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RCMP warn of phone fraud Staff Battlefords RCMP are advising the public of a potential new type of phone fraud.

A complaint has been received of a caller reporting to be from the fraud department of a major credit card company. The caller advised the complainant they were seeking to confirm a recent online purchase. This may be a valid request, however, the caller then sought personal information such as the card

number to verify their information.

No information was provided to the suspect caller on this occasion.

When the complainant refused to provide personal information, the suspect caller simply went silent then hung up on her.

RCMP advise anyone who believes this type of call may be legitimate to call their credit card company using the phone number on the back of the card and follow proper reporting procedures.

One treated for smoke inhalation Staff One person was transported to hospital with respiratory problems after North Battleford Fire Department responded to a report of a possible structure fire Tuesday.

The call came in at

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BTEC getting excited about big move

New centre construction in final stages

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Trade and Education Centre Inc. annual general meeting Wednesday marked a milestone for the organization.

It was the last AGM held at the Vida McDonald Centre.

By next year, the meeting will be at their new building at Railway Avenue and 105th Street.

That building is in the final stages of construc-

tion.

The organization, which serves those with intellectual disabilities in the city, has operated out of Vida McDonald Centre on 103rd Street and from the main BTEC building across the street. That building is the 100-year-old armory.

BTEC had come off a successful My Community Cares fundraising campaign that reached its $2.3 million fundraising target in November.

The transition for the

organization to a new building was on the minds of many at the annual meeting.

“Our annual general meeting here tonight marks the last time that we will meet in this facility,” said Julian Stelmaschuk, president. “For many persons associated with BTEC, especially our participants, the Vida McDonald Centre has been their home for a long time. For some people leaving this site will not necessarily be easy.

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“The BTEC board thanks our managers and direct support workers who, in addition to their regular duties, have been preparing for the move to our new facility. As well, when they spend many hours in preparing and carrying out events like the art show and sale and the Mardi Gras, then it shows that you care.”

He went to thank the volunteers for their donation of time and experience, and expressed gratitude to the citizens for their continuing financial support.

“Our new facility would not be possible had we not received your support.”

Executive Director Mona Leece also commented on the move to a new facility that is coming.

“I can tell you the inside looks as good as the outside,” she said. “I cannot wait to show everyone our new facility.”

She also paid tribute to the participants in BTEC. “We cannot forget that

the participants are the reason we are all working so hard, they are so excited to have a new facility and they so deserve it. As exciting as it all is it’s going to be a big adjustment for all of us, but the participants in particular. The old armory and the Vida McDonald Centre have been second homes to our par-

strive to do our best for our participants.”

In speaking to reporters after the meeting Leece said the move is not long in coming.

“The date probably is the end of August for completion, and hopefully we will have moved in by September,” Leece said. “So we’re very excited.”

S h e said working with contractor Lyle Schell has been a good experience and “ t h e y ’r e mostly on track,” she said.

– Mona Leece Leece looks forward to ticipants and anyone who’s BTEC having “the space ever moved knows how to do many different prodifficult the adjustment gramming and just be able to have air conditioning can be.

“We will continue to and heat. And the clients, have the brilliant pro- like I said, so deserve it. gramming that we have After 50 years, it’s time.”

Both existing builddeveloped over the past few years, getting out in ings will be put up for sale. the community with dif- Leece expects the Vida ferent activities and vol- McDonald Centre and the unteerism. The bookstore existing BTEC building will continue to run to get will go on the market probthe public to come to us ably around the time they and we will continue to move into the new facility.

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Access earns five Tuned-in Canada awards Staff

Access Communications has announced the co-operative has earned awards in five community categories in the Tuned-in Canada campaign from the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance for 2016.

The winning categories are: Best public service/ community building effort: NEOSS Women’s Shelter donation; Best community channel programming – news: RezX; Best community chan-

nel programming – sports: Hockey Night in Saskatchewan; Best community channel programming – entertainment: Heritage in Scarlet; Best on-camera community channel personality: Lisa Peters.

Access Communities says hundreds of volunteers across the province donate their time to their Access Communications Children’s Fund and to Access7 community channels, including community producers across the province.

“Access is connect-

ing people across Saskatchewan every day with dynamic local programming on Access7,” says Jim Deane, CEO, Access Communications Co-operative.

More than 28,000 votes from across the country were cast in the awards.

“We received more than 180 nominations from our members and their subscribers across the country, and it’s so rewarding to see that level of engagement,” says Jenny Bosien, CCSA acting president and CEO, in a statement.

“But for us, the best thing is the exposure each

and every one of our nominees received over these past few months. Tuned-in Canada has really become a platform for celebrating their achievements.”

The CCSA is a memberoperated advocacy and buying group that links independent cable operators and their subscribers with cost-effective programming and equipment.

Access Communications is a 100 per cent Saskatchewan-owned non-profit co-operative that serves 230 communities in the province including the Battlefords.

C of C changing election events

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It looks as if changes are in store for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce’s municipal election events.

At the Chamber’s monthly board meeting Tuesday, Executive Director Linda Machniak indicated they may make some modifications from the previous municipal all-

candidates forum format used in past years.

Part of the thinking is that the Chamber had already staged all-candidates forums for the federal and provincial elections and it was time for something different.

Machniak explained what may take place in the fall. The idea is for the local Chamber to develop some sort of “on-track document” similar to what the

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has used.

She said this would consist of “issues facing the business community” so all the candidates could get that information and be aware of them. The document would be generated from issues raised by members.

The idea is to then hold an “election reception” where all the candidates are invited and the

document is shared with them, and “talk about the Chamber, talk about what the business community needs, so do it a bit in reverse and not do a public forum,” said Machniak.

The changes were discussed at an earlier executive meeting and Machniak said almost everyone was in agreement. Still, more details are expected to be worked out as the Oct. 26 elections approach.

359 impaired drivers nabbed Submitted SGI

Police stopped more than 350 impaired drivers during May’s provincewide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving.

In total, there were 359 impaired-driving related offences, including:

• three zero blood alcohol content offences (applies to new drivers with any BAC level) ; • five low BAC offences (applies to experienced drivers with a BAC ranging from .04 to .08); • 351 Criminal Code charges such as high BAC

(exceeding .08), impaired driving or refusing a breath test.

In addition, there were 5,616 speeding/aggressive driving offences, 325 distracted driving offences (225 of those for cellphone use) and 450 seatbelt, car seat or booster seat viola-

tions as of June 17.

SGI reminds motorists to plan a safe ride home and never get into a vehicle with someone who has been drinking or using drugs.

Police continue to focus on new driver safety for the month of June.

No foul play in fatal vehicle fire Staff It’s been determined there is no foul play in the death of a man found inside a burned vehicle last Friday.

RCMP confirmed in a news release Thursday that a forensic autopsy was conducted on the human

remains found inside the burned vehicle that had been reported to North Battleford RCMP. According to the RCMP the forensic pathologist has determined the death to be accidental, as no evidence of foul play was found.

RCMP say a forensic anthropologist was also in

attendance, and positively identified the remains as those of a 31-year-old man from the North Battleford area.

The name of the deceased is not being released, say the RCMP, as the investigation is not criminal and no charges will be pursued.

The RCMP is also thanking the public and media for their assistance in the matter as one witness came forward since the initial release.

Anyone else who might have had contact with the other vehicle occupants is still encouraged to contact Battleford RCMP.

News-Optimist.ca Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: Last week, North Battleford city council debated the idea of whether residents should be allowed to have egg-laying hens in their back yards. Do you think council should allow urban chickens?

• No way! The stink and the noise are unacceptable anywhere in the city.

42% • If neighbours are okay with it, why not?

28% • I’d be okay with a pilot project that could determine whether this would work within the city limits.

24% • I’d allow it within the city limits, but only in the non-built-up areas far from other homes.

3% • If they allow chickens, are other barnyard animals next?

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The alleged killing and butchering of bison for a movie being made in Alberta has upset animal rights supporters and the Alberta SPCA, since it seems there’s no law against it. What do you think?

• They were going to be slaughtered anyway. What’s the problem?

• Animals should never be harmed for the sake of entertainment.

• It’s happened before, and it will happen again unless laws are tightened.

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Commentary

Solution found to non-existent CPP problem

By Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre Last week in Vancouver, Canada’s finance ministers reached an agreement to expand the Canada Pension Plan — a move that will eventually increase mandatory contributions (payroll taxes) on working Canadians.

However, expanding the CPP is largely a solution in search of a problem. Contrary to what some say, the best available evidence shows most Canadians adequately prepare for retirement, undercutting the main argument for expanding the CPP. Back in 2009, Canada’s finance ministers created a major research working group to examine the issue of retirement financial security. The research concluded that: “Overall, the Canadian retirement income system is performing well, providing Canadians with an ad-

Letter

Debt for all, profits for few Dear Editor With the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Debt Clock making its national tour, the taxpayers of Saskatchewan must ask themselves, “Are we okay with taking on massive amounts of debt for the profit of only a few giant multinational corporations?”

The Regina Bypass stands to add $2 billion to our total debt load, whether it be federally, provincially or municipally, while only a select few land speculators are profiting heavily. Meanwhile, other long-term landowners, some who have the same land their great-grandparents owned when they came to Canada in the early 1900s, are getting shafted by being forced to accept pennies on the dollar of their actual worth.

Why are the total population of the province being held responsible for the long-term debt of the Regina Bypass project? While it is heavily suspected that inside traders, land speculators and a chosen few have already reaped huge financial gains?

An independent judicial inquiry and a full RCMP investigation, the likes of the Charbonneau Inquiry in Quebec, should be demanded by the taxpaying public of Saskatchewan. After all, it is they who are being held responsible for this massive indebtedness, for the benefit of a chosen few insiders.

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equate standard of living upon retirement.”

Analyses to the contrary tend to overlook the substantial assets held by Canadians outside of the formal pension system, including the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans, Registered Retirement Savings Plans and Registered Pension Plans. In 2014, assets held in the formal pension system totalled $3.3 trillion.

But Canadians also save in other ways. For instance, in 2014, Canadians held an additional $9.5 trillion in assets split equally between financial assets (mostly stocks and bonds) and non-financial assets such as real estate. Even after deducting their debt load ($1.9 trillion), Canadians still had a net worth of $7.7 trillion outside the formal pension system.

Including these assets in projections of future retirement income can make an important difference. One prominent actuarial has calculated that by including assets outside of pension plans, and adjusting retirement income projections to allow for later retirement and changes in consumption behaviour as retirees age, many Canadians may in fact be over-saving for retirement. Specifically, more than 42 per cent of middleand upper-income households will be able to consume more in retirement than during their working life.

In addition, Canadians contribute more to private pensions than generally thought. Pension expert Malcom Hamilton has shown that the household saving rate, which is how savings are often measured, can be misleading because it’s derived from net savings (contributions to savings minus withdrawals from savings).

This means that even if gross savings (not accounting for withdrawals) increase, net savings could fall if more

is withdrawn from savings than contributed.

Indeed, the household saving rate has been falling as the Canadian population ages because an increasing number of Canadians are withdrawing savings for retirement, not because working-age Canadians are contributing less to pensions.

Hamilton points out that private pension contributions to RRSPs and RPPs have actually increased as a percentage of employment income, nearly doubling from 7.7 per cent in 1990 to 14.1 per cent in 2012.

Nonetheless, some argue that expanding CPP is needed to counteract the downward trend in workplace pension coverage. For example, the federal government made this argument in its most recent budget.

This argument assumes that without access to a workplace pension such as an RPP, Canadians will not save enough for retirement. But research from Statistics Canada shows that, relative to their pre-retirement income, retirees without an RPP have a higher average retirement income than those who do not (although the median is slightly lower). Simply put, lack of a workplace pension does not doom someone to a financially insecure retirement.

Taken together, the notion that CPP expansion is necessary because Canadians are under saving for retirement is not supported by the evidence. Unfortunately, Canada’s finance ministers refused to take note.

— Charles Lammam is director of fiscal studies and Hugh MacIntyre is policy analyst at the Fraser Institute. They are co-authors of Five Myths behind the Push to Expand the Canada Pension Plan. www.troymedia.com

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New Riders staff introduced at Legislature

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net accent, but I understand the Riders are putting out a Tennessee-English dictionary which we’ll all be able to use that’ll be . . .

Craig Reynolds is the team president and CEO [chief executive officer].

We want to welcome Craig back to his Assembly. Jeremy O’Day, no stranger to the Assembly, assistant vice-president of football operations and administration and the keeper of stories on the member for Regina Gardiner Park. If you’re looking for some stories, talk to Jeremy O’Day. John Murphy is assistant vice president of football operations and player personnel.

Stephen McAdoo is the offensive coordinator and the assistant coach.

Craig Dickenson is back in Saskatchewan. We had great special teams under his leadership; we’re going to have another great special teams year under Craig. He also coached with the Oakland Raiders, Mr. Speaker, the best team in the NFL [National Football League].

Jarious Jackson is here. He is the quarterback coach for the Riders this year. Markus Howell,

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receivers coach; Mike Scheper, the offensive line coach; Craig Davoren, he’s the running backs coach; Phillip Lolley, the linebackers coach; Jason Shivers, defensive backs; Ed Philion, defensive line; Clint Spencer, strength and conditioning coordinator. Merritt Bowden, Cam Robinson, Kent Maugeri, and Tyron Robinson are the quality control coaches, and we want to welcome them as well. Scott Annand is the football operations coordinator.

And also a guest coach for Rider camp this year is the long-time defensive coordinator for the U of S [University of Saskatchewan] Huskies. He’s been coaching defence there for 93 years I think, about now. His name is Ed Carleton, and he’s joined the Rider coaching staff.

Mr. Speaker, the Riders . . . There are many things that bring Saskatchewan people together that transcend all the divides in the province, but perhaps none with the consistency of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They really do bring this entire province together, not just during the season but during the off-season.

And so we want to wish these coaches and their charges all the best in the upcoming season.

For those who are new to the province, we want to welcome them here.

We hope they’ve enjoyed Saskatchewan hospitality and will continue to enjoy it. And I would just ask members of the House to join with me in welcoming the coaching staff to the Legislative Assembly today.

The Speaker: — I recognize the Leader of the Opposition.

Mr. Wotherspoon: —

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

It’s an honour to join with the Premier here today and welcome these esteemed guests and leaders within our province to their Assembly. The Premier’s quite right: this is something that forges political divides, that usually in this Assembly we have fierce political debate. Here we have unanimous support for the legendary team that makes all of us proud.

We’ve come through the period of spring in the province where that embodiment of hard work and optimism was on full display at, certainly Riders’ training camp and into the pre-season. And certainly on display as well, it’s small-town football camps and high school football camps all across our province. Spring seeding; it’s sort of a special time in Saskatchewan of hard work and of optimism.

It’s a real honour to welcome all of these coaches here today. I won’t introduce and welcome all of them specifically, but it is a pleasure to welcome, and I don’t think I would have said this a year ago, but Mr. Chris Jones. Coach, thank you so much for your leadership you’ll provide to the team. Yes,

hailing from the evil empire of most recent, but thank you for your leadership here in the province. Thank you as well to Craig Reynolds, CEO and president, native of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, a great business mind and a real leader on that team. And of course, Jeremy O’Day, someone who patrolled that O-line [offensive line] with force and was a fierce competitor who’s still continuing to provide leadership to this organization.

We know that sometimes we talk about there’s a level of scrutiny on us as public officials. Certainly there is for the Premier.

I think that the level of scrutiny that falls onto the shoulders of Mr. Jones, Coach Jones, exceeds that of the Premier, and we wish him well in the time ahead. This team is beloved by Saskatchewan people with the exception of the odd call-in show to Rod and Carm, at, you know, on Rider Radio after the odd game. But we want to wish you well.

Thank you for continuing this proud legacy. We wish you nothing but the best in 2016. We stand here in unanimous support as full members of Rider nation.

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spring tradition that we’ve started a few years ago in the Legislative Assembly.

That tradition would be to introduce the coaching staff for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and wish them well as the team embarks on a brand new season, Mr. Speaker.

And so it’s my privilege to introduce that group today.

Mr. Speaker, members of the House will know — it will cause us probably even pain again — that the last Grey Cup was won by the evil empire; I should say, the Edmonton Eskimos. So the Riders embarked on a great plan to go right into the evil empire and get their best, get their leaders and bring them back. I’m not sure if that makes Coach Jones a sort of a Darth Vader or not. I think that’s probably unfair. But boy, are we ever glad that he and so many of his colleagues and a number of players have joined us.

And so, Mr. Speaker, I do want to introduce each member of the coaching staff, if I may. And I would ask that they would maybe just stand and give members of the House a wave as we introduce them to the Assembly today.

So, Mr. Speaker, we’ll start with the head coach and the general manager, vice-president of football operations, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Coach Chris Jones. For those of us who’ve had the pleasure of talking to Coach Jones, he has a very, very thick

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It’s a job that is regarded as the most important, highest-visibility role in the province of Saskatchewan.

And no, we are not talking about the premier.

We are talking about the head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. This year Chris Jones starts his first full season as coach and also as general manager, and with him comes a staff and a team full of new faces, many from his former team the Edmonton Eskimos.

But while introducing the new coaching staff has become a tradition of Premier Brad Wall in the legislature, it is also woefully apparent that there is far more job security and job stability being in politics.

During Wall’s nearly nine years as premier, there have been six different Roughrider head coaches: Kent Austin, Ken Miller (on two occasions), Greg Marshall, Corey Chamblin, interim coach Bob Dyce and now Jones.

There has been even more turnover in the staffing and player ranks. But now the roster is set and the season is ready to go.

June 20, Premier Wall formally welcomed members of the Roughriders staff in an address in the legislature. The Hansard transcript of his remarks and those of opposition leader Trent Wotherspoon are as follows: Hon. Mr. Wall: — Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to follow on a

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Roger Anderson:

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Reception at the WDM

The Western Development Museum held a meet and greet reception Thursday where guests were able to meet members of the board and learn some more about the museum’s initiatives. Photos by John Cairns

Forensic pathologist hired Staff The Office of the Chief Coroner has filled the province’s second forensic pathologist position located in Regina.

According to a press release, Dr. Andreea Nistor has skills and expertise in the field of medico-legal death investigation, particularly postmortem examination. She received her medical training in Romania and has since completed a residency in anatomical pathology at the

University of Manitoba, as well as a Forensic Pathology Fellowship at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Dr. Nistor will begin July 18 and will work out of the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s Department of Laboratory Medicine.

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North Battleford Beavers swim to two straight

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

There’s no questioning the ability of the North Battleford Beavers offence throughout the course of the season. Scoring 91 runs, second most in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League, the senior Beavers have been able to get the job done with runners in scoring position.

This was the case in their Friday night tilt against one of the top teams in the Wilkie Brewers. When the Beavers found themselves in scoring position, they manufactured runs against Wilkie ace David Schell.

Tyler Russell got the job done defensively for the Beavers, pitching 6.2 innings in the 7-3 win. Coach Rory Gregoire says these types of outings will turn their season around on the defensive side of the baseball.

“Two of our past three games have been good pitching performances that have given our bats the opportunity to take the lead early,” Gregoire said.

“Early in the season we would fall behind early and struggle to fight back. Friday night was a great per-

Tyler Russell of the North Battleford Beavers throws to Dustin Saracini of the Wilkie Brewers during Friday night action. There will be a rematch Monday night at Beaver Lions Stadium. Proceeds will be going to KidSport. Photo by John Cairns

formance from Tyler. If our pitchers can hold teams off the board for the first few innings I like our chances, especially with how our bats have been swinging.”

The Brewers weren’t able to string hits together against Russell, who frequently carved the Wilkie batters with a good mix

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The Beavers jumped out to a quick, 2-0 advantage in the first inning. The damage could have been much worse if the middle infield of Rob Cey and Jared Herle weren’t able to turn an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded and no outs.

Wilkie cut their deficit to one after Dustin Sara-

cini singled up the middle before stealing second and finding his way to third with a passed ball. Ryan Cey launched a fly ball to right centre for a sacrifice fly.

This was as close as the Brewers would get.

North Battleford jumped all over the mistakes of the Brewers in the fourth inning, scoring five runs and creating a gap too deep for Wilkie to think about a comeback. Three errors from the visitors gave the Beavers a chance, and they capitalized. The five-run inning was capped off by a Kyle Palmer bases clearing triple to the fence in deep left centre field.

“We have done a good job this year of taking advantage of other teams mistakes,” Gregoire said.

“That hasn’t been the case in recent years. Our bats have been the backbone of our team so far this year. We’re definitely getting clutch hits and it’s showing with our runs scored. Other years we would struggle to get those timely hits. Down the stretch, if our bats can continue to stay hot it gives ourselves a good chance of making the playoffs.”

Head coach of the Wilkie Brewers, Trent Cey, is putting the fourth inning in the past and says his team needs to stick with what made them so successful early in the season.

“We had one bad in-

Kyle Palmer rips a triple to left centre to really break the game open Friday night at Beaver Lions Stadium.

The Beavers look to extend their winning streak to three games when they take on the Brewers once again at home. Photo by John Cairns

ning defensively and just weren’t as sharp as we have been early in the season,” Cey said.

“Our bats have been kind of quiet lately, and we just fell too far behind Friday.”

It is a big week in the NSRBL for the Beavers, who will have a rematch with the Brewers Monday before moving on to play the first place Lloydminster Twins. Gregoire says it will be their pitching staff that will ultimately decide

if they are able to take a couple wins away from the week.

“Both games this week are against the two top teams in the league,” Gregoire said.

“It’s going to be a battle.

Starting pitchers haven’t been finalized but it will most likely be Ryan Shepherd or myself. Whoever it is needs to try and limit the walks and trust his defence to back him up and give our bats the opportunity to get ahead.

“The win Friday gave us some needed confidence that we have what it takes to play with the top teams in this league.”

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It’s Roughrider season After a less than impressive 2015 campaign, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are off to a rocky start in the preseason, finishing 0-2 with little to no offence.

But that’s just it. It was the preseason. It was time to work out the kinks, especially with the turnover from last year. Darian Durant had all but 19 attempts thus far, and still needs to get his timing down with new receivers. Durant needs time to get comfortable with players not named Weston Dressler. My eyes are on Rob Bagg and John Chiles to carry the load this season. I wouldn’t be surprised if Shamawd Chambers made a decent impact in the receiving corps as well. No need to hit the panic button yet if you are a part of Rider Nation, not even close.

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Despite letting go 19 players, the Roughriders were able to swing a trade with Calgary for former NFL defensive back Brandon McDonald. Saskatchewan hopes the move will improve their defence that has been weak over the past few seasons and after giving up 28 points to the BC Lions and 25 to the Edmonton Eskimos.

They acquired McDonald for a negotiation list player.

The 5’10”, 185-pound defensive back spent seven seasons in the National Football League from 2007-12, playing for a variety of clubs. McDonald was

drafted by the Cleveland Browns where he played for three years, before moving to the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions and, eventually, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012. The Browns drafted the DB in the fifth round back in 2007. The past two seasons of his professional playing career were spent with the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders.

McDonald took to Twitter to express his feelings, noting that he had a hunch the Stampeders were on the cusp of moving him.

“When you're already prepared, nothing is a shock,” The 30 year old said. “Can't say that I didn't

a real contender in the league and I'm just happy to be a part of it.”

Berggren says the team will be a fast and rugged club this year that other teams will find hard to play against. Certainly the game will be physical, but the new coach believes the key to success in 2016 will be for players to have a calm and focused mind.

In the past, the Sharks have had troubles bringing in new prospects, but Berggren has been putting in the hours to find the top talent.

“Since taking over coaching, my recruiting staff and I have been

working tirelessly to ice the best possible team for the Battlefords and believe our hard work has been rewarded with many great new Sharks to compliment all the great returning players.”

With the turnaround in management and personnel, Berggren says the team has high hopes for the upcoming campaign.

“We as a coaching staff have high expectations for this year’s team but also know that wins and losses don't always show the true success of a season. The improvement of players and team from beginning to end of the season does.”

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see this coming. There are always signs beforehand.”

The Roughriders are now set to kick off the season. The club will work around a week one bye before taking on the Toronto Argonauts. Thursday at 8 p.m. on their home turf, the first whistle blows and the always anticipated Rider 2016 season begins.

Around the CFL, four games have already been completed in week one.

The Hamilton Ti-Cats

were able to dispose of the Toronto Argonauts in a 4220 game. Chad Owens got some revenge on his old team with 67 yards and a touchdown, while Jeremiah Masoli threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns.

The Montreal Alouettes took care of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-14, holding off a second half comeback.

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defeating the Edmonton Eskimos in a high scoring affair, 45-37. Chris Williams was the player of the game with eight catches for 176 yards and two touchdowns.

The BC Lions scratched and clawed their way to a 1-0 record after beating the Calgary Stampeders 20-18.

Chris Rainey scored on a one-yard touchdown run for the Lions.

Buckle in for another exciting CFL season.

Battlefords AAA Sharks find their new coach

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

The Battlefords Sharks’ search for a new head coach is over. After a 3-230-2 season, Gary Berggren will be taking over as the new leader behind the bench.

Berggren spent the 2015-16 campaign working with the Sharks as their assistant coach, and was ecstatic when he first heard the news.

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I Googled my query and found both phrases. I also stumbled upon “Shine a Little Love” by ELO, so my wandering fingers took me to YouTube so I could listen to the frolicking little tune of my past.

Maybe I could write about “shining a little love on things” versus “shedding a little light.” And that is how I frittered away the first 10 minutes of my day.

I had a moment-inthe-sun epiphany yesterday morning when the sun shone in all of its glory and showed me what needed to be cleaned around here. I related my keen sunshine vision to the need to hold hard-toread articles in natural light in order to be able to see better. I thought “there is a column in there somewhere” as I had those fleeting moments in the sun.

Then I lost the deepness of those thoughts on the trivial matter of the wording. The “shine a little light” versus “shed a little light” debacle of 10 (now 15) minutes ago helped me lose what I thought I had to say. I couldn’t help but think of the way the world looks when you shed a little love on it. My shine versus shed ques-

LIFE as I know it

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Do you remember those falling-in-love moments?

The moments when you walked through your days with an inner glow and suddenly the world looked and felt a little brighter?

The moments when you lost yourself in the moment and cast all of your energy towards that love?

Ahhh, it is no wonder I walked through my young adult years addicted to the feeling of falling in love.

There is really nothing quite like it. Until you have a baby or a cat (or a dog, if you are a dog lover). I love those moments in the sun that are accentuated by those moments in time when unadulterated love washes over your vision.

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I remember staring at my three-month-old son when my world was crashing down around me. He was oblivious to the drama that was playing out in his brand new world. And he smiled. That smile of innocence and pure joy was life affirming. His infectious smile and the love that enveloped me as I sat watching my second-born son, with my first-born safe and sound at my side, reaffirmed we were on the right path. Shedding a little love on that moment was exactly what I needed.

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The Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences started supplying Royal University Hospital on June 6. Prior to that, the hospital received the radioisotope from Hamilton, Ont. More Saskatchewan patients will now be able to receive PET-CT scans with a supply that comes from across the University of Saskatchewan campus rather than from across the country. This means an earlier start to clinic hours and fewer missed patient appointments due to trans-

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The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors Edited by Dr. Paul Dhillon Published by University of Regina Press Review by Keith Foster $21.95 ISBN 978-0-88977-431-5 “All doctors, no matter how great or experienced, are a work in progress.

They call it practicing medicine for a reason.” So declares Dr. Aleem Jamal, one of 40 doctors who relate their experiences in The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors, edited by Dr. Paul Dhillon.

This 222-page book contains 40 stories from all 10 Canadian provinces and three territories. One story is in French with English translation, and five are by

Saskatchewan physicians.

The stories are split almost equally between male and female doctors.

As editor, Dr. Dhillon introduces each doctor with a short paragraph.

Before relocating to rural or remote areas in Canada, many of these professionals gained experience internationally, such as through Doctors Without Borders.

The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors has intriguing chapter titles such as Do Not Feed the Polar Bears, Goldibear and the Four Anglers and Horse Kicks, Talking Heads, and Bear Chases – Oh My! Speaking of bears, when a patient with dementia claims to have seen one

outside his hospital window, his doctor thinks he’s hallucinating, until a nurse confirms bears had been there. Doctors never know what they may encounter.

On one occasion, Dr. Julia Low Ah Kee and her husband find themselves face to face with a giant grizzly. “My heart was pounding because we had no protection,” she writes.

“Just bear spray, which … would be like seasoning ourselves with fresh pepper before serving ourselves to the grizzly.”

Doctors in remote areas often have to make do without proper medical equipment. Sometimes there is no textbook solution and they need to improvise.

One doctor, for instance, finds a novel use for dental floss that has nothing to do with teeth.

“You don’t get taught many of the things you need to know; you figure it out with the means you have,” writes Dr. Sandra Wiebe, saying she learned a certain medical procedure “almost exclusively” on YouTube.

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After receiving more than 100 stitches on his head, the only thing one patient takes for pain is Advil.

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Inside the Mental: Silence, Stigma, Psychiatry and LSD

By Kay Parley Published by University of Regina Press Review by Keith Foster $24.95 ISBN 978-0-88977-411-7 You never know who you might run into in a mental institution. When Kay Parley is admitted to the Weyburn Mental Hospital, she meets her father and grandfather. Her grandfather had been there before Kay was even born, and her father entered the institution when Kay was only six.

She jokes that “they’d have to tear the place down if it wasn’t for my family.”

This is one of many shocking details Kay relates in her book, Inside the Mental, a compilation of 18 stories based on her experiences as both a patient and later as a nurse at The Mental, as she calls it.

Most of these stories have been previously published in magazines dealing with mental health issues and in her self-published volume, Lady with a Lantern.

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Mental Hospital, originally known as the Saskatchewan Hospital. When she observes a row of patients eating with their hands, mixing orange and toast into their porridge and slurping like dogs, a fellow patient tries to console her.

“Cheer up,” she tells Kay. “The first seven years are the worst.”

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Dressed in a white apron over her student blues, with a cap on her curly hair and wearing lipstick in a ward filled with the stench of sweat and urine, Kay feels like a flower in the desert.

In spite of horrible circumstances, Kay imparts some black humour. When she learns that a nephew of renowned author Aldous Huxley is working at The Mental, she blurts out to the nearest nurse, “There’s a Huxley right here in our hospital!” The

startled nurse looks at Kay blankly and asks, “What’s a huxley?”

As a psychiatric nurse in 1958, Kay consents to being the test subject in a controlled experiment with LSD. The effects are instantaneous and enormous. One moment she is speaking normally, in the next instant a lamp in the room seems to throw off as much light as the sun and music becomes unbearably loud. After waiting for the effect to wear off, she is escorted home.

“I know where the road is – I’m not sure where my feet are,” she notes.

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Summer blues, calming and peaceful

Centaurea montana clump have graced prairie gardens almost from the beginning of settlement. Photo by Meneerke Bloem

By Sara Williams Blue flowers create a sense of calm and peace.

A completely blue summer border is particularly attractive, but, from a design perspective, it’s important to include a few plants with silver foliage or soft white or yellow blooms. Otherwise, the blues may disappear into a seemingly black hole. Here are a few suggestions of old-fashioned blue flowers with the added advantage of droughttolerance.

The Carpathian bellflower (Campanula carpatica) is dependable, long-lived, easy to grow from seed and adaptable in use and habitat. The blue, up-facing flowers, one to two inches in diameter, bloom for a long period in midsummer. They are held above a neat compact mound (12 inches tall and wide) of dark green foliage. It grows equally well in full sun or partial shade on well-drained soil.

Deadheading prolongs the blooming period. Carpath-

ian bellflowers are ideal for the front of the border, the rock garden, and edging.

Blue Clips is a compact form with medium blue flowers; Deep Blue Clips has dark violet blue flowers and White Clips is similar but with white flowers. The newer Pearl series (in deep blue or white) is similar but with earlier flowering and slightly larger blooms.

Creeping or spiral bellflower (Campanula cochleariifolia) is a diminutive perennial and is a lot tougher than it looks. The bright green foliage, only three to four inches tall, is almost hidden by a myriad of tiny, outfacing, blue, bell-like flowers in June and July.

It spreads by creeping rhizomes, soon forming a solid mat. Grow in sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. This is an excellent plant for edging, the rock garden, a groundcover, as a pavement planting, cascading over walls, in crevices and on garden steps.

Miranda is taller than the unimproved species, with larger, silver-blue, outfac-

ing flowers while Alba is a white form.

False indigo (aka wild blue indigo [Baptisia australis]) has deep blue pealike flowers, blooms in May and June and somewhat resembles lupin (Lupinus perennis). The inflated seedpods are black, curled and decorative. It tops out at three feet with an arching, upright form. The trifoliate blue-green leaves are compound and remain attractive until hard frost.

It is long-lived, with thick, strong roots. Plant in full sun on well-drained soil. It does not tolerate root disturbance once established.

Use in the perennial or mixed border, as a specimen plant and in a wild garden. Both the flowers and seedpods can be used in floral arrangements. In

Creeping bellflower is one old-fashioned standby to add blue to borders. Photo

by Udo Schmidt

addition, it is a butterfly nectar plant. Solar Flare is a new, largely untested cultivar worthy of trial. The flowers open lemon yellow, changing to a rusty orange blush as they age.

Another old-fashioned perennial, perennial cornflowers (Centaurea montana) have graced prairie gardens almost from the beginning of settlement. The large, globular, thistle-like blue flowers (one to two inches in diameter) with a reddish centre are held on 24 inch stems above grey-green foliage.

They bloom profusely in June followed by less intensive flowering in July and August. Grow in full sun or partial shade in most soils. They may spread beyond their allotted space and may require occasional containment with a sharp spade. Deadhead to prevent self-seeding. Because they self-sow and spread by stolon, perennial cornflowers are best used in an informal border or allowed to naturalize. They are used as cut flowers and

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are a butterfly and bee nectar source. Alba is a white form while Rosea is a pale pink form.

Amethyst Dream and Amethyst in Snow are largely untested in the colder areas of the prairies but are worthy of trial. Amethyst Dream is more amethyst in colour and 12 to 16 inches tall while Amethyst in Snow is more compact with silver green foliage and its flower petals are white with a dark purple centre. The latter has over wintered in a friend’s garden in Saskatoon.

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Tour Manitoba’s horticulture highlights Join us in early August for a fun-filled and educational tour from Saskatoon through Regina to Manitoba. It was the students at Saskatchewan School of Horticulture who have pushed us to once again to begin to offer tours or “hosted holidays.” Over the years we have toured near and far to enable participants to enjoy destinations from a more local perspective.

The tour to Manitoba will begin in Saskatoon and wind its way down to Regina to pick up those interested in attending who are closer to Regina than Saskatoon. Please note on the way home we will not be going through Regina so those beginning the tour in Regina will end the tour in Saskatoon.

The tour will run the first week in August. We are right now finalizing dates and specifics for the tour. It will run for four nights and five days and you will enjoy not only visiting many places of in-

Hanbidge on Horticulture

by Patricia Hanbidge

Saskatoon School of Horticulture terest for the gardener but also have the opportunity to “stop and shop.” Did you know Manitoba leads the way in the field of horticulture and gardening for cultivar testing — plant selection and new innovations?

Our itinerary will be varied but enjoyable with our first night in Boissevain, Man. En route to our first overnight we will enjoy a stop for a picnic lunch and a chance to stretch our legs. When we arrive in Boissevain we will enjoy a supper together and plan to take in some of the local events.

We will be off the next morning to the International Peace Garden. Please

note a passport or government issued photo ID will be needed as this garden is on both sides of the border between Canada and the United States. Please inform us if you anticipate any barriers to your access between Canada and the United States. After a catered lunch, a guided tour and time to explore the gardens on your own, which will likely be a stop at the gift shop, we are off to Morden.

We will tour Morden Research Station Gardens and of course a stop and shop at the Morden Nursery. We will then move on to Winnipeg for a relaxing evening and more

Saskatoon School of Horticulture learn and practice horticulture therapy throughout their schooling.

This program is beneficial to those who participate but also to the student body.

Interestingly enough, there is also apparent benefit to those delivering the program. In the words of one

student, “Doing the horticulture therapy program has changed my life!”

As far as horticulture therapy goes, any activity is fine as long as you remember that horticultural therapy uses plants and gardens to promote social, psychological, physical and intellectual well-being.

The benefits include physical activity, relaxation, social interaction, a feeling of productivity and selfsatisfaction not to mention a spiritual connection with life. Horticultural therapy is practised in the home, in our schools, in special care facilities and involves an endless array of special needs groups.

A visit to Assiniboine Park Conservatory and grounds will offer much to whet gardening appetites. Photo by Patricia Hanbidge

horticultural events. While in Winnipeg, the Assiniboine Park Conservatory and grounds will offer much to whet our garden-

Savour horticultural therapy Plants are an important part of life. Throughout our history they have provided food, medicine, shelter and more. Today, they still provide but instead of cherishing what plants do for us, we instead often neglect taking time just for ourselves.

It seems that each day is not long enough to complete the chores at home or at work leaving little time for the simple pleasures of life. Our lives are full of anxiety, stress and impatience. We look for instant fixes to our stress levels, medical problems and lack of patience. Perhaps what we should be doing is pausing, re-evaluating our priorities and taking the time for those simple pleasures in life that will reduce stress and recharge our batteries.

Gardening is one of those simple pleasures that continues to bring great satisfaction to people of any age. It is a passion for many and an enjoyable pastime for others. There are no restrictions on gardening – you can be young or old, sick or healthy. Gardening is also an effective therapy that adds contentment, pleasure and joy to your everyday life. Often gardening means hard work, which leads to sore muscles and tired backs.

But overshadowing all of these temporary ailments is the ability that gardening has to soothe your soul.

In the summer season, the therapy is easy to access as gardening is simple when the climate co-operates. In the winter months however, you need not give up your therapy – you just need to be a bit more creative. Students at the

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Therapy need not be realized just in a traditional therapy programs. Exploring that link between the soil, plants and our inner souls can be done in a variety of ways. The Saskatoon School of Horticulture is ready once again to contribute to the well-being of those interested by offering a therapy program that also gives you knowledge and experience exploring the benefits of working with flowers. There are a number of summer classes, kids camps and programs available to anyone and everyone regardless of the skill level. Please go to our website at www.saskhort. com for more information.

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ing appetites. The Leo Mol Sculpture Gardens are best viewed while relaxing in evening and give a new appreciation to an evening in the garden.

The fun continues in the morning with a scheduled stop at Jeffries Nurseries and then it is on to the Lily Nook. This day is filled with many short drives with much to view in between. Riding Mountain National Park is a great place to see an organic maintenance program.

There is one last night together so we will enjoy a celebration before heading

back to Saskatoon in the morning. A last stop is at Skinner’s Arboretum for a picnic lunch.

If you are interested in finding out more information please call us at 306-931-4769, email us at growyourfuture@gmail. com or check out our website at www.saskhort.com — Hanbidge is a horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and can be reached at 306-931-GROW (4769); by email at growyourfuture@ gmail.com or check out our website at www.saskhort.com.

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BILLINGSLEY: In Loving Memory Of George Edson Billingsley born March 11, 1939 at Rabbit Lake, SK passed away June 7, 2016 in Saskatoon, SK. Survived by his loving wife, Eleanor; his children: Wayne (Diane) Billingsley: Regan, Jessica & Rae-Lynn; Kelvin (Colleen) Billingsley: Julia & Josh; Lorne Billingsley; Eleanor’s family: Sharon (Doug) Foulds: Jeff, Jason, Jared, Jenna & Justin; Karen Raiche-Bogdan: Tamara & Alesha; Linda (Roger) Kappel: Candice, Dallas, Austin & Dustin; Cindy Silver: Josh, Lea & Rachel; brother-in-law, Gerald Matyjanka; nieces & nephews. Predeceased by his parents, William & Florence Billingsley; sisters, Elaine Matyjanka & Verna Billingsley; brother, Bill Billingsley. Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Minister Rev. Frances Patterson. Scriptures & Prayer was by Jessica, Julia & RaeLynn. Shared Memories were given by Wayne Billingsley. Music Ministry: Organist - Glenn Goodman; Soloist - Alesha Bogdan: “Flying Without Wings”(from her CD: Alesha With Love); Soloist - Robert MacKay: “In The Garden”; CD - “To Where You Are” Josh Groban. Honourary Pallbearers were All who shared his life. Active Pallbearers were Regan Billingsley, Josh Billingsley, Terry Billingsley, Daryl Billingsley, Tom Matyjanka & Wally Matyjanka. Memorials are requested to the Canadian Diabetes Association or to the Heart And Stroke Foundation. Interment was at City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________

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KOSHYKOWSKI: Leeanne Catherine Koshykowski: It is with great sorrow and sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend on June 9, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 67 years.

Leeanne leaves behind to forever cherish her memory her loving husband Ray of 47 years. Daughters: Raelene (Ian) Boulanger, Jodie (Ken) Azevedo and their children: Blaire, Jay and Cole; son, Ryan (Jordi) Koshykowski and their children: Jayla and Brennan; brother, Al (Louise) Laberge; sister, Pat Kaartinen; sister-in-law, Madeline Koshykowski; sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Bev and Jerry Fugleberg; numerous nieces, nephews and relatives.

Predeceased by her parents, Leo and Helen Laberge; brotherin-law, Hank Kaartinan; father and mother-in-law: Mike and Mae Koshykowski; and sister-in-law, Marie Duckering. Leeanne was born in Assiniboia, SK on September 7, 1948 and passed away in North Battleford, SK on June 9, 2016 with her family at her side. She was a loving, kind, understanding, generous, giving and forgiving woman who devoted her life to raising her family, helping others and in her career as a continuing care aide. She serviced above and beyond anyone’s expectations. She will be greatly missed by family and friends alike. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, June 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, SK with Fr. Doug Jeffrey OMI as Celebrant. Interment followed in the North Battleford City Cemetery. Memorial Donations in memory of Leeanne may be directed to the Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4 or to River Heights Lodge, 2001 – 99th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0S3. Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. Condolences for the family may be forwarded to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Card of Thanks Thank-you to the dedicated nursing staff at Battleford’s Union Hospital, Dr. Lipsett, Dr. Khurana, The Battlefords Funeral Service, C.W.L. ladies and volunteers who served lunch, and family and friends who helped us during this difficult time. A special thank-you to Fr. Doug Jeffrey for doing the service, to Bob MacKay for singing “In The Garden” so beautifully and to family and friends who visited Leeanne during her illness. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated and will always be remembered. __________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES DAVIDSON: Robert Keith Davidson, late of Battleford, Saskatchewan passed away peacefully in his 86th year surrounded by his family on June 20, 2016. He is survived by his “bride” Betty, his most precious and constant companion of 63 years, children Linda (Roger) Pelletier, Larry (Kathie) Davidson, Tom (Sherry) Davidson and Joanne (Robb) Hanson and grandchildren Alanna, Drew, Jenny and Alixx. On Saturday June 25th, following a private family service, a come-and-go tea was held at Battleford United Church from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. In lieu of flowers the family is grateful for donations to any charity of your choice. Bob’s most memorable characteristic was his selfless service to others, often delivered with his special brand of humour. Together we honoured all that was lovingly given by him to us. __________________________________________________ LAFRENIERE: Shirley May LaFreniere was born in North Battleford in 1928, and grew up at the Saskatchewan Hospital grounds.

She graduated from Battlefords Collegiate Institute and worked for Vaughn Ray (Ray Jewellers). She married Frank on July 1, 1948. She raised three children, all of whom attended the University of Saskatchewan to obtain degrees.

While operating Willfrank Hardware, Shirley played an integral role. She was an active member of her community by her volunteerism, specifically, she belonged to the Third Avenue United Church congregation, it’s UCW and played bells. She was one of the founding members of Kinettes, held executive positions with the Beta Sigma Phi, was a member of the North Battleford Red Cross, and was a member of the BUH ladies auxillary. During their retirement Shirley and Frank spent their winters in Sun City, Arizona at their condo and were members of the North Battleford Golf & Country Club. They travelled extensively and visited Saudi, Africa, Italy, Egypt, France, England, Scotland, Central & South America, and Ottawa. Her interests were sewing, knitting, skiing, painting, playing bridge and taking French Lessons. She spent her summers with her family at Jackfish Lake and created profound memories for her children. She had a dedication to motherhood that was exemplary and a favorite quote was “if you can read, you can do anything.” She was elegant & known for her sense of style and good taste. Shirley will be forever missed and treasured by her son Kim of North Battleford, SK and his children: Krista of Brooks, AB, Benjamin & Joshua of North Battleford, SK; daughter, Jana Mayer of Sherwood Park, AB and her children: Alyssa & Byron of Sherwood Park, AB; son, Luke (Linda) of Saudi Arabia and his children: Danielle of Kingston, ON, Renée of Victoria, BC and Mark of Saudi Arabia; brother, Kal Newell (Gay) of Vernon, BC and sister, Iris Robertson of Toronto, ON. She is predeceased by her husband, Frank; sister, Elizabeth Lowing and parents: Ken & Gladys Newell. Service Of Celebration And Thanksgiving For Shirley’s Life was held on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Officiant Rev. Frances Patterson. Interment was at City Cemetery, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Memorial Donations are requested to the Battlefords Humane Society, Box 645, North Battleford, SK S9A 2S7 or to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc., Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES ETCHEVERRY: Etcheverry, Dora passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 with family present at the Villa Pascal in North Battleford at the age of 92. Left to cherish Dora’s memory are her Children: Jeannine (Mel) Steinborn, North Battleford, SK; Dave (Colleen) Etcheverry, Winnipeg, MB; Ray (Jenny) Etcheverry, Battleford, SK; Lionel (Patty) Etcheverry, Battleford SK; Gil (Val) Etcheverry, Battleford, SK; Gerry Etcheverry, Victoria, B.C; Yvonne (Dennis) Oborowsky, Lloydminster; Michelle(Pete)Buchhold, Winnipeg, MB; Extended family member, Clarence Drescher; daughter-in-law Emily Etcheverry; sixteen grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; also survived by sisters: Eleanor Harty, Aldia Mitchell, Jan(Dan) Cheshire and brother Denis (Audrey) Lessard as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Dora is joined in heaven with her loved ones who predeceased her: husband John, her parents Philias and Rosabelle, sisters Delores, Anna–Mae and Antoinette, brothers Peter and Robert, brothers–in-law Herve, Robert, Phil, Joe, Ernie and Willard; and great granddaughter, Breigh Steinborn. Mom spent most of her time in the kitchen, where she cooked many times for family, visitors and borders. She was heavily involved in the CWL, approved home operators; she loved attending K of C events with our Dad! Family meant the world to mom and so did our family’s friends; she treated them like her own. Mom had a very strong faith and prayed the rosary daily, she was a very giving and selfless individual. Mass of a Christian burial took place at Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in North Battleford with Reverend Father Cuong Luong as Celebrant, as well as Deacon Gil Bellavance. CWL honor guard was present.

Interment followed at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in North Battleford. Memorial donations can be made to the Villa Pascal, 1301 - 113 Street, North Battleford, SK, S9A 3K1 or Charity of Donor’s Choice. Condolences may be left for the family at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Nicole Welford of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Cremation.

Cards of Thanks Thank you to Doctors Jeff Hesselson, Patricia Campbell, A. Rodriguez, all BUH nursing staff and ER doctors that looked after Dora over the years. For the flowers and food dropped off to family. Father Cuong Luong, Music Ministry (Jaki Esquirol and Lisa Hornung), a special thanks to the CWL who put out an awesome lunch and the use of the K of C hall, Harwood Manor staff. A special thanks to the Villa Pascal staff, mom left the world surrounded by such caring and knowledgeable staff and to Nicole Welford, Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

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Prefer for someone to live in. Full time, Permanent position. Duties will include caring for patient, light cleaning and cooking. Experience prefered. Wage $15.00/hr. Position in Battleford, SK. Phone 306441-6337..

We, the Sunchild-Linklater family, are looking for a nanny for 5 children, aged 16, 11, 7, 6, & 4. Duties include caring and preparing meals for the children, help with homework and driving children to appointments and activities. The place of work is located in southern Battleford, Saskatchewan. Six months training certificate or 1 year experience as a care giver is required. Applicant must be alcohol and drug-free and have a clear criminal record. This is a full-time, temporary, position at wages of $12.50 per hour. Optional accommodation is available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is not a condition of employment. If you are interested in the position, please submit your resume and proof of your education and/or work experience to creedude@hotmail .com.

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Monday, Wednesday & Friday Tuesdays

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Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10. Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT-NOW OVER $2500! Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund.

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

Tuesdays, June 21, 28 & July 5 & 12

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patient and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Patients learn about coping with health programs, making health eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress at the Primary Health Center from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. To find out more or to register, call Kellie at 306-446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

Friday & Saturday, July 15 & 16

Battlefords Art Club - Art Show and Sale at the Lion’s Club House 162-22nd Street, Battleford in conjunction with the Handcraft Festival. July 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. July 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact Evelyn Gardiner at 306-937-2633.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear.

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

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

Every Sunday

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

4th & 5th Sunday of the Month

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

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

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

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

2nd Monday of the Month

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

2nd Monday of the Month

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

Mondays & Wednesdays

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

Tuesdays

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

Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10.Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT-NOW OVER $2500! Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund.

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

Tuesday

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

Tuesdays

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

Wednesdays

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

Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

Wednesdays

The Battleford Horseshoe Club will be welcoming interested people to come and play horseshoes from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. from May to September. For more information call Vern Bannerman at 306-3862276 or Marg Kemp at 306-445-5646.

1st Wednesday of the Month

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

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

Tuesdays

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

Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays

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

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

1st Tuesdays of the Month

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

Last Tuesday of the Month

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

Wednesdays

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

Wednesdays

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

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

3rd Wednesday of the Month

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

Thursdays

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

Thursdays

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

Thursdays

Thursdays Thursdays

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

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

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

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

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

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306446-2269.

FREE

Education, Skills and Competencies: • Bachelor of Science in Nursing • Registered or eligible for registration with the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) • Minimum 5 years of experience in community health nursing • Minimum of three years previous experience as a supervisor and/or manager • Previous work experience in First Nations communities and knowledge of health and social issues facing First Nations people is required.

• Demonstrates skills and experience in program planning, evaluation, budgetary expenditures, and ensure reporting requirements of funding agencies are met in a timely and appropriate manner.

• Strong expertise and extensive knowledge of the delivery of community based health services to First Nation communities.

• Excellent leadership, mentoring, organizational, and communication skills • Ability to work in a team environment • Excellent communication skills; written and verbal • Demonstrates respect for and an understanding of the importance of traditional First Nations values and beliefs • Demonstrates sound understanding of and experience in applying Population Health Promotion principles and strategies • Must posses a valid driver’s license.

• Confidentiality is essential.

• Knowledge of Plains Cree language is a definite asset.

BRT6HC offers comprehensive benefits including a matched contribution pension plan, excellent leave accruals beyond legislated requirements and a competitive salary within a 6 step grid. Salary will commensurate with education and experience.

Submit updated resumé, cover letter and 3 professional references by 4:00 p.m. June 24, 2016 to: Human Resources Department Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. Email resumés to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca Fax: (306) 937-6767 P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2

Every Saturday

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent to the job.

Once A Month on Saturdays

BRT6HC wishes to thank all applicants for their interest however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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

Family Justice Services Parenting after Separation & Divorce Program from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. To register for these sessions call toll free 1-877-964-5501. Registration is mandatory.There is no fee. Location: will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only. No child care is provided.

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

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

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

CLASSIFIEDS FOR

Community Health Director

2nd Wednesday of the Month

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

Tuesdays

Tuesdays

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is seeking a Permanent Full-Time

The Community Health Director will participate as a member of the Management Team, comprised of all the Program Directors, and meet with the Executive Director on a regular basis to plan, implement and evaluate programs in accordance with the goals and objectives of BRT6HC Inc.

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

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

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

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

2nd Wednesday of the Month

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

Tuesdays

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

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.

The Community Health Director will, under the guidance and supervision of the Executive Director, provide direction and supervision to community health staff. The Community Health Director is responsible for the overall operation of the Community Health Department, including the Community Nursing program, Environmental Health Program and the Maternal Child Health Program as they support the mission, vision and goals of BRT6HC Inc.

Grief Share - a support group for those suffering the loss of a loved one. New session starting Sept. 24. For information contact Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

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

required to haul grain and fertilizer in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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Evening Star beams like a spotlight The moon is less than a half degree away from Aldebaran, the bright star in Taurus, the bull, as July opens, beginning a series of close approaches. By July 7, Regulus in Leo is about two degrees north of our satellite. Then Jupiter closes to a degree away July 9. Of these three, the first and third are occultations in the Eastern Hemisphere. On the evening of July 14, Mars is a few degrees south. Ditto for Saturn July 15. The moon is full July 19. Neptune is occulted July 22 for viewers in eastern Canada and the United States. Once again, July 29, Aldebaran is occulted in the Southern Hemisphere. For northern viewers, it’s a close encounter.

Mercury has a pair of close approaches this month in the western evening sky — July 16, Venus is less than a degree away, then Regulus is paired up July 30.

Venus reappears from behind the sun about midmonth, just in time for the meeting with Mercury noted above. Venus always

Picturesque

By James Edgar puts on a good show as the Evening Star, beaming like a spotlight all through the rest of the summer and into the fall.

Mars is well placed in the southern sky, becoming visible in the late evening and setting around midnight. The nearby moon July 14 may allow viewers to spot Mars in daylight, or even at the beginning of twilight. Test your visual acuity with this opportunity. Of course, binoculars would be a great help.

Jupiter is low in the west, setting near midnight. Watch for the moon close by July 9.

Saturn is in a great position for observing, with the moon sliding by July 15.

Did you know Saturn is so far away from us that light CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

takes 75 minutes to travel from there to here?

Uranus rises around midnight, crossing the sky and fading from view with the rising sun.

Neptune appears in the southeast in late evening.

Watch for a close pass of the moon July 22, a telescope is a must.

— James Edgar has had an interest in the night sky all his life. He joined The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2000 and is now the Society’s president, assistant editor and a contributor to the renowned Observer’s Handbook, and production manager of the bi-monthly RASC Journal. He was given the RASC Service Award at the 2012 General Assembly in Edmonton.

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SPORTS REPORTER The Battlefords News-Optimist has an opening for a

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The successful candidate will be responsible for coverage of local and regional sports for a twice weekly newspaper.

A digital camera is supplied.

A reliable vehicle is a must.

Flexible hours are also a component of news reporting.

Interested candidates should send a resumé and cover letter to: Becky Doig, Editor Battlefords News-Optimist Box 1029, North Battleford, SK S9A 3E6 e-mail: newsoptimist.editor@sasktel.net e-mail inquiries are welcome.

Phone: 306-445-7261 Fax: 306-445-3223 Short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Called to serve in the Lord’s harvest field For good reason, Saskatchewan is known as the breadbasket of Canada.

With rich soil, and advanced methods for taking advantage of a shorter growing season, the province is not only a major producer of wheat and other crops for our own country, but supplies other countries, too.

If you’ve lived your whole life in a rural area, you may find it difficult to identify with the culture shock my wife and I experienced when we moved west, 27 years ago, from populous Southern Ontario. City folk from Toronto don’t see many commercials for tractors and fertilizer on television. Nor is there farm machinery lumbering down major highways, snarled with streams of rush hour traffic. It’s a whole other world here, and we love it!

Not surprisingly, in the ancient times covered by the Bible, society was largely agrarian, and people were intimately familiar with various forms of farming and gardening. In fact, it was God Himself who planted the first garden (Gen. 2:8), a garden which Adam (and likely Eve too) were commissioned to work, and care for (vs. 15). A few generations later, Jabal is noted as the founding “father” of those who raise livestock. (Gen.

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

4:20) Gardens mentioned in the Word of God figure in our spiritual lives as well.

It was in Eden that our first parents were tempted by the devil – in the guise of a serpent – and sinned against God, infecting the whole human family with sin’s corruption. (Gen. 2:1617; 3:6) It was in the garden of Gethsemane that the sinless Son of God submitted to the Father’s will that He die for the sins of fallen humanity. (Matt. 26:39; cf.

Phil. 2:8) And it was out of a garden tomb that the Lord Jesus emerged, on the following Sunday morning, triumphant over death and the grave. (Jn. 19:41-42; Matt. 28:1, 5-6) In the Scriptures also, agricultural imagery is used to depict service for the Lord. As with farming, there is sowing and reaping, sharing the message and reaping a harvest of results, The Lord urges us to pray that the Lord would “send out labourers [servants of

God] into His harvest.”

(Matt. 9:38) The Apostle Paul describes his ministry this way: “I planted, Apollos [another Bible teacher] watered, but God gave the increase.” (I Cor. 3:6)

After the Lord Jesus taught a Samaritan woman by a well about the water of life (Jn. 4:13-14), she hastened into the nearby city of Sychar to bring others to listen to Him, wondering if He might be the promised Messiah. (vs. 28-29) They came to see. (vs. 30) It’s then the Lord says to his disciples, “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest?’ Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” (vs. 35. I suspect it was the white-robed Sa-

maritans, making their way across the fields toward them that Christ described as the ready harvest. “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him.” (vs. 39) James Oren Thompson (1834-1917) was an American pastor. During the Civil War he fought with the infantry of the Union Army.

In his later years, he served as the State Board of Agriculture of West Virginia.

In 1885 he wrote a hymn about Christian ministry and evangelism. It makes extensive use of agricultural imagery, applying a

Bible promise in a spiritual sense: He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” (Ps. 126:6) The hymn says: “Far and near the fields are teeming / With the waves of ripened grain; / Far and near their gold is gleaming / O’er the sunny slope and plain. / Lord of harvest, send forth reapers! / Hear us, Lord, to Thee we cry; / Send them now the sheaves to gather / Ere the harvest time pass by.

Come ye apart and rest awhile Walking has become a much-loved and valued part of my life resulting in remarkable improvements in my health and appearance. For nearly a year I’ve started each day at the track.

Then, tendonitis hit.

Months of pain and waiting for an appointment with the foot and ankle specialist began to drag me down. When I finally did see a specialist, what she had to say hit hard: do these exercises and no more walking for three months.

Now the purpose of

that little anecdote is not to solicit sympathy, but rather to emphasize another important thing I’ve learned over many years. Here it is in a nutshell: either come apart and rest or you will simply come apart. I’m not the author of that nugget of truth but I use it quite regularly.

It’s no secret that we live in a culture where success seems to be measured by the hours we spend racing around amassing as much “stuff” as we can. Times of rest and refreshing are, too often, designated as luxuries we can’t afford.

In spite of strong medical evidence of the costs of sleep deprivation, we seem unable to slow down.

Sadly we sometimes make the same mistake in attempting to serve God. Instead of allowing Him to work in His time and in His way, we

frantically attempt to substitute our own energy for that of His Spirit.

Among the many admonitions found in the Bible regarding how we are to live and to treat others, Jesus also exhorted his disciples to “come apart and rest awhile” and, I’m convinced, that applies to every aspect of our lives. “ … learn from Me for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls.”

(Matt. 11:29) Thankfully, under direction from a second doctor, I’m walking again and rejoicing!

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

1372 102 St 306-445-3009 nd

ANGLICAN PARISH

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice.

Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.

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

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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

Living Water Ministry

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Members of Christian Ministers Association

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

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

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

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

1491 - 103RD STREET CALL FOR TIME 306-481-5073

Community Baptist Church

Notre Dame (RC) Parish

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

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

962A - 102 Street Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.

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

306-441-1041

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

No Service in July

Church & CE Wing:

306-893-2611

For booking the Wing:

306-893-4465

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

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

Everyone Welcome

www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net

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If Canada Post goes on strike

WE ARE PREPARED

To all subscribers of the Tuesday News-Optimist, Battlefords Publishing wants to make available an alternative so you don’t miss an issue of the Tuesday paper.

Please see below all locations for pick-up, if a strike is called by Canada Post (No mailing will be done of back issues after strike)

• Fishers • Seven Eleven • Northside Esso • Fairview Box Locations • Country Cuisine • Sobeys • Kildeer Box Locations • Co-op Gas Bar - Territorial Place Mall & Walmart locations

• Co-op Grocery • 12th Ave Pharmacy • Wally’s Food Basket • North Battleford Husky • Super Stop Petro Can • Shoppers Drug Mart • Peavey Mart • Day ‘n Nite Deli • Foodland • Battleford Co-op Gas Bar • Esso Service (Battleford) • 29th Street Market • Super A Foods • Battleford Drug Mart • Petro-Can (Battleford) • Remedy RX

—­Photo by Averl Hall

Conserving North America’s birds One-third of species in decline: the important role of habitat Submitted

Nature Conservancy of Canada

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is sharing the concerns of a continent-wide partnership of scientists, non-government organizations and governments regarding serious and widespread declines of birds in North America, including many species that are well known to Canadians.

The most comprehensive report of its kind, the State of the North America’s Birds Report 2016, was released in Ottawa and Washington, and sounds the alarm that a full onethird of bird species in Canada, the United States and Mexico are now of “major conservation concern.” The report is based on the first-ever conservation vulnerability assessment for all 1,154 native bird species that occur in these countries.

Dan Kraus, senior director of conservation program development with the NCC, said the report reinforces the need for habitat conservation.

“This report should both give us hope and be a call for more action,” says Kraus.

“Many places NCC

has protected are critical to maintain healthy bird populations. Unfortunately there is a long list of Canadian species that are continuing to decline. We clearly need to do more to protect their habitat.

Canada has a unique role to play in bird conservation because so many species migrate here to breed.

Protecting bird habitats here in Canada will have an impact on the biology and health of ecosystems across North America.”

The report highlights many trends: More than half of North America’s seabirds are on the watch list, as they are most at risk of extinction without significant action.

Steep population declines also threaten birds in coastal and grassland habitats.

Migratory shorebird populations have declined by almost 70 per cent since 1973.

One-third of North America’s grassland breeding birds are on the watch list due to steep population declines and habitat threats.

Wetland habitat conservation efforts are helping the populations of waterfowl and other waterbirds.

Continued investment in wetlands conservation is

needed to ensure waterbirds will continue to thrive.

Conservation works.

When we protect their habitats, birds do well.

“Birds don’t recognize provincial or national borders so we must continue to conserve habitat across the continent to help protect these migratory populations,” says Mark Wartman, regional vice-president, NCC Saskatchewan Region.

“NCC is proud to work with Environment and Climate Change Canada, provincial governments, private industries, and a host of other conservation organizations to protect natural spaces across Canada, including over 150,000 acres (60,703 ha) in Saskatchewan alone.”

The report was developed by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, the result of collaborative efforts among scientists, governments, non-government organizations like the NCC and citizen scientists in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The report highlights the North American Waterfowl Management Plan in which NCC is a key partner, as “a model for continent-wide conservation.”

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www.newsoptimist.ca

—­Photo by Louise Lundberg