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Zack Smith of the Ottawa Senators was in Gull Lake last Wednesday to make a very special presentation. Smith, who hails from Maple Creek, hosts a Charity Golf Tournament every summer with proceeds going to local organizations. The 7th annual tourney held this past July was the most successful to date, netting $49,000. Zack decided to donate $2500 to the Gull Lake Rink Board and another $2500 to the Gull Lake Athletic Association in memory of the late Cindy Harvey who lost her battle with cancer on July 31st. Smith has known the Harvey family for years – Cindy and her husband George were great supporters of him growing up, watching him play hockey with their son Clay. L-R: George Harvey, Brendan Jones (Gull Lake Rink Board), Zack Smith, Karen Bye (Gull Lake Athletic Association), Clay Harvey, Don Lewis (Golf Tournament Co-Chair.) Photo by Kate Winquist.

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You can usually go to school and find a teacher teaching his or her own child in the classroom. But how about finding mother and daughter teaching in the same school, where the daughter grew up in? Not so much.

But that’s the case for mother Shelley Morvik and daughter Cleo Morvik in Eastend for the next month. Two doors apart you’ll find the new Morvik duo instructing away.

To top it off, although for only a week at the start of her career, Shelley taught at the same school as her own mother, Cleo’s grandma.

Growing up with teachers around her, you can see how the love of teaching was instilled in Cleo.

“There’s many teachers in my family, including my mom,” Cleo said. “I grew up around it a little bit and it’s nice working with kids and doing that sort of thing.

I taught swimming lessons and skating lessons.”

So freshly out of university, and an opportunity to gain a bit of teaching experience before she leaves for Europe in October, the opportunity to teach at Eastend for September was unpassable.

But it doesn’t come without its own concerns teaching at the school you grew up at.

“There’s a little bit of worry that it will be weird because you know all the kids and you know their parents,” Cleo explained. “But so far it’s been really good and haven’t had any issues with any kids or anything like that.”

As for having her mom two doors down, it’s been nothing but positive from the start.

“It’s a little strange,” Cleo said. “But it’s good, she’s helpful. It’s nice to have someone in the school you know help you and support you.”

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For mother Morvik, teaching her own daughter was never an issue, although boundaries had to be instilled at a young age.

“Cleo made it pretty easy, we always had a good relationship,” Shelley said.

“You have to have that kind of separation but it’s okay to tease a little bit in school.”

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…it really is special.

I’m happy for her and of course I’m happy to help her.”

When Shelley heard the news of Cleo’s new job, a mother can’t help but be proud of her daughter.

“I was pretty excited,” Shelley said. “… it really is special. I’m happy for her and of course I’m happy to help her.”

There still is a professional relationship that will have to be followed during the teaching days, but growing up in the classroom together, both Morvik’s already know that.

“There’s still a professional code of ethics and she has to follow it and so do I,” Shelley explained. “So there has to be that and even when she was a student, there were times when you’re not really mom at school you’re a teacher.”

“I don’t think you can ever pretend that you’re not related but it’s been good so far,” Cleo said. “It’s just more of a smile in the hallway, that kind of thing.”

For now, Cleo is putting her focus on her first teaching job while Shelley continues to do what she does best at the head of the classroom. Maybe one day we’ll see Miss Cleo Morvik continue the path Mrs. Morvik has been on for almost 30 years.

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Western Canadian Barley Producers Invest $2.4 Million in Barley Breeding CONTRIBUTED

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Alberta Barley, the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) and the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) are pleased to announce a commitment of more than $2.4 million over five years to the barley variety development program at the University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre (CDC).

“Producers have played an important role in funding barley variety development,” says Dave Sefton, WGRF Board Chair. “Since 1995 producers have invested almost $15 million into barley variety development through the Western Grains Research Foundation. Renewing our agreement with the CDC and having all of the prairie barley commissions and associations investing together is an important step to ensuring producers continue to get good value for their check-offs.”

CDC has released more than 70 malt, feed and food barley varieties since 1971, including Harrington, CDC Copeland and CDC Austenson.

In the past five years alone, the program has released new malting varieties, including CDC Clear (2011), CDC Bow (2014), CDC Platinum Star (2014) and TR12135 (to be named CDC Fraser), in 2015.

“We are extremely pleased to have the three provincial commissions joining WGRF in supporting barley breeding at the CDC, demonstrating continued producer support for research targeting improved yield, disease resistance, and malt quality,” Kofi Agblor, Managing Director of the CDC. “This funding provides stability to the program for maintaining long-term, highly qualified technical staff, as well as resources for marker development and use in the breeding program.”

“SaskBarley is proud to have provided leadership in bringing together the prairie barley commissions to invest in the barley breeding program,” says Jason Skotheim, SaskBarley Board Chair. “Through this investment, barley producers’ check-off dollars are being reinvested into breeding programs that will develop varieties that are more disease resistant, have greater yield, and provide greater profitability in years to come.”

“Manitoba barley growers are pleased to partner with barley producers across Western Canada to provide funding for variety development work that will improve the profitability and long term sustainability of barley,” said Fred Greig, MWBGA chair.

“The CDC’s team of researchers and technicians continually demonstrate that their work is world class, which makes it a good choice for Alberta’s barley farmers when selecting varieties,” said Mike Ammeter, Alberta Barley Board Chair.

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Award-winning authors Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers will share the Lyric Theatre stage at the first Write Out Loud of the 2016-2017 season on Wednesday, September 21.

Yann Martel’s latest novel, The High Mountains of Portugal, released in February 2016, made the New York Times Bestseller List within a month. The book follows three characters in Portugal who cope with love and loss, each in their own way. Martel is, of course, renowned for having written The Life of Pi, a book that sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and was made into an Academy Award winning movie. “It was like winning the lottery,” said Martel. He’s been awarded numerous literary prizes for his work that includes short stories, other novels Self and Beatrice and Virgil, and his “educational” effort, 101 Letters to a Prime Minister.

Alice Kuipers authors mostly young adult fiction and children’s books and is highly sought after as a lecturer and work-

shop leader. Her debut YA novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door, won several awards, has been sold in 28 countries, and has been adapted for theatre. Her award-winning work includes The Worst Thing She Ever Did, 40 Things I Want to Tell You, and The Death of Us. Her most recent children’s book (2016) is Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairytale. Kuipers has also written an interactive ebook and, in 2010, collaborated to create the first Writing Tips app for iPhone.

Yann and Alice live in Saskatoon with their four young children.

Write Out Loud celebrates 30 years of author readings and literary cafes this season with an exciting lineup of prairie authors. This September presentation by Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers is the first of seven interesting and informative evenings scheduled from now until next May. Write Out Loud commences September 21 at Swift Current’s Lyric Theatre.

Admission is $8. Doors open at 6:30; popular local musicians Paula McGuigan and Eliza Doyle will entertain at 7:00, and the featured authors will follow.

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2nd Avenue Overpass Rehabilitation – Project Update CONTRIBUTED

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In consultation with our Engineering / Project Consultant and Project Construction Contractor, the City of Swift Current would like to provide an update on the completion of the 2nd Avenue Overpass Rehabilitation Project.

It has been determined that the September 16th completion date will not be met due to weather delays.

The work is proceeding and the Construction Contractor is working diligently to complete the project as quickly as possible. The remaining work to be completed is tentatively scheduled (as provided by the contrac-

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tor) as follows: • September 6 – 12: Form and pour the East side traffic barrier • September 12 – 26: Complete deck demolition; placement / curing of concrete overlay • September 26 – 30: Waterproofing, paving and preparation for traffic • September 30: Open to vehicle traffic We would like to stress that these dates are tentative and are dependent on weather and other project factors. Further delays may be possible. The City will continue to collect liquidated damages as a result of the delay. We would like to thank residents and motorists for their continued patience.

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Canadian farmers are in a strong position to meet their financial obligations, despite plateauing farm incomes and slowing land appreciations, according to FCC’s 2016-2017 Outlook for Farm Assets and Debt Report.

“This financial strength allows the industry to invest even more in the innovation and productivity it will need to feed an ever-growing world population,” said J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief agricultural economist.

In 2015, the debt-to-asset ratio on Canadian farms remained historically low at 15.5 per cent, compared to the previous five-year average of 15.9 per cent and the 15-year average of 16.7 per cent, according to the report.

A low debt-to-asset ratio is generally considered better for business, since it provides financial flexibility and lowers risk for producers.

FCC’s Outlook for Farm Assets and Debt Report provides an overview of the balance sheet of agriculture, focusing on the financial health of the sector. It also looks at the affordability of assets relative to farm income, with a special focus on farmland values.

“After a prolonged period of strong growth in farm asset and land values, our projections indicate a deceleration in both increasing land values and farm debt levels,” Gervais said.

The report analyzed three key indicators of the financial health of Canada’s agriculture sector: liquidity, solvency and profitability. It found that farm liquidity, which looks at the ability of producers to make short-term payments, and solvency – the proportion of total assets financed by debt – have remained consistently strong over the past five years.

In 2015, farm profitability, calculated by compar-

ing net income to total assets, was slightly below the five-year average due to strong farm asset appreciation, especially in farmland values.

“Land is the most valuable asset a farmer owns and the most important input for agricultural production,” said Gervais, noting that land made up 67 per cent of the value of total farm assets in 2015, compared to 54 per cent in 1981.

“As farming becomes more profitable, farmland becomes more expensive,” he said. “However, when asset values are increasing more quickly than net farm income, overall profitability begins to soften.

This reflects the cyclical nature of the business.”

From 2001 to 2011, the value of farmland and buildings appreciated on average 7.2 per cent per year, doubling over that timeframe. From 2012 to 2015, average annual appreciation was 11.7 per cent and total appreciation was 39.4 per cent.

Gervais said a combination of low interest rates and strong crop receipts was the primary cause of the rapid rate of asset appreciation in recent years.

He projects appreciation will slow down with the expectation of lower crop prices over the next two to three years.

To join the discussion on FCC’s Outlook for Farm Assets and Debt Report, visit the FCC Ag Economist blog post at www.fcc.ca/AgEconomist.

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The Swift Current SPCA’s fundraising dinner this October 1 is the “Stray Soiree” and it aims to raise money for the organization as well as awareness around the issue of stray and homeless pets. “Our tagline for the event is ‘Life on the road is no life for a pet’,” notes Development Officer Teresa Cole. “Sometimes people think stray and homeless dogs and cats can look after themselves on the streets, but domesticated pets often don’t have the skills to survive well in that environment. The SPCA tries to help as many of those homeless pets as possible find new homes with a second chance at a long, healthy, happy life”, says Cole.

The fundraising dinner is one of the local SPCA’s major events of the year, helping support the shelter operations of the community-funded organization.

The event will include a “Yappy Hour” with appetizers, cash bar, and local entertainment from 5:30-6:30pm, then a multi-course catered dinner by Houston Pizza, 50/50 and silent auction, and a featured performance by “Rosie & the Riveters” from Saskatoon.

“We are excited to have Rosie & the Riveters perform – some folks will know them already from their shows at the Lyric and we think everyone will enjoy their music and charm,“ says Cole. The auction will feature a variety of items including as a chance at a trip for two anywhere WestJet flies, Carrie Underwood concert tickets, artwork, sports memorabilia, jewelry, and interest-themed

baskets. Guests are encouraged to have fun mixing fancy and humble clothing for the event (such as overalls and a top hat) to go with the “shabby/chic” theme.

According to Cole, the crowd at the SPCA’s fundraising dinners tends to represent a good cross-section of the community. “We know that animal welfare is important to many people but different people like to support the cause in different ways, so we try to provide a variety of fun ways for people to help our pets during the evening.” This year that includes a chance to sponsor specific shelter pets.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Pharmasave for $55 per ticket or a table of 8 for $400. More information on the event is available at https://www.facebook.com/events/568441510005369/ on the SPCA’s Facebook page or at www. spcaswiftcurrent.com The Swift Current SPCA is a local volunteer-directed registered charity which receives no provincial or federal funding and is not affiliated with nor funded by the provincial SPCA. It must raise 80% of its $300,000 annual operating budget from the community each year. It serves approximately 300 domestic pets (cats and dogs) annually, providing 24/7 – 365 day a year shelter, food, and care with a high standard of health safety. It also provides required medical services including a spay/neuter program, foster and adoption services, pound services for the City of Swift Current, and a lost and found registry and microchipping program to help reunite strays with owners. The SPCA has operated animal shelter services in Swift Current since 1973.

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Chamberlin faces further charges in sex crimes case

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How much is an education worth to you?

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

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Saskatchewan universities made headlines this week after boasting the highest undergrad tuition in western Canada.

Multiple news outlets reported Saskatchewan tuition at around $7,177 per year, just below Ontario and Nova Scotia.

In relation to that, Statistics Canada reported students in dentistry pay the highest fees, averaged at around $21,000 while nationally tuition costs for medicine averaged $13,858, law at $11,385 and pharmacy at $9,738 per year.

It begs the questions, what is an education worth to you?

As a student in my sixth year of university, entered into one of those highest costing colleges, I’m not sure I feel confident answering that question.

My grandparents were homeschooled and raised on the farm, one of my parents completed high school the other didn’t, and yet there was no question upon my graduation that I’d be attending a post-secondary institution.

Will it put me any further ahead in life? I’ll let you know in 50 years.

“You need an education to get a job” was the phrase rattled over and over again in high school.

Now students are garnering degrees at a rate higher than ever, in 2011 64.1 per cent of Canadians aged 26-64 attended post-secondary education compared to 60.7 per cent five years earlier.

Last year alone 1.7 million Canadians attended university, most of which will graduate with an average debt of $26,000. Most of this debt is incurred through government student loans or financial institutions.

As someone in a professional program who applied for every single scholarship I could ever get my hands on, I can still assure you this number is much larger for

some.

That amount of debt might seem infinitesimal to those who just bought a truck, house, land or piece of farm equipment, but for those wondering if there’s a job at the end of their schooling, it’s huge.

According to the Canadian University Survey Consortium 2015 report on graduating students, 23 per cent of students graduating from a degree program are discouraged from pursuing graduate degrees because of their debt.

I’m right there with you.

I’m not asking the working class to pity university students, but I’d like an explanation for why tuition rates seem to rise an average of three per cent per year nationally while the average wage increases by only two per cent per year.

In the last decade tuition has increased 40 per cent.

Someone who acquired their degree in 2006 paid almost half of what students are paying today.

The Trudeau government recently reformed Canadian student loans in an effort to help alleviate these pressures. Students aren’t required to start paying back their loans until they’re making more than $25,000.

It’s great, but also sad that such crutches have to exist. Why do we have students graduating from post-secondary institutions making less than $25,000 per year? The current recession isn’t helping.

I’m never going to say education is a waste of money, it’s not. I think opening your mind to new people, cultures, and ideas is the only way we move forward as a society. I just don’t think students should have to pay $20,000 per year to do so.

The pressure we put on new graduates to pick the university path and stick to it could be costing them more than four years of their lives.

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OPINION

The glass ceiling, personified, is finally leaving

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

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On Labour Day news broke that Peter Mansbridge, CBC’s anchor and chief correspondent forever, will be retiring.

He’ll anchor the 150th anniversary Canada Day celebrations and he’s done. The news has been leading my Facebook news feed for half a day now.

It’s about bloody time.

The man’s journalism career started in Churchill, Manitoba. Now one of the lead stories is the closure of that sub-arctic port.

CBC noted, “He has covered 14 federal elections, hosted eight Olympic ceremonies and conducted an estimated 15,000 interviews, sitting opposite countless Canadian and global leaders, along with numerous personalities from the worlds of politics, sports and entertainment.”

He took over The National on May 2, 1988. If he retires July 1, 2017, that will be over 29 years in the big chair.

That’s a tremendous accomplishment for one man. Kudos to him.

It’s a horrible statement for the rest of the journalism business, and CBC in particular.

One of the big issues south of the 49th is the possibility that a woman can finally, FINALLY break the “glass ceiling,” Merriam-Webster defines that as “an unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people (such as women or people

of a certain race) from getting the most powerful jobs.”

Peter Mansbridge was that glass ceiling, personified, of Canadian journalism.

At least one and more like two generations of journalists have grown up in Canada without ever having the opportunity to take the big chair at CBC, full time. Oh sure, some would fill in when Peter took a holiday or a day off. Wendy Mesley, his one-time wife, has done that for years (awkward!).

CBC relied on Mansbridge so much that when power outages hit southern Ontario, they pulled him from his holidays, scruffy beard and all, to put him on air lest the populace feel insecure about a fresher-faced anchor with some other DNA. But no one, woman, man, minority, majority, white, brown, black or purple, has had a shot at the permanent anchor spot for nearly three decades. That, I would say, is the definition of a glass ceiling. There was no point in the best and the brightest ever aspiring to the top job, because it WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. Mansbridge’s tenure has predated the World Wide Web! He was in the anchor position when the Berlin Wall fell down. The Oka crisis?

Mansbridge, too.

What would we say about other organizations if the pinnacle of their organization was so calcified?

Did you know the military has a policy where most officers only serve

in a post for three years, then they move on? We appoint a new chief of defence staff every three years. It gives younger officers a chance to work themselves up to the top job, because not matter what, that job will eventually become available.

During Mansbridge’s tenure, Canada has had the following chiefs of defence staff: Gen. P.D. Manson, Gen. A.J.G.D. de Chastelain, Adm. J.R. Anderson, Gen. A.J.G.D. de Chastelain (second term, an extremely rare occurrence), Gen. J.E.J. Boyle, VAdm. L.E. Murray, Gen. J.M.G. Baril, Gen. R.R. Henault, Gen. R.J. Hillier, Gen. W. J. Natynczyk and, currently, Gen. J. Vance.

Gen. Rick Hillier is widely regarded as the finest general we’ve had in generations. He put a pride back in the military that we had not seen in a long time. But back in 1988, he was still in the middle of the officer ranks. Imagine if Gen. Manson or Gen. de Chastelain had held the CDS post all this time? What if Hillier had never even had a chance at the top job?

So it has been with CBC. No matter who you were, no matter how good you were or how hard you worked, you never had a chance at taking Mansbridge’s post until he decided to give it up. Accept that or move on to somewhere else.

For the network that makes such a big deal about everyone else’s failure to meet today’s politically correct social agendas, perhaps CBC should enact this policy: No more 29 year-postings, for anyone.

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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Prairie Wind & Silver Sage photographer in residence Valerie Zink brings her vision and gifts to Val Marie on Saturday, September 24 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm, when she offers a photography workshop focusing on the streets, surfaces, and histories of Val Marie, gateway to Grasslands National Park. Using a lively blend of in-class instruction, practical tips and techniques, and in-the-field assignments, this workshop will challenge participants to expand their notion of photography and create images with emotional and narrative weight that answer the question, “What does it feel like to be here?”

Participants will be encouraged to take control of their camera’s capabilities and all levels of experience and all kinds of digital cameras, from SLR to point-and-shoot to camera phone, are welcome. Registration is available at prairiewind. silversage@gmail.com or 308-2987782. The fee is $20 with proceeds to Prairie Wind & Silver Sage.

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Martel and Kuipers Launch Write Out Loud’s Anniversary Season

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Award-winning authors Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers will share the Lyric Theatre stage at the first Write Out Loud of the 20162017 season on Wednesday, September 21.

Yann Martel’s latest novel, The High Mountains of Portugal, released in February 2016, made the New York Times Bestseller List within a month. The book follows three characters in Portugal who cope with love and loss, each in their own way. Martel is, of course, renowned for having written The Life of Pi, a book that sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and was made into an Academy Award winning movie. “It was like winning the lottery,” said Martel. He’s been awarded numerous literary prizes for his work that includes short stories, other novels Self and Beatrice and Virgil, and his “educational” effort, 101 Letters to a Prime Minister.

Alice Kuipers authors mostly young adult fiction and children’s books and is highly sought after as a lecturer and workshop

leader. Her debut YA novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door, won several awards, has been sold in 28 countries, and has been adapted for theatre. Her award-winning work includes The Worst Thing She Ever Did, 40 Things I Want to Tell You, and The Death of Us. Her most recent children’s book (2016) is Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairytale. Kuipers has also written an interactive ebook and, in 2010, collaborated to create the first Writing Tips app for iPhone.

Yann and Alice live in Saskatoon with their four young children.

Write Out Loud celebrates 30 years of author readings and literary cafes this season with an exciting lineup of prairie authors. This September presentation by Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers is the first of seven interesting and informative evenings scheduled from now until next May. Write Out Loud commences September 21 at Swift Current’s Lyric Theatre. Admission is $8. Doors open at 6:30; popular local musicians Paula McGuigan and Eliza Doyle will entertain at 7:00, and the featured authors will follow.

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She has studied at Dalhousie University and the International Centre of Photography in New York and is currently working on Fault Lines: Life and Landscape in Saskatchewan’s Oil Economy, a collaborative book of photography and text with Emily Eaton (University of Manitoba Press, Fall 2016).

Valerie Zink is the fourth and last resident artist of the 2016 season, in a program that has brought visual artists and photographers, musicians and songwriters, and writers of all kinds to Val Marie and the Grasslands since 2014, offering a wide range of unique and unforgettable multidisciplinary arts experiences to visitors and residents alike. 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. For more information go to www.pwss.org.

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are playing their farewell season at old Mosaic Stadium (Taylor Field) in 2016. While the Riders are bidding adieu to their old playing field this year, the Gull Lake Lions are marking the 2016 season with a fresh start on their new digs. After 5 years in the making, the brand new and improved Gerry Elmslie Field saw it’s first Lions game action when Gull Lake hosted the Caronport Cougars on Saturday afternoon.

It was far from a defensive battle with

the Lions coming out on top 98-79. Gull Lake was dominant along the ground with big performances by Callen Boutin and Jace Jans. Caronport had a very strong passing attack with quarterback Ethan Douglas leading their aerial attack.

Coach Neal Boutin was pleased with his team’s overall performance.

“I was a bit scared when I saw all of those Grade 12’s on their roster. We hadn’t played these guys in a couple of years …

I remember the guys that were good in Grade 10 are even better now. But our

offence stayed with them.”

The late Gerry Elmslie’s daughter, Shannon spoke with us before game time, via Facebook. We asked her what she thought her Dad would think of the new field and the continued success of the Lion’s football program.

“He sure would be proud. The Lions will always hold a special place in my heart!”

The next game for the Lions will be this Thursday when they host the LCBI Bisons.

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Frost sensitive crops like cucumber, bean, eggplant, lettuce, watermelon, pea, pepper, zucchini, tomato and cantaloupe must be harvested prior to 0°C. Corn should be harvest as soon as possible after a light frost (-1°C). If left on the plant, toxic nitrates supplied by still functioning roots may accumulate in the cobs.

Green tomatoes and peppers will ripen to red if they are physiologically mature when harvested.

Mature green tomatoes are usually slightly dull green with some hint of color change. Store them at 15ºC in a well-ventilated area. Green peppers are ready to harvest when their walls are firm to the touch. Store at room temperature in a paper bag to ripen to red. Store red peppers in the fridge.

Onions are ready to harvest when their tops have fallen over. Stubborn onion tops can be ‘encouraged’ to fall over by lightly stepping on them. Harvest onions when frost is predicted and cure them in a warm location (20ºC) with good air movement for one week. After curing, remove tops and store in a cool location (ideally 1-2ºC and 70% relative humidity). Spanish onions do not typically store well as they seldom reach full maturity in our short Saskatchewan season.

Leeks have a slightly sweeter flavour if exposed to a few degrees of frost. Trim the upper loose leaves off prior to storage. Store them in a clear, perforated (tiny holes) plastic bag in the fridge. Leeks, unlike onions, are not destined for longterm storage.

Cabbage can withstand up to -3ºC. Brussels sprouts can withstand several hard frosts of -4/-5ºC (and encourages sweeter flavours to develop) as long as daytime temperatures allow plants to thaw. Ideal storage conditions for cabbage and

Brussels sprouts are 1ºC and 80% RH. Root and tuber crops like beet, carrot, rutabaga and potato can be left in the ground for at least one killing frost to improve sweetness.

As long as night temperatures do not dip below -4ºC and are above 8ºC during the day, the soil provides enough insulation to prevent the roots and tubers from freezing.

To encourage potato skin-set, tops should either be dead or physically removed for at least one week prior to harvest.

Prepare roots and tubers by gently removing loose soil and soil clods.

Avoid damaging them with spades, forks, etc. I don’t wash my roots and tubes prior to storage as excess moisture also encourages rot – especially on any new harvest wounds.

Do not dry root and tuber vegetables in the sun: this only warms them up and compromises storage.

Winter squash and pumpkin vines freeze at 0ºC. However, mature fruit can survive -4ºC. Cure squash in a warm (20ºC) dry location for ten days. For long-term storage, keep them in a slightly cooler, dry area (e.g. basement). The best place to ripen green pumpkins to orange is in a warm, sunny, dry location.

Most refrigerators have limited space for bulky cabbage, potato and many root crops. Some gardeners build simple wooden vegetable storage boxes in garages kept just above 0ºC during the winter months. Keep boxes closed to increase humidity.

Root cellars also provide good root crop storage areas provided temperatures are kept cool and humidity is kept slightly elevated.

After all the hard work put in during the growing season, it’s a wonderful reward to be able to enjoy those home grown vegetables into the fall and winter months.

Bantle is a horticulturist living in Saskatoon. 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: September 18, 1-4pm: At Touch of Autumn at Honeywood Nursery (www.honeywood-lilies.ca).

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Saskatchewan producers made good progress with harvest, thanks to a week of primarily dry weather. Thirty-two per cent of the crop has been combined and 38 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. This is ahead of the five year (2011-2015) average of 28 per cent combined for this time of year.

Regionally, harvest is furthest advanced in the southeast, where producers have 48 per cent of the crop in the bin. Forty-two per cent of the crop is combined in the southwest, 24 per cent in the east-central region, 25 per cent in the west-central region, 22 per cent in the northeast and 14 per cent in the northwest.

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wheat, 85 per cent of field peas, 65 per cent of lentils, 26 per cent of durum, 23 per cent of spring wheat and 17 per cent of canola have been combined.

Yields are estimated to be above the five- and 10-year averages for most crops, with the exception of lentils.

After several dry days, rain showers rolled through the province again on the weekend and have continued into this week.

Precipitation amounts ranged from nil to 30 mm (Raymore area).

Areas in the west-central, northwestern and northeastern regions did not receive as much rain as the rest of the province. The Lampman area reported receiving 24 mm, Langenburg 19 mm, Glenavon and Debden 12 mm and Sonningdale eight mm.

Provincially, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 10 per cent surplus, 84 per cent adequate, five per

cent short and one per cent very short. The areas around Kindersley and Tisdale have surplus moisture on 27 and 48 per cent, respectively, of cropland. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 85 per cent adequate, nine per cent short and two per cent very short.

Crops are being downgraded because of weathering in the field and higher levels of disease in comparison to other years. There are reports of higher incidences of sclerotinia in canola, fusarium in wheat and durum, and bleaching of cereals and pulses. High winds blew some canola swaths around in the southeast.

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Burning in this Midnight Dream by Louise Bernice Halfe is a book of poetry contrasted by photographs, centered around the Truth and Reconciliation process. In her preamble, Halfe states that the book is intended to “share more of that truth.

Think of all the children, and weep. Children fed to pedophile priests and nuns. Children whipped and starved. Families and communities destroyed […] courtesy of the Canadian government. Courtesy of the Canadian public.” Halfe bravely records her memories, of being at residential school, the effect it had on herself and others, and how those experiences have stained life afterward.

She struggles between reluctance and desire to share her knowledge. In the acknowledgements, she writes, “I would not

have written this story if it wasn’t for the interest of my children […] and my need to describe a history that remains present.”

The poems recoil through time and space, comprising a glimpse as opposed to a complete narrative. “I know this landslide / is hard to bear. I’ve pulled the stink weeds for you / to ingest.” Halfe includes her own trepidations, about the act of sharing these stories, into the poetry, like a chorus ( from age old plays), like a conscience.

The images of her family provide range and texture to the overall effect of the book. As shown, the poems are mostly in English, sprinkled with a few Cree words, demonstrating that children in residential schools were forced to leave their own language behind, among many other aspects of their lives and their culture. The writing is courageous and complex, some-

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Fear builds when people are bullied, and fear causes paralysis of the spirit.

Remember the story about Jesus driving the demonic spirits out of two raving men? The evil spirits entered a herd of swine, and they drowned themselves.

When the people from the area heard what happened, they begged Jesus “to leave the territory”. Why were they afraid?

Lutheran Professor Cam Harder gives us background to the story.

The ancient historian Josephus reported on how Roman soldiers had invaded this pastoral region to the southeast from Galilee. They ransacked, plundered, raped and enslaved the people and the land. Then they forced the people to produce food for the Empire.

The two deranged men who met Jesus were victims of their brutality. They could no longer make a living for their families, and they lost the right to speak out as responsible citizens. All of this drove them to madness.

When Jesus challenged the demons that possessed

the men, and made them flee, the news quickly spread.

But, instead of being grateful for the healing gesture, everyone cowered in fear and told Jesus to “go away”.

What if the Romans got wind of this? Would their punishment be even more severe this time? Because of the cloud of fear, they were certain it was better to remain as obedient slaves of the Empire than be thankful for the healing of the two men.

I appreciate Harder explaining this difficult scripture passage. But I wish he and the story had gone on. What did Jesus do next?

Do we have fears that grip and immobilize us?

Can we see how corporate powers have over-taken our communities and our lives?

How they bombard us with advertising propaganda and compel us to buy everything in sight? Does this forced compulsion cause us to close our ears to any who might show us a better way? There is much to ponder about our own lives as we reflect on this story.

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For now 100 years in Maple Creek and its surrounding area, there has been a place where anyone can turn to, or go to, during times of need, distress or just simply companionship.

In 1916 on Jasper Street of Maple Creek, the Salvation Army began, led by its very first officer, Lieutenant Fred Merrett.

Now over the past weekend, the Maple Creek Salvation Army celebrated its centennial with food, friends and reminiscing of the past.

Ed and Charlotte Dean, also referred to as Captain Dean, have been officers within Salvation Army since 2005. They had spent many months planning for the celebration and were excited to share this memory with the community.

“It’s getting together with people who are intimately apart of this,” Charlotte explained.

“It’s nice to have your community support,” Ed replied.

Now the Salvation Army in Maple Creek has been around for so long, but what does it actually do for the communities?

Based through the Evangelical Christian Church, the Salvation Army does whatever is needed whenever for the district of Maple Creek.

“From providing a night’s sleep to hospital visits, sometimes it’s senior transportation to a medical appointment, we do family and senior advocacy, we run the food bank for our community,” Ed said.

“Salvation Army is 151 years old this year, it began in the slums of London, England reaching the needs of the people. I think we do much the same today.”

Salvation Army doesn’t just go where the money is tight. In fact, many people who

visit or access programs through the Salvation Army are financially stable, but are looking for something more.

Charlotte remembers those who came to a long running baby program for parents and small children and the different needs that were being brought in.

“Some of the parents that were coming had more than enough money,” Charlotte explained. “But their need was, they were newer families to town and their need was to find friends and to have a place to go to.”

Although the Maple Creek Salvation Army officers will be among the first to respond in times of crisis, including natural disasters like floods and fires, there’s so much more behind what they do.

“Not just physical and spiritual needs as well,” Charlotte said. “Just helping people walk that road and find what’s best for them and just have that sense of being loved.”

“That’s who Salvation Army is for, it’s the whosoever, it’s not just the poor and needy,” Ed explained. “It’s whoever.”

But after all is said and done, the Maple Creek Salvation Army wouldn’t exist today without their dedicated volunteers and donations. Last year alone the organization saw over 3000 hours of volunteered time.

“There’s been tons of volunteers and tons of donors,” Charlotte said. “It sounds cliché to say we can’t do it without you, but it’s true.”

“It’s the volunteers that make it happen and have been making it happen for 100 years,” Ed said. “So being able to express our gratitude to them is important.”

The Maple Creek Salvation Army is always looking for volunteers and there are many different ways one can volunteer time. For more information on how to become a volunteer or a donor, visit their Facebook page, Maple Creek Salvation Army or call (306) 662 3871.

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The 2016/17 school year is underway and with it another full slate of fall sports. Athletes and coaches will be competing in golf, soccer, volleyball, football and cross country.

The SWAC district golf championships will take place at Ponteix Golf Course on Tuesday, September 13. We will be running a boys, girls and team competition. The top 3 males and females plus the top male and female team will advance to SHSAA provincials at Madge Lake (Duck Mountain Prov Park) on Sept 23/24. Students in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate in golf.

The high school football season is also underway. We have 4 teams competing in the Southwest. We have two teams in the 9 man division. The first game on Sept 2 saw Maple Creek Redmen host Shaunavon Shadows under the lights. The host Redmen won by a score of 28-7. In 12 man action, the Swift Current Colts hosted Yorkton on Sept 1 and got the game 40-7 victory.

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Swift Current Minor Football (SCMF) is pleased to announce that Shaw Communications Inc. is continuing its title sponsorship of SCMF for the next five seasons.

Shaw has been the title sponsor of SCMF since the league’s inception in 2006. This partnership extension will see Shaw’s support of the league continue through the 2020 season.

Through Shaw’s support of the league, participation has increased to three divisions with over 150 players representing three host communities: Swift Current, Gull Lake, and Shaunavon.

All players receive equipment supplied by the league (helmets, shoulder pads, pants, and team jerseys). Footwear is the only specific cost for parents beyond their annual registration fee.

“Shaw Communications’ support of the league has allowed us to keep the game affordable for our participants,” commented SCMF president Elden Moberg. “Their support of football in Swift Current, and at the grassroots level in general, is a big reason why our league has been able to grow and gain traction over the past 10 years. We look forward to working with the Shaw team over the next five years to strengthen the game in southwest Saskatchewan.”

In addition to the league sponsorship, Shaw is also introducing its Touchdown for Kids initiative in 2016. For every touchdown scored by a team within SCMF at the Atom, Pee Wee, and Bantam levels, Shaw will donate $20 to KidSport in Swift Current.

The Shaw Communications Swift Current Minor Football season runs from the Labour Day weekend through the end of October with players aged 9 to 14 participating.

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Kyle Eberle is going to be rodeoing hard over the next few weeks as he chases a spot in the Canadian Cowboy’s Association (CCA) Finals.

“I’ve got to really turn it up here,” said the 20-year-old rookie bull rider, who at the time of writing sits in 11th place in the CCA standings.

Eberle, a former novice bull riding season leader in the CCA, got off to a bit of a slow start to this season.

“It’s going pretty good. It started off a little bit slow but the last kind of half here it picked up pretty good, I guess.

I started making a few decent bull rides, making some money. Just trying to make Finals like everyone else.”

The Pilot Butte native has been hard at work over the past few weeks as he tries to make up the $500 that he trails his opponent by in the open bull riding standings.

Eberle has been riding bulls for just five years, but already he’s started to make his mark on the semi-pro circuit.

“I didn’t get the chance to ride

steers like a lot of guys did and I just kind of leapt into bull riding and started off in the novice for two years,” Eberle said.

The young cowboy’s passion for the sport started after a couple of his buddies attended a bull riding school when they were 14.

“The following year they said ‘hey you should try this out.’ I never ended up going to a school, I’ve never been to a (steer riding) school before,” Eberle said.

Instead, in true country fashion, Eberle learned his craft from one of his neighbours in Pilot Butte.

“Kris Johnson actually up in Pilot Butte. He used to ride bulls and he really helped me out a lot. I got on my first couple of steers at his place north of town.”

From there, Eberle progressed onto some of Jansen’s younger bulls before jumping into the novice events.

“Ever since then he’s just kind of helped me along the way and helped me practice throughout the winter,” Eberle said of Jansen.

Now, as CCA Finals draw ever closer, the young gun is going to have

his work cut out for him if he wants to qualify for his first Finals in Open competition.

“Definitely just going to stay on the back of the bull for eight seconds and get some paycheques and solidify a spot into finals.”

Although he has competed at the CCA Finals in the past in Novice competition, Eberle added that he would be excited to be part of the first Finals in Swift Current.

“I think it will be a little bit of a different atmosphere ( from Regina), because all the things going on at Agribition. But in Swift it will definitely just focus on the rodeo, people are going there for the rodeo to watch the entertainment,” he said.

If he does manage to get there, Eberle’s experience at the finals in the novice events means he knows what it will take to climb further up the standings as the rodeo goes on.

“You’ve got to go into every ride and just kind of have in your head that you’re here for a purpose and just want to stay on the back of bulls and hope to come out with the best of them.”

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