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Far left, Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Bird presents the newly installed officers at the Legion’s pastpresidents banquet. From second to left are Len Millar, Joe Heidinger and John Gulak. Not present are Romuald Kawecki and Gary LeBlanc.

Call to arms for nextgeneration Legion members It’s time to pass the Royal Canadian Legion’s torch to the next generation by laying a foundation of good communication.

That was part of the message given by Peter Piper, the provincial pastpresident, when he spoke at the Estevan Legion’s past president’s night on Saturday at the Memorial Hall.

“It’s good to be back in Estevan again and to honour your past-presidents,” said Piper. “They have been a wealth to your whole branch.”

He continued however, with a note of caution and a message that the future holds no certainty.

“But in saying that, behind every good thing, we have the odd negative thing. We need leaders that will bring new members in and mentor them to become legionnaires.”

Piper has been a legionnaire for 33 years, including 10 years with Provincial Command. He

said mentorship is the key to continuing the Legion in the traditions it has grown.

“We’ve had to mentor a lot of people along the way, and I’ve had mentors on my way, and only too glad they were there.

I know tonight is a happy night, and I want it to be that way.”

He said he was speaking to those most dedicated to the Legion, who must make strides in continuing to ensure prosperity.

“They are the lifeblood of this organization.

Without you as members, without you as presidents, leaders, we’d have nothing. We would fold.”

Piper said he is upset to see what is happening in some of the branches he goes to, but he was encouraged by the younger faces he saw at the Estevan banquet, challenging them to become leaders in the organization.

“To become a good leader, you’ve got have good communication

skills. From the top, it works its way down. Everybody says things run downhill, well that’s right.

Let’s mentor these people and help them become good, strong legionnaires.

Without you, the lifeblood of the organization, we won’t have a Legion. It’s that simple.”

Eileen Rosner, the Estevan Legion Branch No. 60 president, echoed Piper’s sentiments saying that, “we’re getting to be an older group, and we need the younger ones to take over,” She then went over some matters of importance from 2011, noting that for three months, they gave the Red Cross the use of the Jubilee Room, which set up there to help flood victims in the spring.

She noted the organization’s participation in the opening of Spectra Place, before lamenting some of the problems they are now encountering with their building.

“As you all know, we had water damage in the club room, which we had to repair. We also had four compressors burn out in a matter of six weeks, and now we just had to replace a new water heater. It just seems this old building is nickel and diming us to death,” she said.

While there will still be bingo at the Legion, Rosner noted they have shut down Wednesday afternoon bingo, as it was starting to cost them money. She celebrated the success of the poppy campaign however, noting that they raised $22,606.21, and with that, they donated $2,500 to Creighton Lodge for furniture purchases.

At the end of the night, the local branch installed three new officers. Major Len Millar, Joe Heidinger and John Gulak were all installed as officers along with Romuald Kawecki and Gary LeBlanc who were absent from the banquet.

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YouTube is big, and it’s well known that nobody likes it more than Canada.

As it turns out, it’s big in the same way the universe is big: it’s unfathomable.

I read a Time Magazine article about YouTube, and the lead floored me: “For every minute that passes in real time, 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube.”

Can that really be a sustainable pace?

It must be if the year before we uploaded just 48 hours of video per minute.

They unroll that figure further to point out that means 10 years of video are uploaded each day. In a month, all YouTube users consume about 340,000 years of video combined. That’s roughly 340,000 more years than recorded human history. My trusty calculator says that’s just over four million years per year. So in a year, it’s like we watch every minute of history from this point all the way back to when Lucy was around and still have time to check out what was happening for another million years prior.

The numbers put forth are mindboggling, especially considering most individual uploaders are not making any money of off what they post. Sure there are channels on the video-search engine that one can subscribe to, but the vast

Jordan Baker Thoughts From My Fingers majority of what people watch, cats and babies, is just amateur video of nothing of any particular importance. People keep watching anyway.

Television networks are always looking for ways to make the shows they air cheaper. They made a big move away from serialized shows toward reality-based ones. The next step is just airing mindless amateur video. It’s like America’s Funniest Home Videos without Bob Saget on the payroll, and no prize money to dish out. It’s just Charlie Bit My Finger and cat-breading for an hour after the news.

Something called the Nyan Cat went viral last April and has since been viewed nearly 63 million times and spawned spinoffs like the Smooth Jazz Cover and multiple “extended editions.” A 100-hour long version of the video has been viewed 3.8 million times. I really hope YouTube

counts only page views and not how many times the video was played in its entirety.

One hundred hours of a simple GIF image that was “borrowed” and a Japanese song, which I assume is copyrighted, would be a great way for a major network to use up a block of time. They could run the video straight through the week between commercials and people can tune in until they just need to tell their parents they love them. Or they can run it as 100 hour-long episodes each week for two years.

YouTube, I always thought, was a bit of an enigma. I think it’s great. It’s a great place for information. Think of the difference in coverage of Tahrir Square a year ago, from a 24-hour news service to just some Egyptian guy who was there with his cellphone. He can post unedited, raw video of what was happening, and that’s an important resource for all of us.

I also think it’s great that things like Nyan Cat are up there. I laughed at it for about a minute before shutting it off and spending the next 10 minutes trying to forget what I saw.

The mystery is, in fact, people. If you don’t agree, go watch the Nyan Cat like 63 million people before you, and explain how that became a thing.

Investment in agriculture a must If there is one thing I have written about before which I see as critical to the future of farming, at least as we know it, it is a public investment in varietal crop development.

It is great to see major corporations involved in crop research, but the result of that work often comes with substantial costs.

It’s not that making a profit on its research doesn’t make business sense, but those profits can limit a farmer’s options, ranging from herbicides used on crop varieties with such gene technology, to how a crop is marketed or held over for planting in future years.

Farmers need to have options, and while corporate varieties work for many and are an important aspect of development as we move forward, there remains a place for public dollars to be at work as well.

Public dollars should be led by farmers themselves.

Check-offs on crop sales which coop dollars for investment in research are hugely important as they provide farmers with some direct say in what research takes place. Whoever controls the purse strings has a lot to say about the direction research takes.

Farmer dollars also show their commitment, and that often helps convince government to invest tax dollars in public research as well.

Calvin Daniels Trader Agriculture Columnist It is, of course, important that governments, both federally and provincially, make that investment. While some in large cities might question why tax dollars go to creating better wheat, ultimately such research helps to ensure farmers will be able to continue to feed a growing population.

Varieties with better yields, or the ability to fight disease, to be resistant to insects, etc., all give farmers a better chance of meeting the food needs of a growing world population.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall touched on that need recently when he announced $10 million in new funding for wheat-related research over five years. The funding will go toward research projects that accelerate the development of wheat varieties and improve yield, quality and tolerance to disease and extreme weather conditions.

“It’s time to put wheat back on top again,” Wall said in a news release regarding the funding. “Early varieties like Marquis made farming worthwhile in all

but the most inhospitable parts of the Prairies. It allowed the Prairies to become the breadbasket of the British Empire for the next 100 years. It’s time to recapture that leadership, so Saskatchewan can help feed a hungry planet.”

Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture Bob Bjornerud picked up on the same theme.

“We have some of the best producers in the world in Saskatchewan and we are committed to investing in research to address their needs,” said Bjornerud in the same release. “This increased research funding will lead to new wheat varieties which will ultimately create long-term benefits for Saskatchewan farmers.”

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association chair Gerrid Gust spoke for the farm industry in welcoming the research dollars.

“Wheat has always been an important crop for Saskatchewan farmers and research is critical to our future,” he said.

“We are very pleased with this new funding which will give farmers the opportunity to increase profits and help our industry remain competitive in the world marketplace.”

Certainly Wall’s announcement should be seen as a worthwhile investment in not just the province’s economy, but in ensuring a food supply for all.

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If I were a man I’d eat everything I heard a question on the radio last week: if you woke up as a member of the other gender, what would you do? Hearing this, I thought of the old Lindsay Lohan movie, Freaky Friday, in which mother and daughter switch bodies and are forced to live out each other’s lives. Both parties were extremely shocked and upset by the switch, though they slowly seemed to get over the change and find ways to deal as a new person.

If I woke up as a guy,

I don’t think the surprise would ever wear off. I’d be shocked 24/7, or at least until things reverted back to normal. I’ve been thinking about the first things I would do, assuming I had a couple of hours as a male.

First, I’d get dressed up super nice. Because, let’s be real people, girls often know what looks better on guys than guys do. And by that I mean that your saggy jeans and skate shoes probably aren’t doing it for the female population. So if I

Tonaya Marr Maybe It’s Just Me was a guy, I’d make sure I had a decent wardrobe to work with. I’d also get a good haircut. Maybe a nice hat. Seriously, there are so many options.

Second, I’d go out and

try to make women super uncomfortable. As in, I’d be that guy smiling at you no matter where you look in the mall, or who just happens to follow you all the way around town. Just

Play indoor hopscotch with carpet squares Hop, skip and jump onto your own hopscotch game everyone can play indoors using sample carpet squares. It’s a great way to let out energy and get some exercise when the kids are cooped up on a rainy or snowy day. If you live near a carpet store, ask for discarded sample squares, which are usually free of charge. Choose samples that are approximately 10 inches by 12 inches in a variety of fun, playful colors. You’ll need at least 10 for a standard game of hopscotch.

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To play, set the squares on the floor in a hopscotch pattern, and hop away! Or invent your own games and encourage your kids to practice their numbers while they play. Join in with the kids and enjoy one of the oldest and simplest children’s games around.

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When the game is over, pick up the squares of this portable hopscotch and stack them neatly in a cupboard or closet until another indoor play day.

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for fun. This would be even weirder if it were a girl.

I’d also try to cry my way out of a speeding ticket. I know lots of girls that this has worked for.

Achieving this as a male would be a spectacular accomplishment, and a check mark for equality between the sexes.

I’ve posed this question to a handful of people, as well. One replied that he didn’t know, and I’ve taken that to mean that his answer probably isn’t PG-13. Another male friend told me that he’d absolutely panic, and that would be that.

The best answer I’ve received is from a friend of mine who said that, given the chance to be a guy for a period of time, she would eat everything in sight, because guys seem to be able to eat a whole heck of a lot more than women, and the calories from that food don’t seem to build up around their butts and thighs. It would be like

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a perfect food vacation, wherein all those forbidden french fries and chocolate brownies are fully at your mercy, at least until you turn back into a girl.

I’m actually curious about what guys would do. It isn’t that much fun to have to wear skirts and heels to work, as I’ve pointed out. Long hair gets caught in all kinds of things, and costs a fair bit of money to keep cut and coloured. Having to stand on a chair so you can reach the pickle jar at the back of the cupboard is both depressing and dangerous.

I don’t think there are many men out there who could handle it.

If you agree or disagree with Tonaya, or maybe just have an opinion that you’d like to share with her, e-mail her at tonaya. marr@gmail.com or tweet her @TonayaMarr. She promises to be nice and not virtually laugh in your face if your answer is offensive or dumb.

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success of an athlete?

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There are many variables that affect an athlete’s success, but location is just one of them.

Even date of birth has an impact on success, if you subscribe to some of the ideas in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers. He said that the theory that the best hockey players were born in the first quarter of the year first came about from someone looking at rosters in a program at a junior game. The phenomenon wasn’t strictly hockey players.

He pointed to other sports as well, like soccer, in which being born in the first four months of the year was a big factor in future success.

This, of course, doesn’t mean that if you were born in July or November, don’t play hockey because you have no chance of ever being good at it. It just means that the amount of control over how much you succeed is, as it turns out, limited.

Geography is another one of those things we have little control over, though this factor is more malleable, as long as you have the resources to move. We are looking specifically at Mark McMorris, who left the Saskatchewan flatlands to win gold medals for snowboarding in much more mountainous territory.

Location matters, but it’s never been so easy to travel to a location that helps rather than hinders. It’s become much less important in the last 50 years.

There are always those exceptional people who will succeed no matter what. McMorris is clearly a determined individual. When he sees that gentle bump on the Saskatchewan horizon, he probably really envisions a snow-capped peak.

Maybe for McMorris, living on the flattest spot on the planet didn’t matter. For most of us however, if we strapped a snowboard to our feet, we’d just be standing motionlessly in the backyard.

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By: Tonaya Marr

Many of you have probably heard about Mark McMorris and his dual gold medals at the X Games a couple of weeks ago. A prairie boy from Regina went to Aspen, Colorado and won a snowboarding competition. This is especially exciting when one considers how few mountains we have surrounding Regina. And by few, I mean none, though Mission Ridge does a nice job of pretending.

So this begs the question: does where you grow up and train affect your athletic career?

Of course, McMorris isn’t the only athlete to be successful outside of his geographic area. Consider that the NHL has teams from California and other warm-climate locations. There are talented swimmers from countries that have no natural unfrozen bodies of water. And there was that Jamaican bobsled team, right? Cool Runnings, or something?

With all this evidence before me, I’ve decided that location can’t affect an athlete’s ability. If an athlete has skill, then he/she has skill. No one can say that McMorris isn’t talented.

But I think that what must be kept in mind is that a person can have all the natural ability in the world, but without the means to practice and cultivate that skill, being talented is pretty irrelevent.

Hypothetically, a young, aspiring hockey player may dream of making it big some day. But if he can’t afford equipment, is unable to make it to a rink and doesn’t have a league in which to participate, the likelihood of him becoming the lead point scorer for an NHL team isn’t very good.

For McMorris, he had the circumstances, plus the talent, to be successful as a snowboarder. There are probably other young people in Saskatchewan with the same amount of ability, the same amount of raw talent as McMorris, but without some other variable, be it financial or motivational.

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One girl’s trash is another girl’s treasure I’m not sure how many readers in the Estevan neck of the woods would know my late father. His name was Graham Taylor and he was a wonderful father and grandfather. For those of you who did know my father, you would know that he loved a good garage sale. He would drive miles to pick through odds and ends. Never did a sale go by that he didn’t return with a treasure chest (actually it was his red truck) bursting with gidgets and gadgets.

Sometimes he would even return with the odd live animal or perhaps a dishwasher for a cool $5 or a much needed tea set. You never knew what would accompany him on his return.

He loved garage sales and would often marvel at what people would sell.

He would giggle away as he shared stories about buying a crystal water jug for $2. He would tell us how he was sure the seller had no idea it was crystal and what a steal he got. Then, of course, there were the old books that now line the shelves of my mother’s home. My father was a man who loved the written word. He knew his grandchildren loved to read as well and for him, finding a box of classics on a table for $10 was hard to pass up.

I must admit, just last night my daughter cracked the cover of one of his book buys. She loves to read them and is reminded of him with every page she turns. Every once in awhile, the kids are surprised with a handwritten note on the inside. Grandpa always made sure he documented things, even down to the smallest of events, and here my kids are treated with yet another memory of a great man.

While we were living in Wolseley (a few years ago), there was a garage sale in town. Dad was up and wanted to get there early because he knew it was going to be a good sale. The lady hosting it had three children, so my father knew that there would kids’ toys and more. He wanted to dive in and make a few purchases that would put smiles on his grandchildren’s faces.

My mum and I stayed home and let my dad have his fun. After about 30 minutes of being away. we heard the kitchen door open. There was laughter and the kids were anxious to see what grandpa had bought. He pulled out toys and trinkets, and of course, books. There was one purchase that seemed a little odd, almost like the saying “one of those things is

not like the other.” He had bought a pair of mukluks for $1. He pulled the mukluks out, and with perfect form created an impromptu presentation ceremony and presented them to my daughter Sophia. You see, my father knew how much Sophia loved fashion. He saw something in these used mukluks that said “Sophia.”

To my surprise my daughter squealed with excitement, wrapped her arms around grandpa’s neck and thanked him over and over.

Now, fast-forward three years and these well-used mukluks have been, since the first day of receiving them, her everyday shoes.

She has been stopped by the most fashionable women in shops and on the streets of many cities and asked where she purchased them. Mothers at school comment on her style and how much they like them, and her girlfriends ask to borrow them. Who would have guessed that a pair of $1 mukluks bought from a garage sale could create such conversation - and in some cases even coveting.

This past weekend our family was in Edmonton attending our son’s soc-

Susan Sohn Welcome to Real Life cer tournament. Between games we braved the West Edmonton Mall for some retail therapy. While shopping, my daughter was (once again) stopped in her tracks by a fellow female shopper and was asked where she got her mukluks.

She responded by saying, “My grandfather bought them for me for $1 at a garage sale.”

The girl’s face flashed with shock and responded by saying, “I’ll buy them from you for $50,” to which Sophia replied, “No thank you, I really like them.” We parted ways and as we did, we marvelled at the lure of these mukluks.

We carried on shopping and an hour later bumped into the same girl again. This time she greeted Sophia with, “OK, I really want those mukluks. Can I offer you $100 right now and you can go

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and buy any new shoes you want?” Sophia graciously replied, “Thank you, but no thanks, these are really special to me.” We parted ways and again we marvelled at the conversation surrounding the handmade footwear.

Who would have thought that my father’s $1 purchase at a garage sale would create so much conversation. As her mother, I’m not sure that it’s the mukluks that really shine.

Rather, I believe it’s the beautiful girl who walks in them that gives them their lustre.

These mukluks are special because they were the last gift my father ever gave my daughter. The gift had almost no monetary value to it but it was a gift from the heart. My father SAW who my daughter really was, he took the time to

know her and now through these $1 mukluks and the attention they bring, she is reminded every time she wears them how much she was, and is loved.

She is reminded of how her grandfather saw her and that’s a gift that no one can buy, no one can ever take away or touch because it’s locked in the secret place in her heart.

One girl’s trash truly can be another girl’s treasure.

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More money coming for the sign guy The last decade has been a good time to be in the sign business, especially if one of your clients has been the local credit union.

Most recently, Estevanbased Spectra Credit Union stated in a press release its board of directors unanimously passed a motion to seek a merger partner and/ or co-operative partnership opportunities. Proposals will be requested that will ultimately result in province-wide service for our members, while maintaining a strong credit union presence in southeastern

Saskatchewan.

Indeed, it wasn’t that long ago that a sign proclaiming Spectra Place was placed on the new arena in Estevan. I wonder what they’re going to call it now?

This is part of a wave of corporatization that has swept Saskatchewan over the last 20 years, and has accelerated in the last 10.

At first was the growth of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, who grew so big for their britches, they had to drop “Saskatchewan” “Wheat” and “Pool,” each for different reasons, and call

• I used to struggle with plastic wrap every time I tried to use it. But now it’s a breeze since I learned to do these two things: One, keep plastic wrap in the freezer. It unrolls evenly, not one side or the other. Two, use a serrated knife to cut it instead of relying on the metal strip down the side of the box. You lay it out on the counter, and just run the knife down the edge you want to cut. Works

like magic, and it’s no longer frustrating. -- G.S. in Georgia • Store an apple or two with your potatoes to keep them from sprouting. Be sure to check them often.

• Cut cotton pads in half to double your supply. They typically are big enough for two uses, and you can always use two halves if you need a whole.

• “Make a creme lipstick last longer and stay cleaner by using a makeup brush to apply it. Your skin picks up more of the lipstick than necessary, one reason why we blot our lips afterward.

But the brush uses only what you need. And there’s less

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This went hand-in-hand with the rise of the corporate farm. I’ve personally interviewed a farmer whose family, through their corporation, cultivates in excess of 17,000 acres. There’s little room left for the little bacteria transfer.” -- Y.R. in Massachusetts • File this one under safety AND energy smarts: Clean the dryer vent after every load. Clean the dryer vent screen monthly with a gentle soap and water bath.

Rinse well and dry thoroughly before inserting back into your dryer.

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guy, with tighter margins requiring more land to make a go of it.

Local health boards became health districts and now health regions. A similar sweeping consolidation dramatically reduced the number of school divisions in this province. The first was accomplished by the NDP, the second by the Sask. Party.

What remains? Local co-ops and rural municipalities are on deck.

There has been some consolidation of co-ops over the years, but not nearly to the extent the credit unions or wheat pools (Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba) have seen. It seems inevitable this, too, will come to pass.

As for municipalities, the provincial government has been slowly prodding the RMs to merge on their own accord. This goes well back into the NDP days.

However, there are still far

too many municipalities for a province this size.

I was speaking to a vicepresident of a small, private oil company the other day about the numerous hoops set up by differing municipalities and how that impacts running a business. Each RM is trying to find its way in dealing with the rising costs of road maintenance due to increasing oilfield truck traffic. Often they are seeking road maintenance agreements, getting the oil companies to pay. But for the oil companies, it’s a pain in the neck to deal with when their operation spans hundreds of miles, but the rules change every 18 miles.

Larger units, like, oh, say the counties in Alberta, would make things a lot easier.

If you overlaid the school division map with the health region map, you’ll see how these counties could take shape. But with overwhelming support in the countryside for the Saskatchewan Party, don’t expect them to shake this up any time soon.

It’s gotta be tough for the self-respecting, card-carrying CCF-types to deal with this corporate consolidation.

There is no longer a place for someone who might have

been a wheat pool delegate, co-op member and board member of the local credit union for years. Maybe commiserate with the recently un-elected NDP candidate at the co-op cafeteria.

Credit unions have stepped up to the plate across the province in supporting community initiatives, buying naming rights everywhere. You can see a concert at the Conexus Arts (Regina), watch a game at the Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon), hear the opera at TCU Place (also Saskatoon), stroll through a trade show at Spectra place (Estevan), or eventually go swimming at the Credit Union CU Plex (North Battleford).

What happens when these all merge into the Saskatchewan Credit Union?

For one, they’re going to have a hard time differentiating venues when everything is Saskatchewan Credit Union Arts Centre/Place/ Arena/Plex/etc.

For the sign guy, it will mean at least one more round of new sales. He probably can’t wait.

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

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NATIONAL OTTAWA - A Conservative senator backed off slightly on an unconventional proposal last Wednesday for reducing prison costs: give serial murderers a rope and let them decide whether to hang themselves.

“Basically, every killer should (have) the right to his own rope in his cell.

They can decide whether to live,” Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu said, referring to people who “had no hope of rehabilitation.”

A few hours later, after an outcry from the opposition and a flurry of media interest, Boisvenu issued a statement saying the comment was inappropriate and that he withdrew it. Yet later in the day, he said it should apply to only “three or four guys.”

The comment about hanging came on the same day an awareness campaign was launched on youth mental health, in memory of young Ottawa suicide victim Daron Richardson.

There have also been a number of recent, highprofile prison suicides in Quebec. *** OTTAWA - The federal government has directed Canada’s spy agency to use information that may have been extracted through torture in cases where public safety is at stake.

The order represents a reversal of policy for the Conservative government, which once insisted the Canadian Security Intelligence Service would discard information if there was any inkling it might be tainted. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has quietly told CSIS the government

now expects the spy service to “make the protection of life and property its overriding priority.”

A copy of the two-page December 2010 directive was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. *** TWILLINGATE, N.L. - A Newfoundland school board is investigating after one of its teachers sprayed a 10-year-old boy with an air freshener because of his fried fish lunch.

The Nova Central School District has confirmed the boy was sprayed last Thursday in Twillingate. The boy’s mother, Patti Rideout, says her son was teased by classmates for smelling fishy before the teacher sprayed him.

She says the teacher should apologize and be fired. The school board has placed the teacher on paid leave while it conducts its investigation.

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The Friday morning contest in Philadelphia drew thousands to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings.

Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize. *** SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Con-

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Nurses and their employers are in the middle of talks to create a list of workers who will be considered essential in the event of a strike. Provincial legislation says they have to negotiate the list, but if they can’t agree, employers can dictate who is essential.

But a judge ruled Monday that the legislation goes too far and is unconstitutional.

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Big overhaul needed for NHL all-star game The 12-9 final score in the recent National Hockey League all-star game in which there were 21 more goals scored than body checks delivered, proves once again that something should be done to make the annual “classic” more like a real game.

The hilarity of it all is that there are probably casual fans in the United States who tune in faithfully to the NHL all-star game - and it’s the only game they see all year and think the high-scoring, no-checking, laugh-filled game is standard NHL fare.

It’s a real NHL hockey game in the same fashion as travelling in a Honda Civic at 110 km/h on the Trans-Canada Highway is like a NASCAR race.

On Feb. 1, the second day of post-all-star game action, five NHL games were played, with a total of 20 non-shootout goals being scored. Now that’s the low-scoring, tightchecking, hard-hitting,

great-goaltending NHL we know and love. A 12-9 laugher is a disgrace to the game and the league should do something about it.

How about cancelling it?

Tw o o t h e r s p o r t s leagues have similar problems with their “best-ofthe-best” contests. The NBA’s biggest and best play a game that resembles a Saturday morning schoolyard scrum. Last year ’s final score was 148-143, with more uncontested shots than there were competitor tattoos.

Football’s Pro Bowl is such a joke that players from the best two teams the Super Bowl contestants - can’t play because they’re preparing for the big game.

The only all-star game with a hint of legitimacy is that of Major League Baseball. Not only does it resemble a real game (other than the frequency of substitutions, especially on the mound), but there’s something to play for:

Barach: “A woman was arrested after reportedly trying to extort Yankees GM Brian Cashman. Now Cashman knows how fans feel when they go to buy a hot dog and beer at a Yankees game.”

• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Gisele Bundchen sent an e-mail asking people to pray for Tom Brady in the Super Bowl.

Sure thing Gisele. But if the man upstairs was inclined to answer my prayers, you wouldn’t be married to Tom.” • Currie again: “Reports say Dirk Nowitzki has been out of the Mavericks’ lineup. He’s been slowed by a balky knee and a bulky wallet.”

• Among the top 10 questions to ask yourself before spending $16,000 on a Super Bowl ticket, from CBS’s David Letterman: “Do they have

anything in the more affordable $15,000 range?”

• NBC’s Jimmy Fallon, on Americans eating 450 million chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday: “Or as Thanksgiving turkeys put it, ‘Who’s laughing now, chickens?’”

• Headline at Fark. com: “How to avoid a concussion in an MMA fight. Step 1: Don’t be in an MMA fight.”

• Philadelphia 76ers CEO Adam Aron, to AP, on his team’s 10-2 start at home after going 12-29 there last season: “Our confetti budget is going through the roof.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) WorldHerald, on rapper 50 Cent saying he won $500,000 betting on the Giants to beat the 49ers: “I’d be tempted to say 50 Cent has terrifi c luck, except for the fact he’s been shot something like 37 times.”

• Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe, on the birthplace of Minnesota Wild defenceman Justin Falk, Snowflake, Manitoba: “A town where no two people look alike.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, after Jeff

Fisher chose to coach the Rams instead of the Dolphins: “That’s sort of like choosing the beets over the brussels sprouts.”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “One TV guy referred to Ryan Theriot as a “Punchand-Judy hitter.” He hit one homer last year, so I don’t see the Punch part.”

• Ostler again: “Tim Tebow won’t play in the Pebble Beach AT&T, and that’s too bad. Now there’s nothing to hold back the storms.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said in a statement that ‘Peyton Manning, Jim Irsay and the entire Colts family remain close and unified.’ Sounds like Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian on the 60th or so day of their marriage.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Don’t want to say Madonna was too old to perform at halftime of the Super Bowl, but in Vegas you could have got 30-1 odds on her breaking a hip.”

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Slumping TV ratings for the NHL all-star game should be a clear signal to Gary Bettman and Co. that a change should be instituted. How about this (as proposed on a recent satellite radio show): Merge the league’s two goofy games (the outdoor Winter Classic and the all-star game), get the silliness out of the way in one package, and then settle back for the stretch run to the Stanley Cup. Anything has to be better than the crap the league dished out in Ottawa two weeks ago.

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Seeding the Future Q: Why do seed companies -- those selling small amounts of seeds to backyard gardeners like me -- send their catalogs so early? I started receiving them at the end of December. -- Darla J., Cleveland A: Catalogs are sent early to give you plenty of time to plan this year’s garden and order your seeds, of course. While we tend to be preoccupied in January and February with shoveling snow and staying warm, February is prime time for ordering seeds. Most companies make their shipments this month.

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No rice in rice paper • Despite all the cartoons you’ve seen throughout your life, rabbits generally prefer greens to carrots, and mice would rather eat grains and fruit than cheese.

• Rice paper is not made from rice. It’s made from the pith of the rice paper plant.

• You may be surprised to learn that, according to the National Sleep Foundation, 33 percent of all preschoolers have a TV in their room, and 20 percent of infants and toddlers have one.

• If you ever make a trip to Italy (lucky you!) and visit the town of Modena, be

sure to go to the bell tower.

There you might see an item that is, to the best of my knowledge, unique in the world: a wooden bucket that started a war. In 1325 a group of soldiers from the then-city-state of Modena raided rival city-state Bologna and returned home with the bucket. Greatly desiring to get the bucket back, Bologna declared war.

The war raged on for years, but Bologna never did get its bucket back. *** Thought for the Day: “A committee is a culde-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.” -- Sir Barnett Cocks (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

seeds on the Web. If you want to do something more than sowing herbs or struggling with tomatoes (not saying other people struggle to get big red tomatoes, but I sure do), look into planting vegetables or flowers native to your area. For example, residents of coastal Virginia or Maryland might want to look at Annapolis Seeds (http://www.annapolisseeds.com/), which produces seeds native to the Maritimes.

A number of online garden planners also are out there. These can help you lay out and plan your outdoor garden, offer hints and ideas, and generally make this stage of gardening more fun, or as fun as it can be when you’re anxious to get outside and start turning over dirt.

HOME TIP: Have an old, leaky garden hose you don’t know what to do with? Use a section of hose as a blade guard for a hand saw.

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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class announced NATIONAL WINNIPEG - General manager Joe Mack and quarterback Buck Pierce have re-signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Mack’s extension will take him through the 2014 season. Details of Pierce’s agreement weren’t available but he was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 16. Pierce is entering his eight CFL season and third with Winnipeg.

Mack is also in the third year of his second stint with the Bombers. *** ST. MARYS, Ont. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is unveiling its Class of 2012.

Rusty Staub, Doug Melvin, Rheal Cormier and the 2011 Canadian senior national team will be inducted this June.

Staub, a native of New Orleans was a six-time allstar who played 518 games for the Montreal Expos over his career.

Melvin, from Chatham, Ont., has served as the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2002 and was named Baseball Executive of the Year for 2011 by Baseball America.

Cormier, a Moncton native, pitched 16 years in the major leagues.

The Canadian team won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup and earned its first-ever gold medal at the Pan Am Games last fall. *** TO R O N TO - R o mance appears to reign supreme in Kingston. The eastern Ontario city takes the crown on the third annual list of the 20 most romantic cities in Canada.

For a second consecutive year, Guelph, Ont., landed in the runner-up spot in the rankings by Amazon.ca, while Kelowna, B.C., came in third place. They’re followed

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ria, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Kamloops, B.C., and St. John’s, N.L. Rounding out the top 20 are: Richmond Hill, Ont., Red Deer, Alta., Langley, B.C., and Winnipeg, followed by five Ontario cities — Burlington, Thunder Bay, Barrie, Brantford and London — and Burnaby, B.C. The online retailer bases its list by comparing sales data of romance novels, sex and relationship books, romantic comedy DVDs and CDs by Canadian crooner Michael Buble since Jan. 1 on a per capita basis in cities with more than 80,000 residents. *** Five members of the Toronto Rock will play for the eastern squad and four members of the Edmonton Rush will take part for the western squad in the National Lacrosse League all-star game.

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Van Osch needed only seven ends to complete the win and improve to 7-1 after 13 draws.

Alberta’s Jocelyn Peterman fell into a three-way tie for second place after dropping an 8-7 decision to Nova Scotia’s Emily Dwyer. The two rinks are joined by Manitoba’s Shannon Birchard at 6-2, who defeated Saskatchewan’s Kristen Streifel 7-4.

INTERNATIONAL CAIRO - Egypt internationals and Al-Ahly players Mohamed Aboutrika, Emad Moteab and Mohamed Barakat say they have retired from all football after witnessing the deadly clashes between

fans at their league game against Al-Masry on Wednesday.

Aboutrika and Moteab told Al-Ahly TV that they would not play again after the mass violence that left at least 74 people dead at a stadium in the Mediterranean city of Port Said. Midfielder Barakat didn’t rule out returning one day, but told the channel he refused to play until there was “retribution for the people that died.”

Aboutrika and Barakat started the game against Al-Masry, while Moteab was a substitute.

Al-Ahly’s Portuguese coach Manuel Jose has also reportedly asked the Cairo club to cancel his contract and allow him to return to Portugal. *** MADRID - Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport’s highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was

caused by eating contaminated meat.

The three-man CAS panel upheld appeals by the International Cycling Union and World AntiDoping Agency, which challenged a Spanish cycling tribunal’s decision last year to exonerate Contador. *** THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Volunteers poured onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands on Tuesday to shovel away snow that is one of the major hurdles in the way of a gruelling speedskating race being held for the first time in 15 years.

Helpers arrived from as far afield as Amsterdam, more than 100 kilometres away, to clear the ice after organizers of the Elfstedentocht, or 11 Cities Tour, warned that snow that fell Friday was hampering ice growth.

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Playoffs underway in Big Six It’s playoff time now in the Big Six Hockey League with the best-of-five quarterfinal series kicking off on Tuesday.

Three games were played Jan. 7, and aside from the Bienfait, Lampman series, the games look like they’ll be close.

The Bienfait Coalers are looking for a championship repeat, something they haven’t done since the late 1980s, and they started things off well, clobbering the Imperials 10-1 in Lampman. The first-place Coalers will host the next two games on Sunday and Tuesday evenings.

The Oxbow Huskies, who finished seventh, stole game one from the ArcolaKisbey Combines in their own rink. The Combines were an offensive force this year, leading the league in goals scored but couldn’t get things to the back of the net, suffering a 2-1 loss. Oxbow

will try to take a two-game lead at home when the play on Monday.

Because of the tight race throughout the season, this isn’t much of an upset, but the Redvers Rockets took game one of their series with the third-place Wawota Flyers 4-3. Game two was in Redvers on Thursday but results were not available as of press time. Game three goes Wednesday in Wawota.

The remaining series between the fourth-place Midale Mustangs and the

fifth-place Carlyle Cougars begins tonight in Midale.

In the Saskatchewan Hockey Association provincial senior A south semifinals, Bienfait is slated to play Balcarres, beginning Feb. 18, while Arcola begins a series against Nokomis at home this Saturday, and Oxbow will play its B south quarter-final series against Moosomin this weekend.

Game one is in Moosomin tonight, followed by game two in Oxbow on Saturday.

Carlyle was scheduled

to wrap up its C division quarter-final series against Indian Head on Wednesday night, after taking game one 7-1. Results for game two were not available at press time.

Redvers and Bethune kick off their C south quarter-final on Saturday, and will finish with game two in Redvers on Monday.

Midale is moving on to play Shaunavon in the B south semifinal. Dates for those games have not yet been determined.

Bienfait Coalers defenceman Lucas Stubel clears the puck from the front of the net during Big Six regular season action. The Coalers look to continue their season’s success into the playoffs.

Big Six Hockey League standings All statistics accurate as of Wednesday afternoon.

Final 2011-12 regular season statistics:

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Getting the most from compost Q: I just have a patio garden for my city apartment, but this fall I was able to start saving kitchen compost, which I transfer weekly to a large plastic laundry tub on the patio. The large tub is the problem -- water is seeping up around the dirt, and of course the water has an odor. A friend of mine said the pH balance is off. How can I stop this from occurring? -- Jane in New Jersey A: What you need to do right away is turn the compost pile -- meaning, take a shovel, spade or

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Turning the compost will reintroduce air into the pile and help restart the process. If there’s a lot of extra water after turning, pour off some, but not all of it. There’s also the possibility that rain or snowmelt got into the tub. If you don’t want to punch drain holes in the bottom of the tub (most apartment managers frown on compost water stains on their patios) you should loosely cover the tub with a tarp so that air gets in but water does not.

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Under no circumstances should you put in meat scraps; this will attract flies and result in maggots.

Keep a roughly 50/50 ratio of carbon-rich to nitrogenrich ingredients.

Carbon-rich ingredients include anything “brown,” such as sawdust, dead leaves, paper or straw; nitrogen-rich ingredients include anything “green” such as greens and vegetables. You can also add crumbled eggshells (calcium) and occasionally sprinkle wood ashes from the fireplace into the pile.

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A date with truffles on Valentine’s Day

Recently, my hubby and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary. We commemorate our anniversaries and holidays, like Valentine’s Day, a little differently than we did when we were younger. I adore chocolate, but he knows that buying me a large, heart-shaped box of caramel or nut-filled confections is bad for my waistline. I don’t believe in sharing chocolate, and I’ll eat them until nothing is left but the frilly wrappers.

My husband has diabetes, so the fabulous Lemon Chess Pie that I used to bake for him as a gift for special holidays is now reserved for when we have guests to share it with. I’ve learned how to create special treats for him that contain a lot less sugar, but still satisfy his sweet tooth. My recipe for It’s a Date Truffles is delicious, and because fresh California dates are the basis of the recipe, there are wonderful health benefits packed in my gift that will keep his heart healthy, too.

A diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease, and dates are free of saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and cholesterol. California Dates are usually of the Deglet Noor and Medjool varieties and are certified by the American Heart Association.

Diets high in fruits are believed to play an important health-benefit role due to the antioxidant properties of fruits such as dates. Dates are rich in polyphenols, a plant antioxidant that has a higher capacity of reducing oxidative stress. Polyphenols destroy free radicals that can cause disease. These

compounds are found only in plants.

A low-fat diet rich in fiber-containing grain products, vegetables and fruits like dates may reduce the risk of some types of cancer. Dates are nutrient dense in dietary fiber, potassium and manganese. They have a natural balance of many minerals such as calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron and selenium.

All of these minerals work in harmony to help lower blood pressure on a daily basis.

Dates have a wholesome, caramel-like savory taste and are packed with allnatural sugar. My recipe for It’s a Date Truffles! doesn’t require any baking. These easy-to-make treats start with dried dates for a natural sweetness and a chewy texture. Cocoa, reduced-fat peanut butter and ground whole-wheat graham crackers transform the sweet dates into a low-sugar dessert. This is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for a diabetic or anyone who wants a healthy treat.

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SALE BY TENDER The Town of Bienfait offers for sale the following property Lot 5, Block 10, Plan No. AA6460 Extension 0 402 Carbon Avenue

Bernie Brown prints now available

A Tender must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked A Property Tender addressed to the: Town of Bienfait 412 Main Street P.O. Box 220 Bienfait, Saskatchewan S0C 0M0 Tenders must be postmarked by 4:00 p.m. March 1, 2012 A certiÀed cheque to the municipality for 5% of the amount of the tender must accompany the tender.

Highest, or any tender, not necessarily accepted.

The successful bidder shall be responsible for any and all costs of the demolition and removal of the building located at 402 Carbon Avenue.

The successful bidder shall be require to build on this property at 402 Carbon Avenue within one year of the acceptance of the tender.

The successful bidder will have 30 days to provide the balance of the cash to complete the purchase.

Dated the 13th day of January, 2012

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Sonny explodes upon learning of Kate and Jax

THE BOLD AND THE BEtAUTIFUL Hope and Liam

basked in the notion that Steffy was no longer a part of their lives and made plans to marry right away. Taylor pointed out to Brooke how Hope was following in her footsteps.

Meanwhile, Steffy vowed to get Liam back no matter what. Rick promised his sister, Hope, that he would

make up for lost time.

Taylor tried to talk Liam into giving his marriage to Steffy another try. Hope prepared to make an important announcement to the press. Steffy delivered shocking news to Liam about their marriage after he asked for an annulment.

Wait to See: Hope and

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Bridal Guide 2011 Corrina Wilhelm & Marlin Vanstone............................................ February 22, 2012 Tianna Besenski & Colin Joyce .................................................. February 22, 2012 Jolene Brown & Aaron Cossette................................................. February 29, 2012 Chelsie Troendle & Kraig Maley ......................................................March 20, 2012 Marja Olson & Jared Stang .............................................................March 20, 2012 Jayelle Weibe & Benji Gustafson ....................................................March 31, 2012 Jody Muller & Myron Conrad ............................................................. April 28, 2012 Kimberly Fonstad & Marcus Friess......................................................June 9, 2012 Jenna Henton & Chris Lesy ...............................................................June 16. 2012 Louise Lotten & Jeffrey Cleveland .....................................................June 16, 2012 Andrea Mantei & Preston Leatherdale ..............................................June 23, 2012 Gina McCutcheon & Garrett Kapustinsky ..........................................June 23, 2012 Dalene Breault & Rick Taylor ............................................................June 23, 2012 Nicole Lynn & Dan Dyck ....................................................................June 23, 2012 Teneil Hunter & Jacob Sailer .............................................................June 30, 2012 Megan Van De Woestyne & Jay Vanstone ........................................ July 14, 2012 Marlene Taylor & Todd Adams ........................................................... July 21, 2012 Jessie Elias & Andrew Smoliak .......................................................... July 28, 2012 Amanda Henton & Dustin Mack ...................................................... August 4, 2012 Janelle Daae & Tristan Mack........................................................... August 4, 2012 Ashley Forrester & Danial Bayliss ................................................. August 11, 2012 Rachelle Kickley & Craig Caissie ................................................. August 11, 2012 Sarah Monteyne & Kory Clearwater .............................................. August 17, 2012 Katelyn Hersche & Mike Bender.................................................... August 18, 2012 Amanda Lindenbach & Adam Lojewski ......................................... August 18, 2012 Channy House & Aaron Mack ................................................... September 1, 2012 Jenna Heidinger & Kyle Luc ...................................................... September 4, 2012 Amanda Luhr & Chad Munro ................................................... September 14, 2012 Tracy Tytlandsvik & Robert Blowatt......................................... September 15, 2012 Christina Dorward & Jeremy Strong ........................................ September 15, 2012 Jamie Campbell & Kevin McCurdy .......................................... September 29, 2012 Darcy Pierson & Eric Lorange ................................................. September 29, 2012 Adrienne Dawson & Brad Dixon .............................................. September 29, 2012 Daniyale Woolsey & Steven Lalonde ....................................... December 12, 2012 Shelagh Bangsund & Aaron Eskra ........................................... December 28, 2012

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Steffy get into a physical altercation. Ridge makes some changes at Forrester Creations.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES The DiMeras and Hortons appeared to have swapped identities as Jennifer told a lie that could sway the election, while the unusually timid Stefano worried about the letter. The aftermath of Sami witnessing Carrie and Rafe’s kiss had major consequences. As Carrie turned to Marlena for support, a drunk Austin turned to Abigail, who had an agenda all her own. Rafe and Carrie contemplated cutting all ties, personally and professionally. Austin woke up the next morning wrongly assuming that he had slept with Abigail.

Brady asked Madison an important question that left a bitter taste in Nicole’s mouth. Wait to See: Brady discovers Madison’s connection to Ian. Stefano finally opens

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his letter from Alice.

GENERAL HOSPITAL Elizabeth was unaware that her knight in shining armor was Ewen.

Sonny was suspicious of Kate’s whereabouts after she came home in the middle of the night. Lulu started her new job in the police department evidence room. Diane gave Alexis a book on menopause. Robin was anxious to know if her antiviral drugs were working. Jason had another spell after Franco sent a gift. Sonny exploded after learning about Kate’s connection with Jax. Carly found herself in Johnny’s arms despite her better judgment. Cameron lashed out at Elizabeth for driving Lucky away. Wait to See: Molly and TJ’s friendship continues to grow.

Michael and Shawn find common ground.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Ronan left Genoa City

on a secret assignment.

Chelsea told Billy that she admired his relationship with Victoria and wanted them to raise her baby.

Soon after, Chelsea’s mother Anita barged in and demanded that Billy either marry her daughter or that Chelsea would be going home with her. Billy offered to compromise and allow Anita to stay with all of them at his home until the baby is born.

Sharon offered to take care of Adam as he coped with his blindness and even suggested that they visit his mother’s farm in Kansas. Jeff mistook Jill for Gloria and gave her a passionate kiss. Jill accused Jeff of faking his amnesia. Dino surprised Kevin and Angelina on the island. Wait to See: Cane and Lily celebrate Valentine’s Day in Paris. Kevin finds himself trapped in an unhappy relationship. t(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Do you work with or know someone who deserves special recognition? This is your chance to honour them by nominating them for:

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The Awards Each day, women contribute hours of dedication, hard work and productivity to our workforce/schools/community.

These awards recognize those who have demonstrated extrordinary skills and made outstanding contributions.

It is these women we want to be honoured and appreciated in our community; for our future women will know anything is possible.

Nominations are now being accepted for:

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• The SaskPower Outstanding Contribution to the Workplace Award • The Ida Petterson Memorial Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur • The Shirley Orsted Memorial Award for Young Women of Today • The SaskTel Outstanding Contribution to the Community Award Nomination forms available at the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, the Leisure Centre, CJ1280/SUN 102.3, Estevan Mercury, City Hall, Access Communications, Quota Club - Cindy Zeleny at 634-5081 or Lions Club - Margaret Duncan at 634-7054 Nominations close Feb. 26, 2012

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your ideas are finally reaching those who can appreciate them. But don’t expect any immediate reactions. That will come later. Meanwhile, a personal matter needs your attention.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your energy levels are rising, and you’re feeling restless and eager to get into some activity, whether it’s for profit or just for fun. In either case, the aspects are highly favorable, so go for it.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A relationship seems to be winding down from passionate to passive.

It’s up to you to decide what the next step will be. But don’t wait too long to take the initiative. Delay could create more problems.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A decision looms.

But be very sure that this is what you really want before you sign or say anything.

Once you act, there’ll be little or no wiggle room for any adjustments.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Money matters improve, but you still need to be cautious with your spending.

Also, set aside that Leonine pride for a bit and apologize for contributing to that misunderstanding.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A tempting financial situation could make the usually unflappable Virgo rush in before checking things out. Be alert to possible hidden problems.

Get the facts before you act.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) It’s nice to

know that you’re finally getting due credit for your efforts. You also should know that new opportunities will follow. A family member brings important news.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Any uncertainty that begins to cloud an impending decision could signal a need to re-examine your reasons for wanting to take on this commitment.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You benefit from taking time out of your currently hectic schedule to do more contemplation or meditation.

This will help re-energize you, both in body and soul.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Nursing hurt feelings can zap the energies of even the usually self-confident Sea Goat. Best advice: Move forward. Success is the best balm for a painful ego.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A display of temperament surprises you, as well as those around you. It could be all that pressure you’re under. Consider letting someone help you see it through.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Some things don’t seem to be working out as you’d hoped. Don’t fret.

Instead, take some time out to reassess your plans and see where changes could be made.

BORN THIS WEEK: You enjoy traveling and meeting people. You are especially good with children and would make an excellent teacher.

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Louse invasion drives mom buggy DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am going buggy -- literally. My 5-year-old kindergartener has head lice.

I discovered them because he started scratching his head. It makes me sick to

my stomach to think about this. I can’t imagine where he picked them up. Is the entire family destined to come down with them? I have four other children, two dogs and a husband. Help. -- B.C.

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ANSWER: Head lice cause mothers more consternation than just about any other illness. For the record, head lice don’t transmit any illnesses. They do cause itching and scratching. They’re not a reflection of your cleanliness. Most likely your child picked them up at school from head-to-head contact or from sharing caps, brushes or combs.

The head louse is only 3 mm (0.12 inches) long.

They’re difficult to see. The female louse lays her eggs at the base of the hair and glues them to the hair. The eggs are called nits. They hatch in about eight days.

Nits found within a quarter of an inch from the scalp indicate active infection. If they are farther away, the infection is not likely to be active.

Treatments for head lice are many and usually quite effective. Advisory bodies promote permethrin (Nix) as the treatment of choice. It calls for reapplication in one week to 10 days. Malathion lotion (Ovide) is another reliable cure. Benzyl alcohol (Ulesfia Lotion 5 percent) is another good treatment that is applied to dry hair

and then rinsed off. Natroba (spinosad) Topical Solution was approved recently as a head lice treatment. Both these latter two medicines need a prescription. You have many choices. Some of these treatments include combing the wet hair with a fine-toothed comb to get rid of nits.

You do not have to treat other family members if they show no signs of infection. Pets are safe; human head lice don’t like them. The only household cleaning necessary is vacuuming chairs and carpets where your 5-year-old has been. Clothes he has worn in the past two days need to be washed in hot water and dried with maximum heat.

Lice that are off the head live for only two days. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Some time ago, you wrote about a shrunken leg that was shaped like some kind of bottle. It has the word “teeth” in it. I have a dropped foot. My doctor doesn’t know what I am talking about but would like to see the article. Will you repeat it? -- I.D. ANSWER: The “teeth” in what I wrote referred to

Dr. Tooth, an English doctor whose name is part of a nerve illness called Charcot (SHAR-coe)-Marie-Tooth disease. In spite of the fact that the name draws a look of puzzlement from most people, it’s the most commonly inherited nervemuscle disorder.

The illness usually shows itself in teen years, but it can take many years before it’s diagnosed. The lower leg muscles become quite thin, so the leg looks like an upside-down champagne bottle. It makes walking difficult. People stumble. Often, they cannot lift the foot fully off the ground -- a dropped foot.

A number of different varieties of this illness exist. I’ve described the most common one. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible.

Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2012 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY

HEDLEY IN ESTEVAN ~ SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18TH HEDLEY VIP EXPERIENCE There are a limited number of tables available for a VIP Hedley Concert Experience.

Tables of 8 are available for $1,000 and you will receive; * Table for 8 in Spectra Place Lounge * Early Access to the concert * Early access to merchandise sales * Semi-private bar * Semi-private bathrooms * Unencumbered view of the stage For further information contact the Leisure Services OfÀce at 634-1880 or m.puffalt@estevan.ca

City of Estevan - 2011 Notice to consumers for Water Quality Estevan Waterworks Call 634-1822 for further explanation Parameter Required Testing by Number of Tests Number of Tests Permit each year Completed in Not Meeting the 2011 Permit in 2011 154 Regular Samples 170 1 1. Bacteriological A harmless form of bacteria called Total Coliform is routinely monitored in the distributed water. If found, coliform show a break down in the disinfection process or possible outside contamination. Positive results require additional testing to test for pathogens

2. Turbidity (on-site) - Turbidity is a measure of the clarity of the water.

- For our water supply, turbidity shall not exceed 0.3 NTU from any filter.

3. Fluoride (on-site)

A sample after each main repair or construction

1. After each filter on a continuous basis.

2. Daily from the storage reservoir before entering the distribution system 3. At the same frequency and locations as for bacteriological samples.

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- Fluoride is added as a dental aid - Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/l

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2. At the same frequency and locations as for bacteriological sampling, for free and total residuals.

1. Every 2 hours operators perform an analysis and also monitored continuous with on-line instruments 2. Completed for the bacteriological samples 215 samples and 251 spot checks

- Chlorine is added to disinfect the water and the levels must be maintained at: - a chloramine residual of not less then 0.5 mg/l throughout the distribution system.

- free ammonia of >0.1 mg/l < 0.5 mg/l

6. Chemical

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1. Every four (4) hours per day for treated water entering the distribution system

Training is provided free of charge.

Funded by Saskatchewan Justice.

634-8040.

Position: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (Dispatcher)

Duties and Responsibilities:

7. Pesticides and Organics

1 every 2 years

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8. Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM’s)

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0 6 The levels of TTHM’s have been reduced by switching to Chloramination but the annual average is still above 100 ppb.

We are testing the disinfection process to see if we can reduce the free chlorine to lower these values without compromising the disinfection process

THM’s are a disinfection by-product and are not an immediate risk but over time THM ingestion is a suspected carcinogen. Each individual 350 ppb and annual

average not to exceed 100ppb

9. Cyanide and Mercury

The following qualiÀcations are needed: * 18 years of age or older * pass a police security screening and take an oath of conÀdentiality * sincere interest in and the ability to work with people * successfully complete initial training program and participate in ongoing training and staff meetings

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alkalinity; bicarbonate; calcium; carbonate; chloride; conductivity; hardness; magnesium; nitrate; pH; sodium; sulphate; and total dissolved solids; aluminium; arsenic; barium; boron; cadmium; chromium; copper; iron; lead; manganese; selenium; uranium; and zinc

sample is not to exceed

Southeast Regional Victim Services is looking for volunteers in the Estevan City Police / Estevan RCMP detachment area to work with victims of crime and traumatic events by providing information, advocacy, support and referral. Victim Services is a policeafÀliated program.

For further information, please call

Levels not to exceed 1.5 mg/l

5. Chlorine Residual (on-site)

SUPPORT WORKERS NEEDED

1 every 2 years

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The City of Estevan Water Treatment Plant is a surface water plant that focuses on the removal of suspended solids and the inactivation of pathogenic organisms through a multiple barrier approach, i.e. chemical aided settling, filtration, disinfection. All limits that each parameter must be within, comes from the Environmental Protection Act 2002 and associated Regulations to that Act. Go to www.saskh2o.ca for details and a complete listing of all levels throughout the province. A full detailed listing of all the levels of these parameters as well as the Waterworks Annual Report is located at www.estevan.ca or is available at the Estevan Library and City Hall.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills.

This person will handle incoming telephone calls, general public inquiries and complaints, and will communicate via radio transmissions with members on patrol. Must be able to work independently under stress as well as produce a high degree of accuracy.

Application packages can be picked up at the Estevan Police Service or mailed out upon request.

Please return the completed package with an updated resume in a sealed envelope to: Chief of Police Estevan Police Service, 301-11th Ave., Estevan SK S4A 1C7 Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Our Walkways Residents are reminded to clear the snow and ice from walkways around their home to ensure that there is safe access to the water, power and energy meters. This reduces the risk of slips, falls and injuries to our personnel. Your cooperation is appreciated.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING at the ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL? Stars for Saskatchewan‘s next performance is February 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm in St. Paul’s United Church and features Alexander Sevastian, Accordionist. Alexander began his accordion studies at the age of seven with his advanced studies taking him to Moscow’s famed Gnessin Academy of Music where he graduated with his Masters Degree in Performance. With 3 Àrst prize wins at the International Accordion competition to his credit, Alexander Sevastian has truly commanded the world’s attention as one of the best. And COMING IN MARCH!! Brent Butt ….advance tickets on sale at Henders Drugs 2011-2012 Koncert for Kids concert season picks up again in April 2012 when they present the 3rd concert of their series. Join us when Motus O (Circus TerriÀco) perform on April 15th at 2:00 p.m.

– Westview School. Further details at www.estevanartscouncil.com Visual Arts committee offer classes in the arts however with continued renovations, classes will not commence until early Spring.

Energy City Film Circuit present their 4th Àlm of the season: The Way (DCP) on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Orpheum Theatre (4:00 pm). ******* FUNDRAISER CONCERT RCAF Quintet Band “Command Force” February 15th – 7:45 p.m. ** Estevan Comprehensive School Sponsored by: ECS Band & The Estevan Arts Council For further information, visit www.estevanartscouncil.com or call the ofÀce 634-3942 Visual Arts Stars for Saskatchewan Koncerts for Kids Energy City Film Circuit 701 Souris Avenue, ESTEVAN, SK S4A 2T1 (306) 634-3942 estevanartscouncil@sasktel.net www.estevanartscouncil.com

INVITATION TO TENDER The City of Estevan, Leisure Services Business Division invites your company to submit a tendered bid to SUPPLY AND DELIVER OF FLOWERS

by Friday, February 10, 2012 @ 1:00 pm for our Áower beds within the City of Estevan for the spring planting of 2012.

The total number of plants: 10 781 There are numerous species, colors and types for a complete list of please contact Shannon Wanner at 634-1880.

Other Criteria • There will be two different delivery dates May 28, 2012 at 9:00 am at the Estevan Civic Auditorium, and June 11, 2012 at the Estevan Civic Auditorium at 9:00 am.

• Unloading of product is the responsibility of the Company.

• Flowers to be in Full Bloom by June 15, 2011.

• Warranty must include: at the time of arrival the plants must be sturdy, healthy and have Áowering buds or have started to bloom. Any weak plants that die in the Àrst two weeks must be replaced.

In the Tender please Include: • Price of Flowers.

• If the greenhouse doesn’t carry the exact species or type of Áower please indicate the type or species it will replace.

• Shipping and Handling. If shipping is not available please indicate that in your tender price.

• Warranty.

Please submit your sealed tender marked “Annual Flowers for Flower Beds” in writing by Friday, February 10, 2012 @ 1:00 pm to: City of Estevan, Leisure Services Division c/o Shannon Wanner 701 Souris Ave. Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 2T1 Public Opening of the tenders will take place on Friday, February 10, 2012 @ 1:00 pm at the Conference Room @ Leisure Services OfÀce at the above listed address.

For more information please contact Shannon Wanner @ 634-1880. Thank you in advance for your submission.

PUBLIC NOTICE WATER & SEWER UTILITY RATES WILL INCREASE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2012

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ESTEVAN THE ENERGY CITY PUBLIC OFFERING PUBLIC OFFERING REQUEST PROPOSALS REQUESTFOR FORDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS The City of Estevan gives notice that it will be accepting and considering offers/ proposals for the development of the following City lands: ¾DOMINION HEIGHTS PHASE 3: UN-SUBDIVIDED LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER SECTION 27 TOWNSHIP 2 RANGE 8 WEST OF THE SECOND MERIDIAN (NORTH OF WELLOCK ROAD AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 47N)

The total area, comprising approximately 9.72 hectares [24.0 acres], is currently zoned URBAN HOLDING (UH) and would require rezoning for the type of development intended. Under the City’s OfÅcial Community Plan the area has been designated for a mix of land uses with the primary use being residential. The City has prepared a concept plan for the lands being offered which involves a third proposed phase of lot development which includes mixed use Residential parcels (Low and medium density) and select parcels for Commercial and Institutional developments. (A copy of the concept/preliminary subdivision plan is available for review by contacting the City’s Land Development Services Manager).

All proposals must be consistent with the City’s OfÅcial Community Plan and submissions must provide a comprehensive and clear understanding of what the offer/proposal entails including associated time lines as to when development would commence. Any accepted offer/proposal will be further subject and conditional to the terms of an agreement prepared by the City. Any questions may be directed to the City’s Land Development Service Manager at 634-1821 or email rdenys@ estevan.ca The City reserves the right to select the proposal that best suits the development vision for the area and may reject any or all proposals. Highest or any proposal not necessarily accepted. Sealed Offers/written proposals may be submitted to the City Clerk’s ofÅce, Legislative Services, City Hall, 1102 Fourth Street, on or before Friday, February 24, 2012.

R Denys PPS MCIP Land Development Services Manager

GUARD/MATRON The Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be honest, trustworthy and able to work independently with little supervision. The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons who are being held in custody.

Retired persons are also encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be on call and will have the right to turn down shifts.

If you would like to apply or would like to receive further information please contact the

Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave., Estevan, Saskatchewan. S4A 1C7 or call 306 634 4767.

You can also email: schartrand@estevanpolice.ca Del Block – Chief of Police Estevan Police Service

Getting StARTed at the Estevan Art Gallery Adult Art Class Beginner Oil Painting Photo- Realistic Portraiture WHEN: Thursday, Feb 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15 WHERE: The Estevan Art Gallery & Museum TIME: 6:30 - 9:30 pm INSTRUCTOR: Natalie Buongiorno COST: $200/person Learn to paint from a photograph. Materials included in registration fee. For more information contact Karly at 634-7644 or by email at galleryed@sasktel.net

Property Tax Discount Taxpayers are encouraged to take advantage of the 2.5% prepayment discount the city offers on 2012 Property Taxes if paid in January.

Please note that you will not receive a prepayment notice. If you wish to take advantage of the January discount please stop into City Hall or call 634-1812 or 634-1811 to determine what your 2012 discount will be.

2012 DISCOUNTS February March April May

2% 1.5% 1% .5%

Tax notices will be sent out in June, once taxes have been levied

6 3 ( & 7 5 $ & 5 ( ' , 7 8 1 , 2 1

DUE TO EVENT WALKING TRACK WILL BE CLOSED FROM FEBRUARY 17 - 6:00 AM UNTIL FEBRUARY 20 - 6:00 AM

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At The Library.....

Monday, February 13th @ 6:00 to 7:00 pm – Cool Kid Crafts: Decoupage Vase – For ages 8 – 14 yrs. Decoupage a vase with tissue paper & mod poge for a great Valentine gift idea! 15 spots available.

Tuesday, February 14th @ 6:00 pm – Valentine’s Wine & Cheese – Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a wine and cheese tasting at the library. Scott Bax from the Weyburn Liquor Board will discuss how to pair different types of wine with cheese. Sample wine & cheese completely free! Come alone or bring a friend, but remember that space is limited. Must be legal drinking age.

Thursday, February 16th @ 6:30 pm – Cover to Cover Book Club – We will be discussing Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill. Meet Baby, a 12 year old girl who is raised in Montreal’s red-light district, sent to foster care by her heroine-addicted father and lured into prostitution by her boyfriend.

New members always welcome! Call to pick up your copy today!

Saturday, February 18th @ 2:30 pm – Teen Scrapbooking Circle – Join a creative scrapbooking circle designed especially for teens (12-16 yrs). We provide the materials and you provide the inspiration. No rules, no directions, just come up with an idea and run with it! Bring a set of photos related by a common theme. Please pre-register & indicate your theme.

Tuesday, February 21st @ 2:00 pm – Movie Madness: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.

Wednesday, February 22nd @ 2:00 pm – Movie Madness: Happy Feet Thursday, February 23rd @ 2:00 pm – Movie Madness: Rio Friday, February 24th @ 2:00 pm – Movie Madness: Shrek, Forever After Thursday, February 23rd @ 10:30 to 11:00 am – Baby Time – Ages 0 to 18 months old & their caregivers. Spend a close & happy time with your little one using songs & rhymes along with a short story & simple activity! This is an interactive program & adult participation is encouraged! Jocelyn Akins, Parent Skills Educator, will visit with tips on parenting concerns! Register @ 636-1621.

Friday, February 24th @ 2:00 pm – Creative Cupcakes for Teens – Do something fun and creative during the February break! Jennifer Melanson, proprietor of Cakes by Jennifer, will be teaching a session on cupcake decorating for teens (12-16 yrs). Treat yourself. Pre-register @ 636-1621.

Mondays & Wednesdays @ 3:00, 3:30 & 4:00 pm – Hello Computer! – Come and get answers to your computer questions in one-on-one sessions. Bring your laptop or use a public computer. When registering please indicate what you would like to learn.

FEBRUARY IS ABORIGINAL STORYTELLING MONTH!

PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED DISCRETIONARY USE Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan has received an application for the development of a “secondary residential suite (basement suite)” on the following property: 1) Legal Description: Lots 4, Block 126, Reg’d Plan AM3427 Civic Address: 1462 Nicholson Road The above noted property is zoned Residential Low Density-Single Detached Zone (R1) in which the proposed development would be classiÀed as a “Accessory/Secondary Suite” which is a discretionary use in the district, and is therefore only permitted subject to the approval of City Council.

Prior to the application/development being considered any person can review, make written submissions and/or make representation to Council on the proposal. Any such intentions or questions in regard to the development proposal should be directed to the Land Development Services, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 [tel 634-1862] [email: ebjorge@estevan.ca] on or before the 16th day of February, 2012.

NOTICE PROPOSED HOUSE RELOCATION Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan has received an application for relocation of a new pre-assembled single-detached residential dwelling to the following property: 1) Legal Description: Lot 29, Block 169, Plan 102070257 Civic Address: 2012 Nicholson Road The above noted property is zoned Residential low density-Single detached Zone in which ‘Single-detached dwelling units’ are permitted uses of the zone.

The application/proposal may be reviewed by contacting Land Development Services at 634-1862.

Any questions or written submissions regarding the relocation proposal may be forwarded to the Land Development Services Manager, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7, on or before the 16th day of February 2012.

POLICE CONSTABLE The Estevan Police Service was established in 1906 and has been built on a tradition of excellence. The City of Estevan has experienced a great deal of growth in the past three years, especially in the energy sector including oil, coal mining and power generation. This growth and economic boom has created several challenges within the City of Estevan including the Police Service.

The Estevan Police Service is increasing the size of the Police Service and currently has two vacancies for the position of Constable. The Estevan Police Service has a rigorous application process; however, this process is to ensure that the people we hire to wear the Estevan Police Service uniform are the right people for the job.

If you are hired as a new recruit you will enter a rigorous training period of 42 weeks. The Àrst 18 weeks will be at the Saskatchewan Police College in Regina, Saskatchewan where you will receive instruction in criminal law, ofÀcer safety, self defence, Àrearms, report writing and cross cultural training. After graduating from the Police College you will receive a further 24 weeks of Àeld training under the guidance of a Field Training OfÀcer. Experienced members are encouraged to apply.

The Estevan Police Service offers an exciting career in law enforcement with excellent beneÀts and a competitive salary.

If you would like to receive an application package or would like to receive further information please contact:

The Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave., Estevan, Saskatchewan. S4A 1C7 or call 306 634 4767. You can also email: schartrand@estevanpolice or jpierson@estevanpolice.ca LET’S CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY! LET’S CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY! LET’S CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY! LET’S CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY! LET’S CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY!

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Wellhead Systems DRILLING LICENSES Forty-three licenses issued to Monday, February 6, 2012 12A394 - Triwest Wauchope North Hz ............................................................................................4D1-14-3D3-13-8-33 12A403 - Penn West Queensdale E Re Hz ...................................................................................... 2B3-27-4A5-22-6-1 12A407 - Penn West Queensdale E Hz ..........................................................................................7A11-22-3D9-22-6-1 12A404 - Highrock White Bear ......................................................................................................................... 16-20-9-2 12A410 - Renegade et al Crystal Hill 2Hz ....................................................................................... 8B1-26-3B3-26-10-2 12A397 - Legacy Steelman Hz..........................................................................................................2D9-31-3A9-32-4-3 12A408 - Legacy Pinto Hz................................................................................................................... 2B2-10-3B2-3-1-5 12A398 - NAL Star Valley Hz ............................................................................................................ 4A1-14-3A3-13-9-6 12A389 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ........................................................................................................3D13-15-1C13-22-9-8 12A406 - FCL Huntoon Hz .............................................................................................................. 4A1-31-1B10-30-6-9 12A388 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ..........................................................................................................1C4-31-7A1-31-7-10 12A405 - Spartan Ceylon Hz.......................................................................................................1A16-36-1C13-36-6-19 12A431 - Triwest Gainsborough West Hz ..................................................................................... 1B4-22-4B12-15-2-31 12A430 - Legacy Manor Hz.............................................................................................................4A8-15-1D16-10-7-1 12A428 - Highrock White Bear ........................................................................................................................... 3-28-9-2 12A433 - Legacy et al Alameda W Hz ..............................................................................................3D1-30-3D1-29-4-3 12A415 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ......................................................................................................4A16-24-2D16-19-7-10 12A417 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ..........................................................................................................1D1-25-3A1-30-7-10 12A432 - Legacy Midale Hz .............................................................................................................. 2B2-2-3B2-35-5-11 12A418 - CPEC Flat Lake Hz.......................................................................................................... 1B2-22-4B2-15-1-16 12B006 - Arc Queensdale E Hz ............................................................................................................ 2A9-9-4B7-9-6-1 12B009 - CNRL Alameda West Inj DD..........................................................................................4A10-21-4D10-21-4-3 12B012 - Wyatt Willmar Hz ............................................................................................................... 4A9-11-3A1-11-6-3 12B007 - Arc Browning Hz ..............................................................................................................2A3-33-2D11-28-6-5 12B003 - CVE Taylorton Hz ............................................................................................................2C12-13-2D9-13-2-6 12B002 - CVE Taylorton ..............................................................................................................................2C12-13-2-6 12B021 - Husky Steelman 2Hz .......................................................................................................4C15-35-1C15-2-5-6 12B022 - Husky Steelman 2Hz .......................................................................................................1C16-35-2D16-2-5-6 12B010 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ................................................................................................................ 2B4-7-4B4-6-7-9 12B019 - Baytex Tableland Hz............................................................................................................ 4B3-8-4B3-5-1-11 12B011 - Husky Oungre Hz ............................................................................................................ 3B4-26-4B3-23-1-13 12B024 - San Tan Redvers Hz ................................................................................................... 3B10-23-4B12-23-8-31 12B047 - Triwest Hastings HZ ........................................................................................................ 1B2-10-4B10-3-3-33 12B030 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ............................................................................................................3D9-22-2B7-26-6-6 12B043 - Rife Freehold ViewÀeld Hz ..................................................................................................4D9-12-2D9-7-7-9 12B028 - Legacy Creelman Hz .......................................................................................................4C14-7-3D16-7-10-9 12B046 - FCL Benson 2Hz ........................................................................................................... 2B12-19-3B2-24-6-10 12B042 - Rife Freehold ViewÀeld Hz ..............................................................................................2D6-13-3A8-13-7-10 12B029 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ............................................................................................................2C12-3-2D9-3-8-10 12B074 - Fairborne MaryÀeld ....................................................................................................................... 16-33-10-30 12B069 - NAL Oungre Hz .............................................................................................................4C13-34-3C13-3-2-13 12B068 - NAL Oungre Hz .............................................................................................................4D15-34-4C15-3-2-13 12B067 - NAL Oungre Hz .............................................................................................................4B5-17-1C13-17-2-14

RIG REPORT

11L214 - Canelson #14 .........................................Legacy Frys East Hz .......................................4D1-22-2D1-23-8-30 11K345 - Champion #360 .....................................Legacy Frys East Hz .......................................1D1-21-3D1-22-8-30 12A307 - Crusader #2 ..................................... Epping et al Bellegarde 2Hz .............................1D14-15-1C13-15-6-31 12A174 - Canelson #16........................................... Highrock Ryerson .......................................................... 5-22-8-31 11L211 - Advance #8 .......................................Questerre et al Ryerson Hz .................................. 6B5-23-4B5-22-9-31 11C537 - Advance #3 ............................................... BDOG Mair 2Hz.............................................2D8-2-2D16-2-9-32 11H359 - Big Sky #601.........................................Penn West Oakley Hz ....................................7C7-26-1B12-26-4-33 11C348 - Precision #409 ......................................... NAL Alida Unit Hz ............................................. 2B2-1-3A8-1-6-33 12A216 - Canelson #24........................................... Pemoco Parkman .................................................... 3b16-15-9-33 12A146 - Vortex #2 ................................................Triwest Carnduff Hz ...................................... 4A11-28-4A9-28-2-33 12A056 - Precision #157 ................................ Penn West Queensdale E Hz ..................................1D3-27-2D6-27-6-1 11K289 - Advance #4 ................................................... VOC Manor .............................................................3A1-36-7-1 12A230 - Red Dog #2............................................ Legacy Alameda Hz..........................................2D16-1-2D14-6-4-1 11L165 - Quinterra #11 ....................................... Arc Queensdale E 2Hz ....................................... 3A8-16-2A6-15-6-1 11B092 - Lasso #2 ............................................. Kinwest 08 Alameda Hz......................................... 1B2-7-4B10-6-4-2 11K443 - Akita #15 ..................................................... BHPB Melville ............................................................. 5-20-21-3 11L097 - Nabors #24.................................................. BHPB Melville ............................................................. 9-32-20-3 11J219 - Advance #1 ........................................ Spectrum et al Pinto 3 Hz ................................... 4B3-27-4B11-22-2-4

THE ESTEVAN MERCURY DRILLING REPORT 12A127 - Big Sky #77............................................ Zargon Steelman Hz ...........................................1D11-3-4A4-3-5-4 11J348 - Saxon #157 ...............................................Rio Tinto Odessa ......................................................... 13-16-15-4 11I172 - Canelson #11 ............................................. Elkhorn Pinto Hz ..........................................3C13-30-4B4-36-1-4 11C494 - Big sky #2 ............................................ Harvest Hazelwood Hz .........................................1D1-6-2D9-6-12-4 12A178 - Precision #120 ........................................CNRL Steelman Hz ........................................4D2-10-2C12-11-5-5 11H136 - Ensign #625 .......................................... Arc et al Browning Hz ......................................4C7-28-4B12-28-6-5 12A295 - Advance #5 ......................................... T Bird et al Browning Hz .................................... 2A11-34-2A9-34-6-5 11C641 - Big Sky #34.............................................. PBEN Kisbey 2Hz ............................................. 2A4-17-3A4-8-8-5 11K266 - Ensign #696 ........................................... PBEN ViewÀeld 2Hz .....................................4C15-23-4C15-26-7-7 11G183 - Canelson #23 ......................................... CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ......................................8D16-10-2D16-11-9-7 11L037 - Partner #3 ............................................... CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ........................................1B4-20-1C13-20-9-7 11L128 - Red Dog #3 .......................................... CVE Roche Percee Hz .....................................5A1-35-2D16-35-1-7 12A086 - Lasso #1 .................................................Molopo Estevan Hz ..........................................2A8-21-3D9-22-2-7 12A049 - Ensign #607 ................................... Legacy et al Roche Percee Hz .............................1C15-27-2D15-34-1-7 11G035 - Advance #6............................................. CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ..........................................4A9-10-2D9-11-9-7 11F045 - Precision #381 ........................................COEC ViewÀeld Hz .......................................... 2A2-32-3A2-29-9-7 11H239 - Precision #380 ........................................ CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ......................................4D14-7-1C14-18-10-7 11H056 - Canelson #26.......................................... CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ......................................3D13-19-2C14-30-8-8 11D163 - Advance #9 ............................................. CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ..........................................4D8-11-3D8-12-9-8 12A029 - Canelson #12............................................ OEL Macoun Hz ........................................2C12-35-3B12-34-4-9 11L123 - Big Sky #3 .............................................. PBEN ViewÀeld 2Hz ......................................... 2B3-32-3B3-29-9-9 11K071 - Canelson #10..................................... Legacy et al ViewÀeld Hz........................................ 1B4-4-4B4-33-9-9 12A072 - Panther #2 ......................................Williston Hunter Tableland Hz ................................ 4A8-15-3A8-14-1-10 11C403 - Big Sky #48....................................... Rife Freehold ViewÀeld Hz ................................4D6-31-2D14-31-7-10 11J338 - Advance #10 ..................................... Painted Pony ViewÀeld Hz...................................6C5-25-1B7-26-6-11 11L116 - Ensign #604 ............................................ PBEN ViewÀeld Hz ........................................ 2A3-25-4B2-24-7-11 11G061 - Canelson #25 ............................................NAL Elswick Hz .........................................4C7-31-3B15-30-4-12 11L138 - Panther #3................................................ Husky Oungre Hz .....................................4C15-25-2D14-36-1-13 11K076 - Precision #275 ..................................CVE et al Weyburn Unit Hz ................................ 2B15-11-2B5-11-6-13 12A092 - Advance #7 ............................................... CPEC Hoffer Hz........................................... 1B4-14-4B4-11-1-14 12A084 - Precision #418 ............................................Husky Tribune ............................................................. 3-13-4-14 11L219 - Big sky #45............................................. Enerplus Colgate Hz ....................................... 1B3-19-3B6-18-5-14 11K398 - Vortex #1 ....................................................NAL Hoffer Hz .............................................. 1B1-7-1B13-8-2-15 11L084 - Canelson #27 ............................................ NAL Neptune Hz ........................................ 8B16-12-4B2-18-3-15 11L229 - Panther #1...................................................NAL Hoffer Hz ................................................1C6-8-4D9-6-2-15 12A313 - Canelson #15..........................................CVE Tatagwa West ...................................................1D16-12-6-16 11I275 - Horizon #34 ........................................ Painted Pony Flat Lake Hz .............................. 2B13-27-4B13-28-1-16 11J349 - Saxon #154 ............................................. Rio Tinto Kromeau...................................................... 16-16-15-16 11F083 - Trinidad #4 ....................................... ARC et al Skinner Lake 2Hz ............................... 3B4-19-1B10-13-4-18 11F045 - Precision #381 ........................................ CPEC ViewÀeld Hz .......................................... 2A2-32-3A2-29-9-7

WAITING ON PROGRAM

11L054 - CNRL Gainsborough Hz ..................................................................................................4A6-24-3A8-24-2-30 12A010 - Fort Calgary Welwyn ....................................................................................................................12-35-14-30 11K442 - Epping et al Bellegarde SWD .........................................................................................................13-15-6-31 10F204 - Renegade Fleming ..........................................................................................................................6-34-12-31 11L210 - Questerre et al Ryerson Hz..............................................................................................7B4-23-4B4-72-9-31 11B210 - Mosaic K2 Esterhazy 6 WSW .......................................................................................................12-26-19-32 10E269 - Mosaic Esterhazy 2 EH.................................................................................................................12-22-19-33 10G299 - Reliable Wawota.............................................................................................................................8-13-12-33 10D050 - BDOG Parkman ..............................................................................................................................15-13-9-34 12A009 - Highrock Manor ................................................................................................................................16-25-7-1 11L096 - Elkhorn Northgate .............................................................................................................................13-28-1-2 11K222 - Renegade Kenosee DD .................................................................................................. 1C9-32-1C9-32-10-2 11J193 - Triwest Alameda East SWD ................................................................................................................16-9-4-2 12A022 - Black Rider Openshaw .....................................................................................................................14-36-2-3 11H433 - Kinwest 08 Alameda .........................................................................................................................11-28-3-3 11G039 - CNRL Steelman..................................................................................................................................15-2-5-5 11K397 - CPEC ViewÀeld Hz ....................................................................................................... 4C15-10-2D15-15-9-9 11J332 - FCL Benson ....................................................................................................................................13-24-6-10 11J204 - Williston Hunter Tableland Hz ........................................................................................... 2B13-2-2D9-2-1-10 10B263 - Arc Tribune .....................................................................................................................................15-32-3-14 11K040 - NAL Neptune Hz ............................................................................................................. 4C9-12-4C9-13-3-16 11K244 - Spartan Ceylon Hz.............................................................................................................1A1-6-4B3-31-6-18 11K043 - PBEN Pangman DD ................................................................................................... 4B16-15-2D15-15-7-20 11K062 - EERG Hardy South Hz ................................................................................................. 3D14-17-3A3-17-4-21 11A096 - CEEI Hardy South ............................................................................................................................5-17-5-21

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Thanks to all finalists; Craven, Leader, Unity, James Smith Cree Nation, and Swift Current for making physical activity the easy choice for our kids! saskatchewaninmotion.ca

HEALTH SERVICES HERBAL MAGIC Open House.

Feb. 6th-12th. Drop by for prizes, discounts and product tasting.

Special Offer Lose weight, less than $10/week. Call 1-800-3762104.

PSYCHICS TRUE Advice! TRUE Clarity!

TRUE PSYCHICS 1-877-342-3032 or 1-900-528-6256 or Mobile #3563 (18+) 3.19/min. www.truepsychics.ca

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SERVICES FOR HIRE

WANTED TO RENT

PROPERTY FOR SALE

QUIET, PROFESSIONAL Man Non-smoker. Looking for accommodations. References available.

Phone 421-7119.

LAKEVIEW HOMES & Lots Vernon BC. Lake Okanagan. Private Beach. Dock. Trees. Meadows.

Wildflowers. Birds. Trails. Reasonably priced custom home construction. Architectural Guidelines.

Build now or later. Ten minutes to town-center. Lots from $219,000.

Houses from $499,000. Vendor financing available. Call Scott 250.558.4795 www.AdventureBayVernon.com.

ROOMS FOR RENT: Double/Single rooms.

Available on a weekly basis.

Brand new accommodations. Internet and cable included. Phone 461-6900.

FOR RENT: Room in Benson, a few minutes nor th of Estevan.

Laundry, bath, Internet, satellite included. Available n ow. $450/month. Call Del: 637-2032.

U P TOW N M OT E L : Ro o m s available. Some with kitchenettes; singles/doubles, free Internet, Cable TV. Bus depot access.

Phone 634-2624.

MOBILE/ MANUFACTURED

ANNOUNCEMENTS HOST FAMILIES NEEDED. Northern Youth Abroad is looking for families to host 2 youth from Nunavut/NWT, volunteering in your c o m m u n i t y J U LY / A U G U S T. www.nya.ca. Call 1-866-212-2307.

IN MEMORIAM

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION: Call us for all your concrete construction needs. We specialize in both regular and decorative concrete finishing. From foundations, to driveways, patios, garage packages and more ... Visit our website at: srconcrete.ca Quality work, quality ser vice!

Phone 204-720-6266.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed record removal since 1989.

Confidential. Fast. Affordable. Our A+ BBB rating assures employment/travel freedom. Call for free information booklet. 1-8-NOWPARDON (1-866-972-7366). RemoveYourRecord.com.

Renovations/Repairs in rural communities. Quality workmanship, licensed, insured, reliable. Complete bathrooms, kitchens, painting, plumbing, floors, decks, fences, doors, windows, wall bracing, and more. 1306-535-3510.

In Loving Memory of Larry Frank Who Passed Away February 7, 2008 His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away.

- Lovingly Remembered, Ann, and Bobbie and Chris.

COMING EVENTS ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW & SALE. February 13 19, 2012 (inclusive) at Market Mall, Preston & Louise, Saskatoon, during mall hours.

Estevan Arts Council STARS FOR SASKATCHEWAN Presents ALEXANDER SEVASTIAN Accordionist Sunday, February 12, 2012 2:30 p.m.

St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church Estevan Advance Tickets: Seniors/Adults $20 Teen $15 Child $7 Door: Seniors/Adults $25 Teen $18 Child $8 Tickets at Henders Drugs Present ticket for 10% off at Granbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Estevan Comprehensive Band and The Estevan Arts Council present A Fundraiser Concert featuring The Royal Canadian Air Force Quintet Band Wednesday, February 15th 7:45 p.m.

Estevan Comprehensive School ECS Band will Open the Performance Tickets Available at Henders Drugs, ECS and At the Door Adults/Senior $15 Teen $10 ~ Child $5

HOME BASED BUSINESS. Established franchise network, serving the legal profession, seeks self-motivated individuals. No upfront fees. Exclusive territory.

Complete training. Continuous Operational Adver tising Suppor t; www.lormit.com.

BOOKKEEPING! Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Bookkeeping.

Farmers! Small Businesses! Get your books organized, call Celeste - She can help you! More information, Call 306-634-4406 and speak to Celeste.

HOUSES FOR SALE

FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR SALE: 1984 - 5-level house in Trojan area. Approx. 1890 sq. feet, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, large kitchen with dining room, wood fireplace, central vac and air conditioned. Attached double garage. Beautifully landscaped, back with garden, high fence, shed, 2 decks and underground sprinklers. Carpet on main and up 3 years old, new kitchen countertops, new interior doors and closets, trim and casing. Asking $450,000. Phone 306927-2372 for viewing.

FOR SALE: Brand new 3 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1800 sq. ft. house on 10 acres. Fully fenced, with double car garage. Sunny kitchen has walk-in pantry and large island. Vaulted ceilings throughout kitchen, dining room and living room. Large master bedroom with walk-in closet. Basement dr y walled and painted. 7 miles west on Hwy. 18 and 1 1/4 mile south.

For viewing call 634-9305.

TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE FOR SALE. 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULT Living. Large Ground Level Townhomes. 306 241 0123 www.diamondplace.ca.

OUT OF TOWN FOR SALE In Stoughton: New modular home on own lot. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Vacant. $8,000 down; Payments $800/month.

Must have good credit and be able to bank qualify. Phone 1-587-4348525.

MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-7761660.

OFFICE/RETAIL

C U S T O M B U I LT R E A D Y T O MOVE HOMES: R. Barkman Constr uction, Cromer, Manitoba.

Quality workmanship and materials. Please Phone Randy at 204662-4561 for Estimates and Design or Stop in to Visit Our Homes.

LOTS & ACREAGES FOR SALE

BY OWNER: Prairie Lake Lodge, Lake of the Prairies has Lakeview and Golf view lots for sale. Spacious, well-treed, affordable year round usage for cottage or 5th wheel. Financing and availability, call: 204-773-3335, e-mail: keating@escape.ca

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OFFICE SPACE Available in Carlyle, Sask.: Total of 596 sq. ft. of office space for rent/lease starting immediately. This space can be divided into three separate offices or rented as one. Located at Falco Place, 205 Main St. (2nd Floor), Carlyle, Sask. For more information, please call 306-453-2671.

MINERAL RIGHTS FOR SALE: Mineral Rights - West half of Section Twenty-Six in Township Three in Range One, West of the Second Meridian. Offers only. Phone 1-306-634-3248.

FARM IMPLEMENTS FOR SALE: 2001 Highline 7000 Bale processor, good condition $6,000 O.B.O. 1997 JD566 Round baler, double twine arm, shedded, excellent condition; 2006 New Holland SF110, 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; suspended boom, triple nozzles, induction tank, 850 Imperial gal. tank, auto rate, excellent condition. Phone 306-4872868.

WANTED: Massey #36 Discers.

Paying $100. Will Pick Up! Call Andrew 306-946-9669, leave message if no answer.

1/2 Price!

Our ClassiĂ&#x20AC;ed Sale Never Ends!

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

BUSINESS SERVICES

NEED QUALITY Finish to your new or existing home??? Experienced, dependable painter will fill all your decorative needs. Serving Estevan, Weyburn and surrounding areas. Call Dan at 421-4148 or 487-2606.

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Same unit sold for $428,895. Own your brand new condo for pennies on the dollar in warm, sunny SW Florida! Walk to over 20 restaurants/ 100 shops! Must see. Ask about travel incentives. Call 1-866959-2825, ext 15. www.coconutpointcondos.com

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Estevan Mercury & Southeast Trader Express CLASSIFIED INDEX

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SERVICES Accounting/ Bookkeeping Appliance Repairs Auctioneers Bricklaying Building/Contracting Building Supplies Drywalling Building/Contracting Electrical Handyperson Hauling Cleaning Janitorial Landscaping Lawn & Garden Moving Painting/Wallpaper Renos/Home Improvement Roofing Snow removal Services for Hire Vacuum Services

LEGAL Notices to Creditors Assessment Rolls Tax Enforcement Tenders Notices/Nominations Legal/Public Notices Judicial Sales Houses for Sale Apts./Condos for Sale Out of Town Cabins/Cottages/ Country Homes Apts./Condos for Rent Duplexes for Rent Houses for Rent Mobiles/Pads Housesitting Wanted to Rent Rooms for Rent Room & Board Shared Accomm.

Mobile/Mft. Homes for Sale Recreational Property Revenue Property Garages Real Estate Services Investment Opport.

Business Opportunities Hotels/Motels Business Services Financial Services Industrial/Commercial Storage Space for Lease Office/Retail for Rent Warehouses Farms for Sale Farms/Acreages for Rent Land/Pastures for Rent Mineral Rights Farm Implements Livestock Horses & Tack

Farm Services Feed & Seed Hay/Bales for Sale Certified Seed for Sale Pulse Crops/Grain Wanted Steel Buildings/ Granaries Farms/Real Estate Antiques For Sale/Miscellaneous Furniture Musical Instruments Computers/Electronics Firewood Sports Equipment Farm Produce Hunting/Firearms Plants/Shrubs/Trees Pets Wanted to Buy Auctions Adult Personals Domestic Cars Trucks & Vans Parts & Accessories Automotive Wanted RVs/Campers/Trailers Boats Snowmobiles Motorcycles ATVs/Dirt Bikes Utility Trailers Oilfield/Wellsite Equip.

Heavy Equipment Career Opportunities Professional Help Office/Clerical Skilled Help Trades Help Sales/Agents General Employment Work Wanted Domestic Help Wanted Career Training Tutors Memorial Donations Obituaries

THE TRADER EXPRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012 FEED & SEED

LAND FOR SALE PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT.

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed d & Grain 1-877-250-5252

LAND WANTED FARMLAND WANTED: To Cash Rent - North of Estevan or Bienfait area. Phone 421-0679.

SOLD EXAMPLES Bengough - 22 1/4’s Bethune - 2 1/4’s Blaine Lake - 245 acres Cupar - 5 1/4s Davidson - 6 1/4’s Elfross – 18 1/4’s Emerald – 22 1/4’s Eastend - 2 1/4’s Grenfell - 3 1/4’s Harwarden - 1 1/4’s Lestock - 5 1/4’s Lake Alma – 9 1/4’s Marcelin - 7 1/4’s Moose Jaw - 8 1/4’s Nokomis - 8 1/4’s Ogema - 36 1/4’s Prince Albert - 1 1/4’s Saskatoon - 2 1/4's Semans - 7 1/4’s Simpson - 10 acres Viscount - 3 1/2 Wadena - 4 1/4’s Wakaw West - 41/4’s Watrous/Young 30 1/2 Mobile Home Park Weyburn - 21 1/4’s

LAND FOR SALE

FOR SALE - MISC

LAND For Sale: 1/4 NW 1-3-9 W2.

Close to Estevan. Phone 6342405, leave message.

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STEEL BUILDINGS / GRANARIES Steel Buildings STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

FOR SALE - MISC

IMMEDIATE CA$H for Gold, Diamonds, Silver, Coins, Ingots, Old Rings, Chains, Charms. GMG Jewellers, 105 21st St E, Saskatoon. gmgjewellers@shaw.ca 1866-464-7464 www.gmgjewellers.com.

NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN! New! Continuous Shock C h l o r i n a to r. Pa te n t Pe n d i n g Canada/U.S.A. No mess, effective year round for smell, iron bacteria, slime. Inexpensive. Phone 1-800BIG-IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com.

PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 350,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1405 for details.

WANTED WANTED: Buying all wild fur coyotes etc, Antlers and old traps.

Phone Bryon at 306-278-2425 or Phil at 306-278-2299.

Call DOUG 306-955-2266 EMAIL: saskfarms@shaw.ca Letter of Appreciation When we were approached by Mr. Doug Rue of Freshwater Holdings in July 2011, it was an opportunity for us to sell our farmland at a very fair price.

Mr. Rue visited our home and he explained the process, w h i c h went forward very quickly. We received payment on September 15, 2011. We appreciated Mr. Rue’s friendly and understanding manner.

There were no difficulties and he kept in touch throughout the transaction.

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DOMESTIC CARS

DOMESTIC CARS

LONG CREEK MOTORS Auto Sales & Service Since 1970 www.longcreekmotors.carpages.ca

CARS 11 Chev Impala LS 4Dr factory warranty 45,000km ................................ $18,995 10 Dodge Charger SXT 4dr High Output factory warranty, 21,800 km .. $21,995 07 Chev Malibu LS 4dr 41,000 km warranty............................................ $12,995 07 Pontiac G6 SE 4dr factory warranty, loaded ....................................... $11,995 06 Pontiac G6 GT 2dr warranty, sunroof ................................................. $11,995 06 Nissan Maxima SE 4dr sunroof, warranty .......................................... $14,995 06 Toyota Corolla Sport 4 dr, 4 cyl auto, loaded, warranty .................... $11,995 06 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4dr Diesel sunroof wty ................................... $14,995 05 Chev Cavalier VL 2dr warranty ............................................................. $7,995 05 Hyundai Tiburon SE 2dr 5spd warranty ............................................... $9,995 04 Chev Monte Carlo SS 2dr Dale Earnhardt Series warranty ............. $11,900 01 Pontiac Grand Am GT 2 dr sunroof, warranty ...................................... $5,995 98 Plymouth Neon 2dr warranty available ................................................. $3,695

TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’s 11 GMC Yukon SLE 4X4, 7 Pass, 46,589 km, factory warranty .............. $35,995 11 Jeep Liberty Sport 4X4 36,450 km factory warranty .......................... $23,995 10 Dodge Grand Caravan SE Stow N’ Go factory warranty ................... $19,995 09 Dodge Dakota SXT Crew/Cab 4x4 Fty warranty .............................. $19,995 08 Chev Trailblazer 4x4 factory warranty .............................................. $19,995 08 Hyundai Santa Fe LTD AWD sunroof, leather, factory warranty ........ $21,995 08 Ford F150 Super/crew 4x4 Lariat, warranty ...................................... $21,995 07 Chev Silverado LS Ext/Cab 4WD, loaded, warranty .......................... $19,995 05 Buick Rendezvous AWD CXL, 4dr, 7 pass, warranty ......................... $7,995 05 Chev Avalanche LT Z-71 4x4 warranty ............................................. $18,995 03 Chev Venture EXT Van warranty .......................................................... $7,995 99 Ford F150 SuperCab XL 4x4,............... ................................................. SAVE

Most of Our Vehicles are Covered by Lubrico Powertrain Warranty

Prices Reduced! ~ We Take Trades Reasonable Offers Considered PHONE COLLECT FOR KEN 634-7231 AFTER HOURS: Cell: 461-7805

421 - 4th Street – Estevan, Sask. e-mail: saleslongcreekmotors@sasktel.net

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colours Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper

AUCTIONS LARGE ANTIQUE AUCTION February 18, 10 am, 345 Broadway Street West, Yorkton. (Sign Building) 400 items one consignor. Visit ukrainetzauction.com for pictures and info 1-306-782-0787.

DOMESTIC CARS

DOMESTIC CARS

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Payment for Classified Advertising Must be Made in Advance Prepaid Rates: $7.95 per week for up to 20 words Please add 20¢ for each additional word Remember To Add 5% GST! Cash – Cheque – Visa – MasterCard Note: No refunds are issued for Classified Advertising. If you Cancel your Ad before expiry, Credit will be given which may be applied to future advertising. *** • CHECK YOUR ADS • We will only accept responsibility for errors the first time an ad appears • PLEASE NOTE • Rewording or Changing an Advertisement After it has been Printed in the Paper Requires Payment for a NEW AD – No Credits Are Issued for Ads That Are Changed – • Cancellation of Advertisements • Must be received by 3:00 p.m. Wednesday for the Trader and 4:00 p.m. Friday for the Mercury ****************

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EXPRESS Business Office located at 68 Souris Avenue North in Estevan (Across from the Water Tower) Please Phone 634-2654 for further information Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday ****************

Use the Handy Form Below to Submit Your Advertisement to: The Southeast Trader Express Box 730, Estevan, SK S4A 2A6 or submit your ad through our website at www.estevanmercury.ca Please Select Your Category from the Classified Index

Family Owned Dealership Since 1937 1021 - 4th STREET, ESTEVAN PHONE: (306) 634-3629

USED CARS 2009 PONTIAC G8 65,000 kms ...................................................... $19,995 2009 MAZDA CX-7 40,000km......................................................... $29,900 2009 SEBRING TOURING Very nice car ....................................... $15,995 2008 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, 64,000 kms .................. $17,995 SOLD $11,995 2008 DODGE AVENGER................................................................

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING ..........................................................

SOLD $10,995 2006 SATURN ION ........................................................................... $9,995

USED TRUCKS/VANS 2010 DODGE 1500 C/C LARAMIE 4x4 .......................................... $31,900 2010 RAM 1500 4x4 CREW CAB SPORT loaded ......................... $36,995 SOLD $24,900 2010 GRAND CARAVAN, 6,200 kms .............................................

SOLD $33,995 2010 RAM 1500 SPORT CREW CAB, Loaded ..............................

2009 DODGE JOURNEY RT, Loaded ............................................ $29,995 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, Loaded .............................................. $14,995 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, Loaded ........................... $21,995 2008 DODGE 2500 Q/C 4x4 DIESEL ............................................. $29,995 2008 GRAND CARAVAN, 78,000 kms ........................................... $16,995 SOLD $18,900 2008 DODGE NITRO SXT, sunroof ................................................

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 LARAMIE, 77,000 kms .......................... $32,995 SOLD $32,995 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 LARAMIE MEGACAB ...........................

2007 FORD F-150 XLT CREW CAB .............................................. $19,995 2007 FORD F-150 XLT ................................................................... $17,995 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY ......................................................... $12,995 2006 JEEP TJ SPORT 6 spd transmission, 44,000 kms ................ $15,900 SOLD $18,995 2006 DODGE 1500 4X4 Q/C SLT ...................................................

SOLD $19,500 2006 FORD F-250 LARIAT EXT CAB DIESEL ..............................

SOLD $21,995 2004 RAM 3500 SLT 4x4................................................................

2004 CHEV TRAILBLAZER, Loaded ............................................. $15,995 2003 JEEP LIBERTY LTD ................................................................ $9,995 2003 FORD F-150 XLT ................................................................... $13,995 2003 DODGE 1500 Q/C SLT 2WD ................................................... $9,900

TRAILERS/MOTORHOMES/RVs 2008 RPM TOY HAULER, 26 Ft. .................................................... $28,500 2008 ROCKWOOD WINDJAMMER, 28 Ft. .................................... $22,980 2007 TRAIL LITE, 31 Ft. ................................................................. $18,600 2006 BRISTOL BAY 5TH WHEEL LOADED ................................. $31,995 2005 VAN GUARD 30 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER .............................. $20,995

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DOMESTIC CARS

DOMESTIC CARS

DOMESTIC CARS

DOMESTIC CARS

UTILITY TRAILERS

UTILITY TRAILERS

Senchuk’s Super Deals!

Used Cars

2011 FUSION SEL V6, All wheel drive, loaded with leather, moonroof, only 2,000 kms ........................................................................................$24,995 sask tax paid 2010 LINCOLN MKS Loaded w/power roof, navigation, 25,000 km ........................................................................................$33,995 2010 MUSTANG V6 Auto, loaded with only 54,000 kms ................$17,995 2009 MUSTANG V6 loaded, only 7,500 kms ..................................$17,995 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SPORT 2 door, loaded, 55,000 kms ......................................................................................$12,995 2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, auto, leather, 90,000 kms............$14,995 2007 FUSION SE V6 All wheel drive, loaded, 85,000 kms, extended warranty up to 120,000 kms ............................................$12,995 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT SS Loaded with leather, 5 speed, turbo charged, 93,000 kms ..............................................................$11,900 2003 AUDI A4 QUATTRO, All wheel drive, 108,000 kms...............$13,995 2003 MONTE CARLO LS V6 2 Door, loaded, Auto, 118,000 kms ......................................................................................$7,995

Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans

2012 F150 RAPTOR CREW CAB 4x4, loaded...............................$64,995 2011 FORD RAPTOR CREW CAB 4x4 .........................................$59,995 2 - 2011 EDGE LIMITED ALL WHEEL DRIVE, fully loaded with Navigation & moon roofs, only 26,000 kms .....................................$39,500 2010 F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW loaded with navigation, 72,000 kms .........................................................................................SOLD 2010 F150 XLT SUPERCREW 4x4, 5.4L, loaded with 119,000 kms ....................................................................................$21,995 2010 F150 XLT SUPERCREW 4x4, loaded with 120,000 kms ......$21,900 2010 F250 XLT CREW CAB 4x4, 5.4L, loaded with 60,000 kms ...$30,995 2009 ESCAPE XLT 4x4, 3.0L V6, loaded, with 100,000 kms .........$18,995 2009 F150 PLATINUM SUPERCREW 4x4, loaded, 73,000 kms ...$32,995 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE CX, Loaded with 99,800 kms ......................SOLD 2009 F350 FX4 CREW CAB 4x4, 6.4L, diesal, loaded with leather and power moonroof, only 100,000 kms ................................................$32,995 2008 RANGER XLT SUPERCAB 4x4 loaded with 85,000 kms ....$13,995 2008 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT 4x4, 119,000 kms ..............$18,995 2008 F150 XTR SUPERCREW 4x4, loaded with 73,000 kms ........$21,900 2007 CHEVROLET 2500 CREW CAB 4x4 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL leather interior, 108,000 kms ................................................SOLD 2003 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCAB 4x4, 35,000 kms....................$15,995 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4x4, only 129,000 kms.SOLD

Senchuk Ford Sales Ltd.

Your home of after sales service

118 Souris Avenue North – Estevan, Sask.

634-3696

Used Cars 2011 FORD FOCUS Like new, only 5,300 kms...............................$17,900 2009 PONTIAC G5 GT Black, 5 speed, 58,559 kms ......................$14,900 2009 PONTIAC G8 Leather, very clean, 73,000 kms ..................... $17,900 2009 SATURN ASTRA Red, leather, sunroof 7000 kms ................$17,900 2008 PONTIAC G5 5 spd, blue, 30,345 kms ..................................$12,900 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE GXP Red, 12,791 kms........................$22,900 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY Silver, very clean, only 34,000 kms ..........$14,900 2007 PONTIAC SOLTICE GXP 13,000 kms...................................$22,900 2005 CHEV SSR - Collector Very clean, 79,000 kms ....................$34,900 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 80,000 kms ...............................................$9,900

Used Trucks, SUVs & Vans 2011 RAM 3500 LARAMIE Dually, black 71,659 kms ....................$47,900 2011 RAM 1500 SLT Crew, blue, 12,240 kms ................................$33,900 2011 RAM 1500 Grey, loaded, 52,900 kms ....................................$39,900 2011 CHEV TRAVERSE Loaded, white, 21,000 kms .....................$39,900 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO Red, leather, 25,000 kms ......................................................................................$37,900 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE White, 39,500 kms..........................$62,900 2010 RAM 1500 SLT QUAD CAB Red, 34,000 kms ......................$32,900 2009 FORD F-150 Ext cab XLT, blue, 41,776 kms ............................SOLD 2009 GMC YUKON XL SLT Leather, 45,607 kms ..........................$36,900 2008 FORD ESCAPE LTD 58,000 kms ..........................................$22,900 2008 FORD EDGE LTD Black, 79,000 kms ....................................$27,900 2008 RAM 1500 SLT Black, 70,577 kms ...........................................SOLD 2007 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD, loaded, blue, 59,000 kms .......$26,900 2007 GMC SIERRA Ext. cab, white, 105,000 kms..........................$17,900 2007 CHEV SILVERADO Reg. cab, short box, 76,000 kms ...........$20,900 2005 NISSAN TITAN White 96,300 kms.........................................$17,900

HOME OF THE POWER TEAM! 409 Kensington Avenue ~ Estevan, Sask.

Phone: 634-3221 If you haven’t shopped POWER DODGE you may have paid too much!

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SOUTHEAST SASK USED CAR SUPERSTORE CARS 2011 BUICK LACROSSE CXL AWD 12,103 kms, loaded, leather, sunroof, nav, dual rear DVD’s, heads up display, white diamond, ext, was $54,775 .............. $39,700 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT 40,344 kms, V6, auto, A/C, cruise, tilt, pw, pl, and power seat ............................ $18,990 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT 42,434 kms, MSRP 30,745 ......................... $18,900 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU 4 D LT 4,087 kms, Red Jewel Metallic, Leather with suede inserts, heated seats, Bluetooth, chrome wheels ........................$21,400 SOLD 2008 BUICK ALLURE CX 27,621 kms, A/C, Cruise, tilt, pw, pl, power seat, nice luxury car, low kms .......................................................................... $15,900 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SEDAN 76,733 kms, local trade, 3.8 V6, A/C Cruise, tilt, pw, pl, was $10,900 ........................................................NOW $9,800 2008 BUICK LUCERNE CX 77,621 kms, all options ................................... $16,900 2008 PONTIAC G6 leather, power roof, white diamond, 29,000 kms ............... $16,400

TRUCKS, SUVS, VANS 2011 FORD ESCAPE LTD 4x4 loaded, 11,800 kms ..................................... $29,900 2011 JEEP LIBERTY NORTH EDITION 4x4 green, 27,415 kms ................. $25,600 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 26,544 kms, GM company unit, black, remote start, 20” rims. 6.6 DURAMAX 4x4, crew short box ......................... $49,900 2011 GMC TERRAIN SLT-2 AWD 19,836 kms, GM company unit, leather, sunroof, memory seats, heated seats, remote start, V6 ......................................... $34,900 2010 DODGE DAKOTA SXT CREW 4x4 V8 43,300 kms ......................... $24,700 2010 GMC YUKON 1500 4WD 17,593 kms, leather, sunroof, rear DVD, 20” rims, loaded, radiant silver metallic exterior.........................................$48,700 SOLD 2010 DODGE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 53,782 kms, A/C cruise, tilt, pw, pl, power seat, 4x4 .......................................... $27,700 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE 1500 4WD 34,171 white, A/C, cruise, tilt, pw, pl, power seat, 5 passenger, remote start ............................................$34,900 SOLD 2009 CHEV CREW CAB 4x4 3/4 long box, 133,000 kms.................$19,700 SOLD 2009 ACURA MDX 46,632 kms, heated leather, sunroof, 7 passenger, white diamond, super handling, AWD, sharp ........................................................ $37,770 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LT 4WD 116,453 kms, local trade, A/C, cruise, tilt, pw, pl, power seat .............................. $24,900 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE CX AWD 64,685 kms, very well equipped ................ $32,880 2009 GMC SIERRA SLT 1500 72,785 kms, Crew, loaded ........................... $25,900 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4WD 83,751kms, A/C, cruise, pw, pl ..... $16,600 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT 1500 117,570 kms, 4x4, local trade, 20” rims, remote start, dual zone climate ........................................................... $22,700 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT 2500 75,247 kms, local trade, DURAMAX, low kms, leather, heated seats ............$37,400 SOLD 2007 GMC EXT. CAB 4x4 79,600 kms ...................................................... $18,890 2007 CHEV TAHOE leather, sunroof, rear dvd, heated seats, 78,000 kms ....$29,700 SOLD 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD 184,809 kms, low priced, SUV, local Trade ........................................................... $9,990 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 76,212 kms, low kms, local trade, 4x4, 6.0L, V8, leather, very nice, was $17,700 ........................................NOW $16,400

TIME TO GO ROW 2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE white diamond, 36,000 kms, nav, heated and cooled seats, 22” rims, AWD, was $58,700 .......................................$54,900 SOLD 2010 DODGE RAM 4x4 CREW 5.7 HEMI 20” rims, was $28,900 ...........................................................................................................NOW $27,900 2009 GMC YUKON SLT 4WD 46,200 kms, leather, was $36,900 ....$33,700 SOLD 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 53,260 kms, E/C, 3/4, was $31,700 .......................................................................................NOW $28,700 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 104,974 kms, sunroof, was $18,990..................NOW $14,990 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 28,821 kms, North Edition, AWD, was $19,990 ...NOW $17,800 2008 JEEP COMPASS 13,400 kms, loaded, as new, was $19,900.......NOW $18,700 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER CARGO 25,286 kms, great maintained unit .... $12,900 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 67,088 kms, loaded, crew cab, velocity yellow, was $22,900 ............................................................................NOW $19,500 2001 FORD RANGER EXT CAB A/C, cruise, tilt, 97,000 kms, was $7,700 ........................................................................................... NOW $6,400 1997 CHEVROLET CAMARO CONVERTIBLE 30th Anniversary, only 40,000 miles, was $14,900 ..................................................................NOW $13,900

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TRUCKS & VANS FOR SALE: 2002 Excursion, 7.3 Diesel, 9 Passenger, 4X4, Automatic, air, tilt, cruise. Phone Cell: 204-740-0557, Home: 204-4833957.

FOR SALE: 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 4 W.D., Harley Davidson, 6.0 Turbo diesel, Black on black, 175K, Loaded with sunroof, new tires - $21,900. Phone 306525-6160.

AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. requires a Spray Foam & Paint Applicator. Must have minimum 2 years experience, and must be in good physical health.

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Deadline February 23. Email townofwatrous@sasktel.net.

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The Gull Lake Advance in southwest Saskatchewan is looking for a talented reporter/photographer for its award-winning publication.

We offer a diverse portfolio opportunity for any young writer looking to gain experience. We have thriving oil and gas and agriculture sectors, a lively arts and sports scene and a community filled with interesting feature opportunities.

Qualifications: Ability to produce 5 to 10 quality stories per week; Comfort with Quark XPress or InDesign; Strong digital photography skills; Familiarity and comfort with online tools including social media.

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Must have a valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle. Interested candidates should send resume, clippings and a cover letter to: Tim Kalinowski, Editor, Gull Lake Advance PO Box 628, Gull Lake, SK. S0N 1A0 or email: editor.winquistventures@sasktel.net. Application Deadline: February 17, 2012.

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Macaroni and cheese on the light side Our pasta recipe is amazingly creamy, and it sneaks vegetables into the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dinner without a lot of fuss.

1 package (16 ounces) cavatelli pasta 2 tablespoons margarine or butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon ground

black pepper Pinch ground nutmeg 3 1/2 cups low-fat (1 percent) milk 6 ounces (1 1/2 cups) reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 package (10 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables 1. Heat large saucepot

of salted water to boiling over high heat; add pasta and cook as label directs.

2. Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. With wire whisk, stir in flour, pepper, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Gradually whisk in milk and, stirring constantly, cook over medium-high

heat until sauce boils and thickens slightly. Boil 1 minute, stirring.

3. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in cheeses just until melted. Following manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directions, use immersion blender to blend mixture in saucepan until smooth. (Or, in blender at low speed, with center part of cover removed to allow steam to escape,

California simmered beans

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard that we should eat more vegetables, but more often than not, those eating at our tables donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to.

Well, put this on the menu and see if all those veggie haters donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn into veggie lovers with the very first bite!

1/2 cup chopped onion 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can

reduced-fat tomato soup 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 2 (16-ounce) cans cut green beans, rinsed and drained

often. Makes 6 (1/2 cup) servings.

protein, 11g carb., 155mg sodium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Vegetable. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Each serving equals: 52 calories, 0g fat, 2g

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Woodlawn Regional Park is seeking to fill the following seasonal positions (April - September)

Park Manager

WINâ&#x20AC;ŚWINNâ&#x20AC;ŚWINNIPEG In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, saute onion for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato soup, basil, rosemary and black pepper. Add green beans. Mix well to combine. Lower heat and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture is heated through, stirring

blend sauce mixture in small batches until smooth. Pour sauce into bowl after each batch.)

4. Place frozen vegetables in colander; drain pasta over vegetables. Return pasta mixture to saucepot; stir in cheese sauce.

Serves 8.

00 p/p d.o.

Must have 2 pieces of ID with address or picture ID. *One mandatory shuttle to McPhillips Station Casino

STAGECOACH TOURS & CHARTERS

Reporting to the Board of Directors the Park Manager is responsible for the management of the entire park, including all staff, planning, scheduling and overseeing bookings and all operations of the park.

Park Superintendent We are seeking an individual to supervise the daily operations of the park. Primary function is to schedule and supervise the maintenance staff, cleaning staff and gate attendants. The Park Superintendent will carry out the direction of the management board including programs, policies, procedures. The Superintendent will also communicate with park patrons and the Board of Directors. A seasonal camp site would be made available for this position if required.

Evenings and Weekends Supervisor During evening & weekends, the Supervisor will be the primary contact for camper concerns and park supervision. This person will assist with the overall management of the park. Seasonal campers are encouraged to apply for this position.

42 10th St., Weyburn, Sask. S4H 2W5

Gate Attendants 1-306-842-8900

Toll Free 1-866-879-2191

Career Opportunities

Gat attendants are required to provide customer service while attending to the front gate of Woodlawn Regional Park. Duties include booking camp sites, selling entrance passes and being a primary contact with patrons of the park.

Interested applicants are invited to submit resumes prior to February 29 to one of the following: E-mail: woodlawnpark@sasktel.net Fax: 634-2223 No phone calls please.

We are currently seeking employees to ďŹ ll the following

PERMANENT FULL TIME POSITIONS (at our new plant in Oxbow)

RECEPTIONIST Warm, friendly personality and strong computer skills required

WELDER / FABRICATOR Ticketed with blueprint reading skills required Competitive wages and beneďŹ ts available Interested individuals can email resume to:

hr@saskarc.com

Book your career ad today â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Call 634-2654

TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED â&#x20AC;˘ 1A licence â&#x20AC;˘ 3A licence â&#x20AC;˘ Resume & driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract required Competitive wages are offered and a benefit plan is available.

Interested individuals can call or text contact info to 421-7119 or 421-1168.

CONSTRUCTION LTD.

EXCAVATING, SAND AND GRAVEL â&#x20AC;˘ REDE-MIX CONCRETE 314 - 6th Street, Estevan

FULL

TIME

TRACKHOE OPERATOR â&#x20AC;˘ May run CAT & dozer â&#x20AC;˘ 1A licence an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Safety tickets required â&#x20AC;˘ Weekends off

Fax resume to: 306-487-3253 Email resume to: gwtrenching@sasktel.net

G.W. Trenching& Hauling Ltd. Lampman, Saskatchewan Bus: (306) 487-3178 Cell: (306) 421-0566

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Pump Unit Mechanic Helpers Required • Experience an asset but willing to train • First Aid & H2S certiÀcations an asset but willing to train.

• Permanent full time position • Competitive wages, full beneÀt package Apply in person or fax resume to 306-634-7090

Hank’s Maintenance & Service Co. Ltd. 410 Mississippian Drive Estevan, Sask. S4A 2H7 No phone calls please!

SOUTHEAST TRADER

& EXPRESS are looking for

Carriers in all areas of the city Children, Adults, Seniors, we will find a route suitable for you.

Papers are delivered to your home.

Once a week delivery for the Mercury or Trader. No collecting!

All our carriers are eligible for a $100 monthly draw.

If interested call Gayle

634-2654

Salt Water Pump Mechanic

12022AT00

Employment Opportunities Estevan’s newest hotel requires:

Experience a MUST • Must be mechanically inclined.

• Have experience in Positive Displacement Pumps • Experience in Progressive Cavity • Reda HPS knowledge.

• Gas Compressor, VRU knowledge.

• Pipe Àtting an asset.

• First Aid & H2S certiÀcation.

• Valid driver’s licence.

Competitive wages, full beneÀt package

HOUSEKEEPERS Must be friendly & willing to work rotating shifts including weekends.

Apply in person with resume or fax 306-634-7090

Hank’s Maintenance & Service Co. Ltd. 410 Mississippian Drive Estevan, Sask. S4A 2H7

Email, fax or bring resume to: gm.cn923@choicehotels.com 634-8430 • 404 Kensington Avenue, Estevan Only those qualified will be contacted

Employment Opportunity Moose Creek Golf Course requires a

Club House Manager

Has an opening in their

Production Department The Estevan Mercury requires a full time ad builder in their production department.

Applicants must be able to muti-task in a fast paced, deadline driven environment, He/she must be a team player with an eye for detail. Knowledge of Mac Computers and Adobe Creative Suite is an asset, but we are willing to train the right applicant.

The position is Monday to Friday during business hours. Our company offers a health beneÀt package.

for the upcoming season.

12022MM01

MCGC is located about 5 miles north of Oxbow in the Moose Creek Regional Park.

The park and golf course are located along the Moose Creek Reservoir at the Alameda Dam. The park offers camping facilities and fishing as well as a convenience store & restaurant.

Duties to include but not limited to: • Supervise clubhouse staff • Schedule staff & beverage cart workers • Plan & prepare meals for events • Do promotions of golf course & attract golfers and corporate events & tournaments Duties to commence about April 1 to mid October.

Please mail or e-mail resume to:

Melanie Tribiger, Production Manager prepress@estevanmercury.ca The Estevan Mercury Box 730 Estevan, SK., S4A 2A6

For further information call 483-2666 Send resumes to: Box 455, Oxbow, Sask.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

5481125/020612

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LOANS MANAGER TORQUAY CREDIT UNION Torquay Credit Union located in Torquay, Saskatchewan is seeking a Loans Manager.

The position will: • Manage the overall lending function of the credit union; • Develop and recommend policies and procedures and ensure adherence by all staff; • Ensure all lending activities are in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations; • Provide direction and leadership to lending department staff; • Oversee and monitor the effectiveness of all lending programs, marketing strategies and short and long term planning activities to encourage and promote credit union growth; • Provide coaching, guidance and performance management to develop a high performance team; • Actively demonstrate a leadership role through business development initiatives and growth of the loan portfolio.

Ideal candidates will have: • Two years post-secondary education plus three to Àve years of job related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience; • Proven agricultural, consumer and commercial lending experience; • Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills; • Strong decision making and problem solving skills; • Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment.

• An understanding of what member service means to a rural credit union Torquay Credit Union offers an excellent employee beneÀt package and 7% matched pension contributions. The salary will be dependant on experience and qualiÀcations.

Credit Union owned housing is available. Torquay is a growing community located 38 km west of Estevan and 75 km southeast of Weyburn.

QualiÀed applicants are invited to submit their resume in conÀdence by February 17, 2012.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration for the position will be contacted.

Please submit your resume to: Ann Favreau, CEO, Torquay Credit Union Limited Box 30 ~ Torquay, SK.S0C 2L0 ~ ann.favreau@torquay.cu.ck.ca

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Part-time Educational Assistant Hillcrest School, Estevan, SK CUPE 33 Full-time Eductional Assistant Estevan Comprehensive, Estevan, SK We are also looking for casual Educational Assistants for Estevan and Area Schools

is presently hiring

SUPERVISORS & OPERATORS

For its expanding

Production Testing Division •All applicants must have a valid class 5 driver’s licence.

Blowboxes are invalid.

•Must have up to date safety tickets H2S, WHMIS & CPR/First Aid •Able to work 12 hour shifts/days/nights •Able to work weekends and stats •Supervisors must have ample experience operating pressure vessels on sour wells, acid jobs, Nitrogen blowdowns, drillouts and on high pressure fracs.

All applicants MUST pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

CCS Corporation (“CCS”), headquartered in Calgary, is an industry leader in providing environmental solutions for the energy and natural resource industries.

Contact Dale at 861-3635

With environmental waste treatment facilities operating in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, CCS Midstream Services has become western Canada's leader in treatment, recovery and disposal of petroleum by-products. As a customer-driven organization, we take great pride in finding innovative customer-focused solutions. We maintain our long-term commitment to environmental stewardship by constantly striving to exceed industry standards. With approximately 500 employees, our focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence allows us to grow as a global leader of energy services.

Field Sales and Marketing Representative – Southeastern Saskatchewan The Field Sales & Marketing Representative will cover Southeastern Saskatchewan and be located in the Weyburn or Estevan area. Reporting to the Team Lead, the Representative will be focused on developing strong and ongoing relationships with current and prospective clients. Their credibility as a sales professional will be magnified by their ability to understand clients’ specific production, completions, environmental and drilling challenges. As part of the sales team, the sales & marketing representative will be responsible for: prospecting, developing leads, making sales calls, proposal development, recommending pricing and developing customer specific service offerings.

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For more information or to apply online, please visit our Website at: www.ccscorporation.ca Please apply online: www.ccscorporation.ca or fax to: 1-800-780-7603 or email us at: work@ccscorporation.ca Please note the position title: Sales & Marketing Rep – SE Saskatchewan on your resume.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Renegade Petroleum Ltd. is a light oil and gas exploration and production company with its assets located in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota. Renegadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experienced management team has a proven track record of growing oil and natural gas companies on a cost effective basis. Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to build the company through a combination of acquisitions and growth through the drill bit. With the focus on light oil production, Renegade is building a high net back company which will generate above average growth.

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Boundary Dam Mine Sherritt Coal is Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest thermal coal producer, with nine surface mines in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Producing more than 94% of the thermal coal produced in the country, Sherritt currently supplies domestic utilities and international companies with fuel for electricity generation.

Boundary Dam Mine has an immediate opening for an:

Administrative Assistant The position is a temporary full time position.

Renegade Petroleum is currently accepting applications for a

Temporary, Full-Time OfĂ&#x20AC;ce Administrator (Maternity Coverage) in Estevan, SK. Start date of May 1, 2012 This position will be responsible for, but not limited to: â&#x20AC;˘ Managing tasks and offering administrative support to the Calgary staff and Field Operations â&#x20AC;˘ Administrative support, including: written communications, reports, invoice coding, health & safety, etc. â&#x20AC;˘ Administration and maintenance of Field Production System (Avocet) â&#x20AC;˘ Receptionist duties and Ă&#x20AC;ling â&#x20AC;˘ Handling incoming and outgoing mail and couriers â&#x20AC;˘ Assisting with ofĂ&#x20AC;ce infrastructure, ofĂ&#x20AC;ce machine maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ OfĂ&#x20AC;ce errands, picking up packages, as well as dropping them off QualiĂ&#x20AC;cations: â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in the oil and gas industry is an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with Avocet/Fieldview and Qbyte is an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum of a Grade 12 High School diploma â&#x20AC;˘ Must be organized with strong attention to detail while managing multiple priorities â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to clearly communicate at all levels â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work independently, self motivated â&#x20AC;˘ Must be strong team player

Sherritt Coal offers competitive wages.

Interested candidates should email or fax a resume and cover letter.

E-mail: careers.BDMandBFT@sherrittcoal.com Fax: 306-634-7058.

Applications may also be submitted in writing to: Human Resources, Sherritt Coal, Boundary Dam Mine, Box 3000, Estevan, SK S4A 2W2 We thank all candidates for their applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Glacier Interactive Media a division of Glacier Media Inc

Digital Sales Specialist Prairie Region

Regina or Saskatoon

If you are a qualiĂ&#x20AC;ed candidate and interested in this opportunity please send a resume, in conĂ&#x20AC;dence, to:

Email: jlarter@renegadepetroleum.com Fax: (306) 637-2067 Mail: 1138-3rd Street; Estevan, SK; S4A 0R7 Thank you for your interest.

Please note only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Background: Glacier Media Group is a leading information Communications Company focused on the provision of essential information and related services through print, electronic and online media.

The Digital team is responsible for the growth of visitors engaging in our digital products and for the generation of revenues via the digital channel. Glacierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interactive products include numerous consumer and business verticals including, content, news, real estate, deals and more.

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Responsibilities â&#x20AC;˘ Develop and enhance existing tools/materials and sales/marketing kit that is active across multiple locations â&#x20AC;˘ Identify local advertisers who are high-potential online clients; generate proposals and effectively demonstrate the beneĂ&#x20AC;ts of local online advertising â&#x20AC;˘ Help maintain, manage and grow a sales pipeline â&#x20AC;˘ Contribute to speciĂ&#x20AC;c revenue targets â&#x20AC;˘ Build enthusiasm and momentum around digital sales activities at a local level â&#x20AC;˘ Occasionally accompany sales representatives on â&#x20AC;&#x153;four-legged callsâ&#x20AC;? to maximize training and impartation of digital presentation skills â&#x20AC;˘ Provide accurate and timely reporting with respect to all sales activity (including, but not limited to: call reports, pipeline, revenue target tracking) ConĂ&#x20AC;dentiality is not a duty but a requirement and an expectation.

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Skills / QualiĂ&#x20AC;cations â&#x20AC;˘ Negotiation, Knowledge of Interactive Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Google +1, LinkedIn), Prospecting Skills, Selling to Customer Needs, Presentation Skills, Vendor relationships, Internet Presence, Technical Understanding, Closing Skills. Reliable vehicle and driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

Interested Candidates should submit a completed resume and cover letter to:

Jennifer Gibson, Manager Digital Sales; jgibson@glaciermedia.ca Deadline for Submissions: Please reply by February 10, 2012 Only qualiĂ&#x20AC;ed candidates considered for this position will be contacted for an interview.

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