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One Third of Species in Decline: The Important Role of Habitat Protection in Conserving North America’s Birds CONTRIBUTED

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Local Sundog athletes are happy to have such overwhelming continued community support.

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The 10th annual SunDogs Auction Extravaganza raised a net profit of $16,700 for the Great Plains College SunDogs Athletics program. More than $100,000 has been raised at this event over the past ten years.

Big ticket items including a weekend stay in Columbia Valley, a signed Tim Raines jersey and a Kal Tire wheel package were among the most popular items of the evening. The weekend package in Columbia Valley was the highest-bid auction item of the evening, raising $2,100.

“Thanks to the generosity of our local business community and dedicated attendees, we are able to put together a fun evening full of great prizes and auctions items year after year,” Colleen Ostoforoff, senior consultant, college advancement said.

“Thanks to the great items donated, this year’s live auction raised $11,500.”

In addition to the live auction and cash bar, attendees enjoyed the auction X bidding, 50/50 tickets and a

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halftime buffet supplied by Boston Pizza. The 10th anniversary of the SunDogs Athletics program and the SunDogs Auction was also marked with featured guest speaker Lisa Thomaidis, Women’s Basketball Coach of the University of Saskatchewan’s 2016 CIS national championship winning team.

“The SunDogs Athletics program is a differentiator for the Swift Current Campus and a great draw for students looking to attend Great Plains College,” Ostoforoff added. “This auction does a great to deal to support the SunDogs Athletics program and scholarships, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the support we receive every year.” Located at the Swift Current Campus, the SunDogs athletes are a vital contributor to the life, vitality and enthusiasm of the campus and community. The SunDogs are part of the Prairie Athletic Conference, a varsity program that supports and promotes student athletes locally and throughout the province of Saskatchewan.

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REGINA - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is sharing the concerns of a continent-wide partnership of scientists, non-government organizations and governments regarding serious and widespread declines of birds in North America, including many species that are well known to Canadians.

The most comprehensive report of its kind, the State of the North America’s Birds Report 2016, was released today in Ottawa and Washington, and sounds the alarm that a full one third of bird species in Canada, the US and Mexico are now of “major conservation concern.”

The report is based on the first-ever conservation vulnerability assessment for all 1,154 native bird species that occur in these countries.

Dan Kraus, senior director of conservation program development with the NCC, said the report reinforces the need for habitat conservation.

“This report should both give us hope and be a call for more action” says Kraus.

“Many places NCC has protected are critical to maintain healthy bird populations. Unfortunately there is a long list of Canadian species that are continuing to decline. We clearly need to do more to protect their habitat. Canada has a unique role to play in bird conservation because so many species migrate here to breed. Protecting bird habitats here in Canada will have an impact on the biology and health of ecosystems across North America.”

The report highlights many trends: • More than half of North America’s seabirds are on the Watch List, as they are most at risk of extinction without significant action.

• Steep population declines also threaten birds in coastal and grassland habitats.

• Migratory shorebird populations have declined by almost 70 per cent since 1973.

• One third of North America’s grassland breeding birds are on the Watch List due to steep population declines and habitat threats.

• Wetland habitat conservation efforts are helping the populations of waterfowl and other waterbirds. Continued investment in wetlands conservation is

needed to ensure that waterbirds will continue to thrive.

• Conservation works; when we protect their habitats, birds do well.

“Birds don`t recognize provincial or national borders so we must continue to conserve habitat across the continent to help protect these migratory populations,” says Mark Wartman, Regional Vice President, NCC Saskatchewan Region.

“NCC is proud to work with Environment and Climate Change Canada, provincial governments, private industries, and a host of other conservation organizations to protect natural spaces across Canada, including over 150,000 acres (60,703 ha) in Saskatchewan alone.”

The report was developed by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, the result of collaborative efforts among scientists, governments, non-government organizations like the NCC and citizen scientists in Canada, the US and Mexico.

The report highlights the North American Waterfowl Management Plan in which NCC is a key partner, as “a model for continent-wide conservation.”

The State of North America’s Birds Report is being released during the 100 year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty, an agreement between the United States and Canada that promised collaborative conservation to protect the migratory birds of North America. In 1936, 20 years after the signing of the Migratory Bird Treaty, Mexico and the U.S. committed to a similar treaty, connecting all of North America in its efforts to protect our shared species.

Benefits of Bird Conservation: • Bird conservation means conserving habitat. Healthy bird habitat is also healthy for people.

• Migratory birds contribute to environmental benefits such as pollination, insect and rodent control, and seed dispersal.

• Birds are estimated to consume up to 98% of certain insect pests, which reduces the need for pesticides in agriculture.

• Communities economically benefit through nature-based tourism with birdwatchers, travel writers, photographers, nature enthusiasts and others who visit conserved areas.

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Ratepayers’ Meeting Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79 Public notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Ratepayers’ of the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79 will be held at the Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre, 440 Centre St. Shaunavon, Sask. at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

SWIFT CURRENT – Winquist Ventures Ltd., publishers of The Gull Lake Advance, are pleased to announce a new member to their team. Andrea Carol will be starting full-time with the company as of May 24th.

Carol will assume General Manager duties with the company and will work alongside publisher and owner Kate Winquist.

She brings with her a toolbox of skill and knowledge, having graduated from Business Administration at Great Plains College, and now is enrolled in Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan.

Carol has lots of previous experience with media, having started

the Coffee News franchise in Swift Current and owning and starting Wide Mouth Media as well. She then spent five years with the Canadian Curling Association in marketing and sponsor fulfillment.More recently she worked in marketing and human resources at Knight Automotive Group in Swift Current.

She looks to be able to use her past experiences in media and marketing to give The Advance a big boost.

“I’m looking forward to working for The Advance because it fits well into what I enjoy doing and what I’m good at,” Carol said. “I want (The Advance) to be the primary source of news print in the southwest.”

She is looking forward to getting back into the field she enjoys the most and being engaged with the southwest communities.

“Media is fun and exciting, with a lot of variety in it (the news),” Carol said Friday morning. “It’s all about the people, and I love people. It’s great to keep people informed on the hot topics and what is happening in the community and it’s great flipping through the paper and seeing photos of your kids.”

Winquist is thrilled to have Carol on board with the team and is excited for the bright future of the company.

“It’s an absolute privilege to have Andrea not only employed by Winquist Ventures, but to actually have her as a business partner,” Winquist said. “She brings a wealth of marketing experience and is a very skilled entrepreneur. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for the company with Andy as General Manager – she makes our team even better.”

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Chamberlin faces further charges in sex crimes case

process of gaining the proper resources for the build.

“It really is overwhelming how people SWIFT CURRENT – The Southwest

By Jordan Parker haveare stepped forward, ” Hale said.invitation “There to As a result of the ongoing investigation against him, These on top of the sexual assault, Emergency making tre-sexual aretouching, some businesses becauseand of sexual whereexChamberlinYouth has seen additionalShelter charges,isincluding sexual interference strides toward building Cabri man Ryan Chamberlin was arrested again we are at (that) contribute two sexual mendous assault charges, an invitation to sexual theploitation charges laid aren’t againstable him to in late February. shelter beforeinterferthe cold of Helabour Friday, March 20 and charged with additional crimes or materials, but (stillProvincial say) here is a touching charge, andinaSwift countCurrent each of sexual appeared in Swift Current Court hits. and a corrupting children as more victims came forward in the case against him. donation to help withonthe ” before ence, sexualwinter exploitation March 23, and was released anexpenses. undertaking The shelter has received overwhelm-a judgeSupport has come from all ages, with charge. on conditions. ing support from the Swift Current and Chamberlin, a more recent donation of coach $1,000in from 39, was a hockey several surrounding communities, making thesouthern the youth of the Gull Lake School Actionhis Saskatchewan communities throughout dream which started in 2013, an obtain-adultClub. life. Donations like this certainly don’t able one. go unnoticed to the President ofprotect South-the There is a publication ban in place to With the donations pouring into theidentity westofYES. the victims, and Chamberlin’s next court ~ Brian ZinChuk ~ Southwest YES, the non-profit organi“It’s so meaningful young appearance will be April 13that at 9:30 a.m. people in zation has been able to go ahead and our communities are choosing to donateinThe investigation is ongoing, and investigators seek out a location to build. They havour with project, it showinformation that youngtopeople vite to people additional come foren’t released an exact location yet, but really understand and get the need for ward. are looking forward to making a release this type of a project,” Hale said. “The fact shortly. that they would choose our project shows One donation that stands out was D.the Wayne Elhard, MLA they recognize importance. ” made by Len’s Plumbing & Heating, havCypress HillsisConstituency The size of the facility going to be ing come forward and agreed to donate about 2,500-3,000 square with Making your voicefeet heard in Regina.six all of the plumbing work in the new facilibedrooms and will include offices 401 Redcoat Drive for the ty.ofThe company hasspirit also rather agreedthan to be the It doesn’t seem that long ago when I wrote a coldevelopment a greater national P.O. Box 308, Eastend, SK. S0N 0T0 staff of the Southwest YES. contractors this was project. umn about a remarkable series published since 2011 an emphasismain on “states’ rights,”for which one of Phone: 1-877-703-3374 The building will provide somewhere They have reached out to all of their cypresshills.mla@sasktel.net by the New York Times on the U.S. Civil War. Now, the causes of the war. youths aged 14-18 of all genders can go colleagues in the area in an attempt to www.wayneelhard.ca it appears, that series will soon come to a close.

It’s hard, in our current 21st century context, to in situation of crisis. The staff would then labour and materials donated Called Disunion, the collection of pieces folbelieve thathave men all would volunteer to fight, and in for figure out the youth’s needs, and make building. lowed the developments of the Civil War in somemany cases,the die new for the cause of “states’s rights.” In sure they have to support to carry on with Withrights overhad 100a businesses thing akin to real time, albeit 150 years later. As this context, those lot to do withcoming slav- fortheir everyday lives. ward to help, the President of the Southevents unfolded throughout the course of the war, ery. But can you imagine anyone here today volun“A facility like this meets the immediate west YES, Bob Hale had some exciting historians and analysts discussed what impact they teering to stop a bullet for provincial rights in need of a young person,” Hale said. “By news to share. had.

Canada? Or even North Dakota rights across the meeting that need it help that person in “We are atseems the point The Town of Gull Lake is accepting Disunion can be found at opinionator.blogs.ny49th? The whole concept absurd.where all labour the long-term, because a youngwith person has been confirmed to be donated and applications for student employment the times.com.

I still try to wrap my head around the key issue who is having trouble finding a place to most of the materials have already been Town Maintenance Department UR SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER TUESDAY, 2015 5 I just realized that in a few weeks the MARCH 150th31,anof the Civil War, slavery. How is it that not-so long live will not be going toofschool or will not confirmed, ” Hale said.

“We are also in disfor the summer 2015. niversary of the Confederate surrender at Appoago, slavery was a common practice? (In some parts be getting toApplicants their appointments or even right now with the City of Swift must: mattox Court House will come up. It seems of the world,cussion it still is). able to get a job, so by meeting that need Current and with a particular property • be self-motivating

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The Market Square area in downtown Swift Current will be going to the dogs (and cats) on Friday May 27th, as the local SPCA hosts its 3rd Annual John Mueller Memorial Radiothon to support the animal shelter’s operations.

Over $52,000 has been raised for the shelter in the past two years’ events and the goal this year is $25,000.

“This is one of our biggest events of the year and we are excited about some changes this year which will make it even better”, says SPCA President Susan McLaughlin. The event will take place across both the BMO Courtyard and Market Square area this year. “The City is graciously supporting us by providing tents for the day which will allow us to do more, rain or shine, “ McLaughlin notes.

The Radiothon hours will move to 8am-8pm this year and it will be broadcast live all day on Magic 97 radio. Pledges will be taken by phone at 306-778SPCA (7722) by local celebrity call takers and volunteers located on site at the event this year. Donations can also be made directly at

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the tables at the event or online at http://spcaswiftcurrent.com/ make-a-donation/ “We really want it to be a fun day for people to take in as their time permits,“ McLaughlin continues. “There will be shelter pets to visit with on site in the afternoon and we will have Demi Kaye Photography available and taking pet photos for our 2017 SPCA calendar for only $5 from 3-7 pm so we encourage people to bring their pets down for that.”

Other activities during the day will include SPCA raffle ticket sales and the spring raffle draw at 7:30pm, a great selection of books and puzzles from the SPCA Used Book Store to shop plus some fun pet-themed giftware. Brand new features this year include live entertainment at scheduled times during the day, a colouring craft activity for the kids, and extended concession options with a light breakfast (Schimmels’ delicious muffins and cinnamon buns) on sale from 8am-10:30am, fresh popcorn and drinks all day, a hot dog BBQ lunch from 11-2pm and then a pizza supper from 4:30pm until 6:30pm.

“The extended hours into the evening should give everyone a chance to stop in at some time

during the day,“ McLaughlin notes. “Pets and pet welfare mean a lot to many people and we are grateful for the support of people in the area in helping us continue to raise the funds we need each year to operate.” The SPCA thanks premiere event sponsor Swift Current Building Supplies, and platinum sponsors Melhoff Electric and Bridal Builders and all the other business sponsors who have come on board with the event.

The Swift Current SPCA is a local volunteer-directed registered charity which receives no provincial or federal funding, is not affiliated with nor funded by the provincial SPCA, and must raise 80% of its $300,000 annual operating budget from the community each year. It serves approximately 300 domestic pets (cats and dogs) annually, providing 24/7 – 365 day a year shelter, food, and care with a high standard of health safety.

It also provides required medical services including a spay/neuter program, foster and adoption services, pound services for the City of Swift Current, and a lost and found registry and microchipping program to help reunite strays with owners. The SPCA has operated animal shelter services in Swift Current since 1973.

Public Tour Dates Announced for The Meadows CONTRIBUTED

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Public tours of The Meadows, Swift Current’s new 225-bed long term care facility, will be available on May 31, June 1 and 2. The tours will provide an opportunity for the public to receive an advanced internal viewing of the beautiful new facility prior to resident occupancy.

The walking tours will be approximately 45 minutes in length with morning, afternoon, and evening opportunities available on each of the three tour dates. Up to 20 tours will be offered each day to ensure that anyone interested in a preview of the new facility will have an opportunity at a time that fits into their schedule.

Pre-registration for public tours is required.

Pre-registration will help to maintain the safety and security of all tour participants and will also ensure that there are an appropriate number of participants in each tour.

For those interested in signing up for a tour they must pre-register by phone or email. Please call 306778-5121 or email themeadowstour@cypressrha.ca to discuss the various date and time options and to book your spot.

Following the completion of public tours the health region will begin its three-phase transition plan into the new facility. The move-in plan will see all residents of the Prairie Pioneers Lodge and additional residents from the Swift Current and Palliser Regional Care Centre’s move 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.

Additional information regarding the transition into the new facility can be found on the Cypress Health Region’s website at www.cypresshealth.ca.

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Commentary Are we going to eat these?

POINT OF VIEW

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

megan@gulllakeadvance.com

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ecently my family had their annual cattle branding. A traditional family get together where success is measured by the number of wrestlers that don’t get burnt by an errant iron.

My friend Tanner is leaving for Australia soon so we decided to meet up before he flew off for two months – the branding seemed like the perfect event for our two month farewell.

Before this story gets too much further, let me tell you about my friend Tanner.

Although he was born in Lumsden, which has a population of 1,600, Tanner has always asserted himself as a rather city-like individual. He’s bitingly sarcastic and can often be found in his favourite floral hat or cut-off jeans. We’ve been friends for about three years now, initially meeting as Journalism students at the University of Regina. He comes from a very athletic family for which we commonly joke he has no business being part of. Not to say he isn’t fit, he is, but his interest in sports lacks significantly.

So when I texted Tanner to invite him to the branding I surprised at how quickly he agreed. When I asked him what he thought a branding was he responded with “I knew a girl who once heated up a coat hanger bent in the shape of a heart with a lighter and branded herself – I bet this will be similar but with more poop.”

A sign of things to come.

Tanner arrived Friday night in Cadillac with a bag of Value Village clothes in hand. Over the weekend, he witnessed seven vehicles skulk after the firetruck when a fire was reported north of town. Turns out there was no fire. He had coffee at the local gas station and learned three new insults towards people he didn’t like.

He also learned several new wonders of rural life – like no WiFi, no amenities and the fact my town is made up of five families.

The branding started at 3

p.m. so I let Tanner catch a quick nap before everyone arrived. When he awoke our driveway was filled with farm trucks, horse trailers and the holler of cattle. We had two ropers, three pairs of wrestlers, two iron men, two guys on testicle-duty, two people on needles, and one on tags.

As wrestlers paired up I quickly partnered with my older brother, the most-experienced and the least likely to get me kicked. Tanner was matched with a family friend – also very experienced for his age.

So it began.

Tanner, who had never touched a cow in his entire life, was thrust into a situation unlike any other.

“I had the Game of Thrones theme song in my head and I thought I do not want to fail.

I felt like I had something to prove a little being from the city. There is a certain threshold of embarrassment that I am comfortable with and this was toeing the line between 'could be a funny story one day and social disaster that I will never truly recover from.'

That being said I also thought if I am failing might as well do it spectacularly because then maybe Megan will do her ugly silent laugh face," Tanner told me afterwards.

“I was told to cover the calf's butthole with my foot so when it poops in fear it won't spray on me and I did it just in time to catch a very watery poop from bee-lining up my leg,” he went on. “So in that sense it was great. 10 out of 10. I hadn't fully anticipated how the de-nutting process would physically affect me but when they were yanking out the testies I'm pretty sure my children’s children were cringing.”

There wasn’t a person at the branding who wasn’t impressed with Tanner by the end of the day, he’d wrestled nearly a third of the cattle.

All in all, the city boy had proved himself.

But he’ll never do it again.

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Gender Toys

BY S H E R I M O N K

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Recently I heard a conversation between an expectant first-time father and a few other people and it went something like this: Expectant Dad (ED): I can hardly wait to find out the sex so that we can plan the baby’s room.

Other Person (OP): You could choose a neutral colour.

Another Person (AP): Yellow is nice.

Me: No one likes yellow.

ED: I don’t like yellow, so we’ll have to wait.

Me: Why would you have to wait?

AP: You can’t paint a room until you know which colours you can use!

OP: Plus, it will help you decide whether to get a white or a wooden crib.

Me: What would happen if you painted the room blue and your baby was a girl?

ED: Well, if it’s a boy, I might want to go with a dinosaur theme.

AP: Dinosaurs are great for boys!

Me: Why can’t dinosaurs be great for girls too?

Laughter ensues. I awkwardly look at everyone inquisitively, not laughing. I don’t get it. Story of my life.

But actually, what the hell? How is that even a thing? First of all, these first-time parents obviously have no idea that they don’t need a crib because that kid is going to be in their bed until it’s at least two – and that’s if they’re very lucky. Secondly, that baby isn’t going to notice or care what colour its room is. Thirdly, sex and gender does not correlate with a colour. I would love to know when in history society arbitrarily decided that boys can’t like pink, and girls can’t like dinosaurs because I assure you, when I was a kid, I loved dinosaurs. In fact, for about one entire year, I carried a very beaten-up hardcover book about dinosaurs everywhere that I went.

Somehow, I remained female. It’s a miracle, I’m sure.

A few weeks ago, my buddy and I stopped at a McDonald’s on the way home from class, and because I wasn’t super hungry, I just ordered a Happy Meal. Sure enough, the worker at the

window asked me if I wanted a girl’s toy or a boy’s toy.

And so, much to the chagrin of my classmate, I asked her about it. “What makes it a boy’s toy or a girl’s toy?”

She stammered, and I actually felt like an ass for inquiring. Obviously, the last thing I’d want to do is harass some young minimum wage worker, so I apologized. But I also explained myself, and she agreed with me. The toy choice that day was a Transformers toy, or a My Little Pony toy. Ironic, because when I was 8, I wanted nothing more than a Transformer for Christmas and I received a doll instead. It’s just silly that our genitals determine the colour of clothes we wear and what toys we are allowed to play with.

But it’s more than that, because the kind of toys we are allowed to play with greatly influence the skills we develop. Boys typically get toys that promote building, mathematical and spatial relations skills. Girls receive toys that develop soft skills, and ones that begin conditioning them for a lifetime of valuing their appearance over their capability. Little girls get make-up sets, nail polish and princess dresses – and there’s nothing wrong with that, provided it isn’t something that’s culturally driven, and limits these girls from exploring other toys and imaginings.

Likewise, we have to be so careful with our boys too, because we limit them in ways that are just as damaging. When we tell them to “be a man” or to “man up” because they are upset, or crying or scared, we are doing disservice to everyone. First, boys need to be allowed to express their emotions. Boys and men do feel scared. They do feel grief. They do cry. Having worked in emergency services for a few years, I can assure you that men can be very afraid, and when they are scared and hurting, they will still cry out for their mom, even when they are in their 40s. Secondly, when we tell boys to “man up” when they are doing something we disapprove of, we are reinforcing the perception that women are weaker, and that the worst thing in the world someone can be is female. This madness needs to stop. We need to create the kind of world where both boys and girls have access to the same opportunities to play, learn and express themselves. And we do them no favours by starting their conditioning in the nursery.

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FARMLEAD

Holding Wild Cards

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

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hrough mid-May, eyes continue to be watch the weather forecasts for frost events (and any subsequent damage or replant needs) and whether or not enough moisture will fall on the western half of the Canadian Prairies. Nonetheless, field activity continues ahead of the normal average on both sides of the 49th parallel, which puts pressure on the markets without new headlines to chase. The Canadian Dollar has quieted a bit despite oil creeping up to multi-month highs on production concerns, but the market still believes supply holds the wild card over demand.

A lot of discussion continues to be had around the soybeans market as this month’s W.A.S.D.E. report still has people scratching their heads.

There’s obviously bullish thoughts out there, but something to keep in mind is that the U.S.D.A.’s demand pump-up for beans was based on a price range of $8.35 to $9.85 (or an average of $9.10).

With markets much higher than that, one could argue that some of this demand will be lost and that the highs are in. Complimenting a bearish thesis is the fact that with cooler temperatures, some soggier weather, and now being past our May 15th optimal corn yield planting date, those acres that didn’t get into corn could very well go into soybeans instead.

A more aggressive scenario was put forth by grain company The Andersons, who estimated 3.5 million acres more of soybeans going into U.S. soil. The even money may be on Dr. Cordonnier of Soybean & Corn Advisor, who has lifted his soybean area to 84 million acres, 1.8 million above the U.S.D.A.’s projection in their March 31st report.

This would peg U.S. bean output at 3.88 Billion bushels off of a 46.7 bu/ac average yield. For corn, the Doc dropped corn acres by 1.6 million from the U.S.D.A.’s estimate to 92 million acres, and at a 166 bu/ac average yield, this would peg production at 14 Billion bushels on the nose. With current U.S.D.A. demand projections, one can expect a 1.72 Billion bushel carryout for corn and 385 million bushels in ending stocks for soybeans.

We made the call earlier in the year that given the global supply of grain out there, there may be 2 or 3 rallies to take advantage of this calendar year.

Definitively, we are in 1 of those rallies, especially for the oilseed markets, and given the continued buzz in the markets about acreage switches, the upside seems unknown but the downside is omni-present. Not to be the doom & gloom guy but I’m about managing price risk exposure. Profiting to the upside on 100% of inventory for sale is one way to look at it, but leaving profit exposed to the downside on 100% of said grain is another.

With futures values increasing lately, we’ve seen basis levels widen a bit and so, should futures pull back a bit, you’d likely see basis improve (assuming currency effects are mute for now). Sure, weather can intuitively be the wild card, but over the next 2-3 months, playing “sky roulette” & gambling on the clouds (or lack thereof ?) isn’t necessarily the best risk management strategy.

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)

About to be Trumped in Bismarck OPINION

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

editor@gulllakeadvance.com

A couple weeks ago, I got an email from a conference I will attend at the end of May; an email that totally floored me.

Donald Trump, presumptive Republican candidate for president would be the final speaker on the last day of the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, N.D. And if I can snag my usual seat at the front of the room, I’ll be sitting 30 feet from the podium.

The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference (WBPC) started as a gathering of geologists.

It alternates between Regina and Bismarck. The conference is hosted by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Economy, North Dakota Petroleum Council and North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, with each jurisdiction taking turns. Since the Bakken boom hit, North Dakota’s oil production rose from 90,000 barrels per day to 1,119,000 barrels per day today. This conference has correspondingly grown in size. Two years ago there were over 4,200 attendees. It is the most important conference of its type for the oil business in southeast Saskatchewan and North Dakota.

As former Saskatchewan Party leader Elwin Hermanson used to say about Alberta and Saskatchewan, “Dinosaurs died on both sides of the border.”

Well, oil isn’t made of dead dinosaurs, but the point is the same. In fact, the accepted thinking among geologists is that all oil in southeast Saskatchewan was produced in the “kitchen” around Williston, and over millions of years flowed north until it was caught in various traps from which we now produce it.

That’s a long way of saying that geology doesn’t care about current borders, which is why I go to this conference which Donald Trump will now be attending.

I expect it might be the only time Donald Trump makes it to North Dakota, given its tiny population and even tinier electoral college impact. However, energy seems to be important to Trump, so it makes sense for him to attend.

It doesn’t look like there will be a media availability, but if there is, I would like to ask him, “As one of the few Canadian journalists here, I’d like to ask if you would grant a presidential permit to the Keystone XL pipeline and invite TransCanada to go ahead with the project?”

Or if I am really feisty, “I have been to almost every type of Canadian oil and gas facility, and I have yet to encounter an American soldier or marine necessary to guard it. Nor have American military personnel lost lives or limbs protecting American access to Canadian oil. What will you do about the Keystone XL project?”

In the States, security trumps all, (See what I did there?) so I would probably go with the second version.

This is a once in a lifetime chance for me. I’m curious to see just what he’s like, and what he has to say. What will he say? Will he talk about energy independence? Or will he talk about building a wall while in a city where the foreigners are Canadians, not Mexicans? I’ve written before, harshly, about his views. Now I should get the chance to see him up close and almost-personal.

Donald Trump has upended the American political system like no other in generations. In a few weeks time, I’ll write here about what the experience was like.

I have chills in anticipation.

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

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IN YOUR COMMUNITY

BY DAV I D Z A M M I T

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SWIFT CURRENT – The Southwest Regional Intersectoral Committee (RIC) launched a mobile friendly website last week at the Community Baptist Church in Swift Current.

The Southwest RIC is one of ten multi-jurisdictional committees located across the province of Saskatchewan. The RIC is comprised of senior administrators and decision makers from RCMP, Ministry of Social Services, Ministry of Justice, Holy Trinity School Division, Chinook School Division, Great Plains College, Cypress Health Region and United Way. Their mission is to work with the community while setting up connections to assist and meet the diverse need of children, youth and their families.

The website is comprised of four main tabs, help with, events, the hub and tips. The help with tab is geared towards the RIC mission with over 20 different links to help meet your needs.

Inside these links you’re given a choice of government provided help or at cost help from different agencies. The difference being government provided help sometimes has wait lists compared to outside agencies are more flexibly to suit your needs.

Courtney Reynolds, RIC Coordinator unveiled the new website and spoke at length about exactly what the website will help the communities of the Southwest with.

“Our goal is always to, let people know what’s available, what’s out there,” Reynolds said. “This is our

opportunity to provide that information to the public, to service providers that the information is here, this is kind of the one stop shop that you can sift through depending on what your needs are.”

RIC has done a great job of obtaining information from most of the towns across the Southwest.

The towns included on the website are Cabri, Eastend, Frontier, Gull Lake, Herbert, Hodgeville, Leader, Mankota, Maple Creek, Ponteix, Shaunavon, Swift Current, Val Marie and Vanguard. Each town has a link to information about that specific town and what kind of services they offer to the public.

The new website is a step up on the United Ways 211 Saskatchewan, because it offers more localized information on programs and services that are available to our area.

Whereas United Way 211 Saskatchewan focuses more on the larger cities like Regina and Saskatoon.

The Southwest RIC has also spaced itself from the other RIC websites across the province, by designed their website with a focus towards the people of the Southwest and not about marketing their committee.

“I want a website that is going to be beneficial to the people, the population, and the community members. So we decided to go that route, (by) developing this online resource, as opposed to having it a specific RIC website,” Reynolds said.

“We want to market it as Southwest Sask Connect and not really boggle it down with the whole RIC piece, we are the creators of it and it’s not about us necessarily getting credit.

It’s about us creating this community tool.”

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Courtney Reynolds unveils the Southwest Sask Connect website Wednesday morning at the Community Baptist Church in Swift Current.

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The website is strong with lots content throughout, but the Southwest Regional Intersectoral Committee believes there is one glaring weakness they would like to address.

“We want to expand our tip section that will be where we bring resources to people. One of the needs identified was parenting, so we look at somebody sitting in Climax, Saskatchewan that maybe doesn’t have to transportation to come to Swift Current to go to parenting class,” Reynolds said. “Is there an opportunity for us to put parenting resources of best practices from some of the professionals in our region and information from them on the website, maybe a quick video or a quick tip sheet that parents can read.”

For more information on the new website head on over to swsaskconnect.ca.

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CLAYDON − The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) welcomes visitors from far and near to its Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation area (OMB) this summer. Visitors can experience the vast natural prairie and dark night skies, view genetically-pure plains bison, learn of Saskatchewan`s early settlers here, and view many wildlife species that live on and love this land. OMB is designated a Nocturnal Preserve by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

OMB is near Frontier, Eastend and Shaunavon, and located about two hours by vehicle south of Swift Current in southwestern Saskatchewan. It is also near the Grasslands National Park and the Cypress Hills Grasslands.

NCC manages OMB as a working ranch, designed to showcase the positive relationship between agricultural use and land conservation.

NCC also welcomes Lindsay Cherpin as the OMB interpreter who will guide visitors through OMB’s interpretive centre to discover or rediscover NCC’s working ranch and help ensure their visits are memorable…and fun. Visitors can browse the interpretive displays, picnic at the farmsite and camp through a weekend.

“OMB holds fascination for both young and older,” says Natalie Hassett, NCC’s area manager for southwest Saskatchewan. “It’s a rare opportunity for us to experience the vastness of this native grassland ranch, to understand and enjoy nature (here). The ranch extends from the Butala homestead to the horizon in most directions and serves as a haven of nature for both humans and wildlife.”

“Saskatchewan prairie is precious in many ways,” says Lindsay Cherpin, NCC’s OMB interpreter. “The OMB ranch is the iconic grassland setting. I’m looking forward to welcoming travelers and neighbours alike to this great ranch, then chatting with them about its rich history.”

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FACTS: • OMB spans 13,095 acres (5,300 ha) of rich prairie grasslands in the Milk River Watershed of southwestern Saskatchewan.

• Prairie grasslands are home to diverse species of wildlife, from golden eagles to swift fox, loggerhead shrike to white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope to greater sage-grouse, a host of grassland birds, and more. Natural grasslands conservation is crucial because grassland ecosystems are in peril.

• NCC is conserving habitat for 201 species at risk with habitat for 195 of these species conserved by NCC across Canada through the Government of Canada's Natural Areas Conservation Program.

• NCC Saskatchewan's partnerships include grazing leases with landowners and community pasture patrons working together for long term conservation. Other ongoing partners include the Government of Saskatchewan, Government of Canada, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Lone Tree Community Pastures, and others.

• NCC owns and manages properties in many southern and central Saskatchewan communities around the Quill Lakes, Shaunavon, Hafford, Prince Albert, Carlyle, Maple Creek, Wynyard, Edenwold, Maymont and more. NCC allows public, on-foot access on almost all of its properties. NCC Saskatchewan has now managed OMB for 20 years.

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Hunters are reminded that the Big Game Draw closes at midnight on May 25. This deadline is seven days earlier than last year’s deadline.

This shortened draw period will allow results to be posted earlier than previous years, providing hunters with additional time to plan their vacations around hunting season opportunities.

Results will be available through HAL accounts by mid-June.

Many farmland wildlife management zones continue to provide excellent opportunities for elk and moose with similar quotas to 2015, with localized changes in some areas. Please review the 2016 Saskatchewan Big Game Draw page and supplement for details.

Clients who need help with their account or the draw application can contact the Active Network call centre at 1-855-848-4773, or a Ministry of Environment office.

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In fashion, older styles that have made a resurgence are called retro and if they’re truly old, then vintage instead of used or hand-me-downs.

In garden, older varieties are usually looked upon with some disdain: ‘my grandmother used to grow those.’

But she grew them because they were tough and dependable, filled in space and provided background for showier, maybe experimental, new additions to the garden. I say, let’s put some vintage plants back in our gardens – they are no less beautiful and functional than they were for our grandmothers!

Giant white fleeceflower (Persicaria polymorpha) is an excellent choice if you have space for a perennial that grows 8-10 feet tall and form a clump 3 feet in diameter. It is neither rampant nor aggressive, just impressive. The flowers are cream in colour and somewhat resemble those of the Japanese tree lilac.

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.

Dwarf phlox (Phlox borealis, P. douglasii, P. subulata) have long been a sign of spring. Only a few inches tall, they soon form a spreading mound with flowers in shades of mainly white, pink, and blue. Place in full sun on well-drained soil. Ideal for a rock garden or the front of a

border.

Primroses (Primula auricula, P. cordesoides, P. veris) are another early spring bloomer. About 6 inches in height, they do best in shade in organic, evenly moist soil. The auricula or dusty miller primrose has handsome green-grey foliage and comes in a wide range of colours.

Primula cordesoides has soft light green foliage and pink flowers, while the cowslip (P. veris) has lovely yellow flowers.

Soft lungwort (Pulmonaria mollis) may not be the most exotic looking, but is the most dependable of the lungworts. About 18 inches tall, it has soft green foliage and lovely blue flowers and is one of the first to bloom in spring. It does equally well in sun or shade in welldrained organic soil.

The European pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) is closely related to and a wonderful garden substitute for the native prairie crocus (which transplants neither graciously nor gracefully to gardens).

About the same size as the prairie crocus, the pasque flower has larger, more intense coloured flowers in a wider range of colours. Plant in full sun on well-drained soil. Ideal for the front of the border or a rock garden.

Creeping thyme (Thymus prae-

cox) forms a low prostrate mat and is ideal for a rock garden or “pavement plantings” among stepping-stones or bricks. It’s available in white, pink, red and purple. Plant in full sun on well-drained soil. Very drought-tolerant once established.

Globe flower (Trollius spp.) is native to the Alps and is found just below the permanent snowcap – in full sun and with miles of drainage where the only direction is ‘down’.

There is always a run of water from the melting snow at its roots. For best results, try to replicate these conditions: full sun, good drainage and even moisture. The plants range from 1-2 feet in height with lovely foliage and flowers in cream, yellow and orange. They bloom in late spring.

Dwarf species tulips (Tulipa tarda and T. urumiensis) are planted in the fall along with other spring flowering bulbs. They lack common names, so we’re left with just their Latin names. They are short (about 6 inches), hardy, endearing as well as enduring, and soon form delightful colonies. Tulipa tarda is yellow with white tips while T. urumiensis is all yellow. Both bloom in early spring and are ideal for rock gardens or the front of the border.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society

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Pasture Lease Agreements Provide Security

The Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards and AgriEnvironmental Group Plan

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Southwest Saskatchewan is known for its productive agricultural areas and native prairie pastures. This is important to many ranchers and farmers in the region, and sound stewardship to maintain or improve these lands are key to keeping them available in the future. Many operations are passed down generation to generation, and with that are the responsibilities of stewardship and careful management of environment and economics.

Are you looking into doing some environmental improvements on your farm or ranch? Do you have an Environmental Farm Plan (EFP)?

You may be able to qualify for funding through the Agri-Environmental Group Plan (AEGP). The AEGP program is part of the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) initiative offered by the Ministry of Agriculture. It is a federal-provincial-territorial policy framework of agricultural programs.

AEGP is one of the many programs available through the GF2 initiative.

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In the event a farmer or rancher needs assistance in applying to these programs, the Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards Inc. (SCCWS) is part of the AEGP and can offer assistance to potential applicants in our boundary. We strive to promote a sense of responsibility of all users of the Swift Current Creek, and foster an attitude of sound stewardship.

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Leasing private pasture land is a common arrangement in Saskatchewan. A detailed written lease agreement provides a legal document that sets out the terms of contract between the landlord and the tenant. Both parties should carefully examine the agreement and get legal advice to ensure the terms and conditions are acceptable and address all their concerns.

A cash rental is the most common agreement. The landlord is paid a fixed sum each year and the tenant in return receives full use of the land for the indicated purposes and all income produced from the pasture. The key inputs in the pasture rental agreement are the land and cattle, but there are normally other costs to consider such as fencing, taxes, and pasture rejuvenation. There may also be other revenues such as government payments. An effective lease agreement will determine in advance how all costs and income are to be treated.

The carrying capacity and stocking rates will impact the lease rate. Carrying capacity is the average number of grazing animals that can graze the forage year-after-year without damaging the vegetation or soil. Stocking rate is the actual number of animals or animal units on the pasture for a specified period of time. Carrying capacity does not fluctuate yearly, while stocking rate does fluctuate due to the impact of weather on the amount of forage production. The number of grazing days should be stipulated in the lease

agreement to prevent over-grazing and to ensure proper pasture rejuvenation.

Regional Forage Specialists with the Ministry of Agriculture can provide more in-depth information on stocking rates, carrying capacity and pasture productivity.

In addition to negotiating the lease rate, the landlord and tenant must also agree on who is responsible for fencing repairs and for surveillance of livestock, water supply and pasture condition. The landlord may want to establish restrictions on the use of pesticides where use of the land for activities other than grazing livestock.

A leasing agreement should also address liability issues for both parties and provide flexibility of lease terms in the event of drought or adverse weather conditions. The parties involved may have differing assumptions on their roles and responsibilities if they are not clearly stated in the agreement.

Lease rates can be negotiated based on a variety of methods. An example from lease rate calculations and sample pasture lease agreements is included in the publication Pasture Lease Agreement available on the Ministry of Agriculture website, or by contacting your local regional services office.

Both parties and their estates are protected by a well-written agreement, which includes these considerations, as well as specifying the duration of the rental period and the termination conditions.

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Scotty the T. Rex will be the Official Provincial Fossil CONTRIBUTED

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Citizens across the province have had their say and Scotty, the Tyrannosaurus rex, will be the next provincial emblem.

Scotty is a 65 million year-old T. rex skeleton - the first found in Saskatchewan. Scotty was discovered on August 16, 1991, when then high school teacher Robert Gebhardt from Eastend joined Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) palaeontologists on an expedition. He discovered the base of a tooth and a vertebra from the tail, both suggesting that they belonged to a T. rex.

In June 1994, RSM palaeontologists began excavating the T. rex. More

than 6,000 people visited the excavation site that year.

“I would like to thank the public who took interest and participated in this campaign, along with the RSM who facilitated the selection of the next provincial emblem,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Mark Docherty said. “Scotty the T. rex will make a wonderful provincial emblem. No other province or state has a T. rex as an official emblem; Saskatchewan is the first and only.”

The process of selecting a provincial fossil was led by the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport through the RSM. Since November 2015, the public have been able to cast paper ballots at the Provincial Fossil Campaign

2016 exhibit at the RSM in Regina, and in April 2016 voting opened province-wide online.

There were 14,208 votes cast and Scotty received 4,923 (35 per cent) of the votes.

The Provincial Protocol Office will take the lead on the subsequent legislative change which is required for designating provincial emblems. The Provincial Fossil Campaign also featured a competition aimed at Grade 7 students who submitted videos making a case for their choice for Saskatchewan’s provincial fossil. Out of 24 videos submitted, the winning classroom is Chad Jeannot’s class from Alameda School in Alameda.

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AGRICULTURE

The billion dollar disappearing act Farmer-economist Richard Gray saw $6.5 billion disappear

BY G L E N N C H E AT E R

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It was September 2013, and Richard Gray watched wheat flood into the combine hopper at a farm near Indian Head, Saskatchewan.

“We realized within 20 minutes it was actually yielding far better than it looked,” recalled Gray – a head-turning 15 bushels an acre more than they were expecting.

Gray owns the farm with his son and is its head marketing guy. He is also a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan. It was the academic that saw clouds looming that would soon slip billions of dollars from farmers’ pockets.

“All the reports ( from across the Prairies) were that crops were looking very good,” Gray says. “I knew if they turned out to be bumper crops, it was going to tax the transportation system to the limit. There was no way they would be able to move it all in a year.”

Gray had to make the call: haul now, or wait.

“We decided to deliver most of our wheat crop directly to the elevator,” he said “Within a month or less, all the elevators were pretty full.”

Normally, “selling off the combine” means taking less, as prices are usually lowest at harvest. But this record-smashing 94-million-tonne behemoth was not normal. Bins quickly filled, and the excess went into grain bags or was simply piled on the ground and covered with tarps.

A harsh winter made things worse.

In extreme cold, trains must be shorter and travel more slowly. Soon dozens of empty grain freighters were anchored on the West Coast, awaiting delivery.

Farmers howled in protest, demanding

Ottawa force CN and CP Rail to move more grain. Their ire may have been partly misplaced.

So while farmers focused on railways, Gray followed the money, specifically something called basis. This is what farmers pay grain companies to handle and transport grain to port.

“My colleagues and I started hearing some numbers about port price and elevator price, and there was a huge gap,” he said. “Farmers were selling grain well below port prices and it was costing them an awful lot of money.”

Gray did not know exactly how much, so he and his colleagues hastily organized a symposium to have a look.

Meanwhile, the federal government issued an order-in-council requiring the railways to each move 500,000 tonnes of grain weekly or face fines of $100,000 per day. But Gray said the “much broader issue” was being ignored.

“This went well beyond what the railways were doing. These basis levels were not a few cents or few dollars a tonne higher than normal—they were $50 to $100 higher. That’s an awfully big number.”

Multiply those per-tonne costs by 103 million tonnes sold during the two years it took to export that record crop and you get $6.5 billion. Gray said that is the conservative estimate—it could easily have been a couple of billion higher.

Cue more farmer outrage? Actually, reaction was mixed.

“For a lot of producers, it was like, ‘Well, there’s nothing I can do about it,’” Gray said. “Some said, ‘Surely, there’s something wrong with your calculations,’ but others said, ‘We need to push on this.’”

And push is what they did. SaskWheat, which commissioned Gray’s report, made the lost billions its top federal election issue. The Producer Shipper Coalition (made up of several

leading provincial farm groups) made it the centrepiece of its presentation last year to a blue-chip independent federal panel reviewing rail transportation.

“Farmers are very good problem solvers,” Gray said. “If they’re made aware of issues and have the right information, they can be a big part of the solution. To bring about changes, you need producers who are informed.”

Gray advocates boosting capacity— everything from more railcars and longer sidings to faster unloading and more grain storage at ports. He has made the case for an independent body able to co-ordinate grain movement when the next mammoth crop comes along, and it will.

Bad years now produce bigger harvests than the “bin busters” of a generation ago. Without more capacity and a referee to prevent grain gridlock, “the wheels will fall of very quickly,” Gray said. But it will take time.

“Typically, there’s a slow change in people’s perceptions and then those perceptions become more widely held beliefs, and then slowly there’s change after that,” he said.

But when change does happen, no one throws a parade for the economist who brought the issue to light. Groups cite the big payback from research, often using figures from Gray’s extensive work in this area.

“I’ve seen (my) numbers show up a lot of times, but it’s not like breeding a new variety of wheat, where you can say, “That’s mine, I did that,’” he said.

But it is all about “framing the debate” so people are thinking and talking about the issues that matter.

“Accounting isn’t an end in itself. It’s useful to draw attention to the issues so you can actually find solutions. That was the focus right from the start.”

Glenn Cheater is the owner of High Bluff Media in Winnipeg and Edmonton.

the 92 million year-old crocodile, as the best candidate. Big Bert took second place in the public vote with 3,326 votes (23 per cent). Jeannot’s class won a visit from RSM palaeontologist Tim Tokaryk. Jeannot’s classroom was introduced in the House at the Legislative Building this morning and also helped Minister Docherty to unveil Scotty the T. rex as the winning fossil at the RSM. The T.rex Discovery Centre, located at #1 T-rex Drive in Eastend, reopened for the season on Saturday.

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BOOK REVIEW

“Forever Changed” Old Stories and Fibs

by Cheri Helstrom

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Change is inevitable. Some changes are so massive that they can change one’s life – dramatically and permanently. In Forever Changed, Cheri Helstrom relates how a series of changes affected her father, massively and permanently.

In this work of creative nonfiction, Cheri tells the story of her father, William Richard Scott, as if he is telling the story himself. Known better as Ritchie, he lives with his parents and six siblings in Alameda, SK, where his businessman father is the town’s first mayor.

As the title suggests, Ritchie experiences several changes that forever affect him. The first is when his mother dies. Then the Great Depression changes everything. There are further changes when his father dies. World War II brings more changes. But perhaps the biggest change, and his biggest challenge, is when he gives up alcohol.

Ritchie begins to realize that the only way he can survive the war is to desensitize himself to its horrors. After an assault fails miserably, Canadian troops pull back when the Germans counterattack, leaving Ritchie and his buddy behind. Both men are wounded in a daring rescue, and the army sur-

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geon casually announces he will have to amputate Ritchie’s foot.

Illustrated with thirty black and white photos of Ritchie, his family, and his wartime experiences, Forever Changed is Cheri’s first book. Encouraged by her colleagues in a creative writing class at Regina’s Lifelong Learning Centre, she wrote it as a tribute to her father. This book is a legacy, not only for her children, but also for surviving veterans and their families.

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As a youngster wandering the streets of Gull Lake, Saskatchewan there was a place that remained a mystery to most of us, identifiable only by the smells coming from the ventilation fans mounted in the walls. Two rather anemic fluorescent lights hung above the entryway doors, clearly marked “Gentlemen” and “Ladies and Escorts”. What it was like inside, who was in there and what went on were above and beyond most imaginations. It was, of course, the Kiaskus Room at the Clarendon Hotel.

A little kid had no real idea of just what the “beer parlour” was all about, it was absolutely fertile ground for imagination. It was possible to identify cars and trucks parked outside and to then guess at just who might be inside, but there just wasn't enough clear visibility through the front glass doors to allow a kid to peek in and gather enough intelligence to be considered “knowledgeable” to his peers.

So, we'd speculate. Very likely those that we felt were inside were actually there, or maybe not. It seemed that the patrons were a pretty secretive bunch.

What was an even bigger mystery was the sign that advertised “Ladies and Escorts”, now, just what was that all about? Did that mean that ladies could only go in through that door, and, did it also mean that they must have an escort? Who knew?

If you sat on your bicycle long enough you might see somebody

coming out of the Kiaskus Room with a white, green red and yellow box under their arm, Bohemian beer it was called. The boxes would disappear into a car's trunk, or the back of a half ton truck and away it would go. Speculation, of course, was that that carton of beer was very expensive stuff and that you had to, maybe, hide it so others wouldn't know that you had some.

All we ever saw were the empties along the ditches of the old gravel road towards either Carmichael or Antelope and, of course, sometimes a mother lode at the grove of trees near Patridge's Motel.

It was many years later before I had an opportunity to get inside and see for myself just what went on. I think that the “Ladies and Escorts” sign had, by that time either been taken down or had burned out and never been replaced, but what I discovered in there didn't bear much resemblance to all the imaginary things that I had quite firmly planted in my head.

I do remember, shortly after my first visit to the Kiaskus Room that I was able to purchase a glass of beer for, I think, about seventeen cents, you left the place with a pocketful of pennies at the end of the evening.

Changes in attitudes have, of course, meant a lot of changes in the way that we view “beer parlours”, or saloons, no longer do the laws force ladies to go in a certain door and kids are welcome in my restaurants and outlets, too bad in a way, kids know way too much in this day and age, a little bit of mystery never hurt any of us.

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Zach Smith can kick as high as the sky. Smith a grade six student at Frontier School, has been involved with Taekwondo for six years. Photo by David Zammit.

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CLIMAX – Zach Smith isn’t the biggest in the sparring ring, but that doesn’t stop him from standing atop the podium in nearly every competition he enters.

Smith recently competed in Calgary at the Canadian National Taekwondo Championships winning a medal in both events he competed in. He won a gold medal in Poomsae and picked up a silver medal in sparring.

“I expected to place just above last place, but I didn’t ever think I would walk out with a gold and a silver,” Smith said. “It felt awesome in Poomsae to stand on top of the podium.”

He was knocked down in the gold medal fight in sparring by an illegal kick to the head, awarding him the gold, but Smith didn’t want to be handed the gold. He got up from the mat and tried to win the medal with his skill. The fight went into overtime where he ultimately lost by a point.

The eleven year-old from Climax has been in Taekwondo for the past six years training out of Shaunavon, with Master Pete Allan.

Since joining the Shaunavon Taekwondo club, Smith has evolved his skills to the next level while in the meantime showing his Master his appreciation.

“I have been training a lot more, going to more tournaments and we have been doing lots of (skill development) stuff in practice and I’ve started belting up faster,” Smith said. “I have started to help teach the (beginner) class, because I have developed a (respect) relationship with Master.”

Smith is currently a blue belt which is an impressive feat for such a young age. He enjoys the sparring aspect of Taekwondo the most.

“I like the thrill (of sparring), I like going in there (onto the mat) and fighting strangers and people I don’t know,” said Smith.

Even though he has compiled 29 medals in six years of competitions he still keeps a cool demeanor about himself and a respect for each opponent.

“I go shake my opponent’s hands, then go over and shake their coach’s hands, I tell (both of) them good job and great fight no matter if I win or lose,” Smith said. “I think (treating my opponents with respect) will help me later on in my life, it will teach me the values and hopefully I can continue that.”

Zach’s father Darryl Smith has been with his son from day one of the sport. Darryl signed himself up the same time as Zach six years ago and has watched his son mature while showing a

great deal of respect towards the sport.

“We have heard people say he got gypped (on that point), but I’ve never heard him come off the mat and say well the refs were bad,” Darryl said. “As soon as we (Zach) loses, we blame it on we were either not prepared or it was a bigger opponent, who was better (than Zach).”

Darryl isn’t the only family member involved in the sport, his mom Michelle Smith (Zach’s cheerleader) is right by her sons’ side until he hits the mat.

“When we were there (at nationals) it was super nerve racking, lots of pacing and your stomach is in knots (when he’s on the mat),” Michelle said.

“You want him to do so well and you know the potential is there because we have watched him train all year, but we have also watched him come up against really tough competitors and feel defeated.”

With Smith’s recent success at national and provincial levels he has been able to size up his competition nationwide while realize his aspirations are now achievable.

“I want to go all the way, I want to go to nationals and worlds, but we will see where it takes me. I would like to get my black belt and teach a school that is my goal.”

s our kids grow older, they are gaining independence and observing things around them – which leads to questions. Lots of them. Questions like, “how old were you when you started driving?” and “when did you get your own tractor?” My personal favourite is “how old were you when you got an iPhone?” which I enjoy answering with a confident “twenty-nine.” That usually shuts down the Q&A session while their young minds contemplate my mind-blowing answer.

For several years now, our children have been asking us how old we were when we got our first calf.

My husband and I each started our respective herds around the mature age of seven or eight, he with a purebred Gelbvieh female and I with a commercial heifer named Patches. We have descendants of those foundation females in our herd to this day, but what is more, our fledgling herds helped support our education, instill responsibility and business sense, and foster our entrepreneurial interests. Of course, at the time we didn’t really care about all of that, we were just excited to have a calf !

Many ranch families give their kids a calf when they are first born. Having birthed our twins during our own peak calving season, selecting a nice calf for them didn’t make our priority list. Later on, we thought it might be nice to wait until the kids were a bit older and could understand the concept of raising cattle before we arbitrarily assigned them their own calves.

This year, we could no longer ignore their interest in starting a herd of their own. All of our kids tag along on our daily ranch work, but our older two kids in particular have been helping us chase calves, brand, rope, and notice calves that require special attention, even when those calves fly under the radar of the adults around our camp. They are interested and invested in caring for animals. It was now or never.

One evening, my Other Half took our boys out to check cows in the pasture and they returned with a big grin and a list of their top pick plus a spare just in case. (Having had a special Sweet Sixteen birthday heifer that ended up in the deep freeze myself, I appreciated the value of having a Plan B). One of our sons chose a nice stout black heifer calf and the other chose a red commercial heifer with a patch of white down its nose. Special calving books were developed and pertinent information was noted.

Names were carefully considered in consultation with their little sister.

Maybe these heifers will help fund whatever passion our kids develop as they grow up, or maybe these calves will be the start of their own ranching careers. No doubt, it will be the start of something big and exciting for them and I’m looking forward to watching the events unfold.

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D O U G L A S , G . R O S S November 25, 1939 – May 13, 2016 Ross, who was born in Gull Lake, died peacefully with his family by his side in Ottawa. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Loretta, his daughters Michelle Douglas (Nabila) and Lynda Kurylowicz (Stan), and by Mitchell, his grandson. He is also survived by his loving mother Jeanne Douglas of Gull Lake. He is predeceased by his father Gordon Douglas.

Ross led a most improbable journey as a son of the prairies to devote much of his professional life to the oceans that he loved. He was a graduate of Dalhousie University and lived over the years in Gull Lake, Dartmouth, N.S., Burlington, ON, and since 1987 in Ottawa. Ross had a distinguished 35-year career in the public service of Canada, serving with the Canadian Hydrographic Service. He retired as Canada’s Dominion Hydrographer in 1994. On the occasion of his retirement, he wrote that he would be happy to repeat every minute of his 35-year career.

He travelled extensively by land, sea and air, and leaves a permanent legacy in the charts he was so proud to have worked on. He had a passion for Canada’s Arctic and the North, having spent many years there in the early part of his career. He also loved airplanes, having learned to fly as a young man. He could identify a plane by its sound and took pride in learning every detail about a plane. It seemed right that his home was near the flight path of an airport so he could watch the planes come and go.

He battled diabetes for more than 30 years and fought hard to keep its clutches at bay. Enduring much, he became a student of this disease and helped others in the community by establishing a support group and meeting all those he could to talk about organ transplants or insulin pumps.

He loved his family boundlessly and was especially proud to have seen his beloved grandson graduate high school and proceed to university. He got great enjoyment from sports, politics and the family dogs, which were always by his side. He enjoyed supporting his family in all ways, but he especially treasured watching those early morning soccer games followed by breakfast.

Ross was a great Canadian; he was a kind, gentle and a brilliant man, and he was loved and respected by those who knew him. He was also deeply informed and he had an opinion. His family will miss him so. His final days have offered time for reflection and lots of love. His care has been so kind and compassionate and for that the family is ever grateful.

A gathering to celebrate his life was held in Ottawa on May 17th. He would have been touched by the presence of so many; family, former colleagues, friends and neighbours. Should you wish to make a donation in his memory, his humble wish was that it be directed to Project Jenga (www.projectjenga.ca) to help build a boys high school in Kenya.

Mother’s Day was both happy and sad this year.

The happy parts came in the form of a table full of home-made presents from my five-year-old daughter.

There were poems, flowers, trees and potted plants. The crafty items were courtesy of our amazing babysitter Krista Brown while the potted flower came from pre-school and the ornament-filled tree came from library craft time.

A gourmet brunch from my husband was next, followed by a spectacular fashion show and snacks with my own mother at Sister’s Bistro.

After a Skype call from my 18-year-old son, I decided that Mother’s Day was simply the best it could be.

And it was … but then there were the questions about the ‘other mother.’

My adopted daughter, Journey, has been asking a lot about her ‘other mother’ lately. We’ve tried to explain the whole situation in as delicate and truthful of terms as possible.

Journey knows she was born in China.

She knows we traveled across the ocean to get her.

She knows she is our special angel.

She knows we love her to the moon and back (and to China and back which I think may be an equally arduous journey).

But this Mother’s Day, she had more questions, as is known to happen when one turns the wise old age of five.

“What about the other mother?” she asked after I explained to her that while I am her mother, she did not come out of my tummy.

“Whose tummy did I come out of ?” she asked.

I tried to explain.

I told her that in some countries, mommies are only allowed to have one baby in their tummies. If a second one comes out, she has to give it away.

I told her that in some countries there are so many people that there is not enough food for everyone so that is why they had to make a rule that families only get to have one baby.

I told her that a long time ago in China, there was something called a famine and many mommies, daddies and babies died. That is why there is the rule to have only one child, so that there is enough food for everyone.

I told her that when she was born, her mommy loved her. Her mommy loved her SO MUCH that she decided to send her to a country where she would have all the food she wanted.

I told her that her mommy loved her so much, she sent her to a place that does not have famines or rules about having one baby.

I told her that her mommy loved her so much, she sent her to a country where she could go to school.

I told her that her mommy loved her so much, she gave her to a mommy and daddy who would love her as much as her birth mommy and daddy.

That night, Journey drew a picture for Mother’s Day. She drew us (her adoptive mom, dad and brother) with big smiles on our faces. She drew her birth mom with tears streaming down her face.

My heart broke in two.

It broke to pieces for the ‘other mother’ – the one who sacrificed so much!

This Mother’s Day was both happy and sad. There was happiness for all of the love, laughter and pure joy we have come to know as a result of our daughter Journey.

And sadness for all of the love, laughter and pure joy the ‘other mother’ had to sacrifice.

It’s reassuring that the Saskatoon bushes and crab apple trees are in such resplendent bloom this year, following a dry mild winter and an even drier and warmer spring. The over-production of bloom is a reminder that, in spite of the threats those plants face, nature has a way of taking care of its own. The excess of seeds ready for another year insures there is enough for new beginnings.

Remember the scripture verse about “consider the lilies of the field” and the way God cares for them?

That’s nature’s way! That’s the Creator’s way.

The same kind of resilience is built into our DNA. When we face disaster, threats to our health or to our finances, doubt surges up like bile. But we have implanted within us incredible survival reserves.

Give thanks for the way shedding tears can relieve stress and help us restore perspective.

I think of the medley of people around us being like blossoms on a lilac flower. They are reminders that we are not alone, that there is strength in our togetherness. The readiness of so many lending hands are our assets. That’s why God gave us each other. Nature’s way is the Creator’s way!

Add the stories of survival from out of the ashes of Fort McMurray. Remember the Syrian woman who came to Edmonton as a refugee a few months ago.

She felt so privileged to help the fire victims because she knew what it was like to lose everything in an instant. Now she could do something for others.

An image of Jesus with arms outstretched is a way of showing how ready God is to enfold us and our world in an embrace. The hymn writer Marty Haugen has written “Healer of our every ill, light of each tomorrow, give us peace beyond our fear, and hope beyond our sorrow.”

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• Individuals or groups of individuals wishing to have an audience must request same in writing stating the nature of their business. Please write to the Chairperson of the Cypress Regional Health Authority care of the Cypress Health Region at 429 - 4th Ave. NE, Swift Current, SK S9H 2J9.

• Meetings are scheduled in various locations throughout the Health Region and are usually held the second week of each month. Please note there will be exceptions to that guideline.

For further information please contact the Health Region Office at 306-778-5104.

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21-1p CARDS OF THANKS Thank very much to everyone who attend our wedding shower on April 20 and a special thank you to the ladies who organized and hosted the shower for us. In lieu of thank you cards we have made a donation to the Gull Lake Rink. - Amanda Stevenson & Chance Simpson 21-1c The Tompkins Curling and Skating rink would to thank everyone took part in the Annual Steak and Lobster night. Thank you to all the volunteers, guests and those who made donations. It is much appreciated! 21-1c Thanks so much everyone for the cards, food, messages and prayers we received for my Dad’s passing. We are so blessed to be part of such a caring community! Our best wishes are with you and your families as well. - Love: Jerry, Paulette and family 21-1p Thanks so much everyone for the Wishing Well Wishes we received for our wedding shower. Special thanks to the hostesses and everyone who attended. We are so grateful!

In lieu of thank-you cards we will be making a donation to the skating rink. Thanks again from Ali and Sheldon. 21-1p COMING EVENTS Tompkins Community Hall Board Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 25 at 7:00 PM. Please come out and support your Hall. 19-2c There will be a bridal shower honouring Dielle Thienes, bride-elect of Riley Kornfeld, June 3 at 7:00 PM Legion Hut in Tompkins. Please consider this your invitation. 20-2c Wedding shower for Sara Kuntz and Taylor Dutton Monday, May 30 from 7- 8:30 PM at the Catholic Church basement. Wishing Well Shower.

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Call 306-672-8058. tn ROYAL LePAGE FORMULA 1 has rental apartments available in Gull Lake. For further details go to www.swiftcurrentsask.ca, call 306-7737527 or email f1@swiftcurrentsask.ca. We are also on kijiji tn LIVESTOCK FOR SALE For Sale. Purebred Angus Bulls. 2 year olds and yearlings. Sires represented: Final Answer, Pioneer, New Design 878, Special Focus, Prime Cut, Cherokee Canyon (red) and Net Worth $3500. Fleet discounts. 306-672-7786. 13-12p SERVICES Twisted Wind RV & Mini Storage. Units are 10’ x 15’ and rent $80/month or $840/year plus GST. Call 306-297-9382 and ask for Megan. tn

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Rody Craft and Mark Magtoto battle it out in the boys 80 meter hurdles Thursday afternoon at the Rolling Hills track meet at Swift Current Comprehensive. Photo by David Zammit.

Steven Addai takes a running leap into the sand pit Thursday afternoon at the Rolling Hills track meet at Swift Current Comprehensive. The Rolling Hill meet was one of three track meets this past week in Chinook School Division. Photo by David Zammit.

Jenna McDonald narrowly clears the high jump bar at the Rolling Hills track meet at Swift Current Comprehensive. The SWAC District track meet at is on May 25th at Swift Current Comprehensive. Photo by David Zammit.

SASK-ALTA BASEBALL LEAGUE

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EAST 1948 Notre Dame Hounds, Junior Team. Back row (L to R) Claude Hewitt, Bob McCarthy, Jack Murphy (coach), Leo Mulhall, Al Dornstauder, Cy MacDonald. Front Row (L to R) John “Corky” McCann, Cam MacKenzie, Gus Pegg, Ray McNiven, Emmett “Bus” Claggett, Shorty Woodard. Photo courtesy www.attheplate.com

Call to the Hall

BY DAV I D Z A M M I T

david@gulllakeadvance.com

ADMIRAL – The late John McCann will join the list of 14 individuals who will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall-ofFame class of 2016.

McCann was born just outside of Admiral, Saskatchewan on January 1st, 1923, where he attended Blairville and Sherman Schools growing up as a kid.

After finishing high school, McCann took his baseball skills to Notre Dame College in Saskatchewan in 1939. He graduated in 1944 with his Bachelor or Art Degree from the University of Ottawa and Notre Dame College. He returned every year in the summer time to play baseball for the Hounds in the semi-professional league until 1947.

McCann was a catcher at Notre Dame College and made up one half of the dominant pitcher, catcher duo from the school. From 1943 to 1947 McCann and pitcher Frank Germann ran roughshod through the College ranks, and led the Hounds to capturing the pennant in 1946.

McCann, whose nickname was “Corky” went on to play in the Sagebrush League on Highway 13 for 12 years after leaving the college.

McCann’s nephew Everett Koeller nominated his uncle and mentor for the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall-ofFame.

“It’s great (to have him selected), I kind of feel bad I missed the boat years ago and not thinking about it, because I know other people who have been inducted,” said Koeller.

He too attended Notre Dame College, and was a student there in the 1960’s. One of his teachers was his uncle’s friend and former teammate Frank Germann.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hallof-Fame had 37 individuals nominated this year. President of the Hall-of-Fame Jane Shury is currently working on releasing more information on each of the 14 players who will be inducted into the Hall.

“He had a very good nomination, I can certainly tell you that,” Shury said over a phone interview Wednesday morning. “I’m in the process of preparing press releases for each one (inducted), but they don’t all go out at the same time. His nomination I have made it into a one sheet press release which contains all the bases of his baseball career.”

The 32nd annual induction ceremony will be held on August 20th in Battleford home to the Hall-of-Fame and the provinces baseball shrine.

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In Jones They Trust OUT OF THE PARK WITH DAVID ZAMMIT

BY DAV I D Z A M M I T

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The San Jose Sharks have found the final missing piece of the puzzle - something they have been so desperately searching for during the past decade … a goaltender. Not your everyday goalie, but someone who can make those crucial saves in the big games under pressure and someone who can consistently provide their team an opportunity to win on a nightly basis.

Look no further than 26 year-old North Vancouver product Martin Jones. Since arriving in San Jose on June 30th, 2015 he has silenced his doubters through strong nightly performances.

Jones was thrown around like a frisbee during the summer of 2015, having been traded by the Los Angeles Kings on June 26th to the Boston Bruins. He wouldn’t even get to Boston to unpack before they sent him back to the west coast’s San Jose Sharks four days later.

The Sharks netminder went undrafted in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The LA Kings chose not to use one of their nine picks that year but instead waited until training camp that year to sign Jones to an ELC (Entry-Level Contract).

Hockey’s Future, the number one online prospect resource, had high praise for Jones despite being left undrafted, as a pretty raw talent that needed some seasoning.

“Jones is a large netminder that covers a lot of the net with both size and solid athleticism. He is good at puck control and gives up few rebounds. While consistency

has been the main issue with Jones, he is starting to find more highs than lows as he has matured.”

Jones made the Kings Management group look brilliant, spending the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons in the WHL playing for the Calgary Hitmen. During that time he compiled an absurd 81-16-5 record to go along with a splendid 2.14 GAA, and a sparkling .917 SV%, while he also collected 15 shutouts along the way.

In the 2009-10 season, the Hitmen won the WHL Championship, although ultimately losing the Memorial Cup semi-final to the Brandon Wheat Kings, during overtime. That year Jones was able to pad his resume by winning the Del Wilson Trophy which is awarded to the top WHL goalie of the season, the WHL Playoff MVP normally awarded to a player not a goalie, the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy awarded to the most outstanding goalie at the Memorial Cup and to cap it all off he was named to the WHL First All-Star team.

With his junior career behind him the next season he was sent to the ECHL’s Ontario Reign, one of the LA Kings farm clubs. He only played one game before continuing his upward ascent to the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. Jones would then spend a great deal of time playing for the Monarchs as he was stuck behind Kings starting goalie Jonathan Quick and then Kings backup Jonathan Bernier.

He would play for the Monarchs for three and a half seasons, where he assembled a 84-57-10 record, to go along with a noteworthy 2.42 GAA, and a remarkable .921

SV%. While he was in the AHL he was able to spend a great deal of time fine tuning his game to reach the next level.

His opportunity arrived on December 3rd, 2013 against the Anaheim Ducks, beating them 3-2 in a shootout where he stopped all nine Ducks shooters he faced. He kept thing rolling at the NHL level starting his career with an unheard of 8-0 before finally suffering a defeat.

He played 19 games in 2013-14 for the Kings going 12-6 with a sensational 1.81 GAA, an exceptional .934 SV% and four shutouts. He also went onto win the Stanley Cup that season with the Kings appearing in two playoff games for a combine 56 minutes stopping all seven shots he faced.

Last season Jones saw even less work only starting 11 games and appearing in 15 in which he posting a 4-5-2 record with a strong 2.25 GAA, a subpar .906 SV% and three shutouts. The Kings struggles scoring goals last season, so when Jones did get a chance to play he practically had to be perfect to get the win.

With the Kings struggling to score in 201415 they sent Jones, in a package deal, to the Bruins to land power forward Milan Lucic to add some much needed scoring depth.

Now the Bruins certainly didn’t have room for Jones to play with their line-up with Tuukka Rask playing almost every game and top prospect Malcolm Subban waiting in the wings. Meanwhile the Sharks Organization made a decision to ship out their starting goalie of five years, Antti Niemi, to the Dallas Stars to make room allowing them to target a number one goalie.

The Sharks made a bold move filling that

number one spot the day after trading Niemi, when they acquired Jones from the Bruins in exchange for a first round pick this year and college prospect Sean Kuraly.

Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson was ecstatic when he landed Jones, when revealing his goalie plan.

“Martin was at the top of our list of players that we had targeted,” Wilson said. “We’re extremely excited to have him on board.”

The Sharks GM definitely didn’t mince his words, quickly signing Jones the same day he acquired him to a 3-year, $9 million contract.

The deal pretty much cemented Jones name in the Sharks starting role as soon as the season started. Jones has rewarded his GM since the contract by playing in 65 of a possible 82 games this year, while collecting a 37-23-4 record to go with a spectacular 2.27 GAA and a superb .918 SV% grabbing six shutouts along the way.

He had only appeared in 36 games in the NHL including the playoffs until this season when he has played more than double by appearing in 81 games thus far.

Jones has been solid for the Sharks in the 2016 playoffs giving them some extra confidence knowing the guy they have in net will continue to demonstrate his skills when called upon.

He has finally completed his journey to becoming an NHL number one goaltender, and if he continues to play at the same lever, his name will soon be heard among the top goalies in the league. Jones has had to overcome a lot of hurdles to get to this point in his career and he is showing everyone he isn’t going to throw it away. He’s going to ensure he has a long legacy in the crease.

SPORTS

SWAC District Track Meet

BY D E B R E A M E R

Athletic Coordinator

Three section track meets have successfully been completed. Thanks to Shaunavon School (commissioner Jennifer Foley) for hosting the Whitemud meet on Tues, May 17. Thanks to Swift Current Comp for hosting two meets – Cypress Hills meet on Wed, May 18 (commissioner Chris Sharp) and Rolling Hills meet on Thurs, May 19 (commissioners Daunean Dash & Ian Rewcastle). We had beautiful weather on all three days. Approximately, 310 athletes in four age categories will now advance to the SWAC District meet being held Wednesday, May 25 at Swift Current Comp. Our age categories are: Bantams – grades 6-8

Midgets – under 15 as of Aug 31/2015 Juniors – under 16 as of Aug 31/2015 Seniors – 16 and over as of Aug 31/2015 The top 2 in the midget, junior and senior categories have the opportunity to advance to the SHSAA provincial championships in Regina on June 3/4. Athletes will compete 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, hurdles, shot put, discus, javelin, long jump, triple jump, high jump. We also run an event called the quadathlon. Athletes will compete in 4 different events – long jump, shot put, 100m and 800m. They receive points based on their time and distance. The athlete with the highest number of points wins the event.

The meet will start at 9:30 a.m. for both the track and field events. It will finish at approximately 6:00 p.m.

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