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Maple Creek’s Cowboy Poetry and Gathering back for 26th year

The Hanson Brothers perform at the Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry & Gathering. Photo courtesy www.maplecreekcowboypoetry.com

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Maple Creek has been home to the Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Art and Gear Show for now 26 strong years. September 16 to 18 will be jammed pack with vendors, entertainment and lots of family fun.

Jenny Robinson has been the Art and Gear Show organizer for the past six years and is as excited as ever for this year’s gathering.

“I enjoy doing this myself because I feel like I give back to the community,” Robinson said. “One other thing I really like is I’m able to organize or offer a venue to the venders that allows them to showcase their craftsmanship.”

“We have a lot of really talented people out there making these products.”

The gather draws in crowds from not only across the country, but from the United States and as far as Europe.

The Cowboy Poetry Gathering allows talent in poetry and music to showcase themselves for the weekend. You can then go check out the Art and Gear Show for handcrafted items, or hit up a fashion show and art auction later in the evenings.

Robinson spoke about the growth of the Art and Gear Show and the dedication to non-commercialized products.

“We get up to 50 vendors. Every year we get more and more unique items,” Robinson said. “We’ve stayed true to our ‘everything has to be handmade products’, we don’t allow any commercially made prod-

ucts.”

You can find anything from saddle makers to clothing to furniture makers throughout the weekend. Performers from the Cowboy Poetry Gathering also stop by the Art and Gear show which helps draw in more crowds.

As fun as the weekend is for those who attend, the event is also a boost for the town of Maple Creek itself. The weekend can draw in around 500 attendees which is a boost for the town’s tourism.

“I think it’s really good exposure for Maple Creek and everybody says how friendly the people are in the area,” Robinson explained. “[Businesses] were more than willing to help us out this year with sponsorships and stuff for advertising to get it going again this year.”

But with all this fun comes a lot of work behind the scenes to prepare. The committee who runs the weekend is in need of volunteers and members.

Last year’s event was cancelled partly because of the lack of volunteers to run the show. Robinson is hoping to see younger generations come in to replace those wanting to retire.

“If we don’t get some new volunteers, some new blood, hopefully this year, then I’m not sure what’s going to happen in the next couple of years,” Robinson explained.

If you would like to help with the Cowboy Poetry Gather and Art and Gear Show, visit their website www.maplecreekcowboypoetry.com.

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As children head back to school, health officials are encouraging parents to ensure their children’s vaccinations are up-to-date.

Free childhood immunizations are available for all infants and school-age children in Saskatchewan.

“Immunization is the most effective way to protect your children against vaccine-preventable diseases,” Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said. “It’s important to have your children vaccinated on time and on schedule. It provides them with the best protection against highly contagious and potentially serious diseases, such as measles or whooping cough.”

There has been a recent increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Saskatchewan. Publicly-funded routine vaccinations are easily available in Saskatchewan at public health clinics ( for pre-school children) and through school-based programs ( for school age students).

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Saskatchewan residents and interested organizations are invited to provide feedback to the recently-announced advisory panel examining the restructuring of Saskatchewan’s health care system.

On August 18, the Minister of Health appointed a three person advisory panel to review the current Regional Health Authority (RHA) structure and provide advice on a system with fewer RHAs in Saskatchewan.

The panel will also look at services that could be delivered more efficiently and effectively on a provincial scale, examine RHA board governance and accountability, and identify ways to enhance measurement of health system performance.

“Our panel wants to support a robust and open dialogue with key partners and stakeholders throughout this process,” panel member Dr. Dennis Kendel said. “The panel wants to ensure the patient is at the centre of a redefined system, which will be structured and governed to best support and improve patient care.”

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viduals and groups. The submission form can be accessed at www.saskatchewan. ca. Submission deadline is September 26.

The submission form includes options for responding to each of the four areas within the panel’s mandate, though there is no requirement to complete all four.

“Restructuring the health system is an extremely complex process,” panel member Brenda Abrametz said. “The panel welcomes opinions from different perspectives to enhance our abilities to make informed recommendations to the government.”

“We sincerely appreciate everyone’s input in this important review that will help to shape the future of Saskatchewan’s health system structure,” panel member Tyler Bragg said.

The Advisory Panel will provide scheduled updates throughout the process. All submissions are part of a consultation process that may be released publicly upon the completion of the panel’s work.

Personal information and personal health information will not be disclosed.

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People in the Southwest can check into the legendary “Hotel California” on September 22 as the Swift Current Arts Council welcomes Hotel California – The Original Eagles Tribute Band to the Sky Centre stage.

The show opens the 2016-2017 Stars for Saskatchewan series.

“We know a lot of people in the area love the music of the Eagles,” explains Arts Council President Melanie Friesen. “There is nostalgia involved for people who grew up with their music which crossed genres, and thanks to ‘oldies’ radio younger folks know their music as well.”

When the Eagles stopped to catch their breath a few decades ago, having sold over 100 million records, collected six Grammys, and enjoyed six #1 albums, the group Hotel California began a pioneering journey through this history-making music. That journey has taken the tribute band around the globe and has thrilled hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans. It’s been a journey they

could never have imagined back in 1986, but their dedication, unique musical gifts, and an obsessive commitment to doing this legendary music true justice in performance, set them apart from the many Eagles bands that came after them.

“The audience can expect incredible lead vocal similarity, intensely accurate instrumental work, soaring harmonies, and a top-flight live performance, “ notes Friesen.

The band has over a century of collective professional experience but the experience of a Hotel California show isn’t just about the band. It’s about celebrating the music and the memories, and the band gets the audiences involved and on their feet! Close your eyes and you’re right back there…

Tickets for the show are $45 each and are available through Ticketpro at www. ticketpro.ca or 1-888-655-9090. A limited number of season subscriptions for the nine-show Stars for Saskatchewan series are still available as well, offering up to a 40% discount. For more information visit www.scartscouncil.ca.

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2016 season and the market doesn’t really Court Friday, March 20 and charged with additional crimes touching charge, and a count each of sexual interferHecontinuous appeared in Swift Current Provincial benign weather in the U.S. work.

As such, there is some as more victims came forward in the case against him. ence, sexual exploitation and a corrupting children March 23, and was released on an undertaking before that continue to keep crop who believe that the poor charge. a judge conditions.quality grain won’t be bought conditions and yieldon projecChamberlin, hockeycould coachincrease. in several tions at elevated levels. Esti-39, was and aimports southern Saskatchewan communities throughout mated on the U.S. corn crop This would intuitively sup- his adult170 life. ranges between and 175 port corn and soybean prices bu/ac, suggesting around a that ban seemingly have been the There is a publication in place to protect 15-Billion-bushel crop, while sitting a wet papernext bag court identity of the victims, and in Chamberlin’s ~ Brian ZinChuk ~ soybean yield estimates will are be April whose bottom is leaking. appearance 13 at 9:30 a.m. sitting betweenThe 48.5investigation and 50.5 isWhile China is investigators thinking of inongoing, and bu/ac, meaning 4 Billion imports, Russia is looking vite people with additional information to come forbushels produced. With to get more of its wheat out, ward.though, combines rolling and has officially cancelled the landscape is changing its wheat export tax for the out there and with yields 2016/17 season, coming at Wayne Elhard, MLA coming in on the high end of D.time when Egypt is reinstatCypress Hills Constituency the 5-year averages, storage ing a zero-ergot tolerance space is dropped a bit. With (there’s lotsvoice of wheat in the Making your heard in Regina. the entrance into September world,401 andRedcoat you’reDrive the largest It doesn’t seem that long ago when I wrote a coldevelopment of a greater national spirit rathernot thanonly comes the changing P.O. wheat buyer so why Box 308, Eastend, SK.not S0Nset 0T0 to fall the requirements?). umn about a remarkable series published since 2011 an emphasis on “states’ rights,” which was one of colours but also the Phone: 1-877-703-3374 change of U.S. Presidents From cash price standcypresshills.mla@sasktel.net

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The Rural My kind of camping Advantage RURAL ROOTS

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I was working in the office the other day when one of the women working at the front desk told me there was a man hoping to speak with a reporter. I nodded, grabbed my notebook and a pen and made my way to the expectant individual.

Upon arrival he shook my hand and told me he’d like to speak for a couple minutes. I sat down on the red leather couch at the front and prepared to listen. He held up a picture of an old newspaper and pointed to the front.

“What do you see?” he asked expectantly.

What I saw was a smiling Justin Trudeau surrounded by people celebrating the pride festival in Toronto; I relayed this response to him.

“Do you see what he’s holding in his left hand?” the man asked. In Trudeau’s left hand he was waving a Canadian flag. The red of the flag had been swapped out for rainbow colours in honour of Pride. I, again, relayed this message to the man, confused about where the conversation was headed.

“He’s desecrated our flag and he’s proud of it,” the man said, callously. “Don’t you see what’s wrong with this?”

He proceeded to explain no other world leader would do such a thing and that “Baby-J” was “a fool.”

I calmly explained that, political views aside, I was proud to see our Prime Minister taking part in the Pride Parade – a festival known for its inclusiveness and love.

The man scowled.

He went on to say if he were serving in the military and see this picture he would be very upset.

I asked him why.

He stood up, loomed over me, grimaced and said,

“Have a nice day,” without answering the question and before proceeding out the doors.

I kept a very cool demeanor through the entire conversation. I truly believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe in the power of questions.

The comment about the military truly irked me. Soldiers fighting wars overseas are not doing so to oppress, they’re doing it for freedom: freedom to love, freedom to speak, freedom of choice.

The Canadian Forces recognizes same-sex marriage and affords those couples the same rights as heterosexuals.

He brought the picture to my attention in hopes I would feel disgraced or ashamed of the Prime Minister, instead I just felt disgraced and ashamed of this man.

The Canadian flag is a symbol – one that often stands for peace, freedom, diversity and respect.

Whether the flag is painted green, brown, purple or red doesn’t matter to me.

This man is entitled to his opinion, just as I am mine.

However, freedom of speech has limits – hatred is one of them.

I’m sure I haven’t changed this man’s mind about the Pride flag, but maybe the next time he’s faced with a question like “Why does that bother you?” he might take a minute to think about his answer.

People say we live in too politically correct of a society, but I say we live in an age with more questions than ever.

If you’re not prepared to answer, maybe think about why that is.

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I like to camp. But there are so many things I refuse to do in order to tent or stay in a trailer that it makes camping nearly impossible.

Let me give you a few deal-breaker camping requirements of mine: • I need running water!

• I need that running water to be hot if I want it to be.

• I need to be able to soak in that hot running water when I put it into a tub.

• I need that tub to hold enough hot running water to cover my knees (when they’re bent).

• I need a bed!

• I need the bed to be off the ground.

• I need the bed to be totally inaccessible to spiders.

• I need a kitchen!

• I need that kitchen to have an oven, a stove, a microwave and easy access to hot running water (see above requirements).

You might be thinking that I could easily fill all of these ‘needs’ if only we’d buy a luxury, triple-pull out, spider-proof

camper with a flat-screen TV, kitchen island and three-piece bathroom. You’d be right. But wait! I have more requirements:

• I WILL NOT buy a camper for $50,000 or over • I WILL NOT buy a truck for $50,000 or over to pull my expensive camper • If I did, by some miracle, buy a $100,000 unit, I refuse to try to park the thing in a tiny campground space littered with camper-scratching and mirror-busting trees. AND, I refuse to pull the monster of a camper down any highway or grid.

• I refuse to flush out any of my own excrement from my three-piece luxury bathroom.

So you can see why we don’t go camping much. However, this summer we found ourselves nestled cozily into the bench seat of a camper. My fiveyear-old, my husband and I were playing board games, dining on marshmallows and generally having the time of our lives in the compact and pine-scented space.

Our camper was parked strategically in the heart of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park where we could swim, hike and bike. On day one, we simply wondered through the nearby forest and picked rocks, played ‘I see a mushroom’ and gathered wild blueberries for breakfast

– it was bliss. On day two, we hit the small beach, spying tadpoles, catching minnows and building sandcastles. On day three, we ventured out to the dinosaur museum in Eastend. On day four, we went to the rodeo in Maple Creek. On day five, we biked. On day six, we returned to the forest for a blueberry refill.

Our camping adventure was simply delightful! And here’s why … because of Sara and Rodney Gallant of Prairie Trail Rentals.

When we arrived at our camping spot, Rodney was waiting there with the camper we had rented from him. He had it all set up and he had jimmied a towering pine out of the way in order to squeeze the camper into the tight site (that’s why we don’t try these things on our own). Sara had stocked the camper with everything we’d need – pots, pans, dish soap, hotdog roasting sticks and napkins.

When we were done camping, Rodney arrived with his truck and took our sewage-filled camper away!

I like to camp and to explore the corners of our amazing province.

And now that I have Rodney and Sara in my life, I can!

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

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I’m sort of a latecomer to the Canada Post dispute. And the only reason I’ve paid any attention to it at all, I suppose, is because it affects me. I guess that makes me sort of selfishly sequestered, but that’s the nature of the human condition.

Nihilist philosophy aside, the looming lockout is bad news for small towns and small business.

Though I’d heard (and largely ignored) murmurings of the dispute, I didn’t actually pay attention until I started mailing out our exceedingly late wedding announcements. While I was pondering whether to wait until after a new contract was reached, it hit me like a bolt of lightning – Canada Post is how I get paid! Then things got real.

And that was just the start of how the lockout would affect my little life. For instance, one of my biggest contracts is producing a national livestock magazine five times a year, and the summer edition is just arriving at the mailing house. Whether or not anyone will actually receive it this summer is a mystery to me, but my fingers are crossed. Of course, the Southwest Advance will still reach its readers, but not without a lot of additional planning and work by Kate and her crew. And let’s not forget about the various orders I have coming from Amazon, which are football-training tools that my son has been saving up for all summer by cutting lawns. He’s incredibly disappointed, but like his, my hands are tied too.

Reading about the dispute, the union is concerned primarily with how the pension fund would work for new employees. The existing one isn’t sustainable because it has guaranteed payments similar to how CPP works.

Canada Post wants to put new employ-

ees on a plan where the payouts aren’t guaranteed, and says keeping new employees on the old plan just isn’t tenable. Additionally, the union argues that rural and suburban mail carriers are paid nearly 30 per cent less than their urban counterparts. The union claims most of those lesser-paid employees are women, and while that’s unfortunate, unless there’s some policy or practice in place that directly causes lower wages for women, I’m not sure that should be a sticking point. If there is wage disparity between rural and urban workers, I can see that being an issue, and certainly one that is probably worth fighting for. But I don’t see it as a systemic, policy-driven sex-based issue like the union is trying to spin it off as.

No doubt, some of the union’s posturing is a result of the Conservative government’s Bill C-6, which mandated the workers back on the job in 2011, forcing them to accept a contract the government decided the terms of. The government took the position that any stoppage of Canada Post would hurt ordinary Canadians that depend on the mail too much – including many First Nations communities that are already very isolated geographically.

Trudeau has said his government will not interfere in the process, and as much as I am unhappy about the inconvenience the lockout will create, I begrudgingly have to agree with him.

I’ve only been a unionized employee once, back when I worked for the Winnipeg Sun. At the time, I was rabidly opposed to unions in principle, but my views have long since matured. By and large, workplace standards, minimum wage and the quality of life in Canada mean that unions aren’t needed in the way they once were. As an employee in my previous life and now as a contractor, I have always greatly valued my relationships with my superiors and the owners of the companies for whom I work.

But I’ve also worked for some rotten

companies, and it’s not always easy to find a replacement job, and that means that a lot of people, often marginalized sectors of society, accept conditions they shouldn’t. And that’s in today’s modern world – I can only imagine the exploitation that used to take place, but The Jungle by Upton Sinclair certainly sheds light on the conditions that used to be in place in meat processing plants many years ago.

It is for this reason that I support the collective bargaining process. It is a check and balance, and while most companies are not union in this country, the possibility for organization is always there. That ever-present threat is one of the ways that workers can negotiate and improve conditions without even having to organize. So in many ways, non-union workers benefit from union organization by proxy.

I’ve heard a ton of people discount this dispute as being totally irrelevant to their lives. And maybe that’s true, but there are a ton of small businesses across Canada that rely on Canada Post.

(Myself included!) Canada is a huge country, and our population is spread very far apart as compared to most other nations around the world. We may do a lot of things like bill receiving and paying online, but there is still a tremendous amount of very necessary mail that goes out every day. For people in rural communities that do a lot of online shopping, this disruption will mean more trips into the city, and let’s face it, when we have to go for one thing, we tend to buy a lot more. That will be a trickle-down effect that our local businesses will certainly feel as well.

I sincerely hope that Canada Post and its employees will use this process to generate a contract that will work for not just the parties involved, but for the rest of us too.

(On that note, the kids and I are taking off for summer vacation. See you in two weeks!)

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

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This Means War

BY A N D R E A C A R O L

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It’s back to school time! We just finished a pricey school supply and clothing shopping spree and are preparing for another academic year. Soccer is just around the corner and I know both of my girls are ready for it. It’s exciting! I’m no longer prying my children’s fingers off of my neck when I drop them off at school because they are excited to go. It’s more me lamenting how quickly my daughters have grown into beautiful young women. I’m so proud of them.

Swift Current and the southwest are truly beautiful communities with amazing programs, activities and neighbourhoods. They are safe.

Chinook and the Catholic School Divisions do a great job of educating our young people - not to mention our fantastic football teams that are getting ready for another season. I commend our area’s mayors, administrators, school boards, teachers and law enforcement on a job well done. Life makes sense here. We live in a great place. Clean, safe and so protected from bigger city problems.

We don’t have to worry so much about our children when they go to a movie or out with friends. Some of us don’t even lock our front door if we run to the grocery store. Lock the car? What’s that mean? We don’t live in Vancouver, Toronto or Calgary for that matter.

There’s no hard crime, hard drugs, prostitution or homelessness here. Breathe a sigh of relief, right? I know I am! Read on.

There are so many bad things happening in the world. It’s scary. Drugs are on the rise. The statistics prove it. Just read the news. Turn on the TV. Read your RSS feed. Times are tough in some places. My heart breaks for that boy that died from the overdose in Winnipeg last week.

So sad for those parents. That doesn’t happen here. Thank God. Or does it?

Here’s a thought …"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound”? If there are bad things happening around us but we don’t know about it or acknowledge it, does it cease to exist?

Guess what your kids are doing? You may not want to believe it or even acknowledge you read this column, but I assure you, we have a BIG problem. Please don’t make this about the legalization of marijuana. I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about minors drinking and smoking weed. And your kids are doing it too.

What’s becoming the norm is not what you would think, and it if it is what you would think, it’s not as innocent as you want to believe.

Drugs and alcohol in our beautiful, clean city are wildly out of control. Don’t believe me?

Phone your RCMP detachment and ask an officer what they think about it. While I won’t bore you with stats, you must know that in the underbelly of all the niceness here (and all the towns in the area) … there is a big drug problem.

“Marijuana use is widespread among young people. According to a yearly survey of middle and high school students, rates of marijuana use have steadied in the past few years after several years of increase. However, the number of young people who believe marijuana use is risky is decreasing”. – National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/ drugfacts/marijuana

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What would you say if I told you there was prostitution here? You’ve never seen it so it must not exist right? I assure you, there are hard drugs, soft drugs, prostitution, crime and homelessness here.

Your kids aren’t doing it you tell me? Interesting. How do you know? You’ve never caught them? Or do you just give them the benefit of the doubt? Your precious child that you brought into the world would never do that to you? Okay. Uh-huh. Sure.

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I’m talking about minors drinking and smoking weed. And your kids are doing it too.

Reality check.

What if I told you 15 in 20 kids have tried weed? Doesn’t apply right? What if I told you 15 out of 20 of my daughter’s friends have tried weed? Now I have your attention.

Our community is under siege. Weed and alcohol use is rapidly expanding its influence on our children. Am I over reacting? Maybe.

Let me know how you feel about it after your son’s funeral?

My heart breaks for youth today. The things you and I were exposed to growing up is a walk in the park compared to what our children are dealing with now.

Remember Frontier Days? We all look forward to it every year. Well, maybe not the cost of it, but definitely the fun. There’s parades, fireworks, rodeos, rides, Mini Donuts, corn on the cob and loud music. I can almost smell the donuts if I think about it long enough. Everywhere you turn, there are kids smiling, laughing and sometimes vomiting. Mom’s chasing their toddlers. Teenagers flirting and holding hands. It’s almost one of the happiest places on earth. And so it should be.

What if I told you that a vendor at clothing shop invited a 14 year old girl and her friend to look at his bong and pipe collection during the fair? What if I told you he took their money in exchange for a pipe? An adult, targeted children and invited them into the drug trade.

What is our beautiful city doing about this?

I am certain the men who established our annual fair would be horrified if they knew it had come to this. And I could tell you multiple stories of drug and alcohol use amongst YOUR kids. It’s happening.

The tragedy is that it is becoming the new norm for kids to use alcohol and weed. There are multiple reports of parents smoking weed with their children in our city. Reports and studies indicate the damaging effects that alcohol and weed have on the teenage body and mind. There is a drug task force here. Why do we need one? There is an RCMP officer posted in our high school. Why does the city employ that position? There are countless incidents involving ‘weed’ with young people here in our safe, protected communities. Our city had one of the worst year for drugs and minors in 2015. My kids live in this community. Your kids live here too. This means one thing to me, this means war.

We have a problem. I need your help. Our young people need our help. What are we going to do about it?

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During the day Kayla Prive is a dedicated mother to her one-year-old daughter Piper; during the night, however, she can be found surrounded by dishware, paint brushes and the melodic tunes of folk music in her studio.

Prive, 24, is the owner and founder of Mad M. Oiselle, a business specializing in hand painted customizable kitchenware including teapots, plates, saucers, mugs and more.

The business, based out of her hometown of Ponteix, launched earlier this summer, but Prive said the roots of the company stem back to her early days at the University of Saskatchewan.

“In my first year of my undergrad degree I was often lonely, living by myself, in a city I couldn’t get around in without a car and full of people I didn’t know,” she said. “I had an apartment stocked with white dishes and, seeming to be the perfect time consuming activity with the potential to occupy my homesick heart, I decided I would find ceramic paint and jazz up my tableware.”

After painting a set of dinner and dessert plates as Christmas presents for her parents Prive fell in love. However, after working three part-time jobs and attending full-time classes to obtain her degree in fine arts and education, her kitchenware designs fell off.

“It wasn’t until the birth of my daughter, Piper, in 2015 that I came back to painting kitchenware,” she said. “I wanted more time with her rather than finding a 9-5 job that wouldn’t allow me to see her very much. As a single parent this is incredibly important to me. Around December, 2015 I found a sale on dessert plates and began painting once again with the intention of eventually starting my own business.”

Prive says her daughter is the driving force behind everything she does. From the name of her company to its logo, everything is created from a deep love for her child. Oiselle, French for ‘bird,’ was a name Prive had considered for her daughter. Instead she used the name for her business and designed a logo including a mother and baby bird atop a Mad Hatter hat displaying Piper’s birthday – the 123rd day of 2015.

Prive credits her love for creativity to her mom, something she hopes to spread to her own daughter, “I want to support her and love her and encourage her the way my parents have done for me. I also wanted to find some way of making an income that allowed me the most possible time with my darling girl,” she said. “Single mom and stay-at-home-mom are virtually impossible together, but I figured that if I could do this – really do this – then I could find myself a loophole.”

Now Prive’s colourful and whimsical pieces can be found displayed on the Mad M. Oiselle

Facebook, @handpaintedbymad.m.oiselle, as well as her newly launched Etsy page, MadMOiselleVendible. Her mugs can also be found at HEN & CHICK Studios in Saskatoon.

Prive works mainly with upcycled and rescued kitchenware from vintage stores, thrift stores and more. She said she allows the characteristics of the item inspire what she’ll paint, whether it’s a purple jellyfish, a memorial portrait or even an ode to coffee.

“I’m usually inspired by the shape, colour, texture, or detail of an item and think, “Hey, wouldn’t this look great with birds wearing scarves painted all around it?” Or something of the sort,” she said. None of her pieces are exactly alike, however, many work together to tell a complete story she said. She’s painted animals and portraits for clients as well as numerous other subject matters. Prive said she loves doing it all.

Prive even has custom pieces being shipped to clients in Colombia, South America.

“I want each Mad M. Oiselle customer to have a unique, one-of-a-kind piece of functional art,” she said. “My pieces can be fully used as kitchen items, with hand washing and gentleness, but plates and platters can also be used as catch-all dishes or unique wall art.”

The average price for one of her pieces is $25.

Prive said it was important for her to make sure her art was accessible for everyone.

“I think you should be able to buy a nice, hand crafted item or gift with money you might have in your wallet rather than have to take out a loan from the bank to get something one-of-a-kind,” she said.

Prive said her dream is to work, coffee in one hand and paintbrush in the other, with her daughter around.

“I know obstacle and failure usually accompany success so I am prepared to fail as much as I am to succeed,” she said. “It is simply my hope that people find creativity, curiosity, and fun within my works and that it will continue to spread and grow into a full-time operation.”

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The

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Susie Martens enjoying the beach at Saskatchewan Landing. Photo by Natasha Martens

Bedtime Story

by Natasha Martens

My all time favourite summer time activity growing up was camping. Every summer my family would haul our “built like a tank” Kustom Koach trailer out to Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park to enjoy a couple of weeks of being “back to nature”. While our summer vacation typically also consisted of a few small road trips to places like Banff, Callaway Park and many historical forts (my dad, who is now a teacher firmly believed in making our trips educational as well as fun – whether my sister and I agreed with him or not) the time we spent camping as a family will always hold a special place in my heart.

When I think back on our time camping and try to pinpoint what made it so enjoyable I have to say it was the change of pace. My dad owned his own small business for most of my childhood which required a large portion of his attention and time throughout the year. My mom worked full time on top of taking care of the endless needs of running a household and having two kids. My parents worked hard to give us the chance to experience as many things as possible and therefore my sister and I were involved in several activities from soccer, to piano to dance.

But during our two weeks camping we left the work, the activities, the “stuff ” behind.

We ate when we were hungry, slept when we tired, relaxed on the beach and in front of the campfire. We went for family walks by the river, played cards around the picnic table, laughed about all sorts of things and ended the day by stepping back in time to watch a couple of black and white episodes of Andy Griffith before bed.

A big part of my camping memories also include time spent with extended family –grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I can remember spending hours in the family boat and even more time

trying to summon the courage to keep up with my older cousins when it was my turn to go on the tube. I fondly remember my grandpa making huge fires by burning any and all dead tree limbs within the park it seemed. In the evenings, we’d often meet at someone’s campsite to make s’mores and have a few good belly laughs, thanks to some good natured teasing of one another.

I also loved the freedom that came with camping. I could hop on my bike and pedal with no particular place in mind but just a desire to find an adventure. Instead of my life being dictated by a schedule of things that needed to be done, it was dictated by my whims and desires. Life became so much simpler and in many ways more enjoyable just by going camping.

So this year I packed up my two young kids and joined my parents and sister for a week of camping. One of my favourite comedians, Jim Gaffigan, jokes “the only happy camper, is the person leaving the campground – he gets to have a shower” and although by the end of the week I was more than happy to head back to the farm, I made the effort to take my kids camping because I want them to experience the rest, the fun, the simplicity camping brings. Life is busy for most of us no matter what age we are. In fact, if I’m honest I frequently catch myself trying to gain satisfaction from doing or accomplishing certain things but camping reminds me contentment is often easiest found by slowing down, doing less, having fun and taking time to enjoy life as it is. As summer comes to a close, whether your favourite camping spot is found in the Cypress Hills, Pine Cree, the Saskatchewan Landing or somewhere else I hope you have a chance to experience some of camping’s hidden benefits and if you haven’t had a chance to go camping in awhile, make the effort, it will be well worth it.

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BY TA R A M U L H E R N DAV I D S O N

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Story time is a sacred time in our household, and the kids know that no matter how late bedtime gets pushed (and oh, how it gets pushed at this busy time of year!) we usually read something before bed. We’ve read and re-read old favourites from my childhood, new books from the library, and other tales here and there. It was time to switch things up a bit, and our kids seem fascinated by cows and cowboys, history and horses, so I started reading a chapter each night from The Mustang Wranglers, a family classic.

Curly Gunter, a cowboy who has been long time gone, wrote a real life account about being the foreman of a small crew of cowboys who herded a

large band of horses from Val Marie, SK to the Peace River country of British Columbia in 1931. The story is a candid, straight forward read about the challenges, adventures, and occasional mishap that they encountered on their tri-provincial journey from shortgrass prairie to the forests of the north. The tale itself engages and enthralls our children, but to add an extra layer of interest, Curly Gunter was their great-great grandpa.

With chapters like “The Skunk and the Rattlers” and “Shoeing a Bronco Mare, and Disaster,” you can bet the kids are interested in what happens next. Early references to familiar locations such as Val Marie, Gouverneur, Lac Pelletier, and the Little Six schoolhouse, leave the kids feel quite an attachment to this story. I myself had read the book long ago, but this time around different aspects of the story resonate with me, such as when Curly becomes homesick for his wife Lena and their young daughter who were waiting behind with his in-laws. It’s indeed a well-spun yarn that appeals to all demographics, young or old.

One of my favourite parts of the story happens early on, when the group camps overnight near Swift Current.

Looking to have an early start, Big George, the cook, put on a quick breakfast for the boys, but before long, they were feeding far more people than their five-man crew. Hobos travelling from Montreal to Vancouver, many who couldn’t speak English, followed the scent of hotcakes and came straggling forward to beg a meal. While the horse handlers didn’t have much themselves, these homeless, destitute drifters in search of work, had less. “It’s a bad thing to be hungry,” Curly says, “better give them something.”

The story embodies a lot of traditional values that perhaps are lost on today’s generation. The crew was comprised of gentlemen but they were not pushovers. Along the trail they encountered many people and circumstances that were challenging, and they gave no trouble, but wouldn’t back down from trouble either. They were respected and respectful.

If I had to sum up the story in just two words, I would say it is about

resourcefulness and perseverance.

Curly and his crew were forced to use common sense and whatever they had on hand to adapt to situations including horse-scattering thunderstorms, lost chuck wagons, and the ubiquitous facial contusion and laceration (thanks, turpentine and iodine!). They had seen tough times and yet had no way of knowing the challenges that lay ahead. They persevered through many pickles, like having to find water for the herd, manoeuvering hundreds of horses across ferries, or breaking green horses to add to the saddle string along the way. Giving up wasn’t an option because they had animals to look after and a goal to achieve.

Curly spent many long days in the saddle, both before and after this epic adventure. This story, and many others that he wrote and published, refer back to a time when the work was hard but the rewards were genuine.

It’s a reminder that perhaps everyone would benefit from spending a few more hours in the saddle, literally or figuratively.

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“We mortals are like ants at a picnic”, James Taylor writes, pointing out how narrow our world can become. “We busy ourselves with crumbs and miss the bigger picture.”

In paraphrasing Psalm 99 in the book Everyday Psalms, Taylor reflects on how easy it is to allow our thinking to be buried in a rut while our world is so full of the grandeur of God. “God embodies all that is right and good.” He quotes what Paul writes to the church in Philippi. “Fill your minds with those things that are good and deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely and honourable …”

I think about these things as people ask how my summer has been. It would be easy to get caught in the rut of despair, clouded by natural disasters, unspeakable stories of terrorist activities and political wrangling. We might even feel ourselves

being dumbed down by others urging us to buy cars we don’t have to drive, smart phones with apps that order our latest desire at the push of a button and google maps that might or might not get us to our desired destination.

The God who created us has given us great capacity for beauty and trust, for truth telling and peace building, for looking at grains of sand to see wonders beyond belief.

Taylor writes more. “Our spiritual ancestors stumbled over God’s unexpected presence … When they stubbed their toes, God forgave them … and watched over them … and guided their feet ….”

That is the same God who watches over us, walks alongside us and demonstrates through Jesus how we can live together in harmony.

May your journey through the summer and into the fall help you look for the bigger picture of God’s life-giving graciousness.

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"Launch Lead Live"

by Dr. Dawn-Marie Turner BOOK REVIEW

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Maybe you’re an employee who’s been accused of resisting organizational change—let’s face it: many of us have been. Or maybe you’re a business executive who believes most employees actively resist organizational change. Whatever your role in your organization, whatever business or service you’re in, in her new book, Launch Lead Live, Dawn-Marie Turner has something to say to you: employee resistance to change is a myth.

The centrepiece of the book is Chapter 3, which discusses the need for leaders to shift their own thinking from resistance to readiness. This chapter is packed with clear, insightful explanation and direction.

Like the rest of the book, it’s presented in tightly articulated steps, extended by charts, pointform lists, and summaries.

This format makes the book a great source of information for readers themselves and for the employees and colleagues they teach or train.

The value of this book for training and teaching cannot be overstated. Turner points to people she calls “informal leaders,” those who have no official leadership or management role but whom other employees look to as a leader, for guidance. These folks are important because they, and not the leadership, ultimately determine the success of organizational change. It’s vital for executives and managers to recognize and support the informal leaders; without them, organizational change may founder because these people control informal information and communication—the day-to-day culture.

An attractive little book, Launch Lead Live is packed with accessible ideas. There’s some

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We all know how important reading is. It’s a great hobby to have and it keeps the mind young and sharp. But has curiosity ever set in about who those hands are behind the pages you flip?

Swift Current has been offering their readers the opportunity for the past 30 years to meet not only prairie grown authors, but writers across the country.

Terry Toews sits on the committee for the Write Out Loud events that run from September through until May. For her, there are many aspects about the monthly evening events that keep her attraction high.

“We say that our mandate is to encourage people to find out about, and enjoy the writings of authors from especially the prairies,” Toews explained. “We aren’t limited to the prairies or Saskatchewan, but we really try hard because there’s such a gigantic talent pool here.”

30 years ago locals gathered in a small restaurant in Swift Current to listen to resident writers like Rick Hillis.

Beside Hillis, Hugh Henry has been around the events since the beginning.

“We had numbers of 60, 70 or 80 sometimes which I’m pretty sure it was maxed out in terms of their legal capacity to have people in [the restaurant],” Henry explained. “We’ve had good support.”

There was a lot of work that went on behind the scenes

by Henry and all those a part of the starting committee of the events. Grants were applied for to help bring authors into the city.

Henry reminisced about the beginning of the Write Out Loud events and the support he would see from Swift Current residences.

“After the event [attendees] would see me on the street and say great author, enjoyed myself, sort of casual things like that,” Henry said. “I guess the proof in the pudding is people would come back and come back and you had sort of whose table is whose and who sat there every time they came.”

Today, Toews sees the same interest Henry saw years ago.

“People are really interested,” Toews said. “There’s a really good reading audience here and in the area. It’s not just the city of Swift Current, it’s the whole southwest area.”

Write Out Loud is always in need of volunteers and sponsors to help with the costs. For volunteer information call the Lyric Theatre at (306) 773 6292. For event dates and guest authors, visit the Lyric Theatre website, www. lyrictheatre.ca.

Ridin’ & Recitin’ at Kinetic Park

BY L E N O R A B E L L S

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All are Welcome to Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition’s 10th annual Ranchman’s Ridin’ & Recitin’ at Kinetic Exhibition Park September 24 & 25. Whether you are from the city or the country – here is an opportunity to witness and be part of Swift Current’s western heritage through ranching events, livestock, heavy horse, ranch rodeo, stock dog, music, food, exhibitors and good ol’ fashion country fun. Admission is free. All who attend will have an opportunity to witness ranching and farming community life as it was in the past and continues to be practiced today.

Ag & Ex Association Board Members, with Grant Scheirlinck as the Ranchman’s Chairman, have scheduled entries that include participants and visitors from all across South-Western Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Guests of all ages will have the opportunity to observe ranching events that include: stock dog trials, heavy horse competitions, cattle pen show, ranch horse competitions, the fourth annual Young Ranchman’s All Breed Show & little Ranchers Program. Entries are welcome for the highly successful Bull Pit Alley. On Sunday at 1:30 PM, the Ranch Rodeo features the activities of the working ranch in a competitive, action-filled afternoon of entertainment.

Local exhibitors include very talented artists: a rope-maker, a saddle-maker, western-style home decor,

art work, tack and more. Doc’s Town volunteers will be serving their famous pie and ice cream along with chilli, beef buns, and hot dogs at the Burnham Booth.

Bryce Burnett (award winning cowboy poet) along with Noel Burles from Coalhurst Alberta, (international instrumentalist / story-teller), will perform on Saturday from 4:00 PM – 6:00PM. Enjoy the finest in country-western entertainment.

Over 140 Young Ranchman’s and Little Ranchers will take part in public speaking, educational messages, mixers, judging and All Breed livestock Competitions.

Over 140 Young Ranchman’s and Little Ranchers will take part in public speaking, educational messages, mixers, judging and All Breed livestock Competitions.

Tickets are available for the Banquet Saturday evening being held in the Palliser Building. 2 Ranchman’s Ridin’ & Recitin’ continues to be a vibrant showcase of Saskatchewan’s Southwest Western history where prairie roots run deep. Contact the Ag & Ex office for more detailed information and event entry forms at 306-773-2844, or visit the Ag & Ex website: the chute is always open at : www.swiftcurrentex.com Come on Down - We hope to see everyone at Kinetic Exhibition Park arenas and barns!

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Notice of Call for Nominations (Municipal or School Division Elections)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: MAYOR: Village of Carmichael ALDERMAN: Village of Carmichael - Number to be Elected: 2 will be received by the undersigned until the 21st day of September, 2016, from 8AM to 12PM and 1PM to 4PM at the RM of Carmichael Office.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: RM of Carmichael Office.

Dated this 24th day of August, 2016 Natasha Brown, Returning Officer

BY S A R A W I L L I A M S

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If you’ve grown ‘Honeywood’ saskatoon; ‘Spring Snow’ flowering (but non-fruiting) crabapple or ‘Earlibird’, ‘Flaming Giant’, ‘Jolly Miller’, ‘Golden Age’ or ‘Happy Thoughts’ lilies, you’ve been the beneficiary of Bert Porter’s plant introductions. Working alone and in geographic isolation, he had neither formal horticulture training nor public or institutional support. Yet he made major contributions to prairie fruit and lily breeding.

Several of his plants are still available and many are being used by plant breeders to develop the next generation of unique prairie-hardy plants.

Born in 1901 in Guilford, England, Bert Porter immigrated with his family to a homestead near Parkside, Saskatchewan in 1907. His family grew a large garden and picked wild fruit through the summer. His early familiarity with the local native fruit undoubtedly piqued Bert’s interest in using it to impart hardiness in his own fruit breeding work years later.

Bert attended the local primary school and then high school in Moose Jaw. After a six month “winter course” at the Normal School in Saskatoon, he taught for 12 years in rural schools. Unable to find employment during the Depression, he first sold nursery stock and later began his own nursery. He continued working until 1991. Bert was the recipient of numerous awards during his lifetime, including an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan in 1983. At the age of 89, he retired to seniors housing in Parkside. He died in August, 2000.

In 1999, a group of neighbours purchased Homewood Lilies and Nursery to preserve this unique horticultural legacy. Since then, the original buildings have been restored, the grounds cleaned up, and many of the “lost” plants identified and labeled. Honeywood (Dr. A. J. Porter) Heritage Nursery was designated a Municipal Heritage Property in 2001, a provincial Heritage Property in

2007, and became a registered non-profit corporation in 2009. It has received numerous tourism, heritage and horticulture awards.

“A Touch of Autumn”, to be held on Sunday, September 18 from 1-4 pm (admission $5), is one of several events held annually at Honeywood to celebrate Bert’s achievements, welcome visitors to this 80 acre parkland oasis in the midst of farmland, and raise funds for its continued development. The day will include great food (“the best apple and rhubarb pie in the country”), music and entertainment as well as wagon tours of the nursery. Visitors can follow the paths and enjoy the fall colours of the many beautiful and unique trees (such as Douglas fir, ‘Dropmore’ lindens, and Siberian larch) found throughout the nursery.

Among the horticulture displays are the Porter lily and fruit introductions in the Memorial Garden; the Allan Daku Garden which recognizes Allan’s many years at the nursery; Winnie’s Annual Flower Bed planted as a tribute to Mrs. Porter; the Melba Jenkins Species Lily Bed; and the Canadian Breeders Lily Garden.

A selection of potted lilies (more than 300 varieties are grown at Honeywood) and perennials will be available for sale as well as a large variety of jellies, jams and salsa made with fruit grown at the nursery. Bring a pail for U-Pick fruit from late season apples and crabapples.

For more information about the Nursery and “A Touch of Autumn: www.honeywood-lilies.ca; www.facebook.com/honeywoodheritage; honeywoodn8@gmail. com; 306-747-3307.

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 11, SPS fall bulb sale and plant exchange – members’ only, but memberships available at the door.

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Saskia and Darrel, The Great Plains will be performing a concert on Thursday, September 15 at the Eastend United Church – join them for an evening of friendship and laughter, this is a show not to be missed!

Saskia and Darrel LOVE what they do and it shows in every song they sing. They have an easy, crowd-friendly style that instantly endears them to the audience.

This is true Canadians, real songs drenched in our culture and heritage delivered in comfortable highly skilled sets with oodles of self-poking humour. Enjoy a taste of Celtic, a dab of Bluegrass, and a tender insight into their own spiritual journey all wrapped around extremely beautiful melodies. Watch out … there might be yodeling.

They have performed throughout all of Canada and Western Europe and have cultivated an immense following, winning over their fans one town, one hall at a time.

The doors will open at 6:00 pm with the Eastend Historical Museum selling Beef/Bun and desserts, followed by Concert at 7:30 pm. Advance Concert ticket (only) $15/person . Tickets available in Eastend at Historical Museum, Madhatter’s Flowers & Gift or Ethel at 306 295-3670.

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The Agri-Environmental Group Plan is a funding program offered under the Growing Forward 2 initiative that was formed from provincial-federal-territorial framework. It offers assistance to Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers looking to improve or continue maintaining their operations for the betterment of the environment.

Programs include the Farm Stewardship Program and the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program. Many types of projects are available, including the seeding high risk saline and erodible soils rebate and native rangeland fencing pre-approval. However there are deadlines coming up as Growing Forward 2 will be coming to a close in 2018. If you have projects in mind and it fits under a funding category in Growing Forward 2, please call the Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards to start planning before the program comes to an end! Applicants now have less than 18 months to complete projects as the program draws to a close.

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The Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards is a non-profit, non-governmental organization formed from local stakeholders in the Rush Lake and Swift Current Creek watersheds. We strive to promote awareness, education, and responsibility among all users of these valuable water sources. Our Agri-Environmental Group Plan allows us to assist farmers and ranchers looking to implement Beneficial Management Practices to their operations to improve soil, water, and air quality. These practices help to improve or maintain the environment and also the overall health and function of your operations. For a full list on projects that require pre-approvals or any information on the Farm Stewardship Program or the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program please visit saskatchewan.ca or call 1-877-874-5365. You can also contact the Watershed Stewards at sccws.com or 306-770-4606.

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n the course of documenting early ranch-hands/cowboys who moved through our area, the biggest challenge is the lack of available information. As with the Metis, many of the cowboys moved back and forth across the border at will, leaving little if any information regarding their lives. This month I will focus on a few examples of range-riders of the past whom we have little or no information. In some instances we have just enough to “whet the whistle”.

The Canadian Agricultural, Coal and Colonization Company (76 Ranch), the Turkey Track, T Bar Down, Z-X and other large ranching enterprises operating in the southwest during the pre and post century period, employed hundreds of cowboys from Europe, Canada and the United States. As mentioned, information is scare as employee records seldom survived or were never kept. Through census records, surviving ranch documents held in various archives, local newspapers and local history books, we are able to compile the names of a few employees, but the list is far from complete. David Spencer, in his publication “The Lands, Brands & Hands of the 76 Ranch”, made a good start with that particular company but admits the list is far from complete. Perhaps a historical society within the southwest will one day become interested in taking on this project.

A good example of the transitory nature of the early cowboys who worked the large ranching outfits is found in the publication “The Forgotten Corner” – a local history of southeastern Alberta. Credit must be given to the editors of the book in their attempt to document more than just the names of the men who worked the range – one being a cowboy by the name of Slim Parker. His brief biography exemplifies my point and reads in part as follows. “Slim Parker was another Spencer cowboy, a good horse breaker, a top roper and an all-around rider. It is not known where Slim came from or what happened to him. He always wore angora chaps and a ten gallon hat. He cut quite a figure among the young cowboys………..Slim was last heard of in 1917, and since that time it has been rumoured that he was killed by a bronc.” Fortunately the book also supplies a photo of Slim. The image is part of a collection of photographs taken by early photog-

rapher John Shaw Moir who settled in the Davis Creek area south of Maple Creek. It was taken during a White-Mud Round-up and shows Slim posed on his horse in a creek wearing his angora chaps and ten gallon hat.

It was interesting to find he worked in our area but apart from the photo tying him to the southwest and the write-up in the history book, I have been unable to find anything further.

Recently while researching the 1909 issue of the Maple Creek News; I came across reference to “Dad Fulton” – a cowboy I had not known of before. The newspaper records the following: “Dad” Fulton came in from East End this week and left for Rhome, Wise Co. Texas today. “Dad” is one of the oldest kind of Oldtimers in so far as the cow punching business is concerned. He started to work for A. Day in Texas in 1872 and worked continuously in the same outfit until 1904, when he entered the employ of the Bloom Cattle Co.” It is unfortunate the editor, obviously familiar with Dad Fulton failed to supply additional information however without this brief narrative we would know nothing of this man. Another cowboy of note in the 1909 News is Ira Triplett, a former cowboy with the Z-X Ranch at Eastend and perhaps other outfits. His name appears on several occasions in respect to early rodeos either as a contestant or a judge. In this instance he had won the 1909 bronc riding contest in Medicine Hat and is mentioned along with other Maple Creek contestants. As with Parker and Fulton, I have been unable to find anything further on Triplett but am hoping a reader versed in rodeo history will come forward.

One of the more colorful cowboys was J.D. Prestidge, a cowboy who worked his way north from Texas, eventually finding employment with Enright & Strong’s Ranch (Z-X) at present day Eastend. At some point prior to his arrival in Canada, he had partaken in an evening of gambling, drinking and carousing in a U.S. brothel. The following morning he woke in a back alley to find himself broke and relieved of his riding boots but in their place on his feet were the slippers of the local Madam. Embarrassed, he was forced to ride into camp wearing the Madam’s slippers and was the brunt of his peer’s jokes and forever dubbed “Slippers”.

His story is immortalized in a poem “Slippers” by Billy Bock in his book “Skeletons”.

Prestidge remained in the East End area marrying an English lady called Minerva

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“Grub-pile round-up camp” – unidentified cowboys enjoying a meal and a break from their work c. 1900 - 1905. The cook was integral to the round-up supplying hardy meals for the hungry workers. It is interesting to note the two younger boys to the right of the photo – the inclusion of young men/boys also appears in other photos of round-ups. These young men were probably anxious to learn the “trade” and join their older counterparts in the round-up. (Photographer unknown, courtesy of the Old Timer’s Museum Maple Creek)

Group of unknown cowboys at work in the corral at the Z-X Ranch owned by Enright & Strong c. 1905. The ranch was located on the present site of Eastend - the ranch house still stands. (Photographer unknown, courtesy of Donny White)

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THE ELUSIVE RANGE-RIDERS (Minnie) – no last name of course. I have been unable to find the “rest of the story”, except he rode broncs and passed away at some point. Minnie, who ran a boarding house, is then recorded as marrying Jack Cardaras (Jack West), one of the founders/ owners of Jack’s Café. (I use the spelling East End which was used during the period prior to the establishment of the town.)

Another cowboy who peaks my interest is Walter Galliene, who was the first manager of the Z-X Ranch. He must have been a cowboy of some repute to have been made manager of this large outfit, but again information is lacking. We do know he married Lillie Smith, daughter of Sam and Annie Smith who arrived in Maple Creek from Nebraska around 1900. The Smith’s stayed with the O’Hare family until Sam located land near the head of South Fork Creek, where the family squatted until a homestead could be secured. It appears that Galliene did not live long, as Lillie later remarried to a Mr. John

Johnson. Walter Galliene is not mentioned in the 1906 census and I have been unable to find anything further regarding neither his final demise nor his resting place. However he does have a coulee named in his honour to the south of Eastend. The manager of the Z-X Ranch in 1906 is listed as George and Emma Coulter – a different George Coulter to the one mentioned in the Eastend History Book and again a couple with no further documentation.

Regardless of how little we know of these and other personalities, I feel it is important to record all the people who passed through this area, even if it is only a name. Everyone contributed in some fashion to our heritage and as such deserves to be remembered. I hope the reader enjoys this look into the lives of but a few of the virtually unknown range-riders. Depending upon feed-back I may follow-up in future with more stories. I always welcome additional information on any of the people/topics I feature.

This classic image of Slim Parker was captured by photographer John Shaw Moir as Parker posed on his horse in one of the creeks running south from the Cypress Hills during a White-Mud round-up. Moir photographed a number of cowboys (some identified, others not) at work during the round-up. Copies of his images rest in the Old Timer’s Museum in Maple Creek and the Esplanade Archives in Medicine Hat - the original glass plate negatives are located at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary. (Photographer John Shaw Moir, courtesy of Esplanade Archives Medicine Hat)

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