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They say it’s hard to keep a big secret in a small town. But Mary Wernicke has been doing her best to keep a huge one. The Neville, Saskatchewan resident won $60 million on the August 12 LOTTO MAX draw! Wernicke sets a new record as the winner of the biggest lottery prize ever won in the province. She officially received her prize Thursday at a cheque presentation in Regina. Neville is a village of about 80 residents located 48 kilometres south of Swift Current. Wernicke is the community’s first-ever lottery millionaire. She bought her $5 quick pick ticket from Pharmasave, located at 390 Central Avenue N in Swift Current. She didn’t have a lot of cash with her at the moment, but she knew she didn’t need a lot to have a chance. “I only had a $5 bill in my purse,” she said. “I thought to myself, ‘If I’m meant to win, that’s all it’s going to take.’” After the draw, lottery players around the province were buzzing about the $60 million winner somewhere in their midst, but Wernicke didn’t discover the win for a few more days. She said that on Wednesday, August 17, she woke up with a “feeling” that she ought to check her ticket. “I felt different all morning,” she said. “They say if you have an itchy hand, it means money is coming your way. Well, both my hands were itchy,” she laughed. She took her ticket back to Pharma-
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It is that time of year again to announce the finalists for the 2016 ABEX Awards, presented by Conexus Credit Union, taking place October 22nd at TCU Place in Saskatoon. “We at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce are once again very impressed with the quality of nominations from so many businesses throughout the province,” said Steve McLellan, CEO of Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. Of the 86 nominations received, the judges selected a total of 55 finalists in 10 categories. “The Saskatchewan Chamber uses a system for the evaluation of nominations which makes it possible for small and large businesses to go head-to-head in a category fairly,” McLellan said. In the New Venture Award category sponsored by the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, finalists include: Black Bridge Brewery (Swift Current),
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refrain from creaming off the expenses. The offer to sell Sasktel profits of our crown corporations, is either economic ignorance or I am saddened by the fact that we all benefit from the reinvestpure political cynicism. WhichTHE ADVANCE YOUR SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015 5 many living-wage jobs will leave ment of Sasktel profits into new ever explanation you accept, the BY B R E N N A N T U R N E R small towns with the closing of technology and better services ploy is not worthy of the premier b.turner@farmlead.com free-standing government liquor for all Saskatchewan residents. of our province. stores. I do not think we have If this company is a profitable The leaders who founded our been given any evidence that this investment for a private compan Tuesday, August got Statistics Canadato By Jordan Parker As a result of the ongoing investigation against him, These are on23rd, top of we the sexual assault, invitation crown corporations demonstratsummer update whensexual it comes to crop and production change is in the public interest. As ny, it is an even more valuable Chamberlin has seen additional charges, including sexual touching, interference sexual exed a concern for the common The a result I am thoroughly alarmed investment for allwasofarrested us in again the Cabri man Ryan Chamberlin two sexual assault charges, an invitation toand, sexualas generally ploitationexpected, charges laidthings againstwere him inbearish. late February. good of Saskatchewan residents. by Premier Wall's talk of selling biggest surprise in the the canola estimate province. Friday, March 20 and charged with additional crimes touching charge, and a count each of sexual interferHe came appeared in form Swift of Current Provincial Court Those who seek to strip us of the Sasktel. How can this be in our victimsWhat Premier Wall suggestof only 17 March million production, which would as more came forward in the caseisagainst him. ence, sexual exploitation and a corrupting children 23,tonnes and wasin released on an undertaking before crowns interest? ing in the sale of Sasktel to make be a 1.2% adrop last year but still 5% above the charge. show a great disrespect judgefrom on conditions. for us and the generations after If there is profit to be made up for a deficit in the operating 5-year average. In the past39,7 years StatsCan has Chamberlin, was a though, hockey coach in several us. Like so many things in life, from the services that Sasktel budget of the province is pure southern Saskatchewan communities throughout underestimated their August canola production numberhis once you sell a crown you won't provides, the provincial budget short-sighted foolishness. It versus the adult final life. they give out in December so most of get its benefits back. should benefit from the surplus. is like selling a quarter of land Therebelieve is a publication in place to protect the trade doesn’t this 17 ban million number to bethe identity of the victims, and Chamberlin’s next court Even if the government were to to pay for this year's operating G. Jensen, Gull Lake, SK accurate. Regionally, Manitoba is expected to see its ~ Brian ZinChuk ~
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Wayne Elhard, MLA ups’ for yet another story of a for any business in this province. canola there is. strengthened by every employCypress Hills Constituency Saskatchewan Working Class citEvery April 28, our National Day For wheat, total Canadian production is seen up 10.5% er, while third party inspections Making your voice heard in Regina. izens dying trying to make a livof Mourning, too many names are from 2015 with 2.9 million more tonnes produced for must also be increased and 401 Redcoat Drive ing. Have we become so accepting read from the register of total number of 30.5 million tonnes. This is mainly It doesn’t seemaloud that long ago when I wrote a coldevelopment of a greater national spirit ratherathan P.O. Box 308, Eastend, SK. S0N 0T0 more thorough. 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Now, the causes of the war. to It’s demand enforce the jobsite, that our outrage barelighttothat was www.wayneelhard.ca it appears,yet thatanother series will life’s soon come a close. hard, inand our current 21sthigher century context, to io owning 1.1 million of that) and an even more impressafety, environmental, and social ly registers past a social media extinguished, leaving the families Called Disunion, the collection of pieces folbelieve that men would volunteer to fight, and sivein1.4 million tonne increase in durum production to comment? the passedofSisters and Brothers standards of business that rights.” lowed the of developments the Civil War in some- license many cases, die for the cause of “states’s 6.8 In million tonnes (+26% YoY, +24% from 5-year average). I am not writing here to point of a150 future thing akinintothe realshadow time, albeit yearswithout later. As wish this context, those rights had a lot slavto operate in them. 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Take Kate out for coffee BY C H R I S TA L E E F R O E S E
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It’s easy to take our smalltown newspapers for granted. You may even flip through the pages of this very publication and think, ‘Why didn’t they write about that?’ Or, ‘How come they covered this - again?’ But, before you choose to malign your local newspaper, be grateful you have one. And before you question the judgment of your paper’s hard-working owners and the prices they set on advertisements, just stop! Because in the age of digitalization and corporate ownership, many of our local papers are being bought-up and downsized. When newspaper chains buy your locally owned paper, it often means editors/reporters are cut and community content is dramatically chopped. John Miller, former head of the Ryerson School of Journalism, says the emphasis on making a profit takes away from the emphasis on producing a quality paper. (King’s Journalism Review, Jan. 24, 2014). When local content is cut, your newspaper becomes a bit like an advertising flyer. And while I just happen to love reading any and all advertising flyers that enter my household, they don’t do much in terms of building up my beloved community. The local newspaper, on the other hand, is a cornerstone of a strong town. It gets people to events, it tells people what they need to be concerned about and it encourages people to shop locally, stay locally and recreate locally. In my humble opinion, the local newspaper is integral in keeping our communities alive. As the great journalist-philosopher Walter Lippmann points out, local journalism is about covering everything from municipal politics to church suppers. Community journalism holds up a mirror to a community, helping it to see itself and think about what it sees. (J-Source: The Canadian Journalism Project, Nov. 29, 2013). If not for this mirror, we’d only have flyers and mailers to reflect ourselves, and according to those, we look like we shop a lot at box stores in the nearest city and that’s about it. So, what’s my point? My point is this: I want you to do me a favour (seriously)! If you live in Gull Lake and
area, I want you to write a letter to Advance Southwest owner Kate Winquist and tell her what a great job she’s doing. Tell her that her paper, which also appears beautifully online weekly, is magnificent. Tell her the colour photos on the front are truly great, the layout is clean and slick and the editorial content is amazing. If you live in Moosomin and area, please take Moosomin World-Spectator owner Kevin Weedmark out for coffee. Let him know what an amazing job he and Kara and their staff are doing. Tell him how fortunate your communities are to have such a supportive local booster and promoter! If you live in Indian-Head or Wolseley and area, please invite Jodi Gendron for lunch. Let her know that the local content she puts in the Indian Head-Wolseley News has helped community projects flourish, has encouraged community growth and is a corner stone to the miraculous rebirth your communities are experiencing. If you’re in Kipling, please call up Marjorie and Scott Kearns and thank them for the great work they do in getting the Country Register out to Manitoba and Saskatchewan communities. Thank them for helping to keep local shops and crafters in the news, and in business. If you live in Vibank and area, please sit Brad Brown down for a heart-to-heart. Sincerely thank him for starting up the Quad Town Forum and for all of the local coverage he gives to sports, events and issues in small towns like Odessa, Montmartre, Francis, Sedley and Kronau. Let him know that without his reporting, your town and its people would not have a voice. The local people who bravely own these newspapers (and have not sold them off to large chains) should be thanked – right now. Put down this newspaper and call them up or write a letter or take them out for a coffee and tell them how much they mean to your community’s existence and growth – they deserve it!
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Could crude-by-rail have saved Churchill? BY B R I A N Z I N C H U K
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The closure of the Port of Churchill, Manitoba was shocking, but not unexpected, nor unlikely. Canada’s sole northern port has limped along, basically, forever. Yet that does not mean it should closed for good and be abandoned. Back in 2013, when the oil boom was in full swing and the price of oil traded between US$110 and US$91 a barrel (mostly in the US$90s, production was growing everywhere and pipelines were full. Crude-by-rail facilities were popping up all over the prairies, and most especially, in North Dakota, where the majority of their oil for a time would find its way to rail. Crude-by-rail, while substantially more expensive, had one major benefit – it dramatically opened up markets for oil producers. Instead of being limited to just where the limited pipeline network allowed, a shipment could go anywhere the tracks led, meaning almost anywhere on the continent. This meant American Bakken crude started finding its way to places like Saint John, N.B., and the U.S. eastern seaboard refineries, displacing crude from places like Saudi Arabia. Now consider the Port of Churchill, Manitoba, which was sold by the federal government in 1997 to U.S.-based Omnitrax, in combination with the CN rail line leading to Churchill. As is evident with its closure now, Churchill hasn’t been doing too well since the end of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly. There were some noises a few years ago out of Churchill that they were looking at shipping oil from our sold Hudson Bay port. The port was initially looking to ship a pilot shipment in late 2013 or, failing that, 2014. They were aiming for 10 tankers per year servicing the port if it should work out. That oil would leave via Hudson Bay, a water body nearly the size of
the Gulf of Mexico, then through the Hudson Strait and along the iceberg-strewn Labrador coast to points overseas. Whereas the Gulf of Mexico is teaming with all sorts of traffic, a tanker floating in the middle of Hudson Bay would almost certainly be the only vessel of size in the entire bay. Perhaps one grain bulker might pass by. That’s it. Churchill is, by far, the closest deepwater port to the phenomenally successful North Dakota oilfields. North Dakota went from 90,000 barrels per day around 2009 to 1.2 million barrels per day by 2015. Quite literally, it’s all downhill from North Dakota to Churchill, with no mountains to cross. That means loaded trains get the benefit of gravity, and running uphill, the trains are empty. From a rail perspective, it’s much easier than crossing the Rockies or the Appalachians. Churchill, formerly a major military installation during the Cold War, had a substantial 250,000 barrel tank farm, of which 200,000 could be used for exports. Eighty car unit trains would ship approximately 48,000 barrels each to the port for eventual export. Proponents began doing community consultations, and were very quickly shot down. This was in the immediate aftermath of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy and the height of anti-Keystone XL rhetoric. The possibility of an oil spill in the tundra of northern Manitoba, where the tracks ran across muskeg territory, was unnerving. They heard a resounding “NO!” and the plan was killed. While crude-by-rail was a major concern, I pointed out in a column that the vast Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait has essentially no other boats or ships floating in it except for maybe one grain freighter at any one time. There’s no ability or infrastructure whatsoever to respond to any sort of spill. When the Deepwater Horizon spill occurred, hundreds of
boats and ships could be rallied. If something happened in Hudson Bay, there is nothing that could respond except for the two tugs based in Churchill (my stepdad used to be a deckhand on one back in the 1970s). Now the port has closed due to declining grain shipments. Macleans did an exceptionally good story on the port and its history called “How Canada abandoned our only Arctic port,” but they missed the role crude-by-rail and oil exports could have played. By adding another 10 ships per year, it would have nearly doubled the usage of the port, which shipped principally grain. Obviously that would have made a huge difference in the viability of the port and its associated rail line. Perhaps, if oil exports via Churchill had been allowed, the port would not be closed today. The opportunity may have passed. Crude-by-rail makes economic sense at US$90 per barrel, but absolutely not when oil was in the US$30s earlier. So even if Churchill was exporting oil, it would not have made economic sense for much of the past year. It might, however, make sense if oil passes US$60 this fall, during the Churchill shipping season. Some people are calling on the federal government to take back the port. It may have to, so we don’t lose a strategic asset forever. But if it does, for the port to be viable, it will need to handle more than grain. I don’t know why it never became a potash export point, but maybe that’s a possibility. It will likely have to export oil, too. I wonder if those opposed to oil exports two years ago would have thought otherwise if they realized then that Churchill would be closed today. Perhaps they might reconsider their opposition, if it means Churchill is to survive. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.
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A baby comes into the world crying, mother and father are waiting to hold their new child for the first time. After a couple of nights in the hospital making sure the baby is healthy, more than likely the new parents are taking the infant home. You wouldn’t expect for your three day old little girl to be taken away by doctors for surgery. Four months later you’re hoping she’ll make it through the night. Or being not even two years old and she’s receiving a bone marrow transplant in order to rebuild her immune system. You wouldn’t expect for your child’s life to not start until she’s two years old, finally home for longer than two weeks. Kyla and Lyle Thomson didn’t expect this when Kyla gave birth to Isabelle on December 6, 2013. But it happened. Bella was born with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). She had no immune system. “[Bella] had survived living in hospital, plus septic shock, plus bowel surgery, all while having no immune system,” Kyla explained. “[Doctors] were just like, how is this possible?” When Bella was first born, she was not having bowel movements all while vomiting. This led to multiple surgeries to correct her first discovered disease, Hirschsprungs – blockage in the colon. All of this was prior to the discovery of Bella’s compromised immune system. What makes Bella’s story difficult for the Thomson’s to swallow is her unknown illness could potentially have been discovered earlier on, if the screening for SCID was more routine in Saskatchewan. “If our province would have had SCID screening, they would have known at birth she needed a bone marrow transplant and we could have started that process then,” Kyla said. “We could have been home a whole year sooner.”
Bella was home for roughly two weeks after dealing with her Hirschsprungs before being sent to the Alberta Children’s Hospital for developing a lung infection. At 11 months old, Kyla discovered an enlarged lymph node on Bella’s underarm which led to the discovery of her immune deficiency. But while all this is going on, there was still a home back in Swift Current for the Thomson’s. We hear the front line stories of the doctor appointments, surgeries, parents finding strength for their children and the families trying to cope with their given situation. The reality that there is still a life that needs to be kept on tract is sometimes forgotten. Bella’s father Lyle filled the shoes of keeping life as normal and stable as possible for his family. “Throughout the whole thing is just to focus on how can I help,” Lyle said. “When Bella was feeling good, was doing good, okay maybe I take the opportunity to keep things at home the way they can be.” “We always wanted to keep moving forward and have a life to come back to.” So now hope was finally restored, but the path was still long and treacherous for little Bella. She needed a bone marrow transplant. “At this point, it was like every bit of angst from why is my kid always sick was finally understood, and then we had a cure as well,” Kyla explained. “I nearly fainted.” The power and love between parent and child goes to unforeseeable lengths. But what happens when you’re hit with the news that the one thing which your child needs to survive, you cannot provide? Kyla and Lyle were not a match to donate bone marrow to their daughter. They then turned to One Match, a registry for strangers around the world to donate their own marrow. They found a willing match for Bella. However, she still had
a long year of waiting and preparing. “This was the scariest part for me,” Kyla said. “She had no immune system already, she’s fighting a lung infection and now we give her a week straight of chemo to wipe her slate totally clean.” Two days before her scheduled bone marrow transplant, Bella suffered from septic shock for the second time – a serious infection which effects the function of your organs. But on March 25, 2015, Bella received her bone marrow transplant. “I know it’s a tough process to donate, but it’s something that if I got selected I would celebrate it,” Lyle said. The Thomson’s not only want to share their story of their daughter’s strength, but to also raise awareness of what she went through. As of 2016, routine newborn screening is available in Ontario and now the Maritimes. Not only that, raising awareness of what One Match is and how you can register to be a bone marrow donor. Through the Canadian Blood Services website, you can request your own swab test. A stranger somewhere in the world is why Bella is alive today and now the Thomson’s want to give back the same way. “Doing the pre-screening for being a bone marrow donor,” Lyle explained. “It’s just a swab of your tongue and I hope and I pray that I get that opportunity to donate bone marrow.” Now Bella and her parents are finally getting to live the family life they dreamed of. Two loving parents hand in hand with their beautiful little girl, happy and healthy. This December Bella will be turning three, living life in her own clothes, and own home. If yourself, or someone you know is going through a child with a life-threatening illness, visit Kyla’s blog bellasmustardseed.blogspot.ca to view their journey from start to present day.
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The last group is the cherry plums, hybrids between the western sandcherry (P. besseyi) and the Asian plum. Among these are ‘Dura’, ‘Manor’, ‘Opata’ and ‘Green Elf ’. Their fruit is about 3 cm in diameter and very flavourful. Cherry plum cultivars will pollinate each other; sandcherries will also pollinate the cherry plums. However, contrary to popular belief, sandcherries will not pollinate plums. Sara is the author of numerous gardening books, among them the revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape; and with Hugh Skinner: Gardening Naturally; Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies, and Groundcovers & Vines for the Prairies. 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: Sept 18, 1 – 4pm: A touch of Autumn at the Honeywood Heritage Nursery, Parkside Saskatchewan; an opportunity to marvel at the fall colours and delight in their apple and rhubarb pies. (http://www.honeywood-lilies.ca/)
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Two of my favourite plums for fresh eating, crisps and plum cake are ‘Patterson Pride’ and ‘Pembina’. ‘Patterson Pride’ was one of Dr. Cecil Patterson’s selections from 1942 but not introduced until 1960 (Dr. Patterson was the first head of the University of Saskatchewan’s Horticulture Science Department). Its fruit is sweet, tender and juicy with bright red skin and golden flesh. The 4.5 cm diameter free-stone plums ripen from mid-August onwards. The tree is semidwarf with slightly weeping branches. ‘Pembina’ matures a week or so later. Its fruit is 5 cm in diameter with orangegold, soft, juicy and sweet flesh wrapped in dark red skin with a heavy bluish bloom, almost purple. The tree is more upright, spreading and vase-shaped. Planted about 30 years ago on a sandy knoll, they have been amazingly drought-tolerant and are still producing well. One of the perceived problems with growing plums is pollination. Without successful pollination there is no fruit. So, what makes a good pollinator? As Darryl Fehr of the Little Tree Nursery, Martinsville, puts it, “Nobody knows what the plums are doing at night.” But it is not as complicated or confusing as once thought. There are 4 major groups of prairie-hardy plums: (a) hybrids of the Asian and Canada wild plums (b) Canada plum selections (c) Asian plum selections, and (d) cherry plums. ‘Patterson Pride’ and ‘Pembina’ are in the first group, hybrids of our native Canada wild plum (Prunus nigra) and the Asian plum (P. salicina). Others in this group are ‘Prairie’, ‘Supreme’, ‘Superb’ (syn. ‘Perfection’), ‘Geddes’ and ‘Brookred’. These hybrids will not pollinate each other or any other plum. In order to produce fruit, these hybrids must be planted close enough to a Canada wild plum for a bee to transfer pollen. Although less available in the nursery trade than they once were, several prairie nurseries continue to offer Canada wild plums. Their fruit is small but they make an excellent ornamental as well as serving in the role of pollinator. Canada plum (P. nigra) selections are the second group of plums in terms of
pollination. ‘Dandy’, in this group, is best pollinated by a Canada wild plum. Its clingstone fruit is 3-4 cm in diameter with yellow, mild and juicy flesh. The skin is yellow blushed with red, thin, tender but astringent and slightly bitter. Only fair for fresh eating, it is excellent for jam. It is also an excellent pollinator for other early flowering plums such as ‘Brookgold’. The Asian plum cultivars will pollinate each other. You will need two different cultivars within bee-flying distance. Among these are: • ‘Brookgold’ – 2.5-3 cm; bright gold skin with orange blush; juicy, very sweet yellow flesh; free-stone; great for fresh eating; poor for canning and jam. • ‘Fofonoff ’ (syn. ‘Homesteader’) – 4 cm; flesh is light green, firm, juicy, very sweet; free-stone; light green skin with pink bloom, thin and tender; good for fresh eating and jam. • ‘Ivanoka’ – 3.5-4 cm; flesh is orangepink, firm, juicy, sweet; semi-free-stone; skin is yellow with red over-lay; good for jam and pies
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Books are not a thing of the past. While enjoying the cornucopia of foods at the Taste of Maple Creek, folks could pick up a gently used read. Flash back to 1985. Those were the days when a kid could grab a cold pic-a-pop.
The incredibly gifted Crimson String Duo set the musical tone outside the Jasper Hotel.
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Swift Current walks for fun, and for a cause BY K A I L E Y G U I L L E M I N
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Grab your walking shoes and bring out the appetite because on September 10, the 20th Annual Jimmy Richardson Family Picnic and Walk will commence. Starting back in 1996, the walkathon and picnic – put on by the Swift Current Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association – raises funds for the meal program within the Branch. Ruth Smith has been the Executive Director of the Branch for nine years and is ecstatic to be showcasing the event for another year. “So it’s a symbolic walk…we’re giving this barbeque as a gift from us to family,” Smith explained. “But because we’re moving towards this family picnic idea, the funds are really important but relationships are just so much more.” Swift Current’s CMHA branch has had its doors opened to those living with mental illness since 1978. Over the years it has grown through new program models and developed to what it is now today, following what they call the Club House model. “Club Houses are powerful demonstrations of the fact that people with mental illnesses can indeed live normal lives, productive lives,” Smith explained what the Club House attends to achieve. “If people can get well enough to be without us, that is our goal.” The Club House provides support to those living with mental illness through connections with councillors, providing education – including the community itself – and their meal program. Through the Club House, those with mental illness have their own way to not only work
through their illness, but also play a part of regular day to day activities within the community. The meal program provides a cold breakfast and a large supper sized lunch to its members. Last year the Club House served over 8,000 meals to those who needed it. That is where the walkathon comes in. Sarah Laybourne, Program Coordinator for the Swift Current Branch since 1998, has been around to participate and watch the walkathon grow. “Over the years we’ve moved from having a walkathon solely to raise funds, to more of the family aspect,” Laybourne said. “Having our members and people in the community bring their families and we’re also hosting it at our branch.” Jimmy Richardson, who the event is in honour of, was a member of the CMHA in Swift Current. Although he passed away in September 15, 2008, the love for this man, along with all the memories of what he did, still continues on. “Jimmy was a great supporter of the walkathon and would go out and collect loose change,” Laybourne said. “[He] collected anywhere from 600 to 1000 dollars each year just collecting loose change because he really believed in our CMHA.” “Jimmy took part every year in the walkathon. He was an amazing fellow,” Smith said. “He would go to people and he would ask for donations for the walkathon and he would say 50 cents is good if that’s all you have.” Registration for the walk begins at 11:00 am and the picnic will begin after at 11:30 am. If you have any questions, would like to help out with the walk or donate to the Swift Current Branch of the CMHA, contact Ruth Smith (306) 778 2400.
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reland hosts three of my favourite things: friendly people, afternoon pints and great views. Eddie and I just returned from two weeks in the Emerald Isle and it was exceptionally hard to board the plane to come home. We landed in Dublin on August 10 and it’s been a whirlwind since then. All the great things I imagined about Ireland turned out to be true. Two-hundred-year-old castles tower over lush green plains, sheeps graze lazily in fields fenced by piles of stones. The coasts are beautiful and powerful while the mainland varies from green fields to rocky terrain. If you enter a local pub at any time of the day you’re likely not going to leave until many hours later. The locals are friendly and fascinating. The history and culture of the Irish will leave you wanting more after your first glimpse. Eddie and I spent two days in Dublin before renting a car and hitting the road for the next 12 days of our trip. In Dublin we grabbed a “hop on hop off ” bus tour which allowed us to tour the Guinness Storehouse and Trinity College with ease. At night we walked along the city enjoying the warm temperatures and the city’s many bridges. The accents are melodic and the houses are enchanting. I never expected to be so fascinated by the colours and styles that dressed locals’ homes. Beside the cobblestone streets red, blue, yellow and green doors stand tall – intricate knockers adorning their colours. Renting a car was genius – it allowed us to see the country at our own pace – but it was also terrifying. Irish roads are exceptionally narrow and steering is on the wrong side of the car which happens to be driving on the wrong side of the road. It took Eddie a couple days to get confident, but once he did we were golden. Our first stop outside Dublin was Kilkenny. We arrived in the early afternoon and
enjoyed the Jerpoint Abbey and Kilkenny castle. We were walking around the busy streets after supper when suddenly everyone seemed to disappear. About 20 minutes later we could hear cries of joy and despair as locals watched their hurling team compete against another county. We had no idea what hurling was – but it’s best described as a mix of field hockey, football and baseball. It’s fast and it’s rough. We spent the next night in County Cork before heading to the Dingle peninsula. This was my favourite part of the trip. We stayed in a small hostel in Cloghane located three blocks from the local pub. The hostel was located right on the waterfront so we spent our days reading books on the beach and grabbing at pint at the pub. By the end of our first night there, Eddie and I had been married by a Rastafarian priest and our bridal party consisted of men in their 60s. It was truly a hilarious experience. Disclaimer: we’re not actually married. We travelled to Limerick, Galway, the Aran Islands, County Mayo and Sligo before heading back to Dublin to fly out. There is honestly no way for me to properly describe the love I felt for Ireland. The beauty of the people and the landscape enchanted me and by the time our last night arrived I couldn’t imagine leaving. On our last night we sat in a small pub and listened to men in their 70s play music together. The sight was so calming and genuine that I actually had a tear in my eye. The history of the Aran Islands, the views of the Cliffs of Moher, the music of Galway – it was all enough to take your breath away. I could write 10 pages on the things I learned, the people I met, the things I saw, but for now I’ll keep it short. But I think it’s safe to say I left a piece of my heart on Irish soil.
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There's nothing like a cold glass of lemonade on a hot day in the dusty prairies. Cool. Refreshing. A reprieve from the heat. And Dorie's House will be just that to many youth in need in the coming months and years thanks to this great bunch of kids. On August 18, 2016, these three youngsters rallied together and showed our community what it's all about. Hosting a fantastic lemonade stand in front of the future site of Dorie's House, they raised a whopping $564.35.
That's a lot of lemonade! "It is nice to give these kids as much recognition as possible, given that the lemonade stand was totally their own idea", said Betty MacDougall, Executive Director of Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter. "Those kids were so awesome, it was really fun being around them"! Not only did Dani Meyer, Dylan Westbury and Alexander Westbury have a great time running the stand, they made a huge impact on the organizers of Dorie's House, the media and all the teens that will benefit from the shelter. Kudos!
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The respectful and sweeping premise for Shaping A World Already Made – the brainchild of author/cultural geographer Carl J. Tracie – is to "make meaningful observations about the interconnected themes of poetry, landscape, perception, paradox, and mystery on the [Canadian] prairies." In his examination of the poetry of place, Tracie seeks to view the prairie landscape "through the lens of poetry," and asks how the physical elements impact on poets and their work, and how their representation of the landscape influences readers' ("residents and outsiders") vision of this land. Why would a cultural geographer use poetry to better explain a place? As John Warkentin states in the introduction, it's not uncommon for geographers to turn to
the arts, as they offer "a more profound sense of region and the life of the people who live in it." Perception, imagination, memory, and myth all contribute to a sense of place and how one interacts with it. Tracie says poetry's concision and imagistic nature "gives us a sense of region defined by resonances." I appreciated the examples of philosophic poetry by Tim Lilburn, which Tracie says "suggest a mythical union of flesh and spirit," and demonstrate the "intimate connections that are possible between the landscape and its creatures," and Tracie's explication re: the differences between how Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals write about landscape – the former provide much less detail, as their culture matter-of-factly "embraces the land." The author also examines the prairie in terms of rural/urban, and it's no surprise
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VAL MARIE - Concerts, recorder lessons, free musical improvisation for all, and making your own musical rainsticks are on the program in Val Marie and Grasslands National Park August 29 to September 8, when Prairie Wind & Silver Sage’s artist residency program continues with Saskatoon-based musicians Melissa Goodchild and Kevin Grady. Melissa Goodchild, clarinet, and Kevin Grady, percussion, individually both perform with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, and together they are Duo Carmine Jewel, named after a dwarf sour cherry developed by the University of Saskatchewan. As part of their residency, these musicians offer two concerts over the September long weekend. The first, on Friday September 2 at 7:00 p.m., is at the Coulee Centre, Frenchman Valley Campground, Grasslands National Park. The second, on Saturday September 3 at 7:30 p.m., is a house concert at Don’s Place on Highway 4 just north of Val Marie. Don’s Place is a courtyard of blueroofed buildings offering vacation rentals for visitors to the area, and on this occasion it is also a concert venue. Audience members are invit-
ed to bring lawn chairs if possible as some seating may be deck-side. The concert programs will vary and may include abstract explorations of nature, modern compositional techniques and the music of France. Both concerts are free and donations to the work of Prairie Wind & Silver Sage are welcomed during the Don’s Place concert. Melissa Goodchild and Kevin Grady are also providing many opportunities for you to make your own music during their stay in the area. On Tuesday, August 30 at 4:00 p.m., a group recorder lesson is available at the Val Marie Village Square. On Wednesday, August 31 at 4:00 p.m. at the Coulee Centre, Frenchman River Valley Campground, Grasslands National Park, or on Tuesday September 6 at 3:00 p.m. at Prairie Wind & Silver Sage in Val Marie, free musical improvisation sessions offer creative sound for everyone. On Thursday September 1 at the Coulee Centre, or on Sunday September 4 at Prairie Wind & Silver Sage in Val Marie, you can make your own musical rainstick. Both these events are at 3:00 p.m. All programs are suitable for all ages and instruments are provided.
Prairie Wind & Silver Sage is Val Marie’s award-winning ecomuseum. Its artist residency program, now in its third year, annually hosts four or five artists in all disciplines. While they are in residence, the artists spend 50% of their time on their own work and 50% on projects in the community. The PWSS artist residency program is cosponsored with Grasslands National Park and funded by the Saskatchewan Arts Board and SaskCulture/Saskatchewan Lotteries. There is one more PWSS artist residency planned in 2016 with photographer Valerie Zink of Saskatoon, and registration is now being accepted for a photography workshop that she will lead. Valerie Zink will be in residence from September 19-26 and her workshop will take place Saturday September 24 from 1-5 p.m. The workshop will explore the streets, surfaces, and history of Val Marie while challenging participants to capture a sense of place. It is open to participants of all levels of experience and all different types of digital cameras including camera phones. The fee is $20 and all proceeds go to the work of Prairie Wind & Silver Sage. More information is available at www.pwss.or or by phoning 306298-7782.
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No matter the high points in one’s life, faux pas can haunt the nightmares and erode the self-esteem of any off us. But apparently this is not the norm for most Icelanders, according to Eric Weiner in “The Geography of Bliss”. Not only are the people of Iceland aren’t anxious about failure, they admire it as a reminder they aren’t afraid to try something. A rejected manuscript is better than no manuscript submitted. Young people developing a garage band are free to develop their skills without expecting early success. This attitude leads to a country full of very creative people. By tweaking our thinking, can we also transform our pain and embarrassment into something worth while? In Scriptures the Apostle Paul gives listeners in the Port City of Corinth thoughtful suggestions as he lays out expectations about being followers of Christ. Hang loose because there’s a difference between what faith-filled followers do and how the world perceives their actions. Don’t aspire after wealth or power. Don’t think yourself superior and stand in judgement over others. Others may treat you like garbage because they think you are foolish. Don’t fear! Be a “fool for Christ’s sake”. The spirit of love that you experience by practising this “foolishness” will enrich your life and the lives of others. In today’s language – instead of being fearful of being judged by others, or fearing judgement of ourselves, venture forth with new dreams and greater expectations. In a grasping world, we can be advocates for contentment. In a judging world, we can transform blows to acts of kindness. In a world devoid of hope, point to the sunrise of a new day. Fred Kaan’s hymn says “Make us afraid of the thoughts that delay, / faithful in all the affairs of today. / Keep us, O God, from playing it safe;/ thank you for now is the time of our life.”
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Premier Brad Wall has made major changes to the provincial cabinet. “In the April election, we were fortunate that voters elected a number of very talented and capable new MLAs, creating the opportunity for renewal in our government,” Wall said. “The new cabinet will have a strong blend of experience and new faces and will serve Saskatchewan well as we work to meet the opportunities and challenges facing our province.”
Five MLAs are entering cabinet, including four who become ministers for the first time: • Tina Beaudry-Mellor becomes Minister of Social Services and Minister responsible for the Status of Women; • Dave Marit becomes Minister of Highways and Infrastructure; • Bronwyn Eyre becomes Minister of Advanced Education; • Joe Hargrave becomes Minister of Crown Investments SATURDAY, Corporation (CIC), SasSEPT. 10th katchewan Government 1:00 PM Insurance (SGI) and Maple Creek Saskatchewan TransRodeo Grounds portation Company (STC); and • Ken Cheveldayoff re-enters cabinet as Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission (PSC). Veteran MLA and minister Don Morgan becomes SaskatchComplimentary Breakfast 8:00-9:30 AM ewan's new Deputy Sale Preview 9:30 AM of approx. 40 Riding Horses from members and guest Premier. Morgan will consignors. Also selling approx. 25 AQHA foals from the members. continue to serve as For catalogue or info contact Minister of Education Ken Perrin 306-662-3730 / Lou Parsonage 306-299-4474 and Minister of Labour. Online catalogues: www.northernhorse.com/ranchcountry “Don Morgan has always been a leader in our government's caucus and cabinet,” Wall said. “His sound judgment and the respect he has earned among his colleagues made Don the clear choice for Deputy Premier.”
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The size of cabinet has been reduced by one minister to 17, including the Premier. Wall noted that represents about a five per cent reduction in the size of cabinet and will save taxpayers about $450,000 a year. “We are looking for about five per cent in savings across government in order to balance the budget,” Wall said. “While reducing the size of cabinet amounts to a small savings compared to the size of the overall budget, I thought it was important to start at the top as we look to reduce the costs to taxpayers all across government.” Wall thanked the members who are leaving cabinet and said they will all continue to play important roles in the government. • Nadine Wilson will continue to serve as Provincial Secretary and Legislative Secretary to the Premier. Wall appointed eight other Legislative Secretaries: • Mark Docherty, Legislative Secretary to the Premier (Immigration and Culture); • Jennifer Campeau, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Education (First Nations Student Achievement); • Lisa Lambert, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Education (Curriculum Development and Consultation); • Lori Carr, Legislative Secretary to the Minister responsible for SaskPower (Renewable and Sustainable Energy);Fred Bradshaw, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Environment (Forestry and Wildfire Management); • Hugh Nerlien, Legislative Secretary to the Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission Public Sector Bargaining); • Steven Bonk, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of the Economy (Export Development); and • Warren Kaeding, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture (Irrigation Expansion). • Paul Merriman becomes the new Government House Leader and Greg Lawrence has been appointed Government Whip. “The priorities of the new cabinet will be keeping Saskatchewan's economy strong while carefully managing the province's finances through this challenging time,” Wall said. “I am confident we have the right group of women and men to meet this challenge and keep Saskatchewan strong.”
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SWIFT CURRENT - The Swift Current Broncos announced Monday that forward Quinton Waitzner has signed a Standard Player Agreement. “Quinton had an impressive training camp last year and we look forward to what he can show us this year,” said Director of Hockey Operations Jamie Porter. “He earned himself a contract and we are excited to have him here in Swift Current.” Waitzner was selected in the ninth round, 186th overall by the Broncos in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft.
The native of Victoria, BC registered 17 points (8g-9a) in 18 games with Shawinigan Lake School Varsity of the CSSVHL and also added a goal and two assists in four playoff games en route to claiming a championship. Furthermore, he played in nine games with Shawinigan Lake School Prep of the CSSHL and recorded one assist. The Broncos also announced Monday that 20-year-old forward Austin Adamson and 19-year-old blue liner Mark Taraschuk have been released. “We’d like to thank both Austin and Mark for their contributions to the Broncos last year,” added Porter.
“We wish them all the best with their future opportunities.” Acquired from the Red Deer Rebels last season at the trade deadline, Adamson skated in 23 games for the Broncos last season, scoring one goal and tallying four assists. Taraschuk was acquired from the Brandon Wheat Kings last November and suited up in 19 contests for Swift Current, netting one goal while collecting 22 penalty minutes. To purchase your tickets to the Blue vs. White game, or for other ticketing information, please call 306-773-1509, e-mail s.c.broncos@ sasktel.net or visit the Stable.
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The Air Show Steering Committee L to R: Erin Gehl, Councillor Pat Friesen, Todd Schultz, Ed Weins, Councillor Mark Carefoot have been busy preparing both for the aerial demonstrations and the many accompanying events on the ground at the Airport. Photo Provided.
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The Swift Current Airshow will be here in less than 6 weeks, when the skies above Swift Current Airport give way to five amazing aerobatic performances. Headlining the Wednesday, September 28th event will be the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, who will take the “stage” at 4:30 PM. Following the Snowbirds’ demonstration, there will be four additional aerial performances: Yellow Thunder WWII Harvards, Brent Handy Aerobatics, Gene Soucy Aerobatics, and a special night time air demonstration with pyrotechnics. “We really have something for everyone both in the air and on the grounds” Todd Schultz, YYN Airport Superintendent and Committee Chairperson stated. “We are excited to have a number of static displays, different food trucks, beer gardens as well as a car-themed area for people to enjoy, just to name a few things.” The Swift Current Airshow is an event based on the collaboration of many different partners within the community and outside of it. “The RM of Swift Current has been incredibly supportive, the Southwest Flying Club and their members have dedicated themselves to the beer gardens aspect and of course our sponsors – Living Sky Casino, Jarrod Oils Ltd., and WSP – without them, we would not be able to stage such an event”, Swift Current City Councillor Pat Friesen added. Residents and visitors are encouraged to arrive at the grounds early to
avoid traffic delays, and to utilize the Free Shuttle Service from the Credit Union i-Plex. “The first performance, scheduled for 4:30 PM, will more than likely be the most anticipated, so we are asking attendees to try and come out early to find parking and a good spot to watch the performances,” RM of Swift Current Councillor Mark Carefoot said. “We strongly recommend folks consider taking advantage of the Free Shuttle Service that will transport people from the iPlex out to the grounds. The RM will be doing what we can to ensure safe and efficient travel along the gravel roads. We would like attendees, if possible, to plan to come earlier rather than later. Leaving work at 4 PM won’t guarantee that you will be in the gates, parked and seated comfortably for the 4:30 PM start time.” “This event will prove to be one for the books. The Snowbirds are a treat to watch, but so are all the other performers and the fact that we have good food and drink planned as well, makes for a perfect Wednesday evening with the family,” said Ed Weins. “We are really encouraging everyone to take advantage of the early bird ticket pricing… People can get their tickets at Pharmasave, at City Hall or online at swiftcurrent.ca/Snowbirds. You can also buy tickets at the gate, but it will be cash-only at that point.” As with any City event, there will also be a need for volunteers doing a variety of jobs throughout the day. Individuals who are interested in volunteering or finding out more information, please email Snowbirds2016@ swiftcurrent.ca
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