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A little off the top Yorkton Councillor Darcy Zaharia gets sheared by former WWE wrestling personality Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake Friday as part of the Canadian Wrestling Elite (CWE) ‘Strutting and Cutting’ tour stop in the city.

The wrestling card had Zaharia and fellow Councillor Quinn Haider as managers in a ‘hair vs. hair’ match.

Zaharia’s team lost the match leading to the garden shears haircut.

(See related photos Page B3).

Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels

Council ups wages to offset tax impact

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council has passed a raise for the Mayor and Council, but they will take home less money in 2019.

Section 56 of the Cities Act states that each mem-

ber of council is to be paid any remuneration and benefits and any reimbursement or allowances for expenses that may be fixed by the Council.

Currently, the Cities Act states that one-third of the total remuneration paid to a member of

council is deemed to be paid with respect to general expenses incurred that are incidental to the discharge of the duties of a member of council. Historically, if nonaccountable expenses made up one-third or less of the remuneration of

the elected official, this amount would not be included in their taxable income, detailed material circulated at the regular meeting of Council Monday.

The “2017 Federal Budget received Royal Assent on June 22, 2017

and presented a legislative change to eliminate tax exemptions for nonaccountable expense allowances paid to elected officials effective Jan. 1, 2019. The Federal government’s position on the non-taxable amount is that it ‘pro-

vided an advantage that other Canadians do not enjoy.’ City councillors in Yorkton do not receive allowances for in-town travel, office, communication expenses, or attending additional

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Local MLA talks about the throne speech

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer It was the first throne speech with Scott Moe, setting the tone for the year as the province prepares to enter 2019. The themes of the day were consistent with Moe’s campaign for leadership, with a staunch opposition to carbon tax and a focus on a balanced budget, but it also had some commit-

ments beyond what was expected.

As minister for rural and remote health, Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit said that some of the focus on health care, whether it was the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon or the new Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford, will be good for the region. While not necessarily nearby, Ottenbreit notes

they’re state of the art, whether for children’s health or mental health, meaning many people from the area will use the facilities.

“Until you need the services, you don’t know what really feeds into [those hospitals].”

Now that the two facilities are done, the province is looking at what’s next, including replacing some long term care facilities as well as replace-

ment of hospitals like the ones in Prince Albert, Weyburn and Yorkton.

Moe has been outspoken in his opposition to the federal carbon tax, and that opposition is going to the courts next year, as the province challenges the constitutional validity of the tax. Ottenbreit believes that the Prairie Resilience Climate Plan that the province is proposing is a better alternative

than a tax anyway, and is frustrated that it has come to a court challenge. He believes the tax will impact the competitiveness of the province’s industry and economy, and does not believe it will be effective in combating greenhouse gasses.

“We don’t believe that carbon tax is an effective way to

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Popowich joins STEP directors

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Mike Popowich, the current president of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, has taken on a new role as a board member with Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership.

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Popowich, who is coowner and manager of the grain processing and packaging company TA Foods Ltd in Yorkton, said his company has been “a member of STEP for five years.”

In that time TA Foods has utilized the provincial organization on sev-

eral occasions in terms of attending trade shows with STEP, and utilizing their services in developing export markets for their flax oil products.

That is essentially why STEP exists to “champion the province’s export industry and assists prov-

incial businesses in realizing global marketing opportunities,” notes the group’s website.

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meetings and community events,” Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation and Procedures -- City Clerk with the City, told Council.

The change in the federal tax policy will result in municipal council members across the country paying more income tax on their remuneration.

Yorkton Council pays council members based on a formula created a number of years ago.

“Six years ago, in September 2012, a group of community

mittee’s recommendation to establish the Mayor’s remuneration at 75 per cent of that of a Saskatchewan Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The Councillors are set to receive 30 per cent of the Mayor’s salary plus an equal share of 3.33 per cent of the Mayor’s salary when they serve as the Deputy Mayor for two terms of four-months. (i.e.: six councillors x eight months = 48 months),” detailed the report.

“Administration is of the opinion that the net pay of a Mayor/Councillor should be

the same going forward as it has been historically,” said Matsalla.

Changing the formula to be 85 per cent of a MLA’s pay and councillors at one-third of the Mayor’s remuneration gets the City as close to status quo as possible, she said.

The total added cost per year of the change will be approx., $27,000.

Councillor Aaron Kienle said while Council might not be exactly comfortable with voting itself an increase, it also does not make sense the Mayor

face a 13 per cent decrease in take home pay, and Councillors nine per cent.

The federal changes certainly bothered Mayor Bob Maloney.

“It’s an issue that infuriates me,” he said, adding it hits people in municipal politics who “do it because they’re doing it for their communities.

“This gets me a little annoyed and excited.”

Council would pass the increase, but Councillors Darcy Zaharia and Quinn Haider sat opposed.

“Those decisions are very far outweighed by the benefits of having a balanced budget, one of those things being a AAA credit rating which allows us preferential rates when it comes to interest on whatever debt our provinces has to pay.

And it does show a strong economy, it does give confidence in different businesses around the world when they are looking to invest somewhere.”

Saskatchewan’s crime rate has been in the news lately, and it was also addressed by the throne speech. A big focus will be on improving response times for rural police, an issue Ottenbreit said that the police are aware of as well, as they know how far they are from assistance when on patrol.

Another measure included is

Claire’s Law, which allows the disclosure of information about the violent past of romantic partners. The other changes include allowing rural municipalities with populations under 500 to join regional police forces, which Ottenbreit believes will allow rural communities to build their police force and deal with challenges for rural crime. Trespassing laws will also change, which Ottenbreit says will balance the rights of landowners with people who use land for leisure purposes.

“Rural crime is still a big concern. Just relying on the current forms of protection, namely the RCMP, they’re stretched a bit thin, and we want to decrease their responses for those personnel to get to

areas where there might be something happening or to get their visibility a lot higher to deter from crime.”

Rural connectivity was another investment, with a commitment to improve cell phone coverage in 50 rural communities. Beyond being useful for rural communities, Ottenbreit said that a second reason for improving phone coverage is connected to their focus on rural crime, to ensure

people can inform the police whenever something happens.

“We do have a public communications company, SaskTel. It is, nominally a private enterprise, but also a public utility.

What better way to use that public entity for everyone in the province, by making decisions that aren’t so much the best business choice, but the best choice to make sure the people of the province have safe coverage?”

Labor standards will also see an update, with expanded parental leave, increasing it to 63 weeks for additional maternity leave time.

The final change will be free hunting and fishing licenses for all military veterans in Saskatchewan.

Humboldt which afforded an opportunity to meet directly with export oriented businesses there.

The Humboldt meeting was hosted by the local Chamber, and Popowich said he is hoping with his connection to the Yorkton Chamber a future STEP board meeting can be held here.

Popowich said he hopes past experiences help him settle into his new role quickly, pointing at his involvement

with the Yorkton Chamber and as a director of the Flax Council of Canada.

“I think that (experience) helped get the votes,” for the STEP position, he said.

Popowich said he has no specific goals as a director, but added he does believe in the important role STEP can play in helping business access export markets.

“When you’re not directly involved in exports you don’t know how much goes out-

side Saskatchewan, outside Canada,” he said, adding STEP can help industry access international markets.

Popowich said while there is greater potential for exports because of current technologies connecting buyers with sellers, having some help certainly opens doors more smoothly. He said TA Foods has made sales in Asia with people they have never met, but STEP has helped the process by giving information

which gave them confidence that they would be paid for product sent.

Without having STEP involved “it’s a lot harder to access information on how to do it (export),” said Popowich.

STEP was officially launched on Aug. 21, 1996 with a mandate to increase Saskatchewan’s exports to existing markets and to tap into new markets by initiating sales, contracts, and projects for Saskatchewan exporters.

leaders were asked to form a committee to determine a fair council remuneration policy.

The committee suggested in their report that the earliest review for possible adjustment should be a minimum five years from its adoption. In their research, the committee considered cities in western Canada that were comparable in population to Yorkton, as well as the Provincial Cabinet Minister’s salary to develop a structured, transparent formula for Council’s remuneration.

Council accepted the com-

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deal with carbon change and changes to the environment.

We believe that our climate change strategy is the way to go. Oddly enough, the federal government does acknowledge that our climate change strategy would help, they do acknowledge it is probably one of the only real plans throughout the country, but for some reason they are still targeting Saskatchewan with a carbon tax,” said Ottenbreit.

The push for a balanced budget was part of Moe’s campaign, and while Ottenbreit admits that many difficult decisions were made on the road, and still are likely to made during the next budget cycle, they are committed to next budget being balanced.

Other public safety issues were prompted by the collision between a semi and the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos last year. That meant changes to improve commercial driver training, as well as increased funding to improve intersection safety across the province.

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industry as a whole for Canada.”

So when asked to let his name stand for election to the board, Popowich took it.

“Both sides thought it was a good opportunity,” he said.

The opportunity turned into his being elected to three-year term.

Typically board meetings are held in Regina or Saskatoon, although STEP recently had one meeting in

Have a drink of jazz with Tim Tamashiro

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Frank. Dean. Sammy.

On their own, just names, relatively common ones at that. Together, they bring to mind a group of people who achieved legendary status in their career. Combined with their last names, Sinatra, Martin and Davis, they’re the Rat Pack, a group of influential musicians and actors that were an integral part of American culture.

Tim Tamashiro’s show, When You’re Smiling, is a tribute to that famous trio. Tamashiro will be in Yorkton on Nov. 4 as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series, breaking in the new seats at the Anne Portnuff Theatre.

Describing it as a one man show with a jazz band, Tamashiro is combining his two careers – singing and presenting radio on CBC with the program Tonic – into one performance. It will be a mix of song and storytelling.

“I describe it is Vinyl Cafe with a jazz trio.”

Tamashiro was inspired by friendship when putting together

the performance. Part of that is the friendship between the three men that Tamashiro is covering in the show, but for Tamashiro, it was his own friendship with legendary pianist Tommy Banks that started the ball rolling. He had booked some shows booked with the former senator this past January, but Banks came down with an illness, which meant Tamashiro had to put together a new show.

“I was trying to think, what can I do to replace a show with the Tommy Banks? I thought about it for a month, and finally I stumbled upon this idea of writing a brand new show, with dialog, music cues and all that kind of stuff. That’s ultimately how that idea came along.”

Unfortunately, the premiere of the show was the day before Banks died. His friendship with Banks is part of the inspiration, because it’s the friendship between the men he’s paying tribute to that drives the show.

“This is really a show about friendship and how coming together with people instead of competing with people is ultimately the kinder and

more fun way forward, and it always will be. I thought this was the perfect show to dedicate to Tommy and it will always be dedicated to Tommy.”

Tamashiro wants to make jazz fun and approachable, and while he admits that many people might find jazz to be intimidating for a lot of audiences, he wants to take that intimidation away.

“Jazz is a scary word for a lot of people. Over the years, and especially with my radio experience, I learned to deflect a lot of the ideas people have about jazz. I tell people that there are only two kinds of jazz, “thinky” and “drinky,” and I sing drinky jazz.”

The difference between the two is that while the thinky stuff requires a deeper understanding of music to enjoy, the drinky variety is a descendant of the music that used to be played in all the dance clubs years ago, and is mostly about having a good time on a night out.

“I really encourage people to come out and have a really good time with their friends especially when I come out and perform in different

communities throughout Canada. Number one, there’s not a lot of jazz that happens in many smaller communities anyway, but I don’t want people to be intimidated by what they’re hearing, I want to give them the answer right up front.

Come out and have a good time, bring friends.”

And when it comes to good times, the Rat Pack was legendary for the times they had, but Tamashiro said that the story is more complex than just a hard partying group. Sinatra was considered passe at one point, before starring in “From Here To Eternity” and winning the Oscar.

“Everybody loves those feast and famine stories, especially when it comes to legends like Sinatra.”

To reinterpret the people of the past, you

need to have great players in the present, and Tamashiro says that if someone has never seen a jazz show before, his band is a great introduction to the genre, and if you’re familiar with the music they’re fantastic players.

“If I decided to throw a song at them out of the blue, they could probably do it on the spot. They have these book smarts, they have these street

smarts, really able to go with the flow, and go with the flow with the people too... I throw lots of curveballs towards them!”

Tamashiro is also excited to be the first Stars for Saskatchewan concert in the recently revitalized Anne Portnuff Theatre, and he likes taking jazz to smaller communities.

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Politics Even when it comes to issues as complex as climate change and the carbon tax, there usually is a bottom line.

And that bottom line is driven by common sense.

So here’s the common sense in the wake of the federal Liberal government announcement last week that will return 90 per cent of all the money it collects from a its carbon price directly to the Canadians.

If you give people money to compensate them for the extra costs of gas and other things caused by a carbon tax, it’s quite likely they will continue to spend it on those exact behaviours that burn more carbon.

For that reason, it seems unlikely that Trudeau’s carbon tax will actually work.

If gas goes up 20 cents a litre, does it necessarily stop driving your kids to hockey to driving to shopping?

Maybe if had to bear the costs yourself, it would cause you to car pool when you take your kids to hockey. Maybe it might get you thinking about being a little more efficient when it comes to shopping trips you make when you drive.

In time, it might even have you thinking about getting a more fuel-efficient vehicle … although in our climate often plagued by ice and snowdrifts for six months of the year, that will remain a tough choice.

But what is the incentive to do so if you are getting a cheque back from government to cover the added gas costs? Will the money from Ottawa (an estimated $598 in Saskatchewan) be enough to help buy a new vehicle or making needed home renovations to improve energy efficiency?

“Starting next year, it will no longer be free to pollute anywhere in Canada,” Trudeau said in his announcement.

Ottawa will now impose a minimum price on pollution of $20 a tonne of carbon emissions on Jan. 1. Non-compliant provinces like Saskatchewan (along with Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick) will now have a federal carbon levy on fuels while large industrial emitters will face a cap-and-trade like system imposed on them, starting April 1.

While 90 per cent the rebates will go back to households and the remaining 10 per cent will got back to small and medium-sized businesses, schools, hospitals and other organizations unable to pass back to consumers.

This is all designed to mitigate the impact on the public and others who will see carbon tax costs passed on them, but the Saskatchewan government doesn’t see it that way.

“We see it as a cynical vote-buying scheme using your money to buy your vote,” Premier Scott Moe told reporters In fairness to Trudeau and the federal government, this isn’t exactly as Moe suggests.

Carbon pricing does seem to be at least based on a revenue-neutral premise that takes money from those the federal government deemed to be polluters and giving it back to people to pay the added costs.

But, again, does that really address greenhouse gas emissions? Will it necessarily even chance the behaviour of so-called emitters?

After all, if their customers have money in their pockets from the federal government to pay the added carbon taxes that will now be required how does it really effect how business is done?

Certainly, one can be critical of provincial governments like Saskatchewan doing little other than being critical — always, the easy way out for politicians.

Ottawa has a legitimate point that Saskatchewan’s “Prairie Resilience” — a plan that doesn’t really address coal-fired electrical generation that, arguably, the province’s biggest single GHG emission issue.

But the Sask. Party government’s argument that it’s just not sound to send people cheques to compensate them for the secondary costs this tax seems to make sense.

The bottom line is this carbon tax won’t likely change behaviour.

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

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Throne speech underwhelming T

he Saskatchewan government delivered its 2018 Throne Speech last week, but don’t feel too bad if you missed it since the document didn’t exactly unveil anything surprising, or even new for that matter.

And that is perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the Speech.

Certainly in recent years Throne Speeches have evolved from being an unveiling of upcoming legislation, and more the rhetoric of governments patting themselves on the back for a job well done, and for having the right vision for the province’s future.

The situation is not isolated to a government of any particular party, but simply an evolution of a document increasingly lacking in details.

But this was a Throne Speech we may have expected just a little more from simply because it is the first from the Saskatchewan Party under the leadership of Scott Moe. It was an opportunity for Moe to begin to really put his own stamp on the party, to make a statement through the Throne Speech that he is a new leader, with fresh new ideas to carry his party, and the province forward.

You would have to be a very loyal member of the Saskatchewan Party to glean that sort of fresh look hidden in the Throne Speech.

There was instead a lot of attention paid to what the federal government is doing with the proposed carbon tax, an initiative the Moe-led government has said it will fight in the courts.

The Saskatchewan Party has certainly set up the Liberal government in

Ottawa as its villain heading toward the next provincial election, with the carbon tax clearly the boogey man it will try to convince voters only they can deal with to Saskatchewan’s benefit.

But a Throne Speech should be about what the government will do in regards to things it actually has control over.

How is the province doing after major municipal government finding cuts, an increase in the provincial sales tax, the dismantling of a provincial bus service to tie communities together, and a list of other changes made under the current government?

And where does a Moe led government see things going moving forward.

The Speech outlined policy, including; • To deliver a balanced budget for 2019-20; • To complete the new 284 bed, stateof-the-art Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford to help those facing significant mental health needs; • To continue to improve response times and enhance officer visibility in rural Saskatchewan through the Protection and Response Team (PRT), which has seen conservation officers and highway patrol officers assist with more than 1,300 PRT-related actions since April.

But these are not new, merely continuing things already in the pipeline.

It seems a missed opportunity for Moe to show residents a bit more of his vision, but perhaps that will start to be seen in the Legislature in the weeks ahead.

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Traffic bylaw getting wording clean-up

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton is moving to fine tune its Traffic Bylaw.

The Traffic Bylaw No. 18/2016 came into effect in February 2017, which involved numerous changes from the previous Traffic Bylaw of 2000, explained Nicole Baptist, Assistant City Clerk, with the City at the regular meeting of Council Monday.

“It is important to review the Bylaw again

within the next one to two years to ensure the Bylaw is functioning properly and addressing concerns correctly,” she said.

So updates are on occasion needed to address small things, said Baptist.

“Administration has completed a review of the Traffic Bylaw and identified some amendments to improve the clarity and address small clerical errors in the Bylaw.

None of the proposed amendments look to

change the intent of the Bylaw, merely to improve clarity,” she said.

Council passed first reading Monday, with the next step to go to Public Notice, including advertisement in the local newspaper, at City Hall and on the City website.

The proposed amendment will be brought back to Council, for review and decision, in conjunction with the Public Hearing at the Nov. 19, council meeting.

2019 Yorkton Film Festival submissions accepted through Film Freeway The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce a new addition to our Call for Submission process.

Starting on Monday, Oct. 22, YFF will now be accepting submissions through Film Freeway.

YFF is North America’s longest running film festival, established in 1947, and has established a proud tradition of highlighting the best in short Canadian cinema.

“We’ve had requests from filmmakers in the past to look into using Film Freeway, and I’m

happy that we’re able to provide another avenue for filmmakers to submit their work to our festival,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden.

“In addition to our Super Early Bird pricing, I think having Film Freeway will be another attractive option to ensure filmmakers are submitting to our festival, and I think it’ll have a positive impact on overall submissions for this year.” added Goulden.

From Oct. 15 until Nov. 17, Super Early Bird pricing will be in effect

for submissions. Pricing will progress to Early Bird pricing from Nov. 18 until Dec. 20. After that, standard pricing will be in effect until close of submissions on Jan. 31, 2019.

Student Production submissions may be submitted free of charge from Oct. 15 until Dec. 20.

A full list of rules & regulations, as well as category descriptions, can be found on the festival website at www.yorktonfilm.com/submit.

Letters to the Editor Remembering the War Amps founders Dear Editor, As Remembrance Day approaches, I would like to pay tribute to the amputee veterans who founded The War Amps, which marks its 100th anniversary this year.

On returning from the First World War, they came together to help each other adapt to their new reality. They then welcomed the next generation of amputee veterans following the Second World War, creating the Key Tag Service to provide them with meaningful work and a service to

Canadians that continues today.

Recently I joined a young child amputee named Tiffany in laying a rose at the grave of Curley Christian, the only quadruple amputee to survive the First World War. Tiffany benefits from the Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, just as I did as a teenager following a train accident.

We paid tribute to Curley both for his sacrifices at Vimy Ridge and for helping to start a program that has assisted us and amputees across the

country.

Though they considered themselves to be “ordinary guys,” these war amputees served their country in wartime and continued to serve when they came home. I can say with pride that their legacy and sacrifices will be remembered through generations of amputees, like Tiffany and me, long into the future.

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History Corner Halloween Folklore and the Black Cat Connection In books of old time Halloween folklore, one can find images of a large room with two black cats alongside witches, a mouse or two in the kitchen’s corner, cauldrons boiling away over the hearth’s fire, cinders on the floor, logs in a box, coal in pails. One can’t help wondering why it is black cats that are portrayed. Why have they gotten a bad rap especially on Halloween? Well, the available answers are not good. Starting in Medieval times, in some European countries people had come to fear witch craft. They believed that witches could transform themselves into black cats and roam the nights creating havoc. Being black and on moonless nights, they were assured more protection from discovery. So it was that these Europeans who crossed the seas to come to America, brought their stories with them.

We are told that the Pilgrims in the Plymouth colony, distrusted anything associated with witches and sorcery, including black cats. In time, the cats just became included in popular folklore right along with the witches. Over the centuries, those Halloween stories and rituals have evolved. Contemporary society understands that ancient peoples’ stories reflected an interpretation of the evil around them. One must remember that these people suffered from persecutions because of lack of understanding of human behavior. So, with better insights, Halloween events have evolved even in the last couple decades. There have been efforts to eliminate the “tricks” that could get out of hand.

The focus is more a fun thing than

it was in the past. I recall upsetting events in the 1950s-1960s with pranksters throwing over outdoor toilets, etc. As for Yorkton early history, it may surprise some readers that there was acceptance of Halloween benign themes such as — the Methodist Church Ladies Guild held an exhibition of old fashioned costumes at a Halloween party in the church basement! As for cats, a record shows that an early settler saved York City from real problems regarding food storage, etc. by bringing several cats from Manitoba to sell to settlers. They were so very welcomed that the vendor made good money.

One can be sure that colour of the cats was not an issue! I did find a record of one nasty trick played by kids who had let out horses from the stock yards. The horses were rounded up but the villagers were not amused! As for black cats being bad cats, well I got to know a black cat who was a rescue kitty who had soon acquired an abundance of “catitude.” She was named “Spook” for fun and of those who all inhabited the new two-storey prairie home, she was the one with status! Spook was in charge of a two-member household “staff” who were on a daily 24 hour shift, niece and nephew Anne Marie and Dan Stohl of Warman, who had to facilitate her nocturnal walkabouts.

Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince, Heritage Researcher, City of Yorkton Archives, Box 400, 37 Third Avenue North Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3 306-786-1722 heritage@yorkton.ca

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Council dips into 2019 budget

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Work will soon begin on Whitesand Drive Stormwater Improvements following a decision by Yorkton Council on how to pay for the tender cost that came in half a million dollars higher than had been budgeted.

At the Oct. 9, 2018 regular Council meeting, Administration was directed to bring back funding options for the remaining $500, 000 needed to award the contract for the Whitesand Drive Stormwater

Improvements to the lone bidder Wyonzek Bros.

Const. Ltd, René Richard, Director of Engineering and Asset Management with the City, explained at the regular meeting of Council Monday.

In terms of options the City’s Rainy Day Fund was initially looked to for the $500,000.

“Our Director of Finance has confirmed there is only $195,000 available in the rainy day fund. The remaining $305,000 could be pre-approved from the 2019 Capital Budget.

However, this would

leave the rainy day fund with a balance of $0 and would not be available if there were unexpected expenses throughout the year,” said Richard.

As an alternative it was suggested Council direct Administration to award the revised Whitesand Drive Stormwater Improvements Tender to Wyonzek Bros. Const.

Ltd, for $808,686.45 taxes included and furthermore the total project budget be approved for $1,200,000 with the additional $500,000 to be pre-approved from 2019 Capital Budget.

While Council mem-

bers were all quick to rally behind the need for the project, the best way to fund the overage on the initial budget led to a long debate.

Councillor Darcy Zaharia was having a problem with only one tender having been submitted for the project. He said he was “skeptical” of only one bid and asked how often that has happened on major projects.

“It’s not common, but it has happened on occasion,” said City Manager Lonnie Kaal.

“Something needs to be done, but I’m voting

against it,” responded Zaharia, who would remain true to that position being the lone dissenting vote when Council approved the recommendation.

“I think this is a project that should be completed,” he said, then suggested cost savings from an earlier City project this year be allocated to the drainage work.

Coun. Mitch Hippsley said he too would have “hoped to get at least two tenders. Good business sense … tells me we should have two,” but even with just one added “we owe it to residents,” to do the work.

However, Kaal noted the saving was actually money the City did not need to borrow, so it was not actually in an account to access.

Coun. Ken Chyz wanted the project to go ahead but he initially balked at committing 2019 budget dollars to the project.

In the end Council passed drawing $500,000 from the City’s 2019 Capital Budget, which amounts to having pre spent about 12.5 per cent of the usual capital funds available annually.

PBP brings theatre festival to town

By Sean Mott Staff Writer The Paper Bag Players (PBP) are bringing a three-day theatre festival to Yorkton next week, hoping to foster a moment of artistic celebration and communal support.

PBP is hosting the TheatreOne festival at the Painted Hand Casino on Nov. 8-10. The festival gathers theatre groups from Yorkton, Moose Jaw,

Melfort, Regina, Kamsack, and Indian Head to perform brief one-act plays over three nights.

“We always want to host [the festival] because we enjoy people coming to visit us,” said Bailey Lemcke, secretary for PBP. PBP will host a party every night after the plays. The theme of the festival is Life’s a Stage.

PBP’s parties will echo that theme through high school, college, and graduation-themed parties.

PBP will take to the stage on Nov. 8 to kick off the festival with their production of “I Didn’t Know You Could Cook,”

by Richard Orloff. The play follows a tense dinner between two estranged brothers as they try to understand big changes in their lives.

TheatreOne will be

offering more than stage plays. On Nov. 9, Judy Wensel is hosting a director’s workshop in the SIGN building on Broadway at 1:30 p.m. It’s free to Theatre Saskatchewan members and costs five dollars for everyone else. Interested participants can register at tsicommunity.wufoo. eu/forms/z9uj7mr1rrhn9a/.

Calyspo Malcolm, vicepresident for PBP, is looking forward to seeing the Saskatchewan theatre community’s productions.

“I’m excited to see all the groups and see what they bring,” she said. “It’s a theatre family.”

Lemcke thinks TheatreOne provides an vital platform for local artists.

“I think it’s important to get your community into the arts,” she said.

“It’s a fun way to let loose.”

All shows start at 7:30 p.m. every night. Tickets are $20 per night or $45 for three nights. Tickets are available at the H&R Block in Yorkton or online at www.picatic. c o m / event15266106348676.

Home care funding More Saskatchewan residents will now have access to Home Care Individualized Funding. The province is investing an additional $1.2 million annually to expand the Individualized Funding option. This will reduce wait lists and assist with creating capacity within the existing home care program.

“Individualized Funding allows home care clients more choice and flexibility,” Health Minister Jim Reiter said. “The additional funding will give more people more choice for what best suits their individual needs.”

Home Care Individualized Funding provides funding directly to home care clients (or their caregivers) to arrange and manage their own supportive care services, including hiring their own staff and scheduling their staff when they want service. The Home Care Individualized Funding option for

Home Care currently serves 128 individuals across the province.

For more information, including eligibility and how to apply for Home Care Individualized Funding, visit https:// www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/ accessing-health-care-services/care-athome-and-outside-the-hospital/individualized-funding-for-home-care.

The funding for this investment is coming from the Canada-Saskatchewan Bilateral Funding Agreement.

Announced in January 2017, the federal government is providing Saskatchewan with close to $350 million over 10 years for targeted incremental investments in home and community care and mental health and addiction services. Of the $348.8 million, an estimated $190 million will support improved home and community care services.

Time to eat The Bentley made a donation to the Salvation Army Food Bank with a combination of food and cash to help feed hungry people. The money was raised through a perogy lunch, which was free but came with a request for a food bank donation.

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The total was $228 and 100 lbs of food. Pictured with a Bentley resident are Lieutenant Mary Tim with the Salvation Army, and Gina Ressler, sales consultant for the Bentley.

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Power deal with MB Hydro

SaskPower has signed a new term sheet with Manitoba Hydro that lays the groundwork for purchasing an additional 215 megawatts (MW) of reliable renewable electricity available for Saskatchewan customers.

“This clean, hydroelectric power represents a significant step forward when it comes to reaching our goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030. It’s also reliable baseload electricity, which we’ll need as we add more intermittent generation options like wind and solar,” said Mike Marsh, President and CEO of SaskPower. “Manitoba Hydro has been a valued neighbour and business partner over

the years and this is a demonstration of that relationship. We look forward to seeing this through and continuing our work together.”

The term sheet lays out the framework for a power purchase agreement where SaskPower will buy 190 MW of capacity from Manitoba Hydro, with an option to purchase an additional 25 MW. A final legal contract for the sale is expected to be concluded by mid-2019 and in effect by 2022.

The purchase agreement would last up to 30 years, allowing SaskPower to acquire hydro generation at a competitive cost when compared with other generation options. The exact financial terms of the agreement are

October 31, 2018 - November 6, 2018

Council Meeting Monday, November 19, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

Public Notice PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 20/2018 Amendment to the Traffic Bylaw No. 18/2016 Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Yorkton intends to consider approving Bylaw No. 20/2018, to amend the Traffic Bylaw No. 18/2016, at the November 19, 2018 Regular Council Meeting. The Proposed Traffic Bylaw Amendment will address clerical errors that were noted and improve clarity throughout the Bylaw. A Public Hearing will be held at the November 19, 2018 Regular Council Meeting to allow the public to express their opinion or concern with any of the changes being proposed.

Questions regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to: René Richard, Director of Engineering & Asset Management Phone: 306-786-1734 Email: rrichard@yorkton.ca OR Nicole Baptist, Assistant City Clerk Phone: 306-786-1783 Email: nbaptist@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 Monday, November 19, 2018 in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, Saskatchewan at 5:00 p.m.

Any written submissions must be received by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 and must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, City Clerk Box 400, 37 Third Avenue North Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca You may visit our website at www.yorkton.ca to view the proposed bylaw.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE “Remuneration – Members of Council” Policy No. 10.170 Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Yorkton intends to consider an amendment to the “Remuneration – Members of Council” Policy No. 10.170, at the November 19, 2018 Regular Council Meeting. The proposed amendment to the Policy is to set the Mayor’s remuneration to 85% of a Saskatchewan Member of the Legislative Assembly, effective January 1, 2019 in response to the Federal Legislation that removes the tax exemption on 1/3 of Council remuneration for non-accountable amounts. Members of Council pay will remain set at 30% of the Mayor’s wage.

Questions regarding the proposed amendment may be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation and Procedures (City Clerk) Phone: 306-786-1717 Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca You may visit our website at www.yorkton.ca to view the proposed policy amendment.

CITIZEN RECOGNITION AWARDS – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Citizen Recognition Awards Committee was formed in January, 2018, to develop a program to annually acknowledge and reward individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the City in various capacities. Nominees do not need to reside in Yorkton, but their work must be within the boundaries of the city. The Committee will be tasked with reviewing nominations received from the public and selecting recipients for the awards in two categories: 1.

Adult Civic Recognition – Presented to a citizen to recognize the selfless support the individual has made towards the betterment of the City of Yorkton.

2. Youth Civic Recognition – Presented to a citizen, under the age of eighteen (18) years old prior to December 31 of the current year, to recognize contributions made by the individual towards the betterment of the City of Yorkton.

The Committee is seeking nominations from the public for this process. Call for nominations is open from October 1 – 31, 2018. Nomination forms are available during that time at the City Clerk’s Office City Hall, or by download from the City of Yorkton website: www.yorkton.ca. Nomination forms may be submitted online on the City of Yorkton website, by surface mail, or hand delivered to: City Hall c/o City Clerk’s Office – 2nd Floor 37 Third Avenue North P.O. Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Winners will be announced at the December 2018 Council Meeting and celebrated at the first Council Meeting in January 2019.

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Very Successful!

Thank-you to everyone who participated in the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day last weekend! Sponsored by the Environmental Services Department, 4,446 kg of hazardous waste was collected from 110 residents.

Proper and safe disposal of these wastes ensures they don’t create any harmful environmental impacts. We hope to make this an annual event, so watch for information in 2019 or contact the Environmental Services Department at 306.828.2470.

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“We’re extremely pleased to be able to announce that we’ve agreed to a term sheet for this significant new longterm sale to SaskPower,” said Kelvin Shepherd, president and CEO of Manitoba Hydro.

SaskPower has two existing power purchase agreements with Manitoba Hydro. In 2015, SaskPower signed a 25 MW agreement that lasts until 2022. A 20-year agreement for 100 MW was signed in 2016 and comes into effect in 2020.

This clean and renewable supply of electricity will help to meet a growing demand for power in

Sundays 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. & Pre-school & Senior Skate Tuesday & Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

The City of Yorkton recommends the use of protective equipment while participating in these activities. Schedules are subject to change without notice. To avoid disappointment, please call 306-786-1740 to ensure public skating hours have not been cancelled.

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Cookie smiles Recently Close Cuts in Yorkton received $4,792 from the Smile Cookie Campaign that was held at both Yorkton Tim Hortons locations. The funds will be designated to the Local Cancer Initiatives Program, which aims to support local cancer patients and their families through funding such as; • One night stays at the Regina Cancer Patient Lodge • One week stays at Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon • The needs of Camp Circle O’Friends • Cancer-related Initiatives of The Health Foundation • Supplying each child beginning treatment with a Comfy Cozy (chemo accessible shirt) and a trophy to celebrate their completion at the Allan Blair and Saskatoon Cancer Centres.

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The chainsaw wouldn’t start.

We were standing in the middle of the forest, surrounded by dead and dying trees. Tilted trunks and bent birches hung over us like wooden chandeliers and tattered curtains. The dog wandered into a bush, sniffing for any nearby rabbits. Leaves crackled and crunched beneath our boots.

We’d followed a path into the woods. After stalling the engine six times in a row, I’d managed to guide the pick-up truck over small bumps and dips in the ground.

We’d manoeuvred past patches of grass and yellow fields. My friend had told me to stop the truck in front of decimated collection of dead trees. She has a sixth sense for what

will make for good firewood.

So there we were, standing in the forest with an empty truck bed and a vast swath of trees begging to be cut down.

And the chainsaw wouldn’t start.

I’d followed all the steps to the letter. I’d flicked the switch, revved it up, and ripped the start cord, but the chainsaw wouldn’t start. I held the machine in one hand while I tried to bring it to life with my other one, but it remained still.

My friend told me to put the chainsaw on the ground. I did so, planting my foot inside the handle to keep it from wobbling.

I bent down, gripped the cord, and yanked it to the high heavens. After several pulls, it grumbled awake. I lifted it and

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Settling in... squeezed the trigger, watching the teeth spin. I turned to the forest; I had work to do.

Like so many nerds, most of my knowledge about chainsaws comes from the Evil Dead series.

I’ve been to my fair share of bonfires, but we usually used pre-chopped wood or tree scraps. I’ve spent a quarter of my life in Halifax, where donair shops are more readily available than chainsaw-

ripe trees.

When my friend said she needed another stack of wood to prepare for winter, I decided to join her. For some reason I can’t quite explain, I wanted to scratch my chainsaw itch. It’s not a top item on my bucket list, but the chainsaw piqued my curiosity. I decided to give a shot.

That’s how I found myself standing in front of a sea of dead trees

with a purring chainsaw.

My friend told me to start with a tree bent at an awkward angle. I wandered into the forest and aimed the chainsaw at a protruding branch.

A chainsaw is pure power. I squeezed the trigger and brought the spinning teeth into the branch. I braced my arms to push through the stubborn wood. As I prepared myself, the branch fell to my feet. The chainsaw had cleaved through it like magma through unrefrigerated butter.

I kicked the branch away and moved onto another. I sawed countless protrusions off the tree like a woodland barber. In mere moments I transformed it into a bare trunk. I aimed the chainsaw at the base and hacked into it, sending

wood chips flying everywhere. With nothing to moor it, the tree flopped to the ground. I diced it up like a piece of pepperoni and tossed the logs onto the truck bed.

I worked my way through the forest, clearing out dead and fallen trees. There was something meditative about using the chainsaw. It’s just you, it, and the trees.

Your mind is clear as you just focus on what needs to get chopped down next. It’s a relaxing way to spend a few hours.

Of course, I didn’t think that when I woke up the next morning with screaming arms.

Apparently your biceps don’t appreciate holding a heavy chainsaw for several hours. Maybe next time I’ll stick with collecting branches.

Research internships in area of science The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $400,000 in funding to support internships in science, technology, engineering and math through Mitacs, a notfor-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada for business and academia.

This funding is expected to leverage about $2 million in federal and industry funding and in-kind support.

This investment supports up to 68 research internships for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Saskatchewan industries and up to 33 international student research opportunities through the Mitacs’s internship programs.

Since 2007–08, $12.9 million has been invested by all funding partners in Mitacs programming in Saskatchewan including $2.96 million provided by Saskatchewan since 2007.

“Mitacs programs allow interns to apply their education and research skills, while at the same time gain valuable experience that benefits our industries and province,” Advanced Education Minister Tina Beaudry-Mellor said. “As Minister of

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Advanced Education and Minister for Innovation Saskatchewan, I am pleased that Mitacs provides synergies between post-secondary education and research and innovation.”

Mitacs presence in Saskatchewan is producing innovative results for industries and making an economic impact on the province. For example, Nutrien partnered with Mitacs and the University of Regina to access top research talent to produce safety technology for their potash mines. The resulting collaboration produced a new computer algorithm that more accurately identifies hazardous zones in the roof of a mined-out room, giv-

ing workers advanced warning, so that they can remediate the zones in a timely manner.

The algorithm is being incorporated into a prototype Ground Penetrating Radar imaging system to be installed on tunnel boring (mining) machines, with Nutrien looking to expand their collaborations with the university to further advance the technology.

Those advancements will be shared with the potash mining industry in Saskatchewan.

“Partnering with Mitacs and the University of Regina has given us access to top talent and new ideas that will enhance our safety technologies used at Nutrien mines,” Earth Science

Nutrien Director Craig Funk said. “We believe that building relationships with universities contributes to our industry leading safety performance and Mitacs makes it seamless for everyone involved. In the mining industry, we freely share our safety advancements, so we will ensure that this technology is available to other potash companies as well.”

Mitacs internships provide many benefits to companies, including: finding skilled talent, commercialising new products/services/ technologies, expanding Canadian operations, accessing markets around the world, adding

small and medium enterprises to supply chain, improving research and development processes and competitiveness, increasing productivity, generating more revenue and securing new capital.

experience.

It also enables Saskatchewan to recruit top international students and researchers from rapidly developing countries to work with Saskatchewan researchers.

Mitacs research internships enable graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to apply their research and technology expertise to individual firms’ industrial challenges while developing skills that equip them for future jobs.

Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that partners with 60 of Canada’s research universities, including the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina, thousands of companies, and both federal and provincial governments to support social and industrial innovation in Canada.

Mitacs Globalink places Saskatchewan students in foreign universities and companies to gain international research and work

To learn more about Mitacs visit www.mitacs. ca.

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A carbon tax scare agriculture Few things are more concerning in business than the possible impact of something new and unknown.

And that is exactly what the agriculture sector is facing as the Canadian government remains steadfast in its commitment to implement a carbon tax.

On October 23, the federal government announced it will be applying its federal carbon pricing system to Saskatchewan as well as to Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick in 2019. The carbon policy will add a tax to fossil fuel production and distribution and for industrial emitters.

The federal government also announced

that farmers will receive an exemption for onfarm use of fuel for farm machinery and rural residents would receive a supplement.

The Saskatchewan government has balked at the tax from day one, and is initiating a court challenge, although that effort seems rather hypocritical when you consider they blocked municipalities in the province from turning to the courts when the province tore up longstanding grants-in-lieu agreements in 2017.

For those forgetting that effort, SaskPower and SaskEnergy took a flat percentage of utility sales within a municipality. In the case of SaskPower, the payments-in-lieu were pro-

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Calvin Daniels vided to 13 cities.

In the case of SaskEnergy, there are 97 municipalities, including those 13 cities, which received the payments.

The program dated back to the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, when SaskPower was amalgamating electrical distribution systems in the province, municipalities also gave up their right to establish any natural

gas distribution systems.

A number of agreements were entered into for the Crowns to provide payments to compensate municipalities for lost revenue.

But apparently the federal initiative is worth fighting in the courts, even if municipal governments weren’t afforded that same right for grants-in-lieu.

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and inputs from other sectors which are expected to pass down their added expenses onto cattle producers, detailed the release. “ G e t t i n g Saskatchewan cattle to domestic and world markets will also become more expensive because there are few fuel-efficient transport options. As a result, Canadian beef, which is produced sustainably, efficiently and with one of the smallest carbon footprints in the world, will become less competitive in the global market,” it stated.

But will it work? The answer next week.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

groups are also fearful of the carbon tax. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association came out recently suggesting it is “unconvinced that a carbon pricing policy would make any meaningful reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions looking at the experience of other provinces and countries because it is economically inefficient,” according to an SSGA release.

“Despite these rebates and exemptions, producers will still be facing higher costs to run their operations,” said SSGA President Bill Huber in the release.

In addition to fuel, producers use goods and services like feed

Ag scholarship program accepting applications Students wishing to submit an application for the 2019 Saskatchewan Agriculture Scholarship program can now do so.

“Our government is proud to support a strong participation of young Canadians in the agriculture and food industry which is essential to the future and growth of our sector,” said Lawrence MacAulay Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood Canada. “Through scholarships like these, we’re giving students the knowledge, skills and

tools they need to succeed in an industry that’s growing our economy and creating well-paying jobs.”

The scholarship is funded through the Canadian Agriculture Partnership, a five-year, $388 million investment in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture by the federal and provincial governments.

“Agriculture is a major employer and economic driver in our province and there are many exciting career

opportunities to pursue,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “The scholarship program is all about encouraging youth interested in agriculture to take an active role in shaping the industry.”

This year’s theme ‘Our Food Has a Story’ emphasizes the connection between modern agriculture practices and trust in the agriculture industry. A food story ties consumers and producers together through shared values of health

and nutrition, affordability, food safety and sustainability.

Students interested in applying for the scholarship must submit a creative three-minute video or a 1,000-word essay based on topics surrounding their food story.

“This scholarship provides a great opportunity to show your passion for agriculture,” winner

of the 2018 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship Emma Hinz said. “It has allowed me to further my education and develop a deeper connection to the agriculture industry by sharing my voice.”

One winning scholarship of $4,000 and three runner-up scholarships of $2,000 will be awarded to students in Grade 12

and/or recent graduates entering agriculturerelated post-secondary studies in 2019.

The application deadline is March 1, 2019.

For more information on the Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship and to view last year’s winners, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/agscholarship.

Harvest near finished After multiple weeks of delay, many producers were able to return to the field and complete harvest. Thanks to warm and dry weather last week, producers now have 92 per cent of the 2018 crop harvested, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. This is up from 82 per cent last week, but slightly behind the five-year (2013-17) average of 94 per cent for this time of year.

While many producers have wrapped up harvest or expect to in the coming days, the rest will need at least another week or more of warm and dry weather.

Harvest is most advanced in the southwestern region, where 97 per cent of the crop is now combined. The southeastern and northeastern regions have 95 per cent combined, the west-central region 90 per cent and the east-central region 89 per cent. The northwest has made tremendous progress this past week and now has 82 per cent combined.

Ninety-six per cent of barley and mustard, 94 per cent of durum, 92 per cent of spring wheat, 90 per cent of canola, 80 per cent of flax and 73 per cent of soybeans have now been combined. Crops continue to come off tough in many areas and are being

placed in dryers when available. Little to no rainfall was reported across the province. Topsoil moisture conditions are relatively unchanged over the last few weeks. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 65 per cent adequate, 28 per cent short and five per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 56 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and eight per cent very short.

The majority of crop damage this past week was due to lodging, bleaching and sprouting. Geese and other wildlife continue to feed on swathed crops, while some standing crops have shelled out. Producers are completing fall work such as putting down fertilizer, working fields, fixing fences and hauling bales.

This is the last weekly Crop Report for the season. There will be a final Crop Report released on November 8, 2018, to capture any additional harvest progress and to summarize the crop year.

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

Follow the 2018 Crop Report on Twitter at @SKAgriculture.

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Ag Week Yorkton Council unanimously supported a joint request made at its regular meeting Monday by the Yorkton Exhibition Association, (YEA), and Yorkton Chamber of Commerce to proclaim the week of Nov. 5-11 Agriculture Week in Yorkton. In making the request Ron Hanishewsky, general manager of YEA noted more than 60 business-

es in Yorkton are directly involved in serving the farming and ranching community; and whereas it is estimated that for every job in the agriculture industry another seven jobs are generated in the economy.

Here Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney presents the proclamation to Hanishewsky, and Chamber executive director Juanita Polegi.

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Two weeks celebrated

The Sacred Heart High School Grade 10 French Immersion students had the opportunity to celebrate Education Week along with Waste Reduction Week with a tour of the landfill and the RecyclAbility Centre. The students had been learning how to be sustainable consumers in order to look after our planet not just for themselves, but for generations to come.

Scholarships Entrance Scholarship presentations were made recently at the Parkland College Trades & Technology Centre in Yorkton.

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CUPE Local 5430 representative Linda Renkas presents a scholarship to Nursing student Maria De Leon of Kipling.

Bailey Popowich, representing Loucks Pharmacy, presents a scholarship to university student Jessica Pasieka of Norquay.

Parkland College Board member Ken Karius of Melville presents a scholarship to Agricultural Equipment Technician student Henri Kohler of Glenavon.

Parkland College Board member Sally Bishop presents a scholarship to university student Sarah Edel of Yorkton.

Encountering a bit of online nonsense W e l l , someone was racist on the internet.

This isn’t a huge s h o c k , because the internet emboldens the terrible and makes them believe they can get away with being heinous.

What was worth commenting on is not the racism, but the ancillary details that the person in question was claiming was true. That tells a different story.

First, the person claimed to work for us at Yorkton This Week. He doesn’t, that much is clear. He claimed he ‘changed his name’ for fear of being fired but when you know everyone in your office you can tell pretty easily that detail was completely made up.

Then he claimed to spend time moonlighting as well at CTV. Nothing against CTV, but there’s no overlap between our staff.

But there is a very clear reason why he decided to claim association with two local media institutions; he wanted to discredit them. Beyond just posting racist nonsense on a local Facebook group, he had a second goal, and that was to discredit institutions. He was claiming association

local media, he wanted to discredit local politicians, and while he might have been racist himself who really knows at this point his real goal was to make everyone else look racist by association.

Naturally, we want to make sure that if someone like that would claim to work here, people would not believe them.

How do we do that?

Someone might argue that Yorkton This Week could easily become a more diverse work environment and we do have a solution to that. We’re hiring right now in the editorial department, we need a new reporter. We hire the person best for the job, but I know there’s someone who can diversify our office because they’re about to put together a great application (sent to editorial@

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We want to see diversity, we want people to see our office as a place that represents the community, and more importantly,

a place that welcomes anyone in the community.

Maybe that should be the legacy of someone trying to create divisions within Yorkton, that

Thinking I do with words... to local media in order to attempt to get people to distrust local media.

People might be suspicious of an outlet that would hire someone as openly racist as this.

His stories conflicted - if you were so concerned with being fired that you changed your name, why would you provide so many details about your life? You can’t fire someone who doesn’t work for you, however, so he had no real concern about being fired.

He eventually also tried to drag local political parties into the mess, but at this point the post was deleted. That had the same goal; if he works for these parties, they have guilt by association. Who knows who else he would have tried to drag down into the mud with him.

The details he decided to include paint a picture that’s a bit different than just some racist who wants to be awful on the internet. This was not that. Instead, it was someone who had their target somewhere else. He wanted to discredit the

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q Former Yorktonite to direct ...

Play captures baseball of old

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Mark Claxton is known as an actor.

The former Yorkton This Week staffer has been in various stage shows in Regina including A Christmas Carol last year, as well as appearances on television with spots on Corner Gas and Little Mosque on the Prairies.

But, Claxton also spends time in the wings taking on the role of director, as he will be doing with an upcoming presentation of Lords of Sceptre.

Claxton said he was actually fortunate to have the opportunity to direct the new production.

“Maureen, (Ulrich), the playwright, had recently written and produced Diamond Girls, about the Saskatchewan women who had played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,” he recounted. “That show toured around Saskatchewan and even went to Australia for the fringe festival in Adelaide. When the director of that production wasn’t available to take on Lords of Sceptre, Maureen got in touch with me. I’d directed a play of hers a few years ago for the Saskatoon Fringe Festival, and that collaboration had gone really well.”

It was easy to say yes to the opportunity for Claxton who was already a baseball fan.

“The baseball theme was very definitely part of the appeal for me,” he said. “I love everything about the game, still play ball every summer and geek out over my fantasy league, and indulging that in a work of theatre sounded like a lot of fun.”

Claxton said the script captures the game as it once was.

“I love how it takes us into that old-school world when a pitcher would stay on the mound for 18 innings, or a team would play two games in two different towns on one day, not even having time to clean up or get changed before they’re hopping on the bus,” he said.

The play follows the exploits of a real-life ball team from small-

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The Sceptre baseball team inspired a play by Maureen Ulrich which will soon tour under the directorship of former Yorkton resident Mark Claxton. town Saskatchewan that dominated the prairie baseball circuit in the late forties and into the 1950s, travelling all over Western Canada and into the States, and competing for national glory.

“A small handful of actors will be playing several characters each, telling us this story and switching rapid-fire between characters while also enacting the baseball action,” explained Claxton.

“Maureen could tell you more about her sources, but all the players and surrounding characters are based on or inspired by real people. There are people in Saskatchewan still who remember watching their home teams take on the Sceptre squad, who remember what a big deal the game was in those days.

“The play is also about how the game fit -- or was made to fit -into a world in which the summer was short and harvest was everything.

“We’re hoping to create a fast-paced, engaging and even interactive show that anyone would enjoy but that baseball fans, especially, will get a big kick out of.”

The playwright said Diamond Girls has a connection to her family at its roots.

“I always knew

there was a competitive baseball team from my father’s home town, and that he had played on it for a few years.

I’d seen pictures of the team in a book called

Prairie Diamonds,” said Ulrich who grew up in Edmonton and Calgary but now lives near Lampman, SK. “My dad suffered from dementia for the

last few years before he passed away last May, and I called his cousin George in Medicine Hat periodically to keep him updated. Our conversations turned to baseball and the years that George played (1948-51) — the team’s semi-pro years. I thought there was an amazing story here. It was a unique time — with both NHL and Negro League stars fleshing out teams from Saskatchewan towns. I used George’s recollections, Jay Mah’s website At the Plate, the Sceptre history book, and newspaper articles that George’s wife Bebe saved for research.”

With historic information in hand, the idea for a play percolated.

But, how difficult was it to make a play fun and interesting yet stay true to the base story?

“I suppose I will let the audience be the judge of that,” said Ulrich who has also written a Young Adult female hockey trilogy, published by Coteau Books. “I have tried hard to stay true to the facts of the story and the personalities of the players, as George remembers them.

“The play is designed as a series of two-person dialogues, monologues, baseball plays, and announcer’s commentary. Hopefully the audience is able to follow

the storyline through the quick character changes.

Lords of Sceptre isn’t just about baseball however. It’s about the relationships between players, the community they were from, and a way of life that essentially no longer exists.”

Like Claxton, Ulrich too is a baseball fan, and that helped in writing both plays on the sport.

“I have loved baseball since I was a teenager watching the Montreal Expos,” she said. “I fell in love with small town baseball when I started dating my husband, who played with the Lampman A’s — a team that won six provincial championships in nine years.

“It certainly does help to love the game and understand the dynamics of a small town team.

“What likely helped more, however, was my personal connection to the story — writing about my dad’s family and peers. My grandfather Harry Mahaffy is also a character in the play — largely due to George’s insistence. While I was growing up, I had no idea he was such a big supporter of the team, even after his son no longer played.”

Directing, while not exactly new to Claxton, is still a relatively recent direction in terms of his involvement with theatre.

“I first directed a production for Regina Little Theatre back in the fall of 2007: we took it to a provincial drama festival, hosted in Kamsack that year, and the response to the show was overwhelmingly positive,” said Claxton.

“That was a shot of confidence for me, that maybe I had the ability to direct, but beyond that, I was surprised myself at how much I loved doing it -- how much the work obsessed me, absorbed my attention, and how satisfying it was to see what our little team had put together.

“Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to direct several other productions, here in Regina, and also at Souris Valley Theatre in Estevan.

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More Hits Dinner Show with All That Jazz Big Band featuring vocalists Rob Zerr and Kelsey Kuz. This show will include many well-known hits from the past few decades. The Dinner and Concert Show at St. Mary’s Cultural Center includes a roast beef dinner and is by advanced tickets only $45.00. Fri., Nov. 16, Cocktails - 5:30, Dinner - 6:30 and Concert 8:00 p.m. Tables of 8 can be reserved. Limited Concert only tickets $15.00 advance or $20.00 at door. Tickets are available at all Yorkton Music Stores: FuzzTone Music, Freedom Sound, Saddles & Steel Music or any band member.

Hope to see you there.

Hits from artists: Adele, Andrew Sisters, Louis Armstrong, Michael Buble, Bing Crosby, Aretha Franklin, Judy Garland, Stan Kenton, Barry Manilow, Glenn Miller, Jerry Rafferty, Kenny Rogers, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder to mention a few.

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A Christmas Show with Yorkton Community Choir and Community Band - in the newly renovated Anne Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High School on Sun., Dec. 9, 3 p.m. featuring many well known Christmas selections: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, White Christmas, Carol of the Bells, Have Yourself a Merry Christmas, I’ll Be Home For Christmas as well as many traditional carols.

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Parkinson’s disease support group meeting Wed., Nov. 20, 2 p.m. at the Yorkton & District Nursing home. All Parkinson’s patients & interested persons welcome. For further information contact Marj at 306-783-7519.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance New Horizons Senior Center, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton. Time: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. All ages are welcome to attend. Music by: The Zayshleys, Nov. 2, 2018; New Memory Lane, Nov. 9; Denis Ficor & Son, Nov. 16; Ron & Sandra Rudoski, Nov. 23; The Zayshleys, Nov. 30. Admissiom: $10.00.

Contact Peter at 306782-1846 for more information.

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Fall Supper - Sun., Nov. 4, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Adults: $17.00. 6-12 years & under: $10.00.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Lower Level.

Elevator accessible.

89 Bradbrooke Dr., Yorkton.

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The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society will be holding their next regular meeting on Tues., Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the history room at the Yorkton P u b l i c L i b r a r y.

Anyone interested in genealogy, at any stage of research, is welcome to attend!

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The Bentley – Yorkton Presents Grammy winner Walter Ostanek and Saskatchewan’s

Grammy nominated Western Senators Nov. 8, 2018 St. Mary’s Cultural Centre Cocktails 6 p.m. ** Cash Bar** Show and Dance 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tickets $20 Tickets include small lunch Tickets available now at the Bentley 94 Russell Dr. Yorkton For more information please call 306-782-5552

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At Godfrey Dean Art Gallery - Sonja Pawliw: Living Garden, Sept. 9 to Nov. 17.

2018.

Retrospective exhibition of of Sonja Pawliw’s artistic, craft and domestic creations from 1943 to 2018.

Sonja was a maker long before the term became popular, sewing, knitting and embroidering family clothing and domestic items, as did many homemakers in the 1950s and 60s.

She took up painting and made dozens of paintings depicting images from a trip to Ukraine in 1993, along with landscapes, miniatures, and a lot of flowers. In addition to her original projects and decorative arts in the home, Sonja’s backyard has been lovingly grown into a Healing and Meditation garden that is a popular highlight on the Yorkton summer tourist map. 49 Smith St. E. in Yorkton.

Admission is always free!

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Fall Tea and Bake Sale - St. Andrew’s United Church, Yorkton. Sat., Nov. 3, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $5.00. Children $0.50.

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Bridge Players - The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club invites you to join us at the Yorkton Public Library every Wed. at 1:00 p.m. for an afternoon of fun starting Sept. 5. All bridge players are welcome and encouraged to come and join us.

If you would like some brushing up on your bidding skills, require a partner, or for more info please call 306782-1689 or 306-8900417.

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Yorkton Wildlife Federation does Trap Shooting on Tuesday evenings at 5 p.m. till dark. Weather permitting at York Lake Trap Club. Everyone welcome. 306-516-7521.

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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 306-783-3765 or visit www.tops.org for more information.

Bradbrooke Dr.).

Alateen also meets on Wednesday 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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Attention all crib players - come join us at the Yorkton Public Library on Friday at 1 p.m. All are welcome.

Please use the back door.

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Club 55+ Golden Age Bowlers are looking for new members. 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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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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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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Attention all lovers of boardgames; chess, o t hel lo , che cker s , back gammon, go, Camelot etc., join the Yorkton Boardgamers Guild, a new group forming to promote gatherings to play boardgames and have fun. For further information c a l l 3 0 6 - 7 8 2 -17 8 3 or ema il york t on _ boardgamers_guild@ hotmail.com.

Plants that connect to Halloween Let’s take a walk down a spooky garden path, gardeners, and find out which mystical, magical plants are connected to Halloween.

Years ago, when we were in Scotland and visited Skara Brea, there was a long path leading to the site, with markers along the way to indicate how far back in time our walk was taking us. So, too, with Halloween, and the plants we meet along the way are taking us back, back to very early gardeners.

Our walk begins in the misty times of the Celts, who celebrated the festival of Samhain: the time when the end of the harvest marked the end of one year, and the beginning of another. While it was a time of celebration because the harvest work was done, it was also a time when those who had gone before could return and play tricks on those left behind! (I would bet that some were gardeners who came back to finish off some garden work!)

Careful now, as we walk ahead in time into beautiful Ireland; be on the lookout for Stingy Jack as we talk about our first Halloween plant, the pumpkin. Long, long ago in the Emerald Isle, Jack was a bit of a troublemaker, and liked nothing better than to play jokes on the devil. Because of his shenanigans, when Jack died neither Heaven or Hell wanted him, so his destiny was to roam the earth with nothing more than a little glowing coal. Jack was resourceful and hollowed out a turnip (our second Halloween plant!) to use as a lantern for the coal, and thus began a Halloween tradition.

When the Irish began to come to America, where pumpkins were common, they began to use pumpkins instead of turnips for Stingy Jack’s lantern to ward off frightening spirits. So, we have our “jack-o-lantern”!

Oh, pause for a moment… do you hear Pomona calling from the mists? Pomona is the

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Gardener’s Notebook Roman goddess of trees and fruits, and her gardening presence became part of Halloween when the Celts were defeated by the Romans. Pomona’s symbol is the apple, and the apple is the third plant of Halloween. More than just delicious for autumn pies, the apple has many mysterious qualities. Did you know that long ago, apple peels were used to tell magical things? The length of an apple peel could tell how long a life will be, and the shape of the peel could tell about the quality of that life. Did you want to stop on our walk to bob for apples? This game began in Victorian times, and managing to snag a bobbing apple meant that the “bobber” would have good luck! If you were a young lady willing to risk your hairdo and bob for apples, and you bit into one, you could start making out your guest list because legend said you would be the first to marry!

As we walk the Halloween garden

path, do you see other “Halloween” plants?

Japanese blood grass...

Chinese lantern that looks like little glowing lanterns… scary spider plants…. various members of the “nightshade” family… garlic to scare away those toothy troublemakers… ivy for good luck… the list goes on, boo! And here’s a gardening factoid — there are over 500 plants, mostly tropical, that depend on bats to pollinate their flowers!

It’s amazing, isn’t it, how plants play such a major role in various festivals and holidays through history. It makes very interesting reading and education for us!

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society is our “members and invited guests only” AGM. It marks the end of the gardener’s year for us, and is the time we look ahead!

Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca to see what’s coming up! Have a great week!

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A little boy, a wooly dog and a great big God Three-year-old Ezra calls me from his faceup position on the living room floor. A bulky mass of grey and black wool obliterates his torso.

Both boy and dog are grinning.

“Nana! Cash is lyin’ on me ‘gain. Could you git him off, please?”

“Come, Cash,” I call.

The dog looks up, all innocent. “Who, me?”

Only a canine can say that without speaking.

The Preacher observes. “Smart dog.”

Our youngest grandbean’s ceaseless activity wearies him too.

Ezra rolls over and wiggles from under his gentle captor. Cash plops back down on the warm space he left. In a minute, I’m willing to bet, the situation will reverse and Ezra will take the top spot. That’s how they go, these two. Boy on dog.

Dog on boy. Complete trust. Flip and flop and follow all day. And last night, during Ezra’s first ever sleepover, Cash never left his position on the floor beside Ezra’s low bed, faithful and protective in the dark. One would assume the pair has grown up together.

But Cash only joined our family a month ago at this writing. He came to us as a highly trained companion dog. His quiet habits (we haven’t heard him bark yet) and easygoing, happy nature fit us perfectly. Even GraceCat has adapted, unable to resist the occasional opportunity to bat at his

new house-mate’s long hair. “Take that, usurper.” (I can read that cat.)

Cash ignores the jabs.

Just one thing saddens me about Cash.

An older adoptee at eight, he’s already more than half-lived the maximum life expectancy of twelve to fifteen years for Schapendoes.

Nevertheless, I’m grateful for who he is at the moment. For the hope of even four or five more years with our Dutch Sheepdog. Already he has taught me things

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about faithfulness.

Obedience. Joy. Patience.

“Look, Nana,” squeals Ezra, a bit later. He’s perched in my recliner, Cash’s top half on his lap.

“Cash is standing up!”

“Wow! He’s standing tall on his hind legs!”

Ezra pushes the dog away. Stands beside the chair, tall as a three-year

old can stretch. “Look, Nana. I kin stand on MY hind legs too – see?”

I stifle my grin. “Can you stand on your front legs also?”

He glances at his friend’s front legs, stretches out his arms and gives them a puzzled look. “Nana. Dese are my HANDS.” He spreads his fingers, making his point.

“I haf chust hind legs!”

Oh, sweet boy. Sweet funny boy. You with the hind legs and hands; with ceaseless motion in your muscles. This dog

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will leave us sad before you finish growing. But I pray, in the hopefully long life ahead of you, you are blessed to learn this same kind of trust, this utter delight, in a far more vital relationship with the one who created you both.

Perhaps there’s a reason the word dog is spelled so similarly to God. “Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?” Job 35:11

Multiculturalism celebrated Multicultural Week Nov. 17-25 was unanimously approved by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting after a request for the designation was made by the Yorkton branch of the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan. The province was the first to pass multiculturalism legislation back in 1974. Here Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney presents the proclamation to Darlene Stakiw and Edith Montesclaros.

Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels

Sins That Cry Out to Heaven “Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.”

— Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV Church of God in Christ

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

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

A CARING CHURCH… WELCOMES YOU

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.

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

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

Sunday, November 4th Worship Service & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Destiny International Christian Assembly Establishing Ministries and Releasing Destinies

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

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St. Mark The Evangelist

72 Melrose Avenue • PHONE 306-786-6840 Senior Pastors Des & Cheryl Klingspon Employment Program 306-786-1840

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

“Services in English”

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

• Contemporary Worship • Children’s Ministry • Youth Ministry phclc.org “Changing our world with the love of God.”

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Minister: Rev. Cordelia Karpenko

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

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355 BRADBROOKE DRIVE Office 306-783-3063 Rev. Deborah Smith westviewuc.ca ‘New to the community? Come check us out!’

Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Nov. 4th No worship service at Westview Nov. 11th We invite you to attend the Community Remembrance Day Service at the Gallagher Centre Sunday, Nov. 11th beginning at 10:15 a.m.

St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church 155 CATHERINE STREET 306-783-4594 Conducted by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers Phone 306-783-4594 or 306-783-7778

Sunday, November 4th Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

Saturday - 5:00 p.m. (English) Sunday - 9:00 a.m. (Ukrainian) 11:00 a.m. (English)

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

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PLAY Continued from Page A11 opportunity to work with and learn from a couple of nationally respected, profoundly gifted theatre directors.”

But, how is directing different than acting?

“The scope of responsibility feels much broader, deeper, and more complex as a director,” said Claxton. “As an actor, I’m only responsible for my character or characters. Depending on the role, that alone can be enormously challenging, of course, but it’s the only aspect of the

production that I need to concern myself with.

“As a director, the constant decision-making, problem-solving, and creative exertion can be relentless. Although you’re surrounded by wonderfully gifted people who are doing much of the heavy lifting, most of the creative and even technical decisions are ultimately the director’s call.

“So you’re constantly thinking about the show, agonizing over the things you feel aren’t where they need to be -- and all this while also trying to

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encourage and facilitate everybody’s best work in rehearsal and on stage.”

The pressure can be extreme, said Claxton.

“It can be daunting and anxiety-inducing,” he said.

“In compensation, though, the payoff is huge. There’s no greater team sport than theatre, and when you and the team are clicking or working together through the tough patches, it’s profoundly rewarding. And when my job is done and I get to just sit and experience what we’ve built

together, and experience the audience’s response to it, that’s an amazing feeling.”

Ulrich said she has worked closely with Claxton on the upcoming show.

“From the beginning,

Mark and I were determined to make this show look and feel different from Diamond Girls,” she said. “Telling the story inside an imaginary baseball diamond and using two actors instead of one actress

will certainly help.

“But I hope it will evoke the same emotional reactions from viewers and elicit their laughter, empathy, appreciation for a time long past, and the desire to know more about it.”

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Gallagher National Bank Convention Place Registration 1pm - Keynote Speakers 1:30pm Geroy Simon - Canadian Football Hall Of Fame Charles Baron - FBN Co-Founder Cocktails, Steak Dinner, & Bull Riding To Follow

Commercial Cattle Show & Sale Thursday & Friday AgriPavilion; GX94 Sales Ring Futurity Cattle Show - Nov 8th @ 11:00am Commercial Cattle Show - Nov 9th @ 11:00am Commercial Cattle Sale - Nov 9th @ 4:00pm

Build Your Wealth, Health And Succession Plans Thursday, November 9th, 2018 National Bank Financial Convention Place Hosted By Cornerstone Credit Union and Farm Credit Canada 9:30 am Registration - Registration is required. Register at fcc.ca/events 10:00 am Keys To Success; Multi-generational Family Business - Chris Thompson, Thrive Wealth Management Specialist 10:30 am Farm Transition: Choose Your Own Adventure -Patti Durand and Val Panko, FCC Transition Specialists 11:00 am Break

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Horse-Power Showcase Wednesday & Thursday – 6:30pm Farrell Agencies Arena

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Cardinals need help to stay afloat

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Cardinals are in dire financial straits.

New team director Mike Stackhouse told Yorkton This Week Friday the team’s debt sits at $96,000. The league wants that to change.

“The league wants to see whether there’s a commitment

from the community to keep the team,” said Stackhouse.

So the team is undertaking a new fundraising effort.

“We are offering shares for $250,” said Stackhouse.

The shares will include “a couple of season tickets and a sense of ownership in the team,” he said.

Stackhouse said the team and league aren’t expecting to

retire the entire debt before a decision on the team’s continued existence is made, but there does need to be a significant amount of money pledged to give the league confidence the Cardinals can be viable moving forward.

The Cardinal situation is not a unique one, noted Stackhouse, as the Melville Millionaires are also deep in the red.

Stackhouse said Yorkton is a bigger city, with more people and businesses that can step up to support the team, so he is hopeful the share offering will go well.

People can stop at Cornerstone Credit Union and ‘purchase’ a share by having staff put the fee into a special account that has been established.

There is also an option for

e-transfer. Anyone with questions can call 306-621-6652.

The money will be returned should the team not continue into the 2019 season.

In addition to money, the Cardinals are also looking for additional volunteers.

“I would like to see some alumni get involved,” said Stackhouse, adding they have a natural connection to the team.

Raider Gridders repeat as league champs

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Regional Raider Gridders are league champs for the second year in a row.

Saturday the Raiders held on to the championship they won in 2017 with a convincing 46-17 win over the Central Cyclones to again top the Moose Jaw High School Athletics Association League.

It was Yorkton’s fifth visit to the league final in the seven years the team has been in the league.

The game, played in Moose Jaw, was close through the opening half, with Yorkton up 18-10 at the break.

“They got a touchdown on a sleeper play,” said Raider Gridder head coach Roby Sharpe.

Sharpe said in Moose Jaw the teams are both on the same sideline, so

it’s not easy to see when players are running in and off.

“It was a fake field goal, a guy (the receiver) was just standing by the bench,” he said, adding “it was very frustrating how they got that touchdown.”

But with a lead at the half, Sharpe said there was nothing but encouragement from the coaches that things were going Yorkton’s way.

“At the half it was ‘just stay the course, we’re going to make this happen” he said. “It’s not like we panicked or anything. We just stuck to the plan.”

The Raiders came out for the third quarter with the wind at their backs, Moose Jaw having decided to take the wind in the fourth quarter.

With the wind, Raider quarterback Jordin

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Yorkton played in Moose Jaw Saturday, taking a 46-17 win.

Rusnack completed a long pass to Carson Sveinbjornson for a touchdown early in the second half and that changed the game.

“We got some momentum. Once we got that, forget it,” said Sharpe.

The win advances Yorkton to the Provincial 3A football semi-final to

be held this Saturday, with the Raider Gridders hosting Bishop Mahoney Saints from Saskatoon.

Sharpe said the Saints will be a tough challenge.

“I know they smashed everybody in their league, like we smashed everybody in ours’,” he said.

Sharpe added the Saints have played some 4A teams this year thorough a cross competition arrangement, so that experience against larger schools could give them “a slight advantage.”

On a quick look at game films, Sharpe, who focuses on special teams, noted “they have a very dangerous return man.”

As for the other facets of the game, he said the team’s offensive and defensive coordinators will be going over the film and will run the Raiders through drills focused on Saint tendencies.

“We’ll try to get the guys prepared for the ‘looks’ they’re going to see,” he said.

Sacred Heart Saints win soccer gold Many things have changed over the past five years, but the quality of play of the Sacred Heart Boys soccer team has been constant. The Sacred Heart Boys soccer team won the gold medal at the SHSAA 2A provincial soccer championships this past weekend in North Battleford.

This is the fifth consecutive provincial banner for the boys soccer team having captured silver (2014), silver (2015), Gold (2016), Bronze (2017) and Gold (2018).

This season the Saints had a record of 13 wins and 2 losses. The losses were against PA Carlton, the eventual 3A Provincial bronze medalist, and a club team from Winnipeg (Bon Vital), which went on to capture bronze at club Nationals.

Game 1 was against Moose Jaw Peacock. It was a very close game.

The two teams were tied 1-1 at the half. Sacred had trouble finishing in the first half - while they created chances, the Peacock keeper played very well. The team finally scored 30 minutes into the game with a goal by Cole Looft, but Peacock were awarded a penalty kick shortly after to tie the score at 1.

“The message at the half was that we were getting stronger and we needed to keep working like we had all year,” said Scott Hoffart, assistant coach.

The score remained tied until midway through the second half.

The team made a switch on offence with Nick Fetsch moving to right wing and Alfonz Dionisio moving to striker. This move paid off in a big

The Sacred Heart High School Saints senior boys soccer team took home provincial gold in North Battleford on the weekend. Submitted Photo. way. Fetsch and Dionisio both scored twice. The final score was Saints 5 and Moose Jaw Peacock 1.

The win over Peacock advanced the Saints to the semi final where they met Regina Luther. They went into this game down two key players. Again the game was tight in the first half where we tied 3 to 3 thanks to three Goals Nick Fetsch.

Head Coach Carson MacDonald said that with two players out of the game, it gave the chance for the younger students to show their stuff and prove the depth of the roster at Sacred Heart.

In the second half, the floodgates opened up and they scored six more goals, with four by Nick Fetsch, Alex Mushanski with a single and Dionisio with a penalty kick goal.

Final score Saints 9 and Regina Luther 3.

The semifinals win led the team to the gold medal match against Moose Jaw Central. Past provincial games against Moose Jaw Central have

been hard fought. This final would be no different. This was a well organized and very strong team.

Moose Jaw scored just minutes into the game on a very nice goal from their speedy striker.

Sacred knew they were in for a very tough match.

The boys regrouped and midway through first half they tied it up on a goal from Fetsch.

“This was quite possibly the nicest high school

goal that I have ever seen scored. This was an absolute rocket to the right corner of the net, bar down, from just outside the 18,” said Hoffart.

Shortly after, Dami Ogunbiyi scored on a shot from well outside the 18 and Sacred led 2 to 1 at the half.

In the second half Central scored off a play from a free kick.

The boys had some excellent opportunities resulting in some near

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goals, but the game remained tied at 2. The break through moment and winning goal came on a play that started with Fetsch putting a nice ball through to Dami Ogunbiyi.

“Dami was one on one with the keeper and he did not make a mistake hitting a terrific strike into the bottom right corner of the net.,” said Hoffart.

Some superb play by defenders, Brady Gelowitz, Dawson Malinowski, Andrey Usan and defensive mid fielder Jon Fetsch helped secure the win. At the final whistle the Sacred Heart Saints were 3-2 victors over the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones.

MacDonald wants to credit the Cyclones for their play in the game, as they gave the Saints a hard time and played well though the contest.

Star of the weekend for Sacred Heart was Nick Fetsch, and MacDonald admits they relied heavily on the

player, who he said other teams have difficulty dealing with in both speed and power.

Another Fetsch, Jon, is a player MacDonald sees as having a great future with the team, as he’s in grade 9 and already making an impact on the team.

For many seniors, this is their fourth provincial medal. For Coach Jeanne Fetsch, it will be her 9th medal as coach of the girls program and then the boys program. She is retiring this year, and MacDonald would like to thank her for the effort she made in building the soccer culture at the school.

Sacred Heart will graduate a number of players this year. They would like to thank them for their contribution to Sacred Heart soccer: Alfonz Dionisio, Ariel Erhaze, Nick Fetsch, Brady Gelowitz, Caleb Hove, Dawson Malinowski, Dami Ogunbiyi, Vince Receno.

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So much sports, so little time So a fellow sports ‘opinionist’ noted recently that this is the best time of the year as a sports fan.

Now this particular sports fan, I’ll call him Ron, is not usually right when he prognosticates on anything sports, but on the variety of sports this time of year brings into focus he is not wrong.

It makes watching anything else on TV difficult as the Canadian Football League is down to its final regular season action, the Toronto Raptors are back on the court, and the National Hockey League is nearing a dozen games gone already.

You will notice I didn’t mention the World Series. Sadly, it’s hard to imagine a final holding less interest for me.

Since the Montreal Expos headed south to

Washington, a dark day in the annuals of sport in this country, the National League has been largely an unknown black hole of the sport for me.

It doesn’t much matter what teams comes out of the NL I know so little about them that cheering for them would be wholly unnatural.

And with Boston coming out of the American League there was no love at all as the BoSox and Yankees are the sworn enemies of the Toronto Blue Jays.

I suppose by default I would have preferred the Dodgers to win because the BoSox shouldn’t, but to devote time to watching, there were generally better time sinks in sports, although I admit to watching the last five innings of the 18-inning marathon game because of its historical nature.

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Sports It is also the eve of the National Lacrosse League season, or at least fans are hoping it is.

The league and its players are in contract negotiations on a new deal, and with the regular season starting in December, the two sides are reportedly miles apart, with words like owner lockout, and player strike being bandied about.

The two sides really need to hammer out a deal. The NLL has two

new teams starting play this season; San Diego and Philadelphia, and expectations of three more teams in next fall, and two the season after that. Anything that disrupts the season when the league appears on the cusp of serious growth is disquieting.

It is understandable the players, who have toiled in a smaller league for years, see the income of expansion fees, and the potential of a larger league, and want to be

partners in a more meaningful way.

The owners, who have stuck with the league through leaner years, are likely seeing growth as a way they can finally make some better returns.

But in the balance is the momentum and buzz the league has created with new teams and the promise of more. A disruption to the season start would seem folly, and a long disruption could be a major disaster.

As for the rest of the sports right now, the CFL is exciting as seven of the nine teams have a great deal of parity, to the point it would not be a surprise if any of them won the Grey Cup. That bodes for an exciting playoff run.

The Raptors are rolling on the hardwood.

They are doing it much like last year, with

10-plus guys contributing at different times. Kawhi Leonard has shown hints of returning to elite status too which is a big plus.

Sadly the Raptors make the NBA finals coming out of the east where LeBron James no longer resides as an obstacle, or the panicked off season coaching change, and blockbuster trade to get Leonard will be largely for naught.

And finally the NHL, where the Canadian teams, except Edmonton, have all looked good.

That is not a surprise in Toronto and Winnipeg, but for Vancouver to be leading their division 10-games into the season, Montreal to be close to the Leafs, and Ottawa to have more points than a dozen other teams is collectively an early season miracle.

Maulers soldier through brutal week

By Sean Mott Staff Writer

Troy Bryska seized the sole Maulers goal in the third period, ending the game with a dominant 10-1 win for the Hounds.

The Maulers couldn’t even muster one goal against the Prince Albert Mintos last Sunday. They lost 8-0, letting in five goals in the second period alone.

“That [second period] was the most disappointed I’ve been [in the team] all season,” Rawlick said.

The Yorkton Rawtec Maulers can’t seem to catch a break.

The Maulers lost three home games last week, solidifying their position at the rock-bottom of the SMAAHL standings with a dismal record of 1-14.

The top team, the Saskatoon Blazers, has a record of 11-2.

Maulers coach Kevin Rawlick isn’t thrilled with the team’s record this season. He wants to push his guys to learn from their mistakes and apply those lessons to the ice.

“We’ve got to play better,” he said. “We need to be more competitive.

“We’re not where we want to be.”

Trying to improve

Hard times

The Saskatoon Blazers were the latest visitors to defeat the Yorkton Maulers.

The Maulers’ tough week started with a glimmer of hope. They played the Notre Dame Argos at the Farrell Agencies Arena on Oct. 24. The Argos put two points on the board in the first period, with Massen

Ziola from the Maulers snagging one point for his team.

The Argos scored once more in the second and twice in the third. The Maulers roared back in

the third, scoring two goals thanks to Austin Dycer. The game ended with a 5-3 victory for the Argos.

Despite the loss, Rawlick thought the

Maulers played a solid game.

“I thought the boys played pretty well,” he said. “Close to a win.”

The Maulers didn’t come close to a win in

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their next two games.

They played the Notre Dame Hounds on Oct. 26.

The Hounds skated circles around the Maulers, scoring a dizzying 10 goals over three periods.

October was a hard month for the Maulers.

Rawlick wants to focus on building a stronger defensive game. He commends his players for their willingness to improve. “[The boys] are doing a good job of sticking together,” he said. “[They] want to get better.”

Up next

The Maulers will playthe Beardys Blackhawks in an away game on Nov. 3. They’ll be back in Yorkton on Nov. 17 when they play the Saskatoon Contacts.

Terriers drop one to rival Mills

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Terriers did not have the start they were hoping for in Melville Saturday.

The host Millionaires opened the scoring with two unanswered goals in the first period; Jaden Shewchuk opening things with a powerplay marker, and Josh Borynec adding one at 18:29.

Terrier head coach Mat Hehr said the Terriers didn’t start the game all that badly.

“I think for about the first 10 minutes we were really good,” he said, adding the Terriers led 7-0 in shots at one point.

But then a touch of frustra-

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tion set in, the Terriers headed to the box and were down 2-0.

It was 3-0 Melville 1:33 into the second as Aidan Steinke added a short-handed effort to the Mills total.

“That really put us behind the eight ball,” said Hehr.

Karstin McDonald finally put Yorkton on the board with a powerplay effort at 3:11 of the second frame. The goal provided the Terriers with a spark. Chantz Petruic scored a powerplay goal, and then at 10:39 Cole Keenleyside scored to tie the game 3-3.

“It was nice to see the noquit attitude,” said Hehr, adding “we’re always in games because of our offence.”

But the Mills were not done.

With exactly two-minutes left in the second period Tristan Shewchuk gave the home team back a lead with another man advantage marker.

Cody Bruchkowski scored 7:49 into the third to draw the Terriers even at 4-4.

But the Millionaire powerplay would prove the difference on the night as Max McPeak used it to score at 18:12. The goal would prove the game-winner in the 5-4 contest.

Ryan Ouellette was in the Terrier net for the loss facing 35-shots, while Colby Entz took the win for the Mills facing 32.

Hehr said in the end penalties hurt the Terriers.

“We had 10 penalties. You give a team 10 powerplays you’re not going to win a lot of hockey games,” he said.

So what is the issue with taking so many penalties?

“I think it starts with me,” offered Hehr.

The Terrier coach said during drills he hasn’t been blowing his whistle when a player does something that would be a penalty in-game. That is about to change, said Hehr who said he’ll be acting as a referee in practice and calling out players who are taking liberties during drills to make sure that sort of response to a situation does not transfer to a game.

With only one game on the week the Terrier record fell

to 8-6-1 for 17-points, but still sit atop the SJHL’s Viterra Division a single point better than Estevan, and five up on Weyburn. Melville remains in the basement of the division with 10 points.

Up next

The Terriers head north to play LaRonge Friday and Saturday, then swing south next Tuesday to play Estevan.

Hehr said LaRonge has not put a lot of wins on the board so far this season, but that does not mean the Terriers can take them lightly.

“It’s a really tough building to play in. LaRonge is definitely not a pushover. They always come to work,” he said.

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Ring wars Friday, Canadian Wrestling Elite (CWE) returned to Yorkton as part of its ‘Strutting and Cutting’ tour, highlighting former WWE star Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake. The night, at Yorkdale Central School also had Yorkton Councillors Quinn Haider and Darcy Zaharia as one of the main attractions as managers in a ‘hair vs. hair’ match. Top left Zaharia keeps an eye out for any shenanigans from the opposing team, but he missed Haider handing Jacob Creed a cow bell which he used to win the match. Other action included CWE champion Danny Duggan defending the championship, and a finale ‘battle royale’.

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Peter Wyatt will always ‘remember them’

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer With Remembrance Week approaching, Peter Wyatt is in the Royal Canadian Legion. There are things to do. They need to find a church to ring the bells – “they have bells, we don’t have bells,” he said – at sunset on Remembrance Day. This year, 2018, marks 100 years since the end of WWI. The Legion Dominion Command is requesting that all Legion branches coordinate the ringing of bells within their community 100 times in honor of veterans who served in WWI.

They need to arrange Colour Parties for local schools.

While he retired as Legion President in 2016, Wyatt is still actively involved, and still a visible presence with the Legion. He’s still marching with the Colour Party, he’s still participating in their many events. He’s even on the banner for the Legion’s website.

Wyatt has been a member of the Legion since 1958, but he said he didn’t get heavily involved until 1998, when he was presented with a peacekeeping medal for his service in the United Nations in Cyprus in 1967-8.

“I said, maybe I will help out.”

Helping out, at that time, meant taking on some Sergeant-at-Arms duties with Mike Bibnock.

When Bibnock went to Halifax in 2001, Wyatt took over completely. He also became involved in the repair and rededication of the cenotaph in 2010 with John Miller and Terri Lefebvre Prince.

He took over as President in 2009, and stayed in the role in 2016.

“The Legion has it’s ups and downs, and there was nobody to take over as President.”

While the Legion has had its highs and lows

over the past decades, Wyatt said that the main goal was to keep Remembrance going in the city, and that’s a goal they accomplished. “ We kept Remembrance going all these years, and we still want to keep it going.”

He remembers his time in Germany, specifically when they would go to Holland. To him, the impact Canada made to Holland when liberating them in WWII is evidence of the good Canada did during wartime, and an example of why young people from our country had to go overseas.

“When you go to Holland, you get treated like a king, just because you’re Canadian... They have high respect for the Canadians that served.”

He admits that his own military service doesn’t compare to the veterans who came before him.

“I was trained if something happened, but I could go home and have showers and stuff... It wasn’t what the guys had to go through in the first

world war and the second world war.”

Memories of the veterans from the area, guys like John Miller and Al Morley and many who others who have already passed on, are also what drives him to keep working for the Legion. It’s all Continued on Page B5

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Continued from Page B4 volunteer work, but work Wyatt believes needs to be done.

“It’s rewarding, and it gives you a certain feeling, respect for the real veterans as I call them.”

Wyatt remembers the second world war. He was too young to join the military at 13, though he understands the kids, like the late John Miller, who lied about their age to get in. He remembers the planes flying at the air training base that is

now the Yorkton Airport, and he remembers getting involved in the war effort, turning in bones and tires that might help.

Wyatt doesn’t know what will happen with the Legion as many of the members get older, but he believes Remembrance needs to be a priority, especially when looking at the world today and the things happening in the news right now. He doesn’t want history to repeat and the only way to stop that is to

Peter Wyatt and the Legion colour party in Saltcoats at the opening of the From Vimy to Juno exhibit.

Peter Wyatt (right) during his time in the military while posted in Germany in the 1960s.

have people remember what happened in the past.

Wyatt wasn’t always Peter Wyatt. He was born Peter Wytrykusz, but nobody would use his name because they didn’t know how to pronounce it. He changed it in Fredericton sometime between 1958 and 1962 so he wouldn’t have to deal with having to spell it for everyone, which didn’t work anyway since the first day he was legally Peter Wyatt he was asked how the name was spelled.

“I wish I never did it.”

Talking to Wyatt, one gets the sense that he hasn’t been able to sit still through his 86 years.

He’s worked multiple jobs through his life, working in restaurants, delivering newspapers, selling door-to-door, driving taxi, working in retail and on the Mid-Canada Line, a series of early warning radar stations in northern Canada.

Wyatt joined the armed forces in 1958, stationed in New Brunswick.

He was later posted to Germany serving with NATO forces, where he would get married, before coming back to Canada, where he moved around the country before finally settling in Yorkton, raising four kids in town.

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Peter Wyatt (left) while posted in Cyprus with the UN. Before the Legion, Wyatt was long involved in the community, forming a ball team in the 1980’s when youth director for the Knights of Columbus, forming the St. Mary’s Cossacks SloPitch team – “we even won the championship one year,” he noted.

Wyatt was playing ball into his 60s.

He joined the local militia, but exercises on Saturdays conflicted with his job at the time at K.W. Menswear. Then he found they needed a commanding officer at the Sea Cadets in 1979, so he took on that role. The corps was down to 18-20 mem-

bers when he took over, and grew to 40-45 cadets when he finished.

“It was rewarding, the corps, they needed some leadership, and I guess I gave them some.”

Highlights of that experience were going to

the Dallas Cotton Bowl parade with all of the sea cadets from Saskatchewan in 1980.

He also learned to sail thanks to his time with the Sea Cadets.

“It was very rewarding and took a lot of my time.”

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Guarding against identity theft With technology advancements and upgrades coming at breakneck speed, there’s always something newer and more up-to-date to make our lives easier.

Unfortunately, things that make our lives easier can also make life easier for criminals – notably, fraudsters and identity thieves. To mark this year’s National Senior Safety Week, November 6 – 12, the Canada Safety Council and TELUS are teaming up to shed light on how seniors can keep themselves and their information safe, and out of the hands of criminals.

The Competition Bureau of Canada esti-

mates that seniors between the ages of 60-79 were scammed out of $94 million between January 2014 and December 2017.

“Criminals tend to look for the path of least resistance and, too often, that passes through our most vulnerable sections of society,” said Jack Smith, president of the Canada Safety Council.

“Seniors seem to be easy targets for a lot of scammers, which is why we feel it’s crucial that we do our part to keep the elderly as informed and prepared as possible to avoid being victimized.”

When it comes to email scams, fortunately, there are some clues that

can indicate if a message is legitimate or an attempted scam. Unlike professional emails, scam emails are often littered with spelling and/ or grammatical errors.

These messages also frequently come from unknown email addresses, do not address the recipient by name and feature low-quality images.

Additionally, malicious messages may encourage recipients to take urgent actions, involving clicking on links or opening attachments, providing private information, or calling a specific phone number.

Unless you’re absolutely

certain of a message’s origins, do not download attachments or click on links as they may contain viruses, spyware and malware. Further, refrain from using any method of contact shared in the message. Rather, contact the organization using the phone number or email listed on their website, and inquire about the message’s legitimacy.

Messages that appear malicious in nature should be reported to theCanadian Anti-Fraud Centre and deleted.

“It is unfortunate that seniors are often the target of cyber scams.

Recognizing this vulnerability, we are pleased to

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some of your “extra money” to paying down your mortgage and other debts. Becoming debt free is good!

Build for retirement.

Develop an effective investment portfolio and apply an ever-increasing amount of your income to your portfolio and other vehicles for retirement savings, such as registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) and tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs). By investing early in RRSPs, for example, you maximize the magic of com-

pounding – and by making your maximum RRSP contribution each year, you’ll also maximize your tax savings.

And speaking of savings: Statistics Canada finds that one in three Canadian adults are not preparing financially for retirement*. If that’s you, now is the time to improve your savings strategy.

Identify your priorities. Your income has never been this good and that can get you thinking about realizing some dreams – like buying a

larger home or purchasing a cottage, a new vehicle or a boat – but beware of spending too much now at the expense of your retirement years.

Instead of rushing to realize all your dreams at once, identify your priorities and budget realistically to achieve them without compromising your future.

Support your kids – economically. It’s tougher these days for young people to become financially independent.

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team up with the Canada Safety Council to help empower them to stay safe online,” said Nimtaz Kanji, Director, TELUS Wise. “Providing seniors with online safety tips and information will allow them to participate in our digital world without fear, and enable them to take advantage of the positive benefits technology has to offer.”

Here are five other useful tips to keep your information out of the wrong hands: 1. Limit what you share online; do not give out your social insurance number online under any circumstances.

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If you’re unsure, let the call go to voicemail.

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We already know that a healthy lifestyle is a major factor in living a long life, but new studies show that having hobbies and staying socially active is equally important for seniors.

It has long been known that a nutritious diet, exercise and positive health choices all contribute to helping seniors feel more energetic. In fact, emerging research into longevity indicates that mental and social activity is just as critical as physical activity when it comes to healthy aging.

Hobbies, leisure activities and a rich social network are factors that correlate with avoiding isolation and living longer.

1. Caring for a Pet Pets provide a comfort system and actually produce a chemical chain reaction in the brain that helps to lower levels of the stress-inducing hormone cortisol and increase the production of the feel-good hormone serotonin. In fact, pets have been shown to reduce blood pressure and stress levels in humans and can actually help lower cholesterol, fight depression and help protect against heart conditions. All great reasons for seniors to have a pet!

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2. Creating Art / Doing Crafts More than providing something fun to stimulate the brain, creating art and doing crafts can also be cathartic. From painting, sculpting and scrapbooking to photographing, knitting or sewing — art is one of the best activities seniors can practice. Even better, art can also be done as a social activity with family or friends, so that mingling happens while stimulating the mind and

soul. Engaging and fun, art is a great activity at any age, but is especially helpful and rewarding for retired seniors who have time and need activities to keep their minds alert. Art therapy is even used to help stimulate the brain, stir memories and give those with dementia a better quality of life.

3. Dancing Dancing is not only fun, but is also a great way for seniors to exercise and socialize. Dancing can improve senior balance, gait and overall functioning, while also helping to reduce the risk of falls, fractures and immobility. Beyond those reasons, a study from Albert Einstein College of Medicine showed that ballroom dancing was associated with a lower risk of dementia. The researchers believed that the mental challenge of following complex dance steps and moving in time with the rhythm of the music are responsible.

4. Gardening Gardening has many health and therapeutic benefits for older people.

It’s not only an enjoyable form of exercise, it also increases levels of physical activity and helps increase seniors’ mobility. It encourages use of motor skills while improving endurance and strength and even reduces stress levels by promoting relaxation.

Gardening also provides stimulation and interest in nature and the outdoors. Many senior living communities offer gardening clubs for residents as the hobby is definitely a positive and popular hobby that helps promote resident happiness.

5. Golfing There are many health benefits for seniors who golf. From improving

flexibility, ease of motion and strength to also increasing happiness and socialization, golfing is a favorite activity for many seniors. Since people can golf their entire life, it’s an excellent hobby to keep through the years that provides not only satisfaction, but also helps seniors keep handeye coordination and improves mood. Golfing is a great hobby to keep your elderly loved one stimulated and happy.

6. Playing Cards/Games From playing Bridge to Scrabble, cards and games are an excellent way for seniors to keep their minds’ sharp. In fact, research has shown that adults who enjoy mentally stimulating games may have bigger brains and sharper thinking skills than their peers. Higher education has been linked to decreased risk of cognitive decline. Researchers theorize that well-educated people have better connected synapses in their brain, which also helps compensate for the havoc wreaked within the brain by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Critical thinking and crossword puzzles are also great ways to keep the brain fit.

7. Practicing Yoga Yoga can provide many mental and physical benefits to an elderly

PEAK Continued from Page B6 to help your kids with tuition and other forms of financial support, perhaps for several years beyond college or university, while they get established in their careers. A registered education savings plan (RESP) is a good way to rein in the rising costs of a post-secondary education. And investing a few dollars each earnings period in a fund for “kids’ support” is a good idea, too.

Support your parents – maybe. You’re a member of the “sandwich generation” and, as such, you could find yourself not only supporting your kids but also aging parents. Include that possibility in your budgeting decisions.

Plan to retire. You may intend to work well beyond the ‘usual’ age for retirement or, like a growing number of Canadians, you may be aiming at early

retirement. Either way, make sure you have a plan in place that will get you there in financial comfort.

And one final tip: To make the most of your peak earning years (and all your other years) talk to a professional advisor about the best financial plan for your situation.

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8. Swimming If your loved one suffers from a disease such as osteoarthritis, where the cartilage wears down between the joints and causes pain, swimming is likely their easiest form of exercise. Exercise is often recommended for people who suffer from osteoarthritis, but traditional exercise, such as aerobics, can also be painful. Since swimming takes the pressure off the joints, it is one activity that seniors can participate in without aggravating their condition. Swimming regularly can also help your senior loved one improve not only their cardiovascular fitness and flexibility, but also give them greater muscle tone and better posture. Swimming is also a great way to boost energy through natural fitness endorphins, that are easy on the joints, and also fun!

If your loved one goes to a public gym or pool or is enrolled in a water aerobics program geared toward seniors, they also get the opportunity to meet other people, interact and socialize.

9. Visiting Family and Friends Visiting family and friends is one of the most important past-times for seniors as these catch-

ups help combat senior isolation; one of the leading causes of mental and physical decline. Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with increased risk for depression, high blood pressure, mental decline and more. Visiting with family and friends not only helps to strengthen family bonds and heritage, it’s also important for happiness. After all, humans are wired to interact and socialize, and they especially need these interactions as they age and sometimes lose spouses and social circles. One of the most important parts of life is about human interaction, emotional connections and having a reason to live.

10. Volunteering If your loved one is still able to volunteer

and does not suffer from cognitive decline, volunteering at the local department store, fundraising event or senior center can provide not only great socialization, but also self-worth. Often when seniors retire and lose purpose, physical and social decline can happen; which is why staying engaged in the community is even more important. Feeling helpful is an important human emotion that helps keep seniors stimulated, rather than depressed or bored in the monotonous day-to-day that can happen in the latter years.

11. Walking Walking is a tremendously good activity for senior citizens. It’s it’s simple and almost anybody can do it and it. Walking has a multitude of health benefits for everyone, but is especially helpful for seniors as the activity helps maintain independence.

From walking at the mall, around the park, and even in senior living communities; there’s no activity that offers an inexpensive way to help seniors stay in shape.

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GULKA - At the age of 93, with his wife, Anna, at his side, Peter Gulka passed away peacefully at Lakeside Manor Care Home in Saltcoats. Along with his twin sister Helen, Peter was born in Preeceville on March 9, 1925 to Andrew and Micheline (Chimko) Gulka. He attended Chekhiv School and helped his parents on the farm. In 1966 Peter was united in marriage to Anna Karzchuk from Halicka, Ukraine. The couple farmed until 1985, when they moved to Yorkton. As members of the Chekhiv Church, they served joyfully and generously in order to revive and maintain the church and cemetery. They rejoiced when people came from far and near to attend the missions held at the church. In Yorkton, they became active members of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. Peter was an appreciative member of the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood, the Ukrainian Congress and the Golden Agers. For many years he dedicated himself to visiting the sick in the hospital and nursing home and often helped to feed the patients. Peter was predeceased by his parents, five sisters and four brothers. A quiet man of peace, honesty, good humour, wit and love of people, Peter’s memory is lovingly cherished by his wife, Anna and his remaining relatives and friends. Prayers for Peter were held on October 27 at 7 p.m. and Funeral Mass was held on October 28 at 10 a.m. from St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Yorkton with Fr. Raymond Lukie, CSsR, as celebrant. Laurie Federowich acted as Cantor, William Krywulak as cross bearer and Peter Yacyshyn as epistle reader. Peter was laid to his final rest at Yorkton City Cemetery with Mark Baran, Orest Baran, Kevin Pasiechnik, Kelly Skwark, Lawrence Skwark and Mervin Yacyshyn as pall bearers. Arrangements for the late Peter Gulka were entrusted to Christie’s Funeral Home.

GRIFFITH - Eileen Griffith (nee Kormos) was born on July 27, 1930 and died on October 17, 2018 at the age of 88 years following a brief illness. Eileen, the third oldest of six children, was born to Steve and Mary Kormos (nee Somogyi) in the Willowbrook area.

The family later moved to the Waldron area where she attended Good Hope School. Eileen was a survivor of childhood trauma and, as a young child, she developed a strong faith which helped her to overcome obstacles and from which she drew strength. Mom also loved to spend as much time as she could with her Grandma Somogyi, who nurtured and supported her and whom she adored.

Eileen married Russell Griffith on October 27, 1954 and settled on a mixed farm in the Willowbrook area. Within a span of nine years, five girls were born to their delight.

As a farm wife, Eileen was very busy actively working on the farm with Russell and raising their children, but she also enjoyed gardening, sewing, and cooking (including her Hungarian specialties). She supported family activities including archery and 4H as a General Leader for Sewing. She was also very creative and loved to paint, quilt, knit, crochet and arrange flowers among many other crafts. Our dear sweet mom…she was a shining star, radiating love and light to those around her. As a mother, she so unselfishly gave of her time and energy helping and teaching all of us so many wonderful skills and qualities--cooking, sewing and the love of nature. Later in her life, many hours were spent out on the deck at the lake, teaching us and her grandchildren the names of birds and flowers. On walks, she would point out and name the trees, which were her friends, calling each by name. She identified with them. She often said that each tree is so unique, like all of us…battered and bruised by the storms of life, but also standing firm and deeply rooted. Most recently, she was teaching her great-grandchildren.

She had a gift with children. She would have them up on her lap in a blink of an eye, reading to them and pointing out pictures. She had a way that would keep them spellbound. If that wasn’t enough, she would pop onto the floor and get to their level. We are not talking years ago. It was days ago. That’s the woman that Mom was. She was kind and loving to all. She loved to joke and laugh, visit, give hugs and so many kisses. She made many new friends at McDonald’s and cherished all of her friends in the Manor. However, most important to Mom was her family. She stood by and loved Dad, her husband of nearly 64 years. In addition to farming, she supported Dad in all of his endeavours including working alongside him and Marie at Russell Studios. The two of them were always together; they were inseparable. Over the past few years, Mom relied on Dad more and more as her health began to decline. She so appreciated Dad’s love and support. Her gifts live on--not of the material kind that is here today and gone tomorrow, but gifts of the spirit, which are everlasting. Love never ends! Eileen was predeceased by her parents, Mary and Steve Kormos, her siblings Theodore, Andrew, Steve, Mary (John) Bodnarek and John Kormos, her son-in-law, John van den Heuvel, her mother and father-in-law, George and Ruth Griffith and Russell’s siblings, Arthur (Florence) Griffith and Evelyn (Steve) Bella. Eileen is survived by her devoted and loving husband, Russell Griffith; her children; Marie (Doug) Hayden and children; Rachel Kleebaum and Cory Griffith; Dorothy Griffith and children Jennifer and Shelby Dawson (partner Travis Smyth); Debbie Griffith (Gerald Langner) and children Brendon Purton (Candace Northey) and their son, Oliver Purton and Kendra (Javan) Fisher; Colleen (Scott) Hoffort and children; Angela van den Heuvel (Dean Radford) and their children; John and Daelan Radford, Shana van den Heuvel (Jesse Timoruski) and Ryan van den Heuvel; Sharon (Grant) Michalishen and children Sarah (Nolan) Auchstaetter and Regan Michalishen. She is also survived by her long-time pen pal and Aussie friends, Irene Lyons and her husband, Brian Hallett (whom she cherished as daughter and son), her sister-in-laws, Ellenor and Donna Kormos, along with numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family members and friends. A prayer vigil service for Eileen was held at St. Gerard’s Parish on Monday, October 22 at 7 p.m. with Ernie Bobowski presiding. A Mass of Christian burial was held the following morning at 10 a.m. from St. Gerard’s Parish with Father Louis Kim Nguyen as celebrant. Eileen was laid to her final rest at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Ernie Somogyi, Gary Laycock, Randy Kormos, Terry Kormos, Walter Mihalicz and Robert Purton acting as pall bearers. Arrangements for the late Eileen Griffith were entrusted to Christie’s Funeral Home.

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CAMERON - The family of Donald Allan Cameron sadly announces his unexpected death, from natural causes, at his home in Otthon on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Don was predeceased by his wife, Pauline; father Jasper and mother Carol; his brothers Allan and Kenneth and his sister Joyce. Don is lovingly remembered by his siblings, Lois Woodworth and Laura DeVocht; his children, Diane (Ron) Hannant, Crystal (Wade) Goranson and Richard Cameron.

He was a beloved grandfather to grandsons Eric Goranson, Zane Hannant, his granddaughters Ashley Goranson, Hailey Goranson, Lillianna Hannant, Brooke Goranson, his great-granddaughter Alexis Goranson and great-grandson Daxton Dunn. Donald Allan Cameron was born on September 19, 1948, in Prince Albert, SK and raised in Paddockwood. Don was a retired meat cutter. He was a lifelong sports enthusiast; his particular passions were football and baseball. He was a proud fan of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Blue Jays. Don enjoyed nothing better than finding a bargain at the local garage sales. Don’s family appreciates the support and many prayers we have received. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Don may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan or a charity of your choice. A memorial service to celebrate Don’s life will be held at Prince Albert Memorial Gardens. Please refer to Matthews Funeral Home www.matthewsfuneralhome.ca for service information. Arrangements entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville.

ATKINSON - Helen Devera Atkinson.

After 93 beautiful years of life, Helen Atkinson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family. Helen was born Sept. 10, 1925 and raised on the family farm in the Ferrisdale district near Prince Albert. She served in the Canadian Women’s Army Corp until the end of WWII. Following her discharge, she married Howard Atkinson in 1946. They would remain in Prince Albert until 1960 when they relocated to Yorkton. Helen worked all of her married years at a number of jobs as a stenographer and bookkeeper. She was actively involved in the Army, Navy, and Airforce Veterans Ladies Auxiliary at a local and provincial level.

She also spent many, many hours helping her husband with his endeavours in baseball and hockey.

All this….while raising six children.

Upon retirement, she and Howard enjoyed traveling in their motorhome and eventually settled in Regina. Helen is predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Howard; two grandsons, Timmy and David; brother Leyland Johnson; sister-in-law Shirley Johnson; brother-in-law Leonard Clarke; son-in-law Jeff Baker. Helen is survived by her loving children: Ken (Barb), Faye (Andre), Randy, Debbie, Brent (Michelle), Shawna (Dave). It has been our profound privilege to call her Mom. She adored her nine grandchildren: Lana (Mike) Dziengielewski; Rhyna (Lance) Coleman; David Gelinas; Chantal (Damon) Ounsworth; Eric (Ashley) Bouchard; Kale Atkinson, Sara Fayant; Shea-Lynn Farrell and Allison Farrell. She delighted in spending time with her nine great-grandchildren; Kyle and Quinton Dziengielewski; Mackenzie and Jaxon Coleman; Hannah, Abigail and Olivia Ounsworth; Connor and Riley Bouchard. She is also survived by two brothers and three sisters. Despite her busy life, family and friends were her passion and joy. Many summers and holidays were spent camping with her children and extended family. She took great pleasure welcoming anyone into her home for a visit and a great meal. Her children and their families would like to express their sincere gratitude to the caring and loving staff at Qu’Appelle House and Grace Hospice. As well as the many people who came into our mom’s life and treated her with dignity and respect. A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held at Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery, 4001E Victoria Ave., Regina, SK on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 6:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Helen may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 1738 Quebec Ave. Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9 or Wascana Grace Hospice, 50 Angus Rd, Regina, SK. S4R 8P6. Family and friends are invited to sign the online obituary and tributes page at www.reginafuneralhome.ca. Arrangements entrusted to the Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery, 306-789-8850.

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NOW ACCEPTING Applications for rental of 5 bedroom house at 360 Darlington Street East. Has hardwood floors and air conditioning. $1500/month. Call 306-6211850.

Suites For Rent SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

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BEARSKIN RUG, blond cinnamon colour, 4-1/2’ nose to tail. Rooster weather vane for building peaks.

Small solid brass bed. 306-675-4424.

FOR SALE: Polled Purebred 2 year old and yearling Charolais bulls. Some red factor. Phone 306435-7116. King’s Polled Charolais.

CHI MACHINE therapeutic massager, $200. OBO. Walker, used very little, $100. OBO. Call 306782-9387.

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COPY OF Joseph Guarnerius violin, 1741, made in West Germany.

Hard case, 2 bows, pick-up, shoulder rest, accessories, appraised at $2,500. Selling for $1,200. 306896-2721.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, records, ski pants, afghans, luggage, house plants, Eaton’s catalogues, Avon doll bottles, Tupperware, white linen tablecloth, chandelier, set of dinnerware, down-filled jacket, lamps, quilting material, quilts, antique coffee & end table. Phone 306-782-2127.

LIVESTOCK JOB. Duties - Feeding and caring for cattle. Cutting, baling, and raking hay. Fencing, processing cattle and all other usual ranching duties. Call 1-306SWNA-GNGAgriculture_1x37.

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WOOD BURNING Fireplace for sale. High efficiency, energy efficient, zero clearance. Fireplace complete with approved chimney.

Phone 306-641-9809.

2001 - 9350 Westward Swather with 2004 36’ - 963 Macdon Header. $29,000. Phone 778-220-9285.

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GOOD’S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB JOHN DEERE 336 square baler; 2002 Sebring car; 36ft. ladder.

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WHEATHEART SP Auger. 8” x 51ft. 27hp Kohler, electric clutch, battery, battery cables & fuel tank. $7,500. Phone 306-338-2744 or 306-338-7374.

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ful at ambushing smaller numbers of soldiers causing exasperation amongst the Roman commanders.

“This game is set in a small valley, through which runs a Roman road along which are marching a small number of Roman soldiers returning from campaign further away. The Britons, though less well armed and poorly organised, have surprise on their side, and ae also able to attack the Romans from both sides.

The Romans, though militarily superior, are tired after their campaign and long march. It turns out that this is an evenly matched battle.”

Being able to play a game with at least some

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Romans vs Britons is yet another outstanding two-player abstract strategy game created by Jon Hather and Gothic Green Oak. I have previously reviewed The Defence of Pictland and Vikings vs Saxons and both has a ‘feel’ of being created decades, if not centuries ago, and yet they were tons of fun to play and explore.

Romans vs Britons is just as good.

“The invasion of Briton in 43 AD by the Emperor Claudius, while not perhaps over quickly was, in the end, decisive,” provides some background flavour on the rule sheet. “Roman military power was far superior to that of the Britons, and the numbers deployed were often greater. The Britons were disorganised and poorly armed. In fact, of the recorded larger battles, the Romans won all. However, while the Romans did achieve conquering status, it was not without loss. The Britons were sometimes success-

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basis in history is a blast.

Both sides have twelve wooden soldiers, with a leader arranged in two groups on the board. As in other games in this series the board is leather, which is very cool.

The end game is simple, much like checkers, to capture the enemy to a point where it is defeated, or those remaining escape or surrender.

All men (soldiers and captains) move orthogonally any number of squares, until obstructed by another man or the edge of the board. There is no diagonal movement.

Capture is by orthogonal custodial movement. Two soldiers can capture only one enemy man between them at a time.

However, a soldier and a captain, or two captains together, can capture more than one enemy man, (think a line of enemy pieces).

Captured men are removed from the board, not to be returned.

A man can be placed between two enemy men only if he is taking part in capture himself.

Otherwise placing a man between two enemy men will result in his capture (ie, suicide).

A neat element of the game is if the losing side is reduced to four men (captains or soldiers) and these four men can escape, each to a corner of the board, then the losing player may declare that the game is over and the winner has won a lessor victory. The winning side may of course, if sufficient men are available, block the corners, forcing the losing side to fight on.

This is another rather brilliant abstract strategy game that anyone liking checkers or chess should seek out at www. thehistoricgamesshop. co.uk Thanks to fellow gamers Adam Daniels for his help in running through this game for review.

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Big donation Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area has received a donation of $4000 from the Frank J. Flaman Foundation in support of the organization’s mentoring efforts. Here staff of Flaman Sales and Rentals in Yorkton makes the

presentation to Irma Van De Bon-Nicol, Executive Director of the Yorkton branch.

Trump needs to take some advice American political commentator Dave Rubin has a podcast called The Rubin Report. Rubin was a long-time left wing promoter but has since changed his stance to be more right wing as he recognizes some of the damage the political left has done. This week, he had Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his show and Carlson is loathed by the left because of his over-simplified common sense view of life. When asked about Donald Trump, Carlson makes a great point that the left isn’t going to like, but it’s true. “A lot of people on the left say Trump is a destroyer and he destroys everything he touches. Well, okay I can see where that’s coming from but it’s also probably an overstatement.

The reality is that if you sit and stare at Trump all day, you will burn out your retinas. It’s one of the things I try not to do.

I don’t do a show about him, I didn’t write a book about Trump, and I’m not against Trump. I think he can be useful and is a truth teller in some ways, but people that obsess about him are destroyed.

That is especially true for his opponents. I try to never argue about him. I hardly ever mention him. There are other shows on Fox that do and they have different roles.

I feel like my role is to

take the long view. It’s not easy and I get caught up all the time. Do you want to live in a country where the individual has the right to dissent? I think we do. However, if other people can tell you what to say, they can control what you think.”

Trump needed to listen to some advice on Saturday night when he tweeted about the Los Angeles Dodgers, criticizing their manager for poor decisions during the World Series.

He should’ve been more focused on the Pittsburgh synagogue mass killing and concentrating on ways to bridge the increasing divide of people in his country (the same exists in Canada). A national tragedy occurred hours earlier and he’s focused on whether or not the Dodgers pulled their pitcher too soon. That’s something else Trump doesn’t seem to do. Take advice. When you think you are the smartest person in the room, you have made a major error.

It’s dangerous for vehicles to travel at speeds of 100 km/h in construction zones; but let me just say it’s also dangerous for construction companies to put up 60 km/h signs when there is no construction taking place. I saw this twice over the last week and it’s confusing

MIKE STACKHOUSE mikestackhouse@hotmail.com

Stackhouse Soapbox to motorists. You can say, ‘Well just drive 60 until you see a sign saying otherwise, but it’s not that simple. Some people think they’ve missed a sign and will speed up when there may be, in fact, construction taking place several kilometres down the highway. If there is no construction, traffic becomes impeded and it’s dangerous when you have impatient drivers behind you who have no intent of honoring the speed limit. So, let’s post signs where needed and not play games in the name of hoping a cop can nab you and write a ticket based on trickery. No, I didn’t get a speeding ticket this week, I’m just pointing it out.

The other thing I had this week was a police cruiser doing 90 in a 110 on the Trans-Canada Highway. What’s the purpose of this? Eventually, I passed him but it’s a clear attempt at baiting.

I have no respect for it.

Many are scared to pass.

There was a huge line behind him despite the

highway being double lane. He didn’t appear to pull anyone over who went by, but most of us don’t need the potential hassle. Just drive 110, heck even 105 would be fine. 90 is daring someone to give you trouble.

Not that we need more examples of government wasting our money, but full marks to the CBC for producing a story on Environment Minister

Catherine McKenna’s personal staff approving a tone deaf tweet that praised Syria for joining the Paris Climate Accord.

CBC obtained information regarding an internal email trail that shows more than a dozen public servants were involved in writing, editing, vetting, and transmitting the tweet that reads as follows: ‘Canada saluates Syria and Nicaragua for joining on to Paris Agreement!

Global. #ClimateAction #COP23.’

Excuse me, more than a dozen people were involved in writing 14 words? I didn’t think it was possible, but her staff has less upstairs than she does. Why are we okay, as citizens, funding this incompetence? When are we going to do something

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about it? Never?

I had an interesting debate last week and I think I found some common ground with a person I disagree with. I am okay with a politician lying to me in order to put more money in my pocket in the form of lower taxes.

They have been lying to me my whole life and taking more and more money forever, so if you want to lie and take less, I’m good with it. The person I was debating isn’t.

He would rather be lied to and lose money, but be told the truth if the politician is going to give some of your money back.

Nice person mentions: Scott and Wendy McOuat, Kimberley Rolufs, Leigh Buettner, Brutus Beefcake, and Paul Burch.

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World Premiere At their Sunday, Oct. 21 concert, the Yorkton Community Choir, directed by Laurene Jemieff and accompanied by Shani Apland, presented the World Premiere of Bill Staines’ and Canadian arranger Erica Phare-Bergh’s ‘A Place in the Choir’. Complete with howls and squawks, the piece tells the story of inclusion, stating that all God’s critters, whether they sing high, low on the telephone wire or clap their hands or paws, have a place in the choir. Phare-Bergh completed

the arrangement this summer just in time for Long & McQuade’s Fall Music Reading Session. She and her husband Rick have a company called, A Song with Every Story, which incorporates both original songs and classical music into children’s stories. In its eighth year, the 60 voice Yorkton Community Choir meets every Monday evening at the YRHS choir room at 7:30 and welcomes new members throughout the year.

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