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Flooding and drowning out of seeded crops a concern SASKTODAY.ca YORKTON — The region received more rain this week and some areas of the region experienced flooding and drowning out of some seeded crops. The rain stalled last minute attempts of some producers to get the last of their fields seeded.

The rain also hampered spraying activities across the region. For most of the region crops germinated well and hay and pasture land is fairing well under the current growing conditions.

The Pelly area received 72 mm, the Saltcoats and Melville

areas 61 mm, the Yorkton area 42 mm, the Rose Valley area 30 mm and the Bethune area 10 mm. Producers are now hoping for warm sunny days with minimal wind to allow their crops to grow rapidly. Weeds have been noted to be growing quickly now that daytime temperatures have been higher, but recent conditions have hampered attempts to control them.

The topsoil moisture rating has improved once again with the almost weekly rain the region seems to receive.

Cropland topsoil moisture rating is 17 per cent surplus, 67 per

cent adequate and 16 per cent short. Hay and pasture land is rated as 12 per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate 18 per cent short and three per cent very short.

Regionally, 76 per cent of the fall cereals, 41 per cent of the spring cereals, 28 per cent of the oilseed crops and 60 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Twentyone per cent of the fall cereals, 58 per cent of the spring cereals, 72 per cent of the oilseed crops and 35 per cent of the pulse crops are behind in crop development. Cool weather and

excess moisture delayed many crops early in the season.

Producers are busy

spraying when able and scouting for insects and disease. Areas that had been damaged by

flea beetles are now reseeded and will hopefully catch up to the rest of the crop quickly.

Melville student wins poster award Ally Huser, age 9, in Grade 4 at Davison School in Melville was smiling ear-to-ear when told that she had won the provincial grand prize for a poster she drew this spring.

Huser entered the Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association’s (AWSA) annual poster contest after watershed staff went to her class in April to give a presentation centered around the contest theme, ‘Wetlands and Wildlife.’

“We teach the students about what a watershed is, where their drinking water comes from, the value of wetlands, and the wildlife that rely on wetlands for habitat,” said AWSA manager, Jesse Nielsen.

“At the end of the presentation the students get treated to edible model aquifers that we create using Jell-O, candy, whipped cream, and pop.

That’s always the kids favourite part.”

The poster contest

was open to students in two divisions, Grades 3/4, and Grades 5/6.

The AWSA gives out $100, $50, $25 for the first, second, and third place winners for each division within their watershed- an area including the cities of Yorkton and Melville, and the towns Canora, Churchbridge, Kamsack, Langenburg, Preeceville, Saltcoats, Springside, and Sturgis.

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That’s where Huser’s poster really shined, receiving the majority of the online votes for the Grade 3/4 division.

For that accomplishment, Huser took home an additional $500 and won a pizza party for her class.

When Nielsen asked Huser what she was going to do with the money she won she said, “I’m going to stop at the store on the way home and get a few things for myself, and then I’m going to take my sister and my mom out for supper to a Chinese buffet!”

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Ally Huser, age 9, in Grade 4 at Davison School in Melville is presented her award by AWSA manager, Jesse Nielsen.

Charity Golf Classic raises $44,226 for medical equipment YORKTON - The 21th Charity Golf Classic was held June 9, at York Lake Golf Course in Yorkton and was a huge success with golfers and sponsors raising money to buy medical equipment for the regional hospital in Yorkton.

This year the proceeds will assist the purchase of Digital Microscopy equipment for the lab.

The tournament is able to raise significant

funds because of golfers who collect pledges, and business sponsors who cover the tournament costs. The Charity Golf Classic has purchased $1,515,000 worth of equipment in 21 years.

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“We like how this tournament is run, the proceeds purchase medical equipment that will be used by people from throughout the health region, where many of our clients, customers and employees live” said Bruce Thurston, General Manager of Legacy Co-op.

“Healthcare is a good cause, because eventually everyone will use the healthcare system, and when we need it we want good facilities and equipment. That’s why Legacy Co-op is a sponsor of this event, and why I personally golf in it.

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Horse play disguised as work The Annual Saskatchewan Working Teamster’s Association (SWTA) Field Day was held recently near Bjorkdale, Sask.

Every Father’s Day weekend, teamsters and spectators alike gather at the Niall Campbell farm for demonstrations of plowing, discing and driving. Competitions for fun, such as log skidding, bale racing, and plowing, also took take. The Saskatchewan Working Teamsters Association promotes the practical use of draft animals for pleasure and profit. This includes everything from sleigh rides at Christmas time and putting up hay, to plowing in the spring and hauling bales for livestock.

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Celebration held to mark milestone for Canora church Courtesy of Canora Courier St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Parish in Canora held a special celebration on Sunday, June 12, to mark the 60th Anniversary of the church on Fourth Avenue.

St. Joseph’s Parish was originally established in Canora with a church built in 1916, according to Liz Bahnuik, president of the St. Joseph’s Council of the Catholic Women’s League. By the late 1950’s, Father Thomas Murray convinced the parishioners that it was possible to build a new church and a committee was formed to begin the planning. The cornerstone of the new church was laid on June 3, 1962.

“A special blessing was given by His Grace, Archbishop M.C. O’Neill of Regina,” said Bahnuik.

“A sealed container was placed inside the cornerstone including a Parish scroll, a copy of The Canora Courier, a history of Canora and other mementos of the Town and Parish. Rev. Charles Gibney, born and raised in Canora, sang the High Mass that day. Father Isidor A. Shalla, C.S.s.R., the local parish priest at the time, gave the sermon.”

Father Shalla lived in the upper room of the church from 1962-1970.

Late in 1969, the mortgage for the new church was paid off and the parish was able to purchase its first rectory just a block down the street.

Over the years since the new church was built, various priests have served St. Joseph’s

Parish. They were: Fr. I.A. Shalla, 1962-1973; Fr. Thomas Novak, 1973-1976; Fr. Arthur A. Vandendriessche, 19761982; Fr. Peter Luttmer, 1982-88; Fr. Teodor Pajak, 1988-89; Fr. Charles Gibney, 1989-91; Fr. Teodor Pajak, 1991-95; Fr. Francis Wawryszuk, 1995-2000; Fr. Hector Seville, 2000-2005; Rev. Dr. Vitalis Azike, 20052011; Fr. Brian Meredith, 2011-2013; Fr. Juanito Vargas, 2013-2014; Fr. Hope Klutsey, Feb. 2014Aug. 2014; Fr. B. Franklin Emereuwa, 2014-2020, and most recently, parishioners are being served by Father Joseph Kuruvilla since 2020.

A new roof went on the church in 2002.

The wheelchair ramp was removed two years ago, after it had deteriorated beyond repair and the cost of replacement was prohibitive. In its place, two electric chair lifts were installed.

“There were so many notable events that took place over the years,” recalled Bahnuik. “But it was likely The Mystery

of the Passion of Christ, a play written by Fr. Francis Wawryszuk, MSF and directed by him for four years, that many parishioners will fondly remember, starting in 1997. It was a true project of working together with love, patience, faith, perseverance and sacrifice as a parish family alongside our neighbouring parishes of St. Anne’s in Buchanan and St. Anthony’s in Rama. The play was performed on stage in Canora during Lent each year as well as travelling to Yorkton, Saskatoon and other communities. It was no small feat travelling with a sound and stage crew, props, costumes, makeup, cast and choir, with more than 100 people involved!”

The Parish of St. Joseph’s has always had a strong presence and unending support from both the Fr. DeCorby Council Knights of Columbus and St. Joseph’s Catholic Women’s League (est.

1965), according to Bahnuik.

A church was built in Canora in 1916 to establish St. Joseph’s Parish.

Approximately 50 years later, parishioners decided to build a new church, and the cornerstone was laid in 1962. St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Canora is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

“The 60th Anniversary celebration on June 12 began with Fr. Joseph celebrating mass in the morning followed by a beautiful dinner and fellowship with all the parishioners adding their own special dish to the meal,” she continued.

“Father Kuruvilla was also celebrating his 60th birthday on this occasion

and the parishioners joined in the celebration with a special birthday cake in his honour.”

Birthday greetings were offered to Fr. Joseph on behalf of the parishioners by Valerie Caza, Parish Council Chairperson.

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“Thank you to everyone, past and present, who had a part to play in making each moment of these past 60 years so meaningful,” concluded Bahnuik.

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EDITORIAL Former ‘Rider kicker into Hall of Fame When the CFL Hall of Fame recently announced its inductees for 2022 Saskatchewan Roughrider fans had to smile with two of those getting the calls having ties to the green and white; kicker Paul McCallum and long-time executive member Roy Shivers.

The pair will be joined by quarterback Ricky Ray and linebacker Chip Cox as firstballot Hall of Famers, fullback Tim Tindale, and Dick Thornton who played on both sides of the ball. To be inducted in the Builder category will be former CFL head coach Dave Ritchie, and Calgary Colts founder and former general manager Keith Evans.

McCallum, who spent three stints with the Roughriders; 1994-95, 1996-2005 and 2015, said he never really thought about being called to the Hall of Fame.

“It certainly was a very big surprise and quite the honour,” he told Yorkton This Week in a recent interview.

McCallum said he sort of looked at his career as being about the moment, and not about any sort of personal recognition whether in his playing days, or in retirement.

“I just wanted to go out and do my job . . . I just wanted to do a good job,” he said.

It has now been some time since he played, he retired after the 2016 season, and McCallum said he had basically moved

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Sports on from the game beyond being a fan.

“We always joke about how fast time flies,” he said, adding as he now looks back on his playing days the old adage seems less a joke and more a reality.

“Looking back is pretty cool,” he said, adding he finds himself “thinking I really did that.”

Born in Vancouver, McCallum did a lot in a career which spanned an incredible 24 years.

The former Surrey Ram played in 340 games with the BC Lions, Ottawa Rough Riders and the ‘Riders. He sits second on the list of all-time scorers with 3,145 points, and he is one of only two players to eclipse the 3,000-point milestone.

McCallum hit on 722 career field goals with an 80.2 per cent success rate. He still holds the records for longest made field goal (62 yards) and the most consecutive converts made (801). He recorded 84,093 punt yards and 68,432 kickoff yards.

The two-time Grey Cup champion was named a Division All-Star five times and a CFL All-Star

twice.

“My career was so long,” he offered modestly, saying that accounted for much of his success.

So when he thinks about the Hall of Fame nod, McCullum said he is still processing its significance, “It really hasn’t sunk in yet,” he said.

“When you first start you’re just caught up in the fact you’re playing professional football . . .

Maybe you don’t absorb it all.”

But, looking back now he is bringing moments of his career into a new focus, in particular his first Grey Cup in 2006, “and all the preparation and work that went into it . . . At the end of the season I was so mentally drained.”

It was a long career to reflect upon, one which saw McCallum be something of a football gypsy in spite of the final career numbers.

In addition to playing with four different CFL franchises, he was also on one XFL team, an NFL Europa team, and a Scottish third division club.

But while he bounced around a bit, he always

seemed to find success.

McCallum was the Las Vegas Outlaws’ kicker during the XFL’s only season in 2001, scoring the first ever points in XFL history with a 25-yard field goal against the New York/New Jersey Hitmen.

As the kicker with the Scottish Claymores of the World League, McCallum was with the team when they won World Bowl 1996 at Murrayfield Stadium where they defeated the defending champions, Frankfurt Galaxy 32-27 in front of 38,982 fans.

It was after the XFL folded following its inaugural season McCallum returned to the Roughriders and set the CFL record for the longest field goal with a wind-aided 62-yard field goal against the Edmonton Eskimos on October 27, 2001.

Of course Roughrider fans might remember McCallum best for one of the few misses he had in his career. In the 2004 CFL playoffs, McCallum missed a crucial 18-yard field goal in an overtime game against the BC Lions. The Roughriders went on to lose the game, and outraged fans over reacted badly, vandalized McCallum’s northwest Regina home with eggs, dumped manure on his neighbour’s property, and even uttering death threats to his family.

Frankly the reaction of fans is an example of the worst of fandom.

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will fail, but the win, or the loss, should never draw reactions like those McCallum faced. It was a low point as a ‘Rider fan for those of who know better than to react like idiots over a sport result.

McCallum said as a kicker he learned to have a very short memory to survive in the game as long as he did.

As a former soccer player, McCallum said if you have a miscue “you can run around and get the ball again.”

Even in football a receiver might get a chance to redeem a missed catch on the next play.

“As kickers you don’t get that many opportunities,” he said, adding when a kicker misses, they have to walk off the field “and think about it.”

The key is to not over think a good kick, or a bad one.

“It took me some time to figure it out,” said McCallum. “You have to take the good and the

Dedication of residential school memorial at Government house On National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan dedicated the Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial on the grounds of Government House in Regina.

“The path to healing and meaningful reconciliation in Saskatchewan continues as we unveil the provinces Residential School Memorial,” Minister Responsible for first Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs Don McMorris said on behalf of Premier Scott Moe. “This tranquil space at Government House, is

now open to the community. We gather here to pay our respects and never forget the tragic past. May it provide healing through education, reflection, and conversations. We honour those whose lives were lost in Residential Schools: the survivors and their families.”

Elders and survivors were involved in every step of the construction and development process, in order to honour traditional practices.

“I deeply appreciate the discussions I have had with Elders, knowledge keepers, survivors and their families,” Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty said. “The

memorial’s design is entirely based on these discussions, and we have taken care to respect traditional protocols throughout the process.

The memorial is more than the physical elements. It is a spiritual place where survivors and families can honour the children, and where our community can come together to learn and heal.”

The memorial is composed of all natural elements, acknowledges the earth, and symbolizes the circle of life. A large central stone, selected by the Lieutenant Governor from Treaty 4 Territory, depicts the province and the locations of each for-

mer residential school. A smudge stone is installed in front for ceremonial purposes.

The memorial incorporates elements from around Saskatchewan that are symbolic and encourage healing including: traditional plants and trees, benches constructed from reclaimed wood from Wascana Centre and placed in the four cardinal directions, and four pathways leading northto-south and east-to-west.

The construction of a permanent memorial also fulfills the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Call to Action #82, which

recommends installing a publicly accessible, highly visible, residential school memorial in each capital city to honour survivors and all the children who were lost to their families and communities.

The residential school system operated in Canada for more than a century. The federal government reports that 150,000 Indigenous children were removed and separated from their families and communities to attend these schools. The TRC estimates that approximately twenty federal residential schools operated in Saskatchewan from the 1880s to the 1990s.

bad.”

For McCallum part of the process of staying balanced was to try to block out the opinions of others outside the locker room.

“I stopped reading the newspapers . . . you don’t need what writers have to say about your game,” he said, adding he appreciates that would be far harder to do today with people on their social media accounts through their cell phones.

While removed from the game as a player, he is a fan.

“I am absolutely. You don’t spend 24-years playing without being one,” he said.

And, he likes what he is seeing with the hometown Lions, under new owner Amar Doman.

“I’ve had a chat with him,” said McCallum.

“He wants to bring back the atmosphere they used to have . . . I’m quite happy with the way it started (a 59-15 home field win over Edmonton in week one of the new season).”

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By Tyson Off Staff Writer DUBUC – The first Midsummer Festival arranged by the Melville and District Scandinavian Club was held on Sunday.

Around 50-60 people were in attendance to partake in the midsummer festivities with some decked out in traditional Swedish garb.

Yorkton This Week spoke with event organizer Carolyn Thauberger about the significance of the festival and the roots of her interests in it.

“I’ve been interested in Scandinavian things for quite some time,” said Thauberger.

Thauberger said her interests for Scandinavian culture started with dance. She had been involved with Ukrainian dance but moved on to Scandinavian dancing later in life.

“I really loved it, but then I got a little bit on in years and it was hard to keep up – so I started my own dance group – Scandinavian dancers – and that is a more sedate kind of thing,” said Thauberger with a laugh.

“For twenty-five years I directed that dance group and Jonathon Ward was our fiddler – he was in the symphony orchestra at the time, but he loved Scandinavian Folk dancing, so he danced with us whenever possible,” said Thauberger.

Ward was also in attendance at the event to provide musical ambiance for the midsummer celebrations.

“Jonathan Ward has been principal viola and composer with the Regina Symphony Orchestra since 1989.

In addition, he teaches at the University of Regina’s Conservatory of Performing Arts and for the Regina Public Schools Fiddle Program, which takes place in three inner city schools,” read an excerpt from wards bio, adding, “for many years Jonathan provided the fiddle music for the Regina Nordiska Scandinavian Folk Dancers. A skillful folk dancer, he often performed with Nordiska in that role as well.”

“I had played fiddle with Carolyn’s Scandinavian dance group – 20 years ago or so,” said Ward, “this is a good way to sort of reconnect with the whole Scandinavian thing.”

“So, he’s here today to lead us around in in our Midsummer Festival – we’re following Swedish traditions and the Swedes would set up a fancy midsummer pole,” said Thauberger.

“I think it used to be a straight pole, but at some point, it turned into a cross,” said Thauberger, adding, “I don’t know the significance of that, nor

does anyone else.”

“It has often been speculated that the maypole originally had some importance in the Germanic paganism of Iron Age and early Medieval cultures, and that the tradition survived Christianisation, albeit losing any original meaning that it had,” read an article on the the raising of Maypole according to Wikipedia.

Thauberger said this is the group’s first attempt at holding a midsummer festival that is open to the public.

“The Melville and District Scandinavian Club...it’s been fairly low key in that its been serving just its members with events,” said Thauberger, noting, “they’ve done talks and presentations, and they’ve gone to museums, and held luncheons, and celebrated festivals like midsummer with picnics and things like that.”

“This time we wanted to try something that was open to the public,” said Thauberger.

“We started organizing

two months ago and have pulled it together quite nicely,” said Thauberger, adding, “I think we’ve got a wide range of things – there’s a lot of stuff here for children.”

The event featured the traditional raising of the pole and dancing, viking games, various children’s races, tug-of-wars in different age categories as well as displays of Nordic crafts, Viking and Saami tents.

Though midsummer festivities are typically held on the summer solstice, which occurred on the 21 of June this year, the celebrations were held on the weekend for convenience.

“Scandinavians are not particular about a lot of things – they go with what’s reasonable, what’s logical,” said Thauberger in regards to why the festivities were held on the weekend.

The event took place at Thauberger’s home in Dubuc, where she is originally from.

“I went to school – university – when I was 16,” said Thauberger, add-

ing, “I hadn’t lived here since, other than around 2005 or so I took over my mother’s house here and I used it as a summer cottage because I was teaching in BC, and going to university there, and finishing off my doctorate...so I just used it as a summer house.”

Thauberger said when the pandemic happened, she moved back.

“I thought, ‘this is a place the germs will not find me’,” said Thauberger with a laugh.

Thauberger, who holds a PHD in teaching reading and education, said “I’m always up for doing something,” with regards to holding another Midsummer event next year.

“When I retired from teaching three years ago it left quite a hole in my head where I used to think about teaching,” said Thauberger, adding, “I still had all the same hobbies that I normally do – a lot of them are Nordic related – I do Scandinavian crafts and Scandinavian folk dancing and things like that, and I also organized a lot of events in British Columbia at the Scandinavian community center.”

“So, I’ve been involved with the organization of a midsummer before, but I have never done it all myself,” said Thauberger.

Carolyn Thauberger, organizer of the event.

Thauberger said she welcomed the challenge of organizing the event.

“Yes, it challenging, and that’s what I had wanted – something where I would have to be creative, something where I would have to think.”

Thauberger said the event was originally planned for Saturday but was postponed until Sunday due to heavy rain. This, unfortunately, saw several attractions having to cancel due to being booked for other events.

“This is a June in Saskatchewan – it’s very likely that you’re going to run into rain,” said Thauberger.

Thauberger said her first attempt at a Midsummer Festival was a learning experience.

“My first mistake was to make a metal midsummer pole – you don’t put a metal pole thirty feet in the air in Saskatchewan and hope to live,” said Thauberger with a laugh, adding, “perhaps next year I’ll try to find something wooden that would go up there.”

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CHARITY Continued from Page 2 The business community provides great support for the charity Golf Classic with 28 businesses providing sponsorship and many others providing prizes. We are also very grateful to our volunteers; we had 14 volunteers out during the day of the tournament to make sure everything ran smoothly.

The top three fundraisers this year were: 1. Randy Prokopchuk who raised $6,420; 2. Steve Procyshen who raised $4,375; and, 3. David Dutcheshen who raised $4,300.

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When you get together to game as an evening winds down you will often find yourself slipping into discussions about what games are the best.

If you were the bug on the wall watching us you would think making a list, even just mental ones, was a sort of game in itself, and you might just be right in that assertion.

It does seem to take root in the games one plays, in particular the ones you tend to reach for most often, and indication of favouritism in the simple action of the selection.

But over time, when you play a game over, and over and over, you begin to realize its inherent weaknesses. Repeated play I suppose is a natural winnowing process for board games. Only the very best hold their allure over the very long term, or they find a way to keep you interested.

For example, Othello is a great game. I love it.

There is a world organization and championship held.

It has stayed relevant on a very large stage, which is impressive for a game with roots back into the late 1880s, but you learn pretty quickly you want to be first to a corner if at all possible. It can be limiting in that regard for some.

A more recent example is Azul, which only came out in 2017, but with more than 100K owners on Board Game Geek, it is one of the top ranked abstract games on the site.

It is a game with a lot to like, from easy set up, to simple rules, to bright look, and so we have played it a lot since it arrived as a Yule gift in December.

The more you play a game the more its secrets are revealed.

In Azul you score in various ways, both in-game, and at game’s end. The biggest points come for a vertical row of five at game’s end, and so in-game establishing those lines is the most obvious path to victory.

You can try other paths, but on average it’s all about vertical lines.

Does that lessen Azul’s appeal?

Likely, because it leaves one feeling like the game offers options, but those options are more for show than expected success.

Similarly, we have to look at Dominion, a game that likely makes the top-10 all time of at least a couple of Meeple Guilders.

It is a game with a lot of options. There is an array of 10 cards in each game selected from a bunch of options – we do it randomly – so you always feel you are searching for the best combos.

But wait, what if you basically ignore the cards and simply buy more and more cash until you can turn that wealth into the coveted victory cards?

Yes, in the end that is never a bad strategy, because it works often, and almost always keeps you in the hunt to win.

If Dominion’s best strategy is a cash race, is it really an elite game?

Probably not, but at least Dominion has tried to offset the situation with a plethora of expansions that keep it fresher, although cash remains a rather viable win path throughout.

So what are the top 10 best games?

That is a question that the answer relies on what criteria one imparts on the question. For example, there is a huge different between best game, and favourite game.

I, for example, recognize Go for its ancient brilliance and it easily makes the best games list, but I am terrible at the game, and no one locally to play with, so I can’t say it is a favourite.

If one set up a Venn Diagram of my best and favourite lists which would be in the overlap area?

As I write this, crokinole, Hive, cribbage, Magic: The Gathering and Tak, although if asked next week that might change as game lists are at best a fickle thing.

And, we might play another game and find its limitations suddenly becoming glaringly clear, forever changing how we view that game.

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101 THINGS To Do… This Summer - Learn about the history of Yorkton’s fire department by checking out the heritage sign at the station.

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- Go through your clothes and donate the ones you don’t wear anymore.

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- Play a game of tennis at the courts behind the Western Development Museum as well as at Heritage Heights Park and Knights of Columbus Park.

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- Play a round of golf at one of our local courses. Enter to win passes from Yorkton This Week.

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- Check out the local cemetery. A self-guided walking tour of the City of Yorkton Cemetery gives visitors a chance to experience the unique history of the area. It guides visitors along the pathways of this beautifully treed 10.5 acres; a book containing 28 sites has been prepared and can be purchased for $3.

The complete tour will take about one hour and a half, but can be shortened. Stroll at your leisure, as you follow the trail outlines on the

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book’s map. There are benches at various locations in the cemetery where a visitor can rest.

On the tour you will meet many of the early pioneers, and some of the more contemporary figures of Yorkton and area; all interesting and colourful personalities.

In the process, much of the region’s history will be revealed.

- Try out Footgolf at York Lake Golf Course.

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chuckwagon races Friday evening.

On Saturday there will be more racing, gymkhana events, slo-pitch, food booths and of course a hall full of exhibits.

- Play mini golf at an area course like Foam Lake Mini Golf.

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- Take an online class at Parkland College.

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- Give pickleball a try. Heritage Heights Tennis Courts and Knights of Columbus park have pickleball court lines.

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- Go fly a kite in a city park.

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- Take your dog for a walk at Wiggly Field.

- Visit the Orkney stones located approximately 7 km northwest of Yorkton.

- Head out to Invermay for their Summer Fair Aug. 6-7.

The fair will have all the things people have long come out to the fair to enjoy starting with

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- Make homemade butter with your

- Go for a bicycle ride around the city. Be sure to wear your safety helmet.

- Buy a hummingbird feeder and install it near a window so you can watch them feeding.

- Buy a set of horseshoes and set up a pitch in your yard to start playing this vintage sport. Horseshoe pits available at York Lake Regional Park.

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- Throw some hoops at local outdoor courts such as those at Dr. Brass School.

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4 - Buy a wine kit and try making your own libation.

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- Feel like some good film, the best of short film through recent years are available to borrow on CD at the Yorkton Film Festival office at 49 Smith Street E., or call (306) 782-7077.

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- Camp in the backyard. Don’t

forget the smores and bush pies.

- Go for a swim at The Gallagher Centre.

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Experience nature at the Ravine Ecological Preserve.

The Preserve offers a diverse 2.8 km hiking trail, which includes a floating boardwalk

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across the marsh, and then works its way through grassland, and aspen parkland habitat.

Located just off Crescent Avenue and west of the Gallagher Centre, the park is designed to allow people to connect with our natural world through an abundance of birds, plants and animals.

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101 THINGS To Do… This Summer Continued from Page 7 - The Yorkton Flour Mill recently launched a new fundraiser with the announcement of its inaugural ‘Road Rally’, and it is certainly something to check out this summer.

The rally, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, will have teams of two climb in their vehicles and hit the streets, highways and roads in and around the city, looking for clues and collecting photos, all with an eye to earning the greatest number of points before the end of the race.

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- It’s never too late to get involved in Pokémon Go. It uses the mobile device GPS (cellphone) to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player’s real-world location.

Yes there are critters in Yorkton to be wrangled.

The game launched with around 150 species of Pokémon, which had increased to around 730 by 2022.

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Yorkton boasts one of the premier outdoor skateboard parks in the province. It is an ideal place to show off skills in a sport with a growing base and increased recognition of what it takes to be great at the activity.

The park, situated right off Broadway Street in the city, is part of the Brodie Recreation Corridor that includes

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The park is concrete and includes a range of jump elements which are sure to be both a challenge and a thrill for users.

Check out the Centennial Legacy Art piece at Shaw Park.

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“Doorways to Opportunity” is an installation measuring

approximately eight feet high and 20 feet in diameter. It is a piece that invites people to walk around it, examine it in detail, and even walk right through it.

- Dig up your ball glove and play catch at a park with the kids.

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- Check out the DS Auto Plus first Annual Show and Shine,

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- Dig into the closet for a well-loved board game from your childhood and teach it to the family.

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- Doing a puzzle is always a good family activity.

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Enjoy bird watching in and around the Parkland area.

- Take your camera or cellphone and take photos around our city. Be sure to share on social media and to send your best to editorial@yorktonthisweek.com

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- The Kelvington Agricultural Society will be hosting its 99th Summer Fair this

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July 29 to 31. For anyone wanting more information on the upcoming fair, check out the Kelvington Agricultural Society page on Facebook

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- Get up early and watch the sunrise.

- Enjoy the playground adjacent to the old hospital property at Tupper Park (100 Tupper Avenue).

Overall, there are more than 35 parks and greenspaces in Yorkton, and if one includes sports fields (ball diamonds and soccer pitches), and buf-

fer/pathway areas, this number jumps to more than 75 individual areas, totalling more than 500 acres.

There are eight current playgrounds; one dog park, one skate park, three natural areas, two disc golf courses, eight tennis courts, five outdoor basketball nets, three spray parks, nine ball diamonds, four soccer pitches, and over 10 kilometers of pathways, including paved, gravel, and grass pathways.

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According to Wikipedia, “Yarn bombing (or yarnbombing) is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk. It is also called wool bombing, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knit-

ting, or graffiti knitting.

The train art was knitted and created by Tonia Vermette and Michelle Easton.

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- Go kayaking.

- Check out the downtown murals.

The metal, cut-out mural on the north wall of the former Liquidation Store building was the first major piece in the city, followed by the more traditional painted one

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of the west-facing wall on the Liquor Board Store.

- Go out and enjoy the Yorkton Exhibition Association Summer Fair July 6 - 9, 2022. For more information check out their website yorktonexhibition. com

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- Visit the Foam Lake Water Park to cool off this summer.

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- Start a window sill herb garden so you can add some fresh summer flavour to your meals.

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- Take time to smell the roses in your garden.

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- Ring the bell outside the Western Development Museum.

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- Cool off at the local spray parks installed at Heritage Heights Park, Silver Heights Park and Ukrainian Pioneer Park.

The spray parks include

- Visit the driving range to improve your game.

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Make your spouse breakfast in bed.

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- Looking for something to do the weekend of July 15-17, then head north up Highway #10 to attend the Preeceville Lions Western Weekend.

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- Visit the Yorkton Gardeners’ Market open Saturdays starting July 16th.

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- Go fishing at the trout pond. If you want a leisurely time tossing a few hooks in the hopes of enticing a trout to take a bite, then head over to the Logan Green Fish Pond in Yorkton.

The area has been developed as a fish pond, in cooperation with the

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The pond is catch and release, with signage onsite detailing specific rules.

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- Take a yoga class.

- Get a massage.

- Build a bee hotel in your yard to help wild bee populations. Plans can be found online at sites such as w w w. m n n . c o m / y o u rhome/organic-farminggardening/stories/how-

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- Visit the Sheho Sports Day & Ranch Rodeo, July 9-10.

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- Make a bird house and set it

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- Put your shoes on, go for a jog, a great way to keep in shape.

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- Try a locally produced craft beer at Back 40 Brewery.

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- Play tetherball.

- Learn some words in a new language.

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- Blow bubbles with the kids.

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- Enjoy a nature walk behind Ducks Unlimited.

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- Go canoeing on a local river or lake.

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- Take an historic walking tour.

There are actually two written heritage walking tours for downtown Yorkton: “Promise and Potential - Yorkton in the Early 1900’s” and “Pioneers Ways and Bygone Days”. Both are available from City Hall and Tourism Yorkton.

“Pioneer Ways and Bygone Days” is a closeup of the old town centre of Yorkton and is available for $10.00 at City Hall.

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- Plan a viewing of a RIFFA Film, Aug. 9-13, 2022.

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steps from the Visitor Information Centre on Highways 9 and 16.

The plots include cereals such as wheat and oats, oilseeds such as canola and flax, and legume crops such as field peas.

The crop plots are a volunteer-led project to give people going through Yorkton a chance to see what’s grown here and get a closer look at the agriculture of the Yorkton area.

- Take in the Crops of the Parkland Walking Tour, a few

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- Do some home repairs you have been putting off.

- Try a new food at an area restau-

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- Check out the Mosaic Murals found inside the Gallagher Centre and outside the Godfrey Dean.

- Go camping at one of our local campgrounds.

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- Have a water balloon fight.

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- Buy five herbs or spices you don’t currently have at home and then undertake to try recipes using them for family meals.

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- Do a good deed and mow your neighbours lawn for them.

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- Go for a round of disc golf at Patrick Park in the city, or at a number of courses in region including; Sun Hills Resort, Carleton

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- Play a game of road hockey with your friends.

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- Visit the Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum and get a selfie with the old steam engine in front of the building.

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Conservation officers attended the Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo to educate people on the dangers of disobeying the laws related to hunting and wildlife.

Record breaking attendance at Expo

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – The 10th Annual Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo took place over the weekend throughout the

Gallagher Centre.

This was the first event held by the organization since 2019 due to the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A multitude of vendors and guest speakers from all over the world

attended the event to showcase their products and services.

Darren Wandy, President of the POSE, said their paid admissions reached 2382 on Saturday and 1093 on Sunday, for a total of 3975

paid attendees over the weekend, which doesn’t include the 500 children admitted on Saturday.

“A lot of the vendors that come to our show are small business,” said Wandy, adding, “they were pretty happy to be

there.”

“All the money we make goes back into our cause, which is youth related outdoor sports,” said Wandy.

Wandy took the time to thank sponsors as well.

“Our major sponsor, Yorkton Dodge – Doug Arnett has been with us for ten years,” adding, “we’d like to extend a thank you to him.”

The 2023 event will take place in April of next year.

Conservative leadership candidate makes stop in Yorkton

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – Conservative leadership candidate, Leslyn Lewis, was in the city to speak on Sunday.

Lewis touched on a num-

ber of different subjects and stressed the importance of unity.

“The fabric of our nation is being torn apart,” said Lewis of the current state of the country, adding, “the social divides are widening.”

Lewis said she wants to build bridges between diverging perspectives and insisted there is no subject that we should not be able to debate.

“Let’s have a respectable discussion about our differences,” said Lewis, offering

up the term, “freedom to disagree.”

Lewis talked about the division within the party and stated, “If we cannot unite the party, we will not be able to unite the country.”

The candidate said she

wants to restore confidence between the members of the party and stressed the importance of a conservative majority in the next election.

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Churchbridge man to be honoured with Volunteer Medal

By Tyson Off Staff Writer CHURCHBRIDGE – The Government of Saskatchewan announced the recipients of their volunteer medal on

Friday, March 25th. Among the recipients is Bob Bjarnason of Churchbridge.

Yorkton This Week spoke with Bjarnason about his thoughts upon receiving the distinction.

“I didn’t know [about the award] until I got a phone call,” said Bjarnason, adding with a laugh, “I thought we were getting prank called.”

Bjarnason said he was humbled upon hearing the news.

“There are so many people who do so much in the community,” said Bjarnason, adding, “I didn’t think I did that much, but I guess I do.”

Bjarnason, who has spent 44 years as a member of the Lions

Club, is also a retired electrician who uses his knowledge of the trade to aid in the construction of local facilities.

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- Take a book from the ‘Tiny-library’ at City Hall Park, and sit in the peaceful area to enjoy the first few chapters.

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- Make homemade bread or buns.

- Visit the Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame (located on the 2nd floor of the Gallagher Centre).

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- Recycle all your bottles and cans

- Check out a new book at the Yorkton Public Library.

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- Play some video games.

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- You can head down Highway

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Both the Railway Museum and The Heritage Museum are open this summer.

- Grab your chess or checker set and play a game at one of the board tables around the city including the Gallagher Centre, Patrick Park, and City Centre Park.

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Pickleball monthly report

By David Weiman I realize the weather has not been very cooperative but the “hard rocks” or shall we say the “less stable” have been diligent and been out playing at Heritage Heights and K of C courts.

Some of our club members went to Brandon’s open tournament last weekend and placed well. Janet Simpson and Arlene Osicki landed a silver medal in their category. Arlene’s hubby, Gerard just missed the medal round, something about his partner?

Matt Harold and Alvin Sieben landed a bronze in their category. Good job members.

On August 20th Pickleball Saskatchewan in conjunction with Ituna will be holding a 3.0 clinic in the morning, contact Chris at 1-306-795-7180 for info.

In the afternoon there is a 3.5 clinic in Yorkton contact Anne at 1-306-621-8926 for info.

Our board has been busy with putting together a 3 year Strategic Plan, coordinating our three new coaches and working with the city on possible changes to the Heritage Heights playing possibilities in the future.

Some of our crew went to

play at Fort Qu’Appelle last week. What an amazing outdoor facility for a smaller city.

We are green with envy. That said, we had a great time playing and did some measuring while we were there.

At present, we are working with a builder to put together two storage sheds, one for Heritage Heights the other for the K of C court area. In the sheds we can have some of our equipment and court maintenance supplies to help better look after the courts.

Generally the courts are quite good with Heritage starting to crack up somewhat. The north side of K of C had the north fence “beefed up” and reassembled. We are waiting for additional slats for both courts to help reduce the effect of the wind. Yes, we have wind in Saskatchewan. Dave Bella, Ken Koslinek and Brad Ouart have been re-taping the courts (five in total) at the Gallagher, slow tedious work but their finished product is impressive.

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Kamsack resident eyewitness to Russian invasion of Ukraine Courtesy of Kamsack Times After being an eyewitness to the beginning of the current war between Russia and Ukraine, a Kamsack resident, having safely returned from Ukraine only last month, is now at home with members of his family close by.

Serhii Kuzminchuk, who came to Canada on July 6, 2009 and became a Canadian citizen in 2018, said he is on the phone daily, sometimes as often as five times a day, with his wife Tetyiana, who has chosen to remain at their Ukrainian home located in a small community about two hours west of Kyiv.

“How I feel?”

Kuzminchuk said, repeating the question his is asked while being interviewed at his East Avenue home last week.

“It’s hard to say. People are dying. We hope it is finished as soon as possible. But Ukraine needs more weapons.

“Our area, in the west of Ukraine, is still good,” he said. “It’s not as bad there as it is in the east.”

Speaking in his accented, but understandable English, Kuzminchuk, 62, seems to reveal an attitude of near normalcy when talking of the conflict in his former home, a sentiment that his son Maksim, who joined him in Kamsack 13 years ago, seems to

have also adopted.

The family at Kamsack includes Maksim’s wife, Olga, who was a nurse in Ukraine, and now works in housekeeping at the Kamsack Hospital; their son, Sem, a Grade 4 student at Victoria School, and daughter Daryna, in Grade 1. And less than a month ago, they were joined by Olga’s sister, Maria Astapova, a primary school teacher, who arrived in Canada on a work program, after having been forced to live in a basement at her home for several weeks in February to escape the bombs. Eventually, she was able to flee Ukraine to live with friends in the Netherlands, before arriving in Canada.

“I witnessed the beginning of the war from the first seconds,” Kuzminchuk said. “I remember not sleeping on the night of February 24. I had been looking for a flight to Amsterdam because KLM, for which I had a ticket to fly back to Canada on March 4, had canceled flights a week before the war began.

“I remember after 5 a.m.,” he said. “Near the place where I lived, there is a military airfield, a tank repair plant and a flight control station.

These places are within a radius of three kilometres from my house.

“And so, after 5 o’clock in the morning I heard jets take off in the county and fly over my house.

Members of the family of Serhii Kuzminchuk (front, right), who came to Kamsack from Ukraine, from left, are: Sem, Daryna (front), Olga and Maksim Kuzminchuk and Olga’s sister Maria Astapova.

These photos provided by Serhii Kuzminchuk show the communications building near his home in Ukraine before a Russian aircraft bombed it in February, and how it appeared after the bombing.

There were about 10 of them. Then there were explosions that could be heard in the house and shaking the windows. It was very scary.

“We soon heard about our first fallen soldiers, civilians and children.

By the way, almost 300 children have been killed so far.”

He said that his oldest son, Alexi, had volunteered for the army.

“I stayed with my wife, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren,” he said. “The first days were very difficult, because Russian troops did not try to capture Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv, but our army won. We defeated the occupiers and liberated these cities.

“Now the east and south of Ukraine remain under occupation. Our armed forces will liberate these occupied territories, but it depends on our allies, Canada, America and European countries. The more support we get, the sooner the occupied territories will be liberated.”

At ease with his cell phone and a computer tablet, Kuzminchuk showed a brief video of his son Alexi, in full battle gear, fighting Russian soldiers in February, and photographs of a large communications complex, where his wife had worked, located near his home. The “before and after” photographs show what had been destroyed by Russian bombs

dropped from a plane on February 24, leaving security men dead.

Kuzminchuk had gone to Ukraine in December, and had planned to return to Canada in April, but the war interrupted those plans. Eventually after a lengthy bus ride to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, a trip to London, England, and 100 more hours of plane connections to Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, back to Calgary and finally to Regina, he returned home on May 22.

A mechanic by trade, and familiar with farm work, Kuzminchuk came to Canada in 2009 after having been put in contact by an international labour organization with Murray Chutskoff, a Kamsack district farmer. After working with Chutskoff for five years, he obtained employment at Nykolaishen Farm Supply in Kamsack, where after three years he was forced to retire because previous injuries had returned to bother him.

“I was a professional wrestler in the Soviet Union,” he said, showing photographs of himself in the ring and decorated with ribbons and medals. Enrolled in a trade school at Zhitomir, where he learned welding, he had joined the school’s wrestling team and was a member of the Ukrainian agriculture workers wrestling team and then continued to wrestle when he was in the Soviet army where he had trained as a missile launcher. In his career, he had fought matches in the former

Soviet Union and at one important competition, he had placed second in Ukraine.

After his career as a competitive wrestler, he spent two hours three times a week as a coach for children ages seven to 15 years. He estimates he had coached 300 youngsters, including some who had gone on to win medals of their own.

K u z m i n c h u k explained how bone injuries received while wrestling have left him with difficulty walking and is now able to get around only with the help of a cane, but still keeps active as a finishing carpenter and he eagerly shows off the tables, desks and beds which he made himself.

But, another reason why he was eager to return to Canada was because of his compromised condition that includes broken bones and his need for medical attention.

But, before returning to Ukraine in December, he had visited in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Also a mechanic and farmer, Maksim explained that he and his wife Olga had been planning to move out of Ukraine which they had found to be more restrictive and with fewer opportunities, and had considered coming to Canada where his father had immigrated.

He did so in 2019 after his father had spoken to Rod Fedoruk of Fedoruk Seeds of Kamsack, where employment was available. He came to Canada and his wife and two children were to follow, but

At this wrestling competition, Kuzminchuk, at right, won the second-place medal for Ukraine. He was a member of the Ukrainian agriculture workers team competing at Barnaul, Russia, a community located near the Chinese border.

then the COVID-19 pandemic struck and she was delayed, not able to join her husband until 2021.

“We’ve completed our permanent residency qualifications, and we’re like halfway to citizenship,” Maksim explained, adding that the status of Olga’s sister Maria, who came three weeks ago, is like that of a refugee, but has a work permit.

He explained that Maria had been living near to a military base that was destroyed by bombs early in the war and had been forced to hide in a basement for a couple weeks.

Maria showed several photos of groups of refugees, herself included, carrying what they had, squeezed onto a train and at a train station on her way out of Ukraine, through Poland and into The Netherlands.

“In Canada, we are alone here, while in Ukraine we have friends, cousins and other relatives,” Olga said when asked how life in Canada is for them.

Maksim explained that they are in constant communication with people in Ukraine who have very good access to a variety of news sources, as opposed to Russia where there is none but the state propaganda.

He said his mother, sister-in-law and his brother’s two children live together in a rural area in Western Ukraine, where they have a garden and farm animals and so they are doing relatively well.

Kuzminchuk said that every day he is able to explain what he knows about the war to his wife, who has only three years left before she is of retirement age. Whether she joins her husband in Canada will depend on the war, her job and pension, and their health.

Ukraine is about the size of Saskatchewan and had a population of about 48 million, while Saskatchewan has only one million people, Kuzminchuk said, in an attempt to contrast life in the two countries.

“In Ukraine, it is village, village, town, village, city, and here, much less population,” he said.

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Eclectic or Not I’m sure most of us have gone into a home that appears to have been taken straight out of a decorating magazine.

I know a few people who live in houses where things wouldn’t dare be displaced, in which the colour schemes match in every room and each piece of decor is a beautiful example of perfection.

Some years ago I attended my very favourite thing — an evening sales-at-home party.

(This is something men don’t do, which I must say … I admire.) I do not remember what I purchased at that particular bash but I suspect it might have been bought out of complete obligation although, of course, I’d been told the invitation held none of that.

The party started with

a written survey which was designed to tell us what kind of decorator we were (i.e. Scandinavian, Contemporary, etc.). I felt excited and intrigued because I was going to be informed of what my decorating style was, is and forevermore will be.

After we’d diligently pencilled in the boxes on our questionnaires, the hostess for the evening moved through the explanations of the different styles of decorating. I found myself hoping that my personal style would be something exotic-sounding like “bohemian”, “coastal” or even “shabby chic” but, alas, when the boxes were tallied I was found to be the only woman in the room who fell under the canopy of “eclectic”.

This was listed at the very bottom of the many other, arguably more desirable,

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No matter how the magazine explanations try to pretty it up, eclectic simply means “anything goes” or “no specific style”. I couldn’t help but think, why not just call it like it is … “styleless”?

Eclectic! It sounded like an undesirable medical condition but instead of involving my body, which might’ve been preferable, it encompassed my home and everything I’d thought looked good in it. Just a bit hurtful,

SHA says it has role to play in reconciliation

By Jon Perez, SASKTODAY.ca SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Health Authority held a ceremony last Tuesday where the Truth and Reconciliation flag was raised at the Saskatoon City Hospital as part of the celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day. Elders and other leaders of First Nations communities, residential school survivors, Indigenous Canadian Armed Forces veterans and SHA officials and hospital staff were present to witness the formal ceremonies outside SHA’s corporate office.

SHA interim chief executive officer Andre Will said Tuesday’s ceremony is their way of paying respect to all Indigenous communities in the province.

“On behalf of the [SHA] and our 43,000 employees, I’m proud to be here on Treaty 6 Territory and homeland of the Métis for this important ceremony. We pay our respects to the traditional caretakers of this land as we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. We understand that there are many steps that we need to make to move forward in reconciliation and today is a very important part of our work,” said Will “We know that to move forward, we must begin by taking an honest look at our past. We must recognize the pain, loss and dislocation suffered by so in the past before we can move forward. It starts by listening. Without truth, there could be no reconciliation. The residential school system has produced decades and gen-

erations of negative outcomes not only to those who attended the schools but also for families of their descendants.”

He added that the health and well-being of a person are among the impacts of residential schools to survivors and their communities, and that is where SHA comes in to assist First Nations and Métis Peoples.

“We believe that we have a key role to play in addressing harms related to health through constructive action within the SHA. At SHA, the provincial health authority, our focus is to ensure patients receive high-quality primary healthcare regardless of where they live in Saskatchewan.”

“We strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for all in our healthcare facilities and we look forward to our patients, residents, clients, families, friends and staff to help us in this goal by treating each other with respect and dignity.”

Prince Albert Elder Isabelle Impey delivered the opening prayer, adding that she believes that we are on the right path to reconciliation after seeing the support shown by members of the community.

“Reconciliation belongs to all of us. Today is part of that journey in many cases — the journey that’s new to many.

Reconciliation cannot be rhetoric. Reconciliation has to be done with a kind heart, a good understanding, and the desire to make changes and not to let history repeat itself. You being here, clearly shows us elders that’s the direction that you’re going, by showing your support in the rec-

don’t you think?

Being someone who had weathered a few knocks in life, however, I then decided to look on the brighter side.

Armed with the information I’d just received, this made it easier to buy the cheapest thing that night (because apparently I like anything anyway), grab a free snack and go home early.

Never when attending these sorts of evenings had I come away with even a subtle beating to my self-esteem, but that night I felt forced to assess my home under

onciliation flag-raising today,” said Impey.

Elder Georgina Musqua, a member of Keeseekoose First Nation, was emotional in sharing her experience attending a residential school where she survived by eating table scraps given to her by the administrators and officials of the school.

SHA Tradional Knowledge Keeper Advisory Council member Louise Halfe,SHA patient family partner Priscilla Johnstone and Métis NationSaskatchewan Minister Kathie Pruden were the other guest speakers.

Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association Grand Chief David Gamble, Ret. Sgt. Barry Ledoux, Rick Gladue, Steven Ross and Emile Hyway were some of the veterans that attended the event while Ambrose Metsikassus, Sakoteniase Neytowhow and Darrell Paskimin performed the flag and victory song while the reconciliation flag was being raised.

a new lens. As I gazed around at the things I’d formerly liked, I became somewhat discontent with what I saw. Knowing that I couldn’t afford to change anything, however, I had to suck it up and live with my choices, which interestingly still furnish my home today.

Clearly I got over the shock and embraced that I was, and still am, all about comfort no matter the style. I don’t like a lot of clutter, although recently the need to purge my closets refutes that, but I also don’t care if all the colours match.

Bottom line: An old, cozy chair is worth more to me than a consistent colour theme.

I felt as though I was the odd-woman out that evening. (Almost as bad as the colour-coding clothing party!) It caused me to feel unsure of myself, as if I was somewhat less than the other

seemingly more “together” women surrounding me. Although no other participants were labelled “eclectic”, I now wonder if any of them felt the same as I. Perhaps there were others not so fond of their particular classification.

Anyway, my point is … in the scheme of life does any of this matter? Not so much. As wonderful as “Art Moderne” and “French Country” sound, the stuff we have is just that — stuff. Here today, gone tomorrow. Or, in my case, here today and stays forever. Or at least until I die.

Whatever your taste in style is — whether perfection to others or not — enjoy it in the fleeting vapour that is each of our lifetimes and try not to care about what the next person has.

Eclectic or not, may we all be thankful for every blessing we have.

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Watershed Security Agency invested money The Water Security Agency (WSA) has invested nearly $600,000 in new weather and soil monitoring stations in a dozen locations across the province. “ M a n a g i n g Saskatchewan’s water resources is at the heart of what the Water Security Agency does every day to ensure we have quality water for Saskatchewan communities, agricultural producers and industry,” Minister Responsible for WSA Jeremy Cockrill said.

Starting in fall 2021, with the cooperation of local landowners, and in partnership with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), WSA installed twelve weather stations in areas where gaps in data gathering networks exist.

The new stations are located near Arcola, Candiac, Radville, Milestone, Francis, Quinton, Holdfast, Hazenmore, Mankota, Climax, Klintonel and Shaunavon.

“A big part of how the Water Security Agency

manages the province’s water resources is its ability to combine a variety of data from many different sources to properly forecast water flows, potential floods or droughts, and the overall health of our province’s rivers and streams,” Cockrill said.

In addition to the typical weather variables like temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation, these sites also collect soil moisture and temperature data at three depths, and incoming solar data. These new stations also include all-season precipitation gauges to include snowfall data over the winter months.

While primarily installed to help monitor and support WSA’s flood forecasting operations, these stations will also help SPSA respond to potential hazards like floods, wildfire or even hazardous material spills.

WSA is not only able to help provide relevant

data to municipalities and agricultural producers, it also means improved data to help better manage and protect infrastructure and our province’s water resources.

“The openly available data from these stations is invaluable for our members and their ratepayers.” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities President Ray Orb said. “We are happy to have access to important information that our municipalities can use to make real progress in municipal planning to make our communities safer.”

Reports containing data from these stations are updated daily and archived every month and can be found online here.

WSA recognizes and appreciates the partnerships with local landowners to place these stations allowing WSA to better monitor vital data that will help us to continue to manage the province’s water resources for the benefit of all Saskatchewan people.

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Visitors of the gallery were treated to the visual talents of local artists from the area.

Local artist’s reception at GDAG

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – The local artists reception was held at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery over the weekend.

The exhibition, which has been running since June 1, showcased the talents of local artists from the area.

“This is important to have a reception – for all of our exhibitions we try to do that, but this one in particular,” said Jeff Morton, Director and Curator at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery.

“The local artist show has been going on here for years – always in the month of June,” said Morton, noting that the past two years the local artist exhibitions haven’t seen a reception due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morton said he was happy with the turnout for the event.

“We’re back now, to welcoming people,” said Morton, adding, “with a show with over 50 local artists, you know, a lot of them have come out.”

“We’ve got a good crowd here and it’s really nice to see people talking about their artwork,” said Morton.

Morton said he enjoyed seeing all of the local artists get together to talk with each other

about their different art works.

“Standing in front of it, pointing at it, sharing ideas – it’s a lot of fun,” said Morton.

Morton said he was impressed by all the local artwork on display at the gallery.

“I’m drawn to some of the work on fabric – so my own personal taste – I think that’s really interesting kind of work for people to work with,” said Morton, adding, “there’s such a range – I love the Sonic the Hedgehog drawing as much as I love the horse painting as much as I love Jeann Spilak’s abstract pieces.”

“There’s something to love about everything,” said Morton.

“Shout out to the bird carvers, it’s a local group of retired guys – there work is so detailed,” said Morton adding that their work is “scientifically accurate”.

“It’s really nice to see all their pieces together and to be able to celebrate what they’ve been doing here for so long,” said Morton.

Morton said the exhibition will run until June 30; at which time the gallery will be closed for two days to install the next show.

“There’s two exhibitions this summer – one is an augmented reality

show – so this is one you walk through the gallery with a tablet that we have here in the gallery for you or you can download the artists app yourself,” said Morton.

“Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a realworld environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactory,” according to Wikipedia on the article of Augmented Reality.

“It’s like being inside of a cartoon or a movie,” said Morton.

“This is an artist inspired by works on stage, theatre, playwriting and Pixar movies,” said Morton, adding, “it’s going to be a lot of fun for families, for kids I think – really technology heavy kind of show.”

Morton said the artist, Andrei Feheregyhazi, developed the smartphone app used in viewing the exhibit, himself. “[We’re] pretty excited to give him that kind of opportunity and to be able to show that kind of work here,” said Morton.

The exhibit, ‘New Bernard Style’, will debut on July 8 at the GDAG.

Rockets explode for pair of wins The Rhein Rockets traveled to Ituna for a doubleheader against Balcarres Sunday, winning both contests. In game one powered by home runs by Rhett Reeve and Evan Neibrandt the Rockets won 6-5. In game two Neibrandt and Evan Markham went deep in an 18-5 win. Terry Pepppler was the winning pitcher in both games. Next game for the Rockets was scheduled for Neudorf Wednesday their game of regular Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League season.

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Pets Standard Poodle Puppies - $800 Non-shedding, hypoallergenic, highly intelligent & trainable. Parents genetically health tested and clear.

Four pups left & ready for new homes. First vaccinations & worming done. Comes with two free grooming sessions and generous puppy pack. 306-621-6153

Cars 2003 4dr Chev Impala. LS V6, auto, leather, sunroof, new tires, new brakes, and rotors, new battery, excellent condition. Asking $5250 OBO. Call 306-621-7490

Trucks & Vans 2004 extended cab Silverado 4x4 Chev half-ton, 5.3L, power steering, power brakes. New battery, shocks, fuel pump and brakes.

200 thousand K. Call for info 306783-2124

Farm Implements GOOD’S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB

Livestock Red Angus & Simmental Bulls For Sale - Yearlings and a 2-yearold. 306-272-7501 or 306-220-1976. www.twinheritage.com

C. JONES TRUCKING SERVICE INC. Yorkton, Sask.

Available for long and short distance livestock hauling.

Reasonable rates.

Your choice • 53’ tridem trailer • 53’ quad trailer.

Phone 306-782-2830 or cell 306-621-9508

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July 1, 2022 | This Week Marketplace General Employment

General Employment

General Employment

Marketing & Communications Specialist WĂƌŬůĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ Θ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ͕ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ zŽƌŬƚŽŶ͕ ^< ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞŐŝŶ ŽŶ :ƵůLJ ϭϭ͕ ϮϬϮϮ͘ The Opportunity: dŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽůůĞŐĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŐŽĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ŽĨ WĂƌŬůĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ͘ tŽƌŬ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ŽůůĞŐĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐ͘ WŽƐŝƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ůŝĂŝƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚĂī ĂĐƌŽƐƐ Ăůů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘ What You Bring: • dŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ďĂĐŚĞůŽƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝŶ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ͬ ŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ ;ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ Žƌ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐͿ͘ • dŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĞ ĚƵƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ϰ LJĞĂƌƐ͛ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝůů ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͕ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ • ĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ͬ Žƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ &ĂĐĞŬ ůƵĞƉƌŝŶƚ͕ ,ŽŽƚƐƵŝƚĞ ^ŽĐŝĂů DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ 'ŽŽŐůĞ ŶĂůLJƟĐƐ͕ 'ŽŽŐůĞ ĚƐ͕ ,ƵďƐƉŽƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŽďĞ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ;WŚŽƚŽƐŚŽƉ͕ /Ŷ ĞƐŝŐŶ͕ WƌĞŵŝĞƌ WƌŽ͕ ĞĐƚ͘Ϳ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂŶ ĂƐƐĞƚ͘ • džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘ • ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘ • ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ Ă ĐƌŽƐƐͲĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƐĞƫŶŐ͘ tŚĂƚ tĞ KīĞƌ͗ • &ƵůůͲƟŵĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ϯϳ͘ϱ ŚŽƵƌƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ͕ DŽŶĚĂLJ ʹ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͘ • ŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ĂƌŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘ • ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŶƐŝŽŶ ƉůĂŶ͘ • WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ • WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů͕ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƞƵů ĂŶĚ ŇĞdžŝďůĞ ǁŽƌŬ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ About Us: WĂƌŬůĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ĂŶ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĂĚƵůƚ ůĞĂƌŶĞƌƐ ŝŶ ĂƐƚ ĞŶƚƌĂů ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ͘ KƵƌ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƉĞ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ďLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶŽƚĐŚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ůĞĂĚ ƚŽ ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŐůŽďĂů ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ WĂƌŬůĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ͕ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ KƵƌ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ͕ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ͕ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ͕ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ͕ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƚĂůLJƟĐ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ Ăƚ WĂƌŬůĂŶĚ ŽůůĞŐĞ͘ &Žƌ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ ǁǁǁ͘ƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚĐŽůůĞŐĞ͘ƐŬ͘ĐĂ͘ Closing Date: July 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM Please send your application electronically, quoting competition #15-2223 to:

Keeseekoose First Nation and PRC partner KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION — A partnership between

Parkland College and Keeseekoose First Nation focused on mod-

General Employment

General Employment

NOW HIRING We are accepting applications for a

FRONT OFFICE/ INSIDE SALES POSITION This individual is often the first point of contact with the Company.

As such, exceptional customer service and communication skills are needed in order to effectively and confidently assist with a wide range of needs. Past experience in a direct customer service role working with a diverse range of clients is required.

Related duties will be assigned. These may include support to the sales and editorial departments, accounting tasks, and data entry projects. The ideal candidate will also possess good computer skills and good keyboarding skills. A proven ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality on multiple duties is an important skill for this position.

This is a permanent part time position.

Please send your resume along with a cover letter to John Bauman at jbauman@yorktonthisweek.com

careers@parklandcollege.sk.ca

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ern farming techniques received a boost from the federal government.

The college received $440,000 for applied research programs through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program. The goal is to showcase modern farming techniques and provide research and training in all aspects of agriculture, with an emphasis on digital agriculture for people in eastern Saskatchewan.

“We are very excited to receive this recognition for the applied research program at Parkland College,” said Gwen Machnee, Parkland College’s applied research co-ordinator, in a media release. “This funding will help establish our partnership with Keeseekoose First Nation for the development of the Smart Farm and bring great opportunities for our students and business partners.”

The partnership between Keeseekoose and the college began in the summer of 2021, when Keeseekoose indicated its desire to begin farming some of its land and invited Parkland College to participate as its training and research partner.

The College will be engaging students in paid positions to work with researchers and businesses, giving the students valuable work experience before graduation.

“This grant is a great opportunity for Keeseekoose First Nation and for our partnership with Parkland College,” said Chief Lee Kitchemonia of Keeseekoose First Nation. “We are very happy to be able to develop agricultural technologies and train our people to work in this vital industry.”

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SHHF holds induction dinner Friday night YORKTON – The Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame held their induction dinner in Yorkton on Friday night.

The induction saw several local and provincial individuals honoured, as well as two local teams.

“This is the first time it has ever been in Yorkton,” said Chad Holinaty, organizer of the event, adding, “this is the twelfth annual hall of fame dinner.”

Holinaty said the event was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but had to be paused due to the nature of the global pandemic.

“We’re really excited to have a good representative group of the Mallers, and of the Terriers and their staff that are coming in here tonight – so awesome to have those team reps as well as all of the other players, grass roots, and builder inductee categories,” said Hollinaty.

The 1992-93 Mallers were among the two teams inducted into the SHHF, as well as their head coach, Allan ‘Al’ Harrison’ and the team’s manager Wayne Henley, who were inducted post-

humously.

The Mallers would go on to win the Air Canada Cup in 93, besting SteFoy Gouverneurs in the finals of the tournament.

The 2013-2014 Terriers were also honoured with an induction for their winning season which ended when they beat the Carleton Place Canadians to win the Royal Bank Cup. Among the individuals honoured with inductions into the player category were former NHL players, Kelly Buchburger, originally from Langenburg, Clifford “Cliff” Koroll originally from Canora and Nicholas “Nick” Schultz, originally from Strasbourg.

A posthumous induction was honoured to Mandi Schwartz.

Schwartz played for the Notre Dame Hounds and graduated from the school in 2006. She then went on to continue her hockey career at Yale University, according to the induction dinner’s program.

“At the start of her Junior season, Schwartz extended her consecutive games steak, playing

Members of the 1992-1993 Mallers were inducted into the SHHF along with their head coach Allan Harrison and team manager, Wayne Henley. Both Harrison and Henley were inducted posthumously.

11 games (73 total) before facing a sudden illness. In December 2008, Schwartz had a tough road ahead when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia,” read the program, adding, “after receiving treatment and the news that her cancer had gone into remission, Schwartz would later learn that the cancer returned in December 2010. On April 3, 2011, Schwartz tragic-

ally passed away in a Regina hospital after being admitted the day preceding.”

Mandi’s mother, Carol Schwartz, was in attendance to accept the induction.

In the builder category, Gerald ‘Gerry’ James was inducted for “James was a duelsport athlete, playing competitively in both hockey and football. At age 16,

James was playing for the Winnipeg Monarchs Junior hockey team and a year later would become the youngest Canadian Football League (CFL) player to ever play,” read the program.

“In 1951, James would move to Toronto to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Junior affiliate, the Toronto Marlboros.

With the Marlboros, James would win the 1955

Memorial Cup – only a few months after winning his first of two CFL Most Outstanding Canadian awards. A few days after the Memorial Cup win, James made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs. During James’ career, he would appear in 149 NHL games, scoring 14 goals and adding 26 assists along with 257 penalty minutes,” read the program.

Athlete and coach prep for Nationals

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – A local teenager is headed to Niagra in August to compete in the Canada Summer Games with Team Sask’s Canoe/ Kayak team.

“I’m pretty nervous, but I’d say I’m actually more excited,” said 17-year-old Elia Bolme in an interview with Yorkton This Week.

Bolme said she has been kayaking since 2016, when she was 11-yearsold.

“I just fell in love with the sport – I love water and I just like being out here,” said Bolme.

Bolme credited her coach and family for her recent achievements.

“My family is fairly athletic – my parents both have always been really invested in me doing well in sports, and school and honestly anything that I do,” said Bolme, adding, “my whole family is just really athletic.”

Along with Bolme, her coach, Jessica Riley of Yorkton Canoe and Kayak Club, will also be attending the summer games, having been selected to train the young athletes for the event.

“I’ve been named the female coach for the team,” said Riley, adding, “I get to team up with Saskatoon and Regina coaches – we have a great young group of athletes that are going.”

“It’s a multi-sport event, there’s about 5000

people and I think 18 different sports, so it’s kind of a huge competition,” said Riley.

“This is my 15th year with YCKC,” said Riley, “it’s really cool to see how we’ve kind of grown our club and the kids that we have.”

Riley said she is proud of Bolme’s achievements.

“It’s kind of cool for a Yorkton athlete to be a part of that and for me to have seen her journey.”

Riley said the past two years have seen a lack of competition due to the global pandemic.

“Coming out of COVID – we haven’t had a lot of competitions, so we were a little nervous going into her trials of where she would rank and she ended up ranking fourth overall.”

Riley said that Bolme will go through a rigorous training routine leading up to the event.

“Next weekend she’s at a training camp – we start to talk about crews and putting people together and seeing what the best fit is with everything.”

“We train just about every day – unfortunately it’s, of course, an outdoor sport, so it depends on the weather,” said Riley, adding, “we have been fortunate – with some of our grant partners – we have a paddle machine, so on the off days we no longer have to just stop – we can still do technique and stuff like that off water.”

“So, if it’s storming, we can still be inside

doing some things, so she doesn’t lose a day,” said Riley.

“She’ll probably train twice a day plus there’s usually running and weights and everything else mixed in,” said Riley, adding that the teen will continue to coach younger athletes on top of everything else.

“I feel it’s a great opportunity for her to explain what she’s been learning,” said Riley, “when you know what you’re talking about it’s

easier to find it internally – like you can catch yourself a little bit more when you’re telling it and you’re watching it from someone else.”

Riley, who started paddling in 2000, competed in the Saskatchewan Summer Games hosted in Yorkton that same year.

“Those multi-sport events are a great way to get people in – I didn’t know at that age that I would be here doing these games that many years later.”

Courtesy of Jessica Riley

Elia Bolme will represent Team Sask’s Canoe/Kayak team in Niagra at the Canada Summer Games in August.

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Mosquitos and hungry pike Welcome to the second edition of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’ for 2022. Like most of us, I remain very much a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert. In the following weeks I’ll again attempt to give those anglers who love to fish but just don’t have access to a boat a look at some of the options in the Yorkton area where you can fish from shore, and hopefully catch some fish for a good summer fry.

There is something reassuringly familiar about going fishing.

While occasionally we fisher folk might venture to new waters, sometimes far from home, we very much tend to like the familiar.

Perhaps we are not so different from the fish we seek. They follow the same rivers and find the same locales within lakes to spawn and spend their summers.

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I have fished the shore at Stoney Lake for years now, and have never ventured to the south end of the shore along the road.

The first visit I stopped as soon as I saw water. I caught fish.

Since then I generally catch in the same spot, or within maybe 50 yards, and when I don’t, well the lawn chair is out, the seat comfy, so a long wander down the stony shore just never seems quite worth the effort. Yes, I can be satisfied by a day fishing sans fish these day.

So when my son and

I ventured out this year it was first to familiar Canora Dam waters, and day two it was Theodore Dam, another of the familiar waters so easy to access for a few hours of fishing.

While the result was not the impediment to fishing it was at Canora Dam, the water at Theodore was higher than it has been.

But the dam area offers a lot of easily accessible shoreline from which to cast, and on the night we headed out we were alone of most of our time there. But again we picked a spot,

only scant yards apart and barely moved. You have to stay relatively close if you are to discuss the Blue Jays season, or the Roughriders, or a new board game without yelling to one another – which I might add is frowned upon if others are fishing nearby too.

The camaraderie of fishing is a big part of it for me. I recognize some see it as a solitary endeavour, alone with a good fishing pole and nature, but I like the distraction of chat, maybe to help keep thoughts of what’s on the work books the next day from invading the fun of fishing.

So there we are, fishing a spot I am sure we have cast over a thousand times each over the years, and the only down side to the early evening were mosquitoes. We are not talking one or two, but rather flocks of the buzzing kamikaze bugs. Even after almost bathing in bug spray they swarmed around looking for that one square centimeter of skin not covered in repellent to land upon.

Now, for fisher folk this is hardly a new annoyance, so on we fished serenaded by the choir of buzzers.

Adam was the first to catch, a pike.

Now it was at this point we had to make a decision, keep it and maybe have only a moderately sized pike to clean at trip’s end, or release it to grow.

We chose the latter as it did not appear the fish were particularly hungry,

and for Adam that was the case.

The rest of his night was generally one of frustration, a hook lost on a hidden rock after our lines crossed.

A snapped leader that rocketed a Len Thompson lure far across the water to plop into oblivion.

And, then it happened a second time.

Now leaders occasionally fail, the ends giving way the usual issue, but these snapped in half, the leader material breaking with the pressure of a cast. To borrow a term from Texas Hold’em after

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Oh, and to make matters worse, for Adam at least, the pike started to bite, at least where I was standing. I would get four, the last after he said to get it as I was winding down a final 10 casts before retiring home for the night.

The quartet were not of a size which will be part of a fishing tale of grand success but early season pike are good eating, so that is a win.

As for the leaders, the rest of the leaders, well they are now landfill refuse, and we will hope the next package is better.

As for the trip, it was comfortable, familiar, satisfying, all the things I remember from all the years at the same spot, which is why I am sure I’ll be back in 2023 too, since we fisher folk tend to be creatures of habitat.

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