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Feedlot operators will tell you that they feed cattle – and while they can target different endpoints, they don’t really know how the animal will actually grade until the hide is off the carcass. Use of genetic testing can help select the most appropriate implant strategies but it will not guarantee the production of AAA, yield grade 1, carcasses.

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SWIFT CURRENT – Saskatchewan Wind and MiEnergy collaborated to unveil their plan to bring a renewable energy project to the Rural Municipality of Swift Current July 11 at the Credit Union iPlex.

The proposal is the first of its kind in North America, where the ownership would be by the “community” itself, a highly utilized method in European countries such as Germany and Denmark.

“Because this would be a private capital market raise, it would be placed with conditions. One of the conditions that could be put on it and we would intent to put on it would be any investor has to be a resident of Saskatchewan,” SaskWind President James Glennie said after the presentation.

The project would be pegged at $90-million, for 35-megawatts in total. It will use six turbines, combining to produce 25-megawatt and the other 10-megawatt from 30,000 solar panels that would require 100 acres of land. That’s enough power to fuel approximately 12,000 homes.

With community ownership comes community decisions; one major advantage the community shareholders would have is autonomy over which companies they choose to elect to contract out during construction, renovations and maintenance.

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The industry of renewable power in our province is set to double from 22 percent to 44 percent by 2030, creating a $5-billion industry.

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As a result of the ongoing investigation against him, These are on top of the sexual assault, invitation to Chamberlin has seen additional charges, including sexual touching, sexual interference and sexual exBRENNAN TURNER Cabri man Ryan Chamberlin was arrested again two sexual assault charges, an invitation to sexual BY ploitation charges laid against him in late February. b.turner@farmlead.com Friday, March 20 and charged with additional crimes touching charge, and a count each of sexual interferHe appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court as more victims came forward in the case against him. ence, sexual exploitation and a corrupting children March 23, and was released on an undertaking before charge. a judge on conditions. rain markets headed into the middle of July with one Chamberlin, 39, was a hockey coach thing on its mind: Weather.

We’ve seen rain fallinonseveral the southernand Saskatchewan communities Canadian Prairies subsequent suggestionsthroughout of qualityhis adult life.losses, while hot, dry temperatures are issues / production CONTRIBUTED interested in learning about where their food comes is a publication ban in placeoftocorn protect editor@advancesouthwest.com expected in theThere U.S. Midwest, creating concerns polli-the from and how it is grown. identity of the effects victims,onand Chamberlin’s nextcorn court nation and negative yield soybeans.

However, TheZCanadian CFI Public Trust Survey, released on ~ Brian inChuk ~ will be April at 9:30 a.m. crops acrossappearance the U.S. are rated 76% 13 good-to-excellent while Canadian producers recognize the importance of May 31, showed 93 per cent of consumers know little 71% of soybeans G/E, the highest since 1999.

Alas, it looksinTheare investigation is ongoing, and investigators like funds will to add some weather premium to the public perception and see themselves playing a lead or nothing about Canadian farming practices, and a vitelook people withinadditional information to come formarket as temperatures rise, but just remember a combinarole in sharing information about their operations majority (60 per cent) of those respondents indicated ward. tion of rain and heat makes grain. On the other hand, one and practices to maintain their social license to oper- they want to know more about farming practices.

The same survey indicated farmers are viewed the without the other does not. ate, according to a recent Farm Credit Canada Vision On Tuesday, July 12th, we the U.S.D.A. ’s monthly most favourably – ahead of medical professionals, D.got Wayne Elhard, MLA panel survey.

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On April 30th, Dale was approached by a paving company which goes by the name of Western Way Paving. They informed Dale they had some leftover pavement for sale from a job just completed up the road and asked if he would be interested.

They told Dale they didn't have much left over and it would cost about $800-1000 for the rest of the material. Dale gave them the go-ahead as long as they squared it off when they ran out of material. He also informed them he wouldn't be around for the afternoon as he had to return to work.

Later in the evening he returned home to find nearly his entire driveway finished; the part they paved measured approximately 174 feet long by 18 feet wide.

The following Monday (May 2nd) the company arrived with the invoice and to collect for the job.

When Dale opened the bill he was "kind of flabbergasted" reading the owing amount of $18,000. After some quick negotiations he wrote them a cheque for $16,400.

"It's just kind of a shitty deal. I'm not sure it's a real good paving job, I'm kind of doubtful of that," Dale said Wednesday, July 13, while noting

something else was strange on the bill. "There was no GST on the bill, so I asked him what's the amount of the GST? I wrote it (the amount of GST) on the bill or the number he told me.

After looking at (the bill after the transaction) I realized there was no GST number on the bill."

He decided to do some investigating of his own. Upon contacting his accountant, who looked into the matter, they determined that it was not a registered company at that time. Western Way Paving had no GST number, meaning it wasn't a legitimate company.

On Victoria Day weekend Dale and Debbie's daughter Lindsay visited their home and while visiting she found out the story from her father and decided to take action.

She first contacted the RCMP detachment in Swift Current and spoke with an officer to open a file.

The officer informed Lindsay they were already aware of Western Way Paving and had already started a file on them. The RCMP also stated they would not be involved in an investigation because in their judgement no criminal offence was committed.

"I asked if the RCMP was not also here to enforce the law, and wondered about tax evasion or fraud as being potential criminal offences," Lindsay said.

She then contacted the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Saskatchewan and informed them of this case.

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Over the past month Dale has tried contacting the company a few times to speak with the supervisor of the company and each time had been told by the same voice using a different name of identification each time that "John the Supervisor" isn't in right now, or he's busy, or went home to Calgary to deal with personal matters.

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**Writer’s Note: For my column this week I wanted to pay testament to a truly fantastic humble man who always pushed people to see the potential in themselves. I’ve known Mike Kucik for most of my life, growing up in Cadillac I remember my mom working with him at Splitters and when he started training a friend of mine, Mike Tiglik. I wanted to give Tiglik the opportunity to pay homage to the man he spent hours with during his youth. My sincerest condolences to the Kucik family – Mike was truly beloved by the many souls he touched throughout his life.

Mike Kucik taught Mike Tiglik how to jab left, hook right and take a hit, but also how to push for his goals, control his temper and be positive.

Tiglik was 13 when he started training with Kucik, a well-known boxing coach from the Cadillac/ Ponteix area.

Kucik, a coach for more than 50 years, encouraged Tiglik to join. He spent the next five years training Tiglik into an avid boxer.

Now 26, Tiglik says half his life has been shaped by the presence of Kucik, who he considers family.

“I wouldn’t be who I am today without him,” Tiglik said from his new home near Olds, Alta.

Tiglik trained in Kucik’s garage for countless hours during the weekends and four hours per week in Swift Current from age 13 until graduation. Tiglik said Kucik was always a steadfast coach and friend – picking him up in Cadillac for practices and even driving through a snowstorm to train with Tiglik at his home.

“He was dedicated, if you ever needed someone to talk to you could go talk to him whenever. If you needed help he would always help you no matter what,” Tiglik said.

Together the pair travelled all over the province. Tiglik said Kucik was hugely influential during his formative years and even as an adult.

“He taught me discipline, how to not lose my temper – ‘cause I used to have a really bad temper all the time and he taught me how to contain my temper, be calm…how to learn, don't get frustrated, take your time, go at your own pace,” Tiglik said. All the skills Kucik taught Tiglik in the gym and in the ring helped him grow as a person and try to approach each situation as positively as he could.

“He always made you believe in yourself.”

In 25 fights Tiglik won numerous medals, awards as well as a provincial junior title in 2007 and best left jab at a Medicine Hat Tournament.

Tiglik also earned his first belt after

defeating a Medicine Hat opponent in less than a minute at a fight in Oyen.

But Tiglik said no matter how fast he got, Kucik was always faster.

Although nearly 50 years Tiglik’s senior, Kucik had the stamina of someone one-quarter his age.

“No matter how good I was, Mike could always outdo me in push- ups, could always outdo me in sit-ups, and he had better cardio than me,” he said. “I remember the one time I gave him a combination when we were sparring...and he blocked them and then I gave him a hook to the body and a left hook to the head and I connected both times and he's like 'Oh, that was good. Now let's see if you can protect yourself " and then he came at me throwing punches left, right and centre, he was just hitting me.

“It was pretty funny.”

After five years of training multiple times a week and making numerous road trips to tournaments Tiglik and Kucik had a very close bond. Tiglik remembers Kucik’s strict but fair training method, but mostly his humour.

“He was always funny, always trying to get a laugh, always trying to laugh, always happy,” he said. “I think that's where it rubbed off on me, I always try to be happy too.

He liked to joke around, laugh and have a good time.”

Anyone who knew Kucik even a little could see the love and dedication he had for the hundreds of boys and girls who entered his gym or even just members of the community. Kucik never missed the opportunity to try to help anyone who needed it.

Tiglik still phoned Kucik regularly to see how he was doing and to tell Kucik he was still boxing or doing well. However, on July 7, Tiglik received a phone call that would leave him, and many others in Saskatchewan, heartbroken.

Kucik died suddenly on July 7 after being the victim what is being called a murder-suicide. Tiglik, who was interviewed July 11, still has trouble talking about it.

“I just hope he rests in peace that's for sure...I know his time came too soon and I just want him to know that he was loved by everybody, loved by all that he met...my family loves him, he made sure he took care of you even if he didn't know you very well,” Tiglik said. “If you came to the boxing club and showed interest in boxing he would take care of you and try to help you out.”

Tiglik said his suit is at the dry cleaners in preparation for the ceremony that requires him to say goodbye to a friend he’s had for half his life – a man who shaped Tiglik into the person he is today.

Anyone who has suffered damages from illegal drainage wasn't surprised by the Saskatchewan Ombudsman's review of Water Security Agency (SWA) https://www.ombudsman.sk.ca/ news/what-s-new. What is surprising is that it has taken this long for such wrong doing and mismanagement to finally come to light. WSA was found to be not following its written policies or procedures and staff were found to lack any understanding or knowledge of the procedures to be followed when dealing with illegal drainage.

The Ombudsman also said that WSA could have ordered illegal drainage closed immediately and that WSA could provide no clear explanation for the significant 3 year delay. Damages from drainage can occur very quickly and those downstream do not have days, months, or years to wait.

As the Ombudsman points out, WSA has the authority to issue closure orders and does not require anyone to complain. Yet WSA still is insisting landowners first try and "work things

out" with the illegal drainer before WSA will act.

Complaints also cost taxpayers money. At $10,000 per complaint, that's over $7 million tax payers dollars that WSA has wasted while putting landowners through an ineffective and unfair process.

The Ombudsman did highlight that WSA has failed to enforce the WSA act. The report did not deal with the protection of water quality, flood damages and aquatic habitat protection. The WSA relies on a complaint process that is ineffective and significantly flawed to manage Saskatchewan's water.

Illegal drainage costs us all. Whether it's from lost productivity, damage to personal property, or to protect, repair, or rebuild damaged infrastructure. The Ombudsman report re-enforces what the flood victims have been saying all along. Hopefully, Premier Wall and the government are listening.

Dan Hoover, District Director Ratepayers Against Illegal Drainage Kelliher, SK

GREAT SCOTT! Milt Scott born and raised up on Skull Creek, has competed all over North America with his Border Collies that are used daily at the Thorlakson feedlot that he manages near Airdrie, AB. Milt took home the big prize Sunday night at the Greatest Show on Earth ... capturing the World Stock Dog Championship at the Calgary Stampede's Agrium Western Event Centre.

“I’ve made the finals at least 14 times, maybe more,”

said Scott who took the Grand Champion title with his three-year-old border collie Finn. The duo’s time of 1:57 and 21 points earned a $10,000 payday by a scant two seconds. “I didn’t panic at the pen. I concentrated. This is a big one for me. I’ve been in the finals so many times and never got it. I really wanted it.”

Full results of the World Stock Dog Championship can be found here: http://ag.calgarystampede.com/results

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Advance Southwest.

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For as long as there have been horses, riders, roads and places to go, there has been the age-old question: How in the heck do you get a horse onto a trailer for the first time?

Actually, the more pressing question is: How do you get that same horse onto the trailer for the second time?

You see, horses aren’t much for travel. They don’t have Paris, Peru or even Pilot Butte on their bucket lists.

A horse’s bucket list might look more like this: oats, rest, oats, rub, oats, rest.

So it was that I had a fitful night’s sleep knowing that the next day I would have to trailer my three-year-old horse to the vet. This would be her first time to the vet and the first time in a horse trailer. Yikes!

I tossed and turned in bed, recounting all of the other interesting experiences I’d had getting horses in trailers over the years. First there was my 4-H horse Flicka who required a magician’s hand and a good pair of runners to get her to the nearest trail ride. The minute that horse spotted a trailer within five miles of her location, she headed to the furthest reaches of her pasture.

What followed next was a marathon chase (one that I learned was better done in a pair of runners than a pair of blister-making boots). After she was exhausted, she’d allow herself to be cornered, but the chase was far from over. I then had to hide the halter and rope somewhere on my sweating, hot, run-ragged person in order to ‘sneak’ up to her. This magician-like, disappearing-halter act took about 10 tries and about 10 more miles of running.

Once Flicka was caught, she’d load onto the trailer, but who the heck wanted to trail ride after that?

Then there was the fine horse we tried to load for a trail ride in Roche Percee many years ago. That dear mare got the full treatment – she was coaxed, cajoled, caged and cornered. This got her right to the edge of the trailer where she’d lift her foot to step in, then change her mind.

We finally blind-folded her (really!) to get her past that fearful edge of the trailer. It didn’t work (as you probably already guessed) because that smart beast would take about 10 steps and then start to feel around with her hoof for the edge of the trailer. If she sensed it, she turned into a blind-folded brick wall incapable of moving an inch.

So it was that my stomach churned at the thought of putting my new horse ‘Meant to Be’ in a trailer for the first time. When I arrived at the farm where I keep her, the kindly couple I bought ‘Meant to Be’ from had already loaded her. They too had a fitful night wondering what the horse might do but miraculously … no problem.

We got her the one-hour-drive down the road to the vet and again … no problem (miraculous, times two).

The vet checked her, X-rayed her and even injected her hoof and the dear horse didn’t protest one bit (miraculous, times three).

The former owners and I all breathed a huge sigh of relief, but we knew the worst was yet to come – we had to get this horse back on the horse trailer.

All three of us conspired to guide her – one at the head, one behind and one on the side. We held our collective breaths, we opened the door, we walked her toward the trailer’s edge and … she walked right in.

The angels sang, the harps played and the choir sang Alleluia in full harmony in my ear. I wanted to kiss my horse right then and there, but she was already in the trailer and I wasn’t about to go messing with the miracle that had just happened before my eyes.

We closed the trailer door, I said my 100th prayer of the day and away we went, with ‘Meant to Be’ miraculously loaded in the trailer!

So that’s how you load a young horse on a trailer … prayer!

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On Sunday, July 10, we got over six inches of rain at our house.

Oh, sure, some people might say Estevan got up to five inches of rain. But in less than an hour, our entire yard, which is perfectly flat, had over six inches from the rear fence to the front sidewalk. I measured, and have pictures to prove it.

With a perfectly flat yard, we have correspondingly very poor drainage. This has been annoying, but not a true problem until this day. There was over six inches of water on the outside of our garage door, all trying to get in. This led to a furious battle with me stuffing nearly every towel in the house into the edges of the garage door.

We fought a good battle, but with half a foot of water surrounding the entire house, soon water was seeping into every corner of the basement. Using several Shop Vacs, a rug shampooers and a dyke built of 12-packs of pop cans in garbage bags and an immersion pump, plus the help of several neighbours, we fought the water back. A few hours later, and we were largely in the clear, except for saturated rugs throughout the basement.

This leads to the lessons learned from a six inch rain event: 1. When we bought our house in Estevan, there were only four houses on the market in our price range due to the oil boom. Thus, drainage never even crossed our minds. Oops. Don’t forget drainage.

2. From my experience, every house will end up with water in the basement at some point. In 2011, the mammoth flood year that

wiped out a large portion of Minot, we got two inches of rain every Monday for eight weeks. Our basement stayed dry, but almost every other house on our block got water in the basement. This time, houses that got wet then were dry, and we got water. The net result is I believe nearly every house at one point or another got water in its basement.

This leads to…

3. Never have carpet in the basement. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love rug. A thick underlay is warm and soft under the feet, until it is saturated and will not dry. This means that, eventually, every rug is going to get inundated and it will need to be torn out some day.

So enjoy it while it lasts, or never install carpet in the first place.

4. When dry, carpet underlay is as light as a feather. When saturated, it is the most effective sponge mankind has created. You may develop a hernia carrying it out.

5. Having an immersion pump handy and ready to go can save your house.

6. Ensure you have a large wet/ dry shop vac. Don’t lose the foam filter.

7. Rubbermaid tubs (or similar models) can be your salvation.

While in university, I met a girl whose family kept everything in their basement in Rubbermaid tubs, just in case the basement got wet. We started buying these tubs about 11 years ago, to the point where there is hardly a cardboard box in the house. Nothing in a tub was damaged, but cardboard boxes, not so much. Never store anything irreplaceable on the floor in the basement.

8. Apparently only one insurance

policy in Canada covers “overland flooding,” and odds are, you don’t have it. We sure don’t. So you’re going to be paying for expenses out of hand and praying you get some money out of the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program down the road.

9. Be a good neighbour, always and all ways. As soon as the rain let up a bit, everyone on our street was out, helping each other. Those who were still dry were offering vacuums, fittings, pumps; really, anything! Several came to our place, vacuuming, moving tubs or squeegeeing water out of the garage.

10. Our next door neighbour was four hours away, visiting family. I checked out their house and their basement was flooding, quickly, as the water was over their basement window wells. Another neighbour yelled from across the street, asking what she could do. I told her to call the absent folks and tell them to get their butts home, now. While we fought our battle, the people across the street gained access to that home, brought in pumps and got ahead of the water before it exceeded a foot. As soon as our pump was free, we took it over there. By the time they got home, neighbours and friends had saved their wedding photos and pumped out their basement.

We were very fortunate. We didn’t have nearly the damage some people did. Most importantly, we know how important good neighbours are.

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

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Saskatchewan's Canadian Country Music Nominations 2016 SaskMusic extends congratulations to the Saskatchewan nominees for the 2016 Canadian Country Music Awards! The award winners will be announced during Country Music Week in London ON, September 8-11.

Two-time CCMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Jess Moskaluke of Langenberg, is nominated once again for Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as in the categories of Video of the Year (“Kiss Me Quiet”) and Interactive Artist of the Year. Vancouver’s David Tenniswood is also nominated for Video Director for work on Jess’ “Kiss Me Quiet”.

Saskatoon’s Bart McKay and Bart McKay Productions have received three nominations this year – Keyboard Player of the Year, Record Producer(s) of the Year, and Recording Studio of the Year. Bart is the recipient of seven CCMAs to date with dozens of prior nominations.

Forty-two CCMA Awards will be presented over the course of several award ceremonies during Country Music Week, including the CCMA Industry Lunch & Awards, CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards, CCMA All-Star Band Awards and the CCMA Awards Show. The televised Awards Show will be broadcast from Budweiser

Gardens on CBC, Sunday, September 11 at 8pm, followed by an encore airing on CMT at 10pm ET/7pm PT. The Fans’ Choice Award nominees for this year, which will be voted on by Canadian country music fans, are Dean Brody, Brett Kissel, Johnny Reid, Dallas Smith and Yoan. Voting for Fans’ Choice is open now at http://ccmafanvote.dmds.com/.

Country Music Week is an annual celebration that brings together industry and fans for four days of seminars, networking opportunities and non-stop music. The week includes a conference, Discovery Showcases, Songwriters’ Cafés, Guitar Pull, FanFest and a whole lot more.

SaskMusic will have a presence at Country Music Week, providing support for our members and nominees who will be in attendance. Special performances will include Regina’s Alex Runions performing in the prestigious Songwriters’ Series, Weyburn’s Tenille Arts as a top six finalist in the 2016 CCMA Discovery Program (performing in the Discovery Showcase on September 8); and Regina’s Amy Nelson performing at an official CCMA event (TBA) as the 2016 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest winner.

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My German- speaking grandmother had a saying that loosely translates to “it won’t sew on its own.” What she meant was, you can have all the tools to do a job, but at the end of the day, unless you are motivated to do the work, it won’t complete itself.

I am a bit of a procrastinator in certain situations, including actual sewing, so this saying applies to many aspects of my life.

Growing up, my mom always seemed to be sewing something. Naturally, as a kid, I started dabbling in stitchery myself.

I appreciated a craft that yielded instant gratification. After just an hour of sewing, I had something to show for it! I would sew little dolls and then sew little dresses for said dolls. I participated in sewing in 4-H and liked sewing in Home Ec class in high school. I even moved my clunker of a sewing machine up to university, where somehow I didn’t have time to spend writing my thesis, yet I had time to sew a lovely set of custom-made blinds for my apartment. Priorities, I guess. In my twenties, I continued to crank out a few sewing projects, usually some Christmas potholders (on Christmas Eve) or a denim baby blanket (the night before we were visiting the new parents), proving that sewing was the ultimate craft for procrastinators.

After getting married, I learned that my husband had his own set of sewing skills.

Apparently a pillow he sewed back in high school (which he still has, by the way) garnered him a 99%, making him a self-appointed stitch master who thought he was well positioned to critique my needlework.

I made a couple of nice shades for our house and a seat cushion (with the ties sewed on the wrong side) that he bravely appraised, giving my work a “mark” in the low 60’s. I may have flung the seat cushion at his head but it didn’t quite make the impact I was hoping it would.

Still, I kept sewing, with mending being my preferred task. Mending was just the right blend of nerdy yet frugal stitching

that really appealed to me. Given that my husband’s pants were already infused with diesel and splashed with battery acid, I didn’t think a carefully placed patch would set his style back too much.

Then, just like that, I stopped sewing. My old, well-travelled clunker had died, and I replaced it with an almost-brand-new machine that was incompatible with me.

I tried using different needles and bobbins and I adjusted this tension knob and that one and I even translated the Spanish operator’s manual, to no avail. My mending pile grew to be an overwhelming stack. Sewing was no longer fun.

I decided that I needed to inspire myself, and maybe sewing Christmas stockings for our kids would motivate me. Having moved my grumpy sewing machine on, my mom brought me her dependable PFAFF of my childhood, and even supplied me with some Christmas fabric to enable stocking construction. Still nothing. Years literally went by, one Christmas after another, and my sewing drought continued.

All of a sudden, in an unexpected turn of events, the other night I started sewing again. We were heading out the door and I had no clean pants and no time to wash any. A bit stuck, I recalled that I had a perfectly good pair of pants downstairs in my mountain of mending. These pants, which I fashionably bought with patches, needed a tiny patch… on one of the patches. I set my sewing machine up, plugged her in, patched the tear and was out the door in five minutes flat. The next morning, seeing my faithful sewing machine still set up, I started patching pants for my Other Half, who had recently informed me he only had two pairs of pants. How a grown man suddenly has just two pairs of pants left remains a mystery to me, but I digress. He now has many more, thanks to my stich witchery revival.

My sewing machine will never “sew on its own,” but it is seeing more use than it has in a while. Perhaps the trend will continue and those Christmas stockings will finally, after all these years, sew themselves.

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golf & count r y club Donavon Henrion has been overwhelmed with the support from his friends since his MS diagnosis. Photo by David Zammit

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SHAUNAVON – Residents of southwest Saskatchewan are at it again, this time contributing to help 23 year-old Donavon Henrion who recently received some tough news regarding his health.

In May, the Shaunavon native was informed he had been identified with Multiple Sclerosis. A disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells are damaged in the spinal cord and brain areas of the body.

“Right when they said that (I’ve been identified as having MS), I was relieved because I had an answer,” Henrion said after finding out about having the disease. “When people think of MS, they think of wheelchairs. That’s the furthest from the truth.”

Kerry Gordon, Henrion’s friend, organized an auction on July 9th at the Eastend slo-pitch tournament to help Donavon out. The item being auctioned off, was an autographed Dyson Stevenson hockey stick. Stevenson currently plays for the Allen Americans in the ECHL ( formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League) and twotime winner of the Patrick J. Kelly Cup decided to donate the stick to help out a friend.

Henrion had no idea this was happening until he heard his name on the speaker at the event - next thing he knew hands were flying up in the air in support for him.

“It was amazing, I didn’t expect that at all. I was emotional, I couldn’t stand because my legs were shaking (with joy). I had to lean on something to give everyone hugs,” Henrion said. “It really hit home when I seen my friends, people close to me tearing up, crying, and coming to give me hugs. It didn’t really hit me until the next day in the morning, when I broke down. I have no words to describe the feeling (of how grateful I was).”

The stick was sold not just once either. Two of his friends bought the stick and, upon purchasing it, both donated it back. The stick was donated back twice, before selling for the final third time. Auctioning the stick raised approximately $12,000 for Henrion. The money raised will support Henrion’s medical expenses and aid him

with his constant travels to Saskatoon and Calgary for checkups.

Henrion was given a scholarship for Concordia University of Edmonton ( formerly known as Concordia University/College of Alberta) for hockey, but was unable to play. He then spent two seasons playing for the Airdrie Thunder in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League compiling 24 goals and 17 assists for 41 points in 71 games.

It was approximately two years ago when he was playing recreational hockey in Alberta he realized something was wrong. He wasn’t able to compete and skate like normal. The symptoms vanished for a while before reappearing last winter.

“I went to the outdoor rink in Calgary, I kept losing my balance and kept pushing off my right foot, wondering what’s going on,” Henrion said.

When he came home for Christmas he shared the information with his mother, and the two of them started out on a journey to seek out answers. He underwent an MRI which later confirmed he has MS. Life has changed and is a little bit different for him, as he now requires ample amounts of rest for his body to recover. Providing he has adequate rest, you wouldn’t know to look at him that he is affected by this disease.

Moving home to a great support team including his mother and childhood friends has also been of benefit for all involved.

Henrion has remained positive throughout all of his ups and downs so far and has a message for the rest of us.

“I want to set an example, prove to people with MS (and without MS), you don’t have to be upset, you can still participate in events,” he said Tuesday evening.

At this time Donavon may not be able to lace up and skate but that doesn’t hold back his ambitions.

“I love hockey and I tell everyone one I haven’t played my last hockey game yet. I haven’t played my last baseball game yet,” Henrion said, with a smile.

Donavon would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support he has received along the way, especially his family and friends, who have remained loyal and been by his side from day one.

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“Lost + Found: Signposts for Steering Through the World”

by Laura Lamont, Designed by Jess Dixon R E V I E W BY S H E L L E Y A . L E E DA H L

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My tobacco addiction to date has been limited to the closely related flowering types. How could one not fall in love with these (mostly) tall, stately plants with a quiet understated garden presence? The icing on the cake is their evening fragrance and magnetism for hummingbirds and butterflies.

John Nicot (1530-1600), name-sake for the genus, first introduced tobacco to France from their native South America. Several flowering tobacco species are available to prairie gardeners as annuals.

Most are easily grown from seed. Selections vary in height from 1 to 6 ft. Plant in full sun to partial shade. The strong stems seldom need staking unless they are very tall. Flowers come into their own in mid to late summer and continue until hard frost. Like their addictive relative, all parts are poisonous. All are moderately drought tolerant once established. You may find that some plants self-seed but are easily controlled.

Depending on their height, plant toward the middle or back of the border or near a porch or patio to enjoy their fragrance.

They make a good cut flower. The white and yellow types are wonderful in a night garden both for their color and fragrance.

Among the species and their cultivars are: Lime tobacco (N. langsdorffi) has lime green flowers on well-branched plants, 2-3 ft. tall.

Brazilian flowering tobacco (N. mutabilis), is native to Brazil and was introduced to North America only in the last decade. It reaches 4 to 6 ft. high with branching stems. The unique flowers open white, mature to pale pink, and then fade to a rose pink. This one is a hummingbird magnet!

Flowering tobacco hybrids (N. sanderae hybrids and N. alata x N. forgetianna) are generally shorter (1 to 3 ft.), available

in red, pink, purple, green and white, and emit an evening fragrance. The Avalon series includes ‘Avalon Lime’, ‘Purple Bicolor’ and ‘Pink Picotee’. These are dwarf compact plants of 8 to 12 in. tall. ‘Lime Green’ has lime sherbet blooms on 12 in. tall plants. Nicki mixed (14 to 16 in.) are well-branched plants in red, white, pink and purple. The Perfume series (14 to 16 in.) includes white, bright rose, red, deep purple, blue, lime and antique lime. These have, as the series name suggests, been selected for their evening fragrance and long bloom period. The Saratoga series has a wide range of colors on very uniform plants of 25 to 30 cm (10 to 12 in.).

White shooting star (N. sylvestris): a perennial in milder climes, here we treat it as an annual. The species name, sylvestris, means of the woods, referring to its native habitat. Like the smoking tobacco type, the large, wavy, hairy leaves are lyreshaped. The fragrant, tubular, white flowers are borne in drooping, loose panicles and resemble shooting stars or fireworks.

Plants range from ]3 to 6 ft. in height and are strongly branched, with stems becoming woody toward the end of the season.

Little breeding work has been done; however the species itself remains a great garden plant. ‘Only the Lonely’ is a seed strain that has such a presence that you may need only one to make an impression. The large (5 to 6 in.) tubular flowers are white.

Sara William is author of the recently expanded and revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape and with Hugh Skinner of Gardening Naturally, A Chemical-free handbook for the Prairie.

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Lost + Found by Laura Lamont is a book with an eclectic design. If it were a painting, I’d suggest it’s closet to collage. If it were music, it would be jazz. Inset location diagrams represent individual poems and appear as background to each poem’s text. Imprinted cotton paper; cascading, torn vellum; a post-it-style note (that protrudes outside the book’s neat and expected rectangle); apparent “scrap paper;” and pages that are coffee-cup ringed and wrinkled are all fair game for hosting poems in this little marvel of a book.

The first piece (a few lines on each of four pages, printed on onionskin) is called “Cromniomancy,” and that title had me scrambling for a dictionary: “Divination by onions or onionsprouts.” Wow, didn’t expect that. This initial poem-and those that follow-trace a first-person narrator’s journey away from a troubled past, where “skin keeps a record, every\cut and bruise archived on vellum,” and through the tremulous territory that is a new relationship.

Melancholy is clearly present in these poems. In “radio silence,” a poem first published in the esteemed journal Contemporary Verse 2, we read “No more lying\ in bed, loneliness bleeding out\in silent waves beside someone\whose face was closed to me.” An inability to read others’ “signposts” is also present. The poet writes

of “guessing at\other people’s ciphers and codes” ( from “Diversions”), and says “can’t pin your face\on a wall, fit you to a scale\ or give you a legend” ( from “Mapping Your Body”).

Though the terrain is rocky, ultimately the subjects in this gorgeous collection “fuse in heat and\flicker as one flame”.

The poems and the story they collectively tell have me wondering: do we ever really know another person? Or even ourselves?

Lamont’s poetry is a looking glass.

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Job was a pretty cool guy according to the Biblical story-tellers. But I think they were also trying to convey how haunting stress can be for all of us.

At the heart of the story lies the assertion God doesn’t cause suffering. However when we face desperate moments, we ask “What wrong did I do that caused this?”

The opening of the story is a mega-tragedy. Job, a fine, upright man, was suddenly hit by one calamity after another.

His livestock were stolen, his crops were destroyed, his sons and daughters were killed … and ultimately ulcerated sores covered his body.

Still he staunchly maintained he had done nothing wrong that would trigger God’s judgment and wrath, though I’m sure he spent many sleepless nights and had clouds of despair darken his days.

To explain the point, the old sage dared to recite a monologue in “God’s voice”. It was a powerful, challenging voice. “Job, where were you when I made the world? … Who decided how large it would be? … Who closed the gates to hold back the sea? … Have you ever in your life commanded a day to dawn? …” The extremities of God’s work rolled out like an epic drama.

It’s not mean to diminish the problems and suffering any of us face. But, it is a reminder that we understand God to be powerful, compassionate, and One who is ready to help us handle whatever situations we face.

Our minister said, “Sometimes we spend all our energy trying to deal with issues only God can handle.” Don’t flail yourself. Recognize our precious God-asset.

“Wow”, Job concluded. In the past others told me about you, “but now I’ve met you face-to-face.” That helps me understand your gracious enormity!

Friends, don’t feel you have to shoulder all life’s burdens. Acknowledge those issues that are better left to God!

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Alerin, our beloved brother, uncle and special friend passed away suddenly at the South Calgary Health Campus succumbing to his battle with cancer. Alerin grew up on the Nicol Ranch west of Tompkins, SK. He attended school in Tompkins, Gull Lake and Swift Current SK. Living in Brooks,AB while apprenticing to become an accomplished welder; he established a successful venture in his own business, Fusion Works Welding in Calgary. Alerin was an avid outdoorsman and his main passions were hunting, fishing, and he loved to compete in sporting clays competitions. He competed at the highest shot level winning several awards. Alerin will be lovingly remembered by his sisters, Selene (Burt) Anderson of Seven Persons, AB, Anita (Walter) Bilych of Okotoks, AB., brother-in-law Randy (Lisa) Olson, Consul, SK, nieces and nephews, Kirstine (Sadik), Bryce (Kerry), Alyssa (Jarrod), Shayla (Jesse), Cassie (Dylan), Spenser (Gabrielle) and Sidney (Bailey) and special friend Denine Thingvold, as well as, aunts, uncles, cousins, great nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his parents Glen Nicol and Gloria (WeissNicol-Bowyer) and sister Sylvia Olson. A celebration of Alerin’s life is planned for July 16, 2016 from 12:00 noon to 3:30 pm at Silver Willow Gun Club (30133-Range Road 20, Mountain View County, AB.) www.silverwillow.ca. To send condolences to the family please visit www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society.

4-H Saskatchewan hosting Farm Safety Day at Ag in Motion CONTRIBUTED

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4-H Saskatchewan is hosting a 4-H Farm Safety Day at Ag in Motion on July 21. The free program will start at noon and is open to all youth, 21 and younger.

Throughout the afternoon, those participating will have the opportunity to listen to speakers, including Spencer Beach and Curtis Weber, and work through hands-on

stations, including topics such as electrical and fire safety. The day will conclude will a mock emergency demonstration.

Although the 4-H Farm Safety Day is open to all youth, parents should be aware that participants will get to meet speakers who have survived tragic accidents, will watch a mock ATV accident take place with real emergency responders attending and will discuss injuries and accidents which can occur on the farm.

4-H Saskatchewan is pleased to be working with several partners to put on the 4-H Farm Safety Day, including Ag in Motion, STARS, SAASE, CASA, the Saskatchewan Safety Council, CCHSA, The War Amps and the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association.

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The University of Regina and Great Plains College are strengthening their longstanding partnership of delivering post-secondary education at the College in Swift Current.

At a ceremony in Regina last week, University of Regina Associate Vice-President (Academic and Research) Dr. Dena McMartin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vice-President, Academic of Great Plains College, Dr. Brian Gobbett and the University’s Director of the Centre for Continuing

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Education, Dr. Harvey King, for the delivery of a Liberal Arts Certificate.

“This agreement, and our ongoing partnership with Great Plains College, increases access to post-secondary education by delivering programming in Swift Current,” said McMartin. “Agreements such as the one we signed today not only offer valuable liberal arts programming to more students, but demonstrate a commitment to serving our provincial communities.”

“Great Plains College is delighted to partner with the University of Regina in providing first-year university studies on its Swift Current Campus,” said Gobbett.

“The combination of small class sizes,

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high quality teaching and an ability to begin university studies close to home is particularly attractive and we have evidence that Great Plains College students carry these advantages as they continue their studies.” The University of Regina and Great Plains College jointly deliver a variety of undergraduate classes in arts, science, education, police studies and justice studies. In collaboration with the University, Great Plains College also offers the Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Social Work degree for students based in Swift Current.

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The 17 year-old has recently received a golf scholarship for four years to attend Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri for his upcoming academic year.

“I’d been chatting with them for about two months before (receiving the scholarship offer), I didn’t believe it until I went down there. (While I was there) the coach actually gave me the papers to sign,” Humphrey said during a phone interview last week. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, when I got into the sport I never thought that I’d get the chance to go to school and the chance to play something I love to do.”

The Eastend prodigy grew up playing the sport as a child at his home course, the Streambank Golf Club. He was not aware of his untapped potential, until four years ago when he started golfing competitively. The first step in his plan to attaining success was to visit Elmwood Golf & Country Club where he would be able to train under one of the best qualified and most prestigious Head Pro’s in the country, Jeff Chambers.

“From that moment (onward), I realized it (golfing) was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” Humphrey said.

He is able to make the trek of over 200 kilometres to Elmwood two to three times a week depending on his busy schedule. Chambers has been able to assist him to hone his skills on the course.

“Me and Jeff have gotten to the point where, I just go in and it’s ten minutes (of communication) where he tells me to work on one thing, and I do that,” he said.

Humphrey is pleased with his skills, techniques and swing which he models after PGA tour pro Zach Johnson.

He is satisfied so much so that he is currently working on a different part of the game, the hardest part; the mental conditioning.

“I’ve really been trying to work on my mental game and being able to play at the best level I can,” he said.

Humphrey has been competing in tournaments throughout Saskatchewan this summer and recently played at an event on the Maple Leafs Junior Tour in Alberta.

“I haven’t done the best I want to do yet, I’ve still been trying to work on my game and different aspects of it, so when I get down to the (United) States (I’m at the top of my game).”

Although he may not be scoring the numbers which he expects from himself, last year at Provincials he was in the top seven and was on the leaderboard the last day of the tournament.

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On August 17th he will head down to Kansas City, his new home for the next four years, while he chases his dream.

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All over Saskatchewan, athletes are preparing for the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games, taking place July 24-30, 2016 in Estevan, SK. Approximately 1700 athletes (225 athletes from Team South West), coaches, managers and district team mission staff will represent the nine districts in sixteen (16) sports which include: Archery, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball (Male & Female), Golf, Soccer (Female), and Triathlon, Canoe/Kayak,

Equestrian, Soccer (Male), Softball, Swimming, Special Olympics Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball (Male & Female) Since 1972 the Saskatchewan Games program has provided an opportunity for the province’s developing athletes, coaches and officials to attend and compete in a multisport event.

The Opening Ceremonies will take place on Sunday, July 24, beginning at 7:00 PM at Affinity Place in Estevan.

Saskatchewan Games results can be found on the Team South West website GoSouthWestGo, beginning Monday, July 25.

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SWIFT CURRENT – The Swift Current Broncos hockey club are proud to announce their support of the South West Child Advocacy Centre Initiative as the club made a donation of $4,582 to the organization on Thursday, July 14.

The South West Child Advocacy Centre Initiative (SWCAC) is a collective group of agencies within the City of Swift Current that are committed to exploring, and advocating for best practices when dealing with children and youth traumatized by physical, sexual or emotional abuse. The group is working with former Swift Current Bronco Sheldon

Kennedy and the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre in Calgary, Alberta to better understand potential service gaps and opportunities to respond to situations in the southwest sector of Saskatchewan.

“Sheldon is hope, and inspiration for many!” said Executive Director Sally Weins.

“We’re excited to learn from his experience, and pass that on to vulnerable/victimized children and youth in our community.”

The South West Child Advocacy Centre Initiative is an enterprise under Fresh Start which was established in 1999 as an outreach ministry of East Side Church of God. It remains a vibrant outreach ministry within the city of Swift Current and continues to reach out to struggling youth, families, and individuals in a meaningful way.

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Milos’ Big Break Canadian Milos Raonic has once again captured the hearts and attention of our nation! An athlete who exhibited true sportsmanship during the past two weeks at The Championships, Wimbledon finishing as the runner up in the men’s single draw; being handed the loss by Andy Murray.

During his historical run to the finals at the All England Club, Milos became the first Canadian male to reach a Grand Slam men’s singles final in the Open Era (that began in 1968). In addition he also became the first North American player to reach the finals of Wimbledon since 2009 when American Andy Roddick played.

“Its been phenomenal two weeks at this tournament, it was a phenomenal week before that in Queens (at the Aegon Championships), I keep plugging away, every single day I try to get better, to give myself these chances and I’m going to continue to do the same because there is nothing I want more than to be back here,” Raonic said moments after his heartbreaking loss to Murray. “I am by no means done yet.”

Raonic was able to overcome some serious obstacles on his way to making the finals. He breezed through the first three rounds of Wimbledon knocking off American Jack Sock, who is seeded 27th, in straight sets in the third round.

The fourth round was a different story. Belgian David Goffin gave Raonic all he could handle storming in front grabbing the first two sets to lead. Raonic was able to find a higher gear as the match wore on starting to expose the 11th seeded Goffin with his powerful serves, big forehand and improved net game. The 6-foot-5 Canadian was able to accomplish something he’d never done before; a comeback from being down two sets in a grand slam event.

Riding this monumental win into the quarter-finals Raonic both out served and outplayed the 28th seeded Sam Querrey (who had ousted Novak Djokovic in the third round) en route to a 4 set victory.

With the win against Querrey, it set up a rematch of the 2014 Wimbledon semifinals between the legend Roger Federer and Milos Raonic. “The Missile” Raonic broke Federer’s serve early and was able to fend Feds off to grab the first set. The second set needed a tiebreaker during which Federer won knotting the match back up to one set each. Federer was finally able to break the Raonic serve in the third set and held his own serve to go up a set. Raonic would respond in the fourth set making a beautiful backhand passing shot that Federer was unable to reach breaking Feds serve sending the match into a fifth set. Milos wouldn’t waste anytime cracking Federer’s serve at 2-1 to go up 3-1. From that point onward Raonic would serve it out, while becoming the first player in 11 chances to ever defeat Federer in the semifinals of Wimbledon. Upon Federer’s unforced error that handed Raonic the match ESPN commentator Chris Fowler acknowledged the achievement. “Milos Raonic has arrived, stone, cold, frozen.”

Raonic would try to duplicate his impressive win over another tennis icon on Sunday afternoon; the Scotsman and hometown favourite Andy Murray.

Milos would start the match very passive allowing Murray to break his serve and

take the first set quite comfortably.

Raonic would save some break points in the second and third sets before losing both sets in tiebreakers, allowing Murray to claim his second title at Wimbledon.

Raonic showed our country what can happen when you have the skill, passion and will to do anything.

“I showed guts, vigor, and I have to carry that through to the next event,” Raonic said after the Wimbledon final.

The next match Raonic will play will be on home turf in Toronto at the Master 1000 series event. The place where he grew up learning the game of tennis; a sport which neither of his parents had any idea how to play nor be able to teach him. Determined to help his child, his dad would spend hours on the court refilling the ball machine so Milos could get the necessary practice in to be able to have Casey Curtis coach him in Richmond Hill before he moved on to Montreal to Tennis Canada's new National Tennis Centre at the young age of 16 years.

Raonic has been, by far, the third best player on tour this year nestled nicely right behind Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. He has compiled an impressive 37-9 record this year claiming one title (in Brisbane) and three finals appearances (at Wimbledon, London/Queen’s Club and the Master 1000 tour at Indian Wells). He may rank 7th in the world right now but he was hurt for the majority of the year last year and isn’t retaining many points moving forward unlike the players ahead of him.

Raonic is nearly 1,000 points ahead of Rafael Nadal for 3rd in the race to London, where the top eight will compete for a chance to be crowned the ATP’s final champion of the year. Milos will qualify easily at the rate he is going and with the way his game is improving it might only be a matter of time before he turns the tide on both Djokovic and Murray, joining them in their elite company or perhaps even surpassing them; a dream which Raonic has had since he was 12 years-old.

“I’m going to work on everything (all facets of my game), I’m not going to leave any stone unturned, try to get myself back to this position, be better in this position (next time),” Raonic said.

He has help grown the sport of tennis in Canada, since arriving on the tour in 2011. Although he wasn’t born in our country this is his home. A country which he is thankful and passionate to represent.

“Thank you (to Canada for cheering me on during Wimbledon), it’s not just the support here (in London), it’s the support through numerous weeks wherever I go to play,” Raonic said.

“Tennis and the appreciation of tennis in Canada has considerably grown and just for Canadians in general all around the world, so there is always a big contingency and it’s a great honour to have that kind of support.”

Raonic maybe didn’t win the match of his life on Sunday but he won the hearts of Canadians over even more by his impressive performance the past few weeks. The time for him to win Grand Slams might not be this year or next but with his work ethic only health can stand in this man’s way from capturing a Grand Slam title.

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PONTEIX – The residents of southwest Saskatchewan are mourning the loss of an incredible boxing icon and an even greater man. On Thursday afternoon of July 7th, the Ponteix resident Mike Kucik passed away suddenly.

Kucik was a well-known boxing coach throughout Saskatchewan, especially throughout the southwest. He was involved in the sport for over 50 years and coached dozens of athletes from the grass roots level upward to competing at the national level.

The 76 year-old had officially retired from the sport a few years ago, although continued to run a boxing gym out of his house called the Grasslands Boxing Club where he would spend countless hours training junior boxers.

One of those boxers was 14 yearold Janick Lacroix who’d been training with Kucik for approximately two years until the recent tragedy.

For Lacroix the relationship between the two was more than coach and athlete, it was a special one.

“I saw Mike every day, he would call me every day, he came over for supper sometimes on special occasions,” Lacroix said last week evening during a phone interview.

“He was more than just a coach, he was a great friend.”

He also taught the youngster some valuable life lessons during their time together.

“He kept me out of trouble, I was at his place every night,” the Ponteix native said. “In boxing you have to be very dedicated (to the sport), so you can’t go out with your friends every night and party (and he helped me with that).”

Lacroix, who has a record of 7-1 in the ring, said he will continue in the sport as his mentor and coach would have expected him to continue his push forward. He wants to fight in honour of Mike from this

day onward.

Kucik and Lacroix would often travel to Shaunavon to use the new boxing gym run by Jesse Lane who also knew “Coach Mike” on a personal level.

“Coach Mike was an amazing man, the moment you met him you would be intrigued. He taught us hard work, commitment and dedication really does pay off,” Lane said Wednesday afternoon. “He had a love and passion for coaching boxing (where he), freely gave his time and talent to teach us how to box and get through everyday life.”

Kucik was a role model, advisor, and a friend to Lane and all of the athletes who boxed out of the Shaunavon club.

“Coach Mike was a powerful force in our lives and his positive influences will continue to show in us as we move on. Our approach to sports, life, our community, friends, family and other important values have been shaped by the way he carried himself, his dedication and personality. For this, we are forever grateful for having Mike in our lives, we will miss him dearly,” said the owner of the Shaunavon Boxing Club.

I would like to take the time to send my sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues, former and current athletes. I met Mike about four months ago and from the moment I spoke to him on the phone I realized how genuine a person he was. During our short amount of time since we had numerous conversations over the phone and in person about the boxers he was training, and about the sport in general. He educated me on the sport so much so that I now follow boxing more than ever before. Mike left behind a legacy in the sport and in the southwest community and we should all carry it forward on a daily basis. Rest in peace Mike Kucik.

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