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Battlefords Bright Spots

Halloween dominates

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

Snake Eyes Kids got a chance to get up close and personal with snakes, iguanas and other reptiles when Safari Jeff’s Animology Tour stopped for six shows at the Co-op Territorial Place Mall over the weekend.

Spectators packed close to the stage to get the best look at all of the animals Safari Jeff put on display. He also walked through the crowd with snakes wrapped around a stick or wrapped on his body. For more pictures from the show, turn to Page 2. Photo by Brett Smith

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It’s not the only thing going on, but it is the dominant theme among events coming up. That’s right, Halloween, or – for those of us of who lament the devolution of language for the sake of convenience – Hallowe’en.

While we’re all hoping the weather will hold so the kids don’t have to do the parka-under-the-costume thing, a truly Saskatchewan tradition, there are also a number of events to watch for, although there are sure to be more than even this column can contain This Saturday, Oct. 25, the Western Development Museum gets things off to a start with a family friendly event. It’s the 19th annual Great Pumpkin Masquerade. Running from noon until 5 p.m., the activities will include a costume parade with prizes for the best family costumes and the three best children’s costumes.

Comp in Action, from North Battleford Comprehensive High School, will also be there for their popular Haunted Tour.

Two dollars gets you into that. Overall, admission is $25 per family, or $10 for adult, $9 for seniors, $7 for students and $4 for children. Pre-schoolers get in free. Don’t forget to bring your carved or decorated pumpkin.

Later that day, Fort Battleford will be getting spooky. It’s the ninth annual Halloween Haunted Fort. It is aimed at

scaring you, so if that’s something you like, get yourself to the Fort Saturday by 8 p.m. But not if you’re under 13!

The WDM’s second Halloween bash is a two-day event Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Oct. 30. This is also meant to frighten you mightily, so, again, no one under 13 is to attend. Fright Nights will feature a creepy cocktail bar and the theme An Evening at the Theatre, When Your Nightmares Come to Life! Admission is $10 and the doors open at 6:30 p.m.

This year, Halloween is on a Friday, which for some makes it an even more celebratory occasion. There are opportunities around town to enjoy entertainment with a beverage, including the Windsor Hotel in Battleford, for example, where Brewster and Roosters will be playing.

The Canadian Legion of Riders is once again having their Halloween Costume Bash at the Sloan Auditorium, the basement of the Legion in North Battleford.

The headliners are the Barons of Buckingham, well known locally for their musicianship. Opening for them will be Jackwagon. Band member Laird Brittin says, “This band has been out of the loop for a bit due to pressures of jobs, but they are thrilled to return for some fun on Halloween.” You are to wear a crazy costume and a midnight lunch will be served. It all gets underway at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15, available from Northern Auto Parts, the Legion and members of the Canadian Legion of Riders executive. jayne@newsoptimist.ca

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Safari Jeff brought his 2014 Animology Tour to the Co-op Territorial Place Mall over the weekend for six shows. He has been doing these shows for the past 25 years. The event mixed live animals with footage shot from Safari Jeff’s trips across the globe to observe all kinds of animals in their natural habitats. During the show, he brought certain animals outside of the velvet ropes so the audience could get a closer look and better pictures of the reptiles. After he finished, Safari Jeff brought some of the snakes back out so the spectators could feel their scales. He also fed his tortoise, aptly named Father Time, on the stage for everyone to see. Photos by Brett Smith

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Transitional housing

Project offers residents homes and support

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

At the grand opening of the new pocket housing units in North Battleford were Mayor Ian Hamilton, Sheldon Gattinger, MLA Herb Cox, Liane Dagenais of CMHC, and Councillor Ray Fox. Photos by John Cairns

The new eight-unit transitional housing at 1322- 103rd Street is now officially open and ready for occupation. Each 300-square-foot unit includes a bedroom, a washroom and living room and kitchen areas.

Almost a year after the sod was turned to officially begin construction on the project, new pocket housing units at 1322 - 103rd St. are now open.

The grand opening was held Friday with officials from the City, Province and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in attendance.

Among the officials there was Mayor Ian Hamilton, Councillor Ray Fox, and Battlefords MLA Herb Cox. Also there was Sheldon Gattinger, president of the North Battleford Transitional Living Initiative, as well as Liane Dagenais of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The pocket housing features eight units. The aim is to house those at risk and those seeking to turn their lives around, including those with addictions issues, physical disabilities or mental health challenges.

The idea is for the tenants to rent the units for a short period of time, from six to 18 months in most cases, and then be in a position to move on to permanent housing.

The project got moving with financial commitments from the federal government through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Province of Saskatchewan through Sask.

Housing. Their contribution was a combined $425,000 through the Investment in Affordable Housing 2011-14 agreement.

The City of North Battleford contributed the land and professional services, and financial assistance was also provided by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs.

The announcement the pocket housing was going ahead was made two years ago and sod turning took place on a freezing cold afternoon last year.

Gattinger to reporters his reaction to seeing the finished project, was “excitement, joy, and also expectation to see people create new and prosperous and healthy and independent lives.”

The units themselves are “pocket suites” of 300 square feet apiece. The quarters are not large, but they are fully independent living units with a bedroom, a washroom and living room and kitchen areas.

While it is independent living, it is also supportive living, said Gattinger.

“We engage the tenants as well — we know them, we visit them, we make sure they fulfill the transitional plan they lay forward.”

That includes making sure they are fulfilling such goals as getting an education, or

entering the workforce.

“That’s how we partner with our tenants, to make sure they’re transitioning into their new lives they want to lead.”

So far one tenant has moved in and the expectation is all units will be filled.

According to Gattinger, there have been over 30 applications so far. The qualifying process to select all the tenants for the units is still under way.

The process is meant to find tenants “who best exhibit the traits to lead productive transitional lives.”

That means finding clients who will be the best fit for the building. Those would include people who are most committed to turning their lives around, including those who have exited detox facilities or who have registered for school in the city or entered the workforce.

Gattinger told reporters their goal is to select tenants who are in the most positive position to do that. The building itself is drug and alcohol free in order to help clients escape environments where drugs and alcohol abuse has been a problem.

This is the second major announcement to address the homelessness issue this month. Earlier in October an announcement was made that the Lighthouse in Saskatoon would be opening a permanent homeless shelter All Pants 3 for $100

on 102nd Street.

For Gattinger and his group, the effort has been a long one over several years.

“Along the way I got to meet people I wouldn’t otherwise meet, I got to engage with people I wouldn’t otherwise be able to engage with, and I owe a great debt of gratitude to the people who are gathered here today.”

Officials at the grand opening welcomed the new pocket housing units.

The housing will “make a difference in the lives of those who call them home,“ said Cox, representing Sask.

Housing minister Donna Harpauer at the opening.

“There homes will not just be a place to live. These homes will allow the residents to share their lives and support one another, and they will provide refuge and safety for the residents. And they will be a place where they will build their hopes and dreams for the future.”

“It is a community initiative, and community did it,” said Hamilton, who paid tribute to the partnerships of those who came together to make the project happen.

There was also optimism expressed by many that a smooth launch of the pocket housing on103rd Street could lead to more units being built in the city. An adjoining lot is available for more pocket housing units to be built in the future.

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Commentary

Why the mental health of girls needs national attention

By Saman Ahsan and Lee Tunstall Girls Action Foundation

A recent Maclean’s cover story entitled Revenge of the Teenage Girl was too tempting not to read. No doubt they were publishing this in honour of the third International Day of the Girl that took place Oct. 11. How surprising then, to find that this day was not even mentioned in the article, not even once.

We’ll admit that, after reading the piece, we wondered if the day was needed at all, as girls, led by ever-increasing numbers of celebrity feminists and corporations, seem to be doing very well indeed, thank you very much. No need for an International Day of the Girl to remind us of issues facing girls – they’re fast disappearing.

It’s true girls in Canada have come a long way over the past two decades. But not all girls.

Immigrant and racialized girls, as well as aboriginal, rural and LGBT girls still face significant challenges on a day-to-day basis. So do more mainstream girls, for that matter. While it’s always good practice to stop and celebrate our achievements and accomplishments, we still have a long way to go to truly empower girls.

In actuality, the pressures facing girls and young women are becoming more numerous, more intense and more complex. Girls are dealing with expectations from home to excel academically and socially. They are subject to psychological and physical violence, as well as sexual harassment. They face new kinds of peer pressures – including online bullying, “sexting” and increasingly absurd standards of bodily and beauty perfection. Many of these issues also intersect with one another, creating increasingly more complex challenges for girls’ mental health.

The non-profit organization, Girls’ Inc. coined the term “supergirl dilemma” in a 2006 report to describe the pressure on girls to be everything to everyone, all the time.

Although all these issues facing girls and young women deserve attention and action, on this year’s International Day of the Girl there are a couple of issues that deserve our targeted attention. Given the media attention on mental illness from recent high-profile suicides, perhaps girls’ mental health is the most urgent of these. A 2011 national survey completed on Canada’s young people by the Public Health Agency of Canada reinforced this fact when it reported girls consistently reported more negative emotional health outcomes than boys.

Boys and girls also respond to these emotional stresses in very different ways. Boys are more likely to ‘act-out’ or externalize mental health issues, which often translates into higher rates of delinquency, substance use and gambling addictions. On the other hand, girls are more likely to “act-in” or internalize mental health pressures. They report higher rates of depression, psychological distress, anxiety

disorders and especially eating disorders.

With all the myriad messages bombarding young people, from media to parents to teachers and yes, even to wellmeaning non-profits and government departments, it’s no wonder mental health outcomes for girls are becoming news worthy. In fact, a shocking report released last month by the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows the rate of hospitalization for preteen and teenage girls with eating disorders is dramatically increasing.

But this is all just interesting information unless someone acts on it.

While activists, advocates, community organizations and ordinary citizens continue to work toward a better future for girls, can we take more immediate action to change the coping behaviours used by girls and young women as they meet life’s challenges?

The good news is empowering programming that addresses girls’ mental health exists. They include supportive role models, community engagement and providing safer spaces in which girls can discuss their experiences and

discover they are not facing these issues alone. They also encourage critical-thinking, which is the best tool a girl can gain as she uncovers hidden messages about what a girl should be.

So do Canadian teenage girls need to take revenge on society, as the Maclean’s headline hints? Some might argue “yes,” due to many past injustices. But isn’t it more important to look to the future than dwell on the past? To do this, let’s empower girls through gender-specific, diversitysensitive programs to choose self-care over self-harm. This International Day of the Girl, let’s make girls’ mental health a national priority.

— Saman Ahsan is the executive director of the Girls Action Foundation, a national charity helping to create the next generation of strong Canadian women, based in Montreal. Lee Tunstall is the co-chair of Girls Action Foundation and an adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge. www.troymedia.com

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Mohagen says trip to China was an eye opener

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The heavily-promoted trip to China hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce proved to be a big eye opener for those who took it.

A group from the Northwest went on the “Experience China” tour offered by the Chamber through tour operator CitsLinc.

Among those who went was Sharon Mohagen of Blue Rentals, also a former president of the Battlefords Chamber. She had plenty to say to Chamber directors last Tuesday about her experience on the 12-day trip from Sept.

20 to Oct. 1.

The group included eight people from the Northwest — six from the Battlefords and two from Lloydminster.

The most obvious highlight was seeing the Great Wall of China. Mohagen passed around a commemorative book about the Great Wall portion of the tour.

But there were other high-

Sharon Mohagen speaks to fellow directors about the recent trip to China offered by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce in partnership with CitsLinc. Photo by John Cairns lights as well. There were visits to temples and to the major cities including Beijing and Shanghai.

Shanghai stood out for Mohagen compared to Beijing. “Shanghai is more cosmopolitan, more worldly,” she said. The place was filled with high rises and Mohagen noted “if you didn’t know any better you’d think you were in New York.”

China’s biggest cities have massive populations of several million people, and that stood in sharp contrast to Saskatchewan and for that matter Canada.

When Mohagen told her tour guide about the population of North Battleford, it was hard for the guide to comprehend such a small size for a city. She initially thought Mohagen had misspoke and

meant “14 million.”

“No, 14,000,” Mohagen responded. “She had a hard time trying to figure that out.”

One piece of advice she had for people was to “brush up on a little bit of history first.” During the tours there would be mentions of the “Ming Dynasty” and other things, which Mohagen said caused her to react “I have

Battlefords Best Marketplace and Expo

Trade fair happening this weekend

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is all set to host the Battlefords Best Marketplace and Expo Oct. 24-26 at the NationsWEST Field House.

The event runs Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce directors were updated at the Tuesday, Oct. 14 meeting about prepara-

tions for the event. It will see a few modifications from last year’s inaugural event, which ran on Thursday through Saturday a year ago.

Executive Director Linda Machniak noted the contractor will arrive Tuesday to put the carpet down courtside, and they will start putting in the larger items Wednesday.

As was the case a year ago, a number of guest speakers are lined up for the weekend.

Once again, New Yorkbased fashion designer Sunil Ramchandani of Jockey P2P will be among those attend-

ing. Ramchandani is also due to appear on CTV Saskatoon for the morning show and again at noon Thursday.

Derek Foster, the “Idiot Millionaire,” will be on hand to talk about his investment strategies on the weekend as well.

Also, marketing guru Jeph Maystruck is scheduled to kick off the week with a presentation at a noon luncheon Monday at the Dekker Centre.

Instead of an exhibitor breakfast, an exhibitor social is happening on Saturday night from 7 to 9 p.m.

Exhibitors were being contacted to get their booth information and more volunteers were being sought.

no idea what he’s talking about.”

A few things about ordinary life there stood out for her.

The reports about smog in China are true. In fact, it was easier for Mohagen to count up the days when the smog had cleared.

Mohagen said there was one day in Beijing that the “rain came and we got some blue sky that day.” The other day of blue sky was in Shanghai, and it was a similar situation.

All her photos from China are hazy, she said. At one point they went to a tea plantation and “I didn’t even realize we were in the mountains” because of the haze.

Also of interest: the food.

It was good, Mohagen said, and some of the meals were spicy.

But it was also a menu aimed at tourists and perhaps toned-down to suit their tastes. It “wasn’t like the real China sort of thing,” said Mohagen. Chamber president Ryan Moe suggested the group got the “safe menu”.

Another topic people were interested in was the washroom facilities in China. It was mentioned you cannot flush toilet paper down the toilet there. They don’t have the infrastructure to handle it.

One thing noticeable for Mohagen was the size of the stores there. The stores

themselves were very narrow, about six-by-eight feet.

“They’re barely enough for three people to get into,” she said.

“There was no rhyme or reason to the stores, either,” Mohagen said. One store would sell cashmere sweaters and then the next one would be a machine shop, she observed.

As for life in China, there were plenty of bicycles and scooters around. It was also upscale and high-tech.

“Everybody has cell phones,” Mohagen said.

“And girls, they like to look their best. They could be living in squalor at home, but they love to look their best and they are dressed to the nines all the time. ” The tour was well worth it for Mohagen and the others.

The Chamber, however, did take a financial hit as numbers were not what was needed to get to break even.

On the positive side, there has been good word-ofmouth, with Moe noting there were several comments received by the Chamber from people saying they wish they had gone on the trip.

Moe told directors there has been discussion about doing another China tour next year. But they may set it up so a certain number of people are signed up or prepaid in advance before the trip goes ahead to ensure the Chamber breaks even.

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City council mulls over possible STARS donation

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

North Battleford council received a request for a donation to the STARS Air Ambulance at an Oct. 14 meeting.

The correspondence dated Oct. 1, from STARS executive director Rod Gantefoer,

asked for urban municipalities to adopt a resolution encouraging them to voluntarily donate $2 per capita to the STARS program. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities passed a similar resolution to that effect.

Included in the correspondence were statistics for 2013 Saskatchewan missions for

the STARS air ambulance.

Those showed North Battleford was the prime destination for STARS missions in the province, with 42, eight more than Prince Albert.

Those numbers were noticed by Councillor Cathy Richardson, who also noted in speaking to STARS representatives at the SUMA convention that they are

“usually alarmed when the alarm goes and its North Battleford, because it’s usually very serious.”

Richardson suggested the issue was something that could be taken up during budget deliberations. Mayor Ian Hamilton concurred, though he was interested in knowing how many of those missions involved North Battleford

residents.

The issue is likely to return at budget deliberations.

Councillor Ryan Bater did, however, express his desire for more information to come back at that time as well about the total budget

of STARS and also which other communities are contributing.

“I have all sorts of concerns, yet this is obviously a valuable service that does a lot of good for people in our city,” Bater said.

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Last week’s News-Optimist online poll:

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The provincial government has announced the new Saskatchewan Hospital project is ready for the Request for Proposals stage. In response, CUPE has scheduled a town hall meeting regarding the P3 aspect of the plan. ✓ I agree with CUPE when it says P3 hospitals cost more. This is a bad idea. 20.3% ✓ As the government says, going P3 will save the taxpayers money. Let’s get on with it. 13.5% ✓ I think CUPE is more worried about union jobs than taxpayer burden. 50% ✓ The government will push this through as part of an antilabour agenda.16.2%

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This week’s News-Optimist online poll: A synthetic ice rink will be installed on Rotary Plaza in front of the CUplex for year-round skating. What is your opinion on the upcoming artificial ice surface? ✓ There’s no substitute for real ice. I’ll pass. ✓ It’ll be great for the summer, but might be cold to skate outside in the winter. ✓ This will be another great addition to the CUplex. I’m excited. ✓ I’m skeptical, but willing to give it a shot when it’s installed.

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The Town of Battleford showed support for United Way Month by participating in a flag raising ceremony. In the photo are Lisa McEachern (United Way board), Verdeen Studney, Mayor Derek Mahon, Erin MacLeod, Morgan Coté and Breena Penner (United Way board). Photo submitted

Building plan presented for TG Watch property

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A building plan has been presented to council about a new industrial building in southeast North Battleford.

A $2.34 million facility at 10014 Fyfe Ave. will be the new home of TG Watch

Industries - Steel Fabricators in North Battleford.

The project is valued at $2,345,000 and is being developed by Echo Properties. The architect is David Edwards of Saskatoon and the building contractor is Wright Construction Western Inc. of Saskatoon. The size is 20,000 square feet and 50 parking stalls will be required.

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The pumpkin crop wasn’t wonderful in our area this year.

There wasn’t enough growing time. However, when fall comes, pumpkin is a Áavour we all crave. Even if we have to resort to using canned pumpkin, we start looking for good pumpkin recipes.

Pumpkin is a storehouse of many anti-oxidant vitamins. It is especially a great source of vitamin A, which is a powerful natural anti-oxidant and is required by the body for maintaining the integrity of skin and mucus membranes. It is also an essential vitamin for good sight. Research studies suggest that natural foods rich in vitamin A help a body protect against lung and oral cavity cancers. Enjoy this recipe and check our website for our great Christmas free-product offer at Breastfriends.ca.

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1 1/2 cups milk alternative (coconut 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds or unsweetened brown rice or almond 2 tablespoons organic butter milk) 3 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 tablespoon raw unpasteurized honey 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon unrefined salt 2 tablespoons spelt or whole wheat flour 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 tablespoons chives, minced 3 cups vegetable broth 1 - 398 ml can pumpkin

300F. Arrange pumpkin seeds To roast pumpkin seeds: Preheat oven to preheated oven for about 10-15 t in in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toas n. (To roast 1-2 cups of seeds, stir brow to in beg minutes, or until seeds just d salt and cold-pressed olive oil.) often and, if you wish, add a little unrefine ms and onion in butter until hroo Melt butter in a large skillet; sauté mus l smooth. Cook, stirring, until tender. Stir in flour and curry powder untik in broth, and cook until thickmixture begins to bubble. Gradually whisey, salt and pepper. Bring just to a ened. Stir in pumpkin and milk. Add hon ted pumpkin seeds and chives. boil; remove from heat. Garnish with roas

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Breach of no‐contact order lands NB man with CSO Staff A man convicted of child porn possession in 2010 and again in 2012 has breached his conditions again.

Richard Hanterman, 48, of North Battleford was sentenced to a 10-month conditional sentence order to be served in the community, followed by 12 months probation, after a guilty plea to his latest breach — in this case, to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18.

Hanterman was in Provincial Court in North Battleford Thursday for sentencing.

According to the facts outlined by the Crown, the breach took place in June of this year. Hanterman was arrested after police spotted a 16-year-old girl exiting a vehicle with Hanterman behind the wheel.

Hanterman was charged with three counts of breach of conditions, though a stay of proceedings was entered on two. Hanterman pled guilty to the other breach count Aug. 15.

Hanterman has a lengthy

criminal record. He served 20 months probation for a mischief charge from 2004, and in 2010 was sentenced to a 30-day intermittent jail sentence and an additional three years probation for possession of child pornography after 234 pornographic images were discovered on his computer by investigators.

As part of that sentence Hanterman completed a 14week sex offender program and a number of conditions were imposed, including no contact with anyone under 18, forfeiture of his computer and no possession of pornography of any kind.

However, Hanterman landed back in jail after he was arrested for breaching his no-contact order at the North Battleford parade Aug. 15, 2011, while still on probation. Two images of child pornography were also found on his cell phone at that time.

He entered a guilty plea to possession of child pornography and two breach charges in January 2012 and was sentenced to one year in

jail, less the seven-and-a-half months credit for time served in remand.

Hanterman also received three years probation, which again included the condition to have no contact with anyone under 18.

Hanterman has also applied to have the no-contactunder-18 condition removed.

According to the Crown submission Thursday, his latest application was dismissed in May by Judge David Kaiser.

The pre-sentence report into his latest breach rated Hanterman as a medium risk to re-offend. That concerned Judge Lorna Dyck as his previous pre-sentence report for the child porn charges in 2010 had rated him a low risk.

Judge Dyck observed Hanterman “hasn’t done enough” to address his risk to reoffend. She also called this second breach of a no-contact order a “flagrant disregard for a court order.”

Dyck reiterated those comments later during the defence submissions, describing Hanterman’s repeated

Lloydminster byelection set

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Nov. 13 has been set as the date for the provincial byelection in Lloydminster.

The byelection was called Thursday by Premier Brad Wall.

In a news release Wall stated he wanted to see a new member elected in time so the new MLA could participate in the fall

sitting of the legislature.

The seat became vacant this fall with the resignation of MLA Tim McMillan. It will be the first electoral test for all the parties since the provincial election was held in the fall of 2011.

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breaches as “thumbing (his) nose at the court.”

Defence counsel cited several mitigating factors, noting the breaches all involved family members. As well, it was noted Hanterman accepted responsibility each time he had been charged and had been co-operative with authorities and entered early guilty pleas.

The Crown asked for five to six months in jail for Hanterman followed by three years probation. The defence position called for

a conditional sentence order with no probation, lasting somewhere in the range of eight to 12 months.

In her ruling Judge Dyck decided not to send Hanterman back to jail, citing the need for Hanterman to get some programming to address his repeated breaches.

Instead, she sentenced Hanterman to the 10-month CSO followed by one-year probation.

Among the lengthy set of conditions are that Hanterman have no contact with

anyone under 18, not access or possess any pornography and not use a computer/ device capable of accessing Internet.

He must also participate in assessment for sex offending, and do addiction assessment and personal counseling. A $100 surcharge was assessed as well.

The judge urged Hanterman to follow the terms and “this will all be behind you.” But she also made clear that if Hanterman breaches again he could go back to jail.

Theft of gasoline from station on Territorial Drive North Staff The North Battleford RCMP recevied approximately 36 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 and 6a.m. Friday, Oct. 17.

The calls included, but were not limited to, one false/nuisance 911 call, one false alarm, four traffic investigations/complaints, four municipal bylaw/disturbance complaints and one child welfare/family relations investigation.

Thursday

7:52 a.m. — Report of a laptop stolen from a vehicle parked on the 1300 block of 110th Street overnight.

8:31 a.m. — Small amount of change reported stolen from a vehicle parked on the 1500 block of 95th Street overnight.

9:51 a.m. — Damage to a window of a vehicle parked on the 600 block of 109th Street overnight.

10:39 a.m. — Theft of gasoline from a business on Territorial Drive North. Suspect vehicle described as a Grey Ford Focus with a female driver.

11:59 a.m. — Call of an intoxicated man throwing rocks at an apartment building on 105th Street. 42-year-old man located and arrested for

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1:03 p.m. — Two 16year-old youths arrested for mischief after a complaint of two heavily intoxicated teens passing out and falling down in the area of 111th Street and 10th Avenue.

1:36 p.m. — Sunglasses reported stolen from a vehicle while parked on 17th Avenue overnight.

1:48 p.m. — Several complaints of damage to property on 103rd Street, 8th Avenue area. Some buildings in the area spray-painted by unknown persons. Also similar damage in area of 91st Street and 19th and Territorial.

2:35 p.m. — 38-year-old woman arrested and facing a charge of theft under $5,000 after a shoplifting complaint at a business on Territorial Drive North.

2:41 p.m. — Vehicle parked on 1200 block of 102nd street gone through overnight, nothing reported missing or damaged.

3:16 p.m. — Truck re-

ported stolen from 106th Street sometime over the past few days. Vehicle later recovered by members. A 14-year-old youth was arrested in connection with this investigation a charge of theft pending. A second youth was also involved in this matter but could not be charged due to his age, 11. Youths were located shortly after 5 p.m. in connection with a complaint on Territorial Drive East of some youths looking through cars. Both fled from members and were subsequently arrested after a search and foot chase in the area of 8th and 9th Avenue.

6:06 p.m. — 15-year-old youth reported missing from a residence for approximately two hours. Located a short time later.

7:03 p.m. — Vehicle parked on 1400 block of 94th Street gone through some time during previous night. Personal property reported taken.

11:26 pm – Complaint of an intoxicated man trying to pass out in the complainant’s vehicle parked on 109th Street. The man was arrested and lodged until sober.

11:59 pm – Complaint of a loud party at an address on St. Laurent Drive. Members attended and warned the homeowner.

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Realtors help teen girls find empowerment

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

“We want strong girls, women that are empowered and self confident feel good about the decisions that they are making,” says Nicole Whitton. “That’s why we keep doing what we’re doing.”

Whitton is the executive director of the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre.

Last Wednesday, members of the Saskatchewan Association of Realtors met with Whitton and counsellor Julie Huestis to hear about the program to which their association has granted $5,000.

Chris Guérette, chief operating officer of the Association of Saskatchewan Realtors said each year members fundraise $30,000 or more, with $5,000 being granted to six organizations chosen by a panel of realtors from six regions across Saskatchewan.

Coming together to choose the grant recipients is a huge learning opportunity for realtors, says Guérette.

Meeting with Whitton and Huestis were association members Tracy Voigt, Stephanie Lees and Al White, who is a past president of the provincial association, as well as Mayor Ian Hamilton of the City of North Battleford and Battlefords MLA Herb Cox. They heard about BASAC’s program entitled Inspiring Change, now going into its second year.

Whitton said she and

Huestis, who came on board BASAC about five years ago, felt passionate about starting prevention/education programs for students, starting with Girl Power and 2BBoys for pre-teens.

They have done both these programs throughout the Battlefords and area, including First Nation schools.

Last year, she said, they started a program for older girls, the Inspiring Change Teen Group, working with two Grade 9 classes at North Battleford Comprehensive High School.

Whitton said when Huestis was asked to take the program on, “she grabbed it and just ran with it, and that’s why we are all here today.”

Several facts were laid out to the visitors, as established by canadianwomen.org: nine out of 10 girls say they feel pressure from the media to be thin; only 14 per cent of girls in Grade 10 say they are selfconfident; almost half a million girls have posted YouTube videos of themselves asking “Am I pretty? Am I Ugly?”; negative body image makes girls less likely to be physically active, resulting in only 11 per cent of girls aged 16-17 being physically active enough to benefit their health; half of all women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16; and, less than 10 per cent of all sexual assaults are reported to the police.

“Because of these facts, this is why BASAC created

the 10-week empowerment group to offer to teen girls.” said Whitton. “And those are just some of the facts.”

The first week of the program is about the concept of power. What is empowerment? What is self-empowerment? It’s about of importance of gaining knowledge and understanding yourself, said Whitton.

Week two is about communication – how to share feelings, body language, verbal and listening skills.

Week three is about body image. Little girls, teen girls and women are influenced by images in the media, magazines and music videos.

There is concern and alarm about the overall impact of media, which has become so powerful young women are comparing themselves to professional underweight models, said Whitton.

“The messages are in our faces and these girls’ faces every single day,” said Whitton. She added these messages have actually been around for a long time.

Huestis noted there was a Barbie doll available in the 1960s that came with a scale and a little book on How to Lose Weight. Inside it said, “Don’t eat.”

Week four is about relationships and peers, which goes hand in hand with the focus of week five, girl-ongirl bullying.

Anger management is the focus of week six, which includes learning how to apologize.

Local members of the Saskatchewan Association of Realtors met with Nicole Whitton, executive director, and counsellor Julie Huestis of the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre to hear about the program to which their association has granted $5,000. Left to right are Huestis, Tracy Voigt, Mayor Ian Hamilton, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, Stephanie Lees, Al White, Chris Guérette of ASR and Whitton. Photos by Jayne Foster Journaling and meditation, their benefits and how to use them is week seven’s topic.

Alcohol and drugs is the top of week eight, and week nine looks at personal safety, talking about sexual assault, acquaintance rape and things to be aware of to have more personal safety in their lives.

Week 10 is a wrap up and review.

Throughout the program, the girls learn through conversation, activities, crafts

and videos. Each session of the program is an hour and a half long.

Whitton said BASAC is excited about this year’s program, which gets underway at North Battleford Comprehensive High School Oct. 28. After the first year’s pilot program, said Whitton, they received evaluation and feedback and “over the summer made it even better.”

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year it has awarded grants. In addition to BASAC, grants went to Yorkton Women in Need – Shelwin House, Riverside Mission Inc. of Moose Jaw, Rose Garden Hospice Association Inc. of Prince Albert, Saskatoon Crisis Nursery and Regina Sexual Assault Centre.

All the funds raised go toward the grants, and any funds over and above the $30,000 go toward a funding endowment that will, hopefully, be self-sustaining in the future.

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NOMINATION FORM 2014 2014 Citizen of the Year & Junior Citizen of the Year I nominate ____________________________________________________ of ___________________________________________________________ I believe my nominee deserves this award because: (Write out reason and attach to nomination form.)

Saskatchewan Association of Realtors local members Tracy Voigt, Stephanie Lees and Al White, in the back row, and MLA Herb Cox and Mayor Ian Hamilton each gaze into a mirror during the demonstration of an exercise used in the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre’s Inspiring Change Teen Group program.

NOTE: This is not a ballot and it is not necessary to send in more than one nomination for each nominee. The decision is not based on the number of nominations a person receives.

Mail this nomination form to: Citizen of the Year Judges P.O. Box 1029, North Battleford, SK S9A 3E6.

All nominations must be received by December 3, 2014 The Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year awards are presented to Battlefords & District citizens for distinguished service to their community. To nominate a Citizen or Junior Citizen of the Year, prepare a presentation using the following guide: 1. State the nominee’s name, address and phone number (home/business).

2. State the nominator’s name, address and phone number (home/business).

3. Provide family information including the names of the nominee’s spouse, children, brothers, sisters and parents.

4. Supply a recent close-up photo of the nominee (if available).

5. Please include in your nomination letter: a. Brief history of nominee with education and family along with personal accomplishments through work. b. A list of nominee’s interests outside of work, volunteer organizations or contributions to their community. If the nominee has received any awards please include these. c. Attach a precise cover letter stating why the nominee should be chosen for this prestigious award and include letters of support which offer insight into the candidate’s involvements. These are helpful to the selection committee.

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Light of Christ Catholic Schools Education Week

Graduation goals encouraged from first day of school

Light of Christ Catholic School Division Director of Education Cory Rideout (far left) and John Paul II Collegiate principal Carlo Hanson (far right) present graduation class certificates to students Erik Littlepoplar, Abby Closen and Jordyn Nachtegaele, representing the student body, in celebration of Education Week. The certificates name the students as members of graduation classes of the future, underscoring the division’s goal of helping all students work toward that goal. Photos by Jayne Foster

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

It’s a happy coincidence

that the province’s theme for this year’s Education Week is the same as that chosen

by Light of Christ Catholic School Division - Celebrat-

ing Student Success.

There are various activities planned across the division’s seven schools, but every K-9 student will have

Students of St. Mary donned graduation caps in affirmation of their goals to graduate.

Light of Christ Catholic School Division Director of Education Cory Rideout (far left) and St. Mary School vice-principal Amanda Risling (far right) present graduation class certificates to students Tia Bird, Grade 4, Austin Armstrong, Grade 7, and Braxton Smith, kindergarten, in celebration of Education Week. The certificates name the students as members of graduation classes of 2023, 2020 and 2027, respectively.

one thing in common. They will be receiving future graduation certificates as a commitment by the division to make graduation a goal

for students from the beginning of their school years.

It’s not solely the high schools’ responsibility to improve graduation rates.

Blown Away

Thursday all of the Light of Christ Catholic School band students heard a performance by the University of Saskatchewan Wind Orchestra and Jazz Band.

The performance gave the students an insight into what’s possible if they stay in band. Both directors told the students they were the best school audience they have ever seen. They said they were pleased with how respectful, appreciative and happy the kids were. Photos submitted

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It should start when children first come to school, says Director of Education Cory Rideout.

The certificates and a letter to be taken home to their parents is the division’s way of telling students their future will be a priority with the division, even – and perhaps especially – if they have troubles along the way.

With the certificates, the letter and the recent installation of graduation class plaques on each classroom door, students are being told there will always be somebody to look for them if they should get lost.

Rideout says that promise is in line with their Statement on Catholic Education, Build Bethlehem Everywhere, which states: “We often assume that the worst of all possible scenarios is to be lost. We know, in fact, that this is not true.

The worst of all possible scenarios is to be lost, and to realize that no one is coming to look for you.”

In the letter going home to the parents, it is stated, “Should your child ever face difficulties during the educational journey with us, rest assured that we will not give up on them. We will never stop looking for more effective ways to build strong relationships with our students in an effort to meet their individual educational needs. At Light of Christ Catholic Schools, you are always a member of our family.”

Rideout also says in the letter, “Each and every day we get to see the faces of the future in the children we serve; your children. It is an important job and one that none of us take lightly.

We hope this certificate will be something you and your child look at from time to time, and use in ‘staying the course’ through your child’s educational career.”

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Marigold Sale Celebrates Fall

Eva Scott, a master knitter, was one of the vendors at the annual Marigold Market at the Chapel Gallery Friday and Saturday.

Photos by Jayne Foster

Arts and crafts of all kinds were available at the Chapel Gallery during the fourth annual Marigold Market. Some of the items on sale for the two days were pottery, paintings, sculpture, knitting, glass art, fabric items, foods, face and body products and jewelry.

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Mother daughter exhibition on at Chapel Gallery

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

Until Nov. 1, local artist and art instructor Rosemarie Stadnyk is exhibiting her acrylic and multi medium paintings alongside her daughter Melanie Rudy’s quilts and paintings at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford.

Their show, entitled She Sparkles, represents five generations of artists in the Stadnyk family inspired by colour and the exploration of materials and techniques in various art forms.

Stadnyk said last week, “I love the way they displayed it. The Chapel Gallery did an excellent job.”

The two artists’ works are on display in the Windows Salon of the gallery.

“Mom and I talked about doing shows together for the past few years, but we never really have enough work,” said Rudy.

When they had enough, they brought it up with the Chapel Gallery, and a show was scheduled.

“Next time, we’re going to be in the big room,” laughed Rudy, an alumna of Olds College in Alberta, where she specialized in fashion design with a sewing major.

She got bitten by the quilting bug when living in the

Among Melanie Rudy’s acrylic paintings are two depicting the flooding in Calgary last year. Above, is a nighttime depiction.

Below is morning. Rudy makes her home in Calgary where she and her husband have an oilfield business and where she practices and teachers in her art forms.

Until Nov. 1, local artist and art instructor Rosemarie Stadnyk (right) is exhibiting her acrylic and multi medium paintings alongside her daughter Melanie Rudy’s quilts and paintings.

Photos by Jayne Foster small town of Eatonia, she said, and, at the request of her students, now blogs regularly on quilt design and technique at www.quiltersenjoycolor. blogspot.ca.

An acrylic piece by Rosemarie Stadnyk.

Roses are a family theme, and Rudy’s Generation of Roses quilt (above) hangs across the way from her mother’s painting of roses dedicated to her late sister Margaret. Rudy said, “Grandma is Rose, Mom is a Rose and I have Rose in my name.”

She Sparkles included a painting by S t a d n y k ’s n i e c e Anastasia, now in her third year of u n i v e r s i t y, illustrating the passion for art throughout the family.

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Brett Smith Sports Reporter

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Saharchuk nets three in two weekend wins for North Stars

By Brett Smith Sports Reporter

The home woes for the Battlefords North Stars ended last weekend.

The North Stars won twice at the Civic Centre, edging the Nipawin Hawks 1-0 in overtime Friday night and beating the Estevan Bruins 9-2 Saturday night.

It was a parade to the penalty box Friday night during the North Stars’ 1-0 overtime win that kept the game from having any real flow. The referees whistled 18 penalties between the two teams over the three periods.

North Stars forward Matthew Saharchuk had the best chance to open the scoring in the first period.

On a North Stars’ power play, Saharchuk skated in from the side boards and beat Nipawin goaltender Joe O’Brien, but did not beat the post.

Later in the first, Jordan Townsend outskated the Nipawin defence on a shorthanded rush, but O’Brien turned him aside.

Nipawin had their chance to open the scoring in the first. On the rush into the

zone, Keegan Kjargaard found iron with his shot on North Stars goaltender Spencer Tremblay.

In the second, the North Stars couldn’t capitalize on a second shorthanded breakaway of the game.

Reed Delainey broke into the Hawks’ zone and his first shot was stopped by O’Brien. Delainey got his own rebound, but O’Brien kicked out his pad to deny the second chance.

It was an uneventful third period until the final three minutes. North Stars forward Brenden Heinrich was sent off for roughing with 2:54 left in the period. The Hawks pressed hard for the game-winning goal, firing eight shots on net in that man advantage alone. Tremblay stood tall, with his best two saves of the game coming in close on Carter Danczak to send the game into overtime.

In the extra frame, Saharchuk’s shot from the high slot trickled through the pads of O’Brien to end the game and gave the North Stars their first home win of the season.

Tremblay stopped all 30

October 21 The Battlefords AAA Stars host the Saskatoon Blazers at the Civic Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

October 23 The Battleford AAA Stars are at the Civic Centre to play the defending Telus Cup champion Prince Albert Mintos.

Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

October 25 & 26 The Battlefords AAA Sharks welcome the 2014 Esso Cup champion Weyburn Gold Wings into Battleford Arena for the first of two games on the weekend. Game time Saturday is 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s game begins at 1 p.m.

October 26 The Battlefords Barons Atom AA Tier 1 face off against the Saskatoon Wild Lighntning at the Don Ross Centre.

Puck drop is 12:30 p.m.

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Robin Yew opened the scoring Saturday night against the Estevan Bruins in the North Stars’ 9-2 win. It was their second consecutive home win. Photo by Brett Smith shots for the first shutout of his SJHL career. It was his fifth win of the season.

O’Brien made 32 saves for the Hawks.

The offence came alive Saturday night as the North Stars trounced the Bruins 9-2 led by two-goal efforts from Heinrich and Saharchuk.

The North Stars got on the board 6:37 into the opening frame. A scramble in front of the North Stars’ net with Tremblay down led to nine of the 10 skaters on the ice near the crease. Tremblay knocked the puck out to Robin Yew, who skated the puck into the attacking zone. His wrist shot on the rush fooled newlyacquired Bruins goaltender Brandon Holtby. It was Yew’s first goal and Tremblay’s first assist of the season.

With 4:18 to play, the

North Stars struck again.

Ryne Keller’s point was redirected in front by Heinrich past Holtby for the powerplay goal.

About a minute later, the North Stars extended their lead to three. Adam Smith made a beautiful cross-ice pass to Connor Vermeulen, who snapped the puck over Holtby’s glove into the top corner of the net. Vermuelen’s shot knocked the goalie’s water bottle off the top of the net.

Just over a minute later, the North Stars scored their fourth goal of the period.

Heinrich found a loose puck in front of the Bruins’ net and snapped it past Holtby to put the North Stars up 4-0. It was Heinrich’s second goal of the game and fourth of the season.

Holtby did not come out for the second period. He made 12 saves in the first.

Tyler Gutenberg took the net for the Bruins, but it did not make a difference.

Less than four minutes into the second, Saharchuk found the puck in the offensive zone in the slot and shot it off the post and in past Gutenberg’s glove.

The Bruins tried to climb back into the game shortly after. After Tremblay made the first save, Jason Duret chipped the puck over the North Stars’ netminder to make it a 5-1 game. Less than three minutes later, Zach Douglas’ shot hit the post and hit Tremblay in the back. The puck stayed in the crease until Keegan Allison whacked the puck into the net on the ensuing scramble to get the

Bruins within three.

It was as close as Estevan would come. With 2:06 left in the second, Kendal Fransoo stopped a Bruins’ clearing attempt. He slapped the rolling puck on net, moving through the air like a knuckleball. The movement fooled Gutenberg and Fransoo’s first of the season put the North Stars up 6-2 after two periods.

The North Stars struck again less than five minutes into the third. Saharchuk snapped the puck over Gutenberg’s shoulder from the left faceoff circle for his second goal of the game. It was Saharchuk’s third goal of the weekend and teamleading ninth of the year.

Midway through the third, Jackson Bond scored his second SJHL goal on the power play with 11:46 to play. Less than two minutes later, Delainey capped off the game’s scoring with his fourth of the season, making the final score 9-2 for the North Stars.

Tremblay stopped 23 of 25 shots for his second win of the weekend and sixth of the year. Holtby picked up the loss for the Bruins.

Gutenberg made 26 saves in relief for the Bruins.

After a busy week, the North Stars (7-2-3-0) have just two games in the next 10 days. They travel to Kindersley to take on the Klippers Tuesday night. Their next home game is Oct. 30 when they welcome the Klippers back into the Civic Centre.

Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

Sharks split first two home games of season

By Brett Smith Sports Reporter

The Battlefords Sharks split two games against the Notre Dame Hounds last weekend at Battleford Arena.

It was their first two home games of the year.

In their home opener Saturday night, the Hounds edged the Sharks 5-4 in a back-and-forth tilt.

Following a scoreless first period, Jetta Derenoski scored her first goal of the season on the power play to put the Sharks up 1-0 less

than two minutes into the second. Landry Derdall picked up an assist on the goal.

The Hounds picked up the next two goals to take the lead. First, Jenna MacLean beat Sharks goalie Chloe Marshall 4:28 into the second. Less than five minutes later, Delayne Aikens scored an unassisted shorthanded goal to put the Hounds up 2-1.

With 5:23 left in the second, the Sharks leveled the score with another powerplay goal. Morgan Fraser tallied her first of the season when she beat Victoria

Bourassa. Laura Harper and Cassidy Fehr got assists on the goal.

Less than 1:30 later, the Hounds used the power play to regain their lead. Tana Terry’s goal put Notre Dame up 3-2 heading into the third period.

The Sharks scored a shorthanded goal of their own early in the third to tie the game.

Derenoski scored on Bourassa less than three minutes into the period to make it a 3-3 game.

Notre Dame responded with two goals less than

five minutes apart. Natalia Taylor’s goal 4:30 into the third put the Hounds up 4-3.

They extended their lead to two on the power play on Aikens’ second goal of the evening.

Fraser got her second goal of the game from Kailee McGarry with 3:41 to play to get the Sharks within one, but they were unable to find a second goal and fell 5-4.

Marshall made 16 saves in the loss for the Sharks.

Bourassa stopped 26 of 30 shots in the Notre Dame win.

Continued on Page 16

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AAA Stars keep rolling, winning streak extended to six games

By Brett Smith Sports Reporter

The Battlefords Stars picked up three wins last week to extend their winning streak to six games.

In their game Thursday night, the Stars held on for a 3-2 win over the Blazers in Saskatoon.

Brandon Lesko opened the scoring for the Stars 4:03 into the first period.

His fourth goal of the season beat Blazers goaltender Joel Grzybowski with assists from Layne Young and Derek Frater. About a minute later, Chad Grambo picked up his first goal of the season to put the Stars up 2-0.

The Stars extended their lead to three with 8:16 left in the opening period. Frater scored his third goal of the year as the Stars led 3-0 heading into the intermission.

In the second, Shane Sherban got the Blazers within two with 9:11 to play in the

Dawson Bacon picked up a goal in Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 win over the Moose Jaw Generals at the Civic Centre. Photo by Brett Smith frame. The Blazers cut the lead to one in the third period on a power-play goal from Nathaniel Wingerak with

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1:17 to play, but the Blazers did not get any closer as the Stars left Saskatoon with a 3-2 win.

Stars goaltender Brett Pongracz made 17 saves to pick up his fourth win of the season. Grzybowski stopped

27 shots for the Blazers in the loss.

The Stars continued their strong play with a 4-3 win over the Moose Jaw Generals Saturday afternoon at the Civic Centre.

Moose Jaw got on the board first less than five minutes into the first. Off a faceoff in the Stars’ zone, Trent Luby collected the puck, spun and fired through Pongracz’s five hole to give the Generals a 1-0 lead.

Later in the first, the Stars responded with two goals 17 seconds apart. First, Kaleb Dahlgren finished off a great passing play with 7:17 to play. Kyle Salaway dug the puck out of the corner and passed to Kaelan Holt, who set up Dahlgren’s second goal of the year with a behind-theback pass.

Then, with 7:00 to go, Jared Hillis won a faceoff in the Generals’ zone to Lesko, who snapped the puck past Moose Jaw goalie Colby Entz for his fifth of the campaign

to put the Stars up 2-1.

In the second, the Stars extended their lead to two 4:08 into the period. On a two-on-one, Dahlgren lifted a saucer pass to Holt, who finished the play over Entz’s glove for his second goal of the year.

Less than three minutes later, the Generals cut the lead to one with a power-play goal. Turner Ripplinger took a pass in front of the Stars’ net and jammed the puck past Pongracz’s left pad 6:55 into the frame to make it a 3-2 game.

With 1:08 left in the second, the Stars reclaimed their two-goal lead on the power play. After a scrambled draw in the Generals’ zone, Layne Young found the puck and missed it on his first shot attempt.

He quickly reclaimed the puck and snapped it past Entz who was out of position for his fourth goal of the season.

Continued on Page 16

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Positives shown in Roughriders’ loss to Eskimos Sunday The Saskatchewan Roughriders are hurting right now.

At 9-7, they’ve lost four games in a row, including Sunday’s 24-19 home loss to Edmonton which clinched second place in the CFL West for the Eskimos.

With first place going to the Calgary Stampeders the night before, we now know the Green & White will be heading on the road for the 2014 CFL playoffs. All that’s left to be determined is whether they go on the road in the West or through the East via a crossover.

As I’ve written in other spots, there are millions of fans in the Rider Nation and therefore there are a million different opinions coming out of Sunday’s game.

The Riders themselves are spitting mad that they lost another one, as this club isn’t used to that. As far as the fans go, of course several are spitting mad as well, while others saw it was a very entertaining football game on a beautiful fall afternoon.

But everyone can agree on the fact the Roughriders now have hope with Kerry Joseph at quarterback until we see the return of the injured Darian Durant. Joseph

got his first start since 2012 and tossed for 213 yards and a pair of touchdowns and truly did enough to win.

The backbreaker for the Riders was a 95-yard kick return touchdown by the Eskimos’ Kendial Lawrence to open the second half.

Saskatchewan was leading at the time, 13-4, but that took the wind out of their sails. And K.J. was on the sidelines watching as Lawrence cut through the Rider cover unit like a hot knife through butter.

It’s all part of the tune up for the playoffs.

“You always want to win the game,” reasoned Rider coach Corey Chamblin.

“That’s number one, but you do have to look at the positives. We were up at halftime and if we don’t give up the kick, maybe it’s a different game. We are getting chemistry back

together, but we still have lots of work to do to pull it off.”

And an assessment on Kerry Joseph?

“I thought Kerry was awesome,” Chamblin twinkled. “I couldn’t ask too much out of him. I thought he had to have help around him and he got it. He gives us a chance. When you look in his eyes, there was always a look that we could win it. That’s what you want. For a guy that didn’t go to camp and probably retired in his mind, I thought Kerry did an excellent job. It wasn’t about individual play. It was a 5-point deal. Last time we lost 24-0 to them. We are headed in the right direction.”

As far as Joseph is concerned, it was back to reality. Two weeks ago, he was focusing on retirement.

On Sunday, he was getting

Vikings set for football playoffs Staff The North Battleford Comprehensive Senior Vikings travel to Saskatoon for their quarter-final playoff game Wednes-

day evening.

They square off against the Tommy Douglas Tigers at SMF Field. The Vikings and Tigers finished with matching 2-4 records. Kickoff is set for 5:15 p.m.

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smacked in the head by Odell Willis and crunched in the ribs by Almondo Sewell. The Eskimo defenders put every lick on him they could.

“It was real,” Joseph explained. “But it’s a nightmare we didn’t come out with the win. I’m gonna be better and this team will be better. I know we’ll do the things we need to do to be there in the end.”

Immediately after the game Corey Chamblin anointed Joseph the starter for Friday’s game at Calgary. It’s a short week, prep time is limited and Chamblin said if Joseph’s healthy, he’ll play.

And what a convoluted mess the Rider quarterback depth chart will be since Darian Durant’s due to come onto the roster this week as well! It’s been a

head-spinning seven weeks since Durant went down in the Banjo Bowl and, although he hasn’t yet been throwing (publicly anyways), he’s scheduled to be activated this week according to GM Brendan Taman.

Hang onto your bingo cards. This thing isn’t over yet.

— For daily Rider news, follow Rod at @sportscage on Twitter.

Sharks control play against ND

Sharks forward Laura Harper (27) fights off two members of the Notre Dame Hounds for the puck during Sunday afternoon’s 3-1 win. Photo by Brett Smith Continued from Page 14 In the rematch Sunday afternoon, the Sharks skated to a 3-1 win over the Hounds.

Derenoski’s third goal of the year opened the game’s scoring for the Sharks. She was sprung on a breakaway by MacKenzie Cey. Dereonski’s first shot was stopped, but she knocked the rebound past Hounds goaltender Amanda Zeglen 5:17 into the first.

The Sharks made it a twogoal game 1:30 later. After a scramble in front of the net, Derdall retrieved the puck at the blue line for the Sharks. Her point shot beat Zeglen for her first goal of the season. Kailee McGarry and Keara Amson picked up assists on the goal.

Later in the first, the Sharks almost extended their lead to three on a two-on-one. Cey

and Derenoski passed the puck back and forth as they entered the Hounds’ zone before Derenoski’s shot was turned aside by Zeglen.

The Sharks controlled play for much of the first period, outshooting the Hounds 146.

In the second, Dereonski was stopped on an early breakaway attempt by Zeglen.

Later, on a breakaway for the Hounds, Shelby Tornato turned aside MacKenzie Prouse.

Early in the third, Harper gave the Sharks a three-goal lead. The puck was loose in front of the net. As players whacked away at it, Harper knocked the puck into the net 58 seconds into the period.

Tornato’s shutout bid was ended late in the third period.

After making the initial save,

Teagan Lubiniecki put the puck past Tornato with 1:44 left in the game.

It was as close as the Hounds would get as the Sharks killed the final moments of the game to earn a 3-2 win, their first of the season.

Tornato stopped 22 of 23 shots faced on the afternoon for the win.

Zeglen was busy as she made 32 saves in a losing effort for the Hounds.

The Sharks’ next action is Saturday and Sunday against the 2014 Esso Cup champion Weyburn Gold Wings. Earlier this year, the Sharks lost twice to the Gold Wings in Weyburn.

Saturday’s game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.

Their rematch Sunday begins at 1 p.m.

Stars take two against Generals Continued from Page 15 The Generals made it a one-goal game again on the power play with 13:14 left to play. Brayden Pachal’s shot from the point hit the inside of the left post and crossed the goal line to make it a 4-3 game.

Pongracz took the Stars the rest of the way as he made 13 saves in the third period to help the Stars hang on for a 4-3 win. The Stars netminder made 38 saves for his fifth win of the year. Entz stopped 35 shots in a losing effort for Moose Jaw. The two teams played again Sunday afternoon. The Stars used three first-period goals to cruise to a 4-1 win over the Generals.

Less than three minutes into the first, Holt scored his third goal of the season to put the Stars up 1-0. Salaway registered the lone assist on the goal.

Midway through the first, the Stars scored twice in less than a minute to extend their lead to three. First, Troy Gerein picked up his second goal of the season on the power play from Young and Salaway with 10:23 to go. Then, with 9:49 to play, Dawson Bacon got his second goal with an assist from Owen Lamb to make it 3-0 after one period.

In the second, Ripplinger picked up his second powerplay goal of the weekend. His was partially stopped by Stars

goalie Talen King, but the puck had enough power on it to cross the goal line.

Less than five minutes into the third, Young put the game out of reach. His fifth goal of the season from Keegan McBride and Lesko made it a 4-1 game with 15:54 to play.

King was solid in the third period for the Stars, stopping all six shots faced. He made 20 saves overall for his second win on the season. Entz made 32 saves in his second loss of the weekend.

The Stars (7-1-0-0) will attempt to extend their winning streak to seven against the Blazers Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

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FUNERAL SERVICES

Professional Services Provided with Heart and Compassion ROBERT MACKAY GEORGE HAEGEBAERT P.O. Box 806 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3

306-446-4200 BIRTHDAYS

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FARMLAND WANTED

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RURAL WATER TREATMENT. Patented iron filters, softeners, distillers, “Kontinuous Shock” Chlorinator, IronEater. Patented whole house reverse osmosis. Payment plan.

1-800-BIG-IRON (244-4766); www.BigIronDrilling.com. View our 29 patented & patent pending inventions. Since 1957.

Family & Friends are invited to a

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES GET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

All Cash-Retire in Just 3 Years. Protected Territories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT.

Craft and Trade Show, November 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST, Maidstone Legion Hall. Sponsored

by Health-Care Aux. Book tables call Marg at 306-893-4751 or cell 306893-7751.

SUITES FOR RENT

$1,500 Yearly Tax Credit

Professional D I R E C T O R Y BAERT CAMERON ODISHAW LA COCK Chartered Accountants 300 - 1291 - 102nd Street North Battleford, Sask.

Phone: 306-445-6234 Fax: 306-445-0245 —PARTNERS— Al L. Baert, CA Dale L. Cameron, CA Suzanne L. Odishaw, CA Jacques la Cock, CA

Let Us Help You Keep Your Business Rolling!

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STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Heavy Equipment operators for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators).

Camp job. Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

FOR SALE SMALL TRUCKING COMPANY hauling oilfield fluid east of Lloydminster • REGISTERED LIMITED COMPANY • • 2 TRUCKS WORKING WITH CONTRACT • • 3 DRIVERS MAY STAY ON • CALL

306.825.4132 MEETINGS

For Help Applying 1-844-453-5372 A-1 Service, Will Shingle, build fences, decks, interior painting, metal fascia soffit, home renovations, snow removal, etc. Phone 306-4458439 Interior 2836

Painting

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FEED & SEED HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252 Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @ www.westerncommodities.ca

(2014/2015 Grad Committee)

Annual General Meeting THURS., OCTOBER 23rd, 2014 7:00 p.m.

Large Lecture Theatre North Battleford Comprehensive High School

Grade 12 parents are encouraged to attend meeting.

2014-2015 Executive will be elected at meeting

For more information please contact Jim Fennig at jimdebbie@sasktel.net COMING EVENTS

COME JOIN US in the JOY & FUN of

SQUARE DANCING (Begin at the beginning)

PO Box 46 Site 145 RR1 Brandon, Manitoba R7A 5Y1

at the Ukrainian Senior Centre 792 - 108th St., North Battleford Instructor: Ray Rosler Phone 306-445-3114 or 306-445-4671 for more information or to register.

**$0.48/mile to start** **Paid Can/US border crossings** **Paid loading** **Paid unloading** **Benefits incl. vision, health, dental, disability** **Company matched pension** Contact Tyler P: 204.571.0187 ext. 5 F: 204.571.9363 E: theuchert@ renaissancetrans.ca

National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week October 20-24, 2014

There will be

Walk-In Pap Testing Clinics at Battlefords Family Health Centre (Room 103, 1192 - 101st Street) on

OCTOBER 22 & 24, 2014

306-481-

MARKS MOBILE DUMPSTER. Will load and haul anything to dump. Tree cutting, hedge trimming, leaf vacuuming & blowing, eavestroughs cleaning. Free estimates. Call 306-441-7530

N.B.C.H.S.

Parents Association of Special Events Inc.

Fridays: 2 - 4 pm, Beginning on Oct 24/14

Class 1 Drivers Required

Covers: -Hip/Knee Replacements, - Arthritic knees, hips, hands, or shoulders, - COPD, other Disabling Conditions 1622 - 99 Street NB $149,900.00 Cute + Functional 2 + 2 Bedroom 2 Baths, Large deck Off street parking Contact 306-270-1409 or 306-480-5299

STEEL BUILDINGS... “GIFT-CARD GIVE-AWAY!” 20X22 $4,358. 25X24 $4,895. 30X30 $6,446. 32X32 $7,599. 40X46 $12,662. 47X72 $18,498. One End wall Included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

SERVICES FOR HIRE

$15,000 Refund (On Avg)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

-PARTNERSGarth Swanson, CA Greg Gryba, CA

2 Bedroom Duplex for rent, new appliance, $1,150/month. Water included. Call 306-441-6728 OR 306937-7252

HOUSES FOR SALE

I Buy Ugly Houses Buying beat up revenue homes, stalled reno projects, foreclosure properties, estates or what have you? Cash offers quick closing. Must be within city of NB or town of Battleford. Call Derrick 306-230-6919

1282 - 101st Street North Battleford, Sask.

Telephone 306-445-0488 Facsimile 306-446-3155

DUPLEXES FOR RENT

The Disability Tax Credit Allows for:

DRIVING HORSE, EQUIPMENT, Vehicle & Tack Sale. Summarized Sale Items: 8 driving horses, various bridles, lines, harness’, collars, Scot Tops, set of heavy brass pulling harness, straps of 4 brass bells, fine black harness, horse trailer, cutters, democrat, wagon, sleighs, carts buggies, flat/bob flat deck, double trees, training items. View items on offer and sale details at www.lloydexh.com or www.kramerauction.com. Preview: October 24, 6 - 8 p.m. Sale October 25, 11 a.m. Accepting entries until October 23, 2014. Lloydminster Exhibition Assoc. 306-825-5571.

Chartered Accountants

Wanted: Half section or more of Pasture/Hayland with yardsite. Email: wroxeter54@sasktel.net / 306843-7844

10302-A Henderson Dr. Main floor 1,072 sq ft Fully finished 2 bedrooms up/one down Immediate possession Plenty of extras For further details call 441-4399

AUCTIONS

SWANSON GRYBA & COMPANY

Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

1 Bedroom Basement Suite for Rent includes heat/water, tenant pays own power. No smoking, no pets, no children. Looking for quiet working adult. Off street parking/newly renovated. Rent $800/monthly, damage required & references. Available October 1. Call 306-445-1954.

COMING EVENTS

STEEL BUILDINGS/GRANARIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

RENT BACK AVAILABLE

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR SALE

at 805 Avenue P. North in Saskatoon from 2:00 - 4:00 pm NO GIFTS PLEASE

2006 Chev Malibu LT V6. Fully loaded. Factory Command Start. Next to New Tires. Very clean. Excellent fuel economy. Winter ready 99899K/M. 7900 OBO. 306-445-7864

AVAILABLE TO RENT

WANTED FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed Dealer.

1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Wanted Grapple Skidder, Feller Buncher, Processor Operators, Dozer Operators, Equipment Haulers, Class 1 Drivers for Log Haul, Self Loading Log Truck Driver Based out of DraytonValley Alberta Competitive wages based on experience, benefits, acommodation, and drives to airport provided.

Good equipment.

Fax: 780-542-6739 Email: info@lydellgroup.ca

Battleford Windsor Hotel is hiring Part-time Janitor. $15/hr Early Morning Job. Please submit a resume via email or drop off in person.

GPRC, FAIRVIEW CAMPUS needs a Power Engineering Instructor!

Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

from 1:00 - 3:30 pm PAP tests will be done by female care providers and a copy of your results will be sent to your family physican.

No family physician or health coverage?

We can help. No appointment necessary!

Just walk in! Bring a friend!

P A P A &A P revention

P P Program

wareness

Each year, 400,000 women in Canada receive an “abnormal” Pap test result. If left untreated, the “abnormal” cells of the cervix could develop into cancer.

JUST BECAUSE YOU FEEL NORMAL, DOESN’T MEAN EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.

Get your Pap test today. Pap tests save lives.

For more information and Pap clinic listings, visit: www.fmwc.ca

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SERVICE DEPARTMENT Personnel required. Busy expanding Chrysler dealership 40 minutes from Edmonton looking for individuals to fill the following position: Journeyman Automotive Service Technicians.

Flat rate system. Wages commensurate with training level and experience. Chrysler experience preferred but not essential, apprentices considered. Apply in person or by writing to: Brown’s Chrysler Ltd., 10447 - 104 Ave., Westlock, AB, T7P 2E4.

1-888-349-5566. Fax: 1-780-3496493. Attention: Dale Marshall or email: dfm@brownschrysler.com.

This Week’s Hottest Jobs!!

Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services Inc. Battleford, Sask.

• Driver • Visitation Coordinator • Parent Aide Aboriginal hiring initiatives within Canada are of top of mind for todays employers To view these jobs and many more please visit our Aboriginal recruitment website at www.firstnations jobsonline.com

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DO E E N IN KANAWEYIMIK CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC.

Kanaweyimik is an independent, non-political child welfare agency providing child welfare and family services to five First Nations.

Moosomin, Mosquito, Red Pheasant, Saulteaux & Sweetgrass First Nations contract for services with Kanaweyimik.

The following is a general description of a driver. Salary will be commensurate with experience, training and education. This is a 6 month term position with the potential to be a permanent position.

VISITATION PROGRAM DRIVER

First Nations Jobs nline

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DUTIES • Provide transportation for children and families to and from family visits.

• Report to the Visitation Coordinator.

phone 306 229 6774

Sakewew High School Invites applications for the following position

Casual Custodian & Casual Nutritionist ON Call in basis only

Sakewew High School has an enrollment of approximately 220 Grades 9-12 students and has a well-rounded program, operating within a four quadrant system.

For details contact Mr. Colin Sutherland, Principal Sakewew High School at (306)445-6800 Applications including names of references and current criminal record check may be emailed to c.sutherland@sakewew.ca Or Fax (306)445-6801 Box 288 11508-8th Ave. East NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK S9A 2Y3

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QUALIFICATIONS

The qualifications of the Driver shall be determined at the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors depending upon the needs of Kanaweyimik at the time. The following attributes are assets: • Must have a minimum of grade 10 education.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

• Must clear a criminal records check.

• Must clear a child abuse records check.

• Prior experience providing transportation services will be a definite asset.

• Ability to speak the Cree language will be a definite asset.

Application deadline is October 28, 2014 at 5:00pm. Start date to be determined. Please forward resumes by fax, email or mail to: (306) 445-2533, marleneb@kanaweyimik.com.

Only successful applicants will be contacted for scheduled interviews. Recruitment process to continue until a successful candidate is selected.

Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1270 Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0 Attention: Marlene Bugler

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

COMING EVENTS

KANAWEYIMIK

KANAWEYIMIK

Kanaweyimik is an independent, non-political child welfare agency providing child welfare and family services to Àve First Nations.

Moosomin, Mosquito, Red Pheasant, Saulteaux and Sweetgrass First Nations contract for services with Kanaweyimik.

The following is a general description of a Visitation Coordinator (Social Worker) position. Salary will be commensurate with experience, training and education. This is a 6 month term position with the potential to be a permanent position.

Kanaweyimik is an independent, non-political child welfare agency providing child welfare and family services to Àve First Nations. Moosomin, Mosquito, Red Pheasant, Saulteaux and Sweetgrass contract for services with Kanaweyimik.

The following is a general description of a Parent Aide Worker position. Salary will be commensurate with experience, training and education. This is a 6 month term position with the possibility of becoming permanent.

VISITATION COORDINATOR (SOCIAL WORKER)

VISITATION PROGRAM PARENT AIDE

CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC.

1 POSITION • To coordinate family visits for the Visitation, Supervision and Transportation program under the direct supervision of the Protection Supervisor and/or the Executive Director; • To act as a liaison between the Ministry of Social Services, North Battleford ofÀce and Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services regarding the Visitation, Supervision and Transportation program; • Responsible for coordinating visits for children in care of the Ministry of Social Services and/or serviced by the Kanaweyimik Urban Services Program; • Responsible for coordinating transportation for children and families to and from visits; • Responsible for facilitating wrap around sessions with families and children during visits; • Responsible for monitoring family visits and documenting their observations during supervised visits and providing their notes to the respective Ministry of Social Services child protection worker within 72 hours after the visit; • Responsible for facilitating family sharing circles during visits; • Responsible for ensuring that parents are prepared for visits and de-briefed after visits. The de-brieÀng sessions will provide an opportunity to review parental strengths observed during visit and to provide advice on how to manage difÀcult situations encountered with children’s behavior during visits; • Working in partnership with the Urban Services program to facilitate family access to prevention and support services; • Will comply with the provisions of the Kanaweyimik Personnel Manual as it exists from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS • Must have a University Degree from a recognized School of Social Work; • Must have at least 3 years experience and proven ability to work in the human services area, mainly prevention and support services with families and children; • Must demonstrate knowledge of The Child & Family Services Act; • Must have work experience assessing families and children; • Must have work experience counselling families and children; • Must demonstrate a clear understanding and knowledge of native family systems; • Must demonstrate knowledge in the area of family violence dynamics; • Must demonstrate knowledge of the effects of separation as it relates to placement of children; • Knowledge of the Cree language is an asset; • Computer skills are a position requirement; • Excellent verbal, written and time management skills are required; • A clear criminal records check MUST BE PRESENTED AT INTERVIEW; • Must have a valid driver’s licence.

Application deadline is October 28, 2014 at 5:00 pm. Start date to be determined. Please forward resumés by fax, email or mail to: (306) 445-2533, marleneb@kanaweyimik.com. Only successful applicants will be contacted for scheduled interviews. Recruitment process to continue until a successful candidate is selected.

Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1270 Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0 Attention: Marlene Bugler

CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC.

1 POSITION The Parent Aide is directly responsible to the Supervisor/ Executive Director of Kanaweyimik.

The Parent Aide is responsible for providing support services to families assigned to her/him by the Visitation Coordinator.

The Parent Aide will comply with the provisions of the Kanaweyimik Personnel Manual as it exists from time to time.

Responsible for providing one on one support services consisting of the following: parenting, budgeting, shopping or as identiÀed by the Visitation Coordinator.

Responsible for monitoring of family visits when children are in care of Kanaweyimik.

QUALIFICATIONS The qualiÀcations of the Parent Aide shall be determined at the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors depending upon the needs of Kanaweyimik at the time. The following attributes are assets: • Must have a minimum of a certiÀcate from a recognized School of Social Work or equivalent training and work experience in the human services Àeld.

• Must have a minimum of two years experience in the human services Àeld and proven ability to work in the human services Àeld, mainly child protection and family services.

• Must demonstrate knowledge of the area of Native family systems.

• Must demonstrate knowledge in the area of family violence dynamics.

• Must demonstrate knowledge of effects of separation as it relates to placement of children.

• Must demonstrate knowledge of The Child & Family Services Act. • Must demonstrate knowledge of the Family Systems theory and case management practices.

• Excellent verbal, written and time management skills are required.

• Valid driver’s license is required.

• Computer skills are a job requirement.

• A clean criminal record MUST BE PRESENTED AT INTERVIEW; Individual interviews will not proceed without Criminal Record Check being presented at beginning of interview.

Application deadline is October 28, 2014 at 5:00 pm. Start date to be determined. Please forward resumés by fax, email or mail to: (306) 445-2533, marleneb@kanaweyimik.com. Only successful applicants will be contacted for scheduled interviews. Recruitment process to continue until a successful candidate is selected.

Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1270 Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0 Attention: Marlene Bugler

Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.

Tuesdays, October 14, 21, 28 & November 4 Heart 2 Heart Program at the Primary Health Centre, North Battleford, 11427 Railway Avenue, Frontier Mall from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

The program offers information on cardiac conditions and reducing risk factors for any future cardiac event. Please call 306-446-6422 to confirm/cancel your attendance if you haven’t done so.

Saturday, October 25 Topline Social Dance Club featuring The Hamps at the Canadian Legion, 1352-100th St., North Battleford from 8 pm - midnight. Lunch served. Min. age 19.

Saturday, October 25 Harvest Windup Trade Show at the Battleford United Church, 52 4th Avenue West, Battleford from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 25 9th Annual Halloween Haunted Fort at Fort Battleford from 8 pm midnight. Tickets available at the door. $14.70 per person. Program is designed to scare adults, for that reason we recommend this program for ages 13 and older.

Sunday, October 26 All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus 1202105th Street from 10 am - 1 pm. $8.00 per person.

Sunday, October 26 Borden Lion’s Fall Supper at the Community Centre from 4:30 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 26 Notre Dame Parish Fall Supper at the Knights of Columbus Centre from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 26 Gospel Afternoon featuring Copper Creek w/guests Country Cousins. Coffee & snack provided. Held at Pioneer Hall, South Railway Ave., North Battleford from 2 - 4 pm.

Wednesday, October 29 Flu shots at Borden at the Community Centre from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Bring health card

Wednesday, October 29 Senior’s Harvest Tea and Bake Sale at the Club Room in the Community Centre at 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 31, Nov. 1 & 2 Halloween Howl Bonspiel - 3 events, prizes, open format, 4 - end games. Friday night, Saturday morning and Sunday. Ford Hot Shot Event - November 1 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Open to anyone non curlers welcome. 6 shots/person - as seen at Brier and Scotties.

Elimination rounds until hot shot winner - prizes supplied by Ford.

Saturday Fundraiser - Test Drive A Ford from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sign up at Twin Rivers Curling Club. For more info or to sign up for any or all of these fun events call Twin Rivers Curling Club at 306937-231 or email at manager@battlefordscurling com.

Le 1er novembre/Saturday, November 1 Une soirée où le mystére est de la partie...Énigme at Comédie Meurtre Et Mystere at Centre francophone des Battlefords, 1602, 103 e rue.

306-445-6436 - Une soirée pour adulte seulement. Nous demandons au gens d’apporter un amuse gueule. Bar payant. Si vous avez besoin de service de garde svp contactez le centre francophone.

An evening for adults only. We ask that guests bring a small hors d’oeuvre. Cash bar. If you require childcare please contact the Francophone centre.

Saturday, November 8 The Great Plains with Darrel & Saskia at the Battleford United Church at 7:00 p.m. Call Don at 306-937-3765 or Donna at 306-9373177. Refreshments included.

Wednesdays, November 5 - December 10 LiveWell with Chronic Conditions Program - Are you or someone you care about living with a chronic (ongoing) health condition?

Would you like to learn how to manage better? Prairie North Health Region is offering a FREE workshop at the North Battleford Primary Health Center, Conference Room 1 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. For more information and to register please call 306-446-8613 or 1-888-9225867 or email: Margaret.maunula@pnrha.ca.

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 306445-3223. 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 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

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What happened to the poplars in the river valley?

PUZZLE NO. 720

10.Owl’s question?

11.Just bought 20.Determine 22.Antenna 23.Pans 24.Stench 25.Evens’ opposites 26.From a distance 27.Sticky stuff 28.Lime skin

Roots, Shoots and Suckers Keith Anderson ‐ Executive Director

30.Antique 32.Superiors 38.Dispose of 39.Tearful 40.“____ She Sweet?”

42.Border 43.Links warning 44.“Star ____” 45.Rested 46.____ out (supplement) 47.Stir

International Society of Arboriculture, Prairie Chapter

Copyright © 2014, Penny Press

Leaf spot on poplar. Photo courtesy University of British Columbia Fall colour on the Prairies can be brief. If you throw in the right environmental conditions it can be shorter than brief.

This year, the Balsam Poplar in the river valley kind of turned a sickly dried out looking green that gave way to kind of brown and crispy. Some fall colour, eh?

Less than spectacular. In fact, dismal.

Balsam poplars + rain + heat + fungi = green sickly leaves giving way to brown and crispy that fall off the tree before you even see a hint of fall colour.

There are generally two leaf fungi that can cause this reaction in Balsam Poplar. Septoria leaf spot and Linospora leaf blight.

In this case the bark was not worse than the blight.

Reaching way back, into the cobwebs of my municipally shattered mind, to my Diseases of Trees and Shrubs class at Guelph U, diseases all need similar factors to line up in order to flourish. You need a disease organism + a susceptible host (Balsam Poplar) + the right environmental conditions (humidity and temperature) to support the growth of the disease.

We got all that lined up this summer and the result was early leaf drop and a lot less fall colour coming across the Battlefords Bridge.

The fungus lives as spores from one season to the next on fallen leaves.

The spores can be carried by wind, insects and splashing raindrops.

These leaf diseases affect other types of poplars as well, including the hybrids on our local golf course and

in the tree buffer around Territorial Drive.

So does the disease kill the tree? No, but infections year after year can reduce the growth of the tree and cause early leaf drop cutting into our already short display of fall colour.

ACROSS 1. Trade 5. Physique, shortly 8. Grass 12.Nero’s garment 13.Act like 14.Feel sore 15.Happily ____ after 16.Gun, as an engine 17.Kitten sound 18.Flat-topped hill 19.Wear down 21.Martial art 23.Not amateur 26.Give consent

29.Resounded 31.Aviators 33.Counted calories 34.Mommy’s sister 35.Round objects 36.Crimson or cerise 37.Reply 40.Wonderland girl 41.Abandoned 45.18-wheeler 48.Mine material 49.Smell 50.Like 51.Emulate Ice-T 52.Fairy-tale giant

53.Printed matter 54.Undercover man 55.Humbly docile

DOWN 1. Flower support 2. Knitted 3. Epochs 4. Pet bird 5. More exposed 6. Sung drama 7. Loyal 8. Feeble, as an excuse 9. Smashing serve

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 720

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

Professional Business & Service

DIRECTORY

Serving Our Rural Communities

T W B Construction Oilfield Cleanup - Oil Sand Hauling

KERANDA

PHONE: 306-875-9522

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1-800-387-6193 “Our Written Warranty Guarantees Your Satisfaction”

Trucks, Backhoes - Gravel Supply & Delivery BILL PIKE Res. 306-893-2362 Cell. 306-893-7614

TERRY PIKE Res. 306-893-4210 Cell. 306-893-7615 Shop Ph. 306-893-4500

Box 398 Maidstone, SK. S0M 1M0

MIGNEAULT GREENWOOD

Barristers and Solicitors Sallows Building 1391 - 101st Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 2Y8 Telephone: (306) 445-4436 Fax: (306) 445-6444 Kevan M. Migneault, B.A., LL.B. Murray E. Greenwood, B.A., J.D. Monte M. Migneault, B.A., LL.B.

MAIDSTONE OFFICE: Murray E. Greenwood attends at Elliot Insurance Offices every Thursday afternoon Telephone: 306-893-2461

P.O. Box 330 Maidstone, SK, S0M 1M0 Located: Bus.: 306-893-2631 507-Hwy. 21 N Fax.: 306-893-2410

Supplies for all your agricultural, industrial & automotive needs.

Marshall’s Funeral Home

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housekeeping services & more

• Spring Cleaning • Housekeeping • Contractor Cleaning • Renovation Cleaning • Move Out Cleaning

Gift CertiÀcates Available

Marcela Torres

Phone: 306-817-2998 Email: cleaningcall@gmail.com

We GUARANTEE our work

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Place your business card on this page CALL VALORIE HIGGS 1-866-549-9979 Fax: 306-445-1977 Email: battlefords.publishing@sasktel.net

Fax: 306-248-3339

CUT KNIFE OFFICE:

www.marshallsfuneralhome.ca

Murray E. Greenwood attends every second and fourth Tuesday afternoons at the R.M. of Cut Knife building.

Telephone: 306-398-2353

FUNERAL DIRECTORS Gordon Marshall Doug Hanley

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - PAGE 22

The many paradoxes in the life of Christ You likely know the old joke: What’s a paradox?

Answer: Two doctors. The actual dictionary definition is more to our point here. A paradox is a statement that seems to contradict itself but, in fact, it may not.

People can be paradoxical too. That is, there can be things about them that are contradictory. They can seem to be one thing, but in reality are something quite different. For example, Hetty Green (1834-1916) lived in the States in grinding poverty. To save money, she was known never to use heat or hot water in her barren apartment. And when her son broke his leg, Mrs. Green scoured the city where she lived, looking for a free clinic to treat him. Because of the delay, the leg never did heal properly, and it later had to be amputated.

But Hetty Green was far from poor. In fact, she may have been the world’s richest woman at the time, and her obsessive stinginess led the editors of the Guinness Book of World Records to label her the greatest miser who ever lived. In today’s money, she was worth between two and four billion dollars when she died. Her chosen lifestyle and her wealth were certainly paradoxical.

light to the world. He said, “I am the light of the world.

He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (Jn. 8:12; cf. Eph. 5:8).

All of these things are part of a strange and wonderful paradox. And in 1933 a hymn was published that noted some of the contrasts in the

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise Bible Studies.com There’s a sense in which the Lord Jesus Christ provides the supreme paradox of all. What He is, and has been from all eternity, is in stark contrast to how He appeared on earth. God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, worshiped by angels and enjoying the glories of heaven, came to this earth in poverty. The virgin-born Son of Mary, His first cradle was a manger (Lk. 2:7) The Bible says, “You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (II Cor. 8:9) In fact, “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

(Rom. 5:8) Grace is God’s unearned, unmerited favour to us, and it was by His grace that God the Father sent

Christ to die for our sins, so we might be cleansed and forgiven (Eph. 1:7).

He blessed us in other ways by His “poverty,” as well. Jesus was severely tempted by the devil (Lk. 4:113), yet He is able to offer us deliverance from temptation (Matt. 6:13; I Cor. 10:13).

He was weary and thirsty (Jn. 4:6-7), yet He offers us rest (Matt. 11:29-30), and offers us the spiritual water of life (Jn. 4:10, 14-14). He suffered human weakness, and death (Matt. 27:50), but through His death He helps the weak and saves the lost (Rom. 1:16).

It is the repeated testimony of the Bible that Christ never sinned (I Pet. 2:22-23; Heb. 4:15), yet He died in shame as a criminal (Isa. 53:12; Matt. 27:38). He died in a strange and supernatural darkness, Matthew tells us (Matt. 27:45), but He offers

life of Christ. It was written by a man named Paul White, but we know nothing more about him than that. There was a Christian missionary doctor with that name, but there’s no evidence he wrote any hymns. Nevertheless, Mr. White’s beautiful song is worthy of our attention.

It says, in part: “Weary–yet

He is the world’s only rest, / Hungry and thirsty–with plenty has blest, / Tempted– He promises grace for each test: Jesus, wonderful Lord. / Friend of the friendless– betrayed and denied, / Help of the weak–in Gethsemane cried, / Light of the world– in gross darkness He died: Jesus, wonderful Lord.”

Parable of the mushrooms White fungi have invaded our property. Not only that, both the front and back yards are supporting daily-increasing yields of the things and I can’t even pick them for dinner. Therein lies the culmination of any gardener’s frustration — a crop that cannot be harvested. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s template, let me put it this way: mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere and not a bite to eat.

It’s not that I mind fungi populating my green lawn, it’s just that because I am an avid grower of as much food as we can manage in our yard, it’s frustrating not to be able to use the crop.

Just out of curiosity I did an online search and I found it interesting to discover that,

according to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, there are 5,000 known types of mushroom in the world.

Of this number, eight varieties are described as “deadly” and approximately 100 are poisonous enough to cause one awfully big bellyache. Eliminate those and you’ve still got 4,892 varieties that, theoretically, are edible.

I then attempted to identify our newest crop. By comparing their appearance

with posted pictures, I’m tempted to think they are the variety known as bird’s nest fungi. To my great relief they’re considered non-toxic but while I’d like to believe they’re not dangerous to eat, I won’t risk trying them.

Furthermore, because I’m not qualified to distinguish good mushrooms from bad mushrooms, I would always pass up the delight of feasting on the best by avoiding dining on the worst.

I mused on the Parable of the Mushrooms and came up with this observation: in carefully avoiding the bad, let’s be careful not to miss out on the good.

“Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5: 21,22)

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.

TERRITORIAL DRIVE ALLIANCE CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

Notre Dame (RC) Parish

ANGLICAN PARISH

Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Cuong Luong MASSES: Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.

Sundays - 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

SUNDAY SERVICES St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:00 a.m.

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m.

OFFICE 306-445-3836

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK Rector: The Rev. Peter Norman

Hosanna Life Center 306-445-5079

Meeting at 1122 - 101st Street Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield Members of Christian Ministers Association

Reclaim Outreach Centre A Gospel Mission Teaching the Word Caring for the hurting

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

962A - 102 Street

Pastor Dave Miller

Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.

Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage” Pastor Don Toovey Furniture or Donations: Please call Don at

306-441-1041

Email: notredame.nb@gmail.com www.notredameparish.ca EVERYONE WELCOME

Community Baptist Church

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada

1202 - 103 Street, North Battleford, SK 306-446-3077 PASTOR: RON BRAUN

Phone: 306-445-4338 Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

10:30 Service

Everyone Welcome Canadian National Baptist Convention

306-893-2611 For booking the Wing:

306-893-4465

Come Join Us Sunday’s At 11:00 am

Phone 306-445-9096

A warm welcome is extended to everyone!

Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Church & CE Wing:

1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

306-445-4818 tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

Living Water Ministry

Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Zion Lutheran 10801 Winder Cres. 15th Ave. & 108th St. North Battleford, Sk

306-445-5162 Fellowship Hour 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m. www.battlefordslutheran.sk.ca Pastor Sheldon Gattinger Everyone Welcome

Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171 Rev. Frances Patterson

(YHU\RQH :HOFRPH www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net

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Kalanchoe, an ideal houseplant

By Sara Williams Having recently received a gift of a kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) as a houseplant, I realized how little I knew about it. It originated in Madagascar, a large island off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Its other common names include flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, florist kalanchoe and Madagascar widow’s-thrill.

They are succulents with circular, dark green (often tinged with red), fleshy leaves that are up to five centimetres long. The small flowers are in dense, erect clusters of about five centimetres in diameter. Most of the older kalanchoes had single flowers in red, orange or yellow.

Among the single-flowered varieties recommended and long used in Saskatoon’s Mendel Conservatory are Tenorio (red), Yellow Josephine, Sunset (orange) and Jacqueline (rose).

Newer introductions have broadened the range of colour to include pink, white, purple and bi-colours.

Double flowering types such as the Calandiva series are also available. Plants are generally 30 to 45 ccentimetres in height.

Kalanchoes make ideal houseplants, well adapted to the dry winter atmosphere of our prairie homes. Their flashy colours are a welcome contrast to the dull grey (and soon to be white) outside our windows. A bonus is their ease of care: full sun and normal room temperature are all they require. They will arrive in well-drained soil and should be watered sparingly, only enough to prevent the soil from drying out. Apply a water-soluble houseplant fertilizer, according to label directions, about once a month.

Generally on display at garden centres and florists from fall through Christmas, kalanchoes are long lasting, up to three months, but are not easy to push into a second flowering. Like poinsettias, they depend on day length to re-bloom and require about three months of short days (less than 11 hours of light) for this to happen. It can be done with effort and forethought, but is hardly worth the effort. Keep in mind that a houseplant’s main purpose is to beautify your home.

When they’ve stopped doing that, it’s time to perhaps start fresh.

Other species of kalanchoe are also commonly used as houseplants.

Felt-bush or velvet leaf (K. beharensis) is primarily a foliage plant. Tall (30 to 60 centimetres ) and upright, it has large (up to 30 centimetres) triangular leaves with undulating margins and a pubescent, rust coloured surface. The bottom leaves may fall off as it ages.

Pussy ears (K. tomentosa), also grown for its foliage, has a rosette form with succulent, pubescent, silver oval leaves

with a rusty-brown edge. It’s 30 to 45 centimetres in height and “cute” in the same way as perennial lambs ears.

A miniature species, K. pumila, is smaller in all its parts. Only 30 centimetres in height, it has silver-grey, pink tinged, tomentosa foliage, a semi-prostrate habit and violet-pink flowers, making it an excellent candidate for hanging baskets.

Tessa and Wendy are interspecific hybrids. With large, pendant, tubular flowers in pink and green, they are also

ideal for hanging baskets.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions: Oct. 22, A History of the Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, 7:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Anglican Church on Dufferin Street.

— Photo by Hedwig Storch

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