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Dekker Centre season ends

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Bill and Don’s: 60 years

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In the news this week

Moe and the Munchkins

Staff The Tuesday News-Optimist will go on a two-edition hiatus following next week’s edition.

The Regional Optimist will be published right through to the end of the year, however, so help squelch any rumours that

North Battleford, Sask.

the entire newspaper staff has run off to Mexico.

In this edition you will find coverage of several festive events such as the Ennis sisters and the children’s youth choirs’ WinterSong, both at the Dekker Centre.

You can also read about

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complaints about the road past Fort Battleford leading to the Battlefords District Care Centre. There are claims the condition of the road is leading to unnecessary wear and tear on the BDCC’s handibus.

Battleford West children are also looking for help

from Battleford town council.

Families there would like to see an outdoor rink installed, but it won’t happen this winter.

Council has decided to work within their 2016 budget to consider installing a playground and outdoor rink in the new development.

The Battlefords Children’s Choir and Kamala Youth Choir presented their annual WinterSong at the Dekker Centre Sunday, with both an afternoon and evening show. Special guest Moe McGuinty, manager of the Dekker Centre, spent some time on stage with some of the youngest singers, reading them a poem. Above, director Dianne Gryba helps get everyone in place. For more photos see Pages 10 and 11 and check out www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Jayne Foster

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Christmas with the Ennis Sisters at the Dekker Centre

Maureen Ennis signs autographs following the show.

Another full house at the Dekker Centre featured a Christmas special presented by the Ennis Sisters of Newfoundland Saturday. They brought an East Coast Christmas party to the Dekker Centre audience, treating them not only to soaring harmonies but to recitations direct from the Newfoundland kitchen party, step dancing that delighted and engaging humour amongst the siblings. The audience was definitely in the Christmas spirit, having joined in on many songs, and humming and singing could be heard amongst them as they vacated their seats at the end of the evening. The Ennis Sisters Christmas show was the last season presentation at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts for 2015. A special thank you was offered to the volunteers who turn out for every performance, totalling 2,000 so far this year.

The next Dekker Centre season presentation is Jan. 15, when the University of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble and College Ensembles come to town to entertain. Photos by Jayne Foster

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Playground,outdoor rink to be considered for Battleford West Staff Not only will the Town of Battleford be looking at building another children’s playground in the budget process for next year, but an outdoor rink as well.

At last week’s town council meeting, a letter from Battleford West resident Tammy Eberle suggested town council consider building an outdoor rink in the Telegraph Heights area for this winter. While council decided it was too late in the season to construct a rink in this year’s budget, it would be put on the list of things to

consider when determining next year’s budget.

Eberle wrote in her letter, “As hockey and skating is great physical activity for youth and adults it would make sense to have an outdoor rink in the vicinity of this development. My children would utilize the rink as often as they could.”

While there are outdoor rinks in the south and northeast areas of Battleford, she said, it would make sense to have a rink on the west side for youth who have no transportation to the other rinks.

She added, “Last year [my children] wanted to go

to the outdoor rink, but often didn’t have transportation to the rinks, mostly after school.”

While council will consider an outdoor rink in the upcoming budget deliberations, they will also consider a request by the developer of Battleford West, Dean Kupchanko, to give consideration to supplying and installing a children’s playground in the municipal reserve area of the subdivision.

In a letter to council earlier this year, he stated, “Now that there is a community of houses in Telegraph Heights

District care road hard on handivan, occupants Staff

The state of the road between Fort Battleford and the Battlefords District Care Centre has the BDCC Resident Council looking for help from Battleford town council.

A letter received by town council last week even invited the mayor and council to take a ride in the facility’s handivan to experience it themselves.

In a letter, Albert Varga, president of the resident council, writes, “We are very fortunate to have the

opportunity to own our own handibus for our facility.

This has provided great opportunity for our residents to enjoy events outside the home.

“This is something we would like to be able to continue for many years, however, the current road condition of the road that leads from Fort Battleford all the way down into the parking lot of our facility is a great concern. It is causing unnecessary wear and tear on our bus as well as physical discomfort for our residents.”

Concerns about the condition of the road to BDCC have made their way to council on numerous occasions in the past, with council having hoped some infrastructure money from the provincial or federal levels of government may become available.

While the town continues to patch the road, some form of reconstruction would be the ideal resolution.

Council has referred the request for consideration to the upcoming budget process.

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and new affordable housing going up in Heritage Court there is a population of children residing in the area.

Some of the residents were considering assembling a petition for a playground, but asked if I would approach council first, hence this letter.”

The letter concluded, “Children are playing on the street and residents are concerned about their safety.”

The municipal reserve area where the playground is proposed is between Heritage Court and Parker Court.

Councillors noted the development agreement with Kupchanko does not call for the developer to build a playground, however the town does collect a site services fee that can include the cost of such projects.

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S IS A City of North Battleford Community Safety Officer was the first on the scene Thursday when an SUV crossing Territorial Drive from Taco Time drove right in front of a Tundra proceeding on Territorial Drive. Damage to both vehicles was extensive, but a witness says the officer quickly ascertained no one was seriously injured.

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Correction

In the Dec. 8 edition of the News-Optimist, on Page 3, a photo of the Legion of Riders making a donation of $8,250 to Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 70 incorrectly identified one of the individuals. The names should have read as follows: Buff McGovern and Vicky Smith of the Legion of Riders, Legion mem­ber Marilyn Clark and Legion of Riders members Chris Miller and Jack Tatchell.

Vehicle burns Staff North Battleford Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

The vehicle on fire was at the intersection of Highway 4 North and Territorial Drive.

According to NBFD the engine compartment was heavily damaged, but no injuries were reported.

Firefighters were on the scene for about 25 minutes.

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Commentary

Physicians can help tackle their patients’ poverty . . . without leaving the doctor’s office

By Gary Bloch and Sharon Macdonald Can a question asked in a doctor’s office contribute to ending poverty for patients and their families? This is what we asked ourselves 10 years ago, as we set out to convince health providers to tackle poverty.

There were two factors that pushed us into this work.

First, the evidence shows us poverty puts people at risk for almost every chronic disease, acute illness, even accidents and trauma. And for kids, poverty affects them from the time they are in the womb, right through adulthood.

The second push comes from our patients. We hear stories day in and day out, like that of Nico who, at age 42, has diabetes, heart disease and depression. He told us clearly that he would not be able to get healthy when he has to struggle to eat and pay his rent on the $1,400 a month he earns at minimum wage.

For doctors, the need to tackle poverty as a health issue is obvious, and it is urgent. Health providers told us they didn’t feel comfortable joining protests or writing policy briefs to government. So we decided to find ways for them to tackle poverty for their patients in their offices.

This is why we created a “poverty tool” that lays out a three-step approach for front line doctors, nurses and other health workers to deal with poverty. The steps are simple.

Ask everyone about their income, learn about how poverty impacts patients’ health and connect patients with key in-

come benefits programs and community resources already available.

The critical message to health providers? Helping our patients reduce their poverty is part of our work as health practitioners.

The impact has been profound. Since we created the poverty tool in Ontario, we have taught this approach to thousands of health providers across the country. We now have versions in development in multiple provinces - in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia.

And this is not surprising, because the tool works.

Through simple interventions like asking patients to complete their tax returns, we have supported up to a doubling of incomes for highly vulnerable families. Sarah, a mother of two earning $14,000 per year through part-time minimum wage work in Ontario, gained access to $13,500 in extra tax and child benefits. Agnes saw her income increase from $656 to over $1,250 a month when we helped her move from basic social assistance to the Ontario Disability Support Program and related income supplements.

In a sign of the poverty tool’s acceptance, Manitoba brought together a powerful coalition of supporting community groups in the development of its poverty tool, including government, medical organizations, academics and many civil society groups. The Manitoba clinical poverty tool is now being broadly distributed throughout the province in health settings, libraries, schools and community agencies.

The push for doctors to treat social issues like poverty is starting to change the way we practice medicine and how

we work with community agencies and those with expertise in income benefits, food security and poverty law. Many health organizations now are right in the middle of advocacy for better social conditions.

Major medical organizations, including the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian College of Family Physicians, have been vocal in their support for this approach. This demonstrates a real acceptance by the medical mainstream that reducing patients’ poverty is a core part of a doctor’s job.

This shift is exciting and profound. But it is not enough.

Health providers can provide a push, and can make a real difference in their individual patients’ lives. But like other important public health issues, like smoking or substance abuse, major change will require significant shifts in public policy. It will require action from government and support from the general public.

Those who live without an adequate income cannot achieve their health goals without basic social foundations - including a liveable income, affordable housing and access to decent well-paid work. As we take real action to help patients and families, together we can all build those foundations.

— Gary Bloch is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca, a family physician, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and co-chair of the Ontario College of Family Physicians’ Committee on Poverty and Health. Sharon Macdonald is a public doctor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. www.troymedia.com

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By Becky Doig It seems just yesterday my husband the Grinch was telling me it was too early in the season to turn the Christmas lights on. How did it suddenly get to be 10 days to Christmas. Yikes!

But that’s how it is for folks in the newsroom. Christmas isn’t at all a planned event in our lives, it just “happens.”

Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be trading in our usual tight deadlines for ridiculously tight deadlines.

Fortunately a decision has been made to not produce the Tuesday News-Optimist edition for the final two Tuesdays of December. Without that slight reprieve, you might have been reading the obits of a couple dogged old newspaper women in the New Year, instead of Everybody Has a Story and other features.

So, enjoy everything you love about the season and have a relaxing time with family and friends. With only 10 days to go I can now enjoy my favourite aspect of the holidays — the lights. It is no longer too early to turn them on and with the days getting shorter and shorter, I can burn them longer and longer.

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Visiting Cuba before Starbucks moves in Some of you wellinformed people may have noticed I was not covering the important North Battleford city council budget deliberations last week.

That was because I decided taking a vacation was more important, and so I went to Cuba.

I needed time off. I had juggled doing sports for two months in addition to my regular news duties this fall, which also included coverage of the election. That all left me exhausted, so when the opportunity finally came to take a vacation to Varadero at a reasonable price, I couldn’t say no.

The following are just a few of my random thoughts about my vacation in Cuba, since that is all I can muster today. I am still zonked out from the flight I took the other day.

I guess the first question people have is why go to Cuba and not to Las Vegas where I usually go in the winter. The easy answer to that question is I was looking for somewhere new and different to go to. Since Cuba had been in the news recently with the improve-

ment in relations between that communist country and the United States, a trip there made a lot of sense.

There was talk about how people ought to see Cuba now, before the embargo is lifted and the Americans overrun the place with McDonald’s and Starbucks.

But there were other reasons. The biggest fear for me was the terrorism situation in the United States and around the world.

My biggest fear about Las Vegas was that some Islamic State idiot might blow up something on the Las Vegas strip at the exact moment when I happened to be inside the building.

This was on my mind when I booked my trip to Cuba, and this was all before the San Bernadino shootings happened.

The weakening Canadian dollar was another factor that made trips to the United States and also to Mexico prohibitive. The dollar’s woes, I noticed, were really being felt in the sun destinations. Even in Cuba, the talk was about how the resorts in Varadero were far less crowded

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net because the Canadians were staying home.

Perhaps that explains why prices to Cuba have been so cheap lately. The resorts there must be getting desperate. I found a great deal for a week’s vacation there for less than $800, and this was for a three-and-a-half star resort.

I thought I was doing very well for myself until I noticed other deals for something like $150 less than that a week or two later.

I guess my main point is not to let either the Canadian dollar or the worldwide terrorism situation deter you from a sun vacation if you really are determined to go somewhere. There are still deals out there, and I’m thinking there may be more of them once Christmas is

over, because the sun destinations are really starting to feel the pinch.

I ought to talk about Sunwing. This was my first experience travelling with Sunwing and it was great.

The food was better than what I usually get from WestJet. But as I noted earlier, their flight times to and from Varadero are absolutely ridiculous.

The first flight left Saskatoon around 7:40 p.m. and didn’t arrive in Cuba until after 3 a.m., so I was checking into my hotel room in the middle of the night. As for my return flight a week later, it ended up being delayed by 40 minutes so it didn’t leave until after 4:30 a.m.

Here are a few other random thoughts about the

New drone users must learn rules before flying: Transport Canada Canada Newswire Drones, also known as unmanned air vehicles, are sure to be a popular gift this holiday season. With ownership comes great responsibility, and new operators must learn how to fly safely and legally. This holiday season, Transport Canada encourages all new drone users to consult the wide variety of educational tools available on www.tc.gc.ca/ SafetyFirst.

Recreational drone operators should: • Fly their drone during daylight and in good weather (not in clouds or fog).

• Keep their drone in sight, where they can see it with their own eyes – not only through an on-board camera, monitor or smartphone.

• Make sure their drone is safe for flight before take-off. Check if the batteries are fully charged and if it is too cold to fly.

• Respect the privacy of others – avoid flying over private property or taking photos or videos without permission.

Recreational drone operators should not fly: • Closer than 9 km from any airport, heliport, or aerodrome.

• Higher than 90 metres above the ground.

• Closer than 150 metres from people, animals, buildings, structures, or vehicles.

• In populated areas or near large groups of people, including sporting events, concerts, festivals, and firework shows.

• Near moving vehicles, highways, bridges, busy streets or anywhere they could endanger or distract drivers.

• Within controlled or restricted airspace including near or over military bases, prisons, and forest fires.

• Anywhere they may interfere with first responders Anyone using a drone for commercial or research purposes must hold a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada, unless they are able to meet all the strict safety conditions required for an exemption.

All drone operators, regardless of the size of the device or how it will be used, are expected to fly safely and legally. Every-

one must respect the Canadian Aviation Regulations, the Criminal Code, and all provincial, territorial and municipal laws governing areas such as privacy and trespassing.

Quick Facts

• People who operate drones for the fun of flying (recreational use) do not require an SFOC unless it weighs more than 35 kg.

• Anyone who operates a drone in a reckless and negligent manner; violates controlled or restricted airspace; or endangers the safety of manned aircraft could face fines of up to $25,000 and/or prison.

• Canada is a world leader in unmanned air vehicle (UAV) safety and has had regulations governing their use since 1996.

• Transport Canada is exploring changes to the regulations that will address the growing popularity and economic importance of UAVs and integrate them safely into Canadian airspace.

• In 2014, Transport Canada issued 1,672 SFOCs for UAVs, up from 345 in 2012.

“Many Canadians will receive drones over the holidays this year, and all new users should learn how to fly them safely and legally before enjoying their new gift. Ensuring people in the skies and on the ground stay safe is a shared responsibility—always think safety first.” – The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport Source: CNW

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overall trip to Cuba: Life on the resorts in Varadero gives travellers a skewed view of life in Cuba in general. The resorts provide first world living conditions and first world food, but if you take a day trip outside of Varadero to Havana you see for yourself what the real Cuba is like and the living conditions for people there.

People should definitely see Cuba before McDonald’s and Starbucks are able to enter the country and put their franchises all over the place. Cuba is widely promoted as this “authentic” destination, a place not overrun by the big multinational corporations and franchises.

Having said that, Varadero could have used a McDonald’s or a Starbucks while I was there. The place has a definite shortage of decent fast food joints and shopping malls.

Public washrooms outside the resorts in Cuba are a joke. Most have no toilet seats and toilet paper is in short supply. There are female attendants located outside these public washrooms who actually have the job of providing toilet paper to the patrons. This is an actual job in Cuba.

Think about that.

Another thing in short supply — good bookstores and newsstands. There were

bookstores, all right, but the problem was with the selection. It was all Che Guevara this and Fidel Castro that, and copies of the Communist Manifesto and other leftist propaganda. It was terrible.

I was hoping they might have some good books about Cuban baseball or Cuban cigars or something actually interesting. Instead, it was all politics.

Thank God my resort offered satellite TV. It was the only way I stayed informed at all.

I’ll end with a story about how I managed to keep up with news about the Saskatchewan Roughriders during my trip. I had a feeling the team would announce its new general manager and head coach Monday, so that evening I made sure to be back to my hotel room in time to watch the CTV local news from Montreal, hoping they might mention something about it during their sportscast.

Sure enough, they ran a clip from the press conference in Regina that day, announcing that Chris Jones was named the new GM and coach of the Roughriders.

So that was how I found out that big local football news from Saskatchewan, by watching TV from my hotel room in far-away Varadero, Cuba.

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Bill and Don’s Men’s Wear: n o i t i d a r t r a e y 0 6 An enduring

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Heather Pylypow, Derek Schmidt, Shannon Thompson and Ben Christensen are among those celebrating 60 years in business at Bill and Don’s Men’s Wear and Shoes on 101st Street in North Battleford. Photo by John Cairns

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Bill and Don’s An enduring 60-year tradition Men’s Wear: Continued from Page 6 “They were great mentors and role models,” Christensen adds about Bill and Don. “We really appreciate the legacy they’ve left us.”

Both Ben and Derek have tried to follow the same tradition of Bill and Don in providing hands-on, quality service for their customers.

“One of the successes of this business is that we remain contemporary, always,” said Christensen.

“We’ve never feared having fine quality clothing.

We’ve always wanted to provide our customers with current and fashionable apparel for men. We appreciate that men, and that men appreciate, too, that they can come in here and they can buy their best suit for their needs, and they can buy a pair of jeans and they can buy a housecoat. We have everything that men need and that’s always been our philosophy, to provide everything we can.”

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that women come in, too, to shop for their husbands, said Christensen. “Many of the men we’ve never met, we know their sizes, but we’ve never met them.”

To stay contemporary, they go to major buy markets in Saskatoon and Edmonton, Alta. where companies from across North America are, and also travel to Montreal, Que. to the warehouses to pick up things for the holiday season.

“I think we’ve got a pretty good grasp of the style of what’s in at the time,” said Schmidt.

“What I find very interesting about this business is we can service three or four generations. We’ve seen grandfathers, fathers and sons all come in during the same week to get something for, say, the wedding coming up or whatever. So that’s kind of what’s unique about this business, is you provide service to many generations, at a great price point and quality service.”

May and June are traditionally the busiest months, as that is the graduation season and also the lead up to the wedding season. Also busy months are November and December, the Christmas shopping season.

January is always a big month as well, said Christensen, because it is their fiscal year end so they hold their big sale of the year then.

The motto of the store is “for the events in your life,” and it is one Christensen says they try to live up to, always.

The proprietors credit their staff.

“I think that’s one of the successes of 60 years in business,” said Schmidt.

“They’re not just sales people and they’re not just marking inventory. They do pretty much everything on a daily basis, from sweeping to marking to selling to input in buying. So it’s very important that our staff has been with us for a long time and continue in our success after 60 years.”

A mainstay of their business is their tailor, Heather Pylypow. She has been with the store for 35 years.

“We cannot get by with-

Ben Christensen at the till at Bill and Don’s Men’s Wear and Shoes on 101st Street in North Battleford. Photo by John Cairns

out her. She is a working artist with a needle and thread,” said Christensen.

Their full-time staff member is Shannon Thompson, who has been with the store since 2009 and is very involved with an aspect of the store that some may not be aware of — the dance apparel portion.

About 20 years ago Virginia Ross-Winterhalt set up Dance Connection in the community. She is Don Ross’s daughter, and “very, very talented, artistically and musically,” said Christensen. “She really has many of her father’s attributes.

With Dance Connection and another studio, Annette’s School of Dance, in operation, the decision was made to diversify into dance

apparel and that has been a part of the store since 1995.

It’s not only served a client base that needs those items, but has also drawn a new and more diverse client base for the rest of what the store offers.

“I think that’s drawn in quite a few new faces. They don’t expect a dancewear store to be in a men’s wear store,” said Thompson.

Above all else, Bill and Don’s credits the loyalty of their customers and particularly the connection they have with them for staying in business.

Ben and Derek have fond memories of one customer in particular.

Her name was Daisy, and they recalled she always came by around Novem-

61-22nd Street, Battleford

(Behind Super A in the strip mall)

Daisy was a customer who “left a lasting impression on our business,” he said, and there are many others they point to as well who are customers today.

“It’s loyalty like that that you can’t buy.”

As for the future, while Derek clearly anticipates a lot of years ahead in the business, Ben is approaching the time when retirement might be an option. Although he admits to taking more holidays than ever before, he said he has no plans to step aside.

Christensen noted Wheeldon had felt that he left the business at too early an age, and he has always kept that thought in mind.

“I will be here as long as I enjoy the business.”

Host committee established for 55+ Provincial Games Staff Destination Battlefords has announced the establishment of a host committee in preparation for the upcoming SSFA 55+ Provincial Games July 5 – 7, 2016.

The committee is comprised of 16 local volunteers determined to make the games a huge success for the Battlefords, with an estimated 650 participants expected to arrive in the community.

“We are thrilled to have a dedicated team of volunteers who have hit the

ground running to organize the games,” said host committee chair Ryan Bater.

“Every little detail is being planned with a goal to make the games fun and memorable for participants, and to showcase the best of what the Battlefords has to offer.”

Members of the host committee have taken on vice-chair roles as follows: office administration and registration – Barb Kirby; finance – Janaye Chubb; special events and ceremonies – Doris Binette, Mike

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ber or December each year looking for items to provide as gifts for her son who lived in Saskatoon.

“She came in without fail for his birthday and for Christmas,” said Christensen. She lived independently into her 100s, and for many years would walk from her home to Bill and Don’s to buy her items and visit with the staff.

Schmidt said, “It was so cool that she made the effort to walk down,” he said. And she would do this in December when conditions were not pleasant.

“It was only in her later years when we would give her a ride home. She would come in, and we would insist that we give her a ride home,” said Christensen.

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The games will attempt to include winter events, ice hockey, ice curling and stick curling, to be held in March, 2016. This will be the first year ice hockey has been added into the event schedule. The inclusion of these sports will be based on registration numbers.

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Action Now Supports BUHF North Battleford Senior Citizens Action Now Club gives back to local health care with a cheque for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. Pictured from left to right during the cheque presentation are Lucille Shutra, SNAC treasurer, Yvonne MacPherson, SNAC secretary, Claudette McGuire, BUH Foundation executive director, Margaret Kemp, SNAC president and Margaret Fedun SNAC vice-president. “Our organization is very pleased to be able to provide support to BUH Foundation and our hospital. As seniors, health care is foremost in your mind, and it is important to us to be able to assist in enhancing health care in our community,” noted SNAC president Margaret Kemp. BUH Foundation Executive Director Claudette McGuire responded, “We are very grateful to each and every member of the Senior Citizens Action Now Club for their donation. Our records indicate that this group started donating to us on a yearly basis in 1993 and to date their support is $146,500. Wow! We are so grateful to you.” This donation has been designated towards the BUH Foundation’s CT scanner capital campaign. Photo submitted

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The show began by candlelight.

Special guests were mezzo soprano Melanie Hemmerling (left), who has earned a degree in vocal performance, and baritone Matthew Armet (above), a former Battlefords dance and voice student who now performs with the Stratford Festival.

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by Gerry Bristow Wally O'Hare over Dick

By Allie Raycraft New Horizons took to the ice Dec. 8 for the second last game of the year.

Here are the scoring results: Gordon Munn over Ed Kjargaard; Ralph Hall over Don Kachmarski;

Horrell; Alexander Scott over Doreen Dudek; Doug Belyk over Wayne Payne; and Krismer continued his winning ways over Alan Rogers. The standings are as follows: Krismer with eight wins, and a tie; Munn,

Scott and Belyk with five wins; Rogers, O'Hare with four wins, Kjargaard, Kachmarski, Hall, Dudek, Horrell and Payne with three wins.

No one is able to catch Krismer to get their name on the trophy with one game left We are also sorry to report that Marya Devonshire fell Thursday and broke her left wrist, so she will not be able to curl the rest of the season.

Remember, coffee and dainties for all after curling next week.

Christmas Message from Premier Wall In summer of 2015, public officials in our province issued a decree that all affected people leave their homes and travel to places of refuge where they could be safe and accounted for.

They were escaping blazing forest fires of epic proportions.

It was the largest evacuation in Saskatchewan his-

tory.

Thousands of people were on the move, all of them in uncertain circumstances, not knowing how quickly they would return home.

For a few young women, these circumstances had an added dimension of uncertainty. They were in the late stages of pregnancy.

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These young women were living as displaced persons far from home, without the supplies they had gathered for their new baby.

But thankfully for all concerned, healthy babies were delivered in hospitals close by with medical staff to give assistance.

We are privileged to live in a province where people come together. That can be difficult when stress levels are high.

And so, I salute the evacuees, the firefighters, the troops, the Red Cross and the local officials, the mayors and chiefs.

Those who shared money, food and supplies, and those who prayed for an ending to this situation. All rose to the occasion.

Two thousand years ago, a public official named Caesar Augustus issued a decree that all people needed to be accounted for. It affected the entire Roman world. Everyone needed to be registered.

Many people were on the move, with primitive travel arrangements, not knowing how long this would take.

I’m sure for some young women, this circumstance had an added dimension of uncertainty. Like being in the late stages of pregnancy.

For one of these young women, the time came to have her baby, her first. Not in a local hospital along the way, not even in a clean, comfortable Holiday Inn, but in a stable, with precious few amenities.

Her only assistant, a most likely very, very nervous husband, with perhaps some curious animals looking on.

She didn’t have much for supplies either. All she had were a few strips of cloth to wrap him in. And all she could lay him in was not a cradle made by her carpenter husband, but just a simple, dirty manger.

Crude surroundings for a King. His first visitors – an adoring group in from the fields smelling strongly of sheep. They were alerted by a type of atmospheric media unlike any we could imagine.

All rose to the occasion.

This Christmas, we celebrate the arrival of that very special baby boy.

The “Divinest Heart that ever walked the Earth was born on that day” as it has been said. (Leigh Hunt) His name is Jesus, the essence of hope and peace and the ultimate example of selfsacrifice for love.

So from me and my wife Tami, and our family, and on behalf of my colleagues in the Government of Saskatchewan: “May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love.” — Ada V. Hendricks.

And may you spread joy to others who need it most.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

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Shooting North Stars shutout Humboldt

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Perfection is what the North Stars were striving for as Humboldt travelled to the Civic Centre Friday night.

Throughout 2015, the Battlefords held an excellent 4-0 record against the Broncos, outscoring them 20-4, while shutting them out on two of those occasions.

The North Stars made it five wins on the season in a 6-0 effort.

Just under two minutes into the first period, Layne Young, back from his tryout with team Canada West, walked around the right faceoff dot and took a strong snapshot. Dustin Gorgi was there to tip it home for his 16th of the season. Colby Downs chipped in with the second assist.

Igor Leonenko scored his first of three goals in the opening period after a deflection sprung the forward for a breakaway.

Layne Young fires a wrist shot into the back of the net to give the North Stars a 6-0 lead. Photo by Dustin Saracini

The puck found the back of the net after a nice backhand-forehand move that fooled goaltender Ryan LaRochelle on the far side, making it 2-0 North Stars.

Jordan Townsend and Jake McMillen registered the helpers.

Taryn Kotchorek had yet another solid night in net,

grabbing his league-leading third shutout of the season, highlighted by a couple of post-to-post toe saves in the second period.

“I try my best not to [think about a shutout], I focus more on our team getting the win and I let that go through my head and repeat it to myself that we need the

win.” Kotchorek said. “It does cross my mind but I don’t let it affect my game.”

McMillen kicked off the scoring in the middle frame on the man-advantage. Cody Spagrud fed Leonenko with a one-time slap shot on the right wing. LaRochelle kicked out the rebound, onto the stick of number eight, who deposited it into the back of the net for his 21st goal of the season.

Leonenko buried his second of the game after cutting to the right slot from the hash mark, sending a rocket of a wrist shot past LaRochelle to make it 4-0.

“It’s not fair for any defencemen to go one-onone against Igor, especially the young guys. He’s going to bury pucks.” Humboldt Broncos assistant coach Brayden Klimosko said after the game. “We have a rough time competing with the size and speed of the North Stars, it’s almost unfair.”

A high arching, hail

Mary pass from McMillen sprung Leonenko for his second breakaway goal of the game. He put another double move on the Broncos netminder before touching twine for his 24th of the season.

Young capped the scoring off with a power play goal from Logan Nachtegaele and Levi Kleiboer to catapult the North Stars to a 6-0 victory.

Kotchorek made 25 saves on the night, moving his record to 10-1-1-2 with a save percentage of .932. When up by a large margin, the North Stars netminder doesn’t let the score go to his head.

“I try not to treat it any different, but it definitely crosses my mind even more.

I know the boys will come up big for me and play solid defence in games like these.

Their focus is defence first when entering the third period in a game like tonight which helps out a lot.”

Sticking with the de-

fence, Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg had some compliments for the way his team performed while they were shorthanded, killing three of three penalties.

“We are trying to adjust on the penalty kill and are in the process of making it better. I think the structure has been in place, the guys understand how we want to play it. We are going to run a speed penalty kill and that’s going to take some adjustments but I really like the way the guys responded tonight.”

The black and white had a chance to respond to their successful game at the Civic Centre the very next day as they took a long road trip to play a neutral site game against La Ronge.

Coach Kevin Hasselberg complimented his goaltender after the game.

Joyce kept working in the third against a powerful North Stars power play, flashing his left pad on a snapshot from Dustin Gorgi, not letting the tilt slip out of reach for La Ronge. He has played a massive part in the

number one penalty kill unit in Saskatchewan, stopping over 1,000 shots on the season.

The game was chippy throughout the 60 minutes.

You would think this was an interdivision bout against a long-time rival. The final minute of the period had Baxter Kanter drop the gloves, among others stepping in to let their fists do the talking.

“It didn’t take long to get heated up. First shift of the first period there were some highlight reel hits, space was limited in a smaller rink and our guys went to war.”

Hasselberg said.

The North Stars will have to bring this heat to their next game against Melfort Wednesday, who are strong on home ice. The Battlefords are 2-0 against the Mustangs, outscoring them 12-8 so far this season.

The black and white now have a complete stranglehold over the Finning Division and continue to run away with the SJHL crown. It will be a sprint to the finish line against them (24-7-1-2, 51 points) and the Mustangs (22-5-3-1, 48 points). Even though there is a ton of hockey still left to be played, each game against Melfort can be the difference between a number one or two seed in the playoffs. The Mustangs come into the tilt having not lost in regulation in their last six, and have played three less games. The North Stars still have three bouts before Christmas break.

News-Optimist THREE STARS 1) Taryn Kotchorek (Shutout) 2) Igor Leonenko (1 G, GWG) 3) Jake McMillen (A)

News-Optimist THREE STARS 1) Igor Leonenko (3 G, 1 ) 2) Taryn Kotchorek - 25 SVs (Shutout) 3) J. McMillen (1 G, 2 A)

BNS extend winning streak to three in Pinehouse

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Your North Stars travelled to Pinehouse to play in front of a raucous crowd for their first meeting of the campaign against the (17-111-2) Ice Wolves.

La Ronge have made their mark on the season with incredible winning streaks throughout 2015, at one point, not losing in regulation for 14 games, dating back to Oct. 21.

After coming off an incredible performance from the top-ranked offence in the league, the Battlefords showed why they are sitting atop the standings. Not only can their offence show up to work on any given night, but so can their back half. Taryn Kotchorek and company came together for back-toback shutout games, walking away with a 1-0 victory.

Fresh off a four-point, hat trick night, Igor Leonenko drew the second of two penalties in the opening frame, leading to numerous quality chances for the North Stars. Kris Joyce of La Ronge stopped a quality two-on-one chance from Layne Young and Leonenko, keeping the game scoreless.

The best offence clashed with the top three defence in the league, but something had to give at some point.

In the second, the North Stars drew first blood.

Leonenko continued his dominance of the SJHL with his fourth goal and fifth point in the last two games, taking a cross-ice pass from Jake McMillen while being tied up, slipping it between the pads of Joyce. The tally was his 25th of the season.

From there, both goaltenders stole the show.

Kotchorek kept the Ice

Wolves at bay the rest of the game, making big pad saves, highlighted by a shorthanded breakaway stop on Joel Blaquiere.

“He’s riding a real nice wave right now and the wave won’t end. It’s pretty special.

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After starting 2-0 on the season, victories for the AAA Sharks have come few and far between.

Saturday, in front of a packed crowd at Battleford Arena, the Sharks snapped their losing streak, beating the Melville Prairie Fire 5-2.

“It was about time,” Head Coach Ashley Rafuse said with a smile. “The girls felt good about that one, I think they deserved to win, they have been plugging away every game and it finally went our way for once. We were pretty proud of them for doing that. We were hoping we could come out and sweep the weekend.”

The ladies played a strong game in front of netminder Chloe Marshall, who stopped 25 of 27 shots on the night. Rafuse is ecstatic with how both veteran netminders have pulled together to keep the the Sharks in plenty of games this season.

“Both of our goalies being Grade 12 goalies, from what I’ve seen, they are re-

ally great at bouncing back.

They don’t get bothered by too much. That’s exactly why we leave them in there and let them play it out.”

The Sharks jumped out in front in the opening frame putting together a series of quality scoring chances, capitalizing on them both.

Keara Amson now has six tallies on the season after scoring two Saturday and another Sunday. The first one was an important one, as it kicked off the first of five goals for the ladies. Rookie Jordan Kulbida, who has shown some great vision on the ice this year, registered her sixth assist.

Three first-year players then got in on the action.

Tiffani Empey kept the ball rolling late in the first period depositing her first career SMFAAAHL goal to give the Sharks a two-goal advantage. Dakota Peterson and Alyssa Roach collaborated on the mark.

Melville got on the board late in the opening 20 minutes, courtesy of Regan Nichol. The lead was cut down to one, but that

wouldn’t last for long.

Amson restored the twogoal lead with her second of the game, three minutes into the middle stanza.

Rookie Morgan Lamontagne got into the action soon after, giving the Battlefords a 4-1 lead with her second of the season.

Peterson registered her second assist on the night, giving her three in 2015.

The Prairie Fire cut the lead back down to two with

a mark from Mackenzie Balogh, but the Sharks continued to battle.

Breanna Hemmelgarn, who is usually a reserve, put the game away, scoring her first of the year.

Rafuse said after the tilt that it wasn’t just about the tremendous play from the Sharks, but the energy they received from the large audience on hand.

“The big thing for us too, is that if we get fans out

coming to support us and coming to support the girls, they really thrive off of that and that’s why they always play really well on Saturday because they get a bigger crowd.”

Sunday was a little different in the back-to-back series. Although the Sharks managed to keep the quality chances and scoring rolling, it was the defence that suffered in a 5-3 loss.

“We’ve been working to get offence going because that’s where we’ve been struggling lately, but now we have to start tightening up on our defence as well.”

Rafuse said.

Shelby Tornato had a tremendous game in between the pipes for the Sharks, kicking away 43 of 48 shots and was one of the the main reasons the game didn’t get out of hand.

Amson was an offensive spark plug once again, scoring a goal from Kulbida and Taylor Fiske to tie the game at one goal each.

Melville tallied four unanswered with the fifth goal leaving almost no chance for

final frame Tuesday before Quinton Ong put the final bookmark in.

It didn’t get any easier for the Stars this weekend, heading to Regina to play the first-place Pat Canadians in a back-to-back twogame series at Co-Operators Arena.

The Saturday night game saw the Stars drop a 7-2 bout in Regina.

Their penalty kill unit killed them in the long run, allowing four goals on six attempts.

It started with back-toback power play goals for the Pat Canadians. Leading

scorer in the SMAAAHL, Ty Barnstable, registered his 11th of the season, beating Stars goalie Jake Taylor.

He’s the type of player you need to watch whenever he touches the ice, especially on the man advantage, also leading the league in power play tallies. Riley Woods, who had a big weekend for the Pats, and Turner Ripplinger registered the helpers.

Just three minutes into the middle stanza Ryan Roberts got on the board with his third of the year on the power play, taking a pass from Jake Heerspink before depositing it into the back of the net. Matthew Chekay had the second assist.

Tanner Brewster scored the first of two unanswered goals for the AAA Stars to tie the game at two. The tally would be his fifth point in December. The top three goal scorers on the Stars all collaborated on the mark, as Owen Lamb and Keelan Saworski both chipped in with the helpers.

A minute later it was Jayden Nachtegaele notching his fifth of the year, corralling a pass from Tyson Meyers before delivering the tying goal.

Just 30 seconds later Barnstable found the back of

the net for his second of the game and 12th on the season. Ripplinger registered his second point with the feed, while Mark Edmands also connected on the goal.

Regina ran away with it in the third, scoring goals in bunches and delivering four unanswered.

Carson Focht netted a shorthanded goal before Tanner McKechnie and Tanner Bobyck found the back of the net to round out a seven-goal performance.

The Stars power play unit sure had their opportunities in game one, but were unable to capitalize on six chances.

Game two was no different, dropping the finale in Regina by 7-2 as well.

The Pats were just too much for the Stars in this one, managing 43 shots on net and scoring two more power play goals.

In the first game it was Barnstable who found the score sheet three times, this go around it was Woods, registering five points.

The Stars got off to a hot start in the Sunday matinee, finding the back of the net on their struggling power play, courtesy of Jordan Mish. Brandon Griffiths and Ben Hiltz collaborated on his fifth goal of the year.

Brittany Yeager and Morgan Lamontagne connect for a third period goal. Photo by Dustin Saracini

Tornato to make the stop.

Balogh intercepted a pass deep inside the Sharks zone.

The turnover led to a short side snipe from the right hashmark, just under the glove of the netminder.

The Sharks responded five minutes later on the power play. Yeager capitalized on a nice cross-crease pass from Lamontagne, snapping a shot past the outstretched left pad of Macey MacDonald and into the back of the net.

Although wins have been hard to come by this year, Rafuse wants her girls to stay positive and to make a run come playoff time.

“We have a good group of girls. Any team that has been losing as much as we have, there’s frustrations that come with it. As coaches we just have to keep reminding them, keep learning and keep working hard in practice and it’ll transfer over into a game. Hopefully we can come alive here in the second half.”

The Sharks now break for Christmas and are back in action Jan. 9 in Regina.

Carson Denomie came back for the Pats a minute later to deadlock the game at one goal a piece. Woods would find his first point of the game here with the initial pass.

The man advantage for Regina stayed hot with a goal from Ripplinger. The line of him, Barnstable and Woods was hard to stop all weekend.

Both Woods and Barnstable made it 4-1 Pat Canadians before Owen Lamb cut the deficit to two goals with his seventh of the year.

From there it was all Regina, scoring three unanswered to catapult themselves to a win and first place in the SMAAAHL. On deck are the Prince Albert Mintos Thursday.

Last time these two played it was the Stars scoring with seven seconds left in the third to tie the game, eventually winning with a Nachtegaele shootout winner.

The Mintos (16-7-0-2) will be another test for the (10-13-0-3) Stars as they travel to Prince Albert. It will be their second last game before taking their Christmas break. They face off against the Saskatoon Blazers Saturday.

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OBITUARIES SUBERLAK: In Loving Memory of Anton “Tony” Suberlak, born January 26, 1947 at Hanover, Germany passed away November 25, 2015 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Marie; his loving children and their families: Tammy (Ralph) Winterholt – grandchildren: Jade (fiancé Lea), Kylee & Luc; Deanna (James) Poitras – grandsons: Logan & Jacob; Anton “Tony Jr.” (Ashley); Curtis (Nicole) – grandchildren: Ridley & Isla; one sister, Julie (Richard) Bartko; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents, Peter & Mary Suberlak; and his brother, John Suberlak. Vigil of Prayer was held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., from Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church with Presider Fr. Cuong Luong. Liturgy Of The Word; Ecclesiastes 3 : 1-6 – Kylee Winterholt. Prayers Of The Faithful; Jacob Poitras – Luc Winterholt. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m., from Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Fr. Cuong Luong. Cross Bearer was Tai Le. Candles was Jacob Poitras & Luc Winterholt. Shared Memories were given

by Dan Bartko. Liturgy Of The Word; 1st Reading – Ecclesiastes 3 : 1-6 – Kylee Winterholt; Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 23 (sung); 2nd Reading – Romans 6 : 3-9 – Logan Poitras; Gospel – John 14 : 1-6 – Fr. Cuong Luong. Prayers Of The Faithful; Jacob Poitras & Luc Winterholt. Liturgy Of The Eucharist; Gift Bearers – Richard & Julie Bartko. Music Ministry: Theo Masich & St. Joseph Parish Choir.

Honour Guard was 3rd Degree - Knights Of Columbus. Honourary Pallbearers were All who shared Tony’s life. Urn Bearers were Jade Winterholt and Isla & Ridley Suberlak. Memorial Donations are requested to Heart & Stroke Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society or to The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc. (Palliative Care Unit). Interment was at City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________ LASCELLE: Gregory Lascelle of North Battleford, Saskatchewan passed away on December 1, 2015 at the age of 23 years.

Greg is forever remembered by his mother, Sharon Lascelle (Stacey Schmidt); his father, Rick Slingerland (Melodie); sister, Desiree (Dylan) Haugan; brother, Tyler Lascelle; half-sister, Julia Lacey; step-sister, Tehya Schmidt; step-brothers, Jordan and Cody Schmidt; grandparents, George Lascelle, and Helen and Grant Dalwood; great grandma, Gabrielle Beloin; uncle, Neil (Michele) Lascelle and children, Dion Tederoff, Mitchell and Ash Lascelle; aunt, Karen (Peter) Nachtegaele and children, Jacob, Matthew and Lucas Nachtegaele; uncle, Darrel Lascelle and son, Mathias Borgeson; aunt, Donna Berscht; and numerous extended family. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Richard and Anne Slingerland and great grandpa, Daniel Beloin. A public visitation was held on Monday, December 7, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Community Baptist Church (1202 103 St, North Battleford). Funeral Service for Gregory was held on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Church (1201 105 St, North Battleford) with Pastor Ron Braun officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank all of our family and friends for all of their kind words, prayers and support. Thank-you to Reverend Father Cuong Luong of Notre Dame Parish and the CWL for the lunch.

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WRIGHT: Arthur Percival Wright of Livelong passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the age of 89 years. Arthur Percival Wright, 89 of Edam SK, died November 28, 2015, at Lady Minto Care Home. Art was born May 28, 1926, in Wilkie SK, to Percy and Julia (Ovens) Wright. Art was always active in various sports including baseball, curling, and hockey. He spent his summers during his school years on the family farm and continued farming in his adult life. Art always had a keen interest in farming and farm problems. He was very involved in community activities including the United Church in Rockhaven, the National Farmers’ Union, the Wheat Pool, the NDP and he operated the local snowplow for several years. He is survived by his children, Roy (Linda) of Vanscoy, Barb (Vern) of Hanley, Jim (Karen) of Rockhaven, and Peter (Heather) of Saskatoon; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers and four sisters. Art was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, and an infant sister. The Memorial Service for Art was conducted from the Turtle Lake Mission on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 with Reverend Daniel Gies officiating. Glenn Wright read the eulogy, and Ruth Schimpf was the pianist. The lunch was provided by the Turtle Lake Mission ladies. Marshall’s Funeral Home Ltd, of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan administered the funeral arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the Lady Minto Health Care Centre or to the charity of your choice.

CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank all of our family, friends and neighbors for their support and caring during this time of loss. Thank you to each one who took part in the service and extended their condolences to us. The food, flowers, and phone calls to each of our homes was very thoughtful. Thank you. ____________________________________________________ ANGELL: Ms. Debbie Angell of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and formerly of North Battleford passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Debbie is lovingly remembered by her mother, Evelyn; her brothers and sisters, Roger (Karen) Angell, Barbara (John) Schmidt, Vickie Angell - Scheler, Diane (Dale) Woytiuk, Harry (Salena) Angell, and Tony (Shannon) Angell; her partner, Wil; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Norman and brother-in-law, Brent Scheler. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, November 25th at 10:00 a.m. A prayer service took place on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:00 p.m. with both services being held from Living Faith Chapel with Pastor Deb McNabb officiating. Interment followed in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford. Memorial donations in memory of Debbie may be directed to the King George Community Association, P.O. Box 28103 RPO Westgate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7M 5V8. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

Card of thanks Debbie’s family would like to thank all Debbie’s friends and doctors in Saskatoon who cared and watched over her in the last few years. You were all family to her and she loved you dearly.

TYMCHAK: Johanna was born on September 29th, 1915, daughter of Jack and Lena Vreke, on their farm just outside of Edam. She and her twin sister were premature births, but sadly her twin, Elizabeth, lived only a few days. Johanna herself grew up in the Edam area, attending school in town up to Grade XI, and then taking her Grade XII by Correspondence.

She milked cows and did other farm chores, played basketball and was an excellent swimmer. Johanna took music lessons from Bernard De Strake, eventually achieving her ARTC. She took her first year of university at Regina College, after which she attended the Normal School in Saskatoon where she qualified for a teaching certificate. Later she completed her B.Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan. The majority of Johanna’s teaching career was at the Hardcastle School in Edam, but she also taught at Daysville, Lake Russell, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Saskatoon. She taught all grades but over time, and she became much beloved as the Grades 1 – 3 teacher in Edam. Johanna married the local physician, Dr. Zane Tymchak; they had four children, two boys and two girls. For many years Johanna gave music lessons in town, as well as teaching school. She retired after 37 years of teaching and remained in Edam for many years. At the age of 90 she took up residence in a condo in Battleford; after seven years she lived with her son Zane and his wife Barb in Saskatoon for a while before finally settling into Bethany Manor, where she passed away on Nov. 13th, 2015. Johanna’s long life was marked by her profound faith in God, her courage in adversity, her vigorous work ethic, and her caring attitude toward others. To the end she took a great delight in the simple things of life, enjoyed fellowship and a good laugh, and was grateful for her many blessings. Johanna leaves to mourn her passing: four children: Michael (Beryl) Tymchak, Sandra (Garry) Wouters, Dianne (Maurice) MacGregor and Zane (Barbara) Tymchak; eleven grandchildren: Rachel (Tom) McCullagh, Mark (Cara) Tymchak, Kim (Dan) Johnston, Tammy (Biskie) Gugushe, Sean (Angelique) Wouters, Tanya (Darren) Myles, Ryan (Laura) MacGregor, Johanna (Bibian) Rajakumar, Sarah (James) MacMillan, Zane (Jennifer) Tymchak and Stephen Tymchak; twenty-two great grandchildren: Aleah, Jordan, Nathaniel, Zachary, Lena, Kassia, Amanda, Davin, Lauren, Mateo, Tyson, Holden, Justin, Lesya, Sascha, Alexandra, Emily, Ethan, Matthew, Avery, Luke and Heidi. Johanna was predeceased by her parents: Jan and Lena Vreke and her husband, Zane. The Funeral Service for Johanna was conducted from Edam Community Recreation Centre, Edam, Saskatchewan on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Kun Kim officiating. The eulogy was given

by Michael Tymchak and Zane Tymchak. The readings were given

by Kim Johnston, Tamara Gugushe, Rachael McCullagh and Tanya Myles. The hymns sung were “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” accompanied by organist Bev Meikle. Special music was performed by Johanna Rajakumar, Stephen Tymchak, Sarah McMillan, James McMillan and Zane Tymchak, Jr. The active pallbearers were Tom McCullagh, Mark Tymchak, Sean Wouters, Ryan MacGregor, Zane Tymchak, Jr. and Stephen Tymchak. Interment was held in the Edam Municipal Cemetery. Donations in memory of Johanna Tymchak may be made to Lady Minto Health Care Centre or Bethany Manor. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements. ____________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES SPARROW: Lois Irene born July 28, 1927 and passed away peacefully with family at her side on October 1, 2015. Lois is survived by her loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Ken & Royane (Rachel,Myron - Kayla & Noah; Ryan & Danielle; Linnea & Roy); Joanne (Ian & Terra , Andrea & Kyle Scheler); Bryan & Brenda (Aubrie & Steven - Ezra & Amzin Acorn; Carson & Andrea; Keegan & Jessica); Lauren & Hector (Landon, Arianna & Vanessa Ramirez-Sparrow); Rob & Evelyn (Jared & Meg); Ron & Lynne (Michaela, Asha & Bailey); brother-in-law Graham Tuer; nieces and nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents: William (Bill) and Edith Perkins; husband, Herbert O. Sparrow; sisters: Lenore Perkins & Verna Tuer. Lois (Mom) was born in North Battleford, the first of three daughters. She attended King Street elementary school and North Battleford Collegiate Institute. She came from a close knit extended family of Aunts, Uncles and many cousins.

She remained close to all of her cousins throughout their lifetimes, meeting yearly at different locations for a “cousin’s week” of playing cards and scrabble and just enjoying each others company, carrying on the tradition of their mothers. Following High School Lois enrolled in the St Paul’s Hospital school of Nursing in Vancouver, B.C. After graduating she returned to work at the hospital in North Battleford. A short time later Lois met a young man by the name of Herb Sparrow. Lois and Herb were married on January 31, 1951 and welcomed their first child Ken in November the same year followed

by Joanne, Bryan, Laurie ,Rob and Ron over the next nine years. In 1954 Lois and Herb put a deposit down on a new home but were convinced by a good friend to build a drive up Burger joint instead which became known as “The Ranch House”. They moved into a tiny suite in the basement with two small children. Lois looked after the kids and the customers while Herb continued to sell cars down the street at Morrison’s garage. The business boomed and so did the family. The car hops did double duty as babysitters while Lois attended to the business. After the fourth child, Laurie, was born they moved into a spacious home with a yard big enough for two junior sized baseball diamonds, two more children and all the neighbourhood kids. In 1958 they bought the cabin at Lakeview Beach which started her life long love and attachment to the lake.

In the early years, Lois could be seen heading to Meota in a station wagon packed full of food, bedding, kids, dogs and cats, with a giant KFC bucket on top. Every year as long as she was able, mom would move out to the lake in June and reluctantly move back to town in September. Despite the chaos of six children Mom managed to be active in Kinettes, bowling and curling leagues. Her one constant has been her Bridge Clubs which she attended faithfully for over forty years and continued, thanks to Marlene Tarnowsky and Hazel Palmer who arranged to bring the game to her at Harwood Manor. Mom’s passion was watching Figure Skating and Curling. There was an unspoken understanding that visits would be short and in front of the TV between October and April every year because there was no missing a bonspiel or skating competition.

She travelled with her sisters, cousins and friends to several World skating and curling championships. She loved to travel and, along with Lenore, accompanied her mother and aunt and uncle on road trips to the Maritimes, Mexico and Alaska. She made several trips to Australia and Mexico to visit Ron and Laurie and their families.

Mom was active in the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band Parents Association, accompanying the band to Calgary to play at the Stampede and march in the parade. She accompanied the North Battleford swim club, Boots and Saddles 4H Club and The Musical Ride around the province for competitions and attended countless music and dance Festivals and recitals, figure skating, hockey and ski trips. Lois was a founding board member of the Sexual Assault Centre in North Battleford. With the help of Ada Brydges, she organized a yearly scrabble tournament as a fund raiser for the Cancer Society. Mom supported Dad through two provincial elections and looked after the home front when he was on the road acting as campaign manager for other political hopefuls in provincial and federal elections and then for 37 years while he sat in the Senate.

Mom was a wonderful and gracious hostess and enjoyed entertaining friends and family on special occasions. She welcomed all of our friends and made them feel part of the family. Mom was never in a hurry for Grandchildren but was thrilled with the arrival of all 14 as well as the addition of step grandchildren and great grandchildren to the family. Christmas was special to her. She decorated, baked and filled stockings for everyone including the dogs which sometimes matched kids in numbers. Mom always opened her home and made room for extra friends, extended and adopted family members. She will be greatly missed. The Sparrow Family would like to thank the BUH Emergency Room staff and Dr. Khurana for their efficiency, professionalism and respect. Special thanks to the nursing staff on the Palliative care unit. There are no words to adequately express our gratitude for the kindness and compassion shown to our mother and ourselves during that difficult time.

You are angels on earth. We are grateful to the nursing staff, care aids and support staff at Harwood Manor for their patient and respectful care of Mom since 2012 with special thanks to Donna who always went the extra mile. Thanks to Bob MacKay and his staff at Battlefords Funeral Service for their kindness, understanding and patience. Thanks also to Rev. Frances Patterson, Rev. Fred Tinio, the members of the United Church choir and Glenn Goodman, for the music and comforting words. Thanks to the UCW women for organizing the lunch and Ann Shiplett for the beautiful carved watermelon fruit tray. Special thanks to Marlene Tarnowsky, Hazel Palmer and all the Bridge club ladies who made an impressive honour guard. ____________________________________________________

MCFADYEN: On Thursday, December 3, 2015 Mrs. Dorene Mackie McFadyen of Islay passed away at the age of 84 years. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband Alex McFadyen; children Brenda (Aime) Rousseau, Janet Mackie, Sandi Mackie, Deborah (Brent) McCaffrey; grandchildren Adrien (Suzanne), Marc (Karin), Curtis (Kristi), Bowen, Karl, Denean, Jason, Dennis (Sarah), Christopher, and Cara; great grandchildren Atley, Caleb, Burke, and Ryder as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Dorene was predeceased by her first husband Colin Mackie; parents William and Clara Harley; and her siblings. A Memorial Service was held at the Islay Community Hall on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Interment followed at the Islay Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Islay Community Hall, Islay Cemetery, or a charity of the donor’s choice. Lakeland Funeral Home of Vermilion in care of arrangements. Phone 780-853-5100.

Condolences may be emailed to: info@lakelandfuneralhome.ca ____________________________________________________ HAMEL: It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Emma Hamel, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Thursday, October 29th 2015. Emma, daughter of Alphonse Dupuis and Liatitia Morin was born September 29, 1921 on the farm in Jackfish, Saskatchewan. On December 30, 1947 she married Lucien Hamel and they raised eight children on their farm near Edam, Saskatchewan. In 1975 they sold the farm and moved to North Battleford, Saskatchewan. It was at this time that Emma applied for her ‘first’ jobs. Really, raising eight children was a full time job. She worked in a Dry Cleaner, in Housekeeping at Villa Pascal and Regional Care. She then worked for many years at Treen’s Interior Decorating as a seamstress.

Walking into Emma’s house, her creativity was visible. Her windows were covered in beautiful handmade drapes. Tablecloths, doilies and afghans adorned her living room furniture and tables. Emma also enjoyed many crafts which she shared with her children and grandchildren. Emma had a very active social life. If you couldn’t find her at home chances are she was either at bowling, bingo or card parties. She put all her heart into each activity. This was evident with her many bowling trophies. Emma was a woman with a strong faith who chose the path of service. She was very devoted to Parish Life at St. Andrés. Emma enjoyed preparing for the liturgies by taking care of the flowers, plants and other décor. Preparing the schedules for various ministries also kept her very busy. Emma will be remembered for her green thumb and love of gardening. This was obvious in her array of beautiful rainbows of flowers and vegetable gardens. She was never afraid of work and would harvest and preserve large amounts of fruits and vegetables. This was in addition to raising her eight children. We all enjoyed Emma’s hospitality, cooking and baking skills. If you left her place hungry she certainly wasn’t to blame. Everyone enjoyed her apple pies, tourtières, salads and stuffing along with many other delicious meals. Because of her adventurous spirit, traveling was another one of Emma’s favourite things. Her love of travelling took her on many tours through Canada and around the world. Some places which she visited outside Canada were Thailand, Medjugorje, and Las Vegas. Driving across Canada with her brother and sister, Emma enjoyed visiting Manitoba, Niagara Falls and other attractions all the way to the Maritime Provinces. She also had the opportunity to visit the Yukon and even pan for gold. Emma was able to roll with the punches. If one door closed, she was confident another would open. She was denied the opportunity of formal education, but her many accomplishments attest to her determination and spirit. Maman, nous savons que tu continues ta mission parmi nous et prie pour chacun de tes enfants et de tes amis. Merci. Tu es pour toujours dans nos coeurs. A funeral service was held on Monday, November 2nd, 2015 at St. Andre Apotre Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford.

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TARNOWSKY: In Loving Memory of Peter Edward Tarnowsky born August 6, 1936 at Prince Albert, SK., passed away November 30, 2015 in Saskatoon, SK. Survived by his loving wife Marlene Anne Tarnowsky; his children and their family’s: Peter John (Jack) Tarnowsky (Sharon) - granddaughters Sarah, Jennifer, Amy; Gordon Louis Tarnowsky (Tracy) - granddaughter Brynn; Carol Anne Soenen (Daniel) - granddaughter Jessica grandsons Benjamin, Luke; Kathy Marlene Killoh (Jim) - grandson Monty - granddaughters Sydney, Rachel, Madeline. Predeceased by his father Michael (1988), mother Theodosia (1980) and brother John (2002). Vigil Of Prayer was held on Friday, December 4, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Presider Fr. Greg Elder. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Archbishop Murray Chatlain. Thank-you to all the friends that helped us at this difficult time and a special thankyou to Battlefords Funeral Service staff for their professional and caring support. Memorial Donations are requested to the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop’s Appeal, to help support the Priests and Sisters of the archdiocese in their ministries to the northern peoples of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Go to www.dioceseofkeewatinlepas.ca for the donation form or mail to: Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, P.O. Box 270, The Pas, MB R9A 1K4.

Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________ BODDY: Boddy, Kenneth William, Born: June 20,1943. Ken passed away Nov, 17, 2015 in Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon after suffering a stroke.

Memorial services were held in Loon Lake Legion Hall, with Legion Honours, on November 24, 2015 with Donna Hall of St. Walburg, Sk. officiating. Urn bearers were his nephew, Danny Davis accompanied by Danny`s daughters Indy & Willow. Interment of cremated remains will take place at a later date.

Gone Fishing I`ve finished life`s chores assigned to me, so put me on a boat headed out to sea.

Please send along my fishing pole, For I`ve been invited to the fishin` hole.

Where every day is a day to fish, To fill your heart with every wish.

Don`t worry, or feel sad for me, I`m fishin` with the Master of the sea.

We will miss each other for a while, But you will come and bring your smile.

That won`t be long you will see, Till we`re together you and me.

To all of those that think of me, Be happy as I go out to sea.

If others wonder why I`m missin`, Just tell `em I`ve gone fishin`.

Marshall`s Funeral Home Ltd. of St Walburg was in charge of the funeral arrangements. _____________________________________________________ DUCHARME: In Loving Memory of Bernice Dorothy Ducharme born April 17, 1933 at Maymont, SK., passed away November 13, 2015 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by her loving family: children: Brian (Shirley) Ducharme: Jennifer (Kyle) Combres - Kara, Logan, Jaxon; Raeann (Jasson Kulpa) - Carson; Michael (Shantel McGonigal Trayhorne) Madisson & Heath Trayhorne, Chase Ducharme; Cheryl (Bob) Stack: Amanda (Patrick) BruceLockhart-Maguire, Griffin, Sawyer, Liane (Colby) Charteris; Greg (Deb Penner) - James (Ashley) - Chloe, Tristan; David; daughterin-law, Donna, mother of James & David; Darren (Teresa); daughter-in-law, Michele Lovenuk; son-in-law, Dale Brown; sisters: Gladys Milman, Phyllis Wakelin; sisters-in-law: Zena Johnson, Delia Bedard, Violet Ducharme; numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband Adolph; daughter Michele Ducharme-Brown; son Lorne; infant son Michael: infant grandson David Ducharme-Brown; mother Katherine Johnson; father Ruben Johnson; brother Albert Johnson; sister Shirley Wood. Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from the Maymont School Auditorium, Maymont, SK. with Officiant Kevin Domak. Shared Memories & Video of Mom’s life were by Bob Stack. Readings: Amanda Bruce-Lockhart & Liane Charteris. Music Ministry: Mrs. Valerie Gray – Pianist; Robert MacKay – Soloist - “In the Garden” & “Shall We Gather At The River”. CD Recessional: “See You Again” - Carrie Underwood.

Honourary Pallbearers were All who shared Mom’s life. Urn Bearer was Jennifer Combres. Memorial Donations are requested to Glenburn Regional Park or Donors Choice. Interment was at Maymont Cemetery, Maymont, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. _____________________________________________________

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Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.

is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant and is seeking a

Permanent Full-Time Daycare Coordinator

Under the specific guidance of the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Board, the Daycare Program Coordinator will report directly to the Program Director of the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. Head Start Program. This program requires a broad range of skills in early childhood education, organizational development, accounting, program administration and personnel management. The Daycare Coordinator works with the Daycare Board or Committee appointed by each Chief and Council to develop and maintain high quality daycare services for parents who require the service.

Specific duties include licensing of daycare centers, monitoring and support of day care centers, coordination of required training, maintaining reporting requirements, and maintaining accurate financial records for the Day Care Program.

Qualifications • Degree in Early Childhood Education, Family Studies, Social Work or equivalent.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the early childhood field.

• Minimum of 3 years experience in program administration.

• Must have a good working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.

• Must be proficient with word processing and spreadsheet and have working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Capable of developing good working relationships with First Nations at the community, Band, Tribal Council and FSIN levels.

• Ability to travel within the district and region.

• Ability to speak Cree an asset.

• Confidentiality is essential.

• Must have a valid driver’s license.

• Must provide a criminal record check.

Submit updated resumé, including email address, cover letter, current criminal record check and 3 professional references by 4:00 PM December 31, 2015 to: Human Resources Department Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. Email: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2 Fax: (306) 937-6767 BRT6HC Inc. wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. fosters and promotes a safe work environment.

COMING EVENTS

Community Events Calendar

PUZZLE NO. 757 Across

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

Friday, December 18

Royal Purple Christmas Bake Sale at Co-op Territorial Mall at 9:30 a.m.

Sponsored by the North Battleford Royal Purple. Delicious home baking.

Friday, December 18

Borden Grad 2016 Pancake Breakfast in Borden Community Centre from 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday, December 18

Borden United Church Blue Christmas service at 7:00 p.m. for those alone or suffering a loss.

Saturday, December 19

Club 70 - Gold Tones at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch. Everyone welcome.

Thursday, December 24

Community Christmas supper at The Lighthouse, 962 - 102nd Street in the evening. Free and open for anyone to attend.

Thursday, December 24

Christmas Eve Services at 6:30 p.m. in Borden United Church and 9:00 p.m. in Borden Anglican Church.

Wednesday, December 30

Borden Friendship Club Potluck Supper & Birthdays at 5:45 p.m.

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

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 757

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

ChristmasTrivia After A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens wrote several other Christmas stories, one each year, but none was as successful as the original.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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Work done for others wds) 37.Bar molars for pay 13. Bit of statuary 39.Trait carriers 46. Rap session?

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“A jealous heaven”: Virgil 28.Commits 49.Brewerymistress”: 31. King Julien in “Mada- Emerson perjury 59. “Thebeverage Catcher in the gascar” films 33. Moliere 29.Skilled comedy, with ___”50.Prosecute “The” 30.Army eatery 51.Wish

Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in A Christmas Carol, three other alliterative names were considered

by Charles Dickens. They were Little Larry, Puny Pete and Small Sam. Charles Dickens’ initial choice for Scrooge’s statement “Bah Humbug” was “Bah Christmas.”

An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.

At Christmas, Ukrainians prepare a traditional 12-course meal. A family’s youngest child watches through the window for the evening star to appear, a signal that the feast can begin.

At lavish Christmas feasts in the Middle Ages, swans and peacocks were sometimes served “endored.” This meant the flesh was painted with saffron dissolved in melted butter.

In addition to their painted flesh, endored birds were served wrapped in their own

skin and feathers, which had been removed and set aside prior to roasting.

Child singer Jimmy Boyd was 12 years and 11 months old when he sang the Christmas favorite, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. The song hit the top of the pop charts.

Christmas is not widely celebrated in Scotland.

Some historians believe that Christmas is downplayed in Scotland because of the influence of the Presbyterian Church (or Kirk), which considered Christmas a “Papist,” or Catholic event. As a result, Christmas in Scotland tends to be somber.

Christmas presents were known in antiquity among kings and chieftains, especially on the European continent. However, they have been common among ordinary people in Iceland only during the past 100 or so years.

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Colouring fun for the kids

A Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer

By S. Omar Barker ‘I ain’t much good at prayin’, and You may not know me, Lord -For I ain’t much seen in churches, where they preach Thy Holy Word.

But you may have observed me out here on the lonely plains, A-lookin’ after cattle, feelin’ thankful when it rains.

Admirin’ Thy great handiwork. the miracle of the grass, Aware of Thy kind Spirit, in the way it comes to pass

That hired men on horseback and the livestock that we tend Can look up at the stars at night, and know we’ve got a Friend.

So here’s ol’ Christmas comin’ on, remindin’ us again Of Him whose coming brought good will into the hearts of men.

A cowboy ain’t a preacher, Lord, but if You’ll hear my prayer, I’ll ask as good as we have got for all men everywhere.

Don’t let no hearts be bitter,

Lord.

Don’t let no child be cold.

Make easy the beds for them that’s sick and them that’s weak and old.

Let kindness bless the trail we ride, no matter what we’re after, And sorter keep us on Your side, in tears as well as laughter.

I’ve seen ol’ cows a-starvin’ and it ain’t no happy sight; Please don’t leave no one hungry, Lord, on Thy Good Christmas Night -No man, no child, no woman, and no critter on four feet I’ll do my doggone best

to help you find ‘em chuck to eat.

I’m just a sinful cowpoke, Lord -ain’t got no business prayin’ But still I hope you’ll ketch a word or two, of what I’m sayin’: We speak of Merry Christmas, Lord--

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Comfort quilts donated to local organizations

Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild members have created comfort quilts to be donated to charity groups, including the Empty Stocking Fund. Photos submitted

By June Newsham Guild Member

Season’s greetings from the Rivers’ Edge quilters.

Again this season we churned out many comfort quilts. They will go to the Empty Stocking Fund, Interval House and Mental

Health Association.

We also have numerous afghans, slippers and mittens to accompany them. Some of the quilts were made from panels that were part of our “Louise Nykiforuk stash.”

They are beautifully made and very colourful.

We had a meeting a Dec.

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Canadians spending less this holiday season

Travellers Support Community

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The Associated Canadian Travellers annual draw for a year’s membership at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club was won this year by Gary Flickel (second from the left). Also pictured is golf club professional Dana Johnson accepting a cheque for $700 from ACT member Dale Cain. Also pictured on the left is ACT member Jim Miller.

A presentation of $3,500 was made by John Kaburoff, ACT secretary-treasurer, to Evan Reid and Doug Fehr, executive members of Twin Rivers Curling Club. Also on hand was Clayton Campbell, ACT member.

Clayton Campbell and Bruce Dalshaug of ACT presenting a cheque for $3,000 to Don Hilsendager, curator of the North Battleford Sports Museum.

Nine in 10 Canadians will spend the same or less on the holidays than they did one year ago, according to the 2015 Sun Life Financial Annual Check-Up. Almost four in 10 (37 per cent) plan to spend less and just one per cent said their spending will be substantially higher this year.

“It seems Canadians have a more realistic view of their financial situation this year,” says Cindy Crean, managing director, Sun Life Global Investments. “A majority realize spending more this holiday season might not be the best tactic.”

The Annual Check-Up survey asked Canadians to compare the current state of their personal finances to that of last year. Survey highlights include: • 54 per cent are not financially better off than they were a year ago; • 66 per cent say their debt level is the same or worse than it was at this time last year; and • 64 per cent do not work with a financial advisor.

Debt continues to weigh on Canadians and is often to blame for the decreased spend.

“Canadians will spend less during the holidays this year because they are tapped out from a debt perspective,” says Sadiq Adatia, Chief Investment Officer, Sun Life Global Investments. “This decreased spending has negatively impacted the Canadian economy and is in contrast to what is happening in the United States where economic growth is being driven by increased consumer spending.”

Though 67 per cent of Canadians are optimistic about 2016, only 13 per cent said paying down debt is

among their top three New Year’s resolutions. Just four per cent rank savings as a top resolution.

The results from the survey are based on the findings of an Ipsos Reid poll

conducted between November 5 and 9, 2015.

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Small corner stores

Memories of simpler, but more difficult times

By Leola Macdonald Archives Volunteer

In 1913 the City of North Battleford was a divisional point on the Canadian Northern Railway on the mainline between Winnipeg and Edmonton. The community was growing rapidly and many things were needed.

Besides electricity, schools, churches, hospitals, homes and other things like sidewalks there was need for stores. As a result, privately-owned small stores started appearing.

We like to think of them as the small “corner stores.”

Early stores had poorly-lit, damp cellars and were built on streets with minimal or no gravel or maybe cinders and no indoor plumbing – so “honey wagons” emptied the outhouses. Coal and wood was delivered by horse-drawn wagons, as was water, which was sold by the barrel. Ice was the only coolant available and was cut in blocks from the North Saskatchewan River and

City of North Battleford Historic Archives delivered to the city.

These stores were built within walking distance of a school. The family lived upstairs or at the back of the stores or in a house nearby.

Store hours were long. Few people had phones or cars.

We must remember life was not easy then. The people had lived through the First World War and the Second World War when the men and boys went to war. In between was the Depression of the 193os.

House fires occurred occasionally, often taking a life and chimney fires were common. There were epidemics of typhoid, diphtheria, measles, chicken pox and the flu, with no medi-

cal coverage. Tuition had to be paid at some schools in order for the children to attend.

Small stores were convenient for mom to send the children to pick up last minute items, maybe a brick of ice cream for dessert when unexpected company arrived or sealer rings or maybe sage for dressing.

Do you remember the bell that rang when you entered the store, the coiled sticky paper hanging from the ceiling to help control the flies and the string and roll of brown paper used for wrapping?

Remember too that each order was written by the clerk – totalled in their head

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Milk and pop were in glass bottles. Apples, pears, peaches, apricots came in season and mothers were kept busy canning.

The boxes from the fruit were recycled, making many handy articles.

The bags from the flour and sugar also had many uses.

The store owners ordered from the local wholesalers – Western Groceries, Macdonald Consolidated and Dominion Fruit — and their orders were delivered to the stores as were the orders for Coke, Pepsi, bread and milk.

Credit became a problem to the storeowners when customers did not or could not pay their accounts.

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The delivery boys were great help to the storeowners and have many pleasant memories and maybe a few not so pleasant. Customers appreciated delivery boys, too.

Things really changed when the big stores started to appear. Feb. 22, 1930 the Safeway store opened at 1171- 101st (King) St. and a few weeks later a second Safeway store opened at 995 - 101st St. in North Battleford.

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Celebrating God’s wonderful love at Christmas On Valentine’s Day we think about our love for one another. But at Christmas we need to consider a love far greater and grander, the love of God for each one of us.

Many of our Christmas hymns and carols tell the Christmas story, which is fine. And many call us to worship the One who came to Earth that day, which is certainly appropriate.

But relatively few of these songs call our attention specifically to the divine love that led to Christ’s coming in the first place.

That is the theme I want to address briefly today.

To deal with the subject I’ll refer to two newer, and lesser known Christmas songs. But before we hear what they have to say, consider the subject as it’s addressed in the Word of God. In the beginning, God created human beings, fashioning us “in His own image.” (Gen. 1:26-27) Whatever the full significance of that, it certainly means we are rational beings capable of loving God and accepting His love in return. But because He is omniscient, and knows all things, the Lord realized from the start the sinful fall of man was coming. He knew if that loving relationship was to be restored and preserved, we were going

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to need saving – that God Himself would have to rescue us.

This is what the Word of God has to say about it. “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [fully satisfying His holy justice] for our sins.” (I Jn. 4:9-10) There were two amazing journeys involved in that. One infinitely long, the other relatively short.

The shorter of the two is the five-mile distance from Bethlehem to Calvary. The One laid in Bethlehem’s manger long ago later gave His life for our sins on the cross.

But far greater is the condescension of the Son of God that brought Him from the heights of

heaven’s glory to this sincursed Earth to do that.

“He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the

death of the cross.” (Phil.

4:8) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (Jn. 3:16).

In 1970 a Christian musical was created called What’s It All About, Anyhow? In it is a solo number, written by one of the 20th century’s great theologians, John F. Walvoord (1910-2002). The song, called Love Was When, says, “Love was when God became a Man.” There is the incarnation, that great

humbling of the Infinite.

Dr. Walvoord goes on to say, “Love was God nailed to bleed and die / To reach and love one such as I ...

Love was God dying for my sin.” Deity dying, but later rising in triumph over the grave. (Heb. 7:25) The second song was published in 1996. It was written by gospel song writer Ken Bible, who was born in 1950. The song, called Love Has Come! gives a whole other dimension to the love of Christmas. Not only was the infinite love of God for

us expressed then by what He did for us. It gets more personal than that.

Scripture tells us love is such a significant characteristic of His nature it is possible to say “God is love.” (I Jn. 4:8, 16) That means that, in the person of Jesus Christ, Love itself actually came down at Christmas, more than 2.000 years ago.

In the words of Ken Bible’s song, “Love is born!

Come share in the wonder; / Love is God now asleep in the hay.” He Himself is the Love of Christmas.

Everything tastes like Christmas Ah, the tastes of Christmas: the flavours of almond, fruit cake and chocolate; the tang of cinnamon; the comfort of shortbread and homemade bread. There’s the flavour of desserts, the snap of ginger, the crunch of potato chips, the decadence of chip dip, the seduction of cream-filled puffs and the lip-smacking goodness of turkey and gravy. Hands down, Christmas tastes like no other time of the year.

Our family has never had the money or the desire to celebrate extravagantly, but over the years we’ve amassed decades of

beautiful Christmas Eve memories. Tobogganing on prairie snow, long drives up steep West Coast mountain roads in search of the tiniest patch of snow. Wiener roasts. Family times. Reading the story of the nativity together. Unwrapping gifts and, of course, eating. All these are reasons to look back and remember a mul-

titude of memories spent in the presence of friends, loved ones and food.

Perhaps it’s just my imagination but it seems this year there is an increased need for food bank donations. Even in our “prosperous” Canada and United States of America, there is a staggering need for physical nourishment served with generous portions of love, human and divine.

For too many the glow of shared love is absent, replaced by the heartbreaking sense of loneliness or loss. Some endure the first Christmas following a

broken marriage or the nagging memory of a fractured childhood. Merriment is now replaced by separation, be it through distance, disagreement or death.

Soul-starvation manifests itself in a deep hunger for the presence of someone who honestly cares.

If ever there was a season in which to drink responsibly and eat thankfully, it’s Christmas. Let’s just be sure we share freely, give generously and celebrate wholeheartedly.

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Cyclamen

A great addition to the indoor winter landscape

By Erl Svendsen It’s time to admit outdoor gardening is over for the year. Frozen ground and snow are on their way. To help with your withdrawal symptoms, you can start gardening indoors. One colourful, long-lived plant you can introduce to your indoor landscape is the florist cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum). Also known as Persian violet, alpine violet and poor man’s orchid, it was first introduced to Europe from the Mediterranean before the 1600s and was the Christmas plant during Victorian times.

Single flowers grow on slender stalks (in white, light pink, hot pink, magenta or crimson, a few bicolours, some with ruffled petals) emerge with dramatically folded back petals. Together they resemble a delicate and brightly coloured kaleido-

scope of butterflies hovering over a mound of variegated leaves. Cyclamen leaves and flowers are clustered tightly together around the top of a round, slightly flattened tuber. The dark green, heartor kidney-shaped, leathery leaves (2.5 to 10 centimetres in diameter) are ornamented on top with a lacy silver pattern. Cyclamen cultivars range in size from dwarfish 10-centimetre height and width to as large as 30-centimetre height and width.

Admittedly, cyclamens are notoriously difficult to maintain for more than a few weeks as flowers fall off and leaves begin to yellow.

The key to saving them from the trash bin is to keep them cool, moist and in bright, but indirect sunlight. Cool means 18-21 C during the day and 13-16 C at night.

Under warmer temperatures, the plant is fooled into thinking summer is near and will go dormant prematurely to avoid what it thinks will be a hot, dry Mediterranean summer. Nor does “cool” mean cold. Avoid chilling or freezing drafts.

Water when the top of the potting media feels dry to the touch. Soak the pot in a pan of water until the top surface is wet. Afterward, let the pot drain completely.

It is critical that it never sits in water. If you must water from above, avoid watering directly onto the tuber as this may cause the tuber to rot. If kept too dry, cyclamens visibly wilt – soak immediately.

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Cyclamens normally enter dormancy in April at which time all their leaves turn yellow. When this occurs, allow the pot to dry out completely. You can dig up the tuber and place it in a paper bag or leave it in its pot. Store it in a cool (10 C), dark location for a month or two. In May or June, repot if necessary, ensuring there is

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about 2.5 centimetres of soil between the tuber and the pot’s edge and that the upper half of the tuber sits above the soil level. Use a welldraining potting mix (cactus mix or a blend of equal parts regular potting mix and coarse sand). Place it in a cool bright location and begin to water and fertilize as before. In late June, set it outside in the shade, remembering to water and fertilize as required. Return it to the house before any chance of

frost (late August or early September). If flowering hasn’t begun, be patient.

Buds should be visible below the leaves in short order.

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Christmas message from Lt. Gov. Vaughn Schofield In 1914, the world was at war.

Trench warfare created difficult circumstances, particularly in the cold of winter. But on that Christmas Eve, something remarkable happened. A Christmas truce was called, and the soldiers on both sides laid down their weapons.

They ventured out of their trenches and even exchanged modest gifts.

That night, when the British soldiers began to sing “O Come All Ye Faithful,” the Germans joined in, singing the same hymn to the Latin words “Adeste Fideles.”

For me, this is the true message of Christmas.

No matter what our circumstances, there is reason for hope and for gratitude.

This Christmas, I am grateful for the Canadian men and women in uniform. I wish to thank the Canadian Armed Forces, our police officers, firefighters, and paramedics, for the sacrifices they make to serve.

I am fortunate to take part in hundreds of events each year across Saskatchewan. This is a constant reminder to me of our greatest strength – our innovative, compassionate, and generous people.

I am grateful to everyone who gives their time to provide leadership to local organizations, and to support community events and initiatives. Truly, you are what makes our province and our nation great.

As you celebrate this special season with your family and friends, I wish you good health and much happiness throughout the coming year.

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Growing sprouts

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Growing something that is useful, and usually edible, and looking for that wonder of growth beginning. Well, do I have a wonderful idea for you.

Let’s grow sprouts.

Home-grown sprouts are a healthy addition to a salad, a sandwich or just about anything else. It is also a great way to get that gardening fix that we are beginning to crave. Growing sprouts is inexpensive, nutritious and easy. One could go so far to say that pound for pound, sprouts are perhaps the most nutritious food there is from the dollar value perspective.

Sprouts are the most concentrated and truly natural sources of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids known. Better yet, they can be grown indoors in any climate and are ready to eat in only a few days. These tiny, easy-to-digest plants are at their peak of nutritional value, as the seed releases all of its stored nutrients in a burst of vitality in the journey to becoming a full sized plant.

You could look at sprouts as a powerful battery of nutrients that can rival citrus fruits in vitamin C and beef in protein and actually surpass almost any other known food source in completeness! Just one more positive is these squiggly little vegetables are delicious, economical and an ideal food for weight watchers as one fully packed cup of mung, alfalfa or radish shoots contains under 20 calories.

The challenge of growing sprouts is pretty low. It is easy for almost anyone who wishes to enjoy fresh and natural food year round.

If you have a spot where you are living that is comfortable for you and a good source of clean water, then you will be a successful sprout grower.

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A basic sprouting system is simply any receptacle that is large enough to hold the finished sprouts, but not made of wood or metal. If you happen to be using pottery, then it is important to use a high-fired stoneware that will not contain toxic lead sulfate in the glaze.

Containers of plastic, china, enamel and unglazed pottery are excellent choices.

Since the sprouting container must be kept covered, anything that comes with its own lid is a good choice, including bean pots, crocks, canisters, coffeepots, fondue pots, cookie jars, chafing dishes, large plastic storage containers (Tupperware, Rubbermaid) and plastic ice-cream boxes.

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