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A joint investigation involving Saskatchewan’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and Edmonton’s Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) resulted in the seizure of an estimated $50,000 worth of fentanyl and other drugs, including: • 500 fentanyl pills; • 20 grams of suspected fentanyl powder; • 102 grams of a fentanyl/ heroin mix; and • a firearm with the serial number defaced.

The suspected fentanyl powder was submitted to Health Canada for further analysis.

The month-long investigation into the inter-provincial fentanyl trade which included enforcement efforts in Regina, We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities.

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ongratulations to Katelyn Toney, elected Trustee for Subdivision 4 of the Chinook School Division Board of Education.

A by-election was held on April 12 for a Board Member after the passing of longstanding member Bernie Ford this past December.

Results: • Katelyn Toney - 163 • Brent Castle - 94

Katelyn Toney was elected as the Trustee for Subdivision 4, which includes schools in Wymark, Gull Lake and Tompkins as well as numerous Hutterian schools. Katelyn obtained a degree in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan and has had her own successful photography business for the last six years. She still owns her own business as well as ranches, alongside her husband Paul, north of Tompkins.

Katelyn is very involved in her community.

Serving the family for generations locally owned since 1926 ( 90 years, four generations)

Her and her husband have four young children: the older two attending school in Tompkins.

Growing up in the rural community of Simmie, Katelyn has a passion for the quality education of rural students and believes it is essential to make decisions in the best interest of the kids. She plans to work passionately to ensure that your community has a voice and has every opportunity to thrive and grow, starting where it matters most - with the education of your children.

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anufacturing sales in Saskatchewan increased by 22.7 per cent in February 2017, compared to the previous year (seasonally adjusted). This was the second highest percentage increase among the provinces— significantly higher than the national average of 6.8 per cent.

“Once again, Saskatchewan has experienced strong growth in

manufacturing sales, leading the west and well above Canada’s average,” Economy Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “These numbers point to a manufacturing sector that is strong and resilient, offering a diversity of high quality products to markets across Canada and the world.”

On a monthly basis, Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales were up by 0.4 per cent, compared to Janu-

ary 2017 (seasonally adjusted). The province ranked second in percentage growth in western Canada and third among all provinces.

Areas with major gains on an annual basis (seasonally adjusted) were chemical manufacturing, food manufacturing and wood manufacturing, with increases of 21.7 per cent, 19.1 per cent, and 16.9 per cent respectively.

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Hazlet for the year of 2017 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, April 21st to June 26th, 2017.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with The Assessor, Box 150, Hazlet, SK, S0N 1E0, by the 26th day of June, 2017.

Dated this 21st day of April, 2017 Assessor, Terry J. Erdelyan

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nvironment Minister Scott Moe joined representatives from SARCAN and SaskMilk at the East Regina SARCAN depot last week to remind Saskatchewan residents that milk containers are now included in the provincial recycling program.

As of April 1, residents can return ‘ready-to-serve’ milk containers to any of SARCAN’s 72 depots to receive a refund of the deposit paid at the point of purchase.

“SARCAN does a great job of running the beverage container recycling program, and through their efforts more than 80

per cent of containers are returned,” Moe said. “We have a great partnership with SARCAN and we are pleased to add milk containers to this important program.”

The new refundable deposits for milk containers are: • $0.10 for plastic milk containers, paper milk cartons or tetra boxes, between one and 999 ml.

• $0.25 for plastic milk containers, paper milk cartons or tetra boxes, one litre or more.

“We have been very pleased by the positive reaction we’ve received so far from our customers across the province,” SARC and SARCAN Recycling Executive Director Amy McNeil said. “Now Saskatchewan residents

have even more options to recycle than ever before, and we are very happy to have SARCAN be part of this opportunity to make sure even more materials are diverted from our Saskatchewan landfills.”

“Saskatchewan dairy farmers are proud stewards of the environment, and support this program that encourages the recycling of dairy containers in all areas of the province,” SaskMilk Chair Melvin Foth said.

SARCAN will accept fluid beverage containers including milk, buttermilk, cream, fluid coffee creamers, lactose-free milk products and drinkable yogurt. It will not accept containers from concentrates such as frozen juice mixes, infant for-

mula, meal replacements, non-fluid coffee additives, pre-whipped whipping cream, evaporated milk or condensed milk. SARCAN will only accept milk containers with best before dates after April 1, 2017.

An environment handling fee of $0.03 for paper and aseptic/tetra cartons, $0.06 for plastic containers, and $0.07 for glass containers will apply to milk containers at the point of purchase. Environmental handling charges cover the environmental cost of collecting, consolidating and recycling milk containers, and are non-refundable.

Residents can begin recycling eligible milk containers immediately at any SARCAN depot.

NEWS BRIEF

Oil Drilling Numbers Double in First Quarter

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askatchewan’s petroleum industry is showing signs of a positive start for 2017 after results for drilling activity during the first three months of the year were more than double the figures of 2016.

“An increase of more than 450 wells drilled is an optimistic indicator

for our oil industry and, by extension, Saskatchewan’s economic outlook for the year ahead,” Energy and Resources Minister Dustin Duncan said.

The number of wells drilled in the province from January to the end of March was 856, compared to 399 wells drilled

during the same period in 2016.

“Continued oil field activity at this pace is encouraging news,” Duncan said. “It contributes positively to communities throughout our province and is part of our economic growth.”

Saskatchewan’s oil and gas industry is respon-

sible for an estimated 15 per cent of the province’s gross domestic product. A total of 1,648 oil wells were drilled in Saskatchewan in 2016, which was down 10 per cent from 1,831 oil wells drilled in 2015.

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Are you in need of some fish to stalk your local fishing hole, slough or dugout? Golden Prairie local Steven McCracken is wrapping up his second fish hatchery season at Dryland Fisheries.

McCracken receives eggs from Washington State and grows them at his facility until they hatch and are ready for purchase.

"From there I grow them out to about a finger lengths size to sell to farmers, ranchers to stock their dugouts and sloughs," McCracken explained.

This year marked the second season McCracken is selling his rainbow trout after growing them at his facility.

But it's not all easy for McCracken. Having the fish hatchery means constant supervision.

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Pittville No 169 for the year of 2017 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, April 21st to June 26th, 2017.

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

facility because if the power goes out, best case scenario I have thirty minutes to get my power generators up and running," McCracken said.

Baby rainbow trout is available to purchase between April and May. But they won't be ready for recreational fishing this year.

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lot more," McCracken explained. "Probably when they go out the door they're only about four or five inches in length …

November they should be about a pound.”

Dryland Fisheries is located at Golden Prairie, Sask. For more information, call Steven McCracken at 306-661-8272 or email troutsales@sasktel.net

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with The Assessor, Box 150, Hazlet, SK, S0N 1E0, by the 26th day of June, 2017.

Dated this 21st day of April, 2017.

Assessor, Terry J. Erdelyan

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etkeman: Eleanor Alberta (Ellie), age 79 of Gull Lake, SK passed away Feb 12, 2017 at the Gull Lake Special Care Centre.

The Memorial was held at 2:00 pm, April 15, 2017 at the Gull Lake Elks Hall with Rev Ken Schrag officiating. The music was by one of Ellie's favourite performers, Conrad Sandberg and his side kick Brian Anderson.

The Eulogy was delivered

by Ellie's great nephew, Ryan Service. Ellie will be missed by her brother Don (Bobbie) Service and their family. Sisters-inlaw Mary Orton, Sue Rebman, Clara Letkeman, Lil (Hugh) Hauser, Brother-in-law Ben (Peggy) Letkeman and their families. As well as numerous cousins. She is predeceased by her mother Cora Service in 1954, Father Bob Service in 2000, Husband Karl Letkeman in 1989, Sister Joyce Olson in 1995 and Brother-in-law John Olson in 2015.

Ellie was born on Sept 23, 1937 at the Gull Lake Hospital. She attended school at Richview and Kemmel Hill. She then went to High School in Gull Lake followed

by Garbutt's Business College in Medicine Hat.

Following graduation she found employment in Swift Current where she worked until her marriage to Karl Letkeman in July, 1960. When first married Ellie and Karl lived on a farm in the Grassy Hill District, then moved into Gull Lake in the fall where they both worked. She worked for Saskatchewan Government Telephones until May, 1962, when the office closed, then transferred to Shaunavon. They lived there until 1963 when they moved to the Letkeman farm in the Carmichael District where she remained until 1996 when she moved to Gull Lake.

While in Gull Lake, Ellie babysat many children

including all her great nieces and nephews at one time or another. She had a special connection with the youngest great nephew Braydon Otto.

Ellie moved to Autumn House in Gull Lake in Oct. of 2008 and then to the Gull Lake and District Special Care Home in Sept. 2016. Ellie and Karl were loyal members of the Gull Lake Elks and Royal Purple. She also loved to ride horses, curl, go camping, bowling, playing bingo, garden, baking and watching curling and the Blue Jays on TV. She had a very special love of all animals especially her cats!

Donations in memory of Ellie to Autumn House Independent Living Facility or the Gull Lake and District Special Care Home Auxiliary would be appreciated by the family.

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Substitution status students, spent a couple ational feelings towards Scandinavia, Ireland, hours discussing the laws sexuality compared with Spain and Denmark who in our country regarding our own. Some classlegislated it prior to 2017. arriage is not gay marriage. mates from Scotland were Spain in 2005, Denmark something I have As someone who has shocked to hear Germany in 2012 France in 2013, ever thought much about. lived in a country with had not approved sameand Ireland in 2015. FinI was not the girl who same-sex marriage since sex marriage, as they had land finalized same-sex daydreamed about my 2005 – a time before I in 2014. marriage legislation this wedding or sketched could even drive – I was It is not as though March. someone else’s last name surprised to hear from homosexuality is illegal For those who might into my notebooks. When my classmates that the in Germany, same-sex argue a registered partI was 13 I was convinced I situation was not the “registered partnernership is basically the would not even want to be same in all Western coun- ships” have been allowed same as a marriage, then married. tries. since 2001. However, as why not allow marriage One thing I never Classmates from a collective class we just anyway? Why the need considered was my right Australia and Germacould not understand for a substitute? to do so. ny explained same-sex how a Western country as The PAM class assignment BAHM Chris Forsman Marketing My Maritime and marriage was not legalprogressive as Germany was to study countries Transportation Law class ized, despite the changing still had this barrier to like Uganda, Thailand, wrapped up a couple NO CHARGE DIESELRussia and more to see social attitudes. As a class marriage.

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For some people marriage is a religious promise made to a person of the opposite sex, for others it’s a ceremony to signify your loyalty to another human being.

Why does granting one denigrate from the other?

I still do not imagine my dream wedding or scribble someone else’s last name in my notebook (you will likely recall I am one of those headstrong women determined to keep my own last name for professional purposes).

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As generations pass and information becomes more available, opinions change. Laws are always behind the curve, trying to catch up with a culture.

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Should Canada buy some used Predators?

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he United States military is retiring the Predator drone.

Canada should buy them, at least a few squadrons’ worth.

While drone technology goes back at least as far back as atomic bomb testing, when old bombers and fighters were converted into drones to fly through irradiated mushroom clouds to collect fallout samples, it was only with the coming of the MQ-1 Predator that they truly became mainstream.

The Predator allowed for instantaneous, persistent observation of an area of interest, so long at the other guys did not have either fighter planes or surface to air missiles to shoot it down. By strapping a couple lightweight Hellfire missiles onto

it, the drone suddenly gained the ability to reach out and touch someone.

Instead of just seeing the bad guy and maddeningly watch him do his thing while you scrambled to get other assets in place, now you could just press a button and he disappeared. Boom! Problem solved! Bad guy gone.

The Predator changed warfare. Since 9-11, the United States has increasingly fought drone wars, undeclared wars in countries where it felt it had to do something, but didn’t want to get dragged in. Where it would be too messy to send in ground troops on helicopters like they did in Vietnam, one could simply fly a drone or two high overhead, all day long, every day, and eventually kill someone.

Collateral damage meant wives, children and other unrelated people routinely got blown to

smithereens too, but at least Americans weren’t coming home in body bags.

The Predator could only carry a couple missiles, though, and it was slow. Very slow. Painfully slow. That’s great for flying lazy circles around a target, but not for getting to a problem area pronto.

It has since given way to the MQ-9 Reaper, which is much more heavily armed, and much faster.

It’s also more expensive to operate.

And that’s the beauty of the Predator. Of all the airborne and spaceborne surveillance assets available, the Predator was by far the cheapest with that sort of capability. I’m talking borscht cheap.

So why would Canada want these used Predators?

Number one, we have next to zero drone capability organic to our

military. The next time be of real use to Canada.

There may not be a lot we go somewhere, anyWe should have a handful of life left in these airwhere, on land, we should flying up and down each frames, but some of the have a number of Predaof our coasts, day-in, newer models, soon to be tors flying top cover 24/7. day-out. They could take retired, should surely be Whether that’s peacecare of mundane mariable to give us a decade or keeping or something like time surveillance for next more of use.

Afghanistan, having our to nothing compared to Compared to what we own drones is crucial in any other option. Addihave right now for drone the 21st century. Certaintionally, they would be capability, essentially ly having two airborne incredibly valuable for nothing, a few squadrons over Kandahar province search and rescue, with of cheap Predators would of our own would have thermal imaging picking be an enormous benefit to been highly useful from up anyone still alive in our military.

2007-2013 or so for our the water. We won’t be If we ever deploy troops troops on the ground - the arming these birds, since on the ground, anywhere, eye in the sky and a few Spanish fishing trawlers we should have drone Hellfires to boot. Yeah, likely won’t be needing support for them. Period. we had American support a Hellfire in their wheelJustin, go tell Donin that regard, but there's house. ald we’ll take 36 off his nothing like your own.

Whenever a Coast hands. We’ll give him a Having a realtime Guard or Royal Canadian hell of a deal. view of the battlespace is Navy Ship has to do a

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ou can’t celebrate the longest days of the year properly if you’re tucked into bed, so join us at the Long Day’s Night Music festival this June 22nd - June 25th.

Four evenings of great Canadian acts in Swift Current at the big-top tent with safe rides home provided by SGI. To start off this amazing festival on June 22nd, we have the Edmonton trio, Scenic Route to Alaska.

These boys are bringing their mix of indie, folk and pop, starting us off with some positive energy.

Opening for them are Megan Nash and Bears in Hazenmore, further adding to that awesome

prairie sound.

Make sure to wear your comfy shoes on June 23rd.

The classy, romantic, uplifting Latin sound of Andino Suns is sure to make you dance. If they can’t get you moving then Regina based, Skavenjah will! Their blend of Ska, Rock, Reggae and Soul has been making everybody move for over 25 years.

June 24th will keep the positive energy high with Bombargo throwing down their funky sounds and intense live show. Hey goodlookin’ are you coming to see The Joel Plaskett Emergency? Featuring multiple Juno award winner Joel Plaskett, coming from the East-Coast to lay down some feel-good rock tunes.

Lastly, on June 25th, join us for Leeroy Stagger,

an alternative country rock singer whose honest, gritty and arousing lyrics and music have been rising in popularity. With a fantastic live show, you don’t want to miss your chance to see this rising Canadian talent.

With the local Black Bridge Brewery providing draught beer there are no reasons to stay home. A limited number of Early Bird Festival Passes for all four nights are only $95 and are available at Pharmasave or Picatic. ca. In June the Festival Passes will cost $110 for all four nights. Mark your calendar and come out this June 22nd – 25th to enjoy all the prairies has to offer at Long Day’s Night Music Festival.

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Blenders SPECIAL Concert Series

Kirby Criddle Trio & Sharpe 5 April 22 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm at Lyric Theatre 277 Central Ave. North Swift Current Doors: 7:30 pm | Music: 8:30 pm

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The Kirby Criddle Trio will take the stage on April 22nd to dazzle you with their unique sound. The second part of the evening will be filled with the newly formed, Sharpe 5. A band that 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.

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Stars for Sask closes 2016-2017 Season with evening of WWII Drama and Music

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he final performance of this year’s Stars for Saskatchewan series in Swift Current, takes the audience back to the war years combining music and a one-woman drama on Friday May 5.

“Jake’s Gift” is a surprisingly funny and touching drama that tells the story of a Canadian WW2 veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. While roaming the shores of Juno Beach, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious ten-year-old from the local village whose inquisitive nature and charm challenge the old soldier to confront some long ignored ghosts – most notably, the wartime death of his eldest brother, Chester,

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a once promising young musician.

“You will see some amazing character portrayals and transformations in ‘Jake’s Gift’, “ notes Arts Council President Melanie Friesen.

The show is about the legacy of remembrance and makes personal the story behind one soldier’s grave. This multi-award winning play has toured to over 200 communities since 2007.

Friesen says the evening’s theme will be carried on in the music of the evening featuring our own Swift Current Jazz Orchestra, a community-based non-profit jazz ensemble. A traditional Big Band sound is created by the orchestra which showcases local musicians on five saxo-

Special Concert with Juno-Award winning band, Elliott Brood

phones, four trombones, four trumpets and a fourpiece rhythm section.

Tickets for the show are $45 and are available by calling Ticketpro at 1-888-655-9090 or online at www.ticketpro.ca.

If there are remaining tickets, they will be sold at the door.

While this is the final concert of the series it is not the final Arts Council event of the season, as the group is celebrating 50 years at its Golden Gala on May 27. The evening, which focuses on celebration not fundraising, will be held at the Sky Centre and includes a served plate dinner, music of the 40’s-60’s by “Memory Lane” and room to dance. Tickets are $100 at the Living Sky Box Office.

BOOK REVIEW

“Leap!: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, And Grief & Choose The Path Of Joy” By Lisa Driver Shelley A. Leedahl

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hen I review a self-help book, I'm interested in knowing the author's story. Is he or she writing based on personal experience? If so, I'm immediately more invested. The combination of practical advice and personal revelation is precisely what writer Lisa Driver delivers in her second book, and the long subtitle of Leap! provides a summary of what readers are in for: advice on ways to "Overcome Doubt, Fear, And Grief [And] Choose The Path of Joy.” Driver wears multiple hats. The Regina-born writer is a "certified Angel Therapist, Advanced Angel Tarot and oracle card reader, Medium, and Reiki Practitioner," and in 2016 she became a new mother. In this ninety-six page softcover she conversationally discusses her decision to leave the financial security of traditional employment and follow her dream to focus exclusively on her business, Above 540, which serves to inspire others "to the joy and wonder that exists around them, and [help] them step into their power" via readings and spiritually-based teaching and healing. Setting intentions, meditating, creating awareness, setting boundaries, practicing gratitude,

journaling, and gaining clarity re: what one wants are all part of Driver's recipe for more joy.

The book also balances two disparate events in the author's life: her sixty-one year-old father's death, and the birth of her daughter. Advice on improving one's own happiness is woven through these stories, and several meditation-style exercises are included, ie: using deep breathing to "fill you up with energy," and then imagining a dazzling light filling your body.

"With this shield of light surrounding you, you are always safe and connected to the Divine.”

The "Divine" here is also inclusively named "God" and "the Universe". Driver subscribes to "The Law of Attraction" ("like attracts like" and "what you focus on, expands"). She and her business partner, Clara, teach a vibrational scale that "associates numbers with certain emotions."

Driver says "The Law of Attraction" responds to the "vibrations we emit every day" - the higher the vibrational number, "the more powerful and positive the emotion.”

Resiliency is critical in this life, and when the author/healer learns that her beloved father has a "fist-sized" cancerous mass in his abdomen, her spiritual beliefs and coping skills help her navigate

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through the hell of his Stage IV colon cancer. His diagnosis "kicked me in the butt and helped move me forward," she writes.

Sadly and ironically, the day she learns - via phone call in a Tim Horton's restaurant - that her father's cancer has spread is the same day her much awaited pregnancy is confirmed. "Life goes on," her father sagely tells her.

This book serves as a reminder that livinga well and joyfully is our own responsibility, and regardless of our circumstances, it's completely up to us to make the necessary changes that ensure we remain on a positive track. Readers will take away what they need to from Driver's story, but for me, it was the statement that "The only moment we know we have is this one."

Yes. Better make it great.

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n May 6th Blenders will be hosting one final Special Show, featuring Juno-Award winning band, Elliott Brood, best known for their captivating alternative-rock music.

Don’t miss out on this amazing show at the Lyric Theatre.

Elliott Brood is a Canadian three-piece, alternative country band that formed in 2002, reigning from Toronto, ON. The band consists of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and kazoo; Casey Laforet on guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys, and ukulele; and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler, and backing vocals. The band's style has been categorized as "death country", "frontier rock", or "revival music."

Elliott Brood have always been time travellers.

The Toronto trio writes songs steeped in history that feel very present.

They've done their share of actual travelling, too, these musical troubadours, acoustic guitars and banjos slung over their sharp suits as they barnstormed across Canada and beyond.

For their fifth album,

Elliott Brood wanted to break things. 2008's Mountain Meadows was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, and the band's last record, Days Into Years, won a 2011 Juno award for roots album of the year. Now was the time to smash the precedents, break the mould. To withdraw to a farmhouse in Bath, Ontario, hammering out nine songs in two weeks.

These songs are loud and quiet but mostly loud, and always reaching toward something. First loves, lost loves, screw-ups and young men's just desserts. Laforet has called Work and Love a "lament for youth", but it's also a eulogy for the moments that came just after, on the doorstep of manhood.

It's music of remembered abandon, new burdens, and those nights, years ago, when the moonlit fields seemed to go on forever. It's Elliott Brood at their sheerest, facing forward and backward at the same time.

Formed in 2002, Elliott Brood (the name, a bastardized homage to the fem fatal character in the 1984 Baseball film ‘The Natural’) united teenage pals Sasso and Laforet over their grown-up love for Neil Young, the Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Pitkin was an accidental miracle: he fell

into the group after working sound at one of their earliest concerts, offering to record their first EP. Tin Type was a college radio hit and soon this compact trio was making some big noise.

Across five subsequent albums, sharing vocals and trading instruments each of the band members seems to play everything Elliott Brood have become one of the premier acts in Canadian roots music.

From the time of their inception and across five subsequent albums, sharing vocals and trading instruments – each of the band-members seem to play everything – Elliott Brood have become one of the premier acts in Canadian roots music.

Tickets for this concert on May 6th at the Lyric Theatre, will be $35 and can be purchased at Pharmasave. Elliott Brood is part of the Special Concerts series. Reserve tables for special concerts available on first come, first served basis.

Doors will open at 7:30 pm and music will begin at 8:30 pm. For more information about this 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.

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Lifestyle IN THE GARDEN

Celebrating Saskatchewan's Horticultural Pioneers in our Sesquicentennial Year (Part I)

By Sara Williams

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ooking for a new tree or shrub for your garden? Why not consider planting a made-in-Saskatchewan cultivar to help celebrate #Canada150? Walk down any street or back lane in Saskatchewan and you'll likely come across a 'Kerr' apple, a Patterson lily, a 'Thunderchild' crabapple or a 'Spring Snow' flowering crabapple. These were developed by some of Saskatchewan’s early horticultural pioneers.

Many of their plants are now found well beyond our provincial borders and still available for sale, competing strongly against newer cultivars.

The first head of the University of Saskatchewan's Horticultural Department, Cecil Patterson was a quiet man, absolutely dedicated to plants, who worked largely alone. Born in Watford, Ontario, he grew up on a dairy farm, where hard work was a part of his daily life. He took his first degree at the Ontario Agricultural College and his MSc and PhD at the University of Illinois.

His interest in lilies may have first been tweaked when his car broke down in Prince Albert National Park in the 1930s and he saw a host of native woodland lilies in bloom.

By 1950, he had made horticultural history as the first plant breeder to develop hardy lilies in shades of pink and white by making crosses with Lilium cernuum and other Asiatic species. Among his selections, 'Edith Cecilia', 'White Princess', 'Jasper' and 'Apricot Glow' are still considered of value today.

He's also known for his 'Patterson Pride' plum, and 'Thomas' and 'John' pears. * ‘John’ (P. ussuriensis x ‘Aspa’) (University of Saskatchewan, 1960) pear is strongly upright with a pyramidal shape that is considered more ornamental than that of many other pears. The fruit is the largest of the Apostle series (3 x 2.5 in. diameter on un-thinned trees). It ripens in late September with flesh of good quality.

This is the most widely planted of the ‘Apostle’ series. * 'Patterson Pride' plum is semi-dwarf with weep-

SPIRITUAL GLEANINGS

Let Loose in the World Joyce Sasse

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s he dead?” Pilate’s wife asked the soldier after he returned from the tomb.

She had taken notice of this Jesus of Nazareth when he was brought before her husband earlier in the week. Now she’d heard strange rumours and wondered what the truth really was.

“No, Madame,” the soldier replied. “He is not dead.”

“Not dead!” She could hardly believe her ears. “Not dead! Then where is he?”

“Let loose in the world, Madame,” came the reply. “Let loose in the world where nothing can corrupt his truth.”

“Let loose in the world.” Those words, written by an unknown poet, have been most helpful to me as I try to understand the meaning of the resurrection and how it impacts my calling to ministry.

They were central to me as I ministered in a community where a

5-year-old was dying of cancer. There was nothing more anyone could do except be there for each other. Our strength resided in the strength of An-Other lifting us, carrying us.

“Let loose in the world” echoed through the seven years of prairie drought we faced in Saskatchewan. We realized our repeated phrase “Next Year Country” was a Statement of Faith.

The affirmation of our belief in the land and in each other, in the stories we share and the prayers we offer are testaments to the way the Spirit, let loose in the world, helps us find purpose and hope.

Now, as I reach my Senior years, I’m challenged to better understand the mysteries of life, and accept the reality of death. The Creed says it so well – “In life, in death, in life-beyond-death, we are not alone.”

Easter Blessings are ours because the Spirit had been “let loose in the world”. Thanks be to God.

ing branches. The fruit (4.5 cm), ripe in mid-September, has bright red tender skin with bright gold, firm, sweet, juicy and freestone flesh. It is excellent for fresh eating and very good for freezing, and jam.

Percy Wright did not attend school until the age of fourteen, yet he won the Gold Medal when he graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with great distinction (with an

English degree). He came from Quebec with his family to homestead near Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan in 1907 when he was nine years old. He was a schoolteacher, operated several nurseries in rural Saskatchewan and later moved to Saskatoon where he was a reporter for the Star-Phoenix.

With no formal horticultural education, his most enduring contributions to our landscape are the

'Thunderchild' rosybloom flowering crabapple and the 'Hazeldean' rose. * 'Thunderchild' (open-pollinated seedling of Les Kerr's 'Sutherland') with purple-red foliage, bright pink flowers, good form, resistance to fireblight, and a height of 4-4.5 m. It was selected by the Saskatchewan Nursery Trades Association to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of our province. * 'Hazeldean' (1948) (R.

spinosissima var. altaica x 'Harison's Yellow') with semi-double yellow flowers, has better form and scent than 'Harrison's Yellow', is resistant to the fungal disease blackspot, doesn't fade in strong sunlight and has black hips.

It's very drought-tolerant once established. Flowering in June and 2-3 m in height, it's a real showstopper in full bloom.

Sara is the author of numerous gardening books, among them the revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape. And with Hugh Skinner: Gardening Naturally; Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies, and Groundcovers & Vines for the Prairies. Expect Fruit for Northern Gardens with Bob Bors in November, 2017.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (SPS; www. saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com; www.facebook.com/ saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events. Consider taking a gardening class at the University of Saskatchewan (http://gardening.usask.ca) - lots to choose from during April and May.

TRAVELS WITH CLEO

Bruges in all its Beauty Cleo Morvik

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y friend Sam and I have spent the last three days exploring all that Bruges, the Flemish city of Belgium, has to offer – which has mostly been beautiful sights and Belgian beer.

On the afternoon of our arrival, Sam and I found out about a night walking tour around the old city that would tell us about some of the history of the UNESCO World Heritage protected buildings. The tour began at 8:00pm so until then we found a bite to eat, sitting nearby one of the many canals that flow through the city, and then wandered amongst the small alleys and cobblestone streets that make up the old city centre.

The walking tour lasted about an hour and a half and took us around some of the less “touristy” streets while the guide explained some little known facts and stories about our surroundings. We learned that Bruges was once a very happening port due it's convenient location and channel connecting to the sea. It became famous for its textiles, and the spinners and weavers were believed to be some of the best in the world.

There are lace shops all around the city still today.

However, when the channel became less accessible around 1500, the city grew poor as it could not depend on trading as it did before.

It is thanks to the Belgian novelist, George Rodenbach, that Bruges was brought back to life and is the popular tourist destination that it is today. In 1892 he published a book, the first novel accompanied by photographs, set in Bruges. He described it as a melancholy, yet alluring town. Apparently his description captivated his audience enough to want to visit the community for themselves, and that's where Bruges' whole tourism industry got started.

While walking the streets of Bruges, melancholy is not a feeling I would use to describe the city today. In fact, Bruges

gives me an unexplainable peace and happiness that I have yet to experience in other European cities. I think it's the quiet streets, the charm that oozes from each brick facade building and their reflections on the water, unchanged for hundreds of years.

Our tour guide explained to us that a friend of his owns one of the houses that has been deemed an essential part of the city's heritage, part of UNESCO, and as such has strict rules regarding how the house can be altered. New owners are allowed to renovate as long as the overall structure isn't changed, but not unless there are any intricate or unique woodworkings, or the like.

They're not even allowed to install double paned windows, as it would alter the way the glass reflected

as viewed from the street.

This friend one day decided to repaint his front door a new colour. Not long afterwards he was notified that this new hue was not within the approved palette. He was then able to choose a shade within a range that was similar to the original colour of the door with which he could again repaint.

Sam and I discussed how annoying that would be as a homeowner, but how pleased we were as tourists that we were able to see the city so closely resemble what it would have looked like many years ago.

We were glad to have a conversation with our tour guide over a pint of Brugse Zot (an award winning Belgian beer) at the conclusion of the walking tour. As it turns out he had been born and raised in the city of Bruges, and now runs a Bed and Breakfast downtown. It was interesting to hear his take on what it was like living in such a beautiful city. He claimed that travelling to other cities was often a let down, since his hometown simply can't be compared. I was glad to see he appreciated his home as much as I have come to.

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Q: What do You Treasure Most?

Madonna Hamel

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ast night was the first Elevator Committee Meeting we’ve had in a long time. And we almost didn’t have it. It was a day of lost keys, forgotten appointments, missed deadlines and overextensions. Admittedly, it’s not the long-time locals who get in a tizzy, it’s us blow-ins, who think we’re doing the world a favour by suggesting all kinds of regenerative projects for the community and then can only find the time to do half of them.

“Hey”, I pipe up, “I can do an inventory of everything in the elevator office!

I’d love to, there’s so much cool stuff in there!”

The offer is met with a look of cautious suspicion from the likes of Pat and Maurice who are polite enough not to say anything, but don’t hold their breath. I promised a full record of furnishings and materials sometime last August and yet was scrambling for my clipboard and dashing across the road to do my inventory hours before last night’s meeting. As I was I was running down the road, dodging the dirt and tractors and locals standing around peering down into the stinky abyss of the big sewer project, I yelled out in my best “good-natured” voice to the mayor: “Hey Rolly, where the hell do expect me to drive my little car? You’ve got all this crap blocking the road!”

“Take the alley!”

“Have you seen the dip in that sidewalk? It just about ripped out my chassis!”

I didn’t wait for a reply, I had an hour before the committee met for supper at the Harvest Moon. We were hosting Kirstin from Heritage Saskatchewan.

She’s an “Intangible Cultural Heritage” development ‘officer’.

Fresh off a full day of print making with Page, processing and producing poster-size prints from my Apron Pocket Archive collages, the term “officer” is fresh in my head. But for me an officer is a man on a horse patrolling the Lakota Line, the NWMP trail. I’ve been working with stories that include images of NWMP sergeants, in their odd little “forage caps” that resemble something a bell-hop at the Cecil Hotel might have worn. But Kirstin is the kind of officer who ‘patrols’ the villages of Saskatchewan with the intention of safeguarding our national treasures, treasures we might easily take for granted.

I live across the road from an elevator, I often muse, how cool is that?

For years the elevator has given me a sense of deep pride and nostalgia. And I mean that in the purist sense: nostos is Greek for “a return to one’s home” and algia is Greek

for “pain”. Art historian Ronald Rees writes about nostalgia in his brilliant and beautiful book New and Naked Land: Making the Prairies Home. He writes: Hippocrates noted that “whenever people from one country were sent to another of markedly different terrain, ‘terrible perturbations’, we now know as nostalgia and homesickness, always followed. The first known sufferers in modern times were seventeenth century Swiss mercenary soldiers.

They were overcome by lassitude and melancholia at sounds and smells that reminded them of Switzerland. Cowbells and the strains of Swiss melodies are said to have disarmed Swiss soldiers as effectively as any enemy manoeuvre.”

In the eighteenth century, Rees goes on to say, homesickness and nostalgia were “treated as pathological, but today they are regarded no more seriously than the common cold….it is easy to forget how stationary people used to be and how insurmountable distances were….The problem for settlers on the Canadian prairies was how to make a home of the strange new land. Farms had to be laid out, roads made, houses and fences built, and the land ploughed. But greater than the problem of physical control was the problem of spiritual adjustment. ‘Home’ is not just a physical space that has been ordered and subdued, but a familiar place – as small as a house or as large as a country – to which we feel we belong.”

As small as a house or as grand as a grain elevator, I’d add. As far back as I can recall, I realizethanks to Kirstin who urged us each to reach into our psyches to find why we joined the ‘save the elevator’ committeethe elevator has loomed large on the horizon of my consciousness. Born in Dawson Creek, BC, there were elevators on the edge of town, indeed, they were sentinels that stood over us as we slept. And we knew, like sturdy soldiers, they would be there when we woke.

Later, as I started taking the train across country, back and forth from Vancouver to Montreal, five times thus far, it was those long days and nights crossing the prairies, sitting in the glass-roofed observation car, seeing the elevators in the distance,

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like lighthouses at sea or cathedrals in the French countryside, I cherished the most. Seeing them on the horizon thrilled me as much as the Rocky Mountains approaching on the way back home. Maybe even more than the Rockies, because the elevators indicate fellow humans reside nearby, recall a collective of farmers who set down roots and declared themselves at home.

Today, when I hike up the Butte, I feel that same sense of awe when I can see all the way to Orkney and Bracken, thanks to their elevators. Today I am like a Swiss soldier; the elevator is my cowbell.

Today, I am doing what little I can to contribute to efforts to keep our beautiful newly painted elevator upright. And my part is to start small, start with the office and all its artifacts, I reminded myself upon leaving the main building.

I grabbed for the inside doorknob to find there was one.

“Oh for..”, I began to swear, jiggling what I could of the door to loosen it from the frame.

“Hmmm. If nothing else, this will make a great story. I mean, how many people can claim to have been locked in a grain elevator?! However, this will not go over well with the committee. I’m the one with tonight’s agenda….

Let’s see, if I jam my pen into the latch I should be able to….”

I did manage to open the door in time, and make a list of the many treasures buried in the office, among them aerial photographs of the territory, old ledgers, safety posters, a 1901 Eaton’s catalogue and even a gas mask. In the heart of the room is a coal fireplace, around which, Maurice tells us, men and boys got haircuts and, after the bar closed, the men continued to drink and expostulate.

After I went through the inventory list Kirstin shared with us the big news: The National Trust of Canada has just declared, for the first time in its history, a genre of building, not a single building, like say, the Montreal Forum - but a type of building, as one of our top ten endangered treasures: The Grain Elevator. If nothing else, that should make us think twice about what we have, what we cannot afford to lose.

The How any of us managed to make it at all is a mystery to me.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Protecting Yourself Against Hantavirus Spring is upon us and many have already begun spring cleaning processes. Please be reminded of the potential for exposure to Hantavirus.

Hantavirus is a deadly disease transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva.

Most cases occur in the spring during cleaning when people may breathe in air borne particles. It is especially important to take precautions while cleaning areas where mice or mouse droppings are present including homes, sheds, barns, cabins, and stored vehicles/ equipment.

Early symptoms of hantavirus are similar to the flu but can quickly develop into severe breathing problems. In some cases hantavirus infection can be fatal. If a person is infected the disease appears within one to five weeks. Initial

symptoms include fever, body aches, and abdominal problems but can progress to severe trouble breathing.

Anyone who develops difficulty breathing and has recently been in an area contaminated by rodents should see a doctor immediately.

The most effective precaution against infection is to keep rodents out of homes and work areas and immediately trap any that get in. If you find signs of mice, properly clean and disinfect any areas contaminated by rodent droppings. To do so properly follow these steps: 1. Wear rubber or plastic gloves. If you are cleaning in a confined space, wear a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtered respirator.

2. Do not sweep or vacuum rodent droppings. This will release particles into the air, which you

could then breathe in.

3. Spray droppings with a household disinfectant or a mixture of one part bleach to nine parts water. Let the area soak for 10 minutes to make sure any virus within the droppings will be killed.

4. Wipe up wet droppings with paper towels or a wet mop if dealing with a large area.

5. Wash gloves in disinfectant and hot soapy water before taking them off. Afterwards, wash your hands thoroughly.

6. If a wet mop was used to clean the area, use disinfectant and hot soapy water to clean the mop.

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verage farmland values in Canada continued to climb in 2016, but lost steam in most provinces, including Saskatchewan, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) latest Farmland Values Report.

Canada’s farmland values showed an average increase of 7.9 per cent in 2016, compared to a 10.1 per cent increase in 2015 and a 14.3 per cent increase in 2014. Canadian farmland values have increased at various rates for the past 25 years.

The average value of Saskatchewan farmland increased 7.5 per cent in 2016, following gains of 9.4 per cent in 2015 and 18.7 per cent in 2014.

Values in the province have continued to rise since 2002.

In six provinces, the average increase in farmland values slowed from the previous year.

And despite the overall national increase,

seven of the 51 regions assessed across Canada showed no increase in farmland values in 2016.

“The impact of some of the key farmland value drivers appear to be fairly consistent across Canada,” said J.P. Gervais, FCC chief agricultural economist.

“Levelling out of commodity prices and some challenging weather conditions may have taken some of the steam out of farmland values and hopefully this moderating effect will turn into a trend.”

Prince Edward Island experienced the highest increase among the provinces and saw the only double-digit increase at 13.4 per cent.

There were not enough publicly reported transactions in Newfoundland and Labrador to accurately assess farmland values.

“Demand for Canadian agricultural products remains strong at home and abroad,” Gervais said. “A healthy agriculture sector – supported by a low Canadian dollar and low interest

rates – helped sustain increases in farmland values in 2016.”

“I would, however, caution producers not to become overly confident,” he said, noting crop receipts have increased at a slower rate than farmland values over the past few years.

“Although we have just come off of several years of record farm receipts, agriculture is a cyclical business and producers should always plan for different market conditions.”

Gervais encourages producers to identify key risks and available solutions to manage these risks should changes suddenly occur in their businesses or the economic environments in which they operate.

To view the 2016 FCC Farmland Values Report, video and historical data, visit www.fcc. ca/FarmlandValues. To learn more about the report, register for the free FCC webinar on April 18, which can be found in the Agriwebinars section at www.fcc.

ca/events.

By sharing agriculture economic knowledge and forecasts, FCC provides solid insights and expertise to help those in the business of agriculture achieve their goals. To follow and participate in the discussion on farmland, visit the FCC Ag Economist blog post at www. fcc.ca/AgEconomics.

FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $30 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and its role in feeding an ever-growing world. We provide flexible, competitively priced financing, management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and agrifood industry. Our profits are reinvested back into agriculture and the communities where our customers and employees live and work. Visit fcc.ca or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and on Twitter @FCCagriculture.

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Sale Location: Lines Ranch, Cantuar, Saskatchewan 12 miles NW of Swift Current All bulls will be semen tested, scrotal measurered, & double footrot vaccinated. Financing available.

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he Growing Forward 2 funding initiative for Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers is a provincial-

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federal-territorial policy framework that offers financial aid to agriculture producers to implement Beneficial Management Practices (BMP’s). BMP’s are practices that positively impact the environment and help improve agriculture operations.

These include a wide range of projects offered under the Farm Stewardship and the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Programs. One example of a Farm Stewardship rebate program is the Fencing to Protect Surface water BMP which aims to protect water quality and riparian areas by means of controlling livestock access to the riparian area. Riparian areas are known as the “ribbons of life” around a waterbody and provide many benefits such as improved water quality, stream bank and soil stability, wildlife habitat, and

flooding control. If these areas are excessively damaged by trampling or overgrazing the surface water quality is adversely affected. In addition livestock are at risk when walking on the eroded banks. Costs associated with the project are offered at a 50% rebate up to $10,000.

In conjunction with this BMP, farm and ranch water infrastructure projects can also be applied to provide alternate water sources for livestock. These projects can receive 50% funding of all eligible costs.

The Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards are part of the Agri-Environmental Group Plan (AEGP) and can assist farmers and ranchers with applications to the Growing Forward 2 program. The Stewards is an organization that promotes awareness, education, and responsibility of water quality and

riparian health issues among all users of the Swift Current Creek and surrounding watershed.

For more information on the Growing Forward 2 funding or AEGP, please call us at 306-770-4606.

We are also on Facebook and Twitter, or visit www.sccws.com. Information on these programs can also be found at Saskatchewan. ca or by calling the Ministry of Agriculture toll free line at 1-877-874-5365.

Application Deadlines: • Farm Stewardship pre-approval applications: June 30th, 2017 • Farm Stewardship pre-approval and rebate projects completed: January 31, 2018 • Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Applications: August 1, 2017 • Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure projects completed: February 15, 2018

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SWAC Badminton Playoffs underway

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he senior badminton playoffs have started. On April 8, both Cypress Hills section and Rolling Hills section held their playoff while Whitemud held theirs April 11. Thanks to our hosts Eastend, Fox Valley School and Swift Current Comp. Special thanks to our commissioners Shelley Morvik, Dennis Franz, Rob Englot and Chris Caswell and host Janna Walker.

Thank you for all your hard work! The top 4 from each category will now advance to the SWAC District playoffs which will be held at Swift Current Comp on Saturday, April 29.

CYPRESS HILLS SENIOR BADMINTON – SECTION ADVANCERS: Girls Singles: 1. Cassandra Benson (Hazlet) 2. Kaitlynn Bradford (Cabri) 3. Kayla Eng (Maple Creek) 4. Chloe Mertin (Leader) Boys Singles: 1. Riley Hughes (Hazlet) 2. Dallyn Jamieson (Cabri) 3. Bobby Hudec (Fox Valley) 4. Frank Chow (Fox Valley) Girls Doubles: 1. Kyla Tumbach/Payton Stimson (Leader) 2. Claudia Lim/Dayna Winzer (Maple Creek) 3. Delaney Smith/Danica Klippert (Leader) 4. Savannah Mass/Kenna Anton (Fox Valley) Boys Doubles: 1. Carson Leach/Jordan Mastel (Leader) 2. Aden Hudec/Patrick Ehnisz (Fox Valley) 3. Ethan Bosch/Matthew Ganert (Fox Valley) 4. Kaden Eremenko/Nick Scott (Maple Creek) Mixed Doubles:

1. Rebecca Chow/Nicholas Ehnisz (Fox Valley) 2. Clark Anderson/Chelsea Wilson (Hazlet) 3. Payton Wilkinson/Erik Scory (Leader) 4. Connor Drever/Payton Bock (Maple Creek) ROLLING HILLS SENIOR BADMINTON – SECTION ADVANCERS: Girls Singles: 1. Sara Kendall (Ponteix) 2. Jessica Warren (SCCHS) 3. Ashley Bakus (Herbert) 4. Samantha Froude (SCCHS) BOYS SINGLES: 1. Sim Singh (SCCHS) 2. Ethan Warkentin (SCCHS) 3. TJ Kendall (Ponteix) 4. Robert Lacher (Ponteix) GIRLS DOUBLES: 1. Lara New/Justine Bennett (SCCHS) 2. Emma Krauchek/Teagan Newton (Hodgeville) 3. Madison Weinbender/Precious Barraquio (Herbert) BOYS DOUBLES: 1. Dustin Kendall/Tanner Kendall (Ponteix) 2. Wyatt Wiebe/Mason Smeby (SCCHS) 3. Kim Mendoza/Tyson Goffinet (Ponteix) 4. Colin Beuckert/Aaron Rampold (Vanguard) MIXED DOUBLES: 1. Monica Torales/Grady Rogers (SCCHS) 2. Garret Heschel/Kelly Bestrop (Herbert) 3. Gail Gian/Keegan Goffinet (Ponteix) 4. Alexis Stringer/Shadye Lee (Ponteix) WHITEMUD SENIOR BADMINTON – SECTION ADVANCERS: Girls Singles: 1. Madison Bertram (Frontier) 2. Amanda Mitchell (Frontier) 3. Naudine Encarnacion (Eastend) Boys Singles: 1. Dylan Larson (Val Marie) 2. Nixon Voll (Shaunavon) 3. Cameron Kluzak (Frontier) 4. Braydon Penner (Val Marie) Girls Doubles

1. Sarah Moule/Sydney Onerheim (Frontier) 2. Miah Gates/ Shyla Purpora (Frontier) 3. Emily Galey/Emily Frohlich (Shaunavon) 4. Bailee Humphry/Camryn Barton (Eastend) Boys Doubles 1. Kendall Shirley/Peter Knelson (Frontier) 2. Teagan Galey/ Brett Kronberg (Shaunavon) 3. Oakley Honey/Brody Dumontel (Frontier) 4. Will Banford/Ayden Kopp (Eastend) Mixed Doubles 1. Ben Dumontel/ Jyllian Kaliciak (Frontier) 2. Hannah MacNeil/Kirkland Sutter (Shaunavon) 3. Brett Pridmore/Natasha Pettyjohn (Consul) 4. Larissa Wenzel/Brandon Rabe (Consul)

Junior badminton playoffs will be held on Saturday, April 29. There will be 4 host sites: Cypress Hills section at Fox Valley. Schools include Maple Creek High, Fox Valley, Burstall, Leader, Cabri, Hazlet and Success. Top 4 in each category advance.

Rolling Hills A subsection at Ecole Centennial.

Schools include Gull Lake, Swift Current Comp, Ecole Centennial, Central , Waldeck, and Herbert. Top 2 in each category advance.

Rolling Hills B subsection at Ponteix. Schools include O.M. Irwin, Ponteix, Vanguard, Wymark and Hodgeville. Top 2 in each category advance.

Whitemud section at Frontier. Schools include Consul, Eastend, Frontier, Shaunavon and Val Marie.

Top 4 in each category advance.

The SWAC junior district finals will be held in Maple Creek on Saturday, May 6.

SPORTS

Shaunavon’s Lind among 58 WHL players that highlight NHL Central Scouting final rankings Contributed

Athletic Coordinator

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he Western Hockey League announced on Tuesday, April 11, that Kole Lind is among 58 WHL players that have been listed in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings.

Heading the list is Nolan Patrick (Winnipeg, Man. / Brandon Wheat Kings), who was ranked first among North American skaters on both the midterm and final rankings.

Joining Patrick in the top five is Michael Rasmussen (Surrey, B.C. / Tri-City Americans), ranked fifth after having moved up from sixth in the midterm rankings. Rounding out WHL representation in the top 10 is Cody Glass (Winnipeg, Man. / Portland Winterhawks), ranked sixth after having advanced

from eighth in the midterm rankings.

A total of 13 WHL skaters land in the top 31, including Juuso Valimaki (11th – TriCity Americans), Kailer Yamamoto (17th – Spokane Chiefs), Henri Jokiharju (19th – Portland Winterhawks), Jaret Anderson-Dolan (21st – Spokane Chiefs), Kole Lind (23rd – Kelowna Rockets), Nick Henry (25th – Regina Pats), Aleksi Heponiemi (26th – Swift Current Broncos) and Nikita Popugaev (28th – Prince George Cougars).

Ian Scott (second – Prince Albert Raiders) and Stuart Skinner (fifth – Lethbridge Hurricanes) land in the top five amongst North American goaltenders.

The Tri-City Americans lead all WHL clubs with seven players ranked, followed by the Portland Winterhawks (five), Bran-

don Wheat Kings, Regina Pats and Spokane Chiefs (four each).

The WHL leads the entire Canadian Hockey League with 13 skaters ranked in the top 31, followed by the Ontario Hockey League with 11 skaters and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with three skaters.

Of the 58 WHL players listed in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings, two have been nominated for WHL Awards, including Heponiemi (Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy – Rookie of the Year) and Tyler Steenbergen (Brad Hornung Trophy – Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year), both of the Swift Current Broncos.

At the 2016 NHL Draft, a total of 34 WHL players were selected, including four during the first round.

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