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Toy becomes art LEGO construction artist Kelly Litzenberger,

left, talks with youth attending his show’s opening reception at the Godfrey Dean Gallery.

His show, which includes representations of various local buildings including City Hall, (see related story Page A13). The show runs at the gallery until Aug. 31.

— Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels

Four years in $1.2 million fraud case

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer A fraud case in Court of Queen’s Bench in Yorkton has resulted in a significant prison sentence.

Gregor Gmerek was convicted of fraud and forgery in rela-

tion to a number of transactions that took place over his four years of employment at Prairie Livestock Joint Venture. Gmerek was found guilty of defrauding the company of over $1.2 million.

In reviewing the submissions, Justice Janice McMurtry

amount of money involved in the fraud and Gmerek being in a position of trust at the time of the offense.

The prosecution had asked for a prison term of 4.5 years, while the defense had submitted a term of 2-3 years. The defense also argued that a

considered the case to have no mitigating factors – while Gmerek had no previous criminal record, he likely would not have been able to have committed the offence with one.

The aggravating factors included the length of time, the complexity of the offence, the

lengthy prison sentence would put Gmerek, who is a permanent resident of Canada, at risk for deportation due to that prison sentence being considered ‘serious criminality.’

In the end, Justice McMurtry sentenced Gmerek to four years in prison.

Cracked concrete kills Kambusters race

By Sean Mott Staff Writer When Frank Pohozoff walked across the drag racing taxiway earlier this spring, he knew something was wrong. As his team drove their cars and forklifts over the track, he noticed splits and cracks in the concrete. He described the taxiway as so damaged that cars would “float over it like an iceberg.”

“The concrete’s all broken,”

“The concrete’s all broken... We’re going to step back... We decided to call it now instead of hoping [for a change]. I hated saying it.”

— Frank Pohozoff, Senior Executive with Kambusters he said.

Pohozoff, Senior Executive with Kambusters, worked with

his team to host the annual “Test and Tune” drag race event at the Yorkton Municipal

Airport in May. It was meant to be a preview of the 15th annual Prairie Thunder Drag Race Challenge, which is held in August every year. But due to shaky groundwork, the tune-up event might be the last taste of drag racing in Yorkton for a long time.

“We’re going to step back,” Pohozoff said. “We decided to call it now instead of hoping [for a change].

“I hated saying it.”

For over a decade, the

Kambusters Drag Racing Association has hosted rubbermelting races at the Yorkton Airport. Hundreds of racers and fans have traveled across Saskatchewan to participate in and witness the August event.

Now the event has been put on a permanent hiatus.

“It’s a shame,” Pohozoff said.

Kambusters cancelled its August event and all future

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Ravine boardwalk will be replaced

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The boardwalk at the Ravine Ecological Preserve is going to be replaced after a near half decade of inaccessibility.

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“Historically, a floating boardwalk stretched across the middle of the Ravine, allowing individuals to connect more closely with nature and take a close up look to the aquatic habitat

surrounding the preserve,” explained Taylor Morrison Recreation Services Manager, with the City during the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

“However, as a result

of the 2010 flood, the boardwalk was damaged and repairs were made to both the boardwalk and the mounting poles located in the Ravine bed at a cost of approximately $15,000. The boardwalk

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drag races. Pohozoff claims the culprit for the cancellation is cut and dry: Bad concrete.

“It broke apart,” he said. “We can’t use [it].”

Pohozoff said the taxiway is essentially shattered. Kambusters uses the taxiway to transport heavy machinery and gear to the main runway.

They require a sturdy foundation. Broken concrete created a major safety risk.

“We need a very good surface,” said Doug Hrushka, a technician with Kambusters. “It’s all about safety.”

Pohozoff suggested frost damage might have splintered the concrete, wearing it down over the years.

Mayor Bob Maloney said the age of the concrete played a factor in its fracture.

“Some of the concrete has been there since the 1940s,” he said.

Kambusters presented their taxiway problem to Maloney and the City of Yorkton. Engineers inspected the track and

the City discussed laying down gravel as a shortterm solution, which Kambusters rejected.

Pohozoff and his group are also opposed to using pavement to fix the taxiway. “[Fresh] pavement wouldn’t work,” he said.

“We’d wreck it.

“You need to concrete [the taxiway].”

Kambusters needed new concrete on the taxiway by August, which would be a financial and logistical struggle. In the end, budget concerns and insufficient time killed Kambusters hopes for a renewed track this

year. Maloney stated that while the City supports Kambusters, they can’t invest in repairing the taxiway at the moment.

“It would be a pretty big expense,” Maloney said. “We don’t have the cash for new projects.”

“You hate to see something like this go by the

boards,” he added. “[Kambusters] did a great job over the years.”

In June, Kambusters decided to call off the annual drag race. They also ruled out the possibility of doing any races in the foreseeable future.

Pohozoff is sad to see drag racing wither in

Yorkton.

“It’s devastating [for the racers],” he said.

“I was definitely disappointed,” said Greg Hall, a Yorkton racer. “[The event] brings a lot of people to town.”

“Our events did a lot of good for the city,” Hrushka said. “[Local businesses] benefited.”

Kambusters’ future with drag racing in Yorkton is up in the air.

Currently, there are no plans to move the event to a different track. Until the airport taxiway gets a new coat of concrete, Kambusters won’t host races there. It’s all in limbo.

The familiar sounds of squealing tires, cheering fans, and screaming engines will fall silent this August. Hrushka, who’s worked with Kambusters for years, tries to focus on the positive when he thinks about his group’s unexpected stop at the finish line.

“We had a good run,” he said. “We’re proud of what we did.”

park space this year.

Dreambuilders High School has also incorporated the Ravine into their Wellness, Environmental Science, and Wildlife Management classes, utilizing the preserve to enhance their education opportunities,” he said.

The replacement of the boardwalk came to the fore recently as a federal grant program came to light.

“In the fall of 2017, the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) opened a 2018-2019 Capital Improvement Plan grant, where designated TCT organizations could apply for funding to assist in large scale capital improvements, to a maximum of 36 per cent of actual eligible expenditures,” Morrison told Council.

“The Community Development, Parks & Recreation (CDPR) department applied for this grant, working with an estimated $50,000 budget number to replace the boardwalk. Due to timelines surrounding the grant intake, administration did not hear about the status of the application

prior to the 2018 Capital Budget being developed and approved.”

The initial grant application was successful.

“On May 15, 2018, the CDPR department was informed that our original grant application was approved, and funding amounting to $18,000 would be available for the boardwalk replacement project. The grant is required to be spent prior to March 31, 2019 or it will have to be returned,” said Morrison.

But once the grant was secured more detailed costing showed what needed to be done would not be accomplished with $50,000.

“Upon notification of this grant funding, the department obtained a quote from a marina company to determine actual costs of a replacement boardwalk. During this process, a more detailed design was developed that included aluminum railings and a gangplank anchoring system for both ends of the boardwalk.

This anchoring system would allow the boardwalk to rise and fall with the level of the water

in the Ravine, thereby preventing future damages because of flooding or excess rainfall,” explained Morrison. “ F u r t h e r , Administration learned that the original estimate would need to be revised to approximately $100,000. Working with this updated budget, Administration contacted the TCT to inquire about additional funding and has recently been informed that the TCT organization has doubled the amount of grant funding available for boardwalk replacement project, with the new grant totaling $35,000.”

In order to take advantage of the Trans Canada Trail grant, Administration has identified reserve accounts that could be accessed to cover the remaining balance of this project to allow the project to proceed within the grant

timeline while other funding partners are explored.

Administration recommended Council authorize it to proceed with the Ravine Ecological Preserve boardwalk replacement, and further authorize up to $65,000 be made available from the Neighborhood Parks reserve account to cover the balance of the project after utilization of the available grant funding of $35,000.

“I believe the reserves we have are for this purpose,” offered Councillor Randy Goulden.

Coun. Aaron Kienle agreed the project was a worthy one.

“I love it down there …It’s beautiful … it’s a great spot,” he offered.

Mayor Bob Maloney said he believes once replaced, “a lot more people will use it.”

Council was unanimous in supporting the recommendation.

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Cars speed away during Kambusters “Test and Tune” race in May. The event was the final Kambusters drag race for the foreseeable future.

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grasslands, and aquatic and aspen parkland habitats. The preserve is also home to the Dulmage Farmstead, a municipal heritage site, as well as the arboretum and peace grove. Additionally, the trail system has been designated as part of Yorkton’s portion of the Trans Canada Trail,” said Morrison.

The location has been well-used over the years, said Morrison.

“Many individuals make use of the Ravine Ecological Preserve, and can be seen taking in the walking trails, learning about the historical elements of the Dulmage Farmstead, or simply enjoying the view while having lunch.

Organizations also have a vested interest in the park space, with two groups, the Dreambuilders High School, and the Yorkton branch of Farm Credit Canada, volunteering time to complete trail cleanup this spring.

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The cyclists from Chumak Way met with people in Yorkton when they cycled through town on July 5. The cyclists are biking 10,000 kms in 100 days to raise awareness of the war currently happening in Ukraine.

Cycling to raise awareness about Ukraine

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The cyclists with Chumak Way want people to know what’s happening in Ukraine. They are travelling 10,000kms in 100 days because they want people to see them, ask them why they’re biking, and become curious why these men are taking this difficult journey around a continent far from home.

They’re doing this so people know there’s a war going on in Ukraine right now, a war caused

by Russian aggression in the country. They also want people to know they’re just fighting to protect what’s theirs.

They want people to meet veterans of the war who are cycling with them.

Most of all, they want

international support to pressure Russia to leave Ukraine alone, in order to return the nation to peace.

The ride was the brainchild of Konstantin Samchuk, one of the veterans of the war, who spoke to attendees at the St. Mary’s Cultural Centre about his experiences on the front lines through an interpreter. He also told the crowd that the conflict is still ongoing, with thousands killed either in fighting or due to landmines.

Maksym Semak is one of the riders on the tour, who got involved after meeting Samchuk.

“I would like to make the bicycle something more.”

The journey itself is a difficult one, Semak said, with very little sleep in

“From here people maybe cannot see everything because it’s far, and we have a lot of fake news.”

— Dmytro Trokin order to maintain their schedule.

“It’s not only travel, it’s a social project. We have a strong schedule of 100 days... It’s really difficult because we cycle every day for 150 kms, in every weather condition, shower, raining, cold, strong wind, we do it, we’re cycling.”

Each day also involves sending updates back home on their progress.

Semak says their home country has been supportive of the trip.

“They place many likes on our posts and videos... They couldn’t believe to the end that we could make it on this trip, and they elbow us on.”

Dmytro Trokin, another cyclist and the team mechanic, said their primary goal, telling people outside of the country what is going on in Ukraine, has been a success.

“From here people maybe cannot see everything because it’s far, and we have a lot of fake

news. People ask a lot of questions about how and why, and we try to tell them what we know, because we have two veterans and they saw with their own eyes what was really going on.”

Ihor Ambroziak is the tour’s support driver. He explains that the bike tour was something very visible that could hit many towns and cities across the continent.

“We felt it was going to create more awareness than just showing up in Toronto or showing up in Vancouver, getting on TV.” This is the second bike tour for Chumak way.

They travelled 11,000 kms through Europe in 2016.

On that first tour, they discovered that, outside of Ukraine, not much was known about what was

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happening in the country.

While people knew about corruption or the Russian annexation of Crimea, they didn’t know much else.

“They didn’t know the Ukrainian people.

People all across North America can meet these people face to face, ask questions, get the truth,” Ambroziak said.

The goal of the tour has been a success, as people see them biking in their bright yellow and blue cycling uniforms and ask what they’re doing. Ambroziak said that even in communities that aren’t “Ukrainian” they have many people asking them about their project and how they can help.

The goal is to end at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Staff Photo by Devin Wilger

Before heavy winds cut it short on the afternoon of Jul. 14, the Bash on Betts brought people to Yorkton’s downtown with food, games and booths from local businesses. The day began with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Salvation Army. Organizers Karen Poppenheim with North 40 Fabrics and Phoebe

Buckle with Under the Covers said their goal with the event is to bring people to Betts Ave. and get closer to their city’s downtown, so they can see what they can enjoy downtown all year.

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Politics We can all agree that the end of Greyhound bus service on the prairies is a tragic loss.

We should agree that this was a business decision unfortunately based on changing times and changing economies.

But what seems wrong is the thinking that this somehow proves the Saskatchewan Party government was wrong last year to shudder the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC).

If anything, it more likely demonstrates that the then-premier Brad Wall government decision in its austerity-minded 2017-18 budget was likely right.

Now, don’t get me wrong. This doesn’t mean losing bus service is happy news.

There can be no doubt the loss of STC has hurt farmers needing parts quickly and rural students and seniors who might not have access to a vehicle or the ability to drive.

The closure of STC clearly hurt those who can least afford other options and one can expect Greyhound’s Western closures will also hit the poorest the hardest.

The Federation of Indigenous Sovereign Nations (FSIN) is right that the Greyhound demise (especially, on the heels of last year’s loss of STC services) will disproportionally hurt its communities.

But the notion from the Sask. Party government that the private sector would come in and take over its non-profitable routes was nonsensical from the beginning.

As questionable as some of the decisions made by those running STC sometimes were, the publicly owned bus company had long been providing a service no private company wanted to provide.

Why? Well, notwithstanding strategic attempts by Saskatchewan government of all political stripes to cut routes, emphasize parcel delivery and provide more luxury services like wifi, nothing seemed to work.

Ridership declined while costs went up and STC did not make a profit in its last 40 years of operation.

Why, then, would anyone other that government absorb massive annual losses by trying to fulfill the impossible task of delivering passenger service to sparse, smaller rural communities?

In fact, the only profitable route (out of more than 25 routes) for STC for the last couple years was the Regina-Saskatoon-Prince Albert run.

This takes us back to last week’s news that Greyhound was shuddering its services in every Western province except British Columbia.

The company said it based its decision on the fact that ridership has declined 41 per cent since 2010.

This is a stunning number, considering that Greyhound was the only public transportation option to the airlines when it came to moving people between major centres along the TransCanada Highway like Winnipeg, Regina and Calgary or up through the Yellowhead Highway from Winnipeg to Saskatoon To Edmonton.

But with gas and diesel creeping back up $1.30 a litre, it’s ready easy to see why Greyhound made this business decision.

So the notion that we are hearing on social media — largely from those with ties to the NDP — that there would have been some economic windfall awaiting STC had it survived long enough to outlast Greyhound is about as nonsensical as it gets.

A few years back, the Manitoba government even tried to subsidize Greyhound’s route north to rural and northern communities. Those routes were the first to go.

Yes, this has created economic and social hardships for bus users, (although whether the loss of STC will truly create dire risk for First Nation women as was contended at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women hearings seems difficult to substantiate).

After all, it could be argued that the former NDP government also put rural and northern women in peril a quarter century ago when it was closed rural hospitals.

Unfortunately, this was also one of those necessary austerity measures that governments are sometimes forced to make.

And now the Greyhound decision only underscores that last year’s decisions to shut down STC was one of those unfortunate, unpopular and inevitable decisions.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.

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Loss of buses part of bigger change I

n a province where a relatively small population is scattered across a rather massive area, how to stay connected with one another is an important issue.

Certainly how we maintain our connections has changed dramatically over the last few decades.

We first saw branchline rail service abandoned across vast areas of the province. With the rail pulled up, many communities found themselves with a bleak future.

The grain elevator which brought farmers to the community to market grain was likewise lost with no rail service, and a trend of rural population decline was hastened in many places across our province.

With grain elevators and rail service spread farther apart farmers moved to larger grain trucks and hit the highways to deliver grain.

And while those grain trucks are not the only reason for the decline in highway conditions they have been part of the higher traffic loads as we were forced to be more reliant on trucks to move goods around the province.

When it came to moving people, Saskatchewan had a bus service which ensured people in almost every community even of moderate size could connect with anywhere else in the province, and beyond.

It was a service ideal for students wanting to get home for weekends from university without driving, for seniors wanting to visit families, and for anyone needing to travel to the big city for health services.

But the Saskatchewan Transportation Corporation existed at a cost. It was a valued service by many, but not by

enough that it operated at a profit.

So the government through the years covered shortfalls, a subsidy seen as reasonable at the time as a means of keeping us connected.

That is until the current Saskatchewan Party government came out of the best economic times in our history into a bath of red ink. Then suddenly STC, which had for decades been seen as an essential service by so many, was chopped to save money.

That decision has now proven to be the push on the first domino, which has now seen the second domino topple.

Without the feeder system that was STC, people from across the province aren’t getting to locales along Highway #1 and the Yellowhead to transfer to Greyhound to connect with the rest of Canada.

The lack of a feeder service is no doubt part of the evaluation which has led to Greyhound shutting down its service in Saskatchewan, and across the Canadian west.

So what happens now for those without vehicles to connect provincially, or the funds to fly across the west?

That is a question without a clear answer.

We may be able to connect with someone anywhere in the world to talk by pushing a few buttons on a tiny device in our pocket, but how to get to a community on the other side of our province will not be so easy.

And that is not a good thing.

We need the ability for people to get where they need to be in a reasonable timeframe and at an affordable cost.

With the buses gone that is no longer the case for many, and it becomes an issue in need of a solution.

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Local RM looks into crime watch group

By Sean Mott Staff Writer The Rural Municipality (RM) of Wallace is discussing the possible creation of a crime watch group in the near future to safeguard the community.

“We’re looking to see if there’s enough interest in it,” said Gerry Burym, administrator with the RM of Wallace.

Burym said his team was inspired to start the conversation on crime watch groups by a myriad of factors, chief among them the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).

SARM represents rural governments across Saskatchewan. Earlier

this month, they held a meeting Regina to talk about creating a province-wide rural crime watch association.

“We’ve had thoughts about this for a while,” said Ray Orb, President of SARM. The proposed provincial association would provide support for local crime watch groups. Orb said the province-wide label would create consistency and unity across the board.

“We’re excited about this strategy,” he said. “[It puts us] all on the same page.”

The RM of Wallace could be one the municipalities to join this association. Burym said a crime watch group helps

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to curb smaller crimes in the area.

“There’s a lot of [small] crime that happens...but when you add it up, it’s a lot,” he said.

A crime watch group would encourage participants to report criminal activity to the RCMP. The program wouldn’t involve any official training.

Burym thinks the group has to be efficient to succeed.

“It has to be organized to work,” he said.

The RM of Wallace alerted its residents about the crime watch group discussion. If there’s enough interest, a public meeting will be held at an undecided date in the future.

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Letter to the Editor

Re-creation of bus service required Dear Editor:

One year has passed so quickly since Sask Party destroyed the complete Bus service for Saskatchewan people.

In Saskatchewan’s history not one of the political parties made such a blunder as the Sask Party did to destroy bus service to save $26 million dollars for a so-called subsidy to keep buses on the road.

The Sask Party

passed the so-called savings of $26 million dollars to reduce corporate taxes who needed more financial breaks. Brad Wall (semi-retired) and Joe Hargrave must start up the bus services for Saskatchewan people.

The Sask Party is a strong believer in the private sector (enterprise) and should set an example and practice what the Sask Party preaches. Get the net-

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work of buses back on road at any cost.

-Eric Sagan Melville, SK.

teer group sent money and goods.

Some of the volunteers were Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Ashdown, Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Cornish, and Mrs. Sutherland. (No given names recorded.) The CPR and the Manitoba & North Western Railway waived freight charges on the parcels.

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Manufacturing shipments for May 2018 were up 22.9 per cent over last May (seasonally adjusted), the highest percentage increase among the provinces and well ahead of the 3.7 per cent recorded nationally.

Shipments were also up month-over-month, rising 5.5 per cent, higher than the 1.4 per cent posted for the national average.

“Manufacturing is an important part of Saskatchewan’s economy, creating jobs and investment across the province,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “The companies who operate in cities and towns across Saskatchewan send products all over the world in everything from farm equipment to food products.”

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More cost to fix underground connections

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Aging underground water infrastructure is going to cost homeowners in Yorkton more when connections to their houses fail.

The bylaw passed at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council is designed to have the City recoup its costs when doing repairs, Trent Mandzuk, Director of Public Works with the City, said during the regular council meeting on Monday.

So far in 2018, Mandzuk said they have dealt with “over 50 service leaks,” with the city carrying the $5000 cost per leak (totalling $250,000 so far this year).

“Like any other infrastructure … it’s not going to get any better,” he said. “If this year is evidence of things to come … it’s a reality we have to deal with.”

It is not exactly a new issue.

“Over the past decade residential service connections are becoming more problematic for home owners. The most common problem for older homes are those with sanitary sewer connections constructed of clay-tile piping.

Pipe joints on these types of connections are prone to tree root infiltration which over time will obstruct flow causing sewer back-up into residential properties. Water services are also starting to show an increasing rate of failure in certain areas of the City. Leaks from failing water service pipes can cause damage to surrounding infrastructure like home owner driveways, sidewalks, curbs and basements depending on severity of the leak and length of time it has been leaking,” he explained.

But doing the work comes at a cost.

“Like any other infrastructure … it’s not going to get any better. If this year is evidence of things to come … it’s a reality we have to deal with.”

— Trent Mandzuk, Director of Public Works Installation rates identified in the current Waterworks Sewer and Water Services Bylaw are considerably lower than actual costs, said Mandzuk.

In part the costs faced are because of a change in practice in doing the work.

“It is also important to note that the City’s construction practices have changed considerably over that time. A

previous lack of engineering standards and well-defined field practices has resulted in settlement of many older service connections.

Trench settlements create annoying dips in the road, curb and sidewalk in front of residential properties. These settlements also impede drainage resulting in ponding on the street. As a result, the roadway surface fails prematurely and the

underlying road structure is jeopardized. The only way to eliminate this problem is to ensure proper trench compaction is achieved at the time of install,” detailed Mandzuk.

“Implementation of engineering standards into service connection installation practices has resulted in the operation taking longer. A job that used to take six hours can now take up to 10 hours.

Proper trench compaction is the most important part of the process and takes the longest to perform. Soil density testing is now a routine part of quality assurance to confirm engineering standards have been conformed to. The cost of providing this service has increased largely due to the time required to install correctly but the end result is a better product turned over to the property owner.”

A reoccurring problem is tree roots getting

into sewer connections and plugging them, but Mandzuk said the underlying issue is not the tree roots.

“Older sanitary services, particularly those constructed from clay tile, have pipe joints that are susceptible to tree root infiltration.

Therefore, pipe material and original construction practices are the actual cause of the problem,” he reported.

Mandzuk said they have looked at repair options too.

“A relining option for sanitary sewer connections has been added to the list of services … This method of rehabilitation uses an epoxy based fiberglass liner which is placed inside the existing pipe,” he said.

The only caveat for this option is that the existing pipe must be suitable for relining.

The proposed bylaw passed unanimously.

July 18, 2018 - July 24, 2018

Council Meeting Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

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Cleaning up

Yorkton’s Brick Mill has been buzzing with activity lately, as the Brick Mill Heritage Society works to not only preserve the building, but improve the area around it. Helping with efforts to preserve the mill was the Yorkton Co-op, which donated $10,000 to the society. Bruce Thurston, Co-op General Manager, said they are impressed with the society’s plan for preserving the mill and how they are going to use the money donated to support it.

Picture left, are: Back row (l-r) Terry Ortynsky, Gladys Krepakevich, Juanita Brown, Larry Pearen, Clark Anderson, Wade Karcha.

Front row (l-r) Barry Sharpe, Sophie Hamm, Bill Prybylski, Gene Krepakevich, Vern Brown, Vic Surjik, Glenn Wiseman, Bruce Hanson.

July 18, 2018 - July 24, 2018

Council Meeting Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

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Hours of Operation: JUNE 1 TO AUGUST 31 Monday to Saturday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm CLOSED SUNDAYS AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

1. Bylaw No. 15/2018 – Proposed Commercial Land Use Concept Amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 12/2014 and 2. Bylaw No. 18/2018 – Proposed Rezoning to Allow for Mixed Use Residential – Business Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 14/2003

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Upcoming Commission/Committee/ Board Meetings Planning and Infrastructure Commission Meeting Legal Description: Lot 35, Block 9, Plan 00Y05677 Civic Address: 60 Fifth Avenue North 1. Current Land Use Concept: IN Institutional Proposed Land Use Concept: Commercial 2. Current Zoning: IN Institutional Proposed Zoning: MXURB Mixed Use Residential - Business Details – The applicant proposes: 1. to change the Official Community Plan Land Use Concept for 60 Fifth Avenue North from Institutional to Commercial to accommodate commercial use; 2. to rezone 60 Fifth Avenue North from IN Institutional to MXURB Mixed Use Residential – Business to accommodate mixed commercial and residential use.

Information – To view the proposed bylaw, visit our website at www.yorkton. ca. There is a link to Public Notices on the home page. Questions regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to: Carleen Koroluk, Land Use Planner Phone: 306-786-1727 Email: ckoroluk@yorkton.ca Public Hearing – City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the proposed bylaw and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures In Person: 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

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City fixing Whitesand drainage

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer To fix a drainage issue on Whitesand Drive the City will dip into its rainy day fund.

The problem area is one the City has known about, explained René Richard, Director of Engineering and Asset Management, with the City.

At the regular meeting of Council, on Jan 30, 2017, delegates from Integrated Engineering (IE) presented a report outlining a long term plan to deal with drainage issues throughout

the City of Yorkton. This report was in response to the ongoing drainage issues at 11 locations that were specifically identified by the Public Works Department, he told Council at its regular meeting Monday.

One of the locations identified was the intersection of Whitesand Drive and Pheasant Cove.

The initial report estimated the cost of the project to deal with the drainage issue at $1.6 million, said Richard.

“The estimate included the replacement of the existing storm pipeline with a much larger pipe along Whitesand

Drive from Pheasant Cove to Madge Way, and along Madge Way from Whitesand Drive to the outlet near the Riverside Terrace Bridge. This alignment was chosen due to the condition of the roadway on Madge Way. It was thought at the time that the entire roadway would have to be reconstructed due to asphalt failures however the roadway was repaired in 2017,” he detailed.

The issue has recently become more pronounced.

“Due to recent thunderstorm events, we have been getting more

complaints from this area. The water ponds high enough to get into some garages and takes several hours to drain away,” said Richard.

As a result IE was asked to provide an updated cost estimate for a different alignment.

“We are proposing a relief line that extends north to York Road. For this option, the required pipe length would not be as long, it would provide a secondary pipe instead of one larger pipe, and there would be less pavement to repair,” said Richard.

The new proposal was estimated to cost

$700,000.

“Ideally this work should be done before the scheduled paving of York Road East planned for this summer/fall. The proposed outlet would need to cross York Road.

Unlike some of the areas listed in the IE report, this location does not depend on downstream improvements to be done prior. It can be done at any time. Therefore we would like to proceed with this project either before the paving of York Road East or in conjunction with it,” offered Richard.

In terms of funding Richard said there is cur-

rently $370,000 available in the storm reserves.

Any costs over that would have to come from the Rainy Day Fund. At year end $427,000 was placed in this reserve account with $297,000 subsequently dedicated for soccer pitches and $130,000 available.

The so-called rainy day fund also contains $361,000 allocated in years previous to 2017, explained City Manager, adding that after the proposed drainage projects $161,000 would remain in the fund.

Council unanimously supported moving forward with the project.

East Central Sask busy with highway construction The Provincial Government announced $9 million worth of construction underway in east central Saskatchewan, which

includes bridge work, culvert replacements, paving and maintenance.

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Debbie Hayward with the Yorkton and District Horticulture Society and Mayor Bob Maloney with the Garden Day proclamation.

Horticulture group gets Garden Day

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society has been part of the city since 1906.

On Monday, and the regular meeting of Yorkton Council the Society made a request that Garden Day be proclaimed as Aug. 8.

“This day is the day of our annual “Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show”, and we would like to add to the event by announcing that it is Garden Day in the city,” said Society spokesperson Debbie Hayward in making the request.

Hayward said the Society is an active one in promoting gardening.

“Not only does the horticultural group celebrate the best of the gardening season with our August Show, but we are busy all year with monthly meetings, speakers, presentations, and spring and fall plant sales. Our members are active in the community as volunteers at various seniors and special care homes, helping them to plant and maintain their garden spaces. This year, our members did horti-

cultural sessions on a variety of topics at Spring Expo,” she explained.

We also have a gardening website; www.yorktonhort.ca “While many aspects of the Horticultural Society have changed and evolved over the years, the main goal is still the same: to encourage an interest in horticulture.

Gardening provides many benefits, such as a healthy outdoor activity, exercise, the satisfaction of growing one’s own food, and the pleasure of making the home environment and by extension, the city, more beautiful,” added Hayward.

Council was unanimous in supporting the request.

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When being out of touch is undeniably cool

I don’t know what Fortnite is.

I suppose everyone has that moment where you are suddenly completely out of the cultural loop. First, you enjoy the hip new thing that everyone is doing. Second, you don’t enjoy it, but know what it is. When Minecraft was cool, I had no interest but I understood what the game involved. I didn’t realize this was step two of becoming out of the pop culture loop.

The third step is just not knowing what people are talking about.

You might hear the name. I even had people ask if I played Fortnite, which I confidently answered with ‘no’ and then we talked about something else. Oddly,

nobody seemed to push the matter further or try to convince me to give it a go, which was nice of them. It also meant I could live in complete ignorance of what it actually entails.

I am aware that Fortnite is popular, of course, how could I not be? There are Fortnite jokes coming from the municipal government, which is your biggest clue that something has reached cultural saturation. Fortnite is everywhere, apparently, and yet not so everywhere that I have any indication of what it is or what it entails.

This is both liberating and terrifying. On one hand, I don’t know what a

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Thinking I do with words... popular thing is and I don’t care. I am living my life completely oblivious to Fortnite, and I couldn’t be better. On the other hand, this means I am out of touch with the hot trends among today’s youth. I am my parents, tapping at a Game Boy, shrugging, and saying, “I don’t know why you are playing that all the time.”

I suddenly understand how the stereotypical

hipster developed.

If you aggressively reject the popular thing, you’re actually trying to cover for being out of touch. It’s a genius bit of misdirection. No, you’re not old, out of touch, and no longer cool. You are, in fact, too cool for this thing you don’t understand. You’re so cool you don’t have to care about what’s popular. You’re above it all.

Becoming pretentious to cover for missing out on trends is genius.

You’re not wearing suspenders and loafers because you’re lazy and they’re comfortable for a paunchy fellow; you’re making a fashion statement. You’re not using old technology as a retreat into a youth where you understood the world and everything in it; you’re making a statement about something and bringing back that obsolete tech. You aren’t merely confused by what the kids are doing these days; you’re better than it.

As I load a roll of film into a vintage camera, while listening to a song by a band that has definitely never sold more

than a few thousand albums, I realize that I have also become a stereotypical hipster. Being confused by the hippest trends among the kids today is just the final stop on my way to completing that hipster journey. Now I just need to declare that I’m not confused about this hip game, I’m better than it.

It’s okay to become out of touch, so long as you embrace it. At a certain point, you know who you are and what you like, and maybe that doesn’t include the hip games the kids are playing.

Maybe Fortnite is fun. It doesn’t matter, because I’m now either too old or too cool to care. Pick the one you feel is most appropriate.

‘Haxan’ film important historic document

Yorkton This Week’s editorial staff takes readers on an explorative journey around the Internet, searching out the best in videos, podcasts, webcomics, music and anything else that catches their collective eyes which might interest our readers.

The great thing about the public domain is that now, in the internet age, it has become increasingly easy to find material which has lapsed into it. After decades upon decades of silent films

getting lost, the digital era has given them a second life on streaming services.

Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages is a 1922 film about witches.

Specifically, it’s a film about how witchcraft wasn’t really a thing, decrying the practice of killing women who were a bit weird. It’s still trying to be a bit sensational (the depiction of the devil as a man in heavy makeup is somewhere between creepy and hilarious) and the content is sala-

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Ways to stay active The Yorkton Public Library and the Parkland Valley Sport Culture and Recreation District came together to host a Canada’s Playlist event, which gave kids a chance to play distinctly Canadian games and stay active over the summer. This is part

of a full slate of summer activities at the library, with something happening every day. Upcoming events include a teen paint night on Aug. 1 and a stuffed pet adoption day Aug. 16.

with a stick and dramatization of the story of a family destroyed by accusations of witchcraft, as all the women are eventually burned at the stake. There’s something darkly comic about a priest demanding a woman cry on cue to prove she’s not a witch – witches, apparently, being unable to cry, though the rules about what witches can and cannot do were constantly shifting – and then claiming that witches have secret ways to look like they’re crying when she can cry later in the film.

Most interesting is the final part of the film, where the filmmaker equates witchcraft with the now equally discredited affliction of ‘hysteria,’ a catch-all mental illness that covered all instances of a woman acting a bit weird. At the time, it was viewed as a valid diagnosis, and it’s even trumpeted as the triumph of reason over superstition, even if people currently practicing medicine would be horrified by what they see on screen. It’s fascinating as a document, where the logic and reason of 1922 is now seen as illogical and unreasonable, as we

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learn more about mental illness and about the attitudes of the time. A cold shower had replaced a burning stake for any woman viewed with suspicion.

It’s a valuable historic document, and the world would be a worse place if it wasn’t easily found.

Since it’s in the public domain now, several copies exist on YouTube!

Pick your favorite and learn a little bit about attitudes towards women for centuries.

— Devin Wilger

Old west revisited

If you grew up being excited for Sunday evenings because that was the night Bonanza aired on television, you likely enjoy a good western.

Back in the days of Bonanza (it aired from 1959 through to 1973), a range of hit westerns (Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Rifleman) were the norm on television. New shows of the genre are rare these days. The western has been relegated to the occasional big screen movie, and a rare miniseries on the tube.

Or you can head to the ‘Net and find a web series such as Thurston.

“Thurston is a Western drama about the inhabitants of a remote mining town and their struggle for survival in the rugged 1880’s Kansas Ozarks.

Some residents are fleeing troubled pasts. Others are pursuing dreams. All keep carefully guarded secrets. As dangerous forces move in, the residents must determine who amongst them is friend and who is foe as

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they fight for their lives and the settlement they now call home,” detailed the shows website www. thurston-series.com The series lasted three seasons, with the typical show being around 10-minutes long, so you can binge watch a season’s worth of shows without it being an overly long outing.

The series has a cast of more than 20 over the three seasons and they do a good job of their roles for the most part.

That is particularly true of Catherine Frels as Maggie Callaway and Garry Westcott as Marshall Perry Robinson in the main roles.

Susannah Wells should also draw a nod as Rosie MacGillicuddy.

The series, created and written by Kathryn O’Sullivan, is a touch up and down. A few roles are a bit too over-the-top (Dave Gamble as Judge William Richards comes to mind) and the story drifts to points where you can see a hole or two, but it remains a story you want to see more of.

Director Paul Awad keeps the story moving in the right direction, with questions hanging at the end of each episode that you want to see resolved.

It also helps that the costuming and setting is bang on in terms of a western, leaving you feeling as though you are back in the genre’s heyday.

Thurston is not a classic like Bonanza, but it is still worth the time for a western fan to tune in.

— Calvin Daniels

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The changing reality of our food It is rather obvious what we eat, and where we access our food has changed significantly over the past few decades.

In many ways I suppose my own experience is a textbook example of the change.

Growing up on a Saskatchewan farm through the 1960s and ‘70s the food on the kitchen table came primarily from the farm itself. The small farm was a mixed operation – most were -- and that meant a barn full of pigs, which in turn meant pork was on the table almost daily.

When it wasn’t pork, the meat of the day was usually chicken, as my mother always had a

boxful of chicks purchased in the spring to be butchered in the fall, a daylong event I vividly remember as one of those things which very directly connected the family to the process of filling the deep freeze.

And it was a huge deep freeze, one that needed to be large because in addition to a butchered hog, and flock of chickens added to it each fall, there had to be room for carrots, peas, beans and other vegetables from a huge garden. If the deep freeze filled, there was always a root cellar, or canning to preserve more veggies for the winter.

Of course in that era everyone had a garden,

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Calvin Daniels as I recall helping my grandparents weed their rather large garden when they retired to town.

People, at least those in rural Saskatchewan raised, processed much of the food they ate.

Fast forward to today and mixed farms are largely a thing of the past. Most grain farms are massive with no time

regards to food safety, but the majority recognize our food supple in generally safe.

The reliance on store-bought food also suggests we recognize our food is relatively cheap. Toss the non-food items out of the store cart, and food is reasonably priced.

But, there is a cloud over our change in pattern regarding where we get food, and that is if our processed foods are as healthy as what they should be?

That is a question I will look at in more depth in next week’s column.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

more common to make more trips to the grocery store, and to rely on precanned and preserved foods.

It would be interesting to study how many families today can their own fruits, freeze their own vegetables, or raise their own meat?

Anecdotally, I am confident to suggest it is a fraction of what there would have been through my teen years (1973-’79).

There are a couple of things we can draw from the significant change.

The first is that people today have a huge confidence in the food they find in stores.

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to raise a few chickens, or a pig or two for the freezer.

Gardens are also increasingly rare.

A drive around Yorkton, a mid-size rural city, quickly shows backyard vegetable gardens are few and far between.

And, you can find more and more homes without a deep freeze to store food. It is much

Farmers take annual field trip Dozens of farmers and agricultural experts loaded onto bleachers at the the Yorkton Research farm on Thursday. They got comfortable in their seats as tractors and trucks began to pull away, dragging the bleachers with them. Three sets of traveling risers rolled across the fields south of of Yorkton. It was an image worthy of a Mad Max movie.

The mobile bleachers stopped at certain sections of the research farm.

Mike Hall, Research Manager with the East Central Research Foundation (ECRF), and other specialists hopped out of the stands to explain unique crops and growing techniques. They fielded questions from visitors before climbing back onto their improvised traveling caravan and moving on to the next section.

This guided tour

through agricultural ingenuity was the sixth annual research farm field day. The event, organized through a partnership with ECRF and Parkland College, invited horticulture enthusiasts to see, feel, and smell the developments at Yorkton’s research farm on Jul. 12.

“People today saw a number of experiments in cereal,” Hall said. “We had some specialty crops as well, including forage corn and flax and quinoa.”

Hall was excited to share the research farm’s experiments with protein in wheat. He said that last year, due to low rainfall and dry air conditions, people saw low protein wheat numbers.

The research farm focuses on addressing that problem.

“Producers are interested in ways to...increase protein in our wheat,” he said. “We showed some strategies today and weighed the pluses and minuses.”

Visitors sat in their mobile bleachers as they learned about the research farm’s developments.

The research farm is a joint effort from ECRF and Parkland College.

They combined forces six years ago and secured the land from the city of Yorkton.

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“Part of our mandate is to get information out to the agriculture industry,” he said. “We’re a

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Anyone interested in learning more about the research farm can visit www.ecrf.ca.

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Crops are doing well across province Crops across the province are advancing nicely, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. Eighty-one per cent of fall cereals, 77 per cent of spring cereals, 75 per cent of oilseeds and 79 per cent of pulse crops are at their normal

stages of development for this time of year. The condition of the majority of crops ranges from fair to excellent.

A week of wild weather has brought muchneeded moisture to many areas of the province; however, strong winds and hail storms have

caused severe damage to fields. Rainfall ranged from trace amounts to 72 mm in the Rhein area.

The Whitewood area reported 41 mm of rain, the Mossbank area 38 mm, the Harris area 52 mm, the Nipawin area 64 mm and the Frenchman Butte area 31 mm. Some

Canola Council launches new tool The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) released a new web-based application to help producers with combine adjustments during harvest, maximize yield and edge us closer to an average yield of 52 bu/ac by 2025.

The combine optimization tool was developed on behalf of the CCC by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) and is intended to assist with the process of setting the combine for canola harvest. The new tool can be found at www.canolacalculator.ca alongside calculators for target plant density and seeding rates.

“In combine adjustments for all crops, we are trying to balance productivity with harvest losses and grain quality but most producers know firsthand the particular challenge this can pose

for canola harvest,” says Angela Brackenreed, CCC agronomy specialist. “We often see an unacceptable level of loss that is frustrating to correct.”

In 2016, the CCC released a video explaining the loss measurement process and revamped the Combine Seed Loss Guide.

Brackenreed says the combine optimization tool is a valuable followup. “Simply suggesting that setting adjustments need to be made when there are high losses is much easier said than done, particularly with challenging harvest conditions.”

The combine optimization tool takes the traditional diagnostic settings flowchart and puts it into a web-based application you can access on your phone.

Growers can go through a stepwise process based on the harvesting issue they’re experiencing (i.e. grain loss, grain sample quality or productivity) and review the adjustment options most likely to correct the issue.

Joel McDonald, program manager of Agricultural Development Services at PAMI’s Humboldt facility points out that the optimization tool can be used for any make or model of combine. “It could be 25 years before most combines on the Prairies have built-in sensor technology that creates self-adjusting machines.

Until then, there are tens of thousands of combines that rely on the operator and this guide is a new way for PAMI and CCC to reach them with the information they need when they need it.”

areas in the southwestern and west-central areas are still in need of significant rain to help crops develop and fill.

Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as three per cent surplus, 59 per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and six per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 52 per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and 14 per cent very short.

Livestock producers are busy haying, although there have been frequent

delays due to rain and high humidity. Twentytwo per cent of the hay crop has been cut and 26 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality at this time is rated as eight per cent excellent, 62 per cent good, 27 per cent fair and two per cent poor.

Many swaths are significantly smaller than normal and pasture growth has been limited in some areas.

Producers have been applying fungicides for diseases such as sclerotinia in canola and fusarium head blight in cereals. High temperatures and lack of rain con-

tinue to damage crops in many areas of the province. Other sources of crop damage this week include localized flooding, strong winds and hail.

Leaf spot diseases and root rot have also caused some damage. With the recent heat, many flowering crops, such as canola, have been damaged by heat blasting.

A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/ crop-report.

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Childhood run becomes adult passion

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Most of us have played with LEGO® at some point in our lives.

Few have used the common children’s toy as a medium to create art.

Kelly Litzenberger has managed to do just that, the results of those efforts currently being on display at the Godfrey Dean Gallery in the city.

“Yorkton LEGO City brings together an imaginative LEGO cityscape along with LEGO renditions of historical and contemporary Yorkton buildings. City Hall, built as a federal government building in 1954, and the 1912 Hudson Bay Company building are both still in use. Painted Hand Casino (Thalden.Boyd.

Emery Architects) is a thriving facility, completed in 2009. The entrance features beautiful bronze statues by Saskatchewan artist Lionel Peyachew.

Recreating Yorkton’s Canadian Pacific Railway station in LEGO is part of capturing a vanished landscape,” details the artist statement for the show.

For Litzenberger the recent art work ties back to his childhood.

“I played with LEGO a lot as a kid,” he told Yorkton This Week in an interview at a gallery reception to launch the show July 8, adding like most he played with the common building blocks “until 10, or so.”

Then like most children he abandoned LEGO, only coming back to it about 30-years later when he had a son.

Litzenberger bought his young son a set, or two, and found he was getting “a lot of joy out of LEGO,” helping his son.

It came at a time in the artist’s life he needed a calming activity.

“I was dealing with a lot of stress,” he said, adding he found LEGO was “a good tool to relief

a lot of that anxiety.”

Litzenberger suggested the multi-layered process of play involves not only a high degree of imagination; it requires attention to detail, concentration, and patience.

And suddenly Litzenberger found himself hooked on LEGO again.

While he avoided suggesting he was addicted to building with the blocks he did admit to “now running out of room” to store the already built structures, and the tubs of blocks awaiting construction.

“There’s a lot of stuff already built at home,” he said.

The Yorkton show, in particular the five pieces based on Yorkton buildings, again goes back to Litzenberger’s desire to introduce his son to the world of LEGO, and its possibilities.

“As a father of a young son, my current work in LEGO® was inspired in part because I wanted to recreate for him a rendition of the building where I established and ran Revolution Skate and Snow from 1998 to 2004, the first action sports retail store in Yorkton,” he wrote in his artist statement.

The recreation of the skateboard shop which was on the corner of Third Avenue and Broadway Street is one piece Litzenberger said is not for sale. It is for his son to play with, complete with a removable roof which reveals an upstairs apartment, and a main floor store complete with cash register.

Other pieces specifically made for the exhibit he hopes find new homes.

“I think I would have a hard time tearing them apart,” he said, adding he hopes they might sell locally, suggesting the rail station would look good at the Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum, and that the City might

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want the City Hall piece.

Each of the pieces had its challenges, none more so than the former Hudson’s Bay building on the corner of Second Avenue and Broadway Street.

“The Hudson’s Bay building was a tricky one.

It’s so dear to people if I did something wrong they would immediately recognize it,” said Litzenberger.

The smallest of the pieces City Hall and the Painted Hand Casino have about 2200 pieces each, the rail station some 6300.

While Litzenberger loves working with LEGO as a means to create and to relax, creating custom pieces is not a low cost activity.

“It’s not a cheap escape,” he said, noting certain hard to find pieces purchased in Germany were $3 per brick.

Creating the Yorkton buildings was also time consuming not just in the building, but in the

initial design.

“There’s no software you can use where you just scan in a photo and it spits out a plan,” he said.

So it was largely designing from the ground up, planning piece-by-piece.

And then there was finding the right pieces, if LEGO had ever made them, and in the right colour.

Litzenberger explained there is a worldwide fraternity of Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOL), and among those dedicated builders there are some commonly held tenants, one being that you never paint a block to get the right colour, and you never use glue to hold a structure together.

In other words you build with what LEGO has produced.

The show is part of a broader national initiative.

Roadside Attractions is a public art project launching summer 2018 from July 1 to Aug. 31, across Saskatchewan.

LEGO construction artist Kelly Litzenberger talks at his show’s opening reception at the Godfrey Dean Gallery.

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Organized by Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina Public Library, and partners across the province, Roadside Attractions presents a network of contemporary art commissions across Saskatchewan during the summer of 2018, explained gallery director and show curator Don Stein in his curator’s statement.

“Each participating artist considers the unique histories, geographies, and populations of their exhibition locations – factors that have shaped dozens of Saskatchewan spaces into meaningful places.

Over 20 art works by 21 artists are presented across the province, over a 20 hour drive. The project has received prestigious funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and Tourism Saskatchewan,” he wrote.

Roadside Attractions is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter initiative. With this $35M initiative, the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.

“The idea of an ‘attraction’ is a situation that draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure. Yorkton: LEGO City drew inspiration from the flea circus, a type of attraction with roots in the 1570s, but that became popular in the 1830s in England,” wrote Stein.

“LEGO is all about constructing miniature worlds, populating them with mini figures, and

then playing or interacting to animate the built environment. The builders have complete control over the miniature world and its inhabitants.

“Yorkton Colony was a colonial construct during a time of expanding empire: planned communities in western Canada created by the federal government using the mechanisms of colonialism in microcosm to develop and populate Saskatchewan.

“New settlements were business ventures.

Colonial companies purchased rights to large tracts of land, with conditions including attracting settlers and establishing viable communities within a few years. Over 100 such ventures were organized, but in the end only 27 met the conditions and prospered.

“The Company functioned as an agent of the Dominion, assigning land and deciding the details of their colony.

Most importantly, they had a total monopoly on all the business that was transacted, selling goods, services and land to the citizens.

“The York Farmers’ Colonization Company was established in 1882

by Ontario businessmen.

When a Post Office was established in 1883 the name was changed from York City to Yorkton because of the existence of a York City in Ontario.

The Company continued to be involved in business until 1947.”

The show will be at the Godfrey Dean Gallery until Aug. 31.

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Community Spotlight The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m.

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The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their annual “Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show” on Wed., Aug. 8 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 3rd Avenue North, Yorkton.

Enjoy beautiful displays and exhibits; your $3.00 admission includes tea or coffee and dainties. Join us and bring a friend!

Everyone is welcome!

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The Canadian Federation of University Women/ Yorkton Inc., will be having a Hotdog Sale at the Yorkton Co-op Store on 30 Argyle Street, Yorkton, Sask. on Fri., July 27, 2018 from 10:302:00. Proceeds help us fund our local scholarship program. Your support will be greatly appreciated.

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A week full of jampacked activities, music and games. Ages 4-12.

VBS St. Paul Lutheran, July 16-20, 2018, 73 Smith St. E., Yorkton.

Call 306-783-4266 for more info.

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Science Camp Summer camp registration is now open! July 16 - 20, St. Michael’s School, 407 Darlington St. E., Yorkton. Join us for a week of hands-on and exciting science experiments! Covering a wide range of topics, from computer science to chemistry, we’re sure we have the right camp for you.

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Tues., SIGN East Entrance, 83 North St., weigh in 6:15 p.m., meeting to follow; Wed., SIGN 345 Broadway St. W., York B Salon, Lower Level, weigh in 12:00 noon, meeting 12:15 12:45 p.m. Call 306-7833765 or visit www.tops. org for more information.

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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306783-7042 or 306-7833564 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

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Al-Anon meets Monday nights, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St. and Wed. nights, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church (355 Bradbrooke Dr.). Alateen also meets on Wed. night, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church. Adult children of Alcoholics Al-Anon meeting every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St.

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Leagues are Mondays and/or Wednesdays at 1 p.m. First time Bowlers are welcome! Drop in

at 12:30 p.m. on those days or call Brad at the Yorkton Bowl Arena 306-783-5183.

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The York Colony Quilter’s Guild meets every Wed. at 9:30 a.m. at the Western Development Museum.

Experienced and novice sewers are welcome. There are group activities and classes to learn new techniques, as well as work on charity projects. Come and check us out to enjoy some stitching time with a welcoming group.

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Parkland Writers Alliance: Contact Carol 306-782-5755, Marge 306-783-0174, writersyorkton@gmail.com, http://parklandwritersalliance.wordpress. com. Parkland region’s public writing group meet 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Yorkton Public Library, 7 p.m.

- 9 p.m. Everyone interested in writing is welcome. Annual membership fee is $10.

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Donate at the following Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline® drop boxes and help the more than 9 million Canadians living with diabetes and prediabetes: SIGN Family Support, 345 Broadway St. W. Clothesline® drop boxes happily accept all cloth based items, shoes, hats, belts and more.

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Yorkton Retired Senior Citizens Cribbage and Pool Players Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., lower level at St. Gerard’s Church east entrance off 4th Ave. N. Light lunch w/coffee/tea.

Nondenominational club.

Contact Joan at 306-7836042.

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Crossroads - A support group for women experiencing or who have experienced domestic violence.

Thursdays 1:15 - 2:30 p.m., Family Resource Center - SIGN on Broadway. Free childcare and transportation available & Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Shelwin House (please call for address). Adults (women) only. Group is open to all women who feel a need for support on their journey. Please contact 306-782-5181 or 306-783-7233 for more info.

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P a r k l a n d Woodworking Guild meets at 7:30 p.m. the 2nd Thursday of each month. Sept. to June, in the basement of Seventh Day Adventist Church, 384 Gladstone Ave. S. Our members do woodworking, carving, scrolling, turning or build furniture.

We have a members library, visitors welcome. Contact Jerry at 786-6652 or Norman 896-2398.

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Attention all lovers of boardgames; chess, o t h e l lo , c h e c k e r s , back gammon, go, Camelot etc., join the Yorkton Boardgamers Guild, a new group forming to promote gat her in g s to play boardgames and have fun. For further information call 3067 8 2 -17 8 3 o r e m a i l yorkton_boardgamers_ guild@hotmail.com.

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Community Centre Hours of Operation Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Closed over the lunch hour.

Saturdays & Sundays noon to 5:00 p.m. Stat Holidays closed.

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We need you to share your talent! Play guitar, piano, dance or sing? We would like to invite you to perform in our facility! Please call Suzanne Beck at 306-786-0815, I’d be happy to have you join us. Yorkton & District Nursing Home, 200 Bradbrooke Dr.

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The International Women of Yorkton and area is a social group for all women. They meet one evening a month, at 222 Smith St. E., Yorkton. For more information contact Cathy at 783-2777.

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Park Swingers Square & Round Dance Club Weekly Dances Every Monday 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Rounds, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Square Dancing. Call Ray & Karen Thies at 306-7829790 for location.

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The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society holds their regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library.

Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to attend!

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Community Adult Band Rehearsals Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High School Band Room. Two bands: Concert Band & Jazz Big Band. New members welcome.

Contact Larry Pearen 306-782-4182 for more info.

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Yorkton 4-H Light Horse Club is a projectbased youth organization (ages 6 - 21) focusing on the growth and development of our members, leaders and volunteers. If interested in more info please contact Mr. DePape at 306-783-7769.

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Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show set Hasn’t this been an amazing year for our gardens? Things are growing at an astonishing pace!

Between the heat and the rain, we’ve got a winning combination! Talking with other gardeners, we are surprised at the variance of rain from one part of town to another.

But it sounds like everyone is having a good year so far; every day brings us a new delight to discover in our gardens!

Keep taking those daily tours of your yard!

Wednesday, August 8 from 1:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. is the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex. Be sure to circle that date on your calendar! This show brings you the best of the gardening year: fruit and vegetable displays, cut flowers, plant displays and flower arrangements. We have a few new categories this year that we think you’ll enjoy! Admission is $3.00 and includes tea or coffee and dainties. It’s a lovely way to spend an afternoon, browsing through lovely horticultural displays of all kinds, and then having tea, so bring a friend and join us!

Garden quiz: which plant goes back in time to ancient Greece, is popular as a culinary spice all over Europe and the United Kingdom, is said to aid digestion and boost our immune systems, and can bring tears to your eyes? If you guessed horseradish, you are right!

Horseradish is a member of the brassica family — a family that includes cabbage and cauliflower.

(This makes it a target for the cabbage butterfly, in spite of its sharp flavor!). The plant is a perennial, grows about four feet tall, and spreads through the roots, so it can be invasive. The leaves are beautiful: dark green, large and elongated. Horseradish likes a sunny location, but should be placed at the back of the garden because of its tendency

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Gardener’s Notebook to spread. It is not very fussy about soil type but would not like an area that is consistently wet.

Harvesting of the roots happens in the fall, and from there they become the delicious and heated condiment that tastes so yummy with beef or mixed with beets to make a wonderful relish used at Easter.

If we wanted to plant horseradish, we would plant a root; from what I have read, one root supplies enough horseradish for most of us.

Do you enjoy sushi and the hot taste of wasabi? Guess what?

Wasabi is a cousin of horseradish; it is a perennial and grows a thick root like the horseradish but it is far more finicky about growing conditions. Wasabi likes wet, shaded areas, and there aren’t too many areas in North America that naturally fit those requirements. The other day we saw a tv program that toured a wasabi green-

house in Britain; the crop was growing completely indoors where they could easily control light and moisture. While the plants looked healthy, it is hard to say what their crop will be like.

If you have ever wondered why wasabi is served with sushi, you may be surprised at the answer. The sharp taste of the wasabi does indeed emphasize the flavor of the fish, but another reason is that the wasabi plays a very important role in killing bacteria that could cause food poisoning.

The gnarled roots of the horseradish and wasabi each yield a delicious crop, one that has been vital and immensely valued for centuries. Think of that next time you are eating beet relish!

Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca; you’ll see what’s happening with the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society!

Have a great week, and be sure to wear a hat!

Yorkton Public Library - Book Club held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 2:00 p.m.

Manga & Anime Club held on the last Wed. of each month 7:00 p.m., ages 12 - 19 yrs. Teen Book Club held on the 2nd Thurs. of each month (early dismissal day) 2:00 p.m. All programs are free. For more info or to register call 306-783-3523.

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God shows up in serendipity In 1754, English author Horace Walpole coined one of the most delightful words in the English language. He formed it after reading a Persian fairy tale titled, The Three Princes of Serendip.

Throughout the story the princes kept discovering, “by accidents and sagacity… things which they were not in quest of…”

Ever since, the word serendipity has been used to describe those unexpected jewel-like experiences of finding or learning something valuable when you weren’t even hunting for it.

An overstuffed life doesn’t have much room for moments like that.

We’ve answered the call (honorable as it is) to live

purpose driven, goal centered, mission oriented lives, but in so doing many of us have shoved serendipity to the brink of extinction. Sadly, God more frequently teaches us through serendipity than he does through schedule, and often we never even know we missed him.

It happens to me too, until something shakes me awake. If I lose the serendipity, I lose much of what God wants to teach me. If I can’t hear God, my spirit dries up.

If my spirit dries up, I have nothing to give anyone else. If I have nothing to give anyone else, I (and my words) become merely one more source of meaningless patter.

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So I’m learning to listen more to the call to live more loosely, in the sense that I need to make room for the unscheduled and unplanned; room to be inconvenienced even.

Like the day Alex and Donovan came over a few years ago, when we still had a dog.

The preschoolers, relatives of neighbours,

never came to see me.

They came for the pets, often tethered on the front porch. One day I heard their enthusiastic voices from my office, where I sat writing. I could have stayed at my desk. Ordinarily I may have. Instead, I went out to say hello. While Alex and I chatted, Donovan wandered over to the

front flower garden where a small painted rock sat atop a larger, plain one. The painted rock read “Grown with Love”.

He stood for some time staring at it. Finally he turned to me, pointed to the rock, and demanded, “Who died in this house?”

Because, after all, when you only have four years of life experience and you can’t read, letters on a stone surrounded by flowers may mean only one thing – somebody’s under there, and he’s dead. I kept a straight face long enough to read him the rock and explain, but the laughter wouldn’t stay dammed after that. I hope he didn’t mind.

But Donovan’s ques-

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tion got me thinking. I wondered how I would have answered if Jesus had visited that afternoon and asked the same thing. “Who has died in this house?” Followers of Jesus, you see, live as though God’s interests are more important than their own. In Christianese, we call that “dying to self.” And self doesn’t die easily at least not this person’s self. Donovan’s question called me back; reminded me to put God’s agenda before my own, so others see Him before they see me.

See what I mean?

Loosen up and Gods provides a teachable moment. Serendipity. I’m glad I didn’t miss Him.

So much to do in Saskatchewan’s Parks Saskatchewan Parks Week is July 15-21, 2018 and Sask Parks is presenting a wide range of activities and events to celebrate all week long.

“Starting with a Learn to Fish weekend, a weeklong BioBlitz, shows from SaskExpress and wrapping up with Canada’s Parks Day on July 21, we want as many people as possible to experience our magnificent provincial park system,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said. “Whether you are an experienced camper or a novice wanting to camp for the first time, Parks Week will have something for you.”

Saskatchewan Parks Week has been celebrated in the province for more than 35 years.

The designation of Parks Week aims to promote the benefits of park programs and facilities, as well as Saskatchewan’s natural, cultural and historic resources.

A provincial favourite, SaskExpress will once again be bringing energy and showcasing great young talent at Sask Parks this summer.

Touring with their new Circus of Life show, these gifted performers will liven spirits on summer nights.

What’s more, to engage hearts and minds in nature and outdoor recreation, Sask Parks has organized a provincewide virtual BioBlitz and other great Parks Week activities available in 15 parks around the province. Fun for the whole

family, the BioBlitz is a unique opportunity to engage with nature while using modern technology.

After downloading the free iNaturalist app, park guests can upload their photos to the “Saskatchewan Parks” project with the goal to discover and record as many species of plants, wildlife and bugs as possible in each provincial park. Through the app, an online community will try to determine the name of the species and whether it is native to Saskatchewan or one that has never been recorded before in the province.

Everyone can watch the species list grow and anyone who makes an observation and posts it will have a chance to win an annual parks pass and

two nights of free camping.

Activities and events offered at various provincial parks throughout the week also include artistic performances, films, and sports such as beach

volleyball, pickleball and yoga. Exploration and discovery activities are planned too, like the “5 Senses Hike” at Greenwater Lake or “Nature Detectives” at Good Spirit Lake.

Saskatchewan residents and tourists can find out what’s happening at their favourite park by visiting www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/places-to-go/ provincial-parks/activities.

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And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

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MENNONITE, AT SALTCOATS Pastor Laurel Wiebe — 306-898-2099 Pastor Tim Warkentin — 306-744-8133 Sunday Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship Service EVERYONE WELCOME

Zion Lutheran Church (Church of the Lutheran Hour) (GX Radio 9:00 a.m. Sunday) 234 INDEPENDENT ST., YORKTON 306-783-5589 Pastor Andrew Cottrill

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Matins (Prayer), and Devotion

First Baptist Church

Free Pentecostal Church 20 BRADBROOKE AVE.

Pastor E. Richardson

306-783-5663

Services: • Sunday, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

St. Andrew’s United Church SECOND AVENUE AND SMITH STREET St. Andrew’s United Church Second Avenue and Smith Street

OFFICE 306-783-4157 MINISTER REV. JEN DRESSER Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca Facebook: St. Andrew’s United Church Office: 783-4157

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Minister: Rev. Cordelia Karpenko

Worship Time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

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Listen to CJGX Radio every Sunday at 8:45 a.m.

No Services in July Please join Westview United Church July 22nd at 10:30 a.m.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

++Dominion Chapel Ministry

165, 2ND AVE. N & DARLINGTON Deacon: The Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw 306-782-0018 Church 306-786-7131

Sunday, July 22nd Worship Service & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Destiny International Christian Assembly

Everyone Welcome

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Join us every Sunday from 10:45 a.m. for a moment of excellent worship and undiluted word of God. Thursday Bible Study/Fellowship 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

366 Independent St., Yorkton www.dominionchapelcanada.com For more information 306-620-2462 306-641-2377 The home of the blessed generation

Westview United Church

“A Place of New Beginnings”

355 BRADBROOKE DRIVE Office 306-783-3063 Rev. Deborah Smith westviewuc.ca ‘New to the community?

Come check us out!’

Sunday, July 22nd Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

Worship Leader - Donna Brown Everyone welcome

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Meeting at SS. Anargyri Greek Orthodox Church 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask.

“Services in English”

SMITH STREET & THIRD AVENUE Pastor Steve Rosluk; Office 306-783-3119

Worship Service & Children’s Time at 10:30 a.m.

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Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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109 Maple Avenue, Yorkton Senior Pastors Dag & Bukky Lawale

Every Sunday - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

Every Wednesday - Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.

Last Friday of each month - Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m.

For more information please phone 306-782-2427

Orthodox Church (OCA) www.stmarkyorkton.ca

155 CATHERINE STREET 306-783-4594 Conducted by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers Phone 306-783-4594 or 306-783-7778

Sunday, July 22nd Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m.

Saturday Divine Liturgy (English) 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Divine Liturgy (English/Ukrainian) 10:00 a.m.

Priest: Rodion Luciuk Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341

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Arts Board has long history

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The arts are important and to maintain a vibrant arts community, support and funding is needed.

That’s where the Saskatchewan Arts Board (SAB), comes in, said its Chief Executive Officer Michael Jones, who attended a show opening at the Godfrey Dean Gallery in Yorkton on Jul. 8.

Jones said a key mandate of SAB “is to develop the voice of the Saskatchewan artist.”

They carry out that role in part by creating opportunities for the public “to engage with the arts.”

the province, which is reflective of the public interest in art, said Jones. He noted that while there are definitely pressures on provincial government funding these days, money still flows to the SAB and on to artists and art programming, which, again, is suggestive of continued public interest.

In that respect, Jones said it is very much a two-way street, with a need to provide opportunity for the creation of art in its many forms, but then creating the chance for the public to engage with the art and artists.

In doing those two things SAB has a long history, being the oldest organization of its kind in North America and second oldest in the world.

Only the British arts board is older.

“The Saskatchewan Arts Board was one of the innovations of (then Premier) Tommy Douglas in 1948,” said Jones, adding it was modelled after the British organization.

Jones said it is important to foster local art because it would be easy to lose the local voice.

Chief Executive Officer Michael Jones There has been a long history of public arts funding in

“We live next to a very loud and large country (the United States),” he said, adding we tend to be inundated with art in numerous forms from south of the border. “So, it’s import-

ant to support and develop Canadian artists.”

Saskatchewan has certainly fostered its share of notable artists from writer W.O. Mitchell to artist Joe Fafard. Jones joked it might be because of our challenging winters.

“We’re all afraid to go outside for six months of the year,” he said, suggesting instead we become artistically creative.

Regardless of the actual reason, Jones said the SAB wants to continue developing new artists, from writers to filmmakers to musicians to painters, and then help the public be aware of their uniquely Saskatchewan efforts.

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The Yorkton Yankees kicked off their playoff season with a win against the Grandview Lakers at Jubilee Park. The end result was a 14-6 win for the Yankees.

Yankees kick off playoffs with a win

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton Yankees haven’t had to compete in the first round of the SESBL playoffs since 2014, getting a by for finishing first. They started this year’s playoff run off strong, with a decisive victory against the Grandview Lakers at Jubilee Park. The Yankees won 14-6.

Mark Jacobs with the Yankees said that while they had to shake off the rust, going into the game after a week off,

they got it together quickly for a big win.

“A game with a few more runs I would have liked, but it was nice to see the bats going as they did.”

Grandview started the game strong with a couple runs in the first, so Jacobs was happy to see a couple big innings to come back strong and establish a lead.

“We played pretty good fundamental baseball. There weren’t any major errors, there weren’t any terrible at bats, I thought we played pretty well.”

Going into the playoffs, Jacobs hopes

to keep the momentum going and continue playing good, fundamental baseball. The Yankees like taking the lead early and making the other team play catch-up, Jacobs said, and that’s going to be their focus on the playoff games.

“This time of year, wins mean a whole lot more than they do in the regular season.”

Reflecting on the season as a whole, Jacobs notes they had a tough start, playing top teams early on.

“After our first four or five games, we

got more into things and started to play more like the Yankees have in the past.

Overall, I think it was a successful regular season.”

Beyond the playoffs, the team is also gearing up for provincials in the middle of August in Estevan.

“Pretty fun time of year, but a pretty intense time of year, too.”

The results of the second playoff game, in Grandview on Jul. 17, were not available at press time.

The Midget Parkland Expos won two games against the Regina White Sox on July 11 at Jubilee Park.

Midget Parkland Expos dominate in pair

By Sean Mott Staff Writer The AA Midget Parkland Expos thrashed the Regina White Sox in back-to-back games on Wednesday, building momentum as they wind through the tail end of their season.

The Expos battled the Sox on Jul. 11 in Yorkton, playing games at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Expos set the tone in the first game, scoring 16 runs by the second inning.

The Expos were hungry to avenge their loss to the

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“The guys were motivated to come out strong,” said Expos coach Mark Jacobs. “They fed off each other.”

The Expos mauled the Sox in the first game of the evening, nabbing a dominant 23-3 victory over the visiting team.

The second game on Wednesday was a much closer affair. Both teams scored four runs apiece in the first inning. The Expos pulled ahead by snagging runs in nearly every inning and by shutting down the Sox’s

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“We played pretty well defensively,” Jacobs said.

The Expos have notched 11 wins, seven losses, and one tie so far this season. They’ve rebounded after a shakey start in May. Jacobs is pleased with his team’s improvements.

“We had a rough patch at the start of the year,” he said. “We turned it around.”

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Great time for sport viewing

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A couple of weeks back I wrote about the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Junior Men’s World Softball Championship being hosted by Prince Albert July 7 - 15.

As luck had it, I had a couple of days off during the action, so I tuned into a half dozen games thanks to the WBSC broadcasting the championship via YouTube. It is too bad a major Canadian sports network hadn’t picked up the event, it was certainly worthy of more eyes.

First off, a big baseball hats-off to the organization for the quality broadcasts, complete with knowledgeable play-by-play and colour commentators. It’s a huge bonus to have good camera work and informed comments to enhance the viewing.

I have always liked fastball (it’s still what I call it) and the highquality play of the under19 players at the world championship level

certainly reminded me about what I enjoy about the game: the constant action involved.

The slightest bobble of a ball means runners scampering around the bases.

The likelihood of a home run or a bunt single are pretty much the same, so defences have to be on their toes.

In this event, there was a 20-second pitch clock which kept the action fluid. Even if a player called time the clock only paused; it did not reset. It was a huge asset to an already highly active sport.

In the first round of the playoffs, Canada and Australia breezed through their seveninning contest in roughly 90-minutes. In an era where pro baseball is tinkering with silly gimmicks such as automatic intentional walks to speed the game, fastball does it naturally. Canada lost to Australia 2-0 as Aussie pitcher Layton

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Opinion Reid struck out 16 in a dominating gem.

Canada came back Saturday to beat Argentina 6-4 in a game where the winner went to the final four and the loser went home. The win set up a huge contest that same evening with Canada facing New Zealand, perennially a powerhouse in the sport.

Canada had beaten the Junior Black Sox in round robin play, but with advancement to the medals on the line the Sox won 5-2, leaving the host team fourth overall in the championship in what was a very entertaining game.

On Sunday, New

Zealand and Japan played each other, the winner advancing to face Australia for the championship and the loser settling for the bronze medals.

In spite of a seventh inning lead-off home run, New Zealand would have to be content with bronze medals, losing 5-3 to Japan.

In the gold medal game, Reid again was the star for Australia, striking out 15 and tossing a complete game no-hitter in a 6-1 win to take the championship, his country’s first in the tournament since 2008.

It was great to see big crowds out, with

Canadian games at around 3000 from one estimate.

It makes me wonder if it might not be time for another try at pro fastball. With its quick, action-filled games, it might just find the fan base it deserves.

Speaking of sports deserving of more eyes, the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) is holding the Men’s Lacrosse World Championships in Israel this week. Canada headed into the event, which boasts 46 countries taking part, as defending champions. The field game of lacrosse might not be as recognizable as the box game to many sports fans here, but once you understand it just a little you come to appreciate the stick skills and the pinpoint shooting. For anyone tuning in this week you may notice some familiar names. National Lacrosse League fans will especially recognize a number of stars from

the league on Canada’s team including the likes of Dillon Ward of the Colorado Mammoth in net, Curtis Dixon from the Calgary Roughnecks, and Ben McIntosh and Mark Matthews from the Saskatchewan Rush.

In round robin play in the championship’s top group Canada won 12-6 in game one over England, then 22-3 over Scotland in game two. The first big test came Sunday against the United States which has won the field crown more than any other country. It was a terrific game, the U.S. leading until late in the fourth quarter when Canada pulled ahead by a lone goal 10-9. Unfortunately the Americans tied it, and won on a late goal

by Paul Rabil, arguably the best field player of his era, and a member of the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse.

The game is very likely a prelude to a weekend playoff match-up which should be highly entertaining.

Back Forty Brewers eliminated from playoffs

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The SESBL Playoffs have begun.

The Back Forty Brewers faced off against the Canora Supers. In the first game, in Canora, the Supers dominated from

the opening inning, starting off with four runs in the first.

The Supers continued their strong performance,

with two runs in the second and a whopping seven in the third.

The fourth inning remained scoreless before the Supers got on the board again in the fifth, with an additional four runs.

The Brewers didn’t manage to get on the scoreboard until the sixth inning with three, but by that point it was too late. The game was called early. The final score was 17-3.

The second playoff

game, in Yorkton at Jubilee 2, was much closer, but still didn’t end in favor of the Brewers.

The game ended with a 7-6 score in favor of Canora, eliminating the Brewers from the playoffs.

The Back Forty Brewers took on the Canora Supers in the first round of SESBL playoffs.

The Back Forty Brewers were eliminated by the Canora Supers in a close 7-6 game in Yorkton.

Graham Erickson, Water Park Manager, left, and Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney with the National Drowning Prevention Week proclamation.

Drowning Prevention Week set at Council

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council unanimously supported proclaiming July 15-21 as National Drowning Prevention Week in the city.

The Saskatchewan branch of the Lifesaving Society made the request to mark the week.

The Lifesaving Society is a national, charitable, and not-for-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of drowning and other water-related injuries in Canada.

“Tragically, drowning is the number one cause of unintentional injury deaths among children 1 – 4, and the second leading cause of preventable death for children under 10 years.

With some 500 fatal-

ities annually, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death among Canadians under 60 years of age. In Saskatchewan, an average of 18 fatal drownings occur each year plus water-related injuries such as brain injury and spinal injury,” said Graham Erickson, Water Park Manager in the city, reading the Lifesaving Society letter of request.

National Drowning Prevention Week is one of the Society’s leading public education mediums for the prevention of drowning and other water-related injuries.

The proclamation states “the mission of the Lifesaving Society Canada is to prevent drowning throughout this great country, and even one drowning in

Saskatchewan is one too many,” said Erickson.

It noted, “Whereas most drownings are preventable in a Water Smart community, and only through Water Smart education and a healthy respect for the potential danger that any body of water may present can we truly enjoy the beauty and recreation opportunities offered by these bodies of water.”

Erickson noted, “The Lifesaving Society urges Canadians and residents to supervise children who are in and around the water, to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages while participating in aquatic activities, and to wear a Personal Flotation Device or lifejacket at all times when boating.”

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Fighting Pikes wrap up season

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton Fighting Pikes have ended their lacrosse season. While the season did not end on the note the team would have liked, after an unsuccessful provincial tournament, Coach Adam Stewart is proud of the way players have developed over the year.

“We didn’t come up with championships which is our goal at the start of every season but there certainly was a

lot of player development to be proud of and that is also a prime goal of the coaching and administration side.”

Evidence of the team’s improvement comes in the number of players that made Team Saskatchewan in field and box lacrosse this year. Those players are; Marshall McClenaghan, Bennett Upshall, Ashton Schuster, Colby Johnson, Colby Lees, Mason Lammers, Cameron Zamonsky, Jarvis Zawatsky, and Gabriel Courville.

“This is a huge step in the develop-

ment of our association as these are the first players to make it from Yorkton. I believe you will see more and more players making these teams moving forward,” Stewart said.

The team was also the host of their festival on June 9 and 10, which hosted 30 teams from Yorkton, Sturgis, Kelvington, Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

“This was the biggest field lacrosse festival I have seen in Saskatchewan

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since I have been involved and it was a great success,” said Stewart.

Next step for the team is building for next season, which begins in March.

Right now, the team needs to recruit new players, especially in their oldest category, players 19 and under. Stewart noted that many players in their oldest category will be graduating this year, while there are relatively few players maturing into that category in the 2019 season, so they hope they can find more players before the next season starts.

Above left: Heat one in the hobby stock class. Above right: Darren Frampton leads Neil Matkowski in Thunder Stock. Below: Racing goes wrong in the Street Stock race.

Winners and bent metal at stock car races

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Ye l l o w h e a d International Speedway was the host of some intense close racing on Sunday, July 15.

Sometimes, the race was a bit too close, as there were spins and wrecks over the day. The results in the end were as follows: Thunder Stock Heat 1: 11 Neil Matkowski Heat 2: 28 Darren Frampton

Feature : 28 Darren Frampton Hobby Stock Heat 1: 29 Brice Dahlin Heat 2: 7h Caylee Hiebert Feature: 7h Caylee Hiebert Street Stock Heat 1: 5K Stefan Klym Heat 2: 5K Stefan Klym Feature: 5K Stefan Klym Mechanics/ladies: Cory Matkowski Next action at the speedway is the big invitational weekend on August 18 and 19.

Cardinals scuffle through Alberta swing

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Cardinals found Alberta a less than hospitable place to visit, as they made an extended tour through the western division of the Western Major Baseball League.

Action started last Tuesday, (July 10), in Edmonton where the host Prospects scored deuces in the first four innings to lead 8-0, and take the win after the game was called following the fifth frame.

Harrison Grow was tagged with the loss as the Cardinal starter lasting only 1.2 innings, giving up three hits, five walks, and four earned runs.

Wednesday Yorkton moved north to face Fort McMurray.

The Giants took the lead with a single run in the third, which Yorkton got back in the fourth.

Single runs in the fifth and sixth gave the host Giants a 3-1 lead.

The Cardinals however proved pesky with two runs in the ninth to tie the contest.

But Giants fans went home happy as the host team plated the winning run in the 10th inning.

Austin Skelhorn was tagged with the loss based on two-thirds of an inning in the 10th.

The same teams hooked up Thursday with the Giants jumping out to the lead with a three-run first.

With one in the fifth and a pair in the sixth Yorkton knotted the games at threes.

The Cardinals added

one in the eighth to lead 4-3, only to have the Giants take the win 6-4 with three in the home half of the eighth.

Parker Hubbard was the losing pitcher for Yorkton.

Friday Yorkton was scheduled to play in Edmonton, but the 13th proved unlucky as the game was cancelled.

For the weekend Yorkton headed south to play Okotoks.

The result Saturday was another check mark in the loss column for Yorkton.

The Cardinals actually held an early lead scoring two in the fourth.

The host Dawgs chopped the lead in half with one in the fifth, then tied it with another run in the sixth.

Yorkton plated a single run in the seventh to regain the lead 3-2.

But the wheels fell off for Yorkton in the eighth inning as they gave up six runs.

The Cardinals did score twice in the ninth but that left them short in an 8-5 loss.

Hunter Sanford took the loss after 7.1 innings of work on the mound for Yorkton, giving up seven hits, and five runs all of them earned.

If the wheels fell off Saturday, they were never on Sunday.

The host Dawgs scored two in the first, added two more in the third, a five spot in the sixth and three more for good measure in the sixth on their way to a 12-0 blitz of the Cardinals.

Harrison Grow took the loss for Yorkton lasting 5.1 innings and

allowing eight hits, and eight runs, seven of those earned.

Monday the Cardinals were back in Saskatchewan visiting the Swift Current 57s.

Yorkton started well, scoring four runs in the top of the first inning.

The 57s cut the lead in half with two in the second, then added four in the third to take a 6-4 lead.

The Cardinals regained the lead with three in the fifth, for a 7-6 lead, but Swift Current tied the contest at sevens with one run in the homehalf of the frame.

And then once again the wheels fell off for Yorkton as the 57s scored four in the sixth to break the tie, then added two in the seventh and one in the eighth to take a 14-7 win.

Jake Gill was tagged with the loss based on two innings of work giving up a lone run.

The string of losses have mired the Cardinals in the Eastern Division of the WMBL with an 8-26 record, and 17.5 games out of first which is held

by Weyburn at 26-9.

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The Cardinals have three mid-week hone

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Friday Moose Jaw is scheduled to visit Jubilee Park.

Saturday Yorkton will play an evening doubleheader in Melville with 6:05 and 8:05 game times.

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Yorkton trekkers (L to R clockwise) Serra Hort, Nora Kesler, Elijah Hort, Seth Hort, Paul Russell, Brian Kesler, Bill Harold. In front: (L to R) Oliver and Lincoln Russell, while right youth are on the trail

Local youth do a Pioneer Reenactment For three days (July 6-9) a group of 80 Saskatchewan teen-agers gave up their cell phones and the comforts of home to don pioneer clothing and pull handcarts for 30 km across the open prairie. Through exhausting heat and driving winds they slept in tents, ate biscuits and stew, and struggled to pull and push a loaded cart over the hills and mud ruts of the Monet Community Pasture, near Elrose.

The participants of Saskatchewan Trek 2018 were 14 to 18 year old youth of The Church of

Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (Mormons) They were recreating the experience of the pioneers who crossed the American west to reach the Salt Lake Valley.

From 1856 to 1860 many Mormons crossed the plains with hand carts which were cheaper and faster than a traditional wagon train.

Supervisor Chuck Shugart was uniquely qualified to lead the Trek. Chuck has been involved with all six Saskatchewan Treks over 23 years. A veteran hiker, he has walked 200 miles

of the Oregon/Mormon Trail. As a supervisor at the historic Wyoming Mormon Trail, he and his wife organized treks for more than 40,000 people. Shugart calls Trek “a powerful experience with the potential of changing lives.” He believes it helps youth appreciate those who went before them and struggled for their faith.

Eight couples acted as “Ma and Pa” for a group of 10 teens that formed a “family” for the Trek experience. Each family pulled an authentic handcart that featured

real buggy wheels made

by Amish craftsmen in Ohio. Lincoln Russell of Yorkton said his family experience was very positive with a fantastic Ma and Pa who were a big source of encouragement. Apprehensive about the Trek experience at first, Lincoln said “I learned how to put my trust in other people and in Heavenly Father.” While the youth experienced physical conditions similar to the pioneers, they also felt a spiritual kinship with those who sacrificed so much to find a home

where they could worship freely.

Participants from the Yorkton area included Bill Harrold and members of the Hort, Kesler and Russell families. Mr. Harrold was impressed by the caring and friendships that developed in the family groups.

Trekking to “Zion” was a true test of faith and sacrifice for the pioneers. “Trek teaches us how easy we have it and that we need to work together. I’ve seen youth do chores at Trek without complaining that they would have never

done at home. When you take away all the modern technology and the worldly influences youth can just be youth instead of feeling they have to be small adults. Trek also teaches us that we need to rely on the Lord.”

Dusty and exhausted, the teens trudged the last few miles to meet their rides back to the 21st century.

Youth and adult leaders came home with a renewed appreciation for the sacrifices and experiences of the early Mormon pioneers.

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Old flavour in newer abstract offering It was a month ago that the review was a game

by Jon Hather, and this week we revisit the works of this fine designer with The Defence of Pictland from Gothic Green Oak. Like Vikings vs Saxons, the game reviewed previously; The Defence of Pictland has an historical basis.

“Northumbria in the seventh century was a powerful kingdom,” details the rules. “It had wealth; promoting culture, education and, through its religious houses, some of the finest art of the period.

However, its aggressive foreign policy led to many battles along its borders, not least with the Picts to the north.

“The Picts were first recorded some seven hundred years earlier when the Romans attempted to expand their territory in the north. Hadrian’s Wall was one attempt to defend established Roman occupied territory from the native peoples beyond.

The Picts were a clanbased farming society, and though far from warlike they were well able to defend their territory.

Northumbrian expansion, in a similar way to the earlier Roman aggression, saw small battles

take place in often difficult terrain. This board game sees two equally matched armies fight in a valley with a boggy bottom. Movement and capture in the bog is different to movement and capture on dry land. Such battles were typical during the period between the Northumbrians and the Picts. Eventually the Picts defended their lands well and Northumbria’s power diminished, overtaken by the Mericans to the south and eventually the Vikings from the north.

This is only a game but might give you a flavour of battle strategies on difficult terrain.”

That Hather takes the time to tell some of the history he draws inspiration from for his games is something I very much appreciate. The brief background seems to add a level of authenticity to the feel that the game could well have been created at the time of the battle it mirrors.

In the Defence of Pictland both sides have 10 warriors symmetrically positioned at the start of the game, so is has that chess/checker ‘feel’ that Hather draws on in many of his games. The board, which is leather, is divided by a stretch of boggy

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The board being divided into two terrain types, dry land and bog is really what sets Pictland apart and intrigues as a game player.

On dry ground all men move by either one or two of the ‘knight’s move’ (think chess). The double knight’s move is made up of two parts and there has to be a vacant position for the first move before the second can take place.

The ability to move twice on dry land provides pieces with a great amount of versatility, although the dry areas are limited too.

“On dry ground men are captured by replacement,” details the rules.

“On capturing, a man must stop if he has moved by only one knight’s move and cannot go on to a second move, or a second capture. He may capture

on the second knight’s move so long as there was no capture on the first. Captured men are removed from the board, not to be returned.”

Things change in the bog.

“On boggy ground capture is by custodial capture on two opposing orthogonal sides, that is

all the opposing player’s warriors.

The wooden pieces, leather board, and historical feel of this game are all major pluses, but it jumps even higher for me in terms of recommending it because of the dual movement and capture mechanics based on the two types of game board terrain. Definitely a game worthy of exploring.

Check it out at www. thehistoricgamesshop. co.uk/gothicgreenoak. html Thanks to fellow gamer Adam Daniels for his help in running through this game for review.

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I sat next to a waterfall, wondering how to resolidify my jelly legs.

To call it a waterfall would be misleading. It was a sheet of rock spiraling down the face of the mountain. A thin stream of water poured across its cracks and crevices, cascading into the gaping maw of the forest below.

It was more of a watertrickle.

I’d found it in a detour from the main path. I’d plopped down on a rock beside the trickle and stretched my screaming legs. I downed a bottle of water and munched on a granola bar as I stared up at the sheet of rock. I couldn’t see the top. I’d been hiking for one hour at this point. I wasn’t even close to the halfway point.

Sixty minutes earlier, I’d stood at the base of

Sulphur Mountain in Banff Park, convincing myself that a five-kilometer vertical hike couldn’t possible be *that* hard.

As I sat on my rocky resting spot, wondering how I’d persuade my legs to start walking again, I laughed at my misplaced confidence from an hour ago.

I’d arrived in Banff with one goal: Climb a mountain. I drove into the resort under the Rockies (which sounds like a Harlequin romance novel) from Calgary after my day-long road trip (detailed in last week’s column). As I drew closer to Banff, the mountains towered over me, kissing the sky with their craggly peaks. I felt like an ant weaving my way through boulders that threatened to swallow me whole.

I parked my car in a

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Settling in... lot and wandered around the bustling tourist trap until I found a sign at the mouth of a forest. It read, “Sulphur Mountain. 5km hike. 1.5-2 hours.”

As I detailed in my column last week, you have to make stupid decisions once in a while. You need to throw caution to the wind and leap out of your comfort zone. As Prince said, “get crazy.”

I haven’t hiked in a dog’s age. I’ve walked around Yorkton dozens of

times, but one long stretch of flatness doesn’t prepare you for mountainous movements. I wasn’t in hiking shape.

But, in keeping with the spirit of my journey into Banff, I hitched my backpack over my shoulder, secured my cap on my head, and started walking up.

By the time I reached the water trickle, I regreted my bravado. I was sweating from head to toe. My backpack sagged

on my shoulders. My legs wouldn’t stop wobbling. I was exhausted.

I debated heading back to the base. The return trip, with its constant downward slope, was a strong temptress, especially when I couldn’t see the peak.

But I shook away that desire to retreat. I started this journey and I would see it to completition. I was going to reach the summit and take some sweet panoramic pictures for my Insta, even if it killed me.

I crossed many people hiking down the mountain as I made my final surge up. Some flashed me thumbs-up. Others told me to keep going.

One person told me I “only had another 2 kilometers to go” (which was less encouraging than he intended). My fellow hik-

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ers understood the struggle. We were bonded by the climb.

When the woods cleared and I saw the peak, I burst into a run.

Maybe it was the joy of accomplishing my goal.

Or maybe it was the endorphin rush in my brain caused by extended cardio exercise (commonly known as the “runner’s high”). But let’s say the accomplishment caused the burst. It’s a tad more inspiring.

As I stood on top of Sulphur Mountain, overlooking Banff and the vast expanse of the Rockies, I felt an immense sense of pride, followed by one thought: There was no way I was walking back down.

I was going to ride a gondola.

Tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion.

A beautiful donation The Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Gala on May 7 raised funds to help the Yorkton Family Resource Centre. The total amount raised at the event was $486. The money will be going to programs offered by the Family Resource Centre. Pictured, Kim Gelowitz with the Family Resource Centre and Tracy Oyenubi, Cosmetic Manager with Shoppers Drug Mart.

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KUZYK - Barry Kuzyk of Yorkton passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 8, 2018. He was 59 years of age. Barry Wayne Kuzyk was born in Yorkton on January 4, 1959. He entered the world as a premature baby and survived.

He attended Burke Elementary School and graduated from Yorkton Regional High School. He received a certificate in Accounting and Office Administration from Moose Jaw Technical School. He then went on to receive his certification from the University of Regina.

He was employed as a rural administrator for the areas of Wadena, Crystal Springs and Frontier, SK. Later he worked at Harvest Meats and was presently employed by Walmart at the time of his passing. Barry was an animal lover. He adored his dogs, the late Poncho and now Baxter. He volunteered for Paws and Claws Animal Rescue on adoption days.

Barry had a kind heart and a quirky sense of humour. Barry passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2018 at the age of 59 years. He will be sadly missed by his sister Sharon Matweyko (Wally) and his nieces Jenna (Paul) Zhao and Cara Matweyko. He is survived by Uncle Peter Kuzyk, Aunt Olga Prystupa and many cousins and dear friends. Barry was predeceased by his parents, Walter and Marcella Kuzyk. The Funeral Service was held on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey, Certified Celebrant officiating.

Included as part of the service was the music, “Never Gone” and “Hallelujah”. Tributes were shared by sister, Sharon and nieces, Jenna & Cara. A reading was given by brother-in-law Wally. The interment followed in the Family Plot in the Garden of Crucifixion at Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Memorials in memory of Barry may be made to Paws and Claws Animal Rescue (Yorkton) or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of SK. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

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THORSRUD - Bjorn Thorsrud husband of the Late Lorraine Thorsrud of Yorkton passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the age of 87 while being comforted by his daughter and son-in-law Julianne and Neil Thom. Born to Kristian and Julie (nee Olsen) Thorsrud on May 30, 1931. Bjorn grew up in Lillehammer, Norway. He was the youngest of three children and is predeceased by his brother: Ugmund, and his sister: Liv. Bjorn grew up as a boy during World War II and personally experienced the German occupation of his homeland when German soldiers used his family’s business as a base and bunk house. He was fiercely proud of his family’s resistance to German rule. His father and brother directly participated in the Underground during that time.

An effort that assisted in the removal of German troops from Norway, but was only recognized well after the fact. Bjorn would take great pleasure in telling the story of how he and other children would put sugar in the gas tanks of Nazi vehicle. As a young man Bjorn traveled from Norway to Canada to do some sightseeing. Enamoured with Canadian hospitality, he decided to stay becoming Norway’s one man ambassador to Canada! (appointed by his mother). He obtained his first job at Eaton’s Department Store in Toronto in the 1950’s by simply walking in and asking. What he lacked in experience he made up with in charm, and Bjorn had charm in spades. He moved into work in Aerial Photography and that took him to Ottawa, the Maritimes, and ultimately to Dauphin, MB where he met John Tycholis, the father of his future wife Lorraine. Unable to resist the tall blond and handsome Norwegian, Lorraine quickly fell for Bjorn (as I am sure he would tell the story). They were married on November 5, 1960 and together lived an inseparable life. Bjorn and Lorraine went into business together and opened The Canada Paint and Wallpaper Store in Yorkton, SK in 1962. Later renamed to Thorsrud’s Colour Centre, “The Store” became a passion for Bjorn. A place where he could interact with customers and put his prodigious charm and charisma to good use: selling paint and floor covering of course!! Thorsrud’s Colour Centre was a fixture in Yorkton’s business community until Bjorn and Lorraine retired in 2005 and closed “The Store” for good: 42 years in business together and still in love with one another. Their love brought into the world Julianne, Karen, and Sharon, his three precious daughters who were always an unending source of pride for Bjorn. Who was Bjorn Thorsrud...? He was many wonderful things: • a prankster who would enjoy telling jokes, wear outrageous costumes at a party, or pretend to trip while bringing you a drink (never got old Bjorn!); • a charmer who spoke three languages and tried to speak 3 more (Bjorn was your go to guy for “thank you” in Chinese); • a man who worked on a Banana Boat out of Africa and once purchased a pet monkey for his mother (ultimate mamma’s boy); • a man who was ushered out of the Norwegian Air Force because he tried to impress a girl; • a ladies man who was devoted to one lady; • a bear of a man who became a tiger to some; • a true gentleman who just happened to own the world’s smartest dog: Paris Bjorn was at his best when at the centre of things. He was warm and quick to embrace you and tell you how much he cared for you - and he meant it! Thank you Bjorn. He will always be missed by his three daughters: Julianne (Neil), Karen (Walter), and Sharon; grandchildren: Sarah (Aldrick), Kristian, Michael (Kayla), Julian, and Isabella, as well as Paris (his faithful dog) and extended family and friends whose lives Bjorn was a part of. Bjorn left the fjords of Norway for the flatlands of Canada, let us all raise a cognac to his passing to Valhalla where his sweet Lorraine awaits him. “Sköl”! Funeral Services were held on Saturday, July 14, 2018 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Rev. John Oussoren of the United Church of Canada officiating. The organist, Shani Apland led the congregation in the singing of the hymns ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Hebrew Benediction’. Sharon Thorsrud read ‘Those Hearts That We Have Treasured’. A tribute and words of remembrance were given by Neil Thom. Committal followed in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Bjorn’s daughters, Julianne, Karen and Sharon serving as the urn bearers.

Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

Memorials honouring Bjorn’s life may be made to The Health Foundation for the New Hospital Fund as gifts of remembrance. Arrangements were entrusted to Bailey’s Funeral and Cremation Care.

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42 BIGGS CRES, YORKTON

4 bedrooms, 3 baths, double attached garage, solarium

$

330,000

MLS® SK734709

MICHELLE BAILEY 306-621-5032

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Obituaries

Obituaries

POLOWYK - Olga Polowyk (nee Popenia) was born in the Western Ukraine on March 19, 1923, the daughter of Wasyl and Irene (nee Comanda) Popenia. Olga came to Canada with her mother in 1929 to join her father who had immigrated to the Theodore district in 1927.

For the first few years the family worked for various farmers in the area, later acquiring their own homestead. On November 14, 1943 Olga was united in marriage to Nick Polowyk at St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Insinger area. The couple farmed in the Insinger district until 1982 when they retired to Theodore.

Olga was a faithful member of St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church where she was a member of the choir for many years. She took great pride in her farming/gardens and loved spending time with her family. Olga’s door was open to anyone, always offering a pot of coffee and a pancake breakfast.

She enjoyed cooking/baking, crocheting, and playing cards with her friends. Olga passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home. She was 95 years of age. Olga is survived by her children Marlene and Dennis (Yvonne); her grandchildren Scott (Shannon), Kevin, and Kristen; and her siblings Harry (Darlene) Popenia, Mary (Walter) Protz, Sophie Westerhaug, Walter (Marge) Popenia, and Phyllis (Joe) Pelechaty. She was predeceased by her husband Nick in 1996, father Wasyl in 1972, mother Irene in 1979, daughter-in-law Muriel (1997), brother Nick (1990), and an infant brother in 1928. The Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 from Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yorkton with Very Rev. Mel Slashinsky officiating. Cantor, Yvonne Panchuk led in the singing of the responses, assisted by members of the Parish Choir. The cross bearer was Kristen Polowyk. The casket bearers were Scott Polowyk, Kevin Polowyk, Garth Churko, Bradley & Barclay Westerhaug, and Dave Rosenmeyer. The interment took place in the Garden of Crucifixion at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

WEGNER - Eugenie “Gene” Wegner was born in Kenaston, SK on December 26, 1924 to John and Eva Marie (nee Schneider) Zepp, the second of six children.

Growing up on the family farm, Gene had a love of animals learning to ride horses at a young age. She always had a pet; dogs and birds being her favorite. Being raised on the farm taught Gene how to be an avid gardener; growing a plentiful garden each year and having beautiful flower beds surrounding her homes. She was an avid baker winning many ribbons at the Yorkton Fair each year. Gene married Edward Wegner, June 8, 1944. They had six children and continued farming, moving to the “Ranch” after their first children were born. In 1950 Gene became ill with Tuberculosis spending the following 2 years in the Fort Qu’Appelle sanatorium.

After recovering she came home to be a farm wife, waiting until the younger children were older to begin working off the farm. The Broadway Café was her first job and in December 1989 she retired after working many years at the Holiday Inn. “Granny” also spent lots of time caring for her many grandchildren often having to re-arrange her schedule to make herself available to them. She attended many of their activities and baked each their favorite special treats. Gene loved to watch sports trailing children to observe their participation in their chosen sport. She then took to watching events on T.V., having a major crush on Tiger Woods and golf. Predeceased by her parents Eva Marie and John Jacob Zepp; Edward Wegner; siblings, Marjorie Hoffman and John Zepp, and grandson Brian Fookes, Gene is survived by her children; Norma (Dave) Fookes, Harvey (Carol), Shirley (Les) Pearson, Pat (Carol) Wegner, Rod (Janet), Lawrence (Dawn); 20 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren, siblings; Sr. Gertrude Zepp, Lawrence Zepp and Dorothy Lockwood, sister-in-laws, Elsie Wegner and Effie Zepp. A Celebration of Life was held for family on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 1:30p.m. from Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey officiating. Words of Remembrance were given by Nicole Wegner & Karly Wagner. The interment was held at Yorkton City Cemetery.

Memorials in memory of Eugenie Wegner may be made to the Lakeside Manor Care Home - Activity Department. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

Monuments

Monuments

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Granite, Bronze, Marble Monuments, Grave Covers, Vases, Artificial Flowers, Cemetery Inscriptions & Cremation Urns.

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Ph. 306-795-2428

Rose Granite Upright

with Grey Granite Base 3’0” wide x 0’6” thick x 1’6” high Polish 2, BRP

SALE: $2695

Includes basic engraving.

Cement, cemetery fees, taxes & delivery extra.

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Kopan’s Funeral Service

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Serving Yorkton and the surrounding community since 1963

April 8, 1937 - July 15, 2007 Dad,

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who passed away July 23, 2013 Our thoughts are ever with you, Though you have passed away, And those who loved you dearly, Are thinking of you today.

-Lovingly remembered & sadly missed by sister Irene & nephews Ron (Inga), Lorne (Shannon) & their children Matthew & Nathan

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Carpentry

Handyperson WHATEVER NEEDS DONE. Carpentry, plumbing, painting, yard work, garbage hauled away.

Phone 306-621-7538, leave message.

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FOR ALL your Interior, Exterior work. Decks, fences, siding, windows/doors and builds. Bath and kitchen remodeling/tiling. Experienced and licensed. Call Mike at 306-621-7526.

Restrictions in daily activities?

$2,500 Tax Credit $40,000 refund cheque/ rebates Disability Tax Credit.

Surrounded by a wealth of spruce and pine trees is the City of Yorkton Cemetery. This peaceful, historic setting has a variety of standard and cremation plots available.

Contact Community Development, Parks & Recreation at 306-786-1750 for further information.

Lawn & Garden

FOR HOUSE ADDITIONS, car sheds and renovations call Ralph’s Construction at 306-621-1398.

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Services for Hire BRAZEAU MASONRY & ROOFING. Asphalt Shingling, Brick & Block layer, Chimney repair, Parging. Licensed & Insured. Wayne 306-331-8069.

EAVESTROUGH CLEANING. To clean your house collar give me a holler! Phone Fred 306-621-1533.

GORD THE HANDYMAN specializing in: Repair work, Roofing, siding, decks, yardwork, painting, fencing and more. AJ CLEANING SERVICE. Will clean your whole house. Wall washing, painting and more!

Other services available! We have 30 years experience. Free Estimates. Call 1-306370-1947 or 306-7953144.

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Upstairs, the bedroom features French doors that open on to a sundeck. The threepiece bathroom includes a shower stall and a bench. This upper floor measures 284 square feet.

A handy recycling area occupies space behind the garages. A trellis shades the patio at the front of the home.

Exterior finishes include horizontal siding with brick accents and painted trim.

The structure measures 48 feet, six inches wide and 27 feet, six inches deep, for a total of 632 square feet.

Plans for design 14-1279 are available for $595 (set of 5), $650 (set of 8) and $694 for a super set of 10. Also add $35.00 for Priority charges within

B.C. or $60.00 outside of B.C. Please add H.S.T., PST, OR G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges.

Our 50TH Anniversary Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 400 plans is available for $15.50 (includes taxes, postage and handling). Make all cheque and money orders payable to “Jenish House Design Ltd.” and mail to: JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD. c/o...Yorkton This Week #201- 1658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@jenish.com

In Memoriam

Card of Thanks

For Sale by Owner

SMANDYCH - In loving memory of Ken, husband & father, who passed away July 19, 1999.

Lovingly remembered everyday No longer in our life to share But in our hearts he’s always there.

-Always remembered with our love: Lois, Alan & Susan.

The family of the late Lena Sawchuk would like to thank everyone for all the delicious food, condolences given, the cards, phone calls & donations given towards Palliative Home Care. Many thanks to Dr. Van Heerden & staff, Ty & his staff, Tina & all her staff.

Faithful visitors of Colleen & Verna, Marsha, Bryn & Katlyn for the short time my mom knew you she considered you her new family.

Memories Eternal!

-from Lena’s Family.

137 CALDWELL Drive. Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 1320 sq. ft. home in Weinmaster area. In-floor heat in garage and in developed basement. For viewing or additional info call/text 306-620-6789 or 306-620-8790.

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OF A DEAR HUSBAND, DAD, AND GRANDPA JOHN WHO PASSED AWAY ON

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Cabins/Cottages/Country Homes ALL SEASON cabin for sale at Good Spirit Prov. Park, Kitchemanitou subdivision. Walking distance to beach. Lot 66’ x 125’. 3 bedroom cabin. Garage 1,156 sq. ft., includes screen room and guest room. Furnished. Call 306620-6789 or 306-620-8790.

Sheri MacGillivray RN(NP)

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They say it is a beautiful journey From this world to the new, One day we will take that journey, On the stairs that leads to you.

And when we reach the garden Where all is free from pain, We'll put our arms around you And never part again.,

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PLAN NUMBER 14-1279 ATTRACTIVE COACH HOUSE This attractive garage and coach house could stand alone or make an ideal addition to a house on a large property.

Included in the plans is space for three vehicles and a workshop, as well as a living area with one bedroom.

Entry to the living area leads into a small foyer with a coat closet directly ahead. The kitchen is to the left, where the eating bar will do double duty as a dining space and work area. Beyond is the living room. The window boasts an extra-wide sill.

Tucked into a corner near the stairway to the upper floor is space for a stacked washer and drier, as well as a useful

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In memory of

We’ll always remember that special smile, that caring heart, that warm embrace, you always gave us.

You being there for all of us, through good and bad times, no matter what.

We’ll always remember you Dad, because there’ll never be anyone that could replace you in our hearts, and the love that we will always have for you.

Forever loved, Lynne, Mike, Meghan, Arnie, Randy, Arlene, Lindsay, Derek, Crysta, Connie Dave, Tyler & Mitch

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Advanced Foot Care Nurse

Give us a call soon. We’d like to help you place a classified ad in Yorkton This Week. Phone 306782-2465.

Love Always And Forever Wife Anne And Family.

In Memoriam

In Memory of

Max Hrycay

306-620-5039

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The Council for the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 gives notice of its intention to consider an application to rezone PT. NW 14-25-04-W2, Ext. 122, from Agricultural to Low Density Country Residential to accommodate a future residential subdivision and development.

Property Information Legal: Lots 4-10 - Blk 19 - Plan Z2171 Ext. 0 Civic: 375 8th Ave. N. SAMA Assessment: $305,200.00 Three Phase Power

Legal Address: NW 14-25-04-W2, Extension 122 Plan 99Y01514A, Parcel No. 152035455

Terms

Public Hearing: Any person may make written or oral submissions to the Council for the R.M. of Orkney No. 244 at the public hearing August 9, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (written submission shall be received by 4:00 p.m. August 6, 2018) at the R.M. Office at 26 - 5th Avenue North, Yorkton, SK in respect to the proposed development application.

Your wife Carol, Bill and Gabrielle, Jim and Madonna, Sue and John, Mary, Grandchildren and 6 Great-Grandchildren.

Information: Questions regarding the proposed development may be directed to: R.M. of Orkney No. 244: 26 - 5th Avenue North Yorkton, SK S3N OY8 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Monday to Thursday.

Phone: 782-2333

"Love You Always"

Dated at the R.M. of Orkney No. 244, this 9th day of July, 2018 Clinton Mauthe, Chief Administrative Officer

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Tenders

The following commercial land and buildings located in Yorkton, SK. will be offered for Sale by Tender:

PT. NW 14-25-04-W2, Extension 122

25 September 1924 -17 July 2016

Loved by your friends and all whom you knew, One in a million that Husband and Father was you.

A loving husband and father, tender and kind, What beautiful memories you left behind.

Tenders

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• Buyers are responsible for inspection for quality and suitability. Viewing scheduled upon request.

• Municipal taxes adjusted as of Closing Date being 30 days after acceptance of tender or earlier as agreed.

• A minimum deposit of $5,000.00 must accompany each tender, as a certified cheque or bank draft payable to Shawn Patenaude Law. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid to Shawn Patenaude Law within 30 days after acceptance of tender.

Unsuccessful bidders will receive deposit back following closing of tenders.

• All lots must be purchased as package.

• Highest or any bid may not be accepted.

BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED to Shawn Patenaude Law, by registered mail or personal delivery at the address below by 4:00 p.m., July 31, 2018: Shawn Patenaude Law 9-259 Hamilton Road • Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 4C6

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HOUSE ON Logan Cres. South side. 2 bedrooms up, 2 bedrooms down, 1 bathroom on main, 1/2 bathroom in basement, lots of closet space. Phone 306-7832669.

Houses for Sale HOUSE FOR SALE. 37 Wallace Ave. Phone 306-783-7258.

Industrial/Commercial A COMMERCIAL BUILDING on Main Street in Sturgis. Well maintained, 1356sq.ft., 3 baths. Call 306-548-2834 for information.

Lots & Acreages for Sale 10.55 ACRES R.M. Buchanan.

1,700sq.ft. house, shop, outbuildings. 306-782-3655.

Land for Sale

Apartments/Condos for Rent

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Farm Implements

Career Opportunities

ALLANBROOKE APARTMENTS

BUYING SILVER coins, paper money, gold and old jewellery, complete estates. Pay top prices.

14 times face value for silver coins. 306-783-3230.

GRAIN FED BEEF SALE

HESSTON 1275 16’ Haybine.

Ready to go. PM1 - RP 1411 Baler for parts. Offers. Don Ruf 306-7825805, Highway 52A, Yorkton West.

Penn-Truss Mfg. Inc.

Small sides available Other cuts available

JD TRACTOR 4840 good condition, Morris cultivator Challenger L-320 32’ Morris harrows & shovels good condition. Leon CP77 deep tillage with Leon harrows, 26”, good condition. JD 1000 28” cultivator Morris harrows. Phone 306-547-4731.

• Large 1 & 2 bedroom.

• Soft water, heat, and parking included • Fridge & stove • In suite laundry • A/C, deck & patio door • Secure, quiet FOR VIEWING CALL

Janet 306-620-6838 ON BUS ROUTE

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Bradbrooke Dr.

306-620-5671

Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Suites - Fridge, stove, parking, heat & water included - Security doors, close to bus stop - No pets - Balconies on 2 & 3 bedroom suites ColumbiaWest_1x23.nil_ Apartments/Condos for Rent R0011511708.indd 1x23L 1,100 SQ. tfcft.(class 2 bedroom •wed •mp 4040) lower suite.

Includes fridge, stove, Saskproof sandy

Power, SaskEnergy and water.

Shared washer and dryer. Fenced backyard.

Lakeview Road, Yorkton.

References required. $750/mo. Phone 306-728-4325, 306-728-1437.

2 BEDROOM Suite Available. $775/month. Heat & water included. Phone 306-620-5671 for viewing.

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AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY energy efficient 2 bedroom condos close to downtown. Bath & a half, deep soaker tub, walk-in closet, 9 ft. ceilings, oak trim, upgraded ceramic tile flooring, private balconies for BBQ, lots of storage plus heated attached garage. Appliances include fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer and water softener. Non smoking, no pets.

References required. Call 403994-0279 for further information or for viewing.

BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft. close to school & hospital, central air conditioning, high efficiency furnace. References & lease required. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228, Joyce 306-7822226 or 306-737-1897.

Duplexes for Rent 3 BEDROOM Duplex For Rent.

Available August 1. $1,150/month + damage + utilities. References required. Call 306-621-0620 or 306-641-9982.

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Houses For Rent 3 BEDROOM HOUSE, 1,600sq.ft., near a school, fully furnished, 2 commercial toilets, hard wood flooring, new 3 pane windows, 5ft. jacuzzi, garden space available.

Monthly rent $1,500. Phone 306783-7484.

BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft. close to school & hospital, central air conditioning, high efficiency furnace. References & lease required. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228, Joyce 306-7822226, or 306-737-1897.

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306-782-8803 Daytime

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STOREY AND A HALF House East of Yorkton. 5 miles from Lake of the Prairies. 2 bedrooms on main floor. References required.

No Smoking, No Pets. Available Immediately.

Phone 306-7424781.

Suites For Rent ARE YOU between 18 and 30?

Are you in school or training? Are you making minimum wage?

Shared accommodation with four other people available immediately at $500/month including utilities & wi-fi. Contact Anthony at 306-6207227.

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prod3/dm YTW MP mar1/17 #12 CALWOOD CRES, dec29/17 classified 1200 SQ. FEET, 2-BEDROOM proof tracey INCL. MAJOR APPLIANCES email: admintafoods@sasktel.net $900/MONTH + UTILITIES

PH: 306-783-9236 TERRY OR JANET

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•Shared ytw july11,18,25/18 washer and dryer. Fenced •ytw aug1, Lakeview 8, 15/18 Road, Yorkbackyard. ton. july 13,20,27/18 References required.

•mp $750/mo.

Phone 306-728-4325, •mp aug03,10,17/18 306-728-1437.

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PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE indd prod3dm Thursday, July 19, 5 - 7 p.m. cljuly 18/18 lisa

#107 - 123 Balmoral St, Yorkton MLS® # SK733565

ELECTRIC BED with Vibrator $600. Single electric bed with head and foot lift and vibrator.

Canadian Safety Standard Approved.

Excellent condition. Great for a senior. 306-743-2698.

Musical Instruments EPIPHONE LES PAUL electric guitar, case, tuner, stand, Peavey bandit amp, extra speaker, sound effects pedal. $500. Phone evening 306-782-8965.

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Side of Beef $3.50 lb.

Hamburger (Lean) $

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Order now for July and August pick up All Pieces Cut & Wrapped NORTH COUNTRY MEATS STENEN Phone Shawn 306-548-2807 Ted 306-621-1082 Penner_Ted_1x30.h27_

RECLINING SOFA &prod3dm CHAIR, 2 R0011568485.indd rockers, coffee and end tables, TV class stand, 4 bookcases, dining table, MP may buffet & 25,june1,8,15,22,29, hutch, 1963 bedroom july7,13,20,27/18 suite.

All in good condition. Best Offer.

YTWPhone may 780-902-7141.

30,june6,13,20,27,

july 4,11,18,215/18 Garage Sales proof to brian 365 1ST AVE. N. Thurs., July 19 & Fri., July 20, 10am-6pm. Camping gear, kitchen items, tools, TV’s, FXR, Harley accessories and more.

65 JAMES AVE. Thurs., July 19, Fri., July 20 & Sat., July 21, 10am6pm. Miscellaneous.

80 JAMES AVE. Fri., July 20 & Sat., July 21, 10am-5pm.

119 1ST AVE. N. Friday July 20, 12noon-6pm & Saturday July 21, 9am-4pm.

Pets MINIATURE HORSES For Sale, 32” and under. Quiet and handled daily. 204-734-4005 in Kenville, MB.

Auto Miscellaneous Wrecking over 250 units... cars and trucks. Lots of trucks...

Dodge... GMC... Ford... Imports...

1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere... Call or text 306-821-0260.

Lloydminster.

Cars 1997 LINCOLN Mark 8 LSC. Very good condition. $6,200 OBO. 306783-7337.

Parts & Accessories

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30 lumber $2/each: indd PIECES prepress2/KJ2x41x64L 100 batts insulation R20-23”x48” class display wed/mp-tfc $2/each; 50 batts insulation R28-15”x48” $2/each; 100 sheets Mdf 4x8 $7/each. Phone 306-7836240.

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BARN-STYLE VINYL Garden Sheds - 8x8ft. $1100; 8x10ft. $1400; 8x12ft $1700. Insulated large dog houses $300. Phone 306-783-8260.

COMMERCIAL MEAT equipment, meat saw, vacuum tumbler, 3 freezer displays, walk-in cooler, deli cooler. Call or text 306-7453484.

FOR SALE: 21” walk behind mower. Craftsman rear bag, discharge, 6.5 Briggs motor, good working order. Phone 782-9131 or 306-621-9783.

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JOHN DEERE 3020 diesel. Synchro range transmission, excellent rubber, new paint, new seat, new oils & filters, 2spd. pto, runs well.

Asking $8,500 OBO. 306-7334402 or 306-435-9269.

WANTED: IH Tractors, running or in need of repair. Looking for 66 series and older. Also, looking for a D19 or D21 Allis Chalmers.

Phone 306-621-1556.

Feed & Grain Approx. 100 acres of mixed standing hay. $25 big bale or offers. Approx. 2,000 bushels of heated canola. Phone 306-516-7171 or 306627-3445.

Well established Truss Manufacturing Company Requires

PRODUCTION WORKERS Some secondary education & labourer experience is an asset, but not mandatory. Employer is willing to train.

Advancement available to reliable individuals with good work ethic.

Main duties: Assembling wood roof trusses and assist company with various aspects of production.

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FOR SALE: Eight Westeel 1950 bus. bins. Good condition, no rust, must have ladders, on cement, to be moved. Roblin/Yorkton area $1,000 each. Also two 1350 bus. $800, has floor, $500 no floor.

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FOR SALE: Whirlpool High Efficiency electric, large capacity dryer. 3 years old in excellent working condition. $200 OBO. Craftsman 12” Sliding Compound Mitre Saw with Laser Trac. 6 years old in excellent condition. 9 mitre angle positive stops. Single bevel up to 45 degrees. Manual included. $150 OBO. Call 306-542-2976.

HOUSE TO BE TORN DOWN for salvage. East of Yorkton on #10.

306-620-8643.

JOHN DEERE Snowblower. $200 OBO. Pull start with electric start (needs repair). Handyman Special.

306-782-0851.

MEDICHAIR MOBILITY SCOOTER, used one summer, asking $2,300. Phone 306-783-8981.

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RVs/Campers/Trailers 2000 VANGUARD Legacy 24.5’ 5th wheel. A-1 shape, everything works. Stored inside. $6,000. 306696-7656 Broadview.

2003 FRONTIER VANGUARD, 1 slide-out, 24ft 5th wheel, air conditioning and awning. In good condition. Phone 306-783-1880 or 306621-7491.

JAYCO 24FT. 2013 Trailer. Asking $14,000. Phone 306-260-2554.

Farm Implements 1998 MORRIS Heavy Harrow.

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2003 DEERE 567, Net, Mega-wide $14,000; Hesston 1365 Discbine $13,000; NH 1033 bale wagon $2,000. All OBO. 306-696-7656 Broadview.

8 1/2 x 19ft. x 76” tall Aluminum Grain Box and hoist, air PTO, pump and tank. Michael’s SW tarp. Belgium Standard. $9,500.

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8” 51ft. Brandt Auger w/24hp motor; Case 33ft. cultivator; grain vac; 2290 Case tractor & 4890; 1980 GMC 65 Series box & hoist; 57 GMC totally restored; 15ft. Farm King rough cut mower; 1044 bale wagon; 2 Massey Ferguson square balers. Phone 306-5167171 or 306-627-3445. Equipment in Jedburgh.

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1984 - 8920 White combine. 3,000 hours. $3,000. Phone 306-7838873 or 778-220-9285.

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Trump seen as more honest than Trudeau Here’s part of the reason why Justin Trudeau is worse than Donald Trump — while Trump may be offensive, he doesn’t pretend to be someone he’s not. Over the last week, Trudeau has a lot of disciples out there defending his phoney virtuous character. Trump, for example, while he may be lewd in his language, really doesn’t proclaim to be something he isn’t. I’m sure you can find political statements such as ‘Mexico will build the wall’ that have proven to be false over the course of time, but that’s no different than any other politician. Trump’s position is that he’s going to ‘Make America Great Again’ and you can argue whether he’s gone about doing that in the right way or not, but he’s been very consistent with his approach since day one.

Let’s look at Trudeau, who as recently, as this week announced great support for the troops.

Yet, his federal government is in a court battle with veterans because they are, ‘asking for more than we can give right now’. You can bet there will be no limit on Trudeau’s campaign spending next year, and he’s had no qualms about handing out money all over the globe so to play the ‘we can’t afford it’ card with veterans rings of hypocrisy.

Trudeau’s Kokanee Grope is another example of how he says one thing and does another. He’s turfed MPs within his own party on allegations that were never proven, and one of

them even used the same defense that Trudeau used on his in that the man felt a particular way about the interaction and didn’t know the woman felt a different way about it. Again, those who belong to the Trudeau cult will tell you that pinching someone on the bum is different than having intercourse and they would be right in saying so, but there is no difference when you compare Trudeau feeling like he didn’t do anything wrong and neither does Massimo Pacetti, who says the woman he had sex with never gave him any indication the encounter was only desired by the man.

On top of Trudeau saying one thing and doing another, you have a very long trail of examples that also would be overwhelming to someone when trying to prove that Trudeau doesn’t even know what he’s doing.

Not that I’ll convince any of his supporters, but here are just a few. If I researched, I bet I could find a lot more.

My favorite one is when Trudeau said First Nations people want government to help the young people build storage facilities for their canoes and paddles. He doubled down on this by saying when First Nations leaders talked to him, they mentioned wanting a youth centre and Trudeau said that indicated the First Nations leaders are out of touch with their youth because he knows they want storage sheds.

My second favorite was the photo op with

Joshua Boyle, the questionable character who took his 8 month pregnant wife backpacking through Afghanistan and then got them both kidnapped. They were held in captivity for years (but somehow were able to procreate), although there are a ton of unanswered questions about this and Boyle, himself, is facing numerous charges since they were rescued and returned to Canada. Boyle used to be tangled up with Omar Khadr’s sister, so he has been sympathetic to radical Islam in the past and who goes backpacking in Afghanistan at any point, let alone when you have a very pregnant wife?

Speaking of Khadr, Trudeau oversaw his $10.5-million payment, but he’s going to fight our veterans in court. His government also spent over $100,000 fighting a First Nations girl who needed a $6000 dental procedure.

I’m running out of space this week, but I’ll try and brush over a few more in brief form: He said the budget will balance itself. He further proved idiocy when he said deficits are a way of measuring growth and success.

He says terrorists should keep Canadian

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JOHN AND MARGARET AND DARREL KWIATKOWSKI Auctioneer: Ukrainetz Auctioneering

TYPE: Farm Auction • LOCATION: Canora, SK • DATE: Sunday, July 29, 2018 • TIME: 9:30 am DIRECTIONS: From Canora: 5 mi. W on Hwy 5, then 4 mi. N. From Buchanan: 10 mi E on Hwy 5, then 4 mi. N. • CONTACT: 306-563-4308 or 306-562-8119. Online at 1:00 pm.

MACHINERY TRACTORS: 1993 Ford Versatile 876 Designation6 Tractor, dsl, 4wd, 20.8R38 tires (good), 5165hrs, 12spd standard trans, dual hyds, plumbed for Airseeder, new batteries, s/n D930705, 1981 Case 2390 tractor, dsl, cab, 20.8x38 tires w/duals, dual hyds, pto, P. Shift, 7416 hrs, s/n 10202105 w/Leons 808 fel, 8ft bucket, Case 1070 Tractor, dsl, cab, Pwr shift (missing) 20.8x38 tires (dual optional) 8091hrs, 196465? JD 5020 tractor, dsl, cab, 24.5x32 tires w/duals, 4hyds, pto, s/n T323R013202R, Fordson Major Tractor, dsl, pto, 3pth, 16.9x30 tires, COMBINES: JD 9660 STS combine, dsl, chopper, spreader long unloading auger, hopper ext. w/tarp, 30.5LR32 front tires, 18.4R26 rear tires, (good), JD 914 PU, 3136 eng hrs, 2128 threshing hrs, new batteries, s/n H09660S711647 14ft 7 belt PU, IH 1480 axial flow combine, cab, factory rebuilt eng (10yrs ago) 24.5x32 tires, CIH 1682 axial flow combine, pto, 13ft 1015 PU, hopper ext, 24.5x32 tires, s/n 007303, IH 24ft straight cut header, TRUCKS: 2001 Sterling Silver Star highway tractor unit, Cummins engine 11R24.5 tires, 13spd, Eaton Fuller trans, sleeper, air ride, s/n 2FWJA6BD81AH66913 (Previously registered in Sask), 2009 Doepker grain trailer, dual hopper, roll away tarp, 11R24.5 tires (good) s/n 2DEGBSZ24A1026033, 1971 Int. Cargo Sterling 1810 tag axle grain truck, cab over, gas, 2spd axle, 18 ft box, 10.00x20 tires, 54741 miles, s/n 226811C063831 (Previously registered in Sask), 1997 Ford E350 XLT Dually service truck, 4x4, 7.3 Power stroke dsl, 4 spd w/od (Previously registered in Sask) 1961 IH 1600 Load Star grain truck, 14 ft b&h, 10.00x20 tires (Previously registered in Sask), SWATHERS: 1996 Westward 9200 s.p. swather, cab, 30ft Macdon hdr., p.u. reels, gauge reels, 3033 eng. hrs s/n 107468, New Noble 702 pt swather, 30ft table, batt reels (good), canvasses (good), auto fold, Mf 835 s.p. swather, dsl, cab, 24 ft table, pu reels, DISC: Wishek 16 ft HD 842-N Offset Disc, 28in blades, s/n 2020726, CATERPILLAR: D7 Cat Series D caterpillar, canopy, track (good), idlers (good), (needs clutch work), 10ft blade, SPRAYER: Brandt QF1500 sprayer, hyd. quick fold, 800G tank, 80ft booms, wind cones, mixing and wash tanks, Ver. Tandem axle sprayer (60ft?), AUGER: Sakundiak HD10-1800 swing-away auger, pto, s/n 56383, Brandt (Pool) 850 grain auger, w/mover (for parts) 15hp (3 phase elec. motor), 10ft transfer auger w/elec motor, Brandt 7x45 grain auger (no motor), Sakundiak HD 7-41 grain auger, 16hp Koehler E.S. motor (equipped for bin sweep), Westfield 7x46 grain auger, B&S ES motor, AIR SEEDER: Bourgault 2155 air tank w/unloading auger, Bourgault Commander 46-50 air seeder cultivator w/Bourgault 3bar tine harrows, TILLAGE: Morris 5-19 19ft deep tillage w/3 bar tine harrows, Morris 7-31 Magnum chisel plow w/harrows, STONE PICKER: Rock-o-matic 546 stone picker, pto; Harmon Rock-o-matic 7460 hyd stone picker; Schulte hyd rock picker, SCRAPER: Leon 5.5 yard scraper, MISC EQUIPMENT: 2-hyd transfer augers for semi-trailer, Hopper tank w/JD tank; 5 wheel root rake, Dynafad V-ditcher; 30ft Elmers swather carrier s/n 042492, Green Drop Band Wagon #1500, liquid fert. tank on a 4 wheel trailer, GT 380 Batch dryer, canola screen, pto, 1000G propane tank w/4wheel JD wagon (60% full), NH 851 round baler (good chain), MISC.: 2-Floatation pumps w/approx. 400 ft of hose, FlexiCoil System 82 autofold harrow bar, 60 ft, good tines, 5bar, FlexiCoil system 92 autofold harrow bar, 70 ft, 5 bar tine harrows, Two 1000G poly water tank; Approx. 500-600 used cinder blocks, Approx. 40-50 fence posts; Pallet fork ; 2 bale spears; 9t Leon dozer blade w/frame; Two 500G fuel tanks w/stands; Two 1000G fuel tanks, Cattle squeeze chute (self-locking head gate), Bale stoker (holds 10 sq bales); homemade wood splitter on trailer; Cement wire; Misc. rolls of wire, BINS: 3- Behlen 2900B steel bins (rusted) wood floors, Westeel Rosco 1950B steel bin, wood floor (good), Westeel Rosco 1350B steel bin, wood floor (good), Westeel Rosco 1400B steel bin, wood floor (good), Westeel Rosco 1650B steel bin, wood floor (good), 2-Butler 1400B steel bins, wood floor (good), Westeel Rosco 1350B steel bin, wood floor (good), 4-Westeel Rosco 4400B steel bins, on cement, 2-Westeel Rosco 1350B steel bins, wood & cement floor, SHOP: Heavy Duty systems gas air compressor HD 6510 TH3, twin tanks, Honda GX200 motor (nice shape) like new, Honda water pump, GX200 motor (nice shape) like new, Heavy Duty power systems HD8000GX gas generator (nice shape) like new, Easy Clean 4000 hot water pressure washer, elec. start w/nozzles (nice shape), Misc tool boxes, Sears craftsman 20G air compressor w/2hp craftsman motor, Magna Force 20G air compressor, 3hp, 8in. heavy duty tow rope, Large quantity of tools and wrenches, shop supplies, shovels, grease guns, 4 - Fuel slip tanks, RECREATION: 2006 Skidoo 1000 (Low kms), 2007 Skidoo 1000 (Low kms), 1968 17 ft Reinell boat & trailer w/cover, inboard 120hp OMC, 17 ft Bayliner boat & trailer w/cover, inboard 135hp Merc.

AUCTIONEERS NOTES: John & Margaret are retiring from farming. This is an excellent farm auction with a large quantity of farm equipment that comes off stone-free land. See you at the sale!

SALE CONDUCTED BY

UKRAINETZ AUCTIONEERING

Box 17, Insinger, Sask. S0A 1L0 — Phone 306-647-2661 • License No. 915851

WADENA CORNER SERVICE AUCTION AUCTIONEER: Ukrainetz Auctioneering

TYPE: Business Closeout • LOCATION: Wadena, SK • DATE: Saturday, July 28, 2018 • TIME: 9 a.m.

DIRECTIONS: 61- 1ST Street NE Wadena, SK • CONTACT: Bradley 306-338-7776 • 2 Rings will be selling.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Wadena Corner Service Ltd commercial property located on 1st St NE Lot 13 Blk 14 Plan 14P1509 - Taxable Assess $56,000 • Lot 14 Blk 14 Plan P1509 – Taxable Assess. $21,600 Lot 15 Blk 14 Plan P1509 – Taxable Assess. $11,800 Down payment of 10% to be paid the day of the sale and remaining in 30 days • Owners have the ``Right of First Refusal`` EQUIPMENT 1988 Dodge 1 Ton tow truck, hyd winch, hyd wheel lift, 360 motor, 72,000 kms(everything works, recent motor) (Previously reg. in SK),Cockshutt 40 tractor, w/FEL, Rigid shop vac; Greaser, Devil Bliss Standup compressor Model TAMV5040, 175 operating, Northern wheel Balancer, digital, model 7211-1168 (balances up to 17in tires), FMC 8500 tire changer, Snap-on sandblaster w/stand, model YA435 (85 model) (needs gloves), FMC 601 Brake Lathe/Drum/Rotor w/adaptors & Acc, HD9XW 9000lb Hoist, roller jack in between, w/manual (purchased Oct. 2016 used only 16mths), Air Scissor jack w/ext. arms, Takubo 5Ton floor jack, 2Ton floor jack, 20G parts washer (pump doesn’t work), Samson air oil dispenser w/cart/pump/hose reel Gray 1000pnd, HTJ-800C high riser Trans jack, Wynn’s extend power flushing Machine (radiator), Hyd bumper jack, 22in W x4ft parts washer,3ft high, 1ft tank, Marquette 32-132 Battery charger, Heavy duty hyd press, 3ft wide bed, IDL 550, 115hp amp cylinder head rebuilding machine w/cutter, reames, etc (variable speed), Sioux 680 electric Valve grinding machine, Sioux air valve grinder w/all stones & access., Westward (Gorilla) LCN-14 press drill, Sunnon LB grinder w/ arbor stones (king pin & bushing resizer), Maxus 6ZA-40 bench sand blaster (MXS 3000 model No), Rae bench vise (6in), Bench vise (4in), Metal table 4ft,8ftx33in w/wheels and bottom table, Steel rolling table 2ftx3ftx26in w/wheels, Alelmite #52276 low pressure bucket pump, on wheels, Allen 220V alternator tester Model 20-09, 2 piece Snap-On roller tool box (12 drawer), Barrett B-75B True-Arc brake show grinder (no motor or grinding wheel), Thor #8139 1/3 H.D. bench grinder (6in), Metal bench (21inx30inx26in), Spur Geared 1 ton Chain Hoist (rolling) w/rail (25ft track), 6 metal storage containers (30”Lx24inWx15inH), Hyd hose stand, 3 metal parts stands, Jack stands, H.D. Comet Bench grinder, 3000Rpm, Comet 180CH arc welder, Trojan Band saw 7inx12in (model HVS712), 2 Hanging Reznor Gas furnaces ( 8yr & 10yr old), Diesel fuel injector tester (Bosch), Acytelyne cart, K.O. valve knock out tools, Snap-On creeper, Misc sockets, wrenches, hammers DISPLAYS & CABINETS, 3-White Rose oil dispensers, Anco wiper blade cabinet, New lawn mower blades on display board, Anco wiper blade cabinet (with wiper attached to cover), Brake system cabinet, Peg board brackets, Bendix Karb-Kits cabinet, Echlin United Visumatic ignition carb cabinet, B&S elec. clock, Ag Pressed Steel Pulley Board, Echlin cabinet w/key, Wood peg board, Imperial Eastman Corp. cabinet, 4-BorgWarner steel cabinets Wagner Brake Products clock, Wooden Auto Electric Carb. Cabinet, B&S metal display, AC Lawn Mower Spark Plug display, 2-United Delco AC cabinet Color Film 99c sign (card board), Campbell’s Kids Soup mugs sign (card board), 9-metal cabinets (14 shelf), 2-Filing cabinets, Water Outlet Gaskets w/ display board, Older GMC items; Tap & Die set PARTS, 2- bolt bins, Stands and rebuilt heads (305, 292, 302, etc), Plugs; wires; new B&S and Koehler parts; new alternator pulley’s; new mower wheels; Snapper lawn mower parts; belt guides; large quantity of air filters for small engines; oxygen acetylene gauges; boxes alternators/starters/repairs; Snap-On tools; AC clutch and bearing puller (Snap-on); quantity of starter and alt. parts and bearings w/cabinets; metal bushing cabinet w/bushings; WIX air filters (misc); approx.. 500-600 hyd. crimp on ends & adaptors ANTIQUES AND ANTIQUE PARTS, Large quantity of part books, manuals, etc, Old Sun Dwell-Tach tester –Sun Elec. Corp., AC Diagnostic Tune-Up Center Operators Manual w/charts for every car made between 1939-1963 and Willy’s Jeeps (antique), 3-Quaker State oil pumps, 2-3 legged car jacks, Brass fire extinguisher, 2- OTC Diagnostic Systems w/wall books & printers, GM Battery & Service kit, Running boards, 2 wooden cupboards, 2- Gas Station Fuel Pumps (1 double & 1 single) (was working when put into storage), JEEP Forward Control 4WD tail gate, Jeep manuals & part lists (8 books), JD Van Brunt Horse Drill manual, Plymouth & Dodge manuals (1933 & up), Frost-Tox Anti-Freeze methyl hydrate, Seat cover Display, 2-Campbell soup advertising posters (new), Western Travel Guide (1967), Bakery display case AUCTIONEERS NOTES: This is history in the making, last of these garages, come see the property and equipment. Large quantity of antique display cabinets, manuals, banners, equip., & antiques. Don’t miss this sale!

SALE CONDUCTED BY

UKRAINETZ AUCTIONEERING

Box 17, Insinger, Sask. SOA 1LO — Phone 306-647-2661 • License No. 915851

citizenship. He even welcomes terrorists back to Canada and funds a program to rehabilitate them, while there are interpreters in Afghanistan (who worked with our military), who are in grave danger if they don’t make it to Canada, and aren’t getting any help whatsoever.

He’s, publicly, admired China and their dictatorship and also offered condolences to

Cuba when brutal dictator Fidel Castro passed away.

There’s the ‘peoplekind’ blunder as well as saying the Boston Marathon bombings happened, simply, because someone felt excluded.

He’s mumbled through numerous press conferences incoherently, including one on steel where he was unable to convey what a trade surplus is.

He’s called small business owners tax cheats.

His actual quote was, “A large percentage of small businesses are just a way for wealthy Canadians to save on their taxes.”

He’s delivered speeches where he has told his audience that we need to rethink elements as basic as ‘time and space’. What

does that mean?

He’s installed cabinet ministers based on skin color and sexual orientation because ‘it’s 2015’ and then he’s gone on to say there really is no such thing as gender.

Last year during Canada Day, he forgot to mention Alberta when he rattled off all the provinces. Speaking of Alberta, he said we need to phase out the oil sands.

He also told a group of new Canadians that he wished he was one of them because traditional Canadians don’t appreciate being Canadian.

There’s way more, but the paper would have to give me more space.

I can’t even name nice people because I’m out of room.

Premier Moe names new Deputy Minister Premier Scott Moe has announced that Cam Swan will be the new Deputy Minister to the Premier, replacing Kent Campbell who has served in an interim capacity since August 2017.

Swan has served as President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority since May 2017. Previously, Swan held a number of senior positions in the public service, including Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister to the Premier, Deputy Minister of Environment, Chair of the Public Service Commission and General Manager of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation.

“Cam Swan’s depth of experience and reputation as a hardworking and respected civil servant will be an asset in providing leadership to Saskatchewan’s public service,” Moe said. “I look forward to working with Cam over the coming years as our government continues to stand up for the best interests of Saskatchewan people.”

Moe also announced the following changes to the senior leadership of Saskatchewan’s Public Service: Kent Campbell is appointed Deputy Minister of Trade and Export Development.

Campbell formerly served as Interim Deputy Minister

to the Premier and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. He has previously served as Saskatchewan’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Deputy Minister of Energy and Resources.

Wes Jickling is appointed Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs while retaining his current responsibilities as CEO of Innovation Saskatchewan.

Jickling has previously held senior roles in corporate, government and international organizations, including previous service for the Government of Saskatchewan as Associate Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, global potash exporter Canpotex, and the United Nations.

Clare Isman is appointed President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. Isman has formerly served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister to the Premier, and Deputy Minister of Finance.

“I would like to thank Kent Campbell for his diligence and service as Interim Deputy Minister to the Premier and congratulate Kent, along with Wes and Clare, on their new assignments,” Moe said.

These appointments are effective July 16, 2018.

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Fake grassroots campaigns deserve uprooting AstroTurf looks and feels like grass — in an all-too-perfect way. But it’s not grass.

Now the well-known artificial turf’s brand name has taken on a new meaning, referring to purported “grassroots” efforts that are actually funded and supported by industry and political entities.

Some people, organizations and campaigns around everything from forestry to fossil fuels look and feel “grassroots,” but many are anything but.

In discussions around climate change and fossil fuels, for example, we see groups like Canada Action (and its spin-offs, Oil Sands Action and Pipeline Action), Ethical Oil, Resource Works, the International Climate Science Coalition, and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, among others.

It’s one tactic in the industry playbook. In a recent column, we dis-

cussed science denial campaigns related to climate change and caribou habitat protection.

Astroturf campaigns are designed not just to deny evidence and discredit opponents but also to imply broad public support for products or practices.

Many of the organizations are secretive about their funding and alliances, even as they attack social justice and environmental organizations over “foreign funding” and collaboration with international groups.

Astroturf campaigns aren’t new, but are becoming increasingly widespread as social media and the internet play a greater role in shaping public opinion.

In B.C., they go back at least as far as the 1980s and ’90s, during the “War in the Woods” over logging in Clayoquot Sound. To counter massive protests, the Citizens

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Coalition for Sustainable Development, also known as Share B.C., was launched with support from and ties to the forestry industry, later spawning a number of “Share” offshoots.

The tactic gained notoriety in the U.S. after the Environmental Protection Agency released a 1992 report about the health impacts of tobacco smoke on nonsmokers. In response, the world’s biggest tobacco company, Philip Morris, launched a campaign “to prevent states and cities, as well as businesses, from passive-smoking bans.”

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PR firm APCO, which warned that industry spokespeople are not always seen as credible messengers and that a “national grassroots coalition” would carry more weight. APCO then established the Advancement of Sound Science Coalition to challenge the scientific consensus about tobacco smoke harms.

In his book Heat, U.K writer George Monbiot quotes a memo from tobacco company Brown and Williamson: “Doubt is our product since it is the best means of competing with the ‘body of fact’ that exists in the mind of the general pub-

lic. It is also the means In 1998, a group called of establishing a contro- the Oregon Institute of versy.”

Science and Medicine The coalition, with sponsored the Oregon additional funding from Petition, which urged the Exxon and other fossil U.S. government to reject fuel companies, went on climate change measto sow doubt about cli- ures. It used the same mate science. Its name font and format as the illustrates another tactic: legitimate Proceedings using labels and brand- of the National Academy ing to convince the public of Sciences, prompting they’re evidence-based that organization to issue or to blur distinctions a statement distancing between them and legit- itself from the bogus imate entities. In Canada, group. the International Climate As the internet and Science Coalition and social media become Friends of Science (both greater forces in sociof which Tom Harris has ety, astroturf groups and been or is involved with), campaigns are growing, are anything but friendly especially around global to science. warming. Armies of trolls A report sponsored and credible-sounding by the U.S. Heartland organizations spread Institute and promoted similar messaging on a

by Harris’s ICSC was pub- range of topics. In keeplished under the banner ing the forestry industry’s of the Nongovernmental caribou science denial International Panel on tactics, we can expect to Climate Change, a name goldenopportunities.ca see it using PR firms and aimed at creating confu- ostensibly third party sion between it and the voices to make its case.

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