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In the news this week

Walking With Our Sisters

Staff To be truthful, there isn’t really anything happening in the news this week.

Not that it isn’t worth picking up the paper, there are some interesting items inside. But, it’s January, the weather has taken

North Battleford, Sask.

a nasty turn and there just isn’t much happening.

The North Battleford Fire Department did see some action on the weekend, attending a dumpster fire and a couple false alarms. Not really very exciting, but that news item does make one wonder about the mentality

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

of someone torching a dumpster in sub-Arctic weather. One could surmise they did it for the warmth, but when a dumpster is set ablaze it probably isn’t a great idea to hang around to roast marshmallows. When the firefighters show up a cozy room down at the local klink

might be the next stop.

There is an item inside about eight-year-old actor Isaiah Tootoosis who appears in The Revenant, an Oscar-nominated movie opening at the Capitol Theatre Friday. Isaiah will be there to sign autographs.

For more see inside.

A special art exhibition featuring moccasin vamps is now open for public viewing at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford. Open Jan. 15 to Feb. 7, the installation commemorates missing and murdered indigenous women. For more turn to Page 2. Photo by John Cairns

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - PAGE 2

Walking With Our Sisters memorial opens “She created a larger exhibit than she first anticiStaff Reporter1 pated, and it’s grown over A long-awaited touring the past few years since its memorial for missing and opened, because people murdered indigenous wom- have been adding moccasin en has opened at the Chapel tops to it,” said Sunchild.

Gallery in North Battleford.

The opening of the meThe Walking With Our morial culminates a year of Sisters art installation runs preparation and events, inJan. 15 to Feb. 7. cluding several community The travelling exhibi- conversations on the issue. tion is a memorial to the Sunchild said considerable lives of those women. The fundraising had to be done display consists of moc- to bring the exhibit to North casin tops created by over Battleford and to cover the 1,300 artists, with each pair various costs. representing an indigenous Elders were involved in woman who is missing or a lead role, said Sunchild, murdered. in terms of instructing on Initially how to honit was estiour protocol mated there and how to were 1,780 respect the pairs of spirits of moccasin those who tops in the had passed exhibition. on or those But officials who are still with the missing. ex h ib it i o n Media now say that had a chance number is to view the over 2,000. display at the It was Chapel Galobvious lery Thursthat setting day mornup the dising before play would it officially have been opened to not only a the public. major and A tradipainstaking tional feast e n d e avo u r was schedby the voluled for the unteers, but afternoon — FSIN Chief and then a also a deeply moving Bobby Cameron round dance one. was sched“The voluled for the unteers have Don Ross become very attached to gymnasium starting at 7 this exhibit and they under- p.m. stand the meaning of what Some family members these vamps represent.” of the victims who were said Eleanore Sunchild, memorialized had a chance co-lead with Walking With to view the display before it Our Sisters. opened to the public.

The art installation origAmong them was Steve inated from the vision of Morningchild, who is Métis artist Christi Belcourt among those personally as a way to advocate the is- impacted by the issue. His sue of missing and mur- daughter Calinda Waterhen dered indigenous women. lost her life to the serial killAccording to Sunchild, er John Crawford in 1992. “she put a call out to aborig“Some of the people inal artists to send in some here, they’re forgotten,” vamps.” said Morningchild of the Originally the plan was memorial. to include a few hundred in For him, the display of the display, but “she became moccasin vamps brought inundated with people send- back bad memories not only ing in the moccasin tops.” of his own loss, but of other

By John Cairns

Art exhibits like the moccasin vamp installation help to ensure that our missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will not be forgotten.

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In commemoration of the opening of the Walking With Our Sisters exhibition at the Chapel Gallery Thursday, a round dance was held at Don Ross gymnasium in memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The round dance began shortly after 7 p.m. and lasted well into the night. Photo by John Cairns

Community Spaces

Co-op program offers grants to improve, beautify communities Staff A funding option is available for those looking to improve and beautify the spaces in their communities.

For the second year in a row the Co-op Community Spaces program is available to provide up to $1.5 million to local organizations, up from $1 million last year.

Co-op Community Spaces was launched last year and provided program funding to 16 projects in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is administered by Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) on behalf of the Cooperative Retailing System (CRS).

According to a Co-op news release, organizations must be a registered nonprofit, registered charity or

community service co-operative in order to qualify.

Co-op Community Spaces will provide donations to recipients in amounts between $25,000 and $100,000.

Funding is being increased, so the program will be able to support up to 60 community projects in 2016.

Funding is available in three categories — recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture.

Recreation includes such items as recreation centres and playgrounds. Environmental conservation includes preserving natural spaces such as green spaces, parks and interpretive centres. And urban agriculture includes small-scale agricultural initiatives in rural and urban spaces — community gardens and food education facilities.

Those with projects in the Battlefords and area are being encouraged to apply.

“From creek rehabilitation to gardens to play spaces for toddlers, the projects selected for funding last year showcased the innovation and dedication of local community groups,” said Discovery Co-op General Manager Mike Nord in a statement.

“Because I know our communities in the Battlefords and area have their own unique ideas for spaces that could be built or improved, I would encourage our local community groups to consider applying.”

Applications are being accepted from Jan. 18 to Feb. 12. More details can be found at www.communityspaces.ca.

Thieves lift ATM Staff Police are reporting a break-in to an ATM machine at the Perdue Hotel on Jan. 12.

The incident happened in the early morning hours on that date. According to

Biggar RCMP, the suspect or suspects gained entry through the south entrance of the establishment.

The ATM, which contained a large amount of cash, was stolen. The incident remains under investigation.

Walking With Our Sisters Continued from Page 2 “They are killing our women left and right who are North American Indian woman clan mothers,” said Morningchild. “That’s how I recognize my daughter and all the rest of the Indian women.”

Sunchild acknowledges the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women is an important one for people in North Battleford and the area.

“It is a very relevant issue for our community, given the number of indigenous women we have in the Battlefords,” said Sunchild.

Members of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations have issued statements in support of the art exhibit.

“Art exhibits like the moccasin vamp installation help to ensure that our missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will not be forgotten,” said FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. “The FSIN continues to support the families who have lost loved ones and will continue to do so as we search for answers and seek out solutions to this national tragedy.”

“This is a very powerful way to honour and respect our grandmothers, mothers, daughters and sisters who went missing or are victims of foul play,” said FSIN Vice-chief Heather Bear on behalf of the Saskatchewan First Nations Women’s Commission. “We will continue to support initiatives like the moccasin vamp installation that help our families heal from the pain caused by a loved one’s disappearance or death.”

The display runs between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at the Chapel Gallery.

It is free of charge to the public, and visitors are able to access the memorial through door No. 2 at the Don Ross Centre.

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Letter

How does privatization benefit the people?

Dear Editor: Shortly after I immigrated to Canada in 1967, I was talking to a Canadian friend who mentioned that one of the better aspects of Canadian society was the development of the Crown corporation, an organization much like an ordinary business, but owned by the government and run for the benefit of the people. I learned the Crowns generally were limited to the kind of business that would otherwise, by nature, be prone to being monopolistic, such as mail services, or that would have important human or environmental concerns, such as liquor stores or power utilities. It seemed like a good idea to me at the time.

I believe most Canadians still think there is some validity in the idea of having Crown corporations, but, with the rise of radical “neoconservative” and “neoliberal” economic theories, especially in the last 30 years, right-wing politicians have begun to view the Crowns as not being within their preferred ideology. The result has been that many have been sold to private interests — Potash Corporation being an example — and many have simply been used by governments in ways to make them deviate from the idea of running “for the benefit of the people.”

Brad Wall, who learned his politics from Grant Devine (who sold Potash Corporation for “peanuts”), also learned something in 2003, when the Sask. Party leader lost an election (most thought they would win) for saying he would sell the Crowns. He government has now decided to take some time to “consult” with the people before actually selling off most Crown-owned liquor stores and allowing more private liquor sales in rural areas. No doubt Wall’s reason for that is purely ideological, the privatization imperative.

How could it possibly be for the benefit of the people?

Russell Lahti Battleford

Letters

The letter of the law, but is it fair?

Dear Editor Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon, 101st Street in North Battleford has parking restriction signs for snow cleaning and street cleaning. I had business to do on 101st Street at around 10 a.m. I noticed the street had already been plowed so I parked and went into the business. The owner looked out the window and told me to move my car or I would get a ticket. I ran out and moved it. When I finally found a spot to park and returned we had quite a chat.

There was a bylaw enforcement officer driving up and down the street giving out parking tickets. The owner

informs me the street was cleaned Tuesday? They plowed around vehicles parked leaving a terrible mess. Some had to shovel in order to get going.

So I’m wondering why? Why are these poor people getting tickets, I’m assuming they thought, “It’s plowed, should be OK.” I really don’t think its fair at all for these people to be ticketed when the plow was out one full day earlier.

Be careful, watch the signs and have a great winter.

Richard Wouters Battleford

Program supports young amputee A boot to all who tailgate in traffic, especially when conditions are slippery. It is nerve-racking enough getting to a destination safely without having to worry about the bozo behind you, who could come crashing up your tailpipe because he hasn’t left adequate stopping distance. It’s winter in Saskatchewan, folks, let’s drive in it as if we’ve been doing it all our lives, not as if we were just introduced to the concept yesterday.

Dear Editor I am a left arm amputee and a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program. I recently received a biathlon and kayaking device thanks to public support of The War Amps key tag service.

Biathlons combine cross-country skiing and target shooting. My biathlon device allows me to shoot at practices. I also received my kayaking device in the summer so I was able to paddle and enjoy the lake.

2016 marks the 70th anniversary of The War Amps key tag service and to date, more than 1.5 million sets of lost

keys have been returned to their owners.

Although it is a free service, donations provide young amputees with financial assistance for artificial limbs and, while growing up, allow us to go to regional seminars with our parents where we learn about the latest in artificial limbs and meet others just like us.

Thank you to everyone who has supported The War Amps key tag service, which has helped Canadian amputees like me for the past 70 years.

Jesse Ehman, 17 CHAMP, Saskatoon

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The Revenant

Actor Isaiah Tootoosis at the Capitol Friday Great-grandson of actor Gordon Tootoosis appears in Oscar nominated movie Staff A young actor appearing in an Oscar-nominated movie will be on hand to sign autographs Friday.

The movie is The Revenant, and the actor is Isa-

iah Tootoosis, age 8, from Poundmaker First Nation.

The Capitol Theatre on the corner of 100th Street and 11th Avenue is holding the North Battleford premiere for The Revenant this Friday.

Isaiah will be there for an autograph signing between 5 and 7 pm along with other members of his family.

Isaiah is the great-grandson of actor Gordon Tootoosis and hockey star Fred Sasakamoose. In the movie,

he plays Hawk, the son of the character Hugh Glass played

by Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Revenant was shot mainly in Alberta and also British Columbia, and opened in limited release in December. Since opening

NDP candidate in Biggar-Sask. Valley Staff The NDP now have a candidate in place in the Biggar-Saskatchewan Valley constituency.

Dan Richert was nominated for the NDP in the riding at a nomination meeting Saturday evening.

According to the party’s news release, Richert works for LaRoche McDonald

Agencies, and previously for Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership, a nonprofit that helps developers build affordable housing. He was dean of students at Rosthern Junior College for four years and served as their development and community relations officer. He also had volunteered as the board chair for Saskatchewan youth summer camps of-

Dumpster fire and false alarms Staff It seems it is never too cold for the strange pastime of dumpster torching, as North Battleford Fire Department were called out to such a blaze in the frigid early morning hours of Saturday.

Four firefighters responded to the report at 10 p.m. and were on the scene for about 15 minutes.

Firefighters also responded to what proved to be a false alarm at about 11:45 a.m. Friday, when a boxcar fire near the Viterra terminal three kilometers east of the city on Highway 16 was reported.

The NBFD investigation revealed exhaust had been mistaken for smoke. One pumper and four firefighters on the scene for less than 10 minutes.

Another false alarm had firefighters heading out just after noon Friday to 10725 Meighen Cres. Firefighters found steam from a cooking appliance had activated the smoke alarm. One pumper and four firefighters were on the scene for five minutes.

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Tifa Dezic: Dancing for a miracle is North Battleford’s Ten-year-old Tifa Dezic . for this year’s Telemiracle only entertainer booked be ll School student wi The Grade 4 Lawrence ge in Regina Sunday, sta cle ira dancing on the Telem 4 p.m.

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How to make and keep resolutions Since we are nearly a month into 2016, it is a common occurrence this time of year to make new year resolutions. You know, the goals to lose weight, to not do this and to not do that.

It is so unfortunate that 85 per cent of these resolutions fail by Valentine’s Day, a mere 45 days or six weeks into a year with 52 weeks or 366 days (in this leap year).

That’s not a great success rate.

One reason goals are not successful is that they are simply not made properly.

We just identify one single item and don’t make a plan, or do anything about it.

There is a common acronym that is used to help with goal setting, and that is SMART, or SMART goals.

Which means make your goals: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and

time-bound.

Specific — what exactly will you accomplish?

Measurable, — how will you know you have reached this goal? Attainable — is achieving this goal realistic with effort and commitment, plus do you have the resources to achieve the goal, if not, how will you attain them? Relevant — is this goal attainable and of value to you? Last is time bound — when will you achieve this goal?

It is really important to use SMART correctly.

If just parts of it are used, chances are the goal will not be successful. For example, we may want to do an activity, have it done by a certain date, but what we fail to take into account is the A and R, attainable and relevant. Usually, because these goals do not fit in with

our current value and belief system and it is not a priority for us to commit effort to achieve them. The best example I have experienced with this is someone who was pregnant and wanted to lose weight, not really a congruent goal given life’s current situation.

Another reason goal making is unsuccessful is that the stages of change are not understood.

It’s important to know

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tal risk by polluting water supplies and contaminating soil, which can potentially cause health issues for humans and wildlife alike,” says Rich Hildebrand, a conservation officer.

For instance, old or broken appliances can leak chemicals that are hazardous to the environment, especially near water. Plastics, such as grocery bags and pop can rings, do not break down and can be dangerous for fish and wildlife. Even seemingly safe items, such as bags of branches and leaves, can become fire hazards.

“People often dump illegally to avoid paying landfill fees,” says Hildebrand. “But many municipalities advertise special days or time periods when landfill access is free, so we encourage residents to take advantage of those opportunities.”

Recycling offers another practical alternative for residents seeking to get rid of waste. There are a number of programs operating in Saskatchewan that collect and recycle products such as old tires, used batteries and electronics, compact florescent bulbs, oil and paint, plastic shopping bags and construction and demolition materials. If you’re not sure where what you can recycle, the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council’s website (www.saskwastereduction. ca) can help you locate the recycling resources available in your community.

However, those who don’t take advantage of such opportunities and end up dumping garbage or other waste illegally may find themselves in a heap of trouble.

Conservation officers investigate these incidents and

that making changes are difficult. There are stages of pre-contemplation and contemplation before you even consider making the plans to change. There is thought preparation before action is taken to implement the change and then to be able to maintain it.

What is annoying is this thing called relapse. It’s not bad. It is crucial to making change. It helps find areas of weakness that need to

be strengthened in order to maintain changes.

But at times we can be more vulnerable to relapse than at others. Alcoholics Anonymous uses an acronym called HALT — hungry, angry, lonely and tired. If you are experiencing any one of those you are more vulnerable for relapse and returning to your preresolution habits. Imagine experiencing all four, how much more vulnerable you would be.

Consider the brain like a forest. As we have grown from infancy we have built pathways from one section to another. Some of these pathways have become fourlane highways, while vegetation has grown over the less used pathways. When we are making changes, especially drastic changes, we are forging a new path,

or using a less travelled path, and trying to travel on it enough to become a sidewalk, then a gravel road, then a paved single lane, to eventually a four-lane highway. It takes time.

This also means that when implementing a new goal, or making changes, it is sometimes, if not often, things become worse or chaotic before they become better, because of the effort needed to make a change.

So it makes sense when one is hungry, angry, lonely or tired it is just much simpler to travel on the fourlane highway of thought instead of forging a new path.

As you use SMART goals and remember the change model and the importance of relapse, you will be more effective at keeping your resolutions.

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Comeback kids, North Stars win in overtime

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Layne Young proved to be the hero in overtime. The rookie sprung himself for a breakaway before going forehand-backhand, beating Jack Burgart and completing the comeback for the North Stars, 3-2.

The Battlefords have had their difficulties this season against Weyburn, the best defensive team in the SJHL, winning just one game out of five in regulation before Friday.

One of the newest changes to the North Stars defence, however, was Tyler Fuhr, who made his debut for the black and white in the crease. He had a solid night in between the pipes, stopping 29 of 31 shots, winning his 15th of the campaign.

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ler in the net. Coming into a new dressing room with new players, he met the guys for the first time today,” Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg said of his new goalie after the game. “You could see his veteran junior career coming to light. He was like a third defenceman out there for us.”

Neither team was able to get the job done in the first after a scoreless 20 minutes. Weyburn had a quality chance on the power play from Braden Mellon, but his shot hit the side of the twine.

The Red Wings got on the board late in the middle period. After making the initial save, Fuhr kicked out a small rebound that Jacob Wozney picked up, delivering a shot into the back of the net for his sixth of the year.

Not to be outdone, Dustin

Gorgi scored his third in two games after crashing hard to the crease, tying the game three minutes later. A hard shot from Young was kicked away by Jack Burgart and onto the stick of Gorgi, who scored his 20th. Coby

Downs registered the second assist, extending his point streak to four games, but the California native wasn’t done there.

Fuhr was tested early and often in the second frame, stopping two breakaways to

keep the North Stars in the game.

Aidan Teilborg finally solved the newly acquired goaltender, scoring his 17th while receiving a pass from Drake Glover.

A great defensive effort from the Red Wings wouldn’t be enough in the final 20 minutes. Downs brought the North Stars back with seven minutes left. Number 16 drove to the net and took his own rebound. After his original backhand shot was stopped, he found the puck once again and beat Burgart for his 20th of the season. He now has 14 points in his last eight games.

“That line was flying.

They were generating a ton of offence for us. Every night it’s a different line and tonight it was their turn,” Hasselberg said.

warmup before their game later that evening.

“It was a great feeling to be here and on the ice with those kids. It’s such a privilege to give back to those kids who are coming up in the game. It’s what someone at some point did for us. We wouldn’t be where we are if someone didn’t mentor us,” Hasselberg said of the festivities.

Fresh off a big overtime win where Layne Young provided a clutch breakaway goal, the North Stars were looking to stay hot and extend their winning streak to

three, doing so in a strong 3-1 performance.

Rory Davidson scored his second as a member of the black and white to kick off the scoring late in the opening frame. The speedster stepped around the Hounds defence while breaking into the offensive zone, exhibiting great patience before skating into the slot and popping a drag shot into the back of the net, beating Alexi Thibaudeau.

The North Stars were relentless in the first period, firing off 21 shots to Notre Dame’s five, creating

Sixty minutes later, this game was headed to overtime, where the rookie scored his 16th.

“The Weyburn Red Wings are a very difficult team to play against. They may have no prolific scorers, but they are a very structured and disciplined team that forces you to play their style of game,” said Hasselberg.

The North Stars next travelled to Wadena to play the Notre Dame Hounds for Hockey Night in Saskatchewan. They hit the ice with 30 kids from the initiation hockey program.

“It’s what giving back is all about,” Hasselberg continued, “hopefully one day those kids will be playing Junior A hockey or maybe win a Stanley Cup.” Thier SJHL dominance continued Saturday.

Skill set on display for Hockey Day in Saskatchewan

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The community of Wadena was in the spotlight after winning the right to host Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

The town hosted a series of events; including a banquet featuring TSN’s Darren Dutchyshen, a midget AAA game between Tisdale and Notre Dame, a midget AAA girls game between Melville and Swift Current and, finally an SJHL tilt where the North Stars clashed with the Notre Dame Hounds.

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BNS sweep the weekend Continued from Page 9 He was there to knock it into the back of the net for this third of the campaign. The fourth line drew blood for the second time in the tilt. Kendall Fransoo registered the second assist.

Against Weyburn it was the Coby Downs, Dustin Gorgi line providing the offence. Saturday night the grinders got the job done for the North Stars.

“He defines what compete is [on Davidson]. That’s what the challenge was for the bench, you have to watch that line. Especially with

what they do in the corners and how they win battles,” Hasselberg said after the game.

The Hounds came back with one of their own to cut the deficit to one. Kobe Kindrachuk beat Tyler Fuhr with just three seconds left to play in the middle frame on the power play. This was the third night in a row where the North Stars were scored on with less than five seconds left to play in a period. Even with the goal, the Battlefords controlled puck possession and the pace of the game throughout 40 minutes, leading the shots department 44-12.

The Battlefords fired 19

more pucks on net in the final frame, scoring on their final shot courtesy of Baxter Kanter into the open cage.

Thibaudeau made 60 saves on the night, on the other end of the rink it was Fuhr making 22.

On deck for the North Stars is a home-andhome series against the La Ronge Ice Wolves next weekend.

News-Optimist THREE STARS Rory Davidson - 1 G, 1A Alexi Thibaudeau - 2 GA, 60 saves Logan Nachtegaele - 1 G

Shark rewarded with first star for December

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

The Battlefords AAA Sharks are working towards accomplishing their goals in the playoffs, and are beginning to be acknowledged for their hard work they have put in this season.

Shelby Tornato and Chloe Marshall have both been rocks in between the pipes this year. Although the numbers aren’t what they would like them to be, they have averaged over 30 stops a game and have done what it takes to keep their team in the game throughout the campaign.

The netminders are also ranked one and two in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League in saves made, sporting a .896 [Tornato] and .906 [Marshall] save percentage.

Offensively, Brittany Yeager and rookie Jordan Kulbida have had an above average season, respectively.

Both players lead the team in points with 11, with Yeager registering five goals and six assists and Kulbida with four and seven.

Most recently, forward Keara Amson, who is the front-running goal scorer on the Sharks with eight, was rewarded for her efforts with the first star for the month of December. The Radisson native posted four tallies in four games, counting for almost half of the team’s production in the month.

“Keara is only in Grade 10, but continues to impress.

She has been voted in as an assistant captain this year and has really started to come alive in the last two months,” Head Coach Ashley Rafuse says of the forward, “this past weekend she continued her streak from the month of December, netting another two goals and an assist. We are really going to rely on her moving forward this year and can't wait to see the kind of player

Stars-Generals tangle at CC

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Moose Jaw Generals were at the Civic Centre this weekend for two afternoon games in midget AAA action against the Battlefords Stars.

The Stars entered the weekend looking to improve their hold on a their playoff position in the SMAAAHL. They were also looking to extend their four-game winning streak.

But as it has been the entire season, the first game with the Generals was not an easy contest Saturday.

It did not take long for Moose Jaw to get on the board. Just a minute and 15 seconds in, Jayden Davis beat Stars netminder Lance Alm to give the Generals the lead. Tanner Manz and Tyler Manz assisted.

That would be all the scoring through one, shots were 9-8 in favour of the Stars.

In the second period the Stars tied it up on a goal from Jayden Nachtegaele with Tyson Meyers and Nayte Zip assisting at the 7:10 mark.

But the Generals took the lead on a power play goal from Tanner Manz with Davis and Cole Fonstad assisting, with 7:34 remaining in the period.

Fonstad then scored with

The action was intense in and around the Moose Jaw goal in the first period of the Battlefords Stars game with the Moose Jaw Generals on Saturday. Photo by John Cairns

38.2 left in the second to give the Generals a 3-1 lead, and that was the score through two. Caleb Riess and Devan Harrison assisted.

Shots favoured the Stars 20-16 through two periods.

Despite the deficit, the Stars were not discouraged and they roared back in the third period, with help from the undisciplined Generals.

With the Generals’ Drew Wilde in the box for roughing, Mason Mullaney backhanded a shot past netminder Colby Entz of the Generals at the 1:43 mark.

Keelan Saworski and Jordan Mish assisted on that power play goal to make it 3-2.

Scores around the SPHL

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Keara Amson she becomes in the next two seasons.”

This is the first time in four seasons that a player from the Battlefords Sharks have been honoured with the award.

Sharks play in Prince Albert against A&W Bears on the 27th.

In addition to the four Friday matchups, there were three games on tap in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League on the weekend.

Saturday, the Radisson Wheatkings beat the Cut Knife Colts on the road 6-3.

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Ashton Hewson had two and Kenton Albert one goal for Cut Knife in the loss.

The other game Saturday saw the Hafford Hawks destroy the Glaslyn North Stars 14-0.

Kyle Rivett had four goals for Hafford and Darren Delainey, Ty Dishko and Patrick Gaulthier had two each. Mitchell Wintonyk got the shutout in net for the Hawks.

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Then, just seconds later, and with Connor Hayward off for tripping, the Stars tied the game on another power play goal from Jayden Nachtegaele, his second of the game, making it at 3-3.

Owen Lamb and JC Dubecky assisted.

At the 5:09 mark the Stars finally took the lead on an even-strength goal from Lamb, with Dawson Bacon and Ben Hiltz assisting.

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AAA Stars lose their first game of 2016

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Stars and Moose Jaw Generals met again Sunday in midget AAA action at the Civic Centre. The Stars wanted to not only extend a five-game winning streak but also do something they did not do the previous afternoon against the Generals: get the first goal.

Indeed, they did as JC Dubecky scored with Keelan Saworski and Owen Lamb assisting at 5:24 for the game’s first goal.

But just a minute and six seconds later the Generals tied it on the power play, with Ahmed Ally’s shot beating Jake Taylor. Caleb Reiss and Jeremy Bisson assisted.

With 5:42 to go in the first the Generals took the

The AAA Stars tried to extend their winning streak to six and stay perfect in January on Saturday. Photo by John Cairns

lead. Cole Fonstad scored from Caleb Riess and Jarid

Morhart to make it 2-1, and that would be all through

Meota dominates in SPHL action

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The SPHL was back in action at the North Battleford Civic Centre as the Meota Combines hosted the Spiritwood Timberwolves in one of four games around the league Friday night.

Meota had come off a dismantling of the Glaslyn North Stars on the road Wednesday by a 10-4 count.

The Combines looked sharp again Friday against the Timberwolves as they wasted no time racing to an early 4-0 lead.

Branden Sentes scored first at 8:17, his 11th of the season, followed by goals from Ty Gardiner, Derek Welford (his first) and Bo Gervais later in the period.

A power play goal from Kyle Miller in the final minute cut it to 4-1 after one period.

Meota made it 5-1 midway through the second period on a goal from Ty-

son Knight. Then a shot by Levin Floen that beat the Spiritwood netminder Tyler Walter with 7:58 to go in the second made it a five goal lead.

With 1:26 left, Brett Miller made it 7-1, and that was all the scoring through two.

The third period saw Kyle Miller get his second of the game for Spiritwood, but a late goal by Kyle Gregoire with 3:26 remaining rounded out an 8-2 final score for the Combines.

Dallas Wright picked up the win in net for Meota, who have now won five in a row to move to a 9-2 record on the season.

In other action Friday

night, it was a battle of the two top teams in the standings as the Hafford Hawks bombed the Shellbrook Silvertips 10-4 in Shellbrook.

The Hawks were led by Ryan Scheafer who had a four goal performance on the night. Darren Delainey had two goals and three assists, while Brandon Ewanchuk, Scott Linnell, Kyle Rivett and Scott Thompson also scored.

Brett Mason had two goals and Kyle Brataschuk and Parker Turner also scored for the Silvertips.

The result meant both teams had ten wins and 20 points on the season, on top of the league standings.

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In the second, the Generals took a 3-1 lead as Bisson scored at the 11:00 minute mark, with Chantz Petruic and Evan Thomas assisting.

Then with 3:37 left in the period, a long shot by Petruic got through to make it 4-1.

Evan Thomas assisted.

That would be the end of Taylor in net for the Stars as Lance Alm would go the rest of the way.

That would be all the scoring through two periods, with shots favouring the home Stars 21-18.

Unlike Saturday’s contest, there would be no furious comeback in store for the Stars whose five-game winning streak ended with a 4-1 defeat.

Final shots were 31-28 Stars, with Taylor stopping 14 of 18 and Alm stopping 10 of 10. Next up for the Battlefords AAA Stars is a weekend series in Notre Dame against the Argos and the Hounds.

Saturday saw a busy day of action at Northland Power Curling Centre as they held their Sturling Bonspiel. There were 24 teams registered in action in the bonspiel, which was unusual as it consisted of teams of two players each instead of the usual four. This was some of the action from the morning draw on Saturday. Look for more photos from the Power Curling Centre in your Regional Optimist Thursday. Photo by John Cairns

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OBITUARIES DENNIS: It is with great sadness that the family of Ernest (Ernie) St. John Dennis, announces his passing in Edmonton, on December 26, 2015, at the age of 98.

He leaves behind his 2 children: son Robert (Sharon) of Portugal and their children Terri (Marc Larocque) and Michael (Michelle) of Calgary and his daughter Ivy (Bruce Silzer) of Sherwood Park and their children Tara (Brad Hudson) of Sherwood Park, Ashley of Vancouver and his 3 great grandchildren Katelyn, Nathanael and Luka. He was predeceased by his wife Elsie (Kemp) of 62 years in 2009. Ernie was born in London, England, March 18, 1917 and came to Canada with his parents (Jack & Daisy) in 1922. They initially settled in Brada, Saskatchewan, moved to Moose Jaw and settled back in North Battleford in 1934. Ernie worked in North Battleford at Calverts Automotive, Dominion Fruit and Western Grocery’s wholesale and then spent 15 years with Boyd Brothers in the parts department, where he retired. Ernie was very involved in St. Pauls Anglican Church and working with the Air Cadets, on the civilian committee. Ernie and his wife were active in the local square dance clubs around North Battleford. Ernie was an innovative wood carver and painter and you will find his fine works with friends across the country. Ernie was also a keen pool player and managed several games a week with his comrades at the Summerwood Seniors Residence in Sherwood Park and he was recently featured in the Sherwood Park News. His tech savvy nature allowed him to maintain personal contact with friends and family around the world by both Skype and email. Ernie was full of life and lived independently until a fall and subsequent hip operation at Christmas which resulted in complications and his passing. He was a kind, quiet and unassuming gentleman with a big heart. The family will hold a memorial to Celebrate Ernie’s life in North Battleford this August and internment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Diabetes Association. _____________________________________________________ SAPP: In Loving Memory of Allan Fredrick Sapp (Sa-pu-num) (Kiskayetum) born January 2, 1928 at Red Pheasant Cree Nation, SK., passed away December 29, 2015 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by his loving family: brother, Simon and Theresa Sapp; sister, Stella Burns; adopted daughter, Faye Delorme; numerous nephews and nieces and grandchildren: numerous adopted family members. Predeceased by his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. George Sapp and Mr. & Mrs. Albert Soonias; parents, Alexander & Agnes Sapp (Soonias); wife Margaret Sapp; son, David Sapp and his mother Mary M. Sapp (Whitford); brothers: John Albert Sapp, Henry Sapp, infant brother Winston Sapp, Peter Benson Sr.; sisters: Julia Sapp & Virgina Sapp; one grandson, Terence Sapp. Special Thanks to Greg Walen, Richard Gibbons, Dr. James Johnson, River Heights Nursing Home, Rose Gill Lodge (Rabbit Lake), Edward & Linda Delorme and a very special acknowledgement to the late Dr. Allan Gonor.

Wake Service was held on December 30 & 31, 2015 from the Glen Keskotagan Community Centre, Red Pheasant Cree Nation, SK. Funeral Service was held on Friday, January 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. from the Glen Keskotagan Community Centre, Red Pheasant Cree Nation, SK., with the Elders Officiating. Honor Songs by the Red Pheasant Singers. Honorary Pallbearers were George Benson, Frank Merasty, Neva Merasty, Blair Sapp, John Sapp & Lisa Sapp Spyglass. Active Pallbearers were Lennox Wuttunee, Blair Sapp Jr., Dwayne Sapp Jr., Desmond Checkosis, Cory Wuttunee, John Sapp Jr., Randy Pooyak & Leon Delorme. Memorial Donations are requested to the Canadian Diabetes Association, #104-2301 Ave. C. North, Saskatoon, SK S7L 5Z5 or to Creative Kids Saskatchewan, 404-2125 11th Ave, Regina, SK., S4P 3X3 or visit: http://www.creativekidssask.ca/donate. Interment took place at the Red Pheasant Cemetery, Red Pheasant Cree Nation, SK. Arrangemets were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. _____________________________________________________

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FUNERAL SERVICES DESMARAIS: Hugh Alvin Desmarais passed away peacefully on November 21, 2015 at the age of 76. He is survived by his loving wife Myrtle; daughters: Jamie (Jerry) of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, and Holly of Prince George, BC; son Owen of Prince George, BC as well as 7 grandchildren: Alana, Brittany, Brandon, Arrah, Bretton, Jordon and Charlie. Hugh was predeaceased by his parents Hughie and Evelyn Desmarais and sister Colleen. There will be no service at Hugh’s request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the local chapter of the Canadian Diabetes Association or to the Autism Society of BC. Assmans Funeral

Chapel in care of arrangements. ____________________________________________________

MILLBANK: Gertrude Lydia Millbank: Jan. 21, 1915 – Jan. 11, 2016. Gertrude lived a long life that came to a peaceful end on January 11, 2016 at Battleford, SK. She was born in North Battleford and worked for her mother and father at Western Floral. Gert and Phil, mom’s husband, owned Milbanke Flowers and worked together for many years. Mom and dad had two girls Louise (Bunny) and Gayle (GG). Both girls became Nurses and married.

Mom has 5 Grandchildren and 7 Great-Grandchildren. Gert’s ashes will be interred in the Summer when the family gathers from the West and East Coasts. Gert’s family wish to express appreciation to the Battlefords District Care Centre Ward 1, to Dr. Peter Holtzhausen and the Women of Beta Sigma Phi. Thanks to everyone for their support. Bunny, GG & family.

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STANDBROOK: Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Sylvia Standbrook, beloved wife of Wayne Standbrook, was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016 from Battleford United Church with Rev. Frances Patterson Officiating. Interment took place at the Town Of Battleford Cemetery. The family request that in lieu of flowers, donations in Sylvia’s memory be considered to The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 (designated to the Palliative Care Unit.) Condolences can be forwarded to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

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WOLOSHYN: It is with sadness that the family of Dennis Woloshyn announce his sudden and unexpected passing on December 21, 2015. Dennis was born on September 25, 1951 at North Battleford, SK. He was the second child of five sons born to Harry and Olga Woloshyn of Whitkow, SK. Left to cherish Dennis’ memory: his loving wife of 36 years, Darlene of Mayfair, SK; and son Kyle (Kayla), Mayfair, SK; canine companion Skamper; his mother Olga Woloshyn, North Battleford, SK; brothers : David (Elaine), Mayfair, SK - Curtis, Gregory, Ryan, Amanda (Kinley) Sevick: Parker, Keri, Cooper; Larry (Karen), North Battleford, SK -Brianna, Sydney, Declan, Krista; John (Connie), Baldwinton, SK - Dalyn; father and mother-in-law, Steve and Sally Starycki, North Battleford, SK; sister-in-law, Christine (Tom) Wyatt, North Battleford,SK - Robert (Kelly): Grace, Harrison; Jeff (Alex): Emma, Olivia. Dennis was predeceased by his father, Harry Woloshyn (2002); brother, Gerald Woloshyn (2008); nephew Jaeden Woloshyn (1995); Grandparents; Dmytro and Nellie Woloshyn, Dmytro and Mary Hrynewich and several aunts and uncles.

In this eulogy, I am referring to Dennis by his given name - a name that all of you would have used and known him by. He did however, have a nickname which he acquired in the late 1960’s and that name was “weasel”. Nobody remembers how or why that name came about, and most of you would never have known that name or ever called him that. It was one of those things in life that creates an unexplainable bond between a group of people - a bond that becomes stronger as the years go by. I cannot try to explain it, but those of you who were close to him will certainly understand. Dennis received his education at a one room school called Howard #1 for grades one to six, then grades seven to twelve at Mayfair Central School. He furthered his education at SIAST (Kelsey) where he acquired a diploma in mechanics. Employment was then obtained at HLS Equipment the International Harvester dealer in North Battleford. However, the lure of the land was too strong and Dennis returned to the farm where he started grain farming with his Dad and brothers, but eventually gravitated to farming with his brother David. For years the farm concentrated on grain only, but in the mid 90’s livestock appeared in the form of elk and bison. To say that there was a huge learning curve with these animals would certainly not be an overstatement. They were genetically wild animals that humans were trying to domesticate. Knowledge acquired from people in the cattle industry didn’t seem to apply too much when trying to work with these species, but over time things did work out really well. Most producers who keep livestock - no matter what kind - enjoy their animals and Dennis was no exception. He was always out there, especially in the winter, checking, feeding and admiring them etc. Over the years he had built up a large network of friends and acquaintances in the bison industry. One of his favourite pastimes was to go to the bison sales at Kramer Auctions where he would socialize and talk “buffalo” with all the people he knew in the industry. Dennis was never a big time sports person but he did play broomball for the Whitkow Aces team for many years - a team that enjoyed great comaraderie and where many new friendships were formed - friendships that lasted for decades and carried on until the present. The outdoors was where Dennis liked to conduct his recreational activities. A lot of time was spent ice fishing at Turtle Lake with his friends. This was always a great time as it was a chance to do a lot of socializing, playing Kaiser, joking and all the other fun things that can go on when spending a day on the lake. Big game hunting was a passion of Dennis all his life. He certainly enjoyed hunting deer around home but, as his hunting buddies would tell you, that annual moose hunt in the north, living in a trailer for a week was the ultimate hunting thrill. Many a story was told (and some weren’t) about their experiences and goings on, but the amazing thing about the hunt was that a group of guys could spend a week cooped up with each other in a trailer in the bush, then come home and still be as close a group of friends as they were when they started the hunt. By the way, that annual hunt started in 1978 and has continued without fail with the same group of guys until the present - 38 years. From a very young age, Dennis displayed a real apptitude for mechanics. Things would get taken apart just to see how they worked, then get put back together and would still work. He was forever tinkering, repairing or building something. Not only was he content to repair things, he also had to understand the theory as to how and why something worked. He was a very technical person and usually gave you a very detailed answer to a question that on the surface seemed very simple. One thing about Dennis was that he had a tremendous memory and an amazing ability to recall anything and everything. Whether it was names of people or events that occurred, all you had to do was ask and he knew.

He could tell you whose family homesteaded on which piece of land, who was related to who going back several generations, which crop was grown on a particular piece of land ten years ago, which machine had a certain repair done to it in the past etc. He was a neverending source of jokes, which is quite a feat since most people can’t remember a joke they heard yesterday. Dennis’ life didn’t consist of doing anything that was really earth shattering or having great accomplishments that would be remembered years after his passing. Instead he was a person who had a tremendous range of talents and could do any and every little thing that needed to be done. He was always willing to help anybody at any time - even if it meant dropping what he was doing at that moment. Dennis was many things to many people - a devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. I would think that he would want to be remembered by all who knew him and were touched by him as a real “people” person - kind, generous, considerate and caring. He will most certainly be missed by all. Funeral service was held Monday December 28, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, North Battleford SK with Reverend Father Taras Makowsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist, North Battleford presiding. Cross Bearer was David Mischuk, Altar Server was John Sendecki and Cantor was Jim Shevchuk. Honourary Pallbearers - Julian Goyan, Ron Buziak, Morris Kowerchuk, Stephen Cherwinski, Paul Cherwinski, Curtis Goyan. Active Pallbearers - Curtis, Gregory, Ryan, Dalyn, Declan Woloshyn, Kinley Sevick, Eulogy was read by Karen Woloshyn. Internment took place at Glass Lake Cemetery, Whitkow SK. Memorials may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Battlefords Humane Society or to the donor’s choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card Of Thanks We would like to thank Reverend Father Makowsky for his compassion, comforting words and guidance in this time of sorrow. Thank you to Bob MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service - we are forever grateful and would like to extend our sincere appreciation for all that you have done for us. Thank you also to Cantor Jim Shevchuk, Altar Server John Sendecki and Cross Bearer David Mischuk. Finally, a big heartfelt thank you to our relatives, friends and neighbours who supported us through visits, telephone calls, kind words, thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. Darlene and Kyle. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES CORNELL: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lilian Cornell, late of North Battleford, on January 11, 2016 at the age of 111 years. Lilian was born on August 21, 1904 at Leverton, Lincolnshire, England. She was the oldest living Canadian since April 2015. Lilian will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Lou Elaine Tait of Metinota, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her brother-in-law Charles William East Harvey in 1968, her husband Howard Stanley Cornell in 1977, sister Edith Florence Harvey in 1989, eldest grandson Richard George Tait in 2000, and son-in-law William Andrew Tait in 2008. Her long life will be celebrated by family and friends in a memorial at 2 PM Saturday July 9th, 2016 at the Meota Cemetery, she will be laid to rest with her husband Howard. Condolences for the family may be left at www.sallowsandmcdonald.com. The family has placed their trust with Kristeen Thiessen of Sallows and McDonald - Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford. (306) 445-2418.

____________________________________________________ OBERMEYER: In Loving Memory of Marjorie Marion Obermeyer born November 5, 1944 at Rabbit Lake, SK., passed away on January 4, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by her loving husband, Harry Obermeyer; her children: Joanne (Glen) Freeman, Vince Obermeyer, Roland Obermeyer and Ken Obermeyer; her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren: Candace (Scott) Cornish - Danika and Lainey; Kylen Obermeyer, Shelby Obermeyer and Jonathan Freeman; her nephew, Rick (Jen) Evanchuk and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. Predeceased by her parents, Mike and Marion Evanchuk; her brother Morris Evanchuk and his daughter Nancy Evanchuk; her sister, Shirley Evanchuk and by her father-in-law, Frank Obermeyer. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, SK., with Celebrant Fr. Anthony Afangide MSP. Cross Bearer was Jonathan Freeman. Eulogy was given by Candace Cornish. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-11: Glen Freeman; Responsorial Psalm: by the Choir; 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1 & 6-10: Ginette Lepage-Maloney; Prayer Of The Faithful: Sheila Bachelder; Gospel: John 11-17-27: Fr. Anthony Afangide MSP. Music Ministry: Pianist - Tammy Iverson; St. Joseph Faith Community Choir. Honourary Pallbearers were All who knew and loved Marjorie. Active Pallbearers were Dale Rogers, Dave Rogers, Victor Ross, Jimmy Nydegger, Leo Sr. Lalonde & Bryon Mullett. Interment took place at the City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________ KOKESCH: Dennis Kokesch was born on October 26, 1932 to parents Edward & Margaret Kokesch. Dennis passed away on December 22, 2015 in North Battleford. Dennis spent his early years in Richard going to school, later working with his dad with the “Massey Harris” agency. In 1955 Dennis went to Kitimat, B.C. where he worked on construction of the Aluminum Smelter. Dennis married Sylvia Dmytruk in 1956 at Richard, SK., together they lived in Kitimat for the next 27 years, where Dennis worked with his brother Arnold doing electrical maintenance to the Alcan Apartments, later owned a corner store for 9 years. Dennis enjoyed community work with the “Gyro” club, also their cabin at Lakelse Lake, and snowmobiling with their son David on weekends. Dennis & Sylvia moved back to North Battleford in 1983 to help their aging parents. Dennis enjoyed the North Battleford “Lions Club” until his health didn’t permit to attend meetings, coffee at “Tim’s” and breakfast on Saturdays at “A & W” with friends was almost a “must”. Dennis was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Survived by his wife Sylvia, daughter Donna Kokesch, Parksville, B.C., and son David (Laura) Kokesch, Naniamo, B.C. & family – Chad: Cloie, Tannis: Cohen & Brody, Owen. Sisters & brother: Doris Cyr, Saskatoon, SK., Angie (Florian) Tugnum, Williams Lake, B.C., John (Ann) Kokesch, Quesnel, B.C.; sister-in-law Theresa Kokesch; nieces & nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Edward & Margaret Kokesch; brothers: Bernard Kokesch, Arnold (+Midge) and Clifford.

Vigil Of Prayer Service was held on December 29, 2015 from ‘The Garden Chapel’ – Battlefords Funeral Service with Betty Stone presiding. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on December 30, 2015 from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Anthony Afangide MSP Celebrant. Interment took place at the City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Card of Thanks Thank-you to all who attended the funeral, sent flowers, cards, donations, food & phone calls. Thank-you to Fr. Anthony Afangide, Betty Stone, choir of St. Josephs church & pianist Zavienne Kowalczyk. Thank-you to Bob MacKay for “How Great Thou Art”, the St. Joseph and Legion ladies for the lunches, the staff of Battlefords District Care Centre & River Heights Lodge for their excellent care and to Battlefords Funeral Service for all your support and service. ____________________________________________________

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WALLACE: Geraldine Wallace, October 24, 1920 – January 8, 2016. Geraldine passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the age of 95 on January 8, 2016. Her memory will be forever cherished by her 4 children Dorrin (Paulette) Wallace, Linda (Larry) Huber, Gene (Susan) Wallace and Wendy (Blair) Hoffman; 11 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren; as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Memorial Service in Geraldine’s memory was held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Calvary United Church, 114 - 25 Street East, Prince Albert, SK with Reverend Nora Vedress officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of other tributes, memorial donations can be made to Mont St. Joseph Foundation, 777 – 28th Street East, Prince Albert, SK S6V 8C2. Condolences may be sent to the family at ww.grays.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s Funeral Chapel, (306-922-4729). ____________________________________________________

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All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus at 1202 105th Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, fruit cocktail, toast, apple juice, orange juice & coffee.

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Kaiser Tournament at Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.

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Borden Senior’s Potluck Supper & Birthdays at 5:45 p.m.

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Griefshare - A support group for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. For information contact Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Saturday, January 30

Battlefords Wildlife Federation Awards Night Banquet and Fundraiser at the Wildlife Building. There will be live and silent auctions, pick of the litter and Ping Pong Auction. Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. Banquet at 7:00 p.m. Tickets available at Piper Equipment 306-445-3704, Co-op Leisure Time Sports 306-446-7217 or Koopman’s 306-441-7956.

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All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus, 1202 - 105th Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Entertainment “Keep it Country”. Proceeds to Habitat for Humanity.

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You should be especially aware of phishing scams asking for information such as credit card, bank account and passport numbers. The CRA would never ask for this type of information.

Some of these scams ask for this personal information directly, and others refer to a website resembling the CRA’s, where you are asked to confirm your identity by entering personal information. You should not click on links included in these emails. Email scams may also contain embedded malicious software that can harm your computer and put your personal information at risk.

Some recent telephone scams involve threatening or forceful language to scare you into paying fictitious debt to the CRA. If you get such a call, hang up and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

Some recent email scams involve telling you that you are entitled to a refund of a specific amount or telling

you that your tax assessment has been verified and you are getting a tax refund.

These emails often have CRA logos or Internet links that look official. Some contain obvious grammar or spelling mistakes.

These types of communication are not from the CRA. When the CRA calls you, it has established procedures in place to make sure your personal information is protected. If you want to confirm the authenticity of a CRA telephone number, call the CRA by using the numbers on its telephone numbers page.

The number for businessrelated calls is 1-800-9595525. The number for calls about individual concerns is 1-800-959-8281.

To help you identify possible scams, you can use the following guidelines: The CRA: never asks for information about your passport, health card, or driver’s licence; never shares your taxpayer information with another person, unless you have provided the appropriate authorization; and never leaves personal information on your answering machine or asks you to leave a message containing your personal information on an answering machine.

When in doubt, ask yourself the following:

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Les Jardins de Quatre Vents in Quebec is well worth the trip!

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By Sara Williams When we think of glorious estate gardens, we think of Great Britain and Europe.

But Quebec has one of the finest in North America, Les Jardin de Quatre Vents (The Four Winds Gardens), created by Francis H. Cabot.

Located above the St. Lawrence River and backed by the Laurentian Hills, its 20 acres in the zone 4 maritime is a scenic two-hour drive northeast of Quebec City.

Les Jardins de Quatre Vents consists of formal gardens around the house, the meadow, orchard and vegetable gardens, the ravine woodland stream and native flower area, the “pigeon-

naire” (dovecot) and the Japanese pavilions. All diverse but set seamlessly within the whole. As Cabot wrote, “By framing a view and directing the eye, paradoxically limiting what can be seen, you create an appetite for more … The invitation to explore is central to the garden.”

And so it is.

Close to the house, the broad green carpet of lawn (Tapis verde) edged with

hedges forms an east-west axis that draws the eye to the informal lake at its foot.

On either side are arts and crafts style gardens with low stone walls: the White Garden with a central pool level with the lawn; the Rose Garden with an under-planting of pinks that blooms earlier and is then trimmed to form a blue-grey carpet of foliage beneath the roses; the perennial and goose allees; and the thuja allee with its parallel water feature running down to the lake.

On the north side of the classic French farmhouse are three small formal gardens, each an extension of the interior of a room nearby.

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Annual entrance scholarships of $2,500 each are offered at the University of Saskatchewan and at the University of Regina.

Applicants must be either a CAA Saskatchewan member or child of a member and be a resident of Saskatchewan.

CAA scholarships are also available for Saskatchewan students attending Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

There are $5,000 in total with the breakdown as follows: $2,500 is allocated between the Automotive Service Technician programs in Moose Jaw (Pal-

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stitution. Deadline for the University of Saskatchewan is Feb. 15. University of Regina deadlines are based on semester. The Saskatchewan Polytechnic deadline depends on program start date.

The official name is the CAA Saskatchewan Centennial Merit Scholarship, which was established in 2006 as part of CAA’s commitment to the progress and success of the province.

CAA Saskatchewan also awards one entrance scholarship of $2,500 to a CAA Saskatchewan employee or child of an employee. The successful candidate is determined by academic excellence and selected by CAA Saskatchewan.

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Les Jardins de Quatre Vents in Quebec Continued from Page 17 A salad garden is opposite the kitchen door. Next is the bread garden complete with a working outdoor oven flanked by two large topiary loaves of bread and fronted by a knot garden. Opposite the guest room is an “outdoor living room” composed of thuja topiaries – overstuffed chairs and a sofa.

A woodland ravine, stream garden and a small lake (home to both domestic and wild waterfowl) dominate the western end of the property. The lake is flanked by two bridges, one in Japanese style, the other in Chinese style.

I was blown away by the

sudden and unexpected appearance of the blue-grey stone dovecote or “pigeonnaire,” modeled after a photo that Cabot saw in an old French book on rural architecture. Overlooking a long narrow reflecting pool, one sees the lake beyond through the pigeonnaire’s archway and the sky above in the water.

Last but not least, in the lower end of the wooded ravine, is the Japanese contemplation pavilion. It is so quietly authentic that it brings tears to one’s eyes.

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The majority of tours are in French, but two are offered each day in English. The tour groups are small (22) and times fill up fast.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial. ca; hortscene@yahoo.com; NEW www.facebook.com/ saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops and tours. Join Bernadette Vangool as she takes you on a tour of the Tulips of Amsterdam from the comfort of your chair – Wednesday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Anglican Church, 607 Dufferin St., Saskatoon [free]. Or, in Regina, learn about Landscape Design with Carmen Liebel – Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m. at 1440 Scarth St. [free for Regina Horticultural Society members, $5 for others].

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Tri-parish CWL Christmas party hosted

By Helen Scott

Communications Director

St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish Catholic Women’s League council hosted a triparish Christmas Party Dec. 14.

Notre Dame Parish and St. Vital Parish CWL council members were invited to attend.

The evening began with

celebration of mass at 6 p.m., with Fr. Anthony Afangide, MSP, Parish Priest of St. Joseph Calasanctius, as main celebrant. The choir and ministries were provided by CWL members.

This was followed by a potluck supper in the beautifully decorated parish hall, with all three Councils contributing to the delicious meal. Over 100 CWL

members and guests were in attendance, as well as three priests, a deacon and a seminarian.

The joyous evening concluded with fellowship, fun and games and singing of Christmas carols. The event was well received by all.

Hopefully a new tradition has been created, with one of the other councils hosting the event next year.

Members of three Battlefords CWL councils gathered at St. Joseph Church in North Battleford for a Christmas party Dec. 14. Photos submitted

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Celebrating 10 years of helping the grieving cope with their loss Submitted A young mother grieves the loss of her only child and questions whether she can still call herself a “mom” or a parent. A husband of 56 years grieves the loss of his mate, cook and companion and struggles with the overwhelming loneliness that envelopes his days since she died.

Griefshare, a non-profit support group, has been operating in the Batttlefords for 10 years, helping those dealing with the loss of someone special. Sometimes that grief can be so intense and frightening it leaves the grieving feeling alone and confused. They never thought they could be in this emotional state. To be able to share these feelings with others who are in the same situation and not have to feel ashamed of their reaction is a great relief.

Griefshare meets once a week for eight sessions. During each meeting those who wish, may express their struggles. A half-hour video is watched, and over coffee and tea, responses to the topics are shared. Each video involves different aspects and reactions to grief expressed by individuals who have experienced the pain of loss.

The hosts of the series share the pain of having lost two infants soon after

their births. Grief counsellors, in videos, give factual thoughts on the grief process and suggest ways of dealing with the baffling emotions of the grief journey.

Videos for the program have been made available thanks to the solid support of the Battlefords Ministerial Association. The three funeral services in the Battlefords have also lent their support, either through financial assistance or in-kind generosity. Local media outlets have provided advertising and Living Faith Chapel has provided a meeting room, audio/visual equipment and secretarial services.

Together these organizations and Greifshare have been able to support community members through the past 10 years, with no cost to the participants.

Griefshare also relies on the volunteer support of the four facilitators who are available each session. They are all professionals — nurses, an LPN and a retired teacher — who share their own story of grief.

This group is open to all who seek help with their journey through the fog of grief, daring to believe they will see sunshine again.

Those who wish to join are invited to contact Sue at 306-445-6658 or Wendy at 306-445-3715.

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Balancing our rights and our responsibilities There’s a story – it may even be true – about a teenager who couldn’t get along with his parents. He crossly rebelled against their rules at every turn. To his mind, at his advanced age, they had no right to tell him what to do. Finally, things reached a climax. He informed them he was leaving home, and was going to join the army.

His miscalculation is obvious. The young man was rejecting one set of rules, only to put himself under an even stricter and more demanding set of rules. He would learn quickly that most of the things he thought of as his “rights” meant nothing in boot camp!

These days we hear a great deal about individual rights. It’s in the news all the time. Individuals protesting loudly that their rights are being violated.

There are times when they have a case, but many times two important things are being forgotten.

First, there’s a need to balance my rights with the rights of others. I may have a right to walk down the street swinging my arms, but not if my hand is going to connect with someone else’s nose. That person has rights, too. Second, there’s a need to balance rights with responsibilities. For example, each citizen of

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Holding these two things in balance applies in the home and in the community, at work at school, and even in the church. In whatever context we live – and it likely includes several of those mentioned – we must recognize the equal rights of others in the group, and the duties we have relating to the welfare of the group as a whole.

This being said, Christians have an overarching responsibility to God. “For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.”

(Rom. 11:36) Believers must live as those “doing the will of God from the heart.” (Eph. 6:6) In times of oppression, when others try to restrict what the Lord commands us to do, we must say, with the apostles, “We ought to obey God rather than men.” (Acts

5:29) And “let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.” (I Pet.

4:19) More than two centuries ago, pastor and hymn writer Philip Doddridge wrote a hymn about that. Doddridge (1702-1751), the youngest of 20 children, died of tuberculosis before reaching his 50th birthday. But he packed a great deal into a short life. He served as the pastor of a church and was an outstanding preacher. He was head of a Bible college for two decades. He wrote scholarly works of theology, and penned more than 400 hymns. Unusual for clergy of that time, he had a strong

social conscience, and a passion for foreign missionary work.

The author called the hymn we are considering today, published postumously in 1729, Christ’s Service, the Fruit of Our Labours on Earth, citing Philippians 1:22, “If I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labour.” We now use the first line as the title (where the word “own” is used in the sense of admit, or confess). This is a powerful prayer of commitment, recognizing God’s sovereign right over our lives.

Viewing service for God as not only an obligation but a delight, the hymn says, “My gracious Lord, I own Thy right / To every service I can pay, / And call it my supreme delight / To hear Thy dictates, and obey. / What is my being but for Thee, / Its sure support, its noblest end? / Thine eversmiling face to see, / And serve the cause of such a Friend. / ’Tis to my Saviour I would live, / To Him, who for my ransom died; / Nor could untainted Eden give / Such bliss as crowns me at His side.”

When God does the work Although I rarely think about it, as I walked the track this morning I pondered the magic that happens when common ingredients are mixed in specific ways. It’s a phenomenon that takes place in our house every day and probably, in yours as well.

Here’s an example.

Before leaving for one daily walk I combined two kinds of flour, some buttermilk, yeast, salt and a couple of tablespoons of honey. When I arrived back home the mixture

was ready to shape and put into pans. After spending 40 minutes in the oven, the results were delicious. We had plenty of whole grain bread for the next few days.

Later this afternoon I’ll bake cookies for company supper as well as special cookies for my diabetic

husband. So many variations on simple components, but the results are oh, so different. The secret is knowing what to include, what to omit and how to prepare them.

When we master those basics, the ordinary can become outstanding.

Although I’m not aware of any Scriptural reference to God as a master chef or baker, I learned many years ago He can take the things that make us who we are and the things life throws at us, put them together with a never-ending stream of

his grace and love and then, even in the “oven” of tough times, transform us into a marvel of his goodness. In my musings this morning I realized there are few miracles greater than this transformation.

In Psalms 42 and 43, the writer reminded himself of the following recipe in the face of trouble.

This is how he put it: “Why are you cast down, oh my soul? Why are you disquieted within me?

Hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance and my God.” (Psalms 42:11)

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LIFE as I know it

By Colleen Crawford

Preserving my battery It seems every time I turn around something around here is in need of “recharging.” My cellphone, the iPad, our cordless house phone and (not as often) the laptop computer.

Anything that isn’t continually plugged into a power source starts to run low on power throughout the day. Depending on use, these gadgets need to be recharged more than once a day. There always seems to be something “charging up” around here.

I correlated this feeling of “running low on power” to the way this week has felt. I don’t feel like I’ve been fully charged all week long. I can’t believe the energy it takes to drag myself out of bed in the morning. I am rested but not recharged.

The drain on my power has felt overwhelming.

My young daycare family seem to have about a 10- to 15-minute level of contentment within them before they look to me to intervene, make a change, solve a problem or entertain them for the 15 minutes which follow. This goes on all day until nap time. They wake up “fully charged,” while I have only regained a 40 to 69 per cent charge, depend-

ing on how quickly everyone has settled down.

My power supply is being depleted by starting projects and not completing them. I feel like a telephone that is plugged in to charge before it’s dead, then disconnected from the energy source at 60 per cent full.

I hope to run my battery dry over the weekend. Then I shall plug into a power source, otherwise known as my bed, and stay there until I am fully charged. Once that charge is full to capacity I believe my battery power will last longer.

My computer guy advised me the best way to prolong the life of the battery on our laptop computer is to run it down to about 10 per cent at least once a month, then recharge it to 100 per cent. I’m going to take my computer guy’s advice this upcoming weekend. I’m looking forward to losing so much power I have no choice but to plug in. This running down to 30 per cent and recharging only up to 60 per cent makes me feel like I’m only half charged 100 per cent of the time.

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