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City launches new interactive walking tour By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Downtown Yorkton has a rich and captivating history that many people are not aware exists. Broadway and Back, a new video walking tour has been launched by the city to guide people around the city’s downtown area, available online at the city’s website at www. yorkton.ca/history. Developed by Carter Yont, the interactive tour combines modern day video with historic archives, guiding people to important landmarks and telling the story of the history of Yorkton’s downtown. The tour starts at the corner of Myrtle and Broadway, travels through the downtown on to City Centre Park. Yont says that the goal of the new tour is to
bring the walking tour to a younger audience. A combination of video and a mobile phone responds to how people interact with technology now and makes a walking tour easy to access. “It’s so that more people will be able to access the walking tours. Generally when you talk about walking tours, people go “oh, that’s for people who are over 50,” but this is a way to get history in the hands of the younger generation.” The process of making the video has lead to Yont learning more about the history of the city herself, from learning about the three city halls which Yorkton has used to all the disasters that have struck the city, including a multitude of fires over the years. “There are a lot of really cool things about
Yorkton that I didn’t know about. I’ve always liked Yorkton, but there is so much more to the history than I thought.” Yont hopes that the tour can help people appreciate the city’s history, and become more active in keeping historic sites around. “Hindsight is 20/20, and if we can stress the importance of the buildings that we still have we can hopefully keep them in the city. A lot of the buildings on Broadway are gone, we have taken them down, and they were beautiful buildings, but just for whatever reason they didn’t make it.” It has also become a historic document of its own, as the constant change in the downtown of the city has meant that it already looks dif-
CARTER YONT demonstrates the Broadway and Back Interactive Walking Tour, now available on the City of Yorkton website at www.yorkton.ca/history. Photo by Devin Wilger. ferent from when Yont captured her footage. Buildings have been renovated and changed dramatically already, and
will continue to do so. Yont hopes that she will be able to do more tours, as there is a rich history to explore in
Yorkton. “There is so much history, we only covered a smidgen... less than a sixteenth of the history.”
Dracup Avenue North re-opens to traffic Dracup Avenue North, a $10.6 M reconstruction project spread over three years, opened with a news conference at the main entrance to Parkland College’s Trades and Technology Centre. Underground infrastructure, some dating back 100 years, was replaced over the last two years, and a new concrete roadway was completed. “This has been the largest single construc-
tion project to date in Yorkton’s history, and the new underground infrastructure, combined with the two area storm water retention ponds, has greatly improved the ability of the city to handle major rain events,” said Mayor Bob Maloney. Dracup Avenue is the main conduit for both storm and sanitary sewer for the entire city. Combined with the new storm water retention ponds across Yorkton, Dracup Avenue is consid-
ered the most critical part of infrastructure renewal in the city, and has been a focus for improvements following flooding incidents in 2010 and 2014. “The most recent rain event July 31 underlined the importance of continuing to increase the capacity of storm water systems throughout the city,” said the Mayor. Dracup Avenue South underground infrastructure replacement, from Darlington Street to
DRACUP AVENUE NORTH has officially reopened. Local business and college representatives joined Mayor Bob Maloney and Councillors Randy Goulden and Larry Pearen in officially reopening the street. Submitted photo.
FUNDRAISER - Medichair and Gladstone Senior Residence held a Barbecue Fundraiser at the Medichair location on Broadway Street West Friday. Proceeds from the event were slated for the Gladstone Senior’s Activity Fund. Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels
Broadway Street, is now complete and work is beginning on roadway reconstruction. This project is expected to be complete by September 30, weather permitting. The opening of Dracup North is the second major 2016 construction project to be completed this year, following the opening of Mayhew Avenue between Broadway and Morrison Drive July 29. “There have been construction delays due to frequent wet weather and soil
compaction issues, plus the July 31 storm, but generally we are pleased with the progress of all three projects,” said the Mayor. “I would also like to thank residents and businesses affected by construction projects for
their patience in the areas affected. These projects are a necessary part of ensuring we do everything we can to systematically and prudently improve our infrastructure, particularly drainage, to address current and future needs.”
FRONT PAGE PHOTO – The Yorkton Public Library gave kids the chance to take a trip to Hawaii with the Hawaiian Hullabaloo party, featuring a wide range of island inspired fun and games. Pictured is the end of the tourist relay, where teams race to fit their tourist with all the accessories they need to enjoy a day at a Hawaiian beach. Photo by Devin Wilger.
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Semple pays tribute to a blues legend By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer It’s fair to say that anyone who has played blues guitar in the past sixty years has been influenced by the late B.B. King. Jack Semple certainly has, and ever since buying King’s records at 10 years old he’s idolized the performer. Semple’s tribute to the guitar legend will be in Yorkton on September 18 as part of the Stars for Saskatchewan series. Semple had decided to put together a tribute to King before his death on May 14, 2015, deciding that since King was his favorite guitarist he wanted to do a tribute to his work. When King died as he was putting his finishing touches on the show, Semple’s desire to pay tribute got more intense. “I think it’s even more appropriate that I should pay tribute and keep the music alive now that he’s gone. He was idolized by
every great rock guitar player and blues guitar that was out there, particularly Eric Clapton... I think it’s really important that people continue to hear his music.” While blues is a relatively simple form, deriving from folk music in the Mississippi Delta, the way King played made the music stand out, and made King a legend in the genre. “I think of B.B. King’s blues guitar playing as on the same level as Da Vinci or Van Gough or the Beatles’ songwriting. It’s the highest form of blues expression.” Semple’s devotion to getting it right has meant intensely studying King’s playing style, and he’ll be playing a Gibson ES-355, a gift from his wife which is also the same model as King’s famous Lucille. The set list will be drawn from Semple’s favorite King songs, with highlights like “The Thrill is
Gone” and “Caledonia.” Naturally, taking on a giant like King is a challenge, as the guitarist did things nobody else did and had a technical ability that Semple says was in a class of its own. He notes that when King bent a string to change the tone, for example, it’s not only hard to do but also painful for the guitarist, and as a result King played licks that nobody else would, and very few people could. “When he played his guitar, he might as well have been talking, it was such a lyrical content and a great way of communicating emotional ideas to the listener. That’s so rare to have that ability and skill.” While the old saying goes that you should never meet your heroes, Semple did meet King when he played in Regina, and treasures the memories. King signed Semple’s Fender Stratocaster, spoke to
every single person at a backstage event and spent hours getting to know people who came to see him. “I really respected that and I thought it was a good lesson for me as a musician. Always care for your fans, and always be respectful of the commitment they made to listen to your music.” Semple is also glad to be back in Yorkton, saying the Anne Portnuff Theatre is a favorite venue for him to play. “I love the seating, I love the way it sounds there. It’s a wonderful venue, it’s really one of the best concert venues in the province, for sure.” Jack Semple will be performing his tribute to B.B. King at the Anne Portnuff Theatre as part of the Stars for Saskatchewan series. Tickets are available from the Yorkton Arts Council at yorktonarts. ca.
JACK SEMPLE is performing a tribute to one of the biggest influences in his musical career, with a tribute to blues legend B.B. King. The performance will be on September 18 at the Anne Portnuff Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Submitted Photo.
New detachment commander in Yorkton Staff Sgt. Jeff Simpson took over as Yorkton Detachment Commander effective Monday, August 22, replacing Staff Sgt. Greg Nichol who recently retired. “We are pleased to welcome Jeff to our community and look forward to working with him on policing issues as part of
the Yorkton municipal team,” said Mayor Bob Maloney. Born in Saskatoon, Jeff started his career with the RCMP as a constable in Wynyard, Saskatchewan, moving on to Punnichy and then Calgary as part of the city’s Integrated Market Enforcement Team
(IMET). There he was promoted to Sergeant and later Administration NCO. While in Calgary, he was the investigator responsible for establishment and operation of the Joint Securities Intelligence Unit within the Calgary IMET. In 2011 he moved to Gleichen, Alberta as
NCO Operations, then to Fort Vermillion in 2013 as Detachment Commander. In Fort Vermillion, he was responsible for transitioning of policing services to the RCMP from the North Peace Tribal Police Service. “Yorkton is a great
community and our family is happy to be returning to Saskatchewan. Yorkton was always high on our list of potential locations to move to, and we look forward to becoming a part of this community,” said Jeff. In addition to his RCMP training, Jeff
holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Human Resource Management and Operations/Production Management. He is currently completing his MBA through Athabasca University. The Yorkton detachment has 28 full time members.
Pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Sunrise Health Region ty percent of total cases were hospitalized. Early symptoms of pertussis are sneezing, runny nose, a fever and a cough. Over time, the cough gets worse, leading to severe coughing spells with a whooping sound before the next breath and often ends in vomiting. The cough can last up to two months and can make it very hard to breathe. Young infants may not have these exact symptoms, and a parent or caregiver may not realize how sick their baby really is. Once a person has had pertussis, they do not develop life-long protection and may get the disease again.
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Cases of pertussis have been recently diagnosed in the southern area of Sunrise Health Region. Pertussis is a serious bacterial infection of the respiratory (breathing) system. Anyone can get pertussis, but the disease is most severe in children less than one year when it can be fatal. This disease is also severe in pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy as it can be passed to the newborn with the potential to cause severe complications and death. During the last four years (2011-2014), there have been 148 cases of pertussis reported in Saskatchewan and twen-
If you or your child experiences these symptoms, please see your family physician or nurse practitioner as soon as possible for assessment. Pertussis can be prevented by a vaccine given in childhood and in grade eight. As a way of protecting infants, especially those below the age of six months, the vaccine is also provided to caregivers of infants up to six months of age. “I would like to take this opportunity to
remind parents to ensure that your children’s vaccinations are up to date,” says Medical Health Officer, Dr. Ashok Chhetri. “If you are a caregiver of a young infant and wish to arrange immunization, or if you need more information about pertussis, please consult your local Public Health Nurse.” The pertussis germ is spread very easily by infected people when they cough, sneeze or have close contact with
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Why do the arts suffer?
In light of the loss of the choir program at YRHS, we are seeing another case of an arts program getting cut. In this case, it could be an enrollment issue rather than one of funding, choir is easily the cheapest music program you can run since you don’t have to buy instruments, but it’s still an arts program that’s going away. It is a reminder that the arts themselves tend to be the first to go whenever something needs to be trimmed from the budget or there is a conflict with scheduling or otherwise. They tend to be viewed as the easy sacrificial lamb. There are plenty of examples of this, whether on a local level or internatioanally. Saskatchewan’s scrapping of the film tax credit is still a sore spot for film producers years later, arts funding is almost always limited and tends to be the first thing on the chopping block in a budget shortfall. A small town school is more likely to have a football team than a school band, and if there’s one class that isn’t offered it tends to be an art one. Part of the problem is attendance, schools are naturally going to want to offer classes that students need above classes that are optional, and the optional classes are going to be the ones that kids regard as cool. Sports are, for whatever reason, the activity that tends to get the most attention at a high school level, even if it’s not something that all kids are necessarily interested in participating in. Pop culture has its own part in the blame. Plenty of entertainment positions the kids that are into the arts as the weird ones. There are countless films and television shows where students are ashamed to be acting in plays, sketching pictures or singing in a choir. Sometimes this entertainment positions this secret passion as a good thing overall, but the damage is that before that point, kids are told to see an interest in the arts as something to be ashamed of, or something that has to be hidden if they want to be seen as socially acceptable. For example, dance programs might be big in the city, but they always struggle to attract male participants, and in spite of the benefits to young boys of getting involved in a dance program. A young male athlete could probably benefit from the training and increased flexibility that comes with participating in dance, but they’re not going to do it, because it’s not a traditionally male activity. And why not? It may be partially due to it being a female dominated activity already, but if we push the idea that young men shouldn’t be interested in dance, or there is something wrong with them if they are, they will internalize it and not participate. Even entertainment focused on dance tends to push the “look you’re surrounded by girls” angle rather than it being an inherently valuable experience. A young quarterback who participates in dance might actually have an advantage, but he’s not going to do it because it’s not viewed as cool. It’s really the same for other arts. Choir is a team activity and something a lot of kids will enjoy. It’s also something other kids will find helpful in their life, and not just in the value of expressing themselves through art. They have to get on stage and perform in front of both friends and strangers. They have to learn from what the people on either side of them are doing. They have to learn how to use their voice, which could help if they’ve got other issues when it comes to speaking. A choir program is useful, even if the kids don’t go on the make music a prioirty in the rest of their life – though if they do, they have an advantage, because think of how many famous recording artists talk about getting their start in their local choir. But they struggle to get participation, it does not matter. The best program in the world can’t survive if nobody participates. Instead of blaming the school for cutting the program, we need to look at what we’ve done that have made us consider arts something that we can lose without consequence. As a society, we need to stop pushing arts to the corners and considering it less important than other activities. We need to quit depicting it as something weird or unexpected for someone to be interested in, and instead just make it an accepted and celebrated part of our every day lives. Arts can thrive if we stop trying to push it to the corner and instead just make it an enjoyable and rewarding part of our every day lives. If we don’t, we could lose more than just the school choir.
Take your town slogan seriously Tisdale, Sk. has finally changed its long-held and somewhat controversial slogan. No longer is it “The Land of Rape and Honey,” instead it declares that “Opportunity Grows Here.” The new slogan might not be copied for the title of a Ministry album, but at least there are no uncomfortable connotations, especially as rapeseed has been largely replaced by canola making the original meaning increasingly obscure. I would argue that the new town slogan is even a good one, referencing the town’s primary industry while being vague enough that it doesn’t limit that opportunity to just one industry. That was also limitation of the old slogan – if you don’t want honey or rape, is there anything in Tisdale for you? The new slogan implies that there are lots of opportunities involving growing, but it’s not quite limited to that. You get a fairly good idea of what you’re getting with Tisdale thanks to the new slogan, spun in a positive way. What do you want from a town slogan? It’s a way to give people an idea of what you’re town is about, while spinning it in a positive way. Sometimes they can seem nearly meaningless – Yorkton’s own “Where Good Things Happen” is an example, being extremely vague, and not really telling you that much about the town – but that actually doesn’t necessarily work as a detriment to a slogan’s quality – vagueness also works as adaptability, and Yorkton’s slogan has been able to be worked into a wide range of different announcements, initiatives and programs, it is very easy to put into a speech and local politicians know it. If a slogan winds up giving you a positive impression of the town it represents, it has succeeded. While I didn’t like the slogan when I first moved here, I have come to appreciate its utility, it can be used to say a lot in the right context, even if it says nothing at first glance. Ideally, a town slogan is going to make people feel positively about your town. Maybe it’ll get people to want to visit, maybe it’ll get businesses to take a closer look when deciding where to expand or set up shop, either one is what the town wants when they cook up a slogan. Tisdale, for example, has selected a slogan which is clearly directed at economic development. Opportunity grows here, they say, so please take the opportunity to grow something. Yorkton’s slogan seems more driven at potential residents. If good things happen, the good things will happen to people who decide to live here. If either of these slogans encourage people to swing my town or possibly make it home, then the slogans have done their job, whatever residents might think of them at the time.
Things I do with words... Column
Devin Wilger
But here’s the thing, the bad slogans are the ones you remember. For instance, I don’t remember the slogan of the town where I grew up, even though I lived there for twenty years. I could not tell you the slogans of most major cities without looking it up. I only remember Yorkton’s slogan because local politicians love it and work it into speeches all the time. I do remember the slogan of Wolseley, Sk. It is the painfully factual “A Town Built Around a Lake.” It is accurate, sure, but it makes it seem like the town has exactly one feature – the lake it is built around – and there isn’t much else to talk about. Also, it implies that a very mundane feature is somehow worth celebrating, which somehow makes the town seem smaller and more insignificant. The complete lack of poetry in its phrasing is charming in its own strange way, and as a result it’s a town slogan I sometimes will remember out of nowhere, and subsequently giggle about how silly it is. A town with a bad slogan, or a rude or funny name, can actually be good for tourism. People visit Climax, Sk. because it makes them laugh, same with Big Beaver. People drove to Tisdale just to get a photo of its infamous town sign. I have had people from out of province ask me to send them merchandise for Prince Albert, Sk. because the name is coincidentally also a name for a piercing in a man’s most private area. People make fun of these places, but they also go there, and some of them have embraced the joke tourism that their otherwise unfortunate name might engender. It’s hard to be taken seriously though, and if you’re trying to grow and build your economy on something other than giggling people passing through, it might be a bigger priority to have a respectable name and slogan instead. Tisdale no longer wants to market itself to Ministry fans and people stunned by their slogan, they want people to take the town seriously. I think it’s a smart move for the town itself, because while it’s the end of a tradition it was a tradition that made the town a bit of a laughing stock. The new slogan might be less memorable, but it represents the town better, and it’ll be used in speeches by local politicians in ways the old one never could have been.
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The planetary shuffle continues... It’s a good week for anyone who’s back yard has unobstructed views to the west and south. For those who like a challenge, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury say their goodbyes over the next few days, the first two taking it a step further, with a hug, on Saturday. Venus will pass so close to Jupiter earlier that afternoon that the two planets, in reality separated by almost 500 million kilometers, will appear as one. It will require a good set of binoculars to separate them before it gets embarrassing. Sunset is at 7:49 on
the 25th, and a full 13 minutes earlier on the 31st. To spot the trio of planets, you have to be out as the Sun sets. They will appear just above the western horizon, and set only 30-45 minutes after the Sun in the bright twilight. Binoculars will help a lot, but you can use them only if you promise, for safety reasons, to leave them out of reach until the Sun has completely set. I’m not kidding, here: *completely* set. In a week, Jupiter and Mercury will be lost behind the Sun, while Venus will slowly climb the western sky await-
The Universe from your own back yard by Jim Huziak jim@darkskies.ca. ing encounters with Saturn in late October and Mars in late January. Not challenging at all, Mars and Saturn form a nice line in the south, with Mars currently lying four degrees below Saturn and two degrees above the red giant Antares (alpha
Scorpii). The trio are easy to find as they are the first ‘stars’ to appear low in the south each evening. Anyone who might have been paying attention over the last few weeks would have noticed that that’s not where Mars was in late July. Mars has begun moving eastward rapid-
ly, fast enough that you can see its location change daily, especially with Saturn and Antares as a reference. One of the things I’ve always found fascinating when looking at the sky is that all these lines and groupings of objects are an illusion. As mentioned above, Venus and Jupiter will appear to touch when they are actually hundreds of millions of kilometers apart. The third member of the group, Mercury, appearing just below the other two, really is near Venus, just as it appears. Mars and Saturn have been chummy all sum-
mer, but in reality are twice as far apart as Venus and Jupiter. Then there’s Antares, appearing to hang out with Saturn and Mars, but actually living some four thousand trillion kilometers further away. While it’s currently the planets calling for our attention, once the stars start to appear (earlier each night these days), the night sky holds many other interesting object that can be enjoyed without a lot of effort or expense. There’s always more than meets the eye, and it’s all available from your own back yard.
Ranked ballots best chance for electoral reform A recent Canadian Press story effectively debunks the theory that if the Liberal government imposes a rankedballot system for national elections, they will somehow guarantee themselves power in perpetuity. Next week, as hearings into electoral reform resume, Conservative supporters will resume using stats gathered from voting patterns in past elections as proof of election results in future elections, if the current first-past-the-post system were dropped. Which, according to the experts quoted in the CP article, is extremely unlikely. Brian Tanguay of Wilfred Laurier University, York University’s Dennis Pilon and Ken Carty of the University of British Columbia all agree that if you change balloting systems, you also change voting patterns. So it becomes impossible to predict future performance by studying obsolete past performances. Far more likely, they say, a ranked-ballot voting system will produce governments that more closely resemble the collective will of voters,
without the complications and confusion of calculating winners and losers through a proportional representation system. And without having to change electoral boundaries or increase the number of MPs already crowding Parliament. Under the current system, both national and provincial parties regularly gain local riding victories with substantially less than majority support from voters. More, the victors nationally and provincially regularly manage to assemble majority legislatures far in excess of the expressed support of voters. The fear of this happening leads people to pull their votes away from candidates and parties that they actually support, in favour of candidates and parties they merely hope can defeat a candidate or party they despise. Even worse, parties with platforms that many voters would like to support do not attract viable candidates in many ridings, because (a Donald Trump charge here) the system is rigged against them. A minority party has little
hope of advancing its agenda in rock-ribbed ridings that have always voted a certain way despite those ribs being much thinner than advertised. In Canada, this is called democracy. It is anything but. First-pastthe-post balloting cannot possibly produce democratically elected governments that reflect the collective will of the voters in our diverse, interconnected society. With a ranked-ballot system, voters with a minority view can much more effectively register support for their views at the ballot box. They are not “wasting” their vote in a hopeless cause, because other parties will need to change their platforms slightly to attract these voters’ second choice or third choice. Not every voter can be happy with the outcome of every race that’s just life. But every voter can at least be assured their votes were even counted. That’s a vast improvement over the current system, where winners are frequently declared minutes after the polls close, and with a mere fraction of the votes even
counted. That is the greatest outrage of all, under our current system. Electoral reform is a big deal and a huge undertaking for our rookie federal government. But they should not let the perfect become the enemy of the good. A ranked-ballot system is easy to inaugurate, easy to understand, does not require Ottawa to house dozens more MPs, nor a wholesale redrawing of electoral
maps. It does not guarantee victories for any particular party, nor even guarantee majority governments. But it does guarantee that every MP must get a majority of votes in their ridings, and it does force parties that hope to govern a diverse society like Canada to better consider voters outside their core support. That looks a whole lot more like democracy than the system we’ve got now. It’s also a whole
lot more achievable than a messy constitutional battle and complex national referendum that would most likely result in no reform at all.
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New sports seeking Olympic limelight In this space last week I suggested I might look into what sports should be added to the Olympics. Well for 2020 the International Olympic Committee has announced five new sports will compete for medals. Baseball for the men and softball for women return not surprisingly since they are popular in Tokyo which hosts in four years. Ditto the reason to include karate. Skateboard, sport climbing and surfing are the other additions. “The decision by the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro was the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history. Plans call for staging the skateboarding and sports climbing events in temporary venues installed in urban settings, marking a historic step in bringing the Games to young people and reflecting the trend of urbanisation of sport,” detailed www. olympic.org “The recent vote was the culmination of a twoyear process that began with the unanimous approval of the IOC’s strategic roadmap in 2014. The recommendation to give Organizing Committees the flexibility to propose new sports for their edition of the Games was intended to put even more focus on innovation, flexibility and youth in the development Olympic programme. “Tokyo 2020, the first Organising Committee able to take advantage of the change, submitted its proposal for the five new sports to the IOC in September 2015.” IOC President Thomas Bach said in the article, “We want to take sport to the youth. With the many options that young people have, we cannot expect any more that they will come automatically to us. We have to go to them. Tokyo 2020’s balanced proposal fulfils all of the goals of the Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendation that allowed it. Taken
together, the five sports are an innovative combination of established and emerging, youthfocused events that are popular in Japan and will add to the legacy of the Tokyo Games.” Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said, “The inclusion of the package of new sports will afford young athletes the chance of a lifetime to realise their dreams of competing in the Olympic Games – the world’s greatest sporting stage – and inspire them to achieve their best, both in sport and in life.” The additional sports in Tokyo will not impact the athlete or event quotas of existing Olympic sports or be binding on future host cities. The IOC considered a variety of factors when assessing the proposal, including the impact on gender equality, the youth appeal of the sports and the legacy value of adding them to the Tokyo Games. The inclusion of the new sports will add 18 events and 474 athletes, with equal numbers of women and men for all sports except baseball/ softball, which will have the same number of teams but different player totals, because softball teams have 15 players whilst baseball teams have 24. Tokyo 2020 will rely heavily on existing and temporary venues to stage the competitions. Discussions on the event programme in the existing 28 Olympic sports for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 are ongoing, and will be finalized by the IOC Executive Board in mid2017. There was a selection process for sports bidding for inclusion in the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. In June 2015, twentysix International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized Federations proposed events to be considered for inclusion at Tokyo: ‘baseball and softball’, karate, squash, bowling, snooker, sport climbing, surfing, wushu, roller sports, air sports,
Sports View From the Couch by Calvin Daniels
American football, bowls, bridge, chess, dancesport, floorball, flying disc, korfball, netball, orienteering, polo, racquetball, sumo, tug of war, underwater sports and water skiing. Only seven IOC-recognized sports did not apply: climbing and mountaineering, motorcycling, motor racing, cricket, basque pelota, lifesaving and powerboating. New disciplines in pre-existing sports, like 3x3 basketball, were also apparently vying for inclusion. The inclusion of flying disc sports on the lists, while recognizing it is likely far from being added to the games roster is exciting. I am an avid player and supporter of disc golf, and enjoy watching pro ultimate on YouTube. While the list, found online is probably not complete, I do wish lacrosse was on it, in particular the box game, because Canada excels at it. The field game would be more likely though since the IOC wants sports which are both
male and female competitive. Tug of war also intrigues. It was actually contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. It remains a competitive sport which is actually pretty intense to watch, whether one watches the outdoor, or indoor versions of the sport. It could be that we have all tried the sport at some youth camp, or the fact team sports are my preferred interest, but this I would watch with interest. Check it out in Canada at www.tugofwar.ca and internationally at www.tugofwartwif.org (which even has an online magazine to the sport). Also take a minute to check it out on YouTube. I’m also a lover of snooker, and the fact no cue sport is in the Olympics, I’d vote for it. Of course many sports looking to join the Olympics is variations on a theme. Floorball is a form of floor hockey.
“The 1952 Helsinki event was a modified form of the sport, Finnish baseball, played by two Finnish teams. Australia played a onegame exhibition against the United States in 1956 Melbourne and Japan did the same in 1964 Tokyo.
“After a twenty-year hiatus, Olympic baseball (labelled an exhibition sport/event by the IOC) returned but with tournament formatting (1984 Los Angeles). In 1988 Seoul, it was termed a demonstration sport. Japan defeated the United States in the inaugural tournament finale in 1984. However, in 1988, the United States won over Japan.
“… At the IOC meeting on July 7, 2005, baseball and softball were voted out of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, becoming the first sports voted out of the Olympics since polo was eliminated from the1936 Olympics. The elimination excised 16 teams and more than 300 athletes from the 2012 Olympics. The two slots left available by the IOC’s elimination were subsequently filled by golf and rugby sevens in 2016.”
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Vegetable harvest from A to Z Judging when to harvest your vegetables can be tricky and sometimes depends on it’s end use (e.g tender green fresh vs. dry bean). To sort things out, the following is a list of commonly grown vegetables with their ideal harvest characteristics. Asparagus: in spring, cut the spears at ground level when they reach 6 – 8 long; harvest for no more than 6 weeks. Allow spears that develop after this to develop into fronds to nourish the crowns for next year’s crop. Bean, fresh: harvest pods while they are still crisp and fleshy throughout, and can be easily snapped. Bean, dry: harvest when pods are dry and brittle. Beets: Dig the roots when they are large enough to suit. Depending on the cultivar, very large beets harvested late in the season can to be woody. Brussels sprouts: harvest when sprouts are firm to touch and after they have received at least one good frost to improve their flavour. Cabbage: three days before they split. Cut head at the base (next to the soil) when the head
is very firm to touch. Some cultivars split quickly, so check heads daily. Carrot: can be harvested when large enough to suit (e.g. baby carrots). Danvers type carrots should be harvested when they reach 3-4cm in diameter as they tend to become woody. For maximum yield and storability, wait until they reach full size, which varies by cultivar. Sweetness will improve after a good frost. Cucumber: pick when green; if yellow, it’s too late. Corn: cobs are ready when the tip of the cob comes to a blunt end, kernels are filled out (plump) and juice is clear (not milky) when kernel is pierced by fingernail. Garlic: dig bulbs when tops are 50-75% dead (usually the end of July). Bulbs with dry tops will tend to rot in the soil. Muskmelon/cantaloupe: ripe when the melon simply ‘slips’ off the vine. Once off the vine, will not sweeten further. Onion: lift when tops have started to yellow, die down. Dry bulbs in shade in a warm well-
ventilated area until the necks have closed before storing. If the tops have not started to die down late in the season, gently push them over to help the necks close off. Parsnip: harvest after a good frost for the best flavour. Pea, fresh: ready when pods are still green, filled out; peas are tender and sweet Pepper: depends on cultivar. Can be picked green if the fruit feels firm or wait until the skin changes colour for a sweeter pepper. Potato: flowering is not a good indicator of when potatoes are ready to dig. Can be harvested when potatoes are small with thin papery skins (baby potatoes) – fresh eating. For storage, skins need to be ‘set’. Aboveground plant parts should be dead or removed at least one week before harvest. Tubers in the soil can withstand a short -2˚C frost overnight. Squash, winter: harvest late in the fall. Fully mature winter squash will survive -2˚C temperatures. Immature squash will have a water-soaked or ‘soft’ area on the skin after a -2˚C frost. Tomato: can be picked
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week. Best (most tender) when picked under 8 inches long – no peeling required. If left until the size of a baseball bat, will need to peel and scoop out seeds to enjoy. This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com; www.facebook.com/saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming
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Nominations open for 2017 Order of Merit Today Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield announced a public call for nominations for the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Individuals have until November 1 to put forward names for the province’s highest honour. “Each day I am grateful to live in a province with so many exceptional people, whose work has impacted not only
those here at home, but people far beyond our borders,” Solomon Schofield said. “The Saskatchewan Order of Merit enables us to thank our remarkable citizens and to celebrate their achievements. Please consider nominating a deserving individual to receive our province’s highest honour.” The Saskatchewan Order of Merit recogniz-
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Godfrey Dean New Summer Exhibitions! Paula Cooley: MIX July 10 to Sept. 2, 2016 Mixed media sculpture by Saskatoon artist Paula Cooley reflects her passion for ocea waves and forms of nature. On closer inspection, you can see Cooley is also interested in the menacing aspects of shape and form, giving her work greater depth behind the smooth shiny surfaces. Shannon Yashcheshen: PORTRAY July 17 to Sept. 2, 2016 The work for Shannon’s exhibition is here and we’re experimenting with different configurations. Each time you visit you will see how the selections are evolving, until the final exhibition is complete. Yorkton Family Resource Centre Drop In Centre @ SIGN on Broadway. Monday to Saturday – 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. www.yorktonfrc.ca Free to participate! Yorkton Lake Golf & Country Ladies Club is looking for new and existing members to golf in their Fun Golf every Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. This is a beautiful 9 hole golf course and we welcome all ages as well as any inexperienced golfers. 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. Please contact 306-782-5181 or 306-7837233 for more information. 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 1:00 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. Volunteers Needed! 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 surrounding 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 information contact 306-620-3281 or email michelleb.smith@redcross.ca 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 to participate!
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 306-521-0332, 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. 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.
or 306-783-6211. 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. Singers Unite! Yorkton Community Concert Choir Practices every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the choir room at the YRHS (use parking lot entrance) Contact Laurene at 306-782-0460, Shanni at 306-783-9145 or Anna at 306-744-2729 for details. Calling all Bridge Players! The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club has started up. The club meets weekly on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library. Call Del Lubiniecki at 306-548-5518 for more details. Yorkton and District United Way • looking for dedicated people interested in taking part of a growing organization that helps agencies and crucial services in and around the Yorkton area. To learn more call Kristin Parsons at 306-782-9389 or email yorktonunited way@sasktel. net. Yorkton Prostate Group Meeting • meets every 3rd Thurs. of the month in the meeting room at the hospital • promotes early detection and speedy recovery Call 306-782-5748 for information. Al-Anon Al-Anon meets Mondays, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, and Wednesdays at the Westview United Church. Club DJ Heritage Baptist Church Thursday evenings 6:30-7:45 p.m. • for children Grades K-6 • a mid week program designed to engage local children with church • Bible stories, crafts, games, music and more... Call 306-783-7912 for details. Kinette Club of Yorkton • Meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. To learn more or to attend, contact Club President – Melissa Kirwan at 306-730-7733 The Torch Club – leadership, growth and empowerment program for youth ages 10-13 Call Erin at 306-783-2582 for details. Treasure Chest Toastmasters Club • meets weekly on
THE NEWS REVIEW - Thursday, August 25, 2016 - Page 11A Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at SIGN on Broadway. Impact your world by enhancing your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members welcome. For more information contact: Faye 306-782-2994; or Joanne 306-783-3034. Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Monthly Meetings Yorkton Public Library For info. call Sharon Lindsay at 306-783-7054. Adult Dance Group (Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble) Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium Wednesdays, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Call John Denysek at 306-782-1559 or email: jdenysek@sasktel.net to join or to learn more. Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association Horseback riding and other activities for
children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. Meets Tuesdays at noon Shadow Stables. For more info call 306-7827930 or 306-782-7782 or email mbozsik@sasktel.net. Big Brothers Big Sisters In-School Mentoring Be a Mentor – spend one hour a week. Play games, do crafts, read books... Make a difference in the life of a child. For info. call 306-782-3471.
A Series of Bible Talks are being held at the Rokeby Hall beginning on August 28 at 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. For more information, call 306-270-6477. To place your Community Event contact The News Review at 306-783-7355, or e-mail: editorial @yorktonnews.com.
COOL KITTENS – Hey there, we are Prism, Trooper and Kellas, just three of the many young kittens here at the SPCA. We are between three and five months old, one of us is female and the other two are male. We have one thing in common, we’re all looking for a loving, responsible home! To learn more come visit the SPCA, call 306-783-4080 or visit www.yorktonspca.com. Photo by Devin Wilger.
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” Dart League Attention dart players, steel-tip action is under way 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). 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 306-728-4744 or St. Paul Lutheran Church at 306-783-4266. 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
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