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CYPRESS HILLS – At loose ends on Labour Day Weekend? Impresario and entrepreneur Jim Saville is showcasing an awe-inspiring Steampunk fashion show at the Saville Theatre on September 3rd and 4th at the Spring Valley Guest Ranch. http://www.springvalleyguestranch.com Steampunk refers to a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th century industrial steam-powered machinery. The trend for machine-inspired outfits and more traditional Victorian fashions began in 1980 and is the rage throughout North America. There are three Steampunk clubs in Saskatchewan alone and more than 20 trans Canada.

For his first fashion show, Saville, 61, has designed and handmade 14 Steampunk costumes incorporating six themes: First Nations, cowboy, homesteader, military, Hutterite and Victorian. He incorporated a variety of materials such as 132 spent rifle shells for the breastplate, and 72 tin feathers for the First Nation’s floor-length headdress.

Brass buttons and chains emboss the costumes made from upholstery fabrics and leather. A homesteader’s purse recycled a copper jelly mold. Saville also choreographed the show, featuring enthusiastic locals as his models.

A major highlight of the show is a life-size Steampunk horse called Quilo (latin for the north wind), designed and welded by a neighbour, rancher, artist and welder, Grieta Krisjansons, which she created from junk yard parts.

In 2006, lamenting the lack of diverse culture in this isolated corner of Saskatchewan, Saville bought a deconse-

crated church and towed it 50 kms. from Consul, Sask., converting it into a theatre. Since then he has showcased every form of entertainment from bands, opera singers, poetry readings to weddings.

Steampunk Sensation is the biggest production Saville has ever attempted.

His crew includes light, sound, stage managers and technicians plus a hair stylist and make-up artist from Maple Creek, winner of a “A Best Make-up Artist award” in Orlando, Florida. The event will be videotaped for viewing on youtube.

Tickets, which include finger food before and after the performance, are $40 on the main floor and $60 in the balcony. Doors open at 6:30; show starts at 7:30. Reservations and directions: Jim Saville: 306-295 4124 Email: springvalleyguestranch@sasktel.net

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EASTEND - Barbara Klar of Eastend has been awarded a $15,000 Independent Artists grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board “to complete the final draft of a poetry manuscript.”

Independent Artists grants support the creation, development or performance of new work in any art form, professional development for artists and research in the arts. These grants support the ongoing development of artistic practice in Saskatchewan as well as independent curators and critics in all disciplines.

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SWIFT CURRENT - The Swift Current United Way gave $6,000 to Great Plains College and the Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre to provide childcare services for students attending English Language Training (ELT) classes at Great Plains College Swift Current Campus.

“It has been a national priority for the United Way Movement in Canada to become involved with the long-term settlement of refugee families entering our communities,” said Stacey Schwartz, Executive Director of the Swift Current United Way. “This is a new area to the Swift Current United Way and we are excited to have an opportunity to make meaningful investments within our community to support refugee and newcomer integration.”

Childcare services for students participating in the ELT program began in July. Students can sign-up for this service when they register for classes.

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have children, and often one parent has to stay at home with the children and cannot access classes,” explained Bula Ghosh, ELT coordinator at Great Plains College. “Thanks to this gift, both parents will have the opportunity to attend classes, and we are especially excited that this will open more doors for more newcomers to access language training and become a part of the community.”

“Education, and English language skills in particular, are an important part of settlement for newcomers,” said Icasiana de Gala, Executive Director of the Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre.

“We’re excited about this new opportunity to work with Swift Current United Way and the college to support newcomers and make the integration to our community even easier.”

ELT classes will resume at the Swift Current Campus in September and registration is ongoing. To learn more or to register for classes, visit greatplainscollege.ca/english-language-training or contact Bula Ghosh at bulag@greatplainscollege.ca or (306) 778-5477.

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By Jordan Parker As a result of the ongoing investigation against him, These are on top of the sexual assault, invitation to happening. The only reason I

BY B R E N N A N T U R N E R morning, I’m sure there are any envy them. I don’t know how they Chamberlin has seen additional charges, including b.turner@farmlead.com sexual touching, sexual interference and sexual exknow this is because Facebook number of worthy was issues to write the time to be at every game Cabri man Ryan Chamberlin arrested again find two sexual assault charges, an invitation to sexual ploitation charges laid against him in late February. on my iPhone says something about.

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Pokémon Go is a lesson in economics OPINION

Secret to joy: Stop trying so hard!

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

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After spending two years on a joy-seeking mission of my own making, I’ve tasked myself with summing up what it is that brings joy.

I’ve come up with five keys to joy, one of which can be summed up with the surprisingly simple phrase, ‘just stop trying.’

The idea of not trying is offensive to both my personal philosophy of life (‘Just try harder’) and society’s general philosophy (‘Just do it,’ according to Nike).

Nike and I are not the only ones who like to focus on doing, achieving and going rather than letting go, laying back and allowing life to run itself.

But after 24 months of formally trying to find joy, I’ve discovered that one of the biggest aids is to just ‘let go’ … of everything. Here’s what I mean.

Let go of trying so hard.

Let go of ‘doing’ at the expense of ‘being.’

Let go of what everyone thinks about you and whatever you think they think (which are often two completely different things anyway). Just let it go.

If I could write a manual to my younger self, I’d say … … honey, honey, honey please don’t ever worry about what people think of you. … All you ever have to do is listen. Not to the voices of those older, not to the TV, not to your social self or your inner critic, but to yourself. The instruction manual for your life is there.

Your parents will hand you their own instruction manual, as will your school, your community and your cable network.

Sometimes society’s manual will ticker-tape by so often, you’ll think it’s real. You will seriously begin to believe it is THE instruction manual. It is not! It is manmade, socially imposed, a construct of your acquired beliefs. You will have to work hard to ignore it; to unread it. But, in fact, that is your only purpose in life – to unread it! Because only in the un-knowing will you find your own ever-present, all-knowing manual that is etched in your genes and carried from the last generation. … Don’t try to figure out the guiding principles in other people’s instruction manuals. This is detrimental to you and to them. … Don’t try to figure out the instruction manual for the whole world. If each of us would follow ours, the worldly one would fall profoundly into place. … Know that what is easy is probably right. The theoretical manual written by man will tell you that ‘hard work,’ ‘toil,’ and ‘no pain, no gain,’ are the keys to happiness, health and success.

Your internal manual will tell you that those are sure signs that you’re going the wrong way. … Slowly, you will learn that your one and only mission in life is to disrobe from all that has been laid upon you and exfoliate to your bones, your ever-knowing, sacredly coded, perfect bones. … Let go of all you’ve ever wanted to be or were told you could be … and just be who you are.

Just let go and stop trying so hard – that’s where joy resides.

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

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On summer vacation, four of us were sitting in a truck at 10:45 p.m., parked in a parking lot at a high school in Yorkton, collecting Pokémon. Beside us, four other cars and trucks, idling, with air conditioners running and doors closed to keep out the man-eating mosquitos.

The evening before, my wife, Michelle, and I had parked near the Yorkton Courthouse, where there were at least 15 other vehicles parked around 9 p.m., with a few people wandering in circles giving blood to the god of mosquitoes. We had to stock up on pokéballs for son Spencer, who is the true Pokémon addict. Never mind that we swung through pokéstops in Lampman (three on its Main Street), and Arcola (two on its Main Street) on the way to Yorkton.

All of this was for Spencer’s benefit, of course, so his standing in the game improved.

The Pokémon Go craze is everywhere. It is ubiquitous, addictive, and crazy like a fox. It must be making enormous piles of money. And this is where the lessons in economics come in.

First of all, a bit of an explainer.

Pokémon has been around for about two decades. It’s had computer games, trading cards, and now, one of the biggest phenomena of the mobile gaming age. Its premise is relatively simple: the world is populated with “pocket monsters,” a.k.a. Pokémon, and you want to catch ‘em all. You then use these Pokémon to do battle with each other, at places called gyms, for supremacy of something or other.

It’s a “free game to play,” in that it doesn’t cost anything to download or run the app on your smartphone. But it is insidious as the game goes on. At first they make

it easy – you go to places called pokéstops and pick up additional ammunition called pokéballs, potions, revives and eggs. These are usually playgrounds, parks, murals, or churches. In working with Google Maps, they apparently have mapped a large portion of the world, including small town Saskatchewan. While travelling down everyday streets your phone buzzes and you encounter another Pokémon in the wild.

I’ve found they are usually about every block or so, and often at intersections. When one shows up on your screen, you throw your pokéballs at it to catch it.

But as you advance in the game, it becomes much harder to snag one, as they escape. Plus, your pokéstop visits result in you receiving far less ammunition and more items of other varieties.

Eventually you will run low on ammunition.

In the game, there is a shop function. Here you can buy more pokéballs, lures, eggs, etc. But to buy them, you need pokécoins.

You can earn pokécoins by conquering gyms, but that’s really hard. So it is much easier to buy pokécoins, WITH REAL MONEY. And they’re not cheap. You can find yourself dropping $13.99 for 1,200 pokécoins which will buy you 200 pokéballs at a cost of 800 pokécoins. Nothing is in round numbers to match conveniently, meaning you’re probably going to make multiple purchases. The price structure and fake currency for real currency are additional layers to disguise the fact you are spending very real money on imaginary balls to throw at imaginary monsters in augmented reality.

You can even get 14,500 pokécoins for $139.99. If you use an iPhone, Apple takes a 30 per cent cut on all transactions. Buy stock in Apple.

In places where there is a high

concentration of landmarks (e.g. pokéstops) in close proximity, you can find people congregating, often in idling vehicles to keep the air conditioning going. The use of lures (think a worm on a fishhook) draws in more Pokémon.

These lures cost 100 pokécoins, or $1.39, and last for only 30 minutes.

That’s how the creators of Pokémon Go make money. But there are a lot of other segments of the economy making money, too. While much of the press in the first few weeks was about people walking around to catch Pokémon, but the canny people soon realized that it is much more efficient using a vehicle, with the player in the passenger seat while the driver goes slowly so the game’s motion detection still counts the motion as walking or biking. (Driving at high speeds doesn’t count, and Pokémon don’t show up either.)

The enormous volume of data the game uses is surely making the cellular carriers smile from ear to ear. Buy stock in them, too.

Globally, the consumption of gasoline to support Pokémon habits must be huge. I don’t see a lot of people walking for Pokémon these days, but I can pick out a driver in a heartbeat.

The drop in productivity for businesses has got to be large enough to start registering on national GDP calculations. I spoke to someone the other day who mentioned at least one of the PhD’s working for him was hooked on the game.

For Spencer, he’s learning how different items have different values, and different actions unlock those values. It’s basic economics in a game that’s making big money.

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

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This photo was taken in the Cypress Regional Hospital during Steve's last hospital stay in the fall of 2013. A friend brought Steve and Darlene a gift of matching PJ's for their hospital stay because she knew Darlene spent every night with him. Photo courtesy Darlene Dyck

Hospitals like Home

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Cypress Health Region changing the feel of hospital stays Inevitably when the time comes where you must pack your loved ones bags and head down to the local hospital, it’s not a pleasant feeling. With all the doctors, nurses, medications and large confusing words, the last thing you want to worry about is the overall stay itself.

Introducing the Patient Family Centred Care (PFCC) program, the Cypress Health Region has been working since 2009 to ensure your hospital stay is as comfortable as it can be for the patient and their support system around.

Beth Vachon is Cypress Health Region’s CEO and has been involved in the implementation of the PFCC since day one. It all started with what was called a Patient First Review across the province by the government.

“Part of the recommendations that came from the Patient First Review was that Patient Family Centred Care needed to be the foundation and the principle aim of the health system,” Vachon explained.

Patient Family Centred Care is what the name says – the patient and family involved are at the core of the care from the hospital. What defines family is based on

who the patient chooses to have involved in their care.

“I think we often think we know what’s best or because we are working in this field,” Vachon said. “I believe when we have patients and families participating in the work we do, it changes the conversation.”

Darlene Dyck is a PFCC Representative and knows firsthand the importance of encouraging the patient and the family to be involved and accepted in the care process. Her husband, Steve Dyck, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. Their journey went on for four and a half years before Steve passed away in 2013.

“We were a team in our life together … they treated us as a team for his cancer journey,” Dyck said. “In fact that I think one of the doctors in Saskatoon called us Team Dyck.”

“I never ever felt I was just sitting there, not just a visitor, [doctors] spoke to both of us.”

Now as a PFCC Representative, Dyck can give back to the region that helped her and Steve so much. She links the patients and their families to the administrative side of the hospitals. Having the voice of a rep provides new

context to administrative conversations.

“All of a sudden something will come up and I’ll make a comment as a patient and [staff] just stop in their tracks some time and think, oh yeah, right, never thought of that,” Dyck explained.

“That’s fundamentally what the point all is, to get patients involved in their own care as much as they can.”

Vachon is pleased with the effort reps have been putting in. With 53 registered PFCC Representatives volunteering over 4400 hours of their time, the conversation in the health care is changing.

“They just bring that different level to the conversation,” Vachon said. “I think they feel appreciated that we’re asking their opinion.”

The Cypress Health Region is always in need of more volunteers to be a part of the PFCC Representation. If you’re interested in become a rep, or have more questions about the program, contact the program coordinator Susan Stolson at (306) 778 5115.

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League of Wolves

Ready for home stage at Maple Creek’s Street Dance

BY K A I L E Y G U I L L E M I N

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If you like dancing, loud music and a couple of brewskies at the beer gardens all in one night, more than likely you’ve been to the Maple Creek Street Dance. Well on August 20, it’s coming back.

Maple Creek’s local Junior B hockey team, Cyclones, would host the Street Dance for several years before disbanding.

The event would help raise funds for their upcoming seasons. Now since coming back together two years ago, the Maple Creek Senior Hawks are bringing the event back to life.

Len Rodin is the coordinator for this year’s event as well as the manager of the Hawks. He’s looking forward to having the street dance around again and for the team

to raise some funds for the new season.

“We have a street dance, a barbeque and a beer gardens set up,” Rodin said. “That’s where the money comes from is the beer gardens.”

Others excited for the Street Dance to be up and shuffling along again is Maple Creek’s local band, League of Wolves.

Ethan Stork (bass guitar), along with Dillon Currie (vocals, guitar), and brothers Aspen Beveridge (vocals, guitar) and Greig Beveridge (drums, vocals), played at the Street Dance the first two years it started up.

“It’s a blast to go do and go and support the community,” Stork said. “It’s an absolute blast and it’s great for Maple Creek I think.”

League of Wolves was formed about five

years ago by four local friends sharing their passion for music. After the group moved to Saskatoon, the guys started to play at local open mics and participating in the culture of music.

“We just started meeting a bunch of people, lots of really good people up here started helping us out,” Stork explained.

“We got our footing in the music scene and it’s just kind of gone from there.”

The Beveridge brothers grew up in a musical family and since the four were always friends, Stork and Currie were exposed to it as well. A lot of credit is given to the family for influencing their musical future.

Other musical influences from local Saskatchewan groups, especially some help from Leot Hanson who plays for the well-

known band The Sheepdogs, have continued to push the band to new levels.

Now the band is preparing themselves for their hometown which hasn’t heard them play in a few years.

“We’ve toured just about Canada twice since the last time we played,” Stork said.

“So it will be nice to come home and play in front of friends and family and for people who really supported us in the beginning.”

As for the event itself, Rodin is hoping to match numbers from previous years under the Cyclones. They’re planning for around 300 people and to bring in a couple thousand dollars to help the Hawks pick up some wins this season.

Have those dancing shoes ready and vocal cords rested for this year’s Street Dance in Maple Creek.

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Moved by Malawi Southwest residents inspired to help Africa’s orphans Story by Kate Winquist | Photos by Kate Winquist & Dr. John Barkley

The African nation of Malawi is one of the poorest in the world. The country has been trying to overcome severe drought, underdevelopment, corruption and the impact of an HIV / AIDS epidemic.

Dr. John Barkley, who grew up in Shaunavon, is an eye care professional who has been donating his time since 2008 to further development of vision care in third world countries. John has been to Jamaica, Costa Rica and for the past two years has travelled to Malawi. Approximately 180,000 Malawians are bilaterally blind. Often these conditions are treatable and preventable.

Malawi may be a poor country in terms of wealth, but it’s a very friendly and welcoming one. Barkley found his experience in Africa to be quite fulfilling and wanted to find another way to give back to the developing nation. He found out about a project called “Sara’s Children”.

Sara’s Children is an orphanage in the village of Mangochi. Approximately 90-120 children,

aged 1-5 years have been provided with shelter at the orphanage. They receive daily food, education and have foster families in the surrounding community. 70 per cent of the children in this orphanage are a result of parents and families lost to the HIV crisis, with 8-10 of the children testing positive themselves.

Sara’s Children relies solely on donations. Dr. Barkley had been to the orphanage two previous times with Canadian Vision Care. This non-profit has not donated any monetary help as that organization’s mission is solely concentrated on eye care. Barkley personally donated bags of children’s clothes, soccer balls and virtually anything else imaginable. The last trip he made, he paid $900 in overage to Air Canada.

John’s parents, Darcy and Jane Barkley still call Shaunavon home. Jane couldn’t be prouder of her son, so when he approached her about doing a fundraiser for Sara’s Children, it was a challenge that she wasn’t going to refuse.

“John said to me, ‘Mom, they are really hungry over there at this orphanage. It takes $3,000 a year to feed them.’ I was like, I can raise $3,000 dollars!”

Jane approached fellow Shaunavonite friend’s Wendy Cave and Jessica Chapman and told them about her idea. They immediately jumped on board and their team put on an event at a local establishment this past spring to raise funds for the orphanage. They were able to raise $6,000, enough funds to feed the children for two years.

One of the guests at the event was Cindy Whyte, who has made her home in the southwest for the past 20 years. After watching the video presentation and seeing all the photos of the Malawi children, Whyte felt inspired.

“These kids have nothing. They either have AIDS or their parents have died from AIDS. They get one meal a day - that’s all,” stated Whyte.

Cindy wanted to do something special for the children and that’s when she decided to put her

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creative talents to work. She’s worked all summer on sewing 30 beautiful dresses made from good quality, colourful fabric that she purchased herself. All of the dresses are double-seamed and have been made with love. Whyte also made 30 bracelets that will be placed in the pocket of each dress when they are presented to the children.

Jane and her team were so moved

by Cindy’s gesture, that they have put out a call for donations of new shirts for the orphan boys as well. The response has been overwhelming.

The most inspiring thing of all is that Whyte has been fighting her own battle with cancer and is still undergoing treatments.

“Cindy is in the fight of her life right now, said Jane fighting back tears, so for her to think of people so far away from her is so awesome.

She could just focus on herself - she didn’t. If everyone had Cindy’s attitude the world would be a much better place.”

A humble Whyte considers herself blessed.

“Two years ago doctors told me that I had a four per cent chance of living. Four percent. I’m still here.”

The room falls silent as Cindy continues, “I’m here for a reason.”

Cindy already has plans for her next project which is to make flipflop shoes for the children who currently only have rags on their feet.

“I’ve already picked out my colours and I’m excited to start!” said a smiling Whyte.

Barkley is still in awe of her friends thoughtfulness and generosity.

“Cindy’s generous donation will impact these girls far more than she will ever know. Can you imagine what they will think about the world when such a kind gift comes their way from someone they don’t know?

These children have so little. This will be by far the nicest thing they have ever received.”

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“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

- Pablo Picasso

Jane will be delivering all of the clothing, bracelets and any other donations to John sometime in September, so he can prepare for his journey to Mangochi in October.

Jane is continuing to collect donations under Cindy's name in honour of what she started. Those wishing to contribute to Sara’s Children can contact Jane at 306-297-7399 or by email at janebarkley@gmail.com.

New items (sizes newborn to eight years old) can be dropped off at Walter’s Home Furnishings.

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New life breathed into former Agriculture Canada rose breeding program

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L-R: Brian Swarbrick, Margaret Toeckes, Nancy Kirk (Mayor of Climax), Dolores Coburn, Gayle McCulloch (ribbon cutter), Agnes Havervold, Dianne Nerada, Albert Toeckes, Shelby Kinrade, David Anderson (Cypress-Grasslands MP), Owen Hammond and Orvil Mything. Submitted Photo CONTRIBUTED

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CLIMAX - The Southline Seniors Complex dedicated the New Horizons Grant Message Centres project Friday afternoon.

The ceremony took place at the Climax Community Garden and the residents of Climax and the surrounding area showed strong support.

"The Government of Canada is proud to

support organizations like the South Line Senior Citizens Organization in Climax, Saskatchewan through the New Horizons for Seniors Program", said the Honorable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. "The organization's novel message centre project will go a long way to promoting local awareness of veterans and pioneers who have contributed so much to help build their community."

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Shakespeare famously penned, ‘that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ He could have used any other flower to make his point, but he chose rose because he knew it would evoke a familiar sensory experience in his 16th Century audience. So it is true today – the rose is one of the most recognized flowers and floral scents in the world and has been since ancient Greek and Roman times. As both a cut flower (especially on Valentine’s Day) and garden plant, roses are big sellers.

The drawback for Prairie gardeners in the early days was a lack of cold hardiness and repeat blooming. And roses can be particularly susceptible to leaf diseases, especially in wet years.

Early Prairie rose breeders like Percy Wright, George Bugnet and Frank Skinner made important hardy rose introductions, some of which are still available. However, the better-known Canadian hardy roses came from two Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC; then Dominion Department of Agriculture) breeding programs that produced the Parkland Series (e.g. ‘Morden Fireglow’, ‘Winnipeg Parks’) and the Explorer Series (e.g. ‘John Cabot’, ‘John Franklin’, etc.).

The goal of AAFC’s program was to develop hardy, long-blooming and disease resistant climbing and bush roses that resembled tender European hybrid tea and floribunda roses. The Parkland roses were especially adapted for life on the Prairies, while the Explorer roses were better suited for hot, humid Central Canada (i.e. ON and QC); there were several cultivars that would survive in both regions.

Sadly, due to changing mandates, retirements and reduced budgets, the AAFC rose breeding programs were discontinued. Fortunately, all was not lost. The rose germplasm or breeding stock was not discarded. In the early 2000s, the germplasm was initially licensed to the Rose Consortium under the direction of two former AAFC rose breeders. They evaluated the 1000s of hybrids and selected superior plants that were disease resistant, suitable for across Canada, more fragrant than previous selection and great performance. These were the

first of the Canadian Artist Series with the most recent introduction this spring with the ‘Oscar Peterson’, a semi-double white shrub rose.

In 2010, the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association obtained the license for AAFC rose germplasm and then developed an agreement with the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland, ON) to continue to develop hardy and disease resistant roses for the Canadian market with potential for other northern regions (e.g.

Scandinavia and eastern Europe). Their program is ambitious, with staff making about 15,000 controlled crosses every year.

Seedlings are first screened for black spot resistance. These are further evaluated for powdery mildew resistance. Both are serious foliar diseases and plants, even with the most spectacular flowers, are unattractive with diseased leaves. The best seedlings, less than one percent of the 15,000 are evaluated at partner nurseries across Canada, from British Columbia to New Brunswick.

The University of Saskatchewan, in one of Canada’s coldest urban centres, is also host to one of the evaluation sites. After two or three years of vigorous field testing without winter protection or fungicide treatment, only a couple of the best performers will make it to market. These then will have excellent disease resistance, be adaptable to all climatic region across Canada and, obviously, have superior flowering performance, dark glossy green leaves and great overall appearance.

To learn more about rose care and the Vineland rose breeding program as well as a tour the rose trial garden at the University of Saskatchewan, register for a free workshop on August 22, 4:00 – 5:30 by calling 306-9665539 or go online at https://ccde.usask.ca/ gardening/workshops.

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 28, Forestry Farm House-walking tour and open house, FREE with gate entrance fee (http://www.fffh.ca, 306-652-9801).

GardenLine (http://gardenline.usask.ca) is here until September 1 to help solve your gardening glitches.

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BOOK REVIEW

“My Good Friend, Grandpa"

Story by Elaine Sharfe, Illustrations by Karen Sim R E V I E W BY S H E L L E Y A . L E E DA H L

editor@advancesouthwest.com

You don't have to be a grandparent to appreciate Saskatoon writer Elaine Sharfe's illustrated children's book, My Good Friend, Grandpa.

Indeed, anyone with a heart will adore this beautifully-rendered tale about a boy's strong connection with his beloved grandfather, and, as in all the best writing, the author skillfully evokes emotion without regressing into sentimentality.

Want to write your own children's book? Reading and studying great books is the best way to learn, and I'd definitely recommend Sharfe's well-written story to anyone who has an emotional children's story to tell. The tenor is spot-on here.

Sharfe starts and ends on just the right notes, immediately establishing the characters' close relation-

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ship by simply stating it: "Noah and Grandpa Ed had been good friends for as long as Noah could remember. Grandpa Ed said they had been friends forever."

Nanaimo illustrator Karen Sims ably demonstrates this tight bond via full-colour images that show the

young, big-eyed boy and his loving grandfather involved in activities that range from watering plants at the family cottage to enjoying treats in the bleachers at a football game (and I don't think the green and white flag Noah's waving is a coincidence).

Noah and Grandpa Ed are each other's biggest fans. The images reveal a smiling, animated child until page 15, when the story turns: "Noah was nine when Grandpa Ed got sick." Again, no embellishment's necessary: stating the facts does the job perfectly; the reader's heart drops. (You'll have to read the book yourself to learn what follows).

Real, moving, consistent, gorgeous. This intergenerational story is one to be cherished and shared.

Where it matters most (the heart), your book's an overwhelming success.

Photo by William Howells @mellowsensephotos

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The Swift Current Creek is a vital part of this Southwest region for urban, rural, and agricultural needs. The watershed encompasses many RM’s and there are many landowners fortunate that the creek runs through their land. It provides important sources of water and pasture grazing for many producers. Of course, there are instances where producers need to move cattle or allow them access to more pasture areas, at times needing to cross the Swift Current Creek or other small streams. Proper crossings and maintenance are important for both the welfare of the cattle and the water body being affected. This is where the Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards can help through the Agri-Environmental Group Plan (AEGP). The AEGP is part of the Growing Forward 2 initiative, a federal-provincial-territorial policy framework of agricultural programs.

Creek and Stream Crossings are a Beneficial Management Practice under the Farm Stewardship Program. Assistance for creek and stream crossings are available to producers with existing crossings (constructed or random) which pose a risk to water quality, fish habitat, and riparian area health.

A pre-approval application is required and the funding available is 50% eligible project costs up to $20,000. If you have a crossing needing some maintenance or improvements or for more information, call the Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards at (306)-770-4606 or contact the Toll Free line for Ministry of Agriculture at 1-877-874-5365.

Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards are a local non-profit, non-governmental organization formed by local stake holders in the Swift Current and Rush Lake Creek watersheds. Visit our website at www.sccws.com and we are also on Facebook and Twitter!

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There are simply no words to express our heartfelt thanks for the sympathy our family, friends and community have extended towards our family during this time of loss. We are deeply grateful to you.

We would like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at the Shaunavon, Swift Current and Regina hospitals for taking such great care of Rose while she was in each hospital. Thank you to all those special people that visited Rose while she was in the hospital as well.

Thank you to our friends and family that helped us organize Rose’s memorial and BBQ on July 4th as well as to those in the community that attended that day. We were so grateful to have so much support on that difficult day! Thank you to all those who brought flowers, food, sympathy cards, and made a donation on Rose’s behalf to the Gull Lake Skating Rink.

One last special thank you to the great family and friends that organized and helped Bob get his hay cut and baled. It warmed our hearts to have our small community come together like that and help us out, in this time of sadness.

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Corning Co-op deals with Agro, Petroleum, Hardware, Grocery, Lumber. Please Apply in Confidence by Aug 31/2016. Apply to the chairman of the board, Brent McCarthy, brent@mccarthyseed.com Phone: 306-224-4848.

AUCTIONS Antique Auction Saturday August 20, 2016, 10am South of Mclean, Sask. on grid 620. Furniture, Glassware, Toys, Signs, Tins, Cameras, 1957 Chevy Car, 1967 Ford Fairlane Ranchero, Gran Torino’s. Robert at 306-795-7387 0r www.doubleRauctions.net PL#334142

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Thank You

The Friends of Cypress Hills Park held a most successful Fundraising Gala on July 23rd at the new Community Centre. The success of an event depends on a lot of people; we would like to recognize and thank them. Thank you to: The delicious meal, prepared

by Anne Currah and Gail Sharp, and served by the Anglican Church Women, Maple Creek. Entertainment by the piano stylings and comedy of Martin Janovsky, Saskatoon. Live auctioneer, Brett Jensen, Swift Current.

Thank you to the donors of more than 80 auction items and also to those who bid and purchased them.

Thank you to the members of FOCH as well as several non-members that so generously provided their time and services to help the evening go smoothly.

Thank you to all, Fred & Joan Herron (Gala Chairpersons) and the Hall Building Committee.

- Bob, Lindsay, Heather, Joe and families - Bill, Shirley Logan and families - Alf, Bea Wand and families

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Garden- work makes me remember back a few years when I invited neighbour boys to help me build a wormfarm. The farm was contained in a wooden box, with moist bedding and protection from the sun and yard critters.

Worms were collected from the garden and from the sidewalk on rainy mornings. It’s amazing how much a two year old can spot when built so close to the ground. It’s challenging to find the right approach so the five year old

might take his farm-chores seriously.

Later that summer the boys’ mother asked if I knew they were being transferred out of the community (because I was usually told everything that happened at home). “I thought not”, she replied when I shook my head. “Tommy’s upset and doesn’t want to talk about it. Would you see what you can do to help him?”

“I just thought I’d mention”, I told the boys next day, “you’ve been such a help, I don’t think I could take care of this worm-farm without you.”

It took a few more days of hinting and suggesting before Tommy asked, “What would happen if you couldn’t take care of things?”

“Probably it would be best to put them back in the gar-

den.” That’s when the tears flowed as the story of moving was told and hugs were exchanged. We dug a shallow trench so our little buddies could be released to make worm-condos.

Just before the family moved, the little one and I dug potatoes for their supper. Believe it or not, we’d gotten to know our crawlers so well that Nathan spotted “The King”!

Worms can become pets.

Our shared summer experience affirm what gifts surround us. Treasures found in God’s world are more precious than any I-Pad or Face Book or story-made-for TV can deliver.

How fortunate we are to be embraced in the arms of our Creator!

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Maple Creek Senior Hawks

Street Dance Saturday, August 20 Jasper Street - Maple Creek

Recorded Music: 9:00 PM Barbecue & Beer Gardens: 9:00 PM

League of Wolves: 11:15 PM - 1:45

AM

Photo by Andrea Carol @lifeafterworktravel

Indians advance to WMBL Final

BY K AT E W I N Q U I S T

kate@advancesouthwest.com

The Swift Current Indians opened up the Western Major Baseball League championship series last Thursday night with a 3-0 shutout of the Edmonton Prospects at Mitchell Field.

The Indians claimed the Eastern Division title with a 33-15 record this season and have won seven straight playoff contests after sweeping aside both Weyburn and Yorkton.

The Prospects had a below .500 record finishing with

a 22-25 record, but have come up big in the post-season with upset victories over top ranked Okotoks Dawgs and the Medicine Hat Mavericks.

Game two was also played Friday in Swift Current.

The series now shifts to Edmonton.

The Tribe Dominated the WMBL awards. Swift Current won 3 of 4 major awards including Joe Carnahan named coach of the year. Bodie Cooper was named rookie of the year and Alec Humphreys is the 2016 WMBL MVP. Mike Moffat of the Lethbridge Bulls won Canadian Rookie of the year.

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Employment Opportunity

The Gull Lake and District Recreational Complex is accepting applications for

Caretakers and Booth Manager(s)

for the 2016-2017 Winter Season

Gull Lake’s Carson Krogsgaard (right) was selected to play on the Bantam Team Saskatchewan for Nationals for Lacrosse which was held July 31- August 6th in Saskatoon. They won the B side gold medal in a 8-2 victory. Carson and his friend Kaiden Fletcher (left) from Sask Landing has also been selected to play on the Junior NLL Saskatchewan Rush Team. They will be flying to Toronto on August 24th to play in a JR NLL tournament for 4 days. Photo submitted

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Home of the WARRANTY APPROVED DOUBLE DRIVE THRU oil change bays!

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE 1462 CONRAD AVENUE, GULL LAKE, SK

The Gull Lake Greyhounds were competing in the 2016 Senior AA Tier 4 Provincial Championship in Langenburg over the weekend. The seven teams competing were the Macklin Lakers, Regina Red Dogs, Redvers A’s, Langenburg Indians, Windthorst Pirates, Elrose Aces and the Gull Lake Greyhounds.

The Hounds were matched up against Regina in their first game on Friday afternoon and came away with an 8-3 victory thanks to a strong pitching performance by Tyson Migneault. The Greyhounds lost a hard fought 7-6 decision to Macklin early Saturday morning, but came back and won game three against Elrose 13-5. Winning pitchers for this game were Mitchell Peterson and Dayne Stenson. The semi-final was scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 12:30. Watch next week’s Advance for more results.

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Completely re-wired in 2013.

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UPCOMING SALES

Tuesday, August 16 : Regular Sale Thursday, August 18 : Yearling Presort

SALES START AT: Off-Truck Sales ~ 10 a.m. (CST) New Sale Time Presort & Satellite Sales ~ 10 a.m. (CST) New Sale Time Bred Sales ~ 1 p.m. (CST)

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Upcoming Events: Located in the heart of Maple Creek's vendor district, the

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historic brick building located at

Jane Beuckert

208 Jasper Street.

Artist from Eyebrow, SK be artists exhibiting at the gallery on Featuringwill selected primarily from Western Canada Saturday, August 20th from 12:00 - 7:00 pm, and especially Southwest (during the Taste of Maple Creek event) Saskatchewan.

Broken Spoke Fine Artwill Gallery is proud to present The Gallery's Grand Opening be held in the summer of 2016.

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Andrew Kiss

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The Broken Spoke Fine Art Gallery will also features: Monthly Artist Openings | Visiting Exhibits | Art with a Twist For a list of the gallery's artists and happenings visit: www.brokenspokeartgallery.com

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