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Ramsay Health and Fitness is now open, even though this Chevrolet Equinox crashed through their window on July 31.

Car crashes into Ramsay Health and Fitness By Devin Wilger Staff Writer On July 31, a car drove through the

window and into Ramsay Health and Fitness. Yorkton RCMP and Yorkton Fire Protective Services were on the scene of the crash.

There were no injuries in the crash, which was caused by the driver pressing the wrong pedal said Fire Chief Trevor Morrissey. While the

building remains structurally sound, there is extensive damage to both the building itself and the equipment inside.

Hull getting shot with Roughriders By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Layne Hull, who played football in Yorkton from the time he was in Grade 5 until completing high school, is now on the door step of suit-

ing up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Layne was actually relaxing on the ball diamond last week, not really thinking about a chance in the Canadian Football League, and then the phone rang.

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“I was actually playing slow pitch last Monday when Jeremy O’Day called me,” said Hull. Hull said O’Day, general manager of the Roughriders had an offer for a spot on the CFL’s team practice roster.

Hull was quick to accept. “I was on top of the world after getting the call,” he said. It has been Hull’s dream to get a chance with a CFL squad. This spring when the CFL held its Western Regional Combine, he was among those being put

through their paces for league scouts. Hull said the combine at Commonwealth Stadium Field House in Edmonton, was an opportunity he had looked forward too.

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The sidewalks on the north side of Smith Street between Fourth and Fifth Ave. are being replaced as part of the City of Yorkton’s annual sidewalk replace-

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The combine did not lead to a contract, but the door is now open. With only one full practice under his belt, Hull said he could be activated for this week’s game. “I might be heading to Montreal

if the other linebacker can’t go,” he said, adding ‘Rider head coach Craig Dickenson has told him to be ready. Whether he is activated for this week’s game against the Alouettes, or not, Hull said he will just focus on his game.

“I’ll just take it one day at a time,” he said, adding he was a tad in awe on day one. “You watch these players on TV and now you’re playing alongside these guys,” he said. But once the ‘fan factor’ faded,

Hull said he was satisfied with his first scrimmages. “I felt good out there. The coaches were happy,” he said. Hull is the son of Terry and Debbie Hull of Yorkton.

Cardinals go out with a bang at home By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Robbie Dombrowski, head coach of the WCBL Yorkton Cardinals, wants to thank the fans. It has been a difficult season, with few wins, but the fans stuck with the team. “I’ve got to give a big shout out to the City of Yorkton. We’ve had a

really tough year, we don’t have many wins at all, and they came out here on our last night, and they showed up in numbers, and our guys absolutely fed off of their energy.” The July 31 game against the Weyburn Beavers was the team’s last home game, and they gave fans something to

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remember, with a big win for the home team. Yorkton wasn’t the first on the board, with Weyburn getting their first run from Jack Barrie in the top of the first. The Cardinals immediately responded. Zachary Taylor kicked off the scoring for the Cardinals with a double RBI, hitting home Tanner Huber and Luke Shekeryk. Taylor himself came home off of the bat of Kai Takahashi-Ho. The second inning saw one more run from the Cardinals, with Tanner Huber getting an unearned run thanks to an error from the Beavers’ right fielder. In the seventh, the Cardinals cemented their lead. Grant Kosanke scored off the bat of Matthew Korman.

This was followed by a double from Logan MacDougall, which also brought in two runs, from Luke Shekeryk and Korman. “We got a huge suicide squeeze bunt down, they didn’t really know how to field it, that turned into a base hit and that really got us going in the seventh inning. Those were three huge runs that we got, because as you can see no lead is ever safe, it always gets a little hairy at the end, and those were really important runs for us.” The final score was 7-1 for Yorkton. Pitcher Shawn Munro had the win for the Cardinals while Christian Vick was tagged with the loss for Weyburn. While the season is wrapping up,

Dombrowski is proud of the team, and proud that they’re still fighting up to the end. “Really, it’s a little bit bittersweet, because the season is coming to the end, and everybody is a little bit sad that this is the last time that this group is going to be together... They’ve really became close, they’ve really became friends with one another, which is really what this is all about. They only have six games left with each other, and they want to make the most of it, and they want to play good baseball. That’s not something that comes from me, that comes from the leadership on the team, I commend those guys. No matter what happened this year, we’ve had good leader-

ship.” The team is already looking towards next year, and Dombrowski said that they’re going to get stronger, and reward fans for sticking through a tough season. “To see a city support a team that’s not great, I can only imagine what it’s going to be next year when we have a really good team.” But the season is not yet over, the Cardinals will have a road trip in Alberta. With two threegame series’ on the trip, Dombrowski said their goal is to win at least one, though they want to get both. “Edmonton, from what I hear, is a really fun city, so it should be a rewarding trip for the guys who stuck it out in a tough season.”

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Thresherman’s Show huge success By Cory Carlick Staff Writer This year’s Thresherman’s Show was a huge success. Taking over the sprawling grounds of the Western Development Museum, the past came alive as vintage tractors and other machinery was pressed into service once again for show and competition. Engineer Matthew Weber, of the WDM, explains in depth one of the machines. “This machine was

originally built by Peerless,” said Weber. “It was 1910, this particular model was a Geiser. It’s 35 horsepower in the drawbar, 120 horsepower on the flywheel. “We’ve been using it for plowing and for threshing as well as sawmill work around the museum here. This is the second year for this engine here. Previous to this, we had a Waterloo engine which is down for maintenance this year. “I’ve been operating with our chief engineer Jim Pomeroy from

Saskatoon, as well as another engineer, Dean Redmond from Moose Jaw.” When it comes to the joy of operating steam engines, time runs fast. “I’ve been doing this for six years now. I also operate the steam locomotive out of the Western Development Museum out of Moose Jaw. “Basically this engine was primarily used as a sawmill engine, that’s why it doesn’t have overly large wheels on them widthwise on it. It operates on steam, [and] we fire it with wood.”

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Politics Souris-Cannington is the exception that proves the rule when it comes most ridings. For starters, it really hasn’t changed its penchant to vote Progressive Conservative/ Saskatchewan Party for 44 years. This is a long stretch even for modern-day rural Saskatchewan ridings — all of which of which have been solidly Sask. Party since its incept two decades ago. But what truly makes Souis-Cannington unique is that the governing party held the seat after the longest vacancy in the province’s history. That doesn’t happen very often, which should be a warning to Premier Scott Moe and his Sask. Party government that seem comfortable allowing seats go vacant far more than year. But before we go there, let us explore a little history. Almost three decades ago, the Progressive Conservative wasn’t popular anywhere — even in rural Saskatchewan. It was the late 1980s/early 1990s after the great SaskEnergy privatization fight and Grant Devine’s PCs found themselves sliding in the public opinion polls. So bad was the situation that veteran PC MLAs like Bob Andrew (Kindersley), Graham Taylor (Indian Head-Wolseley), Colin Maxwell (Turtleford) and Eric Berntston (Souris-Moose Mountain) all found themselves leaving politics for a variety of reasons. (In the case of Berntson, he became one of the “GST Senators”, appointed by then PC prime minister Brian Mulroney to pass the harmonized sales tax increase through the Senate where it was being blocked by the majority Liberals.) The problem in Saskatchewan back then is there was no legislative rules as to how long a seat could remain vacant. Presumably fearful of even losing exceedingly safe seats like Kindersley (another of the few seats where voters haven’t changed allegiances in 44 years) and Souris-Moose Mountain, Devine ignored demands to hold by-elections. The problem was made worse by the fact that the Devine PCs postponed the general election to the last possible moment by extending their mandate to the legal maximum of five years. That meant voters in these ridings went without representation for the longest period in Saskatchewan history. One first acts of the new Roy Romanow government was to institute a law in which no seat could go unrepresented for more than six months. Unfortunately, the law contains an exception that says the premier does not have to call by-elections after 40 months (presumably, to avoid costly by-elections when elections — usually, 48 months or four years apart — are on the horizon.) The seats of Regina Walsh Acres (represented by Warren Steinley) and Saskatoon Eastview (represented by Corey Tochor) will become vacant soon because both Sask. Party MLAs are nominated as federal Conservative candidates for the Oct. 21 election. But Moe has delayed the next provincial general election (that really should be held this fall at or around the 48-month mark of the current Sask. Party mandate) until October 2020 to avoid conflict with the federal vote. What all this now means is that unless the two MLAs decide to resign this week, nothing legally prevents their constituents from going unrepresented for more than an entire year until after the 2020 provincial election. Of course, Moe could have a change of heart and hold by-elections any time after they resign. Unfortunately, the premier has offered little to suggest that this is his intent. Moreover, we are currently seeing a cozy relationship between Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives and Moe’s Sask. Party that goes well beyond the two MLAs seamlessly joining federal Conservative ranks as candidates. Of late, there has been a dustup between the Sask. Party and federal Liberals over federal infrastructure spending that’s supposed to go the province. Evidently, the Sask. Party are trying to draw attention to the federal Liberals handing out pre-election goodies. But what it really is putting political considerations over what’s best for voters. That usually doesn’t work out well for the government. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.

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collision between a fuel truck and a train at the railway crossing on Highway 9 occurred at 11:37 a.m. on July 25. Yorkton Fire Protective Services and Yorkton RCMP both attended the scene. The truck’s trailers were located on both sides of the train. According to Yorkton Fire Chief Trevor Morrissey, 20,000 litres of fuel leaked, both onto the ground and the train itself, but crews were able to contain the spill and protected nearby water sources from contamination. There were no injuries. That there were no injuries is the good news side of this story. Frankly it could have been a massively different story had the 20,000 litres of leaked fuel not been diesel. Diesel fuel does not ignite as easily as gasoline, and so is not as explosive generally. Had the tanker in this case been hauling gasoline the likelihood of ignition and explosion would have been significantly higher. Had a fire or explosion occurred the engineers in the train and the driver of the truck would not have escaped injury, with a high chance they all may have perished. And, of course semi-trucks haul all sorts of products that could have been more dangerous and deadly had they been in the accident, and not a truck hauling the more stable diesel. That should raise concerns in the community regarding the rail crossing

on Highway 9. There have been incidents at the site before, and sadly incidents may occur again. As the city grows in its role as the hub of a large trading area traffic increases. With canola crushing plants and nearby potash mines we also recognize train traffic appears to be growing too. You would be hard pressed to find a local driver that cannot relate how they have become frustrated at least on occasion sitting at a railway crossing waiting for a train to pass through the city. It is the recognition that as a driver we might become frustrated at such times that have some drivers ignoring the flashing lights and the train’s whistle driving over the tracks to beat the train and avoid sitting at the crossing. It is illegal, but it happens. It happens far too often, and at times the driver guesses wrong and accidents occur. One sure way to stop people taking the risk, to prevent the next semi hauling something far more dangerous than diesel fuel being in an accident at the intersection in question, is to install control arms. Yes, there is a cost to such an installation but it is a case of public safety as well. At the very least the City of Yorkton, Department of Highways and the rail company should be looking into the potential of adding another layer of safety at the crossing.

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Time for railway crossing arms In 2018 and 2019, there have been four collisions between semi-trucks and CPR trains between Dafoe and Yorkton City. Two of these collisions were in the Foam Lake/ Wynyard area at uncontrolled railway crossings, one resulting in a fatality. The other two collisions occurred in Yorkton on Highway 9 near King Street at what is considered a controlled crossing with flashing red lights when train approaches. With the recent collisions between trains/ semi-trucks in the area, we ask ourselves why? Do the drivers need additional safety and awareness training? The trucking industry needs to address this issue. Focus on the safety of railway crossing on Highway 9 also needs to be addressed. The recent July 25th accident between the Co-op Petroleum truck and the CPR train, begs the question as to why a driver trained in hauling dangerous goods in the operation of a semi-truck, would cross the track while the red lights are flashing and the train horn is blowing. According to Fire Chief Trevor Morrissey, approximately 20,000 litres of diesel fuel leaked onto the ground

on both sides of the track and the train itself. Had the Co-op truck been full of gasoline rather than diesel, a very serious explosion would likely have occurred resulting in fatalities. Diesel fuel is not very volatile and harder to ignite. In contrast, gasoline is much more volatile and ignites rather easily. Add to this potential that the train could have been hauling hazardous chemicals and other explosive substances, it would be an understatement to say that Yorkton City would have had a major disaster on their hands. The traffic volume at Highway 9 crossing has increased significantly over the past several years with the construction of the two Canola plants surrounding Yorkton and other traffic in general. This only adds to the potential danger of accidents at this location and the urgency for additional safety measures. Two semi-truck collisions with trains at this location in two years cannot be accepted as status quo. Something has to change! Why did two semi-trucks cross the tracks when red lights were flashing “because they could”. There was nothing to impede their forward progress.

If railroad crossing arms would have been in place, the two semitrucks and train col-

lisions would not have happened. The City of Yorkton, the CPR and other

respective agencies, need to have the safety of Highway 9 railway crossing upgraded by

the installation of railway crossing arms. —Don Lemond, Yorkton, SK

History Corner Yorkton Junior Cardinals Baseball Team 1958

History Corner was devoted to presentations based on records of the Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in summer 2009. The City of Yorkton Archives wishes to thank Murray Wagner who authored the stories to match the photos. Top row: Barry Sharp, Steve Popowich, George Gress, Emil Bulitz (Manager), Richard Ong, Garry Von, Freddie Windjack (Coach); Bottom row: Neil McEacheran, Henry Kereliuk, Darcy Loster, Lloyd Johnson; Orest Achtemichuk, Jake Skilnick, Wayne Smith, Gerry Arnt. When the snow disappeared and spring arrived, hockey

season was over and it was time to bring out the bats and balls for baseball season. The game was earnestly played on school diamonds, and important games were watched by numerous spectators at the best ball field, Jubilee Park, next to the old Arena on Front Street. This team, managed by Emil Bulitz and coached by Fred Windjack, featured some of the best young players in the Yorkton area in 1958. Many of these athletes played hockey at a high level during the winter. The above History Corner originally ran in the August 5, 2009 edition of Yorkton This Week.

Long-term flood mitigation program Recently, Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) Dustin Duncan announced that WSA is again transitioning the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP) to the Flood Damage Reduction Program (FDRP) for the remainder of the 20192020 fiscal year. Beginning August 1, 2019, the transition moves from the emergency focus toward longterm flood mitigation projects. Applications

from municipalities will be accepted until September 15, 2019. “The Water Security Agency is pleased to once again provide longterm flood mitigation measures for high-risk communities,” Duncan said. “These measures help address emergencies before they arise, as opposed to temporary and reactive activities that stretch a community’s capacity in an emergency.” Last year, 16 communities participated

in the program. At no cost, each community received technical investigations into their longterm flood damage risk issues. A total of seven communities undertook mitigation works and received funding from the FDRP. The City of Melville received $41,450 in funding support from the FDRP to undertake the engineering required to initiate flood protection works for their municipality. “We are grateful

to work with our provincial governing bodies as we all strive for better communities,” Director of Public Works and Planning Services, City of Melville Andrew Fahlman said. “This support is a critical step for smaller communities like ours to look into the future for flood damage reduction and prevention.” The FDRP is anticipated to have $700,000 available in grants this year and will accept proposals in four categories from communities both

urban (cities, towns and villages) and in rural municipalities (hamlets) as follows: • Hydrologic and/or hydraulic investigations to develop risk assessments; • Flood mapping projects; • Mitigation planning, where municipalities undertake emergency planning or potential flood damage prevention construction design; and • Structural projects, where the municipality acts as the proponent for construction of perma-

President announced for Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Recently, Government Relations Minister Warren Kaeding announced that Marlo Pritchard has been named president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA). “Enhanced and improved citizen service is the goal of this agency, and I’m confident that this will be achieved under Marlo’s leadership,” Kaeding said. “He has a proven track record within the public safety sector, and will make sure that the safety needs of Saskatchewan’s people continue to be met through effectively coordinated and delivered programs and services.” Pritchard, formerly the Chief Constable with the Weyburn Police Service will officially join the SPSA this September. “My priority is ensuring that we as an agency continue to deliver the service that Saskatchewan citizens expect,” Pritchard said.

“I am honoured to take on this new role, and look forward to working

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Flower show happening today

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The best in gardening is on display at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex on Aug. 7. The Yorkton Horticultural Society is

hosting their Annual Fruit Flower and Vegetable Show, with area gardeners bringing off their prize plants to show off. The day has been proclaimed

“Garden Day” in the city of Yorkton, and the show is part of the effort to showcase gardens through the city. Debbie Hayward, presenting to City Council on behalf of the Yorkton Horticultural Society, said the Society

does far more in a year than the show as they are also busy all year long with monthly meetings, speakers, presentations and spring and fall plant sales. The show runs from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Council Meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Broadway East Resurfacing Project

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Work began Tuesday, August 6 on Phase 1 resurfacing of Broadway Street East, from the CN tracks at Laurier Avenue to First Avenue, weather permitting. The eastbound side will be resurfaced first followed by the westbound side. There are four phases to this project, which will see Dracup Avenue North Broadway East completely resurfaced to Highway 9 this year. Each phase is expected to take up to two weeks, one week per side. Regular back Starting M ay 2, 2016 the Roadways Reconstruction will begin on Dracup North from Darlington lane garbage and recycling pickup is unaffected. toDetours willfollow be allinroad place please slow down and obey signage in the work zone. For more details York Road. Please closuresso and detours. visit yorkton.ca/construction. Dracup Avenue North Completion Project (York Road to Darlington Street) M ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction of the new roadbed were completed in 2015. •

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Roadway preparation work began in mid April, including replacement of the short section of water main at the north end of the street and construction of some additional of new catch basins. Grading and roadway preparation is slated to begin M ay 1 and is expected to take approximately two weeks. Concrete paving of the roadway will then get underway around M ay 24 and is expected to be completed by July 1, weather permitting.

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Council Meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. BYLAW FAST FACTS Grass and Weeds! Did you know? The Property Standards Bylaw No. 18/2017 states that no owner or occupant of a property shall allow their yard to be overgrown with grass and weeds.

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2016 Construction Darlington Street Overpass Rehabilitation Project

Other Job Opportunities • RCMP Clerk - Steno 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.

The Darlington Street Overpass Rehabilitation Project started Wednesday, May 29. The project includes repairs to the overpass Dracup Avenue North structure and roadway resurfacing. Highway 9 from York Road to Starting M ay 2, 2016 the Roadways Reconstruction will begin on Dracup North from Darlington Smith Street will completely closed. to York Road.be Please follow all road closures and detours.Local and Canora traffic has been rerouted to Dracup Avenue and Smith Street; through traffic Dracup Avenue North Completion Project (York Road to Darlington Street) along Queen Street and Highways 10 and 52. Expected completion ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction of the new roadbed were date is FallM2019, weather permitting. completed in 2015. •

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Once upon a time near a ringing cell phone I will now tell you the tale of the worst theatre experience of my life. We start in Cineplex Southland in Regina. We originally went to the Normanview Cineplex to watch a revival of Kiki’s Delivery Service, the excellent 1989 anime that everyone in my party loved. That showing was cancelled because the Normanview cinemas didn’t have any water. They gave us some vouchers for tickets and we headed across the city to watch something, even though we probably should have cut our losses and went home. But, when you go somewhere with the intent of watching a movie, you want to watch a movie. So we sat down to

watch Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a film that eventually got a range of reactions, but this story isn’t about the movie. In fact, I can’t tell you much about the entire first half of the movie, because something happened. It started with what sounded like someone playing an ‘80s arcade game. That’s initially what I thought it was, wondering why someone would pay to go to a movie in order to play games. But, as the chirpy arcade-inspired song continued on, it quickly became apparent that this wasn’t someone playing an arcade game but instead the worst thing in a theatre, a ringing cell phone. Except, whose ring-

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Thinking I do with words... ing cell phone? As quickly became apparent, as everyone in my immediate area got increasingly angry apart from the old man who somehow insisted he didn’t hear anything - nobody actually knew where the cell phone was coming from. In the entire first hour of the film, nobody had thought to quietly turn it off in a way that might not draw attention to themselves.

The phone just kept ringing. People were angry, people were making accusatory glances, people were shouting at the rest of the crowd. And the phone just kept ringing. My fiance and I began to suspect that the phone was in our seats. Maybe it was just the vain hope that it was somewhere we could salvage the rest of the film, but thought it might be near

us. So we searched. Between the seats, where you could find stale popcorn from months of showings. Under the seats, getting our knees on the sticky theatre floor. Everywhere we could think. That phone was somewhere. Eventually, right before we decided that maybe we should walk out, the man sitting beside me adjusted himself in a way that made the phone louder. I asked to see his phone, since he was old and said already that he couldn’t hear it. His phone was off, but the phone was near him. He was not to blame, however, because I started to search his seat, and I found it. Stuck between

the cushion and the armrest, a black phone in a thick case. I held it up for the theatre to see. Someone cheered. I took the phone to the man at the ticket booth, telling him that it had been ringing for the entire movie and driving us insane. Then I went to the bathroom. He thanked me for bringing it out. Also someone brought a baby, to an R-rated movie from a director known for violence. While it might have added some accidental thematic interest it is not a baby-appropriate movie. Eventually, I hope to see the film again, because I felt as though I didn’t really get the full experience.

Melville Heritage Museum gets 2.5k grant from Bayer Fund By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Melville Heritage Museum, located in the former Lutheran College building, houses an extensive collection of artifacts from the city’s rich cultural past. The beautiful museum has been lovingly and extensively curated by a dedicated team of board

members. Like all non-profit organizations, museums rely on funding from various sources. Admissions account for some of the revenue, as do special events and grants. Grants in particular are coveted but competition for them is stiff. Thanks to the Bayer Fund, though, the Museum will receive $2

Some of the equipment stored in the Farm Tool Room

500 to upgrade the Farm Tool room. The room, which contains a fascinating array of equipment including antique horse dental instruments, a butter churn, coal heater and others, will receive some upgrades while still retaining the rustic character of the room. Donna Mucha, secretary of the museum’s board, said they’re thinking of putting some glass or plexiglass on some of the shelving to better protect the exhibits, as well as some measures to preserve the artifacts themselves. “We serve a large surrounding area and the museum helps improve tourism in Melville,” said Mucha, secretary of the museum’s board. “When I found out that the museum had won the grant, I was filled with a mix of gratitude and a bit

A view of the Farm Tool Room that will get a boost from the grant of disbelief.” The grant is part of Bayer’s 2018 Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities (CFGC) program. On August 7th, the Melville Heritage

Museum will host its “Strawberries and Tea” event, from 2 to 4 pm. There will also be a minifashion show, and visitors are encouraged to come in period dress, should they feel so inclined.

August 14th will also see an exciting day of actual demonstrations of vintage machinery in use, including a butter churn. For more information, please call the Museum at (306) 728-2070.

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Council Meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Highway 9 Bridge Project 2016 Construction 2019 Construction

Construction of a new Bridge on Highway 9, one half mile north of York Road is underway. The bridge Dracup Avenue North will allow replacement of aging culverts beneath the highway with a much larger capacity open channel Starting M ay 2, 2016 the Roadways Reconstruction will begin on Dracup North from Darlington waterway. The culverts currently handle most storm to York Road. Please follow all road closures and detours. water outflow from Yorkton into Yorkton Creek, and can create a bottleneck during heavy rain events. Dracup Avenue Project to Darlington Street) During North bridgeCompletion construction, traffic(York will beRoad diverted to a temporary roadway on the east side of the highway, and M ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction of the new roadbed were will be alternating single lane only. This is the case in completed in 2015. most highway bridge construction projects. Please be patient and obey signage. The project is scheduled for • Roadway preparation work began in mid April, including replacement of the short section completion in late fall.

of water main at the north end of the street and construction of some additional of new catch basins. • Grading and roadway preparation is slated to begin M ay 1 and is expected to take two weeks. Did you know.....all City News is also accessible on theapproximately City of Yorkton website. • Concrete paving of the roadway will then get underway around M ay 24 and is expected Just go to our website at www.yorkton.ca and scroll down to view the “City News” links. to be completed by July 1, weather permitting. ***Insert Dracup Avenue North Reconstruction Map here

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How do farmers recover cost of change? There is increased awareness of animal welfare needs on farms these days. Not where are concerns more defined for many than in the case of how chickens are raised. There is a perception that the common cages used in many operations are far from ideal in terms of keeping laying hens happy at least as compared a more natural approach to raising hens that would see them with greater freedom to roam. But the idea of large scale laying operations to move to hens running free range collecting eggs in, akin to the small farm hen houses of a half century ago, is not exactly reasonable in our world either unless the entire farm system of agriculture reverts to smaller scale farming. The trend to ever larger farms dates back to the end of the first Great War, so don’t expect that trend to suddenly change. That said consumers and common sense are going to push producers to change things, moving at least a step or two away from the image of crowded cages. The question for producers is how to balance the cost of such changes with maintaining production

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hard to buy into. It would most likely be a range depending on various factors, meaning increases for some, and maybe even some lower. Either way there are not a lot of businesses that can see costs rise 13 per cent without concerns regarding the impact on the bottom line.

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While consumers might want better animal welfare there is not a lot of evidence they want to pay more for food from farms investing in change, and certainly no indication the broader food processing system will pay more.

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and returns. A recent international study has come out suggesting adopting higher welfare indoor systems doesn’t increase costs as much as once thought. The 32-page report from World Animal Protection, an animal welfare organization with offices in Toronto and around the globe, is suggesting the added cost would be 13 per cent. The 13 per cent may not sound like a great increase, although to suggest every operation could make changes and only see that increase is a bit

So how does a farmer absorb the cost of moving to decreasing the number of birds in a barn, adding straw, and evening changes the bloodlines of the birds is a huge question for producers. There is little doubt farmers are going to be pushed to change, and numbers like 13 per cent make it seem reasonable, but taking that sort of hit to the bottom line will cause issues for producers making the adjustment. Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Local youth attend Hereford Bonanza The 2019 National Junior Hereford Show also known as Bonanza, was held July 30 to Aug. 3, in Weyburn. This show is open to youth across Canada who are members of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association. Bonanza is held annually, each time in a different province. It was Saskatchewan’s turn this year to host the 40th anniversary of the show. The barns were full this year with 180 participants and 270 purebred and commercial Hereford cattle. Juniors range in age from 5 to 21 years. Six youth from the Parkland area brought cattle to the show: Kenzie and Ty Airriess of Wadena, SK. Codee,

Jessee and Kenzee Kopelchuk of Canora, SK and Jillian Just of Yorkton, SK. Each day started about 6 am with the animals being fed, watered, washed and groomed in preparations for the days’ events. As this is a youth show, parental help is limited to helping feed, water and lead animals only as an assistant, the daily care, preparation and showing of the animals is the responsibility of the junior members. What a learning experience this is. The juniors relish these chores and do so without complaint. Each day ends after 8pm when evening chores are done, supper finished and daily awards handed out. The focus of this show

is the exhibition of the animals these juniors have brought to the show but there is so much more as well. There were classes for Hereford specific photography, artwork and literature. Juniors may compete in public speaking events, individual and team judging of pens of cattle then giving oral reasons of how they would place the cattle in a class. Individual and team grooming where juniors show off their skills in fitting cattle for the show ring. Showmanship classes where they are judged not on the animal but how they show that animal. Each evening after supper there were mixer events that gave the juniors a chance to get to know each other.

illian Just competing in the Senior Showmanship Class judged by Robin Hogberg of Langenburg.

Heat warnings with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius required extra care of the cattle to ensure they remained cool and hydrated.

Some hi-lights of the show for our Parkland Juniors included;

Kenzie Airriess:

2nd place PeeWee Individual Grooming 2nd place Little League Grooming 4th in class with her yearling heifer Sparkle

Ty Airriess:

4th place PeeWee Showmanship 3rd place Little League Grooming 3rd in Class with his yearling heifer Felicia

Jillian Just:

2nd place Senior Team Grooming 3rd in class with her yearling heifer 3rd in class with her yearling bull This show was a spec-

Kenzie Airriess of Wadena, SK. showing her heifer Sparkle. She was buddied up with Morgan Heidecker of Middle Lake, SK. for guidance. tacular success and a great thankyou to all the sponsors, organizers, judges and volunteers of the show. The show barns are now empty with the juniors and cattle back

home. Preparations are already being made to attend the 2020 Bonanza in Brandon, Manitoba next summer. — Submitted by Kristina Just

From the left, Kylee Dixon of Arcola. Brooklyn Trask from West Central SK and Jillian Just of Yorkton fitting a heifer in the Senior Team Groomimg competition. They would place second.

A little pre show grooming.

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Championship in Virden for Bangas By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Banga Clydesdales of Canora have returned from a show in Manitoba with another haul of ribbons. “We had a good show in Virden,” said Linda Banga. “We won first place brood mare with ‘Banga’s Keeva’, first place yeld mare with ‘Banga’s Reba’ and first place yearling with ‘Banga’s Bela’.” With the trio of mares winning red ribbons as a group it’s no surprise they kept on winning. “We also won Best Three animals on the ground,” said Banga. ‘Reba’ went onto to be Grand Champion Mare and then she competed against a Percheron gelding and a Belgian stallion and was named supreme horse of the event. “Last year at Virden ‘Reba’ was supreme, so to defend her title was pretty special,” said Banga. “The supreme horse on the ground is a special award sponsored by the Brown Families, with Bertha Brown presenting the Ken Brown Memorial trophy. I was very honoured to accept the award from Mrs. Brown because as a kid I grew up watching Browns show their Percherons and I always appreciated their commitment to bringing out the best horses while remaining kind and humble.” Virden is an all breeds show where which means that the Belgians, Percherons and Clydesdales compete against each other. It is the meeting grounds where the top Percherons, Belgians and Clydesdales in Manitoba come to compete.

Supreme Horse sponsored by the Brown Families, with Bertha Brown presenting the Ken Brown Memorial trophy. Daryl Horn accompanies Bertha, with Linda Banga at the halter

Daryl Banga presenting Linda Banga with the Grand Champion Mare award for ‘Banga’s Reba’.

Timing for pre-harvest glyphosate By Angela Brackenreed Conditions at seeding this year posed many challenges that caused delayed and often uneven emergence. As a result, we have many fields with plants at different stages of maturity and growers are wondering how to harvest these uneven fields. As growers begin to make their pre-harvest

weed control plans, the Canola Council of Canada is issuing an important reminder that glyphosate application must be carefully timed to protect the quality and marketability of the crop. In all fields, including those with variable maturity, it is critical to wait until seed moisture content is less than 30% in the least-mature areas of the crop before applying

glyphosate. Applications made before the correct stage increase the risk of unacceptable residue in the seed. Here’s how to assess the correct stage: –By waiting until 50 to 60% seed colour change in the least-mature areas of the field, growers can be confident seed moisture will be at less than 30%. –At this stage, seeds in the main stem will be

green and firm to roll in the top third of the plant, mostly brown with some speckling in the middle third, and completely brown-black in the bottom third. Seeds in the outermost branches should no longer be mushy and translucent. In addition to glyphosate timing, crops that mature unevenly can present other challenges at harvest. Here are

some important things to consider: –Swathing remains the best and least-risky option to manage uneven maturity. –If time allows, leaving a pod-shatter tolerant variety to dry down naturally (which means letting the less mature areas catch up) can be a suitable, cost effective option to swathing and pre-harvest applications.

For more tips, read “What to do with uneven fields?” at canolawatch. org. For more on how you can help protect market access for canola, pulses and cereals, visit keepingitclean.ca. –Angela Brackenreed is a Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist. Her focus is harvest and storage. Email her at brackenreeda@ canolacouncil.org.

Haying progressing well in Sask. Livestock producers continue to make good haying progress as 39 per cent of the hay crop is now baled or put into silage. An additional 27 per cent is cut and ready for baling according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is currently rated as three per cent excellent, 52 per cent good, 34 per cent fair and 11 per cent poor. Hay yields have been well below normal for many producers this year and will be in short supply in several areas. Most producers have indicated that there will not be a second cut of hay. Rainfall was highly varied across the province this past week, though the moisture will help with filling pods and heads in the later crops. Rainfall ranged from nil to 57 mm in the Turtleford area. Provincially, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as two per cent surplus, 76 per cent adequate, 21 per cent

short and one per cent very short. Topsoil moisture on hay land and pasture is rated as one per cent surplus, 66 per cent adequate, 29 per cent short and four per cent very short. Crop conditions across the province are also varied, with the majority of crops being in fair-to-good condition. Producers have indicated that some crops are in excellent condition and some remain in poor condition. Some crops are one-to-two weeks behind in development and this may be of concern depending on weather at harvest time and when the first fall frost occurs. Some early-seeded and winter cereals crops are beginning to ripen, and desiccating pulse crops and harvest operations will be starting in the coming weeks across the province. The majority of crop damage this week was from strong winds, hail, localized flooding, insects such as grass-

hoppers and aphids and a lack of moisture. There are reports of ascochyta blight causing significant damage

in chickpea crops in the south. Producers continue with haying operations, scouting for pests and are getting ready for

harvest. A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online at https://www.

saskatchewan.ca/cropreport. Follow the 2019 Crop Report on Twitter at @ SKAgriculture.

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Yorkton native helps Ontario fire evacuees By Cory Carlick Staff Writer Shauna Stanley Seymour is a long time supporter of the Red Cross, and when she heard about the massive forest fires in Northern Ontario forcing people from their homes, she knew she had to act. Seymour helped organize a safe place to stay, as well as transportation for the evacuees. The challenging task was spearheaded by the tireless dynamo, known in town for her OOH digital billboard company, CMM. “Situations which require evacuation often involve the Red Cross being involved in the response,” she says. “For me, when I hear about these things, I often give some thought to whether my schedule might allow for me to be away for a bit. In this case, the email came, and my answer was ‘Yes, I can.’

Seymour says that problem solving is a key skill when dealing with natural disasters. The human touch is the most important component. “My short answer is ‘This is the Olympics of problem solving!’ Every day is filled with finding solutions to small and sometimes large problems. “For example, in this response, one morning we helped an elderly man put a tiny battery back into his favourite watch. “Another time, we helped little kids fill up water balloons and water guns for an afternoon of water play on the lawns. “In another situation a woman wanted to touch base with her father who was located in shelter elsewhere in the country. The Red Cross team organized a phone call so they could have a visit. “The Canadian Red Cross mission is to improve the lives of

vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world. “By providing one of the best training programs I have ever experienced, the online and hands-on components provide us with a set of principles and tools that makes it really easy to adapt in every situation. And that is what we do. “Using the facilities and resources available, we adapt to provide people with a ‘sense of home’ as best we can. It is never perfect, but we are pretty good at keeping families connected, and hopefully comfortable, during stressful situations. I have to believe that really matters.” Shauna says the key takeaway people should remember is that a situation can happen to anyone, and being mindful of that is important. “Any one of us, any day, could find ourselves in a situation where we

Shauna Stanley Seymour is helping with a Red Cross effort. are removed from all of the comforts of home and possibly our community,” she says. “Prior to becoming involved with the Canadian Red Cross, that thought would have scared me. Now I know that if I should ever find myself in that situation, I know my family and I

would be ok.” Seymour stresses that it’s also a great opportunity to help. “If you are seeking a volunteer opportunity in which you spend your time doing, rather than meeting, I encourage you to look into the Canadian Red Cross.

“There are opportunities in every community and not all responses require travel and days away from home. We have a great team here in the Parkland and we are always welcoming fresh faces.” For more information, visit http://www.redcross. ca/ .

Close Cuts for Cancer Pancake Breakfast By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Close Cuts for Cancer Pancake Breakfast was held at Good Spirit Provincial Park, in front of the Gitko store, on a beautiful Sunday morning. “Gotta get some photos of these pies,” Greg Ottenbreit joked. The pancakes looked delicious and definitely warranted a few beauty shots. According to Close Cuts, approximately 550

Ottenbreit chats with one of the volunteers people were served with $4600 raised for local initiatives. For $5, a hearty break-

fast of pancakes and sausages could be had, with proceeds going to a great cause.

Hope you’re hungry!

The tills, where $4 600 was raised over the weekend

Have fork will travel

The grill commandeered.

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Community Spotlight New Horizons Friday Night Dance New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton. Great night of dancing. All ages are welcome. Admission: $10.00 Time: 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM. Music by: August 9th Russel Pelly Band; August 16th Dennis Ficor & Son; August 23rd Old Country Lads; August 30th Len Gadica. Contact Peter-306-7821846. To rent hall: 306783-6109 306-782-5915.

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50th Anniversary Yorkton Creators 4-H Club - Sun., Aug. 11, 1:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Wildlife Federation. For the past 50 years, our club has been going strong with devoted leaders and enthusiastic members learning new life skills. Past leaders, past members and families and friends are invited. Silent auction. There will be a BBQ, a special program and guest speakers.

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On now at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery - Vera Saltzman: O Human Child. July 2 to August 23, 2019. Vera Saltzman’s exhibition O Human Child features 18 black and white portraits of Saskatchewan children photographed in their own environments: in small towns and rural communities, on ranches, First Nations Territory, and farms. An award-winning photographer, Saltzman set out to understand her new prairie home and ask how things have changed since W.O. Mitchell wrote “Who Has See The Wind”, his iconic 1947 Canadian novel. These 18 unflinching portraits remind us of the complexity and emotional depth of childhood. 49 Smith St E., Yorkton, SK, 11am-5pm Monday to Friday, 1-4pm Saturday. Admission is always free!

Reading Club. Each child gets a booklet to keep track of books that have been read. Collect stickers and prizes all summer long for your reading! Activity days (July 8 – Aug. 27): Must pre-register in person for activity days. Spaces are limited, 2 - 3:30 p.m. Mondays – ages 10-12 years, Tuesdays – ages 6-9 years. Movie days (July 10 - Aug. 28), Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. Free popcorn & juice. Everyone welcome! Storycrafts (July 11 –Aug. 29), Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Open to ages 3-7 years. Special Fridays: Parkland Valley Sport & Recreation Program. Pre-registration required. Aug. 16, 1:00 - 3 p.m. YFBTA Nature Program July 19 & Aug. 9, 2:00 p.m. Friday fun days Aug. 2 & 23. Join us for activities, games, crafts, 2-3 p.m. Registration begins June 27.

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Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show, Wed., Aug. 7, 1:00 till 5:00 p.m. St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 Third Ave. N., Yorkton. This is a chance to see the best of the gardening season! Your admission includes coffee or tea and dainties, so bring a friend or two and enjoy a most pleasant gardening afternoon! Everyone is welcome!

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Tues., SIGN East Entrance, 83 North St., weigh in 6:15 p.m., meeting to follow; Wed., SIGN 345 Broadway St. W., York B Salon, Lower Level, weigh in 12:00 noon, meeting 12:15 12:45 p.m. Call 306-7833765 or visit www.tops. org for more information.

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Yorkton Wildlife Federation does Trap Shooting on Tues. evenings at 5 p.m. till dark. Weather permitting at York Lake Trap Club. Everyone welcome. 306516-7521.

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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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We need you to share your talent! Play guitar, piano, dance or sing? We would like to invite you to perform in our facility! Please call Suzanne Beck at 306-786-0815, I’d be happy to have you join us. Yorkton & District --Nursing Home, 200 W i l l o w b r o o k Bradbrooke Dr. Lions Annual Pork --Roast, Sat., Aug. 10, Donate at the fol2019, Willowbrook lowing Canadian Community Center. Diabetes Association Supper at 5:00 p.m. Clothesline® drop Advance tickets: adults boxes and help the $20, 12 and under $10, 6 more than 9 million and under free. Tickets Canadians living with from any Lions member. diabetes and predia-

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Come see our new Royal Canadian Legion branch located at 387B Parkview Rd. next to the Loaf N’Jug. Office hours are Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. --Our lounge is open Sat. Theodore Parkland at 3:00 p.m. with meat Regional Library has draws at 5:00 p.m. new hours: Monday --10-12, 1-5, Tuesday - 1-5, Attention all crib Thursday - 1-5. Summer players - come join us reading program is at the Yorkton Public open for children 6-14 Library on Friday at 1 years and the preschool- p.m. All are welcome. ers from 2-5 years. Aug. Please use the back 22 - Dot & Dash Robots. door. Reading contests with --lots of great prizes. Citizens on Patrol Public Computer available, and Book Club Program Yorkton on last Thursday of the COPP the eyes and ears month. There are new of your community is DVD’s and Books arriv- recruiting new meming each week or we bers. For an applicacan order you the latest tion or more info please reading material on any contact COPP at 306783-5022 or 306-620subject! 9889 or The Yorkton --City Detachment of the Summer Tour - Find RCMP at 306-786-2400 which leisure activity or Box 153, Yorkton, SK is right for you! Live, S3N 2V7. Laugh, Learn, Leisure. --August 16, 2019, 1:00 Club 55+ Golden p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ages: 6-12, Yorkton Library. Age Bowlers are lookContact: Kendall ing for new members. Schneider & Lauren Leagues are Mondays Maier. Email: scrsum- and/or Wednesdays at 1 mertour@parklandval- p.m. First time Bowlers ley.ca Phone: (306) 786- are welcome! Drop in at 12:30 p.m. on those 6586. days or call Brad at the --Yorkton Bowl Arena W i l l o w b r o o k 306-783-5183. Lions Annual Pork --Roast, Sat., Aug. 10, Al-Anon meets 2019, Willowbrook Monday nights, 8 p.m. Community Center. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Supper at 5 p.m. Advance tickets: Adults Church, 73 Smith St. $20; 12 and under $10, 6 and Wed. nights, 8 p.m. and under Free. Tickets at Westview United from any Lions member. Church (355 Bradbrooke Dr.). Alateen also meets --on Wed. night, 8 p.m. Join us at Yorkton at Westview United Public Library all sum- Church. Adult children mer for fun children’s of Alcoholics Al-Anon programs. TD Summer meeting every Fri. Reading Club: Children at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s of all ages are welcome Lutheran Church, 73 to join our Summer Smith St.

Head over to the local flower show Gardening friends, make a note and plan to attend the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show, Wednesday, August 7 from 1:00 till 5:00 PM at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 Third Avenue North, Yorkton. This is a chance to see the best of the gardening season! Your admission includes coffee or tea and dainties, so bring a friend or two and enjoy a most pleasant gardening afternoon! Everyone is welcome! Make a cup of tea and I’ll tell you about an interesting chat that I’ve had with several gardeners in the last while. As time goes by, we all might think about passing on certain keepsakes to family or friends. All of us want to give things to people who will enjoy them. For many gardeners, certain plants are like prized possessions. And in conversations, sometimes gardeners will fret about who will take care of those extra-special plants? It’s a very real concern to devoted gardeners. As with passing on china or crystal or anything else, including plants, the time to do it is earlier rather than later. Yes, we may love our plants and still hope for many gardening years ahead, but it is healthy for the plant and good for our peace of mind to divide them and share them now. We could wait ten years, but by then we

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Gardener’s Notebook and all our gardening friends will be ten years older, and they may not want to be the recipient of yet one more plant to take care of. Why not do it now, and let people enjoy the plant with eagerness? We know of a gardener who had a beautiful yard full of interesting plants. When she passed away suddenly, her family never thought to share those special specimens with gardening friends. As her house went up for sale, the garden was untended and quickly became very overgrown, and when the house finally sold, the new people sprayed the weeds in the garden and of course, the plants were lost. They brought no joy to anyone. Heartbreaking! So if a plant can be divided, and you know of a gardening friend who would enjoy it, pass it on! They will think of you every time they look at it, and the time will come when they can divide that plant and make another gardener happy, and so the circle goes. There is that beautiful quote from Buddha: “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the

life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Good and wise words for all, including gardeners! And further to that, with the plants we have in our gardens right now, enjoy them every day! Take a daily tour and see how things change every day, it is truly amazing! There is always, always something new to see and enjoy under the sun! That’s what makes gardening such an enjoyable and inspiring pursuit! And it is never the same! Remember, the Yorkton Gardeners’ Market is now on, every Saturday beginning at 8:00 AM till noon at Melrose Avenue and Simpson Street, Yorkton. Fresh garden produce, potted plants, honey, jams, pickles, all those yummy things and more will be for sale! If you’d like more information, either as a buyer or seller, please call Glen at 783-7040 or send a note to ethelda61@hotmail.com. Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca, and have a great week! Be sure to wear a hat!

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A boat was lost and possibly stolen in the local area.

Boat lost or stolen The victim had been towing a boat behind a camper trailer in a C-train and had been travelling HWY 9 North of Yorkton in the afternoon on Saturday, August 3, 2019. The owner was flagged down by another motorist to let

him know the boat had come off of the trailer. When the owner traced back his steps, the boat was not to be found. If you have information related to this advisory please call 9 1 1 or 310RCMP

PRESIDENT Continued from Page A5 of our province safe.” The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is a Treasury Board Crown, originally created in 2017 to manage Saskatchewan’s 911 emergency call-taking and dispatching services. The agency’s mandate was expanded in January 2019 to include the Emergency Management and Fire Safety branch from the Ministry of

Government Relations, and the Wildfire Management branch from the Ministry of Environment. Agency head offices will remain in Regina, with additional offices, dispatch and wildfire centres located around Saskatchewan, including Saskatoon and Prince Albert. J. Greg Miller, president of the SPSA, who has overseen the expansion and establishment of the agency, as well as the recruit-

ment of the permanent president will step aside. Miller will continue as the Deputy Minister of Government Relations, having filled both roles since summer 2018. For more information on the SPSA, read the Government of Saskatchewan news release announcing its expansion on January 9, 2019 at https://www. saskatchewan.ca/government/news-andmedia/2019/january/09/ public-safety-services.

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A garden brings us near the heart of God While on a road trip with my friend Glenda one cold and blustery afternoon, we stopped at a botanical garden. An oasis of colour and harmony greeted us, resplendent with flowering plants, tropical foliage and cacti. A cobblestone path dotted with wooden benches and wicker chairs wound past gurgling fountains, stone statues and knots of schoolchildren on a field trip. The place wasn’t crowded. Just enough people surrounded us to feel embraced by life. Some crouched, taking photos of a lowgrowing flower. Others sat relaxed, sipping cof-

fee and checking phones. A few seemed deeply engaged in conversation, while others gathered in groups around small tables, laughing and chatting; soaking in the humid warmth, a welcome contrast to the frigid temperatures outside. Pausing to admire a tall white lily, I stood near a group of older women seated at one of the tables. Clearly, their outing had gone on awhile. Empty sandwich wrappers, water bottles and disposable coffee cups dotted their table. Frequent laughter erupted from the gathering. I couldn’t help noticing their topic of conversa-

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tion: eccentric relatives. “He used to put his underwear on his head when he slept,” someone said of hers. “One day he forgot to take them off when he left the house. He walked into town that way! No one ever let him forget it!” I moved on, hiding my laughter so they wouldn’t know I’d eavesdropped.

How could I not, when the purpose of the garden is to absorb peace? To linger, embraced by beauty, warmth and growth? (Words are colourful growing things too, I’ve thought since. Perhaps, like a plant, even that charming story had grown over the years; tall like those lilies, as iconic family stories often do.

Something perennially alive. Something to bring a smile; a moment of pleasure, in contrast to the multitude of chilling words that spring up like weeds all around us.) Like that botanical garden, my own small growing beds bring me immense pleasure. When I sit in my wicker rocker on our back deck, cool mint tea beside (and inside) me; when I pass my hand over the herbs and flowers in my raised cattle troughs; when their fragrance, sweet with mint and rosemary, basil and lemon balm, fills up my senses, I forget the pesky things that have disturbed my peace of mind. It’s easy

to be still in a garden. To remember that God created beauty and order and all loveliness for our pleasure. I love this classic poem by Dorothy Frances Gurney, but until recently hadn’t known it had a second verse: The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God’s heart in a garden, Than anywhere else on earth. For He broke it for us in a garden, Under the olive-trees, Where the angel of strength was the warden, And the soul of the world found ease. Garden blessings to you.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Burrowing Owl It’s that time of year again, young Burrowing Owls have begun to leave their nests! For the past several weeks, juvenile owls have been carefully tended to and fed by their parents. Now they are independent and ready to learn how to fly and hunt for themselves. Late July and August is a great time of year to spot the owls out and about or perched on fence posts, but it is also a dangerous time for the juveniles. At this point in their lifecycle, the Burrowing Owls are a bit like teenagers - they are keen to be independent but lack experience. The juveniles tend to forage for food on the road and in the ditch. Kaytlyn Burrows, a Nature Saskatchewan Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, suggests this

is because “at dusk the road surface tends to be warmer than surrounding grasslands, attracting many small insects and rodents and as a result, young owls are also attracted and they begin searching for prey.” For this reason, the juveniles are at a greater risk of collision with vehicles. Motorists can prevent collisions by reducing their speed and keeping an eye out for Burrowing Owls on or near the road. Burrowing Owls can be identified by their mottled brown and white feathers, their stilt-like legs, and of course their bright yellow eyes. The birds are about the size of a robin with a height of about 9 inches, but they have large wings compared to the rest of their small body. They

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A burrowing owl family. are commonly found in native or tame grasslands and will use the burrows of badgers, ground squirrels, and other burrowing mammals for nesting. Launched in 1987, Operation Burrowing

Owl is one of Canada’s longest running conservation programs and aims to conserve the remaining parcels of land used by Burrowing Owls in Saskatchewan. Through voluntary landowner

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Learning the game It was an ideal afternoon to learn the basics of disc golf. And, that is just what a group from the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton did Wednesday afternoon at Patrick Park Disc Golf Course in the city. The youth were shown the basics of the sport by Parkland Disc Gold Association members Calvin Daniels and Quinn Haider, and then taken around for a few baskets to get a firsthand taste of the sport activity Submitted photo

Johnson tops Frametech Classic champion By David Willberg Estevan Mercury The 2019 edition of the Frametech Classic golf tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course wrapped up on Monday afternoon, with the champions being determined in the men’s and senior men’s divisions. Kade Johnson, who is a former provincial amateur champion from Yorkton, won the men’s division. He fired a 4-under-par 68 in the third and final round to finish with a three-round total of 206, which is 10-under par. Johnson entered the day with a two-stroke advantage, and added to the lead with birdies on the second and third holes. And while he alternated between birdies and bogeys over a fivehole stretch on the back nine, he still managed to win by three strokes over Daryl Donovan, who shot a 3-under-par 69 in the final round. Donovan birdied three straight holes to start the back nine and created some suspense

for the tournament. The lead was one entering the final two holes, but a birdie for Johnson on 17 and a bogey on 18 by Donovan dashed any hopes Donovan had of forcing a playoff or even winning. “It feels awesome to be able to come down and play great golf and be able to meet all of these guys down here,” said Johnson. This was the first time Johnson has competed in the classic. He had played at Woodlawn a couple of times previously as a junior. “I haven’t been down here for a couple of years now, and it is awesome to come back. I was hearing about all of the stuff that (superintendent) Bobby Currie’s doing with the course, and how good the greens are and everything, and I was so excited to come down and play it. It’s in incredible shape.” Johnson said he hit the ball well during the tournament, especially in the second round when

Kade Johnson accepts the men’s championship flight trophy from Brad Wilhelm of Frametech Systems. Photo by David Willberg of the Estevan Mercury he didn’t record a bogey. As for the third round, he was able to bounce back after the bogeys.

While the showdown for the lead was between Johnson and Donovan, Johnson noted some

other golfers were able to put up good numbers. Cody Reynolds was third with a 2-under par

214 over three rounds, and Mark Spencer was fourth at 215 (1-underpar).

No holiday Monday for WCBL Cardinals By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was anything but a holiday for the Yorkton

Cardinals as they played a doubleheader in Fort McMurray Monday. The game one of the Western Canadian 2019

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Baseball League the hometown Giants thoroughly trounced the visitors from Yorkton. After a scoreless first inning the Giants put up runs in each of the next

seven. The damages started with Fort McMurray scoring five runs in the second, two in the third, then three in each of the fourth, fifth, sixth

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and seventh inning, then adding a final run in the eighth for a 20-run night. The Cardinal offence never got rolling being shut-out in the 20-0 final. Eric Meyer had six runs batted in for the Giants, thanks to a home run, a triple and a double, and a single to complete hitting for the cycle. Keith Manby had the win. He went six innings, allowing only four hits and striking out five. Yorkton starter Zach Goulden-Maddin took the loss, on three innings of work, allowing 10 hits, and 10 runs, eight of those earned. The teams went at it again Monday evening

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with only a slightly better result. The Prospects scored one in the first inning for an early 1-0, but the Cardinals got that back, and took the lead with two in the second inning. In the third the Prospects added nine, then added four in the fourth and two in the fifth for a 16-2 lead. Yorkton added one in the seventh to round out a 16-3 win. Will Langford was the winning pitcher. He went a complete seven innings scattering eight hits and three runs, only two of those earned. Hut Smith was tagged with the loss. He started the game and went three innings allowing 12 hits and 10 runs, all of those earned.

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Online access feeds a passion Whether it is an officially recognize addiction I’m not sure, but I may be over binging on sports at times. At least that tends to be the vibe I get from my far better half who I often glimpse looking my way with the look on her face that only wives can pull off – married men will know the look I am talking about. Now admittedly that only occurs when a game is playing on the television, and I have an ear bud in so I can listen to the game I am also watching on my notebook. To be truthful I only watch games on my notebook because my better half has repeatedly kiboshed my suggestions I install a second TV screen for sport viewing. Now in my defence, a defence which is about as thin as the Toronto Maple Leaf’s last season, I shouldn’t be blamed for the amount of entertaining sports that someone can access on the computer these days. The list of online sports I watch on a regular basis is rather long including in season the National Lacrosse League, Major Arena Soccer, American Ultimate Disc League, National Pro Fastpitch and well you get the idea. There are a bunch of professional sport leagues that national sports networks in Canada ignore in favour of hockey and football re-runs and sports from other countries, which are

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Sports thankfully viewable online. But, my affliction does seem to be spreading. When I hit times in the year, August being one of the months it happens, when the leagues mentioned above are into their offseason I go looking for online options. Typically at such times I become something of a honeybee flittering from one sport broadcast to another. There are a huge number of sports out there, and when it comes to team sports there are only a handful I don’t like to watch, soccer although I try, water polo and a few others. So there are a couple of dozen team sports that I do like, although without pro leagues in North America, and preferably

Canadian teams to follow, my interest is fleeting. So I’ll watch the occasional sepak takraw game, marvel at the foot skills of the players, and wish there was at the very least English commentary of games, and dream there was a pro league here. After a game, or two, my interest wanes and the next night my search renews. At times I’ll watch arena football and again lament no team in Canada. Or I watch team handball and question how it is not as popular in North America as it is in Europe. At other times it’s marvelling at Irish hurling or Scottish camanachd. This weekend I watched a couple of 2018 World Cup games in men’s field hockey. I’ll say that the shoot-out in the sport is the most entertaining in sport with shooters allowed to play rebounds having up to eight seconds to score. As a sport, two games under my belt, I’m not sure how I feel. There is an international league, no Canada sadly, which is viewable for a fee of about $25 a year. Is it worth it? I have until January to decide. And tonight, or tomorrow, who knows what my affliction will lead me to discover? But, the search will be fun as a lover of sport.

Cardinals drop trio in Edmonton By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Cardinals are on a swing through Alberta to wrap up their Western Canadian Baseball League season. The road swing started in Edmonton Thursday where the host Prospects doubled up the visitors 12-6. Edmonton was up 3-0 after two innings, but Yorkton tied it with a

three-run third. The Prospects were up 8-3 when the Cardinals again scored three in the seventh. Edmonton would add four for the 12-6 win. Travis Hint had a home run for Edmonton to go with four runs batted in. Haden Dow had the win for Edmonton, based on three innings of relief work. Grady Hawkins took

the loss for Yorkton, based on 2.1 innings in relief. The teams went at it again Friday, but in the second inning the rain came necessitating the game be completed Saturday. A one-run lead after the first inning for the Cardinals quickly evaporated as the Prospects scored four in the second, three in the third and four more in the fourth

on their way to an 11-2 win. Tanner Roundy was the winning pitcher, going none innings over two days, allowing none hots and two earned runs while striking out no one. Clayton Keyes was tagged with the loss for Yorkton, based on 1.2 innings allowing seven earned runs. The teams then went at it again Saturday in a third straight game, this

one a seven inning affair. Yorkton were out to a 4-0 lead in this on by the third inning, but the Prospects cut that in half with two runs in the home half of the third. The teams then traded three run efforts in their respective halves of the fifth. In the sixth the Prospects again chopped the Cardinal lead in half with one. Yorkton got that run

back in the top of the seventh to lead 8-6. But in the home half of the seven Edmonton scored three for a walkoff win. David Wylie was the winning pitcher, on 0.2 innings of relief, allowing one hit and no runs. Payton Harris took the loss, on two innings of relief in which he scattered six hits, and walked four, while surrendering four earned runs.

Four Kienle brothers in disc final Hot weather greeted participants in the fifth annual Sandy Beach Disc Golf Tournament. The event at the Good Spirit Lake resort saw 43 disc golfers on course for a ‘shotgun start’ with participants eager to try out the recently installed MVP disc golf baskets. When the opening 18 had been played, thanks to a couple of ties on the cards six disc golfers went out for a ‘championship nine’.

When the last disc had been thrown Mark Kienle of Wadena was the champion with a score of 81, or minus four. Jeremy Taylor of Saskatoon was second at 86, Jason Kienle of Yorkton third with 90, Duncan Andrew of Broadview and Adam Kienle of Yorkton tied with 91, and Aaron Kienle of Yorkton rounding out the sextet at 95. Mark Kienle had the longest drive among the

men, with Ayden Heibert of Yorkton topping the longest drive among the women. It was a husband and wife combo from Earl Grey, SK., playing on their wedding anniversary taking the two sides of the closest-to-the-pin competition. Kristen Schmidt topped the ladies, with hubby Tom best among the men. — Submitted

Mark Kienle of Wadena tees off on #2. He would win the Sandy Beach event,

Jeremy Taylor of Saskatoon throws out of the trees.

Cardinals meet dogs

Staff photo by Devin Wilger

The July 31 game between the Yorkton Cardinals and the Weyburn Beavers was also Paws and Claws night at Jubilee Park. Attendees had the chance to meet some of the rescue dogs which Paws and Claws Animal Rescue has available for adoption, and possibly even gain a new family member. Adam Kienle of Yorkton throws a tee shot.

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FERGUSON - Rena (Nee Peet). October 16, 1921 - Yorkton, SK. July 27, 2019 – Airdrie, AB. Rena Ferguson of Airdrie, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the age of 98 years. Rena attended Yorkton Collegiate High School. After school she helped run the family’s City Dairy in Yorkton. Rena enjoyed playing bridge, bowling, and renovating houses for resale. She was a loving mother, wife and friend. Rena is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Wendy Gaye Maze (nee Ferguson) and Michael Joseph Maze, of Airdrie, AB. Rena was predeceased by her husband, Malcolm Archibald Ferguson; parents, Sydney and Pansy Peet; brothers, Clifford and Cecil Peet; and sister Vera Dauncey. Condolences may be forwarded through www.McInnisandHolloway.com. In living memory of Rena Ferguson, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Airdrie, 300 TOWERLANE DRIVE, AIRDRIE, AB. Telephone: 403-948-1100.

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ELASCHUK - Leonard (Len) William Elaschuk was born November 16, 1951 in Yorkton, son of William (Bill) and Lillian (Graczo) Elaschuk. He graduated from the Yorkton Regional High School and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Regina. He moved back to Yorkton after university and worked as a Social Service Worker through the Ministry of Social Services. He met his wife, Suzanne Gray, in Yorkton and they were married on February 24, 1979 in Regina. They were blessed with two daughters, Erin and Kimberly. Leonard passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019 at Melody Manor, Yorkton District Nursing Home. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Lillian Elaschuk, wife, Suzanne Elaschuk, grandparents, John and Barbara Graczo, cousin, Randy Yurchuk and cousin-in-law, Serge Leonard. Leonard is survived by his two daughters, Erin Elaschuk (Yorkton, SK) and Kimberly Elaschuk (Regina, SK), sister, Linda Elaschuk (Regina, SK), brother, Allen Elaschuk (Lori), (Regina, SK), nephews, Christopher Elaschuk (Regina, SK) and Jay Elaschuk (Regina, SK), cousin, Karen (Yurchuk) Leonard (Yorkton, SK) and her two daughters Danielle Leonard (Saskatoon, SK) and Breanna Leonard (Yorkton, SK) and numerous other relatives. The funeral was held on Friday, August 2 at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Father Louis Nguyen officiating. Lorraine Lysak was the pianist. The readers were Lise PerraultStreeter and Angie Oleskiw. The interment followed in the Trinity Columbarium, Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Memorial Donations may be made to the Yorkton and District Nursing Home (Melody Manor for Activities) as gifts of remembrance. An online book of condolences may be signed at baileysfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were entrusted to

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SCHLECHTER - Hilda. Peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Wednesday July 31, 2019 at the age of 81. Beloved wife of Frank for 63 wonderful years. Loving mother of Denise (Dan) Legros, Sandra (Ken) King, Cindy (Troy) Carlson and Angela (Andrew) Finn. Beloved Grandma of Melissa (Josh), Melanie, Alexandra and Samantha. Great Grandma of Nevaeh and Kilian. Sister of Wilfred (Pat), Edward (Loretta), Irene and Bernice. Sister in law of Betty and Charlie. Predeceased by her parents Anton and Theresa Schultz, Karl and Margaret Schlechter, daughter Linda, sister Betty, and her in-laws John, Tony, Len (Eva), Joe (Doreen), Margaret, Maxine, Rynold and Bill (Irene). Hilda will be lovingly remembered by her many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Hilda was a longtime member of St. Philips and Holy Cross Parish, and an active CWL member. She was an avid scrabble player belonging to the Oshawa Scrabble Club and played in many international tournaments. Hilda will always be remembered for her love of baking and kindness to all. A special thank you to the many wonderful nurses and staff of Lakeridge Health Oshawa 6th floor and palliative care unit. Visitation will be held at the DeStefano Funeral Home, 1289 Keith Ross Drive, Oshawa(south side of Taunton Road, east of Thornton Road by the Oshawa Airport) 905-4403595 on Monday August 5th from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Cross Parish, Oshawa on Tuesday August 6th at 10:30 am. Burial will follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Whitby. If desired, memorial donations to the Holy Cross Building Fund, or a charity of choice would be appreciated. Memories may be shared at www.destefanofuneralhomes.ca.

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SEE OUR LARGE DISPLAY PALUCK - Carson passed away suddenly at his home on July 29, 2019 at 62 years of age. He is survived by his five children, Robyn, Rhyan, Brayden, Remmi, and Shaye. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and his mother, Teresa. Carson was predeceased by his father, Walter. Carson was born in Kamsack and raised on a farm in the St. Phillips district. After graduating high school, he gained employment with Clark Roofing in Yorkton. Ron Zulyniak was the person he interviewed with and who hired him. Ron yelled at Carson on his first day on the job and Ron and Carson have been best friends ever since. Carson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma at 48 years of age. Non Hogkins lymphoma typically has a five percent chance of survival – but Carson ignored that statistic and was cancer free after treatment. Cancer did however force him into retirement which allowed him more time for hunting at the camp he built. Carson loved hunting, playing cards and telling stories. He will be remembered by his family and many friends for his witty conversation and smart ass comments. Carson will forever by missed. The funeral was held on Saturday, August 3 at 11:00 am in St. Mary’s Cultural Centre with Crystal Bailey, Certified Celebrant, officiating. The honourary bearers were Roland Rice and Ron Zulyniak. Memorial donations may be made to the Kinsmen Foundation for Telemiracle as gifts of remembrance. Online condolences may be left at baileysfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were entrusted to:

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The family of Jim Bilokreli would like to express our heartfelt thank you to all friends and neighbours that helped Jim through his illness. Thank you Dr. Shahat, Yorkton Home Care Staff, and the Doctors and staff at Allan Blair Cancer Centre for their care and compassion. Thank you to Christie’s Funeral Home staff; Shelly Morris who officiated Jim’s funeral service and Jeanette and Allan Wheeler for the lovely lunch. Thank you to all who donated in Jim’s memory and to all who sent cards or phoned. And thank you to all who attended the graveside service in Theodore, or at Christie’s-your presence honoured Jim. -Sincerely, Jim’s family. If there’s something you want to rent, buy, find, trade or sell, check the This Week Classified Ads.

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as well as a soaker tub, a great spot to relax after a long day. The two secondary bedrooms share a threepiece bathroom. One of these bedrooms overlooks the front garden, while the other boasts a window with an extradeep sill. Exterior finishes include wooden shingles in the gables and on the upper storey, contrasting with horizontal siding on the rest of the façade. Stone-based pilasters decorate the front porch and the back patio. The front door is flanked by sidelights. This home measures 37 feet, six inches wide and 51 feet, six inches deep for a total of 1,650 square feet. Plans for design 7-3908 are available for $815 (set of 5), $880 (set of 8) and $932 for a super set of 10. Also add $35.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $60.00 outside of B.C. Please add H.S.T., PST, OR G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges. Our 51ST Anniversary Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 400 plans is available for $16.50 (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...Yorkton This Week #201- 1658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@ jenish.com

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PLAN NUMBER 7-3908B COMPACT GABLEROOFED HOME This compact home is well suited for today’s smaller subdivision lot. The gabled roof covered front veranda and stone and shingle accents lend character to the exterior, while inside, an efficient layout includes everything we’ve come to expect in a contemporary family home. The covered front entry leads to a foyer with a coat closet on the right, as well as a niche for displaying art and collectibles. Directly

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IN THE ESTATE OF JIM BILOKRELI, LATE OF YORKTON SASKATCHEWAN, DECEASED. ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, DULY VERIFIED BY STATUTORY DECLARATION AND WITH PARTICULARS AND VALUATION OF SECURITY HELD, IF ANY, MUST BE SENT TO THE UNDERSIGNED BEFORE THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019. SHAWN PATENAUDE LEGAL PROF. CORP. 9-259 HAMIL TON ROAD YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN S3N 4C6

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2 BEDROOM, small garage, Rent $950 + damage deposit. No Pets 4 appliances. References required. 2nd Ave. N. Yorkton. Phone 306-641-6617. Available Sept. 1.

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.

2 WHIRLPOOL air conditioners, 1 - 10,000 BTUs, 1 - 8,000 BTUs. Both working condition and price is negotiable. 306-782-0376.

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ahead of the foyer is the great room, where the gas fireplace is placed so it will cast its warmth into the dining area and kitchen. The dining area enjoys a large window, as well as a sliding glass door that opens on to a covered patio, making outdoor meals a breeze during the warmer months. The kitchen is separated from the great room and dining area by a three-seat eating bar and prep island. The double sink is set into a corner, so natural light will enter through two windows. The L-shaped

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BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom condo; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-5373228, Trevor 587-974-5925.

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3 BEDROOM Duplex For Rent. Available Sept. 1. $1,200/month + damage + utilities. References required. Call 306-621-0620 or 306641-9982.

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For Sale - Misc PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call Yorkton This Week NOW or 306-782-2465 for details. 100 ACRES of standing hay plus the sloughs if they can be cut. No rocks on NW-22-27-8-W2 Jedburgh area. Phone 306-627-3445.

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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. BARN-STYLE VINYL Garden Sheds - 8x8ft. $1000; 8x10ft. $1250; 8x12ft $1450. Insulated 54” doors. Insulated large dog houses $300. Phone 306-7838260. Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com. Smart shoppers find the best buys in the Yorkton This Week Classifieds.

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SWNA-AffordableHomes_1x28.i07_R0011725941.indd TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST • prod2/kj • classified • ytw aug 7, 2019 TOWN OF SPRINGSIDE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before October 8, 2019, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

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Costs

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LOT 18-BLK/PAR 3-PLAN 101807377 EXT 7

150574248

1,977.41

63.70

2,041.11

LOT 6-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN S150 EXT 0 LOT 7-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN S150 EXT 0

144195194 144195217

2,030.21

63.70

2,093.91

LOT 8-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN S150 EXT 0

144195228

2,715.68

63.70

2,779.38

LOT 8-BLK/PAR 16-PLAN BY2617 EXT 16 LOT 9-BLK/PAR 16-PLAN BY2617 EXT 0

149607513 149607524

2,142.47

63.70

2,206.17

LOT 4-BLK/PAR 17-PLAN BY2617 EXT 0

146941825

2,241.10

63.70

2,304.80

LOT 18-BLK/PAR 18-PLAN 75Y10602 EXT 0

130122223

369.30

63.70

433.00

* Penalty is calculated to the date of the Notice and will continue to accrue as applicable.

Government of Saskatchewan Request for Proposals Sale of Melville Provincial Office Building Sealed proposals for the purchase of the land and building known as the Melville Provincial Office Building, located at 256 2nd Avenue West, Melville, Saskatchewan, will be received by the Ministry of Central Services, 2nd Floor, 1920 Rose Street, Regina, SK S4P 0A9, until 2:00 p.m. CST, August 14, 2019. Proposals must be submitted on forms provided by the Ministry of Central Services. Instructions to Bidders and Proposal Forms may be obtained by contacting the Ministry at the above address, by telephone at 306-787-3480, or at sasktenders.ca. The Ministry of Central Services reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received.

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BUSINESS CLOSEOUT. 6x6 walk in cooler, Kelvinator freezer, Billboard highway sign, meat/bakery racks, cash register, 2 debit machines (1 portable), fax machine. Call 306-745-3484.

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE. Well Maintained, new tires. Contact 306-782-0169.

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1984 IHC Full Tandem. Box, hoist, roll tarp, Cummins engine, Fuller road range 9 speed, airbrakes, spring suspension, Western Industries box, 11R 22.5 rubber, new drive tires, other tires good. $19,000 Best Offer. Phone 306795-7995.

FRIGIDAIRE DEHUMIDIFIER. Call 306-621-7641 GRAIN BINS: 19ft. Roscoe hopper bin 4500bus., complete with triple skids, upright rocket aeration, ladder. $13,500 Best Offer; Quantity of 2750bus. Weststeel flat bottom, 8 tier bins on cement $2,500/each or Best Offer; Quantity of half found aeration screens. Phone 306-795-7995. HIDE-A-BED For Sale. Clean. Phone 306-782-8790.

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1987 JEEP Comanche pick-up, 113,000 kms on rebuilt engine, zero miles on rebuilt 3 speed automatic trans., buckets, console, tilt, cruise. Needs a box and some TLC. Price is negotiable. Phone 306-641-4987.

Boats 16FT. ALUMINUM Boat. 40hp Mercury motor, trolling motor like new, winch - 12 volt on boat, front seat lifts-storage. Call 306-6218425.

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ITEMS FOR SALE: Reclining leather burgundy sofa & loveseat ($175.00), Fabric tweed colour sofa bed ($120.00), Kitchen table & swivel chair ($110.00), Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rack ($75.00), Garden tiller ($90.00). Call 306-621-3317.

HEWITT 3000lb boat lift w/blue canopy, full length bunk. Good Spirit Lake. Like new. Phone 1306-222-2817.

OAK DRESSER w/mirror, moveable side mirrors, a door on each end w/shelf, 3 drawers. Price $475. 5 cubic foot chest freezer $190 - 2 yrs. old, like new. Phone 306-782-7335 leave message and number or 306-621-7641.

2005 CLASS A Holiday Rambler 30 ft. motorhome (V10), 35,521 miles, c/w generator, 2 slides, AC, rear camera, auto levelling, excellent condition, $52,500. OBO. 306562-7777.

SEASONAL SITES AVAILABLE $2400. Rickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 $1,150. 8x10 $1,050. 8x8 $900. Call 306-783-6240. TANNED HIDES for sale - Silver Fox (rare), $450. Wolverine, Black Wolf and others. Really decorate your living room/rec room/cabin with these on the wall. Anybody can hang a picture. Call 306-6754424. WALK-IN TUB, sewing machine (like new), stove and pipes, etc. Phone 306-621-0409.

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24.5ft KUSTOM KOACH 5th wheel, nice shape, updated interior, a/c, awning, no slides, sleeps 4, tires like new, easy pulling, mostly shedded. Phone 306-5484340. Stenen.

Farm Implements 4890 CASE 4WD Tractor, 2 deep tillage cultivators around 33ft., 22ft. Seed Rite, Farm King heavy duty brush cutter (Shultz), 36ft. Massey swather, 1957 Chevy 3 Ton truck, fully restored, V8 5spd. Offers. Phone 306-627-3445. GOODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB

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WON AN Electric Cordless Yard Pkg. Valued at $3,000 plus 11 items - boxed. 21â&#x20AC;? lawn mower. leaf blower, grass trimmer with 140ft. line, power saw, mulcher, 2 lithium batteries, charger, maskeye protection. Asking Half price. $1,500. Phone 306-890-0658.

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1959 PONTIAC Laurentian 2-door hardtop. 283 motor, 2-speed power glide transmission. Dual exhaust, mag wheels. $29,000; 2003 Mustang red convertible. V6 automatic, Beige cloth interior and roof, new tires, battery, excellent used condition. $9,500 Downsizing; 2010 Buick LaCrosse (gold), V6 automatic, power everything, remote start, seats 5 (cloth), excellent tires, new battery. $9,500. 306-435-2934. 2009 BUICK LUCERNE CXL. Fully loaded, Sask safety certified, 122,700kms, winter tires on rims included. $10,500. Call 306-6210251. 2011 FORD FOCUS. Good second car for spouse or younger member of the family. Call 306783-3447. Leave message and call will be returned in 48 hours.

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Canadian based minis are excellent THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com This is a somewhat different review in the sense itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about a particular game. Instead, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about a superhero miniature line that can be used in whichever superherothemed role playing, or miniature skirmish game you might be interested in. The line has been produced with Super Mission Force from FourColor Studios in mind, but having not played that ruleset this look is based strictly on the miniatures. The first thing I will

note about these minis is that they went together nice and easy. There were not a huge bunch of bits per miniature that needed attached, and those that did came with slots and nibs so it was easy to position pieces and that the nib was fitting into the slot they held together easily until the glue set. The minis are plastic, but there was also very little â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;flashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to deal with, which is nice. It can be frustrating to have to trim off a lot of flash,

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Latest gun violence will not lead to change There were two more mass shootings in the United States this weekend. I don’t expect either to move the needle as far as gun control or any other meaningful measure to reduce the violence. When kids were killed at Sandy Hook in 2012 and nothing was done, I knew this would be an issue that is never improved as far as enacting laws to make it safer for people. There’s lots of blame to go around and Donald Trump is an easy target, but Barack Obama was the President in 2012 when Sandy Hook occurred and while Obama can talk a good game about wanting stricter gun control, he didn’t get anything done on the matter. For me, attacking the current President and trying to blame him for these horrible crimes is low hanging fruit. I don’t think this is the fault of any politician, but there should be common ground on allowing law abiding citizens to arm themselves versus lunatic citizens being allowed to carry semi-

automatic weapons and other assault style rifles. This doesn’t seem like rocket science to me. There isn’t one argument you could make that would make me say, “Oh yeah, okay that sounds like a perfectly valid reason to own a machine gun.” Not one. The United States banned metal tipped lawn darts in 1988 after someone was killed with one. One accidental death and the entire country is prohibited from using them. Semiautomatic assault rifles? They’ve killed thousands of people, needlessly, and yet we can’t figure out if it’s a good idea or not to let crazy folks own them. In Texas, word is some of the victims from the El Paso shooting are illegal immigrants and the families of some of these victims are afraid to identify loved ones because there is a fear they could be arrested and sent back to wherever they came from. It’s sad all the way around no matter how you look at it, but here we have a very serious circumstance where

going through the proper channels to relocate to the United States would have been beneficial. Here in Canada, mainstream media is stoking the flames of racism by releasing stories that suggest the appearance and race of the victims and perpetrators of the BC highway killings is playing a role in the amount of publicity that it’s receiving. It’s a shallow suggestion. In this circumstance we happen to have dead people as well as the identities of two others accused of committing the murders. In the other comparables, we have missing people who may or may not be dead and if they are dead, we have no idea who we are looking for. A fitting end would be to have

these two young men trespass on to a farmer’s property and threaten the lives of those who live there. I think you and I both know how that ends should it happen. Then we could stop with this racism nonsense. I’m not sure when it happened, but it seems the media’s job now is to elicit a response from people and make them upset over things as far as how they are covered. Simply reporting facts and allowing your viewers, listeners, and readers to draw their own conclusions has gone the way of the dinosaur. Now, we have media outlets pushing specific narratives with the hope you come back for more. I have no respect for it but if you wanted to blame someone other than the

actual shooters of these mass killings, go tune in to CNN and Fox News for a month or so and listen to their 180-degree differences on just about every issue under the sun. You can’t help but get a little hot under the collar listening to morons (like Don Lemon) peddle theories all in the name of ratings and money. It’s, frankly, disgusting. Here in Canada, we have an MP from Edmonton who is allowed to preach to his constituents that Conservatives are racist (dance with white supremacists were his actual words). It’s a very dangerous accusation to make and it’s totally ludicrous. In fact, there is evidence that it’s actually Ahmed Hussen who is the racist. Try and think back even five or six years. Canada wasn’t like this. Since Justin Trudeau came into power and decided he was going to put us all into tribes, the only thing that has happened is we have become more divided than ever before. You can say what you want about Stephen Harper but there was no

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game card for the Super Mission Force skirmish game, or can be used in your Mutants and Masterminds RPG campaign with profiles by creator Xion Studios. Trash Panda, an actual bear is easily the coolest on the range, although Manowar and Kindle are great sculpts too. Spider-Squirrel warrants mention based on the name alone. The company behind

the minis, and they are producing others as well, is Canadian, based in Calgary, which to me is a plus. It’s great to be able to recommend Canadian games and accessory lines and in this case the recommendation comes easily. Certainly you have to be interested in superhero gaming before these will be useful, but if you want a unique character in an RPG these are

great. Come up with a name of your own, a colourscheme for the uniform, some powers and you are set with a great mini to use. In a generic skirmish ruleset world it would be the same thing, an opportunity to create a team that is very much your own. Check them out at www.o2media.ca you will not be disappointed.

Two suphero minis from o2 Media.

MINIS especially on smaller pieces. Since these are what might best be called generic superheroes, no copyrighted ones from the big boys like Marvel and DC, it was interesting to look at the selection I was gluing together. The pieces were from o2 Media’s WatchGuard miniature line. Each miniature comes with a gorgeous

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western alienation, no dislike for Quebec, no dislike of immigration (the illegal kind wasn’t allowed), and LGBTQ folks held parades and it wasn’t promoted as the civil disobedience that is now. Everyone just minded their own business. That doesn’t mean life was perfect and we shouldn’t strive to be better. I guess we will find out in October if the companies that conduct polls should be put out of business. Apparently, a recent one suggests the country is split as to whether or not Canada is in a better place now than what we were in 2015 when Trudeau took over as Prime Minister. I haven’t any idea how any rational person can come to the conclusion that it’s better. Most other polls suggest the Liberals may hang on to the balance of power in Ottawa. Mind boggling, if true. What is wrong with us? Nice person mentions this week: Brendan Wagner, Matthew Bird, Lindsey Witzko, Kelsey Kaban, Charles McNabb, and Steve Deley.

RHYTHM ‘N RIBS IS A HUGE SUCCESS AND RAISES $33,000 FOR DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY

“Our third annual Rhythm ‘n Ribs was a huge success,” said Bruce Thurston, Chair of the organizing committee. “We had an amazing attendance and were fortunate to have two days of really good weather.”

“Rhythm n’ Ribs seems to be very well received by the community, this was our third year and our attendance is strong and people appear to love the food; certainly the food vendors are happy. We made some changes to the music line-up and you could see the energy in the crowd in the evenings,” continued Mr. Thurston.

“We were also able to raise a substantial amount of money that will be used to help The Health Foundation purchase new digital mammography equipment needed for the breast cancer screening program at the Yorkton Regional Hospital. That equipment is vitally important and will be used by 5,000 women annually in this region.

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who have all been part of building this event from the beginning, and they should feel good about their work putting on this event because it is clearly good for this area,” said Bruce Thurston. The other members of the Rhythm n’ Ribs committee are: Doug Kitsch, Kelly Hancock, Murray Young, Bev Lonsdale, Ron Balacko, Deb Blommaert, Phil DeVos, Del Zola, Regan McClelland, Danita Thurston, Karen Melnychuk and Ross Fisher.

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