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Loneliness of a dog walker

Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels

The current COVID-19 situation has people staying indoors as much as possible, but those with favourite pooches are still out on Yorkton streets walking their

pets. That was the case Saturday afternoon in the city’s northeast area as this pair were out for a stroll.

City implements tax deferral plan

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council unanimously supported tax deferrals and interest abatement to help citizens work through the financial pressures resulting from COVID-19.

“Due to the economic impact of COVID-19, many municipalities and government organizations are implementing relief plans which impact residents and businesses,” noted a report circulated to Council at its regular meeting Monday,

by Ashley Stradeski – Director of Finance, with the City.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many utility providers to change the way billing and collection of utility services will be provided, and we are in the

same position to do so,” detailed the report.

“Municipalities are also reviewing how they plan to bill and collect property taxes and other items, and the focus will be providing taxpayers with additional payment options.”

In terms of utility services: • Moratorium on water disconnections for non-payment until June 30, 2020 to ensure everyone has access to drinking water and water for sanitation during the pandemic;

• Deferral of payment via waiving all interest charges until September 30, 2020, and making flexible arrangements with customers; • Continue billing and payment reminders such that our residents are

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A break on downtown parking

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Downtown parking fees in certain lots in the City were waived by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

“Over the last month, a

number of downtown businesses were forced to close or drastically change their service delivery due to COVID-19 Public Health Orders put in place to slow the virus spread,” explained Nicole Baptist, Bylaw & Safety Supervisor,

with the City. “With the closures, City Administration noticed that traffic and parking on downtown streets and parking lots decreased.

Administration believes it’s important to avoid being an impediment for those working

or visiting downtown during this time. As such, we would like to offer free parking in the downtown parking lots.

The Traffic Bylaw states that Council has the authority to establish free parking provisions for periods of time identi-

fied by resolution.

“At this time, we recommend that free parking is not extended to the 15 minute meters because these stalls facilitate quick stops that may still be required.”

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Speckle Park genetics to Australia Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Legacy Speckle Park at Theodore, recently hosted their third Annual Online Bull and Female sale with a spectacular result.

A two-year-old bull ‘Legacy Pason 158F’ sold for $19,000 to a partnership of Oakey Creek Speckle Park of Manilla, NSW, (Dennis and Lou Saint), and Barkly Speckle Park, (Brett and Donna Becker) of Murgon, QLD, Australia.

Legacy Pason 158F along with two other bulls will be sent off to draw semen for export back to Australia.

The export sale came about largely because of a long-term dedication to building the Speckle Park breed, said Josh

Vogel.

“Early on, nearly 20 years ago when Legacy was first establishing their purebred Speckle Park herd we foresaw that the breed with its initially small breeding population would benefit from long term

genetic diversity,” he said.

As a result Legacy ultimately developed a Speckle Park herd that is genetically unrelated and removed from the other herds in Canada and throughout the world.

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TAX Continued from Page A1 kept informed of their current balance and situation.

On the property taxation front measures were also approved by Council Monday.

• The 2020 Assessment Roll is currently open; we have extended the deadline to file assessment appeals by two weeks to allow taxpayers the extra time which may be required due to office closures (SAMA, City Hall); • 2020 Property taxes have not yet been levied; this will continue on schedule or as near to on schedule as possible; • 2020 Property Tax Deferral -- 2020 Property taxes, once levied, will

be given three extra months as a deadline for payment, which will now be September 30, 2020 instead of June 30, 2020. Interest will not be charged during this time. Non-current interest, stemming from unpaid taxes for years 2019 and older, will still be charged as these balances were owing prior to the pandemic and are not reflective of issues with the current economic conditions.

• Tax Enforcement -- Enforcement process will continue as normal, however the city will be lenient with making arrangements. Current enforcement is for properties that have been in arrears for over three

years, and any “new entrants” would not face final enforcement (City taking possession of property) until 2023 or later due to the complicated process for this, so at current time there is no need to change this process.

Other Amounts Owed to the City of Yorkton • Deferral of interest on other current accounts receivable amounts to September 30, 2020 to allow customers of The City’s other services additional options for payments.

Interest rates charged on accounts receivable are identified in our Accounts Receivable Interest Charges Policy, and a resolution of

Council will be required to waive these.

Of course such moves will have financial implications for the City, said Stradeski, although the exact “financial implications to the City of the above is difficult to calculate.”

“With regards to taxes, to date the city has collected nearly 12 percent of all its tax revenues for 2020 through the TIPPS program (pre-authorized monthly payments),” detailed Stradeski’s report.

“The City collects another approximately 68 percent of its taxes in June, however there is a portion of this which is paid by banks as property taxes are collected

along with mortgage payments for some taxpayers. This amount is approximately another 12 percent of all taxes, and that leaves us with 56 percent of taxes normally collected in June, or $14,000,000, which could potentially be deferred. It is not known how much of this would be deferred, however we are confident that the City’s liquidity position is not at significant risk in the short term due to available funds.

Ongoing updates will be provided to Council in this regard.

“Another item that we can estimate is the cost of the waiving of interest and penalties on taxes – we collect, on average,

approximately $22,500 in interest and penalties per month on taxes. The three month waiving of interest and penalties on taxes would have costs of close to $75,000, which is a direct cost to the City.

“With regards to our Recreation facilities, this is where estimation is complex and still being performed. While we are losing revenues, many of our recreation facilities are not self-sufficient – that is, they take in less revenue than they cost, and are a net cost to taxpayers. With these facilities being closed, revenues are reduced, however so are operating costs. The full impact of this is still being analyzed.”

PARKING Continued from Page A1 In addition, enforcement is being modified slightly.

“Since the Public Health Orders came into effect, Administration has directed the downtown parking enforcement officer to relax parking enforcement as we understand the financial strain that residents and business owners may be feeling. Although the downtown area is much quieter than it is normally is, we believe it’s valuable for the parking enforcement offi-

cer to be present in the community to maintain order, especially during times of uncertainty,” said Baptist.

“It’s important to note that handicap spaces are strategically placed near alleys or other locations where driveways are available to allow wheelchairs and walkers barrier-free access to the sidewalks. As such, handicap spaces and 15-minute meter parking spaces will continue to be enforced.”

Administration also understands that people

have purchased downtown parking permits and haven’t been able to utilize them due to Public Health Orders that have shut businesses down. As such, once the Public Health Orders are lifted and business begins resuming, Administration will also look to extend downtown parking permits for those who purchased permits previously, said Baptist.

With the unanimous passage of free parking Administration will post signage on multi-space pay station machines

explaining that parking is currently free in those lots. Further, Administration will put notifications in the newspaper, on the City website and on Facebook to notify the public of free parking provisions. Furthermore, when business resumes, Administration will also put notifications in the newspaper, on the City website and on Facebook to notify downtown parking permit holders that they may be eligible for extensions on their downtown parking permits.

SPECKLE Continued from Page A1 “For Legacy the commitment to quality and the intense selection over all these years is finally beginning to pay off through international interest as well as commercial clients returning for bulls and females,” said Vogel.

“The goal has always been to educate the interested and to give the skeptic something to consider.”

Keeping quality as the key element of the herd has helped too.

“It has been doubly important with a new breed like this to cull harder and breed better than any of the established breeds,” said Vogel. “This can be said for many of the first exotic cattle that came before us.”

As for genetics going ‘Down Under’, Vogel explained the Australian partners originally purchased two bulls from their first online sale and then immediately began negotiations with Legacy Speckle Park to start sourcing embryos from their cow herd and their first bulls.

The first pure Legacy calves arrived amidst the worst drought their country has ever seen last August.

Another shipment was implanted for calving in August 2020.

“The plan is to establish herds of pure Legacy Speckle Park in Australia to service their demand for outcross genetics to other stud farms and cross with commercial cattle

to improve the carcass quality and feedlot gains with better feed conversion,” said Vogel.

Vogel said so far the Speckle Park breed has been turning heads in

their new home.

“Australia has seen an explosion of popularity for Speckle Park cattle to use on their current herds, one breed that has developed

from the improvement in meat quality with the Speckle is the Brahckle,” he said.

The Brahckle combines Brahma and Speckle Park genetics.

“These F1 bulls will be what the Becker’s will primarily be raising for Northern Australia to run on the pure Brahman cow herds,” said Vogel. “One potential client of Becker said he will “try out” his Brahckle bulls, but he needs 400 bulls to properly test them out in the environment, if they work he would be in the market for many more than that annually.

“Some of the ranches in the north run a hundred thousand head of cows, and the Brahman is the only cow able to handle the heat.”

Oakey Creek will be providing genetics for the purebred and commercial beef operations in the southern parts of Australia.

Hospital ready if surge comes

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Provincially, the number of new cases of COVID-19 appears to be leveling off at a rather low number.

But, that doesn’t mean numbers can’t increase.

If that were to happen locally, Ross Fisher,

Executive Director with The Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan says the local hospital is wellprepared.

“We’re a COVID hospital,” he said, adding that means it has been designated as a facility to deal with cases. The list of designated hos20044SS0

pitals include those in Regina, Saskatoon, and most regional facilities.

With the designation at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre has come additional training for staff, said Fisher.

“It’s training for bestprocedures when we get the surge,” he said.

“Everybody is trained on proper procedures.

They’ve been training and waiting.”

In addition, patients at the hospital who

could be moved out have been.

“They’ve moved patients from the hospital to alternate hospitals,” said Fisher, adding in the east central area there are hospitals in Melville, Esterhazy, Canora and Kamsack.

As for beds, and respirators, Fisher said they have both ready.

The intensive care unit at the hospital has six beds which allows for isolation.

And a nearby ward has another six beds that can be used for COVID-19 patients if needed thanks to recently added monitoring equipment that allows a patient’s vitals to be checked from a monitoring station.

The telemetry monitors are a purchase by the Health Foundation through community donations, added Fisher.

Beds can be used in emergency if the situation called for it as well, said Fisher.

Fisher also pointed out not every person hospitalized with COVID-19 requires intensive care, only those requiring oxygen are placed in ICU beds.

Needing oxygen means requiring a respirator. The Yorkton hospital has had six respirators, and six more were ordered prior to the current COVID-19 situation.

“We had six on order,” said Fisher, adding they are anticipated to arrive any day.

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Thousands delight at Grandstand Show This week, let’s take a look back at the first grandstand show that the current grandstand ever hosted.

Back in 1958, the grandstand was completed just in time for the fair – and it was a landmark fair, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the city. What follows is a review of the very first grandstand show at what was then a newly completed grandstand, originally printed in the July 17, 1958 edition of the Yorkton Enterprise.

The Tim Drake Agency – the dark horse of show business – won going away by several lengths before 16.000 highly-delighted fair visitors that packed Yorkton’s new $100,000 grandstand for eight performances on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Hazel Randall, who had much to do with putting this show together in Kansas City for Mr. Drake and who was the femsee of the two-hour sparkling, diversified bill, brought a new, enthusiastic group of artists to Yorkton that gave fair-goers a lot for the one-dollar admission charge. Granted, apart from Tom and Tiny Twist, aerial acrobats, they had no name acts, just the same they had a group of performers who are talented, willing to work and proved highly entertaining, which is most important.

We caught the second show Tuesday evening and were a part of the human jam outside of the

main grandstand gate for a full hour awaiting the first show to end and then for the big crowd of 4,000 to empty the stand, bleachers and every available space “down front.” To our amazement, the second show drew another record crowd, and it was 10:30 p.m. before Miss Randall got her presentation under way again.

While the “pros” are deserving of the kind words we’ve had for them, we must hasten to pay tribute to the Lions Club band under the baton of Readman George and the three pretty, talented majorettes – Jill McCord, Sharon Weinmaster and Sharon Hunter – who truly turned in a most delightful, talented performance all three days of the show that showed that they had trained long and well.

“The Show Band” was small, but by George it was good. An electric organ, trombone and drums had a trio of master musicians to manipulate them and they provided simply amazing music. Not only was the music good, but they had the spirit of the show and whoever did the selection and arranging must be top-notchers.

The costumes and scenery were excellent.

So was the lighting. But what was much appreciated – and another innovation – there wasn’t a smutty crack in the entire bill. It was a great “family show.” And while on the

Our Grandstand A brief look at its history matter of “flash,” it must be recorded that Miss Randall was a one-gal fashion show in herself.

Her gowns were truly delightful.

Jed Starkey and his “Southern Gentlemen” – a quintet of instrumentalists and songsters – got the show away to a fast, pleasing start with two banjos, violin, guitar and bass the instruments in use.

And out of this, just as in the big TV shows, came Cousin Jed Starkey and his flute and a lot of comedy that had the big crowd rolling in the aisles.At this point we were introduced to the top starts of the show when Tom and Tiny Twist came on with Tarzan the “Big Ape,” who amazed the audience with his cycling, acrobatic and balancing tricks. But it is not quite so amazing that Tarzan is so good

New arrivals Spring is marked on most livestock farms by the arrival of a new generation of stock. That is certainly the case at Tail Winds Farm just south of the city where the first trio of Clydesdale foals have been born. That trio, attended by their moth-

when you learn later the ability of the well-named “Twists” who trained him and worked with the big fellow.

Marge Kelly gave a new and sparkling bit of intriguing entertainment with her “Little Stars on Strings.” We were treated to cute Raggedy Ann dolls, “Pedro” – the “pup who didn’t,” and Dr. Bones – all cute and funny.

Eddie Fay’s “boxing cats” who have performed on the Ed Sullivan show, were certainly unique and it must have taken a great deal of patience on the part of Mr. Fay to train the cats to box but, frankly, we feel he might do better – from the standpoint of showmanship – to train animals that would be more attractive. This was not exactly the act we saw years ago at New York’s famous Leon and

Eddie’s (now defunct) night club.

Shorty James “the tight guy on the loose wire” got a good hand from the crowd, but he’s no Hubert Castle. In fact, no one is.

Maybe that’s our trouble.

We’ve seen Castle so often, and other topnotchers in this slackwire business, that “Shorty” looked a bit “under par” for his bill.

The Banjo Boys, from the act that opened the show, delighted fans with their instrumental, vocal duet.

Kelly, “the wonder dog,” was an old dog that is said to have long performed in movieland but he would have seemed better to us had he not had this celluloid buildup. He was a good dog but a far cry from what we’d expect from “a Hollywood star.”

The Engfords – father, mother and daughter – presented what we well could pick as one of the two best acts in the show.

As acrobats, aerialists and contortionists they deserve a better rating than they seem to have at present in show business.

We believe this is a terrific act by real high-class stars.

It was at this point that miss Randall entertained with her fine soprano voice by presenting a couple of familiar songs.

Then we got Tom “the king of variety” with his Australian bull whip and “a boy from the audience” plus pretty Sherry and two singing dogs. This act

was good but proved the only act to drag in the entire performance.

Maybe is Tom is carrying more weight than he imagines. For our money the “boy” was the best performer.

Then came the “piece de resistance” when we got Tom and Tiny Twist doing the rare, sensational and highly skilled balancing acts 30 feet up on a special apparatus with no safety nets beneath. This is truly an act worthy of the Ringling Circus variety.

Contrasting this was the performance of the Marimba Darlings that got the audience back to earth as five pretty young ladies played some ditties on the “hollow tubes” with hammers. They were nobly assisted by the stage band and all seemed to be good.

And the last “act” of the night we had Jimmy Troy, “comedy king of the air,” who gave the cash customers plenty of thrills, with laughs combined, on the high trapeze. Performing without safety devices the little, chunky lad was good.

We liked the finish Miss Randall put on the show with “Fiesta.” It was colorful, (especially from Tom Garey aon his horse with his red shirt and sombrero), the mmusic good and the flash excellent.

It was a good show. It gave the Fair Board – as well as the customers in the stands – a lot for their money.

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ers were out enjoying the sunshine Friday, affording some time for owner Twylla Newton to get to know the newcomers a bit more. Newton is expecting nine more mares to foal yet this spring.

Perspective We can start thinking about re-opening the economy

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Politics We may soon see a Saskatchewan plan to reopen the economy.

After what appears to be rather promising numbers suggesting new COVID-19 cases have been reduced to low single-digits, Premier Scott Moe suggested that he would be able to move forward with a plan to “re-open” the economy.

However, he did so, ever so gently.

Moe didn’t offer many hints as to what exactly what that might look like. He likely can’t bceause it depend on a variety of factors – not the least of which would be recommendations from the Saskatchewan Health and the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

“We are only one outbreak away from interrupting those numbers,” Moe said.

Instead, Moe said any re-opening would happen in a “methodical” fashion. This suggests that whatever happens might not be all that different than what we’ve seen for the past month.

That isn’t exactly exciting news, but if this novel coronavirus has taught us anything, it should be patience.

The good news on the virus fight is that we do seem to winning here and flattening the curve.

On the day Moe made his announcement on April 13, there were only two new COVID-19 cases in the province that day (compared with 14 recoveries). The day after announcing a “methodical” plan to re-open the economy, Moe was rewarded with further good news of only one new case in Saskatchewan and nine recoveries.

At the time, it left this province with 110 “active” cases, suggesting we are flattening the curve.

However, whether we continue in that right direction is anyone’s guess.

Manitoba had no new cases the day after Moe talked about “re-opening” the economy.

However, in Alberta that day, there were 138 new cases – largely because of an outbreak of 128 new cases in Calgary.

We can be cautiously optimistic, but we can’t get too far ahead of ourselves. While Moe has vowed to up testing to 1,500 a day, we don’t have widespread testing or virus tracing (critical, when trying to determine who else may be infected) or a vaccine. Sadly, we don’t know nearly as much about this virus as we need to know.

That said, we also need to get on with our lives at some point andeven if that does not necessarily mean “getting back to normal”.

“There is no magic switch that we can flip that sends everything back to normal overnight,” Moe said.

We obviously can’t go from night to day or from winter to summer. In life, there are always transitions like dawn and spring.

But in that vein, we need to recognize that what drives the economy of a still rural-based economy are critical industries that have, largely, always practiced social distancing by their nature.

Farming and spring seeding are largely that.

So is oil, gas and – to a large extent – potash mining.

Much praised – and rightly so – is being heaped these days on nurses, doctors and other health care workers as essential services. But consider for a moment how essential food production is right now. Consider that our crops and potash mean to tropical island/ resort destinations that don’t necessarily grow all of their own food and don’t have the tourism dollars but still need what we produce.

Sure, faming is not necessarily inhibited by current social distancing regulations, anyway.

The more important point, however, is really that we do need to think about “methodically” moving forward with “a plan” to re-open the economy.

If we can find a way to allow high-traffic grocery stores to remain open, can we not do the same thing for lower volume retail or even service sector business if we are seeing evidence of reduced transmissions?

We can move forward. We need to move forward.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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Time to proceed with much caution T

he COVID-19 pandemic continues to make day-to-day life for people in our city, province, country and around the world challenging on almost every facet.

In Saskatchewan, we should be proud that to-date we have heeded the advice of the experts, who based on the best-science currently accepted by most, have told us to self-isolate as best we can.

That approach, coupled with the natural isolation of just more than 1.1 million people spread across a province as large as ours has had its impact.

The daily reported cases have been well-under 10 for a week, or more.

Hospitalizations are limited.

Deaths have thankfully been even more limited.

They are results which are encouraging to the point we are able to start to consider relaxing the restrictions, allowing the first tentative steps back toward whatever will pass for normal as we emerge from this pandemic.

However, the easing of restrictions need to be done with extreme caution.

The potential for mass outbreaks, a surge in cases, is very real.

We need only look to the United States where certain states have become massive petri dishes where an

experiment is taking place on a huge scale. The restrictions are coming off, in some, rallies by fanatics are erupting in others. In both scenarios we will learn in the coming days if the return to more person-to-person contact simply leads to an eruption in cases, or whether some open doors can happen without it being a disaster.

For Canadian provinces we need to pause long enough to let the President Donald Trump led experiment play out, before we risk the health of people here, in particular the aged, the most susceptible to succumb to COVID-19.

We are better to be cautious now, than to try to put the cork back in the bottle if it all goes horribly wrong.

Of course, waiting will continue the pressure we feel as we stay at home with schools closed, jobs on hold, businesses closed, recreation opportunities limited, and our lives in a sort of strange limbo in face of the pandemic threat.

But so far we have shown yeoman resolve in Saskatchewan. We have done what needed to be done without protests and crying, recognizing we are sacrificing for the greater good; our families, our neighbours, our communities.

We just need to hold the course and do what the experts say and collectively, as a community, we will persevere.

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Letters to the Editor Memories of another plague Letter to the editor: The disruption and sorrows emanating from the current Coronavirus disease, worldwide, reminds me of another plague that I was part of some 75 years ago. I do not recall the year it arrived here, or how widespread and high in numbers at its peak, but I am sure there are many books and articles with statistics and facts about it in our libraries.

As I was born in 1926 I know I was there, in Regina, when it appeared, and in Yorkton when it peaked and, eventually brought under control.

Unfortunately, it has not been totally eradicated. I became very aware and involved with tuberculosis, as an epidemic, in 1952 after I had moved to Yorkton to work for Korb motors as a travelling parts sales person and joined the Yorkton Associated Travellers Club. The Yorkton ACT Club, along with the other 6 Saskatchewan clubs were well into their SATURDAY NITE AMATEUR SHOWS, raising funds for the Sask. Anti-TB League.

This association began in 1933, when a group of sales-

maen, travelling by rail because of blocked winter roads, were approached by Dr. George Ferguson of the Sask.

Anti-TB League. He outlined to them the dire need of funds for the League to carry on its program of prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. The request was very timely, as the A.C.T. were looking for a worthwhile cause to increase their membership and provide a service to their country.

To raise funds, they sold Christmas seals and health bonds, conducted raffles, held dances and, everywhere, publicized the Anti-TB program of early detection & treatment (do I hear a loud AHA, RIGHT ON?) Then, in 1945 the ACT ‘Search for Talent’ on the ACTAnti-TB AMATEUR SHOWS were originated on Saturday nights. This is where I became fully involved in the fundraising participation. That program which carried on into the early 60’s, raised over $1 million dollars for the League (Now the Sask Lung Association). A book could be written of those talent shows and the effect on the artists and the rural communities. Suffice to say that a great deal of ingenuity, support, and cooperation were required to

make this such a successful venture and result.

Up to now, it appears that they provided a blueprint for our current crisis. Since it was an invisible cloud driven by human activity, it also, could not be stopped. But it could be predicted, with early warnings to world leaders and health organizations, that it had arrived. Naturally, any delays in preparing, by not increasing stocks of medical equipment and supplies, along with a co-ordinated plan of delaying its spread, would bring tragic results. So, preparation now needed to be followed by factual information and prevention of spreading the infection. One big difference is now apparent. Which was the type of isolation! Those that were discovered to be infected were immediately sent to a sanitorium, specifically built, equipped and staffed as a treatment centre for TB patients. They were, effectively separated from patients in hospitals, family members, as well as other people. The difference in treatment, and location, likely resulted in earlier recovery and lower deaths.

Since they were still in the discovery stage in 1933 and

the fund raising and treatment stage in the mid 40’s, it is a matter of multiple years, rather than weeks or months to find a cure or vaccine to bring this pandemic under effective control. Be fully aware that tuberculosis and coronavirus will never be eradicated. Even if the virus is effectively isolated, it will remain dormant without human transport. So, we must be ready and prepared to tuck it back in immediately!

We, in Canada, were fortunate to have governments and the Anti-TB League co-operating and coordinating procedures to, eventually bring this disease under control.

This was the most successful through the involvement of the 7 A.C.T. clubs in organizing the Talent shows and fundraising; the radio stations, such as CJGX who provided the staff and equipment to broadcast them; Sask. Telephones, who made the phone lines available to bring the program into our homes; The Yorkton Enterprise who gave a report on each show. These shows would not have been possible without local organizations and leaders lining up the contestants, whose performances provided a much needed source of

entertainment for rural residents. Many of those contestants began a musical career through their participation.

That is the devotion we need today to bring this pandemic under control. It remains to be seen whether a blueprint follows the same path, such as a massive testing program, masks, distancing, cures, business as usual, congregating, and a vaccine to control it! The push today is for an immediate and massive testing program to identify the infected, positive and negative persons, to plan future processes. For sure, total control will not be possible without vaccination.

I, personally, have been fortunate. Although I was surrounded by the TB virus and its carriers, I did not get sick but did test positive.

Which means I had been exposed and infected, but my immune system had rejected it. Today I live in a province with only 300 cases and a city with no reported deaths from Coronavirus to date. So little chance of infection. Yes. I am concerned that it may spread so that I or my family will be infected.

Bill Stubbings Yorkton, SK.

Investment needed in rural areas Our small towns and rural communities across Canada are experiencing fallout from COVID-19 in unique and devastating ways. It has once again highlighted the rural/urban divide that exists in Canada which is reflected in our national policies and politics. The national media has also been negligent in covering a world that too many of them simply do not understand. Instead, they focus on Trump’s temper tantrums or the Prime Minister’s staged photo ops every morning, when we have people fighting for their lives - not just because of the virus, but because the response to the virus is bringing economic ruin.

We should be able to do two things at once! Flatten the curve and allow low risk sectors to begin to re-open. To risk understatement, governments have not done a great job of getting the right kind of help into the hands of those most in need. Mom and pop businesses on main streets of small towns everywhere don’t qualify for programs designed to help more traditional businesses in the manufacturing sector. If you run a one or two-person operation should you not be eligible for government programs?

If they open for a few hours each week, should that disqualify you for aid? The

small, local newspapers have -to datereceived very little advertising from the federal government. Instead Ottawa is buying ads on TV and in national chains.

More than ever these small operations need a hand up. Help needs to be more targeted and relevant for different parts of the economy.

It’s as if government does not understand that small service towns in agricultural communities exist for a reason - to ensure that those who supply our food and the energy to run our economy can carry on. The growing season is about to begin. We can’t risk the food supply for another year and our producers still need a store and a school and a doctor and a shovel and fertilizer and machinery.

In the Prairies, farmers were already struggling before COVID as a result of bad weather and China’s ban on exports such as canola. They, just like resourcebased companies, have struggled to keep cash in hand because of a punitive carbon tax, including extra costs for grain drying. Ottawa’s response is to offer farmers more access to loans. What nobody needs right now is more debt with no prospect of income.

And the energy sector, which employs

over 34,000 Saskatchewanians, was already in a tough spot with prices dropping and no pipelines to get the product to markets. If farmers and energy sector workers have no income, then who will be buying the goods and services of our small local businesses? It will mean more layoffs and more permanently closed doors.

This isn’t an either/or choice between lives and livelihoods. The health crisis and the economic crisis are two sides of the same coin. You can’t have a healthy economy without healthy people and before we can get back to day-to-day life, we need available testing to determine who is, and isn’t, carrying the virus. But without people buying, creating, and contributing, then we will not have the resources to fund the cost of the fight.

A total lockdown for another 6 months will take a huge human toll, leave more under or unemployed, and will push Canada’s economy into depression.

The Bank of Canada says the virus has created a downturn that is already the sharpest on record. GDP - the combined value of all our economic activity - shrunk by nine per cent last month.

Rural communities require economic activity to survive. And we need consist-

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ent, fast and reliable internet access to facilitate kids’ homeschooling or local producers reaching out to local customers and telehealth services which are key in areas with no or sporadic 911 service.

Looking at past pandemics, rural communities are often hit last, but the hit is hard. So we need to make sure we have beds and PPE supplies, just in case. And we need timely access to hospitals and care facilities that are often miles away.

And we need to test as many as we can and continue to practice physical distancing. Doing so will ensure we can safely allow workers, in virus-free areas, or in areas that don’t require a great deal of social interaction, to slowly get back to work.

And Canada needs to act boldly, now, to regenerate our own supply chain, and not just advocate for ‘Made in Canada,’ but ensure on it. We must not ever again be so reliant on China.

Right now, we should be investing in our rural communities. And fighting for them. Putting Humpty Dumpty back together is a going to be hard work. We can only hope it is possible.

— Senator Pamela Wallin

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Yorkton This Week

April 22, 2020 - April 28, 2020

Council Meeting Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Request for Proposals Gallagher Centre Water Park Token Lockers Proposal must be received before 4:00 p.m. on May 1, 2020 Please send sealed Proposal clearly marked with the above proposal name to: Department of Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton is requesting proposals for the supply of new token lockers for use in the water park.

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

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

Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Graham Erickson, Water Park Manager Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1750 Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

FREE PARKING The City of Yorkton will be providing free parking at all downtown City owned parking lots until May 20, 2020. Enforcement of two hour parking, handicapped parking, and 15-minute meters downtown will continue.

2020 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT DEADLINE EXTENSION Based on the advice of our provincial and federal leaders we have made significant changes to services to help protect the health and wellbeing of the community, and slow the rate of COVID19 infection.

In order to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus the City and SAMA, have taken the following precautions to protect the health of their staff and the public.

SAMA All offices are closed to the public; however, assessors are still available to answer your questions. You can contact an assessor at: 306-786-1370 Yorkton.region@sama.sk.ca

City Hall Access to the public has been restricted; however, staff is available to answer your questions. If you feel there is an error in the value on your property, and want file an appeal, contact the taxation department at:

Driving All-terrain Vehicles (ATV) in the City

Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

306-786-1736 306-786-1723 assessor@yorkton.ca These precautions have a direct effect on the way we do business.

Did you know?

You can’t operate an ATV within City limits. That includes driving on the street, alley, sidewalk or other City owned property such as a ditch.

Why does the City regulate this?

The purpose of this rule in the Traffic Bylaw is to promote the safety and protection of residents and to prevent damage to City property. This is especially important during times when the ground is soft because ditches and alleys can become rutted.

NOTE; with the various restrictions in place, the city has extended the timeframe that the roll is open by 15 days. The deadline to submit your appeal is 4:00 p.m. May 19, 2020.

While these closures do affect a host of programs and events, essential services will continue to be offered while we use best practices to protect the health of the employees doing this critical work.

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE EVERYONE! Stay home as much as possible. Consider whether an outing is essential. Practice physical distancing and good hand washing. Help stop the spread of COVID-19.

PUBLIC NOTICE Assessment Roll As per subsection 187(1) of The Cities Act, the assessment roll for the City of Yorkton for the year 2020 has been prepared and is open to inspection from April 1st to May 19th, 2020.

Bylaw No. 17/2003 required under section 184(2) of The Cities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

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

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment or classification to the Board of Revision is required to file his or her appeal with: Secretary to the Board of Revision - City of Yorkton P.O. Box 400 37 – Third Ave. N. Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 on or before 4:00 p.m. on the 19th day of May, 2020. For further information, please contact, the Assessment and Taxation Branch - City of Yorkton at (306) 786-1736 or 306-786-1723.

Did you know.....all City News is also accessible on the City of Yorkton website.

Just go to our website at www.yorkton.ca and scroll down to view the “City News” links.

Kim Durdin – Assessor City of Yorkton

Yorkton This Week | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Legacy Co-op responds to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic is a global challenge that’s having a real impact on our community. At Legacy Co-op, we understand the vital role we play in the community and aim to serve you with the items you need, when you need them. “Our response to this pandemic not only considers the health and well-being of our Co-op members and customers, but also our employees,� said Bruce Thurston, General Manager of Legacy Co-op. “Our food stores, gas bars and agro centres are critically important at this time, and we’re doing everything we can to ensure they stay open and accessible, while also protecting against the spread of COVID-19.�

We’re closely monitoring the impact of the coronavirus and our actions are guided by the World Health Organization, Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan Health Authority and local Public Health officials.

Safe shopping initiatives To maintain a safe environment and serve our members and customers, we’ve implemented the following actions: • Enhanced sanitation and hygiene practices at all our locations. • Reducing hours at many of our locations to eliminate the amount of face time with customers. • Posting signage at all locations regarding

social distancing. • Posting signage at all locations asking to stay away if you are sick. • Placing tape on the floors where customers should lineup. • Placing barriers in front of checkouts to keep customers back. • Installing plexi-glass screens to separate customers from cashiers. • Increasing the standards for cleaning and sanitizing. • Ensuring gloves and hand sanitizer are in supply for use. • Increasing our delivery program to help keep customers home During this period, please purchase only what you need and don’t visit our locations if you feel unwell or have recently travelled. These are not normal circumstances and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to make products available and restock our stores.

Thank you to our employees We remain committed to taking care of our team and work to provide them with the information needed to keep themselves and their families safe. “Our organization wouldn’t be what it is without the team members we have on the front line replenishing shelves, helping customers and providing that friendly face our customers have come to know,�

Thurston said. “I cannot express my gratitude to them enough. Thank you.

Thank you for your dedication, your positivity and your service through the thick of it all.�

Our role is part of the collaborative efforts of the entire community. We can’t forget that we are all together and will come through this challenge by trusting and relying upon one another.

We will keep you updated on any news or information as it arises.

Please visit www.legacyco-op.crs for information.

About Legacy Co-op Legacy Co-operative Association Limited is a local co-operative that has proudly served Southeastern Saskatchewan for 80 years. Today, Legacy Co-op serves more than 17,500 members — and many more customers — in Yorkton, Kamsack, Churchbridge, Theodore, Ebenezer, Rhein, Langenburg, Esterhazy, Macnutt, Dubuc, where it operates food stores, gas bars, cardlocks and agro centres.

Since 2010, Legacy Co-op has returned more than $30 million to its members in cash back and equity, while contributing over $1.5 million to community organizations and initiatives.. — Submitted

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April 22, 2020 - April 28, 2020

Council Meeting Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Community Development, Parks and Recreation

COVID-19 Update April ,

The City of Yorkton is constantly reassessing COVID-19 developments to ensure the safety and well-being of staff and citizens. Working under the guidance of the Provincial Medical Health Office, we continue to assess the way we deliver public services following the decision to close City of Yorkton recreation facilities. x

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Parks, Outdoor Facilities & Sportsfields Parks, pathways and green spaces do remain open however people must not linger or congregate in these spaces and the use of these spaces is subject to the following: x Stay home if you aren’t feeling well. x Walkers and cyclists must maintain a safe physical distance of at least 6 feet or 2 metres. x Refrain from using any park amenity that encourages gathering of multiple people. x Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth. x Practice safe respiratory etiquette. (cough or sneeze in your elbow or tissue) x Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when returning home.

Refrain from using shared or communal park amenities or playing games, sports and activities that put you in close contact with others or require the sharing of equipment such as balls, bats, and baskets. (basketball nets, tennis courts, skateboard park, picnic areas, park shelters, disc golf course) Playgrounds should not be used as they are high touch surfaces that are not cleaned.

Wiggly Field Off Leash Dog Park is closed until further notice.

Sportsfields (Ball diamonds & Soccer Pitches) will remain closed to the public until further notice.

It is impractical to place physical barriers around all outdoor recreation facilities or to stringently monitor all park spaces. Compliance is expected to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Further restrictions and/or closures will be considered as part of the ongoing assessment of public services.

Parks Shop & Administration Effective March 23, 2020, the Parks Shop has been closed to the public. For further information on Parks, amenities and services, please call 306-786-1780 or email parks@yorkton.ca.

General Info Follow the guidance of public health officials for health related questions about COVID-19.

For information related to the COVID-19 situation in Saskatchewan, as well as an online selfevaluation guide, please visit www.saskatchewanhealthauthority.ca

Did you know.....all City News is also accessible on the City of Yorkton website.

Just go to our website at www.yorkton.ca and scroll down to view the “City News� links.

series of disasters, including the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara and fatal air-pollution episodes in Los Angeles and New York City, fuelled mounting public concern for the environment.

Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, a United States senator, sought to fuse these societal currents and make environmental protection a national priority.

THE FIRST EARTH DAY On April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million people participated in rallies across the United States. The Č´rst Earth Day sparked bi-partisan support for environmentalism and united various activist groups.

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INCITING INFLUENCES The 1960s were marked by an energetic counterculture of student activism and a widespread movement against the Vietnam War. At the same time, a

Though a similar event wasn’t held in Canada until 1980, Canadian policies on the environment began to change around the same time that the ȴrst Earth Day took place. In fact, legislators passed the Canada Water Act just a few months later. Plus, in 1971, the federal government created the Department of the Environment, and activists in Vancouver

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GOING GLOBAL In 1990, Earth Day became a global event, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries, and set the stage for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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20 ways to ȴght climate change in 2020 On April 22, 2020, more than a billion people around the world will celebrate Earth Day. This year’s theme is Climate Action, and it calls on governments, corporations and individuals alike to strengthen their response to climate change. Here are 20 ways you can take action in your daily life.

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A good time to order some seeds Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Yorkton This Week

At this point in time, it’s uncertain if the next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be going ahead, so be sure to check our website at www.yorktonhort. ca, and rest assured that we will keep you posted about what is going on with the group! We’re all anxious to get together again and talk about gardening plans, so as soon as we know what’s happening, we’ll let you know!

The COVID-19 virus has thrown us all for a loop, and it seems unreal that we can even think about something normal and wonderful like spring and our gardens again. But gardeners, we can and we must! Time will tell how we will be able to buy our plants, but in case we are still

working around the virus when plant-buying time rolls around, I am positive that plant sellers will come up with new and creative ways for us to get our plants!

We’ve often chatted about the seed catalogues: why not put in an order for some seeds?

It’s good to look at those great garden selections, but just as an emotional boost, place an order for some seeds.

I know that both you and I have read many articles about the benefits of gardening. There is not only the physical aspect of being out in the fresh air and getting some exercise with gardening (remember how we discover those hidden muscles after our first strenuous spring day out in the garden?).

DEBBIE HAYWARD YORKTON AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Gardener’s Notebook But there are the important aspects of gardening such as connecting with nature, creating a thing of beauty, growing your own food, and another thing to consider, something we need especially this year: that gardening is proven to increase feelings of wellbeing, and reduce anxiety and depression. In recent weeks, when we have faced a challenge unseen before in our lifetimes, we are suddenly

cut off from doing so many things that we used to take for granted like going shopping, going out for coffee, going to church, or meeting with friends. But gardeners, gardening is still the one thing that we can do.

We can go out there and plant our containers and gardens, with no worry about social distancing from anyone except the beautiful birds in the trees!

So let’s encourage each other to go forward with hope and enthusiasm towards this gardening year. Let’s you and I make a resolution, right now, to plant a “plant of hope”, be it an annual or perennial, a shrub or a tree; but something that will remind us, whenever we look at it, that life goes on, and hope cannot be quenched. Some very dear friends gave us plants and bulbs for Easter; so these will be our “plants of hope”.

Why don’t you choose a special plant, and make it your “plant of hope” for 2020. If you have a garden, grow something new to mark the occasion; if your “garden” is on your deck, plant up a special container that will be your visual reminder of the unstoppable spirit of gardeners!

The other day, we saw a whole exuberant group of robins swooping and hopping on the lawn. (An interesting factoid: did you know that a group of robins is called a “round”, or a “bobbin”, a “carol”, a “ruby``). How wonderful to see them, such a joyful sign of spring and a new season of life. That kind of “life revelation” is all around us now, just take a little stroll outside and keep your eyes open and your heart full of gratitude.

Thank you to the team at Yorkton This Week for helping to keep us all connected through all these tough times. Thank you for your efforts right here at home!

Let`s pray for each other for health and hope. Take care and have a great week

Close Cuts shifts online for 2020

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer is the latest event to go online due to the COVID19 pandemic. The cancer fundraiser’s in-person shave event, set for May 30, has been cancelled, as have the barbecues that lead up to the event, but there will still be close cuts. They are encouraging people to cut from

home, record, take pictures, and raise money to fight cancer.

Leone Ottenbreit with Close Cuts for Cancer said that it was a difficult decision to take the live component out of the event, and they also considered moving it to the fall, but they decided that for the sake of community safety there was only one choice that could be made.

“It’s not worth putting

anybody at risk to do this.”

Going online was inspired by someone out of Manitoba, who shaved their head online a month ago to participate.

Ottenbreit said that they thought that there would be other people who want to shave their heads from home, especially as people aren’t able to go out to get a haircut right now. The idea was that having something posi-

tive and fun when people need it.

“There may be people who want to shave their head, and can have a little bit of fun with how their hair has grown out and things like that. We said, let’s just try it online, put it out to people. Don’t pressure anybody if they’re really not comfortable, but if they’re thinking about doing something and want to raise a few dol-

lars.”

They’re encouraging people to recreate what they do on stage to have fun, but from the safety of their own homes.

But what about people without clippers?

Ottenbreit is open to lending them out, especially since they have several from the annual event, but said that before they do that they’re going to have to see what it takes to properly sanitize them to see if it’s possible and if it can’t be done without maintaining safety they won’t do it.

Ottenbreit believes that the barbecues will be popular when they return, especially as people will be looking for more social, and support a good cause, but she said that they’re not rushing to get back on the grill, because their main concern is the health of the community.

“We just don’t want to be a part of this disease spreading, we just want to be very, very cautious.”

And being a charity that raises money for cancer, they know just how dangerous a virus can be, especially for people who are immuno-

compromised.

“Unfortunately, our cancer patients are very much at high risk. They are still going through treatment through all of this. A lot of services have been cut off or slowed down, but if you’re undergoing cancer treatment you don’t really have that option. We just want to make sure we’re still supporting our cancer initiatives, but that we’re doing it in the safest way possible,” said Ottenbreit.

While in-person head shaving will return when it’s safe to do so, Ottenbreit can see online shaves being a part of that as well.

“A lot of people are going to be re-implementing how they do events, and I think the online component, people are getting more comfortable with it, so I think it could be a part of our event in the future.”

Anyone planning to participate from home should contact closecuts@sasktel.net. From there they sign up and get pledge forms.

“We want to keep it as simple as we possibly can,” said Ottenbreit.

WALK ONLINE Sunday May 31, 2020 10:00 am Register online at

walkforalzheimersSK.ca Given COVID-19, people living with dementia in your community need your help more than ever.

Join the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan on May 31st starting at 10am, for a fun and exciting “televised” event from your computer. The event can be watched from anywhere with an internet connection!

Watch, walk and fundraise! You can participate, safely, and raise much-needed funds for our local programs and services.

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College donates health supplies Across Saskatchewan, front-line health care workers are giving their all to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkland College is giving what it can, in the form of much needed supplies.

The College recently packed up boxes and bags of materials to send to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The contribution included 190 N95 masks, more than 7,000 nitrile gloves, and hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, goggles, respirators, reagents, and gowns.

Many of these materials were sourced from the College’s health care programs, including Nursing, Continuing Care Assistant, and Primary Care Paramedic. But staff also collected items from the facilities department, and the chemistry/biology lab and Power Engineering lab at the Trades & Technology Centre in Yorkton.

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Renewed food interest not likely to hold There is no doubt that COVID-19, and the need to isolate for the common good in the face of the bug, has changed how we eat.

While many restaurants have stayed open to take out and delivery, being shut in our homes, many laid off from work, has afforded time to home cook meals more than has been normal.

In my case, I just turned 60, and having grown up on a Saskatchewan farm in an era where my mother did not work off-farm, I was used to home cooking being on the table for three squares a day

as they say.

That has not been the norm in the latter halfplus of my 60-years of course.

Evenings when my son had Scouts or baseball, my daughter Girl Guides, or myself and newspaper assignments often meant a trip through a drive-thru for a burger, or pizza. If not a restaurant offering, it would be something quick from the grocery store, a lasagna that could be heated in the oven in short order.

My grandmother and mother would have generally looked at a heat and eat meal from a gro-

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Calvin Daniels cery store as a shirking of their duties.

The difference is of course the time we have for something often seen as mundane as cooking food.

There are a lot of demands on our time today, with parents almost always working,

and the need to chase children to a wide array of athletic, and culture endeavours as we try to offer our kids the greatest range of opportunities possible.

Now, suddenly because of COVID-19, families have the time to return to home cook-

ing. There is little in this world that is better than the aroma of homemade bread baking in the kitchen. It is frankly a purely joyous thing.

And the meals my better half is making, from ham and bean soup to a curry meatloaf with a handful of sweet raisins mixed in, have me not missing restaurants, although a take out burger occasionally is thought about.

It is a good thing that people enjoy the family time a homemade meal can offer a family.

It is a situation that has shifted food needs, flour is often sold out at

stores, and that is creating different opportunities for farmers.

The question is what happens post-isolation?

Will we maintain an increased interest in home cooking?

The short-answer is probably not. The demands on our time will mean mixing flour and yeast, kneading dough, and watching bread rise will fall off the list of things we have time for, even though fresh bread smells fantastic and tastes that way too.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Charolais sale held online

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer With the world social distancing, this year’s edition of the Sliding Hills Charolais Sale was an online affair.

But that did not stop brisk bidding for the stock on offer from Canoraarea producers; Carey and LeeAnn Weinbender and family.

‘M-R Victory 83G’ sold first in the auction and went for $5000 to Bar 3 T Livestock from Sangudo, AB. When the final bids had been taken ‘SHSH Valour 16G’ would be the high-selling bull of the day.

He sold for $8000 to Dave Baron of Yorkton.

Overall 20 Charolais bulls averaged $4025, while six Hereford bulls averaged $3500.

A lone pen of five open heifers consigned by Bar Over H Farms (Clayton Hawreliuk) sold for $1600 each to Jerry Hudy Frol of Melville.

AgriStability enrollment deadline extended R e c e n t l y , S a s k a t c h e w a n Agriculture Minister David Marit announced the AgriStability enrollment deadline for the 2020 program year has been extended without penalty to July 3, 2020.

This step, agreed to by federal, provincial and territorial governments will help producers manage the impact of current market disruptions, increased expenses and

production challenges facing many farm operations.

“This extension will give producers additional time to consider their risk management needs during this period of uncertainty,” Marit said.

“We understand the challenges the Saskatchewan agriculture industry is facing and I encourage producers to consider the AgriStability Program.”

AgriStability is a lowcost risk management program offering financial assistance to producers who experience large margin declines due to any combination of production loss, adverse market conditions or increased costs.

Coverage is personalized for each farm by using historical data to calculate a program year margin and a reference margin.

To assist with cash flow and financial stability, participants in the AgriStability Program can apply for an interim benefit. Through an interim benefit, producers receive a portion of their AgriStability benefit early to help support losses and cover costs before completing their fiscal year.

Enrolling in the AgriStability Program

is easy. Saskatchewan producers can provide all the necessary information over the phone through a brief conversation. Producers can also complete the short contact form to begin the application process and request a call back from AgriStability staff.

The contact form is available at www.scic. ca/agristability/how-toapply. SCIC AgriStability

staff are available to assist producers over the phone at 1-866-270-8450 or through email at agristability@scic.ca, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Road ban exemptions for agriculture sector To help lessen the impacts of many challenges in the provincial agriculture sector, the Government of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) are working together to lift spring road bans for priority goods.

“We have been working with SARM and the RMs to provide consent to determine which roads

can handle secondary weights,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit said. “At the same time, we will work with these municipalities to monitor roads to prevent unnecessary road damage.”

“This measure will help producers finish last year’s harvest, market last year’s crop, and get this year’s crop in the ground,” Agriculture Minister

David Marit said. “We know that the agriculture sector is under pressure and we are here to assist our producers.”

Producers are currently in need of critical supplies such as seed, fuel and fertilizer.

“We are encouraging RMs to work with highway officials to determine whether or not to allow the same weights on their local roads,” SARM

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“This will be important to ensure trucks have access to farms and other facilities once they leave provincial highways.”

Providing higher weight limits will require close monitoring by highway and municipal officials to ensure that if conditions changes or if road damage occurs, weight restrictions can be re-applied to ensure road

safety – and minimize the need for costly repairs.

Shippers are reminded to check in to ensure they understand what restrictions are in place on provincial roads at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/ transportation-and-roadconstruction/informationfor-truckers-and-commercial-trucking-companies/ regulations-and-roadrestrictions/increased-

weights-and-road-restrictions.

Official spring restriction orders are issued every Tuesday and Friday by 12:30 p.m. (CST) during the ban period.

For this year only, there will be no permit requirements for priority goods. Routes will be determined in collaboration with local authorities based on local conditions..

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Birdhouses for a good cause

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Are you seeking a home for some feathered friends upon their return this spring?

Well birdhouses are now available through the local Brayden Ottenbreit Close Cuts for Cancer initiative.

The birdhouses,

which come in two sizes, an $8 one suitable for wrens, and a $10 version for a slightly larger bird, were built by Elgin Strocen as a fundraiser for Close Cuts, explained Leone Ottenbreit.

“It was a way to give back after his daughter went through cancer treatments,” she said, adding Strocen has been

building birdhouses for years as a winter pastime.

In 2019, Strocen donated birdhouses as a fundraiser, the money going to the local Health Foundation, said Ottenbreit.

More recently, Strocen’s daughter went through a stem cell transplant in

Saskatoon, as has Scott Fitzsimmons from Yorkton, said Ottenbreit who suggested this year they will look to provide a donation to the Saskatoon hospital to purchase things to make patients comfortable during treatment.

The birdhouses, while assembled, are not painted. Ottenbreit

said they had hoped to hold a community painting event to bring people together this spring, but that is not possible, so they will be sold again this year unpainted.

People can order birdhouses up until Friday, April 24, after which they “will be safely delivered to people” in the city, said

Ottenbreit, with alternate arrangements for pick-up for out-of-city purchasers possible.

Orders can be made by email to closecuts@ sasktel.net by including the size of birdhouses wanted, and the quantity. An etransfer for the purchase price to the same email address will ensure the sale.

Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels

Spring arrivals Spring certainly seems to have arrived, or at least be knocking at the door.

The geese think so as they have made a return from the wintering grounds in the south. Of course the issue for the big birds at JayCee Beach in the city is

that the water remains covered in ice, so swimming is out, even on a sunny weekend in Yorkton. So it was time to sit on the beach and soak up some sun for the birds.

Tractor pulls cancelled for 2020 The Yorkton Exhibition Association has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Yorkton Hyundai Thunder in the Parkland Truck & Tractor Pulls planned for June 12th and 13th due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are deeply grateful to our many sponsors who had committed to supporting our show in 2020.

We are fully committed to ensuring that your contributions now and in the

future go towards offering top-notch events for our community and we recognize that none of our events would be possible without you.

Thank you to all of our volunteers that work so hard organizing this event. We appreciate all of your time and efforts and know how disappointing this cancellation is.

Thank you to our patrons for your sup-

port, understanding and patience as we work through this pandemic together and we look forward to celebrating with you in the future!

The Yorkton Exhibition would also like to remind the public that all of our scheduled spring events have been cancelled including 4-H Spring Steer & Heifer Show, Spring Expo and Farm Safety Day. — Submitted

2020 Yorkton Film Festival first round nominees announced The Yorkton Film Festival juries have completed the first round of selections for the 2020 awards.

“We had a large number of submissions again this year, which made reviewing all the films no easy task for our juries,” said YFF Executive

Director Randy Goulden. “But our juries have completed their work and have selected the nominees who will be going forward for this year’s Golden Sheaf Awards.”

Over the last 73 years, the Yorkton Film Festival has become

the premiere event for Canadian filmmakers to showcase their work, with the most rigorous adjudication process of any festival.

This year the festival convened 19 juries in eight cities across Canada -- Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina,

Swift Current, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax. Each jury consisted of five industry members who adjudicated submissions in their category.

“Our thanks to these dedicated industry professionals for volunteering their time and exper-

tise in making this year’s Golden Sheaf Awards, and every Golden Sheaf Awards, possible,” Ms. Goulden stated.

The festival now has nominees in 18 main categories, along with six accompanying categories, which concludes the first-round selections.

The second round, at which craft nominees and the Best of the Festival winner will be selected, will start shortly.

A full listing can also be found on our festival website, www.yorktonfilm.com.

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Looking closer at a vortex of failure In March of 2009, Ubisoft released the game Wheelman for PS3 and Xbox 360. Starring Vin Diesel from the Fast and Furious series, it promised a game about cars driving around in a big city, with a big star behind it.

It also featured real cars from Saturn and Pontiac. At roughly the same time as the game was released both brands were shuttered by General Motors as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. Midway, the original publisher of the game, also declared bankruptcy, which is why Ubisoftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is on the box. The

developer behind the game, Midway Studios Newcastle, formerly Pitbull Syndicate, also folded in 2009, dying as Midway was carved up and sold.

Why am I recounting the doom and gloom surrounding a game nobody remembers? Because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re never going to see that game on sale again.

It sold poorly, a ton of the people involved went bankrupt, and it launched to a wave of indifference.

Things could not have been worse for the game, and as a result itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s destined to live in obscurity.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fascinating game to me not because of the

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Thinking I do with words... quality of the game itself, but because of the circumstances surrounding its release. While Vin Diesel seems to have emerged unscathed, everyone else went bankrupt, and none of it seemed to be related to the game itself.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a good rea-

son why youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never see the game released again.

Nobody blames Wheelman for everyone around it failing, at least not to my knowledge, but nobody was fighting over the rights either, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible that nobody actually knows who owns the rights to it. There are

plenty of games where thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case, such as No One Lives Forever, a very popular PC game that will never be released again because licensing behind it has been a convoluted mess.

There will be video games that become lost media in our lifetime.

The hardware that plays it will fail, the media they are stored on will degrade, and while popular titles that fall through the licensing cracks will have an enthusiastic following keeping them available through alternate means, the games that lack that same following are going to be

gone forever.

We are already seeing it with early cell phone games, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a small group that unearths old cell phones in order to find games that are stored within.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real risk that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to play Wheelman, and I know that plenty of people will say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh who cares, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad game starring Vin Diesel.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But lots of people worked on that game, putting in long hours to make the game work, and were immediately fired when their studio went out of business. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame their work will be, inevitably, lost to time.

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If people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t praise God, scripture says, the rocks will cry out. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to hear that. I wonder what praise would sound like, crackling from sharp granite edges.

But rocks may never need to praise their Maker, because in kitchens and cathedrals, in song and dance, on purpose and by chance, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people still praise him, even in tough times.

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With cymbals and drums and horns. With pot lids and spoons. Fiddles and zithers. On pianos and trumpets, guitars and trombones. We praise God, we who know him.

We do.

We praise him in nature, on hikes and walks; at home, in bathtubs and showers. We praise him at work and often at play. We praise him at night and all through the day. And God dwells in that praise. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true.

His voice is heard in the song of birds, the rustle of branches, the roar of oceans. And whether

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Sunny Side Up the praise takes the form of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lisped â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesus loves me, this I know,â&#x20AC;? a tenorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oratorio, or a seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faintly remembered gospel hymn, God dwells there too. He does.

Songs often bust out of me, not always at the best place or time. That happened in our staff kitchen at work recently.

On my way back to my desk at the other end of

the office, I noticed my colleague, whose office sits closest to the staff kitchen, had shut her usually open office door.

I stuck my head in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next time I sing in the kitchen,â&#x20AC;? I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll shut your door first myself!â&#x20AC;? She laughed.

I know other songs, of course, and sing those too. But most days hymns and praise songs drift

out without thought. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harder to keep them in than let them out. My parents did the same. A tradition of praise runs like a vibrant thread through our family. Our grandbeans and their parents often lead worship for various congregations.

As I write, the world wages an invisible war.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve hunkered down in our homes, COVID-19 riding our backs. The disease has stolen so much, filled too many hearts with sorrow and fear of tomorrow. But cowering in fear has never been part of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory plan.

Worship music has.

The Old Testament records an account of a unique battle between the Israelites and their

enemies. What was unique? God ordered worship singers and musicians to march out first, and victory followed.

We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet in churches while the pandemic rages. But Christians have always found ways to gather.

We have online church.

Parking lot meetings, in cars, pleading with God to heal our world. We can do all that.

And we can flood our homes with music and praise. We can leak the song into our neighbourhoods. For when we praise the One who inhabits praise, who alone deserves our woship, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already running the victory lap.

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New challenge to Junior recruiting Calvin Daniels Staff Writer As teams start preparing for the 2020-21 season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, recruiters are facing new territory in how to find players and to evaluate their talent.

Teams have not had spring camps to invite players to try-out because of the stoppage in play resulting from COVID-19.

And, there will not be spring and summer free agent camps around the country to look for talent for the same reason.

“At this point you go a lot on what your scouts saw last season,” said Yorkton Terrier head coach and general manager Mat Hehr.

Hehr said while he and Terrier scouts have seen the Saskatchewan players on the team list, and others they are

watching, the job gets tougher when trying to evaluate players from outside the province.

“It’s tough for out of province players,” he said. “In Saskatchewan we’ve at least seen them a few times.”

Hehr said it has changed from watching players to listening to their coaches and others, having to trust their input on how a player might fit into a roster.

While there are challenges to recruiting this year, Hehr said the Terriers are fortunate they have limited spots to fill. The Terriers potentially return 19 players; 12 on offence, six defencemen and a netminder.

“We’re in a good position,” he said, adding the returning players all contributed last season and will be given opportunities for expanded

Mat Hehr ones this fall.

As a result of the rather deep returning pool, Hehr said they have a slightly different plan in terms of filling spots.

“We’re hoping to kind of go younger this

year,” he said, adding if that plan works out they expect at least some players on their 40-player protected list to fill those spots. The list players are a more known commodity than a player recruited without the benefit of camp evaluation.

The Terriers had planned a large spring camp, double the number of players hosted in 2019, to better evaluate the younger talent, said Hehr, but with that out, they will work on getting the young players on their list coming their way in the fall.

“We will be looking to get commitments from players on our protected list,” he said.

Certainly the Terriers do have some large skates to fill with offense standouts Chantz Petruic, Alec Zawatsky and Jordan Guiney all graduating.

Hehr said it is not

a situation that is very much different than a year earlier when Jared Legien and Braden Klatt aged-out of Junior.

It helps too that Keenan and Kaeden Taphorn are eligible to return.

“They’re both well over a point-per-game,” said Hehr.

Finding a line mate to compliment the twins will be a priority this fall, although Hehr has an inkling who it might be already.

“It’s hard to judge so far out, but given how many bodies we do return, we hope it’s someone coming back,” he said, adding that might well be Steven Norum.

Hehr said Norum lined up with the Taphorns after Christmas this year, and the trio clicked well down the regular season stretch, putting up good numbers.

Of course it could be a new face stepping in to be a key offensive player.

Hehr said with no camps players are starting to look for opportunities for next season.

“We’ve definitely had some calls and quite a number of emails from players, showing interest to come to spring camp,” he said, adding “... with no spring camp they definitely want to come to fall camp.”

Hehr said it is a positive that players are interested in being a Terrier.

“It makes us proud Yorkton was one of their choices,” he said.

Hehr said among the hopefuls are a couple of Junior ‘B’ players in Alberta.

“Both were two-point a game players,” he said.

“We’re hoping they come to fall camp to see if they can produce at Junior ‘A’.”

Terriers change marketing path Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers are looking to go a different direction in terms of marketing for the 2020-21 season.

“Ryan (Kormos) is no longer with the Terriers,” said Terrier Club president Coryvn Neufeld. “We decided we wanted to make a change.”

With the marketing and public relations position vacant, the question is what comes next for the Terriers in regards

to the jobs the positions entailed.

“Because of the times we’re in the Board is stepping back to look at doing some things differently,” said Neufeld.

One of the changes may be to look to “use volunteers more,” added Neufeld.

It’s a situation where the team will need local support, potentially money from a government support program, and other efforts to stay financially viable.

“We’ll need some help through a tough time,”

said Neufeld, adding playoff runs are where a team can generate some additional revenues, and the Terriers managed only two home games in the opening round of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs before the league shutdown because of COVID19.

The Terriers went into the 2019-20 season in the red, and while the final financial numbers on the season have not been crunched, the team will still be in the red, suggested Neufeld.

“It’s probably fair to say we won’t be out of the situation,” he said, adding he has hoped to emerge from the recent campaign “not quite as deep as we went in, but I’m not sure we’ve been able to do that.”

That means the team’s approximate $55,000 debt is likely to remain.

How that will be addressed is a major concern.

The Terriers have relied on a major lottery each spring as one off-ice fundraiser.

“The lottery has

been extended by two months,” said Neufeld, adding people have not been in the mood to buy a major lotto ticket in the last few weeks. “Sales were not where they needed to be.”

So the team is looking at avenues to reduce costs, which could include the marketing and public relations position.

“We have actually put together a committee to look at what options we have,” said Neufeld, adding making the positions volunteer, “is one of the

options they’re looking at pretty seriously.”

While finances are a question mark headed toward the next season, Neufeld said the team has a positive to report too.

“The good news is Mat (Hehr) is coming back as coach and general manager,” he said, adding “we’re really happy with what he’s done with the team.”

Neufeld said this past season the organization “really felt we had a shot.

That’s because of the team he (Hehr) built.”

Hockey Hall of Fame induction on hold The Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame (SHHOF) along with this year’s host committee for the 2020 Induction Dinner in Yorkton have made the difficult decision to postpone the event.

The induction had been scheduled for July 24, at the Yorkton Curling Rink.

The factors which ultimately lead to this

decision were concerns over the current COVID19 pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding public health and the host committee’s ability to operate in terms of ticket sales, sponsorship acquisition and the capacity to put on a first-class event, detailed a Saskatchewan Hockey Association release.

The Induction Dinner which is sponsored by

SaskTel had previously announced its class of inductees on Feb. 28.

Those selected will carry forward along with the host community of Yorkton for the 2021 event.

A date will be announced for the 2021 Induction Dinner once a decision has been finalized.

The seven (7) inductees and two (2) teams

that were previously announced are as follows; Player Category: Kelly Buchberger, Cliff Koroll, Nicholas “Nick” Schultz, and Mandi Schwartz* Builder Category: Gerry James Grassroots Category: Allan “Al” Harrison* and Wayne Henley* Team Category: (199293) Yorkton Mallers and (2013-14) Yorkton Terriers (* - Denotes inductee

is deceased) The Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Dinner operates with a chosen host committee to put on the event.

Proceeds from the event are split evenly amongst the two groups to help fund the yearly operations of the Hall of Fame in Swift Current as well as the local host community’s chosen

initiative.

The Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame opened its doors in 2012 alongside Saskatchewan Hockey Association’s 100th year celebration. The location of the SHHOF is in Swift Current at the Credit Union I-Plex. For more information, please visit www.saskhockeyhalloffame.com..

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The biggest stories in sport Last week I started my top-10 list for sports happenings over my lifetime, or about the last 50-years, with an eye to the good news ones, since we have enough negativity these days without remembering the 13th man debacle.

So this week, I’ll finish up the list, starting at #5 which goes to Canada winning the gold medals in men’s hockey at the 2010 Olympics held on home soil in Vancouver.

Sydney Crosby scored the game-winner on a feed from one of my favourite players at the time; Jerome Iginla.

The winner was an overtime effort to defeat the rival Americans 3-2. I can imagine with the younger reader this might well top their personal list, but there are better things when

I look at five decades of sports.

At #4 are the Saskatchewan Rush and their first National Lacrosse League Championship after their move to the province.

The team moved from Edmonton in 2016, and were thought to be on a likely one-season layover, as no one knew how professional lacrosse would be accepted in Saskatoon.

Well the team went on to win the championship that year, and fans fell in love with the team and sport.

As a box lacrosse fan I was an easy convert, and being in the stands as Jeff Cornwall scored the gam-winner was huge.

The Toronto Blue Jays take the #3 spot with their first World Series win.

CALVIN DANIELS

Sports In 1992, the Blue Jays won their first American League championship, defeating the Oakland A’s.

They then became the first team based outside the United States to capture the World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves in a memorable six-game series.

Dave Winfield drove in the winning runs in the 11th inning of the sixth game. Catcher Pat Borders won the series MVP award.

The Saskatchewan

Roughriders settle in at #2 with their Grey Cup win in 1989.

With just 44 seconds left on the game clock, Riders QB Kent Austin completed three passes for 48 yards to position the ‘Riders for the most famous field goal in the team’s history.

At Hamilton’s 26-yard line with nine seconds remaining in the game, after Hamilton coach Al Bruno called a time-out in an attempt to break the concentration of kicker Dave Ridgway. It didn’t work. Glen Suitor

put down the snap from Bob Poley, and Ridgway drilled what has become known in this province simply as the ‘The Kick’ through the uprights to give Saskatchewan its first Grey Cup championship in 23 years. The final score was 43-40.

For a #1 story I had to pause for about 0.1 of a nanosecond before settling on Paul Henderson’s goal in Game #8 of the 1972 Canada-Russia hockey series.

The entire series was ground-breaking, bringing the then toptwo hockey countries together to see which was really the best.

Canada was supposed to cakewalk the series, but the Russians proved far better than anyone in this country had believed before the drop of the puck.

In fact, it looked like Russia might win the series until the iconic Henderson goal. At the time virtually the entire country was glued to a TV watching the final game of the series.

I was in class at the Centennial Junior High School in Tisdale, taking shop, although we were all glued to the TV that class.

It is ‘the goal’ of a lifetime; an indelible moment that brought Canada together as few moments ever have.

I have been fortunate to meet Henderson, a rather average NHL player who grasped the moment to become a hero to a hockey nation, creating the greatest sports memory.

And there you have it, the top-five stories.

Now to start thinking about what to share next week.

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She married before moving to Edmonton, AB where she had her first child, Ashley. A second lovely daughter, Meagan, came two years after the family moved to Yorkton, SK. Mom raised her family in a patient and loving way whereby her daughters would be grateful and happy to be even half as kind, loving and thoughtful as she was. Mom loved fishing, trips to the cabin at Burgis Beach, golfing, gardening, spa dates, flowers, football and curling. She was always the one making sure everyone else was happy and well fed during family gatherings, as we enjoyed her homemade Ukrainian food. We will miss beating her at Kaiser and Yahtzee, although she did get lucky occasionally. About a year ago, mom and Ashley got two morkie puppies, Luna and Molly, who brought happiness and joy into their lives during mom’s diagnosis and treatment. Over the past year, mom enjoyed trips to Toronto, Calgary and Kelowna; and kept busy with many activities within Saskatoon. Mom was active in the Ukrainian Catholic Church and after her passing is now singing in heaven with the angels. Vichnaya Pamyat! A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, 120 - 105 Street W, Saskatoon. Due to COVID-19, the service will not be open to the public. Live streaming of the ceremony may be viewed at https://dormitionsaskatoon.ca/liturgy-live-2/ or at https://www.facebook.com/DormitionSaskatoon Condolences may be sent to www.hillcrestmemorial.ca Arrangements entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral Home.

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She was born in Willowbrook, SK and attended Rosemount School in Rokeby, SK until Grade 8. She spent the next couple of years helping out at her parent’s farm then, as a young lady, she took to the big city of Winnipeg where she was first employed at St. Amand Centre and later as Nanny for the prominent Harris family of Winnipeg. She didn’t much care for big city life and returned to Yorkton where she met her husband Harry and married a short time later. Settling into farm life in the Kessock area they were overjoyed to start a life together which would eventually include five children. Our mom enjoyed looking after a very large flower and vegetable garden and enjoyed helping with the farming and harvest as much as she could. She loved bringing in the garden in the fall and making all the preserves and canning every last vegetable she grew. She would gather the children when the time was right and include them in the picking of Saskatoon berries, raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries which she turned into the best pies and jam preserves.

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