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Water meter change over begins

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley watches as a new water meter is installed in his home as part of a trial run ahead of a citywide change over.

Earlier this year, Yorkton Council approved a plan which will see new water meters installed throughout the city.

The replacement project is about to begin.

Last week, a series of ‘test’ installations were carried out, including the homes of Mayor Mitch Hippsley, Councillor Randy Goulden and 20 City of Yorkton staff.

Work across the city will begin soon.

Installations will be carried out on an area by area basis. As technicians move into your area, you will receive a notification containing information on how to book your appointment, explained Marlene Hauser, Financial Systems Manager, with the City.

Appointments can be made to fit your schedule.

Appointments will be available Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Property owners are required to be at home during the installation and provide access to the meter and shut-off valve for this replacement. The upgrade procedure requires approximately 30 – 90 minutes to complete, during which time the water will be shut off for a brief period.

There is no charge for the meter or the installation.

At the meeting Council approved the replacement project, Trent Mandzuk – Director of Public Works, with the City explained to Council; “Water meters measure the volume of water used by residential and commercial building units that are supplied with water by a public water supply system. Water meters are generally owned, read and maintained by a public water provider.”

As meters age they can have problems.

“Some types of meters become less accurate as they age, and under-registering consumption leads to lower revenues if defective meters are not regularly replaced,” said Mandzuk.

As a result, “Over the past four years, we have been evaluating a City-wide water replacement program in attempt to modernize our metering system and take advantage of the many advanced technologies now available.”

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Traffic arms for Highway #9 rail crossing

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Canadian Pacific Railway crossing on Highway #9 in Yorkton will be getting control arms added as a safety feature.

The city will make an investment of $112,521 unanimously approved

by Council Monday.

The City’s portion of the capital cost could be funded from the rainy day reserve.

“It’s no secret that over the past several years, traffic safety at the Canadian Pacific

Railway (CP) crossing on Highway 9, south of the Hamilton Road Intersection (which is next to Staples) has been an issue. There have been several accidents,” René Richard - Director of Engineering and Asset Management, with the City told the regular meeting of Council Monday.

“The most recent accident caused a significant fuel spill and impacted our operations in the Environmental Services Division while they investigated potential impacts to the aquifer.”

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Accidents are the main reason for adding traffic arms to the rail crossing.

The issue of accidents is what led to a decision to add safety arms, explained Richard.

“Through inspections, this crossing has been identified by Transport Canada (TC) as a can-

didate for an upgrade due to the high traffic roadway and history of accidents, and as such

qualifies and has been approved for funding through the Railway Safety Improvement Program (RSIP),” he told Council.

The recommended mitigation for accidents at this crossing is to install an upgraded warning system (FLBG – Flashing Lights Bell and Gates).

“This would be an improvement to public safety through the addition of a physical barrier for traffic, as well as the addition of constant warning time

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City to study west end drainage

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton will enter into an agreement with ISL Engineering to complete the west side drainage study at an estimated cost of $90,000.

Council made the unanimous decision to undertake the study at its regular meeting Monday.

“Over the past several years, major improvements have been made to the City of Yorkton’s drainage infrastructure, especially though the Dracup Avenue corridor, at a cost of millions of

dollars,” René Richard Director of Engineering and Asset Management with the City told Council as background to the request for the new study.

In addition, the City commissioned the Flood Mitigation Study – February 2017, “which investigated the 11 “problem areas” within the City and recommended upgrades. Since that report, the City has completed two of the recommended 13 upgrade projects,” he added.

“Millions of dollars have been spent and millions more will be spent

as part of the long term plan.”

However, up until now, the City has not commissioned the study of the drainage for the west end of the municipality. This system includes drainage through the golf course, through HWY 52, through the Ravine Ecological Reserve, several rail crossings, Hopkins Lake (Jaycee Beach), HWY 16, and several other ditches and culverts around the Ball Road area, detailed Richard.

“Even though there are still millions of dollars in known drainage upgrades in the long term

plan, Administration would like to commission the west side drainage study now for two specific reasons,” he said.

Firstly, there is a proposed development on Gladstone Avenue North.

The City has been working with the proposed developer for several years now and design is underway. As part of the design process, the City’s storm, sanitary, and water systems are reviewed to ensure sufficient capacity for the development, detailed a report to Council.

“As part of this

review, it was identified that the vacant land currently intercepts storm flows from neighboring properties and stores a tremendous amount of water during a rain storm,” said Richard. “ . . . The proposed study would model and recommend options for how to appropriately divert or retain this excess water elsewhere without causing unanticipated negative impacts.”

Secondly, the City has recently acquired a parcel of land in this area that includes part of the west side drainage system. Administration

would like to properly evaluate the amount of land required for proper drainage now and in the future before attempting to redevelop the remainder of this parcel, detailed the report.

“The cost estimate to have the west side study completed, including modeling, development of mitigation options, and budgetary cost estimates is $90,000 and will take approximately four months to complete,” said Richard.

The funding for this study would come from the Engineering Department Reserves.

Council approves 2020 draft audit

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council unanimously approved the 2020 Draft Audited Financial Statements for the City of Yorkton.

Annually, the City of Yorkton undergoes a financial audit, provided by the firm Baker Tilly SK LLP. For the year ended December 31, 2020, they have reviewed our processes and financial records. We are pleased that

their Independent Audit Report states that we have complied with the Canadian Public Sector Accounting Standards, and they confirm that our financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the City’s financial position and the results of its operations for the year 2020, Amber Matechuk – City Controller with the City told Council.

“Per auditing standards, an official financial statement cannot be

issued until the auditors receive approval from Council,” she added.

“Once Council approves the draft statements and the Director of Finance signs the representation letter, the auditors will issue the final financial statements.”

The audit did show the City’s long term debt.

“The City’s debt limit is $42,000,000,” said Matechuk.

The debt at present sits at $9.6 million;

including $2,906,861 for the fire hall, $2,510,000 for the Queen Street Water Treatment Plant and $4,184,426 for the work on Dracup.

This leaves the city with approximately $32,400,000 of debt available, as of December 31, 2020, said Matechuk.

On the operating side the surplus of $325,281 (as presented with the yearend report at the May 17, 2021 Regular Council Meeting) has been modified due to small

“In addition to the capital costs there would be an ongoing yearly maintenance cost of $7,833 which would be shared equally by CP and the City. Currently the City pays approximately $28,000 per year for ongoing rail crossing

maintenance,” Richard.

project with regards to traffic control and communications. We would work with CP to make sure the work schedule and any traffic interruptions are communicated clearly using our social media platforms and website.”

adjustments to $322,902, explained Matechuk.

Looking at capital Matechuk noted “In the 2020 year alone, we spent more than $18 million in capital projects. Some of this work includes the North Sewer Outfall project, Darlington/Mayhew Reconstruction and the City Operations Centre.”

The City is required to submit the approved

financial statements by September 1 each year.

It is to be filed with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Finance, and all of our banks and major creditors. This ensures compliance with any loan covenants, and maintains our good standing with the government in order to qualify for all government funding, explained Matechuk.

RAIL Continued from Page A1 functionality, which adapts warning time to the actual train speed,” said Richard.

Transport Canada will fund 50 per cent of the cost ($225,000), and CP 25 per cent $112,521.

added

“The entirety of the construction for this project would be managed or performed by CP. In addition to financial contributions, the City may need to support the

WATER Continued from Page A1 “Our current system is very inefficient in comparison to the automated capabilities of present day Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technologies,” continued Mandzuk.

And that led to the replacement project.

The project was officially approved in the 2020/2021 capital budget.

The City of Yorkton currently has 6,472 Neptune water meters in the distribution system. Of those 5,413 are

10-years old, or older.

In February 2021, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was advertised on SaskTenders and the City webpage for the supply, installation and calibration of an AMI system.

The City received

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Gettin’ muddy It was fun for the whole family in Theodore as they held their annual Super Swamper, with a packed crowd taking in the racing and other activities.

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Around the barrels There was an overflow crowd at the newly opened Legacy Co-op Grandstand as a big crowd gathered Saturday evening for chuckwagon racing. It was the second

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evening of Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association chuckwagon action sponsored locally by the Yorkton Exhibition Association.

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Politics The benefit of an older, more experienced government is they tend not to make the same mistakes ass newer ones.

It’s why they get re-elected.

Newer governments are inclined to change direction for the sake of change … sometimes, even when there’s no good reason for change.

Older governments are more inclined to pursue the path that keeps getting them re-elected.

The problem, however, is things do change when it comes to public needs and, especially, when it comes to anticipating public needs down the road.

It’s tough for any government anticipate those future needs, but the specific problem for older governments — especially ones without much fear of being removed from office any time soon — is falling into the trap nothing ever really needs to change.

As a result, they lean into what’s been working for them — what has gotten them re-elected. It’s good politics, it but it also means that old governments are even less inclined to see change coming and start to think about what needs to be done to address a changing world.

It’s been nine months since the Saskatchewan Party government easily secured its fourth consecutive mandate. That it seemed to emerge from the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic without so much as scratch in that election will only enhance confidence in government that it doesn’t have to change much of anything.

However, it’s questionable whether that’s the most productive approach.

For example, Premier Scott Moe last week called the a federal government decision to reject the Sask. Party government’s alternative plan for carbon pricing “arbitrary and political.”

Saskatchewan’s request for a federal review came after it lost its Supreme Court challenge opposing the carbon tax, leaving this government without political options. Moe argued that what it had proposed is about the same as New Brunswick’s plan that uses proceeds from the carbon tax to offset gas prices.

Now, it’s easy out here to agree with Moe because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government carbon tax policies have been politically designed to be more palatable in Eastern Canada that has a greater voting population and less carbon-intense industry.

Also, early years of this federal carbon tax have offered little to indicate they are actually doing much to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

That said, the one thing about Ottawa jacking up at-the-pump costs of gas is that it makes it more difficult to suggest that the carbon tax isn’t about reducing carbon emissions.

And given Ottawa’s new minimum standards by 2023, what New Brunswick is doing soon likely won’t be acceptable, either.

The bottom line is that the Sask. Party government knew that new benchmarks were coming and had time to present something that wouldn’t have been rejected.

So either no form of carbon pricing — something that the Sask. Party government has supported, in general, since 2010 — is workable or this government would rather keep up the political fight.

It seems very likely that — at least party of Moe’s expressed concerns — have something to do with a desire to keep up this political fight and not deal with costly climate change initiatives.

It’s good politics out here — helpful to both the Sask. Party and helpful to the federal Conservative party — to simply keep fighting with Trudeau and the Liberals.

But the problem with the environment being part of the federal Liberal government brand is that it means there’s even less incentive for the Sask. Party government to invest in costly GHG reduction programs.

In unveiling its recent 2020-21 SaskPower annual report showing a $160-million profit — $45 million less than last year — Crown electrical utility acknowledged a $5-billion, 30-year agreement to by power from Manitoba Hydro.

Were there other green options that might have created jobs in Saskatchewan? Quite likely.

But old governments sometimes don’t consider things like that.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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Grandstand shows value in first weekend A

ny time the city invests in a project there will be those who are against the spending.

That of course is to be expected.

Rarely do you find unanimous support for anything.

So there were the naysayers when it came time to plan the replacement of the Yorkton Exhibition Grandstand.

There were those who felt the city could do without such a structure.

And, there were those who felt if the grandstand was to be replaced, the taxpayers of the city did not need to pay part of the cost – leaving it up to others to raise the dollars.

The Yorkton Exhibition Association were up to the task of taking the lead in raising money.

For the YEA it was a rather logical step since the grandstand is an integral element of so much that they do.

Every summer event over the decades the YEA has hosted has generally incorporated aspects held in front of the grandstand.

The YEA has long focused on a simple goal in what it does, holding events which bring friends and families together, and often that means gathering on the grandstand seats to watch everything from music concerts, to tractor pulls, monster truck shows, fireworks and more.

Without the grandstand the YEA would have been without a key draw, so they took on the challenge of fundraising with gusto.

To the credit of Yorkton Council, they came on side early with $300,000 a

foundational amount that gave the project a fighting chance to succeed.

From there the community stepped up; Legacy Co-op leading the way as the naming sponsor. Other businesses and organizations followed; Richardson Oilseeds, LDC and the Yorkton Tribal Council most recently.

The totaled raised nears the cost of Phase I of the grandstand at a cost of about $730,000, with a Phase II planned to put the finishing touches on things.

For those wondering about the need for the facility, the packed stands for the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association racing action sponsored locally by the YEA over the weekend are an example of why the grandstand is needed.

When the Yorkton Hyundai Thunder in the Parkland Truck & Tractor Pulls presented by Yorkton Home Hardware are held the August 21st weekend the seats are likely to be full again too.

Of course the grandstand is not exclusively for the YEA. It is very much a community facility.

Over the years the Painted Hand Casino has hosted rough stock rodeos, a day dedicated to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and centenary fireworks are among events held at the facility.

Now that there is a shiny new grandstand it is to be hoped the community uses it well with a variety of events and shows that will bring our community together for decades to come – after all it was an investment made by our community today for tomorrow.

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Crops of the Parkland returns for summer

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A popular summer attraction for visitors to Yorkton and for tourists just passing through is back for another year.

Crops of the Parkland is something that started nearly 25 years ago because there was an interest from travellers to learn more about the crops they saw in area fields, explained Tourism Executive Director Randy Goulden at a press conference today to officially launch this year’s crop plots.

“We were finding visitors who stopped in here were asking a lot of questions about the crops they were seeing,” she said.

Goulden said initially, as a one-time farm girl herself, she could answer some of the questions, but there was clearly interest

Randy Goulden of Tourism Yorkton and Mayor Mitch Hippsley. in providing more information.

It was Thom Weir who came up with the idea for crop plots in conversation with former Mayor Phil DeVos, the pair scratching out a rough plan on a napkin at Robin’s Donuts.

Weir said it made sense to him to promote agriculture locally.

“Yorkton wouldn’t

exist if it wasn’t for agriculture. We are an agricultural community,” he noted at the press event.

So a few partnerships were forged -- including with the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce and with the City of Yorkton, which provides the land adjacent to the Tourism Yorkton office for the plots, and agriculture industry volunteers

Thom Weir talks about pulse crops during a media event last week.

-- and the project was born.

The plots remain much as they have been providing an opportunity to walk, explore and learn about Saskatchewan crops and agricultur-

al practices through informative signage.

It’s also a chance to learn how these crops contribute to our province’s positions as a world leader in food production.

New this year is a display of live grain on the site of Yorkton’s historic Flour Mill, which traces the development of milling wheat from ancient Egypt through the 1800s to today.

YTC makes donation to grandstand

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Fundraising for the grandstand replacement at the Yorkton Exhibition grounds continues.

And last Thursday, it was given a boost as the Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) made a presentation of $25,000.

Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup said the grandstand was a good project to support because it is a facility “that brings people together.” She said building community is important, and the grandstand is part of that.

Barb Woytas with the Yorkton Exhibition Association said they

were, of course, pleased by the contribution.

“We’re very fortunate to have partnered with YTC,” she said.

The first event in front of the Legacy Co-op Grandstand was the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association races this past weekend.

Charitable grants flow to city

By Tanner Wallace-Scribner Staff Writer Over $175,000 will be heading Yorkton and its surrounding areas way thanks to the provincial government charitable gaming grant program.

The money is a part of over $2.1 million that will support more than 700 groups and organizations across the province.

“As Saskatchewan emerges from the pandemic and life returns to normal, volunteers have been eager to support important initiatives in their communities,” Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Jim Reiter said. “These most recent charitable

gaming grants will assist in those efforts and continue to help minor sports programs, local service clubs, educational endeavours and many other great services.”

Among the grants provided by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) during the most recent quarter: In total, Yorkton will receive $116,496, with the surrounding area receiving over $62,000.

In terms of individual organizations, the Yorkton Kinsmen Club received the $82,802, with five other organizations receiving over $2,000, the Nursery School Co-operative ($3,537), Paws & Claws Animal Rescue Incorporated

($3,349), Kalyna Dance School ($2,930), St. Paul’s School Community Council ($2,258), and the Royal Canadian Legion ($2,190).

From left Yorkton Exhibition Association president Len Malinoski, Yorkton Tribal Chief Isabelle O’Soup and Trevor Acoose Director of Operations with the Yorkton Tribal Council.

A total of 12 more organizations received over $1,000.

The quarterly grants paid by SLGA are based on a percentage of net proceeds raised through licensed charitable gaming activities such as bingos, raffles, breakopen tickets, Texas Hold’em Poker and Monte Carlo events. Charitable gaming reports submitted by groups as part of their charitable gaming licence are used by SLGA to automatically calculate grant amounts.

City looks at new purchasing option

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton is investigating a new way to procure some of its needs.

“At present, Administration is responsible for conducting all procurement in a house in accordance to guidelines set forth in the City’s Purchasing Policy,” Trent Mandzuk – Director of Public Works with the City told the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

“The current Purchasing Policy was updated in 2017 to better support best value procurement and to ensure compliance with various provincial and federal trade agreements which municipalities are required to follow.”

As an alternative, the Kinetics GPO program provides public sector

entities with an alternative procurement method that has many benefits over conventional purchasing practices, said Mandzuk.

Through the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, the Kinetic GPO Procurement program is available to all Canadian municipalities and Public Sector entities. The program satisfies all municipal and provincial procurement requirements, he added.

Carl Macdonald, Director of Contracting and Compliance from Kinetic GPO, made a presentation to Council.

The interest from the City stemmed from the need to purchase office furnishings for the City Operations Center. The 2019 Capital Budget allocated $450,000 into a building reserve for the purchase.

Council voted to

receive and file the report and presentations on the SUMA Kinetic GPO Procurement for Canadian Municipalities as it relates to the City Operations Center Furnishings Purchase.

Grandstand dollars LDC has presented the Yorkton Exhibition with a donation of $25,000 for the grandstand replacement project. LDC Procurement

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Revving up the heat Tapps Sports Lounge and Grill held its first annual car show over the weekend on Saturday, with motorheads and car ethusiants enjoying the vehicles.

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Grandstand gets boost from Richardson

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Fundraising for what is now being Phase I of the grandstand replacement project was given a significant shot in the arm Thursday as Richardson Pioneer

made a $50,000 donation.

“At Richardson, we like to contribute back to the communities we are in,” said Brent Woloshyn, Director of Operations, Pioneer, adding the grandstand is “a project that will benefit the community

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Barb Woytas with the Yorkton Exhibition Association said the project, with a cost of about $730,000, has been a success because of the financial support of the community, which has been so positive they were able to add some lighting and other small enhancements to the project.

And Phase II will add some chain link fencing, landscaping and other features.

In the meantime, the first event in front of the Legacy Co-op Grandstand was the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon

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Association races on the weekend.

“We can’t wait to get our friends and families

together,” said Woytas.

Woytas said the YEA is working on other projects for the summer.

“We’re very hopeful to have some more events this summer,” she said.

From left; Len Malinowski, president of the Yorkton Exhibition Association accepts the cheque from Brent Woloshyn, Director of Operations, Pioneer and Keith Belitski, Director of Operations Richardson Oilseeds.

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Horsepower There were lots to check out this weekend, whether you loved cars or horses, as there was two car shows hosted in Yorkton and Gymkhana, showing the future of rodeo in the southeast.

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Horsing around Kids from across southeast Saskatchewan showed off their skills through a series of gymkhana events held in Yorkton Saturday. The Yorkton Exhibition Association hosted the show.

Entrepreneur camp held for youth Last week, kids were given some lessons on how to become successful entrepreneurs.

A total of five kids

were given these lessons as part of a camp hosted by The Visionary Hub that saw the kids learn about business,

marketing, finding their strengths, and even saw them raise money for a local charity by painting rocks.

Kailee Popowich, the marketing coordinator for The Visionary Hub “I wanted to be an entrepreneur since I was

eight years old, and I wish I had something like this. I was always like, I am going to go to university, I am going to go to business school, and then in high school, I took an entrepreneur class, and I was like, why did I have to wait until Grade 12 before I actually had to learn about business,” she said. “If we can start now, then kids will be able to find their passions.”

She said that over the five-day course, the kids were incredible.

“They did some business planning. One of the

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With the Summer Olympics about to begin, Yorkton This Week caught up with a couple of former Olympians from the area who happen to be marking the 25th anniversary of their appearance for Canada at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

Lori-Ann Mundt from Yorkton and Kerri Buchberger of Langenburg were both members of the Canadian Women’s Volleyball team.

Both remember being named to the team keenly.

“It was one of the proudest moments of my volleyball career as it was always a dream of mine to wear the Canadian jersey,” said Mundt, who now lives in Winnipeg and works at Deer Lodge Centre which is the largest long-term care and rehabilitation centre in the province. “I never thought that I would get this opportunity because of my size. I remember telling my parents that I was going to do my best and try to help the team qualify for the Olympics in any way I could.”

“I remember going into the office to talk to the coaches to find out if I was staying or not,” Buchberger told Yorkton This Week. “It is hard to describe the feeling. Something that I wanted for so long was now coming true.

“And I was going to be playing with ladies that I had been looking up to for years. There were a lot of returning athletes on the ‘91 team hoping to try to qualify for the ‘92 Olympics so being able to be in the gym with them was surreal.”

It was certainly a long way from the school gyms where both fell in love with the game.

“I touched my first volleyball in Grade 6 in gym class (at Yorkdale School) and didn’t think much of it,”

recalled Mundt.

“I then tried out for the volleyball team in Grade 8 because some of my friends were, and I made the team.

“I really didn’t know much about the sport, and when I was told I was going to be a setter, I really didn’t know what that meant, but I was happy to be on the team. “ But the sport and her success in it soon made Mundt become serious about volleyball.

“I loved playing all sports, whether it be individual sports or team sports,” she said. “I was exposed to more opportunities with volleyball. I played not only on the school teams but with the club teams, Provincial teams and Canada Games Team.

“I had some great coaches that created a very positive atmosphere to play in and learn in, and that made me love playing the sport. It wasn’t until I was graduating high school that I chose volleyball to be ‘the one.’ I had a choice to play university volleyball or basketball, and I chose volleyball because it was not as rough.”

It was much the same for Buchberger -- who now resides in Edmonton, where she works for Pfizer -- being exposed to volleyball at a rather young age.

“There was a summer volleyball camp in Langenburg when I was 14,” she said. “I decided to try it out and fell in love with it right away.

“One of the instructors there asked me if I thought of trying out for the Provincial team. I had no idea what he was talking about, so I looked into it and went to the ID camp in Yorkton.

“I love the team aspect of Volleyball.

“Watching others make great plays, hitting, digging, blocking!

“Knowing that everyone on the

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OLYMPICS Continued from Page A10 court has to work together to get the job done, and then hanging out with all the girls after practice and on the road.”

From humble beginnings, both ladies were soon on a path to the national team.

“What was your road to the national team?

What year was your first?

I played with the Saskatchewan Provincial team for four years,” said Buchberger. “My last year was also my first year playing at U of R (University of Regina).

I made the decision to go to Regina because the national team was based there. Because of that, I was lucky enough to have been picked up for a couple trips to Europe while I was still playing University Volleyball.

From there, I officially became a member of the Canadian team in 1991.”

Mundt made the team the same year.

Obviously, the Olympics was a goal, and the pair remember the emotions of Canada qualifying for Atlanta.

“We hosted the tournament in Winnipeg at the University of Winnipeg,” said Mundt.

“It was our last chance to qualify. Based on the teams that were attending the tournament, we had a very good feeling that we were going to qualify because we had beaten all of the teams before. “(But), we couldn’t get too far ahead of ourselves and had to stay focused and play one game and one match at a time.

“We all stayed at a hotel so that we could keep to our bubble and stay focused. The gym was packed every night.

Media was everywhere.

Our families were all there watching us. They were decked out in their Canada gear.

“We played the Dominican Republic in the final and beat them 3-0. It was pretty amazing.

“I remember leaping off the bench and running onto the court.

Everyone was hugging and crying. It was incredible. Hard to put into words. The fans were going crazy. 1,996 balloons were dropped from the ceiling.

“I remember grabbing a Canadian flag and running around the court with the rest of the team

Lori-Ann Mundt

Kelly Buchberger digs for a ball. following.

“Champagne was flowing. It was so crazy and so great. “ Buchberger, too recalls it as if it were just yesterday and not a quarter of a century ago.

“I remember it clearly; I can even tell you the last few plays that got us there,” she said. “We were playing in Winnipeg in front of our family and friends.

I went back to serve for the match, and Janice Kelly got the kill for the win.

“It was instant tears, joy, excitement, a lot of jumping around and hugs from everyone on the team!

“I’m not sure the reality sunk in until later that night when we got a chance to really sit back and understand everything that we just accomplished. We committed three years and gave up professional contracts in Europe for this very moment.”

Of course, who was

going to Atlanta was still to be decided.

“It wasn’t until May 1st that we found out who was going to be on the Olympic team going to Atlanta,” said Mundt.”

We had 13 players, so one player was going to be cut. I remember sitting on the gym floor against the wall waiting to be called into the coach’s office to find out if I was on the team or not.

“It was a very emotional day.

“When I found out I was going to be on the team, it was such an incredible feeling, all of the sacrifices and hard work had paid off, but then to find out that a good buddy of mine was not going to be on the team was really hard.

It was awful. It was an emotional rollercoaster kind of day.”

Then it was off to Atlanta and the Olympic experience that was so much more than playing some volleyball matches.

The opening ceremonies, life in the Athlete’s village and other distractions to deal with and to soak in.

“There were so many emotional moments and so many moments where I was beaming with pride,” said Mundt. “Walking into the Athlete’s village for the first time was pretty amazing. One of the first things we did was attend the Canadian flag-raising ceremony. This little ceremony was done for each country. We put on some of our Olympic gear and gathered in an area of the village where we sang our anthem and watched our flag being hung.

“Being in the village with so many incredible athletes was pretty awesome. I watched some of these athletes on TV at previous Olympic Games, and now I’m walking with them in the village – unbelievable!”

The opening ceremony was another moment never to be forgotten.

“The Canadian Olympic committee hosted a Team Salute the night before the Opening Ceremonies for all of the Canadian athletes,” recalled Mundy. “This was awesome. Very well-known Canadian Olympians spoke. Celine Dion and David Foster were there, along with other musicians.

“The most touching part was when they brought out the past

Olympic flag bearers as far back as 1932. It brought tears to my eyes.

They also announced who our flag bearer was going to be, and it was Charmaine Crooks from athletics. “ “Walking into the Olympic stadium for the opening ceremonies was incredible,” said Buchberger. “Being part of the entire Canadian Olympic team, and seeing all the athletes surrounding you and knowing you were representing your country was such an honour. I have always loved putting on the red and white uniform and have felt pride and honour every time the Canadian national anthem was played.”

“The Opening Ceremonies was the moment I cherish the most,” echoed Mundt.

“We had been sitting in the stadium beside the Olympic Stadium for several hours watching the Opening Ceremonies on

the big screens waiting for the parade of athletes’ moment. We had to walk through a tunnel to get to the stadium.

“As we got closer, we were told we were late, and so we had to start running in our never worn high heeled shoes and long skirts. It was crazy.

“We had to climb this large ramp to enter the stadium, and I remember getting to the top of the ramp and hearing the announcer say CANADA. “It was the moment I had dreamed about my entire life. What would it be like walking into an Opening Ceremonies, representing your country, wearing that Canadian uniform. I was no longer dreaming it; I was living it.

“Part of me was crying, and part of me was beaming with pride.

“It was a feeling like no other. Thousands of

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“Seeing Muhamad Ali light the caldron was pretty special too.”

Buchberger said you try to soak in as much of the experience as possible, but you have to perform too.

“I tried to take in as much of the Olympic experience as possible, but volleyball runs almost the entire Olympics, so every day consisted of breakfast, practice, rest, and then heading off to play our match,” she said. “It wasn’t until the last few days that we really got a chance to take in the Olympic experience.”

“I loved the moments when we would sit with other Canadian athletes to cheer on the Canadian athletes competing,” said Mundt. “At times, I had to pinch myself because I was sitting with athletes that I had watched on TV at previous Olympic Games, and there I was sitting right beside them high fiving and cheering. It was so awesome. “ So what was it like playing volleyball on the biggest of stages?

“Once we started playing, it kind of felt like every other big tournament we were in. Your days were spent pretty much the same,” offered Buchberger.

And in the end, the team missed its modest goal by just a smidge.

“Our goal was to finish in the top-eight, but knew that would be tough,” said Buchberger, adding they ended up ninth. “We did believe that we could of come away with a win against Germany to put us in the top-eight but lost that match. We finished the tournament with a win against Peru, which was

a positive for us.”

“We expected the tournament to be tough,” agreed Mundt. “This was the biggest tournament that we had ever played in. It was being viewed all over the world. This was the first time since 1976 that a Canadian women’s volleyball team had competed in the Olympic Games.”

Here the two differ just a tad in terms of memory.

“Our team finished 10th (actually a tie for ninth with Japan),” said Mundt. “Our goal was to finish in the top-eight, which was very realistic. In order for us to achieve this, we needed to beat Germany, but we lost to them 3-0. We played some of our worst volleyball in that match.

“When you work so hard and sacrifice so much, and then you don’t perform to the best of your ability at the biggest tournament of your life, yes, it was very disappointing at the time. We did manage to win our last match against Peru 3-2, which was an accomplishment because it was the firstever volleyball match that a Canadian Women’s volleyball team has ever one at an Olympic

Kelly Buchberger Games. “ So do the two former players think about that summer in Atlanta at times other than when hometown media searches them out?

“When I look back at the Olympics, it’s hard to believe it has been 25 years this year since we competed,” said Mundy.

“I still get goosebumps and emotional during every Olympic Opening Ceremonies when Team

Canada walks into the stadium. A wave of pride just runs through my body. It’s indescribable.

I am glued to the TV, watching as much of the Games as possible. I love following the athletes and listening to their stories and their journeys. “ “The big thought is the honour of representing Canada and wearing the red and white,” said Buchberger.

The Canadian Women’s Volleyball Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies

“I often talk to kids about the commitment and determination needed from the entire team to reach that goal. There were some times that we struggled individually and as a team but managed to push through and figure things out.

It was never easy, and that’s why it was such an amazing feeling to get there!

“The ladies on that team were incredible to play with and to be part of the team with.”

Mundt said it will always be a part of her that she cherishes.

“When I first started playing volleyball, my mom told me to keep a journal, so I have a lot of my volleyball career written down,” she said.

“It’s so much fun to look through those journals and read things that I had forgotten about. I have a library of videotapes and photo albums galore.

“Every so often, I take a trip down memory lane and put in a videotape or flip through a photo album, and I just shake my head and think how lucky I was to have had

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all of these experiences.

I travelled all over the world and did so many amazing things.

“My family supported me throughout my entire career, and I am grateful to have had some great coaches and players to play with. They all played a significant part in helping me achieve my dreams. It’s incredible to read about all of the camps and training sessions and the number of hours I spent in the gym.

“There are so many great memories, but there are also some difficult memories too. It was certainly not an easy journey but one I will always cherish and be grateful for. “ And volleyball not surprisingly remains an interest for both.

“I have two daughters that play volleyball, and the oldest has said from the time she was five that she wants to follow her mom and play in the Olympics,” said Buchberger.

“I still play, and coach so I am always talking to kids about both the physical and mental toughness you need if your plans are to play at an elite level. I honestly believe I was playing my best volleyball when I retired at the age of 30.

Volleyball is a sport that takes a lot of time to be able to read and figure out the game.

“When you are young, you have all the power and strength, but as you get older, you start playing smarter.”

And Buchberger will be watching the game in Tokyo.

“We are glued to the TV on Olympic years watching all the sports, cheering on the athletes in all sports! I told my daughters that I would try to take them to Paris to experience the Olympics in 2024.”

Mundt watches too.

“I do follow them as much as I can. I watched quite a few of their matches this spring when they competed at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League. They played some pretty incredible matches. It was fun watching them.,” she said.

Buchberger still plays too.

“I also am a certified Pilates instructor and a coach at Aspire Volleyball here in Edmonton. I had the pleasure of playing in a Women’s beach tournament last year with (daughter) Megan as my partner! I still play both indoor and beach volleyball. I still love the game and enjoy every minute I get to be out on the court! I think I will be one of those old ladies still trying to play, which I’m completely fine with,” she said.

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New show at pARTners for summer months

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer There is a new show ongoing through July and August at the Community pARTners Gallery located in the Yorkton Public Library; ‘Common Truths’ by artist Donna Langhorne.

Organized and toured through OSAC’s Arts on the Move program, this exhibition features twenty paintings hung in five groups of four.

“My Common truths series shed no boundaries; many of these subjects have been swept under the rug for a long time,” Langhorne told Yorkton This Week.

“This was my way to bring them to light in a way that I could, through my art.

“The audience can expect to see a lot of paintings that touch tough subjects like MMIW, (Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women), addictions, the 60’s scoop, human trafficking, residential schools, suicide, losing youth to gangs, cultural genocide, and more.

(It’s) not every day you can witness truth on canvas before your own eyes.”

So what is the favourite piece for Langhorne, who was born in Wadena but adopted out to La Ronge, where she is still based?

“The one painting that really spoke to me in the beginning and even more than ever now because of the discovery of residential children found in unmarked graves on old residential school grounds is my painting ‘SILENCED,’” she said. “ I t shows t h e priests “ s e e no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” gestures on the residential children. The priests’ faces are blurred; it signifies how the church and system protected the priests with no penalty for what they’ve done and how many of

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the residential school children suffered but were silenced for so long.

“I am a daughter of a residential school survivor, and it is still hard for my birth mother to speak about her experience.”

T h e pieces in the

show were inspired by the response Langhorne

received for earlier works.

“The strong response to my first series, ‘The Seven Visions,’ encouraged me to continue the examination of these themes,” she said. “The Common truths series is like a part two to my ‘Seven Visions’ series.”

As for specific inspiration, the self-taught artist, who notes she continues to learn, said she only needed to look a t the

people.

“I look all around me, I see people losing themselves to addiction, losing youth to suicide, people suffering from the 60’s school and residential school experiences, losing their language and culture, and so much more,” she said.

“My art is my voice; I put it on canvas and then let it be heard.”

It is a ‘voice’ Langhorne learned at an early age.

“My parents always said when I was little when I was strong enough to hold a pencil, or crayon that’s when it started,” she said.

“I’ve always been drawing, sketching, and cartooning my whole life, but then I became interested in learn-

ing to paint with acrylics back in 2009. I wanted to put real colour into my artwork. Tim Burton inspired me very much by his films since I was a child, and still to this day, he is my muse and influences a lot of my artwork.”

In terms of medium Langhorne said she prefers to paint with acrylics but added, “I also like working with oil paints for my abstracts.

“I prefer acrylics for most of my work because acrylics dry very fast, very easy to use, and it’s a lot easier to work with than oils.”

This project received funding assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

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God’s people have work to do — but there’s hope Leave it to old Isaiah to stab the bull’s eye with his arrow of truth.

The Hebrew prophet lived thousands of years ago. He spent his life passing God’s messages to a chosen but disobedient people. His description of the surrounding social climate casts a long forward shadow, echoed around you and me today.

“So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey” (Isa.59:14-15 NIV).

Old Testament prophets, above all else, were truth-tellers.

Plain speakers. Odd birds, even in their own times. Often hated and maligned, they nevertheless ploughed forward, God’s words on their tongues, fire in their bellies, rejection dogging their heels.

Some people listened. Others ignored the prophets as crazies, just as today’s culture ignores God’s truthspeakers. (I understand that. Although I believe prophets exist today, so many false prophets have spouted equally false prophecies through every means possible; it’s no wonder people’s eyes glaze over at the mention of prophecy.)

But Isaiah? The truth-teller? We must

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Sunny Side Up listen to him. It burns that his description of the behaviour of God’s chosen people mirrored the behaviour of those who follow other religions—or none at all. What was true in Isaiah’s time remains true. Jesus confirmed that in Matthew 13:12.

“To whoever has, more will be given in abundance, but whoever

doesn’t have, even the little he has will be taken away.”

When followers of Christ show no interest in justice, injustice follows. When those who claim to have the light of God within have only scant or no interest in living uprightly or in finding or proclaiming truth (no matter how uncomfortable), those

gifts will also be denied us. How rapidly people bold enough to take firm stands against wrong thinking and evildoing become targets.

Slandered. Maligned.

Unfriended. Cancelled.

Denied a voice, a platform.

The fallout of neglecting God’s principles resonates through any culture. When the lights go out, darkness takes over. Nighttime cavorting is fun at first—until the merrygo-round won’t stop and nausea sets in.

But there’s a sunny side. God offers hope.

“If I close the sky, so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among

My people, and if My people, who are called

by My name, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land 2 Chronicles 7:13,14.”

God knew about times like these. He can and does equip his Church for times like these. The tide of social destruction can turn—if we lean hard on Christ and buckle down to the hard work humility requires. Praying.

Seeking. Turning. It’s our only hope, but there’s none better.

This year a hard one on gardens Well, I think that we can honestly record in our garden journals that 2021 was a very stressful year for our gardens. Unbelievable heat, very little rain, and hot, dry winds that all combined to make a very difficult growing season for our plants and for us gardeners as well!

It’s lucky that gardeners are a hopeful and optimistic lot, and we keep forging ahead!

We can enjoy the best of the garden when the Yorkton Gardener’s Market begins on Saturday, July 24. It runs from 9 AM till noon at the north parking lot of the Prairie Harvest Christian Life Centre, corner of Melrose and Simpson.

Here’s a chance for local, home-grown produce, plus other items

that include eggs, jams, relish baking flowers and honey. If you have any questions about the market, or perhaps would like to be a vendor, just call Glen at (306) 783-7040.

If you had to choose the most –used veggie in your garden, what would it be? For us, it would be the onion.

The versatile and flavorful onion is used in soups, stews, cooked with meat of all kinds, pickled, chopped fresh in salads, and of course, fried in butter and drizzled over perogies!

Yummy!

We take the hardworking onion for granted. Because it is easy to grow and a garden staple, we don’t pay much attention to it. But today, let’s talk about the onion. Onions belong to the allium

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Gardener’s Notebook family, which also includes leeks, chives, garlic, shallots and scallions.

Onions are grown around the world and have been gracing our cooking for over seven thousand years, probably coming to us originally from Central Asia. But the onion is now a global garden treasure, used in many cultures. While onions are often called the “common” onion, there are many var-

ieties. We are familiar with the yellow onion, probably most widely used; the white onion sometimes called the “Spanish” onion; and red onions. But there are more. There are the little white onions, which we call “pearl” or “pickler” onion, and they are beautiful used whole. There are also scallions, which are young onions that have not formed a real bulb yet, and are used more for the green tops.

Onions are easy to grow, enjoying the full sun and well-drained soil. We can grow them from seed, from sets, or from transplants (such as Spanish onion transplants). We know it is time to harvest our onions when the tops fall down and dry. At that time, we can pick our onions, let them dry in trays and “cure” for about a week. This means that the outer layer becomes dry and papery, and the neck of the onion closes up. All this helps our onions store better. Curing should be done in a dry shady spot with good air circulation. At that point, we can trim off the tops and put our onions in mesh bags for storage.

Now, about shallots. They’re the fancy cousins in the onion

family, much beloved by gourmet chefs but are milder and sweeter in flavour. Their shape is more oblong, like a football. Just like onions, they grow from a bulb. Just like onions, store them in a cool, dry, dark place. And we can enjoy them the same as any onion. How to pronounce “shallot”?

The British pronunciation is “Shah-lot,” while North American is “shallot,” without emphasizing the first syllable. Either way is correct. Either way, they’re delicious!

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer For Clayton Hawreluik, chariot and chuckwagon racing was something once tried became a lifetime passion.

“I think I started racing in 1992. I started driving chariots,” said the Sheho-area driver Friday afternoon just hours before taking to the Yorkton Exhibition track for the first races of the year for his racing outfit.

Unlike many in the sport, Hawreluik isn’t exactly following the footsteps of family.

He said his parents “were around horses all the time.

Both rode horseback.”

But, they were just fans of racing, not participants.

“As a kid, if there were races, we would go watch,” recalled Hawreluik.

Among the racers they watched were neighbours and friends, and as a youngster, Hawreluik was helping out on the backstretch.

“I’d help them groom and harness,” he said.

Cutting the barrels in Yorkton.

Clayton Hawreluik Then one of the racers lent him a team, and Hawreluik raced in Nut Lake – well, sort of.

“The team froze in the barrels,” he said, noting as the other team headed around the track, he was left watching.

Eventually, the team would get going, and Hawreluik raced the track alone, far behind the others. While admitting the incident “was kind of embarrassing,” it did not deter the young racer.

“I love speed, anything

with speed, horses, snowmobiles, vehicles. Speed, it gets to be a pretty big addiction,” he said, adding for him it probably started “as a kid riding ponies bareback.”

It simply tuck with him. “You just find yourself being competitive.

You want to be faster, better at everything in life,” said Hawreluik.

On the chariot and chuckwagon front, there were always other drivers to help in that regard.

“There were lots of fel-

lows who would sell you a horse or borrow you one,” said Hawreluik.

Soon he was into the sport in a way that just kept growing.

“You start out with two horses and end up with about 20 quite a few years later,” said Hawreluik.

And, most of the herd gets put in the trailer and head to a track like the one in Yorkton most weekends throughout the summer.

In a ‘typical year, one

not affected by COVID19, racing starts in June and ends in August, at least for Hawreluik, who said they tend to pass on races in September.

“Harvest in September puts a stop on racing,” he said, adding while he loves racing, the cattle and crops back on the farm always take precedent.

“Things at home have to be looked after first.”

For the Yorkton event, Hawreluik has 11 horses, running two chariots and

a chuckwagon and bringing along three ‘spares’ should they be needed.

The next stop in Hudson Bay, Hawreluik said, he plans to run a second chuckwagon.

“I have some young ones (horses) that need to get started,” he said.

Most of Hawreluik’s horses have been purchased, but not all.

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From Quebec to Atlanta with rugby The Toronto Arrows sadly struggled through the 2021 Major League Rugby season.

Forced to be season-long road warriors due to COVID-19, the Arrows stationed in Atlanta playing home games on the same field as Rugby ATL, where they ended the season 5-11 and out of the playoff picture.

With the Arrows out and my love of 15s rugby, I had to find another team to cheer for.

Reluctantly, that means an American-based squad, and normally it would have been the Seattle Seawolves, who are two-time MLR champs, with a roster typically sprinkled with Canadian players, but Seattle has only four wins and will not be in the upcoming playoffs either.

So my attention is now on Rugby ATL, thanks to the presence of team co-Captain Matt Heaton.

Heaton, who hails from Godmanchester, Que. has been playing rugby since he was 13.

“I was looking to play football,” he told me in a recent telephone interview.

It turned out the high school football coach also happened to coach the rugby team, and the young Heaton thought turning out for rugby too would endear him to the coach.

It wasn’t long before rugby won out.

“I was looking forward to rugby season,” said Heaton, who soon found himself playing on provincial teams, and his path was set.

“I’ve been doing it ever since,” said the now 14-year veteran of the sport.

The career path has included Heaton representing Canada playing for the Canadian national rugby union team internationally. He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which was held in Japan for the first time, which was his first World Cup appearance.

So what is it about rugby that won over the young Heaton?

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Sports “I think it’s the perfect combination of athleticism and intelligence ... It’s basically playing chess with gladiators,” he said.

Heaton said while it might seem rugby is just a bunch of guys bashing other guys, there are decisions being made all the time about where best to attack, who to pass to, and a myriad of other choices within the game.

In 2020 Heaton moved to expansion Rugby ATL and played in three games before the season was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was named team co-captain for the 2021 season.

Heaton said coming from Quebec, playing with Toronto just wasn’t a palatable option.

“Coming from Quebec, I was never going to play for Toronto,” he said.

So he headed south to help forge an MLR identity in the Georgia city.

“We’re definitely ambassadors for the game . . . We’re sort of the flagship for rugby in North America,” he said, adding he believes people just need to get to a game to be hooked on rugby. He often said the reaction is, “Wow, this is amazing.

Why isn’t this a bigger deal.”

It’s the players in MLR’s job to make it a ‘bigger deal,’ said Heaton, adding he believes most players

are rather humble but also approachable, which will help build a fan base.

“We’ll chitchat with anyone,” he said.

While the MLR is laying a foundation, Heaton said he is hopeful the U.S. is successful in a bid to host the World Cup of Rugby in 2027 or 2031.

“I think that would open the flood gates (of interest),” said Heaton.

“Americans love action sports. Rugby is two teams beating the cr#@ out of each other for 80-minutes.”

The MLR will, of course, continue to foster growth in the sport. Heaton said the players “are role models to look up to,” with the MLR being a career path young players can see to aspire to.

That is likely to mean expansion, which Heaton is all for as long as it’s managed to assure there is a domestic talent to stock teams.

One of the expansion teams could be in Canada, he suggested, offering Montreal as a possible home or Halifax or Newfoundland or Victoria.

In Atlanta, Heaton said there is a base of rugby club teams that ATL targeted initially, and now the team is expanding to attract sports fans in general, and it seems to be working.

It helps that Rugby ATL sits atop the MLR East, which is something of a surprise for a team in its first real season.

“Arguably, we don’t have big signings,” admitted Heaton, but they like the role of underdogs.

So, why the wins?

“Basically, it’s the off fieldwork. We just work harder at it,” said Heaton.

Since the team was new, it was a blank slate, and they’ve made hard work a team philosophy from the start, said Heaton.

“We could decide what the team culture will be ...

We’re never satisfied,” he said, adding they can win big and still want more.

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Under the lights The Canora Supers clinched first place in the regular season of the local senior baseball league under the lights at Jubilee Park in Yorkton. The visiting Supers used a combination of strong offence and good pitching last Wednesday to defeat the Yorkton Marlins 10-3. Kody Rock got the win on the mound and also hit a monster home run in the opening inning to get the Canora offense rolling.

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Chariots on course It was a double first Friday afternoon at the Yorkton Exhibition track. It was the first races of the season for the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association as the chariots took to the track. And, it was the first event for the Legacy Co-op Grandstand which has been built from the

ground to roof over the last several months at a cost of about $730,000. The races, sponsored locally by the Yorkton Exhibition Association continued over the weekend.

Home field loss It was a warm night, tempered by a nice breeze, and shrouded in a bluish haze of smoke as the Rhein Rockets hosted the Neudorf Posse. However, it was not a good night for the host team losing the Richardson Pioneer League contest 3-0. The Rockets now wait for the rest of the league to wrap up their schedules to find out who they will meet in the playoffs which start Thursday, July 22. The Rockets will also prepare for provincial play when they will make a combined squad with the Whitewood Falcons and head to Saskatoon for Aug. 13-15.

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RUSHKA - It is with profound sadness that we say goodbye to Dean Rushka of Calgary, AB, who passed away unexpectedly on June 2, 2021 at the age of 50.

While we lost Dean far too early, his was a life well-lived. Family meant everything to Dean. He was a proud father to Rylan and Reid and loving husband to Lisa; a dedicated son to Greg and Marg Rushka, brother to Sandra Wolff, sonin-law to AJ and Maria Volk, brother-in-law to Tanya (Rob) Anand, uncle to Zacharie Wolff and Olivia Anand, beloved nephew to the Rushka brothers (Ken, Cal and Jerry), the Kading sisters (Donna, Lynn and Grace), and their significant others. In addition to being a central figure in his extended family, Dean was an entrepreneur, a volunteer hockey and football coach, and a friend. He will be remembered for his generous spirit, his wry sense of humour and his dedication to those he loved. Dean was always a hard worker with unstoppable ambition and a drive to win – whether at home, at school, in sports or in the community. At age 12, he started his own odd jobs business in Saltcoats, SK where he grew up. This ignited his passion for business, and led to him establish Turn Key Computer Solutions in 1995. He created a business where he put the clients’ business interests first, serving as not just an IT partner, but a business partner. It’s likely his competitive spirit that made Dean such an avid Saskatchewan Roughriders fan.

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FORAGE SEED FOR SALE: Organic & conventional: Sweet Clover, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Crested Wheatgrass, Timothy, etc.

Star City, SK. Birch Rose Acres Ltd. 306-921-9942.

NutraSun Foods Ltd, a premier flour mill located in Regina Sk, is now buying Organic & Conventional milling wheat. Contact a grain buyer at 306-751-2440 or 306751-2043 for pricing and delivery. **PREMIUM PRICES PAID** for High Protein Peas, Yellow and Green and Faba Beans. FOB Farm Feed & 2 or better. Vicki Dutton. 1-306-441-6699.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS REQUIRED: motor scrapers, dozers, excavators, graders, rock trucks. Lots of work all season.

Camp job; R & B provided. Competitive wages. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction )V_ (YIVYÄLSK :R : , ( " Fax: 306-769-8844 ,THPS! brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www. brydenconstruction andtransport.ca 1A TRUCK DRIVERS REQUIRED:

The Yorkton Crush Softball Club is thrilled to accept a $20 000 donation from the Yorkton Kinsmen Club. Kinsmen member Lawrence Klemetski recently went to the park to present the cheque. The donation will be put towards revitalization efforts within the York Lake Regional Park’s ball diamond facility -- home of Yorkton Crush. Improvements at the top of the list include building a picnic shelter area where the old deck used to be, replacing the dugout rooftops, and redoing the washroom facilities. Here Jenn Stackhouse, left, accepts the donation from Lawrence Klemetski.

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General Employment PRAIRIE DOME POTATOES is hiring for positions beginning Sept 1, 2021 for full time seasonal work.

Experience and education will be provided on site. Job duties include: -harvesting, grading, sorting seed potatoes -pruning, picking, weeding and planting fruit trees -trimming and chipping of trees -general maintenance and upkeep Must be reliant and must have own transportation. Located 10 km South of Yorkton on Highway 9.

Bring own lunch. Wage: Beginning at $11.52/hr. Applicants may apply for the positions by phone (306-782-7297), fax (306-7837853), email (prairiedome@gmail.com) or mail resume to the following address: Prairie Dome Potatoes, Attention: Kirk, Box 36, Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2V6.

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Livestock LOVELAND RED ANGUS has quality yearling bulls. Phone 306795-2710.

COLEMAN FURNACE (downdraft high efficient) for mobile home. 6 months old, easy to install, natural gas cost very low. Paid over $5000 will sell for $1500. Call 306521-0825

C & G SHUTTLE 1-306-647-3333 1-306-620-3521 (Cell) Airports, medical or shopping trips, up to 5 people.

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MURRY LAWN tractor, 36” cut. 11 hp Briggs Engine. Chore Master rototiller, 3.5 hp Briggs motor. Both in very good working order.

Phone: 306-782-9131 or 306-6219783.

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Primary Care Paramedic Instructors (Casual)

WOMEN’S BICYCLE, good shape.

Wine making equipment. Phone after 5pm. 306-783-3851

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ACREAGE YARD SALE outside of Willowbrook. Thurs., July 22 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm, Fri., July 23 from 10:00am - 8:00pm, Sat., July 24 from 10:00am - 6:00pm. Automotive, antiques, household, children’s toys. Location: highway #52 West of Yorkton to highway #47 South. Balloons at driveway.

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keep driving.

I’ve raised,” he said.

“It’s nice to keep some of the older favourite ones.”

“I hope that I can continue as long as I’m healthy,” he said, adding the thrill has not faded for him.

However, the horses raced are changing, getting larger in general.

While they must be 68.5 inches or less at the withers, that is still far taller than in the past.

Hawreluik said 30 years ago the ‘ponies’ were only 48-50 inches, but now with more thoroughbred and racing quarter horse blood, the horses on the track today are generally 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.

“I wouldn’t say I get nervous, but I still get a little anxious – excited,” he said, adding some races might deny the adrenaline that hits just before a race, but he believes “everybody” feels the thrill.

Now 48, Hawreluik sees no reason not to

In Yorkton, it might be a bit keener Friday, given most will not have raced since the fall of 2019, other than on practice tracks, but Hawreluik said it is something he is definitely ready for.

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2014 FORD FOCUS Hatchback, ATC, automatic, command start, heated seats, new battery and tires, excellent condition. Asking $6900.00, call or text 306-6208957

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GARAGE SALE 293 6th Ave N. Fri., July 23 from 4pm - 7pm, Sat., July 24 from 8am -5pm. Toys, kitchen, ladies clothing.

2006 VOLKSWAGON JETTA Diesel TDI. 4 dr, sunroof, 202,000 km, automatic, command start & AC. Comes with new tires & steel rims.

Excellent condition.

Asking $6,250.00 OBO. Call 306-6217490.

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Late model winch trucks and trailers; dump trucks and pups. Hauling heavy equipment, gravel, and camp shacks.

Wage negotiable.

Clean drivers abstract a must.

4 ALL SEASON tires almost new 235-55R-17 $175 each new $50 per tire now. Weber portable barbeque $300 new - sell for $150.

Yorkton cell 778-861-3101 8 3/4” x 24 1/2” x 27’ 2 x 10 Laminated Beam. 306-641-4987.

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This is a permanent part time position.

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

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

Rentals & Leases LOOKING TO RENT indoor year round storage for 30 ft. camper trailer in Yorkton area. Phone: (306) 783-3811.

Trucks & Vans 2006 DODGE CARAVAN, ATC,183 k’s, new tires and windshield, great running order, no rust. Asking $4500.00, call or text 306-620-8957

Farm Implements Eston 814 bailer, New Holland SNH 499 12ft. hay bine, NH twin rakes, excellent shape, shedded, field ready. 306-548-4340. Stenen, SK. Excellent Combination 90ft. Brandt high clearance with 835 versatile auto steer & GPS. Also, Melroe 216 Spray-Coupe. 306-548-4340 Stenen. SK

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Agriculture

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Horses have an economic impact Agriculture is a diverse field covering everything from potatoes to cattle to apples to salmon.

Included of course would be horses, although admittedly they tend to be seen as pets by most.

They are in the end just livestock – think cows with better PR. So it was interesting to attend the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association races in Yorkton over the weekend.

The races are sort of where agriculture and sport meet as the horses are very much used in a

sport activity.

But there is a significant amount of agricultural economic activity.

It might not be seen by the fans in the stands, but head out onto the backstretch and it is rather apparent in a hurry.

There are of course the horses themselves.

With 40 chuckwagon hitches and a similar number of chariots there were more than 300 horses (drivers carry spares) at the Yorkton races.

A race horse at this level probably runs around $10,000 on average, so that alone is $3

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Calvin Daniels million.

And if there were 300 horses on the track there are ranches where mares are kept to raise the next generation of racers.

Every one of the horses needs shoes and veterinary checks and harness and oats and hay

and all the other things which go into keeping a race horse healthy and ready to run. That is a lot of dollars being spent by the owners which flows through the economy.

But it goes farther in terms of economy too.

The horses arrive at the track in semi-trail-

ers and horse trailers and pulled by a variety of trucks. Imagine simply the importance to the economy of selling 40 plus horse trailers and trucks.

Since race events are multi-day ones, most racers also have a camper of some kind, which again are part of the economy. If they don’t have a camper, it’s a hotel stay which is good for a local economy.

On a stay there may be a need for groceries to be purchased, a meal out at a restaurant, and of course the fuel to make the trip home.

And, next weekend the members of the EPCCA head to Hudson Bay, and then off to Kelvington, Invermay, Preeceville and in a non-COVID recovery summer other race sites from June through September.

It’s a lot of dollars flowing through our rural economy, and there are other associations running across the Prairies in a normal summer too.

It might not be thought of as a major sector, but there is certainly economy surrounding the horse sector.

Hot and dry conditions hitting crops hard The extremely hot and dry weather and minimal rainfall this week continues to cause crops to rapidly advance through their developmental stages.

Currently, 36 per cent of fall cereals, 29 per cent of spring cereals, 25 per cent of oilseed crops and 30 per cent of pulse crops are ahead of their normal stages of development for this time of year.

The majority of crops this week are in poor to good condition.

The prolonged period of heat, coupled with the extremely dry conditions of the topsoil, has caused crops to be short, thin and rapidly advancing in many regions of the province due to the stress.

Without a significant rainfall, many crops throughout the province will have their yields and quality severely impacted.

East-Central Saskatchewan: · Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas · Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas Like many other areas of the province, the extended period of hot and dry weather has caused significant damage to crops in the eastcentral region.

Any crops that are flowering during the high temperatures will be severely impacted, especially canola crops as heat blasting and heat stress is apparent in many fields.

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The damage is now irreversible with many crops being thin, stunted and prematurely ripening. Without significant moisture to replenish the topsoil the crops may not have enough moisture to properly set seed.

Crops in the region are rated as poor to good.

Forty-five per cent of the fall cereals, 69 per cent of the spring cereals, 64 per cent of the oilseed and 69 per cent of the pulse crops are in their normal stages of development.

While most of the region received small amounts of rain, the Foam Lake area reported 64 mm, the Humboldt area 32.6 mm, the Kuroki area 27 mm, the Craven and Lipton areas 20 mm, the Yorkton area 14 mm and the Rose Valley area four mm.

The topsoil moisture conditions for the region have changed very little since the previous week.

Cropland top soil moisture is rated as 20 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short and 39 per cent

very short.

Hay and pasture land is rated as 14 per cent adequate, 40 per cent short and 46 per cent very short.

Like all other regions in the province the eastcentral is in desperate need of rainfall to help later seeded crops set seed. Thirty-one per cent of the hay crop has now been cut and 27 percent has been baled or put into silage.

Hay quality is rated as three per cent excellent, 53 per cent good, 20 per cent fair and 24 per cent poor.

Yields are predicted to be less than normal especially in areas with sandier soils and where less rainfall was received.

The majority of crop damage this past week is due to lack of moisture, strong winds, gophers, grasshoppers and a severe hail storm that caused widespread damage.

Producers are busy haying, spraying for grasshoppers, fixing equip-

ment and hoping for rain.

Provincially, the topsoil moisture levels across the province also continue to decrease.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 14 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short and 45 per cent very poor. Hay and pasture land is rated as nine per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 55 per cent very short.

Rainfall this past week ranged from nil to 64 mm in the Foam Lake area. Scattered thunderstorms across the province provided a range of precipitation with some areas receiving more than others. The Odessa, Mossbank and Humboldt areas received 32 mm, the Radville and Rockglen areas 29 mm and the Avonlea area received 22 mm.

The rainfall this week did little to delay producers from their haying operations. Livestock producers now have 26 per cent of the hay crop cut while 39 per cent has been baled or put

into silage. Hay quality is rated as four per cent excellent, 48 per cent good, 33 per cent fair and 15 per cent poor.

In response to the feed shortage this year, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation is doubling the Low Yield Appraisal threshold values for customers who salvage their cereal or pulse crops as feed, without negatively impacting future individual coverage. Customers are asked to contact their local SCIC office before they graze, bale or silage any damaged crops to discuss their options.

Additionally, the Government of Saskatchewan is making changes to temporarily increase the maximum funding a livestock producer can receive from the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP) for dugouts, wells and pipelines for agricultural use.

This change will be in effect for the April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, time period. The maximum rebate for livestock producers during this time period will increase from $50,000 to $150,000. The first $50,000 will be based on a 50-50 cost-share and the remaining $100,000 will be on a 70-30 government-producer costshare. Producers can contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377 for more information.

The Ministry of Highways would like to remind producers that grass is available, at no cost, for haying in high-

way ditches and rights of way. Since July 8, producers have been able to harvest any unclaimed hay without seeking permission of the adjacent landowner.

In the southern and central regions, hay in the ditches along secondary and rural highways is available on a first-come basis. Bales must be removed before August 15.

In the northern grain belt, contractors will start mowing ditches and rights of way on July 15.

For more details, check out saskatchewan.ca or contact the Ministry of Highways district office in your area.

Crop and hay land damage this week was caused by the extremely dry soil conditions, hot temperatures, hot dry winds, grasshoppers and severe hail storms that swept through many parts of the province.

We would like to remind producers the Farm Stress Line is available for support if you need it. The Farm Stress Line is a confidential service, available 24-hoursa-day, seven-days-a-week, toll-free at 1-800-667-4442.

Calls are answered by Mobile Crisis Services Regina, a non-profit, community-based agency and there is no call display.

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

Follow the 2021 Crop Report on Twitter at @ SKAgriculture.

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Kozak third at provincial juniors Yorkton’s Ella Kozak finished third at this year’s Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship held in Moose Jaw at Hillcrest Golf Club.

Kozak shot a 79 on the third and final day to complete the 54-hole event at 230.

Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry topped the event with a 216.

For the 16-yearold Fry it was her

third Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship in four years. She won her second straight championship by eight shots over Saskatoon’s Sarah Grieve. Fry will now prepare for the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Leduc, Alberta. The week after that she will compete in the national women’s championship in Spruce Grove.

Grieve and Yorkton’s Ella Kozak will make up the Saskatchewan team as the top three players.

Opening round Kozak sat third after the opening round.

Kozak shot a 76, to trail leader Fry. Fry, who was the reigning junior trophy holder started out well Tuesday in her bid to retain that title. The 16-year-old opened

the 54-hole event at the Hillcrest Golf Club with an even par, 71.

Saskatoon’s Sarah Grieve sat second posting a 75 during her first round, one shot better than Kozak, and four back of Fry. Regina’s Autumn Neiszner sat fourth at 8-over par.

Round two Fry was 18 holes away from her second straight and third

junior title after two rounds.

The 16-year-old shot 1-under, 70 on Wednesday to expand her lead in the 54-hole tournament to 10 shots over both Ella Kozak (Yorkton) and Sarah Grieve (Saskatoon).

2019 champion Autumn Neiszner sat in fourth place at 21-over par.

— YTW Staff Ella Kozak

Regional 4-H Show held in Melville The Yorkton 4-H Regional Show & Sale – held in Melville -- was just one of many regional shows held across the province over the last couple weeks.

For the 2021 show & sale four local clubs and 40 members attended bringing with them 23 market steers, 25 heifers, seven cow/calf pairs and nine cloverbuds.

The show was held over two days July 6 and 7 starting with the female show on the first day and the steer show and sale on the second day.

It was the first outdoor show in a very long time and while it did look like rain for a bit it passed by and the show continued with a fantastic time had by all the members who attended, noted Charlene Fox. “We had a tremendous showing of cattle making the job of our show judge Clint Oxtoby extra difficult,” she said.

SHOW RESULTS: Show Class Exhibitor 4-H Club Grand Champion Exotic Heifer...............................Cassidy Beres, Goodeve Reserve Champion Exotic Heifer ..............................Trinitie Beres, Goodeve

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The Yorkton Regional 4-H was held in Melville earlier this month.

Grand Champion British Heifer ......................Kaden Michelson, Goodeve Reserve Champion British Heifer ............................Ava Loveridge, Goodeve

Champion Female .....................Trinitie Beres, Goodeve

Overall Grand Champion Heifer ......................Cassidy Beres, Goodeve Overall Reserve Champion Heifer ...............Kaden Michelson, Goodeve

Grand Champ.

Market Steer ...............................Cassidy Beres, Goodeve Reserve Champ.

Market Steer ...............................Trinitie Beres, Goodeve

Grand Champ. 2-Year-Old Cow/Calf Pair ................ Caitlin Filipowich, Goodspirit Reserve Grand Champ. 2-Year-Old Cow/Calf Pair .............................. Cody Tataryn, Goodeve

Overall Grand Champ.

Showmanship.................. Codee Kopelchuk, Goodspirit Overall Reserve Champ.

Showmanship................. Carleen Slingerland, Goodeve

Grand Champ. 3-Year-Old Cow/Calf Pair .............................Trinitie Beres, Goodeve

Yorkton 4-H Regional/East Central Feeder Assoc.

Scholarship ...................... Grady Wolkowski, Goodspirit Brennan Werner Memorial .......................... Grady Wolkowski, Goodspirit

John Simpson Memorial for Overall Grand

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“The annual market steer sale was strong and Paul Moore of the Yorkton Auction Center always goes above and beyond for our 4-H members when auctioning steers,” said Fox. “Even though the sale took didn’t occur in 2020 the buyers still took the time to join us at our sale this year.

“We added a new component to our sale this year through DV Auction enabling buyers to bid online during the live auction.

“Whitewood Livestock stepped up as buyer of Overall Grand Champion Steer with Yorkton Auction Center purchasing Reserve Grand Champion Steer.

“Our thanks to these two as well as all the buyers at our sale.”

Fox added many people made the event a success.

“A show like this is never possible without the countless hours put in by our board of directors planning and the many volunteers that show up when needed,” she said. “The continued support of our sponsors and steer buyers is humbling without a doubt.

“A huge shout out to our show judge Clint Oxtoby. The members definitely enjoyed having a little one on one with him as he passed on his experience to this up and coming group of cattlemen.

“Our show announcer Fred Loveridge did an amazing job keeping us all in stitches with his sense of humor.

“Former 4-H member Kailee Lundago and current senior members Cort Simpson of the Good Spirit 4-H Club and Cody Tataryn of the Goodeve 4-H Club did a fantastic job as ringmen keeping our members flowing through the ring with ease.

“It was such a joy to see the 4-H members back in the showring doing what they love and we are all looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2022.”

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