Meridian Source - April 13, 2023

Easter Pysanky explores traditions

It was a sea of colour at the Lloydminster Museum and Archives as Border City residents of all ages got in the Easter spirit with dipdyed and traditional Pysanky eggs.

Kids ages three to eight had the opportunity to dip-dye and decorate hard-boiled eggs, and anyone over the age of nine was able to use the traditional kistka tool and create unique Pysanka.

“Pysanky is the traditional Ukrainian Easter egg,” said Beth Bernard, events planner at the

Lloydminster Museum and Archives. “It’s an art form that’s been around for something like 1,500 years; they’ve been doing it for a very, very long time.

“With Pysanky, it’s basically a wax-resist technique,” she added.

“You use a special tool called a kistka and you layer beeswax over the dye, so it’s a beeswax layer, then a dye layer, a beeswax layer, a dye layer.

“At the end, you take all of that wax off of your egg and all of the different colours underneath are revealed.”

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Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Leya and her older sister, Shay, had a blast decorating Easter eggs at the Lloydminster Museum and Archives on Sunday afternoon as part of Easter Pysanky festivities.

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Randy X Bailer and the boys from Punch Drunk Cabaret blew the roof off the Vic Juba Community Theatre last Thursday night to a room of enthusiastic rock fans. The band first played in the Border City at The Root in 2017 and still has fond memories of playing there.

PSM Centre renos allow wheelchair access washrooms

The PSM Lawyers Park Centre in Bud Miller All Seasons Park completed upgrades to its upper-level washrooms making them accessible to everyone regardless of physical abilities.

The new washrooms are fully accessible,

meeting current code standards with a turning radius and push entry.

Lower sinks were also installed to promote inclusivity amongst all patrons.

The upgraded washrooms are now available to park users without the full facility being open, providing extended access for those in need.

“The completion of our accessible washroom upgrades at one of our community’s most attended facilities represents a significant

milestone in our commitment to creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

“We hope this improvement has a positive impact on the experiences of all park users and serves as a testament to the value of prioritizing accessibility in all aspects of community planning and development.”

In addition to providing increased convenience, these improvements are expected to reduce

Bernard also noted traffic throughout the event was pretty consistent, with the majority of pre-registered spots filled.

“We’ll probably have about 200 eggs painted by the time we’re done today,” she said.

“It’s a fun event for the kids, and we actually have a craft going on in the permanent gallery right now, and there’s also an Easter egg scavenger hunt, and we’re doing an egg guess. Kids get to guess the number of choc-

vandalism.

Quick Facts

- The Park Centre was built in 1986.

- PSM Lawyers acquired the naming rights to the facility in 2018. The agreement expires in 2028.

- The exterior cedar siding was replaced in 2018.

- The Western Economic Diversification Canada, under the Canada Community Revitalization Fund, contributed $143,228.

- The City of Lloydminster contributed $47,742.

olate eggs in a glass jar, and the right guess wins the jar of eggs and a giant stuffy.”

With a lot of Ukrainian history in the area, Bernard explained Easter Pysanky has been a long-standing tradition at Easter time and encourages anyone who hasn’t to come and try it next year.

“This is just a fun event for people to come and try the art form out,” she said. “The eggs have been coming out great, the kids have been making amazing eggs.”

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Matilda kids’ musical sold out

Cue the applause.

That’s all that’s left between now and the curtain falls at three performances of the Matilda Jr. musical at Vic Juba Community Theatre April 21-22. This high-energy musical involves about 83 young actors and actresses under the direction of Center Stage Studios owner Kathryn Edwards who is sure it will be a hit.

“The talent of the cast really shows and I think Lloydminster’s going to be blown away with the talent they see with this show,” said Edwards.

The musical kicks off next Friday at 7 p.m. followed by a Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. and the close-out show at 7 p.m.

“Our first two shows are sold out; they’ve been sold out for six weeks,” beamed Edwards.

“We decided to add a third show because tickets were selling so well.”

Edwards says because so many kids are involved, they’ve split them off in two casts.

“We’ve got our principal cast that performs in every show

and our junior ensemble and our children’s ensemble, we split those off and alternate performances,” she explained.

play her part.

“Matilda is a character that I’ve always wanted to play since I was really little and I like how she doesn’t let people treat her wrong. It’s a super fun play,” said the 13-year-old.

Ruby says she’ll be singing lots of songs and has more to learn since she will also perform in the upcoming Kiwanis Lloydminster and District Music Festival.

Her older sister, Alizay plays Matilda’s mother, so the siblings can practise at home.

models. I look up to them,” said the 11-yearold.

She says when she’s on stage she’s as cool as a cucumber.

“I’ve been watching people perform since I was very little. There are quite a lot of lines but I know we can do it,” she said with high expectations for the audience too.

“They are going to be amazed. We’re all amazing.”

The musical has an empowerment theme with the main character, a girl named Matilda Wormwood who stands up against all the people who mistreat her in a triumph over evil storyline.

Lashburn’s Ruby Hickman and Mattea Gabrielson from Paradise Valley share Matilda’s character, given it’s such a big role.

“They are pretty much on stage the entire show,” said Edwards. “There’s lots of lines, a lot of memorizing.”

The cast has been rehearsing since November and Ruby, for one, can’t wait for the show to begin and

“I’ve been taking voice lessons from Kathryn since I was five. It’s only my fourth play with Kathryn,” said the youth.

Performing arts run in the Hickman family.

“Our mom did it as well when she was young. She did the Kiwanis music festival as well. I am competing again in the festival this year with six songs.”

Her youngest sister is also in the Matilda Jr. musical as part of the ensemble.

Mattea meanwhile, is following in the footsteps of her older sisters who grew up loving performing arts.

“They’re my role

Edwards has been waiting five years for the junior version to roll out after the Broadway production when COVID hit and she had to put it on the back burner until now.

“Once I knew that we could perform it without having any restrictions, we decided this is the time to do it.”

“It’s wonderful because it shows the children in this show— they are taking a stand against people who are mistreating them and taking a stand saying ‘this isn’t right and we’re going to do something about it’,” said Edwards.

Her studio at 472050 St. offers music lessons, voice lessons and musical theatre classes.

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Matilda Jr. musical theatre performers (left) Alizay Hickman, Mattea Gabrielson and Ruby Hickman chill out on swings while rehearsing under the direction of Center Stage Studios owner and instructor Kathryn Edwards, centre.

The talent of the cast really shows and I think Lloydminster’s going to be blown away with the talent they see with this show.

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Kitscoty rolls out rec project update

on comments from the community,” said Newman, who also invited questions and input from the audience.

One attendee suggested adding a new hockey rink to the proposed project, but Newman said that wouldn’t fit into the footprint, including a parking lot.

an opportunity for Vermilion-LloydminsterWainwright MLA Garth Rowswell to officially announce a $100,000 project grant he secured from Municipal Affairs.

nity-building event. It will be a multi-use facility for Kitscoty. It will be great.”

Kitscoty Mayor Joy Bell is thrilled to see residents getting together to move the project forward.

to give us a better quality of life, but also inviting us here tonight to be part of this with them.”

Bell also acknowledged some citizens have some concerns.

Planning for the estimated $2.05 million Kitscoty Sports and Event Centre is turning into a communitybuilding exercise as well as a much-need multirecreational facility.

The Kitscoty Senior Centre was packed with supporters and individuals voicing their concerns during a town hall update from building committee members on the evening of April 4.

Committee president, Dustin Newman, noted the facility will be located at Kitscoty Regional Park and include a three-sheet curling rink, a clubhouse for golfers, a concession for ball players and outdoor stalls and wash racks for 4-H members.

“There’s been a bunch of ideas and comments coming from the community, so we are just updating them on where we are at and

Newman also explained another idea from the audience to build a combination curling rink and hockey rink north of the railway tracks would mean “you are still left with a clubhouse that’s failing and a concession that’s failing.”

He is confident the planned location facility will get used year-round by multiple user groups.

“It seems that more people are getting interested in it as it goes along,” Newman said.

He reports a new 18-hole disc (Frisbee) golf course will be installed at the regional park this spring.

The meeting was also

“The group approached me in the summer of ‘22. I always look to towns to give me projects to try to help them with and this just came out of the blue,” said Rowswell.

The grant will go toward the design, lease and assessing the building site and could lead to some bigger grants down the road.

“It’s great news. I’ve curled in the curling rink for a while and it needs to be replaced,” said Rowswell.

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“We are extremely fortunate in this community to have an active group of individuals who certainly see the potential of our regional park and what a new event centre would do for curling in our area,” said Bell.

The current curling rink is more than 70 years old and well past repair.

Bell says Kitscoty is blessed with the participation of the residents in this project.

“That’s where this energy comes from,” she said.

As a head table guest, Bell said, “We’d like to thank this committee for not only stepping forward and helping us develop an asset for Kitscoty that’s going

“That’s one of the nice things about the committee hosting an open house,” she said.

Bell took the opportunity to tell the meeting what the village’s role in the project is after receiving a few inquiries about it.

“We are supporting them in any way we can, just like we would any community group that came forward and was trying to give us something like this,” she explained.

Newman also presented the latest facility design by Bexson Construction and renderings from Musgrave Agencies, noting sod turning is about two to three years away.

The fundraising total stands at just over $350,000 to date.

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Dustin Newman, president of the Kitscoty Sports and Event Centre building committee, explained the features of the planned facility during a town hall meeting at the Kitscoty Senior Centre a few days before the Easter weekend.

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We’re just starting on fundraising and we’ve got to get working on grants as well.

Esports puts HRHS at forefront of gaming

think the opportunities are on the rise in Canada.”

As far as educational opportunities, Orieux explained how in every game that’s played, there’s strategy involved.

“There are metacognitive skills you will develop by playing video games. It’s the same as any other skill, you are developing your brain in some sort of way … just because it’s in front of a screen, doesn’t mean you’re not thinking or developing skills, it just might be a little more passive than your typical sport,” he said.

of eight teams,” said Orieux. “Some of those teams are composed of a different amount

of players, some teams have five kids, some have three, some are composed of just one.”

It’s an exciting time to be a gamer at Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) as the school’s new Esports team faces playoff competition for the very first time.

Esports, or electronic sports, is defined as competitive organized gaming with an agreedupon set of rules overseen by a single governing organization.

The 37-member HRHS Raiders Esports team is a part of the PlayVS League and competes against other students from across North America on various titles, including League of Legends, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Splatoon 3, Mario Cart 8 Deluxe, Hearthstone, Madden 23 and NBA 2K23.

“At Holy Rosary we have a new program, which runs out of the Innovation Lab, and is centred around Esports, which is this

neat opportunity for kids to come in and do things they love, which in the 21st Century, is video games,” said Esports coach and HRHS teacher Carter Orieux.

“The exciting thing about Holy Rosary is it seems we’re at the forefront of it, at least in this region of Canada. I have not heard of too many programs close to here that are doing this sort of thing. I’m originally from Saskatoon and this doesn’t exist there.”

Raiders Esports practises have been running every day except Fridays as students prepare for playoffs.

“Playoffs start over the break, and since the league is based out of the States, not many of them have the week off,” said Orieux.

“We’re going to be playing remotely, which was a little bit of a huddle, but we got around that.

“The interesting

thing about playoffs is, there are thousands of dollars on the line if our teams win or are the runners up.”

For Grade 11 student and Super Smash Bros Ultimate aficionado Michael Payne, Esports opportunities in high school isn’t a new idea.

“I went to the school about a year ago before we had (the Innovation Lab) built asking if we were going to start a league because I’d seen it online a lot,” said Payne.

As some may know, Esports isn’t just for high school students, and with growing interest and players, Esports as a whole is expected to value $1.63B this year.

“For students, I know there’s a lot of scholarship opportunities, and it’s not uncommon for students to be recruited by universities to play for them in different games,” said Orieux. “I know out of Lethbridge they’ve had a few players get scholarships out of the States, full ride, to play.

“There’s a lot of opportunities, and I

“They told me in a year’s time they were actually going to build this place. I asked if I could join and they said, ‘Yeah.’”

Payne explained competition has been a lot of fun thus far, noting the Raiders have yet to play a team from Canada.

“Competition has been a lot of fun,” he said. “I’ve played really well over the last few weeks but there’s been ups and downs, of course.”

Of the Raiders’ 37-member team, 75 per cent advanced to playoff action, something everyone involved is proud of.

“We have a total

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Holy Rosary High School students are making full use of the school’s new Innovation Lab while gaming their way into the future as they compete in the PlayVS Esports league.

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Avery bonds over Easter lunch

Students, teachers and staff at Avery Outreach School got an early taste of Easter with a year-end barbecue to look forward to.

Some food studies students cooked a turkey meal with all the fixings in Avery’s kitchen last Wednesday.

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“They are making an Easter meal for the rest of the staff and the students in the school. We have about eight students helping,” explained food studies teacher Melissa Brown.

They also get to take leftovers home.

Brown says they do this for Christmas and Easter, with a barbecue at the end of the school term.

“We at Avery are a huge family and we love to bring everybody together all the time,” she said.

The Easter meal included turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy and some desserts.

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“It’s amazing for them because some of our students don’t get Easter meals, so, this is why we do this for them; they get to have the turkey and ham.”

“We’ve got some donations for the dirt works planned, donated by Top Grade. So that will help out,” he said.

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Brown said staff popped the turkey and the ham into the oven earlier in the day because of the cooking time needed, but it was students who cooked and mashed the potatoes and made all the stuffing.

“When everyone’s

ing on fundraising and we’ve got to get working on grants as well.”

In the meantime, all eyes are on the local klunker dunker ice drop fundraiser with the pay-

done eating they will stay back and completely clean everything up,” she said.

Rose Morisette, a Grade 12 food studies student, rolled up her sleeves to make potatoes and juice and

out pot to the winner who guesses when the vehicle sinks, pushing $4,815 as of yesterday.

“It’s lots of fun for us and it’s definitely generating some interest,”

talked about what it means to her to pitch in.

“It makes me feel good because it brings all of us together,” she said.

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Rose Morisette, a Grade 12 food studies student at Avery Outreach School, takes some cooked turkey out of the oven for a pre-Easter feast for the entire school.

Bowling tourney to support Lori Craven memorial

The 2nd Annual Bowl for a Buzz glow bowling tournament, in support of the Lori Craven Memorial Ball Tournament, is returning to Lloyd Lanes, but sign up soon as it’s almost filled up.

The fundraising tournament is being held at Lloyd Lanes on Saturday, May 13 at 7 p.m. and all ages and bowling abilities are welcome. Each team in the Scotch Doubles-style tourney will be made up of two players. The cost to enter is $60 per team and only 48 teams are being accepted due to lane capacity.

Bowl for a Buzz was the brainchild of local bowler and Lloyd Lanes coach, Amy Campbell, who first got involved with the Lori Craven after losing her best friend to cancer in 2017.

“The Lori Craven Memorial Ball Tournament helped out my best friend who we lost to cancer in 2017, and if

you’ve ever been to the event, it’s a euphoric experience,” explained Campbell. “You just get that feeling that humans are still good and we’re all going to be OK. It gives you all the feels.”

Campbell first shaved her head at the ball tournament in 2019, but in her mind, that wasn’t enough.

“That first year I was upset because I thought I didn’t raise enough money. I wanted to go bigger and figure out how to bring in more money,” she said.

“Six weeks before last year’s Bowl for a Buzz I decided I was shaving my head (for the 2022 Lori Craven tournament) and threw this fundraiser together to raise money. It all came together in six weeks, very quickly, but luckily I had some behind-thescenes people that were very happy to help out. The toughest part for me was getting prizes because I’m not great at that kind of stuff.”

Last year’s Bowl for a Buzz tournament brought in $2,755, but Campbell explained an additional $1,000 was raised at the ball tournament.

“Every year the Lori Craven raises money through head shavings, and they bring people up on picnic tables and do a live auction for a head shave,” she said.

“Last year, an extra $1,000 was raised on site.”

As a lifelong bowler, Campbell explained she thought this was the best way to get more people involved.

“This fundraiser covers a wide selection of people that can be involved,” she said. “I don’t know about you, but I’m not the best ball player, and with bowling, anyone can do it. There’s also special equipment for bowling if you have a disability, and that can easily be set up.

“I like the fact I can involve even more people and help the Lori

Craven do what they do.”

Campbell also explained Scotch Doubles is when players take turns bowling frames.

“Your partner bowls the first frame and you bowl the second,” she said. “The reason I chose that was kind of a time constraint.

“Each team is made up of two people, there’s going to be four teams to a lane, so eight peo -

ple, and you bowl every other frame,” she said.

“Each bowler bowls a game and a half instead of three full games.

“I’m over halfway to being sold out right now and only have 23 spots left.”

The tournament will also include bucket draws, a 50/50, as well as cash prizes.

The registration deadline is Friday, May 5 and payment can be made using

e-transfer.

To register, call or text Campbell at 780-214-2549.

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Britannia firefighters recognized

Eight members of the Britannia Fire Department are back on the job with a spring in their steps.

The long-serving firefighters are re-energized after receiving a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal at fire hall #1 in Saskatoon the day before Good Friday.

The medal recipients are Lieutenant David Wallace, Capt. Blair Collins, Capt. Shane Fritsch, Chief John Bexson, firefighter Ian Brett, Capt. Gerald Yaremy and firefighter Dean Loerzel and Deputy Chief Aaron Buckingham.

“I am so proud of our team. Each of these members has over 20

years of service to the RM of Britannia and are exceptional leaders in our hall,” said Buckingham in a statement.

“Not one of these members devotes this much time for recognition, but we are all very humbled to receive this honour and even more excited to receive it together as a group at this ceremony.”

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Lloyd’s Leslie named RBC Community Ambassador

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Border City native and Lloydminster Bobcats forward Jayven Leslie has been selected as the Viterra AJHL North Division RBC AJHL Community Ambassador.

As ‘Cats head coach and general manager, Nigel Dube explained, the Community Ambassador award by RBC recognizes an Alberta Junior Hockey League player who goes above and beyond in the community.

“Each community within the AJHL does a lot of work in those respected communities, and it was a way for them to recognize and also be visual with things we do in the community,” said Dube.

Leslie was recognized for the vast on and office work he did within the community this past year, especially that pertaining to mental health initiatives such as the Buzz the Bobcats fundraiser.

So, what does one of

The way it works, is students from each class come into the kitchen to load up their paper plates with food to be eaten in their classrooms.

Morisette says she enjoys cooking and planned to do some more at home over the Easter weekend.

“I love baking banana bread,” she said.

Another student Justin Vincent joked he had a preventative role

the most humble guys on the ice say when asked how it felt to win such an honour? He immediately credited his teammates and coaches.

“It’s an honour, but most importantly, this isn’t about me, it’s about everything and all the work the team did

this year and everything we did in the community,” he said.

“I was lucky enough with Buzz the Bobcats to be a big part of something special we did in the community this year, and I can’t give more credit to the guys on our team for stepping up, doing that with me,

and being all for it; all the guys wanted to support it, and all the guys did it for a great cause.”

Growing up in the Border City, Leslie always looked up to the city’s junior hockey players, and once he was of age to play, he wanted to make a difference.

“Playing junior hockey in my hometown has been amazing,” he said. “I grew up watching the older guys, we bil -

leted, so I had older billet players in the house when I was younger, and there were guys I always looked up to.

“When I got here and made the team as a 16-year-old I wanted to make change in the organization and make change off-ice as well. I feel like that was something I was able to accomplish with a bunch of different guys I got to play with, including Nigel.

Nigel did big things for this organization and it inspired me to make a change as well.”

As Dube explained, “Our motto is ‘Border City Built,’ and I think that goes back to Jayven being a local player who grew up in Lloyd, dreaming of being a Bobcat one day … being a Bobcats, and also being a big role model in our community for the youth to look up to and to be a leader.”

“probably not to burn anything”while preparing the school community meal.

“The most fun is the laughs and helping people with troubles in cooking. We have some experienced people in here and some people we don’t as much,” he said speaking about abilities.

The teen says it actually feels “pretty good” to make a school meal.

“I know from experience our food is pretty

good. There’s some people here that don’t have families and live on their own.”

“He added, “It’s quite nice here. It’s like one big family.”

Carving the turkey was teacher Cory Gratton who offered his thoughts on what the meal means at Avery.

“It’s a nice way to bring the school together. It makes students feel more connected to the school,” said Gratton.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Bobcats’ forward and Lloydminster native Jayven Leslie is this year’s RBC Community Ambassador for the AJHL’s north division. Leslie is pictured during the team’s Buzz the Bobcats fundraising event on Jan. 7, which he played a major role in. The campaign raised over $32,000 for mental health initiatives within Lloyd’s two school divisions.

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Leeway from Lloyd: Kitscoty facility could set example

The Village of Kitscoty continues to fundraise for an estimated low-cost $2.05 million Sports and Event Centre to be located in the Kitscoty Regional Park.

The facility will house a new threesheet curling rink with a small clubhouse for golf and space for minor ball, along with outdoor wash bays for 4-H members.

ing was a dying sport locally and others wanted a hockey rink added on, others didn’t like the location, and some questioned costs.

Compared to other projects in the region, the Kitscoty proposal will certainly give that community a good bang for their buck.

The City of Lloydminster, for example, is spending about $1.8 million to upgrade the exterior of the Bioclean Aquatic Centre.

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A lot of supporters and some critics turned up at the recent public update meeting with comments and questions the project committee was well prepared for.

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Kitscoty project proponents pointed out that upgrades to the Lashburn curling rink revitalized interest in curling with an expected rebound in curling users once the new three-sheet rink opens.

The Kitscoty facility also got a $100,000

planning and engineering grant, secured by Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright MLA Garth Rowswell, who announced it at the gathering.

The City of Lloydminster, by contrast, is asking for millions of dollars in federal

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and provincial grants to build the proposed Lloydminster Place Arena at an estimated cost of $102 million. That would fund about 50 Kitscoty sports and event centres at the current cost.

Lloydminster Place is on hold pending grant funding, with the point being, it’s easier to get funding for a budgetpriced project like Kitscoty’s than Lloydminster’s mega project.

It also always hurts Lloydminster to be a bi-provincial city when it comes to securing government funding.

The timing is also bad, given the ever-rising costs of labour and material, which will push the final costs higher.

The City of Estevan built their new Affinity Place arena in April 2011 at a cost of about $22 million with $8 million raised by the community. It can seat 2,700 people.

If Lloydminster can build a similar arena for about $102 million, the price will seem cheap in 10 years, just as Estevan’s does today.

If no funding comes through, the city might have to copy Kitscoty with its no-frills sports and event centre proposal and go that route. Any rink is better than no rink.

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The joys of spring seeding and prairie challenges

WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

In April 1911, folks on the western prairie were getting tired of the lingering winter and longed for the joys of spring.

Daily temperatures were well below zero and snow was at an estimated depth of eight inches.

Some townsfolk longed for the buzzing sound of mosquitoes rather than the seemingly unrelenting winter. The bleakness of winter on the prairie did not keep them from planning activities as organizational meetings were well advertised in the Lloydminster Times newspaper.

On the other hand, farmers welcomed each fresh arrival of snow and the moisture it brought to their resting land. They were encouraged by the reopening of the Cereal Mill. Also, a new Farm Pro -

duce Store was opening on Broadway. Farmers would receive wellearned cash for their fresh butter, eggs, poultry, hides, etc.

Spring weather can be rather fickle and arrive on its own schedule no matter what the predictions of the groundhog shadow are as it emerges from its hole. Folks in the area experienced a long-lasting electrical storm one evening.

Lightning lit up the darkened sky along with heavy claps of thunder and a steady downpour of rain. What a surprise this April storm would have been while snow remained on the frozen ground!

Canada’s annual official Groundhog Day began in 1956 with its traditional role of predicting when spring will arrive and how much longer winter will grace us with its cool presence.

Looking back one year earlier to 1910, farmers were getting

ready to seed as spring had arrived phenomenally early in April.

Harvest from the year before had shown what the land could produce judging by the number of awards won at two provincial fairs.

Farmers were encouraged to grow mostly wheat, as the price of oats was low due to the limitations of a local market. Wheat on the other hand was needed worldwide.

Milling qualities of the Red Fyfe wheat were considered far superior to that of the Preston variety.

The latter was in question of being more productive.

However, the new mill, in its quest to manufacture high-quality flour, was willing to pay between 3-5 cents more per bushel for Red Fyfe compared to other varieties. It was predicted within the next two or three years, only the Red Fyfe variety of wheat would be

grown within the Lloydminster area.

Some farmers in the Marshall area had their land prepared and had already begun seeding. Boys who had gone home for the winter arrived back to the district to provide muchneeded farm help.

Newcomers had arrived and settled into town residences. One of the new settlers arrived with a gasoline tractor outfit from the International Harvesting Company. He intended to use it to break up the land surrounding the town and offered his

services to other farmers in the district.

Along with the early arrival of spring and the means of early seeding, raging prairie fires east of Lloydminster ran rampant. Every spring for our early pioneers brought potential and challenges.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The Meridian Source Calendar of Events is a free service provided for non-profit organizations located within our coverage area. All events are in chronological order, as space permits and at the editor’s discretion. To place

Square Dancing Introduction

NEW LOCATION!

Intro to square dancing will be held on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at City Church, 511549 Street. Walk to the beat of music by following simple instructions from the caller. Come alone or bring a friend. Wear whatever is comfortable. First evening is FREE!

Bingo at the Moose

The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m.

Comedy/Dinner Night

Shine Christian Academy is hosting a fun-filled evening with comedian Leland Klassen – Just for Laughs and Winnipeg Comedy Festival guest on April 14 at City Church, 5115 49 St., Lloydminster. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50/person and attendees must be at least 12 to attend.

Legacy Monthly Supper/Dance

The Legacy Centre is hosting its monthly supper/dance on April 14. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper served at 6 p.m., then dance the evening away to the tunes of Memory Lane. Cost is $25/person. ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY. Please purchase or reserve you tickets before noon on Thursday, April 13. Call the Legacy office at 780875-4584 for more info.

JAMBOREE

There will be a jamboree on April 16 at 1 p.m. at the Islay Community Hall. Admission is $10, participants are free. Everyone welcome! Lunch served. For more info, contact Dixie at 780-744-2204.

Lashburn Senior Centre Crib Tourney

The Lashburn Senior Centre is hosting a crib tournament on April 17. Teams and singles both welcome. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the tournament starts at 10 a.m. Cost is $10 to play, lunch is available for $10. For more information, please call 306821-2457.

Managing High Blood Pressure Class

The SHA is hosting a “Strategies for Managing High Blood Pressure class on Aril 18 from 9-11 a.m. at the Prairie North Plaza –Suite 109. To register, please call 306-8206262. The class is free of charge.

Jubilee Jems Spring Tea

The Jubilee Jems Spring Tea will be back at the Jubilee Home on April 20 from 2-4 p.m. The tea will include a bake sale, mystery parcels, grocery hamper raffle, and more. All funds raised support resident comfort.

Spades Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades Tournament on April 20. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10/person. Lunch is

Passport to YLL

also available for $12/ person. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Last Jamboree/ Dance till Fall

The Legecy Centre is hosting its last jamboree/dance until fall on April 21. Doors open at 5 p.m., supper served at 6 p.m., then the jam begins! Cost is $15/ person at the door. All members and guests welcome! All interested musicians welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Book

& Bake Sale

The Moose Lodge (5213 57 Street) is hosting a book sale and bake sale on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds to support local community projects and the Moose Lodge Building Fund. For more information, contact Susan at 780872-1871.

Cribbage Doubles Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Cribbage Doubles Tournament on April 27, bring a partner! Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10/person. Lunch is also available for $12/person. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780875-4584 for more info.

Gigantic Garage Sale

A giant garage sale is being held at the Alcurve Hall on Saturday, April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch available, every -

one welcome!

Diabetes Education Class

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is hosting a diabetes education class “An introduction is the basics,” on May 1 from 12:304:30 p.m. The class will be held in the Prairie North Plaza – Klinger Conference Room, across the hall from suite 115, 4910 50 St. To register, please call 306-820-4887.

The Rocket Man & The Piano Man

The Rocket Man (A Tribute to Elton John) and The Piano Man (A Tribute to Billy Joel) will be on stage at the Vic Juba Theatre on May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $60/person and available online or at the theatre’s box office, 780-872-7400.

Spring Fling Sale

The Lloydminster

Potters Guild will be hosting their annual Spring Fling Sale on Sunday May 7 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Lloydminster Museum and Archives. Meet the Artisans and shop hand-crafted pottery.

Cribbage Tourney

The Lloydminster Moose are holding a cribbage tournament on May 7 at the lodge. Registration is from 9-9:45 a.m. and games will start at 10 a.m. Enter as a team of as an individual. Twelve games guaranteed. Prize money awarded for the topthree teams, it’s also the final tournament of the season.

Bowl for a Buzz

The 2nd Annual Bowl for a Buzz Scotch Doubles Glow Bowling Tournament is being held on May 13 at Lloyd Lanes Bowling Alley at 7 p.m.

The cost is $60/team *only 48 teams being accepted* All ages and abilities welcome! To register, call Amy at 780-214-2549. Registration deadline is May 5. Payment to be made via e-transfer upon registration. All proceeds go to the Lori Craven Memorial Ball Tournament.

She Shed Raffle Returns!

The She Shed Raffle at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 is back! Support the Lloydminster Legion by getting your tickets for the She Shed Raffle! The grand prize is a shed valued at over $11,000 or $5,000 in cash! Get your tickets today to be in for the early bird draw. Tickets are $10 each and available at Cliff Rose for Clothes, Midway Towing or any Legion member. Grand prize draw is July 1!

Geoff Lee Meridian Source Natasha Pidkowa, manager of planning with the City of Lloydminster, explains an aspect of the city’s new municipal development plan called Connection to Our Future during an open house at City Hall before the Easter weekend.

LSAS receives government funding

The Alberta government is providing $4.2M to support victims of sexual violence, including a $219,370 grant to Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services.

A $3.8-million investment will help address the wait-lists at 13 sexual assault centres across Alberta. Another $400,000 will help expand a new service model to provide survivors who are waiting for services with resources, supports and information to address their individual needs and situation.

“I have spent time meeting with organizations and am glad to see that this funding is being used to address the immediate concerns

of counselling waitlists,” said Tanya Fir, parliamentary secretary for Status of Women.

Alberta’s network of sexual assault centres provides essential services to children, youth, adults and seniors regardless of gender, including counselling, police and court support, as well as programs to prevent sexual violence in both rural and urban communities across the province.

This funding is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to combat sexual assault and promote a culture of healthy relationships built on consent and respect.

Approved grants include

· $140,170 to Association of Communities

Against Abuse, Stettler

· $630,770 to Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse Society, Calgary

· $96,170 to Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre, Red Deer

· $52,170 to Dragonfly Counselling and Support Centre, Bonnyville

·$23,570 to Hinton Friendship Centre Society, Hinton

· $219,370 to Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services, Lloydminster

· $120,370 to Providing Assistance, Counselling, Education (PACE), Grande Prairie

· $166,570 to SAFFRON Centre Ltd., Sherwood Park

· $1,853,960 to Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton, Edmonton

· $96,170 to Sanare

Centre (Southeastern Alberta Sexual Assault Response Committee), Medicine Hat

· $148,970 to Way -

points Community Services Association, Fort McMurray

· $41,170 to University of Alberta Sex -

ual Assault Centre, Edmonton

· $210,570 to Lethbridge Family Services, Lethbridge

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Change is constant

One of the sure things in life is change. The world moves on, with or without you.

Sometimes, change is so slow you may barely notice. Other times it comes on so rapidly, you need to run just to keep up.

Before I entered real estate as a career, I was a management consultant, with the privilege of working across Canada with for-profit enterprises, not-forprofit agencies, and numerous government organizations from First Nations to the feds.

Now, let’s get this straight, nobody calls in a management consultant when they are having fun.

The people asking for your help need to achieve new outcomes, and whether they admit it or not, how things are presently being done needs to, wait for it, and change.

As the old saying goes, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.”

My approach was quite simple. Ask the client what their goals were, getting them to prioritize the three to five most important, then watch how their teams went about attempting to meet those goals.

Often, the answers were right there in front of the leadership group but for some reason overlooked.

Most of the time, the talent necessary to achieve the desired outcomes was also in the workplace already but simply not empowered.

So, my first objective was to “seek to understand.” When people realize you appreciate what they know to be true, they become more open to listening to you about potential optional ways forward.

Yes, there were times

when one or more individuals were part of the problem and had to be moved out of the way as they could not adapt to what was required for the team to progress.

Often though, all it took was the implementation of a taskbased system which, when agreed to and applied by all team members, brought consistent success.

If you study top performers in any enterprise, I am quite confident you will find they have repeatable systems in what they do, how and when they do it.

Not that there isn’t any room for individual creativity. On the contrary, having consistent standards others can count on brings harmony to any relationship, and allows for flexibility to address unique challenges when required.

Think of it like a recipe. An experienced cook has already taken the initiative, tried various ingredients and methods, probably failed once or twice, and eventually came up with a plan that works.

All you need to do is follow instructions and voila, your friends and family think you are a good cook as well!

There are no real shortcuts to success in any enterprise. It is the methodical application of proven strategies and adapting to new challenges with an openness to change.

Vern McClelland is an associate broker with RE/MAX of Lloydminster and an active partner in his family’s livestock operation. Comments on this article are welcome either by emailing vernmcclelland@remax.net or calling 306-821-0611.

MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

Rustlers celebrate success at banquet

“The banquet was about celebrating the successes of our athletes,” said Rustlers athletic director Alan Rogan.

“We talk about our three pillars, which are community, competition and classroom, and we talked about all of that at the event.

ing won ACAC gold on home ice in Vermilion, the rowing team won silver and bronze in the Alberta Indoor Rowing Championship, and in their inaugural season in the ACAC, the women’s hockey team took home bronze.

sports, made the North Division All-Conference Team, and was named Player of the Year. She also had the ACAC’s most kills per set, overall kills, service aces per set, and the third-overall hitting percentage.

ers also had a great year and won the ACAC’s Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. She was also named 1st Team All-Conference as well as Rookie of the Year across all sports.

The Lakeland College Rustlers wrapped another season by celebrating success with its largest athletic banquet to date.

The annual athletic banquet was held in the college’s cafeteria on March 29, and with over 200 athletes, coaches, and friends and family in attendance, additional seating had to be set up on the second-floor hallway above the caf.

“It was by far our largest athletics banquet. I think part of that is because we’ve expanded and added a women’s hockey program, we’ve also had more assistant coaches with us this year than ever before.”

The Rustlers had quite a bit of success to celebrate after the women’s volleyball team won the ACAC and CCAA championships, the men’s futsal team won ACAC bronze, mixed curl -

Other highlights include the men’s basketball team finishing their season in fifth (their fourth top-5 finish in five years), and men’s volleyball finishing sixth after nearly finishing fifth (the program’s best finish in its history).

Jenay Varga, women’s volleyball, and Giordano Ciccacci, men’s soccer/futsal, were named Female and Male Athletes of the Year.

In the ACAC, Varga was named Athlete of the Year across all

In the CCAA, Varga was named an Academic All-Canadian as well as an All-Canadian Selection.

“Jenay Varga won pretty much every award, provincially and nationally, that she could have won,” said Rogan. “She had an incredible season.”

Ciccacci also had a phenomenal season and was named the men’s soccer MVP and an AllStar at the ACAC Futsal Championship where the team won bronze.

The women’s hockey team’s Hailey Caroth -

Coach of the women’s volleyball team, Austin Dyer, also finished his season on a high note after winning Coach of the Year, not only in the ACAC but in all of Canada.

Among the long list of awards was the Rustler Award, which Rogan explained embodies what being a Rustler is all about.

“If you could go out and recruit the studentathlete that embodies everything … it’s not your best studentathlete physically, it’s ‘are you a leader, are you contributing to the team, are you one

of our athletes who’s a strong athlete but also a leader?’” he said.

“It’s that holistic Rustler we look for and we hope all our athletes have. Talk to our coaches and they’ll say selecting that person is so difficult because we have so many quality people in our program.”

CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR Supplied Photos Jenay Varga, left, and Giordano Ciccacci were this year’s Rustlers Female and Male Athletes of the Year.

Rustlers successful in sport and academics

FROM PAGE 17

This year’s Rustler Award recipients included MacKena Foisy, women’s hockey, Jarrett Nelson, men’s volleyball, Anika Timmerman, women’s basketball, Michael Shelast, men’s basketball, Amber MacLean, women’s soccer/futsal, Makaila Peutert, curling, Gavin Quinlan, men’s soccer/futsal, Kaylie Lueck, women’s volleyball and Brie Corley, Allecia McDonald, Anissa Halbert, Tiara Pihrag, curling.

Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 2023 Spring Ratepayers’ Supper & Meeting

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Hillmond Memorial Hall | Supper at 6:00 p.m. General Meeting to follow at 7:00 p.m.

There is no cost to R.M. of Britannia ratepayers, however, those wishing to attend the supper must indicate their intent by calling the R.M. of Britannia office at 306-825-2610 no later than April 21 at 4:00 p.m.

The night wasn’t only about athletic achievements, however, as Rogan explained awards were given out for the highest GPA, community involvement, as well as the competitive successes of the college’s many programs.

“We’ll know more here closer to the middle or end of May, but we’ll probably have the highest number of national scholar award winners we’ve ever had at Lakeland,” said Rogan.

“The kids are getting it done in competition, the kids are getting it done in the classroom, the kids are getting it done in the community, and those are our three pillars we stood behind from the very beginning. We stayed true to those pillars and it’s actually starting to show now.”

Rogan explained the overall GPA of Lakeland student-athletes has increased from 2.5 more than a decade ago, to 3.0 this year.

For Rogan, he knows what it takes from all parties to build and maintain a successful athletic program, and he’s very happy to see

the fruits of everyone’s labour paying off.

“What I’m most proud of is the fact we’re not ‘one of.’ We didn’t win a national women’s volleyball title which we probably won’t do again for another few years, we won a national title, we won a bunch of other medals, and we’re consistently being successful in competition,” he said.

“We’re consistently having a high collective GPA, we’re consistently involved in the communities we live and work in, and that’s probably the proudest moment for me; we’re being consistent in our successes.”

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