Marketplace 2023-01-20

Yorkton played host to the Sask Tour Men’s and Women’s Championship from Jan. 13

Team Knapp took home the gold for STC Men’s Championship and Team Barker won gold for the STC Women’s Championship.

Staff Photos by Tyson Off

Kamsack Masons decide to sell their main street hall

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An aging and dwindling membership has forced the Kamsack Masons to decide to offer their building on main street for sale.

Last month the fraternal organization began to advertise that the Masonic Lodge is available to a new owner.

“Our membership is just too

small to allow us to keep the building,” said Rick Aikman, the current Worshipful Master.

“The Eastern Star had used the building and had paid rent, but that group disbanded earlier last year.

“We just can’t afford to stay in the building,” he said, mentioning the costs of insurance, taxes and utilities.

“The Lodge is still active, but we’ll be looking for a place

to rent,” Aikman said, estimating that although only nine members had attended a meeting on Jan. 11, the membership rests at about 30. The group was at its largest in the 1950s when it contained more than 75 members.

The building, which contains a main floor meeting hall, and a lower hall with kitchenette, was constructed in 1945 following the Kamsack Cyclone

of 1944 which had damaged the previous building.

The Kamsack branch of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, which was incorporated in the community in 1905, celebrated its centennial in the community during the Kamsack reunion of 2005.

“We’ve already had some interest expressed in the building,” Aikman said.

The group’s annual Shrove

Tuesday pancake supper is being resumed this year after having been cancelled the past two years because of COVID-19, he said, inviting everyone to the Hall on Feb. 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a supper of pancakes and sausages.

During the meeting, a draw was made to find the winner of the Masons’ 50/50 draw, and the name of Sandy Nykolaishen was drawn, he said.

Seventeen Pulse Research Projects Receive Funding Support

Recently Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) announced funding for 17 pulse-specific research projects, co-funded through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). SPG’s total investment of over $3 million was leveraged through the ADF process for a total investment in pulse research and development of over $6.7 million. These research projects are over two to five years in duration and will involve pea, chickpea, soybean, lentil, dry bean, and faba bean, and address disease, root rots, herbicide resistance, insect control, fungicide use, soil fertility management, and processing. A complete list of projects, including researchers, and SPG’s investment can be seen below.

• The Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network: Fostering further network development, Dr. Thomas Turkington, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – $37,982

• The effect of liming on soil phosphorus use efficiency and cycling, Dr. Barbara CadeMenun, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada – $49,610

• Examining potential threats from Pea Seed-borne Mosaic Virus and developing Pea Seed-borne Mosaic Virus (PSbMV) based tools to study legume seed development, Dr. Sean Prager, University of Saskatchewan – $86,825

• ROCET – Rapid, onfarm, cost-efficient electrochemical testing for contaminants in grain, Dr. Sabine Kuss, University of Manitoba – $52,095

• Insect response to climate change and ag-inputs across the Prairies, Dr. Meghan Vankosky, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – $88,000

• Flax-chickpea intercropping for disease management – fungicide regime and variety selection, Randy Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan – $129,950

• Exploring the diversity of Fusarium solani and F.

oxysporum infecting pulse crops, Dr. Sabine Banniza, University of Saskatchewan –$155,906

• Development of molecular tools for Fusarium avenaceum root rot resistance in lentil with different seed coat pigmentation, Dr. Sabine Banniza, University of Saskatchewan – $484,168

• Developing soybean cultivars for profitable, sustainable prairie cropping systems, Dr. Tom Warkentin, University of Saskatchewan –$310,788

• Increasing proteinyield in pea using nested association mapping, Dr. Tom Warkentin, University of Saskatchewan – $160,354

• Development of SNP markers for marker-assisted selection of pea for water use efficiency and micronutrients, Dr. Tom Warkentin, University of Saskatchewan – $66,555

• Genetic tools to ensure Saskatchewan dry beans are protected from anthracnose, Dr. Kirstin Bett, University of

Saskatchewan – $148,765

• Reduction of off-flavors and improvement of color of plant proteins: Potential and feasibility of ozone treatment processes, Jafar Soltan, University of Saskatchewan –$51,750

• Commercially-ready vegan protein-based entrapment systems for probiotics for inclusion in plant-based foods, Darren Korber, University of Saskatchewan – $34,500

• Expanding herbicide tolerance options in lentil through gene-editing, Dr. Jodi Souter, J4 Agri-Sciences Ltd. –$557,001

• Develop a novel triboelectrostatic (TES) technique for dry separation of protein and starch from pulses/cereals, Venkatesh Meda, University of Saskatchewan – $343,850

• Improving flavor of pea protein using clean-label structural modifications and different pilot-scale processing techniques, Dr. Thushan Withana-Gamage, KeyLeaf –$251,419

“The continued support of the ADF is greatly appreciated,” said Trent Richards, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Board Chair. “The funding supports SPG’s new research investments that work to address top concerns and improve profitability and competitiveness of Saskatchewan pulse producers.”

Other co-funders of projects funded by SPG include Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Prairie Oat Growers Association, and Western Grains Research Foundation.

The ADF is supported through the federal-provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership, between the federal and provincial governments to invest in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture.

Terriers lose in shootout to Red Wings

YORKTON – The Yorkton Terriers hosted the Weyburn Red Wings at Westland Arena on Jan. 14.

The game was a stalemate through the first despite two power play efforts a piece for each team.

Midway through the second period, at 8:45, the Terriers’ Dylan Ruptash put the team on the board with a

goal assisted by JD Hall and Greg Nelson. Weyburn struck back at 15:30, an unassisted goal from Matthew Reidy – answered a short time later by Terrier Cade Kennedy, at 15:48.

The lone goal of the third period came from the Red Wings’ Jakob Kalin late in the period, at 15:58, sending the game to over

time and subsequent shootout, where Kalin would again be the lone goal scorer.

Caleb Allen was in net for the Terriers with 31 saves on 33 shots.

Dazza Mitchell was in net for the win, facing 29 shots for the win.

The Terriers will host the Melfort Mustangs on Jan. 21.

The Terriers suffered a shootout loss to the Weyburn Red Wings on Jan. 14. The team will host the Melfort Mustangs at Westland Arena on Jan. 21 for some more SJHL action.

Inside the Masonic Hall last week members Rick Aikman, left, and Craig Currie were photographed in front of the wall which contains the photos of all of the Kamsack Masons’ Worshipful Masters who have held office since 1910.

Last week, Rick Aikman, left, the Masons’ Worshipful Master, and Craig Currie, secretary-treasurer, met at the front steps of the Masonic Hall on main street in Kamsack, where a sign indicates that the building, which had served the group since 1945, is now for sale.

Although “Candid Camera” hit TV screens in 1948, reality shows didn’t escalate until the 2000’s.

Without directly naming names, here’s my take on just a few shows deemed “real” …

What kind of vapid BACHELOR thinks their worth equal to a single, red rose? Only outwardly gorgeous BACHELORETTEs make it onto these particular shows — proof that beauty can, indeed, be only skin deep.

Can people magically fall in LOVE on the day of their wedding, when only meeting AT an appointed place for the FIRST time? Apparently, threequarters of them say “out of SIGHT, out of mind” not long after.

The HOUSEWIVES OF … hang onto their popularity by showcasing how “real” they can be. My guess? There are as many fabricated scen-

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The world of role playing games holds something of a special place in terms of my personal gaming journey as I was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons not long after arriving in Yorkton as a journalist opening the door to many hours of adventure in the years since.

So when I came upon Battle for Diratia, being touted as ‘an easily accessible and elegantly simple Wargaming and RPG hybrid’ I was of course curious.

That the game system is from a collective in Montreal simply meant I had to know more because it is always a bonus to support Canadian efforts in this space.

Thanks to email it was a relatively easy task to connect with Dylan L. Dionne with Productions Diratia, and quickly learning the crew are players first.

“We are avid gamers, both on the table and computer,” he offered, adding, “our favorite tabletop RPG’s are GURPS and Fate.

“Our favorite regular board games are Chess, Catan, Poker and Diplomacy.

“And our favorite video games are Mount & Blade, Battle for Wesnoth and Final Fantasy Tactics.”

That is a rather diverse range of games to draw from when it came time to create Diratia.

“Both of us (Dionne and Francis Clarkson), being roleplaying game masters of regular games for multiple years, we often had issues where the rules were not appropriate for the situations we wanted to recreate with our players,” said Dionne.

arios in each of these shows, than there are fake body parts.

The Pain of Reality PATTIE JANZEN

Although game shows aren’t classified as true “reality” shows, I’ve learned a few things watching people answer questions for CASH, inside a CAB but when only one out of three contestants could correctly answer the question “How many days are in June” I PRESSed the off button on the remote. I felt my (maybe YOURs too) LUCK ran out.

When they start ingesting squirmy things, I’m no longer a SURVIVOR and even if they say it’s AMAZING, I won’t RACE to watch that.

I realize the above does not represent even a drop in the ocean of shows that someone is trying to convince us are real, but who has the strength to watch more?

Although what I’ve seen, often puts my blood

Laugh at Life... Revisited

pressure up, none compares to the following …

I walked into our living room one day, after hearing someone groaning in agony. I asked my husband what was happening on the show he was staring at, to which he answered, “That guy was bitten by a scorpion.”

“Oh no!” I replied. “That’s awful!”

He looked at me then, before blithely adding, “Well … he forced the scorpion to bite him so …”

With my curiosity peaked, and for research purposes, I then forced

myself to sit through the one and only episode I will ever watch.

Has anyone else seen this gem?

Here are two examples of the highest IQs ever produced (whoops! Three! There’s a man, calling himself a doctor, who stands at the ready to save the lives of the other two morons, if needed).

Anyway, these two KINGS very purposely agitate animals to bite, sting, slash or otherwise inflict upon them their natural response to danger. (Animal advocates clearly aren’t watching

or they’d be all over this).

One OF the hosts pouted, “My wife would say ‘don’t be such a baby’ but she just doesn’t know how much this hurts!”

I admit to feeling shocked that someone married this man but then I thought, she’s not so dumb. He makes a cool 140K per episode, and is likely to have a short life span.

One of them, after purposely being stung by an animal that everyone knows does that, apologized after taking God’s name in vain but then added that he didn’t feel God was “on his side” because the PAIN was so intense. After hearing that, I’m wondering if God’s questioning why He didn’t stop creation after He finished with the animals.

These men dare to say that they’re doing this “for the good of humanity.” To that I say, much smarter people

than yourselves have studied these creatures before. Those people told the whole of humanity that if we get near them we might get hurt. So, a vast majority of us (having IQs higher than ten) don’t seek them out because — we’re not idiots. Still these two feel they need to “rate” their pain (something that’s impossible to objectively do, even between two individuals).

Reality shows. Granted, some have value, but most beg the question — have we given up in our own lives to such a degree that we need to entertain ourselves with other people’s miserable stupidity?

This is only my opinion, so take it for what it’s worth, but I’ll stick to comedies. After watching what many may think is reality, I feel the need to laugh even more.

“We do not believe in creating something for the sake of creating something, so we searched to make sure nothing else could do what we wanted before even starting to work on our game.

“The goal was to create a set of rules that could accommodate most situations a roleplaying game could require, especially when looking at combat and tactical decisions.

“That way, games can go from duels between two wizards, to small adventuring parties traversing dungeons, to leading a 100-man army to battle before creating a kingdom and conquering cities while managing a 2000 men army.

“Our goals were to give the players a similar experience to our favorite videogames, on the table with their friends. Such as the rags to riches experience provided by Mount & Blade or the campaign team building of Final Fantasy Tactics.”

In the end Dionne said they have created something they feel is unique.

“What you should not expect is either a standard roleplaying game or typical wargame,” he said.

“This game is at its

best when used as a hybrid where players are going from social encounters to battles of many different sizes.

“You are going to have the most fun when playing a tactical roleplaying game where positioning is important and strategic thinking will make the difference between success and failure.”

Diratia came together over two years but Dionne noted they want to keep this game in constant development for as long as possible providing free updates to the player base improving the base game and creating additional content based on player feedback.

“Saying this, we do understand that the game is not perfect and does not include rules for very specific use cases, but we are always open to feedback and requests and act on the feedback

we get,” he added.

So, what was the most difficult aspect of designing the game?

“We mainly face two major challenges,” offered Dionne.

“Firstly, balancing complexity and immersion.

“We try to create rules for most situations and to make them as realistic as possible, while not making them so complex the game is not playable. Creating rules is easy, making them simple is not.

“Secondly, this is a passion project and not our full-time job, so finding time and energy to put the team together and keep updating the game is not always easy.”

So in the minds of its designers what is the best element of the game?

“The reason why we decided to play this game ourselves rather than others is because of the

versatility,” said Dionne. “We constantly play different games, from WW2 platoon wargames to Napoleon era Fleet warfare and our game can accommodate any type of game we want to play without us having to learn a new ruleset.

“If you just want to play a single way, for example “army scale scifi wargames”, then this game is not for you.

“Most wargames will offer you a solid and simple combat system, focusing on a single theme and scale, but will not be able to adapt outside of their scale or theme without breaking the system.

“Most roleplaying games will offer rules for both social encounters and skirmish combat, but again will not adapt outside of their scale

or theme without making the rules so clunky it is unplayable unless battles are simply narrated by the GM and not played.

“Again, our system will not be better than a specialized system but will be great for players who change types of game regularly or play games that evolve.”

Of note, Diratia uses special six-sided dice that allow the game to give unique results while not unbalancing the game when playing at different scales or with units of varying skill, said Dionne.

As Dionne noted the system will not be for all, but it is certainly one to take a closer look at for those wanting a single offering covering a range of play scenarios.

Recently retired, Baker takes over Stinger bench

It has been an off season of change in the Canadian Elite Basketball League with team attrition, expansion and moves.

In Edmonton, the Stingers have seen a major change in terms of who will guide the team’s fortunes in 2023 with Steve Sir taking over as general manager and Jordan Baker as head coach.

In Baker though it really is a rather smooth change since he has been a stalwart on the court for the Stingers for four seasons. He is a two-time CEBL champion, a fourtime All-CEBL player, and has been honoured with the CEBL Canadian Player of the Year award in 2020.

Baker told this reporter that the decision proved rather easy to make in terms of hanging up his playing jersey for a coach’s clipboard.

“Coaching is what I want to do for a long term career,” he said, adding that while he might have had a couple more years of playing ahead,

he had had conversations about coaching with the Stingers. “. . . I wanted to be involved with the Stingers in some way, shape or form when I retired.”

Then coach Jermaine Small announced he would not return for 2023, and the door opened now for Baker.

“It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” he said, adding the chance to coach professionally in Canada is limited with only 10 CEBL positions, and the Stingers are in his home-town so it was a perfect fit. “. . . I decided to jump at the opportunity . . . It’s a great opportunity to stay close to the game.

The position really builds on a tradition of basketball involvement for Baker and his family in Edmonton.

Baker is the son of Doug and Trix Baker. Doug is a former Alberta Golden Bear while Trix is a former Alberta Panda who coached the Pandas from 1991 to 2005, winning a national championship in 1999. Jordan Baker was

also an Alberta Golden Bear.

And, it’s not that Baker comes at the Stinger job as a raw rookie in terms of coaching. Baker was previously the Lead Assistant Coach for the University of Alberta Golden Bears and is the current Head Coach of the NAIT Ooks.

Baker said a few Ooks plays might make the move to the Stingers, but not as many as might be expected because the pro game, and how you have operated an offence and defence is simply different.

How he will have to approach preparation will be decidedly different too.

For example, Baker said with the Ooks he had

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a two-month run to prepare for the season. With the Stingers it will be two weeks.

With NAIT it’s a week between games to get ready for an opponent. With Edmonton it might be two, or three days between games.

But, with the Stingers there will be new challenges, starting with recruiting a roster in a CEBL where the western landscape has changed with a team transferred to Calgary, and an expansion team in Winnipeg.

Baker said it will certainly make it more difficult to attract players from Western Canada as they now have options. In particular players out of Calgary might have

normally looked at the Stingers as a CEBL landing spot, but now there is the Surge.

“We’re not going to get guys from Calgary who can now live at home and play in front of family and friends,” offered Baker.

But, Baker said GM Sir is not going to worry too much about the home address of players, and more about what they can bring to the team in terms of skill.

“We want to put a group of guys on the floor to win basketball games,” he said.

Baker is also likely to face a different dynamic, at least with some players, going from teammate to coach.

However, he was also a leader on the court as a player, able as captain to talk to players about mistakes and errors they may have made in a game.

“So, the dynamic doesn’t change too much,” said Baker.

And, of course it will be about recruiting players willing to listen with a singular goal of getting better every day.

It should help that Baker knows the CEBL from the floor view.

“I know what guys go through playing in this league,” he said.

In the short term Baker has the Ooks to lead, as he noted hopefully to national final, but by mid-March he expects a lot of players signed with the Stingers and he’ll be ready for May training camp.

The Yorkton Junior Terriers are celebrating 50 years in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this season.

To mark the milestone Yorkton This Week is digging into its archives and pulling out a random Terrier-related article from the past five decades of reporting on the team, and will be running one each week, just as it originally appeared.

This feature will appear weekly over the entire season in the pages of The Marketplace.

Week #18 comes from April 13, 1996.

The Yorkton Terriers – that noted band of nomads – hope to continue winning while on the road.

They have to, otherwise their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season comes to a close.

The Terriers came back from a 3-2 deficit Wednesday to defeat the home-town Melfort Mustangs 4-3 in overtime in game four of the SJHL championship series.

Down three games to nil, a win was a must.

Friday night, the wandering Terriers played game five at the Agridome in Regina. Home-ice advantaged was supposed to go to

Yorkton, but the Farm & Leisure show meant a change in venue.

Shooting nets Terrier goals 50 YEARS Looking

The results of the game were not available before press time Friday evening.

But a win would send the Terriers back to Melfort for game six Sunday. The seventh and deciding game would be played in Yorkton Tuesday.

Joe Tassone’s goal a scant 19 seconds into overtime forced the trip to Regina for game five.

Tassone and Fred Slukynsky broke in on the Melfort zone. Slukynsky dropped a pass to Tassone, who used the defenseman as a screen and quickly fired the puck on net. And it went in.

Tassone says his plan was to get the shot on goal, and perhaps set up a rebound for Slukynsky. The result turned out better than planned.

“It was a great experience. We were facing elimination and we needed a goal. I was just happy to score for the team,” he said.

“It was a simple shot – just on the net,” said Terriers coach Lee Odelein.

And that is exactly what he was telling

back at the Yorkton

his players to do after Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss, a game which Yorkton managed just 17 shots on goal.

On Wednesday, “they definitely picked up their game,” said Odelein about his team. He told the players to shoot the puck rather than make the fancy pass, and the message sunk in, with Yorkton sending 35 shots on Melfort goalie Scott Frankhouser.

“It was a well-played defensive game as a whole,” noted Terrier netminder Scott Prekaski, who faced 40 shots. “We started shooting also, and it paid off.

Melfort opened the scoring before 1,809 fans at the Northern Lights Palace at 7:30 of the first period on a goal by Devin Hartnell.

Tassone, with his first goal of the game, and Slukynsky scored before the second period was half over to give Yorkton a 2-1 lead.

However, Curtis

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Doell and Jason Duda responded for Melfort late in the second frame, to give Melfort a 3-2 edge.

Down 3-0 in games, and trailing heading into the third period, the Terriers could have written off the season. But they didn’t.

“It came from down deep. We knew we had to win,” said Jarred Skolnik. “We worked hard the period (second) and we knew we had to keep the same effort. It was just kind of a gnawing feeling you’re going to win.”

Rod Gorrill tied the score at 7:27 of the third. The goal stood until Tassone’s heroics.

According to Terrier forward Rob Kozak, the team “showed a lot of character. I’m really proud of the guys. We’re right back into this thing.”

But the Terriers will likely have to do without Dave Noel-Bernier, who left the game early in the first period with an

undisclosed injury.

Odelein said NoelBernier, the team’s leading playoff scorer with 14, is probably out for the season.

“That’s a definite blow to our team, but the other guys picked up the slack.”

They also stayed out of the penalty box, which was a key, said Odelein. Yorkton had four minor penalties to Melfort’s seven.

Kozak notes that prior to Wednesday’s game, Melfort had taken five games in a row against his team.

“Now it’s our turn,” he said.

“I believe we can do it – the chances are there for us and we just have to take them,” added Tassone.

That seemed to be the attitude of the rest of the team heading into Friday’s game.

Even with a loss, The Terriers could claim a spot in the Royal Bank Cup slated for May in Melfort. As host, Melfort receives an automatic berth, so if the Mustangs win the SJHL, then defeat the Manitoba champions in the next series, the runner-up in the SJHL would gain the berth. That would be the

Terriers.

But Skolnik says the team wants to earn a spot, not have its destiny determined by other teams.

“We don’t want to go through the back door,” he said. “We definitely think we can be at the Royal Bank Cup. It’s just a matter of getting the ball rolling.”

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Wyonzek experiences career highlight as linesman at World Juniors

“I’ve worked some really good events, but this is definitely the tops.”

For the past decade or so, Tarrington Wyonzek has had the privilege of being an on-ice official for a number of important hockey events, but when asked during an interview last week with Canora Courier, he agreed there was something special about being chosen for the recent World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton, and then working the final game for the gold medal.

Wyonzek of Regina is the grandson of Henry and Anne Wyonzek of Canora and Victor and Vickie Puchala of Yorkton (formerly of Rhein), and son of Pat and Karen Wyonzek.

He heard the good news in November when he got a phone call from Hockey Canada, relaying the message, “Congratulations, you’ve been selected for World Juniors this year.”

Wyonzek had applied in the summer to get an IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) officiating license, makes him eligible to be selected for international events.

“I was super excited when I got the news,” said Wyonzek. “I got to work at World Juniors in Edmonton during COVID-19 restrictions, but this was really exciting to be able to work this one in front of fans.”

He said working in Edmonton as

a linesman was still very special, as being on the ice with the best junior hockey players in the world was still an intensely gratifying experience. But there was something special when the fans came back for this year’s tournament.

“I worked seven games, in total; four in the round robin, the quarter-final, semifinal and the final. The tournament was very successful. Halifax and Moncton were the host cities. Almost every game was sold out whether Canada was playing or not.”

The Canadian team looked like anything but gold medal contenders at the start of the tournament after an opening game loss against Finland. But that turned out to be the host country’s only loss of the tournament, as they went on to claim the gold medal in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win against Team Czechia in Halifax.

Wyonzek said it was a special thrill to be part of that Jan. 5 contest.

“The rink in Halifax was sold out, 11,200 fans, it was awesome,” he recalled. “It had everything one would expect for a World Junior gold medal game in Canada, it was electric.”

Something that made the experience even more memorable for Wyonzek was having his dad Pat there in person

“It was incredible- it was super special to share that with him. During the pandemic restrictions he never got to

see me work in the U.S at all. Having him support me like that, it meant the world.”

Something the younger Wyonzek enjoys about working at World Juniors and other tournaments is the people he meets.

“I have worked a few international tournaments. It’s nice being on the ice with some of those friends again, plus I had the chance to meet new friends and work with other on-ice officials from around the world, who had sacrificed so much for the opportunity to be there. That’s a big part of it for me.”

Whether he’s working the gold medal game at World Juniors in Halifax, or a game of 10 year-old kids on a Saturday morning in Canora or Yorkton, Wyonzek always keeps in mind that it’s very important to the players on the ice.

“You have to be dialed in and focussed, and serve the game well, do a good job for the players, so it’s played fair and safe, and the players get to show their skills.”

After being chosen for such an important international assignment, Wyonzek is optimistic that this could lead to bigger and better opportunities as an on-ice official in the future.

“I really hope so, maybe I can work the men’s world championships or the Olympics. I’m a competitive guy; I want to work the best hockey I can.”

In addition to living in Regina and having a full-time job off the ice,

Wyonzek is presently officiating in three different leagues. He’s a referee in the SJHL (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League), a referee and linesman in the WHL (Western Hockey League), and a linesman in the AHL (American Hockey League).

“Doing both linesman and referee is fun, it brings in different elements such as dealing with coaches, it, keeps you on your toes.”

Wyonzek’s resume includes working the NHL Prospect Tournament, the World Under-18 Tournament, and the Memorial Cup, which brings together major junior players involving teams from the WHL, OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League).

Tarrington and his younger brother Tannum grew up in Yorkton, but spent quite a bit of time in Canora as well. Both worked at the Canora Golf Course during the summers until they decided to focus more intently on their officiating careers.

Each played minor hockey, and Tarrington had the memorable experience of playing for the Canora midget team which won a provincial championship.

But the Wyonzek brothers each eventually decided they likely weren’t going to make it as professional hockey players. They chose to focus on becoming on-ice officials to stay involved in the game.

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For Tarrington Wyonzek, who has ties to Canora, one of the highlights of working as a linesman for the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship was having his dad Pat there to share the experience.

Tarrington Wyonzek was chosen as one of the linesman for the World Junior championship game between Canada and Czechia. Here he dropped the puck to start sudden death overtime.

Theshermen’s Show returns in August

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

The Yorkton Threshermen’s Show and Seniors Festival will be returning after two years’ hiatus due to COVID 19.

The two-day event returns on the long weekend in August 2023 at the Western Development Museum in Yorkton.

Along with the familiar story of harvest there will be new rides and entertainment for young children and of course those attending can still enjoy a fresh slice of bread from Grandma’s Clay Oven.

The event

is organized by the local Threshermen’s Club which began in 1955, when a volunteer group of men and women formed a club known as The Pioneer Threshermen’s Club. This club displayed and demonstrated heritage equipment at a vacant hangar at the now Yorkton Airport.

In 1979, this diligent group of volunteers formed the Yorkton Threshermen’s Club Incorporated and continued demonstrating and displaying heritage equipment at Yorkton WDM. They are a nonprofit organization

and welcome new members, young and old, to join, as they have a wide variety of activities to suit all ages.

At a meeting Saturday a new executive was elected for 20232024 including Harvey Drotar, President; Sandra Leitch, Treasurer; Harvey Penner, Vice-President; Matthew Weber, Secretary.

Newly elected directors for a oneyear term were Kyle Finks, Matt Montain, Milton Wurts, and Brian Grunerud.

Two-year term directors are; Louis Lahosky, Bryce Jacobs, Greig Pearce, and Lutz Foerster. At a

to represent Saskatchewan at Canada Games

Courtesy of Preeceville Progress

Preeceville Nordic member, Isaiah Maier, will be a member of Team Sasakatchewan in Prince Edward Island

at the Canada Winter Games to be held from Feb. 28 to March 5.

Maier and his family have been cross-country skiing competitively and for leisure for many years and have also strived to be the best they can

be. They are part of the Preeceville Nordic Ski Club and utilize the Preeceville Lions Family walking and skiing trails as their main home for cross-country skiing. Through skiing in competitive racing

in Saskatoon on Dec. 28 and 29, Isaiah placed in the top six to qualify for the Team Saskatchewan cross-country team. His brother Hudson won the opportunity to be the alternative skier if someone gets injured or sick.

Isaiah will be skiing in the classic and freestyle (skate) ski categories at the games. “He is so excited to be chosen to go and very proud to be able to represent Saskatchewan,” stated mom Megan Maier.

His expectation going into the games is to strive for a personal best and to make Saskatchewan proud.

Cross Country Saskatchewan is

the Provincial Sport Organization for cross-country skiing in Saskatchewan. CCS is a partner of Cross Country Canada which governs cross-country skiing in Canada.

CCS is a discipline of the Saskatchewan Ski Association which is comprised of alpine skiing, biathlon, crosscountry skiing, skiing for disabled, snowboarding, and freestyle skiing. The Saskatchewan Ski Association is the member organization of Sask Sport which governs sport in Saskatchewan. Cross Country Saskatchewan is a volunteer-based organization which provides

leadership and direction in the development of cross-country skiing in the province.

Team Parkland Valley with members from the Preeceville Nordic Ski Club will also be representing the region at the Saskatchewan Winter Games to be held in Regina from Feb. 19 to 25. Nathan Maier and Ray Bailey will be the head coaches who also coach the Nordic Club. Members selected to go to the games are: Levie Maier, Hudson Maier and Luke Sandager of Preeceville; Ian Schicker and Kya Schicker of Melville; and Kai Cowan, Vaida Knutz and Riley Maloff of Yorkton.

Preeceville Nordic member, Isaiah Maier, will be representing Saskatchewan in cross-country skiing in Prince Edward Island at the Canada Winter Games, to be held from February 28 to March 5.

meeting Saturday a new executive was elected for 2023-2024 including Harvey Drotar, President; Sandra Leitch, Treasurer; Harvey Penner, Vice-President; Matthew Weber, Secretary.

Search turns up child remains at former residential school site

By John Cairns, SASKTODAY.ca

LEBRET, SASK. - First Nations leaders pointed to the discovery of a child’s remains at the former Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School site as confirmation of the stories told about suffering by Indigenous people at residential schools.

“Now we know it’s proof.” said Chief Michael Starr of Star Blanket Cree Nation of preliminary results of the radar ground search of the Qu’Appelle residential school site, which were released at an update by leaders of Star Blanket Cree Nation in Lebret on Thursday.

Chief Starr said this was “what we kind of knew in our hearts, the way we were being told — but this is proof and it’s kind of significant that way. And we have to move together and have to help one another.”

The site of the former residential school, in the village of Lebret, had been subject to an extensive investigation and searches for unmarked grave sites over the past year. It is among several sites that have been subject to ground searches and investigations following the revelations of unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site and also at Cowessess Cree Nation in 2021.

Star Blanket Cree Nation had struck an Indian Residential School Ground Search Project Team in partnership with the consulting firm AXIOM to search the Qu’Appelle residential school grounds for unmarked graves. They proceeded with the first phase of the project, with ground penetrating radar scans of the grounds happening in the fall and winter of 2022.

Officials at the news

conference on Thursday reported that more than 2,000 confirmed “hits” or areas of interest had been uncovered by the ground penetrating radar.

“Does that mean there are 2,000 unmarked graves? We don’t think so, because there’s anomalies,” said project director of operations Sheldon Poitras. “GPR can’t definitively say that ‘something.’ It could be a clump of gravel. It could be a piece of wood. Or it could actually be something. We don’t know yet.”

The most unsettling discovery came on Oct. 2 of last year, when onsite security discovered a bone fragment.

File Hills Police then notified the RCMP Historical Case Unit in a Regina, which then notified the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service.

According to the official report from the provincial coroner, the bone fragment was from the jawbone of a child between ages four to six. It was estimated the bone fragment was approximately 125 years old, which would date back to around 1898.

“This is physical evidence, physical proof of an unmarked grave, that’s been confirmed by both our File Hills Police Service and Sask Coroner’s office,” said Poitras.

The site in question had hosted three residential school structures. The first burned down in 1904, and was replaced by a second school that also burned down in 1932. The third and final school was built in 1935.

The bone fragment dates back to the era of the first school. It was found located on what Poitras described as the school’s front yard, an area with no cemetery or grave markings. That area is being described

as an area of interest.

The news of the findings of a child’s bone fragment brought an emotional reaction from leaders on the stage.

“Lots of feelings this morning, all sorts of emotions of anger, hurt, pain, anguish. And a feeling that we want justice,” said Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron.

“A feeling that we want justice served to those individuals that are still living, breathing that have done those horrific crimes to our children… If there’s anything now that they can do, they can begin by bringing those individuals to justice.”

Chief Cameron called these and other sites “crime scenes. Crime scenes that must be addressed immediately.”

He also called on federal minister Marc Miller, who appeared virtually via Zoom call, to work with Star Blanket and other residential school sites to “build healing and wellness

centres, what we need on our First Nation communities.”

“This discovery has changed everything,” said Chief Starr. “It’s changed the things that we are going to do. It’s changed our mindset, it’s changed our way of life in a way.”

He said they want the “governments to take accountability, the churches to take accountability, the police services to take accountability. That’s what we want from this. No longer do we want the things that oppressed us, the things that oppressed us and kept us down.”

Regarding the next steps for the site, the plan moving forward is to come up with a strategy for how to determine what is a stone, a piece of wood, gravel, or “actually something,” said Poitras.

He spoke of discussions with AXIOM of doing miniature coredrilling where they would send a core drill down an area of interest, collect a sample, and test it for DNA.

They do plan to go off

site for the next phase; they want to do a scan of the seminary area and they want to work with land owners and get their permission.

News of today’s findings have brought an immediate reaction from political leaders.

In a post on Twitter Premier Scott Moe states:

“I was saddened to learn of the remains of a child at the site of a former residential school in Lebret, the Star Blanket Cree Nation has the full support of the government at this difficult time.

“Residential schools represent a dark period in Canada’s history - friends, neighbours, and family members attended the schools, and many of these folks and the ones they love are hurting today.

“We need to stand by them and help in every way we can.”

Opposition Leader Carla Beck stated the following:

“It’s with a heavy heart that we learn of the news today coming out of the ongoing investiga-

tion at Star Blanket Cree Nation.

“My heart goes out to the community and to all survivors and their families during these challenging times.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued this statement:

“I am profoundly saddened and disturbed to learn of the findings of a child’s remains and potential unmarked graves at the former Lebret (Qu’Appelle) residential school in Saskatchewan, which operated from 1884 to 1998.

“No child should ever have been stolen from their family. No child should ever have been robbed of their childhood, their culture, their community, or their language. No child should ever have faced the unthinkable abuse, loneliness, and fear they did at these so-called schools like the one in Qu’Appelle Valley. And no child should have ever spent their last moments suffering in a residential school and have their life stolen from them.

“As the horrifying truths of what happened at residential schools across the country continue to be uncovered, the Government of Canada will continue to support Star Blanket Cree Nation and Indigenous communities across the country as they navigate the difficult work of finding their loved ones and beginning or continuing their healing journeys –work which will be guided by Survivors, Elders, knowledge keepers, and experts. This work will take many forms and will evolve as further discoveries and the truth Survivors have long known about their missing sisters, brothers, and friends come to light. We will be there every step of the way.”

Secon Maulers split pair on week

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

Yorkon’s Secon Mauler were on the road Friday for male AAA Midget action in Saskatoon taking on the league’s frontrunning Blazers.

It was 3-0 for the host team on goals by Brayden Smith, Reese Hamiltion and Josh Knittig, all second period efforts, before Kyle Weisgarber put the Maulers on the scoresheet.

Unfortunately for Yorkton the unassisted effort by Weisgarber would be the only goal of the contest.

Raiden Zacharias made it 4-1 before the end of the second period,

and Preston Baerwold would add a third period goal for Saskatoon as the salted away a 5-1 win.

Wyatt Bouvier took the loss in the Mauler net facing 32-shots, while Alex Garrett earned the win facing 25-shots in the Blazer goal.

Home ice win

The Maulers were in action Wednesday evening hosting the Tisdale Trojans at the Westland Insurance Arena.

The opening stanza of the game was a scoreless affair, with Sam Cristo and Vinay Junek both scoring in the first four minutes to give the Maulers a lead.

Junek would be back

to add a short-handed goal late to make it 3-0 through 40-minutes of action.

Parker Dunn finally put the Trojans on the board early in the third period, but that would be the only Tisdale shot to elude Mauler netminder Blake Sittler on the night.

Edward Knittig added a powerplay insurance goal for Yorkton to round out a 4-1 win.

The Mauler split leaves the squad with a 12-14-0-3 record for 27 points and ninth spot in the league. Yorkton sits one point behind eighth place Moose Jaw and eight up on the 10th spot Estevan Bears.

The Blazers hold top

spot with 56 points 12 better than Regina.

The Mauler’s next

action is Wednesday taking on the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors

and Warman Wildcats Saturday, both are road contests.

Chief Michael Starr of Star Blanket Cree Nation provides remarks on findings of a ground penetrating radar search of the former Qu’Appelle residential school.

The Secon Maulers hosted Tisdale in a midweek game.

Saskatchewan Games are getting ready to make a comeback

By Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Humboldt Journal)

The Saskatchewan Winter Games are returning.

The 25th Saskatchewan

Winter Games originally scheduled for Feb. 20-26, 2022 that was cancelled due to the Omicron variant will finally be taking place Feb. 19-25 in Regina.

Many sport tryout dates are happening right

now in the Northeast.

Alpine Skiing is scheduled for Jan. 20-22 at Timber Ridge, Big River. Target Shooting on Jan. 14 through the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation.

To register for Play Downs, please go to the

Saskatchewan Target Shooting Association website and choose a relay. Relay times are 9 a.m., 11 p.m. and 1 p.m. Wrestling Training Camp is on Jan. 13 and trials on Jan. 14 in Prince Albert.

Curling Mixed Doubles

are scheduled Jan. 28-29. Registration is on www. curlsask.ca . The best way to find out about dates of trials is to contact the provincial sport governing bodies.

The Saskatchewan Games are one of the largest amateur sporting events in Saskatchewan, seeing participation from more than 2,000 athletes, coaches, and officials and more than 1,000 volunteers from every corner of the province. Inclusion is a large focus of the Saskatchewan Games, both Special Olympic and Para-athletes participate alongside able-bodied athletes that reflect the cultural diversity of our province.

Karen Lawson, Game services and Communications Lead, said the Games began in 1972 and the Saskatchewan Games Council maintains the Saskatchewan Games program by providing a hosting and legacy grant, which was established in 2013. This grant ensures host communities will have a lasting legacy of quality facilities, volunteers and an energized community spirit long after the Games have ended.

Lawson said the number of athletes has stayed stable over the program’s 50-year history, with approximately 1,500-1,800 participants taking place at each set of Games. The 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan saw the highest participation ever, with nearly 2,000

participants from over 270 communities across Saskatchewan. Lawson said to become a host city there is a bidding process approximately three years in advance of the Games.

The host organizing committee, led by Chair Valerie Sluth and Co-Chairs Dawn Kobayashi and Alison Brown (and former Co-Chair Crystal Longman), and Games Manager Leanne Schellenberg, has been hard at work since early 2020 to plan the Saskatchewan Winter Games. They are supported by the leads of the 12 functional areas of Games planning (these include Sport, Venues, Marketing & Communications, Athlete Experience, Medical, Sponsorship, and more) and their supporting volunteers. In all, multiple dozens of committed community leaders have been dedicating their time and passion towards making these Games an exceptional experience for the thousands of athletes, coaches, managers, volunteers, and spectators who will take part.

Lawson said the public and athletes can find out more information at www.saskgames. ca and the Provincial Sport Organizations and Districts for Sport, Culture and Recreation are the best source of information for participants looking to find information on tryout dates and team information.

The 25th Saskatchewan Winter Games, originally planned for last February, are making a return from Feb. 20 to 26. Photo courtesy of Sask. Games Council

Photo courtesy of Sask. Games Council

YORKTON – Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble presented Malanka 2023 on Jan. 14 at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre. The sold-out event featured traditional Ukrainian dance peformances, food and a dance party in celebration of the holliday. Malanka is a “Ukrainian and Belarusian folk holiday celebrated on 13 Jan., which is New Year’s Eve in accordance with the Julian calendar,” according to Wikipedia.

Malanka

Staff Photo by Tyson Off

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by brother Ed, sisters Sylvia & Lorraine and their families.

WEGNER — In loving memory of Albert Wegner, February 14, 1921 to September 23, 2009.

He had a nature you could not help loving, And a heart that was purer than gold., And to those that knew and loved him, His memory will never grow old.

— Ever remembered, forever loved, Elsie and family

1100 Cards of Thanks

The family of the late Dennis Kuzek would like to thank everyone who supported us through Dennis’s illness and after his passing. The gifts of food, cards, phone calls and donations will never be forgotten. Thank you to Father Mel Slashinsky, cantor, choir, pall bearers and the Orthodox Ladies for serving the lunch after prayers, Ron Sebulsky and Cheryl Bilokreli for preparing the lunch in Theodore after the funeral and a thank you to Garry Gawryliuk for the eulogy.

Also a special thanks to the staff at Bailey’s Funeral Home for their caring and professional matter for getting us through a difficult time.

— Val & Family

The family of the late Kirk Neibrandt wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for the numerous cards of sympathy, flowers, gifts of food, the generous donation Education Trust Fund, visits, phone calls and support from relatives and friends following the loss of my husband and our father. Thank you to the Doctors, Nursing Staff of ICU and 1st West, Home Care Treatment Nurses and Palliative Care of the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. The Doctors and Nurses of the Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, Regina General Hospital and the Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, for their care of Kirk. A special thank you to Dr. van Heerden and staff and Louck’s Pharmacy also. We also wish to express our thanks to Vern and staff at Christie’s Funeral Home for their professional service, Pastor Dan Moeller for officiating the service, Jackie Guy - soloist, for her special songs, the Rhein Lion’s Club for the use of the hall and the many people who helped with set up of hall, lunch and clean up. Thank you to everyone who shared with us and our families, Kirk’s Celebration of Life on August 15, 2012. Your support was overwhelming. “You can shed tears that he is gone, or you can smile because he lived; Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.” — With healing hearts, tears in our eyes, Wendy, Brandi and Dana Neibrandt.

The family of the late Pauline Spelay wish to extend their heartfelt thanks for cards of sympathy, mass cards, flowers, gifts of food, donations, visits, phone calls from relatives and friends following the loss of our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Thanks to the doctors and nursing staff at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, Pasqua Hospital - Regina, St. Peter’s Hospital - Melville for their care. Also a special thank you to St. Paul Lutheran Care Home, Melville for your excellent care during this past year. We also wish to express our thanks to Larry and staff at Bailey’s Funeral Home for their professional services, Father Ray Lukie, Father Peter Pidskalny, Father Joakim Rac for officiating the services, the cantors, choir and the Knights of Columbus for leading the holy rosary, the grandchildren and

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Yorkton man continues snow sculpture tradition

By Tyson Off Staff Writer

YORKTON – For several years a Yorkton man has created snow sculptures during the winter months for passerby’s enjoyment.

“It’s become a bit of a tradition – whenever there’s enough snow we do it,” said Stanley Reed of his creations in an interview with Yorkton This Week.

The sculptures are made by packing snow into an enclosed box and allowing it to harden or cure for several days. After the snow has set, Reed uses hand tools such

as a hand saw, machete and spade to carve out the design.

“Just simple stuff – nothing too fancy,” said Reed.

Though Reed came up with the idea for this year’s sculpture, he said it was his daughter who helped bring the idea to life.

“My oldest daughter actually designed this year’s – it was December and I was cold and I had this idea and I gave her the idea and she drew it up,” said Reed, adding, “we made a little clay model of it and used that to work off of.”

“We kind of came up with the idea before we build the box so you don’t have to pack

more snow and carve more snow than you need to,” said Reed, noting his wife, daughter and neighbours helped with project when it came to filling the box with snow.

“My daughter is fairly artistic – she does quite a bit of drawing and painting,” said Reed, noting that he doesn’t practice art outside of the yearly snow sculptures.

“This is my once-a-year release,” said Reed with a laugh, adding, “I like to do it in the snow so that I don’t have to look at it – if you did it in concrete you’d have a whole yard full of gnomes or something and you’d have to

deal with that the rest of your life – it’s gone in the spring.”

Reed said his inspirations for making the sculptures comes from his time spent living in Winnipeg with his family. Every year the city held their Festival du Voyageur, a celebration of French Canadian culture that featured ice sculptures on display around the city.

“Every year they do snow carvings — there’s a whole kind of symposium of snow carving — they get people from all over the world to do it,” said Reed.

It’s now been 15 years of snow carvings in the winter

for Reed and he said that each year feels like the first time.

“They were pretty rough early on...it’s funny though, because every year you’re like ‘I don’t know – do I know how to do this?’ – if it’s not your profession — being a sculptor — than there’s certainly a learning curve every year,” said Reed with a laugh.

Reed said this year’s sculpture represents his thoughts during the frigid temperatures experienced in December.

“It’s a cold person dreaming of a warm place – that was me in December.”

Every winter for the past 15 years, Stanley Friesen Reed has created snow sculptures using simple hand tools against hard-packed snow. This year’s piece was dreamt up by Friesen Reed and designed by his daughter; it features a character dreaming of a warmer place.

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Snowmobile trail decision on hold

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

A request from Yorkton Sno Riders to extend the snowmobile trail system in the city to provide access to their new clubhouse on Myrtle Ave., was deferred by Yorkton Council Monday until feedback from the Protective Services Committee and CN can be provided.

As background, René Richard, Director of

Engineering and Asset Management with the city explained the club’s reasoning in requesting the trail addition.

“The trail groomers are stored at the new clubhouse and are currently driving along Myrtle Avenue and York Road to connect to the existing trail system. Additionally, some members utilize their snowmobiles to attend club meetings with no trail access to the new clubhouse. The Club has requested an amendment to the bylaw to allow for a safe trail for snowmobilers to access an area near the new clubhouse across the street to attend meetings, and for the groomers to have a trail access not located along the street. The Sno Riders and the City have had a long-standing gentleman’s agreement that the Sno Riders, as main users of the trails, will take responsibility to mark and maintain their trail including applicable signage,” he reported.

The proposed Bylaw to amend the Snowmobile Bylaw was introduced and given first reading at the December 19/2022 Regular Council Meeting.

At that time, Council authorized Administration to proceed with Public Notice.

Public Notice was given and the public could express their opinions or concerns by either providing a written submission or attending the Public Hearing that was at Monday’s meeting.

Council also requested feedback from the Protective Services Committee, noted Richard.

The Committee attempted to meet via Zoom on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, however, quorum was not able to be met.

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