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With just over a month remaining until many of Saskatchewan’s top curlers arrive in Estevan, there is still some work to be done, but a lot of tasks have now been completed.

The Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championship will run from Jan. 25-29, and then the SaskTel Tankard men’s curling tournament will be Feb. 1-5. Both events will happen at Affinity Place.

“We’ve had some really good meetings here with all our people on our committee, and everything’s starting to pull together really nice,” said committee chairman Devon Fornwald.

Twelve teams will be entered in each tournament.

The first eight teams for each of the women’s and men’s draws were announced on Tuesday morning.

Women’s teams that qualified through Curling Canada events are those skipped by Penny Barker of Moose Jaw, Nancy Martin of Martensville, Skylar Ackerman from the Sutherland Curling Club in Saskatoon and Amber Holland from Kronau.

Qualifying through the Saskatchewan tour events are squads skipped by Sherry Anderson from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon,

Brooklyn Stevenson with the Highland Curling Club in Regina, Catlin Schneider from the Highland and Jessica Mitchell from the Sutherland.

In the men’s competition, qualifying through national events are teams skipped by Colton Flasch from the Nutana, Kelly Knapp from the Highland, Rylan Kleiter from the Nutana and Kody Hartung from the Sutherland.

Qualifying through provincial events are entries skipped by Michael Carss from the Nutana, Steve Laycock out of Swift Current, Daymond Bernath from the Sutherland and Jason Jacobson from the Nutana.

The remaining four women’s and men’s teams will qualify through last-chance events in the new year.

The Scotties was last held in Estevan in 2001, while the Tankard was here in 2018.

Event ticket packages are for sale at the Power Dodge Curling Centre and at the Visitor Information Centre inside the Estevan Leisure Centre. Tickets for individual draws will go on sale closer to the start of the first provincial competition.

Fornwald said the tickets would make great gifts for Christmas.

“It should be a really

good event for people to come and watch because there’s going to be lots of action,” said Fornwald.

He knows of a couple of local teams that will be taking a run at participating in the Tankard, while on the women’s side, there are a few women playing in the qualifiers, but he doesn’t know if there will be an all-local team entered for playdowns.

Fornwald said they have nearly 170 people who signed up to be volunteers. Registration has closed, and on Thursday they started scheduling people. Almost half of the slotted shifts for volunteers were filled that afternoon.

Sponsorships are also progressing well. A lot of

the businesses in the community have stepped forward. Major sponsors are Southern Plains Co-op (volunteers), Municipal Hail (score clock) and Turnbull Excavating (the patch).

Each team will have a local youth curler associated with them through the Future Stars program that has been part of previous curling events in Estevan. Future Stars, which is headed up by Pam Dechief, gives local youths a chance to connect with the teams.

Tickets will be distributed to local schools so that kids can attend the morning draws, which will boost attendance at the event and get the younger generation interested in the sports.

“It’s always fun and exciting to hear the kids at these events because they just bring so much energy to the place and really get the teams and the crowd into it. It’s really a lot of fun.”

The patch, which is the social area for the Scotties and the Tankard, will be at the Wylie-Mitchell building and it is coming together nicely. Some of the entertainment is nearly finalized, and Fornwald believes people will be excited when the bands are announced.

“Our entertainment person [Michael Keating] has done a fantastic job of getting that together,” said Fornwald.

Live music will happen Friday and Saturday nights.

People who have passes for that day or for the tournament can visit the patch for free. If not, there will be a cover charge. Food will also be available.

The process of converting Affinity Place’s ice to accommodate curling will begin around Jan. 21 or 22. It will take a few days to complete. Fornwald said a lot of people have signed up to help with the ice-making process.

“It’s going to be a lot of work, but it’s also going to bring a lot of fun to the community and the economic spinoff for the community is going to be quite good, too, for January and February. That’s going to be a boost for all of the hotels, restaurants and grocery stores, and for the shopping around town,” said Fornwald.

The City of Estevan has also been great to work with, he said, and the venue for the event is really good too.

“It’s one of the best in Saskatchewan and possibly in Canada [for curling]. Our past events from when we had the Canada Cup here, a lot of the curlers from across Canada that were here said this was one of the best venues they have ever curled in. They loved the way it was set up, the ice, everything just worked really well for everyone involved.”

Laws governing marijuana usage have changed dramatically over the last decade.

Once reserved exclusively for medical use, possession of marijuana for recreational purposes has been legal in Canada since 2018.

The shifting dynamic surrounding marijuana has been welcomed by millions

of people, but the transition has left millions more wondering what the unintended consequences of legalization could be. One such curiosity concerns driving and cannabis.

Recognition of the effects of alcohol on driving ability is an important way to ensure roads stay as safe as possible for motorists,

cyclists and pedestrians. Ignoring or downplaying these effects could lead to accident, injury, incarceration or even death. Marijuana can impair driving ability whether it’s taken for medical or recreational uses, and a medical marijuana exemption does not protect people from the legal consequences of driving while impaired.

Marijuana poses a potentially significant safety risk on the road. Data indicates that 42 per cent of all drivers who were tested after dying in motor vehicle crashes tested positive for legal and/ or illegal drugs. Though not all of those drivers had taken marijuana prior to being involved in fatal crashes, such data underscores how important it is for drivers to recognize how marijuana, even in places where it’s

been legalized, can impair their ability to drive.

Marijuana affects the part of the brain that’s responsible for body movement, balance and co-ordination. Drivers’ brains and bodies may be slower to react after ingesting marijuana, which can increase their risk for motor vehicle accidents. In addition, researchers examining the effects of marijuana use on the brain have determined that marijuana negatively affects attentiveness and perception of time and speed.

The more marijuana drivers ingest, the more risks they take while driving. That’s an important point to consider, as many individuals insist they drive more cautiously after ingesting marijuana than they normally would. But caution dwindles

as drivers increase their marijuana intake, potentially compelling drivers to take more risks on the road.

The effects of marijuana are strongest within 30 minutes of consumption. In fact, motorists who drive immediately after consuming marijuana may increase their risk

of being involved in a motor vehicle accident by as much as 35 per cent.

Though millions of people are celebrating the legalization of marijuana, it’s still important for drivers to exercise and emphasize caution when consuming cannabis.

Consuming marijuana makes it more difficult for motorists to function.

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The committee that is working to bring two marquee provincial curling events to Estevan early next year is pleased with their progress. File photo

By David Willberg

R Plus Simmentals has been a leader in purebred cattle for decades, but their time in the industry is nearing its end.

A dispersal sale on Dec. 21 and 22 at their farm west of Estevan will be for their entire purebred operation. A total of 950 live cattle will available. T Bar C Cattle Co. will be conducting the auction, and Chris Poley will be the auctioneer.

Marlin LeBlanc, who operates the farm with his wife Lucille, said they thought now was the time to retire.

“The purebred business is very demanding, and we just felt we wanted to slow down and maybe start to enjoy life a little bit,” said Marlin LeBlanc. “We’re 365 days a year, no days off, and it’s demanding.”

He expects it will be the biggest dispersal sale of its kind in Canada.

As a purebred operation, the LeBlancs face a lot of extra work. They have a lot of cattle on their land and having a purebred operation is even more time-consuming.

“We run two full-time men and myself, and the

paperwork of the purebred business is big,” said LeBlanc. “So, in all of that, I do all of the calving and I do all the AI [artificial insemination].”

They AI about 500-600 cattle per year, which is very labour-intensive, he said. Calving is a 60-day process.

But he has enjoyed being in the industry.

“The purebred business is a lot of fun,” he said. “You take cattle to a whole another level for management, plus trading and genetics. We’ve been very successful or lucky. We sold a lot of bulls that have really influenced the Sim-

mental breed, and that’s quite rewarding for us.”

The R Plus Simmentals pedigree will be found in a lot of catalogues.

And while they decided to wrap up the operation, LeBlanc said there is a lot they will miss about it.

“The people we will miss, the calving, the

cows, everything about it, I’ll miss, because I love doing it, but there’s always a time for everything, and we just felt the time’s right now because if we don’t slow down pretty soon, we won’t get to slow down,” said LeBlanc.

They have had calls and tours from people in Aus-

tralia, the U.S. and most of the Canadian provinces. There will be a mixture of online and live, in-person bidding.

“We’ve sold cattle to every province in Canada, and probably into 10 or 12 different states in the U.S. We do have semen on bulls in Australia and on bulls we raised.”

They announced earlier this year that they would have the disbursement sale a couple days after their final bull sale in March.

LeBlanc noted this is a good time of the year to have the sale, because it’s the last one and all the other sales are finished.

“These were the only dates that were available when we started planning this,” said LeBlanc.

Once the sale is finished, they will have a few cows remaining.

LeBlanc isn’t sure what they will do next. He expects they will manage to find some bulls and something to do involving agriculture. But he is confident they will remain on the farm.

“We wanted to get through this sale, get all of the cattle delivered, and then we’ll start worrying about our next step,” said LeBlanc.

“My teachers always say that they can tell I’m in 4-H when I give presentations,” she said.

November has been an eventful month for Carnduff Beef 4-H members.

We held our monthly general meeting on Nov. 2 at the Carnduff Education Complex, followed by our first project meeting of the year. Each family was gifted two board games about agriculture and beef production.

We got to learn how to

play them, and each family got to take the games home.

Later in the month, some of our members attended the District 41 Rally. This event took place on Nov. 18, hosted by the Glen Ewen Trailblazers at the Communiplex. There was a potluck supper, dessert action and games. All clubs in the area are invited to attend.

Finally, our club hosted a steak fundraiser on Nov. 25 at the Glen Ewen Communiplex. We sold 123 supper tickets. There was a silent and online auction. Members were kept busy all night helping run the event.

We ended the evening with a club Minute It to Win It competition. Fun was had by all.

of the experiences and going to all of the different places with it,” said Christensen.

Christensen has been to lots of different towns in Saskatchewan for regional and district 4-H activities. She has also attended different meetings, including the 4-H Saskatchewan annual general meeting, and this year she hopes to attend a leadership conference in Saskatoon.

Christensen expects the different things she has learned through 4-H will help her in the future, including in her career. She hopes to be a service dog trainer one day. And she recommends 4-H to others.

“I feel like everybody would like it,” said Christensen.

Christensen has competed at provincials in 4-H curling three times over the years, and one year she went to provincials for public speaking when she was a cloverbud. Christensen talked about cleaning her messy room.

This is one of the cows available during the R Plus Simmentals dispersal sale on Dec. 21 and 22.

Photo sourced from R Plus Simmentals Facebook page

The Carnduff 4-H Club recently held a successful steak supper fundraiser.

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Bruins won in Carlyle before Christmas break

The Estevan Bruins closed out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule on Dec. 14 with a 4-0 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds.

The game was played at a neutral site at the Carlyle Sports Arena. While Notre Dame was the designated home team, the Bruins were definitely the crowd favourite due to Carlyle’s relativelyclose proximity to Estevan.

About 400 fans were at the game, which was played the night of a snowstorm that rolled through the southeast and created havoc on the highways.

Evan Forrest opened the scoring for Estevan in the first period, and Mitch Kohner added to the lead early in the second.

Tim Tychonick’s goal in the third gave the Bruins some more breathing room, and Gabriel Filion finished the scoring.

Cam Hrdlicka made 29 saves to pick up the shutout for Estevan. It was his fifth of the season. Tucker Inabinet stopped 27 shots for the Hounds.

Head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic said

the last game before Christmas can be tough for players, but they averted the letdown often associated with the contest.

“Players are anxious to get home and they are excited. There are travel plans and there’s a bunch of stuff going on,” said Tatarnic.

The game was a fundraiser for the Carlyle Community Complex Foundation, which is working to have some amenities added for a new school in the town. Carlyle is hoping to be approved for a new kindergarten to Grade 12 school in the 2023-24 provincial budget.

Minor hockey players from the town had a scrimmage during the first intermission.

“It’s a community that really supports their hockey, and they treated us really well and they did a great job with it and we’d be happy to go back,” said Tatarnic.

The night before, the Bruins fell 4-3 to the Yorkton Terriers. Estevan led 1-0 on a goal by Owen Barrow only 2:32 into the contest.

The Terriers edged ahead in the middle stanza, as Clay Sleeva scored at 6:32 and Brett Butz at 8:40.

The Bruins tied the con-

test at 2-2 at 9:53 on a goal by Filion.

An unassisted marker by Logan Cyca at 14:41 would restore the Terriers’ lead at 3-2 heading into the second intermission.

At the five-minute mark of the third period, JD Hall scored to give the Terriers a two-goal cushion.

Barrow was back for his second of the game at 15:17 to cut the Yorkton lead in half, but that would be it for the scoring.

Caleb Allen had the win in the Terrier net, facing 25 shots, while Cam Hrdlicka stopped 42 for Estevan.

“Tuesday was a pretty tough game. I thought we had

a good 10 minutes, and then after that, we really struggled for the rest of the 50 minutes,” said Tatarnic.

The Bruins played a more responsible and simple game against Notre Dame, he said, and they made better decisions.

It was their sixth game in nine days from Dec. 6 to 14.

“Fatigue’s part of it,” said Tatarnic. “I think the week before, we played Tuesday [Dec. 6], then Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and then we were already back at it Tuesday and Wednesday. I think our guys learned to be a little smarter with the puck and don’t be so hard on yourself.”

Estevan now has a 20-150-1 record. The Bruins’ next game will be Jan. 6, 2023, when they host the Weyburn Red Wings.

Tatarnic said the break is needed, as their 36 games played lead the league. Most teams have played closer to 30 games. He believes it will be beneficial to have a lighter schedule after Christmas.

“You’re not going to be beating yourself up heading into March. I think that’s pretty important. I think it gives us some time to work on some things and fine tune, and I think it gives us a little more time for preparation each weekend,” said Tatarnic.

They also have some players nursing some injuries. Jagjeevan Phangura is questionable for the first game back, and Cody Davis likely won’t be ready to return on Jan. 6.

Eight teams compete in memorial tournament

Eight teams were in Estevan on the weekend for the Estevan Minor Hockey Association’s third annual Aaron Lavoie Memorial U18 Hockey Tournament.

The host Estevan Bears and Estevan Wolves were joined by teams from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Games were played Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Arena and the Bienfait Memorial Arena.

The Winnipeg CPET Canadiens defeated the

Swift Current Knights 5-4 in the A final. The Weyburn Wings knocked off the Wolves 8-2 in the B event.

The Bears edged the Stanley Mission River Hawks 7-6 to take the C final. And the Foam Lake Flyers doubled up the Yorkton Terriers 8-4 in the D final.

The competition is held as a tribute to Lavoie, who played his minor hockey in Estevan. Lavoie died suddenly in 2019 at the age of 16.

His father, Gary, dropped the puck during a ceremonial faceoff Friday afternoon prior to a game between the Yorkton Terriers and the Bears – the team Aaron played for in 2018-19.

It was noted that Aaron loved the game of hockey, worked hard, and played with heart and determination. Organizers hoped the athletes playing in the tournament would show the same attributes.

Offences were clicking in the Big Six on the weekend

Nine games were played in the Big Six Hockey League during the weekend, and that meant lots of goals and some close games.

The Oxbow Huskies won twice, starting with a 6-3 victory over the Carlyle Cougars on Friday night.

Carlyle led 3-2 entering the third period, but Oxbow struck four times. Colton Schell and Jordan Cooney had two goals each for Oxbow, and Dylan Hull and Brycen Odgers also scored.

Ben Johnstone had two goals for Carlyle, and Jon Gaudet was the Cougars’ other scorer.

Cody Levesque was in goal for Oxbow, and Landon Audet was the Carlyle goalie.

Also on Friday, the Kipling-Windthorst Oil Kings knocked off the Arcola-Kisbey Combines

6-1. Nolan Balon, Quentin Sproat, Ty Kotylak, Lane Roth, Luc Englot and Aaron Roth scored for the Oil Kings, whose goalie was Dylan Dedecker.

Lucas Fleck scored for the Combines, and Zac Eaton was in goal.

The Redvers Rockets outgunned the Wawota Flyers 10-6. The two teams combined for nine goals in the first period alone, with Redvers leading 5-4.

Kenton Miller, Preston Kopeck, Kelsey Kenler and Craig Gaudet had two goals each for the victors, while Jordan Miller and Olivier Poirier also scored. Kopeck had five assists and Kenton Miller added four helpers.

Thomas Bauche was the Rockets’ goalie.

Ayden Lawless and Parker Sweeting had two goals apiece for Wawota, and Jesse Gabrielle and

Devin Stewart notched the other goals. Gabrielle had four assists in the loss. Zach Lees and Kye Steinke shared the goaltending duties.

The Yellow Grass Wheat Kings defeated the Midale Mustangs 5-2. Zach Douglas had a hat trick for the Wheaties, while Mackenzie Metheral and Logan Knoll also scored.

Devon Johnson and Logan Martinson tallied for Midale.

Tanner Erickson (Yellow Grass) and Devon Pompou (Midale) were the goalies.

Oxbow edged Midale 7-6 on Saturday night. Schell had the winner with 5:29 to play in the third.

Odgers had three goals for Oxbow, and Cooney, Dawson Schaff and Braden Brock were the Huskies’ other scorers.

Tayler Thompson had

two goals and two assists for Midale, and Dallas Kickley also scored twice. Johnson and Conner Burk had the other goals.

Drew Fenwick was the Oxbow goalie, while Devon Pompu played in goal for Midale.

The Carlyle Cougars trounced the Combines 13-2. Seven Cougars’ goals came in the second period. Johnstone had two goals and three assists on the night. Zach Brown, Mark Shaw and Dakota Rose also scored twice. Gaudet, Rhett Palmer, Derek Fleck, Tyler Fleck and Nathan Deck also scored.

Ryan Kulyk was the Cougars’ goalie.

Brett Lees and Reece Kent scored for the Combines.

Keegan Mitchell was Arcola-Kisbey’s goalie. The Rockets defeated

the Oil Kings 8-2 in another rout. Poirier and Kenton Miller had two goals and two assists each for Redvers, and John Potapinski, Braeden Magotiaux, Daylin Smallchild and Bradey Fideirchuk also scored for Redvers.

Luc Englot and Kai Jooristy were the Oil Kings’ scorers.

Cody Matthewson was the Redvers goalie and Dedecker was in net for Kipling-Windthorst.

The Carnduff Red Devils edged the Wheat Kings 5-4 in a shootout. Trey Stocker, Matthew Plews, Ben Hiltz and Mark Moriarty scored for Carnduff in the opening 17:31 of the game, but Yellow Grass fought back on goals by Riley Knoll, Luke Niemegeers, Dylan Frey and Cole Rooney.

Cody Dumaine was the Carnduff goalie and Tanner

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Erickson was the Wheat Kings’ netminder.

The Moosomin Rangers scored six times in the second period to defeat Yellow Grass 9-1 on Sunday evening. Bud Holloway had three goals and three assists, and Carter Sawchuck had two goals and four helpers for Moosomin. Jevon Schewan had two goals, and Devin McGonigal and Tyson Jamieson also scored.

Kyler Beckett was the Rangers’ goalie.

Douglas had the Wheat Kings’ lone goal. Nolan Bergen was in net.

Five games are scheduled for Dec. 23: Arcola-Kisbey at Moosomin, Midale at Oxbow, Yellow Grass at Carlyle, KiplingWindthorst at Wawota and Redvers at Carnduff. All games start at 8 p.m., except for Redvers and Carnduff, which starts at 8:15 p.m.

Kade Runke (18) and the Estevan Bruins faced the Notre Dame Hounds on Dec. 14 in Carlyle. Photo by Gord Paulley

Tate Kasickof the Estevan Bears and Colton Hubic of the Yorkton Terriers participated in the ceremonial opening faceoff with Gary Lavoie.

The Estevan U13 Tower Wolves hockey team was the class of a tournament in Moose Jaw earlier this month.

The Wolves went 5-0 to win the 20team competition. There were five pools with four teams each.

Estevan opened the tournament by going 3-0 in the round robin, beating the Waldheim Outlaws 7-1, the Moose Jaw South Stars 6-5 and the Prairie Storm Lightning 8-1.

Then they shut out the other Estevan team in the tournament, the Storm, 5-0 in the semifinal, and they defeated the Milestone Flyers 5-3 in the final.

The Storm also had a great showing, finishing first in their pool to reach the semifinal round. They beat the Saskatoon Flames 13-0, the Moose Jaw Mighty Ducks 6-0 and the Regina Mustangs 111. (The result of their other game was not available).

The top four teams in the tournament went to the semifinals, while other teams played once more during the weekend. There was not a bronze medal game.

The Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears had a win and an overtime loss this weekend at home against the Moose Jaw Warriors –one of the teams the Bears are chasing for a playoff spot in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League.

The weekend started with a 5-2 victory over Moose Jaw on Saturday. Estevan came out firing, as Blaze Gutzke, Josh Heistad and Tristan Grohs scored for the Bears in the first period. After Moose Jaw scored once late in the first and another early in the third, Kole Keen scored twice in the final four minutes of the game to put the contest away.

Kaden Perron stopped 29 shots for the victory.

It appeared the Bears

would go 2-0 on the weekend, as they led 4-1 midway through the second period Sunday. Josh Heistad and Keen scored in the first, and Gutzke and Teigan Semchyshen had goals in the second. But three goals in six minutes by the Warriors tied the game.

After a scoreless third, Liam Fitzpatrick – the brother of former Estevan Bruin Caelan Fitzpatrick – scored his second of the game midway through overtime.

Perron made 27 saves.

Estevan (7-14-5) sits 10th in the league with 19 points, four behind the Warriors for the final playoff spot.

The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins picked up two more wins in league play.

The first was a 6-1 victory over the LumsdenBethune Lions on Friday. Spencer Copeland scored twice in the first period, and Carter Beck, Emmett McCarthy, Ryker Mathison and Kobe Wotta also scored for Estevan.

Keagan Carley made 22 saves to pick up the win in goal.

Then they edged the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 on Saturday. Lucas Campbell’s goal midway through the third was the winner for Estevan. Mathison scored twice and Wotta also scored.

Ty Fehrenbach made 23 saves to earn the win.

The U18 AAs (17-3-2) have two games remaining before Christmas. They will host Weyburn on Dec. 22 at 7:45 p.m. in Carnduff,

and visit the Regina Rangers the following night.

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The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins split their weekend games, winning 7-3 over the Melville Millionaires on Saturday but losing 9-2 to the Regina Monarchs on Sunday.

Gunner Moore and Nathan Gardiner each scored twice and added three assists for Estevan against Melville. Porter Crossman, Austin Merkley and Cameron Milbrandt were the other scorers.

Jaxon Kuchinka stopped 13 shots.

The following day, the Monarchs scored six times in the first period for a commanding 6-0 lead. Moore had both goals for Estevan.

Kuchinka stopped 44 of 53 shots he faced.

Estevan was scheduled to visit the Regina Aces on Dec. 20 in their final game before the Christmas break. (Results not available at press time).

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The Estevan Meter U13 AA Bruins fell 6-5 to the Weyburn Wings on Dec. 13 in Weyburn.

Estevan had a 5-3 lead on two goals by Owen Light and markers by Kaleb Crossman, Mason Schmidt and Cooper Hale. But the Wings scored twice before the period was out to tie and added another in the third.

Easton Pushie made 35 saves for Estevan.

Estevan was slated to host the Wings on Dec. 20. (Results not available at press time.)

The Estevan Ironhorse Energy U11 AA Bruins scored nine times in the first period to crush the Weyburn Wings 15-2 on Dec. 13 in Estevan.

Ethan Phillips finished with six goals and three assists for a nine-point game. Penn Tytlandsvik had four goals and Andin Barlow scored twice. Nash Cameron, Braylon Henry and Payton Molstad had single markers.

Ty Blackburn was in goal for the victory.

The Bruins will play three games in three nights before the Christmas break, as they will visit Weyburn on Dec. 21, play Moosomin in Arcola on Dec. 22 at 6:45 p.m., and host Moosomin on Dec. 23 at 10 a.m. at Affinity Place.

Merry Christmas

The Estevan Tower Wolves celebrate after winning a tournament in Moose Jaw. Photo submitted

Some of the top young curlers from east Saskatchewan were in Estevan during the weekend for bonspiels.

The CurlSask U15 triples event had four teams, while a U18 competition drew seven entries. Both events were part of a provincial tour, and Estevan marked the final stop before provincials at the end of this month.

Provincials will be an open event, so anyone within the age groups can enter, but the curlers have been vying for points through tour events to determine their seed.

The U15 event saw the Hazy Hackers out of Esterhazy defeat Curl Power from Estevan in the final. Also entered were the Cool Shots from Estevan and the Cymri Barn Sweepers from the RM of Cymri.

Triples is a new concept from Curl Canada to encourage more participation from youths. Teams are comprised of three players instead of four, and each curler throws two rocks in an end.

It also features a different way of tracking points.

Instead of getting points for each end, they play three sets of two ends each.

A team is awarded points if they win a set, and the third set is worth more than the first two, so all three sets are played.

The Estevan IG Wealth Management U13 AA

Bearcats had a loss and a tie this past weekend against the Swift Current Wildcats, one of the top teams so far this season in the new South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League division.

The first game was a 4-2 Swift Current victory. Lily Hlavka and Peyton McIntyre had the goals in the first game for Estevan.

Taylor Short was in goal for the ‘Cats.

The game the following day was a back-and-forth contest with several lead changes that ended in a 6-6 tie.

Estevan had a 5-3 lead early in the third period, thanks to two goals each by Bree Poelen and Chelsea Madsen, and one goal from Nevaeh Duke. Swift Current scored three times in the last eight minutes of the final frame to lead 6-5, but Poelen tied the game again on a power play with 78 seconds remaining.

Baya Summers was in goal.

The Bearcats were scheduled to play the Weyburn Goldwings on Dec. 20 in Lampman. (Results not available at press time). It was their final game before the Christmas break.

The Estevan Steel Reef U13 A Bearcats dropped a 5-1 decision to the Weyburn Goldwings on Friday in Bienfait in their lone game of the week.

Alie Lainton scored in the second period for the Bearcats’ lone goal.

Madelyn Stead was in goal.

It was the final game before the Christmas break for the Bearcats (1-9).

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The Estevan Southland Pulse U15 A Bearcats had a 1-1 record for their weekend games.

The first game was a 6-3 victory over the Balcarres Barracudas. Sailor Cowan led the attack with two

The Hazy Hackers defeated Curl Power in three sets.

The U18 event featured the more traditional curling format with eight-end games and four-player teams. The squads played a modified round robin on Friday and Saturday, with

each team getting four games. The top four teams advanced to the playoffs.

Team Jones from Esterhazy went 4-0 to finish first. They defeated the Callie Johnson rink from Gainsborough 9-3 in a semifinal.

The Maddy Fornwald rink out of Lampman finished second in the round robin, and they faced the No. 3 Heidi Fradette rink from Estevan in the other semifinal. Fradette won 8-6 in an extra end.

Jones defeated Fradette 8-6 in the final to go 6-0 during the week.

The Olivia Fonstad rink from Oxbow was among the other teams entered. The U18 division also drew squads from Ogema and Bruno.

goals, and Elizabeth Fornwald, Ryleigh Snell, Katie Sauder and Brianna Fleck also scored.

Kayla Mitchell was in goal for the Bearcats.

The following day, the Cats fell 3-2 to the Weyburn Goldwings 2 in Radville. Miley Lockerby and Lainee McMillen had the goals for Estevan.

The game was tied 2-2 through two periods.

Kayla Mitchell was in goal for Estevan.

Estevan (3-5-2) is now off for the Christmas break. •••

The Southeast TS&M U18 A Goldwings lost 8-0 to the Prairie Storm in Balgonie on Dec. 17 and 6-2 to the Balcarres Barracudas the following day in Midale.

Jenna Emmel opened

the scoring for the Wings in the game against the ‘Cudas, and Halle Schurko also scored.

Kailyn McFadden was in goal for the Goldwings for both contests.

They were scheduled to play the Carlyle Wildcats on Dec. 19 in Midale. (Results were not available at press time).

The Wings (1-10) will close out the pre-

Christmas portion of their schedule when they visit the Milestone Flyers on Dec. 22.

The Wildcats, meanwhile, lost 4-0 to Balcarres in Arcola on Dec. 17. Riley Scott was the goalie.

Carlyle will play its final game before the Christmas break on Dec. 21 when they host the Flyers on Dec. 21 in Carlyle. Game time is at 7:15 p.m.

A bonspiel was held at the Power Dodge Curling Centre in Estevan on the weekend.

Woodlawn Regional Park brought back their traditional Christmas festivities, and it sure was busy in and around the Doug Third Hall on Sunday.

Hundreds of people headed out to the park to hang out and enjoy many beloved family Christmas activities, which were even dearer after two years of a break.

Christmas in the Park started at 3:30 p.m., so a lot of those who stopped in Estevan to have fun at the CP Rail Holiday Train visit then headed to Woodlawn to continue with holiday entertainment.

Park business manager Maureen Daoust said they mainly kept their Christmas in the Park within the traditional format, but there were a couple of additions.

Guests were invited to enjoy free hot dogs and hot chocolate, courtesy of Southern Plains Coop, make wishes and take pictures with Santa Claus, courtesy of Wanda Harron Photography, have fun playing road hockey with the Estevan IG Wealth Management U13 AA Bearcats female team, warm up by the campfire, and get creative while doing Christmas crafts with the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, which joined the Christmas in the Park event for the first time.

Despite the temperature dropping quite a bit towards the end of the day, many people also lined up to indulge in Christmas magic while on horse and wagon rides through the park.

Daoust said that while it was hectic ahead of the

event, everything went really well, and they were impressed with the turnout.

The event culminated with fireworks, which marked the beginning of the Festival of Lights. The park ended up with just over 50 light displays put up by local businesses, non-profit organizations and community groups.

All the displays came live right after the event and will be on every night through Jan. 7 for people to drive or walk through to enjoy, celebrate and get soaked in the holiday atmosphere.

Daoust thanked everyone involved with the event, as it wouldn’t be possible without their support.

“Just a shout out to the people that came and to the co-op that offered the free food and to Henders Drugs and Energy Electric

that are sponsors of the event too,” Daoust said. The event was also made

possible thanks to the support from the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, The Brick and Southeast College.

For the first time, the Estevan IG Wealth Management U13 Bearcats joined Woodlawn’s Christmas in the Park event and played road hockey with the kids.

Huxton Doan visited with Santa Claus to tell him about the past year and also offer a wish for the holidays. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Many people enjoyed Christmas jingle bells horse and wagon rides through the park.

In Loving Memory Maurice Didkowski

Sept. 2, 2021

I have lost my soul companion A life linked with my own And day by day I miss you more As I walk through life alone.

Curtis Didkowski Dec. 21, 2013

Len Leader Dec. 25, 1989

Marjorie Leader June 19, 1983

To my loved ones in Heaven Softly the leaves Of memory fall.

Gently I gather them all. Unseen, Unheard, you are Always near.

So Missed, So Loved, So Very Dear.

Until we meet again! Jean (Leader), Brent, Cindy, Tim and families

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to heaven above, That keeps you very close to

bridge of memories, From

It’s called the “Bridge of Love” As time goes by without you, And the days turn into years, They hold a million memories, And a thousand silent tears. To us you were so special, What more is there to say, Except we wish with all our hearts, That you were here today!

Sadly missed by Linda, Dean, Shane, Lori (Kevin), all grandchildren and great grandchildren

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Mathew Daniels 1939 - 2022 It is with broken hearts that we, the family of Albert Daniels announce his passing on Friday, December 2, 2022 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK at the age of 82 years. It has been his home for the past 2 1/2 years.

Albert and I met in 1961, he worked at the Orpheum Theatre as an usher and would sometimes give me and friend Mavourneen a ride home after the movie. He worked at the Woolworth’s Store uptown as a receiver (where the House of Stationary now is).

We were married on June 2, 1962 and shortly after he got a job at Frank’s Men’s Wear where he worked for about 31 years, “Thanks Frank” . After the store was sold Albert went to work at the Estevan Co-op Grocery Store (the old store at the time) and then to the now new store until he retired in 2004.

Over the years we went on holidays to the U.S mostly, also to Banff, Vancouver and east to Winnipeg and Thunder Bay and into the states to Minneapolis etc - he loved to drive. We had a great time with the kids at the World’s Fair in Seattle and Flinstone Village in South Dakota were the kids favorite. Las Vegas was very entertaining. He enjoyed the Estevan Bruin games, football and baseball, music and dancing. We enjoyed life together.

Albert is survived by his wife Irene (Schoff) of 60 years; son David and daughter Karen (Kerry) Goudy; grandchildren, Keith Goudy (Alex), Stacia Goudy (Brady MacDonald), Krista (Dallas) Kickley, Kyle Ronceray, MacKenzie Ronceray (Jesse Collins); great grandchildren, Aspen and Kashton Kickley, Kenley Irwin and Jax MacDonald; brother-in-law Ralph (Yvonne) Schoff and sisters-in-law, Louise Schindel and Aileen Schoff as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Albert was predeceased by his daughter Suzanne Ronceray; granddaughter Brittany Ronceray; son-in-law Collin Ronceray; parents, Charlie and Sophie Daniels; siblings, Edwin (Laura) Daniels, Marjorie (Ken) Cromie, Marion (Leonard) Riedl, Vivian (Herschel) Williams, Russel (Betty) Daniels and Kenneth Daniels (in infancy); in-laws, Joe Sr. and Phyllis Schoff; brothers-in-law, Joe, Tony, Jacob, Edward Schoff, Kasimer McKelkie, Ken Clarke, Robert Makellky and Bill Schindel; sisters-in-law, Marion Makellky, Kay McKelkie-Clarke, Joyce Schoff, Hazel Schoff and Judy Schoff; special nephew Denis Riedle and his couch buddy Harley.

In keeping with Albert’s wishes there will be no formal funeral service.

Rest in peace - you have suffered enough.

Love you forever, Irene and family.

In memory of Albert please make donations to the Parkinson Canada - Saskatchewan, 2103 Airport Dr #110B, Saskatoon, SK S7L 6W2 or Lung Saskatchewan, 2308 Arlington Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7J 3L3 or Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan (Designate Allan Blair), 200 - 4545 Parliament Ave., Regina, SK S4W 0G3 or online at www.cancerfoundationsask.ca

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

Eugene R. Erickson 1942 - 2022

Eugene Erickson passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, Saskatchewan at the age of 80 years.

Eugene was born August 17, 1942 to Robert and Bernice Erickson. He attended school at Nygren and Woodend. He began working for various neighbours at an early age. He learned the in’s and out’s of well drilling from Kalium Chemicals (Moosejaw), Then at Flint Energy Services (Estevan) and in the 1970’s he started working for a Water Well Drilling Company out of Moose Jaw, travelling extensively to farms and towns in southwest Sask. Eugene moved to the Estevan area in 1976 and with the help of his parents, bought water well drilling equipment. He operated mostly in the east side of Saskatchewan, and later began servicing water wells and pumps.

He attended the AA Centre at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in December of 1972 so this year (2022) would have been his 50th anniversary.

Eugene married Connie in 1977 and lived in Estevan area until the spring of 2022 when they moved to Midale.

Eugene was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Bernice Erickson; son Michel; brother-in-law Wayne Krueger; Connie’s parents, Ben and Jean Lowe.

Eugene is survived by his wife Connie; son Dean (Mariah); daughters, Robyn (Luke Hannon) (grandchildren, Ben, Travis and Jennifer Hannon), Giselle (Ricardo Ysidron) (grandchildren, Maxton, Isabella and Madelaine); daughter-in-law Arlene (grandchildren, Tess and Shelby Erickson and Kyle Bowler); sister Marlene Krueger (niece Twyla, nephew Jeff (Brenda) and their children, Elizabeth and Erica; brother Barry (Elizabeth) Deboth (nieces, Amber (Tom) Haas and Jessica (Austin) McDonald).

The Celebration of Life for Eugene was held on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan, SK with Jeri-Lee Jones officiating. It was a time to share stories and memories with lots of laughter with Eugene’s family. A light lunch was provided.

The interment will take place at a later date.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion #60 - Estevan Branch, 1317 4th St., Estevan, SK S4A 0Z1, in memory of Eugene Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to Eugene’s family - Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director

Grants help southeast communities

More than $1.83 million will be allocated through the Communities Initiatives Fund’s (CIF) community grant program.

These grants will benefit 138 projects, an estimated 92,902 participants and contribute to the wellbeing of 55 communities across Saskatchewan.

The Envision Counselling and Support Centre received $25,000 for its Bridging the Distance Program, which connects seniors and others to people in the community for conversation.

The Town of Kipling was granted $6,100 for what’s been described as community wellness initiatives.

The Southeast Regional Library’s Manor branch was allocated $1,000 for its Get-Together Community Programing, while the Midale branch received $4,500 for its Let’s Get Together initiative.

Two projects in Oxbow received support, with $25,000 for the Expressway Family Centre for community programming, and $8,000 for the Friendship Club of Oxbow for a community wellness program.

Two projects in Stoughton were also approved,

with $3,000 for the library’s community programming and $1,000 for the Stoughton Central School’s community cooking classes.

CIF’s community grant program provides funding to a variety of projects across Saskatchewan, contributing to the wellbeing of communities. These projects provide opportunities for children and youths to gain the knowledge, skills and support to develop positive mental health, self-esteem, and healthy lifestyle behaviours. They also ensure families have access to support and resources to create healthy and caring environments.

“The Community Initiatives Fund helps enhance our quality of life in Saskatchewan by connecting individuals, families and communities with vital programming across the province,” said Laura Ross, the minister of Parks, Culture and Sport.

“Our government works closely with the Community Initiatives Fund to support inclusive programming initiatives – and we look forward to continuing this important working relationship.”

“We’re proud to celebrate the work that’s happening across Saskatchewan to support community wellbeing,” said CIF executive director Tracey Mann. “The resilience of our communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is inspiring, and a true reflection of the importance of communitybased organizations in our province. CIF is honoured to support a wide variety of programs, organizations and communities through the grants awarded.”

CIF is a special purpose fund created through the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation Act and governed by a volunteer board.

In loving memory of Claire Struble Who passed away December 29, 2019 You will be missed forever by family and friends Love Shorty Merry Christmas

In loving memory of John and Margaret Struble who will be missed forever by family and friends Merry Christmas

Albert

Flashback –Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1994

Creighton Lodge had lots happening in the fall

Submitted by Shelly Veroba

The autumn weather has come and gone so quickly and now we are dealing with the ice and snow that comes just before winter begins.

Seniors prefer the autumn leaves falling outside the window instead of listening to the wind swirl the snow into drifts. Thankfully we

have a warm and comfortable home at Creighton Lodge to help make the winters easier to get through.

Since our last column, we celebrated quite a few birthdays; Louise Fleck, Jeri Smith, Denyse Hygard, Sylvia Oszust, Sarah Harder, Irma Lesiuk, Jean Broadhead, Raymond Mack, Shirley Peters, Rosalia McClement, John McKelkie,

Lila Forseth, Al Piche, Una Seymour, Joyce Beggs, Ted Fai and Minnie Fleck.

Marie Bill celebrated her 100th birthday with us on Aug. 15, but sadly she passed away on Sept. 22. We were all deeply saddened to say goodbye to Marie. Our condolences to her family as she was a beautiful person who we were so fortunate to call a friend.

Val Granberg moved out to her new home on Sept. 15, but her daughter Cindy brought her back a few days later to enjoy a final dinner and farewell party. It was so great to have the opportunity to wish Val the best in her new home and to give her a hug goodbye. We miss you Val and can’t wait to see you again soon.

We welcomed two new residents. Doug Storey moved in on Oct. 1. He has been enjoying the meals and settling in quite nicely. We are enjoying getting to know Doug; we like him because he lets us all talk while he listens.

Una Seymour moved in on Oct. 15 and she has the sweetest smile. Una has been busy with all of the activities around the lodge. Her family has been helping her decorate and her suite looks great.

We have been alternating between KFC and Tower Pizza for our resident social nights. The residents love the chicken meals but equally love the Hawaiian pizzas from the Tower Café. Lately our new favourite has been the mesquite chicken ranch pizza.

Thank you to Margaret Mack, Jean Delorme, Marge Heidinger and Doreen Hagen for volunteering to serve the meal. These ladies have been faithful volunteers at Creighton Lodge for many years and we appreciate all their dedication.

Thank you to our musical groups who came to entertain us this fall. The Olsons, Del and Kelly, Homespun Harmonies and Laurie Fornwald. We are always looking for people who like to enter-

tain. If you are interested in singing, playing an instrument, juggling or even just playing cards, please come on over to the lodge and we would love to meet you.

Thank you to Joy Beahm, who came each Monday this fall and gave us all manicures. We enjoy your company Joy and appreciate how pretty you make our hands look.

Norma Blackburn and Melodye Pierson served us our cocktails at our social hour. This is an event that happens twice a month, which gives us time to relax, eat a salty treat, drink our favourite spirit and visit with our friends. Norma and Melodye know everyone’s favourites and we enjoy seeing their smile while they are with us.

Thank you to Bev Holinaty for being our weekly Bingo caller. Irene Dyer also helps at Bingo to check the cards of the lucky winners and help hand out our prizes. Bingo is our favourite event and we are so blessed to be

able to play it each week with the help of our volunteer ladies.

The library came and brought our books that we wanted to check out to read, then they came to read to us for our reading and reminiscing hour. We enjoy the outreach services that the library has for us.

On Oct. 31, we had a Halloween party. It was so great to see all the residents dressed up in their Halloween costumes. Rosalia McClement won the best-dressed prize. She was dressed as a chef and even had her own oven to push in front of her. We gave out 12 prizes in total and wish we had 12 more because that is how great our residents looked in their costumes.

We are moving into the Christmas season and can’t wait to see all our family and friends. Christmas gifts are great, but the gift of a phone call, a visit or a hug to most of us is far more precious than a store-bought gift.

Police arrest one for recent vehicle theft

an automobile, failing to

He also has a number of charges from the Regina Police Service after he was arrested in the Queen City on Dec. 10.

He was back in court on Dec. 19.

Merry Christmas

The vehicle was stolen from an Estevan service station and was towing an ice shack. The vehicle was located a short time later as it lost control and the ice shack rolled. Police, through investigation, determined the individuals responsible for the theft drove up to the gas station in what they believed to be a stolen auto from Pilot Butte.

Police have since learned that the vehicle has been involved in a number of incidents in Weyburn in the afternoon.

With Our Sincere Thanks,

Hope your holiday sparkles and shines, bringing joy and contentment to your heart and home.

The Estevan Police Service has announced an arrest and charges in connection with the theft of a vehicle that occurred on Dec. 9.

Dakota Dillon James Button, 18 years of age, is facing three charges from Estevan in connection with the incident: theft of

stop for police and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. All charges are under the Criminal Code.

The Bruins won their own tournament in Estevan Dec. 9-12, 1994. From left, Upton’s Chairman of the board Bill Dutton, presented the William R. Dutton Cup to the team: captain Reagan Leslie and assist captains Dustin Johner, Kurtis Peterson and Joel Stepp Joel was also named the Bruins’ MVP in the championship game.

Sharing memories ‘really special’ for Grade 5 French Immersion at Sacred Heart School/Ecole Sacre Coeur

Max

One of my favourite Christmas memories was Christmas of 2020. This was the COVID-19 year and we couldn’t get together with family and friends. We tried to make things the same by eating the same food and doing the same activities just by ourselves. On Christmas Eve, we read that people were going to sing Silent Night with a candle on their front step. We decided to do the same thing. We went out on our front step at 8 p.m. to sing. My brother held the candle and I held the music. I liked singing Silent Night in English and French. It was cool to think that other people across the world were doing the same thing. Even though Christmas was different that year, singing on the step was fun and something new.

I think it would be fun to do that every year but still be able to go on trips and see family and friend.

Bentley

I’m going to talk to you about my favourite Christmas memories. One of my favourite Christmas memories is when I was either eight or nine.

My sister was in bed and I was able to open one present early, because my present was something I wanted for a long time and it involved something for hockey and I had a game coming up soon. It was dark in the kitchen but we had lights on in the living room where we were.

My mom was on the right and my dad was on the left on the couch. I was on the ground and a wrapped present was in the middle on the coffee table. They asked me if I had any guesses on what it was but I said no. They gave me a signal to open it.

Slowly I moved my hands up to the present and started to open it. When I took off the wrapping paper I saw a box and then I slowly started to open it.

I saw something I wanted for a long time: roller blades for your skates.

At one of my games, the rubber thing keeps my skate on the roller blades broke. Then two weeks ago I was in the car. My mom asked me if I wanted an early Christmas present and I said yes and my mom pulled it out of her pocket. Do you know what it was? It was the rubber piece for my rollerblades.

I was very happy about it and I still am very happy about it. Bye and thank you for reading.

Anderson

This memory was during COVID. Families couldn’t get together and eat meals and exchange presents. So my family decided to go sledding with my cousins.

The best part about sledding came when all of us went on a huge sled and we went down the hill. It was so fun because we weren’t eating at a table and not six feet apart.

My favourite Christmas memory was back in 2019.

My brother and I woke up my parents and we ate breakfast and then we started opening Christmas presents. I opened presents and my brother opened them there. The best thing my brother and I got was an XBox. We all loved it.

The first thing I downloaded was Call of Duty Black Ops 3. I played it for so long that night I got all of the camos for the zombies’ game mode.

My favourite Christmas memory is every Christmas Eve, we celebrate Le Reveillon with my mom’s family.

Grandma and Grandpa cook a big turkey dinner, then we go to mass at our church and then open presents. Then on Christmas Day, we usually go to my Auntie Shelley’s and have Christmas supper with my dad’s family.

I am so happy that I get to see my entire family in two days. I play lots of video games with my cousins and sometimes Nerf wars with them too.

Paityn

My favourite Christmas memory is when my family and I had a Christmas hunt. My parents hid the presents, and when they were done, my brother and I found them.

We found a bunch of presents and on the last present, we had cards where the presents were. The last present said ‘’Go outside to find your last present’’, and there were keys in the Christmas tree. Our parents told us to take the keys so we did, and then we went outside and we found a small quad on our deck.

Ethan

My Christmas memory was when I went to the Philippines and visited my grandparents with my parents.

After the flight, my sister and I started playing with our plushies and toys. Afterward, we ate some Filipino food which was delicious. Then we swam in a pool which made my skin darker.

We went shopping, exploring, and trying out new foods and other stuff, but after a month we left sadly. I had a great time there but the Philippines is very hot. It’s worse than California and like other countries, but all and all I rate it a 10 out of 10.

Dr. Robert Kitchen

Peeace Dr. Erdie Dr. Holman

Natalie

Carson