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Cree woman who walked free from prison nearly a year ago after the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled she had been wrongfully convicted of murder has slid back behind bars. Connie Oakes is currently in a Saskatchewan jail facing several charges in connection with an alleged assault at a home in Maple Creek, Sask., that resulted in a stabbing, according to Saskatchewan RCMP. Oakes, who is from Nekaneet First Nation, was set free by Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench on April 29, 2016, after having a second-degree murder charge stayed. The stay meant the charge could only be reactivated within a year and Oakes is weeks away from passing the milestone. Now the Indian residential school survivor finds herself behind bars in relation to an April 5 incident, according to the RCMP. Oakes, 52, is facing several charges including aggravated assault, forcible confinement, uttering threats and two counts of breaching conditions. Ricky Rockthunder, 35,

was charged along with Oakes. Rockthunder is facing charges of aggravated assault, forcible confinement, uttering threats, and breaching conditions. The RCMP said the local Maple Creek detachment arrested Oakes and Rockthunder after receiving a complaint that a male had been stabbed in a residence. APTN has learned the victim is in his early 20s and was allegedly slashed in the head. Oakes and Rockthunder are scheduled to appear in Swift Current, Sask., provincial court on April 10. They remain in custody until then. After she was released from federal prison following her wrongful murder conviction, Oakes said she wanted to get her life back on track. She planned to focus on raising her last remaining living son and care for the ranch where her elderly adoptive mother lived. At the time of her initial arrest for the murder, Oakes was dealing with addiction issues and had a record of numerous runins with police and the courts. Oakes was charged in 2012 with the murder of Casey Armstrong, who was found murdered in the bathroom of his Medi-

cine Hat, Alta., trailer. The cause of death was a puncture wound through the neck. With no murder weapon, DNA or fingerprint evidence, the Medicine Hat police built their case against Oakes on the testimony of an intellectually challenged woman named Wendy Scott. Scott pleaded guilty to involvement in Armstrong’s killing and claimed she watched Oakes stab the man through the neck. Scott later recanted in an affidavit that said she didn’t believe Oakes was at the trailer at the time of the killing. The Alberta Court of Appeal struck Scott’s guilty plea, overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial in 2015. The Crown requested a stay of Scott’s charges this past January. The Alberta Court of Appeal overturned Oakes conviction and ordered a new trial on April 6, 2016. Oakes’ second-oldest son Joseph Carry, 23, died from cancer while she was behind bars at the Edmonton Institution for Women in 2015. Her oldest son Jameson John died on Halloween night in 2002.

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hinook’s 201718 budget has experienced the greatest impact of all Saskatchewan school divisions by a combination of the provincial deficit, the educational finance funding model review and a reallocation of resources. These factors have resulted in a 7.3% budget shortfall for Chinook, which translates into an over $6 million reduction in our funding. Most Division expenditures are in personnel and programs, which accounts for 71% of the budget. Chinook also had to absorb an additional $565,000 in teacher salary increments in the upcoming budget. With fewer financial resources available, the Chinook Board has had no choice but to look at major structural changes in order to manage these budget constraints. Over the last several months, Chinook has done an extensive and thorough review of programs, personnel and supports in anticipation of the impending budget changes. The Board is continuing the effort to find financial savings without directly impacting the classroom; however, we still cannot prevent changes in supports and services from having an effect on students and teachers. The following is a summary of changes and implications that are a result of the significant

reduction in funding: • The majority of staff reductions are a result of attrition through retirements and resignations, as well as relocating 25 teaching support personnel from central office back into schools. For example, some learning coaches will return to the classroom as teachers and youth workers have been offered open positions as educational assistants. Unfortunately, some of these changes resulted in a loss of position for 9 people who were laid off with notice and severance. The Board is pleased, however, that the majority of impacted staff have been reassigned. • Out of an approximately $1.35 million in central office staff reductions, 43% were senior administration positions. • The Chinook Human Resources department followed a proactive communication process that included informational meetings with employee groups following the provincial budget. Once the budget was announced, consultations were held with individuals affected by the change to discuss options, answer questions and plan next steps. • There will be some reduction in support services such as Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, and Educational Psychology. Our HR department has reached out to other school divisions and the local Health Region with the purpose of helping to place some of the personnel who are

affected. We are creating a new model for service delivery for students who require supports for this upcoming year. • The actual budget impact is greater than expected and the Board will need to find another $3.3 million beyond the amount originally anticipated. The Board is reviewing future steps and has recommended using some of our existing reserve funds to mitigate the impact this will have on schools during the next year. Ministry approval is required to use reserve funds and we will work with them to explore options. The use of reserves is a temporary solution and is not sustainable long-term, but should help carry us through the next couple of years. Even with fewer financial resources available, Chinook will remain committed to providing learning supports for our teachers and our students. We are looking for additional efficiencies in how supports are provided for schools, and anticipate service delivery adjustments in transportation and a review of teacher staffing levels over the next few years. Presently, Chinook schools still enjoy a very low pupil-to-teacher ratio that is well below the provincial average and will need to transition staffing levels to be more aligned with the rest of the province. Chinook will remain committed to continue making a positive difference for children, and students will be kept at the forefront.

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yle McIntyre has been designated as the Acting Director for Chinook School Division, while Liam Choo-Foo is on a secondment with the Ministry of Education. McIntyre has served as Deputy Director of Chinook School Division since August 2009. Over his 26 year career in education, McIntyre has worked in both rural and urban settings, including Eastend, Broadview, Lloydminster, Saskatoon and Swift Current. He taught students from Grades 2 to 12 and has been a vice principal and principal, along with serving as the Director of Education for the Eastend School Division from 20022004. “We are very fortunate to have such a talented and experienced individu-

al within our organization willing to take on the administrative leadership for Chinook. Choo-Foo and McIntyre have worked successfully as a team for nearly 10 years and I expect that the transition will be very smooth,” explained Larry Caswell, Chinook Board Chair. “Kyle effectively filled this role when Liam was away for provincial projects and during a sabbatical, so we expect him to continue doing an excellent job. The Board is very confident that he will continue to put students first and maintain Chinook as a great place to work and learn.” Kyle McIntyre holds a Bachelor of Education Degree (with Great Distinction) and a Master of Education degree specializing in Educational Administration from the University of Saskatchewan. “I have been proud to be part of the Chinook School Division since

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Government needs to reconsider cuts to library system

There was a good turn out at the Drop Everything and Read rally in front of the Cypress Hills - Grasslands Constituency Office in Gull Lake on Friday. Photo by Kate Winquist

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concerned group of citizens met with books in hand at the Cypress Hills Constituency Office in Gull Lake over noon hour on Friday to let MLA Doug Steele know how important our library system is in the province of Saskatchewan and that the proposed cuts are a mistake. The gathering was part of what is being touted as the largest protest in modern Saskatchewan history. Over 5800 people in 85 communities took part across the province. Lisa Lich was one of the first to arrive at the read-in with her daughter, Halle. “Libraries used to be my safe haven. I grew up in Medicine Hat, so I spent all of my summer in the library when I was part of a youth group there, so I would read to the younger kids and it was my escape

away from home. It will be really sad if the kids don’t have a library to go to,” Lich commented. As residents arrived with their books and lawnchairs, speculation on whether or not, MLA Doug Steele would address the crowd began to mount. Steele did in fact come outside his office where he was approached by Gull Lake Librarian, Fran Martens. Martens wasted no time in expressing her displeasure with the governments decision. “We’re cutting books out of our library that are coming in from different regions. With shipping costs not being funded anymore, we are having to send back all of our books. What we are left with is sitting in our library. It’s going to bring down circulation. It’s going to bring down the patrons. Then the government is going to say, you don’t have the circulation. You don’t have the patrons, so you don’t need the library. We are

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really, really adamant about keeping it. Really! That’s why we are out to support the library; and we need a voice. We want a voice.”

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What she’s trying to get at is that the government right now is trying to argue that the libraries have been showing a surplus, and in fact, that surplus is accounting for capital infrastructure. Libraries do not have a surplus.

Steele responded that a lot of tough decisions were made in the budget. “The economy is what it is, priorities and all that stuff. Hopefully the restructuring won’t do too much damage.” Martens jumped back in.

“The way I fell, they should be starting at the top and working down, not picking on the little guy - the guy that needs the library. Maybe that’s all they have in their life … come to the library and get a book, use the internet. Everything is free. Everything is free for them! It’s the resources. Martens then asked the MLA, “Have you gone to University or anything? “School and work. School and work, Steele replied. “You had to use the libraries, did you not? You must see how important it is?” questioned Martens again. Steele repeated that tough decisions were being made. Nora Rudolph was the next to ask Mr. Steele some pointed questions. “Do you know how the library system works? What can you tell me about the rural supervisors in their positions and what they do? The qualifications on what they do? When it became apparent that Mr. Steele wasn’t prepared to answer those questions or didn’t know the answers, Rudolph’s

daughter Karlah intervened. “What she’s trying to get at is that the government right now is trying to argue that the libraries have been showing a surplus, and in fact, that surplus is accounting for capital infrastructure. Libraries do not have a surplus. They operate extremely cheaply for what they do and the $4.8 million that has been cut from these libraries will completely devastate them. It will make inter-library loans impossible and it barely touches the $600 million deficit. It’s a poor choice and I think the government needs to reconsider this. We’re not asking for a reduction in the damages. We’re asking for a complete reconsideration of this choice.” Mr. Steele appreciated the concerns of those in attendance. “I’m glad that you’ve all come out. It’s showing your concern about your library. We’ll take this response back and make sure your voice is heard. I’m one voice around the table in a discussion of 51 voices.” “The cuts to the Chinook Regional Library and

the whole library system in the province are fairly serious in nature, commented Gull Lake Mayor Blake Campbell. How is this going to continue with these cuts … is it going to fall back on the municipalities? We pay $21.42 per person in Gull Lake. That’s how municipalities contribute. That’s $20,000 for our community. How much more can we afford when we take a look at this year - we’ve had some grant in lieu funding that has been cut by $27,000 and revenue sharing is down $4,400. We have a Hotel and a transfer station that’s going to have to be done by next year.” What impact does the Chinook Regional Library situation have on the community? “We’ve had some correspondence from Chinook and they have asked, “Could we pay more?” There is no way we can answer that right now without knowing what that amount is that they would like to see, said Campbell. I think we need to see these cuts restored.”

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Parkinson’s support group providing hope By Kailey Guillemin guillemin.k@gmail.com

pril is Parkinson’s Awareness month and Swift Current Parkinson’s Support Group is hoping to achieve just that – awareness of the deadly neurodegenerative disease. In Canada, over 100,000 people live with diagnosed Parkinson’s. Over 4,000 are in Saskatchewan. But with Parkinson’s being difficult to diagnose, those living with undiagnosed Parkinson’s could raise the number even higher. Understanding Parkinson’s can be difficult. Barbara Foster knows firsthand the difficulties of Parkinson’s. Her husband was diagnosed in 2008. After experiencing a Parkinson’s support group down in the United States, the Foster’s soon realized something was needed in their home area of Swift Current. “It offers a lot of information, it offers support, it offers encouragement,” Foster explained. “You realize you’re not alone.” Foster and her husband, along with three other couples from the area, started the first Swift Current Parkinson’s Support Group in 2013. Today they have around 40 members with an average of 25-30 attendees on a monthly basis. The group meets on the second Monday of each month at Meadows Long Term Care activity room. Parkinson’s can be difficult to spot. A person can live with Parkinson’s for several years without actually being diagnosed. The average age of someone diagnosed is in their 60s, but a Parkinson’s diagnosis can start as early as your 40s. Symptoms of Parkinson’s can range from motor symptoms including tremors, slow movement, loss of balance and rigid

muscles. The non-motor symptoms, including difficulties swallowing, nausea, loss of taste or smell and stomach problems like constipation. “It’s often the non-motor

kinds of things that often people are wondering why is this happening?” Having the support group in Swift Current offers those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers,

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Cognitive symptoms are common in Parkinson’s; more than 60% experience memory limitations, anxiety and depression. 85% of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s are over the age of 65. Young-onset Parkinson’s disease is a diagnosis before the age of 50.

Caregiver stress doubles when caring for an individual living with a neurological condition such as Parkinson’s and multiplies if accompanied by cognitive impairment. For people with Parkinson’s, time spent in residential care is up to 75 times higher than those without a neurological condition. Individuals with a neurological condition like Parkinson’s may lose a total of 15 healthy years and die prematurely.

Learn more at www.Parkinson.ca symptoms that cause people a lot of problems and affects their daily life,” Foster said. “Sleep disorders, loss of weight, those

a chance to understand more about the disease. It also provides a safe place during a difficult time. “Most people, like our-

selves, you’re reluctant to come,” Foster explained. “You think how is this going to help me, or they maybe feel shy talking about how Parkinson’s is affecting their lives.” “Once they come, they feel comfortable and they keep coming.” The response towards the support group has been nothing short of positive and “excellent”. Parkinson’s is described as a neurodegenerative disease as the cause is the loss of cells that produce dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is the chemical that is transmitted between the nerves in the brain that would control movement. The loss of these cells is what causes the symptoms to begin. At this moment, there is no cure for Parkinson’s. There is medication to help control the symptoms. But that doesn’t mean the end. The support group not only provides a place of education, it provides a place of hope that you can continue life with Parkinson’s. “Although Parkinson’s changes everything, it’s not the end of your life,” Foster explained. “There’s still lots of good days living even with Parkinson’s.” Foster and her husband have learned to adapt their way of living in order to live life to the fullest while he has Parkinson’s. Having the support group to bounce ideas around can help with that. With April being Parkinson’s Awareness Month, the hope is to provide knowledge and help towards the development of a cure. For more information on Parkinson’s, symptoms and support groups, visit www.parkinsons.ca. The next support group meeting is Monday April 10 at 2:00 pm in the Activity Room at Meadows.

WANTED

Gull Lake Housing Authority Carpenter needed to renovate 2 bathrooms. Contact Jackie 306-672-8058 for more info. Quotes must be in by April 17th.

Painter needed to paint a suite at Kings Manor. Contact Jackie 306-672-8058 for details. Quotes must be in by April 17th.

Employment Opportunity

Public Works Foreman The Village of Val Marie invites applications for the position of public works foreman. Val Marie is the Gateway to Grasslands National Park, 120 km south of Swift Current. The community offers a K-12 school, grocery store, licenced childcare facility, recreation facilities, restaurants, and lots of local culture! Check out valmarie.ca for more information on Val Marie. The position requires the individual to manage and ensure the operation of the municipalities assets and services and could be full-time or part-time. The position could be full time for an individual who wishes to assume all duties themselves or parttime if the individual would rather another party be contracted or hired for some duties (ie: janitorial, grass cutting, landscaping maintenance). Contact the municipal office for a detailed job description. Salary and Benefits Package are negotiable. This position will remain open until a suitable applicant has been hired. Only those selected for an interview will be replied to. Applications including a resume with a cover letter and references can be sent to: Village of Val Marie Attention: Cathy Legault PO Box 178, Val Marie, Saskatchewan, S0N 2T0 (306) 298-2022 | vovm@sasktel.net

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Advance Southwest receives provincial recognition T

he Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association recognized the best from the past year of newspaper publishing in Saskatchewan on Saturday, April 1st in Saskatoon. Advance Southwest, which is based in Gull Lake, received nine nominations in all and came away with the top prize in 4 of those categories. Publisher Kate Winquist was unable to attend the presentation due to work commitments, but was very pleased with the results. “It always gives you a sense

of pride when your work gets recognized at the provincial level. Newspapers are such a necessity to our communities. I love doing what I do. I take pride in what we have accomplished in previous years and I will endeavour to continue to put out a high quality product for the people of rural southwest Saskatchewan.” First Place • Best Front Page (Class E over 6,500 Circulation) - Max Gilchuk & Kate Winquist • Best Special Section - Advance Staff

• Salute To Veterans - Advance Staff • Best Wildlife Photo - Kate Winquist Second Place • Best Advertisement - Max Gilchuk • Photographer of the Year Kate Winquist • Best Research Story - Donny White & Max Gilchuk Third Place • Best Hard News Photo - Kate Winquist • Best Feature Photo - Kate Winquist

Join us for a Retirement Celebration for

Wilf Parsons of Cypress Motors (1974 Ltd.) (Maple Creek location)

on April 21, 2017

Cake & Coffee from 1:00 - 4:00 pm

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What you think of the budget cuts to our regional library system? Were you able to attend one of the many protests being held across the province today? Let us know your thoughts!

You Answered... You chose... this budget or run huge multi year billion dollar deficits. It's all about wether you want to burden your children and grandchildren with a huge debt to pay. Make no mistake deficits are debt and MUST be repaid... with interest! - Cathie, Shaunavon

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RURAL ROOTS

A staycation to remember Christalee Froese lcfroese@sasktel.net

very year I make a sacred promise to myself. I promise that I will take my family on a hot holiday once the frigid winter weather sets in. Having survived a miserable, snow-encased winter season, I vow not to put myself through THAT again. I vow that I will start booking a winter vacation for next year, RIGHT NOW. I vow to be sipping a mai tai sometime in January or February of next year, just as the mighty winds blow the wind chill to -40C and Mother Nature sees fit to kill everything in her sight. But every year, I also break the sacred promise of a winter getaway. I always have the best places picked out, but when it comes right down to booking, I consistently balk. This perennially leaves me in a conundrum come March—I am bitter and vacation deprived, so I do what I can. I start looking around for a staycation option—a Saskatchewan destination that will give me all the thrills of a hot holiday, minus the flight, the effort and the money. So it was that I found myself on the way to Saskatoon last weekend rather than on the way to Santa Cruz, Saint Croix or San Diego. With bathing suits and flip-flops in our

Journey Froese at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Zoo.

roller bags, I hauled off my 16-year-old niece, my six-year-old daughter and my daughter’s friend to try to replicate a fabulous holiday in the sun. We started at the Saskatoon Inn which is surprisingly closer to a beach getaway than one might think. As we walked along the winding poolside path that took us passed towering tropical plants and tumbling waterfalls, I was almost transported to the rain forest. With the kids splashing joyously

in the pool and me tucked away in a cozy nook with my computer and a whipped-cream covered coffee, I was dangerously close to feeling a million miles away. Next up came Apex Trampoline Park—as close as we could possibly get to a zip-lining or bungee jumping experience. We leapt and we tumbled and we giggled and giggled and giggled. It wasn’t plummeting off a bridge, but it was all the thrills needed to leave two

Kindergarteners and one mother exhilarated, excited and feeling a bit like we had traveled half way around the world for this very thrilling event. A splendid supper by Canada’s first Top Chef, Dale MacKay, took our palates to distant lands. At the Ayden Kitchen and Bar we dined on smoked meats, pickled cauliflower and liver pate. The girls had perogies and French fries, but with fancy ketchups and sour creams! That evening, we

returned to our poolside tropical paradise at our hotel to swim beneath the palm trees and to fully play out two little girls. They slept like water-soaked angels beneath the crisp sheets, not seeming to care if their fun came via Santo Domingo or Saskatoon. The next day we found ourselves at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo. Watching Komodo dragons laze, monkeys play and tarantulas creep, we were again transported

firmly out of our Canadian climate zone. The whole wonderful holiday came to a blissful conclusion at the McNally Robinson bookstore—a place I purposefully saved for last. If you haven’t been here, you HAVE TO GO! Not only are there stacks and stacks of books, but there are purses and tea pots earrings and magazines. The four of us climbed the central staircase—which is wrapped around a real tree—and took to the upper floor like we had discovered Atlantis. The whole upper level is filled with sticker books, stuffed animals, puzzles and toys. We were shaken out of our awestruck daze only long enough to dine on blue cheese and pear salad and decadent brownies at the Prairie Ink Café (located inside McNally Robinson). Okay, I admit it wasn’t Spain, Sapporo or Senegal, but it was Saskatoon. And as far as I, and my three traveling companions, were concerned, we were on the trip of a lifetime half way around the world. Here’s to staycations and all of the amazing Saskatchewan destinations there are to visit. Email comments to Lcfroese@sasktel.net and follow Christalee Froese’s 21days2joy Blog at 21days2joy.wordpress.com.

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Culture by culture Megan Lacelle

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y checklist of countries visited is growing every month. With new countries come new experiences and the new opportunity to observe new cultures. Granted, I’m a millennial Canadian in the age of digital media and internet, so the cultural gap is not nearly as wide as someone travelling 20 years ago. The culture shock is also cushioned by my decision to study in Europe which is largely filled with people whose outward appearance matches my own. I have been asked three times if I’m Irish and, not surprisingly, if I am American. I learn a little more about the world with each new destination though. I am always a bit sad to leave and eager to return.

Recently I visited Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Malaga in Spain. My sister had decided to visit for my birthday and we picked Amsterdam for fun and Malaga for beaches. What I did not expect was to observe legalized marijuana and prostitution in action or the struggle to pay for a meal in Spain. Amsterdam was a beautiful city, filled with history and beautiful architecture. We booked a hotel room on the Red Light District, an area smaller than I anticipated. Over the three nights we spent there, I observed a couple things that varied greatly not just from Canada, but from my Saskatchewan roots. First, marijuana. I would consider myself a relatively naïve person, so when it came to open weed use I was surprised

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ost of my life I’ve had a strong interest in military history, from books to documentaries. I consume as much as I can. But I recently had a realization. A few, actually. Much of what I’ve read and watched over the years has been focused on the Second World War and other wars since then. But next to none of it has been on the First World War, or, it’s original, and perhaps more fitting name, the Great War. Many years ago I read Pierre Burton’s book, Vimy, about the April 9-12, 2017 battle that has become one of Canada’s founding stories. I also have read All Quiet on the Western Front, from the German foot soldiers’ perspective of the war. But that’s been about it. I need to change that. So it was with some vigour I consumed the audiobook A World Undone by G.J. Meyer over the last month. It’s a comprehensive tome covering the war from the angles of all

participants, starting from the shot heard around the world, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire, to the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918. Most importantly, it covered all angles of the war, not just the Western Front which, for most Canadians, was the sum and total of the now-largely forgotten war. It went into detail on the Eastern Front as well as Gallipoli in Turkey and the numerous Balkan fronts. Throughout all of this I listened intently for mentions of Canada’s contribution. In a 28 hour audiobook, it only warranted a sparse few minutes. Vimy Ridge, the battle of such significance to Canada, was hardly touched upon. It was part of the larger Battle of Arras. Only in the second last chapter of 37 chapters did Canada’s contribution to the war effort garner much attention. Meyer wrote, “The push at Arras, with Canadian troops in the lead, was another success for the Allies. They broke through everywhere they attacked.

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write this letter from the vantage point of a lifetime spent supporting the public library system in Saskatchewan: as a member of the Regina Public Library Board for 20 years, Chair of the committee that recommended revisions to The Public Libraries Act implemented in 1996, first Chair of the Multitype Library Board facilitating inter-library cooperation and resource sharing, Executive Director of the SLTA, and one of the organizers of the campaign to stop the cuts that were proposed to the Regina Public Library almost 15 years ago. I never thought it would be necessary to defend Saskatchewan’s public libraries from draconian cuts that will kill the unique one province system that has been the envy of the country, but here I am. What is most disturbing is that the Minister responsible for Libraries doesn’t seem to understand how they work. He thinks Saskatchewan has too many libraries and compares us to Alberta and Manitoba. Others have pointed out the obvious flaw in those comparisons. Alberta and Manitoba have large concentrations of population in one or two urban centres. That concentration of population makes it easier to have fewer libraries. Saskatchewan’s population is more dispersed, and that means more branches are necessary. There is also a very different philosophy underpinning the systems in different provinces. In Saskatchewan, we have believed – at least until now – that you should have the same

access to information whether you live in Regina or Saskatoon, in a small urban centre, on a farm outside of Humboldt or a ranch near Cabri, or in the North. That attitude has resulted in a public library system built on four fundamental principles (explicitly stated in the library legislation: 1) reciprocal borrowing; 2) interlibrary loans; 3) a province-wide library catalogue; and 4) autonomous library boards to provide effective stewardship of this important provincial resource. Reciprocal borrowing means you can go into a library anywhere in Saskatchewan and take out a book with your local library card. Interlibrary loans let you take out a book from some other library even when you don’t actually go there. The province-wide catalogue supports these by giving you access to a list of the holdings in every library in the province, not just the one down the street from you. And library trustees, members of local library boards who are essentially volunteers, work to support these important services for you. The Minister also doesn’t realize that provincial funding doesn’t pay for the bricks and mortar. Library buildings are paid for by municipalities. And municipalities build those branches because people want them and are willing to pay for them. That’s why we have so many. Provincial funding to Regina and Saskatoon recognizes the significant role those two major systems play in supporting the province-wide

network that implements reciprocal borrowing and interlibrary loans. Provincial funding to regional libraries supports the regional headquarters, which in turn support local branches all over rural Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan was ahead of its time when it developed the province-wide public library system. It is essentially a network of integrated systems that respond to local needs and share resources on a provincial scale. Saskatchewan has a single computer platform, a single bibliographic database, and a single public library card. These things save money. Database licensing illustrates the value of this network of library cooperation. In Saskatchewan, libraries purchase database licences that allow any person in the province to access them, not just the members of that particular library. This means every person in Saskatchewan has access to the databases purchased by all libraries, regardless of where they live, work, or go to school. In 2014, at a total cost of $623,144, this program provided a return on investment of $14,876,444 based on an estimate of the cost of individual searches. The Minister thinks all you need these days is a computer, but if you don’t have the network you don’t have access to this content. I suppose the Minister thinks Wikipedia is good enough. The Minister hasn’t apparently read the annual reports he receives from the Multitype Library Board where this initiative and the many others supported by the Board are described.

Or he could check out the overview prepared by J. Michael Shires of the University of Regina on the occasion of the Board’s 20th anniversary. If he hurries, he can find it in his local library before they shut down. The mistake the public library system has made is that everyone has worked hard behind the scenes to make the operation seamless. We can’t see the effort that has gone into the system, so we don’t realize that the organization and sharing of resources is what makes the network function almost invisibly. The elimination of provincial support to that network means it cannot survive. And that will be the death of public libraries in Saskatchewan at a time when access to information means everything. The demise of public libraries is a body blow in particular to rural Saskatchewan. The fight for Regina’s libraries a decade and a half ago proved that people use and want their libraries. We need the opportunity to VOTE on funding for the public library system in Saskatchewan. And that’s what the VOTE to Save Saskatchewan Libraries Petition, under The Referendum and Plebiscite Act, aims to do: force them to let us VOTE. I have no doubt that the people of Saskatchewan will vote overwhelmingly in favour of a public library system that is innovative and cost effective. For the cost of a cup of coffee per voter per year, we can keep our uniquely Saskatchewan library system. Merrilee Rasmussen Regina

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New building to become lasting legacy for Wiebe family

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From Stewards of Saskatchewan Spring is here and all of the familiar faces will soon be back!

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Vince Flaterud (28 years), Bob Mccoll (1.5 years), Darcy Wiebe (15 years), Megan Woytowich (2 years), Dwight Jurgens (3.5 years), Gord Frank (11 years), Cory Cook (2.5 years), Jon Walde (22 years), Stacy Rathwell (7 years). Kneeling: Don Beyer (44 years), Leanne Wiebe (28 years), Randy Wiebe (36 years), Marg Wiebe (the MOM) and Sharon Walde (26 years).

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ince the early 1950’s, Great West Auto Electric has been and continues to be owned and operated by the Wiebe’s, a family with fourth generation roots in the City of Swift Current. Great West has had two locations in the city, with their current site serving customers for over 50 years. Over the last few years, they found themselves struggling to find room to meet an ever increasing demand for inventory in an aging structure. Their plans to be able to support and service the entire southwest have brought them to this point, where they are now in the perfect situation to take the business into the future by building adjacent to their current location.

Office Manager, Leanne Tuntland-Wiebe says the project has been in the works for some time. “We’ve been working on this project for three years now. We set it aside for a year because of the downturn in the oil economy and the dollar dropping so bad. It’s exciting for us to think we can blend into the downtown core as part of the Mainstreet Saskatchewan program and enhance the vision of our future community.” Great West will continue to provide excellent customer service as they move forward in their new home. “We are unique in the fact that we remain privately owned and we remain involved in supporting our community in southwestern Saskatchewan. We run our business like a family,

stated Tuntland-Wiebe. I’m so proud of our staff and how they pitch in and how they help. They are so excited about the new building. I’m just as excited about putting them into a new building as I am building it.” The new facility will be a lasting legacy to George Wiebe, who passed away unexpectedly last September at the age of 84, after working a full day as he did every day for 65 years. Randy, Leanne, Sharon and Darcy, along with the rest of the staff, plan to commemorate and to continue on as George did for many years to come. “George knew what we were going to build. He knew what the plans were. He would have been in there like a dirty shirt.” Expected completion of the project is October 2017.

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PHOTO CONTEST Great prizes! Winners' photographs will be published on the website, and showcased onsite at the 2017 Kite Festival. All entries are to be submitted by email to wkfphotocontest@gmail.com by midnight of June 2, 2017. Full contest rules and prizes at www.windscapekite festival .ca Kristine Scheller won the Employee of the Year at the Tourism Saskatchewan Awards of Excellence Gala held in Saskatoon last week. Scheller is finance manager for the Cypress Hills Destination Area. Photo courtesy CHDA

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Call for Kinetic Wind Sculpture Artists We are looking for talented artists for our Kinetic Wind Sculpture Garden. Flags flap with gusto while unique silverware mobiles clink and twirl in the wind. Motion and sound combine to make colourful and creative art pieces come alive – from dancing whirligigs to sparkling glass mosaics. Feel, hear, and see how art interacts with the wind. If you feel inspired to make a unique sculpture of your own, please contact Shann at shanngowan@gmail.com

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pring showers, red robins and unwanted litters of kittens being taken to animal shelters are all tell-tale signs of the arrival of spring. Spaying and neutering is the only humane solution to address the pet homelessness crisis, which impacts every animal shelter in the province of Saskatchewan. The Swift Current SPCA spays and neuters all pets it adopts out in order to begin to address the overpopulation issue but the owners of cats have a responsibility to ensure their pets are not contributing to the problem. In an average year, the Swift Current SPCA will receive around 200 cats and kittens, and often there is a waitlist to enter the shelter due to the shelter’s size and capacity

limitations. As the SPCA prepares for the peak season for incoming cats, they are reaching out to the community to become a part of the solution to pet homelessness instead of part of the problem by following these simple steps. • If you see a stray pet, assume it has an owner. The Swift Current SPCA maintains Lost and Found information and local on-line Facebook forums exist to connect lost pets with owners. If attempts to find an owner are unsuccessful, contact the SPCA about bringing in the lost pet. • Contact the SPCA at 306773-1806 for information on how to bring stray cats to safety. • Identify your own pets. A license, microchip or ID tag is a lost pet’s ticket home. The SPCA offers public Microchip Clinics and appointments at the Shelter providing this valuable

identifier for only $30. The next public microchip clinic will be held May 13 at Pet Valu,Swift Current from 1-4pm. • Spay or neuter pets that you are caring for inside, or outside, of your home. Well-meaning community members feeding unsterilized community cats create a healthy breeding environment resulting in hundreds of unwanted kittens who face starvation, injury or death and contribute to the thousands of animals in need filling community shelters and rescues. Contact your veterinarian to arrange for spay/ neuter. Only through working together as a community will the pet population, particularly cats, be brought under control and unnecessary pain and suffering of companion animals be eradicated.

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he Swift Current SPCA will be running a new fundraiser on Friday, April 21, as “Cinema SPCA” makes its debut. The family-friendly evening is built around a pizza/pasta buffet from Boston Pizza and a movie about a dog’s loyalty called “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale”. “We wanted to try something new this year which would be fun for everyone and also really speak to how pets impact our lives, “ notes SPCA Development Officer Teresa Cole. “The evening is a fundraiser to help homeless pets in our area but I think we often forget that pet adoptions can benefit the people who adopt as much as the animals and this

movie really reminds us of that.” The film is rated PG and recommended for those 10 years and up. The event will run from 5:30pm to about 9:30pm on Friday April 21 at the Great Plains College gym and the ticket price of $30 or 4 tickets for $100 includes a pizza/pasta/ salad and dessert buffet from BP’s and the movie. In addition, there will be a cash “mocktail” bar including ice cream floats and speciality mocktails, a popcorn and candy concession, sparkle tattoos for the kids and a silent auction. Tickets for Cinema SPCA are available at Pharmasave. For more information on the event, contact Teresa Cole at 306773-1292. The Swift Current SPCA is a local volunteer-di-

rected registered charity which receives no provincial or federal funding, is not affiliated with nor funded by the Saskatchewan SPCA, and must raise more than 80% of its annual operating budget from the community each year. It serves approximately 250-300 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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aple Creek Events Small Venue Concerts and Jasper Lounge & Event Centre are pleased to announce that The Red Dirt Skinners will perform at Jasper Lounge & Event Centre on Thursday April, 20th at 7:30 pm. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative acts to come out of the UK in recent years, the sublime genre-defying sound of the Red Dirt Skinners is created by husband and wife team, Rob and Sarah Skinner.

In 2013 the Red Dirt Skinners became the first band in history to succeed at both the British Blues and the British Country Music awards. Don’t let these accolades pigeonhole the Skinners though; their audiences always describe them as ‘refreshingly different’. Drawing on influences from folk, country, blues, Americana, jazz and everything between, the Red Dirt Skinners’ sound is instantly recognizable. Comfortably blending exceptional, almost telepathic, harmonies with the unique instrumentation of soprano saxophone and acoustic guitar, audiences

fall in love with the Skinners sound. Hailing from the southeast of England, Rob and Sarah have both been musicians for the majority of their lives. Sarah; classically trained on the clarinet from about the age of 6, progressed through the grades before switching to the saxophone. After winning Instrumentalist of the Year at the British Blues Awards in 2014, Sarah became the first female artist to be endorsed by Trevor James Saxophones. Rob grew up with a father who played bass guitar, and a grandmother who taught piano. As a young teen, he turned to

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hey went into the studio as a jazz trio with a few originals, and came out as a 5-piece band with an all original album and a new name. On Saturday, April 22nd the Lyric Theatre is hosting the newly formed Sharpe 5. Opening their set will be the Kirby Criddle Trio. Kirby Criddle would surely steal your heart, if you haven't already handed it over. This beguiling prairie girl makes music for the late nights, the lovers and friends, and for you when you feel alone. You can feel it in your bones; this is music for the whole body. Eli Temple and Jeffrey Popiel add depth and dimension to create a whimsical for-

est-folk soundscape. In the beginning, lead singer Eryn Sharpe, along with Guitarist Leon Nagasaki, and Upright Bassist Nick Mintenko have all spent time at music school, and started off playing Jazz together two years ago. What started off as a nostalgic obsession with their parents’ (and even grandparents’) music, turned into regular gigs, friendship, original songwriting, crowdfunding, and now an album, with two new members that created a 5-piece band and a whole new sound. The change came with help of producer Marc Atkinson. “While collaborating with Marc we decided to expand our trio sound to include percussion and keys for the album. The intention was to subtly augment what we were

already doing, but when we finished the record, we realized we really wanted the album sound on stage, so we made a new band.” Says lead singer Eryn Sharpe. Their debut album, One Day, explores sounds from pop, to jazz, folk, and even a bit of Paris-cafe accordion music. Make sure you come to the Lyric Theatre on Saturday, April 22nd to see Sharpe 5 and Kirby Criddle Trio. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Pharmasave. Doors will open at 7:30pm and the music will begin at 8:30pm. For more information about the show or the Blenders Music Series check out our website, www.blendersmusic.ca, or contact Shann Gowan at 306-778-2686, or srgowan@ yourlink.ca.

the guitar, but still plays many other instruments. Also, having worked in bands since a young age, Rob brings the occasional rocky influence to the band. Rob and Sarah write all their material together, with Sarah focusing on lyrics and Rob adding his extensive music theory knowledge to create unique chord sequences and stylings. After a burglary at the home they were renting in 2012, Rob and Sarah decided to take inspiration from the depths of despair and wrote a collection of songs about how they felt about the events of that week-

end. The album received such positive press and airplay that sales of ‘Home Sweet Home’ ensured that the Skinners were able to purchase their own property. Advocates for finding the positives in every situation, Rob and Sarah spend much of their off-tour time encouraging new artists into the music scene and finding them performance opportunities. From small beginnings in small venues, the Red Dirt Skinners swift rise in popularity sees them now commanding theatre audiences across Europe and Canada. A Red Dirt

Skinners concert combines captivating storytelling with knowing lyricism and outstanding musicianship. To learn more about The Red Dirt Skinners and hear some of their tunes, visit www.reddirtskinners.com More information and concert seat reservations are available at http://www.ListeningRoomNetwork.com/ event-ymjSKCA20170414. html There will be a collection box for music by donations (Suggested $20 per person) with all proceeds to the artist.

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part of something special. And there is nothing more special than you, inspired by the potential energy of our abundant prairie breezes, adding a little piece of yourself to the collection of activities that get more than 10,000 visitors thinking about wind in terms of both art and sport. We need your contributions! Some of our most popular exhibits in the past have been created using found objects and things from around the home and yard. The sky is the limit! Do you need ideas for your project? It's all around you. Hear how the wind moves across objects and spaces. See how everyday things react to it. What do you have to

catch the energy? How do you want to interact with the wind? By June 1st, we will need the artwork's title, artist names and contact info and a one-liner about the piece. Then on June 23, you will need to come and put the sculpture in place on the field. It must interact with the wind, be weather-proof (and it is very windy on that kite field) otherwise the sky is the limit! For more information about the Kinetic Wind Sculpture Garden, go to the website. Make it a family project or your own creation, and have fun with it! If you would like to participate, contact Shann at 306778-2686 or email shanngowan@gmail.com

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rince Albert poet and writing instructor, Lynda Monahan, will take to the Write Out Loud stage on Wednesday, April 19. Monahan’s work has been published in numerous literary magazines and has been broadcast on CBC Radio and SCN Television. Her three books of poetry are A Slow Dance in the Flames, What My Body Knows, and Verge. Ms. Monahan has taught creative writing at Prince Albert’s Woodland Campus and at workshops all over Saskatchewan as well as courses for organizations such as CMHA(SK), the Foster Families Association, Pine Grove Correctional Centre, and Sage Hill Teen Writing. She has

also compiled a collection of personal stories of adults with acquired brain injuries. She has said of her work, “I know firsthand the healing aspect of writing, and I like to be able to share that.” Her latest book, Verge, begins with a small fox waiting at the river's edge, symbolizing a woman at a turning point in her life. The fox lopes through the

poems, at first looking back on the “cold yesterday” of childhood, then travelling with the poet as she moves through various changes and losses in her life. The river holds the past and, in the end, the small fox and the woman find their way across, coming to a place of acceptance and peace. Swift Current Women’s A Cappella Group, Current Voices, will provide musical entertainment at this month’s Write Out Loud. A varied repertoire showcases their smooth harmonies. Write Out Loud, featuring Lynda Monahan, takes place April 19 at Swift Current’s Lyric Theatre. Admission is $8, and doors open at 6:30.

BOOK REVIEW

Lifting Weights by Judy McCrosky Shelley A. Leedahl

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askatoon’s Judy McCrosky has a reputation for pushing the limits. As a multi-genre writer she’s authored an eclectic repertoire of material, including literary short stories, sci-fi and fantasy, non-fiction, and even (under a pseudonym) a Silhouette Romance novel. In her latest short fiction collection, Lifting Weights, McCrosky asks us to step slightly outside the borders of reality and spend a few hours in unusual worlds that may be closer than we think. This imaginative ten-story collection features a wide range of plots, from the moving “Shelter,” about a distraught mother navigating both her brain-injured son’s care and the return of her estranged husband, to a tale about a lonely pathologist, Andrea, who finds a “disgustingly cute” hamster in her home and soon has sixty-one furry new animal friends. This story makes parallel statements about the earth’s ecology (the shrinking ozone layer), and men’s inability to see beyond the surface of appearance when considering a partner. Andrea finds a warm community among her female, quilter friends, but when she goes to a party

she has to “wear a dress of cute hamsters to be seen by men.” The crowning story is “Death TV”. There’s a strong science fiction trend in movies (and Netflix TV series) currently, and I could easily see “Death TV” produced as a “Black Mirror” episode. The story concerns Perry, a photojournalist who is the “acknowledged expert on anything to do with the Death TV Network,” which is every iota as grim as it sounds. As the story opens, Perry’s sitting in a bar with a friend watching a TV screen: “… a man, wrinkled face peaceful, rolled his eyes toward the camera, and breathed his last. Perry reached for another handful of potato chips and munched on them, watching as the show switched to another deadbed scene.” The more gruesome the death scene – ie: motorcycle accidents, deaths on the series Gladiators – the more potential TV viewers. Sadly, this does not seem far-fetched. Perry stays tuned to accident calls and races on his motorcycle to be first to photograph the deaths. In this future world – again, it seems frighteningly nearby – he breathes fresh air through an “Airomatic” (oxygen tank connected to his motorcycle). “Darwin laws” have made mandato-

ry helmet-wearing a thing of the past: “New laws left people free to make their own choices, and that was the sign of a civilized society.” How brutal has civilization become? When a train-car collision call comes in, Perry considers what he may find. “Maybe the vehicle hit by the train would be more than just a single car. Maybe it would be a school bus.” Dying children, he thinks “would be good TV.” Symbolism and contrast are major features in McCrosky’s unique work, and in “Death TV” the public’s hunger for death scenes is balanced against the life of a gentle mortician whose passion is caring for monarch butterflies. What happens when an associate producer from Death TV arrives at his door? Oh, you should really find out.

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Celebrating spring with a hydrangea By Sara Williams

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otted hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) in blue, pink, mauve, bicolour or white should be available at local florists and retailers now for Easter and later, in greater supply, for Mother’s Day. Native to river valleys of China, Japan, and other parts of Asia, they were brought to Europe by plant collectors in the 1700 and 1800s. Since then, over 600 varieties have been developed. The name Hydrangea comes from the Greek words hydro, meaning water, and angion, meaning bowl or tub, indicating its love of water and humidity. The species name, macrophylla, means with large leaves. In parts of Europe, this plant is called Hortensia, after Jeanne Baret who later changed her name to Hortense. Her connection was that she was Philibert Commerson (1727-1773)’s lover and he was the French naturalist and botanist who first described it. Disguised as a man, Baret accompanied Commerson on board ship as his "valet" during his plant-hunting voyage. "To

get around a strict law that forbad women from naval vessels, Baret disguised herself as a man, going undetected until her ship landed in Tahiti 18 months later. There, the natives immediately recognized what over 300 of her fellow crew members had failed to: that Baret was a woman." Talk about being oblivious! When selecting a hydrangea, look for a bushy plant with large dark leaves, sturdy stalks, and a profusion of buds that are just beginning to flower. Beware of whitish webbing on the undersides of the leaves that may indicate the presence of spider mites. White powder on the leaves may be a sign of powdery mildew. After bringing a hydrangea home, it's important to ensure that it receives the best possible conditions in terms of light, temperature, water, humidity and nutrition. And under proper conditions, it should last six to eight weeks. Place it in a cool but bright location such as an east or west-facing window. They do well with a minimum night temperature of 60°F and a range of 65-70°F during

the day. Keep it evenly moist and do not allow the soil to dry out. Check it daily (inserting your finger in the medium will tell you if it's moist or dry.) Water should be allowed to drain freely rom the pot. If it comes wrapped in foil, puncture the foil at the bottom of the pot to allow free drainage. Fertilize it about two weeks after purchase and then weekly with a complete water soluble fertilizer containing major and minor nutrients according to label directions. Cut off the flower heads once they have finished blooming. Most hydrangeas purchased for spring bloom will not be hardy on the prairies. But you can propagate them by taking cuttings in June and July to increase the size your indoor houseplant collection. Make four-inch cuttings, removing the leaves from the bottom half, and place them in water. They will soon develop roots. Once the roots appear, place them gently but firmly in a mixture of sphagnum and potting soil. Once warm weather is assured, you can even give them a summer holiday outdoors in a shady spot in your garden. Re-

member: don't allow them to dry out and bring them indoors before danger of frost in fall. Keep them in a cooler area of your home until January. Then cut them back a bit and bring them into a warmer area. Water sparingly until the first flower buds appear.

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inding accommodations for travel can be a tiresome task. There are a few important factors that I look into before I book my lodging. It needs to be in a good location, ideally close to the main attractions or else well connected to public transit; it needs to be a clean and reputable space, it needs to have wifi, and it needs to be within my budget. It's a bonus if it looks pretty and has a kitchen and laundry services too. There are two websites that I search when looking to book my accommodations. Those are Airbnb.com and Hostelworld.com. If you've never heard of Airbnb, they describe them self as, “a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world.” Essentially it's a website where anyone, anywhere, can turn their extra space into extra profit. There are Airbnb listings in over 65,000 cities, in over 190 countries. Most of them

are something along the lines of a spare bedroom in the basement, cosy little apartments, or guesthouses in people's backyards. If you book far enough in advance, there's no reason you can't find something that suits your needs and your spending limit. Airbnb's can be especially good if you're travelling with a group or your family and want that home-away-from-home feeling. Airbnb wasn't kidding when they said they had unique places too. There are amazing penthouses, sky-high tree forts, and cute coastal cabins. When shopping for an Airbnb in Amsterdam there were even a few houseboats up for grabs, but unfortunately they were outside of my budget. Instead, Sam and I are staying in a very lovely apartment building in a quiet, more residential area of the city, but close to a main subway stop. Now, I realize to some people that staying in a hostel sounds like a bad idea, but it doesn't have to be. I've stayed in plenty so far in my

journeys and have yet to have a really bad experience. I do put some effort into finding the best one for me, but in European cities especially, there are always lots of options to choose from. Hostels probably have more to offer than non-hostel-goers realize. For example, they're almost always centrally located, making everything you want to see within walking distance. There are usually many different type of rooms you can choose from too, such as single bed rooms to yourself, private double rooms, an all female dorm, or a mixed dorm ranging from four to twenty beds in a room. Sharing a room with nineteen other people doesn't exactly sound heavenly to me either, but if you're looking to save a few bucks, are only passing through for one night, or booking late notice, it can be a lifesaver. Recently I was on a train, (the wrong train actually, but that's another story,) and was chatting with a middle-aged couple from the States. They were telling us about their upcoming

sessions, workshops, tours and other events. Consider taking a gardening class at the University of Saskatchewan (http://gardening.usask.ca) - lots to choose from during April and May.

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trip to Budapest. The wife explained that the two of them would be splitting up for a few weeks prior, when their daughter had her baby, but she would be meeting her husband there after her flight back to Vienna. She wondered aloud where she should stay for her one night in the city, and stated that she was contemplating a hostel. I happily recommended to her the hostel that I had stayed at in Vienna, and she was happy to hear it as she was looking into booking the very same one. I was glad to be of help, and made a mental note to myself that hostels really can be for anyone. Before I began my travels, I thought hotels and motels were really the only choice one had when it came to accommodations, and we all know how pricy, and sometimes yucky, those can be. Both Airbnb and hosteling have turned out really well for me, so next time you head to Saskatoon for the weekend, or do your own European adventure, check them out!

Words Matter Joyce Sasse

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t any time, our choice of words can make a difference. I’m thinking, today, of our new minister’s use of the word kin-dom – like in the prayer “Thy kin-dom come”. For me “Kingdom”, when referring to our Christian Faith, has always been too harsh a term. In Biblical times the term best fitted a description of the wealth, power and corruption of the Roman Empire. Wasn’t Jesus speaking about the very antithesis of this? In our time, as we listen to political rancor gone amuck we witness the work of those obsessed with establishing hierarchies of power – where “good journalism” is scoffed at and “truth” is treated like a bargaining tool. Kin-dom! Hearing the word takes me back to Grandma Sasse’s prayer “Kleine Kin-der …” (Little Children …). It has to do with relationships – rudimentary relationships sealed with a hug, a

handshake, a respect for trusting one’s word. The Gospel writer John put it well when telling about Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus. It’s not about being physically re-born, but about a renewal of one’s Spirit. Further on we find that familiar passage about God sending his Son not to judge the world, but to say “Here, let me show you an alternative way!” God’s reign is about having relationship with each other, with the creation and with the cosmos. Awareness of this inter-connectedness is an awesome experience. It gives us access to the full richness of true wealth. We have kin-ship with a complex, diverse, wondrous Creation and its Creator. The warm vibrancy of spring reveals a world pregnant with hope. We can shed the dark heaviness that weighs us down, and feel ourselves enveloped in a kin-ship that is like no other. Thanks be to God.

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es, they are cutting the funding to the library, but it’s not just the libraries. They are hitting the farmers, too. And what about the restaurants? “ “ I agree, it’s not just the libraries, but as I have measured my life by libraries, this one cuts deepest, for me.” Ervin and I were on our way to Swift Current to pick up a bookshelf I’d reserved at the Mennonite furniture store. My collection at home has been growing, half of them treasures snatched up from library book sales for a mere loonie. “So, how many people actually use the library? Because, let’s face it, most people just google when they need information.” Not one to let me get away with specious thinking, the devil’s lawyer forces me to sharpen my argument. But at least he didn’t just shrug his shoulders in resignation, like many do, saying, “hey, it sucks, but what are you gonna do?” I realize that search engines answer our most questions these days. Even the most inane and trivial queries get a host of responses with alarming rapidity. That’s what googling is all about: getting quick, pithy, if not entirely accurate, factoids. But The Book! The

Book is about a commitment to deeper learning. It’s not about ‘multi-tasking’ but about focus. It requires slowing down, being present, finding time. To start taking little swipes at the library is to say that the world no longer operates on the level of commitment to the long term, whether manifested in tucking into a good book, or sharing space with the rest of the world regardless of class, income, colour, belief or fashion. Taking time and sharing space are two approaches to living that seem to be going by the wayside. The privilege and flaunting of ‘special access’, as articulated in Master Card ads and logo-ized clothing, disturbs me, partly because I’ve been on the receiving end of the VIP pass, as a radio personality and a performer. It’s not the access per se that’s the problem, it’s the impression that we are somehow more important, indispensable, “terminally unique”. In 1995 I performed a piece I called Sacred Agents. I wanted to address the burgeoning reality of virtual reality, and question how it affects both our psyches and our bodies. Part of it went: “The latest list of cyber-sickness: pale sweats, headache, nausea, eyestrain, disorientation, fatigue, flashbacks, incapacitation.

Like every new drug there are side effects. Like every new drug there’s money to be had, a culture to be built up around it. A place to hide. Does virtual travel broaden the mind like really leaving town? Does virtual sex involve feeling your heart thumping against my chest? Or is that sensation just the adrenaline rush of virtual trickery, slickery, perfecting the skills of numbing out, freezing solid, splitting off. After thirty odd years of disassociation and cognitive dissonance, the right hand never knowing where the left hand has been, spare me the sales pitch. Now that I’ve landed, I’ll scratch my own itch. I’ll walk my own mile.” What does this have to do with libraries, you may ask. I’m suggesting that we experience genuine personal agency when we do the scratching, when we actively pursue information, interact with others, go out into the world, and then are free to return to solitude and reflection undisturbed by the solicitudes of facebook notifications and pop-up advertising. When information comes to us unbidden, when it follows us even into our bedrooms, does personal agency even exist? I’m also suggesting the next time someone

asks: What are you gonna do? About something that matters, you actually have a reply. “Here is the body: a bonfire of instruments,” I continued in a more recent version of Sacred Agents, “The body: The town crier. And here is the revolution, born of passion and persistence and a genuine curiosity about us all. Not driven by pathology or acquisition, nor access codes, nor buttons, nor apps, nor wires.” Here is your library, a kind of canary in the collective coal mine; hobble the library and we start seriously limiting the number of public places where everyone has access to information, interaction and assistance in an age of limited access. I can’t help feeling we just aren’t seeing the whole picture. Poor folk aren’t the ‘noble worker’ anymore. They are the ne’er-do-well , the lazy bum who just isn’t working hard enough. Some of us are lucky to have the choice to live simply. Others feel shamed. “Overall”, Ervin reminds me, “we are all faring better than our parents did in the Depression”. “ James Gray wrote in The Winter Years about out of work people during the Depression getting warm in libraries. Some of them picked up books and read about different ways

of living in the worid. And they started a whole new movement,” I say. Searching desperately for a way out they didn’t just type: “How to survive The Depression” or “10 best jobs for a starving farmer.” “But Gray was a leftie, you’re not gonna convince this government with that argument,” winks Ervin. Today, the images we have of the “common man and woman and child’ are limited to those of us with money to spend. Because most imagery is advertisement. Rarely does information come to us without an ulterior motive. The image of a young person today is not of a new immigrant sitting at a library computer because they can’t afford one, let alone their own personal cell phone. We see well-coifed teens in the latest brand-name jeans smiling at whatever is filling their ears through the latest high-tech earphones. But walk in to a library to see how busy and active it is: kids at computers, parents reading to toddlers in the kid’s section, folks researching the family tree in Reference, someone in a corner watching a dvd, a workshop on storytelling in the meeting room. Libraries aren’t franchises; they aren’t trying to sell us anything. Beyond anticipating the needs of the communities they serve, they have no

ulterior motive. After supper I asked Ervin if we could swing by the library. “I need to check something out, do you mind?” I wanted a book of Charles Russell prints so I could resolve a conflict of opinions we were having on the meaning behind a particular image. The library is the only place where collections of expensive prints can be perused at no cost to the curious. “Hey, can you check this out for me?” asks Ervin, pointing to the recent Time magazine with the headline: Is Truth Dead? We both recalled the issue fifty years ago that inquired if God was dead, and agreed it would be interesting to see how this article was written, given its reference to Trump and his 21st century style of fact-spinning. Only by being exposed to the magazine racks of the library did we know this edition even existed, minus the surveillance and advertising that comes with cell phone and computer surfing. Heading back to Val Marie I felt contented; I’d found my Charles Russell book. And Ervin had a new library card.

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Running is quite popular these days - walk down the street or stroll in the park and you're likely to see a few people trotting past in their running gear. So why the heck do they do it? And what keeps them doing it? Why run? Heather* is 50 years old, well educated, and has spent most of her adult life in desk jobs. In high school she was intellectual and basically unathletic. She has a family history of high cholesterol. Five years ago she was in chemotherapy for breast cancer. Now she's an avid runner. She started running three years ago. Since then, her "bad" cholesterol levels are about half what they were before and her "good" cholesterol levels have risen. Her resting heart rate is in the 50s, and she feels great. "People say I'm addicted to running because I talk about it all the time," Heather says. "I guess I am a bit, but it makes me feel so good I want to share it with others. People have this idea that running's unpleasant. But they're thinking it's like running for the bus. Just getting out for an easy jog is surprisingly pleasant, energizing, and scenic." Three of the most important reasons people who like to run give for running are that it keeps them healthy, they do it to

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Open a book and open your mind, Mr. Premier Kate Winquist

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he man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” That quote by Mark Twain was one that my mother shared with me the other evening over the phone. It resonated with me and got me thinking of how important books and reading have been throughout my life. It’s something that I hadn’t really thought about until the recent budget cuts to Saskatchewan’s regional libraries and Regina and Saskatoon public libraries. You see, my Mom is an avid reader. At 80 years young, she still reads upwards of a dozen books per week. No joke. The lady loves to read. When I was only a baby, Mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that claimed the vision in her one eye. She read to keep the strength up in her good eye. Mom utilizes the public library in Medicine Hat so frequently that the workers there sent her a personalized card and some flowers for her 80th birthday last August. When I was a little girl growing up in the 70’s, I can vividly remember Mom sitting at her “spot” on the left hand side of the couch, wearing her knitted green cardigan sweater, feet up on the ottoman, cup of coffee on the end table, cigarette hanging out of her mouth and a book in hand. Most likely a murder mystery (she had the entire Agatha Christie collection). Mom had a vestibule full

of books. My Dad constructed a bookshelf at the end of our hallway at the farm that went right to the ceiling, and yes, it was full of books … hundreds and thousands of books. Reading was always encouraged in our house. One of my earliest memories as a child is my oldest sister Pam reading me bedtime stories … Green Eggs and Ham was my favourite. In fact, I used to affectionately call her Sam I Am in reference to the Dr. Seuss character. I so looked forward to story time. I was able to read before I started school. There was no shortage of reading material at the farm … Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys novels, Little Big Books with the flip corners and of course the days of hiding under my captain’s bed with a flashlight, just so I could read Archie comic books for just a little longer before I fell asleep. When the Scholastic book orders were sent home in elementary school, I remember begging Mom to place an order. I didn’t have to beg too hard. I won the Kindersley Regional Library Colouring Contest when I was in Grade 2. The prize was a book called Pickle Chiffon Pie by Jolly Roger Bradfield, a book so memorable that my brother found it in a used book store many years later and gave it to me as a Christmas present. I still have it to this day. It has become one of my kids’ favourite books as well. English was always my favourite subject in school. Why wouldn’t it be? When

you got to read great books like The Outsiders, To Kill A Mockingbird (which is still my favourite book of all time), Of Mice & Men, The Scarlett Letter … heck, I even enjoyed Shakespeare! It’s absolutely amazing how books, just like music, can evoke such memories. I was fortunate to grow up in a household that embraced reading. There were countless trips to our regional library in Kindersley to see Mrs. Lewis, the local librarian (and mother to NHL hockey player and coach, Dave Lewis). After participating in the Drop Everything and Read event in Gull Lake this past Friday at the Cypress Hills Constituency Office, it is apparent that there are many, many people that feel the same way about books and our regional libraries. Over 5800 people took part in 85 locations across the province to protest the 58% budget cuts. The following is a quote from American writer, Isaac Asimov. “When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.” One can only hope that the protests and petitions that are being circulated across the province will show Premier Wall, Minister of Education, Don Morgan and the rest of the provincial government that their statements justifying these budget cuts are unwarranted. Open a book and open your mind, Mr. Premier.

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marked by hundreds of events and the participation of almost 500 partner groups, including industry associations, community groups, individuals and the media. Many have already expressed an interest in participating in next year’s celebration. Agriculture More Than Ever is an industry-led initiative that has more than 480 partner organizations and 3,500 individuals committed to creating positive perceptions of agriculture. Launched almost five years ago, Agriculture More Than Ever’s goal is to encourage and support those involved in agriculture to speak up and speak positively about the industry. To learn more about Agriculture More Than Ever, go to AgMoreThanEver.ca, or follow the conversation on Twitter @AgMoreThanEver.

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fa. Non-bloat legumes, such as sainfoin or cicer milkvetch may also be used. Non-bloat legumes can be used in mixtures with alfalfa and/or grasses to improve forage yield, quality and reduce risk of pasture bloat. Second, consider your seeding site. What type of soil are you seeding into? How moist or dry is your average climate, which is usually indicated by your soil zone? What is the soil texture of the seeding site; sand, clay or something in between? Is your site affected by salinity, or periodic flooding? Forage species are not equal in their capability to tolerate conditions such as drought, flooding or salinity. For example, tall wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, and western wheatgrass all have good salinity tolerance. However, if using bunch type grass species to manage salinity, consider seeding a forage mixture that includes at least one creeping-rooted, saline tolerant grass. Including creeping-rooted forage species in the mixture will increase ground cover, reduce surface evaporation and reduce salt deposits at the soil surface. What is the condition of your seeding site? Is your site relatively free of

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nowing your cost of production is an important tool in farm management - whether you are producing crops or livestock products. It is an important step in your ability to set price targets for marketing, understanding how much you can afford to pay for rented land, and making informed decisions about the future of your business. Knowing your cost of production is about understanding the business from the expense side of your income statement – not to mention it will impress your banker. Bear in mind the cost of production on your farm will not be the same as your neighbour’s, so it’s important to take the time to use your numbers to calculate your cost of production, as every farm is unique, with different yields, expenses, breakevens, and cash-flow needs. Having good records is an important place to start. Both variable costs and fixed costs should be included in the cost of production calculation. Variable costs change according to what you are producing – things like seed, fertilizer, chemical, crop insurance premiums, feed, veterinary and medicine costs, fuel and repairs. Fixed costs tend to remain the same even as production changes – things like your phone bill, accounting bill, depreciation, and property taxes. There are many options

available to simplify and speed up the process of calculating cost of production. Some are even free. Some track information on a per crop basis, and more detailed calculators can track cost of production on a field by field basis. There are spreadsheet based calculators, web based calculators, and there are also stand-alone programs to assist with the calculation. The important thing to remember is that the number calculated is only as accurate as the numerical data entered. Therefore it is important to take your time and make sure all costs are entered accurately, and entered in the appropriate place. Numbers should be updated as new information becomes available. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture publishes a ‘Crop Planning Guide’ each year to assist producers in estimating their cost of production for the various crops. The crop planning guide includes each of the three soil zones in the province as well as the specialty crops guide. The Crop Planning Guide is also available online by going to www.saskatchewan.ca and searching for “crop planning guide”. A crop planner calculator is also available for download on the website, making it easy to look at different scenarios with your own numbers. The Crop Planning Guide contains an estimate of variable and fixed expenses for an average sized farm in each of the soil zones. For 2017, the general assumptions are stated at the front of the

guide. The crop prices used are estimates based on information available in early December 2016, and should be continually adjusted as spring approaches. The yields used are increased by 20% above long term Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) yields to reflect a higher level of management and higher input levels. It is important to understand that the figures used are estimated costs based on recommended production practices for that soil zone and are meant to be used as a guide. The Crop Planning Guide is most valuable when used with the worksheet supplied with the publication, or by using the downloadable spreadsheet calculator from the website. You can then enter your own costs, yields and commodity price estimates, as well as your overhead expenses. Of course, some of these are unknown at this time of year, but using the best information available and updating as the season progresses will keep your target prices updated. In addition to the published crop planning guides, a number of other on-line calculators are available on the Ministry of Agriculture website. The planners are Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and may be useful tools in determining your individual cost of production. To find these calculators go to www.saskatchewan.ca and search for “farming and agricultural calculators”. Some of the calculators found here that may be useful in determining

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Knowing your breakeven yields and prices won’t guarantee a farm profit but it does keep you on target when used in decision making and can greatly improve your chances of success.

A Bylaw pursuant to Section 214 of The Municipalities Act, has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

To pick up a Crop Planning Guide, stop by or call the Swift Current regional office at (306) 778-8285 or contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866457-2377.

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Pursuant to Section 217(1) of The Municipalities Act, notice is hereby given that the assessment roll of the R.M. of Gull Lake No. 139 for the 2017 year has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday from April 13th to June 15th, 2017.

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asque flower. Wind flower. Prairie anemone. Anemone patens. Does a crocus by any other name smell as sweet? There is no rite of spring quite like the discovery of the first crocus. I’m sure at this moment sitting on many a table across southwest Saskatchewan, there are crocuses in teacups, tiny vases, or bowls. Excited children like to bring back fistfuls of the pretty purple flowers, and even the occasional thoughtful

spouse will think to stoop down and grab a few while they are out fencing. Every Saskatchewanite seems to have fond memories of hunting for crocuses across the grasslands. The enthusiasm and interest that these little flowers generate gives me hope that deep down, people still have a connection to the original natural resource in our part of the world – native prairie. Crocuses, while occasionally found elsewhere, usually live on prairie grassland, because they rely on special bacteria to help the plants

acquire nutrients so they can survive. Of course, they can randomly pop up elsewhere, including in my parents’ farmyard, where they discovered a crocus sprouting by the shop. The land had been cropped for decades before my parents established a yard site there, so where and how this crocus came to be is still a bit of a mystery. Like most people, I too have fond memories hunting for crocuses on the big rock pile hill in one of our fields. Other times, long walks during Easter gatherings with my cousins always yielded a bounty of

crocuses, not to mention excellent conversations. Last year was probably my favourite great crocus hunt of all, because almost all of my nieces and nephews joined in on a lovely evening walk to pick the fuzzy forbs. The prairie crocus isn’t actually a crocus at all, in fact it is part of the buttercup or Ranunculaceae family. The plant itself is considered to be mildly poisonous although I would like to state that pretty much every plant is poisonous, depending on the dose. Cattle or sheep or humans would have to

eat so much of the plant that even if you were intentionally trying to poison yourself, you’d get fatigued before you even got close to accomplishing your goal. But still. Don’t eat things you see growing in the wild. Indigenous people use to make a poultice of the crushed leaved to reduce skin irritation from wounds or burns. I also read that sometimes a special crocus recipe was ingested to induce vomiting or purging, and one count indicates that in small doses, apparently crocus functioned as an

aphrodisiac of sorts. Yet another book indicated that holding a crocus flower to one’s nose will stop nosebleeds. I think I’ll just stick with enjoying their beauty. I haven’t yet gone on my annual pilgrimage this spring, but I’ll soon take a walk to see what I can find. Crocuses won’t be around for long, and before I know it, all that will remain on the hillsides will be little fluffy seed heads, looking like puffs of smoke, just waiting for the wind to take this buttercup to a new potential home.

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he Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence is held to recognize and foster excellence in our province’s tourism industry. These industry awards honour people, places, businesses, organizations and events that go above and beyond to offer superior tourism experiences to visitors and residents. A Maple Creek business was named Rookie of the Year at the 28th annual Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence Gala in Saskatoon on April 5. Royce Pettyjohn is the Manager of Community and Economic Development and Main Street Program Director for the Town of Maple Creek. Pettyjohn nominated Cowtown Kids Toy & Candy for the award, which is presented to a Saskatchewan business, event or association that has demonstrated innovation, ingenuity, hard work and perseverance to establish a strong, viable and successful new business in the tourism sector. “Cowtown Kids Toy & Candy is the largest independent toy store in Saskatchewan. In today’s digital age, the majority of mainstream toys are electronic. However, Cowtown Kids is unique and refreshing in its focus on traditional and nostalgic toys of impeccable quality. This makes visiting Cowtown Kids Toy & Candy a delight not only for children, but also for their parents and grandparents who are able to reminisce about their own childhoods. The low-tech product lines include the largest puzzle display and selection is western Canada, and an entire secondary building

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adjacent to the main toy store that is dedicated to children’s books,” Pettyjohn penned in the nomination form. Bob Siemens is the brainchild of Cowtown Kids Toy & Candy. A business man and father, Siemens saw an opportunity in Maple Creek - sold his assets in British Columbia to start a new life with his family in the Cypress Hills area of southwest Saskatchewan. Siemens purchased a heritage building on the main street of Maple Creek to serve as his new toy and candy store - a new adventure was born! Pettyjohn says that the public reception of the store has been amazing. “People travelling to the Cypress Hills Destination Area have been including visits to the Maple Creek Heritage

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Author Lawrence Hill and the Magic of Human Resilience me how to get comfortable scape surrounding the modern day incarnation with myself alone … My town and his lonely shifts as a critically acclaimed time in Gull Lake was playing guitar and writing bestselling author. Author Lawrence Hill was at important to me. In fact, “In the summer of 1977, I short stories at the train the Maple Creek Library for I am currently writing a station. worked as a train operator an author reading last week. The following was originally short story for The Walrus “I was a runner. I ran for CP Rail in Gull Lake. published in The Gull Lake (magazine) which has Gull 10 to 15 km a day in and It was a one room station Advance on October 26, 2010. Lake as its setting. around Gull Lake. It was where no passenger trains We thought it was worthwhile sharing again. After leaving Gull Lake, ever stopped. I didn’t know so incredibly flat, and I Hill went on to work as used to run through farm anybody in town. One day n reading culture a staff writer for several fields and down country I walked into the local here in Canada, well-known newspapers in lanes. I found out just how paper and told the editor Lawrence Hill has become Canada, even serving as beautiful the landscape (Ray Zelowsky) I was a a household name. The the Parliamentary correcan be in Saskatchewan… university student who former journalist has spondent for the Winnipeg I had a friend who owned was interested in writpublished seven critically Free Press at one point. In a grain farm near Abing. He hired me to work acclaimed books in 1992 he published his first bey. I remember going to freelance and that was my the last twenty years, novel “Some Great Thing” visit him on his farm and first paying job as a writer including #1 Canadian to wide critical acclaim, he took me out into his … He paid me $0.25 per Best Seller “The Book and thus his road to great wheat field. I remember column inch so I always of Negroes” which won literary success began. his saying, “You need to tried to make my stories the Commonwealth With this fact, we enter hold this stuff; you need to a little longer so I would Writers’ Prize for Best make a little more money.” understand what it is. This into the next incarnation Overall Book and CBC of Hill’s life - that of bestis what makes your bread; Hill soon found himself Radio’s “Canada Reads” selling author and literary this is the stuff that feeds immersed in the foibles in 2009. Various critics icon here in Canada. “The the world.” I was raised and pratfalls of being a have called his works Book of Negroes”, (known in Toronto and had no small town newspaper “authoritative and writer covering local track experience touching wheat by the title “Someone brilliant,” “courageous,” Knows My Name,” in the before. meets, town events and “stunning” and States), with its power“I boarded with an older other community news “breathtaking,” but did house main character Amlady in Gull Lake and I items. you know that Lawrence inata Diallo, has dropped remember her serving me “Working for the local Hill was once known as like a bombshell into the potatoes right from her newspaper, there is no betLarry Hill when, in 1977, literary imagination of ter way to meet new people garden. I had never eaten he was just starting out as Canada. fresh potatoes before … It in a new place. I wanted to a young freelance writer The story chronicles the was quite brave of her to get some experience as a working for The Gull life of a young African girl take me in; I had a wild, writer. I hoped to become Lake Advance? Yes, the who is kidnapped from her wild afro at that time, a journalist, but I’d only Larry Hill of 1977 is still homeland and made into a (laughs). done some writing for Lawrence Hill of 2010, but slave inPAM the “I remember I had to go the student newspaper at BAHM18th century Chris Forsman his stature has certainly Marketing Controller America. She is later freed UBC before coming to Gull up and down that steeper grown. Hill recently spoke as a consequence of the grade in town in order to Lake. The Advance got to The Advance about NO CHARGE DIESEL ending of the American getNow to and from work at the me started; I was working On 2015 2500 & 3500 Models both his memories of Gull Revolution and allowed to station. 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t has been a long time coming for the Swift Current Broncos when it comes to postseason success as they have not won a playoff round since 2008 but fortunes were reversed last Monday night at Mosaic Place. The Broncos eliminated the Moose Jaw Warriors and advanced to Round Two of the WHL Playoffs after skating away to a 3-2 victory, winning the series four games to three. New Jersey Devils prospect Colby Sissons scored the opening goal for the Broncos as he skated into the zone along the right wing and simply threw a wrist shot on net that fooled Warriors goaltender Zach Sawchenko. Swift Current scored the opening goal for the sixth time in this best-of-seven set Tyler Steenbergen scored the Broncos second goal of the game on a power play opportunity less than two minutes into the second period. Steenbergen scored via one-timer off a pass from Aleksi Heponiemi and it marked his sixth goal of the playoffs, tying him for the league lead. Moose Jaw got on the board midway through the second as Josh Almeida snapped in one by Broncos goaltender Jordan Papirny who got a piece of the puck before it went in. Shots on goal were 26 apiece through 40 minutes of play. Broncos team captain Glenn Gawdin provided the insurance marker for Swift Current as he scooped up a rebound from a Steenbergen wrist shot that went off the backboards and towards the Warriors cage before tucking it over Sawchenko. It was a 3-1 game with plenty of time left in the third period but the Broncos continued to play sound defence and get steady goaltending from Papirny. The Broncos killed off three straight penalties in the third period to maintain their 3-1 lead but Moose Jaw made it a game as Josh Brook aimed a wrister from the right faceoff dot high by Papirny to make it a 3-2 game. The goal arrived with 5:01 left in regulation with Tanner Jeannot and Brett Howden gathering the assists. Moose Jaw pulled Sawchenko with two minutes left for the extra attacker but Papirny and the Broncos played sound defence and hung on to win Game 7 by a 3-2 score to set up a Round Two date against the Regina Pats. Papirny was incredible, finishing the evening with 39 saves while Sawchenko countered with 27 stops for Moose Jaw.

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Shots on goal were 41-30 in favour of Moose Jaw. The Broncos went 1/4 on their man advantages and killed off all five Warrior power play chances. Lindgren, Papirny lead Broncos by pats in overtime heroics The Swift Current Broncos went into the Brandt Centre and snatched a potential Game 1 victory away from the Regina Pats as Lane Pederson scored late in regulation and Ryley Lindgren netted the game winner in overtime to give the Broncos a 2-1 win. The Pats came out flying as they mustered 19 shots on goal in the opening frame compared to just two shots for the Broncos but the visiting team limited Regina to mostly shots from the perimeter and one goal from forward Austin Wagner. Pats captain Adam Brooks skated down the right wing and tossed the puck on net and it was Wagner that redirected it by Papirny. Swift Current adjusted accordingly for the second period and directed 14 shots on Pats goaltender Tyler Brown whereas the Pats got only eight shots on goal. The Broncos power play was ice cold though as they were 0/4 on their man advantages through two periods. The third period saw physicality between both clubs as well as generated scoring chances but the squads also being conservative at the same time. The Broncos had two more power plays that they failed to score on but got one when they needed it most. Desperate times called for desperate measures and with Papirny pulled for the extra attacker in the final two minutes of regulation, Lindgren found Peterson all alone in front of the goal and the Arizona Coyotes prospect chipped it by Brown with

38 seconds remaining to tie it up in dramatic fashion. Overtime was required and it was a see-saw affair as the East Division rivals went back and forth down the ice firing shots on goal trying to win it. Then at the 15:12 mark of overtime, Sahvan Khaira skated down the right wing, passed it over to Heponiemi in the slot who one-touch passed over to Lindgren to set up the one-timer and game winner. Papirny was brilliant in Game 1, stopping an astonishing 53 shots in the victory while the Pats Brown countered with 34 saves of his own. Swift Current went 0/6 on the power play and killed off the one time they were shorthanded. Final shots on goal were 54-36 in favour of Regina. Penalties hurt Broncos in game 2 loss to Pats A night after pulling off a stunning 2-1 overtime victory against Regina, the Broncos had trouble staying out of the penalty box Friday night and dropped Game 2 of their best-of-seven series to Regina by a score of 6-2 at the Brandt Centre. Pats defenceman Jonathan Smart scored the opening goal almost midway through the first period as he skated hard to the Bronco net and onetimed a Dawson Davidson cross ice pass to make it 1-0. The Broncos responded three minutes later on the power play as Ottawa Senators prospect Max Lajoie snuck one through Pats goaltender Tyler Brown from the point. Tyler Steenbergen and Aleksi Heponiemi drew the assists on the play. Moments later on another Bronco power play, Steenbergen settled a loose puck immediately to the right of the Pats cage

and calmly roofed it in to put the Broncos up 2-1. Swift Current found themselves in penalty trouble early in the second period and they ultimately paid for it. Connor Hobbs one-timed his second of the postseason, tying the

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alone in the slot and firing a wrister by Broncos goaltender Jordan Papirny to give the Pats a 4-2 cushion. Robbie Holmes finished a nice passing play for Regina to place the Broncos in a 5-2 hole 1:30 into the third period. The Broncos managed to successfully kill off a full two minute 5-on-3 Pats advantage to stay within three goals but they had trouble staying out of the penalty box. The Broncos pulled Papirny with several minutes left in regulation to try and make a push but Wagner snapped home his second of the night and the Broncos ended up falling 6-2. Shots on goal were 40-17 in favour of Regina. Swift Current went 2/5 on the man advantage while Regina scored twice on ten power play opportunities. With the best-of-seven series tied 1-1, Game 3 will be at the Innovation Credit Union i-Plex on Monday, April 10th. The game will be broadcasted on Sportsnet and puck drop is set for 7:00pm.

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