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William Sinclair listens to the wishes of the public and will share the story of his life columns that he and his wife wrote for Lifestyles dwillberg@estevanmerucry.ca from 2011-2015. A few weeks ago, he William Sinclair has led went onto Facebook and quite a life, and people have told people that he wanttold him he has a story to ed to write a book, but he tell. wasn’t sure what the subject So he’s going to share it. would be. With more than Born in Scotland, Sin1,700 Facebook friends, he clair came to Canada when received a lot of responses, he was 21. He’s open and with many telling him he transparent about his past should share his story. – how he overcame anger “I wanted to make sure and abuse, went through if I went through all the counselling and now leads a energy and cost to write a loving and fulfilling life. He book it would be a book that has battled cancer on sevhopefully got read,” he said. eral occasions but has main“Knowing ahead what peotained a positive outlook. ple actually wanted and then He’s been a musician, a delivering on that would help achieve that goal. I’m so grateful to everyone for the suggestions and encour- Estevan’s William Sinclair has started writing a book of agement I receive to begin his life, even while he continues to fight cancer. this project.” Photo submitted When he coaches beginAs someone who used ning writers, he tells them didn’t know where to start, to just write. Thus, he de- what to include, what direc- to have a podcast, he’s also cided to write his life story tion the book should go,” he considering an audio reand anything else that falls said. “Should it be a teach- cording the first draft, then ing book or just sharing my paying to have it transcribed out of his brain. Sinclair noted the famed life story? And who would into the computer. It could horror fiction writer Ste- be interested in reading it mean having it completed in phen King took that ap- anyway, on a commercial vi- a weekend. All the inspirational proach. Whatever surfaces ability level?” The book is in its initial teachings he will share to go will fill the page. “So, why should I be any stages. He started writing along with his story, he has it by hand, with a pen and learned along the way. They different?” he said. The diagnosis of termi- paper, just like best-selling are so ingrained into his nal cancer has served as a author James Patterson. But, life’s journey they are part motivator to get this book with the terminal cancer di- of him. “One thing I’ve learned agnosis, he found it took too finished. He says people have much time for him to then in my life – if the book is asked him how he became type those notes into a com- meant to be completed and published then regardless of so positive when he used puter. “While it has its ben- my health and how it’s slowGET UP TO to be so angry, or when he OBTENEZ JUSQU’À $ INCLUS UN RABAIS DE 9how 000 $ efits, time isn’t one of them. ing me down, the book will INCLUDES DELIVERY through abuse, $ William Sinclair receives a hug 9,000 during last year’s Shoot for a Cure basketball $ * went $2,000 EN ALLOCATION-LIVRAISON ET So, it’s back to computer get written and published,” ALLOWANCE AND did he come out so peaceful. tournament at the Estevan Comprehensive School. * $ he said. typing for the first draft.” UN BONI DÉCOR SPORT DE 2 SPORT APPEARANCE BONUS DE RABAIS TOTAL TOTAL VALUE “My biggest thing was I 000 He was the beneficiary of the funds raised at the event. File photo
writer, a lay minister in the Catholic church, a motivational speaker and a podcaster, among other things. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, he has decided to share the story of his many unique experiences, not just for the many people who have known him over the years, but for those who were never able to meet him. Sinclair and his wife Edrina were long-time residents of Estevan who moved out of the community in 2012. Eventually they settled in the Carlyle area and worked at the Kenosee Lake Bible Camp. They
recently relocated back to Estevan to be closer to their family. He said people have been asking him to write a book for a while. “The prospect of writing a book, even with me being a writer, seemed to be very daunting. I knew I had my life I could write about and that’s quite a story in itself to tell, but I didn’t feel I had all the answers people were asking me about,” he told Lifestyles in an email. He has had works published before, including a collection of the Dirty Socks and Banana Bread
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Estevan bull sold for $150,000 at R Plus sale By Ana Bykhovskaia abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca
Marlin and Lucille LeBlanc held their annual R Plus Simmental bull and female sale on March 8, and it went better than they could expect. “The sale went very good, the best sale we’ve ever had,” said Marlin LeBlanc in an interview with Lifestyles. It was their anniversary sale, and both the turnout, which brought the biggest crowd they’ve had in quite a few years, and the sale prices left the family pretty happy. “2020 is a special year for us at R Plus as we celebrate the 20th rendition of our sale. Much has changed over the past two decades. However we strive every day to maintain our mission, which is to be the brand of consistency and confidence,” said LeBlanc in the sale opening statement in the catalogue. A black bull named R Plus 9087G was sold to Gladmar’s LaBatte Simmentals and Shaunavon’s Circle 7 Sim-
mentals for $150,000, which was the highest-priced one that they’ve ever sold. LeBlanc said it was a really good bigfooted bull with lots of hip and muscle. “Just everything about him was lined up right,” noted LeBlanc. “He was sired by a high-selling bull that we sold in 2016. We AIed (artificial insemination) a cow to that bull. And the mother is the cow we raised here, and she is sired by our high-selling bull from 2011. So it’s a combination of all of our genetics. That’s the part that makes us the happiest.” A red highest-selling bull went for $27,000. To celebrate their 20th sale in the year 2020 they also offered 20 heifer calves off the top end of their replacement pen. The animals were born in 2018. One pick of the female lot brought $30,000 at the sale, and a one-year-old heifer calf was sold for $13,000. There were 105 lots offered for sale this year altogether. T Bar C Cattle Co Ltd.’s
The bull named R Plus 9087G was sold to LaBatte Simmentals and Circle 7 Simmentals for $150,000. Photo submitted
Chris Poley was the auctioneer for the day. The family started the operation in 1992 as one of the original breeders of red and black Simmentals. Their operation went from small private sales to full-scale bull sales by 2000 and kept develop-
ing and adapting, influencing the purebred and commercial herds across Canada and the U.S. Now they run a herd of 550 cows. Their bulls are sound, fed for longevity and providing calving ease bulls. “We strongly believe that
our customers are number one at R Plus. Our goal through genetics, strength and positioning is that we develop animals that will produce profit for you and your operation,” said LeBlanc. And while the sale was the main focus over the last
weekend, the calving season, which has started a while ago, has been keeping the ranchers busy lately. They already have over 360 calves on the ground. But with the weather co-operating this year, LeBlanc said that so far calving went much easier.
GoFundMe campaign to help Riley Raynard’s racing A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to support Lampman’s Riley Raynard and his efforts to continue racing in hobby stocks. The campaign was started by Angela Prette on March 5, and has a goal of $20,000. As of the afternoon of March 10, it has raised $1,510. Raynard has been racing hobby stocks at the Estevan Motor Speedway and elsewhere since the 2012 season, even though he was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. “Most people around Estevan know who Riley Raynard is,” Prette wrote in her campaign. “If you don’t know, he’s been racing professionally for eight years in an IMCA hobby stock while battling muscular dystrophy. Not just racing, but consistently winning too!” She went on to say that muscular dystrophy has been deteriorating his muscles since he was four years old. He has been in a wheelchair full time since he was 13, so driving a race car has been a little different for Raynard. “He was using his hands
for the brake and then kept his foot on the pedal for the gas but would have to push down on his leg to get it to go. But he can no longer operate this way ... he needs to implement full hand controls,” she wrote. “After a lot of research Riley and his family have found a place to get this done but it is quite expensive. If you can help in any way, it would mean the world to them.” Racing is Riley’s dream, she said, as it helps him to escape from everything. Since he started racing, Raynard has won numerous races and awards, not just locally but abroad, including the prestigious Ken Schrader Real Racer Award in 2014 for his love and commitment to auto racing. He and other drivers have also supported the Laps for Muscular Dystrophy campaign, in which they donate $1 to muscular dystrophy research for each lap led. In a post on its Facebook page, Raynard Racing thanked Prette for setting up the GoFundMe campaign, and everyone who has donated to him so far.
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Don’t blame teachers for sanctions Saskatchewan’s teachers have done what seemed to be inevitable, and imposed sanctions in their labour impasse with the provincial government. Sanction, of course, is just a fancy word for job action. They aren’t on strike, and they’re still going to show up to work each day and teach kids a quality education. But they won’t be there more than 15 minutes before the start of the school day, and they won’t stay more than 15 minutes after school. It also means they won’t be doing the extracurricular activities that so many of them undertake, such as clubs and sports. The timing of these “sanctions” was tough, as this is the time of year in which many clubs are in high gear and sports teams are at their peak. The showcase for high school sports in Saskatchewan is the Hoopla provincial basketball tournament, which was set to be cancelled if the sanctions continued. But don’t blame the teachers for this taking job action. They’re without a contract for this school year. Negotiations with the provincial government stalled. And it’s not like they get paid an incredible wage to begin with. Most come to school more than 15 minutes in advance, and stay much later than 15 minutes. They aren’t forced to do that; they do it by choice. They’re often grading papers and marking tests in the evening. They aren’t forced to do that, they do that because they care. And those extracurricular activities – clubs, school productions, sports teams and more – are not required as part of their job. That’s something they do because they want to, because they care. It’s not in their contract that they have to sacrifice evenings and weekends to coach basketball and volleyball and travel throughout the province with kids; they do it because they see the value in it for kids. So many of the experiences that enrich the elementary and high school years of students happen because teachers give of their time. Do they get a lot out of it as well? Of course they do. They love coaching teams and directing musicals and leading clubs. If they didn’t, they would find something else to do in their spare time. But their biggest reason for doing it is they love kids. Education Minister Gordon Wyant accused the teachers union of walking out on kids. Wyant’s a bright guy and a tremendous politician, but that’s not going to go down as one of his finer moments. All it did was further aggravate teachers and anger those who support teachers. Don’t criticize the teachers for withdrawing services, while still showing up to do their job. They’re not going “above and beyond” during a labour dispute, but they aren’t going out on strike, either. We’ve seen reductions of services by teachers before during labour disputes; this isn’t anything new. (It is hard to believe that people were confused by what these sanctions entailed, given that this has happened before). Maybe it would help their cause if they went out on strike and forced classes to be cancelled for a few days or a week or two. That might accelerate the bargaining process and lead to a quicker resolution. But as we often see in strike situations, it takes a long time for them to make back the money they lose during a strike. So instead teachers have opted to go with sanctions. It’s a tough situation for everyone involved, but remember: they haven’t walked out on kids, and they’re still showing up to work every day.
I’m still not feeling the fear over the coronavirus The COVID-19 virus, a form of mandatory lockdown. Toilet paper. If the coronavirus, has dominated news critics of the theory of evolution want headlines for much of this year. an argument that we haven’t evolved, You can’t fault people for being this would be it. concerned. We’ve been bombarded by Here’s another one: since the reports of how it spreads, how many coronavirus fear started, the Corona cases have been diagnosed, how many beer sales dropped. Some thought you people have died and where it’s now could get the coronavirus from drinkpopping up in Canada. The World ing Corona. If there’s a reason to stop Health Organization officially dedrinking Corona, it would be the taste clared it a pandemic earlier this week. of that beer without a lemon, not beWatch one of our 24-hour news cause it shares the name with a serinetworks, and it seems like a quarter Willberg’s World ous illness. of the 30-minute show is on COVI’m not going to stop doing my ID-19. job because of COVID-19. That includes going to We’ve seen Italy take the drastic step of plac- events, being among large crowds and interacting ing the entire country in a total lockdown. An in- with the public. I’m still going to shake hands with credibly beautiful country with its rich arts, culture, other people. food and wine is essentially shut down. As one of If I get a cold or a case of the sniffles, then I the world’s most powerful economies, a prolonged might have to do the unthinkable and call in sick lockdown of Italy would have harsh consequences and work from home. I’m quite proud of the fact for the rest of the world beyond tourism. I haven’t had a cold in two years; I intend to keep We’re seeing areas where it’s not as widespread that streak going. taking the step to limit the number of people in If we get cases in Saskatchewan, and in para public gathering to prevent further spread. The ticular in Estevan, then I might have to rethink my U.S. has blocked most flights from Europe for the strategy. But as of right now, we don’t, so I don’t see next 30 days. The NBA suspended its season in- the need to alter my day-to-day life. definitely after one of its players tested positive for When I was in B.C. a month ago, I wasn’t worthe disease. ried about COVID-19. It didn’t cross my mind at The virus has also impacted the stock market, hockey games, in restaurants, on the airplane or since China and Italy, two countries hit hard by the anywhere else. I’m a little more worried about my virus, are major economic players. family contracting it, but I also have to remember So far the impact from this virus on those of us that there are millions of people in B.C., an area in southeast Saskatchewan has been more indirect, twice the size of California, and only a few dozen through the economic sting, than direct, since we cases. haven’t had a case diagnosed in this region, and we I feel bad for those who have been affected only have one case in the province. by this disease, whether it be those who have had That doesn’t mean we won’t have cases here; I’m the disease, those who live in areas that have been sure that we will have some eventually. But as of hit hard, those who have had their day-to-day right now, Saskatchewan is a low-risk situation. lives altered or those who have had vacation plans What I don’t understand is an irrational fear changed. associated with it among those living in SaskatchAnd I do feel sympathy towards those who ewan. have put in lots of time to plan big events, only to Some have taken to wearing surgical masks, have them scuttled. At the same time, they have to despite every medical expert saying it’s not recom- be smart, and consider the risks of the virus now, mended for the general public. Perhaps it’s due to and where they might be in a few weeks or a few some people being hypochondriacs, or they have a months. relentless need to draw attention to themselves. And there’s lots that we have to remember Purell hand sanitizer is a popular item. If CO- about this virus. The coronavirus is nothing new, VID-19 gets more people to thoroughly wash their it’s a large family of diseases, and this strain is part hands, that’s not a bad thing. of that family. It’s treatable. The mortality rate is (Incidentally, I have a nearly-full bottle of Purell relatively low, and those who do contract the disat my place I’d gladly sell to someone for $20). ease have usually been able to recover and return to But the really irrational move has been the their day-to-day lives. surge in toilet paper sales. Yes, toilet paper. Not Ultimately, it’s about walking the fine line befood or other essentials in case we’re placed in a tween fear and common sense.
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Cheers Cheers to everyone who showed their support for Telemiracle this past weekend, and allowed the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation to provide so much money to the people of this province. Cheers to the Estevan Snowmobile Club for holding the fundraising cabaret on the weekend, and showing their support for the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles Mission 2020 ride. Cheers to SaskMusic and the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum for the International Women’s Day concert on Saturday night, and bringing so many talented musicians to the Estevan area. Cheers to the different sports organizations in town that host tournaments during the year. Those events bring people from out of town to Estevan, and create a considerable economic spinoff for the community. Cheers to the organizers of the Carnduff and District Music and Arts Festival for another year of entertaining performers, and giving kids from numerous communities a chance to show their abilities. Cheers to everyone who supported the Carlyle Lions Club auction last week. Many different organizations benefit from the money raised at the event.
Jeers Jeers to all of the paranoid people out there swallowing up the products due to the fear associated with COVID-19. The hand sanitizer is one thing, but toilet paper? Come on. Jeers to those who pass judgement on a situation based solely on what they see on social media, rather than waiting until we get the full story. Jeers to those who have been critical of teachers for the job action they announced earlier this week. They aren’t the ones you should be upset with regarding the possible cancellation of basketball playoffs. Jeers to drivers who run the four-way stop at Souris Avenue North and Eighth Street. It’s been there for five months. You’ve had time to adjust. To submit a cheer or a jeer, please email it to dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca, or visit www.estevanmercury.ca.
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Vehicle fire, collision and other calls for Estevan firefighters The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) had a variety of calls coming into the station lately. At about 2 p.m. on March 5, a commercial fire alarm went off in central Estevan. Upon arrival, the crews couldn’t find any visible smoke or flame at the exterior of the building. The owner of the building let the firefighters inside. “There was a full switch initiation in the sprinkler system. There was no visible flame or smoke inside the building. We swept the entire occupancy, which consisted of five separate businesses inside of it and found that there was just a pressure issue that initiated the alarm,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser. The building owner was advised to contact the repair company to get it fixed up and back to a functioning level. The next call came in early in the morning on March 9. Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire that occurred in north Estevan. Once on scene crews found out that the fire was already extinguished, so members just checked the vehicle for hotspots. “In this particular case the ignition source of the fire was a faulty charging cable for a cellphone,” said Feser. “Whenever you have cellphone chargers that are not being used, please unplug them. And then, of course, you want to replace them as soon as you start to see any issues with the cord itself.” Nobody was injured, but the vehicle suffered some damage. Shortly after that, fire crews were called out to a report of a compressed gas cylinder that had come declutched from a vehicle and fell at an intersection. Firefighters responded, but the company had returned and picked the cylinder up prior to their arrival. “A reminder that all
Estevan firefighters participated in Slow Down and Move Over awareness campaign. Photo submitted
compressed gas cylinders should be securely mounted and stored on these particular vehicles during transit. All proper, applicable placards should be in place as well,” said Feser. “And make sure that all safety measures are in place such as protective caps that are on top of these compressed gas cylinders.” Early in the morning on March 10, firefighters were called to a vehicle and deer collision on Highway 18 several kilometres west of Bienfait. The driver wasn’t injured, but the deer suffered serious injuries and had to be put down. “The animal received some significant injuries and was posing a threat to firefighters as well as the general motoring public. We tried to establish some traffic control measures to ensure that the wildlife wasn’t going to find its way back to the road surface and away from all individuals involved. RCMP service had to come on scene as well to assist with traffic control and euthanize the animal to put it out of its misery.” The front of the vehicle was also significantly damaged, so a tow truck had to take care of it. At about 12:30 p.m. on the same day, a residential fire alarm went off in the central area of the city. The woodwork that in process tin the residence set off the system. “Anytime that you are going to be creating dust or
burning wood, or anything of that nature as a part of wood-crafting and you have a monitored system you want to make sure that you are notifying the monitoring agency that this will be occurring or you (should) relocate that detection head, so there is no premature dispatch on behalf of the fire department to this location.” The fire service also participated in the Slow Down and Move Over awareness campaign along with all other Estevan emergency services on March 7. Estevan fire department, Estevan RCMP, Estevan Police Service, EMS and a towing company had their vehicles all assembled and were driving on Highway 39 west of the city by the west bypass intersection at 7 p.m. to remind public about the importance of slowing down when passing emergency vehicles. There were 10 emergency services vehicles involved. “This was a result of something that had occurred back in 2017, where a tow-truck driver Courtney Schaefer was struck and killed by a semi on that particular day. He was on the highway doing his job. The following year the towing industry started (this campaign) to raise awareness to have people slow down to 60 km/hr when on a highway to allow safe work zone for all emergency services workers,” said Feser, adding that within the city limits
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drivers have to slow down to 30 km/hr. While emergency vehicles were out on Highway 39, drivers did slow down either immediately or as soon as they got a bit closer and realized what was going on. Feser also reminded drivers that whenever they see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights or just anybody working on the side of a highway or a street, they should slow down and if it’s safe to do so, make a wide arch when they are passing by. When it comes to being overcome by emergency vehicles, if people are driving down the highway, if it’s safe to do so, they should yield and move over to either the shoulder or the right lane, opening the left lane. Drivers also should let the emergency vehicles go first when it comes to intersections. “You want to stop at the intersection and yield the right of way to the emergency service vehicles, as those vehicles might be turning down those side streets,” said Feser. Firefighters also held their 1001 training on March 10, in which they were practising the forcible entry. And on March 11 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. the fire department hosted a car seat safety clinic. At that time specialists helped the public ensuring that their child car seats and boosters are proper for their kids and are installed correctly.
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Keenan Rancier makes a save while Tylor Ludwar looks on.
Tyler Savage turns to make a turn.
Playoff time
Dayton Deics was in his first playoff home game.
The Estevan Bruins have been facing the Melfort Mustangs in a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League quarter-final series. Game 3 was played Tuesday night at Affinity Place. For more on the series, see Page A15. Photos by David Willberg
Erik Boers had his game face on.
Isaiah Thomas gets ready for the play.
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Team captain Jayden Davis had the Bruins lone goal.
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Provincial budget set, despite crash in oil prices By Brian Zinchuk brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net
The morning of March 9, the world woke up to one of the biggest oil shocks in decades. The price of crude oil, both West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent, had dropped as much as US$13 when trading opened overnight before climbing back $5 or so by mid-afternoon. That left WTI floating around US$33 per barrel, and Western Canadian Select (WCS) around $22 at the time Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre happened to be hosting a press conference about well abandonments. (WCS closed at $15.73 that day) “We all know the sector is facing a lot of challenges. We’re all hearing the news today,” Eyre said in her initial remarks. Facing reporters, Eyre
said, “Obviously, it’s a concern. We’ve all been monitoring and watching the news around that over the last 24 hours at any rate. It’s too early to tell, in terms of long-term impact. “We hope that things correct. We’re seeing a bit of a multiplier effect in the markets and watching it with a bit of concern, but hope that it’s short term.” Asked what are the implications for the upcoming Saskatchewan budget, Eyre said, “My understanding is the numbers were finalized Feb. 28. Obviously, the budget’s coming out next week. “The minister of finance, I’m sure, will have something to say in the next day or so, and certainly on budget day, but we’re going to wait for budget day, at this point, and hope that, in the meantime, this is a short-
term thing and won’t impact long-term forecasts for the price of oil.” In terms of the ministry planning for the potential of a longer-term downturn, she replied, “It’s too early to tell, of course, in that we’re all monitoring this. And certainly the ministry of finance will be looking at this very carefully with our experts from the ministry of energy and resources. Right now, the way the budget is set up, it’s based on forecasts fore the coming year, which is a relatively involved, not simple process. “Again, numbers were finalized Feb. 28. We’ll see what comes out in the budget, in terms of estimates, going forward, but we do remain hopeful this is a short-termed phenomena.” On Feb. 28, WTI was trading for US$44.72, and on Feb. 20, it was US$53.78 per barrel.
“The budget will go forward, as planned,” Eyre said. The Saskatchewan government has moved away from its reliance on resource revenue in recent years, she noted. “The oil and gas sector still plays an important role in our GDP and is a very crucial sector for us, so, of course, it’s of significance when we see this happening today, but again, it’s too soon to tell. We’ll continue to monitor it.” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gave a press conference a few hours later, addressing similar concerns, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus. His government had just presented its own budget on Feb. 27. He said the budget would be passed as presented, but expected an update in the second quarter of 2020 reflecting the new reality of much lower oil prices.
Province funds three projects for energy innovation The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $658,000 for three Saskatchewan energy innovators through the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF). SAIF supports commercialization of gamechanging technological innovations in the province’s core economic sectors. Tina Beaudry-Mellor, the minister responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan, outlined three emerging technologies in
the energy sector, developed with assistance from the SAIF: •Ground Effects Environmental Services - $395,000 to support development of a cuttingedge water treatment system for oil extraction that operates on a reduced environmental footprint, removing key containments from waste water at a fraction of the cost; •LiEP Energy $113,000 to support the development, validation and scale-up of a working
prototype for new lithium resource extraction technology to pull lithium ions out of concentrated brines faster and using less energy and chemical inputs. •Wave9 - $150,000 for an oil site monitoring system which uses remote cameras and sensors to feed information into artificial intelligence software and issues alerts through a smartphone app, reducing operating costs and improve worker efficiency. “These investments
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Carlyle Lions auction fundraiser a big success The Carlyle Lions Club continues to enjoy the support of the community for its annual dinner and auction. The 29th annual event was held March 5 at the Memorial Hall, with about 200 people in attendance. The event started with supper, and raffles and a silent auction followed. There was also a draw for a travel voucher, and a game that event spokesperson Wayne Wilson called The Hunger Games. “People drop in their raffle tokens, and first place prize gets $700 worth of food coupons that they can do whatever they like with,” he said. People who purchase dinner tickets were also entered into a draw for a $1,000 grand prize. Raffles had about 150 items between two tables. The featured part of the evening, though, was a live auction that had 44 items. The top-selling item was a package for a Winnipeg
Jets hockey game during the 2020-21 season that included four tickets and accommodations that sold for $3,100. Carlyle resident Dennis Feduk, known in the area as the Pie Man, donated a pie a month for a year, and it sold for $1,400. Other items included tools, gravel and home décor. A Cale Fleury Montreal Canadiens jersey and a Haydn Fleury Carolina Hurricanes jersey, both framed, were also available. The Fleurys were born and raised in Carlyle. This year’s auctioneer was Ward Cutler, who is originally from Carlyle but now resides in Virden, Man. He returns to Carlyle each year for the event, and this is the 25th time he has conducted the auction. The evening raised between $32,000 and $35,000 for community projects. Wilson said the Lions have raised more than $800,000 in the 29-year history of the auction, thanks to the gen-
Ryan Benjamin purchased jerseys that were autographed by Carlyle-born NHL players Haydn and Cale Fleury. Photo by Kelly Johnson of the Carlyle Observer
erous support of the community. Wilson said the Lions Club has an application form for those who want to seek support from the event. Groups apply for
money based on their needs. Last year they handed out $35,000 to 22 different organizations, ranging from the town’s museum to the Memorial Hall, from gymnastics to school projects,
and from the skating rink to the swimming pool. “We don’t keep any of it; we hand it all out, based on an application form,” said Wilson. People who want to ap-
ply can contact Wilson, and he will get them a form. The beneficiaries are usually decided in early May, and then the Lions get to enjoy handing out the cheques later in the spring.
Southeast Shrine Club hosting fundraiser in Carlyle The Southeast Shrine Club will be hosting their second indoor ice fishing derby in Carlyle later this month. The event will happen March 21 at the town’s Me-
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from 1-25, and people will insert lures with their licence number on them in the bucket. People can put them all in one pale or they can drop them in as many pales as they want. Then there will be a setup similar to a Bingo and a card game, with 25 numbered balls, one for each bucket, and they pull out a ball. If the ball is for pale No. 7, then one of the Shriners will reach in and pull out a lure, and if it has your licence number on it, then you go to the front and pull a card from the deck. The number on the card equals the weight of the fish caught. An ace is for one pound, jacks are 11 pounds, queens are 12 and kings are 13. Jokers are tagged fish, and that means a special prize, but there’s no assigned weight for a joker. The process will continue until a number has been drawn from each pale, and then it starts over again until the deck of cards is fin-
ished. They will go through three or four decks of cards. Participants add up the weight of their fish based on those cards. The person with the highest weight at the end of the night wins. Prizes will be awarded to the top eight finishers, and there’s also prizes for the most fish caught and the first fish of the evening, among others. Young said organizers were pleased with how it went when it was offered for the first time two years ago. “It came up from the States. Somebody down there had thought of it and started it, and the Regina Shrine Club has had it a couple of times, this will be our second go at it. Different clubs in Saskatchewan get the equipment and put it on.” A kids fish pond and a raffle will also be part of the event. “It’s just a family fun night fundraiser to help us raise money,” said Young. An adult “fishing licence”
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Creighton Lodge report for February Submitted by Shelly Veroba
February is the shortest month of the year and I think we can all agree it sure went by fast. We are trying to decide if winter is done with us yet? Are we really going to be that lucky to have such a mild winter and then move right into spring? We are crossing our fingers that March will go out like a lamb and bring on the April showers so we can smell the May flowers … Stay tuned to this article to find out the answer in the coming months. Or you can watch it from your own window, but either way, let the sun shine. Kay Johnson has been a resident at Creighton Lodge for nine years, but the day came last month that we had to say good-bye as she moved to her new home in Midale. She will be joining Norma Barber, who already lives in Midale. Kay was a joy at the lodge and she will be missed. She participated in our choir, she was on our greeting card committee and was always active in our entertainment activities. Kay celebrated her 95th birthday last year at the lodge. We will be out to visit Kay and Norma, as they are both missed at the lodge. We have a couple moving into the suite, but we
will hold off letting you all know their names until we check with them and ensure they want the world to know their new address. Sharon Dayman, Melodye Pierson and Norma Blackburn came in February to pour our cocktails on Feb. 3 and 17. Sharon brought us delicious treats to nibble on while we socialized. The residents enjoy socializing with all of these ladies, while enjoying a refreshing drink. Susan Carr, Irene Tarnes, Donna McGillicky and Sharon Dayman were here all month to assist us in staying physically active. Some of our exercise classes are becoming quite large, which is very exciting that we are finding ways to stay healthy. Melt balls, the walking sticks and our exercise bikes also help. We had the Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s United Church and St. Giles Anglican Church come in February to provide us with our Sunday services. Communion services were also provided by the Trinity Lutheran, St. Paul’s United and St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. If anyone would like to join us for our Sunday services, please feel free to come to the lodge at 2:45 p.m. On each Wednesday we held our weekly Bingo game
with Joan Wock and Bev Holinaty. The therapy dogs arrived so we can all have a little comfort from Christina Wock and her beautiful dogs. Thank you ladies for taking the time to perk up our Wednesdays. Judy Pratt came and worked out our vocal cords at our Sing Song hour on Thursdays. We are hoping some of our new residents will enjoy singing and find their way down to our choir. The more the merrier is what we say … or should I say, “what we sing.” Bob Olson came with his guitar and all his musical equipment to entertain us Feb. 27. Bob looked great and we wish him continued good health in the coming months. Thank you Janice Hirsch for leading us in a sing song Feb 11. We also welcomed back the Szakac Family from
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Carievale, now that they are home from their travels. The Olsons Band came and we love listening to their music too. For being a short month, February was loaded with birthdays; Marion Mack, Donna Wilson, Dodie Kuchinka, Phyllis Phillips, Herman Kleebaum and Benita Brennen. We always celebrate our birthdays on the second Thursday of each month and we like to order special treats for our parties. That is why we all like to exercise is so we can indulge once in a while. The Caragana Ramblers came from Forget and entertained us for the birthday party. Our sensational six volunteers were also here; Mary Mack is our leader and ensures the calls are made so we have enough volunteers at every birthday party. Marge Heidinger, Jean
Delorme, Sylvia Prime, Doreen Hagen and Joanne Bill are the ladies who help make up our hard working volunteer group. Thank you all for your dedication to the Lodge. Not only on birthday party nights, but these ladies also work hard to make our monthly KFC nights a success. KFC nights have all 47 residents coming to the dining room to enjoy a meal of delicious, crispy chicken and followed up with an ice cream treat. (Did we mention we exercise, so we get to indulge sometimes?) Lois Feaver from the Southeast Regional Library came to read to us again. We definitely enjoy spending the hour with her. The second Tuesday of each month also sees the library staff bringing in totes of books
for us to browse and check out if we have a library card. This mobile service is very important to us and we are fortunate that the library provides this service. The Grade 8s from Pleasantdale school came to play Bingo Feb. 7. On Feb. 13, the Hillcrest Kindness Club came to hand out carnations, give hugs and spread their kindness to us all. We hope these kids understand how important their visits are to us, we appreciate that they think of coming to Creighton Lodge. We have been hearing on the news all about the coronavirus, mainly because that is all they talk about. But so far we are all healthy here and we thank our loved ones and visitors for staying home when they are feeling ill. Stay healthy, everyone, and wash your hands!
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Lots of talent for Estevan’s annual music festival The organizers of the Estevan and District Music Festival are looking forward to once again providing an entertaining event that showcases the talents of many young people in the community. This festival starts off on March 17 with the band and strings performances. Band will continue until March 19. Piano will begin with students 11 years of age and older performing from March 23-26. Piano students who are ages 10 and under will be March 26 and 27. The main festival performances will wrap up with the vocal and speech arts discipline from March 29-31.
Separate highlights and awards programs will also happen this year, continuing a trend from the past few years. Piano is tentatively scheduled for April 1 and vocal and speech arts is slated for April 2. A total of 483 entries were received for this year’s festival. The festival’s organizing committee has once again received excellent support from the business community, as there will be around $8,000 in scholarships this year. Margaret Duncan, who handles the publicity for the festival, said they are still looking for volunteers for this year. People can register on the
Estevan and District Music Festival Facebook page. They can also reach out to Heather Barnstable and Lisa Frederick, who are in charge of the volunteer committee. “Estevan does rely on their excellent group of volunteers to run events such as this,” Duncan said. Adjudicators for the music festival have also been announced. Dr. Aaron Wilson, an American who is part of Brandon University’s school of music as the assistant professors of low brass, will adjudicate the band and strings. He keeps a busy and varied performance schedule through solo, ensemble and
performance art appearances. He specializes in trombone, euphonium and tuba performance instruction, and serves as a clinician and adjudicator at colleges, high schools and festivals across North America. He has made numerous appearances with several professional ensembles. Laurel Teichroeb, who will adjudicate the 11-andover piano, holds a teachers diploma with the Royal Conservatory of Music, a primaryelementary piano pedagogy diploma, and a licentiate diploma in piano pedagogy with the Canadian National Conservatory of Music. She is
a clinician at provincial music conferences and an adjudicator for festivals throughout Western Canada. She grew up in Springside, where she playing in church and sang in school. At age 15, she began teaching piano with the goal to always be passionate about music. Tannis Hofer will be adjudicating the junior piano section. Hofer was born and raised near Deloraine, Man., where she grew up on a farm and in a musical family. She began piano lessons at the age of five, studied the tenor sax in band and took violin lessons in high school. A registered Music for
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Young Children teacher, she has been teaching for 18 years. She loves visiting festival as an adjudicator to encourage budding musicians. Vocal and speech arts will be adjudicated by Anna Marie Bekolay, who is a soprano, violinist, teacher and adjudicator who performs with many ensembles in and around Saskatoon, and runs a music studio. In 2006, she received a gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of music for having the highest mark in the country on her associate diploma exam in voice performances. She has also released a number of recordings in her career.
Estevan’s gun show will support veterans The organizers of the seventh annual B&T Estevan Gun Show hope to have a lot of familiar faces and some new participants for this year. The event will take place March 21 and 22 at the Wylie-Mitchell building in Estevan. Kevin Thompson, who organizes the show along with Lionel Bender, said there will be the assortment of firearms that people would expect from the event. But there will be lots of other items available for purchase, including children’s moccasins and belt buckles, while knife makers will also be present, since there will be people in attendance looking to purchase other items besides firearms. “There will be three dif-
ferent new vendors who will be there,” said Thompson. A total of 92 tables will be set up for the event. A few people have had to back out, but most of the old favourites will be back. Thompson believes the gun show fills a need in the community. There isn’t a gun store in this region of the province, and Canadian Tire is the only place to purchase firearms in Estevan. It’s expensive for people to go to Regina, Moose Jaw and other locations to purchase these items. “When we bring in 25 vendors from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, it brings more of a variety of different firearms and different items for everybody to choose from,” Thompson said.
If they quit doing the gun show, then someone would slide into that spot, making it difficult for someone else to run a similar event locally in the future. Funds raised will be directed to Paws for Veterans, an organization that provides service dogs for veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and serious physical injuries. In previous years, the show has supported such causes as the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan, the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, the MS Society of Saskatchewan, Diabetes Canada and more. Thompson and Bender decided to support Paws for Veterans because it’s a rela-
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From left, Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch first vice-president Tyson Wilhelm, Estevan Minor Baseball representative Mel Murray, Southeast Military Museums representative Capt. Craig Bird and legion branch president Jim (Frosty) Forrest participated in cheque presentations on Feb. 26. The legion presented cheques for $3,000 to each of minor ball and the military museum. Photo submitted
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Saturday, March 14: • Estevan Extreme 15U girls volleyball tournament at Sacred Heart School at 8 a.m.
• Provincial masters men’s and women’s curling tournament at the Power Dodge Curling Centre. Games continue on March 15. • Little Historians at the Souris Valley Museum at 10:45 a.m.
• Estevan Recreational Dance Club recital at the Estevan Comprehensive School at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. • Lego Club at the Estevan Public Library at 2 p.m.
• K’Nex for Kids and Families at the Estevan Public Library at 4 p.m. • Royal Canadian Legion Estevan branch’s spring thaw scotch tasting in the
club room at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15: • Teen video games at the Estevan Public Library at 2 p.m.
• Seven Mile Story appearance at the Estevan Alliance Church at 7 p.m.
• Estevan Bruins playoff hockey game versus the Melfort Mustangs at 7:30 p.m., if necessary. Monday, March 16: • A Saskatchewan Pirate at the Souris Valley Museum at 9 a.m. • Paper Wisteria at the Estevan Public Library at 2 p.m. • Tween K’Nex at the Estevan Public Library at 5 p.m. • Teen spring wreath mak-
ing at the Estevan Public Library at 5 p.m.
• Estevan city council meeting at city hall at 6 p.m.
• Carnduff and District Music Festival highlights and awards program at the Carnduff branch of the Royal Canadian Legion at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17: • Estevan and District Music Festival begins with performances in the band discipline.
• Estevan Early Childhood Fair at Hillcrest School at 9 a.m.
• Toddler time at the Estevan Public Library at 10:15 a.m. Also on Wednesdays.
• Story time at the Estevan Public Library at 11 a.m. Also on Wednesdays. • Woven wall hanging at the Estevan Public Library at 2 p.m. • Young Historical Society at the Souris Valley Museum at 4 p.m. • Teen shamrock shakes at the Estevan Public Library at 5 p.m.
Estevan Recreational Dance Club recital
• Kento thin mints at the Estevan Public Library at
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Kraig and Amanda Wanner Billets Since: 2016 Current player billeted: Austin King-Cunningham From left, Scott Cunningham, Jody King-Cunningham Austin King-Cunningham, Kayla Wanner and Amanda Wanner at the Bruins billet parents night earlier this year. Missing is Kraig Wanner.
Amanda and Kraig Wanner have had a couple of stints as billet parents for the Estevan Bruins, and they have proven to be great experiences. The first was in 2016, when they had goaltender Daniel Wapple stay at their house after Daniel joined the club midseason. The introduction to billeting came through Amanda’s work in the Bruin office as the club’s office manager. “Daniel didn’t have anywhere to go, so I took him in, being as I spend so much time with them here,” she said. After a break for a few years, the Wanners took on defenceman Austin KingCunningham at the start of the 2019-20 season, because his previous billet family had moved. Austin is known for his rough-and-tumble physical play on the ice, but he’s been a gentleman off the ice in the Wanner home. “He’s been probably one of the best billets you could have – super clean, respectful, and just a great kid,” said Amanda. Billeting gives people a different look at the players and how the team runs, she said. Amanda is with them a lot at the office, but
this allows her to get to know them on a different level. Not only have the Wanners remained in contact with Daniel, and build a relationship with Austin, but they have become close with their respective families as well. “It’s just a relationship that you keep for the rest of your lives. You might not talk all the time, but you always keep in touch,” said Amanda. It hasn’t proven to be too much work, either. The couple’s son has moved to university, and Austin has helped fill the gap associated with their son being gone. She finds the season goes by really fast, too. Amanda said she would recommend billeting to other people, and they try to treat their billets like they would want their son to be treated if he went away to play hockey. “If your kid is to go away and do something, you want them to be able to go somewhere that feels like home and somewhere they’ll be comfortable,” said Amanda.
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• Estevan Toastmasters Club’s weekly meeting at the Estevan Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18: • Saskatchewan In Motion symposium at the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multipurpose room at 9:30 a.m.
• Estevan Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club at 5 p.m.
• Home readiness at the Estevan Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
• TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club annual general meeting at the clubhouse at 6 p.m.
• Estevan Concert Series with Prairie Debut presents VC2 Cello Duo at Trinity Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20: • I am a River at the Souris Valley Museum at 10:30 a.m. • Estevan Ministerial Association’s Lenten Lunch
at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at noon.
• Teen roblux club at the Estevan Public Library at 4:30 p.m.
• Estevan Oilfield Technical Society’s open bonspiel at the Power Dodge Curling Centre will continue through March 21. To submit an event for our community calendar, please visit www.estevanmercury.ca or email it to editor@estevanmercury.ca.
• Artist trading card workshop at the Estevan Arts Council’s craft room inside the leisure centre at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 19: • Family art at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum at 10 a.m.
Estevan and District Music Festival
• Estevan Public Library’s Walk the Talk walking group at Affinity Place at 10:30 a.m. • Chair exercises at the Estevan Public Library at 10:30 a.m. • Broccoli cheese tots at the Estevan Public Library at 2 p.m. • Tween robot battle at the Estevan Public Library at 4 p.m.
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Such wonderful news It’s been said: “No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.” Be it an ancient seer or the local media outlet, no voice proclaiming such news is welcomed. I admit that for many years, rather decades, I was a newscast addict. I tuned in at every opportunity in order to keep up to date on what was happening locally, nationally and internationally. Not any more, though. Between the disturbing reports of wars, terrorism, economic collapses and now, the threat of an epidemic of proportions I couldn’t even imagine, I’ve lost my interest in these updates. Having said that, to hide one’s head and pretend that bad news doesn’t exist is a phony escape mechanism. Bad news is simply part of life.
March marks the 10-year anniversary of Saskatchewan’s Report Impaired Drivers (RID) program and residents are urged to continue to help make roads safer in the province by reporting suspected impaired drivers to police. “Attitudes are changing in Saskatchewan; more and more people are deciding it’s never okay to drive impaired,” CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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Words of Worth As I mull over and do much praying each week regarding the topics of these articles, I actually was excited to remember that in spite of negative reports, God has given us wonderful news; such wonderful news, in fact, that we cannot even begin to comprehend it. Here’s how John Piper put it: “The gospel is the good news that the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of the never-boring, ever-satisfying Christ is ours freely and eternally by faith in the sin-forgiving death and hope-giving resurrection of
Jesus Christ.” Does this mean that good people and/or believers in Christ never suffer bad things? No, we’re all targets for suffering, pain and trauma of all sorts. What it does mean is that we have a refuge and a promise that all things work together for good to those who love God. That’s what I call wonderful news. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; in Him, I will trust.” Psalm 91:1-2
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said Joe Hargrave, the minister responsible for SGI. “But we know there are still some people who make the poor decision to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Report Impaired Drivers program is one way to help law enforcement catch those who haven’t gotten the message. “I encourage everyone to always plan a safe ride. There is always a better alternative, such as getting a ride from a sober friend or family member, calling a cab or designated driving service or summoning a rideshare.” The RID program was spearheaded by SGI, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and police agencies across the province, with support from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Students Against Drinking and Driving.
The program launched in Saskatoon in 2010 and was expanded to include the rest of the province the following year. From 2010 to 2019, RID calls resulted in 2,870 Criminal Code charges, and an additional 581 roadside suspensions, along with 1,750 other charges. “Impaired driving is not only criminal, it is also socially unacceptable.” said Estevan Police Chief Paul Ladouceur in a news release. “Everyone has a role to play in keeping Saskatchewan roads safe. I have seen first-hand how RID contributes to apprehending impaired drivers and I encourage the public to call police when witnessing a possible impaired driver.” When reporting an impaired driver, callers should remember that any information can help and the more details provided the better.
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Teachers were set to start job action Thursday By Jordan Stricker, Local Journalism Initiative Report
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Students from Westview captured the elementary public school basketball championship. They won out against Souris Valley Hillside and Pleasantdale Schools in the double knockout competition. Front row from left, Teresa Stregger, Leanne Brandon, Karen Gerrie, Lisa Ror, Dana John, Shelly Giesbrecht and coach Lenora Wolos. Back row, Dee-Dee Martin, Robin Prime, Linda Lylyk, Michelle Kennedy and Diane Hanson. The team mascot is Winnei Westview.
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Education Minister Gordon Wyant said Monday he is disappointed the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) walked away from the bargaining table. The STF announced Monday that they will be implementing sanctions beginning March 12. Teachers voted 90.2 per cent in favour last month of sanctions. Wyant said during question period at the Legislature on Monday that teachers have “walked away from kids” in light of the sanction announcement. “They have chosen to walk away from those conversations and not return to the bargaining table, so we are disappointed,” said Wyant during a media scrum Monday. “Children are going to be impacted by this,” he added. A statement released Monday by the STF said they will continue to provide students with the best possible learning opportunities during the school day, but they would no longer provide any voluntary or extracurricular services. Initially, the government and the STF were working towards providing a fund that could be accessed by teachers and school boards to provide services to children that they need. The proposed numbers were the government would put in $25 million and that would be matched by the STF and disbursed over five years, totalling $10 million a year.
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The STF felt the amount proposed by the government was not sufficient enough to provide the resources necessary. “It’s not good for children, it is not good for teachers and it is not good for parents. Our hope is that the STF returns to the bargaining table to start to talk in earnest with respect to the important issues we have before us,” said Wyant. Patrick Maze, president of the STF, said in the statement released Monday it is “extremely frustrating” the government admits there is a problem, but refuses to address it. “Students are paying the price. Teachers have made it clear that securing adequate classroom resources for students is worth fighting for,” said Maze. Opposition leader Ryan Meili was “blown away” at the statement made by Wyant that teachers have walked away from kids. “Our teachers are standing up for our kids and he accused them of walking away from Saskatchewan children. Here is the guy who has presided over cut after cut in our education system, who has watched our per student funding fall since 2016. Seven thousand more kids not a single dollar more, and he is accusing teachers of walking away from kids?” said Meili during a media scrum on Monday. “If I have to chose from someone with that track record, or the people who have been going to work every day, who, the only thing they are withdrawing is the time they spend extra staying after school with kids, I’m sticking with the teachers,” he added. The sanctions will have teachers arriving at school no earlier than 15 minutes before the school day and leaving no later than 15 minutes after the school day. As a result, Cornerstone will be cancelling all extracurricular activities effective March 12 until further notice. This includes practices, games, tournaments, school clubs, drama, arts and any other extracurricular activity. Any upcoming student led conferences will proceed as planned.
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Bruins facing elimination after losses to Melfort
Eddie Gallagher (14) and Cody Davis (9) watch the puck roll into the Melfort Mustangs net during Wednesday night’s game. Photo by David Willberg
The Estevan Bruins are on the brink of elimination after two losses on home ice to the Melfort Mustangs. The Mustangs defeated the Bruins 2-1 in overtime in Game 3 Tuesday night and 2-1 in Game 4 Wednesday, in a game that was essentially decided in overtime. Melfort took Game 3 after Andrew Hunt pinched in from the point, took a pass from Adam Nobes and scored 10:25 into overtime. The game was scoreless after what was a relatively uneventful first period that saw few scoring chances and a lack of physical play. The intensity and physicality picked up in the second period, but the game remained scoreless until Bruins captain Jayden Davis scored with 2:12 to play in the frame.
During a four-on-four shift, Davis and Isaiah Thomas broke in on a two-on-one. Thomas fed the puck to Davis, and a falling Davis put the puck in the net with Melfort goaltender Shawn Parkinson, who had slid out of position. Estevan continued to lead until less than eight minutes remained in the third, when Vaclav Prospal scored on a point shot to tie the game. Melfort took over in overtime, controlling the play and having the puck in the Bruins zone for most of the extra frame until Hunt scored. The Mustangs outshot the Bruins 14-4 in overtime and 42-28 overall on the night. Keenan Rancier made 40 saves for the Bruins, while Shawn Parkinson stopped 27 for Melfort. Melfort picked up where
they left off at the start of Game 4. Zach Anderson scored 4 1/2 minutes into the first period on a rebound off of Rancier. The Mustangs carried the play for much of the first period, although didn’t get a lot of quality scoring opportunities. Estevan tied the game five minutes into the second when Eddie Gallagher scored after taking a pass from Davis. The goal was considered even strength, but was essentially on a power play, as the Bruins had pulled their goalie on a delayed penalty, and had an extra attacker on the ice. “Jayden Davis made a great pass to me. I saw the goalie challenge a little too far, and I got lucky when I got around … his pad,” said Gallagher, who noted the Melfort defender nearly stopped
the puck before it cross the goal line. Both teams had plenty of opportunities to score in the final 15 minutes of the second and into the third, but it would remain a tie game until Ben Tkachuk scored with 51 seconds remaining in regulation. “We’ve been through four games in a row that are very similar,” said head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood. “I think Game 2 was a bit of a one-off, I don’t think we competed hard enough that night, but I think that’s a thing of the past.” The Mustangs outshot the Bruins 25-21 in Game 4. Rancier made 23 saves on the night – the first time he hasn’t had to make at least 40 saves in a game in the series. Parkinson stopped 20 shots
for Melfort. Games 3 and 4 saw the Bruins play hard, and play “the right kind of game,” Lewgood said, but unforced errors hurt them. “We’re OK with the shots against. It’s the goals against where we have to make a few adjustments and keep one more puck out of our net and get one more into theirs,” said Lewgood. The Bruins find themselves down 3-1 in the quarter-finals for the second straight year. Last year they were down 3-1 to the Humboldt Broncos, but rallied to win that series. Ten players on this year’s club were part of the Bruins team that rallied against Humboldt. “It changes it from a long shot to a reality,” said Lewgood. “I think the one thing
we learned last year was you don’t look at it as winning three games, you look at it as winning one game, and then after that game’s over, you look at it as winning one game, and so on.” Gallagher echoed Lewgood’s statement, saying he has faith in his teammates and he believes they can still pull off the comeback. “Melfort has an amazing defensive group. Their top two are logging a lot of minutes. They’re doing a great job of shutting us down. We just have to keep wearing them out as much as we can,” said Gallagher. There are a lot of determined players on the Bruins, Lewgood said, and they’ll be ready to go for Game 5 Friday night in Melfort with their season on the line.
The top two teams in the Big Six Hockey League during the regular season will meet in the final. The Redvers Rockets will face the Carnduff Red Devils. The top-seeded Rockets reached the final by defeating the Bienfait Coalers in a best-of-five semifinal series in five games, while the Red Devils needed four games to dispatch of the 2019 champions, the Yellow Grass
Wheat Kings. The Rockets were the top team in the league during the regular season with a 17-1 record, and won 20 straight games in the regular season and playoffs. But losses to Bienfait in Games 2 and 3 left them facing elimination. Redvers won Game 4 3-2 in overtime on March 5. As for Game 5, Craig Fournier scored 7:25 into
the first period for the Coalers, but the Rockets Kenton Miller tied the game 16 seconds later. The Rockets led 3-2 after two on goals by Kenton Miller and Jordon Miller, while Wyatt Garagan scored for Bienfait. Dylan Herzberg forced overtime when he scored with three minutes remaining in the third. The game went to double overtime, and Kenton
Miller was the hero when he scored his third of the game. Cody Matthewson was in goal for the Rockets, while Jackson Walliser was the goalie for the Coalers. The Red Devils, meanwhile, haven’t played since March 5, when they routed the Wheat Kings 8-2 in Yellow Grass. Mark Moriarty scored twice for Carnduff, while Trevor Geiger, Matt Au-
dette, Sheldon Thompson, Jordan Cooney, Tanner Reynolds and Brandon Trask also scored. Dates for the series had yet to be finalized as of Thursday morning. The Rockets won the title in 2018, while the Red Devils last championship came in 2007. Both teams are also still in provincial play. Carnduff is facing Grenfell in the Se-
nior B south final. Grenfell took Game 1 5-1 on March 7. Game 2 is set for March 14 in Carnduff, and Game 3, if necessary, would be the next day, also in Carnduff. Redvers is facing Foam Lake in the Senior C south final. Foam Lake took Game 1 March 8 6-4. Game 2 is March 14 in Redvers and Game 3, if necessary, would be March 15, also in Redvers.
Rockets and Red Devils will meet in Big Six final
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SOUTHEAST LIFESTYLES, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020
Extreme volleyball program Local football players had successful weekend compete in Texas
The Estevan Extreme volleyball teams had great showings this past weekend. The 13U team took top spot at a tournament in Rouleau on Sunday. The Extreme opened with a pair of losses, 2-0 (25-19 and 25-23) to Weyburn and 2-0 (25-18 and 29-27) to the Queen City Volleyball Club (QCVC) Crushers. But then they responded with a 2-0 win over the host Rouleau Rebels (25-13, 25-10) and avenged their loss to the Crushers with a 2-0 (25-22, 25-14) win. Estevan knocked off the Weyburn Warriors 2-0 (25-20, 25-14) in the final. It’s their second straight first place finish in a tournament. “The start of the day was very slow moving for the girls,” said head coach Janay Marr. “Once they started chanting and cheers and working as a team is when they began to play volleyball like I knew they were capable of playing. It was an awesome day. I am always very proud of the team.” The 15U girls team finished seventh overall at the QCVC Lumsden tournament on
Saturday. They lost 2-0 (25-10, 25-19) to the QCVC Purple, and then split games with the Swift Current Sun Dogs (25-21, 10-25) and Lanigan (25-20, 18-25). Their final game was a 2-0 victory over Mossbank (25-20, 25-21). “Splitting every round robin game but one, the girls played against some of the top teams in Sask. The girls and coaches are learning a lot and what’s working and not working,” said assistant coach Kelly Klatt. “It was a great learning weekend and we look forward to hosting our home tournament this weekend.” The 16U girls team won the B event at Sunday’s Rush tournament in Weyburn. They finished with a 2-2-1 record on the weekend. “I would say we had a rocky start to the tournament, but ended up playing to our full potential through the playoffs and into the gold medal match,” said coaches Ryan Cormier and Jenna Frehlick. “It was great to see the girls earn a win and have fun while doing it.” The 17U girls team were also at the Rush tournament in Weyburn on Sunday. They took third place as they continue to mesh as a team.
The Estevan Extreme 13U volleyball team took top spot at a tournament in Rouleau. Photo submitted
The Sask Selects U10 football team won the championship at the Pigskin Classic in San Antonio. Local product Cooper Pukas was on the team. Photo submitted
Numerous local youth football players were part of the Sask. Selects football program that travelled to San Antonio, Texas, for the annual Pigskin Classic football tournament in February, and one local player was part of a team that won it all. Running back Cooper Pukas, who played for Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football’s atom team last year, was part of the program for the first time, was on the 10-and-under (10U) team. They opened with a 24-0 shutout of the San Antonio Elite Ducks, and then knocked off the Houston Cougars 20-0. They defeated the AC Red Raiders 18-0 in the championship game to take top spot for the second consecutive year. The 10U Selects outscored their opponents 62-0 during the classic. Two other teams with local content played in tournament finals.
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Three players from the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs were part of the Selects varsity team. Safety Hunter Eagles was in his fifth year with the Selects, defensive lineman James Knibbs was in San Antonio for the fourth time and middle linebacker Kolby Forseth was on the team for the first time. They began the tournament with an 8-3 loss to Monterrey Bay, but responded with a 28-0 win over the South Texas Punishers to advance to the final. There they lost 26-7 to the Alamo City Raiders in what was a showcase game of the tournament, played under the lights. Defensive lineman Dustin Dupus played in the classic for the first time on the 14U team. The 14U team was dominant for most of the tournament. They opened with a 40-0 win over Monterrey Bay, and then they won 28-0 over the Corpus Christi Bullys Elite, and 39-6 over San Antonio True Blue. They lost 40-0 to the Texas Independent in the final. Slotback Chayton Fornwald, who also plays football for the Elecs, was on the 13U team, the fourth time he has travelled to the Classic. They lost 12-8 to the San Antonio Junior Thunderbirds program and 24-5 to the San Antonio Predators. Defensive lineman Hamisi Kassanga, who played in minor football last season, was slated to play on the 13U team, which would
have been his first time at the classic, but he suffered an injury before the tournament. Three local players were on the 12U team. Offensive lineman Mercedes Paterson was with the Selects for the first time, while wide receiver Dorian Sifton and offensive lineman Preston Sibley were on the Selects for the second time. Their first game was a 36-6 loss to the Oak Cliff Cowboys, and then they lost 16-8 to Mexico’s Saltillo Titans and 20-0 to the Manitoba Selects. Selects Football was founded by Zeljko and Deb Stefanovic in 2012. The program started with one 12U football team, consisting of 33 young Saskatchewan football players who trained throughout the winter and travelled to San Antonio to compete in the International Pigskin Football Classic in 2013. Since then, the program has thrived, and winter football in Saskatchewan has become a reality, offering players a chance to train for an extended season and to be able to pit their talent against American teams. Selects Football has grown from one team to between four and six teams each year. Teams have competed in San Antonio and Dallas, as well as in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In the 2017-18 season, the Saskatchewan Selects were joined by two Manitoba Selects teams that competed in the first inter-provincial Selects Bowl.
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