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Accused in Focht case appear before court

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The four accused in the murder of Colin Focht all appeared before the courts on April 17.

The two youth accused in the crime both appeared before Yorkton Provincial Court. Their return dates are April 29 and May 6. They cannot be named due to being under 18 at the time of the alleged offence. One of the youth is charged with second degree murder, while the second, who is currently 18, is charged with accessory after the fact of murder.

Jordon Ironstand also appeared in Yorkton Provincial Court. His next appearance will be on May 1. He is also charged with second degree murder.

Those three were already in custody on unrelated charges.

Taiya Hudy appeared before Court of Queen’s Bench for a show cause hearing on charges of second degree murder. She was released on $1,000 bail under strict conditions. Her next appearance is in Yorkton Provincial Court on May 14.

Morgan tops talent search

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Saskatchewan’s Next Big Star is Katie Morgan of Saltcoats.

Morgan, supported by her band NFA, earned the title at a contest at the Longbranch in Saskatoon as a lean-in to the recent Saskatchewan Country Music Association awards weekend.

Morgan told Yorkton This Week the win came as a surprise.

“They announced the second place first, but I thought they announced the winner, so I was like yay I got second. ‘Wait a minute,’ then I realized that I

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Birding workshop teaches citizen scientists

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer In the morning, you look out the window, you see a bird. What kind of bird is it? What are its features? If you’ve ever been curious, there are ways to tell what a bird is, and a recent meet at the Land Titles Building in Yorkton taught people what they can do to rec-

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ognize birds.

LeeAnn Latremouille has been travelling around Saskatchewan teaching people the basics of identifying birds. She focused on size, shape, behavior and colour, ending with a test that saw some eager young birders identify the birds right away.

She wasn’t doing this

Easter visitor

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The Easter Bunny had to make a last minute stop for supplies at Save-On Foods on Saturday, and took the time to greet kids of all ages during the day.

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for fun, though she does find bird watching to be extremely fun. She also needs help. The Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas needs to be filled, and it’s amateur bird watchers who help put it together and help track where birds are across the province.

“This relies really, really heavily on volunteer citizen scientists. Anybody can sign onto the project and contribute their sightings of birds that are nesting across the province. During this breeding season, that can be a bird in suitable habitat, pairs of birds, birds building nests, birds with recently hatched young and just nests in your yard.”

The Yorkton area has many gaps in the coverage, so she wants to see birdwatchers get out through the area and start spotting and reporting the birds they see. She said that

even very common birds are important to keep track of, as they need to see where birds are moving and what is happening with populations.

They’re repeated at 20 year intervals, and helpful at seeing what’s happening to bird populations.

The most eager spotters in the group were young kids, and Latremouille is excited to see younger people pick up the hobby and start birding.

She notes that it’s the first step in conservation, because you won’t protect what you don’t care about.

“They’re like sponges, they really soak it up... It really is a spot the difference game, and kids really pick it up.”

You can help with the Sask Breeding Bird Atlas at http:// sk.birdatlas.ca. Latremouille has one more thing to add.

“Birds are cool!”

LeeAnn Latremouille gives tips on bird identification at the Land Titles Building on April 17.

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didn’t get second but in fact got first,” she said.

The win is something Morgan said she hopes will open a few doors, suggesting it is important “exposure” which can help in terms of “recording for my band NFA. “It’s so fun and so

good. I hope the exposure gets me out there.”

For Morgan music simply comes naturally.

“I always liked to sing but my mom got me singing lessons,” she related.

“I was classically trained in opera and musical theatre since I was six years

old.”

Morgan’s mother was also instrumental in her being in the Saskatoon competition.

“My mom heard about it and I thought I wouldn’t get in but I entered anyways just for the fun of it,” she said.

Big Brothers Big Sisters to hold summer camps

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Big Brothers Big Sisters are running the Community Connections Kids In Action summer camps starting July 2.

Designed to get kids

more active and engaged with their community, there are two camps: the Physical Literacy camp, which runs from July 2-27th, and the Skills and Abilities camp, which runs July 30-August 24.

The camps run from

Morgan said in preparing for the event she did take stage coaching and belting lessons.

As for the song selection she went with those she was familiar with.

“The songs I chose I played with my band NFA before, but the competition was only for solo artists,” she related.

The songs included; ‘Shallow’ by Lady Gaga,

‘What’s Up’ by 4 Non Blondes, and ‘Stone Cold’

by Demi Lovato.

Each of the songs was chosen for a reason.

“They show off my range and vocal talent and they ‘Wow’ people,” she said, then adding, “And everyone loves 4 Non Blondes.”

After her set Morgan admitted she was not feeling particularly con-

fident being her own harshest critic.

“I am very picky with myself so no I didn’t,” she said.

With the win on her resume Morgan said she is now ready to take another step with her music.

“I want to record an EP and get gigs with my band and tour,” she enthused.

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The Yorkton Legion presented two Sacred Heart High School students with the awards from their Remembrance Day Poem & Essay contest in the fall. Dawson Malinowski was awarded first place in Senior Essay.

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Flying falcons becomes passion for Tarr

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer For Dennis Tarr birds of prey have always drawn his interest.

“As a kid, just always seeing these birds, seeing them circling in the sky, they always kind of fascinated me,” he said.

That fascination would later draw Tarr to the sport of falconry, the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey.

Tarr said a couple of years ago he learned there was a falconer in the area so he contacted him.

“He said come on out and see my bird,” he said. “I was hooked.”

Tarr decided he wanted his own bird, but that is not a simple process. He had to first apprentice under an experienced falconer, a process that saw him live trapping a young red-tailed hawk.

For a year he learned the details of raising and training a bird of prey for hunting which he admitted has its challenges.

“They’re smart. They’re stubborn. They’re mean.

They’ll fight you every step of the way until something clicks and they decide ‘you can spend time with me’,” said Tarr.

Hunting with the hawk was pretty straight forward once the bird was trained.

“I’d put her up in a tree,” he said adding that was a natural vantage point when red-tailed hawks hunt in the wild. It was then his job to walk around to rustle a rabbit or squirrel into moving, at which time the hawk would pounce.

At the end of the year with his hawk Tarr was required to return the bird to the wild. He said releasing his hawk was bittersweet having taught it to hunt and spending many hours with it in the year they were together.

But he was pragmatic about the release too. He noted generally “in the first year of life 80 per cent (of wild hawks) die.” He helped his hawk through that year releasing it in prime condition giving it a good chance to survive in the wild.

“It has a better chance than a wild bird,” he offered.

But, Tarr’s passion for the sport remained and he has since acquired a captive raised falcon from a breeder in Manitoba.

“He breeds the birds to be released into the wild,” explained Tarr, noting most of his birds are placed into wild nests when only a few days old to bolster wild populations, usually in Alberta.

As for the sport flying falcons is generally seen as the highest level of the sport, especially having a female falcon.

“Females are about a third bigger,” explained Tarr. “… The bigger they are, the tougher they are.”

His falcon weighs in at about 1100 grams which is a rather large female.

Tarr said the difference between the red-tailed hawk and the falcon “was like hunting with a BB gun and going to a high-powered rifle.”

Hunting with the falcon is also different, at least in terms of how the bird goes about its business, and what the duo is hunting.

The falcon hunts from flight. Tarr said when his bird is released it climbs to about 1,000 feet and circles looking for a target.

The target is generally a duck, or small goose, again sent into the sky by Tarr’s effort to rustle one out.

“I flush up a duck and it (the falcon) dives and slams into it at 400 kilometres an hour.”

Tarr noted that when he and his falcon hunt ducks and geese he must hold a valid hunting licence and follow all the rules and regulations of the hunting season.

“It’s just instead of hunting with a gun I’m hunting

Dennis Tarr is among a rather select few in Saskatchewan who hunt with birds of prey. with feathers and a beak,” he said with a smile.

During hunting season Tarr tries to get out with his bird daily, although as a paramedic in the city that is not always possible, especially as days grow shorter in the fall.

When there is no hunting season on, the falcon just hangs out in its mews, a birdhouse designed to house one or more birds of prey. The one for Tarr’s falcon is a 10X10 enclosure with an additional 10X12 area which gives his bird access to the outside.

“You keep them fat and happy,” said Tarr, adding you want them to have the best nutrition so when they undergo their annual moult, the shedding of mature feathers to grow new ones, they produce strong new plumage.

“The stronger the feathers, the better that they fly.”

Tarr said both his earlier hawk, and now falcon dine almost exclusively on quail he purchases from a producer in the province raising the birds for human consumption and eggs. The falcon will eat some of what it hunts but generally prefers the quail. He noted he was able to dine on a pheasant the falcon caught because it turned its beak up at consuming the upland bird.

As a falconer, Tarr is part of a rather exclusive group in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Falconry Association was started in 1958 to promote the sport, with the Saskatchewan Falconers Club (SFC) created more recently focusing on the southern area of the province.

Tarr is a member of the SFC. He said while there are about a dozen members, only four currently have birds. He said others have shown interest, but having a bird is a major commitment of both money and time.

“They’re lots of work,” he said, again with a smile.

However, Tarr has no qualms about making the commitment himself.

“For me I like nature. I like being out in nature,” he said, adding he likes the solitude. “It’s calming. I have stressful work so it’s good to get out there (with his bird).”

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It can be argued the Saskatchewan Party government hasn’t yet got school funding right, but it can also be argued no previous government has, either.

Sask. Party supporters likely have a point when they suggest it’s galling for today’s New Democrats to complain about school overcrowding when it was their predecessor’s government that closed 176 schools from 1992 until August 2007.

Moreover, the Sask. Party further argues that with population stagnation during most of the NDP government years, the NDP should be blamed for creating a situation where new schools in Saskatchewan were not needed.

It’s good political rhetoric, but, as often the case with political rhetoric, it doesn’t perfectly reflect all of the reality.

More importantly, none of this political back and forth is doing much to address the new and old problems in both rural and urban Saskatchewan when it comes to addressing our schools’ needs.

Since the days when the one-room rural schoolhouses ended more than 50 years ago (yes, I am old enough to have attended one), it’s been a slow march towards closing schools in small towns.

That’s simply all party of the reality of larger, mechanized farms affecting not only farm populations but also small rural town and even small city populations.

So while it’s true that 176 Saskatchewan schools were closed during the NDP government’s 16-year tenure, it’s also true that schools have been closing during the past 80 years under the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/ NDP, Liberal, Progressive Conservative and, yes, even during the Sask. Party government years.

It should be noted that in the 11-year tenure of this Sask. Party government, there are 31 schools that have been closed.

However, even that number badly needs to be put in some context.

First, let us acknowledge that under the Sask.

Party government, we saw the opening 46 new schools (a few of them, replacements for the schools that have closed).

This government has also renovated or expanded 23 schools and has provided 172 portable classrooms added since 2013 alone.

But it’s highly significant that most of those schools are in the cities that have enjoyed the lion’s share of Saskatchewan’s 160,000-person increase since the Sask. Party government came to power in 2007.

The problem, however, is we now have 70 Saskatchewan schools that exceed 100 per cent capacity — 20 are at more than 120 per cent overcapacity.

Again, this is mostly a city problem, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have big school problems in rural Saskatchewan, as well.

It was revealed by the Regina Leader-Post’s Arthur White-Crummey that rural school divisions are being underfunded.

The Chinook School Division in the southwest is running a $4.8-million deficit this year — its fifth consecutive year of deficit budgeting.

Meanwhile, the Prairie Valley School Division is expecting a $1.1-million deficit and the North East School says it will have to dip into its reserves to make up for a $2.5-million shortfall.

Part of this can surely be attributed to not collecting as much in education property tax on farmland since the Sask. Party came to power.

And while rural school enrolment may be declining, there are added expenses for rual divisions like bussing costs (which may get even more costly because of the carbon tax).

Moreover, because education funding is doled out on a per-student basis, 60 per cent of the $26-million education funding increase in 2019-20 provincial budget is being swallowed up

by Regina and Saskatoon.

This now has some rural divisions pushing back, asking the government to change to the funding formula.

But to do so would worsen the situation for city schools that are struggling with growth problems.

The Sask. Party government needs to find a way to get education funding right.

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SIGN foundational to sense of community T

here are those key organizations in a city which over the years become integral to the quality of life enjoyed by those living in the community.

In Yorkton one of those foundational organizations is most certainly Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, or SIGN for short.

It was half a century ago that SIGN was first imagined.

“Back in 1968, a group of Yorkton clergy decided to form a new type of organization in our community, an organization that would assist people with their social needs and their needs for assistance in areas that were not readily available at that time. They took on an initiative that was truly ahead of its time,” explained Jerome Niezgoda chair of the SIGN Board of Directors at the most recent regular meeting of Yorkton Council.

“Its purpose was to reach the community in a way that was beyond what individual churches could do. They recognized there was a need to promote co-operation among churches, service clubs, and other organizations throughout the community, businesses and interested individuals.”

Niezgoda said no one could have foreseen the growth and longevity that would follow for the organization, and in that he is most certainly accurate.

“Today, SIGN provides more than two dozen important community and social services to children and adults in Yorkton and east-central

Saskatchewan,” he said.

But it’s not the number that is important in terms of SIGN today, or at any point in its history. It’s greatest strength has always been in recognizing community needs, those services we need to make our community better or all, and once a shortfall has been recognized, moving to meet that need.

As a result in recent years, SIGN has been “instrumental in starting a free walk-in mental health counselling program, which in the provincial budget this spring was recognized by the government as worthy not only of funding for the existing locations, but which will be expanded to many more communities,” said Niezgoda.

“SIGN’s programs today deal with a wide range of topics as we assist youth, families and adults. We operate programs to teach life skills to youth, before and after school programs at four schools, an adolescent group home, and a childcare and early learning facility.”

SIGN has been such an integral part of the community in terms of providing services across such a wide range of areas it is now hard to imagine our community without them.

So it is not surprising that Yorkton Council was unanimous in declaring Good Neighbours Week for the week of May 5 to 11 in the city. It is an opportunity to mark decades of dedication and hard work that SIGN has carried out to make Yorkton a city of good neighbours.

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Ray Sass wins Waste Management Lifetime Award

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer Yorkton native Ray Sass, Southeast Regional manager of SARCAN, has been recognized by the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award.

Sass, who previously worked 25 years with SaskAbilities, spearheaded the creation of RecyclAbility. He also led the city of Yorkton in creating a Solid Waste Management committee.

Sass says he is humbled by the award and insists the key to success of the programs he has been recognized for is due in large part to surrounding himself with good people.

“When I first found out about it, actually, and I read all the backup material that people supported me on the nomination, I was quite humbled. But especially when I look back, you just take it a little chunk at a time, be dedicated to what the purpose is.

“There have been a lot of people that have contributed and made recycling and waste minimization a priority.”

The award, which is sponsored by SaskTel, recognizes efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling.

“Saskatchewan is fortunate to have many innovative leaders in waste reduction,” said Joanne Fedyk, Executive Director of the SWRC.

“These awards acknowledge the important work they are doing.”

Sass says there’s still a lot he wants to do moving forward.

“There’s continuous projects --- there’s always something to be done.

For instance, plastics are a big issue. Products exposed to consumable goods and non-consumable goods are really at the forefront of recycling.

Anything we can do as a SARCAN organization. I mean, we’re now recycling bottle caps and electronics, paint...there’s always something coming down the line. Eventually we’ll do something better with glass. It doesn’t happen overnight. Just try and foresee the next trend.”

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Nomination time for Literacy Award Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Canada’s Premiers’ Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA).

Saskatchewan recognizes literacy champions by focusing on a different category every two years, rotating the award with literacy learners, literacy volunteers and literacy leaders. In 2019, Saskatchewan will honour a family literacy volunteer.

“This year, Saskatchewan’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award will recognize the important work that volunteers do to promote family literacy in Saskatchewan,” Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant said.

“Increasing literacy levels in Saskatchewan is a priority, the support of literacy volunteers provides a considerable resource for our province.”

Family literacy volunteers work with Saskatchewan families by contributing to strengthening family engagement and increasing families’ capacity to support their children’s learning.

The nominees promote literacy through programming, awareness, collaborative partnerships and education.

This year’s award will go to a volunteer who has made a significant contribution to literacy in our province.

Nominees for the award this year are unpaid literacy volunteers living in Saskatchewan who have currently, or since January 1, 2018, contributed significant knowledge, time and/or expertise to assist family literacy learners, family literacy organizations or communities. The award will be presented to an individual that is selected by a review panel. The recipient will be honoured at a presentation ceremony at the Saskatchewan Legislature in the fall.

COFLA is an annual award that recognizes the valuable contributions made by Canadians across the entire field of literacy, including family, Aboriginal, health, workplace and community literacy. The Council of the Federation is made up of all provincial and territorial premiers. It enables premiers to work collaboratively on key initiatives that are important to all Canadians.

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History Corner SIGN celebrates 50 years

The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) is celebrating 50 years of service to the Yorkton community this year. In 1968, Father Paul St. Pierre, Rev. Jack Jones, Rev. William Shank and the Rev. Roland Wood felt there was a need for an organization to reach the community in a way that was beyond what was possible by individual churches. SIGN first opened its offices on May 1, 1969. The first board of directors consisted of the following, seen in the photo above, back row from the left: Father Len Ratushniak of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, banker Bryan Smith, businessman Mike Keaschuk, businessman Al Porter, Rev. Ray Glen of Knox Presbyterian Church; front row from the left: accountant Ernie Quine, Father Paul St. Pierre (Managing Director) of St. Gerard’s

Roman Catholic Church, Kathy Derworiz (Admin Assistant), Rev. Jack Jones of St. Andrew’s United Church and Rev. Roland Wood of Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Rev. William Shank of Westview United Church, one of the founders of SIGN, had moved away from Yorkton before the organization started operations. While most of the original board has passed away, Father Ratushniak now lives in Winnipeg, and Rev. Glen lives in Edmonton. SIGN has not been able to determine the whereabouts, if he is still alive, of Father St. Pierre. If anyone knows of him, please contact SIGN at d.deryk@signyorkton.ca.

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she related, adding she has learned “murder and mystery is my interest.”

But why take on writing a book in the first place?

“I like puzzles,” she said. “I think people want to try and solve the mystery right along with the characters, and if they can get there before the characters do, they are happy, and if they don’t guess right then, I think they are still pleased.”

And that was Havelange’s challenge, one she said she seems to have hit.

“The publishing editor did tell me she didn’t know ‘whodunnit’ until the last chapter, so I did my job, which made happy,” she said.

The writing process for Havelange was one of developing the story on the go.

“It’s all about what if.

For instance, in Wayward Shot two ladies are golfing one golf shot flies over a stone fence into a graveyard. It lands in the middle of a dead man’s forehead and he’s not six feet under,” she related.

From there the story flowed.

“Yes it is easy, and it isn’t, you have to set aside so many hours each day,” she said, adding as

Joan Havelange might live in Russell, MB. but her new book takes place in a Saskatchewan small town.

“I was born and raised in Saskatchewan, in the little town of Corning, Saskatchewan.

Then married, moved to Windthorst before moving up to Northern Manitoba for 22 years,” related Havelange, adding “I now live in Russell Manitoba, but still a Rider fan, once a Rider fan always a Rider fan.”

The new book Havelange’s first is titled ‘Wayward Shot’ a mystery that came about after the budding author watched a classic mystery tale.

“I watched an Agatha Christie movie and thought what if the protagonist wasn’t as genteel as Miss Marple, and had an attitude. I like comedy with my mystery,” she said.

Havelange noted she has no formal training in terms of writing, having worked for a mining company in Lynn Lake Manitoba, and in the banking industry.

“I dabbled writing Romance books, but I’m not romantic enough,”

an author she needed to stay on task. “It’s a job, a wonderful job, but you need have dedication to your craft.”

That also means bookwork related to writing a book.

“You need a log of all your characters, how they look, their mannerisms,” said Havelange.

“You will not remember if she has blue eyes, trust me.

“And a background story for them, you may not use it in the book. But it builds the character.”

From there Havelange said she needed a path to follow.

“You have to have an outline of how the story is going to proceed, chapter by chapter,” she said.

“There are many drafts the first one is you telling yourself the story.

“Then you get to work.

There are at least 10 drafts. Then you send it to Beta readers, who check for plot holes etc.

“And then more editing.”

So what was the most challenging aspect of the project?

“For me it was proper punctuation. A comma is a very important tool, which I am prone to use too much,” said Havelange.

In the end the book has what Havelange was hoping for as she suggested the combination of mystery and comedy is the best aspect of ‘Watward Shot’.

“It takes the ideas of who seniors are, and spins it,” she said, adding the charm of a small town and its eccentric characters shine through.

And there is more to

come from the fledgling author.

“I have traveled a great deal, the next one is set in Egypt,” she said, adding the next book is at the beta reader stage.

“I’m working on another now. Working title is The Trouble with Funerals.”

The book is available through Coles as well as on Amazon, Kindle, and Kobo.

April 24, 2019 - April 30, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, May 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

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April 24, 2019 - April 30, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, May 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

BYLAW FAST FACTS - Garage Sale Signs

Did you know?

The Sign Bylaw No. 16/2003 states no advertisement – including garage sale signs or real estate signs can be located in a public street, sidewalk, boulevard or centre median, or on a public tree, sign or light pole. No advertisement can be placed as to obstruct free and clear vision of vehicular traffic.

Why was this bylaw created?

Advertisements attached to traffic signs, centre medians, boulevards, etc. are distracting to drivers and are a safety concern. Advertising signs placed in a public place can cause obstructions for pedestrians or City staff tasked with maintaining these areas.

Public Notice Discretionary Use Application for Contractor Facility 46 Myrtle Avenue

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

Career Opportunity Financial Systems Manager

Legal Description: Lot 15, Block 3, Plan 99Y11400 Civic Address: 46 Myrtle Avenue Proposed Use: Contractor Facility Details: The applicant proposes to operate a Contractor Facility on the property, providing retail sales of furnaces, air conditioning, hot water heaters, plumbing supplies and air exchangers, thermostats, filters and space for furnace and duct cleaning services. Contractor Facilities are Discretionary Uses in the CMI-1 Commercial-Industrial Transitional zoning district. All Discretionary Uses must be publicly advertised before Council can make a decision on the application.

Information: You can view this notice online at www.yorkton.ca. There is a link to Public Notices on the home page. Questions regarding the application may be directed to: Carleen Koroluk, Land Use Planner Phone: 306-786-1727 Email: ckoroluk@yorkton.ca Public Hearing: City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the application and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 5:00 pm in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures In Person: 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

Job Opportunity Summer Archives Assistant

Competition Number: 2019-19 The City of Yorkton, through assistance from the Canadian Council of Archives.

They are seeking a student, enrolled in a post-secondary program, preferably in History, Museum Studies, Library Studies, English, Information Management, Photography or the Arts, for a summer position. The summer position will run from May 13, 2019 until August 23, 2019.

The City of Yorkton requires a summer archives assistant to work under the supervision and direction of the Heritage Researcher.

Duties: • Select and rehouse photos and negatives in a chronological (in so much as feasible) order • Preventative conservation of a varied collection • Develop a simple finding aid for rehoused items • Entry of photographs in the collections storage area • Planning and preparation of external local history exhibits • Compile end-of-project reports with recommendations for future work Qualifications: • Student pursuing post-secondary education preferably in History, Museum Studies, Library Studies, English, Information Management, Photography or the Arts • Attention to details and exhibits quality workmanship in materials production; critical thinking and writing skills • Possess and maintain RCMP security clearance; • Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Programs including Excel, Word, and Outlook • Can complete some physical labour • Good communication skills Hours of Work and Salary: This position is Monday-Friday 8:00-4:00 (35 hours/week). Rate of pay is $14.73/ hour.

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

This competition closes May 3, 2019 at 4:00 pm The City of Yorkton thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Finance Department Competition Number: 2019-18 Are you looking for a great place to work that offers a manageable work-life balance?

Then the City of Yorkton is the place for you!

Yorkton is a growing city of 20,000 in East Central Saskatchewan and is the retail and service centre for more than 200,000 people. No matter what you are looking for the City of Yorkton offers a multitude of entertainment, shopping, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities to meet your needs in all four seasons.

Additionally there are excellent Educational and Healthcare services, as well as a flourishing artistic and cultural scene.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, this position is responsible for the following: • Understand individual user needs and work with various departmental stakeholders on multiple systems • Utilize this information to co-ordinate systems and processes among multiple users and departments in an effort to gain efficiencies and streamline operations.

• Assess scope and viability of programs and systems • Act as liason with various departments with regards to data and information sharing and integration • Provide analysis and approval of new system purchases for all departments based on their operational needs • Co-ordinate processes and clarify accountability across various departments regarding integrated systems • Review current departmental systems compliment to ensure they all interface with each other properly • Co-ordination of electronic file management • Lead and guide cross-functional team members through the Asset Management Working Group to utilize asset management strategies and best practices to improve processes and management of assets in operations.

• Develop, coordinate and update Asset Management Plans and Asset Risk Reporting; • Manage and streamline ongoing system and process changes • Facilitate projects and implementation of programs and processes across multiple departments • Liaise with City departments regarding compliance and development related matters to ensure that information and decisions are correctly interpreted and relayed in a manner that is understandable; • Understanding user needs and co-ordinate systems and processes to streamline city wide Qualifications: • Five years of relevent management, financial, or information technology experience • Strong problem solving and prioritization skills; and time management skills • Ability to work independently, creative, adaptive, self-starter who also enjoys being part of a team; • Possess and maintain RCMP security clearance The City of Yorkton offers a competitive compensation package, which includes Benefits and Pension Interested applicants are invited to apply online at www.yorkton.ca.

This competition closes May 7th, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Other Job Opportunities • Water and Wastewater Treatment Operator 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.

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

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

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Rules are fine but enforcement lags There are rules to trade between most countries, but that does not mean those rules are always followed.

Of course there are avenues to push for the rules to be applied properly, but like the wheels of justice in general the process on world trade has wheels which move slowly.

The body in terms of world trade is ultimately the World Trade Organization (WTO), which recently again came to the forefront in terms of farm trade, as it brought down a ruling in favour of the United States in a trade dis-

pute regarding China’s application of tariffrate quotas (TRQ’s) for wheat, corn and rice.

What is interesting here, more so than the ruling, is the general slowness of the process.

According to a recent Western Producer article, “the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that US$3.5 billion of corn, wheat and rice could have been imported by China in 2015, if the latter applied the TRQ’s in a proper manner.

We are now talking about a trade issue that was first noted four-plus

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Calvin Daniels years ago.

Granted, the same article also noted, “it wasn’t until December 2016 that the U.S. requested consultations with China regarding the latter’s application of TRQ’s. Eight months later the U.S. turned to the WTO to settle the

matter, and submissions from the U.S. and China were made during the spring of 2018.”

However you mark the actual dates on a calendar the dispute hung a cloud over trade between two major economic powers for an extended period of

time. While such a dispute might be assumed to singularly involve the two countries directly involved, when it is major traders such as China and the U.S., it does hang a cloud over trade in the particular commodities involved on a broader basis.

In this particular case the dispute is but one element of a larger issue in terms of world trade, which has the U.S. and China in a confrontation separate from trade, but with trade being dragged into the dispute as a club for both sides to bring pressure to bear.

The dispute is ultimately a symptom of a protectionist American government, led by a wild card president positioned versus a China which has emerged as a world economic leader which is flexing its economic muscles to get what it wants.

It is a situation which should be seen as worrisome as it brings a definite air of instability in world trade which has nothing to do with supply and demand economics, but is being caused by political arrogance and posturing.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Canola Council wants action on China situation As days have turned into weeks and a Canadian delegation has not yet been accepted by China, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is calling on the Government of Canada to consider all available options to resume seed trade. While technical discussions are still required, continued delay shows that more options need to be considered.

“Trade must be based on science and commitments to trade rules must be respected,” says Jim Everson, president of the CCC. Since market access issues affecting canola seed trade started in early March, Chinese buyers remain unwilling

to purchase Canadian canola seed and the licenses of two companies, Richardson and Viterra, to export canola seed to China have been suspended.

“China has every right to take action related to plant health for products entering their country, but they also have an obligation to explain the scientific basis for their actions,” says Everson.

“So far, we’ve seen little sign that China wants to engage in a sciencebased discussion, and therefore we need the Government of Canada to consider all available options.”

While technical discussions have taken place between the Chinese and

Canadian governments, progress depends on an in-person meeting that has yet to occur.

“As time ticks by, uncertainty is growing and income that drives our economy is being lost,” says Everson.

“These are extraordinary circumstances that will require significant extra effort to resolve.”

The CCC recommends the Government of Canada undertake the following intensified efforts: •Appoint an ambassador to China at the earliest opportunity to assist Canada’s diplomats in their ongoing work at our embassy in Beijing; •Support producers through this uncertain

time by taking action as recommend by grower organizations; and •Review all diplomatic, technical and legal tools to engage Chinese officials in resuming trade.

“China is a valued market for Canadian canola and Canada’s canola sector is committed to a predictable and mutually rewarding trading relationship, based on quality and on science,” says Everson. “We urge Canadian and Chinese officials to engage genuinely to resolve this dispute as quickly as possible.”

Resolving market access concerns with canola seed to China is the main topic considered by

the industry-government working group on canola.

The CCC will continue to lead collaboration on resuming trade as part of the working group.

China has indicated they have a concern with Canadian canola seed shipments, though it is unclear how they arrived at this conclusion. The Canadian canola industry makes every effort to meet the requirements of customers and their governments around the world. From seed developers, growers, processors and exporters, all segments of the value chain coordinate to ensure consistent and high quality canola.

China has been a major

market for Canadian canola, accounting for approximately 40% of all canola seed, oil and meal exports. Canola seed exports to China were worth $2.7 billion in 2018.

Demand has been very strong until recent disruptions.

The Canola Council of Canada is a full value chain organization representing canola growers, processors, life science companies and exporters. Keep it Coming 2025 is the strategic plan to ensure the canola industry’s continued growth, demand, stability and success – achieving 52 bushels per acre to meet global market demand of 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025.

Arran man fined under Wildlife Act A man from the Village of Arran, recently pleaded guilty in a Kamsack courtroom to violations under The Wildlife Act and The Wildlife Regulations and received $3,300 in fines and a three-year hunting suspension.

During a routine inspection of a butcher

shop in October 2018, Ministry of Environment conservation officers from Duck Mountain found a discrepancy regarding an elk that had been brought in for butchering. After investigating, officers determined that an elk was shot on September 2, with the hunter purchasing the licence that same

morning at 7:59 a.m.

During the investigation, it was determined that the individual who purchased the licence did not shoot the elk.

Another hunter had shot the elk and asked the individual to purchase a licence to tag the animal.

Gerald Freese, 58, was charged and convicted

with unlawful possession of wildlife, using another person’s licence and failing to attach a seal to big game. The individual who purchased the licence was also charged, but those charges were dropped by the Crown after Freese agreed to plead guilty.

Freese was previously

charged and convicted in 2007 for unlawfully hunting elk, as well as in 2017 for unlawfully hunting a bull moose.

If you suspect wildlife, fisheries, forestry or environmental violations, please call your local Ministry of Environment office, Saskatchewan’s toll-free

Turn in Poachers and Polluters line at 1-800667-7561 or #5555 for SaskTel cellular subscribers, or report a violation online at www.saskatchewan.ca/tip.

You may be eligible for cash rewards from the SaskTip Reward Program. Callers may wish to remain anonymous.

Crime Watch Network is expanding The Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network is expanding to include central and northern Saskatchewan.

The network allows RCMP detachment commanders to send text messages, emails or phone calls to residents with information about

criminal activity in their area. Residents can then contact police with tips related to the advisory.

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing approximately $50,000 for the RCMP to operate the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network.

The crime watch

network was initially launched in March in southern Saskatchewan.

“This now wide-reaching network, coupled with our existing crime prevention programs and strategies, has created an environment where we are all able to contribute to community safety,”

Saskatchewan RCMP Commanding Officer Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisher said.

“SARM is encouraged by the expansion of the Crime Watch Advisory Network,” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities President Ray Orb said. “Crime

prevention is key in ensuring our rural communities are a safe place to call home, and it takes all of us working together to do that.”

“Expanding the advisory network means residents in all of our hometowns can now sign up and receive reliable informa-

tion directly from the RCMP,” Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association President Gordon Barnhart said.

Visit www.saskcrimewatch.ca to sign up for the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network.

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Columbia School commits to Holodomor memorial

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer Columbia School has committed to educating their students on the holodomor, one of Stalin’s most egregious attempts to bend Ukranians to Soviet will in the 1930s.

On Thursday, May 9th, the Holodomor Awareness Tour Bus will be open to the public from 3:10 to 5:30 PM. Students will board the bus, view video and be tested on their knowledge of the genocide.

Costs for the educa-

tional tour is made possible in Yorkton by the generous assistance of Key Chev, Yorkton Toyota, and Cap It. Holodomor, a Ukranian term that translates as ‘murder by starvation’, was put into effect following the forced incorporation of the Ukraine into the Soviet Union in 1921.

In an effort to gain support from the Ukranian people, the Soviets allowed some cultural autonomy, but as the 1920s drew to a close, Stalin had determined he had had enough of what

he called “Ukranian borgeois nationalism”.

He subsequently ordered the arrest, deportation and even execution of Ukranian leaders -- political, religious, and cultural, in an effort to destablize the country.

Set upon destroying all aspirations of Ukranian independence, the Soviet Union spearheaded massive efforts to eradicate any existence of a distinct Ukranian identity.

One of these ways took seed in 1930, when Stalin ordered the collectivization of agriculture. When

Ukranian farms were seized, when the farmers resisted they were forced into collective government farms.

When that didn’t work either, Soviet soldiers simply took their food away in an attempt to force compliance.

This was achieved by the setting of excessive grain quotas -- which the Soviet authorities treated as a debt. Since the grain quotas were unrealistic, entire populations were in “debt”. As the grain farmers were Ukranian, it became an effective way to control the popu-

lation if not the spirit.

Soviet authorities confiscated grain, going door to door. Not only seizing grain, they also took other foodstuffs such as vegetation including potatoes. Anything that could be consumed was taken.

Since the Soviets forbade people to leave their villages and sealed the Ukranian borders, the starving could not leave for food. As a result, millions of people died.

Foundation, Ukranian Canadian Congress, Holodomor Research and Education Consortium and the Ukranian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre, in partnership with the province of Ontario, have joined together to create the Holodomor National Awareness Tour.

For more information, visit http://www.holodomortour.ca/

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Chris Collins brings John Denver back

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon bring the songs of John Denver back to the stage, their tribute act bringing favorites like Country Roads to the stage. The singer will be in Yorkton with Boulder Canyon on May 3 at the Anne Portnuff Theatre, presented by the Yorkton Arts Council as part of the Stars for Saskatchewan Series.

Collins didn’t set out to do a Denver tribute.

While he looks like him, he says that’s an accident of genetics. While he tried doing his own music, audiences noticed the similarities right away.

“Every time I went out to play my own music people were like ‘hey, you look like John Denver, play some John Denver!’”

The similarity in style goes down to how they sing, Collins believes, and while he wasn’t originally setting out to sound like Denver, the comparison was inevitable.

“People perceive a pure way that I sing. I don’t try to do anything with my voice, I sing very straightforward, which is also the way John Denver sings. There’s a style similarity that people respond to.”

As with any tribute act, one has to ask what it is about that artist that makes people still respond. Denver’s songs are still resonate with audiences today, and Collins believes it’s because of what Denver was searching for in his songs.

“He really understood the human condition and human longing.

Underlying most songs is that longing to be loved, longing to be home, longing to be important in the world. He understood that completely and was able to articulate that in his songs. John’s music

Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon will be in Yorkton playing a tribute to John Denver on May 3, part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series. was popular right after the Vietnam War, and I think that message of wanting to be home and wanting to be loved, looking for something kinder and gentler in the world, his music resonated back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. I think today, because of our political circumstances, people are still feeling that longing for something kinder and gentler.”

He jokes that there are people who think they’re too cool for Denver, especially when they’re in their 20s and

30s, but around.

they

come

“I think that the thing that surprises most people about themselves, is that those who didn’t care for his music in their 20s and 30s now hear it again and they get the message much clearer and much better now that they have some life experiences... I think that’s the surprising part, and the surprising part for themselves, that they love it.”

The funny thing about Denver is that he wrote many songs that have been tied to specific plac-

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es. Collins has played in those places, so he’s got evidence they’re doing it right. He points to the time he was in Prince Edward Island, playing The Ballad of St. Anne’s Reel.

“When we played up there, the sound man said, ‘don’t do that song.

If you don’t do that song perfect they’re going to throw lobsters at you.’ We just had to do it, because we were there, and the audience went crazy for it, because our fiddle player is a hot player. He just tore it up, so they just

loved it.”

While you could play John Denver with just a guitar, Collins said, that’s not what you’re getting with his show. This is a full band performance, and everyone is great at their instrument of choice.

“We’re bringing the A-Team up there. We hope that there’s a great crowd because there’s going to be a great show.”

But what is the top song for someone who lives and breathes John Denver? While there are

plenty of hits to choose from, Collins picks a deeper cut.

“For me Poems, Prayers and Promises is the song that says it all.

It’s pretty simple, pretty straightforward, just about being with friends and people you care about, talking about poems and prayers and promises and things you believe in. That’s it, that’s all you can ask for out of life, to be with people you care about, talking about things that you care about. For me that’s the perfect song.”

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Good Neighbours Week set for May

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Good Neighbours Week has been declared for the week of May 5 to 11 in the City.

The request for the declaration was made

by Jerome Niezgoda chair of the SIGN Board of Directors at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

In making the request Niezgoda provide a brief look at the long history of SIGN in the City.

“Back in 1968, a group of Yorkton clergy decided to form a new type of organization in our community, an organization that would assist people with their social needs and their needs for assistance in areas that were not readily available at that time. They took on an initiative that was truly ahead of its time. They called it the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, or SIGN for short,” he said.

“Its purpose was to reach the community in a way that was beyond what individual church-

es could do. They recognized there was a need to promote co-operation among churches, service clubs, other organizations throughout the community, businesses and interested individuals.”

Niezgoda said no one could have foreseen the growth and longevity that would follow for the organization.

“Today, SIGN provides more than two dozen important community and social services to children and adults in Yorkton and east-central Saskatchewan,” he said.

To carry out the work SIGN derives “funding from contracts to provide services on behalf of governments, from private donations, fund-raising projects, business donations, the city of Yorkton, and service clubs. But in the early years, it was Yorkton churches and several national religious organizations that made possible the work of SIGN,” said Niezgoda.

Programming continues to evolve.

“In more recent years, we were instrumental

in starting a free walkin mental health counselling program, which in the provincial budget this spring was recognized by the government as worthy not only of funding for the existing locations, but which will be expanded to many more communities,” said Niezgoda.

“The Family Resource Centre, which is now part of SIGN, is also recognized as providing leading-edge programming for young parents and children.

“SIGN’s programs today deal with a wide range of topics as we assist youth, families and adults. We operate programs to teach life skills to youth, before and after school programs at four schools, an adolescent group home, and a childcare and early learning facility.”

SIGN also operates a family resource centre for parents and kids in Yorkton and Kamsack, assists parents through Triple P – the Positive Parenting Program, and assists in family support

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Jerome Niezgoda chair of the SIGN Board of Directors accepts a declaration for Good Neighbours Week from Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney.

and preservation, including Kids First, a voluntary in-home visitation program.

Many more challenges remain and are on our agenda for the coming years, said Niezgoda.

“Homelessness was largely a hidden problem, but various circumstances, including the lack of intercity bus service, means that it is fast

becoming a visible problem in our community and region,” he said.

“Homeless shelters were seen as a solution, but that too, is changing.

A shelter is temporary, and while it provides a place to sleep, it does not tackle the larger problems that affect the homeless. We need to think about finding people a place to live, a place to set down

roots, so they know they have a safe, permanent home. And then we can start to tackle the other issues that led to their homelessness in the first place.”

Niezgoda said SIGN remains dedicated to filling needs as they arise.

“Even after 50 years, we can never rest on our laurels as we respond to emerging issues and new challenges,” he said.

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There are some things in life that you admit you will never do. As spring starts and other people around the area bring up their golf clubs from the basement with a mix of anticipation and joy, I will now use this space to admit something. I will never be a golfer.

I am not against golf.

I’m not someone who dismisses the sport out of hand. In fact, I would theoretically enjoy golf. I like being outdoors, I like hitting things, I can even sort of putt sometimes. I have enjoyed golf-based video games, most of them starring Mario, and the people at local golf courses seem quite nice.

But I just can’t golf.

People have tried.

People have demonstrated the proper stance that I can’t seem to actually get into, they’ve demonstrated the right way to

swing which I’ve never successfully done, and they’ve tried their hardest to teach me how golfing works. And then I try it, everything goes wrong and the ball bounces off in a direction where the hole isn’t. Eventually, somewhere long before the end of ninth hole, my golfing companions admit I’m a lost cause.

Which is a shame, because golf seems nice.

I’m not talking about pro-level competition, but it does seem like a good way to get outside and have a good time with some friends.

There’s a bit of competition, a bit of friendly rivalry, and a bit of nice summer air. Also, on the right night, a man with a cart full of beer drives by and gives you some.

Usually when I think about things I’ll never do, it’s because I dislike

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Thinking I do with words... them. I’ll never drink coffee, because I hate the taste of coffee. I’ll never smoke marijuana, because the smell makes me nauseous. I’ll never do this or that because I dislike them. That’s true for a lot of people, you choose not to do things because you don’t like doing them. And while there are people who sometimes don’t accept that, it’s really just a case of knowing what you don’t enjoy.

It’s also not something

that I’ll just never have the budget to participate in. It is unlikely that I will drive a Ferrari, even though I’d quite like to

drive a Ferrari, because I don’t have Ferrari money, or know someone who does.

The thing with golf is that it’s different because I probably would like it if it was at all possible for me to golf without making a massive fool of myself. It seems fun.

While I don’t have the money to get extremely into it, since golf fans can go wild buying clubs made out of sports cars and some kind of fancy shoes you can’t wear to

the mall, I’m sure I could still have a good time with garage sale clubs and a plucky, can-do attitude.

But I can’t, because I can’t golf. I try it, and every inch of my body conspires to take whatever the opposite of a good shot is. And so my ball dribbles off into a lake, going so slowly the ducks aren’t even perturbed. And I have to admit, both to myself, and to everyone else, I’ll never golf.

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What the best administrative professionals have in common

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However, regardless of their exact position, administrative professionals must demonstrate core competencies that include the following: • Computer skills. Not only do administrative professionals need to be quick with a keyboard, they also need to be computer literate. Creating spread sheets, word documents and presentations are all in a day’s work.

• Time management. It’s not uncommon for a secretary or administrative assistants to have many different tasks on the go at one time. The best will be able to prioritize and get everything done without breaking a sweat.

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For the past decade, Bernie Wlock has been helping people learn to run, with clinics to help beginning runners learn how to run and prepare to handle a 5 km run.

Wlock’s early training happened in high school, when he was a student at St. Joseph’s College in the city. Wlock competed

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Unlike most of the runners in school, he had to get back home to work on the farm after class.

Luckily, his work wound up being pretty good training for a runner.

“That’s where I got my practice training, chasing cattle around, going to get cattle to the pasture, running through sommerfallow which wasn’t easy.”

After high school, he

didn’t run as much, but took it up again at the first Terry Fox Run. After that, he took up the sport again, running with the Yorkton Yaks running club, and continuing on after they changed their name to the Yorkton Pacers.

He has been hooked pretty much, and he said that for long-time runners, they have to admit they are hooked for life.

Wlock isn’t the oldest member of the running club, but he and the older regulars agree that they don’t want to stop.

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“I should have done this years ago.”

If there’s one thing that has changed in the years since he began, it’s the shoes. He started running in New Balance shoes, which were much heavier than running shoes used today. He compares them to running in army boots.

Wlock has been a running coach for the past 10 years with the Learn to Run clinics, which have been running for the past 12 years. The clinics began as a way to get people ready for the Health Foundation’s Charity Road Race, which began around the same time. Wlock focuses on runners who are just starting out.

“It’s wonderful because they don’t know if they can do it or not.

You have to be very encouraging. I had a rough time in 2016, health wise, and now I know when I try to get people concentrating and pushing themselves, I know how badly they feel. They can’t do the run, they get

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wlock Continued from Page 14 tired... Now I know what you’re going through, because I was in the same situation.”

As a running coach, he said that he can tell from shoes whether people are going to stick with the sport or stop. Bad shoes

make running more difficult, they do damage to the body, and people with bad shoes get discouraged and quit. He recommends that if someone wants to try running, they need to get good shoes because that will make a big difference.

“Anybody can try it, all they have to have is the ambition to do it.”

The closest he has come to stopping was in 2016, when confronted with health problems.

While he couldn’t run during that time, running helped him get through

Greg Ottenbreit and Bernie Wlock run during the Bernie’s Journey charity run in 2018.

it, because he was in excellent shape beyond the cancer diagnosis he had to deal with.

“It’s probably what kept me alive. I was in good shape, my heart was in good shape, my lungs were in good shape. I had those things going for me.”

He admits that getting older makes him more prone to injury, and he said that for him and people his age, the important thing is to listen to what your body is telling you.

“If you feel a twinge or a little bit that you don’t feel so great, back off a bit. Go walking instead.

As soon as it heals up, you can start again. If you run through it, nine times out of ten, it will hurt more and you’ll be off longer.”

If you want to learn to run, Wlock will teach you. The learn to run clinics begin on the second of May. They meet at the Yorkton Regional High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bernie Wlock today.

Plan regular exercise activities for health In an ideal world, people young and old exercise each day. But as men and women age, finding time to work out is not so easy.

Commitments to work and family often take precedence over daily exercise. As a result, many people 50 and over might not have exercised regularly or at all in many years. But as children grow up or even move out, people facing down their golden years are often compelled to get back in the gym. That’s a wise decision that can increase a person’s chances of being healthy and happy in retirement.

But before beginning a new exercise regimen, men and women over 50 should take heed of the following safety tips to ensure their efforts are not derailed by accident or injury.

• Speak with your physician. The National Institute on Aging notes that even people with chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or arthritis can be physically active. However, anyone with such a condition and even those who don’t fall into those categories should consult with their physicians and receive a full physical before exercising.

Such a consultation and

checkup can shed light on any unknown issues, and physicians can offer advice on how to safely manage any problems that may arise.

• Begin with lowintensity exercises. Even if you feel great and have maintained a healthy weight, don’t push yourself too hard at the start.

Your body needs time to adjust to physical activity, so choose low-intensity exercises like walking and light strength training so your muscles, tendons and ligaments can adjust. Initially, exercise every other day so your body has ample time to recover between workouts.

• Choose the right places to exercise outdoors. Exercising outside provides the best of both worlds for many people, providing a chance to get healthy all while enjoying the great outdoors.

When exercising outdoors, choose areas that are not remote and where others can see you and offer help if you suffer an injury or have an accident. Boardwalks, public parks and outdoor gyms are safer places to work out than wooded areas or other places well off the beaten path.

• Stay hydrated. Many people lose their sense

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Water regulates body temperature and lubricates the joints, thereby

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Exercising after 50 can help people live healthy well into retire-

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Spring brings about near daily changes Every day is a new spring adventure! It’s wonderful to see how things change almost daily, and what amazing new signs of life are appearing in our gardens.

Some dear sweet friends gifted us with a stunning hydrangea plant just before Easter. Aren’t they amazing plants?

Ours is blue, and those large balls of blooms are truly eye-catching!

I thought I’d better do some homework to see how to best care for this beautiful plant, so I’ll tell you what I learned.

Hydrangeas like morning sun, but prefer to take a siesta in the shade in the afternoon, so placing them in an east or south location would suit them fine. Watering them is a sensitive procedure: they like to be kept moist, but not wet. When the top of the soil feels dry, give them a drink but be sure that the water drains out; they don’t like wet feet!

The plant would enjoy a treat of balanced fertilizer, 20-20-20. They enjoy cooler temperatures, so don’t keep them in a very warm room.

When the day comes that the blooms are spent, take a deep breath and prune them. This is hard to do, considering

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Now put on your lab coat and let’s talk about science for a minute.

Hydrangeas are blue or pink because of acidic or alkaline soil. To be blue, hydrangea plants need a pH of less than 5.5.

Higher than this and they will turn to pink. Soil pH refers to if a soil is acidic or alkaline. 7 is considered the middle, neutral, and anything below seven is acidic, while anything above is alkaline.

(The condition of the soil determines the health of our plants, so that is why, when a plant is ailing, we are often encouraged to get a soil test. Most plants enjoy the middle ground.) But if we want our blue hydrangeas to stay blue, we should add

sulphur while the plant is in bloom. This care must be consistent and continued regularly, not just on one occasion. And if you really want to try a science experiment, you could try to change the color of your hydrangea by altering the pH levels!

We can take our plant outside when the danger of frost is past, and the same rules apply: we should keep it in a spot where it will get the morning sun, but light shade in the afternoon. Be careful about watering it, because outside, it is very easy for it to dry out on a warm day, and drying out is what hydrangeas dislike the most!

And a little factoid: the most common hydrangeas, hydrangea macrophylla, are called “mopheads” because of the shape of the flower head! The next most common is called “lacecap” and it has a flatter head, with tiny buds in the centre surrounded by a ring of open blooms, which are sterile but have the important job of luring in pollinators! Isn’t nature amazing?

Speaking of pollinators, log on to www. cheerios.ca and sign up for free seeds to encourage bees to visit your yard. One in three bites we eat is made possible because of the bees, so they deserve any help we can give them!

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be on Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. at SIGN on North Street. It will be the famous “Iron Gardener” event!

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

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

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St. Paul Lutheran Church invites you to a Mother’s Day Tea Sat., May 11, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tea, coffee & desserts $5.00. Mother’s Day Door Prize! Raffle table: Outdoor Flower Planter (donated by Young’s Plant World), Ladies Gift Basket, Flower Arrangement.

Contact Meghan for more info 306-783-4266.

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Two exhibitions at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery: Carol Wylie: They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds, April 7 to May 17, 2019.

Carol Wylie is a portrait painter living in Saskatoon. She created this moving and powerful exhibition by painting large portraits of nine survivors of the Jewish Holocaust and nine survivors of Residential Schools.

Join us for this celebration of the human spirit. Darkened Skies: On now until April 18.

A real treat, this is a group show from the Permanent Collection at the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Our guest curator Edie Skeard really made it sparkle in the gallery, under the new LED lighting.

Organized by OSAC’s Arts on the Move program. Admission is always free! 49 Smith St. E., Yorkton, SK.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. N., Yorkton. Great night of dancing. All ages are welcome.

Time: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Music by: Fri., Apr. 26 - Old Country Lads. Admission $10.00.

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church ACW’s Strawberry Tea and Bake Sale - Sat., May 4, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. All are welcome. (corner of 2nd Ave. and Darlington St.) Please use the Church entrance on Darlington.

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Future meetings: third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. (September to June), Yorkton Crossing (348 Morrison Dr., Yorkton) Everyone welcome!

Beverage and light snack provided. For more info contact group leaders: Julie 306-621-8263 or julia.allin@sasktel.net; Judie 306-621-2521 or mjbernat@sasktel.net

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J u m p s t a r t Community Yard Sale - Thursday, April 25, 2019 – Saturday, April 27, 2019, Canadian Tire (Yorkton) Garden Centre, 8:00 am- 4:00 pm, daily. Buy gently used

household items, sports equipment, decor, clothing, jewelry, etc.

All proceeds go 100% into our community to help get kids active in sports via Jumpstart funding. If you have items to donate, please call 306.621.3884 or 306.621.6671 to arrange free pick up or drop off.

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Pen to Page Reading Event, Yorkton Public Library. On Apr. 24 at 7:00 p.m. Parkland Writers Alliance will be hosting a free reading of entries in the Pen to Page Writing Contest as well as selections of their own work.

Everyone is welcome.

Contact writersyorkton@gmail.com or Carol 306-782-5755.

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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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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306783-5022 or 306-6209889 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

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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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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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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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Home – the place you don’t have to deserve “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.… something you somehow haven’t to deserve.”

I read that aloud to my almost teenaged granddaughter Tabatha the other day. She’d come for a sleepover and we had a poetry feast. We sat on the fold-out bed in my yellow office, surrounded by bookshelves crammed to the hilt,

scattered with displaced items waiting in temporary parking spots for a home of their own.

A messy place just now, but part of the home I love.

Poems flowed back and forth between us, like a swing on a sunny day. First she chose, then I; poems from her slim, well-used volume, You Come Too, by Robert Frost. (“The library was getting rid of it, imagine

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should have this.”)

Frost embedded the quote I began with in his poem titled, “The Death of the Hired Man.” As I do all Frost’s poetry, I adore the poem for its truth and insight. The human heart, I think (at least this writer’s heart) feels most at home in places where “deserving” is no prerequisite.

When Tabatha was seven, she watched her infant sister snuggling into her mother, making soft purring sounds.

“Mama,” Tabatha said suddenly. “We all say

there’s no place like home. But I think Lois is saying, ‘There’s no place like Mama. No place like Mama.’”

Even for a child, no spot feels as warm or secure as the place where we’re surrounded by the people we love most; who love us most, in spite of knowing us best.

The place we don’t have to deserve.

We have home hunger, we humans. But the media daily reminds us that our physical homes (even our church homes, as the recent burning of Notre Dame Cathedral graphically demonstrated) aren’t permanent.

Disaster, fire, misfortune or illness can separate us from them without even an alarm bell.

The Preacher and I have experienced that.

And as much as we enjoy our current home, that memory, that hollow ache of having none has taught

us to look elsewhere for our permanent home: not to a house or cathedral, but to a shelter found only in God himself.

As the Psalmist writes in Psalm 91, “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

“Home is a place that, when you have to go there, they have to take you in,” Frost wrote. Deserving isn’t part of the equation, because only one person could possible deserve that God-shelter — Jesus Christ. But when we love and follow him, his name covers us when we run home. He is the key to internal joy here on earth, eternal life in heaven, and supernal joy forever.

Jesus. The faith home I don’t need to deserve — because he does.

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Oratory event St. Paul’s School recently held its oratory competition. Award winners were, from left; poetry winners Meric Poncelet (second place), Rylan Bernauer (first place), Riley Fedorowich (third place) and speech winners were Alexandra Poncelet

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— 1 Peter 3:3-4 Church of God in Christ

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

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Teams included men, women and mixed grou ps, with around 50 participants overall, most being beginners.

Paddling season starts with dragon boats

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton Canoe and Kayak Club is getting ready for the 2019 season, and they’re eager to get people into boats and paddling again. Their first event of the year, the indoor Dragon Boat competition, is all about getting people back into the rhythm with paddles in their hand.

Taking place at the Access Communications Water Park in the

Gallagher Centre, the competition works as a tug-of-war, as teams of four attempt to push the dragon boat to the edge of the pool.

“They’re really fighting for inches. The teams that are stronger will sometimes push the boat back a little bit further.

It’s a battle of strength, it’s a battle of just speed,” said coach Jessica Riley.

The goal is to start the season earlier, said Riley and get people more aware of what they are

doing at York Lake. A big goal for the club is to get new people in boats, and this year’s race achieved that goal, with only one team having done it before.

“That’s the fun of it.

You don’t actually walk in with a lot of experience, you can just try it and see how it goes.”

The competition started in 2018, inspired by a similar event in Winnipeg. It was initially an experiment, but they got more people on the

water and joining the club, which made it a success. The word of mouth continued to this year, with more teams and rowers participating, building the club.

There are Dragon Boat festivals in Regina and Saskatoon, and Riley said that they want to get people exposed to the sport in case they want to compete in those festivals. The club lets people explore the sport, and connects them to larger clubs if they are interest-

ed.

“We kind of consider ourselves a gateway for them to figure out if they enjoy the sport, in a safe environment.”

While they might be a gateway now, Riley said that their eventual goal is to get the club to compete as Yorkton in the larger festivals.

This year’s event saw a partnership with Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer, and money raised will go to the charity. This year,

their Local Initiatives Fund will see money go to new digital mammography equipment. Riley said that it’s a nice way to have it as something larger than the club itself.

Paddling at York Lake begins just after the May Long Weekend, as soon as the lake is ready, with after school programming, open from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The full summer programs start in July and August. The events for the club are on their website at yorktoncanoekayakclub.com.

Vranai to Telus Cup with Trojans

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer When the Tisdale Trojans boarded the bus headed to the Telus Cup in Thunder Bay, ON. last week Yorkton’s Colby Vranai was them.

“It’s been good,” said the 17-year-old left winger of the Trojans run to the national AAA Midget finals tourney.

“We took a hard loss against the Blazers (Saskatoon) in the second round (of the Saskatchewan league playoffs).”

“Against the Blazers we just couldn’t put the puck in the back of the net.”

But the Trojans had a ‘re-buy’ in their pocket.

Instead of hanging up their skates for the season after being eliminated by the Blazers Vranai and the Trojans stayed on the ice preparing as Tisdale was hosting the Regional Tournament which gave the winner a spot at the Telus Cup. “We practiced then for two weeks,” said Vranai as he waited for a skate at the Farrell Agencies arena Friday, a pit stop for the Trojans on their trek east.

The practice time allowed the Trojans to add a few wrinkles to their game.

“We brought what we were practicing on to the ice,” said Vranai.

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chances we were given” said Vranai, meaning the puck was finding the twine it hadn’t against the Blazers in the Sask league playoffs.

Still, in the regional final 60-minutes was not enough to determine a winner.

The game went to overtime, where a couple of minutes in Dawson Schauf scored for a Trojan win.

It helped that the community of Tisdale turned out in droves for the regional event.

“Every game was 1200 probably,” said Vranai.

“They were the biggest crowds most of us had ever played in front of.”

Vranai said Tisdale might not be a very large community, about 3000 population, but they are hugely supportive of the AAA Midget program.

“The town is just really tight. All the fans really support us,” he said, adding the businesses are there too helping in terms of fundraising as well.

“We’re the highest (level) of hockey that is there,” he said.

Vranai said the Trojans have once again been working on a few new things in preparation for action in Thunder Bay. “We’ve been practicing the past week coming up with some new systems,” he said, adding it will be all about taking advantage of opportunities, and having something new since they have already faced the eastern host team twice,

winning both.

So what does Vranai bring to the Trojans in his first year of AAA Midget?

“I’d say I’m a 200 foot player. I take care of the defence first,” he offered, adding when he does end up in the offensive zone goal scoring is not his forte. “I look for a stick out in front and hope to get an assist.”

It helps that the Trojans and Vranai have a veteran coach in Darrell Mann at the helm.

“He’s one of the best coaches I’ve played for,” Vranai said of Mann who has been at the head of the Trojans for 24 years.

“He expects a lot of us.”

Vranai said if a player isn’t performing to his potential “he will yell at you and get in your face.

“But you can turn that around on the ice and then he’ll be happy with you.”

The Telus Cup

will include the host team, Trojans, Calgary Buffaloes, Toronto Young Nationals, Cantonniers de Magog and Halifax Macs.

Vranai said it is not lost on the Trojans they are coming from the smallest community, with every other team for much larger centres.

“Coming out of Saskatchewan we just want to represent our province and show we have the best Triple ‘A’ league in Canada,” he said.

The Trojans proved that point in their only other trip to the Telus Cup. “They went back in 2002 and actually won it,” said Vranai, adding “hopefully we can too.”

The 2002 win came in Bathurst, NB, with a win over the Dartmouth Subways.

The Trojans lost game one to Magog 6-0 Monday.

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Colby Vranai from Yorkton has played AAA Midget in Tisdale this saeson.

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Parity leads to unpredictable NHL first round My interest in the National Hockey League playoffs waned to barely a flicker over the weekend.

It could be extinguished completely by the time this hit print.

The Canadian teams in the playoffs, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto had me actually excited for the playoff run this year, but the results were not what any fan of the three teams would have wanted.

So it is not postmortem time, a process which admittedly should not be done by the teams themselves until a couple of weeks have passed.

There is always a prejudice of viewpoint when looking at something too soon after things went awry.

Starting with Calgary, few experts that I heard

making predictions prior to the playoffs had the Flames going deep, based on the fact the team missed the playoffs a year ago, so their playoff experience was thin.

There is little doubt that as the wheels began to rattle on the Flames wagon the team didn’t respond well, which in part is an indication of lack of experience.

That said, winning game one and then dropping four straight to Colorado was a huge disappointment, the final loss 5-1 on home ice being a game where the Flames were frankly embarrassed in front of their home fans.

Still there is no real need for panic in Calgary.

They have a young defence, and a solid core up front that should be made stronger by the bad experience against the

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Sports Avs. More was expected from Winnipeg after making the final four last season, and I for one was expecting better things.

But, in picking the Jets to win over St. Louis, there was a decided ‘fanbias’ at work.

The teams tied in points, and were essentially even in goal differential and wins on the regular season, so on paper it was very much a dead heat.

In fact, the edge was likely in favour of the

Blues based on play since early December.

St. Louis was hot, the Jets stumbled down the stretch.

Moving forward, the question is how do you fine tune the Jets to be better? The obvious answer is to have better third periods. The team blew 11 third period leads, including twice versus the Blues, and that is momentum killing for any team.

Some are calling for Paul Maurice’s job as

head coach, which may be legitimate based on the third period failings, but that is a move that needs some distance to determine. Quick choices while the wound of loss is too raw, is not the best idea.

Toronto was my only interest in the east, and winning game five to go up three-games-to-two heading home for game six gave me hope. But the pesky Bruins found a way to tie the series, leaving it a one-game affair, Tuesday after the deadline for this issue. My fingers are crossed.

Of course no series this year, or in recent years, has the label of failure written any bigger than Tampa losing fourstraight to eighth seed Columbus. The Lightning were easily the best team in the league in the regu-

lar season while the Blue Jackets snuck in to the playoffs late, and had never won a playoff series in their history.

While the Lightning loss is massive, it does inpart, confirm the increasing parity which is the National Hockey League today. The difference between a first place team, and one in sixth, eight, or even 10th, or 12th, is less today than at any time in the history of the league, which ultimately is a good thing.

Dallas and Nashville battled with Dallas winning, the Carolina Hurricanes have taken the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals to game seven (tonight). San Jose and Las Vegas went seven (again Tuesday).

When series go the limit there is parity.

Birdies fly at elementary school tournament

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Yorkton and area elementary schools got together to compete, and see which students are tops in badminton.

Schools from the Good Spirit School Division and Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division took part. M.C. Knoll, Dr. Brass, Columbia, Yorkdale and Springside took part from Good Spirit School Division, and St. Michael’s, St. Alphonsus, St. Paul’s and St. Theodore took part from Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division.

Winners and runners up have a chance to advance to the East Central District Athletics Association tournament, which will take place May 1.

Boys’ Doubles 1st - Grady Hoffman/ Matthew Ronn (M. C. Knoll) 2nd - Kade Bilokreli/ Jagger Ryczak (St. Theodore)

Winners at the tournament were as follows: Boys’ Singles 1st - Vinay Junek (St. Mike’s) 2nd - Nathan Matechuk (Dr. Brass)

Girls’ Doubles 1st - Jenna McLeod/ Paris Fallis (St. Mike’s) 2nd - Kierra Delowski/ Marissa Archuleta (Dr. Brass)

Girls’ Singles 1st - Angela Fetsch (St. Mike’s) 2nd - Uju Agomuoh (St. Mike’s)

Mixed Doubles 1st Michael Malinowski/Elia Bolme (St. Mike’s) 2nd - Izaia Gaudry/ Jordyn Stacheruk (St. Paul’s)

Badminton action at M.C. Knoll and St. Michael’s School included boys, girls and mixed doubles.

An M.C. Knoll student chases after the shuttlecock.

The Gloria Hayden Community Centre was home to the boys and girls singles games.

Maulers have new naming sponsor The Yorkton Maulers organization of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League is thrilled to announce a new Major Corporate Sponsorship agreement with Secon Group of Companies.

Under the agreement, the team will be renamed The Yorkton Secon Maulers, and a re-branding effort will be rolled out before the beginning of the 19/20 season.

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The Yorkton Maulers

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BZDEL – Meeron was born on April 26, 1931 to Nick and Catherine Bzdel on the family farm in the Royal Rock District. Meeron took his education at the Royal Rock School. After Royal Rock School, he went to St. Joseph's College in Yorkton, SK. Meeron was a character who wore many hats. After completing his schooling, he went to find employment in the Education system in Manitoba. After a short term there, he came back to Saskatchewan. He found a job at Round Plains School for a short time; Meeron decided to look for different job opportunities and found work at places like Kroffords, and Yorkton Hospital.

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In 1988, he fell ill and went into a Care Home facility. He was in Yorkton for the majority of the past years. He moved to Golden Acres in Wynyard in 2018 and remained there until his passing.

Meeron was predeceased by his parents, Nick and Catherine; sister, Helen; brothers, Joe, Tom, Mike, Jacob, Walter and Sylvester.

Meeron is survived by his siblings; Mary, Harry, Gordon, Jean and numerous nieces and nephews.

The Bzdel family would like to thank all those who attended the Funeral Service; Fr. Ray Lukie for officiating the funeral; Joe Petryshyn for assisting father; Crossbearer, Marcy Stefankiw; Cantor, Bernice Bzdel and the St. Michael's Choir; Pallbearers, David Zulak, Murray Zulak, Darrell Bzdel, Alvin Kitzul, Ken Malinowski, Sheldon Popadynec; the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church ladies who prepared and served lunch; Narfason's Funeral Chapel & Crematorium for their professionalism, and guidance planning the service. A special thank you to the staff at Golden Acres & Wynyard Hospital for the exceptional care that Walter received while residing there.

KROBATH - Raymond (Ray) Otto Krobath, age 86 years, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre while holding the hand of his loving wife, Aloysia (Lucy). Ray was born August 9, 1932 in the Lintlaw district of Saskatchewan. He attended Heatherbend School and went on to help his family on the farm after finishing grade 8. Ray and Lucy were married on August 8, 1959 and have been inseparable ever since they met. They owned a farm near Lintlaw and together they had five children: Theresa, Linda, Wendy, Billy and Marg. They continued to farm and raise their family there. In 1973 Ray started working at Morris Industries in Yorkton. Ray and Lucy packed up the family and moved to Springside in 1975 where they lived until his passing.

When Ray retired from Morris Industries in 1994 he had more time to enjoy his many hobbies: fishing, hunting, woodworking and cooking. He also spent time doting on his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nothing made him happier than having the entire family at the house for meals and quality time. He always had a twinkle in his eye sitting at the head of the table taking in all of the chaos of a full and happy home.

Ray was predeceased by his father Henry; mother Pauline; brother Leo and stepfather Tony. He will be forever missed by the love of his life, Lucy; his children: Theresa (Robert), Linda (Mike), Wendy (Steve), Billy (Fran) and Marg (Jay). His grandchildren: Steven (Selena), Nicole (Ryan), Tyler, Matthew (Natasha), Allison (Steven), Angie and Miranda also his great-grandchildren: Ryese, Alyssa and Gabe. He will be sadly missed by Dave, Glen and many other extended family members and friends. The memorial service was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey, B.Th. officiating.

Music played was ‘You Are My Sunshine’, ‘Smoke Went Up the Chimney’ and ‘Free Bird’. The interment will take place in the Springside Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Dialysis Unit of the YRHC as tokens of remembrance. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

Monuments

In loving memory of

Sophie Bukoros who passed away April 24, 2015

Always Loved Never Forgotten

—Forever Missed Love The Family FEDYK - Walter. April 20, 2005.

Always in our thoughts.

Forever in our hearts.

- Lovingly remembered by Janice, Emil and Family.

RUF - In loving memory of our daughter and sister, Kristina Rae. November 23, 1976 - April 21, 1983.

We’ve never asked for miracles But today just one would do To see the door push open, And see you walking through.

If we could have one lifetime wish One dream that would come true, We would wish with all our hearts For yesterday and you.

- Love and missing you along life’s journey, Dad, Mom and your brothers.

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Coming Events FUNDRAISER FOR Lynn Nightingale. She had a massive stroke and is still in Saskatoon. She is the fiance of Aaron Nagy. Money raised helps with expenses incurred. Where: Golden Agers in Rhein, SK. When: May 4 from 10am to 6pm. Events include shuffle board tournament, cribbage tournament and will include a hot dog BBQ for lunch. Donations greatly accepted. More info call Town Office 306-273-2155.

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AJ CLEANING SERVICE. Will clean your whole house. Wall washing, painting and more! Other services available! I have 30 years experience. Free Estimates. Call 1-306370-1947 or 1-306-7953144.

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

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

GORD THE HANDYMAN specializing in: Repair work, Roofing, siding, decks, yardwork, painting, fencing and more. I have 30 years experience.

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COTTAGE STYLE roof trusses, 4 in 12 slope, 2’ overhang for 40’ x 20’ building. Purchased before lumber increased. $4,700. OBO. 306-782-9519 for viewing, leave message.

Services for Hire BRAZEAU MASONRY & ROOFING. Asphalt shingling, brick block and stone layer, chimney repair and stucco and parging. Free estimates. Wayne 306-331-8069.

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

HI FOLKS! Contact Glen for all of your construction needs, big or small. Guaranteed to be the best workmanship you’ve probably ever seen! Over 20yrs. experience.

Piece work or by the hour for particular clients. Specializing in: Framing, Fibreglass Insulation w/poly, Drywall, Finishing Carpentry, Doors & Windows, Minor Plumbing & Electrical, Renovations & Repairs. Fixing what the other guy screwed up! And a host of other Handyman Skills! Call Glen 306-641-4987.

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Notice of ANNUAL MEETING Legacy Co-operative Association Limited

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The Annual General MeeƟng of the Legacy Co-operaƟve AssociaƟon Limited will be held May 16, 2019 at St. Mary’s Parish Ukrainian Catholic Cultural Centre.

Place:

St. Mary’s Parish Ukrainian Catholic Cultural Centre 240 Wellington Ave., Yorkton, SK.

Time:

7:00pm

Agenda:

All business to come before an Annual General MeeƟng including:

• Call to Order • Board of Director’s Report • General Manager’s Report • FCL Annual MeeƟng Report • Auditor’s Report and Financial Statement • Appointment of Auditors • New Business • Adjournment

R.M of Wallace No.243 Notice of Intent To Permanently Close The West Access of A Road Allowance Pursuant to Section 13 of The Municipalities Act. Notice is hereby given, that the Council of the R.M of Wallace at the April 12th, 2019 regular meeting will be considering to permanently closing the west access of the following municipal road: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SW Sec 30 Twp 25 Rge 03 W2 Township Road 254 The affected land is generally known as: The summer road allowance on SW 30-25-03 W2 Township Road 254 (ISC parcel pictures are also available for viewing)

Land for Rent HALF SECTION of land for rent, 250 acres cultivated, in Jedburgh area. Renting because of poor health. 306-516-7171.

Space For Lease COMMERCIAL/RETAIL Space For Rent. 552 Broadway St. East. Unit D (formerly Your 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

The closure is required to facilitate the expansion of Cargill grain elevator located immediately adjacent to the road.

Cargill intends to construct its rail line across Township Road 254 as indicated.

The proposed bylaw may be inspected by any interested person or group at the R.M. of Wallace No. 243 from Monday to Friday during regular office hours. Copies are available at a cost of $1.00 per page. Council will hold a public meeting in Chambers on Friday, May 10th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the R.M. office, 26 Fifth Ave. N., Yorkton, SK to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed closure. To appear before Council, a letter of petition outlining the reasons for appearing must be sent and received or delivered to the undersigned by 4:00 on May 3rd, 2019.

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GROUND FLOOR Apartment to take over lease. 378 Parkview Road, Apt. 108. Available April 26, 2019. Rent for May paid. Rent $750.00 including utilities. Newly renovated, Pet friendly, pet deposit, $250, paid. Damage deposit, $400, paid. Call Stephanie at 306521-0103.

Land for Sale

PLAN NUMBER 2-3778 HANDSOME THREE BEDROOM HOME In this handsome three-bedroom home, the main living area occupies the upper floor. On the ground floor, in addition to a den, a future twobedroom secondary suite offers several options for the homeowner, including a mortgage-helper or in-law suite.

The covered entry leads into a foyer with the den on the left, as well as a handy bench adjacent to the coat closet. To the right is the stairway to the upper floor. The den features a clothes closet, allowing it to double as a guest bedroom.

Upstairs, the great room boasts an elegant tray ceiling. Sliding glass doors give access to a generous glass-railed balcony that looks over the front garden. A gas fireplace will spread its warm glow throughout the open-plan area, which includes the kitchen as well as the dining room, with access to a patio that overlooks the back garden.

The kitchen includes plenty of counter space, a

corner pantry for storage and a work island with a double sink. Thanks to the placement of the work island, the cook will be able to communicate with family and guests while preparing meals or snacks.

The master suite overlooks the back garden for privacy. The ensuite includes double basins and a shower stall, and the roomy walk-in closet has its own entrance.

The second and third bedrooms look out to the front garden and share a three-piece bathroom. The laundry room, broom closet and linen cupboard are all convenient to the bedrooms.

The double garage includes access to the main foyer, as well as the side garden and the furnace room.

Exterior finishes include stucco cladding with stone and wood accents. The shingle roof contrasts with the metal one over the garage and entry. Cut-stone pilasters flank the garage door and the front door.

This home measures 39 feet wide and 47 feet, six inches deep for a total of 1,423 square feet

on the upper floor, where ceilings measure nine feet high throughout.

Plans for design 2-3778 are available for $715(set of 5), $775 (set of 8) and $823 for a super set of 10. B.C. residents add 7% Prov. Sales Tax. Also add $35.00 for Priority courier charges within B.C. or $65.00 outside of B.C. Please add 5% G.S.T. or 13% H.S.T. (where applicable) to both the plan price and postage charges.

Our NEW 51ST ANNIVERSARY Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 400 plans is available for $15.50 (includes taxes, postage and handling). Make all cheque and money orders payable to “JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD” and mail to: JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD. c/o...(name of newspaper) #201- 1658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@ jenish.com

Apartments/Condos for Rent

Apartments/Condos for Rent

Suites For Rent

ONE AND two bedroom newly renovated, safe, secure apartments in east Regina Senior Cooperative Building.

Large screened-in balcony.

Security doors, free bus goes once a week to mall for shopping. Rent includes outside parking with electricity, cable and all utilities except power and phone. Close to banks and all ammenities. 306-789-7970.

THREE BEDROOM apartment for rent, $950./mo. plus $950. damage deposit. Includes heat and water. Call 306-621-8203.

TAKING APPLICATIONS for upstairs 2 bedroom suite. Heat & water included. No Smoking, No Parties, No Pets, No Drinking.

Available May 1. $750/month. 306621-9584.

Turn to today’s Yorkton This Week Classifieds for the day’s best buys.

Land for Sale

Issued at the R.M. of Wallace this 25th day of April 2019.

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, Trevor 587-974-5925.

Land for Sale

TENDER-TIRES & RIMS

6 - 11.00-20 tires with rims. Good condition. 306-595-2124 for questions. Mail bid to: Highway 49 Fire Box 251 Pelly, SK, S0A 2Z0. 306-595-2124.

TAKING APPLICATIONS for a 1200sq. ft. house for rent in Heritage Heights. Available May. 1.

Fenced, treed backyard. Basement redone, double car garage. $1,350/month plus utilities. Call Dan 306-621-8203, Heinz 306316-0285 or Donna 306-621-3764 leave message or email: heinzpinno667@gmail.com.

No appliances. No Pets.

Building Supplies COTTAGE STYLE roof trusses, 4 in 12 slope, 2’ overhang for 40’ x 20’ building. Purchased before lumber increased. $4,700. OBO. 306-782-9519 for viewing, leave message.

Suites For Rent SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815. ytw_20190424_A24_21_B.indd 1

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Houses For Rent

Gerry Burym, Administrator Tenders

YORKTON - 1 BDRM APARTMENT AVAILABLE MAY 1ST IN A QUIET 4 PLEX ON 1ST AVE. N. Spacious, well maintained, and close to downtown.

Rent $750/month, heat and water included, coin laundry, parking. No smoking, no vaping, no dogs. References required, damage deposit required upon signing. For application, email: rental1441st@hotmail.com or call 306-292-8530 during the day or evenings before 8:30pm.

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Will buy farm equipment, cars, SWNA-BriskEnergy.e24_R00116927 trucks, ferus and non-ferus. Phone •306-641-9525 prod2/kjor• 306-621-1966. classified • ytw april 24, Looking To Buy Trading Cards Magic the Gathering. Paying cash for old collections/singles of Magic the Gathering. 306-621-0656 WANTED: 1/4 Ton Chev, Dodge, Ford two wheel drive, good condition, years 95-2003. 306-7952709.

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Garage Sales

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

Located in Yorkton Crossing.

Phone 306-590-8455.

285 6TH Ave. N.; Thursday, Apr. 25, 1pm-7pm, Fri., Apr., 26, 1pm7pm, Sat., Apr. 27, 8am-2pm.

Household items, toys, misc.

For Sale - Misc

54 MARQUIS CRES. NORTH. Thurs., April 25, Fri., April 26, 8am - 6pm & Sat., April 27, 8am-1pm. Cast iron banks, antique dressers and tables, router and bits, tile saw, electric shovel, string trimmer, Ladies bike, ball gloves, mix master, many curios and collectibles.

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9,000hrs, withwedcab, 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.

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BARN-STYLE VINYL Garden Sheds - 8x8ft. $1000; 8x10ft. $1250; 8x12ft $1450. Insulated 54” doors. Insulated large dog houses $300. Phone 306-7838260.

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.

COMMERCIAL MEAT equipment.

Walk in cooler, meat cooler, meat freezers, deli cooler, meat saw, billboard sign, grease tray, meat cooler racks. Call or text 306-7453484 CRAFTSMAN 24hp tractor with 42 inch mower. Attached 40” electric 2 stage snowblower with weights and chains. 142 hrs., like new.

Mower never used. Asking $3,800.

306-782-3280 leave message.

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.

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.

FREE FOR parts, 2 Gravely walkbehind lawn mowers. Phone 306783-0406. Leave message.

MEAT SHED. 20ft x 20ft., all metal roof and sides, on blocks ready to move. Cooler 7ft. x 9 ft., electric meat saw, all wired for 220, electric grinder, scale, 1 flat deep freeze, cutting table. air conditioning, electric fan, double sink, all meat hooks, deck, cherry picker, all wired. New compressor in 2017. 2 miles South of Esterhazy and 1/4 mile East. Phone Carol 306-745-3732.

PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call Yorkton This Week NOW or 306-782-2465 for details.

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.

SPRING SPECIAL 8x12 barn style garden shed. Complete with vinyl siding $1,250. 8x10 $1,050.

Call 306-783-6240.

Garage Sales 152 CLAREWOOD CRES. Thurs., April 25 & Fri., April 26, 9am-5pm.

Baking, Canon printer/fax machine new, Misc. items.

60 PARKLANE DR. Thurs., April 25, 9am-8pm, Fri., April 26, 3pm8pm, Sat., April 27, 9am-8pm & Sun., April 28, 10am-4pm. GIGANTIC!! Lagostina cookware set, lots of Teflon pans w/glass lids, hanging flower pots. ytw_20190424_A24_22_C.indd 1

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The #17 Yorkton Air Cadet Squadron hosted the Zone Level competition of the National Air Cadet Effective Speaking program recently. Cadets from Foam Lake, Indian Head and Yorkton Air Cadet Squadron competed at this competition for the opportunity to compete at the provincial level.

The winner of the provincial will go on to compete nationally in Newfoundland against other Cadets across

GIGANTIC FLEA Market sheduled for Saturday, April 27 for the

MOVING ACREAGE SALE SAT & SUN • MAY 4 & 5 10:00 a.m.

SHOP, GARDEN, HOUSEHOLD, CAMPING ITEMS HIGHWAY #9N 24 kms North from YORKTON WATCH FOR SIGNS

Parts & Accessories GREAT PRICES on new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca.

Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Ph. 204-532-2187 Russell, MB.

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• Computerized Parts Interchange • Computerized Inventory • Parts Locating Service For Those Hard To Find Parts • An Exceptional Line Of New Aftermarket Body Parts Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm, Closed Sat. & Sun. 15 YORK ROAD WEST, YORKTON

306-782-4395 OR 1-800-657-4395 Fax 306-786-5414 LHRecycled_1x47.nil_ Sports Utilities prod2/kj & 4X4s R001341986.indd spec for sandy 2014 FORD Edge Sport, remote start, AWD, totally loaded, 215,000 kms, highway miles. $17,500. Call 306-641-5508.

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

RVs/Campers/Trailers 2012 KEYSTONE HORNET Platinum 28ft. camper trailer with fibreglass exterior and mega slide in very good condition. Sleeps 8 with Jack ‘n’ bed. Has 2 exit doors and outside shower. Reason for selling is poor health.

Asking $19,500 OBO. Phone 306-783-6663 and leave a message or 306-530-0411.

Farm Implements 930, 4890, 2290 Case tractors, 2 Wing cultivators, 33 ft. long, 22 ft.

SeedRight, Farm King 15 ft. heavy duty brush cutter, ‘57 Chev 3 ton, completely restored, in Jedburgh area. 306-516-7171.

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

Feed & Seed 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

Cadets compete in public speaking Canada.

Judges Phil DeVos, Quinn Haider and Barry Whitehead choose Warrant Officer First Class Gillian Hupee, from Foam Lake and Cadet Jona Jiju, from Yorkton

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SWNA-MastinSeeds_1x54.e24_R0011692745.indd FOR SALE: Polled Purebred 2 year old and• classified yearling Charolais • prod2/kj • ytw april 24, 2019 bulls. Some red factor. Phone 306435-7116. King’s Polled Charolais.

Local club judged on oratory efforts.

LOVELAND RED ANGUS has bulls of all ages. Delivery available. 306-795-2710. Goodeve, SK.

Purebred Livestock QUIET, TOP quality purebred Red and Black Angus 2 year old and yearling bulls for sale. Replacement heifers also available. Contact Spruce Acres 306-272-3997 in Foam Lake.

Misc Farm Equipment TENDER - TIRES & RIMS 6 - 11.00-20 tires with rims. Good condition. 306-595-2124 for questions. Mail bid to: Highway 49 Fire Box 251 Pelly, SK, S0A 2Z0. 306595-2124

Career Opportunities

Agricultural FARM HELP Wanted on Grain Operation farm in the Canora area. farm experience and Class 1A license preferred. Please call Garry 306-563-7610.

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The worst roads Recently, CAA S a s k a t c h e w a n announced the dates of the 2019 CAA Worst Roads Campaign which are April 17 to May 8.

The announcement was featured via video with the help of Carmella Park, owner of Ballet to Broadway, 232 High Street West, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

High Street West was voted as the #1 Worst Road in the 2018 CAA Worst Roads campaign. According to Park; “The street was in bad shape for the previous 8 months, but once the 2018 worst roads campaign was over, the road was fixed. I have to say it’s the best it’s ever been.”

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St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorkton held a Spring Tea & Quilt Sale Saturday. The event highlighted the works of the Happy Hearts Quilting Club which has been creating quilts for more than 50 years. Proceeds of the day were to help offset delivery costs of quilts to overseas countries through Canadain Lutheran World Relief.

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Saskatchewan has over 228,000 km of roads, more than any other province. That’s a lot of road to cover which is why the campaign exists: To invite as many road users as possible to identify and vote for the roads – municipal or provincial – that is a concern to them for their safety and the safety of others.

What exactly is a worst road? Typically, worst roads have potholes or crumbling pavement, poor road signs, lack of cycling or walking infrastructure, or traffic congestion.

Here’s how to nominate and vote for your worst road: 1. Click caask.ca/worstroads 2. Select a road - municipal or provincial - and a specific segment or section 3. Identify what type of road user you are – motorist, cyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian and select the ‘problem’ from the provided drop-down menu 4. Vote - one vote per road per email every 24 hours The 2019 CAA Saskatchewan Worst Roads campaign will be monitored with identification of the current top 10 nominated roads via weekly news releases on caask.ca/ news and through CAA’s social media channels including Facebook and Twitter. During the voting process, photos of nominated worst roads can be uploaded but please ensure photos are taken from a safe location. The results of the 2019 CAA Saskatchewan Worst Roads campaign will be revealed on May 9, 2019 and shared with decision makers, government officials, and media.

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Sacred Heart High School Farrell Agencies Saints of the Month of March The Farrell Agency March Male Saint of the Month is a Grade 12 student.

Since Grade 9, this student has been very involved with Sacred Heart clubs and activities and in the community. This year this student is a member of the Cross Country team, Badminton team, Saints soccer, Soccer Academy, Yearbook, UROCK, Saint of the Month Committee, and the Retreat Leadership team, all while maintaining an honour roll average. In the community, he is a member of Kalyna Dance, Yorkton United Soccer, and has a part time job at the Soccer Shop. He attends mass every Sunday with his family and serves as an altar boy. This student captained the Saints soccer team to a provincial soccer title and has been awarded the Golden Boot in the Saskatchewan Provincial Soccer League. He was recently awarded Male Soccer Player of the Year in Yorkton and invited to an ID camp with the National Futsal team. He is kind, humble, and has a great sense of humour. The Farrell Agencies March Male Saint of the Month is Nick Fetsch.

The March Female Saint of the Month is a Grade 12 student. She is hardworking in all of her classes and juggles many responsibilities at once. She is a member of Channel 22, Drama, Band, SADD, Yearbook, Music Ministry, Cross Country, and the Retreat Leadership team. She plays piano, participates in music festival, and is also a member of UROCK where she organizes nursing home entertainment every month. She is in French Immersion, AP Calculus, and holds an Honour Roll with Distinction average. She is friendly, kind, and is always willing to help out whenever or wherever she is needed. The Farrell Agencies March Female Saint of the Month is Sarah Walker.

Being stealthy key to game success There are times when your first impression of a board game can simply be wrong.

Such was certainly the case with V Commandos from Canadian manufacturer Triton Noir.

Our first play through seemed to drag on, starting with the lay out. The game has a lot of bits and pieces, from a modular board, to the tokens for gear and soldiers. On the initial play through you spend a fair amount of time sorting through it all.

The good news is we bagged things for future layouts which will expedite the layout. The game box does not come with an insert to compartmentalize the bits, but bags do work, just have some on hand.

The first game was also one where the dice hated all three of us, and we were killed by the Germans quickly. It was underwhelming, especially after the slow first

layout.

The second play though, we changed the commandos we played, altered our tactics, and the result was a much, much more enjoyable experience.

But, on to the game, and its background.

“The German army occupies the majority of Europe and nothing seems to be able to slow its progression,” details the introduction to V Commandos.

“The Luftwaffe launches air attack upon air attack against London and the major industrialized British cities.

Great Britain withstands and gets ready to face an imminent invasion.

But Winston Churchill was not one to sit back in a defensive stance.

Convinced that the Allied Forces must take the initiative and strike blows behind enemy lines, he orders the creation of elite airborne units. Simultaneously,

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After intensive training, these units will conduct audacious operations of all kinds, striking like lightning bolts before withdrawing into shadows. Their numerous successes, although often unknown, weighed heavily in the outcome of the conflict.”

So if you are a gamer with an interest in the Second World War this is one for you. It is not a game with fancy miniatures, cardboard tokens are used here, but they

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“V-Commandos is a cooperative game in which one to four players team up against the enemy forces controlled by the game,” details the ruleset. “Each player selects a commando specialist and together they form a squad. Then, they can either choose to play on one terrain (quick game) or to select an operation, composed of several objectives that must be completed across various terrains. Each turn starts with an event that may affect the commandos’ plans. Then, each commando alternately, in the order chosen by the players, takes three actions, hopefully making progress toward the squad’s objectives.

“Finally, new enemy reinforcements, playing by their own rules, enter the terrain, move and attack. Game turns continue until the operation succeeds or fails.”

The theme here works perfectly.

“During World War II, Allied commandos performed dozens of spectacular operations across the world,” details the rules. “What is less well known is that the first missions of this kind took place on the Axis side.

For example, the 18-day campaign that saw the invasion of Belgium by Germany began with the capture of Fort EbenEmael, defended by 1,200 Belgian soldiers and deemed impregnable. On May 10th 1940, 85 German paratroopers were dropped by combat gliders directly on the superstructures of the fort. In less than an hour, most of the fort was captured thanks to the element of surprise and intensive training of these elite troops.”

“Stealth is critical for those wishing to survive when they are deep in enemy territory, outnumbered by opponents!

“The majority of Commando missions took place at night to ease discreet infiltration.

Stealth was required for as long as possible and a quick escape was necessary after completing the objective. Rain was always appreciated: the enemy patrols preferred to take shelter. Since they were always outnumbered and deep in enemy

territory, it was better to be unnoticeable, like Captain Patrick Leigh Fermor and Lieutenant William Stanley Moss, who abducted a German general and managed to escape while facing a garrison of thousands of soldiers in Crete!

“Stealthy characters are invisible to the enemy: they can never be targeted or hit by a weapon requiring a dice roll. They may also perform lethal close combat attacks. The two sides of this token represent a commando’s state: stealthy or visible.

“A visible commando is a commando who’s not in a stealthy state. A commando whose token is placed on the visible side is always visible.”

While it comes down to dice rolls, there is a surprising feel of realism here.

This is a game that gained a lot of love with the second play through, and is a game that might not be top-five of 2019 by year’s end, but I suspect I consider its inclusion.

Check it out at tritonnoir.com Thanks to fellow gamers Trevor Lyons and Adam Daniels for their help in running through this game for review.

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

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Local welders excel at skills competition A pair of Parkland College students welded their way to the top spots in a provincial skills competition in Saskatoon on April 12.

Lukas Muir and Cody Wlasichuk, both of Yorkton, brought home the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the Skills Canada Saskatchewan Welding competition. The contest required competitors to demonstrate their knowledge in reading plans and interpreting welding symbols, and their mastery of the main welding processes used in today’s industry.

“It was a really fun time being there and coming home with two medals for Yorkton,” said Wlasichuk. “You felt the stress (of the competition). But as soon as you locked your focus in, you were ready to give ‘er.”

The students were quick to praise their instructor, Blaine Miller.

“We trained a lot and trained very hard,” Muir said. “We couldn’t have done it without Blaine. He taught us a lot and showed us everything we needed to know.”

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cess is a reflection of their dedication and commitment to the craft.

“We always want to be in a competition just to see how other people are training and what their welds are like,” Miller said.

“But when you can place in the competition, it’s just a bonus.”

As a gold medal winner, Muir will represent Saskatchewan at the Skills Canada National Competition May 28-29 in Halifax, N.S. He will be required to complete three projects within a set time limit over the two days.

He started training on Monday for the competition, which Miller calls an extremely challenging one.

“In the workforce, welders specialize in these types of welds, which include pressure welding with TIG, SMAW (shielded metal arc welding), and GMAW (gas metal arc welding),” Miller said.

“The type of material that will be used will range from mild steel to stainless steel and aluminum.”

“I’ve got a lot of work to put in,” Muir said. “But I think by the end of it, I’ll be confident and do well.”

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