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Final phase of expansion under way

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Construction is ongoing on the final phase of a major expansion at Grain Millers north of Yorkton.

“This is the culmination (of an expansion) that dates back over three years,” facility general manager Terry Tyson told Yorkton This Week.

Tyson said the overall

facility has been gearing up to add production capacity with a sort of phased in expansion that started with an upgrade to its grain receiving areas, and has included adding additional storage capacity, including in the ‘work in progress’ area which allows for product to be temporarily held at any point in the process from cleaning, through hull removal, to kilning, cutting and pro-

“This is the culmination (of an expansion) that dates back over three years.”

—Grain Millers general manager Terry Tyson cessing into groats, flour or flakes.

The final step in the overall expansion is currently under construction, adding final milling capacity. The work, which has faced some

weather-related issues this winter is still hoped to be complete and in operation this fall, said Tyson.

“Oct. 1, is still our target date,” he said.

The new addition will

nearly double production at the plant.

As Grain Millers in Yorkton currently operates they produce 100,000 metric tonnes of processed product annually, said Tyson.

The completed expansion will increase production to 180,000 metric tonnes annually, or an increase in capacity of 80 per cent.

“It will be our (Grain Millers) biggest (oat processing plant),” said Tyson “Iowa has been the biggest but this will be.”

With the increased capacity the facility will also need more staff, “about 30 more

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Cats seized in city by APS

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Twenty-five live cats, and two that were deceased, were removed from a home in Yorkton Thursday.

Don Ferguson, executive director of Animal Protection Services of

Saskatchewan confirmed the seizure Friday.

In general terms Ferguson said Animal Protection Services (APS) can be made aware of potentially distressful situations for animals in a number of ways, including from members of the public, other law

enforcement agencies, social services, public health, and veterinarians which are now legislated to report potentially dangerous situations.

In the Yorkton case the concern was initially raised by the RCMP. Ferguson said an officer with APS, met with the

RCMP office.

“We had our officer speak to the police officer,” he said.

From the information provided the APS then sought out, and received a warrant to enter the home of Sixth Avenue issued under the Animal Protection Act.

Ferguson said like any other law enforcement organization APS must have a valid warrant to enter a private residence, or be invited into the home.

Upon entering the home they found a situation that was deemed to contravene the Animal

Protection Act that in broadest terms denotes a person “can’t allow an animal to be in distress,” said Ferguson. As a result the 25 live cats were removed.

Ferguson also confirmed the remains of

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Drainage project tender approved

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A special meeting of Yorkton Council was called Monday where they unanimously approved a tender for the North Sanitary Sewer System upgrades.

The contract went to Accurate HD Ltd., from New Bothwell, MB. with a lower tender of $3,486,926 (tax included).

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Michael Buchholzer, Director of Environmental Services and Capital Projects told Council “In January of 2017, Council supported the application for the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component (PTIC) Grant titled “North Sewer System Upgrades.” The project provides for the construction of a new sanitary trunk sewer main and upgrade to the north drainage channel that includes replacing the

existing culverts with a concrete bridge.”

The project selection was based on the flood mitigation report (by Integrated Engineering) that identified the storm water drainage ditch, as requiring upgrading. The drainage culverts are collapsing and the 100 year old sanitary outfall pipe, which is 1.4 kilometers long, and 1-meter in diameter requires replacement. The drainage channel

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and the sanitary outfall are a major component of the city’s infrastructure. The channel diverts the majority of the City’s storm water to Yorkton Creek and the sanitary outfall line is the only connecting pipeline from the City to the wastewater treatment plant, detailed a report circulated to Council.

“The project is part of the $11,130,000 budget of which onethird (1/3) will be funded from

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the waterworks utility reserve and the remaining two-thirds (2/3) from the PTIC National and Regional Projects grant,” said Buchholzer.

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Roughriders DL Zach Evans visits winning Yorkton kids

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Saskatchewan Roughriders challenged kids across the province to read -- and read a lot.

How many? How about 100 books? For Yorkton’s young readers, well, challenge accepted.

The Riders kicked off their annual Rider Reading program -- no pun intended -- and of all the schools that entered, two Yorkton schools came out on top. Students from Yorkdale Central School and St. Alphonsus won this year’s Rider Reading challenge, and defensive linebacker Zach Evans came to both schools to talk about holding on to your dreams.

“Dreams can change,” Evans said, “But have them. They can be small, they can be big -- but have them. For me, mine was to win a Grey Cup.” Evans clearly has done so -- he won the 104th Grey Cup in 2016 while playing with the Ottawa Redblacks -- and the born and raised Saskatchewan native appears to be well on his way to another on his home team.

“The other is to be a good dad.”

The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation was recently recognized for its continued support of the Habitat Trust Fund. The award was presented Feb. 16, 2019 at the 90th Annual

two dead cats were found and removed from the residence.

Asked what sort of distress the cats were deemed to be under, Ferguson again would only speak in generalities under the Act. Distress can be caused by providing insufficient food, or water, for the continued good health of

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Convention in Moose Jaw. Here, from left representing the Yorkton club are; Derek Little, Warren Thomson, Heath Dreger, Jason Uhryn, Laura Uhryn.

Whist drive at Yorkton Crossing Reading challenge, they had to read 100 books.

St. Alphonsus had completed the 100 books just prior to finding out that they had been selected as the winners of the 2019 challenge.

To win, schools had to follow the printable activities, “Riderize” their reading and get it on camera. Through March, those photos and clips were then posted to Facebook with the hashtag #RiderReadingMonth.

The Parkland Valley District of the Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association hosted a Whist tournament for players 55 years of age and older at the Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community on Monday, March 4. Twentyeight players participated in the event.

Gold medal winners were Hilda Zorn and Madeline Mandzuk, Silver medalists were Maurice Kostichuk and Bev Kostichuk, and Bronze medalists were Monica Hudson and Ann Chyz.

The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association Inc. (SSFA) is a volunteer, non-government organization formed on December 7, 1984 in response to the need for an activity program for people fifty years of age and older.

SSFA is directed by a volunteer Board of Directors who represents all districts of Saskatchewan. The main objective

taker, pending further investigation, said Ferguson. While generally that would by the local SPCA Shelter, he said the Yorkton facility did not have the room to isolate so many cats, something deemed necessary based on the threat of disease.

“We had a vet (rinarian) on site,” during the seizure, said Ferguson, but they did not want to risk the health of other

animals at a shelter.

“There will be additional and ongoing vet care,” he added.

The costs associated with the veterinarian care, food and shelter is covered by APS, said Ferguson, adding the organization is fully funded through a contract with the provincial Ministry of Agriculture “so the taxpayer is paying for it.”

The costs can be recouped if the owner makes a claim to get them back “because they are property,” said Ferguson, who noted restitution of costs associated with the seizure would be part of that process.

“At this point it’s an ongoing investigation,”

“It could take three to six months for charges to be laid,” he said.

administration reviewed the tenders carefully.

“The tender process followed the City’s Purchasing Policy, which allows Administration to evaluate tenders using the “best value” method, similar to the way the Saskatchewan Provincial Government operates their bid process. It complies with the Trade Agreements and provides an appropriate degree of bid evaluation. The evaluation committee consisted of City Administration

from the Engineering, Public Works, and Environmental Departments. The bidder exhibiting best value in accordance with the Contractor’s Qualification Statements, is Accurate HD Ltd. with a total bid, less taxes, of $3,141,375.00,” he said.

The two low bids were scrutinized, including checking references, a process taking a week, he added.

The above bid amount, plus applicable taxes, a contingency fund (estimated 10 per cent of the contract price), and engineering fees is within the approved budget. This bid is one part of the North Sewer System Upgrades Project and Administration will ensure that all subsequent expenditures related to this project are within budget.

The work is a critical

element of the overall City drainage plan.

“We have to start at the end,” said Buchholzer.

“It is the discharge point for a large portion of the drainage system … We have to increase the velocity through the channel (by re-sloping it).”

The work will be undertaken as the weather allows, and again if the weather cooperates, should be completed by October.

Evans and Emma Serblowski of Yorkdale Public School pose for the camera Judging by the repoire with the students, that seems to be a solid ‘check’ too.

One dream that appeared to be universal was the desire to see a tackle technique demonstrated on the teacher and the principal, clearly good sports.

The entire gymnasium of St. Alphonsus erupted into a chant in unison: “Tackle him! Tackle him! Tackle him!”

In order for schools to meet the Rider

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the animal, he said. It can also be caused by denying proper veterinarian care for sick or injured animals, if animals are left in situation that are too hot, or too cold for good health, or in the general conditions are so unsanitary as to lead to poor health of animals over time.

The 25 seized cats, as part of the Act, were handed over to a care-

of the association is to promote active living, wellness and participation.

SSFA operates with funding from the Saskatchewan Lotteries and district fund-raising endeavors.

Future SSFA events to be held in the Parkland Valley District include: Bank Shuffleboard in Melville on March 27; Pickleball in Yorkton on April 23 and Foam Lake on April 29, Five Pin Bowling in Esterhazy on April 29 and Foam Lake on May 4; Kaiser in Buchanan on May 6. There will also be a Poetry and Short Story event and a Track and Field meet, both in Melville in May, and a golf tournament, place and date to be determined. Anyone age 55 and over may become a member of the SSFA and participate in any of the events.

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As of Friday afternoon no charges have been laid.

said Ferguson, adding that investigation includes both APS and the RCMP. The investigation will include determining exactly who lived in the home, and can include seeking expertise from veterinarians, pathologists and others, he said.

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government funding was secured, the project was tendered in February 2019. The City received

ten bids, three of which were non-compliant.”

To determine the successful bid to bring before Council, Buchholzer said

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The expanded plant will require about 280,000 metric tonnes of oats, most of likely still

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accessed in the local region.

“To-date our catchment area has been about 120 miles,” said Tyson, adding while Grain Millers does not get every bushel of oats grown in that area by far “… we think it will need to get a little bigger (the collection area).”

That said, Tyson said the reason for the expansion here is the availability of oats.

“This is where the oats are,” he said.

The three-year expansion will see a final investment of about $100 million, said Tyson.

Grain Millers bought the original milling facility in 2001.

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Fire Department in the middle of training

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Yorkton Fire Protective Services has been training for the past couple weeks, keeping their skills up in case anyone in the city will need their help.

This past week they were rope rescue, confined space and high angle situations. They went to Rodney Ridge to practice on a lowangle situation, work on haul systems, and get familiarity with new equipment that they purchased, explained Fire Chief Trevor Morrissey.

“Time is the key here. It’s never in and out

like other things can be, but efficiency is where you need to be to get them out of the situation they’re in, and into an ambulance and into a hospital.”

The goal of going around the city is to get the fire fighters better able to respond to emergencies that could happen in Yorkton. A bad spill at Rodney Ridge, for example, could require a rope rescue because the hill can get very slick.

“If we get an ice storm, people still come out sliding, and you can’t walk up and down these hills.”

They will continue training around the city for the next few weeks.

Yorkton Fire Protective Services were at Rodney Ridge last week, training on rope rescue on a lowangle situation. The department will be training for the next few weeks, upgrading a wide range of different skills.

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Politics This week, the Saskatchewan government embarks on what is its most positive advertisement — it’s annual budget.

Budgets are filled with thinly veiled propaganda where the government of the day — regardless of political stripe — promotes its spending your tax dollars for your benefit.

Actually, that’s a bit of a harsh assessment.

We do, after all, select government by virtue of not only how various parties choose to spend our tax dollars but also how many of our tax dollars they choose to collect.

And while it might seems government and its seemingly limitless ability to hire communication and spend our tax dollars on questionable self-promotion, it’s just as easy for an Opposition to zero in on a budget item has the public or even a special interest group rather riled.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, either because scrutiny is oppositions should be doing.

Really, it’s how politics works: You promote yourself with a positive message; you criticize your opponent by dwelling on the negatives in either their policies or promises.

And about on only expectation is that everyone is relatively truthful about it … although what’s true and what’s not is often in the eyes of the beholder.

So it’s a little dangerous for opposition politicians — or any politicians — to start griping about governments portraying them in a negative way through advertisements or otherwise.

Recently, NDP Opposition leader Ryan Meili has been rather vocal that a Sask. Party TV about him is negative American-style politics.

Well, let’s quickly examine the ad to see what’s inaccurate and what’s fair and reasonable criticism.

We should likely start by noting it seems a bit petty for the Sask. Party to use a grainy black and white image of Meili skateboarding. He does, so it’s accurate. But why is it relevant to anyone?

On the more substantive issues, Meili did say Saskatchewan should “consider a modest carbon tax”. While he does not specifically supported the current federal carbon tax that will be $50 a tonne by 2022, what he’s said doesn’t exactly contradict federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s plan.

Moreover, he did call the Sask. Party’s Constitutional challenge against the carbon tax “a pointless crusade.”

It’s also true he spoke at an anti-pipeline rally with signs saying: “keep it the ground.” However, it should be noted the rally was to protest the Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River, which many communities rightly complained about at the time. And Meili’s speech did not oppose pipelines.

Yes, there was there was a radical element there. but that doesn’t necessarily mean Meili shares their views. That said, Meili has complained about Premier Scott Moe allowing his ministers to attend yellow vest rallies that have also had radicals in their crowds spouting extreme views.

But where Meili seems to right about the Sask. Party ad being misleading is the line that states: “When it was time to fight Trudeau’s equalization plan that hurts provinces like Saskatchewan, he didn’t say anything at all.”

About the only thing Meili has ever said on the equalization fight is completely true — that the Sask. Party government could have helped changed equalization a decade ago, but refused to for seemingly partisan political reasons.

Former premier Brad Wall cancelled a legal challenge against former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper for reneging on his 2006 election promise to remove natural resources from the equalization formula. This promise would have meant an extra $800 million a year for Saskatchewan and was supported by both the NDP and Sask. Party.

Instead, the Sask. Party is now proposing distributing half the equalization money on a per capita basis – a policy that most benefits Quebec and Ontario and hurts small “have-not” Atlantic provinces.

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

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Age divide on our future T

he vision we have both of the world today, and how it will look in the future, is most certainly influenced by the date on our birth certificates.

Nowhere is that more dramatically seen than the seemingly growing chasm regarding what youth see as the danger of climate change to their future, while many adults, in particular those in government seem to think the change is more myth than fact.

It was just this past Friday when more than 200 students gathered in front of the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina calling for government action on climate change.

Greta Thunberg a 16-year-old from Sweden has inspired the movement having protested inaction on climate change since August.

The students involved – there was a protest in Saskatoon as well in our province – want to make looking after our environment to protect their future to be a priority of governments today.

As one student was quoted in Regina; ‘there are no jobs and no economy on a dead planet.”

It is a stark vision, but uncannily spot on in terms of what the outcome of inaction now could be.

And, the climate is changing.

It was the recent conclusion of a recent United Nations UN environment report on the Arctic that the Arctic is now locked into what is being described as a destructive degree of climate change.

The report describes scenarios where Arctic winter temperatures increase by three to five degrees by 2050 compared to 1986-2005 levels, and by five to nine degrees by 2080, and they peg the changes of occurring regardless of what measures are taken to halt global greenhouse gas emissions.

Back to the students concerns where they suggested several steps individuals can take to be part of change; including not taking as many airplane trips, choosing to use hybrid vehicles, and to install solar panels on homes.

By contrast governments like the one in Saskatchewan are championing the idea of more pipelines to feed what they see as a crucial oil-based economy.

Semi-truck convoys and protests have been held in this province and Alberta supportive of that vision.

Ultimately, there seems a definite disconnect currently between what many adults see as crucial infrastructure to continued pumping oil for its immediate economic stimulus, versus a youth voice calling for caution and change to offset what could be dramatic environmental change.

Certainly it is adult voices government will generally lend the greatest credence too, in large part because it is the adult who votes.

However, we all owe it to our children, and generations beyond, to do what we can to ensure a future exists.

The voice of youth is reminding us of that responsibility, if we are only wise enough to listen.

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Funding for SCDA While delivering the Premier’s address at the 2019 Convention of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced that the Government of Saskatchewan will invest $5 million in the Saskatchewan Conservation and Development Association (SCDA) to help advance the Agricultural Water Management Strategy. This approach will support Saskatchewan producers while addressing impacts on downstream communities, infrastructure and the environment.

“When Saskatchewan introduced its new Agricultural Water Management Strategy in 2015, the vision was to support our agriculture sector, while mitigating the negative impacts of drainage,” Moe said. “This investment will ultimately allow more local producers to take greater responsibility over local projects, providing them with the professional help and assistance they need.”

The SCDA is a governing body aimed at improving responsible surface water management. It is the parent body to 96 conservation area authorities and districts as well as 13 water association boards, which collectively provide flood control for some 4.5 million acres of farmland.

“Our organization is thrilled that government has recognized our longstanding role in helping producers across Saskatchewan responsibly manage water challenges and build on our organization’s more than 50-year his-

tory of successful community projects,” SCDA President Cliff Lowenberger said. “We are supportive of the government’s approach to agricultural water management and now have meaningful resources to ensure we can better use our existing expertise, while also developing new sources of strength for the future.”

The funding partnership will support conservation and development formation, governance support and funding, project development, qualified person support, engineering, legal and mediation support as well as LiDAR programs and support services.

The Agricultural Water Management Strategy focuses on responsible drainage that supports Saskatchewan producers and the environment. A record 809 quarter sections of land have been brought into compliance so far in 201819, a five-fold increase from 2014-15.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is currently working with hundreds of landowners on more than 20 organized drainage projects making up over 200,000 acres.

SCDA will help advance producer applications for approvals to ensure that downstream flooding, water quality, and wildlife habitat impacts are managed, and projects are registered on title, providing assurance, reducing risk, and recognizing the real business assets that improved land and crop production values can yield through well-planned, organized, and approved drainage projects.

Class 1 training required New mandatory standardized training requirements take effect tomorrow for those wanting a Class 1 commercial licence in Saskatchewan to drive semi trucks.

The changes were announced in December

by Minister Responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave, after consultation with those in the trucking industry, training schools, additional stakeholders and other jurisdictions. Changes were the culmination of work SGI began in 2017 to improve standards for training of commercial semi drivers.

“These changes will improve safety on our province’s roads by ensuring Class 1 drivers receive more rigorous standardized training, based on strengthened curriculum requirements,” Hargrave said.

Highlights of the changes include: • Drivers seeking a Class 1 commercial licence in Saskatchewan to drive semi trucks will be required to undergo a minimum standardized 121.5 hours of training (in-classroom, in-yard and behind the wheel) focusing on priority curriculum areas including basic driving techniques, professional driving habits, vehicle inspections and air brakes.

• More rigorous driver’s tests, aligned with the new curriculum.

• A 12-month safety monitoring program is in place (as of December 4, 2018) for all new semi drivers; SGI is monitoring semi drivers more stringently for a year post-testing so remedial action can be taken if there are safety concerns.

• Class 1 road tests will be undertaken with SGI examiners only (previously, certain accredited training schools were allowed to test students).

A standardized curriculum has been rolled out to training schools across the province since the changes were

announced in December.

Existing Class 1 drivers are grandfathered in as of the implementation date.

Under the new requirements, anyone wishing to drive a semi used in farming operations as of March 15, 2019 will need to pass the same more rigorous tests, to get an “F” endorsement on their

existing driver’s licence.

They will be restricted to operating within Saskatchewan’s borders and will be subjected to the same 12-month monitoring program as Class 1 drivers.

More information is available at www.sgi.sk.ca/ news?title=informationabout-mandatory-class1-driver-training.

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History Corner Violence along the International border Shocking headlines of both The Yorkton Enterprise of Oct. 6, 1922 and the Bismarck North Dakota Tribune, of Oct.9, 1922.

If one looks at the headlines of the article in The Yorkton Enterprise shown here, one sees that the murder of Paul Matoff took place on the Canadian side of the border at a CPR station!

I believe that the word “Bootlegger” does not apply here when describing Matoff, because there had been a sale between some American customers and Paul Matoff on behalf of the Bronfman Bienfait warehouse. These warehouses along the international border on the Saskatchewan side were “bonded” by the Provincial government. So, it was not an illegal transaction to send cash received from over the warehouse counter sales via the mail or Express. We are told that Matoff was just closing off his books for the night and sending money to their headquarters in Regina. Then, if we look at the Bismarck North Dakota story, the Matoff murder suspect is an American by the name of Lee Dillage of Lignite, North

Dakota. The authorities were attending to his extradition to Canada to attend a court. Sure, the American police found big “caches” of liquor on his land, but in the end Dillage was not convicted for the Matoff murder.

This is a very big cold case!

One interesting part of this story is the description of the liquor “cache” on the Dillage farm.

It is one of the rare descriptions of hiding places for booze. It is described this way: “The Dillage cache was in the barnyard, in an excavation with earth spread over a trap door.

The underground cellar was six feet wide, 10 feet long, and 5 feet high. At another bootlegger’s farm in North Dakota, the hiding place was similar to Dillage’s place except that a sidewalk leading to an out building covered the cellar entrance through a narrow passage several feet long.”

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

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Provincial PC leader calls for new hospital

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer P r o g r e s s i v e Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leader Ken Grey made a stop in Yorkton Monday morning to call on the provincial government to move forward with a new hospital for the city and region.

“I was in Yorkton a few weeks ago when I learned about the state of your hospital,” said Grey during a press conference in front of the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.

Grey said on his previous visit he was told wards have be shut down

“for weeks on end with maintenance issues.”

The state of the hospital is an issue not just in terms of serving the health needs of the region, but plays a role in staff retention, and attracting new health care professionals to the city, added Grey.

Grey related that the local community raised money a few years ago toward getting a new hospital project off the ground, adding “the provincial government seems to be a little slow” in coming up with its share of funding “to get the project under way.”

Grey said he wants to see a funding announce-

ment for a new health facility in Yorkton when the province releases its budget Wednesday, adding if it is not local residents “can be sure the Progressive Conservative Party will be campaigning for a new hospital in the 2020 election.”

On a broader basis Grey said he anticipates health care will be an issue when Saskatchewan goes to the polls next year, adding concerns about other health care facilities such as the hospital in Weyburn, and the ability to best utilize staff across old health region boundaries are among concerns he has heard while talking to voters.

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leader Ken Grey says it’s time for a new health centre in Yorkton.

Yorkton Wildlife Federation holds annual awards

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Yorkton Wildlife Federation held its annual awards on Saturday, as well as holding the traditional fundraiser to assist in the organizations operations. MC Warren Thomson provided a brief overview of the various developments within the chapter as well as provincial regulatory updates. After a recap of various species under observation as well as tagging for conservation, the awards kicked off.

Roseileen Neilsen drew admiration and much applause for her remarkable catch: a lake

trout of 22 lbs. Naturally, Neilsen was awarded the award in the category of

the same name.

Kelly Schuster won in the category of typ-

For bears, Jason Uhryn took the award for bar, while Roseileen Nielsen again dominated the big game category for Ladies Big Game bear.

Carson Neilsen won for archery bear, as a sample of some of the award categories that evening.

The Yorkton Wildlife Federation would like to remind everyone that they are always looking for new members.

To obtain more information please visit http://www.faceb o o k . c o m / Yo r k t o n WildlifeFederation

March 20, 2019 - March 26, 2019

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

Awards for hunting excellence recognized the most impressive game of the year

Traditional powwow set for weekend A traditional powwow will be held in Yorkton this weekend.

The event is being organized by Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services with a focus on ‘Honouring Our Children, Our Families’.

David Cote, one of the spokespersons for the event said this event, in its fourth year, is a more social powwow than the larger one hosted the Painted Hand Casino in the summer.

“The bigger one is a contest powwow, where ours is a traditional powwow,” he said.

In a competition powwow dancers and drums are both competing to

ical whitetail deer, while Aron Hershmiller won the category of non typical whitetail deer.

Barry Thies won in the category for moose, Aron Hershmiller for Antelope while Brad Kulcsar took the award home for typical elk.

receive good scores from judges, and take top prize.

“The dancers and singers are competing against each other,” said Cote.

In a traditional powwow people simply gather to enjoy dancing and the social camaraderie that comes from such a gathering.

“A traditional powwow is open to anybody,” said Cote, adding the common bond is a love of dancing.

The Yorkton event will feature two host drums, Crooked Lake Agency, from the Crooked Lake area, and youth drum Little Child from

Cowessess First Nation.

The powwow kicks-off Saturday with a grand entry at 12 p.m., with a second one at 7 p.m..

Sunday the grand entry is at 1 p.m.

Cote said dancers and drums can registered when they arrive, with those registered provided an honorarium.

There will be a number of special dances held including teen girls jingle, teen boys traditional, women’s jungle and traditional, men’s traditional and chicken dance.

The powwow will be held in the Nexera Flexihall at the Gallagher Centre.

Job Opportunity Summer Student Opportunity

Parks Summer Student Competition Number 2019-06 The major duties and responsibilities for these positions include: Push & Riding Mowers: • Duties associated to the maintenance of open spaces through grass cutting, maintenance of playgrounds, trails, cemetery operations.

• Maintain grass for all green space throughout Yorkton, including boulevards.

• Garbage pickup & cleaning duties Sportsfield: • Task associated to maintenance of but not limited to Kinsmen Arena and outdoor recreation facilities such as rinks, sports fields tennis courts.

• Time in this area will be spent on maintaining sport fields - mainly the ball diamonds.

• Garbage pickup & cleaning duties Horticulture: • Maintenance of the urban forest along with providing pest management to urban forest & open spaces.

• Participation in the beautification program.

• Garbage pickup & cleaning duties Qualifications: • Returning to or intending to enter post-secondary education.

• Experience in the operation of mowing and other landscaping equipment would be beneficial.

• Possess and maintain an RCMP Security Clearance as well as a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s License.

Salary will be paid in accordance with the CUPE Local 342 Agreement.

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

This competition closes March 22, 2019 at 4:00 pm The City of Yorkton thanks all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Export markets up from 2017 A report released recently notes that the total value of Saskatchewan exports to the world reached $31.2 billion in 2018 marking an 11.2 percent increase over 2017. This represents the highest total export value following the $35 billion peak in 2014.

Minister of Trade and Export Development, Jeremy Harrison, said that exports are critical to a healthy and growing provincial economy.

“Saskatchewan exporters are among the best in the world, and when provided with a level playing field, they can compete and succeed on the international stage”, Harrison said.

“It is critical that governments at all levels support export infrastructure and maintain healthy relationships with governments in our

key markets.”

In spite of the uncertainly created by the renegotiation of the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement, the report notes that exports to the U.S. increased by 14.7 percent to $17.3 billion maintaining their position as the number one market for Saskatchewan products. However, with 44 percent of total exports shipped to non-U.S. countries, Saskatchewan remains the province with the most diversified market portfolio. Exports to China increased by 31.1 percent to $4.6 billion in 2018. Japan, Brazil, and Mexico rounded out the top five international market destinations.

On the downside, exports to India dropped 46.1 percent in 2018 to $618 million due almost exclusively to the punitive tariffs placed on the imports of peas and len-

tils with total value of exports for these products falling by 87.2 percent and 83.0 percent respectively.

STEP is forecasting a conservative four percent increase in exports in line with Export Development Canada’s outlook for Saskatchewan exports in 2019.

STEP is a membership driven, government/ industry partnership, designed to promote the growth of Saskatchewan’s export industry.

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

Job Opportunity Seasonal Deer Park Labourer

Deer Park Golf Course Competition Number: 2019-14 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Operation of Turf grass maintenance equipment, Golf utility vehicle, chainsaw, string trimmer and other related equipment.

• Perform manual labour duties under varied weather conditions; changing of pins on greens, tee marker positions, assisting with irrigation repairs, minor building repairs and construction, laying sod, repairing and leveling drainage areas, maintaining cart paths, water flowers and trees, edge sand traps, remove deadfall, • Ability to perform necessary scheduled maintenance on equipment ABILITIES: • Competently operate required equipment under a minimum of supervision and at irregular shifts • Follows all O.H.S. Regulations, Company Safety Policies and S.O.P.’s • Must maintain effective working conditions and relationships with fellow employees and maintain open lines of communication with Supervisors • Self-starter and demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision • Ability to work courteously and cooperatively with the general public.

QUALIFICATIONS: Labourer I • Grade 10 education • Good Public relations skills • Must possess and maintain a valid class 5 driver’s license.

• Must possess and maintain RCMP security clearance.

Labourer II • Grade 12 Education or GED Equivalent • Good Public relations skills • Possess and maintain a valid class 5 driver’s license • Possess and maintain a RCMP security clearance • Service Best Customer Care • OH&S Level 1 & 2 • Sask Parks Worker Course • Landscape Pesticide Applicator’s License • Turf Maintenance Equipment operation, operate hand tools, work with golfing public, SCOT/WHMIS Certificate, and Various Power Mobile Equipment training HOURS OF WORK & SEASONAL TERM: • 40 hrs/wk for approximately 28 weeks, including shift work and weekends.

• Position to begin April 15th until November 1st Interested applicants are invited to apply online at www.yorkton.ca.

This competition closes March 29, 2019 at 4:00 pm The City of Yorkton thanks all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Opportunity Summer Student Labourer I

Deer Park Municipal Golf Course Competition Number 2019-14 The City of Yorkton is a great place to work and if you enjoy a busy and challenging work environment, if you are a student we encourage you to apply for the Summer Student position at the Deer Park Golf Course.

This position reports to the Golf Course Superintendent, and performs a wide variety of operational and maintenance tasks related to the execution of golf course maintenance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Operation of string trimmer and other related equipment.

• Operate turf equipment.

• This involves assisting with minor repairs to course and buildings, laying sod, repairing and leveling drainage areas, maintaining cart paths, water flowers and trees, edge sand traps, remove deadfall and raking.

• General clean-up around Deer Park ABILITIES: • Perform manual labour duties and under varied weather conditions • Follows all O.H.S. Regulations, Company Safety Policies and S.O.P.’s • Ability to work courteously and cooperatively with the general public and other City staff.

• Self-starter and demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision QUALIFICATIONS: • Enrolled in a post-secondary program and returning in the fall • Good Public relations skills • Must possess and maintain a valid class 5 driver’s license.

• Must possess and maintain RCMP security clearance.

LENGTH & HOURS OF WORK: • Approx May 6, 2019- Aug 30, 2019 • 40 hrs/wk (4:00 am or 6:00 am start times), including shift work and every second weekend.

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

This competition closes March 29, 2019 at 4:00 pm The City of Yorkton wishes to thank all prospective applicants; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

Other Job Opportunity • Full Time Operator A For additional information regarding these employment opportunities, visit the City of Yorkton’s website at www.yorkton.ca/employment or you can pick up a copy of the job posting at the Human Resources Department - City Hall.

The City of Yorkton thanks all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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.

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

General InquIrIes: 306-786-1700 Mayor’s Office ......................306-786-1701 After Hours Emergency ........306-786-1760 Building Services ..................306-786-1710 Bylaw Control .......................306-786-1725 City Clerk ..............................306-786-1717 City Manager ........................306-786-1703 City Parks & Green Spaces..306-786-1780 City RCMP............................306-786-2400 Communications ..................306-828-2424 Community Development, Parks & Recreation......................306-786-1750 Economic Development .......306-786-1747 Engineering Department ......306-786-1710 Farrell Agencies Arena Booking ................................306-786-1740 Fire Hall ................................306-786-1795

Gallagher Centre Water Park & Meeting Rooms/Convention Centre Booking ....................306-786-1740 Gloria Hayden Community Centre ...............................306-786-1776 Godfrey Dean Meeting Rooms Booking .............................306-786-1780 Kinsmen Arena & Blue Room Booking .....................306-786-1780 Library Rooms Booking........306-786-1780 Property Sales ......................306-786-1747 Public Works ........................306-786-1760 Sports Fields & City Centre Park Bookings ...........................306-786-1780 Tax Department ..................306-786-1736 Water Billing Department .....306-786-1726

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Women’s summit The second annual Women’s Summit Seminar Series was held at SIGN on Broadway on March 10. The event featured local women entrepreneurs talking about their experiences in business in the area. The goal was to empower

all women and give a chance to experience fun, fellowship, education and personal development.

SIGN celebrates 50 years of service Back in 1968 a group of Yorkton clergy decided to form the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, a pioneering ecumenical community initiative that was ahead of its time.

Father Paul St. Pierre of St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic parish, Rev. Jack Jones of St. Andrew’s United Church, Rev. Roland Wood of Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Rev. William Shank of Westview United spearheaded the establishment of an organization whose purpose was to reach the community in a way that was beyond what individual churches could do.

SIGN became a reality May 1, 1969. As stated in one of the first SIGN newsletters that year, “SIGN hopes to pro-

duce the product called Community Unity - a community in which people care about people. So we promote co-operation between churches, service organizations and other agencies throughout the community.”

Little could they have known that the organization would not only fulfill that mission, but would continue to innovate and grow, and would celebrate half a century of service this year.

SIGN will mark its 50th anniversary with a dinner and celebration on May 10 at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre. Tickets at $25 per person are available from SIGN on North Street, or online at www.signyorkton.ca.

Today, SIGN provides more than two dozen important community

and social services to children and adults in Yorkton and east-central Saskatchewan.

It derives its funding from service contracts with government departments, private donations, fund-raising projects, business donations, the city of Yorkton, and service clubs. But in the early years, it was Yorkton churches and several national religious organizations that made possible the work

of SIGN. To truly make SIGN an organization of “community unity”, the first board of directors involved the Yorkton business community. Father St. Pierre was the managing director, assisted by Kathy Derworiz, whose husband was a local dentist. The first board of directors consisted of Father Len Ratushniak of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic parish, banker Bryan Smith, photog-

rapher and business owner Mike Keaschuk, businessman Al Porter, Rev. Ray Glen of Knox Presbyterial Church, accountant Ernie Quine, Rev. Jones and Rev. Wood.

SIGN initiated and pioneered many programs in its early years, notably SIGN Daycare, which was operated by a board of parents, and the first comprehensive homecare service in Yorkton.

When SIGN opened its doors in 1969, it provided counselling services, the start of the homemaker program, information and referral services, a radio call-in program on CJGX, and it advocated for the development of kindergarten classes in Yorkton.

The next year SIGN opened a thrift shop,

started a leathercraft project, and opened a drop-in lounge.

In 1971 the first daycare centre was opened, followed by a senior citizen lounge in 1972, among the first in the province. It also took the lead in efforts to establish crosswalks for pedestrians.

In 1973 SIGN assisted with the creation of the Parkland Legal Assistance Society, and the following year, rounding out its first five years, it started Meals on Wheels and set up a consumer help office.

This is the first of a number of articles provided by SIGN, exploring its history over the past 50 years. Questions and comments may be directed to signadmin@ sign-yorkton.org.

The need to preserve video games This past week I’ve been playing the game Illusion of Gaia. It’s a great game. It’s a strange game, at one point the main character gets scurvy of all things, but it’s quite fun and is not like very much else you can play.

The problem with the game is that while I’d very much recommend others play it, they’re not going to have an easy time finding a legal copy.

It was released once, on the Super Nintendo, in November of 1993. It has never been re-released on modern hardware.

The game is part of a larger series, developed

by the Japanese company Quintet and published by Enix, which has now become Square Enix.

The series includes the game Soul Blazer – also not available to modern consumers – and Terranigma – which is was never actually sold in North America.

The easiest way to play all three games is through alternate means like emulation, which many people avoid because they’re unsure of the legality of it. But, because nobody is actually making the games available to purchase anywhere, that’s going to be it. Super Nintendo consoles around the

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Thinking I do with words... world will fail, and at the end of the day a ROM file on a dusty hard drive is the only way we’re going to have these games.

I pick Illusion of Gaia as an illustration of this problem because I like it, but it’s a pervasive problem with video games.

Older stuff can be run on modern hardware, through emulation. The only roadblock is getting the files available for people to actually buy

and play. The games are actually made, after all, and while there is definitely difficulty porting them to different hardware, people working in their spare time have made working emulators that can handle any Super Nintendo game, for example.

There are hundreds, thousands of games that are not currently available. Some because the people who hold the rights aren’t interested in

keeping them available, some because nobody knows who owns the rights. Some of these games are excellent, some of these games are not, but all had a ton of work put into them and should be available in some form, whether on their own or as part of a larger compilation.

The situation is not as dire as it was in the case of silent movies - the games will be available in some form, even if it’s not strictly legal form, because of mass duplication and what was decried as online piracy - but without availability the games could be lost.

There are Oscar winning films you can’t watch today, the majority of silent film - over 75% according to the Library of Congress - are lost.

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some glimmers of hope.

Digital Eclipse is a company at the forefront of this, and their recently released SNK Legacy Collection is a showcase of how the history of games can be collected, compiled and presented to the world. Is every game in the set good? No, it has the NES Ikari Warriors in there, but it’s also important to preserve even the bad games, like the NES Ikari Warriors, to explain how games were developed and evolved over the years. Like a calmly narrated introduction to a silent film on a movie network, it gives you the context you need to understand what you’re about to experience.

I don’t know if you need that much context for the Quintet games, they hold up great today.

But you do need a way to play them, and a way to share them with your friends, and talk about them in print. They still look good - Soul Blazer is a bit simple, but Illusion of Gaia is extremely well animated and holds up well today, while Terranigma was a high water mark for the console. I’d love them to get the Digital Eclipse treatment, however, because they’re good games that deserve to be played.

But really, all games deserve to be played, and preserved, because they are documents of history.

How we entertain ourselves is as much an important part of human past as anything else.

And we need to make that history available.

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China and weather cloud canola plans The ongoing issues with canola exports to China has to have Prairie producers adding a wild card to the deck as they prepare to deal out their 2019 cropping intentions.

Canada’s trade diversification minister has come out with a statement calling on the Chinese government to “show us the evidence” of alleged impurities it used as justification for yanking Richardson International Ltd.’s canola export licence, details a recent Star Phoenix story.

“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspected this canola, said it was of high quality as is the nature of the product that we export.

The Chinese say that it has impurities. We say to the Chinese, ‘Show us.

Show us a sample,’ ” Jim Carr said.

It is more than likely the so-called impurities are nothing more than the Chinese government putting some trade pressure on Canada as a way to show strength regarding issues between the two countries which have nothing to do with agricultural trade.

It is a tactic that definitely gets noticed here since in 2017, the last year for which annual data are available, Saskatchewan exported $3.6 billion worth of canola seed — about 26 per cent of all agricul-

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Calvin Daniels tural exports. China was among its best customers, buying $1.4 billion of that total, according to the Star Phoenix article.

Long term China is going to remain a buyer of canola oil based on a growing middle class looking for it on their store shelves.

But, short term the commodity can certain-

ly be a political football, which can raise some questions for farmers here headed to spring planting.

Farmers have never had control over political posturing using agricultural products as a hammer, and they have even less control over weather.

In December an article at www.theweather-

network.com also has to be a wild card for famers in general and canola producers specifically.

“The influence of El Niño can be felt far and wide and heavy rainfalls, catastrophic flooding, and mass crop failures can all be attributed to this powerful climate cycle. Early compilations of 2018’s data indicate that this year will likely become the fourth warmest on record, and the developing El Niño event is increasing the odds that 2019 will be the hottest year that human life has ever experienced,” noted the article.

Is a forecast in December a guarantee?

Of course not, but it does

suggest some reason for concern.

Extreme heat, especially at the time canola flowers, can cause problems as blooms are lost to the heat, which impacts the number of pods on a plant.

While the Chinese situation could be solved long before the 2019 crop is harvested and ready for sale, and weather has a tendency to moderate closer to the actual date of a forecast, the two factors do suggest canola could face some definite production and marketing challenges in 2019.

Calvin Daniels is Editor of Yorktion This Week.

A first hand look at trade with Peru

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Kaitlyn Kitzan grew up on a farm near Theodore, where she learned to appreciate the industry of agriculture.

Following graduation from high school Kitzan headed to the University of Saskatchewan to study agriculture and bio-resources because she said she “really wanted to be a solution” in terms of some of the challenges the industry is and will be facing.

In addition to her studies Kitzan has been active is promoting the idea of finding solutions, including taking part in hackathon, where a problem is given and teams have a set amount of time to offer possible solutions.

Being active in getting the message of farming out has created opportunities for the third-year university student including being part of a recent youth delegation to visit Peru to talk agriculture, and other Canadian export sectors.

“Why I love agriculture the most, it’s a chance to put Canadian agriculture products on a global stage,” she said at the Rural Roots Ag Day held at the Yorkton branch of the Western

Development Museum Friday.

Kitzan was one of 10 youth delegates taking part in the Global Ag Vision trip.

She said the program is designed specifically to allow young Canadians to “put Canada on a global stage.”

Among the 10 students Kitzan was the only one who was raised on a farm.

To be part of the program participants had to find industry sponsors which they then had a mandate to promote in Peru. Kitzan’s primary supporter came from the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and Sask Wheat. She said being focused on wheat in Peru was timely as that country “is looking at new regulations on Canadian wheat … Most of my conversations in Peru was on Canadian wheat.”

While in Peru, Kitzan and the group met with representatives of the Peru government, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce there, and with universities doing work in the sector.

The issue for Peru is the amount of weed seeds they find in wheat imported from Canada, said Kitzan, adding they are not treating American wheat in the same way.

As a result, Kitzan said Canada is focusing a lot of effort in promoting the

Kaitlyn Kitzan idea that Canadian wheat is clean and of consistent quality.

Wheat is Canada’s largest export to Peru, with gold the key commodity coming back, said Kitzan. She added Peru is looking to diversify its exports into more agricultural goods, such as green and white asparagus.

Agriculture is Peru’s “second largest economic driver,” noted Kitzan, behind

only mining. She added, “60 per cent of farms are small scale.”

Kitzan said there are also opportunities to increase agricultural exports to Peru from Canada, in particular in the area of pulse crops because of low tariffs, for frozen pork and beef, and for bovine and poultry genetics.

In general, goods flow between Canada and Peru relatively smoothly.

The two countries have had a free trade agreement in place for the last decade.

Peru has a rather diverse nation, a dry, desert like strip along the coast, the mountainous region of the Andes range, and then an area of the Amazon jungle.

The mountains do allow for the growing of coffee, which is another major export.

Since there is an effort to increase agriculture an issue is “burning the Amazon jungle to increase agricultural land,” said Kitzan.

While only in Peru a short time, Kitzan said she did see opportunities for greater trade between the two nations, but exchanges for students and information which could lead to greater connections down the road.

The Canadian youth delegation which recently visited Peru.

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Bull sale eclipses $5K average The Neilsen Cattle Company of Willowbrook, SK held their 29th annual Charolais bull sale Monday.

The sale, held at the ranch near Willowbrook which Mike and Joanne Neilson moved to 11-years ago from Ontario, saw 33 bulls pass under the gavel of auctioneer Chris Poley.

The 33 two-year old Charolais bulls sold for a gross of $169,750, which is an average of $5150.

The top seller was ‘NCC Cadillac 53E’ which went to Brian and Marcus Bauer, of Calder, SK. for $8000.

Circle H Farms, of Devlin ON purchased ‘NCC Billings 23E’ and ‘NCC Ninetynine 32E’ for $6500 apiece.

Matador Pasture, Kyle, SK. purchased ‘NCC Cadillac 120E’ for $6500. Matador was also volume buyer at the sale, taking home six bulls.

Staff Photos by Calvin Daniels

Deck building to create words This week’s game is one I personally had been very much looking forward to play.

Deck-builders are a favoured in terms of core mechanic, and I particularly appreciate deck-builders which offer something different using the idea of building your persona; deck of cards as the game progresses.

Enter Hardback, a game by Jeff Beck and Tim Fowers.

Hardback is a deckbuilding word game.

“As an aspiring 19th Century novelist, you work to pen your next masterpiece, earning prestige along the way,” details the rulebook fluff.

“You start with your own personal deck of cards, using them to acquire new cards, and reshuffle your deck throughout the game. Specialize your deck in certain genres to exploit card combinations, and press your luck to draw extra cards – but make sure you can still string a word together.

“You’re paid by the word to complete romance, mystery, adventure and horror novels, earning prestige in the process. Earn enough to complete your masterpiece and be recognized as the finest novelist of the age.”

If it sounds a bit like a deck-builder meets Scrabble, you are not too far off, although there are a few extra things going on with Hardback.

Each player starts with eight starting ‘purchase cards’, each providing a one cent coin to use to purchase additional cards. As well the starting cards consist of the letters: A, E, I, L, N, R, S, T, used in spelling words.

Most cards have additional game elements as well. The instructions above the line on a card are its basic benefits, which apply each time you play the card.

The instructions below the line on a card are its ‘Genre Benefits’, which apply only when you use multiple cards of the same genre at the same time, e.i. horror or mystery or romance.

Genre benefits are pro-

vided in addition to the basic benefits of a card; they don’t replace a card’s basic benefits.

So on a turn you will end up wanting to spell a word. It is not as challenging as it might seem, although scoring big points from it can be.

To start, if you are struggling to make a word, you can ask for help from other players.

If you request a ghost writer, display your cards for all players to see.

Your turn continues normally. If another player suggests a word that you decide to use, that player receives a free ‘Ink token’ from the general supply. Ink tokens can be a real benefit as will be explained later.

Also, if you can’t spell a word, you may choose to pass your turn. If you pass, discard your cards and draw your next hand.

As for ink tokens, you may purchase one at the cost of one cent each.

They may be used in two ways.

“One Ink token can be spent to press your luck and draw an additional card. At any time before you spell a word, even during another player’s turn, you can draw additional cards from your draw pile by spending one Ink token per card.

When you draw a card this way, place it faceup in front of you and place the Ink token you spent on the card. Doing so reminds all players that this card was drawn using Ink,” details the rules.

You must use all cards with Ink tokens on them in your next word. Cards with Ink tokens on them cannot be turned facedown and made wild.

Pressing your luck with Ink tokens is the only way to draw additional cards in Hardback.

There are also what I term ‘whiteout’ but the game calls Remover tokens which have the unique ability to cancel out an Ink token on an additional card drawn.

“When you have a card in front of you with an Ink token on it, you can spend a Remover token to discard the card’s Ink token and add that card to your hand. The card is now

THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com treated as a normal card; you can choose whether or not to use it in your word and whether or not to make it wild. You can only get Remover tokens by playing certain cards, not by purchasing the

tokens. After you spend a Remover token, return it and the canceled Ink to the general supply,” notes the rules.

I love the game in terms of how it uses the deck-building mechan-

ic, which is unique and most definitely fun as you search out words.

On game play this is an easy top-10 deckbuilder, but it ends up rated much lower because our experience suggests if someone pops out to even a few point lead early on they are all but guaranteed to stay in the lead. It’s difficult not to manage a few points every turn, but getting a really big score to make a comeback is much harder. So an early lead just seems to hold throughout a game, which makes

late game play especially anticlimactic. So close to a home run, but it dies at the warning track, to use a baseball analogy.

Check it out at www. fowers.games 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 Martial Art (Battlefields Expansion) has been posted this week.

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Family Expo 2019 at the Gallagher Centre huge success

From historical washboards to bouncy castles and natural childcare products, there was something for everyone at the Family Expo.

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Yorkton Family Expo took place on Saturday with a wide variety of events for the kids, including a bouncy castle, indoor playground and a state-ofthe-art video game trailer. The Western Development Museum had a fun demonstration kiosk for kids, showing household items dating back from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Kids could try their hands at washing up with a vintage glass and wood washboard.

Various products for moms-to-be were available by local vendors, as well as informational kiosks by various organizations providing assistance and resources to both expectant parents as well as age-appropriate resources for parents looking for fun, wholesome and educational activities for their kids.

Value Village had a special arts and crafts table available for the kids, and many cookies, sweets, snacks and other goodies could be had throughout the venue. Live performances, music and other sights and senses to please kids of all ages were everywhere the eye could see.

For more information visit https://www.facebook. com/yorktonfamilyexpo/YorktonWildlifeFederation/

Dean Gallery hosts Artist Talk with Heather Benning

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Dean Gallery hosted Swift Current-based artist Heather Benning to talk about her work.

Benning, best known for her life-sized cutaway work, ‘Dollhouse’, discussed the realities of being an artist working rurally while also talking about the realities of having galleries across Canada and in Europe exhibit and curate an artist’s work.

For those unfamiliar with the artist and her work, “Dollhouse” is a real house, abandoned in the 1960s -- but the entire half of the house was cut away and furnished, then covered with plexiglass. Literally, a life sized dollhouse.

The artist talked a little about her process in approaching her works, as well as planning and the logistics of dealing with dealing with exhibits, materials and considerations when working in different countries.

To find out more about Heather’s work, visit http://www.heatherbenning.ca/

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Spring officially arrives today Today is the first day of spring! On Wednesday, March 20 at 3:58 p.m., spring will arrive. That is the date of spring equinox. We always hear about the equinox, but what is it, exactly?

We have two equinoxes each year, in March and in September. At these times, day and night are equally divided through the entire earth.

Imagine that! The day will be approximately twelve hours long, and so will the night. After the March equinox, the days will get longer in the northern hemisphere, eventually bringing our summer season.

Meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere, the days will get shorter, bringing the lands down under their winter season.

Then, with the fall equinox, the same thing happens again over the world, but in reverse.

It’s a very amazing thing!

I was reading about weather folklore, and found one phrase that said the first three days of any season determine the weather for that season. So let’s make a note in our garden journals about the first three days of spring and see what happens!

You may remember a wonderful show called “Wingfield” that used to be on CBC. An absolutely amazing actor

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Gardener’s Notebook named Rod Beattie played the character of Walt Wingfield, a Toronto stockbroker who decided to leave the big city behind and buy a farm in rural Ontario. He knew nothing about farming, and the show was about his adventures as he learned about country life. The show had several characters, all played

by Mr. Beattie. One of them was his neighbor’s sister, Maggie, who had much practical wisdom about life on the farm. In one episode she told Walt that the weather on the first day of spring determined the weather for the next forty days.

In another episode, Maggie also predicted that a storm was coming because “the moon had a watery eye”. There is some basis for this observation: I read that when there is a ring around the moon, the moon’s light is being reflected on ice crystals that are in the air. When these crystals are swirling up in the air like that, there is a sys-

tem churning around and will likely bring unsettled weather.

I also read that much of long-ago weather folklore came from the belief people had about all things in nature being in balance. The best example of this was that if March came in like a lion, it would go out like a lamb. People were superstitious and afraid of doing anything that would throw off the forces in the universe, so that is why they noted the clouds, the colors of the sky, the way the leaves turned, and many other things, and adjusted their weather ideas accordingly. Some folklore was based on observations and coincidence. One expression that I found said that if a cow drinks from a stream near a house, it will rain. Obviously, the day Bessie got thirsty and had a sip of water from the stream near her house had nothing to do with any weather phenomenon, but was simply two events that happened, were observed and remembered, and got bound together as a weather prediction.

And yet… we all have heard of weather signs that seem to bear no scientific reason, but are still accurate! That’s the beauty and mystery of nature!

Don’t forget, 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.

Everyone is welcome!

Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca and have a great week!

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

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Mature Driver Refresher Course - Thurs., April 18, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CCST, Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community, 348 Morrison Drive, Yorkton. This completely FREE 6-hour Mature Driver Refresher Course is strictly informational and offered in a positive, open class environment.

Participant driver’s licenses are not affected and there are no required examinations.

The Mature Driver Refresher Course helps reinforce safe driving habits. It will increase your confidence when navigating Saskatchewan’s increasing city and highway traffic. It provides insight into how to adapt your driving habits based on the physical changes your body goes through as it matures.

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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 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 p.m. Beef & vegetable chili, baked potatoes, salads, homemade buns and 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.

Admission: Freewill offering.

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Triple P Discussion Group - Positive parenting help for parents/ caregivers with children ages 0-10. March 23 – Hassle-free shopping with children.

For All Sessions Time: 10 am - 12 pm. Venue: St. Andrew’s United Church, 29 Smith Street East, Yorkton. **You can register for one or all of the sessions. **Childcare is available **All sessions are free of charge. Register for any or all session(s) by: Calling Triple P at (306) 783-3080, Text Triple P at (306) 6213084, Email: Triple P at jamie.devos@signyorkton-org, Web: http:// www.standrewsyorkton.ca

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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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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.

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

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

The child in your arms is in God’s arms too Yorkton This Week | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A friend called one day a long while ago. In a panic. Her babysitter couldn’t come. Was there any way I could watch her ten-week old foster baby for her — all day long?

My mind raced. So many pressing things sat on that square of my calendar. I couldn’t imagine setting them aside for an entire day. But just then came a God-whisper: What are earthly deadlines compared to loving a real little person?

Of course, I told her.

So the baby spent the day with the Preacher and me. I remember it well.

I never pray better

and more from my heart than while holding a child. So when I gave that baby his bottle I talked to Jesus about him. I’d done that often with other babies. But this wee one, sheltered and loved in a good home for now, had a future full of question marks.

As I considered the little I knew of his short history, I shuddered. Foster care, teenage mom still acting irresponsibly, a family history of delinquents, drug addicts, and criminals…

The burden for that tiny life seemed suddenly to make him far heavier than his twelve pounds. I heard my prayer pouring

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out loud and fast. Felt hot tears trickling in searing ribbons down my cheeks.

The infant stopped sucking milk entirely, pausing to stare at my face in utter bewilderment as those same tears fell on his.

But partway through my prayer, something changed. To be Christian

means remembering that God loves to transform dark situations. He created that baby, knit him together in his mother’s womb. And he specializes in making jewels from dust.

God can transform the least into the most.

Transfer people from the back of the line to the front. He delights in mak-

ing symbols of hope from the hopeless. In using simple things to confound the wise. God turns zeroes into heroes. Grows mammoth trees from invisible seeds. Causes fragile grass blades to slice through granite.

And, of all things most astounding, God decided that a baby, human and insignificant as the one I held in my arms, would be his chosen tool to redeem the world. How could I not rejoice? This child, I realized while praying over him, has infinitely more going for him than against him!

Lord, I prayed that day, at every crossroads in his life, bring this

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child a genuine Christreflector. People who will keep loving him and pointing him to your son, Jesus Christ.

To the Savior of the world, the lover of children, the keeper of our trust, the protector of our spirits, the shepherd on the path, the light in the darkness, the Heavenly parent, and the divine embracer of all children, especially those who get no hugs from their biological parents.

That child is a teenager now. A great kid, in a loving home. And God has proved faithful.

Whenever you get the opportunity, pray over a child.

Visitors from Brazil Honorio Correa da Silva Filho, along with his wife Ana Livia and son Arthur, are coming from Brazil to stay with Pastor George Lewis from Yorkton Immanuel Baptist Church. They will be at church services for two Sundays, March 31 and April 7.

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Hearts and Minds “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.”

— Jeremiak 31:33

Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church 89 Bradbrooke Drive, Yorkton, SK S3N 2Y2 306-782-2998 Father Michael Faryna 306-601-9043

Sunday, March 24th Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

“2nd Sunday of Great Lent”

Church of God in Christ

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

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

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

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

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

A CARING CHURCH… WELCOMES YOU

PRAIRIE HARVEST CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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

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Free Pentecostal Church 20 BRADBROOKE AVE.

Pastor E. Richardson

306-783-5663

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

• Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Sunday, March 24th Worship Service & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Destiny International Christian Assembly Establishing Ministries and Releasing Destinies

109 Maple Avenue, Yorkton Senior Pastors Dag & Bukky Lawale

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

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

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

For more information please phone 306-782-2427

“A Place of New Beginnings”

St. Mark The Evangelist Orthodox Church 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask.

“Services in English”

www.stmarkyorkton.ca

Sunday, March 24th Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m.

Journey to Fullness, Sat., Mar. 23rd, 1 - 5:00 p.m.

Fri., March 22nd Presanctified 6:00 p.m.

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

St. Andrew’s United Church St. Andrew’s United Church

SECOND AVENUE AND SMITH STREET OFFICE 306-783-4157 MINISTER REV. JEN DRESSER Second Avenue and Smith Street Office: 783-4157

Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca

Minister: Rev. Cordelia Karpenko

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

Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca Facebook: St. Andrew’s United Church

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Everyone Welcome

Sunday, March 24th Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

—Everyone Welcome—

++Dominion Chapel Ministry Taking dominion: fulfilling destiny

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

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

Westview United Church

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

Sunday, March 24th Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

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

Saturday - 5:00 p.m. (English) Sunday - 9:00 a.m. (Ukrainian) 11:00 a.m. (English) SICK CALLS ANYTIME—BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE BY APPOINTMENT

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Terriers split playoff pair with Hawks

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Terrier head coach Mat Hehr is satisfied with his team’s effort in the opening two games of their playoff series with Nipawin.

“I thought we played well enough in both games to have come out with two wins,” he said in an interview Monday looking back on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League games Friday and Saturday.

Friday the Terriers however were shut-out as Hawks netminder Declan Hobbs turned away all 22-shots he faced.

“He stood on his head,” said Hehr, adding that said there were times the Terriers may have helped Hobbs missing a couple of open net chances.

In game two Saturday

the Terriers fell behind based on three quick Nipawin goals in the second. Hehr said he took a time-out and the team settled own.

“Two 20-year-olds stepped up and got all five goals,” he said, referencing a hat trick by Cole Keenleyside and two goals by Mason Mullaney.

The importance of the comeback was not lost on the Terrier coach, nor was getting to the SJHL’s top netminder for multiple goals.

“Getting five goals on Hobbs gives our guys some confidence,” he said, adding he is pretty sure it was the first time this season the Hawks surrendered five goals on home ice this season.

The Terriers looked to build on their confidence on Tuesday night as Yorkton hosted game three at the Farrell

Agencies Arena in the city. Game four is tonight (Wednesday,) also in Yorkton.

Results from Tuesday were not available at press time, but can be found at www.yorktonthisweek.com

bers were crunched, putting the Cup back in the hands of the Terriers, after Melville claiming the trophy for 2017-18.

The latest win by the Terriers builds on a decided edge Yorkton holds in terms of the long-running Cup challenge, having won in 23 years, compared to only nine by Melville.

The trophy was officially handed back to Yorkton today (Thursday), as Melville Mayor Walter Streelasky presented the Cup to Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney at a gathering at Park’s Jewellery with Shirley Lamb onhand to help with the transfer.

“It’s a special trophy,” said Streelasky, adding

the annual competition “is good for hockey.”

Looking back

Game one of the playoff series between Yorkton and Nipawin was a defensive affair.

When the teams met in game two at the Centennial Arena in Nipawin the offences took over.

The Terriers took their first lead of the series when Cole Keenleyside scored the lone goal of the first period with 1:36 left in the frame.

It took only 1:38 into the second for the host Hawks to tie the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game as Austen Flaman found the

twine.

It was only 1:05 later Michael Makarenko made it 2-1 for Nipawin, and then at 4:28 Jordan Simoneau made it a 3-1 game in favour of the Hawks.

Keenleyside then responded for Yorkton scoring at 6:38, and then completing a natural hat trick at 13:17 to send the teams to the dressing room knotted 3-3 after 40-minutes of play.

Mason Mullaney gave the Terriers a lead early in the third scoring at 3:17, then potted his second of the contest at 8:58 to give Yorkton a 5-3 lead.

A powerplay goal by Jake Tremblay with 1:23 left in the game drew the Hawks within one, but time would run out and the Terriers had tied the best-of-seven series at a game apiece thanks to a 5-4 win.

Ryan Ouellette was the winning netminder for the Terriers facing 44-shots, while Declan Hobbs took the loss for Nipawin facing 35.

Game one

The Terriers dropped game one of their series against Nipawin.

The teams played through a scoreless first period at Centennial Arena, home of the Hawks, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s top team through the regular season.

In the second frame Jake Tremblay broke the stalemate at 13:03 to give the host Hawks a 1-0 lead.

Then, with seven seconds left in the second Walker Cote made it 2-0 with a powerplay goal.

The third was also a defensive affair with the only goal of the frame by Hawk Arik Breton who

scored into an empty net as the Terriers pulled starting netminder Ryan Ouellette in favour of an additional skater to find a way to get back into the game.

However, Nipawin netminder held Terrier shooters off the scoresheet turning away all 22-shots he faced to record the shut-out.

Ouellette was tagged with the loss facing 32 shots, and stopping 30.

Other action

In other action Saturday Estevan evened their series with Humboldt with a 4-2 road win, while Melfort took their second straight from Kindersley, this time by a 5-2 margin. Flin Flon and Battlefords went to overtime tied 1-1, with the Stars winning 2-1, for a second straight win in their series.

Park’s Cup back with Terriers

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It took some fancy figuring to determining who would lay claim to the Park’s Cup for the 2018-19 SJHL season.

The Cup, first presented in 1986, goes to the winner of the head-tohead match-up between Highway #10 rivals Yorkton and Melville.

But this year the two Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams split the season with five wins apiece.

That sent the teams to the numbers to determine a winner, looking at goals for and against over the 10 games.

The Terriers ended up plus-10 when the num-

Streelasky said the Park’s Cup builds “on the very good sports relationship we have.”

Maloney echoed the idea of the trophy fostering and already competitive situation between the two teams.

“It helps put fans in the building and supports junior hockey,” he said.

Gary Lamb said the idea for the trophy was his brother’s Guy, who thought it was a good idea to provide something that would feed the long-standing rivalry between the two clubs in a positive way.

Melville Mayor Walter Streelasky, left, presented the Park’s Cup to Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney at a gathering at Park’s Jewellery with Shirley Lamb onhand to help with the transfer.

Sask Selects teams do well in Texas

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Saskatchewan Selects team is back from Texas. Participating in the 2019 International Pigskin Classic in San Antonio, TX, the teams from Saskatchewan – which include Yorkton players at all levels – put in a good showing in the tournament.

Yorkton’s own Jason Boyda was coach for the teams in Texas, and he was proud of what the local players accomplished south of the border.

“Our Yorkton players who made the team were fantastic. The majority of them were starters and they contributed extremely well. They represented Yorkton, Saskatchewan and Canada the exact way we expected them to be representing our city, our province and our nation.

Both in their on-field play and their off-field.”

The team that did best was the youngest, with the U10 team winning all of their games, and the championship with a 3-0 record.

The U12 team played good football, said Boyday, but struggled on the field, and finished the tournament with an 0-3 record.

The U14 team won one game, but lost two, though the last game was very close and it could have gone either way right to end, said Boyda, for a record of 1-2 for the tournament.

The U16 team made it to the final, but lost to the home town Texas Red Raiders, losing only in the final match for a record of 2-1.

“It just shows that what we’re doing here in Saskatchewan with our grass roots program in minor football, and high

Jake Farrell (middle) was one of the Yorkton players participating on the Sask Selects team in Texas. school football, we can compete with the best of the best. We know that in Texas, it’s a religion there for football, and we can compete with them...

Even though we’re known as a hockey first nation, there are some pretty good football players here.”

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“Hopefully the players take it back to their programs, to not only make themselves a better football player with the experience, but also their teammates and their coaches.”

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Baseball needs to address time drag Baseball has always been a sport where time has not been a constraining element.

Innings are determined by player outs, not the ticks on a clock.

A game can go on indefinitely if the score is tied, again no clock to worry about.

The world is however changing, and with it fans and what they want.

Movies have generally gotten shorter. Other sports have worked to keep game time within the expectation of the modern fan.

In general the attention span of fans wanes after 2.5 hours, and drowsiness kicks in at 3 hours.

The average major league baseball game is just a smidge over three hours, meaning a big chunk of games drag on well past that mark.

With a general trend

to wanting everything faster, baseball also increasingly lack the ‘AH’ moments.

An ‘AH’ moment gets fans to look up from texting to actually watch a play, predominantly seeing a long fly ball that just might clear the outfield fence.

Sadly for the game that is about the extent of ‘AH’ moments. The steal is an all but forgotten offensive tool, so too the hit and run, the suicide squeeze and anything else that might stop the next .240 career hitter from swinging for the fences.

So baseball is looking to modernize.

However, have you ever made a change for the sake of change, and realize how silly it looks after the fact?

Try this MLB clunker on for size.

Heading into the 2019

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Sports season, and subject to discussions with broadcast partners, inning breaks will be reduced from 2:05 to 2:00 in local games, and from 2:25 to 2:00 in national games. (The Office of the Commissioner retains the right to reduce the inning breaks to 1:55 in local and national games for the 2020 season.)

Stop the presses, the issue of games becoming too long has been solved, five seconds at a time.

Here is another; the maximum number of

mound visits per team will be reduced from six to five.

That is a blip of nothingness.

It’s time for tech to take over. Pitchers wear earbuds and the bench talks to them without the protracted walk to the mound and back to allow a reliever to warm up. Save some real time and get current with the world of tech.

And then just in case you want to lessen the enjoyment of the game this is a good way to start.

The league is eliminating the 40-man active roster limit in September, moving instead to a rule where all teams must carry 28 players on the active roster.

For the 70-80 per cent of teams that are already out of playoff contention come Sept. 1, the bright

spot for fans of those teams was expanded rosters and a chance to see just what the farm system might be providing down the road. Now the league is taking that glimpse into the crystal ball of tomorrow away from fans.

At the heart of slowness of games is the late inning pitching changes where teams trot out relievers who may only throw a single pitch if it’s a fly out, or a hit, and then dip back into the bullpen for someone new.

So the solution is obvious, expand rosters to give teams even more pitchers to work with.

In 2020 the active roster limit from opening day through Aug. 31 and in postseason games will increase from 25 to 26, and the minimum number of active players will increase from 24 to 25. The current Major League Rules allowing for a 26th player for doubleheaders will be amended to allow for a 27th player.

There is a suggestion the number of pitchers a team may carry on the active roster will be capped at a number determined by the joint

committee, that number is rumoured to be 13, so relievers galore.

More interesting is the idea the league will implement an amended rule requiring that starting pitchers and relief pitchers must pitch to either a minimum of three batters or the end of a half-inning (with exceptions for incapacitating injury or illness).

This is a good step as it moves to eliminate where a group of pitchers throw more warm-ups in an inning than pitches to actual batters.

Coupled with a meaningful pitch clock – softball works rather smoothly at 20-seconds – and you might start to cut into the time of the game.

The pitch clock would speed up pitchers, and also keep batters in the box.

So far the efforts of MLB is a minor tinkering, where a few philosophical changes of greater magnitude are required.

A scant decade ago baseball would have topped my list of favourite team sports. It has slid to fifth, and a couple of other sports are inching closer to overtaking it.

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The Novice hockey season in Yorkton celebrated the end of another successful season, and the Century 21 Terriers took the trophy at the end of the day, besting the Thorsness Terriers 15-4.

The end of the season saw the six teams and 72 kids saw the teams participate in numerous tournaments and regular season games, all culminating in the championship match-up between Century 21 and Thorsness.

Mark Schendel, novice liaison, said that the season was a big success, not merely for the winning team, but for all of the kids that took part

over the winter. A successful season in novice hockey is measured in the growth of the players, and Schendel is impressed by just how much growth that the kids have seen over the hockey season.

“When you look at where we started back in October when we first hit the ice and where we are now in March, it’s absolutely remarkable. That’s a big credit to the kids, the time and effort they put in, the commitment to excellent. It goes without saying that they’re surrounded by excellent coaches, these are coaches who truly care about their kids.”

The end result is a program that the kids will draw on for life,

whether they continue playing hockey or not, said Schendel.

“I don’t know what any of them are going to be doing later on in life, I don’t know if any of them have aspirations to be a professional hockey players, but whatever it is they choose to do they will be calling upon these life skills that they’re learning. They’re learning about skills like commitment, working hard, teamwork and communication skills.”

He’s also proud of how hockey connects the kids together.

“Some of these kids, they go to different schools, but they’re now friends for a lifetime, they’re creating memories together.”

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NAKONECHNY - David Nakonechny, beloved husband of Myra Machushek-Nakonecnhy of Yorkton, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. He was 64 years of age. David was born on April 9, 1954 in Wynyard, SK. He graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1972. He went to the University of Regina and graduated with a BSA (Bachelor of Science Degree) in 1976. Then he attended Kelsey Institute in 1976 graduating with a Human Renewable Resources Diploma in 1978. David was a Conservation Officer for 30 years. He moved to numerous places in the province with his last posting at Duck Mountain Provincial Park. It was during this time that he met Myra Machushek in 2000 when he had to come to her house to apologize to her for chasing a hunter over her seeded hay field. David and Myra were married in 2002. They resided on the farm north of Rhein until 2013 when they moved to Yorkton, SK. David was not much of a traveler but did look forward to their trips to Washington to visit with Myra’s sister, Sheila. David loved fishing, hunting, hockey, football and baseball. He played ball in his younger years and hockey up until a couple of years ago. He also developed a love of cats in his later years, especially for his cat Ophy. He retired after 30 years as a Conservation Officer, then took employment with the R.M. of Sliding Hills for 9 years. In 2017 he decided to work at Walmart in the meat department where he worked with a lot of people and enjoyed many new friendships. He thoroughly enjoyed the summer vacations when step-grandsons Parker and Noah would come to visit. They played hockey on the street, soccer and numerous games were played in the backyard. The boys looked forward to Papa taking them to Walmart for a small toy, with a treat of ice-cream on the way home. But the highlights of his summer were going fishing with his son Jordan and hunting with both sons. These trips were talked about for weeks in advance. There was non-stop texting with Michael while watching a sporting event on the T.V. David took ill mid August of 2018. Despite the challenges he faced with his illness David was always able to insert some humour into the conversation. David was predeceased by his father Fred, his mother Olga (Bryksa), a sister Sheila in infancy and his brother Meril. He leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his life, his wife Myra; his sons, Michael (Colleen) of Regina and Jordan of Kamsack; his daughter Ashley (Tyrell) Lipp of Regina; step-daughters Amanda (Dallas) Skiftun of Warman and Amber Machushek of Saskatoon; as well as grandchildren Breeana, Zoey, Brooke, Smith, Sawyer, Parker and Noah; sisters Marianne Selinger and Susan (Clifford) Kohuch of Regina; sisterin-law Phyllis Nakonechny of Saskatoon; father-in-law and mother-in-law Ervin and Martha Stricker of Rhein; as well as many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and friends. The funeral service was held on Monday, March 18, 2019 from Christ Lutheran Church in Rhein with Rev. Karen Stepko officiating. Organist, Vange Shipowick, led the congregation in the singing of the hymns ‘Children of the Heavenly Father’ and ‘Precious Lord, Take My Hand’. Soloist, Sandy Solonenko, sang ‘The Old Rugged Cross’. The lay-reader was Sheila Card, Susan and Clifford Kohuch read the obituary and a poem, the candle-lighters were Christine Connolly and Kara Stricker. Members of the Conservation Officers of Saskatchewan attended and formed an honour guard in memory of their former colleague. The interment took place in the Christ Lutheran Cemetery with Barron, Farron and Christopher Stricker, Fredrick Kohuch, and Stephen and Katherine Kohuch serving as the casket bearers.

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CROSS - Marjorie Eileen Cross, beloved wife of Rev. Arthur (Art) Cross of Yorkton, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. She was 81 years of age. Marjorie Eileen (Holman) Cross, daughter of John Theodore (Ted) Holman and Jeanie Galt Ferguson (McKenzie) Holman, was born on November 27, 1937 on the family farm near Duval, SK which was the beginning of the great depression. Marjorie and her two younger siblings were very much part of a mixed farming operation plus ten year economic venture of her parents into fox fur ranching. Growing up, there was much to learn about work, for Marge being oldest she learned to milk cows and operate farm vehicles. Summer recreation was to accompany her parents fishing, to participate in family picnics and attend sports days. Winter found her family entertaining all avenues of hunting, winter skiing, sledding and skating. Marge particularly favoured ice skating on the slough or a home flooded rink by the well while wearing her father’s skates stuffed with extra socks. She vowed to skate until last year and she did. From her mother and from her aunties she mastered hand work such as knitting, crocheting, needlework, garment design and sewing. There were piano and accordion lessons. The Duval United Church with Sunday School, worship, Choir and CGIT played a significant aspect to the maturing years. Following high school, a year at Teacher’s College in Moose Jaw and a year at Regina College. A primary school teacher, she now was. Marjorie met her future partner Arthur (Art) Cross as he was a clergy at Duval and later at Ogema where she taught school. They were married July 4, 1959 - and would celebrate their 60th anniversary in 2019. She became a ‘minister’s wife’ and would honour that responsibility, assisting Art in his ministry - she transferred her teacher training to ministry amongst the children in Christian Education and UCW women’s work. Always to remain ‘a feminist homemaker’, as well as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. A tireless community builder, Marge always made time to be involved in the local CGIT, square dancing, Shelwin House, Music Festivals, United Church Presbytery and the UCW Presbyterial. Time was spent in church communities in Ogema, Lucky Lake, Broadway United in Regina, Yorkton and Yellow Grass. Summers always included travel, camping, taking the Cross family to the USA, Eastern Canada and to the West Coast. Regular fishing trips to Northern Saskatchewan were always a highlight of the year and in later years a tour to Great Britain. Many years saw Art and Marge experience a winter retreat to Victoria and to find as many coffee shops as possible! Marjorie became the family GENEALOGIST and following years of researching, compiled a book for each of the significants.

It was her belief, followed by a driving compassion, that a history was essential to each family and she would see they receive theirs. This coloured the Cross woman who chose Lucy Imaginations as her pen name.

Marge was also the history person at St. Andrew’s United for over 30 years. Art and Marge became parents to Brent (Lisa), Vaughn (Linda) and Daneen (Murray); grandchildren: Cassidy, Colby; Sasha (Steve), Bethany (Christian) and Kendra; great-grandchildren: Traeton, Kaydence, Shadyn, Brayson; Jasmine and Violet. Marjorie was predeceased by her parents, Ted and Jean Holman; brother Donald Holman and sisters-in-law, Muriel Cross and Florence McDermid; remaining to celebrate her life are her husband Art, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister June; brothers-in-law, Jerry Feltham and Bill Cross; sister-in-law, Shirley Holman and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from St. Andrew’s United Church in Yorkton with Rev. Jen Dresser officiating. Hymns sung were ‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’, ‘Give To Us Laughter’ and ‘We Shall Go Out With Hope of Resurrection’. Lisa Butel, accompanied by Brent Cross, sang “Amazing Grace” as the processional. Organist was Shani Apland. The choir anthem was ‘In the Bulb There Is A Flower’. Tributes to Marge were given

by Sasha and Steve Delorme and Brent Cross. A video tribute was also played, narrated by Daneen Wintonyk and Kendra Wintonyk. The interment took place in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Brent Cross as the urn bearer. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

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MALYK - We celebrate and cherish the life of Teddy Morley Malyk.

March 5, 1955 – March 7, 2019.

Teddy (Ted) was born March 5, 1955 in Tisdale, SK the fifth son of 11 children to William and Joyce (Cournoyer) Malyk. Ted met his high school sweetheart and soul mate Isabelle McManus (both age 15) in Theodore, SK. Teddy and Isabelle were married July 8, 1972 at the Yorkton United Church in Yorkton, SK. Teddy and Isabelle were blessed with the birth of their daughter Shari Dawn born August 14, 1972. Teddy is predeceased by his parents William and Joyce (1974). Teddy will be celebrated and cherished by his high school sweetheart and soul mate Isabelle, his daughter Shari (Jeff) MacDonald, grandson and little buddy Andrew and granddaughter Natalia; brothers and sisters Jack, Denny, Gary (Jean), Robert (Bev), Faye, Lorraine (Gary), Louise (Ryan), Sandy (Kelly), Dale (BJ), Debbie (Bob); nieces, nephews and extended family. Viewing for family and friends of the late Teddy Malyk was held in the Chapel at Parksville Baptist Church Saturday March 16 @ 12:30 pm. The funeral service followed at 1:00 pm. After the service, the burial was at Yates Memorial Services, 1000 Allsbrook Rd., Parksville. A tea was held following the burial back at Parksville Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers family and friends may donate to a charity of their choice.

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KOZUSHKA - Valerie “Val” Kozushka, daughter of Paul and Pauline Hladybroda, passed away on March 10, 2019 at the age of 90.

Valerie was born in the Mikado District in 1929 - one of six children – four sisters and one brother.

Val spent her early years on the family farm attending school and enjoying various activities of farm life. She had great respect for Mother Nature and the outdoors.

After graduating from high school she enrolled in Teacher’s College in Moose Jaw where she graduated and began her career as a teacher, which she did for several years. During her marriage to John she was blessed with four children: two sons, Brad and Gordie and two daughters, Lila and Susan.

She chose to stay at home and be with her family, tending to all their needs and necessities. After several years passed, she gained employment at the Corona Motor Inn, working there for the next 25 years until she retired. She acquired many friends whom she cherished in her lifetime. Val leaves her four loving children, Bradley, Gordie, Lila and Susan to cherish her memory; cousins Tony Hladyboroda, Mary Blum and Natalie Klutz; her sister Olga Gnyp and brother Stephen Broda as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Val was predeceased by her parents, Paul and Pauline Hladybroda, her sister Lena (George) Pilat, sister Margaret (Bob) Campbell, sister Annie (Rudie) Selzer, brother-in-law Nick Gnyp, cousin Mike Kocay, nephew Grant Broda and John Kozushka. A funeral service was held for Valerie on March 14, 2019 at 1 p.m. from the Chapel of Christie’s Funeral Home with Rev. Deborah Smith officiating. Interment followed in the Yorkton City Cemetery. Should friends so desire, donations in memory of Valerie may be made to SIGN for use in mental health. Arrangements for the late Valerie Kozushka were entrusted to Christie’s Funeral Home.

BAUER - Beryl Belinda Bauer of Calder, SK passed away on March 6, 2019 at her home at the age of 65 years. Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant Beryl. Beryl Belinda Bauer was born in Yorkton, SK on December 14, 1953 to parents William and Erna (nee Schmidt) Baumung. She was reborn as a child of God in the waters of Holy Baptism on January 1, 1954. On April 7, 1968 she was confirmed in the Christian faith and was fed the life-giving body and blood of Jesus. She was united in holy marriage to Brian Bauer on April 26, 1980. God also blessed them with the gift of two children; Marcus Winston B. and Kama Jessie B. Beryl convocated as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in 1973 and advocated for Mental Health her entire life. Beryl worked in Mental Health till 1978, when she obtained her degree in Teaching Psychiatric Nursing.

She then taught nursing, until returning to Yorkton to be the Manager of Mental Health inpatient unit. In 2011 Beryl took on a full-time position in Crocus Court Nursing Home in Roblin, MB. Beryl always put others needs ahead of her own; she ensured her patients received outstanding care.

Beryl’s love for life was like no other; she enjoyed all the small things that most overlooked. Building a farm with team work and devotion to Brian were her passion. Their love is never ending. Beryl loved Jackfish camp; she truly enjoyed her time down there cooking with her sisters. Beryl enjoyed working with wood, restoring old pieces, giving them life and purpose. Beryl loved to garden and care for her yard. Her love for flowers and the farm were unending. Cooking and baking on the other hand were subject to creativity and mandatory substitutions. She made sure to only bake with the window open allowing the wind to change the recipe page as she went. The wind also helped allow the smoke to clear by the time Brian came in to the sugarless gooseberry pie. Beryl was the cornerstone to our family. She ensured everyone was welcomed, loved and respected.

Beryl loved to host our family gatherings; the bigger the better. She was never shy to talk to anyone or invite them in for a coffee, meal or good chat. Beryl and Brian were blessed with four grandchildren; Parker, Oliver, Araia and Amelia. Beryl was looking forward to and preparing for the arrival of her fifth grandbaby in March and the marriage of Marcus and Natasha in July. They were the light of her life. Always caring for, calling to check in or spoil them with the unending gifts, hugs and kisses. Beryl is predeceased by her Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt; her parents William and Erna Baumung; infant sister Joan; brothers-in-law Ron Wasilinchuk and Boris Kozicki, Brian’s brother, Glen Bauer, nephew Dean Bauer and brother-in-law Hank Funk. Beryl is survived by her husband Brian; children Marcus, Natasha (Parker, Oliver, and Araia) and Kama, Scott (Amelia); sisters Esther Wasilinchuk, Brenda Kozicki, Glenda (Bruce) Kennedy; brothers Harley (Elaine) Baumung, Randi Baumung and multiple nieces, nephews and friends. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord. We give thanks to God our Father through Jesus Christ, our Lord, for our sister Beryl. Prayers were held on Sunday evening from the Braendle-Bruce Funeral Chapel, Russell. The funeral service was held on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. from the Grace Lutheran Church, Zorra with Pastor Barry Wood officiating accompanied

by Robert Hasselstrom (Pastor Emeritus) on the organ. Beryl’s husband Brian was the urn bearer. Interment followed in the Parish Cemetery.

Honourary pall bearers were all those in attendance. If friends so desire donations may be made to the Jackfish Bible Camp, Crocus Court Personal Care Home, Roblin or the Zorra Cemetery Fund. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.braendlebrucefs.ca. Braendle-Bruce Funeral Service, Russell were in care of arrangements (204)-773-2747.

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KURTZ - Jeanette Kurtz of Rhein, widow of Henry Kurtz, passed away on March 9, 2019 at the age of 72. Jeanette Judith Kurtz (nee Stricker) was born November 7, 1946 at Yorkton, SK; the daughter of Jacob (Jack) and Laura (nee Graf) Stricker. Jeanette grew up on the family farm just north of Rhein. Jeanette obtained her education in Rhein. At the age of 18, Jeanette left Rhein to work. While working in Davidson, SK she met Henry (Hank) Kurtz and were united in marriage May 21, 1966 in Rhein, SK. The couple resided in Rhein until 1970 when they moved to Thompson, MB where they worked at the Inco Nickel Mines and Jeanette also worked at a local cab company in Thompson as a cab driver and dispatcher. In 1975 they moved back to Rhein, SK and built the family home.

Jeanette began working at the Yorkton Union Hospital in the laundry department until she purchased Kurtz Hardware in Rhein, SK. Jeanette owned and operated the local store for 10 years at which time she closed the store. Jeanette was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and cooking.

Jeanette enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially the grandchildren. In the fall of 2018, after her cancer diagnosis, Jeanette moved to Fort Qu’Appelle to have better access to medical care. Following ill health, Jeanette entered the All Nations Healing Hospital in Fort Qu’Appelle. Jeanette Kurtz (nee Stricker) was predeceased by her parents, Jacob (Jack) and Laura (nee Graf) Stricker, husband Henry and her brother Arnold. She leaves to mourn her passing and to celebrate her life her children, Jack (Terry) Kurtz of Rhein and Clareen (Scott) McNabb of Fort Qu’Appelle; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; two nieces Karen (Bill) Parker of Regina, Debbie (Len Luman) Taylor of Medicine Hat, AB and one nephew Carey (Roslyn) Sticker of Leader, SK along with numerous other relatives and friends. A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Pastor Karen Stepko of Christ Lutheran Church, Rhein officiating. The scripture readings were given by Raena McNabb. The organist, Vange Shipowick, led the congregation in the singing of the hymns, “How Great Thou Art”, “Just As I Am” and “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”. The children, Jack and Clareen, served as urn bearers. Interment will take place at a later date at Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Rhein. Memorials can be made to Christ Lutheran Church or the Canadian Cancer Society in memory of Jeanette. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com

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Forever in our hearts Love, the Artemenko Family and Friends 10-4 Over and Out Coffee Kid DWERNYCHUK - Mary, who passed away March 21, 2018.

If roses grow in Heaven Lord please pick a bunch for me.

Place them in my mother’s arms And tell her they are from me.

Tell her I love her and miss her, And when she turns to smile, place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her awhile.

Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day, but there is an ache within my heart that will never go away.

-Sadly missed by Lorne & Charmaine, Tyler & Meaghan.

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Births ANAKA - Born to Stacy & Jason Anaka of Stenen, SK, a daughter, Everleigh Anatasia Anaka, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019.

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DUROCHER - Born to Kayla Whitehawk & Lance Durocher of Kamsack, SK, a son, Norris Alfred Durocher, on Monday, January 7, 2019.

FATTEICHER - Born to Laura & Damian Fatteicher of MacNutt, SK, a daughter, Kaisley Helen Marie Fatteicher, on Thursday, February 7, 2019.

GULRUD - Born to Alethea & John Gulrud of Springside, SK, a son, Jaden Tiburon Gulrud, on Friday, March 1, 2019.

HOTOMANI - Born to Dominique & Sonny Hotomani of Yorkton, SK, a son, Mason Karter Hotomani, on Friday, January 25, 2019.

HULL - Born to Katie & Derek Hull of Willowbrook, SK, a son, Colten David Douglas Hull, on Thursday, February 21, 2019.

KESHANE - Born to Britney Genaille & Isaiah Keshane of Yorkton, SK, a son, Adrian Coleman Gabriel Keshane, on Wednesday, January 30, 2019.

PATTEN - Born to Monique & Garnet Patten of Yorkton, SK, a daughter, Zarinah Patten, on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

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TREBISH - Born to Kathy & Colby Trebish of Yorkton, Sk, a son, Harris John Trebish, on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

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I would like to thank the person who found my purse in the shopping cart on Thursday and returned it to Save On Foods. I believe that there are good and honest people in the world. Bless You! -S.G. The family of our beloved Abby Margetts, would like to sincerely thank everyone for their overwhelming love and support at the time of her tragic passing. All the prayers, calls, texts, food, flowers, cards, gifts and visits were greatly appreciated. We especially want to thank all of you who came to Abby’s funeral service. We were so grateful to have you there. Thanks also for the donations to the family, Discovery Owls, Little Signing Stars and the Go Fund Me Page.

Abby was our sunshine and the light of our lives. She touched everyone she met with her beautiful smile and sparkling blue eyes. Our hearts are broken at her loss.

Thank you once again, to all of you, who are supporting us as we walk this darkest valley. God bless you all.

- Bob and Deb Thompson, Jamie and Caitlin Thompson, Amanda Ryan and Andrew Margetts, Daniel Angela and Jonathan Thompson.

We, the family of Bill O’Boyle, would like to express our heartfelt thanks for the expressions of sympathy - the many cards, online notes of condolences, visits, phone calls, food, flowers, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation and offerings at mass - that we received at the time of Bill’s passing. We would also like to thank the Crestvue Ambulance Service and the staff at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre for their service. Sincere thanks to Fr..

Louis and St. Gerard’s staff for providing spiritual support during our time of loss. Thank you to the choir and altar servers for contributing to Bill’s beautiful service.

Thanks, also to the ladies who served a wonderful lunch. Thanks to Larry German and the staff at Bailey’s Funeral Home for their kindness, compassion, understanding and professionalism during our difficult time. Thank you to Calvin Daniels and Yorkton This Week for proposing the Little Free Library in memory of Bill. Thanks also to Yorkton City Council for approving this proposal.

-Shirley, Jason (Michelle) and Trevor.

PLAN NUMBER 1-2676 TWO BEDROOM FAMILY HOME This attractive twobedroom home, designed for a lot that slopes to the rear, includes plans for an unfinished basement that could provide a mortgage-helper, an inlaw suite or simply extra bedrooms for a growing family.

The covered entry is set off by two stone pilasters and leads into a foyer with a lofty 11-foot ceiling. To the immediate left is the den or second bedroom, with a built-in book shelf. A coat closet is to the right, opposite the U-shaped stairway that leads to the basement area. A three-piece bathroom is nearby.

Directly ahead is the great room, also with an 11-foot ceiling. Sliding glass doors offer access to a spacious covered deck, perfect for alfresco meals. The gas fireplace, flanked by windows, will cast its glow into the open-plan dining area and kitchen.

Nine-foot ceilings in

the kitchen and dining area mark them off from the great room. The generous work island that separates the kitchen from the great room features a double sink and space for the dishwasher, as well as plenty of counter space. The dining room’s large window looks out to the back garden.

The roomy master suite, at the back of the home for privacy, includes a large walk-in closet as well as a generous en-suite located in a bayed-out area. An oval soaker tub adds a touch of class, and the WC occupies a separate room near the glassed-in shower stall.

The laundry room features access from the double garage, which is large enough to include a workshop. A pantry is located off the laundry room.

Exterior finishes include narrow horizontal wood siding and stucco, as well as stone accents.

This home measures 47 feet wide and 62 feet,

10 inches deep, for a total of 1,693 square feet, not including the unfinished basement.

Plans for design 1-2676 are available for $815 (set of 5), $880 (set of 8) and $932 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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Make all cheque and money orders payable to “Jenish House Design Ltd.” and mail to: JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD. c/o...Yorkton This Week #201- 1658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@ jenish.com

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The family of Peter Janett wish to extend our sincere thanks for your many kindnesses, gifts of remembrance, condolences and support that we have received. Peter will forever be in our hearts.

-Perry & Elaine and families, Ralph & Lori and families

Coming Events CALL FOR VENDORS Fort Qu’Appelle Trade Show & Sale.

April 27-28, 2019. Fort Qu’ Appelle RecCentre. Contact Tammy at 1-844-GNG-NEWS (ext. 222) or email accounts@grasslandsnews.ca, webpage www.forttradeshow.com.

CHILI AND BAKED POTATO SUPPER at Grace Presbyterian Church (by the water tower) on Wed., March 27, 4:30pm - 6:30pm.

Beef/Vegetarian Chili, Bake potatoes w/trimmings, homemade buns & desserts. Ages 13 & up $12, Ages 6-12 $8, Ages 5 & under Free.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ST. PHILIPS #301.

ANNUAL RATEPAYERS MEETING to be held Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Pelly Community Hall beginning at 7:00p.m.

Coffee provided. Surveys for ratepayer/resident questions can be picked up, completed and dropped off at the Municipal Office at 205 Main Street in Pelly during regular office hours or mailed to Box 220, Pelly, SK. S0A 2Z0. In order to facilitate answers at the Meeting, it would be appreciated of the completed surveys could be returned to the office by Monday, April 1, 2019. A presentation on Clubroot

by Lynne Roszell, SARM Div. 4 Plant Health Officer, is planned.

Note: Dust control will again be offered in 2019; please call R.M. in April for details.

SPRING TEA & BAKE SALE. Saturday, April 13, 1pm-4pm.

St. Mark Orthodox Church Basement. 160 Betts Ave. Yorkton. Admission: Freewill Offering.

in the Estate of MARTHA NAGY Late of Yorkton, 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 20th day of April, 2019.

RUSNAK BALACKO KACHUR RUSNAK 7 BROADWAY STREET EAST, P.O. BOX 1148 YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN S3N 2X3

NOTICE TO CREDITORS in the Estate of MARIE DARLENE TOTH, Late of Theodore, 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 20th day of April, 2019.

RUSNAK BALACKO KACHUR RUSNAK 7 BROADWAY STREET EAST, P.O. BOX 1148 YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN S3N 2X3

Legal/Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the estate of

FRANCES ISOBEL NESS, late of Yorkton, 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 3rd day of April, 2019.

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In the estate of BONNIE ADELE REYNOLDS, late of the City of Yorkton, in the Province of 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 12th day of April, A.D. 2019.

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Services for Hire BRAZEAU MASONRY & ROOFING. Avoid Ice Damming. Rooftop Snow Removal. Wayne 306-331-8069.

UNLIMITED SOLUTIONS. Mold inspections & Testing. Radon gas testing, ozone odour elimination.

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Houses for Sale FOR SALE: House to Move. New shingles, cupboards, 2 bedroom, good condition. Ideal for cabin.

Close to lakes. Phone 306-5637988.

FOR SALE OR RENT 3 bedroom house.

Fridge/stove/washer/dryer/water softener w/one car garage at back. Phone 306-783-6742.

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Tenders

Grass Cutting Tender Good Spirit School Division invites local contractors to submit tenders for grass cutting at the following facilities on a per season basis for a period of three years beginning May 2019.

North Canora Composite School Canora Junior Elementary School Invermay School Kamsack Comprehensive Institute Victoria School (Kamsack) Norquay School Preeceville School Sturgis Composite School

Central Churchbridge Public School Columbia School (Yorkton) Dr. Brass School (Yorkton) MC Knoll School (Yorkton) Saltcoats School Springside School Yorkdale Central School (Yorkton) *Fairview Education Centre (Yorkton) * 1 yr. contract only for this Facility

South Davison School (Melville) Esterhazy High School PJ Gillen School (Esterhazy) Grayson School Langenburg Central School MacDonald School (Stockholm) Miller School (Melville) Melville Bus Garage

Tenders will be considered by individual locations, or any combination as submitted. Grass cutting will be determined by the contractor in coordination with the Facilities Technician.

If you have any questions prior to submitting your tender, please contact: North Schools – Chad Hicks (306) 620-9333 or Central Schools – Wes Katzberg (306) 621-7604 and South Schools – Regan Cobb (306) 641-9979 to determine the areas to be cut and trimmed at each location.

Contractors must comply with all applicable Occupational Health and Safety regulations specifically Regulations 154(1), 156, 157(4), and 161(1).

Tenders marked “Attn: Teresa Korol” and “Grass Cutting Tender” will be received by the undersigned by any methods listed below until 4:00 pm, April 2, 2019. This will not be a public opening. GSSD reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. Lowest bid not necessarily accepted.

Grass Cutting Tender c/o Teresa Korol, Operations Manager Good Spirit School Division 63 King Street East Yorkton, SK S3N 0T7

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BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom condo; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-5373228, Joyce 306-782-2226.

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50 HAY alfalfa mix bales for sale.

Call 306-594-2609.

Trucks & Vans

20 OPEN Dehorned yearling Hereford heifers. Call Wes at 306-7435105 Langenburg, SK. www.vcherefordfarm.com.

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FOR SALE: IHC cab, 13 speed transmission, spring ride with motor cat. Model 1693 cab, 1974 time frame used. 425hp overhead cam shaft. 306-595-4601.

HIGH CHAIR and a crib for sale or free. Crib has no mattress. Call 306-783-9617.

JENNIFER’S HAIR & NAILS at home. Call 306-782-1615 or text 306-621-1046

weekly. Call Yorkton This Week NOW or 306-782-2465 for details.

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.

306-782-3280 leave message.

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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DO YOU need a room in Yorkton for a day, a week or longer? For more information call 306-6209920.

FOR SALE: a set of 4 pocket style fender flares. Complete, still in box will all mounting hardware. Fits 2007-2013 Chevy Silverado with regular or long box. $350. Text 306-641-5921.

WANTED: OLD TUBE AUDIO EQUIPMENT. 40 years or older.

Amplifiers, Stereo, Recording and Theatre Sound Equipment. Hammond Organs, any condition.

CALL Toll-Free 1-800-947-0393.

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LARGE TWO Bedroom Apartments to rent in East Regina.

Newly renovated, large screened in balcony. Outside parking with electricity. All amenities except power. Security doors. Reasonable rent. Close to banks and shopping. Call 1-306-789-7970.

WANTED: All Wild Fur (Coyotes, etc), All Antlers (Deer, Moose, etc) And Old Traps. Phone Bryan 306278-7756 or Phil 306-278-2299.

RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-716-2671 saskfarms@shaw.ca

DON’T GIVE Your scrap metal away. We pay cash in your yard.

Will buy farm equipment, cars, trucks, ferus and non-ferus. Phone 306-641-9525 or 306-621-1966.

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EATON’S CATALOGUES, crocheted bedspreads, bedding, quilts, clean pillows, teapots, on the mantle vases, bone china cups and saucers, Avon doll bottles, picture window sized drapes, white linen tablecloth, 48” bed frame, quilting material, Wilf Carter and Carter family records, chandelier and lamps.

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For Sale - Misc

QUEEN Size reclining bed & mattress. 1 year old. Will sell cheap.

Located in Yorkton Crossing.

Phone 306-590-8455.

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FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN SUPPLIES

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2 BURIAL plots for sale at Memorial Gardens, Yorkton. For more information call 306-783-6025.

BUCKETS SUMMER CAMPING $1500. May 17, 2019 - Oct.14, 2019. 30 Amp, Treated water, 130 septic tank. All inquiries call 1-204-937-2716. www.rickerscampground.ca.

art & collectibles, unique gifts, sports & memorabilia. We buy and sell estates. Something for everyone. Call 306-782-8282 or go to frameworks.com

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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

Livestock

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.

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.

Feed & Seed

HUNTER CHAROLAIS BULL SALE Thursday, April 4th, 1:30 pm DST, at the farm, Roblin, Manitoba. Offering 40 yearling Charolais bulls from over 30 years of breeding. Most are polled, some red factor. Also, eight Polled Hereford yearling bulls and one Shorthorn yearling bull. These are top quality, quiet, good-haired bulls that will calve well and then add performance.

View catalog and videos at www.huntercharolais.com or call Doug: 204-937-2531

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

www.westerncommodities.ca Common Organic Legume Seed for Sale. Tap Root Alfalfa, Single Cut Red Clover and Alsike Clover.

Available in 50 pound bags. 306382-1299 Saskatoon, SK.

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.

Langenburg, SK.

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

GREEN CANOLA SPRING THRESHED DAMAGED CANOLA Purebred Livestock FEED OATS JAYMARANDY WANTED!!

LIMOUSIN BULLS For Sale on BARLEY, OATS, WHT the farm. 2 year old & yearling LIGHT OR TOUGH polled Red and Black Limousin SPRING THRESHED and Limousin Angus cross. Call 204-937-4980 or 204-937-0274 HEATED FLAX Roblin.

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1-877-250-5252 25X27 $7,432. 30X31 $9,574.

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32X31 $9,648. One End Wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-855-2127036 www.pioneersteel.ca.

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Controller

Parkland College is currently accepting applications for a Controller. This is a permanent, ongoing position based out of our Melville Administration Office.

POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to the VP, Administration, the Controller has the responsibility for strategic planning, reporting, service delivery and budget maintenance of the financial operations of Parkland College.

The Controller is responsible for ensuring the operational effectiveness and efficiency of the College’s financial operations. Position responsibility extends to all facets of finance and accounting management and control including; planning, supervision of accounting employees, budget preparation and management, recommendations for policy, reporting and procedures as well as the development of guidelines, standards and procedures.

This position will provide technical expertise and necessary financial support to assist with ensuring the effective delivery of College programs, services and administrative functions. The Controller participates directly in the decision making process that contributes to the College’s entire financial operations. The Controller has direct authority over all staff employed in the finance and accounting area.

REQUIREMENTS: •A professional accounting designation or a MBA or a related university degree with demonstrated practical experience at a senior level.

•Two years senior level accounting and supervisory experience.

•Valid Drivers’ License (frequent travel to our Yorkton locations is required) and experience working in a cross-cultural workplace.

WHAT WE OFFER: •Competitive compensation, including pension plan and comprehensive benefit package •4 weeks’ vacation plus additional Management Days and Christmas Closure •Professional development opportunities •Flexible, professional and respectful work environment ABOUT US: Parkland College offers an array of educational services to adult learners in East Central Saskatchewan. Our mission is to provide high quality, learner centered education and training as a foundation for lifelong success. Our values of respect, compassion, continuous learning and accountability, to name a few, have formed a positive culture at the College.

Please send your application with references, quoting Competition #76-1819 to: careers@parklandcollege.sk.ca Closing Date: March 31, 2019

1.866.783.6766

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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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CHN & HCCN; Gambler First Nation, Manitoba NURSING OPPORTUNITY - OPEN UNTIL FILLED COMMUNITY HEALTH /HOME & COMMUNITY CARE NURSE - GAMBLER FIRST NATION EMPLOYED THROUGH WEST REGION TREATY 2 & 4 HEALTH SERVICES 0.8 FTE Position - up to 4 days/week Under the direction of the Tribal Nursing Officer of the West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Services, the Community Health/Home Care Nurse will be responsible for providing nursing services to the members of Gambler First Nation. Gambler First Nation is a small community located 387 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and 27 km southwest of Russell Manitoba.

DUTIES (SUMMARY): - Ability to work independently and collectively with the health team of Gambler First Nation and West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Services in the delivery of Public Health and Home Care Services.

- Plan, implement, deliver, and evaluate community health programs.

- Deliver mandatory public health programs such as communicable disease control, immunization, emergency planning, and postnatal visits.

- Provide nursing services in a wide variety of settings (clinic, community, home visits).

- The nurse will also be expected to have knowledge, skills, competence, and professional judgment as it relates to the concepts of health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and community development.

- Perform client health assessment, care plan development and implementation, nursing procedures, case management, and referral process in the health care system.

- Collaborate and communicate with community programs and services, as well as federal and provincial programs and services.

QUALIFICATIONS: - RN or BN from a recognized educational institution.

- LPN from a recognized educational institution may also be considered depending upon experience.

- Eligible for registration and in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba or College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba.

- Experience working in a First Nation community would be an asset.

- Immunization certification/certificate would be an asset.

- Must have excellent oral and written skills.

- Must be computer literate and have experience working with computer programs such as Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

- Knowledge of Federal/Provincial Health Care Systems.

- Current CPR certification level (C) for health care providers.

- Must have a valid Manitoba Drivers License at all times.

- Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse Registry Check to be submitted.

OTHER: - Excellent Group Benefits/Pension Plan - Company Vehicle/Gas Card provided for work-related travel (within office hours) - Accumulated annual leave credits (3 weeks/year to start) - Sick leave benefits available - Cell phone provided - Two weeks paid leave over the Christmas/New Year holiday - Many opportunities for Professional Development/Education - Nursing License and fees are paid Interested Applicants are encouraged to contact us, if they have any questions.

All applications will be considered.

CLOSING DATE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED PLEASE FORWARD RESUME TO: Trevor Thompson RNBN Tribal Nursing Officer West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Services Unit 16 2nd Floor 317 Main Street North Dauphin, Manitoba R7N 1C5 Fax: (204) 638 - 4912 Email: tthompson@wrtchealth.com

The winners of the Grafter Award at the Yorkton United FC Banquet. The teams celebrated their achievements on the field and as an organization at the event.

Yorkton United FC celebrates year

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Yorkton United FC, the city’s soccer program, gathered on Mar. 9 for their sixth annual banquet, to celebrate their accomplishments and the continued growth of the sport in the city.

Club President Mike Chapman said that their measure of success is by participation.

“We want to make affordable, quality soccer programming available for everyone.”

In doing that, however, the program does make competitive teams, with their most recent accomGeneral Employment

plishment being a collection of gold and silver medals from the recent provincial tournament in Saskatoon.

“For a program that doesn’t have the luxury to pick and choose from hundreds of players and place them where it’s best for them, we do really, really well and we’re really excited about that.”

Jeanne Fetsch was the speaker at the event, talking about the impact soccer has made on her life and how being in her peak physical fitness saved her life.

The club also gave out player awards. The award winners were as follows: Grafter Award: U9 Boys: Praise Otasanya U9 Girls: Hamidah Kasim and Katelyn

Merrick U10 Boys: Gradey Halyk U11 Boys: Keaton Halyk U11 Girls: AnyaRae Chernoff & Callie Gardiner U13 Boys D1: Maddon McCombs U13 Boys D2: Kaden Pihach U13 Girls: Addisyn Jakubiec and Mila Kicenko U15 Boys: Lucas Clarkson U15 Girls: Tatum Borys U17 Boys: Justin Adam U19 Boys: Thomas Djagowez U19 Girls: Sarah Nelson

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Sportsmanship: U9 Boys: Jomi Olaleye U9 Girls: Layne Buettner U10 Boys: Austin Code

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U11 Boys: Aidan Grela U11 Girls: Madelin Berge U13 Boys D1: Parker McDowell U13 Boys D2: Ian Cursons U13 Girls: Sara Switzer U15 Boys: Rye Long U15 Girls: Jaya Code U17 Boys: Logan Westveit U19 Boys: Ajuan Lyew U19 Girls: Ashley Schrader Most Improved U9 Boys: Ethan Biokreli U9 Girls: Clara Kennedy U10 Boys: Kieran Redmond U11 Boys: Graden Leik U11 Girls: Maxine Czinkota U13 Boys D1: Ayush Chhetri U13 Boys D2: Jaxon Checkosis U13 Girls: Carlene McKay U15 Boys: Eyob Miller U15 Girls: Kadence Pilot and Mercedes Thompson U17 Boys: Brady Van Someran U19 Boys: Amogh Tripathy U19 Girls: Brianna Clarkson and Kiara Lutz U13 Girls League Champion: Lily Johnson U13/15 Girls Golden Boot Winner: Sophie Smith U13/15 Boys Golden Boot Winner: Nathan Mushanski Female Athlete of the Year Award: Sarah Nelson Male Athlete of the Year Award: Nick Fetsch Auctions

6 PARCELS OF FARMLAND Pleasantdale, SK. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 959+/- Title Acres, Unquantified gravel reSWNA-MunicipalHail_1x52.d20_R0011680349.indd serves.

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Farm Toy Collection Auction for the Estate of Robert (Bob) Pribyl and Guest consignors March 30 at 10am at Karla’s Auction House in Springside, SK. Featuring: Case, IH, John Deere, Cockshutt, Oliver and much more. Hard to find customized models. Online prebidding with live bidding to follow. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com.

HUGE Closeout Online Auction for Nehaj Building Supplies Canora, SK. 4 sales running consecutively starting March 25. www.ukrainetzauction.com.

Online Jewellery Disbursement Auction (Formerly Gifts of Gold) March 22 - April 3. Diamond/Engagement Rings, Necklace/Pendants, Showcases. www.ukrainetzauction.com to view pictures.

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