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Richardson Foundation presented a cheque to the North Shore Revitalization Project in the amount of $15,000 towards the completion of the baseball diamonds. The Richardson Foundation has contributed $385,000 since 2011 towards projects in the Wadena trading area. Pictured (L-R) Graham Smith (Crop Input Manager), Tracy Glessing (Area Marketing Rep), Raeanne Denomie (Senior Sales Agronomist), Chris Bartram (Director of Operations), Bonnie Hilts (Committee Co-Chair), Scott Comfort (Committee Co-Chair), Wendy Parish (Grain Merchant)

Richardson Foundation donates $15,000 to North Shore Recreational Project Richardson Foundation has donated $15,000 to help with the development of recreational activities at North Shore Fishing Lake.

The Hamlet of North Shore is proactively working to revitalize recreational activity at North Shore, for residents and visitors, of all ages. In 2020, a project was initiated that is a collaborative effort between the Kuroki Community Club Co-operative Association Limited, RM of Sasman, Resort Hamlet of North Shore Fishing Lake and North Shore Recreation and Tourism.

“Richardson Foundation continues to donate to the communities we operate in, and where our customer base and employees live,” states Chris Bartram, Director of Operation

for Richardson Pioneer in Wadena. “Since 2011, Richardson Foundation has donated over $370,000 to fundraising groups in the Wadena trading area.”

The Hamlet fully supports the committee that has volunteered to lead the development of the recreational and tourism project at North Shore.

During the summer of 2021, funds were raised and work started on the development of a multipurpose sport court, beach volleyball court, picnic area and ball diamond. Fundraising efforts continue, and more work needs to be done to complete the overall project, which includes a full ball diamond, summer kitchen, walking path, volleyball court, sport court, beer gardens and picnic

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“Support from organizations like Richardson Pioneer is greatly appreciated and this donation goes a long way to ensure that recreation will be a strong part of the North Shore community for years to come,” noted Bonnie Hilts, Hamlet Board Member.

The development of these projects will provide residents and visitors with enhanced community spirit, health, wellness and exercise.

The collaboration will develop a strong community partnership to be shared and be positive for all.

The funds from Richardson Foundation will be directed specifically to the ball diamond.

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While COVID-19, and more specifically, the Omicron variant, remains a concern the University of Regina is planning a cautious and phased return to in-person operations beginning February 7, leading up to a full resumption of in-person courses on March 1, 2022.

Some courses, classes, and laboratories where the best learning outcomes happen in-person will resume face-to-face instruction February 7.Work is currently underway to determine which courses are suitable to resume at this time and those decisions will be communicated to students by January 24.

On February 22, some on-campus events and activities will resume.

Then, on March 1, the University of Regina will return to in-person operations including all remaining face-toface classes, events and activities on campus. Courses originally scheduled as remote will continue to be delivered

in that manner for the rest of the term.

Faculty and staff who are temporarily working remotely will also fully return to campus by March 1, with some returning sooner in order to ensure adequate support for the partial return to in-person operations through February.

This phased return to in-person classes, combined with the University’s requirement for proof of vaccination or regular rapid antigen testing, updated guidelines for masking on campus, and other precautions that are in place, will make the University environment as safe as possible.

The University will continue monitoring the pandemic situation in the province and will adjust as required.

This may include temporarily “pivots” to remote delivery for individual classes, or, if public health orders change, another blanket shift to remote learning to ensure the safety of our University and broader community.

New Recreation Director has Kamsack roots Courtesy of Kamsack Times As the latest addition to the staff for the Town of Kamsack, Stephen Dutcheshen recently began his new position as Manager of Recreation and Community Development.

As a fourth generation Kamsack resident and third generation to be born-and-raised in Kamsack, Dutcheshen said he grew up playing most of the sports in and around the Kamsack area and is still involved in a number of local sports to this day.

Dutcheshen explained to the Kamsack Times that with his new position, his outlook and long term goals are to keep up with grant applications – including federal, provincial and local funding opportunities that will ultimately contribute to the growth and development of the community.

“The Broda Sportsplex will be receiving some new construction – hopefully starting this March running over the summer,” detailed Dutcheshen. “We have a few other plans of things we would like to see in the community, just nothing set in stone yet, thus not being able to share all the details yet.”

When it comes to staying active in the time of COVID and flu season, Dutcheshen extends the following advice to

Stephen Dutcheshen, seen here with his dog “Girl” started the position of Manager of Recreation and Community Development on December 20.

Kamsack and area residents: “Give space. Respect others. Share the space to the best you can.”

For those looking for ways to stay active and healthy, Dutcheshen points to a number of activities that are offered close to home.

“Right now we have free skating at an outdoor ice rink and free cross-country ski trails.

Both get attended to once Public Works can get caught up from clearing all the snow we have had and the weather starts to warm up more. The KCI has Friday night soccer from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

There is also free public skating and shinny inside

the Broda Sportsplex.

Times can be viewed on the Town of Kamsack website under the ‘News & Events’ Broda Sportsplex Calendar.”

Dutcheshen offered that he is always keen to hear what Kamsack residents would like to see in the future in terms of recreational services and events.

“Kamsack is a great community that is always pushing to keep what we have in the sports and recreation sector as well, bringing new ideas to the table. If anyone has thoughts or ideas they can get a hold of me at: 306-542-2044 or email me at: rec.kasack@sasktel. net”

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As winter rolls on, Canora Aquatic Park progress continues Courtesy of Canora Courier Even though we are in the dead of the Canora winter, it’s easy to think ahead to warmer weather and the summer of 2022.

In spite of the cold temperatures outside, the project continues to progress on the new Canora Aquatic Park, according to Aaron Herriges, director of leisure services.

“The Aquatic Park service building has been erected using insulated concrete forms,” reported Herriges. “The roof truss is done and has been sheeted with metal. The interior framing and the mechanical rough-ins have been completed.”

Currently work is

With the shell of the Canora Aquatic Park service building in place, work is progressing on the interior features. ongoing on the vapour barrier and sheet rock covering of the ceiling so that insulation can be blown in.

“During the upcoming weeks the rest of the sheet rock and fibreglass reinforced panels will be installed,” said Herriges.

In mid-February Western Recreation is

This is one of two fully accessible private family change rooms in the facility.

These allow for parents with young children of the opposite sex, to be together. They also increase the facility’s capacity by 100 people.

The facility’s total capacity will be 300 people.

scheduled to return to start installing some of the pool mechanical components, including: pumps, filters, heater, piping and so on.

The designs include an improved reception area which will allow the facility to provide a small canteen, with a limited selection of

course. “The staff will be able to sell cold drinks and packaged snacks.

Just enough items to get by on a warm day.” Many of the pool’s users are there for extended periods.

With bulk of the primary planning complete, in the coming months the Canora Leisure Services

The front counter of the reception area has been framed.

Board will continue working on ideas to compliment the park. There will be many discussions on what the green space will look like, as well as what features will exist in and around park.

“The volunteer board will have good open dialog, so we can make sound recommendations to Town Council. This is an important step to allow our volunteer citizens to leave their mark on the project,” explained Herriges.

Once the project is complete, Herriges said the facility will provide a variety of welcome features for families and individuals with mobility issues.

From the moment they leave their vehicle, visitors won’t have to encounter any steps up or down. For example, waterproof wheelchairs could be rolled from the parking lot curb, through the service building, to the centre of the 82 F leisure pool with the zero entry access points, which also connects to the junior Olympic size lap pool.

The leisure pool starts at zero depth, and gradually increases to threeand-a-half feet, for ease of movement.

In addition to easy accessibility, the Aquatic Park, designed by Western Recreation, features a four lane junior

Olympic lap pool, which is the same length as the existing pool, but two lanes narrower, and will be connected to the leisure pool.

A separate Tot Pool with a depth of zero to 10 inches is located at the entrance to the leisure pool. This area includes an overflowing retaining wall that reduces concerns for the little ones.

The leisure pool area includes Western Recreation’s standard spray features: two geysers, a tipping bucket, and an umbrella sprayer.

The peanut-shaped jet powered vortex pool is great for all ages who want to relax and let the pool do the work.

A signature feature will be different water slides that empty into a slide alcove portion of the pool. A bench divider is for family members that want to wait for someone coming off the slide. The two different slides consist of one 110foot spiral flume water slide and one 36- foot double straight water slide.

It’s still a little early to tell when the project will be complete. The building and pool construction crews are on schedule, but there are many other things (landscaping, parking, fencing, etc.) that will need to be complete before the doors can open.

Saskatchewan scientists develop new coating Saskatoon – One in every ten Canadians has kidney disease, according to the Kidney Foundation. Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at USask to help improve health outcomes for patients on dialysis.

A main function of the kidneys is to remove tox-

ins from the body. When they stop functioning properly, patients go on dialysis where their blood gets filtered by an artificial membrane.

However, this process can cause inflammation and adverse side effects.

Dr. Ahmed Shoker, a Professor with the USask College of Medicine and Medical Director of the Saskatchewan Transplant Program at St. Paul’s Hospital, and Dr.

Amira Abdelrasoul, Assistant Professor with the USask College of Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, want to improve dialysis and the design of these membranes.

“We comprehensively tested two hemodialysis membranes currently in use in Canadian hospitals,” said Abdelrasoul.

“Our aim was to explore how membranes interact

with the patient’s blood.”

The team has developed a membrane coating that is more compatible with the human body and has resulted in fewer side effects for patients.

“It’s not possible to do the research we’re doing without the CLS,” she added. “Their imaging techniques allowed us to understand the blood protein behaviour at all points of the filtration

process and at all times.

So, we could monitor when, how, and why a protein aggregates and blocks the membrane pores under different operating conditions. It allowed us also to have real-time visualization

in three dimensions.”

The researchers are hopeful that this innovation, which they are continuing to test and develop, will help to minimize the side effects experienced by kidney disease patients.

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EDITORIAL The Purge Can Start Tomorrow Erma Bombeck was one of the funniest women whoever penned a line. She was a humorist who, obviously, wrote funny things that were very relatable to every day life. She was quoted as saying, “My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance”.

Now here is a kindred spirit of the most authentic kind. If she hadn’t died I’d like to think that I could call her up and we’d have a lovely conversation about—anything really—but, instead, I enjoy reading some of her hilarious articles, hoping to find inspiration along the way.

My sister and I had a recent conversation within which she sounded very busy while we were on our respective speaker-phone settings. When I asked what she was doing I learned that she was “purging”, which in our language does not mean murdering those in our lives whom we deem undesirable, but rather cleaning, organizing and, most importantly giving away or ditching what we feel is unnecessary.

I, most definitely and unfortunately, do not enjoy any kind of cleaning or organizing. There … I said it. ’Tis true … oh so true. Also, once an item of any kind is placed in our home—it most often stays—forever in that place. It’s kind of like painting. I know friends and relatives who enjoy doing this sort of activity every few years to “freshen up” their surroundings or for the simple reason of wanting a colour change.

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Revisited This, also … is not me. Once the paint is on the walls, it stays. In fact, I’d rather move again than redo that.

I have a fridge magnet that reads “If you see me cleaning, you know an older female relative is about to visit”. I will openly confess that, for myself, this is also true. I remember one of my mother’s visits to our home rather clearly. I thought I’d cleaned enough but, as I should’ve guessed … I did not. It was sad for my mother when she cast her sights upward, instead of keeping them at the appropriate eye level of which I’d cleaned so thoroughly. As my gaze slowly followed hers—up toward the ceiling over the stove—I knew I was doomed. We gazed at the dust fingerlings hanging down from above us for only a short moment before

she turned her attention back onto me. Instead of keeping to the look of disgust thrown my way, however, she quickly asked if I even owned a vacuum cleaner. When, as proof that I was telling the truth, I produced that very apparatus, she wasted no time but was soon atop a chair with the suction in hand. Yes, she … vacuumed our ceiling. I still haven’t heard the end of that and it was many years ago. The woman has a very long memory but in her defence, she did always make cleaning her life’s mission so I have to appreciate how appalled she must have felt at that moment.

In my defence, I’ve never claimed to be a good housekeeper. To be honest—I can accept some dust.

Live and let live. Although my kitchen counters noticeably contradict this, I don’t prefer a lot of clutter in close vicinity of myself. My closets, however, are a different story. Sometimes I think a lighted match might afford the easiest solution to those hoarded spaces but since that is unlikely to happen I know what my inevitable future holds. Cleaning … purging … giving my garbage away … I mean—the stuff I thought were treasures at the time of the attaining.

So, using my sister as great inspiration I am now aspiring to get it done. Purging here I come!

But wait! Erma is even a greater inspiration and since I’ve already swept the room, I’ll start the purge tomorrow.

Understanding sex differences in heart disease Saskatoon – Heart valve calcification is one of the leading causes of death in Canada.

The condition is more prevalent in men, but more lethal for women. This imbalance is caused by a very limited understanding of how the disease develops in women.

In 2020, a McGill research group led by Prof. Marta

Cerruti used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to help discover that calcified heart valves of women have an entirely different mineral composition than those of men.

Now, the team wants to build a lab model that can replicate the differences seen in male and female hearts.

“A model for sex differences in heart valve calcification would be an extremely valuable tool for researchers to better understand the differences. It could help to develop detection and non-invasive treatment methods for the disease that are specifically tailored towards women,” said team member and PhD student

Raphaela Allgayer.

Last month, the group used the SXRMB beamline at the CLS to measure the types of minerals that formed in their model to determine how closely it replicates the ones that form in humans.

“We are really excited about this project because it could

open the door for an entirely new take on heart valve calcifications, but also other diseases that involve mineral deposition. Biological sex is an extremely understudied variable in the field of biomaterials, but considering sex as a variable could significantly improve medical therapies for women,” said Allgayer.

Pickleball Yorkton monthly report We are all well into the New Year and Pickleball is back into full gear.

The Yorkton club has started the ladies only time slots for Thursday mornings (Gloria Hayden Centre) and evenings (Gallagher) call Anne 1-306-621-8926 for details.

Melville has continued with regular Thursday night play and Ituna is holding regular play as well.

Preeceville-Sturgis has Sunday as their day of play.

Langenburg has Thursdays and Sundays on the go.

Another Learn to Play Clinic has been scheduled for Feb. 5, at the Gloria Hayden again call Anne for details.

A tournament for 3.5 players and below has been scheduled for Feb. 12 in Yorkton with a limit of 8 teams in each category of Ladies Doubles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

The Sask Senior Fitness Association will be holding a tournament in conjunction with Pickleball Yorkton April 9th. We will provide more info in that regard as we get closer to the tournament date. This would be a qualifer tournament for the Parkland Valley District for Provincials in Prince Albert June 14th16th.

So, not only is there a lot of play time but actual clinics and tournaments to test your skills. That is

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the beauty of the pickleball in that it is a game for all ages and all levels of play. I often wonder as I am playing which group is having the most fun, the beginner level

or the most advanced?

Seems like there is a lot of action and excitement on all the courts.

Foam Lake is holding a Learn to Play Clinic as well on Jan. 16, which will

have already happened by the time you read this but you can call Jamie at the Rec Office for details for further play.

So no end of pickleball opportunities in the

Habitat project Westland Insurance’s national partnership with Habitat For Humanity is having an extraordinary impact locally in Yorkton, SK. When the City of Yorkton needed an adult to supervise its public skating sessions at the Westland Insurance Arena, they teamed up with Habitat for Humanity—Yorkton chapter to give its newest homeowner volunteer hours towards the purchase agreement of her house, currently under construction on Darlington Street in Yorkton.

A local business, Hometown Source for Sports, stepped up to assist by donating a pair of skates.

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Take advantage of the opportunity how and where it presents itself and we will see you on the courts.

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Tania Fleury is supported in her work to become a homeowner, Habitat for Humanity— Yorkton chapter has created yet two more valuable partnerships,

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Community partnerships such as these, make cities like Yorkton truly a place ‘where good things happen.’

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Global Institute for Food Security at USask receives award from ADF Saskatoon – The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded $295,000 by Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) for a project aiming to improve phosphorous and nitrogen uptake and efficiency in bread wheat – developments that would provide significant environmental and economic value in Canada and beyond.

The project, spearheaded by Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at GIFS, and Wendy Lyzenga, GIFS’ research associate, is also receiving co-funding from the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Crop Alliance,

and Western Grains Research Foundation.

The goal of the project is to help wheat producers in Canada get better return on their inputs. The team will achieve this by identifying naturally occurring wheat alleles (genetic variations) that not only have improved nitrogen and phosphorous uptake from the soil, but also use nutrients more efficiently within the plant to produce leaves, convert sunlight into glucose through photosynthesis and produce high-quality seeds with resilient and sustainable yields.

“Typical crop plants only take up around 50 per cent of the phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizer applied by farmers to the soil, and this comes at considerable cost to producers and the environment,” said Kochian.

“Fertilizer is critical

to global food production and food security.

It is one of the important tools producers have to increase yields.

We see a real opportunity to enhance the economic and environmental return to farmers by improving the efficacy of nutrient uptake and utilization in plants.”

An economic analysis commissioned by GIFS in August 2021 found that increasing phosphorus uptake efficiency by 30 per cent would result in savings of $2.5 billion over five years and 6.5 billion over 10 years for farms, municipal water treatment costs and sustainable water systems.

“We’re excited by the immense potential that this project has for both the environment and the economy,” said GIFS Chief Executive Officer Steven Webb. “The project will mobilize the

cutting-edge tools that we have at our fingertips at GIFS and with our partners and combine them with recent insights from the field to provide real value to breeders and farmers alike.”

This project has been made possible by recent advancements in gene editing and the development of wheat genomic resources including a landmark USask-led study that sequenced the genomes of 15 wheat varieties from around the world. The project enabled scientists and breeders to identify influential genes more quickly for improved yield, pest resistance, and other important crop traits like phosphorous and nitrogen efficiency.

Gene editing will be used to validate genetic variants responsible for a given trait. This information will then be shared

with wheat breeders so naturally occurring variants can be integrated into new varieties using conventional breeding methods.

“In recent years, gene editing has expanded into a wide assortment of molecular tools that can be used to rewrite genome DNA sequences with precision,” said Lyzenga. “Our collaborative project will take advantage of gene editing to validate naturally occurring genetic variants which improve nutrient use efficiency.”

Kochian and Lyzenga have already identified a collection of genes that improve nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency in several crop sciences. The next step is to determine how many allelic variants for those genes currently exist in Canadian wheat breeding populations. After

Quill Plains Chevrolet Premier League Playoffs round one in Wadena The Quill Plains Chevrolet Premier league started on Wednesday with threeof-four round games Delores Syrota and Dwight Pomedli had a lot of rocks in play with some potential big scores in the first three ends of their game, but the teams only exchanged singles into the fifth.

Team Pomedli skipped

by Verne Anderson took three in tendhe fifth to jump ahead, and they held on to the lead to the end again team Syrota.

On sheet #3 Greg Harcourt took one, then stole one before Cory Carter answered back with the same in three and four. The teams exchanged singles then in end seven Harcourt took the first multiple score in the with a pair.

Harcourt faced theee with his last but made a key tap back to get second shot leaving a near impossible way for Carter to get the second point.

Harcourt took the win.

In the Scott Comfort versus Garry Leach game Team Leach skip Colin Redman made a nice tap and freeze to secure a single stolen point in the

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Greg Harcourt, Rocky Krienke and Richard Choquette lines up his last shot in an attempt to prevent Cory Carter a chance at two for the tie or three for the win. first end.

Team Comfort answered back with a three in the second end, and never looked back as the teams exchanged singles thru six ends.

With Leach on offence without hammer Comfort

was able to secure multiple points in seven to seal the win.

Brian Nelson and Jay Bindig are looking to schedule their game at a later date (before Jan 19).

Round 2 will start Jan. 19, at 7:00 PM at the

Wadena RE/MAX Curling Club with Harcourt versus Comfort on the A side and Carter versus Leach on the B Side. Pomedli (a-side) and Syrota (b-side) await the results of Bindig versus Nelson on the other side of the

draw.

The finals of the Quill Plains Chevrolet Premier League will be Jan. 26, at 5:30 PM with A, B, C and D finals and trophy presentations to follow.

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these variants have been identified, the team will use gene editing technology to systematically test which of them will produce the most favourable outcomes.

The research could have benefits beyond improved nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency.

“We have found that some of the same genes that help plants thrive under low phosphorous conditions also help enhance root growth and root surface area, thereby improving water uptake and possibly the acquisition of nitrogen, potassium and other fertilizer nutrients,” said Kochian.

The project is built on multiple collaborations in Saskatchewan, including GIFS’ Director of Genomics Andrew Sharpe and GIFS’ Research Chair in Plant Molecular Signaling Byung-Kook (Brian) Ham. Other collaborators include Sateesh Kagale (National Research Council of Canada), Curtis Pozniak (USask Crop Development Centre), Jeff Schoenau (USask), as well as Jatinder Sangha and Ron Knox (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada).

Kochian received his bachelor’s degree in botany at the University of California Berkeley in 1978 and his PhD in plant physiology at the University of California Davis in 1984. He joined USask in August 2016 as the associate director of GIFS and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security.

Lyzenga completed a bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology at the University of Calgary and a PhD in plant molecular biology at Dalhousie University.

Prior to joining GIFS, she worked at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the National Research Council of Canada on molecular mechanisms underlying agronomic traits in Camelina sativa and wheat.

The ADF program is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year, $388 million investment in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture by the federal and provincial governments.

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Awesome minis add to game Being a diehard sports fan, and a lover of board games, is not a hobby pairing that I share with everyone I suspect.

And, they are two hobbies that rarely seem to intersect, although there are some great sportthemed board games; Strat-O-Matic baseball, rod hockey, NHL Ice Breaker, and Baseball Highlights 2045 all coming immediately to mind.

However, if you are a football/rugby fan, and you like mayhem in your games, and you love moving miniatures around, there is a range of games which are great, and they tend to intersect nicely with an enthusiasm for sports. This group of games includes; most notably Blood Bowl, but also my personal favourite DreadBall, as well as ElfBall, Guild Ball and a raft of lesser lights.

With the general popularity of such games, there are increasingly ‘teams’ being produced, sets of themedminiatures, by a range of sculptors and companies providing players with some amazing diversity in terms of what minis they put on the table.

Two players might face off both playing elves or dwarves, but have a team which looks decidedly different depending on the mini source.

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print miniatures at home has seemed to broaden the teams being produced even farther.

One of the coolestlooking teams to come along is the Black Souls Graveyard Fantasy Football Team from Z_ Axis out of Spain which was recently funded on Kickstarter.

As you might expect this is a team of skeletons, ghouls, wraiths and all sorts of wonderful undead players just dying (OK already dead), to put onto a fantasy football pitch.

Arcadio Sánchez is the man behind this awesome, print-your-own set – you just need to purchase the STL files.

“I’m a 3D character animator. I have been working in the film industry for 10 years. I have worked in movies and series. Now I wanted to do miniature modeling as a hobby and that’s how Z_Axis was born,” explained Sánchez via email.

The creator, of course, is a fantasy miniatures fan.

“Since I was child,” said Sánchez. “I started with the fifth edition of Warhammer - without knowing how to paint the army -- even without knowing rules or winning, but it was very enjoyable.”

Interestingly, in spite

THE MEEPLE GUILD (YORKTON) meeple.guild@gmail.com of the gorgeous sculpts Sánchez said fantasy football is not something he has played a lot.

“I haven’t played much at Blood Bowl, because my friends didn’t usually play that game, but I’ve always liked the idea of this game,” he said.

“I’ve always wanted to make my own team. I tried to do it with Blue Stuff molds and epoxy resin but they were very low quality proxies. Now it’s different having a printer and knowing how to model.”

The design of the ‘team’ actually evolved from another project Sánchez was involved in.

“It comes from my previous project ‘The Wraith King’s Army’,” he said. “I’m an undead fan and I wanted to expand the possibilities of these models a bit.”

The challenge was just getting to do his own thing.

“These projects I have developed myself.

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It’s a lot of work for a single person -- do the project, model, prepare supports, print, design, advertising. Now I have managed to expand the team. The next project

is developing much better,” said Sánchez.

So is there a sculpt Sánchez is proudest of?

“No one in particular,” he said. “They aren’t epic miniatures with a great pose for war.

They aren’t a hero or a commander. It’s a team and everyone is on the same level, but if I have to choose -- the Blitzers.

I like them because they seem scary and big.”

Opting to offer the minis as STL files was a way of hopefully broadening the market, said Sánchez.

“It is a ‘new’ way to reach people,” he said.

“It is becoming easier for someone to have a printer at home and print their own thumbnails. At the company level it is more comfortable. You don’t have to produce or send rewards.”

So, if you are a fantasy footballer, like the idea of undead running for touchdowns, and have access to a 3D printer check out the Wraith King’s Football Team on Kickstarter where you can still late pledge the project.

Terriers hope for return to ice, more fans too

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers were into a string of postponed games over the weekend, as the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team started a five-day COVID-related pause Wednesday, Jan 12.

The Terrier home games last Friday Jan. 14, Monday, Jan. 17 against Weyburn, and Tuesday, Jan. 18, when Notre Dame was scheduled to visit the Westland Insurance Arena were postponed to a later date.

The dates for the games to be played have not been announced.

In addition, the Terriers road game in Estevan Saturday (Jan. 15), was also postponed as the Bruins went into a five-day COVID-related pause which started Jan. 10.

A COVID-related pause is not unique to the Terriers in the SJHL as Melfort, Nipawin, Flin Flon (twice), Estevan, Notre Dame (extended five days), and La Ronge have all experienced five-day pauses.

Locally club president Corvyn Neufeld admitted “there are quite a few” SJHL games needing to be rescheduled due to the team ‘pauses”, adding “we have four assuming we are back this week.”

Yorkton is scheduled to host Melville Friday and Humboldt Saturday at the Westland Insurance Arena.

Neufeld said the Terriers are working under the assumption the SJHL will still get in all its games, but added “I’m not exactly sure what the league has planned,” then reiterating “we can make up three, or four games,” based on available time. “So far it’s doable.”

As for the Terrier situation, Neufeld said the latest bout of COVID “seems to be going through them (the team) fairy quickly.” He noted in his last conversation with Terrier head coach

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Mat Hehr “there was only three, or four guys who have not had it.”

That said Neufeld added players have experienced “fairly minor symptoms,” adding “that’s a positive.”

Players are isolating and taking tests regularly, said Neufeld.

“Hopefully it’s not going to hit us a second time. We’re hoping we’re going to be OK,” he said.

There is also hope from the Terrier president that once the team is back in action more fans will start showing up for games. The team is averaging just a few more than 400 fans a game, and that is not enough for the team to cover its expenses.

The fan numbers are a league wide concern with Neufeld calling low attendance “very typical across the league.”

With the low numbers the Terriers are likely headed back into the red after just emerging last summer thanks to $1 million in provincial COVID-19 relief dollars flowing to the SJHL and its teams.

Overall, government program dollars flowing to the Terriers because of the COVID-19 pandemic totalled just shy of $300,000. The money included $90,909, the Terriers share of a $1 million grant given by the

provincial government to the SJHL, which was split between the league office and the teams in the league.

But, low attendance threatens another year in the red.

“That’s possible based on what we’re projecting right now,” said Neufeld.

“The way things are headed right now we’ll be back in a deficit again.”

The only solution is more fans.

“We’d love to see more people in the building,” said Neufeld.

Neufeld said he isn’t sure exactly why fans are not turning out in better numbers.

“I don’t know what the reasons for people staying away,” he said, adding for some it may be COVID concerns. “Some may be afraid of COVID and stay home because of that.”

For others just a case of being away from Junior games so long they have decided not to return.

“I don’t think it’s the hockey ... We have a very competitive team,” added Neufeld.

The Terriers sit with a 16-15-1-4 record and 37 points, in second place in the SJHL Viterra Division. While well back of Estevan with 53, they are a point up on Melville while holding three games in-hand on the Millionaires.

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Five agronomy priorities for canola

By Clint Jurke The Canola Council of Canada’s five agronomy priorities, when implemented fully in every field, will improve canola yield and profitability, and will help to ensure success with the crop.

1. Use 4R nutrient management practices All farms will benefit from applying the right fertilizer products at the right rate, right time and right place to improve yield, reduce nutrient losses and increase profits. These are the 4Rs of nutrient management.

One-pass seeding into standing stubble, a fairly common practice, is an excellent foundation for 4R. Canola Council of Canada (CCC) agronomy specialists also encourage farmers to use soil tests and set fertilizer rates based on soiltest recommendations.

Canada’s canola industry has a goal to see 4R practices utilized on 90 per cent of canola acres by 2025. Go to canolacouncil.org/4R for more details on the goal and on 4R practices.

2. Choose the best seed traits for each field Try new cultivars all the time. Yield lost to incorrect cultivar choice may be a greater risk than yield gained by choosing the highest-yielding cultivar. The best seed traits can include disease resistance specific to risks for each field, maturity to match crop establishment and harvest timing goals, and pod-shatter resistance to harvest more of the crop. Use the tool at canolaperformancetrials.ca to compare cultivars.

3. Achieve a uniform 5 to 8 plants per square foot

Hybrid canola studies in Western Canada show that a stand with five to eight plants per square foot is best to maintain the yield potential of canola. Uniformity is also key. To simplify pest management and harvest timing, try to achieve the target population across the field and have all plants at the same growth stage.

To set seeding rates that will achieve the target stand, use the calculators at canolacalculator.ca. For more agronomy tips, read the Plant Establishment chapter at canolaencyclopedia.ca.

yields in the southwest Prairies. The Harvest and Storage chapters at canolaencyclopedia.ca have tips for all three steps.

For timely tips through the growing season, please sign up for the Canola Watch email updates at canolawatch. org.

Clint Jurke is director of agronomy for the Canola Council of Canada.

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4R nutrient management, with principles based on the right fertilizer products applied at the right rate, right time and right place, can improve yield, reduce nutrient losses and increase profits.

4. Identify and manage the top yield robbers Canola growers can find all kinds of pests and problems in their fields.

The key is to focus time and inputs on the most important yield loss factors. Scout regularly to see what pests, environmental factors or mechanical issues (seed placement, sprayer settings, etc.) cause the greatest loss for each field. Find scouting and management tips for flea beetles, sclerotinia stem rot and all other major pests in the Diseases, Weeds and Insects chapters at canolaencyclopedia.ca.

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Chamber announce awards patron sponsor

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce announced today that Baker Tilly is once again the Patron Sponsor of the 2022 Celebrate Success Business Awards Dinner.

As the Patron Sponsor, Baker Tilly will have the honour of presenting the Small Business of the Year and Large Business of the Year Awards at the upcoming Celebrate Success Business Awards Dinner in April.

Juanita Polegi, Executive Director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is pleased Baker Tilly is the Patron Sponsor of the Awards event.

“The Celebrate Success Business Awards Dinner is the premier business awards event in Yorkton,” she said. “To have Baker Tilly, a successful local business that supports many activities and events in the community as the Patron Sponsor of

this Dinner, is an attestation of the value the company places on the Awards and the event.”

Darcy Spilchen, CEO and Finance Partner of Baker Tilly SK LLO, said company is proud to be the major sponsor of the event.

“Baker Tilly is proud to sponsor the Celebrate Success Business Awards Dinner”, he said.

“It’s an important event to the business community that recognizes the success of Yorkton businesses with many good news stories to tell.”

Spilchen added the sponsorship was also “an opportunity to support the Chamber in its efforts.”

The Chamber urges business owners and senior managers to apply for an award in one or more of the nine categories for business.

There is also an award for community organizations and events.

“Consider the awards as an inexpensive, positive form of marketing with the potential for great

returns,” said Polegi. “It costs you nothing but some time to apply for an Award. You know your business better than anyone so tell your story.”

An independent ‘Judging Panel’ will be convened to select the finalists and recipients in each award category. The panel will also select, from all the completed application packages, the recipient of the Small and Large Business of the Year Awards.

Other categories for which applications will not be accepted include the Business Leader of the Year Award and the Peoples’ Choice Award.

The Celebrate Success Business Awards Dinner will be held April 6 at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Cultural Centre.

Application forms for the various awards are available online or from the Chamber office. Deadline for submitting applications is noon Feb. 16.

Darcy Spilchen, CEO and Finance Partner of Baker Tilly

2021 Sask. Clubroot Distribution Map Today, the Government of Saskatchewan and SaskCanola released the 2021 Saskatchewan Clubroot Distribution Map, which outlines the rural municipalities (RMs) where clubroot has been identified.

Clubroot is a declared pest under Saskatchewan’s Pest Control Act. Visible symptoms have been confirmed in 80 commercial canola fields since 2017.

This has increased by five fields since the 2020 clubroot update. The number of fields where clubroot pathogen DNA has been detected in soil samples (no visible symptoms) increased by nine in 2021, for a total of 38 fields in the province.

These results are compiled annually through ministry surveys and reports/samples submitted by producers and agrologists.

“The Ministry of Agriculture is dedicated to early detection, tracking and managing clubroot,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “This protects our producers, landowners and our strong canola market.”

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Last year, the ministry and SaskCanola encouraged producers to voluntarily test their soils for the presence of the clubroot pathogen. Producers and agrologists could receive a free soil testing kit via the ministry’s website, a regional office, SaskCanola office,

participating rural municipalities offices and Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities plant health officers. In all, 100 soil samples were submitted through the voluntary soil testing program. Of these soil samples, there was one positive result.

SaskCanola covered the costs of the soil tests.

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of Directors Chair Bernie McClean said. “We continue to invest levy dollars into the provincial clubroot survey program to help farmers manage this disease with evidence and data.”

The goal of the tests is to detect the pathogen when spore levels are low to minimize potential impact on canola yields. A proactive and science-based clubroot management strategy should include the use of clubroot-resistant canola varieties in a minimum three-year rotation. An extended crop rotation helps minimize yield losses while protecting the effectiveness of clubroot-resistant canola varieties.

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Bees create art with a little help from local artist

By Tyson Off Staff Writer The buzz around The Godfrey Dean art gallery this week is a local artist’s honeycomb edition of a past exhibit.

In 2017, Kelly Litzenberger designed and built a Lego replica of a business he owned and operated from 1998 to 2004, Revolution Snow and Skate. The Lego building took 2,200

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pieces, about forty hours to build, and was part of a larger exhibit that included Yorkton’s City Hall among other wellknown city landmarks.

The exhibit went on to do very well, receiving over 5000 signatures in the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery’s guest book.

In April of 2021, Litzenberg said he was approached by the director of the Godfrey Dean who was working in conjunction with the Regina Art Gallery.

Between Us, said Litzenberger, consists of “Multiple artists participating in a collaborative effort between artists and bees under the guidance of Canadian artist, Aganetha Dyck.”

“Dyck is best known for her work with honeybees, which began in 1989 when she rented beehives, and is described by her as a collaboration. Dyck places objects into beehives and allows insects to build honeycomb on the objects, sometimes over the course of years.” as per the biography section of AganethaDyck.ca.

Litzenberger said that he and the 12 other Saskatchewan artists worked with Dyck and local beekeepers in their respective areas to develop the projects.

“I worked with Sasha at Howland’s Honey,” he said.

“The bees at Howland’s were really active”, said Litzenberger, adding that he would coat certain parts of the piece with a thin layer of beeswax in the hopes that the bees would construct their combs on and around those specific parts. “I thought that I could control where the bees built, but that’s not the case.”

The Lego structure was placed inside of a beehive where the insects would develop their combs. Over time the bees enveloped the piece.

“It was in the hive for maybe two months, from early July to early to mid-September,” said Litzenberger, “I had to wait until the end of the season for the bees to extract the honey from the model.”

After the bees had removed the bulk of the honey, Litzenberger went to work cutting the model out of the hive. He said that even after the bees had done most of the extracting, some of their product remains.

“There is still honey in the model and it’s not going anywhere,” he added.

The project is an ongoing one.

“The project will take two years,” said Litzenberger, as some of the collaborations may not have been completed on their first interaction with the bees and would need to spend additional time in a hive to develop more thoroughly. This means returning to the beehives for the 2022 season. Litzenberg added that it’s possible the Lego model will once again see the inside of a beehive in the coming season, or the potential of an entirely new model receiving the bee treatment.

In the case of the latter, “I have no idea what’s next,” he said.

The Between Us preview of ‘LEGO Revolution Skateboard Hive’ will be on display at The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery until the end of February with the group exhibition being held at the Art Gallery of Regina in 2023.

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Nine teams took part in a U15 hockey tournament at the Kinsmen Arena on weekend.

Regina team tops field, RH Electric best of local trio A U15 hockey tournament was held in Yorkton this weekend attracting nine teams.

The teams were split into three pools with the three Yorkton teams; RH Electric, Correct Choice and Global Ag, each in a different pool.

Action began Friday, with the Regina Mustangs taking an 8-1 decision over Yorkton RH Electric.

Melville defeated Yorkton

Correct Choice 10-0, and Yorkton Global Ag edged the Moosomin Rangers 5-4.

Action for the Yorkton teams continued Saturday morning with the Wynyard Monarchs over RH Electric 9-3, Estevan Knights over Correct Choice 11-1 and Global Ag topping the Estevan Bears 8-3.

Other games Saturday saw the Regina Mustangs over the Wynyard Monarchs 7-4, Estevan

Knights over Melville 6-1 and the Moosomin Rangers 11-8 over the Estevan Bears.

Sunday RH Electric topped inter-city rival Correct Choice 6-1.

In the bronze final Wynyard topped Melville 6-5.

Moosomin took home the silver with an 8-3 win over Yorkton Global Ag. The Regina Mustangs topped the event taking the gold final 6-3 over the Estevan Knights.

New funding for family-based care options The Government of Saskatchewan is partnering with the Saskatchewan Foster Families Association to launch Phase Two of the Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education (PRIDE) Levels of Pay that will help increase the number of foster homes able to care for children with specialized needs.

Phase Two recognizes the enhanced caregiver training needed to best support complex behavioural, developmental or medical needs and emergent trauma care.

“When a child or youth cannot safely remain in their family home, placement in a family-based setting is the next best option, whether that be an extended family caregiver, trusted family connection or foster home,” Social Services Minister Lori Carr said. “For children and youth with exceptional needs, finding appropriate familybased care can be challenging. Implementing this leveled payment

structure will encourage foster parents to complete specialized training which, in turn, will allow more children and youth with specialized needs to reside in familybased care.”

The new payment structure supports the goal of keeping children in a family-based care setting that can support their needs.

Training requirements address the unique needs in each level, with mandatory training as well as child-specific training available to support foster families.

“PRIDE Levels of Pay - Phase Two will equip caregivers in providing specialized care to children and youth with complex needs,” Saskatchewan Foster Families Association Executive Director Deb Davies said. “This enhanced education and payment structure recognizes the additional skills, training and commitment of caregivers to ensure they provide the best care to children and youth.”

The Government of Saskatchewan has allocated an additional $1.506 million in 2021-22 for Phase Two. This funding is in addition to $2.74

million for the Phase One payment structure.

PRIDE Levels of Pay Phase One was successfully implemented in late 2019 and has positively

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