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McKitrick School’s journalism club came to the News-Optimist office Tuesday to learn about the making of newspapers. The club is led by counsellor Lisa Zanyk and kindergarten teacher Dawn Lessard and students get together after school and during lunch to report on the school community. Photo by Josh Greschner

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Learning the trade Staff The future of reporting in the area looks bright. Students from McKitrick School’s journalism club were at the News-Optimist office Tuesday to learn some tricks of the trade. The club is headed by school counsellor Lisa Zanyk and kindergarten teacher Dawn Lessard. Sessions take place after school and during noon hours. Most of the members are Grade 6 students. Students write stories about the various goingson at school and the topics relevant to the wider community, including some Battlefords North Stars

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coverage. At the office, club participants learned about copyediting, one-sentence paragraphs and the technology we use to lay out the newspaper. They toured the building to learn about the other departments within a newspaper organization, such as advertising sales, graphic arts, office management and the collating department, where the papers are prepared for delivery. Lessard said future plans include making copies of a club newspaper, and the News-Optimist could feature students’ writing in future issues.

The City of North Battleford is seeking to raise its debt limit by $10 million. The current debt limit, set in 2010, is $45 million. On Monday, council voted in favour of increasing the debt limit to $55 million. As part of the resolution, council authorized administration to prepare the paperwork to be submitted to the Saskatchewan Municipal Board to seek their approval. Once the SMB gives its stamp of approval the new debt limit will be in place. The reason for the debt limit increase, according to city officials, is the city may need to borrow for major projects in the near future, and there is little room under its current limit. “As we kind of get into the master plan, we’ve identified we’re going to need some additional money here in the not too distant future,” said Director of Finance Steve Brown. The indication is administration wants to be proactive.

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By increasing its debt limit, the City of North Battleford says it will be prepared should it become necessary to borrow for a major upgrade. The city is currently running below its debt limit, but the $4 million buffer wouldn’t be enough for some of the work that may need doing. In particular, the city has several major projects coming up for water, sewer and capital upgrades. The city’s debt runs around $4 million below the current $45 million debt limit, which is not enough to cover all of those. One project that has been on the books for a while, but has yet to go ahead, is enhancing the sewer trunk force main for flood mitigation. The city applied two years ago to Canada Builds for federal funding for that project, at an estimated cost of $15 million. Councillor Greg Lightfoot pointed to other long term projects identified in the budget two years ago, including water treatment as well as Civic Centre replacement. “Being ahead of the game is a good idea,” said Lightfoot, because it “does take time to get this approved by the province and

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by the municipal board, to make sure that we’re eligible to qualify for this.” Mayor Ryan Bater said raising the debt limit also allows the city to get ahead of the game with asset management planning. Raising the debt limit is not a new discussion at City Hall. It came up during 2017 budget deliberations, when then-City Manager Jim Puffalt pointed to the sewer force main project, downtown redevelopment and the long-delayed City Hall renovations as projects that couldn’t be put off. “We have to do something,” said Puffalt. He added if they were going to raise the debt limit, it was better to do it one time because it was “not something the City should do lightly.” If ultimately approved by the SMB, its does not mean the city will run up Continued on Page 2

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Building permits are off to a good start in North Battleford in 2019. January numbers were presented at Monday’s

council meeting. According to those numbers, seven permits were issued for a permit value of $123,500. Of those, four permits were residential alterations valued at $98,500,

two were sign permits for $20,000, and one was a demolition/removal for $5,000. The numbers are up compared to January 2018, which saw four permits issued for $58,000.

public notice would be required and it would have come back to council. It appears council is expecting an earful about the debt limit increase. “I think this is something we’ll all hear a lot

of feedback on,” acknowledged Councillor Kent Lindgren. Lindgren wanted to see administration be proactive about going out to the community and engaging with people on the issue, pointing to successful community engagement efforts done recently by the Planning and Development Department. “I’m wondering if administration has thought about that at all, going out to the community and hearing from them about why we are doing this and really explaining things. It’s one thing to hear it in a council meeting, it’s another to actually speak with the community outside of council.” Brown agreed, saying what they want to do was go out with more information that will allow people to “understand the broader picture.” It is still in the discussion phase. The next step is for the city to prepare the package to be submitted to the Saskatchewan Municipal Board for approval of the debt limit increase. The city also has to earmark how the debt will be paid for in its application. That process is expected to take place over the next four to six weeks. The finance director added the city does not need to go to the Saskatchewan Municipal Board every time it wants a debt approved; they just have to approve the threshold.

Council to up debt limit Continued from Page 1 $55 million for debt right away. It does provide them with flexibility to use it for major projects, according to administration. If the city were to undertake debt borrowing for any project,

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Snow main topic at city council meeting By John Cairns Staff reporter

A good portion of Monday night’s council meeting was devoted to snow. Specifically, the topic was snow removal. Director of Utilities Stewart Schafer gave city councillors a primer on how their crews go about clearing the snow on city streets. He provided information on priority one, priority two, non-priority and Highways Department streets that are maintained. But Schafer spent most of his time describing windrows, defined as a “long line of material heaped up by the wind or by a machine.” These are described as an “economical method for

the city to move snow from the driving lanes of streets to the shoulders or curbs of the street. Schafer noted in his presentation that the grader will drop the snow gate to hold the snow back when going by driveways and through intersections. But the snow gate is unable to hold back all the snow. The grader can only hold back snow for about 20 feet before the snow escapes the gate and spills out. A windrow gap can only be 20 feet total per driveway, according to the city. The city will also allow for a maximum of 12 inches snow ridge to be left behind, though in most cases it is six to eight inches. As well, there are sev-

eral instances where city crews will go back and remove windrows. If a windrow is covering half the sidewalk people can phone 306-445-1700 and the city will come and look at it, and possibly clear it for pedestrians. Those looking for answers to their questions about snow removal can look at the city webpage at www.cityofnb.ca/resident_ services/frequently asked questions.html. Also, those with snow removal concerns can call City Hall at 306-4451700 and talk to reception, who will then pass on the information. Schafer is advising people to not call the Public Works shop directly. The snow has been par-

ticularly deep in the city this year due to the long and cold winter. Because it has been so cold, it has made it difficult for snow accumulations to melt. “We did not have a midwinter melt,” said Mayor Ryan Bater. “It’s been below zero for a long time so the snow’s been accumulating.” Bater is proud of the city’s efforts to get to all the neighbourhoods in the city. “It’s getting more and more rare in Saskatchewan to have a city as big as ours still clearing all streets and residential streets,” said Bater. “I think the city’s done a very good job in clearing the snow, making the streets safe for traffic.”

Grants Adjudication Committee. The changes had been discussed by council members at their Planning Committee meeting a week earlier, and come at the request of both administration and the Leisure Services Advisory Committee itself. The new structure takes effect April 1. The new committee will meet quarterly and focus solely on adjudication

of Sask. Lotteries grant applications. While it sounds like a dramatic shift, in reality the new committee’s role will be similar to what it was before. The main focus of Leisure Services Advisory Committee, and its predecessor the Parks and Recreation Committee, has been on deciding Sask. Lotteries applications from community groups seeking grants from the annual pool of money available from the provincial lottery operation. In a memo to council members, Director of Leisure Services Cheryl DeNeire said these lotteries discussions had become the central focus of Leisure Services Advisory Committee meetings lately. She stated there was less need for the committee’s other functions, as the Leisure Services department has expanded its ability to gain feedback and input via social media and other means. At Planning Committee, Councillor Kelli Hawtin, who sits on the Leisure Services Advisory Committee, said there were many public engagement sessions during the year that provide the public a chance to give feedback on leisure opportunities. The most significant change for the new com-

mittee has to do with its meeting schedule and how it is composed. The schedule is being reduced from eight meetings to four, and the city will move away from a continuous intake of grant applications towards a quarterly intake. The committee will consist of two councillors and between four and six members-at-large, serving two-year terms. The mayor is considered an ex-officio voting member and will be counted in determining quorum. The initial indication is that many of the current members-at-large of the Leisure Services Advisory Committee are interested in joining the new committee The per diem of $50 per meeting for the at-large members is being removed. One aspect of the Leisure Services Advisory Committee that will be going away is the designated youth representatives by each of the area high schools. This prompted considerable discussion at Planning Committee about how to continue to engage youth in the city’s decisions. It was noted that youth could still join the new committee as a member-at-large. DeNeire told Planning Committee youth will be able to participate in development of the Recreation Master Plan.

Committee to focus on grants By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The City of North Battleford’s Leisure Services Advisory Committee is being replaced with a new committee with a new name and a revised mandate. Council has approved a resolution to dissolve the city’s Leisure Services Advisory Committee and replace it with the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community

Council notes Feb. 25 meeting

Here are some of the other highlights from the Feb. 25 council meeting in North Battleford. City council has voted to discontinue their Employee Home Computer Purchase Program for city employees. It had been initiated in 1997 to help city employees purchase their own personal home computer through an interest free loan of up to $1,800. In those days computers cost thousands of dollars, but the price of home computers has declined considerably since then and Android and iPad tablets cost even less. For those reasons it was decided there was no further need for the program. It runs until June 1. There is also change coming to the city’s policy for alternate work arrangement for out of scope employees. The new policy provides additional clarification to eliminate the misuse of lieu time, with capping of lieu time at no more than 40 hours in an employee’s bank unless approved by the city manager. Council passed the new policy unanimously. The city has voted to award the water chemicals tender to ClearTech Industries. Tendering its water chemicals business is something the city has not done before and will save the city roughly $7,000 in freight charges per year. In proclamations, March 1-8 has been declared Francophonie Week in North Battleford and there is a flag raising scheduled for Friday, March 1, at City Hall at 11 a.m. Also, March 11 has been declared World Plumbing Day in the city of North Battleford. The next council meeting is March 11.

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Enforcement blitz on sidewalk snow removal Submitted City of North Battleford Community Safety Officers will be performing an enforcement blitz the first week of March. They will be enforcing the bylaw that requires sidewalks to be clear of snow and ice. Bylaw 1900, known as the Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, requires an owner or occupant of property in the city to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice. Clear sidewalks prevent injury or inconvenience to pedestrians, including those with a walker, wheelchair, stroller or another mobility device. Owners or occupants are required to remove all snow or ice from any sidewalk adjoining their property with 48 hours of the time when the snow was deposited. However, the following properties have 24 hours to clear the ice and snow: 100th Street from Railway Avenue to 14th Avenue, east and west side; 101st Street from Railway Avenue to 14th Avenue, east and west side; 102nd Street from Railway Avenue to 13th Avenue, east and west side; 103rd Street from Railway Avenue to 13th Avenue, east and west side; Railway Avenue from 100th Street to 102nd Street, north and south side; 11th Avenue from 99th Street to 102nd Street, north and south side; 12th Avenue from 99th Street to 102nd Street, north and south side; 13th Avenue from 99th Street to 102nd Street, north and south side. The owner or occupant is expected to clear snow onto their own property. If that is impractical, snow may be placed onto the roadway in a manner that does not create a hazard or interferes with the use of the roadway. Improperly moving snow onto the roadway and/or failure to remove snow from sidewalks can result in fines. The first offence to the bylaw will result in a fine of $100. Fines increase to $200 for a second offence. Third and subsequent offences will result in fines of $300.

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It’s an oft repeated axiom in Saskatchewan that potentially life-saving improvements to our provincial highways and roads aren’t implemented until someone dies. This week, Saskatchewan’s chief coroner said the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways should look at its policy on signs and traffic control devices at the intersection where 16 people were killed and 13 injured last April when a truck ran a stop sign and collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus. According to policy, the Ministry of Highways has done a review of the rural intersection of Highways 35 and 335 near Tisdale where the crash happened and has come up with possible safety improvements, including the installation of rumble strips on Highway 335, at a cost of $300,000. Underscoring Saskatchewanians’s cynicism about safety improvements is the fact that, according to The Canadian Press, a coroner’s report into a 1997 fatal crash at the same intersection that killed six people in 1997 recommended installing a warning device such as rumble strips. But it never happened. Scott Thomas, whose son Evan was killed, has said the coroner’s findings are justification for some of the changes that he and other families have been calling for, says The Canadian Press. “If the government would have acted after the ‘97 coroner’s report, rumble strips would have been there,” said Thomas. “I’ve got to think that would have significantly changed the outcome of that day.” What a bitter pill to swallow for any family member of the deceased in the crash. In another recommendation, the coroner points to his own department, saying the Saskatchewan Coroners Service should create a plan for mass casualties that includes a review of how bodies are identified. This refers to the heartbreaking error in the misidentification of 18-year-old players Xavier LaBelle, originally thought to be killed in the crash, and Parker Tobin, who was thought to be in hospital. Pressure from the media and on social media was part of the problem. Everyone wanted names as quickly as possible. Understandable, but we, as media members and members of the public, must try to take in the enormity of what happened and how the mixup in identities must have devastated the families. Imagine being told your son is dead, when he is not. Imagine being told your son is alive, only to find out later, that is not the case. It’s this kind of awful experience we, in this newsroom, look to when pressured to name names, or badger officials for information that, being released, may interfere with careful ongoing precesses meant to protect the public – whether it’s a bus crash that kills 16 people or a post office break-in. Our curiousity cannot come first.

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Dear Editor I recently heard something that made me chuckle. I doubt if many people further east of me will recall this, but I know a lot to the west of me will recall the time some very self-confident men showed up with a budget (so we heard) of one million dollars to spend persuading the peasants in this area that what they needed was a nuclear power plant about 50 miles northwest of where I live. The fact that it was to be slammed down on top of a huge pool of fresh underground water was of no importance. The first mistake they made was to approach a family about buying their land, and to keep the deal secret. I guess the next move was to then tell the neighbours that family number one was going to sell their land so they

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might as well, too. Oh, did they pick the wrong family! Not only did they get in touch with all the neighbours, they ran up the flag to signal the whole countryside. Along with others, I was in the thick of the fight. There were meetings, there were presentations, we even had a young lawyer come to help us from Sierra Legal, the group of lawyers who fight for the environment. At one meeting, a man stood up and said he was from the part of Canada where the nuclear plant that wanted to build another here was located and everything was just fine there. The young lawyer smiled and informed us that she, too, was from there and everything was not just fine. Anyway, the smooth talking men did not succeed in their venture. What recently made me chuckle was the news that the plant, that big plant whose representatives want to put another on top of that underground fresh water, will be closed in the year 2024. I don’t have to say any more. Christine Pike Waseca Gordon Brewerton Senior Group Publisher

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Did the convoy to Ottawa accomplish its goals? It all started in early December to midDecember when protests, many of which had participants sporting yellow vests, sprouted up in most significant oil patch towns in Western Canada. Before the end of the year, many, including Estevan, Lloydminster and Virden had held convoys made principally of heavy oilfield trucks rolling down their main drag, or in the case of Manitoba, from Virden to Brandon. The one in Estevan saw 427 units, the vast majority heavy trucks, take an hour to roll down the centre of town, blaring their horns. The frustration with the current Justin Trudeauled Liberal government’s energy policies had reached a tipping point. After years

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upon years of watching anti-oil, anti-pipeline, antieverything protesters fill the airways, of our industry being beaten down, the oil patch collectively decided to fight back. Like a boxing movie, where the hero is beaten senseless throughout most of the fight, he gathers his strength in the final round to summon up one roundhouse punch. That was the United We Roll!

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convoy to Ottawa. Now let me be clear – this convoy was not as large as most of the media, and its organizers, made it out to be. I stood along Highway 1 east of Virden in -30º C with a strong wind and counted as the convoy rolled by. I had three video cameras rolling plus my still camera. My count was 57, plus or minus two. Only 15 were semis, and one was a bus. Virden is important because it’s the last significant oil production venue eastbound until you swim 315 kilometres offshore of St. John’s, Nfld. Now, the question is, is that a big deal? Does it matter if it was 57, 157 or 570? Obviously, more is better. But was it enough? Yes, apparently, it was. The reality is the convoy was big enough to make an impact. It got noticed, with much more hitting power per participant than most protests in Canada ever accomplish. Two national party leaders, Andrew Scheer of the Conservatives and Maxime Bernier of his own newly created Peoples Party of Canada spoke to the gathered protesters who, for some unknown reason, were forced to stand in knee-deep snow instead of on the wideopen sidewalks. (On the much more sedate Day 2, the convoy protest was allowed to hold their rally on the dry sidewalk. Draw your own conclusions from

that.) In addition to speakers who participated in the convoy, a number of Conservative MPs also spoke. Even more posted photos on social media of them with the convoy parked in front of Parliament. While it wasn’t the lead story, almost every major media organization covered it for several days as it approached Ottawa and then held its rally. A significant portion of the columnist class (myself, included) has written about it. Rex Murphy, of the National Post, clearly understood the significance of this convoy. Canada noticed. I don’t know if this is a new thing in protests, but the convoy also happened upon a new tactic that I’ve never seen before – a weapon of mass audio destruction – the semi air horn. Whenever the small number of counter protestors standing amongst the semis got a little antsy, those in the trucks let out a collective blast for which they had no response. As in, “I see your yelling at us and raise you 150 decibels of air horn.” Watching the live feeds was almost comical. I feel sorry for the cops who formed a wall between the protesters and counterprotesters. Their ears must have been ringing for days. Many of the trucks were parked just below the prime minister’s office. Certainly, those windows shook with the convoy protesters’ collective rage every few minutes. Those semis present, along with the rest of the convoy, were sufficient to line Wellington Street in

front of Parliament. They were enough to get the message across to those inside. Will this convoy’s efforts stop Bill C-69 from being passed by the Senate? Not likely. If the unelected Senate starts regularly defeating bills from the elected House of Commons, we are soon going to find ourselves in a constitutional crisis. And I don’t know if the Senate can make enough changes to defang the bill and still pass it. While many people and organizations are hanging their hopes on the Senate, I fear they will be disappointed. The reality is, for the convoy’s energy-focused message of defeating Bill C-69 (the no-morepipelines bill), Bill C-48 (oil tanker ban off British Columbia’s northern coast), the carbon tax, and construction of export pipelines (Trans Mountain, Energy East) are to be accomplished, there’s really only one solution – a change in government. There’s no way Maxime

Bernier will accomplish anything except split the vote. If he does that sufficiently, there will be no change in government, and thus no change in energy policy. That means, like it or not, the only hope those who drove across the country have is to see Andrew Scheer elected as prime minister in the fall. That he joined them as they stood in the deep snow to stand at their podium and tell them he’s with them speaks volumes. That he would do so despite all those who have sought to discredit the convoy also speaks volumes. There’s one person who can defeat Trudeau in the fall, and he said, “We’ve got your back, we’re fighting for you.” If they sought to change energy policy, to that end, did the convoy accomplish its goals? Yes, it did. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Gunville sentenced to jail, probation By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The accused in the Amber Alert case from last fall has been sentenced to two years less a day, plus probation. Johnathan Gunville was sentenced in North Battleford Provincial Court Wednesday for 13 counts against him, including the most serious count: abandonment of a child. Judge Bruce Bauer imposed sentence on Gunville. The total global jail sentence is 31 months, reduced by 230 days of remand credit, leaving exactly two years less a day left to run from that point. Three years of probation follows Gunville’s release and will include numerous conditions including consenting to programming for addictions, personal counselling and medical appointments. Gunville also received one-year concurrent sentences for charges of theft of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public and operating a motor vehicle while disqualified in connection to the Sept. 16 Amber Alert. Gunville also received 20 months concurrent for flight from police from Sept. 20 as well as oneyear concurrent sentences

for operating a motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public, operating a motor vehicle while disqualified and possession of stolen property exceeding $5,000. He also received six months each for three breach of probation counts from that week, and for two assaults from Nov. 2 and 4 while in custody at Saskatoon Correctional Centre. These also run concurrently. A five-year driving prohibition and a two-year weapons prohibition was also imposed, as was an order for a DNA sample. Gunville is also ordered not to have contact with the six-year-old child, whose name remains under a court-imposed publication ban. Gunville will serve his sentence in the provincial system. Bauer has made a recommendation that Gunville serve his time in Saskatchewan Hospital. All remaining charges against Gunville including those of abduction of a person under the age of 14, as well as unlawful confinement, were stayed by the Crown at the conclusion of sentencing. The sentencing brings a conclusion to the charges from the incident on the evening of Sept. 16 that sparked an Amber Alert,

Defence lawyer Bill Archer: There were “two kids in that car that day, and one of them is going to jail for a considerable period of time.” Archer called for Gunville to serve at Saskatchewan Hospital. Photos by John Cairns

where a vehicle containing a six-year-old autistic girl in the passenger seat was stolen by Gunville from a strip mall in North Battleford. The Amber Alert prompted a massive search effort in the community. The girl was found safe 14 hours afterwards inside the abandoned vehicle in an industrial area. In imposing sentence Bauer pointed to aggravating factors that included the fact that Gunville had stolen a vehicle, discovered a child in the back

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seat, abandoned the child and endangered her life on a night when temperatures dropped to 1º C. He had also driven erratically to evade police a few days later and assaulted two persons while in custody. Gunville’s personal circumstances were also taken into account, with Bauer noting Gunville had been a victim of neglect and abuse, had become a permanent ward of the ministry by age 13 and had been diagnosed by age 15 of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder as well as suffering addiction and depression. It was stated that Gunville’s intellect is at a Grade 3 level. Bauer also said there was a need for ongoing consistent daily monitoring of Gunville, and noted Gunville was unable to maintain a residence. In imposing sentence Bauer noted the focus must be on protecting the public by separating the accused from society, while also

assisting in rehabilitation. With respect to the abandonment charge, Bauer said “denunciation and deterrence are primary factors for offences against children.” The sentencing took place on what was Gunville’s 20th birthday. Gunville, who has remained in custody since his arrest, wore an orange shirt as he sat in court beside his lawyer Bill Archer while the sentence was imposed by Bauer in courtroom number two. Gunville’s mother, Tammy Lavallee, was also in court to support her son. After sentencing concluded and after Gunville was led away in handcuffs, Lavallee left the courtroom in tears. Archer had previously called for a provincial sentence for Gunville with his sentence to be served in Saskatchewan Hospital. The Crown had called for a federal penitentiary sentence of three years.

In the end, the judge largely sided with Archer’s submissions. But as Archer noted to reporters afterwards, his client was still going to be serving time. “In some ways it’s a victory but it doesn’t feel like that,” Archer said. “No matter how you shake this out, this is a sad case.” He said there were “two kids in that car that day, and one of them is going to jail for a considerable period of time.” Archer said the sentencing ruling by Bauer was a “fair and balanced decision ... in that sense I feel good about it.” He said he was satisfied the judge recommended Gunville serve at Saskatchewan Hospital, where he’s “functioned well before.” But more important to Archer was that Gunville was not going to a federal penitentiary. “I worried about him getting chewed up and spit out there. Thankfully that’s not going to occur here.” Crown prosecutor Lee Hnatiuk expressed relief the case was finally wrapped up. “It was a difficult case, I think, for everybody,” said Hnatiuk. “This case really exemplified all of the different factors that the court had to consider.” Hnatiuk said he was heartened by the community’s response. The community turned out to look for a young child who was missing, and called in reports of dangerous driving. “What all that shows to me is that we have a community with a lot of heart, and that the community is willing to come together when needed to help each other out. And I think that’s something that needs to be remembered and reflected.”

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Citizens of the Year banquet tickets now on sale at Co-op Staff

Tickets are on sale now for the Citizen of the Year Banquet to be held Friday, March 15 at the Western Development Museum. They may be obtained from the Discovery Co-op administration office. This year’s citizens, adult and junior, are Pius Pfeifer and Allysa Woodrow, as selected by the North Battleford Lions Club, Discovery Co-op and Saskatchewan Country CJNB.

rity that respects, appreciates and acknowledges those values in others, which in turn empowers others to serve,” nominator Vicky Serblowski, executive director of St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission wrote. Others, including David Dekker, described him as one of the Battlefords’ best known and respected entrepreneurs. “Pius never hesitates to share his success, quietly supporting a long list of local groups and individuals,” Dekker wrote. Ron and Grace Lang wrote how whenever approached for fundraising initiatives, Pfeifer made them feel as though the request was his utmost importance.

Pius Pfeifer Citizen of the Year Whether it’s his routine philanthropy, offering his hotel venues to community clubs for fundraising efforts, or bringing chocolates to crews working on a plumbing contract, Pfeifer’s nature to give back to the community earned him the recognition of Citizen of the Year. Pfeifer has given philanthropically to several charitable organizations, including Catholic Family Services, the Knights of Columbus — where he has been a member for 61 years — and St. Joseph and Notre Dame Parishes. He was a major contributor to the development efforts of the Credit Union CUPlex and the Battleford Trade and Education Centre’s Pfeifer Learning Centre. “Pfeifer is a strong, faith-filled man of integ-

Allysa Woodrow Junior Citizen of the Year From her dedication to mental health awareness to recently spearheading a city-wide campaign aimed at bringing together the young and old, Allysa Woodrow lives a life that exemplifies a demonstration of contribution to the community. When the 17-year-old sees a need in the city, she tackles it head-on. Nominators for Woodrow, which included Pastor Deb McNabb, described Woodrow as a “great community

ambassador who is selfless, has a servant’s heart, is wise beyond her years, is humble, kind, an excellent student, a visionary and compassionate.” McNabb adds, “She lives a very busy life but does all she does with excellence. She is an amazing role model and a tremendous example of youth voice, passion and resiliency.” Woodrow is an advocate for mental health awareness. Following a number of youth and senior suicides in the region early last year, Woodrow embarked on a city-wide initiative to connect these generations through the Battlefords Better Together T-shirt Project, all while enrolled as a Grade 12 student in John Paul II Collegiate. The project aims to reduce loneliness and improve residents’ wellbeing. At school, Woodrow is a senior leader with Students Against Drunk Driving and the Mental Health Communication Café. Outside the classroom, Woodrow is a faithful volunteer with veterans at the North Battleford Legion. Through this, she developed an interest in those suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, which has led her down a path to become involved with Wounded Warriors, where she often volunteers with veterans and their families. She also is a co-leader with the Hugs with Mugs Mental Health support group,. Woodrow will graduate in the spring and has been accepted to the University of Regina to study social work in the fall.

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Final week may be chance to win division By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars entered this weekend’s southeast road swing needing a sweep to keep alive any realistic hopes of winning the division. They got it. After wins over Weyburn, Estevan and Notre Dame, two of them by shootout, the North Stars now sit one point back of Kindersley in the division and two ahead of Humboldt, with three games remaining in the regular season. Those games are entirely against divisional opponents: Notre Dame at home Friday, in Humboldt Saturday and then home to Kindersley on Tuesday. The North Stars destiny is now entirely in their own hands. If they win the next

three games, they are Global Ag Risk Futures division champions regardless of what the other teams do. One loss, though, could be enough to cost the North Stars home-ice advantage in the quarter-finals. That is how tight things are in the SJHL in the final days.

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The Battlefords North Stars dealt a blow to the Weyburn Red Wings playoff chances with a 5-1 shellacking Friday. Macgregor Sinclair started things off with his 26th of the season at the 7:06 mark of the first period, with Ryan Granville and Owen Lamb assisting. In the second, Lamb scored from Sinclair and Braydon Buziak just 16 seconds in, and then Ryan Gil scored on the power play from Elijah Loon19031BB1

Stewardson and Seth Summers at 7:25. William Cruise got the lone goal for Weyburn at the 9:47 mark of the second. The third period saw Brett Gammer extend the lead to 4-1 with Dylan Esau and Austin Becker assisting. Becker’s empty netter completed the scoring. Adam Dmyterko got the win for the North Stars, stopping 21 of 22 shots. The North Stars outshot the Red Wings 33-22.

North Stars 3 Estevan 2 (SO)

Next up was a contest with the division-leading Estevan Bruins, a game that almost got away from the North Stars. The North Stars took the lead on Becker’s goal at 2:51 of the second period, but Jayden Davis scored shorthanded for Estevan at the 4:52 mark. Eddie Gallagher made it 2-1 at the

17:12 mark. That lead held up until late in the third period, when Ryan Gil’s goal tied the game at 2-2 with 33 seconds remaining. Overtime solved nothing, and the game proceeded to a lengthy shootout session that lasted five rounds, with neither team able to get a shot past either the North Stars’ Joel Grzybowski or Estevan’s Tyler Szturm. Finally, Owen Lamb’s shot got past Szturm and that was enough to give the North Stars the 3-2 shootout win. Shots favoured Estevan 34-29 on the night.

North Stars 6 Notre Dame 5 (SO)

It was another tight game for the North Stars in Wilcox the next night as they simply could not put the Notre Dame Hounds away. Buziak opened the scoring at 3:45 of the first pe-

riod and Sinclair made it 2-0 at the 12:18 mark on the power play. But Marshall Wilton’s goal at 16:45 cut the margin to one heading into the first intermission. In the second, Gammer scored on the power play from Buziak and Spagrud at the 1:57 mark to extend the lead to 3-1. But Joseph Santalucia scored two goals in a row, one at 4:47 and another at 10:17 to tie things up at 3-3. The North Stars emerged with the lead through two periods thanks to Matthew Fletcher’s power play goal at the 13:05 mark, with Becker and Dayton Heino assisting. In the third period, goals by Jarrett Penner and by Wilton again gave the Hounds a 5-4 lead. Fletcher’s second of the night from Becker and Noah

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N. Stars’ Chad Duran to SUNY Canton By John Cairns Staff Reporter

One of the Battlefords North Stars’ goaltenders has committed to play college hockey in the United States next season. Chad Duran is going to State University of New York Canton where he will be majoring in homeland security. Duran, who is from Littleton, Colo., joined the North Stars this season after spending time in La Ronge. This season Duran has played 14 games with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, a goals-against of 3.30 and a save percentage of .893.

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Silvernagle: solid play at Scotties By John Cairns Staff Reporter

In the end Team Silvernagle came up a little short at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Silvernagle team lost 9-7 on Sunday to Ontario’s Rachel Homan in the semifinal game. Homan then fell to Chelsea Carey and Alberta for the Scotties title. In the semifinal game, Ontario had built a 6-2 lead but the Saskatchewan team never quit, scoring three in the seventh end to get back to within one. After Homan scored two in the eighth, Silvernagle responded with two in the ninth to keep it close, but a draw for one point by Homan in the 10th clinched it.

The Silvernagle team ended up in the semifinal after a strong week of play in Sydney, N.S. They finished pool B play with a record of 5-2, good enough to clinch a spot in the championship pool. In that championship pool, Silvernagle got two wins, over Northern Ontario 11-5 and British Columbia 8-6, before Alberta walloped the team 10-3 on Friday. Needing a win over Homan’s Ontario team on Friday night, Saskatchewan pulled out a 6-3 win to clinch the second seed and set up a rematch with Carey in the one-two page playoff. But a loss in that game by an 11-7 score sent the Silvernagle team into the semifinals and a rematch

Curling results for By Allie Raycraft Feb. 19 were Munn over Payne, O’Hare over Rogers, Belyk (skipped by Carol Christopher) over Scott, Krismer over Wisner and a tie for Horrell and Forester (skipped by Don Christopher). Feb. 26 it was Munn over Forester, Horrell over Rogers, Scott over O’Hare, Wisner over Payne and Krismer over Belyk. We have three games left in this season and we are planning a windup March 19 with annual meeting, lunch and sturling. In the standings, Munn leads with 12 points, Forester has 11 points and Belyk has 10 points.

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BNS final week Continued from Page 8 also tied with Melfort at 74 points and just two points back of Nipawin with 76 points in the overall league standings after Sunday’s action. This means things are still not settled in the SJHL with just three games left to go. Division titles are still not wrapped up and the final survivor series playoff spot is not settled either between Melville and Weyburn. The North Stars could yet finish anywhere between first and sixth

in the overall league standings. At the very least, they have assured themselves of avoiding the first-round survivor series, as the Flin Flon Bombers can no longer catch the North Stars for sixth spot. The North Stars are still in a position to catch Nipawin for first place in the entire league as they approach their final three games of the season. Their next action is at the Civic Centre against Notre Dame at Friday beginning at 7:30 p.m.

with Homan. Unfortunately, the task of having to beat the strong Homan team twice in one week proved too much. Overall for the week, Team Silvernagle finished with a record of eight wins and five losses. They can take solace in one more fact: their team fared better in Sydney than the rink of TSN’s “greatest skip in history” Jennifer Jones, who failed to even make the playoffs. After the semifinals ended, a number of North Battleford residents took to social media to pay tribute to the Silvernagle team, based at Twin Rivers Curling Club, for their performance. “Great performance at #STOH2019 for @TeamSilvernagle,” stated Mayor Ryan Bater on Twitter. “Thank you for such an awesome week.” “So incredibly proud of

The team of hometown favourite Robyn Silvernagle, seen here at the recent Meridian Canadian Open in North Battleford, took bronze at the Scotties. Photo by Averil Hall

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The Stars wrapped up their season against the Notre Dame Hounds on Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Centre. This is action from Saturday night’s game. After Sunday’s game players posed for photos with their families one final time before heading to the off-season. Photos by John Cairns

AAA Stars wrap up season versus Hounds By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords AAA Stars have wrapped up their season after dropping two games against the Notre Dame Hounds last weekend. The Stars fell Saturday to Notre Dame at home by a 7-5 final score. The Stars

and Hounds were tied 4-4 through two periods but three straight Hounds goals in the third finished the Stars off. The Stars did get a standout performance on the night from Shayde Peterson who scored a hat trick. Two of those goals came on the power play. Carson Dobson and Luke Fennig also scored

Wilkie beats Leroy in game one of provincial action By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Wilkie Outlaws won the first game of their provincial senior B series with Leroy on the weekend. The Outlaws beat Leroy 4-3 on Saturday. Game two goes in Leroy next week. In the Sask West Hockey League, playoffs continued with round two ac-

tion. The Outlaws were in action at home for game one against Unity Miners on Friday, but it was the Miners who won 7-5. Game two is Friday in Unity. Meanwhile, Kindersley took on Macklin in action Saturday and it was the Mohawks who won 3-2 in overtime. The next game of that series goes Saturday in Macklin.

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off five more unanswered goals, three on the power play, for the win. After the game, the Stars players posed for pictures with their families on the ice at the end of their

final home game. The Stars finish in 10th place in the league with a record of 14-28-0-2, for 30 points. The Stars scored 131 goals and their goals against was 179.

Edam to SPHL finals, Battleford up 2-0 By John Cairns Staff Reporter

One team is in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League finals while another is close to clinching after playoff games this weekend. Into the finals are the

Edam Three Stars, who punched their ticket after a series sweep of the defending champion Meota Combines. Edam won game two at the Civic Centre 8-6 on Thursday last week before clinching the series at home 7-1 on Sunday. Joel

Blaquiere scored two goals each in both game two and game three to lead Edam. Meanwhile, the Battleford Beaver Blues are close to clinching the other spot in the finals after two wins over Shellbrook Silvertips. Both wins were by identical 5-4 scores. Brent

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A fight between the hamlet of Lone Rock and the RM of Wilton spilled over into a Battleford courtroom last Wednesday, Feb. 20. The fight is over the Lone Rock Renewal Project, which would see Lone Rock change from hamlet status to a country residential subdivision. The five-phase renewal project is outlined on the RM of Wilton’s website and runs to January 2022. Several Lone Rock residents have voiced opposition to the plan, accusing the RM of essentially trying to get rid of the hamlet and remove its residents as a way to get out of paying to maintain the community. Tensions were heightened by a revelation in 2018 that the RM was using a numbered company to buy up homes and encourage residents to relocate out of the community, without residents knowing the identity of the numbered company. The dispute came before Justice Brenda Hildebrandt in Battleford Queen’s Bench Court chambers, with litigants

seeking judicial review to put the brakes to the RM’s conversion plans. In the background of this court fight is the sad reality that Lone Rock is a community in deep decline, having already been downgraded from village status. The RM of Wilton website states there are a number of reasons for considering conversion to country-residential, pointing to the continued decrease in the SAMA assessment to $2.1 million from a 2017 assessment of $4.1 million, declining property values, as well as an operating deficit for the hamlet of $137,897.42 as of July 31, 2018. Compounding the hamlet’s problems is a water and sewer infrastructure in need of costly replacement to service the few people remaining. The area is due for complete water

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pay approximately half of the cost of hamlet maintenance and operations. The balance is covered by the tax dollars of other ratepayers in the RM,” stated the RM on H&R BLOCK ADS 2007 (New Tax Laws) their website. 4 Color “We believe that chronic Page 2 of 6 subsidization one people group at the expense of another is not acceptable. renewal as early as 2022- We are committed to 24, estimated between $1.5 providing the best possible to $2 million, according outcomes for all Lone to the RM’s website. Rock residents, both those Complete wastewater choosing to change their renewal would have an address, and those who anticipated cost of $1.5 chose to remain,” the RM million, according to the later stated. In Battleford Court of RM numbers. Instead of replacing Queen’s Bench, litigants water and sewer, the from Lone Rock sought RM is calling for judicial review of the RM’s decommissioning of actions. Arguing their the hamlet’s water and case was lawyer Lauren sewer services in the next Wihak, who also filed a three to five years. On lengthy legal brief. She its website the RM has focused on three issues: offered to continue sewer the alleged rezoning or operations to November reversion of the status of 2020 and water operations the hamlet, the alleged to November 2022, with “indirect expropriation” of all required water/sewer homes in the hamlet and options to be completed the allegation that the RM by that time. After that, acted in bad faith. Wihak zeroed in on remaining residents would need to rely on private the RM using a numbered company to buy up homes options. Subsidizing the hamlet in Wilton. “It is now known that appears to be a sticking point for the RM. the unidentified buyer “Currently, the of the homes in Wilton residents of Lone Rock was Wilton, and that the

numbered company created by Wilton,” said Wihak. These facts were deliberately kept from ratepayers of the hamlet, she said, because if buyers became aware that the buyer was Wilton, the prices would increase. No bylaw or resolution was passed to create the numbered company or transfer the properties into the ownership of Wilton, she said. Wihak said 35 people reside in 15 homes in the hamlet, and that Wilton has acquired 31 additional lots in Lone Rock and now owns 62 of them. She also said water and sewer was disconnected from all the properties purchased by Wilton. Wihak characterized the buying up of homes by the RM as “indirect expropriation.” She argued the goal of the RM was to “be rid of this community that it views as a financial drain.” Wihak also argued the RM had no authority under the Municipalities Act and that the “indirect expropriation” didn’t follow the Municipal Expropriation Act. Lawyer Gerald Heinrichs, representing the RM of Wilton, took

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Band adjudicator in demand as clinician and performer By Kelly Waters

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The 2019 Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival welcomes Rick Lett as the band adjudicator this year. Lett spent 10 years with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, one year with the Taipei City Orchestra, Taiwan, and four years with the NewWest Brass touring Western Canada. He has recorded for CBC national broadcasts, played numerous school and arts council concerts and received a Canada Council grant for the recording of several Canadian compositions for brass quintet. He has studied at the Univer-

Battlefords Kiwanis Musical Festival “I use coincidence. When something blocks my path, I start improvising on how to skirt it round and I usually find the solution that I would have never came up with if I had fought. Just like using my own mistakes.” – considered the most accomplished Polish jazz musician to ever live, Tomasz Stanko (1942 – 2018)

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OBITUARIES HALL: Mr. Elmer Hall of River Heights Lodge, passed away peacefully with family by his side Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the age of 99 years. A Celebration of Life service was held Monday, February 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. from the Meota Community Complex with Germaine Hall officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in the Meota Cemetery. Memorial Donations in memory of Mr. Hall may be directed to the Boy & Girls Club North Battleford - 1301 104 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1N9. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium. Elmer is lovingly remembered by his stepdaughter Jennet (Bill) Turanich; brother Lawrence Hall; daughter-in-law Germaine Hall; granddaughters, Janet (Russell) Pedersen & family; Coleen (Scott) Shepherd & family; Charlene Fraser & family; Darcy (Mike) Tarigney & family; Karen Rowsell & family; 15 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his parents Charles and Mildred; his wives Myrtle and Edith; his sons Elvid & Edwin; brothers Arthur, Fred & Alex; only grandson Glenn; great- granddaughter Melissa; great-grandson Michael. Card of Thanks The family would like to thank Home Care, the staff at River Heights Lodge and Dr. Campbell for the love and care they showed Elmer. Thank you to the Royal Canadian Legion Br 70 for honouring Elmer Hall. Also, a special thank you to Nicole, Andrea and the staff at Eternal Memories for their care and compassion.

Potratz, Joan Alda (Nee Hoegi) August 15, 1937 – January 31, 2019 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Joan Alda Potratz at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon following a brief hospitalization. She was predeceased by her parents Arnthruda (Josephson) and Milton Hoegi and her exhusband Ronald Potratz. She leaves behind her sister Marybelle Ritchie, and brother Edward (Pilar) Hoegi; her children Shelley, Karen (Gary) and Ken (Arla); her grandchildren Chelsea (Vaughn), Jillian (Dillon), Livia, Lexxa, Matt and Brock; and great-grandchildren Hailey, Jacob and Brooks. Joan was born in Elrose, SK and lived in several Canadian towns and cities as a child including Lanigan where she graduated high school in 1955. She married in 1956 and moved to North Battleford. She loved summers at the cabin on Murray Lake, watching the birds and tending the gardens at the cabin and at home. She attended secretarial college once the children were older and enjoyed working at a variety of government office and bank jobs. After being stricken with rheumatoid arthritis in her late 40’s Joan remained active taking Taekwondo lessons and curling at which she achieved an “8 Ender” with her foursome in the early 70’s. She maintained an active life as much as her limited mobility allowed. Joan loved traveling often to Vancouver to visit daughter Shelley, and as well took trips to Canary Islands, Morocco, California, Alaska, and Hawaii. She was a close follower of current events and liked watching televised sports like baseball and curling. Crossword puzzles kept her sharp and she was hard to beat at Scrabble. She created many beautiful knitted and crocheted items as well as petit point, embroidery and paper tole and was excellent with a sewing machine. Baking was a favorite activity in her younger years and her butter tarts were amazing. She had a keen sense of humour that saw her through any obstacle. She was a dear friend to many and loved to socialize. Joan was a devoted member of St. George’s Anglican Church in Battleford and participated in their social activities when she could. Arrangements were entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium. Flowers are gratefully declined. For those who wish, donations can be made to the Battlefords Humane Society (https://www.battlefordshumanesociety.com/apps/donations/) or the charity of your choice. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Gordon Stewart Palmer March 15, 1932 – February 15, 2019 A Service of Thanksgiving for Stewart’s life was held February 21, 2019 at Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, SK with Reverend Fred J. Tinio officiating. Survived by his loving wife of 60 years Hazel (nee Nykiforuk); sons: Derrick Scott of Saskatoon, SK. and Marcus Sheldon (Karen Jewell) of Vancouver, B.C.; grandson, Michael James Brodt of Edmonton, AB., sister, Yvonne (Victor) Gagliano of Madison, Wisconsin, USA; sister-inlaw, Reita Palmer of Saskatoon, SK; son-in-law, Jammie Townsend. Nieces and their families: Kim Palmer, Vancouver, B.C., Lillianna Gagliano and Malia (Philip) Klinkner, Katie Gagliano, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, Lisa (Chris) Von Bulow, Stefanie (Rui) Arruda and Jan Nikiforuk, Calgary, AB. Predeceased by father, George L. Palmer, mother, Isabella (Bella) Palmer, daughter, Dawn Michelle Palmer, brother, Raymond Keith Palmer, nephew, Aaron Gagliano. If desired Memorial Donations may be made to Third Avenue United Church, 1301-102nd Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 1G4, Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4 (Please designate to cancer research) or to a charity of your choice. Stewart enjoyed summers at the family cottage at Meota, golfing, curling, singing in the church choir, playing Bridge, stamp and coin collecting and was an avid Sask. Roughrider fan. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. Card of Thanks Hazel, Derrick and Marc Palmer are grateful for the compassionate care given to Stewart by Dr. Johnson and the nursing staff at Battlefords Union Hospital. Thanks also to their family and friends for the rides, visits, food, cards, flowers and for being so caring and supportive. __________________________________________________ AYOTTE: Geraldine Ann Ayotte (Gerry) passed away at the Battlefords District Care Centre early on the morning of February 7, 2019 at the age of 79 years. Gerry was born in Regina and moved to Battleford as a young child. She will always be remembered for her zest for life, her mischievous ways and her devotion to her faith. Gerry loved to socialize and be around family. She enjoyed traveling to Arizona every winter for 25 years. Gerry was so proud of her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. We will forever hold our memories of Gerry within our hearts and we are comforted to know that she is at peace. Gerry is lovingly remembered by her devoted husband of 56 years, Guy; daughter Mary Ann (Jody) and their children, Gracie and Abby; daughter Claudette (Tony) and their children, Natashia (Andrew), Coleman (Allyce), Jesse (Taegan) and Anna, and three great-grandchildren: Bronson, Felix and Aubree. Left to cherish her memory: her twin sister Jackie (Gilbert) and their children Anna Marie (Bob), Tracey and Joseph (Sandra); as well as brothers-in-law, Lloyd, Eloi (Lucy), Gilles (Pierrette), Roger (Carole) and Roland (Shelley) and sisters-in-law, Madeleine, Odette (Norbert) and Gertrude (Marcel) and numerous nieces and nephews. Gerry was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Mary Kuffner, sister Mary Ann Kuffner; father and mother-inlaw, Laval and Bibiane Ayotte; sisters-in-law: Lee (Roland) Ayotte, Anne (Gilles) Ayotte and Pierrette (Lloyd) Beckman and brother-in-law Cyril (Madeleine) Fransoo. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, February 15, 2019 at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church. Donations are requested to Battlefords District Care Centre, Box 69, Battleford, SK S0M 0E0 or to the Alzheimer Society – Saskatchewan, 301-2550-12th. Ave., Regina, SK S4P 3X1. Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. Card of Thanks The family of Gerry would like to thank the Staff on Ward 3 at Battlefords District Care Centre for their loving care of Gerry, Father Sebastian Kunnath for officiating the service and the CWL for taking care of the lunch. The family would like to express their gratitude and are very grateful for all the love and support they have been shown by family and friends. _________________________________________________

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DUNSER: Herb Dunser, 87 years old, of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on February 8, 2019 in Saskatoon, SK. A family memorial will be held at a later date. Herb was born in North Battleford, SK to Louis and Magdalena Dunser on August 14, 1931. He went to school in Robinhood, SK. Herb is survived by his children Adraine Mierau (Mark), Cara Dunser (Rocque), Herbie Dunser (Melissa) and stepdaughter Shelley Newell (Clive). His brother Albert Dunser (Lin), his grandchildren Zoe, Hunter, Hayden and Taylor and his nieces and nephews that were close to his heart. The family of Herb wishes to extend our sincere thanks to St. Paul’s Hospital and would like donations to be made to 5th Floor Medicine at St. Paul’s hospital in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be emailed to www.sallowsandmcdonald.com. Jennifer Wildeman in care of arrangements. 306-445-2418

WILKINS: In loving memory of Phyllis Wilkins, born July 3, 1922 at Maymont, SK., passed away peacefully with family at her side February 10, 2019 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish Phyllis’s memory are her children: Richard (Marion) and their children: Sandra (Monty) and their children: Ashley (Josh) and their children: Phoenix and Chanel; Sara (Brian) and daughter Vetra; Jayleen (Pat) and sons: Dean (Andrea) and Devon; Byron (Christina) and children Mackenzie, Benjamin and Joshua; Linda (Ray) Carriere and children: Rhonda (Terry), Michael (Angela) and children Andrew, Katie and Justin; David (Beverly) and children: Tammy (Glen) Ross and children: Brandon (Robyn) and Jenifer, Christopher (UBecky) and sons: Michael and Connor; Maureen (Greg) Vaughan and sons: Scott (Kristine) and children Emsley and Ryker; Brock; numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband George, Grandson Troy Vaughan, Daughter-in-law Valery, Granddaughter-in-law Becky, Brothers Harold & Alder, Sister Ivy, all her Brother-in-laws and Sister-in-laws. Memorial donations may be made to Villa Pascal or Heart and Stroke Foundation. A graveside service will be held in the Spring. Phyllis’s family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Villa Pascal and Battlefords Union Hospital for the excellent care given to our mother. Condolences can be sent to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com . Arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. (306-446-4200) __________________________________________________ VANY: Mr. Maurice Vany resident of Battleford passed away peacefully with family by his side Tuesday, Febuary 5, 2019 at the Battlefords Union Hospital at the age of 83 years. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Sat. Feb 9, 2019 from the St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Father Sebastian Kunnath as celebrant. Interment will be held at a later date. Maurice is lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Joyce, their four children and their families; Michael (Kim) - Sean, & Marshall Lang; Diana (Randy); Kevin (Brenda) - Chris, Ryan (Leanna), Brittany (Aaron), Karlee, Codey, Tyler; Glen (Cammie) Blair, Nathan; his sister Claire (Henry) Kotun; his “cousin brother” Albert (Yvonne) Vany; sisters-in-law, Judy Lavoie, Dorothy (Bob) Schonknecht; Edith (Karl) Jensen; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Maurice is predeceased by his parents Joseph and Juliette Vany; and brother-in-law Louis Lavoie. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Mr. Maurice Vany may be directed to the BUH Foundation Po Box 1358 North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

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RENSBY: In loving memory of Elaine Rensby, born July 12, 1933 at Glaslyn, Sask., passed away February 10, 2019 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by her loving siblings: Jean (UAngus) Lavallie, Saskatoon, SK., Sonny (William)(UShirley) Ducharme, Edmonton, AB., Nettie Annett (Vic) Abtosway, Saskatoon, SK., Vivian Ducharme, Saskatoon, SK., Linda (Lawrence) Skarra, Grimshaw, AB., Marilyn Ducharme, Battleford, SK; sister-in-law, Verna (Jacques) Leask; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by her husband, Fred Rensby; parents: Moses & Edith Ducharme; sister, Irene Ducharme; brothers: Bud (Clarence) Ducharme, Albert Ducharme (in infancy), Alfred (Fred) Ducharme, Linda’s twin sister (in infancy). Funeral Service was held on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ - Battlefords Funeral Service with President Art Jones - Branch President, Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Conducting. Presiding was President John Spencer - Counselor in Stake Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Welcome And Announcements - Pres. Art Jones; Opening Prayer - Sister Sandy Racicot; Eulogy - Janice Staff; Gospel Message - John Spencer. Music Ministry: Glenn Goodman – Organist; Vivian Ducharme – Soloist - “23 Psalm”; Hymns: How Gentle God’s Commands & O My Father. Honorary Pallbearers were Family and Friends. Active Pallbearers were Elder Hart, Elder Steele, Michylo Leask, Daniel Konopelski, Blaine Abtosway & Stacey Ducharme. Memorials are requested to the donor’s choice. Interment: Dedication Of The Grave - Pres. Daniel Konopelski EQ President at Town Of Battleford Cemetery, Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. (306-446-4200) __________________________________________________

FUNERAL SERVICES BEREZOWSKI: Funeral Service for Pete Berezowski, resident of the Battlefords District Care Centre, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2019 with the Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019 - both Services from All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church, 902-108th St., North Battleford, SK with Fr. Ivan Derkach Celebrant. Interment will take place at the City Cemetery. Condolences can be sent to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200). __________________________________________________________ PALMER: It is with sadness the family of Dr. Gordon Stewart Palmer D.C., beloved husband of Mrs. Hazel Palmer, resident of North Battleford, SK., announce his passing Friday, February 15, 2019 at Battlefords Union Hospital. The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. from Third Avenue United Church with Rev. Fred J. Tinio officiating. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to Third Avenue United Church, 1301-102nd. St., North Battleford, SK S9A 1G4 – the Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4 (please identify to cancer research) or to the Charity of your choice. Condolences can be sent to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200) __________________________________________________________

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Thank you for your donations in memory of William Lamb ............................................................. Ivy Lamb .................................................................... Walter T. Nelson ...............................North Battleford Simon Schmidt .................................North Battleford Dennis Woloshyn...........................................Mayfair Steve Starycki...................................North Battleford Bruce Gotto ............................................................... John Soloninko .................................North Battleford Maureen Hamonic ............................North Battleford Gerald (Jerry) Hartley .....................................Cochin Al Gotto.............................................North Battleford Wilfred Lindeman..............................North Battleford Charlotte Lahti ........................................... Battleford David W. Shury .......................................... Battleford Dean Williams...................................North Battleford Dr. Iain Weston .................................North Battleford Alberta (Albie) Cave .................................. Battleford Anna Ewanchuk................................North Battleford Gladys Pickett...................................North Battleford John French............................................................... Wayne Davide O’Quinn ...................................Meota Charles Boskill ..........................................Saskatoon Judith Harris ............................................... Denholm Edythe Hesselson...................................................... Charles C. Buziak .............................North Battleford Heather Feist ............................................. Battleford Maurice Vany ............................................. Battleford Doug Patrick Toner ...........................North Battleford Frederick (Fred) St Marie ................................Meota Douglas Hull .....................................North Battleford Jacquelyne Byers .............................North Battleford Herald Anderson ........................................ Battleford

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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Meota for the year 2019 has been prepared and is open for inspection in the municipal office from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, on the following days: Monday to Friday, March 1, 2019 to April 1, 2019.

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RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 Public Notice – Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Meeting Lake No. 466 intends to adopt a bylaw under the Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 07/14, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

AFFECTED LAND: The affected lands of these amendments are all lands lying within the jurisdiction of the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466. REASON: The reason for the ZB amendment is to provide the following: 6. 7. 8.

f. Standardize discretionary use application procedures and approve or reject the application at the discretion of Council with adequate information provided. g. Make changes to the development permit application fees with including farm accessory building being exempt. h. Simplify the minor variance regulations. i. Remove cancellation of a development permit. Within the General Regulations section of the document: Clarify what is deemed to be part of a principal building, remove section for the use of any land as a public street or public park, regulate what is permitted for yard encroachments and amend the approach section. Remove the entire Discretionary Use Standards for Development section of the document, and replace it with the following regulatory subsections: home based businesses and occupation; residential care homes; campgrounds; garden (granny) suites; bed and breakfast homes; agricultural tourism uses; animal kennels; solid and liquid waste disposal facilities; wind facilities; aboveground fuel storage tanks and equestrian facilities. Remove fence line setback from the centre line of a provincial highway within the Agricultural Resource District. Remove the maximum building height within the Country Residential District. Within the Hamlet Residential District and Resort Residential District sections of the document: remove setbacks for all accessory buildings under accessory buildings and uses and under subdivision and site regulations change the minimum front yard, minimum rear yard and minimum side yard for principal and accessory use. Remove general commercial and general industry uses within the Commercial/Industrial District.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file a Notice of Appeal accompanied by a $250.00 appeal fee for each assessment being appealed with The Assessor, Village of Meota, PO Box 123, Meota, SK, S0M 1X0 by the 1st day of April, 2019. Dated this 28th day of February, 2019 Julie Malenfant Assessor

Notice of Preparation of Assessment Roll Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M of Parkdale No. 498 for the year 2019 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the Assessor from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, February 27 to March 29, 2019 (except on Statutory Holidays). A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required. Any person wishing to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by the appeal fee $30.00 per $100,000 of assessed value (or portion thereof), to a maximum of $500.00, which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, R.M. of Parkdale No. 498, Box 310, Glaslyn, Sask. S0M 0Y0 by the 29th day of March, 2019. Dated this 22nd day of February, 2019 Jennifer Ernst Assessor

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday. Copies are available at cost. PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on March 18th, 2019 at 11:00 am – 11:30 am in the RM office, Main Street, Mayfair, SK, S0M 1S0 to hear any person that wants to comment on the proposed ZB amendments. Council will also consider written comments received by the undersigned by March 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. For additional information, please contact (306) 246-4228 or rm466@sasktel.net. Issued at the RM of Meeting Lake No, 466 this 28th day of February, 2019.

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1. Remove the following definitions: “building floor area, building front line, building rear line, building side line, building height, development officer, dwelling unit, feedlot, general commercial type I, general industry type I, general industry type II, general industry type III (exclusionary uses), greenhouse (commercial), greenhouse (industrial), minimum distance separation, personal service trade, right of way, site corner, site depth, site width, small scale commercial and trailer coach”. 2. Adding the following definitions: “all-weather road, residential building, building floor area, residential building footprint, building site, building height, cannabis, developer, dwelling unit, dwelling group, feedlot, minimum separation distances, personal service establishment, right of way, driveway sight triangle, sight triangle, street, wintering site (or temporary livestock confinement area)”. 3. Within the Administration and Interpretation section of the document: a. Clarify the tasks of the development officer. b. Clarify the application process for a development permit. All applicants shall receive an approved Notice of Decision form before commencing any development. c. Simplify developments that do not require a permit in the Agricultural Resource District, Country, Hamlet and Resort Residential Districts and Commercial/Industrial Districts. d. Clarify that a comprehensive development review may be needed to complete. e. Clarify the development permit procedure with issuing a notice of decision.

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As a member of the Board of Directors you will help set direction and monitor progress of this progressive retail organization with annual sales of over $130 million. Representing a membership of over 15,000 the nine member board is responsible for strategically planning the future of Discovery Co-op and providing sound governance over the organization as it fulfills its goals. For more information, you may contact Mike Nord, General Manager, (306) 445-9800, or e-mail mike@discoverycoop.com or one of the following members of the Nominating Committee:

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BATTLEFORDS MINOR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

Is now accepting online registration for the 2019 season! Please visit www.battlefordsminorsoftball.ca to register.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The R.M. of Redberry No. 435

Emergency Duty Worker

is looking for an experienced

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Road Builder for the Spring of 2019. The R.M. of Redberry is looking for a Heavy Equipment Operator who has extensive road construction experience. The ideal candidate would also possess a Class 1A License. The R.M. offers a comprehensive benefits package. Wage we be dependent on qualifications. Resume should include past and present work experience. • Education and Skill sets. • Copies of all certifications. • A minimum of two references. • Powered Mobile Equipment Certification. • Current Drivers Abstract & Criminal Record Check. • Should be willing to work in a team oriented environment. The Rural Municipality of Redberry is located on Highway 40 in Hafford, Saskatchewan, 60 kilometres east of North Battleford. Submit your application/resume no later than 4:00 P.M. Thursday, March 7, 2019 to: Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 P.O. Box 160 Hafford, Saskatchewan S0J 1A0 Or email to rm435@sasktel.net Or fax 306-549-2435

UTILITY WORKER R.M. of Glenside No. 377

Utility Worker with duties to start in spring 2019 (April 1st) weather permitting. The R.M. offers a comprehensive benefits package including Short Term and Long Term Disability, Municipal Employees Pension Plan and Health & Dental. The R.M. offers competitive wages along with direct deposit mid-month and month-end. Key Duties and responsibilities: • Operate a tractor to mow ditches and have working knowledge of mowing techniques. • Ensure ditches are maintained and repaired (road signs) on a priority basis and ability to repair machinery and attachments. • Manage shop inventory, log work, log and report inspections and ensure safety procedures are followed and fully maintained daily. • Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish effective working relationships with council, staff, contractors and ratepayers. The successful applicant should possess: • Willingness to be supervised and take direction from Foreman. • Great communication and documentation skills. • **Pesticide Applicator License and/or Class 3A license would be an asset.** Your resume should include: • Past and present work experience. • Education and skills. • Copies of all certification. • Two references. • A current driver’s abstract. • Expected salary. Please submit resumes to: RM of Glenside No. 377 Box 1084 113 6th Avenue East, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 or emailed to: rm377@sasktel.net on or before March 1st , 2019 at 4:00 PM. We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Ministry of Social Services, Child and Family Programs, requires an Emergency Duty Worker in North Battleford office. You will be responsible to provide transportation for families and children and possible after-hours emergency services to families.

Redberry Lake Regional Park IS HIRING

MAINTENANCE: 40 hour week: 8 hours days from May 1st to September 30th. Must have valid driver’s license; must have valid driver’s license; must have computer skills; must be able to work weekends and must work well with others. List expected salary. This position requires a “Criminal Check” before being hired.

In this position you will: investigate child abuse/neglect referrals; assess risk for child safety; be on a regular rotation for after-hours emergency services; and determine involvement and safety plans for families in crisis. Furthermore, you will be required to transport families and provide emergency aid to individuals in financial need. You will also be required to travel, work flexible hours and lift and carry small children. These roles will report to a Child and Family Programs Supervisor.

Please send resumés to: redberrylake@xplorenet.com or to Box 250, Hafford, SK S0J 1A0.

You must possess a strong knowledge of human services related policies, practices and procedures. Typically, the knowledge and skills required for this position would be obtained through a diploma or degree in a Human Services related field and experience working in a human service setting.

For more information, please call Bernedette Harach 639-317-4346.

SEASONAL GRADER OPERATOR R.M. of Glenside No. 377

Grader Operator with duties to start in spring 2019 (April 1st) weather permitting. The R.M. offers a comprehensive benefits package including Short Term and Long Term Disability, Municipal Employees Pension Plan and Health & Dental. The R.M. offers competitive wages along with direct deposit mid-month and month-end. Key Duties and responsibilities: • Operate a grader to complete road maintenance, grading, gravel reclamation and minor road construction. • Ensure roads are maintained and repaired (culverts) on a priority basis and ability to repair machinery and attachments. • Manage shop inventory, log work, log and report inspections and ensure safety procedures are followed and fully maintained daily. • Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish effective working relationships with council, staff, contractors and ratepayers. The successful applicant should possess: • Experience in maintenance and operation of heavy equipment including grader, backhoe and gravel truck. • Willingness to be supervised and take direction from Foreman. • Great communication and documentation skills. • Valid Drivers license. • Air Endorsement and Class 3A license. Your resume should include: • Past and present work experience. • Education and skills. • Copies of all certification. • Two references. • A current driver’s abstract. • Expected salary. Please submit resumes to: RM of Glenside No. 377 Box 1084 113 6th Avenue East, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 or emailed to: rm377@sasktel.net on or before March 1st , 2019 at 4:00 PM.

The successful candidate must be legally eligible to operate a vehicle and will be required to work flexible hours. Apply online at: www.careers.gov.sk.ca referencing HUM008467 Closing Date: March 15, 2019 THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILD and FAMILY PROGRAMS

SEASONAL GRADER OPERATOR

The R.M. of Meota No. 468 is accepting applications for the position of Seasonal Grader Operator. The position starts May 2, 2019 and continues to October 31, 2019. Applicants must possess the following qualifications: • Must hold a valid Class 5 driver’s license. Driver’s abstract will be required. • Minimum two years’ experience of road maintenance • Heavy Equipment Operator Certification would be an asset • Knowledge of equipment safety • Knowledge and ability to maintain and repair equipment • Knowledge of road maintenance and construction techniques • Ability to work as a team player as well as work alone • Strong work ethic and high level of personal integrity Interested applicants are invited to forward a detailed resumé by Wednesday, March 27, 2019, including qualifications, experience and three references to:

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

R.M. of Meota No. 468 Box 80, MEOTA, Saskatchewan, S0M 1X0 Telephone: (306) 892-2061 Email: rm468@sasktel.net Salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

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North West College

Summer Student Employment Opportunities Battlefords Campus

North West College is currently inviting applications for the following two Summer Student Opportunities: Information Technology Assistant: responsible for assisting with equipment configuration, installation and inventory reconciliation. Term: May 1 – August 30, 2019 Research Assistant: provides clerical support for research projects, file management and data entry. Term: May 1 – August 30, 2019 Must currently be registered as a student with plans to return to school in the fall. Wage: $17.62 per hour For complete position profiles, and application visit www.northwestcollege.ca. Applications will be received until noon, Monday, March 18, 2019.

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ZAWADKE EMPLOYER LIVE-IN CAREGIVER SENIOR $15/hr - 44 hrs per week. 1 vacancy, permanent full time, 24 months. Grade 12 adult program with first aid cert., CPR. 1-2 years experience. SKILLS: provide personal care, prepare & serve nutritious meals. Administer medications. Assist in walking exercise. Assist client with bathing & other aspects of personal hygiene. BENEFITS: medical/dental. Work in employers home. Target audience/groups: adults indigenous people, person with disabilities, newcomers, seniors, youth Email@mpgz01@yahoo.ca

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Land: SE 23-49-18 W3 Ext. 62 (RM of Parkdale No. 498) 160 acre parcel 100-120 acres of native meadow hay land. Balance of the parcel can be grazed following freeze up. Fenced on the South boundary only. The West boundary buffalo fence is the property of the neighbour. Natural spring water supply. The Jackfish Creek runs through the North East corner of the parcel. NE 14-49-18 W3 Ext.0 (RM of Parkdale No. 498) 159.55 acres of pasture Fenced on North and East boundary. West boundary buffalo fence is the property of the neighbour. Natural spring and pond water supply. SE 14-49-18 W3 Ext. 0 (RM of Parkdale No. 498) 159.55 acres of pasture Sucker rod cattle handling facility. Fenced on East and South boundary. West boundary buffalo fence is the property of the neighbour. Pond water supply. Owner: Pierre Lionel Esquirol To view: Contact Pierre Lionel Esquirol 780-603-7681 Tenders: 1. Tender must be for all three adjacent parcels. 2. Must be in sealed envelope marked “Esquirol Land”. 3. Postmarked no later than March 4, 2019 or hand delivered by 4:00 p.m. March 6, 2019. 4. Addressed to: Hudec Law Office 2nd Floor, 1201 - 103rd Street NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK S9A 1K7 5. 6. 7. 8.

A certified cheque payable to Hudec Law Office for 10% of the amount of tender must be included. (Nonrefundable if bid accepted). Tenders will be opened 10:00 a.m. March 7, 2019. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Successful bidder will have until March 21, 2019 to provide the balance of funds.

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LAND NEAR EDAM, SK FOR SALE BY TENDER Sealed tenders will be received by Smith and Hersey Agribusiness Law of Consort until 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2019, for the sale of the following 5 quarters of land: 1. 2. 3. 4.

NW 10-49-20-W3 $3000 annual oil lease revenue. SE 4-48-20-W3 $7,243 annual oil lease revenue S ½ 34-48-20-W3 $11,580 annual oil lease revenue on this ½ SW 15-49-20-W3

All quarters are deeded grazing land, fenced/cross-fenced with some bush & fenced out dugout on each quarter. Land is located approximately 4 miles W of Edam, SK. and can each pasture 26-28 cow/calf pairs for 125 days. Tenders for portions of the land will be considered. Tenders on the above lands must be accompanied by a 10% deposit made by way certified cheque or bank draft made out to Smith and Hersey Agribusiness Law. The deposit will be returned if the tender is not accepted. If a tender is accepted and the tenderer does not proceed with the sale, their deposit will be forfeited to the owner. The balance of the tender price shall be paid and the sale will close no later than April 30, 2019. The owner and the successful tenderer will be each be responsible for their own legal fees. Each tenderer must understand that a tender is an unconditional offer to purchase the land set out in the tender. Tenderers must rely on their own research of the lands, and Smith & Hersey Agribusiness Law and the owner make no warranties or representations in regard to the lands. The owner has complete discretion whether to accept the highest or any tender. For further land description/inquiries or to arrange viewing the lands, contact Heather Halliday at 403-575-1072 or heather.halliday@investorsgroup.com. Tenders shall be sealed in an envelope marked “LAND TENDER” and delivered to: Smith & Hersey Agribusiness Law Attention: Reid A. Wilkie Box 95 Consort, AB, T0C 1B0 Fax: 403.527.0577 Email: reid@smithhersey.com Or In person delivery to Reid Wilkie in Consort (Wednesday and Thursdays)

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FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER R.M. OF CUT KNIFE #439 Legal Land Desc. NE 34-43-20-W3*

SE 03-44-20-W3*

Cult. Acres

2019 SAMA Assess.

Approx 145

$207,100

Approx 149

$239,600

*The above land is subject to an existing lease expiring December 31, 2022. Patriculars may be obtained from the undersigned. Terms and Conditions of the Tender are as follows: 1. Tenders to be in a sealed envelope marked “RM of Cut Knife - Tender” and must include full name, return address, phone number and email (if applicable) of the bidder. 2. The highest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted. 3. Buyer must provide a certified cheque or bank draft for 5.0% of the tendered amount. Unsuccessful bidders will have their deposit returned. 4. Seller will be responsible for taxes to December 31, 2018. 5. Offers must be received in our office by the tender deadline 12:00 Noon, March 15, 2019. 6. Balance of purchase price and applicable GST to be paid within 30 days of acceptance of tender or deposit will be forfeited. GST registrants may file purchaser’s undertaking. 7. Land sold as is without conditions or warranties.

Migneault Law Office Box 520, 1391-101st Street North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2Y8 (306)445-4436

FARMLAND FOR CASH RENT BY TENDER The following land in the RM of North Battleford No. 437 offered for cash rent by tender PARCEL

TAXABLE ASSESSMENT

CULTIVATED ACRES

SW 10-45-15-W3

191,600

140

SE 33-44-15-W3

211,800

147

• Renter to pay cash rent of cultivated acres in full + GST by April 1, 2019 • Term is 3 year lease • For information call W. Fennig (306) 445-6515 or (306) 441-1520 • Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Send all offers in a sealed envelope marked to the undersigned on or before 12:00 noon on the 1st day of March, 2019. W. Fennig RR #3 North Battleford, SK S9A 2X4

AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM of Cut Knife No. 439 Having received instructions from the registered owner, the undersigned offers the following land situated in the RM of Cut Knife No. 439 for sale by Tender: NE 28-44-22 W3 NE 9-44-22 W3 NW 9-44-22 W3 The property includes the agricultural land, residence and out buildings. Tenders will be accepted for individual quarter sections or combination thereof. Tenders should include name, address, phone number and email address. All tenders to be accompanied by a certified cheque for 3% of the tender price payable to “Norsasklaw Prof. Corp. Trust” (refundable). Deliver all offers in a sealed envelope marked “LAND TENDER – 23984R” to the undersigned on or before 3:00 PM on the 15th day of March, 2019. Balance of purchase price and GST to be paid within 30 days of acceptance or deposit forfeited. GST Registrants may file an undertaking. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. NORSASKLAW ATTN: RICHARD GIBBONS #1381A – 101st Street North Battleford, SK S9A 0Z9 Ph: (306) 445-7772 Fx: (306) 445-7722 Email: nicole@norsasklaw.com

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Sundays

Tuesdays & Thursdays

North Battleford Girl Guides at Holy Family School, 9201 - 19th Ave., North Battleford at 1:00 p.m. We meet once or twice a month from September to May, 2019.

Circle of Learning at the Battlefords Family Health Centre, 1192 - 101st Street from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Call Sherry at 306-937-6842.

1st Sunday of the Month

Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1602 - 103rd St., North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

Jam Session from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October to May 2019. For more information call 306445-5036.

4th Sunday of the Month Musical Jam Session at the Medstead Hall at 2:00 p.m. Musicians, singers, entertainers, & listeners. All ages are welcome. Bring along your instruments, and dancing shoes and have a great time! Please bring lunch, 50/50 tickets. Free admission. Sponsored by: Medstead Leisure Life Club.

Mondays

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BUH Retirees meet at the North end A&W at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

2nd Monday of the Month

Alcoholics Anonymous

Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.

Al-anon Family Groups

If someone’s drinking troubles, attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9pm at 1371 - 103rd Street (Living Faith Chapel Gym - use parking lot doors off 102nd). All ages – youth to senior, all skill levels. Annual membership fee $125.00 (or $5.00 drop-in fee per night) plus a $5.00 fee for the Table Tennis Saskatchewan membership/insurance.

Thursdays

Peer to Peer Support Group for Mental Health meets Thusday mornings @ 9:30 am at 1602 103rd Street in North Battleford.We welcome you to join us as we work towards revovery, and support one another.You will be warmly welcomed by all.

Sunday March 10

St.Vital Parish Family Perogy Supper at 11-18th St. E., Battleford, SK at 5:00 p..m. Gathering and Fellowship, 6:00 p.m. Supper. Admission by advance tickets only. Children 6-15 yrs old $5.00. Adults 16 yrs old & up. $12.00. Family Rate (children 15 & younger) $40.00. Tickets available at St. Vital Parish Office 306-937-7340, Marilyn O’Driscoll 306-937-3998 (leave a message if not in). Sold in the church entrance before and after mass. Take Out Orders $12.00 ea call Marilyn or the Parish Office before Thursday March 7.

Tuesdays March 12 - April 16

Lenten Lunch Series 2019. Jesus Speaks from Calvary. 12:00 noon to 12:55 p.m. All lunches are at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall 1302-99th Street, North Battleford. Soup & Sandwich $5.00. Tea & Coffee included. Extra sandwich $1.00. Everyone welcome.

Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more info phone 306937-2987.

2nd Monday of the Month Cancer Survivor Support Group - A self-help group for people with cancer, their families and friends meet at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. The strength of one is the strength of all. All are welcome. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137.

Mondays & Wednesdays In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 10:00 a.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesdays The Knitting/Needlework Group drop-in Tuesdays from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at the Marcelin Wapiti Public Libary.

Tuesdays Regular Bridge Lessons starting at 10:30 a.m. playing Bridge to follow. Call Margaret at 306-445-7615.

Tuesdays Knit & Natter meet at Porta Bella Restaurant, 2491- 99th Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. No membership requirements. Bring your own project or join in a group project knitting for charity, yarn supplied. All skill levels and ages welcome. Phone Vistara at 306317-9434 for more information.

Tuesdays

Tuesday March 12

Stars on Ice Road Show. Team Saskatchewan Skaters and Local and Regional Skaters at 7:00 p.m. Skate Battlefords North Battleford Civic Centre, 902-104th Street, North Battleford.Adult $10, Seniors $5, Students (18 & under) $5, Children (6& under) Free.

Wednesday March 13

St. Patrick’s Day Stew Supper at Battleford United Church, 52-4th Ave.West, Battleford from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. $15.00 adults. Children under 12 FREE. Join us for fabulous food, fellowship and fun and sing along to the Irish tunes.

Wednesday March 13

The Western Applied Research Corporation is hosting its annual Crop Opportunity Meeting at the Dekker Centre.The day includes presentations on current agricutural issues from leading experts including Dr. Steve Shirtliffe, Dr. Jeff Shoenau, Elliott Hildebrand, Scott Chalmers, Garry Hnatowich and Erin Campbell. Visit www. warc.ca to register and for more information! Pre-registration is $25.00 and door price is $35.00. Catered lunch is included. Contact Chelsea at (306) 247-2001 or exec.admin@warc.ca with questions or for further details.

Saturday March 16

Club 70 Social Dance Club - Leon Ochs at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352-100th Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:00 p.m. Call Carol 306-386-2470. $15.00 per person. Everyone welcome. This section is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear.

Deadline for submissions is Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., four different churches alternate for a service and lunch at the Borden Care Home.

Tuesdays Battlefords Art Club meets at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. Call or text 306-441-6453 for more information.

Tuesdays TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance.Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Irene Lascelle at 306-445-4625.

Tuesdays TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more info phone Mary at 306-441-9232 or Joan at 306-445-9968. Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the 3rd Ave. United Church at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.

Tuesdays & Thursdays Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9pm at 1371 - 103rd Street (Living Faith Chapel Gym - use parking lot doors off 102nd). All ages – youth to senior, all skill levels. Annual membership fee $125.00 (or $5.00 drop-in fee per night) plus a $5.00 fee for the Table Tennis Saskatchewan membership/insurance.

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Wednesdays

Bingo at the Livelong Hall at 7:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-845-4040.

Wednesdays

T.A.G. - What is TAG Toddler Activity Group? It’s a free drop in group where parents will learn fun ways to interact with their child through play, games, songs, finger plays and story time for ages 14 months - 3 years from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. at the Don Ross Gym, 891 - 99th Street, North Battleford. For more information contact Sherry at 306-4809426, text or call.

Wednesdays

Drawing Sessions at ARC Creative Studios, 1106 - 101st Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bring your own art supplies and we’ll provide the subjects, coffee and encouragement for all. Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

1st Wednesdays of the Month

The Battlefords Photography Club meets downstairs at the Allan Sapp Gallery from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information please phone Christ at 306-445-3909.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m. New members welcome. No meetings during July and August.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

The Alzheimers Support Group is held at the Caleb Village every month except July and August. Phone 306-937-7232 for information.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Cancer Survivor Support Group at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. It is a self help group for people with Cancer and their family and friends. For further information call Pat Gotto at 306-445-5891. All are welcome.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords North West Historical Society Meeting at the Lions Club House, 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. Phone 306-445-3480 for more information.

Thursdays

Peer To Peer Support Group meets Thursday mornings at The Mental Heal Association, 1602- 103 Street, North Battleford at 9:30 a.m. A very warm welcoming group.

Thursdays

Radisson TOPS SK5243 meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Radisson Town Office.

Thursdays

Regular Bridge at the Pioneer Association at 7:00 p.m. Phone Margaret at 306-445-7615.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Midwest Food Resources - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce.To order call or text us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Follow us on Facebook.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Battlefords Cowboy Church at Battleford Legion Hall, 22nd Street Battleford at 7:00 p.m. Open to all religions. Everyone welcome.

1st Friday of the Month

The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners and experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Leslie at 306-937-7471 or Bonnie at 306-480-7797.

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month Kaiser Tournament at the Action Now Senior Centre, 1501 - 101st Street at 7:30 p.m.

2nd Friday of the Month Old Tyme Dance from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October 2018 to April 2019. Live bands. For more information call 306-445-5036.

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306937-3190 or 306-441-3147. New members welcome.

2nd & 4th Saturdays

Storytime & Craft on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at the Marcelin Wapiti Public Library, 100-1st Ave., Marcelin.

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Operation Red Nose Raises $21,000

Hometown Heroes

If your group or institution has been the recipient of a donation or gift, or if you have made a donation to your community, we’d be happy to let our readers know. Send a photo to our email address: newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net. Please include names of those in the photo and the details of the donation or gift. See some of our Hometown Heroes on this page.

BTEC Shares with Humane Society

Operation Red Nose in the Battlefords has completed its 10th year of volunteering during the holiday season, and the first year of being hosted by KidSport Battlefords. “We had 50 volunteers who provided assistance with driving, answering phones or other activities during the campaign,” says David Schell, chairperson of Operation Red Nose and KidSport Battlefords representative. “In total, 815 hours were volunteered between Nov. 30, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2018. During the eight evenings of offering our service, we provided 231 rides home.” Operation Red Nose clients’ donations of $4,275.10 together with corporate donations of $16,735, for a total of $21,010.10, will once again be donated to KidSport Battlefords. Photo submitted

Lions Fund Foundation Campaign

Battlefords Trade and Education Centre presented a cheque to the Humane Society of the Battlefords Friday for $17,250, which is half the proceeds from their Annual Mardi Gras. Back row – BTEC board members Don Salie and Tammy Heinemann, participant Dakota and Office Manager Ronda Johnson. Front row – participant Ernest, Executive Director of BTEC Mona Leece and Battlefords Humane Society Executive Director Michelle Spark. Photo submitted

Festival Fanfare

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation received a $10,000 donation from North Battleford Lions Club recently in support of “We Want to… Catch it! Stop it! Treat it!” capital campaign to purchase a new mammography unit for BUH’s Medical Imaging Department. As noted by Cheryl Mitchell of BUH, “Every year BUH’s mammography technologists complete over 2,000 mammograms. A mammogram is considered the ‘gold standard’ in early diagnosis of breast cancer, before symptoms are experienced – in both men and women – when it is most treatable. Our current unit is 10 years old and needs to be replaced. Medical diagnostic technology has really advanced and we need to ensure that our patients at BUH have access to the best diagnostics and care.” One of the major fundraisers the NB Lions Club holds is their annual Guns & Collectables Show in September every year. This allows them to support various organizations within their community. Claudette McGuire, executive director of BUH Foundation, stated, “This donation from NB Lions Club will benefit BUH Foundation’s goal in reaching the over $500,000 set for this capital campaign. Thank you to NB Lions Club for working hard to raise these funds and for giving back to enrich patient care at our hospital, and your community.” In the photo, North Battleford Lions Club representatives Pat Folan, Cecil Russell and President Terry Melnechuk present a cheque to Cheryl Mitchell, Medical Imaging Services transition lead, and BUH medical imaging staff. Photo submitted

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Continued from Page 12 demand as a clinician and performer and frequently records for music and film projects, as well as performing in standard jazz venues and in-house bands for Broadway style musicals, variety shows and talent competitions that showcase a wide variety of styles besides jazz The festival welcomes two vocal adjudicators this year. Vocal and choral entries will be adjudicated by Janice Paterson of Saskatoon. Janet Nichol, of Alberta, will offer her expertise for musical theatre and speech arts entries. Paterson is a voice teacher in Saskatoon. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Music (Performance) followed by a Master of Music (Performance) from the University of Saskatchewan

and an Opera Diploma from the University of Toronto. She currently teaches voice at the University of Saskatchewan and maintains a large private voice studio. As a soloist, she has performed with the Canadian Opera Company, Opera Buffa of Toronto, Co-Opera, Prairie Opera, Saskatoon Opera and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. She is also a cofounder and teacher at the Summer Academy for Voice and Piano in Saskatoon. Nichol is an established vocal teacher, clinician and performer. Nichol obtained a music degree in voice from the University of Alberta, and then continued her studies at the Mannes College of Music in New York, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and at Oberlin College in Ohio. Her selected operatic roles include Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Suzanna

(Marriage of Figaro), Frasquita (Carmen), Mimi (La Boheme) and Yum (The Mikado). Her musical theatre roles include Rose (Song of Singapore), Queen Victoria (Poppy), Big Jane (Three Postcards) and Emily (Wings). Her recital programs span the classical, musical theatre, pop and jazz repertoire. Other adjudicators for this year’s festival include Nova Wong Wingtak from Saskatoon for strings, and Laurel Teichroeb from Yorkton for piano student. Each adjudicator is an expert in their field. This year’s Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival opens March 30. The tentative discipline schedule, pending actual entries and unanticipated schedule conflicts, for festival begins with voice, followed by speech arts, band, strings and finally piano.

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Carievale’s Shakespeare Hotel revisited William Decimus Godson married Catherine (Kate) Stanley in England on May 8, 1902, and built the Shakespeare Hotel in Carievale, Saskatchewan, a few months later. The hotel opened for business in 1903. Kate had grown up near Stratford-on-Avon – hence the name of their hotel. Carievale is located 104 km east of Estevan. The Shakespeare Hotel was a two-storey frame building on Railway Avenue, with an open verandah across the front. It had seven bedrooms on the second floor, two of which the Godsons reserved for

Railway and Main By Joan Champ

joanchamp@shaw.ca their own use – one as a sitting room, the other as a bedroom. The dining room on the first floor was a busy place, as the train from Brandon to Estevan stopped in Carievale for dinner.

Kate and William Godson. from Autumn Leaves, Gilded Sheaves (1988)

A liquor licence was obtained for the bar, “a good form of insurance against slow business for any hotel,” Decima (Godson) Horsborough recalls in the Carievale history book. Hotel staff included Mrs. Mullet, the cook, and the three Moore sisters who worked in the kitchen, dining room and as chambermaids. On Sept. 15, 1904, ten days after his daughter Decima was born, William Godson was accidentally shot and killed while on a prairie chicken hunting trip with a group of friends. Kate Godson, with a newborn and a 17 month old, took over the hotel. She had never taken an active role in the management of the hotel before this, so her father, an innkeeper in England, came to help her. In 1906, the hotel was sold to R.T. Martin. Kate died in 1949 in Munster, Indiana. Ford and Blanche Muldoon ran the Empire

Railway Avenue, Carievale, c. 1910. Hotel is third from right. Source: prairietowns.com

Hotel from 1923 to 1938. Ford installed a light plant in the hotel’s basement – the first electric power in town. A few years later, he constructed a building behind the hotel to house a larger electric generator and icehouse. The plant not only provided power to the hotel – it also sent electricity to the Orange Hall, the pool hall, the barber shop and three street lights on Railway Avenue. This generator also facilitated the installation of a Kelvinator ice cream freezer – the first refrigeration in Carievale – which no doubt proved popular with the young people in town. The hotel business went into a decline due to the Depression. Ford and Blanche applied for a beer parlour licence in

1935 – a last ditch effort to save their business. Despite the amenities that Ford and Blanche had brought to the town, the local voters went against their liquor licence bid, and the Muldoons saw no alternative but to abandon the hotel in 1938. The Empire Hotel had been vacant for two years when Joseph (Joe) and Niame Kemaldean bought it from an insurance company in 1940. The Kemaldean family immigrated to Canada from Lebanon in 1924 and had operated a general store in Carievale since 1934. When their store burned down in 1940, the Kemaldeans, with their daughter Mabel and son Norman (Sam), moved their store into the Empire Hotel.

In 1946, the Kemaldeans obtained a liquor licence for Carievale’s hotel. They moved their store into a vacant shop next door and made extensive renovations to the hotel before opening the beer parlour in the hotel in 1947. Sam worked as the bartender in the Empire Hotel from 1948 to 1977. He witnessed many changes, including the renovation of the licensed premises from a beer parlour to a beverage room in 1962-63 to accommodate mixed drinking. When Joe Kemaldean passed away in 1977, his widow Niame sold the hotel. The old hotel still stands in Carievale, but it is unrecognizable. The building was completely gutted and renovated in the 2000s to serve as a retail outlet. 19031CN0 19031CN1

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McLurg student earns 4-H leadership scholarship By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Grade 12 student Simon Mann of McLurg High School in Wilkie has been accepted at the University of Saskatchewan for the engineering program in the fall of 2019. Simon is a fifth year member of the Handel 4-H club, in the beef project. Members of this club were encouraged to attend the 2019 Prairieland youth leadership conference, so he filled out an application and secured his references in order to attend. The conference took place Feb. 2 and 3 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Five participants won scholarships, including Simon from Wilkie, along with members from Longlaketon Multiple 4-H, Vanscoy Multiple 4-H, Wishart Multiple 4-H and Beechy 4-H clubs. Prairieland Park Agriculture

Facebook page stated, “Congratulations to all of the participants of the 2019 PYLC. You are an amazing group of young people. Our agriculture industry is in good hands as our future leaders.” The theme for this year’s conference was Leadership in Community. Activities began on Saturday with a Speak Up! Workshop by Clinton Monchuk from Farm and Food Care; and included discussion on building public trust in food and farming, giving participants ideas on how to connect with consumers. Simon earned a $3,000 scholarship during the weekend. “I really enjoyed how the conference was such a collaborative environment to build leadership skills,” he said. “I had the privilege of working with many great 4-H members from across the province and

have built lasting friendships with the people I encountered there. It is a great opportunity to step up and shine with your peers. All of the people at this conference made it a very inclusive environment to develop and practice leadership skills that can greatly help you later in life.” He adds, “I play a pretty simple role on the family farm. I help out with chores, feeding cows and help around with both the grain and beef aspects on the farm. Silage, harvest time and our annual bull sale are busy times for us where I play a larger role. I mainly keep busy with activities such as sports, school and helping out on the farm. I play sports like volleyball, basketball, curling, badminton, soccer, golf and track and field. I also help run a peer tutoring program at my high school where we help students

Grade 12 student Simon Mann of McLurg High School in Wilkie has won a scholarship through 4-H. He has been accepted at the University of Saskatchewan for the engineering program in the fall of 2019. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Mann

Worship Together Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice. Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.

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1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4 306-446-1695

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DAILY: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays -9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

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Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

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Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338

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Various weekly programs “A Community of believers seeking more of God’s presence”

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Hootenanny for Hooters raises funds

Colais Fransoo, Jody Sack and Cheryl Mitchell from Battlefords Union Hospital’s medical imaging department presenting a cheque for $12,928 to BUH Foundation’s Claudette McGuire and Shauna McGifford.

Submitted When you need to raise funds to purchase a new mammography unit what do you do? Well, the medical imaging department at Battlefords Union Hospital decided to host a “Hootenanny for Hooters!” It was a delightful evening with outstanding songs and music from the ‘60s era, provided by Meota Musical Productions, which included family and friends who travelled to join them. Claudette McGuire, executive director of the BUH Foundation, said, “The medical imaging staff are an excellent group

to work with when we are fundraising for a piece of medical equipment for their department. We are raising over $500,000 to purchase a new mammography unit and the funds raised from this event certainly will assist us in reaching our goal. They planned this event, held in November 2018, for 300-plus attendees, baked and created specialized desserts, decorated the hall and tables, sewed aprons for the volunteers and generally produced an exceptional evening … all through volunteer hours. We are honoured to work with this group of caring professionals and grateful

to everyone who attended and helped that night and for the fundraising that was accomplished.” Transition Lead Medical Imaging Services - Provincial Programs, Cheryl Mitchell, added, “a mammogram is considered the ‘gold standard’ in the detection of early breast cancer, when it is most treatable, and the current unit is over 10 years old and needs to be replaced. Medical equipment in this area always has a high price tag and we wanted to help BUH Foundation raise funds for the new mammography unit. The evening was a great success and I must add

BUH medical imaging department staff at the ‘60s-style Hootennany for Hooters. Photos submitted

that the entertainment was a very large part of this success. The performers from Meota were fun, outstanding and most

enjoyable.” For more information on BUH Foundation’s Capital Campaign “We Want to … Catch it! Stop

it! Treat it!” to raise more than $500,000 for a new mammography unit please contact BUH Foundation at 306-446- 6652.

United Way celebrating 50 Staff This year the Battlefords United Way celebrates 50 years of community involvement and they have several events planned to help celebrate. The first major event is the Shamrockin’ Comedy Night on Saturday, March 16, at the Don Ross Centre. It is a 19 and over event and features

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Saskatchewan comedian Kelly Taylor, followed by a dance with Stereo Playground. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the Battlefords United Way Facebook page or website. All of the contributions will help the Battlefords United Way continue their mission to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals

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Wintertainment Winds Up

Wintertainment Week, presented by the City of North Battleford Leisure Services, wrapped up Saturday with public skating, featuring snacks, hot chocolate, free skate rental and a visit by Leisure Lee. The week-long festivities started Sunday with sleigh rides, a wiener roast and chili cookoff at the Battlefords River Valley Visitor Centre. Continued on Page 25

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Continued from Page 24 – Other events were family game day at the NationsWest Field House Monday, crafts at the Allen Sapp Gallery Tuesday, outdoor games at Rotary Plaza on Wacky Wednesday, Throwback Thursday at the aquatic centre and drop in curling at the Northland Power Curling Centre Friday. Photos by John Cairns

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Crown Hill 4-H members speak for awards By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Friendship Club held a cash bingo Feb. 20 with more than 25 out to play. Winning cash were Stella Hawryluk, Debbie Matte, Mary Werezak, Ilene Youchezin, Marcelle Derosier (2x), Lorraine Olinyk (2x) and Barb Leschyshyn. The $20 blackout went to Carly Ford. There will be one more bingo night – on March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Friendship Club Room. The Orolow Ukrainian Catholic Church south of Krydor held their annual snowmobile rally Feb. 23 with 194 registered riders. Winning the big bucks were: 1st - Emma Shewchuk of Krydor - $1,000; 2nd - Richard Michalenko of Hafford - $660; 3rd Russ Krysak of Krydor $440. The 50/50 draw of $472 went to Bruce Larsen of Borden. There were a number of raffle prizes and lunch was sold throughout the rally. The Borden volunteer firefighters hosted a training session the weekend of Feb. 23 and 24 in the Borden Fire Hall. About 25 volunteer firefighters from Borden, Langham, Radisson and Maymont attended, taught by personnel from the Dalmeny firefighters. The Borden Friendship Club fed the group lunches

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for both days in their club room at no charge, serving soup, buns and goodies on Saturday and stew with homemade bread and goodies on Sunday. Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club held their annual public speaking competition Feb. 23 at Hafford Ukrainian National Hall, with 16 members participating. Judges were Diane Jones, Tanya Dubyk, Sandi Hamp and Peter Kingsmill. MC was General Leader Richard Yasieniuk. All the members lined up at the front and repeated the 4-H pledge to begin the evening event and Richard introduced the judges. Members are Caybri Letkeman in Cloverbuds, Kara Dorion and Zayne Letkeman in Juniors, Courtney Yasieniuk, Cheyanne Roth, Boden Letkeman and Shalaya Umperville Bear in Intermediates and, in Seniors, Morgan, Jamie and Jessica Attrux, Kolten and Justin Yasieniuk, Abigail Roth, Hannah Remus, Cody Shumanski and Rachel Sutherland. First up was Kolten Yasieniuk who spoke about the crazy cold weather we have been having and how

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it affects those on the farm, then Zayne spoke about the Department of Natural Resources and Ministry of Environment, the rules and regulations of hunting and the protection of wildlife. Hannah was the next speaker and she told of her trip to Lima, Peru, the food, architecture and visiting an ancient Inca city. Kara talked about farming, how she loves the country, the work and fun times on the farm. Next up was Abigail who spoke on spinal muscular atrophy, the symptoms, no cure, but working on a new expensive drug that is helping people with SMA and hoping to get it under the drug plan so more can afford it. Caybri spoke of her favourite tiny fluff ball who was found stuck in a hole and how they nursed it back to health to become her favourite pet. Cody chose to talk about football and concussions that many players get in the sport. Courtney Yasieniuk spoke about procrastination – putting things off until later – and how to overcome this. Rachel spoke about Canada’s new food guide, global production of livestock and its sustainability, viability and proper management of the industry – if we take care of the animals they will take care of us. Boden spoke about being a cowboy and how you don’t always need a horse – a quad

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can work just as well working with cattle. He also spoke on how you have to be a vet, mechanic, electrician and so on when living on a farm. Justin spoke of the right and wrong way to get ready for your first date with a girl – good hygiene, clean truck, cell phone off and, lastly, take your wallet so you can pay the bill. Cheyanne chose as her topic stargazing and the solar system and she presented facts about all the planets and how some stars are 13 billion years old. Morgan talked about educating city folks on farming, where their food, milk, etc. comes from and facts about agriculture that many do not have a clue about. Shalaya spoke about working on the farm with her uncle, riding in the truck and learning all about calving. Jamie chose to talk about making bad decisions and drunk driving, giving stats on how many are killed by drunk drivers, are repeat offenders and still driving without a licence. The last speaker was Jessica, speaking about becoming a first time aunt with her sister having a new baby just be-

fore Christmas. While the judges conferred, everyone enjoyed beverages and goodies, then the awards were handed out. The judges spoke about everyone doing a great job, how they have improved over the years, a good range of topics, most had good use of notes, some needed more eye contact with audience, but it is great to see them learning to speak at a young age. In Cloverbuds, Caybri was first (only entrant), in Juniors, Zayne was first with Kara second. In Intermediates, first was Courtney, second was Cheyanne and third was Boden. In Seniors, first went to Abigail, second went to Justin and third went to Jamie. Each of the winners received medallions and cash and everyone got a certificate. Crown Hill will be hosting District No. 29 speak offs. probably March 14 at Hafford. On Friday, March 1, St. John’s Anglican Church will host the World Day of Prayer with four churches participating – Anglican, United, Lutheran and Riverbend Fellowship. The worship service was pre-

pared by the women of Slovenia, so a slide show will be on first with pictures of the country and then speakers will read of many women’s voices followed by lunch and beverages. Everyone is welcome to attend this service held all over the world on this day. Offerings to the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada is used for funding many projects in Canada and around the world. Grants are also awarded for justice projects. The Motion and Blue Cross Go Out and Play Challenge is the first part of March. Many towns and villages in the area are planning to participate, with 40 chosen to take part in the province. First prize is $10,000 and second is $5,000. Individuals or families can sign up online at the Blue Cross Go Out and Play Challenge. Keep track of your outdoor activities (up to 120 minutes per day per individual). Borden is trying to win to add lights to the community playground and park, so everyone get out there and do something outside in the way of getting some exercise.

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Seniors enjoy annual theatre trip to Mayfair By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

The World Day of Prayer is being hosted by the United/Anglican Church in the Do Drop In on March 1 at 7 p.m. The program was prepared by the Women of Slovenia, one of the smallest countries in Europe. This is open to all people of all denominations. Shrove Tuesday’s pancake and sausage supper will also be held at

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the Do Drop In on March 5 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., open to everyone. The annual meeting of the Meota Golf Club is set for March 3 at 2 p.m. in the curling rink. The next shuffleboard

Great-grandmother bragging rights – Jake Sandstrom of Calgary won two silver medals at the Canada Winter Games. The events were the slopestyle on Wednesday and big air on Thursday last week. Both events were won by the same three fellows – gold going to Quebec and bronze to Ontario. Jake is on the left side of the picture. He just missed out on the half-pipe on Friday with a poor landing after doing some great flips. Photo submitted by Lorna Pearson

tournament will be March 9. Keep the date open and contact Linda at 306-8922179 before the 15th to take part. Canasta was played at the Do Drop In on Feb. 22 with four tables in play. The top score went to Bev McCrimmon and Lillian Sorenco, second were Marion Ottas and Barbara Soloninko and third Melanie Reid (St. Paul, Ata.) and Lorna Pearson. Duplicate bridge played at the Pioneer Hall in the city Feb. 19 found top score going to Bob and Betsy Brown, second were Roland and Trudy Verret and third were Cletus Scherman and Richard Groves. There were 14 players turned out. They are really missing the snowbird players who have gone south. Feb. 21 found top score going to Donna Scherman and Eric Callbeck, second Fraser Glen and Jean Lawes and third to Robert Iverson and Linda Ard. Latest reports from our Yuma snowbirds tell of the surprise snowfall they got along with much cooler temperatures than usual. It was down to 5º C degrees, really cool for there. Like here, the temperature will go up eventually, as we know. We know grandmothers have bragging rights, well, so do great-grandmothers!

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Jacob Sandstrom, second son of Carrie (Lambert) and Neil Sandstrom of Calgary, brought home two silver medals in the skiing competitions in Red Deer last week. He came second in slopestyle on Wednesday and second in big air on Thursday. To be second best in Canada is quite an accomplishment. Jake will be 19 in July, so is looking to the future for more excitement. The 19th year of putting on dinner theatres in Mayfair was another outstanding success. It was a full house for the noon dinner on Sunday and what a great play they presented! Such laughter once a year is so good for the soul. Live theatre beats the television all to pieces. Because it

is not professional, little things like getting your lines mixed up just adds to the comedy of it. The Sunday afternoon crowd was pleasantly impressed with the performance of each character and I’m sure the Thursday and Friday evening crowds were likewise happy with the events. Lorna Lavallee of Davidson Manor in North Battleford organized a bus from Lloydminster to drive a load from the city to Mayfair on Sunday. There were 51 folks on board and travelled on Highway 40 then turned north to Mayfair, taking a little longer, but an easier road to drive. It was Lorna’s birthday that day so the crowd sang Happy

Birthday to her before the play began. A birthday card was passed around and many folks signed it for her and she was given a birthday cake, too. After intermission there was an impromptu act on stage between Lorna and “Fred,” much to the delight of the audience. On the way home on the bus she cut her cake and shared it with the passengers which I considered to be the “icing on the cake” at the end of a beautiful day. My daughter Beth Wynne from Taber, Alta., has spent nearly a week with me, taking part in any activities going on in my life. It’s been a great time and much fun, even with the cold weather.

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Community volunteers spruce up dressing room By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

You can be sure that the Brier will be on the big screen throughout the Oilperson’s bonspiel this weekend taking place at the Unity Curling Club, so you have your choice of live action curling on the ice or joining your favourite curler or team in the lounge to watch the Brier and enjoy a beverage. As well, everyone is welcome to join their free social and dance upstairs in the community centre March 2 featuring the music of Danny and the Dusters. Don’t forget to “Ring those Phones” this weekend as part of Saskatchewan’s only telethon –Telemiracle. My family and I will be on air sometime throughout the broadcast presenting some memorial donations in memory of my mom, Sophie McConnell. We found a photo we will be sharing of her answering the very first phone at the very first Telemiracle back in 1977. As well, watch for UCHS student, Jennifer Deuchar who will be performing as part of Saskatchewan talent and our local Kin Club who will be presenting the proceeds of their Jeffrey Straker fundraiser as well as other donations they have collected. Hockey teams are still

playing for either a league or provincial title including the Unity Miners who are holding their own against their archrivals, the Wilkie Outlaws. With that being said, catch the action while you can as it is that time of the year when it’s either win and move on or lose and go home. Congratulations to the four Unity Midget AA Lazers named to top 160 prospects for the SaskFirst program in the province – Lee Burt, Kyle Heintz, Tylin Hilbig and Brandon Kelly. Changes are always on the go in Unity’s business sector. Unity has been excited with all of the new businesses, new owners of retiring businesses and upgrades/renovations to existing businesses. Unity Credit Union transformation can be seen daily and this long process will be over and worth the wait for members and employees alike. There is a new business coming to downtown Unity starting with Fitness on Main, next to Our Drug Store. Padgett Accounting has relocated to the former pilates building. There is a new Main Street boutique across from the Legion. Have a look at their website and see all the great products they have to offer. The “Celebrate Unity” event featuring Trevor Panczak is taking place on Monday, March 4, and will

The Unity Canucks rec hockey team, in a “pay it forward” project, completely overhauled and renovated dressing room number three at the Unity arena, contributing more tahan 125 volunteer man hours for the upgrade that will benefit all users current and future at the rink. From left to right front to back – Dillon Belliveau, Cody Belliveau, Trevor Frantik, Josh Hearn, Pat Sperle, Derek Pitura, Victor Bellegarde, Terry Forbes, Travis Ducherer and Tracy David. Missing – Jordan Schroh, Justis Haynes, Billy Pit, Glenn Kratchmer, Lyndon Wells, Ryan Babchuck and Alex David. Photo submitted by Sherri Solomko

highlight these additions and changeovers as part of their program, in addition to organization and individual recognition. There still might be tickets available for the Knights of Columbus Pattison Children’s hospital fundraiser next weekend March 8. Contact any K of C member in Unity for details. March 3 is the annual Unity Skating Club Ice Carnival. March 15 to 17 is the annual Bramiche Farms ladies bonspiel and the following weekend will be a first for the Unity Curling Club as they are hosting a year-end doubles funspiel in the spirit of the hottest

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new version of curling. Check out their Facebook page for all the details. UCHS is in the midst of plenty of action as high school districts for junior basketball took place pre February break with the junior boys capturing a bronze, while the junior curling districts will take place following the break in Kerrobert. The senior basketball divisions are now into their playoff hunt as well. Travel club is just weeks away from their Greece tour heading out over Easter break. St. Peter’s extends their deepest sympathies to recently retired teacher Mrs. Ruder on the loss of her husband and send her lots of love and prayers in this sad time. Unity has long enjoyed “pay it forward” actions and combines that with a

strong sense of community pride and volunteer commitment. Many venues and organizations have benefitted. The Unity arena was recently the beneficiary of a complete dressing room overhaul thanks to the Unity Canucks rec hockey team. Team members say they have either been a UMH alumni or arena user, or have kids that have either used or are currently using the arena so they wanted to give something back. More than 125 man hours and multiple generous business donations enabled them to overhaul dressing room number three to align it more with Lazer colors. As well, they have renewed all bench brackets and benches for future installation and upgrades to keep with this new red, black and white theme. Our community is

blessed with many groups and individuals of all ages who continue to contribute to maintenance, upkeep and upgrades in our many places and spaces around town. Coffee row folks are looking for a lamb both to start and finish March as they echo the sentiments of many hoping for winter’s end to be upon us. Chats also include a full slate of activity upcoming in the community. While planting season may have edged into the conversations now, the men are more likely to discuss the fields while the ladies are enthusiastically discussing greenhouse and garden growing options. So you can see life is full of fun and activity in Unity and our friends at coffee row sharing this traditional part of our community culture. Until next time...

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March skies – full moon will be on the 20th The moon begins this month with Saturn in a very close conjunction or occulted for some viewers, particularly in the Pacific, Central America, and southern North America. A day later, on the 2nd, Venus is 1.2 degrees north of the moon. New moon is on the 6th. In rapid succession, on the 9th, 11th, and 12th, the moon is 5 degrees south of Uranus, 6 degrees south of Mars, and 1.9 degrees north of Aldebaran, respectively. On the 17th, Luna is 0.5 degrees south of the Beehive Cluster (M44). The moon is full on the 20th. Jupiter is 1.9 degrees south of the moon on the 26th, and on the 29th, Saturn is

again occulted, which is not surprising, since a full lunar month has passed since March 1. This event is visible from the southern Atlantic, Africa, and parts of southern India. For viewers in the west, it’s a very close conjunction at 0.05 degrees’ separation. Mercury is visible in the western evening sky for a few days, but is quickly swallowed up in the sun’s glare by the 5th, reappearing at month-end in the eastern morning dawn sky. Venus meets up with the moon in the eastern morning twilight on the 2nd. The bright planet may present a challenge late in

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the month, as it hugs the horizon right at sunup. By month-end it is hidden in the sun’s glare as it passes behind our star. Mars begins the month quite high in the western evening sky, gradually moving eastward with each day. Watch for the nearby crescent moon on the 11th.

Jupiter passes through the stars of the constellation Scorpius, near the centre of the Milky Way. Watch for a morning lineup of Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter, from left to right, in the second week of March. Then, on the 26th, the moon and Jupiter share centre stage (see above).

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Benjamin Grade 7 Fav Subject: Physed Fav Food: Ribs Fav Sport: Hockey Best Friend: Jaxson Fav Free Time Activity: Hanging out with friends

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MAIDSTONE – The biggest topic around the apartments is the weather. No one has gone very far or done much visiting, so not too much news as of Feb. 19. We are glad to have Marilyn Stewart home and doing quite well. Jean Stewart is now in respite in Maidstone hospital and her apartment is being done up for a new resident. Kesia Newton of Glaslyn picked up her mom, Denise

begins on March 10. Spring equinox is on March 20. The zodiacal light is visible in the western evening sky in the final two weeks of March, but the full moon on the 20th will obscure this faint phenomenon. James Edgar has had an interest in the night sky all his life. He joined The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2000, was National President for two terms, is now the Editor of the renowned Observer’s Handbook, and Production Manager of the bi-monthly RASC Journal. The IAU named asteroid 1995 XC5 “(22421) Jamesedgar” in his honour.

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Saturn is among the stars of Sagittarius, the Archer, trailing Jupiter across the sky during the day. The moon skirts by the Ringed Planet on the first day of the month, an occultation in some parts of the world. The waning gibbous moon separates the two gas-giant planets on the 27th, leading up to the second close conjunction on the 29th. Uranus and Mars share the same part of the sky, with Uranus slightly lower and to the west of the Red Planet. The slender moon passes by on the 9th and 10th. Neptune is too close to the sun to be seen. Daylight Saving Time

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Newton, on Saturday to attend the hockey game in Lloydminster. Denise’s niece and great-niece were here from Sudbury, Ont., so they attended the hockey also. Cindy had to return home on Sunday. Ashley is staying on for a longer visit. The snow doesn’t bother her as they have plenty at home.

Chantal, Colleen and Radka were to Lloydminster to do some shopping. Gloria Ford took Colleen Koski to Lloydminster for medical treatment. Coffee at the suites was enjoyed trying to guess whose picture it was. Some did very well. All I knew was my own. I will be attending a sewing retreat at Manitou Lake Bible Camp so hope the weather is good. Hope everyone enjoyed Valentine’s Day. Did you get roses or chocolates?

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MAIDSTONE – Cribbage was played on Monday, Jan. 14 with high score going to a tie between Bev Stewart and Jean Hartman. Low went to Lois Myer. Lunch was provided by Bev Stewart. Bingo was played Wednesday, Jan. 16 with Margaret MacEachern and Bev Stewart doing the calling. Loonie pot was won by Bev. Lunch was provided by Margaret. Cribbage was cancelled Jan. 21. Bingo was played Jan. 23 with Margaret MacEachern and Bev Stewart doing the calling. Loonie pot was won by Denise Newton. Lunch was provided by Noelle Coulthard. Cribbage was played Monday, Jan. 28 with a perfect score in five hands by Dorothy Schwartz, who supplied lunch. Low went to Bev Stewart. Bingo was played Jan. 30 with Margaret MacEachern doing the calling. Loonie pot went to Irene Kerr, who supplied lunch. Next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 13 following bingo at 2:45 p.m.

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The January-FebruaryMarch birthday potluck luncheon will be held at noon Feb. 20 followed by bingo. Cribbage and bingo were cancelled Feb. 4 and 6 due to very cold weather. Cribbage was played Feb. 11 with high score going to Bev Stewart, who supplied lunch. Low went to Lois Myers. Bingo was played Wednesday, Feb. 13 with Margaret MacEachern and Bev Stewart doing the calling. Lunch was provided by Cheryl McCaskill. The monthly meeting followed. Various reports were made. Margaret MacEachern chaired the meeting. The movie for February has been cancelled and the next one will be on the third Friday in March, the 15th. Lenten Lunch starts at the United Church on March 20 and runs at noon for six weeks. World Day of Prayer will be held March 1 at the Anglican Church, looked

after by the Lutheran congregation. Next meeting will be March 20 at 3:45 p.m. following bingo. Cribbage was played Monday, Feb. 18 with high score going to Lois Myers and low to Dorothy Schwartz. Lunch was provided by Denise Newton The January-FebruaryMarch potluck luncheon was held at noon Feb. 20 with 11 people in attendance. It was a chili on a bun luncheon supplied by some of the members. The others who attended game donations for Telemiracle and raised $100. Profit from cards and bingo for the month of February will be added to this special fundraiser event. Margaret MacEachern gave the blessing prior to the lunch. Bingo followed with Margaret MacEachern and Bev Stewart doing the calling. Lunch leftovers from noon followed. Real nice change in the weather after two weeks of -40º C and below.

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Wilkie wins contest to be on Co-op game pieces By Helen Urlacher Correspondent

WILKIE - Back in November of 2018, Federated Co-operatives sent out an email on a Promotion they called #FuelUpMyTown. This contest was started by Co-op when a little boy sent in a letter asking if his town could be on the Fuel Up to Win game pieces in the Co-op contest

that comes out every year. Co-op, then seeing an opportunity, developed the #FuelUpMyTown contest for all of Canada. The contest was easily explained. Hashtag #Fu-

elUpMyTown, then the hashtag of your town; i.e. #WilkieSask. One entry per person on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and that would count as points towards your town. The post for Wilkie’s chance started Nov. 9. Everyone in Wilkie and the surrounding areas did an amazing job hash-tagging Wilkie in the contest. Wilkie’s town administra-

tor Lana Gerein was a huge advocate for the campaign. Wilkie was notified by the Co-op CRS Dec. 13, 2018, that the town will be on the 2019 Fuel Up to Win game pieces. The finalists for the game pieces and a prize of $25,000 were: from Manitoba, Beausejour, Lorette, Minnedosa, Oak Bank, Oakville and Swan River; from Alberta, Boyle and Mannville; Van-

derhoof, B.C.; and along with Wilkie, the Saskatchewan towns of Big River, Birch Hills, Bruno, Davidson, Hanley, Ituna, Kenaston, Kinistino, Lang, Lanigan, Milestone, Mossbank, Outlook, Porcupine Plain and Rocanville. The towns and cities chosen for the game pieces for the Co-op Fuel Up To Win contest were all also eligible to win $25,000 to

much more than that. When she started working for the town, her quiet nature made her a favourite of council, staff and public. She always helped – she was and is a problem solver. Over the years, Lana has served on many boards – the Wilkie Museum, Wilkie Library, Business Association, Cemetery Board, just to mention a few. And each one of these groups knew that you could always rely on Lana to “get the job done!”

Another group that she is part of was the Royal Purple and, when that disbanded, she became a part of the Wilkie Elks – another group that has seen her skills and knowledge at getting things done for them. When the planning for the 100th Celebration for Wilkie was organized, I had the pleasure of working with her and the success of the celebration was due to Lana’s organizational skills. She is also on the Ring in the New Year

Lottery, working hard to raise money for projects in our town. She is also a very active member of the Wilkie & District Health Foundation. Then there was “the fire” [at the Saskcan Community Centre] October 2015. Her calm nature on that day and the two following years, helped council, staff and the community get through a difficult time, but the result is an amazing and state-of-the-art community centre.

Lana Gerein receiving the Citizen of the Year 2018 plague from Mayor Davie Ziegler. Photo submitted

in any way she could. And, with farm life, came a love of animals, which is and will continue to be a part of her life. Family is very important to Shelby and she adores her brothers and their wives, and children, enjoying spending time with them. She attended St. George School and it wasn’t long (before) students and staff knew they could rely on Shelby to help whenever and wherever she was

needed. Her smile and laugh are contagious as she made people feel better about themselves. She was also active in the church, taking part in children’s groups and junior choir. She went to McLurg High School and again students and staff knew they had a very special friend in Shelby. If something needed to be organized, if someone needed help, she was there. And with everything she did, she did

it with passion: mentoring younger students, with the idea of helping others in any way she could. She was involved with the organizing of We Scare Hunger from Free the Children Club, collecting food donations which was given for the Christmas hampers to help families who needed a “hands up”. She was given the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to rural Mexico. She went with a charity group called Live Different, which built a home for a family that might not have the opportunity to have a home of their own. Shelby is in Grade 12, maintaining an excellent academic record and has plans to attend university in the fall. Shelby loves sports – playing and watch-

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Gerein named 2018 Wilkie citizen Press-Herald Staff WILKIE – Lana Gerein was named Wilkie’s Citizen of the Year at the Farmers Days pancake breakfast, held at the Saskcan Community Centre Feb. 9. The nomination submitted read: We have known Lana Gerein for many years, and her kindness and caring nature makes her a very special person and friend. For many, they know her as administrator for the town of Wilkie, but she is indeed

go towards a charity or any community-related group. The Co-op CRS page on Facebook announced the winner of the $25,000 as Birch Hills, Feb. 21. Their win of $25,000 will go to Reaching Youth Serving Community (RYSC). RYSC is a communitybased non-profit organization that helps to show young people how to be involved in their community.

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WILKIE – Shelby Shepherd was named Wilkie’s Junior Citizen of the Year. The nomination submitted read: Shelby Shepherd, the daughter of Debbie and Grant, was born and raised in Wilkie, growing up on the family farm with brothers Jon and Jerry. She loves the farm and all that it has to offer and was more than willing to help

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