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Kelly Litzenberger, manager at the Godfrey Dean Gallery located in the building the city hopes to get some grant dollars to help upgrade.

City hopes for grant dollars for GDCC work

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton is hoping to receive Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), dollars to help offset upgrades being undertaken at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre.

The application is being submitted under the Community, Culture and Recreation stream,” explained Lisa Washington - Manager of Community, Culture & Heritage, with the City at the regular meeting of

Council Monday.

The application is focused on upgrades to the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre, which have become priorities and are currently included in the 2023 capital budget, explained Washington.

The work being completed at the Godfrey Dean includes work to rejuvenate this historical building’s functionality and aesthetic appeal in order to prevent future structural problems.

This work includes: • Repointing the upper and lower lime-

stone mortar on all of the building elevations.

• Selective Jahn and Dutchmen repairs.

• All the limestone cleaned using DOFF steam equipment.

• Repointing 100 percent of the brick mortar joints on the north and part of the west elevations as required.

• Minor hole filling and patching.

“Further, this application would also support the rejuvenation of the kitchenette at the Godfrey Dean to include new cabinetry, counter-

tops and flooring,” added Washington.

The funding provided by the federal and provincial governments towards infrastructure projects is cost-shared.

The levels of federal and provincial contribution, for municipal projects are: federal contribution at least 40 percent and provincial contribution up to 33.33 percent. Only projects with eligible costs between a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $10 million will be considered during this particular intake.

“The Godfrey Dean project has a total value of $205,000,” said Washington.

In terms of background; “The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan signed a bilateral agreement in 2018 for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The program will provide more that $900 million in federal funding for all types of Saskatchewan infrastructure projects over 10 years until 2028.

These projects will be cost-shared by the federal and provincial gov-

ernments, municipalities and other eligible recipients,” said Washington.

ICIP funding is divided into four streams, each with their own allocations, eligible projects and defined outcomes.

The streams are: • Public Transit Infrastructure - $308 million; • Green Infrastructure - $420 million; • Community, Culture and Recreation - $56 million; • Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure - $116 million.

COVID hits YRHS, classes back online

By Tyson Off Staff Writer The Yorkton Regional High School is moving to remote instruction starting Jan. 12.

Yorkton This Week spoke with Quinton Robertson, Director of Education for the

Good Spirit School Division Tuesday.

“Classes are cancelled on the 11th to allow teachers and students to prepare for the transition to remote learning,” he said. “The (school) administration and Public Health will review and assess the situation

on the 21st of January, and in person classes will resume on the 24th if deemed safe to return.”

Robertson said there are concerns in terms of staffing.

“At this point we’re fearful of a staffing shortage.” he said.

Confirming a school-wide out-

break being declared by a local Health official with 70 cases of COVID-19 impacting 11 classrooms.

The move to close the school impacts events being held at the high school’s Anne Portnuff Theatre as well. The Paper Bag Players have post-

poned their planned performance of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe until April. In a post on Facebook the group stated, “Although we are very disappointed with this decision we understand and have agreed to postpone to April 7-10th 2022 (Thurs-Sun).”

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Tourism Yorkton report sent to Council

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Tourism Yorkton submitted its annual report to Council Monday.

In the report it was noted “Travel and tourism generated an estimated $42.2 million in travel receipts in the Yorkton constituency (2019), and “Local employment: Out of the 71,800 people employed within Saskatchewan, there were 1,718 people employed in tourism related industries in the Yorkton constituency (2018).”

Provincially, Saskatchewan employs 71,800 people in tourism related industries (2019).

There are 4,200 tourism products and services in Saskatchewan, and Travel and tourism generates an estimated $2.24 billion in travel receipts annually in Saskatchewan.

Locally, 2021 highlights included: • Tourism Yorkton has the second largest membership (after Saskatoon)

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Randy Goulden is Executive Director of Tourism Yorkton. of a destination marketing organization in Saskatchewan.

• The metal train in front of the building was transformed with bright

colourful yarn (a form of graffiti or street art) designed and knit by local

artists Michelle Easton and Tonia Vermette.

Tourism Yorkton is

open to the public on a year-round basis, providing tourist services and information about the Yorkton area and Saskatchewan.

That includes travel literature and guides, maps, information about attractions, highway conditions, crop information, souvenirs, telephone, washrooms, water supply, sewer dumping station and more. Information is also available about British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, northern USA and Alaska.

This year Tourism Yorkton received 1,281 (2020) requests for information by telephone, email, website-based inquiries and mail.

Information was sent out to people in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, New Brunswick, Yukon, Nunavut, United States and overseas.

Women learn basic self defence

By Tyson Off Staff Writer Over the weekend the Yorkton Martial Arts Training Center hosted a Women’s Self Defence Seminar.

“We do a couple of these workshops a year to generate interest in our programs,” said Mike Forster, a second-degree Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu and Master at the YMATC. “We try to cover as many principles as we can in three hours.”

Forster said the afternoon of practice and learning is

Even if I don’t see them [in my classes] again, they leave with a solid base and confidence in self defence.

– Mike Forster intended to give women the basics of self defence.

“Even if I don’t see them [in my classes] again, they leave with a solid base and confi-

dence in self defence,” he said, adding the basics includes things such as balance, leverage, and anatomy to coincide with ground defence, escape

techniques, and weaponry.

Participants want to feel more confident and safer.

“I feel more confident if I were to be in a situation where I had to defend myself,” said Clarissa Brevard, one of the women in attendance at the seminar.

Brevard heard about the program through her children who practice Tae-Kwon-Do and Jiu-jitsu at the martial arts studio.

“My children are in martial arts and one of the reasons I took the course was to see what it’s all about,” she added.

Brevard concluded that the exercises were positive and said, “I’m interested in taking more classes in the future after seeing what they were able to demonstrate in the selfdefence class.”

YMATC has been in operation in the city since 2002 and offers several different martial arts programs. As per their website, YMATC.com, Forster is listed as an accomplished martial artist who also carries black belts in Tae-Kwon-Do and Haidong Gumdo (Korean sword fighting) to go along with his Jiu-jitsu credentials.

City paperwork ready for PST grant

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton has

the paperwork required to receive provincial grant funding ready to go.

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regular meeting of Council a motion was passed confirming that the eligibility requirements to receive the Municipal Revenue Sharing grant have been met.

“Annually, the

Ministry of Government Relations provides funding to the City in the form of a revenue sharing grant. This grant is a portion of the PST collected by the Province and is distributed to cities based on popu-

lation,” explained Amber Matechuk – City Controller, with the City at Monday’s meeting.

The funding requires several reports be completed, she added, including; • Submission of the

2020 Audited Financial Statements to the Ministry of Government Relations; • Submission of the 2020 Public Reporting on Municipal Waterworks to the Ministry of Government Relations; • All members of council have filed and annually updated their Public Disclosure Statements, as required.

Failure to submit the annual declaration by the deadline could result in our municipal revenue sharing grant being withheld.

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Legion’s Banner Committee recognized

By Tyson Off Staff Writer The Banner Committee of the Royal Canadian Legion General Alexander Ross Branch in Yorkton has been announced as a recipient of a City of Yorkton Civic Award in the group category.

As detailed at Yorkton.ca, The Legion Banner program is an ongoing commemorative effort to recognize veterans and their service by displaying banners hung on lamp posts throughout the city. This annual undertaking runs from the beginning of October to immediately after Remembrance Day. Ken Gordon, President of the local Legion branch told Yorkton This Week in the first year of its inception the program generated close to 100 individual banners, and in 2021, the year for which the group is receiving the award, they generated an additional 80 new banners.

“We’re honoured to be receiving this award,” said Gordon. “Everyone on the committee feels happy and honoured. It’s a great recognition for the Legion.”

At the time of launching the 2021 edition of the banner project Gordon said it would not have happened without a dedicated committee doing the work.

“It takes a great committee, and I can’t thank you enough,” he said.

“It’s such an honour to work on a project like this.”

It was about three years ago Tamara Hall was visiting Vancouver and saw veteran banners on lamp posts, and an idea was born locally.

With a grant from the City of Yorkton, the banner project was launched with community support.

The future happenings for the banner committee looks favourable,

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Legion member Ken Gordon at the banner launch in 2021. as less than a month into 2022, the program has received upwards of 15 new applications.

“Going forward, it looks promising,” said Gordon.

The Honour Our Veterans banner project gives Yorkton citizens and visitors the opportunity to honour, respect and celebrate veterans from all walks of life and all times of service to the country.

The Legion and city welcome banners for all veterans who have a link to our community and Treaty 4 area. That may mean they lived here, worked here, or have friends or relatives here who want to recognize them.

The program is for any veterans, past or current, from any war, conflict or mission including military, medical, firefighters or RCMP. The Yorkton Branch of the Legion has existed in the city for nearly a century. For Gordon, that makes the award even more encouraging.

“The legion has been around since 1926, so it’s great to be recognized in the community for our civic involvement,” he

said.

The Legion is widely known across Canada for their involvement in

the support of veterans, Canadian Armed Forces, and RCMP. Gordon feels that this type of expos-

ure can only be positive for the future of the program.

“Just to be recognized

on a specific project like this is great, and the committee feels the same way,” he said.

Blommaert honoured

By Tyson Off Staff Writer A long-time volunteer in the community is this year’s recipient of the Civic Recognition Award in the adult category.

Dave Blommaert is no stranger to awards, having received several from the Yorkton Lions group over his 30-years as a volunteer with them. To go with his awards from the Lions, Dave recently received a Frontline Workers honor which he earned for putting in tireless hours at his retail job over the course of the pandemic.

Blommaert is considered a “go to person” among his colleagues and friends in the city, noted the nomination papers for the latest award. Along with the Yorkton Lions, he’s also volunteered with several minor sports organizations, The Heart and Stroke Association, The

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Dave Blommaert Cancer Society, and United Way. When asked about receiving the award from the city, Blommaert’s response was humble.

“There are a lot of people out there who have done and continue

to do more than I have. I feel pretty lucky to have been given this award,” he said.

Blommaert had been in Saskatoon when he received a call informing him that he would be this year’s recipient.

“I was definitely surprised,” he said, adding he has never went out of his way to earn award nominations.

“I’m not one to go out and look for mileage on these things, I just do what I do,” said Blommaert.

It’s easy to see why Blommaert was nominated and subsequently chosen for the award when he reflects on his upbringing.

“We were brought up to help our neighbors, and help our family...I still feel that way,” he said. “If someone is down, and needs a hand, you help them out.”

Between the countless hours of volunteering,

Blommaert still maintains his job at Canadian Tire, having worked at the business for close to 40-years.

“It’s just about time to pull back,” he said. “My wife said I should only work two days a week, but I didn’t think that made much sense, so I said I’ll work three.”

With his newly acquired spare time, Blommaert has directed his attention to volunteering with other organizations while still maintaining his position with The Lions. Now, he also sits on the board for the Good Spirit Housing Authority, an organization whose goal is to provide safe and affordable housing to members of the vulnerable population. The GSHA has over six-hundred housing units under their supervision between Yorkton, Melville, and Canora.

“We do what we can,” he said.

Mill Society garners local award

By Tyson Off Staff Writer The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society has been chosen for a Civic Award from the City.

As noted on the Society’s website, “the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society Inc. (YBMHS), was formed in early 2012 by individuals interested in encouraging the preservation of the oldest surviving brick flour mill in Saskatchewan.”

The building is owned by the City of Yorkton, although they are in the process of transferring ownership to the group of volunteers which make up the YBMHS. They have worked decisively in their efforts to preserve the history of the building.

“It’s a real community project,” said Larry Pearen, a director with the society. “We’re just a little group pumping along.”

The YBMHS have been on the receiving end of several awards in the years since it was

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Saving the old mill was the first priority of the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society. founded, the civic honour being their most recent.

Pearen, excited with the newly attained accolade, said it will “help

to raise the profile of the organization and its activities.”

Pearen went on to say that, over the years, hundreds of volunteers

have dedicated their time and effort to help make the mill what it is today, adding, “Thank you to everyone who supported the program, and

we’re always looking for additional volunteers as we move into the next phase.”

The previous phase focused on repairs and

restorations including major renovations like the pouring of a concrete pad to support a table shaped like a mill stone, more minor renovations and improvements such as new window frames or a coat of paint, as well as additions to the historical board signs located outside the building.

“It’s not the prettiest building in town, but it is the oldest industrial building that we know of,” said Pearen.

“Phase two is to build an interpretive center,” said Pearen, adding that the building would be constructed in such a way to resemble that of a railway station from that era (late 1800s).

“We’re anxious to record stories about the mill and we’re looking for anyone who has stories they would like to share.”

When asked about the future endeavours of the YBMHS Pearen likened the experience to an expedition.

“We’re not even close to where we’re going. It’s been a real journey,” he said.

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Politics Well, we clearly aren’t avoiding the fifth wave of this Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic.

But while it is producing a staggering number of cases here in Saskatchewan and everywhere else, it doesn’t quite seem to be producing the same percentage of hospitalizations … or at least, the same number of critical ICU cases.

Unfortunately, the sheer volume of Omicron cases means that it’s quite possible more people will be hospitalized, anyway — especially, given that Omicron seems to be affecting even those who have been double and now triple vaccinated.

More fortunately, those who have been vaccinated who do contract Omicron are far, far more likely to have good outcomes. The mantra for 2022 will again be: Get vaccinated if you are not vaccinated; get you booster shot if you are and get rapid testing if you have the slightest symptoms.

By the way: Happy New Year.

It would be great if we could talk about something else in 2022.

One gets that we are all just sick and tired of this. This fifth wave seems to already be draining the spirit and resolve from everyone.

But until COVID-19 reaches the point where it’s no longer affecting every aspect of our lives, we will continue to have to follow the best practices we can and keep a careful eye on the numbers. Right now, those numbers are rather depressing most everywhere.

Here in Saskatchewan, we are now seeing a record average more than 500 cases a day although — thankfully, so far —seeing only a minimal increase in hospitalizations and ICU admissions.

This means we are either seeing: • A more contagious but milder strain that will, as the government hopes, pass through us quickly leaving behind minimal damage to the population or the health system, or; • The front end of what will be a massive problem to come in which sheer numbers of infected people (even if the percentage of serious infections is lower) will crush our health system through high hospital admissions down the road.

We all hope it will be the latter and nobody is hoping this more than the Saskatchewan Party government that may again be ignoring warnings and not taking enough preventative measures — what it said it wouldn’t do after the fourth wave.

What’s at stake for Premier Scott Moe goes well beyond the health and well-being of Saskatchewan’s citizenry. To guess wrong about this fifth wave will have consequences for a Premier and a government that already took a substantial 18-percentage point hit in the polls after guessing wrong about the fourth wave and removing too many restrictions too quickly.

But Moe and his government may not be the only ones unsure about the best course of action. A lot of people are struggling including parents with kids going back to school.

As of the writing of this, we await a plan for schools from Education Minister Dustin Duncan and Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab.

Saskatchewan and the Yukon are the only jurisdictions now holding in-class learning during this Omicron wave — surely, a gamble for this government if things go awry and we see rapid spread among children.

It will be especially bad for this government who basically took a two-week hiatus during the Christmas break instead of developing a plan for schools and how to better handle the Omicron wave in general.

The thing is, it’s just not a simple slam-dunk to close schools — a decision that’s created a massive backlash in other jurisdictions like Ontario where working parents were caught off guard and are now scrambling.

Even Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili —who has advocated schools be closed another week — admitted in-home learning isn’t popular and didn’t propose many other alternatives.

Dealing with such COVID-19 issues will remain difficult for some time yet.

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Tourism has economic impact W

hen you live in Yorkton you realize the city exists primarily to serve the agriculture sector.

The old brick mill currently being preserved with plans to expand its presence as well is a rather obvious reminder of the farming roots of the city. The mill was built to turn wheat grown in the region into flour for sale, making it one of the earliest valueadded processing businesses locally.

It was a business which made sense at the time since the entire region was largely developed into farm operations by the earliest European settlers.

The east central region remains strongly agriculture-based, and Yorkton a hub on farm-related business, including a number of value-added processors, not so different in nature from the brick flour mill, including two canola oil processing plants, another dedicated to extracting flax oil, a facility processing oats largely for breakfast foods, a major meat processor and the list goes on.

As agriculture goes, so goes the city in many ways.

But, serving the farm sector is not the only economic driver for Yorkton.

Tourism is a renewable resource which has an impact here too, one that is repeatable year-to-year because people holiday.

Monday, Tourism Yorkton submitted its annual report to City Council.

In the report it was noted “Travel and tourism generated an estimated $42.2 million in travel receipts in

the Yorkton constituency (2019), and “in terms of local employment: out of the 71,800 people employed within Saskatchewan, there were 1,718 people employed in the tourism related industries in the Yorkton constituency (2018).”

The numbers likely dipped in 2021 because people were staying home due to COVID-19, but travel will return to normal once the pandemic subsides, which it will given time, and good science.

What happens locally is reflected provincially, with Saskatchewan employing 71,800 people in tourism related industries (2019).

There are 4,200 tourism products and services in Saskatchewan, and travel and tourism generates an estimated $2.24 billion in travel receipts annually in the province.

That is significant economic activity, which means a vacationing public spending money on everything from motorhomes to hotel stays to restaurant food, boats, snowmobiles, golf clubs and hamburgers with fries. That means the dollars generated by tourism flows through a lot of local businesses, keeping people employed and contributing to the community.

While farming is still massive business -- a new four-wheel drive tractor or combine will take a huge bite of a million dollars these days -- tourism continues to play its role and should not be underestimated in terms of its contribution.

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Looking back on 2021 YBID activities

By Donna Brothwell Another year has passed and if you had to say what is the Yorkton Business Improvement District or the YBID, we would have to say Community!

The members of the District in 2021 saw many programs and although the events were not as numerous as in other years, but we were able to take part in several events and projects.

Stepping back to the beginning of the YBID, the lights project continues to keep our streets lit and help with safety

for all in the District.

Our benches and garbage cans continue to give our shoppers and shop owners a place to sit and help keep the streets clean.

The past year the YBID flower pot program continued and included 20 new black pots with funding provided by the Painted Hand Community Development Corp.. Initially, this program went through some issues with the summer heat and from vandalism but the program prevailed and continued with much encouragement and support from

the community.

Clean Sweep also continued with some repairs to the carts but this program also received many compliments and continues to clean the District sidewalks to help keep our streets walkable and clean.

And, Clean Sweep winter continues for our district and the SIGN workers are out each snowfall cleaning to keep our sidewalks clear and safe and with a new funding sponsor by PHCDC we are able to continue.

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The Santa Parade remained a popular event in 2021.

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SK leads nation in job growth in Dec. 6,000 new jobs created month-over-month, highest growth rate among provinces Today, job numbers released by Statistics Canada for December 2021 show Saskatchewan’s monthover-month employment (seasonally adjusted) increased by 6,000 (up 1.1 per cent) from November 2021, which was the highest growth among provinces in terms of percentage change.

Ye a r - o v e r - y e a r employment increased by 21,900 (up 4.0 per cent) from December 2020.

The unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent, down from 8.0 per cent a

year ago, and below the national average of 5.9 per cent.

“Even with the global economic volatility in 2021, Saskatchewan continued to create jobs and consistently had among the lowest unemployment rates in Canada. Our province is in an enviable position for economic growth in 2022,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

“Our success is due to the incredible work ethic and resiliency of Saskatchewan job creators who despite

unprecedented challenges have continued to create jobs and opportunity.”

Major year-over-year gains were reported for health care and social assistance with 8,000 more jobs (up 9.8 per cent), trade with 7,400 more jobs (up 8.4 per cent), and construction with 4,700 more jobs (up 12.2 per cent). Over the same period, the private sector was up 10,800 jobs (up 3.5 per cent), female employment increased by 10,600 jobs (up 4.2 per cent) and youth employment was up 7,700 jobs

(up 11.3 per cent).

In 2021, off-reserve Aboriginal employment was up by 6,300 (up 12.1 per cent), the highest year-over-year growth rate ever on record since 2005. Offreserve Aboriginal youth employment was up by 1,700 (up 20.5 per cent) from a year ago, the second highest year-overyear growth rate ever on record since 2005.

According to an average of major private forecasters, Saskatchewan’s real GDP is expected to rebound and grow by 4.0 per cent in 2022.

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Johnson looks strong in rookie season Yorkton golfer collects three top-ten finishes in half his 2021 PGA Canada Mackenzie Tour competition across the country.

By Chris Istace It took Kade Johnson a dozen years to get there, but the Yorkton golfer has arrived with force.

The 23-year-old Sacred Heart High School graduate joined Professional Golf Association (PGA) Canada’s Mackenzie Tour in August. Johnson collected three top-10 finishes in his first six events as a professional, opening his career with a ninth-place seeding at the Prince Edward Island Open in Brudenell, P.E.I. He followed that with a 10th-place finish at the Brudenell River Classic and jumped to sixth at the Elk Ridge Open at Waskesiu, Sask.

These results placed him 28th in the Mackenzie Tour’s player rankings.

Johnson said his jump to the professional field required a greater adjustment to his offcourse activities than to his golf game.

“I learned pretty quickly what the whole lifestyle is like on the pro circuit, so I was happy with how I did, for sure,” he said from Phoenix, Ariz. before Christmas when he was preparing for the 2022 season at a variety of golf facilities.

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Kade Johnson

Victoria, B.C. before the close of the 2021 season.

He was well back of the leaders in those tournaments, but maintained solid scores regardless.

“I’ve been playing

tine, Johnson was ready to jump into the professional field.

“I had some confidence going into the (P.E.I. Open) event. I was playing good golf,” he said. “I had good finishes in my last two amateur events, so I had some confidence going in, but I wouldn’t say my results were expected. After that first event, I got pumped and I was kind of thinking, ‘I could do this.’”

Johnson also attended Mackenzie Tour dates in Calgary, Alta. and

highly competitive golf for quite a while and the game doesn’t really change (at the professional level), except it’s a little bit better in every area,” he said.

“This year was a little bit different with COVID and the Mackenzie field wasn’t as deep as it normally is with a lot of Americans unable to come up due to the regulations at the border. But I feel my game is in a good spot compared to all the players out there with success on many tours for many years. I definitely think that I’m one step closer after getting this experience to be able to play on the PGA Tour.”

Heading into the holiday season, Johnson spent six weeks preparing for PGA qualifying school and the 2022 Mackenzie Tour schedule, which is expected to open sometime in March.

He believes his strength with the long ball will continue to bring him fruit in his sophomore season.

“I’ve always been a pretty good ball striker.

I’ve always been pretty naturally gifted at that,” he said. “But I’ve worked

a lot on my wedge game and my work around the greens is much tighter.

I definitely see improvement on that.”

Before turning professional, Johnson proved himself in Saskatchewan’s elite amateur field.

His wins include the 2016 Saskatchewan Junior Championship, the 2018 Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship, the 2019 Woodlawn Frametech Classic in Estevan, the 2020 Weyburn Crocus Men’s Championship, and the 2021 Mark’s Blue Owl Men’s Open at Deer Park Golf Course in Yorkton.

In April, Johnson was named the Great American Conference’s men’s golfer of the week after finishing second at the 22nd Annual NSU Golf Classic in Muskogee, Okla. It was his third player-of-theweek honor as a member of the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders golf team.

Our members are resilient, creative, and true entrepreneurs who adapt and survive.

Our Board of Directors was filled again for 2022 and we welcome Edith Montesclaros to fill one spot as all the others remain from the past Board. We hosted the AGM and Membership Appreciation at the Casino in Nov. and of course the beloved Santa Claus Parade was held in late Nov. with $3000 raised for charity and 650 vehicles attending.

And, have you seen the Highway #9 entrance and especially at night?

Wow! It is so nice to see the projects we use the membership money for come to fruition!

Also in partnership with the City we granted out $50,000 to businesses

for façade improvements of YBID money matched by the City to five YBID members.

What’s to come for 2022?

We will continue all the programs, elect our Chair and Vice Chair for the new year, and continue the great work we do.

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Our ED Donna Brothwell will gladly take your call, ideas, and input towards our projects and more.

LOOKING Continued from Page A5 City Centre Park which included reviewing the needs to fix or replace the digital clock portion of the sundial and the restoration of the historic mural.

Help from the City and the community made possible the full restoration of the mural and we were lucky enough to include the work of the original artist Grant McLaughlin. With recommendations from him we searched for local artists to join him and pass along the care of the mural to them. Tonia Vermette and Angelina Kardynal came to the call and the restoration was complete on Aug. 21.

A beautiful and again historic project the YBID was able to give to the community.

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We had many challenges with COVID but also many accomplishments, additions, and growth even through the pandemic.

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New canola markets a good thing When you live in Yorkton where the economic impact of two major canola crush plants is obvious, it’s hard not to pay attention to developments surrounding the crop.

The same can be said provincially and across the Prairies, as canola has become the primary crop, at least in terms of value for many producers.

Of course the focus of the canola industry is the production of canola oil, which has carved out a significant market in terms of human consumption – the veg-oil sector being a massive one where canola often wins out based on its unique oil.

While the market for food oil grows, there is also the potential for

biofuels, an area where interest is strong, but often reined in based on the cost of canola oil being prohibitive to be used for fuel.

But, while oil is the key commodity from canola, the crush process leaves carloads of canola meal as a by-product, one with a more limited market.

While the meal is used as a livestock protein source it is not exactly a hugely lucrative market.

And while there is obviously increased interest at present in non-meat alternatives to meat using grains as a base, the protein high canola meal has not proven particularly palatable for human consumption – at least yet. I say yet because science

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Calvin Daniels is likely to eventually crack the palatability issue and open canola meal to a huge new market.

But, in the interim, a recent Canadian Light Source release has to have both producers and crushers taking notice.

After years of meticulous research, Dr. Ajay Dalai’s exploration of canola meal pellets as an eco-friendly alternative to coal and natural

gas for both heat and energy is poised to move into its next phases – scaled-up pellet production and commercialization, begins the release.

“Eventually, the world is going to phase out coal because of pollution,” said Dalai, Canada Research Chair of Bio-energy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing in the University of Saskatchewan (USask)’s

College of Engineering in the release. His quest is to find ways to turn leftover materials from crop production, like canola meal, into biocoal. It is already happening in the forest industry but not in agriculture, he said, despite an ample supply of biomatter.

In 2019, Canada produced over 18 million tonnes of canola and 10 million tonnes came from Saskatchewan. The oil extraction process leaves behind canola meal, which is about 60 per cent of the original crop by weight. Some canola meal is exported and about 40 per cent is fed to livestock.

The remainder is what Dalai sees as potential biocoal, detailed the release. The challenge

is to produce high-quality pellets suitable for storage and transportation to facilities where it can be burned to produce heat and power, he said.

“The potential of using biomass for bioenergy is enormous and exciting,” said Dalai. In addition to generating significant revenue for the agriculture industry, “We all have a responsibility to create an environment that will be good for our children and grandchildren.”

This is the sort of future market development which holds promise for not just canola meal, but other crop by-products such as flax meal, and even straw residue as alternative heating options become more popular.

Sask. ‘Farm TV’ YouTubers attract millions of views just acting naturally

By Nick Pearce Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The StarPhoenix) Mike Mitchell shoots first and speaks in the third person later.

The Saskatchewan farmer’s his breezy, offthe-cuff, third-person narration from behind a phone camera has attracted millions of online views for his YouTube channel.

“I talk about the pros and cons, and that’s just how Mike has always done videos,” Mitchell said.

Call it Farm TV, but aside from entertainment, it can dispel myths about modern agriculture, he added.

His roughly 10- to 30-minute videos docu-

menting daily life on a Saskatchewan farm are part of a growing trend of farmers reaching out to consumers with slice-oflife videos.

The reality TV elements of farm YouTube may also point to a desire among urban consumers, who’ve grown detached from rural lifestyles, to reconnect with the sources of their food.

That approach has drawn viewers ranging from other farmers comparing notes to urban dwellers intrigued by authentic farm life.

Whatever it is, it’s popular. Mitchell has accrued roughly 162,000 subscribers on YouTube.

Mitchell, a movie buff, aims for a realistic but entertaining representation of farm life, with all

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Farmer Mike Mitchell has attracted 162,000 subscribers to his YouTube chronicling farm life. the attendant chores and frustrations.

He seeds, fixes machinery and patiently explains every minute

detail so that every viewer can understand what happens next.

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Michell said the most popular tend to include shots of farm equipment getting stuck and breaking down.

His page on Patreon, an app where users subscribe and pay monthly fees to content creators to be more personally connected, has about 900 subscribers.

This article won’t share where he farms because some uninvited fans have even tracked him down.

Last spring, three unbidden viewers showed up in his yard looking for autographs and photos. Mitchell asks that viewers at least contact him beforehand.

He also doesn’t do it for the cash. However, for other producers, Farm TV is a side income that relies on connecting with an audience over notoriously unreliable rural internet.

A 2020 online survey of roughly 500 self-selected farmers by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan found 75 per cent of participants were dissatisfied with their internet connections.

Rural internet woes even throw up road blocks for Mitchell.

“It’s not unheard of for Mike to run to Swift Current, which is about a four-hour round trip at 200 miles, just to upload two videos and then come back and do it again within two days,” Mitchell said.

Internet issues aside, he’s not the only one with a wide following.

Jan Kielstra, better known by his YouTube handle SaskDutch Kid, has 158,000 subscribers watching the expanding chronicles of life on a dairy farm.

When he had about 70,000 subscribers, he conducted a survey among them and was surprised to learn about half were other farmers.

They like to see how their peers do business, but there may be something else to it, Kielstra said.

“People like farming.

I think there’s a lot of people that don’t have

a connection to a family farm anymore, and they still are interested to see how their food is produced.

“You see a lot of people on social media saying, ‘I bought a new house or I bought a new Lamborghini.’ This is just about going to go milk some cows.”

Milking cows resonates enough for SaskDutch Kid to market a clothing line. Kielstra sells shirts, hoodies and caps on his website.

The income from his YouTube exploits is solid, but it’s also not a huge impact on his dairy operation, he said.

He’s a farmer first, and sees the YouTube channel as a way to counter some of the negative press dairy operations can get.

“Open the doors to our farm, give people a view inside of what our operations look like and they can like that or not based on the video,” he said.

Nicholas Moreau, also known as South Sask. Farmer, has also expanded into merchandise with a similar set of wares emblazoned with his YouTube logo.

He also attributes his channel’s success to a sense of authenticity.

Moreau swears, drives a combine with his kids snacking in the back seat, and runs into bad spells of weather and luck, like this summer’s drought.

“I hate videoing it, but it’s part of it. People have to see,” he said.

He isn’t so keen on other channels from outside of the province, who sanitized their image after building popularity on YouTube, he said. For him, it’s more important to be honest on the channel.

You won’t find Mike Mitchell begging viewers to hit the “like” and “subscribe” buttons, either.

He refuses all sponsorship offers, for the simple reason that he doesn’t want anything limiting his freedom. He also turns down anyone offering to film for him — part of a running joke where Mitchell calls himself a human GoPro.

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U18 tourney hosted in Yorkton

By Tyson Off Staff Writer This weekend saw The Yorkton U18 hockey tournament take place from the 7th to 9th at the Kinsmen Arena.

The LDC Terriers along with six other teams competed for the top spot.

Unfortunately the hometown Terriers lost out in the B Final to the Regina Tigers by a thin 3 – 2 margin.

The Terriers opened the series with a 5 – 3 win over the Wynyard Monarchs. Later in the evening, the Regina Tigers bested Park Posse with a 4 – 0 shutout victory. In the last game of the night, the Regina

Royals beat the Hague Royals 5 – 1.

The action continued Saturday morning with the Warman Lynx defeating the Regina Tigers 4 – 3. The Hague Royals would go on to best the Wynyard Monarch’s with a 4 – 3 victory preceding the Regina Royals 4 – 0 shutout against the Terriers. Closing out the evening, the Warman Lynx beat Park Posse with a 6 – 3 win.

Closing out the tournament Sunday afternoon, The Regina Royals faced off against the Warman Lynx in the A Final with the Royals puling off a 4 – 3 victory over the Lynx.

New SJ road trip shortened lacrosse film Seven teams took part in the weekend event at the Kinsmen Arena.

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

CALVIN DANIELS

Sports When I see something about the sport of lacrosse my interest is always piqued.

The National Lacrosse League in general, and the Saskatchewan Rush in particular, top my list in terms of sport viewing, and the field game is great, my interest only limited by not having a Canadian based proteam or league to follow in detail.

So when I happened upon a web post recently regarding a new film; The Rules of Lacrosse — and the Men Who Break Them, I was hooked and wanted to learn more.

In checking out the film I found the opening statement in the synopsis which only fed the intrigue; “What do Wayne Gretzky, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (Maryland), and David Grohl (Foo Fighters / Nirvana) have in common? You guessed it, they all played lacrosse...

“This film covers the A to Z of men’s lacrosse, from its rich, Indigenous history to the present forms of men’s lacrosse, both the box and field games. This documentary explores several themes of men’s lacrosse:

forming and maintaining professional teams and their players, college and leagues, the wooden stick controversy, and the growing of the game internationally from its North American roots.

In fact, lacrosse will become an official men’s and women’s Olympics sport, beginning in 2028.”

Having to find out more I arranged a telephone interview with film director Joanne Storkan of Honest Engine Films.

Storkan came at the film without actually knowing a great deal about lacrosse.

“I’m from California,” she said, adding “My kids played some lacrosse at a kind of prep school,” but only because a teacher was from Eastern Canada and brought the sport with him.

So the director had homework do to.

“I did a lot of research,” she said.

The Rules of Lacrosse wasn’t her first film on the sport either.

“I fell into the world of lacrosse while doing research for a screenplay I was writing entitled ‘Stix’, which is a comingContinued on Page A16

The Yorkton Terriers were in LaRonge Friday for Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action.

The team traded first period goals with Brandon Della Paolera striking first on the powerplay for the Ice Wolves at 7:49, and Zack McIntyre replying 23-seconds later for the

Terriers at 8:12.

A powerplay effort

by Gavin Mattey was the only goal of the second period. The goal at 5:20 gave the home team a 2-1 lead headed to the final frame.

Maddux Nollski scored at 7:07 to propel Yorkton back into a tie.

But from there it was the Ice Wolves’ game.

Walker Jerome scored on the powerplay at

11:27, and Della Paolera added a short-handed effort into an empty net at 19:29 to secure a 4-2 win.

Kael DePape was in net for the Terriers facing 36-shots, and allowing three goals.

Xavier Cannon was in net for the win for LaRonge facing 27-shots.

The Terriers were to play in Nipawin this evening (Saturday), but

the game was postponed due to COVID. In addition to the game with the Terriers, Nipawin’s games Jan. 11, at Battlefords and Jan. 12, at Kindersley have also been postponed.

Next scheduled action for the Terriers is Jan. 14, when Weyburn visits the Westland Insurance Arena.

The Terriers then head to Estevan Jan. 15.

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OLSON - With deep sorrow we sadly announce the peaceful passing of our mother, Carlotta Olson, on January 2, 2022 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre surrounded by her family. Carlotta Louise Olson (nee Schappert) was born to Albert & Emma (Baumung) Schappert at the Yorkton Hospital on June 6, 1948. She was raised on the farm and attended Clova School and MacNutt Village School. She was a quiet child, already in love with canines from a very early age. She sometimes pretended to be a dog, and often didn’t walk, but got around on all fours. She spent the first 18 years of her life on the farm with her family, then moved to Yorkton with her mother and younger brother after the passing of her daddy in 1966. She took a job at the local vet clinic doing what she loved.

Carlotta and her mother created a warm home from an old fixerupper on Smith Street in Yorkton, caring for people who were in need of shelter or a good meal. They accepted foster children, special needs people, and generally anyone in need. Her mother pioneered the Homemaker service among other programs through SIGN in Yorkton; Carlotta worked alongside her in the Homemaker program. In March of 1970 Carlotta was blessed with her first child, Steven. Many happy years and family gatherings were enjoyed during these years. Through her employment with SIGN, Carlotta met her soon-to-be husband, Allan. After a short courtship they were married March 10, 1979. In January 1981 Allan and Carlotta were blessed with the birth of twin daughters, Amanda and Alanna. At this time Carlotta became a full-time stay-at-home mother.

During this time, she continued to take care of two special needs borders.

Once Mom’s children were grown and left the home, she began work with the Yorkton Sunrise Health Region in the laundry department. One of the joys of Mom’s life was becoming “Nana” with the birth of her first granddaughter. Nana would welcome another seven grandchildren into her life.

She enjoyed travelling to all her grandchildren’s dance competitions and festivals. Over the years Nana loved visits from her children and grandchildren, cooking delicious meals and stocking the cupboards with treats.

Mom loved animals, and over the years had many pets. In her retirement she enjoyed taking nature walks with her two dogs every day. Mom’s love for animals didn’t end with the animals in her own home, she also delighted in feeding the squirrels and birds who resided in her back yard as well as on the nature trails. Mom leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her memory her three children: Steven (Petrunia) Olson, Amanda (Fred) Skorobohach, Alanna Olson; seven grandchildren: Celina, Lilianna (Chris), Emma, Isabella, Thomas, Napoleon, and Nicholas; sisters: Betty (Jim) Naber and Donna Kleebaum; brother Chess Schappert; her dogs Molly and Jinny, as well as many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Mom will join Dad, her grandson Frederick John, parents Albert and Emma, and brother-in-law Jim across the river, as well as many other relatives, pets and friends. Mom, we will miss you and love you forever. The Funeral Service was held on January 8, 2022 in the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Pastor Rick Gibson officiating. Special Music included in the service was “Danny Boy” sung by granddaughter, Lilianna Wiebe, “Harvest Moon” with pianist Amanda Skorobohach and guitarist Ivan Drouin sung by granddaughters, Celina, Lilianna and Isabella Skorobohach and the congregational hymn “Abide with Me” with pianist Kathleen Gibson. The interment followed in the Garden of Gethesemane with Fred Skorobohach, Thomas Skorobohach, Napoleon Skorobohach, Chris Wiebe, Jon Kleebaum and Scott Spilak serving as the casketbearers. Memorial donations may be made to Paws and Claws Animal Rescue (Box 1047 Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3) or to the Yorkton S.P.C.A. (79 7th Ave. S. Yorkton, SK S3N 3V1) as gifts of remembrance. Messages of condolence may be shared at baileysfuneralhome.com

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SISTER NESTOR HALIA KYBA, SSMI (1927 – 2021) - Sister Nestor Kyba passed to her eternal reward on 24 December 2021, at home in Yorkton, SK, at the age of 94 years with 76 years in Religious Life as a Sister Servant of Mary Immaculate. Halia, the oldest of three children was born to Stephen and Katherine (Ewachiw) Kyba on 2 August 1927 on their homestead near Veregin, SK. She received her early education at Mikado School and high school education at Sacred Heart Academy in Yorkton, SK. Halia entered the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate on 30 August 1945 in Mundare, AB. taking the name Nestor. Sr. Nestor served as a Nurses’ Aide in the Mundare Hospital. She then trained under the Misericordia Sisters in Edmonton, AB, becoming a Registered Nurse in 1951. In 1981, she earned her Bachelor of Nursing Degree at the University of Calgary. For more than 40 years she ministered as a nurse in Alberta (Mundare, Willingdon, Edmonton, Calgary); in Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Ituna, Yorkton); in Manitoba (Winnipeg, Dauphin) and in Ontario (Toronto). In Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto, while ministering as a nurse, she continued annual upgrades to her certification through courses and workshops. In 1987, she even studied Gerontology in Japan.

Throughout her career, her involvements included X-ray, pharmacology, Emergency Measures Planning, General Duty, training student nurses, Acute Care, Long-Term Care, Obstetrics, Gerontology, Administration and Pastoral Care. In administrative positions, she was Director of Nursing (DON) at the Mary Immaculate Hospitals in Willingdon and Mundare, AB; Administrator and DON at the Ituna Union Hospital; Assistant administrator and later General Director at St. Paul’s Nursing Home in Dauphin, MB; Nursing Supervisor at Holy Family Nursing Home in Winnipeg, MB; Director of Care (DOC) at Lakeside Home in Wolseley, SK and Assistant DOC at St. Paul’s Lutheran Home in Melville, SK. Sister Nestor contributed to the establishment of St. Joseph’s Home in Saskatoon, SK, owned and operated by the Ukrainian Sisters of St. Joseph. She worked closely with the Lay Advisory Group to plan all phases of the preparation for the opening of the facility.In her younger years, during the summer months, Sr. Nestor taught catechism in Sifton, Ethelbert, Winnipegosis, Gilbert Plains and Rorketon in Manitoba and New Kiev, and was camp nurse at Camp St. Basil’s and Camp Oselia in Alberta. In the hospitals, she would catechize her younger patients, preparing them to receive the Sacraments. She taught English to one such patient, so that he would not fall behind in his schooling during his extended hospital stay. Later he became the Premier of Alberta and he recalls her help with much gratitude!

Pastoral Care was a great part of her ministry, as she prepared elderly patients to meet the Lord. Sister Nestor was predeceased by her parents, Stephen and Katherine, and is survived by her sister Daria Kyba of Calgary, brother Russell Kyba and his wife Anna Marie of Wetaskiwin, AB and their family and her co-sisters in the congregation of the SSMI. May Sister Nestor’s memory be eternal! Vichna Pamyat’! Prayers were held on January 3 and Funeral Liturgy on January 4th at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Yorkton with Most Rev. Bishop Bryan Bayda, Most Rev. Bishop Emeritus Peter Stasiuk, Rev. Fr. Leonid Malkov, and Rev. Fr. Yevhen Zadorozhnyi as the Concelebrants. The responses were led by Lorne Stechyshyn and members of the Funeral Choir. The crossbearer was Sister Marika Konderewicz and the epistle reader was Sister Bonnie Komarnicki. The interment followed in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Steve Popowich, Dave Spelay, Victor Puchala, Methodius Holawatuk, Gerald Gromnisky and Lorne Stechyshyn serving as the casket bearers.

Sister Terri-Anne Slota and Sister Suzanne Kukorudz shared reflections of Sister Nestor’s life and appreciation. Memorials in Sister Nestor’s memory may be made to Lubov SSMI Foundation, 1085 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R2W 3S1 Condolences to the Sisters can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com

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COTE - Kristen Lucille Cote, beautiful Christmas blessing to Mae and Ivan Cote, made Heaven her home on Sunday, January 2, 2022, with family by her side. Kristen was born on December 25, 1988, in Yorkton. Kristen grew up in Yorkton and graduated Grade 12 from Sacred Heart High School in 2009. As a youth Kristen was a member of the Heritage Canada National Aboriginal Youth Council and she also worked at the Dog Kennels and Pet Stores when she was in High School. She then moved to Saskatoon and then later to Edmonton to further her education. While in Saskatoon she attended Marvel Beauty School and the Spa Academy where she achieved her certification as a beautician and hairstylist. She attended the University of Alberta, enrolled in Business Administration, during this time Kristen always held down two jobs.

She was a hard worker right up until she was unable to work in 2019. During her employment in Edmonton as a Chef or Server, she had the opportunity to meet and serve many celebrities and dignitaries such as Princess Anne, NHL hockey players Connor McDavid, Ryan Smith. Kristen would share her stories in excitement with her family. From a very young age, Kristen always had a huge love for animals, especially cats, often taking in strays and giving them a home. Kristen will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Mae and Ivan, brother Ivan Jr, special nephew Drew (Baby), niece Leylani (Pretty Girl) nephews Connor and Evren. She also leaves to mourn her long-time partner, Randy Veregin and their two cats Reeko and Mitten whom she loved and treated as her children. All aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends too numerous to mention. Kristen was predeceased by her sister Ami, special cousins (brothers) Angelo and Greg Cote, grandparents, Sarah & Elmer Cote, Lucy and John Lafontaine, Her Aunts, Holly Lafontaine (Godmother), Marion, Thelma, Sylvia, Esther, Noella and her Uncle Alvin. The Funeral Service was held on January 8, 2022 in the Yorkton Friendship Centre with Officiated by Pastor Fred Keshane of the Yorkton House of Prayer. The eulogy was shared by Vanessa Brass. The interment followed at the Yorkton City Cemetery with Drew Cote, Joey Cote, Ivan Cote Jr., Shawn Friday, Ryan Lafontaine, Kevin Benson, Jarrett Lafontaine, Sonny Sylvester, Patrick Lafontaine, Mitch Keshane, Leon Keshane and Kaelem Gambler serving as the casket bearers. All who cherished her life including cousins and friends too numerous to mention were honorary bearers. Messages of condolence may be shared at baileysfuneralhome.com

ENOCKSON - Daryl Enockson passed away on Tuesday December 21, 2021 in Saskatoon, SK at the age of 67, after a short battle with cancer. Daryl was born in Saskatoon, SK on August 5, 1954 to Gute and Dorothy Enockson.

Daryl had a great childhood and very supportive parents. In his younger years, Daryl was very athletic and played hockey and baseball. He spent his formative years in Saskatoon and Alpine, Manitoba. At the young age of 15, Darryl began to work in the drywall trade where he made his career for the next 52 years. Daryl was a craftsman and excelled in his trade, he was highly regarded for his quality work. He was someone who was passionate about good service, which allowed Daryl to become close with many of his customers and coworkers. He had long lasting relationships throughout his career. At 19 years of age Daryl was united in Matrimony to his first wife and was blessed with two children; Scott and Shannon. In 1979, Daryl met Cyndy Exner. After a year of friendship, they became a couple; uniting in Matrimony in 1983. In 1983 Daryl and Cyndy moved to Yorkton, SK. In the following years Daryl divided his time between drywalling and trapping. Daryl learned to trap from his father, Gute and uncle, Ivor. He loved trapping on the family trapline in Duck Mountain. He spent 13 years as Director for the Manitoba Trappers Association and worked on many initiatives for habitat sustainability. Daryl found spirituality in nature when on the trapline, and is where he felt a connection to the world. Daryl was always generous in sharing his love for nature by hosting many friends and family at his cabin at Duck Mountain. There was always an open invitation to come trapping with Daryl. In 1988, Cyndy and Daryl were blessed with the birth of Ryan. Daryl was so very proud of each of his children; they were his greatest blessing and meant everything to him. He was semi-retired for the last several years and was living his best life with Cyndy in these times. They spent many hours and miles in their motorhome, a time in which Daryl took up fishing.

Daryl became an avid cyclist, putting on an average of 3000 kilometres each summer. Daryl had a connection to animals and had a strong bond with their dog, Gypsy. The two were often found at the dog park where they made many friends over the years. This was something that Daryl was hopeful to be able to do again in the future. Daryl is predeceased by his parents, Dorothy and Gute Enockson; his father-in-law, Joe Exner; his lifelong mentors, Ivor and Fern Enockson; his sister, Marilyn Nelson; his brothers, Ken Meldrum and Ryan Enockson; and his special “cousin-inlaw”, Kevin Suppes. Daryl is survived by his beloved wife, Cyndy; his son, Scott Enockson and Shalyn Larose; his daughter, Shannon Enockson and Jason Beaton; and his son, Ryan Enockson; his grandchildren, Joshua Birkett, Isabella Enockson, and Brayden Beaton; his sister, Joan VanBuul; his mother-in-law, Chris Smith; and by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and countless friends. Cremation has taken place and the family is planning a Celebration of Life Service in the spring of 2022 which will be announced closer to the date of the Celebration. In lieu of flowers, those so wishing to make a charitable donation in memory of the Late Daryl Enockson may do so with a gift to Paws and Claws Animal Rescue Box 1047 Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3 www.pawsandclawsyorkton.ca Kopan’s Funeral Service is honoured to have been entrusted with assisting the Enockson family with service arrangements.

NEUDORF – Darlene (nee Oystryk) May 25, 1942 – December 16, 2021.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Darlene. She was a wife, mom, grandma, sister, auntie and friend. She will be missed but remains close to our hearts. We thank all of you who touched Darlene’s life. A private service was held on January 7, 2022 in the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey officiating. A tribute was offered by Violet Stefaniuk and special music played was “Empty Garden” by Elton John. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Darlene may be made towards Yorkton Home Care for Palliative Care or to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency for the Cancer Patient Lodge Renewal Program as gifts of remembrance.

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Tricia Friesen Reed, her husband Stan and family at work on the sculpture at Patrick Park in the city.

Snow sculpture a family tribute and celebration of winter sport

By Tyson Off Staff Writer If you’ve been out on the recently built ice path located at Patrick Park you may have noticed the addition of a snow sculpture along the winding trail.

“The sculpture is a celebration of winter sport and a tribute to my husband’s grandparents ...” says Tricia Friesen Reed, who, along with her husband Stan and their three children, designed and constructed the roughly eight-foot-tall

snow structure in temperatures dipping to extremes of minus thirtyfour degrees Celsius.

The process took several important steps in order to maintain accuracy and to achieve the desired aesthetics, the first being the construction of a box to hold and pack snow into. This box of packed snow would then act as a mold for the eventual artistic endeavour, as stated on Tricia’s WordPress blog.

Stan and Tricia’s three children, Belén, Susanna, and Vivian,

ages 17, 15 and 7, had the important job of stomping on the snow to pack it into the mold.

The mold would be left to cure for several nights and during that time the family would design a clay model intended to serve as a reference for the carving being performed by Stan.

“Stan is the driving talent behind the sculpture, but the whole family got involved,” said Tricia.

For the actual carving, Stan used a hand-

saw, a machete, and some small hand tools that he designed and made especially for snow carving. The characters we see in the sculpture were inspired by his grandparents, Abe and Ruth, who were married for seventy-one years before they both passed on in 2017.

“The following winter, (2018) Stan thought about making a snow sculpture of the two of them dancing – despite the fact they were conservative Mennonites and didn’t dance. But

the snow wasn’t right for sculpting that year and the sculpture never happened, which is why, during a blizzard on the last days of 2021, we thought we should give Abe and Ruth a chance at icedancing,” details Tricia’s blog. “We sculpted them right beside the skating loop behind our house so that other skaters might catch some of their carefree joy. We hope Ruth is okay with it.”

“We built it next to the skating path at Patrick Park to show our appreciation for the ice

loop,” added Tricia in an interview via messenger.

“It’s such a beautiful little park and we’re happy that so many people enjoy it in summer and winter.”

Unfortunately, as is often the case in winter, the region experienced a heavy snow fall and the intricacies of the Ice Dancers sculpture have since been concealed under many inches of snow. For more photos check our Tricia Friesen Reed’s blog, at experimentingaswegrow.wordpress.com

Festival returns to Dauphin in ‘22

By Chelsea Kemp Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Brandon Sun) The Cossacks will be riding once again for Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in 2022.

Festival president Kayla Gillis said it has been exciting planning an in-person event again after seeing the celebration cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s been two years where we had a virtual program that was featured online on our YouTube and Facebook page. It almost feels like we’re planning the first festival again, kind of starting from scratch and bringing out some new things while following all protocols and regulations from the government,” Gillis said.

The 2022 festival will be capped at half-capacity, allowing for the sale of around 5,000 tickets. Some ticket holders still have their passes held over from previous cancelled events.

It was devastating to see in-person events postponed during the pandemic for the first time in more than 50 years, Gillis said. While it was a difficult decision, ensuring the safety of patrons and performers remained the top priority for festival organizers.

“We took a hit financially with not being

able to have a festival for two years as we are a non-profit foundation, and all our funds come from government grants or from our annual festival,” Gillis said. “We’re hoping that we’re able to have a good year going into 2022 and get things back on track.”

While it has been fun planning a three-day celebration of Ukrainian culture, there is an added layer of stress in 2022 due to COVID-19 public health rules and regulations. Festival organizers are carefully monitoring all protocols as they are subject to change.

The 2022 event will mark the 57th year of Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival.

Gillis said entertainment for the festival has

been secured and all cultural activities are ready to hit the ground running.

A list of entertainment acts will be released in January.

“Everybody is eager to get going. You know, we’ve had groups reach out to us that want to perform, and unfortunately, we can only have so many performers come in a year. We have entertainers that are ready to go for 2023 because they couldn’t come for 2022.”

Even when the festival was hosting virtual performances during the height of the pandemic, they had a robust response from past performers providing videos from previous occasions, while others donned their masks to host COVID-19 performances.

“When we reached out to them, they were more than happy to provide [content] because they want people to know they are still going as well,” Gillis said. “For not being able to perform in two years, a lot of the groups ... [are] just waiting for that crowd.

They’re waiting for people to cheer. They just want to entertain.”

Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival is an incredibly immersive experience, Gillis said, with different activities for guests of any age to participate in.

The festival offers a mix of indoor and outdoor activities and with 50 per cent capacity, Gillis hopes people will have ease of mind attending activities.

“Come out and you can see how Ukrainians party, the different cultures, the dances, the foods. We have different cultural displays: wheat weaving, our bread bake ovens, pysanky writing — that’s Ukrainian Easter eggs. It’s an experience in itself,” Gillis said.

“If you have not experienced it, come out and then you will definitely come back for more.”

One of the signature features of Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival is the Cossack Camp.

“They have their fire going and they always have a pig roasting. They feed you and they give you drink and it’s fun,” Gillis said. “It wouldn’t be a festival without them.”

One of her personal highlights of the festival is the talent competition featuring youth from across Canada, along with young people from the United States when possible.

It is a neat experience to watch these performances because you can see the culture being carried on across all generations, Gillis said.

“A lot of the dancers that I have seen on the talent competition stage are now performing on our grandstand.”

Professional performers appear on the grandstand stage for four grandstand shows. Gillis noted at any given time, there are four active

stages with performers at the Ukrainian Festival site, along with beer gardens, poker parties and the return of the festival’s perogy eating contest.

The festival offers something new every year, she said, such as bringing in another cultural group to showcase. In the past, this has included different dance groups.

“We want to make sure that we capture the audience for everybody,” Gillis said. “It’s not just for Ukrainians to come out.”

The festival marks an exciting week in the Dauphin area, she added, as the city’s chamber of commerce organizes a street fair on the Thursday of the Ukrainian Festival weekend.

“There’s way more attractions in the town than just the festival.

There are a few historical sites around the [city] of Dauphin, there are tours involved as well. There are new north gate trails that border where the festival happens.”

Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival will take place from July 29-31, 2022. Tickets go on sale Jan. 6 to honour Ukrainian Christmas.

“It’s been two years since we’ve been able to have something, so come and enjoy the experience again,” Gillis said.

For more information, visit cnuf.ca.

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Don’t fly through life without your spiritual harness It’s hard staying in shape when one isn’t athletic, and their primary vocation requires sitting at a desk. That’s me. But I love walking, although this winter’s frigid temperatures often trap me inside.

Our sheepdog, Cash, who took me for twicedaily walks until the great winter chill set in), abruptly reversed course after about a hundred steps the other day. The thermometer read 32 below zero.

“And that,” I clearly heard him sigh, “is quite enough.” I agreed and followed him back home, where he collapsed beside the fireplace.

“Sitting is the new smoking,” they say.

When, while sitting at my desk, I remember that, I raise my arms.

Then I stand up and do a few awkward squats, leg raises or wall pushups before sitting again.

As difficult as it may be, staying in shape physically sometimes feels more doable than keeping spiritually fit.

Christ-followers rely strongly on gathering for worship and Bible study to keep each other strong. We can run on a treadmill or walk alone, but faith easily weakens in isolation. The pandemic made gathering more difficult.

In-person services and Bible studies were cancelled or moved online.

That doesn’t work well for everyone.

KATHLEEN GIBSON Sunny Side Up has inspired readers of faith since 2001. Read more at www.kathleengibson.ca or reach Kathleen at sunnysideup.press@gmail.com

Sunny Side Up Maybe we all need the reminder that faith’s true gymnasiums aren’t found in our churches or gatherings, as important as those are. Our best faith-builders are the places and situations that require us to pray; to believe and trust God when challenged, fearful, intimidated, helpless or hopeless.

My closest girlfriend

and I stood underneath a zip line at Cypress Hills Provincial Park last summer, watching the spruces sway, hearing tourists squeal as they zipped through the air on what looked like threads above us.

“C’mon, Kathleen,” Glenda urged. “Let’s do it!” She always has been the adventurous one.

I watched a long while, pondering, pro-

testing. Finally, “Yes,” I peeped. Oh, God, I prayed silently. Do you mind me leaning on you as I zip? In that moment, minnows (or something that felt like those) began circling in my tummy.

To my combined relief and disappointment, the line was already booked. We agreed to try again next summer. There went the minnows again, a slow circling. How does one practice for extended zip-lining, I wondered.

I’ve realized something since. If we ever take that trip, before flying down that thread through the air, we’ll don harnesses. They’ll keep us safe, even when

terrified. We can trust them because they have proved trustworthy for thousands of people who took that same trip before us.

We can’t rehearse or practice our response for situations that whisk us abruptly from our comfort zones. The ongoing pandemic has proved that. But God has already provided a harness for us, one that ensures spiritual safety forever. A harness that builds spiritual muscle the more it’s used. A harness of faith and prayer, of belief and trust in Christ, no matter our circumstances.

All we must do is put it on and keep it on.

Please don’t fly through life without it.

Black pepper adds much to food On very cold day in the last couple weeks, we were making a hearty stew, great comfort food on a cold day.

And one of our favorite flavorings in the stew was black pepper. I began to wonder where black pepper actually came from, so let’s have a cup of tea and I’ll tell you what I learned.

I think we would all agree that black pepper is probably one of the most used and most loved spices. It has been around since at least 2000BC; the Egyptians, who seemed to always be on the cutting edge of the latest new things, loved pepper, but they used it more for medicinal purposes. The ancient Greeks and Romans were also pepper people, and I read that there was a cook-

book written over two thousand years ago and almost every recipe in it included pepper!

Pepper continued to be a very popular spice through the centuries, earning the name “black gold”. The plant that produces black pepper originated in India, though it grows in other tropic areas like Vietnam and Brazil, but when the world was going wild for pepper, the race was on among explorers to see who could reach India first and snatch up as much of the pepper market as possible!

Black pepper, also called piper nigrum, comes from a flowering vine. The dark red fruits of the pepper hang in clusters. Here’s a new word: “drupe”, which

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Gardener’s Notebook is the fruit that holds the seed that becomes a peppercorn. How the peppercorn is processed determines what kind of peppercorn we have. We’ve all seen the black peppercorns in the spice aisle at the store, as well as the jars of the mixed and exotic looking white, pink and green peppercorns.

Black peppercorns are the dried, unripe fruits and white comes from the ripe fruits. Green peppercorns are dried

and unripe but might be cured in brine. And guess what, the pink peppercorns are actually from a whole different plant: the Peruvian pepper tree!

Farmers who grow the pepper plants are working with a vine plant that spreads and must be supported on trellises. The plants like moderately moist and rich soil that is well drained. They also like to be mulched. Farmers create new plants from

cuttings; the new plants must be watered regularly for three years and then finally the plant will starts producing fruit after four or five years. It is a long process to bring that delicious flavor to our kitchen tables!

And we all love pepper so much that pepper farmers produce well over a million tonnes of pepper every year! Next time you pick up your pepper shaker, just think of all the work involved to make that delicious spice!

We’re looking forward to spring, but still have a little way to go, so this is a great time to increase our gardening knowledge.

Visit the University of Saskatchewan at www. gardening.usask.ca/

public-workshops and see the amazing selections of two hour, online sessions that are available. “Houseplants 101” is coming up on Thursday, January 13 at 7PM, and “Rural Design” on Monday, January 17. There is a full list of sessions on many great topics, so check it out. I’ve taken several of these sessions and they are really interesting and informative.

Visit the Yorkton hort society at www.yorktonhort.ca and see what’s new. Thank you to our friends at Yorkton This Week for their fine work each week.

Gardeners, hope you’re already perusing your seed catalogues! Stay warm and have a great week!

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LACROSSE Continued from Page A11 of-age story similar to “The Karate Kid’, only with a lacrosse backdrop,” noted Storkan’s Director’s comment on the film. “While interviewing a coach and former player, Tom Ryan, I learned that he had just produced a short film

about his experiences in the world of lacrosse entitled “Stir It Up’.

“After viewing the film, which I really loved and found very interesting, I proposed that we convert his short movie into a feature-length film and incorporate more aspects of the sport

that were not covered or delved into in Tom’s 26-minute film. After we filmed more games and interviews, we learned that for several reasons we could not merge our new footage with his older film. Our choice was either to scrap the project entirely or cre-

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ate a new movie. We chose the latter, and thus was born ‘The Rules of Lacrosse’.”

In talking to Storkan of course Gretzky came up, and it proved a rather interesting aspect of the film.

The director met Gretzky, one of this country’s most iconic athletes, on a night out.

While Storkan said she didn’t know who Gretzky was, initially admitting she “sort of ignored him”, when the ‘Great One’ learned of her film he wanted in.

“He (Gretzky) begged me to be in it ... He was just so passionate about the sport,” said Storkan.

During the evening Gretzky asked Storkan who the greatest lacrosse player is?

She said she anticipated Gretzky would point to John Tavares, but that was not the case.

Gretzky instead named Gaylord Powless, from the Six Nations Reserve, the same Powless recently elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

Storkan said by then she realized Gretzky’s interest in the film and passion for the sport were real so hastily they set a time to film a segment.

In the interview with the filmmaker, Wayne Gretzky emphatically states, “I always say this to people—you think football and ice hockey are physical? The most physical sport I ever played in my life was lacrosse.”

That is rather high praise for lacrosse.

It was at this point Storkan said she also realized she needed to expand the horizons of the film to look at the game in Canada too.

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“I knew then I had to go more into Canada,” said Storkan.

So what about the process most intrigued the director?

Learning about the significance of lacrosse to Indigenous people as ‘The Medicine Game’, said Storkan.

“When I did my research that was the most fascinating thing,” she said.

In the end the film became a feature length documentary, although Storkan said she has come to realize it might be a bit long for all but the most diehard lacrosse follower to sit through, so she said it is likely to be massaged into a two, or three-part series, that will be a good fit for sports TV. Readers can check out trailers for the film at www.rulesoflacrosse. com

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