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Stanley granted bail

North Battleford, Sask.

Staff Gerald Stanley, charged with second degree murder in the death of Colton Boushie in an incident in the rural municipality of Glenside near Biggar, has been granted bail.

Decision on bail was reserved after a hearing at Queen’s Bench court in Battleford Thursday, but a decision was handed down Friday for Stanley to be released.

Queen’s Court Justice Neil Bagrielson ordered

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Stanley to post $10,000 cash bail and remain within a 6.5-kilometre radius of his Biggar-area home.

He is to wear electronic monitoring and adhere to those restrictions unless he has written permission from his probation officer.

He is also forbidden any contact with the Boushie family and is not to go within a 16-kilometre radius of Red Pheasant First Nation. The next court date for Stanley is Sept. 13 in North Battleford Provincial Court.

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Eiling Kramer Campground

Seniors’ donation supports new service centre Shannon Kovalsky Staff Reporter

A clean and modern washroom facility welcomes Eiling Kramer Campground visitors.

Photos by Shannon Kovalsky

Visitors at Eiling Kramer Campground in Battleford didn’t have to leave all modern amenities behind this summer. Construction was completed on a new combination bathroom and shower house this May to be ready to use for the summer season.

The project was funded in part by the sale of Hillcrest Centre, a seniors’ recreation facility that was donated to the Town by the Pensioners and Senior Citizens Branch No. 126 following the chapter’s closure.

Jordan Schechtel, parks and recreation superintendent for Battleford, says the new bath and shower facility cost just over $300,000 and a large portion of that figure was funded through the donation made by the Pensioners and Senior Citizens group.

Volunteers key to Winter Games say organizers

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Preparations go on for the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games.

Rob Rongve and David Schell, co-chairs of the Saskatchewan Winter Games committee, were at city council Aug. 15 to speak on the organization of the Games committee.

The bylaw formally

incorporating the Games was presented. Also they outlined a number of divisions that have been set up for including athlete services, Friends of the Games, marketing and promotions and sports and venue division.

The Games committee itself includes several voting members and non-voting representatives from the City. There is provision

A Games t-shirt was presented to councillors and to Mayor Ian Hamilton Aug. 15. Photo by John Cairns

for the City to appoint a city councillor to the committee, but it’s been agreed to hold off on an actual appointment until after the October municipal election.

The board consists of Rongve and Schell as co-chairs, Derek Sieben as finance chair, Bruce Friesen as athlete services division chair, Jane Zielke de Montbrun as ceremonies and protocols

chair, Rosalie Payne as Friend of the Games division chair, Peter Frey as marketing and promotions chair, and Kelvin Colliar and Tom Hawboldt as sports and venue division chairs. Non-voting are the honorary chair Ian Hamilton, games council consultant Lorne Lasuita and Director of Leisure Services Bill Samborski.

Council approved the appointment of the board

and the execution of the draft bylaw unanimously.

The Games were awarded to North Battleford in February, and there have already been a number of meetings and initial preparations started.

One of the main activities was a trip by several members of the committee to Estevan for the Saskatchewan Summer Games to see how those were run.

“They did a great job,”

said Rongve.

“They definitely stressed the importance of every division ... firing on all cylinders very quickly.”

“It was a real eyeopener,” said Councillor Cathy Richardson, who had also made the trip. She stressed the importance of recruiting volunteers for the Games saying “the more volunteers you have, the better – the smoother things run.”

The Saskatchewan Winter Games were promoted by committee members during the Territorial Days parade. Photo by Shannon Kovalsky

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Stanley case returns to court; decision on bail made Friday

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

With supporters of Colten Boushie rallying outside, Gerald Stanley entered a not-guilty plea to second-degree murder at North Battleford provincial court Thursday morning.

Later in the day, Stanley appeared in Queen’s Bench courthouse in Battleford for a bail hearing. After hearing from the Crown and defence counsel, Justice Neil Gabrielson reserved his decision on bail to a later time.

Late Friday afternoon, Gabrielson granted Stanley his release on $10,000 bail.

He also imposed a number of strict conditions.

Those include remaining within a six-kilometre radius of his farm, staying away from Red Pheasant First Nation, no direct contact with Boushie’s family, not possessing any firearms and electronic monitoring.

The court appearances

by Stanley highlighted a dramatic day in the case on Thursday. Stanley is charged with the shooting death of Boushie in the rural municipality of Glenside near Biggar.

The case has since sparked a heated discussion on social media and an emotional reaction from area First Nations.

The day began with a morning appearance by Stanley before Judge Bruce Bauer in provincial court.

Stanley’s lawyer Scott Spencer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf inside the courtroom, which was packed with reporters and family members of the accused and the victim. Stanley himself stood in the prisoner’s box, as he had the week before at his first court appearance in North Battleford provincial court.

Counsel has agreed to Sept. 13 as the next provincial court appearance in the case, mainly to allow

Gerald Stanley being escorted by RCMP out of Queen’s Bench courthouse Thursday afternoon.

time for lawyers to canvass dates for a preliminary hearing to be held. Stanley is due to appear again on that date by closed-circuit television at 11am.

Outside the courthouse about 150 to 200 supporters of Boushie were outside, waving placards and holding pictures, with the placards featuring messages such as “Justice for Colten”.

The rally was a peaceful one. Part of Railway Avenue outside the courthouse was cordoned off by the RCMP to allow the rally to proceed.

Organizers of the demonstration then announced plans to head to Battleford at 1pm, where another rally was staged outside the Battleford courthouse in the afternoon.

Inside the courthouse, Crown prosecutor Scott Bartlett and defence lawyer Spencer made their submissions before Justice Gabrielson on the issue of bail.

Very little can be reported about those proceedings as a publication ban was issued by Gabrielson covering all the evidence presented in court.

Following the submissions Gabrielson indicated

he would reserve judgement, and issue a written decision on whether Stanley will be released pending trial.

After proceedings in court wrapped up, Stanley was ushered out of the Battleford courthouse by police in handcuffs, wearing an orange sweater as well as an orange T-shirt covering his head. He was led into a police vehicle as demonstrators chanted “Justice for Colten”.

Afterwards Sheldon Wuttunee, speaking on behalf of Boushie’s family, issued a statement in the case.

“Though it’s not necessarily the answer we wanted to see, it’s important we do respect the legal process and the investigation,” said Wuttunee, who thanked all those who showed their support.

“It’s very important that we do continue to move forward in a peaceful way, but requesting justice. We can still request it loud, but we need to do it peacefully.

We need to have confidence in the justice system that they’re going to remand Mr. Stanley in custody in matters of the public interest, and that means all of us here.”

Sheldon Wuttunee makes a statement on behalf of Colton Boushie’s family.

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Supporters of the family of Colten Boushie assembled in front of North Battleford Provincial Court Thursday morning as Gerald Stanley entered a not guilty plea to a charge of second degree murder. That afternoon they again assembled in front of Queen’s Bench courthouse in Battleford where a bail hearing was conducted. Photos by Shannon Kovalsky

Council notes

Monthly reports nixed Staff

Here are some further highlights from the North Battleford council meeting Aug. 15: Council has amended its resolution from the Jan. 13, 2014 council meeting regarding reporting of expenses and attendance records at City meetings.

The provision on reporting attendance remains, however City officials will no longer have to report reimbursements or allowances for expenses claimed on a monthly basis.

The change was made because it was too labourintensive to report such reimbursements on a monthly basis. Moreover, those are already reported publicly in the annual Public Accounts. The report for 2015 was released this week.

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Also on Monday, council has passed a resolution establishing a mobile poll for homebound voting in the Oct. 26 municipal election. This is a routine resolution that has come up to council before prior to past elections.

Council has given first reading to an amendment that would rezone a portion at 10th Avenue and 106th Street from Medium Density Residential to C2 - Community Service District. This would be to accommodate a medical office at the location.

The resolution will come back for second and third reading at a future meeting.

Council also decided not to proceed with a request from the Battlefords and District Farmers’ Market to waive the business license fee. The farmers’ market sought the exemption on the grounds that it is a not-for-profit organization but City administration took the view that could set a precedent for the rest of the non-profit organizations that are licensed.

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Commentary

Anonymous source puts nothing on the line

By William Wardill

On a day in the not so distant past, I received a letter that surprised me. The writer praised me for being one of the few honest and intelligent columnists he had ever encountered. There was no way of discovering the identity of the writer nor where he had met my public persona. Being praised was, and is, a rare pleasure. The mysterious letters continued to arrive. He told about an American investigative reporter named Greg Palast who was the author of a book entitled Vulture’s Picnic. I bought a copy. I was shocked to discover the book to be such a blistering exposé of the global petroleum indus-

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By Becky Doig To continue with William Wardill’s “anonymity” theme, I will share this missive received from the RCMP late last week.

“Saskatchewan RCMP continue to monitor the situation related to the recent events in the Biggar area. We can assure that the safety and security of the people of Saskatchewan is our number one priority.

“As we have stated earlier, there have been comments made on social media that are concerning and could be criminal in nature. We are asking everyone to remain respectful in their online communication.”

The firestorm that raged on the Internet in the wake of the shooting referred to by the police service was not one of social media’s finer moments. While the Internet remains to be a modern marvel in spreading useful knowledge and information and the sharing of opinions and ideas, it can also be a dangerous tool in the hands of those who would spread hatred and vitriol.

Social media communication is once removed, in that it is relatively easy to tap out a nasty opinion for all to see compared with actually voicing that opinion face-toface with someone who is going to be hurt by it.

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try that its publication in corporation-controlled USA seemed to have been a major miracle. Palast documented incident after incident of corporate greed overriding any consideration for human values or for the planet that is the home of the human race and all other life forms that still survive. What he wrote was a poisonous brew. He told of murder for profit and crimes unpunished.

The letters continued. The relationship with the shadowy puppet-master continued. Then one day I wrote a column in that I expressed an opinion that made him angry. He wrote to tell me that I was an “old fool.” I wrote a column in that I revealed the existence of the mysterious stranger and made it plain that I wanted nothing more to do with him. He wrote to me again, only two words. “Papa spank.”

An old fool I may be, but I am an honest one. A

columnist, if he is worthy of the name, puts his name on what he writes and his reputation on the line with every new opinion piece. An anonymous source puts nothing on the line. I had allowed myself to become a surrogate, I think, of a man with a conscience who disliked his work in industry or government but liked his income and lifestyle too much to give it up.

The world of professional journalism is a dangerous place filled with truths distorted and untruths made believable. I wonder how many gutless anonymous sources there are and what effect they have on the processes of gathering and disseminating factual information. Certainly there are people in the media, and controlling the media, who are skilled in deception. I look at the news releases spewing out of the American presidential election battle and wonder what can be believed. The turmoil of the electoral process is like a menagerie where the keepers are in the cages. I see Donald Trump quoting statistics that disagree with those quoted by observers who are supposed to be neutral observers, I see people who place their political parties above the welfare of the nation. I see that wars of death and destruction are preceded by wars of words. And I wonder how many anonymous sources are injecting venomous words into the political process, like burning tinder into a storehouse filled with gunpowder.

I met a family from Michigan yesterday. They said they thought a Third World War was looming. They were afraid. In 2016, fear, like trade, is global.

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Battlefords Concern For Youth

More room for programming, engagement Staff It has now been almost three months since Battlefords Concern For Youth moved into the spacious Room 104 at the Don Ross and, according to a City of North Battleford press release, it has made a big difference already.

Nicole Fidelak, executive director of the Battlefords Concern For Youth explains, “We now have the opportunity to develop programs that require spaces like a gym, a kitchen, a craft room or a larger green space.”

One of the new programs that have been developed is a sports night for youth between the ages of 13 to 18 that will kick off with a barbecue Aug. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Other ideas that are currently being developed include a dance program, where youth can learn cer-

tain dances, movie nights or cooking classes.

In a continuous effort to make North Battleford a safe community for and with the local youth and in accordance with the goals of the Community Safety Strategy, the City of North Battleford met with Battlefords Concern For Youth and discussed the potential of space in the Don Ross Centre to relocate their office and provide an opportunity for programming.

This is a need in the community as noted in a 2015 feasibility study.

The close proximity to other services that are located at the Don Ross Centre makes the new location of the organization even more attractive.

“Most people might recognize our white van with the Concern For Youth writing driving around the city.” says Fidelak. “That’s when we are out, providing

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support, helping youth develop resumés and find jobs, and connecting youth with mentors to create positive relationships and develop skills.

In 2015, the City provided more than $1.26 million to organizations that benefit the greater Battlefords region by providing additional social and com-

munity support to fellow citizens. The Battlefords Concern For Youth is one of the recipients of the City’s community investment.

will be using a surveying vehicle called ARAN (Automated Roadway Analyzer) to scan all the streets in the town.

They will be using “ground-penetrating radar” that will look at such things as asphalt thickness and granular thickness on each street. Then the data will be reviewed and reported, with the results going into five- year and ten-year capital plans to help with pri-

oritizing which streets are most in need of upgrades or rehabilitation.

The idea, according to CAO John Enns-Wind, was for council to be able to make informed decisions on which streets should be the priority and to take the guesswork out of such decisions.

Mayor Derek Mahon told reporters that the underground piping needs will also be looked at and

that will be factored into the priority ratings as well.

The last time such a survey was done was in 2012, but that was a street-bystreet analysis that did not include the ground-penetrating radar and data collection.

“This is taking it to a whole different level than what we’ve done previously,” Mahon said at council.

The total cost for the proposal is $78,000, and that was carried at council Monday. The road indexing work begins immediately.

Ground-penetrating radar used to analyze condition of streets

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Battleford council has awarded a contract to consulting engineers Catterall and Wright of Saskatoon to do road condition indexing of streets in the town.

This will look at all the roads in the town of Battleford. The consultants will partner with Fugro Roadware Inc. who will assist in collecting the data. Fugro

Sonningdale man dies in crash near Wakaw Staff

Two men, one of them from the Sonningdale area, died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 41 about two kilometres east of near Wakaw Monday at about 4:25 p.m.

The deceased have been identified as an 82-yearold male from the Biggar area and a 64-year-old

male from the Sonningdale area. The matter remains under investigation by the Wakaw RCMP. Both lanes of Highway 41 were closed for several hours for the investigation.

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Other ways to engage with the Battlefords Concern For Youth is through their Facebook page, by phone and by stopping in at their new office – Don Ross Centre, door 5, Room 104.

The organization is also always looking for volunteers who would like to be a positive influence in a youth’s life by teaching skills like cooking, certain sports, crafts or other abilities.

As per their mandate, Battlefords Concern For Youth Inc. provides outreach, mentorship, and support services to youth up to the age of 18. Services include providing nutritional

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In the garden: formal meets rustic “I like rustic, but I also like manicured gardens.

I like hedges and foliage and I like things to be trim.

I like symmetry. Because I like plants to grow naturally, but then you can kind of trim them up. Not fancy, but organized.”

Inspired in part by the great gardens of French chateaus and the country unfussiness of living in a prairie town, Allyson L’Heureux’s garden is a lesson in contradictions that somehow works.

The result of her particular taste is a succession of cohesive interconnected spaces each serving a functional purpose. The dining area leads to a sitting area that leads to the pond that leads to the produce garden and the circular fire pit area.

Surrounding each defined space is a combina-

tion of trimmed hedges and trellis covered in dense vines.

The French formal garden design philosophy defined outside space as an extension of the house, with hedges acting as walls and “alleyways” standing in for hallways separating rooms.

You can see this principle echoed in L’Heureux’s yard, although it’s attenuated with her own specific taste and relatively smaller dimensions.

“Well, I love it here because there are so many little rooms, so it’s like a little adventure. I like keeping it tidy,” says L’Heureux. “It feels good when you’ve done a little weeding and everything is kind of trimmed up.”

Still, even if inspired

by French formal gardens, L’Heureux doesn’t attempt

to mimic the style in its most flagrant and wellknown incarnation: the Gardens at Versailles.

Instead, she picks and chooses elements of the design philosophy that works in her yard without all the overpowering opulence of traditional French formal design.

The reason for this blend of function with subdued formality is best represented in the symmetrical simplicity and creative use of space in the produce garden, which occupies a third of the back portion of the yard. “(We) grow up because our space is limited, so we do companion planting,” L’Heureux says. “I planted the corn and then I planted the squash beside the corn so it could climb up, so it could share the space.”

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centre is a small greenhouse, home to tomatoes and dill, which is surrounded on all sides by a path with garden around the perimeter. Symmetry is a core element of French formal gardens and one that L’Heureux employs throughout the defined spaces.

If designing a yard to your specific tastes requires plans and consideration, then the gardening work itself is like an automatic response for

L’Heureux, one that she wouldn’t think of not doing.

“It’s not work to me.

I don’t know if I’d call it a hobby,” she says. “It’s just part of our lifestyle. I couldn’t stand living without a yard. That would be really hard for me, I need to get outside.”

While the majority of the garden is planned according to L’Heureux’s style, the produce garden is more of a passion made even more satisfying by

its benefits.

“It’s just so fun and because (the fruits and vegetables) taste so good. You plant a seed and it’s amazing. It’s just so satisfying and it’s so beautiful. It’s a wonder that it does that.”

Overall, L’Heureux’s love of being outside shows through in every aspect and “little room” in her picturesque variation of French formality in the heart of the prairies.

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North Battleford crime numbers up

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Cpl. Landon Albert sights his C-7 rifle with the Canadian Weapons Effects Simulation in preparation for Exercise Bison Warrior taking place at CFD Dundurn from Aug. 13–21. Photo by Cpl Jean Archambault, Image Technician, 38 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs

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Cpl. Landon Albert, from North Battleford, is an engineer with 38 Combat Engineer Regiment in Saskatoon. He joined the primary reserve four years ago.

Albert is a participant in Exercise Bison Warrior that took place at CFD

Dundurn from Aug. 13–21.

Throughout the course of Exercise Bison Warrior, Albert worked with other engineers from Manitoba and Saskatchewan helping to ensure troops can live, move and fight on the battlefield. His team is responsible for obstacle placement and trench digging, but what he says he

Battlefords RCMP detachment has released statistical data through July of this year for North Battleford and most crime categories are showing increases.

Calls for service are at 7,988 through July, up from 7,676 last year.

Showing increases are person offences up from 715 to 720, business break and enters up from 20 to 36, residential break and enters up from 70 to 97, property offences up from 1,706 to 1,790, criminal code offences up from 1,205 to 1,468, liquor acts up from

289 to 444, and impaired operation of a motor vehicle up from 164 to 183.

Showing decreases are drug offences from 117 to 99, provincial traffic offences from 711 to 676 and municipal bylaw offences from 108 to 88. Also down are motor vehicle collisions from 188 to 149. Calls for assistance are up from 333 to 421.

The numbers were presented as part of the monthly RCMP report to city hall at an Aug. 15 council meeting.

In his report to council, S/Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt said the force is continuing to increase their patrol and intelligence gathering

time for members though time savings. The operational plan for summer is to address the increase in activity associated with the warmer weather. That includes more targeted enforcement and frequent patrols, Woolfitt said. The daily media releases have resumed as well.

They are also working with the North Battleford HUB to address long-term social and mental health and addictions issues.

The force also performed 43 school zone patrols and 21 foot patrols in the months of June and July. And the force is conducting bike patrols during the summer as well.

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vice between 6 a.m. Aug. 17 and 6 a.m. Aug. 18.

Aug. 17

12:12 p.m. - Report of a transport truck colliding with parked rail cars on Highway 16, east of North Battleford. Investigation revealed the truck blew a tire, causing it to leave the

highway, cross the ditch and hit the rail cars, derailing one.

Further investigation revealed the truck operators were knowingly driving the truck in a hazardous condition. Charges are pending against two men from Manitoba.

Live@Lunch continues with two more performances in the park this month before it wraps up for another year. This week it was Dekker Centre general manager Moe McGuinty performing during the noon hour Wednesday.

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Raising awareness of muscular distrophy Submitted

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The City of North Battleford is standing up to “help make muscles move,” proclaiming the month of September as Muscular Dystrophy Month.

Proclamations such as this are the key to helping spread awareness and one day bring upon a cure.

There are more than 160 different types of neuromuscular disorders. It is a multi-system disease that can attack any organ, and any set of muscles, leaving most individuals profoundly disabled, and often medically fragile. A large percentage of children diagnosed do not see their 18th birthday. Most types of neuromuscular

disorders are caused by an error in a specific gene related to muscle function.

Other neuromuscular disorders appear related to a faulty immune system or a spontaneous gene mutation with no family history. It is not just a childhood illness, some are adult onset. Over time, persons with neuromuscular disorders may lose the ability to walk, speak, eat and ultimately breathe. For many individuals, the disorder is fatal. There is currently no cure. It is estimated that more than 50,000 Canadians are affected by a neuromuscular disorder.

“Without their efforts, we simply could not reach out to the people that need us. We are truly thankful for His Worship, Ian Hamilton and the community’s

desire to get involved and help make a difference,” says Geraldine Coolidge, Saskatchewan Revenue and Community Development co-ordinator with Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

“As well as to our volunteers for doing the work that helps to ensure that those living with a neuromuscular disorder can lead a fuller, more active life.”

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Your vegetable harvest from A to Z

By Erl Svendsen and Jackie Bantle

Judging when to harvest vegetables can be tricky and sometimes depends on a vegetable’s end use (e.g tender green fresh vs. dry bean). To sort things out, the following is a list of commonly grown vegetables with their ideal harvest characteristics.

Asparagus: in spring, cut the spears at ground level when they reach six – eight inches long; harvest for no more than six weeks. Allow spears that develop after this to develop into fronds to nourish the crowns for next year’s crop.

Bean, fresh: harvest pods while they are still crisp and fleshy throughout, and can be easily snapped.

Bean, dry: harvest when pods are dry and brittle.

Beets: Dig the roots when they are large enough to suit. Depending on the cultivar, very large beets harvested late in the season can be woody.

Brussels sprouts: harvest when sprouts are firm to touch and after they have received at least one good frost to improve their flavour.

Cabbage: three days before they split. Cut head at the base (next to the soil) when the head is very firm to touch. Some cultivars split quickly, so check heads daily.

Carrot: can be harvested when large enough to suit (e.g. baby carrots). Danvers type carrots should be harvested when they reach one to 1.5 inches in diameter as they tend to become woody.

For maximum

yield and storability, wait until they reach full size, which varies by cultivar.

Sweetness will improve after a good frost.

Cucumber: pick when green; if yellow, it’s too late.

Corn: cobs are ready when the tip of the cob comes to a blunt end, kernels are filled out (plump) and juice is clear (not milky) when kernel is pierced by fingernail.

Garlic: dig bulbs when tops are 50-75% dead (usually the end of July). Bulbs with dry tops will tend to rot in the soil.

Muskmelon/cantaloupe: ripe when the melon simply ‘slips’ off the vine.

Once off the vine, will not sweeten further.

Onion: lift when tops have started to yellow, die down. Dry bulbs in shade in a warm well-ventilated area until the necks have closed before storing. If the tops have not started to die down late in the season, gently push them over to help the necks close off.

Parsnip: harvest after a good frost for the best flavour.

Pea, fresh: ready when pods are still green, filled out; peas are tender and sweet.

Pepper: depends on cultivar. Can be picked green if the fruit feels firm or wait until the skin changes colour for a sweeter pepper.

Potato: flowering is not a good indicator of when potatoes are ready to dig.

Can be harvested when potatoes are small with thin papery skins (baby potatoes) – fresh eating. For storage, skins need to be ‘set’. Aboveground plant parts should be dead or removed at least one week before harvest. Tubers in the soil can withstand a short -2˚C frost overnight.

Squash, winter: harvest late in the fall. Fully mature winter squash will survive -2˚C temperatures.

Immature squash will have a water-soaked or ‘soft’ area on the skin after a -2˚C frost.

Tomato: can be picked as soon as you see a slight blush and allowed to fully ripen inside on your counter. Or wait until they are fully coloured for maximum flavour and sweetness. Of course when killing frosts threaten, pick them all to ripen inside.

Those that don’t turn colour after a few weeks can be cooked up in a recipe or tossed on your compost pile.

Zucchini (aka summer squash): should have been picked last week. Best (most tender) when picked under 8 inches long – no peeling required. If left until the size of a baseball bat, will need to peel and scoop out seeds to enjoy.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo.com; www.facebook. com/saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours

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The puppeteers of Saskatchewan’s First Free Range Puppet Lab held in North Battleford last summer. Standing Natalie Laboissiere, Ben Nind, Marie-Ève Fontaine and Sherron Burns, who has been awarded a grant to further her study of puppetry. Leaning on the table are Juanita Dawn and Tamara Unroe. NewsOptimist file photo

Independent artist grant to Sherron Burns Staff A local artist has been awarded a $1,100 Independent Artists grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Sherron Burns of North Battleford has been awarded the grant “to take a master class in wood carved puppet form, conception to performance, with internationally recognized puppet designer Mischa Bartonova and professional carver Jiri Helcel, near Prague, Czech Republic,” according to the news release from the Arts Board.

The Saskatchewan Arts Board awarded funding to more than 110 individuals and organizations at

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These grants support the creation, development or performance of new work in any art form, professional development for artists and research in the arts; they also support the ongoing development of artistic practice in Saskatchewan as well as independent curators and critics in all disciplines.

Burns is interested in work that evokes a story, piques a memory or startles the imagination. A year ago, Burns conceived and organized the Free Range Puppet Lab in North Battleford and was joined by

artists from across Canada for five days of creativity, an event hosted by the Chapel Gallery.

She has written, directed and performed in many pieces of original work in puppetry, film, dance, mask and story and works with people of all ages. Tjaart is a puppet show developed and created through ensemble in Yellowknife, NWT. Swimming to Agassiz is an imagined family history in puppets and stories. Sedna: A Creation Story is a shadow play. All were created in recent years.

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Returning North Stars players eager for new season to get underway

By Lucas Punkari

perience is something the North Stars hope to build off, especially with much of the core from last year’s team returning for another season.

“Our confidence level is definitely up right now,” forward Troy Gerein said.

“The guys that are back know that this team is capable of going for the championship this year and we’re all anxious to be back on the ice to work towards that goal.”

“Last year was a good step for us and we’re going to be taking a lot from that,” Sych added. “If we apply all of the things that we learned from last season we can be that much better.”

There will be one major change that the returning players will be getting used to though.

Kevin Hasselberg left his post as general manager and head coach after five seasons to take over the same roles for the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League.

“It’s been awesome to have Kevin as a coach and it’s great to see him living out his dream,” Gerein said.

“There’s quite a lot that we can all take from him as we go forward,” Sych said. “Whether it’s paying

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It was as if they had never left town.

The Battlefords North Stars annual golf classic at the Jackfish Lake Golf and Conference Centre Friday resembled more of a family reunion between the returning players of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team as they caught back up following the off-season.

“We have such a close group of guys that we can pretty much pick up right where we left off when the playoffs ended in the spring,” goaltender Taryn Kotchorek said.

“I don’t think we’ve missed a beat,” defenceman Connor Sych added.

“We’re already chirping one another and having fun together. I think everyone is excited for the new season to begin.”

The excitement to get the 2016-17 SJHL campaign underway has a lot to do with how last year went for the North Stars.

The regular season is one that the players and fans won’t soon forget as they finished first in the league with a 43-11-2-2 record.

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attention to the little details or being a good person in the community, there’s a lot of important things that we can take from having Kevin coach us.”

As Hasselberg departs, the returning players are already getting to know their new boss as they met general manager and head coach Nate Bedford on Friday.

“There will be some differences of course but Nate’s a high quality guy and he will do a great job here,” Sych said. “After talking to him in person, I don’t expect there to be any major changes to how we play and I think the change will be a good one as we adapt to it.”

“Obviously we will get to know him a little bit more with the kids camp this week before we start into training camp next week but everything so far has gone well,” Kotchorek added.

With the North Stars training camp getting underway next Monday, the main goal for the returning players is to gel with the new faces that are coming to town as they gear up for their regular season opener at home on Sept. 16 against the Kindersley Klippers.

“There will be some younger guys that are coming in so it’s important

to get them comfortable around us,” Gerein said.

“We have a very close knit group here and I’m sure we will have a good season as soon as we come together.”

“It’s nice to have a lot of guys coming back to help with that process so it won’t be that hard for us to get up to speed,” Sych added.

Many of the players have already been out on the ice this summer, as Gerein and Kotchorek have both been practicing in Saskatoon.

“Everyone’s expecting a lot this season, especially with how last year ended,” Kotcohrek said. “We’re all willing to work hard to try and get it done this year.”

In other news, the North Stars pre-season schedule was also released this past week.

They will open things up on Sept. 3 with a visit to Alberta to take on the Bonnyville Pontiacs. The two clubs will play again a night later at the Civic Centre.

The North Stars will then visit the Nipawin Hawks on Sept. 7 before hosting the squad a night later.

They will then visit the Klippers on Sept. 9 before wrapping up their exhibition slate in a rematch the following evening.

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New coach thrilled with performances by players at Midget AAA Stars fall camp

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

There’s nothing quite like making a strong first impression.

For new Battlefords Stars head coach Darren Martens, his initial glimpse of the players that will make up this year’s Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League squad has him excited for what’s ahead.

“I had seen parts of the spring camp before I got the job, but I wasn’t sure what to really expect until I got here this weekend,” Martens said. “Once things got rolling though I was really impressed with the returning players, the signed newcomers and those players who we invited and had yet to be signed.

“The team looks like it’s going to be a really wellrounded group here and I’ve very happy about that.”

Martens and new assistant coach Lee Ulmer watched four scrimmages and two fitness testing sessions before the annual black and white game took place at the Civic Centre Sunday morning as they worked on setting up the roster for the 2016-17 season.

“One of the main things I wanted to do this weekend was to get to know as many of the players as I possibly could,” Martens said. “I remembered a few from the spring camp but it was nice to put a face to the name and get to know them more than just players out on the ice.”

Following the scrimmage, Martens was most enthused by the overall strength of the forward

Forward Kenzie Arnold, left, reaches for the puck while being challenged by defenceman Tyson Tuck during the Battlefords Midget AAA Stars annual black and white game at the Civic Centre Sunday. Photo by Lucas Punkari

lines and defensive pairings that will be in the lineup this year.

“If everything goes according to plan we should be really happy with how everything is going to look,” Martens said. “It’s a pretty well-rounded group.

“We have goal scorers, we have grinders and we have playmakers. When you look from top to bottom, we pretty much have everything out there.”

With the top five scorers from last year’s team all aging out of the midget ranks, replacing the likes of Owen Lamb, Keelan Saworski, Tanner Brewster, Jayden Nachtegaele and

Mason Mullaney will be a tough task.

However, Martens says he feels there will be players on the roster that will fill those holes.

“The hardest thing to find is goal scorers, but we believe that we have a couple of guys on the squad that have a natural touch around the net,” Martens said.

“You can win without those guys but it’s awfully tough. That will be great for us to have a couple of players that can score goals.”

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the pre-season will be in goal as the Stars look for a backup netminder to serve behind returning starter Lance Alm. That spot will be determined in the coming weeks while Alm takes part in a Western Hockey League training camp with the Ed-

monton Oil Kings.

“We’re expecting Lance to be back after his training camp in Edmonton and he wants to come back and play for us this year,” Martens said.

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til after the camps are all done in the WHL and in the SJHL (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League).

There are no guarantees in hockey and we will be excited if any of the guys we currently have on our roster make it to a higher level.”

With WHL and SJHL training camps taking place in the coming weeks, the Stars won’t actually be on the ice again until Sept.

6.

“There’s no practices in the league at all until then, so we’ll be using the long weekend to allow the players to either go home or get familiar with their billets and the town before we get going again,” Martens said.

“Once we get back going though we will start to get more into our systems and everything else that we need to get sorted out before the season begins.”

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Looking for a new work of art? three artists – Mary Anne Baxter, Joe Campbell and myself, Michael Brokop.

Usually, artists provide me with an artist statement on which to base my comments for this article. But in this case I must reflect on my observations and what has been presented.

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Campbell is a young artist who uses art as an embellishment of his creativity. His work is one of the exploration of media. It is encouraging to see him work in visual media.

I retired from the traditional work environment, having spent the majority of my life as a husband and father, and having worked in the educational system empowering adults to reach their potential through goal setting. Having also taught photography for the University of Saskatchewan on a parttime basis for 30 years and using my camera as a tool for artistic expression, I ventured into mask making as a new form of expression and invigoration.

I create a shell of paper that can be worn to release a hidden personality that can look out and not be seen and can release a childish and exploratory spirit from restraint and binding morality. For the past three years, I have used the local fall Marigold artist venue in North Battleford to showcase and introduce a new line of masks. This year, while still continuing with the creation of masks, I have returned to painting, but rather than use paint I use fabric dyes and encaustic wax on raw canvas. These large works engulf the viewer into intense colours and details that the application and release of wax on canvas can create.

ARC Creative Studios is a collaboration of 13 artist working studio spaces and an art gallery space at its entrance. Located downtown in North Battleford at 1102 - 101st St., the location is visible in the banking district. Campbell, Baxter and I are joined by Juanita Aucamp, Kamila Badura, Sherron Burns, Chris Hodge, Karen Kow-

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O’DRISCOLL: In Loving Memory Of Micheal Joseph O’Driscoll born August 10, 1958 at North Battleford, SK, passed away August 7, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish his memory: his loving wife of 36 years, Kimberly; children and grandchildren: Shaun (Kendra), Ryan (Nyna): Ayla & Nieve, Kristin (Luke) and Riley (Nicole); siblings: Kevin (Louise), Arnold (Myrna), Patricia (Kelly), Bernadette (Lyle), Marilyn, Brendan (Bev), Eileen (Brian) and Thomas; father-in-law, Jerome Hartman; Kim’s siblings: Dean (Susan), Cheryl (Morris), Melinda (Dave) and Tanya (Curtis); nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Gertrude O’Driscoll, by his mother-in-law, Louise Hartman & by brother-in-law Grant Hartman. Vigil Of Prayer was held on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Presider Fr. Greg Elder. Cross Bearer was Bro. Kendrick Beler. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading: Isaiah 9: 1-6: Shawna O’Shea; Psalm: Psalm 27: Natasha Delaire; Gospel: John 8: 12 - Bro. Kendrick Beler; Homily: Bro. Kendrick Beler. Eulogy was given by Shaun & Ryan O’Driscoll. Prayer Of The Faithful: Cristle Jasken; Music: Irish Folk Hymns. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Friday, August 12, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Father Greg Elder. Cross Bearer was Marilyn O’Driscoll. Altar Server was Bro. Kendrick Beler. Reception Of The Body: Pall: Shaun & Riley - Flowers: Ryan & Kristin - Crucifix: Kimberly. Eulogy was given by Shaun & Ryan O’Driscoll. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading: Wisdom 4: 7-15: Shawna O’Shea; Responsorial Psalm: The Lord’s My Shepherd – Choir; 2nd Reading: Revelation 4: 13: Natasha Delaire; Gospel: Mark 4: 35-41: Fr. Greg Elder; Prayer Of The Faithful: Cristle Jasken; Liturgy Of The Eucharist: Gift Bearers: Ayla & Nieve O’Driscoll. Music Ministry: Pianist - Joan Harrison; St. Vital Parish Choir; Piper Jim Ramsay - “Skye Boat Song” & “Rowan Tree”; Soloist: Robert MacKay: “Danny Boy”; Hymn Selections: “On Eagles Wings”, “I Am The Bread Of Life” & “Be Not Afraid.” Active Pallbearers were Randy Graw, Norman Graw, Alfred Graw, Randy Anthofer, Michael Fittkau and Alan Snider. Honourary Pallbearers were All those who shared in Micheals life.

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PATTERSON: Loving Memory Of Robert Thomas Patterson bornNovember 9, 1929 at Lilac, SK, passed away August 8, 2016 in Battleford, SK. Left to cherish his memory: his loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Marion and Bill; Heather and RonLeon, Anne & Seth; Brenda and Tim - Beverly and Peter: Rebecca, Emily and Hailey, Jessica and David, Paul and Ryan; Thomas and Joyce Robert E. and Emile; son-inlaw, Kevin; sister-in-law, Anne Patterson; brother-in-law, Dean (June) Rogers; many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Dora Patterson; his loving wife Thelma Irene Patterson; Daughter Patricia Garner; granddaughter, Arlene Patterson; sister and brother-in-law, Liz and Rollie Wood; brother, George Patterson; in-laws, Oliver and Marion Rogers. Service Of Celebration & Thanksgiving was held on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ - Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Officiant Rev. Frances Patterson, Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Shared Memories Of Robert’s Life were given by Grandchildren: Beverley Allison, Leon Prescesky, Jessica Clark, Robert E. Patterson, Emile Patterson, Paul Horrell. Great-Grandchildren: Seth Prescesky, Rebecca and Emily Allison & Hailey Allison. Music Ministry: Pianist - Mrs. Joan Harrison; Processional - “Daddy” - Johnny Cash; Soloist: Robert MacKay - “In The Garden”; Congregation Hymns: “Softly and Tenderly”, “Amazing Grace” & “The Old Rugged Cross.”

Honourary Pallbearers – Great-Grandchildren: Seth Prescesky, Rebecca Allisaon, Emily Allison & Hailey Allison. Active Pallbearers were Leon Prescesky, Paul Horrell, David Clark, Robert E. Patterson, Emile Patterson & Peter Allison. Robert, with his beloved wife Thelma, were laid to rest at the Ruddell Cemetery, Ruddell, Saskatchewan. Memorial Donations are requested to Battlefords District Care Centre, Box 69, Battleford, SK S0M 0E0 (Designate to Recreation Fundraising) or to the Battlefords Handi-Bus, Box 460, North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y6 Card Of Thanks The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who passed on their sympathy at the passing of our beloved Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather Robert T. Patterson. Thank-you to Bob and staff at Battlefords Funeral Service for your loving care. A very special thank-you to the Angels of Ward 3 at Battleford District Care, your kindness will never be forgotten.

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OBITUARIES

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DAY: It is with heavy hearts the family of Letitia Helen Day announces her passing on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at the age of 100 years at Battleford District Care Centre. Letty married James Day in July, 1942 in England where James was stationed during World War II. This was where their first son Martin was born.

They came to Canada in 1946 and settled in Assiniboia, where Robert and Frank were born. They moved to Battleford in 1953 where Letty remained until her death. Letty was well known for her knitting and craft work, volunteer work and church participation. She loved reading books and playing cards, as well as socializing with friends and family. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to tell stories. She will be greatly missed by all those whose life she touched. Letty is survived by her sons Martin (Sue) and family; Robert (Magda) and family; Frank (Audrey) and family; sister Lil and family; and sister-in-law Florrie and family. A come and go tea was held in Letty’s memory on Wednesday, August 10th at 2:00 pm at the St. George’s Anglican Church parish hall. A graveside service was held at the Battleford Cemetery at 1:00 pm. Donations in honor of Letitia may be made to the donor’s choice. Condolences for the family may be left at www.sallowsandmcdonald.com.

The family has placed their trust with Martine de Bussac of Sallows & McDonald – Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home.

Card of Thanks The family of Letty Day would like to thank all of her friends for their words of encouragement and messages of condolence. We would also like to thank Martine at Sallows & McDonald Funeral Home for her patience and understanding, Reverend Jan Trost for a comforting service, and the ladies of St. George’s Parish for the lovely lunch.

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Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Lawn Bowling - Come and join us any Monday, Wednesday or Friday at 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Free. Lessons. 106th Street across from Caleb Village. Call 306-445-8433 for more information.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery. Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10. Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% progressive jackpot! Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw - weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to ShelterUs Building Fund. Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937MEOW (6369). Lottery licence LR15-0091.

Thursdays

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

Rose Valley Hotel, Rose Valley Sk. is looking for a full time Hotel Food and Beverage Service Manager. With 1-2 years experience as a manager. Wage is $17.00/hr.

Job duties: Plan, organize, control and evaluate the operations of restaurant, bar or beverage service. Recruit staff and oversee staff training. Control inventory and prices. To apply: Pls. contact Larry Bozek @ 3065547111 or email @ lynnit_8@yahoo.com

Wednesday, August 31

Borden Senior’s Potluck Supper and Birthdays at 5:45 p.m. in Borden Community Centre. 7:00 p.m. “Wanted - A Housekeeper”, play by Rosthern Actors Group. By donation.

Thursday, September 1

Students back in School in Prairie Spirt Division in Borden.

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COMING EVENTS

Monthly Community Events Calendar Every Week Day

Regular Walking Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Every Sunday

Life’s Healing Choices - Celebrate Recovery - Freedom from your Hurts, Hang-Ups and Habits - small group studies (no children please) at the Don Ross Community Center room #109 at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Hosanna Life Center, North Battleford. Phone 306-445-5079 for more information.

4th & 5th Sunday of the Month

Knights of Columbus Brunch at 1202 - 105 Street, North Battleford from10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

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

For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306-892-2073.

2nd Monday of the Month

BUH Retirees meet at the Co-op Cafeteria at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

2nd Monday of the Month

Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-937-2987.

Mondays & Wednesdays

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

Tuesdays

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery.

Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10.Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT-NOW OVER $3100! Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund.

Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937-MEOW (6369). Lottery licence LR15-0091.

Tuesday

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

Tuesdays

North Battleford Grand Squares are offering lessons in beginner square dance at the Ukrainian Senior Centre 792 - 108th Street, North Battleford from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. There will be a series of 10 lessons. Please wear comfortable shoes. For more information please contact caller, Ray and Misel Rosler at 306-445-3114.

Tuesdays

Kaiser at the Battlefords Ukrainian Seniors Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 1:30 p.m. Lunch served. For more info phone 306-446-2269.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Art Club welcomes anyone interested in painting to join them from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. For more information phone Kathy at 306-937-3686.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance.Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Kay at 306-937-2780.

Tuesdays

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

Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays

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

Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

Wednesdays

Aug. 20

Wednesdays

The Battleford Horseshoe Club will be welcoming interested people to come and play horseshoes from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. from May to September. For more information call Vern Bannerman at 306-386-2276 or Marg Kemp at 306-445-5646.

1st Wednesday of the Month

Moms & Tots at 9:30 a.m. in Borden Community Centre, N. Smith Room.

1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month North Battleford Grand Squares Dance (Mainstream & Plus Levels) at the Ukrainian Senior Centre - Slava Center, 792 - 108th Street from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Ray & Misel at 306-445-3114.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Battleriver Horse Club Gymkhana at HK Memorial Racetrack, Little Pine from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. until August 31. Sign up for one event or all three. Series champion wins saddle. Free hot dog and drink for all participants, fun socializing and hours of riding for everyone and anyone. Contact Ryan at 306-823-3400 or text at 306-307-0971 for more information.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

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

3rd Wednesday of the Month

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

Thursdays

Battlefords and Area Gender & Sexuality Alliance Meeting every Thursday at Crandleberry’s at 7:00 p.m. to give us a space where we can feel safe and open with each other, where we can try and make our community a safter and better place for us to live in. This group is open to everyone.

Thursdays

In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

Thursdays

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

Thursdays

Radisson TOPS #SK5243 Meeting at the Radisson Town Office at 9:00 a.m.

Thursdays

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

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month Midwest Food Resoures - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce and organic grains. To order email us at battleford.mwfp@sasktel.net or call us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. noon. This is a non-profit program.

1st Friday of the Month

Tuesdays & Thursdays

1st Tuesdays of the Month

Kaiser Tournament at the Action Now Senior Centre, 1501 - 101st Street at 7:30 p.m.

Last Tuesday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306-446-2269.

Wednesdays

Battlefords District Farmers Market at 1202 - 100th Street, North Battleford (across from SaskTel) from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon. We have baking, eggs, honey, veggies, fruit, lotions, woodworking and bedding plants.

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

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

Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1011 - 103rd Street, North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

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

Wednesdays

Battlefords Toastmasters Meet in room #108 Don Ross Centre (enter the building via door #4) from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

(September to June). Check out Battlefords Toastmasters.com for more information.

Staff Battleford RCMP responded to 107 calls for service between 6 a.m.

Aug. 20 and 6 a.m. Aug. 21.

The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners and experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call June Newsham at 306-445-3337 or Irene Sack at 306-937-3318.

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

Campers evicted from David Laird Campground

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Every Saturday

Once A Month on Saturdays

Family Justice Services Parenting after Separation and Divorce Program from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. To register for these sessions call toll free 1-877-964-5501. Registration is mandatory. There is no fee.

Location: will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only.

No child care is provided.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday’s News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations.

To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear.

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

6:19 a.m. - Complaint of a domestic assault on the Mosquito First Nation.

Members attended, and matter is still under investigation.

7:26 a.m. - Complaint of a disturbance at the hospital. Police attended and the matter was resolved without further issue.

8:11 a.m. - Complaint of a suspicious vehicle driving up and down the back alleys in Cochin.

9:42 a.m. - Complaint of a theft from the backyard of a residence on the 1800 block 102nd.

10:00 a.m. - Complaint of a vehicle driving against traffic on the Sweetgrass First Nation.

10:58 a.m. - The first of several complaints at the David Laird Campground.

Police attended, and several groups removed from campsite.

11:22 a.m. - Complaint of sheep in the yard of the residence on Airport Road.

11:21 a.m. - Complaint of a disturbance at the Saulteaux School. Mem-

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bers attended and cracked windows located.

11:41 a.m. - Complaint of a robbery that had occurred overnight in the area of 93rd and 18th.

12:59 a.m. - The first of two complaints of shoplifter at Walmart. Police attended both complaints and the matter resolved.

2:50 p.m. - Complaint of threats being made on the 900 block of 109th Street.

3:57 p.m. - Complaint of a break and enter to a daycare in Battleford, where a female suspect entered the business and attempted to steal property. 4:04 p.m. - Request to assist North Battleford paramedics with a disturbance on Foley Drive. Police attended and the matter was resolved without issue.

4:21 p.m. - Request for assistance from the Community Safety Officers in respect to a group of intoxicated people fighting on 11th Avenue.

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Across

1. Flexible container with a single opening.

4. Wife of Cronus.

8. In addition.

12. Wooden strip forming part of a fence.

13. Cereal plants that grow well in temperate climates 14. Uncertainty about the truth of something.

16. Slow pace of running.

17. Delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns.

18. Eskimo hut built of blocks snow.

19. In the past.

20. Support for a piece of furniture.

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Corb Lund at Gold Eagle Casino Nov. 19 Staff It has been announced Juno Award-winning performer Corb Lund will be performing at Gold Eagle Casino Nov. 19.

Tickets went on sale Aug. 5 and are $30 including GST and service charges.

Lund’s appearance in North Battleford comes on the heels of his album Things That Can’t Be Undone, recorded with his band The Hurtin’ Albertans – electric guitarist Grant Siemens, bass Kurt Ciesla and Brady Valgardson on the drums.

Things That Can’t Be Undone is described in a news release as “a selfassured and mature set of songs that pairs Corb Lund’s characteristically sharp song craft with

a bevy of new sounds, thrusting his mix of earnest Americana, rollicking honky tonk and rousing altcountry to new heights.”

“I would like to think it’s a healthy balance of pushing our stylistic boundaries and pushing our audience’s ears, but keeping it familiar enough so that they’re not totally alienated,” Lund said in a release. “I think I’ve trained them by now to expect different things.”

His previous studio album was Cabin Fever, which hit number one in Canada in its first week and was certified gold.

Tickets are available for the Lund show at the Gold Eagle Casino box office, or call 306-446-3833.

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Our deep and daily need of the grace of God The life of John Newton is likely better known than that of most other hymn writers. Perhaps you’re familiar with him through the 2006 motion picture named for his hymn, Amazing Grace.

In his younger years he was a seaman who was involved in transporting kidnapped black men and women from Africa to be sold as slaves on this side of the Atlantic. In addition to this reprehensible business, Newton was a blasphemer of such vile extremes that his profanity even terrified the hardened sailors with whom he sailed.

But the Lord finally got his attention in a storm at sea. So violent was it that Newton thought at any moment he would be killed. When he cried out, almost without thinking, “Lord have mercy on us!” he was stunned by what he had just said. A wicked man who only used God’s name as a swear word, how could he expect mercy? He deserved only the judgment of God. But he did pray for mercy, and the battered ship made it through the storm. Then there followed several days of soulsearching, in an agony of guilt and shame. Finally, John Newton turned to Christ in faith, and was wonderfully saved. He went on to become the

pastor of a church, and the author of many hymns.

While most are familiar with his most famous song, it’s to another we turn today. The song is headed with the text Second Corinthians 12:9.

It would be well for us to note a couple of verses in the passage, as Newton applies them in a special way. In the context, we learn that the Apostle Paul had been troubled by some kind of physical malady (vs. 7). Exactly what it was unknown, but he apparently felt it was hindering his ministry. He prayed on three occasions that the Lord would heal him (vs.

8), but no healing came.

Instead, “He [the Lord] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (II Cor. 12:9-10) Paul is a Christian praying for physical healing. But John Newton took the promise of grace and applied it to himself, as a greatly distressed seeking sinner, crying out for God to save him. Grace, which Newton wrote about so wonderfully, can be

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

defined most simply God’s unearned favour. It is by His grace we are saved, through faith in Christ, not because of any merit or good works of our own.

(Eph. 2:8-9)

We need grace, not only to get saved, but to live the Christian life too.

“Through [Christ] we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand,” (Rom. 5:2) Believers are

knee-deep in grace! In that case, it becomes a divine enablement or empowerment granted to us. And we are invited to “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

(Heb. 4:16) It’s for a physical need that Paul seems to use the term grace. But Newton’s application certainly has merit too. We get a moving sense of the extremity of his despair, and the exhilaration of his deliverance through grace, in the

present hymn.

“Oppressed with unbelief and sin, / Fightings without, and fears within; / While earth and hell, with force combined, / Assault and terrify my mind. / Thus sorely pressed I sought the Lord, / To give me some sweet, cheering word; / Again I sought, and yet again, / I waited long, but not in vain. / O, ‘twas a cheering word indeed! / Exactly suited to my need; / ‘Sufficient for thee is My grace, / Thy weakness My great pow’r displays.’”

Blessed quietness, holy quietness Earlier this year we attended church with our son and his wife who live in another province.

We enjoyed the entire service, but one part of it stood out for me.

Although I can’t remember his exact words, the acting pastor asked members of the congregation to call out the name of one of their favourite hymns. Since I am a lover of the traditional songs of praise, I found this both informative and refreshing.

There were the usual joyous songs of praise: “At the Cross” and “Glory to His Name”;

songs of hope such as “When We All Get to Heaven” and “Oh Beulah Land” and, of course, the beautiful worship songs such as “Jesus, the very thought of thee” and “Fairest Lord Jesus.”

Although I didn’t call out any titles, many others crossed my mind and thrilled my heart. It was one called out by our son,

however, that really got me thinking. “Blessed Quietness,” he announced and immediately there was a collective moment of unsolicited silence. I haven’t forgotten that moment and the impact of his response.

I have always lived in a high-energy mode, whether it was in parenting, operating my own business, church involvement or community volunteerism. Too often “blessed quietness” ranked as a luxury rather than a necessity.

My husband’s recent health challenges, along with a conscious decision

to limit my writing to these columns, a monthly opinion piece for a provincial agricultural publication and the occasional article for a local magazine, brought an enforced slowing of my activities.

At first it was painful, now I’m wondering how I ever lived without time to enjoy solitude and serenity.

I’m also learning, in more than theological terms, the meaning of Jesus’ instruction to his disciples: “Come ye apart and rest awhile”.

Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance to my soul.

Worship Together TerriTorial Drive alliance church Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

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ANGLICAN PARISH

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

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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.

Hosanna Life Center Worship/Prayer House Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

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Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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Members of Christian Ministers Association

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

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

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Community Baptist Church

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Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

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Members of the Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild may smile at this prediction and the hope of this dreamworld, but are no less happy that the quilt season for fall 2016 is about to begin.

Membership in the guild provides an opportunity to produce works of art, learn new quilting techniques from visiting and in-house instructors, as well as involvement with charitable projects, all within a friendly, social setting.

During the last season, the group enjoyed a day-long “shop hop” to visit several

quilting venues, thread painting instruction from Monika Kinner-Whalen, as well as participating in a fundraising sale for The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords in North Battleford.

The first meeting of the fall season takes place at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, in the craft room at the Don Ross Centre, and is eagerly anticipated as members re-

connect after the summer break and the program for the new season is unveiled.

This will surely include the upcoming quilt exhibition at the Chapel Gallery.

No quilt meeting would be complete without the show and tell feature, where members display their most recent accomplishments, much to the appreciation of the people present.

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