East Central Trader March 30, 2018

Volume 9 No. 13

Gold, Silver and Bronze for local school basketball - see pages 8 and 9

Friday, March 30, 2018

Return of the Vikings

photo courtesy of Troy Leicht Former members of the Naicam Vikings Senior Hockey Team came together for the first senior alumni game in recent history. Twenty-three former teammates squared off against each other with Team Green winning over Team Black, 8-7.

Pictured (L to R) Back row: Mark Brataschuk, Garett Anholt, Wally Garchinski, Les Crozon, Kurt Leicht, Sheldon Leicht, Chris Beaudry, Joe Berthold, Kris Woolsey, Kevin Cropper, Troy Leicht, Al Crozon, Steve Guttormson, Ivan Cross Front Row: Trent Rae, Scott Thomas, Darcy Missler, Mike Weseen, Jeff Talloden, Cory Lengyel, Gary Crozon, Derek Patterson, Grant Crozon.

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Local RCMP work to address citizen concerns “You hear the news on the west side of the province of the rural theft and crime, it’s not Saskatchewan RCMP detachments are to say we don’t have that thing here. We do working to engage with communities with but it’s no where near the levels recorded for town hall meetings planned throughout the a short stint across the western side of the province. province.”

Local detachments held their town halls Guest followed up the Humboldt town hall throughout the last month with Watrous with another in Lanigan with Lanigan EMS RCMP’s on Feb. 22, Greenwater-Rose Valley Operations Manager James Burton and Barry RCMP town hall on March 6, Wadena and Hooper with the Lanigan Fire Department Wynyard on March 8, Humboldt-Langian on also on hand to report about their activity.

March 14 in Humboldt and then on March 21 Burton says this past year tied for their in Lanigan, and Wakaw detachment hosting previous best in number of calls with 243 calls their town hall on March 22. with increases in local communities and transA common theme that all detachments fers while seeing a decrease in calls for vehicle were prepared for was concerns regarding and farm accidents from rural municipalities. rural crime.

Hooper says the Lanigan Fire Department Staff Sgt. Adare Guest and Staff Sgt. Greg had a good winter with no fire calls however Abbott, who represents the central district of they have responded to 70 vehicle accidents. the RCMP, were on hand to present statistics Having the proper information when refrom both the Humboldt detachment and the porting an incident was something that both province as a whole during the HumboldtHooper and Burton stressed during their talk, Lanigan RCMP town hall. with Hooper saying they are receiving plenty Rural crime was a concern for many people, of false calls. with Abbott saying they would not be able to Legal land location is best but landmarks address every possible scenario that citizens will also work. brought forth.

One main concern brought forth by the Abbott has been to eight different town public in Lanigan was speeding and dangerhalls this past month with the Saskatchewan ous driving that is going on around the town.

RCMP planning to host events in every SasEven with locals reporting to the detachkatchewan detachment within the next year. ment, one resident said that nothing has Rural property crime has come up at ev- Staff Sgt. Adare Guest spoke at the Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP been done about it but Guest says this will ery town hall he has attended, says Abbott, Town Hall meeting in Lanigan on March 21 regarding concerns be addressed including Sgt. Burton Jones with the Wadena of citizens. Members of the Lanigan Ambulance and Langian Around 40 members of the community atRCMP and Sgt. Larry Kurtenbach at their own Fire Department spoke regarding the past year’s activities. tended and spoke about concerns they have in town halls. the community during the Greenwater-Rose The message Abbott wants people to take RCMP detachments across the province held meetings to dis- Valley RCMP town hall meeting on March 6 from the meetings is not to confront perpetra- cuss issues in their areas from rural crime to response times to in Kelvington, says Sgt. Thane Royce with the citizens starting crime watch groups. tors. detachment.

“It’s frustrating. People are fed up, I realphoto by Becky Zimmer They believe at the detachment that there is ize that. But if somebody’s across your yard under-reporting in the rural crime, including breaking into your shop, don’t go out there and conJones says they are dealing with staffing issues with domestic violence, minor thefts, and drug use and front them. Make sure your family is safe, make sure three positions vacant in Wadena for quite some time. trafficking. you’re safe, call the troops and get them coming.”

Two constables and a corporal position are open in There are things the RCMP can do to help residents Jones’ message to everybody during his town hall the nine person detachment. but that is up to the citizens and what they want done was for people to please do not put themselves in that Jones says they have been working with neighbour- to partner with the RCMP, says Royce. situation and phone the police. ing RCMP detachments, including Greenwater-Rose “Are we the ones that set up the rural crime Given certain situations, Abbott is not saying that Valley and Wynyard to make sure there are enough watches, the citizens on patrol. And we said yes, we residents cannot defend themselves and their fam- members to cover the area. can help you with all that.” ily. But if they can avoid a confrontation, please do Visibility was a main concern at the Wynyard town Residents had questions regarding responding to it, he says. hall, says Wynyard RCMP detachment commander crime on their property which was difficult to answer Other issues of concern included staff and visibility Sgt. Terry Posnikoff. With a three member detach- considering every situation is going to be different, concerns as well as response to calls. ment, Posnikoff says they are only at 75 per cent says Royce.

Sgt. Jeff Friedenstab with the Watrous RCMP says capacity for officers.

“There’s no hard or fast answer there, it’s situation around 40 people came to their town hall with a wide Around 22 people showed up to discuss issues dependent but number one, they need to call us, they variety of conversations coming to head with no one with Posnikoff pleasantly surprised by the turn out. need to make sure police are on route, and property is issue dominating the discussion.

Illegal garbage dumping is a problem throughout not worth personal harm, at the end of the day. People Marijuana legislation will have little impact on the the RMs in Posnikoff’s detachment area, he says,. need to make that decision at the time.” area, says Friedenstab with Watrous not being large “The Litter Control Act and the illegal dumping It was a good turn out in Wakaw, says Kurtenbach, enough to obtain a retail license. of garbage is one of those things that doesn’t make reporting that around 120 people came to the meeting With some areas battle the issue of staffing, Frie- big news but it’s on every farmers mind as to what to discuss policing and safety. denstab says the Watrous detachment is fully staffed. he has to do now with his garbage because he’s not It was a positive meeting says Kurtenbach as they “Crime and population wise, we have enough of- allowed to burn this or that anymore.” discussed rural crime watch and citizens on patrol ficers for the ratio but of course the biggest problem According to crime statistics at the detachment, opportunities that could be brought to residents is geographically. With five people, at any one time, rural property crimes are far below the provincial through the detachment. we have one person on shift.” numbers, says Posnikoff.

“The model of policing has to change as our society changes and I’m approaching them and offering to engage with...to really make an active partnership between us in terms of looking after our detachment area.”

Kurtenbach says there was not any one over arching issue that dominated the meeting with two people commenting on how their problems were handled.

Kurtenbach says the buck stops at his desk and people should feel free to call him with any issues.

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Mallard Wildlife celebrates a year outdoors

By Becky Zimmer Journal Editor

Mallard Wildlife Federation hosted their annual banquet to celebrate their hunters and fishers on March 18 in Fosston Hall.

Supper was provide by the members with a wildgame menu of deer, moose, and elk, as well as bison and pork.

Around 15 awards were given out that night in different categories from big game hunts to largest fish caught.

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Naicam Vikings return for senior alumni game

By Becky Zimmer Journal Editor

Former members of the Naicam Vikings finally got together for their first recent alumni game on March 24 at the Naicam Sports Plex.

Twenty-three former players ranging in age from late-30s to late-50s came home to battle it out with Team Green versus Team Black.

Former Viking Troy Leicht says that this was something members of the team having been trying to make happen for awhile and someone just happened to book the ice time to get everyone together.

Positive feedback from the players could mean that the game becomes an annual event, says Leicht, with even more players expected in the coming years.

It was a nice opportunity for members to get together again, says Leicht, with players enjoying the opportunity to play together again. “Guys are getting older and the chances to get together becomes hard,� he says.

Senior teams are becoming less prominent in rural communities with the number of teams starting to dwindle, says Leicht. Even the current Naicam senior team took a year off but with the plan and the intention to come back next season.

Less players are around to play, he says, which means it is challenging to have enough players willing to ice a team. “Too many guys are in the city and not enough are staying home to farm and have time to play hockey anymore.�

Cory Lengyel (in goal) battles Kurt Leicht (left) in front of the net during the Naicam Vikings Senior Hockey Alumni game on March 24. Former members of the team came together for the first alumni game in recent history with twenty-three former teammates squaring off against each other. Team Green took the win over Team Black, 8-7. photo courtesy of Troy Leicht

Grain Transport Crisis: Agricultural producers demand action to prevent future shipping problems

By Devan C. Tasa Journal Contributor

At an emergency meeting held in Ottawa about the grain transport crisis, the message from organizations representing the agriculture industry was clear. “Pass C-49 with the amendments the industry’s asked for and let’s get going on a better plan moving forward so we can quit talking about this every three/four years,� said Ian Boxall, the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan’s vice-president.

The emergency meeting of the House of Commons agriculture committee was held March 19.

Bill C-49 would regulate the country’s two railways to ensure grain is shipped during the winter months. It would replace Bill C-30, which lapsed last summer.

C-49 is an omnibus bill that also includes regulations for other forms of transport. Both the NDP and the Conservatives have attempted to separate out the grain transport part of the proposed legislation, something the governing Liberals have denied.

The bill is currently held up in the Senate. It is expected to go back to the House of Commons with proposed amendments. “The big thing we’ve asked for is to have it passed in the spring sitting so that it’s in place for next year’s crop shipping season,� said Boxall, who farms near Tisdale. “They wait until fall, it’s almost too late.

One part of C-49 the association likes is it sets a requirement for the railways to plan in the fall that explains how they’ll move the grain during the winter. Boxall hopes that will ensure consistency and the railways will assign rail cars based on corridor and destination.

“I think that’s important for farmers and for shippers so that they know, okay, here’s the plan, here’s how they’re going to move it.�

As for amendments, Boxall said he’d like to see the Canadian Transport Agency given its own-motion power, which would allow it to investigate shipping issues without a formal complaint being issued first. “Farmers aren’t shippers. The elevators are the shipper,� he said, “I think as a producer, since I can’t file complaint because I’m not a shipper, I think [having own-motion power’s] important.�

The association would also like to see interswitching – the process where one carrier picks up the goods from the customer and passes it off to another for the majority of the shipping distance – remain the same as it was in C-30. “Part of that is the Bill C-30 style of 160 kilometre interswitching, all of the shippers and all of the people understand how that works,� Boxall said. “The long-haul interswitching of 1,200 kilometres, they don’t know how that’s going to work, there’s some confusion on how the rates will be determined, there’s a pretty long, drawn-out process of 30 days when you make the application before you even know what’s going to happen.�

Randy Hoback, the MP for Prince Albert, told the Journal he’d like to see the federal government pass an orderin-council that imposes fines to the railways if they don’t move the grain out at a satisfactory rate. Boxall said at this point, it’s almost too late. “Mother Nature will fix the backlog because as things get warmer, the railroads are able to haul longer trains and go faster,� he said.

He added since there’s been a lot of pressure from agricultural associations, the railways are now wanting to make

sure they don’t get into deeper trouble.

Boxall said with what was said from the meeting, the MPs on the agriculture committee cannot deny that grain transport’s been a problem.

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Time for hoops’ celebration in Canada

By Bruce Penton Sports Columnist

Canada’s Centre of the Universe, our country’s Big Smoke, the big T.O., is suddenly Sports City.

North American professional soccer’s best live here, the Leafs are a contender, the Blue Jays are still the most popular sports team from sea to sea and now, to top it off, the National Basketball Association’s Raptors are a power and a definite threat to win the NBA Finals this June.

If the Leafs happen to have a prolonged Stanley Cup run, if the Jays get off to a decent start and if the Raptors, as expected, roar through the Eastern Conference playoffs and take on either the Houston Rockets or

Golden State Warriors in the Finals, well, the Toronto sports establishment will virtually explode. If they win, a provincial holiday — perhaps even a national one — won’t be far behind. Premier-to-be Doug Ford will see to that.

The announcers on TSN and Sportsnet, who both fire off over-the-top exclamation points for any accomplishment by a Toronto team, no matter how minor, will talk so fast and with so much excitement in their voices it will be hard to understand a word they’re saying.

Canadians will understand the word ‘championship’ though. They got a taste of it in December, when Toronto FC captured the Major League Soccer crown. Now, with DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and the Raptors owning the NBA’s East this year — yes, that’s the same conference in which LeBron James and the Cavaliers reside, yet the Cavs are not even the East’s secondbest team— an NBA title is on the horizon.

While the Raptors are poised to finish first among Eastern Conference teams — the Boston Celtics are the closest pursuer, four or five games be-

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hind in mid-March — the kings of the mountain in the NBA remain the best two teams in the West — Houston and defending champion Golden State. Still, the Raptors made a solid statement March 9 with a 108-105 win in Toronto over the No. 1 overall Rockets.

DeRozan, throwing up and sinking far more three-pointers this year than any time in his career, is the only Raptor among the league’s top 50 scorers, at nearly 24 points per game, but Lowry, Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas provide a great offensive supporting cast. Coach Dwane Casey, naturally, is among serious contenders for the NBA’s coach-of-the-year award.

The Raptors are coming off back-to-back seasons where they lost to the Cavaliers in the playoffs, but the situation has dramatically changed. The Cavs — with talk of James departing as a free agent after this season — have regressed, and the Raptors have improved to the point where they were recently saluted as No. 1 in NBA.com’s and SI.com’s NBA power rankings.

Now, if that No. 1 ranking eventually transforms into an NBA title, book the marching

Calvin Daniels In agriculture, issues tend to reoccur with many key ones never seeming to come to an end.

The issue of grain handling is certainly one that pops up over and over, with plenty of finger pointing in terms of who is to blame.

Depending on one’s view of the problem, the solutions offered can be widely different.

But in the end nothing that has been done has seemed to solve the problem, so once more some prairie farmers cannot ship grain.

And while those farm-

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Companies left pointing fingers on grain transport issues ers struggle with the inability to get their grain to market, who to blame becomes once again an overriding question.

There are really only two players to point the blame. There are the grain companies and there are the rail lines.

Grain companies naturally blame the railways for not getting the grain to port.

The grain companies are suggesting grain is not getting to port because the railways are not supplying rail cars that have been ordered.

That is not a new lament. Rail companies have been accused before of opting to haul other commodities, potash and oil as example, before grain, because they generate greater returns with those products than they do moving farmers’ grain.

But that may not be the case this time around.

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the railways and looks at how much export grain they move annually. As of Dec 31, 2017, they reported railways moved 43.2 million tonnes of grain to port, up 6.9 percent compared to 2016.

But the issue of grain getting to market too slowly persists.

There are now more people pointing a finger at the grain companies, suggesting they use the supposed rail car shortages as a way to offer farmers lower prices which of course would push up their returns.

There are those who use the issue to lament the loss of the Canadian Wheat Board. That card is long out of the deck, but the CWB did provide an over guiding hand that was supposed to ensure the overall system returned the maximum amount of money to farmers organizing grain shipments to maximize the shipping capacity of the overall system.

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Without a single entity in control, players within the system have the potential to point fingers at one another to their own benefit with farmers left holding the bag.

And the issue of course gets kicked to the federal government to play referee through legislation.

That avenue has been gone down before. The feds offer up a hammer through legislation that works for a while until someone figures out how to slip through a loophole.

The latest effort by the federal government is new transportation legislation, claiming that Bill C-49 will offer a mechanism to punish the railways for neglecting grain shipments.

The likelihood of Bill C-49 accomplishing longterm, stable transportation of grain is sadly slight, and farmers will still be left dealing with at least intermittent grain delivery issues.

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Follow your gut, call 911

By Becky Zimmer Journal Editor

It was an interesting experience attending the recent RCMP Town Halls and speaking to local detachments to discuss the issues that are of concern to residents in their areas.

One revelation from these meetings was that local crimes and domestic violence is going unreported to the RCMP. For a lot of reasons this is understandable.

Some landowners mentioned their concerns about not seeing much response, or slow response times, when they have called the RCMP after minor crimes on their property. Other times people hesitate to call 911 for fear of reprisal.

This can make people complacent, says Staff Sgt. Adare Guest with the Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP detach-

ments.

The RCMP has a couple of hundred square kilometres to cover per detachment, and responding to calls can be a challenge. It may be one reason people are reluctant to call.

What people may not know is that this challenge is made easier when they actually call and report incidents of all kinds, including property crime, theft and suspicious activity.

Guest says that the public is a great resource to help them solve crime in the area.

“We certainly encourage people to be the eyes and ears out there for us and to help in whatever way you, can by providing information to us if you see things that don’t appear right.”

When an incident is reported, it is investigated, Guest says. In addition, “depending on the type of incident or crime, it helps us to potentially link it

up with other occurrences in the area or other things that help us, not with just that particular crime but other crimes as well.”

While these two reasons are the most important, he says, the call volume and severity of crime in the area can also help the detachments decide on staffing.

High rates of domestic violence also exist in Saskatchewan. Some detachments report that this type of crime can be underreported.

Emily Britz, programs manager with Partners Family Services, says that a women is killed by a current or former partner every four months in Saskatchewan.

Britz encourages people to call 911 or the RCMP when they hear or see suspicious behaviour.

“Many victims of domestic violence may not be able to make that phone

call themselves, for many reasons, whether it is fear or intimidation by the perpetrator, isolation, no access to a phone or not being physically able to get to a phone,” said Britz in an email.

Fear of addressing the situation can keep people from intervening, which is understandable, said Britz.

“Our local RCMP are great about responding to calls to ensure individual or family safety, even when it turns out it wasn’t what the caller initially thought. We have 911 dispatch and RCMP because it’s not necessarily safe for the general public to try to attempt to assess these dangerous situations,” says Britz.

When it comes to when to call. Britz said to go with your instincts.

For Guest, the quicker they are called, the quicker they can go and investigate the situation so he urges everyone to make those call.

Viscount news

By Sandra Reid Correspondent Wow that is enough snow for this year, and bad roads.

Our granddaughter’s basketball team made it to Hoopla in Prince Albert on March 23-24. We went on Friday to cheer them on and drove home down highway 2 back to Viscount. We couldn’t believe the roads that night, they were horrible.

There was no way a snow plow (and we did see one) (actually two by the time we made it home) could have kept the drifts on the highway open.

The wind was so strong it just kept blowing.

This may be a lesson learned, when they say on the highway hotline that No Travel recomended, one should Listen! But we did make it home, seen awesome basketball played, we didn’t try and go back for Saturday’s game.

The St. Alphonse Knights of Columbus held a Bowling Tournament March 16. Three teams participated: Armand Clavelle’s team, Karen Vodicka’s team, and Val Udell’s team. The High Team winner was the Armand Clavelle team; men’s high score was Pat Clavelle with 292 and ladies high score was Karen Vodicka with 166. Prizes were presented at the Ham & Scalloped Potato supper on March 17 with 27 in attendance. Everything

from the sponsors was so greatly appreciated; as well as the donations from Dave & Loa Titman who donated the potatoes, Ed Gusikoski for donating ham and Eileen Leffler for donating pickles.

The 50/50 draw was won by Lee Binsfeld. Thank you to the bowlers and all those who came to the supper and social.

Blankets for Canada met again at the Viscount Library on March 19. They can accomplish so much with a group of ten! We are very appreciative of all who crochet and knit the 8”x 8” squares for us. We take great pride in our work and love the finished blankets. Our recipients always thank everyone invloved in this project, and so we pass along the thanks to everyone out there who is part of Blankets for Canada.

On March 19, there was a great turn out for morning coffee at the Viscount Seniors. As well as a good turn out on Monday afternoon at the Viscount Seniors for games of cribbage; pool etc....

Not long from now I will be retiring my position at the Young Co-op grocery store. I have met so many nice customers, through my job. I wil forever miss all the great conversations, and all the smiling faces wishing “Good Morning” or “Good Afternoon”. It has been truly been my pleasure and a great experience working there;

Brier program excellent opportunity for youth and growth

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

Recently I had the pleasure of writing about a pair of Bruno students who got to spend the day at the brier as part of the Sask Energy Future Stars of the Brier.

What a tremendous idea.

The pair got to spend the day rubbing shoulders with Canada’s top curling teams, touring the TSN television production trucks, and spending some time with Northwest Territories skip Jamie Koe. Part of the experience included meeting Team Koe, curling with them and getting pictures.

Thinking back to when I was their age I could only imagine how exciting that would be.

Not only is it awesome to see kids getting this chance, it is also

great to see Curling Canada trying to grow the sport.

According to an information package released on their website from 2015, the numbers are not great for curling in this country.

According to the report 64 per cent of Canadian curlers are male, while only 3.1 per cent of all Canadian males curled.

That number is even worse for females, with only 1.7 per cent of Canadian females curling that year.

Those numbers are not great.

We need to get more women, and for that matter more men curling.

This is a great way to do that.

And hitting the young kids is perfect.

According to the same report

42.71 per cent of all curlers in Canada are between the ages of 35 and 64, while only 16.86 per cent are 12-17.

Nearly half of all curlers in this province are on the wrong side of 40.

While 40 is relatively young by most standards, it is not a very encouraging stat.

To grow sports we need more young people playing.

They provide us with the most years of active play, and at the same time can pass the love of the sport on to their children.

If we stop growing the game at the youth level the game will die.

This is a great way to ensure this will not happen.

Good on Sask Energy for sponsoring the program, and good on Curling Canada for hosting it.

and working with all the great fellow employees and fantastic bosses.

On March 24 there were 20 people out to the Viscount Seniors Fundraising Breakfast. Workers were Chris Rault and Mary Joan Young. Geroge Gray was the Lucky Loonie winner.

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Canada unveils new $10 bill

A historical day for Canada on March 8 saw the unveiling of the new Canadian $10 bill featuring Viola Desmond, the first with a woman on our currency.

Viola Desmond was the first black woman in Canada to launch a legal challenge against racial segregation after she was jailed, convicted and fined for sitting in a whites only section of a movie theatre in Nova Scotia. The corresponding side of the bill will have the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The new bills will be circulating by the end of 2018. Pictured: Canadian Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard (left) and Wanda Robson (right), Desmond’s sister.

“Viola’s is just one of millions of stories from women who have helped shape, build and influence our country,” said Minister Morneau during the ceremony at the Halifax Public Library. “But it’s an important story, because it shows that standing up for what we believe, whether it’s on the step of Parliament Hill or in a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, can make our country and the world a better place for future generations.” photo courtesy of the Bank of Canada Flickr

Getting in the Easter spirit

The Bruno Easter Eggstravaganza on March 24 did not let the weather bring them down with five bags of food and $87 raised for the Humboldt and District Food Bank. Around 45 local small businesses brought out their wares for this Easter themed tradeshow organized by Vickianne Casewell. photo courtesy of Bruno Easter Eggstravaganza Facebook Page

Saskatchewan names new Lieutenant Governor Saskatchewan installed their 22nd Lieutenant Governor with the appointment of W. Thomas Molloy on March 21. “Molloy is the personal representative of Her Majesty the Queen of Canada in the province, and is responsible for granting Royal Assent to provincial laws, as well as summoning and dissolving the provincial legislature,” said a Saskatchewan government press release. Molloy’s appointment follows that of former Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield who recently stepped down from the role after six years. photo courtesy of Saskatchewan.ca 6 ECT Friday, March 30, 2018

Muyres brothers announce new team for next season Left: There will be an all brothers team curling out of Saskatechewan next year. After announcing their split from Team Laycock last week, brothers Kirk and Dallan Muyres, have announced they will be teaming up with Dan and Kevin Marsh to form a new team in 2018-2019.

Below: St. Gregor natives Kirk and Dallan Muyres will have new teammates next season. The Marsh brothers spent this season playing with old Laycock teammate Colton Flasch. Prior to that both Kevin and Dan spent time playing with Muenster’s Bruce Korte.

photos courtesy of Kirk Muyres

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

The Saskatchewan curling scene will have a new look in 2018-2019.

After Team Laycock announced their split late last week, Dallan and Kirk Muyres have a new team.

The St. Gregor natives, announced on March 25, that they would be teaming up with another brother duo, adding Kevin and Dan Marsh to the squad. “We’ve known Kevin and Dan for 15 years and probably played against them since we were about 15 years old and they’ve always been some of our closest friends, especially in the curling circle. We knew what they were about and we knew that they were really good guys, about the best guys you’re ever going to meet,� noted Kirk.

Aside from the off ice relationships, Kirk notes the Marsh brothers will bring an element of shot making to the team. “They really don’t ever miss any shots, they’ve been one of our toughest competitors in the province for a long time and they’re ready to get to that brier. Just because they haven’t been there doesn’t mean they’re not good enough and they’re certainly some of the best players that we have in the province. So I’m excited to team up with them and see what we can do.�

After spending each of the last 12 years, prior to this one, playing third, Kirk will find himself in an unfamiliar role as he moves to skip, while Dallan will remain in his familiar lead position, while Dan will slot in at second, and Kevin at third.

Kirk admits that moving over to skip, a position he only played a little as a kid, will be a big learning curve, but says that was part of the reason for making the move. “It was one of those things, I needed to get reexcited about the game and get on that path of learning it again. And that’s really what this does it kind of puts me in a position to lead a group but also really just soak it all in and learn every day.�

While the Muyres brothers are familiar faces in the area, so too should the Marsh brothers.

Prior to spending this season with Team Flasch, Team Laycock’s former second, the brothers spent a couple of seasons playing with Muenster’s Bruce Korte.

Muyres admits that was another reason for adding the pair to the club, noting anytime a team can added players who had played with a player with Korte’s level of experience it is never a bad thing. “Obviously they’re going to learn a lot from Bruce. Taking that into account you knew that they were going to bring a lot of the things that they got out of their couple years with Bruce onto this new team as well.�

Team Muyres will curl out of Saskatoon, where all four are located, which not only was a big part of the consideration for the team, but could also give them a bit of a competitive edge, says Kirk. “It’s one of those things now as we go into the five rock rules change next year, the need for precision is going to be that one step farther. What this will allow us to do is practice together as a unit everyday and develop protocols as a unit and work together to put rocks in really good spots.�

Kirk notes that is something most of the elite level teams in Canada do not have the luxury of since they are drawing curlers from various cities

and in some cases provinces. “I think that’s going to be one of our competitive advantages moving forward, that we can all practice together and we can meet. (March 26) we’re even just throwing together a small meeting because it’s easy for us because we’re all in the same town.�

Kirk noted that March 26 meeting gave the team a chance to get together for the first time as a team, and begin planning for the upcoming season. “We’ll be on the ice again in August and that will kind of be the start of our season so it’s a matter of getting down to business really quick, really early here and putting as much as we possibly can into the next few months.�

While the on ice game is obviously a major part of being a successful curling squad, Kirk notes there are a lot of elements off the ice that the new club will have to work through including lining up sponsors, and getting social media set up.

While Team Laycock will finish the season together, Kirk admits the new team, will be getting their T’s crossed and their I’s dotted in short order. “It’ll be kind of nice for the four of us to sit down, kind of discuss a lot of those sponsorship things, a lot of those goal planning as well as a lot of the things like who we’re going to have on our ship as we go. We’re going to need a lot of support fast in terms of coaches and psychologists and this is kind of the first stab at those discussions.�

Kirk notes that decisions on a team, including coaches is still up in the air, noting they have not decided on a coach as of yet. “It’s a discussion we need to have and figure out where our resources are best spent and then kind of go from there.�

Of course, every team gets together with the goal of winning an Olympic title and a brier title, but for a young team just getting together, what are the short term goals?

Kirk says they have not had a chance to sit down and lay those out yet, but says two come to mind. “I think we can all agree we want to become a top ten or top five team in the world in the next year. We want to compete together at our first bri-

er in Brandon next year for Team Saskatchewan.

It’ll be the first one for Kevin and Dan,� he says. “It’s not going to be easy, there’s a lot of good teams out there and there’s going to be a lot of good teams in Saskatchewan that are yet to be announced yet too but it’s going to be fun kind of working towards those in the next 365 days.�

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Middle Lake wins two, Wynyard and St. Brieux each win one provincial title

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

Middle Lake Avengers senior boys basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Craig Martinka, Landon Dobrohoczki, Masson Altrogge, Cole Smith, Tuker Bautz, and Manager Edmund Ruiz. Middle: Justin Richardson, Tristan Kaufold, and Aiden King. Front: Troy Martinka and Carter Burkart. photo courtesy of Wanda Krentz

Lake Lenore Lancers senior boys basketball - Provincial silver. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Cole Lewis, Dalton Kiedrowski, Joel Schemenauer, Jesse Flaman, Cole Meyer, and Coach Tiana Hauser. Middle Row: Mark Meyer, Tristen Thimm, Cody Bauml, Jamie Davis, Drew Bauml, and Calder Gerwing. Front Row: Zac Christianson, Aaron Aquino, and Carson Voz. photo courtesy of Tiana Hauser

St. Brieux Crusaders senior girls basketball - Provincial bronze. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Assistant Coach Michelle Daubenfeld, Ashley Dressler, Paige Daubenfeld, Jonalen Redita, Taylor Eisner, Kaileigh Thorlakson, and Coach Mike Warnecke. Front Row: Makenzie Kovacs, Jade Derla, Emilie Ferré, Wendy Ruiz, and Claire Daubenfeld. photo courtesy Sheila Gregoire 8 ECT Friday, March 30, 2018

It was a busy season, but the school basketball has come to a close.

The school basketball season ended over the weekend with seniors at provincials, while the juniors competed in the district finals.

Junior Boys For the second straight year, and third time in nine years, Watrous is district champion.

The boys from Watrous picked up the title by beating the junior basketball juggernaut from St. Brieux.

The finals loss was St. Brieux’s second in a row, and is their eight straight appearance in the final, winning five of those, all in a row from 2012-2016.

Watrous just got better and better as the district tournament wore on, posting their best offensive performance in the final.

After piling up 59 points in their quarterfinal win, and 71 points in their semi-final win, the Watrous offense exploded, setting a district tournament high, scoring 89 points in their 89-62 win over St. Brieux.

Junior Girls While the boys were busy experiencing déjà vu, the girls were giving fans a fresh look.

After Foam Lake lost to Middle Lake in last year’s final, there was a fresh face with St. Brieux making their way to the final, where they took on Foam Lake.

The girls final was the first since 2015 that didn’t feature Middle Lake.

The two Lake schools have dominated junior girls basketball recently, winning eight times in the last 11 years, with just the 2009 final not featuring one of the two teams.

While those two teams have dominated junior girls basketball recently, it was a relative unknown who won the title.

St. Brieux, who completed their season undefeated, captured the league title, beating Foam Lake 47-40 in the final.

The win was St. Brieux’s first in more than a decade and was their first finals appearance in the same time frame.

Senior Boys 1A For the second straight year, Middle Lake are provincial champions.

The Avengers picked up the provincial title, after rolling through provincials with a per-

fect 2-0 record.

The boys from Middle Lake kicked off their provincials with a showdown against Davidson.

The contest got off to an excellent start for the Avengers as they jumped out to a 40-31 lead by halftime and continued the onslaught in the second half, outscoring Davidson 41-38 and picking up an 81-69 win to move into the provincial final.

In the final, the Avengers took on their grid 777 rivals from Lake Lenore.

The Lancers joined Middle Lake in the final after knocking off Rocanville in the semi-finals.

It was not an easy win for the Lancers, who actually found themselves behind by four points at the half, but a 42-28 second half stretch saw the Lancers erase the deficit and pick up a 71-61 win to move into the provincial final.

The final was a rematch of last year’s provincial semi-final, which was won by Middle Lake.

Much like last year, the Avengers jumped out to an early lead, heading into the half up 40-21, and never looked back, outscoring the Lancers 35-32 in the second half to win the provincial title 75-53.

The win gives the Avengers their second straight title, while the loss moved the Lancers up one step on the podium, claiming a silver this year, after winning bronze in 2017.

2A After watching their streak of consecutive provincial medals snapped at last year’s tournament, the St. Brieux Crusaders are back on top.

The Crusaders captured the provincial title, giving them three in the last four years.

The tournament got off to an excellent start for the Crusaders as they avenged their bronze medal final loss from the year prior to Osler VCA. After Osler beat them 90-87 last year, the Crusaders responded by routing them this year.

The boys from St. Brieux opened up a 48-31 lead by halftime and outscored Osler 42-30 in the second half en route to a 90-61 demolition of Osler.

That win moved St. Brieux into the provincial final where they took on Caronport.

The St. Brieux offense continued to click in the final as they piled up 50 points by the half, to lead 50-35, and added another 50 in the second half, outscoring Caronport 50-49, to win the pro-

vincial title 100-84.

3A For the third straight year, the Birch Hills Marauders are provincial medalists.

After winning silver in 2016, and bronze in 2017, the Marauders are back on the second step of the podium, finishing second.

The Marauders kicked off their tournament in excellent fashion, picking up a 26 point win over Norquay.

The boys from Birch Hills came out flying as they lead 41-31 at the half and never looked back, outscoring Norquay 47-32 in the second half to run away with an easy 89-63 win.

The win moved the Marauders into the provincial final where they took on Regina Christian in a rematch of their provincial semi-final from the year prior, won 76-67 by Regina.

After losing to Regina Christian the year prior, the Marauders were determined not to let it happen again, as they came out flying in the first half, and built up a 31-29 lead by halftime.

Unfortunately for the Marauders they were unable to keep up the attack in the second half, and were outscored 45-25, en route to a 74-56 loss.

Senior Girls 1A The Middle Lake Avengers are back on top of the basketball world.

After losing in the provincial final to Kenaston in 2017, the Avengers exacted revenge on their 1A rivals, to regain their provincial title.

The Avengers kicked off their tournament in excellent fashion as they rolled through Gladmar in their opening contest.

The girls from Middle Lake jumped out to a huge lead in the first half, outscoring Gladmar 4217 and never looked back as they piled up 25 second half points en route to a 67-33 win.

With the win Middle Lake moved into the provincial final where they took on Kenaston.

The two teams put forth an excellent display of basketball with Kenaston taking a narrow 28-23 edge into halftime.

While the Avengers struggled to fill the basketball in the first half, the girls came out firing on all cylinders offensively in the second half as they outscored Kenaston 37-15 to run away with a 60-43 win.

While the Avengers were busy winning the provincial title, the

girls from St. Brieux were busy collecting bronze.

The Crusaders kicked off their tournament with an excellent first half of their semi-final.

The girls from St. Brieux displayed an excellent lockdown defense that limited Kenaston to 14 points, as the Crusaders went into the half leading 2014.

Unfortunately for the Crusaders their defense let them down in the second half as they gave up 30 points, and were outscored 30-30, en route to a devastating 44-40 loss.

With the loss the Crusaders were relegated to the bronze medal game where they were matched up with Gladmar.

Much like in the semi-finals, the Crusaders came out playing excellent basketball in the first half as they piled up 31 points and took a 31-26 lead into halftime.

This time, the Crusaders made sure to put the game away, limiting Gladmar to just 16 second half points as the Crusaders outscored Gladmar 24-16 in the second half to run away with a 55-42 victory.

The win gave the Crusaders the bronze medal.

2A For the fourth year in a row the Wynyard Golden Bears are provincial champions.

After beating Foam Lake and Kinistino a year prior, the girls from Wynyard saw neither team return in their quest to knock off the Bears.

This time, Canora was standing in Wynyard’s way in the semi-finals.

The two teams started out slow offensively managing just 45 combined first half points as Wynyard lead 27-18.

The second half seemed to see both clubs catch fire offensively as they combined for 86 points as Wynyard outscored Canora 47-39 en route to a 74-57 win.

The win moved the Golden Bears into the provincial final where they took on Asquith.

After romping their way to the final, the Golden Bears made sure to leave nothing up to chance in the final as they built up a 39-18 lead by the half.

The Golden Bears cruised from there outscoring Asquith 33-19 in the second half as they rolled to an easy 72-37 win.

With basketball now complete, athletes will turn their attention to the final few sports of the school year including badminton and track and field.

St. Brieux Crusaders senior boys basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Assistant Coach Erin Bernhard, Luis Rosalin, Nick Balofinos, Dailyn Thorlakson, Reagan Rohel, Victor Apao, James Gonzales, Jan Mark Rosalin, Jude Derla, Zeus Rara, and Coach Ryan Trumbley. Front Row: Kit Gonzales, Arjhay Aguilar, and Winston Ruiz. photo courtesy of Sheila Gregoire

Middle Lake Avengers senior boys basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Craig Martinka, Landon Dobrohoczki, Masson Altrogge, Cole Smith, Tuker Bautz, and Manager Edmund Ruiz. Middle: Justin Richardson, Tristan Kaufold, and Aiden King. Front: Troy Martinka and Carter Burkart. photo courtesy of Wanda Krentz

Wynyard Golden Bears senior girls basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Assistant Coach Kyla Storzuk, Anna Wolitski, Jesslyn Leibel, Carlee Faye, Macey Tomblin, Julie Newberry, Madison Gudmundson, Jaclynn Leibel, and Coach Richard Rink. Front Row: Cierra Prisiak, Logan Shannon, Mary Latoski, and Rachel Christensen. photo courtesy of Kyla Storzuk

Birch Hills Marauders senior boys baketball - Provincial silver. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Craig Wicks, Manager Dave Kuperis, Noah Opseth, Simon Rask, Jordan Mitchell, Matthew Hood, Levi Rask, and Coach Darrin Rask. Middle Row: Dylan Wicks, Caleb Gariepy, and Caleb Gitzel. Front Row: John Simpso and Sam Kuperis. photo courtesy of Kristen Allen Friday, March 30, 2018 ECT 9

Middle Lake wins two, Wynyard and St. Brieux each win one provincial title

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

Middle Lake Avengers senior boys basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Craig Martinka, Landon Dobrohoczki, Masson Altrogge, Cole Smith, Tuker Bautz, and Manager Edmund Ruiz. Middle: Justin Richardson, Tristan Kaufold, and Aiden King. Front: Troy Martinka and Carter Burkart. photo courtesy of Wanda Krentz

Lake Lenore Lancers senior boys basketball - Provincial silver. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Cole Lewis, Dalton Kiedrowski, Joel Schemenauer, Jesse Flaman, Cole Meyer, and Coach Tiana Hauser. Middle Row: Mark Meyer, Tristen Thimm, Cody Bauml, Jamie Davis, Drew Bauml, and Calder Gerwing. Front Row: Zac Christianson, Aaron Aquino, and Carson Voz. photo courtesy of Tiana Hauser

St. Brieux Crusaders senior girls basketball - Provincial bronze. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Assistant Coach Michelle Daubenfeld, Ashley Dressler, Paige Daubenfeld, Jonalen Redita, Taylor Eisner, Kaileigh Thorlakson, and Coach Mike Warnecke. Front Row: Makenzie Kovacs, Jade Derla, Emilie Ferré, Wendy Ruiz, and Claire Daubenfeld. photo courtesy Sheila Gregoire 8 ECT Friday, March 30, 2018

It was a busy season, but the school basketball has come to a close.

The school basketball season ended over the weekend with seniors at provincials, while the juniors competed in the district finals.

Junior Boys For the second straight year, and third time in nine years, Watrous is district champion.

The boys from Watrous picked up the title by beating the junior basketball juggernaut from St. Brieux.

The finals loss was St. Brieux’s second in a row, and is their eight straight appearance in the final, winning five of those, all in a row from 2012-2016.

Watrous just got better and better as the district tournament wore on, posting their best offensive performance in the final.

After piling up 59 points in their quarterfinal win, and 71 points in their semi-final win, the Watrous offense exploded, setting a district tournament high, scoring 89 points in their 89-62 win over St. Brieux.

Junior Girls While the boys were busy experiencing déjà vu, the girls were giving fans a fresh look.

After Foam Lake lost to Middle Lake in last year’s final, there was a fresh face with St. Brieux making their way to the final, where they took on Foam Lake.

The girls final was the first since 2015 that didn’t feature Middle Lake.

The two Lake schools have dominated junior girls basketball recently, winning eight times in the last 11 years, with just the 2009 final not featuring one of the two teams.

While those two teams have dominated junior girls basketball recently, it was a relative unknown who won the title.

St. Brieux, who completed their season undefeated, captured the league title, beating Foam Lake 47-40 in the final.

The win was St. Brieux’s first in more than a decade and was their first finals appearance in the same time frame.

Senior Boys 1A For the second straight year, Middle Lake are provincial champions.

The Avengers picked up the provincial title, after rolling through provincials with a per-

fect 2-0 record.

The boys from Middle Lake kicked off their provincials with a showdown against Davidson.

The contest got off to an excellent start for the Avengers as they jumped out to a 40-31 lead by halftime and continued the onslaught in the second half, outscoring Davidson 41-38 and picking up an 81-69 win to move into the provincial final.

In the final, the Avengers took on their grid 777 rivals from Lake Lenore.

The Lancers joined Middle Lake in the final after knocking off Rocanville in the semi-finals.

It was not an easy win for the Lancers, who actually found themselves behind by four points at the half, but a 42-28 second half stretch saw the Lancers erase the deficit and pick up a 71-61 win to move into the provincial final.

The final was a rematch of last year’s provincial semi-final, which was won by Middle Lake.

Much like last year, the Avengers jumped out to an early lead, heading into the half up 40-21, and never looked back, outscoring the Lancers 35-32 in the second half to win the provincial title 75-53.

The win gives the Avengers their second straight title, while the loss moved the Lancers up one step on the podium, claiming a silver this year, after winning bronze in 2017.

2A After watching their streak of consecutive provincial medals snapped at last year’s tournament, the St. Brieux Crusaders are back on top.

The Crusaders captured the provincial title, giving them three in the last four years.

The tournament got off to an excellent start for the Crusaders as they avenged their bronze medal final loss from the year prior to Osler VCA. After Osler beat them 90-87 last year, the Crusaders responded by routing them this year.

The boys from St. Brieux opened up a 48-31 lead by halftime and outscored Osler 42-30 in the second half en route to a 90-61 demolition of Osler.

That win moved St. Brieux into the provincial final where they took on Caronport.

The St. Brieux offense continued to click in the final as they piled up 50 points by the half, to lead 50-35, and added another 50 in the second half, outscoring Caronport 50-49, to win the pro-

vincial title 100-84.

3A For the third straight year, the Birch Hills Marauders are provincial medalists.

After winning silver in 2016, and bronze in 2017, the Marauders are back on the second step of the podium, finishing second.

The Marauders kicked off their tournament in excellent fashion, picking up a 26 point win over Norquay.

The boys from Birch Hills came out flying as they lead 41-31 at the half and never looked back, outscoring Norquay 47-32 in the second half to run away with an easy 89-63 win.

The win moved the Marauders into the provincial final where they took on Regina Christian in a rematch of their provincial semi-final from the year prior, won 76-67 by Regina.

After losing to Regina Christian the year prior, the Marauders were determined not to let it happen again, as they came out flying in the first half, and built up a 31-29 lead by halftime.

Unfortunately for the Marauders they were unable to keep up the attack in the second half, and were outscored 45-25, en route to a 74-56 loss.

Senior Girls 1A The Middle Lake Avengers are back on top of the basketball world.

After losing in the provincial final to Kenaston in 2017, the Avengers exacted revenge on their 1A rivals, to regain their provincial title.

The Avengers kicked off their tournament in excellent fashion as they rolled through Gladmar in their opening contest.

The girls from Middle Lake jumped out to a huge lead in the first half, outscoring Gladmar 4217 and never looked back as they piled up 25 second half points en route to a 67-33 win.

With the win Middle Lake moved into the provincial final where they took on Kenaston.

The two teams put forth an excellent display of basketball with Kenaston taking a narrow 28-23 edge into halftime.

While the Avengers struggled to fill the basketball in the first half, the girls came out firing on all cylinders offensively in the second half as they outscored Kenaston 37-15 to run away with a 60-43 win.

While the Avengers were busy winning the provincial title, the

girls from St. Brieux were busy collecting bronze.

The Crusaders kicked off their tournament with an excellent first half of their semi-final.

The girls from St. Brieux displayed an excellent lockdown defense that limited Kenaston to 14 points, as the Crusaders went into the half leading 2014.

Unfortunately for the Crusaders their defense let them down in the second half as they gave up 30 points, and were outscored 30-30, en route to a devastating 44-40 loss.

With the loss the Crusaders were relegated to the bronze medal game where they were matched up with Gladmar.

Much like in the semi-finals, the Crusaders came out playing excellent basketball in the first half as they piled up 31 points and took a 31-26 lead into halftime.

This time, the Crusaders made sure to put the game away, limiting Gladmar to just 16 second half points as the Crusaders outscored Gladmar 24-16 in the second half to run away with a 55-42 victory.

The win gave the Crusaders the bronze medal.

2A For the fourth year in a row the Wynyard Golden Bears are provincial champions.

After beating Foam Lake and Kinistino a year prior, the girls from Wynyard saw neither team return in their quest to knock off the Bears.

This time, Canora was standing in Wynyard’s way in the semi-finals.

The two teams started out slow offensively managing just 45 combined first half points as Wynyard lead 27-18.

The second half seemed to see both clubs catch fire offensively as they combined for 86 points as Wynyard outscored Canora 47-39 en route to a 74-57 win.

The win moved the Golden Bears into the provincial final where they took on Asquith.

After romping their way to the final, the Golden Bears made sure to leave nothing up to chance in the final as they built up a 39-18 lead by the half.

The Golden Bears cruised from there outscoring Asquith 33-19 in the second half as they rolled to an easy 72-37 win.

With basketball now complete, athletes will turn their attention to the final few sports of the school year including badminton and track and field.

St. Brieux Crusaders senior boys basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Assistant Coach Erin Bernhard, Luis Rosalin, Nick Balofinos, Dailyn Thorlakson, Reagan Rohel, Victor Apao, James Gonzales, Jan Mark Rosalin, Jude Derla, Zeus Rara, and Coach Ryan Trumbley. Front Row: Kit Gonzales, Arjhay Aguilar, and Winston Ruiz. photo courtesy of Sheila Gregoire

Middle Lake Avengers senior boys basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Craig Martinka, Landon Dobrohoczki, Masson Altrogge, Cole Smith, Tuker Bautz, and Manager Edmund Ruiz. Middle: Justin Richardson, Tristan Kaufold, and Aiden King. Front: Troy Martinka and Carter Burkart. photo courtesy of Wanda Krentz

Wynyard Golden Bears senior girls basketball - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Assistant Coach Kyla Storzuk, Anna Wolitski, Jesslyn Leibel, Carlee Faye, Macey Tomblin, Julie Newberry, Madison Gudmundson, Jaclynn Leibel, and Coach Richard Rink. Front Row: Cierra Prisiak, Logan Shannon, Mary Latoski, and Rachel Christensen. photo courtesy of Kyla Storzuk

Birch Hills Marauders senior boys baketball - Provincial silver. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Craig Wicks, Manager Dave Kuperis, Noah Opseth, Simon Rask, Jordan Mitchell, Matthew Hood, Levi Rask, and Coach Darrin Rask. Middle Row: Dylan Wicks, Caleb Gariepy, and Caleb Gitzel. Front Row: John Simpso and Sam Kuperis. photo courtesy of Kristen Allen Friday, March 30, 2018 ECT 9

Young curlers get opportunity of a lifetime

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

Camilla Saretzky (left) and Tory White (right) got the opportunity of a lifetime as they spent a day at the brier in Regina. White and Saretzky got to spend part of the day with Northwest Territories skip Jamie Koe, but said the highlight of the day was getting their picture with Brad Gushue (middle). photo courtesy of Rick Saretzky

For some going to the Tim Horton’s Brier is a dream.

For a pair of Bruno School students it was the opportunity of a lifetime.

Tory White and Camilla Saretzky both recently returned from the brier where they had the chance to follow North West Territories skip, Jamie Koe for a day after being selected to be part of the Sask Energy Future Stars of the Brier.

White, 12, and Saretzky, 13, were selected for the incredible opportunity after they entered a draw.

They were sent an application form by their Bruno School curling coach, Corrinne Arnold, said Saretzky, and were required to write why they liked curling.

Saretzky says she wrote about how much fun she had on the ice and how she loved the experience.

White was also required to fill out the application, and said she wrote about how girls can do anything and about how much fun she has curling.

White was also selected to be the flag bearer for draw nine of the brier, which featured Saskatchewan’s Team Laycock taking on Northern Ontario’s Team Jacobs, while Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick were also in action.

“It was awesome to meet the curlers and Team Saskatchewan and to be on the ice area with them, it was very cool,” noted White of the experience.

In addition to getting to spend time with Team Koe, the girls were also taken on a tour of the TSN production trucks, which are used to broadcast the brier.

White admitted it was a bit of an eye opener seeing how live television works.

“It was really cool to see how they video tape and put all the graphics in and stuff.”

While the day was interesting for the

pair, they admit they were able to learn some things as well.

White noted one of the big things she took away from Team Koe, was that they try to make jokes to one another if they sense each others nerves.

“Just to be comfortable and excited for the game and whatever happens, it’s all going to be good and fun.”

Saretzky came away from the experience impressed with how professional the bonspiel and the teams were, and says she learned the keys to playing better are to stay calm and have fun.

Of course, the girls were rubbing shoulders with Canadian curling’s best throughout the day, so who were they most looking forward to seeing?

“Brad Gushue was who we really wanted to meet. It was awesome to get to meet him.”

The girls were able to meet Gushue and got pictures with both him and Koe. “It was amazing. It was a day I will never forget,” beamed Saretzky.

While the girls were busy soaking up the brier atmosphere as part of the Sask Energy Future Stars of the Brier, the pair will never get to soak up the atmosphere of the brier as curlers, since it is the men’s national championship, but that has not stopped them from thinking about the Scotties.

“It would be great to be in the Scotties and get to be a champion there,” says White.

“It’s definitely something I always think about,” Saretzky added.

While the pair got the chance to do something most kids can only dream of, White was quick to thank her parents, noting without them driving them to Regina they would have never had the opportunity.

Saretzky also wanted to thank Arnold for helping them get the chance to be selected.

Two local councils get taste of Sweet Alibi

By Becky Zimmer Journal Editor

Manitoba based Sweet Alibi made two local stops this past week as part of their Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan tour.

The Quill Plains Regional Arts Council Concert Series wrapped up with Sweet Alibi performing in Kelvington on March 18.

Marilyn Fredsberg says they were a wonderful band to wrap up the 20172018 series with three ladies singing beautiful harmonies for an afternoon concert.

The trio also made a stop at historical Manitou Beach Danceland Ballroom for their Watrous Area Arts Council show on March 23.

Laura Foulds with the Watrous coun-

cil says it was a good show however weather was an issue which is a probable reason for their low attendance.

While Sweet Alibi was a wonderful infusion of jazz, folk, country, and roots, that was what Quill Plains was looking for as they finalize their 2018-2019 concert series starting with GhostBoy in Wadena in October, 2018.

Even though the Quill Plains is a regional council composing of four communities, Fredsberg says it is a balancing act to bring in unique acts while still bringing in acts that people are interested in seeing.

“We want to be able to sell in our communities so it’s got to be different, unique, and inspiring but it’s got to meet our people so they continue to come.”

They do not seem to have that prob-

lem, she says.

“Something we want to bring to our series; yes, it’s in four different towns, but our season ticket holders go from town to town. It brings them some different entertainment.”

The rest of Quill Plains 2018-2019 series four concert series includes Pretty Archie in Watson in November, Cod Gone Wild in Kelvington in February, 2019, and Red Moon Road in Wynyard in March, 2019.

It was a great year, and Fredsberg says they are looking forward to an-

other great one next year.

The Watrous council still has one remaining performance for their 20172018 Stars for Saskatchewan line with Comedy in Motion featuring Bob Cates still on the books for an April show.

Their 2018-2019 line up has also been finalized with Cash Back being the first in line in September 2018.

Other shows include GhostBoy in October, Ladom Assemble in January, 2019, Outerbridge — Pure Illusion in February 2019, and Red Moon Road in March, 2019.

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Sweet Alibi took their turn around the province with eight Stars for Saskatchewan shows through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, including Kelvington on March 18 with the Quill Plains Regional Arts Council and Danceland in Manitou Beach on March 23 with the Watrous Area Arts Council. photo courtesy of Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils 10 ECT Friday, March 30, 2018

Wynyard wins pair of provincial hockey titles Right: Wynyard Monarchs bantam hockey team - Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Coach Blaine Bjarnason, Adam Tarry, Caleb Reeve, Coach Darin Faubert, Hayden Smart, Justin Popadynec, Cody Crone, Karter Hamel, Koby Faubert, Luke Scutchings, Noah MacTavish, Tryggvi Thorsteinson, Carter McLean, Aaron Mozel, Coach Craig Crone, and Coach Mark Tarry. Middle Row: Kohl Bjarnason, Blaze Nahorniak, and Emerson Chorney. Front Row: Korsen Maksymovitch.

Missing: Dylan Third. photo courtesy of Denise Mozel

Left: Wynyard Monarchs peewee hockey team Provincial champions. Pictured (L to R) Back Row: Ryan Bodnarchuk, Greg Gudjonson, Dean Kletzel, James Neal, and Jeff Fisher. Middle Row: Triston Panchuk, Danny Babut, Tyler Gudjonson, Kiyra Kletzel, Evan Fisher, Gage Joynt, Rylan Stadnyk, Luke Prisiak, Troy Linklater, and Tucker Stefanik.

Front Row: Matthew Jackson, Benjamin Heuchert, Denton Bowen, Gavin Bodnarchuk, Jack Chorney, Spencer Bencharski, and Dalyn Chuckry. photo courtesy of Suzanne Gudjonson

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

The hockey season is quickly reaching its conclusion, but before it does a quintet of local teams are in search of provincial titles.

Peewee D Wynyard are provincial champions.

The young kids from Wynyard made their way to the final by beating Macklin.

In game one of their series, Wynyard picked up a nail biting 6-5 win, meaning a tie or better in game two would assure them a spot in the provincial final.

They made sure there would be no risk of them losing as they came out flying and picked up a 6-3 win to clinch the series 12-8.

With the win Wynyard moved into the provincial final where they took on Eastend.

Much like in their previous series, Wynyard opened the two-game total goal series with a nail biting 4-3 win.

With the win, Wynyard came home knowing no worse than a tie and they would be provincial champions.

The young squad made sure not to leave anything up to chance as they pulled out another narrow win, beating Eastend 4-3 to win the series 8-6 and capture the provincial title.

Bantam B Joining the Wynyard peewee’s on the top step of the podium is their Bantam counterparts.

The Wynyard bantam squad made their way to the final by knocking off Shaunavon in the provincial semi-finals.

The series got off to an interesting start for both squads as they tied 3-3, meaning a win by either team would clinch a spot in the finals.

After a nail biting first game, Wynyard make sure to put a quick end to the series, winning 5-3 in game two to take the series 8-6.

The win moved Wynyard into the provincial final where they took on Carrot River.

Game one of the series featuring a tight checking affair between two relatively evenly matched clubs.

In another close game, it was Wynyard who snuck away with the win, knocking off Carrot River 3-2.

The win sent Wynyard home knowing a win or tie on home ice meant they would win the provincial title.

With Carrot River forced to press for the win, the game opened up considerably after a low scoring game one as the teams combined for 14 goals.

Fortunately for the home side they managed to

score eight of them in an 8-6 win, giving the home side an 11-8 series win, and the provincial title.

Bantam C Watrous is in search of their own bantam provincial title.

The youngsters from Watrous head into the provincial final, where they take on Carnduff.

Watrous made their way to the provincial final by knocking off St. Walburg in the semi’s.

It was not an easy round for Watrous, particularly in game one of the series as they could not pull out a win, managing just a 6-6 tie.

That set up a winner takes all game two.

Knowing a loss could end their season, Watrous refused to allow that to happen as they rolled to a 4-1 win and a 10-7 series victory.

Midget C The Muenster midgets were forced to settle for silver after losing in the provincial final in two tough games.

Prior to playing for a provincial title, Muenster was locked in a battle with Delisle in the provincial semi-finals.

Muenster’s offense was terrific in the two game total goal series as they scored seven times in each of their two games, winning 7-5 and 7-4 to take the series 14-9.

With the win Muenster moved into the provincial final where they took on Carnduff.

After an offensively terrific semi-final series, Muenster’s offense dried up in the final.

Muenster failed to score any goals in a 5-0 game 1 loss, and after opening up to try and get back in the series both their offense and their defense let them down in game two as they fell 8-2 to lose the series 13-2.

Senior C The final local squad still standing is Drake, who heads into the provincial final to take on Theodore.

The guys from Drake made their way to the final by knocking off Hafford in the semi’s.

Drake kicked off the series in excellent fashion, as they knocked off Hafford 5-2 in game one.

Knowing a win in game two would clinch the series, Drake put a quit end to things winning 8-6 in a wild game two to take the series 2-0.

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Natural gas pipeline rupture caused by equipment

By Devan C. Tasa Journal Contributor

The cause of a SaskEnergy natural gas pipeline rupture that knocked out service in the Melfort area in January has been found.

The pipeline was hit by somebody using digging equipment in a field. While that hit didn’t break the pipeline immediately, it weakened it enough so that it ruptured over time. The hit happened sometime after 2015, when the pipeline was last inspected.

Casey MacLeod, a SaskEnergy

spokesperson, said they sent all of the pieces of the ruptured pipeline to a lab in Calgary to determine what happened. “Basically what they did was reassemble it like a puzzle so they could observe what the outside of the pipeline looked like and they also did some extensive testing with things like x-rays and electron microscopes and stuff like that,� she said. “What they found was that there were gouge marks on the outside of the pipeline similar to what would have been caused by a backhoe striking the

Sask. First Call to mark underground lines before they work. “If at any point you make contact with a natural gas pipeline or even think you do, whether it causes a leak or not, please call us immediately and we’ll come out and give it a check,� she said. “If there is damage, if we can come out and proactively repair the damage, it’s a much simpler, quicker and cheaper process for everyone involved than something like this, where we have to react in an emergency scenario and make large scale repairs to the pipeline.�

pipeline at some point.�

The lab results will allow SaskEnergy to continue its investigation. “Now that we have the that confirmed by this laboratory, now we’ll move forward to try to see if we can determine who did this.� MacLeod said.

Depending on what the investigation finds, those responsible could be billed for the repairs.

MacLeod said the incident is a good reminder that people who are digging – using backhoes, shovels or anything in between – should contact

Saskatchewan hits population record

By Becky Zimmer Journal Editor

Saskatchewan’s population is on the rise.

As of January 1, 2018, Saskatchewan’s population was estimated to be 1,169,752, according to Saskatchewan.ca press release

on March 22.

The population is up 13,410 from January 2017 with 1,695 coming in the fourth quarter of 2017 amd 2,272 coming in via international migration between October 2017 and January 2018, according to the re-

lease.

Natural increases, more births than deaths, has also saw an increase on the last three months of 2017 with 1,203. “This is the 47th consecutive quarter that Saskatchewan has had a quarterly

population increase,� Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “There is a correlation between the abundance of job and business opportunities in Saskatchewan and people making the decision to settle here.�

“Record population numbers are good news for our economy,� Harrison said. “It shows we are a destination of choice, especially for international migration, which helps meet some of the needs of our labour market.�

Fish not biting at Middle Lake derby

By Christopher Lee Journal Reporter

A warm day kept the fish away.

That was the dilemma facing Lucien Lake Regional Park, as they hosted their annual ice fishing derby in Middle Lake on March 17.

Despite the fishing derby seeing an increase in registrations, with 102 competitors, it was a quiet afternoon for the fishers as Matt Schid-

lowsky’s 4lb 3oz catch was the lone one of the day.

Despite the low number of fish caught, seeing 102 registrations was really nice, says Lucien Lake Secretary/ Treasurer Irene Giesbrecht. “It’s really busy with that basketball going on and everything so I didn’t anticipate quite that many, I thought it would be a little bit

lower so it was nice to see that the support was still there.�

Of course, it was also a perfect afternoon for fishing with temperatures hovering right around 0 C, which was great to see as well, says Giesbrecht. “The kids are running around, they had no toques or gloves on and having a great time out there.� “Maybe that’s why 18035AA2

no fish were caught,� she laughed.

The fishing derby was a fundraiser for the park with money raised this year helping to replace their filleting shack. “ We r i p p e d o u r s down, (because) it was very old,� noted Giesbrecht.

Of course, helping raise money for the club were local sponsors, who donated between 40 and 50 items, guessed Giesbrecht, who says she is pleased to see all of the support. “I know that everyone’s looking for donations and stuff‌ so it’s really good because that just brings in more money that we can spend within the park where it’s needed.â€?

Matt Schidlowsky’s 4lb 3oz. catch was the catch of the day, literally, at the MIddle Lake Ice Fishing derby as it was the lone fish caught. photo courtesy of Gloria Schlitz

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Obituaries DOPKO: Annie July 19, 1923 - March 18, 2018 Annie (nee Hnatiw) Dopko passed away at Humboldt District Hospital, Humboldt, SK, on Sunday, March 18, 2018. She was 94 years of age. Annie was born on July 19, 1923, to Joseph and Olena (nee Remenda) Hnatiw at home on their farm in the Bruno district.

She grew up there along with one sister and three brothers.

Annie attended Sunlight Country School in the area. In her early teens, she worked in the post office at Smuts, SK. On April 23, 1942, Annie married Michael Dopko. They lived and farmed in the Plunkett district, where they raised their family.

Annie and Michael had been married for 63 years, and were blessed with seven children, 12 grandchildren, and 14 greatgrandchildren. Annie was a hard worker and enjoyed all aspects of the farming lifestyle. She also loved to cook, sew, and do cake decorating. In 1975, the Dopkos moved into their new home in Humboldt. Annie volunteered as secretary-treasurer for the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League for many years. More than anything, she loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and considered that her greatest blessing. Annie will be lovingly remembered by five children, 12 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren: Mervin Dopko of Humboldt; William (Joyce) Dopko of Plunkett and family, Angela (Dwayne) Campbell of Saskatoon and their children Alexandria and Nikolas, Michael Dopko of Saskatoon and his children Jessie and Piper, and Brent Dopko of Jansen and his sons Noah and Blaze; Elaine (Ed) Drachenberg of Humboldt and family, Rosanna (Perry) Gurski of Saskatoon, Donna-Lyn (Elliot) Graf of Yorkton and their sons David and Andrew, Darrell Drachenberg of Winnipeg, MB, and his daughter Mila, and Darcy Drachenberg of Korea; Jerry (Susan) Dopko of Plunkett and their son Jared Dopko; and Marianne (John) Wiebe of Martensville and family, Tammy (James) Leonew of Martensville and their children Ashlyn and Rylan, Laura (Jeff) Scotland of Surrey, BC, and their son Adam, Jeremy (Lindsay) Wiebe of Saskatoon and their daughter Kennedy, Katherine (Marc) Lepage of Saskatoon and their son Luc. Annie was predeceased by her husband, Michael Dopko; son, Marcel Dopko; daughter, Adele Dopko; son-in-law, Stanley Kostuk; parents, Joseph and Olena (nee Remenda) Hnatiw; sister, Mary (Peter) Bayda; and by three brothers: Joseph (Anne) Hnatiw, Mike (Victoria) Hnatiw, and John (Pauline) Hnatiw. The Prayer Service for Annie was held at Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., officiated by Rev. Fr. Mykola Romanets. Cantors were Sylvester and Karen Senko. The Funeral Mass was offered at All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church, Humboldt, on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., celebrated by Rev. Fr. Mykola Romanets. Others taking part were: Joan Weber, crossbearer; Sylvester and Karen Senko, cantors; Katherine Lepage and Susan Dopko, eulogists. Honorary pallbearers were “all those who shared in Annie’s life.� Active pallbearers were Michael Dopko, Jared Dopko, Brent Dopko, Jeremy Wiebe, Perry Gurski, and James Leonew. Interment followed at All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed to the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation Palliative Care Fund, the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation Spiritual Care Fund, or the Royal University Hospital Foundation. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel (306-682-4114) www.schuler-lefebvrefuneralchapel.com

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She was 84 years of age. Marcy was born November 27, 1933, to Leo and Mary (nee Neumann) Zintel at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Humboldt, SK. She was raised on a farm near Marysburg, SK, where she told great tales of going to St. Henry School, a one-room schoolhouse. As a teenager, she loved playing ball and was the team’s catcher, playing without a mitt, and had many crooked fingers to show for it. Following her schooling, Marcy worked for a local family. In 1953, she married Emil Gerwing and moved to Lake Lenore. They started their life together living in a converted store, but later moved to the farm where they spent many years before moving back into town in 1985. In 2010, Marcy and Emil relocated to Prince Albert, where they continued to reside. Regardless of where she lived, Marcy’s gardens were always filled with vegetables and beautiful flowers. Marcy could sing all day and was a member of the church Christmas Choir and St. Peter’s Choir. Quilting was also a favorite pastime, and she provided every member of her family with at least one homemade quilt. Marcy was always game for the antics and skits in which she was involved with her curling, birthday club, and CWL buddies. She was well-known for her active participation within the community with various clubs and projects. In addition, Marcy enjoyed travelling and visited many places in the USA and Europe. Her greatest passion was spending time with her family. She will be missed by her husband, Emil Gerwing of Prince Albert, SK; four children and seven grandchildren: Ron Gerwing of Wellington, ON; Michelle Gerwing of Okotoks, AB (Eric, Marc, and Daniel); Gerry and Pat (nee Opfergelt) Gerwing of Lake Lenore, SK (Calvin and Mitchel); and Nicole (Terry Lasko) Barbondy of Prince Albert, SK (Brianne and Paige); as well as her siblings, nieces and nephews. Marcy was predeceased by her daughter, Ruth; mother, Mary (nee Neumann) Zintel; and father, Leo Zintel. The Funeral Mass was offered at St. Anthony’s R.C. Church, Lake Lenore, on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., celebrated by Fr. Anthony Atter. Interment will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to St. Anthony’s Parish or Cemetery Fund. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel, Humboldt, SK. (306-682-4114) www.schuler-lefebvrefuneralchapel.com

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Land for Sale, R\M of Bayne, SE11-39-25W2, 145 more or less acres, great producing farm land for sale (pending subdivision, yard is to be sub divided out). Bids open until March 30, 2018. Highest bid not necessarily accepted.

Any questions, please call 306469-1010.

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MEYER: In loving memory of Bernice, who passed away March 28, 2016

Farms for Sale

Clinic Participants will: 1. Complete a hearing health questionnaire 2. Participating in audiometric (hearing) testing 3. Have personal copy and interpretation of test results for own record 4. If necessary referral for follow-up to their physician 5. Instruction will be given on proper use and care of hearing protection for the work place

Coming Events

Todd Brad Deryk

In Memoriam

When: April 12th, 2018 9am - 4pm Where: RM Office in Humboldt, SK For Appointments Call: (306) 682-2242

FORUM: “Is Your Community Ready for Renewable Energy?�

- April 7, 2018, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Michael Hall, St. Peter’s College, Muenster, SK (Parking Lot C) (Hwy#5 - 10 Km East of Humboldt). SPEAKERS: Dr. Mark Bigland-Pritchard(Saskatoon energy consultant) and Stephen Hall (Regina - solar energy advocate). FREE - Wheelchair accessible - Bring a friend - Refreshments.

Info: Elaine Hughes(306) 3234901 or Margaret Lewis (306) 6472132.

Sponsored by Quill Plains(Wynyard) Chapter, Council of Canadians.

Health & Handmade Trade Show, April 15, 11:30am-5pm at the BV. Practitioners, sessions, handmade items, wellness products, and presentations. Free Admission! www.jenniferwhitfield.com

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Friday, March 30, 2018 ECT 13

Assessment Rolls

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Career Opportunities

Spalding Conservation and Development Area Authority Assessment Roll 2018

Farm/Ranch Hand - Full Time Caretaker Fanny Bay, BC area. Must have experience with farm and yard upkeep, basic mechanical skills, experience with horses and cattle. Separate, on-site residence will be supplied, plus required tools and equipment. Early retirees preferred. Compensation will be based on skill set. Send all inquiries to: office@3ldevelopments.com

Help Wanted on a grain and bison operation.

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll of the Spalding Conservation and Development Area Authority has been prepared and is open to inspection DW WKH RI¿FH RI WKH 6HFUHWDU\ 7UHDVXUHU XQWLO WKH WLPH for giving notice of complaints has expired, from ten o’clock in the forenoon until four o’clock in the afternoon on every judicial day except Saturday.

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Carmen Sigstad Box 336, LeRoy, SK S0K 2P0 3KRQH

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Meeting Place

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1A license and some farm experience an asset.

Call Gary at 306-874-2317 or cell 306-874-7590

Viking Bison Ranch, Naicam, Sask.

Notice of

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and SUPPER

Social Media/Marketing Position

Quill Lake Community Centre

PAMI/WESTEST is looking for a current student or new graduate with a passion for marketing and social media. The position is a term position from May – August 2018, at the Humboldt location.

Supper Tickets: $6.00 available at your local branch

Please visit our website at www.pami.ca/careers for details.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

We look forward to seeing you there!

Quill Lake Branch

78 Main Street Box 520, Quill Lake, SK S0A 3E0 Phone: (306) 383-4155

Jansen Branch

The deadline for applicants is April 4, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

Kelvington Branch

116 Main Street 102 1st Ave W Box 60, Jansen, SK Box 459, Kelvington, SK S0K 2B0 S0A 1W0 Phone: (306) 364-2057 Phone: (306) 327-4728

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We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted

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Humboldt Golf Club Annual Meeting April 10th, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Humboldt Golf Club

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Apartments/Condos for Rent Suite for Rent, 2 bedrooms, lower level suite. 1000 sq ft @B721 9th Street, Humboldt. Clean bright with large windows. Includes fridge, stove, washer and dryer, heat and water.

No smoking, no pets. Quiet persons place, private entry. Now available, call Darlene at 306-682-2046.

Career Opportunities

Seasonal Experienced Farm Worker required for a grain farm.

Must have farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties to include the operation and maintaining of all types of farm machinery at seeding and harvest, general farm and yard maintenance. Salary depends on experience. Resume with references. Call 306365-7305

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Dated this 30th day of March, 2018.

Tim Schmidt, Assessor Land for Sale

LAND FOR SALE RM of Spalding #368 SW 16-39-17 W2 Call 204-761-9647 14 ECT Friday, March 30, 2018

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Land for Rent RM 400, SE24- 40- 23-W2, 160 acres. Deadline March 31, 2018.

Highest bid not necessarily accepted. Call 306-367-4770 or 306-231-9686.

Hay/Bales For Sale Large round hay bales for sale in the Naicam area. Call Gary at 306-874-7590

Land for Sale LAND FOR SALE RM 370 Humboldt SK (NE of Bruno), For sale by tender, NE-18-39-24-W2 and PT of SE-18-39-24-W2, Total of approx.

220 acres. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders close March 30, 2018.

Submit tenders to farmlands.sask@gmail.com

RM 342 COLONSAY, SK., for sale by tender NW04-34-28-W2, PT SW04-34-28-W2 & SE05-34-28W2; Also RM 312 Morris,SK., PT NW33-33--28-W2. Will sell altogether or in different parcels.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders close April 11, 2018. Submit tenders to: farmlands.Sask@gmail.com.

Houses for Sale House For Sale 3 bedroom house, double lot, double heated garage, all appliances included. Asking $265,000. Call 306-934-2568.

Bunge requires an individual for our facility in Humboldt, Saskatchewan

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