgren; brothers, Elvin (Ethel) and Ole (Viola); brother-in-law Erling Rothe and all of Lloyd’s siblings.Gladys will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Ramona (Chris) Young and granddaughters Alandra and Alianna; sister Martha Rothe and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Gerald E. Seipp 1927 - 2022 Gerald joined his wife Agnes in Heaven on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home at the age of 94 years. Gerald is survived by his 7 children, son Dan (Lorie) Seipp and their family, Amber Seipp, Kyla Seipp (Jeremy) (children, Zev and Leuca) and Andrea (Layne) Dumonceaux (children, Maisie and Estelle), son Jerry (Doni) Seipp and their family, Quinn (Kristen) Seipp (children, Camdyn and Parker), Barrett and Steve Perry (children Henry and George), Stefan and friend Zoe, daughter Barb (Lee) Heinz and their family, Andrea (Brian) Rathburn (children, Mason, Keira and Brodie), Jason (Erica) Heinz (children, Scarlett and Rowan), Jennifer (James) Fay (children, Bohdin, Brooks and Bennet), daughter Anita (Victor) Lowey and their family, Laurel (Jesse) (children Jaxson, Kruze, Jovie, Harlan, Skyla and Sierra), Jesse (Theron) Rissling (son Chase), Ian Armstrong (Alyssa), Stephanie Lowey (children, Alana and Devon), son Ray (Charlene) Seipp and their family, Thomas, Jonathan (Rayel), Andrew, Anthony and Brennan, son Bernie (Kathy) Seipp and their family, Kirsten and Steven Schmidt and (children, Adalynn,Natalie and Eleanor), Kelsey (Odai) Naphouthai (son Arlow), Logan (Deana), Landon and Jordan; son Don (Patti) Seipp and their family, Ricky Glandon and Madison; sister Grace Carlson and sisters-in-law, Marion Mack and Mamie Mack, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Gerald was predeceased by his wife Agnes; parents, Anton and Mary Ann Seipp; brothers, Francis, James, infant brother Richard and Leo Seipp; sisters, Isabel Gough, Eileen Coller, Mary Mack and Teresa Halverson. Prayers were held on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK with Connie Wheeler oﬃciating. The Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist R.C Church with Rev. Sathiadas presiding. Interment took place following the service at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, SK. The family was invited to a luncheon at the parish hall following the interment. The video tribute for Gerald will be available for approximately the next 90 days. Please visit www.hallfuneralservices.ca for details. In memory of Gerald, please make a donation to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary, 1921 Wellock Rd., Estevan, SK S4A 2B5. Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to Gerald’s family - Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director. Thank you

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Oxbow invites the community to explore the trails EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Elecs football team preparing for upcoming season

The Canadian Coasters 2022 tour was in southeast Saskatchewan this week for their 55th anniversary tour. Classic and vintage vehicles from all across Canada gathered in St. John’s in July to go on a coast-to-coast journey. They passed through Carnduff, Estevan and other southeast communities on Aug.And15. they were also at Mainprize Regional Park Aug. 15 and 16. After that, the Canadian Coasters headed out to Willow Bunch and further to end their trip in Victoria, B.C. “We love nothing better than have the locals stop by and ‘kick the tires’, talk about our vehicles, and our adventures across this vast land. We want to learn more about Canada and the small towns and cities we visit from the locals, and we want to share our adventures with other Canadians,” said tour book co-ordinator Kathy Nicolette. Fraser and Dorothy Field are wagon masters of this year’s tour.

Photo by Paul Kimball

Stories and attractions of the Souris Moose Creek Region are captured on the Town of Oxbow website at

Along Oxbow trails, signs point out various histories of the valley. Photos courtesy of Treena Mohrbutter Signs also share information about ﬂora and fauna that can be seen along the trails.

velopmentcreek-region.oxbow.ca/p/souris-moose-Oxbowcommunityde-officerTreena Mohrbutter said the Bow Valley Trails committee was formed in 2021 with the idea of constructing three natural walking trails in the beautiful Bow Valley Park. “The committee wanted to encourage recreation, physical fitness, the enjoyment of nature as well as celebrating the rich history of the area,” Mohrbutter said in an email to the Mercury. “The committee received financial support from the Souris Moose Creek Wildlife Federation, Affinity Credit Union District Council, Oxbow Lions Club, Oxbow Oilmen, Oxbow & District Recreation Board and the Bow Valley Park, with equipment assistance from the Town of Oxbow and the Moose Creek Regional Park, to build the trails.” The trails are located at Bow Valley Park in the Souris Valley. In the summer of 2022, the trails are being enjoyed by hikers, walkers and mountain bikers. The three trails vary in length and difficulty. Along the trails, signs point out various histories, flora and fauna of the valley. Benches have been donated and installed along the trails to enjoy the beautiful views.

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team is looking forward to the 2022 season. ECS will hold its equipment distribution on Aug. 17 and their first practice is scheduled for Aug. 18 at 4 p.m. at the school’s practice field. “We have to hit the ground running … as soon as we start practices,” said head coach Mark Schott. “We’re going to go over our tackling protocol and make sure everyone can tackle safely, and then we’re right into position and system work on Day 1 so that we can have players slotted into positions and get them learning our offensive and defensive systems.” The Elecs will have preseason games against the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles and Regina O’Neill on Aug. 26 at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park, starting at 4 p.m. Estevan will face Weyburn, then Weyburn will play Regina, and Estevan will face Regina in mini-games. Each team will run a series of 10 offensive plays and then switch to defence. The teams will have several possessions in each mini-game. Most of the Elecs’ players were in Grade 9 or 10 last year and were playing high school football for the first time. Schott said nearly 30 plays could be back from the 2021“It’steam.anice number. We have a good group coming up from the bantam team with the EMF [Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football], and then some new recruits that have been added,” said Schott. But they could still use more players at the offensive skill positions of running back and receiver, and they could always use more big bodies on the offensive and defensive lines. Last year’s team had 4045 players, and Schott said that gave them depth at all positions.“Lastyear was a unique year,” said Schott. “With some of the close contact situations [from the pandemic], we were frequently missing players, so that depth came in handy. This year that’s not going to be as much of an issue, but having that depth is still important.”TheElecs have a contingent of rural players who have committed to play for the team, including some from“We’reOxbow.really glad that they’re wanting to commit and travel to Estevan to play for us,” said Schott. Their first regular season game is Sept. 3 on the road against Moose Jaw Peacock. Their home opener is Sept. 16 against Yorkton Regional High School at 7 p.m. The Elecs are looking to add coaches and a trainer for the upcoming season. Anyone interested can reach Schott at mark.schott@ secpsd.ca.

www.SASKTODAY.ca Canadian Coasters roll through the southeast

The Canadian Coasters’ last tour was in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, which coincided with The Canadian Coasters’ 50th anniversary.Thisyear, they are again taking the roads less travelled, seeking new adventures and seeing as much of smalltown Canada as they can. With members from every province, they have 55 vehicles registered for the tour. Their epic journey will travel coast to coast in 68 days. They began the tour on July 1 by dipping the wheels in the Atlantic Ocean in Cupids, N.L., and will end it Sep. 6 with a wheel dipping in the Pacific Ocean in Victoria.Throughout this journey, they will be exploring not only the back roads and scenic beauty that Canada has to offer, but also as much of the cultural diversity within each community and province. They will visit many of the national parks, museums and historical sites, and will also enjoy the hospitality of local car enthusiasts and clubs who have arranged side trips showcasing their hometowns, private collections of automobiles and many other stops of interest. The Canadian Coasters’ history began early in 1966. A group from Ontario, the Historical Automobile Club of Canada (HASC), started to promote the idea to have an Antique Car Tour that travelled across Canada. Canada’s Centennial was coming up in 1967 and they thought there was no better way to promote the old car hobby and the centennial. Most known antique car clubs in Canada were contacted and invited to take part. The tour started in Victoria, B.C., and travelled to St. John’s. This tour was hosted by various clubs as it passed through their areas. Hobbyists joined the tour where they wanted and stayed on tour as long as their holidays allowed. There were 125 official registrations. Of all registrations, nine cars covered the total distance under their own power. This tour unified the car clubs coast to coast and was a big step in the formation of a Canadian charteredThorganization.eCoasters,as they were originally named, decreed that the tour should be repeated every decade or so. Despite the massive, multiyear, volunteer effort involved each time, the Canadian Coasters, as they are now called, are on their eighth tour. One of the founders’ initial intentions was to unify antique car clubs across every province. The result was the establishment of the first chartered organization, now the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada (NAACC). Allen and Anna McKnight standing alongside their 1947 Ford pickup truck while in Carnduﬀ.

Oxbow is inviting the community and guests to enjoy the history and landscapes through a tour of their trail system – a project that started several years ago in an effort to attract visitors and educate people about the area’s heritage. In 2016, the Town of Oxbow, the Town of Alameda and the RM of Enniskillen embarked on a tourism and heritage project highlighting the rich stories of the Souris-Moose Creek region. Many of those stories were set in the picturesque Bow Valley south of Oxbow. Stories ranged from evidence of the earliest Indigenous campsites to rum running and horse thievery, to baseball games and Chautauqua picnics. The region’s boundaries can be traced around the town of Oxbow, the Moose Creek Regional Park and the town of Alameda. Between these three spots, there is a lot to do, see and discover.

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Front row, from left, Danny Wilgenbusch, Jim Anduschak, Don Mahaﬀey, Vern Mott, Jerry Naka, Jim Valentine and Norman MacKasey Back row, Bob Burns (coach), Brian Carlson, Larry Schick, Tim Lincoln, Grant Wilson, Randy Penny, Ambrose Hengen, Ray Niro and Paul Sim By Paul Kimball Aug. 4 was a special day at Alameda’s campground. Premier Scott Moe was scheduled to attend a town hall meeting in Arcola that night and he made a point of having a meet-and-greet time for the 4-H clubs in theHemorning.wasjoined by local MLA Daryl Harrison and judging by the turnout, the 4-H kids and members of municipal councils were eager to meet the government officials.There are seven chapters of 4-H in District 41. Three of them attended. The majority were from Alameda; many others came from Carnduff and one made the trip from Redvers. The hour-long get-together began with Madeline Christensen presenting the premier with a gift on behalf of the 4-H clubs. Moe didn’t open the gift when it was presented. Moe introduced himself and Harrison and then spoke a few words which expressed his appreciation for the work of the 4-H clubs. He asked if anyone had any questions. Surprisingly, it was fairly quiet. Moe and Harrison then began asking questions they had. Had anyone recently been involved in an exchange program or travelled someplace with 4-H? Some responded that they had recently travelled to Ontario and Moe used this as a springboard to talk about how 4-Hers have a unique opportunity to be ambassadors for this province. Later in the morning, he addressed this again, talking about how Saskatchewan leads the world in sustainable production. He also added that this province’s agricultural business is the cleanest on the planet. And 4-H is a contributor to those distinctions and should talk of those things wherever they go. Moe asked again if there were any questions. Levi Freitag raised his hand. When he was acknowledged, he asked, “Can I have your autograph?” Everyone chuckled over that. Moe said sure and Freitag went up and got his autograph.Levi’s grandmother is a huge fan of Moe and he wanted to get the autograph for her. He had practised asking the question for a week just to make sure he would get it right. Unfortunately for his grandmother, but good for Levi, Moe signed the autograph, personally addressed to Levi. When it became apparent that the children didn’t have any other questions, parents and local council members started asking their own. The meet-andgreet time began to take on a town hall meeting look. Moe used the opportunity to reinforce his personal commitment and that of the Saskatchewan Party for the province’s agriculture business.Hementioned that career agricultural opportunities in Saskatchewan are great. Ninety-eight per cent of agricultural students find jobs in their area of study right here in Saskatchewan upon graduation. Half of those are women.Atone point, he asked his audience what the government could do for 4-H. When a reply came back that he could provide more funding for 4-H, he responded that because he sees 4-H as an integral part of Saskatchewan’s agricultural economy, his government is the number one funder of the organization. Before wrapping up, he spoke to the 4-H members about how to deal with nervousness when it comes to public speaking. He indicated that he stills gets nervous when he has to stand up and talk before a crowd. He stressed the importance of keeping to the point and using illustrations to drive home that point. The hour went by quickly. Before leaving, Moe and Harrison posed with the 4-H members and then it was on to his next stop. He left behind many children and adults who were excited about having met their premier in person. Scott Moe and Daryl Harrison and the boys, girls and leaders of 4-H. Photo by Paul Kimball

www.SASKTODAY.ca Alameda’s 4-H Club meets with Premier Scott Moe August 17, 2022 A17 City Hall: 1102 4th Street 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1800 Leisure Office: 701 Souris Avenue 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1880 Street Sweeping Schedule can be seen on our website at: http://estevan.ca/ street-sweeping-schedule/ MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Please come out and enjoy the Western Canada Baseball Championships August 19 - 21! We would like to welcome coaches, players and families to our community. Sanitary Sewer Main and Storm Sewer Jetting Program Beginning Monday May 2, 2022, and continuing to Friday, August 26, 2022 the Water and wastewater Division will be carrying out Sanitary Sewer Main jetting, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. During the periods of jetting, residents and businesses are advised to securely cap basement floor drains. You may smell an odor in your home, this can be resolved by simply opening windows for a short period of time and running water to ensure all traps are full of water. Storm sewer will have no effect on homes and business’ and will commence August 29, 2022. 2022 Program Area will encompass all streets South of Railroad Tracks, and East of Souris Ave within City limits including: Jubilee Place Murray 1stPerkinsPerryRooksGallowayMcLeodMcDonaldDuncanStreetRoadRoadAveStreetAveCrescentStreetStreetA 1st 5th4th3rd2nd6th5th4th3rd2ndStreetStreetStreetStreetStreetStreetAvenueAvenueAvenueAvenue 6th Avenue 7th Avenue 8th Avenue 9th SunsetParkSunSouthSouris10thAvenueAvenueAvenueValleyDriveDriveBay

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Shown here are 1976 Estevan Mets. They were Zone 1 representatives for juvenile baseball for the Summer Games in Swift Current in August 1976.

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The City of Estevan is undertaking construction for the Watermain replacement. The affected area includes All of Kohaly Avenue, as well as Lynd crescent from 1316-1332 Lynd Crescent Property access and parking restrictions are to occur. This work will commence July 4, 2022 and will take approximately twelve (12) weeks to complete (subject to weather) City of Estevan will perform this work within the current Bylaw regulations and specifications. Safety Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas affected. Theft or Vandalism If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades, please contact 306-634-1800, or after hours call Police.

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