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The five living members of the 2013 SJHL Hall of Fame class show off their rings at Friday’s induction ceremony in Estevan. From left, Ron Dunville, Alan May, Terry Simpson, Ray Frehlick and Bruce Firth. Bill Shinske was also inducted posthumously. See story on B1.

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Ed Komarnicki has announced his current term as the member of Parliament for the Souris-Moose Mountain constituency will be his last. Komarnicki released a statement last week saying he has informed the local constituency association that he will not seek re-election in the next federal election. In making the decision early in his term, Komarnicki said it gives the association more than enough time to get a candidate in place for the 2015 election. The Estevan resident, who was first elected in 2004, said the decision was not an easy one but he felt the timing was right. “There is always some reser-

vations and regrets, but my sense want to go forward with all of the told me that the time had come for processes involved in the candidate me to make a decision from a selection. I think if I had hung in number of perspectives,� there and not made a deciKomarnicki said during sion until 2014 or 2015, an interview Thursday. we would really have “A bunch of my board been strained in terms has been with me since of getting things done. 2004, some people “I knew I had it have changed over the within me to do another years, but I wanted candidate battle and to be sure they election, but I had an early would have opportunity to draw pretty to know what deep. As a polimy intentions tician you have were and had to sense when an opportunity the time is right to transition and and what your decide if they best before date Ed Komarnicki

is and in my mind 2015 was that date.â€? Although the decision was not an easy one, Komarnicki said he is happy to leave on his own terms and with no regrets. “I never really was a career politician. I said initially I was more of a lawyer than a politician. I said I would go for 10 years and then have a look at it and by the time my term is up in ’15 it will be more than that. At some point you’ve got to make that decision. I did and we’ll go from there.â€? Komarnicki was first elected in 2004 when he bested a field of candidates that included former Saskatchewan premier and Estevan Komarnicki ⇢A2

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A family known for its extensive community involvement has been awarded the 2013 Farm Family of the Year Award. Stan and Paula Lainton received the award Thursday night during the 48th annual Estevan Chamber of Commerce Farmers Appreciation Dinner at the Days Inn Plaza. The presentation of the award was the highlight of the evening which also featured speeches from Jim Reiter, the minister of Government Relations and David Marit, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. Coincidentally, Stan Lainton is heavily involved in the RM of Coalfields with 17 years as a council member including the last 14 as reeve. In making the announcement of the award, Michel Cyrenne noted that Stan was raised on

his family’s farm north of Bienfait and after completing high school, began farming with his father while working in a handful of jobs including driving a school bus. That particular job led to him meeting Paula and they were married in 1977. “They purchased two quarters of land from Stan’s parents and started building a herd of Simmental cattle and started acquiring their own equipment,� Cyrenne said. The Laintons, who have three daughters and two sons, later took over the family farm when Stan’s father passed away in 1990 and continue to run their thriving operation, which has grown to include 80 Simmental-Red Angus cross cows and just under 3,000 acres of land on which they grow wheat, canola, oats, barley, peas and flax.

Cyrenne also touched on the couple’s extensive community involvement on a number of local boards and with their church. Aside from acting with local community theatre groups, Paula is also the treasurer for the Estevan Wildlife Federation and works as a substitute teacher. Besides his work with the RM, Stan is also a director on the St. Joseph’s Hospital Board, a director on the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation board, a member of the Southeast Health Committee, the area representative on the APAS board, a member of the steering committee for the agriculture health and safety network, a director of the Bienfait Curling Club board and a director on the Southeast RM Association board. In accepting the award, Stan said the family is honoured to receive Strong ⇢A2

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Strong turnout for appreciation night A1⇠the award, describing the recognition as “beyond belief.� He also paid tribute to his family, saying the farm would not be what it is without everyone’s involvement. “They have been a stone’s throw away from a phone call when I need help, or something, all the time,� he said. “When it comes to cattle and it is time to do work, we call it the family reunion at the head gate. Everybody gets out there.� Since learning they would be receiving the award, Stan said he has been reflecting on the many changes in agriculture, noting that technology has become a major factor in their operation. “One day last spring I was sitting in the tractor letting things warm up before I started seeding and I looked around the tractor and I thought my dad hasn’t been around since 1990 and boy, if he walked in that tractor today with that radio in there and the monitor and

the GPS thing sitting there with the lights bleeping all over the place and the little box down there that has got four TV cameras hooked on to it, what would he think,� Stan said. “But you still gotta do it because you love to do it. The wages being paid out there for any other job are great and it’s really easy to walk away and say ‘I’m going to do that,’ but if you love to farm that is where to be.� Touching on his community involvement, Stan paid tribute to his wife, noting that none of that would be possible without her. “That could not have happened at all without her,� he said. The evening also included public speaking from four members of the Browning 4-H Club. Alexis Christenson, Keara Christenson, Angela Hookenson and Alaura Gress all spoke on a variety of topics, ranging from public speaking to health care.

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Stan and Paula Lainton were presented with the Farm Family of the Year Award Thursday Night. Presenting the award to them were Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles and Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki.

Komarnicki wrapping up lengthy political career A1⇠MLA Grant Devine. His nomination as the Conservative Party candidate was a controversial one as Devine had also put his name forward to be the Conservative candidate but was disqualified by the party. Devine contested the decision in court but was not successful in his challenge and eventually decided to make an unsuccessful run as an independent, finishing a distant second to Komarnicki. That 2004 election was the only year when Komarnicki faced even a modicum of adversity. The 63-year-old former lawyer ran again in 2006, 2008 and 2011 and won by a landslide on each occasion in what has traditionally

been a Conservative leaning constituency. Although he was not appointed minister during his time in office, Komarnicki did serve as the Parliamentary secretary to the minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 2006 to 2008 and was the secretary to the minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the minister of Labour from 2008 to 2011. He was also very successful in helping to secure federal funding for local projects such as the heavy truck bypass around Estevan and the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute. Komarnicki also played a key role in helping Spectra Place become a reality,

working behind the scenes to secure $5.2 million for the project which was matched by the provincial government. He added other highlights were his speech about the definition of marriage before Parliament voted on the topic, the ending of the federal long gun registry and the ending of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly. On a local level, Komarnicki said he enjoyed working on behalf of his constituents. “(It was nice) being able to see some results for people and happy faces on the other side,� he said. “Not always could you be successful in your representation and many times

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you weren’t successful, but they were happy with the fact you tried and when you were able to accomplish something, you could see the sense of that and that gave me a lot of satisfaction over the years.� Komarnicki said he also enjoyed working on infrastructure and seeing how he could tap into federal projects for Souris-Moose Mountain’s various needs. Although he has announced his retirement from Parliament, Komarnicki said he will remain active and engaged over the remainder of his term and noted that infrastructure will continue to be a major focus. “All governments, whether is cities, towns, villages, RMs will always have infrastructure as an issue so whenever we have programs we try to think which community to help along. I know some of the major projects that I had felt important for Estevan, I was able to see come to pass or at least are in the process of. The only thing that hasn’t come to fruition, and I don’t know if there will be an opportunity or not, is the underpass or overpass across the tracks. I don’t know about that one. It would be nice to see that happen, but I have no basis to suggest that it might. I’ll just keeping working for the constituency.� Komarnicki will also remain busy as the current chairman of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities and the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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“Knowing where I think our weaknesses were last year and how we can improve on that, I’m very confident we’ll be having a fantastic year.� A3

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Relay for Life campaign kicks off The Estevan Relay for Life committee is moving on from a tough 2012 season and setting optimistic goals for 2013. The group held its campaign kickoff at the Estevan Shoppers’ Mall on Saturday afternoon. Committee co-chair Patrick Fisher announced that the goal for this year is $110,000, with at least 20 teams. There are already 16 teams signed up for Relay. Fisher said the goal for 2013 is higher than last year’s total of $61,678 raised, yet realistic and attainable. “We went considerably lower than we did last year. Last year’s goal was $150,000 and we came very short. It was a rough year across the province for Relay for Life,� he said. “This year, I did want to look more optimistic on what we were doing. I thought $61,000 was low for last year. We kind of knew where we faltered a little bit. $110,000 is entirely realistic, I think we’re going to have no

A ceremonial lap took place at the Estevan Relay for Life launch held Saturday at the Estevan Shoppers’ Mall. issues crossing that, and even with 16 teams we’re a third of the way there already.� Fisher added that

with him only coming on board in March last year, it should be easier this time around with more time for him to plan and

get a handle on things. “I think it’ll be a considerably better year,� he said. “This year, being here from the start,

knowing what to expect, knowing where I think our weaknesses were last year and how we can improve on that, I’m very

confident we’ll be having a fantastic year.� This year’s relay will use both an indoor and an outdoor track. Margaret Hill, office manager for the southeast unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, spoke about the history of the event in Estevan over the past eight years. “Relay for Life is a night to celebrate cancer survivors, honour and remember loved ones, and provide a way for each of us to fight back against cancer,� Hill said. “Estevan has always held an event that has been entertaining — always switching it up to make it interesting and inviting for the teams to return. They have an awesome survivors’ area and an amazing auction,� she added. Last year, there were 11 teams registered, with 60 survivors, 88 participants and 125 volunteers. To register a team for Relay for Life, call 6348945. To join the effort as a volunteer, contact Fisher at 461-9751.

Little to retire as longest-serving principal After 10 years at the helm, the longest-serving principal of the Estevan Comprehensive School will be bidding staff and students adieu this June. Though Mike Little has spent most of his time in education as an administrator, it’s still his time with students that he cares for the most. As one of the few schools in which their top-level staff also teach, Little gets his daily respite at the head of his Grade 10 history class. “Right now I’ve got 35 kids in my class, so it’s a bigger one. It keeps me in tune with teaching,� said Little. “It’s the best of both worlds. Every one of our administrators teaches. I have to be teaching next door to other teachers, so I have to keep up that area. I think it gives me a little more credibility, as well. “To be honest, that’s the best part of my day, the hour that I go teach. I’m dealing with straight teaching. I’m not dealing with problems that are going to arise or paperwork.� Little taught for eight years, phys. ed and history, before securing his first administrative job as a principal in Loreburn, near Lake

Estevan Comprehensive School principal Mike Little will be retiring at the end of the school year, and considers himself lucky as one of the few principals who also gets to teach. Little teaches Grade 10 history. Diefenbaker, just north of Elbow. He went back to school following that job, earning his master’s at the University of Idaho. His

last post before making his way to the Energy City was a seven-year stint in Carlyle’s Grade 7 to 12 school.

When Little first arrived in Estevan in 2000, he was the principal at Pleasantdale School. That post was his only one at a

strictly elementary school, and after three years, it led him back to the high school setting at ECS. In today’s world of education, Little said accountability is the word of the times. “Everyone’s more accountable now. (Teachers) are more accountable for the marks they give. Students have to be more accountable for attending. If they miss for whatever reason, it’s going to be looked into. The key word is accountability.� He said that is one of the biggest changes he has seen during his more than 30 years in Saskatchewan schools. The other big difference since he arrived at ECS is the management structure with the school board. “We were one school and a school board ran us, and that was all we dealt with. Now we’re one of 39 schools. When we deal with the school board, they have 38 schools to deal with,� he said. Ten years ago, the school board had three school systems, separate, rural and city. “They looked after us,

and it was a great world the old way. The new way has taken a little while to get used to, but it’s still a great world,� Little added. Little said looking back at his years at the school, he is proud of any improvements for students and communication. Report cards and three-way conferences, he said, have gotten better, and he is very happy with the success of Challenge Day, a three-day workshop that has been held the last two years and will continue in the future. “I’ve been involved in it, and it’s been great for our school. The other thing that goes with that is the relationships we’ve made with other committees,� said Little. “We’ve had a lot of help from the United Way, in particular. It’s been a benefit to us.� United Way Estevan has been a big sponsor of Challenge Day at ECS, committing $15,000 each year to help fund the workshop. Little said he is going to continue to work for the next few years in the Estevan area, but after 46 years in education, as both student and teacher, he said it’s time for him to change.

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Telemiracle’s unforgettable 37th year Nobody knew they were going to hit the milestone they did, but by the end of the Kinsmen and Kinettes 37th annual Telemiracle telethon on Sunday afternoon, the provincial group topped $100 million raised since 1977. Susan Colbow, Estevan Kinette and Zone H Kinsmen Foundation representative, was part of the local contingent in Saskatoon on March 2 and 3 for the event. She said reaching $100 million made the event a special one. “That was awesome. There was a lot of excitement around, and then they had Brad Wall make a little announcement when they hit that $100-million mark,” said Colbow, who was in charge of the people posting the tote board numbers. “There was a lot of excitement around the place when everybody heard that we got there.” Colbow said nobody really knew how close they were to reaching such a lofty total, so it came as a shock to everyone there. “Nobody really mentioned anything about it. I think it was pretty unknown for

the most part that we were even close to that, so it came as a surprise to everybody there,” said Colbow, who said the people behind the numbers probably knew, but it was never alluded to elsewhere. “That’s why it was so exciting when we hit that.” The annual fundraiser collected just

over $5.5 million during the telethon at TCU Place. Colbow said everybody just goes to raise money, and they are happy with whatever amount people decide to donate. “We just go and whatever we raise, we raise. Whatever it is, that’s the donation to

the people who need it in Saskatchewan.” A lot of the money raised will go toward people who need to travel for medical reasons. If someone needs a stem-cell transplant, they may need to relocate to Saskatoon, Edmonton or Seattle for six months after treatments. The money also provides for scooters and walkers for those who have mobility problems. Colbow said the weekend festivities went smoothly, though some people were storm-stayed on their way home. Some local Kin members didn’t make the trip to Saskatoon because of the threat of severe weather, which arrived full force, but those who did were happy with the telethon. “The show itself ran smoothly, everybody showed up who was supposed to be there. The national cast was great, so everything was good,” said Colbow. “Everybody made it in. Getting out was the tough part.” One group was supposed to come in for an on-air donation but was unable to get in to Saskatoon, noted Colbow.

International Women’s Day recognized Friday March 8 is annually recognized as International Women’s Day, marked by women’s groups all over the world celebrating women’s efforts to attain justice and equality for themselves and their children. Every year thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. This year’s theme is: Building Leadership Together. Envision Counselling and Support Centre will focus on women in local communities who are recognized as role

models for girls and young women. Staff from Envision plan to visit local seniors’ homes and residences to present roses to acknowledge senior women who pioneered as leaders and mentors. As well, Envision will set up displays at the libraries in both Weyburn and Estevan. People can stop by one of the display tables and pick up a card to send to an inspiring woman. The first International Women’s Day occurred on March 19 in 1911. The inaugural event, which

included rallies and organized meetings, was a success in countries such as Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. The date of March 19 was chosen because it commemorated the day that the Prussian king promised to introduce votes for women in 1848. The promise gave hope for equality but it was a promise that he failed to keep. International Women’s Day was moved to March 8 in 1913. Much progress has been made to protect and promote women’s rights

in recent times. However, according to the UN, nowhere in the world can women claim to have all the same rights and opportunities as men. The majority of the world’s 1.3 billion absolute poor are women. On average, women receive between 30 and 40 per cent less pay than men earn for the same work. Women also continue to be victims of violence, with rape and domestic violence listed as significant causes of disability and death among women worldwide. In Canada, women still earn

71 cents to a man’s $1 and lead the statistics for being victims of assault. International Women’s Day is a day when women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political differences come together to celebrate. They can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women as makers

of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. Envision Counselling and Support Centre Inc. provides therapeutic counselling and support, in-home services, groups, workshops, and education that help individuals, families and couples to feel empowered and content. Immediate information and referrals are available through their 24hour Abuse/Sexual Assault Support Line at 1-800214-7083.

Increase in livestock cruelty cases this winter The Saskatchewan SPCA says it is concerned with the increase in both the number and the severity of cases involving cattle and horses this winter. There has been roughly a 76 per cent increase in cases involving horses,

and an approximate 89 per cent increase in cattle case files this winter (December 2012 to February 2013), compared with the previous winter. As well, the livestock cases have been more severe. In the winter of

2012/13, the Saskatchewan SPCA had a total of 11 Priority 1 files involving cattle and horses; in contrast, there were a total of two Priority 1 files for cattle and horses in the previous winter. A Priority 1 case is

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one requiring immediate action by the Saskatchewan SPCA. These are cases involving dead or dying animals; animals without water; starving animals; or other situations where the life of the animal is at immediate risk. This winter has been particularly challenging, with many areas of the province experiencing heavy snowfall and extended periods of extreme cold. The current high cost of feed is creating additional pressure for owners. “Producers have an obligation to care for their animals, year-round, even

when conditions are tough,” said Kaley Pugh, manager of Animal Protection Services. The Saskatchewan SPCA reminds producers to check on their cattle and horses frequently throughout the winter in order to ensure they are maintaining an adequate body condition. Changes in feed and/ or management may be required to protect animals from distress. According to The Animal Protection Act, an animal is in distress if it is deprived of adequate food, water, care or shelter; injured, sick, in pain or suffer-

ing; or abused or neglected. “The majority of Saskatchewan cattle producers and horse owners do a very good job caring for their animals, said Pugh. “That’s why it’s particularly disturbing when we encounter situations where animals have suffered long-term neglect and are clearly in distress.” “If you are worried about animals that may be suffering due to a lack of food, shelter, water or care, please call our office as soon as possible to let us know about the situation: 1-877-382-7722. All calls are confidential.”

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Sun Country finds success in Hoshin Kanri Following their first year of strategy deployment, the Sun Country Health Region seeks to provide a better environment for patients. In 2012, the health region went through its first year of Hoshin Kanri, Japanese for strategy deployment, and after setting goals in 17 areas, the organization fell short in only two of them. During the health board meeting on Feb. 27, SCHR CEO Marga Cugnet said they would not be attempting quite so many projects next year. “Certainly we’ve learned that taking on 17 projects was quite a feat for our staff,” said Cugnet, who noted throughout 2013 and into 2014, they will be looking at completing a more conservative nine projects. “For it being the first year, and learning the process, the staff have done really well, and now it’s a matter of making this daily work.” Cugnet said committing to 17 projects in their first year of strategy deployment may have been ambitious, but the learning process throughout the year was an important one for everyone. She said whatever the project, how it might improve patient care was at the heart of everything. “Every project, even if it is something as simple as the payroll system, how is that going to impact on the patients?” Cugnet said was the question they always have to ask. “It will make it more efficient for our staff within the payroll department. They’re doing less. If we can save money in their department, then we can redirect that budget toward more activities at the bedside.” If they need a new nurse or someone in primary health care, they will

have some funding saved to be able falls are an issue, but really, what to afford the new position. are we going to do about it?” said “I think it will really work out, Cugnet. She noted there are daily manbut this is just the very start of the agement boards j o u r n e y, ” a d d e d Cugnet. that track any falls A lot of the arthat are happeneas SCHR made ing, not only so improvements to a problem can be are things that staff identified, but also because they can will continue doing see what solutions on a daily basis. are working. Whether it is part of their fall pre“It’s taking revention program sources and saying or ensuring surgito the staff, ‘what cal checklists are are we actually going to look at? completed 100 per How are we going cent of the time, to make sure we’re many of the projects from last year putting things in were about estabplace?’” Marga Cugnet lishing a culture For those initiatives that prove successful, Cugnet within the organization. “It isn’t just about reducing falls said it’s important to spread them

for this year, it’s about looking at that being part of our work every day of every year. We’ve talked about how

across the entire organization. “We even share some of our ideas with other organizations and they’re

sharing their ideas with us. I think that’s really good too,” said Cugnet. The 17 projects were divided into four categories identified by Better Health, Better Care, Better Teams and Better Value. The only two projects that weren’t completed in SCHR’s 2012-13 fiscal year were both in the Better Value category. Regional management training is in progress but wasn’t completed, and a project under human resources workflow management and self serve, involving payroll, scheduling and benefits services is also in progress but incomplete. Cugnet said they have a good idea about what they will set as their nine projects for the coming year, but they won’t be completely defined until the budget is released on March 20. They have gone to their managers to see what the most urgent things are that need to be addressed in the workplace. They then have to narrow down all those ideas, from upwards of 80 to get them just under 10. “It isn’t about top-down, it’s about bottom-up,” said Cugnet about their Hoshin Kanri initiatives. Cugnet also noted Sun Country’s Telehealth program has the best coverage in the province, with about 20 units in place, and only three or four areas that have yet to be activated. The videoconferencing service is used by patients so they don’t have to travel great distances, especially in inclement winter weather. She said the service is also being used more by psychiatrists and has some impressive results, as many patients feel more comfortable meeting through a Telehealth session.

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Road work cannot wait another year It doesn’t take more than five minutes of driving throughout Estevan to realize our roads are a mess. Sixth Street, 13th Avenue, King Street, Souris Avenue ... they are all in deplorable shape. Worse yet, they are not going to get better anytime soon since the City won’t have access to hot asphalt for another few weeks. There have been plenty of reasons given as to why the roads are worse than normal this year. The fact that this winter has had periods of extreme cold followed by extended warmth is getting much of the blame. There is merit to that. However, the truth is our roads are falling apart because of the same boom that has Estevan, and Saskatchewan for that matter, enjoying an unprecedented period of prosperity. With the economy soaring, there are more vehicles on the road, especially large and heavy trucks. This increased traffic is beating the life out of our roads and the simple task of creating a half decent driving surface is going to cost the City a large sum of money. We are loathe to ask for provincial intervention, but unfortunately that is what may be required. As we have reported, the City and province have signed a deal that calls for the two sides to cost share the expense of rebuilding Highway 47 through Estevan. The rub is the City cannot start until the province says it can and that apparently won’t be until next year. That is not good enough. It’s not even spring and Highway 47 is barely holding up now. Initially it looked as though the road, with some maintenance, would last until 2014. The early melt has exposed a horrible mess and shown that waiting another year isn’t feasible. You could say if there was one positive from the snowstorm Monday is that it filled the potholes back in for a few days. But in reality, there are some areas that don’t even look as though they’ll last until the City gets asphalt. The reconstruction of that road needs to begin this year. There is no getting around it. The provincial budget is coming out later this month and the $7 million or so that the government has signed on for needs to be in there. The province has made it known money is tight, but we trust they can find a way to squeeze it in. They seem to be somewhat adept at creative bookkeeping. Further to that, the province is going to have to come up with a sustainable long-term infrastructure program. The increased operating grants have helped communities such as ours, but they are not keeping up with the rapid growth. However, cities were left out to dry by the previous NDP government and as such, there is a major backlog of work that needs to be done. What it comes down to is the province can’t have it both ways. They cannot sit back and enjoy this run without funding infrastructure in the communities that are driving the boom. The City, and our member of the legislature, need to put the government’s feet to the fire and ensure something happens this year. If not, we might as well just save the money and turn it into a grid road. Chances are it would be a smoother ride.

Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post

Wall should focus on problems at home It’s not as if Premier Brad Wall does not have a point about the U.S. government’s dithering on approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Caught up in the pre-election politics in 2012, American President Barack Obama chose not to overrule local opposition to building the pipeline over aquifers in states like Nebraska. This was applauded by the American environmental movement - who happen to be big supporters of the U.S. Democrats - as a major victory in the effort to stop the import of “dirty” Canadian oil. It’s about here where Wall makes some critical points. For starters, Canadian oil, whether from Alberta’s oilsands oil or not, should not be seen as an affront to American environmental standards. SERVING CANADA’S SUNSHINE CAPITAL

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Welcome to Thunderdome Since the majority of us grew up around snow, one would think we can handle it, even when we get a big blast such as the one that hit our area Monday. Yes, one would think. The truth is much different. It seems the minute our fair city gets past — oh let’s say about the 10 centimetre mark — it turns into a post-apocalyptic world where all rules go out the window. People start walking down the street, drivers drive on the wrong side of the road, cats sleep with dogs, zombies attack, people are standing in the middle of the street balancing on one leg. It’s Thunderdome. OK, I might have made a couple of those up. But, oddly enough, not the one about the person standing in the middle of the road on one leg. Truth is, we do seem to lose our common sense when we get a big pile of snow in a short timeframe. It obviously isn’t fun when something like that happens; especially when we had been lulled into believing the worst of winter was behind us. But it becomes even less fun when people lose their minds and their common sense.

Chad Saxon These Things I Think Let’s take, for example, the people that decide to drive through a foot and a half of snow in their car that has about one foot of clearance. I’m no scientist, but common sense would tell you that isn’t going to have a positive outcome. Or how about the people with snowblowers that feel the urge to blow the snow onto the street? That would be the same street that has more than its fair share of snow on it already. I get that in some places you have no choice. But when you’re in front of your house and elect to blow the snow onto the street instead of your lawn, you deserve a kick in the ass. I also want to thank whomever took a front end loader down my back alley and completely plowed in my driveway. It made for a great workout but again, a little common sense please. The fortunate part is a storm such as the one we got also brings out the best in people. I’ve heard more than a few stories about

This is, after all, a country that contributes more to greenhouse gas emissions and world pollution than any other on the planet. Or at least, it contributes more pollution on a per capita basis. Wall rightly argues that Americans hardly have much room to talk when it comes to CO2 emissions - whether it’s from its car culture or its coal-fired power plants. By contrast, Saskatchewan and Canada have become world leaders in trying to address emissions from the latter. The Saskatchewan premier also extends the “ethical oil” argument well beyond the railings of federal Conservative Environment Minister Peter Kent or Sun TV self-promoter Ezra Levant. Notwithstanding how this term has become the rallying cry for federal government/political interests, there is a legitimate argument here. The pollution and human rights violations of Middle Eastern or African nations cannot be ignored and should be balanced off against Canada’s more ethical treatment of its citizens. Similarly, the potential of environmental damage through an offshore drilling rig accident in the Gulf of Mexico or a grounded tanker off the Alaskan coast should also factor into the alleged damage caused by piping oil in from either the oilsands or the Bakken play. Finally, Wall makes a further solid point that it makes no sense for the U.S. to try to change another country’s environmental standards - environmental standards, that by the way, may exceed those in your country. And it especially makes no sense if the only one you are hurting economically is yourself. These will be the messages that Wall takes to Washington next week. And given that the Saskatchewan economy has

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people coming home to find someone had already cleared out their driveway or front sidewalk. I am fortunate to have had someone clear my front sidewalk Monday — and a number of times throughout the winter. Great neighbours like that are fantastic to have. And everytime I came across one of those cars who dared to go through somewhere they shouldn’t have and got stuck, there was a minimum of three people already there helping push them out. There have been other great stories from around the province about people getting stranded in the middle of nowhere and someone who stepped forward to ensure they had a place to stay for the night. It’s what makes this province great. We come together to make sure that everyone makes it through the storm safe and sound — even when you’d rather leave them in the bloody snowbank they drove into. I still have no idea why that guy was standing on one leg in the middle of the road. If you have any questions or comments please e-mail them to editor@estevanmercury.ca

become as dependent on oil production as it has, one can see why Wall might be sincerely eager to deliver these points. There again, maybe Wall could put his energy to better uses than trying to change the mind of a foreign government. Notwithstanding political friendships Wall has cultivated with a few mostly Republican Senators, he really has no influence on the Obama administration as a Canadian provincial premier. This leaves one to question whether the Washington trip is really designed to exercise influence on Washington’s domestic policy or whether it’s really for domestic consumption back home in Saskatchewan. One suspects the latter. It’s always good for a premier to say he’s fighting for Saskatchewan’s interests ... even if he is exercising zero influence. And then there is the issue of whether such exercises become a distraction from matters Wall truly can do something about. Heaven knows, there’s a wide array of local issues in need of addressing, especially a week before the delivery of the provincial budget. For example, a recent fiscal report card by the C.D. Howe Institute ranked Saskatchewan dead last in the accuracy of its spending projections. It awarded Saskatchewan the dreaded “Pinocchio Award” for cumulative spending overruns - some $4.2 billion or 38 per cent between 2002-03 and 2011-12. Isn’t this an issue more critical to Saskatchewan taxpayers? Aren’t there a hundred more such issues? Yes, Wall may have a point about the Keystone XL pipeline. But maybe his time would be better spent on problems he can actually solve.

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Letters to the Editor Harpauer Time to say NO MORE must resign The Editor:

The Editor: The Green Party of Saskatchewan is demanding Crown Investments Minister Donna Harpauer resign. The demand comes after word that her bureaucrats sat on an audit for over one year into alleged conflict of interest over money and ownership of assets related to climate change research at the University of Regina. The allegations flow from the audit done by MNP into the International Assessment Centre for the Geologic Storage of Dioxide (IPAC-CO2). The Saskatchewan government has invested $5-million in the project. It is alleged a private company was paid for services to IPAC-CO2 under questionable circumstances. It is alarming that Crown Investments Minister Donna Harpauer was not briefed about the audit. Harpauer has lost the confidence of the electorate over this scandal, and she should resign from cabinet immediately. Victor Lau, Leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan Regina

More recycling pickup needed The Editor: I am very curious who is in charge of the recycling area. Now that we have cameras monitoring this area — or are they just put there and not hooked up as one is counting the numbers of railroad cars that go by and the other is pointing towards the bins. The amount of cardboard on the ground along with other paper looks something like a mini garbage dump. Do none of the councillors save cardboard or paper? Also, the City, when they were cleaning snow off Kensington, managed to push up a couple of pieces of carpet in the snow. Funny that with all the City trucks that drive on that street not a one has ever stopped to pick these out of the snow. I suppose it is not in the job description. It’s about three weeks now. I think it is about time that we should get a bang for our buck. Efficiency, effectiveness, excellence? Dale M. Wetsch, Estevan

Hands Off Your Ratepayer Dollars The Editor: Imagine watching the person working at your local SGI retailer take $50 from the pile of money you just laid on the counter and walk it over to the office of provincial Finance Minister Ken Krawetz. You’d probably find that a bit odd. After all, the money you pay SGI each year is meant to cover the costs of insuring your car; why would they be giving part of it to the Ministry of Finance? However, that is exactly what has gone on in Saskatchewan for decades. Well, the insurance rep doesn’t literally walk over and hand the government cash like that, but behind

the scenes, SGI, and other Crown corporation profits are transferred to the provincial government to spend as it sees fit. It’s basically a backdoor tax. Citizens of Saskatchewan are told that their government must own and control their car insurance company, their telephone company, their electricity company and their natural gas company so that greedy corporations don’t come in and gouge customers on products they need every day. (Thankfully they haven’t figured out that we need food ever day or else they might want to run the grocery stores too). Yet, that is exactly what the government does in-

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NDP were in power. In the NDP Government’s 200506 budget the Crowns had a profit of $306 million collectively, but had to give $221 million of it to the provincial government. Similarly, while in opposition, Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party also decried those “dividends� but has continued to take them since forming government. Clearly, the challenge is for us to get an opposition party to practise what it preaches while in government. Perhaps there’s a bit of hope. The Wall government has promised to not take SaskPower’s profits this year; recognizing SaskPower needs the money for New power plants. That’s a good step in the right direction. What it should do next is protect SaskPower’s profits in legislation through a Crown profit protection act. After passing such an act, it could gradually add other crowns to the list. In the meantime, next time you see your insurance bill, telephone bill or heating bill rise, ask your local MLA how much of that is going into government coffers through this hidden tax. Colin Craig, Prairie director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Study shows Estevan kids are all right A Saskatchewan study on child brain development in the years prior to kindergarten is asking “Kasserian ingera?â€? How are the children? It’s a Masai greeting in parts of Africa, and it’s asked as an indicator for the health of the tribe. If the children are well, it stands to reason that so is the rest of the community. From birth to about age five, there is a gap in services for youth and studies are showing more can be done to ensure rich development. The first five years of someone’s life are arguably the most important and most influential, with strong links between the environment we experience early in life and how that impacts us in the many decades that follow. Donna Coleman Trombley, co-ordinator for the Southeast Regional Intersectoral Committee, was in Estevan Feb. 26 at Sacred Heart/SacrĂŠ CoĂŠur School to disclose the Energy City’s findings from the Understanding the Early Years project. From 2008 to 2010 Estevan took part in the project and was one of 27 study areas in the southeast region, as kindergarten teachers evaluated their students based on five domains. After spending time with the students from September to February, the teachers graded each student for physical health and well being, social competence, emotional security, language and cognitive development, and common skills and general knowledge. “We were interested in getting a population-based measure that would look back at what was happening in that zero to five, critical time period,â€? said Coleman Trombley. “It’s really been about the awareness of that critical period of brain development. That’s the message we’re trying to get out to people, that zero to five lasts a lifetime.â€? The presentation was attended by many education officials, with each school in the city represented, along with members of the Estevan Public Library and Sun Country Health Region. Overall Estevan’s younglings scored very close to the provincial average, with 31 per cent of them scoring low on one domain, while the province sits at 30.2 per cent. Coleman Trombley’s presentation gave a breakdown for each school in the city, and kindergarteners from the Hillcrest neighbourhood showed a city high of 66 per cent scoring low on one domain, while students in Westview represented Estevan’s low with only 5.5 per cent scoring low on one domain. Coleman Trombley said she is cautious about how people look at the numbers and preaches data to action. She said it’s not the data that is important, it’s what the community does to improve the environment for its youngest members. “The data gives you information to decide where you should put your resources and what you can do to have an impact. We’re interested in having an impact.â€? Estevan generally scored within four per cent of the rest of the province, with some higher and some lower. In physical health, Estevan had 11.1 per cent of its youth score low, while only 5.6 per cent scored low in social competence. There were 10.1 per cent who scored low on emotional security and 17.7 per cent in the common skill ,1 7+( 0$77(5 2) 7+( (67$7( 2) 52%(57 $57+85 :+$5721 /$7( 2) +,7&+&2&. ,1 7+( 3529,1&( 2) 6$6.$7&+(:$1 '(&($6(' $OO FODLPV DJDLQVW WKH DERYH (VWDWH GXO\ YHULĂ€HG E\ 6WDWXDWRU\ 'HFODUDWLRQ DQG ZLWK SDUWLFXODUV DQG YDOXDWLRQ RI VHFXULW\ KHOG LI DQ\ PXVW EH VHQW WR WKH XQGHUVLJQHG EHIRUH WKH VW GD\ RI 0DUFK

and general knowledge category. Where Estevan did show an increase of low scores compared to the province, was the language and cognitive development category. One in five of the city’s kindergarteners scored low in that domain, compared to 12.3 across the province.

Coleman Trombley said if there are any numbers that seem high, that doesn’t indicate anything wrong with the students. It just gives the community information on where they could implement a new program or some service to help out the young kids. “In one place a toddler playground was built, because they looked at it and went, ‘Oh my goodness, we’re seeing these kinds of physical health scores for our kids and we look around and the closest playground is across the city.’ So it’s had an impact in that way,� said Coleman Trombley. Thanks to advances in the technology that monitors brain development, the knowledge we have of those early and critical years has increased exponentially. How sensitive our brains are to development decreases sharply after age two, and by the time we’re six, sensitivity to development is only a fraction of what it was in those first few years. Emotional control is largely developed by about age three, and at that point, the brain is only marginally receptive to change. There are $2,000 grants available through the Regional Intersectoral Committee to each community for projects that would address school-readiness issues. Anyone can apply for the funds, which Coleman Trombley said is just a start, but priority will be given to a co-ordinated community project. “Our hope is that the conversation starts. We need to learn what our areas are and what we can do to make a big difference so all our children can prosper and be healthy. Healthy families, healthy communities; that’s our goal.�

Salvation Army collecting pennies In what they are calling a “Penny Drive for Health,� the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Estevan is joining with Salvation Army Thrift Stores across Canada in receiving donated pennies from individuals who would like to put them to good use before they are removed from circulation. “No donation is too small for those in need,� Lt. Brian Bobolo of the Salvation Army in Estevan said. Although it might not seem like it, the pennies are worth more than people think. There an estimated 35 billion pennies in circulation today. That is enough to ensure Canadians in need are properly fed. “While they may not amount to much as loose change in your pocket,� said Bobolo. “your pennies mean a great deal to us.� For those who seek assistance at the Salvation Army, pennies are enough to enable individuals to make

Brian Bobolo healthy choices that have a positive impact on their lives. Pennies are enough to provide someone with a healthy well-balanced meal. Better physical health in turn leads to improved mental health and a positive outlook on life. “Nothing rocks my world more than to see someone regain a sense of optimism after a long period of living life on the margins of our community. Pennies equal dignity, and dignity equals freedom and wellbeing.�

The Salvation Army in Estevan will use the donated pennies it receives in its Thrift Store to support its food bank programs. The Salvation Army provides food to area school breakfast and lunch programs and to the Warm Welcome shelter at St. Paul’s United Church. As well, there are over 200 individuals who receive food on a regular basis (roughly once every two months) from the Salvation Army Food Bank hamper program. This number has grown by 10 per cent in each of the last three years. In addition to the food it provides through its previously established distribution programs, Bobolo said the Salvation Army has seen a growing demand for bagged lunches and ready to eat food from individuals who struggle to find permanent housing. These include those who live in trailers or automobiles, and those who arrive in town

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Council Briefs News and notes from the February 25 regular meeting of Estevan city council Estevan Chamber of Commerce executive director Michel Cyrenne was before council to present the chamber’s 2013 budget. Cyrenne went over a number of the organization’s accomplishments in 2012 and their goals and projects for 2013. As for the budget, Cyrenne said the chamber was asking for a $50,000 increase in its operating grant from the City. The City’s chamber allocation in 2012 was $250,000. Cyrenne said the increase would fund a tourism development position, which he said is an area of need for the chamber. The request received a tepid response from council as there were a handful of questions about staffing numbers and whether or not current staff members could also take on some of the tourism duties. Councillor Brian Johnson asked why the RM of Estevan was not being asked to contribute more. They contributed $30,000 in 2012 and are being asked for the same amount in 2013. The request was tabled to budget deliberations, which are expected to resume in the near future. •••••• The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum also presented their budget at the meeting. The EAGM requested an operating grant of $154,800 from the City, an increase of $3,800 over 2012. Their budget did not request any capital expenditures for 2012. •••••• Council approved three event permits for the Estevan Exhibition Association. The EEA plans to hold the annual Rumble in the Dirt cabaret on June 15 in the Estevan Curling Club.

They also plan to have a beer garden during the Estevan Fair, which runs from June 17 to 19, and also during the annual rodeo, which is scheduled for Sept. 6 to 8. •••••• In his report, city manager Jim Puffalt said they were very excited about the announcement of MĂśtley CrĂźe at Spectra Place on May 4. He also reported that a list of attendees is being compiled for a public consultation meeting for the housing plan they are putting together. The meeting is expected to be held in March. The City is also moving forward with the development of a new website. As part of the project, the City is asking for the public to submit their input on what they would like to see on the site. “Having the public included as part of the process is a way to ensure that, when completed, this website is an effective tool for the City and public alike,â€? Mayor Roy Ludwig said in an accompanying press release. To submit their ideas people can go to estevan.ca where they will find a link on the main page called NEW estevan.ca where there is a form to provide input. The current site will remain in operation until the new design is finished. •••••• Puffalt also included an update on the SV Rental Corporation housing development which is located on the grounds where the Estevan Junior High was once located. In the fall, it was announced that six homes in the development would be affordable housing units thanks to programs from the provincial and federal governments as

well as the City through the CANDO pro- of a planned group of condos or four-plex gram. residential dwellings that would be a maxiThe report noted that five single mothers mum of two storeys. and one immigrant family new to Canada First reading was given to the bylaw. The were able to find housing thanks to the pro- public will now have two weeks to register gram and that 12 children are benefiting from any complaints they might have. Council new, stable and affordable housing. The report also suggested that the developer hold a added that the families chose to remain in public meeting to keep the public abreast of Estevan instead of moving away to a com- the plans. munity with more affordable housing options •••••• and are committed to staying in Estevan for Council discussed another rezoning the long term. request that was presented earlier this year. •••••• A developer submitted a plan to build The Estevan Fire Rescue Service report to a four-plex on a lot located at 613 Third was presented at the meeting. Street. After passing first reading of the bylaw, The department attended to one fire and the public had a chance to present any objeca number of false alarms during the month. tions they might have. The City received six The month also included a hazardous replies not in favour of the bylaw. Among the materials call on Jan. 2 when the department objections noted were an increase in traffic, was dispatched to an explosion at the Frontier a lack of parking and that a four-plex would Peterbilt building. not fit with homes in the area and may drive Upon arrival, firefighters found a large property values down. hole in the roof of the shop, directly above Despite the objections, council voted an oil tanker. Two workers suffered minor to approve the bylaw, feeling that it would injuries in the explosion while the building enhance the area and that there is enough did not suffer any further damage from fire. parking on the lot itself. As well, the members •••••• felt it would help with the shortage of rental Council received a parcel rezoning housing. request for the Trojan neighbourhood. The “This is going to be filling a need for request is to rezone a parcel of urban hold- Estevan,â€? said Councillor Lori Carr. ing zone land to three different districts to allow for 6((.,1* ,1)250$7,21 the creation of standard size residential lots, non-typical style single detached dwellings with smaller building 2Q -DQXDU\ EHWZHHQ WKH KRXUV RI S P DQG envelopes and multi-family S P DW WKH :DO 0DUW SDUNLQJ ORW LQ (VWHYDQ D parcel suitable for accom'RGJH GRRU WUXFN VDJH LQ FRORXU ZLWK FDPRXĂ DJH modating the development WULP ZDV YDQGDOL]HG E\ SHUVRQ V XQNQRZQ ,I \RX KDYH DQ\ LQIRUPDWLRQ UHJDUGLQJ WKLV LQFLGHQW SOHDVH UHSO\ LQ FRQĂ€GHQFH WR

Council passes nepotism policy The members of Estevan city council approved a new nepotism policy at its Feb. 25 regular meeting. According to the report presented at the meeting, the goals of the policy are to ensure integrity in all management control practices and maintain sound internal financial practices and also to ensure no special advantage is gained due to being an immediate relative. The report calls for City employees to disqualify themselves as participants in personnel decisions in which their objectivity might be called into question or where they or an immediate relative might benefit. Under the guidelines it’s noted that the City recognizes it can be tough to find qualified candidates with the current labour shortage. Furthermore, all qualified candidates should be given the same opportunity for employment and family relationships should not unduly or unfairly restrict an individual’s chances to pursue work with the City. In the case where a relative of a current employee or council member has the required qualifications for a temporary or permanent position, they should be given equal consideration if they apply through the human re-

sources department, have been considered in accordance with policies and procedures, have the qualifications and are considered the best candidate. To maintain integrity and sound financial practices, the employment of immediate relatives is prohibited in situations where a direct supervisory exists or there is potential for misappropriation of funds and/or collusion to do something illegal or underhanded. When an immediate relative is involved, an employee is barred from participating in the hiring process, discussion of promotions or discipline, evaluation, scheduling work or assignments, depositing or counting cash or merchandise or selling liquor or concession items. If a conflict of interest or nepotism concern is raised, human resources will review the case and make recommendations to the city manager and council. The policy also does allow for some exceptions and modifications by the city manager in consultation with human resources and the department manager in special circumstances. Examples of such cases include a promotion or transfer, summer students and areas where there are external recruiting issues.

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Students take lessons away from We Day From me to we, Grade For some, just being 7 students at Hillcrest immersed in the crowd of School in Estevan returned 15,000 excited people was exhilarated from their trip an experience itself. to the We Day conference “After three months, in Saskatoon last week. all of a sudden we’re right The conference was in this room with 15,000 organized by Free the people. It seemed so far Children, an organization away but then we’re there,� founded by brothers Marc said Jarod Buick, a Grade 7 and Craig Kielburger, in student at Hillcrest. order to bring young people “It was cool to see all together to hear inspiring of these kids there who stories and empower them wanted to learn and wanted to create change in their to know more,� Taylor addcommunities. ed. “It definitely put a new The conference was perspective on everything held Feb. 27 at Credit about being more conscious Union Centre in Saskaof how much we spend and toon, and Hillcrest student how much water we use. Morgan Barnard said she We take so many things was particularly impressed for granted like education by Molly Burke, one of the and water.� speakers at the conference Taylor took a vow of who is visually impaired. silence by herself in No“She spoke about how vember 2011, raising more she was bullied when she Grade 7 students Morgan Barnard and Ichrak Minouche hold up their We Day sign during the conference in than $2,000 for Free the was 14,� said Barnard. “I Saskatoon last week at Credit Union Centre. – Submitted photo Children. was just so inspired by the The Grade 7 Hillcrest of all of the fundraising that has happened bags filled last week, and each of the other speech that I wanted to learn more about from October until now,� said Costa. “In classrooms is collecting pennies as well. class can opt in to the We are Silent day her, so I looked her up on the We Day site. the opposite way, it will be interesting to Lampman Grade 11 student Elusha on April 18 as young people around the She said that we all have a voice and that see where students go from here.� Baird and Grade 12 student Taylor Roy world take a vow of silence in order to raise we should use it.� Hillcrest School is now collecting also attended We Day, along with 15 others awareness and funds for children around the Burke was diagnosed with retinitis pennies, fundraising for a clean-water ini- from the school. world who are being silenced by the denial pigmentosa when she was four years old, tiative. Each student received a bag when Baird noted they heard from actors of basic human rights. Costa said she will and her vision has been declining steadily they attended the conference and they are like Mia Farrow and Martin Sheen, who be silent that day, and the students who wish ever since. meant to be used for the We Create Change spoke at the conference about their views to join may do so as well. Grade 7 teacher Cat Costa said the campaign. Elusha quoted Sheen who said, “‘We on social injustice. class got very involved in the community are dreaming things that never were, and “It was really interesting to hear them When the bags are filled with $25 leading up to the conference. Not every- worth of pennies, they are taken to the bank speak about how they see the world,� said saying, why not?’ That quote really hit me body gets to go to We Day. Students have and the funds are forwarded to Free the Elusha. “Hearing them talk about how because he believes we’re doing things that to earn their attendance at the conference, Children. The money is intended to give we’re the next generation and that we’re people never even dreamed of.� and the class completed a can and bottle someone who doesn’t have clean drinking the ones who have to choose to do someShe noted students at Lampman also fundraiser leading up to the event. took part in the 30-hour famine on March thing about our future in life, it was really water a life’s worth of it. “In some ways, I see this as the climax 1, going until 6 a.m. the following morning. The Grade 7 class had about three inspiring.�

Bienfait campaign set in motion for new pool Anyone getting active in the next 10 days can help Bienfait get in motion. The town is among 27 other communities vying for the grand prize in the Saskatchewan in motion Community Challenge. The community was

entered into the contest with the hope of earning some extra funds for their project to build a new outdoor community pool. The in motion challenge is meant to go to community projects that support and encourage greater physical activity

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ing some sort of physical activity every day. Those participating enter the number of minutes of their activity, up to 90 minutes, each day. Lalonde noted that minutes can’t be carried over to the next day. Running from March 1 to March 15, the community that has recorded the most total minutes will win the grand prize. People need to register

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online at challenge.saskatchewaninmotion.ca in order to log their minutes of physical activity toward Bienfait’s project. Anything from kids at recess to bowling, walking or swimming can, and should, be counted toward the Bienfait total. Lalonde said the proposal for the town is for an outdoor pool with a zero entrance, similar to the one at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre. She noted the current pool in Bienfait was built in 1975. “It’s pretty much lived its life now already,� said Lalonde. “I took swimming lessons there, so I can only imagine.� She said her son took swimming lessons in Estevan but was too short even for the shallow end of that pool. “I think the new pool will be a good opportunity for the residents,� she

added. Lalonde said they have had people logging in from all over, putting their numbers toward the community. If Bienfait collects the grand prize, the $10,000 will go toward the town’s pool fund. The pool is a project many of the town’s residents are looking forward to. Lalonde noted swimming lessons are difficult to get into, so having an option in their own town would be a big improvement. “An outdoor pool is really nice,� added Lalonde. “Estevan hasn’t had one since Woodlawn’s closed down many years ago. I think an outdoor pool would be a benefit to the whole area.� Other communities taking part in the challenge include Lampman, Oxbow and Weyburn. As of Tuesday morning, Bienfait was ranked ninth.

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Reiter touts Saskatchewan Advantage One of the Sask. Party’s longest serving ministers was in Estevan last week to tout the Saskatchewan Advantage. Jim Reiter, who is currently the minister of Government Relations and First Nations affairs, was one of the featured speakers at the Estevan Chamber of Commerce Farmers Appreciation Dinner at the Days Inn Plaza. Reiter, who is the MLA for Rosetown-Elrose, used his time to talk about a number of topics involving the province. Despite the ongoing challenges the province faces, Reiter said Saskatchewan continues to be a province where people are excited to live, which is a far cry from a few years ago when many were leaving for greener pastures in Alberta. “People from across the country and around the world want to be here. They are moving here because they consider Saskatchewan a land of opportunity and they consider this as the best that they have for a bright future for them and their

Government relations minister Jim Reiter family,� Reiter said. The former RM administrator pointed to the population statistics as evidence of that resurgence, noting that the population has increased at a rate not seen since the 1920s. He added the province also has the lowest unemployment rate in the country at the moment.

Touching on the reasons behind the province’s run of prosperity, Reiter said it has all the important factors going for it — location, an abundance of natural resources, values that are conducive to innovation and efficient government. “We are centred right in the middle of the coun-

try, we have a great location,â€? he said. “We have highways, airports, railways ‌ we have a lot of stuff going for us location wise. We have potash, uranium and near and dear to Saskatchewan, and look what it has done for this area, oil. We are blessed with an abundance of natural resources. Saskatch-

ewan values are known throughout the world. Our people have a tremendous work ethic, they are selfreliant. “So what has been missing for 100 years? I would argue that it’s government. For huge periods of time in our history there wasn’t a government that understood that business

drives the economy, not government.� Although Saskatchewan is enjoying the benefits of a diversified economy, Reiter said agriculture remains a critical part of the province’s future. He noted the province has set a target of increasing agrifood exports 50 per cent by 2020 and to increase crop production by 10 million tonnes by the end of the decade. To help facilitate that goal, he said the province has established the Global Institute for Food Security in Saskatoon. “The strength of our agriculture sector is one reason why we are the only province in Canada that has had a balanced budget this past year,� Reiter said. Reiter also touched on the fact that since this is an assessment year in Saskatchewan, there is a chance residents could be paying higher education property taxes. He said the province will attempt to mitigate the increase as best it can so not to nullify the tax decrease that came with the change in how education was funded.

Beware of promises of high returns by fraudsters March is Fraud Awareness Month in Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Investigations - Economic Crime Section, Saskatchewan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority and the Saskatoon and Regina Police Services are joining forces to educate the public about the types of frauds investigators are seeing across the province. For a number of years now Canada has been in a time of low interest rates within the financial markets. These low rates of return not only apply to savings and borrowing but also to investments. The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority

of Saskatchewan is quite concerned about the number of incidents being reported to their enforcement branchwhere investors suffered substantial losses after they were convinced to move or invest in "high rate of return" products from their existing, safer low return investments. In the majority of these complaints, unscrupulous individuals convinced investors that the risk associated to the higher return products was minimal if notnon-existent. FCAA is concerned that individuals who are planning on retiring, retired, or are dependent on fixed income investments may be tempted to move

away from slower growing safe investments to alternative investments without understanding the risks and dangers. All investments carry a degree of risk and the level of that risk is normally related to the expected return. Higher yields generally carry a higher risk; lower risks equate to lower returns. A very common sales pitch being given to pending retirement aged investors is that: "the clock is winding down on the time for you to build up your retirement funds, and at the presently low interest rates, you will fall short of money to retire on. To ensure that you will be able to live a comfortable

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cat food." The FCAA reminds investors to consider the following when making any investment decision: - Get as much written information about the investment as you can and be sure that you take the time you need to understand what you are getting into. - Ask questions if the information is unclear, and get opinions from persons who are independent from the person trying to sell you the investment such as your professional adviser, banker, accountant, lawyer, trusted friend or family member. - Is the rate of return

realistic? If everyone else is offering three per cent, why is this person able to offer nine or 12 or in some cases 25 per cent? - Is this salesperson registered to sell investments in Saskatchewan and is this investment qualified to be sold in the province. Call the FCAA to check. Go on the Internet to see if there are previous problems with the company or person selling. Remember just because there is a website does not make the investment or the offering legitimate. Many scams have very professional looking websites create to mislead investors.

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“This award is a reflection of the passion, skill and dedication of the Tarpon team.�

Tarpon earns award Best Managed designation,� said John Henry, president and CEO, Tarpon Energy Services Ltd. “A sincere thank you to our employees and clients for helping us earn this prestigious distinction for outstanding business achievement. This award is a reflection of the passion, skill and dedication of the Tarpon team.� Canada’s Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent

process that evaluates their management skills and practices. “I want to congratulate Tarpon on becoming a Platinum Club member. This designation exemplifies consistency, commitment and the ability to be flexible in a changing marketplace,� said John Hughes, partner, Private Company Services for Deloitte, one of the sponsors of the program. “These qualities are what make Tarpon such a great business success story and one of Canada’s best managed companies.� For more information on Canada’s Best Managed Companies, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca and www.financialpost.com/ bestmanaged.

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Tarpon Energy Services, which has an office in Estevan, has been named as one of Canada’s bestmanaged companies again. It was announced last week that Tarpon has earned Platinum Club status in Canada’s best managed companies program. Membership in this club is reserved for companies that have maintained a standard of excellence for more than six consecutive years. Tarpon was first recognized as one of Canada’s 50 best managed companies in 2006 and is proud to become a Platinum Club member for the first time. “We are extremely honoured to receive this recognition after seven consecutive years of maintaining our

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SARM head says future of farming strong It’s certainly taken its hits over the past few years but it would seem Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry is enjoying a renaissance of sorts. Prices for a number of different commodities have rebounded and livestock is enjoying a resurgence, although not on the same level as wheat or canola. Both factors are playing a major role in helping Saskatchewan enjoy a time of unprecedented popularity according to the president of the province’s rural municipality association. “Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry is a testament to why this province is succeeding and growing,� said David Marit, the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities during a speech Thursday at the

annual Farmers’ Appreciation Dinner. “Agriculture is not only the grass roots of this province but it is also one of the driving forces of Saskatchewan’s

David Marit economy. Saskatchewan has what the world needs: nutritious, healthy foods. We couldn’t provide those needs without farmers and ranchers adapting and in-

es to levels that many have never witnessed. The same factors are also driving land prices to impressive levels, Marit added. “I have heard of land trading at $2,000 an acre in some parts of the province,� he said. “Saskatchewan farmers can now say that there is an interest from around the world for farmers to move here, buy land, have the opportunity and raise a family.� Although our resource sector generally gets most of the attention when it comes to the economy, Marit pointed out that agriculture exports totaled over $10 billion which was ahead of the province’s

oil and gas exports and also helped the province become number one in the country for ag exports. “We are known worldwide as a dependable supplier of safe, high quality grains, oilseeds pulses and livestock.� Backing up his statement, Marit pointed out that 99 per cent of Canada’s chick peas were grown here, 95 per cent of lentils, 86 per cent of durum wheat, 74 per cent of flax seed, 72 per cent of mustard, 65 per cent of dried peas and 42 per cent of canola. “We are feeding the world, ladies and gentlemen.�

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4-H Speakers Four members of the Browning 4-H Club gave an example of their public speaking skills at the annual Farmer’s Appreciation night. From left to right Alexis Christensen, Keara Christensen, Angela Hookenson and Alaura Gress.

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Assault charges laid following parking lot incident A 23-year-old woman was arrested and charged with assault as a result of a disturbance in a parking lot near a department store in the northeast area of the city on Feb. 26. The daytime event resulted in the woman being charged by members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) as a result of the incident and she was given a Feb. 28 court appearance date. On the night of Feb. 28, members of the EPS were dispatched to a public venue in the north central area of the city in response to a report of an intoxicated man. A 19-year-old Estevan resident was seen to be in a highly intoxicated state so he was arrested and lodged in cells until sober.

That same evening, EPS members were directed to a residence in the northwest area of the city in response to a noise complaint. A 20-year-old Estevan woman was issued one warning about the noise and when she refused to lower the noise level, police charged her under the city’s noise bylaw. Later that same night, a 39-year-old Prince Albert man was seen operating a vehicle while police believed him to be impaired. He was arrested and after refusing to provide a suitable breath sample for analysis, he was lodged in cells until sober. A 26-year-old Estevan man was also charged with being intoxicated in a public place that same night. He was released later after regaining sobriety.

On March 3, Estevan police arrested a 33-year-old man for breaching the conditions of a sentencing order. He is also now facing two charges of assault and one charge of uttering threats. The matters originate from a domestic issue. The man was to make his first court appearance on March 4. EPS members were asked to intervene in another domestic dispute during that same daytime shift. A female was provided with some assistance as she left the residence. A third domestic incident led to the presence of EPS members that same day. This time the issue was resolved through discussion with family members and no further action was required.

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Bruins take stranglehold over Klippers The playoffs are a brand new season in got down and everybody went back to doing Tanner Froese made it 2-0 just 36 sec- shot past Martinu on another power play. hockey and the CanElson Drilling Estevan onds later, and exactly one minute after that, “Those goals, two of them were on the what made us successful in the first.� Bruins drove that point home on Saturday Dylan Smith scored to extend the Bruins’ power play and one was at the end of a power Saturday’s game was much quieter on and Sunday. cushion. play there. It wasn’t off anything they were the scoresheet. The Bruins stunned the Kindersley KlipAfter that goal, Klippers starter Tyrell doing specifically on their power play, it was “We’ve been in a lot of one-goal games. pers, winning the first two games of their King was yanked in favour of Warren Shy- just battles in front of the net,� said Cassidy. The low-scoring variety is one that we’re used best-of-five Sherwood Conference survivor mko. “We know as a team we have to be a to. I think our attention to detail, especially series in Kindersley. A string of power play time in the second little sharper on that. Nobody panicked and in our own end, was excellent on Saturday Despite owning the SJHL’s second worst period aided the Klippers’ comeback. we went into the third period and played a night,� said Cassidy, noting that the Bruins road record in the regular season, the Bruins only allowed three shots in the third period. D. Jay McGrath beat Bruins’ starter really good period.� stole back home ice advantage with wins of Curtis Martinu on a wraparound at the 2:40 Cole Olson opened the scoring with a Froese scored the game-winner for 2-1 on Saturday and 5-4 on Sunday. mark for Kindersley’s first goal. Estevan at 7:25 of the third. power play goal, walking out of the corner “We started playing stronger hockey The shots were 32-29 for the Klippers. and jamming the puck past King at 12:16. Smith’s second of the game came 2:26 toward the end of the year and our confidence later to restore the Bruins’ three goal lead. Kindersley’s Giovanni Bombini reCassidy said it was crucial that the Bruis there in just about every situation we find Then the Klippers went into overdrive. ins hung on to win the game, partly to avoid sponded three minutes later with a power play ourselves in. We’ve had so many ups and Colby Daniels fired a point shot off the giving the Klippers something to build on goal of his own, tying the game 1-1 after the downs that we’ve learned from that experi- post and in at the 10:51 mark, just after a heading into Game 3. first period. ence,� said Bruins head coach and general power play had expired. After a scoreless second period, Neufeld “I think it’s huge because they were manager Keith Cassidy. Kyle Davies scored 2:24 later with certainly riding a wave of momentum, specifi- scored the winner at 13:27 of the third, firing a The Bruins had a chance to sweep the the Klippers having a man advantage, and cally off having so many power plays in a row. shot from the high slot that bounced off King’s series in Game 3 last night at Spectra Place. Bradley Buckingham completed the rally at “The thing is, we fought back at every glove and over him into the net. Game 4, if necessary, goes tonight in Estevan the 15-minute mark, tipping Daniels’ point turn. Yeah, they came back on us, but nobody “It was about his fifth opportunity to at 7:30 p.m. shoot from the top of the A series victory would circles. His previous four send the Bruins to the Sherattempts, he either made wood Conference semianother move or shot it finals, where they would wide or something happlay the first-place Yorkton pened,� Cassidy said of Terriers. Neufeld. On Sunday, the Bruins The Bruins outshot the roared out of the gate to a Klippers 33-24. 3-0 lead after a first period Cassidy said his team that saw them outshoot the had to avoid complacency Klippers 16-4. heading into Game 3 on But the Klippers fired Tuesday. back with everything they “It’s crucial that we had in the second period to come out and treat it like tie the game. every other game. We have Estevan’s three firstto have that sense of urperiod goals came just 1:36 gency and I think it’s pretty apart before the midway imperative that we finish point. them off (Tuesday). We Calder Neufeld opened Estevan Bruins left winger Calder Neufeld fires a shot at Kindersley Klippers goalie Tyrell King during Game don’t want to give them any the scoring at the 6:33 mark. 1 of the survivor series in Kindersley on Saturday. (Photo by Andrew Crump, Kindersley Clarion) incentive to build off at all.�

Bruin greats enshrined in SJHL Hall of Fame Six men were forever cemented in the history books one gave their money and did everything they could to do was $380,000. We just couldn’t raise that kind of money of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League on Friday this — I walked into it and I want to come back and play in this community at that time and they decided to move to night as the newest inductees of the SJHL Hall of Fame. and I want my eight-year-old to play here — it’s absolutely New Westminster. We scrambled around — and I’ve gotta Former Estevan Bruins players and builders Ron Dun- amazing,â€? he said. give a lot of thanks to our good friends George Sereggela ville, Bruce Firth, Alan May, Bill Shinske, Ray Frehlick Frehlick spoke about the transition period in 1971 and Gord Tenold, and the number of people who decided and Terry Simpson were enshrined in the Hall of Fame when Estevan lost the Big Bruins to New Westminster and to get an entry back in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey during an induction ceremony held at the Days Inn Plaza. rallied to get an expansion team in the SJHL. League,â€? said Frehlick. The six men join previous Hall of Fame honourees As manager of the New Bruins, Frehlick made sure “As I look back, our budget at that time in 1971-72 from Weyburn, Humboldt and Yorkton that the use of profanity was stamped out. over the last three years. The Hall now “There was a strange word the hockey has 15 inductees. players used a lot of the time. It was a fourMay, a power forward who played letter word, but it wasn’t the word love. I an integral role on the Bruins’ first SJHL instituted a rule that anybody using the fourchampionship team in 1984-85, gave an letter word other than the word love, it was emotional yet entertaining address. going to be a dollar fine each time. Of course, May, who went on to play six NHL they were only getting a dollar a day.â€? seasons and is now a TV analyst on WashMay later replied to a roaring crowd, ington Capitals’ broadcasts, needed some “Mr. Frehlick, I owe you about $45,000 for time to continue when speaking about using that word.â€? his father, who is recovering from a Jan. Frehlick also expressed his admira4 heart attack. tion for former Weyburn Red Wings coach “You go on to have an exceptional Dwight McMillan, who was in attendance at life, have an amazing life, but you forget the induction ceremony. to say thanks. Tonight’s my time to say “I think the guy should be beside the something to my dad,â€? May said. “Dad, I statue of Tommy Douglas along the 39 Highwant to thank you for everything you’ve way (in Weyburn),â€? Frehlick said. done.â€? Dunville said it was an honour to be He added that he was awestruck upon in the Hall of Fame alongside players like visiting Spectra Place, after having spent former NHLers Chris Chelios, Ron Hextall, his four years with the Bruins in the Civic Glenn Hall and Brian Propp, former Bruins Auditorium. coach Gerry James and McMillan. “What you’ve done in this town, and “I will remember this forever,â€? he said. what the people do for this team, how you SJHL Hall of Famers Ray Frehlick, left, and Alan May share a few words during a Dunville, the Bruins’ all-time top scorer, built this new arena, and the way every- break in Friday’s induction ceremony. took some time to ⇢B5

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Smith earns second belt at Hard Knocks 31 Jimenez, Heinz, Heibert, Gedak, Geib all win Devon Smith had one more surprise up his sleeve for mixed martial arts fans on Saturday at Hard Knocks 31. The La Ronge fighter, who is 3-0 in Estevan in the heavyweight class and still owns that belt, dropped down to light heavyweight and won that title too. Smith dominated the first round of Saturday’s co-main event against Medicine Hat’s Kevin Legasse, who withdrew after the first round due to a shoulder injury. Smith had spent much of the round trying to beat Legasse with an arm choke. “I was a little surprised (that he didn’t tap out),� Smith said. “It felt really deep and I was lifting him high. I thought that since I had a height advantage on him, I’d be able to lift him without dropping down into my guard. Because I didn’t want to drop down, I know he’s a dominant wrestler. I didn’t want to be part of the ground game,� he added. “I learned from the fight with (Derek) Daku (last June) that I didn’t want to wear myself out doing that. Once I realized I was going as hard as I could and he wasn’t going to tap, I let it go.� Smith said he’s more comfortable fighting at 205 pounds than at heavyweight, despite having nothing but success there. He’s also training for a fight at middleweight in six weeks. “This is where I naturally thought I should be. I’m comfortable with it. I want to be here. Heavyweight was just an extra bonus, I got offered the fights and I took them,� Smith explained. In the other co-main event, Winnipeg’s

David Swanson and Red Deer’s Chris Chapman went the distance in the lightweight title fight. After a marathon five-round session, Swanson was awarded the belt by split decision. Meanwhile, five of nine Estevan fighters on the card won. Felix Jimenez, the most experienced of the bunch, needed only 44 seconds to knock out Leeroy Johnson of London, Ont. Jimenez ran his career record to 3-2 by pinning Johnson and using the ground and pound to knock him out. Josh Heinz, in his first fight since seriously injuring his hand last summer, knocked out former Estevan Bruin Lee Ruff at 1:59 of the second round. Ruff was out of gas after the first round. Heinz took advantage by sending him to the ground with a big left, then getting the KO with another strike. Travis Heibert won in his first career fight, beating Zachary Atkinson of Winnipeg by submission with one second left in the second round. Heibert dominated on the ground at times and won the fight with strikes. Mike Geib and Eric Gedak were the winners in a pair of all-Estevan fights to start the card. Geib won his first fight in four attempts, using the ground and pound to beat Jordan Jones by technical knockout in the second round. Gedak beat Mike Keating at 1:29 of the first round via guillotine submission. Estevan’s Tyler Traub lost to Jordy

Estevan fighter Josh Heinz, right, sends Lee Ruff to the floor with a big left at Hard Knocks 31 on Saturday. Heinz knocked out Ruff with another blow moments later. Correia of Thompson by TKO late in the first round. Local fighter Greg Alberts lost to Danny Mayham of the Pas in a fight that went the distance. Mayham won by unanimous decision. Travis Triskle of Kenora, Ont., set a new Hard Knocks record for the fastest knockout, catching Saskatoon’s Randell Martell with a

big right only five seconds in. In other bouts, Austin Smith of La Ronge beat Damon Steadman of Humboldt by TKO, Winnipeg’s Andy Jack beat Brandon’s Ethan Cornect by submission and Dave Dalrymple of London, Ont., got past Harold Brun of Kenora, Ont., via submission. Hard Knocks’ next card in Estevan is on May 25.

Olson, Milligan clean up at Bruins awards night Cole Olson and Connor Milligan were the big winners at the Estevan Bruins’ awards night held on Friday. One night before opening their playoff run on Saturday in Kindersley, the Bruins handed out some hardware and also received some words of wisdom from the six men being inducted to the SJHL Hall of Fame the same night. Olson, who led the team in scoring with 16 goals and 40 points, was named the Bruins’ most valuable player. The 20-year-old centre also shared the Bill Shinske Ethics Award with Milligan, won the Mr. Hustle award and shared the Iron Man hon-

our with three other players. The Shinske Ethics honour, one of the team’s most prestigious awards, was presented by Shinske’s son John and daughter Robbie, who were in attendance for Shinske’s posthumous induction to the Hall of Fame. “He was a huge part of this community and to get it from his family is definitely very special to me,� Milligan said of Shinske, who spent two stints as the Bruins’ general manager. Milligan was also named the team’s most popular player and most sportsmanlike player, and shared the Iron Man award with Olson, Tanner Froese

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lected by head trainer Gerry Aspen and equipment manager Richard Winton, was granted to goaltender Curtis Martinu. Right winger Brett Dumaine was named the team’s most underrated player, while billet co-ordinator Gail Chilman received the team’s volunteer of the year honour. Following the presentation of the awards, long-time Bruins supporter Melodye Pierson announced that she and husband Bert were creating a new scholarship in memory of Audrey Shinske, Bill’s wife, who passed away on Jan. 17. The inaugural scholarship was presented to Olson.

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TS&M Bruins fall in series opener The Estevan TS&M Bruins had stayed one step ahead of the Melville Millionaires all game, but they couldn’t muster one final push when it mattered. Melville scored twice in the third period to come from behind for a 6-5 victory over the Bruins on Sunday in Game 1 of the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League consolation playoff series. Game 2 of the series is Friday in Melville and Game 3, if necessary, is on Sunday, also in Melville. On Sunday at Spectra Place, the Bruins matched the Mils tit-for-tat for most of the game, but when Melville tied the game and then took the lead in the third period, the Bruins couldn’t

TS&M Bruins forward Mitchell Morrison handles the puck along the boards as Drayson Skulmoski of the Melville Millionaires looks on.

counter. Marial Beny’s goal with 8:37 to play on a scramble at the side of the net stood up as the gamewinner. Melville had taken the early lead six minutes into the game on a goal by Drayson Skulmoski. Kolten Ganson tied it up for Estevan at the 13:21 mark. Peyton Stevenson gave the Bruins the lead with 5.5 seconds left, finishing off a pass from Ganson on a 2-on-1. It didn’t take long for the Bruins to score again in the second, with Stevenson finding the back of the net again on a shot off the rush at 1:20. But the Mils replied

39 seconds later when Jenner Tangjerd popped in a rebound off a 2-on-1. Melville tied the game at 7:09 thanks to a goal by captain Dawson Davidson, only to see Matthew Bill put the Bruins back on top 27 seconds later on a rebound goal. Beny pulled Melville even again at 13:40, but it only took 1:48 for Estevan to retake the lead on a Brayden Pachal goal from the edge of the right faceoff circle. Davidson scored his second of the game at 6:49 of the third to knot the score for the last time, setting up Beny’s winner less than five minutes later. Carter Phair was in goal for Estevan.

Local TKD clubs win 49 medals Coalers win opener Clubs from Estevan and Lampman combined to bring home 49 medals from the Global TaeKwon-Do Martial Arts provincials in Saskatoon on Saturday. The two clubs sent 39 competitors, including 33 from Estevan, to the event. Here are the results for the Estevan club: Jaiden Jocelyn, bronze in patterns; Gabrielle Jocelyn, gold in patterns, bronze in sparring; Zackary Jocelyn, gold in patterns, bronze in sparring; Simone Saigeon, silver in patterns; Gabrielle Stephany, gold in patterns, bronze in sparring; Renee Stephany, gold in sparring, gold in patterns; Danielle Stephany, silver in sparring, silver in patterns; Leevi Olver, silver in sparring, bronze in patterns; Lane Olver, gold in patterns; Brayden Renkas, silver in patterns; Kim Wolfe, silver in patterns; Pam Gunnlaugson, silver in patterns, bronze in sparring; Darcy Gunnlaugson, bronze in sparring; Robert Courteau,

The Estevan and Lampman taekwon-do clubs sent 39 competitors to provincials in Saskatoon on Saturday. (Submitted photo) gold in sparring; Damian Michel, gold in patterns; Taylen Hirsch, silver in patterns; Tayler Courteau, gold in sparring, silver in patterns; Darson Gunnlaugson, silver in sparring, bronze in patterns; Alejandra Robinson, gold in patterns; Kyle Lawrence, gold in patterns, silver in sparring; Emma Gunnlaugson, silver in pat-

terns; Olivia Kramer, gold in sparring, gold in patterns; Sara Saigeon, bronze in sparring, bronze in patterns; Micaela Dornian, gold in sparring, bronze in patterns; Shyanne Sealy, gold in patterns, silver in sparring; Anusha Conquergood, bronze in patterns. Here are the results for the Lampman club:

Joseph Fleck, silver in sparring, silver in patterns; Kelsey Carson, silver in sparring, silver in patterns; Mackenzie Carson, gold in patterns; Hailey Dechaine, silver in sparring, silver in patterns; Samantha Paxman, gold in patterns, silver in sparring. Nearly 190 competitors attended provincials.

The Bienfait Coalers needed overtime to get the job done in the first game of their semifinal series against the Redvers Rockets. The first-place Coalers edged sixth-place Redvers 4-3 in extra time on Friday in Bienfait to take a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 is Thursday in Redvers, followed by Game 3 on Friday in Bienfait and, if necessary, Game 4 on Sunday in Redvers. A date for Game 5 has not been determined. In the other Big Six semifinal, the secondplace Midale Mustangs are taking on the fifth-place Arcola-Kisbey Combines. Midale finished off the Oxbow Huskies in their first-round series with a 5-1 win in Game 4 on Feb. 27. The Midale-Arcola series was set to begin last night in Midale. Game 2 is Friday in Arcola, and Game 3 is Saturday in Midale.

Games 4 and 5, if necessary, have not yet been scheduled. In provincial action, the Carnduff Red Devils are the only Big Six team still alive. The Red Devils are down 1-0 in their best-ofthree B south final against Esterhazy. Esterhazy won the opener 7-1 on home ice on Saturday. Game 2 is this Saturday in Carnduff, and Game 3, if necessary, is back in Esterhazy on Sunday. Carnduff knocked off Rocanville in a two-game, total-goal series in the south semis. After a 5-4 loss in Game 1, they rebounded with a 6-2 victory in the second game, for a 10-7 combined score. Midale saw their run come to and end with a loss to Lumsden in their three-game A south semi. Lumsden won the third and deciding game 6-3 on Feb. 24.

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Estevan Mercury

Mermaids attend Saskatoon meet A few members of the Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club participated in the Sandy Roberts National Stream Provincials in Saskatoon on the weekend. The Mermaids do not normally attend the meet, but seven swimmers were looking for extra experience in front of the judges. “These girls are incredibly committed to synchronized swimming and to their performances, so it was a pleasure to at-

tend the meet with them,� said Mermaids head coach Brenda Lyons. Most of the swimmers recorded their highest scores of the season. In the novice category, Hannah Mantei finished first in the solo event and fourth in individual figures. In the 13-15 provincial stream category, all of the Mermaids placed in the top 10 in the individual figure competition. Tracy Irwin was fourth and Danika Poirier tied

for fifth. In the 13-15 solo category, Kelsey Potoma narrowly edged out fellow Mermaid Brooke Kruger for third place. Irwin and Hannah Whitman were second in the 13-15 duet category, while Mackenzie Dahl was first in the 16-18 provincial stream solo division and second in individual figures. “This was the first time in Dahl’s eight-year career that she has performed a solo. She has

enormous talent as a soloist and her routine was the one that the crowd was talking about after the event. We were thrilled at how well she performed,� said Lyons. “As well, it was the debut duet for the Whitman/Irwin team, as neither of them had ever performed in a duet routine. Their Titanic-themed routine left the audience with shivers on Sunday morning.� The entire club will participate in the Marj Simpson Invitational Meet in Winnipeg on Saturday and Sunday.

Tracy Irwin and Hannah Whitman were among the standouts for the Estevan Mermaids at the Sandy Roberts National Stream Provincials meet in Saskatoon.

Roller derby group holding ECS senior boys win curling recruitment day Sunday bronze at provincials The South East Sask. Roller Derby Association (SESRDA) is holding a recruiting session on Sunday from 1-4 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Women aged 18 or older are invited to try their hand at the sport. Players of all shapes, sizes and athletic ability are needed for all positions. No equipment is required other than a helmet and water. Skates and pads will be on hand for anyone wishing to give it a try. Previous skating or roller derby experience is not necessary. Most current players with the Hillbilly Hurt had never skated or watched a bout before joining up. Male and female referees are also needed. Anyone interested in

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learning about becoming a referee is invited to attend. Referees must officiate while on roller skates. “Roller derby is a fullcontact sport played on an oval flat track. There are five players on each team – four blockers and a jammer. The jammers score points by passing opposing players; blockers try to stop the other team’s jammer while helping their jammer,� noted a press release from the association. “SESRDA is a not-forprofi t organization dedicated to promoting posi-

tive female interaction and athleticism and helping the community through charitable contributions, fundraisers and benefi ts. The league is run by the skaters, who all volunteer their time and energy within the organization. Join a passionate and dedicated group of women who love the game and want to share it with women all over southeast Saskatchewan.� To learn more about the SESRDA, find them on Facebook or e-mail s.e.saskrollerderby@hotmail.com.

The Estevan Comprehensive School senior boys’ curling team won bronze at provincials on the weekend in Assiniboia. The rink, skipped by Riley Wallewein, also includes third Dustin Doerr, second Riley Lafrentz, lead Rylan Hauck and coach Mark Kroeker. The ECS team curled a marathon seven-game schedule over the two days, qualifying for the championship round out of the C event. In the playoffs, they lost 3-1 to Saskatoon Walter Murray and then won the bronze medal game 6-3 over Swift Current.

The ECS senior boys’ curling team won bronze at provincials in Assiniboia on the weekend. Team members from left, Rylan Hauck (lead), Riley Lafrentz (second), Dustin Doerr (third), Riley Wallewein (skip) and Mark Kroeker (coach). Assiniboia would go on to defeat Walter Murray

in the provincial championship.

Junior midgets lose last regular season game District Champs The Pleasantdale Bulldogs basketball team won the district playoffs in Radville on Friday, marking their second districts win in a row.

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The Estevan Blue Rock junior midget Bruins closed out the regular season on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to the Regina Wild. The Bruins led 2-0 at one point in the first period, but then surrendered four unanswered goals to the Wild. Karson Whitman got

the ball rolling at 5:31, scoring to put the Bruins on top. Cory Peloquin made it 2-0 barely two minutes later, at the 7:53 mark. Benjamin Wiebe got the Wild on the scoresheet at 13:54, making it 2-1 for the Bruins after the first period. The Wild tied the game

at 7:52 of the second on a goal by Karter Parisloff, the only one of the period. In the third, Regina took their first lead at 5:21 on a Luke Lubiniecki marker. Barely five minutes later, at 10:53, Wiebe scored his second of the game to add some insurance.

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Bruins finally deliver Archery Scores A common refrain leading into the SJHL playoffs, in this corner and others, was that if the Estevan Bruins could just believe in their ability, go to the rink with confidence and play to their potential, they could make some noise. Well, the Bruins woke up the entire SJHL with their play in Kindersley on Saturday and Sunday. Last week in this space, I said the Bruins needed to get a split in Kindersley to give themselves a chance. They achieved that with Saturday’s 2-1 victory, but they didn’t stop there, overcoming a Klippers rally on Sunday to win 5-4. Keith Cassidy may have said it best on Sunday night after his team took a 2-0 series lead: “It’s a good thing that those that could do something about it believed it, saw it, and made it happen.� It’s not as if the Bruins

Josh Lewis Hear Me Out blew the Klippers out of their own rink. Both games were decided by one goal. Game 1 was a classic, low-scoring, grind-it-out contest and the Bruins succeeded by playing a sound defensive game and limiting their mistakes. In Game 2, the Bruins got off to a dream start, but a long stretch of power play time and some inspired hockey helped the Klippers get back in it. To the Bruins’ credit, they responded the right way and got the winner in the third period to take a critical victory. Calder Neufeld tore up the scoresheet on the weekend, in a microcosm of why many people are talking about the Bruins as a playoff darkhorse.

The Bruins have a scoring punch now that they didn’t have before Christmas, thanks to the return of Dylan Smith at the trade deadline, the production of Dec. 1 pickup Alex Cote and Neufeld’s return from a nagging ankle injury. Add the fact that players like Cole Olson, Tyler Paslawski, Tanner Froese, Darcy DeRoose, Matt Brykaliuk and Taylor Reich are all capable of stepping up their production from their regular season numbers, and the Bruins’ attack suddenly looks very dangerous. If the club’s play in the first two games is any indication, it could be a whole new ball game. Contact Josh Lewis at 634-2654 or sports@ estevanmercury.ca. How does Jay Feaster still have a job?

Estevan Archery Club Junior Olympic Program Scores Feb. 25 Name Hunter Chipley Danielle Franko Jonathon Getschel Matthew Getschel Chayse Graham Braydon Hanson Maxim Hiske Kyle Johnson James Kim Sean Kim Braiden Longney Regan MacMurchy Myles McKenzie Alaina McKinnon Braden Piper Mason Piper Cyrus Rooks Spencer Schindel Brayden Shebaylo-Lajoie Isaiah Smith Layton Stropko Tate Wrubleski Devon Zimmerman

Distance 18m 18m 10m 10m 18m 18m 10m 18m 10m 10m 15m 18m 15m 18m 18m 15m 15m 18m 10m 18m 18m 18m 15m

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Distance 15m 10m 10m 15m 8m 15m 10m 10m 8m 8m 8m 8m 10m 8m 15m

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Six former Bruins enter Bantam A’s end regular season SJHL Hall of Fame The Estevan Century 21 Bruins lost two of their three road games last week to finish off the Hockey Regina bantam A division regular season. The Bruins edged the Weyburn Hitmen 2-1 on Thursday, lost 5-1 to the Southey Marlins on Saturday and fell 5-4 to the Regina Blues on Sunday. The Hitmen scored the lone goal of the first period on Thursday, with Jake Roettger finding the back of the net at 16:48. But the Bruins replied in the second period, beginning

⇠B1 acknowledge teammates and coaches who helped him succeed. “Just to name a few, Bruce Firth, and his brother Barry was a fantastic player as well; Murray Salaway, who was my centreman for my best season as an Estevan Bruin; Wayne Chegwin was the right winger on that line; coach (Gary) McKechney and Grant Fagerheim.� Firth, who was Dunville’s teammate for several seasons and is the club’s secondleading scorer of all-time, dedicated his induction to his twin brother Barry. “He was an SJHL all-star defenceman who was both an offensive and defensive wizard,� said Firth. “He helped me as a player, as a brother and as a friend. Thank you, Barry, for your support over those years and for your support since. I share this award with you.� Firth said his father, who passed atway in 1989, had dreamed of having both sons play junior hockey. “I know how proud he was that both Barry and I played for the Estevan Bruins.� Simpson played four years with the Big Bruins from 1960-64, but he was inducted for his dazzling record as a coach with the Prince Albert Raiders in the 1970s. “I had no formal coaching instruction, so I just jumped in and I started coaching and learned as I went. I learned from guys like Gary McKechney and (McMillan), Gerry James and so on. We all were in the league together, play',1,1* ing,� said Simpson, who went on to be a head coach with (0325,80 the New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers. Simpson joked that one of Estevan’s biggest inconveniences was just as much of a problem 50 years ago. “Those trains that are here, they’re the longest trains I ever saw in my life,� he laughed. John Shinske, son of the late Bill Shinske, kept his words brief on behalf of the family. His sister, Robbie, was also in attendance. “Congratulations to the recipients of the ethics award this year. It was very important to my father. He drilled the ideas of hard work and respect into my brother Rich, my sister Robbie and myself,� he said. “My dad has always felt that Saskatchewan was our home, and he’s smiling down on us today. I can hear him repeating the three things he was always yelling from the stands: skate, keep your head up, and two hands on your stick.�

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with Shae Little’s goal at 7:02 to tie the game. Bruins captain Prestin Bergen would score the eventual winner with 1:24 to play in the second. On Saturday against Southey, Hunter Piche managed the only goal for Estevan, with Bergen garnering an assist. On Sunday, it was all Blues in the first period, as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Bruins battled back, but their rally fell short as the Blues won 5-4. Piche scored twice for

Estevan, with Bergen and Wyatt Haux adding the others. Little (2), Haux, Bergen, Sage Dayman, Preston Brodziak and Josh Giblett had assists. The Bruins’ first-round playoff opponent had not been determined at press time. However, the team’s provincial run will continue this week, as they will begin their series against Yorkton on Friday on the road. Game 2 of the two-game series is in Estevan on Sunday. Game time is 1:30 p.m. at the Civic.

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Weight restrictions in effect Weight restrictions on some of Saskatchewan’s highways took effect March 1, according to the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. “The province’s Plan for Growth will require reliable roads and infrastructure for the safe and efficient movement of goods and people, so it’s imperative we protect and preserve our network,� Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said. “Truckers and shippers are advised to monitor their loads and watch for restrictions during what is a very sensitive period for some of our highways as the roadbed thaws.� Since December, winter weights which allows trucks to carry heavier loads, have been placed on some Saskatchewan highways. These began being removed at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 1 with the first winter weight restrictions to be published

online at www.highways.gov.sk.ca/ restrictions under the “New Winter Order� link. Regularly scheduled updates of the winter restriction orders will be provided every Tuesday and Friday by 12:30 p.m. until March 15 when winter weights are no longer in effect. The freeze period during winter strengthens the road and supports heavier truck loads, providing shippers an opportunity to transport heavier

loads during the colder winter months. Typically, these winter weights run from mid-November through mid-March. Meanwhile, truckers also need to be aware of upcoming spring road bans and follow weight limits on secondary roads during this most fragile six-week thaw period. Truckers can see the latest road restriction orders and related information online at www.highways.gov.sk.ca/ restrictions or by calling the Highway Hotline as follows: Regina and area at 306-787-7623; Saskatoon and area at 306933-8333; across Canada at 1-888-335-7623; and on the SaskTel Cellular Network at *ROAD. In addition, technical and regulatory information is available from Transport Compliance at 1-866-9335290, which operates weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except stat holidays.

Drinking age to stay at 19 The legal drinking age in Saskatchewan will remain at 19 years. “We have heard from stakeholder groups and from people across the province that government should not change the drinking age in Saskatchewan,� Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Donna Harpauer said. “While there were also some people that supported reducing the age to 18 years, it became clear that the majority urged government to maintain the status quo.� The legal drinking age in Saskatchewan is consistent with the majority of other provinces. Only Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec have lower drinking ages (18 years). The issue of possibly lowering Saskatchewan’s legal drinking age to 18 was considered by government as a result of a resolution passed in November at the Saskatchewan Party’s annual convention. “The decision to maintain the current legal drinking age is the right one and supported by police chiefs across the province,� Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police executive member Dale Larsen said. “We know that young people are already involved in a disproportionate number of incidents involving alcohol so allowing young people to legally consume alcohol earlier would only make it worse.�

Business optimism highest in country Saskatchewan’s small business owners have been infused with a new sense of optimism according to a report. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released its latest monthly Business Barometer last week, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan increased from an index of 66.7 in January to 69.8 in February, above the national index of 66.2. Fifty-seven per cent of Saskatchewan small business owners rate their overall state of business as good - tied for the highest in Canada and well ahead of the national average of 40 per cent. Thirty-three per cent plan to

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toba (63.4), and New Brunswick (62.2) are all slightly below the national average. Prince Edward Island (54.1) saw a noticeable decline in business confidence. Results and the full report are available at: www.cfib-fcei.ca/ english/barometer. Provincial highlights include: • 57 per cent of businesses in Saskatchewan say the overall state of business is good (40 per cent nationally); 38 per cent say it is satisfactory (47 per cent nationally). • 33 per cent of Saskatchewan businesses plan to increase full-time employment in the next three to four months (26 per cent nationally) and just six per cent plan to decrease full-time employment (six per cent nationally). • The shortage of skilled labour (48 per cent) remains the main operating challenge, followed by management skills and time constraints (33 per cent). • Major cost pressures for small business include: wages (58 per cent); fuel/energy (51 per cent); and taxes/ regulations (45 per cent).

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Local’s first novel draws wide praise Her debut novel has received acclaim from across the country since it was published last year, and now While the Sun Is Above Us has been shortlisted for four Saskatchewan Book Awards. Lampman native Melanie Schnell’s tale about two women in Sudan struck a chord among readers as the characters of Adut and Sandra share a brief but profound meeting of chance amongst the backdrop of a bloody civil war. The Mercury spoke with Schnell over the phone from her home in Regina. She came up with the idea for the book after reading a Maclean’s article in 2000 and started writing her story. Very quickly she realized it wasn’t the kind of story she could write without actually seeing Sudan and learning first hand what life is like for the women in that country. She went there in 2003 and again in 2005 to do background research for her novel. “I went there with the sole purpose of researching for my novel,� said Schnell. “I also had the bright idea of making a documentary when I was there, so the first time I went I brought a video camera in with me and it broke very soon after my arrival, so that didn’t work out.� Video camera or not, she was determined to learn and speak to locals in order to bring the world and characters of her novel to life. “It really was the gods telling me that I just was supposed to be researching for my story and nothing else,� she said with a laugh. “I’m just really grateful that people are resonating with it,� she added. “When you have a story and characters come to you, and you do your very best to create this story so as best you can this idea, you just never know how people are going to respond.� She said she often hears people connect with Adut, the strong Sudanese woman. “She is very, very strong, and I’ve heard from people that she stays with them long after they’ve closed the pages of the book,� said Schnell. She said what both men and women connect with

is the story of women in war. “It isn’t a dominant part of the pop cultural narrative. We also heard about the loss of boys. We never heard about the loss of girls, even though they did exist. I think there is an acknowledgement of it being a woman’s story. That hadn’t really been heard from a lot.� Schnell said the premise of telling a woman’s war story grew organically in the creative process.

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“I wanted to hear from the women when I went there. I was very interested in the women’s stories. Most of them couldn’t speak English. They had been too busy running in the war for decades to be educated. The brunt of their society’s responsibilities fell on them. They did much of the work.� Schnell said Sudan’s women bore many children, built houses, harvested and provided food for their families. They didn’t really have a lot of time for Schnell, she said, when she first arrived. “Eventually, with time and a bit of persistence, I got to know several of them,� she said, largely through the help of a translator. “But even when my translator wasn’t there, I was able to communicate with them. I learned to communicate with them in different ways and grew closer to them.� She said it was because of her personal desire and interest in the lives of these women that she looked at them with such adoration and admiration. “They were keeping their societies together, but they were also hidden. That desire of mine seeped into the book.� Schnell said she didn’t realize it was the story about women in war until her thesis adviser, Lisa Moore, told her about that angle. “I was working on it on such a deep level throughout that it’s hard to step back and look at it and see these things until after people tell you, which seems strange,� she said. “You can’t really step back until it’s published. Even months after it’s published, I finally I feel like I’m able to step back a bit more from it.� Because of the success of the novel, she has had lots of conversations, and interviews, about her work. That has given her lots of time for reflection on the story and she said she learns something new with each conversation. The 20th annual Saskatchewan Book Awards will be held April 27 and Schnell’s While the Sun Is Above Us is shortlisted for the Book of the Year, Fiction Award, First Book Award and Regina Book Award.

Do you remember? TEN YEARS AGO: The Estevan Co-operative Limited announced they were exploring the possibility of amalgamating with the Carlyle Co-operative Association Limited. To this end, a special information meeting was scheduled for March 12 to present information to members regarding the proposal. Don Lamont, who had been hosting the popular television show, The Complete Angler, for the past 12 years, was in Estevan on March 1 to speak at a seminar held at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. He used his time in the city to talk about his experience over the past 21 years during which he had fished professionally, and to provide tips to the crowd of anglers who had jammed into the gallery. A little luck and a couple of missed shots by the opposition helped the Frank Elberg rink to win the A-side championship of the Estevan Curling Club’s annual men’s bonspiel. Elberg defeated the Chad Messier foursome 7-6 in an extra end to win the competition. Curling with Elberg were Eldon Rondeau, lead; Brian Hank, second; and Bill Kapiczowski, third. Robert Roy, a University of Saskatchewan professor and agricultural analyst, was one of the guest speakers at the annual Agricultural Information Day held on Feb. 26 in the Benson

Community Hall. About 60 area produces attended the event that also featured presentations by Frank Carter from SGS Inc., Kevin Heal and Richard Eckert. Topics covered included grain sampling services, the research farm at Redvers, Saskatchewan producers’ infl uence on world markets, as well as the opportunity that non-traditional crops could provide in the future. Jasmin Erickson, a thirdyear air cadet in the Estevan No. 30 Wylie-Mitchell Squadron, took the first step toward a provincial title when she won the local air cadet effective speaking competition on Feb. 26. Jasmin captured top spot among the eight competitors from the local squadron and won the right to advance to the zone finals scheduled for March 15 in Indian Head. TWENTY YEARS AGO: Sister Therese Roddy, administrator at St. Joseph’s Hospital, announced that extended professional medical services were now going to be available at the hospital. She said that Dr. Felix Veloso of Regina would be in Estevan once a month to provide neurological clinics; that monthly urologist clinics would be provided by Dr. Paul Good and the Regina Urological Group, while Dr. Ann Graham would conduct monthly dermatologist clinics. All clinics were to be scheduled through

the hospital that would also be providing the clinical space requirements. Roddy also said it was hoped mammography examinations would soon be offered at the hospital - they were just waiting for the equipment required to be delivered. Local professionals were to offer the mammography service once the equipment arrived. The 1992 United Way Telethon proved to be the most successful to date according to figures released at the UW an-

nual meeting on March 3. Total donations for the 36-hour event came to $129,308, surpassing the previous high of $117,654. The objective for 1982 was $97,800. Donn Williams was also elected president for the coming year, succeeding Duane Chipley. Derek Beahm, a member of the Estevan Bordertown Karate Club, won world titles in power striking and board breaking at

the World Congress of Martial Arts open world championship tournament held on March 6 at the Estevan Comprehensive School. Other Estevan competitors winning world titles were Michele Poirier in eight-andunder power striking, Jamie Leptick in the 13-17 division board breaking, Wes Morrow in adult novice board breaking, Michael Bonokoski in 11-13 beginner sparring, Greg Lawrence in 18-and-over advanced sparring, and David Dell in 35-and-over advanced sparring. THIRTY YEARS AGO: The Globe Theatre cast from Regina was in Estevan on March 4 at the Estevan Comprehensive School where they presented MacBeth for the benefit of Division III and IV students at the school and the Estevan School Division. Andrew Stevenson and Cheryl Reichert of Estevan finished first in their respective divisions at the Youth Bowling Council 10-pin provincial tournament in Saskatoon the weekend of Feb. 26 and 27. Stevenson topped the junior boys’ division with a score of 508, while Reichert won the senior girls’ division with a score of 514. As a result, they both qualified to advance to the national competition scheduled for April 9 and 10 in Nanaimo, B.C. Students at Westview School in Estevan raised $4,370.04 for

Telemiracle. The money was raised from a fact-a-thon where Division II students had three minutes to do math facts, and the Division I students had whatever time they needed. Maximum pledge was five cents a fact. “It was a dream fulfilled,� w a s t h e w a y M a rg e S t e p p summed it up when she gave a history of the rink in Torquay the evening of March 4 at the grand opening ceremonies for the brand new skating rink. The three-day celebration kicked off with a beef barbecue, followed by speeches, presentations, a ribbon-cutting and open skating on Friday. Saturday began with a pancake breakfast followed by a full slate of hockey games, while Sunday’s activities included open skating, novelty races, and a hockey match between Torquay’s two senior men’s teams, the Jets and Lions. The charter meeting of the Estevan Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children took place March 2 at the Masonic Hall in Estevan. Merle McGowan, president of the Regina Ladies’ Auxiliary, presented at the installation of offi cers when Joy McColl became first president of the local group. Other officers were Dorothy Symons, first vice-president; Joey Cassels, secretary-treasurer; and Edna Davidson, Mary Livesley, Donna Taylor and Gale Doan, councillors.

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Here we are, February is now over, and our thoughts are already turning to Easter celebrations. Where does the time go? With the few days of nice weather, we were venturing outside, trying to avoid the many ice patches. We don’t want any more hip replacements around here! We are happy to announce that members Laureate Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi have offered to take over the task of decorating the lodge for our special occasions. They will be around soon to put up a few Easter decorations which we will all enjoy. Someone has already bought some Easter candy, which doesn’t last long in our candy jar! We started February with Bob Hammermeister’s 90th birthday celebration. It just so happened that it was one of the worst blizzards we had this winter so quite a few people were unable to attend. He still had over 60 out for the occasion, and all enjoyed the cake and festivities. Olive Murphy was in hospital for most of February, but we welcomed her home on the 26th. One of our residents, John Humble lost his wife in February. She resided at the Estevan Reginal Nursing Home. Our thoughts and prayers are with John at this most difficult time. Another resident, Hazel Baker, enjoyed a lovely visit from her daughter Bev Lebedynski from British Columbia. On the entertainment scene, we sang and danced to the music of Freddie and the Freebies, the Happy Wanderers, Bob Olson and family, the Church of Christ Singers, our own Creighton Lodge Songbirds choir, Jim Pratt and had a very special evening of pipe music by Sienna Johnson and Meaghan Stade from the Regina Pipe Band. They were on their way home from a band competition in Winnipeg in which they placed first and decided to stop by Grandma Kaye Johnson’s to entertain for a while at the Lodge. We are so grateful when these folks take time from their busy lives to entertain us. We were wondering the other day what kind of music will they be sitting around listening to 30 years from now? It probably won’t be Lili Marlane! We are also grateful for our volunteers who keep our activities going. Audrey Dupuis, Kelly Harrison and Norma Blackburn led us in exercises in February. It’s so important to keep our limbs moving - we feel so good following a session after which we enjoy socializing over a social cup of coffee.

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Our birthday party and KFC volunteers, Doreen Dirks, Margaret Mack, Marge Heidinger, Jean Delorme and Mary Drader are so faithful and so very helpful making sure things go off without a hitch. Joan Wock, our bingo caller, and Marlene Grube, our fill-in caller, know how important it is to have our weekly game of bingo on Wednesday nights. They never fail to be here for the seasoned bingo players. We also enjoy our weekly visit from the dog therapy lady, Christina Wock and her ever-so-cute dogs. It’s nice for those of us who miss our own pets from past years to sit for awhile and visit with her puppies. Thanks to the Estevan Ministerial Association for providing us with our Sunday worship time with the various Estevan Churches, as well as to St. Peter’s, St. Paul’s and St. John’s for taking the time to have communion with us. We were treated to a rousing afternoon of fun and cookies with the pre-K children from St. Mary’s School on Feb. 8. On Feb. 14, we did Valentin’s bingo with the chil-

Hill View Manor notes By Eunice Massett Hill View Manor Correspondent I am listening to the residents sing, while Wilma Mantei accompanies them on the piano. I am also savouring the wonderful smell of homemade herb bread that will be served with beef stew for supper as it bakes in the ovens. We thank Florence Mantei and Audrey Sovdi who graciously shared their “secret” bread making techniques to make us such a delicious treat. What a privilege it is to work in such a cozy environment! During our February birthday celebration, we listened to the stories of Mary Bachynski, Ralph Steinke,

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We had our annual Valentine’s Day party with a sing-a-long, some games and tallying up the votes that where cast to pick our king and queen for the year. In order to win, there is a list of requirements that each must meet such as being kind and helpful to other residents. The votes were counted and the winners are Audrey Sovdi and Ken Raine. They each received flowers, chocolates and a supper of their choice. The reigning king and queen from 2012, Kay Wilson and Bob Larter, handed over the mantle as Audrey and Ken were adorned with the gorgeous red velvet capes and sparkling jewelled crowns. It was a fun time. We look forward to this every year as we get to honor theses wonderful residents. It seems I repeat myself every letter, thanking the groups and churches that share their time with our residents. It is important that you know you are appreciated and that you make a difference in their lives. As a private home, we receive no funding from any source other than our clients’ rent, so when we have people volunteer, it is great. Thank you! Te r e s a H a l v o r s o n moved into Hill View Manor June 2011 and passed away in April of 2012. This was quite some time ago, but I want to do a small tribute for her, and I do hope no one is offended at the time lapsed. Teresa’s brother, Leo Seipp, lived at HVM and most every week he would advocate for his dear sister. He would tell me what a wonderful person she was and ask if there would soon be a room open for her. I think that with all the verbal bouquets Leo gave her, we loved Teresa even before we met her. When the time finally came that she moved in, we were much blessed. Leo would have been so excited to have his little red-haired sister here at last. Teresa was an intelligent and talented lady. She was a teacher and things had to be “proper.” Teresa was very proud that there were four generations of teachers in her family and would tell us about her mom, daughter and granddaughter who all chose that occupation. She was very proud of her grandchildren and the fact that they strived for higher education. They perhaps inherited their skill and determination from her because she certainly possessed intellect and I am sure was a very positive

mentor to them. Teresa participated in all the activities at HVM but her favourite of all was shuffleboard. She insisted that we play it by the rules, and she knew them all! She won constantly at not just shuffleboard, but at all the games and cards. She had a quick wit and a bright mind and no one could fool her. She was so much fun to have around and we miss her vibrant personality even after all this time. Things were not all fun for Teresa as she struggled with health issues, yet she would not complain and was extremely brave and still so grateful for the many blessings she said God bestowed upon her in spite of the adversity she faced. One of the little things staff comment about when reminiscing of Teresa is the fact that she had the most beautiful fingernails. They were perfect, long, always polished a gorgeous colour, and envied by all. I always wondered how she did all the quilting she did with those beautiful nails! Long before Teresa moved into HVM she was part of the Torquay church quilting group that donated many beautiful quilts to us. I think most of the rooms here are adorned with one of their quilts and memories are stirred, and we think of her when we see them. I was so touched when we celebrated her life at the Torquay Lutheran Church because all the pews had one of her handmade quilts on them. What a tribute to this amazing lady! Life does not always follow our best laid out plans, and I am sure that neither Teresa nor her devoted daughter, Narrie, planned on her time with us being so short. We have all, I am sure, asked “why” when life does not go the way we want. I, for one, am thankful that God’s ways are higher than our ways, and that we can know that if we put our trust in Him, knowing that He allows only what is best for us, that we can rest assured that all things will work together for good. So even though we would have wanted to have more time with Teresa and we miss her, we take much comfort in knowing that she suffers no more and we just know that after she ran into the welcoming embrace of our Father as she passed through heaven’s gates, we can only imagine that she next experienced a reunion with her big brother, Leo. With that picture in mind, we remember and we smile.

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In loving memory of Stan Blackstock June 30, 1930 March 12, 2011 The day is remembered and quietly kept, No words are needed, we shall never forget. To some you may be forgotten, To others a part of the past, But to us who loved and lost you, Your memory will always last. - Lovingly remembered by wife Micki; sons, Carl, Scott and Gil; daughters, Taryn and Tracy and Families.

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CARD OF THANKS A most sincere Thank You to all the nurses and Dr. Tsoi for being so good and kind to me during my stay in the hospital. Thanks also to my good neighbours and for visits and cards. It all helped. Last but not least, thanks to my family who are there for me always. May God bless you all. - Susanne Widenmaier

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TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE FINAL PHASE FOR SALE. 55 PLUS ADULT ONLY Ground Leve l Tow n h o m e I N F O w w w. d i a mondplace.ca. CALL 306 241 0123 WARMAN, SK

OUT OF TOWN FOR SALE In Stoughton: New modular home on own lot. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Vacant. $8,000 d ow n ; Pay m e n t s $ 8 0 0 / m o n t h . Must have good credit and be able to bank qualify. Phone 1-587-4348525.

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT HARVEST HEIGHTS 542 Bannatyne Avenue 1 & 2 Bedroom Units. Utilities included. A/C, fridge, stove and laundromat. Parking with plug-ins. Security entrance. No pets. For More Info Go to: www.apartmentsestevan.ca For Apar tment Availability and Pricing e-mail us: harvestheightsteam@gmail.com PARK PLACE 402 PERKINS STREET FOR RENT: 1, 2 BR Apartments. Air conditioning, 5 Appliances. Fireplace in suites; Security doors. No Pets!! For more information, Phone 634-4010 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. only, or see our Web site @ www.apartmentsestevan.ca

LOOKING FOR Roommates to share cost of home in Benson. Reasonable rate. Call 306-6343673; call or text 306-421-3190.

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Modular, Manufactured or RTM homes. A variety of homes in production or ready to ship Regina,SK 1-866-838-7744 Estevan, SK 1-877-378-7744 www.sherwoodhome.ca

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High Quality Canadian Built Modular Homes & Cottages Over 175 Plans to Choose from. 60-90 Day Turnkey 10 Year Warranty Regina, SK Toll Free: 1-(855)-494-4743 Visit us online: www.prairiebilt.com

SMART. SPACIOUS. Stylish. Why not a Modular Home? Now available in 9’ ceilings. Call Craig’s Home Sales for exciting n e w i d e a s ! 1- 8 5 5 - 3 8 0 - 2 2 6 6 ; www.craigshomesales.com.

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The Estevan Antique Auto Club is holding its SPRING FLEA MARKET/ GIANT INDOOR GARAGE SALE Saturday, March 9 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Wylie Mitchell Hall Antiques, Tools, Crafts, Household Items, Clothing Anything goes! We are looking for vendors. Please call Nathan 634-1909 for more info.

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FARMLAND FOR SALE: NE 7-44-W2, Steelman, Sask. Submit offers to: Box 1481, Estevan, SK, S4A 2L7 or E-mail: bmetz@sasktel.net

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FARM IMPLEMENTS

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FOR SALE: John Deere 7800 Power Quad, MFWD, New rubber, 3 point hitch, 7600 hrs. - $49,000; John Deere 8430 4X4, 1300 hrs. on rebuilt motor, 8 new tires, PTO, Quad Range - $15,000; 1982 IHC 3 Ton Truck, 9 Litre diesel motor, B ox & h o i s t - $ 10 , 0 0 0 ; 19 9 5 Dodge Dually 3500, 2W Drive, Automatic, Cummins diesel - $6,000; 1954 GMC 1/2 Ton Pickup, runs well, no rust - $6,000; 7 - 51’ Sak u n d i a k G ra i n Au g e r / M o to r $2,000; Crown Stone Picker, hydraulic drive - $2,500; 70’ Flexicoil Tine Harrows - $2,000; 45’ Wilrich Field Cultivator, 5-plex - $2500. Phone 306-452-8520.

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FOR SALE: 2006 Black Murano, 3.5L, V6. Excellent condition, 17 7, 0 0 0 k m , L e a t h e r h e a te d seats, good tires. $12,500. Phone 461-9595 or 306-634-6907.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS Best of the Breeds Bull Sale Sunday, March 24 2PM Parkland Livestock Market Leross, SK 65 bulls on offer Simmental, Gelbvieh, Charolais Red Angus, Black Angus Yearlings & Two-year olds Top Quality Bulls for the Purebred Breeder and Commercial Cattleman View catalogue online at www.buyagro.com EQUINOX ANGUS BULL SALE, Monday, March 18 at the Weyburn Livestock Exchange - 1:00 p.m. On Offer approx. 50 Red & Black Angus bulls. Sunny Grove Angus, Spr ing View Ranch, Broken T Ranch, Wrangler Ridge Ranch, Swenco Angus & S-Bar Red Angus.

1 HOME QTR & 18 Parcels of Farmland Davidson, Saskatchewan. Sorgaard Ranches Ltd 2290+/- title acres. 3 bedroom bungalow, 30 X 50 ft. garage, selling at the Saskatoon Auction March 19/13. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers: 1-800-491-4494; rbauction.com.

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FEED & SEED HEATED CANOLA WANTED!! - GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!! - BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!! HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

LAND WANTED LOOKING FOR FARMLAND to rent in the Estevan - Hitchcock area. Phone 306-421-2308. WANTED: Farmland to cash rent North of Estevan or near Bienfait. Phone 421-0679.

LAND FOR SALE LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER R.M. 494, Canwood, Saskatchewan. 800 acres pasture plus 880 acres crown lease. Closing 31/03/13. Infor mation: Box 88, Parkside, Sask. S0J 2A0 or jaunrau@sasktel.net.

STEEL BUILDINGS / GRANARIES ASSORTED STEEL BLDGS. Disc. Available. Some seconds used. Erection Infor mation Available. Will Deliver. Source# 18X. 800964-8335. BIG BUILDING SALE... “THIS IS A C L E A R A N C E S A L E YO U DON’T WANT TO MISS!� 20x20 $3,985. 25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859. 35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100. 47X76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca. S T E E L B U I L D I N G S / M E TA L BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance o w e d ! C a l l 1- 8 0 0 - 4 5 7- 2 2 0 6 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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2012 CHRYSLER CHARGER SXT loaded, red, 16,500 kms...........................$27,900 2012 HONDA CIVIC LX black, only 10,000 kms................................SALE $18,900 2011 CHEV IMPALA LT black, 66,000 kms .......................................SALE $13,700 2010 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING white, 35,500 kms...................................$18,900 2009 GS PURSUIT SE SEDAN auto, pr.roof, 56,850 kms .............................$12,700 2008 CHEV IMPALA LT grey, local trade,96,000 kms ....................................$10,900 2008 CHEV AVEO LT 5 door, auto, power roof, 23,000 kms .............................$9,980 2007 GRAND PRIX 3.8L V6, cloth, 130,000 kms ..........................................SOLD 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM white, 4 door, local trade, 98,000 kms ................$5,990

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2012 YUKON XL leather, DVD with dual screens, power roof, 30,900 kms .........$54,700 2012 CADILLAC SRX loaded, silver, AWD, 38,000 kms...................................$45,900 2012 GMC CREW 4x4 all terrain, leather, power roof, 16,200 kms .................$39,900 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE silver, 4x4, 35,000 kms ..............................$32,700 2012 FORD EXPLORER AWD, navigation, 25,000 kms ..................................$30,700 2012 JEEP LIBERTY NORTH EDITION 4x4, excellent cond., 32,900 kms ....$24,900 2012 JEEP COMPASS 4x4 silver, 24,000 kms..................................SALE $23,900 2011 CHEV TAHOE leather, DVD, nav, power roof, 10,700 kms .......................$47,900 2011 AVALANCHE LT rear air suspension, leather, 20� wheels, 25,000 kms .....$38,700 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD, loaded, 44,700 kms .................................$35,500 2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 4WD, white, 60,000 kms ........................SALE $21,700 2011 GMC REG CAB SHORT BOX 4x4, lifted, 23,500 kms ..............SALE $21,700 2010 AVALANCHE LT leather, power roof, 20� wheels, rear DVD, 90,000 kms ..$31,700 2009 CHEV TRAVERSE AWD LTZ leather, 74,000 kms, mocha ....................$27,900 2009 CHEV EQUINOX SPORT AWD, leather, sunroof, 102,000 kms ..............$16,500 2009 GMC REG CAB black, 58,500 kms ...........................................SALE $12,900 2009 CHEV TRAILBLAZER grey, 4x4, 148,000 kms .....................................$14,500 2008 DODGE 1 TON DRW 4x4 Cummings Crew, leather, 153,300 kms ........$28,900 2008 FORD F-350 CREW diesel, 136,000 kms, DVD....................................$26,900 2008 GMC YUKON XL leather, power roof, extra clean, only 96,000 kms ........$26,900 2008 DODGE CREW CAB leather, sunroof, 4x4, 117,500 kms .......................$19,900 2008 JEEP COMPASS AWD leather, 83,600 kms .........................................$18,900 2007 CHEV EQUINOX AWD leather, sunroof, 56,000 kms.............................SOLD 2007 CHEV COLORADO EXT cab, 72,000 kms..............................................SOLD 2006 CHEV TRAILBLAZER SS 395 h.p., V8, leather, pr. roof, 114,000 kms ...$19,900 2004 CHEV AVALANCHE 112,000 kms, very clean.......................................$11,400

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NOW HIRING: Journeyperson 30 MILLWRIGHTS 50 PIPEFITTERS 20 WELDERS with industrial experience for a large project in Vanscoy, SK. Wages $34 - $40/hour, plus retention & completion bonuses,14/7 shift rotation, paid benefits, RRSP’s. Travel & living out allowance (for eligible candidates). Successful candidates must complete a pre-access A&D test & CSTS 09 training. Apply with current resume and references to jobs@monad.ca or WWW.MONAD.CA or fax 1-888-398-0725 or in person at 9744-45 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6E 5C5

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60 and Over Club community happenings Submitted by Shirley Graham Club Secretary A little boy in kindergarten was asked to name the four seasons. He very confidently answered, “Salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup.� “Mom, I love you, but I will never forgive you for cleaning my face with spit on a hankie.� Don’t forget the next “jam� session that will be held on March10 beginning at 2 p.m. Lunch will be served, with a free-will offering. See you there! Bridge was played on Wednesday, Feb. 27 with Irma Lesiuk taking first place with a very nice score of 6330. Second place went to Margaret Sawyer, and coming in third was Helen Parish.

Having a new partner every round in cribbage is turning out to be a lot of fun. Please join us! Winners of the cribbage played on Thursday, Feb. 28 were the following: Russell Daniels, first; Lorna Stubel, second; and Art Friesen, third. A salesman was driving along a country road when a three-legged chicken raced by. He stopped at a farmer’s house and said, “I just saw a three-legged chicken.� “I know,� said the farmer, “we have a whole yard full of them.� “But why do you have three-legged chickens?� “Well, we all like drumsticks and there are three of us in the family.� “Well, how do they taste?� “We don’t know; we never caught one.� Have a great week.

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Trinity Tower community notes By Peggy Bolton Trinity Tower Correspondent One thing we do a lot of at Trinity Tower is eat. Snacks are available at morning coffee and afternoon and evening activities. As well, we have a monthly potluck supper. There are a lot of great cooks and bakers who live here. We are sure one woman who lives here

has a magic deep freeze as she brings the tastiest baking to share. This eating is all good as we have a treadmill to use to get rid of those sneaky calories. Visitors with Joyce Fonstad on Feb. 19 were Michael Fonstad of Calgary and Olivia and Kaybree Fonstad from Oxbow. Chase Buchanan was here to entertain on Feb. 24. What a great voice he has! We really appreciated him sharing his talents with us. Some of the residents

Outram-Madigan 4-H News Submitted by Club Reporter Morgan Walter The Outram-Madigan 4-H Club members have been busy. On Jan. 5, we had three junior teams and one senior team enter the district 4-H curling. Good job everybody ... and congratulations to our senior team consisting of Jordan Walter, Abbie Brokenshire, Tess Brokenshire, along with Stephaine Gress from the Browning Club who advanced to Regionals in Fort Qu’Appelle on Jan. 26 where they placed third. On Feb. 3, we had our club public speaking at the Days Inn in Estevan. Everybody spoke really well and had some interesting topics. Congratulations to the following winners: Senior: first - Justin Lafrentz; Intermediate: first - Jordan Walter; second - Abbie Brokenshire. Junior: first- Colesey Goetz; second - Morgan Walter; Cloverbuds: first Raegan Walter, second - Kyra Dreidger. Our first place winners advanced to Districts on Feb. 28 in Stoughton. Everybody spoke really well and congratulations to Colesey Goetz and Raegan Walter who won their age categories and will now speak at Regionals on April 7 in Estevan. On Feb. 24, Candace Ippolito from Blairs Ag came and gave our members a talk on how to feed 4-H animals. Every time someone answered a question correctly, she threw candy to the parents and members. A huge thank you to Blairs Ag who treated us to pizza after our meeting! Another big congratulations to Raegan Walter who won first place in the 2012 South East Record Book Competition in the Cloverbud category. Way to go Raegan! Good luck to those of our members who will be taking part in the Regina Spring Steer and Heifer show. Can’t wait to hear all about it at our next meeting on April 21 at Goetz’s where we will be working on our record books and writing our questionnaires!! Good luck also to Colesey and Raegan on April 7 at the Regional Public Speaking. We are all cheering for you!

Outram-Torquay happenings By Betty Ribling Outram-Torquay Correspondent Sympathy is extended to the Sovdi family on the passing of Darwin Sovdi at Red Deer, Alta. He passed away on Feb. 4 at the age of 44 years. A memorial service was held at the Living Hope Community Church in Estevan on Feb. 16 with Pastor Scott Harrison officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan. Margaret, Bruce, Rebecca, William and Rachel Duncan accompanied by Betty and Albert Ribling spent the spring break holidays at the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. While there, they enjoyed swimming with the dolphins and snorkeling where they saw the sea turtles and a variety of fish. They also visited the Mayan ruins. Much time was also spent at the beaches. All had a vacation that was interesting and enjoyable. Many students in our area are busy practising for the Estevan and District Music Festival which will be held this month.

from Group Home 2 also joined us for the music and coffee. Residents enjoyed their monthly potluck supper on Feb. 27. Linda Jameson was away to visit her dad in Winnipeg. We are missing you, Louis Schlapkohl ... so please come home soon. Watkins was made available for purchase by the residents on March 2. Every week, I hope to introduce you to one of our residents. This week I would like to present Susanne Widenmaier, a lovely woman who was originally from Alameda. She moved to Estevan in October 1998 and to Trinity Tower in 2006. Susan is a good seamstress and a good cook. She bakes the tastiest cinnamon

buns that she shares with all of us. She loves music, and plays a good hand of cards. Susanne had one daughter, who passed away in 2001. She is very proud of her three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and four great, great grandchildren. Susie loves doing nice things for everyone and much prefers to give than receive. This remarkable lady will be 99 years young in June. Susie says, “I enjoy every day and have so much to be thankful for.� Personally, I want to be just like she is when I grow up. ‘Til next week, God bless and keep smiling.

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Stay healthy when you are stressed (NC)—According to a survey commissioned by the Florida Department of Citrus, 38 per cent of Canadians rate their stress level as high. While 77 per cent believe that eating a balanced diet – with seven to 10 daily servings of fruits and vegetables can help their physical and mental well-being – 36 per cent say that stress contributes to their inability to maintain a healthy diet. This can lead to illness, another common side effect for one in four Canadians. “It's important to maintain a balanced diet, especially when you're stressed,� says registered dietitian, Lydia Knorr. “Citrus fruit and juice are delicious, easy to incorporate into meals, and they provide key vitamins that help support the immune system as well as overall health.� This recipe is a healthy update on a winter favourite that incorporates Florida orange and grapefruit juices into a comforting dish.

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