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Archaeological dig uncovers historical artifacts

By Miranda Leybourne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Brandon Sun) A Brandon Universityled team of researchers continues its archaeological work in the Gainsborough Creek Valley near the town of Melita.

The researchers are studying the lives of precontact Indigenous farmers as part of a multiyear investigation. The archaeological sites, located 130 kilometres southwest of Brandon, fall under the Pierson Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on Treaty 2 lands, the traditional homelands of the Dakota, Anishinabek, OjibwayCree, Cree, Dene and Métis peoples.

In 2018, Eric Olson found scapula hoes made from bison shoulder blades along a creek bank in the Pierson WMA. The tools were historically used to cultivate maize crops.

Soon, representatives from BU, the University of Manitoba and other professional organizations started work in the area. They uncovered a workshop where precontact people made tools from the bones of bison, deer, wolf, beaver and goose. Last year, a residential area where people made stone tools and used pottery was found on the west side of the valley.

Olson, who isn’t an archeologist himself but has a keen interest in that area of study, was living in the area during the summer he made his find. A friend had come to visit him, and he suggested they go on a hike to some of the historical sites Olson knew about.

“It was a drought year, so I suggested that we look along the creek bed to see if we could find any artifacts, because that would be the year to do it, when the water was

so low. And then, sure enough, we did,” Olson said.

The first thing that caught Olson’s eye that day was a bison skull. He said it was found on a sandy part of the river, completely exposed.

“Then the more we looked, the more we found around it. We found a little scraper, or something like that, a stone tool, and then this bone thing kind of half buried, half sticking out.”

The bone tool would turned out to be the important bison scapula hoe. At the time, Olson put it into his backpack.

Upon returning home, he set to scouring the internet for what it could possibly be. When he identified it as a hoe, Olson said, he wasn’t all that surprised.

“I didn’t actually think it was that important, because I’d already read about the history of the area, and I already knew that there was probably agricultural activities going on there. It’s been suspected for so long, but I just kind of assumed that it was already known and there was already good evidence of it.”

Despite his doubts about the importance of his find, Olson contacted the archeological team at Brandon University. It was then he realized the magnitude of what he’d unearthed that day.

Since then, Olson has returned to the spot, often hiking there with his sister and her children.

“We’re always just looking at new historical sites.”

It was on one of these visits with his sister, niece and nephew that Olson found another bison scapula hoe.

“While we were just looking around that spot, we actually found another hoe, just kind of caught up in a tangle of sticks or something near the water.”

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Excavations on the east prairie level site began earlier this month.

A hearth with a thick layer of ash was found, indicating that dwellings were also present on the east side of Gainsborough Creek. Pottery found on the east prairie level featured the same decoration as artifacts from the Olson site in the valley.

Mary Malainey, a professor in the anthropology department at Brandon University, said that this year the team isn’t crossing the creek due to high water levels from recent rainfall.

Nevertheless, they’ve made some very interesting finds already.

“It looks like we’ve found the remains of a house … we found a hearth, a fireplace.

Somebody built a fire with a really thick ash deposit, so that would be consistent with somebody staying at that spot for a long period of time.

That is an indication of permanency. We also found what looks like a posthole, which could be a clue to what kind of structure was built.”

All of this challenges preconceived notions that pre-contact Indigenous people in the area were strictly huntergatherers. Malainey said the site is only the second in Manitoba that has produced strong evidence of farming and horticulture.

This paints a picture that many archeologists didn’t give much credit to before.

“This area in Manitoba … is a very rich area, so hunters and gatherers could have made a really good life just hunting and gathering. The archaeologists at the time thought there was no reason for them to practice horticulture, and they assumed that it would be more of a southern practice.”

Since the discovery of the bison scapula hoe in 2018, however, things have changed.

Every artifact they find,

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(Left to right) Mary Malainey (projector director, Brandon University), Sara Halwas (University of Manitoba), Alicia Gooden (president, MAS), and Joel Firman (Brandon University student) excavate potsherds found near a hearth at the Pierson Wildlife Management Archaeological Project.

Malainey said, helps to paint a clearer picture of what life was like before Europeans made contact with Indigenous people in the area.

“It’s like having a puzzle, and the pieces of the puzzle get doled out a few at a time. They don’t necessarily fit together all that well, and you get more of the pieces. Then you can figure out what the big picture is. We’re still gathering pieces at this point in time, but we’re starting to get more information. Every time we go back we find more and more artifacts and we get a better understanding of the people who lived there.”

The Manitoba Heritage grants program is providing $10,000 to Malainey and $9,000 to the Manitoba Archaeological Society (MAS) to carry out the research. The MAS has provided $6,300 in funding towards the project.

A Brandon University partnership with its students’ union has provid-

ed a grant and funds from the Canada Summer Jobs program that enabled Malainey to hire student field and lab assistants.

Eric Forster, regional economic development officer with the town of Melita, said everyone in the community seems to be very excited about the progress Malainey’s team is making at the site.

“The sense I get is that everyone is pretty astounded that there’s something like this in their own backyard,” Foster said.

Forster said people who grow up in Melita learn about its importance as a gathering spot, both for settlers and Indigenous people, and that Malainey’s work is adding to the sense of pride people in the area have.

“You always had a sense that there was something here … now we’re learning more about agriculture and the methods used in historical times [by Indigenous people] … it’s really

astounding.”

Even more important, Forster said, is how the archeological site is shifting people’s perspectives about which cultural groups have contributed to making the Prairies what they are today.

“Through history class, you learn about the traditional British and French explorers,” Forster said. “People have been utilizing the land and making their home for years and years before settlers came across, and now we’re finding that history.”

Forster said rediscovering the site’s Indigenous ties is helping people in the area acknowledge the key role Indigenous cultures played in shaping its history.

“This is making it more personal. We’re able to see first hand the digging up of history, and learning first hand instead of just reading it somewhere. Now we get to be a part of it.”

Bacteria could help to capture greenhouse gases SASKATOON – Carbon dioxide is an important molecule necessary for life on Earth. Trees need CO2 for photosynthesis, crops produce higher yields in its presence, and some bacteria can transform it into food.

The molecule is even an important part of human health, driving us to take in big breaths of oxygen.

However, too much CO2 can have a disastrous effect on ecosystems and contribute to climate change. That is why scientists want to know how to strike a balance.

With the help of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of

Saskatchewan, researchers from Simon Fraser University are investigating how organisms sense and respond to CO2.

Their research could help advance human and environmental health and lead to new strategies for carbon capture.

“It’s very important for organisms to be able to sense local CO2 concentrations and respond because it’s such an essential gas,” said Dr. Dustin King, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. David Vocadlo’s lab in the university’s Department of Chemistry.

In a paper published in Nature Chemical

Biology, King and colleagues examined the important role CO2 plays in cyanobacteria — photosynthetic organisms found in water.

Cyanobacteria use carbon to create essential nutrients that sustain their life cycle.

“They are able to capture it from the atmosphere, fix it directly, and add it to simple organic molecules,” said King.

“Understanding how cyanobacteria regulate CO2 fixation may give us an avenue for developing improved CO2 capture technologies.”

King believes we may be able to leverage

the system within these organisms, along with industrial processes, to help reduce CO2 emissions.

Using the CLS’s CMCF beamline, the team could see detailed molecular structures and study how CO2 binds to a bacterial protein.

“It would be impossible to do it without the CLS because we require high resolution detailed molecular structures,” stated King. “Seeing how these beamlines at the CLS have evolved has been just amazing. Now we collect data sets in a matter of half a minute or so, it’s quite incredible.”

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MN-S president Glen McCallum and Minister Dan Vandal led the historic signing of the document that hands over the land on the west side of the Batoche National Historic Site adjacent to the South Saskatchewan River.

Vandal, the Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, made the announcement at the tail end of the opening ceremony for the four-day festival, which culminates on Sunday with the honouring of those who died.

“This land was witness to the beauty of the Métis way of life as well as hardships and injustices faced by Métis

people seeking to have a life and a place for themselves … This is something that is an important part of our mandate to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Nations, including the Métis Nation,” said Vandal.

The land is close to the hearts of the Métis people aside from its historical significance as it is the site of the Battle of Batoche, where NorthWest Rebellion forces led

by Gabriel Dumont and Louis Riel made their last stand against the army of Gen. Frederick Middleton.

McCallum said the relationship the MN-S built with the federal government helped make the land transfer possible and commended the countless hours of conversations by everyone who worked behind the scenes.

“When we started five years ago, going into the first year of my term, we didn’t have anything. The Liberals came in and stepped up to the plate and started engaging with our [MN-S] government. Then we started the framework agreement

and legislation. It’s been aggressive conversations around [this] land, and the [Federal] government has been accommodating and accommodating,” said McCallum.

to see here to promote our culture to other people.

To be able to see what we can do, and what we have done and contributed to Canada for many years,” said McCallum.

“It comes naturally.

If you look at Batoche, regarding what’s here and the history of the Riel resistance, it only stands to reason that we can start talking and that’s what happened. Everybody knew that accountability and transparency are very important to governments, and the same for me in our [MN-S] government.”

Vandal said, being a Métis and a member of the Canadian government, he considers the land transfer an important and passionate moment for everyone but most significant for him since his ancestors fought in the Battle of Batoche and are buried in the nearby cemetery.

He added that they are now looking forward to further developing the area to help educate everyone, Métis and non-Métis people, on their cultures and traditions as well as the part they played in shaping Canada’s history.

“I would like to see a legislative building here.

I’d like to see the old ferry, which used to be here, for cultural and educational purposes. There are so many things that we’d like

“I came from St. Boniface-Red River Métis and I grew up there but the struggle was the same.

A lot of my ancestors were from St. Boniface, but they fought in Batoche. They were part of that historical resistance against the Canadian government,” said Vandal.

“Today, as a minister with the Canadian government, of course, our values have changed tremendously in 137 years. We now realize that there’s a great opportunity to make amends to move forward in partnership and this is reconciliation.

Contribute to science with snaps from your smartphone Over the August long weekend, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is encouraging Saskatchewan residents to get outside to enjoy and document the nature around them, in the name of science.

NCC’s third-annual Big Backyard BioBlitz will run from July 28 to August 1, across the country. From backyards to national parks, on lunch break and on vacation, people can snap photos of the species they find around them and submit their observations to one of the largest crowdsourced species inventories in Canada. Together, we’ll compile critical information on species populations and locations for scientists and conservation planners, who can use this information to plan future protection and restoration efforts across the country.

“Everyone is invited to participate. It’s a great way for people of all ages to look at nature more closely and learn about biodiversity close to home,” said Kayla

Burak, engagement program manager with NCC in Saskatchewan.

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EDITORIAL Testing some new discs on area courses One of the best things about Yorkton, at least if you are a disc golfer, is that the city is now the hub of an area with a lot of really nice courses.

Now no one would suggest these courses would challenge pros such as Simon Lizotte, Nikko Locastro or Kristin Tattar, but for local players we are so fortunate a number of communities and parks have seen their way to creating courses.

Within an easy hour’s drive of Yorkton there are 10 or so courses, and venture out another 30-minutes and you can add several more. Even with gas at $2/litre that is reasonable access to a lot of variety in courses for a sport that is by its nature low cost.

So when the opportunity to playtest a few discs from Latitude 64/ Discmania came up, it was only natural to call disc buddy Trevor Lyons and head out to play a couple of the area courses much as we did visiting the fine course at Sandy Beach on Good Spirit Lake when tossing some new Clash Discs early this year.

This time we headed east to play the neat 12-basket course at the Churchbridge campground. The course really offers a bit of everything from hidden baskets, to mandatories to maneuvre around to tunnel shots – and full disclosure Trevor and I did have a bit of a hand

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On the way back we played the 12-tonal course at Bredenbury, another challenging course which is always well maintained. It is truly an under-appreciated gem within easy distance of Yorkton. In this case Trevor and I did much of the design work.

But, I digressed from the discs, so here we go.

To start there was the easy throwing Sapphire driver from Latitude 64. This is a speed 10 driver, so sort of in my sweet spot, but at only 161 grams it was about a dozen grams lighter than I usually throw that took a bit of getting used too.

If I try to throw it too hard it has tendency to go up rather than forward.

Being lighter it hasn’t worked for me in wind either – an issue in Saskatchewan where wind seems a constant.

On our day trip though it was calm and the Sapphire worked admirably. In particular, it performed well when I threw it forehand, which has always been my weakest shot. That the Sapphire

performed in that capacity is enough to keep in my play bag.

“A distance driver that is at the top of the range for slower arm speeds,” detailed Trevor. With its ‘6’ glide speed you will see distances a bit longer as it will stay aloft longer.

It is a fairly straight flyer for beginners and intermediate players.”

Next, from Latitude 64 was the five speed midrange Compass. To be fair midrange discs have a hard time impressing myself greatly as I love my Kaxe from Kastaplast as my ‘do everything’ disc.

That said the Compass was a nice straight throwing ‘middie’ that because of the desire to stay the course has its applications, especially with several tunnel shots on area courses -- #9 in Kamsack and #11 in Melville -- coming to mind.

“A straight flying midrange disc,” reiterated Trevor. “It’s good for beginners to intermediate who need to throw a straight shot.”

Moving to the Discmania offerings there was the nine speed understable fairway driv-

er – Vandal. For those unfamiliar with the term ‘understable’ if you throw righthand backhand understable means a flight that turns right.

An understable disc thrown at slower speeds tend to stay straighter, which is important to remember for beginners, or old guys like myself.

The Vandal was ultimately a disc which didn’t leave an overly memorable impression on me.

I threw steady rounds in Churchbridge and Bredenbury, using all four discs so there wasn’t one I wanted to lose in the bush, but whether the Vandal will remain in the bag is yet to be deter-

mined – think steady but no wow factor.

For leftie Trevor the Vandal left a better impression.

He noted as a control driver it is “easy for you to shape the shot you need. It holds the angle you put on it. This is a driver for slower arm speeds, but can be used by pros as well.”

The Evader is the final of the quartet. It is a seven speed overstable fairway driver. ‘Overstable’ means thrown righthand backhand it will turn left. This can be hugely important, as there are always times you want to go opposite to the norm.

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USask Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence joins Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) has joined the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network.

The Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network — led by Olds College Smart Farm — is a network of Smart Farms committed to sharing data and expertise that will help farmers, industry, and creators better understand, use, and develop smart agricultural technologies with a goal to accelerate the development and adoption of agriculture technologies across Canada. The network was launched in 2021 and also includes Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm located at Langham, Sask, and Lakeland College located at Vermilion, Alta.

For Dr. Joy Agnew (PhD), associate vicepresident, Applied Research at Olds College, the network’s expansion and collaboration across different agricultural zones and land bases brings more depth to the projects and technology evaluations conducted at Canada’s smart farms, and that will benefit farmers and developers.

“We are so pleased to welcome the USask Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence into the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network,” said Agnew. “With additional partners come additional opportunities in applied research and education that will help producers maximize technology and data when they’re making those sometimes tough farm management decisions. Independent validation of ag technolo-

gies is critical and so is ensuring that validation is done using more than a single smart farm and more than one agro-climatic zone.”

At USask’s LFCE, researchers investigate different aspects of beef cattle production “from soil to supper” and test drive new options to enhance animal welfare, animal health, product quality, and food safety on Canada’s farms. LCFE has facilities, agricultural, environmental, economics and veterinary researchers to help support the advancement of innovation, education and adoption of agriculture technology, practices, and solutions in Saskatchewan and beyond.

“We are delighted to bring in the livestock aspect as we join the PanCanadian Smart Farm

Network, and collaborate with Olds College, Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm at Langham, and Lakeland College,” said Dr. Scott Wright (PhD), executive director of LFCE. “We believe this network of smart farms creates an opportunity to facilitate and support ag tech innovation, development, and demonstration in support of sustainable production and to help producers maximize technology and data. We look forward to the road ahead.”

Linking smart farms across the country multiplies the learnings and increases the value of data generated to connect farmers with industry and research partners to find practical solutions to ag challenges.

With funding from the Canadian AgriFood Automation and

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Agnew announced that the LFCE was joining the network on Tuesday, July 19 during a PanCanadian Smart Farm Network presentation at Ag in Motion at Discovery Farm Langham, Sask.

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forehand, but mine is suspect more often than not, so the Evader is intriguing.

Typically, I find overstable discs more challenging to get working as prescribed so the Evader remains a project in process, but if I can master it, it will be a great addition to the bag.

“This driver has a predictable hard fade when it starts slowing down,” said Trevor. “It’s really for faster arm speeds as slower people will see the disc slow down and fade quicker than we would like.”

So consider this quartet of discs for how they might fit your bag and get out on one of the multitude of course in the province, and enjoy disc golf.

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Canadian Scouts challenged Finns in friendly hockey match Canadian visitors to the Finnish international scout jamboree were invited to participate in a one off (ice) hockey grudge match.

The Finnish scout jamboree, ‘Kajo,’ was held at evo scout camp, which is in the center of Finland, a perfect spot

for this match.

The international hockey game was held with miniature sticks on a miniature rink, July 19 at the center of the camp.

“Anyone who appreciates hockey in the world knows the two dominant powers are Canada and Finland,” noted Yorkton

Scout leader Kent Latimer.

“The Finnish people treat hockey like a second religion.

“In Canada, it is the way of life, next to ‘Timmies’.”

Latimer did add at the camp when asked “who the world’s best hockey

SARM calling for Feds to cut red tape for Ukrainians

By John Cairns, SASKTODAY.ca REGINA The S a s k a t c h e w a n Association of Rural Municipalities is expressing concern that Ukrainian immigrants to Canada are encountering significant red tape in trying to obtain jobs.

The organization states in a news release that they are “proud that Canada was quick to act and allowed Ukrainian nationals into the country under the CanadaUkraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program.”

But SARM noted these new arrivals still face challenges, particularly around securing employment.

They point out there are medical caveats around vaccination status, the prospect of up to fourteen days in quarantine, and additional medical exams.

They note Ukrainians who have not had medical exams prior to arrival may be asked to undergo additional tests by a physician approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

The organization states that just nine fed-

erally approved Panel Physicians are able to provide this service in Saskatchewan according to the federal government’s website: six in Saskatoon and one each in Regina, Prince Albert, and North Battleford.

Then, once Ukrainians receive their medical results, they can apply to IRCC to remove the restrictions from their work permit but must reapply for an open work permit in Canada.

SARM expressed these additional steps are causing delays and creating barriers to entering the workforce.

They are calling on the Feds to “evaluate its process and the requirements for newcomers to get proper permits to enter the Canadian workforce. Focus on efficiency and reduce barriers so employers can access readily available employees. The time is now to build a more resilient workforce and strengthen the economy.“ “Our government has welcomed more than 1,000 Ukrainian citizens to Saskatchewan since the conflict began, providing a supportive environment with access to community

supports and job opportunities,” said Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison in a statement.

“We are calling on the federal government to remove these onerous medical restrictions to allow an expedited transition for displaced Ukrainians into the growing Saskatchewan workforce so they can support their families and secure their financial future right here in Canada.”

“Help wanted signs are everywhere right now, so it is a shame to think that we have newcomers seeking employment, unable to enter the workforce because of bureaucratic red tape that may be unnecessary,” said SARM President, Ray Orb in a statement.

“This has dire financial consequences for those seeking refuge, and it’s not good for employers either. I routinely hear from Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers looking for skilled labour to join their operations. Ukraine is known to have strong agricultural ties, and Saskatchewan is poised to welcome those workers that can bring that knowledge and experience here.”

team is, everyone, except Canadians, answered the Finnish national team.”

With their professional Canadian national counterparts having lost to Finland in both the men’s side of the most recent Winter Olympics and the World Championship Finals, the Canadian scouts were eager to rewrite history for 2022.

When Canada agreed to attend the Kajo scout jamboree, the gauntlet was laid.

“The rematch will prove that both Canada and Finland hold hockey near to their hearts,” said Latimer.

The expected attendance was for more than 5000 to be on-hand.

The Canadians hoped that the home rink advantage would be meaningless, said Latimer.

The players would consist of scouts, venturers and organizing team members from both countries.

“The Canadian spies have confirmed that many high-level Finnish hockey players have been drafted to the Finnish organizing committee,” joked Latimer.

“Fortunately for the Canadians, their goalie is larger than the net,” he added.

It had been confirmed that “fighting has been banned in the spirit of scouting, and line brawls are not allowed,” added Latimer.

Head of contingent, Grant Vogelsang, stated, “we are extremely confident in Canada’s victory, and if we lose, we are fully ready to surrender our passports to Canada.”

There were 235 Canadians are attending ‘Kajo’.

Oh yes, in the end Canada won 6-5.

“Coolest thing ever,” concluded Latimer.

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Games to pack for holiday trips It’s summer, so for many it’s time to head off on holidays.

And, because it is summer it’s also a time of unpredictable weather.

So there is a pretty good chance that at some point it will be too hot, or too rainy to do much but stay inside – whether that is a tent, cabin or hotel room. You will need to find something not related to the outdoors to enjoy.

So make sure to pack a few games.

The first travel essential is a deck of cards.

There are few gaming items more versatile, from solitaire while waiting for an airplane to take off, to whist with the bet-

ter half and neighbours and dozens of games in between.

A deck of cards should be in every glove box, travel bag and most certainly in a cupboard at the cabin.

Now I know some will be laughing that you can, for example play solitaire on your cellphone, and that is true if camping where there is good reception.

And, even if in a comfy hotel room in the middle of a large city it is never a bad thing to disconnect for a while – it is why we holiday isn’t it.

Now personally you need to include a cribbage board – a favoured card game which plays

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Next up, go to a dollar store and buy two copies of a cheap checker set – you want the second set for extra pieces. The purchase will be under

$20 bucks, and you have the equipment to play a list of games far too long mention here, but a few of the gems include Turkish checkers, Dameo, Lines of Action and Bashni.

The downside here is the games are all twoplayer, so it is limited if friends walk over in the rain for coffee, but whether at the cabin, or just out

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for coffee an 8X8 board with 48 checkers in two colours just gives you so many play options at such a low cost it shouldn’t be overlooked.

If you have kids, and a cabin, I can pass on suggesting a rod hockey set. If you grew up in the 1970s as I did, this was a Christmas present dream and a game Dad actually liked playing too. A bit retro today in a world of high resolution video games, but so much fun,

so introduce the youngsters to something different.

Other games that are easy to teach friends and fun for that rainy day include Upwords, Boggle, Scrabble, a set of dominos, chess and Abalone, all of which are often found on thrift store shelves, so keep an eye out to add to your summer vacation gear.

Enjoy the holidays and the gaming.

USask archaeological research digs into evolution of dog diets in new study Victoria Dinh USask Media Relations SASKATOON – Most people know their dogs as the furry friend who greets them at the door after a long day’s work, but dogs have an interesting and complex history all their own. A new study published in the journal Science Advances examines the ancient lives of dogs and the ecological impacts of their diets.

University of Saskatchewan (USask) archeologist and assistant professor Dr. Tatiana Nomokonova (PhD) and University of Alberta archeologist and USask adjunct professor Dr. Robert Losey (PhD) teamed up with multiple researchers around the globe to explore the evolution of the diets and abilities of Siberian dogs.

“Dogs evolved from wolves somewhere in Europe and Asia during the ice age,” said Losey. “Our research shows that dogs quickly evolved to have smaller bodies than wolves, and this likely changed their abilities and diets. The dogs, even those living thousands of years ago, had reduced abilities to hunt large prey, and probably relied more on handouts from people and scavenging.”

Producing enough food for the global population of 700 million dogs requires a substantial amount of land – an area roughly twice the size of the United Kingdom. But surprisingly, most dogs actually live as free-range animals, relying on scavenging and hunting small animals to feed themselves.

In the past, it was assumed dogs evolved to eat the grain-rich diets they often do today due to a genetic adaptation that developed after humans took up agriculture. After studying the bones of several hundred ancient dogs, the research team determined that while this specific genetic adaptation appears in dogs from approximately 7,000 years ago, there are clues to indicate dog diets were much more diverse than those of their wolf ancestors and extended far beyond consuming starch and grains.

In human-populated areas, provisions that were easily located by Siberian dogs often included freshwater fish and marine foods, as well as scraps of human waste. Consuming these types of foods likely exposed dogs to new health challenges, such as changes in their gut microbiomes and exposure to new parasites and bacteria, that resulted from co-habiting areas with humans.

Losey and Nomokonova said this finding opens the door to explore dog diet changes in different locations and time periods, including in foraging communities across the North.

“We are in the process of expanding our research to examine the life histories and evolution of dogs in North America, particularly on the Prairies and in the Arctic,” said Nomokonova of the next steps in the project. “In both regions we will be exploring how Indigenous people in these regions, including in Saskatchewan, cared for their dogs in the past, and how and when dogs were involved in tasks such as pulling sleds.”

Further analysis in these areas will allow researchers to continue exploring how co-habiting with humans can influence the development of a species.

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Discovery of ‘young’ deep groundwater tells tale SASKATOON – The findings of a recently published study of ancient groundwaters have important implications for such practices as carbon sequestration and deep underground storage of waste from nuclear power and oil and gas production, says University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Dr. Grant Ferguson (PhD).

Groundwater at depths of several hundred metres or more can be hundreds of millions of years old and are often thought of stagnant and isolated from the atmosphere and the water cycle—a reason these subsurface areas are targeted as potential sites for subsurface waste disposal, said Ferguson.

“But things are more dynamic down there than we thought,” said Ferguson, professor of civil, geological and environmental engineering at USask’s College of Engineering and co-author of the paper in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

The paper describes the surprising findings in the Paradox Basin, located in southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado, where the research team found unexpectedly young groundwater at a depth where conventionally much older aquifers are located.

“That’s what was so exciting about this study,” said coauthor Dr. Jennifer McIntosh (PhD), Distinguished Scholar at the University of Arizona (U of A) in the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences and adjunct professor at USask.

“We expected to find that groundwater would get progressively older as you go deeper,” said McIntosh .

“Instead, we found millionyear-old groundwater, which is relatively young, about three kilometres beneath the surface in sediments that are hundreds of millions of years old.”

McIntosh headed the team on which Ferguson was the lead in physical hydrology.

Dr. Jihyun Kim (PhD), now a

postgraduate student at the University of Calgary and a former U of A PhD candidate whom McIntosh and Ferguson co-supervised, was first author.

This study is among the first to employ a relatively new krypton-81 technique to date deep groundwater. Unlike carbon-14, which scientists use to determine the age of materials up to 40,000 years old, the longer decay period of radioactive krypton 81 can be used to calculate the age of water up to 1.2-million-years-old.

The study findings are related to the rapid geologic changes over the past three million to 10 million years in the Colorado Plateau, where the dramatic incision (downcutting, or erosion under the riverbed) of the large Colorado River, which formed the Grand Canyon, began flushing out ancient groundwaters.

Before the incision of the Colorado River, the Colorado Plateau was relatively flat and seawater from the Paleozoic era (500 million to 250 million

years ago) was trapped within the sediments for hundreds of millions of years, Ferguson said.

“Essentially, what the incision did was to create drains that let water from the surface to penetrate and flush the ancient highly saline waters in aquifers both above and below the salt deposits at the centre of the deep groundwater system.”

This research shows landscape evolution can effect a dramatic change in the subsurface environment in a few million years—a short period in geological time, McIntosh said.

The study is useful because the same techniques can be applied to characterize sites elsewhere to learn how they are connected to the atmosphere and the surface, she said.

A newly funded project in the Colorado Plateau led by McIntosh is also examining the relationship between subsurface hydrology and life in more detail, testing the hypothesis

that deep circulation of water from the surface could have reinoculated microbial life into sediments that were deeply buried and sterilized by high temperatures in the geologic past.

The team plans to extend this work to other regions including the Canadian Prairies, where Ferguson said geological events, such as rise of the Rocky Mountains 80 million to 50 million years ago, and glaciation that covered much of North America starting about 2.8 million years ago would have had created massive hydrological changes.

“Especially from a Saskatchewan perspective, we are thinking about the different ways we use the subsurface, whether that’s in storing fluids from oil and gas, or carbon sequestration, we will have these legacies going forward,” he said. “I don’t think we have really scrutinized these systems in ways that we could or should.”

Summer regrets: Getting charged for impaired driving 319 Criminal Code impaired driving charges in June, plus 163 suspensions Submitted Getting caught driving impaired is a quick way to spoil your summer, as 482 people found out last month.

Police reported 319 Criminal Code charges related to impaired driving in June. Each charge comes with an immediate, indefinite driver’s licence suspension and a minimum 30-day vehicle impoundment. If convicted, the impaired driver will face stiff fines (starting at $1,000), Safe Driver Recognition penalties (starting at $1,250), longer-term driving suspensions. Impaired drivers are also required to take driver education and install Ignition Interlock in their vehicle.

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Cars aplenty The second annual Tapps Sports Lounge & Grill car show brought out lots of ‘sweet’ rides and happy admirers Saturday in Yorkton. Whether you were a fan of muscle cars, hot rods, vintage rides, old trucks, or even a home built snowmobile, it was on display on Broadway Street. Adding to the atmosphere was good old live rock’n’roll by the band Rocketbilly with lead singer Cole Smith. And, for those dealing with the ‘munchies’ a Texas BBQ truck was on-site as well.

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Unexpected Gold In my last article I wrote about purging our home.

Believe it or not we are just now coming to the end of this task. As is thankfully the case, when challenged with a distasteful activity, a ray of sunshine can sometimes peek through the grey to help us feel just a bit better about everything.

An example of this, for me, came in the form of a report card. I was secretly thankful that I didn’t find my middle-school reports, when I’d spent much of my time sitting outside the classroom on the hallway floor. (It hadn’t been all that embarrassing, until the principal happened to walk by one day. He stopped, stared down at me and asked, “Talking too much in class again, Pattie?” Clearly my issue had been discussed at a teacher’s meeting or some such. I kept my reddened face averted and nodded slightly. Then he asked if I thought I needed to come to his office and have a chat. I can still remember my eyes watering as I glanced up at his imposing figure and eked out, “No Sir.”) As I leafed through my rather old, but newly found, high-school reports, however, I paused to chuckle at the memory lapse I must’ve suffered after that middle-school mortification. On the slip from my Grade Eleven Physics class was written proof that I hadn’t matured at all in the three years between the grades of eight and eleven. In blue ink the teacher wrote, “Patricia is doing great work but she could do

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Revisited better if she stops talking in class.” A mark of 83% had been recorded on the slip so my first thought, now and probably then, was, “Still not a bad mark for someone who can’t shut up”.

That’s the only “report” I’ve kept. The rest of them were boring and … shred-worthy.

As “special” a memory as that is, I laughed even more at the old diary I found. As I lifted it from the very bottom of a long-forgotten box, the ironic picture on the front — of a girl in great disarray, sitting outside a Principal’s office — surprised me. I didn’t remember keeping it, but as I began to read I vaguely remembered writing in it. I’d only snickered at the report card, but I’ve gut-laughed at these journal entries. As I’ve aged, I have thought that I must have

been more mature than current-day teens but I now have solid proof that I was not! At all. This diary covers my life from the ages of sixteen to eighteen. These were clearly not my brightest years.

Initially, after finding the dilapidated book, I told my eldest daughter that after I read it I’d afford her the great honour of doing so as well, but after sharing only one short entry with her (that included the dramatic phrase “Stop my beating heart!”) I have rethought that. I have been, understandably, mocked but I must admit that when I wasn’t laughing I was rolling my eyes also. Apparently, the expressions “It was riots!” and “Right on!” were big back then, and I liked a few boys that I cannot recall at all now. That’s as much of the story as I’m willing to divulge publicly but lets just say there was no lack of humorous drama.

A few of my friends and acquaintances have mentioned that they are also purging their homes at this time. None of us seem to be having much fun but as I sit, exhausted on the backside of this task, I hope I’ve learned something valuable.

Life isn’t about how much stuff we accumulate, or how much money we end up with. It’s about family and friends and so much more — including the unexpected gold that makes us laugh when we’re blessed enough to find it in the middle of the chaos.

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Province-wide disease program launches This summer and fall, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, SaskCanola is offering free disease testing for blackleg and clubroot.

Keith Fournier, SaskCanola’s Research Committee Chair, outlines the importance of testing canola fields across the province for these invasive and costly diseases.

“Clubroot is an invasive soil-borne disease that deprives farmers of their hard-earned income. Clubroot is easier to manage when it’s found at low levels in a soil test before there are visible symptoms in the crop. Blackleg populations can shift over time when there is selection pressure from genetic resistance of canola. For this reason, it’s

important for future seeding decisions to select a canola variety with a different resistance gene package,” says Fournier.

Clubroot SaskCanola’s clubroot monitoring program is available again this year for Saskatchewan canola growers and their agrologists. Soil testing is the best way to detect the clubroot pathogen before any symptoms appear on the canola plant.

Farmers can request a soil sampling bag from SaskCanola by calling 306975-0262, from a Ministry of Agriculture regional office or a Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plant health officer. Soil collected from the field is then submitted

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For early detection, the ideal time to test for clubroot is in the fall. At this point, the galls on the canola plant’s roots are decomposing and starting to release spores into the soil. Private sector agrologists are encouraged to work with growers to ensure that at-risk fields are identified and tested so that the spread of clubroot disease can be reduced.

Blackleg Knowledge is power in the fight against blackleg disease. Identifying which blackleg races are present in a field helps guide canola farmers and their agronomists in their seed variety decision-making.

SaskCanola is offering a free blackleg test to the first 200 registered canola growers who apply. Farmers can collect plant stems suspected of infection and then contact SaskCanola to receive a blackleg testing code. SaskCanola provides the test results by email.

Private sector agrologists have the option of testing fields on behalf of farmers. For more details on testing, call 306-975-0262 or visit Disease Testing Programs at saskcanola.com.

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BGC youths plan sale from start to finish

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – On the morning and afternoon of the 21, the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton offered up some ice-cold beverages and sweets to the public for their Lemonade, Iced Tea & Cookie Sale.

The sale happened outside of their club located on Smith Street.

“As a part of our summer day camps, our older youth always take part in youth led initiatives and part of that was developing a lemonade stand today,” said Lorraine Moeller, Executive Director of BGC Yorkton.

Moeller said that the BGC youths were in charge when it came to planning for the day.

“They did everything from planning the event, promoting it, writing sponsorship letters to local businesses to supply the cookies, the juice, the cups and all of that,” said Moeller, noting, “they did everything from start to finish.”

Moeller went on to add that it was up to the BGC youths to decide what the funds raised would go towards.

“This is – I believe –

our fourth year of doing the lemonade stand,” said Moeller, adding, “sometimes they’ve chosen to purchase treats for our neighbours next door at the day care, they’ve purchased treats for the younger kids in summer day camp that are in our other unit,” and, “they’ve also given back to the club – they’ve chosen to buy treats for all of the leaders who make the program possible for them all summer – so they kind of get to decide what they want to do with the proceeds of the sale, it’s totally youthled.”

Moeller said that BGC Yorkton has seen an increase in patrons of the lemonade stand with each successive year.

“Every year it seems to kind of grow and get more momentum and more people get involved – we seem to have a little bit more traffic every year,” said Moeller.

Moeller said that other fundraising initiatives are underway.

“We do currently have our September Cash Calendar happening – so we sell tickets all summer long and then every day in the month of September we draw for

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Youths from the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton serving lemonade and iced-tea on the morning of July 21. a minimum of 100 bucks cash,” said Moeller, adding, “so that’s happening right now and then we will have a couple other raffles coming up more towards fall.”

“We do a WestJet raffle every year where we give away tickets,” said

Moeller, noting, “they always donate – they’re a big supporter of BGC Canada and all of our clubs across the country,” and, “we can apply to get ‘Gift of Flight’ vouchers that they provide at no charge, and then we can raffle them off or use

them as auction items,” Moeller went on to thank the sponsors who helped make the BGC Lemonade, Iced Tea & Cookie Sale happen.

“We’d just really like to thank the businesses who sponsored the lemonade stand – we had

Superstore who provided the cookies, we had SaveOn-Foods who provided the cups and napkins, Penguin Refrigeration provided the ice and then some of our office staff provided the juice, so thanks to everyone who sponsored it.”

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A day with the critters A number of senior residents at Aspira Yorkton Crossing recently took a short road trip to the Good Spirit Petting Zoo. Submitted Photos by Bonnie Rohaynsky

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City promotes responsible dog ownership

By Tyson Off Staff Writer Everyone and their dogs were at Wiggly Field Dog Park on Thursday evening to learn about the care that comes with owning the cherished pets.

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top onsite to register the pets if their owners were interested in doing so.

“We have a couple slideshows going on with our computer and with our iPad – if you want to license your dog today or learn a little bit more on how to license,” said Russell, adding, “a lot of people come into the city – they’re unsure if they need to license a dog, so we kind of give them that heads up – it gives people some education on things like that.”

“We try to promote keeping your dogs on a leash – not this park especially, but we were at Logan Green yesterday, so at a park like that we try and promote people to keep their dogs on a leash,” said Russell.

Russell said that the Bylaw Division has had complaints in the past about people running their dogs without a leash on Logan Green and noted that people aren’t always aware of the law.

“Outside of designated leash-free areas, we ask that you keep your dog on a leash. This includes the walk to and from the dog parks,” read a statement on the City of Yorkton’s website.

“This is the first time ever that the city has run a program such as this, so we want to show our presence, we want people to ask questions – a lot of people always have questions about responsible dog ownership,” said Russell, add-

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ing, “a lot of first time pet owners – they’re new to it so they want to have a little bit more knowledge and education on how they can take care of their pet – some of the bylaws regarding animal control and things such as that.”

Russell went on to detail the benefits of licensing the pet.

“The main benefit for registering a dog – getting a license – let’s say that dog happens to attack something...when we receive a dog attack complaint we want to check to make sure this dog has its shots [to see] if it is a registered dog in the first place,” said Russell, noting, “if it attacks somebody – we have a record – that’s usually the biggest one.”

“If it gets lost we also have records – when we take the licenses, we get the address of the homeowner and the contact information – so let’s say somebody happens to find a loose dog running around downtown [if it] has a collar and a tag we’re able to contact that individual and let them know that a dog was at large,” said Russel.

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Crops continue to advance well Crops continue to advance quickly throughout the province due to hot, humid days over the past few weeks.

The humidity has slowed haying.

When humidity is high, cutting hay becomes more challenging and hay that is cut does not dry down as quickly which can result in lower quality feed.

Canola across the province has suffered from the heat and humidity.

Many producers are reporting that their crops have experienced heat blasting and are worried about the effect it will have on their yields.

If the heat continues with minimal rainfall, crops will be ready for harvest sooner than normal, similar to the 2021 harvest.

Many areas in the province experienced wild weather systems this past week with hail, thunderstorms and even tornados occurring leaving crops, buildings and trees damaged.

East-Central Saskatchewan: • Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas • Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas It was another warm week for many parts of the east central region accompanied by some light rains. This has allowed crops to continue to develop but most producers indicate they are two weeks behind normal.

The central part of the region around

the Foam Lake areas is beginning to become dry, and producers say they need more rain to carry their crops to harvest.

The region received very little rainfall last week that ranged from nil amounts to 78 mm in the Ituna area. The region needs more rain going forward into August but producers are happy to see some warm dry days which has allowed for better crop growth.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as nine per cent surplus, 80 per cent adequate, eleven per cent short and four per cent very short.

Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as seven per cent adequate, 80 per cent short and 13 per cent very short.

Seventy-six per cent of fall cereals, 55 per cent of spring cereals, 51 per cent of oilseeds and 74 per cent of pulses are in their normal stages of development for this time of year.

A large percentage of spring cereals and oilseeds are behind, due to delayed seeding dates and excess moisture.

A provincial look Provincially, 74 per cent of the fall cereals, 65 per cent of the spring cereals, 61 per cent of the oilseeds and 74 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year.

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eals are heading out and are hopeful that the head will fill now that moisture is adequate in many areas. Canola is flowering and podding throughout the province.

Several localized storms resulted in some damage from lodging and minor flooding. The Duck Lake area reported 99 mm of rain over only two days while the Earl Grey area received 78 mm over the course of the week.

For many producers in areas that have dealt with dry conditions since the beginning of the growing season, the rain will not improve their crops at this time. However, the moisture will increase their ability for a second cut of hay and will improve their pasture conditions.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as nine per cent surplus, 63 per cent adequate, 24 per cent short and four per cent very short.

Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as seven per cent surplus, 60 per cent adequate, 24 per cent short and eight per cent very short.

Haying was slowed for some, due to some rainstorms and high humidity days but overall haying is going well.

Livestock producers now have 41 per cent of the hay crop cut and 32 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is currently rated as 24 per cent excellent, 52 per cent good, 24 per cent fair and nine per cent poor.

Hay yields will be reported on next week; however, it is expected that due

to dry conditions of the early part of the growing season, hay yields will be lower than average for some producers.

Crop damage this past week was attributed to localized hail, strong winds, lack of moisture, heat, flooding, grasshoppers and gophers.

Many producers will be assessing which of their fields are worth the effort and cost of spraying for grasshoppers while fields that are in poor in condition will most likely be cut as greenfeed.

A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/cropreport.

Distillery wins double gold at world spirits Tyson Off Staff Writer RAMA – Dobrowody Distillery, based out of Rama, was awarded double gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition held on June 24 in San Francisco for their small batch vodka.

“When we started, we thought we were onto something, being that we use some of the best water in the world,” said Tyler Nieckar, who owns Dobrowody Distillery along with Evan Matsalla.

Both who grew up in the Rama area.

Third best in the world at that time, — Tyler Nieckar, Dobrowody Distillery The water that Nieckar speaks of comes from the Canora municipal water supply.

“Canora was judged to have the best-tasting municipal water in Canada at the 13th annual international water tasting competition held in 2003 in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, U.S.,” read

a Wikipedia article on the town of Canora.

“Third best in the world at that time,” said Nieckar.

“We decided, ‘Well, if we think it’s a special vodka, we should send it away’,” said Nieckar,” adding, “we sent it away to our first spirits competition which is one of

the five large spirit competitions of the world – the San Fransisco World Spirits Competition.”

Nieckar said that all 40 judges of the competition believed it was a top shelf vodka and awarded them the double gold.

“There is only two vodka distilleries in the country that were awarded that double gold honour,” said Nieckar.

Nieckar said he was confident in the product but was still surprised at the outcome.

“We know we have a good product, but you know how it is – you’re almost over-confident in your product,” said

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Nieckar, adding, “it was still definitely a surprise because you’re going up against any other product in the province – whether it be top end brands that are made here like Provincial Vodka or Last Mountain Distillery vodka or Lucky Bastard... you’re also going up against world class spirits like Grey Goose and Belvedere.”

“To come out with that top honour and be one of two in Canada to win that award – and then one of 16 in the world this year – yeah, it was pretty surprising,” said Nieckar.

Neickar said a lot of research went into the award-winning product and took several years of testing different processes in order to achieve the result of the current product.

“We use a few different processes used by different distilleries from around the world with our own twist on it – and that’s where we came up with something special,” said Nieckar.

“We kind of kept testing and testing for a matter of a few years until we came up with a product – about a year of working through our filtration process to get it to the point that we wanted,” said Nieckar, adding, “we’ve been at this testing it and getting the product perfected and getting the process perfected for four years.”

Nieckar said the exposure from the competition has garnered the interest of press and distributors.

“On a global basis there’s been some exposure, but not a whole lot because we haven’t devot-

ed any resources to pushing it out globally – but we have got recognition from an article written in Forbes which is a large American magazine,” said Nieckar, adding, “we’ve been contacted by about six or seven international distributors to take our product on and distribute it for us.”

Nieckar said that the distillery is feeling the effects of international notoriety in the province.

“In Saskatchewan here, we’ve definitely got more recognition and it’s been great for our brand because – you know there’s so many vodkas on the market it’s hard to know which one to choose, but when you see some credibility linked to a vodka such as our own – you know at the very least it gets people to try it,” said Nieckar.

Nieckar touched on the history of the building that the distillery is located in.

“It’s the old school in Rama,” said Nieckar, adding, “in the late 90s or early 2000s it was purchased by the Co-op from the town.”

“The Co-op had a gas station in there for years and then they shut it down about six years ago, and that’s when we bought it and we started renovating ourselves,” said Nieckar.

“We actually distill out of the same elementary school that myself and Evan first went to,” said Nieckar, “the still sits in the same spot as my desk was when I was in grade one and two.”

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Parkland 18U AA Expos host provincials

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Parkland 18U AA Expos played host to the Provincial 18U AA Tier 1 tournament at Jubilee Park over the weekend.

The three-day event saw eight teams vying for the provincial title, with the teams initially split into pool play for round robin action ahead of Sunday’s playoffs. (See related story this edition).

Friday the Expos took on Assiniboia in game one of the tournament for the host side.

The Expos started strong scoring three runs in the home half of the first inning.

The teams then traded single runs in the second inning.

The game remained 4-1 until the top of the fourth inning when Assiniboia had a big inning of their own, scoring four runs to lead 5-4.

The Expos responded immediately scoring one in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game 5-5.

In the sixth Assiniboia scored one and that would prove the difference as they won the game 6-5.

O Lucas started the game for Assiniboia. The pitcher lasted one inning, allowing two hits and three runs while striking out one.

G Peterson was credited with the victory for Assiniboia. He surrendered two runs on eight hits over four and a third innings, striking out three

and walking one.

Marshal Ruzicka threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen. He recorded the last five outs to earn the save for Assiniboia.

Evan Knezacek took the loss for the Expos.

The hurler went three innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out four.

Brandon Spilchen had started the game for the Expos staying on the hill for three and two-thirds innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out three and walking one.

The Expos collected 11 hits with Sam Cristo, Colton Hubic, Dion Maksymchuk, and Matthew Datema all managing multiple hits.

Assiniboia collected eight hits on the day.

In other action Friday the Regina White Sox topped the Weyburn Beavers 4-2, the Unity Cardinals topped the Regina Blue Jays 17-11, and the Regina Buffalos edged the Regina Pacers 2-1.

The Expos were back in action over the noon hour at the tournament Saturday.

The Expos squared off against the Regina Buffalos in the second contest in pool play.

The Expos scored two in the top half of the first inning as the ‘visiting’ team in the contest.

The Expos added one in the third inning and two more in the fourth to lead 5-0.

The Buffalos finally got on the board with two in the home-half of the fourth inning to make it 5-2 in favour of the Expos.

The Parkland squad added one in the fifth, and it would prove a huge run as Regina scored three in their half of the frame to make it a 6-5 lead for the Expos, a lead that would hold the rest of the way for a Parkland team win.

Matthew Spilchuk was the winning pitcher. He surrendered five runs on three hits over four innings, striking out three.

Liam Baron threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. He recorded the last nine outs to earn the save.

Carter Wolensky took

the loss for the Buffalos surrendering six runs on three hits over four and a third innings, striking out one.

Later in the day Saturday the Expos squared off against the Regina Pacers in the final action of the day.

And, it was an oldfashioned slug fest with runs aplenty by both sides as the teams would combine for 30 hits.

The teams traded three-run efforts in the first inning, setting the tone for what was to come.

The Pacers pulled ahead with four more runs in the top of the second inning, then added four in the fourth inning to lead 11-3.

The Expos cut into the

Regina lead responding with three in the homehalf of the fourth inning to make it an 11-6 contest.

The Pacers then put up a huge six-runs in the sixth inning to jump ahead 17-6.

The Expos weren’t done though, putting four on the board in their half of the sixth inning cutting the Pacer lead to 17-10.

The line score then showed a minus-one run for Regina in the seventh inning, and the Expos tried valiantly to mount a comeback, scoring four in the home-half of the final frame coming up two runs shorts in a 16-14 decision.

Colton Hubic started the game on the mound for the Expos. He allowed 15 hits and 11 runs over four innings, striking out three.

Logan Wolkowski threw three innings out of the bullpen.

Carson Brooks started for the Pacers. The righthander surrendered six runs on eight hits over four and two-thirds innings, striking out two.

The Expos totaled 16 hits. Dion Maksymchuk, Jeff Stewart, Sam Cristo, Brandon Spilchen, and Matthew Datema all collected multiple hits for the home side.

The loss eliminated the Expos from the playoffs Sunday.

Other afternoon games Saturday saw the Unity Cardinals over the Weyburn Beavers 8-6 and the Assiniboia Aces over the Regina Buffalos 13-1.

Assiniboia Aces win gold in Yorkton

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The gold medals at the Provincial Tier 1 tournament hosted at Jubilee Park in Yorkton have been awarded.

The final pitted Assiniboia against the Regina Buffalos.

The Buffalos had qualified with a 9-8 win over the Regina Whitesox while the Aces topped Unity 7-6 in semi finals action.

The Aces started the scoring putting up four runs

in the second inning as the home team.

The teams traded single runs in the third, with the Aces adding one in the fourth to lead 6-1.

In the fifth inning the teams traded two runs apiece.

The Buffalos scored two more in the sixth, but the Aces scored three to go up 11-5, and looked to be in full control.

But, the Buffalos made it a squeaker scoring five before the Aces record three outs to win the gold medals 11-10.

Owen Lucas got the start for the Aces. He surrendered three runs on four hits over five innings, strik-

ing out two.

Carter Miller was on the pitcher’s mound for Regina. Miller allowed three hits and five runs over two and a third innings, striking out two.

Jayce Langton, Kayden Culetta, and Jackson Seel each contributed in relief for the Buffalos.

The Aces racked up 10 hits in the game. William Grondin and Grier Peterson collected multiple hits for Assiniboia.

The Buffalos had nine hits in the game. Cole Hachkewich, Miller, and Culetta had multiple hits for Regina.

Learning a bit about disc golf

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

already talk of a follow up clinic with greater

Recent arrivals to Canada received some insights into the sport of disc gold recently at the Patrick Park Disc Golf Course in Yorkton.

Veteran player Quinn Haider gave instruction to a group of 11 youngsters and adults July 20, after being asked to host an introductory clinic by the Newcomer Welcome Centre in the city.

“The demographics of our city have changed quite a bit,” said Haider, noting those attending the clinic originally came from India, Nigeria, China and the Philippines.

Haider said there is

Quinn Haider gave recent arrivals to Canada some tips on disc golf recently.

focus of young adult participants.

The local Parkland Association of Disc Golf

is always interested in holding clinics to teach

the sport. They can be found of Facebook.

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