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Keeseekoose community remembers drug victims Courtesy of Kamsack Times

About 200 people participated in a drug awareness event on August 2 and about a third of them had walked or rode a bike or motorized vehicle from Keeseekoose First Nation to Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

The walk was organized by the family of the late Raquel Ketchemonia, who would have celebrated her 25th birthday on that date, said Eunice Ketchemonia, an aunt.

Raquel died in April as a result of crystal meth use, Eunice said. The

walk was a memorial or remembrance of Raquel as well as the many other people who have been lost due to drugs.

The walk began in the yard of Raquel’s parents, Lee and Muriel Ketchemonia, she said.

It began with a prayer and some people walked, some biked and others rode along in vehicles behind the walkers.

The procession was attended by Chief Calvin Straightnose of Keeseekoose First Nation and several elders, including David Kakakway, Langford Whitehawk, Ted Strongquill and Stella Ketchemonia.

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Among the people riding bicycles from Keeseekoose to Madge Lake for a drug awareness walk on August 2, from left were: Shelley Gunn, Heather Ketchemonia, Ashley Whitehawk and Andy Keshane.

Ketchemonia was an organizer and Lavern Kakakaway, a security volunteer.

The event ended in a space next to the administration building at Madge Lake with a

barbecue. Draws were held and prizes won.

About 200 people attended, said Lee Ketchemonia, who explained that the intent of the event was to speak to those with grief, to

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In discussions with other persons attending the event, Lee said that many had requested that the walk or ride be held again so that it is likely it will become an annual event.

Among participants of the drug awareness walk, from left, were: Sara Wapash, Ronald Whitehawk, Phoebe Straightnose, Phillip Quewezance, Theresa Genaille and Doris Genaille.

Young people from Cote, Keeseekoose and The Key First Nations participated in the drug awareness walk on August 2.

Lots of bear sightings in Southeast Sask

By Victor van der Merwe - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The WorldSpectator - Moosomin) The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is urging people to be bear aware this summer.

Kevin Harrison, a conservation officer with the Ministry, say that there

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Harrison continues.

The healthy black bear population of Saskatchewan is out and trying to establish new territory, so it is not unusual to see bears in the wild or exploring communities and camp grounds this time of year.

This is why the government is asking people to practice vigilance when it comes to proper food storage, cooking methods and garbage handling.

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The Remainders hit the sidewalks

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Yorkton Arts Council and the City of Yorkton’s Sidewalk Concert Series is wrapping up this week, with the Remainders, a jazz trio featuring baritone saxophonist Marc Holt, guitarist Michael Stankowski, and bassist Nevin Buehler.

The concert series gave residents a chance to host small gatherings with live music. Each concert was small, and not publicized, in order to keep the gatherings small in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with residents inviting friends and neighbors to enjoy the show. They replaced the annual park parties, which were impossible to host due to COVID-19.

Holt recently moved to Yorkton, but this was the first time he has performed in the city. It’s also coming as the band has changed significantly, with two members moving to opposing coasts. Formerly the Marc Holt Quintet, they had been looking for a name change for a while, and Holt says going to the

Remainders was something that struck a chord with all of the members.

This set of concerts was an enjoyable one for the group, Holt said, and they were happy to get performing together.

“It was a good time, the audiences were great, it was great to be playing in Yorkton for the first time.”

The sets were short, half-hour sets, which was a first for the group, which is used to playing longer. Holt said that since the trio is evolving, finding out what works with the remaining members, and what doesn’t, it was also a chance to find their new sound and direction as they’re getting back into the groove of performing again.

“I would have thought that only playing half hour sets would be less pressure, but being that we are down another bandmate, we’re trying to fiddle with what our sound is because what we were playing as a fivepiece group doesn’t really work as a three-piece.

My bandmates are actually from Saskatoon, so they came up Tuesday and we’ve been practic-

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Continued from Page 2 start coming out we will be seeing less and less (bears)” says Harrison.

Like Manitoba, Saskatchewan doesn’t keep a record of the Black bear population, but Harrison is sure that there has been an increase in bears this year.

“Our population of bears are on the healthy side. The spike due to Covid could be because hunters could not hunt this year,” Harrison explains.

There are only two

The Remainders play to the assembled crowd at Independent Manor. The band was the last of the Yorkton Arts Council and City of Yorkton’s sidewalk concert series. ing most of the time we’re not performing, and trying to come up with new stuff to see what’s going to work. It’s definitely interesting to try to work in that half-hour format, but also to try to find a new sound as well.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has naturally put a wrench in the plans of any professional musician, but Holt said he’s taken advantage of the time by practicing more, though he has missed some regular events that they would normally take part in.

“Since 2014, we’ve played the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival every year, so to not have that was super strange for us. The plus side has been that I have extra time on my hands, and I’ve done a lot more practicing, and I’ve done a little travelling that I normally wouldn’t get to as well.”

Of course, any music group wants to play, and Holt is glad that opportunities like the sidewalk series exist.

bear hunting seasons in Saskatchewan and with the one already over and the government not planning on extending hunting into the summer, It is safe to say that being bear aware is a good idea.

The press release goes on to say that “When bears start to associate their food with humans, they become a nuisance and a public safety concern.”

Some government tips that the Ministry of Environment has laid out include:

“To actually finally get to play together again is pretty great.”

Holt thinks that the Sidewalk Concerts are something that was a great idea. While the world is getting more open than when they were originally planned, his first two concerts were to seniors, who otherwise would find it challenging to get out to shows. He sees potential in the series beyond a pandemic situation.

“I think it’s something that could stick around.

I’ve known a lot of musicians through this pandemic who have started doing similar things. If we can’t play the bars and restaurants we’re used to playing, we’re doing smaller shows in people’s backyards, I even know a couple who worked out a tour of various lakes around the province, and people are booking them for lakefront properties, at different lakes in Northern Saskatchewan to get them to play for them,

• Store garbage in a secure building or buy a bear-resistant container.

Only put the bin out on the morning of collection.

• Avoid leaving pet food accessible to wildlife.

• Only use bird feeders in the winter when bears are hibernating and natural bird food is limited.

• Properly clean and store barbecue grills after each use.

Following these guidelines, will help ensure that our healthy Black bear population lose interest

Marc Holt and Michael Stankowski which sounds pretty great to me.”

Holt is thankful to the Yorkton Arts Council and the City of Yorkton for coming up with the idea, and asking them to be a part of it. Holt is also a board member of the Yorkton Arts Council, and was involved in the

in human populated areas and go find food elsewhere.

The ministry also asks that “if a bear is repeatedly doing damage in your community, or you have an aggressive encounter with a bear, contact your local Ministry of Environment office or call the Turn in Poachers and Polluters (TIPP) line at 1-800-6677561 or from your SaskTel cell phone at #5555”.

Additional information about bear safety is available at www.saskatchewan.ca.

planning, but abstained from voting in all motions that had to be made about the series.

With the province steadily reopening, the group is set to hit the road again, and will be playing shows in Saskatoon and North Battleford this month.

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EDITORIAL Masks no good if not worn correctly

I could write forever about masks and why we shouldn’t wear them but I’m not going to do that. My opinion is, after all, just my opinion but I do feel that whether they work or not doesn’t matter because the overwhelming majority of us (myself included) don’t know how to properly wear a mask.

I’m opposed to them, but rather than bore you with my opinion, here are some real facts from real arbitration hearings and you decide for yourself if you think something strange is going on.

In Ontario, there was a fight between the government and the nurses union a few years ago.

The gist of it was that the government wanted to force all nurses to get flu vaccinations, but they are legally unable to do so. Instead, they insisted any nurse who didn’t have a vaccination is required to wear a mask while working. Nurses filed a grievance saying it was a violation of privacy because it would be obvious whoever is wearing a mask isn’t vaccinated. But, they also argued masks were ineffective and this ended up being a long, drawn out battle with an arbitrator deciding in 2015 and in 2018 in favour of the nurses.

What’s interesting here is that experts on the side of the nurses as well as the government agreed that there was, at most, limited evidence that masks reduce the risk of transmission and this is in hospitals where the risk would be many times greater than what it would be in a community setting and also being worn by people who know how to wear them.

Not by dummies like us in the grocery stores or alone in cars while we drive down the street.

Experts from both sides of the debate found limited risk of asymptomatic transmission and testimony also showed many nurses found masks to be uncomfortable and that they tended to have a ‘grunge factor’ when worn for long periods. My own limited experience with nurses also suggests wearing a mask for an entire shift can result in headaches.

So, the arbitrators found in favour of the nurses

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There was also a similar case in British Columbia that wasn’t resolved until December 4, 2019 (barely nine months ago) that said nurses could rely on professional judgement as opposed to getting a vaccine or wearing masks. This one is even more interesting to me because Union President Christine Sorenson applauded the decision and even said masks compromise care by confusing patients with mental health issues or hindering communication with those who have hearing deficiencies. Yet, if you go to Sorenson’s Twitter account she’s totally on board for masks despite the compromised care.

I reached out to her to try and understand if her reasons were because masks work against Covid but not against the Flu and she didn’t reply.

The science seems to have changed since May. Even in March and April when just about everybody was somewhat fearful of the virus (myself included) we were told masks don’t work. Now, it’s the law to wear one in a lot of places.

In Brampton, Ontario this weekend Rebel Media caught Mayor Patrick Brown breaking his own rules. Brampton is a city near Toronto that has come down hard on citizens failing to comply with mask orders and they’ve handed out upwards of 120 tickets in the last week to people who aren’t wearing face coverings. Last week, a tip was sent to Rebel informing them of Mayor Brown going to a local hockey rink to play games with his friends for many weeks despite provincial orders that said only practices could be held. Scrimmages were forbidden. Sure enough, Brown showed up as expected and even

had his hockey bag with him but told the reporter he was only there to check out the facility. He was also not wearing a mask. I feel it should be pointed out that Ontario has moved into the next phase of their reopening so Brown would have been perfectly fine to play hockey on this one particular day but why did he lie? Where was his mask? These types of inconsistencies where we see politicians failing to follow their own rules are why you have people like me kicking back in defiance all the time. I don’t view a politician as being any more or less special than I am.

Rebel never did get any answers, however the reporter and his crew have been banned from City of Brampton recreational facilities for one year. No, we aren’t communist at all.

This is also why I will never ever support socialist/communist ideals. People like Justin Trudeau love to push this ideology but they never practice what they preach. Trudeau is busy pilfering money by the hundreds of millions from Canadians and yet he wants everyone else to live a modest lifestyle that provides the bare minimums to all citizens because that’s what’s fair. As soon as Trudeau starts living the way he wants us to, I’m all in and he will get my full support. Until then, he’s number one on my Most Despised List, which is hardly breaking news if you are a frequent reader.

It’s definitely a weird time when you have to constantly remind people we are in the midst of a pandemic and reinforce to them how bad it is.

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Four-day workweek can spur necessary transformation DAVID SUZUKI

Science Matters When we started the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990, we implemented a four-day, 34-hour workweek. Staff consistently say it’s made their lives better, giving them time to rest, pursue other interests, explore nature, volunteer, enjoy the company of family and friends, and so much more.

Life isn’t about making more money so we can keep buying more stuff; it’s about having time to do things that enrich our lives. In the face of multiple crises — pandemic, climate and biodiversity — we need to consider new societal and economic ideas that promote human wellbeing and help us live within Earth’s limits, rather than endlessly chasing a consumerist dream based on the illusory premise that a finite planet can support endless growth.

A four-day workweek won’t cure society’s woes.

In fact, you’d think we’d be down to three days by now, as rapid technological advancement and global trade have upended everything

about the way we work since the standard fiveday workweek was implemented after the Second World War! Evidence confirms the Foundation’s experience: four-day workweeks are good for employers and employees, boosting employment levels and increasing performance and motivation.

They’re also beneficial to health and well-being, resulting in cost savings from reduced sick time.

Reduced work hours, flexible schedules and telecommuting can also cut pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Many people have altered their work practices during the pandemic — working from home, often with flexible schedules, using technology for meetings and communication. Not everyone can or should work from home or alter schedules, but many can.

The pandemic has exposed flaws in our systems, but it’s provided opportunities to find better ways. Its shown change is possible. We need to start thinking about what an economy

can do for us, not what we must do for it (which apparently includes sacrificing your life, if you consider the rush in some jurisdictions to “open up the economy” in the midst of a pandemic that still isn’t well understood by scientists and medical experts).

Is the purpose of work to continuously extract and consume resources so we can keep replacing our products as they become obsolete — at the expense of all those who will come after us? Or is Continued on Page 5

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Passing lane work ongoing

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

Construction on new passing lanes continues on Highways 9 north of Yorkton.

The lanes will extend to Canora, and are part of an overall project that included passing lanes being constructed on Highway 10 between Yorkton and Melville.

The project includes six sets of passing lanes, intersection improvements, access consolidation and 55 kilometres (km) of paving. “Our government is committed to build-

ing strong communities by investing in highways and infrastructure,� Highways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit said in a mid-July release. “The new passing lanes on Highways 9 and 10 will improve traffic flow and safety while helping transport our commodities from production to market.�

The cost of the project is about $39.4 million, with a scheduled completion date of October 2020. It also includes upgrading approximately 4.4 km of Grain Millers Drive within the RM of Orkney, and pav-

WORKWEEK Continued from Page 4 it to ensure that we meet our needs for sustenance, shelter and well-being as individuals and societies so that we can contribute to the common good?

Transforming worklife balance through a well-being lens can lead to significant health benefits, contribute to gender equality, improve work redistribution and have important environmental benefits.

Rethinking how we work is crucial, and a four-day workweek, guaranteed sick days, minimum vacation time and greater flexibility are good steps toward making work better for people and the planet.

The four-day week is becoming especially popular as people consider a post-pandemic world. That’s because it works. Utah gave its government workers a fourday workweek from 2007 to 2011 (it ended with a change in government), and concluded it saved $1.8 million in energy costs within the first 10 months and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by about 10,900 tonnes a year.

A University of Liverpool brief on how the city can respond to the COVID-19 crisis confirmed the benefits of working four days, in part by looking at European nations that have reduced work hours. The researchers caution that governments and unions

must help ensure that overall wages and living standards aren’t reduced, and that “productivity gains from advances in fields like automation are distributed amongst the workforce rather than amassed by the owners of machines.�

It’s in part up to the federal government to facilitate this shift in the private sector, as change in the federal public sector is often slow. Municipal governments can also signal the change. Vancouver city workers once had a fourday workweek.

Over the years, it’s taken a lot of sacrifice and hardship to change work practices — from slavery and child labour to 12-hour, seven-day workweeks with few benefits to our current system, another relic of the previous century. It shouldn’t be that difficult this time, as advantages to business and industry are as great as those to individuals and society.

And the need for change has never been more evident.

Let’s take the first step to new ways of working by adopting a four-day workweek now!

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Writer and Editor Ian Hanington.

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Springside community helps Town Administrator with medical bills

The Springside Town Administrator, Kristie Evanovich was diagnosed with cancer in December of 2019.

Early in January, 2020 she began rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries and then COVID-19 hit.

Friends, extended family, coworkers and members of the community were unable to reach out to Kristie to show their love and support due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Close family members were inundated with questions about how Kristie was doing and folks asking if there was anything they could do to help. With no ability to host the average fundraisers during COVID-19 to help out the family those closest to Kristie were at a loss as to how they would support her during this incredibly difficult time.

Finally Kristie’s sister,

Karla Gervais (owner of Karla’s Auction), her parents, Doug and Marlene Ukrainetz (owners of Ukrainetz Auction) and the Mayor of Springside, Jack Prychak and his wife, Verna formulated a plan to create an Online Auction Fundraiser.

Soon family, friends, Springside Town staff, town council and members of the community were donating items for auction, bidding on the excellent selection of donated items and making financial contributions.

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Jack and Verna Prychak were honoured to present Kristie with the proceeds of the auction – a total of $24,708.50.

Kristie was overwhelmed by the support and help with her medical expenses, those who love her will continue to pray for her health and recovery.

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Pictured above (l-r) Verna Prychak, Kristie Evanovich and Jack Prychak.

Saskatchewan job numbers good

S a s k a t c h e w a n ’s employment recovery continues to be one of the strongest in Canada, with 13,300 more people working in the province in July compared to June. There were 551,100 people employed in the province in July.

Unemployment fell

by 2.8 per cent to 8.8 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the secondlowest among provinces.

Saskatchewan now has the second-highest employment recovery rate in the country at 94.9 per cent compared to February, the last month before the pandemic.

“Saskatchewan continues to see positive effects resulting from the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, as the province’s job growth remains one of the highest in Canada,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

“This

means that many residents of Saskatchewan have been able to safely return to the workforce as our economy is on the right path for a strong recovery.”

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business

Barometer Index continues to indicate that Saskatchewan’s business climate remains strong, with a year-overyear index increase of 4.0 points from July 2019, compared to a 3.5 point increase in the national index. This is the third largest increase among

provinces.

Also, Saskatchewan’s average weekly earnings increased by 2.3 per cent in May compared to the previous month, which was the second highest among provinces and above the national increase of 2.0 per cent.

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Innovation Saskatchewan is providing $50,000 to help women entrepreneurs

I n n o v a t i o n Saskatchewan is providing $50,000 to help women entrepreneurs flourish in the province’s technology sector. This funding is consistent with the final report and recommendations (https:// wesk.ca/press-releases/ saskatchewan-advisory-committee-releases-final-report) of the Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan’s Advisory Committee on the Gender Entrepreneurship Gap. The funding will sup-

port a mentorship program called Founders Table which brings together female tech entrepreneurs to gain new knowledge, business skills and industry connections. Innovation Saskatchewan partnered with Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan and Economic Development Regina in 2019 to launch the initiative.

“Founders Table addresses the historic gap in the number of female tech entrepre-

neurs in our province by providing support, mentorship and networking opportunities,” Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan Tina Beaudry-Mellor said.

“Feedback provided by participants of this program is pivotal in both supporting our women entrepreneurs and advancing Saskatchewan as a tech sector hub in North America.”

While Saskatchewan is home to more than 34,000 women entrepre-

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Players back on the tennis courts

There was an impressive group of Pirate Tennis Club members out holiday Monday morning repairing and painting the Western Development Museum courts.

Thanks to Mike Giroux for organizing and to all the others who helped.

“We as well thank Matt Charney of the City of Yorkton for funding

the supplies while the tennis club provided the free labour,” said Wayne Clark. “Now we get to play on these courts.”

The courts are open to the public and are lit until 10 PM nightly.

The Yorkton/Melville Pirate Tennis club meets at the WDM courts Yorkton Tuesday from 5-9 PM and Saturday from 9

Invermay and Sliding Hills RMs receive provincial funding Courtesy of Canora Courier

The RM of Invermay and the RM of Sliding Hills are among the communities that are receiving a total of $127 million through the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) 2020.

In total 741 projects have been approved, said a release from Lori Carr, minister of government relations.

The projects approved for the RM of Invermay No. 305 are culvert replacements for local roads and bridges, $35,962, and landfill decommissioning, $10,750.

For the RM of Sliding Hills No. 273, MEEP is providing $60,510 for a grader.

“MEEP is a key component of our government’s economic ‘booster shot,’ in light of these recent unparalleled times due to the pandemic,” Carr said. “These provincial dollars will kick start ‘shovel-ready’ local projects and initiatives to support job creation and help keep Saskatchewan strong.”

Among recentlyapproved projects are: City of Regina, $30.9 million for roof replacement, residential road renewal, energy monitoring and opti-

mization infrastructure, outdoor rink, Wascana Pool, Municipal Justice building, new sidewalks, sidewalk conversion to multi-use pathway and pavement markings; City of Saskatoon, $35.5 million for city-wide paved roadways preservation, downtown festival site, roadside safety improvements, neighbourhood traffic safety upgrades and citywide sidewalk rehabilitation; City of Swift Current, $2.3 million for Fairview Arena floor and header replacement and Friesen Street storm line rehabilitation, and City of Yorkton, $2.3 million for roadway rehabilitation, water main replacement and Broadway Street East revitalization.

Announced in May, the $150 million MEEP is a key component of the Government of Saskatchewan’s $7.5 billion, two-year capital plan to build a strong province and stimulate its economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the release said.

Municipalities were asked to submit potential projects under the program

by July 31, 2020.

MEEP 2020 funding must be used by municipalities by March 31, 2022.

to noon.

They meet in Melville on Thursday from 5-8 PM. New members are welcome.

Free ‘learn to play tennis’ lessons for ages 11 and up will be offered Mondays 2-4 PM and Tuesdays from 9-11 AM at the WDM courts for the rest of August. Racquets will be provided if needed but bring your own water. Contact Wayne Clark for more details at wclark@sasktel.net.

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Monarchs are a species at risk throughout their range with Saskatchewan being at the northern extent of their range.

Magnus said “it takes between three and four generations for Monarchs to get from their over-wintering grounds, in Mexico, to Saskatchewan.” She added “the generation emerging now will live the longest, making the full journey south back to Mexico to overwinter, so it is extra important that we help conserve the habitat for this incredibly important generation of Monarchs.”

Nature Saskatchewan runs the voluntary Stewards of Saskatchewan program that works with communities and landowners to conserve Monarch habitat and help monitor the population each year.

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Flea Market popular at Burgis Beach

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The regular edition of the Saturday Burgis Beach Flea Market was held under sunny skies.

Vendors included the Canora Thrift Store with lots of kids clothing, with money going to the Canora food bank.

Through the Fire Pottery was on-hand with some exciting new stuff.

Triple T’s was there with some really nice face masks, in addition to handmade lava rock bracelets and crafts, Norwex supplies, Paws and Claws with jams, pickled eggs, pet supplies and more.

RCM Outdoors was also there with beautiful cutting boards and rubs for meats and sauces.

Heart and Soul was there offering reflexology.

The Burgis Beach Recreation Board was cooking up some hot dogs, and Chilly’s Heating and Cooling was there with a water slide for the kids.

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Rhein Rockets into league finals

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

The Rhein Rockets played an abbreviated semi-final playoff round against the Neudorf Posse in Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League action.

The Rockets earned their berth in the series defeating the Fishing Lake Cubs in two straight games, both by rather lopsided scores; 10-0 and 11-1, and hosted the action Saturday.

The teams had agreed to play two five-inning games, and if a team did not sweep the pair, they would play an inning-byinning tie-breaker with the first team with an edge at the completion of an inning advancing to the final.

In game one, powered by an Evan Neibrandt home run the Rockets found themselves in a 5-5 tie after five innings, sending the game to an extra frame.

In the added inning Rhein pitcher Terry Peppler helped his own cause getting to second base and scoring when Grant Edgar registered a hit to plate the gamewinning RBI. Peppler headed to the pitching circle in game two as well, and in spite of giving up long balls to Drew Hoehn, Chris Baber and Sean Parkin, completed the game to earn the win as all three deep shots came with the bases empty.

The Rocket offence broke through in game two, including another home run by Neibrandt, a three-run shot in the third inning.

In the fourth inning Aaron Rathgeber had a bases-loaded single to score two, and a wild pitch plated a third run.

In the end the Rockets had won 12-3, with Peppler, at age 58, throwing all 11 innings.

Chris Baber took both losses for the Posse.

On the other side of the league schedule the Wynyard Blues defeated the Rosebud Royals 7-1 and 7-0 in modified best-of-three to make the semis.

Michael Jordan was the winning pitcher in both games.

In the other quarter final on the western side of the draw the Junior Royals topped Foam Lake 7-0 in game one, the Royals helped by a Luke Scutchings home run.

Koby Faubert was the winning pitcher allowing only one hit in five innings. (5.0 IP, 1 hit) James Anderson took the loss.

Foam Lake came back in game two to win 4-3.

The winning pitcher was Ryan Junop, while Lucas Ochitwa took the loss.

As a result of the split for the first time the third game was needed to decide the series. It

was an extra inning sudden death format with a runner starting at second.

And the Junior Royals earned the series win 1-0 in the extra frame.

Koby Faubert was in the circle for the Royals, while Ryan Junop took the loss for Foam Lake.

Kaden Fedak hit a double to lead off the bottom of the inning for the win.

The Wynyard Blues and Rosebud Jr Royals advance to semi-final in Wynyard Sunday.

In game one it was all Blues and they rolled to a 7-0 win.

In game-two, the Royals bounced back.

Led by strong pitching from Kody Faubert, the Royals were able to rally for a 6-3 victory to even the series.

In the ‘extra-inning style’ game-three, each team started with a runner on second base.

The Royals Kaden Fedak advanced the run-

ner with a groundout, with Luke Scutchings hitting an RBI fly to right field to take the 1-0 lead.

In the bottom half of the inning, Faubert shut down the Blues batters allowing the Royals to advance to the finals.

With the Rosebud Jr Royals winning, the finals have been set for the modified best-ofthree.

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Card of Thanks THE FAMILY of the late Frances Sliva would like the thank all the family & friends for all your support during this difficult time. Your kind words, phone calls, wonderful food & all the beautiful flowers and cards were greatly appreciated.

We extend all heartfelt thanks to the staff at Bailey’s Funeral Home for their professionalism, and all the support that they provided to us.

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Coming Events CHURCH SERVICE will be held at Ukrainian Orthodox Church Mamornotz on Sunday, August 23, 2020, 10am with blessing of fruit (Pomana) followed by blessing of graves. Fruit to be shared with immediate families only. Lunch will not be served due to Covid-19 Provincial Guidelines.

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SOLID BOX cover for six foot track box. $750.00. 306-783-1688 U-PICK CHERRIES. $15/pail.

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TWO BEDROOM, one bedroom and bachelor apartments for rent.

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Houses For Rent BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228 or Trevor 306-3166878.

SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for a 3 bedroom home. Fridge and stove included. Well kept, clean and quiet neighborhood. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

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For Sale - Misc 100 ACRES of standing mixed hay in the Jedburg area. Offers accepted. 306-627-3445 1 BURIAL plot for sale at Memorial Gardens, Yorkton. For more information call 306-783-6025.

FOR SALE: One walk behind rototiller, 5hp, Briggs motor, front tines, very good running order; Seven walk behind lawnmowers in very good running working order.

Phone 306-782-9131 or 306-6219783.

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Cars 1993 Ford Crown Vic. Very nice condition, two owners, 153,000kms.

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2007 BUICK ALLURE CX. 3.8L, 4-door, auto, power seats, new tires, 116,000kms. Asking $6,000 OBO. Phone 306-621-7491.

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Steel Buildings / Granaries FOR SALE 4 1800 Bushel Hopper Bins $3600.00 each. 1 1500 Bushel Hopper Bin $3000.00. Phone 1306-783-8388

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rainfall this week with 26 mm. The St. Walburg area has received the most rain in the province since April 1 with 418 mm.

Crops continued to develop rapidly in the east-central region this week due to warm weather. Some farmers reported they may begin desiccating pulse crops soon. There are concerns that hot temperatures have affected crop development and there have been reports of heat blasting and premature ripening in some areas. More moisture would be desired to support seed fill.

Rainfall was very scattered throughout the region, with some areas receiving half an inch to an inch, but many receiving none. The Yorkton area received the highest amount of rainfall this week in the province with 26 mm. The Raymore area received 20 mm, the Pelly area 14 mm, the Esterhazy area 10 mm, the Holdfast area 2.5 mm and the Allan area two mm. The Kuroki area has received the most precipitation in the region since April 1 (263 mm).

Topsoil moisture conditions have continued to deteriorate in the region. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 45 per cent adequate, 38 per cent short and 17 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 32 per cent adequate, 45 per cent short and 23 per cent very short. District 6A is reporting that 31 per cent of cropland and 45 per cent of hay and pasture land are very short for topsoil moisture at this time.

Pasture conditions are rated as one per cent excellent, 20 per cent good, 44 per cent fair, 22 per cent poor and 13 per cent very poor. Lack of moisture and heat stress has affected pasture growth and farmers are hoping for more rain. Some farmers have noted concerns of winter feed shortages due to

reduced hay yields.

The majority of crop damage this week was due to heat, dry conditions and wind.

Farmers are busy haying, hauling grain and getting ready for harvest.

Overall provincially, with much of the cereals and pulses in the seed filling stages, rain would be welcome in many areas.

Minimal rain and warm temperatures this past week have resulted in a reduction in provincial topsoil moisture.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 57 per cent adequate, 33 per cent short and 10 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 44 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 19 per cent very short.

Warm, dry conditions have resulted in reduced pasture growth in many areas. Provincially, pasture conditions are rated as three per cent excellent, 34 per cent good, 39 per cent fair, 17 per cent poor and seven per cent very poor. The majority of pastures in the westcentral and northern regions are rated as fairto-good condition.

The majority of crop damage this week was due to heat, dry conditions and wind. Many parts of the province had high day and nighttime temperatures and farmers have reported heat blasting in canola and rapid progression through flowering and ripening stages.

There was also damage reported by insects such as grasshoppers, bertha armyworms, aphids and diamondback moths, as well as diseases.

Farmers are busy haying, hauling grain and getting ready for harvest.

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New museum preserving fastball history

By Ryan Stanko (FourTown Journal)

A collective of sports enthusiasts have come together to preserve the rich fastball history that has taken place over the last 90 years. Beginning on August 22nd and 23rd, fastball fans will have the opportunity to visit the West-Man Border Fastball Museum (WBFM) located 20 KMs outside of Russell, MB at Asessippi Beach.

Although the doors will open, public health guidelines will dictate what the opening will look like as the planning committee works with current health concerns and protocols. Next July the plan is to hopefully host the grand opening, but updates will follow closer to the date. At the fastball museum, visitors can explore the rich past dug up by a dedicated team of volunteers.

The idea to build the West-Man Border Fastball Museum started two years ago. Rick Goraluk had an idea to bring together fastball teams, former players and their families from the past 60 years and have a reunion at Asessippi Beach and Campground.

As part of the reunion, Daryl Nernberg, cofounder of the WBFM took three weeks to collect fastball memorabilia from the teams that regularly played in tournaments on both sides of the provincial border.

Rick and Karen Goraluk organized a slopitch tournament held the same weekend. This gathering was an overwhelming success and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;museumâ&#x20AC;? was a hit.

Nearly three hundred names were recorded on the attendee list during the reunion tournament.

Participants came from everywhere in the local

area and further away, including from Texas and Maple Creek.

Since that day two years ago, Daryl thought it would be a good idea to preserve that history and to create a permanent fastball museum to be located at Asessippi Beach and Campground.

Teams featured in the museum include the Colts and Braves from Langenburg, the Flames and Cougars from Churchbridge, the IMC team based out of Esterhazy, the Esterhazy Extreme, and the Atwater Steelers. Teams from Calder, Gerald, MacNutt and Wroxton are also forever preserved in the museum; over 130 teams who played border fastball between Manitoba and Saskatchewan are on the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list. There are over 50 teams at the moment with donated memorabilia and that number is growing weekly.

Things really picked up this past January as information, stories and mementos flooded in. Since that time the material in the museum is over double the amount he started with three years ago.

Larry Nernberg joined the cause and contributed a majority of the Saskatchewan information, travelling the countryside to gather artifacts. Nernberg said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it would be this big. When I started, I pictured six or seven jerseys. After that, I kept calling people and it kept getting bigger.

All the towns along the border were very helpful in contributing. Now, the project has a life of its own.â&#x20AC;? He added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like history. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been having fun. I bet I was on the phone everyday [beginning in January].

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wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe.â&#x20AC;?

As you can imagine, bringing a project like this to life requires many different resources.

Daryl mentioned local ball enthusiasts who wish to get involved or share their history can give him a call.

As far as funding, $10,000 is raised through donations at the moment, but the goal is to get to $15,000. The group applied for three grants as well to help cover costs.

Helping to keep the cost low, Rick Keay sold the sea can to the group at a friendly rate which they developed into the museum; the committee is very thankful for this.

A portion of the money raised helped purchase a sea can, seek municipal permits, and to begin modifications of the sea can, which will house the museum. Westman Border Fastball Museum is now an incorporated non-profit organization in the Province of Manitoba and the new committee is seeking further support.

Through word of mouth, this project has taken on a life of its own.

People are asking how they can contribute and be a part of this museum.

The new committee is taking donations and is in the process of reaching out to fastball enthusiasts that were originally involved in the creation of this local sports history as players, family and fans.

Donors are encouraged to contact Daryl Nernberg for information on how to donate via e-transfer or by cheque to preserve the history of fastball in the region.

Daryl can be reached by phone at 204-773-3014 or email at daglnern@ mymts.net.

Local Fastball History

130 teams who played border fastball between Manitoba and Saskatchewan are on the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of names.

The stories include those of the Langenburg Braves and Colts who were active around the late-70s. The Colts lasted a bit longer than the Braves and both teams played simultaneously at one time at the height of fastball in town. The Braves were spurred by a gentleman named Chuck Nelson who came to the mine from Brandon, along with a handful of others. Randy MacDonnellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name came up when discussing the more well-known athletes who played for the Colts. Langenburg is also represented at the museum through the Langenburg Belairs who played in the 50s/60s and the Langenburg.

The Calder Comets are featured. Gerald Shymko was a main pitcher with one team involved in a Yorkton league. When Shymko was on his game, his rise ball pitch was unhittable by most hitters who faced it. Another addition to the museum comes from Calder. Barry Calanchie kept numerous types of stats for the games which brought another level of interest for the fans and players, as well as preserved the history for later generations.

Churchbridge had two teams at once for a while, the Flames and the Cougars. Rob Daum took a huge opportunity to join a touring team as a shortstop. He toured with the team across Western Canada for six weeks filling in as an injury replacement after the tour stopped in Churchbridge.

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players such as Clayton Foley. Other towns in the mining community were represented by players such as Dwayne MacDonnell, Don Fogg and Randy Park from Langenburg.

Churchbridge was represented by many including Rob and Gene Daum, and Garnett Putland.

In 1977, some members of the Esterhazy IMC squad joined with the St. Hubert Colts. The team went to the United States and was successful competing at a tournament in Minot.

Jerry Halyk was a large part of the Esterhazy-based IMC franchise that joined the Yorkton Fastball League for four years in 1978, 79, 80 and 81; the team won the league each year they were involved. Prior to playing with IMC, Jerry also had success as part of a team from Roblin that won a provincial championship in 1972.

In later years, many players would join the Atwater Steelers who have been around since the late 50s. The Esterhazy Extreme popped up briefly before Atwater became the main team again. In 2016 the Atwater Steelers celebrated their 75th anniversary. The program has been successful in Atwater, but did move to play in Esterhazy, initially requesting that they continue to be known as the Atwater Steelers.

Glen Hawkett played with Atwater and later the Esterhazy Extreme, he would be known by many teams in the area as a gifted player and dedicated club member.

Not to be mistaken for Esterhazy, the Esterhazy Eagles were a school team based south of

Esterhazy and mainly composed of the Babyak family; they had seven boys on the team which made up the majority of the squad.

Stockholm had multiple teams including the Pioneers, Blues and Kings who all played fastball at the same time in the 70s; eventually the teams merged together as the Raiders in the 80s.

Brian Bangaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name came up as a notable player with Stockholm Blues as well as the Atwater Steelers. He was an excellent pitcher who also played with Atwater for a while.

The Gerald Comets are included in the museum with history dating back throughout the 70s and 80s. Gerald played in the Yellowhead league with some of the Langenburg teams, amongst others.

An earlier version of the team was known as the Waldron Hotel Comets before becoming the Gerald Comets after the hotel no longer sponsored the team.

Many teams are mentioned from Melville. At one time Melville and Yorkton had their own leagues. When less players were available, teams began to move away from their inner-league play to join further out leagues.

The museum shows the history of these leagues including how the Yorkton Merchants were the last team that played out of Yorkton.

As more teams look to contribute memorabilia to the project, the museum continues to develop at a rapid pace.

The museum committee hit a home run finding a way to establish a local hub honouring border fastballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest memories.

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Steinbach, Man. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to school plan while under the COVID-19 pandemic is pretty close to what education expert Michael Zwaagstra would recommend. This includes having kids in school, every day, all day long.

Zwaagstra is a high school teacher based in Steinbach, Manitoba, and he teaches in a high school in southeast Manitoba. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s written two books on education: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wrong With Our Schools and How Do We Fix Them, and A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning. Over the last decade he has written extensively on education for two think tanks and been a regular commentator on education matters across the country.

Zwaagstra also has some roots in Saskatchewan, having graduated from Yorkton Regional High School.

On Aug. 10, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that Saskatchewan has to balance the challenge of managing COVID-19 with the absolute necessity of getting kids back in school.â&#x20AC;?

He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would have a very strong preference for students to have in-class instruction. I think all students should be back, with priority to Kindergarten to Continued on Page 15

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STUDENTS Continued from Page 14 Grade 8. But really, it’s best for high school students to be back everyday as well. And I would favour limited physical distancing measures.

So, for example, don’t have all-school assemblies. Don’t have evening events that are open to the public, that people come and watch sports games. Make sure that hand sanitizer is available. Encourage teachers to set up classrooms in a way that reduces contact to the greatest degree possible.

He went on, “But I would not personally recommend strict two-metre requirements throughout the day. The reality is that kids are going to come into contact, no matter what measures we’ve put in place. We need to recognize that, so I don’t want regulations to be so onerous that it’s impossible for kids to have a reasonably normal learning environment.”

He said, “Most provinces are not mandating that throughout the

entire school day, kids have to be two meters apart from each other.

And so, what I’m saying is actually not really far off from what public health is.”

Zwaagstra noted, “My expertise is not in public health. My expertise would be in terms of how schools run, and I can pretty confidently say that school is very different from Walmart in terms of how you can reasonably expect it to run.

Measures that you put in place in department stores are not going to be as effective in school settings for a whole lot of reasons.”

“In how schools operate, and you’re just not going to have the same rules in school as you do in Walmart. I mean that you can’t keep kids two meters apart all day throughout the entire school day. I mean, that’s virtually impossible.”

He said measures like cohorting, staggered lunch breaks, and encouraging parents to drive their kids to school reduce contact. So does

Michael Zwaagstra has been writing extensively about education for over a decade. Photo by Angela Zwaagstra

encouraging kids who live near school to walk home for lunch. But when it comes to cohorting – segmenting the student body into consistent groups to reduce mixing, Zwaagstra foresees difficulties.

While elementary students are already largely kept together as one classroom group, generally with the same teacher, it’s totally different in high school.

One concept is a “quadmester” system,

where high school students take one class all morning, and another all afternoon. This is done for one quarter of the school year. Zwaagstra says quadmesters will limit student interactions, but can be problematic education-wise.

He explained, “If you have class for three hours, it becomes harder to keep kids’ attention spans and if you happen to miss the day, you’ve now really missed (a lot).

You’ve got a problem.”

But quadmesters are a reasonable way to cohort high school students, and still preserve electives.

“At the high school level, I’m not a huge fan of the cohorting, because it has such a negative impact on the ability of schools to offer electives.”

Those electives keep some kids in school, he noted. “Frankly, when you get to grade 11, and 12, almost every course is an elective when you think about it.”

Zwaagstra’s plan “Based on what I have seen so far in terms of the information, my plan would be that the kids are in school. All of them are in school every day as normal as reasonably possible with certain limitations,” he said.

“The last few months, from March to June, should have made it abundantly clear that the vast majority of students learn far better in class than they do by distance learning,” he said.

As for masks, he said, “I would not recommend requiring everyone to wear a mask all day.”

He noted the virus is expected to be around for a couple years. “What can we reasonably expect people to do not just for a couple months, but possibly for a couple of years? There’s an impact that requiring everyone to wear a mask all the time has on communication.”

Asked if shutting down schools in the spring-

time was necessary, Zwaagstra responded, “That’s a tough question to answer, based on the information that we had in March, where the virus was largely unknown, as far as how quickly it would spread the impact it would have.

I don’t think government had much choice at that point. I think that with the information we had in mid-March, I think it was a reasonable precaution at that point.

“In hindsight, did we need to? That’s debatable, but we didn’t have the benefit of hindsight.

Based on the information we had then. It was a reasonable precaution to take.”

Going forward, he said, “I definitely would not shut them down in September. Based on the information we have now, absolutely, I see the negative impact of keeping schools closed, which in my view outweighs the challenges from the virus.”

Wastewater treatment plant construction progressing in Preeceville Rise Above Commodity Canola nola

Construction has progressed on the Town of Preeceville’s upgrade to its wastewater treatment facility.

Courtesy of Preeceville Progress

Construction has progressed on the Town of Preeceville’s upgrade of its wastewater treatment facility and related infrastructure to help better protect the environment and position the community for growth.

The project involved upgrading the community’s existing wastewater storage cells to increase their capacity, along with improving the system’s overall treatment process. The force main pipe that transports wastewater to the treatment facility will also be replaced by a new pipe. Construction, which began on May 11, is targeted to be completed before the end of 2020.

Normal operations of the Town’s wastewater

system will continue during construction, thanks to advanced planning.

The project’s total eligible costs are $5,194,500.

The Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan are each contributing up to $1,731,327 toward this project through the New Building Canada Fund program. The Town of Preeceville will fund the remaining $1,731,846 and is responsible for any additional costs.

Despite a few delays due to rain, the Town of Preeceville’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Project is progressing on schedule, stated Lorelei Karcha, Town of Preeceville administrator.

The earthwork for both aeration cells is complete and the liners

are being installed.

Piping around the cells and to the blower building is complete.

Forming is complete for the two nitrification cells.

Construction of the blower building is complete; while installation of the mechanical, piping, control system, and electrical work continue inside the building. The force main installation is complete to the Lagoon area access road.

Installation of the remaining piping will continue after cell construction has been completed.

Once the new treatment system is commissioned, plans are in place to connect to the Town’s existing treatment process without any disturbance to the Town’s services.

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It was ideal weather on the August long weekend for Lora Shreeves and Sandy Kerr to do some exploring by kayak. It was their now second annual kayaking day on Loon Creek near Markinch, SK. Besides the fine weather it was a time to appreciate nature, as they spotted whitetail deer, coyote, hawks, pelicans, seagulls, snakes, eagles, ducks, snipe and killdeers.

Submitted Photos by Sandy Kerr