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Alberta filmmakers create TV show with indigenous outlook on diving

By Jesse Boily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Town & Country News) Two Grande Prairie filmmakers will be making their way across Canada as they begin production on a first-ofits-kind television show.

Len Morissette came up with the idea for the television show Water Worlds while drawing the logo on a napkin in December 2018.

“Water Worlds is going to be the first underwater dive show that explores the world’s oceans and problems but with a twoeyed seeing approach where we are looking at traditional and western knowledge through an indigenous lens,” said Morissette.

“My whole life, I grew up watching underwater shows like Jacques Cousteau; I am obsessed with water.”

It has taken a team to get the show afloat, explains Morissette.

Local business partner Ryan Dalgleish will work on the project with

Morissette, along with an array of talented and experienced producers including Kerriann Cardinal and Hilary Pryor.

“The series isn’t trying to point out all the problems with no solutions; the series is pointing out the problems that we all should be aware of, and these are decisions that we make on a daily basis that impact our oceans and our environment,” said Morissette.

He noted episodes would focus on people working on solving these issues with indigenous stewardship in mind and how western and traditional knowledge can complement each other.

“We’re going to definitely learn about the impact we’re having on our oceans and waterways, and we’re going to see the technology and the solutions that people are bringing forward to solve this,” said Morissette.

“It’s definitely going to be an eye-opener.”

The show will explore various topics from microplastics, marine

noise, shoreline garbage pickups and the effects on wildlife such as salmon, herring and killer whales.

“I am obsessed with water; I grew up in the Okanagan, even though I was born in Saskatchewan, water is life to me,” said Morissette.

After Morrisette and Dalgleish took the idea from a napkin, it didn’t take long to begin expanding the concept.

Morissette was soon immersed in diving and underwater films and he began researching producers.

He eventually found the phone number for Danny Mauro, a producer for Ocean Odyssey: The Blue Realm. Mauro gave Morissette 15 minutes to explain his idea for Water Worlds.

Mauro liked the concept and helped Morrissette get in contact with underwater cinematographers.

After further discussions with Mauro, it became clear they needed more experienced producers attached to

Filmmakers Len Morissette and Ryan Dalgleish stop for a photo in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Friday, July 8, 2022. The two filmmakers will be traveling across Canada to film a underwater diving television show for APTN in August.

MOrissette promises the show is one-of-a-kind as its the first diving show through an indigenous lens. the show to help train and help with a lead role.

Soon after, Pryor was added as producer and started mentoring Morissette and Dalgleish.

They then were able to pitch the show to Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), which then green-lit the show for a season that would explore Canada.

On Aug. 13, the filmmakers will head to Newfoundland to begin filming and make their way across Canada to the West Coast.

They will be filming until mid-October, says Morissette.

“Water worlds was designed to be a global show, so we’re supposed to be showing indigenous perspectives all through

the world,” he said, but with the impact of the pandemic, for now, the show will stay in Canada.

Morissette has hopes that season two will explore indigenous divers’ perspectives globally.

The show has also attracted more talent as Tantoo Cardinal will narrate the show.

Province’s water supply levels The Water Security Agency has prepared the Water Supply Conditions and Outlook report for July. While rainfall varied across the province in June, lake and reservoir levels across most of Saskatchewan are near normal and surface water supplies have improved over the past month.0 Below is a snapshot by area:

Northern Saskatchewan In northern Saskatchewan, precipitation varied from well below normal in the far northwest to well above normal in southern and eastern areas.

Thunderstorm activity resulted in precipitation varying locally as well. The additional runoff in the Churchill River Basin has resulted in flows being above normal across the basin.

Southeast In the southeast corner of the province, lower than normal rainfall helped dry out areas that had become saturated, allowing flows to recede. The central grain belt also saw lower than normal precipita-

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Central East-central and northeastern areas of the grain belt saw higher than normal precipitation leading to generally wet conditions.

Southwest Southwest Saskatchewan saw above normal rainfall helping to continue to improve conditions from last year’s extremely dry conditions; however, most of this region still has below normal moisture levels.

Lake Diefenbaker A significant precipitation event in Alberta generated some welcomed inflows into Lake Diefenbaker on the South Saskatchewan River. Inflows are currently above normal for this time of year and helping to raise water levels in Lake Diefenbaker. The snowpack in the alpine region of the basin is mostly depleted. Some snow remains in the higher elevations of the alpine region but is not expected to cause

significant runoff.

North Saskatchewan River The heavy rainfall event in Alberta also hit the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River Basin, generating above normal flows on the North Saskatchewan River and ultimately on the Saskatchewan River.

Flows on the North Saskatchewan River are expected to remain above normal throughout July. Flows on the Saskatchewan River are expected to drop to slightly below normal levels over the next month.

Qu’Appelle On the Qu’Appelle River System, nearly all the lakes are sitting near the top of their summer operating ranges, and with normal amounts of precipitation, all the lakes are expected to maintain a water level close to the targeted summer operating level. The exception is Round Lake, which is expected to remain low throughout the summer.

The full report can be found at wsask.ca. The agency continues to monitor water supply across the province and will produce supply reports monthly through to November 2022.

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Sask building construction investment and manufacturing sales surge in May 2022 Investment in building construction numbers for May 2022 show Saskatchewan had the highest increase among the provinces compared to April 2022, with a 6 per cent increase. Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales in May 2022 increased by 36.1 per cent compared to May 2021, the second highest percentage change among the provinces.

“Saskatchewan’s economy is moving forward with significant strength as we see continued growth across a range of key economic indicators and more people working in our province than ever before,” Trade and Export Development Minster Jeremy Harrison said. “Our Government will continue to focus on growing our economy and ensuring that Saskatchewan is the best place in Canada for businesses and workers to be.”

Compared to May 2021, investment in building construction in Saskatchewan grew by 16 per cent, third in terms of percentage change among the provinces. Nationally, building construction investment fell by 0.2 per cent in May 2022 compared to the previous month, and increased by 8.8 per cent compared to May 2021.

In May 2022, the value of Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales increased by 2.5 per cent from April 2022, the third highest percentage change among the provinces. The total value of Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales in May 2022 was approximately $2.2 billion.

In May 2022, another key economic indicator for Saskatchewan, merchandise exports increased by 55 per cent compared to May

2021. This was the second highest increase in the country.

Merchandise exports grew to $4.9 billion, a jump of 22.7 per cent compared to April 2022, placing the province second in both year-overyear and month-to-month export growth across all provinces.

Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for June 2022 showed Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.9 per cent, the second lowest among the provinces and the lowest for the province since November 2014. For two consecutive months, several all-time employment records were reached, including overall employment (592,900), female employment (276,300), off-reserve Indigenous employment (67,400), and off-reserve Indigenous fulltime employment (55,700).

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League playoffs were in full swing in Rhein Monday as the first place

Rockets hosted Wynyard.

The game was the first of a best-of-three series with the Blues.

The Rockets who went 8-0 through the regular season continued their winning

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Genome project to help improve bison population

By Jon Perez, SASKTODAY.ca SASKATOON — A multi-million-dollar project to help conserve Canada’s wood bison population was announced in Saskatoon this week during the International Bison Conference, an initiative supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

The Bison Integrated Genomic project will be led by Genome Prairie and Genome Alberta where $5.1 million in funds will support innovative genomic sequencing to protect the bison in ways like identifying the diseases affecting their population.

The funds for the BIG project will include $1.7 million in federal government support from Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada through Genome Canada and another $2.1 million from Parks Canada.

“In developing the vaccine, this will help and aid in identifying certain diseases. Yes,

those tools can be used to ensure that we have an efficacious vaccine that is going to do what we hope it will do: protect against tuberculosis,” said Genome Prairie president and chief executive officer Mike Cey. He added that using genomic-based tools is nothing that people should be especially concerned about since it helps them deliver the results they need in less time.

“The purpose of using these tools is they allow us to deliver some outcomes faster, less expensive and more efficiently than we otherwise would.

We’re talking about being able to sequence the genome of a particular living organism, through that understanding and delivering some solutions to the problems we face as a people,” he said.

“A big chunk, of course, is developing the gene biobank.

Understanding what our genetic diversity actually is and then being able to make decisions to aid in conservation efforts, to

lead to a growing, healthy and sustainable wood bison population as time goes on. We are certainly trying to make sure we understand the complete diversity that we have.”

Diversity, as referred to by the likes of the University of Saskatchewan Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences professor Dr. Gregg Adams, is inherent due to inbreeding.

“Because of small herds in small populations, this is our best opportunity to ensure that, again, we’re keeping the population healthy as it can be and ideally a growing population,” added Cey. Cey said they are excited to get involved in research projects, like the use of genomic-based tools, that will create an impact and where they can see its outcomes, especially with cost and efficiency significantly improving over the years.

“What puts us in a good place these days is two things: the cost of using genomic tools has

come down, especially in the last 10 years. And the efficiency of using these tools allows us to deliver some impact and outcomes that perhaps we

haven’t been able to do in the past. We’re excited about this particular project,” said Cey He added that they have been managing

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EDITORIAL Triathlete ready for event in Edmonton While athletes in general need to be fit to do what they do, it has always occurred to me that triathletes have to be at the upper end of fitness to do what they do.

So, when I came upon an online page promoting the first-ever PTO Tour Canadian Open in Edmonton, I had to dig deeper.

For those unaware – as I was – PTO stands for Professional Triathletes Organization, which holds events around the world attracting the top athletes in the sport.

That is what is happening in the Alberta city this summer with the best professional triathletes gathering in Edmonton for the Canadian Open July 23-24.

So a couple of emails later and I had an interview with Paula Findlay, a professional triathlete who is excited a PRO event is coming to Edmonton which just happens to be her hometown.

“It’s really exciting. I haven’t raced in

Edmonton since I was a junior,” she said, adding the Canadian Open will actually be held “in the park I literally grew up learning to bike in, that I ran in.”

For Findlay that means putting some extra attention on the race which she knows will be a competitive one.

“It’s going to attract the best athletes in the world,” she said, adding she is now preparing “for one of the biggest races in my life.”

Findlay will be competing in the longest version of the Edmonton event with a two kilometre swim, 80 kilometre bike ride and a 20 kilometre run, but she said the great thing about the sport is there are different distances to challenge athletes.

“Anybody can jump into it,” she said, adding a sprint race of a 750 metre swim followed by a 20 kilometre ride and a five kilometre run.

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Sports were better at. Findlay said in her case that is true, but which elements have changed.

“Early on, because I grew up swimming that was certainly a strength,” she said.

As a result, she has focused more training on the other elements and has swam less, and now her swimming might be her weakest element although she selfassessed “all three are pretty equal for me now.”

Findlay didn’t start out as a triathlete, but evolved into it.

“I started as a competitive swimmer,” she said, adding she started in the pool at age 10.

Running came next,

taking up the sport in high school, which was in a way a diversion from her main focus of swimming.

“Doing just swimming can burn you out a little bit,” she said.

That is certainly one of the things Findlay said she likes about triathlon, the ability to changeup her training a bit by focusing on a different element of the sport, although as her career as a pro athlete she ultimately has to spend time on all three.

“Using different muscles keeps the brain entertained,” she said.

It was while in high school Findlay made her next step when in 2006, her coach talked her into

Paula Findlay getting a bike and trying her first triathlon.

It turned out to be just the sport Findlay needed.

That year, she qualified for her first Junior World Championship team and things progressed from there.

It came just at a time Findlay said she had come to recognized she wasn’t likely to make Canada’s national swimming team, or hit the pool at the Olympics.

“I won my first triathlon,” said Findlay, adding that was enough to make her think she had a higher ceiling in the

sport than she had in swimming.

And her ascertain proved correct as she burst onto the international scene as a 21-year-old when she won five ITU World Championship Series races in a row over the span of two seasons, a feat no woman in history had achieved.

And the Olympic dream was realized too as Findlay competed in London at the 2012 Olympic Games, as well as the 2015 Pan American games for Canada.

Momentum continues to build for Canora Aquatic Park Project after latest donation Courtesy of Canora Courier On July 12, Dallas Harrison, Director of Operations, Richardson Pioneer Canora, presented a donation of $100,000 towards the Canora Aquatic Park Project. The donation was given by Richardson Pioneer on behalf of the Richardson Foundation, which is the giving arm of James Richardson &

Sons, Limited (parent company of Richardson Pioneer).

“We felt a significant donation would be greatly appreciated by the community, as the cost of this worthwhile project is substantial,” said Harrison. “We believe the new aquatic centre would be enjoyed by our customers who reside in or near Canora.”

There were a variety of factors which

contributed to the decision to make the donation, according to Kelcey Vossen, Manager of Communications & PR, Richardson Pioneer; including strong support for the project to this point.

“The total cost of the project is over $2 million and the Town of Canora had already raised approximately 60 per cent or more of the funds required to see it

On behalf of the Richardson Foundation, Richardson Pioneer representatives visited the project site to present a donation of $100,000 to the Canora Aquatic Park Project on July 12. From left, were: Dallas Harrison, Director of Operations, Richardson Pioneer Canora; Councillors Denise Leslie and Jacqueline Fetchuk; Aaron Herriges, director of leisure services, and Kent Gress, Crop Inputs Manager, Richardson Pioneer Canora.

through successfully,” said Vossen. “We felt this was a great initiative to support, as the concept had received widespread approval from the community. The Town of Canora presently has a community pool that brings families in from the surrounding region.

It employs local youth as lifeguards during the summer.”

The Town of Canora seized the opportunity to build a brand new aquatic park at a new location which is more centralized and is easily accessible by surrounding schools.

“This long lasting and accessible recreational hub will increase the quality of life for all ages, will attract families, and increase commerce through tourism into the future,” continued Vossen. “The project will include, at minimum, a new building, zero-entry (accessible) swim area, and an integrated lane pool.”

Attractive features of the project for the surrounding community also include: a lap pool which is 82 feet long with four swimming lanes; a leisure pool with zero to three feet depth main

access; beach entry water features with two floor geysers, one tipping bucket and one umbrella; the vortex lazy river, and a waterslide complex. Additional features in subsequent phases of the project are still pending.

Vossen said Richardson places a great deal of emphasis on supporting community projects such as this one.

“We understand the importance of investing in the areas we do business,” she explained.

“We believe meaningful investments help to build vibrant communities.

Canora is an important marketplace for us and it is important to Richardson that we continue to thoughtfully contribute to the places our employees and customers live and work.”

Aaron Herriges, Canora director of leisure services, said the $100,000 donation from Richardson is a welcome boost.

“On behalf of everyone in our community, we are very grateful and excited to add the Richardson Foundation as a major sponsor,” said Herriges. “This is a tre-

mendous project to be a part of and we are glad the foundation has done so.

“The park is progressing as expected. A late spring, and constant rain delays pushed the opening date to 2023,” he concluded.

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Chess not the best game for all Arguably the most recognizable board game would be chess.

That is not to suggest everyone who would recognize the game if you set up at local mall some Saturday afternoon would know how to play, but they would know it’s chess.

There are of course notable reasons for that recognition, ranging from many schools having clubs through the years, so even no-playing students knew of it, to the fact the game is centuries old, to being a set decoration in the studies of a range of TV and movie characters through the year.

It doesn’t hurt that Queen’s Gambit was a recent Netflix hit, which was one of that service’s

most popular productions, and worthy of all its praise it must be added.

It is however, not the perfect game, or perhaps more precisely it has some limitations.

It might seem strange to suggest chess has limitations given millions know how to play the game, and organizations from local clubs to world governing bodies exist to promote the game, but that doesn’t make it the game for all.

One of the greatest challenges for a player is finding opponents of similar talent levels.

Chess is a game where players can work to get better, which largely comes from having a better understanding of which is the best sequence of moves to

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In my days of playing regularly in junior high I might have been thinking three moves, with each move ahead increasingly less likely to be relevant by the time I got to that ‘link in the chain’ of

moves.

Better players envision the board changes farther ahead with greater accuracy.

The greater the spread in that ability between players the less competitive games can be. So in a small group setting finding opponents at the same skill level can be a challenge. Better players leave because they don’t feel challenged and find little joy in winning too

easily.

Beginners feel overmatched and intimidated and can leave the game before getting to the point of really understanding and appreciating.

In a larger club that might be less an issue, and by the time you achieve a level you become a ranked player it’s easier to find players you are competitive with, but it is still a limiting factor to the broadest appeal.

Of course on the flip side, a chess set, at least the most basic, plastic sets, which of course are still playable, are almost always on toy aisle shelves and even among discount store offerings. It’s a game that every youngster should be given for a gift

at some point with the caveat a parent sits down and plays the game with them.

So while chess is forever a game with depth that should be learned if for no other reason than to expand the mind, there are other options out there too, that are similar, but perhaps without the range of skill levels simply because they have not been as widely played. For example; the great mid1980s Chase, easily made with an online board download and some dice, also Hive a modern classic among the best in that last 25 years, along with Tzaar, Abalone, Dameo and others, all which will grow your ability to analyze and plan while having fun.

Certified instructors conduct pickleball lessons at Madge Lake court Courtesy of Kamsack Times Registrations for morning and afternoon classes of pickleball for beginners to intermediate players were filled for the sessions held at Madge Lake on July 11 and 12.

Karen Wallace and Reg Dumont, who operate The Pickleball Shop in Regina, and have international coaching certification, were instructors of the lessons organized

by Brenda Andrews of Cote Siding.

Speaking to the 10-persons beginner class, Andrews commended the Friends of Madge Lake who spent about $30,000 upgrading the court located near the baseball diamond.

Improvements included the resurfacing of the ground and the purchase of new nets.

“We’re having informal play Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings,” Andrews

Reg Dumont demonstrated the correct ways of holding and using a pickleball paddle during the beginners’ instruction at Madge Lake on July 11.

said, adding that there is a potential for Thursday evening play indoors at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute come fall.

“With pickleball, we always play at our own risk,” she said.

The classes were for beginners on July 11, and for intermediate players on July 12.

“We decided to organize these lessons as a way of getting more people involved in the sport,” Andrews explained.

“For some, it may be a bit intimidating to start, so with these lessons people will be able to readily gain the knowledge and the skill to play.

“Our ultimate goal is to start a club here in order to raise funds to improve facilities, provide an opportunity for players to compete at other levels and to obtain funding for the sport,” she said. Often tennis players graduate to pickleball because its court is smaller and is

Beginners in the increasingly popular sport of pickleball were instructed on the fundamentals of the game, which is played on a court, by experts from Regina. an excellent sport for people with mobility issues.

“In pickleball you don’t have to run as much as you do for tennis. It’s good exercise, a great social experience and is fun to play,” she said.

The beginners’ class included an overview and then dealt with safety; paddles and balls and two different grips; the ready position; the non-

volley zone; dinking and scoring; a dinking game (scoring and service order); the serve and different types of serves; ground strokes; forehand and backhand returns; mid-court strategic positioning, and play out the point.

The second session, held the morning of July 12, was designed for people with some experience and looking to gain more skills and learn the

shots. It involved dinking strategically (corners); cross-court dinks; ready position; compromised; reset shots; drop shots; drive shots and block shots, and the lob and how to retrieve a lob.

And then during the afternoon a session of coached round robin play was held which included brief warm-ups and competition round robin play, and participants’ play was assessed.

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St. Anthony’s Church holds centennial celebration at Rama Courtesy of Preeceville Progress St. Anthony’s Parish of Rama was determined to celebrate its 100th anniversary, even if it meant postponing the celebration to 2022 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Thus, “this momentous occasion” was celebrated earlier this month on July 2 and 3 according to Mary Kowalyshyn, emcee for the celebration.

July 3 was the chosen date for the Anniversary Mass, since it was the exact date that the first Mass was celebrated in 1921 with the completion of the construction of the church.

The celebration began with registration on Saturday at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, followed by a tree-planting ceremony. Parish council chairman Lorne Sliva had the honour of planting the centennial tree.

“Many enjoyed the beautiful weather after the ceremony with a walk through the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes,” reported Kowalyshyn.

At 5 p.m., a festive banquet with a 15-course Polish menu was prepared by St. Anthony’s Parish Ladies. Prior to the feasting, a toast by Elaine Olson was proposed to “The Forefathers of the Parish” to which Fr. Michal Pajak OMI, pastor of St. Anthony’s, replied.

He then said grace and the banquet was enjoyed by all.

Confessions followed the meal.

Mass and Mission took place with Rev. Andrew Sowa OMI. Concelebrants at the Mass were Rev. Mitch Burdzy OMI of Holy Rosary Parish (Edmonton) and Rev. Michal Pajak OMI. Deacon Wesley Turton (Spruce Grove, Alta.) read the gospel. Lorne Sliva was altar server while Elaine Olson and Mary Kowalyshyn did the readings. Both gospel and readings were the same ones chosen as at the first Mass in 1921.

Mass was offered for the intention of all priests who served St. Anthony’s for the past 100 years.

Rev. Andrew prepared the congregation prior to the Mass with a song composed by Len Gadica of Melville. “This amazing song gave a history of St. Anthony’s throughout the 100 years,” said Kowalyshyn.

He then began the Holy Mass in Latin to which the congregation (those who remembered) replied, also in Latin.

This was how the Mass was celebrated 100 years ago. Holy Mass then continued in English.

Rev. Andrew Sowa delivered a dynamic message during his homily focusing on how the forefathers of this parish were led by the Holy Spirit, Body and Soul in their heart in order to build this church, a parish community. His meditation repeatedly referred to the ances-

Rev. Andrew Sowa and Len Gadica from Melville provide the musical entertainment for St. Anthony’s 100th anniversary celebration.

tors and the joy that 250 people must have felt at the first Mass knowing that they had a home, a place where they could meet Jesus Christ, the Living Lord in the Holy Eucharist.

“They knew their destination to be heaven where they would meet Jesus, who would already know them. But our faith must have movement,” he emphasized, stating examples.

“Many carry heavy burdens, as did our ancestors, but Jesus promises to go to Him and He will give us His burden. Like our ancestors who prayed The Lord’s Prayer knowing that God is ‘Our Father’ who is forgiving and that this is the place of forgiveness. The bread of Christ and forgiveness are very important.”

Rev. Andrew emphasized we are God’s people, the stones, with Jesus being the cornerstone. He referred to Rev. Sylla, the builder of the grotto, who washed and blessed each stone before putting it in its place. “We, too, must be cleaned and washed to have the right place in heaven.”

His final message was to be “always praising God’s name in this church” as has been done for the past 100 years!

Sunday began with rosary and a Polish Mass with Rev. Mieczyslaw (“Rev. Mitch”) Burdzy OMI (Holy Rosary Parish, Edmonton). He was the delegate representing the Provincial of Assumption Province in Mississauga. Mass was offered for the intention of all who were embedded in their faith to build St. Anthony’s community.

Mass was both in Polish and English. Grazyna Galezowski (Calgary) gave the readings in Polish while Deacon Wesley Turton read the Gospel. The choir sang a few Polish hymns.

Rev. Mitch delivered the homily in both

English and Polish. His message also stressed the joy experienced 100 years ago with the faithful building their parish community. After a brief history of St. Anthony’s Church, he said “We should have hope that once again that change would bring the filling of this church with people of faith.”

Following the barbecue, Archbishop Don Bolen and Rev. Michal Pajak went to the cemetery and blessed all the graves.

Holy Mass with Archbishop Don Bolen was celebrated, beginning with a procession around the church as was done 100 years ago. Benedict Pasloski, Jerome Pasloski, Bernie Matsalla, and Phillip Shewchuk carried the original banners. Corey Herod and his son Orion from Regina joined the procession wearing their Polish costumes, while sisters Sierra, Kallie and Lexi Zaleschuk of Rosthern were dressed in Ukrainian costume.

Mary Kowalyshyn, also dressed in Polish costume, carried the relic of Pope St. John Paul II. Lorne Sliva, cross bearer, and Deacon Wesley Turton led the procession, while the choir and the congregation followed, singing This is Holy Ground.

Concelebrants for the Mass included Rev. Michal Pajak OMI (pastor of St. Anthony’s), Rev. Andrew Sowa OMI (St. Henry’s, Melville), Rev. Mitch Burdzy OMI (Holy Rosary, Edmonton), Rev. Louis Nguyen, (St. Gerard’s, Yorkton), and Deacon Wesley Turton (Spruce Grove, Alta.).

Robert Barr and Lorne Sliva were altar servers.

Steve Barteski and Sister Marcelline (Paslosk) gave the readings, while Deacon Wesley Turton read the gospel for the Mass. The Mass was offered for the intention of all the parishioners in the past 100 years.

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The sanctuary was decorated with several historical St. Anthony’s items including the tabernacle from 1921 and the gold frontals used at the blessing of the church in 1923.

In his homily, Archbishop Don focused on the history and the building of this community, both spiritually and structurally, stating that “It took the entire community, each contributing in some way using their energy and resources.”

Readings were geared to the dedication of the church. He stated how the people of St. Anthony’s were profoundly moved by listening to the Word of God, like the people in Israel first listened. “People’s lives have been rooted in the Gospel for many years. There is only one foundation- that’s Jesus Christ, life, death and resurrection.”

That foundation must be built with care, he stated, furthering that this decision was made 100 years ago to build their faith in this community. Fruits of this family are all around, he noted, representing “the living faith” with the grotto, statues and images of the Life of Mary on the hall.

God is to be worshipped “in spirit and truth” and we are to be reminded of that with those who went before us. Their lives were moulded “in spirit and truth” passing on this legacy to future generations.

The Archbishop ended his homily with a prayer.

At the closing of the Mass, Archbishop Don had the honour of blessing the new stained glass windows, as well as the new statue of St. Anthony located outside the church. Several gathered at the statue to sing an old Polish hymn dedicated to St. Anthony, O Swiety Antoni, which was led by Zita Serhan.

Before the banquet at the Parish Hall, there was an official cutting of the two anniversary cakes. The first cake with a picture of the church in 1921 was cut by Archbishop Don Bolen and the priests; the

second, with the picture of the present church, was cut by Archbishop Don, Fr. Michal Pajak and the present Parish Council members. Two toasts were then proposed: Elaine Olson proposed a toast to “Our forefathers,” to which Leonard Pasloski replied; and Lorne Sliva proposed a toast to “Vocations,” mentioning Rev. Rudy Nowakowski and Rev. Roger Yaworski, as well as several sisters from the Rama/ Dobrowody area, who were once parishioners of this parish prior to choosing their vocation.

Rev. Michal replied to the first vocation by reading a message from Rev. Rudy Nowakowski OMI. Sister Marcelline recounted some memories that led to choosing her vocation and the role it has played in her life.

Archbishop Don led in grace and “a wonderful banquet was prepared and served by 3G’Friends of Canora.”

A program followed the meal, including: A power point presentation on the church’s history as prepared by Mary Kowalyshyn; sisters Sierra, Kallie and Lexi Zaleschuk from Rosthern performed several Ukrainian dances; and Rev. Andrew Sowa and Len Gadica from Melville sang several songs in Polish as well as English, including the song composed by Len Gadica in celebration of St. Anthony’s 100 years.

The audience joined in the singing of the songs as texts were provided by Fr. Andrew.

The celebration was live-streamed on Rama Grotto: Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine.

Mary Kowalyshyn thanked all who contributed to the celebration.

Also, many purchased the Embedded in Faith history book which will be a treasured memory of the 100 years of St. Anthony’s Church.

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Stocks hold doubleheader weekend of races

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The dust was blowing and the motors were roaring as the stock cars circled the Yellowhead International Speedway track in Yorkton Saturday.

The races sponsored by Yorkton Dodge and Legacy Co-op marked the first day of a ‘doubleheader’ of action set for the weekend.

The green flag dropped at 5 p.m.

Saturday with races for modified, street and ‘hobbie’ stock cars, with the second round of action set for Sunday, starting at 2 p.m..

The results from Saturday’s races sponsored by Yorkton Dodge included;

Hobby Stock Heat 1 1ST: 88 Tyler Rosenthal 2ND: 11 Neil Matkowski 3RD: 8 Brody Singleton Heat 2 1ST: 85 Brent Skjerdal 2ND: 11 Neil Matkowski 3RD: 8 Brody Singleton Feature 1ST: 85 Brent Skjerdal 2ND: 8 Brody Singleton 3RD: 11 Neil Matkowski

Street stock Heat 1 1ST: 1 JJ Barnstable 2ND: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 3RD: 249 Liam Griffin Heat 2 1ST: 1 JJ Barnstable 2ND: 249 Liam Griffin 3RD: 7 Gary Goudy Sr Feature 1ST: 1 JJ Barnstable 2ND: 249 Liam Griffin 3RD: 7 Gary Goudy Sr

Modifieds Heat 1 1ST: 44r Brandon Englot 2ND: 66k Brian Kentner 3RD: 08 Glen Maga Heat 2 1ST: 44r Brandon Englot 2ND: 08 Glen Maga 3RD: X44 Mark Maga

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Feature 1ST: X44 Mark Maga 2ND: 66k Brian Kentner 3RD: 15 Nick Baskier Sunday July 17 sponsored by Legacy Co-op

7 Gary Goudy Sr 3RD: 249 Liam Griffin Heat 2 1ST: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 2ND: 249 Liam Griffin 3RD: 12 Gary Goudy Jr Feature 1ST: 12 Gary Goudy Jr 2ND: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 3RD: 249 Liam Griffin

Hobby stock Heat 1 1ST: 11 Neil Matkowski 2ND: 88 Tyler Rosenthal 3RD: 85 Brent Skjerdal Heat 2 1ST: 8 Brody Singleton 2ND: 85 Brent Skjerdal 3RD: 88 Tyler Rosenthal Feature 1ST: 11 Neil Matkowski 2ND: 18m Sydney Bednarski 3RD: 8 Brody Singleton

Street stock Heat 1 1ST: 12 Gary Goudy Jr 2ND:

Modifieds Heat 1 1ST: 44r Brandon Englot 2ND: 66 Kelly Bauman 3RD: 27m Darin Bednarski Heat 2 1ST: 66k Brian Kentner 2ND: 19 Quentin Skjerdal 3RD: 15 Nick Baskier Feature 1ST: 66 Kelly Bauman 2ND: 48 Stu Bauman 3RD: 66k Brian Kentner The next race of the season is the invitational race weekend Aug. 13 and

14 with racing starting at 2 pm both days.

The Parkland Racing Association and the Yellowhead International Speedway would like to thank all of the racers for coming out to race and providing some exciting racing action.

They would also like to thank the fans for coming out in the beautiful (although hot) weather to cheer on the action on the track.

And a final thank you to all the volunteers responsible for the track preparation, grounds maintenance, beer gardens and race day officials for the success of the weekend.

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July 22, 2022 | This Week Marketplace

DS Auto Plus hosts show and shine

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was all auto hot metal Saturday as DS Auto Plus hosted their first show and shine in Yorkton.

Not only were the various cars and trucks on display sporting big motors, shiny wax jobs and hot colours, but it was a hot afternoon with the thermometer showing temperatures around 30 degrees.

A number of awards were presented including; Race car – Todd Rocen

Truck – Erin McCauley Import – Jeff Myrowitch Mopar – Lance Gorski Ford – John Dvorak GM – Doug Rodgerson Motorcycle – Jeff Myrowitch Classic bike – Anton Medernach People’s Choice – Doug Rodgerson The show was held on Broadway Street West along Highway 52, and featured a range of cars, trucks and motorcycles, which were displayed for car fans to appreciate.

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Area trio on provincial 18U lacrosse roster

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Three area lacrosse players are on the recently announced Saskatchewan U18 field roster.

Josh Johnson of Yorkton is one of three goaltenders on the roster while Xage Miraflor and Tony Olynyk from Sturgis have been named as midfielders.

Miraflor said it’s just great to make the roster given the talent in the province in particular in Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

“There are lot of lacrosse players (there).

They’re pretty decent,” he said.

Johnson responded to being asked about his selection rather succinctly.

“I’m pretty pumped,” he said.

Johnson, 17, made the team as a netminder, a position he admitted initially he had little interest in.

I didn’t want to play goalie . . . but my coach threw me in there,

Fredericton, N.B. for the national U18 championship Sept. 2-4, to compete for the First Nations Cup. The U15 Alumni Cup will be contested at the same

time.

The trip east will be big for the team.

“It will be a pretty good experience,” said

Miraflor.

Johnson reiterated he was “pretty pumped,” adding “I’ve never been that far from home before.”

— Josh Johnson, 18U Lacrosse Goalie “I didn’t want to play goalie . . . but my coach threw me in there,” he said. “I enjoyed it. I sort of took to it.”

It probably helped Johnson also plays goal in hockey, although there he gets to wear a lot more protective padding than when guarding a field lacrosse net.

It’s “the same handeye coordination,” he said, adding it helps to “not be afraid to get hit sometimes.”

So what does Miraflor,

16, feels he brings to the field?

“I’m pretty good on face-offs . . . Pretty quick and I can dodge and score,” he offered.

As a face-off player what he thought of former Saskatchewan Rush fan favourite Jeremy Thompson, known for his work in the face-off circle, Miraflor said he certainly followed him, then added, “The Thompsons they’re actually all good.”

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Stock car track stays out — for now

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The current home of the Yellowhead International Speedway in Yorkton may not always be home to the track.

The lease for the parcel of land race organizers have had with the city has ended, and the city has advised they will not sign a new lease.

“They were told we wouldn’t sign a new lease,” informed Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley.

Hippsley said the land, located where it is has drawn “a few enquiries” from parties potentially interested in purchasing the land for commercial development.

While no formal offer has been made on the land, Hippsley said the city felt it was prudent not to renew the lease.

However, the stock car track may remain on the site until the land is sold, said Hippsley, adding the city is not even taking a rental fee at this point.

“City Council recognizes the importance of having this very important amenity and organization and how much it benefits the city in numerous ways,” he said. “In no way do we want push them out.”

If sold, the track association has been told they will be given 120 days to leave.

Hippsley said in the event the property sells for commercial development, the city will work with the group to find a new home.

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Jay Semko has written book of poetry

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer For those growing up through the 1980s The Northern Pikes were one of the top bands in Saskatchewan, having naturally played in the local area over the years.

A lot of the Pikes material was thanks to lead man Jay Semko, who went on to release a number of solo albums post the Pikes, again playing locally for events.

It also happens Semko is a writer of poetry, perhaps not surprisingly given how closely related song lyrics and poetry are.

And now Semko, who was born and raised in Saskatoon, has collected some of his music lyrics and his poetry, and combined the two into a recently released book.

The poetry side Semko’s writing may be connected to school days.

“I excelled in English in school and began writing poetry as a child. I began writing songs in my late teens, and attended University of Saskatchewan for a year and a half with English literature as my major - as much as I loved English and political science, I had difficulty with motivation regarding other subjects and thus my university career was short-lived,” he told Yorkton This Week. “I guess I learned to be a writer “on the job” so to speak, writing lyrics for songs and adapting some of my poetry into song lyrics.

“I’m always writing - it’s been everything to me, absolutely essential for my mental and physical health and something I love doing.”

If university wasn’t Semko’s ‘thing’ the English no doubt helped when it came to writing lyrics which is where he would find his lifelong career.

“Music has been my career for most of my adult life, although I have worked at numerous other jobs over the years -- Canadian Tire, warehouse work, retail

clerk, golf course maintenance worker, driver, invigilator, and others -but since my early twenties music has been my career,” he said.

“I played in numerous bands as a teenager and beyond, and when I was 23, I formed The Northern Pikes with Bryan Potvin and Merl Bryck. After performing live for three years across Canada and releasing two independent albums we signed a worldwide record contract with Virgin Records in 1986, with Don Schmid as our fourth member.”

Of course a band needs material.

“I began writing songs in my late teens, and played in a few bands performing original material prior to The Northern Pikes - I learned through trial and error how to write songs, and after a great deal of practice, effort, time, and patience, became proficient at it - I always had a love of words, and have been writing poetry for most of my life,” said Semko.

“I also became a music composer for film and television - I wrote the theme song and was a co-composer with Jack Lenz and John McCarthy on the syndicated TV series ‘Due South’, and have composed music for many other productions. I am also a cowriter with other artists and songwriters, have instructed song writing at the University of Saskatchewan, and I am a voiceover artist voicing ads and narrating.”

So why bring his lyrics and poetry together in a book now?

“It had been suggested to me by a few people over the years who wanted to read all the lyrics,” said Semko.

“I have written, and continue to write, numerous scraps and shards of free form verse - some of it can become a lyric and and/or a stand-alone poem, and sometimes I’ll go deep with it wherein I work continuously on it as a long free-form verse - it happens many ways, with inspiration com-

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Jay Semko ing from many different places within and without.”

Semko said as he looked over what he had written through the years he began to see potential for a book.

“I started going through my bits and pieces of scribbles and thoughts and I realized there was much more there than I originally thought, both in terms of volume and of depth,” he said. “I began to think that I could actually have a book’s worth of poetry, so I committed to completing it with a deadline in mind - it forced me to closely examine everything about every poem I was considering for the book, and also to approach the lyrics with a sense of how they would ‘read’ as opposed to being ‘sung’. It was challenging in a good way - I became more aware of every word - a lot of internal wrestling when really facing the rawness of sharing this piece of my life.”

The effort was somewhat introspective of what Semko had created through the years.

“I went through everything that I thought would be good to have in the collection, and began finding some interesting yet unfinished poems I dug in and completed them, and once I began that process it had a domino effect in terms of amplifying what I needed to aspire to with every poem,” he said. “That being said, some poems were complete as they were, and others needed

more finessing/editing.

“As I went through all of the material I began to notice how many of the poems were about my struggles with addiction and mental health challenges, and after initially being a bit surprised, I decided to completely embrace what I had written.”

Semko said it is important to talk about struggles when people are ready.

“I have been quite open in the past in regards to discussing my personal challenges - I discovered, or rather rediscovered, that openly discussing this part of my life was and is cathartic to me as well as others who may be experiencing this in their own lives or in the lives of loved ones,” he said.

“This was really brought home to me on the Pikes 2017 Big Blue Sky 30th Anniversary tour across Canada, where CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) had an information booth at all of the venues we performed at.

“During each show I would talk onstage for a couple of minutes about my addiction and mental health challenges, informing the audience of the CAMH booth.

CAMH had their booth next to the Pikes merchandise booth in the theatre lobbies, and after each show we would go to our booth in the lobby to sign merchandise and memorabilia. Invariably, numerous people would come up to me and thank me for sharing about my personal struggles, and it was often a very emotional experience I made the decision to become more vocal about my experiences, as I witnessed the positive effect it could potentially have for others.”

The struggles Semko faced come out in many of the works in the book.

“There are a number of poems in the book dealing with my internal battles, as well as others

that are about many other subjects - poetry can be very subjective, and I love words so much every single of them matters,” he said.

Creating the book still meant challenges too.

“Probably the most challenging aspect of the book was the editing process - Jeanne Martinson of Wood Dragon Books (the publisher) was very helpful with this,” said Semko.

“We went through numerous drafts - it’s a somewhat painstaking process in regards to poetry, but well worth the patience and focus required, in my opinion.

I found many parallels with writing, recording, mixing, mastering, and producing an album of music - it just takes time and hard work.”

There was also having to face exactly what he was doing releasing to poetry to the world.

“I guess there was also the reality check when I realized we were getting close to the finished version that I was really baring my soul in some of the poems, and I had to double-check with myself that I was cool with that, and ultimately I was,” said Semko.

“It was a challenge to separate myself from the song lyrics as music, to them becoming their own entity - I heard music when I read them, and when I was able to fully embrace them without music through altering, rewriting, and editing, I was able to help them evolve into more interesting poetry.”

So what does Semko see as the best aspect of the book?

“For me, the best aspect of the book is the somewhat meandering journey that connects the poems, concluding with redemption - although a varied collection, I believe there is a cohesiveness in the chaos that is subliminal but apparent,” he related.

“I also believe there is catharsis and release in

sharing very personally, for me and for others.”

Does the writer have a favourite piece or two?

“Well, a couple that I find myself returning to are ‘No Rabies Necessary’ and ‘My Mother in the Hospital’,” said Semko.

“There are a number of poems in the book about addiction, mental health challenges, and aging – ‘No Rabies Necessary’ narrates the inner skirmishes that can become monsters, at least with me.

“My Mother in the Hospital; is about my mother’s illness and passing over the course of 2017, as the Northern Pikes were planning, rehearsing, and performing our Big Blue Sky 30 Tour. It was such a challenging and heartbreaking time, and my mother was so incredibly strong and courageous. She passed on the eve of our last show of the tour, in Saskatoon.

I think anyone who has had to deal with a loved one’s terminal illness can relate to this poem.”

Ultimately, Senko is pleased with what all the effort allowed him to create.

“Yes I’m quite satisfied - it is a collection I am proud of,” he said.

“Having said that, one never stops learning and I learned many things working on the book that I will apply to my next book of poetry, which I am currently working on.”

The writer does believe there is an audience for the work too.

“The target audience is anyone who enjoys poetry,” he said. “People who enjoy my music as a solo artist and with The Pikes are very interested, and people who are aware of my journey through mental health and addiction challenges are also, but I would hope that anyone looking for interesting poetry will enjoy it.”

The book is available at bookstores that can order copies. For a full list check out www.jaysemko.com

Pothole issue in York Lake access continues

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The road to York Lake Regional Park has been a perennial issue in terms of dealing with potholes.

The road is jointly owned with the city approximately one kilometre south off Queen Street in the city of Yorkton, and the remaining road to the park in the RM of Orkney.

And in spite of a recent investment by the city, RM, and the Regional Park Authority, the road remains a problem.

A meeting, including the three funders, was held last week where the long-standing road issues were discussed.

With the three funding partners providing dollars and supplies, work was undertaken to fix the pot-

holes and it didn’t work, and residents along the road and at the park are not happy.

“They’ve got good cause to complain,” said Orkney Reeve Randy Trost.

Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley said there are a lot of people living along the road and at the park using the road. In 2017, a midweek traffic count put daily traffic at 517 vehicles.

“It’s a well-used road,” he said. “. . . Is it a very important road – absolutely.”

Since those people work and shop in the city and part of the road is in city limits, Hippsley said it was decided to invest in repair work $130,000 toward gravel and $50,000 for labour, plus taxes. In addition, the city provided $30,000 in value of reclaimed asphalt.

In the end the investment didn’t work as potholes fixed in the fall of 2021, were back in April this year.

While the issue remains, it is not a case of not trying to address the issue, assured Trost.

“We’ve done it twice each time with a different contractor,” he said.

While it is unclear why fixes have not worked, Trost said in the end, “what we’ve done didn’t work.”

So it’s back to the table for the three funding partners to look into what can be done to address the situation long term.

“We’ve gone back to the table as good neighbours,” said Hippsley, adding the key is determining “. . . what we do next.”

In the short term Trost said the RM will “grade it on a regular basis until we figure out what we want to do.”

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Local birders help band bluebirds

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A number of devoted bird enthusiasts gathered recently to help band bluebirds.

Members of the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Assoc.

(YFBTA) had been invited to join Lorne Scott, June 11 and help band bluebird hatchlings along the Anaka Trail.

The bluebirds are a North American group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds. They have

blue, or blue and rose beige, plumage. Female birds are less brightly colored than males and there is no noticeable difference in size.

The ‘Anaka Trail’ consists of about 100 nest boxes; mostly along the Good Spirit Community Pasture.

“This Bluebird Trail has been in place for many years,” explained YFBTA member Morley Maier, adding it was “first started and maintained

by Bill and Joyce Anaka.

“For the last number of years Val and Bob Edwards (YFBTA members) who live near Buchanan a couple of miles off the #47 highway have been doing the maintenance and keeping nesting records. Recently other YFBTA members have been helping as well.”

For his part Lorne Scott is a farmer, a passionate conservationist, former Minister of the Environment and member of the Order of Canada.

Scott estimates he has built 1500 birdhouses and banded 40,000 birds in his 50-year career. He currently tends to about 400 Bluebird nest boxes near his farm at Indian Head.

At the recent YFBTA event Scott banded about 30 Bluebird hatchlings,

Kenn Wood and Lorne Scott band.

A baby bluebird.

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Morley Maier and Kenn Wood. said Maier.

The nest boxes are also home to many tree swallows and even some house wrens and starlings.

“The roadside ditches along the trail are great places to see varied and interesting native plants.

Many in our group are

‘plant people’ and so this added to the interest and enjoyment of the day,” said Maier.

The afternoon ended with a time to socialize at the old Drobot Church grounds.

This was the third outing this spring for the YFBTA this year. They

also met and did some Arbor Day tree planting, and visited the site of old Fort Pelly and the garter snake hibernaculum.

Their next trip will be to Hudson Bay on June 21, to see the Orchids and the many other rare and interesting plants of that area.

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On Sunday, July 3, the Springside 4H Beef club had their annual achievement day.

All of the participants were excited to be back for a normal year.

The members were happy to be inside of the Yorkton Exhibition AgriPavilion, staying dry during the rainy weather.

Many people received awards and for all who didn’t, they still did an amazing job.

First there was senior grooming and Cole Marcinkoski placed first, Kade Bilokreli second, and Kristyn Prybylski third.

For the intermediate class Samantha Prybylski placed first, Grace Woytas second, and Cole Foster third.

Juniors were Laurel Breitkreuz first, Jersey Bilokreli second, and Reid Foster third.

The grooming was sponsored by Miccar Aerial Applicators.

Next was judging and in the senior class Hannah Breitkreuz placed first, Cole Marcinkoski second, and Alia O’Neill third.

In the intermediate class Samantha Prybylski placed first, Cole Foster second, and Grace Woytas third.

Junior class Jersey Bilokreli first, Mackena Kriger second, and Sara Quinton third.

For the cloverbuds Rosalie Dreger, Brooke Quinton, Trey Walsh, and Tate Walsh all placed first.

The judging was sponsored by SFC Land and Cattle.

Participants were also given a Subway lunch sponsored by Anything Trackhoe Construction Ltd. Next was the showmanship and in the cloverbud class Rosalie Dreger, Brooke Quinton, Trey Walsh, and Tate Walsh all placed first.

Cloverbud showmanship was sponsored by

the Springside 4H Beef Club.

Senior showmanship placing first was Cole Marcinkoski, second was Kade Bilokreli, and third was Kristyn Prybylski.

Intermediate class was Grace Woytas first, Samantha Prybylski second and Cole Foster third.

Junior showmanship placing first was Jersey Bilokreli, second Mackena Kriger, and third Reid Foster.

Showmanship was sponsored by Darla and Taylor Lang.

Senior record books first place was Alia O’Neill, second Cole Marcinkoski, and third Hannah Breitkreuz.

In the intermediate group Cole Foster placed first, Samantha Prybylski second, and Grace Woytas third.

Senior and intermediate classes were sponsored by Vale Country Ranch.

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books Lily Ward placed first, Mackena Kriger second, and Sara Quinton third.

The class was sponsored by Hnidey Farms.

Cloverbud record books first place Brooke Quinton, second Rosalie Dreger, and third Trey Walsh. It was sponsored

by Hnidey Farms.

On Saturday during the set up they completed their questionnaires and in the senior class first place was Hannah Breitkreuz, second place Kade Bilokreli, and third place was Alia O’Neill.

Intermediate first place was Cole Foster, second Grace Woytas, third Samantha Prybylski.

Junior first place was Sara Quinton and Lily Ward, second Reid Foster, and third James Ward.

Cloverbud first place was Rosalie Dreger and Brooke Quinton, and second was Tate Walsh and Trey Walsh.

Questionnaires were sponsored by Cornerstone Credit Union.

The grand champion steer was Cole Marcinkoski with ‘Dave’ sponsored by Legacy Co-op Association. The reserve champion was Rosalie Dreger with ‘Tom’ sponsored by Sliding Hills Charolais.

The club gives out a big thanks for their Achievement Day judges, sponsors, and volunteers. There was also the regional show held on the fifth and sixth of July.

On Tuesday was the heifer show, team grooming, and judging.

Wednesday was the steer show and sale. This year there were a lot of new buyers and many people hope to see them again next year.

This year was very successful for all members and they all wish to send out another huge thanks to all of the people that have supported the club.

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Warmer temps held crops advance Crops are continuing to progress throughout the province thanks to warm temperatures and rainfall in many areas.

Areas that continue to receive excess rain are hoping for warm, dry conditions to help crops develop. Parts of the southwest and west central regions received rain this week, but much more is required to support crop and hay growth.

East-Central Saskatchewan:

• Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam

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Kelvington areas

• Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas While warmer weather this past week has helped crops to progress, much of the crop in the region is behind their normal stage of development. Despite excess rain causing flooding and drowning out of low spots, crops look good overall. The western part of the region received rain this week which has helped improve the dry conditions, but some areas still require more.

Crops in the region are rated as fair to excellent. Forty-seven per cent of the fall cereals, 56 per cent of the spring cereals, 62 per cent of the oilseed and 36 per cent of the pulse crops are behind their normal stage of development.

Warm, dry conditions in some areas have allowed some crops to catch up but are required to continue to facilitate crop growth.

While the western part of the region received wanted rain, other areas have reported quick, heavy rains and hail

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Topsoil moisture conditions have remained stable in the region.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 10 per cent surplus, 71 per cent adequate and 19 per cent short. Hay and pasture land is rated as nine per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short, and two per cent very short. Crop district 5A is reporting that 28 per cent of cropland and 24 per cent of hay and pasture land has surplus topsoil moisture. Crop district 6A is reporting that 32 per cent of cropland and 42 per cent of hay and pasture land has short or very short topsoil moisture.

Many producers in the region are starting haying operations as conditions allow. The rain has supported good hay growth and many producers are happy with its condition.

Livestock producers now have 22 per cent of the hay crop cut and 13 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is rated as 31 per cent excellent, 59 per cent good and 10 per cent fair.

The majority of crop damage this week was caused by localized flooding, hail, dry conditions and strong winds.

Like other parts of the province, gophers and grasshoppers continue to be damaging crops and hay and pasture lands.

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58 per cent of the spring cereals, 51 per cent of the oilseed crops and 72 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Many crops are currently behind their normal stage of development due to excess moisture.

The majority of crops this week are in fair to good condition.

Producers noted that some crops won’t recover due to dry conditions in some areas and being drowned out in others. Those in areas that received adequate rainfall and temperatures throughout the season say their crops are in excellent condition.

Topsoil moisture has remained relatively stable compared to last week. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate, 23 per cent short and four per cent very poor. Hay and pasture land is rated as five per cent surplus, 68 per cent adequate, 22 per cent short and five per cent very short.

There was scattered rain and thunderstorms

throughout much of the province this week, with multiple areas receiving hail. Rainfall this past week ranged from nil to 89 mm in the Bienfait area.

Rain and humid conditions in some areas have slowed haying operations, but haying has started or will start soon throughout the province.

Livestock producers now have 16 per cent of the hay crop cut while eight per cent has been baled or put into silage. Hay quality is rated as 19 per cent excellent, 62 per cent good, 17 per cent fair and two per cent poor.

Crop damage this past week was due to extremely dry conditions, grasshoppers, gophers, flooding, strong winds, hail and lodging. Many producers are applying fungicides and are haying as conditions allow.

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

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18U AAA Expos split Saskatoon pair

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was doubleheader Sunday for the Parkland 18U AAA Expos as they travelled to Saskatoon for a pair with the Giants.

The Expos started things against the Giants at noon, with the host team jumping out to an early start with four runs in the first inning.

The team traded threespots in the second, and then the Expos jumped ahead with a big six-run effort in the fourth inning to edge ahead 9-7.

The teams then traded single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, before the Giants salted away a late comeback with three in the seventh inning to win 12-11.

The Giants out hit the Expos 15-9 in the contest.

Chaz Jaeb started the game for the Expos. The right-hander lasted three innings, allowing seven hits and seven runs while striking out two.

Boston Bast was the starter for the Giants. He went three and two-thirds innings, allowing nine runs on six hits and striking out five.

Neither starter was around to be part of the final decision.

Reid Issel was credited with the win for the Giants. The right-hander surrendered one run on one hit over one and onethird innings, striking out

one.

Kimmuel Albarracin took the loss for the Expos.

He threw only two-thirds of an inning, allowing four hits and three runs.

In game two, a midafternoon affair, the Expos started as hot as the weather scoring five runs in the first inning, and adding one in the second before the Giants managed to respond.

But, respond they did scoring two in the homehalf of the second frame, then adding one in the third to narrow the Expo lead to 5-3.

The Expos offence then fired right back with four in the fourth inning.

The Giants added two of their own in the frame to make it 10-5.

It was the Expos the rest of the way adding two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth for a 15-5 win.

Ty Ulmer was the winning pitcher for the Expos.

He went five and twothirds innings, allowing four hits and five runs while striking out nine.

Landon Burkell threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Andrew Klassen took the loss for the Giants based on one inning of work, allowing three hits and six runs while striking out three.

The Expos collected 13 hits on the day. Jackson Hungle, Carther Phythian and Ulmer all had multiple hits efforts.

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A spray painted stenciled mushroom on cardboard triggers the digital aspect of the art.

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The digital portion of the exhibition can be viewed through a smart phone or tablet.

Augmented reality exhibition premieres at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery YORKTON – A new exhibition at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery mixes traditional and digital art.

“The exhibition is Andrei Feheregyhazi,” said Kelly Litzenberger, Manager at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, adding, “he’s been developing these augmented reality art projects in Blender,” which is a 3D graphics software toolset, according to Wikipedia.

The ‘New Bernard

Style’ exhibition uses stenciled spray-painted images on cardboard to trigger the augmented reality which can be viewed through a smart phone or tablet.

“Augmented reality is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information,” read the article on augmented reality from

Wikipedia.

“People are free to go to our website and find the information to download [Bernard AR] and then be prepared to set yourself up when you come to the gallery,” said Litzenberger, adding, “or we do have a tablet on hand that people can borrow at any time – they can experience the full augmented reality aspects of the exhibition,” said Litzenberger.

“We’ve got a lot of peo-

ple coming through because it’s such a different exhibition than what we traditionally have,” said Litzenberger.

“We’ve been programming more interactive exhibitions throughout the summer because we do see a lot of tourists – a lot of people from not only our community, but touring across Canada now that people are travelling a bit more,” said Litzenberger.

“Once you bring the

tablet and the augmented reality into play it becomes a whole new world for this exhibition,” said Litzenberger, adding, “it’s taking what a lot of people have known and experienced and taking it to this new environment which is still quite new in many aspects.”

“Emerging artist, animator, and digital creator Andrei Feheregyhazi has created four immersive scenes that you can explore with a smart

phone or tablet. Follow the instructions—download the app or borrow the gallery’s tablet—and walk through the exhibition to see Bernard the Bird and his friend the walking egg on their epic journey,” read an excerpt from the GDAG’s article on the exhibit.

The exhibition runs until August 31 and the applications are available to download on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Four-game road swing for 18U AA Expos

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was doubleheader Sunday for the Parkland 18U AA Expos in Saskatoon.

The first game saw the Expo offence on fire versus the Saskatoon Blue Jays.

The Expos scored in every inning but the sixth rolling up a 15-4 win.

Jeff Stewart was the winning pitcher allowing four runs on 12 hits, but no walks in six and two-thirds innings of work.

Xander Shivak took the loss allowing four runs in four hits over three innings.

Dion Maksymchuk, Jeff Stewart, Brandon Spilchen, and Joey Zarowny all managed multiple hits for the Expos.

The Expos then faced the Saskatoon Athletics, and in this one the Expo

offence was nearly non-existent, managing only one first inning run.

Saskatoon responded with six in the home-half of the first inning rolling to a 16-1 inning in only five innings.

Matthew Spilchuk was tagged with the loss as the Expo starter. He gave up eight hits and 11 runs over one and onethird innings.

Hudson Mantyka was the winning pitcher allowing no hits – the Expos only had one in the game – and one run.

Saturday pair Saturday the Parkland 18U AA Expos were in North Battleford for a pair of games.

First up was a tilt with the Unity Cardinals.

The Expos scored first, with one

in the second inning and a pair in the third, but the lead evaporated as the Cardinals plated three in the home half of the third inning.

Unity added two in the fifth, and that would be it as the Cardinals held on for a 5-3 win.

Carter Ralston was on the mound for Unity. He lasted two and a third innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out six.

Brandon Spilchen was the starter for the Expos on the mound. He allowed five hits and five runs over six innings of work, while also striking out six.

In game twoß of the day the Cardinals faced the hometown 18U AA Beavers.

The teams traded two runs apiece in the first inning, but North Battleford inched ahead with single runs in the

second and third inning to lead 4-2.

The Cardinals erased that lead with one in the fourth and one in the sixth, only to see the Beavers score twice in the sixth to lead 6-4, which would prove the final score.

Randen Kramer was the winning pitcher for the Beavers. He threw two innings, allowing one hit and no runs while striking out one and walking no one.

Logan Walkowski was tagged with the loss on the mound for the Expos, allowing two runs on three hits in one inning of work.

Brandon Spilchen led the Expos offence with two hits in two at-bats.

Defensively the Expos did not commit an error, lead by Jeff Stewart making seven plays.

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Yorkton United FC teams win provincials YORKTON – Three teams from the Yorkton United Football Club won gold at the SaskTel S4L 11-Aside Provincials held on July 8-10 in Saskatoon.

The U15 Boys team fin-

ished the Round Robin in first place going 2-1 over Lakewood, 3-1 over Humboldt, 0-0 tie with Queen City. In the final rematch with Lakewood the score was 0-0 at full

time with Yorkton winning 5-3 in a penalty shootout.

The U19 Boys finished the Round Robin in first place going 6-1 over Stoughton/Redvers,

3-0 over Swift Current, 3-0 over FC Regina, a 0-0 tie with Melfort. The final was a rematch with Melfort and saw Yorkton coming out with a 4-1 victory.

The U19 girls finished the Round Robin in first place going 5-0 over Swift Current, a 1-1 tie with Prince Albert, a 0-0 tie with FC Regina and a 5-0 victory over Lakewood.

The final was a rematch with Prince Albert with Yorkton besting PA with a 2-1 win.

Angel Fetsch of the U19 girls was named tournament MVP.

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