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Attendees talk at the International Women’s Day event hosted in Yorkton as part of the Vital Community Conversations part of the program.

Homelessness a very real issue

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The International Women’s Day event in Yorkton gave a chance for the community to have a vital conversation.

Hosted in partnership between SIGN Housing

Support Program, Shelwin House and Canadian Federation of University of Women Yorkton Branch, the event brought out the community to talk about issues surrounding women in Yorkton, with a focus on homelessness

and how it affects women and families.

Melissa CoomberBendsten, CEO of YWCA Regina, was the guest speaker at the event, with her talk focused on homelessness in Saskatchewan, and what communities need to do in order to

respond.

“I think that one of the really important to recognize is that homelessness is not only a big city issue.

It affect everyone and anyone, as it is a by-product of poverty, a by-product of violence, and for women, specifically...

Saskatchewan has the highest rate of intimate partner violence of all the provinces, it’s double the national average. So when a woman flees a violent situation she becomes homeless. I think that we need to look at housing and

homelessness different from a man living on the street in Toronto.”

The dangers of becoming homeless might also put women in dangerous situations.

“Sometimes women make decisions to stay

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Local hopes he impressed CFL scouts

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer When the Canadian Football League held its Western Regional Combine Monday there was a Yorkton hopeful among those being put through their paces for league scouts.

Layne Hull, who

played football in Yorkton from the time he was in Grade 5 until completing high school, said the combine at Commonwealth Stadium Field House in Edmonton, was an opportunity he was looking forward too.

“I’m expecting to do well at the combine and hopefully hear my name

on draft day to be drafted to a team,” he told Yorkton This Week last week.

Tuesday morning Hull said things went well.

“It was nice because I attended the Regina combine two-years-ago, so I knew what to expect and what was going on,”he said.

Success in Edmonton would simply build on Hull’s career, which has been one of taking steps up the ladder in terms of football, which started from a foundation laid in Yorkton.

Hull, son of Terry and Debbie Hull and brother to Leighton and Levi, said his time playing minor

football, and then high school football with the Yorkton Regional High School team helped him prepare for the college level “because I learned the game at a very young age.

“Having the youth football program is very important,” he added.

After completing

high school Hull played Junior football with the Okanagan Sun in British Columbia from 2013-2016, then with the Regina Rams from 2017-2018.

“My career I feel was pretty strong,” offered Hull. “(I) started –threeyears with the Okanagan Sun, won numerous of

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Knowing costs a key on farm

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer To be successful on the farm it can come down to being prepared to manage the unmanageable.

That was the message those attending the Rural Roots Ag Day held at the

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Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum Friday from Mark Gottselig, Regional Sales Manager of South Saskatchewan and Manitoba with Global Ag Risk Solutions.

The key to being ready to manage whatever comes up starts with being ready to change plans on the fly, said Gottselig.

“People who don’t change get gobbled up,” he said.

Gottselig said farming has always been an industry with a number of major risks including commodity prices, yield variability, crop quality and increasing costs.

The key is being ready to deal with the situation should one area negatively impact the

bottom line.

“Are you in a position to farm aggressively next year even if you have a wreck this year?” asked Gottselig, adding you are best positioned if you can move forward without dialling back on operations, or being forced to refinance.

“A lot of things are out of your control,” conceded

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Gottselig. He said that is why producers need to fully understand how to best manage what they are in control of.

In that respect producer need to do “everything possible” to realize the yield capability of the seed they plant.

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with a partner because of the precarious nature of being homeless. That is when I fear the safety of women the most. Rural Saskatchewan has higher rates of domestic homicide than in big urban centres. The isolation around violence, the isolation often poverty, often lends itself to being in more dangerous situations or having to stay in more dangerous situations for yourself or your children,” said CoomberBendsten.

In speaking to the crowd in Yorkton, Coomber-Bendsten’s goal is to raise awareness, and she believes that it’s awareness that is going to allow people to find solutions.

“With awareness comes a charge to do something. I think that the solution around homelessness is around building community. If the community doesn’t understand that it exists, or acknowledge that it exists, it is pretty hard to be engaged in supporting folks or removing some of the barriers that exist.”

Some barriers are things that not everyone would think about.

“It’s international women’s day, there have been lots of conversa-

Melissa Coomber-Bendsten, CEO of YWCA tions around the cost of menstrual hygiene products. So looking at how difficult is it for a woman, deciding between buying menstrual hygiene products for herself or food for her children. As a society, as a community, we can start making changes and making it easier for women to navigate and bring them out of poverty.”

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the strong community organizations in the city and how they work together on issues. She believes that the community can support people who encounter barriers, whether it’s dealing with the cost of housing, or helping people get new ID if they have lost everything, something that can be a challenge.

“It takes an entire community to do that kind of work.”

awards, attended the BC Lions, (of the CFL), training camp, and then committed to the Regina Rams. I had a strong university career winning linebacker of the year this past year and now I’m being asked to attend the CFL combine.”

Hull said the players get invitations to a combine based on interest from the teams in the CFL. The combine will have players going through a series of drills to measure things such as speed and strength.

“I will be tested on 225 bench press, vertical and broad jump, short shuttle, ‘L’ drill, one-on-ones, and special team drills,” said Hull.

Hull said he has certainly been focused on preparing for the opportunity the combine will provide.

“I’ve been training for the last three-months, lifting three-four days a week and combine training two-three days a week,” he said.

Down the road Hull said he wants to be on a CFL field playing football as a career.

“Yes I see there being a future in the CFL even if it’s not for a couple

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years,” he said.

Hull said he was told by coaches Monday that he was on the right track.

“Coaches were very

impressed. They said to ‘keep doing what you’re doing’. They liked what they saw, so that is a good thing,” he said.

four, five years.

A second piece of advice is that producers need to build a team, said Gottselig. Having expertise to draw upon by having access to an agronomist, or marketing coach, takes the pressure off the producer to make every decision solo.

And finally, Gottselig said having the security of insurance helps.

“Farms that are really successful do have a good insurance policy for the farm,” he said, adding it can cover the core costs and allow producers to be viable when things go wrong.

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That effort is more important today because “risks are going up in farming,” said Gottselig.

As an example, “expenses are up 85 per cent in the last decade,” he said, adding that is across a range of inputs including seed, fertilizer, chemicals, land and machinery.

Returns have not exactly kept pace though.

The net return after all expenses “is pretty well flat,” said Gottselig, pegging it at about $25/ acre. It’s costing more, but better yields and quality are maintaining the net return.

Small things can impact that net return.

For example for every penny the Canadian dollar gets closer to par decreases the net return shrinks $5/acre, said Gottselig, adding if the dollar increase five cents, the net return disappears.

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“Are you prepared for that? What does that mean for your farm?” he asked.

Gottselig said the answer is “to understand your costs.”

The numbers are critical, and need to be well understood.

“What is the cost allin to grow that bushel of canola?” asked Gottselig, adding if you “know that cost” you can “market more efficiently.”

Gottselig said farmers who have confidence in knowing their numbers are better able to seek out prices to cover the actual investment in the crop.

Knowing the numbers also allows farmers to focus on achieving efficiencies within their costs.

That does not mean reducing crop inputs just to save money, said Gottselig.

“Generally the more inputs the better the gross margins,” he said.

Producers also need a business plan, said Gottselig, suggesting that is the first thing for producers to undertake, sitting down and writing out a vision for their farm.

He added it should not be a one-year plan, but should look out three,

Mark Gottselig, Regional Sales Manager of South Saskatchewan and Manitoba with Global Ag Risk Solutions.

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Jennifer Lindgren is interviewed about farming in Canada while giving a series of talks in Australia.

Jordan and Jennifer, farmers from Norquay and Saskatchewan’s 2018 winners of the Outstanding Young Farmers Award were recently in Australia to tell their story.

Norquay farm couple talk ag in Aus

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was a trip ‘down under’ to talk farming for the 2018 recipients of the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers Award.

Jordan and Jennifer Lindgren of Norquay, who were presented the provincial award at the Farm Progress Show held in Regina last June, gave three presentations in Australia earlier this year, the speaking tour coming as a direct result of their award.

Following the award presentation in Regina, something Jennifer Lindgren termed at the time as “pretty darned exciting” noting as well, “the other nominees were pretty incredible,” the couple advanced to the national competition.

“It was pretty intense,” said Jordan in a recent interview with Yorkton This Week.

“You’re being judged as soon as you walk into the hotel,” added Jennifer.

In the end the national awards would go to producers in Alberta and Quebec, but the Lindgrens were not overly disappointed because of the connections they’ve made.

“It was an interesting experience,” said Jordan. “It’s like we’re part of a big family (now).”

Jennifer said ultimately being part of the process both provincially and nationally built connections between the finalists and extending to participants from previous years as well.

“We’re all super close now,” she said, adding

“We’re starting to see the opportunity to make the connections … Really it’s such a small world today. You can learn stuff from everybody.”

— Jennifer Lindgren they even group chat via social media to stay connected.

The connections turned out to go beyond the circle of participants.

“The night of the presentations at nationals, we got an email from a gentleman in Australia,” said Jordan.

It turned out the contact from the Grains Research and Development Corporation was looking for a speaker for a meeting in Australia.

Initially, the Australian group had apparently thought about seeking a producer in Great Britain, but they thought the farming would be too different, said Jordan.

“The UK didn’t really translate to Australia,” he said.

So they Google searched outstanding young farmer in the United States, but came up empty, which had him turn the search to Canada, where Google brought him to the Lindgrens.

The Lindgrens eagerly accepted the invitation and headed to Australia, doing a series of three presentations, the largest speaking to 700 producers in Perth.

Jennifer said it was interesting to see

the commonalities of farming here and in Australia, where wheat and canola are main crops for both countries.

Jordan said in terms of their presentation they had been asked to talk about their operation, and to have lots of photographs, adding it helped that they had gathered a lot of information for the Outstanding Young Farmer Awards.

The photos which garnered the most interest were those of a Saskatchewan winter.

“That was super exciting for them,” said Jennifer.

Jordan added the Australian producers were amazed, if not shocked, that he would be out hauling grain when temperatures dipped as low as they do in Saskatchewan.

The Lindgrens have always seen themselves as having a role in helping share information with other farmers. They do that by partnering with local agriculture distributors to host the ‘Field of Dreams’ tour that is held annually on their farm, which is an opportunity to share trial results from previous years and showcase the current trials that are focused on new gen-

etics, applications and variable fertilizer rates.

And, for the first time in 2018, they became a part of educating the next generation as they incorporate a ‘Food Farm’ into their operation which is an interactive tour geared at educating Grade 3 and 4 students on agriculture.

Both undertakings played a prominent role in their Australian presentation.

The Lindgrens said there was a great deal of interest in the ‘Food Farm’ concept as producers in Australia are working to get more agriculture into the education system.

Of course there were lots of questions for the Canadian couple.

“As soon as we got off the stage people were just swamping us,” said Jennifer.

There was also a look at the Saskatchewan farm.

The couple started out farming with Jordan’s father and uncle, buying some land of their own, and working in what evolved into a three-way partnership.

Over time Jordan had assumed the management role, and then about eight years ago the couple bought out Jordan’s father and

uncle.

“We had to buy everything,” said Jordan in an earlier YTW interview, noting his father and uncle deserved to be paid for what they had built up through their partnership of near four decades. “It’s what they had worked their whole entire lives for. They deserved getting the most they could out of all their hard work.”

There was never any hesitation to buy out the farm, but it took planning. There were kitchen table discussions regarding succession, and Jordan and Jennifer were helped out by having some of their own land and equipment to soften the impact of taking over.

“We were preparing for it … We had built up to where we were able to do it,” said Jennifer on a farm visit last year.

The move increased the couple’s debt load, but Jordan said debt is part of farming these days. If someone is going to farm “debt is going to be part of it,” he said.

“If there’s no risk, there’s no reward,” added Jennifer.

Jordan said having Jennifer on the farm where she can bring meals to the field is a huge asset. He said having a hot, home-cooked meal is something his employees look forward too during the busy seeding and harvesting seasons, the time of sharing a meal being a key element of building camaraderie.

Keeping workers happy is important on an operation where they employ two full and four

seasonal people get all the work done.

Jordan said he tries to create a working atmosphere where he’d want to work himself, if he were not farming.

The workers are looked at almost as extended family.

Jordan said he needs good workers because his focus is on dealing with breakdowns, planning crop sales, doing the management that increasingly has his attention on a computer screen rather than the steering wheel of a tractor.

The farm staff may soon include an Australian.

As a result of their speaking tour Jordan said they have received a resume from a young man, who wants to come to Canada to work on their farm after he completes his four-year agriculture course, “He would come in July and stay for the harvest run,” said Jordan, adding he would then go home to help with harvest in Australia before coming back to spend a complete seeding to harvest cycle in Canada.

The couple are considering the resume closely, recognizing it as an opportunity to gain from the young worker’s knowledge in Australia.

“It’s opening some of these doors,” said Jordan, reflecting back on the Outstanding Young Farmer Award.

“We’re starting to see the opportunity to make the connections,” echoed Jennifer. “… Really it’s such a small world today.

You can learn stuff from everybody.”

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Politics There are times in this business when it’s simply great to be wrong.

And being wrong about the low expectations of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony before the House of Commons justice committee was one of those times.

The past couple weeks hasn’t just been about setting Canadian politics on its head and perhaps toppling the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

While that might very well be result and might very well be what a lot of Western Canadians — especially, rural Canadians — want to see, what Wilson-Raybould has done may be more important than even that.

It could be that Wilson-Raybould has injected a new standard of public ministerial accountability for all governments.

Her forthright testimony wreaked of credibility in its detailed and note-backed assertions of multiple examples of Trudeau, his former principle secretary Gerald Butts and that even the privy council applying undue pressure on the former attorney-general to give SNC-Lavalin an out-of-court prosecution deal.

Wilson-Raybould’s testimony was unprecedented and it has forced others in the Liberal government to consider that there needs to be another way to do politics. This is demonstrated

by Jane Philpott’s decision to follow suit and also resign from cabinet.

Of course, the federal Conservatives and several of their close allies those in the Saskatchewan Party giddy at the Liberal misfortunate… but maybe others in politics need to be careful here.

As unlikely as it may seem, there’s always the chance the federal Liberals will get their act together.

After all, what happens if Trudeau is forced out and replaced by someone like WilsonRaybould as leader? What then happens to the Sask. Party’s entire political narrative that’s been all about opposing the Trudeau brand?

But here is a perhaps the most intriguing question: What happens to the other existing governments are now held to the same standard of credibility and accountability as the federal Liberals now are?

That thought is worth pondering if you compare what’s gone with the SNC-Lavalin file in Ottawa the Global Transportation Hub file here in this province.

For three years now, the Sask. Party government has been haunted by the Global Transportation Hub scandal in which former minister and Kindersley MLA Bill Boyd rented farmland from a businessman who made $6 million by buying 204 acres of land under government expropriation. That land was then sold to a Regina businessman who made $5 million when he sold it to the GTH for $103,000 an acre.

Notwithstanding an RCMP investigation that found no grounds for criminal charge and notwithstanding early attempts by the then Brad Wall-led Sask. Party to claim there was no wrong-doing here, the matter has been nothing short of a political scandal.

While running for the Sask. Party leadership last year, most of the six candidates raised this as a concern _ the most critical being, former Saskatchewan attorney general Gord Wyant.

“We need to shine a very, very bright light on this,” Wyant told the CBC at the time. “And the only way to do that is to give the commissioner the power that he needs not only to compel witnesses and compel documents and testimony but to make some findings and so that we can put this whole thing behind us as a party.”

Well, fast forward to today when Wyant is deputy premier and education minister … and suddenly sees no need for the examination into the matter.

On at least 30 occasions, Sask. Party government backbenchers blocked GTH or government employees from having to testify before legislative committees examining the GTH. Suffice to say, Saskatchewan taxpayers need more disclosure. This is also what Wyant once believed.

Right now, the contrast with Wilson-Raybould could not be more stark.

If Wilson-Raybould is the new standard, governments everywhere will struggle to step up to meet it.

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

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hile it is still months away there is the definite scent of a federal election in the air.

The upcoming campaign, which is already getting started if one follows the rhetoric of social media, feels as though it may be a battle fought in the mud.

The right leaning politics of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party government polarized the last election and as often happens when extremes are reached on one side, the pendulum swung hard to the left.

That swing left put Justin Trudeau in the Prime Minister’s office, and a Liberal government in power.

Traditionally the Liberal Party has been more centre, leaning in terms of where it would spot on the political spectrum, but the current edition has clearly shifted left.

The shift comes from a couple of pushes in that direction, which began with an upswing in support for the New Democrats under Jack Layton. In the 2011 election Layton led the NDP to the most successful result in the party’s history, winning 103 seats—enough to form Canada’s Official Opposition.

However, Layton would die, and with him his personal charisma which had powered the strong showing of the NDP. Still, there was enough in the success Layton fostered to indicate there

was a constituent of voters looking for a place to vote on the left of politics.

After the Harper years, the Liberals naturally moved left to counter the years of Conservative rule, and to carve off a chunk of NDP support in the post Layton-years of the party.

What we, as voters are left with, is a very polarized political landscape with the Conservatives and Liberals a long way apart on just about every issue that is likely to crop up in the upcoming election.

The problem with such polarization is that there is a huge untouched middle ground, the area of compromise and common sense where no party has residence at present.

And, therein lies a real issue for many Canadians. As a people we tend to be happiest in the middle ground, a place where we maintain a social conscience and a desire to protect our world, while still holding onto a level of fiscal responsibility that ensures our future financially as a country as well.

Without a party planted in that middle area it becomes even easier for people to turn off the political debate, and not vote. There is already a huge amount of political apathy that is already an area of concern.

We need a middle of the road party to help draw people back to the process, not increase polarization as appears to be happening heading to the next election.

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Film festival taking mentorship applications The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2019 RBC Mentorship program.

2019 marks the beginning of a two year partnership between RBC and YFF to support the development of emerging filmmakers throughout Canada.

“We are ecstatic to continue moving forward with RBC and the gen-

erous support they’ve provided to continue to deliver this program,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden.

“Being able to play a role in identifying and supporting emerging talent throughout our country has been such a rewarding experience, not only for our mentees, but for the mentors and for us as well.”

The mentorship pro-

gram is a participantdriven program that connects emerging filmmakers with established industry professionals who can provide expert level advice and networking opportunities to help emerging talents in Canada’s creative industries. The program is a 52 hour mentorship and guidance program that connects the participants with their mentor

through in-person and digital means.

“We’re excited to extend our partnership with Yorkton Film Festival to support this mentorship program, said Trevor McLachlan, RBC Community Manger.

“Mentors provide a wealth of real life experience-based advice that is invaluable to helping emerging filmmakers advance and succeed in

History Corner Bronfman Family of Yorkton - a history Harry Bronfman became the prominent member of the Bronfman family who was in the hotel business in Yorkton. Harry and his older brother Abe bought the Balmoral Hotel together in 1905. They both had hotel experience, Abe at 22 years of age and Harry at 19, had owned the Anglo-American Hotel at Emerson, Manitoba. The Balmoral Hotel bar In those years, had a long, fully mirrored wall, good lighting, fancy tin ceiling, and brass foot railing. These were “stand-up” bars — no tables and chairs were around and so a man tended to lean on the bar counter, and maybe put one foot on the brass railing and if he was a tobacco chewing customer, he would try to stand within spitting distance of a “spittoon.” Women were then not allowed in these bars, but probably very few ever wanted to enter anyway. It was bad enough if you were the hotel owner’s wife and had to clean up every night! Harry became sole owner of the Balmoral in 1908, after an argument with Abe about his poker playing. Their father purchased a hotel for Abe in Port Arthur, Ontario. There are the error-filled stories that Sam Bronfman was prominent in the liquor business in Saskatchewan! In 1908, Sam was only 17 years old when it appears that Harry would have him helping out at the Balmoral Hotel off and on, and Sam was 23 years old when their father bought a hotel for him in Winnipeg. Saskatchewan enacted Prohibition legislation in 1915 with the shutting down of bars, there was a dramatic slump of the hotel business. Harry and Sam conferred often, and both began looking for alternatives.

It was illegal to sell liquor to anyone within the province, but perfectly legal for druggists to buy liquor for medicinal purposes. It was also legal to supply liquor to other provinces. Harry applied for a wholesale druggist’s license, and erected the Canada Pure Drug Company next door, on the east side of the Balmoral Hotel. He manufactured liquor and imported hard liquor from various markets. After Prohibition hit the United States, the brothers saw a very lucrative export market. Harry and Sam expanded operations to Regina, and established many legal liquor ware-

houses along the Saskatchewan/ Montana and North Dakota boundaries. By 1920, the Bronfmans were extremely wealthy. Both Harry and Sam described their business as licensed legal operations, claiming no responsibility for what happened to the liquor supplies after they had left their premises. Certainly, the Bronfmans were not alone by any means in the traffic of liquor, both within the legal and illegal frameworks. They had quite a bit of competition. However, because of the size of their operations, they became the special target from small time gangsters, and from less successful liquor operators. The Police had problems enforcing the laws — the Bronfmans had no problems breaking some liquor laws. More stories could have been told, were it not that individuals and families did not want to go down in history, as having been involved in these undertakings. Harry bought a house in Regina and moved the family there around 1920 or 1921. But, tragedy struck at the Bienfait, Saskatchewan railway station on October 2, 1922, when their brotherin-law Paul Matoff was shot and killed, leaving his wife Jean and 2 children. The murder was never solved. This was a great shock to the Bronfman family. They were out of their league — they were not into organized crime. Export warehouses were closed by the Saskatchewan government in 1922.

Around 1923, Harry closed all liquor businesses and moved to Winnipeg, and eventually Montreal.

It is there that Sam becomes prominent in the liquor business. Harry is relegated to the background. In 1927, Bronfmans acquired Seagrams and continued to acquire enormous wealth in the liquor enterprise — an enterprise which had its roots in Yorkton. (Many people think Seagrams was Bronfmans’ original label. It was not. The Joseph E. Seagram and Sons of Waterloo, Ontario had been in existence since the mid 1800s.)

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

today’s changing industry. We’re thrilled to help connect established and emerging filmmakers through the RBC Mentorship Program.”

RBC provided the funding for this project as part of a two year program to foster investment in Canada’s creative sector by supporting emerging talents.

The deadline for applying for the 2019

Program is April 8, 2019.

Selected applicants will be notified no later than April 22, and all successful applicants will have the opportunity to attend and take part in the 2019 Yorkton Film Festival.

Applicants are encouraged to go to www. yorktonfilm.com for further information and to submit their applications.

Expanded dental services

Saskatchewan residents now have access to expanded insured dental services thanks to a new agreement between the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CDSS) and the Ministry of Health.

The new and expanded insured services under the Ministry of Health include cleft lip and palate treatment services for infants, children, and adolescents, expanded coverage for dental extractions for cancer patients, and specialized dental consultations.

Coverage for these services under this new agreement will mean more patients get the help they need when it is required. The new agreement provides a two per cent increase to dental surgical and specialty fees in 2019-20. The new fee schedule takes effect April 1, 2019.

The total cost for fee increases and the expansion of insured services as part of the agreement is approximately $200,000. The new agreement covers the period ending March 31, 2020.

Approximately 3,000 Saskatchewan patients receive insured surgical interventions and treatments each year. About 1,300 additional patients will benefit from the new and expanded services under the new agreement.

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On the ropes Residents at Yorkton Crossing had the chance to watch a rope-making demonstration, hosted by the Yorkton Thresherman’s Club. The club’s mandate is to keep traditional agricultural arts alive, and demonstra-

tions like this are part of that goal, as they showed how rope used to be made. Residents also had the chance to get a closer look at the rope that was made, and, as pictured to the right, also take part and help make it.

Community Recovery Team established

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Yorkton is one of eight communities in the province to receive a new

Community Recovery Team. But what does that mean for the city?

Britton Houdek, Saskatchewan Health Authority Interim

Manager of the Yorkton Crisis Assessment and Recovery Team, said that the team is a composition of different professionals who provide high inten-

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sity mental health and addictions services to those who have significant mental illness.

The main difference with having this team available is how they respond to the client’s needs. “We follow a model that allows us to be flexible with the client’s needs. We work non-traditional hours, whether that be evenings or weekends, and really provide the client care in their home or in their community where it’s more meaningful to them.�

The team is made up of a team leader, a social worker, two occupational therapists, an addictions councillor and four community mental health nurses. “To have a multi-disciplinary team is so valuable for patients. It allows for increased communication between professionals, it allows for different lenses to be used to examine and col-

laborate with the client on what their needs are.

It helps ensure the safety of patients is respected.

It really is the best way to provide care for patients,� Houdek said.

The goal of the team is to use that flexibility to better meet the client’s needs overall, and more importantly, get rid of barriers that might exist in a traditional, clinicbased model, Houdek explained. “Coming into a hospital or a clinical setting really limits patients.

When we are able to be in their homes, when we have the flexibility to work in tandem with other professionals, we can do assessments, we can do treatment that is through multi-disciplinary lens so that the patient receives the right care at the right time from the right professionals. We’re removing some of the barriers to access.�

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comfortable environment for clients, which can cause them to put up their own barriers, which makes treatment more difficult. “Clients feel cautious about coming into a clinic or coming into a hospital, as opposed to that sense of safety that home environment,� Houdek said.

As the team evolves, they hope to be able to use this model, with Yorkton as a base, in surrounding rural areas as well, as Houdek acknowledges that the city does service a wide range of people in the surrounding area who may also need the support of the team.

Houdek said that the development of the team has been exciting for the region, as they look at improving the services they currently offer as well as filling some of the gaps that are currently in the community.

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March 13, 2019 - March 19, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Job Opportunities

Public Notice

Full Time Operator A

Water & Sewer Division- Public Works Department Competition Number: 2019-12 Reporting to the Water and Sewer Systems Manager, this position would be responsible for a member of a team that performs maintenance and repair work on water and sewer systems to ensure public safety.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Distribution System Repair and Maintenance: repair leaks on services and mains, gate valve exercising, hydrant repairs and flushing, installing new services.

• Sewer and Storm System Repair and Maintenance: repair leaks on services and mains, camera services and mains, flushing mains, catch basin repair, • Capital Water and Sewer Systems: installing new sewer and water infrastructure in new subdivision devlopments • Must possess working knowledge of the Sanitary Sewer System and ability to identify and maintain accurate video inventory of problem areas • Completes work orders, time sheets and required reports promptly and accurately • Ability to competently operate Motor Grader, loader, Excavator, and other heavy equipment, with high level of proficiency to effectively assist work crews within project requirements and specifications.

• Performs daily equipment checks and minor maintenance as required • Augments Labourers with performance of their duties during periods of equipment inactivity • Follows all O.H.S. Regulations, Company Safety Policies and S.O.P.’s.

• Ability to perform manual labour and other duties as assigned.

• Competently operate required equipment under a minimum of supervision and at irregular shifts.

• Displays mechanical aptitude and general understanding of how equipment functions.

• Competently operate the flusher/vac truck and the sewer video surveillance equipment in a safe and efficient manner.

• Must maintain effective working conditions and relationships with fellow employees and must maintain open lines of communication with Supervisors.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Must have Grade 12 or GED equivalency.

• Must maintain RCMP security clearance.

• Class 3A Driver’s License is preferred.

• Minimum one year experience • Fireman’s Boiler License is preferred • Must be willing to obtain Saskatchewan Environmental Water and Wastewater Certification.

• Ability to work independently and with minimum Supervision.

• Ability to work in extreme and changing climate conditions • Current C.P.R. and First Aid Certificates SALARY: In accordance with Local 342 CUPE Collective Agreement.

Interested applicants are invited to apply online at www.yorkton.ca.

This competition closes March 22, 2019 The City of Yorkton wishes to thank all prospective applicants; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bylaw No. 2/2019 – Proposed Rezoning to Allow for Neighbourhood Commercial Use Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 14/2003

Legal Description: Lot 43, Block K, Plan 102018484 Civic Address: 253 Bradbrooke Drive Current Zoning: R-3 Medium Density Residential Proposed Zoning: C-4 Neighbourhood Commercial Details – The applicant proposes to rezone 253 Bradbrooke Drive from R-3 Medium Density Residential to C-4 Neighbourhood Commercial to accommodate construction of an Apartment Building with Main Floor Commercial Units.

Information – To view the proposed bylaw, visit our website at www.yorkton.ca. There is a link to Public Notices on the home page.

Questions regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to: Carleen Koroluk, Land Use Planner Phone: 306-786-1727 Email: ckoroluk@yorkton.ca Public Hearing – City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the proposed bylaw and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures In Person: 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

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Request for Tenders Name of Tender: Transit Stop Janitorial Tender must be received before 4:00 p.m. on March 22, 2019 Please send sealed Tender clearly marked “TRANSIT STOP JANITORIAL” to: Department of Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton is requesting tenders for the supply of year round janitorial services at identified transit locations with bus shelters.

Specifications are available at: www.yorkton.ca/tenders Tender shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for closing.

Tender received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened.

Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Taylor Morrison, Recreation Services Manager Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1776 Email: tmorrison@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all tender. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

Business License Renewal Deadline The renewal deadline for your 2019 Yorkton Business License is March 31, 2019. Renewals may be done on line at www.yorkton.ca/businesslicense, or by visiting the cashier on the main floor at City Hall.

This year, as part of our Business License renewal and application process, we are asking for the number of employees and approximate square footage used by your business. Collecting this data helps us to analyze trends in our business community and support local businesses in sustaining growth and maximizing opportunities. Please know that your data is confidential and we will we only release information in broad categories, such as capturing the total retail space in the City. We will not release any specific information about your business.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 306-786-1730 or by email at buildingservices@yorkton.ca.

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On March 8, International Women’s Day, my cousin made a post to Facebook. It involved an article, with the headline stating that the majority of Canadians can’t name a female engineer or scientist.

Everyone reading that post could name one female engineer, that would be the cousin in question. I could name two more, one being a cousin from the other side of the family, and my sister. And that’s just the people I can name off hand. Apparently my family is unique.

I began to contemplate why my family might have a higher percentage of women in engineering careers than some other families. And I realized I didn’t actually have a clear answer.

Now, in the case of one of my cousins, not the one who made the post, there’s definitely a family push towards engineering, for whatever reason. Her father, my uncle, is also an engineer. She has two brothers, both of whom are engineers. Engineering is clearly something people in that family just do, and I’m curious to see what percentage of the next generation makes engineering part of their career.

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My other cousin, the one who made the original post, is from the other side of the family. While my cousins are friends, they are not cousins to each other.

All three women grew up in different places, with different parents, while they knew each other and might have influenced each other in some way, the connection isn’t obvious Growing up, this was normal to me. Of course women were engineers, women were lots of things, I was surrounded by them and they all did something

different. I didn’t realize that apparently this was a unique experience that not everyone shared. I could name a female engineer, couldn’t everyone?

I was still aware that there were barriers to women being engineers, largely cultural ones, primarily because my sister pushed hard against them the entire time. In her case, I always got the sense that she enjoyed pushing against them, because it lead to her favorite thing in the world - someone admitting she was right. If she told a story of sexism in the workplace, you could sense her mounting joy as she got closer to the end, where she proved the man who doubted her wrong and showed that she was the greater of the two. Not everyone is like my sister, or would get a thrill proving that they belonged in a hostile environment, which is definitely a barrier in getting women into engineering as a career.

I grew up with the idea that nothing should be blocked off because of your gender. Not everyone had that same luxury. That International Women’s Day exists is testament to that fact, and to the idea that we have to move past that idea. In this case, we’re talking about engineers, but this applies to many other things.

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Making sausage Part of the Rural Roots Ag Day in Yorkton was a tour of Harvest Meats.

Bill Grant with Harvest Meats showed everybody how they made, packaged and shipped the many things Harvest makes in Yorkton, though primarily farmer’s sausage

since the plant was working on a major Costco order at the time, talked about the company culture and how they ensure a relatively low employee turnover, and personal stories such as how his son named the company’s Mini Stix.

Commonalities among farmers in other countries Recently I had an opportunity to sit down over an early morning coffee with Jordan and Jennifer Lindgren who farm in the Norquay area.

Their name may be familiar to some since the couple were finalists for the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers Award for 2018 ending up with the top placing presented at the Farm Progress Show held in Regina last June.

As such awards often do, it has brought opportunities to the couple, including a chance to spend a couple of weeks in Australia earlier this year where they gave a short series, there were

three stops on the itinerary, talking to farmers there about their operation.

At first it might seem that a farm couple from Norquay, SK. would have limited insights into agriculture which would transfer to a farmer in Australia, but the Lindgrens were quick to point out there are far more similarities than you might expect.

The first is rather obvious once they mentioned it over that coffee, and it is how farmers, no matter where they are, are ultimately reliant on Mother Nature.

It did surprise the Lindgrens that there are areas of Australia

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Calvin Daniels where frost is a threat to crops, much as it can be here.

And, in some areas ‘down under’ canola is planted through what is essentially their winter season, so heat units are lower, and that extends the growing season, making that frost concern more dire.

Less of a surprise was the impact of heat in Australia. Large chunks of the country are arid, to the point they talked about one area where land is left idle for 18 months just to recharge the groundwater allowing farmers to then plant and harvest at least some crop

based on in-soil moisture.

In another area harvest can be shut down because the temperature soars to 40 degrees Celsius, so there is a ban on operations for fear of starting fires.

But the similarities go beyond keeping one eye on the sky, and tuning into the weather forecast daily.

The Lindgrens note much as here, farmers in Australia face issues when it comes to find workers, with a minimum wage they noted at $20/hour, and competition from the mining sector.

Increasingly, work on a farm is a high tech

job, needing workers with skills that go well beyond the ability to drive a tractor. That is a situation which is not isolated to a single country or region.

While on the larger scale countries compete for markets when it comes to exporting farm production, at the farm level there is no doubt much producers can share in terms of information which cuts across international borders.

That commonality is something that producers should not forget.

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Farmers need to explore marketing options

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ers with grain buyers.

In terms of moving product grain moves under a maximum revenue entitlement, added Witkowicz, but grains must compete with other commodities such as potash and oil which operate under an open market.

Competition is massive in terms of rail transportation as 50 per cent of goods exported move by rail and 70 per cent of product within the country moves by rail, he explained.

Witkowicz said while few things are guaranteed he said grain movement by rail “will always be a sore spot” for farmers.

The reasons for the issues are often out of the control of the rail companies which generally

There are a number of limiting factors when it comes to moving grain to market, so farmers have to look at multiple marketing options.

That was the core message for those attending a Rural Roots Ag Day held at the Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum Friday from Mike Witkowicz.

“The funny thing about rail movement is two companies control rail movement and you have no input, and even less control,” said Witkowicz, vicepresident of Strategy and Business Development with CXN360, an agriculture exchange group that looks to match up farm-

take the heat for delays.

Some though, a derailment, or a train delayed because of rail issues, can cost the system two, three, seven days, he said.

“You can’t get that week back,” said Witkowicz.

Ultimately the rail system is limited.

“It’s moving a soccer ball through a garden hose,” said Witkowicz, noting the choke point is the Rocky Mountains.

“There are only three spots to cross the Rockies.”

With all products headed west having to move through three Rocky Mountain passes Witkowicz said farmers need to look at options.

One is to ship east through Thunder Bay but added from December

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Mike Witkowicz through March, “there are no ships out of Thunder Bay.” The currently mothballed Port of Churchill is an option that is expected to reopen, but “at best” it handles only 500 to 700,000 tonnes, said Witkowicz.

Each option also needs to be measured against time.

The car cycle is the time to load a car, do to port, unload and return to where the grain start-

ed out. To the west coast that cycle is 15.7 days (to central Saskatchewan), said Witkowicz. East to Quebec City is 24.2 days, and south through the United States in 27.9 days.

Some moves are being made to improve things, for example new hopper cars “make the pipe bigger,” said Witkowicz.

But there are other limitations on the system.

“They don’t load boats in the rain in Vancouver,”

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“Self-care is a vital piece of farm safety,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “This week serves as an important reminder to take care of ourselves by getting adequate rest, taking breaks and being aware of dangerous areas where we work. Safety should be top of mind, because at the end of the day we all want to come home safely to our families.”

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said Witkowicz, adding they need covered vessel loading.

The situation potentially gets worse too.

“Production is increasing,” said Witkowicz, adding while capacity too is increasing it’s not keeping pace.

So producers need to be aware of limitations, and market to offset the potential worse congestion. Witkowicz said that can be accomplished by marketing at the right time. For example there is generally greater capacity in the July to September quarter, and Oct to December is the quarter the system typically is geared up to move grain most efficiently.

Another option for producers is to seek out markets that do not rely on rail, marketing to local crushing plants, and grain processors being examples, said Witkowicz.

of raising awareness of on-farm safety issues.

“Regardless of the injury, safety is the responsibility of everyone,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. “We encourage everyone to keep their mind on the task at hand and think about safety in everything that you do.”

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is focused on creating safe and strong farms by empowering farmers, farm families and farming communities to build, grow, and lead the agricultural industry in safety and sustainability.

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Confidence expressed in quality of canola At the Canadian Crops Convention in Montreal, the Canola Council of Canada met with Canada’s Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau and with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to stress the importance and urgency of responding to China’s decision to restrict imports of Canadian canola from one company amid concerns about certain pests.

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impact our growers and the entire industry,” says Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council. “It’s important to resolve the issue quickly so we can resume stable trade that benefits both countries.”

Minister Bibeau indicated that China’s decision to suspend canola seed exports from one company remains a top priority of the Government of Canada.

Plant health experts are working with China to resolve concerns raised about pests as soon as possible.

“If China’s concern is with specific quality issues, we should be able to resolve it quickly,” says Everson. “We have full confidence in the quality of Canadian canola exports and our quality assurance systems.”

Demand for high quality oil and protein

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Red Moon Road wants to tell you a story

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer There are few bands with a stage quite like Red Moon Road. The band, consisting of Sheena Rattai, Daniel Jordan and Daniel Péloquin-Hopfner take to the stage with a wide range of instruments, with an estimated 45 different strings – including a banjo, a mandolin, double-necked lap steel, a guitar where the bottom two strings are the bass.

Rattai and Jordan split the drums between them.

“It’s a pretty big sound and it’s got a lot of variety, a lot of harmonies, and a big part of our show that people tend to comment on and I think sets us apart is that storytelling is a big part of what we do, both in the songs and between the songs.

There’s definitely a through thread of storytelling that each of us share. These stories have informed a lot of the songs,” Jordan said, talking to Yorkton This Week from the road.

History is a big part of their storytelling inspiration, whether it’s history of their own families, or history of the world – a song on their most recent album is a tribute to Sophie Blanchard, a balloonist who was the first woman to be killed in an aviation accident in 1819.

“A lot of stories are close to us and literally related. Others you are driving along and you hear about Sophie Blanchard on the radio or something like that, and the stories find you.

It’s amazing that when you tell stories people share them with you.

Stories kind of beget stories.”

Describing his bandmate Péloquin-Hopfner as an “insatiable Kijiji king,” the band’s trademark wide variety of instruments comes from his collector’s instinct, and Jordan jokes, the fact that he’s easily bored.

Each new instrument comes with a new sound, that gives the band a new direction to go in when

Red Moon Road will be in Yorkton on March 22 at the Anne Portnuff Theatre. They are coming as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series. writing songs. That said, there are disadvantages when you have to tour with so many instruments.

“We haven’t seen anything behind us for about three weeks now,” Jordan admits.

The last album

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released by the band was back in 2015 with the album Sorrows and Glories, and the band is getting ready for their next album.

That album will feature more songs written by the only non-Daniel in the group, as Rattai has taken a leading role in the new material.

“She’ll be first to joke that the new stuff has less to do with our grandparents and more to do with her feelings. But that’s kind of underselling it...

It’s a new thing for us to move into telling our own stories and talking about our own experiences in the present, and people seem to relate to it just as much, so that’s an exciting, newer twist while still maintaining that type of stories in the songs that we are known for,” said Jordan.

The tour will see the band road testing those songs. While with the last album they ‘went wild’ with the options the studio had to offer and had to learn how to play on the road, with the new one they are starting on the live versions.

“We have definitely maxed out on what three people can do, but it’s nice to have some limitations. Because live, you are limited to what you can do with our combined 12 limbs and three vocal cords, but in the studio you can go crazy.

That can be really fun. I think the difference is that you have constraints put on you live, but from the greatest confines comes the greatest cre-

ativity. The new stuff that we are road testing on this tour, I think it’s our best stuff yet, and I’m always really excited when it comes to that part in the night to pull those out.”

The album is expected sometime this year, with many of the songs recorded. The goal right now is to get it right, said Jordan.

“It’s so important to roll that out in a thoughtful, intentional manner...

There’s also the challenge that every new thing we write tends to be better than the last one, so when do you close the door on that one?”

Some bands may be intimidated by a winter tour in Saskatchewan, but Red Moon Road is from Winnipeg, so the winter weather doesn’t intimidate them.

Estimating close to a million kilometers on the road in their career, they enjoy hitting every town they arrive in, and believe every place they go is a great place to play.

“People everywhere appreciate the arts, and Saskatchewan is really lucky to have something like OSAC, the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, to bring them to smaller communities.

People appreciate that, and we appreciate them having us, and taking a chance on something new.”

Red Moon Road will be in Yorkton at the Anne Portnuff Theatre on Mar. 22 as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan Series.

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Meeting makes spring seem closer Having our first horticultural meeting of the year makes spring seem closer! The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be on Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. at SIGN on North Street. Our special guest will be Sasha Howland speaking to us about bees and honey.

Bees are simply amazing; we know how wonderful and extraordinary bees are, and how important they are to nature and to us. I know it will be a fascinating presentation because there is so much to learn about the bees.

Everyone is welcome; remember, you don’t have to be a member of the group to attend the presentation. Please note the date of this meeting: on a Thursday, for this occasion only. That’s Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. at SIGN. ‘Tis the lucky day of the year: March 17, St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick was the “apostle of Ireland”, living somewhere around the 5th century. He is known for bringing Christianity to Ireland, and made the shamrock famous by using the three leaves to teach about the Trinity.

The shamrock plant, oxalis, is a lovely and interesting little houseplant that belongs to the wood sorrel family. It grows only six to eight

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Gardener’s Notebook inches high, and has the fascinating activity of closing its leaves in the evening! The leaves are a bright, rich green, sometimes with burgundy shadings, and the plant has delicate, airy little white flowers. It likes to be in bright light, and have its soil evenly and consistently moist. The unique thing about the oxalis, though, is that is goes dormant in the summer. When we begin to see the leaves die back, don’t panic! The plant is just going into “rest” mode.

At this time, we should move out little oxalis into a dark spot, and water it only once in a while.

The plant may rest for as long as three months. But when we see new shoots again, it is time to bring the oxalis out into the sun, and start watering and fertilizing it again.

If you are looking for Irish-themed plants, take a look at Bells Of Ireland, moluccela laevis. You can grow these interesting flowers in your

garden from seed, and they will definitely be a conversation starter!

If you are not familiar with them, they have tall spikes of small shellshaped green flowers, and grow two to three feet tall. The flowers have a sharp, peppery fragrance, and tiny little barbs. They make wonderful cut flowers, sturdy and long-lasting, and if you like you can even dry them. Start them outdoors when danger of frost is past; you can also grow these in containers, and my goodness, that would make quite a statement plant! In spite of the name, guess what — they do not come from Ireland, they originate in the areas around Turkey and Syria. But the green color and the shape of the flowers make it only natural to call it Bells of Ireland!

And here’s an interesting little factoid: “Irish Moss” is not really moss at all. It is a seaweed, chondrus crispus, that grows in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a valuable and important commercial seaweed. I read that it is used for many things, including being a “clarifying agent in beer”. It is also called “carrageen”, and during the terrible famine in Ireland, it was used as food. In folklore, pieces of the Irish moss were kept on hand, as it was thought to bring safe travels, good luck, and wealth.

“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.” Have a happy St. Patrick’s Day, gardeners!

Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca to see what’s “coming up” and have a great week!

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

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Red Moon Road - a “Stars for Saskatchewan” Concert.

Yorkton Regional High School, Anne Portnuff Theatre Fri., March 22, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: Welcome Home Gift Shop, 113 Smith St. E. & Ticketpro.ca.

Contact: Yorkton Arts Council - yorktonartscouncil@sasktel.net, 306-783-8722, yorktonarts.ca

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Open Pairs Cribbage Tournament Sat., March 23, 2019 at Westview United Church (handicap ramp at rear).

Registration 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Play starts at 12:30 p.m. Enter as doubles, $15.00 per person. Cash prizes. Free draws.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. N., Yorkton. Everyone is welcome. Time: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Admission $10.00.

Music by: March 15, Frank Keller Band & Friends; March 22, The Zayshleys; March 29, Old Country Lads.

Contact Peter 306-7821846. Hall Rental 306783-783-6109 or 306-7825915.

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Chili & Baked Potato Supper - Grace Presbyterian Church (by the water tower) Wed., March 27, 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Beef & vegetable chili, baked potatoes, salads, homemade buns & desserts. All welcome.

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Spring Tea & Bake Sale - Sat., April 13, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., St. Mark Orthodox Church Basement, 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton.

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No Sew Lavender Easter Sock Bunnies make and take. April 18, 4 - 5 p.m. at Yorkton Public Library.

Pre-registration is required. 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring a sock for your bunny!

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You are invited to hear Messages from the Bible each Sunday in Feb., 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Yorkton Public Library.

Just come and listen!

Inquiries: 306-532-3102.

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Parkinson’s Support Group meeting Wed., March 20 2 p.m. at the Yorkton & District Nursing Home, business of ice entrance. All Parkinson’s patients and interested persons welcome. For further information call Marj at 306-783-7519.

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Story Time - Winter Session. Join us for stories, finger plays, songs and a simple craft.

Open to ages 3 & up.

Mondays or Thursdays Feb. 4 - March 28, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m., Yorkton Public Library. Call 783-3523 or find us on Facebook.

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Come see our new Royal Canadian Legion branch located at 387B Parkview Rd. next to the Loaf N’Jug. Office hours are Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Our lounge is open Sat. at 3:00 p.m. with meat draws at 5:00 p.m.

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Bridge Players - The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club invites you to join us at the Yorkton Public Library every Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. for an afternoon of fun.

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 306-782-1689 or 306-890-0417.

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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.

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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306783-5022 or 306-7837042 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

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Al-Anon meets Monday nights, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St.

and Wednesday nights, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church (355 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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Donate at the following Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline® drop boxes and help the more than 9 million Canadians living with diabetes and prediabetes: SIGN Family Support, 345 Broadway St. W. Clothesline® drop boxes happily accept all cloth based items, shoes, hats, belts and more.

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

Nondenominational club.

Contact Joan at 306-7836042.

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

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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.

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Parkland Writers Alliance: Contact Carol 306-782-5755, Marge 306-783-0174, writersyorkton@gmail.com, http://parklandwritersalliance.wordpress. com. Parkland region’s public writing group meet 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Yorkton Public Library, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Everyone interested in writing is welcome. Annual membership fee is $10.

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Pancake supper Shrove Tuesday was marked March 5, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorkton with a pancake supper. Shrove Tuesday is the day in February or March immediately precedingAsh Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated in some countries by consuming pancakes. The exact day is determined by Easter.

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Finding my mother’s voice again On March 13, 2019, my mother would have turned a hundred.

After her death at age ninety-five, I lost her voice for almost four years. It neither echoed in my ears nor whispered in the corridors of memory. That grieved me.

Then came the dream that placed life precisely as it was in my waking moments.

The phone rang. I picked up. Suddenly her absent voice flowed back to me. As welcome — no, more welcome — than the sound of blessed rain after a long drought.

“Hello, Kathleen,” Mom said, lively and cheerful — more so than ever in the decade before her death. “You’ll see me real soon!” She and Dad, she said, were making their way to our place in their motor home.

(They did that often in the good years, before

pain and infirmity prevented their annual road trips.) “I can’t wait to see you again!” she said, as our conversation ended.

I woke. Touched my face, amazed to find it wet.

Her voice hasn’t left me since. I hear it everywhere. Then, this: “Nana, c’mere! I want to play you something,” my granddaughter Tabatha called recently, electronic tablet in hand. I sat beside her and a moment later there was Mom on the screen, sitting at the table with my father and my sister, playing Rummy.

She reached her hand across the table to place a tile, rearranging others to make it fit. Then she flipped her empty tile holder to show the rest.

Mom had won. Again.

She usually did.

I’d taken that little video on one of my trips to Mom and Dad’s home, two provinces from

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mine, shortly before life became unmanageable for them. I thought I’d lost it until it showed up on a computer I’d given my daughter’s family.

Tabatha had found it and taped the video onto the tablet.

As I watched, smiling (tearing up a bit, too), I heard another voice on the video. The calls of our youngest grandbean, Ezra. But Ezra wasn’t born until almost a year after Mom died. It confused me at first, until

Tabatha explained that he’d been playing nearby as she videoed the video.

Then she showed me

another video I’d taken while visiting my parents. They sat in their favourite chairs, having morning devotions. And that voice I pray never to forget again read the Bible to me.

I’ve realized something since. Even if I ever do lose the memory, Mom’s voice continues to speak. It speaks through her faith in God, her prayers, her humour, her love and yes, even her tightlipped stubbornness on

things that mattered most to her. It speaks to me, to my children and my grandchildren; her greatgrandchildren.

Even to little Ezra. We wear her, whether or not we realize it, and we cannot do otherwise. And the scriptures she read and believed confirm her words to me in that dream. I will see her again.

Happy Birthday, Mom. I hear you still.

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Terriers split to start playoffs

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers are into a ‘best-of-one’ situation after splitting the opening two games of their best-of-three series with Notre Dame.

Terrier head coach Mat Hehr said home ice proved important to start the series.

“I think we got the jump on them on home ice,” he said of the series opener, adding the local fans helped in the team holding the momentum.

When things switched to the Hounds rink so did the way the game played out.

“On the bigger ice …

(Wilcox has international size), it definitely showed they’re used to playing on the bigger ice,” said Hehr.

Hehr said he had hoped the bigger ice would play as a Terrier advantage because the team skates well, but the Hounds experience in playing systems suited to the larger dimensions of

the rink showed.

The Terriers took the lead in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff with a home ice win Friday at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

Charles Martin started the scoring for the visiting Hounds 5:25 into the contest, but a goal by Branden Legien would knot the score 1-1 before the end of the opening frame.

In the second it was all Terriers as Dino Antoniadis scored shorthanded, Chantz Petruic added an even strength marker, and Colby Brandt scored on the powerplay, giving the home side a 4-1 lead through 40-minutes of play.

Kyle Robinson would score the lone goal of the third period for Notre Dame to round out a 4-2 Terrier win.

Riley Kohonick was tagged with the loss for the Hounds facing 25-shots in net, while Ryan Ouellette had the win for the Terriers facing 27.

Staff Photo by Devin Wilger

The Yorkton Terriers got a key playoff win at the Farrell Agencies Arena Friday.

The teams met in Wilcox for game two of the series Sunday.

Again the Hounds struck first, as Jakob Breault scored the lone goal of the opening period at 6:06.

Branden Klatt tied the contest 2:11 into the second period, but that would prove to be the extent of the Terrier offence on the night.

The Hounds however, were not done.

Marshall Wilton and Zack Kosteniuk both scored in the second to give Notre Dame a 3-1 lead.

Jarrett Penner on the powerplay, and Kosteniuk with an

even-strength effort for his second of the game scored in the third to make it a 5-1 win for the Hounds.

Ouellette was tagged with the loss in the Terrier goal facing 40-shots, while Kohonick took the win facing 25 for Notre Dame.

Hehr said Ouellette played well enough to win, but faced a lot of rubber in Wilcox.

Offensively, “their goalie (Kohonick), made some big saves,” continued Hehr. “That was the difference. We didn’t get too many good chances, but he made some big saves.”

The deciding game of the series was scheduledfor the Farrell Agencies Arena Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (to late for presstime). Check www.yorktonthisweek.com for the story.

In the other SJHL bestof-three series Flin Flon eliminated Weyburn twostraight winning Friday 7-3 and Sunday 6-2.

New Cardinal coach looking forward to season

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Robbie Dombrowski will be head coach of the 2019 edition of the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Yorkton Cardinals.

A 2018 graduate from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, Dombrowski was a twotime captain for the St. Norbert baseball team.

He spent three seasons as the starting catcher for the Green Knights, leading them to a Midwest Conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth in

2017.

C u r r e n t l y , Dombrowski is in his first season on the Belhaven University coaching staff in Jackson. MS. Dombrowski serves as the hitting coach and catching coach for the Blazers.

Dombrowski said he was actively looking to build his credentials as a coach when the Cardinal offer came his way.

“Some of my coaching mentors had told me the best way to build a resume … is to coach in a summer league,” he told Yorkton This Week in a

telephone interview.

When he told a friend at Central Michigan about the Canadian league “he had some good things to say about the league.”

When the Yorkton offer was made the same coach said “you need to jump all over that,” said Dombrowski.

Dombrowski assumes the role a tad late in terms of recruiting players for a league that starts at the end of May, but he said he feels ready to fill out a solid roster.

“I’m pretty confident in the contacts I’ve

Robbie Dombrowski made,” he said, “but it is a bit of a blitz here to fill out the roster. So it’s a bit

of a challenge.”

So what is Dombrowski looking for as he recruits?

The bullpen is the first step.

“My philosophy is really trying to build a team around a pitching staff,” he said, but added that is getting harder as many pitchers are now deciding against summer ball to rest their arms and limit innings.

After pitching Dombrowski said he wants a team that pushes the pace of the game.

“I always coach my guys to be aggressive in everything,” he said, adding that means pushing

to go first to third on singles, and turning singles into doubles. “… I think that’s really important.”

Dombrowski said when you put pressure on defences by going after extra bases you can force mistakes.

“You can make really good teams look really bad putting pressure on them on the base paths,” he said.

The Yorkton Cardinal season starts on the road May 29 in Regina, with the first game at Jubilee Park in Yorkton scheduled for May 31, with Melville in the city.

Pinty’s Grand Slam return generating excitement

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling is back.

Sportsnet announced that their premier curling series will be making a return to Yorkton after events in 2014 and 2015.

The Meridian Canadian Open will be in Yorkton from Jan. 14-19 2020.

Yorkton will be one of six communities on the Grand Slam schedule this year, which will allow the world’s top curlers to pursue a total of $2.1 million in prize money over the six events.

Neil Weinmaster with the Yorkton Curling Club

is excited to see the event return to the city.

From the club’s perspective, the best part of hosting the event is seeing top teams around the world, up close and in person.

“To excite people about a big curling event and get the top teams to come to our city is the main thing. To have the opportunity to see them first hand playing here.

That’s the biggest thing, and hopefully that creates more interest in the sport,” said Weinmaster.

Hosting the event has benefits for the club. The main one is generating interest, they hope that watching top-level curl-

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ing at the event inspires people to take up the sport and get membership at the club. Beyond that, it has financial benefits for the club as well.

“It’s done well for us, it gives us more operating money to work with.

It’s a tight budget here and a tight rope to make ends meet, so that’s helped us out in the last ones we’ve had.”

The Yorkton Curling Club will also be providing the volunteers to staff the event, and volunteer lists will be compiled soon. Weinmaster doesn’t anticipate too much difficulty getting the volunteers needed, because curling fans in Yorkton

are a passionate group.

“It’s a pretty large group to cover the bar and all the stats and the scorekeepers... It’s a big area, so it’s lots of volunteers, but this area we don’t have an issue with...

Everybody gets excited about that event and it’s a good event, it’s a fun event.”

Mayor Bob Maloney gives the Yorkton Curling Club the credit for making the event a success, and said it’s their efforts to host, arrange volunteers and do the work behind the scenes that makes the event work.

“Their group of volunteers are amazing. It takes a lot of work to

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bring an event this big to the city, and the Yorkton Curling Club does such a good job. I know Pinty’s is always glad to come back to Yorkton because they get great crowds, the curlers love playing in front of a crowd, and they really enjoy their time in the city.”

From the city’s perspective, there’s also economic impact to consider.

It’s a five day event, and if people come from out of town they’re not only enjoying curling, but they’re shopping, eating and getting hotel rooms in the city, putting money into the local economy.

“The curlers are so good with mingling with fans, you often see curlers after the games hav-

ing a beer with fans in the beer garden. It brings people in, they have a chance to meet the curlers... As Randy Goulden always tells me, if we can get them to stay overnight, that’s when the tourism dollars start to add up,” said Maloney.

While the previous Grand Slam events in Yorkton were in December, this one is in January. Weinmaster is happy with the new date, and believes that the December-January time frame is the perfect timing for the event in Yorkton.

Maloney added that it’s a good idea to get tickets early, since the event gets close to selling out quickly.

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College weekend glimpse into new league’s future This past weekend the Canadian university basketball championships were held.

It is likely all but the most ardent basketball fans in this country, or graduates of the universities involved, were aware of the championship tournaments.

In what is sadly fairly typical of Canadians, we tend to value what we have here less than what is happening somewhere else, in the world of sports that means looking south to the United States.

Everything in sports in the U.S. of course tends to be blown up to be spectacles that are often less

about the sport, and are more about the hype, and that is certainly the case with ‘March Madness’.

It makes sense stateside to get caught up in the chase to be the national basketball college champion, but why we in Canada get dragged into the interest is far less clear to me. I am sure at times there are highly touted Canadian players on some of the teams to follow, but in a broader sense it is college basketball in a foreign country.

Meanwhile in Canada the championship weekend comes, and goes with so little fanfare it is all but invisible.

Hurry hard The Yorkton Curling Club was the host of a women’s bonspiel, with teams competing over the two-day event. Winners were the Datema

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Sports This year the mens’ final held the promise of being something quite interesting with the University of Calgary looking to repeat as champions against perennial powerhouse Carleton. Of course not every interesting storyline plays out to be exciting, and this final

was not. The Dinos were never really in the game as the Ravens rolled to an 83-49 score. The game was disappointing, but as the Canadian championship was one I tuned into, albeit by the second half I was reading keeping only a sort of half eye on the game.

Still there was an interesting story in that the crown was the 14th in 17 years for Carleton.

It was also the Ravens’ eighth W.P. McGee Trophy of the last nineyears. If that was a string stateside it would have made national headlines.

The McMaster Marauders upset topseed Laval Rouge et Or 70-58 to capture the U

Sports women’s basketball title.

The Ottawa Gee-Gees won bronze coming back from a 19-point firsthalf deficit to beat the Saskatchewan Huskies 63-62.

While the mens’ final Sunday was not exactly one to create memories, unless you are a big Carleton fan, I was interested at least to get a better look at who was graduating from the best programs in the sport in Canada. The graduating players this year have a new opportunity ahead, at least for some of them I expect.

The fledgling Canadian Elite Basketball League is set to tip off in early May, and the six-team loop has a Canadian content rule – think how the Canadian Football League operates in terms of Canadian players, only for basketball. That will mean the new teams, including the Saskatchewan Rattlers based in Saskatoon, will need to draft and recruit

Canadian players, most coming for the college system in this country.

The CEBL recently announced it will be holding its 2019 Entry Draft Reveal on March 23.

Invitees will be present to witness top Canadian and international basketball players get announced into the CEBL through a reveal event that will unveil the picks made March 16 by the league’s teams during the closed door CEBL Entry Draft.

The invite-only event, which will be held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, will also be live streamed internationally on CEBL. tv.

The draft will go 13 rounds as teams look to stock their rosters which must include seven Canadians.

It is the Canadian content that has me most intrigued for the new league, and that has the Rattler home opener May 9, marked on my calendar as an event that I want to make it to.

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SALYN - Dorothy Salyn was born on March 12, 1936 on the family homestead near Buchanan, SK; a daughter of Mary (nee Hancheroff) and Mike Fofonoff. She attended school in Buchanan, later remaining to help on the farm. She left home to work, briefly in Ontario, then moved back to Saskatchewan to Yorkton where she married Fred Salyn on June 25, 1960. The couple farmed in the Wroxton district for 25 years, retiring to Yorkton in 1985. They were blessed with a son Darrell. Dorothy loved farm life. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, music and baking. Most of all she enjoyed her pets, many dogs and cats over the years. She was kind and caring, much loved wife, mother and friend. She had strength and courage, always witty and seeing the positives in life. Dorothy passed away peacefully at the Regina General Hospital on Sunday, March 3, 2019. She was 82 years of age. Predeceased by her husband Fred in 2003; son Darrell in 1989; mother Mary in 1997; brother John in 1987; and by sisters Mabel Zalys and Polly Saliken. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Debra Fofonoff; her good friend and sisterin-law Olga Blazeiko; her cousin Percy Legebokoff, niece Brenda Zalys, and many other dear family, friends and neighbours. The funeral service was held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Doreen Day officiating. The interment took place in the family plot in the Garden of St. Luke with Dorothy’s daughter Debra serving as the urn bearer. Memorials were to the SPCA. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

REYNOLDS – Mrs. Bonnie Reynolds of Yorkton, passed away peacefully in her home on February 28, 2019 at the age of 78 years. Bonnie Adele Reynolds was born on May 7, 1940 in Yorkton, SK, the daughter of Joseph and Emmie (Wagner) Lenius. Her early years were spent with her parents and younger sister Marion in MacNutt and Windthorst, prior to moving to Yorkton in 1951. She attended and graduated from the Yorkton Collegiate Institute. She pursued and excelled in many activities growing up including piano, choir, figure skating and baton. Her Roman Catholic faith was very important to her from a young age. She was very active in her family’s church (St. Gerard’s), and also with various youth groups. She completed the highest level of piano and was certified as an instructor. She worked for numerous years in a variety of clerk and receptionist jobs and enjoyed meeting and working with the public. In 1958 Bonnie wed Richard Reynolds. They were blessed with two children, Lindsay and Lisa. They moved to and made Winnipeg their home for many years. Bonnie dedicated herself to her role as mother and homemaker which she held as her most important occupation. Church life continued to be central and a guiding force for her life. She returned to Yorkton to be closer to family. She reinvested in her involvement with St. Gerard’s church being very active as an organist and choir member. She became a grandmother and loved her involvement with her grandchildren.

Bonnie is predeceased by her parents Joseph and Emmie. She is survived by her son Lindsay (Csilla), daughter Lisa (Darryl) Pacholko and precious grandchildren Jessica (Dustin) Ludwig, Hillarie Pacholko, Cassia Pacholko and Mia Reynolds. She is also survived by her sister Marion (Robert) Putland and nephew Brett Putland. The Funeral Mass was held on Friday, March 8, 2019 from St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church Yorkton, SK with Rev. Father Louis Kim Nguyen as Celebrant. Accompanist Diana Hornung led the congregation in the hymns, ‘How Great Thou Art’ ,‘Psalm 23’, ‘Prayer of St. Francis’, ‘Come to Me’, ‘Songs of the Angels’ and ‘Amazing Grace’. The readings were read by granddaughters Hillarie Pacholko and Mia Reynolds, and general intercessions given by granddaughter Jessica Ludwig. The interment took place in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Lindsay Reynolds & Lisa Pacholko serving as urn bearers.

Memorials in memory of Bonnie may be made to St. Gerard’s Church as gifts of remembrance. Condolences for the family may be made at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

SPEIDEL - HAHN - Doreen Mary Speidel - Hahn was born on July 20, 1939 to Phillip and Colleen (nee Kiselbach) Schick. Doreen was one of fourteen children born on the family farm Northeast of Duff, having nine brothers and four sisters. She attended Colmer School until the completion of Grade 8 and later obtained her GED. On October 12, 1962 Doreen was married to Harold Speidel.

They formed their life together farming by Hubbard, SK until 1976 when they relocated to Yorkton.

Doreen and Harold were blessed with five (awesome) children, all of whom reside in Yorkton. After Harold’s passing on December 8, 1991 Doreen found a partner in Jack Hahn and they were married August 15, 1998. Over the years Doreen worked various jobs with her favourite being her home based business of cake decorating and floral arranging. Doreen also loved her crafting and gardening.

Her yard was always full of beautiful flowers and garden ornaments. Her love of travel took her to various places such as Niagara Falls, Nashville, Hawaii, New Orleans, Cuba and on a honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean. Doreen enjoyed time with her family and friends especially at social gatherings, weddings and dances.

Many of her children and grandchildren spent numerous Saturdays listening to the ‘Saturday Night Get Together’ on Yorkton’s local radio station getting their weekly dance lesson in. She was fondest of her family - her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren (to whom she was lovingly referred to as Granny). Doreen was predeceased by her parents Phillip and Colleen (Kiselbach) Schick; brothers, Art (Pearl), Ernest, Henry (Ruby), Herbert, Wilfred and David; sisters, Donavine in infancy, Gertie (Henry) Kohlenberg and Edna Schick; her husband Harold Speidel; nephews, Kenneth Schick and Perry Schick. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband Jack Hahn; her children, Janilyn (Mike) Solonenko and their children Nicole (Brandon) Ludwar, Kamden and Kade, Brittany Solonenko (Phil Adams) Nate and Luke; Joanne (Jim) Blahut; Coreen (David) Langley and their children Chellan and Brent; Charlene (Ed) Zapshalla; Neil Speidel (Nicole Bot) and children Bailey Speidel (Nick), Logan Speidel, Jessica and Austin Bot; her brothers, Fernie (Agnes), Vern (Judy), Wilson (Audrey); her sister Evelyn (Edwin) Stich and sister-in-law Rose Schick, along with the Harold Speidel Families, the Jack Hahn families, numerous nieces, nephews, friends and neighbours. A prayer service for Doreen was held on March 7, 2019 at 7 p.m. from the Chapel of Christie’s Funeral Home. Rev. Sarah Giles officiated the funeral service on March 8, 2019 at 2 p.m. from St. Paul Lutheran Church. Interment followed in the Yorkton City Cemetery. Donations in Doreen’s memory may be made to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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WIWCHAR - Wilma Wiwchar of Yorkton, formerly of Gorlitz, beloved wife of the late Dan Wiwchar passed away at the Yorkton & District Nursing Home at the age of 85. Born Wilma Bilan on September 1, 1933 to Matt & Anne Bilan.

She was the 3rd of 4 children and grew up on a farm 5 miles S.W. of Buchanan. She received her education at Woodhurst School near Buchanan. She played an important role helping on the farm and looking after her “Baby Brother”.

After leaving home she worked as a nurse’s aid at the Canora Hospital.

Around this time she met the love of her life Dan Wiwchar. They were married August 29, 1953 in Canora at the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church. She then moved to Gorlitz with Dan where they lived and operated the grocery store in town. In 1954 they started their family and proceeded to have 3 children Brian, Karen & Pam. Wilma had a passion and talent for gardening, cooking and providing a place for family to gather and be together. Her garden was always beautiful and overflowing with many varieties of flowers and attracted birds of all sorts which she also loved. Her garden was also a major source of food for the family and seemed to expand regularly. She was insistent on getting the family together on holidays and would seldom miss the opportunity to dance and sing through the night. Their home was always a gathering place during the holidays and her cooking and baking was always a draw. Many summer holidays were also spent together at home surrounded by her kids and grandkids as it was a popular destination and day trips to the dunes were many. Wilma and Dan’s retirement years afforded them more time. They doubled the size of their garden, joined a bowling league and always had time for visiting friends over a cup of coffee or a game of cards. Their home was always a welcome place for friends and family to stop in for a visit. Predeceased by her loving husband Dan of 60 years, parents Matt and Anne, brother George (Florence), sister-in-law Florence, and daughter-in-law Beverly. Left behind to celebrate her life and mourn her loss are her children Brian, Karen and Pam (Greg), grand-children Justin (Francine), Dylan (Tiff), Logan, Melissa, Brett (Devin), Sean, Lyndon (Beth), Kristen (Jonny), great-grandchildren Penelope, Beatrix, Brody, Mackenzie, Colby, Layla and Ben, brothers Jim (Elsie) and Howard, sisters-in-law Virginia (Willie) and Elsie as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Doreen Day (Certified Celebrant) officiating. The eulogy was given Sheila Griffith (Niece). Soloist, Beth Winfield (Granddaughter) sang Amazing Grace. Honourary bearers (Granddaughters) were Melissa Hootz and Kristen Winfield. The interment took place in St. Mary’s United Parish Cemetery, Gorlitz District with (Grandsons), Justin, Dylan, Logan Wiwchar, Lyndon Winfield and Brett & Sean Hootz serving as the casket Bearers. Memorials in Wilma’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society as gifts of remembrance. Condolences can be sent to family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

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FIEGAL - In the early hours of March 7, 2019 surrounded by family, our very loved mama and grandma ran into the arms of Jesus. She leaves to cherish her memory, three children, Jane (Brian) Heska of Okotoks, Glen (Kelly) Fiegal and Ted (Cindy) Fiegal all of Medicine Hat; eleven grandchildren and sixteen greatgrandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Clara and Ole Helgeson; her husband Irvin, one son David and two sisters Marion McGillivray and Ruth Payne. Anne was born on May 12, 1931 in Theodore, SK to Ole and Clara Helgeson. The youngest of three girls, Anne was keen to help her father around the farm where she tended to animals for which she had special lifelong connections to and spent special times with her sisters Marion and Ruth, whom she admired deeply and spoke fondly of until her passing.

On January 17, 1951, in Theodore, Anne married Irvin Fiegal, the beau who waited five years for her. Together they made their home in Yorkton and welcomed their first son David.

Shortly after, the small family relocated to Prelate, SK to farm. In 1962, the family returned to Yorkton as a family of five, with the addition of Jane and Glen. The family unit was complete with the arrival of Ted, Anne’s “baby”, how she affectionately referred to him until her last days. Anne’s compassion and tender heart for all living things transpired into her calling to the profession of nursing. In 1974, Irvin and Anne along with their two youngest boys moved to Mill Bay, BC where Anne completed her formal nurses training as an LPN. After spending five years on the island, an opportunity to purchase land just minutes from Yorkton brought them back to the prairies and poplars where their journey started. Here they built the home where her children and grandchildren made cherished memories to last a lifetime. Anne and Irvin settled in Medicine Hat in 2002 and enjoyed their golden years continuing on the tradition of togetherness and spending time gathered around the table with their children and grandchildren.

Although Anne’s love and faithfulness to her family has left an imprint on our hearts, the true legacy was her love for God. Right until the end, Anne sang praises to the Father and gave thanks until her last breath. With this, we are comforted by the blessed assurance of our salvation and eternal reunion with our Saviour. The funeral service was held in the PATTISON CHAPEL (Medicine Hat) on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Lyle Berg officiating. Interment followed in the Prairieview Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to your local S.P.C.A. To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: Anne Fiegal, or you may visit www.pattisonfuneralhome.com and leave a message of condolence. Arrangements are by the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 540 South Railway St. SE, Medicine Hat T1A 2V6.

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DANESEWICH - It is with great sadness that the family of Caroline Danesewich (nee Sopel) of Yorkton announce her passing on Monday, March 4, 2019 with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. Caroline was born on December 13, 1925 on a farm near Warsaw, Poland. In 1935, at the age of 9, Caroline and her family immigrated to Canada. They stayed on the Milo farm until her dad was able to acquire land in the Hard Rock area. This is where she lived until she met her husband Joe Danesewich. On October 3, 1944 she was united in marriage to Joe at the St. Stanislaus Church in Ituna. They bought a farm in the Smokeside district and two years later moved a mile east of the Homefield Store. Caroline worked hand in hand with her husband in all the farming endeavors he could muster up. Even though she worked to no avail on the family farm, she always had time to ensure her children were properly educated. In 1974, Joe and Caroline retired from the farm and moved to Yorkton making their home on Redwood Drive. Caroline worked as a Dietary Aid at the Yorkton Union Hospital for a number of years. She then retired taking her leisure time more seriously, travelling with friends to Mexico and Cuba, sun tanning on her back deck, flower and vegetable gardening and cruising the streets of Yorkton with Joe in their 1986 Camaro Z28. No one ever left Caroline’s home hungry as she made sure everyone who visited was treated royally. In 2009, Caroline moved into Aspen Bluffs Villa and called it home until December 12, 2012 when she became a resident of the Yorkton and District Nursing Home until her passing. Filled with vim and vigor and a feistiness no one will ever forget, she challenged many of her caregivers. The staff at the nursing home were not only her caregivers, but truly became her family. Caroline was predeceased by her husband Joe of 56 years, parents, brother Frank (Olga) Sopel, brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws, Matt and Annie Danesewich, John and Stephanie Danesewich, Roy Tuchuk and Stanley Zlomanchyk, son-in-law William Scherbey and nephew John Danesewich. She will be remembered and missed by her daughters Fran and Florence and son Matthew (Eleana), grandchildren Jolene (Tyler), Tyler (Corinna), William Junior (Cindy), Brandise and Rebecca (George), great-grandchildren Declan, Maisy, Alli, Shelby, Shayna and Shynelle, sisters Kay and Annie and many nieces and nephews. The Funeral Liturgy was held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton with Very Rev. Father Bohdan Lukie, C.Ss.R. as the Celebrant. Lorne Stechyshyn and members of St. Mary’s choir led in the responses. The cross bearers were Maisy and Alli Wheeler and the epistle reader was Jolene Kindiak. The interment followed in the Garden of St. Luke at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Tyler and Corinna Wheeler, Tyler and Jolene Kindiak and William Jr. and Shelby Scherbey serving as the casket bearers.

Memorials in memory of Caroline may be made to the Yorkton & District Nursing Home as gifts of remembrance. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

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GORETSKI Alec, beloved husband of the late Lena Goretski, passed away at Yorkton, SK on March 3, 2019 at the age of 86 years. Alec was born on March 30, 1932 to John and Polly (Eftoda) Goretski on a farm near Mamornitz in the Buchanan District, SK. He received his grade nine education from Mamornitz School and went on to attend one year further at Fir Mountain, SK. Upon completion of his schooling, Alec obtained employment in Fir Mountain as a time keeper with the Canadian Pacific Railway where he worked for the next 3.5 years. Alec met Lena Radwanski and they were united in marriage on August 2, 1956. Together they raised their family of two children, Joan and Mark. In May 1953 Alec accepted a position as an orderly at the Canora Hospital where he worked for the next 40 years. Over the years, the family enjoyed several vacations together, travelling to Florida, Winnipeg, Cardston, Penticton and Watrous. Although Alec enjoyed them all, his favourite trip was to Tampa and Disney World in Florida. With a dedicated and strong faith, Alec and Lena were integral members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. They loved to socialize and spend time with family and friends, playing cards, especially Crib and Kaiser. Alec also enjoyed watching curling, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Maple Leafs. As an exceptional gardener, Alec was quite at peace tending to his multiple gardens, often caring for two or three gardens each year. Other than in his gardens, he would often be found picking mushrooms or Saskatoon berries. Without a doubt, Alec’s greatest fulfillment was in spending time with his two children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was very proud of his family and has left them with many wonderful, treasured memories to cherish.

He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Alec was predeceased by his parents, John and Polly and his wife, Lena. He is survived by his children: Joan (Tim) Kelbaugh of Springside, SK and Mark Goretski of Medicine Hat, AB; four grandchildren: Jeff (Stefanie), Kyle (April), Brett and Amy (Kayne) Frederickson; and his three great-grandchildren: Katerina, Ava and Adalyn; as well as his extended family and many family friends. A Prayer Service was held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2019, and the Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019, both from the Chapel of Leson’s Funeral Home, Canora, SK, with Rev. Fr. Andrew Piasta officiating. Interment followed in the Canora Cemetery. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Canora Hospital Auxiliary - Palliative Care Unit as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Alec Goretski. Family and friends unable to attend are invited to sign an online guestbook at www.lesonsfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements have been entrusted to LESON’S FUNERAL HOME, Canora, SK.

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Her favourite pastime was knitting for hours. Beatrice enjoyed her hummingbirds and the flowers blooming.

Her days were always brightened by a phone call or visit with special friends and family. Beatrice would be the first to mail a greeting card to you for any occasion. Beatrice cared for others selflessly her whole life. In March 2017 Beatrice moved to the Lakeside Manor Care Home in Saltcoats, SK which gradually became her home with lots of wonderful staff and friends to visit with and care for her endlessly. Beatrice will be forever missed by her caring daughter Adele (Robert Flavel) of Regina, loving grandsons Nolan (Stephanie), precious great-grandson, Cole of Regina and Curtis (Kristen) of Regina. Beatrice was predeceased by husband, Lorne and son, Kevin. Her parents Rile and May Lee and in-laws, Bill and Maggie Morris. A prayer service was held on March 8, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. from the Chapel of Christie’s Funeral Home. A funeral service for Beatrice was held on March 9 at 1 p.m. from the Chapel of Christie’s Funeral Home with Rev. Susan Griffith officiating. At this time, the family would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all the staff at the Saltcoats Care Home for the special care and love provided to Beatrice. Friends so wishing may make donations in Beatrice’s memory to the Llewelyn Cemetery Fund (cheques may be made payable to RM of Saltcoats).

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BIG RIVER FISH DERBY on Cowan Lake. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019 For info visit: www.bigriver.ca or email: krienkemaisie@sasktel.net To register call: 306-469-7990.

PLAN NUMBER 2-3779 INCLUDES BONUS SPACE This handsome family home’s eye-catching facade includes an extra-large front window framed in white stucco and a glass surround on the sundeck, offering plenty of curb appeal.

The home includes bonus space for a future secondary suite on the ground floor, as well as a fourth bedroom and a flex room.

The front door, at ground level, is flanked by brick accents and leads into a foyer. The flex room is on the left and the stairway to the upper floor is ahead and to the right.

Once upstairs, the open-plan great room boasts both a gas fireplace and a lofty sloped ceiling and looks out to the front garden. The dining area features French doors to the sundeck and is separated from the great room only by its lower ceiling. An extrawide countertop divides it from the kitchen.

The kitchen lay-out, with its U-shaped counter configuration, spells efficiency. The double sink is set at an angle,

saving space. The pantry will be welcome for storage, and a doorway leads to a covered deck that overlooks the back garden – an ideal spot for the outdoor grill.

The master suite looks out to the back garden for privacy and includes an ensuite with an oval soaking tub, as well double basins. The walk-in closet will be roomy enough for a couple’s clothing and accessories.

The laundry room occupies space close to the master suite and the secondary bedrooms, which share a threepiece bathroom. A linen closet is handy to the laundry room.

Downstairs, the double garage enjoys access to the foyer, which opens into the future secondary suite, which includes a fourth bedroom and a roughed in three-piece bathroom. A wet bar has also been roughed in, making this space do double duty as a rec room.

Exterior finishes include stucco, cedar siding and brick accounts, as well as a decorative garage door.

This home’s upper floor measures 38 feet

wide and 49 feet deep, for a total of 1,456 square feet (135 square metres) of living space. Ceilings are nine feet high on the upper floor, except for the great room, with its sloped ceiling.

Plans for design 2-3779 are available for $715 (set of 5), $775(set of 8) and $823 for a super set of 10. Also add $35.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $60.00 outside of B.C. Please add H.S.T., PST, OR G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the estate of BRENDA ANN KOENIGBAUR, late of Melville, Saskatchewan, deceased. All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 29th day of March, 2019.

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NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais Bull Sale. Monday, March 18, 1:00 p.m. at the Ranch, Hwy # 47 south of Willowbrook, SK. Offering over 30 coming 2 year old Charolais bulls, all semen tested and vet inspected. For a catalogue or more information contact Mike at 306-620-7252 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006.

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SEARS 24hp tractor with 42 inch mower. Attached 40” electric 2 stage snowblower with weights and chains. 142 hrs., like new.

Mower never used. Asking $4,300.

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SEASONAL SITES AVAILABLE $2400. Ricker’s Campground. 30 Amp, Treated water, 130 septic tank, winter storage. May 1, 2019 Oct.14, 2019. All inquiries call 1-204-937-2716. www.rickerscampground.ca.

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ANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull & Female Sale - 60 Red & Black Angus Two Year Old & Yearlings, Commercial Females.

March 26/19 at Swan River, MB. 204734-2073. www.andersoncattle.ca.

Diamond W 17th Annual Bull Sale Tuesday, March 19th, 1:00 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, Manitoba. Offering 45 Charolais Yearling and two-year-old Bulls, many polled, some red factor, 20 Red and Black Angus Yearlings.

Sound, semen tested, with delivery available. For catalogs and info contact Orland Walker: 306-8656539.

Sale broadcasts live on: www.dlms.ca Catalog online at: www.bylivestock.com FORAGE BASED Black Angus Bulls. Virgin 2 year olds & herd sires available. Genetics with maternal and calving ease traits. www.nerbasbrosangus.com 204-773-6800.

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

HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE 7th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday, March 19th, 1:00 pm at the ranch, Neudorf, SK. With guest consignor Nu-Horizon Angus. Offering 40 Black Angus yearling bulls, plus purebred females and select pens of commercial open heifers. For more information or a catalogue, contact Chad at 306331-0302 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca (PL#116061).

LOVELAND RED ANGUS, bulls of all ages, also yearling heifer’s quality stock. Delivery available.

306-795-2710, Goodeve, SK. YEARLING AND 2 year old Hereford bulls. Semen tested. For performance information & EPD’s call Wes 306-743-5105. www.vcherefordfarm.com.

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1.0 FRENCH IMMERSION TEACHER Ecole Macneill Dauphin, Manitoba Start Date: September 3, 2019 End Date: June 30, 2020 Posting # 2019-TCH-306 Application Deadline: Monday, March 18/19 at NOON

2.0 FRENCH IMMERSION TEACHER DRCSS Dauphin, Manitoba Start Date: September 3, 2019 End Date: June 30, 2020 Posting # 2019-TCH-307 Application Deadline: Monday, March 18/19 at NOON

1.0 INDUSTRIAL ARTS TEACHER Goose Lake High School Roblin, Manitoba Start Date: September 3/19 End Date: June 30/20 Posting # 2019-TCH-304 Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 19/19 at noon **Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume with three references** SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: 1. hrmanager@mvsd.ca 2. MVSD-Human Resources Box 715 Dauphin, MB R7N 3B3 3. Fax: 204-638-7250 COMPLETE JOB DETAILS @www.mvsd.ca/hr

Domestic Help Wanted HAVE REVENUE PROPERTY that needs to be cleaned occasionally. For more information contact George 306-537-3228.

General Employment BUCKETS STORE at Ricker’s Campground is hiring for the 2019 season. Applicants must be 18 years of age. For more information please call 1-204-937-2716, email questions or resumes to shonaherman@gmail.com www.rickerscampground.ca.

PART-TIME Delivery Drivers Wanted. Class 1A license is required. Send resume to jobs@leonsmfg.com.

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will all mounting hardware. Fits 2007-2013 Chevy Silverado with regular or long box. $350. Text 306-641-5921.

Older Workers Program Learning is a lifelong journey If you’re aged 55-64 and looking to get back into the workforce, this job readiness course can help you take that next step.

Course topics include cover letter and resume writing, career development, job search, computer training, and learning how to sell yourself in a competitive job market. A three-week work placement is included.

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2014 FORD Edge Sport, remote start, AWD, totally loaded, 215,000 kms, highway miles. $17,500. Call 306-641-5508.

FOR SALE: 2007 Chev Silverado Z71 Off Road. 167,000kms. Asking $9,300. Phone 306-783-6117.

FOR SALE: 2 highway trucks; Freightliner, 13 speed, 4.25 Detroit motor also Volvo truck, 15 speed 4.25 Detroit motor. Trailers; 1 B trailer, 1 super B, 2 low beds, 1 triple axle, 1 two axle. Highway trucks: $10-$15,000 OBO. Trailers, $10,000 OBO. 306-595-4601.

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

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Depending on job level, duties may include: Loading and unloading trucks with asphalt or emulsified asphalt products Heating and unloading railcars of asphalt or other bulk liquids Operating and maintaining equipment including pumps, mills, forklifts, other mobile equipment.

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Tourism Yorkton is now accepting applications for a motivated person for the position for Summer Tourism Councillor.

Candidates must be at least 16 years of age, with a driver’s license.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications: • • • • •

Interest and willingness to assume tasks Excellent written and oral skills Ability to meet deadlines Excellent organizational skills Proficient with a computer programs: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Excel

This is a full time position, May 13, running for 16 weeks.

Application deadline is March 31, 2019.

Resumes and references may be forwarded to: Tourism Yorkton tourismyorkton@sasktel.net Junction Highways 9 and 16 PO Box 460, Yorkton, S3N 2W4 306.783.8707

• Product handling including loading, unloading, heating and blending products • Ensuring safe work practices and adhering to company policy and procedures including understanding and following

HOIMS rules and policies. Maintain personal training matrix and safety scorecard compliance • Order taking • Proper completion of inventory and shipping documentation • Maintain all equipment in a proper and safe manner

MUST HAVE SKILLS • Minimum Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent • 0-12 months minimum experience in manufacturing or industrial operations role • Basic PC proficiency and proficiency with Word, Excel, E-mail and SAP

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SOFT/TECHNICAL SKILLS • A strong mechanical aptitude and trouble shooting skills.

• The ability to work in a team environment.

• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills In this role the successful candidate can expect to work between 50 and 60 hours of per week and will be asked to work a rotating night shift. Shift rotation will typically consist of one week of overnight shifts every third week. Day shifts will consist of 10 hour days during the week with expectation of working weekends when required by on site manager.

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FABRICATION FACILITY - Battleford, SK. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 11.1+/- Title Acres, 43,821+/- Sq Ft Fabrication Facility. Ed Truelove: 306.441.0525; Brokerage: Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

6 PARCELS OF FARMLAND Pleasantdale, SK. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 959+/- Title Acres, Unquantified gravel reserves.

Ed Truelove: 306.441.0525; Brokerage: Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

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Puttering around in the snow The Parkland Association of Disc Golf and Disc Golf Saskatchewan hosted an ‘Ice Bowl’ at Patrick Park Disc Golf Course in Yorkton Sunday. Proceeds from the 18-basket event went to the Yorkton Lighthouse Food Bank and Care

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Centre. Dan Fortier of Regina came in first, at minus-seven, with Duncan Holness of Broadview second at minus-five and Regina’s Chris Hoyt third shooting minus-two.

Yorkdale’s streak continues in basketball

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer One school rose to the top at the Basketball City Championships, held at elementary schools across the city this week.

The tournament hosts teams from Yorkton’s elementary schools to compete for the prize of being the top basketball team in Yorkton.

On the boys’ side, Yorkdale school took the top prize for the fifth year in a row, beating MC Knoll 52-23.

On the girls’ side, the Yorkdale team has a longer streak still, winning the tournament for eight straight years. They beat St. Paul’s School in the final 37-9.

Yorkdale coach Jason Boyda said their success is all thanks to the players.

“The players put in the time, the dedication and the commitment.

They work hard, and they are so coachable, and the effort that they give day in, day out. Not just in the games, but it all starts in the practices, and that’s hats off to the players...

I’m just grateful to have such a great kids to work with, and supportive parents and administration as well at our school.”

The school is on a basketball hot streak in the city, and Boyda is grateful that year after year, kids are enthusiastic and work hard to keep the team on top. He notes

that the older kids are mentors to the younger ones, which gives them a ‘community of coaches’ beyond himself, Grant Edgar and Theresa Karol.

“We never rebuild, we just reload, because the players buy into what we’re doing because we work so hard at it.”

He is also praises the other schools that participate in the tournament, saying they also have some great kids who work hard and have some great coaching.

“We’re just very fortunate that we have that little extra. We always look forward to the competition here in the city because it’s really good basketball.”

The Yorkdale and MC Knoll teams battle it out in the finals at the Basketball City Championships.

The winning boys team from Yorkdale. This is the fifth straight year that Yorkdale has won.

The winning girls team from Yorkdale. The girls from Yorkdale have won first place in the city tournament for eight years in a row.

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A dire world to overcome

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Yorkton This Week

The idea of using deck building as a core mechanic in a dungeon-crawl game is not a new concept.

In general terms the combo is a good one for our group, all having deep game roots in the role playing world of Dungeons and Dragons, and all tending to favour deck building games as well.

Still, there are in fact a rather large number of such games, Direwild another among them.

So let’s set the mood here; all the creatures found here can be deadly in their own right. The tenuous balance between creatures and humans is maintained through the powers of ancient tribal animists. These animists commune with the creatures of Direwild, creating a symbiotic relationship between the human

clans and their environments. While the tribes lived in harmony with the Direwild, they were constantly at war with one another. One such war led to the annihilation of a complete tribe, with the only remaining survivor being a young animist in training, Karn.

This animist, overcome with loss and hatred, sought to end the tribal warfare by dominating the Direwild. “You and your friends work together to collect creatures and build decks powerful enough to defeat the minions of the rogue animist Karn—eventually gaining enough power to take on Karn himself.

The players win if they can defeat Karn, but that won’t be easy to accomplish!”

In the game the players assume the role of one of 10 unique heroes, repre-

THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com sented in game by cardboard standees. I would have preferred plastic minis, an option during the Kickstarter campaign to fund Direwild, but the standees are functional. The one issue is that some don’t fit tight enough, so there was some inconvenience Gerry-rigging a solution.

The game plays out over a series of ‘rounds’ called chapters here, each one harder to conquer than the one before it.

Again from the rules, “The Direwild game unfolds in three dramatic chapters. The players progress the first two chapters of the game by clearing the land board of Karn’s minions. They win the entire game if they defeat Karn. The best chance to defeat Karn occurs in the third and final chapter. A stack of six Fatal Wound cards populate each chapter.

These wounds represent the party’s fortitude and resilience against the

dark forces of Karn. The players lose the game if there are no more Fatal Wounds available in a chapter. Fatal Wounds are taken from the pile when heroes lose a battle, disengage from a battle, or because Karn roams the land. (All other effects that damage heroes are drawn from the regular Wound pile.)

Remember: players win as a team and lose as a team, so everyone needs to work together.”

This is a difficult game to win, co-operative games are by nature, or they really lack any sort of in-game tension.

The first run through was actually quite an enjoyable gaming session. There was nice balance between the chosen characters, and opportunity to co-operate for the good of the party.

The ‘bad guys’ within the game do follow a rather straight forward course, that on game one was fine, but detracts from the replay ability.

That said I’d expect an expansion one day that could help overcome the short fall.

Hand of Fate is a better game of the same mix of genres in my mind, but just a smidge, with Direwild a tad better than Village of Legends, and all three are certainly worth playing.

Thanks to fellow gamers Trevor Lyons, Jeff Chasse, and Adam Daniels for their help in running through this game for review.

For a bonus game review head to yorktonthisweek.com where a review of the game Rona has been posted this week.

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