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North Battleford, Sask.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

In the news this week Staff North Battleford Fire Department and other emergency services were busy on the weekend dealing with a couple of vehicle fires.

RCMP also released a report on a side-by-side rollover in the Ruddell district dating back to April 2. Because of poor road conditions in the area local emergency services were unable to reach the crash site. STARS air ambulance was called in to assist and a 38-year-old man was transported to hospital.

At the April 4 meeting of Battleford town council a policy stating the Alex Dillabough Centre will not accept New Year’s bookings was formalized.

The Battleford Recreation Board’s concerns about damage and cleanup costs was backed up by council members.

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New legislature looks much like the old one Welcome to the new legislature. It’s pretty much the same as the old legislature.

The next Saskatchewan legislature is going to look similar to the one before, with a small group of New Democrats facing a large, confident group of Saskatchewan Party MLAs. While a few new faces did earn victories in the April 4 provincial election, it was very much an “incumbents’ election.” In contests between the sitting MLA and challengers attempting to steal the seat away, incumbents on both sides of the aisle won their races pretty much everywhere in the province with only a couple of exceptions.

One of those exceptions was in the riding of Prince Albert Northcote, with Nicole Rancourt of the NDP edging out incumbent Victoria Jurgens of the Saskatchewan Party by 232 votes.

The other exception proved the more stunning one, as NDP leader Cam Broten lost Saskatoon Westview by the exact same margin — 232 votes.

The winner was the Sask. Party’s David Buckingham, who had previously been mayor of Borden.

Getting the large measure of blame for Broten’s defeat was a new residential area in the riding that added Sask. Party voters, as well as Broten’s opposition to a P3 for a new school in the area.

This was the second election in a row in which the NDP leader lost his seat. But unlike Dwain Lingenfelter who resigned as leader on election night in 2011, Broten indicated he would take some time to consider his options.

The final results from Westview were yet to come in when Broten addressed supporters in Saskatoon.

“This isn’t quite the night that we were hoping for,” he told them.

Overall, the Sask. Party pulled in 267,238 votes province-wide, while the NDP had 129,530 for a total of 30.36 per cent, a percentage even worse than their performance in 2011. Their support that year was 31.97 per cent.

The dismal NDP vote count translated into only 10 seats across the province, a net gain of one. It was short of the most modest expectations. There was speculation going into voting day that the NDP might manage to get up to 14 or more seats. But the NDP simply failed to make the inroads they hoped to make in the half-dozen seats that were seen as the likeliest NDP pickups.

The NDP pickup of Prince Albert Northcote was widely predicted. They also took back Regina Douglas Park, which the Sask. Party’s Russ Marchuk had taken away from Lingenfelter in the 2011 vote.

But Marchuk wasn’t running again, and the new Sask. Party candidate, C.J. Katz, could not hold on against lawyer Nicole Sarauer of the NDP, who won 3,220 to 2,545.

But that was it for NDP gains in the province, and in the end one of them was cancelled out by Broten’s loss in Westview.

Other seats seen as sure NDP pickups ended up staying in the Sask. Party column. One was Moose Jaw Wakamow, which encompassed much of the seat that had been held previously by Deb Higgins of the NDP. Higgins was defeated in 2011 by Greg Lawrence in one of the closest races in the province that year, and it was thought the boundary changes would favour the new NDP candidate Karen

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But that did not materialize. Lawrence was re-elected with 3,459 votes to 2,785 for Purdy. With Warren Michelson having an easy time in Moose Jaw North, both Moose Jaw seats stayed in the Sask. Party column.

Another NDP target that failed to come through was Saskatoon Fairview.

That west-side Saskatoon seat was a longtime NDP stronghold during their years in power, but Jennifer Campeau had won the seat narrowly in 2011 for the Saskatchewan Party. The NDP thought they had a chance with Vicki Mowat, but after a hair-raising election night, it was Campeau who held on by a 194-vote margin of victory.

Two more Regina seats that the NDP had high hopes for also went the other way. The challenge from the NDP’s candidate in Regina Coronation Park, world-class runner Ted Jaleta, was a strong one, but he couldn’t win the marathon that transpired on election night. Incumbent Mark Docherty held on with 2,992 votes to Jaleta’s 2,848.

Another seat that ended up breaking NDP hearts was Regina Pasqua. Their candidate, Heather McIntyre, took a surprising lead in that riding, but the final polls to report in handed the win to Muhammad Fiaz of the Saskatchewan Party with 3,854 votes to McIntyre’s 3,579.

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One of those seats was Riversdale, where the NDP’s Danielle Chartier held off Marv Friesen of the Sask. Party by 228 votes.

In Cumberland, a usually-bedrock NDP seat, the Sask. Party thought they had a strong candidate in La Ronge mayor Thomas Sierzycki.

The thinking was that if the Sask Party couldn’t win Cumberland with Sierzycki as the candidate, they probably never will.

Unfortunately for the Sask. Party, Cumberland remains never-win territory. Incumbent Doyle Vermette retained the seat for the NDP with 3,337 votes compared to 1,577 for Sierzycki, maintaining the NDP’s traditional firm grip on northern Saskatchewan.

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The North Battleford Bonaventure Lions held their 27th annual art auction and dinner March 11, raising funds for a different cause each year. This year, with the help of the contributing artists and those who attended, the Lions raised funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association Battlefords Branch.

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That seat is also notable because Liberal leader Darrin Lamoureux ran in the riding. He received 958 votes — not enough to win, but it was the best Liberal showing of any candidate in the province and may have played a spoiler role in the results there.

It wasn’t a particularly good night for the leaders of any of the smaller parties.

PC leader Rick Swenson ran a distant third with 686

votes in Last MountainTouchwood, losing to Glen Hart. Green Party leader Victor Lau mustered only 387 votes in Regina Douglas Park.

The Saskatchewan Party had gone into the election with 49 seats. They were able to get to 51 seats in this election by winning some newly-created urban ridings under new election boundaries in place for this election.

One of those was Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota, won by Bronwyn Eyre. The redrawn seats of Saskatoon University and SaskatoonChurchill-Wildwood also went the Sask. Party’s way, and their upset win in Westview was not one many observers had counted on.

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Health Canada’s new medical marijuana manual will list more “adverse effects” than before. What do you think?

Are they worse than the adverse effects of all the medications advertised on TV? This new information may affect the prime minister’s plans to legalize recreational marijuana.

Many doctors are already reluctant to prescribe medical marijuana. This will make it even harder to get.

This gives ammunition to those who oppose the use of medical marijuana.

This could hurt the legal case for medical users to grow their own pot.

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Vehicles entered, RCMP looking for persons of interest Staff Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two persons of interest associated with reports of numerous vehicles being entered in the town of Battleford during the early morning hours of April 6.

Between 1 and 5 a.m., vehicles were gone through and numerous items were stolen.

Battlefords RCMP have obtained surveillance footage of two unidentified male suspects who had their faces partially covered. RCMP are asking the public sur-

veillance photos at www. newsopimist.ca in an effort to identify the suspects captured on surveillance footage.

If residents have similar video surveillance systems they are asked to view footage for the noted date and time. Anyone who finds evidence of suspicious behaviour is asked to report it to Battlefords RCMP or Crime Stoppers immediately.

Battlefords RCMP are reminding the public to ensure vehicles are locked at night and all valuables are removed. These measures will help prevent and deter similar crimes, police say.

STARS transports man injured in side-by-side rollover at Ruddell Staff A 38-year-old man was transported to Saskatoon Royal University Hospital

by STARS ambulance April 2 after he was injured in a side-by-side rollover in the RM of Mayfield near Ruddell.

Battlefords RCMP say they responded to the crash at 6:48 p.m. but were unable to access the site in their vehicles because the road was washed out and muddy.

STARS was dispatched to assist.

RCMP say no charges will be laid.

Truck Burns North Battleford Fire Department reports a vehicle fire was contained to the engine compartment and dash of a half-ton truck at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday.

The vehicle caught fire south of the train bridge on

Time to deal with the trash Staff Spring is here, and trash is evident in the ditches, streets and fields around the community.

So, the time has come to clean it all up.

The City of North Battleford, along with its partners Downtown North Battleford, the United Way, No Frills and Tim Hortons, is hosting Clean Up Day 2016 on April 21.

City staff and volunteers across the community are being encouraged to pick

up trash that day. The plan is for volunteers to gather at City Hall at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 21, where there will be coffee and cookies provided and routes assigned. Then the plan is for them to go off into the community to pick up the trash.

City staff plan to pick up trash along Territorial Drive, Highway 4 and Highway 16.

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People at businesses and schools across North Battleford, or in their own neighbourhoods, are encouraged to take part on that day and clean up their own properties. Those planning cleanups that day who need garbage bags can contact the Downtown North Battleford at 306-481-6243.

11th Avenue.

No injuries were reported and three firefighters were on the scene for about 40 minutes.

Heavy Damage

Another fire attended early Monday resulted in heavy damage to vehicle that caught fire on Forest Hall Road.

Four firefighters in one truck were dispatched at 1:20 a.m. and were on the scene for about 90 minutes.

NBFD reports the cause of the blaze is still undetermined.

False Alarm

A faulty detector had firefighters responding to an alarm at the City of North Battleford Parks and Recreation shop Friday. The call came at just after 5 p.m.

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From this

CORNER

By Becky Doig Editor

It is officially spring although recent weather patterns have us wondering if Old Man Winter is ever going to go away.

There are signs of spring everywhere — the geese are back, as are the crows, and there are signs of valiant new growth among early perennials such as chives, rhubarb and berginia. There are likely crocuses blooming out on the native prairie. I just haven’t had a chance to go take a look.

Children and adults of all ages can be seen out and about riding their bikes and enjoying the sunshine on those days that are truly spring-like.

Sadly, for me, one sure sign spring has arrived is driving through the intersection of 101st Street and 11th Avenue in North Battleford on a breezy day and seeing a cyclone of garbage whirling above the street. I don’t intend to denigrate the efforts of the Downtown North Battleford business improvement district. I just use this as an example of the trash that turns up everywhere in our community as the snow recedes.

Litterers are hard at it all year round, trashing the environment with their barbaric habits, but the snow covers up their nefarious practices for a few months every year and then the melt reveals the evidence.

The mind-set of a litterer is foreign territory to me. Why anyone would think tossing their trash out their vehicle window or as they walk down a street is OK is beyond me.

Are their houses also trashed with discarded tissues, fast food containers and other garbage?

Kerry Volk, in his column Double Vision, addressed this issue much more eloquently than I in his submission of “Being part of the solution the easy way,” published in January. You can find it at www.newsoptimist.ca. Just search Kerry Volk.

Volk suggests not being a litterbug is the first and easiest way to prevent further deterioration of North Battleford’s downtown and other areas of our community. Hopefully more people will take his message to heart, but in the meantime there is all that trash to clean up.

The City of North Battleford and several partners are sponsoring a Clean Up Day Thursday, April 21. Get out that day and take part.

I venture into the valley behind my house each spring to pick up the debris left over from winter. Why not choose your own corner of the community’s landscape to improve?

And, when you see a litterbug in action, call them on it.

Letters to the editor are welcomed by the NewsOptimist. All letters, including those which are faxed or e-mailed, must be signed and bear the address and telephone number of the writer. The name of the writer will be published. Letters are subject to editing. Personal attacks will not be printed. Letters will be rejected if they contain libelous statements or are unsigned.

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by Jim Jenson of Nisse ins the found which was 1993 in and Design. was process. but I Whitehorse in tue us, sta of t the res en the wh e 98 lik 19 le s op It wa her former “They are pe when she memory of t tha d un . aro led d tal ial hea ins y my all fin husband’s entrepreneur rock couldn’t get y wa ier “We hauled a great big a to was there.” eas ch Edward, legacy, a mu nge are had big to r, she had found Prince down from the Lac La Ro another all rlie sm Ea m fro got maquette of the to go stand the horse on and when he came to view the about. e com de r. ma lde Ve ng s bei say sions that were ver stone for the plaque,” all sm 15 wax version of the A d one an 0 or more, to ,00 $10 of to rs no do “That was the first big to ble maquette was delivered ,” she says, availa .

B.C ll. , we on as est that really launched me Cr ely in lov y be sure, gina a facilit for Re . t, too tha , of day se e cau nic be y in s ” ver wa a it up “and it “That was for where they “blow lpture.” utifully, wheat and green bea that I got the Queen’s scu up it m. oa did rof Sty e mitte r.

She explains when a com wax- Saskatchewan as décor,” says Velde “You just give them e, she the ett w qu vie ma to a the gin led Re unvei y u don’t the visited from hen W ing the money and yo that resulted ward made a point of say all this Ed gh nce ou portraits of her uncle Pri thr s, go say to e ilding the hav ssion to crebu mi in p com hel a g any tin of get be ld lau her in y cou measuring,” she ghs. y Douglas, if the . ow kn m the let to ate a sculpture of Tomm ure lpt Valder also finds she’s ff sculpture. scu r was given a phone num- happy to deliver clay lde Ve t, they also saw the Imho fac In l government Palace. Working ds fired to So when the provincia ber to call Buckingham II’s eth zab she found items she nee kiln rathEli int po een e Qu on rk at ma s, to ph ed gra cid de m photo queen’s someone else’s e by commis- fro ense having trouble getting the fifty years on the thron f sel her e l- er than go to the exp Th ty Majes right. So she called the pa hat n. ed ow ner sioning a statue of Her her g cor nin triourite horse, n who answered, of run older I get, the Queen riding on her fav ace. She asked the perso ed, if the pal“The had ich wh ese ing she assum ait n-w the black mare Burm y-i lad a ier it is to farm out eas RCMP, an the hat she could of s oto ph she e som been gifted to her by the had ace to that kind of work,” Velder’s way. e lady immediately went Th m. fro other commission came rk wo s, “ says and returned to says.

“Joe Fafard had first dib speak with the sovereign Velder is hoping to an ew tch ska said if you Sa ty jes ned Ma ow er ren “H , the t say bu r, to e Velde phon e some pieces needth other proj- the will send you the hav we it urn ret to se sculptor was too busy wi mi pro ing firing in the near on. put in the mail right away. s wa it d an ects at the time to take it ,” as she wants to hat I was very in St. Walburg future “So they came to me.

Having the Queen’s hat series of semia ate cre and many nt, me ite exc of r sti a d.” ite qu d please ct, small pieces, led in Re- create portunity to have abstra amulets – and op an t ou t gh sou The sculpture was unvei nts ide res as it during its sev- such gina in 2005. may become their pictures taken with y the r. lde Ve s say “It was very exciting,” she can ing eral week stay. eth som It’s a special ss for base a local clay cla memory Susan Velder’s statue of Queen Elizabeth riding her faon.

Velder. vourite horse, Burmese, can be seen outside the SasWhen doing sculp“You don’t katchewan Legislature. It was unveiled by the Queen , on ssi things ture as a commi forget herself in 2005. Photo by Victor D at English Wikipedia ays alw you’re almost like that.”

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Velder so she is lookin o a more abstract diwork, tials it made it int g vin mo to rd wa Because I had the creden art without was awarded the n. ble that I could do my 2005 Canadian rectio lburg, says possi Wa St. in me ho her g Makin ting money elsewhere.”

Royal Heritage d the stuenjoy a career get to her ed ow all has r, She says when she opene hter but award, an annual Velde ependent artist. With no teacher’s tig t go s ng thi ind St. Walburg, award to recog- as an to fall back on (not wanting to go dio in she was n t of living was less, so sio cos pen the als pay to t ou nize individu n p for 26 sio sho that took her pen able to afford it. She ran ll cor porate into debt, she we w ho and th erioratwi det py ing art school) she’s hap years, however the build down entities that make for it e tor she ere point wh has done. family ed to the e. my an outstanding she r, rag ga ove d her an r to ove dio stu say “I have to and moved her ts ren r her the in contribution tobro ed . Even now my She continues to be involv unteer preserv- has helped me more than fair price, othwards vol her a house for a church, where most of ing, adding to or me I could make a living work is done. She often contributes nk thi n’t do I ise erw and making Canada’s inting signs, s Velder. “It’s very hard, in an artistic way, even pa heritage doing art,” say ly app to e royal hav ists terial, if she I can see why a lot of art and only charges for ma so d an ent known. nd epe ind nts ... I’m quite charges at all.

Like the other for gra me going,” to make things go on my e abl en be e hav “I have enough to keep far sculptures she has n.” a ca- she says. done, Velder cre- ow and greats, “It’s partly because I had ng add e Sh The grandmother of five del mo rki wo d an ated the r tinues to che con tea o 12 als I was a qualified - grandmother of col the by referring to reer, for d and has an y, ty nit rsi mu ive at the un work within her com gallery ff ho Im the in At left, Susan Velder is known for painting, drawing and been involved erpreint n sculpting, but she also creates fabric works of art, often in- and the local chuckwago spired by her involvement in her church. Here, she poses tive centre. of help “I’ve done fine with a lot beside a quilt featuring the past priests of her local church. le.” op pe od go It is on display at ARC in downtown North Battleford. Photo from a lot of

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Continued from Page 6. Some of the art by St. Walburg artist Susan Velder on display at ARC in downtown North Battleford. Left, small paintings and two small sculptures.

Centre, paintings include a landscape (top) of Velder’s vision of the Holy Land created for the backdrop of a Christmas creche in St. Walburg. Right, Velder enjoys drawing and feels her graphite pieces are some of her best. Photos by Jayne Foster

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BNS tremendous year comes to an end in game five

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

One game at at time.

That was the mentality for the Battlefords North Stars ahead of their game five clash with the Flin Flon Bombers. The North Stars season was on the line Saturday night in front of a deafening crowd after dropping game four in Flin Flon.

If the regular season was any indication, the black and white were not going to go down easily.

Go down without a fight, they did not. Despite jumping out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, the Bombers continued to battle, walking away with an exciting 6-5 win in double overtime.

Logan Nachtegaele brought the fans to their feet early into the opening frame.

The North Battleford native picked a perfect time to get his first of the playoffs. Ryan Rosenberg hit Nachtegaele in stride with a crisp, neutral zone feed, springing the forward for a breakaway. Number 12 broke into the offensive zone with tremendous speed before transitioning the puck onto his backhand and lifting it over the pad of Zac Robidoux and into the back of the net.

You can say backup goaltender Ryan Rewerts is partially to blame for the nifty move, as the two made sure to go head-to-head during warm ups prior to every tilt.

The New York defenceman kept the goal train moving with an impressive individual effort. Doing it all himself, number 4 brought the puck over the blue line on the left wing, exhibiting tremendous patience as he headed into the slot, waiting out Robidoux before sliding the puck into the back of the net, making it a 2-0 game.

Rory Davidson, who was excellent on the penalty kill effort moments before, was rewarded with an assist on the tally.

The North Stars offence continued to dominate in the opening frame with a goal from the power play unit.

The man advantage clicked as Layne Young received a pass from Coby Downs in the slot. Young turned around, rifling a shot far side on Robidoux, just over the glove of the Bombers netminder.

In the middle stanza Flin Flon battled back, opening the scoring on a nice play at the right hash marks. Mason Etter corralled the puck after receiving a pass from the blue line from Adam Wilson. The forward was able to hop over a sprawling Jordan Wiest before wristing a shot blocker side on Tyler Fuhr, bringing the Bombers with-

Layne Young provides one of the last goals of the year.

His first period tally was the third unanswered for the North Stars. Photo by Dustin Saracini

in two. Nick Shumlanski drew the second assist.

The Bombers continued their attack with eight minutes remaining in the second period. Curtis Roach found the puck just outside the right faceoff dot in North Stars territory. The defenceman fired a wrist shot on net and Brandon Switzer was there to deflect it home, cutting the deficit to just one.

Alex Smith collaborated on the goal, also registering an assist.

Minutes later, the Battlefords were handed a five-onthree power play, and they made no mistake restoring their two-goal advantage.

Downs found Igor Leonenko perched in his spot to the left of Robidoux. His big onetimer found the back of the net, making it 4-2 midway through the second period.

The tally was his second of the series and eighth of the playoffs. Braydon Buziak had the second helper.

Flin Flon wouldn’t go away, continuing to bounce back while capitalizing on a man advantage opportunity. Greyson Reitmeier took a cross-crease pass from Wilson before knocking the puck past Fuhr. The netminder couldn’t move post-to-post quick enough, narrowly being beaten by the shot.

In the third period, the black and white came out to play. Dustin Gorgi put in some hard hours in the corner before finding Rosenberg at the point. A blast from the blue line found the stick of Baxter Kanter, who deflected it into the back of the cage for his second of the playoffs.

In transition, the Bombers headed to a power play, and leading scorer Smith was sprung for a breakaway. Trying to go far side and over the glove of Fuhr, the North Stars netminder would absolutely rob him of a sure goal, flashing the leather. The momentum the Battlefords received from the save was shortly lived, however, as Switzer scored his second of the game from the left wing, through traffic.

Flin Flon tied the game up on their 35th shot of the night. A pass through the slot led to a wide open cage for Rylee Zimmer. A horizontal Fuhr tried to regain his spot in the crease to make a highlight reel save, but the puck caught a piece of him and slipped past the goal line. For the first time, the game was tied, 5-5, and headed to overtime.

Flin Flon punched their ticket to the Canalta Cup finals in the fifth period.

Playoff hockey is usually decided in heartbreaking fashion, and Saturday night was no different. Kanter busted

down the ice on a two-onone with his counterpart, Gorgi, down the left wing. A saucer pass found the blade of number 19, who stared down an open cage, but Robidoux’s best friend, the post, was there to bail him out.

Zimmer capped off his incredible game five by scoring the game tying goal, and then sending his bench into a frenzy by tallying the game winner. Corralling the puck in the neutral zone, Zimmer crossed the North Stars blue line with momentum before firing a shot past Fuhr, eliminating the North Stars from postseason contention.

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face either Melfort or Nipawin in game one of the Canalta Cup finals. It will begin late this week.

On the other side, the North Stars season is not a loss, receiving banners for regular season champions and first place in the Finning Division.

For Jake McMillen, Fuhr, Davidson, Gorgi, Jordan Wiest, Leonenko, Reed Delainey, Jordan Townsend and Kanter, this will be the end of the line, but all had excellent junior careers.

The North Stars will undoubtedly be a team that competes for the Canalta Cup title a year from now, and are in good hands.

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By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars may have saw their season come to an end this past weekend, but preparations have already begun for next year.

The coaching staff of Kevin Hasselberg and Braeden Johnson hosted the North Stars Prospects Camp at the Civic Centre during their hectic playoff schedule against Flin Flon.

More than 30 prospects took to the ice, some of which have already suited up for the Battlefords this season. AAA Stars MVP Owen Lamb was in attendance, the forward who led the Midget Stars in goals and also played a role in the North Stars playoff run. Logan Nachtegaele’s younger brother, Jayden, was also part of the camp.

Other players such as Tysen Smith, a forward who had tremendous success in Ju-

Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg goes through the agenda for practice before getting into drills during the first day of prospects camp at the Civic Centre. Photo by Dustin Saracini

nior B, and who also suited up for the black and white this season were coached under Hasselberg this weekend. Austin Shumanski and goaltender Joel Gryzbowski

rounded off the players who had Junior A experience.

Friday started off with a brief meeting between coach Hasselberg and the players, going over the agenda for

the day and opening drills.

Hasselberg started with a quick one-touch, neutral zone drill, making sure the skaters had momentum entering the offensive zone.

He talked of the importance of hockey sense and communication throughout the practice as well. The skaters later did a modified version of the drill, breaking into the zone on a two-on-none against a goaltender, and later a three-on-none. It was a quick-paced day that saw enthusiasm, talent and a bright future for the North Stars.

Saturday was filled with scrimmages between team black and white, followed by an information session and lunch. Sunday was much of the same, with the two teams going head-to-head once again.

From the ice to the information session, the messages were clear. “Never whine, complain or make excuses, own your mistakes,” the prospects camp program

Battlefords North Stars prospects were tested early and often during the weekend. Pictured is a one-onone drill, a shooter against the goalie as bystanders look on. Photo by Dustin Saracini

read. “Protect the team, be early and be prepared.”

The Battlefords North Stars recently were eliminated from postseason contention by the Flin Flon

Bombers after a historic season that saw them take home the SJHL regular season crown. The black and white finished the year with a record of 43-11-2-2.

year midget [player]. There is no building for the future philosophy. The elite players usually won’t be with us for a full three years.”

Once the team is selected, there will be several offseason workouts followed by four to six exhibition games in early September.

When talking about expectations, Robinson isn’t shy to point out where he wants the team to be at the end of the upcoming year.

“Our expectation every year is to qualify for the Macs International Tournament in Calgary over the Christmas holidays,” Robinson said.

There were 18, 1999aged skaters in attendance, 19, 2000 born players, 33 players born in the year of 2001 and two who were born in 2002.

The AAA Stars look to build on an excellent season where they finished in

eighth place with a record of 20-20-0-4.

The 2015-16 season awards banquet also took place over the weekend.

Here is the full list of award winners: MVP - Owen Lamb; Top Scorer - Owen Lamb; Plus/Minus Award: Owen Lamb; Coaches Award - Keelan Saworski; Rookie of the Year Lance Alm and Luke Reid; Bruce Yockey Award for top Defenceman - Dawson Bacon; Most Underrated - Tyson Meyers; Most Improved Player Jordan Mish; Brian Wallin Memorial Award for Most Dedicated Player - Keegan McBride; Alan Welykochy Memorial Achievement Award for in Recognition of Hockey, Education and Citizenship: Donavon Beatty.

AAA Stars evaluation camp and yearly team awards

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

The Battlefords AAA Stars spring evaluation camp took place this weekend, with players from around the province bidding for an opportunity to play for the prestigious franchise.

Seventy players from Saskatchewan made their way over to the Don Ross Centre to scrimmage in front of coaches, scouts and general managers. Skaters came from as far north as La Ronge, and Estevan and Weyburn in the south. Also, a large number who were in attendance came from both the Battlefords and zone seven.

The camp was invitational, so the coaches had already been able to narrow down some of the talent.

High octane, competitive scrimmages were played throughout the weekend as the participants were divided into four teams. Tremendous physicality was evident throughout the weekend as skaters looked to impress the coaches surrounding the rink.

“By this time of year, every player should arrive in peak physical condition,” Manager Shawn Robinson said of why they include scrimmages instead of drills. “We want to see them in a game situation, with a slightly higher tempo than

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AAA Stars evaluation camp kicked off this weekend.

Four teams were made and scrimmages were played as coaches looked on. Dysen Rhinehart defends the opposition. Photo by Dustin Saracini

they’re used to.”

As far as what the coaching staff is looking for, Robinson says it’s not just the talent level they are interested in.

“The coaching staff are looking for the best players

on the ice at their position, but personality will definitely come into the equation,” Robinson continues, “You want to be sure you have good team chemistry. It doesn’t matter to us whether they’re a first-year or a third-

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The 300 block of 29th Street in Battleford will be getting $294,000 worth of repair work this year.

Battleford town council accepted a bid April 4 from Sanburn Construction for the first phase of the sub surface and surface infrastructure rehabilitation. The project was advertised and Sanburn was the winning tender.

Mayor Derek Mahon declared his pecuniary interest at the outset of the meeting and removed himself during discussion and the vote to accept the tender.

Work is tentatively scheduled to start April 18. This year’s phase includes excavation, fill and backfill, base courses, curb and gutter, water mains, sanitary sewer and service connections.

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asphalt, is scheduled for 2017.

In the background summary presented to councillors, Chief Administrative Officer John Enns-Wind reported Battleford had been awarded almost $400,000 in grants last year for the work to be done on the 300 block of 29th Street. As part of the arrangement, the Town of Battleford is also contributing almost $200,000.

done and extensive cleaning needed.

The policy adopted by council was prepared by the Battleford Parks and Recreation Board. It has some flexibility, in that it does allow for weddings. It also states that in special circumstances the policy can be waived at the discretion of the parks and recreation superintendent.

Councillors said they were glad some flexibility was built into the policy as there may be occasion for some special event to be held

on Dec. 31 that wouldn’t be of the kind that causes damage and extra cleaning.

Mayor Derek Mahon said there have been numerous discussions on the matter and that council respected the parks and recreationsboard’s decision.

The Alex Dillabough Centre, built in the 1980s and named after the mayor of the time, acts as the town’s community centre for meetings, weddings and conventions and sports.

The facility accommodates about 600 people.

AD Centre not accepting New Year’s bookings

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For the past several years, the Alex Dillabough Centre has not been booking New Year’s events, and now an official policy has been put in place.

In an administrative report received by Battleford town council April 4, Jordan Schechtel, parks and recreation superintendent, said the practice of not booking New Year’s events was adopted after several consecutive events saw damage

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Drought tolerant perennials for the prairies

By Sara Williams

Peonies (Paeonia spp.) have graced Saskatchewan gardens since before the First World War. As a testament to their durability, they can still be found blooming in long abandoned farmsteads where no one has tended to them in decades.

Most garden peonies are hybrids of the Chinese peony (P. lactiflora), native to Siberia and northern China. It flowers in late spring with white, yellow, pink, red or purple blooms in single to fully double forms. Plants range from two to three feet in height and spread with bright green, glossy foliage.

The single forms are lovely in their simplicity; the flowers weigh less than double forms meaning that plants have no need for supportive hoops. Plant them in deep, well-drained soil in full sun.

Ensure that the buds on root divisions of newly acquired plants are planted no deeper than two inches below the soil surface. Deeper planting will delay flowering.

Once established, they are

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extremely drought-tolerant.

Coral Bells (Heuchera spp.) produce a myriad of tiny pink bells held on wiry stalks above a rosette of dark green scalloped leaves that turn bronze in winter.

With the deluge of newer introductions featuring purple or variegated foliage, some of the hardiest, toughest and best of the older cultivars are unfortunately no longer widely available. These were bred and introduced

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He crossed the bright red but tender H. sanguinea with our native H. richardsonii, a tough plant with non-descript greenish flowers. The result? Three excellent cultivars that bloom for over four weeks and live for over 30 years: Brandon Pink (coral pink), Ruby Mist (reddish pink) and Northern Fire (dark scarlet red). All are about 20 inches tall and bloom in June and July.

Giant white fleeceflower (Persicaria polymorpha)

is truly a giant of a perennial, growing to a height of six feet or more. In spite of its enormous size, it is clump-forming rather than invasive. It looks like a large shrub and its large white flowers are reminiscent of a Japanese tree lilac. It begins blooming in July and continues through to the end of August. Place in full sun. It is adaptable to various soils.

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European Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) is closely related to our native prairie crocus (P. patens). Just as prairie dwellers ritualistically seek out the prairie crocus each spring to assure themselves that winter is indeed over, so do plant lovers in Europe go trooping after the pasque flower with similar hopes. One of the earliest spring flowers, the European species has larger flowers with brighter, more intense colours than the prairie crocus. More importantly, it is much better adapted to a cultivated garden environment. Large fuzzy buds precede the purple, red, pink or white flowers, which in turn are followed by attractive, silky seed heads. The low plants are ideal for rock gardens or the front of the border with a height and spread of six by eight inches. The foliage is attractive and very finely cut. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.

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Grow your own apples – Part I Apples that are grown in the prairies are as good as apples grown anywhere!

However, how you decide what apple to grow is sometimes difficult. Please read on and tempt your taste buds to grow your own apples.

The following are some of the more popular cultivars of prairie-hardy apples.

By definition, an apple tree that produces fruit that is 5 cm or larger in diameter is considered a true apple.

Fruit that is 3.5 to 5.0 cm in diameter is classified an apple-crab, and fruit smaller than 3.5 cm is a crabapple.

Early Season Apples (August) Heyer 12 is very hardy selection made from a seedling of a Russian apple

by Mr. Adolph Heyer, an amateur fruit breeder from Neville, Sask. Due to its extreme hardiness, and its high degree of fire blight resistance, it has remained a reliable apple for prairie conditions since its introduction in 1940. Fruit is 5–6 cm, round, yellow-green with no red colour. Flesh is creamy white, coarse, and mildly acid. The fruit breaks down very quickly and will not store for more than a couple days.

Norland is a good quality, medium sized, (6–7 cm) apple suitable for fresh eating or cooking. Fruit shape is oblong conic, slightly ribbed; skin has greenish yellow base colour and a 50–60 per cent washed and striped dark red over colour.

Flesh is cream colour tinged slightly green and slightly course in texture. It has good flavour with moderate acid. Fruit ripens in mid to late August and stores very well, especially if picked slightly before full maturity. Trees are semi-dwarf, upright spreading and annually productive. Trees are considered hardy to zone 2a but somewhat susceptible to fire blight.

Westland is a large (7–8 cm) apple with fair quality for eating and good quality for cooking. Fruit shape is round conic with slight ribbing. Skin is yellowish, with 10–20 per cent washed and striped light red. Flesh is creamy white tinged red; flavour is moderate acid and sweet. Fruit ripens in mid to late August and stores moderately well (up to eight weeks). Trees are semivigorous with wide angled crotches and are annually productive. They are hardy to zone 1b if provided some protection. Westland is suggested as a replacement for Heyer 12 as a hardy cooking apple.

Mid-Season Apples (late

August to late September) Adanac has fruit that is 6 cm in diameter, with green skin with red stripes.

The flesh is greenish-white, slightly coarse, slightly acid and good for fresh eating cooking and juice. It forms round-headed, semi-dwarf trees with good branching habits. It is resistant to fire blight and hardy to 2a.

Battleford has fruit of 7 cm in diameter with greenish-yellow skin mottled and streaked with red. The flesh is yellowish-white, somewhat coarse, and slightly acid. It stores for one month and can be eaten fresh, used for cooking or juicing. It has limited resistance to fire blight, and is of reliable hardiness only to zone 2a.

Breakey produces 6–7 cm diameter apples that are round with amber coloured skin that is striped with red.

It matures in September.

The flesh is white, fine textured, flavourful and juicy.

It is excellent for fresh eating, cooking and juice and stores well for eight weeks.

It requires a protected site in zones 3 and 2b and is susceptible to fire blight.

Watch next week for more apple cultivars that you can grow!

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The great blessing that God is ever with us Beside me as I write is a silver-coloured object, small enough to be held in the palm of my hand, or be put in my pocket. But it has powers far beyond my own.

With the flip of a switch on it, and the turn of a dial, I can listen to music or the news, not only from elsewhere in Canada, but from other countries, too.

Radios are amazing.

But they do not create the sounds coming from their speakers. Those sounds are all around us, all the time, everywhere we go. Our human ears are simply not able to hear them. Even if they were, we’d still have a problem. The broadcasts of dozens of stations, maybe hundreds, are creating a veritable blizzard of sounds all around. If we could detect that, it would only be, to our ears, a confusing racket, senseless noise.

But radios do another thing. They not only give us access to those unheard and unhearable sounds, they’re also able to tune in to one broadcast or another. To

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sort out what belongs to it, rejecting what does not. As I say, radios are amazing.

In a way, the Bible does that for us in the spiritual realm. It brings to our awareness important things to which we’d otherwise be totally insensitive. God does not want us to simply feel our way through life, relying on our own senses. Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther wrote: “Feelings come and feelings go, / And feelings are deceiving; / My warrant is the Word of God – / Naught else is worth believing.”

Before He returned to heaven for a time, the Lord Jesus promised His followers, “Lo, I am with you

always, even to the end of the age.” (Matt. 28:20) And the writer to Hebrews tells us, “He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” (Heb. 13:5; cf. Deut. 31:8) But how do we know that? After all, the disciples could see the Lord Jesus.

They walked with Him, talked with Him, ate with Him. Now He is gone – yet He is still here. That does not seem to make sense. Or does it? If our sensitivity to spiritual things is as limited as our physical ears are to those radio waves, how can we tell that the Lord is present with us now, and “always?”

The answer is as simple as it is profound. We take God at His word. Similar to what the radio does in one realm, the Bible does in another. It provides a way we can hear the voice of God, and it’s message is as relevant today as it was when it was written down.

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and author Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) is well known for her best-selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Published in 1852, it’s depiction of the harsh realities of slavery awakened many to that monstrous evil. The daughter of a pastor, and the sister of another, she also wrote a number of hymns.

One of them, with beautiful imagery, expresses the wonderful truth that God is with us. A very early riser, the author used to go for walks at 4:30 a.m., communing with God, knowing He was present with her on the basis of His promises.

Her song says, “Still, still with Thee, when purple

morning breaketh, / When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee; / Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight, / Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee. / When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber, / Its closing eye looks up to Thee in prayer; / Sweet the repose beneath the wings o’ershading, / But sweeter still to wake and find Thee there.”

And of death, “So shall it be at last, in that bright morning, / When the soul waketh and life’s shadows flee; / O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning, / Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee.”

Preparing to succeed It’s been more than 15 years since I wrote my first business-related article; today, highlighting the accomplishments of businesses, their owners, their employees and their clients comprises the bulk of my work. This weekly article is the primary exception.

Over those years of interviewing, researching and writing about the challenges and victories faced by entrepreneurs taught me so much: the need for strategic planning; the importance of determining where you want to go and how you intend to get there; and, a well thought

rants that have opened and closed their doors within the past five years. Who knows why some failed while others still enjoy resounding success.

Looking back on those years I’ve gained a fresh out financial plan. perspective on how the Who can’t think of same factors influence our what looked like a sure-topersonal and our spiritual succeed enterprise, only to lives. Christian growth, like see it fail. Though unable to any other kind of growth, control circumstances such requires commitment, planas the general economy, it’s ning and, above all, constant essential to plan for competi- input. tion and a strong business Spirituality is popular plan. Speaking of competithese days; discipleship, not tion, I have been stunned at so much. To grow in our the number of local restauwalk with Christ requires a

daily decision to follow in His ways, no matter what the cost. It also needs regular nourishment that’s derived from reading Scripture, prayer and fellowship.

But lest I make living a Christian life sound like drudgery, here’s the great news: God believes in you and me! He cheers us on! He pours out His blessing and His encouragement in the toughest of circumstances and He’s made every provision for our success! “…and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also (and still is) able to perform.”

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OBITUARIES (WINTONYK) MCGREGOR: In Loving Memory of Pearl (Wintonyk) McGregor born April 21, 1921 On the homestead at Tallman, SK passed away March 16, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Always loved and remembered by her family: Son, Mervin: Ann, Tara, Merv, Trevor; Son, Jerry: Debbie, Janaya, Troy, Shallen, Dan & Verna; GreatGrandchildren: Alex, Dorian, Brandin, Brodie, Zachery, Curren, Jayce, Jade & Grace.

She also leaves many, nephews, nieces, grand and greatgrandchildren and all the Children and families of Clarence McGregor. Pearl was predeceased by her parents Wasyl & Docia Michayluk, son, Jimmie, brothers George, John & Dick; sisters: Ann, Mary, Jennie; husbands: Alex Wintonyk & Clarence McGregor; many sisters and brothers-in-law from both families. Vigil Of Prayer was held on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’, Battlefords Funeral Service with Celebrant Rev. Fr. Peter Paase.

Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Rev. Fr. Peter Paase. Cross Bearer was Alex Wintonyk. Eulogy was given

by Orest Eveneshen. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st. Reading - Janaya Wintonyk-Pilot; Responsorial Psalm - “Psalm 23” - Debbie Horbach; 2nd. Reading - Troy Pilot. Prayers Of The Faithful: Shallen Blenkinsop. Liturgy Of The Eucharist: Offertory Gifts - Tara Lee Wintonyk & Linda Horbach. Music Ministry: Lisa Hornung & Jaki Esquirol; Robert MacKay - “The Old Rugged Cross”. Honourary Pallbearers were Those whose lives she touched. Active Pallbearers were Trevor Wintonyk, Mervin J. Wintonyk, Dorian Wintonyk, Russell Horbach, Dave Eveneshen and Michael Worotniak. Memorials are requested to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc., Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Rite Of Committal was at City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________ SAYERS: It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Ann Frieda Sayers announces her passing after a brief struggle with cancer, on Monday, April 4, 2016, at the age of 70 years.

Mary Ann will be lovingly remembered by Brian, her husband of 50 years, and her children, Lynette (Troy) and Dwayne (Jayne). She will be greatly missed by her grandchildren, Briar, Anabel and Lily. Mary Ann was predeceased by her parents, Eberhart and Martha Kowalski. Other family members and close friends (too many to name) will also remember her fondly. Mary Ann enjoyed many activities, but by far her favourite thing was to spend time with family and friends, especially her granddaughters. She was happiest when surrounded by the people she cared about. There will be a viewing for Mary Ann at Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium on Tuesday, April 5th from 1-3 pm. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held later in the summer, date to be announced. Condolences, thoughts and memories can be shared on the Eternal Memories website at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent in her name to the Palliative Care Unit c/o the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, n 1092 107 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1Z1. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

MACDONALD: Lillian Edna MacDonald, (October 17, 1919 March 25, 2016). It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lillian Edna Macdonald (nee: Jenkins). Left to cherish Edna’s memory are her children, sons Terry (Jeanne) Cruickshank of Edmonton and Neale (Corinne) Cruickshank of Calgary; daughter Fern Cruickshank of Camrose; grandchildren Jennifer (Daniel) Martin, Andrea, Krista and Austin; great-grandchildren Sara, Troy and Ethan Martin; as well as numerous Macdonald relatives.

Edna was predeceased by her parents Charles and Bertha Jenkins; brothers Leslie, Henry and Sydney; infant sister Evelyn; sisters’ inlaw Marian Jenkins and Connie Howes; first Husband Leonard Cruickshank in 1969; and second husband Gordon Macdonald in 2011. Edna was born in Hoosier, Saskatchewan and was a teacher by profession. She married Len in 1947 and they lived in Richard, Saskatchewan before moving to North Battleford in 1961. There they operated the Rex Grocery Store and were the original owners of The Neale Block. Later they became the Greyhound Bus agents.

In 1978 Edna married Gordon, enjoying many happy years golfing and square dancing. In 1984 Edna and Gordon moved to Salmon Arm, B.C. and then to Canoe, B.C. In 1998 they moved to Camrose where Liberty Village was home. After Gordon’s passing, Edna moved to Rosealta Lodge. Edna belonged to the Rebekah Lodge and was a member of the Camrose United Church. At Rosealta, you could always find Edna sitting in the rocker listening to the entertainment. The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the nurses of Unit 2 at St. Mary’s Hospital and to the staff at Rosealta. In keeping with Edna’s wishes, a private family service will be held at a later date. If friends and family so desire, memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to The Heart and Stroke Foundation or the charity of one’s choice. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com. Burgar Funeral Home Camrose & Daysland (4817 51 Ave, Camrose, Alberta T4V 0V4) in care of arrangements.

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“Dedicated service since 1906” _____________________________________________________ WAWRYK: In Loving Memory of Hattie Louise Wawryk born May 9, 1931 at Richard, Saskatchewan passed away March 27, 2016 in Battleford, Saskatchewan. Survived by her loving husband, Charles Wawryk; sister, Ruth Pelechaty of Vilna, AB; sister-in-law, Gloria Baker of Richard, SK; nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Walter and Sarah Baker; sister, Hilda Webber; brother, Charles Baker. Hattie was born on the family homestead north of Richard. She was the third daughter born. Hattie attended Bromley School and later graduated from Richard School. In February 1965, she married local farmer Charlie Wawryk. Hattie was very involved with her community and church. She was a member of the United Church Women, Richard Woman’s Institute, Richard Curling Club, and Richard Recreation Board to name a few. She could always be counted on to volunteer her time. She had a great love of flowers and had beautiful gardens. Funeral Service was held on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from the Richard Community Hall, Richard, Saskatchewan with Minister Rev. Nora Borgeson. Shared Memories were given by Karen Baker. Music Ministry: Pianist - Valerie Gray; Soloist - Robert MacKay - “Amazing Grace”; Hymn Selections: “How Great Thou Art”, “Bringing In The Sheaves” & “Hallelujah Give Thanks.”

Honourary Pallbearers were Family and Friends. Urn Bearer was Ed Pelechaty. Interment was at the Richard Cemetery, Richard, SK. Memorial Donations are requested to the Battlefords District Care Centre, Box 69, Battleford, SK S0M 0E0 or The Terry Fox Foundation, 303 - 46167 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2P2.

Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks The family of Hattie Wawryk would like to thank the staff of the Battlefords District Care Centre for the compassionate care given to Hattie over the last two months. Thank-you to Bob MacKay for the beautiful solo, Valerie Gray for the music, Rev. Nora Borgeson for the outstanding, personal Funeral Service, and to Norma and Eileen Combres for serving the lunch. ____________________________________________________

PAJUNEN: Glen Oscar Pajunen, 72 of Livelong, Saskatchewan passed away on March 24, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Glen is lovingly remembered by his wife Carol of 52 years, his children Kevin; Kim and Laurice, 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Glen was predeceased by his daughter Leona and grandson Mitchell. Glen was born on December 2, 1943 on the homestead of his late parents Allan and Hilda Pajunen. He was the youngest of 4 children and was predeceased by his sisters Senia, Selma and brother Ted. Glen and Carol farmed near Dinsmore for 25 years, he then spent time trucking and working as a mechanic for several years and in 1998 they bought the South Bay Convenience Store at Turtle Lake. In 2000 they moved to their lake property on Moonlight Bay. For the past 18 years the store has been an integral part of their lives. Glen looked forward to coffee row each morning as everyone discussed the happenings in the community. Glen has a passion for woodworking and when he was not at the store, he could be found in his shop designing and manufacturing one of a kind pieces that can be found in many homes of friends and family. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a Foundation of your choice. A Memorial Tea will be held on Saturday, May 21 @ 2:00 p.m. in the Livelong Hall, Livelong, Saskatchewan. Funeral Service for the late Glen Pajunen has been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca.

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Visit us at Co-op Mall Thursday from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. or purchase tickets at the The Shelter 306-937-MEOW or Lakeland Vet 306-445-3757. Draws will be held until the final draw date of February 14, 2017. Weekly/monthly lottery subscriptions available. Tickets must be purchased weekly for chance to win.

Jackpot over $910. Proceeds to Shelter-us Building fund.

Wednesday, April 13

Borden Senior’s Annual Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Club Room.

Thursday, April 14

Hafford and District Recreation Board Annual General Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Hafford and District Communiplex. Everyone welcome.

Friday, April 15

English Style Fish & Chips at the Royal Canadian Legion #70, 1352-100th Street between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 225 Advance tickets only. Call 306-445-2173.

Saturday, April 16

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Maymont Artwork and Handicraft Display from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Maymont Memorial Hall. Anyone wanting to display their work, please contact Judy Sherman at 306-389-2013 or Carol Deagnon at 306-389-2440. Potluck supper at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door with all proceeds going to the Maymont Library.

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Battlefords Kiwanis Bicycle Auction (bicycles from the RCMP compound) at the North Battleford Legion Parking Lot, 1352 - 100th Street, North Battleford at 11:00 a.m. All proceeds for community activities. Auction service donated

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Saturday, April 16

Club 70 - Leon Ochs at 1352-100th St., North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Everyone welcome. Lunch at 12:00 a.m.

Sunday, April 17

Cowboy Poetry by internationally renowned poetrist Phyllis Rathwell from Medicine Hat, AB at the Mayfair Hall 1:00 p.m. Hot dinner included. Additional entertainment - music provided by Norman Woytowich, Darlene Hupaelo and Larry Miller. For tickets call Faye 306-246-4386, Margaret 306-824-4921 or Elaine 306-445-9992. Proceeds to Mayfair Save A 3rd World Child.

Sunday, April 17

Cashback Concer at the Borden Community Centre at 2:00 p.m.

No charge but donations are gratefully accepted for Borden Firefighters and Borden Care Home Emergency Generator Fund.

Tuesdays, April 19 - May 17

Heart to Heart workshop sessions developed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Held at the Primary Health Centre (Frontier Mall) conference room 1 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Call Kellie Heidel 306-446-6424 or Sonya Zabaleta/ Wendy Chrunik at 306-446-6422 to register.

Saturday, April 23

Topline Dance Club - Gold Tones from 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. at the Legion Hall downstairs, 1352 - 100th Street. Lunch served, minimum age 19, dress casual. Contact Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-4458815.

Wednesday, April 27

Borden Senior’s Potluck supper & birthdays, 5:45 p.m. in the Club Room.

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Attainable goals — they’re a good place to start I have gained a stomach roll, and quite likely much more than that, but I don’t own a full-length mirror, so I will just talk about my stomach today.

This may have started after I completed our family book project. Or maybe its origins are when I found Pringles on sale for a few consecutive months. Maybe it was when I started eating to stay awake again. But the real trouble began when I found some shortbreadbased chocolate chip cookies at Walmart — 18 huge cookies for $5.00. Who could resist? My son could

LIFE as I know it

By Colleen Crawford resist, that’s who. So the onus fell on me to eat all of these cookies by myself.

I stop at Walmart on my way home from my Saturday job, so it was easy to measure how many cookies I was consuming per day. I often had one or two cookies left over at the end of seven days. So my average was about two to three cookies per day. “That’s not terrible” I told myself as I continued to restock these cookies week after week after week.

Then came Christmas and I thought I would buy a little bit of candy in lieu of Christmas baking. Nothing major. Just $19.59 worth of Tootsie Rolls, foil wrapped peanut butter cups and some hard sweet and sour candies to be shared among my family. Oh, and a few boxes of Toffifee chocolates, and some Cheezies, and chips.

My stomach starts to feel queasy just reading that

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paragraph. This stash did last throughout the month of December and into January.

My son did help me out with most of the above, but I had to eat all the cookies alone.

Needless to say, I’ve been having a hard time cutting my toenails lately.

I prefer to think of this as losing my flexibility, but my cut-to-the-chase mother asked me if maybe I couldn’t bend to reach my toes because of my little paunch. “No, Mom. I am just not very flexible anymore,” I replied, noting the fact Mom did have a point.

As the candy jars emptied and the chip and Cheezies cupboard ran dry, I still had one last job to do — polish off the last of the cookies. By the time this happened, I was feeling about six months pregnant and thought maybe I had a tumor. “Yes, that would explain everything!” I told my deluded self. I was quite

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certain there was nothing growing in my stomach but I did picture a big wad of shortbread chocolate chip cookie dough caught up in my digestive tract.

“I need to do a 10- day cleanse!” I optimistically told myself. I really need to find someone besides my cats, my household appliances and myself to talk to. Yes!! That’s it. As soon as the cookies were gone, I would cut out sugar, milk, coffee, flour and red meat. Yeah, right! That wasn’t going to happen. So I thought I would just cut out “one of the above” to determine what food group was causing me to bloat up like a balloon. The more I thought about it, the more I

knew I wasn’t going to do it.

Then it hit me. I would cut out one food. And that food would be my most favourite cookies in the world.

I ran out of cookies a week ago and I can already wear my jeans again. While I was at it, I thought I could do one more thing. I would not snack after supper.

It has been five days and I know I am on the “cleanse” that is attainable for me to endure. My stomach is so happy to have a break. I know I need to do more than cut back a little. I really need to start moving more. I don’t sit still a lot during my daycare days, but I am certainly not stretching my muscles either. I wasn’t lying when I told my mom

I am not very flexible these days. Maybe I’ll start with the stretches the physiotherapist gave my son, for his back. Start small. That is the key for me. Eating less is a start. Eating smarter is a good idea. I read a little on “eating smart” and I cannot commit to that. So I choose to “eat foolishly” from time to time with an eye on eating better.

I know I need to move more. Sleep and lethargy are my guiding lights at the moment and I know this is not good. But it completes me.

It isn’t a full body cleanse nor is it a full body workout. But “eating less” and “stretching a little” is a very good place to start.

It’s back! Worst Roads Campaign Submitted It’s spring time in Saskatchewan. That means it’s time for CAA Saskatchewan’s Worst Roads Campaign. From April 8 to 29, motorists can nominate and vote for their worst road at caask.ca/worstroads. And just what exactly is a worst road? Typically these are roads that have potholes, cracks, crumbling pavement and are in general disrepair, have poor signs or road markings, and have traffic

congestion. Once again, motorists will be able to specify the section of the road they wish to nominate. Photos of the nominated and voted worst road will be accepted and CAA reminds motorists to only take photos when safe to do so. The top 10 roads will be announced May 2.

The CAA Worst Roads campaign will be monitored with updates on which roads in our province are getting the top votes. The information will be made available CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

via weekly news releases, social media including Facebook and Twitter, as well as on caask.ca/news. Partnering with CAA Saskatchewan for this year’s CAA’s Worst Roads Campaign are the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association and the Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation. Both groups will be able to share respective insight and knowledge about current road composition and conditions as well as trends in the road building industry.

and other factors. 11.3 L/100 km (25 mpg) city and 8.0 L/100 km (35 mpg) highway on Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x2 HFE model with 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 and 8-speed automatic. ≤Based on 3500/F-350 full-size pickups and competitive information available at time of publication. Based on max towing comparison between 2016 Ram 3500 – up to 31,210 lb, 2015 Chevrolet 3500 – up to 23,200 lb and 2016 Ford F-350 – up to 26,500 lb. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

allowance of 18,000/year. Cost of $0.16 per excess kilometre plus applicable taxes at lease termination. See your retailer for complete details. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≠Based on Automotive News full-size pickup segmentation. 2015 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits

Corp. to qualified customers on applicable new 2016 models at participating retailers. SCI provides all credit approval, funding and leasing services. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (25A) with a Purchase Price of $32,995 leased at 3.49% for 60 months with a $0 security deposit, $0 down payment and first month’s payment due at lease inception equals 60 monthly payments of $369 with a cost of borrowing of $4,201 and a total obligation of $22,179. Kilometre

Jeep, Ram or FIAT models at participating retailers and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Eligible customers are individuals who are currently leasing a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, or competitive vehicle with an eligible lease contract in their name on or before April 1, 2016. Proof of Registration and/or Lease agreement will be required. Trade-in not required. See your retailer for complete details. ➤3.49% lease financing for up to 60 months available through SCI Lease

Tradesmen, Certified Journeymen or customers who have completed an Apprenticeship Certification. A copy of the Trade Licence/Certification required. 3. Customers who are Baeumler Approved service providers. Proof of membership is required. Limit one $1,500 bonus cash offer per eligible truck transaction. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. ^Lease Loyalty/Conquest Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash is available to eligible customers on the retail purchase or lease of select 2016 Chrysler, Dodge,

& Chassis or 2015 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before April 1, 2016. Proof of ownership/lease agreement will be required. 2. Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. This includes Licensed

months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $181 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $32,995. Ω$9,000 in total discounts includes $7,500 Consumer Cash and $1,500 Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash. Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. $1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2015/2016 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg. Cab), 2014/2015/2016 Ram 2500/3500, 2014/2015/2016 Ram Cab

Retailer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2016 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2016 Ram 1500 and Ram Heavy Duty models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (25A+AGR) with a Purchase Price of $32,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 84

Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, Ω, ^, ➤, § The Power of Zero Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after April 1, 2016. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,745) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer trade may be necessary.

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