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Balance and mental health budget focus By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Saskatchewan Party government has been promising a balanced budget for years. In 2019, the government says they have met that goal. Donna Harpauer, Minister of Finance, was in Yorkton to talk budget at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The headline for the budget is a return to balance, something that the government has been promising for the past several years. The problem has been making the province less reliant on resource revenue, which also involved expanding the scope of the PST. “The surplus is very, very fine, and it has been a three year journey to get here. That’s shifting our reliance on resource revenue. Three years ago resource revenue fell $1.3 billion, and in a $14 million that’s quite significant. So we had to make structural changes and very hard choices,” said Harpauer. A primary focus of this year’s budget was mental health, and increasing funding for services. Greg Ottenbreit, Yorkton MLA and Minister of
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The Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton was the place to be on the weekend if you were a budding bull rider. The local casino brought in a mechanical bull to challenge local riders. When the final rides were
complete the PHC Queen of the mechanical bull was Breanna Olafson, while the PHC King of the mechanical bull was Curt Favel.
City sees new fed dollars By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The federal government budget released last Tuesday had some good news for Canadian municipalities. Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney said the Liberal government
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announced an additional $2.2 billion “to top up the federal gas tax fund.” The City of Yorkton has received roughly $900,000 through the program, the funds having to be ear marked for capital projects. “This year they’re going to double it to more like $1.8 million,”
said Maloney. The additional funding is significant considering the City was looking to borrow $3 million for road work on 2019. “It will cut down on the amount of money we have to borrow,” said
By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer At the regular meeting of Yorkton Council a recommendation that the 2019 Bridges Project contract be part of the North Sewer System Upgrades Project budgeted at $11,130,000 and furthermore, award the 2019 Bridges Project contract to Graham Construction and Engineering LP, for their bid of $7,625,700.00 (taxes included) was passed but just barely. Three Councillors; Randy Goulden, Quinn Haider and Ken Chyz sat opposed. The stumbling block for the trio appeared to centre on a detour upgrade which was not part of the recommendation. Had the upgrade been approved the contractor would have constructed a detour “for the Hwy 9 Bridge that would allow for continuous two-way traffic instead of only 1-way and would eliminate the
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Rural and Remote Health, said that the funding increase will largely go through existing agencies, boosting funding for walk-in mental health and addictions services, using SIGN, for example. Funds will also be used to establish new programs, or expand existing ones, and Ottenbreit points to the Police and Crisis Team (PACT) and the recently established Community Recovery Team as examples of how mental health funding will be used in the area, and how they will take different approaches to reach people who need help. Yorkton will also benefit from the introduction of the First Links program for Alzheimer’s patients and their families to Yorkton. “Basically, we’re building on what’s already there.” It’s a bit of a mixed bag for education in the area. The Parkland College will be getting a funding increase. The college will receive $3.6 million in total operating and capital maintenance funding, an increase of $0.16 million, or
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5.5 per cent. The operating budget of both the Good Spirit School Division and the Christ the Teacher School Division have decreased, going down due to decreased enrolment. The GSSD will have $68.2 million in school operating funding, down $433,000, or 0.6 per cent. CTTCS went to $18.1 million, a decrease of 130,000, or 0.7 per cent. Both school divisions have an increase in their maintenance and capital budget. The budget will go up to $2.1 million for the Good Spirit School Division, an increase of $0.3 million, or 14.7 per cent. The CTTCS will get an increase to $0.4 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 14.4 per cent. The budget commitment that will be noticed in this area will be road construction. Yorkton will be in the middle of a project to install passing lanes. Highway 9, to Canora, will see a three passing lanes installed. Highway 10 between Yorkton and Melville, will also three passing lanes installed. The two
highways will also see repaving. Highway 10, Highway 52 and Broadway Street West will see cross section improvements as part of the Urban Highway Connector Program. Another main highway project will be the effort to improve safety at intersections, to the tune of $14 million a year for five years. That would include rumble strips and other warnings to help prevent collisions at intersections. There will also be a reduction in incentives for potash production, and an overall simplification of the potash taxing program. While the incentives were designed to encourage development, Harpauer said they think that with a strong market the incentives no longer served the purpose. Potash will now “We feel that the industry is strong, we have been there for that industry any time they have needed our government, we have been behind this industry. Right now we feel the industry is doing well...
We feel that the people of Saskatchewan who own the resource, we own the potash, should have a fair return for that. With that change that will bring the effective tax rate to 9.3 per cent, a little under what it averaged in the early 2000s.” One thing that was not
announced in this year’s budget was a hospital for Yorkton, though two hospitals were announced, one in Prince Albert and the other in Weyburn. Ottenbreit said that a hospital for the area is still something they want to do, and when it came to priorities, Yorkton is
still near the top of the list. “If we look back in history with the Yorkton facility, we had some planning money about eight or nine years ago for a facility. Back then, the former Sunrise Health Region, working with the tools that they had, basically came up with a $250-300 million facility that was a little bit over scope of what we needed for this area, so we put it back in the planning stages. “In the mean time, we moved ahead with the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford, which is a facility for the whole province, and the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, which is a facility for the whole province, some of the projects that had to move ahead were the Moose Jaw hospital, the Humboldt hospital, 14 long-term care facilities across the province that were basically falling in on themselves, all got down the road of construction and coming to completion.” Ottenbreit said that going with Prince Albert first is due to its function
eling regarding traffic flows if only one detour road was built. He asked for details on the results. René Richard, Director of Engineering with the City, while he would anticipate the public might not be completely happy, the data collected by traffic flows suggested there will not be a dangerous backlog of traffic if only one
detour were built. “I envision complaints, but not severe back-ups,” he said. The overall project goes back to 2017, when “Council supported the application for the Provincial-Territo rial Infrastructure Component (PTIC) Grant titled “North Sewer Systems Upgrades.” The overall project includes construction of a new sanitary sewer trunk main, upgrades to the north drainage channel, and bridge work to replace existing culverts,” said Richard. “The overall pro-
ject was estimated and approved for a total budget of $11,130,000 of which the total eligible costs will be divided up equally between the city of Yorkton, the provincial government and the federal government. The objective of the grant program is to support infrastructure projects related to economic growth, a clean environment and stronger communities. As provincial and federal funding was secured, the “2019 Bridges Project” was tendered in February 2019. “The 2019 Bridges Project tender includes
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serving the north of the province, as well as how it will take pressure off of Saskatoon. Weyburn is next because it has also needed replacement for quite some time, and the hospital there is both smaller and older than Yorkton. “When we looked at the regional hospitals that needed replacement, priority would have been Prince Albert, Weyburn and Yorkton. Yorkton didn’t make the cut this time because of all the commitments that we made, but as the local MLA I have advocated for that project for the 12 years since I’ve been elected, and as Minister for Rural and Remote Health I continue to put it on my budget considerations every year. It will be going back into my considerations for next year.” While he won’t commit to when it would get replaced, he’s optimistic that there will be announcements relatively soon. “It’s not a matter if it is getting replaced, but when.”
the bridge work associated with the North Sewer Systems Upgrades grant, sewer trunk main and ditch construction associated with the North Sewer Systems Upgrades grant project, major rehabilitation of the Darlington Street Overpass and a new pedestrian bridge on Dracup Avenue. The highway culvert replacement is of utmost importance. Should the culverts fail before replacement, over 90 per cent of the City’s storm water runoff would not be able to exit the City causing large scale flooding.”
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need for traffic to be stopped by temporary traffic lights as is more common during bridge construction and included in the base bid. Having a two-way detour would reduce traffic delays and therefore reduce complaints from the general public and surrounding RM’s during the estimated three
months of construction. The proposed additional cost for this detour upgrade is $291,930 (taxes included),” detailed a report circulated at the Meeting. “I’m more concerned about the safety issue,” said Goulden. Coun. Aaron Kienle wanted clarification, knowing consultant engineers had done mod-
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Maloney. “… It is no small sum... For us it’s a windfall. We weren’t expecting it.” Maloney said the money is available to all municipalities who take the time to apply
based on capital project expenditures. As another example of the impact the additional dollars will have, Maloney noted the ‘shave and pave’ project on Broadway Street is a million dollar investment,
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roughly what the additional funding is. The money is however not ongoing. “It is a one-time thing is my understanding,” said Maloney. There is also new money in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund, said Maloney. The Mayor noted the City owns housing units that could be eligible for funding to install new energy efficient windows, adding insulation and similar improvements. Maloney also noted an announced $6 billion for new initiatives around rural broadband could have an impact locally. The money is to be invested over the next 10 years. While the new programming is welcome, Maloney did temper his enthusiasm noting that the projected $19 billion deficit is unacceptable after the Liberal government had “promised Canadians a balanced budget.”
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Four decades on powwow trail By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Ivan Lonechild has been dancing powwow for more than four decades. “I’m 66 today, and still going strong,” he told Yorkton This Week during a break at the traditional powwow being 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’. Lonechild said he became interested in dancing at a young age. “Dad used to be a powwow singer,” he said. “Me and my two brothers used to dance around the stove (when he sang at home).” Then, when attending school in his early years there was a
dance club he was involved in. “I just kept on going,” he said. Lonechild who now hails from White Bear First Nations in southeast Saskatchewan said he simply grew to appreciate powwow was both a spiritual thing, and a competitive aspect, adding the latter is a big draw for him. “The competition, being a good dancer with other dancers from all across Canada and the U.S., it’s not only cultural and spiritual, but also a competitive sport,” he explained. “That competitive spirit kept ne interested, kept me wanting to be better.” Lonechild is a grass dancer, also often referred to as traditional style. “In my mind it’s about strength and balance to be in time with the drum,” he said.
As an experienced dancer Lonechild said he appreciates a good drum and how their effort helps those dancing. “To me, a good drum and that first hit on the drum, a feeling comes through your body that says ‘this will be a good song’,” he said. There was a time Lonechild hit the powwow trail pretty hard, taking in about 30 a year. Today he is content getting to about half that many. A few are traditional like the one in Yorkton, but he still prefers the excitement of competitive powwows where dancers are judged. “This is kind of like a social gathering,” he said of the Yorkton event at the Nexera Flexihall, adding there is more laughing at such an event, but less feeding of one’s competitive spirit.
Dancing for the joy of it A traditional powwow was hosted at the Nexera Flexihall in the city by Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services with a focus on ‘Honouring Our Children, Our Families’. The Yorkton event featured two host drums, Crooked Lake Agency, from the Crooked Lake area, and youth drum Little Child from Cowessess First Nation. There were a number of special dances held including teen girls jingle, teen boys traditional, women’s jungle and traditional, men’s traditional and chicken dance. Staff Photos by Calvin Daniels
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Politics When one looks back at this Saskatchewan Party government, it seems unlikely that 2019-20 budget will be all that memorable. That’s usually reserved for budgets that have either a lot of goodies or a lot of pain. This budget really has neither. Consider this year’s assortment of highway upgrade goodies for rural residents: There’s twinning of Hwy. 7 at Vanscoy completing Saskatoon to Delisle twinning. There’s two sets of passing lanes west of Rosetown on Hwy 7 and passing lane on Hwy. 2 north of Moose Jaw. More passing lanes will be completed on Hwys. 6 and 39 between Regina and Estevan and on Hwys. 9 and 10 between Canora and Melville will be started. We will also see 32 kilometres of repaving of Hwy. 1 west of Tompkins, 24 kilometres of Hwy. 9 repaving north of Usherville, 26 kilometres of Hwy. 10 repaving east of Fort Qu’Appelle and 23 kilometres on Hwy. 15 repaving west of Kenaston. But this isn’t the massive lists we’ve seen in past years — partly due to re-prioritizing highways dollars to the new Enhanced Intersection Safety program that will see $13 million spent on what will be a $65 million program in the next five years. New turning lanes, better lighting, rumble strips and clearer sight lines don’t necessarily provide government with the same-bang-foryour-buck as laying down new asphalt under your tires. But in the wake of last year’s Humboldt Broncos bus crash, it can be argued what the government is now doing is more important. Moreover, there is less money to go around. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer’s 201920 budget has only allotted $439-million for highways and infrastructure capital works — considerably less than the $673 million in this year’s 2018-19 budget that’s wrapping up. And the budget suggests we will only see $339 million in capital highways infrastructure spending for each of the three years to follow. But we are also seeing a $34.4-million surplus in the 2019-20 budget and the Sask. Party says to expect surpluses of $49 million, $72 million and $82 million in the years to follow. (However, one should be a little suspicious here, because there’s really no way government can predict surpluses that far in advance.) Compare that with the $380-million deficit in 2018-19 budget, according to the third-quarter update also released last week. Compare plans for four surplus budgets in Saskatchewan with the four straight deficits since Saskatchewan’s last surplus budget in 2014-15. That string of deficits has increased the debt service charge (the interest on the “credit card bill” we own the bond companies for past accumulated deficits) to $694 million — an annual budgetary cost that hasn’t been this much in Saskatchewan since the aftermath of the Grant Devine government years. Clearly, big capital spending and operational deficits has been taking its toll in this province. Public debt is $19.9 billion right now and is expected to rise to a record $26 billion in 2023. Yes, we were hammered by the PST hike to six per cent two years ago and big-time cuts like the shuddering of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company. But it’s also become clear this something because it clearly can no longer rely on resource revenue windfalls it enjoyed a decade ago. In fact, resources revenues that once accounted for 20 per cent of all government revenue only accounts for $1.8 billion of the $15-billion 2019-20 budget. And it wouldn’t even be that much if it weren’t for an additional $117-million increase in potash revenue that can almost exclusively be attributed to long-overdue elimination of the Saskatchewan Resource Credit — essentially — change to tax laws. There’s not a lot of goodies. There’s not a lot of harm. But it’s a responsible, honest budget and should be remembered as such. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.
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lthough there seems to be a week for virtually everything these days, there are some of those which are proclaimed annually that are just too worthy of being recognized not to be supportive of the effort. It was not surprising that Yorkton Council unanimously supported a recommendation from City administration to declare National Volunteer Week 2019 for April 7 to 13. The impact of volunteers is frankly dramatic when looking at their efforts nationally. “Volunteering is a major part of our identity as Canadians – we value civic participation and embrace a spirit of community. Volunteer Canada, a national non-profit organization, is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. According to Volunteer Canada, 12.7 million Canadian volunteers give their time to help others, contributing close to 2 billion volunteer hours per year. The tremendous efforts of Canada’s volunteers help make our country a vibrant, safe place to call home,” said Lisa Washington, Community Development Manager with the City at the regular meeting of City Council Monday in making the recommendation. If you’re wondering, a year consists of 8,760 hours, so 2 billion hours is 228,310 years, which is simply incredible. Washington went on to note “in 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) otherwise known as Global
Goals, to mobilize global efforts to improve social, economic and environmental conditions around the world. Canada is one of 193 member states that agreed to work towards achieving these goals by 2030. Volunteer Canada has adopted these goals because volunteering is an essential vehicle to help us tackle some of the pressing challenges facing the world.” When we look at the range of SDGs, there is not a single goal that does not involve volunteers, nor is there one that is not important to our society considering the list includes no poverty, zero hunger, quality education, and gender equality. We see that locally as well, said Washington. “Locally, we see it every day. Volunteers leading activities, lifting the collective confidence to solve common issues. Volunteers tutoring people to read, lifting their self-esteem and increasing their success in school. Volunteers visiting people, lifting their spirits and keeping them connected. Volunteers coaching sports teams, lifting community pride and creating lifelong bonds,” she said. Imagine a community without the effort of volunteers raising funds for Telemiracle or Close Cuts, coach our youth in a range of sports, helping the elderly and the list goes on and on. So do take the opportunity the week will provide to just say thanks to all the people who give of their time to make our community and country better.
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China’s embargo on Canadian canola Dear Editor: After 40 years of farming, 20 of those years on the farmer elected advisory committee to the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and one term (the first term) on the Board of Directors who were to control the CWB, I thought I had heard and saw it all. I was at the table when embargoes were placed on Canadian grain for one reason or other, I saw the federal Government implement Ad Hoc piecemeal programs to help take the sting away when
agriculture was financially hurt for so many different reasons. The worst of all that changed the prairie landscape was when USA started a trade war against the European Economic Community and Canada was seriously got in the cross fire on Wheat prices. That trade war appeared to last forever and almost bankrupt 1/3 of Western Canadian primary agriculture. I was at the table where I saw the rise and the disasterous fall of Farmer Owned Canadian Grain
companies, the likes of UGG, MPE, AWP, and of course SWP which sometimes I still can’t believe it happened. Many today who exited their farms during that period are still being dogged by debts and judgements that carried forward with their names. I was also at the CWB table through those dark days when just about everyone turned on the CWB as the cause of there personal problems. I sometimes wish I could have kept footage of public meetings when individuals
History Corner Map of 1923 and a recent map showing Livingstone Street and Third Avenue South
....If Ever There Were Tunnels! According to René Richard, Director of Engineering for the City of Yorkton, regarding possible clues of any excavations during Prohibition in Saskatchewan, he has this to say: we have looked at the underground utilities on Livingstone Street between Third Avenue South and Fourth Avenue South. Both the water main and sanitary sewer mains were installed along the length of that section of Livingstone Avenue in 1909 according to our records. The storm sewer main in that area was installed in 1990 according to our records but does not extend the whole length of Livingstone between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue. Therefore, there is a small portion of roadway on Livingstone Street
between Third Avenue South and Fourth Avenue South (going east 108 feet) that may not have experienced major excavations since 1909. Prohibition History: Saskatchewan 1915 to 1924. USA 1919 to 1933. Murder of Paul Matoff at the international boundary Oct. 6, 1922; Sask. Government closes all export liquor warehouses Dec. 15, 1922. Any tunnel excavations would have had to be between 1915 to 1922. Stories and comments on this “investigation” are welcomed via email. 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
heaped UN-imaginable criticism on myself and others for the financial demise of their farms, personal bankruptcies, family breakdowns and even divorces and suicides where all pointed at, that the CWB was the reason why. People don’t care who or why a situation occurs all they want to do is blame someone for there own personal problems. And the Right -Wing Zealots of Western Canada led the way in the all out character attacks until they won the day with the Previous Harper Conservative Government to, sabotage and destroy the CWB, kill any essence of orderly marketing and single desk selling in Canada, take away from western Farmers the business contacts, the infrastructure, the contingency fund (which was in the millions and all Western Canadian Farmers Money) sell most of the assets for pennies on the dollar to a multinational and place all the funds (I hope) to the general receipts of the Government of Canada. So what has all this to do with the current situation of China refusing to buy Canadian Canola? Which is known as Canada’s Cinderella crop. Pretty much everything, let me explain. Firstly with China normally purchasing about 40 percent of Canada’s Canola, which amounts to billions of dollars of trade, it is no wonder the price is dropping faster then the Titanic sunk, and we may have not seen the bottom yet.
Does anyone wonder why Richardson Pioneer has been singled out in this new trade war? Well in case you don’t know your facts, Richardson is one of the last of solely a Canadian Grain Company and as well a big player on the crushing side of Canola and canola meal. So this attack is on Canada, Canola is a Canadian oilseed developed from Rapeseed which was used for industrial oil, but Canadian plant scientist and pathologists worked endlessly to create one of the Worlds best, most popular and healthiests oils and rightfully so named it Canola as in Canadian Oil. The other multi-national companies who buy and sell canola in Canada can move this product to another Country of Origin and continue selling to China under a different disguise. This was done in the past when Canadian cereals where embargoed by certain Countries, The prices dropped in Canada to ridiculous amounts, but yet through multinationals that operated in our and other countries their exports to the country of question would go surprisingly up through one of their other country operations. However Western Canadian products may still be bought but at a much much lower price. Yes Cinderella may have just lost both her glass shoes in Canada. So if this is a attack on our Canadian Government then we need a all out effort by the Trudeau Governemnt
at this time to bring a sensible solution to a unrealistic situation. Please remember China does like and want our Canola Meal, and Canola both raw and manufactured But I would bet anything that talks have been and are going on now between Chinese importers and Canadian Multinationals as to how that product can be redirected through other countries of choice. Remember there is no maple leaf in shipments of Canola so games will be played. So think about it how can western Canadian Farmers get strong action from the Trudeau Liberals? I guess our Provincial Premiers could and should get the ball rolling, Oh that’s right most of them are fighting, and in Saskatchewan’s case in courts with the Federal Government over the introduction of a carbon tax. Oh well back in the day this would somehow be turned into a “its the CWB’s fault that this has happened”. So who can we blame now?? Micheal G.W. Halyk Melville, SK.
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ges in terms of funding, or programming, Maloney said he was pleased to see additional dollars in support of mental health. He noted that in discussions with the RCMP he has been told “the vast majority they are dealing with have mental health or addictions issues.” While noted “the devil is in the details” Maloney said an organization such
The Saskatchewan budget released last Wednesday did not included major changes for municipalities. “There was nothing that really struck me,” said Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney. While the municipality will see no major chan-
as SIGN, which provides a lot of programming in the area of mental health, could see additional funding once details are released. Maloney said the best news is that the provincial budget is showing a slim surplus on its overall budget. “I’m very pleased that they’re balanced. I think
balancing the budget is very important,” he said. Prior to the release of the budget Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leader Ken Grey made a stop in Yorkton calling on the provincial government to move forward with a new hospital for the city and region. Funding for Yorkton facility was not included
in the budget released Wednesday. “From what I read in the budget Prince Albert is getting a hospital, Weyburn is getting a hospital,” said Maloney. Maloney added he has been led to believe a new hospital in Yorkton was always expected to come after those facilities in Prince Albert and Weyburn.
“You can read into this we’re not looking at a new hospital (in Yorkton) in the near future,” he said. That said, Maloney did recognize the local need for a new facility. “Our hospital has been here for a long time,” he said, adding “upgrades are needed in many areas.”
Provincial dollars for counselling at SIGN The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) says funding allocated to Family Service Saskatchewan for mental health walk-in counselling, announced in the provincial budget, is great news. SIGN, a Yorktonbased social service agency serving eastcentral Saskatchewan and a member of Family Service Saskatchewan, has been providing the free counselling service two days per week since February, 2018, primarily through its self-generated funding sources. The province announced that it has allocated $1.2 million
for 11 agencies to provide walk-in counselling in 23 communities across the province. SIGN is expected to receive $96,000 to support its program. “That will allow us to expand the service from its current two clinics to five clinics in a week,” SIGN executive director Andrew Sedley said following the announcement. “We have found, since we started the service, that there is a huge need for this type of walkin, unscheduled counselling.” “We look forward to expanding the service, which is greatly needed. We are pleased that the
provincial government has recognized this need and has committed to helping fund this program.” SIGN has been providing free walk-in counselling services every Wednesday and Thursday from 12 noon to 7:30 pm at SIGN on Broadway in Yorkton. The service is available to all individuals, couples and families to help address their concerns. Walk-In counselling is a free, immediate and accessible form of brief counselling. People can drop in for free services without an appointment, similar to the medical walk-in clinics. The ser-
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vices are provided by qualified counsellors, who also help people to connect to the community and health services they may need. SIGN has been one five participants in a twoyear pilot project conducted by Family Service Saskatchewan to study walk-in counselling. Evaluation of the project shows that when people have access to immediate services, they can begin to feel better in just one
session. A majority of people arriving at walk-in counselling were in distress and needed services immediately, and 71 per cent of participants’ required only one session with a counsellor. Two-thirds of those seeking counselling indicated they had nowhere else to turn. Family Service Saskatchewan is a network of 12 family-serving organizations in
Saskatchewan, including SIGN. It has collaborated to create a rapid response mental health service in approximately 20 rural and urban communities across Saskatchewan, working in collaboration with Saskatchewan Health Authority. The services provided are community-based and are located in family service agencies, food banks, public libraries and health centres across Saskatchewan.
Council marks efforts of volunteers By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Volunteer Week has been declared in Yorkton. “Volunteering is a major part of our identity as Canadians – we value civic participation and embrace a spirit of community. Volunteer Canada, a national nonprofit organization, is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. According to Volunteer Canada, 12.7 million Canadian volunteers give their time to help others, contributing close to 2 billion volunteer hours per year. The tremendous efforts of Canada’s volunteers help make our country a vibrant, safe place to call home,” said Lisa Washington, Community Development Manager with the City at the regular meeting of City Council Monday in making the recommendation. “In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) otherwise known as Global Goals, to mobilize global efforts to improve social, economic and environmental conditions around the world. Canada is one of 193 member states that agreed to work towards achieving these goals by 2030. Volunteer Canada has adopted these goals because volunteering is an essential vehicle to help us tackle some of the pressing challenges facing the world.” When you look at the range of SDGs, there is not a single goal that does not involve volunteers:
• No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere • Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture • Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all • Gender equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls • Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all • Affordable and clean energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all “Whether working to eliminate hunger, promoting quality education or reducing inequalities that’s the Volunteer Factor,” said Washington. The effort of volunteers is important locally as well. “Locally, we see it every day. Volunteers leading activities, lifting the collective confidence to solve common issues. Volunteers tutoring people to read, lifting their self-esteem and increasing their success in school. Volunteers visiting people, lifting their spirits and keeping them connected. Volunteers coaching sports teams, lifting community pride and creating lifelong bonds,” said Washington. “Volunteering can also give volunteers a lift. When we volunteer, our spirits are lifted having the opportunity to work with others. Our sense of
purpose is lifted when we see how our efforts have helped someone else. Our confidence lifts when we gain skills and experience through volunteering, which in turn, can help us get into a competitive school program or successfully find a job.” So a week was created to mark such efforts. “National Volunteer Week, a campaign delivered annually by Volunteer Canada, is about taking time to recognize the incredible contributions of our volunteers and letting them know how much their effort is appreciated. This year’s theme is: “The Volunteer Factor – Lifting Communities.” This year’s campaign has a beautiful image of hot air balloons of different sizes, shapes and colours, reflecting the diversity of community volunteers. It illustrates that when people volunteer together, the sky is the limit, in terms of what they can achieve,” said Washington. “I urge everyone to join in National Volunteer Week 2019 - April 7 to 13 - as we recognize the collective efforts of volunteers and reflect on the multitude of actions taken locally to help people. As community involvement and volunteering continues to evolve, one thing remains timeless, however - volunteer efforts have a positive impact in Yorkton and all communities across Canada. Community engagement benefits everyone.” Council was unanimous in declaring the week.
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Water main replacement set By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council awarded the 2019 Circlebrooke Drive Phase 2 – Underground Utility Upgrades contract to Wyonzek Bros Construction for their bid of $633,748.68 (taxes included), at its regular meeting of Council Monday. Over the past three years the City of Yorkton
has spent approximately $560,000 annually on its water-main replacement program. Pipe replacement is based on break frequency. Portions of Circlebrooke Drive currently have the highest break frequency of the entire distribution system. In 2018, water-main replacement was initiated on Circlebrooke, detailed a report circulated at Monday’s meeting.
“For 2019 and beyond, the program will continue to replace aging cast-iron piping which is currently the most prone to failures,” said Director of Public Works – Trent Mandzuk, with the City. This year approximately 390 meters of water-line on Circlebrooke Drive between Riverview Road and Rosefield Drive is scheduled for replacement. This project will be
funded through the 2019 Environmental Services operating budget. Wyonzek Bros Construction completed the first phase of watermain replacement on Circlebrooke Drive in 2018. The cost to replace a lineal meter of pipe is approximately 10 per cent higher for this year in comparison to 2018 unit rates.
March 27, 2019 - April 2, 2019
Council Meeting Monday, April 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Career Opportunity Events Coordinator - Concession
Gallagher Centre Competition Number: 2019-15 Reporting to the Events Manager, the Events Coordinator - Concession is responsible for overseeing the day to day operation of the concessions, as part of the Gallagher Centre Events Team. Major Duties and Responsibilities: • Providing direction and guidance to staff to ensure excellent customer service is provided • Hire staff, monitor and address employee performance through performance appraisals and City policy. • Ensure operational compliance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation, Public Health standards and City policies. • Ensure accuracy in cash handling processes in conjunction with GC Financial Services Manager. • Monitor quality control of food items and portion sizes to ensure quality and consistency of product • Front counter customer service, including but not limited to taking orders, handling cash, food preparation and assembling orders. • Working as a member of the Events team to provide support as required to ensure smooth execution of events and programs. • Schedule staff to maintain appropriate staffing levels to ensure service levels are met, and labour cost goals are met. • Participate with management in annual menu review and annual budget planning process • Maintain records of food sales, monitor food costs, and set menu prices to ensure financial goals are met. • Monitor and control inventory using City approved suppliers. • Participate in the promotion of the concession and the Gallagher Centre. Qualifications: • The ideal candidate will possess a Diploma in Recreation and Leisure Management or Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality Management, or equivalent work experience. • 5 years experience working in the food services • 2 years of supervisor/managerial experience • SK Food Safe Certificate will be considered an asset • Demonstrated leadership skills • Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written communication skills Interested applicants are invited to apply online at www.yorkton.ca. This competition closes April 2, 2019 at 4:00 pm The City of Yorkton thanks all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
SAFETY FIRST SAFETY FIRST SAFE WORK AREAS - City Construction/Maintenance Projects
City staff members take the time to set up safe work areas whether working on our streets, underground utilities or park related improvements. They may be working on a variety of tasks including: water line repairs; pot hole repairs; street repaving, sewer line flushing; tree manicuring/removal and boulevard/meridian grass cutting. The proactive measures of setting up barricades, pylons and signs advise motorists and members of the public to stop, take an alternate route or reduce speeds. This is because there are workers and potential danger ahead, and the signs and barricades are stationed at work sites for the protection of City staff and the protection of members of the public. There have been several incidents over the past few years where workers were put in dangerous positions when motorists ignored or tried to circumvent designated detours. Our Community Safety Officers are being made aware of these work sites on a daily basis and will monitor motorist’s activity at these locations. Please be patient and drive with caution to allow work to be completed in an efficient and safe manner.
Other Job Opportunities • Deer Park Labourer Summer Student • Seasonal Deer Park Labourer 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.
Public Notice Assessment Roll As per subsection 187(1) of The Cities Act, the assessment roll for the City of Yorkton for the year 2019 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the Assessor from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: March 29th to April 30th, 2019. Bylaw No. 17/2003 required under section 184(2) of The Cities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required. Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment or classification to the Board of Revision is required to file his or her appeal with: Secretary to the Board of Revision - City of Yorkton P.O. Box 400 37 – Third Ave. N. Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 on or before 4:00 p.m. on the 30th day of April, 2019. For further information, please contact, the Assessment and Taxation Branch - City of Yorkton at 306786-1736 or 306-786-1723. Kim Durdin – Assessor City of Yorkton
Business License Renewal Deadline The renewal deadline for your 2019 Yorkton Business License is March 31, 2019. Renewals may be done on line at www.yorkton.ca/businesslicense, or by visiting the cashier on the main floor at City Hall. This year, as part of our Business License renewal and application process, we are asking for the number of employees and approximate square footage used by your business. Collecting this data helps us to analyze trends in our business community and support local businesses in sustaining growth and maximizing opportunities. Please know that your data is confidential and we will we only release information in broad categories, such as capturing the total retail space in the City. We will not release any specific information about your business. If you have any questions, please contact us at 306-786-1730 or by email at buildingservices@yorkton.ca.
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Yorkton-Melville MP concerned about gov’t By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall is concerned about the government. While the budget has been the main thing on the agenda in the past week, with the controversies that have surrounded it, like the SNCLavalin affair, she found that it was important to challenge the government. The opposition voted for thirty hours. “We needed to do this to draw attention to the fact that there is more information that needs to be shared with regards to SNC-Lavalin. Voting against every item on the budget does not respect our perspectives on every item of the budget. What it did was enable was take up a great deal of
the government’s time, when really they could have made a decision in ten minutes, to simply support our motion and moved on, which is really what I believe they’re going to have to do in the long run.” She believes the scandal is one of the most significant in history, because it involves the government trying to influence the judicial branch, which is contrary to how Canada’s democracy is supposed to work. “Six weeks ago, I honestly had this thought. We’re heading into an election, so surely there are no more where situations where this government is going to put themselves into an ethical dilemma, and boom.” But what about the
budget itself? She views it as a broken promise. While it was promised that the budget would have been balanced in 2019, this budget has $40 billion in spending, $20 billion being new spending. “The reality is that the spending is out of control.” She also doesn’t believe it is well thought out. Saying she believed it to be an example of the government trying to provide something for everyone, because the election is coming soon. “First blush, you look at the funding to allow millenials to purchase a their first home, these are things that are important because of the dynamics of our economy... However, even yes-
terday when the finance minister was interviewed, he was asked, when CMHC provides this extra funding in the down payment scenario, what does that mean for the value of the home for the homeowner? What does that mean if they go to sell it and make a significant amount of money on their home? Is CMHC going to claw back some of that? He had to say, we haven’t really worked out the details yet, to me that’s disconcerting.” That’s also a problem in areas where they agree. She notes that while, ideologically, she supports efforts to reduce homelessness, she doesn’t have enough information on how the government will run their program, and believes there are also
programs in the private sector that, if supported, could work very well for the same goal. “We can do it without a lot of this extra bureaucratic structure.” In the effort to return to balance, she believes the government is spending too much money to try to influence other countries, making mention of challenging African countries to legalize abortion and add it to their maternal health care programs. She believes it’s inappropriate to try to influence the culture of other countries, and spend money doing so. She also believes that the government should focus on Canadian infrastructure projects, and is frustrated when pipelines are
stymied in Canada while the government supports development elsewhere. Even if one is in opposition, and generally displeased by how the government is operating, there are times when you have to admit they did something right. In this case, Wagantall does applaud the federal government for their increased funding of STARS Air Ambulance. “That is one item that I am really pleased to see, and obviously it impacts our province as well.” Going into the 2019 election, Wagantall said their party will take a different approach, and their platform will not have the most grandiose promises, but will focus on what they can deliver.
Unexpected duo leads to more than music By Devin Wilger Staff Writer James Hill and Anne Janelle didn’t expect to get together. He played fiddle, she played the cello. He was studying folk music, she was studying classical cello. But in what Hill described as a series of “happy accidents,” they got together, both musically and romantically. “It’s really kept us on our toes all these, and we always have a good time, and there’s always something unexpected that happens.” It took them a while to actually perform and record together, Hill explained. “At first, it wasn’t really a match. We didn’t play music together at all. Gradually, we found our way to it. It seems very obvious to us now, but our first album together was ten years ago, so it didn’t seem obvious at the time.” While recording and performing together ever since, they had mostly worked and contributed to each other’s solo albums – there was only one record that they actually recorded as a duo. “People would be coming up to us after the show and ask us, which CD sounds like the concert we just heard? That was the comment we heard all
James Hill and Anne Janelle will perform at the Anne Portnuff Theatre April 4. the time. Which CD sounds like the two of you playing in our living room? We had to admit we didn’t have a CD like that,” said Hill. They have that album now, described as “James and Ann, pure and simple,” recorded with one album off the floor. While it’s not actually out yet, their Saskatchewan tour will be the debut of the album, and
it will be available in Yorkton at the show. “You finally get to put the performance in your pocket.” The goal was to make an album together, to reflect that they are together. The new album, Many a Moon, brings the reality of their lives together on an album, Hill explained. “Our lives together are not separate. We share a home
together, and everything, we have a son. To pretend our work is separate is just not true. We wanted to bring a bit of that to the material that released and the recordings that we make. Our lives are not separate from our work, and they’re not separate from our art, and you can say they never really are. If you make that distinction between your life and your art, it’s hard to justify that.” Being a couple, recording the album did have a small complication, the couple’s son. Hill jokes that as soon as he went down for a nap they would run up to the studio and record. But he’s grateful that he’s there, and the family has the chance to tour and make music together. He describes it as homegrown, with the songs recorded live on the floor. “You’re capturing a moment, and it’s the real thing.” While he jokes they had to wait for him to nap to get recording, he’s grateful that he’s there. “This little guy is always helping out, in ways he can’t even imagine and ways I never anticipated.” Hill acknowledges that he’s lucky, both to have found the perfect partner, both in music and in life, and to be able to tour and record together.
“The fact that we can live out this dream of being musicians and put out something beautiful, that’s nothing to sneeze at.” They are also grateful for the Saskatchewan tour, and the chance to go to venues they’ve never visited before and playing for audiences they have yet to meet. The goal is to do something special on stage, and he’s grateful to arts councils for programming live music and giving a chance for musicians like themselves to do these tours. “This is really helping to keep live music alive. If you could just sit at home and put on the CD, I think everybody would do that. But what we’re looking for is an experience that will never happen again, that’s special. We put ourselves out there every night, and we open ourselves up to what everybody brings. We love to have things happen that we wouldn’t expect, that could happen in Yorkton, and we don’t know what that’s going to be.” James Hill and Anne Janelle will be in Yorkton at the Anne Portnuff Theatre on April 4 as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series. Tickets are available at www.yorktonarts.ca.
Sidewalk tender accepted by Council By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City’s 2019 contract for curbing and
sidewalks was approved Monday. Each year the scope of work is prioritized based the
City’s Sidewalk Asset Management Program, explained Director of Public Works – Trent Mandzuk with City dur-
ing the regular meeting of Yorkton Council. Open tenders were placed on SaskTenders and City web page. A total of one applicant submitted a tender package. It was from
North-Star Concrete Inc. for $257,125 before taxes. North-Star Concrete Inc. provided the services for the City in past contracts including 2018. Unit rates for
2019 are approximately 14 per cent higher in comparison to last year. Funding for the project has been previously approved in the 2019 Operational Budget, explained Mandzuk.
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Sometimes old ideas need to change Recently there was an interesting post on one of the social media outlets many of us visit about the common home lawn, and why we have them? I reposted the item, but the next day it was gone, which may mean the accreditation was incorrect, but the basic gist was something that was worth some thought. The meme questioned why we work so hard to maintain a nonnative grass lawn that is a monoculture, (the cultivation of a single crop in a given area), and use a significant amount of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides in the process? I might also add the question about the amount of water
poured onto lawns just in Canada in a year, let alone worldwide? Certainly the idea of pesticide use is one we need to consider for something non-essential like a lawn, when we are increasingly aware of the importance on bees in pollinating food crops. Moving forward, it is rather obvious water is going to become a resource we will need to manage better, in particular potable water. It stands to reason lawns will need to be a long way down the allowable usage – some might argue the outright wastage – of our water resource. So why do we spend so much time and
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Calvin Daniels resources to the grass in our front yard, a space we rarely use for more than looking at? A little Internet search and I found this at www.todayifoundout. com “Turns out, the grass lawn as a status symbol has its origins in European aristocracy. The very first lawns were grassy fields that
surrounded English and French castles. Castle grounds had to be kept clear of trees so that the soldiers protecting them had a clear view of their surroundings. It wouldn’t do for enemies to be able to sneak up on the castle through the forest. “It is believed that such lawns were deliberately cultivated
around English and French castles starting in the 16th century. However, it’s thought that chamomile and thyme were commonly used at this point for these deliberate lawns, instead of grass. Both are great alternatives that require less maintenance than traditional turf grass.” The same site also noted; “a man named Frederick Law Olmstead, the “father of American landscape design”—who you might know as the man who designed Central Park in New York—was also designing suburbs where each house had its own little lawn. This further popularized the idea that houses should
have grass lawns.” So the lawn had a historic basis, but today is something that is culturally ingrained, but having little more than an aesthetic reason for existing. It is not unusual for people to follow societal influences from buying diamonds rings at engagement, to celebrating a made up holiday such as Valentine’s Day, but in the case of lawns the use of the water resource and application of chemicals makes it a questionable practice, especially as society questions how farmers grow their crops. Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.
Challenges exist but optimism remains By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Farmers appear optimistic headed toward the 2019 seeding season. At least that is the general feeling Jim Wood, Chief Sales and Operations Officer with Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME), is getting. Wood was in Yorkton March 20, as part of a tour through RME properties in Saskatchewan. “I try to get out once or twice a year,” he said, adding it is an opportunity not just to touch base with staff, but also farm customers. “We meet with customers and get a gauge on how they think we’re doing.” In Yorkton Wood had supper with a number of producers, where he said the message was general optimism. Looking back on 2018 Wood said many producers reported excellent yield and quality, which is a positive headed toward a new crop year. Yes, there are some challenges, “the canola
thing with China” where that country is blocking sales, “which has made things a little nervy”, but producers are not overreacting, said Wood. Most producers are anticipating planting “the exact same amount (of canola) as they would normally,” he said. In general, Wood said producers never get too concerned about the new crop in March. “I’ve never seen a crop failure in February, or March, before,” he said. Of course it does depend on just where a farm is located. Wood noted in Alberta and southern Saskatchewan “reserves of moisture got used up last year,” necessitating timely rains this spring and summer, which locally that is less of a concern. Farming is of course at the core of RME’s business as the largest independent agricultural equipment dealer in Canada and the largest Case IH dealer in North America, according to background information provided by the company. RME’s busi-
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Jim Wood, Chief Sales and Operations Officer with Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME). ness employs nearly 1,000 people directly, operating more than 36 dealerships across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Wood said that core business is a competitive one, noting the recent
arrival of a Claas dealership to the Yorkton market, but he added RME is doing well with numbers up over last year. The key is keeping up with technology as it emerges for the farm sector, then looking after
customers who purchase. “Customers all tell you it’s about service,” he said. As for technology “it’s always changing,” offered Wood, who added the important aspect of new technology is ensuring it helps the producer do their job better. “It’s adding efficiencies into the equipment,” he said, adding that doesn’t always mean lowering costs. As an example, he said using technology to apply fertilizer by varying rates within a field doesn’t always mean less fertilizer cost. What it does mean is an efficient application where higher rates are applied where needed, and lower rates are applied where possible. There are also quantifiable benefits too. “They’re seeing that (efficiency) in the health of the soil and the production,” said Wood. In that respect technology is not progress simply for technology’s sake. “It’s how it is adopted by farmers,” he said, add-
ing farmers need to see a benefit. “It’s created efficiencies,” he said, adding farmers now have access to more information based on technological monitoring, but added it is still up to the individual producer to use that data to make good on-farm decisions. Still, in general terms more technology is coming, including robotic tractors. Case IH “has built one,” said Wood, adding he sees the technology working in-field, even if they must still be manually driven down the road to get from location to location. “I think we are closer than we think,” in regard to how soon such technology will be widely available, said Wood. As robotic tractors become widely available, allowing for 24-operation, Wood said he would anticipate a move to smaller equipment. A producer may not need an 80-foot air drill when the unit can operate continually.
Concern expressed over exports to China The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is expressing grave concern about a shutdown of Canadian canola exports to China. “Producers are weeks away from planting the 2019 crop, and a trade issue with our largest Canola seed customer is a
very disturbing development and creates a lot of economic uncertainty for growers,” said APAS Vice President Ian Boxall, who farms near Tisdale. “This isn’t just an issue for rural Canada or Western Canada,” Boxall explained. “Canola exports contribute 25
billion dollars to the Canadian economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs. It’s our number one cash crop, and the future viability of our sector depends on trade access and trade normalcy.” Boxall noted that trade issues with China are com-
pounding a recent billion-dollar loss in exports from commodities like pulses, and a further reduction in overall farm income is very worrying. “Canadian producers make a very large contribution to Canada’s economy, and this is the time for our elected offi-
cials to step up and use every possible avenue to resolve these very serious issues.” Boxall concluded. “And it highlights the need for better business risk management programs to ensure producer viability and protect the economy.”
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Local creator launches comicbook By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Jack Grimm: Harbinger of Death is a comic book with a local area connection. The tale’s creator, writer and artist Gary Boyarski lives just down Highway #52 in Ituna, SK. So, what was the greatest challenge in terms of getting the book from an idea to a finished book? “Getting past my own inhibitions and the feelings of ‘not being good enough’, that most artistic people struggle to overcome,” Boyarski, told Yorkton This Week. “It took many years of ‘wanting to do the comic’ before I finally stopped procrastinating and just started it. There’s a famous quote by author Neil Gaiman in regards to writing, he says, ‘This is how you do it. You sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it’s done. It’s that easy, and that hard.’” “It’s the same for making comics, but its panel after panel, page after page. The hardest part for me, the ultimate procrastinator, was just committing myself to completing the project.” The seeds of what would become the comic book series Jack Grimm: Harbinger of Death were actually planted back in 1995. Boyarski said he had been thinking a lot about making a comic book, and like a lot of young comic book fans at the time was heavily influenced by the explosion of Image comics onto the comic book scene. Having created his own fair share of superhero characters, admittedly often mimicking characters that already existed, Boyarski was looking to create something that resonated more with his personal desires and sensibilities. One cold winter evening, Jack Grimm was born, although at first
he was named Frank Grimm. Several supporting cast members like Howie the Werewolf and Samuel the Bridge Keeper, Otis the Scarecrow & Nicky the Noodle soon followed. If that sounds like a rather strange crew of characters Boyarski said it is what makes the story work. “I think that the thing that works best in the story is that the characters are relatable, and flawed,” he said. “Jack is new at his job, unsure of himself and trying to mend a broken heart that just won’t heal. “Howie is a good friend and selfless, Otis is naive and carefree. Samuel is quiet and hides a dark past. “Even the villains have their share of personal problems that show through in their personalities. “That was something I learned from reading the classic Marvel Comics stories by Stan Lee. All of his characters were as real as anyone you would meet in the street. None of them were perfect.” But, it wasn’t until around 2014 that Boyarski finally decided to stop making comics he thought people wanted, and started making the comic book he wanted to make; to tell the story that had been wanting to get out of his head for years. “I pulled out that old rough folded mini comic that I had saved for so long and started to work on Jack Grimm issue number one,” he said. A push helped Boyarski finally take the big plunge. He headed to Calgary to attend a comic convention hoping to meet Stan Lee. But, Lee cancelled his appearance the day before he was to leave for the convention. “It’s funny, the twists and turns life takes you, in spite of your best laid plans,” recalled Boyarski in a presentation paper
Gary Boyarski has created Jack Grimm: Harbinger of Death. he wrote. One of the guests that was attending the convention that year, that Boyarski was also looking forward to seeing, was an artist that had worked on the longest running Canadian comic book of all time, Cerebus the Aardvark. His name was Gerhard and meeting him was about as inspiring as it gets, said Boyarski. Upon approaching his table, Gerhard was absent, but his partner Shelley Byers was at his table and they immediately hit it off, “chatting like old friends as I looked through the art prints he had for sale,” he said. A few minutes later Gerhard returned, and he too was pleasantly talkative and kind. “When I mentioned to them that I was working 19035JJ0
on a comic book, they both lit up and asked me all about it,” said Boyarski. “Imagine a comic book professional asking about my comic work! The second day of the con I again went to his table to give them a drawing of Jack Grimm that I had done on hotel note paper with a blue pen just to show them the character I had been telling them about the day before. They were happy to see it and even gave me their home mailing address when I offered to send them a copy of my comic that I said would be done in
October. Gerhard even offered to draw the cover of one of my issues someday. I stopped by to visit with Gerhard and Shelly every day of the con and we have remained in contact since. Normally, an experience like that would have been enough, but fate wasn’t done with Boyarski. “As I wandered past the literally 100’s of booth’s at the show, I stopped at one that caught my eye, and my life changed again,” said Boyarski. It was the booth of Donovan Yaciuk. A professional comic book
colourist who was selling a comic book he had been working on for a few years, featuring a character he had also created when he was a kid. The book was called ‘Spacepig Hamadeus’. “After a nice talk about comics and creator owned characters, I walked away with a professional colourist who was going to colour my comic book cover, and more importantly a new friend,” said Boyarski. “When I got home from that trip, I spent the rest of the summer finishing up my comic Continued on Page A11
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Refusing to have a grooming regimen I am not someone with a grooming regimen. I know, everyone is shocked. I’ve been thinking about this for two reasons. One, I’m tired of my hair and need a haircut at some point soon. The other reason is that my better half is a huge fan of Queer Eye, and that show just launched its third season. The unfortunate effect of that show is that she starts to think I should use grooming products like the men on the show recommend. Here’s the problem, I hate these products. All of them. I hate moisturizer, I hate sunscreen – though I begrudgingly use it – I hate all of it, especially if I’m supposed to use it on my
face. I hate it because I hate the feel of it, the sensation of having product on me is irritating and I fidget and brush at it until it goes away. She tried to convince me to use chapstick to deal with dry lips, and I quickly decided that I’ll take the dry lips. It feels gross to me, and I want to get rid of it as soon as possible. While I have a beard now, I used to shave, and when I did I stopped using shaving cream because I didn’t like having it there. I’m not calling her out, I get that she wants me to be healthy and happy, and possibly have nicer skin in the process. I just can’t tolerate it at all. I sometimes wonder why that is. I was the kid
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ed with a clown – who would willingly become a clown? It must be the paint. I can’t handle creams and things of that nature on my face, at all, and I can’t stop fidgeting when one is applied. The other problem with a lot of these products is that they’re scented. I don’t know if I have a specific scent allergy, but I do certainly have a
scent aversion. Many perfumes smell like headaches, especially cheaper ones, and I can’t think of anything that smells worse than air freshener. The result is that I happily have avoided most grooming nonsense until now, and a show on the internet is working hard to convince me that maybe I should change my mind and start using moisturizer or something. And I refuse, because it’s awful. I imagine some people don’t use these products because they think it’s not masculine, because they think skin care is too feminine. I think that’s an outdated viewpoint. Besides, grooming products are now marketed quite heavily towards
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men. There’s men’s shampoo, men’s soap, beard oils and other men’s products now. We are realizing that skin care is not inherently masculine or feminine. Even if it was, I wouldn’t care very much, because I don’t think that people should be defined by gender. The philosophy of doing whatever you like instead of being confined by some gender expectation is now spreading. But it’s all about doing what you like, and I very much do not like skin care. I don’t care that it supposedly makes your skin look and feel better, at the beginning of the day it makes me feel so much worse. Sorry fans of product, they’re not for me.
Sixty spend day looking for a 29 Sixty avid cribbage players descended on Yorkton last Saturday, March 23 to compete in the annual Open Pairs Cribbage Tournament, sponsored by the Yorkton branch, Royal Canadian Legion. Since the present Legion quarters is too small to hold this many players, Westview United Church agreed to have their lower level available, as it had ideal facilities for this type of activity. Players from Yorkton, Melville, Esterhazy and Stockholm entered 30 teams of 2 players each to compete for cash prizes and an enjoyable afternoon playing their favourite card game and hoping to hold that elusive ‘29’ hand. When the smoke cleared, 4-1/2 hours and 15 games later, the Yorkton pair, Madeline Mandzuk and Hilda Zorn took top prize of $160 for highest total score. Prize for highest single hand (24) was won by Lenore Hrywkiw of Yorkton. The Yorkton Legion would like to thank the Yorkton businesses who contributed gift cards and prizes for free draws, the players and Legion members who brought trays of cookies and dainties to support the Legion, and Westview United Church for helping make this event possible. Submitted by Bill Stubbings Legion cribbbage chairman.
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The Alexander Ross branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted its annual spring cribbage tournament at the Westview United Church in the city Saturday, with a good turnout of teams dealing hands throughout the event.
COMICBOOK Continued from Page A10 pages. Donovan coloured the cover, doing an amazing job of it, and even suggested using a printer that he was familiar with, which resulted in a professionally looking comic that I couldn’t have made without his assistance. “And knowing that Gerhard and Shelly were waiting to see my completed comic helped to keep me going when things got difficult or I started to get lazy. By the end of the fall I had an actual honest to goodness box full of comic books that I made, delivered to my door.” When Boyarski looks back on the original issues, is there one thing he wishes he could do over? “Yes and no,” hedges the book creator. “As an artist you are always improving your art, and as it naturally gets
better you look back on your previous stuff and it looks horrible. The pages I’m drawing for issue six are a vast improvement over the pages I did in issue one. So there is always that nagging feeling to want to go back and redraw things for future reprints. “But, if you go down that path, there’s no end to how many improvements I would want to make. “The one thing that I should have done was to get a proof reader. For each issue I went over the pages again and again, scrutinizing them for any little mistakes. Even when I thought I’d gotten them all, I always find something I’ve missed after the books are printed that a second set of eyes could have caught.” So is that the gem of advice for others with
a comic book running around in their head? Not exactly. “Educate yourself,” said Boyarski. “There’s a ton of good books out there that will help you to understand the process of making comics. I spent a year and a half studying books such as ‘Comics and Sequential Art’ by Will Eisner, ‘Understanding Comics’ by Scott McCloud, ‘How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way’ by Stan Lee and John Buscema, and ‘The DC Comics Guide To Making Comics’ by Carl Potts. “Once you have a rudimentary understanding of what works in comics and what doesn’t. Then you’ll be ready to apply that to the stories you want to tell. Even if you just want to write comics, because the process of writing a good comic is much different than writing a prose
story or script.” Of course Boyarski also drew inspiration from others in the field, although in a somewhat subtle way. “I’m not sure, my art style has sort of evolved on its own,” he said. “I’ve never tried to emulate any particular artists’ technique or style. There are plenty of artists and even writers who I admire and whose talents have influenced my graphic story telling; Dave Sim, Todd McFarlane, Will Eisner, Stan Lee, Peter David are just a few, as well as the amazing Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge comics by Carl Barks.” Interestingly, Boyarski isn’t a constant doodler as many comic artists are, although time is the culprit. “I’m a Stay-At-Home Dad, so my days are pretty full from morning till night,” he said.
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Terriers and Co-op important to Krepakevich By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Two things have been a constant in the life of Gene Krepakevich from his earliest days growing up on the family farm near Hampton; the Yorkton Terriers and the Co-operative movement. Looking at his early years Krepakevich said there used to be at least a sign on Highway #9 pointing to where Hampton was. That sign now reads Hampton Road, and the community is only a memory. “One time there were seven elevators, a grocery store, a restaurant,” he related, but added like many rural Prairie towns it went into decline. But the community hall had always remained, being “well looked after” hosting weddings and community events. Then some of those who cared for the hall moved, and it too was closed, except to some youth who apparently were breaking in to use the hall to skateboard, said Krepakevich. There was no power, but can-
dles were used. It might have been those candles that started the fire that consumed the hall and every remaining building but one in what had been Hampton. “Every building burned to the ground except one,” he said, adding “Two weeks later that building was burned too. “You go out there you don’t see Hampton anymore, just overgrown trees.” While Krepakevich said he took his earliest school years in the rural area, Grades 10-12 were taken in Yorkton. It was those years he started playing hockey, and the relationship with the Terriers grew. “The Yorkton Senior Terriers were our team,” he said. Krepakevich noted “the roads weren’t very good back then,” often ending up blocked with snow. “More than once we walked seven miles to the highway where someone from Yorkton would meet us and take us to game,” he said. “After the game we’d walk the seven miles back.”
Gene Krepakevich has gone from teacher to long time Terrier support and Co-op board member. There were nights the temperature was minus30, said Krepakevich. “Our parents would say ‘you don’t have to do this’ and we said ‘oh yes we do’,” he said. “We did things those days that no one would attempt now.” Krepakevich, who grew up on a farm, actually dabbled in farming himself, buying a quarter section of land in the Mikado area close to the in-laws of his first wife Marie, who passed in 2007. He said he was helping farm, so ended up buying the quarter for $25,000 viewed by some neighbours as ridiculously high. “It was a good quar-
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ter with 159 cultivated acres,” he said, adding two years later he was offered twice what he had paid. “I farmed it for four years,” he said, adding he soon realized it was not a tax friendly enterprise for someone who was also teaching. So he rented the land, eventually selling it in 2008. The teaching side of Krepakevich’s life was one that almost didn’t happen. He said he had applied to join the RCMP and to attend teacher’s college, being accepted to both. When the approval came from the RCMP it was not a popular option with his mother. “My mom cried and cried. She thought I was going to get killed,” said
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to the then junior high in Yorkton. That school would evolve into Yorkdale Central School, with Krepakevich part of the staff until retirement in 1987. It was while teaching Krepakevich and Vern Pachal got together because of trouble with the Senior Terrier team. “Vern was with the Senior Terriers. The team was in bad shape, they were broke,” said Krepakevich. The two came together as the team sent out three ton trucks lobbying area farmers for wheat they could sell to buy gas to keep the team playing. “We ended up with a full truck. I thought that was marvellous,” he said. But the future of the Senior Terriers was short, and by 1972 a Junior Terrier team was launched, and Krepakevich was involved as a billet for the Gerry James owned team. When James sold the team and moved on, leaving the Junior team awash in red ink Krepakevich said he was one of more than 300 people gathering at the Legion Hall in the city to find a way to save the franchise. Buddy Pachal would end up club president at the meeting, Krepakevich taking the vice-president chair. The league came out to meet with the new executive and no one was even sure who owned the remnants of the team, or just what they would do next. “We had no idea,” said Krepakevich. At the team’s first game the sheriff showed up to take the gate money, because the money was owed to someone. The team actually owed $125,000, a huge sum in the mid-1970s. “Everybody was clamouring for their money,” said Krepakevich, adding “eventually we paid everything back, or it was written off.” Continued on Page A13
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KREPAKEVICH Continued from Page A12 As much as saving the team was a huge undertaking, and critical to the team, Krepakevich said the highlight of what would become a decade’s long relationship with the Junior team, would come years later, as he co-chaired the Royal Bank Cup in the city in 1999 with Reg Coles. Krepakevich said they said they would take on chairing the event but only under the condition the profits, if there were any, would be held in trust to help the Terrier team in times of need. The event would realize a $130,000 profit, $100,000 going into a trust. The Junior Terriers have been given the interest raised each year for specific projects, and have dipped into the principle when the Terriers gave gone too deep into the red. Today, $40,000 remains, said Krepakevich, which will stay put unless the team is on the precipice of failure. “That’s been the highlight, being able to stage the Royal Bank Cup and also to help preserve the team,” he reiterated. Krepakevich would also be the club president from 1986 through 1992, as
Gene Krepakevich at the SJHL Hall of Fame induction in Yorkton. such he attended the first four national championships the Terriers were involved in; Sudbury and Streetsville in Ontario, and Melfort and the one the team hosted in Saskatchewan. He did however miss the Terrier trip to Vernon, B.C. in 2014, where the Terriers won the organization’s first national championship. Krepakevich had other commitments at the time; his wedding to second wife Gladys. With his background as a teacher,
and long involvement Krepakevich would eventually take on writing a history on the first 25-years of the junior franchise. “I had no source of information,” he said, adding he headed to the library “spending 100s of hours looking at microfiche … It took me three years to do, (with Vic Eftoda doing the typing).” The book was printed locally, 300 copies made, all now long sold. “I have two copies, one the dog chewed the
cover the other one the cover is on backwards,” said Krepakevich. It was another highlight tied to the Terriers. “That book was a challenge to get done, but I’m proud of it.” For his involvement Krepakevich was recognized as Yorkton Sportsman of the Year in 1990, and was inducted into the Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2003. The other source of pride for Krepakevich is a long involvement with the Yorkton Co-op. He became a delegate in 1980, and from there was on to the board of directors. “We were struggling,” he said, adding the cooperative movement in the early 1980s was having a difficult time. Krepakevich recalled floating the idea to freeze union wages, and cut management wages by 15 per cent, which wasn’t immediately popular, but it was accepted, and the Co-op emerged stronger. In 1994, Krepakevich was elected president of the board, a position he still holds today. Through the years the Co-op has grown, including amalgamating with the Churchbridge Co-op last fall, and launching a new name Legacy Co-op. He said sales are expected to be $115 million this year. Krepakevich said it was almost natural for him to get into the co-op movement.
“My dad was co-op man,” he said, adding growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan it was just the natural thing. But the involvement is coming to an end. Krepakevich said he is
in his last term, although he added with a smile that the term does extend until 2023. “For me it’s been an interesting experience being part of the Board,” he said.
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Stay active with the SSFA By Devin Wilger Staff Writer A perpetual challenge for everyone, what can we do? The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association’s (SSFA) goal is to give seniors in the province ways to keep active, whatever they want to do. Dave Weiman with the Parkland Valley district of the SSFA, said that they’ve got many events on offer, from card games to very active events like track and field. The group tries to be as active as they can, partnering with groups like the New Horizons in different towns through the district. “Yorkton is kind of unique, because they really don’t have one umbrella senior’s club.” In Yorkton, there are a variety of things available. There are bridge and cribbage clubs in the area, and pickleball
courses that are growing in the area. He also notes that tennis is popular with seniors in the area, while bowling is also popular. There is also a poetry and short story competition, which Weiman hopes to get more popular. He notes that every community has different interest – Melville, for example, has people active in shuffleboard, while it is not quite as popular in Yorkton. Pickleball is one of the big hits for seniors in the area, and the program has been growing steadily over the years. It’s a hit because with underhanded serves, there are longer rallys, and it’s a slower paced game. “You get so much more action for less motion, and that’s what makes it so senior friendly... Mark my words, this sport is going to stay, and it’s going to stay strong.”
One thing that Weiman wants to see is more people taking part in track and field, which he said is currently one of their more disappointing events. This year’s track and field district competition will take place in Melville near the beginning of June, and Weiman hopes to see a better turnout this year, and hopes area seniors are more willing to give it a try. “We’re not asking people to be in the top physical shape, trying out and practicing for months ahead. Just come out and try out that day.” One of the unique things that seniors can do is make events that are more attuned to their abilities. He points to an event called pre-determined walk. They are in 1500 and 3000 meter lengths, and people have to predict how long it will take them - the person who gets
closest to their predictions win. It’s a great way to stay active, because in order to get your time right, you have to get a good idea of how your pace works. “While you’re practicing, you’re walking!” While part of the organization, Weiman is relatively young in the group, still being under 65. Working with the group, it’s encouraging to see how many people are still active as they get older. “I find it very inspiring, because I deal with a lot of people in their 70s and 80s that are very active. Mentally, physically, and emotionally, they do a lot more than guys my age do! I find it very encouraging to be working with them.” The association is especially good for competitive seniors. In even years there are the 55
plus games. “There were 646 seniors from across Saskatchewan that participated... Nationals were in Nova Scotia, and 130 Saskatchewan seniors went down there. Pretty good representation, when you go down east like that it’s a major event, because it costs some money, you have to have time, and you have to have the physical ability to go down there and to compete.” Weiman encourages people to get membership in the organization, which is $7. For that, they get regular emails about events happening in the district, whether that’s in Yorkton itself of the many communities that surround it. For more information on the SSFA, call Weiman at (306) 548-2266. “Don’t be shy, give me a call.”
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College seminars in Saskatoon to attend The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their next regular meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. at SIGN on North Street in Yorkton. The topic will be “ Fairy Gardens”. This is an interesting and creative gardening project for gardeners of all ages, and if you have a little sprout that would like to try gardening, they would love this! Remember, you don’t have to be a member of the group to come to the meetings. Everyone is welcome! Are you planning a trip to Saskatoon in the coming weeks? You may be interested in attending some of the seminars that the College of Agriculture and Bioresources has on offer. Log on to gardening.usask.ca/publicworkshops/gardeningworkshops and see a full listing of topics such as Backyard Vegetable Gardening, Native Plants for Prairie Gardens, Bumblebees, The Magic of Seeds: Collecting and Germinating, and many more. These are one-day seminars that no doubt pack in a lot of information for gardeners! For your own interest, this is a good site to bookmark so that you can easily check upcoming sessions, on-line learning opportunities, and even plant sales that the U of S has later in the season. As my Great-Grammie always said, you never stop learning! For gardeners, there is a wealth of information available from many sources, so we have no excuse not to broaden our gardening horizons! Now is the time to do so, before we start our outside work! Right here at home, the Yorkton Public Library has a wonderful selection of horticultural books on a wide variety of topics. Everything from houseplants to orchids to landscaping! Even if you borrow a book that is out of your usual gardening area, you will still learn something or be inspired to perhaps explore a new garden avenue.
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Gardener’s Notebook Seed catalogues also offer great information as well as seed offerings for the year. The descriptions of all the plants include practical information about soil and light conditions, growing habits, and the type of crop that the plant produces. There are always new varieties of plants becoming available, and there is almost certainly one that is right for your own particular growing conditions, so how can we resist giving them a try? When we chat, I am always encouraging you to try at least one new thing each year. Not only is it a good gardening experience, but it’s fun to give our planters or flower beds a new look. Please, please don’t stick to the same old, same old. If you really love a certain look, that’s fine. But you can still try new plants in at least one container! And one more thing: when you think about the years of work that are needed to create a new variety of a certain plant, we should give them a try! If you enjoy magazines, there are many fascinating garden maga-
zines available. These are often great to save as reference material. I put sticky notes on pages that I want to refer back to time and again, and then it’s easy to find certain information. And last but not least, new members are always welcome at the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society meetings. We meet once a month, and our meetings always have a presentation on an interesting and educational topic. But best of all, you will find enthusiastic gardeners who simply love to talk about gardening! So there is always someone who can answer questions or share a gardening experience or encourage you in some way. Learning new things keeps us interested and interesting! Gardening is such a healthy, fascinating, challenging hobby that we can keep learning through every season of the year… and of our lives! Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca to see what’s “coming up” and have a great week!
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Community Spotlight The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday.
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Join us for Spring Crafts - April 8 at 3:45 p.m., Yorkton Public Library. Open to ages 5 & up. Please pre-register by calling 306-7833523.
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Join us Wed., April 24 at 2:00 p.m., Yorkton Public Library for Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Popcorn and juice provided.
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Looking for something fun to do during your school break? Come on down to Yorkton Public Library for an afternoon of Lego fun! Fri., April 26, 2:00 p.m.
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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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The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Assoc. is holding a Spring Event on April 13 at Saltcoats Community Hall, Saltcoats. An afternoon event followed by evening banquet. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Program begins at 1:00 p.m. Another great line-up of speakers: Dr. L. Robbin Lindsay - Ticks and related diseases, Ryan Fisher - Landscape C o n s e r v a t i o n Specialist, Ministry of the Environment, Kristen Gabora The Great Trail. Joan Feather will answer your questions regarding Nature Sask’s “Birds of Saskatchewan”. Registration fees: $40 for members, $50 for non-members. Children 12 yrs. and under free. To register and for To submit your own upcoming event… for our WEBSITE AND PRINTED PUBLICATIONS go to: http://www.yorktonthisweek.com
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more info YFBTA.com or 306-621-6904. This is always a great day to learn and spend time with your nature loving friends.
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The Canadian Cancer Society is seeking enthusiastic committee volunteers to lead event planning and implementation of our Relay For Life event in Yorkton! We’re looking for passionate, committed leaders who can motivate others, engage the public and provide strategic direction to this year’s Relay. As a committee volunteer you will collaborate with Society staff and community members to raise awareness and funds for people living with cancer. There are a variety of positions available to match to your skill set. If you’re interested, please contact Vanessa at volunteer@mb.cancer.ca or by phone at 204-7860608.
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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 29, Old Country Lads. Contact Peter 306-782-1846. Hall Rental 306-783-783-6109 or 306-782-5915.
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Chili & Baked Potato Supper - Grace Presbyterian Church (by the water tower) Wed., March 27, 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Beef & vegetable chili, baked potatoes, salads, homemade buns & desserts. All welcome.
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Spring Tea & Bake Sale - Sat., April 13, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., St. Mark Orthodox Church Basement, 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton. Admission: Freewill offering.
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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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Pen to Page Writing Contest - For more info contact us parklandwritersalliance.wordpress.com, email: writersyorkton@gmail.com or 306-782-5755.
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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 306-7833765 or visit www.tops. org for more information.
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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306-783-5022 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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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.
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Rock your socks On March 21, clients and staff at SaskAbilities brought out their best socks and mixed them up, everyone wearing a mismatched pair. They did this to celebrate World Down Syndrome Awareness Day. The idea is that when people notice your socks don’t match, it’s an opportunity to talk about Down Syndrome and advocate for the people with it in our community. Staff Photo by Devin Wilger
Welcome spring - even though you’re late Journal entry. March 20th. First day of spring. Lower mainland, B.C. Good day, diary. Good day, Lord. And good day, Spring. After our recordbreaking cold Canadian winter, you’re more welcome than usual, even though you’re late to your own party. I travelled two provinces in order to catch your entry as you slipped into Canada’s west coast. Frankly, you surprised me. Usually when I come
to this part of B.C. in March you greet me with cherry blossoms, dandelions, and greening grass. Not so this year, although I did spot crocuses on a morning walk. And ducks paddling in a pond near my sister’s house. I forgive you for the missing buds and glorious displays of magnolias, daffs and snowdrops, though. After all, back in Saskatchewan, friends and family long to see even a smidge of green.
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Kathleen Gibson (www.kathleengibson.ca) is a Yorkton-based author and speaker.
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They haven’t shed their boots for the last time. Or their coats or snow shovels. I can almost hear
those shovels from two provinces over, scraping decks and driveways, dispensing leftover dirty snow piles with energetic tosses onto lawns and streets. I’ll fly back home next week, Spring, but I’ll watch for you with a thousand eyes. In a few weeks, I’ll cheer when you finally reach my part of the prairie, greens ablazing. You’ll gallop across our flat land, lifting winterweary hearts, muddying up fields and gravel roads. You’ll fire up
farmers itching to get on the land. You’ll frustrate parents and teachers of small children who insist on splashing in puddles and flooding their rubber boots. You’ll coax people off couches and into nurseries to salivate over bedding plants and saplings. You’ll tempt employees to call in a sick day and lure homeowners onto ladders to clean windows and gutters. You’ll even prompt dog-owners like me to pick up the remainder of their pup’s now-exposed backyard piles. And my goodness, the birds! What an orchestra we hear at Hope House when you arrive. Geese performing their spring flypasts. Woodpeckers drumming on metal flashing. Songbirds tussling over birdhouses and singing the mornings in. Earlier every day. But while I’m here
in B.C., watching as you make your slower-thanusual entry, I’ll thank God for this time. For leftover vacation days. For my sister and brother-and-law and their welcoming home. For daily visits with Dad at his care facility. For reconnection with people I love. And for time to breathe deeply of life away from my prairie home. Father God, the world is full of big and hard things. Needy of you. Confused, wounded and angry. But today I lay fear and worry aside. Today, on this first day of spring, I sing these words... This is my Father’s world, and to my list’ning ears, all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world! Oh, don’t let me forget, that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet! ( Maltie D. Babcock.)”
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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
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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.
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Sunday, March 27th Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. —Everyone Welcome—
Taking dominion: fulfilling destiny
Sunday, March 27th 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”
160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask. “Services in English”
phclc.org “Changing our world with the love of God.”
“3rd Sunday of Great Lent”
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• Contemporary Worship • Children’s Ministry • Youth Ministry
Sunday, March 27th Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
165, 2ND AVE. N & DARLINGTON Deacon: The Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw 306-782-0018 Church 306-786-7131
St. Mark The Evangelist
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
89 Bradbrooke Drive, Yorkton, SK S3N 2Y2 306-782-2998 Father Michael Faryna 306-601-9043
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
PRAIRIE HARVEST CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE
Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church www.stmarkyorkton.ca
Sunday, March 31st Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m.
Journey to Fullness, Sat., Mar. 30th, 1 - 5:00 p.m. Wed., April 3rd Presanctified 6:00 p.m. Priest: Rodion Luciuk Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341
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!’
Popcorn & Lenten Movie Wednesday, March 27th 6:30 p.m. Sunday School Sunday, March 31st 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 and Hawks tied 3-3 By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers and Nipawin Hawks are down to a best-of-60-minutes series Tuesday. The Hawks, the top team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in the regular season forced a seventh and deciding game in their best-ofseven series with the Terriers with a 3-1 win at the Farrell Agencies Arena Sunday evening. The hometown Terriers headed into the game with a chance to finish off the Hawks, and jumped out to a lead when Cody Dubas scored the only goal of the first period at 14:16. But that would be it for the Terrier offence as Nipawin netminder Patrick Pugliese shut the door the rest of the way, allowing only the one goal on 41-shots. Terrier head coach Mat Hehr said he was satisfied with his team’s performance early. “I thought we had a good 30-minutes. I was happy with it. I thought we were controlling the game,” he said. The Hawk offence found the mark at 10:44 of the second as Christian Bosa tied the contest at one apiece. It was 3:09 later when Josh Lester scored what would be the eventual game winner to give Nipawin a 2-1 through 40-minutes of play. Hehr said the Terriers didn’t respond well to the two quick goals. He said they generated shots, 41 in the end, but too many were from the perimeter. He said outside shots are not bad as they often
The Nipawin Hawks put one past Terrier netminder Ryan Ouellette Sunday at the Farrell Agencies Arena. lead to rebounds in the crease, or slot. “There were a lot of pucks just sitting there and we weren’t getting to them,” he said. Hehr added the Hawks did a good job limiting chances by the Terriers. “They just clog up and take away the middle,” he said, adding they play close to the opposition “so there’s no space to be creative with the puck.” Twenty-seven seconds into the third an unassisted goal by Carson Erhardt rounded out the scoring at 3-1 to set up a game seven in Nipawin Tuesday. Ryan Ouellette was in
the Terrier net taking the loss facing 27-shots. In the end Hehr said the Terriers did not play a full game. “I think the way we came out, (to start the game), if we had played a full 60-minutes like that, we probably win the game.” Hehr expects the Terriers to battle hard in game seven. “We have nine guys leaving the organization when the season is over, obviously they’re showing up and leaving it all on the line,” he said, adding he expects the rest of the team to rally to the cause to extend the
season for the graduating veterans. Results of game seven were not available at press time, but will be in the April 3 edition, as well as online at www. yorktonthisweek.com
Previous action Game five
There will be a game six at the Farrell Agencies Arena Sunday as the Nipawin Hawks stayed alive in their series with the Yorkton Terriers with a win on home ice tonight (Friday). The Hawks started their defence of home ice with two first period goals, one each from Jordan Simoneau and
YRHS wins SFSAA Provincial Wrestling By Cory Carlick Staff Writer Kurt Hoffman, Riley Richards and Kaitlynne Hoffman of Yorkton Regional High School took top honours at this year’s SHSAA Provincial Wrestling Championships. Richards finished first in his weight class -- 115 kg, as did Hoffman in the 100kg. For the women’s team, Katelynne was also in the top five in the 80kg class. Riley, who typically competes in the 100kg class, upped the ante this year to 115kg. Not surprisingly, he still clinched a win. Hoffman also competed in a higher class than is typical. “It’s tougher,” said Richards. “It’s pretty apparent when you step into it.” What’s his big advantage? “Cardio. We’re spending more time on cardiovascular training, which increases endurance. “A lot of the time the training is traditionally heavy on the weight training, which is understandable. The thing is, though, if you add running and resistance and the sort of things that force your body to pump blood faster. So even
Jaxsen Wiebe to carry a 2-0 lead into the second period. It would take until the 17:55 mark of the middle stanza before the only goal of the period would be scored, a powerplay effort from Branden Klatt to put the Terriers on the board. The Terriers had a great opportunity to tie the game in the third period when Colby Brandt was awarded a penalty shot at the 8:10 mark. However, Hawk netminder Patrick Pugliese in his first start of the series after a stint in relief in game four in Yorkton Wednesday, stoned Brandt. The Hawks would then add a powerplay marker at 14:33 from Carson Erhardt to make it a 3-1 lead. Jake Tremblay would add a short-handed, empty net goal at 19:24 to finalize the second series victory for Nipawin in the bestof-seven Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League series. Pugliese earned the win in the Hawks net facing 24-shots. Ryan Ouellette took the loss as the Terrier netminder facing 36-shots.
Game four
(Left to right) Riley Richards, Katelynne Hoffman, and Kurt Hoffman finish top of their respective classes in SFSAA Wrestling though the other guy may be bigger and stronger than you, you’ll be faster. He’ll also get tired a lot faster so you can strategize a bit more, tire out your opponent. That lets you be more strategic and plan your moves so each one has more impact.” It appears to have worked. The YRHS wrestling team clinched the distinction of being a double provincial winner. “For sure, it’s the first time we’ve had two athletes win back to back in two different weight classes though, with four medals between them,” said Roby Sharpe.
Of course, they’re just getting warmed up.
“We’re hoping to go for nationals.”
The Yorkton Terriers set themselves up to be only one win away from advancing to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinals thanks to a home ice win over Nipawin March 20, at the Farrell Agencies Arena. The Terriers had a dream start as Mason Mullaney scored on the powerplay 4:35 to take
the early lead. Chantz Petruic made it 2-0 at 8:33, and when Quinten Hobbs made it 3-0 22-seconds later the Terriers had chased Hawks starting netminder Declan Hobbs from the game in favour of Patrick Pugliese. Hobbs had faced only 10-shots in allowing three goals. The Hawks would finally get on the board at 17:58 of the opening period as Walker Cote scored. In the second only one goal was added to the scoresheet, an unassisted marker by Colby Brandt to make it a 4-1 game in favour of Yorkton. Brandt’s goal would come after taking the puck on a missed Hawk shot at the Terrier blueline and going in on a breakaway. In the third Nipawin would make it interesting as Josh Lester would score only 2:03 into the stanza to make it 4-2, but that would prove to be all the offence the Hawks could muster, while Brandt would net a second unassisted marker, this one into an empty net to make it a 5-2 final. Ryan Ouellette would earn the win in the Terrier net facing 34-shots, while Hobbs took the loss. Pugliese faced 30 shots in relief. Terrier head coach Mat Hehr said he could not have drawn up a better start than to jump out to a 3-0 lead early. “It sets you up pretty good for the rest of the game,” he said. Hehr said the Terriers may have backed off just a bit after the early lead, but overall he is liking the effort, suggesting they’ve played at least 55-minutes of hard hockey every game, and that has been a key to being up three-games-to-one. Brandt said the Terriers are just staying focused on the game right now. “We’re just working hard … When you’re working hard, just as hard as they are, talent takes over,” he said. As for chasing Hobbs from the game, Brandt said it was big. “It feels pretty good to rattle his cage,” he said. “Maybe we are in his head,” agreed Hehr, adding they went into the series wanting to make it hard for Hobbs. “… We wanted to get to the middle and try and get in his eyes.” At the same time Brandt said the Terriers have all kinds of confidence in Ouellette in their net. “He’s always going to play great for us … He just gets better and better,” he said.
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CFL on verge of serious fumble Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Yorkton This Week
The Canadian Football League looks poised to make the biggest fumble in its generally long and storied history. Presently the league appears to be kicking around the idea of lowering the Canadian ratio from seven starters to five. One of the core concepts of the CFL is its Canadian content. The league should not want to be some north of the border American football refuge in the guise of a Canadian league. It should forever champion the Canadian game, and by extension Canadian players. This is not a unique take on a national league. Most European hockey leagues, such as those in Germany and Switzerland, generally have limits placed on the number of imports on a roster. They want their national leagues to
be something a player in their countries can aspire to as a way to develop the sport from the grassroots to the professional level. If you are a young hockey player in Munich, Germany, the dream of making the National Hockey League might simply be a dream too big to take on. But, a spot on the Red Bulls Ice Hockey Club, the pro team in Munich in the German league is a dream they can envision. That is where the Canadian content is important in the CFL. As a story by Yorkton This Week recently documented Yorkton’s own Layne Hull attended a recent league combine, his mind set on making the CFL. The ridiculous ratio change would chop 18 spots that Canadians now hold, pushing players like Hull that much further from playing in a league that in their own country should be
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Sports welcoming of talent from Canada. I get that finding Canadian talent is likely harder for CFL management, coaches and scouts, most drawn from the U.S. where their contacts will be stronger, but that is a weak reason for changing the rule. Teams just need to work better at keeping an eye on the college game in this country to evaluate talent. There will always be players such as Taylor Loffler, Nic Demski, Brad Sinopoli, Andrew Harris, Jon Cornish, Ray Elgaard and dozens of others. These are the players
that young players, like those in our Yorkton Minor Football program can look too as inspiration, knowing if others have made it to the pro level, they can too. It just takes a dedicated eye by scouts in this country to find them. There has also been talk the ratio reduction is in part to make room for an international player, someone gleaned from the recent efforts of CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie to make connections with football in countries from Mexico to Germany. Interestingly, the
equation. Of course the simplest solution to the quandary is to expand the CFL roster, leaving the Canadian ratio as it is. Adding two players, the logical expansion in my mind, provides for a designated ‘international’ on a roster, adds to the American talent pool, and helps alleviate players being forced into playing out of position, or both ways at times, which potentially leads to more injuries. There is already a practice roster where players are parked. Teams are paying those players, so why not have access to them in a game situation. So far Ambrosie has hit on just about everything he has done, from his celebrating diversity initiative, to eyeing Halifax expansion to CFL 2.0, hopefully following all that positive effort he won’t let the league go down the road of making the game on the field less Canadian.
German Football League (GFL), the elite league for American football in Germany, which was formed in 1979, started out with no restriction on how many foreigners a team could field. There was however, a stipulation that every team had to field a minimum of three German nationals at any time. That was soon changed, and the allowed number of foreigners on the field for a team at any given time was reduced to five, and then in 1982, this number was reduced to four, in 1983 to three and, by 1986, only two were allowed on the field for a team at any given time. So why is the CFL going backwards? If the league wants to attract players through what Ambrosie has termed CFL 2.0, the connections to other countries, by all means, but designate that spot from the import side of the
Deer Park golf fees set for 2019 Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council has approved the 2019 fees and charges at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course. “Council’s current direction is to operate the Deer Park Golf course as a community recreation facility similar to other sport, culture and recreation facilities that are typically provided by municipalities, such as ice arenas, swimming pools, libraries, art galleries, ball diamonds, soccer pitches, and playgrounds. Therefore, the golf course is provided similar investment to ensure golf remains a publicly available recreation activity,” explained Darcy McLeod, Director Community Development, Parks & Recreation with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday. McLeod noted ultimately, the success of a golf course is dependent on a number of factors including weather, course condition, service and cost. The area’s market has the most significant impact on the success of the golf course. This includes: *The community’s ability/ willingness to pay;
*Other competing entertainment options; *The number and condition of courses in the area; and *Maintaining affordability vs. recovering appropriate level of costs. It is important to balance the cost of participation with the community’s ability to pay, he said. “The pricing for golf at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course is aimed to be in the mid-range of other similar golf courses in the Province. If the prices are set too high, people will not participate at that course and choose another less expensive course in the area. This is especially true for the casual or social golfer. If fees are set too low, the golf course may be considered undervalued and create suspicion as to why it is so inexpensive. This is true if you are an avid golfer looking for challenges and quality. In both cases, the result could be a poor reputation for the golf course, which negatively impacts rounds played which translates into (revenue),” continued McLeod. “When making recommendations on fees, Administration looks at various factors, includ-
ing rates at other golf courses in Saskatchewan. We also recognize that markets are different throughout the province as are course standards and levels of service. Past Council direction was to ensure that golfing at Deer Park was available to the residents of Yorkton as a feasible recreation opportunity, especially for our community’s youth. The intent is to create a strong future for the golf course by encouraging youth to learn the game and continue playing into their adult years. Administration is trying to cultivate avid, loyal golfers who will be regulars, while at the same time encourage the casual or social golfer to participate.” Still the course should recoup as much of its operational costs as possible. “Increasing revenue to offset operating costs is the overall goal for Administration at the golf course. One method for increasing revenue is to increase rates. This is also an effective method to maintain a rate balance with other similar courses, ensuring we do not fall too far behind the market; however, this does not necessarily guarantee an increase in overall revenue.
Administration’s preferred method is to increase rounds played with the idea that the more people that golf, the more revenue will be collected,” said McLeod. In 2018, 16,654 rounds of golf were played at Deer Park. In an effort to increase rounds played in 2018, Council chose to reduce some rates while freezing others: *The New Adult rate was reduced to $800.00 from $1,095.00 and resulted in a 75 per cent increase in New Adult passes being sold (from 10 to 40) from 2017. *The Young Adult rate was reduced to $500.00 from $640.00 in order to attract young golfers and resulted in a 59 per cent increase in Young Adult passes being sold (from five to 12) compared to 2017. A Young Adult is defined as turning 25 or under in 2018. *The Twilight fee was reduced to $27.50 from 33.00 and the available time shifted earlier to accommodate earlier sunset times. This resulted in a 63 per cent increase in Twilight rounds played (from 145 to 472). *The green fee rates were frozen at the 2017 rate which resulted in a nine per cent
increase in green fee rounds played. *A three per cent inflationary rate was applied to the remaining rates and passes. In addition, in 2019, the course will see some construction occur throughout the season. Work will continue on the new hole #8 as well as the new #7 green with irrigation and drainage work also planned. Although these improvements are not expected to negatively impact course playability, there may be some disruptions throughout the season. Therefore, in an effort to continue to increase revenue by increasing rounds played, Administration is recommending that the Deer Park green fee rates continue to be frozen at the 2017 level. Further, that the season pass and other golf-related revenue rates receive an inflationary increase of three per cent, which are rounded for ease of communication. Deer Park daily green fee rates were last increased in 2017. The adult season pass for 2019 will by $1230, and an 18 hole round played from 6 a.m. to 12:59 will be $44.
In the rings The Yorkton Curling Club held its annual mens bonspiel last week, with 18 teams taking part in the final event of the curling season. The Brent Dergousoff rink would capture the ‘A’ side. Action Saturday was so close Neil Weinmaster needed to measure for a score as Tanner Kinaschuk looks on. Staff Photos by Calvin Daniels
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MALINOWSKI - Pauline Malinowski, widow of the late Leon Malinowski, passed away peacefully at the Yorkton District Nursing Home - Skinner Unit on March 14, 2019 at the age of 87 years. Pauline Malinowski (Woitas) was born on November 27, 1931 to Steve and Rose Woitas in the West Bend district of Saskatchewan. She was the eighth of sixteen children. Pauline grew up on the family farm. She was raised with strong family values and a spiritual upbringing centered around the Model Farm Church. She was a happy, loving, energetic middle child. Following her schooling, she worked in retail stores in West Bend, Sheho and Hull, Quebec. Pauline met Leon Malinowski and they were married on August 7, 1954. They made their home in Bankend, SK where Leon owned and operated a business that relocated to Yorkton. They supported each other throughout their years in business. They were married for 52 years and were blessed with three children; Leona, Diane and David. Pauline’s passion was her family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She took pride in herself and her household. She was an exceptional cook and nobody left her home hungry. She travelled extensively with Leon, family and friends to many places and countries around the world. She was an avid gardener, mushroom and berry picker and card player. Pauline enjoyed dancing, singing and occasional trips to casinos. She spent quiet times reading and crocheting, keeping up with current news and watching classic movies and sports on television. Pauline loved animals, took care of many pets and had a special place in her heart for little birds. Pauline was a generous woman, independently minded, a good listener and a trusting and loyal confidant. Pauline was predeceased by her parents, Steve and Rose Woitas; mother and father-in-law, Stanley and Helen Malinowski; husband Leon Malinowski; infant daughter Susan Malinowski; sister, Mary Valentine, brothers: Bill, Alex (Janice), Syd, Walter, Fred (Alice) and Panko (Anne) Woitas. sisters-in-law: Florence (Andy) Wielgoz and Roseline Bukowski, brothers-in-law: Eli Kolybaba, Nick Phillips, Dan Verklan, Wasyl Chaykoski and Joe Chrunik. Pauline will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her children: Leona (Andy) Walter, grandchildren: April Twining, Carrie Webb and Clayton Kobitz, great-grandchildren: Annaliese and Cullen Twining and Brayden Webb. Diane (Doug) Ruf, grandchildren: Sarah Ruf (Lance Stilborn) and Lisa Ruf (Garret Yurchuk), great-grandchild Oscar Yurchuk. David (Sherrie) Malinowski, grandchildren: Dawson and Michael Malinowski. sisters: Ann Kolybaba, Olga Phillips, Sophie Verklan, Stella Chaykoski, Kay Chrunik, Terry (Stan) Harder and Lillian (Wayne) Harris; brother, Mike (Gerardine) Woitas, sisters-in-law: Irene Woitas and Elizabeth (Holley) Miller, brothers-in-law: Raymond (Elsie) Malinowski and Joe Bukowski. As well as numerous nieces, nephews and many, many good friends. Forever Remembered - Vichnaya Pamyat! The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, March 22, 2019 from St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen as Celebrant, assisted by Rev. Fr. Methodius Kushko C.Ss.R. Lectors were Shelley Stepanuik and Sarah Ruf. The general intercessions were offered by Sherrie Malinowski. Gift bearers were Carrie Webb, Clayton Kobitz, Lisa Ruf and Michael Malinowski. Pianist, Donna McCauley, led the Parish Choir and the congregation in the hymns ‘Here I Am Lord’, Psalm 23, ‘By Name I Have Called You’, ‘I Am the Bread of Life’, ‘Prayer of St. Francis’, ‘Song of the Angels’ and ‘Blest are They’. Honourary bearers were Doug Ruf and Andy Walter. The interment took place in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Lance Karkut, John Malinowski, Tim Verklan, Ken Chrunik and Mark and Kevin Woitas serving as the casket bearers. A memorial luncheon followed in the Parish Hall. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.
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HABERMAN - Vernon Brian Haberman of Yorkton passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019, after a two year battle with liver cancer, at the age of 69. Vern was born December 5, 1949 in Kamsack to William and Bertha Haberman. Vern grew up in Winnipeg and then moved back to Yorkton in 1969. That is where he met Joan and they were married August 7, 1971. They resided in Yorkton where they raised their family and made their home. Vern was predeceased by his father William, mother Bertha, brother Jerry, inlaws, Meta and Ewald Hautz and brother-in-law Darin Hautz. Vern is survived by his loving wife, Joan; sons Brian, Brad (Wendy), daughters Jenelle (Chad), Crystal (Jason) and his seven grandchildren, Akeelie, Dreyden, Carson, Jesse, Jayla, Olivia and Harper, brother Bruce (Diane) of Winnipeg, sisterin-law Laurel (Jim) of Prince Albert, brother-in-law Terry (Paulette) of Langenburg, sister-in-law JoAnne of Regina, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Vern worked for Pepsi for 21 years where he met a lot of great people and found his love of “pop”. From there he moved on to drive truck for numerous companies with his last being for Home Hardware. Vern loved being social and enjoyed playing cards (Kaiser and Poker), broomball, hunting and golfing. Recently he loved going to Rayzr’s to enjoy “pop” with his buddies. Many family trips were had in the Van including camping, trips to Edmonton, Calgary, Disneyland and numerous hockey trips with the boys. In later years Vern enjoyed traveling to Moose Jaw with Merv and Clarinda, Cuba with Laurel and Mexico with Terry and Paulette and Laurel. Vern enjoyed visiting Brad and Wendy and Chad and Jenelle at SunShadows sitting around the fire and socializing. He enjoyed Friday nights with Crystal and Jason and Brian coming over to visit and watch the Riders. Last year Vern went to his first ever Rider game where he visited the new Mosaic Stadium and saw the Riders win over Ottawa. Vern enjoyed watching his grandsons playing hockey and football. Vern’s presence will be missed by his family and friends. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from Zion Lutheran Church in Yorkton with Pastor Andrew Cottrill officiating. Soloist, Lawrence Kitz, sang ‘Look For Me at Jesus Feet’. Organist, Verna Liebrecht led the congregation in the hymns ‘How Great Thou Art’, ‘Jesus Sinners Doth Receive’ and ‘How Great Thou Art’. The urn bearer was Akeelie Haberman. The interment will take place at a later date in the Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Memorials were to Zion Lutheran Church. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.
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KLIMCHUK - Lorn Victor Klimchuk of Yorkton passed away peacefully on March 19, 2019 at the age of 86 years. He was born on September 7, 1932, the son of John and Olga Klimchuk, who farmed in the Mikado, SK area. Lorn attended high school in Yorkton. On May 27, 1957 Lorn married Natalia (Nettie) Bugutsky. They resided in Yorkton where they raised their three sons. Together they owned and operated the Texaco gas station and Skyline restaurant. After selling their business they took an extended holiday and traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Taiwan. When Lorn’s dad retired they took over the family farm where Lorn continued to have an active role until his health started to decline in October 2017. Lorn and Nettie loved old time country and polka music. In his younger years Lorn played fiddle in a small band and spent many Saturday nights entertaining at country dances. He was an avid remote controlled model airplane enthusiast. With Nettie by his side he traveled across the Prairies and into the States to participate in fly meets. They loved spending their winters in Phoenix, AZ where Lorn could fly his planes and Nettie could shop and enjoy the sun. Lorn faithfully served as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Yorkton, always ready to express his love for Jehovah God. Lorn had complete trust in the resurrection hope. Predeceased by his wife Nettie (January 2, 2012), youngest son Perry (November 19, 2011), his father John and mother Olga and his older sister Lucy. Lorn was a caring, generous man who was dearly loved and will always be missed by his sons Eldon and wife Brenda, Sheldon and wife Janice; his grandchildren Kayla Elder (nee Klimchuk), Kyle and wife Christi Klimchuk, Joshua Klimchuk, Justin Klimchuk, Jessie Klimchuk; his great-granddaughters Aspyn Elder and Brynlee Klimchuk; as well as his sister Judy (Jim) Virtue and their children Colin (Melanie) and Cory. He will always be in the memory of his many cousins and friends. The funeral service was held on Monday, March 25, 2019 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Mr. Blaine Pack officiating. The interment was held in the Klimchuk Family Plot, in the Garden of St. Mark, at Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Condolences for the family can be left at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.
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The R.M. of Sliding Hills No. 273 is accepting resumes from individuals interested in working for the municipality as a Tractor & Mower Operator. In addition to grass cutting duties the position includes, but is not limited to, general maintenance duties, such as, equipment and shop maintenance, road sign installations, waste disposal site maintenance and other duties as determined by Council. The R.M. is currently operating a JD 6140R Tractor with front end loader and pulling a Schulte Flex Arm and 15’ XH 1500 Rotary Cutter. Please forward resume detailing work experience, equipment operated, courses taken, expected wage and references by Friday, April 5th, 2019. R.M. of Sliding Hills No. 273 Box 70 Mikado, Sask. S0A 2R0 slidinghills_rm273@sasktel.net Tel: 306-563-5285 Fax: 306-563-4447 Craft Fairs/Bazaars
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Spring Supper Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum, Friday, April 12, 2019. Pelly Community Hall from 4:30 7:30 pm. Adults: $15; youngsters, ages 6-11: $7:00 Enjoy bingo at Pelly Happy Hearts after the supper. 306-584-1822
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
Adult Personal Messages LOOKING FOR a female to go out with. 306-641-6234. Give your tight budget a little relief. Make some extra cash by selling the items you no longer need with a low-cost, fast-acting Yorkton This Week and Marketplace Classified Ad. Phone 306-782-2465.
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 specically 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
Land for Sale
Handyperson WHATEVER NEEDS DONE. Carpentry, plumbing, painting, yard work, garbage hauled away. Phone 306-621-7538, leave message.
Renos & Home Improvement PARKLAND GRANITE & TILE LTD Stop in to see us at 128-2nd Avenue NW, Roblin. Are you renovating your home, cabin or commercial space? We have Granite, Quartz, Floor and Wall Tiles, Luxury Vinyl Plank, Sheet Vinyl, and more to beautify your space. Sales, installation, and interior renovations. 204-647-9073 www.parklandgranitetileltd.com
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Services for Hire BRAZEAU MASONRY & ROOFING. Avoid Ice Damming. Rooftop Snow Removal. Wayne 306-3318069.
Land for Sale
Selling your land? Call Justin Yin! • • • • • •
Farmland Marketing Specialist Powerful multiple marketing networks Powerful English & Chinese websites Powerful Electronic Marketing tools Featured on CTV / Global TV Featured in The Globe & Mail / The Western Producer • First person to create use his own computer program to analysis land value • First person to use a RV trailer as the mobile office • Hundreds of listings have been sold
From FOR SALE to SOLD Cell: 306-2301588 Office: 306-3618926 Fax: 306-6651443 Email: justin.yin.ca@gmail.com
UNLIMITED SOLUTIONS. Mold inspections & Testing. Radon gas testing, ozone odour elimination. Wayne 306-331-8069.
Land for Sale
FARMLAND WANTED
NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. Great References Available a total of 602 QUARTER SECTIONS SOLD across saskatchewan RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-716-2671 saskfarms@shaw.ca
Yorkton This Week | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Apartments / Condos-For Sale
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CONDO FOR SALE in Saskatoon, SK. 1,076sq.ft., 2 bedroom, 2 full baths, all new appliances & decor. Asking $190,900. Phone 306-9342568.
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FOR SALE OR RENT 3 bedroom house. Fridge/stove/washer/dryer/water softener w/one car garage at back. Phone 306-783-6742.
Highway #9 North, Yorkton 306-783-8660
Lots & Acreages for Sale LOT FOR SALE. RM of Orkney No. 244. Lot 8, Block 1 on Kittle Ave. Large, open, corner, high lot. Phone 403-547-4431.
Space For Lease COMMERCIAL/RETAIL Space For Rent. 552 Broadway St. East. Unit D (formerly D-Link) 2,500sq.ft. office/warehouse space. Call 306782-2937.
Apartments/Condos for Rent
ALLANBROOKE APARTMENTS
• Large 1 & 2 bedroom. • Soft water, heat, and parking included • Fridge & stove • In suite laundry • A/C, deck & patio door • Secure, quiet FOR VIEWING CALL
Janet 306-620-6838 ON BUS ROUTE
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2 Bedroom apartment for rent at 101 Franko Drive, Cedar Ridge Apartments. No Pets, No Smoking, Very clean Price $950.00 for more information call
306-783-3379 First Choice Property Management Available immediately:
Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom suites
throughout � loca�ons in the Bradbrooke & Dalebrooke areas. 9 Secured building, close proximity to bus stops, parks & college etc. 9 Includes fridge, stove, parking, heat, coin operated laundry machines 9 No pets Sign a 10 month lease and receive 1 month FREE rent.
For viewing call: 306-620-5671 or 403-580-5050
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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1983 4450 John (classified) Deere Tractor, indd 1x18L comp7/DB wed tfc approx. 9,000hrs, a/t/c/ with cab, quad range. Good condition. Asking $32,500 OBO. Phone 306-6203356. 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. 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. EATON’S CATALOGUES, crocheted bedspreads, bedding, quilts, clean pillows, teapots, 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. Call 306-782-2127. FARM FRESH eggs for $4./dozen. Call 306-620-2586.
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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. JENNIFER’S HAIR & NAILS at home. Call 306-782-1615 or text 306-621-1046 PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers 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.
QUIET 2 Bedroom 4-plex, close to schools & mall. Includes kitchen and laundry appliances. Available May 1. Call 306-783-8990.
WALK IN COOLER FOR SALE. 3 front-glass doors, back door, 8x8x7’, 9yrs. old, Excellent shape. $6,500 (paid $15,000). Ideal for florist, restaurant, grocer, coffee shop, bar. 1-888-593-6483 Saskatoon.
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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.
RHEIN DISTRICT Lions Club. Gigantic 1-Day Flea Market. April 27, 2019, 9am-3pm. Rhein Lions Hall. Rent a table or outdoor spot for $15.00. Whatever you sell off your table is Cash in Your Pocket! There will be no admission at the door. Lunch will be sold at the venue. For more information or to book your table/outside spot, contact Richard 306-273-4662 or Jolene 306-786-1902.
Duplexes for Rent
Furniture QUEEN Size reclining bed & mattress. 1 year old. Will sell cheap. Located in Yorkton Crossing. Phone 306-590-8455.
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Parts & Accessories 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.
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GOOD’S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB
Feed & Seed 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.
HEATED CANOLA WANTED!! GREEN CANOLA SPRING THRESHED DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!! BARLEY, OATS, WHT LIGHT OR TOUGH SPRING THRESHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!! HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252 Hay/Bales For Sale 50 HAY alfalfa mix bales for sale. Call 306-594-2609.
Livestock 20 OPEN Dehorned yearling Hereford heifers. Call Wes at 306-7435105 Langenburg, SK. www.vcherefordfarm.com. BLACK SIMMENTAL - GELBVIEH yearling bulls. Excellent heifer bulls. Also selling Black Simmental - Gelbvieh yearling replacement heifers. All reasonably priced. 306728-9043, Melville.
Heavy Equipment Operator Get started on your career as a heavy equipment operator. These skills are in high demand in construction, oil and gas, mining, forestry, and in rural and urban municipalities. This program includes one week of safety training and five weeks of hands-on equipment operation. Safety ticket training may include Power Mobile Equipment, H2S Alive, Ground Disturbance and First Aid/CPR “A”/AED. Applicants must possess a valid driver’s licence and undergo mandatory alcohol and drug tests (negative screening required to be considered for acceptance). Dates: Tuition & Materials: Location:
May 16 - June 28, 2019 $8,000.00 (approx.) Trades & Technology Centre 273 Dracup Ave. North, Yorkton
Application Deadline: Drug/Alcohol Screening:
April 19, 2019 April 24, 2019 (mandatory)
For more information or to register, please call 306.786.2583. * Tuition costs are estimates and are subject to change up to 3 months prior to delivery.
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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.
REQUIREMENTS: ͻ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ Žƌ Ă D Žƌ Ă ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ Ă ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ůĞǀĞů͘ ͻdǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ ͻsĂůŝĚ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͛ >ŝĐĞŶƐĞ ;ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽ ŽƵƌ zŽƌŬƚŽŶ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ĐƌŽƐƐͲĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ͘
FOR SALE: Polled Purebred 2 year old and yearling Charolais bulls. Some red factor. Phone 306435-7116. King’s Polled Charolais.
WHAT WE OFFER: ͻ ŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƉĞŶƐŝŽŶ ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ ͻϰ ǁĞĞŬƐ͛ ǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ ƉůƵƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ůŽƐƵƌĞ ͻWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ͻ&ůĞdžŝďůĞ͕ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƞƵů ǁŽƌŬ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
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 WANTED: CATTLE for 2019 Summer Grazing in Whitebeach Community Pasture Inc. For info Phone 306-814-7383, 306-5484340, 306-748-2603. YEARLING AND 2 year old Hereford bulls. Semen tested. For performance information & EPD’s call Wes 306-743-5105. www.vcherefordfarm.com. Langenburg, SK. LOVELAND RED ANGUS, bulls of all ages, also yearling heifer’s quality stock. Delivery available. 306-795-2710, Goodeve, SK.
Purebred Livestock JAYMARANDY LIMOUSIN BULLS For Sale on the farm. 2 year old & yearling polled Red and Black Limousin and Limousin Angus cross. Call 204-937-4980 or 204-937-0274 Roblin.
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Join our team! The Parkland Regional Library is recruiting a Chief Librarian for the Yorkton Public Library to lead a team of individuals who are passionate about library services and programs in our community and the people who make it happen. Reporting to the Director of the Parkland Regional Library, and working with the Yorkton Public Library Board, this position is responsible for the management and leadership of Yorkton Public Library services encompassing administration, programs, special events, public relations, staff leadership and volunteer support with a commitment to the community. The ideal candidate will have experience working within a public library system as well as have the ability to plan and coordinate a variety of resources, activities and projects. A thorough knowledge of the relationship between a community and its public library is important in order to manage and evaluate the needs of our residents and assist in moving the Yorkton Pubic Library forward as the community's living room. The Chief Librarian will use their exceptional motivational, team-building and people management skills to provide leadership to the staff while managing the daily operations. Having outstanding communication skills and sound judgment, the Chief Librarian will build and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external customers by: • Creating a work environment where employees are challenged and fullled. • Using collaborative approaches to increase creativity and innovation. • Using innovative methods and technologies to get things done. • Taking an inclusive approach when working with diverse stakeholders. • Building collaborative relationships. • Making effective use of new technologies and platforms for communication. • Making decisions and taking action to deal with issues before, and if, they arise.
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The ideal candidate will have a Master's Degree in Library Science with 3 years of Library leadership experience, however consideration will be given to applicants who hold a recognized Library and Information Technology Diploma and/or a Library Operations Certicate or related discipline with a minimum of 5 years leadership experience including supervisory experience. We are looking for candidates with a sound understanding of library systems, is a strategic thinker and creative facilitator who is adaptable and works with minimal supervision. Preference will be given to applicants with municipal experience.
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The salary range for this permanent full-time position begins at $58,000, and offers a competitive benets package. If you think you’re the one we’re searching for, please submit your cover letter and resume to the Director of Parkland Regional Library at P.O. Box 5049, Yorkton, SK S3N 3Z4 or by email at ofce@parklandlibrary.ca and indicating the “YPL Chief Librarian” in the subject line, by April 5, 2019 by 4:00p.m. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted
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WEST REGION CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC. invites applications for an
INTAKE WORKER
Waywayseecappo First Nation WRCFS is a mandated First Nations child and family services Agency responsible to provide a full range of services, including statutory services, voluntary services and prevention services to the children and families of its nine First Nations, residing on and off reserve. The purpose of the programs of WRCFS is to sustain, support, and enhance family and community life. Reporting to the Community Based Team Supervisor, the worker will be responsible to work as part of a team in delivering a full range of child and family services utilizing a community based model of service delivery, with emphasis on prevention and resource services as a frontline approach. This is an 18 month term position. DUTIES INCLUDE: • Ensure a working knowledge of CFS legislation, regulations, standards and WRCFS policy and procedures • To operate within the mandate, understanding the role of a mandated worker • Complete the Structured Decision Making as required • Provide Intake services using the Intake Module (IM) • Provide direct service; Placement • Ensure there is development of relevant community resources of an ongoing nature and networks effectively with the existing resources • Ensure culturally appropriate services • Make referrals to appropriate resources based on family assessments • Complete necessary administrative duties • Establishment of good working relationships with other community services and resources QUALIFICATIONS: • BSW with at least two years related experience preferably in First Nations Child & Family Services. An equivalent combination of training and experience will be considered. • Must have a commitment to First Nations Child & Family Services, community based planning, and service delivery. • Knowledge of and appreciation for Ojibway culture and aspirations are essential. • The ability to speak Ojibway will be considered a denite asset. • Must have demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and within a multi-disciplinary approach. • Must have computer training and/or knowledge of Microsoft Ofce • Be familiar with the Structured Decision Making assessment tools, Intake & CFSIS is essential. The successful applicant must provide WRCFS with a current Criminal Record Check that includes a Vulnerable Sector Search, Child Abuse Registry Check, Prior contact check and Driver's Abstract prior to the commencement of employment. Travel is required. A valid driver's license and access to means of reliable transportation for work is a condition of employment. SALARY: Commensurate with experience and training and according to Provincial pay scale. Please submit resumes to:
Ina Tanner, BISW, MSW, RSW Community Based Team Supervisor West Region Child & Family Services, Inc. Box 280 ERICKSON, Manitoba R0J 0P0 Fax: (204) 636-6158
RT’s Heavy Truck & Trailer is currently seeking
Certified Journeyman or Red Seal Mechanic Jobs Duties/Qualification include: • Skills & training necessary to perform repairs and maintenance procedures on most types of vehicles specializing in heavy trucks and trailers. • Maintenance and repairs may include: engine, transmissions, cooling systems, air systems, fuel and exhaust systems, brakes and tires, hydraulic and electrical systems and lubricating systems • Understand and adhere to company policies, environmental and legal guidelines for work place safety, hazardous waste disposal and other regulatory issues. • Perform welding operations on equipment • Conduct MPI safety checks on vehicles and equipment • Supervision of Apprentice position • MUST provide own tools • Valid Class 5 driver license This position is available at RT’S Heavy Truck & Trailer located in Newdale, MB. Applicant must have own tools and be prepared to work some
Saturdays. We offer competitive wages, benefits package and RRSP/DPSP retirement plan. Please send resume to:
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Box 245 Strathclair, MB R0J 2C0 Attn: Ken Wozney Fax: 204-365-4753 Email: rtmkenwozney86@gmail.com
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 We thank all who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
WEST REGION CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC. invites applications for a
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES WORKER Waywayseecappo First Nation WRCFS is a mandated First Nations child and family services Agency responsible to provide a full range of services, including statutory services, voluntary services and prevention services to the children and families of its nine First Nations, residing on and off reserve. The purpose of the programs of WRCFS is to sustain, support, and enhance family and community life. Reporting to the Community Based Team Supervisor, the workers will be responsible to work as part of a team in delivering a full range of child and family services utilizing a community based model of service delivery, with emphasis on prevention and resource services as a frontline approach. DUTIES INCLUDE: • Provision of a full range of statutory child welfare services • Provision of individual and family counseling • Establishment of good working relationships with other community services and resources • Facilitating treatment and support groups at the community level QUALIFICATIONS: • BSW with at least two years related experience preferably in First Nations Child & Family Services. An equivalent combination of training and experience will be considered. • Must have a commitment to First Nations Child & Family Services, community based planning, and service delivery. • Knowledge of and appreciation for Ojibway culture and aspirations are essential. • The ability to speak Ojibway will be considered a denite asset. • Must have demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and within a multi-disciplinary approach. • Must have computer training and/or knowledge of Microsoft Ofce The successful applicant must provide WRCFS with a current Criminal Record Check that includes a Vulnerable Sector Search, Child Abuse Registry Check, Prior contact check and Driver’s Abstract prior to the commencement of employment. Travel is required. A valid driver’s license and access to means of reliable transportation for work is a condition of employment. Must be willing to relocate to the local area. SALARY: Commensurate with experience and training and according to Provincial pay scale. Relocation and Retention incentives are available for this position. Please submit resumes to:
Ina Tanner, BISW, MSW, RSW Community Based Team Supervisor West Region Child & Family Services, Inc. Box 280 ERICKSON, Manitoba R0J 0P0 Fax: (204) 636-6158
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 We thank all who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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. Smart shoppers find the best buys in the Yorkton This Week Classifieds.
Looking for Owner Operators to join busy grain & fertilizer Trucking Company! Qualifications: • Applicant must have a Class 1S license. • Must be a healthy and energetic with a strong work ethic who is prepared and committed to “on time” delivery and customer satisfaction. • Must have min. 2 years driving experience. • Good people skills. Due to the nature of our business, we are able to accommodate owner/operators not living in the immediate area. Manitoba to Alberta routes – home on weekends. Only selected applicants will be contacted. Please send resume to:
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Best hockey in half decade The Yorkton Terriers have treated us to the best Junior ‘A’ hockey we’ve seen in this city in five years. The games, in a lot of ways, have been more exciting to watch than when the team went all the way in 2014. And, I hate to be the bah-humbug of it all, but why do we need that ear piercing horn to help our team succeed? I really like Darrin Campbell. He is great for the Terriers, he’s great for our community, and he’s a great guy to hang out with and talk hockey. But, there’s got to be another way to show how enthusiastic we are without the crazy horn. I guess it wouldn’t be nearly as bad if I only heard it after a goal or as they come out of the dressing room. However, it’s reached the point where I feel like we are out to prove our horn is louder than their horns. Mission accomplished. It’s the loudest horn in the SJHL to be sure. I am not sure if Humboldt still have their fans that bring a really loud rattle type device to the games or not. Back when they were winning championships about ten years ago, there was a fan who had the most annoying noise maker I’ve ever heard and they sat right behind the visitor’s bench. It was so bad, I remember Larry
Wintoneak, when he was coach of Kindersley, spilled coffee on himself early in the first period and then turned around and tried to climb into the stands in an effort to convince the officials to evict the fan. If that rattle (and rattle isn’t really the right word to use here, but I don’t know what else to call it) is still being brought to the games, that would be the only thing I can think of that would out-do the horn at Yorkton games. All in all, I realize it’s in good fun and it’s great to see this kind of passion for the Terriers. The horn isn’t going to prevent me from going to future games at all. I’d just prefer we be more selective when it gets blown and try to remember I’m not young anymore so my ears aren’t as tough haha. Donald Trump has been exonerated of Russia collusion in the last US federal election. In fact, the report says that Trump isn’t only not guilty of collusion, but he turned down numerous offers from Russian officials. Think of all the times media people appeared on your television set promoting Trump and Russia collusion. Media is, truly, broken. One of the reasons Trump is despised by
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Stackhouse Soapbox some folks is because he’s so rich and people are jealous. You know there will be something else that media will attach themselves to in hopes of having him removed from office. Maybe it’ll be the tax returns. The one thing I’d say to that is maybe we shouldn’t worry about how rich Trump is, but instead look at how rich other politicians got after they were in office. Trump amassed his wealth before he became President. Many others left that office with a lot more in the bank than when they arrived. I question those people more than Trump. Here in Canada, we need to start asking ourselves what will happen if the incompetent and corrupt Liberals survive
the SNC Lavalin scandal and win the October 21st election. What will Justin Trudeau think he can’t do in terms of political corruption and extending political favours to their rich friends? I fear the answer to that is ‘nothing’. And, in fact, I wouldn’t be shocked if federal elections become a thing of the past and Trudeau passes a law that says since the Liberals know what’s best for us all, they just get to stay in power forever. That’s how he has done everything else, through lecturing and fake kindness. Apparently, Trudeau couldn’t even abide by the rules in the House of Commons that say no food is allowed as he was accused of eating a bagel. He admitted to chomping on a chocolate bar and
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apologized, but Catherine McKenna could be seen chewing something while seated behind him as he apologized. They are that smug. The Conservatives forced an all-night session of voting last week with the intent being that in the event not enough Liberals are sitting in the House at the time of a vote, it would be considered a non-confidence vote and an election would be triggered. According to Pierre Polievre, the Liberals did have an instance were 52 of them were late arriving for a vote on a particular issue and the government should have been overthrown; but since the Speaker Of The House is also Liberal, he claimed to not really know if they made it in on time and couldn’t determine if some of them voted when they shouldn’t have. So, the entire exercise is pointless and we don’t enforce the current rules on the books. Nice person mentions this week: April Brazeau, Kelsey Forgeron, Robert Gosselin, Darryl Wolski, and Donna Harpauer.
RESIDENT MANAGER/MAINTENANCE WORKER Property Management Company is currently looking for a Resident Manager/Maintenance Worker for our apartment buildings located in Yorkton Key Duties and Responsibilities includes: Enforcing the provisions of the Residential Tenancy Act, manage rental process for residents which includes advertising property, all paper work for rental units, monthly rent collection, manage building maintenance which includes conducting repairs and painting as necessary, cleaning common areas. Perform other duties as assigned. The resident manager is required to possess strong communication skills (includes both written and verbal communication) strong working knowledge of the Residential Tenancy Act, Excellent customer service skills, must be computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel and Emails) Experience conducting maintenance and repairs, attention to details and accuracy. Ability to respect confidentiality of information.
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MACHINE SHOP LABOURER Maki Services, an established cylinder and machining repair business, requires a full time Machine Shop Labourer with an immediate start date. Maki Services is a full service shop providing hydraulic repairs & mfg, machining and fabrication services for commercial, industrial and end user needs throughout the regional area. See www.makiservices.com for more information about our company. Your role will be to work closely with machine shop personnel on a wide range of duties to se fill customer service orders. We are looking for an individual who enjoys variety in their work, and are very customer conscious in providing quality workmanship in the most time efficient manner as possible. Individuals with the added ability to trouble shoot technical issues and recommend repair solutions are encouraged to highlight this expertise in their application. Prior experience in a hydraulic repair setting or a machine shop environment would be a definite asset. Any individuals who are mechanically inclined are encouraged to apply. Submit your resume and cover letter highlighting your qualifications and experience. Please email your resume to makijobs@sasktel.net
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Truck Driver / Fuel Delivery person Brendonn Holdings / Petro Canada is looking for a fuel delivery / truck driver. Will be responsible to deliver petroleum products to farms and commercial accounts in the Yorkton trade area. We offer a great work environment, competitive wages with benefits, home every night, work with a well established family owned business. Must have: • Class 1A or 3A license • Work well with other team members • Good people skills, able to communicate with customers • Experience an asset but willing to train For more details contact Tony @306-783-4567 Apply with Resume and driver’s abstract to brendonn.tony@sasktel.net or 24 Broadway Str W., Yorkton. SK. (next door to Dairy Queen)
FABRICATION FACILITY - Battleford, SK. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 11.1+/- Title Acres, 43,821+/- Sq Ft Fabrication Facility. Ed Truelove: 306.441.0525; Brokerage: Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. RHEIN HOTEL Online Auction April 4-18. 4 Main St. Rhein, SK. Built in 1953. 2 storey house. 3751sq.ft. is currently being used for residential, but can be converted back to a bar/restaurant. www.ukrainetzauction.com for details. $45,000 Opening Bid. 6 PARCELS OF FARMLAND Pleasantdale, SK. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 959+/- Title Acres, Unquantified gravel reserves. Ed Truelove: 306.441.0525; Brokerage: Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. Keeping YOU informed each week in our community-Yorkton This Week.
The big show Skate Yorkton presented its windup event ‘Broadway’ at the Farrell Agencies Arena Sunday. The performance was a chance for skaters from beginner, through to the
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group’s top competition skaters to show off the skills they have been working on throughout the season.
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The simplicity makes card game a great choice
When it comes to game designers James Ernest is one of my favourites. Ernest’s best game by far is the modern classic Tak, one of my favourite abstract strategy games in recent years, but he has had his hand in creating other games including the highly addictive Pairs, Button Men and Unexploded Cow. And now there is Girl Genius: The Works, which Ernest designed along with Phil Foglio. So to start with the rule set notes; “Girl Genius is a web comic of adventure, romance and mad science, created by Phil and Kaja Foglio. It has been running constantly since 2001, and has won many accolades and awards. “The story follows the adventures of Agatha Heterodyne, mad genius and heir to a mysterious and powerful bloodline.” And now there is what
might be described as a companion game to the web comic. “Girl Genius: The Works is a strategy card game designed by James Ernest, and was first released in 2001, right alongside the comic. In The Works, everything in the world is a cog in a giant machine. Cards flip, spin and pop, and have diverse and interesting effects (not all of which are good),” describe the rules. The strategy can be complex, but the basic game is pretty simple. There are hundreds of different cards in the set, with interesting effects and combinations at every turn. “The game takes place on a 12-card board. On each turn, you will flip a card, spin a card, and check to see if anything popped. When cards pop, they can have special effects, which might lead
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THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com to popping more cards, losing turns, or many other interesting things. “After you pop a card it goes into your Score Pile, where it is worth points. The first player to collect enough points wins the game.” The strategy of course comes from determining which card from your hand to put into the grid, and perhaps more importantly its orientation; does it open a path for your opponent to score? Or, will its placement force a move that ultimately favours you?
“The most important decision in this game is how to replace the cards you pop,” describes the rule set. “It’s probably obvious that the first few cards you take will be fairly random. But as soon as you start to play replacements onto the board, you are choosing how the game will unfold. “Remember that once the board is closed, players will be forced to take a move if there is one. While it may be tempting to freeze the board, it’s actually much more effective to give your
opponent a single bad move, or create one move that sets you up a better one.” The Works is, at its heart, a two-player game. There is a good deal of strategy in setting up moves for yourself, and this can be a little more chaotic when you add more players. The rules however are designed to work for as many as six players, “so don’t be confused if some wording implies more opponents than you. “If you play with four or six players, we recommend that you play in teams. The target score for a team is equal to the total of the target scores for the individual players. For example, with four players, the winners are the first team to score a total of 80 points.” I will suggest when a game is generally designed for two players it is usually best
to keep it two players. More might seem to be a good idea in terms of the social aspect of gaming, but the chaos leaves you with little control. Check it out at www. cheapass.com Thanks to fellow gamer Adam Daniels for his help in running through this game for review. For a bonus game review head to yorktonthisweek.com where a review of the game Flint and Feather has been posted this week.
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