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Members of Parkland Search and Rescue, from left; Dustin Brears , Ane’ Roodt, Jordan Stewart , and Dale Hintz. ahead of a recent training session at York Lake.
Search and rescue get back to training By Calvin Daniels
Staff Writer After months of not being able to gather to train, members of Parkland Search and Rescue met at York Lake Wednesday evening for some hands-on experience. “We haven’t been able
to get together (to train) for 12 to 18 months,” said group spokesperson Dustin Brears. And, over that time actual call-outs were down too. “Not surprisingly they dropped off,” said Brears, adding with COVID-19 people were staying home far more,
We haven’t been able to get together (to train) for 12 to 18 months. — Dustin Brears so weren’t in a position where they might get lost. Brears said the local
group, which included Yorkton and Melville, has 24 members, all of
them volunteer, which can be called out not just locally to aid in search and rescue efforts. “We’re dispatched by the RCMP typically,” he said, adding they are generally the fourth level of response after RCMP, fire departments and emergency medical responders.
Brears explained there are search and rescue chapters across the province and when they are needed the three chapters closest to where the missing person is suspected to have been lost are called in. The call can come at
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Bike and Hike raises dollars for Hope Air By Tanner Wallace-Scribner Staff Writer Over 60 people lined up in front of the Pumphouse Athletic Club (PAC) in Yorkton as they sat in anticipation of a bike and hike event to raise money for Hope Air. Hope Air is committed to providing families with flights and accommodations when traveling long distances for medical care. Alicia Simoneau, the owner of PAC Yorkton, said that the first
annual event was very successful. “We had 65 participants show up for the event, and we raised over $8,500, which was a combination of registration fees which counted as a donation, and also through those who raised pledges,” she said. “When the day arrived everything went smooth, everyone had a lot of fun, everybody was, and we had a great day, we had wonderful weather, and to raise $8,500 with 65 people, the
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Parkland U18 Expos bring home title By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Parkland U18 AA Expos are the provincial AA Tier 4 champions for 2021. The Expos earned the title at the provincial finals tournament held in Moosomin Friday through Sunday. “It was nice to go out on a high,” said Expos head coach Wes Jaeb, who added it was especially gratifying for five players who graduate out of the division. The AA Expos also won the title in their first year of play, noted Jaeb. The Expos finished pool play with a 2-1 record and were seeded second for the playoff round facing the Sask 5 Giants out of Martensville/Warman in the semi-finals.
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The U18 Expos were in Moosomin for provincial action on the weekend. Thanks largely to a complete game pitching performance by Shae Peterson, and a
six run fifth inning the Expos would emerge with a 9-1 win. Jaeb noted Peterson “had
been very consistent for us all year,” adding he had planned on him tossing the semi-final game, where “he exceeded my expectations.” That set up a final against the Moose Jaw Canucks, who had beaten the Expos 7-1 in pool play (see below). In the final it was a different outcome with the Expos winning 11-7. “Our bats came alive. We hit the ball well,” said Jaeb, who added “. . . Our defence was very solid (too).” Kolby Lauer was the winning pitcher for the Expos in the final. The Expos started action Friday in pool play with an 11-9 win over Lumsden in their opening contest. “It was a good back and forth game for the first game
of the tournament ... The kids played fairly well. It got the nerves out of the way,” said Jaeb. The Expos then played the Moose Jaw Canucks, losing 7-1. “Moose Jaw put five up on us early,” said Jaeb, adding the Parkland bats just did not get going in the game. In game three the Moosomin Rangers were the opponents. “We got up big early. It was 11-3 after the third inning,” said Jaeb. But the Rangers battled back and forced the game to an extra inning where the Expos managed a 13-12 win. The Expos had 14 players on their roster from across the region including the communities of Yorkton, Saltcoats, Langenburg, Canora, Invermay and Sturgis.
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Mayor Mitch Hippsley was one of the 65 bikers and hikers participating in
the fundraiser. (Photos courtesy of PAC Yorkton)
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community really came together.” Dr. Cornelius Spies, who is the pilot for Hope Air in Yorkton was pleased with how everything turned
out. “We were pleasantly surprised to have 65 people participating and to have a donation of $8,500,” he said. “That alone pays for 31 patients to have flights.”
Both Simoneau and Spies said they don’t have any concrete plans yet, but they are thinking about hosting another bike and hike next year and making it bigger and better.
SEARCH Continued from Page A1 any time, 365 days of the year. “It can be minus-40, or plus 40,” said Brears. The calls are as varied as the trouble people can find themselves in, from hunters overdue in returning home, to lost snowmobilers, to lost boaters and campers. As for Wednesday’s training, Brears said it would focus on finding points around the city using GPS, adding normally they hold training sessions to keep their skills sharp, and to help new members become accredited. He said all members need to earn certification, a process that includes first aid and CPR training. Anyone interested in joining can email sk.psar@gmail.com Brears said they also welcome fundraising opportunities and there is always equipment needed. After months of not being able to gather to train, members of Parkland Search and Rescue met at York Lake Wednesday evening for some hands-on experience. “We haven’t been able to get together (to train) for 12 to 18 months,”
said group spokesperson Dustin Brears. And, over that time actual call-outs were down too. “Not surprisingly they dropped off,” said Brears, adding with COVID-19 people were staying home far more, so weren’t in a position where they might get lost. Brears said the local group, which included Yorkton and Melville, has 24 members, all of them volunteer, which can be called out not just locally to aid in search and rescue efforts. “We’re dispatched by the RCMP typically,” he said, adding they are generally the fourth level of response after RCMP, fire departments and emergency medical responders. Brears explained there are search and rescue chapters across the province and when they are needed the three chapters closest to where the missing person is suspected to have been lost are called in. The call can come at any time, 365 days of the year. “It can be minus-40, or plus 40,” said Brears. The calls are as var-
ied as the trouble people can find themselves in, from hunters overdue in returning home, to lost snowmobilers, to lost boaters and campers. As for Wednesday’s training, Brears said it would focus on finding points around the city using GPS, adding normally they hold training sessions to keep their skills sharp, and to help new members become accredited. He said all members need to earn certification, a process that includes first aid and CPR training. Anyone interested in joining can email sk.psar@gmail.com Brears said they also welcome fundraising opportunities and there is always equipment needed. For example, Mosaic recently helped fund new jackets for the team, and cornerstone Credit Union helped find a command post trailer. The group is now raising funds for a truck to pull the trailer rather than rely on a member supplying one. That effort was helped recently by a $5000 donation from the Yorkton Kinsmen Club. That effort was helped recently by a $5000 donation from the Yorkton Kinsmen Club.
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Kade Johnson and Rob Kozak. (Photo courtesy of RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty)
RE/MAX sponsors Kade Johnson for pro-golf journey By Tanner WallaceScribner Staff Writer Yorkton native Kade Johnson announced that he is turning pro and will be heading to his first professional events in less than a week. When he does step onto the course for the
first time as a pro, he will be sponsored by the local business in Yorkton. Rob Kozak, owner of RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty, said that they will be sponsoring Johnson for the next three years of this professional career. “It was really great opportunity. I have
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known Kade for many years and saw this growth and development and we are just super happy to be able to support him,” he said. For Kozak he said it was a no brainier for them to sponsor Johnson. “There are not a lot of pro golfers that come out of Saskatchewan, and not Yorkton at all. I know how crucial it is for these sponsorship for Kade to go and chase his dreams and not worry about finances is super important so he can just focus on golf.” Kozak said that the sponsorship is purely financial and they will be sponsoring the front logo on his shirts. Johnson’s first professional event will be Prince Edward Island as he is set to golf the Prince Edward Island Open August 23 to 29 in Brudenell and then the Brudenell River Classic from August 30 to September 5.
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Saskatoon’s Chase Samuel putts out on basket #18 in Melville Sunday as he finished atop the Sask Open men’s pro division.
Disc golf event attracts record numbers By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The 16th Annual Saskatchewan Open Driven by Innova has proven to be the most successful, at least in terms of participation. The two-day disc golf tournament co-hosted over the weekend by the courses in Yorkton and Melville attracted 125 to register for the event coming from as far afield as Winnipeg and from Alberta in the west. The 125 participants made the Open the best-attended disc golf event to be held in Saskatchewan to date, said organizer Duncan Holness. When the final round was held Sunday in Melville for the men’s pro division Chase Samuel of Saskatoon emerged as the victor.
“It feels great,” shortly after finishing #18. “It’s my first win of any kind at any level. “There were a lot of really good players out there.” In the women’s pro division, it was Marina Aspen of Saskatoon topping things. Aspen said she has won some events in the past but the Sask Open was sweeter because it was a tougher field to top. “The competition was a lot better for women here,” she said, adding “...everybody played pretty well.” For Aspen, the key was staying positive no matter the situation on the course. “I’m pretty good at staying as cool as a cucumber,” she said, adding when something does become mentally challenging “I can play through that and stay focused.”
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Samuel, 27, said consistency was his greatest strength on the weekend, and especially Sunday. “I didn’t make any boogies, and I made the putts I should have. I stayed in my head and what I was trying to do.” Samuel, who was competing in his 6th Sask. Open, said things weren’t actually going that well Saturday in Yorkton, where he found the course a challenge with all its trees and mandatory features. “I couldn’t pull off the shots I was trying,” he said, adding he wasn’t feeling overly confident coming off the round at Patrick Park Disc Golf Course. Sunday things went Samuel’s way leaving him raving about the course. “Melville is excellent. It’s incredible,” he offered. Aspen too liked the local
courses. “I really like them. I’m a big fan,” she said. Samuel said one secret Sunday was not to focus on what other players were doing, at least not early in the round, noting he never checked the scores online until the 15th. From the 15th Samuel said he stayed focused on what he was shooting as well as the other top players in the division. Marshall Toews would finish second, with Brian Freese third, both disc golfers from Winnipeg. Marshall Toews would finish second with a minus-9 153, with Brian Freese third at minus-7 154, both disc golfers from Winnipeg. Following Aspen was Regina’s Kadie Hozempa in second with a plus-4 178, and Saskatoon’s Wendy Chapman
in third with a plus-9 183. In the Pro Masters 40+ Braden Walters of Calgary topped the field with a plus4 166, with Scott Chapman of Saskatoon at plus-6 168 in second and North Battleford’s Evan Zimmer third with a plus-7 169. Pro Masters 65+ Division had only one participant Murray James Gordon of Watrous. He shot a plus-56 218. Ace Holt of Calgary topped the Advanced Men’s Division shooting a minus-11 151, with Joshua Istace of Moosomin second with a minus-7 155, and Mark Kienle of Wadena and Nicholas Donauer of Saskatoon tied for third with scores of minus-3 159. Emma Olson was the lone participant in the Advanced Women’s Division shooting a plus-15 189.
A fairway shot in Yorkton.
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Disc golf action at Yorkton course By Tanner Wallace-Scribner Staff Writer It wasn’t just the pros checking out the 2021 Saskatchewan Disc Golf Championships in Yorkton and Melville, amateurs also were given the chance to compete. There were 11 different amateur categories featuring 60 people.
Amateur Masters 40+ 1. Christopher (Moosomin) 2. Oleg Kolbas 3. Jeremy LeBlanc
Amateur Masters 50+ 1. Clark Greenfield 2. Paul Reder 3. Darcy Boychuck
Amateur Masters 55+ 1. Robert Favel
Istace
2. Steven Wishnevetski 3. Ian Wiley (Canora)
Intermediate 1. Zachary Sauve 2. Nigel Batchelor 3. Shawn Setyo
Intermediate Women 1. Samantha Dustyhorn 2. Shawna Scott 2. Jeri-Ann Brownbridge
Recreational
3. Zachary Andrew Isaak
1. Arlen Nickel 2. Adam Caissie 3. Jordan Kelemen
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Recreational Women
Junior <15
1. Bobby Jo Moore 2. Randi Church 3. Mckenzie Eckart
1. Chase McKay 1. Ryan Fielding 2. Jett Delorme
Junior Girls <15 Novice 1. Dan Coomber 2. Lambry Stamatinos
1. Lelia Kolbas
Perspective Sask. NDP very bad a politics
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Politics It was very bad week for the Saskatchewan NDP — largely, because the NDP are very bad at the game of politics. If you have just awoken from a 30-year slumber, this may come as a shock to you. For whatever you might think about the Saskatchewan NDP philosophy that’s often been at odds with the oil sector and modern-day Saskatchewan agriculture, most would acknowledge New Democrats were rather good at the political game. The NDP managed to hold office for 16 years after the demise of the Grant Devine Progressive Conservative government by reminding voters how bad that government really was and by somehow being able to relate to voters. But the NDP’s talents clearly diminished in the early years of this millennium, soon surpassed by the new guard of the Saskatchewan Party that quickly proved to be far better at the political game in this province. This has been the Saskatchewan political story for the past 20 years now. And judging by what we saw in the last week or so, don’t expect this story to change any time soon. Let us begin with a seemingly innocuous social media post of Saskatchewan New Democrat enjoying a few beers at the first Saskatchewan Roughrider game of the season. Even if you don’t partake in the self-indulgent world of social media, you likely have heard about this selfie post that the party removed from its social media feeds almost as quickly as it put it up. No, the NDP MLAs and others in the picture were not in violation of any rules. All were of legal drinking age. And given that masking/social-distancing requirements had been removed long before the game, there was actually nothing wrong with the fact none of them were wearing masks in the photo. Or at least, there would be nothing wrong with it, if you weren’t members of a political party who described this very game as a potential super-spreader event because Premier Scott Moe who had removed masking requirements and had not insisted on vaccine passports. If you were sincerely worried this was a superspreader, why were you there? And why would you be happily posting selfies? Might it not have been wise to sit this one out at home? If there are COVID-19 infections stemming from this game, can the NDP now legitimately criticize government policy? Even a lot of New Democrats got how horrible this looked, although there were just enough defending the social-media posting to reinforce the notion this party was behaving hypocritically. In a desperate attempt to use to social media to demonstrate they were ordinary folk, what the New Democrats, mostly managed to remind many of what they don’t like about these New Democrats — that they are virtue-signalling politicians seemingly not all that interested in abiding by their own supposed principles. Not long after NDP MLAs issued an apology for perhaps sending the wrong message with their selfie, they were hit with the more bad news: Long-serving MLA Buckley Belanger was resigning his Athabasca seat to run as a federal Liberal candidate. Of course, this decision was Belanger’s alone. But given that Ryan Meili and others in the party were quick to praise Belanger, they didn’t exactly express anger at a defection to Justin Trudeau’s team. The NDP are likely to retake Athabasca in a by-election. And after both Sask. Party MLAs Warren Steinley and Corey Tochor abandoned their provincial seats for successful runs as Conservative MPs, one might think abandoning your seat is for a better political opportunity is less of an issue. But it’s highly problematic for Ryan Meili’s NDP caucus when one of its 13 members so easily transitions to the federal Liberal caucus. At the very least, it shows how bad the Saskatchewan NDP is at the political game. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.
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Motorcycles roll into Yorkton to fight PTSD By Tanner Wallace-Scribner Staff Writer Over the weekend, Yorkton became another stop in the Rolling Barrages cross-country journey. The Rolling Barrage is an annual cross-Canada motorcycle ride with the premise to fight the stigma of PTSD and raise funds for programs or organizations that help CAF members, veterans, and first responders get treatment to live with the mental injuries they received from their service to Canada and their communities. Paul Harman, the national executive chairperson for the 2021 Rolling Barrage, said they decided to add Yorkton to their route after a successful year last year. “We stopped here last year and got a good response, so with communities that are supportive of our work and of the event, we try to put them back onto the schedule,” he said. “Yorkton showed us a lot of love last year and this year.” The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 donated $500 to the Rolling Barrage, which Harman said will go directly to helping those in need. “Where we focus our money on currently is on some of the grassroots organizations that are out there like Rallypoint Retreat in Nova Scotia. These are retreats where veterans and first responders can go and relax.” Harman said that the ride itself could also be very beneficial for people. “There is a therapeutic piece to this, and that’s why we focus on getting people to ride for at least a couple days, it takes a bit to learn who everybody is, and when people find out that I have a similar bond
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Members of the Rolling Barrage, RCMP Traffic Services, and the Royal Canadian Legion 77. with this person, then they start to open up,” he said. “I’ve actually watched people open up that haven’t in therapy, so we do have a therapeutic value. You don’t see a motorcycle outside a psychiatrist’s office.” The next stop for the group is Saskatoon, followed
by Red Deer. Harman adds that if you want to support them, join the ride, or just talk with the group, you can visit www.therollingbarrage.com to check out the stops and routes and register if you can join them on the ride.
Maverick Party announces Denise Loucks as candidate in Yorkton-Melville (Yorkton-Melville, SK) --- Denise Loucks has been chosen as the first ever candidate for the Maverick Party in Yorkton-Melville. The Maverick Party, a new West-only federal party, will be running candidates in a number of ridings this election across the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia.
Loucks has lived in the Yorkton-Melville riding all of her life. She grew up in Ebenezer then lived in Yorkton, before moving to Canora Beach three years ago. Loucks and her husband, Dale, have been married for 32 years, and have two sons they are extremely proud of–one is in geo-science and the other is on a career track with CN Rail.
After over 24 years working in the family business in the road construction industry, Loucks decided it was time to let other family members take over her job. Although like many family-run businesses, there was little time for Loucks and her husband to relax and enjoy time with family and to pursue other business interests, she still found time
Government of Saskatchewan provides additional supports for students this fall The Government of Saskatchewan has developed a one-year Interim Provincial Education Plan, which has been developed to focus on supporting Saskatchewan schools as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re pleased to provide school divisions with nearly $21 million in additional funding for students returning to school this fall,” Education Minister Dustin Duncan said. “Our appreciation goes out to our teachers, education support staff and families whose hard work and creativity supported these students throughout the past year.” The Interim Provincial Education Plan will focus on three key priorities: Additional reading supports for grade 1 to 5 students. Reading data will be collected from students in grades 1 to 5. This will allow educational professionals to create specialized reading plans where needed to meet students at their individual skill levels. Supportive learning opportunities for students whose education may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. High school students will be able to obtain credits through a variety of educational avenues,
such as classes offered out of grade order, special project credits and online classes. Mental health supports for students and staff as they return from a challenging year. This includes nearly $600,000, provided in the 2021-22 Budget, to support initiatives related to bullying prevention and promotion of positive mental health and student safe-
ty. It also encompasses nearly $500,000 committed by the Government of Saskatchewan for Mental Health First Aid training to school divisions. Using these three priorities, school divisions and participating First Nations education authorities will build their own plans in order to meet the unique needs of their students and schools.
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to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Festival of Trees, and the Gas Line Committee. When asked about her reason for becoming a candidate for the party, Loucks said, “I am running because I’m not happy with the way the federal government treats the west and our provincial governments. There is a divisive disconnect which I feel needs to end. We need a stronger West to build a better future.” Loucks, like many Western Canadians, believes there must be change if the West can achieve a brighter future for generations to come. She believes Western Canada has been taken advantage of by Central Canada and that we have paid more than our share for the better-
ment of other provinces, while Western Canada continues to struggle. With the Maverick Party, Loucks states that Western constituents will have real represen-
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Sad Sally (left) and Majik Trixx (right) were just two of the many entertaining the crowd on Saturday evening.
Drag kings & queens put on show By Tanner WallaceScribner Staff Writer It was a great way to kick off Pride Week in Yorkton as the YXC Drag Collective stopped by Yorkton to host a pair of shows over the weekend. The shows, held outside the Kinsmen Area,
featured numerous Drag Queens and Drag Kings doing what they do best. Perform. Jory McKay, who performs as Sad Sally during the show, is the treasurer for the group and talked about why they decided to bring their performance to Yorkton. “We were looking
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across the province that had shows before, and we looked at a lot of them, and a lot didn’t really have a lot of LGBTQ2+ content,” he said. “Yorkton had a pride a couple of times but never had a really big drag show, and we thought its time to change that. We decided right away to put them on our first stop list. There are so many people in this community that are LGBTQ2+ and want entertainment tailored towards them, and to be able to provide them
with entertainment that was our main goal, and to be able to accomplish that was exciting.” McKay and the rest of the Drag Collective have been on a provincial tour, something McKay said has been incredible so far as they have had only one show that hasn’t been sold out. “We have been raising money. Fifty per cent of the ticket sales are going towards local LGBTQ2+chairty, or if they don’t have a local charity or GSA, it will be given to another group closer to them.”
So far the group has been able to raise over $8,000. Margo Allaire, chair of Yorkton Pride, said that YXC Drag Collective approached them. “We were contacted by them in the spring, and they kind of had a vision that included bringing this type of show to pride around the province,” she said. “A lot of smaller prides, like ours, can’t afford to put on this type of show, and they are raising money for charity, and they are helping to strengthen the queer community across
Saskatchewan.” Allaire said it was just a great way for people to have fun. “There are lots of people in Yorkton that have never been to a drag show before. It’s not just for members of the queer community, but it’s a great chance for folks to get out and have some fun and maybe see something new. Allaire added that they would be ending Pride Week with a parade on Saturday and then Pride in the Park on Sunday in City Centre Park.
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Artist Mya Lauer at work on a new mural in the Yorkton Public Library.
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Library adds a new mural By Calvin Daniels
Staff Writer The Yorkton Public Library has a new mural adding to the atmosphere of the space. Created by 19-year-old artist Mya Lauer, the art is part of a new youth space with the mural’s original design aiming to appeal to teens and young adults, but will also make all ages take pause, noted Branch Manager Amber Harvey. “Mya has breathed life into our youth space and created a rich and expressive backdrop to a spot of the Library that we hope makes all users
feel joy and inspiration,” said Harvey. Lauer is not new to mural creation in the city. She has previously completed projects at Tourism Yorkton, as well as the Refresh Spa building. So are creating murals the preferred outlet for her art now? “I really enjoy doing murals and will usually take any opportunity presented to create something large or outdoor,” Lauer told Yorkton This Week. “The only problem is that the chance to do a mural is quite limited. “I enjoy all kinds of artistic expression, but
murals are certainly one of the most rewarding for me currently.” So with some experience now with the format, is creating in a large scale becoming easier? “I found it wasn’t too difficult of a transition, but it definitely gets easier with practice like all things do,” said Lauer. “Taking time to step back and really look and to have a plan drawn out in the proper dimensions helps immensely.” Lauer was asked to do the library piece after Tonia Vermette from the Yorkton Arts Council recommended her for the project.
From there, the artist was given a rather broad palette from which to create the mural. “I was given a vague idea of making something for a teen space, something fun and whimsical but not too immature,” said Lauer. “We bounced ideas off of each other for a while. I made a vision board and drew up some sketches until we had a final design decided on. “It was a very enjoyable process.” As for inspiration, Lauer focused on creating something which would appeal to the users of the new space. “The library wanted
something done specifically in the teen space, so it was designed to appeal to that age group,” she said. “The piece has a bulletin board in the centre that I had to workaround. “Colourful, whimsical and calming are some of the descriptors I focused on when designing. “I really gravitated toward nature imagery and bright colours. “I also wanted either side of the bulletin board to have a different colour scheme to make use of the space as well as allowing variety but keeping balance.” The work did end up
being more than Lauer had anticipated. “It took a bit more time than I thought it would,” she said. “The stripes were all done freehand, so that added some time. “But considering all of the variables, I think things went quite smoothly.” And the end result is gratifying. “I am proud of it; there are certainly parts I could overwork for hours and be very picky about, but overall it is done, and it is beautiful and colourful and something I created from nothing, and that’s pretty amazing, I think,” said Lauer.
Art piece getting touch-ups By Calvin Daniels
Staff Writer The mural in the City Centre in the city is getting a facelift. At the regular meeting of Yorkton Council on June 28, the Yorkton Business Improvement District (YBID), Executive Director Donna Brothwell was asked about the City Centre Park mural and who is taking care of the project. YBID took over the project’s funding from the Renaissance Yorkton Foundation when it dissolved in 2016 and transferred funding set aside for the restoration to the YBID at that time. The YBID Board of Directors approved the budget and set in motion the historic restoration of the mural ‘Grassroots a 20th Century Salute!’
“Having some of the funding in place to restore the mural, we got to work organizing the task,” said Brothwell in a release. Some calls were made to the local Saskatchewan artist Grant McLaughlin from Moose Jaw to find out if he was still doing murals and restorations. “With some luck, he is still working, although he is 79 and is looking to possibly pass along the torch,” said Brothwell. “He graciously offered to train and work with local Yorkton artists to be able to do this. With that in mind, the search was on for local artists to learn from Grant and then take over and keep the legacy.” Tonia Vermette and Angelina Kardynal, local muralists, came to the task, said Brothwell. “They are excited to
take on the project and began the prep work needed to get the mural back to its original beauty,” she said. The mural needed to be prepped by scraping the wall/painting then power washing the wall before the touch-ups could begin. Local businesses were called to help with the ladders, power washing, trimming the bushes back, filling the gopher holes and working around the park schedule. “Safety issues, water, power, permissions, proper paint and primer, supplies, and other issues had to be addressed and quickly to be able to move forward,” said Brothwell. And there is the wall itself. “Grant will tell you the stucco used on the wall is
not the best for a mural and is the reason behind the peeling that is taking place as well as weather and general time, wear and tear,” said Brothwell. “He also is excited to be able to restore his work and teach and train the local artists to take over.” The project, while a large one, came together very quickly with the help of Lisa Washington with the City as well as other city workers and officials who were quick to respond to the needs, said Brothwell, adding the artists did not want to wait another year and wanted to take advantage of the weather we viewed for the week they chose. The original mural was dedicated officially on Sept. 17, 2008. The mural restoration officially started Monday, Aug. 16 and should be complete by Aug. 21.
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Grant McLaughlin and Tonia Vermette clean the downtown mural ahead of a repaint.
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How great are you? I wrote the paragraphs below thirteen years ago. The memory contained remains sweet. I met a dark-haired elf tonight. Loved him on sight. The enchanting child of God sat atop of his crossed legs in a miniature wheelchair, his hands stroking the air as though petting a kitten. His curious narrow face ended in a pointed chin, and a suggestion of a moustache tinged his upper lip. Even his ears resembled something from a Brothers Grim fairy tale. He watched my approach with interest, his mouth working furiously. The nearer
I came, the faster his hands moved, until they gestured vibrato. He made no noise, but his breath expelled quick and shallow. I knelt. “Hi, Ian!* (name changed). I’m Kathleen.” Wonder flitting across his face, he folded my outstretched hand in both of his. Rubbed it quickly and dropped it. As long as I stayed with him, he kept doing that. Touching my hands, lacing his fingers through mine, stroking whichever part of me he could reach. Plucking off my glasses, tossing them on the floor. Sliding his fingers beneath my sweater clear up my arm to the elbow, probing.
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Sunny Side Up When I bent my head, he rubbed my hair. His caregiver explained, laughing, “Ian’s extremely tactile. Very much a hand-man.” Ian’s disabled existence comes by order of fallen nature and by nature of fallen order. A missing chromosome—#4, precisely. Tousled genes. Rebellious cells.
Straying synapses. He has Wulf Syndrome. It affects one in every 50,000 births. Few of those babies survive to Ian’s twenty-six years. They would abort infants like Ian before they’re born, those who think they know better than God. He has no words. He will remain always a child-man, always wear diapers,
always need tube-feeding, transporting, maintaining. By most standards, Ian contributes zero to the world at large—he can be nothing, ever, but a taker. But when God knit Ian together in his mother’s womb, when he conceived him in his mind, this was not his plan. Thankfully, our Creator reserves the trump card over nature. He always reserves the trump card. To Ian he gave a far different destiny than you or me. He has allowed him a most vital role. Ian and people like him are both refinery and repository for the most stellar examples of human love
and selfless service— mandatory qualifications for genuine greatness. Those who care for him. Those who love him. Those who teach him. All who give of themselves to meet his needs: Can Ian give anything back to them? He can indeed. For Ian, simply by being, assists others to lose their preoccupation with self. When Jesus said that whatever we do for the lowest of the low, we do for him, he included Ian. Those who serve the helpless, who meet their needs with love and compassion, serve Christ, and in serving, become like Christ. Only great people can do that.
A bit about humidex and its impact If you haven’t yet seen the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show, please take a virtual tour and check it out! Visit the Society at www.yorktonhort.ca and see the 2021 entries. It’s not the same as when we used to get together and have coffee and dainties, but right now it’s a good way to share our gardens and move forward! It has been a very challenging year for gardeners, with disappointments due
to drought, heat, potato bugs, and other issues… but still, there were some bright spots in our gardens! Thank you to the gardeners who were such good sports and shared their plant photos for the Show: your enthusiasm is a credit to the many gardeners who went before us. Imagine how tickled they would be to imagine a “virtual” show! A bouquet of thanks to Keith who took the lovely photos for some of our gardeners, and to John,
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Gardener’s Notebook our webmaster, who patiently compiled all the photos into a great display. Thank you both! In winter we hear about wind-chill. In summer we hear about humidex or heat index, and it seems we have been hearing that a lot this summer. What is it? Humidex is a combination of the actual temperature and the humidity, and how it determines how we feel on certain days, based on us being in the shade. For example, a temperature of 30 degrees and a relative humidity of 30% gives us a humidex of 30. Not bad.
But if it was a very humid day, a temperature of 30 degrees and a relative humidity of 70% makes it feel like 41 degrees. The reason the humidity changes things so drastically is that our bodies are miraculous things, designed to try and keep us at a constant internal temperature of 37 degrees. If the air is hot, we sweat to keep us cool. But if the humidity is high, we’re still sweating but it isn’t evaporating quickly enough to cool things down. At 85 % or 90% humidity, the evaporation on our bodies doesn’t happen because
it is just too damp. And that is truly a dangerous situation! And because these calculations are based on “shade”, if we are out in the blazing sun, totally engrossed in what we are doing in the garden, that’s when heat stroke can strike! So gardeners, please exercise caution when working in the garden in the heat. For our plants, evapotranspiration occurs: that’s, a five dollar word that means the combination of moisture evaporating, and the transpiration of water from the plant through its leaves. I did some homework about this and learned that leaves will transpire more water than their own weight. Here’s an astonishing example: a large oak tree can transpire up to 40,000 gallons in a year. In higher temperatures, the heat causes the stomata in a plant’s leaves to open, and mois-
ture will escape. And if there is a shortage of moisture, the leaves transpire less because they are thirsty, and the plants begin to “senesce” or age too early, causing leaves to drop and the plants to look more advanced than they are. So if your garden looks now like it does in September, the heat and lack of moisture is why! Don’t miss the Yorkton Gardener’s Market on Saturday, from 9AM till noon at the north parking lot of the Prairie Harvest Christian Life Centre, corner of Melrose and Simpson. Homegrown produce, eggs, jams, relish, 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. Thank you to our friends at Yorkton This Week for all their great work. Have a good week in your garden, and be sure to wear a hat!
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Sports Stock car action
The heat didn’t stop fans and racers from hitting the Yellowhead International Speedway Invitational over the weekend.
Over the two days of racing, the results were:
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2nd - 62 Dylan Chernyk 3rd - 88 Damian Chernyk
Saturday Mini Feature 1st - 66er George Musqua
Hobby Stock Feature 1st - 52k Kolton Kreutzer
2nd - 44 Jen Atkings 3rd - 27 Josh Wood Street Stock Feature 1st - 44 Ryan Atkings
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Softball pitcher on national team If there is one sport I wish had a far higher profile than it does, it would be softball – what I grew up playing when it was widely called fastball. I remember watching Saskatoon’s Gene McWillie on TV in the 1970s and 1980s and wishing the New Osgoode Bandits team I played first base with was a quarter that good. The Bandits never won anything of note, in spite of taking in events from Connaught Fair to Golburn, Perigord and Invermay, but we had a lot of fun. When I moved to Yorkton to start my newspaper career in the city, softball was still going rather strong. Again I recall a night in Stockholm covering an all-star contest that pitted pitchers Sandy Reed against Joey Basaraba, which proved a rather memorable evening of fine pitching prowess. It comes down to softball being a sport near and dear to my heart, as they say. So it’s always great to get a chance to speak with elite players in the sport, as was the case recently as I hooked up with Patrick Burns, who was recently among 12 players named by
Softball Canada and the Men’s National Team coaching staff to be selected as core players of Team Canada for the 2021 WBSC Americas Men’s Pan American Qualifier. “Definitely, it’s a great honour to be named among the core 12 players,” he said. Hailing originally from Saskatoon and now residing in Cochrane, AB., Burns is a softball player working on building a very solid resume in the game. He was added to the Men’s National Team pool and wore the Team Canada jersey for the first time in 2017. He competed at the WBSC Americas Qualifier that year, batting .368 with two runs batted in and five runs scored at the plate while chipping in with three innings in the pitcher’s circle, striking out five batters without allowing a hit in a win against the Bahamas, noted the Softball Canada page. Burns won back-toback Gold medals with the Saskatoon Selects at the U19 Men’s Canadian Championship in 2008 and 2009. At the Men’s level, he has been named to the Canadian Championship All-Star team as an Outfielder the last two years (2017
Cricket returns to Yorkton By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer After a hiatus of several years, cricket is back as a sport activity in the city. “This year, I was invited by some new immigrants to play cricket and though its amateur cricket and they play it for fun and physical exercise,” CV Sastry told Yorkton This Week. “I quickly found out that they are not fully equipped with the proper playing gear and the gear they had were getting very much worn out. “They also had issues with getting the proper tennis balls on a continuous basis.” Initially there were only six or eight people playing, but the number ballooned and now they have about 22-30 people playing on and off during weekends. Due to the increase in volume and playing on rough ground, their equipment needed some upgrading, said Sastry. “When I joined them this year, I also reached out to Parkland Valley Sports Culture and Recreation District and Saskatchewan Lotteries to let them know of the funding requirements for the new immigrants
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Sports and 2018) with the Saskatoon Angels. The highlight, though, has to be when Burns pitched a threehit, one-run complete game as Canada captured the bronze medal in the Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 in the Czech Republic. Canada beat New Zealand, 2-1, and collected the 13th medal in the history of the event. He threw a total of 97 pitches to fan 12 hitters, with two walks and three hits in seven innings of work. “It was my first World Championship. It was a great honour to be on the team, to go and represent my country, my family and friends, my community and myself,” he said. “There was a big sense of pride in what you’re doing.” And, it is where the best face the best. “It was a very high level of competition,” said Burns. While winning a
gold was the goal, in capturing the bronze, the Canadian team did leave the field, winning its final game at the event. Burns said having success in that last game did make the bronze medals special. “It was the biggest game I’ve ever pitched in for my country,” he said. Burns said he began playing the game largely following family footsteps. “Two older sisters played before me,” he said, adding, “I never even tried baseball.” Burns would play other sports, including basketball at the university level, but after graduating, he turned his attention back to his first love, softball. Admittedly, interest in softball is waning, especially on the men’s side of the game. Burns said the decline is not just a Saskatchewan thing but
is “Canada wide.” So, why the decline? “Kids have other things to do,” offered Burns, adding that often means being connected to the Internet and video games these days. While the cyber world does ensnare many these days, so too do a far more varied offering of sports to participate in. If one looks at Yorkton, there are now minor football and field lacrosse programs, disc golf, skateboard park, racquetball courts and other options that were simply not available in the Reed / Basaraba era. While numbers are down, Burns said there remain pockets of great softball in Canada and around the world; the game has enclaves of strength, from New Zealand to Japan to the Czech Republic, to Argentina, which won the last Men’s World Championship. Now Burns prepares for the upcoming 2021 WBSC Americas Men’s Pan American Qualifier scheduled to take place from November 18-29 in Parana, Argentina. The top teams will qualify for the 2022 WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup, originally slated for February 19-27, 2022, in Auckland, New
Zealand, but recently announced to move to November 2022. Preparing is, of course, not easy amid a pandemic. “The past year has been a challenge for everybody,” said Burns, who said they were allowed to play some games last summer, but this spring, facilities were generally locked down. So he runs, lifts weights, heads to a nearby park to throw, and waits. But why, in a sport without the promise of big pro contracts, does he continue on. “Just the love of the game I grew up playing ... Just my competitive nature,” offered Burns. And, the chance to travel to places such as the Czech Republic and Argentina, and hopefully New Zealand, helps motivate too, he said. Given his performance for the bronze medals in 2019, it is likely Burns will play a significant role if Canada is to qualify this fall in Argentina. Burns said he does feel some added pressure as one of the core 12 selections, but he’s ready for that pressure “having a little bit of experience on that stage, I accept the challenge of that pressure.”
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The Yorkton Maulers have signed most of the players they’ll have on the roster for the upcoming season.
Staff Photos by Tanner Wallace-Scribner
Secon Maulers hold fall camp By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Secon Maulers held their training camp on the weekend, with 55 players looking to impress head coach Ed Zawatsky. “Friday the sessions were really good and competitive,” he said, adding that effort con-
tinued through Saturday when some players were told the bad news that they were not in the team’s immediate plans. By Sunday’s intrasquad game, with 38 skaters left in camp, Zawatsky said it was starting to show the players had not been on the ice much, if at all, in months, and the heat of the weekend
didn’t help either. But, overall the camp was solid in terms of evaluating players, not that there were many spots open for the upcoming season. Zawatsky noted that the league required teams to sign 15 players by June, which meant only five spots remained to be filled.
The new league requirement set up some unusual situations in camp too. The Maulers had already signed two netminders so other goalies came to camp “knowing no spot was available,” said Zawatsky. The Maulers did sign three players out of camp, leaving only two spots to fill by September
when the team comes back to the city and readies for preseason games with the first home game Sept. 10. For mid-August Zawatsky says he likes what he has to work with. “I believe so. It’s a really good group,” he said, adding it is likely to take some time for all teams in the league to
jell since few players have U18 experience, and played little, if at all last winter due to COVID19 restrictions. Among those signed are four players from Yorkton; veteran Jaxon Sperling returns and Drew Fleger, Jeff Stewart, and Vinay Junek will be new to the Maulers.
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Rhett Reeve after his game-winning hit.
Rhein repeat as league champions By Calvin Daniels
Staff Writer After rain washed out the opening game of the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League final in Rhein Monday, it came down to a winner-take-all game Wednesday in Neudorf. The visiting Rockets, who were defending champions, got out to early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning
courtesy of a two-run line drive from Terry Peppler. But the host Posse put up four of their own to lead 4-3. After the early offensive production, the game settled down. Chris Baber hit a solo home run to put the Posse up 5-3 in the bottom of the third inning. But, the Rockets were quick to respond scoring two to tie game in the
top of the fourth. The teams exchanged runs in the fifth for a 6-6 tie. It was down to the final inning, and some Rocket power came to the forefront as Rhett Reeve hit a solo home run to give Rockets 7-6 lead. The Posse could not find the run to tie the game in the home-half of the final frame and the championship was headed back to Rhein where it had
resided the past year. Terry Peppler was the winning pitcher with some fine defence from Bret Peppler at shortstop. Jared Werth had a good day with the glove for Neudorf and second base. While Drew Hoehn took the loss for the Posse. Reeve was named playoff Most Valuable Player.
Rockets make provincial finals By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Coming off a huge win in Neudorf last Wednesday to repeat as Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League champs, the Rhein Rockets headed to Saskatoon on the weekend for provincial play. Bolstered by players from the Whitewood Falcons and Fleming Jets, the Rockets got off
to a strong start in pool play Friday. In their first game they faced the Saskatoon Merchants and were in a 6-6 tie headed to the seventh inning where Brett Peppler proved the hero hitting a two-run homer for an 8-6 win. Fleming pick-up Brayden Stewart was the winning pitcher. The Earl Grey Rockets were up next and with Terry Peppler in the
pitching circle Rhein won 4-1. Things would not go as smoothly Saturday as Rhein dropped a 7-2 decision to the Moose Jaw Canadians with Stewart taking the loss. Then the Conquest Capitals bested the Rockets 13-10. Rhein’s two-and-two record was still good enough to head to the playoff round Sunday. Drawing the early 8:30
a.m. start the Rockets faced the Saskatoon Tint Centre Cubs. The Rockets were up 2-1 in the bottom of seven, but the Cubs had men on first and third with only one out, when they hit a fly ball to the outfield. Dominic Orr made the catch and then threw out the runner on third to preserve the win. The double play made Terry Peppler the winner and was an ideal
birthday present as the veteran thrower turned 60 Saturday. He allowed only three hits and struck out eight in the game. The Rockets headed to the semi-finals to face the Moose Jaw Giants, who had not lost a game heading into action. The Rockets were down 5-2, but scored three in the sixth to knot the score 5-5, only to give up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the frame to trail 6-5. But the Rockets were
hot in the seventh plating five runs for a 10-6 win, with Stewart in the circle. The provincial final had the Rockets facing the Earl Grey Rockets for a second time. This time Earl Grey had Jeremy Kenny pitching and he shut down the Rhein bats in a 5-0 contest. Terry Peppler started the final with Stewart wrapping up in the silver medal effort for Rhein.
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WASYLUK - It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Jackie who passed away from a courageous battle with lung disease with family by her side at the Yorkton Regional Hospital on July 8, 2021, at the age of 53. Jackie was born on May 20, 1968, to Andy and Mary (Dubiel) Wasyluk. She attended kindergarten in Wynyard and completed the remainder of her schooling in Wishart. After graduation she attended the University of Saskatchewan where she obtained her B.A, B,ED, and Social Work degrees. During University summer breaks she worked at various jobs but her most enjoyable one was with the City of Saskatoon as a playground supervisor. Once she completed University she was employed with Social Services in Yorkton until her health failed. Jackie enjoyed and one of her fondest memories was her trip to the British Isles. Jackie loved her Shih Tzu dogs Cricket and Elly. She also had a passion for purchasing nice new GMC vehicles. Jackie leaves to mourn her parents Andy and Mary Wasyluk, brother Brad Wasyluk (Lisa Yufrym) and Elly (her faithful friend and loved companion).
PALMER - Sergeant Michael Hugh Jody, CD, SSM (Ret’d) Canadian Armed Forces (RCEME), millwright, trucker, school bus driver and motorcycle mechanic. Mike fought hard but succumbed to cancer on the 10 of August 2021 at the Kingston General Hospital. Beloved son of Sharon (MacColl) Palmer of Kingston, and the late Mitchell Palmer. Father of Eric and Kaitlin. Dear brother of Jeffrey and his wife Petra and daughter Marina of Germany. He will be missed by his cousins and his uncles Robin and André, and his bestest buddy, Sir George. A celebration of his life will be announced at a later date. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Robert J. Reid & Sons Funeral Home, 309 Johnson Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 1Y6. Online condolences www.reidfuneralhome.com.
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NOVAK - God granted Alexandria Novak’s wish taking her home on August 07, 2021 at the age of 104 years young. Born March 04, 1917 in the district of Insinger, SK to parents Todor and Maria Skihar. Predeceased by parents Todor and Maria Shihar, siblings Nick, Alec, Bill, Matthew, Steve, John, Joe, sister Katherine, nephew, Orvid husband Frank, son Edward. Sister’s-in-law Anne, Winnie, Olga, Mary, Helen and Jean. Beautiful memories will remain with sister Alice, daughter Merle (Rusty), grandchildren Pamela, Dwayne, Shannon (Denise), Stanley, Tania (Henri), Emina. Great-grandchildren Ethan, Dakota, Shanice and Zander. God daughter Bev Repay. Many nephews and nieces, great and great-great nephews and nieces. Alexandria has witnessed many inventions, changes in her 104 years. Her love was gardening growing large beautiful garlic (her pride), colorful flowerbeds, working hard on the farm side by side with Frank being his right-hand help. They had a mixed farm raising chickens, turkeys, geese as well as selling cream hauling cream cans into town to meet the train. After her husband’s passing in 1966 she bravely remained on the farm until leaving for Regina in 1975 while son Edward continued to work the land on his weekends. Babysitting was her passion, taking care of each child like her own, keeping in touch throughout the years until present especially with Wendy of B.C. and Michael of Regina. Every Sunday her meals were extra special as though company was coming with her expertise in Ukrainian cuisine, baking her own bread, pastries and cakes from scratch. Her garlic dill pickles were to die for! She loved to travel especially visiting her husband’s place of birth in Poland, Caribbean islands, Hawaii, Princess Cruise and many, many trips to Ontario to visit her brothers. Loved ones may leave this world but NEVER leave our hearts. VECHNAYA PAMYAT - (ETERNAL LIFE) Funeral Services were held on Monday, August 16, 2021 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Rev. Fr. Michael Faryna of Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church officiating. Words of Remembrance on behalf of the family were given by grandson, Dwayne Krywulak. Responses were sung by Yvonne Panchuk with members of the parish choir. Special music was Precious Lord, Amazing Grace and In the Time That You Gave Me. Interment followed in the family plot in the Garden of Crucifixion in Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Bev Repay, Sandee Hilts, Shannon, Dwayne, Merle and Shanice Krywulak serving as the casketbearers. Condolences can be sent to the family at baileysfuneralhome.com Memorials in memory of Alexandria may be made towards Regina Humane Society or Rebel Animal Rescue as gifts of remembrance. Arrangements were entrusted to Bailey’s Funeral Home.
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NEUFELD - Leanna Rae Neufeld (Skinner) passed away peacefully in Calgary, AB on January 15, 2021 with her husband John and daughter Ronna by her side. Leanna was born August 23,1951 in Yorkton, SK to Ronald Leigh Skinner and Sara Doris Skinner (Thorarinson). She received her education in Yorkton. Leanna began a long career in broadcasting at CJAY TV in Winnipeg, followed by CKCK TV in Regina, retiring in 1997 as General Manager of the family owned Yorkton Division CKOS/CICC TV. Leanna and John then focused on the Good Spirit Lake Golf and Country Club until they retired in 2003. Predeceased by her father, R.L. Skinner, Leanna will be lovingly remembered by her husband John Neufeld, daughter Ronna Rae Herman (Bryan), and step sons Ken Neufeld (Diana), Dale Neufeld (Debbie), & Bruce Neufeld along with their 10 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren. She will also be forever missed by her mother Doris Skinner, sister Kim South (Jim) and brother Ron A. Skinner (Gaylene), along with John’s brothers & sister, George Neufeld, Tina Ediger (Fred), and Helmut Neufeld (Lois), and numerous other relatives. Friends are invited to join the family for Leanna’s memorial service, to be held on Friday, August 20 2021 at 2:00pm from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre. Interment to follow in the Yorkton City Cemetery. Donations in memory of Leanna may be made to The Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan, 41 Betts Ave. Yorkton, SK S3N 1M1.
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1 BEDROOM Apartment with balcony Available December. No Pets. Call Shelby 780-208-3337.
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Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997, Notice is hereby given that Legacy Co-operative Association Limited has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Special Use - General Home Delivery permit to deliver alcohol in the name of the business known as Legacy Co-operative Yorkton at 30 Argyle St Yorkton SK, S3N 3Z4 Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing. Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA SK S4P 3M3
TAKE NOTICE THAT; any One with a prior, equal, or superior right or interest in/to/for/of the NAME or property: MICHAEL ALLAN LEIS or LEIS, MICHAEL ALLAN Estate in any style or variation thereof capable to confuse, suspend or clog said NAME or Estate is hereby WARRANTED to present their said claim to witness: Lyle Romaniuk, c/o PO Box 2136, Kamsack Saskatchewan, S0A1S0 before expiration of twenty-eight (28) days of this Notice publication. TAKE NOTICE THAT; any One with a prior, equal, or superior right or interest in/to/for/of the NAME or property: KYLE NATHAN LEIS or LEIS, KYLE NATHAN Estate in any style or variation thereof capable to confuse, suspend or clog said NAME or Estate is hereby WARRANTED to present their said claim to witness: Lyle Romaniuk, c/o PO Box 2136, Kamsack Saskatchewan, S0A1S0 before expiration of twenty-eight (28) days of this Notice publication.
Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the estate of WILLIAM JOHN WILSON, late of the City of Yorkton, in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased; All claims against the above estate, duly verified by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 5th day of September 2021.
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Suites For Rent 3 BEDROOM HOUSE suite available Sept. 1. Close to schools and hospital. Utilities included. Phone 306-641-6191. SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.
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CERTIFIED PINTAIL WINTER WHEAT Extremely hardy, very high yielding, Awnless. Excellent Feed Wheat or Forage Variety. 3V^ 0UW\[Z /PNO 7YVÄ[Z Call 403-556-2609 In SK call 306-212-7822 or 306-642-8666 mastinseeds.com AGPRO SEEDS: BUYING HEATED, DAMAGED CANOLA. On farm pickup, prompt payment! TOP PRICES PAID IN SASK. Phone: 306-873-3006 or Visit AGPRO website for bids: agproseeds.com 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.
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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.
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Supply shortage means demand concerns While there are other influences on commodity prices, government posturing and import barriers among them, supply and demand is still the biggest, and the truest element affecting prices. And this fall the supply of cereal grains and oilseeds certainly appears destined to tighten significantly. We are of course aware of the impact of the long hot, dry summer has had on crops on the Canadian Prairies. We have seen the stunted crops in the fields and experience told us yields were going to be down.
Now, as harvest is beginning, that is being confirmed by how much crop is coming off the fields. The United States Department of Agriculture, (USDA), recently chopped its Canadian wheat and canola production estimates. And in this country we’ve already seen government acknowledge the drought situation with programming dollars already announced to help producers deal with the financial impact of lower than anticipated production. If it were just Canada impacted this year it
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Calvin Daniels would cause a ripple in terms of supply and demand since this country is a major exporter of cereals and oilseeds. But the impact of weather is hitting more than Canada. The USDA has recently cut its crop production estimates for two of the key American
crops. The government department has stated corn and soybean production will be smaller than previously anticipated because of dry soils in key western growing areas. Drought has also hit Kazakhstan lowering that country’s wheat production estimate for
2021. Reports also point to weather-related harvest issues in the European Union which has producers there facing reduced prospects for wheat and barley harvests. Interestingly, in a related sense, coffee prices may be going skyward too because of frost hitting that crop in Brazil, another weather impact on supply, and since Canadians love their coffee we can wellunderstand the demand side. When you look at major production areas which include Canada, the US, the EU and
Kazakhstan, all facing production lower than anticipated, the message to the market has to be tightening supplies, and that generally means prices heading upwards. The more data that comes out as harvests continue, the tighter supplies may be, and the greater the surge in prices. It will be a situation that will certainly mean some good returns for those producers who were lucky to get a rain or two to help yields. But, what higher prices do much for the general farm sector is less easy to anticipate.
Harvest starts ahead of recent average Warm weather has continued to help crops mature throughout the province. Producers have been able to make considerable headway with harvest; seven per cent of crop is now combined and six per cent is ready to straight combine. The five-year average (2016-2020) for this time of year is one per cent combined and two per cent ready to straightcombine. Scattered showers throughout the province have caused short delays to harvest but producers are happy to finally receive rain. Fifty-four per cent of winter wheat, 51 per cent of fall rye, 37 per cent of field peas and 29 per cent of lentils are now in the bin. 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 Crops continue to rapidly dry down in the region, with some farmers beginning harvest operations. Four per cent of the crop has been combined at this time and six per cent has been swathed or is ready to straight-cut. Producers have reported that the heat and dry conditions have resulted in some crops ripening prematurely and not filling properly resulting in lower yields than normal. Seventy-five per cent of the fall rye, 38 per cent
of the winter wheat, 34 per cent of the field peas and 32 per cent of the lentils are now in the bin. There were scattered rainfall in the east-central region this week resulting in some areas receiving over an inch. The area around Lipton received the highest amount of rain in the region this week with 36 mm. The Langenburg area received 27 mm, the Yorkton area 10 mm and the Ituna area six mm. Topsoil moisture conditions have slightly improved in the region due to recent rainfall. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as six per cent adequate, 30 per cent short and 64 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as three per cent adequate, 27 per cent short and 70 per cent very short. The majority of crop damage this week was due to wind, drought stress, grasshoppers and flea beetles feeding on green crops. Haying is wrapping up in the region and yields are coming off lower than normal. The hot, dry weather conditions have also limited pasture growth in the region. Producers are busy wrapping up haying and baling, getting equipment ready for harvest and starting to desiccate pulse crops. Provincially, harvest is most advanced in the south and west-central regions, where 12 per cent of crop in the southwest, eight per cent of crop in the southeast and seven per cent of crop in
the west-central is combined. Producers in the northern regions have a little more than one per cent of crop combined. Much of the province received small amounts of rain this week, with parts of the northern, west-central and southeast regions receiving half an inch to an inch. The Lipton area received the most rainfall this week with 37 mm. The Langenburg area received 27 mm, the Rhein area 32 mm and the Indian Head area received 24 mm. More rain would be welcomed to help late seeded crops fill the last of their seed. The biggest benefit of the rain will be to pasture land that has struggled to endure the drought. Small showers during the week did little to offset the ongoing drought but there was a slight increase in topsoil moisture conditions. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as six per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and 62 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as five per cent adequate, 28 per cent short and 67 per cent very short. Many producers have noted that hay yields are below average this year. Estimated average dryland hay yields for the province are 0.80 tons per acre for alfalfa, 0.70 tons per acre for alfalfa/ bromegrass, 0.60 tons per acre for other tame hay, 0.60 tons per acre for wild hay and 1.0 tons per acre for greenfeed. Estimated average irrigated hay yields are 1.3 tons per acre for alfalfa, 1.80 tons per acre for alfalfa/
bromegrass and 2.2 tons per acre for greenfeed. The majority of crop damage this week was due to wind, drought stress, heat, wildlife, grasshoppers and flea beetles. There have also been isolated reports of hail. Producers are busy wrapping up haying and baling, getting ready for harvest, desiccating and swathing crops and combining in some areas. On Aug. 10, Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $119 million in provincial support under AgriRecovery, with the federal government requested to provide its full 60 per cent cost-share to increase the total program value to $297 million. The program will provide a per head payment to help maintain female breeding stock. The province is currently working with the federal government to finalize the details of the program which will be administered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation; this information, includ-
ing how to apply, will be shared as soon as possible. Producers are reminded that 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 made 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. The federal and provincial governments have also increased the 2021 AgriStability interim benefit payment per-
centage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers. The interim benefit provides the opportunity for producers who are enrolled in AgriStability to access a portion of their benefit early, to help support losses and cover costs. To apply for an interim benefit, producers can contact their local SCIC office, call the AgriStability Call Centre toll-free at 1-886-270-8450, or email agristability@ scic.ca. Producers are also reminded the Farm Stress Line is available for support 24-hours-aday, 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.
SGI tips for drivers encountering farm machinery during harvest This year’s harvest has begun and drivers in Saskatchewan can expect to encounter farm equipment on highways and rural roads as farmers move their equipment between fields. Overall, collisions between motor vehicles and farm equipment are not frequent, but the ones that do occur are more likely to cause injuries Over the past five years (2016-2020), 96 collisions involving farm equipment on Saskatchewan roads have resulted in 44 injuries and eight deaths. Even if a collision doesn’t result in anyone getting hurt or losing their life, it could severely impact someone’s livelihood. This year will be a challenging one for many of our province’s agri-
culture producers. With many farmers already facing a difficult harvest, no one wants to deal with a collision damaging a crucial piece of equipment when it’s most needed. As drivers, we can help them out by giving them a bit of space and plenty of courtesy whenever we see them on the road. Some things to keep in mind when driving around farm equipment: Pass only when it’s safe to do so. Treat farm machinery like you would any slow-moving traffic and remember to be patient. Chances are that the farmer is only going to be on the road long enough to move that equipment from one field to another. In addition to being slow-moving,
farm machinery can be deceptively wide and long. If you do decide to pass them on the highway, give yourself plenty space to do so. As we noted when we kicked off the August Traffic Safety Spotlight, you’re more likely to encounter farm equipment on rural roads – and those roads are narrower, so drivers have less space to maneuver around them – so keep that in mind and stay extra alert whenever you leave the pavement and hit the gravel. Make sure the farmer can see you, too. The operator of that equipment is dealing with blind spots, so don’t follow too close behind them and be sure not to merge in front of them too closely.
Anticipate where the farmer might be going. The machinery may not allow the operator to signal their intentions, so drivers will want to be sure they are not about to turn left into a field before pulling alongside to pass. For farmers, there are rules dictating how, where and when farm equipment can be transported on certain designated highways. Equipment that travels slower than 40 km/h, must be equipped with a rear/center slow-moving-vehicle sign, and machinery that extends more than 1.2 meters should be equipped with reflective devices to alert drivers. For more details, please consult this fact sheet from the Government of Saskatchewan.
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Yorkton-Melville heading to the polls By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made it official – Canadians will go to the polls Sept. 20, to elect the next edition of Canada’s federal government. There are currently 338 seats in the House of Commons, so a party needs to capture 170 seats to hold a majority. At the call of the election there were 155 Liberals, 119 Conservative Party of Canada, 32 Bloc Quebecois, 24 New Democrats, two Green Party, five independents and one vacant seat.
In Saskatchewan there are 14 federal ridings including the local YorktonMelville. The local riding extends south to the Qu’Appelle River as its southern boundary, with the eastern side running along the Manitoba border. The northern boundary is the communities of Mistatim and Hudson Bay roughly along is near Highway 3. The western boundary along a route defined by rural municipal boundaries and includes the communities of Bjorkdale, St. Brieux, Watson, Wadena, Foam Lake and Lemburg.
The riding has been held most recently by Conservative Cathay Wagantall, who won the seat in 2015, and was reelected in 2019. In 2019, Wagantall collected 28,972 votes, more than 75 per cent of the votes cast. New Democrat Carter Antoine was second with 4,578 votes, followed by Liberal Connor Moen 2,366, Stacey Weibe of the Green Party with 1,032 and People’s Party of Canada candidate Ryan Schultz with 902. Wagantall is only the third MP in the riding’s history, with New Democrat Lorne Nystrom winning in 1968 when
the riding was first created, and holding the seat for 25-years. Nystrom lost the 1993 election to then-Reform Party member Garry Breitkreuz. Later Breitkreuz, representing the Alliance and Conservative Parties, held the seat until 2015. The Tories held onto the seat in the 2015 election with Cathay Wagantall’s victory. Wagantall was re-elected in 2019. Wagantall is seeking reelection, and so far only the Maverick Party has announced a candidate to challenge her in the person of Denise Loucks.
Strong growth in Saskatchewan manufacturing sales 61 per cent growth year over year Saskatchewan continues to show strong signs of economic recovery as June 2021 manufacturing sales jumped 61 per cent (seasonally-adjusted) compared to June 2020, the second highest increase among provinces. Manufacturing sales were valued at over $1.7 billion. “Manufacturing sales are trending upwards for Saskatchewan, continuing to show a strong post-pandemic economic recovery,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Saskatchewan has one of the most competitive business environments in all of Canada, and we continue
to be leaders in the nation in our key sectors of oil and gas, forestry, agriculture, manufacturing and others.” Monthly sales saw June 2021 increase by 7.5 per cent compared to May 2021 (seasonally-adjusted), the highest increase among provinces. Nationally, manufacturing sales grew by 20 per cent, year over year. June 2021 wholesale trade also recorded a seasonally adjusted increase of 2.5 per cent year over year. The value of Saskatchewan wholesale trade for June 2021 was approximately $2.4 billion.
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Regatta time It was a great day on the water as the Yorkton Canoe-Kayak Club held
its 2021 Development Regatta over the weekend.
STOCK Continued from Page A11 2nd - 5K Stefan Klym 3rd - 66 Tyler Holian Pro 4 Feature 1st - 77h Richard Hiebert 2nd - 8 Brody Singleton 3rd - 7H Caylee Hiebert Modifieds Feature 1st - 8 Steve Bednarski 2nd - 27m Darin Bednarski 3rd - 29 Brice Dahlin
Sunday Minis Feature 1st - 88 Damian Chernyk 2nd - 66er George Musqua 3rd - 62 Dylan Chernyk Hobby Stock Feature 1st - 24 Brian Axeman
2nd - 44 Jen Atkings 3rd - 27 Josh Wood Street Stock Feature 1st - 5k Stefan Klym 2nd - 44 Ryan Atkings 3rd - 43 Robert Pickering Pro 4 Feature 1st - 8 Brody Singleton 2nd - 7H Caylee Hiebert 3rd - 77h Richard Hiebert Modifieds Feature 1st - 66 Kelly Bauman 2nd - 27m Darin Bednarski 3rd - 18 Steve Bednarski The final race of the season is set for August 22, with the green flag set to drop at 2:00 p.m. There is also a demolition derby on Saturday, September 18, at 2:00 p.m.
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With community support for equipment and shirts a cricket team has been established in the city.
CRICKET Continued from Page A11 and residents in Yorkton,” he said. “We also got support from Ms. Lisa (Washington) from Parks and Recreation of the City of Yorkton. “They were very happy to provide us with funding for new bats, balls and playing gear for the team as long as there was an organized team. “Since most of the newcomers have limited experience in the city,
I took it upon myself to make an official team called the ‘Yorkton Cricket Club’ and we were granted the funding as we required.” But, Sastry was not done yet. “Then I contacted Yorkton Tribal Council and Chief Isabel O’Soup also helped us with getting T-shirts printed for the team with the ‘Every Child Matters’ messaging as well,” he said. “Of course we support
local businesses, so all the products we bought from funding and support were bought from local businesses here in Yorkton so that money given to us stays in our local economy.” Sastry said the team is about more than sport. “The main idea behind this team is to make the new immigrants and residents feel welcome in our community and give them a sense of belonging,” he said.
Congratulations! Rhys Maksimow
Harvest Meats would like to wish Rhys Maksimow a huge CONGRATULATIONS
for being our 2021 Bill Grant Memorial Scholarship recipient, receiving an amount of $1500 for his prestigious accomplishments and academic performance, as he graduated from the Yorkton Regional High School with Great Distinction (+90%). We would also like to thank him for another great summer of hard work and dedication as a summer student in our plant. Please join us in wishing Rhys the very best luck in his 1st year at the University of Alberta with the aspirations of gaining future employment as a Physiotherapist.