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Four interested in Melfort Sask. Party nomination

Todd Goudy, Tim Hoenmans, Scott Lessmeister and Louise Schweitzer are interested in running for the nomination to be the Saskatchewan Party’s candidate for the upcoming byelection to replace Kevin Phillips as MLA for Melfort. photo courtesy of Devan C. Tasa, submitted photos

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Sarcan Humboldt prepares Four interested in Melfort Sask. Party nomination for new building

By Devan C. Tasa For the Humboldt Journal

photo by Becky Zimmer Humboldt Sarcan Supervisor, Sherry Shrader, Sarcan and Northwest Regional Manager, Chantelle Diakuw, take a look inside what will be the new Humboldt Sarcan facility, particularly what will be their new customer and receiving desk. The Humboldt Sarcan will see an increase in space from 1,200 square feet in their current location to 4,800 square feet in the new location. See page 2 of this week’s Humboldt Journal for the full story.

New Year Tour 2018 Tuesday, January 9 Dalmeny from 6:00—8:00 p.m. Seniors Supper at the Dalmeny Heritage Ctr (230 Ross Ave)

Monday, January 15 Dinsmore from 8:30—9:30 a.m. at the Old Pool Room (on Main Street) Wiseton from 9:45—10:30 a.m. at Lions Den in the Wiseton Hall (Railway Ave) Conquest from 11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. at the Community Centre (old school)

Tuesday, January 16 Vonda from 8:00—ϵ͗ϬϬ Ă͘ŵ͘ Ăƚ sŽŶĚĂ ,ŽƚĞů ;ϰϬϭ ƵīĞƌ ǀĞͿ Cudworth from 9:30—10:30 a.m. at Apple Wood Restaurant (119 Main Street) Wakaw from 11:00 a.m.—noon at Crossroads Restaurant (at Hwy 2 and 41) Rosthern from 1:30—2:30 p.m. at Kings Chicken & Pizza (1018 6th Street)

Wednesday, January 17 Langham from 9:00—ϭϬ͗ϬϬ Ă͘ŵ͘ Ăƚ dŚĞ KůĚ ZĂŝůǁĂLJ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ-Museum(302 3rd Ave) Radisson from 10:30—11:30 a.m. at the Red Bull (on Hwy 16)

The process to replace Melfort MLA Kevin Phillips as the standard-bearer for the Saskatchewan Party in the Melfort constituency has begun.

“At this time, we’ve had four people indicate their intention to seek the nomination and are either in the process of filing or in the process to complete their paperwork to file,” said Michael Mahon, the president of the Sask. Party Melfort constituency association.

Todd Goudy photo courtesy of Elections Saskatchewan is a school board trustee for the North East School Di- domestic violence shelter in Melfort. vision and a pastor at Melfort’s Em- She ran for the Sask. Party’s nomination manuel Baptist Church. in Kelvington-Wadena, a position won Tim Hoenmans is a City of Melfort by Hugh Nerlien. councillor, president of the Melfort Mahon said there’s a possibility that Business Revitalization Corporation more candidates could join the fray. and a local businessman.

The deadline for nomination papers Scott Lessmeister is the sales man- is Jan. 10. ager at Bourgault Industries Ltd. out The meeting to select the Saskatchof Englefeld. ewan Party candidate will be Jan. 24 at Louise Schweitzer is the executive 7 p.m. at the Kerry Vickar Centre. Those director of the North East Outreach wishing to vote must have a Sask. Party and Support Services, which runs a membership by Jan. 17.

Thursday, January 18 Bruno from 9:00—9:30 a.m. at the Bruno Café (513 Main Street) Muenster from 10:15—11:30 a.m. at the Seniors Centre (on Main Street) Englefeld from 1:00—2:00 p.m. at Twisted Tails Bar & Grill (155 1st Avenue East) Lake Lenore from 3:00—4:00 p.m. at the Lake Lenore Hotel (107 Main Street)

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Team Laycock hits the ice in LeRoy to get everybody interested again.�

It was a busy day for While Kirk and DalLeRoy and Watson stulen never got to play at dents as Team Laycock the LeRoy Curling Rink came to a visit for their when growing up in St. Community Rocks curlGregor, they did get the ing camp in LeRoy on chance to see their dad’s Dec. 20. name on some trophies Steve Laycock, and St. and pictures that are up Gregor brothers Kirk and in the rink. It hits close to Dallen Muyres were on home, says Kirk. hand to bring the game Curling has given so of curling to the LeRoy much to Kirk, from famstudents with Rock and ily to friends to an outRings with Dallen for standing professional the kindergarten to grade curling career. four students and grades If he could instill one five to 12 students out thing in the kids, it would on the ice with Laycock Members of LeRoy School and the Watson School Curling Team gathered in LeRoy for the be about being confident, and Kirk. Members of not only in curling but in the Watson School curl- Community Rocks camp put on by Team Laycock. This is the sixth year for Skip Steve Laycock, everything they do. ing team were also on and St. Gregor curling brothers Kirk and Dallen Muyres to be out in the community giving back Kirk cannot imagine hand to learn from Team to rural rinks. LeRoy Curling Club was one of five communities visited on this round of tours by where he would be withLaycock. Missing was the team. photo by Becky Zimmer out the game since he Second Matt Dunstone gained so much himself, who was already visiting family for picking up.

LeRoy Curling Club was chosen this including his own self-confidence.

Christmas.

Curling can be the first step in growWatching curling and the athletes year among four other communities to The camp is not only a way to pro- as they get more air time is exciting host the Laycock team, with Avonlea, ing confidence for other kids, he says. mote curling but also a way for the for young people and that could be Balgonie, Hanley, and Shaunavon Sitting down and talking with the team to give back to Saskatchewan the reason why curling is still alive in Curling Club also hosting. kids, Kirk says that he wants them to communities, says Kirk.

Saskatchewan, says Kirk.

This was a fitting year to have Team realize that they can do whatever they “We wanted to get more kids inWith help from their sponsors, this is Laycock at the club, says LeRoy Curl- set their mind to. volved. It’s not about teaching kids the sixth year of the Community Rocks ing Club Chairman Brenda Paetsch, “It’s pretty hard to teach someone what’s going to make them the best camp with the team reaching around since this is the first year that the club how to curl in an hour or hour and a curler in the world, it’s just exposing 35 different communities and around has re-opened since the fire that de- half but really, at the end of the day, them to the game and letting them have 500-600 kids. stroyed the LeRoy Arena in May 2013 I want to make sure that I instill that fun,� he says.

With Laycock and the Muyres broth- also destroyed the artifical ice machine lasting level of confidence. They do Hopefully curling becomes some- ers all being from small towns, it is for the curling rink. have the capability to do whatever the thing that the kids love to do as they great to be able to give back to small The event, along with the grand set their mind to.� get older.

While Team Laycock missed showclubs. re-opening on Dec. 26 (See page 11), While rural Saskatchewan is facing “It’s pretty cool when you see the is going to provide a real boost to the ing at the Olympic trials this past Deproblems when it comes to keeping kids having fun and then next time curling club, says Paetsch. cember, they still played a good game, curling rinks open, Kirk says that they they think about curling, they think, “We haven’t had curling in four says Kirk, their sights on the provincial have seen a resurgence over the last ‘oh yeah, that was a lot of fun that last years and before that it was dying out championship and a place at the 2018 few years with interest in the sport time.’ That’s really why we do it.� as well...this is exactly what we needed Tim Hortons Brier in Regina in March.

By Becky Zimmer Journal Editor

Sportsmanship award bittersweet for Annaheim girls volleyball It was a proud moment for the Annaheim Senior Girls Volleyball team as they were awarded the 2017 Sportsmanship Award courtesy of the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association on Dec. 21.

The season was a strong one for the team with a silver at the Conference tournament in Vonda on Nov. 3-4 which won them a place in Regionals in Kenaston on Nov. 10-11. There the team continued a strong showing with a third place win and a trip to Provincials in Maple Creek and Fox Valley on Nov. 17-18.

The team soldiered on through a tough contest but lost out in the quarterfinal to hosts, Fox Valley.

Even without the Sportsmanship award, it was a challenging season for the team, especially with the unfortunate death of longtime Annaheim Senior Girls Volleyball coach, Ricky Block, at the beginning of the season.

It was always the goal for the team to make it to provincials, says coach Jeff Kunz, who stepped up to help Block the year before and took over the coaching after Block passed away.

Kunz knew it was going to be a strong season

right from the get go but Block’s passing did make that harder. “But we just stuck with them and helped in anyway they could and they made it (to provincials). To get the sportsmanship award was the icing on the cake.�

Through all the hardship, it brought their team closer together, says grade 12 student and player Courtney Stammen.

This is the last year for many of the players but they grew a lot throughout the season.

Block spent a lot of his time helping the team get better, especially by promoting the sportsmanship side of the game right there along with the technical aspects, says Brooklyn Doepker. “We didn’t really realize until after he passed away how much effort he put into our volleyball team...

Even about the sportsmanship, he taught us that because he was the one that taught us volleyball,� she says.

There is no doubt that Block was proud of his team, says Kunz. From the time the grade 12 players were in grade seven, Block knew they were a special group and ever since then was excited to start coaching them.

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“He was always waiting for that team to make it to grade 12 because he knew they were going to do good things.�

It is not an easy task to get any team as far and as wide reaching as Block did, says Kunz, but Block knew the game, knew his players, and was dedicated in getting the team out playing and competing. “He was committed 100 per cent and that’s what made him a good coach is that he was always there.�

Block started teaching in Annaheim in the early 2000s taking over coaching from another longtime senior girls volleyball coach, Gary Engele, along with teaching English and computers.

All current Annaheim School students stood as honour guard at his funeral this past September.

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Slugger Stanton perfect gift for Yankees

By Bruce Penton Sports Columnist

It’s hard to gift wrap something 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, but the Miami Marlins accomplished it a few days before Christmas, sending slugger and reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees in a one-sided trade that had conspiratorial-thinking baseball fans wondering whose side new Marlins executive Derek Jeter was on.

Jeter, a Yankee great, of course, and whose No. 2 uniform has been given the ultimate reverence — retirement — is spearheading a complete rebuild of the Marlins and the first obvious piece to go was Stanton, who swatted 59 home runs in 2017 and joins the only other hitter to go beyond the 50-homer mark, Aaron Judge, in the 2018 Yankees lineup.

So while American League east rival Toronto Blue Jays were tinkering with backup players to the middle infield — doing what they can to perhaps rise to fourth from fifth — the Yankees were figuratively raising the A.L. pennant over Yankee Stadium before a single pitch had been thrown.

Stanton and Judge in the same lineup, probably batting back to back, borders on unfair. The slugging duo will join other historic pairs — Ruth and Gehrig of the 1927 Yankees; Mantle and Maris of the early 60s’ Yankees; Mays and McCovey of the San Francisco Giants of the 1960s; Aaron and Matthews of the late 1950 Braves; and McGwire and Canseco of the Oakland A’s of the mid- to late 1980s.

The one-sided ‘trade’ — second baseman Starlin Castro the only ‘name’ player to go to Miami — happened because Stanton’s seniority in the game meant that he had the right of refusal to go to certain teams. So while Jeter had reasonably favourable deals cooked up with both the Giants and Cardinals, Stanton — who is in the midst of a 13-year, $325-million contract — said no to both. Only a few teams have the financial means to take on such a large contract, which reduced Jeter ’s potential dealing partners. In the end, Stanton went to where he probably wanted to go in the first place, the Big Apple.

With a lineup that includes Judge, Stanton, Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner, the Yankees will be a virtual Murderers’ Row. Throwing hittable pitches to Judge to avoid walking him with

Stanton in the on-deck circle — and subsequent good pitches to Stanton with sluggers Sanchez and Bird coming up — could result in some hideous earned-run averages for opposing teams’ pitchers.

So is the A.L. East race over before it starts? Is that good for baseball? It’s good for New York, obviously, but patrons in Toronto, Baltimore, Boston and Tampa Bay merely shudder.

• Headline at TheKicker.com: “Winter meetings mostly just people shouting ‘Not fair!’ at Yankees.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, after the Yankees acquired 59-home run slugger Giancarlo Stanton: “In the Bronx, Yankees fans are partying like it’s 1927.”

• NOT Baseball Tonight, on Twitter: “After agreeing to a deal for Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees are still looking to upgrade their roster.

Sources say they are in talks to acquire Kevin Durant and possibly Connor McDavid.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “A man proposed to his girlfriend at ‘Monday Night Raw.’ That’s what she gets for saying she expected a humongous ring.”

• Norman Chad of the Washington Post, on ESPN’s saturation coverage of even minor sporting events: “If ESPN televised The Last Supper, it would’ve had tableside reporters assigned to each apostle, with pregame and postgame studio shows from Bethany Wild Wings in east Jerusalem.”

• Chad again, on the bowl selection committee choosing the four U.S. college teams to play for the national

football championship: “It’s a crooked system weighted toward the richest schools; the last Filipino election under Ferdinand Marcos was more legit than the CFP selection process.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, after explosives failed to raze the Silverdome on the first try: “To get it to collapse, they had to rename it Cleveland Browns Stadium.”

• Marc Sheffler, on Facebook, on living in New York City in the 1970s: “I used to jog 5 miles a day — 2 for my health, 3 for my life.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com, on Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s brusque news conferences: “What’s is the guy’s motto, anyway — surly to bed, surly to rise?”

• Currie again: “Cleveland has one of the six NFL teams without a cheerleading squad. Inside sources say this may change if the Browns do something to cheer about.”

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “Alex Rodriguez gave the commencement speech at the University of Miami. After which his career was celebrated by awarding him an honourary degree in chemical engineering.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “A NASA scientist says earth is overdue for an asteroid hit that we will not survive. Finally some good news for Cleveland Browns fans.”

• Currie once more: “Someone broke into Ex-Maverick Charlie Villanueva’s home in Dallas and stole — his toilet. Police say no arrests have been made because there’s nothing to go on.”

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Response to climate change needs to start somewhere

Calvin Daniels Agriculture Columnist At times you can have the most distressing conversations in the most unlikely of places.

In this case I am involved in a months-long conversation via the social media platform Facebook. The ongoing conversation started out as a way to kibitz with my son and a couple of other local fellows about sports.

H o w e v e r, a s y o u might imagine the conversation has veered in a

multitude of directions, and recently we inadvertently hit upon the topic of climate change.

It became quickly apparent the idea of climate change being an issue was pretty much a bugaboo to my two buds.

The first comment suggested the system was set up to prevent opposition to the idea of climate change.

“Try getting a government grant to work on disproving global warming. You can’t, because you wouldn’t be a real scientist,” suggested one.

I suggested it might be more a case of why waste money to look for results that are not there.

You can’t get science grants to prove the earth is flat, or moon landing was fake either, or that asbestos is good for you to breath.

That is not to say I

accept everything that is being said regarding climate change.

You can argue global warming is a natural occurrence, or about the reasons why it is happening, and certainly whether we should be doing anything to alter it, but the basic premise the earth is warming at present is not refutable in my mind. Maybe it is just nature taking its regular course of change and we will all bask in warmer temps, but they are happening.

“The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other humanmade emissions into the atmosphere,” notes www.climate.nasa.gov/ evidence. “Most of the warming occurred in the

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past 35 years, with 16 of the 17 warmest years on record occurring since 2001. Not only was 2016 the warmest year on record, but eight of the 12 months that make up the year -- from January through September, with the exception of June -- were the warmest on record for those respective months.”

Ask a farmer what changes in temperatures mean, and you recognize if the trend continues, it will impact what food is produced where, and how much is produced as well. On the Canadian Prairies we farm on what would be basically a desert given annual rainfall if not for six months of winter. Increase the heat a few more degrees and you can imagine the impact.

So what should be done?

The answer, nothing too costly according to

my buds.

“I just want a rational reasoned response. Flying off and making massive policy changes that only affect G8 Countries while China/India/Brazil continue to pollute is dumb.”

Apparently everyone ignoring the problem is a better solution. Certainly it would be advantageous to have every country on side, the United States for example, but a response needs to start somewhere.

But that response apparently should not come with a price tag.

Again one of my buds suggested the situation was one of Canadian “prime minister with harmful policies and crippling taxation all the while spending so far into debt that my kids and grandkids will suffer is something I have to accept because as long as the earth isn’t

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too warm.”

This might be my favourite response to the debate. The idea of deficit spending impacting future generations is indeed bothersome, although in general Canadians are a debt ridden populace who rely heavily on loans and credit cards. But debt load can be managed by government and individuals.

There are tools at-hand.

But dealing with climate change will not be so easily managed.

It may not matter what the debt is of our grandchildren if the bigger issues become what they have to eat.

We may not imagine that as an issue here in Canada, but today many go hungry around the world. Imagine reduced food production from climate change and an increased population and the spectre of our future darkens markedly.

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TOP 10 STORIES OF 2017 Sixteen artists in many different mediums joined the trail which ran from Meacham to Watrous to Manitou Beach with some farm studios also on the trail outside of Meacham and Young.

Some stops even had multiple artists featured with stops like the Little Manitou Art Gallery featuring around 24 different Saskatchewan artists.

Toni Ambrose says it is hard to believe that the tour has been going on for 10 years with a basic core group of artists sticking with the tour for that time.

St. Brieux celebrates re-opening after construction

Lake Lenore names gym in Wade Weseen’s honour He was a teacher and a coach, now he has a gym named in his honour.

Former Lake Lenore Lancers teacher and coach, Wade Weseen, was bestowed the honour of having the Lake Lenore School gymnasium named the Wade Weseen Memorial Gymnasium, posthumously, during a ceremony in the gym on Feb. 11.

Val Weseen, Wade’s wife, was on hand for the ceremony and called the moment incredible.

“He spent his whole adult life here. He loved the place and so it’s very fitting and very generous of the school and the community to do that.”

Kelvington celebrates new integrated health care facility It was the end of a decade-long journey to have a facility in Kelvington that had all medical services under one roof.

The residents of the long-term care facility – Kelvindell Lodge – celebrated the opening of the $15 million integrated health care facility, which includes them, the hospital, and a medical clinic, June 8.

Rennie Harper, Kelsey Trail’s chair, said it was a decade ago that the health region and the Kelvington community started to discuss replacing the hospital, which was four or five blocks away from the longterm care facility. She said there was duplication of services, like the food service, so they started to talk about combining the two facilities.

St. Gregor Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls for Parkinson’s The rumble of a motorcycle engine could be heard from the heart of St. Gregor as the village hosted the seventh annual Shake, Rattle & Roll for Parkinson’s Disease on June 24.

In total 58 motorcyclists took part in the motorcycle rally, an improvement over last year, which saw seven participants thanks in large part to heavy rain falls.

The rally took motorcyclists on an approximately 180 km ride heading from St. Gregor, to Watson, to Melfort, to Hwy. 368, to Muenster, and back to St. Gregor.

Prior to the start of the motorcycle rally a number of people living with Parkinson’s were welcomed to a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Local artists celebrate 10 years on Spirit of Manitou Trail It was a busy weekend for locals artists in the Watrous area as they opened up their studios and galleries to the public for the Spirit of Manitou Studio Tour weekend, July 8-9.

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St. Brieux has officially opened the doors on their new additions as members of the community, Horizon School Division, and other dignitaries came together to cut the ribbon on Sept. 7.

The $9 million project which brought four new classrooms, a new entryway, and a new shop into St. Brieux School means great things, not only for students and staff but also for the community, says Principal John Casavant.

Through the expansion, St. Brieux has been able to also expand on their programming with Home Ec. and construction facilities with welding equipment donated by Bourgault Industries.

PotashCorp Lanigan wins rodeo on home soil There may not have been many sirens but the Town of Lanigan was full of fire fighters over the weekend as PotashCorp Lanigan hosted the PotashCorp Annual Fire Fighters’ Rodeo.

The Sept. 16 rodeo pitted teams from some of the PotashCorp mines from around the area including Allan, Rocanville, Lanigan, Patience Lake, and Cory, as well as a team from the Town of Lanigan Fire Department, against each other in a series of competitions including search and rescue, first aid, practical skills, extinguishment, burst hose, challenge relay, and water soccer.

Being able to host the rodeo is a great way for the firefighters to showcase their skills, says PotashCorp Lanigan Safety Manager Tracy Welder.

Welder notes that not only does the competition give the firefighters a great opportunity to gain some extra training but it also will give them a large boost of confidence when they have to respond to a real life mission.

“Our goal was to break 100 (runners) and we have well over 120 registered runners, so it was already a huge success.”

As well as the running events, there was plenty to do for kids of all ages with a kids zone. The event had a large family friendly focus.

While the event took on many volunteers and hours to plan, it was an exciting day with everyone from the Region coming together to show off the beautiful area that surrounds Lucien Lake.

Starting safety off young at Progressive Ag Safety Day While it can be exciting and fun to be on the farm, there is also an element of danger.

Thanks to the Safe Communities Humboldt and Area Progressive Agriculture Safety Day on Oct. 4 in LeRoy, they are starting safety off at a young age.

“Obviously we’re in a rural basis scenario here and a lot of students who either live on the farm or visit the farm. With all of those potential risks when you’re visiting or living and working on the farm, we wanted to create that culture of awareness and safety,” said Safe Communities Executive Director Shari Hinz.

Kelvington honours local hero There is no place like home, and for Kelvington’s Wendel Clark that was never more apparent than during Wendel Clark Day on Oct. 21.

Clark returned home to Kelvington to be honoured by the community with a day specially revolving around him.

The day featured a number of activities including a photo and autograph session and a gala, but the main attraction was the raising of the Wendel Clark banner.

The banner, which hung in the Air Canada Centre in Toronto from 2008-2016, was taken down last year after the Leafs decided to retire the numbers of 17 players, including Clark’s instead of just having them honoured.

Clark says it has seem to come full circle from, “where I played as a kid to Toronto’s where I finished,” he says.

“I played 13 of my 15 years, so to have that connection from where I started to where I ended and it’s all in the same building, I think it’s very exciting,” noted Clark of having that banner hang on the wall of the arena.

Middle Lake struts their stuff at their first Walk and Roll It was planned for fun and that is what the Village of Middle Lake got with the Three Lakes Economic Development Region (TLEDR) first annual Walk and Roll fun run.

Ten, five, and two kilometre runs were available with the event surpassing their number of planned participants, says Lorraine Forster with the Region.

Dancing Sky celebrates the success of a crazy idea It was a labour of love and 20 years in the making with the Dancing Sky Theatre Company celebrating 20 years in Meacham in their current building on Nov. 4.

All and all it was a crazy idea, admits Angus Ferguson, after he and his wife, Louisa, brought the 100 seat theatre to the 87 person Saskatchewan village in 1997 after starting the company in their temporary Meacham school location in 1993.

Dancing Sky Theatre as it is known now officially opened their doors on Nov. 11, 1997.

Since then they have produced 52 productions, 38 of them being world premieres developed at Dancing Sky.

2017 MONTH BY MONTH January

Three dead in highway Crash - A motor vehicle collision on highway five, involving a semi, resulted in the death of three during the early morning of Jan. 4.

From quonset to Kerry Vickar: band plays for NESPCA - The band began at a jam session in a quonset.

Now, they’ve played at a Northeast SPCA cabaret for the second year in a row. Forty Ounce Philosophy performed covers of rock and country-rock music ranging from the 1950s to present, with a focus on the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, at the Jan. 14 event.

February

Theo Fleury makes stop in Wadena - The Town of Wadena got a taste of hope on Feb. 10 as they hosted their Evening with Theo Fleury event.

The night was a fundraiser for the McClymont Lions Sports Grounds was the money raised going to pay for upgrades to the baseball diamonds.

Team Laycock wraps up tour in Cudworth - The Cudworth Curling Club was full of school kids on Feb. 8 as they learned from the best team in Saskatchewan.

Twenty students from two different communities including Cudworth and Wakaw attended the clinic.

March

Convention great experience for Humboldt Wildlife - Members of the Humboldt Wildlife Federation branch attended the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation’s 88th annual convention on Feb. 16-18 in Regina.

Throughout the three day conference, Secretary/ Tresurer Murray Freistadt says that wild boars and chronic wasting disease are two prevalent issues for the Humboldt branch.

Bruno broomball wins two provincial titles The Bruno Jr. Axemen captured the Juvenile Boys Provincial Championship with a 2-0 win over Odessa in gold medal final on Feb. 26 in Aberdeen.

The Bruno Sr. Axemen claimed yet another provincial championship with a 2-1 win over Balgonie in the gold medal final on March 5 in Humboldt.

Middle Lake boys, Wynyard girls capture provincial basketball titles - The Middle Lake Avengers Senior Girls saw their run of dominance come to an end as they failed to bring home the gold medal in 1A girls action for the first time in four years, as they finished second.

Wynyard Golden Bears senior girls are 2017 provincial champions once again, as they captured their third consecutive provincial 2A title.

After qualifying for provincials for the first time since 2014, where they finished fourth the Middle Lake Avengers senior boys returned with a bang, capturing the provincial title.

Government meets with Highway 5 communities - Representatives from along HWY 5 met with the Department of Highways at a meeting in Bruno on March 28 to discuss Phase 1 of passing lane construction on the highway.

The meeting opened the floor to questions from the mayors, reeves, administrators, and councillors from communities and RMs from Humboldt to Aberdeen.

Society launches for another year - Writers from around the area have been published once again with the St. Peter’s College release of the 14th volume of ‘The Society’ on March 27 at a launch party.

Naicam Minor Sports recognizes efforts of athletes - The 2017 Naicam minor hockey program contained four teams, who were all recognized at the April 8 banquet in the Naicam School Gym.

Mistatim prances into Saskatchewan schools - It is a story about courage and friendship. And schools across the province, including Englefeld and Wynyard, got to see the award winning show, Mistatim, thanks to the Organization of Saskatchewan Art Councils and Red Sky out of Toronto.

April

Fiddling up a storm at Home Routes - On April 13, Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion in 2011 and 2016 Daniel was at the Backroads Bed and Breakfast in Annaheim, finishing off the bed and breakfast’s ninth year as a Home Routes location.

At the time of the concert, the future of the tenth year was uncertain, says Les Kunz.

Wapiti Regional Library cuts reversed - The government has reversed a 58 per cent cut – about $400,000 – to the Wapiti Regional Library’s funding.

Tony Murphy, the library’s regional director, said they are thrilled with the restoration of funding.

“It’s a very good day for Saskatchewan libraries and for Wapiti, I would say.”

Fifty years no small feat for St. Peter’s Chorus - Fifty years after their start, around 500 current and previous members of the St. Peter’s Chorus got together to celebrate this milestone with two concerts in Lanigan on April 28 at Knox United Church and St. Peter’s Church in Muenster on April 30, as well as their anniversary banquet.

Pioneer Village continue acting tradition - The murder mystery comedy dinner theatre, This Business of Murder, for Bethany Pioneer Village was originally only going to run on April 28 to 29 but, due to popular demand, the Pioneer Village fundraiser add another show on April 27.

May

Students on the move at 2017 Student Day - The Horizon School Division Student Day 2017 on April 25 saw 200 students gather to represent all 41 Horizon School Division schools and Englefeld Protestant Separate School, including many student leadership presenters from all across Horizon School Division.

HCAA Recognizes outstanding athletic contributions - The Horizon Central Athletic Association handed out their 2017 recognition awards at their annual spring meeting on May 2.

The awards recognize individuals “for their outstanding contributions to school athletics programs,” states the HCAA press release.

New attendance record set at Royals skills camp - The Marysburg Royals hosted their annual skills camp on May 6-7 and saw record numbers with 145 participants.

Students attend different PARTY - Around a hundred students from Annaheim, Lake Lenore, Lanigan, LeRoy, Muenster, Middle Lake, and Watson schools participated in Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program on May 10, a hands on learning experience about the impacts of drinking and driving and texting and driving.

Raising leaders at first Bruno Leadership Day - During the Bruno 2017 Leadership Day on May 12, it was the students’ turn to take in the message of being leaders.

The day started off with “Indian” Ernie Louttit speaking for the high school about his time as only the third aboriginal police office in Saskatoon and the lessons he learned and passed on to others.

Naicam and Annaheim fall one win shy of badminton provincial gold - The Annaheim pair of Brooke Johnson and Jeremy Junk fell 21-15 and 21-11 to take the provincial silver medal. The Naicam girls doubles team of Jenelle Sunderland and Karly Dawson also took home the silver medal after they were swept aside two sets to none 21-12, 22-20.

June

Trio of locals selected in WHL draft - The WHL held their annual Bantam Draft on May 4 in Calgary and saw four locals taken including Kaden Kohle, Brett Fogg, and Kalen Ukrainetz.

Naicam cadets showcase their hardwork - The 2815 Naicam Army Cadet Corps celebrated another year of success with their Annual Ceremonial Review. This has been the 50th year the 2815 Naicam Army Cadet Corps has been in Naicam.

Lanigan EMS re-opens after renovations - It took many hands and many years but the Lanigan EMS celebrated their grand re-opening with a barbecue on May 31.

Chateau Providence celebrates 25 years - It took a lot of work to even create Chateau Providence.

Now the care facility celebrated 25 years at their St. Brieux home with cake on June 16.

From pulpwood to resorts: RM of Barrier Valley hits 100 - A century ago, when the RM of Barrier Valley was first organized, it was a land of forests and swamps. Today, it’s mostly farmland, with a few resorts on the Barrier River system.

The RM celebrated 100 years on June 17 with a social, banquet, and recognition of noteworthy people.

July

Hogfest celebrates 46th year - The Englefeld Rec. Board hosted their 46th annual Hogfest in Englefeld over the Canada Day weekend.

The June 30 to July 2 weekend featured a number of great events for the whole family.

Muenster raises money for community hall with Canada 150 event - With Canada celebrating its 150th birthday and the Muenster Community Hall celebrating its 50th birthday the community of Muenster hosted a Canada Day celebration to help raise money for the hall.

Lots of fun and visiting at Jansen homecoming - At times during the Jansen Lites up the Nite homecoming, the population quadrupled during their weekend of events for Canada Day. School house celebrated by past teachers and students - It was one of many one room school houses in Saskatchewan.

And 55 years after it closed its doors, students and teachers got together to celebrate Veronika School in Marysburg on July 22-23.

Heading back to the past with Wadena Vintage Days - Around 250 people came out for the Wadena and District Museum and Nature Centre Vintage Days on July 23 with demonstrations and displays open to the public.

Museum Curator, Amber Mayer, says all of their buildings were open for the public to peruse which includes eight classic buildings, including the CNR Train Station, Sunderland School, and North West Mounted Police Barracks.

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Hometown Hoops celebrates 20 years - Basketball players from across the province descended upon Lake Lenore last week for the Hometown Hoops Basketball Camp on July 24-26.

Looking back at the 20 years of camp, organizer and head coach Jillian Weseen says it has been something she has been doing with her family since the very beginning.

Red Sox quintet wins Summer Games gold - The Muenster Red Sox quintet of Brody Frerichs, Logan Hofmann, Rylan Marianchuk, Jayden Huls, and Tyler McWillie, return home extremely happy after a long week of baseball as they claimed the Canada Summer Games gold medal with a 3-1 win over Manitoba in the final on Aug. 4.

East Central MLA’s comment on Wall’s retirement - When Donna Harpauer, the MLA for HumboldtWatrous, learned that Premier Brad Wall was planning to retire, she said she was sad her colleague and friend was moving on.

“It was sad to hear but not a shock,” she said. “He has been projecting that this is what he would probably do, so we knew that this was probably coming at some point.”

Both Harpauer and Wall were first elected in the 1999 provincial election.

Cherries aplenty at Cherry Fest - The weather was warm and the cherries were plentiful at the 14th Annual Bruno Cherry Festival.

The Aug. 13 festival at St. Therese School of Faith and Mission featured a number of exciting activities for the whole family, with the main attraction being cherries.

Robin Hood leaves Nottingham Forest to visit Marysburg - Marysburg Musical Theatre Camp wrapped up their week with a performance of Robin Hood at the Marysburg Assumption Church on Aug. 18.

The Aug. 14-18 camp saw 24 kids participate in putting the whole production of the play together, including learning the lines, staging, learning the musical pieces, and even set design.

September

Cudworth honours culture with Taste of Cudworth - Cudworth got a taste of culture on Aug. 25 as they hosted their annual Taste of Cudworth event.

The event is a cultural festival hosted by the Heritage Museum each year and showcases many different cultures that Cudworth has to offer.

Horizon celebrates staff at Celebration Day - With school starting back up again on Sept. 5, Horizon School Division hosted their third annual Celebration Day at the Humboldt Curling Club on Sept. 1.

Celebration Day celebrates the terrific work that staff within Horizon School Division do on a daily basis, says Director of Education Kevin Garinger.

Motorcycle into Manitou raises money for Camp Easter Seals - Camp Easter Seals was full of motorcyclists over the weekend at the Saskatchewan Abilities Council hosted their first Motorcycle into Manitou, on Sept. 24.

The ride was a fundraiser for Camp Easter Seals, with the money raised going to help pay for kids to attend camp, noting it is typically $1,500 a week for camp, but this will help unload the burden from the parents.

Students learn about leadership at Tisdale conference - Nine students from the Humboldt Collegiate Institute and two student advisors made the trek to Tisdale to improve their leadership skills.

Tisdale Middle & Secondary School hosted the Saskatchewan Student Leadership Conference on Sept. 20 - 22, which saw 800 student leaders and 200 of their advisors come to listen to inspirational speakers.

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CPR story rolls into local schools - The Canadian Pacific Railway connected British Columbia to the rest of Canada.

And this was a story that Allen Desnoyers wanted to bring to students with shows in Wynyard and Englefeld on Sept. 26 and Watrous on Sept. 27.

Pilger spends Saturday in the Pumpkin patch - Another beautiful fall day meant for a successful Pilger Pumpkin Festival on Sept. 30.

Organizer, Roman Bieringer, says it was a good turn out for this year with around 650 people stopping by the 65 population village to enjoy the day. “ We ’ r e w e l l pleased. Real nice day for it.”

Canada 150 grant sees Bruno get new playground - The community of Bruno has a brand new play structure thanks to the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.

The playground, located next to Sagehill has been in the works for almost two years, notes Mayor Dale Glessman, who says it all started with the old council, who got the ball rolling.

Glessman notes the playground was installed over the last month and is in a perfect location.

Getting newcomers ready for winter - Safe Communities Humboldt and Area made winter a little safer for newcomers with another year of their Winter Preparedness workshop in Humboldt on Oct. 19 and LeRoy on Oct. 20.

Presenters gave newcomers information on everything from fire safety to safe driving habits, which amounted to a lot of information.

November

Taxes a hot button issue in Archerwill Anger over civic taxes in Archerwill led to a public meeting at the Archerwill Centennial Centre the evening of Oct. 26. The meeting was chaired by the president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association as an outside authority to mediate over two sides.

Firefighter Gala big draw for St. Brieux - The success of last year’s event meant a repeat for the St. Brieux Fire Department as they hosted their second annual Fireman’s Ball on Oct. 21.

The night included a silent auction and supper.

Around 120 people came to the event, says Fire Chief Lee Brockman.

Local firefighters get extra training opportunity Local firefighters attended training day exercises at the Dundurn Fire Hall on Nov. 4.

SaskEnergy played host to 18 fire departments and over 50 firefighters, including members from LeRoy, Quill Lake, Annaheim, Jansen, Cudworth, and Colonsay.

Middle Lake wins gold, silver at provincials; Lake Lenore brings home silver - Local soccer teams made up a small percentage of provincial entrants but they made good use of their trip, as all three entrants brought home provincial medals. It was an excellent provincial championship for a pair of local schools as the Middle Lake Avengers brought home the provincial title, while the Lake Lenore Lancers brought home the provincial silver in 1A Senior Boys.

In 1A Girls action, the lone local entrant were the Middle Lake Avengers, who brought home a provincial silver medal.

Fashion Show moves Manor Project closer to goal - The St. Brieux Ladies Fall Fashion Extravaganza on Nov. 4 filled the St. Brieux Community Hall with 121 tickets sold.

Nine local models aged 20 to 80 walked the runway in ninety different outfits provided by Dress Well with Giselle out of Melfort.

Local quintet win provincial medals - It was an excellent trip to Sr. Girls volleyball provincials for both the Rose Valley Roadrunners and the Englefeld Eagles as they grabbed the gold and silver medals respectively.

For the second consecutive year the Muenster Cougars are provincial champions. A pair of local schools captured provincial medals in 3A action as the Wakaw Warriors won the provincial title and the Wynyard Golden Bears won the provincial bronze.

December

Hitting the dance floor in support of North East Outreach The third annual North East Outreach and Support Services winter gala hit the dance floor for Dancing with the Stars: Naicam Edition season two event on Nov. 25 to much success.

Six couples and one dance troupe hit the floor after six weeks of training with choreographers, Chisa Glendenning and Hugh Kernaleguen, learning routines and getting ready to compete.

Dinner Theatre tradition continues in Annaheim It is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Annaheim.

And again the village saw success with the 2017 dinner theatre production of Thing My Mother Taught Me. The cast featured six local volunteer actors with Molli Patton and Cody Denis playing Olivia and Gabe, a long time couple who are moving into their first apartment.

Santa Claus returns to Watson for 86th year Sleigh bells and jingle bells could be heard ringing out from Watson over the weekend as they welcomed Santa Claus to town for their 86th Santa Claus Days.

The Dec. 1-2 event featured a number of fun activities for the whole family and was capped off by the 24th annual Supper with Santa.

Packed house greets 20th Marysburg Christmas concert - The Marysburg Assumption Church was full of Christmas cheer once again as the Marysburg Regional Choir hosted their 20th annual Marysburg Christmas Concert on Dec. 3.

The show featured a set of 24 songs including Christmas favourites O Come All Ye Faithful, Once in Royal Bethlehem, and Away in a Manger among others, before wrapping up with the traditional Silent Night.

Health Authority amalgamation reaches start date - The day has been over a year in the making but the Saskatchewan Health Regions merged as of Dec. 4, and the 12 health regions are now the Saskatchewan Health Authority, with Scott Livingstone taking over as the new CEO. New learning facility opens in Punnichy - With much consultation and ceremony, the Carlton Trail College opened up their new Four Winds Learning Centre facility in Punnichy on Dec. 8.

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LESTRAT: Joseph Mar. 4, 1929 - Dec. 13, 2017 Joseph LeStrat of Saskatoon, Sk (and formerly of St. Front, SK) passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, SK. He was 88 years of age. Joseph was born on March 4, 1929 to Louis and Marie (nee LeBris) LeStrat on the family farm near St. Front. He attended elementary school at Brightside school and attended high school at both Gravelbourg College and St. Front. He started farming in 1949 after his dad retired, buying 5 quarters of land from him. In 1954 he married Yvette Moyen. That same fall he built a three-bedroom home on the family homestead. That house lasted only four years before the family outgrew it. So in 1958 a new house was built and that was the house that the family was raised in. Over his lifetime he was involved in numerous organizations including the Credit Union, a Church trustee, the curling club, and Knights of Columbus.

For 10 years the farm was host to the annual horseshoe tournament to which Joe looked forward to every year. The farm was host to many family gatherings over the years. Joe spent a lot of years down at the St. Front curling rink. He was president of the club as well as a participant of the sport. Joe’s real love was for farming. He dedicated his life to his family and the farm. He spent over 50 years farming grain and raising cattle. His love for his cattle and the lifestyle of farming was what made him happy.

He shined in his environment. The decision for giving up his cattle was not a decision that he took lightly but he filled the void with bus tours. Joe and Yvette spent 6 years travelling the states. Once they had seen all the sites they settled down in Nyland, California and spent the next 14 winters at the hotspot in the south. Joe was known all around FOY Spa as the horseshoe guru, the joke teller, and a good shot at pool. If there was ever a statistic that you wanted to know Joe would more than likely have it for you. Joseph will be sadly missed by his wife of 63 years Yvette (nee Moyen) LeStrat; his 6 children, 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren: Marilyn (Paul) Mamer and family Dean (Joy) Mamer and family Rachel, Alicia (Scott) Mamer; Angela Cook and family, Trina (Jeremy) Dorman, Jamie Cook and family Riley Call, Danielle (Derek) Cook and family Audrey and Hank; Ernest LeStrat; Sylvia Campbell and family, Kimberly (Cal) Scott, Kristine (Dillon) Campbell; Richard’s family Riley (Emily) Ness and family Madelyn and Bodhi, Sarah (Terence) Smith, Morgan LeStrat; Ginette (Greg) DeCouteau and family, Dustin and Nolan; Kevin LeStrat and family, Kassandra and Karlene. He will also be remembered by his two sisters: Sr. Alice LeStrat and Irene (Bob) Cunningham; brothers-in-law, sisters-inlaw and numerous nieces and nephews. Joseph was predeceased by his parents Louis and Marie (nee LeBris) LeStrat; son Richard; grandson Chance; brothers: Andre (Dina) LeStrat, and Ludovic LeStrat; and his sisters: Aline (Joffre) Thevenot, Marie (Justin) Bourbonniere, Adrianne (Norman) McKinnon, Annette (Marius) Syrenne, Germaine (Bruno) Plamondon, and Estelle (Roland) Goovaerts. A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at St. Front Roman Catholic Church St. Front, SK at 11:00 a.m., presided by Fr. Charles Nweze. Others taking part were: Dean Mamer, crossbearer; Colette Moyen and Danielle Cook, scripture readers; Sr. Alice LeStrat, intentions; Kimberly Scott and Danielle Cook, gift bearers; Mike Quessy and Darren Baril, ushers; Betty Luchak and Maryanna Bussiere, memorial table attendants. Music ministry was provided by pianist Marie Harcourt. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Knights of Columbus. Urn bearers were Dustin DeCouteau and Kristine Campbell. Interment will be at a later date. Memorial donations can be directed to The Canadian Cancer Society or St. Front Roman Catholic Church Fund. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel.

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Curling making a resurgence in LeRoy A donation from the LeRoy Credit Union was a major factor in getting renovations done to the LeRoy Curling Rink, says Brenda Paetsch.

Interest in curling has made a comeback in LeRoy now that the rink is open after four years of not having the sport in town. The rink held their Boxing Day Grand Re-opening and Bonspeil on Dec. 26 to celebrate its resurrection.

Pictured: Paetsch and Mark Fowler representing LeRoy Credit Union. photo courtesy of Brenda Paetsch

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Curling has been something that LeRoy has missed out on over the last four years.

When the LeRoy Community Rink burned down in May 2013, the curling club located right beside the arena lost out too with the destruction of the artificial ice machine.

LeRoy Curling Club Chairman Brenda Paetsch and her husband, along with donations of money and time from local businesses, including Lafarge employees at BHP and the LeRoy Credit Union, took it upon themselves to fix up the rink and bring curling back to LeRoy. Working since Janurary 2017, Paetsch and her husband stepped up because without someone doing it, the rink would have died a slow death, she says.

With renovations done; including scrapping and repainting inside the rink and replacing all the equipment that was water damaged, all that was needed was the interest, which was starting to fade even before the 2013 fire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curling was just dying everywhere but now the school has a program. We rent them the ice for the entire season and they curl as part of their Phys. Ed. class.â&#x20AC;?

LeRoy School will be wrapping up their own season with a school bonspeil while Paetsch is also â&#x20AC;&#x153;pleasantly shockedâ&#x20AC;? about the interest outside the school.

A bonspeil that ran Dec. 16-17 had double the amount of teams Paetsch was expecting, she says, and the Boxing Day Bonspeil also had a great turnout with 11 teams. Christmas time was an opportune time for a social event, says Paetsch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody comes home and you may see someone you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen in 20 years.â&#x20AC;?

Paetsch also scheduled curling nights in LeRoy with anyone able to drop in and join a rink to play a couple of ends. There has been enough interest that Paetsch expects even more players to come down now that Christmas is over. She hopes they can eventually start an actual curling league.

Even with all the work that has already been done, there is still more to do, says Paetsch, with work needed on the basement and roof. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time we turn around there is something,â&#x20AC;? she says.

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