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Staff An unattended pot on a stove was the source of a structure fire Friday that had North Battleford Fire Department firefighters on the scene for two hours.

According to NBFD, the fire originated in the kitchen of

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a ground floor apartment in a three-story apartment building in the 900 block of 105th Street.

The alarm was raised at 12:47 p.m.

NBFD reports a working smoke alarm activated the fire alarm system. This allowed fire crews to make quick entry to

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contain and extinguish the fire.

Two engines, one Command Unit, one Rescue unit attended in conjunction with RCMP, municipal enforcement, EMS and SaskPower were in attendance.

There were no injuries. The extent of the damage has not yet

been determined.

In a press release, Fire Chief Albert Headrick, reminds all residents not to leave cooking unattended and ensure the stove is turned off when leaving.

“Make sure you also have a working smoke alarm and home fire escape plan,” he adds.

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Busy Weekend in the Battlefords

A clown makes balloon animals for a group of waiting children at Discovery Co-op’s Kids Carnival over the weekend. Kids from the area could get their faces painted, go for a ride on the mini-ferris wheel and jump around or slide down the inflatable attractions. Photos by Shannon Kovalsky

It was flat out loud and exciting as the Vintage Flat Track Motorcycle Races took place Saturday at the North Battleford exhibition track. Photos by Shannon Kovalsky

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Education minister visits Gateway to Success

Above left, Deputy Premier and Minister of Education Don Morgan met Living Sky school officials as well as students at North Battleford Comprehensive High School as they highlighted their Gateway to Success/Grad Coach program at the school. The students reported they were on track to graduate from high school and noted the impact the program made at their high school. Above right, later in the day, Morgan joined a number of kids and parents in taking part in a Toddler Activity Group session at the NationsWEST Field House. These are run on a weekly basis by KidsFirst and by the Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program.

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Living Sky School Division was eager to show Education Minister Don Morgan the impact of the Gateway to Success program in the division.

Morgan was in North Battleford Wednesday where he met with Living Sky officials and visited a number of locations. One of his stops was at North Battleford Comprehensive High School where graduation coach Jesse Armstrong and a number of NBCHS students were able to share their experiences with the program and how it has helped them achieve graduation goals.

The Gateway to Success program is aimed at improving graduation rates of First Nation and Métis students in the school system.

It was developed in the wake of the 2013 Joint Task Force on Aboriginal Education and Employment recommendations on how to improve graduation and attendance rates.

Partnerships were developed between Treaty 6 Education Council and with both Living Sky and Light of Christ Catholic school divisions through the Invitational Shared Services Initiative. In 2014, $150,000 was allocated to each school division so they could take on graduation coaches, who could help provide support for First Nations and Métis students to help them achieve academic goals.

The program in North Battleford is modelled on a similar program called

Braided Journeys in Edmonton, which has had success in improving graduation rates.

At NBCHS, a room is set aside for use by students to meet with the grad coach regularly.

There, according to Armstrong, they can tutor students, provide cultural activities and provide them with a sense of belonging.

The program is making an impact.

“I see students that are engaged in their own learning, that are actively coming up with high school graduation plans, I see them working towards a three-year graduation rate and then beyond that making plans for post-secondary education.”

The education ministry asked to see the grad coach room and talk to a number of students about the impact it is having.

“It’s the first time I’ve actually had a chance to talk to students that have participated in the program,” Morgan said.

“The feedback that we’ve received from students and from parents and from schools is that it’s been well received and it’s going well.”

Morgan says this program has been implemented in a number of school divisions. According to ministry numbers $6.4 million has been allocated in funding for 11 school divisions going back to 2014 for 16 Invitational Shared Service Initiative partnerships, with $2.4 million for the 2016-17 budget year.

“Our First Nations grad rate has gone from 31 per

cent to over 40 per cent,” said Morgan. “It’s still a long way from some of the goals that we’ve set, we want them to be at over 50 per cent for our First Nations and Métis students, but I’d like to see them at 75-85 per cent as the rest of the general population is.”

The point was made to Morgan that the province’s investment in the Gateway to Success program was money well spent.

“What we really wanted them to hear today is, it’s working, it’s needed and students are ultimately benefitting from having this in the school,” said Armstrong.

“Our grad rates are going up, our credit attainment is going up for First Nations and Métis students, and many of them spoke to the minister to say they are graduating on time and this room is having a big impact on their education.”

Perhaps the real underlying message to the minister was that this program was worth the province’s investment during a time of tight budgets and cuts.

The province is currently running a deficit and coffers have been hard hit by the shortfall in resource revenues this year. Still, the deputy premier indicated education and health care remain priority areas.

As revenues have dropped off, Morgan said, the message to school divisions is to “find ways to make sure that you are going to commit resources to the classroom, that you keep the supports where

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While the Gateway for Success initiative in high schools is one support the education ministry has provided support for, there are others.

Morgan also noted there are literacy and numeracy supports going back to Grades 3-6. Another that Morgan identified was funding for programs such as KidsFirst and the Early Childhood Intervention Program, “where we go into the homes, we identify kids that have got special needs, and determine whether they’re getting good support from parents, whether they need outside support. So it’s a continuum.”

Later in the day Morgan was able to see for himself the effort of Battlefords KidsFirst and the Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention program as a Toddler Activity Group (TAG) session took place for families at the NationsWEST Field House.

It was the first session of the year following summer break and according to Kathy Byl of Battlefords KidsFirst they were excited to have the deputy premier there. MLA for Cut KnifeTurtleford Larry Doke was there as was Corey O’Soup, First Nation and Métis ad-

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on children between 18 and 36 months, with the kids and their parent/guardians participating in games and various activities.

Morgan was encouraged to join in to see for himself what a typical TAG session was like for participants.

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Commentary

Reality of education spending in Sask.

By Deani Van Pelt and Jason Clemens

It’s that time of year again when parents across Saskatchewan are sending their kids off to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop zones for the first time in months, conversations may turn to “cuts” in education funding, the elimination of an education assistant, the state of class sizes, or perhaps even the closing of a school.

So it’s an opportune time to understand the reality of education spending in Saskatchewan versus the convenient rhetoric.

It’s easy for administrators, politicians and other apologists for public schools to blame the observed problems on a lack of funding. It allows education leaders to point

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Zoning bylaw needs to be enforced Dear Editor North Battleford has a problem with vegetation and fences on property lines. Properties have trees, hedges and fences up to the sidewalks and intersections that do not comply with zoning bylaw No. 4.7 For more than 10 years bylaw enforcement has been asked numerous times to enforce bylaw No. 4.7 for vegetation and fences on properties lines.

Approximately four years ago I wrote a letter to council requesting the bylaw be enforced. Vegetation and fences are blocking the sight of vehicles to oncoming traffic and crosswalks. I attached photos of numerous properties in my area of 19th Avenue to my letter with addresses and photos of my three granddaughters, the oldest 10, standing behind the vegetation and fences up to the sidewalks. The girls could not be seen. My letter stated that some child is going to die on their way to school.

Two of the properties are across from Holy Family School. These properties are still in the same condition or worse.

Traffic does not have a clear view of the streets. An accident occurred Sept. 6 at the intersection of 96th Street and 19th Avenue. Luckily it was two vehicles and not a child.

I have notified the City there is a problem with property owners not complying with bylaw No. 4.7 that needs to be addressed. Let it be known any person involved in a accident at any intersection covered by vegetation should notify the City. My letter to council four years ago gave notice of the problem and City Hall should be responsible.

I am hoping a life will be saved by writing this and notifying residents of this bylaw and hopefully each and every one of us will keep our children and vehicle operators safe.

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the finger at someone else. The reality, however, is that the public school system in Saskatchewan has received large increases in funding over the last decade, which implies the problems in the education system relate to organization and management rather than funding.

First, here are some facts about education spending on public schools in Saskatchewan. According to data from Statistics Canada, total spending on public school education in Saskatchewan has grown from about $1.5 billion in 2004-05 to $2.5 billion in 2013-14, the most recent year of available data. That’s an increase of almost $1 billion in education spending on public schools in just a decade. (Unlike Saskatchewan’s provincial budget, we’ve added pension and capital spending into overall education spending totals.)

Furthermore, because it ignores enrolments, that $1 billion increase underestimates the real increase in education spending in the province. Statistics Canada data indicates that over the same 10-year period, enrolment in public schools in Saskatchewan declined 1.5 per cent, from roughly 176,000 students to about 173,000 students.

Accounting for the higher spending levels and lower number of students means the per-student level of spending in public schools increased 39 per cent between 2004-05 and 2013-14. (And this data accounts for the effects of inflation). Specifically, per student spending in public schools in Saskatchewan increased from $10,476 in 2004-05 to $14,562 in 2013-14. No other province spends as much per student, and no other province experienced a percentage increase as high as Saskatchewan

over that period. Simply put, Saskatchewan is spending considerably more money now, on a per-student basis, on public schools than it did a decade ago.

This is not to say that individual schools, school districts and even the province as a whole are not struggling with K-12 education. Indeed, many parents (including the two authors of this article) are acutely aware of resource challenges at our local schools.

But the explanation for these individual resource challenges cannot be a lack of money. And it certainly can’t be from a cut in education spending, which, as noted above, has actually been increased dramatically over the last decade.

Rather, for an explanation for resource challenges in Saskatchewan’s public schools, look to how the system is organized and managed. Public schools suffer from the same incentive and organizational problems as any other government agency or department, which leads to the misallocation and wasting of resources.

Archaic regulations, union monopoly (which helps create misaligned incentives for both bureaucrats and educators), lack of responsiveness to parental demands and centralized, prescriptive curriculum are just a few of the many handcuffs holding back Saskatchewan’s public school systems. Consequently, the problems in Saskatchewan public education require a fundamental restructuring rather than simple complaints about a lack of resources.

— Deani Van Pelt and Jason Clemens are co-authors of the recently released report Education Spending and Public Student Enrolment in Canada.

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Town council notes

Pay hike for firefighters

By Shannon Kovalsky Staff Reporter

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Big jackpot winner at Gold Eagle Casino Staff The Gold Eagle Casino can lay claim to producing a big jackpot winner at one of its machines.

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has announced the Rider Pride Jackpot was won by Jenifer Kryzanowski. Her prize money amounts to $99,913.57.

She played the Rider Nation Progressive, which consists of 32 slot machines at all six SIGA casinos. Players spin to win four jackpot tiers and the mystery jackpot is guar-

anteed to pay out between the minimum and maximum value at each tier level.

To date four mystery jackpots on the Rider Nation Progressive game have paid out for a total of more than $1.4 million.

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Gold Eagle Casino general manager in a statement.

Zane Hansen, president and CEO of SIGA, also congratulated the winner.

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A compensation increase for the volunteer firefighters who serve the town of Battleford was granted by council at a Sept. 6 regular council meeting The decision follows a request by councillors at their last meeting Aug. 15 for more time to review relevant information regarding the resolution brought forth by the fire chief to increase compensation for firefighters in his department. Last week the topic was brought back to the table.

In the Town of Battleford’s review of firefighter compensation of other departments in Nipawin, Kindersley, Humboldt, Meadow Lake, Rosetown and Tisdale, they found Battleford’s rate of compensation was low by comparison.

Fire Chief Larry Gabruch said in a memo sent to the mayor and councillors that he recommends a retroactive pay increase of $1 commencing Jan. 1, 2016. From 2009 to 2016 the rate increase for fire chief was $250, with the deputy chief going from $475 to $550 during that same period. With the increase, the fire chief base pay per month would go from $900 to $1,000, deputy chief from $550 to $600, first

captain from $275 to $300 and second captain from $137 to $150.

According to CAO John Enns-Wind, Battleford’s 22 volunteer firefighters “are not making what other firefighters are making in most other communities.”

Enns-Wind supported Gabruch’s recommendation and highlighted the importance of the work.

“Our firefighters make a significant sacrifice in time that they spend at the fire hall in training, time away from family and time away from work,” said Enns-Wind. “They may also experience trauma through some of the incidents they attend.”

Councillor Susan McLean Tady moved to authorize the increase in firefighter compensation, with the remaining councillors agreeing. Mayor Derek Mahon then took a moment to express gratitude to the fire department staff, saying he’d “like to thank all the firefighters involved in the town for the service that they do for the community and the RM of Battle River, as well.”

Councillor Ames Leslie, who has been a volunteer firefighter in Battleford for 16 years and has financial interest in the recommendation, excused himself from the discussions and did not participate in the vote.

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In the garden: a yard for all seasons The telltale signs are there. Swaths of ladybugs are congregating around windows and doors looking for somewhere warm to hibernate, the sun is setting at a sensible time, the watering ban is lifted for all of North Battleford. It’s a truth just as hard to accept no matter how many times you’ve experienced it: summer is all but over.

For most folks this means the garden to-do list can be thrown away for another year, but for Brenda Korchinski and Michel Piche, the changing leaves is just the beginning of the next phase of their garden.

“In a couple of weeks the fall colours will really come out,” says Korchinski, “in the sedums, and some of the perennials will go to a pale colour, all of the hostas have a nice fall colour if you don’t have a hard frost. It’s all planted for seasons. Like right now you’ll see we have lots of sedum autumn joy and hydrangea that have fall colours.

“Then we have things

like solomon seal, which is one of the perennials, and it will go to white in the fall, so you’ll get different colours at different seasons.”

After a few questions, it’s obvious Korchinski knows her plants. Piche is quick to praise his wife’s plant smarts and also notes how it has informed their collaborative roles.

“I think we divide the job between all the flowers and the hardscape. What I mean by hardscape,” Piche explains, “is the pond, the pergola, the burblers.

“Brenda is very knowledgeable about (gardening), so she’s responsible for all the beautiful plants.”

With their house built on a corner lot, most of Korchinski and Piche’s yard is visible to sidewalk passersby. The compact side yard forgoes a fence with a more aesthetically pleasing row of spruce trees with their lower branches trimmed to the trunk.

Behind the spruce is a deck built along the side of the house, which offers a bit of hard-to-come-by

privacy, and a koi pond you’d hardly be able to tell has any fish dwellers for the covering of abundant lily pads.

Piche takes responsibility for the pond’s maintenance, but says it was initially a group effort.

“When we first moved here in 1999, we started digging. The kids, we dug it by hand.”

Along with the pond, the other big feature is a substantial pergola. The structure, which takes up a corner of the yard, is surrounded by three walls of lush grape vines, and can comfortably seat 10, was a solo project. “(I built it) over three years. Last year I was done in October, building it.

“There’s 40,000 pounds of sand under here,” Piche says, motioning to the cobble stones surrounding the structure.

“I’m quite proud of it,” he says, smiling.

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garden, although she says she’s happy with the result.

While her vegetable garden is now home to 40,000 pounds of sand, Korchinski doesn’t miss it too much. Instead, she’s come up with creative ways to hide vegetable plants around the garden.

“I snuck in some beets.

If you look at the grapes (around the pergola) you’ll see some beans in there.”

“Around some of the trees are beans too. There are vegetables stuck in there in among the day lilies,” Korchinski explains as she walks over to the city-owned boulevard, where she was granted permission to take out the standard grass and fill it with over-flowing plants, including one rogue zucchini that had grown out of its designated area and crept onto the road.

Korchinski and Piche use every inch of land, including the ones not in their yard. For people on the outside looking in, the yard is an inviting change to the ordinary, and Korchinski is quick to note that they’ve never experienced any damage.

Perhaps the public reception to Korchinski and Piche’s garden is most symbolized by a man out for a nightly jog who paused momentarily and removed his earbuds to call out to Korchinski “every year your garden is beautiful. I love your place, just love your place.”

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“It’s been a good learning experience for us,” North Stars defenceman and captain Kendall Fransoo said.

“We’ve found out what works and what doesn’t work, and that should help us a lot as we go into the regular season and try to execute our game plans.

“Our physicality is probably the biggest thing that we can take out of the pre-season. We’re a big team that can push around our opponent and we have the skill to back it up. I think that will be a huge part of our team this year.”

The North Stars were one of two teams to have perfect pre-season records.

The Flin Flon Bombers, who upset the North Stars in the semifinal last year, were 4-0.

They concluded their exhibition slate with a pair of wins over the Kindersley Klippers. After a 5-2 triumph in Kindersley on Friday night, the North Stars followed that up with a 4-1 victory at the Civic Centre.

“Overall, I’m happy with the effort that our guys have brought so far,” North Stars associate

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coach Braeden Johnson said.

“We can pinpoint a lot of that to the leadership on the team. We had around 40 guys here at the start of training camp and the guys that have been here in the past really helped our new players get used to the culture that we’ve built here over the past few years.”

A pair of new faces to the North Stars led the way for the team on offence during the pre-season.

Connor Logan, who was acquired in the off-season from the BCHL’s Prince George Spruce Kings, and Tysen Smith both had seven points in five games, which was the most by any

SJHL player in exhibition action.

Smith, who had 67 points for the Delisle Chiefs of the Prairie Junior Hockey League last year, scored five goals in the pre-season and found the back of the net three times on the weekend against the Klippers.

“I’ve just had good chemistry with the guys who have been on my line,” Smith said. “I’ve felt pretty good out there with them, especially after our practices and knowing more of what to expect in the last few games.

“It’s a nice confidence boost, especially with two wins in a row over them

(Kindersley).”

The North Stars and Klippers will do battle with each other in a homeand-home series to start the regular season.

Following Friday’s curtain raiser in North Battleford, the two sides will head to Kindersley for a rematch Saturday.

“We’ll see them 10 times in the regular season and that doesn’t include any matchups in the playoffs,” Klippers head coach and general manager Geoff Grimwood said. “Familiarity breeds contempt and there’s no love lost between these two teams.”

The rivalry between both sides has especially

built up in the last two years following consecutive meetings in the SJHL quarter-finals.

The Klippers swept aside their foes in 2015 but the North Stars prevailed in five games in the rematch this past spring.

“With them being just down the road and the Rivalry Cup we have, there’s a ton of passion involved in every game against them,” Johnson said.

“When we have a chance to play in front of our fans, we don’t want to let them down. Our goal against them, and every other team we face this year, is to outwork them like we did in the pre-season.”

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John Paul II Crusaders quarterback Paul Cubbon laid a stiff arm on Adam Baker of the Unity Warriors at Crusaders Field Thursday. Photo by Lucas Punkari

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The John Paul II Crusaders season debut went according to plan Thursday.

However, despite a 3612 victory at home over the Unity Warriors, there are still things the Crusaders are looking to improve upon in the weeks ahead.

“We have a lot of Grade 10s that are playing some solid minutes for us and they are always learning out there,” Grade 12 running back Jacob Stynsky said. “If you watched how they played in our scrimmage with Unity last week, you can already see the huge strides they are making.

“They’re learning every day at practice and they take everything the coaches are telling them to get better.”

The improvement of the young players, especially on the offensive line, helped Stynsky to a great performance on the ground as he rushed for three touchdowns and had a number of big gains to help the Crusaders move down the field in the second half.

“Early on the offensive line had a bit of a shaky start and it felt like I was just getting swarmed by

their defence after five yards,” Stynsky said.

“They started to get a lot better as the game went on as they learned from their mistakes, and that allowed me to have a good game out there. Our passing game was good as well, which meant that their defence had to lay off of the blitzes and we were able to have a very balanced offence.”

In addition to Stynsky’s performance, which was highlighted by a 40-yard run down the sidelines for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, quarterback Paul Cubbon contributed to the Crusaders’ other two trips to the end zone.

He snuck across the goal line from a yard out in the second quarter and connected with Blaise Sieben on a 22-yard touchdown pass with just 11 seconds left in the first half.

“Going into the game we knew that their defence was going to be tough, especially after we had played them last week in Unity,” Stynsky said.

“I felt like we had a chance to do well on offence though as the game went along and we started to have some good drives.

Our defence also played well today. They stepped up to the plate with a num-

ber of big plays.”

Thursday’s contest marked the first time that the Warriors had played nine-man football in a few years, as they were able to move up from the six-man ranks due to an increased enrollment at the school in Unity.

“The biggest adjustments that we have had to make are with all of those extra bodies on the field,” Warriors head coach Pat Orobko said. “When you’re playing against six guys, you can focus more on one player. However, when you get to playing against nine guys, it gets a little crowded out there.

“We’re still a young team and we’re improving our football knowledge each time we play. I felt things were pretty straight up in the first half but then they started to wear us down in the last two quarters.”

Wyatt Gibson was responsible for both touchdowns for the Warriors, which included a dazzling 21-yard hook-and-ladder play just before halftime.

Next up for the Crusaders is a trip to Kindersley Tuesday for a contest with the Kobras.

The next home game will be Sept. 23 against the Martensville Royals.

Under the bright lights of Beaver Lions Stadium, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings looked ready for prime time Thursday night.

In their first game of the 2016 season, the Vikings raced out to an early lead and never looked back as they picked up a decisive 42-7 win over the Tommy Douglas Tigers of Saskatoon.

“I was very happy with our efforts,” Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said. “We were a little bit slow at the start but I think that was because we didn’t have any exhibition games with another school before tonight.

“Once everyone started to settle down a little bit the guys that we expected to make big plays did that.

I’m extremely happy with how we did offensively, but our defence made some great leaps and bounds with how they progressed tonight.”

The Viking attack was led by the one-two punch of Damon Dutton and Zach Wolfe on offence.

Dutton connected with Wolfe on three touchdown passes in the first half, while Wolfe officially put the game out of reach with a 75-yard kickoff return at the start of the second half.

“Those two guys have been playing tackle football since Grade 5 and they clicked tonight,” Humenny

Zach Wolfe, left, celebrated with Vikings teammate Rett Taggart following a touchdown Thursday night at Beaver Lions Stadium. Photo by Lucas Punkari

said.

“Zach’s been our go to guy for a while and Damon really used his legs tonight to pick up some key yards on the ground. We knew what he provides for us on offence with his arm, but tonight he really emerged as a key leader on offence for us.”

The two other touchdowns for the Vikings came on one-yard runs from Rett Taggart and Jesse Sankey.

Defensively, the Vikings caused havoc all game long, which was highlighted by a pair of interceptions and a fumble recovery.

“We were led up front by our defensive line,”

Humenny said. “We have a number of returning starters there and how they play is something we take a lot of pride in.

“We had a lot of rookies last year in the secondary and that inexperience showed at times. A number of those guys stepped up to make big plays tonight, especially our safety Dawson Lehman.”

The Tigers lone touchdown came late in the second quarter when Hayden Sabadash threw an 11-yard pass to Jordan Taben.

“We’re a very young team this year with just nine returning players,” Tigers head coach Leo Grosjean said.

“For us, scoring a touchdown and being able to stop them a few times on defence are positives that we can build on as the season moves forward.”

The Vikings will look to continue their stellar play Thursday when they travel to Prince Albert for a date with the Carlton Crusaders.

“I’m not going to say that things get easier for us, but a win like this does give our players extra confidence as they go forward,” Humenny said.

“We had a really good battle with Carlton last year and I expect next week’s game to be another good contest.”

The Vikings will be back at home Sept. 21 to face the Mount Royal Mustangs of Saskatoon at 6:30 p.m.

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Twenty-six people attended the first business meeting of the fall season for the Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild.

The program for 201617 will include a quilt exhibition that will provide a treat for the community of the Battlefords, as the artistry and skill of guild members is on display at the Chapel Gallery from Nov. 9 to Jan. 8.

In the meantime guild members will be busy preparing their special contribution to the exhibition, be it a quilt, table runner or other project. Other activities planned before Christ-

mas include pillow case making, comfort quilts for local care facilities and the Empty Stocking Fund, placemats for Meals on Wheels, as well as colour theory instruction.

Following the business meeting, those assembled enjoyed a show and tell, with what must have been one of the largest number of quilts and projects displayed at one time, attesting to sewing machines

busy during the summer months of July and August.

If you should happen to be at the Don Ross Center, do check out the display cabinets to see the Artist of the Year award given to the guild in April by the Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation, and at the same time note the quilt blocks used to identify our organization which also serve as a tribute to Louise Nykiforuk, a one-time guild member now deceased.

Please join us at 1p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 in the Don Ross Craft Room for the next business meeting, or for more information call June at 306-445-3337 or Irene at 306-937-3318.

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DMYTRYSHYN: In Loving Memory of Stella Dmytryshyn born on December 3, 1922 at Fenwood, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2016 at Battlefords Union Hospital. Left to cherish her memories are her children: Wayne, Saskatoon, SK., Harry (Norma), West Kelowna, B.C., Pat (Bud) Bohun, North Battleford, SK., Wally (Jean), Glaslyn, SK., Debbie Mayer, Pierceland, SK., 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, Sister Kay Devos, Surrey, B.C., sisters-in-law: Nan Michnik, Glaslyn, SK., Ann Stelmak, Melville, SK., brother-in-law: Nick (Eva) Dmytryshyn, Saskatoon, SK., as well as numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Stella was predeceased by her husband Peter in 2005, her mother Palahia Krull in 1959, her father Wasyl Krull in 1962, brother John in 1969, brother Fred in 1970, brother Nick in 1976, sister Mary in 1988, sister Jean in 1989, sister Nellie in 1990, sister Clara in 1995, brother Mike in 1997, brother Peter in 1998, brother Walter in 2000, Sister Sophie in 2001, sister Anna in 2004, and sister Rose in 2013, as well as numerous brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law. Stella married Peter Dmytryshyn of Marlin District on October 29, 1940. She spent most of her life as a homemaker living and working on the farm while raising her family. Baba was known to everyone as having many skills. She was also a great cook. Every Ukrainian Christmas she cooked for the entire family, even at 93 she cooked up a storm. She was an avid gardener and loved life. She has left the family with many loving and cherished memories never to be forgotten.

Panakyda Prayer Service was held on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. from St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church with Minister Very Rev. Fr. Bohdan Demczuk. Funeral Service was held on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. from St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrianian Orthodox Chuch, Glaslyn, SK. with Minister Very Rev. Fr. Bohdan Demczuk. Cross Bearer was Elaine Read. Cantor was Jim Shevchuk. Altar Server was Mark Metrunec. Honourary Pallbearers were “All her family and friends.” Active Pallbearers were (Granddaughters) Barbara Dmytryshyn, Kim Arneson, Coralea Banning, Denielle Dmytryshyn, Brooke Koczka, Trina Bahrey, Melanie Dmytryshyn, Chelsey Mayer and Kaley Mayer. Stella was Laid To Rest in the Marlin Cemetery, Glaslyn District, SK. Memorial Donations are requested to St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks Thank-you to Battlefords Union Hospital and River Heights Lodge staff for their loving care. Thank-you to Bob and staff of Battlefords Funeral Service for their compassionate service. The family would like to thank everyone who passed on their sympathy. __________________________________________________

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SHEPPARD: Funeral Service for Mrs. Dolores Sheppard, resident of Camrose, AB and formerly of North Battleford, SK, will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016 from ‘The Garden Chapel’ – Battlefords Funeral Service. Condolences can be forwarded to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________________

OBITUARIES HRABIA: Margaret Ruby November 12, 1928 - August 18, 2016. Ruby passed away peacefully in her bed at Battleford District Care Centre and is now at home in Heaven with her loved ones who went on before her. She was predeceased by her parents: Thomas Earnest Hallam & Elsie Mae McCready; Husband Peter Hrabia, Infant son Thomas, Sisters: Joyce Hallam & Gladys Hallam; Brothers: Lloyd Hallam and Spencer ‘Bud’ Hallam. Survived by her son, Lorne (Wilma); Grandson, Bradley (Shandra) Hrabia; Great-Granddaughters: Bella & Zoey; Son, Tim (Grace) Hrabia; Sister, Geraldine (Jake) Gerlach; Brothers: Doug (Diane) Hallam, Frank (Karen) Hallam and numerous nieces and nephews. Service of celebration for the life of Ruby Hrabia was held on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 in “The Garden Chapel” Battlefords Funeral Service in North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Major Gary Reilly of the Saskatoon Salvation Army Corps Saskatoon officiating. Soloist Bob McKay sang ‘It is Well With My Soul’. The pianist was Joan Harrison. Active Pallbearers were: Lorne Hrabia; Bradley Hrabia; Garry Wappel; Joseph Wappel; Bruce McNabb & Jake Gerlach. Honorary Pallbearers were: Lou Janzen; Bev Brundige & Marion Cramatte. The eulogy was given by her son Lorne Hrabia: Ruby Hrabia was born and raised on the farm near Limerick, Saskatchewan, weighing only 4lbs at birth and was born with a ‘club foot’. Her mom and dad had to place her in a shoebox on the wood stove oven door and feared she would not make it, but after feeding her for a time with an eye dropper she finally began to strengthen and survived. In later years Ruby went on for training as a Nurses Aid in Saskatoon and ended up with a job at The Union Hospital in North Battleford where she eventually met Peter Hrabia and the two were married on February 16, 1950 in the North Battleford Salvation Army Corps. Ruby and her husband Peter, built and managed Sunnyside Food Center in North Battleford for a number of years. Many people commented on the store’s Dari-Bar where they had their first ice-cream cone or burger & fries. The store also had a staff of over 20 people and prided itself in free home delivery of bagged or boxed groceries. They also owned and operated a Laundromat next door to the store which was located at 991-109th street. Over and above all of this they also owned 4 duplex rental units; 3 quarters of farmland & 1 commercial building that used to house Ralph’s Red & White Grocery Store on the city’s west side.

Ruby helped out with the Salvation Army Thrift Store at the back of the church building for a number of years, while both of them helped out with the Empty Stocking Fund at Christmas time and the Red Shield Appeal as well. Ruby liked to watch the Toronto Blue Jays play baseball while sitting at the kitchen table visiting or playing cards with family and friends. After the passing of her husband she lived in Tower Two of the Battleford’s Housing Authority until she was moved into the Battleford District Care Unit in March of this year, where she remained until her passing.

Any donations to the memory of Ruby Hrabia may be made to the Battleford District Care Centre “Hands of Friendship Auxiliary.” Box 69, Battleford, SK S0M 0E0. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks The family of Ruby Hrabia would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who spoke words of sympathy at the passing of our Mother, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother. Also, to Mr. Bob MacKay and the staff at Battlefords Funeral Service for your loving care and service. Finally to the nurses, staff and doctors who treated and looked after mom on Ward 3 at the Battleford District Home Care Centre. Your friendliness and kindness will long be remembered by those of us who interacted with you. ___________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES NICHOL: Peacefully, on Monday, September 5, 2016, Heather Lynne Nichol (nee McLeod) passed away at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, Brandon, Manitoba, at the age of 68. Left to mourn her passing are daughter Lisa, son-in-law Todd, grandsons Nathan and Matthew Fugleberg; sister Cheryl (Henley) Cunnington; aunts, uncles, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and in-laws.

Heather was predeceased by her daughter Merrill, parents Bill and Duneda McLeod (nee Tyderkie) and husband Vernon.

Heather was born August 13, 1948, in Winnipeg, MB (St. Boniface) and spent most of her childhood in Winnipeg. During her teen years she attended River East Collegiate, was part of the Luther League and worked at Rainbow stage in Winnipeg.

Her dad’s work for CP rail took the family briefly to Moose Jaw, SK where she completed her Grade 12. When her family then moved to Thunder Bay, Heather stayed in Moose Jaw and completed a 2 year Secretarial Science Diploma at the Saskatchewan Technical Institute. It was during this time that she was introduced to Vernon. After a whirlwind romance, Vern and Heather married on May 31, 1969. Their early marriage was spent in Borden, SK where Vern dairy farmed with his family.

Initially a true city girl, Heather soon learned the basics of farm and rural life and was a homemaker when her children were young. Once Vernon started working for Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation the family moved to Saskatoon, Blackstrap Regional Park (where they also farmed land near Hanley) and eventually North Battleford. Heather started working as a medical receptionist in 1986 and then as a Health Records Clerk at Battleford’s Health District in 2001. She retired from this position with Prairie North Health Region when her health was declining. In 2010, she moved to Brandon, MB to be closer to Lisa and her family. The tragic death of her 9-year old daughter irrevocably changed Heather’s life. She faced many other trials and tribulations after that time, including the early death of her husband Vern. She was able to get through these extremely difficult times and find a way to carry on. She joined Compassionate Friends, connected with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and was part of the North Battleford Safety Council for several years. Throughout Heather’s life, her love of books was evident and reading was her main hobby, joy and comfort. She was part of the North Battleford Public Library Board and Lakeland Regional Library Board for many years. Heather loved spending time at the cabin and with her various family pets. She enjoyed playing kaiser and scrabble with friends and family and playing lego and monopoly with her grandsons. She also enjoyed baking - Nathan and Matthew rarely experienced being without homemade cookies once Grandma moved to Brandon.

Heather could start up a conversation with anyone and was known by all for her sense of humour and quick wit which she displayed right up to the last days of her recent lengthy illness.

The Funeral Service took place at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Brandon, Manitoba on Friday, September 9, 2016 with Pastor Laurel Seyfert officiating. Interment will take place at the Hanley Cemetery, Hanley, Saskatchewan, at a later date. Donations in memory of Heather may be made to a charity of choice.

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OBITUARIES EAKET: Rachelle AnneMarie, Dec. 30, 1952 - Aug 27, 2016. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rachelle Eaket, loving wife and mother.

Rachelle died surrounded by her immediate family at the Watrous District Health Complex on August 27, 2016 after a very short but courageous battle with cancer.

Rachelle loved spending time with her family, camping, playing cards, singing and sitting by the fire with a glass of wine. She enjoyed the outdoors, her beautiful yard, and could always be found with a large book of crosswords nearby. Rachelle was predeceased by her infant son Keith, sister Diane, mother Marie-Rose, and father Germain.

She is survived by her husband Darrell and their children Greg (Bobby-Jo), Heather, and Kristie (Joel) as well as her 3 grandchildren Natalie, Ethan and Emily. Also left to mourn are her siblings Gill, Esther (Dave), Alice (Harold), Bob (Val), Yolande (Louis), Vivianne (Norman), brother-in-law Roger (Ruth), many nieces and nephews, and all other family and friends who loved her. A Vigil for the Deceased took place Thursday, September 1st, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Watrous, Saskatchewan. The Mass of the Christian Burial was held on Friday, September 2nd, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating were Fr. Richard Meidl OSB & Fr. Gérald Michaud i.v.dei. Pallbearers were Ken McCormick, Ken Morrison, John Murray, Earl Huenison, Larry Yeadon and Doug Gratton. Attending the Guest Register were Marlon Dancy and Jeff Gratton. Ushers were Candace Gratton and Tammy Dancy. Tributes to Life were given by Bobby-Jo Eaket and Joel McNair. Readers were Bert McNair and Ethel Skulmoski.

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On behalf of our family, we would like to express our most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has reached out to our family after the passing of our beautiful mom and wife, Rachelle Eaket.

Thanks to Fotheringham-McDougall Funeral Service for helping with all arrangements, to St. Ann’s Parish, Father Richard, Father Michaud, and the CWL for presiding over and facilitating the service, and providing the coffee and lunches. Special thanks to all of the hospital and care home workers, especially the nurses at the Watrous District Health Complex for taking good care of mom and making sure she was as comfortable as possible in her final moments. We are humbled by the number of phone calls, messages, and visits we have received from all of our friends and extended family. Your words of support and shared memories are a precious gift so appreciated by our entire family.

We came across a note in mom’s jewelry box that we would like to share: Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, if so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, as any friend could say.

Perhaps you were not there at all - just thought of us today.

Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you so much, whatever the part.

With love and thanks from Darrell, Greg, Heather, Kristie and family.

Card of Thanks

We, the family of our beloved Micheal O’Driscoll would like to extend our deep appreciation to family and friends who offered support, kindness and sympathy during and following Micheal’s passing. As well to all who supported us with cooking, flowers, cards and everyone who attended the service, you will always be remembered. Additionally to Fr. Greg Elder for all of your comforting visits and blessings and the thoughtful service provided, St. Vital Parish, Battlefords Funeral Service, Community of Cando and surrounding area for the overwhelming baking contributions, Rosalind for dinner, Bob McKay for the solo of Danny Boy, Jim Ramsay for the pipes. Also a very special thank-you to the amazing staff on the Palliative Care Unit and COP Centre at Battlefords Union Hospital, your kindness, dedication and compassionate care will never be forgotten.

In addition, Bigger Home Care, thank you for the abundant kindness and support over the years and anyone else we missed, that provided care - Thanks. We also, send our gratitude to everyone who donated to the Palliative Care Unit at the BUH, in honor of Micheal. The many acts of kindness from all who reached out continue to be a great comfort, Thank You.

With sincere thanks, the Family of Micheal O’Driscoll

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

Tuesdays

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery. Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10. Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% progressive jackpot!

Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund. Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937-MEOW (6369).

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Thursdays

Sharing Grief Journey (formerly Grief Share) - a support group for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. New session starting Thursday, September 22 for 8 weeks. For further information or to register call Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Wednesday, September 21

John Paul II Community Service and Awareness Day at JP II Library from 9:00 - 11:45 am & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Set up a table to promote your service Group or Awareness Group, gather names for volunteers or promote your Community Group!. Share valuable information for our youth to become better citizens! For more information and to book a FREE table call Roxanne Stynsky at 306-481-5501 by Friday, September 16th. Each JP II Student is required to complete a min. of 10 hours of community service...let them know how they can help you!!!

Saturday, September 24

Topline Dance Club - Leon Ochs at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, downstairs at 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m.

- midnight. Lunch served, min age 19, dress casual. For more information call Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, 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, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear.

Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Casual worker experienced to work in residential care home. managing a home and work independently supervise and advocate for 5 clients. employment including 24 hours duties as needed. phone 306-445-0144 Needed: Home Support Worker (NOC 6471); F/T-Permanent; 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week, 2 consecutive days off per week; $15.00/hour; Work Setting & Location: Private home in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan; Duties: Meal preparation including shopping for food; Assist with personal care as needed such as bathing and dressing; Assist to and from doctor’s appointment including managing medications; Perform light housekeeping, including laundry, making beds and cleaning; Assist with attendance at social events, provides social activities such as reading aloud, playing games, watching tv or doing crafts and hobbies; Requirements: Some secondary school education is required; At least 6 months of home management experience is required; Driver’s license a requirement; E-mail resume: Employer: Amy; E-mail: dt66sorensen@gmail.com; Note: - Please include references of former employers to your resumes; Applicants should be Non-Smoker

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Municipal or School Division Elections) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: Mayor: Village of Maymont Councillor: Village of Maymont Number to be elected: 4 will be received by the undersigned on the 21 day of September, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Village of Maymont Office located at 112 Main Street and during regular business hours from Thursday, September 1, 2016 to Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the Village of Maymont Office located at 112 Main Street.

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What waits unseen beyond the mists of time There is a long-ago television program online involving an elderly man named Samuel Seymour.

As a boy of five, he was taken to the theatre one night, and saw a man fall from the balcony and hurt his leg. Little Sam was very concerned about him. But what he did not learn until later was that the man was John Wilkes Booth, who had just shot President Lincoln.

It brings to mind questions about where we were, and what were we doing, at the time of some significant event. Where were you in 1963, when John Kennedy was shot?

Where were you in September of 2001, when the World Trade Centre was destroyed in a terrorist attack? Where were you when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005.

Often these seminal events involved sudden death and destruction, but not always. And even events of a more individual and personal kind can stick in our memories, and be recalled as where we were when such-andsuch too place. Weddings, births and the graduation of family members or close friends, can sometimes be recalled in later years with vivid mental pictures.

In my teens, I was on a touring vacation with

my parents, and we rented a cabin in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of New York. In the early morning, after a refreshing night’s rest, my father and I walked to the edge of a steep precipice and gazed on an awe-inspiring sight below. It seemed as though we were above the clouds, looking down on swirling white mists not yet burned off by the sun.

My father was a trained musician who served in our home church as both its organist and choir director. Inspired by the scene, he began to sing a hymn with his rich baritone voice. It’s message was so fitting to what we witnessed that the memory has remained with me.

The song was written by Annie Herbert Barker (1844-1932). Annie Herbert was a native New Yorker, and a school teacher. She later married Mr. Barker and the two of them set off on a pioneering venture to Montana.

It’s possible that, in her travels, she actually viewed the same scene my father and I did, or one much like it.

Annie Barker’s song speaks of how, when the mists of time have been swept aside, believers will enter God’s eternal kingdom of light and love.

Her hymn is based on two particular verses of

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise‐Bible‐Studies.com

Scripture. “Now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known” (I Cor. 13:12).

And, “Beloved, now

we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He [Christ] is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is”

(I Jn. 3:2). It’s appropriate that the Lord Jesus is spoken of as “the Dayspring [Dawning] from on high” (Lk. 1:78). We look forward to a new day in His presence.

“When the mists have rolled in splendour / From the beauty of the hills, / And the sunlight falls in gladness / On the rivers and the rills, / We recall our Father’s promise / In the rainbow of the spray: / We shall know each other better / When the mists have rolled away. / We shall come with joy and

gladness, / We shall gather round the throne. / Face to face with those that love us / We shall know as we are known. / And the song of our redemption / Shall resound through endless day / When the shadows have departed / And the mists have rolled away.”

The refrain adds: “We shall know, as we are known, / Never more to walk alone, / In the dawning of the morning / Of that bright and happy day, / We shall know each other better, / When the mists have rolled away.”

Genuine riches: money not key Like me, I’m sure you’ve received dozens of notifications over the years that inform you that you are eligible to cash in on millions of dollars. Between the deaths of untold numbers of military men, as well as beloved fathers, uncles and who-knowswho-else, the number of dollars I would receive by responding to these spam emails exceeds my ability to count.

Just think, if I would simply supply personal information to these fraudsters who want me to believe they have my best interests at heart, I would be able to spend

lavishly for the rest of my life. On the other hand, if they would spend some money on a good education they’d have a good grasp of spelling and grammar, something they sadly lacked at the time of sending off those messages to me.

On a sadder note, I’ve heard of many people who are snared in these traps. When lonely or

perhaps desperate (or greedy) enough to believe the spiel they’ve received, they are caught in the net of deceit.

A study out of the Financial Fraud Research Center at Stanford University’s Center on Longevity estimates that somewhere around 30 million Americans (not counting Canadians!) are sucked into financial fraud estimated at $40 billion to $50 billion annually. Even more surprising, to me at least, is that “victims include older people, yes, but also younger ones.

Educated and undereducated. White-collar and

blue-collar. Dumb people and smart ones.” (http:// longevity3.stanford.edu/ blog/2012/11/19/scamsschemes-and-swindlesa-review-of-consumerfinancial-fraud-research/) Deceit and fraud isn’t restricted to financial matters, though. In his letters to the early church, the Apostle Paul warns of spiritual deception and urges believers to keep focused on the simple Gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. “ … the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him, for whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

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