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council shares the results of their 2022 mural project.

United Way Telethon reached its goal with great support and a last-minute donation

By David Willberg

The United Way Estevan has had so many memorable moments in the 46-year history of its fundraising telethon, but it’s unlikely they have had something like the one on Saturday.

This year’s telethon finished with an off-air total of $350,053, which surpassed the goal of $350,000. And the telethon didn’t clear the objective until the last minute of the show.

When the initial closing ceremonies were held at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, the United Way’s total stood at $348,112. The board members gathered together in front of the stage and showed the numbers for what they thought would be the final tally.

But a $1,800 donation came in from Jeremy and Leanne Carlson, pushing the United Way above its goal. The board members gathered for a second time and celebrated reaching their objective.

“The emotions that came over me when I looked and I saw that the total was over $350,000 was almost unlike anything I’ve ever felt before,” said United Way board president Robert Godfrey.

Godfrey cried as he announced the Carlsons’ donation. Afterwards, he called the final minutes the most “emotional roller coaster” of his life.

“It’s been amazing for multiple reasons. One, it’s just amazing to see the community come together and be reunited for our telethon

this year, but I think more than that, it’s amazing just because I know how much of an impact this is going to have on our member agencies and all of the organizations that we support. And so it’s great to know we’ll be able to fulfill all of the allocations that we had planned,” said Godfrey.

After the telethon, Godfrey called United Way Canada president and CEO Dan Clement to inform him that Estevan had reached its goal. Clement responded with his congratulations.

Proceeds from the telethon will be directed to the United Way’s member

High winds led to three large grass

in four days around Estevan

By David Willberg and Ana Bykhovskaia

Estevan’s firefighters dedicated many hours to combatting a trio of grass fires that occurred in the area last week.

The first fire was a few kilometres south of the city’s landfill on Oct. 12. Fire Chief Rick Davies said the Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) was called about the fire at approximately 5:30 p.m.

“Crews responded and obviously with the high winds, we struggled to gain control of the fire for a little while. Crews worked until about midnight, when we

were able to create a perimeter,” said Davies.

A crew of four mem-

bers remained at the scene throughout the night to monitor the area. Another crew took over the following morning. The area has a lot of trees

agencies and community projects.

The telethon went on the air at 8 a.m. on Friday morning. The entire event happened at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch, and could be viewed on Access Now or at www. unitedwayestevan.com.

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and difficult terrain, which posed a challenge, Davies said.

The United Way Estevan board gathers for the celebratory group selfie at the end of the telethon on Saturday.

Photo by David Willberg

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The Estevan Fire Rescue Service was called to this grass

re near the junction of Highways 18 and 47 on Saturday.

Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Donations came in steadily throughout the opening day of the broadcast. The telethon eclipsed the $100,000 mark at about 6 p.m. Friday and had a total of more than $110,000 as of 10 p.m. Friday night.

A couple of large annual donations came in Saturday afternoon, pushing the United Way close to its goal.

SaskPower came through with $100,036 at around 2 p.m. Money was raised through initiatives by the SaskPower employees in Estevan, and then was matched by the Crown corporation.

About 30 minutes later, a donation of $86,790 was courtesy of the United Mine Workers of America Local 7606, and was matched by Westmoreland Mining LLC.

Entertainers from the community lent their talents to the broadcast. Several schools performed Friday morning and early afternoon. In the past couple of years, school entertainment has largely been virtual.

And then there were people from the community and elsewhere in the

southeast who sang, danced, played musical instruments and found other ways to entertain from Friday afternoon until Saturday afternoon. The Daae Family was the closing act, and Godfrey was happy to have them play live.

Some entertainers who couldn’t make it to the telethon because of scheduling conflicts sent in pre-recorded videos.

There was a cooking competition, a dance class, a yoga class, a fitness session and a coffee-painting course with Lauren Daae.

“It makes it amazing to be in the legion hall, and that’s what was really special,” said Godfrey.

The Estevan Comprehensive School’s student representative council held their annual takeover from midnight to 6 a.m. Saturday. Students provided entertainment, played games and handled other duties in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.

“The Comp. kids, every year, blow me away with how well they do. They take the biggest entertainment slot in

the hardest time, from midnight to 6 a.m., and this year the entertainment flowed throughout the entire evening. There wasn’t a lull.”

They were also well informed about the United Way and its work in the community, he said, and respectful of the venue.

More than 80 hand-crafted bid items were available through a silent auction. All items were created by current or former residents of the Estevan area. The merchandise was posted online a few days before the telethon and drew lots of bids before the broadcast began. They could also be viewed at Murray GM.

“I think that plays a big role in the amount we’re able to raise with our bid items,” said Godfrey.

More than $5,000 was raised from the bid items, while the Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild donated a quilt for a raffle that also sold a lot of tickets.

The theme for this year was reUnited and it Feels so Good, which reflects the end of COVID-19 restrictions. Godfrey was pleased

to see so many people in attendance at the legion hall this year.

“What was amazing was just being able to be at the hall the whole time, talk to all of our entertainers and the volunteers and the people in the audience. It just felt so right, it felt so normal again. That’s one of my favourite parts of telethon weekend is there’s just an energy that exists in the legion hall that is just so uplifting and so much fun.”

The board members were all really supportive of him throughout the broadcast. It was a daunting feeling when the end of the telethon approached and he didn’t know if they would reach their goal.

“I was just really thankful for the support of all of the board of directors who gave me so much encouragement and so much support for me to get up there.”   Godfrey said he anticipates more donations will come in during the next few weeks, so they will be able to allocate additional money to member agencies and community partners.

As of Oct. 17, the fire department had not been able to fully extinguish the blaze. Rotating crews continued to monitor the fire and contain hot spots until Oct. 16, when more firefighters returned to extinguish as many of the hot spots as possible.

“As far as we can tell, everything on forward progression lines is extinguished. It’s a large area that’s got a lot of deadfall, so you’re going to have some smouldering trees and things like that which are going to continue to

burn, probably for a day or two yet.”

But with the work of the crews on Oct. 16 and the help of farmers in the area who will monitor it, they hope it’s all wrapped up.

Westmoreland Mining LLC provided use of their large water trucks along their property and the RM of Estevan also provided their water trucks. Farmers cultivated some areas.

While the EFRS had a crew at that first scene, firefighters were called to another one south of Macoun at about 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 13.

“Due to the wind conditions, it was very fast moving,” said Davies. “As many Estevan crews that could respond did so.”

The Midale/Cymri Fire and Rescue & First Responders also provided assistance. The EFRS spent about four hours at the scene.

Davies noted the fire near Macoun was likely the most serious one they faced, as the fire did blow through numerous farm yards.

“We were fortunate enough that with the wind and the speed and the fire load, that there was no significant damage to any buildings, but definitely the potential was there,” said Davies.

Davies praised the efforts of farmers to help contain the fire.

“Pulling up on scene, with the amount of smoke that we had, not really knowing what’s going on, there were people that were coming from all directions with tractors and discers [disc harrows] and water trucks, and you name it, it was huge. A huge help.”

He believes there were at

least a dozen farmers who helped with the response.

A wind warning was issued for the Estevan area on both Oct. 12 and 13.

According to Environment Canada, the winds topped out at 104 kilometres per hour on Oct. 12 and 96 km/h the following day.

The final blaze was a grass fire near the junction of Highways 18 and 47 in front of the SRI Homes property on Oct. 15. The call came in at around 11 a.m. and firefighters spent around two hours at the scene.

The fire was burning in a ditch near a field. It consumed dry vegetation in the ditch on the north side of Highway 18.

Visibility was reduced on Highway 18 at the time of the fire and motorists were asked to exercise caution when passing through the area.

Davies noted there weren’t any injuries that he was aware of from the fires, and no significant damage to properties occurred, either.

A cause of the fires has yet to be determined.

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Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur entertained the crowd with their performance this year.

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Estevan Arts Council helps add colours to the city through their 2022 murals project

By Ana Bykhovskaia

This summer Estevan gained several diverse beautiful murals, thanks to many talented local artists and the Estevan Arts Council.

While some projects were privately done, eight images appeared in different locations as part of the arts council’s beautification project. The effort covered a mural on the side of Blunt Expressions, done by Keisha and B.J Zieger; benches on 13th Avenue (by Gale Tytlandsvik), in front of Fas Gas (by Brenda Blackburn), and on Fourth Street across from the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (by Carson Elson); three flower murals on the side of Pharmasave created by Blackburn, Norma Jones and Jackie H. Wall; and a little bee on a utility box by the back alley entrance to the Garden on Fourth by Tytlandsvik.

Tytlandsvik, who spearheaded Estevan’s beautification this summer, said after she put a call out for murals they received quite a bit of interest from local artists. The arts council moved forward with some submissions, but they are not done with adding colours and energy to this city yet, and there will be a second call for art submissions this fall.

“I put the call out and we had a pretty good turnout, and I am going to do that again this fall. I think now that there’s interest, I might get a better turnout for submissions. And

there’re still several spots available for projects that we’d like to do,” Tytlandsvik shared.

Hardly any artists wanted to paint a fullscale mural, as no one has time for it, Tytlandsvik said. But with the help of BK Creations, the Estevan Arts Council was able to accept smaller art pieces, then scale them, vinyl print and wrap them on metal surfaces.

In the case of benches and the murals on Pharmasave, Tytlandsvik said that the initial acquisition of aluminum panels was a bit more expensive, but once that’s in place, they will be able to replace art on those panels and other metal surfaces at a lower cost.

Tytlandsvik noted that not only should printed art last for at least 10 years and is more cost-efficient than painted murals, it also looks good, which serves their main goal –city beautification.

“A lot of people think that Brenda [Blackburn] painted that bench right there because it looks so real. And one of the artists who is on the side of Pharmasave said she is absolutely floored at how we took a small painting, blew it up that big and printed it and hung it up,” Tytlandsvik said.

“It’s wonderful to have original art, but my goal was to get as many artists as I could involved to beautify the city and I had a small budget. So that being said, I think we got an awful lot done. We

brought in lots of different people, and I still got a few more to go.”

Tytlandsvik said they also have more spots available that they want to get done soon, including the side of TD Bank, a panel by Jenny Joans’ store entrance on Fourth and at least one more bench.

“For sure, I want to get the TD Bank done this year and one other bench,” she said.

The arts council also has permission to do several light boxes at intersections around the city. Besides, they are talking to the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion about having some art on their front, looking to have a few more benches and hoping to acquire several more spots for art for the next year. Tytlandsvik also received a submission for a big mural on the side of the Room by Room Furniture store. It hasn’t been approved yet, but the arts council will be looking into redoing that mural eventually.

Another art project that will be happening this fall will be a vinyl-printed mural by Byron Fichter that will be coming up on the side of 1127 Fourth Street.

“It’s not through the

arts council, but he contacted me and said, ‘I want to do something. Do you have a spot?’ And I said yes,” Tytlandsvik recalled, adding that Fichter also wanted to cover the cost of the mural. “He said the community has been so good to him he would like to give back. So I was strictly there on a consult base.”

The arts council approved Fichter’s project and it will be coming up soon. What it will be remains a surprise for the community, but Tytlandsvik hinted that it will be something local and beautiful, and she is pretty confident people will like the choice.

Tytlandsvik said this summer they got some momentum going, they accomplished several beautification projects, and a lot of art was created independently around the community. Three new people joined the Estevan Arts Council board and visual arts committee at their latest annual general meeting, and Tytlandsvik hopes they will have more colour spreading around Estevan next year.

“I’m really happy with the ones that are up, and I hope that this next call

for art turns up, and maybe it’ll bring some new people,” Tytlandsvik said. “We’re going to try and stick with vibrant and energetic [theme].”

Tytlandsvik is also planning on developing a

map of all Estevan murals, done privately and under the arts council.

“I’ll be doing a map through the arts council of all of the art so that we can have the little tour for people,” she said.

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A tale of two provinces’ leaders

Alberta has a new premier.

That should be a big deal, but it’s a story we’ve heard a lot since 2006.

Danielle Smith was sworn in Tuesday as the 19th premier in that province’s history, just a few days after winning a leadership race that needed to go down to the fifth and final ballot. The margin of victory, with just 53.6 per cent of the vote for Smith on that last ballot, wasn`t exactly a ringing endorsement, either.

With less than a year until the next provincial election, she’s going to have work to do to win over supporters of the United Conservative Party and the voters in general.

Smith is also the seventh different premier to guide Alberta since the conclusion of Ralph Klein’s tenure in 2006. Compare that with the previous 35 years, when Alberta had just three premiers: Klein, Don Getty and Peter Lougheed.

(Yes, one of the recent premiers in Alberta was a six-month interim person after the resignation of Allison Redford in 2014, but still, Alberta is a province that has had suffered from a revolving door problem for some time).

Meanwhile in Saskatchewan, we’ve been fortunate to have had stability. You might not like our current premier or his

predecessors, but at least nobody has been forced to step down.

Our current premier, Scott Moe, has been in power for over 4 1/2 years. Yes, it’s hard to believe that Moe has been guiding our province since the winter of 2018. Prior to that, Brad Wall was the premier for over a decade. Lorne Calvert was at the helm for 6 1/2 years, which is a relatively short tenure for a Saskatchewan premier, but a long time compared to what we`ve seen in Alberta since the end of King Ralph’s tenure.

Alberta has now had seven premiers in the past 16 years. Saskatchewan has had seven premiers in the past 58 years.

So why is this history and mathematics lesson important? A couple of reasons.

One, constant changes at the top send a bad message to voters. If a leader has to step down partway through a term (especially if it ’s the first or second term) then it means there’s likely a reason, such as a scandal, a rift within the party or a sign of incompetence. It means the party knows they can’t get re-elected with the incumbent, so they need to turn to someone else.

It also sends a bad message to investors. Business people like stability. They don’t want to build a rapport with a political leader, only to have to start over

with a new premier and their cabinet, and wonder if the new leadership will have the same priorities and policies.

Alberta obviously has so much going for it, but the unpredictability can be frustrating.

The days of having someone serve as premier (or prime minister) for 14 years –like Lougheed and Klein – are likely over. Ten years is a long time to spend in that role. Both Romanow and Wall served as premier for a little more than a decade in this province.

Thanks to 24-hour news channels and social media, it doesn`t take long for the leader who was new and fresh to become stale in the eyes of many. Often voters will vote a party out because they feel it`s time for a change at the top.

It`s the same story at the federal level.

It’s one of the reasons why the Conservative Party won the 2006 federal election. It’s part of the reason why the Tories lost the 2015 federal election.

But there’s a difference between having a leader that people want to see, and having someone in charge who is stale.

Saskatchewan has managed to have that balance. Alberta used to have that balance.

And our neighbours to the west will face challenges until it finds that balance again.

Hobbies fill us with passion, make us unique

I don’t think I’ve ever had a week when all my articles would be connected by the same theme.

Ana Bykhovskaia

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This week was exceptional. Not that I had to write about the same event or topic over and over again, but I got to explore something unique and at the same time as diverse as it can be from different perspectives.

Everything you’ll find in this week’s paper under my name is indeed about hobbies. Some of my stories, like the ones about Lego and model engineering shows or quilt guild, are straightforward about people’s specific interests. Others, like the one about the Blue Arrow business or the story of the resurrected combine, are about how people’s hobbies and passions brought them to some new turns in their lives or just something exciting.

Preparing this week’s paper, I got to talk to several different hobbyists, and what a delight it was. I could see the sparks in their eyes light up when I asked about what they do. Exhibitors at the Estevan Model Engineering Show probably have told their stories and stories of their models at least a dozen times just on that day by the time I came to talk to them. But they were as enthusiastic explaining to me what it was on their display, how and why they built it and much more.

It wasn’t the first time I thought that people who have a hobby are indeed very interesting, in most cases more interesting than those who don’t have one. The Lego show participant I talked to had stories and experiences to share; she even had a special term (probably more than one) that developed out of not just her hobby, but her current specific interest within the hobby. (Her Lego show build

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for this year had a lot of little trees, and she said it’s really tricky to transport it as a lot of “treetastrophies” occur when you try to box fragile constructions.)

The knowledge people with hobbies have is specialized, often niche, but also deep. Many of those who I met this week said they were happy to share their expertise with others interested in it. When I asked what people like about what they do, a common response was the opportunity to teach. Some Heart and Hands Quilt Guild members said that part of what’s been keeping them in the group for years was the prospect to share their knowledge with others, help them progress in something they all were passionate about and celebrate that growth together.

Model engineers told me many times that one of the best things about their hobby is the community, where they all help each other learn more about their shared interests.

Hobbies also are known as a great stress relief tool, as they keep you engaged in something you enjoy. Brian Wenzel, who brought back his father’s combine, told me that he just loves combining and the big machines themselves. Fixing them and harvesting is something he does on the side of his full-time job, it’s something that makes him excited and happy. While for some people it’s hard work, for him it’s his stress relief.

For the Jocelyns of the Blue Arrow Acres, gardening for years has been their hobby, their happy time after work and their retreat. That passion stimulated them to keep the acres growing and eventually start sharing the results further. Like with other hobbies, they wanted to learn more and were fast on sharing advice and deep knowledge when asked.

There are a lot of pros to having a hobby.

Hobbies also help us become more patient, keep our brain working and our personalities growing. Hobbies allow for socialization and building bonds, increase our confidence as we gradually become real specialists in something. They help reduce boredom and develop new skills.

Quite often hobbies may enrich life and give a new perspective on things. Hobbies challenge us and make us more resilient without any real risks or extra stress. And at the end, a good constructive hobby can help with bad habits and procrastination. If you have a hobby that keeps you happy, chances drop that you’ll be wasting your time doing nothing or something not so good for yourself.

Hobbies are indeed great and so different from other types of interests and passions we have in life. Sometimes it seems that it’s hard to find one, but the reality is you just have to start trying and there are people who’d help.

I guess what blew me this week was how many interesting and engaged people we have here. So if you would like to try some hobby, but don’t know where to start, just ask someone around what their hobby is. I’m sure they’ll share their passion.

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Small business remains vital to communities

David Willberg Willberg’s World

In general, small business owners deserve our admiration.

After all, they have done something that so many of us want to do, but it is out of reach.

Who hasn’t dreamed of being an entrepreneur? We think about how great it would be to be our own boss, to employ other people, to create a company that would deliver an important product or service to the people, and to possibly even build a business that becomes much larger than we could imagine.

Of course, for most of us, it never advances beyond the dream or fantasy stage. It takes a certain type of person to be a successful small business owner. You need the money, the product knowledge, the people skills, the work ethic and the common sense to do it and do it well.

This week is Small Business Week in Canada. It’s an opportunity to reflect on a lot of things, including the impact that small businesses have on our communities, the obstacles that these entrepreneurs have overcome to succeed and even our favourite small businesses. (I know I have quite a few that I enjoy, and I hope you do, too). Here in Saskatchewan, most of the businesses that serve us are small businesses.

And you see their names in the community. They sponsor sports teams, community events, fundraisers and health-care initiatives. They’re often the first ones to commit to support a cause. And yes, they’re advertising in the local paper.

You’ll see their name plastered in so many ways in your community, but often they’ll make a contribution to a local cause with no expectation of recognition. They do it because they believe in the cause and they believe in community.

They don’t do it for glory or for the tax write off

There are also businesses that are part of a national chain, but have a local franchise owner. These companies are a big part of our communities as well, as they employ people and support local projects.

Yes, there are those times in which I’ll need to venture into a big box store to make a purchase, but I try to limit those occasions.

I don’t have an Amazon account. I doubt I ever will have anything to do with Amazon. I have no need for it. I’ve never thought “Wow, there’s something on Amazon I really need.” And it’s not just Amazon. I do very little shopping online. If I need something, I go to my local retailer.

I’ve never seen Amazon sponsor a team in minor baseball, or purchase a corporate table at a fundraiser, or bring a cultural event to our community. They’ve done nothing for us. So I don’t feel bad that I’ll likely never spend a dime with them.

But you know who has always been there for our communities? Small business owners.

We enjoy the meals at the restaurants, we purchase what we need from furniture and electronics stores, we buy the clothes from retailers, we seek professional services when needed and we turn to small businesses for their expertise when it comes to repairs for the home and office.

So I’ll spend a little more money to shop at that local company as opposed to turning to Amazon, or heading to the big-box stores in Regina and waiting in line with the hordes for a bunch of purchases. Besides, with my needs, that trip to Regina isn’t going to be worth my time, effort or expense.

I like the retailers where I get my groceries, my clothes, my home electronics, my office supplies and my home needs. I know the restaurant owner where I enjoy my chicken wings and beers. If I go shopping in Regina, it’s unlikely I’ll know the owner, the employees or anyone in the joint.

It’s not easy being a business owner in a small community. It doesn’t take long for word to get around that someone had a bad experience, that they purchased a shabby product or had inadequate customer service. Especially in modern times with social media and rant and rave pages in which people can hide behind a keyboard, comment on anything, and not put their name behind it.

So this week, let’s remember the value of the entrepreneur, especially in a community of this size. Let’s admire them for doing that which is out of reach for so many of us. Let’s celebrate their work ethic and resiliency.

After all, in Saskatchewan, communities rely so much on them.

Estevan Model Engineering show sees some old, new participants and many guests

By Ana Bykhovskaia

The Estevan Model Engineering Show attracted many participants from all across North America as well as many guests from all over the southeast and further.

The Wylie-Mitchell Hall was a busy place on Saturday, the most active day for the two-day event. The oldest model engineering show in North America marked its 33rd anniversary this year.

While moving, huffing and puffing models were the focus of the Estevan Model Engineering Show, wives of engine builders added diversity by bringing their unique hobbies over for display. One side of the exhibition was filled with hand creations of a different kind, including quilts, home décor, sewing, painting and more.

Many engine builders were part of the Estevan Model Engineering Show for years and comments about a need for “new blood” could be heard quite often. But this year’s show also saw some new and young participants joining the event.

Wyatt Abey, who is now 10 years old, joined the show thanks to his father’s hobby and interest, and after he met long-time participant Clif Roemmich three years ago at another show in Minnesota.

“One day I came home from school and my dad showed me a picture – casting kit for one of these (engine models). I got the casting kit,” recalled Wyatt. “And then I met Clifford. And he offered to build it for me at the end of the show. We took it down to his house. And three years later I got it this year.”

To make it fair, over the course of the three COVID years, which pushed the hobbyists’ next meeting back, Roemmich also built an engine for Wyatt’s younger brother, and both young men joined the show in Estevan this year.

“I think we’re the youngest ones on the other side of the table here,” Wyatt said.

He added that he keeps learning more about model engineering, which he’s been into since he was two months old. That’s when he got his first model. His father helps him a lot, and now Roemmich also guides him in the hobby. Both models built for the Abey brothers were a part of the Estevan show.

Roemmich has been

building model engines for decades, some by blueprints, and many by scaling and recreating the real engines he’s seen or found online in his head.

He said this hobby never gets old, as there is always room for improvement and progress.

“Little by little, that was my goal that every model will be better than the last one,” Roemmich said.

After he retired and had more time to dedicate to his hobby, he decided to market some of his highquality collectable models. The interest was there, so over the years, he sold about 40 models out of about 150 he’s built. Sales of his engines help him to cover the costs of tools, equipment and building new models.

“For me, it’s not owning them, it’s the building,” Roemmich said.

He added that a big part of his passion for model engineering is the shows, and the best part about shows is the interaction with other

participants and guests.

Roemmich’s hope is to get the younger generation involved so that they will be able to carry the hobby into the future.

“It’s a wonderful hobby,” Roemmich said.

He hopes to see the young Abeys and many other kids and young adults growing their passion for model engineering and eventually becoming regular participants of different shows.

At the Estevan Model Engineering Show, he had some of his high-end builds, which also preserve history.

“I like to build models with historic significance, bring it back to life,” Roemmich said.

One of his biggest projects is a six-foot-tall Ferris wheel model that is on permanent display in Minnesota now, but was a part of the Estevan Model Engineering Show in 2011.

Engineers’ wives brought their hobbies over for display as well.

IHC Famous horizontal gas engine 1/4 scale was built exclusively for one of the two youngest participants of the Estevan Model Engineering Show, Wyatt Abey by Clif Roemmich.

Clif Roemmich had several engines on display at the Estevan Model Engineering Show.

Lots of fun

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service opened their doors and invited the community for an open house. Kids and adults could visit the station, tour old and new

re engines, learn about fire safety and even take home a free smoke alarm. Firefighters provided the young Estevanites with a lot of fun and educating materials, and even let them try running a fire hose.

Dozens of guests turned up for the event, and firefighters had a barbecue going to make sure nobody left hungry.

Brickery: A Gallery of Lego Creations attracted many guests

By Ana Bykhovskaia

Estevan members of the Saskatchewan Lego Users Group (SLUG) hosted a successful Lego show.

Brickery: A Gallery of Lego Creations was held at the Estevan Leisure Centre on Saturday and attracted

over 500 people, which is even higher than how it was before the pandemic.

Jillian Ursu, who is one of the builders, a member of SLUG and an organizer of Brickery alongside her husband Christopher, said they were happy with the turnout for both builders and guests.

“We’ve had a great turnout … It’s really exciting to see how many people are coming out today,” Ursu said. They originally hoped to have 12 builders participating but ended up with 14, and some people sent their builds in for the show. The tower building challenge turned out to be a hit with participants, and 16 themed constructions were entered in the competition.

“The exciting part was that almost everybody built for the challenge, which is nice to see. There are 16 towers, so that means that there’s at least 16 people who either built for the show or sent something in. That’s pretty awesome. Because with our challenge, it depends. If people are inspired by the challenge they’ll build. But sometimes if they’re not, then they won’t. And this one obviously got a lot of attention,” Ursu said.

The main show displays had a lot of various builds, including some vehicles, creatures, fantastic constructions, thematic buildings and communities, historic constructions like Estevan’s

courthouse or India’s Taj Mahal, and even a couple of portraits. Ursu said the feedback has been really great.

“Some people who have been here before, they were like, I think this is the best one yet,” Ursu shared. “And lots of people are just trailing in and saying how awesome they think it is. They are finding something that they really like. Builders each have their own niche that they

really like and that appeals to somebody out there, which is great.”

Ursu had her Summer Camp build on display at the show. She said that Lego builders usually put together something unique and take it to a few shows throughout the year, including one in Moose Jaw in summer, Estevan in October and White City in December. Then most builders would put their

builds apart (unless it was something really valuable for them) and start working on new items for the next year’s shows.

Ursu said that further down the road they might hold some Lego workshops in Estevan for different ages.

SLUG is an open group for adult builders. People can find more details and join the community through their website sasklug.yolasite.com.

Around 500 people stopped by Brickery: A Gallery of Lego Creations on Saturday. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

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Estevan chiropractor looking to help women with postpartum exercise rehab program

By David Willberg

An Estevan chiropractor is using her knowledge and past experiences to help other women in the community.

Dr. Rebecca Holman, who has been a practising chiropractor and acupuncture provider at the King Street Chiropractic and Health Centre for seven years, is launching a postpartum exercise rehab program for women. After having three babies of her own, she believes there is a gap in postpartum care for women, and the exercises will help them regain their strength.

“Most women, after they give birth, are sent home with not much more than instructions to rest and to have one six-week checkup for their postpartum care,” said Holman. “And given how tissue heals, I didn’t think that was enough.”

The early checkup is really important, she said, but the care should not end at that point.

The program will be

rolled out in November through a partnership with Encompass Fitness, which will be the site for the program. Participants will come in for an initial assessment so that she can see where they are in their postpartum journey.

“Everyone’s story is a little different and they’re dealing with different challenges. What’s great about this pro-

gram is I do tailor it to your specific needs.”

The first session will be Nov. 22 and will have onehour get-togethers twice a week for four weeks. It will be limited to eight people so that she can focus on the variations of exercises and the different needs of women in the class.

Due to the amount of interest, Holman is looking at offering the program again in late January, and as often as it is needed.

“We focus on exercises that rehabilitate your core and pelvic floor,” said Holman.

A colleague of hers, Dr. Alli Cain, started a postpartum program called Growco to fill the gap in care, and Holman is a course solutions representative and Growco ambassador. Holman said she has completed extensive and continuing education on the subject.

Growco has been offered elsewhere in Canada and is moving into other countries, but it will be in Estevan for the first time.

Holman said her background as a chiropractor

leaves her with training and knowledge about muscles, joints and bones.

“I’m very familiar with what happens at the tissue level in any injury, how to diagnose an injury and how long it takes to heal an injury and how to fix an MSK (musculoskeletal) injury,” she said. “Women go through a lot of physical changes through pregnancy and labour, from having your pelvic floor and core muscles support a growing baby.”

As a Growco ambassador, she said she is part of a network of chiropractors who provide the postpartum rehab programs to raise the standard of care.

Brady Johnson with Encompass Fitness said Holman approached Encompass to see if they would be willing to support the program. Encompass saw the need in Estevan with women’s health and they were happy to help.

“We think that Dr. Holman does fantastic work, and we definitely see the benefit that this will have in our community,” said Johnson.

Encompass will be providing the space and the equipment needed for the program.

Johnson said they have received interest from their members, young moms and other women in the community.

Holman added that it has been great working with Encompass, and she is glad the business sees the need for such a program.

To register, contact the King Street Chiropractic and Health Centre.

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Million Dollar Auction showcased local businesses and offered many great prizes

By David Willberg

A lot of people emerged as winners during this year’s Million Dollar Auction, and as a bonus, it didn’t cost them a thing.

Over 100 people gathered at the Estevan Market Mall for the auction Thursday night, with about 60 of them registered to bid on 18 items provided by local businesses.

The event was presented by the Estevan Mercury, SASKTODAY.ca, and Golden West Broadcasting’s Estevan entities – CJ 1150, Sun 102.3, Rock 106 and Discover Estevan. The auctioneering was handled by Blaine Molstad with the Mack Auction Company.

People used thousands of fake dollars they collected over the past several weeks through various local promotions. The money was accumulated through the live on location broadcasts that Golden West had at each business since early September. And the participating businesses had giveaways of auction cash on their Facebook pages.

The highest bid was $29,000 for a Kincord Midnight Rocker Recliner from Room By Room Furniture – the last item to be sold during the night. A variety of other prizes were available.

“The Million Dollar Auction at the Estevan Market Mall was entertaining and lively,” said Estevan

Mercury sales manager Pat Pasloski. “After the past couple of years, I think that coming together in a community place for some fun interaction was important.”

She noted that bidding was intense for items. Molstad and his team were very good as auctioneers, Pasloski said, and it wrapped up in under an hour.

“This auction was a way to showcase products from our local businesses and to support shopping locally,” said Pasloski. “There was a nice array of auction items that appealed to all.”

Golden West program manager Andrew McCormack said people were really happy to win items during the night.

“I thought there were some really good prizes. I think it was a nice mix, whether it was luxury [item], like a nice recliner for people to win, or things people can use in the yard, like a nice barbecue up for grabs, or things people need in the house,” he said.

He was also pleased to have a raffle this year, which had prizes from participating auction businesses and others companies in the community.

“I think a lot of people are thrilled about a bit more of an even footing, so whether you had enough money for one of the bigticket auction items or not, you were still in it to win something,” said McCormack.

He was also impressed with the crowd that attended the event and the liveauction broadcasts leading up to the auction.

“It was a nice way for the paper and us to meet a lot of the people in our community, and see a lot of familiar faces as well. A lot of people were back for the contest this year, but a lot of people were doing it for the first time, too, and it’s always been an excellent way to get their faces in front of the community.”

The businesses were pleased to be part of the auction and were surprised at how many people turned out for the live on location spots. People would stick around to shop in the stores.

Pasloski said the Mercury and Golden West appre-

ciate the participants who took the time to enter the online contests and turned out to spin the wheel.

“There were some pretty serious bidders in the crowd, but there were smiles everywhere.”

The businesses that supplied items were A & A Jewellery, Bear Claw Casino & Hotel, Canadian Tire, The City of Estevan, Days Inn Estevan, the Estevan Eye Clinic, The Floor Store, Great Canadian Oil Change, Open Season Outdoor Warehouse, Room By Room Furniture, Sector 1 Glass, Senchuk Ford Sales, Sholter Horsman Furniture & Appliances, Southeast College, Southern Plains Co-op, Sun Country Hearing and the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course.

Southeast College joins international recruitment

A pilot project involving several Saskatchewan colleges is expanding to include Southeast College.

In October 2021, an international recruitment and admissions partnership, which includes Great Plains, Cumberland and Parkland Colleges, was established as a two-year pilot project. Largely due to the success of the project, the partnership will be expanding to include Southeast and North West

Colleges for the 2022-23 academic year.

The colleges will be working as a collective under the Saskatchewan Colleges banner, in an effort to build the reputation of the regional colleges in the international education market.

“Regional colleges collectively pride themselves on providing personal, positive educational experiences for their students,” said Dr. Vicky Roy, president and

CEO of Southeast College.

“We are looking forward to being a part of this initiative and to be able to provide this experience to individuals that come from abroad.”

“The expanded partnership will allow us to build off of the knowledge gained from the first year of the partnership,” said Keleah Ostrander, the Great Plains

College’s director of learner services and adult basic education. “It will also enable Saskatchewan colleges to grow their recruitment and admission capacity in a collaborative and financially efficient manner.”

“The partnership has the potential to truly benefit our local economies and enrich the experiences of all learners. Collaborating under the Saskatchewan College partnership will enhance our efforts in recruitment

and ensure that we can offer the best quality experience to our future students,” said Dr. Eli Ahlquist, president and CEO of North West College.

One individual dedicated solely to the international file, along with support staff, will recruit for all five organizations starting in October.

Information on programs that accept international students can be found on each college’s website.

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A large crowd turned out for the Million Dollar Auction Thursday night at the Estevan Market Mall. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Blaine Molstad served as the auctioneer for the event.

Estevan chamber’s Jackie Wall wins national award

The executive director for the Estevan Chamber of Commerce has earned a national recognition.

Jackie Wall was named the Executive of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada for chambers with fewer than 500 members. The award was presented at their national convention in Ottawa on Thursday night in front of delegates from across the country.

“First of all, I was really humbled and shocked I was nominated, to be honest. It’s not something I think about,” said Wall.

The chamber currently has 331 members, which Wall said is the highest level in eight years.

Wall was nominated in the spring by the Saskatch-

ewan Chamber of Commerce and Karla Wiens with the Swift Current Chamber of Commerce.

“It was fantastic to know that my peer network thinks so highly of the work that we’re doing at the Estevan chamber,” said Wall.

Not only did she have to agree to be nominated, there was a large package that both Wall and her nominators had to complete. Reference forms had to be collected and specific information was needed on memberships, growth retention rates and financial statements from previous years.

The winner must be the chief staff person for a chamber of commerce or board of trade in Canada; must have worked for that

chamber or board of trade for at least three years; and must be a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Wall has been the executive director for the Estevan chamber since 2015.

A bio that was read off during the ceremony noted that Wall is described as “resilient, tenacious and always willing to implement high-impact initiatives” that benefit the chamber and the community.

The chamber’s market penetration is at 46 per cent, compared to the national average for a community of this size of 27 per cent. Membership retention is at 95 per cent.

It was also noted that the Estevan chamber has developed an innovative project to address labour market challenges in the province; has worked with the University of Regina on microcredential development on retaining and retraining for new industry needs; has taken a leadership role in addressing the future of power generation in the area; and has worked with the local business incubator centre to be a resource on ecommerce.

“This individual is an inspiration to those they work with and instills a renewed sense of purpose and a greater understanding of the important work chambers do,” her bio stated.

Wall noted that the bio was read off before she was announced as the winner.

“Within the first few sentences, I was thinking ‘That kind of sounds like our chamber, but it could be another chamber, right?’” said Wall.

Once they discussed power generation and the Estevan chamber’s lobbying efforts, she knew that she was the winner.

In her victory speech, Wall said she felt the award was such an honour because the bar is set so high by other chambers in Canada.

“You come to these things feeling like you need to do so much more, and yet are inspired by so much more that you could do,”

said Wall, who thanked her chamber colleagues for the guidance and inspiration.   Wall said she shares the award with the local chamber members. The work she has been doing is because of what Estevan is going through and the feedback of the members.

“When I get that information, it’s my job to put it forward in the best way that I can. I think that was a huge factor. It’s everything Estevan has gone through, and how hard we’ve worked at the chamber to make sure that our members’ voices are being heard.”

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Jackie Wall, middle, with her Executive of the Year Award from the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada. Pictured with her are Elissa LaLiberte from the Sask. Chamber of Commerce on the left, and Karla Wiens from the Swift Current Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy of Jackie Wall

Farmer brings retired ’75 combine back to fields

By Ana Bykhovskaia

A local man gave his father’s 1975 John Deere combine a second life and had the old girl out working in the fields during this year’s harvest.

The combine came into Brian Wenzel’s family slightly used. His father purchased the 6600 John Deere in 1980 as an addition to his older and smaller combine.

“It was five years old when we bought it and had 660 hours then. And now it has 2,350 hours. Not a lot of hours yet,” Wenzel shared.

The combine was sold in 1998 to an Alameda farmer, who used it for another six to eight years before he quit farming and sold it for scrap iron, as it became too small for most of the farmers in the area.

“My dad farmed four quarters of land. Well, that isn’t enough to make a living on anymore. Farmers have large acres now, and they have big combines,” Wenzel explained.

The combine sat in a junk pile for some time and was supposed to be cut up, but Wenzel was able to change its destiny.

“I went out to that scrapyard north of Alameda just to get some parts for a truck that I was working on, and I saw it out there. I thought, ‘Oh, that’s my dad’s combine.’ That was a couple of years ago. I looked at it, and then last year, I was thinking, ‘I don’t want to see that combine cut up. I want to

buy that combine back. I want that thing. It’s cool. It’s still in decent shape, and it’s usable. So I’m going to ask him if I can buy it back,’” Wenzel recalled.

With scrap metal prices going up this year, he said if he wouldn’t make a move last year, the combine would be gone this year for sure. But he wanted to preserve his family history.

“He was going to cut it up, and I said, ‘No, it’s too good of a combine to cut up. And it used to be my dad’s.’ And he said, ‘What are you going to do with it?’ And I said, ‘Just preserve it. And I might use it a little bit.’ And he said, ‘Well, go see if you can get it going.’ So I put a battery in it and started

it up and put it in motion, and everything worked on it. So I purchased it from him and drove it home,” Wenzel shared.

He had to replace the tires on the old girl, fix the air conditioning, extend the auger to allow for unloading in grain carts or semi trailers that are much higher than the older grain trucks used back in the day, and do some painting over the summer, but other than that, the combine was in a good condition for an older piece of equipment.

“It runs excellent,” Wenzel said. “It’s working really well for the age of it. It’s a good working combine yet and I’m glad I salvaged it out of the scrap yard. I

didn’t want to see it get cut up and destroyed.”

Wenzel also wanted to get a corn header that would work on his combine. He found a fitting four-row corn header in southern Illinois last year and brought it home this spring. He finally got to try it out this October, helping Chad Ross combine his corn fields.

“I’ve always wanted to cut corn, and that was pretty neat,” Wenzel shared.

He also found a straightcut header and trailer for it at another scrapyard, which he got to try out while combining durum at Robert

Adams’ field earlier this fall. That brought his old combine to a full operation capacity, able to harvest pretty much any crop that’s grown in southeast Saskatchewan.

Wenzel used to run this 6600 combine when he was 17 years old and, 40-some years later, the machine still would do its job. At the time of initial purchase, this combine was just a joy for him.

“Dad had another combine that didn’t have a cab with air conditioning. And I couldn’t run that because I was bothered with the grain dust. So I was happy when he bought this com-

bine that I could run. I just love combining,” Wenzel recalled. “I probably ran it more than my dad actually.”

He said for him the resurrection of his father’s combine was a continuation of his hobby and passion for combining.

“I just love combines. Ever since I was a kid, I always enjoyed combining. And someday, I’d like to have one of them 780s, that will be my next one,” Wenzel said with a laugh.

He plans to do a bit more paint work with his 6600 combine and hopes to put it to more work next year.

Brian Wenzel, left, was helping Robert and Todd Adams harvest in late September and into early October using his father’s 1975 combine (right). Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

The auger for the 1975 combine had to be extended to allow for grain unloading in higher contemporary grain carts and semi trailers.

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed October as Agriculture Month.

During the month, the government encourages people to take the time to celebrate the agriculture industry and encourage consumers to learn more about the world-class, environmentally-sustainable

products that come from the province.

Throughout the month, the government encourages the public to share their connection to food through the theme, #MealsFromtheFarm.

“Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry cannot thrive without the dedicated individuals that make up the

value-chain,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said.

“They have a passion for producing the healthy, affordable food that we share with our families everyday. I encourage everyone to show support by celebrating this innovative, resilient and sustainable industry.”

This year, Agriculture Month will also focus on

farmers giving back to the communities they belong to, as well as highlight the great food they grow in the province. Throughout the month of October, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan, in collaboration with industry partners, will share food stories, hold an online photo contest and use social media to encourage

the public to learn about modern agriculture and to get involved by supporting meals in their local communities.

There are many ways to celebrate Agriculture Month – participate in a community harvest supper, share a meal with your family in the field or support your local foodbank.

“We are very fortunate to produce such an abundance of food in this province,” Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan executive director Clinton Monchuk said. “For Agriculture Month, we will be using the hashtag #MealsFromtheFarm to promote sharing the great food we grow here with everyone.”

By Gord Paulley

Living only a few kilometres north and east of Carlyle, Millicent Irwin has enjoyed a long and healthy life.

She lives with her daughter Christie and loves to reminisce about how farming has been an integral part of her family.

Millicent’s grandparents, the Hindmarchs, emigrated from Newcastle, England, in 1882 with their five children. They moved to Canada, and, after travelling to Brandon by train, settled north of Manor before the local train tracks there were built. They homesteaded north of Manor on what is now the home quarter of Dennis and Michelle Corrigan.

Their family eventually grew to 14 children. Millicent’s father Frank was one of them and he owned a farm a few miles from the original family homestead. Millicent was born in 1924.

Gibson Irwin travelled from Ontario to Saskatchewan in the early 1950s where he found work with local farmers. He met Millicent while he was buying feed oats from her father. In 1951, Millicent graduated from nursing school in Winnipeg as a practical licensed nurse.

She married Gibson in 1952. They had two daughters, Christie, who was born in 1956, and Ann, born in 1958. Millicent has five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Gib passed away in 1999.

The Irwins were not large farmers and only owned a section of land. The land, along with their beef cattle, had to be sold in 1966 when Gibson had heart problems. Several years later, when his health improved, they were able to purchase the three quarters of land where Millicent still resides today.

Dairy cows were also purchased and improving health allowed them to expand the herd to 45 Holsteins, which they milked for over 20 years. Leonard Big Eagle of White Bear was the contractor who built them their farm residence.

Like many farmers in the ‘50s and ‘60s, the Irwins had also had chickens and hogs. In their later years, they operated a large market garden that was known for miles around and they had many loyal customers.

“I have had a whale of a life,” said Millicent. “Gib and I loved old time dancing, and we went to every dance we could. I was very involved with the UCW (United Church Women) and loved to sing in the choir. I loved knitting, sewing, and embroidery, and made many of my own

dresses. I still like helping out with the garden.”

Another large part of Millicent’s life revolved around her daughters and their registered purebred dogs. Both Christie and Ann won numerous awards and recognitions at dog shows in North America. Christie’s breed was purebred American cocker spaniels, while Ann’s was purebred Shetland sheep dogs. The family travelled together to many of these events.

Daughter Christie lives on the farm and tends to her mother. She privately tutors an autistic student from Fort Qu’Appelle using Zoom. Ann passed away tragically in a fire five years ago.

Though not as nimble as she used to be, Millicent still gets around the house rather effortlessly. She is in excellent health for a woman her age. Millicent still sees well, and her hearing is fine. Up until this spring, she only took vitamin pills and blood thinners.

Millicent has enjoyed a great life and has seen many changes over the years. She enjoys her grandchildren and great grandchildren and of course they never seem to visit her enough. Her home is warm, inviting and always open to visitors.

“It’s been a great life,” Millicent added. “I don’t want to ever leave the farm.”

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part of a horse club. But then she realized she could take the money she makes from the sale of her steer and direct it towards buying a pony, whom she named Sparkles.

Anavay has been entered in the 4-H speaking contest each year, and she finds she is more confident when talking to people. An interesting experience came last year when she and her fellow members watched a veterinarian cut open a cow to perform a post-mortem, and they saw the cow’s heart, stomach and more.

Her father Kory was a 4-H member and her brother Kaiden has also been in the club, and she saw how much fun it could be.

The Benson club is a good one to be a part of, and she would suggest that her friends join.

Millicent Irwin at her kitchen table with recently preserved dill pickles. Photo by Gord Paulley

‘We garden so you don’t have to.’

Local family turns passion into business

By Ana Bykhovskaia

Trinda and Adam Jocelyn have been gardening for most of their family life, but recently they decided it was time to take their passion to the next level.

This summer they started turning their gardens into a commercial operation. They named it Blue Arrow Acres, and the first fresh vegetables out of their garden were already available for sale this summer and fall.

“As our kids got older, we kept expanding our gardens. And people just kept saying, ‘Why do you keep making your garden bigger?’” shared Trinda in the interview with the Mercury. “Then in 2020, the pandemic hit, and seeing all the shortages and food issues, it just seemed like something that was needed. And we’ve gotten lots of feedback from people that they were really interested in having food straight from the dirt to

their table. So it just grew from there.”

Blue Arrow Acres is located on 20 acres north of Estevan. The family moved to the acreage in the late 2000s. There they raised their three kids and multiple fur babies while homesteading and learning the ropes of acreage life.

Gardening has been a part of both their lives in some way or another for many years.

The history of Blue Arrow Acres started with a single garden in the Jocelyns’ yard, put in when they first moved. A few years later they added a second garden and a third and a fourth, with plans to add at least a couple more and a greenhouse soon.

For the last couple of years, they were just giving the food they grow to people around them. And this summer it was the time to share the results of their passion for gardening even further.

“It was more of an experiment this year,” Trinda said. “In August we decided let’s just give it a shot and see what sells and what doesn’t. We still shared some and we put some away for ourselves for the winter as well. But as we got going and selling, we just had so much good feedback from people. They’re excited that there’s local people providing food.”

Trinda was introduced to gardening as a girl, helping her mom pull weeds and witnessing food being preserved. Adam grew up watching and occasionally helping his grandma and grandpa who were and are avid gardeners. They had a greenhouse out by Boundary Dam that focused on tomato and cucumber production. That greenhouse was later moved and became the Shand Greenhouse, Trinda said.

The Jocelyns have had a wealth of knowledge to

draw on from those who have come before them on this journey, but they still wanted to further their expertise. Trinda signed up for and participated in the Market Garden Masterclass with Jean-Martin Fortier, who works in Quebec and is sharing his knowledge with market gardeners.

“He teaches a lot of the basic techniques. A lot of stuff I already knew, other stuff was like ‘Oh, that makes sense.’ It just helped with the ability to be productive and profitable and also provide the food,” Trinda said.

A lot of what she has learned has been incorporated into how the farm is run. They opted for insect netting rather than spraying, optimizing through crop succession and rotation planning and managing weed control through natural practices that do not depend on spray or chemicals.

“Our goal is to provide delicious and nutritious, ripe and ready food, straight from our dirt to your plate,” Trinda wrote.

This summer they grew most vegetables suitable for the southeast Saskatchewan climate, including tomatoes, peppers, beans, carrots, squash, onions and much more. Next year they plan to expand their offering even further.

Blue Arrow Acres is a low-till market garden. The Jocelyns spend time nurturing their gardens and developing a living soil, which is why they have chosen the low-till route. They put care into the soil so that it is able to share its abundance in the form of delicious and nutritious locally-grown food.

“There are lots of techniques that you can use to help prevent weeds before they start, like covering your garden for a few weeks before you plant. Weeds

start to germinate and then they die off … There are lots of techniques to handle weeds,” Trinda shared.

While they are not certified organic, they do base their farm on organic practices. They don’t spray or use harmful chemicals. When it comes to fertilizers they look to nature for help, using compost and manure as the primary source of plant nutrition.

Adam and Trinda both have full-time jobs, and Blue Arrow Acres is their small side business. They are doing all the work in their gardens themselves. Trinda said that while it’s a lot, for them it’s like a retreat.

“We get off work and we’ll go into the garden. That’s our quiet time and place where we get to hang out and be together. This is something we love to do. It doesn’t really feel like work,” Trinda said.

“We garden so you don’t have to.”

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Down the road, they hope to grow their market garden to a scale where they’d be able to offer employment opportunities, potentially to summer students or other people. But for now, they just hope to use their passion for gardening to provide local people, who don’t love working with the dirt as much as they do, with tasty and fresh produce.

They plan to distribute their vegetables through the Estevan Farmers’ Market and Downtown Business Association Night Market next summer. Eventually, they also hope to have the product available for subscription and regular delivery on specific days.

“We’re pretty excited about the whole thing, excited to be able to do it and to be able to share it with people around. We’re looking forward to getting out there and getting to know people and bringing our passion to anyone who wants it,” Trinda said.

More information about the business, their operation and product can be found on Blue Arrow Acres’ Facebook page.

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Blue Arrow Acres is a market garden, where Trinda and Adam Jocelyn are growing vegetables for people in the Estevan area.

Adam and Trinda Jocelyn started the Blue Arrow Acres business this summer. Photos courtesy of Trinda Jocelyn

Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild celebrated their 20th anniversary with a show at Creighton Lodge

By Ana Bykhovskaia

Members of the Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild invited the community to join them for their 20th anniversary, which they celebrated by having a quilt exhibition, tea and cake at Creighton Lodge on Saturday.

Guild president Linda Jones said they had a good turnout for the event, and they were happy to be able to have it at Creighton Lodge.

“Creighton Lodge has been so good to us,” Jones said.

Guild members could each bring a quilt for display for the Creighton Lodge residents and the public that came out for the event. And many beautiful quilts were laying and hanging all around Creighton Lodge’s main hallway.

The Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild is a charity guild. They work together on quilts that they give to local nonprofits like the United Way

Estevan, St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch and others. They also have personal projects that they work on throughout the year. They get together on Thursdays at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, work on joint or individual projects, share their expertise and ideas and just have a good time together.

Eileen McKersie, who was the guild’s first president, recalled how their group started 20 years ago.

“We had a lady in town that had a dream to have a quilt store. She got it off the ground. And some of us would go and shop and we were mainly her customers when she first started. So, then we talked, and one lady from B.C. said that she was in a guild, which we didn’t know what a guild was. She explained it to us. And we said, ‘Well, let’s do a guild.’ So, we did,” McKersie shared.

The guild started with

eight members and has close to 40 now, with the youngest participants being around 40 years old. The oldest member, Sarah Harder, who still actively quilts, is 93 years old.

“Our guild just kept growing. And quilting has really

progressed. At first, it was quite simple. You do it by hand. And then it got into fancy patterns, fabulous material, it just got nicer and nicer all the time,” McKersie said. “It’s been wonderful the last 20 years watching the progress.”

Jones said quilting is a hobby but also a passion for the members. She started quilting “only” eight years ago, and she’s been enjoying the hobby ever since.

“For me [the joy is] creating something and just to see

the progress on it and work with the material,” Jones shared.

“Quilting gives me passion. And I love being with people and teaching them. It’s wonderful,” McKersie said, explaining what being a part of the guild gives her.

Jones said she was happy to see people joining them for the celebration.

“I hope everybody enjoyed our event, and we will probably do something similar around Christmas or in the spring,” Jones said.

Next on the guild’s agenda is their retreat at Kenosee Lake.

“We do a retreat at Kenosee Lake every year. We all go there Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, and we quilt, we eat there, and we sleep there,” McKersie said.

They are also currently working on their charity quilt for the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees.

CF Sunrise saluted for innovative business program

Community Futures (CF) Sunrise’s contribution to community economic development in Saskatchewan was recognized at a recent provincial summit, held at Dakota Dunes Resort.

CF Sunrise’s Destination Business Program received the 2022-23 Award for Excellence in Innovation.

CF Sunrise says the win showcases its ongoing support of community economic development initiatives, business development assistance and its focus on promoting economic diversification in the region.

“This award is great recognition for the efforts put forth by so many stakehold-

ers in southeast Saskatchewan. I’m proud of the team that helped to make this

program happen. It’s amazing to realize that more than 100 businesses in the south-

east Saskatchewan area have learned how to become destinations and are now working together to promote the region as a tourism hub,” said Christina Birch, regional economic development coordinator for CF Sunrise.

Over the past year that CF Sunrise has offered the course, businesses have taken the program and benefited from what Sunrise called its “innovative teachings, networking opportunities and focused business promotional campaigns.”

“The program has received excellent reviews from its participants. The course itself helps our businesses uncover their uniqueness, concentrate

on what makes them distinctive, and market their one-ofa-kind features to gain new customers. This benefits their business, their communities and the entire region,” said Birch.

CF Sunrise said business owners are big fans of this award-winning program, noting the benefits of being connected to ongoing learning, support and new collaborations.

“I loved being a part of the Destination Creation course. I gained knowledge of trends, unique aspects of my business that seemed simply common to me, and the power of collaboration and making con-

nections with some amazing entrepreneurs. I would recommend this course to any business owner looking for practical, inexpensive ways to design your business to become a destination,” said Deb Andrew of Living Skies Lodge in Carlyle.

This award-winning program is now open for new registrations, with the next course starting on Nov. 3. The registration fee is $50 and space is limited, so interested business owners are encouraged to contact the CF Sunrise office or visit their registration website to reserve a seat: www.cfsunrise. eventbrite.com.

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From left, CF Sunrise general manager Andria Brady, regional economic development co-ordinator Christina Birch, and business analyst Teresa LaFoy with their award. Photo courtesy CF Sunrise

Members of the Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild were at Creighton Lodge Saturday celebrating their 20th anniversary. Pictured here are, from left, Eleanor Hirsch, Shirley Peterson, Mona Dukart, Clara Freitag, Marg Mantei, Rose Van De Woestyne, Patrice Hoffos, Marion Macmillan, Nancy Shirley, Linda Jones, Eileen McKersie, Marlyn Wock, Joyce Beggs, Avis Dronsfield, Colleen Schindel and Sara Harder (sitting in the front).

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Elecs win Co-op Challenge in convincing fashion

By David Willberg

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs are the champions of the Co-op Challenge volleyball showdown with the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles for the first time since 2018.

The Elecs won both matches in Weyburn on Oct. 12, and all four matches during this year’s series. The senior girls won 3-0 (25-16, 25-20 and 25-22) on Oct. 12 and the boys won 3-1 (25-11, 19-25, 25-20 and 25-21).

Estevan won the first two matches on Oct. 5, with the boys winning 3-2 and the girls 3-1. The wins on Oct. 5 gave Estevan a 6-3 lead in sets, which determines the Co-op Challenge winner. When the girls won 3-0 on Oct. 12, it gave Estevan a 9-3 edge in sets and it wrapped up the series for

Estevan before the senior boys took to the court.

The Elecs won 12-4 in sets and 364-283 in total points.

Tamara Franklin, who is the coach of the senior girls, said she was “in tears” after they won. She noted that when Estevan last won four years ago, they needed the total points tiebreaker. This year they won the challenge outright.

“It’s a wonderful feeling. You could be speechless. I think I was when the last point was earned … the girls were winning, the assistant coaches were cheering and I was thinking … we finally did it,” said Franklin.

The girls were nervous for the first set of the Oct. 5 match against Weyburn, Franklin said, since they have a lot of new players and only two Grade 12s, but once they settled in, ECS dominated.

“We have a really powerful

middle by the name of Kaitie Waldegger who really helped us out that Wednesday night. She was just on fire,” said Franklin.

Waldegger is one of the Grade 12s on the team, and Franklin said the other,

Kennedy Young, played great on Oct. 12.

The Elecs practised receiving serves as much as possible prior to the series, so they could successfully advance the ball to the setter.

Neal Linthicum, who is a coach with the senior boys, was pleased they were able to win this year after dropping both sides of the series in 2021.

“It’s, for the most part, the same group of guys, and they [Weyburn] have virtually the same team for the most part, too,” said Linthicum. “We’re gelling a little more this year and working and playing more as a team. The skills are getting better.”

The senior boys’ blocking has improved a lot and they’re more consistent with their hitting from the outside and the middle. Serving was more consistent in both games against Weyburn.

“Volleyball is a game where you could beat yourself. Espe-

cially on serving. Somebody’s getting a point [on each play] either way,” said Linthicum.

A large crowd filled the gymnasiums in both Estevan and Weyburn to watch the games, and both coaches praised the atmosphere.

“Every event we have of this, the schools are packed, the cheerleaders are out, and it’s a big event for these kids,” said Linthicum.

He was thrilled that the Elecs senior girls stuck around after their game in Weyburn to cheer the boys on. After the senior boys won, everyone flooded the court to celebrate.

Franklin said the crowd was loud for all of the matches.

“It’s just students trying to promote their school spirit. I have to admit, they’re quite loud, they’re quite boisterous, but that can be part of the game. Then at Weyburn, they’re still a loud crowd, but Weyburn wanted to lessen the amount of cheering against

another team. You should only be cheering for your team. Which I agree with.”

Both teams have had busy seasons. The senior girls competed at tournaments at the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan.

Franklin was particularly impressed with how they played against the defending provincial champions, Saskatoon Holy Cross.

“The coach was even calling our club teams, asking ‘Hey, you have great girls in that area,’” said Franklin.

They also had a strong showing at the Weyburn tournament and finished second in Yorkton.

The senior boys won a tournament in Weyburn this year and finished second in the B pool of a tournament in Swift Current. They also competed in Brandon during the Thanksgiving long weekend.

They will have a tournament in Moose Jaw before regionals.

Bruins’ winning streak snapped by the Stars

By David Willberg

The Estevan Bruins’ seven-game winning streak came to an end on Oct. 15, but it took the top-ranked team in Canada to do it.

Estevan lost 7-3 to the Battlefords North Stars in North Battleford. The Stars scored twice in the opening five minutes of the game and had a 5-0 lead midway through the contest.   Alex Blanchard, Kade Runke and Jagjeevan Phangura scored for Estevan.   Holden Doell had a hat trick for the Stars. Jordan Gibbs, Nikolas Smolinski, Tynan Ewart and Tanner Gold also tallied.

Cam Hrdlicka started in goal for the Bruins and allowed five goals on 20 shots. Jackson Miller replaced Hrdlicka and stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced.

Justen Maric stopped 32 of the 35 shots for the Stars.

The night before, Estevan won 3-0 at the Kindersley Klippers. That game was scoreless until Salvatore Collora notched a power-

play goal for Estevan midway through the second period. It was Collora’s first goal in the SJHL.

Estevan then had a couple goals from their veteran players in the third, with Cody Davis scoring a shorthanded goal 7:03 into the period, and Mitch Kohner putting the game away with an empty-netter with 38 seconds remaining.

Hrdlicka stopped 37 shots to get the shutout. Thirteen of his saves came in the third period, when the Bruins were outshot 13-4.

Logan Falk stopped 24 of 26 shots he faced for Kindersley.

In their most recent home game, the Bruins knocked off the Flin Flon Bombers 8-6 on Oct. 13. It was the first meeting between the two clubs since Estevan defeated Flin Flon 2-0 in Game 7 of the SJHL final in May.

“We beat a good hockey team [tonight],” said Bruins head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic. “I’m not going to compare their

team to last year’s team. Different players and a different year. I’m sure out mindset is on this year. I’m sure theirs is, too.”

Jacob Vockler opened the scoring for Flin Flon just before the seven-minute mark of the first period, but Runke tied the game 90 seconds later.

Former Bruin defenceman Alex Von Sprecken –who was dealt to Flin Flon on Oct. 4 – restored the Bombers’ one-goal lead with a tally late in the first period. Von Sprecken, who hails from Estevan, also assisted on Flin Flon’s sixth goal. He received applause from fans during the game.

Runke added his second of the period 85 seconds after Von Sprecken’s goal.   Kohner notched his first of the game 47 seconds into the second period, and then Kohner and Runke tallied 2:01 apart to give Estevan a 5-2 lead. Jeremi Tremblay and Cole Duperreault scored power-play goals for Flin Flon 70 seconds apart to pull the Bombers to within one, but then Liam Lucas scored for Estevan with 2.7 seconds to play in the middle frame for a 6-4 Estevan advantage.

Duperreault and Matt Egan scored in the opening 4:03 of the third period to tie the game. Kohner notched his third of the night midway through the period to put the Bruins ahead for good, and Davis finished the scoring with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

“We had to find a rallying point and we did. Give the guys credit. They stuck with it and got the job done,” said Tatarnic.

Hrdlicka made 34 saves, including a penalty shot attempt by Tremblay in the

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first period. Harmon Laser-Hume of the Bombers stopped 31 of the 38 shots he faced.

Tatarnic said there was a lot of talk before the Flin Flon game about whether the Bruins had enough offensive talent, or if they were overly reliant on Hrdlicka and the defencemen.

“I really like our team. I really like our forwards. It’s going to take a little time, but there are some guys there who have some offensive capabilities,” said Tatarnic.

Kohner said there was a little more intensity than a typical regular season game, especially for those who played in last year’s final.

“We played our hearts out and we really wanted this one tonight. We wanted to show the league that we could play with the top four teams,” said Kohner.

After a slow start, the Bruins had been playing good hockey, Kohner said.

The Bruins (8-7) will be back on the ice when they visit the Melfort Mustangs on Oct. 21 and 22.

The Elecs senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams gather for a group picture after sweeping the Co-op Challenge against Weyburn. Photo courtesy of Neal Linthicum

Bruins defenceman Robbie Stewart (21) fends off a Flin Flon forechecker during the Oct. 12 game in Estevan.

Kaitie Waldegger (6) tips the ball while Jenna Knibbs (3), Cammy Henry (1) and Karina Hjorteland (4) look on. Photo by Sabrina Kraft of the Weyburn Review

The Estevan IG Wealth Management U13 AA Bearcats female hockey team earned another first on the weekend, winning for the first time in franchise history.

The Bearcats knocked off the Northeast Aces 7-2 on Sunday at the Power Dodge Arena. Chelsea Madsen had a hat trick and added three assists to pace Estevan’s attack, while Bree Poelen, Liddy Maxie, Nevaeh Duke and Peyton McIntyre also scored.

Baya Summers was in goal for Estevan.

The day before, the Bearcats lost 4-0 to the Prince Albert Foxes. The Foxes broke open a scoreless game with three goals in the second period.

Taylor Short was in goal for Estevan.

The Bearcats will be back on the ice on Nov. 6 when they host the Weyburn Wings at 1 p.m. at the Power Dodge Arena.

This year marks the first for the new U13 AA division in the Saskatchewan Female Hockey League.

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The Estevan Steel Reef U13 A Bearcats split their season-opening road games, losing 8-0 at the Prairie Storm in White City on Saturday but winning 2-0 at the Lumsden-Bethune Yellow Lynx in Bethune the following day.

Allie Lainton scored the U13 A Bearcats’ first goal of the season in the first period

of Sunday’s game, and then Jovi Pratt added the insurance goal in the third period.

Adalyn Christopherson was in goal for both games.

The Bearcats won’t play again until mid-November, when they will visit the Parkland Fire on Nov. 12 in Melville and the Borderland Badgers the next day in Moosomin.

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The Estevan Southland Pulse U15 A Bearcats dropped their first game of the season, a 3-1 loss against the Weyburn Gold Wings 1 on Oct. 16.

Sailor Cowan had Estevan’s lone goal. It came with 8:19 to play in the first period and gave Estevan a 1-0 lead. But Weyburn tied the

Students from the Estevan Comprehensive School’s cross-country team set personal bests at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association’s championship at the Wapiti Valley Ski Hill in the Melfort area on Saturday.

“All improved their time from districts,” said coach Kelly Phillipchuk. Sarah Kamel recorded a time of 15:21 in intermediate girls, Phillip Gellner had a time of 18:30 in junior boys, Osama Kamel finished in 25:33 in senior boys, Kylie Phillipchuk finished the senior girls’ circuit in 22:12, and Kristen Carlson had a time of 22:19 in senior girls.

Kelly Phillipchuk noted that Kiley Phillipchuk’s time was about four minutes quicker from provincials last year, while Carlson shaved a couple of minutes from her time.

Phillipchuk said the venue was a good course, but he noted the athletes thought the course near Oxbow that hosted districts the previous week was more difficult.

“This was a nice course. It’s beautiful. It was on a ski hill. There were some good hills, some rough terrain, so they had to watch where they were running. The kids liked the park,” said the coach.

There were some flat ar-

eas as well, and some areas near the water.

Kelly Phillipchuk was also proud of how the intermediate boys from the South East Cornerstone Public School Division performed, with three top-10 finishes.

“It was just really nice seeing those red and black uniforms flying down the hill. That was a great finish,” said Phillipchuk.

Luke Holman of Moosomin was second with a time of 11 minutes, Camden Husband of Weyburn was fifth in 11:21, and Jordan McFarlane of the Carnduff Education Complex was seventh in 11:27.

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game before the period was out and added two more goals in the second.

Kayla Mitchell was in goal for Estevan. Estevan will visit the Bor-

derland Badgers on Nov. 5 in Wawota and the Weyburn Wings 1 the following day.

The Estevan IG Wealth Management U13 AA Bearcats faced Prince Albert Saturday in Estevan. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Members of the ECS cross-country team that competed at provincials were, back row, from left, Phillip Gellner, Kylie Phillipchuk, coach Kelly Phillipchuk, Kristen Carlson and Sarah Kamel. Front row, Osama Kamel. Photo courtesy of Kelly Phillipchuk

The Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate U12 Chargers are heading to the Moose Jaw Minor Football League title game for the second straight season.

The Chargers defeated the Moose Jaw Spartans 20-13 Friday night at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field in Woodlawn Athletic Park. TJ Thompson scored on a one-yard run with 45 seconds remaining to clinch the victory.

Chargers coach Matt Schell said it was a great defensive battle.

“It was 7-6 at half time,” said Schell. “We made some adjustments and started attacking the interior of their defence.”

Schell noted the Spartans gave the Chargers the middle of the field because of Estevan’s ability to run to the outside with their speed, and since the Chargers have had a strong passing game.

Estevan had some success to the outside but not as much as in previous games.

Waylon Mantei scored in the first half to give the Chargers a 7-6 lead at half time. The Spartans had a nine-minute drive that kept Estevan’s offence off the field.

Estevan was able to get a touchdown by Ryder Mantei early in the second half for a 13-6 lead, but Moose Jaw scored later to tie the game.

“It was a great defen-

sive battle. Their defence played their best game of their season, and so did ours. Our defence, once we got going and figured out what they were doing … was able to make some incredible plays. I think we had three interceptions, we had multiple sacks and a lot of great containment, a lot of gang tackling.”  Taylor Lisafeld forced a fumble with about 4 1/2 minutes left in the game, and the Chargers were able to push the ball down the field, leading to Thompson’s score.

“During the drive, I literally told TJ that you are going to carry this team to the final and we’re going to ride our horse, and he didn’t disappoint. He ran hard and he ran very smart and he protected the football,” said Schell.

The defence then did a great job of protecting against the pass.

“We talked to the kids after the game, and you could just see this was good for us, and we needed this. I knew the Spartans were going to be tough and I knew they were ready for us.”

Nash Faber, Cyrus Schell and Max Froese had interceptions in the game. Matt Schell noted Froese’s interception was impressive because he’s a

defensive tackle and Froese had never had an interception. The pick came after a hit by Zac Sta. Ana.

Schell hopes the Moose Jaw players know they have nothing to be ashamed of.

He also praised the EMF for hosting the game. It was played under the lights with about 250 people in attendance. Banners were made for the kids to add to the playoff intensity.

“The kids could tell. When we were on defence, the Estevan crowd was rocking the cowbells, and somebody even brought a big drum,” said Schell.

Between 60 and 70 people from Moose Jaw were at the game, too, he said.

Estevan won the first

meeting between the two teams 33-12, and then routed the Spartans 57-27

The Chargers also blanked Moose Jaw 27-0 in the league final last season for the first-ever championship for Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football.

Estevan will face the Moose Jaw Lions in the league final on Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. in Moose Jaw. The Lions dealt the Chargers their only loss of the season, 28-12, back in their second game. Schell said he believes the Lions have the best defence in the league.

He hopes a good contingent of fans will travel to Moose Jaw for the game.

The Estevan Comprehensive School Eecs football team concluded the regular season with a 61-7 loss to the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones at Woodlawn on Saturday.   Dorian Sifton had the Elecs’ lone score.

Coach Mark Schott praised running back Khalifa Elshein, who finished with 123 yards rushing on 25 carries in his first start at the position.

“He made some really good cuts to get to that next level of the defence and break some runs, which really helped our offence to stay on the field and work the clock a little bit,” said Schott.

Both Sifton and Tristan Tober played for prolonged periods at quarterback to see what each player has to offer at the position. But the Elecs ran the ball for most of the game.

“There were definitely some positives that we can take with that run game going into the playoffs.”

Moose Jaw’s Javin Boynton finished with 200 yards rushing and four touchdowns, and his production allowed Moose Jaw to run play-action passing plays throughout the game.

The Elecs offensive line had another strong game. They gave up a sack, but it was their first legitimate sack allowed this season. The line had a lot to do with Elshein’s success on the ground.

The defence was more physical in the second half.

The Elecs will face the Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings in the Tier 2 semifinal on Oct. 22 in Moose Jaw. Vanier defeated Estevan 15-13 in the regular season.

Wyatt Haux signs with the Saskatchewan Rush

An Estevan lacrosse product has committed to play with the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League.

The Rush announced on Oct. 12 they had signed transition player Wyatt Haux to a one-year contract.

“Wyatt Haux is a player who impressed us when

we had him in camp a few years back,” said associate general manager and head coach Jimmy Quinlan. “He’s a big athletic body and we are curious to see how he’s developed over that time.”

The Rush selected Haux 92nd overall in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft. The Estevan athlete won gold

with Canada at the World Junior Lacrosse Championships in both 2018 and 2019, and was selected as Canada’s captain for the 2019 tournament.

Standing at 6-foot-4, Haux joined the Sask. Swat program in 2019 and then went on to play Senior B with the Calgary Mountaineers this past summer.

Haux notched two goals in two regular season games and an additional two goals and an assist in seven playoff games.

Haux spent the past three years at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he won multiple championships as part of the men’s basketball program.

Taylor Lisafeld (8) and Max Froese (52) close in on a Moose Jaw runner during Friday night’s semifinal game.

Photo by Wanda Harron Photography

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When Bobby Brooks was born, his mother put him into foster care so quickly that she did not even name him.

The state gave him his name and placed him in a home with nine other foster children. Bobby’s health was so poor that he could not do much outside the house, so he lived a very lonely and isolated life. When he was 18, to get out of the poverty cycle and stand on his own, Bobby joined the navy. After 10 years of service, he found himself posted in the Hawaiian Islands and that is when his life began to change.

One evening, his friends challenged him to sing at a karaoke night. Bobby did so well and enjoyed it so much, that he kept going back. After one of his performances, a man asked him to join his band as a backup singer. Bobby accepted the offer.

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Cynthia E. Bryson, 88, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on Monday, August 22, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Cynthia’s life was held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 20122, at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Burial will take place later with her parents in Canada. Memorial donations may be made in Cynthia’s memory to the Cynthia E. Bryson Rodeo Scholarship Fund (just a thought), or to the charity of your choice. Holland & Bonnie Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Cynthia’s online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonnie.com.

Cynthia was born on August 18, 1934, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Akbar and Bethine (Smith) Bryson. She was raised in Estevan, riding horseback to attend rural elementary School; Brown and Dale, and graduating from Estevan High School in 1952. Cynthia moved to Missoula, MT, to attend the University or Montana, where she graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 1956. She taught for 2 years in Glendive before moving to Helena to work for the Montana Office of Public Instruction as a Nutritional Consultant for School Lunch programs. She returned to college, this time at Montana State University in Bozeman where she received her Master’s Degree in family counselling in 1969. Cynthia then accepted the position of Dean of Student Affairs for Northern Montana College, a position she held for 18 years until her retirement in 1987. Six months after retiring she went to work for New York Life for a short time and then as a census taker. She especially enjoyed many years or working with Steve Helmbrecht travelling to area schools to take school pictures. She always enjoyed interacting with the students.

Cynthia was a kind woman who put others before herself and fiercely believed in education for all, regardless of age. She was an active member of Van Orsdel United Methodist Church and volunteered for many organizations over the years, including Country Charms Drill Team, HILTRA, Sands Memorial Foundation. Northern Montana Healthcare and Senior Center, just to name a few. She was always smiling and enjoyed teasing her friends and family. Cynthia also enjoyed traveling throughout her lifer, most recently with her best friend and “soul sister” , Andrea Christenot.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Akbar and Bethine Bryson; brothers, Neil and Doug Bryson; Olga Bryson (sister-inlaw) and nephew, Bruce.

Cynthia is survived by her sister-in-law, Marguerite Bryson of Cranbrook BC; multiple nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews; many close friends; and innumerable people whose lives she touched.

Clarence Everett Morgan Clarence Morgan passed away Oct 1, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan Sk at the age of 99.

Born to Everett and Verna Morgan in a private home in Stoughton on September 12, 1923. Clarence married Mary Spreitzer July 20, 1950. They were married 63 years.

Clarence farmed in the Stoughton area for many years. Clarence operated a Bulk Fuel business for years. He became an AI technician for a period of time. After they moved to Estevan Mary Spreitzer passed away in 2013.

Clarence had a very active social life, and this is how he met his future wife Mary Martin. They were married July 25, 2015 and continued on making many happy memories with Mary playing cards, spending time with family and friends.

Clarences hobbies were wood working (gifted), he also loved to travel from the west coast to the east coast of Canada in his Motorhome, as well as the US. Clarence always enjoyed a good game of cards, shuffleboard at the Seniors Center and the Estevan Legion.

another man approached Bobby and said, “I run a tribute show at the hotel next door. We have an Elvis impersonator and a guy who does Chuck Berry songs. You should become our Jackie Wilson impersonator”.

Bobby had never heard of Jackie Wilson, but he borrowed some tapes, learned the former Motown star’s songs, and joined the show. For the next few years, Bobby made his living pretending to be Jackie Wilson.

When the show moved to Las Vegas, the Four Tops, another old Motown group, demanded that Bobby meet with them. When lead singer Levi Stubbs met Bobby he said, “Jackie Wilson was my cousin, and you look and sound just like him. You

must be family.” Long story short, Bobby got a DNA test done. Guess who his real dad was? Jackie Wilson. I love that story because Bobby sang Jackie’s songs and pretended to be him long before he knew that Jackie was his dad. The family resemblance was too obvious to ignore.

Philippians 2:5 says, “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus”. The next few verses detail what Jesus did, how he acted, and how he treated people. With the Spirit’s help, we need to live in a similar way.

When we look and act like Christ, people will know who we are even before we tell them. Our family resemblance will be obvious as well.

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Lawrence “Lorrie” Davies 1944 - 2022 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our father and grandfather Lorrie Davies on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK at the age of 78 years. Lorrie’s family was at his side.

Lorrie is survived by his son Lennie, daughter LeAnne, grandchildren, Kylie and Karson, and their father Kyle.

Lorrie will also be missed by his sister Gladys (Earl) Hill; his brother-in-law Edward Kobelsky as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Lennie and LeAnne’s mother Lynda, was a constant and compassionate support system for Lorrie over the years and will also mourn his loss.

Lorrie was predeceased by his parents, Christina and Thomas Davies; sister Elizabeth “Betty” Kobelsky and 2 stepbrothers, John and George Todd.

The Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Estevan City Cemetery at a later date.

In memory of Lorrie, memorial donations may be made to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home Auxiliary, 1921 Wellock Rd., Estevan, SK S4A 2B5.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Lorrie’s familyYvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

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Clarence was predeceased by his parents, Everett and Verna Morgan; his first wife Mary Morgan (nee Spreitzer); brother Bruce (Alice, Inge and Edith) Morgan and Sister Violet (Ralph) Zimmerman.

Survived by his loving wife Mary Martin and her Children and their families; Duane (Judy) Martin, Jo-anne (Gene) Gorgerat, Teresa Walker, Judy (Doug) Page, Karoline Martin, Linda (Mike) Yates, Diena (Tom) Foord, Lisa (Shaun) Kuntz as well as many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Clarence will also be missed by his sister-in-law Elma (Del) Kiefer, cousin Shirley Evans; his very special family friends the Hinrichsens and the Wiles and well as all of his condo friends and so many friends that he had treasured throughout his life as well as many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hall Funeral Services. Thank you, Sandy Dalziel, for honoring Clarence’s life in the Service.

Thank you to the Legion Ladies for the beautiful lunch. We would like to extend our thanks to the Fired Up Grill for the wonderful supper they prepared for the family.

If friends so desire memorial donations may be made to the Estevan Senior Centre, 701 Souris Ave, Estevan, SK S4A 2T1 in memory of Clarence.

Melanie

Tim Pippus of the Estevan Church of Christ

Ice rental fees to be waived for curling provincials

Ice rental and other fees at Affinity Place will be waived when two marquee curling events come to Estevan early next year.

Estevan city council approved requests from the Estevan Curling Club for the CurlSask Viterra Scotties women’s curling championship from Jan. 25-29, and the SaskTel Tankard provincial men’s tournament from Feb. 1-5.

Estevan was to host both events in 2021, but those plans were scuttled by COVID-19 restrictions.

As per the arrangement,

the ice rental fee of $4,800 per day over 16 days will be waived, which amounts to $76,800. Also excused will be glass removal for $2,800, set up and take down at Affinity Place, also for $2,800, and rental of the multi-purpose room at $700 per day over 13 days, which works out to $9,100.

The curling club had a similar arrangement when it hosted both the Tankard and the Canada Cup at Affinity Place in 2018.

As per the agreement, the curling club will also get to have committee meetings in

the lounge, use of locker rooms and other lower level rooms, the spin room, ice room water system, storage area by the ice, and tables and chairs.

Twelve men’s teams and 12 women’s squads are expected to compete at each tournament, creating a considerable economic impact.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said the report was brought to council so that they’re aware of the arrangement.

Councillor Travis Frank noted this will be a pretty big event.

“We have some pretty great groups that put a lot of

Veroba stepping down from Hockey Canada board

A Lampman woman was among the members of the Hockey Canada board of directors to say Tuesday that they are stepping down.

Hockey Canada announced

the departure of CEO Scott Smith, effective immediately, and the resignation of the entire board of directors.

Lampman’s Mary Anne Veroba was among the board

Election of Area Authority

As per Regulations under The Conservation and Development Act

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Notice of Nominations for Members of Area Authority

The Torquay West Conservation and Development Area No. 165

Public Notice

is hereby given that for a period of fourteen days after the date stated hereunder I will accept duly completed written nominations of owners or occupants of land in the area for membership of the area authority. The number of vacancies to be filled is 3 and forms of nomination papers may be obtained from the undersigned.

Completed nomination papers may be mailed or delivered to me at Box 236, Torquay, SK, S0C 2L0.

Date of commencement of the fourteen day period: 19th day of Oct 2022.

Dated at Estevan, Saskatchewan this 19th day of Oct 2022.

Narrie Lowe

Returning Officer

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members stepping aside. She was elected to the board in the fall of 2020 for a two-year term, making her one of only four women to ever sit on the board.

Before being elected to the Hockey Canada board, she spent seven years as the chairperson of Hockey Saskatchewan (formerly known as the Saskatchewan Hockey Association), where she was the first female chairperson in the provincial organization’s history.

Veroba spent 17 years on the Sask. Hockey board, and more than 30 years around the game.

An interim management committee will be put in place with Hockey Canada, which will guide the organization until no later than a newly constituted board appoints a new CEO to lead the organization.

Hockey Canada said the board will ask its members to select a new slate of directors no later than the forthcoming virtual election scheduled for Dec. 17. The board will not seek re-election and will fulfill its fiduciary duties until such time as a new board is elected.

work into these big events coming to Estevan, and this is one that’s been delayed in the past few years,” said Frank.

Council approved the request, contingent on feedback from user groups on the impact that use of some additional rooms would have on plans of user groups.

A Red River cart is going to be added to the Souris Valley Museum.  Council approved the purchase of the cart for $3,500. The cart itself will cost $3,000 while delivery and setup will be another $500.

Councillor Rebecca Foord said the city had such a cart years ago, but it was damaged and later went missing. The city has received a request from the Métis Nation Saskatchewan Local 25 Estevan to replace the cart.

The carts were used in the 19th century by the Métis people, Foord said. Made of wood, they were a form of transportation.

The cart will be created by George Fayant of Regina, who is the only person in the province who makes them, Foord said.

Five building permits worth $615,000 were issued in September, bringing the total for this year to 38 permits worth slightly less than $6 million.

Two permits for September were garages worth a total of $95,000, and three were miscellaneous for $529,000.

Councillor Tony Sernick said he has received lots of inquiries on the state of Collins Road in southwest Estevan. He noted it is a city road and not an RM road. The grader was expected to be down there on Oct. 11.

amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel

Liquor Permit Advertising Form

Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997,

Notice is hereby given that Global Golf Plus Ltd. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Special Use - Sports Facility Golf Simulator permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Global Golf Plus at 1280 400 King St Estevan SK.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be publication of this notice.

state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

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Pursuant to Section 62 of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997 the above advertisement shall be published once each week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the municipality in which the proposed outlet is or is to be situated, or if no newspaper is published in the area, then in a newspaper published in Saskatchewan and circulating in the area.

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The Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears earlyseason struggles continued on the weekend with a pair of home-ice losses against the Saskatoon Contacts.

Estevan lost 5-1 Saturday evening. Blaze Gutzke had the Bears lone goal, a short-handed tally that came 1:50 into the second period and made the score 2-1. But the Contacts pulled away with one in the second and two in the third.

Riley Deck made 22 saves for Estevan.

The following day, the Bears fell 6-1 to the Contacts. Teigan Semchyshen’s goal 5:37 into the first period came 30 seconds after Saskatoon had opened the scoring. But the Contacts scored twice in the second and three times in the third to take over the game.

Kaden Perron stopped 24 of the 30 shots he faced.

Estevan was on an eight-game losing streak after the defeats.

The Bears were slated to be back on the ice Tuesday in Regina against the undefeated Pat Canadians. (Results were not available at press time).

Then they will host the Prince Albert Mintos on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. and the following day at 2:30 p.m. Both games will be at Affinity Place.

The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins played just one game during the past week, a 5-4 victory on the road against the Regina Capitals on Monday night.

The two teams were tied at 2-2 after the first period, with Carter Beck and Strahn Douglas scoring

for Estevan. It remained a tie game through two periods, and Estevan outscored the Capitals in the third.

Conrad Hase had the final two Estevan goals in the game, and Declyn Henderson also scored.

(The Bruins goaltender was not immediately available).

Estevan will have a couple of home games this coming weekend. They will host the Regina Vics on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m., and the Prairie Storm the following day at 5 p.m. Both games will be at Affinity Place.

The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins picked up three of a possible four points during the weekend in games against northern opponents.

Up first was a 3-3 tie against the Warman

Wildcats. The two teams were tied at 1-1 after the first period, with Boston Tait notching the Estevan goal. And the Bruins held a 3-2 lead through two periods, with Owen Pushie and Tait scoring.

Warman tied the game on a goal just over five minutes into the third period.

Quinton Sliva stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced.

The following day, Estevan scored three times in each of the first two periods on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Sasktoon Generals.

After the Generals opened the scoring, Austin Sawatsky scored once and Gunner Moore tallied twice for a 3-1 Estevan advantage. Moore’s second goal came with 11 seconds remaining in the opening frame.

Saskatoon opened the scoring in the second, but then Tristan Brownridge, Cameron Milbrandt and Porter Crossman picked up goals to round out the scoring before the end of the period.

Jaxon Kuchinka made 32 saves for Estevan.

The Bruins (2-2-1-1) will be back on the ice on Oct. 22 when they host the Prairie Storm. The game will start at 2:15 p.m. at Affinity Place.

The Estevan Meter U13 AA Bruins went 0-2 on the weekend, with a 7-4 loss on home ice to the Moose Jaw Warriors and an 8-2 defeat at the Prairie Storm in Balgonie.

Kyson Dangstorp scored in the first period for Estevan. Then Owen Light and Kohen Brownridge tallied in the second to help Estevan rally from a 3-1 deficit.

The teams traded goals in the third, with Light notching his second of the game, but Moose Jaw added three goals before the game was finished, including an empty-net marker.  Nathan Quennelle made 26 saves in goal for Estevan.

Light and Marek Wilhelm scored for Estevan against the Storm. Wilhelm’s goal left Estevan down 4-2 with 10:19 to play in the third period, but the Storm would get three goals in 21 seconds a few minutes later, and add one more before the game was finished.

Easton Pushie made 34 saves on 42 shots on goal.  Estevan will host the Regina Blues on Oct. 23 at 5:45 p.m. at Affinity Place. Then they will have their annual home tournament the following weekend.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OUR ESTEVAN: ZONING BYLAW BYLAW NO. 2022-2061

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Estevan, pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, will consider adoption of the Our Estevan: Zoning Bylaw No. 2022-2061.

The intent of the Bylaw is to provide a comprehensive land use regulation which is consistent with the recently adopted Our Estevan: Official Community Plan.

Prior to consideration of this Bylaw, a public hearing will be held: Date: October 24, 2022

Location: Council Chambers, City Hall Time: 6:00 PM

The public hearing is your opportunity to make presentations directly to Council. Those unable to attend may submit written comments to the City Clerk.

City Clerk, cityclerk@estevan.ca City Hall, 1102 – Fourth Street, Estevan, S4A 0W7

The Bylaw may be viewed at City Hall during regular office hours or viewed online at www.Estevan.ca. Stakeholders are also encouraged to contact Land Development Services for the purpose of discussing land use issues related to the Zoning Bylaw prior to the public hearing.

Flashback –Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1982

Pictured here is the St. John’s School girls’ soccer team which won the soccer playoffs by defeating Macoun in October 1982.

Front row, from left, Tonya Mosson, Nadine Daoust, Cathy Hines, Jennifer Kormanicki, Cathy Kranston and Melinda Storey. Back row, Marnie Michel, Collette Hines, Michelle Laing, Lisa Hickie, Treena Wheeler, Marcie Jacklin, Cecilia Heier, Patti-Jo Foster, Tracy Kallis, Crystal Storey and Ron Yanko, coach.

Police apprehended a couple of impaired drivers last week

It was another busy week for members of the Estevan Police Service.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on Oct. 11 to check the driver for sobriety. An oral fluid device was utilized and the 21-yearold motorist tested positive for marijuana. A blood demand was made and the driver was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital to have blood drawn in order to determine the level of THC in his system. He could be facing an impaired driving charge pending the result. The vehicle was towed and the driver’s licence was suspended for 21 days.

Also that night, the EPS was notified of a driver who illegally crossed the border at North Portal. Members assisted the Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP to locate the vehicle. The RCMP found the vehicle in a local hotel parking lot and the EPS assisted in the apprehension. The RCMP transported the male driver back to the

border crossing, and he was returned to the U.S.

Police received an open line call and dispatch could hear a woman yelling and telling someone to get away from her. Police were able to identify the caller and attended to the residence she was last known to occupy. The female was outside of the house and appeared to be unharmed. The matter came to a resolution when the female left to stay with family for the evening.

A 27-year-old Estevan man was arrested on Oct. 12 after failing a roadside screening device test during a traffic stop in the 1300-block of Seventh Street. The man was transported to the Estevan Police Service’s building, where he provided two samples of breath over the legal limit of .08. He was released for court in November. His vehicle was impounded for 60 days and his driver’s licence was suspended indefinitely.

Officers were also called

about a firearm that was to be turned over for destruction. Members attended, picked up the firearm and transported it to police station to be destroyed.

Police responded to a report of vandalism at Affinity Place on Oct. 13. Statements and video were to be obtained. Another report came in on Oct. 16 of some youths damaging facilities at Affinity. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 306634-4767 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

On Oct. 14, a traffic

stop resulted in a 72-hour suspension and a five-day vehicle impound due to the motorist’s level of impairment. The vehicle was stopped after leaving a local business that sells alcohol.

Police received a driving complaint regarding vehicles speeding in the Hillside area. Members attended, performed radar for an extended period of time and were unable to detect any speeders.

Members received a report of copper wire being taken from motors at a property in the industrial area. Potential suspects

were identified and the matter remains under investigation.

Officers received a report of possible suspicious activity. The individuals were selling items and the profits were supposed to go to help families in need. The matter is still under investigation.

Police received a report of an intoxicated man walking in the central part of the city. Members located the man, transported him home and left him with a sober individual.

On Oct. 15, the EPS located a vehicle leaving a local restaurant. A traffic stop was conducted, and a mandatory breath sample test was performed. The result led to a 72-hour driving suspension and the vehicle was impounded due to the driver’s level of impairment.

Two curfew checks were completed. Both subjects were not home and will be charged with failing to comply with their release conditions.

A mischief report came in. A man struck the windshield of a vehicle belonging to the complainant. The matter is still under investigation.

Police received a re-

port of an attempted scam or intimidating messages through a text. The complainant didn’t provide any information to the text initiator and just reported it for informational purposes.

Police conducted numerous traffic stops over the weekend. Fourteen mandatory breath demands were made in which most drivers denied consuming alcohol. Only four drivers provided samples with results of zero.

Officers also did traffic enforcement in the downtown area, concentrating on parking where not allowed and semi-trucks not following the truck route.

Numerous driving complaints were called in. Some of the drivers were issued tickets under the Traffic Safety Act, and if there was not enough evidence to proceed with a charge, warnings were issued. Members also monitored school zones for speed infractions.

Police conducted a traffic stop during the weekend in which the automatic licence plate reader indicated that the registered owner was a suspended driver. The driver was issued a ticket under the Traffic Safety Act with a court date in December.

Dr. Robert Kitchen

Mountain