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Pink Day about creating positive relationships

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer The message of the Canadian Red Cross’ Pink Day is simple – be someone’s hero. The Pink Day rally held at the Yorkton Regional High School featured athletes and students talking about the problem of bullying, and how peer intervention can help others when confronted with a bullying situation.

Luc Mullinder, Pink Day project manager and former Saskatchewan Roughrider, says that the goal is to create as many healthy and safe relationships as possible in schools and communities.

“The best thing to do is to get that message out to the future leaders of the province.”

The young audience at YRHS is one that is important to reach, Mullinder says, but it’s a message that should be taken in by people no matter their age or role.

“In order to change the culture, we need buyin from everybody – com-

munities, businesses and especially the schools.

Bullying and unsafe relationships are prevalent in the schools. It’s a school issue as well as a community based issue.”

The rally at YRHS is a reflection of how bullying is a problem in towns of all sizes, and Mullinder says sometimes it can seem more insurmountable in a small town where there are fewer people around to talk to and help out. He says that it’s a priority to keep the message going outside of just the major centres.

“It’s an issue you don’t want to centralize, you don’t want to just keep these type of deals in Regina and the big cities. You want to get out to the Yorktons, Swift Currents and Moose Jaws.”

One of the repeated points was that peer interventions are the most effective ways to combat bullying.

Mullinder says that part of the difficulty is that people are nervous about what happens if they try to intervene, and they

hope that they can help kids learn how to get involved.

“We realize there is a fair amount of anxiety sometimes that comes along with getting involved in a bullying situation... There are safe ways of being someone’s hero, you don’t have to worry about the situation coming back on you.”

Several athletes spoke at the event, not just Mullinder but also former Roughrider Scott McHenry, current Roughrider Dan Clark and women’s hockey player Jessica Campbell.

Mullinder believes that when athletes are open about their experiences with bullying, it can reach kids who it otherwise might not.

“Athletes are role models, they’re looked up to, so when they come up and have a message as powerful as ‘be someone’s hero’ it resonates.

Those kids, a) they want to be those guys already and b) the best part about it is when they realize, oh my god, I went through something

YORKTON STUDENTS gathered for Red Cross Pink Day, a bullying prevention initiative to get kids to “be a hero” in their school and community. Pictured above, Scott McHenry talks to the students at YRHS. like that.”

While Pink Day is a one day event to get the word out, Mullinder says

the message goes far beyond February 24.

“It’s important to know it’s not just the

day, it’s got to be a lifestyle, it’s got to be something that’s in our hearts.”

Two palliative care rooms open in Yorkton

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer There are two new palliative care rooms in Yorkton. Located in Jowsey House in the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, the two rooms are aimed at giving a more home-like atmosphere for end of life care.

Diana Hornung, Health Services Manager for Yorkton and District Nursing Home, says that the two rooms are designed to have a more home-like atmosphere in the room, as well having furniture designed to allow family a way to spend time with their loved ones while they are in the room.

“It means a more homey, warm environment, it’s not as institutional.”

Hornung says that the need for palliative care is pressing in the health region, and she believes it has become even greater since the project to have dedicated palliative

care rooms in the region began four years ago.

“We have five transition beds and four are palliative clients, so the need is there.”

The funding for the project was provided by Bailey’s Funeral Home and the Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer local initiatives program. Between the two, $29,000 was raised to renovate the two rooms and buy equipment, including vital signs monitors, as well as upcoming improvements like ceiling tracks to help move clients. Ray Bailey with Bailey’s Funeral Home says that in their business, it’s clear that palliative care rooms like these are necessary.

“In our work we have so much interaction with families who have a loved one that needs palliative care and the supports it provides.”

The amount of support in the community doesn’t surprise Hornung, because she

believes people are increasingly realizing the importance of end of life care.

“It doesn’t have to be cancer, it can be any end of life stage. More of us in our lives are feeling that, we’ve all had family members somewhere who are dealing with that and it’s hard to care for people in their homes.”

Premier Brad Wall also sat in on the presentation, and while he admits that the province has a long way to go with long term care, he says the project is a win for the community.

“It’s great when the local community can step forward like the people of Yorkton have and the local healthcare foundation has, because then things get done more quickly, and then the health region can leverage all the great resources from Saskatchewan companies and individuals who want to donate and make things happen.”

Riding to end MS

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer When Nicole Rolfes was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, she decided that it would not stop her from doing the things she loves. Instead, she is doing something she loves to help raise awareness and funds to fight the condition, riding from Goodsoil, SK to Yorkton with the first Believe Sled Ride to End MS. The ten day, 1,100 km ride was a challenge for Rolfes, whether she was fighting the fatigue that often comes with MS or challenging riding conditions through the trek across the province. She said that while the terrain was new and difficult to handle, she was

able to push through any challenges and complete the ride.

“I conquered them, and conquered my MS along the way.”

The monetary goal for the ride is to raise $15,000, but Rolfes says that the other goal is to show that being diagnosed with something like MS is not the end of the world, and you can still undertake challenges and keep active.

“I want to let others know, no matter what you’re diagnosed, never give up. Always believe in yourself, always enjoy something that if you love doing it, keep doing it.”

Rolfe would like to thank everyone who helped on the ride, whether it was family

and friends who helped out on the ride, her parents who came out from Manitoba for support, as well as everyone who sponsored the ride as they went from place to place.

Learn more about Rolfe’s ride at www. believeride.ca.

FRONT PAGE PHOTO – Nicole Rolfes and her machine at the end of her 1,100 km ride across the province, from Goodsoil, SK to Yorkton. Rolfes rode across the province to raise money and awareness to end MS, which she was diagnosed with in 2012, with the Believe Sled Ride to End MS.

TWO ROOMS in Jowsey House in the Yorkton and District Nursing Home have been renovated as palliative care rooms, with the goal of providing a home-like atmosphere for people who need end of life care. Pictured are Premier Brad Wall, Allan Bailey with Bailey’s Funeral Home and Leone Ottenbreit with Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer, cutting the ribbon on the new rooms.

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Habitat launches new partner program

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Habitat for Humanity is part way through their current build, a duplex

on Myrtle Ave, but they are already looking towards the next project.

They are also looking towards how it’s going to be funded, and are

launching a funding initiative to help get the next project started. The Habitat Partner Program is directed at getting local business

more heavily involved in building projects.

George Plews with Habitat says that the past six years have been something to be proud of for the organization, putting six families in new homes and raising $700,000 for those builds.

This campaign is centered around raising $150,000 for the next build, which is planned to follow the pattern of the current build.

“That will give us enough funding to start a new duplex in Yorkton.”

They also want more business involvement in the different builds, with Plews noting that they could use builds as teambuilding exercises, for

example.

“The more involvement we can get from people or businesses, the better it is. For example, this home here, we had the faith community quite involved, and it was just wonderful because we had a number of volunteers we had never seen before, and some of them are still here helping. We hope they will continue to help us too.”

The reason for the campaign is partially because an election year brings uncertainty, so they want to know they can continue putting projects together in the city.

“We don’t really know what the future funding

will be with the local governments, because we do have an election coming up so we don’t know what’s happening there.”

Plews says that the community support has been the reason why there have been six families in new homes in that time. He says this is a more formal program with a clear goal in order to keep the momentum going and continue to do something rare for a smaller community.

“I was involved in other communities, and it’s been 12 years since I’ve been in that community, and they don’t have six builds yet, so this is quite an accomplishment.”

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY is launching a new Partner Program to help continue building homes in the area. Pictured are (l-r) Merv Catchuk, Build Manager and George Plews as they make the announcement in the current Habitat build.

CT scan replacement causes disruption The Sunrise Health Region is getting ready for a major upgrade to CT scanning in the region, with a new machine expected to arrive within the next month. However, to install the new machine, the old one needs to be removed, and the hospital needs to see some major upgrades to accommodate the new machine.

This means a service interruption, which will begin March 7, before scanning begins with a reduced load on April 5.

Roberta Wiwcharuk, Vice President of Integrated Health Services, explains that the disruptions are due to the upgrades needed to the hospital in order to install the new machine, which requires upgrades to both the cooling system and electrical system.

“It’s not like taking out a photocopier and putting a new one. It’s taking out the old one, bringing in the new one... It’s a big undertaking, that’s why it needed to be coordinated, so we know when the new one is coming in, so we can prepare to take out the old, get the electrical and cooling system ready and in place, and get the new one to make a smooth transition.”

This time will also allow the region to con-

duct training on the new machine and testing to ensure it functions properly, Wiwcharuk adds.

There are approximately 5,000 CT scans performed in the region each year, which would mean approximately 400 would be performed in an average month. This March, patients will be referred to Regina or Saskatoon if CT scans are necessary. Protocols will be in place with EMS, dispatch, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Saskatoon Health Region, neurologists and stroke clinic clients for the four weeks the hospital is undergoing upgrades.

Wiwcharuk says that while an inconvenience, the service disruption is going to lead to a major upgrade in CT services in the region. The ultimate result will be a major benefit to the region, as current scanner has exceeded its expected lifespan and the major technology advances have been made since its manufacture.

“While there will be a service disruption for those four weeks, we’re certainly looking forward to the advancements with the new technology. It’ll be down, but ultimately we will have a new, improved CT scanner which will have better technology and better

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She also notes that having a CT scan upgrade wouldn’t be possible without community support.

“We really want to thank the Health Foundation and the Ministry of Health for the funding, and all of the generous donations to the new CT scanner.”

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Dubious benefit to private MRI This week, private MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) services became available in Saskatchewan.

To hear proponents speak of it, you would think the Sask Party has come up with a panacea to solve all the problems of the health care system.

Detractors, of course, decry the slippery slope to complete erosion of the public system.

The truth likely lies somewhere in between and we are unlikely to know the true impact for several years to come. There are just too many ifs.

Let’s look at a few things it definitely is and definitely is not, however.

The right-wing Frasier Institute is praising the Sask Party saying this is a case of “putting patients before ideology.” That is laughable.

Privatization is the Sask Party’s ideology.

Liquor stores, new school builds, the Regina Bypass are all examples of ideologically-driven privatization of traditionally public sector activities that offer dubious benefit to the public.

The one thing the private MRI scheme definitely does do is help wealthy people improve their position of privilege in society. That is certainly contrary to the spirit of universal health care, which is care according to need not according to ability to pay. Tommy Douglas is likely turning over in his grave.

Some unions, for example the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are taking aim at the legislation, even perhaps to the point of legal opposition. CUPE sought a legal opinion that states private MRIs are “unlawful under the Canada Health Act.” Perhaps we can’t afford to be slavish to the traditional public model with health care costs eating upwards of 40 per cent of provincial budgets.

There is some pretty good evidence, however, that private MRIs is not going reduce wait times or help the government’s bottom line. The Saskatchewan Medical Association is against them saying it is “hasty policy.”

Alberta, which has had private MRI clinics for several years, has wait times that far exceed Saskatchewan wait times and they have actually increased since that province started allowing the practice. In fact, several studies have shown wherever this has been tried, wait times increase, except for the people who can afford to pay.

Saskatchewan is not Alberta, but there is no guarantee our experience will be any different.

Private clinics are for-profit businesses. Forprofit businesses thrive by increasing demand for their product or services. Furthermore, a lot of wealthy people are already jumping the queue by going out-of-province or out-of-country. Now that these people can get it at home, won’t that increase demand?

Stephen Lewis, an expert in health policy, says the only way the province will benefit from this move “is if demand stays constant while you’re increasing capacity—and that never happens.”

The trend in public health care, on the other hand, is toward reducing demand. Healthy living and preventative medicine are the watchwords of the day.

There is also the danger that cash-strapped governments will further reduce public funding of services in the presence of private options.

There is one clever aspect to the Saskatchewan scheme. For every paying patient private providers take on, they must also accept a patient from the public queue. In essence, if you want to, and can afford to jump the queue, you have to take one of your less fortunate fellow citizens along with you.

And then there is public perception. Is the message here not that private is better than public? Does this not erode public confidence making it even easier to make the case for further privatization?

We need creative solutions to the health care crunch. Whether private MRIs is one of them is highly questionable.

Opposition not opposing enough I am feeling nostalgic for Dwayne Lingenfelter.

This isn’t because I necessarily agreed with him, or because I thought he was the best leader that the provincial NDP ever had, but because he would campaign. He campaigned a lot, he travelled the province trying to hit every town he could, talking to everyone who would look at him and generally trying to get people to pay attention to himself and his party. It didn’t work, his defeat in the past election was comprehensive, but at least he tried.

Whether or not you agreed with him, you couldn’t fault him for not putting the effort in, and he put a great deal of support behind the candidate from Yorkton at the time, Chad Blenkin.

Contrast this with the provincial election that is coming up soon. The provincial NDP is regarding this riding as an afterthought, not even updating their website until the last minute to reflect a candidate nomination with Greg Olson. The majority of their campaigning seems to be handled by the SGEU rather than the party itself, and in spite of being gifted a couple big scandals by the sitting Saskatchewan Party they haven’t actually done anything to capitalize on them. One often sees people like Progressive Conservative leader Rick Swenson connected to the Regina Bypass land controversies, for example, when this should be a prime opportunity for the provincial NDP to capitalize on something that could potentially swing voters in their direction. Why isn’t the official opposition making a ton of noise about this? Instead, most of the noise is being made by a party which hasn’t had a seat in nearly 20 years.

The NDP has a very specific job here, and it’s not doing it. Whether or not the people of the province agree with them, they need to make noise and at least attempt to hold the government to account.

It doesn’t matter if you agree with the NDP, they have to exist, and they have to have a campaign which reminds voters of any issues that might exist with the current provincial government. The opposition must loom in the background to remind the sitting government that if they screw up, the people might dump them to the curb and pick someone else to do their job. It’s as much about reminding everyone that there is an alternative as anything else.

So where are they? Why aren’t they aggressively going to every single town in the province, fighting to get people to pay attention to their candidates and what they represent? Why aren’t they even updating their website? The party is not even doing the absolute bare minimum to engage the hearts and minds of voters in this area, and that’s a bad start for the party. Whether or not you sup-

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Column Devin Wilger port the Sask Party government, they should at least have to fight for votes, instead of being gifted the election by an opposition that doesn’t appear to have much interest in actually contesting it.

Right now, it should be difficult to turn around without being reminded that there is an official opposition out there and what their issues are at the moment. Soon, we should be surrounded by evidence of different parties trying to grab your attention, whether it’s through signs, television appearances, or ads in these very pages. Instead, I had to go through a surprising amount of effort just to find out who the candidate for this riding even was, and I’ve barely heard anything from either party to discuss what exactly they’re planning for the province for the next four years. People often get election fatigue, of course, and this is especially true after the lumbering monster that was the recent federal election. But given that we’re a little over a month out from the provincial election we would normally expect something to be happening.

You don’t realize that a loud election is a good thing until you’ve are confronted with the opposite.

If the Sask Party wins, then it should be because they had to work for it. If they have to put in the effort to win over the people of the province, and win, then that’s democracy. But I firmly believe that a party needs to work for each vote they get, they have to have an opponent that works just as hard as they do, and if they win or lose, it’s because they are the ones whose ideas caught on with the people of a region the most. What it should never be is an easy process, and one party should never just roll over and let their opponent take the prize.

That’s why I want to light a fire under Cam Broten and his team, and I want to see an aggressive campaign from them. In turn, I want an aggressive campaign from the Sask Party in response. The election doesn’t mean anything if it is not a case of everyone putting in the maximum amount of effort.

Unfortunately, at this moment, that’s not what I’m seeing. Everyone is assuming the election is a foregone conclusion, and as a result we’ve got the quietest election we’ve seen in ages. If we’re not going to put the effort in, it’s bad news for democracy.

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The Life Cycle of Stars It’s a moonless week, and from a dark location, the night sky is filled with millions of stars. If you’re a city dweller like me, it’s worth a trip to the southern reaches of town or even a quarter mile into the country just to spend ten minutes in the dark inhaling the view.

At casual glance, all those stars they may look alike except for brightness, but in reality they’re big and small, hot and cool and young and old. They also come in a wide variety of colours, something not that easy to see because our eyes’ colour receptors

do not work well in the dark.

As unchanging as the sky may look, stars change with age, as a ball of burning gas can’t last forever. Our Sun is a medium sized, middleaged yellow star. In a few billion years when it uses up most of its hydrogen and helium, it will cool down to a nice reddish colour and expand into a red giant the size of the Earth’s orbit. Hopefully, we will have figured out how to be somewhere else by then.

Straight south this week is Orion with its

The Universe from your own back yard

by Jim Huziak jim@darkskies.ca. distinctive three-star belt, and to its lower left, the sky’s brightest star, Sirius, gleams against a black background.

Betelgeuse, the bright red star representing Orion’s left shoulder, is much older than the Earth, and has already entered that

red giant phase in a big way. Were it at the Earth’s location, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars would lie below its surface. In a few million years, it will explode as a supernova, clearing a portion of space the size of our solar system. But, because it’s 640

light years away, all we’ll get here is a really great light show.

Youthful Sirius is a hot, bluish-white giant less than five percent of the Sun’s age. Blue giants are extremely hot young stars; although Sirius is only twice the size of the Sun, it’s about 25 times as bright. Young blue giants party hard and die young.

Life spans are measured in millions, rather than billions, of years. Sirius lies only 8.6 light years away.

Half Sirius’s distance, and smaller still, the nearest star to us is tiny

Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf one-seventh the size of the Sun (Proxima lies below the horizon and is never visible from Canada). Born small and cool, the opposite of Sirius, Proxima can expect to live some 4 trillion years (400 times longer than the Sun) before quietly warming up to retire as a white dwarf.

The next time you’re out and glance up, be it from the back yard or back country, appreciate that stars have life cycles too.

In that universe spread out above you, nothing is at all as it seems

Your letter of the Week Liberal deficit seems moving target During last fall’s federal election, the Liberals campaigned on a commitment to run budget deficits for its first three years, while promising that the size of those deficits would be capped at $10 billion. The government also pledged to return to budget balance by 2019/20.

Since then, the goalposts have moved repeatedly, as deficit projections have been steadily revised upward.

In December, Finance Minister Bill Morneau backed off of his party’s $10 billion deficit cap, replacing this “limit” with a new one, pledging to keep deficits small enough for the federal debt-toGDP ratio to shrink every year.

The government repeatedly referred to its new limit as a “fiscal anchor” that would be used to prevent rapid deterioration in its fiscal position. In fact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, back in December, said: “We will continue to decrease (the debt-to-GDP ratio) every single year because that’s important for the fiscal health of our country.”

Only two months later, the “fiscal anchor” has been abandoned, as the government’s latest economic outlook shows that the federal debt-to-GDP ratio will in fact increase next year.

(Recent musings have also put the

promised return to a balanced budget by 2019/20 in question.)

Specifically, the government now expects the federal debt-to-GDP ratio to increase from 31 per cent this year to 31.8 per cent in 2016/17. And this expectation is before the Liberals add their new major spending initiatives to the mix.

Once new major spending is factored in (expected to be upwards of $10 billion next year alone), the annual deficit is likely to be more than $25 billion and the federal debt-to-GDP ratio will increase even more.

The short life of the government’s latest “fiscal anchor” illustrates the dangers of constantly evolving fiscal targets, and the need for transparent, durable, and easily understood fiscal norms.

Unfortunately, recent years have seen the steady destruction (by governments across the country) of one such useful norm: the principle that governments should balance their books during “normal” economic times, and only resort to deficit spending during economic downturns. This principle took hold during the 1990s when governments across the country averted a

fiscal crisis by taking decisive action to rein in government debt that had been accumulating for decades because of routine deficit spending.

In the following years, having lived with the consequences of runaway debt and having made hard choices to get it under control, Canadian governments generally avoided running deficits during periods of economic growth. This approach to fiscal policy helped create the conditions for a prolonged period when the economy boomed and the mountain of public debt accumulated over the preceding decades steadily shrank.

Unfortunately, in recent years, policymakers across Canada have abandoned the long-standing norm that deficit spending - particularly in the name of “stimulating” the economy - should be reserved for steep economic downturns.

The problem with unwritten fiscal norms (such as the one that governments generally ought to balance their budgets) is that they take a long time to develop and cement. Once the goalposts are moved, and an easily understood and long-standing fiscal principle is repudiated, it becomes much easier for governments to move them again.

And this is precisely what has happened. The $10 billion deficit cap that replaced a simple balanced budget target barely survived the election before it was replaced with the declining debtto-GDP fiscal anchor. And this latest “limit” was even more short-lived.

Critically, all this is happening at a time when the federal government expects positive (albeit modest) economic growth next year. The recent economic outlook projects nominal GDP, the broadest measure of the government’s revenue base, to grow 2.4 per cent in 2016 - this after including a conservative “forecast adjustment” that reduces the expected level of GDP by $40 billion.

The prevailing view that governments should avoid routine budget deficits has served Canada well, but it has now been largely abandoned by the federal government, and the hastily assembled fiscal anchors designed to replace it have proven mostly useless.

Ben Eisen is associate director of provincial prosperity studies and Charles Lammam is director of fiscal studies with the Fraser Institute.

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The potential of disc golf to grow

When it comes to sports viewing I have always been of the opinion fans do tend to gravitate to those sports which they themselves have been involved.

That of course does not preclude us from enjoying other sports. I have for example never played a minute of rugby, but love it.

That said people look at me oddly when I note I enjoy watching darts on television. The reason though is simple enough. As a player of very limited skill tossing darts I am in awe of the skill the top pros show week, after week, after

week.

And so it is with disc golf.

I can’t watch ball golf on television at all.

The hushed whispers of announcers on-course and the panoramic shots of the sky with the white ball all but lost to those without a bionically implanted eye from a sci-fi book, bores me.

Of course the game did too. I tried it a bit a lifetime ago, but the length of time to play 18, and the costs, pretty quickly had me doing other things of greater joy to me. That is not to say the game should not be embraced by others,

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by Calvin Daniels but it never was a fit for me.

Then about a half decade ago the disc golf course was installed at Patrick Park in Yorkton.

It took about 10-minutes to be hooked for life.

The quick time for a round, the low cost of discs, the free course play, the easy to learn

YORKTON TRANSITIONAL HOMES FOR YOUTH held a The Coldest Night of the Year (WALK) fundraiser February 20 in the city. The event was a family-friendly winter fundraising event for Yorkton’s homeless, hungry and hurting, the WALK takes place on the evening of Feb 20, each year in communities across Canada, 92 this year. Saturday’s event was the first in Yorkton. The idea of taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year allowed participants to understand the experience of surviving on the streets during a cold Canadian winter, while raising funds to aid the work of Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth in providing much-needed support to members of our community. The Yorkton WALK began and ended at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, located at 73 Smith Street East, where walkers turned in the results of their fundraising efforts, returning at the end of the evening for a warm celebration meal. Donning iconic blue-and-white toques, participants walk a two, or five-kilometre route. Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth has been serving our city’s youth for five-years, and the boost in funds resulting from the Coldest Night of the Year will benefit their clients.

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basics, all grabbed me as ideal.

And once I learned there were professional disc golf events, many ‘televised’ live online on YouTube.com and similar sites, I became a fan of watching the best make shots on courses I can only drool over.

To begin with I have to tip my hat to the quality some of the broadcasts achieve. These are not ‘big network’ productions, but they follow top flights, do interviews on-course, and generally take viewers inside the major events very well. An example is the 2016 Memorial Championships being held this week; the first major of the year.

With plans formulating to hunker down this weekend to watch some of the Memorial online, it was a perfect opportunity to take a flier as a sports columnist. I emailed Will Schusterick and asked him if he would be up for an interview.

Let me first bring into context who Schusterick is in terms of disc golf.

Schusterick, 23, is a native of Nashville, TN., and has been a pro since 2008. He won the US championship in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and was second at the Worlds in 2011, and third in 2012.

He has tossed 35 Aces and has a longest measured throw of 707-feet.

At present the Professional Disc Golf Association has Schusterick rated number three in the world.

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request, I was duly in awe.

The first thing I needed to know was how he became a disc golfer?

Asked if he was introduced to the game by buds and fell in love with the sport, Schusterick said that was close to his story.

“Ultimately that was kind of how it was, but it was my dad,” he said.

Schusterick was introduced to the sport back in 2005, and while he played basketball and baseball, soon focused his attention on disc golf.

“I grew up playing a lot of basketball and baseball with the end goal to college,” he said.

“But, I really wasn’t built for those sports. I didn’t see myself dedicating my life to either one of them.”

But disc golf was different for the young Schusterick.

“I was always going to the course. My mom would drop me off when I was 14 or 15 and I’d play all day until dark,” he said, adding the next day he would be back at the course again.

There was a natural draw to disc golf for Schusterick who said he was, and remains an avid fisherman, hiker and mountain biker.

“A big part of it for me was enjoying time outdoors,” he said. “There are so many different courses to see around the world. You see areas in a way you don’t typically get to see driving around.”

When Schusterick first picked up a disc instruction on how to throw one was not readily available, so he ended up experimenting on his own to refine his style.

“No one specifically taught me how to play disc golf,” he said, adding he turned to video as a substitute for live instruction.

“I tried to mimic what I saw them doing.”

The video was of the 2003 US Championship.

“I watched it three times a day,” said Schusterick, adding that was repeated for weeks, as he gleaned as much as he could from every shot.

Thanks to access today through online sites such as YouTube “there are so many more kids doing that type of thing,” he added.

Having the videos also made Schusterick aware there was a professional aspect to disc golf, something he could aspire to.

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Cont’ from Page 8A “That was one thing that really motivated me … It was an ultimate goal.”

Schusterick said he believes having a professional level in a sport in important as it provides youth taking it up something to work toward.

“It’s something to look up too,” he said, adding he himself realized early on that he wanted to be a professional disc golf player.

Since Schusterick first took up a disc the sport has certainly made huge strides in terms of becoming more recognized as a professional sport, with many major events now covered on YouTube and some even

finding their way to ESPN coverage.

“It’s a really big deal to showcase the sport,” he said, adding what is being shown is that “there is a following for disc golf.”

As the number of disc golf courses grow, and more players take up the sport at the local course level, they become an audience for televised events.

“It is one of the fastest growing sports,” noted Schusterick.

And having pro events viewable also attracts non-players.

“Watch it one time and you can see what it is all about,” he said, adding he has had the experience of having non-players attend his

events. “As soon as they see it, they said ‘we totally understand it now’,” he said.

What’s not to be impressed with, added Schusterick, who said the top professional courses are dramatic. It’s not unusual; to have a 900-foot par five, where you tee-off up a hill, then dog leg right through trees to the basket.

And players are now birdieing such lengthy offerings.

Schusterick said that is an indication of the research and development going into discs from a number of leading companies, and that disc golf now attracts great young athletes who learn the techniques of the game quickly.

“We have kids 15-years-old throwing it (a drive) over 500-feet,” he said.

Schusterick said he sees disc golf on the cusp of much bigger and better things, including major television network coverage in the not so distant future.

“I think it could happen within five years, or maybe 10. I think everything is there for it to happen,” he said, adding it just needs that one person to come along, fall in love with the support and to push it to the next level.

If that happens the sport will take the steps to match the promotion, for example Schusterick said there needs to be a few more top level pro-

fessional disc courses that would first for televised events.

And, there would need to be just a few more fulltime pros. Today most still have other careers, so attending every event on a longer pro circuit suited for TV would be difficult for many.

Those full time pros are important too in terms of being “really good ambassadors” for disc golf, being role models for new players to aspire too.

“It’s a huge leap,” said Schusterick, but it is possible if the sport can get everyone “working toward a common goal.”

In Schusterick’s case he said he feels an obligation to be supportive of the sport talking to

fans, giving clinics, talking to media.

“I wake up every day and work really hard to do that stuff … to open minds to a new sport,” he said, adding then there is the time on course too.

“I work really hard to be the best player in the world too,” he said, adding that effort is ongoing.

As noted the new season kicks off this week with the Memorial “I feel I’m in the best shape of my life,” he said, days before leaving to prepare for the first big event of the year. “I’m really at a good comfortable spot. I think this year is going to be very good.”

You can keep track of this great player’s career at www.schusterick.com

Processing forage advice Processing Forages

by Naomi Paley, PAg Regional Livestock Specialist, Yorkton Office Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Processing forages with bale shredders and tub grinders helps to reduce feed wastage especially when dealing with lower quality forages. Cattle are selective eaters. They will pick through the hay, leaving the coarse stemmy material behind. Ground or chopped forage is consumed with minimal losses if feed is in a feed bunk or self-feeder. Feeding forage on the snow increases the amount of waste.

New research has shown when forages are rolled out onto snow, there is 12.3 per cent waste and 19.2 per cent waste when shredded onto the ground. If fed on snow, the fine material shorter than ¾ inch or 1.7 cm cannot be picked out of the snow and creates 75 per cent of the wasted feed. Generally this is the fine leaf material that is high in nutrients, especially energy and protein.

Processing forages and roughages allows for mixing. Good quality hay can be mixed with poor quality forages (slough hay, cereal straw and weathered hay) to provide a

more balanced diet.

Over- and under-feeding can be avoided. Grain and supplements can be added to the mix.

Processing reduces the ration bulk. Grinding forage through a 1.0 cm or 1.3 cm screen can increase the rate of passage through the digestive tract. Daily feed intake and rates of gain are increased. Chopping forage longer than 2.5 cm does not result in increased intake or rate of passage through the digestive tract. Grinding through a 0.5 cm screen (or finer) reduces the digestibility of the forage. Finely ground forage passes through the digestive system more rapidly, resulting in incomplete absorption of the digested feed. Processing a poorer quality forage increases intake to a greater degree than grinding high quality forage. The use of a 1.7 cm screen has the highest increase in digestibility for low quality forages.

Twine is not generally considered a problem in feeding as long as it is cut into fairly short pieces (16 to 18 inches). Net wrap should be removed prior to processing. There have been cases of dead cows from impaction due to larger pieces of net wrap clumping and blocking the digestive tract.

The occurrence of bloat may be increased when

grinding good quality forages. Ground forage can be dusty. The incidence of respiratory problems and eye disorders may increase especially if the cattle are fed using bale feeders.

Poisonous plants can pose problems. Cattle normally pick through long hay, leaving behind unpalatable material including poisonous plants. Processed forage is consumed without sorting. Ensure that the forage is free of poisonous plants.

Grinding forages can be expensive. Determine the advantages and disadvantages of processing.

If only poor quality or coarse stemmy roughage is available for your cow herd, grinding may be a useful option.

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How to safely thaw meat for cooking

CHEF DEZ ON COOKING - Thawing Meat for Cooking Most of us all lead very busy lives, or at least we claim to. We also freeze meat for future dinners because we either bought too much, it was on sale and so we stocked up, or we just plainly don’t want to grocery shop any more often than we have to.

Perhaps you have freezing meat down to a science, such as airtight bags, labels, freezer stock rotation, etc. But what about the thawing process?

There are a couple of thawing processes that I cringe at the thought of, a couple more that are questionable, and two that are ideal depending on how far advanced you are in your meal planning process.

We have all been there: You come home from work, you have little time to prepare dinner, and there is no meat thawed to cook

with. If you are vegetarian, vegan, or it is the first day of the work week and you celebrate “Meatless Monday”, then you are in luck. For the rest of us meat-loving carnivores, what are our options?

One of the worst things we could have done was to leave meat out on the counter all day to thaw.

Food born bacteria growth happens at a fast rate between temperatures of 4 degrees Celsius and 60 degrees Celsius (40F-140F) and food should be kept out of this danger zone as much as possible. Leaving your meat on the counter is not an ideal climate as chances are your kitchen temperature is never below 4 degrees Celsius.

Some claim that small portions of meat that have been frozen in a flat manner (a thinner mass and more contact with the thawing surface area) can be thawed faster at room temperature if placed

Chef Dez on Cooking

by Gordon Desormeaux www.chefdez.com on an aluminum pan.

Supposedly the aluminum will conduct the heat in the air faster to the meat, and thus providing faster thawing. However, I still believe that this would not be fast enough for safe temperature stabilization.

Thawing in the microwave (you know we have all tried this) will bring parts of the meat into the danger zone, but for very little time in contrast to the all-day exposure to room temperature. However, this is still not ideal and microwave thawing also adds the undesirable effect of cooking the outer parts of the meat during this socalled thawing process.

Some insist that leaving the meat in a sink of cold water is best, but I still have to disagree. This is also an uncontrolled environment. Eventually the water temperature will change, albeit slowly because of the chunk of frozen meat submersed in it, because the surrounding air is still room temperature.

The two best options in my opinion are as follows: Think ahead and transfer meat from the freezer to the refrigerator for 24 to 72 hours (depending on the mass size of the meat) before you intend on cooking it. This will keep the meat in a safe temper-

ature controlled environment while it thaws. Keep in mind you will want to practice food safe measurements by keeping the meat well contained and in the lower levels of your refrigerator so as to less likely transfer raw meat bacteria to your fridge or other foods.

The other option is to make sure the frozen meat is completely sealed in bags with little air. Transfer to a large container that will fit in your sink, but also will not block the flow of water through the drain. Fill the container with cold water, and then reduce the flow of water to a slow trickle (or slightly more). Let the water continuously overflow over the sides of the container and run down the drain until the meat is thawed. This is very fast as long as the meat has been frozen in individual sized portions (not a bunch of chicken breasts stuck together for example). The

continuous cold water will keep the water cold and the movement of the flowing water will also aid in the thawing process. Take note: this is to be done while you are at home and staying focused on the situation - not while you are away from the home.

Prepping other parts of the meal while this is happening is a good habit to get into. I have thawed chicken breasts in this manner in less than 30 minutes, and seafood in even less time. The obvious downside would be the waste of water.

So contained in all good advice of meal planning, retirement savings, and countless other situations and topics: plan ahead for best results. Happy cooking!

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Dwarf shrubs for smaller borders

by Sara Williams As our urban residential lots decrease in size, homeowners are looking for smaller shrubs to use in their borders. But along with size, there are other criteria to consider: Are the shrubs hardy to zone 2? How much water will they require? Are they well behaved or will “suckering” or untidy growth become a perennial problem? Is their foliage attractive? Does the foliage have colour through the growing season or in the fall? Are the leaves unusual (finely cut; compound; variegated; etc.)? Do these shrubs flower? Do they have interesting bark? Do they have fruit or berries that stay on for the winter adding to their seasonal landscape value?

Here are some deciduous shrubs to consider: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) has a range of heights and foliage colour. All are drought-tolerant once established. They are called “barb” berry for a reason. The sharp, needle-like spines along the stems mean they are lovely to look at but decidedly not huggable. Their bright red berries sometimes persist through the winter. For best colour, plant in full sun on well drained soil. The following are all about 2 ft. in height. ‘Burgundy Carousel’ has purple summer foliage, becoming deep purple in fall.

‘Concorde’ is a deep red-

purple. ‘Golden Nugget’ is compact and mounded.

New spring growth is golden with orange tones, becoming golden in summer and orange-pink in fall. ‘Royal Burgundy’ has burgundy foliage, turning a deeper colour in fall.

Potentillas (Potentilla fruticosa) form a large group of shrubs, many of which work well in a smaller border. My favourite is ‘Yellow Gem’, hardy, long flowering, forming a graceful, low mound of grey-green foliage of only 1 ft in height.

The yellow flowers have ruffled petals. Other potentillas to consider are ‘Fargo’ (also called ‘Dakota Sunspot’), 2-3 ft. with large, deep golden blooms throughout the summer; ‘Gold Drop’ with small lemon flowers, bright green leaves and only 2 ft.; and ‘McKay’s White’ with creamy-white flowers, soft grey-green foliage and a height and spread of 2 ft. Potentillas do best in full sun on well drained soil and are drought-tolerant once established.

Spireas (Spiraea) are best placed in full sun but will tolerate partial shade. ‘Crispa’ (2 ft. in height) was selected for its deeply toothed, almost cutleaf, twisted and fluted foliage. The leaves are reddish-purple when young, maturing to dark green. It has reddish rose flowers in flat clusters in June. ‘Goldflame’ is a dwarf, compact, densely

mounded shrub of 3 ft. with small pink flowers.

The new growth emerges reddish orange, becoming soft yellow, then green, with intense red fall colour. ‘Mini Sunglow’ is a very dense, dwarf, and mounding spirea of 2.5 ft. with pink flowers and brilliant yellow foliage.

To give substance and colour to your borders through winter, consider using dwarf evergreens.

‘Mops’ and ‘Slowmound’ mugo pine (Pinus mugo) are both mounded and under 3 ft. ‘Little Giant’ cedar (Thuja occidentalis) is dense and slow growing with soft, rich green foliage.

To learn more about prairie-hardy shrubs, take in “Colour and Design in the Perennial and Mixed Borders” at the University of Saskatchewan’s Master Gardener Program’s “Spring Renewal” on Saturday, March 5th.

Also included in this full day program are ”New Research and Introductions” from

the University of Saskatchewan and the local horticultural industry, “Canada’s Most Beautiful but lesser known Gardens”, and the “Backyard Greenhouse.

For more information, phone 306-966-5539 or go to the Gardening at the U of S website at http:// gardening.usask.ca.

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Business optimism up The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barometer®, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan dropped in February to an index of 52.4, down from 58.7 in January, now below the national average index of 54.7.

“Saskatchewan is feeling the impact of the weak resources sector, dropping more than six points in February to 52.4. The Barometer is now almost 13 points below the range of index levels (65-70) normally associated when the economy is growing at its potential,” said Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s Vice-President, Prairie & Agri Business.

“However, full-time hiring plans increased slightly to 18 per cent of owners planning to hire full-time staff over the next months, while 16 per cent are expecting to reduce staff.”

Canadian small business confidence remained virtually unchanged in February, posting a 0.3 point gain to 54.7, remaining ten points below the level associated with normal economic growth.

“Weak small business confidence in Canada’s oil-producing provinces, and particularly Alberta, continues to weigh down the rest of the country,” said Ted Mallett, Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) chief economist. “We’re also seeing the impact of a struggling economy on pricing expectations which are on pace to go up by 2.4 per cent.”

Optimism slipped another point in British Columbia to 61.1.

Alberta has once again hit a record low, falling to 26.7, remaining by far the weakest in the country. Saskatchewan dropped more than six points in February to 52.4. Manitoba held steady at 61.5. Ontario

rebounded, jumping two points to 60.8, while Quebec climbed to 66.3, good for second in the country and one of its best readings since 2013.

Newfoundland and Labrador saw a confidence free fall, losing 10 points to land at 53.5. Nova Scotia fell two points for the second month in a row, but its 66.9 mark is still the strongest in Canada.

New Brunswick’s confidence slipped to 61.0.

Prince Edward Island leapt five points to 65.5.

Results and the full report are available at: www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/ barometer.

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Community Events NOTICE Annual General Meeting New Horizons Senior Citizens Yorkton, Inc. 78 First Ave. North Yorkton, SK. Sunday March 13, 2016 1:30 p.m. Guest speaker will speak on “Age friendly communities report” - Annual reports - Financial statement review - Appointments of auditors Election of board directors - Recess, refreshments and social - Report on elections committee.

2016 Membership must be purchased no later than Saturday March 12, 5:00 p.m.

New Horizons Friday Night Dance 78 First Ave. North Yorkton, SK. Great night of dancing Everyone is welcome Time: 8:00 pm - 12:00 am Admission: $9.00 Music by: The Zayshleys March 4 Old Country Lads March 11 Elmer & Charlie March 18 March 25 GOOD FRIDAY - NO DANCE For more information Call Peter: 306-782-1846 In celebration of International Women’s Day - TOPS in Conjunction with Saskatchewan Women’s Institute welcome all to an informative evening!

The 2016 guest speaker will discuss: Resilience: The Strength of Women Living with Disability.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 7:00 p.m. Yorkton Mental Health Drop-in Centre, 83 North St., Yorkton (Old Angus Spice building). No Admission Charge - Join Us - Bring Friends!

Yorkton Seedy Saturday 6th Annual Prairie Sun Seed Festival.

Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Yorkdale Central School.

Seed Exchange, Local Food Security Initiatives Gardening and Seed Workshops, Children’s Activities, Local Food Producers, Seed Sellers.

Presented by Assiniboine Food Security Alliance.

Admission: Non-perishable food item to be donated to local food bank.

For more information visit us on Facebook. Phone Stacey @ 306-641-4239.

Yorkton Blood Donor Clinics March 7, 2016 - St. Gerard’s Parish 2:30 p.m.

- 7:30 p.m.; March 14, 2016 - St. Mary’s Cultural Centre 3:00 p.m.

Book your appointment to save a life. online: www.blood.ca phone: 1-888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

Co-Ed Pool League Every Monday at 7 p.m. until the end of April 2016. Downstairs at the Yorkton Legion.

380 Broadway St. W. Come out and have some fun. Everyone welcome.

Cash prizes every week!

For more info contact Wayne at 306-783-7785

St. Paul Lutheran Church 73 Smith Street East Yorkton, will be hosting the World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service on Friday, March 4, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. The World Day of Prayer Committee of Cuba has prepared the service. The theme this year is “Receive children, receive me.” Women, men and children are invited to attend.

Parkinson’s Support Group meeting Wed., March 16, 2 p.m. at the Yorkton & District Nursing Home.

All Parkinson’s patients and interested persons welcome. For further information contact Marj at 306-783-7519.

Exhibitions at the Godfrey Dean!

“Money, Sovereignty & Power” is on tour from the U of S, a look at currency from revolutionary Ukraine. Also “Todd Schick: Auto Select” presents recent work by this emerging photographer from Melville. Auto Select was curated by the YRHS Photo 30 program.

Godfrey Dean Art Gallery 49 Smith St. E, Yorkton.

Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 1-4 p.m. Admission is always free.

Body Blast Exercise/Yoga Classes New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton, SK. will offer Body Blast Exercise/ Yoga classes, Sat., March 5. Time: 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Bring your own mat. Everyone welcome to attend. Charge: $5.00. Exercise/Yoga will continue: Sat., March 12; Sat., March 19; Sat., March 26. Contact Vi: 306-782-7218.

Kinette Club of Yorkton • meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. To learn more or to attend, contact Club President – Melissa Kirwan at 306-730-7733 Crossroads A support group for women experiencing or who have experienced domestic violence.

Thursdays 1:15-2:30 p.m.

Family Resource Center SIGN on Broadway *Free childcare and transportation available* & Thursdays 630 - 8:30 p.m. Shelwin House (please call for address) *Adults (women) only* Group is open to all women who feel a need for support on their journey.

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Cribbage & Pool The Yorkton Retired Citizens Inc. group invites interested cribbage and pool players to come out to St. Gerard’s Church – lower level – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:15 to 4 p.m. for the afternoon for pool and crib, light lunch included.

For info. call Helen at 306-783-0802 or Joan at 306-783-6042.

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The Canadian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Friendly Visiting Program for Seniors. Volunteers will be trained to provide weekly visits or phone calls to socially or geographically isolated seniors in Yorkton and area. One hour every other week is all that is required to provide social interaction with a senior and peace of mind for family and caregivers. For more info contact 306-6203281 or email michelleb. smith@redcross.ca Samuel Deason A “Stars For Saskatchewan” performance presented by the Yorkton Arts Council, Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anne Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High School.

Samuel Deason presents Kaleidoscope. A project crafted with the intention of delving the depths of emotion and color.

Intensity will be artfully controlled through a carefully selected and diverse repertoire contrasting in tension and release, culminating with explosive momentum to the end.

Although each composer is famous and brilliant by his own right, some of the pieces are quite rarely heard by a live audience.

Resoeugi’s Notturno for example, is an absolute gem in the piano repertoire and is among the most beautiful pieces ever composed. This mix of music is just the right one to balance inspire, and zap one’s physical energies, and musical palate! menahempressler.org Tickets are available at the Yorkton Arts Council, 306-783-8722, online at www.ticketpro.ca or at the door.

The Yorkton Legion Track Club The club is open to all Yorkton and area athletes born in 2003 or older.

Coaches also needed.

To register or learn more contact Club Manager, Marcel Porte at marcel. porte@bayer.com or call Cell: 306-621-7716.

Tot Spot Boys & Girls Club Drop-In Centre @ SIGN on Broadway Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri., 9 a.m. to noon.

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 2-4 p.m. Free!

The Caring Closet Lower level of Safire Clothing & Accessories Quality, free used clothing for women who require outfits for career or educational purposes.

Donations are accepted.

Fittings are done by appointment. Call 306521-0332, 306-783-0026 or 306-786-1570.

Parkland Right to Life Meetings Meets every third Wednesday of the month @ St. Gerard’s Hall basement @ 7.30 p.m. For info. call 306-783-6240.

THE NEWS REVIEW - Thursday, March 3, 2016 - Page 15A Dart League Attention dart players, steel-tip action is underway at Gunner’s Lounge at Royal Canadian Legion. This is a fun league for all ages, so beginners are encouraged to come out. For more information call 306-782-1783.

Community Adult Band Rehearsals Tuesdays 7 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High School Band Room.

Two bands – Community Concert Band and Yorkton’s ALL THAT JAZZ Big Band New members welcome!

For more information, contact Larry Pearen, Director 306-786-2582 (days) 306-782-4182 (evenings).

Yorkton Creators 4-H Club Welcomes new members ages 6-21. Projects include cooking, sewing, woodworking and cloverbud. For more info. call Vi at 306-782-4721.

Grief Share The Grief Share support group is sponsored by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.

For more information call: Margaret Yost 306728-4744 or St. Paul Lutheran Church at 306783-4266.

Save the Yorkton Brick Mill Become a member and be a part of a great historical venture.

Learn more or get involved by visiting: www. yorktonbrickmill.org Interested parties can also call 306-783-0290 or 306-783-6211.

Calling all Bridge Players!

The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club has started up. The club meets weekly on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library. Call 306783-4220 for more information.

St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes OHS Standard First Aid/ CPR classes. Personalized courses and online training also available.

For more info. or to register call Judy at 306-783-4544 or email: sjayyorkton@sk.sja.ca.

Habitat for Humanity Volunteers Wanted To get your name on the volunteer list for a build or to be part of a committee, go to www.habitatyorkton.ca and click on “Volunteer Now”

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