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The 18th annual Saskatchewan Blue Cross Walk for MS held in Eastend is ramping up preparations for the event on Sunday, May 1st. Registration for the walk will be at 1 p.m. at the Eastend Rink Complex, with the walk starting at 2 p.m.

The last couple of years have had a strong turnout in participants ranging from 30-45 people. With the number of participants has come an even larger amount raise towards finding a cure for MS. The past three years they have averaged about $30,000 per year, and have raised roughly $250,000 in the 18 years the event has existed.

Bonnie Gleim, who is the chair of the Saskatchewan Division and is also part of the national MS society. She started the Walk for MS in Eastend 18 years ago with one goal on her mind.

“I just want to find a cure, and help anyone that I can even with advocacy or someone who was diagnosed and everyone knows me and that they can talk to me (about MS),” said Gleim.

The Town of Eastend had a population of

527 people according to the Canadian Censes in 2011 so it is pretty remarkable to be raising $30,000. Gleim believes there is a lot of aid outside of Eastend.

“It’s pretty remarkable what the southwest does,” she said. “It’s not just Eastend, we have community support from Shaunavon, Frontier, Climax, Gull Lake, and Maple Creek, it’s the southwest is really what makes this walk so successful.”

It’s not just the participants that do a great job at fundraising for this event. The yearly sponsors lend a big helping hand in the Walk for MS, and so do the people that come out to attend the event from the community and surrounding areas.

The Eastend town firetruck gets things rolling by starting the group of participants off on their walk around the beautiful Town.

The group arrives back at the Eastend Rink Complex after their short stroll around town to have a barbeque courtesy of the Eastend Kinsmen Club.

You can help support Gleim and her team in the Walk for MS in Eastend by making donations online at http://mssoc.convio.net/ site/TR?fr_id=5023&pg=entry or by attending the walk itself on.

The entire southwest makes the annual MS Walk in Eastend a resounding success.

Last years’ event raised over $30,000. Photos by Kate Winquist

Getting a Step Ahead DAV I D Z A M M I T

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Senior students at the high school level across the province are now being offer a dual credit program to further their education while still attending high school. The program allows students to gain credits towards their high school diploma while obtaining credits at the post-secondary school level at the institution of their choice.

The dual credit program is for grades 11 and 12 students and can be accessed by any student in the Chinook School Board Division.

Kyle McIntyre, Deputy Director and Bob Vavra, Superintendent of Learning have taken charge of the initiative to greater the chances of the possibilities for all students across the district.

“We have a target of about 90 percent of our students who are going to graduate, this is a way of engaging kids and providing more opportunity for kids to take credits they think are meaningful hopefully if it is meaningful they will want to stay in school,” said McIntyre after the Chinook School Board meeting Monday afternoon.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic is the leader in offering the widest variety and most dual credit programs across the province of any post-secondary institution. Vavra and McIntyre have reached out to the school and the local health region to generate some more opportunities.

“He (Bob Vavra) and I met with some officials from Sask Poly about a month ago and from the Cypress Health Region and we are going to come out with a little bit of a splash in May about some of the local

opportunities and partnerships we have with Sask Poly and the Cypress Health Region,” said McIntyre.

The hope is with these local opportunities in the area they will be able to train the students in the selected fields and keep them in this area, with their new found skills and education.

Check out the The majority of thepricing dual credit programs unbelievable offer at various institutions are online on all remaining courses. Making the choice easy for some 2015 Rzr’s and challenging for other.

“If a student is fully subscribed with all of their courses in high school they wouldn’t have time to do it they’d have to complete it at home as being additional course work, some kids if their parents permit them to take a spare in their timetable that is when they can do it as well,” said McIntyre.

The rate of registration is low for the dual credit programs, on a number of reason. It requires the students to want to go above and beyond by their own time. More students are also not aware of this possibility to further their education while still attending high school.

“The province messaging (and promotion) hasn’t been very good, right now Sask Poly has approached our ministry of education and officials from the ministry and Sask Poly have had those discussions and have agreed on a path going forward,” said McIntyre.

Once the program reaches more students, it will create positives on all different levels. The first being more students will want to register for the program furthering their education. Second is the institutions will benefit from higher enrollment, and last is the field in which the student studies in will reap the rewards.

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SWIFT CURRENT – Swift Current City Mayor Jerrod Schafer surprised the community Monday morning announcing he will not be seeking re-election in the October 2016 vote. His announcement was made at Swift Current City Hall at a press conference, with all city councillors on hand.

Mayor Schafer has been involved with city politics since he was elected as a council member in 2003, and later moved to the mayor position in 2009.

Schafer has been a strong part of a team that has helped to shape Swift Current into the growing city it is today, with a bright future ahead. Over his long tenure one of the major highlights is helping the city meet the required infrastructure the city needs to reach its goal of 25,000 residents by 2025.

“When you get to lookout and see how much our community has changed, it’s not something one person does and I certainly don’t give myself credit for all of it, but it’s pretty gratifying to know I was a part of all those things,” said Schafer, noting the key major improvements that the city needed to reach its goal “New hospital, long term-care, or streets being renamed, seeing arena upgrades and the

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impact it has on our community with curling championships, the aid to the Broncos.”

Schafer has had the longest stint of any

that isn’t political. It’s interesting we hear the Premier of Saskatchewan talk about his dream job is being the Premier of Saskatchewan, and I happen to really love

Mayor of Swift Current Jerrod Schafer announces he will no be seeking re-election in the fall election. Schafer's announcement was made April 8 at City Hall in Swift Current during a press conference. Photo By: David Zammit

current member of Swift Current’s city council. He cited one major reason behind leaving the city council, is to devote more time to his future endeavors.

“I really love the job that I have actually

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my job as an investment advisor, I’m just looking forward to more time with my family and focusing on that,” said Schafer.

Schafer was happy to get the Safe Places initiative done before stepping aside

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as Mayor in October. The city has made great strides since former Swift Current Broncos coach Graham James committed those horrific acts on Broncos players including former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy.

“For me obviously Safe Places is one (of my high points) and more recent then not, one that I think that is imported because I think the work that it is going to do to educate us on abuse and how we deal with that in our community,” said Schafer.

The Mayor had some kind words of wisdom he learned over his eight years of serving as Mayor of Swift Current for the next in line. He talked about it being solutions focused in his speech for the next incumbent to take over his job.

“I think there is always a solution to be had, I guess sometimes if there isn’t, there isn’t and that is just the main conclusion, but it’s amazing how much progress can happen when you do look for solutions.

I would think to just keep an open mind and keeping the best interest of the City of Swift Current above and beyond anything else,” said Schafer.

With the fall election closing in and the mayor stepping aside, it leaves a void to fill the major voice of the City of Swift Current.

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The Gull Lake & Community Recreational Complex needs major roof repairs. The Rink Board and town council are looking at ways to reach the required $200,000 to fix the roof. Photo By Kate Winquist.

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GULL LAKE - The Gull Lake & Community Recreation Complex is now 32 years old, and with age comes weathering. The Gull Lake Rink Board notified town council and Mayor Blake Campbell at a recent meeting regarding the dire need to fix the roof of the complex.

The board has done their homework and in doing so have found a solution that is feasible for the town. The solution would be to apply a sealant type of material that would guarantee another 30 years of life expectancy for the roof. The bill for the roof repair would come to a tune of roughly $200,000.

Campbell has been Mayor of Gull Lake for seven years now, and believes there are multiple ways of footing the bill for this project.

“We (town council) are certainly going to see what we can do, but like I said $200,000 is a lot of money and I know these folks (the Rink Board) will be

doing some fundraisers as they move forward. They have one going right now called the Chase the Ace lottery,” he said. “So certainly we (the town) would want to encourage people to support them and their efforts and the fundraising to get this done. One way or another, whether it’s this year or two or three more years it’s going to have to be done and it has to be paid for.”

The fundraising will help generate money towards this large project the town now faces of having to repair the roof. Fundraisers are mutual beneficial for both parties involved, with the fundraisers gaining money towards their project and the supporters having opportunities to attend events, with chances at winning money, while also helping support the fundraisers goal.

The Gull Lake & Community Recreation Complex is the central hub of the town with endless amount of events and activities being held there year round.

The hall part of the complex plays host to weddings, parties,

community events, and general meetings.

“You have the bowling alley, you have got the gym, and you have the rink all under one roof and it’s busy all year round. I mean hockey time you have hockey going on here every day of the week,” said Campbell.

Even during the hard economic times with the oil field slowing down substantially, the Mayor still believes his town will rally around this cause.

“It’s a real proud place in the community, and we wanted to get the message out to everybody so that they know this is on the radar because you know this is a town where people get behind things and things get done,” said Campbell.

The roof on the hall side is in need of immediate attention and will need to be address first because it is causing internal damage to the structure. Contact Richie Bleau, the Rink Board Chairman, for information on the Chase the Ace lottery at 306671-7421.

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Well, it appears seeding is right around the corner. This will be my seventh year as a farm wife heading into the seeding, spraying, calving, hay making, harvest and anything else you want to cram in there, season. Having grown up a city girl, I started out pretty green and was initially shocked at the craziness this time of year brings on the farm, but I slowly feel like I’m starting to learn a thing or two about surviving the insanity.

One of the first keys I had to learn about surviving seeding is “go with the flow.” To be honest, I have noticed most farmers aren’t really good at estimating time.

It seems like every year my husband and I have a conversation that goes something like this: Monday - Me: “So, when do you think you will start seeding?”

Husband: “Hopefully in a couple weeks.”

Tuesday – Husband: “Well, we might get going seeding by the end of the week.”

Wednesday - (I call my hubby) Me: “Hi honey. What you up to today?” Husband: “I just got going on the drill. Can you bring me out some supper later?” Me: “What?!”

In all fairness to my husband, experiences like this along with other examples of “this will only take fifteen minutes…but you are still waiting there two hours later”, exemplify the reality that farming is unpredictable and you just have to be flexible. This is hard for a slightly Type A perfectionist type person like myself but I tend to get through seeding much better when I have an attitude of “what will be, will be.”

The second key I’ve found to surviving seeding is “simplify”.

This begins with how much I take

on for commitments for my kids and I, but also continues on into little things like meal planning.

Over the last few years I have inadvertently become the sole meal maker for our small farm crew. I like cooking but with a three-year-old and one-year-old, making a meal, getting it packed up and delivered to the field, in a timely manner, on top of everything else I have to do in a day, is like trying to accomplish a small miracle. By the end of harvest last year, I was burnt out. This year I have had to acknowledge some changes need to be made.

I’m busting out the slow cooker and bag lunches and most likely we will be eating a lot of hotdogs!

Many responsibilities seem to fall solely to the wife during seeding and on into harvest. Things like yard work, the garden, errand running ( for yourself and the farm), taking care of the kids and cleaning the house, all become a solo job if they weren’t already before. On top of this most farm wives play an important role in carrying out the farm work itself or have a job off the farm as well. I can’t count the number of times I have felt overwhelmed during seeding and the ensuing 5 months of crazy that follow. It is at those times, or if I were wiser and more insightful, preferably before, I need to ask for help.

Which brings me to the third key to surviving seeding – Don’t be afraid to get some help. We all could use an extra hand during seeding. For me getting some help involves picking up KFC’s Toonie Tuesday most weeks and gratefully accepting an extra hand from my parents. This year I’m also going to try and hire a neighbour girl to watch my kids one afternoon a week so I can get some stuff done or collapse in a nap for a couple hours.

In the early years of my mar-

riage I found seeding to be a very lonely time. During the summer months, when I wasn’t working as a teacher, listening to John Gormely on the radio and visiting the cows were as close to a human connection as I got most days. Now that I have young kids it is always loud and busy around here but it is still lonely in the sense that I lack connecting with other adults. We all need human connection and Facebook/Instagram just doesn’t cut it so that’s why my fourth key to surviving seeding is “Socialize.” This year I hope to do better in this aspect by inviting people over for coffee more and allowing myself an extra town trip now and again with the sole purpose of recharging my “social batteries”.

The last key I’ve found to be important in surviving the seeding season is to purposefully make a point to encourage one another, laugh and give each other a little extra grace.

With the weight of responsibility, lack of sleep, and stress one is feeling it is easy to lose your cool during this time, especially with your significant other. I think that’s why its important to try and make a point to give some encouragement/praise to your spouse and offer them a bit of extra patience when they say or do something insensitive or annoying. One thing I do sometimes is bring my husband one of his favourite chocolate bars with a little note on it that says something like “You are doing great honey”. It may seem a bit corny but the truth is we all need extra affirmation amongst the hectic pace.

I guess we’ll see how I do at applying my survival tips over the next few months - if my post harvest article is title “Ramblings of a Totally Crazy Farm Wife”- I may have some work left to do.

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Commentary It’s a bit different now

BY M E G A N L AC E L L E

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went for a walk around my block in Saskatoon today. I figured I’d take the opportunity to enjoy the warm 17 degree sun, I had my headphones in and a sundress on.

I walked past numerous houses filled with people I don’t know until I reached a schoolyard.

I watched kids of all different races, cultures and sizes play on the brown grass. Girls in pinks and yellows, boys in blue basketball shorts and wind breakers. A couple boys played cricket, while a group of others chased a soccer ball across the ground. There were easily a hundred children clambering over the space – the smaller ones sticking close to the playset while the eldest sat on the outskirts talking about things that are important when you’re 10.

I only watched them briefly before I continued my walk, but the sight of an elementary school recess reminded me of my own childhood experiences.

I personally love when people ask me where I’m from. I always feel like I have such a unique answer “Cadillac, 40 minutes south of Swift Current,” instead of the Regina and Saskatoon answers of my classmates. Most of them have no idea where Cadillac is – not surprising considering the population hovers around 80 people.

Watching the children play in the playground reminded me of my own elementary experience – one very different from theirs.

I walked to school on my first day of kindergarten, or rather my dad walked me to school on my first day. I had a messy bowl cut – I was convinced only princesses had to brush their hair and I had no interest in that profession – a purple backpack and white shoes with Velcro straps.

The school in Cadillac was built around 1913 and contained four major classrooms. Originally, it was only half the size – the addition wouldn’t come until much later.

The bottom classrooms were for Kindergarteners and Grades 1-3 while the upstairs was dedicated to Grades 4-6. The building itself was made of yellow bricks with seven concrete stairs leading to the front double doors.

My first day of school I was joined by three classmates, two girls and a boy. As a class of four we were one of the largest in the building. Days were filled listening to the record players with the big tan headphones, colouring, learning our letters which were large cut-outs of different textures stapled to the walls. The Kindergarten classroom was also attached to the library – a long hallway with shelves on either side.

During recess all the grades played one game together. In my final year of school in Cadillac there were only 12 students from Kindergarten to Grade six. There was one girl in the grade above me and no kids in the grade below.

So with this many students it was necessary to come to a common agreement on what game we’d play.

As a kindergartener I remember

being terrified of the much taller and much more athletic Grade six class. Games like capture the flag, floor hockey, prisoner’s break and more were a test to see how well you could play against the bigger kids. Sometimes we’d play in the bushes beside the fence playing “Gimme a Wiggle” a game that consists of someone trying to spot people hiding in the trees. Boys had a fort, girls had a fort and breaking into one another’s was not allowed.

We were a family in that school.

There were some teachers we didn’t like and some we love to this day. There were fights, hugs, hotdog sales, bloody knees, broken arms, Christmas concerts and more. We definitely didn’t get along all the time, but with less than 10 families making up the majority of the population we stuck up for each other.

So when the school closed in 2003, right before I went into Grade five, the “Cadillac kids” were bussed to nearby Ponteix, where the older kids went to school anyway.

I remember being sad to leave and overwhelmed about the idea of going somewhere else.

It’s been 13 years, but when I go home I still light up when I see the school – it’s hard to miss, considering its location in the middle of town and at the highway junction.

I remember the pride I felt representing my town at Play-Days and volleyball tournaments. I remember the bats who used to sneak up from the basement, the rooms dedicated to old magazine clippings, the worn spot in the floor and the shaky fan of the Grade 1-3 room. I remember the chalk dust that used to layer the teacher’s hands after a lesson, the balconies in certain classrooms with their black metal spiral staircase or wooden ladders, the inflatable furniture, the first Mac computers, the dozen or more stairs leading to the bell, and the friends I couldn’t live without in those days.

I remember bundling up to play outside, building the biggest snow forts you could, battling on the swing set and leaning off the edge of the merry-go-round, I remember finding the baby birds who fell from the roof of the school, the day an errant pigeon let loose on our principal and the school photos on the front steps.

The building will never see that kind of attention ever again – I am lucky enough to be one of the last people to ever experience what that building had to offer as a school. After 90 years of welcoming the children of Cadillac area, it shut its doors never to be opened again.

Whenever I’m driving around rural Saskatchewan I always stare at the abandoned buildings scattered across the plains. Who lived there? What’s the story? Why did they leave? One day someone will drive by Cadillac school and wonder the same thing.

I can only hope the love that was fostered in that building will emanate through the lives of its students and it remains standing long after the last of us are gone.

FROM THE TOP OF THE PILE

NDP leaders get the boot

BY B R I A N Z I N C H U K

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n April 11, Saskatchewan’s NDP Leader Cam Broten stepped down as head of the party. This came a day after federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was unceremoniously punted as leader of their party.

These events come a few weeks before Manitoba NDP Premier Greg Selinger is about to get the heave-ho, first as premier, then as party leader, in the wake of their upcoming provincial election.

As the National Post noted, it’s a tough time to be an NDP leader in this country.

Even Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, who is currently the most successful leader they have, got sandbagged by the federal party by their choice to take the next two years discussing the Leap Manifesto at the grassroots level. Thankfully, she has said "These ideas will never form any part of our policy,” and added, "They are naive, they are ill-informed, and they are tone-deaf."

When it comes to Broten, he didn’t seem to get very far, at all. If he couldn't make any progress against an administration seeking its third term, he never will. He may have been going against the most popular premier in the country, if not the most popular politician, but surely somewhere in the Saskatchewan Party record he could have

found some things to more vigorously oppose. They don’t call it the “Official Opposition” for nothing.

In many ways, Broten was an empty shirt. He was there, but not. He just didn’t gain any traction. And if you can’t win your own seat as leader, you shouldn’t be premier.

I keep tabs with some NDPtypes, and some of the support behind this Leap Manifesto is just nuts. The manifesto is nuts. They want Canada to get away from using fossil fuels entirely by 2050, and have all electrical generation come from renewable resources in 20 years.

It’s lovely that Tesla just announced its “affordable” electric vehicle, starting around US$35,000. But I would like to see how a Tesla 3 stands up to a Canadian winter, with the heater cranked up to ward off -42 C temperatures. Show me the electric-powered semi that can pull a tanker full of milk, or a 45-ton excavator on a trailer that includes both a jeep and a booster. Where do I buy a battery-powered tractor to pull my 90-foot air drill? When will Boeing start building 300-passenger airliners running on batteries?

(Maybe if Bombardier announces an electric airliner, they can get more money out of Ottawa?)

And what will charge all these batteries? Not coal.

Alberta’s shutting down their coal plants. Not nuclear. Most NDPers would drop dead

before approving a nuclear plant. So what? Wind and solar? What happens when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine? How do you use solar in the north in the winter, when the sun doesn’t rise at all?

The NDP’s shift from social issues to, it seems, almost exclusively environmental issues. When their environmental issues become so out to lunch, they will be unelectable.

Some might way they were always unelectable, but Notley’s triumph in Alberta proves that is not the case. If they can win there, they can win anywhere.

Perhaps that’s why Mulcair was shown the door. He had been in the lead during the early parts of the election campaign. If Notley could win, why couldn’t he hold onto that lead and win himself ? Surely that idea must have crossed the minds of many party faithful.

In finding new leaders, the NDP will also have to find itself. Is it going to be the Green Party in all but name? Or will it worry about the workers, the hundreds of thousands of which are now unemployed in the oilpatch?

The people would like to know.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.

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BY B R E N N A N T U R N E R

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rain markets pushed through the middle of April with a lot of eyes looking to the weather as to whether or not it’s “go time” in the fields. A few drills are going into the warmest / driest of places and while it’s definitely a bit early, conditions are looking relatively decent in terms of soil moisture in Western Canada. Of course, you have the right to argue this point if you’re looking at & you’re digging more than a few inches to find moisture in your fields, but I look at the big picture and things are relatively decent. That being, we could start to see a bit of a weather premium get priced into the markets but with ideal weather conditions (i.e. rain in parts of Alberta & Saskatchewan), you can expect that weather premium to be erased rather quickly.

In the April W.A.S.D.E., U.S. wheat ending stocks were raised to 976 million bushels, the highest since 1987, mainly on account of lower feed and residual use demand, while corn was in the same boat as its carryout for 2015/16 was increased to 1.862 Billion bushels. Globally, wheat inventories to end this current marketing year were also pushed up, mainly because the U.S.D.A. raised production to a record of 733.14 million tonnes on account of revised production figures for the European Union and Argentina. As for soybeans, U.S. carryout was pegged 3.3% lower than its March number at 445 million bushels thanks to more exports. Case in point, China imported 6.1 million tonnes of the oilseed in March, a new record for the month and up 36% from March 2015’s numbers (In Q1, China imported 16.26 million tonnes of soybeans, up 12.5% year-over-year).

Worldwide, soybeans stocks were raised a slight amount to 79.02M tonnes, which would be a 1.7% increase year-over-year, but a 28% increase from just 2 years ago Notable analytical firm, AgResource, agrees, suggesting that the agricultural boom in emerging markets like Brazil and Russia will persist with weaker currencies making it very profitable to produce as much grain as possible. On the flipside, AgResource doesn’t see demand matching the growth of the production, which is why the market has to work through the oversupply situation. Intuitively, with these in mind, AgResource is likely the loudest bear in the room right now, calling for $4/bushel Chicago wheat, $2.75 corn, and $7.70 soybeans! Granted, I think these are extremes and just tend to create headlines for the firm, I wouldn’t be surprised if we have decent growing conditions this year, we see low $4 and low $8 handles in Chicago for corn and soybeans respectively.

University of Illinois Ag Econ professors Scott Irwin & Darrell Good suggest that the market hasn’t yet priced any production risk into new crop prices, especially for corn. From a math perspective, this would be roughly 9 bushel/acre drop for average corn yields and 2 bushels for soybeans to see ending stocks return to more normalized levels. Net-net, there’s a few factors out there but we’ll need to continue to consider them all for any price direction (easier said than done!) Mother Nature is obviously the trump card, especially over the next few weeks, and if you’re looking for a Plant 2016 rally, erase the thoughts that we’ll go higher and higher and higher and higher if we get one, because the aforementioned supply will keep things in check.

To growth,​Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com

Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead. com, a risk-free, transparent online and mobile grain marketplace (app available) that has moved almost 180,000 MT in the last 2.5 years. His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead. com) or phone (1-855-332-7653)

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COMMENTARY

The liquor debate in Saskatchewan is over

BY J O R DA N B AT E M A N B.C. Director & A A R O N W U D R I C K Federal Director

People don’t need the government’s help to buy or sell a beer.

That statement is so obvious it seems strange that it’s been a point of contention for so long, but as of April 4, 2016, that debate is officially over: Saskatchewanians are absolutely fine with privatizing the provincial liquor system.

The Saskatchewan Party was crystal clear about its intention to move steadily toward liquor privatization long before the election – there was no hidden agenda.

First, the government announced it would level the playing field so that offsales, private stores and government stores would all have the same regulations and the same wholesale prices. No more stupid rules about who can’t sell cold beer and no more forcing off-sales to get their supplies at sky-high prices.

The playing field will be level so that private stores and government stores can compete to give customers the best service.

Second, the government will shut down 40 of its least profitable stores and transition them to the private sector.

The only thing more obvious than the Sask. Party’s position was the opposition to it.

The NDP’s platform plank regarding the liquor system came under the heading “stop privatization.” It proposed to

put more beer fridges in government stores, sell more local beer and consider setting up government kiosks in grocery stores. But it too was crystal clear: it was the NDP’s priority to keep liquor sales in the hands of government employees.

And the Saskatchewan Government Employees’ Union must have spent millions on TV ads and mail-outs to amplify that message.

The other side was comparatively quiet. Small town hotels that run offsales didn’t buy ads. Neither did the new private stores. Even the Canadian Taxpayers Federation didn’t say much despite the fact that we’ve spend decades on this issue and pushed the specific recommendations that formed the foundation of the government’s proposed policy.

What did SGEU members get out of all of the union dues plowed into the one-sided debate?

The government plans to turn the Battlefords liquor store over to the private sector – if the people there are outraged it didn’t show up at the ballot box, as support for the government went up by more than 9 per cent compared to the last election. Another one of the 40 stores transitioning to the private sector is in Lloydminster and the government’s support went up by 20 per cent in that riding. Surely the riding of Regina Elphinstone-Centre would register more of a backlash because the Broad Street liquor store is on the list, but the NDP support only ticked up by 2 per cent.

This specific issue has been thoroughly debated. The government made its position clear. The opposition made its position clear. And the people made a clear choice.

Where do we go from here?

The question is no longer whether government should get out of the booze business, but rather how and how quickly? The current policy of leveling the playing field for both private and government stores is a great start. Closing the least profitable government stores to make room for new private stores is another important step.

But there’s more to be done. The provincial government still monopolizes liquor warehousing. It’s a choke point for supply chains, especially for specialty products. This is silly. A government owned booze warehouse makes about as much sense as a government owned box factory or a government owned potato company. Change will take time and may even require new legislation, but the government has a clear mandate to move forward.

There is a role for government regarding liquor. Government should regulate liquor. And, whether we like it or not, government will always tax liquor. But the people have spoken: government shouldn’t be in the business of selling liquor.

This column was originally printed in the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Vice Chief Bob Majesty addresses the media last week. Photo contributed.

FSIN calls for immediate action to address escalating suicide rate CONTRIBUTED

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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Executive calls for both levels of government to collaborate with First Nations in addressing the high rate of suicide that is most prevalent with the youth in First Nation territories. The community of Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario has recently called for a state of emergency as the community deals with 11 suicide attempts this past Saturday.

“The high suicide rate, especially amongst young people, is a huge concern for First Nations communities in Saskatchewan and across the country,” said FSIN Vice Chief Bob Merasty. “We stand with Attawapiskat and all communities that are faced with these serious mental health crises and

tragic suicide outbreaks. With Saskatchewan having the third highest high rate of suicide in the country, we need to get working together to prevent the incidences of suicide before we end up in a state of emergency.”

In northern Saskatchewan Aboriginal people make up 85 per cent of the population, the suicide rate is three to six times the national rate.

“Canada’s First Nations youth are crying out for help,” said Vice Chief Merasty. “There is a strong need for community capacity at the ground-level that should be focussed on prevention so that we may begin to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Recommendations in a meaningful way. We must include a culturally responsive strategy to make any positive strides in alleviating this unfortunate tragedy.”

“Concrete solutions and tragedies to address youth suicide must include the voices of our youth and must be developed in partnership with First Nations communities in order to be effective,” said Vice Chief Merasty. “The FSIN has been engaged in the Assembly of First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum and will continue to support the recommendations as First Nations begin to strategize how to address the Mental Wellness needs of our First Nations youth.”

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.

The Federation is committed to honouring the spirit and intent of the Treaties, as well as the promotion, protection and implementation of the Treaty promises that were made more than a century ago.

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Old Stories and Fibs

BY T O M F R O O K

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With Spring comes the time to get the crops into the ground. I remember it being a time of great optimism, much like the start of a game of poker, you've not yet lost anything at the outset and have everything to win. I think of the bustle in Gull Lake, Wes, Delphen, Al Nyen, Ray Sim and the Mulhalls were going full blast, lining up parts, fixing equipment that the farmer couldn't fix himself and selling both new and used machinery. The grain elevators were cleaning seed, everyone was involved.

My dad would often get into whatever car he was driving at the time, and after having his supper, he would randomly drive up and down a piece of road looking at what had been accomplished. What used to amaze me was that he seemed to know exactly who owned each and every piece of land.

We would park the car and get out and walk into the freshly seeded fields, if I close my eyes I can still smell that sweet, musty

smell of freshly turned soil. The only smell that was better, as far as I was concerned, was the smell of a passing thunderstorm.

Planting was a gamble for not only the farmer but for people in town like dad. You had to, in your mind, think ahead from April to September and decide what stock you should order for fall, if the crops were good you might be able to sell a car, a truck or something else, and if the crops were not so good, you'd likely get stuck with whatever you'd brought in. He got stuck lots of times, not only wasn't there a crop but the product of the day wasn't very good. While I can't speak for other business places, I'm certain that Busse Bros. would have to decide if furniture was worth ordering or Hemsworths would have to think twice about anything more staple than denim jeans and rubber boots.

So, here's Spring planing 2016. I'd dearly love to be able to see it done one more time and I hope that every farmer has a great crop and a very safe season. It's the optimism that keeps places like Gull Lake going.

Advertisement from a 1949 edition of The Gull Lake Advance.

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Construction of the new 225-bed long term care facility in Swift Current is nearing completion and plans for moving staff and residents into the new facility are well underway. A three phase transition approach is being implemented to ensure that all residents are comfortably moved into their new homes beginning in early June.

The health region has assembled a transition committee to oversee the entire movein process. The committee, made up of various health care providers including nursing staff, social workers, management, supporting staff, and others, is overseeing each of

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the move’s three phases.

The first existing facility to move into the new Swift Current Long Term Care facility will be the Prairie Pioneers Lodge (PPL).

All PPL residents, plus an additional 10 residents from the Swift Current and Palliser Regional Care Centres, will be moving into the new facility on Sunday, June 5. Remaining residents of the Swift Current Care Centre will move on Sunday, August 7 and the Palliser Regional Care Centre will complete its move on Sunday, September 18. Sundays were carefully selected as the most appropriate date so that, where possible, family members may be present to assist their loved ones.

“We are very excited to begin to transition into this beautiful new facility, which we know will be such a significant improve-

ment for residents and staff when compared to our existing long term care facilities in Swift Current,” said Brenda Schwan, Vice President of Continuing Care and Capital Project Lead for the Cypress Health Region.

“Our transition committee has been working hard since early in the year to develop a move-in plan that will make sense for the region, but that will also align with the wishes of our residents and their families.

Moving in three phases is an important step being taken to make sure that our move goes as smoothly as possible.”

Each phase will see approximately 60 residents move into one of three total neighborhoods. The health region is making direct contact with residents and family members to discuss move-in plans and provide information regarding more specific processes,

such as phone/TV transfers and mail forwarding.

“We are working hard to provide as much information as possible in advance of the move-in dates. We know how disruptive it is for anyone to move into a new home, which is also the case for our long term care residents moving into their new homes. The more organized we can be prior to moving in, the better the transition will be for everyone,” added Schwan.

Family members with questions about the move-in and transition process are being asked to speak with their facility’s social worker. Updated construction and transition details will also be posted on the Cypress Health website, www.cypresshealth. ca, as they become available.

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“Indian Ernie: Perspectives on Policing and Leadership” by Ernie Louttit R E V I E W BY K E I T H F O S T E R

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The best leaders and the best teachers are the ones who’ve learned by experience. Ernie Louttit is one of those leaders who teaches valuable life lessons in his book, Indian Ernie: Perspectives on Policing and Leadership. This is an up-close, personal look at some of the seamier streets of Saskatoon where his police beat took him.

After a stint as a military policeman, Ernie joined the Saskatoon Police Service, becoming only the third native member of the force. As an Aboriginal man, he faced racism and discrimination throughout his life. But he turned these adversities to his advantage. Those who tried to beat him down, taught him perseverance. Those who tried to put him down, taught him tolerance for others. “Indian Ernie” simply outlasted his enemies and carried his nickname like a well-earned badge of honour.

An engaging storyteller with a mass appeal, Ernie’s distinctive writing style is reminiscent of the television series Dragnet, where he succinctly tells “just the facts” of a case, then launches into his opinion of its outcome. He spent his entire twenty-seven years with the Saskatoon Police Service in the patrol section, even after attaining

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the rank of sergeant. A people person, he preferred patrolling a beat, meeting people face to face, rather than being confined to a desk.

This 190-page book contains a dozen black and white photos of Ernie’s early family life and his life on the job. The twenty-three chapters are packed with life lessons – lessons Ernie learned the hard way. Winner of the Aboriginal Peoples’ Writing Award at the 2015 Saskatchewan Book Awards, Indian Ernie: Perspectives on Policing and Leadership should be required reading at every police college in Canada.

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Jaff takes a well deserved break from rounding up the sheep as he dives into the water tub Tuesday evening. Jaff is eight years old and belongs to Jamie Gardner the owner of the Gardner Farm located just outside of Shaunavon.

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BY C H R I S TA L E E F R O E S E

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I can’t stop thinking about it. I don’t know if it’s the hand-made brioche bun on the outside, the farm-fresh beef on the inside or the homemade pickle on top?

Maybe it’s the locally grown microgreens tucked lovingly inside, next to the sautéed mushroom and gooey cheese.

It doesn’t really matter the source of my fond memories and incessant cravings – the fact of the matter is that I can’t stop thinking about that hamburger.

What’s more is that the marvelous burger came to me on a log plate complete with a tiny tin pail of handcut French fries. And that rustic plate of love was perched in a country-chic restaurant that was able to mix a chandelier of antlers with a modern menu and vibe.

Every single day since I ate that luscious hamburger some two weeks ago, I have vowed to return to the scene of the crime. I have vowed to return to the 641 Grill in Craven, Saskatchewan – the place where that perfect burger stole my heart.

The funky rural restaurant is the brainchild of Mathew and Kali Eddy.

Matthew, a former oil patch worker and present-day cattle farmer, and Kali, a psychologist, built their dream home on a Craven farm in 2010.

The Eddys purchased the former Craven Country Restaurant in 2015 with a vision of creating a menu featuring the wide variety of local produce from the Lumsden Valley and Craven area. With Saskatchewan suppliers like Leaning Maple Meats, Riverside Gardens and Last Mountain Distillery, the ambitious young couple

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was confident they could make their own home-cut French fries, homemade burger patties and hand-crafted pickles, drinks, dips and dressings.

“We’re just passionate about small towns we so thought if we could funk up Craven a bit and liven up the town with a cool restaurant, why wouldn’t we?” said Kali, explaining that they renamed the restaurant 641 Grill after the 641 grid road that used to run by the business.

They have brought their vision to fruition with a menu that is nearly 100-per-cent from scratch (including the brioche buns, the pickled red onion and all of the sauces) in familiar but creative offerings like the smokey pig pizza of pulled pork and the Pusch dog with jalapeño cheddar smokies from Pusch Bros Organic Farm.

While the Eddys have created a new life in Craven with their three adorable children, they have not forgotten about their idyllic rural upbringings in the small southwestern town of Aneroid, Saskatchewan. Their menu features the hot wing recipe from the Aneroid Hotel and the 641 Grill itself is filled with tractor seats, reclaimed wood and license plates salvaged from their childhood farms.

“We just love small towns so it was a way to bring a little piece of Aneroid, and our past lives, with us,” said Kali.

I can’t stop thinking about it.

I know the hour-and-a-half drive to Craven will be worth it as this sesame-seed brioche bun and this all-beef, locally supplied burger patty comes with homemade mayonnaise and a little bit of rural love.

You can’t go wrong with that combination!

Christalee Froese welcomes comments at Lcfroese@sasktel.net or visit her Blog at 21days2joy.wordpress.com.

CAHRC assisting Saskatchewan Abilities Council to fill jobs in agriculture CONTRIBUTED

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The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is working with the Saskatchewan Abilities Council to match people with disabilities with job opportunities in agriculture.

This work is part of CAHRC’s Labour Market Information (LMI) research examining workforce potential and possible barriers with under-represented groups such as people with disabilities, Aboriginal people and immigrants in the agriculture and agri-food industry. The research will also identify labour and skill gaps, investigate opportunities and barriers, and examine future labour trends to clarify Canada’s agricultural labour market situation and future requirements provincially, nationally and by commodity.

In support of the Addressing Barriers research, CAHRC has two pilot projects currently underway in which employment coordinators are working with agricultural businesses to place potential workers. One is with the Saskatchewan Abilities Council in Saskatoon and the other is the Calgary Catholic Immigrant Society.

Both of these initiatives are working to pair their respective clientele with employers in the area from now through to the fall of 2016. Information and lessons learned from these projects will be applied to help other similar placements across the country.

This project provides many benefits for all involved,” says Emily Hurd, Senior Supervisor, Saskatchewan Abilities Council. “For agricultural

employers it is an opportunity to gain a richer understanding of persons with disabilities and the wide range of skills and abilities they can bring to the workplace. For persons with disabilities, it is an opportunity for them to apply their diverse range of skills, abilities and qualifications while learning more about the agricultural industry.”

“The Council is continually working with numerous groups to develop and enhance the agricultural and agri-food workforce for Canada,” explains Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, Executive Director of CAHRC. “There are many stimulating and rewarding careers in agriculture and agri-food and we want to ensure that people – both potential employers and employees - know about the opportunities that are available. ”The research has shown that the key reason why potential workers in these under-represented groups and their employment services agencies do not consider work in agriculture is because they don’t know or understand the skills needed or the jobs that are available. Other detractions include lack of transportation in rural areas, communications and language barriers, and perceptions of employer attitudes.

“There are limitless opportunities in agriculture and agri-food today,” explains MacDonald-Dewhirst. “We are working with our stakeholders through our projects and research to grow the agricultural workforce for Canada including initiatives to employ people with disabilities and attract groups currently under-represented in the agricultural workforce.”

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April Sale of Saskatchewan Land Rights Raises $3.1 Million CONTRIBUTED

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The April sale of Saskatchewan’s petroleum and natural gas rights raised $3.1 million for the province, bringing the calendar year’s total so far to $8.1 million.

The industry continues to pay premium prices on a per-hectare basis in Saskatchewan. For the 2016 calendar year to date, Saskatchewan’s public offering has averaged $404 per hectare, whereas Alberta has averaged $114 per hectare and British Columbia has averaged $243 per hectare.

“There is no question that when the price of oil drops significantly, the markets react and consequently raising investment capital is more difficult for the oil and gas industry,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “However, Saskatchewan’s reputation as an opportunity-rich, low-cost operating environment is unchanged among conven-

tional producers, and the province is well-positioned for the moment when prices rebound.”

Saskatchewan received the highest ranking in Canada and placed in the world’s top 10 in the Fraser Institute’s most recent annual Global Petroleum Survey of attractive jurisdictions for investment in petroleum exploration and development.

The April public offering saw the Estevan area receive the most bids at $2,642,429. The highest price paid for a single parcel was $1,104,666. STOMP Energy Ltd. acquired the 259-hectare lease located west of Estevan. This parcel was also the highest price on a per-hectare basis at $4,265 and is in an area that has proven oil production from the Bakken Formation, Three Forks Group/Torquay Formation and the Midale Beds.

The next sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights will be held on June 7, 2016.

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Many vine crops such as muskmelon, cucumber, winter squash, pumpkins and watermelon need a “head start” in Saskatchewan. The length of our growing season is just not long enough for them to go from seed to harvest outdoors. They require warm soil and air for seed germination, optimum plant growth and fruit maturation. Furthermore, the old maxim that the larger the transplant, the earlier the crop, does not hold true for vine seedlings: larger vine seedlings usually experience severe transplant shock and delayed growth.

It’s best to transplant vine seedlings after only one true leaf has emerged. In the case of these vines, the first two ‘leaves’ to emerge are the cotyledons (seed storage organs and first photosynthetic tissues). They usually look much different than the plant’s real or true leaves. The third ‘leaf ’ that emerges in a vine transplant is called the first ‘true leaf ’. If more than one true leaf has emerged before transplanting, the seedling is more likely to undergo transplant shock, resulting in stunted growth or even death. Seedlings that look chlorotic (yellow), appear stunted, and resist growth immediately after transplanting are probably suffering from transplant shock.

Reduce transplant shock in vine vegetable seedlings by minimizing root disturbance. Transplant them when their root systems are still small or grow them in a medium that resists root disturbance during transplanting. This is easily done by using Jiffy #7 peat pots. Soak the compressed peat pellets/discs in warm water for 5 to 10 minutes to saturate them and cause them to expand from 0.5 to 5cm in height. The expanded peat pot is surrounded by a biodegradable netting with a hole on the top end of the peat pot. Insert the seed in the hole of the wet Jiffy #7. Do not remove the netting.

Once the seeds are sown, place the Jiffy #7s ‘hole side up’ in a plastic tray with drainage holes in the bottom. Cover the tray with a clear plastic dome or clear plastic household wrap and place it in a warm location (at least 24˚C). Do not water soaked and seeded Jiffy #7s as excess moisture will cause the seeds to rot.

Depending on the vegetable, seedlings should emerge within 7 to 10 days and will be ready for transplanting outdoors within 14 days. Hardening off the vegetable vine seedlings prior to planting outdoors is extremely important. Place them outdoors in a sheltered sunny location for 3 to 5

days prior to transplanting. Avoid chilling injury by bringing them in at night for the first few days.

Do not leave them outdoors until night-time temperatures are above 8-10˚C. If outdoor daytime/ night-time air temperatures are below 20˚C/8-10˚C respectively, and the soil temperature is below 15˚C, delay transplanting until average temperatures improve.

When transplanting Jiffy #7 peat pots to their permanent outdoor location, ensure that the roots are not disturbed and completely submerge the peat pots in the soil. Any portion of the peat pot that is exposed above the soil surface will act as a wick, drawing water away from the tender transplant.

Not all vegetable vines need to be transplanted.

I always seed cucumbers and pumpkins directly into the garden soil as I have a sheltered garden that warms up early in the spring. The key to direct seeding into garden soil is to provide warm soil for fast and efficient seed germination. Cool soil encourages seed rot before germination can take place. Watermelon, cantaloupe and longer season winter squash all require warmer soil temperatures for seed germination than can typically be found in a Saskatchewan garden in May. These should always be started indoors and then transplanted to the garden.

Jackie Bantle is a horticulturalist living in Saskatoon.

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Saskatchewan will soon have a new provincial emblem – the provincial fossil. Citizens across the province are invited to cast their vote by visiting the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) website.

The RSM has been accepting paper votes since November 2015. The public are now able to cast a vote online or in person until April 25, 2016.

“It is great that the RSM has been able to facilitate province-wide engagement for this fun and exciting process,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Mark Docherty said. “Not only will citizens help select a new emblem to represent our province, they will also discover many interesting facts about our palaeontological history.”

The seven provincial fossil candidates represent fossils found in communities across Saskatchewan including Eastend, Herschel, Carrot River/Arborfield, Kyle and Ponteix.

The public can learn about each fossil’s unique characteristics by reading the information sheets posted at the exhibit and on the RSM website.

The candidate list includes: “Mo” the Ponteix Long-necked Plesiosaur, a giant marine reptile that lived 78 million years ago when the province was a shallow inland sea.

“Scotty” the Tyrannosaurus rex, found near Eastend in 1991, is one of the largest T. rex specimens ever found.

“Kyle Mammoth”, a 12,000 year-old giant elephant-like Woolly Mammoth, was found in the 1960s.

The Herschel Short-necked Plesiosaur, a marine reptile, is a one-of-a-kind specimen.

The Brontothere, found in the Cypress Hills near Eastend, is a rhino-like mammal from 35 million years ago.

“Big Bert”, the most complete and best-preserved specimen of this 92 million year-old crocodile was discovered along the bank of the Carrot River in 1991.

Thescelosaur, a species unique to Saskatchewan, is a plant-eating dinosaur known from the Frenchman River Valley where it was first discovered in 1968.

Discover more about the candidates at www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/education/inquiry-project/fossil-candidates where information is available in both English and French.

The Provincial Fossil Campaign 2016 also features a video competition aimed at Grade 7 students who are invited to submit videos promoting their choices for Saskatchewan’s fossil. The deadline for submissions has been extended to April 25. The winning classroom will get a visit from RSM Palaeontologist Tim Tokaryk.

More information can be found at www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/education/inquiry-project/fossil-video-contest. Voting may be done online or at the RSM until April 25, 2016; Saskatchewan’s Provincial Fossil will be announced in May 2016.

The RSM, located at 2445 Albert Street, is open daily from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Visit www.royalsaskmuseum.ca or call 306-787-2815. Admission is by donation.

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PA U L E . B E R C O T 1923-2016

Paul E. Bercot, 92, passed away April 5, 2016, at his home in Ft. Wayne. He was born June 7, 1923, in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, to the late Earl and Virginia Maude Bercot.

Born with dual citizenship, Paul came to the United States as a young man and joined the United States Army. During his service, he met the love of his life, Ruthie. Ruth was a young widow with two small children, and he claimed he fell in love with the children first. The couple wed in 1950 and went on to have 5 more children. They celebrated a long life together with their large family at the center of their joy. Along with his partner, Tom Gibson, Paul started Bercot-Gibson Construction in 1955. He remained in the heavy construction industry until his retirement in 1990. He served on several boards and foundations, including Concordia Lutheran High School for many years; and was a member and past president of Orchard Ridge Country Club; appointed to F.W. Hospital Authority by former Mayor Paul Helmke; and long-time member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. Aside from family and career, Paul loved taking family vacations, traveling with Ruthie, and spending winters in Naples, Florida, playing golf with all his buddies. Although he earned his GED, one of the greatest highlights of his life was receiving an honorary diploma from Concordia Lutheran High School in 2007. Always fast with a story, a joke or a limerick, he was often found entertaining the crowd.

Surviving are his children, Steven (Lenka) Bercot, Colleen (Bruce) Hallberg, Don (Cynthia) Bercot, Ginger Malone, Jim (Jean) Bercot, Michael (Kristine) Bercot, John (Karen) Bercot, 20 Grandchildren, 12 Great-grandchildren and 2 siblings Betty Connick and Dean Bercot. Paul was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Bercot on April 1, 2015, and a grandson and 4 siblings.

Funeral Service was 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2016, at Redeemer Lutheran Church 202 W Rudisill Blvd. with viewing 1 hour prior to service. There was also a viewing Sunday, April 10 at Covington Memorial Funeral Home 8408 Covington Rd. from 4-8 p.m. Preferred memorials are to the Paul and Ruth Bercot Scholarship Fund at Concordia Lutheran High School, Fort Wayne, IN, or Heartland Hospice. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. www.covingtonmemorial.com

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Catherine Martha Wells of Medicine Hat, passed away on Friday, March 25th, 2016 at the age of 61 years. Catherine leaves her two sons, William "Bill" (Lisa) Wells and Jim (Bri-Andy) Willman; two grandchildren, Logan and Madison; and two sisters, Deborah and Mardell. Catherine was laid to rest in Gull Lake Cemetery on Saturday, April 16th, 2016, with a small family gathering. Condolences may be sent through www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Catherine Wells. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to SAAMIS MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATORIUM, “The Chapel in the Park”, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Should you wish any additional information, please telephone 1-800-317-2647.

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You might start preparing for your celebration of Earth Day (April 22) by reading Psalm 8. Three thousand years ago the ancient poet, as he looked at the Creation, was overwhelmed by feelings of grandeur and beauty.

What was more, he felt the God who created all this saw fit to treat humankind, one of the creatures, with dignity and respect. The Psalm starts - “O Lord, our Lord, your greatness is seen in all the world!

Your praise reaches up to the heavens… When I look at the sky, which you have made, at the moon and the stars which you set in their place” I see how amazing you are.

Writer James Taylor paraphrases some of the rest of the Psalm by asking “Who am I? Why do you care about mere mortals? We have existed less than a second in the great clock of creation (but) you share the secrets of the Universe with us; you trust us to look after the earth on your behalf.” Can’t you imagine the WOW? “My God, my God! How amazing you are!”

Then, paraphrasing Psalm 111, Taylor continues with the same sentiment. “The bright blue planet spins in the vast darkness of space. Only on this small ball do we know life exists. The vision takes our breath away. Taxes and field mice, humans and whales, eagles and ants – all are woven together in a tapestry of relationships … This egg floating in the dark womb of the Universe is like God’s own embryo.

We share an awesome and terrible responsibility.”

Look again to the words of the ancient poet as quoted in Scripture. “All that God does is faithful and just … With all my heart I will give thanks.”

How better to affirm that this is a God of compassion and mercy?

(Paraphrases are from James Taylor’s book Everyday Psalms)

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Grasslands Boxing Club had a perfect fight card on April 8th at the Battle of the Prairies held in Regina. Both boxers Janick Lacroix and Abraham Dyck won unanimous decisions over their opponents Friday night.

Lacroix’s bout was in the junior category at the 66 kilogram weight class.

Lacroix ousted Creedance Horsefall of the Jaguar Boxing Club out of Regina in a one sided unanimous decision.

Grassland Boxing Club coach Mike Kucik was impressed with, Lacroix weathering the storm to start of the match and how he relentlessly applied pressure to his opponent.

“In the first fifteen second (of the bout) the other boxer (Horsefall) tried to put Janick away but it didn’t work and then Janick picked up the pace, and gave

him a standing eight count and from then on it was fairly easy,” said Kucik.

Dyck’s match was in the senior category at the 60 kilogram weight class.

Dyck downed Nay Soe of the Cougar Boxing Club in Edmonton in a unanimous decision.

Dyck was able to overcome some adversity as he struggled in the first round of his fight against Foe but was able to turn it around in time to pick up the win.

“The first round he (Abraham) was sloppy and the other kid was younger and heavier, but he came back in the corner and we got him straightened out and he went out and preformed real well in the other two rounds,” said Kucik.

Next bouts for the Grasslands Boxing Club will Provincials on June 4-5, unless coach Kucik is able to find some bouts in between now and June.

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Janick Lacroix picked up his sixth career win on April 8, 2016 now holding a 6-1 boxing record. Lacroix fights out of the Glasslands Boxing Club in Ponteix. Photo By: David Zammit

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This season’s version of the Toronto Raptors team is something the great nation of Canada has yet to see in the National Basketball Association before, a true winner. The Raptors compiled a franchise record of 56 wins this season, while only losing in 26 contests over the course of the 82 game regular season schedule, resulting in a .683 winning percentage.

Those numbers are sufficient in allowing the Raptors to capture their fourth Atlantic Division title, and third consecutive. They finished second in the Eastern Conference behind King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, a feat never before accomplished, and finished fourth in the entire league, another achievement for this squad.

Not including the playoffs, this has to be the most successful year the Raptors organization has had in 21 years of existence. Franchise records in almost every category, while holding their own against the top tier teams in the association, accumulating a 17-9 record verse top 10 opponents in the league.

This team was also privileged with the honour of hosting the NBA all-star game this season, the first time the game has been played outside of the United States.

The Raptors have been led by two allstar at the guard position. Kyle Lowry, and DeMar DeRozen. Lowry is a point guard who sits 14th in league scoring with 21.2 points per game, 12th in dimes with 6.4 assists per game, and tied for third in the association in steals averaging two a game. Shooting guard DeRozen is eight in league scoring averaging 23.5 points per game.

Lowry and DeRozen combine to make up the second highest scoring back court in the league behind Portland Trail Blazer guards C.J. McCollum, and Damian Lillard.

In addition to the strong guard play the Raptors team has bought into the defensive style of brand which head coach Dwane Casey has been preaching about for the past five years. The team sits tied for the third best in points allowed per game averaging 98.2 against. The team averages a mediocre 102.7 on the offensive side of the ball sitting middle of the pack. By combining these numbers you have a plus 4.5 points differential average, good for fifth in the League.

Aside from the two all-stars the rest of the starters have posted adequate enough numbers for the team to be highly successful.

Big man centre Jonas Valanciunas has made great strides this year in becoming the man in which the team had envisioned, selecting him fifth overall in the 2011 draft. He has been great down

low grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game, good enough for 15th in the league, while contributing 12.8 points per game.

Veteran power forward Luis Scola chips in with 8.7 points a game, while hauling in 4.7 boards per contest, Scola’s numbers might not show his greatest assets which are his basketball IQ, in addition to his experience and leadership on the court.

Rounding out the starters is small forward and defensive specialist DeMarre Carroll who plays a very up tempo defensive style while going against the opposing teams best scorer on most nights. Carroll has averaged 11.0 points a game in his limited time with the squad, having missed over 50 games due to a wonky right knee that required surgery.

The bench players or the team’s depth as some many refer to it has done its job. Canadian guard Cory Joseph has provided great defence and run a subpar offence while the team’s big boys DeRozen and Lowry catch their breath.

Bismack Biyombo has burst onto the scene defensively becoming a premier stopper around the rim averaging 1.6 blocks a game good for 11th in the NBA, and compiling 8 boards a game in a limited role only averaging 22 minutes per game. The two key bench players for offence are Patrick Patterson, who can knock down some crucial three-pointers when the game is on the line, and small forward Terrence Ross, who’s posting 9.7 points coming off the bench.

Apart from all the numbers, this team has a strong chance of making it to the Eastern Conference Finals, or even making it to the NBA championships.

Still a long way down the road though, as the core of this team has been knocked out back-to-back years in the first round by underdogs. This team is accustomed to playing as a favourite in the first round but hasn’t managed to get the job done when it counts. The organization has struggled in its playoff history losing in the first round six out of seven appearances, making it to the second round only once and no further. In 2000-01 they lost to Allan Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in game seven of Eastern Conference semi-final.

I think it would be safe to say this squad has had a great season, but it’s time for the Raptors to have a great playoff run, treating their fans gathered in Jurassic Park. The city of Toronto needs a winner and aside from the Toronto Blue Jays last season the city has been starving for a team to get behind. It has been over a decade since the Toronto Maple Leafs went to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001-02 before bowing out to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games.

The Raptors need to heed the rallying cry of “We the North” fans and ensure their rightful place in NBA history.

2016 Minicamp wrap-up report RIDER REPORT

COURTESY OF RIDERVILLE.COM

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The over 100 players that made up the Rider roster at minicamp 2016 came from far and wide. There was a solid contingent of Canadians, experienced CFL’ers (Dan LeFevour, Chevon Walker, Paris Cotton), invites from the Free Agent camp that preceded minicamp in Vero Beach, players with NFL experience, raw rookies, small school stars (Rasheed Williams from Albany State, Terrance Cobb from Cumberland College, Marte Sears from Faulk-

ner) and big-time NCAA college stars (Shay Hodge from Ole Miss and Robert Sands from West Virginia). It didn’t matter what their background was, they all had the same opportunity to make their mark and garner an invite to Training Camp 2016 in Saskatoon.

The compete level was high at all positions as Head Coach Chris Jones and his staff got absolutely everything they could out of each and every player in camp. Just how many will be at Training Camp is anyone’s guess, but there is a definite possibility that at least one or two future Rider stars

were at this camp.

A few things really were evident: • This was a camp full of athletes at all positions.

• The defence will be long, fast and aggressive • There were no passports at this camp. The Canadians did themselves very well against the highest level of American competition • All of the QB’s in camp can throw the rock • Darian Durant looked great and might be in the best shape of his

career • The battle at the two tackle positions will be a great battle at Training Camp • The defence will be very physical and the offence very efficient The next important date will be the CFL Draft on Tuesday, May 10th where the Riders will have the first overall pick then a pair of picks early in the 3rd round. Then it all begins in the final weekend of May with Coors Light Training Camp in Saskatoon.

Get ready Rider fans…it’s going to be a wild ride!!

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If you were watching the Masters tournament on Saturday, April 9th, you may have witnessed a rare rules occurrence. While playing the 15th green, Billy Horschel's ball landed safely on the putting green. He marked his ball, lifted it, cleaned it, and replaced it. His ball was in play. A gust of wind came up and his ball started to roll.

It caught the false front and it rolled into the hazard.

What could have been a reasonable birdie putt was now a ball in a water hazard. Mr. Horschel had three options: 1. he could play the ball as it lies, (not possible without scuba gear) 2. he could play from behind the hazard either at the spot the ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard, or 3. at the spot where he last previously played from, behind the hazard when it landed safely on the putting green and was at rest.

Option 2 and 3 above, were adding a penalty of 1 stroke under Rule 26-1 for Relief for a ball in a water hazard.

Ultimately, Mr. Horschel was able to compose himself and he chipped on to the putting green within a few feet and

tapped in a great recovery shot for his bogey 6.

A number of viewers were quick to point out that his ball marker was still on the green and therefore he should be able to put his ball back on that spot.

Unfortunately, his ball was in play as soon as he returned it at the spot it was lifted. Therefore, the option to replace the ball at the previous spot was an option however it was not on the putting green. The relief would be on the fairway side of the water hazard.

The related Decisions and Definition are outlined below: 20-4/1 Ball Replaced on Putting Green But Ball-Marker Not Removed; Ball Then Moves Q. A player replaces his ball on the putting green but does not remove his ball-marker. Subsequently the wind moves his ball to a new position. What is the ruling?

A. Under Rule 20-4, a ball is in play when it is replaced, whether or not the object used to mark its position has been removed. Consequently the ball must be played from the new position - see Decision 18-1/12 18-1/12 Ball Replaced and at Rest Is Thereafter Moved by Wind Q. A player replaces his ball on the putting green and the ball is at rest.

Before the player addresses the ball,

a sudden gust of wind blows the ball farther from the hole. The player plays the ball from its new position. Is that correct?

A. Yes. Wind is not an outside agency - see Definition of "Outside Agency."

Accordingly, Rule 18-1 does not apply.

Outside Agency In match play, an "outside agency" is any agency other than either the player's or opponent's side, any caddie of either side, any ball played by either side at the hole being played or any equipment of either side.

In stroke play, an outside agency is any agency other than the competitor's side, any caddie of the side, any ball played by the side at the hole being played or any equipment of the side.

An outside agency includes a referee, a marker, an observer and a forecaddie.

Neither wind nor water is an outside agency.

Good things happen to good people - Correct? Do Golf Gods Exist?

On Sunday, Billy Horschel was rewarded with an eagle 3 on the Par 5 8th hole when he holed out from 80 yards out. "Sometimes they giveth and taketh away!" the old statement holds true in reverse order.

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As we enter the last part of the school year, we are down to the last two sports on the school calendar – badminton and track.

Senior badminton playoff dates are as follows: Whitemud section @ Shaunavon Tuesday, April 19 after school. Schools involved include Consul, Eastend, Shaunavon, Frontier and Val Marie.

Cypress section @ Cabri Thursday, April 21 after school. Schools involved include Maple Creek, Fox Valley, Leader, Cabri and Hazlet.

Rolling Hills section @ Swift Current Comp Saturday, April 23 starting at 10:00 a.m. Schools involved include Gull Lake, Swift Current Comp, Herbert, Hodgeville, Vanguard and Ponteix.

Top 4 in each category (girls singles, boys singles, girls doubles, boys doubles and mixed doubles) advance to Districts.

The SWAC district championships will be held at Swift Current Comp on Saturday, April 30 starting at 10:00 a.m. The top 2 in each category will advance to SHSAA

regionals in Rosetown on Saturday, May 7. The final step is SHSAA provincials which will be held in Humboldt on Saturday, May 14.

Junior badminton sub/section playoffs are all on Saturday, April 30 starting at 10:00 a.m.: Cypress section @ Cabri. Top 4 advance. Schools involved include Maple Creek, Fox Valley, Leader, Burstall, Cabri, Hazlet and Success.

Rolling Hills A @ Gull Lake. Top 2 advance. Schools involved include Gull Lake, Swift Current Comp, Herbert and Waldeck.

Rolling Hills B @ Irwin. Top 2 advance.

Schools involved include Irwin, Ponteix, Vanguard, Hodgeville and Wymark.

Whitemud @ Frontier. Top 4 advance.

Schools involved include Consul, Eastend, Frontier, Shaunavon and Val Marie.

Junior Districts will take place at Swift Current Comp on Saturday, May 7 starting at 10:00 a.m.

Looking ahead to the track season, the following are the dates for the various track meets hosted by SWAC: Whitemud meet @ Shaunavon on Tuesday, May 17. Schools involved

include Consul, Eastend, Frontier, Shaunavon and Val Marie.

Cypress Hills meet @ Swift Current on Wednesday, May 18. Schools involved include Maple Creek, Fox Valley, Leader, Burstall, Cabri, Hazlet and Success.

Rolling Hills meet @ Swift Current on Thursday, May 19. Schools involved include Gull Lake, Stewart Valley, Swift Current Comp, Irwin, Central School, Ecole Centennial, All Saints, Waldeck, Wymark, Herbert, Hodgeville, Ponteix and Vanguard.

SWAC District meet @ Swift Current on Wednesday, May 25.

SHSAA provincial meet @ Regina on June 3 & 4.

Congratulations goes out to the Hodgeville senior mixed curling team.

Not only did they win the silver medal at SHSAA provincials, they have also been awarded the Sportsmanship award!

Congratulations to the team - skip Hillary Sauder, 3rd Ben Kerr, 2nd Emma Krauchek, lead Tyson Petersen, spares Teagan Newton & Ryelee Bekker and coach Michelle Potapinski. The team will be awarded their banner on April 21st at Hodgeville School.

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473 CENTRE STREET, SHAUNAVON | 306-297-4050 MON TO FRI: 8 AM TO 6 PM, SAT 10 AM TO 5 PM

All shows begin at 7:30 pm at the Sky Centre in Swift Current!

Prairie Spirit Chamber Singers

Prairie Spirit Chamber Singers, comprised of auditioned members from across Southwest Saskatchewan, provides a professional quality of choral performance with a rich and varied collection of music from classical to contemporary.

Tickets are $45 each at 1-888-655-9090 or www.ticketpro.ca or at the door if any remain.

More information: www.scartscouncil.ca

SPRING DECORATING SALE CANYON PARADISE

WINNET

WHITEHALL

SOLITUDE

$310 sq ft

$266 sq ft

$244 sq ft

LUXURY TEXTURED SAXONY

LUXURY CUT PILE

$4 sq ft 00

STAINPROOF - NO EXCEPTIONS

STAINPROOF - NO EXCEPTIONS

QUIET FOREST

LUXURY TEXTURED SAXONY

CARPET TILE

2 COLOURS IN STOCK

STAINPROOF - NO EXCEPTIONS

AVALON

NOVACORE

LUXURY VINYL PLANK - CLICK INSTALLATION

LUXURY VINYL PLANK - LOOSE LAY INSTALL

LUXURY VINYL PLANK - CLICK INSTALLATION

6 Colours In Stock!

2 Colours In Stock!

2 Colours In Stock!

$395 sq ft

UltraFlex Evolution

LUXURY SHEET VINYL

$220 sq ft

REG. PRICE $4.20 sq. ft.

STOCK CERAMIC TILE

$1.25

from

sq. ft.

STOCK VINYL PLANK from

$2.00

sq. ft.

STOCK SHEET VINYL from

$1.22

sq. ft.

STOCK CARPET from

.99¢

sq. ft.

$495 sq ft

Rollend Bargain Basement

20% OFF

OUR ALREADY LOW, LOW PRICES!

$395 sq ft

Window Blinds SAVE UP TO

55% OFF OFF MRP

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803 North Railway St. W., Swift Current, SK • PH: 306-773-1529 FAX: 306-773-6213

WE DO INSURANCE CLAIMS - CALL US FOR A QUOTE

Mannington LVS LUXURY SHEET VINYL

$255 sq ft 5 ROLLS IN STOCK

JUST ARRIVED! Mosaic Ceramic Tile from

$1000 sq ft

Hurry In! SALE ENDS MAY 14th