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JANUARY • A 61-year old Hazlet man died when the school bus he was working under rolled on top of him.

• Consul Museum is first “online museum” in the province.

• Saskatchewan set a new one-day natural gas consumption record ow January 4-5 • Gull Lake Greyhounds sat atop the WMHL standings.

• Winquist Ventures hosted the 3rd annual Skate With the Broncos at the Gull Lake Recreation Complex.

• Great War project was unveiled at Maple Creek • Community of Shaunavon welcomes Dr. Tharwat Bishay.

• Planning for Tompkins Homecoming was underway.

• Ponteix Health Centre began phase two of fundraising.

• The Wendy Thienes rink from Shaunavon was headed to the Women’s Provincial Curling Championships.

• Cypress Health’s ambulance services under scrutiny.

• Swift Current long term care facility conceptual designs released.

The Gull Lake Greyhounds won their first ever provincial championship defeating the Beech Bombers to claim the Provincial “D” crown. Photo by Kate Winquist.

FEBRUARY • Winterfest was set for Gull Lake.

• Piapot Lions Club holds antique show.

• Tompkins Gun Show enjoyed successful weekend.

• Low enrolment may force Tompkins School closure.

• Shaunavon acquires electric car charging stations.

• Redneck Betties bid fond farewell to Trixie Vixen.

• Pasture transition approach affects livestock numbers.

• Eastend begins deliberations on new water treatment plant.

• NatureSask seeking to bolster dwindling membership.

• Little Big Puck serves as a cultural celebration.

• 36 year-old Gull Lake father charged with Criminal Negligence Causing Bodily Harm after 20 month old boy was given access to marijuana cookies.

• Cadillac resident renovating Admiral Church.

MARCH • 39 year-old Cabri resident Ryan Chamberlin was arrested on sex assault charges involving a minor.

• Grasslands Project to showcase southwest.

• New EMS facility planned in Eastend.

• Grocery store closure causes concern in Maple Creek.

• Southwest Saskatchewan businesses rack up Tourism Sask nominations.

• Val Marie vies for Canada’s Coolest School Trip Contest.

• Ag Safety Week was March 15-21 • Shaunavon’s Braydon Coburn traded to Tampa Bay Lightning.

• Gull Lake Greyhounds take Whitemud trophy.

• Forever MicroRanch Sanctuary provides home for animals.

• Krawetz delivers challenging budget.

• Hazlet School holds track fundraiser.

• Gull Lake Greyhounds win their first ever Provincial Championship after defeating the Beechy Bombers 10-2.

• Maple Creek laundromat destroyed by fire.

APRIL • Quebecer’s globetrotting trip leads him through the flatlands.

• Gull Lake takes possession of new hands-van.

• Great West Railway receives $214,502 YEAR IN REVIEW CONTINUES ON PAGE 8

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Christmas Tree disposal made easy thanks to SC Kinsmen

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he Swift Current Kinsmen Club will once again be offering a Christmas tree pickup service for people in Swift Current.

The club has been running the pickup service for 15 years, and on January 9 will pick up any tree around the city free of charge for disposal.

“The tree pickup is Saturday, January 9,” said Brent Stechyshyn, member of the Swift Current Kinsmen. “We ask the public to have their tree out no later than 10 a.m., so we can get an early start, picking up all the trees around the city.”

We’ve been doing this for around 15 years, collecting trees. It’s something that helps the community and helps people, I think.”

While the number of trees that the club picks up varies year to year, he says that the numbers have shown an increase in the last few Christmases.

“Over the years we’ve increased the numbers we’ve picked up, made it a little more official,” he said. “I would say it’s probably between 200 and 400 trees each year. It’s a lot of work, but we have a lot of members come out. We do it in truckloads with four people, a driver, passenger, and two in the back jumping out to get the trees.

We feel like we’re doing something to help the environment, too, since we’re saving all those people dropping off the tree themselves.”

Stechyshyn says that the service is offered for everyone, not just those who may have a difficult time disposing of their tree.

“We go down all the streets of Swift Current, no matter who. Whether you’re 18 and living on

your own, or a senior, we’ll help everyone,” he said.

“Kinsmen club of Swift Current is a service club for the community. We do projects that help the community, and we like to get involved and keep the community neat and clean.”

Stechyshyn has been involved with the club for almost as long as the tree service has been offered.

He says that while it may be a lot of work, the feeling he gets from helping the community makes it worthwhile.

“I’ve been involved since almost year one, early 2000’s when we started. We go around the community and ask people to put their trees by the sidewalk. It’s a service we provide for the community, and I think it’s an important one,” he said.

“To be involved with the kinsmen is such a rich experience. The Kinsmen go back to the early 20th century, so there’s a lot of history there. Until you experience Kinsmen, you really don’t know what its about.”

For those who prefer to dispose of their Christmas tree themselves, the City has released a number of drop-off locations that will be active until January 8.

• Wheatland Mall ( North Parking Lot by Peavey Mart) • IPLEX Rinks (North-East Parking Lot by Baseball Diamonds) • City Library (East Parking Lot just south down the hill from the Colonel Clifton Center) • Swift Current Mall North West Parking Lot between Safeway & Hwy #4 bypass • St. Joes School Site (East side of lot on 3rd Ave SE)

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The Saskatchewan clubs received a total of $17,000 from the Canada-wide organization, whose home office is located in Regina. The four southwest clubs to receive the funds were Reno Multiple 4-H Club in Consul, Clairbank Multiple 4-H Club in Gull Lake, Abbey-Lancer 4-H beef club located in Pennant and Val Marie’s 4-H Light Horse Club.

Each club is eligible to receive up to $500 for projects and equipment to support clubs. The 4-H fund is a part of FCC’s pledged $1 million contribution over a period of four years to 4-H Canada.

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“We’re proud to partner with 4-H and strengthen the bond between this industry and young people because they are the future of the industry. Together, we’re ensuring young people in rural Canada continue to benefit from 4-H programs and values.”

“We are thankful to FCC for their continued support of 4-H in Canada, and the unique and valuable opportunities they help to provide for our members at the grassroots level,” 4-H Canada CEO, Shannon Benner said in a press release. “This generous partnership is indicative of FCC`s commitment to youth leadership in agriculture, as we continue to help empower and build responsible, caring and contributing young leaders who are passionate about making meaningful contributions to the world around them.”

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Lynette Collier, Wickstrom’s sister, says that this year’s prediction is almost ready to roll out.

“Jeff has the spleens. He lives in Regina, but he has the spleens in his possession,” she said. “He’s going to be looking through them and making his prediction in the New Year. He doesn’t have the predictions quite yet, but it’s coming soon.”

It’ll definitely be within the first half of January, because he likes to get it out within the first two weeks.”

The spleens from the various pigs have always come from within the southwest. The forecast is good for up to 200 kilometers from where a pig was raised.

“This year the spleens came from two places.

The first was from free-range pigs over in Hazlet,” she said. “Some of the spleens came from there, and others came from Ear View (Hutterite) Colony, which is just south of Gull Lake. We’re keeping it

nice and local.”

In previous years, Wickstrom, then later Woodward shipped in spleens from other parts of Canada for additional readings. In 2015, one spleen came from Eastern Canada.

The tradition, well known across Saskatchewan and rapidly becoming known across Canada, started with Wickstrom, who was from Tompkins. After Wickstrom’s passing in 2007, Woodward took over.

Wickstrom claimed his accuracy to be between 80-90 percent. While Woodward has said in the past that his predictions haven’t been as strong as his uncle’s, they are improving every year.

Recently one of Canada’s largest newspapers, the Globe and Mail, did a long feature on the history of Woodward’s family and the history of pig spleen weather readings, which attracted widespread attention to the tradition.

Woodward, Collier and their family have responded to the Canada-wide attention by creating a website, pigspleen.com, where curious individuals can read about the history of pig spleen weather predictions, look at predictions of the past and even buy merchandise.

When the Advance has covered it in the past, it has risen to become one of our most shared stories.

Stay tuned for the posting of the prediction, expected within the next couple weeks.

R.M. OF WHITE VALLEY No. 49

GRADER OPERATOR The Rural Municipality of White Valley No. 49 invites applications for the Full Time Seasonal positions of GRADER OPERATOR.

These positions will commence approximately April 1, 2016. The successful applicant will work under the direction of the RM Foreman, and Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Applicants must hold a valid driver’s license and have a vehicle capable of towing the municipal trailer and hauling fuel, blades and other supplies, as required. Applicants should have or be prepared to obtain Power Mobile Equipment (PME), WHMIS, TDG and Ground Disturbance Courses; the municipality will absorb the cost of obtaining any or all of these courses, as required.

Applications stating experience, expected salary and references may be submitted to the Municipal Office by 4:00 pm on January 13th, 2016, by mail, Fax or Email to: R. M. of White Valley No. 49 Box 520, Eastend, Sask. SON OTO Phone: (306) 295-3553 Fax: (306) 295-3571 Email: rm49@sasktel.net

Council thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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wift Current Mayor Jerrod Schafer, and Sheldon Kennedy, Order of Canada, are pleased to announce that they are jointly hosting a screening of the feature documentary film Swift Current, and will be making a special announcement on January

8th, 2016.

The evening will culminate with an open panel discussion during which audience members will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion with Schafer and Kennedy. The event is free and will be held at the Living Sky Casino Sky Centre this Friday with doors open at 6:00 pm and the program at 6:45 p.m.

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Commentary New Years Resolutions in the form of reverse-psychology might just work for me beth@gulllakeadvance.com

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h yes, New Year. The time for welcoming in another flip of the calendar, starting fresh and having to cancel the cheque you just wrote because it’s 2016, not 2015.

With Christmas over and the New Year here, focus has shifted from carolling schedules and perfect presents to everyone’s favourite new year topic: resolutions.

In the beginning weeks of January, the gyms will be clogged with people aiming to lose that 10 pounds we all gained from eating our weight in turkey and ham. New budgets will start after post-boxing day guilt, closets cleaned and studying habits improved.

Let’s be honest, though,

by February first, it will all have been forgotten, as most of us will fall back into our lazy, comfortable, routine-oriented lifestyles.

That’s why this year, I’m doing something different. This year, I’m making anti-resolutions. Now, you may laugh, but if I’ve lived 22 years without a single resolution sticking, I’m ready to pull out the big guns, and what better way than a little reverse-psychology on myself ?

First, I’d like to resolve to travel much less. Barely leave the apartment, I say!

I won’t buy plane tickets to far away places or take spontaneous road trips on weekends to see the beauty Canada has to offer. No sir, none of that here.

Additionally, I’d like to announce that I will be reading fewer books than I normally would, and when I do read; they will be of extremely low quality.

That brand new classics of literature box set will live to see another year, I suppose.

Finally, my sleep schedule will continue to deteriorate. A healthy three hours a night sounds just about right for keeping my apartment-bound, television-watching lifestyle.

In all seriousness, while we think of New Years as being the time for a fresh start, a clean break, and some mixed metaphor in between, the truth is we don’t need a special day to improve ourselves.

Why wait for one day a year to start changing our lives? Research has shown that by telling our friends and family about our goals, we’re setting ourselves up for failure.

By keeping it personal, it comes more from within.

While New Years is certainly a catalyst for change, too much of a good thing is most definitely a good thing. Smaller changes spaced out will probably mean more longterm success than four or five major lifestyle changes all at once.

The most important thing, I think, is to have these goals, resolutions, whatever you want to call them. It shows we want to improve ourselves, stretch ourselves and think outside our own little boxes.

My advice is starting small. Clean out that one drawer that everyone has near their kitchen with a bunch of stuff in it. Or make a conscious effort to hit the gym a couple times a week.

Goals don’t always have to be huge and life changing. Sometimes they can just be the smaller things that can have a lasting effect over the longer term.

So here’s to you, goal setters and resolution declarants. We’re with you all the way.

We’d love to hear from you.

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The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. on Thursday for the next edition.

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FROM THE TOP OF THE PILE

The end of the world, circa 1959

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

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ou might have caught it in an obscure posting on some new sites, but the end of the world, as planned in 1959, has been declassified and revealed.

I have a morbid fascination with all things nuclear, primarily because I live within 70 kilometres of a first strike target, a Minuteman III nuclear missile silo southeast of Estevan, just across the border.

A trip to Minot, N.D., means passing a half-dozen or so similar silos along the highway, spaced so that an hydrogen bomb dropped on one would not take out another. The radioactive fallout from all this would make life short for all those around.

The National Security Archive for George Washington University post states, “ The SAC [Strategic Air Command] Atomic Weapons Requirements Study for 1959, produced in June 1956 and published today for the first time by the National Security Archive www. nsarchive.org, provides the most comprehensive and detailed list of nuclear targets and target systems that has ever been declassified. As far as can be told, no comparable document has ever been declassified for any period of Cold War history.”

There are piles of designated ground zeros (DGZs) around Moscow and Leningrad. Warsaw and East Berlin would also be pummelled. Airfields throughout what is now Belarus, Ukraine and Estonia would be hit, as well as just

a handful in Russia proper. Over 1,100 airfields were targeted on a prioritized list The doctrine was to hit airfield before they could be used to bomb NATO, and that makes a fair bit of sense. This was before intercontinental ballistic missiles were prevalent (like my neighbour to the south, each of which would be its own target).

Moscow and its suburbs had 179 targets, while Leningrad would have had 145. Now, considering H-bombs at the time ranged from 1.7 to 9 megatons each, and each of those has a blast radius of several miles, that’s more than a little overkill. I don’t know what follow up bombers were supposed to use to identify their targets, or if they were expected to fly into previous mushroom clouds to deliver their own bombs, but not even cockroaches would have survived.

There were 1,200 cities from East Germany to China targeting. If you lived in West Berlin, sucks to be you, since you would have been ringed by fireballs surrounding the city – with 68 in total in East Berlin and its suburbs. Among the target list were “optical equipment, caustic soda, anti-friction bearings, submarine diesel engines and abrasives, bonded (is that grinding disk factories?). These lesser targets were assigned run-of-the-mill Mark 6 atomic bombs, eight times the size of the one that took out Nagasaki.

Populations themselves, beyond specific targets, were also targeted.

At the time the document was authored, the U.S. was ramping up production of B-52s strategic (i.e. nuclear) bombers, of which a total

of 742 would be built. They already had 28 wings of B-47 bombers, over 2,000 planes, in operation, along with a few hundred B-36s that had not yet been retired. Nuclear testing was happening at a fervent pace, with weapons design rapidly going from test to implementation.

Big trumped accuracy, so they made these bombs massive.

I imagine the Soviet planning was similar, even they had far fewer nuclear weapons and the methods to deliver them than we thought they did at the time. Whoever was left would have glowed in the dark of the nuclear winter to follow. This was especially the case since American plans called for surface bursts (which produce a lot of fallout) instead of airbursts, for maximum damage.

Would Canada have been targeted? Would it have mattered?

Most of our population lives in close proximity of the U.S. border, and many of their primary bomber bases were close to that border, to be as close to the USSR as possible via flying over the North Pole.

It’s amazing we’ve lived as long as we have with this threat over our heads. Instead of manned bombers, most of the warheads would now fly by missile, in minutes instead of hours. And due to arms limitations treaties, the number of warheads involved would be much, much lower now, and most bombs are somewhat smaller and more accurate than those in this planning document.

No matter. We’d be just as dead.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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’ve spent my January 1 in the same yellow house on the same dirt road in Cadillac my entire life. Christmas is spent trying to jump from one house to the next in an effort to see everyone, but New Years Day is different – it’s a day dedicated wholly to my dad’s side of the family.

Originally my Grandma Clara’s house, the little yellow house on the corner, fills every year with upwards of 85 people. The four-bedroom home swells with the cheer, sarcasm, and yelling of my late-grandma’s offspring.

Everyone arrives around 3’o clock and by 6 p.m. at least seven tables from the hall have filled the basement in an effort to fit all the cousins. Hallways are filled with people and the kitchen table becomes the breeding ground for children under 10 – it’s the best place to get your hands on the best candy.

Entering the house in the evening is done through the garage, but by the time 4 p.m. rolls around the garage is truly a health hazard. The blue of smoke fills the air and any-

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where from seven to 10 uncles can be found puffing on a cigar or cigarette. Leaving the garage and heading into the porch means stumbling over approximately 160 shoes – big ones, small ones, new ones, blue ones, tall ones and more. It’s best not to enter the porch area again until some relatives have already left; makes it less of a challenge to find the matching pair of shoes.

The kitchen is the domain of the aunts.

They can be founds efficiently and selflessly milling to and fro to prepare the feast for 80-some Lacelles. This is where the first set of hugs come in. Everyone gets greeted with a smile and a hug before moving passed the kitchen and down the hallway to the main bedroom.

This spaced is now occupied by my oldest uncle, Uncle Joe. He moved into Cadillac a couple years ago and has hosted Lacelle New Years ever since. It is in his room that coats are tossed. Again, a whopping 80-95 coats.

After you’ve shed your layers, which now faintly smells of smoke from your excursion in the garage, it’s time to hit up the living room. This is prime real estate for the cousins under the age of 40. With two couches and about two

chairs it becomes the most aggressive form of musical chairs known to anyone above the age of 12. Here is where the second round of hugs comes in. You literally circle the room and every cousin, aunt, uncle and more stands to give you a slap on the back and well wishes for the new year. Once this round is complete you begin your hunt for your own piece of house real estate. Where you sit dictates the conversation you may have. Sit in the living room and the conversation will range from funny stories regarding children under the age of four to new life changes, sit in the kitchen and you’ll hear about how everyone’s work in going and what their Christmas was like, the basement is for talking hockey and the garage, if you so decide to return, is for talking about farming and ranching.

I personally like to float between all areas.

Dad had 11 brothers and sisters growing up, that means a family of a dozen. Now that it’s been 55 years since the last of that batch was born it’s now onto the next generation – meaning the family is expanding more and more with each passing year.

This past year was a good one for the family – no deaths and the number of illnesses stayed relatively low.

After hours of meandering through the house and talking with a variety of cousins – some from Calgary, some from Saskatoon and others from Swift Current – it’s time to make

your way to the basement to prepare for supper. Families merge and diverge to different tables and before long everyone is seated and waiting for Uncle Joe to say a prayer before supper. Usually there isn’t a dry eye in the house once he’s done. After that it’s time to line up and dish up. Buns, turkey, salads, and more become lodged together on your plate.

Boxed wine sits in the corner waiting for later.

Years ago, the family used to weigh each other on an old scale. I’m not sure why this tradition started or stopped for that matter, but it’s no longer in practice. Instead, cousins grabs their skates (and now their children) and head to the rink for some shinny. Others stay at the house and continue visiting.

By the end of the night fireworks are haphazardly shot off to the many “oohs” and “ahhs” of the children. By 11 p.m. the place has dwindled down to only a handful.

It’s a traditional night that I have never missed. It’s a true symbol of what the holiday season is all about – getting together with loved ones. It’s a way for the entire family to get together to celebrate without any specific reason.

So while most people are nursing a hangover or coming to terms with the fact that another year has passed – I’ll be surrounded by the 80-some relatives who’ve always supported me. I’ll spend the new year with the old tradition.

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he Western Canada Cow-Calf Survey was conducted last winter and throughout the summer.

The resulting data has been analyzed and the results have been released.

The survey focused on gathering information that impacts the unit cost of production in order to identify management opportunities for producers’ in western Canada to improve profitability. This may be accomplished by lowering total cow herd costs and\or by improving productivity measured as pounds of calf to sell per cow.

Management objectives that were identified as contributing to improved profitability included increasing conception rates, calving rates, weaning rates and the percentage of calves born in the first 21 days of calving.

Decreasing the number of open cows wintered, death loss and length of calving period also contribute to improving profitability.

Survey results indicate that when it comes to breeding management there are a couple of areas that have room for improvement. Sixty-four per cent of producers in Saskatchewan are having some or all of their cows checked for pregnancy.

With the advancements in ultrasound technology, the accuracy of this practice continues to increase, and the cost of feeding open cows for the winter is not likely to be offset by the cyclical improvement

in non-fed cow prices.

Seventy-five per cent of producers are having their bulls’ semen tested, which is up markedly from the 51 per cent that were semen testing bulls the last time a similar study was conducted in 1998. Average length of breeding season is 96 days, much longer than the 63 days recommended by beef cattle reproduction specialists.

The subsequent result of the extended breeding season is that 55 per cent of the calves arrive in the first 21 days of calving instead of the 65 per cent target, which means a longer calving season and fewer pounds of calf to sell at weaning.

Only 27 per cent of producers are breeding replacement heifers to calve earlier than the cows, and only 14 days earlier on average in comparison to the recommended 30 days earlier.

The result is that ten per cent of the first calf cows are open in the fall versus the target of five percent or less.

These are just some of the highlights from the reproduction portion of the survey. Additional results cover feeding, herd health and marketing practices. The results from the Western Canada Cow-Calf Survey can be accessed in their entirety at: http:// www.wbdc.sk.ca/wcccs.htm or by contacting a regional livestock specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.

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ike many other people this holiday season, I was more excited about Star Wars than Santa – which makes sense because I’m pretty much a grown up now, and also, we don’t do the Santa thing. But I was even more excited about Star Wars than shortbread cookies, wine and decorating the tree.

The first Star Wars movie I actually remember seeing in the theatre was Return of the Jedi – and then I was beyond hooked. I remember the how deeply I was infatuated with the idea of The Force and the mysterious way that it worked. I loved all the creatures – even the Ewoks – and I wished so hard that they could actually be real. I loved Han Solo’s boorish bravado, Darth Vader’s unbridled power, Yoda’s smug wisdom and Princess Leia’s… sex appeal and helpless vulnerability?

Wait… what?

Return of the Jedi began with the princess in chains and a scanty (albeit very hot) bikini.

She had to be rescued – and to add insult to injury, she had to be rescued by the whiney Luke Skywalker, her twin brother. Ugh. Sure, she had that epic chase in the Ewok forest and she was pretty badass, but the gender role division was clear – women did not/could not do the same things that men could. Coming out of that movie as a tomboy who never quite fit in with the girls at school, all I wanted to be was a Jedi, but when I was growing up, there wasn’t room for that kind of fantasy. I remember visiting my cousins in Montreal, and my older male cousin was all about Star Wars and I was SO excited about that. At the time, I was still an only child – my sister is almost 11 years younger than me, so I never really had the sibling expe-

rience – and being able to hang out with boys doing boy things was something pretty special for me. But my cousin wouldn’t really let me hang out with him, and worse, I was made fun of for wanting to be a “boy”. But I never wanted to be a boy… I just wanted to be me – a girl who liked non-traditional girl things, like pretending to be in a lightsaber battle with Darth Vader (whom I had a major crush on).

Despite the rigid gender roles in the original movies, I still LOVED the Star Wars trilogy and started watching it with my two sons when they were just toddlers. I was beyond stoked to take them to see the new one – Star Wars, the Force Awakens – just before Christmas. And what I saw blew my mind and brought me to tears. Girls can be Jedis. In fact, girls can be whatever they want, because the bits between your legs and the colour of your skin are irrelevant.

I’ve read a number of reviews of the new film, and all are very positive, but none have surmised how perfectly and precisely Star Wars has shattered the stereotypical gender roles Hollywood is famous for.

Rey is the blockbuster’s main protagonist character – and GASP – she’s a GIRL. And she’s awesome. She’s smart, funny, capable, courageous and kind.

Is she pretty? Is she hot? Is she sexy? In this movie, for real, it actually doesn’t even matter! Her character’s wardrobe was not revealing, her make-up was very understated and natural, and her body wasn’t objectified in the least. She was a person first, and her sex was mostly irrelevant in the context of the film’s plot. She may, in fact, be the first strong female lead I’ve ever seen in an action movie that wasn’t sexualized. Did I mention she’s a Jedi, and in fact, probably the strongest, most intense one there’s

been yet, in any of the movies?

Because that’s how badass she is.

While the movie’s approach to how women are portrayed was long overdue and much needed, it seems much of the world isn’t ready yet. Carrie Fisher, the actor who played Princess Leia, returned in The Force Awakens, along side Harrison Ford as Han Solo. The film did a great job of portraying their bittersweet romance in a way that made us root for them – both as a couple and as individuals. But the Internet went wild with commentary over how Carrie Fisher has aged – and the comments were not very kind. And I get that seeing the passage of years on other people can be both fascinating and frightening – after all, we all know we’re dying, and the visual manifestations of aging remind us of death every day. But the commentary was largely restricted to Fisher, and not to Harrison Ford or Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker. The challenge of “aging well” mostly pertains to women, and whether they are housewives, lawyers, actors or singers, women are expected to remain beautiful if they want to retain their esteem in whatever role they have in society. Men are permitted to age however they want and continue to be their awesome selves, and they are still allowed to keep their worth and their sexual identity too.

As uncertain as I was when Disney took over the Star Wars franchise, they really did a wonderful job obliterating the stereotypes that have plagued my generation, and I am blown away when I reflect on how different the world is that my children are growing up in compared to the one I was born into. We’ve come a long, long way – but the world’s reaction to Carrie Fisher has reminded me how far we have yet to go.

Happy New Year, and may the force be with you!

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shoreline sustainability grant.

• Provincial 4-H receives over $1 million in government funds.

• Budget gives go-ahead for Leader health facility.

• Chamberlin pleads guilty to sex crimes.

• Commercial Hotel gets Community Futures loan for rents.

• Highway #4 sits as one of CAA’s Worst Roads.

• A heifer gave birth to triplets at the Ryan and Cindy McGregor Ranch south of Tompkins.

• New toy store opens up in Maple Creek - Cowtown Kids Toy & Candy.

• Gull Lake Grain Corporation set for expansion.

• Consul inches closer to establishing teen girl group home.

• Tompkins School may avoid closure.

MAY • Blaine Sanford Memorial held after ATV accident.

• Gull Lake preps for roller derby fundraiser.

• Wayne Elhard won’t run in next provincial election.

• Bev Lich wins $10,000 in GLS 50/50 draw.

• Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Antique Auction raises $12,000.

• Recycling meeting held in Gull Lake.

• Clara Butler recognized as Honorary Patron of Shaunavon and District Music Festival.

• The Advance takes home 3 first place plaques at Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association awards.

• Val Marie artist, Laureen Marchand, part of Regina exhibition.

• $30,000 raised at Eastend MS Walk.

• Chamberlin sentenced to five years.

• Gull Lake garage fire causes Internet, phone outages across the southwest.

• Ceremony celebrates 70 years since the liberation of Holland.

• Grand Opening for Prairie Sky Estates held in Shaunavon.

• Gull lake’s Tianna Holizki is crowned Miss Teen Southwestern Saskatchewan.

JUNE • Arnal Brothers Bursary Ceremony awards $45,181 • Part of Southwest Integrated Facility set to open.

• Paul Oevering new Foreman at the Town of Gull Lake.

• Saskatchewan Stockgrowers Association AGM and Convention held in Swift Current.

• Eastend Kinsmen plant crop to raise money for swimming pool.

• The Advance publishes “The Perfect Summer Guide” • Southwest EMT’s receive Governor General’s medals.

• École Boréale celebrates first ever graduation.

• Cadillac grocery store set to close.

• Truck Route a reality for Gull Lake.

• Fire ban in effect for Maple Creek.

• SW Quest under fire for perceived unethical practices.

• Gull Lake Principal, Chantie Champigny Lucyk won’t return next year … Adele Kirwan named her replacement.

• Elaine Anderson and Doug Steele seeking SaskParty nomination to replace Wayne Elhard.

• Relay For Life shines bright despite weather conditions at Maple Creek.

• Go-Fer Hole opens in Gull Lake.

• • JULY • Fires rage in northern Saskatchewan.

• Garrett Thienes wins Shaunavon council seat.

• Nekaneet man dies in car accident.

• Maple Creek’s Main Street Program nabs heritage award.

• Swift Current to host 2019 Summer Games.

• Eastend’s Silver Willow Gallery celebrates 10 years.

• Kent Harrigan Benefit Team Rop’N held at Murraydale Stampede.

• Musical Ride comes to Fort Walsh.

• Tompkins Homecoming a huge success.

• Gull Lake hosts Provincial Mosquito A2 Baseball Championships.

• Boomtown Days, Dino Days and Cowtown Rodeo some of the attractions in the southwest.

• The Advance welcomes Shelley Drever to their staff.

• Stars fundraiser set for Shaunavon.

• Eastend hosts first annual chili cook off.

• SODCAP about agriculture, industry and environment.

• Swift Current Airport primed for expansion.

AUGUST • Richmond Rockets defeat the Cabri River Rats in the SaskAlta Baseball finals.

• Shaunavon Rexall fined for 2011 prescription mix-ups.

• Old Man on His Back declared a Nocturnal Preserve.

• Folk Roots Singer/Songwriter Adam Hill performs at Grasslands National Park and Val Marie Hotel.

• Rains welcome in the southwest.

• Doug Steele nabs SaskParty nomination.

• Fundraising Gala held at the T.rex Centre in Eastend.

• Forced resignation leaves Eastend with healthcare shortfalls.

• Consul Bar destroyed by fire.

• Grasslands hosts bison handling facility tours.

• Bragg stepping down as CRHA Chair.

• Broncos gearing up for 30th year in the WHL. • Staff shortage causes temporary hospital closure in Maple Creek.

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• Cypress Lodge moves to new state-of-the-art facility.

• CNR makes large donation to Friends of Cypress Hills.

SEPTEMBER • New card lock gas pumps open at Gull Lake.

• Farming tragedy near Borstal claims lives of a 62 yearold man and his 14 year-old grandson.

• Black Bridge Brewery receives ABEX nomination.

• 26th annual Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Western Art Show is cancelled.

• Eastend hires new Nurse Practitioner.

• Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour announces stop in Swift Current.

• Gull Lake Lions and Shaunavon Shadows open up their football seasons with wins over Eatonia and Lumsden.

• Mahoney to play Hazlet Concert in the Park.

• 5th Annual Eastend Crohn’s & Colitis Fundraiser raises $120,000.

• National Kids Cancer Ride makes stop in Gull Lake.

• South West Terminal expansion on track for completion.

• Abbey United Church keeps standing through fundraising efforts.

• Donna Holtby says goodbye to The Advance.

• Gull Lake Kinettes celebrate 40th Anniversary.

OCTOBER • Emergency responders need more mental health support.

• October marks Autism Awareness Month.

• Cypress Health acute stroke pilot project a success.

• Saskatchewan’s minimum wage increases to $10.50 / hour.

• Consul man dead after truck enters slough.

• Fox Valley hosts arctic photographer John Dunn.

• Maple Creek achieves 5 out of 5 Blooms in Provincial Competition - Gull Lake receives 4 Blooms.

• Enrolment numbers down at Gull Lake School.

• Election Day in Canada - October 19th. Justin Trudeau becomes new Prime Minister.

• Drought proof conference hopes to ease local producer’s concerns.

• Maple Creek ready for spring with Tulip Festival.

• Tompkins School will remain open.

• Ponteix couple wins $2 million lottery surprise.

• Blue Jays baseball fever hits across Canada.

• Leader fundraiser nets $200,000 for hospital furnishings, upgrades.

NOVEMBER • The Advance is now available online.

• Clayton Wicks appointed Swift Current Chamber CEO. • Southwest dancer a shooting star in Vegas dance competition.

• Gull Lake Lions advance to provincial semi-final.

• Nature Canada seeks to pause transfer of Consul PFRA land.

• STARS Lottery warns of phone fraud.

• Maple Creek Log Museum being reassembled.

• Fossil campaign to name provincial emblem begins.

• National debt clock makes stop in southern Saskatchewan.

• Eastend’s Lexy Armstrong receives the 2015 Gold Medal for Prepatory Voice.

• Shaunavon Shadows win the 9-man Provincial Football Championship over the Delisle Rebels 42-28.

• Remembrance Day services held across the southwest.

• Gull Lake Mayor getting recognized for EMS work.

• Leader healthcare facility delayed.

• Upcoming Christmas season keeping Salvation Army Food Bank busy.

• Sceptre Museum receives big grant.

• Two new teams enter the WMHL - Cabri and Maple Creek both back in the league.

DECEMBER • Fatal collision closes Highway 1 at Swift Current.

• Gull Lake Campground turned into Christmas Cove.

• Saskatchewan liquor laws set to change if Wall re-elected.

• Eastend Museum begins renovations.

• Shaunavon chef sports new chili recipe at Ranchhouse Meat Co. • Bono Holdings celebrates 15 years in southwest Saskatchewan.

• Whitemud Grocery facing closure amid three-year profit loss.

• Shaunavon’s Parade of Lights featured an awesome fireworks display.

• TransCanada highway crash leaves man dead.

• Val Marie Lions see club resurgence.

• Swift Current Oratorio Choir wraps up 2015 with one last performance.

• United Way fundraising kickoff features Sheldon Kennedy.

• Shaunavon Industries sold to JayDee AgTech.

• Maple Creek nursing home shut down to visitors due to virus outbreak.

• Government commits to reducing ER waits.

• House fire brings together southwest.

• School bus rollover near Cabri - only minor injuries reported.

• The CP Holiday Train rolled through the southwest making stops in Swift Current and Maple Creek.

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R.M. OF WHITE VALLEY No. 49

Sale of Grader by Tender The Rural Municipality of White Valley No. 49 offers for sale: 2006 John Deere 770D Motor Grader

described as follows: • S/N DW770DX607284 • 10,381 hours • 4 ft. moldboard + 2 ft. extension • Push Block, 3 Shank Ripper, 9 Shank Scarifier • Auto Shift/ Cruise Control • Heated Mirrors & Back Window • 17.5 x 25 Bridgestone Radials (30% tread) • Engine Rebuilt @ 777,300 hours • Differential Rebuilt @ 7,353 hours • Parts & Filters included Sealed Tenders, marked ‘Tender’, may be submitted to the Municipal Office by 4:00 pm on January 13th, 2016,

by Mail, Email or delivered to: R. M. of White Valley No. 49 Box 520, Eastend, Sask. SON OTO Phone: (306) 295-3553 Fax: (306) 295-3571 Email: rm49@sasktel.net

Any or All Tenders not necessarily accepted.

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R.M. OF WHITE VALLEY No. 49

UTILITY OPERATOR

The Rural Municipality of White Valley No. 49 invites applications for the Full Time Seasonal positions of UTILITY OPERATOR.

These positions will commence approximately April 1, 2016. The successful applicant will work under the direction of the RM Foreman, and Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Applicants must hold a valid driver’s license and have a vehicle capable of towing the municipal trailer and hauling supplies, as required. Applicants must possess or be prepared to obtain Power Mobile Equipment (PME), WHMIS, TDG and Ground Disturbance and the Industrial Vegetation Courses; the RM will absorb the cost of obtaining any or all of these courses, as required.

Applications stating experience, expected salary and references may be submitted to the Municipal Office by 4:00 pm on January 13th, 2016, by mail, Fax or Email to: R. M. of White Valley No. 49 Box 520, Eastend, Sask. SON OTO Phone: (306) 295-3553 Fax: (306) 295-3571 Email: rm49@sasktel.net

Council thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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Hundreds came out to show support for the Blaine Sanford 3-on-3 Memorial Hockey Tournament. Blaine’s mom, Marion Sanford and 3-yearold brother Rhett give the thumbs up.

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The nation went to the polls on October 19th.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Maple Creek hosted it’s annual Heritage & Cultural Festival.

SOUTHWEST BABIES OF 2015!

Show our readers your “pride and joy”.

will be publishing our annual BABY EDITION on

January 18, 2016.

For just

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we will print your baby’s picture.

Pictures may be emailed to sales@gulllakeadvance.com or send a clear photo (please, not a printer copy) to Box 628, Gull Lake, Sask. S0N 1A0

Please include the baby’s full name, parent’s name and the birth date of the baby ... also grandparents and siblings if you’d like.

Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope so we may return your photo.

All babies born from January 1 to December 31, 2015 are eligible.

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The Management and Staff would like to wish all our valued customers a

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FARMLEAD

A LITTLE BIT WESTERN

A Better 2016? The Year of the Cow called the Cattlemen’s Young Leader that was just getting off the ground. This national mentorship program, through the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, was accepting applicants to participate in a yearlong journey of learning, leadership and networking in Canada’s beef industry. I was intrigued so I thought I would apply and see what happened. The fact that I actually clicked the online application button with about twenty minutes left to spare before the midnight deadline perhaps would point to a need for a procrastination resolution someday but that might be better in 2017. Or 2018.

I was a lucky CYL candidate and my experience was second-to- none. I was reacquainted with old friends and classmates, met several inspiring people, and toured some amazing facilities. It reinvigorated my appetite for learning and my love for all things beef. I gained a better appreciation for all segments of the beef value chain, from the science behind forage and feed grain production, through to feedlots, packers, retailers and chefs. The experience paired me with a mentor that I’m close with to this day, and she and others continue to encourage me to share ranch stories, including those in this column. The experience also reminded me that when you gather several 18-35 year olds from across Canada with similar interests, a lot of fun can be had.

Also, given the spread in ages and demographics, a natural division occurs between those that are excited to stay up all night long and those who are excited to get a full night’s sleep. (As the mom of young twin babies, I totally fell into the latter group).

CYL will be accepting another crop of applications starting on January 1, 2016. If you’re interested or want more information on this mentorship program, visit www.cattlemensyoungleaders.com.

Technically 2011 may have been the Year of the Rabbit. But for me, that year and every year to follow, really is the Year of the Cow.

BY TA R A M U L H E R N DAV I D S O N

BY B R E N N A N T U R N E R

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015 hasn’t necessarily been a great year for grains complex, let alone anyone who works in the commodity sector. The most watched fall from grace came in the form of oil prices continuing to be pushed lower by sustained production highs by the likes of O.P.E.C. and the U.S.A., who also just recently announced they’re scrapping their oil export ban, which will certainly keep American wells flowing. Accordingly, the Canadian Loonie has fallen almost 16% in the past year to now below 72 cents USD. The US increasing their interest rates in December has also put pressure on the Canadian Loonie, and if the Bank of Canada doesn’t step up to defend our $1 coin, levels between 65 and 70 cents like we saw in the 1990s isn’t outlandish. Granted, this is positive for grain exports as it becomes cheaper to source Canadian supply, the law of diminishing returns suggests that domestic prices that you’re getting can move higher but only so much before they become competitive again with other options.

All things being equal, the decline of the Canadian Loonie has helped Canadian basis levels improve a bit.

This in mind, it’s important to be cognizant of where basis levels were when the Loonie traded this low (currently at around 72 cents, we’re speaking pre-2005) and futures prices were doing at that time as well. Oats futures were trading between $1.50 - $2.00/bushel, Chicago wheat was flip-flopping around $4, soybeans were volatile between $2 & $4/bushel, corn had a $3 in front of it, and canola was sliding down to almost $200/ tonne in Winnipeg (reader beware: this was before Asia/China’s demand for veggie oils started picking up).

From an outlook standpoint, the watchful eye continues to be on weather – namely El Nino effects persisting over winter months and the early suggestions of a La Nina event later in 2016. While we do have a lot of supply across most major row/futures-traded crops, we could see some demand pick up in veggie oils as production in Asian countries of palm oil & other oilseeds will be curtailed compared to 2015. Further, the lower production of pulses in India will continue to support strong Canadian prices, especially with the low Canadian Loonie adding an estimated 10-15 cents/ lbs extra to domestic values compared to a year ago (meaning lentils and peas will more than be the money crops in 2016!). On the cereals side of things, there’s a fair amount of corn out there, which will keep prices in Chicago around $4/bushel, but any weather events could quickly add 5-10%. Conversely, we believe that wheat has more upside from here as there’s some questions around Black Sea production, given the condition their crops went into dormancy under. Ultimately, while we’re always hopeful for big yields and great prices (usually because someone else, somewhere else is having a tough year), we shouldn’t be too disappointed here in Western Canada (I’m sure you and I could spend quite a bit of time recalling worse years!).

Happy Holidays & looking forward to helping you understand the grain markets better in 2016!

To growth,​Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s.

After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com) or phone (1-855-3327653).

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have had a variety of New Year’s Resolutions over the years. They vary from the unattainable -- a couple favourites are drink more water and just be a nicer person already -- to the more realistic goal of having more haircuts in 2014 than the solitary cut I had in 2013. (Totally nailed that last one, by the way!). For this upcoming year, I thought I would appeal to my literary side and decided to read more books than I had in the previous year. It seemed like a good plan until not one, but two family members reminded me that I had actually made that resolution last year.

My favourite resolution of all time however, was in 2011 when I randomly resolved to do a better job at promoting the beef industry. I would love to say that there was a deeper meaning behind my goal, that perhaps I was concerned about the growing disparity between the farmer and our urban consumer counterparts, or that I had just had an altercation with a vegan, but there was no real method to my madness. It was just a New Year’s Resolution.

But I really meant it. For most of the year leading up to January 1, 2011, I was on maternity leave with my twin babies and on our ranch full time. For the first time, I was finally able to be involved more in the 7am-6pm aspects of our daily ranch life instead of just running a second shift after I was home from my day job. Being more present, both physically and mentally, on our operation reminded me that cattle ranching is important to me and that it’s a valuable part of the food system and our economy as well. Hence my subconscious was thoroughly promoting my beefy New Year goal.

My resolution also coincided with a new program

Mammoth Tusk Found in Sask.

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n early October, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) was contacted by Derek Lucik, Operations Manager with Inland Aggregates, about a potential fossil discovery at a work site just a few kilometres east of Saskatoon. The fossil was confirmed as a tusk of a woolly mammoth and is currently being conserved at the RSM. “As we were stockpiling gravel that had just been mined, our operator Richard Kaweski noticed something that was outside the norm,” Lucik said.

“Richard came down from his machine and put the tusk piece aside. I’ve heard that this is not uncommon in our Alberta locations and that they normally contact the museum; so we attempted to do the same thing here. I simply looked online and found Tim Tokaryk’s contact information and reached out. He responded quickly and definitively that it was a tusk.”

The swift action of Kaweski and Lucik enabled the team at the RSM to properly conserve the tusk.

“Conservation of ivory from fossil animals is extremely delicate as, once the tusk becomes exposed to air, it begins to dry out, expand, and crack,” Royal Saskatchewan Museum Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology Tim Tokaryk said. “If left untreated, it would be totally destroyed. We certainly appreciate Inland Aggregates and their workers in the discovery of this find. It would be

lost to everyone if it had not been for them.”

“This is a great story of industry assisting in preserving Saskatchewan’s palaeontological history,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Mark Docherty said. “I can’t commend the employees of Inland Aggregates enough for protecting the tusk and contacting the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.”

Industry, through active gravel pits, surface and subsurface mining, construction or road work, often unearths rocks that are millions of years old, and they may contain never-before-seen fossils.

Frequently, these rocks are not visible on the surface in Saskatchewan.

“By industry and the museum working together, notification of fossil discoveries could add volumes not only to the history of life in Saskatchewan, but the history of life on the planet,” Tokaryk said.

Mammoth remains are unique in that they tell of an environment in Saskatchewan of tundra at the edges of ice fields during the glacial period. Almost all of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum’s collection of mammoth remains are isolated bones and teeth except for the partial skeleton of one found near Kyle.

The RSM has taken a lead role through the Heritage Property Act in managing the provincial fossil record. If the public or industry should discover what they believe may be a fossil, they are encouraged to contact the RSM at 306-787-2815 or info@ royalsaskmuseum.ca.

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Living Hope Ranch looks to hire

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

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iving Hope Ranch has announced a major update in its progress to launch. The ranch, a faith-based home for troubled young women, has announced that they are one step closer to seeing the dream become a reality.

“We have officially accepted our first client who will be attending January 2016! We are openly accepting further applications for processing to attend LHR. Applications & our Program Manual are available for download on our website,” a Facebook post on the Living Hope Ranch page said.

The ranch announced November 27 that they secured a startup location of Diamond Willow Retreat, located in the Cypress Hills. In addition to having their first client, the ranch also announced its intent to hire new staff members.

“We are actively pursuing & hiring Direct Contact Staff to work at LHR,” the post said. “If anyone is interested in a position as a Direct Contact Staff, you can find and download available job descriptions, staff applications & our staff manual on our website.”

Finally, the post announced that the new Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator will be arriving to work on the ranch in the new year. Christine Schauer will be in charge of the equine program, targeted to help residents of the ranch through horseback riding.

The post also announced that their next meeting, called Good Neighbor Talks, will take place on January 16 at 1:30 p.m., located at the Consul Community Hall. A special guest speaker, director of the Youth Emancipation Home at the Los Angeles Dream Center will speak.

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he City of Swift Current would like to inform residents and businesses of planned road closures leading up to and during the Rogers Hometown Hockey festival that is visiting Swift Current over the weekend of January 9th and 10th, 2016.

The festival will be located in the downtown vicinity, beginning on Central Avenue North where it intersects with Cheadle Street, and running north on Central Avenue, through Chaplin Street, and into Market Square. In order to accommodate the set-up, festivities, and tear-down, the following street closures will be in effect: • Central Avenue North from Cheadle Street to north of Chaplin (into the 200-block of Central) from Wednesday evening, January 6th at 9:00 PM until Monday morning, January 11th at 6:00 AM • Chaplin Street East from 2nd Avenue NE through Central Avenue, from Saturday, January 9th at 11:00 AM until Monday, January 11th at 6:00 AM • There will also be traffic delays on Chaplin Street East from 2nd Avenue NE through

Central Avenue on Thursday, January 7th from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM to accommodate site preparation

Downtown Parking & Free Shuttle The City has established a free shuttle service for residents who wish to avoid parking issues downtown and still take in all the excitement of the festival. Festival-goers can park for free at the Credit Union i-plex and catch the free shuttle at the North Entrance nearest the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame at :00 and :30 of every hour. The downtown pick-up and drop-off point will be located at the 200-block of 1st Avenue NE, beside the old museum site, with the shuttle running at :15 and :45 of every hour. This service will run from 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM on Saturday the 9th, and again from 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM on Sunday the 10th.

We would also like to advise residents that the City Hall Parking lot will be closed to public parking during the weekend of January 9th and 10th. Only on-site staff and volunteers in possession of special event parking permits will have access to this parking lot.

The City wishes to thank residents and businesses for their accommodation during what will be a thrilling weekend in our community.

TOMPKINS SKATING RINK ICE SCHEDULE

SUNDAY

2:00 - 5:00 5:00 - 6:30 MONDAY 4:00 - 6:00 6:00 - 7:45 8:00 - CLOSE TUESDAY 4:00 - 5:00 5:00 - 7:30 WEDNESDAY 4:00-6:00 6:00 - 7:45 THURSDAY 4:00 - 7:30 FRIDAY 1:30 - 3:00 3:45 - 4:20 4:20 - 4:50 4:50 - 7:45 8:00 - CLOSE SATURDAY 2:00 - 4:00

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THANK YOU The Christmas Food Hamper

deliveries are finished for another year and we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who generously gave their time and money. We delivered 14 hampers this year, more than last year but not too different from other years. Other years we have had as many as 25 children receiving gifts from Husky/Kinettes but this year we only had 9. We are encouraged to see some people, who have been regular applicants, reach the place in their lives where they no longer find the need for a food hamper.

We would like to make special mention of the following: Husky Energy for supplying the Kinettes with a generous amount to provide Christmas presents for each child on the hamper list.

To Heather Ruetz for doing the shopping. The shoppers always choose great gifts and we appreciate the thought that goes into it.

Thank you to the school for collecting and delivering groceries to the rink and to FCC for purchasing a significant amount of groceries to distribute as well as a $200 gift card for us to purchase extra groceries from the Pioneer Co-op.

Thanks also to Crescent Point for their $250 contribution as well as for making the effort to call and find out particular food items we are usually in most need of and collecting those items.

Jun’s Convenience Store and Chronos Resources both gave a $200 donation. Anderson and Company, Condor Enterprises, Southern Pressure Testers, and Lex Management (MacBean Tessem), as well as a private individual gave donations of $100 and other companies and individuals gave smaller amounts.

We also want to thank Wendy and the theatre for donating popcorn for each family, the Gull Lake and District Recreation Complex for donating the use of their facilities to sort the food and The Advance for donating this space.

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Senior Girls Maple Creek @ Gull Lake 5:00 PM Shaunavon @ Frontier 4:30 PM Senior Boys Maple Creek @ Shaunavon 5:30 PM Swift Current @ Frontier 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7th

Junior Girls Gull Lake @ Shaunavon 4:30 PM Wymark @ Maple Creek 7:00 PM Swift Current @ Frontier 5:30 PM Junior Boys Waldeck @ Shaunavon 6:00 PM Swift Current @ Maple Creek 5:30 PM

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Southwest Waste Management Authority

invites applications for a full time and or part time Waste Management Technician at the regional landfill.

This position requires a self-motivated individual that can operate and service heavy equipment, general mechanical, welding and computer skills are required.

Electrical mechanical knowledge would be an asset.

Individual must be able to trouble shoot as problems arise, work with public and with minimal supervision.

Must have a valid driver’s licence and be able to work rotational weekends. For more info call 306-297-4020.

MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016

New Laws for Farmland Ownership Proclaimed

Send resume to marlaswlandfill@hotmail.com

WANTED: Seasonal Equipment Operator The Rural Municipality of Lac Pelletier No. 107 requires an equipment operator for the 2016 season. Applicants must be able to operate a motor grader, scraper, truck, tractor and mower and carry out other duties as designated by the Council. A valid driver’s license is required.

Please apply in writing stating qualifications, experience, references, wages expected, availability and any other relevant particulars by February 4th , 2016 to:

R.M. of Lac Pelletier No. 107 Box 70, Neville, Sask., S0N 1T0 Fax: 306-627-3641 Email: rm107@sasktel.net

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mendments to The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act, clarifying who can and cannot own farmland in Saskatchewan, have been proclaimed and will come into effect today (January 4, 2016).

“The people of Saskatchewan provided very clear direction during the consultation process,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “The legislation reflects the views of Saskatchewan residents, provides clarity around farmland ownership and gives the Farm Land Security Board the tools it needs to enforce the rules.”

The amendments include: • Making pension plans, administrators of pension fund assets and larger trusts ineligible to buy farmland; • Defining “having an interest in farmland” to include any type of interest or benefit (i.e. capital appreciation), either directly or indirectly, that is normally associated with ownership of the land; and • When financing a purchase of farmland, all financing must be through a financial institution registered to do business in Canada, or a

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• Non-Canadian citizens can still own up to 10 acres of farmland, and exemptions can still be granted for economic development initiatives.

These rules were in place previously and will not change.

• In addition, the Farm Land Security Board (FLSB) will receive new and expanded authority to enforce the legislation, including: • At the discretion of the FLSB, any person purchasing farmland must complete a statutory declaration; • Placing the onus to prove compliance with the legislation on the person purchasing the land; • Increasing fines for being in contravention of the legislation from $10,000 to $50,000 for individuals and from $100,000 to $500,000 for corporations; and • Authorizing the FLSB to impose administrative penalties to a maximum of $10,000.

The amendments put into law the regulations announced in April.

The Ministry of Agriculture conducted consultations on farmland ownership from May 20 through to August 10, with more than 3,200 people participating.

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ith the cold snap finally hitting the southwest, skating rinks are now open across the province.

For Tompkins Skating Board Secretary-Treasurer Tammy Sloan, however, the season is already halfway over.

“We opened November 30, it was our first day,” she said. “It’s nice that we were able to open so early, because we have an indoor rink. I know a few of the outdoor rinks around the area haven’t been able to open until just a couple weeks ago.”

While most rinks around the southwest have just been able to open due to warmer than expected weather, the arena in Tompkins will provide a refuge for skaters throughout the winter and into the spring.

“We usually go until the first or second weekend of March, which is nice again, because not everyone can stay open that long with the weather,” she said. “We usually go until the first weekend for sure, sometimes we get lucky and can stay until the second. It depends on our billing cycle with SaskPower.”

Sloan says that while some communities have experienced either a drop in participation, or a turn towards hockey, the Tompkins arena numbers have held steady.

“The focus is more shifting to hockey, but the last two years we’ve seen more public skaters than in the past. We’ve had a bit of an upward trend with

This skating rink in Swift Current remains closed due to the shifts of weather patterns in the area, something that rinks such as Tompkins’ can take advantage of.

our senior skaters as well within the last couple years, which has been really nice,” she said.

“This was the second year we opened the arena for Boxing Day and had a Boxing Day celebration.

We offered free public skating for everyone. Last year and this year we had a lot of public skaters.”

“We also offer public skating every day of the week, and out of town skaters are more than welcome to attend, and it’s only 3 dollars through the New Year. We always see a few people coming from out of town to skate, and they are always welcome.”

She adds that while public skating, like in most communities, is open to everyone, there are some safety requirements so no one gets hurt on the ice.

“We require a helmet for anyone under the age of 18, they must wear a helmet at all times,” she said.

“Also, anyone under the age of 12 must be supervised by an adult at all times, which is something we just added in the last few years. The person with them doesn’t have to be out on the ice, but they have to be on the rink.”

We as the rink board put this into place, because safety is the most important thing” She adds that despite the new rules, demand in the community has stayed steady for open, public skating, amongst other uses.

“At the beginning of the year we always have a really great turn-out of public skaters,” she said.

“We also rent out the rink to a lot of out of town teams for games and practices. It’s nice for teams coming from Gull Lake and coming from Maple Creek to meet in the middle here.”

This Swift Current skating rink depends on the changes of the weather, a problem those choosing to attend indoor rinks don’t face.

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Obituaries arold Grubbe age 93 years of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Shaunavon Hospital & Care Centre.

He was born on the family homestead in the Illerbrun District north of Shaunavon on March 11, 1922 to Stephen and Catherine (nee Hoffarth) Grubbe. He received his education at Burns School and began working on the Clarence Fritz farm. Harold also worked for a few years in the logging industry in British Columbia before returning to work with his dad on the family homestead. He and his father served as the butchers for the neighbourhood beef ring. He met a school teacher, Aniela “Nellie” Zarowny and they were married on June 30, 1949 at St. Anthony’s R. C. Church in the Illerbrun district.

They raised a family of one son and five daughters while on the home farm. They attended St. Anthony’s Church and many functions at Pioneer Hall. After taking over the farm from his father, Harold ran a mixed farming operation, raising cattle, pigs and poultry with a massive vegetable garden. Harold joined the Knights of Columbus in 1943 and obtained the level of Fourth Degree.

He served on the council of the R. M. of Bone Creek for six of years. Harold retired at the age of 67 years and moved his house, basement and all to Shaunavon.

Harold and Nellie spent ten winters in Arizona in addition to numerous places they travelled to with some of their children. He was a member of Christ the King R. C. Church in Shaunavon and the Hometown Club. Harold was an affiliate member of the Simmie Legion and later the Shaunavon Legion. Harold enjoyed hardball, curling, playing cards, especially cribbage, playing pool, bowling and fishing.

He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Nellie on January 5, 2009, his parents and all his brothers and sisters Wilfred, Jerome, Sylvester, Mary (Fritz) and Rita (Bogdan).

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He is survived by his son Brian (Glenda) of Airdrie, Alberta, grandchildren Anthony (Joanna) and Virginia Reiter (Rodney); daughters Bettilou Carson (Allen) of Oliver, B.C., grandchildren Jeremy Carson (Jana) and great grandchildren Grace and Nolan, and Cynthia Soukoroff (Chad) and great grandchildren Marina and Bailey; Vivian Nelson (Gerald) of New Hazelton, B.C., grandchildren Tricia Turner (Wade) and great grandchildren Leah and Adam, Marcia Silversides (Dion) and great grandchildren Caleigh and Rhayna, Jackie Metzger (Cam) and great grandchildren Carlee, Tyler and Alyssa, Jaime Fraser (Pete) and great grandchildren Sarah and Alice; Arlene Larson (Melvin) of Simmie, Saskatchewan, grandchildren Stephen and great grandchild Joshua, Christopher Larson (Kendra Ostrosky) and Nicole Larson; Mary Grubbe (Charlie Knitsch) of Crofton, B.C.; Sharon Schleppe (Dennis) of Kelowna, B.C., 3 step grandchildren, 3 step great grandchildren and one step great-great grandchild as well as by numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services were held from Christ the King R. C. Church in Shaunavon on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Father John Mock officiating. Prayer services were held from Christ the King R. C. Church on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. The eulogy was presented by Harold’s son Brian Grubbe.

Members of the Knights of Columbus attended and formed a guard of honor.

Pallbearers were grandchildren Jeremy Carson, Tricia Turner, Marcia Silversides, Cynthia Soukoroff, Christopher Larson and Anthony Grubbe. The pall was placed by grandchildren Cynthia Soukoroff, Jackie Metzger, Nicole Larson and Virginia Reiter. Honorary pallbearers were grandchildren Jaime Fraser and Stephen Larson and all his nieces and nephews. Binkley’s Funeral Service of Shaunavon (www.Binkleys.com) was in charge of the arrangements.

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hristmas / Hanukah lights got us through the longest nights of the year. But the darkness of depression, pain and anger can still hang heavy.

If we hardly notice lengthened days, thoughts from Rabbi Zalman’s book “The December Project” may be helpful. Through his life the Rabbi found ways to support others when they faced the rough spots. Now, when age and cancer have caught up with him, he writes from the insidelooking-out.

“I’ve still got some mileage left,” he says, “but the end is getting closer. I can hear the footsteps!” His prayer, “Please, when I get old don’t cast me away … You’ve seen me through many trouble spots. Come back to me, invigorate me. From the low depression lift me up. Increase my sense of worth …”

He clings to reality when dealing with pain. “I am in this body, but it’s

not what constitutes me.” He advises us to acknowledge the pain … the fear … the anger … the sadness. Stay with it for a while, and it will pass. You may even have to rant or cry or punch something to release the steam …

Then move on to treasure life.

About the loneliness, try to develop contemplative tools such as prayer, meditation and reflection. That’s when we can invite God to spend time with us – the quiet, cozy time of just being together. “You (God) have helped me to turn loneliness into precious solitude. What a wonderful privilege this is.”

How important to learn forgiveness by repairing the harm you’ve done to others … by forgiving people who’ve harmed you … and by forgiving yourself. “If you experience intense regret, that’s what the fires of hell are!” It’s tough, but learn from the oyster who uses the irritant under its shell to produce a pearl.

This is how we grow. We can’t stay within the old skin. “We come from God … and we are returning to God.”

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Broncos trade Debrusk

Jake Debrusk has been traded to the Red Deer Rebels. In return, the Swift Current Broncos acquire 1997 born forward Lane Pederson, Red Deer’s 2017 1st round WHL bantam draft pick and the Rebel’s 2016 3rd round pick.

Debrusk led the Broncos goal scoring last season with 42. After being selected in the 7th round of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft by Swift Current, Debrusk played 168 games as a Bronco over three seasons. Debrusk scored 66 regular season goals, adding 80 assists for 146 points.

Lane Pederson is a native of Saskatoon. Pederson was a 5th round selection of the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. In 100 WHL games with Seattle and Red Deer, Pederson has 14 goals, 27 assists and 41 points. In 35 games played this season, Pederson has 6 goals, 15 assists and 19 penalty minutes. Pederson was traded to Red Deer from the Seattle prior to this season.

Broncos add Gustav Olhaver

The Swift Current Broncos have claimed 1997 born Swedish forward Gustav Olhaver off waivers.

Olhaver was released by Seattle after they acquired the rights to import forward Andreas Schumacher from the Broncos.

Schumacher was selected 96th overall in the 2014 CHL Import Draft by Swift Current. The 6’5, 199 pound 1996 born forward had 10 goals and 10 assists in 82 games as a Bronco.

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