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Reading is a great summer pastime, well actually any time of year. So last week avid readers headed to the Yorkton Public Library to buy a few books at their sale. The sale was held Thursday through Saturday, and you could buy a single

book, or fill a bag for $5, so patrons could leave set for reading material for weeks after perusing the tables piled high with hardcover and paperback books ranging from history, to nature, to scifi, sports and thrillers.

No new news on hospital for Yorkton

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley was in Yorkton

Thursday, but it wasn’t to announce a date when a new regional health facility in the city would finally have the first sod turned.

Hindley said “some dollars” approximately $200K has been announced toward detailing the scope of the final facility. He called

it, “sort of preliminary work,” in regards to moving forward with a new health care facility.

“There’s a lot of behind the scenes work,”

said Hindley.

But it is a process.

“There’s quite a lot of work that has to be done before the sod is turned,” said Hindley. “. . . There’s

a lot of different stages and steps.”

Part of that work is trying to crystal ball long term regional needs

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Pothole issue in York Lake access continues

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The road to York Lake Regional Park has been a perennial issue in terms

of dealing with potholes.

The road is jointly owned with the city approximately one kilometre south off Queen Street in the city of

Yorkton, and the remaining road to the park in the RM of Orkney.

And in spite of a recent investment by the city, RM, and the Regional

Park Authority, the road remains a problem.

A meeting, including the three funders, was held last week where the long-standing road issues

were discussed.

With the three funding partners providing dollars and supplies, work was undertaken to fix the potholes and it didn’t

work, and residents along the road and at the park are not happy.

“They’ve got good cause to complain,” said

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Stock car track stays out — for now

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The current home of the Yellowhead International Speedway in Yorkton may not always be home to the track.

The lease for the parcel of land race organizers have had with the city has ended, and the city has advised they

will not sign a new lease.

“They were told we wouldn’t sign a new lease,” informed Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley.

Hippsley said the land, located where it is has drawn “a few enquiries” from parties potentially interested in purchasing the land for commercial development.

While no formal offer has been made

on the land, Hippsley said the city felt it was prudent not to renew the lease.

However, the stock car track may remain on the site until the land is sold, said Hippsley, adding the city is not even taking a rental fee at this point.

“City Council recognizes the importance of having this very important amenity and organization and how much it benefits the city in numerous

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If sold, the track association has been told they will be given 120 days to leave.

Hippsley said in the event the property sells for commercial development, the city will work with the group to find a new home.

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SaskAbilities Summer program in full swing

By Tyson Off Staff Writer YORKTON – Participants of the SaskAbilities Summer Fun program were sporting super hero costumes at M.C. Knoll School on Wednesday.

“This week at summer fun we have super hero week, so everybody’s all dressed up and excited to do some dancing today,” said Brandi McManus, Quality of Life Coordinator at Sask Abilities.

“We’re so excited to

be back in person at Summer Fun this year – it’s great to see the kids laughing, playing and making new friends,” said McManus, adding later that the program had been paused due to the nature of the COVID19 pandemic.

McManus said the the Summer Fun program runs throughout July into the third week of August and is meant for children who experience disability.

“We had a huge response for registration this year and we’re

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Orkney Reeve Randy Trost.

Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley said there are a lot of people living along the road and at the park using the road. In 2017, a midweek traffic count put daily traffic at 517 vehicles.

“It’s a well-used road,” he said. “. . . Is it a very important road – absolutely.”

Since those people work and shop in the city and part of the road is in city limits, Hippsley said it was

currently running at full capacity,” said McManus.

McManus said that once Summer Fun is over the organization will focus on the programs they have planned for fall.

“We have a few programs that start up in the fall – ‘FunAbilities’ – it’s an afterschool program and it runs after school and during school breaks,” said McManus, adding, the program “offers recreation and leisure activities for elementary-school-aged children.”

McManus said that the second of the two fall programs will be ‘MoveAbilities’. “[MoveAbilities] which is a new initiative and includes children, youth and adults experiencing disability,” said McManus, adding the program will be small groups led by facilitators where participants will “have the opportunity to participate in yoga, music, movement and dance – just to name a few.”

“It will be offered after school and will

be adapted to meet the needs of every individual,” said McManus.

McManus said that the Summer Fun program wouldn’t be possible without the sponsorships and partnerships of several organizations.

“I’d like to thank Good Spirit School Division – MC Knoll, for hosting our Summer Fun Program – our partnership is appreciated,” said McManus.

“There are a few sponsors I’d also like to thank,” said McManus, “Community Initiatives Fund, Service Canada

and Autism Speaks.”

McManus went on to say that without those sponsors the Summer Fun Program would not exist and encouraged people to reach out with their inquiries.

“If you have any questions or inquiries about any programs, we have to offer please contact me at bmcmanus@saskabilities.ca,” said McManus, adding, “I also encourage you to check us out on Facebook or visit our website at www.saskabilities.ca for any upcoming programming or classes.”

decided to invest in repair work $130,000 toward gravel and $50,000 for labour, plus taxes. In addition, the city provided $30,000 in value of reclaimed asphalt.

In the end the investment didn’t work as potholes fixed in the fall of 2021, were back in April this year.

While the issue remains, it is not a case of not trying to address the issue, assured Trost.

“We’ve done it twice each time with a different contractor,” he said.

While it is unclear why fixes have not worked, Trost

said in the end, “what we’ve done didn’t work.”

So it’s back to the table for the three funding partners to look into what can be done to address the situation long term.

“We’ve gone back to the table as good neighbours,” said Hippsley, adding the key is determining “. . . what we do next.”

In the short term Trost said the RM will “grade it on a regular basis until we figure out what we want to do.”

ated, “these things don’t happen overnight.”

Hindley also pointed out the building itself is only part of the equation with staffing needs a big part of the equation.

Certainly that has been brought into sharp focus regionally with staffing issues in Kamsack seeing 20 beds temporarily closed.

redirected to neighbouring hospitals in Yorkton, Canora and Preeceville.

The disruption in Kamsack is just the latest facility to be impacted by understaffing and recruitment and retention issues, noted a CUPE release on the Kamsack situation.

“In recent weeks we have seen bed closures and ER shutdowns in Melville, Spiritwood, Esterhazy, and Broadview, to name a few. However, not all of these are listed on the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) website,” said Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE Local 5430 in the release.

“There needs to be more transparency from the SHA about service disruptions and closures and what steps are being taken to address the situation.”

HOSPITAL Continued from Page A1 based on expected economic development, what population growth or decline might look like, and age demographics, said the minister, adding each of those things can influence how many beds a facility needs to be and what services should be provided.

While Hindley has no

suggestion of when the facility might get the full green light to go ahead, he assured the government “knows there is a need” for a new hospital, adding it is needed not just for the city but the region which stretches into Manitoba in terms of where people come from for services.

But, Hindley reiter-

CORRECTION In last week’s Yorkton This Week (July 13), it was incorrectly stated a discretionary use for a building on Myrtle Avenue had been approved by Yorkton Council.

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In fact, today, Official Opposition Caucus Chair and Critic for Seniors Matt Love joined concerned residents in Kamsack to demand action on the closure of all acute care beds at the Kamsack hospital.

“This is a government that refuses to take responsibility for decisions that they’ve made,” said Love in a release.

“After being in power for fifteen years, the healthcare staffing crisis is theirs and theirs alone.

The hundreds of people who came to this rally are tired of excuses, they want solutions.”

The last of the Kamsack Hospital acute care beds were closed Wednesday, and the Emergency Room will only operate from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. until Aug. 31. Patients are being

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Thursday morning Canora-Pelly MLA Terry Dennis and Everett Hindley, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors, and Rural and Remote Health, toured the Kamsack facility.

In Yorkton speaking to media, Hindley said the Kamsack situation was the result “of some recent departures of health care workers,” resulting in too few staff in some positions “to operate the beds that are actually at the hospital.”

The situation is being regarded as temporary, assured the minister.

“We fully intend to reopen those 20 beds,” he said. “. . . We want to see it resolved as quickly as possible.”

But that will not happen without new staff, something he said they are working on, starting with efforts to recruit health care workers to fill the spots.

The situation is not an isolated one, and Hindley said they are looking at ways to better keep staff at full compliments – for example looking at whether the province needs more training spots in some health disciplines.

Hindley said it needs to be understood the shortage of health care professionals is not a rural problem, not a Saskatchewan problem.

“It’s a national issue as well,” he assured, noting for example British Columbia has offered a $25,000 bonus to go to rural areas and still struggles to fill positions.

The process of replacement can take months.

In Yorkton in March of 2021, some lab work which had normally been carried out at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre was temporarily, be sent to Regina. The issue was a shortage of staff in microbiology.

When asked, Hindley said the work has not yet been transferred back to Yorkton.

“I don’t believe they are,” he said, adding it is still the intention to return the services to Yorkton when staff concerns are addressed.

Hindley was also in Esterhazy July 13, touring the hospital there, noting it is “an older facility,” which he said puts it “pretty high on the list for replacement.”

But, like the health care centre in Yorkton, there was no date for the facility replacement in Esterhazy either.

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DS Auto Plus hosts show and shine

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was all auto hot metal Saturday as DS Auto Plus hosted their first show and shine in Yorkton.

Not only were the various cars and trucks on display sporting big motors, shiny wax jobs and hot colours, but it was a hot afternoon with the thermometer showing temperatures around 30 degrees.

A number of awards were presented including; Race car – Todd Rocen

Truck – Erin McCauley Import – Jeff Myrowitch Mopar – Lance Gorski Ford – John Dvorak GM – Doug Rodgerson Motorcycle – Jeff Myrowitch Classic bike – Anton Medernach People’s Choice – Doug Rodgerson The show was held on Broadway Street West along Highway 52, and featured a range of cars, trucks and motorcycles, which were displayed for car fans to appreciate.

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Politics After a day and a half meeting with other provincial premiers and territorial leaders, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe tweeted out a message of hope and optimism.

“We are returning home stronger and more united as we reaffirm our commitment to creating opportunities and improving the quality of life residents across the country,” Moe wrote at the end of the annual Council of the Federation in Victoria.

Progress was made on critical issues at the gathering that included Indigenous issues, energy, food security and health care This is welcomed news — especially coming from a premier who has recently instructed his caucus to hold a series of “economic sovereignty” meetings seemingly centred around notions on what we do more independently with less cooperation from Ottawa.

The MLA-hosted economic sovereignty” meetings — some of which have been genuinely open to all constituents, but far too many that have been by invitation-only gatherings — seem to be based on a premise opposite to that hope Moe enthused about as he left Victoria.

Among the topics that government Saskatchewan Party MLAs are discussing is this province instituting its own police force that could serve as an alternative to local, rural RCMP detachments and instituting its own system of income tax collection.

Both responsibilities that now fall under federal would add significant expense to the province — no small irony, given that the premiers’ meeting seemed all about the need for more federal dollars for things like health care.

Herein lies the problem: Moe and the others may have reasoned points at these national forums — especially when it comes to whether Ottawa is doing the heavy lifting when comes to policies that preserve this nation.

However, the province’s case that the federal needs to spend more on things like public health care funding because it binds the fabric of the country together falls apart when the province is holding meetings that eat away at that fabric.

Make no mistake that these “economic sovereignty” meetings have been as much of a magnate for special interest demanding things like ending access to abortion or any future public health/vaccine mandates along with those who truly seeking national solutions.

It’s a reminder that finding reason and compromise in this vast and diverse country is never easy.

Both the federal and provincial governments must continually work at this and that doesn’t seem to truly be happening from either direction right now.

What we have often seen from Prairie premiers like Moe and Alberta’s Jason Kenney (who may soon be replaced by Danielle Smith with an even more aggressive sovereignty agenda) has been more about local politics than national unity or compromise.

But make no mistake the problem flows both ways. Consider what federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has recently been saying.

Wilkinson has continued to draw fire over the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act emerging out of Bill C-69.

The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled earlier this year that the federal law that oversees things like pipeline development infringes on a province’s constitutional right to control its own natural resources.

Moe has vowed to support Alberta in what undoubtedly will be a federal government Supreme Court of Canada challenge of Alberta court decision.

Of course, this could be avoided if the provinces and the feds would just get together on a bilateral agreement satisfactory to both jurisdictions.

But when asked about this in a recent interview, Wilkinson would only say he’s “open to ideas and conversation”, but not a formal compromise agreement.

Wilkinson is right that federal government must consider its own responsibilities like fisheries, Indigenous rights and the environment.

However, the first and foremost consideration for all federal and provincial politicians right now should be making this country work.

That’s not been the priority it needs to be.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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Same message heard on local health issues

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ural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley was in Yorkton last week, and what he had to say on a couple of key local region issues sounded very much like the answers which have been offered for years by the Saskatchewan Party.

In terms of the much-discussed, and much-needed new regional hospital for Yorkton, surprise, surprise, it remains on the government to-do list, but there is no suggestion when a build might start.

Hindley did point to some $200K committed to further planning for the facility. He said the work includes everything from how many beds are ultimately needed, to what services are to be included, to crystal balling what population trends are in the region.

Now there is no denying such work is important, but let’s not forget a plan was created years ago for a new hospital. It was largely locally generated at the request of the province and was ultimately seen as too grandiose by government and was rather quickly shelved.

Of course the problem there was the parameters established by the government before planning started. If you have a budget figure you will not exceed, that needs to be on the table before you start planning.

Since that process local fundraising continued until there was $1 million salted away and the local Health Foundation changed course to fund needed equipment realizing at that point no local hospital build was imminent.

At this point you also need to question how much planning is needed.

There has been an announced expansion in Prince Albert and a new build in Weyburn, so a plan should pretty much already exist.

The Saskatchewan Party has focused a lot of its attention on a single health board to streamline services, a big part of which is not overlapping efforts, yet here they are reinventing the hospital plan for Yorkton.

Next up Hindley faced questions about temporary bed closures in Kamsack, which he said were unfortunate but necessary because there were staff shortages.

Staff shortages in health care are a long-term problem, which occur right across Canada, so ultimately the question comes down to what is being done to address the issue?

Hindley said the government is looking at a number of ways to address the issue, including potentially adding more training seats for needed health care professionals.

But, again the government has had years to find workable solutions, and the issue is not going away. For example, lab services in Yorkton transferred to Regina more than a year ago because of staffing issues remains in Regina.

Hindley said the plan remains to return services to the city, but no timeframe is in place as staffing remains an issue.

Obviously staffing issues are not easily solved or someone across the country would have found the answer by now, but clearly a few ideas are needed in Saskatchewan soon.

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Faster Internet for area communities SaskTel wrapping up first phase of its $100 million Rural Fibre Initiative July 13, 2022 – SaskTel has announced that the first phase of its $100 million Rural Fibre Initiative is more than 95 per cent complete.

As a result of this initiative, the vast majority of households and businesses in the communities of Balgonie, Biggar, Langham, and Pilot Butte can now connect to SaskTel infiNETTM service.

Delivering extremely fast internet speeds, infiNET service allows SaskTel customers to take advantage of the latest digital tools and technologies to socialize, learn, access healthcare and government services, and pursue business opportunities online.

“The Government of Saskatchewan recognizes how critical broadband has become to the success of our people, our communities, and the province as a whole,” said Don Morgan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel in a release.

“Thanks to SaskTel’s Rural Fibre Initiative, thousands of families and businesses will soon gain access to cutting edge broadband infrastructure that will allow them to connect to the world like never before and

ensure that hometowns across the province continue to thrive and grow.”

“We’re committed to delivering the high quality and reliable communications services our customers need to compete and succeed in the modern world” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO in the same release. “Already the largest fibre optic broadband network in the province, our infiNET service will grow to reach over 60 communities by the end of 2023.”

The communities, with sever-

al in east central Saskatchewan, to receive infiNET service as part of the Rural Fibre Initiative include: • Phase 2 – Kindersley, Meadow Lake, and Rosetown.

Construction has already started in Kindersley and will soon begin in Meadow Lake, and Rosetown.

• Phase 3 - Canora, Carlyle, Esterhazy, Fort Qu’Appelle, Hudson Bay, Indian Head, Kamsack, La Ronge, Lumsden, Maple Creek, Moosomin, Shaunavon, Watrous, and Wynyard. SaskTel plans to

begin construction in a number of these communities in 2022.

• Phase 4 – Assiniboia, Buffalo Narrows, Caronport, Carrot River, Dalmeny, Davidson, Dundurn, Foam Lake, Gravelbourg, Gull Lake, Île-à-la-Crosse, Kipling, La Loche, Lanigan, Macklin, Osler, Outlook, Oxbow, Preeceville, Regina Beach (including Buena Vista and Kinookimaw), Rocanville, Shellbrook, Unity, and Wadena. SaskTel plans to begin construction in these communities in 2023.

Powered by SaskTel’s

fibre optic broadband network, infiNET service delivers internet speeds reaching close to a Gigabit per second (Gbps), allowing subscribers to surf, stream, and share however much content they want at incredible speeds. Plus, the infiNET network has the capacity to grow to support the evolving needs of SaskTel’s customers and increasing popularity of cloud services, video streaming, and smart technologies. Originally announced in 2020, the Rural Fibre Initiative is a multi-phase program that will see SaskTel invest $100 million to bring infiNET service to over 60,000 residents and businesses spread across 45 rural communities by the end of 2023.

The Rural Fibre Initiative is part of SaskTel’s larger commitment to invest over $1.5 billion of capital throughout Saskatchewan over the next five years. These investments will ensure Saskatchewan families and businesses continue to have access to some of the best communication and entertainment services available anywhere in the world.

For more information about infiNET service, please visit www.sasktel.com/infinet.

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Know your limit, stay within it Did you know that general fishing limits apply to most provincial Crown waters in Saskatchewan?

A limit is the maximum number and size of fish you are allowed to keep or have in your possession.

Anglers may possess no more than one limit of each fish species at any time. This includes fish you eat or give away that angling day, as well as

all fish that are at your camp, being transported by you or even fish you have at home in your fridge or freezer.

Some provincial Crown waters also have additional special regulations regarding angler activity and harvest. Both the general limits and special regulations are important to maintain the health of Saskatchewan’s fish populations.

All fish that cannot

be legally kept must be immediately released back into the waters from which they were taken, in a manner that causes the least harm to the fish - ideally fish should be released without removing them from the water.

For more information on limits and angling in Saskatchewan, please download the 2022-23 Anglers Guide.

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Request for Proposals Name of Proposal: Gallagher Centre Shipping Container Proposal must be received before 2:00 p.m. on July 29, 2022 Proposals will be received through the City of Yorkton’s e-bidding system at www.biddingo.com/yorkton

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Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton is requesting proposals for the supply of a shipping container at the Gallagher Centre, located at 455 Broadway Street West, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

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

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

Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Taylor Morrison Gallagher Centre General Manager Recreation & Community Services City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1740 Email: parksandrec@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all tender. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

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Stocks hold doubleheader weekend of races

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The dust was blowing and the motors were roaring as the stock cars circled the Yellowhead International Speedway track in Yorkton Saturday.

The races sponsored by Yorkton Dodge and Legacy Co-op marked the first day of a ‘doubleheader’ of action set for the weekend.

The green flag dropped at 5 p.m. Saturday with races for modified, street and ‘hobbie’ stock cars, with the second round of action set for Sunday, starting at 2 p.m..

The results from Saturday’s races sponsored by Yorkton Dodge included;

Hobby Stock Heat 1 1ST: 88 Tyler Rosenthal 2ND: 11 Neil Matkowski 3RD: 8 Brody Singleton Heat 2 1ST: 85 Brent Skjerdal 2ND: 11 Neil Matkowski 3RD: 8 Brody Singleton Feature 1ST: 85 Brent Skjerdal 2ND: 8 Brody Singleton 3RD: 11 Neil Matkowski

Street stock Heat 1 1ST: 1 JJ Barnstable 2ND: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 3RD: 249 Liam Griffin Heat 2 1ST: 1 JJ Barnstable 2ND: 249 Liam Griffin 3RD: 7 Gary Goudy Sr Feature 1ST: 1 JJ Barnstable 2ND: 249 Liam Griffin 3RD: 7 Gary Goudy Sr

Modifieds

The next race of the season is the invitational race weekend Aug. 13 and 14 with racing starting at 2 pm both days.

Feature 1ST: 12 Gary Goudy Jr 2ND: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 3RD: 249 Liam Griffin

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Heat 1 1ST: 44r Brandon Englot 2ND: 66k Brian Kentner 3RD: 08 Glen Maga Heat 2 1ST: 44r Brandon Englot 2ND: 08 Glen Maga 3RD: X44 Mark Maga Feature 1ST: X44 Mark Maga 2ND: 66k Brian Kentner 3RD: 15 Nick Baskier Sunday July 17 sponsored by Legacy Co-op

Hobby stock Heat 1 1ST: 11 Neil Matkowski 2ND: 88 Tyler Rosenthal 3RD: 85 Brent Skjerdal Heat 2 1ST: 8 Brody Singleton 2ND: 85 Brent Skjerdal 3RD: 88 Tyler Rosenthal Feature 1ST: 11 Neil Matkowski 2ND: 18m Sydney Bednarski 3RD: 8 Brody Singleton

Street stock Heat 1 1ST: 12 Gary Goudy Jr 2ND: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 3RD: 249 Liam Griffin Heat 2 1ST: 7 Gary Goudy Sr 2ND: 249 Liam Griffin 3RD: 12 Gary Goudy Jr

Heat 1 1ST: 44r Brandon Englot 2ND: 66 Kelly Bauman 3RD: 27m Darin Bednarski Heat 2 1ST: 66k Brian Kentner 2ND: 19 Quentin Skjerdal 3RD: 15 Nick Baskier Feature 1ST: 66 Kelly Bauman 2ND: 48 Stu Bauman 3RD: 66k Brian Kentner The next race of the season is the invitational race weekend Aug. 13 and 14 with racing starting at 2 pm both days.

The Parkland Racing Association and the Yellowhead International Speedway would like to thank all of the racers for coming out to race and providing some exciting racing action.

They would also like to thank the fans for coming out in the beautiful (although hot) weather to cheer on the action on the track.

And a final thank you to all the volunteers responsible for the track preparation, grounds maintenance, beer gardens and race day officials for the success of the weekend.

Jay Semko has written book of poetry

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer For those growing up through the 1980s The Northern Pikes were one of the top bands in Saskatchewan, having naturally played in the local area over the years.

A lot of the Pikes material was thanks to lead man Jay Semko, who went on to release a number of solo albums post the Pikes, again playing locally for events.

It also happens Semko is a writer of poetry, perhaps not surprisingly given how closely related song lyrics and poetry are.

And now Semko, who was born and raised in Saskatoon, has collected some of his music lyrics and his poetry, and combined the two into a recently released book.

The poetry side Semko’s writing may be connected to school days.

“I excelled in English in school and began writing poetry as a child. I began writing songs in my late teens, and attended University of Saskatchewan for a year and a half with English literature as my major - as much as I loved English and political science, I had difficulty with motivation regarding other subjects and thus my university career was short-lived,” he told Yorkton This Week. “I guess I learned to be a writer “on the job” so to speak, writing lyrics for songs and adapting some of my poetry into song lyrics.

“I’m always writing - it’s been everything to me, absolutely essential for my mental and physic-

al health and something I love doing.”

If university wasn’t Semko’s ‘thing’ the English no doubt helped when it came to writing lyrics which is where he would find his lifelong career.

“Music has been my career for most of my adult life, although I have worked at numerous other jobs over the years -- Canadian Tire, warehouse work, retail clerk, golf course maintenance worker, driver, invigilator, and others -but since my early twenties music has been my career,” he said.

“I played in numerous bands as a teenager and beyond, and when I was 23, I formed The Northern Pikes with Bryan Potvin and Merl Bryck. After performing live for three years across Canada and releasing two independent albums we signed a worldwide record contract with Virgin Records in 1986, with Don Schmid as our fourth member.”

Of course a band needs material.

“I began writing songs in my late teens, and played in a few bands performing original material prior to The Northern Pikes - I learned through trial and error how to write songs, and after a great deal of practice, effort, time, and patience, became proficient at it - I always had a love of words, and have been writing poetry for most of my life,” said Semko.

“I also became a music composer for film and television - I wrote the theme song and was a co-composer with Jack Lenz and John McCarthy

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Jay Semko on the syndicated TV series ‘Due South’, and have composed music for many other productions. I am also a cowriter with other artists and songwriters, have instructed song writing at the University of Saskatchewan, and I am a voiceover artist voicing ads and narrating.”

So why bring his lyrics and poetry together in a book now?

“It had been suggested to me by a few people over the years who wanted to read all the lyrics,” said Semko.

“I have written, and continue to write, numerous scraps and shards of free form verse - some of it can become a lyric and and/or a stand-alone poem, and sometimes I’ll go deep with it wherein I work continuously on it as a long free-form verse - it happens many ways, with inspiration coming from many different places within and without.”

Semko said as he looked over what he had written through the years he began to see potential for a book.

“I started going through my bits and pieces of scribbles and thoughts and I realized there was much more there than I originally thought, both in terms of volume and of depth,” he said. “I began to think that I could actually have a book’s worth of poetry, so I committed to completing it with a deadline in mind - it forced me to closely examine everything about every poem I was considering for the book, and also to approach the lyrics with a sense of how they would ‘read’ as opposed to being ‘sung’. It was challenging in a good way - I became more aware of every word - a lot of internal wrestling when really facing the rawness

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of sharing this piece of my life.”

The effort was somewhat introspective of what Semko had created through the years.

“I went through everything that I thought would be good to have in the collection, and began finding some interesting yet unfinished poems I dug in and completed them, and once I began that process it had a domino effect in terms of amplifying what I needed to aspire to with every poem,” he said. “That being said, some poems were complete as they were, and others needed more finessing/editing.

“As I went through all of the material I began to notice how many of the poems were about my struggles with addiction and mental health challenges, and after initially being a bit surprised, I decided to completely embrace what I had written.”

Semko said it is important to talk about struggles when people are ready.

“I have been quite open in the past in regards to discussing my personal challenges - I discovered, or rather rediscovered, that openly discussing this part of my life was and is cathartic to me as well as others who may be experiencing this in their own lives or in the lives of loved ones,” he said.

“This was really brought home to me on the Pikes 2017 Big Blue Sky 30th Anniversary tour across Canada, where CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) had an information booth at all of the venues we performed at.

“During each show I would talk onstage for a couple of minutes about my addiction and mental health challenges, informing the audience

of the CAMH booth.

CAMH had their booth next to the Pikes merchandise booth in the theatre lobbies, and after each show we would go to our booth in the lobby to sign merchandise and memorabilia. Invariably, numerous people would come up to me and thank me for sharing about my personal struggles, and it was often a very emotional experience I made the decision to become more vocal about my experiences, as I witnessed the positive effect it could potentially have for others.”

The struggles Semko faced come out in many of the works in the book.

“There are a number of poems in the book dealing with my internal battles, as well as others that are about many other subjects - poetry can be very subjective, and I love words so much - every single of them matters,” he said.

Creating the book still meant challenges too.

“Probably the most challenging aspect of the book was the editing process - Jeanne Martinson of Wood Dragon Books (the publisher) was very helpful with this,” said Semko.

“We went through numerous drafts - it’s a somewhat painstaking process in regards to poetry, but well worth the patience and focus required, in my opinion.

I found many parallels with writing, recording, mixing, mastering, and producing an album of music - it just takes time and hard work.”

There was also having to face exactly what he was doing releasing to poetry to the world.

“I guess there was also the reality check when I realized we were getting close to the finished version that I was really baring my soul in some of the poems, and I had to double-check with myself that I was cool with that, and ultimately I was,” said Semko.

“It was a challenge to separate myself from the song lyrics as music, to them becoming their own entity - I heard music when I read them, and when I was able to fully embrace them without music through altering, rewriting, and editing, I was able to help them evolve into more interesting poetry.”

So what does Semko see as the best aspect of the book?

“For me, the best aspect of the book is the somewhat meandering journey that connects the poems, concluding with redemption - although a varied collection, I believe there is a cohesiveness in the chaos that is subliminal but apparent,” he related. “I also believe there is catharsis and release in sharing very personally, for me and for others.”

Does the writer have a favourite piece or two?

“Well, a couple that I find myself returning to are ‘No Rabies Necessary’ and ‘My Mother in the Hospital’,” said Semko.

“There are a number of poems in the book about addiction, mental health challenges, and aging – ‘No Rabies Necessary’ narrates the inner skirmishes that can become monsters, at least with me.

“My Mother in the Hospital; is about my mother’s illness and passing over the course of 2017, as the Northern Pikes were planning, rehearsing, and performing our Big Blue Sky 30 Tour. It was such a challenging and heartbreaking time, and my mother was so incredibly strong and courageous.

She passed on the eve of our last show of the tour, in Saskatoon. I think anyone who has had to deal with a loved one’s terminal illness can relate to this poem.”

Ultimately, Senko is pleased with what all the effort allowed him to create.

“Yes I’m quite satisfied - it is a collection I am proud of,” he said.

“Having said that, one never stops learning and I learned many things working on the book that I will apply to my next book of poetry, which I am currently working on.”

The writer does believe there is an audience for the work too.

“The target audience is anyone who enjoys poetry,” he said. “People who enjoy my music as a solo artist and with The Pikes are very interested, and people who are aware of my journey through mental health and addiction challenges are also, but I would hope that anyone looking for interesting poetry will enjoy it.”

The book is available at bookstores that can order copies. For a full list check out www.jaysemko.com

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We still seem to have taste for beef Ultimately, business decisions always have an expected profit factor to them. Companies might advertise a good game about reducing their carbon footprints, reducing fossil fuels, using more recycled products, or reducing single use plastics, which are all commendable, but they are doing such things in hopes of stimulating sales.

Right now being environmentally aware is very much good business, and that is exiting in terms of maybe improving the future of our planet, but companies are more apt to take the plunge into ‘being

green’ because the public is supportive – meaning more sales.

And, that brings me to plant-based meat.

At this time there is no denying there is substantial interest in meat replacement options.

There is a reason a number of well-known fast food chains are offering plant-based non-meat burgers on their menus, and it’s simply because they think they will sell.

Now while I personally have no issue with ‘real’ meat options, for those wanting to live a vegan lifestyle that’s fine too. How others live should not gener-

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Calvin Daniels ally be of concern so what others eat is one of those things.

Yet, I can’t help but see some irony in the idea of plant-based meat alternatives.

A lot of effort is being put into determining what concoction of plant proteins, flavour additives, and

other ingredients mix up to ultimately taste as much like a beef burger as possible.

That the goal is to taste like beef for people not wanting to eat beef says a great deal about the culture we come from. While there is some trending away from it, we have

long been meat eaters here. There is a reason there are a number of fast food burger chains – we like our hamburgers.

By contrast beef is not a food on most tables in India – to the point it against the religion of many, which often influences food choices from traditionally eating fish on Fridays for some and no pork for others based solely on their faith.

In India plant-based protein is very much the norm.

Go into an East Indian restaurant and the menu is filled with options which feature chickpeas, beans and in particular lentils. They

are all excellent protein sources but are consumed without being ground into flour and mixed in a vat to created a meat alternative.

But, since we have traditionally ate a lot of beef, and pork and chickens, there is still a desire by many who are turning away from eating meat, to find the same ‘taste/flavour’ elsewhere – which is of course the ironic aspect of the plant-based meat movement.

A really tasty red lentil dahl or chana masala ultimately sounds like a better option when I’m not in the mood for meat.

Springside 4-H Club hold 2022 Achievement Day in Yorkton

By Samantha Prybylski On Sunday, July 3, the Springside 4H Beef club had their annual achievement day.

All of the participants were excited to be back for a normal year.

The members were happy to be inside of the Yorkton Exhibition AgriPavilion, staying dry during the rainy

weather.

Many people received awards and for all who didn’t, they still did an amazing job.

First there was senior grooming and Cole Marcinkoski placed first, Kade Bilokreli second, and Kristyn Prybylski third.

For the intermediate class Samantha Prybylski placed first, Grace Woytas

second, and Cole Foster third.

Juniors were Laurel Breitkreuz first, Jersey Bilokreli second, and Reid Foster third.

The grooming was sponsored by Miccar Aerial Applicators.

Next was judging and in the senior class Hannah Breitkreuz placed first, Cole Marcinkoski second, and Alia O’Neill third.

In the intermediate class Samantha Prybylski placed first, Cole Foster second, and Grace Woytas third.

Junior class Jersey Bilokreli first, Mackena Kriger second, and Sara Quinton third.

For the cloverbuds Rosalie Dreger, Brooke Quinton, Trey Walsh, and Tate Walsh all placed first.

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Warmer temps held crops advance Crops are continuing to progress throughout the province thanks to warm temperatures and rainfall in many areas.

Areas that continue to receive excess rain are hoping for warm, dry conditions to help crops develop. Parts of the southwest and west central regions received rain this week, but much more is required to support crop and hay growth.

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 While warmer weather this past week has helped crops to progress, much of the crop in the region is behind their normal stage of development. Despite excess rain causing flooding and drowning out of low spots, crops look good overall. The western part of the region received rain this week which has helped improve the dry conditions, but some areas still require more.

Crops in the region are rated as fair to excellent. Forty-seven per cent of the fall cereals, 56 per cent of the spring cereals, 62 per cent of

the oilseed and 36 per cent of the pulse crops are behind their normal stage of development.

Warm, dry conditions in some areas have allowed some crops to catch up but are required to continue to facilitate crop growth.

While the western part of the region received wanted rain, other areas have reported quick, heavy rains and hail which have caused flooding and lodging. Rainfall in the region ranged from nothing to 39 mm in the Earl Grey area. The Craik area received two mm, the Wadena area 12 mm, the Allan area 16 mm, and the Saltcoats and Kelliher areas 20 mm.

Topsoil moisture conditions have remained stable in the region.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 10 per cent surplus, 71 per cent adequate and 19 per cent short. Hay and pasture land is rated as nine per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short, and two per cent very short. Crop district 5A is reporting that 28 per cent of cropland and 24 per cent of hay and pasture land has surplus topsoil moisture. Crop district 6A is reporting that 32 per cent of cropland and 42 per cent of hay and pasture land has short or very short top-

soil moisture.

Many producers in the region are starting haying operations as conditions allow. The rain has supported good hay growth and many producers are happy with its condition.

Livestock producers now have 22 per cent of the hay crop cut and 13 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is rated as 31 per cent excellent, 59 per cent good and 10 per cent fair.

The majority of crop damage this week was caused by localized flooding, hail, dry conditions and strong winds.

Like other parts of the province, gophers and grasshoppers continue to be damaging crops and hay and pasture lands.

Producers are busy haying and spraying fungicides.

Overall in province Provincially, 64 per cent of the fall cereals, 58 per cent of the spring cereals, 51 per cent of the oilseed crops and 72 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Many crops are currently behind their normal stage of development due to excess moisture.

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

Producers noted that some crops

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Farm work continued through the summer. won’t recover due to dry conditions in some areas and being drowned out in others. Those in areas that received adequate rainfall and temperatures throughout the season say their crops are in excellent condition.

Topsoil moisture has remained relatively stable compared to last week. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate, 23 per cent short and four per cent very poor. Hay and pasture land is rated as five per cent surplus, 68 per cent adequate, 22 per

cent short and five per cent very short.

There was scattered rain and thunderstorms throughout much of the province this week, with multiple areas receiving hail. Rainfall this past week ranged from nil to 89 mm in the Bienfait area.

Rain and humid conditions in some areas have slowed haying operations, but haying has started or will start soon throughout the province.

Livestock producers now have 16 per cent of the hay crop cut while eight per cent has been baled or put into silage. Hay

quality is rated as 19 per cent excellent, 62 per cent good, 17 per cent fair and two per cent poor.

Crop damage this past week was due to extremely dry conditions, grasshoppers, gophers, flooding, strong winds, hail and lodging. Many producers are applying fungicides and are haying as conditions allow.

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

Follow the 2022 Crop Report on Twitter at @ SKAgriculture.

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Ottenbreit headed back to Iowa Wild

By Calvin Daniels Staff Photo Yorkton’s Turner Ottenbreit has signed a new contract to return to the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild this fall.

“It’s a great sport, a great organization, a great hockey city . . .

It’s a great place to be,” Ottenbreit told Yorkton This Week.

The Wild are situated in Des Moines, the largest city in the state.

The population is about 215,000.

“It’s kind of simi-

lar to Saskatchewan – a big farming community there,” explained Ottenbreit.

While Ottenbreit said it “was kind of a nobrainer” to resign, reiterating “I really enjoy my time there,” the most recent season for the Wild was not a particularly good one.

“We didn’t make the playoffs. It wasn’t our best year as a group,” he said, adding expectations are for a better showing next season. “We have big plans for next year.”

Personally things went better for Ottenbreit in

his third year with the Wild. He played in 68 games, contributing three goals and 20 points from his blueline position, his best season since scoring 23 points with the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies in 2018-19.

“I had a good year. I was happy with it,” said Ottenbreit who was with the Yorkton Junior Terriers in 2013-14 for their playoff run to winning the RBC Cup. Ottenbreit said he will now spend some time relaxing over the summer, mixed in with time in the gym and on the ice staying in shape for fall.

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Turner Ottenbreit

Four-game road swing for 18U AA Expos

By Calvin Daniels Staff Photo It was doubleheader Sunday for the Parkland 18U AA Expos in Saskatoon.

The first game saw the Expo offence on fire versus the Saskatoon Blue Jays.

The Expos scored in every inning but the sixth rolling up a 15-4 win.

Jeff Stewart was the winning pitcher allowing four runs on 12 hits, but no walks in six and two-thirds innings of work.

Xander Shivak took the loss allowing four runs in four hits over three innings.

Dion Maksymchuk, Jeff Stewart, Brandon Spilchen, and Joey Zarowny all managed multiple hits for the Expos.

The Expos then faced the Saskatoon Athletics, and in this one the Expo

offence was nearly non-existent, managing only one first inning run.

Saskatoon responded with six in the home-half of the first inning rolling to a 16-1 inning in only five innings.

Matthew Spilchuk was tagged with the loss as the Expo starter. He gave up eight hits and 11 runs over one and onethird innings.

Hudson Mantyka was the winning pitcher allowing no hits – the Expos only had one in the game – and one run.

Saturday pair Saturday the Parkland 18U AA Expos were in North Battleford for a pair of games.

First up was a tilt with the Unity Cardinals.

The Expos scored first, with one

in the second inning and a pair in the third, but the lead evaporated as the Cardinals plated three in the home half of the third inning.

Unity added two in the fifth, and that would be it as the Cardinals held on for a 5-3 win.

Carter Ralston was on the mound for Unity. He lasted two and a third innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out six.

Brandon Spilchen was the starter for the Expos on the mound. He allowed five hits and five runs over six innings of work, while also striking out six.

In game twoß of the day the Cardinals faced the hometown 18U AA Beavers.

The teams traded two runs apiece in the first inning, but North Battleford inched ahead with single runs in the

second and third inning to lead 4-2.

The Cardinals erased that lead with one in the fourth and one in the sixth, only to see the Beavers score twice in the sixth to lead 6-4, which would prove the final score.

Randen Kramer was the winning pitcher for the Beavers. He threw two innings, allowing one hit and no runs while striking out one and walking no one.

Logan Walkowski was tagged with the loss on the mound for the Expos, allowing two runs on three hits in one inning of work.

Brandon Spilchen led the Expos offence with two hits in two at-bats.

Defensively the Expos did not commit an error, lead by Jeff Stewart making seven plays.

18U AAA Expos split Saskatoon pair

By Calvin Daniels Staff Photo It was doubleheader Sunday for the Parkland 18U AAA Expos as they travelled to Saskatoon for a pair with the Giants.

The Expos started things against the Giants at noon, with the host team jumping out to an early start with four runs in the first inning.

The team traded threespots in the second, and then the Expos jumped

ahead with a big six-run effort in the fourth inning to edge ahead 9-7.

The teams then traded single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, before the Giants salted away a late comeback with three in the seventh inning to win 12-11.

The Giants out hit the Expos 15-9 in the contest.

Chaz Jaeb started the game for the Expos. The right-hander lasted three innings, allowing seven hits and seven runs while

When the regular Major League Rugby season was completed the Toronto Arrows were on the way to summer vacation, and not the playoffs.

But for one Arrow, Andrew Quattrin, he would also walk away as recipient of a major new award in the MLR S. Marcus Calloway Community Impact Award.

Quattrin was presented with a commemorative trophy and a $5,000 donation to Optimism Place (his non-profit of choice) at the MLR Championship which saw New York total Seattle.

The award, named for the late S. Marcus Calloway, former chairman and majority owner

of Rugby ATL, is awarded to the player who shows passion, excellence and integrity on and off the field, inspires others to action, shows strength in character, aids those less fortunate, and embraces the core values of rugby, while displaying solidarity, discipline and respect.

“It was a super honourable man that it was named after,” said Quattrin in a recent interview with this writer, adding it was “unfortunate he passed,” but his efforts in the community live on.

“I was really humbled to have the award.”

Quattrin, in his fourth season with the Arrows, said meeting Calloway’s widow at the presenta-

striking out two.

Boston Bast was the starter for the Giants. He went three and two-thirds innings, allowing nine runs on six hits and striking out five.

Neither starter was around to be part of the final decision.

Reid Issel was credited with the win for the Giants. The right-hander surrendered one run on one hit over one and onethird innings, striking out one.

Kimmuel Albarracin took the loss for the Expos. He threw only two-thirds of an inning, allowing four hits and three runs.

In game two, a midafternoon affair, the Expos started as hot as the weather scoring five runs in the first inning, and adding one in the second before the Giants managed to respond.

But, respond they did scoring two in the homehalf of the second frame,

then adding one in the third to narrow the Expo lead to 5-3.

The Expos offence then fired right back with four in the fourth inning.

The Giants added two of their own in the frame to make it 10-5.

It was the Expos the rest of the way adding two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth for a 15-5 win.

Ty Ulmer was the winning pitcher for the Expos. He went five and two-thirds innings,

allowing four hits and five runs while striking out nine.

Landon Burkell threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Andrew Klassen took the loss for the Giants based on one inning of work, allowing three hits and six runs while striking out three.

The Expos collected 13 hits on the day. Jackson Hungle, Carther Phythian and Ulmer all had multiple hits efforts.

Arrows’ Quattrin presented major MLR award

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“It was awesome (to meet her),” he said.

“Major League Rugby is honored to name Andrew Quattrin as the first-ever recipient of the S. Marcus Calloway Community Impact Award,” said MLR Commissioner George Killebrew in a release announcing the award.

“Andrew epitomizes the leadership and legacy that Marcus Calloway stood for. Andrew’s commitment to community and inspiring others is a tribute to Marcus’ spirit.

We’re proud of Andrew and the many other worthy candidates who were considered for the award this year. Major League Rugby will continue to follow Marcus’ lead in our commitment

to community.”

By conservative estimates, Quattrin poured more than 100 hours into

community initiatives across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area throughout 2022, and inspired teammates to invest several hundred more, noted the release.

Quattrin from Holland Landing, Ont., was quick to share the award with his Arrow teammates.

“I couldn’t have done it without teammates.

I think I brought some good ideas to the table, but without team buy-in

they couldn’t happen.

This is really a team award,” he said.

Quattrin said working in the community is very much part of the culture of rugby with it quite normal to see top pros in New Zealand, Australia and England out doing good things in their communities.

“Guys in MLR are continuing that in North America,” he said.

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WEBER – Mrs. Bertha Weber, beloved wife of the late Albert Weber, passed away July 5, 2022 at Melody Lane Nursing home in Yorkton, Sask. Bertha was born to Rudolf and Martha Reimer in her family home in the Ebenezer District. At an early age, Bertha was given to the care of her foster parents – Adam and Johanna Splett. Bertha attended school to grade 6 and then she moved with her foster family to the farm north of Springside in the Homestead District. Bertha was close to her foster dad and enjoyed helping him with the farm work and spending time with him. She was especially proud that she could hitch up the horse by herself and get a large barrel of water that would last a few days for the family. Bertha began working as a babysitter for many of the neighbors in the area. In her early years, Bertha discovered the Pentecostal faith and their lively music. She remembers attending a camp where there was a competition to memorize the 23rd Psalm to win a prize. And she was the one who did it! Bertha was baptized at York Lake and attended the Springside Baptist church as well as Heritage Baptist when she lived in Yorkton. Bertha met Albert at the Yorkton fair with friends. At the end of the evening Albert offered to drive her home and she accepted. Long story short – They were married July 18, 1949 and had 67 years together until Albert’s passing in 2016.

They were blessed with five children. The farm kept them busy, but they did enjoy going camping and fishing in the summers when their work was done. They started farming in Ebenezer until Albert purchased his father in law’s farm in Springside. In 1969 the family moved to Yorkton. At this time Bertha worked in the housekeeping department of the Corona Motor Hotel for about 10 years, then 3 years with SIGN doing home care responsibilities. One of Bertha’s favorite pets was her little “chico” – a chihuahua. She trained this dog to do many tricks and she missed him when he passed. However, she began to enjoy the grandkids that they were starting to have around them. She looked forward to Christmas when everyone got together and later years when the family would have their yearly “reunion.” She loved her food and that was one of the top topics: what are we going to do and what are we going to eat! Bertha and Albert sold their home on Alexandra Ave and moved into Independent Manor in 2000 until Albert’s passing and Bertha’s health determined her move to the nursing home. Bertha was most thankful to her Lord and Savior for healing her of her cancer when she was 50 years old. Because of this, Bertha became a prayer warrior for her family. The kids will always remember mom calling them up to let hem know “Billy Graham is on tv, Channel ? and you need to watch him” we can just imagine the conversations she might be having with Jesus now. Bertha was predeceased by her parents Martha and Rudolph Reimer, her foster parents Adam and Johanna Splett, a brother who died in infancy, her beloved husband Albert and beloved daughter Loreen Kostichuk. She leaves to mourn and celebrate her life: Joann (Lorie Haluke), Regina Beach and their daughter (Lori Lynn (Kevin Ell) of Regina, James Kostichuk and daughter Lisa (Sheldon Stefanowich) of Yorkton, Annette (Don Field) of Regina, Ken (Erica) of Edmonton and thier sons Justin (Brandon), Cameron (Christine) both of Edmonton, Allan (Teresa) of Yorkton and son Nicholas of Saskatoon and daughter Nicole of Vancouver, BC. Great grandchildren: Hudson, Parker and Claire and Hendix. Bertha also wanted to recognize her long time friend - Ruth Slaferak of Yorkton. A Graveside Service was held on Monday, July 11, 2022 in the Garden of St. John in the Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Pastor Kevin Sawatsky of the Yorkton DreamCentre Church officiating.

Musical selections were Power In The Blood, Are You Washed in The Blood and Blessed Assurance. Memorials in memory of Bertha may be made to DreamLand c/o 244 Myrtle Ave. Yorkton, SK S3N 1R5 as gifts of remembrance. Condolences can be sent to the family at baileysfuneralhome.com Arrangements were entrusted to Bailey’s Funeral Home.

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GRESS - It is with great sadness that our family announces the peaceful passing of our beloved mother Rose Gress in Saskatoon, SK. at the age of 78. Rose Ellen (nee Chorney) Gress, daughter of Alex and Pauline (nee Shewchuk), was born February 16, 1944 in the Mellmore district north of Pelly.

She attended Mellmore school until 1959, when it closed. Rose moved to Yorkton for employment, and was considering a career in hairdressing when she met George Nicholas Gress Jr. They were married August 8, 1964.

Rose also had an opportunity to join a partnership in the restaurant business, but decided to focus on her family. She provided support to George in his business endeavours by taking care of the home, yard, and cabin, as well as spending 19 years working in the office during tax season. Rose was involved in her children’s lives, helping at school and in their activities. There wasn’t a job Rose wouldn’t try to tackle and she was always there to lend a hand to a friend or neighbour. Faith and church life were always a foundation for Rose and her family. She was an active member of St. Gerard Church, singing in the choir, working bingos, making perogies, and serving in the hall mainly for funeral lunches. She was installed as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, taking communion and helping at masses at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home for many years. Rose was a multitalented lady. Besides great soups, meals and baking, she made the best cabbage rolls. They were requested by many every Christmas. She provided George’s office with many decorated cakes and baked treats to get them through the busy season. Rose also excelled at sewing, Ukrainian cross stitch, crocheting and knitting. People were always welcome in their home and cabin, whether it was family, friends, or their children’s friends. Rose was always organized and prepared, often with little to no notice. Rose was a born caregiver. Besides her own family, she took on the challenge of foster parenting a teenage girl for grade 8, as well as a six month old boy. She also helped care for George’s Uncle John. In later years Rose was a dedicated caregiver for her husband for a lengthy time period. During this time, she took care of the home, cabin, and all other responsibilities. She also helped widows and others in the same position learn to tackle new responsibilities, helping them stay in their own homes. In her spare time, she shoveled and snowblowed the neighbourhood. Eight years ago, Rose experienced a life changing stroke. She faced this challenge in her life with her typical strength and determination. Rose worked hard at rehab in Yorkton and Regina for five months and made the decision to move to Saskatoon to be closer to her daughter Karen. She enjoyed the outings and activities; especially the live entertainment. She also enjoyed shopping, never coming home empty handed. The staff always remarked that she was such a nice, kind lady. Rose was predeceased by her husband, parents, her sister Rosie and brother Andrew. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Karen (Stephen) Malec and their children Courtney (Andrew) and Brooklynn; her daughter Corrine (Anoop) Dev and their children Donovan and Alexander; her sisters Anne Hydamacka, Adeline Hydamacka, Iris (Ken) Fissel; her brothers Fred (Doreen) and Victor (Linda) as well as many nieces, nephews, relatives and host of good friends. The family would like to extend sincere gratitude to the staff at Stonebridge Crossing Retirement Community in Saskatoon. Rose was treated like family, with excellent and compassionate care. We would also like to thank Jillayne Neufeld and Mark Gress for the visits with Mom and support to us in Saskatoon. In Rose’s honour, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (heartandstroke.ca). Prayers for Rose were held on Thursday July 7, 2022 at 7:00pm from St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church. The funeral mass was celebrated on Friday July 8, 2022 at 11:30am also from St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church with Father Louis Nguyen officiating. Interment followed in Yorkton Memorial Gardens.

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SNIDANKO - On July 5, 2022 Sylvia Snidanko (nee Rusnak) died after a courageous battle in Saskatoon just shy of her 77 birthday. Sylvia is survived by her husband Harvey (Yorkton), her children Shelly and Shannon Snidanko (Saskatoon) and her brother Robert (Bob) Rusnak (Kathy) (Yorkton). She will be missed my numerous Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces and many friends. She was predeceased in death by her parents William (Bill) and Margaret Rusnak and brother Vern (Ted) Rusnak. Sylvia was born on September 30, 1945 in Insinger.

Growing up on the farm Sylvia loved spending all her time outside with her dad. Her brother Bob often convinced her that her dad told her to do all the chores, but really Bob was suppose to do them. She graduated from Foam Lake High School and went on to attend her secretarial course at the Yorkton Collegiate. Sylvia married Harvey on September 30, 1972, this way he couldn’t forget one of the important dates (birthday or anniversary). She met Harvey in 1967 while working at Korbs Motor in Yorkton as a secretary. They then moved to Saskatoon for work. In 1973 they moved to Canora to start a family. In 1975 they welcomed their 1st daughter Shelly. They then moved to Yorkton and soon welcomed their 2nd daughter Shannon. They settled in a house on Broadway. When they decided on buying a house, they choose one just down the back lane. With the back yard space she was able to start the garden of her dreams with plants, vegetables and flowers. How she loved her flowers. She had the most green thumb in the world as she could turn a dead twig into a thriving plant. Sylvia loved to cook as she shared her labor of love with her family. She especially loved to make homemade soups out of nothing. All she had to do was open the fridge and see what she had to work with and in a couple of minutes we had soup. She loved to decorate cakes. Whatever cakes her girls dreamed up for their birthday she designed right down with the tin foil wrapped money in the cake. She loved to sew so many things including Halloween costumes, doll clothes or even alterations – no pants went unhemmed. She took pride in making her daughters Ukrainian costumes, all those cross-stitched blouses. Her love of animals started at an early age with all the farm animals. She was able to walk from head to tail the long way under her favorite cow. With a surprise puppy (Pixy) this started her animal family. The girls wanted a cat and along as Pixy got a long with cat, they were able to keep it. This is where Dusty joined the family.

When Dusty was getting older, they decided to get another cat. But how can you decide on just one. So, each girl got a black cat (DanDee/Misty).

Not too much superstition here. When E-Or joined the family as a very loud crying kitten, empty threats of returning him soon turned into the biggest love of her son in a fur coat. Her new little boy Mylo will miss her dearly. She leaves behind her fur grand kitties Eclipse (Shelly) and Harper (Shannon) but is welcomed home by Bandit and Tucker. Due to love of dance, she convinced Harvey to learn. Besides dance, her love of Ukrainian music, she would stay up past her bed time just listening to Saturday Night Get-Together. Often the music would bring back her fondest childhood memories and even convince her to join in singing.

With the music causing her toes a tapping she had to strap on her dancing shoes and had to join in. Whether it was a local or country dance you would see her on the dance floor. Sylvia took pride in her janitorial work, her love of her family and friends and everything she touched. She will be Missed by All!! A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. To share memories of Sylvia or send condolences please visit www.mourningglory.ca. Arrangements are entrusted to David Polzen – Mourning Glory Funeral Services (306) 978-5200 PAYDLI – The family of Joseph Paydli of Yorkton, beloved husband of Maxine Paydli sadly announce his passing on July 12, 2022. Joseph Paydli was born in Cudworth, Saskatchewan to Mary and Michael Paydli.

Born premature and weighing only 3 lbs at birth he was given slim odds that he would thrive, but thrive he did with the aid “of the oven door”.

After attended the Willing School for eight years, he then took his Grade 9 by correspondence and then finished high school in Bruno, Saskatchewan. Joe received his basic training in electronics at De Vry Technical Institute in Toronto, Ontario.

Upon returning to Saskatchewan, he served his apprenticeship doing radio and T.V. service and sales at the Saskatoon Co-op. In January of 1966, he joined the communication branch of the DNR (Dept of Natural Resources) in Prince Albert where he worked in the field of Telecommunications. In the North, the only form of communication at that time was provided by the D.N.R.. Consequently, Joe made many trips to Lac La Ronge, Buffalo Narrows, Cree Lake, Stony Rapids, and Beaver Lake. Joe met Maxine Cottingham in June of 1970 at a night club. Ironically, they had both been enticed to go out by their friends that night. After engaging Maxine in conversation, he later asked for her phone number. On August 18, 1972 he was united in marriage in Prince Albert. In 1974, Joe formally and legally adopted Maxine’s children: Mona, David, Stephen and Karen. He raised and loved these children with a heart that was bigger than him. In January of 1975, after joining the R.C.M.P. to work as an Electronics Technician, the family moved to Yorkton, where he resided till his death.

Over the years, Joe was involved in many different organizations: Cubs and Scouts, #17 Air Cadet Squadron president, Marriage and Engaged Encounter Weekends, St. Gerard’s Parish Council, and Knights of Columbus. He was a 4th degree Knight. Joe enjoyed many vacation trips with his loving wife to such places as Europe, Mexico, Panama Canal, Hawaii, Alaska, etc. He also enjoyed camping and golfing with his family and friends. Saturday mornings were devoted to watching old westerns shows and movies. Joe was an avid Saskatchewan Roughrider fan that never failed to wear Green on Game Day. Joseph Fred Paydli, is survived by his loving wife, Maxine Paydli, his children Mona Bozsik (Gordie Squair) of Yorkton, SK, David Paydli, and Karen Shortt of Nanaimo, B.C; His grandchildren: Christopher (Miranda) Shortt – Nanaimo, B.C., Terry Paydli-Reilly, and Sarah Whiteside of Calgary, AB. His brother Lorne (Myrt) Paydli of Saskatoon, SK., and many nieces and nephews. Joe was predeceased by his parents: Michael and Mary Paydli, his brothers, Don, Frank and Allan, his son Stephen Paydli and his sister-in laws: Gerry and Maxine Paydli. Joe leaves to mourn many close friends and family members. A Prayer Vigil was held on Thursday, July 14, 2022 led by Mary Bybliw. The Funeral Mass was held on Friday, July 15, 2022, both services at St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church in Yorkton. The Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen. The accompanist, Juliana Ubongen led members of the choir in singing of the hymns. The readers were Wayne Exner (Prayers) Keith Hayward and Gary Colbow (Mass).

The gift bearers were Mona Bozsik, David Paydli and Karen Shortt.

Members of Knights of Columbus participated in an honour guard. The cross bearer was Clarence Parisloff. The interment followed in the Yorkton City Cemetery with David Paydli, Gordie Squair, Dylan Claypool, Daniel Styles, Wayne Exner and Henry Kweens serving as the casket bearers. Memorials in memory of Joseph may be made to a charity of one’s choice as gifts of remembrance. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com

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GREIFENBERGER - It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Alice Greifenberger at the age of 86 on Saturday, July 9, 2022. She leaves behind her nephews, Jeffrey Selch of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Michael (Allery) Selch of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and great-niece Kathryn Selch of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Alice was pre-deceased by her sister Bonita Selch on May 15, 2011, brother-in-law Gilbert Selch on May 17, 2008, her parents Herman Greifenberger on August 28, 1985, and Marie Greifenberger on June 18, 1977. It was no secret that one of Alice’s passions was her love for travel. Although her travels took her to many far away lands, her favourites were to visit family and friends across Canada and the U.S. Alice was an active member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church for 50+ years. During those years she served on many committees and in various positions on the Church Council, right up until 2021 when she “retired” as Finance Secretary. Alice was always a willing volunteer and loved to decorate the church for Thanksgiving and Christmas. She was also a “godmother” to some of the little children in the congregation!’ In addition to church activities, Alice served on the Ecuhome Board, an interdenominational organization that worked to provide affordable housing for individuals. Alice gave generously of her time and money to a number of Lutheran organizations, including L.A.M.P. and Lutheran World Relief as well as a vast number of secular charities both local and worldwide. Visitation was held on Monday, July 18th from 4 – 8pm @ Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home, 467 Sherbourne St. Toronto, followed by funeral services at 11 am, Tuesday July 19th @ St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 274 Concord Ave, Toronto. A celebration of life and internment will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba at a later date this fall. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to one of Alice’s favourite charities, https://www.lampministry.org/donate/ https://ecuhome.ca/how-wehelp/donate/ https://lwr.org/

KULCSAR - With sadness in our hearts and a lifetime of beautiful memories, we announce the peaceful passing of Jean Irene Kulcsar on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at 77 years of age. Jean was born to Adrian and Clara Taillon, only daughter of six children, on December 24, 1944. She was raised in the Grayson area, there she met her husband, James (Jim) Kulcsar. They married November 7, 1964 and bought a farm north of Dubuc where they raised their three children. Farming was a fulltime job, but Jean made time for baseball in the summer and loved her curling bonspiels in the winter.

After 35 years, they sold the farm and moved to Yorkton, SK. City life was a bit of an adjustment but she loved her back yard with numerous flowers and plants.

Jean eventually took part-time work in retail for a number of years. Jean’s greatest joy was her family, organizing family gatherings as often as she could - many memories were made at these events! She thoroughly enjoyed lake time with her family and golfing with Jim. Jean had a lot of hobbies, but her stained glass stood out the last few years, ensuring each family member received at least one piece from her, which will be treasured by all. Jean entered eternal peace with her family by her side. She is predeceased by her parents, brothers Denis, Richard, Ronald and David. Jean leaves to cherish her memory - her husband Jim, sons David (Juanita), Darcy (Laurel), daughter Marci (Bob), grandchildren Nicole, Victoria, Alexis, Kaytlynn and Andrew, brother Con (Gayle), numerous sisters and brothers-in-laws, step-grandchildren, step-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The Prayer Vigil was held on Monday, July 11, 2022 from St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church, led by Mary Bybliw. The lay-reader was Debbie Hayward. Accompanist Chris Fisher led the choir in the hymns ‘Be Not Afraid’, Psalm23 and ‘Hail Mary and Gentle Woman’.

Musical selection shared was ‘When I Get to Where I’m Going’. Con Taillon gave the eulogy. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 from St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen as Celebrant. The cross bearer was Andrew Kulcsar and the lay-Reader was Delores Spreitzer. Accompanist Chris Fisher led the choir in the hymns ‘Like A Shepherd’, Psalm 62, ‘We Will Rise Again’, ‘I Am the Bread of Life’, ‘Song of the Angels’ and ‘Glory and Praise to Our God’.

Members of St. Gerard’s CWL participated in an honor guard. The interment followed in the Trinity Columbarium, Garden of Memories, Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Nicole Logan serving as urn bearer. The honorary bearers were Victoria & Alexis Kulcsar, Kaytlynn & Mason Fisher and Andrew Kulcsar. Memorials in Jean’s name may be made to Telemiracle, Cancer Patient Lodge or Ronald McDonald House as gifts of remembrance. Condolences may be left for the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

MATECHUK – The family of Marion Matechuk of Yorkton, beloved wife of Glenn Matechuk sadly announce her passing on July 7, 2022 at Yorkton Hospital at the age of 72. Marion Alice Matechuk was born on October 18, 1949 to William and Evelyn Derworiz and resided on the farm near Wroxton, Saskatchewan.

Marion attended Two Creeks and Brandon rural schools, then Kamsack Junior High and Kamsack Comprehensive High School.

She furthered her education and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1970 from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Science in Saskatoon.

She trained at Saskatoon City, St. Paul’s and North Battleford.

Marion married Glenn Matechuk on August 22, 1970. The couple worked in Saskatoon, Chesley, Ontario and Quesnel, BC before moving back to Glenn’s family farm in the Kamsack area in 1972.

There they began their farming, nursing and welding careers. Marion and Glenn were blessed with two sons, Michael, born Jan. 30, 1973 and Kevin, born July 11, 1975. Marion truly loved her family, gardening, farming and nursing. Her granddaughter Kasie brought her the most joy and she dearly loved her. Marion worked as an RN in Kamsack Hospital until 2007, then Health Services Manager until 2012 when she retired. Glenn and Marion retired from farming and moved to Yorkton. They spent their early years of retirement travelling to the Dominican, Mexico, Cuba and Las Vegas. The bus tours to Branson, Nashville and California were the most enjoyable and exciting. Marion battled mesothelioma since her diagnosis in September, 2020.

Predeceased by her parents, William & Evelyn Derworiz, parents-in-law Nick & Pauline Matechuk and brother-in-law Steve Cherkas; she leaves to mourn and cherish her memory, her husband of 51 years, Glenn; sons, Michael (Val) of Regina and Kevin (Vanessa) and granddaughter Kasie of Regina Beach; her twin sister Margaret (Gerald) Boychuk, sisters, Theresa Derworiz and Liz (Stan) Rotinsky and brother, Ernie (Kathy) Derworiz; her inlaws, Phyl Cherkas, Garry (Val) Matechuk, Bernie (Craig) Laevens and Terry (Kim) Matechuk, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Prayers were held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 and the Funeral Service on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, both at Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yorkton with Rev. Fr. Michael Faryna officiating. The responses were led by Jason Kopan. The cross bearer was Nick Laevens. Philip Matechuk, Greg Cherkas, Evan Derworiz, Des Laevens, Scott Matechuk and Kevin MacKenzie served as the casket bearers. Cremation followed with inurnment taking place in the Trinity Columbarium, Garden of Memories at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with sons, Michael and Kevin serving as urnbearers. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com Memorial donations in memory of Marion may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan as gifts of remembrance.

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SPRINGSIDE Continued from Page A9 The judging was sponsored by SFC Land and Cattle.

Participants were also given a Subway lunch sponsored by Anything Trackhoe Construction Ltd. Next was the showmanship and in the cloverbud class Rosalie Dreger, Brooke Quinton, Trey Walsh, and Tate Walsh all placed first.

Cloverbud showmanship was sponsored by the Springside 4H Beef Club.

Senior showmanship placing first was Cole Marcinkoski, second was Kade Bilokreli, and third was Kristyn Prybylski.

Intermediate class was Grace Woytas first, Samantha Prybylski second and Cole Foster third.

Junior showmanship placing first was Jersey Bilokreli, second Mackena Kriger, and third Reid Foster.

Showmanship was sponsored by Darla and Taylor Lang.

Senior record books first place was Alia O’Neill, second Cole Marcinkoski, and third Hannah Breitkreuz.

In the intermediate group Cole Foster placed first, Samantha Prybylski second, and Grace Woytas third.

Senior and intermediate classes were sponsored by Vale Country Ranch.

For the junior record books Lily Ward placed first, Mackena Kriger second, and Sara Quinton third.

The class was sponsored by Hnidey Farms.

Cloverbud record books first place Brooke

Quinton, second Rosalie Dreger, and third Trey Walsh. It was sponsored

by Hnidey Farms.

On Saturday during the set up they completed their questionnaires and in the senior class first place was Hannah Breitkreuz, second place Kade Bilokreli, and third place was Alia O’Neill.

Intermediate first place was Cole Foster, second Grace Woytas, third Samantha Prybylski.

Junior first place was Sara Quinton and Lily Ward, second Reid Foster, and third James Ward.

Cloverbud first place was Rosalie Dreger and Brooke Quinton, and second was Tate Walsh and Trey Walsh.

Questionnaires were sponsored by Cornerstone Credit Union.

The grand champion steer was Cole Marcinkoski with ‘Dave’ sponsored by Legacy Co-op Association. The reserve champion was Rosalie Dreger with ‘Tom’ sponsored by Sliding Hills Charolais.

The club gives out a big thanks for their Achievement Day judges, sponsors, and volunteers. There was also the regional show held on the fifth and sixth of July.

On Tuesday was the heifer show, team grooming, and judging.

Wednesday was the steer show and sale. This year there were a lot of new buyers and many people hope to see them again next year.

This year was very successful for all members and they all wish to send out another huge thanks to all of the people that have supported the club.

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Kenn Wood and Lorne Scott band.

A baby bluebird.

Morley Maier and Kenn Wood.

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Local birders help band bluebirds

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A number of devoted bird enthusiasts gathered recently to help band bluebirds.

Members of the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Assoc.

(YFBTA) had been invited to join Lorne Scott, June 11 and help band bluebird hatchlings along the Anaka Trail.

The bluebirds are a North American group of mediumsized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds. They

have blue, or blue and rose beige, plumage. Female birds are less brightly colored than males and there is no noticeable difference in size.

The ‘Anaka Trail’ consists of about 100 nest boxes; mostly along the Good Spirit Community Pasture.

“This Bluebird Trail has been in place for many years,” explained YFBTA member Morley Maier, adding it was “first started and maintained

by Bill and Joyce Anaka.

“For the last number of

years Val and Bob Edwards (YFBTA members) who live near Buchanan a couple of miles off the #47 highway have been doing the maintenance and keeping nesting records.

Recently other YFBTA members have been helping as well.”

For his part Lorne Scott is a farmer, a passionate conservationist, former Minister of the Environment and member of the Order of Canada.

Scott estimates he has built 1500 birdhouses and banded 40,000 birds in his 50-year

A spray painted stenciled mushroom on cardboard triggers the digital aspect of the art.

career. He currently tends to about 400 Bluebird nest boxes near his farm at Indian Head.

At the recent YFBTA event Scott banded about 30 Bluebird hatchlings, said Maier.

The nest boxes are also home to many tree swallows and even some house wrens and starlings.

“The roadside ditches along the trail are great places to see varied and interesting native plants. Many in our group are ‘plant people’ and so this added to the interest and enjoyment

of the day,” said Maier.

The afternoon ended with a time to socialize at the old Drobot Church grounds.

This was the third outing this spring for the YFBTA this year. They also met and did some Arbor Day tree planting, and visited the site of old Fort Pelly and the garter snake hibernaculum.

Their next trip will be to Hudson Bay on June 21, to see the Orchids and the many other rare and interesting plants of that area.

The digital portion of the exhibition can be viewed through a smart phone or tablet.

Augmented reality exhibition premieres at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery YORKTON – A new exhibition at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery mixes traditional and digital art.

“The exhibition is Andrei Feheregyhazi,” said Kelly Litzenberger, Manager at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, adding, “he’s been developing these augmented reality art projects in Blender,” which is a 3D graphics software toolset, according to Wikipedia.

The ‘New Bernard

Style’ exhibition uses stenciled spray-painted images on cardboard to trigger the augmented reality which can be viewed through a smart phone or tablet.

“Augmented reality is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information,” read the article on augmented reality from

Wikipedia.

“People are free to go to our website and find the information to download [Bernard AR] and then be prepared to set yourself up when you come to the gallery,” said Litzenberger, adding, “or we do have a tablet on hand that people can borrow at any time – they can experience the full augmented reality aspects of the exhibition,” said Litzenberger.

“We’ve got a lot of peo-

ple coming through because it’s such a different exhibition than what we traditionally have,” said Litzenberger.

“We’ve been programming more interactive exhibitions throughout the summer because we do see a lot of tourists – a lot of people from not only our community, but touring across Canada now that people are travelling a bit more,” said Litzenberger.

“Once you bring the

tablet and the augmented reality into play it becomes a whole new world for this exhibition,” said Litzenberger, adding, “it’s taking what a lot of people have known and experienced and taking it to this new environment which is still quite new in many aspects.”

“Emerging artist, animator, and digital creator Andrei Feheregyhazi has created four immersive scenes that you can explore with a smart

phone or tablet. Follow the instructions—download the app or borrow the gallery’s tablet—and walk through the exhibition to see Bernard the Bird and his friend the walking egg on their epic journey,” read an excerpt from the GDAG’s article on the exhibit.

The exhibition runs until August 31 and the applications are available to download on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

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Abuse and bullying must be called out Tonight, I heard someone speak harshly to, then threaten, someone else. Could be that person was put out with someone or something unrelated. Likely they saw a convenient valve to release their emotional pressure cooker—someone in a lesser position who they knew wouldn’t strike back. Their words were mean, unfair and in my mind, totally uncalled for—a selfish and cowardly expression of “Don’t cross me; I’m the boss of you.” The person seemed untaught or incapable of employing healthier, more creative ways of managing relationships.

I don’t know whether that behaviour indicated a pattern or an exception. But bullying others, no matter their relationship to us or how much authority we have over them, or how unhappy we are in that moment, is always wrong.

The Bible says the tongue is beyond taming.

My own has often been a wild thing. How deeply I regret the many times I’ve spoken and acted harshly toward my children, my husband, even to friends who didn’t meet my expectations.

I’m a recipient of much undeserved grace from God (and others). He has been working for a life-

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Sunny Side Up time on my tongue, and only the last few decades with much cooperation on my part. Aging tenderizes some of us, perhaps, at least those of us who know we’ll one day meet that One who has extended us overflowing grace and forgiveness— and that when we do, we must account for both our words and actions.

Scripture also says there’s a time to be silent and a time to speak up. After observing what I did tonight, it occurred to me that I have a voice and a platform to do that. To encourage others to do the same. To stand up, to take the risk, to call out bullies and abusers even when it could

strain relationships or sever them altogether.

But the calling out is agony for those abused and also those who love them. We don’t know whether confronting will make things worse (as it sometimes does) or better. Often it brings the risk of losing contact with vulnerable victims, and thus losing any opportunity to help them.

No easy answers will come from this quarter.

Till my parent’s deaths, they regretted not speaking up when they knew of a horribly abusive relationship in the family. For too long they believed the lie (still encouraged by certain

Church teachings) that the man is God to his family. That submission means “taking it,” and that a good Christian marriage must follow a (horribly unbiblical) pattern that says God can only protect wives and children if they submit to every directive (even unfair ones) of the husband and father.

Knowing the truth of that family situation, I long-ago lost all faith in that teaching. “If you ever strike me in anger,” I told the Preacher, long before our marriage, “I’ll leave you immediately and never look back.” He never has.

Call it out. Speak up -- before it’s too late.

Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show on Aug. 10 First, gardeners, a couple of announcements. The Yorkton Gardeners’ Market is now in full swing, Saturdays from 9AM till noon, corner of Melrose and Simpson. For more information about the market call Glen at (306)783-7040.

The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show on Wednesday, August 10 at the Parkland Mall, Yorkton. Yes, it’s a new venue and a new approach to the show, but we hope that you’ll come out to visit the show and bring a friend!

More details will follow.

The last few weeks have been a true challenge for gardeners.

Since many of us have gardens that are in “recovery” mode, sort of, let’s sit down for a few minutes with a cup of tea and we’ll chat about changing looks in gardening.

On a recent trip to Winnipeg, we enjoyed a

scenic tour to view landscaping in a few residential neighborhoods.

Two areas that we visited were Tuxedo and the newer South Tuxedo.

Not only was it interesting to see the homes of the ultra-rich, but very interesting to see how their front yards were landscaped. And after a while, some gardening patterns began to emerge.

First was the use of grasses and smaller shrubs. One home that was especially lovely had a broad bed of plants along the front of the house: the planting consisted of golden spirea; green-leaved spirea with raspberry-colored blooms, and a stunning row of a tall grass (perhaps Karl Foerster) as the backdrop. The shrubs were planted quite close together to form drifts of color, and the tallest shrubs were no more than three feet high. It was the kind of yard that made you slow-down to take a better look, and it

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Gardener’s Notebook was beautiful.

Another stunning feature was the use of very large containers, filled with a showy display of large plants like canna lilies in bright colors, fountain grasses, and even some small cedars or shrubs. One front yard that I especially liked had a wide “creek-bed” ribbon hugging the driveway at the edge of the lawn and curling up to the front of the house. This area was completely of large rocks, (football-sized and larger), mostly dark grey, with some fridge-sized rocks placed here and there. The three large planters placed among

the rocks were in an eyecatching red, and planted with yellow, orange and red cannas. What a firecracker look! And the planters were easily the size of a stove. Just breathtaking.

One perennial that took centre-stage in a few yards was clumps of daylilies, but planted in a controlled and manicured way, bringing out the best of the foliage and the blooms. These weren’t just growing wildly to fill an empty space; they were beautifully planted as part of a landscape design, spaced to show off their beauty, and they looked great.

One thing we noticed because of its absence: flowering perennial borders. Have gardening tastes changed to favor other things? We saw only one such flowering border on our drive, and after seeing the elegant plantings in other yards, it was strange to note how unkempt the border looked. And maybe that’s the reason why some gardeners shy away from

them. They take time to achieve “the look” we always hope for, and they take a lot of work to keep them looking nice and groomed.

There are always new ideas out there!

Fascinating!

Thank you to our friends at YTW for their great work. Visit the hort society at www.yorktonhort.ca and have a great week.

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The Virtue of Constancy “Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end”

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ARROWS Continued from Page A10 While part of being out in the community is about “growing the grassroots” of the sport, and the MLR, being supportive of the community, “is just super important to us,” offered Quattrin.

As for the season the Arrows settled with an 8-8 record scoring 414 points and allowing 390 finishing fourth in the MLR East with only the top-three teams making the playoffs.

It was a season which will be remembered for the extensive injured list

the team dealt with week after week after week.

“It was definitely difficult. It always seemed there were guys hurt that could have helped us,” said Quattrin, 25, a hooker with the Arrows. “It was obviously upsetting we had that many injuries.”

With the sidelines often looking like triage centre with the number of walking wounded, Quattrin said it was hard to find a rhythm.

We did not have the consistency, the cohesiveness,” he said, adding

injured players always face a tough time feeling connected to the team, which he terms FOMO the ‘fear of missing out,” not just on playing but the culture around the team like knowing the latest inside joke making its way around the dressing room.

If there was a silver lining to the injuries, it was a number of young players getting their first taste of MLR which they might not have gotten with a healthy roster.

“There’s some young talent that’s super great

to see,” said Quattrin, adding he looks forward to seeing the young guys growing their games.

Following the season Quattrin’s summer vacation was put on hold a few weeks as he joined Team Canada as the team played host to Belgium and Spain in a pair of test matches on home soil.

The Canucks rolled over Belgium 45-0 in a game played in Halifax then dropped the game to Spain 57-34 in Ottawa.

“It was definitely a different pace of play. It was much more up tempo

– not as much room for errors,” said Quattrin.

Quattrin said the Canadian team is in something of a rebuild, with the average age around 24, and with limited practice time leading up to the games more work was needed.

“There’s a lot of learning to be done,” he said, adding there were mistakes made on defence, especially versus Spain and they took advantage.

“It was not a lack of effort on our part. We’re just getting the chemistry down,” he said.

Quattrin now gets some time off the pitch, although he said he might be playing some club games, before hopefully suiting up for Canada for some more test matches in November ahead of season five of MLR, which he added he is really looking forward to.

“I see so much potential in these guys it’s just amazing. I just love the guys. I think next year will be a really good opportunity for us,” he said. “I’m super excited to see it.”

Pickleball monthly

By David Weiman So, how is your summer going? Our club has seen an increase in the numbers coming out to play this summer. The number playing is still substantially less than winter play but each summer it seems more players are making it more of a priority in their lives.

Ituna will have their two new courts completely done by August and a number of us will have to go down to try out the new facility. Good results with hard work from the Ituna club.

There has been a number of impromptu clinics set up this last month and they have been well attended.

Sign up genius and Anne’s regular diligence to keep the membership informed has helped with attendance.

Remember the 3.0 clinic in Ituna and 3.5 clinic in

Yorkton on August 20th. Check our Facebook page for details or call one of the directors.

There is a good number of our club members that are attending the Western Pickleball Playdowns in Regina this next weekend so let’s wish them all the best.

Madalina Kozushka, Ken Kolisnek and Brian Kruger are our club’s newest certified coaches. We welcome them to the fold and will put them to work on August 5th when we are working with Newcomers group to teach a Learn to Play clinic.

Our club is still in need of certified referees so hopefully someone will consider that going ahead.

Pickleball clubs are always looking for referees for tournaments in the area, even into Manitoba.

For you lake and park enthusiast’ make sure to

always have your paddle along since more and more parks have pickleball courts and there are campers and day users interested in playing this inclusive sport.

Another opportunity for some is the Pickleball Hub in Regina which has 12 pickleball specific courts, trainers and a ball machine for tuning your game.

So, it is getting to be that more and more pickleball opportunities are available to us in our local area and in our travels.

Outdoor play can be very much different at times when factoring in the wind but fun just the same.

Safe traveling this summer and enjoy any pickleball opportunities that come your way.

Area trio on provincial 18U lacrosse roster

By Calvin Daniels Staff Photo Three area lacrosse players are on the recently announced Saskatchewan U18 field roster.

Josh Johnson of Yorkton is one of three goaltenders on the roster while Xage Miraflor and Tony Olynyk from Sturgis have been named as midfielders.

Miraflor said it’s just great to make the roster given the talent in the province in particular in Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

“There are lot of lacrosse players (there). They’re pretty decent,” he said.

Johnson responded to being asked about his selection rather succinctly.

“I’m pretty pumped,” he said.

Johnson, 17, made the team as a netminder, a position he admitted initially he had little interest in.

“I didn’t want to play goalie . . . but my coach threw me in there,” he said. “I enjoyed it. I sort of took to it.”

It probably helped Johnson also plays goal in hockey, although there he gets to wear a lot more protective

padding than when guarding a field lacrosse net.

It’s “the same hand-eye coordination,” he said, adding it helps to “not be afraid to get hit sometimes.”

So what does Miraflor, 16, feels he brings to the field?

“I’m pretty good on face-offs . . . Pretty quick and I can dodge and score,” he offered.

As a face-off player what he thought of former Saskatchewan Rush fan favourite Jeremy Thompson, known for his work in the face-off circle, Miraflor

said he certainly followed him, then added, “The Thompsons they’re actually all good.”

The team will head to Fredericton, N.B. for the national U18 championship Sept. 2-4, to compete for the First Nations Cup. The U15 Alumni Cup will be contested at the same time.

The trip east will be big for the team.

“It will be a pretty good experience,” said Miraflor.

Johnson reiterated he was “pretty pumped,” adding “I’ve never been that far from home before.”

Yorkton United FC teams win provincials

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Yorkton United U15 Boys team

Yorkton United U19 Boys team

Yorkton United U19 Girls team

YORKTON – Three teams from the Yorkton United Football Club won gold at the SaskTel S4L 11-Aside Provincials held on July 8-10 in Saskatoon.

The U15 Boys team finished the Round Robin

shootout.

The U19 Boys finished the Round Robin in first place going 6-1 over Stoughton/Redvers, 3-0 over Swift Current, 3-0 over FC Regina, a 0-0 tie with Melfort. The

place going 5-0 over Swift Current, a 1-1 tie with Prince Albert, a 0-0 tie with FC Regina and a 5-0 victory over Lakewood.

The final was a rematch

in first place going 2-1 over Lakewood, 3-1 over Humboldt, 0-0 tie with Queen City. In the final rematch with Lakewood the score was 0-0 at full time with Yorkton winning 5-3 in a penalty

final was a rematch with Melfort and saw Yorkton coming out with a 4-1 victory.

The U19 girls finished the Round Robin in first

with Prince Albert with Yorkton besting PA with a 2-1 win.

Angel Fetsch of the U19 girls was named tournament MVP.

Whiskers & Tails Can you give your cat milk?

You often see cats drinking milk in books and movies. A child rescues a hungry cat and gives it a saucer of milk, and the cat laps it up with pleasure. But is this the right thing to do?

According to the experts, the answer is no.

Here are a few reasons why.

ESSENTIAL ENZYME Kittens can digest their mother’s milk because they’re born with a specific enzyme that allows them to break down lactose, a form of ^`RL] PQ NTPY_Wd 3ZbPaP] L^ _SPd RP_ ZWOP] most cats lose this enzyme and can no longer properly digest milk.

VARIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS If an adult cat eats high-quality food and gets plenty of fresh water, it doesn’t need to drink milk. Drinking this fat-rich substance can trigger a variety of ailments, including obesity and diarrhea. Milk is especially harmful if your furry friend is allergic to milk proteins or can’t properly digest lactose.

In short, if you feed cow’s milk to your adult NL_ T_ XLd PYUZd T_ L_ ]^_ M`_ bTWW ^`QQP] digestive issues and other health problems later. Consult your vet to determine what’s safe to feed your cat.

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U18 Saskatchewan Football Champs

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Sask wins gold at Football Canada Cup The Football Canada Cup hosted in Kelowna saw U18 men compete in 12 games from July 11-17 Teams included Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan.

Teams were made up of talent from all areas of each province using evaluation camps to pick the players and subsequent training camps to prepare the athletes for competition.

U18 Saskatchewan headed into the competition with back-to-back gold medal wins both in 2018 and 2019. The competition was put on a two-year hold due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but returned for 2022.

In Saskatchewan’s first game, they came out with a win 40-0 against Nova Scotia.

The second game was against Ontario

and Saskatchewan won 23-11.

In the gold medal game, Saskatchewan faced off against Alberta, with Saskatchewan coming out as the better team winning 13-1.

The third championship makes it a ‘three-peat’ for Team Saskatchewan.

Yorkton had three players chosen to participate with U18 Team Saskatchewan. Hayden Russell, defensive line, Joey Palagian, linebacker and special teams and Aidan Leslie receiver and special teams.

All three young men play with the Yorkton Regional High School Senior Raiders, with both Palagian and Leslie playing their last high school season this year.

For more information and scores, visit FootballCanada.com/event/ football-canada-cup-2022/ and FootballSaskatchewan.ca.