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Cypress Board approves balanced operating budget CONTRIBUTED

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Volunteer JoAnn Allison enjoyed Friday morning sitting in front of the Gull Lake Post Office raising funds to benefit the Autumn House Independent Living Facility selling 50/50 and raffle tickets. Autumn House’s major fundraiser was held this past Saturday at the Meadowdale Golf Course. Photo by Kate Winquist

Autumn House golf tournament raises funds A D VA N C E S O U T H W E S T S TA F F

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GULL LAKE - Gull Lake senior care facility Autumn House is a huge part of the community, and golfers showed their support for the facility recently.

Meadowdale Golf Course played host to the July 23rd event, featuring the 7th annual tournament and supper with 9 Hole Best Ball.

About 80 golfers came from the area to try their luck. Prizes were given for longest put, longest drive, closest to the pin and there was a $10,000 hole in one chance from Best Western Port O’ Call Inn in Calgary.

A 2 p.m. tee-off led things off for a great cause that day.

“This was a fundraiser for Autumn House. We try to keep rent for our residents as low as we can,” said Connie Schreiner, a member of the Autumn House board and event organizer.

“It was a really good turnout considering everything that was going on in the southwest that weekend. I was really pleased with it. We had 18 teams, which was made up of almost 80 golfers,” she said.

She said the fundraiser has been great the last seven years and always helps Autumn House immensely.

“The fundraiser always works. We usually have a project in mind every year we want to put money towards, but every bit helps for all kinds of things.”

She said the importance of Autumn House in Gull Lake goes beyond care for residents.

“It employs quite a few people. It keeps local people in town, both as residents and as workers,” she said.

“People get to spend their golden years in the same community they lived and worked, which is amazing. But there’s also a staff of between 15 and 20 who are happy to be here, so there’s economic spin-off from that.”

Schreiner says the organizing committee handles a lot when they put these events on.

“It’s a pile of work, but then we see the money we raised and how many people come out. People enjoy themselves for a great cause and we always think it was worth it.”

Gull Lake Mayor Blake Campbell says a facility like Autumn House is important.

“It just brings a lot. We have residents, specifically seniors, who can’t be on their own at home anymore. They need a higher level of care,” he said.

“Autumn House keeps these people in our community. That’s the real benefit.

They get to stay here.”

He said if the facility were to ever shut down, it would be a huge loss.

“We would lose our seniors, who would relocate. No facility means less jobs here in town, which would be a loss to other residents in the community. This is a place that brings us financial benefits.”

The golf tournament is very important for the town.

“The folks at Autumn House and those on the board run a tight ship. They always want to raise funds. They want to keep costs down for residents while still making improvements and upgrades,” he said.

SWIFT CURRENT - The Cypress Regional Health Authority (CRHA) has approved the operating budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year. The approval was made during the Authority’s regular monthly board meeting on July 21.

The approved budget totals $142.8 million and includes a balance between budgeted revenues and expenses. The region continues to focus on delivering safe, high quality health services through the broad range of health programs and services available.

“We are committed to providing high quality care and continuing our work towards meeting the targets and priorities of the province,” said Lyle Quintin, CRHA Chairperson. “These include emergency department wait times and patient flow, mental health and addictions access, and seniors care. Our board also recognizes that all health regions must work together to ensure the long-term sustainability of the health system and we take seriously the responsibility of the dollars entrusted to us.”

Beth Vachon, CEO for Cypress Health, emphasized the region’s commitment to putting the patient first while also balancing each year’s budget. “Our focus is to ensure the safety of patients and staff while putting the needs of our patients at the forefront of everything we do. As a region

we are continually striving towards our vision of being leaders in rural health excellence and having a balanced budget each year is an important step towards the achievement of that vision.”

The ‘16-17 budget equates to an increase of $6.7 million, or 4.93% percent, over the previous ‘15/16 fiscal year. The increase is to primarily compensate for increases in previously negotiated collective bargaining agreements and for increased staffing levels at The Meadows facility.

In its budget announcement on June 1, 2016, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $7.5 million reduction in healthcare administration to be re-invested into frontline staff levels for long term care. Cypress Health’s share of this reduction was $438,000 which has been met through decreased administration travel and the reduction of one vice president and one out of scope manager.

In total, provincial funding will account for 91.6 percent of the region’s operating revenue. Remaining revenue is received through long term care and home care fees, third party charges, and other recoveries.

The region will spend 81 percent of its overall budget on medical services compensation and the salaries and benefits of its 1,875 employees. The largest categories of expenditures consist of inpatient and resident services 62%, community health services 16%, and support services 22%.

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GULL LAKE - Karen Turton has been appointed to the Gull Lake Housing Authority Board of Directors.

Other members of the board are Janet Wickstrom, Jan Cooke, Bentley Gibson and Keitha Friesen. Friesen is the chairperson.

The Gull Lake Housing Authority is a community-based organization that provides daily management of 22 housing units constructed and operated under the terms of a federal/provincial/municipal cost-sharing agreement.

Social Services Minister, Donna Harpauer, paid tribute to the volunteers who manage the social housing proj-

ects in their community. “This local hands-on approach ensures that the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation responds effectively to the needs of each community.”

Saskatchewan has a network of 260 housing authorities and more than 1,400 volunteer members who assist with management of housing units throughout the province for seniors, low income families and persons with disabilities.

Persons interested in volunteering to serve on the board of directors for the Gull Lake Housing Authority are encouraged to contact the Mayor Blake Campbell. A local nominating committee recommends board members.

Applications for accommodation are available from the manager of the Gull Lake Housing Authority.

Gull Lake’s Communities in Bloom Committee officially replaced the commemorative sign at the Little Green on the Prairie Community Park this past week. The old sign was removed, and the new sign was installed by Blake Campbell and Roy Montgomery. The sign acknowledges the many volunteers who donated their time helping to build the park, and the businesses, groups and individuals whose donations helped establish the Park. Photo by Kate Winquist

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Drainage areas on agricultural lands that have begun to fail or were not constructed properly to handle water flow levels can result in negative impacts, both to the landowner and the environment.

This problem not only affects the immediate area but also those downstream of the construction. Landowners want to see healthy agricultural lands for their operations to benefit from and to be in use for many years to come. Proper management is key in keeping the drainage works at their most beneficial operations.

Dallas Peters is the new BMP (Beneficial Management Practice) technician with Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards, a non-profit organization formed locally in Swift Current, Sk. The Stewards are part of the Agri-Environmental Group Plan (AEGP) which is a federal-provincial-territorial partnership initiative to aid farmers and ranchers in implementing BMPs on their land. Water flow and erosion control management is only one of the programs offered through the AEGP. This BMP is focused on improving water quality and quantity, as well as reducing soil erosion and sedimentation. Improper drainage can lead to poor water quality and quantity downstream of construction, making it affect more than one area.

Landowners can improve private drainage works and also practice sound stewardship at the same time. The BMP covers installation of water control and erosion control structures, as well as reshaping ditches and planting perennial forages.

“Planting perennial forages is a great way to reduce erosion” says Peters. “It also provides protection from higher flows, provides habitat, and improves the water quality and pasture health. Better water quality is also good for cattle, and good management of a perennial buffer is to limit cattle access so erosion and sedimentation issues will likely not arise again.”

Water flow and erosion can happen with unexpected increased rain periods, so it can happen to even the best systems.

If you are looking to improve an existing system or constructing a new one the AEGP program can help! Up to 50% of eligible costs can be covered up to a maximum of $20,000. It will improve water storage on the landscape, reduce water velocity, and erosion and sedimentation.

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The 90-100-degree temperatures forecasted simply never happen. grasped the meaning of a part per southern Saskatchewan communities throughout his things differently.” This is somein the long term has reiterated the “La Nina is coming!”

There are two important eleadult life. trillion, but most of us can’t wrap thing worth thinking about as we declarations by the bulls, but rain is failing in these areas ments of the label that require There is a publication ban in place to protect the our minds around this number. It start to prepare for harvest. ahead of the heatwave, likely alleviating some of the special attention this time of year identity of the victims, and Chamberlin’s next court Canada has a strong reputation incoming stress. Also, the U.S.D.A. is still rating 76% of ~ B rian ZinChuk ~ might help to think of a part per – applying too early and applying appearance will be April 13 at 9:30 a.m. trillion as 1 second in 32,000 years. for consistently delivering safe, U.S. corn good-to-excellent and 71% of soybeans as G/E too late.

The investigation is ongoing, and investigators inTesting sensitivities at these high quality grain to our custom(the best since 1999). All things being equal, even with Some products, like glyphosate, vite people with additional information to come forminute levels means that even one some heat, the crop today looks like it’s about to swing ers both here at home as well as off should not be applied while the ward. producer not following the label for the fences. shore. The Canadian grain induscrop is too green. The label for can in fact result in customer conOur call here at FarmLead since spring has been that try, including farmers, depends on glyphosate indicates that applicacerns or even the rejection of shipwe while don’t doubt that LaD.Nina is making its wayMLA into this reputation to gain access to Wayne Elhard, tion should not occur if the seeds ments. the game, just that it won’t have a massive impact on international markets. Every part Cypress Hills Constituencythe are 30 per cent moisture or higher.

This brings up a final importNorth American crop potential this year. More specificalof the value chain must do all that Making your voice heard in Regina.

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Ride Along

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

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Last week I did something I’ve been waiting to do for approximately…23 years. I rode along with police officers for a night.

When I was a little kid I was terrified of police, I always thought if you got in trouble they would take you away.

Not true.

So I arrived at the police station at 7 p.m. on a Friday night prepared for a wild night of arrests, bright lights and speeding car chases. Instead I experienced the first night in two years where no one of the police force made an arrest.

It was a night filled with rain.

It was a little more emotional a night than I was prepared for. Our first call was to a sudden death. The details of situation was as follows: an older bachelor who had been dead for nearly a week.

We arrived at the house while the sun was still out.

The house was quaint and non-threatening. Outside the door was a small dead bird, a fore boarding sign of things to come.

Inside the door were worn down slippers and a variety of trucker hats. It was in the small home that policer officers found the body of the man.

It was around this time the rain started to pour. By the time we left the situation involving the minors, the streets were flooded and manhole covers were pushed off by the pressure of the downpour.

We then went to a noise complaint which turned into checking on a neighbour whose house was supposedly struck by lightning — the neighbour assured us he was fine.

After dealing with the noise complaint, we headed

to a potential mischief where an older lady had her house egged numerous times.

By the time we dealt with that it was closing time for the local drinking establishments.

Due to the rain, very few people were out and about.

During the night we interacted with several other officers who were all very friendly and exceptionally welcoming to me. They all had a good sense of humour but high levels of professionalism.

After each stop and interaction with a civilian, the constable made sure to keep detailed and thorough notes and reports of each situation.

For every minute he spent in a situation, he spent another minute writing about what happened.

By 1 a.m. I needed a coffee.

An alarm sounded at a local business so we decided to take a walk around and make sure everything was OK. After making a thorough loop around the building we returned, damp, to the cruiser.

At one point we headed back the station where I was given a tour of the jail cells.

It was an interesting look at what a night in the drunk tank entails — mostly a toilet, sink and a heated bench.

So while the rain continued to pour and the calls continued to dwindle, we cruised around the city keeping an eye out for anything unusual.

The constable discussed why he went into policing and the stresses and benefits of the job while I inquired on cases and situations he’d dealt with.

My ride-along didn’t provide me with a riveting arrest, but it did give me a little insight into the lives of the men and women who patrol the streets each night trying to keep the city safe.

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Realty show turns me into a communist OPINION

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

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The other day my wife, Michelle, started watching yet another realty show. You know, the ones where they look at three homes, then buy one. Next to zero in production costs, yet highly addictive to the viewers.

The most recent one is Buying the View. Instead of being on HGTV (a.k.a. Home and Garden Television), which makes sense, this is yet another show of this variety on W Network. I used to think W stood for Women, but these days it’s more like What ideas we can steal from HGTV. Buying the View takes the House Hunters template and the cranks it up a few notches. The idea is very, very rich people buying very expensive homes, with a view (Duh!).

Lots of people like to dream of life on the other side of the one per cent equation. That’s why we buy lottery tickets, isn’t it? Well, this show pretty much put me over the edge.

I would consider myself to be a fairly conservative, right wing capitalist sort of guy. I have my own business. My philosophy is basically this: my luck gets better the harder I work. So I understand that if you are successful at what you do (and when I am, I’ll let you know), you should be rewarded.

Episode 5 of the first season was called Luxe Apartment Toronto. It’s episode summary reads: “A father and daughter team up to buy a property they can share in Toronto’s downtown core. Their budget is around the

$10 million mark, and realtor Jay Egan is confident he can find them something that fulfills their wish list. They are looking for a view to kill, space to party, and an open concept. The three properties they tour include a private infinity pool, a free Rolls Royce and 360 degree view of the city. Mark and Julia are spoiled for choice.”

They are from Vancouver. Dad works in the mining business and wants a condo in Toronto for when he travels there for business. (Mom is not to be seen, and presumably this is no longer a nuclear family). Daughter is attending university in Toronto and needs someplace to live.

My numbers are a little fuzzy, but essentially the three properties were around$6 million, $9.5 million, and $13 million. The middle one was in the Toronto Trump Tower. Yes, that one.

They chose the $13 million one, because going $3 million over a $10 million budget apparently wasn’t an issue.

Watching this pampered daughter go through these properties is what made my blood boil. Dad? Sure, I get it. He put his time in, he made his millions.

But she’s a freaking university student, one who will now go to class in the included Rolls Royce limo.

I was incensed, to say the least.

Oh, wouldn’t it be great to have a view of Toronto through an infinity pool on an upper floor?

When I was in university, there were times when I didn’t know if I would have the $21 I needed to buy my next bottle of life-sustaining insulin. When my sister finally graduated nursing, my mom

was so tapped out, the dress she bought to wear for convocation cost $12 at Sears bargain centre.

It made me think of the communist revolution in Russia.

Marxism and communism came about in large part because the proletariat, i.e. working slobs, could not believe nor tolerate the excesses of the bourgeoisie who owned the factories and mines.

It is clear that condo-buying dad, in this case, was the ultimate example of the bourgeoisie.

What had this pretty girl in high heels and pencil skirt done with herself to justify being presented with a $13 million condo?

What could she have done?

What course could she possibly take that would allow her to earn enough to cover just the property taxes in the years after she graduates? Oh, wait, daddy’s rich. Must be pampered, you know.

Watching this, I thought, “Now I get what all the fuss was about regarding the one-percenters a few years ago.”

As I stay up regularly until 2 a.m., working to keep my struggling business afloat in addition to my regular job, I now understand what jealous rage those communist revolutionaries must have had. Can you imagine a peasant serf walking into the gilded halls of St. Petersburg?

This is about the same thing.

There’s only so much privilege a man can take, and I think Buying the View just crossed that line.

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

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Last Tuesday morning, I set out on foot towards a gravel road just west of Swift Current. My aim is to condition myself and improve my overall fitness level so that I can make a 2-day hike in Prince Albert National Park without dying later this summer. But secretly, I needed to clear my mind and have it out with the Big Guy. What better time is there to challenge the Creator? At least that’s what I thought I was going to do. I set out intensely so I could make my peace with God so to say. After all, I have a lot to be angry about.

Out on a little dirt road, 10 miles from home in the scorching summer heat, I set out on my walk or rather silent protest. The sun was beating down that morning, I think it was 26 degrees Celsius but it felt much hotter. The breeze was blowing ever so gently and the lush crops that lined the road rolled with the wind like waves in the ocean.

It was only after a couple of miles that something changed.

Who knew good therapy could be a 12 mile walk on a dirt road in the scorching heat? Good therapy didn’t have to cost me $160 while I unload my burdens and woes to an eager psychotherapist in a stuffy office with a desk and a couch. Walking out in the country with the absence of the crazy busyness that surrounds me every single day actually ended up being extremely therapeutic.

Sometimes we are so bogged down with our responsibilities, relationships, financial goals, board meetings, socials, world hunger, wars, acts of terrorism, the antics of Justin Trudeau and searching out the Pikachus … we forget what it is to just be in the moment. And breathe …

The exploration of one’s self is a dangerous, surprising and often educational journey of self-discovery. And since I started looking, I am discovering that life really is simple if I let it be. Not despite my problems, but because of them.

Remember the movie City Slicker? Jack Palance and Billy Crystal discuss the secret of life. Billy Crystal embarked on a wagon trail journey to solve his mid-life crisis and ‘find his smile’. Jack Palance, an old true-blooded cowboy, points to the sky and explains the secret of life is just one thing.

When Billy Crystal asks him what the one thing is, Jack says, “That’s what you gotta figure out”.

There are a million things that we do every single day in an attempt to conquer that “one thing” Jack Palace was talking about. It’s like putting money into a slot machine and expecting the BIG WIN you’ve always wanted only to be disappointed and then reaching to put more money in.

It doesn’t work. We keep ourselves so busy, distracted by technology and driven that we miss out on the best parts of life.

And though I don’t have the answers to most of my questions, I realized a thing or two on my walk the other day. I’ve learned that when I turn my gaze from myself and on to others and extend my reach beyond myself, my cup runneth over. And gratefulness. Oh gratefulness. The beauty and wonder of gratefulness! Gratefulness changes the course of my ‘negativity ship’ faster than a quick curve on a roller coaster. I found it again on the old hot, dusty road in the middle of nowhere on Tuesday.

We are so very blessed to live where we live. We live in the top 20% of the world’s wealthiest nations. Our first world problems are difficult, but they pale in comparison to those in a third world country. Since we have so much, are we not obligated to share it?

This marks the beginning of my return to Haiti this coming November. Our two-week trip will entail teaching business development modules in the university and empowering Haitians to utilize their skills to earn a living with their own resources. We will be staying in Source Matelas which is located just off of Route National 1. Our daily commute to Info World University in Port Au Prince will be dangerous as there is much unrest in the nation and the police force is not equipped to enforce the law. However, I can’t help but jump at the opportunity to give back. My team will be fundraising as the costs are substantial. If we can make a difference even for one life, is it not worth it?

Sometimes, I just need to stop all the madness in my life and smell the roses. And when I search for an opportunity to give back and identify someone else in need, my problems don’t seem so bad. Maybe the “one thing” for me is sharing what I have.

We can do that every single day right in our own backyard. Maybe that’s the secret. And who knew a walk on an old dusty road would help me remember what’s important in life.

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RURAL LIFE

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

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Some people want to run away to the circus.

Some want to escape to a secluded island.

Others want to pull up stakes from their busy worlds to live in the woods.

Not me … I want to run away to the rodeo. It’s always been a dream of mine. Every time I pass a horse trailer on the highway I think, ‘I wonder what rodeo they’re off to and I wonder if there’s room for me in that truck cab?’

I’m not sure what it is that pulls me to the rodeo … is it the athletic horses? Is it the smell of equine sweat? Is it the cowboy boots and big belt buckles?

My answer is ‘yes’ to all of the above.

So it was that I found myself perched at the top of a grand stand at the Maple Creek Pro-rodeo last week and all I could think was, ‘I’ve died and gone to heaven.’

The sound of the eight-second buzzer, the sight of dirt flying up from hooves and the smell of manure all left me in a complete and utter tizzy.

I leaned over to my husband who was seated next to me high atop the grand stand and I whispered, ‘if I disappear one day, you’ll know I ran off with the rodeo.’

He whispered back, ‘Okay, but I’m not coming with you.’

Our five-year-old daughter was trying hard to enjoy the event, but bucking bulls, wild broncos and barrel-racing cowgirls were not keeping her attention.

I decided to take a quick break from watching my dream rodeo, which was now draped against the setting sun of a southwestern Saskatchewan sky, in order to infuse a little fun into her experience.

‘Let’s go find some kids to play with,’ I said as she trotted off in her bright-red cowboy boots toward a pile of cowboy-hatted boys.

I wasn’t sure how this prim little girl was going to fit in with this gaggle of wild cowboys who were covered in dirt and deviousness. But it was our only choice. So I introduced my daughter to the cowboys and asked if she could play with them. The adorable dust-covered boys nodded yes and announced their names in order … Coy, Cecil, Dayton and Case.

Cowboy names … how fitting.

Then I asked Case (who appeared to be about five and was the oldest in the crew) what they were playing.

‘Rodeo!?’ he said, looking at me like I was a complete idiot because what other game could they possibly be playing?

‘How do you play?’ I asked (showing my ignorance again).

‘You get on Cecil’s back and you ride for eight seconds,’ Case declared assertively, again looking at me like I had just fallen off the turnip wagon.

What proceeded was more entertainment than I had ever dreamed of experiencing at a real-life rodeo. I watched the five little rug rats (one of which was now mine) romp in the dust, load their bulls in the pretend chute, give a thumbs up when the bull (Cecil) was loaded and open the chute to have little Cecil romp and stomp through the dirt with a cowboy on his back.

When I returned to the grand stand to watch the barrel racing event, leaving my daughter behind in the dust to take her eight-second ride on Cecil, I thought again that this must be what heaven is like.

There were horses in front of me, horses behind me and five little cowboys and cowgirls at my feet.

Some people want to run away to the circus. For me, it’d be the rodeo every single time!

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When I originally told my husband about my idea for this article, he jokingly said something along the lines of "Well, it's a good thing you weeded the garden yesterday then, because it looked like your ‘gardening spirit’ was almost dead."

So on that note, I fully disclose the fact I am not an expert gardener by any means. However, while this article will not give you any amazing tips on gardening, hopefully it will rekindle some personal memories and remind you of what gardening is really all about.

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Gardening serves as a good reminder to me of some of life's most basic principles: wonder, faith and trust."

Growing up I had the privilege of knowing three out of four of my great grandmas for at least a portion of my life. The great grandma I came to know best was "Farm Grandma." We affectionately called her "Farm Grandma" because a) she, as you probably already deduced, lived on the farm and b) she said the word “great” made her feel old - so the name Farm Grandma worked nicely for both of us.

To this day, I can vividly remember one key aspect of the garden Farm Grandma grew - it was massive. Despite being a small, frail looking lady who wouldn't have weighed more than ninety pounds soaking wet, she planted everything from potatoes to corn to a great big raspberry patch.

Although I often wondered as a child why she grew such a big garden, when it was just her and

my great uncle living on the farm, the size of her garden reflected the time period in which she grew up. During my Great Grandma’s childhood and the time she raised her family, having a big garden was a necessity in order to survive.

Canning, pickling, storing away for the winter months was how many families, including hers, survived the long arduous winters. While today we are blessed to live in a country and age where the garden has become more of a hobby than a means of survival, the motivation behind my great grandma's garden, to take care of family and friends, is still relevant. A big part of the spirit of gardening, centers on providing for those we love and sharing generously the bounty we harvest. Farm Grandma always made sure we took home several cookie sheets worth of raspberries whenever we'd visit and had sacks of potatoes waiting for us to use if we ran out. With my garden, I receive a lot of joy in observing my kids’ delight at being able to walk in to the garden and grab a handful of fresh Saskatoons or peas for a homegrown treat. Even my garden, in spite of my lack of gardening skills, produces enough for me to share with friends – more specifically, lettuce, as I always manage to plant way too much.

Another important aspect of the spirit behind gardening is the connection it gives us to simplicity, quiet and peace. Despite living in town, my mom and Grandma Rempel have always had gardens, in large part because of the relaxation they get from doing it.

Now in recent years I haven't had much experience with this part of gardening myself; somehow the 5 minutes I manage to distract my 3 and 1 year old kids with freezies so I can weed in peace isn’t quite

enough to get the full effect, but the sense of calm that can be found in the act of gardening is hard to find in other areas of life these days.

Lastly, gardening serves as a good reminder to me of some of life's most basic principles: wonder, faith and trust. My kids are in awe of the fact that a tiny seed they placed in the ground, grows into a plant they can then eat. Their wonderment reminds me, to stop, reflect and be thankful for the amazing intricate world we live in - something we tend to stop doing along life’s way. Gardening also requires faith and trust. I have to trust the sun will shine when needed, the hail will stay away (side note: my husband met a storm chaser on the way home earlier this summer – never a good sign – my garden took a bit of a beating that day from Mother Nature) and it will rain (or in the case of this year, it will eventually stop raining). When it comes to gardening, and life, you have to have some faith, trust, a backup plan and most importantly a good attitude in order to enjoy it.

So in honour of the gardening spirit and my “Farm Grandma” I share the following recipe for canned raspberries (the best thing you can ever think of putting on ice cream – trust me!).

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On a hot day or for a mid-winter treat pour raspberries over some vanilla ice cream – you’ll never have tasted something quite so good!

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Healthy families make healthy communities. The inverse is also true: when families struggle, the community suffers. Reinvesting in Families: Strengthening Child Welfare Practice for a Brighter Future, a collection of research edited by Dorothy Badry and colleagues, argues that on the prairies we need new, evidence-based social work practices to help families and communities be strong and healthy.

Reinvesting in Families is part of a series developed by the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium (PCWC). The University of Regina was a founding member of PCWC, whose goal is "to share information, conduct research, and consult, collaborate, and partner ... to enhance and strengthen child welfare service delivery, education, and training." Several of the contributors to this book point out

that Aboriginal children and families are particularly affected by social services and social policies. They call for new, "innovative programs based on Indigenous knowledge and methods." The book speaks primarily to people working directly in child

welfare and should be on the bookshelves of frontline workers across the prairies. The secondary audience, however, is wide and diverse.

Educators, caregivers, social justice advocates, community leaders, policy makers, academics, and politicians from all levels of government may learn a great deal from reading this book.

Every day, social workers and allied professionals do important work in communities across Saskatchewan. You might not know who these workers are or recognize the significance of their work, but it affects all of us directly. If you're interested in how social work is changing in the 21st Century, Reinvesting in Families is an excellent place to start learning about the state of the profession and how innovative, community-based social work can be done.

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Regarding SDG's LETTER TO THE EDITOR

What, exactly, does that stand for? With so many acronyms out there these days, it is hard to keep up.

Is it a financial institution? A disease? Actually, SDG's are 'Sustainable Development Goals.' In 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to 17 'SDG'S' to help us all end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice and fix climate change. While these goals may seem lofty, in fact our survival and that or our progeny depends upon striving to live by these goals.

How can we, as individuals, contribute to a better world? Simply by letting our leaders know that we

need to implement policies which are compatible with the SDG's. Canada has had a reputation for reaching the hardest to reach and helping those most at risk, but we are falling behind in our commitment.

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First and foremost, continue to give your plants adequate water. Thundershowers notwithstanding, late summer can be dry and hot. Like people, plants can struggle along with poor nutrition for some time, but without water, death can occur within a few days. Water is essential for photosynthesis, cooling, and nutrient uptake.

This latter occurs somewhat passively as water, loaded with dissolved nutrients, is absorbed through the root system. What may appear as nutrient deficiencies (yellow or purple leaves, poor fruit development, stunted growth, etc.) may simply be a lack of adequate water.

If your plants have just started to wilt, they will recover if you water them immediately. Left too long, they may recover only partially, appearing permanently wilted, with flower buds, blossoms and fruit dropping off. Damage to tomatoes can appear long after the plant has recovered: fruit that established during even a brief drought can develop blossom-end-rot. The fruit may appear normal from the top, but the bottom will be brown and mushy.

Other plants like peppers can be affected as well. To prevent this disorder, ensure even soil moisture throughout the growing season; mulching helps too.

In general, give your lawn and garden one inch of water per week, taking into account anything that falls for free from the sky. It is better to irrigate deeply infrequently to encourage deep rooting rather than several short bursts of water. This helps ‘drought-proof ’ your plants. Time how long it takes to capture one inch of water in a shallow container when irrigating to gauge how long to run your sprinklers. Don’t forget to keep your compost pile moist to keep it humming along too.

And containers need to be watered daily.

Do not fall behind on weeding. Weeds are well adapted to poor growing conditions, are extremely competitive, take advantage of open spaces and are particularly good at reproduction and establishment. If you let them go to seed, you will be fighting a bigger battle next year.

Watch out for winter annual weeds. These are weeds that germinate in late summer/ early fall (e.g shepherd’s-purse, stinkweed, chickweed, etc.) and overwinter as an evergreen, ready to flower in early spring.

Avoid pruning trees and shrubs except to remove diseased or damaged branches.

Pruning now may stimulate new, succulent growth at a time when the plants should be starting to prepare for winter with current season growth maturing and ceasing to grow. Wait until mid-September (or better, January to March) to do any substantial maintenance pruning for the year.

Continue to deadhead your ornamental plants. This includes summer flowering shrubs like spirea and potentilla; give these a very light shear to just remove the spent flowers. This will do three things. One, it keeps your plants and garden looking tidy.

Two, it may encourage more flowering.

And three, energy will be directed from producing fruit and seed to sending it the root system to help perennial plants survive our prairie winter. It also helps ensure that these plants do not become a weed problem in your garden. The seed-heads of some late flowering plants like hydrangea can be left to provide winter interest.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo.com; www. facebook.com/saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events: August 6, Country Garden Tour (306-242-2320; saskatoonhortsociety@sasktel.net; www.saskatoonhortsociety.ca); August 7, Nest (nestsaskatoon.net) Secret Garden Tour (passports available at Dutch Growers, McNally Robinson, Anthology).

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“Could you help tell the story next Sunday?” I asked 7-year old James. “It’s about a clown, and I need somebody to mime the part”.

James’ disruptive skills at school, in church and at home were notorious. But underneath I sensed he needed affirmation.

We met. We talked about the role.

He was the congregation’s darling that Sunday.

Maybe I was pushing my luck, but three months later, when I was invited to conduct a couple of out-of-town services, I asked if he could help again. “It’s going to be a long day”, I warned. “We drive an hour each way, and you have to sit through two church services! But I really need your help. Can you handle it?”

I told a friend at our first service that James was coming and would appreciate having someone sit with him. On the way I also told him about my friend.

Everything new! Strange setting! Long drive! Tense though James was, he pulled his part off like a veteran … and received kudos from everyone.

“Better go for a run”, I suggested before we got in the car. “One more service to go.”

Fortunately at the second church there was a woman who had been in nursing training with his mom. Wow! Neat!

Again James performed his part beautifully. But by the time we got ready for the drive home I could see he was wilted. He had his run to let off steam, then asked to stop at a gift shop we would be passing to get a card for his dad.

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SWIFT CURRENT - The Swift Current Broncos hockey club are proud to name Emanuel Viveiros as the Club’s new Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel. The news was announced by Broncos Board Chairman Liam ChooFoo in a press conference last Thursday morning from the Chinook School Division Office.

"We have been through a very thorough and meticulous process to make our selection,” said Broncos Board Chairman Liam Choo-Foo. “The more we progressed, the more we were certain that Manny was our guy. Reference after reference consistently spoke to his character, work ethic, coaching ability, and great personality. We look forward to the upcoming season with Manny at the helm."

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I am certainly aware of the great history of this storied franchise and I consider it an honor to be able to become a member of the Broncos family.”

Viveiros joins the Broncos organization with significant experience in hockey both as a player and a coach.

The native of St. Albert, AB played four seasons in the WHL with the Prince Albert Raiders, claiming a WHL Championship and Memorial Cup Championship with the Raiders in 1985. He also was named the WHL Player of the Year in the 1985-86 campaign with the Raiders after recording 92 points (22g-70a) to go along with 28 points (4g-24a) in 20 playoff contests. Viveiros also skated for the American Hockey League’s Springfield Indians in the 1990-91 season and won a Calder Cup. “On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to thank the Swift Current Broncos organization for this opportunity to become part of the Broncos family,” said Viveiros during the press conference Thursday. “I am certainly aware of the great history of this storied franchise and I consider it an honor to be able to become a member of the Broncos family.”

Amongst Viveiros’ coaching experience, he recently served as Head Coach

of Ingolstadt, DEL in Germany during the 2015-16 season and was also the Head Coach of the Austrian Men’s National Team from 2011-14, guiding the team to qualify for the Sochi Olympics in 2014. Furthermore, Viveiros served as Head Coach and General Manager of EC Klagenfurt in Austria and won two championships with the Club in 2009 and 2013.

“Having played in Prince Albert, where my wife is from and where we spent many years living in Saskatchewan, we are so excited about returning to Saskatchewan where I started my hockey career,” Viveiros commented. “I certainly understand how difficult it is to win in the Western Hockey League, however I am very impressed by the professional way this organization operates and it certainly enables the Broncos to continue to develop good young hockey players and most important, good young men. I would like to thank Mark Lamb for leaving this organization in a very healthy state. You can definitely see all the hard work and dedication he and his staff has done. I look forward to working closely with my new staff that all bring a distinct talent and passion to the organization. My wife and I look forward to be actively involved in the community and also look forward to getting settled in our new home as soon as possible. Thank you once again.”

Broncos Board Chairman Liam ChooFoo went on to mention his gratitude to former Bronco Head Coach & General Manager Mark Lamb for his efforts with the team over the last seven seasons.

"I would also like to take this time to again thank Mark Lamb for all his work here with the Broncos. He has displayed his ongoing commitment to the organization by supporting us through this process making countless calls to various people within the hockey world."

The Broncos also announced organizational changes amongst management as well on Thursday morning.

Jamie Porter will now serve as the Club’s Director of Hockey Operations while Dianne Sletten was named Director of Business Operations.

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The region and the province has investigated more animal bites than usual. What is of concern is that already provincially, twice the number of animals testing positive for rabies has been observed this year provincially than what is usually observed over a whole year. Animals that have tested positive include bats, skunks, stray dogs and cats, as well as sheep and goats that were bitten by rabid skunks.

Both wild and domestic animals, including stray dogs and cats, bats, skunks, raccoons, beavers, gophers, and livestock, can carry and transmit the virus responsible for rabies. Individuals should avoid coming into close proximity with these animals, explains Cypress Health Region Medical Health Officer Dr. David Torr.

“By coming in contact with various wild animals an individual puts him or herself at risk for illness and injury. If bitten by a wild animal, harm can be caused from the bite itself, but the bite can also expose the victim to the potential contraction of infections including tetanus, other bacteria and rabies. Rabies is a very serious, usually fatal disease for humans,” noted Torr.

Several precautions can be taken to protect oneself from rabies: • Avoiding direct contact with wild animals • Keep your pets’ vaccination against rabies up to date • Bat proofing your home If bitten by a stay or wild animal you should seek medical attention immediately by dialing 9-1-1 or visiting the nearest available emergency department.

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“As the weather continues to warm up throughout the summer months, the likelihood of encountering wild or stray animals continues to increase. It is wise to be mindful of preventative techniques to help protect oneself and children from potentially dangerous encounters,” added Torr.

In Saskatchewan a provincial rabies response program has been developed. The program sees private veterinarians collect samples from suspect animals and submit them for rabies testing. 14 animals so far this year in the province have tested positive for rabies, twice the number of positive cases for the whole of 2014 and 2015. Confirmed cases of rabies have been identified this year in bats, skunks, a cow, a cat, a lamb, and a goat.

If you suspect a wild animal that may be carrying rabies the incident should be reported by calling 1-844-7-RABIES or via email using RRAV@gov.sk.ca. For more information on the rabies response program please visit www.saskatchewan.ca.

An additional wild animal risk though not from rabies, specific to the Cypress Health Region is the prairie rattlesnake.

Prairie rattlesnakes can be found in several open grassland areas of southwest Saskatchewan.

Rattlesnakes are not known to be aggressive and will usually flee when given the chance; however, they should be left alone and not be approached. Rattlesnakes hunt by striking rapidly and immobilizing victims with poisonous venom.

Anti-venom is available at the Cypress Regional Hospital. If you are bitten by a prairie rattlesnake seek medical attention immediately by calling 9-1-1. Time is important, though there is a time window in which a victim can be safely transported to the nearest treatment facility.

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Chalk one up for small town Saskatchewan. The current poet laureate of the province, Gerald Hill, comes from Herbert, a town with less than 800 inhabitants that has launched more than its share of talent.

This summer Hill is returning to the place where he was born (and learned to play hockey) to read from his works during a two-day words and music event called Welcoming Home the Poet Laureate presented by the Steeplejack Festival, on July 30th and 31st.

Hill, who now resides in Regina, says he’s eager to reconnect with the town where he spent the first decade of his life.

Hill’s tenure as Saskatchewan Poet Laureate began on January 1st, 2016 and continues until Dec. 31st, 2017. Recently retired from teaching English and Creative Writing at Luther College at the University of Regina, he has a solid body of work which includes six poetry collections as well as non-fiction works such as his A Round for Fifty Years: A History of Regina’s Globe Theatre and Their Names Live On, consisting of brief biographies of Saskatchewan men killed in World War II. His first book of poems, Heartwood, was published in 1985. It was followed by The Man from Saskatchewan and Getting to Know You, which won the Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry in 2004. Other poetic works include My Human Comedy: Book 2 of The Man From Saskatchewan, Hillsdale

Book (2015) and 14 Tractors, published in 2009.

Taking its cue from 14 Tractors, the first Steeplejack event on July 30th, at 8 p.m. will be tractor-themed. It will feature Hill’s poetry and music by a band aptly named Massey 44 made up of local musicians Mark Penner, Donovan Epp, Colin Schindel and Mike Tetrault. Admission $10.

On Sunday July 31st at 4 p.m., after receiving an official welcome from the Mayor, Hill will explore the meaning of home. Music will be provided by accomplished local pianist Verna Martens and Herbert-raised, award-winning recording artist Casey Stone. Admission of $15 will include a reception after the performance.

Both events will take place at the former St. Patrick’s Church at the North end of Shaw Street in Herbert.

Seating for these events is limited, so reservations and early arrival are advised.

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The Steeplejack Festival has been presenting annual summer events in Herbert since 1997 in order to ensure the preservation of a Municipal Heritage Property and to promote artistic endeavour in Saskatchewan.

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