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Obstetrics team earns award

Weekly Feature

Gordon Yarde

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AAA Stars sweep Mintos

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Partnerships

Quote of the week

Schools share cultural activities

“We’re trying to bring down cultural barriers with the students and racial barriers,” — Michelle Sanderson, Living Sky School Division

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Battlefords Bright Spots

March brings music

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

Riders On Ice Chris Getzlaf (front) was one of many Saskatchewan Roughriders players signing autographs Saturday afternoon at the Civic Centre. They were there for a charity game to raise funds for Battlefords Minor Football. The game attracted a long line of Roughriders fans, who were excited to see some of their favourite football players in the Battlefords. Right after the autograph session, the Roughriders were on the ice against players from the Battlefords Minor Football All-stars and the Western Canada Montreal Canadiens Fan Club. For more on the game see the Thursday Regional Optimist. Photo by John Cairns

March hasn’t yet brought us spring, but it is bringing us music.

Wednesday, March 19, the Meota Lions Chorus will be entertaining in the afternoon at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall in North Battleford. You can sing along with them at 2 p.m. during the last fundraiser for this year’s Mission to Baha. Members of the parish are going to help build houses for three families there.

At Wednesday’s concert, cash donations will be gratefully accepted at the door for this worthwhile mission. The parish invites you to “Come and have a cup of coffee, tea or juice, listen to some fun, uplifting music, taste some very delicious desserts and enjoy a time of fellowship with new and old friends.”

There are musical events held frequently at the independent seniors’ residence of Caleb Village in North Battleford. They welcome you to come in and enjoy their entertainment. This Friday at 3 p.m. is Happy Hour with Anne Bargen and Noel and next Friday it will be their birthday party with Gerald Wiebe.

There will be more music on the weekend when Cut Knife’s Grand Ole Opry Country Music Show takes place at the Cut Knife Community Centre. The doors open Saturday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. with the show getting underway at 7 p.m.

There will be many Opry look-alikes and there will be dancing to both live and DJ

music. There will be door prizes, a cash bar, lunch and a 50/50. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for students and preschool kids get in free. Proceeds will go to the Cut Knife Community Centre.

There will be more music and some laughs as well at Richard Saturday evening when the Richard Curling Club presents a Rock’n Good Time with Martin Janovski, comedian and musician. This is an advance ticket event, so call Lynne at 306-246-4977, Glen at 306-490-7957 or Pat at 306-246-4644 to get yours. Tickets are $30 per person. Cocktails are at 5 p.m. with supper and a show to follow.

Having come to Canada from the Czech Republic, Martin’s comedy revolves around his supposed misunderstanding of the English language. Musically, his first love is the piano. His repertoire consists of novelty songs and some traditional songs from his home country.

Speaking of curling, this weekend is the 91st annual North Battleford men’s bonspiel, formally known as the Twin Rivers Men’s Bonspiel with the formation of a new club with the completion of the Northland Power Curling Centre last year. There will be some great curling to watch running from Friday, March 21 to Sunday, March 23.

Saturday March 22 is also the night of the Heritage Christian School Annual Dinner Auction Fundraiser. There will be a silent auction that opens at 4 p.m., a dessert auction at 5, supper at 6 and a live auction at 7. Tickets are $25, available from the school or at Bee-J’s.

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Student initiative

Schools partner to learn about First Nations heritage

By John Cairns

“ ... as the day progressed, even if it was just one morning, they were laughing with each other already.”

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Two schools — one from Battleford, the other from Mosquito First Nation — have teamed up to raise awareness about First Nations heritage and culture.

The Grade 7 class from St. Vital School spent the day Thursday alongside Grade 7 and 8 students from Mosquito Reserve School from Mosquito First Nation.

They spent the day together at the Allen Sapp Gallery, where the students took part in games and various educational activities focusing on the First Nation heritage.

The day came as a result of the schools’ involvement in Free the Children and Me

— Lamarr Oksasikewiyin to We activities.

Free the Children sponsors an educational initiative called Together We Stand targeting awareness of aboriginal issues in Canada.

Students at St. Vital School were active in Me to We Day and, according to their teacher Kelly Waters, thought it would be a good idea to partner with a reserve school.

“We thought it might be

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interesting to take that to another level and have a partnership or a relationship with a reserve school,” said Waters.

One of the students suggested contacting Free the Children to see if any nearby reserve schools might be interested. They contacted Mosquito Reserve School. Teacher Lamarr Oksasikewiyin responded, and the two schools agreed to form a partnership.

When the students converged on Allen Sapp Gallery, Thursday, the first hour was spent learning about and taking part in a “smudging” ceremony. That is the traditional activity where certain herbs are burned and people take the smoke in their hands and distribute it over their body.

The students also engaged in activities designed to increase their awareness of the Native culture. While in the gallery, the students viewed artwork of Allen Sapp and learned about his life story.

Treaty education was also on the agenda.

Michelle Sanderson, Living Sky School Division’s First Nations and Métis achievement consultant, said one of the activities that took place that morning had an anti-racism and anti-oppression focus.

“We had students kind of think about that and reflect on what they’ve experienced or heard of, and think of how they can interrupt that in their own lives,” said Sanderson.

The idea was for students to “get to know each other, form some relationships, deal with some of our feelings and beliefs and attitudes around how we get along and engage in culture, and share through shared histories and stories that we have,” said Sherron Burns, arts education consultant with Living Sky School Division, who took part in the day.

Oksasikewiyin noticed there was some trepidation by the students from the schools

Students from Mosquito Reserve School and St. Vital School got together for a day in which they all learned a bit more about one another and also about First Nations heritage and traditions as they partnered together for a day of educational activities at the Allen Sapp Gallery. Among the activities were a number of games designed to get the two classes to interact with each other. In one of them, two students needed to figure out a way to untangle themselves without removing the rope that was tied around their wrists. Photo by John Cairns early on. Getting them to interact was a challenge at first.

“At first they were all nervous, they were hanging around each other,” he said.

“Then I noticed, as the day progressed, even if it was just one morning, they were laughing with each other already.”

Among the games was shooting turkey feathers at a toy buffalo that dangled from a string tied to the ceiling.

But the students seemed most enthused by a game called double ball, a traditional Native ball game, Oksasikewiyin noted.

Lyndon Osecap, Grade 7 from Mosquito School, said the highlight for him was “when we were downstairs playing those games,” he said.

The games also made an impression on Courtney Johnson, Grade 7 student from St. Vital. The one she found most interesting was the one where kids were tangled in “two pieces of rope, and they went around your wrists, and they were looped together and you had to try and untangle yourselves. It was really funny.”

Many of the ideas for what took place that day came from input from students and the student leaders, the teachers

“The whole day is about bringing two groups of people together who really don’t understand each other, haven’t had much contact, and to make it so they’re being integrated together by creating understanding.”

— Michelle Sanderson say.

“It’s not teacher-driven.

We’re here together because our students want it,” said Oksasikeywin.

The activities fit in with treaty education and social history education, part of the education curriculum in Saskatchewan. It also served to bring about greater understanding.

“We’re trying to bring down cultural barriers with the students, and racial barriers,” said Sanderson. “The whole day is about bringing two groups of people together who really don’t understand each other, haven’t had much contact, and to make it so they’re being integrated together by creating under-

standing.”

The teachers say it would be a good idea for other schools to try a similar partnership. They also have some ideas about how to take the relationship between St. Vital and Mosquito schools further.

One idea is to have exchange students take classes at each other’s schools for a day to experience a “day in the life” at the school.

Another is to look into exploring the idea of making a treaty between the schools.

The teachers say these ideas will be looked into some more before they go ahead, but the idea behind it would be to help students understand the process of treaty making.

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B’fords Union Hospital obstetrics team earns award

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The 35-member obstetrical team at Battlefords Union Hospital have been honoured for the second year in a row for their participation in the “Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently” patient safety program, or MORE. They have been recognized for “outstanding performance in the application of knowledge, communication and teamwork in order to make patient safety the priority and everyone’s responsibility.”

The team achieved 100 per cent participation in all aspects of Module 2, with training in the module beginning last March. All unit staff and physicians successfully completed six specific educational, implementation and practice requirements of the program, with the BUH MORE team meeting and surpassing the necessary 80 per cent target for each component.

Patients will see the improvements in patient safety as the program has enhanced the ability of the team “to really come together, the focus being on patient safety,” said Shelly Horsman, director of acute care services at BUH. “We are very pleased with the progress of the team through the last two years and we’re really excited to be going into our third year,” she said.

Seen here at the presentation of the patient safety award are Sheri DeMeester (program consultant, MORE), Donna Cherniak (family physician, MORE facilitator), Pamela Plummer (nurse manager, obstetrics), Dr. Anneme Dunhin (family physician), Shelly Horsman (director of acute care), Stephanie Wright (RN), Jessica Campbell (clinical resource nurse) and Dr. Olusegun Oyewole (obstetrician). Photo by John Cairns

NB improves in Money Sense ranking

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

On the one hand, it’s still a long way from a first place finish.

On the other hand, it’s still a far better showing for North Battleford than last year in the annual Money Sense magazine survey of the Best Places to Live.

North Battleford ranked 88th in the annual survey for 2014, far better than the 150th-place showing from 2013, but worse than 2012, when it ranked 45th.

The 2014 numbers place North Battleford fifth among Saskatchewan cities, behind Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Lloydminster. Regina ranked ninth overall, Saskatoon 13th, Moose Jaw 66th and Lloydminster 71st.

North Battleford finished ahead of Yorkton, Estevan and Swift Current. The showing by Prince Albert was particularly dismal: 184th out of 201 cities.

When compared only to other smaller cities, North Battleford finished 49th overall in that category.

Topping the list as best place to live in Canada was the Edmonton-area suburb of St. Albert, Alta., population 64,377.

Last year’s top community, Calgary, dropped to second.

Strathcona, Alta. finished third, while Ottawa and Burlington, Ont. finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

St. Albert also topped the “Best Small-sized City” category, with Strathcona second there as well.

In general, it was a good showing for smaller communities in the ranking and a not so good year for bigger cities, as two-thirds of the largest cities dropped in the rankings in 2014.

It was also a particularly bad year for British Columbia communities. North Battleford’s middle-of-the-pack ranking put it four places ahead of Kelowna and also ahead of B.C. communi-

ties Fort St. John, Burnaby, Terrace, Courtenay, Vernon, Nanaimo, Cranbrook, Penticton, Prince George, Langley and several others down the list.

The community finishing dead last in the survey in the entire country was none other than Port Alberni, B.C., in 201st place.

The full list and rankings can be found at http://www. moneysense.ca/canadasbest-places-to-live-2014full-ranking.

North Battleford scored well with 5.30 per cent growth and a low 6.2 per cent unemployment, did well in housing affordability and scored near the top when it came to sunny weather days.

But it was dragged down by low numbers for averagehousehold income ($70,616) and average discretionary income ($35,220.36), by its large amount of cold weather days and by its infamous worst-in-Canada crime severity index showing.

Still, the overall result was

Council notes

Water plant security questioned Staff Here is a rundown of some of the other highlights from the agenda at city hall’s Monday meeting. Thanks to Communications Manager Mike Halstead for providing the information.

One issue was a concern about Water Treatment Plant No.1 raised by council candidate Ron Crush in a news report.

Councillor Greg Lightfoot referred to that report and wanted to know if Water Treatment Plant No. 1 was protected, as it was one

identified to exist in a one in 500 year flood plain. Director of Public Works and Engineering Stewart Schafer responded that the issue will be addressed in the Water Plant Master Plan.

Councillor Cathy Richardson said there is much to be proud of in North Battleford.

She had recently attended an International Women’s Day event, a 4-H speech contest and an Ag. Society fundraiser. Richardson also talked about the upcoming Celebrate the Arts fundraiser at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. She wanted

to clear the air and let people know the Dekker Centre is not run by the City, but by an independent board.

The Dekker Centre is provided with a City grant, and Councillor Ryan Bater said he would like to see the Dekker Centre board report to council on how that grant is used and some of the events put on there.

A letter was submitted by North Battleford HUB Steering Committee Chair, Herb Sutton, commended Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Steinborn for his work with the interagency organization.

a 62-place improvement from last year.

The Money Sense ranking uses 34 different factors including unemployment rate, average household income, average discretionary income, average house prices, property tax, new cars, total rainfall, crime severity, number of medical offices, those employed in health care and those employed in arts and recreation. According to Money Sense, the greatest weight is given to categories such as housing prices, employment and wealth in determining the ranking.

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Commentary

‘Middle class squeeze’ falls on the younger generation

By Paul Kershaw The “middle class squeeze.” Opposition political parties bandy about this phrase to score points against incumbent governments, while governing parties go out of their way to suggest their critics exaggerate.

The truth is, no political party is giving us the straight goods about what is happening to the middle class. This fact was re-affirmed recently when Statistics Canada released new wealth data.

These data show the squeeze is primarily on younger generations, not all in the middle class. Consider, for example, the very middle class household age 65 and over. Its net worth is up $190,000 compared to 1999, carrying on a trend of impressive wealth accumulation for seniors that goes back to the mid-1970s. The typical retiree gained all these extra assets while taking on very little additional debt — just $9,500, or five per cent of their extra wealth.

Similarly, wealth for the typical 55- to 64-year-old household jumped by $179,000, eight times faster than their total debt grew.

The story for younger Canadians is strikingly different. Net worth rose $2,000 for the typical household under age 35 compared to the same age group in 1999.

This minor increase leaves them well behind the wealth reported by the same aged household in 1977.

The news for the typical household aged 35 to 44 may sound better, because their net worth increased by $58,000 since 1999. But they gain this wealth only by taking on an extra $80,000 in debt.

Housing is a lynch pin in the generational divide. After adjusting for inflation, average housing values have nearly doubled. For those who bought homes decades

ago, higher prices mean more wealth.

But what’s been good for a generations of seniors and those heading into retirement has been bad for their kids and grandchildren. Statistics Canada data show that the typical 25- to 34-year-old working full time must pay far higher housing prices with wages that are 11 per cent (or about $3 per hour) lower than the same aged person in 1976. This is pushing the dream of home ownership out of reach for many younger Canadians, or saddling them with heavy debts compared to a generation ago, even though today’s down payment often purchases a smaller yard, a condo, or requires a longer commute.

Young people’s wages are losing ground, despite the fact they are twice as likely to have post-secondary education compared to a generation ago. To cope, we have seen many young people adapt by devoting more time to the labour market, which is a major reason why there has been a dramatic shift toward dual earner households.

But after adjusting for inflation, two young people still bring home little more than what one breadwinner often did in the mid-1970s. The result? Generations under age 45 are squeezed. Squeezed for time at home. Squeezed for money, because they pay higher tuition and housing prices with lower wages. And when they choose to have kids, they are squeezed for child-care services, which remain in short supply, and often cost more than a postsecondary education.

Political parties are content to ignore generation squeeze in favour of misleading facts about the middle class because the age analysis calls into question government budgets. Canadians are used to spending around $45,000 annually per retiree on things we care about for our older family members, like medical care and old age security. All the while, we show little interest in adapting the $12,000 we spend annually per person under age 45 to support young families, school, post secondary, employment insurance, etc.

Alberta is the most recent government to showcase this pattern with its 2014 budget. Spending patterns determined by previous budgets show it intends to add more than $800 million in annual spending for the 11 per cent of the population aged 65 plus, compared to around $500 million for the 63 per cent of the population under age 45.

No doubt, there are many squeezed in Canada by the market and government budgets. But it’s not the middle class in general. Political parties distract from the need to adapt for younger generations so long as they suggest otherwise.

— Paul Kershaw is a University of British Columbia policy professor in the School of Population Health, and founder of the Generation Squeeze campaign (gensqueeze.ca). www.troymedia.com

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Battlefords visitor guide ready for distribution 28,000 copies to be distributed Submitted The flagship document in Battlefords Tourism’s arsenal to promote visitation in the Battlefords has been completed for 2014.

The official Battlefords Visitor Guide, which has been produced annually since 2001, has been delivered to the offices of Battlefords Tourism and is soon to be distributed throughout Western Canada.

“This is the single most important document we want visitors to have in their glove compartments, coffee tables

Battlefords Tourism Executive Director Ryan Bater can barely see over the mountain of 2014 Visitor Guides at the Battlefords Tourism office. Photo submitted

and back pockets,” says Battlefords Tourism Executive Director Ryan Bater. “Everything we want a visitor to know is in it especially what to do, where to stay and where to eat.”

This year 28,000 copies were printed. They will be distributed to every household in the Battlefords, lake communities and through Northwest Saskatchewan. In addition, they will be made available at visitor reception centres along the Yellowhead Highway and throughout Saskatchewan and northeast Alberta. Member businesses will also be given copies to make them available to customers and a digital copy is available on www.battlefordstourism.com.

The cover of this year’s guide also features four pictures, all of which were category winners in the 2013 Best of the Battlefords Photo Contest.

Visit to the Battlefords pays off for Alberta resident Submitted

Chris Odishaw of Battleford Furniture and Thomas Schwab of the Battlefords Hotels Association draw the winning ticket with Battlefords Tourism Executive Director Ryan Bater. Photo submitted

March traffic safety

Seatbelt, car seat use targets Staff It was a beautiful summer day in Regina when a driver ran a red light and smashed into Andi Kriekle’s car.

The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to roll onto its roof and slide upside down along the sidewalk. Thanks to their restraints, Kriekle and her three-month old son Kai were safe.

“I don’t like to think about what could have happened if my son wasn’t in his car seat,” said Kriekle. “No parent wants to imagine that. It was such a traumatic experience.”

Thankfully, Kai was buckled safely and was not hurt as a result of the crash. Kriekle was also wearing her seatbelt and suffered only minor injuries. Their vehicle did not fare as well; it was a total loss.

“I crawled out of the broken window to get to my son, screaming the entire time. He was hanging upside down in his car seat, totally calm,” said Kriekle. “It could have

been so much worse.”

She’s right. According to SGI, in 2012, improper or non-seatbelt use contributed to 48 deaths and 292 injuries in the province. Two of the deaths and 92 of the injuries involved children under the age of seven. Fourteen of the children injured were either not restrained at all or were improperly restrained, and 28 of the children were belted by a seatbelt that may have been inappropriate for the child.

To help raise awareness of the importance of buckling up, seatbelt and car seat use is the traffic safety spotlight for the entire month of March, says SGI. Police across the province will be paying particular attention to people not wearing a seatbelt, wearing one improperly or not having their children properly restrained in the vehicle.

Wearing a seatbelt and having babies and toddlers restrained in the appropriate infant or car seat is the law in Saskatchewan. This summer, a new law will take effect making booster seats man-

datory as well, for children under the age of seven and less than 4’9” in height and under 80 lbs in weight.

Failing to wear a seatbelt or not having a child properly restrained results in a $175 ticket and three demerit points under SGI’s Safe Driver Recognition program. Once the new booster seat law takes effect, it will also apply a $175 fine for non-compliance. Depending where an offender sits on the safety rating scale, he may also have to pay a financial penalty or lose insurance discounts.

“Car seats are so important, and I’m a real advocate for using them, especially after what happened to us,” said Kriekle. “Before the crash, we had Kai’s seat checked by SGI to make sure we installed it right and I’m so glad we did.”

As Kriekle discovered firsthand, the proper installation and use of the correct car seat for a child’s size and weight goes a long way in ensuring a child’s safety.

The 2013 Visit the Battlefords and Win contest concluded on Jan. 31 and Battlefords Tourism has announced Ben Vangerlderen of Lacombe, Alta as the winner.

Vangerlderen is the proud winner of a 60” Panasonic SMART VIERA Full HD Progressive 3D Plasma television, sponsored by Battleford Furniture, Battlefords Tourism and the Battlefords Hotels Association.

The contest began in January 2013 as a means to measure the ability of the Battlefords to attract visitors through attendance at trade shows. Entry forms were only made available at trade shows, and in order to enter people had to book a stay at one of the members of the Battlefords Hotels Association — the Tropical Inn, Gold Eagle Lodge, Super 8, Travelodge, Jackfish Lodge or Best Canadian Motor Inn. “It can be difficult to measure the return on investment

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for trade show attendance when you aren’t actually selling a product,” says Battlefords Tourism Executive Director Ryan Bater. “In our case, we are encouraging people to visit, and we were looking for a means to determine if the people who we met at trade shows actually visited the community as a result. This was treated as an experiment and we were pleased with the result.”

Vangerlderen ’s winning ticket was picked up from the Battlefords Tourism booth at the Battlefords Best Business Showcase and Trade Fair in October 2013. He

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submitted his entry when he stayed at the Super 8 North Battleford.

Based on the success of 2013, the contest is being reprised in 2014. Contest forms were available last week in the Battlefords Tourism booth at the Saskatoon Sports and Leisure Show.

Check out The Battlefords RCMP Daily Report on our website at

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Gordon Yarde: from Barbados to the Battlefords

by John Cairns

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Se bean you often don’t find in oth ngs, Y a r d e Canada that n bee e hav “I was curious about thi ple world where peo know se rv ed on parts of the a curious mind. I don’t s. ief d for their bel to put town coun- persecute and if that’s the right label a, people “can come here nad Ca to In d nte l i wa t s n ay u l alw i er I c t oth Battleford town councillor Gordon Yarde shows off his second-place plaque in the Men’s bu or idiot on it, t on, Masters category in the Provincial Bodybuilding Championships in 1995, one of many activi- 19 91 , the n call the prime minister an in trouble,” ge rd, wa for ve mo rn, es lea not get themselv ag ain fro m words, and whatever.” ties he has been involved with during a long and colourful 37 years in the community. d. a sai as 1 9 9 4 u n - he eiving end Ya rde lef t Ba rba do s Yarde has been on the rec it as part old ar-ye in 20 ing ss” los gra til as n “g ree s. But he accepts steady ir, somers, Yarde himself, he say for England in search of efords, and also joined a cho s a young boy. 2006. After being out of office six yea . of the job ne since he wa wntown and employment. ut returned to council in 2012. transit thing he had do abo the “They could see you do s in wa I ng e ng rki tim rki wo wo the s up m d wa he g fro en gin e. I’ve had He ende wh sin tim s, s 90 gh wa 19 “I rou y It was in the e you a blood rde. He restless. giv Ya e d am tisai bec ,” mo ly s age wa ick of qu rs t rde bu Ya yea eight system their mind and ers, that advancement seven or it. But they’re speaking in elemen- with young offend s a oir er ch aft t en ing fer ild bu dif dy ee bo Yarde said he saw “no thr to be Parliament, th in you’re in council — could become a bus sang wi t and boy’s vated to return aga on the buses.” You could u get a long tary school. “I was a boy’s solois bu ver — t you’re their I 15-year layoff. “yo those in could be where ey would say) ‘we ate to 18 years of age, then tiv se mo clo to to y up inspector, he said, where o wa a ran as sop d (th He saw it and stuff like involved councillor an coat and a nice fancy cap t to me that went to tenor.” without a problem.’” offenders program to get g ne un do s yo the thi the at nt an wa Bu . beg g ses bu gin sin the t to s pec tie g ins u lon yo l activities t, life tha Yarde’s themselves.

It was through his counci ose St. Michael.

Mo in in n ol ho itio Sc pet ys Lakeland com Bo the the was no advancement.” eet d in Str olved k “I actually entere come to the Bay in that, that he got inv rth fou of the kids growing up bac t or bra ce d res rd em thi He saw others who had the s o and wa als I He He nk had Jaw and I thi managing bra ry bo ard . and re , Li we ney n mo bea ch rib mu Ca .” e on the hav m t me no fro d thr ou gh his dos did country of spurre Ha bit at for Hu ma nit y local hospitals. in Barba g among themselves about how they and then that kind the the in in s d rse on nu sec as e s cam job get and to t. Yarde says he been talkin Yarde then entered ips church involvemen o in June for a y to play music nit nsh rtu pio po am op Ch the ing e ild hav bu That gave him an idea. dy n’t Provincial Bo will be headed to Mexic m the islands, would ause they couldn’t afford 1995 bec ry. no ego ee houses pia “My other buddies fro cat the rs rn ste lea Ma or in the Men’s bitat build there, with thr to England e Ha com for s, le and uab isl val er ve oth . pro from the instruments Being in top shape would that sort of thing; any dmaster was an k on what he going up. ttlefords, and they’re nurses and all Yarde said his school hea over a decade later, as he too cally chalk rde bac Ya In his 37 years in the Ba ng, I es rch chu in ma the ysi of ph e st on thi mo th ery wi his ev why can’t I be?” st of in e itted was on “I’ve got involved into psychiatric organi Lake.” ne in class one day broached adm wi “S and in , e g.” nd So Yarde applied to get rol hin isla a ryt es: the eve tiv on in lenging initia immediately.” He it almost mean involved e of my ways of donursing, and he “got in the subject. s a hoot,” said Yarde, but on n wa it, bee hat g sed “T has kin pas “It tal n and m bee e exa hav was given an entrance “I understand you guys e of the ways I tell pen. travel ing things and on play the piano or an didn’t hap ly to ual e act abl t to no ant e me in. ‘You get u’r s yo and “I was in.” wa ut Yarde said he other immigrants coming aster said. em Royal and abo He trained at the Bethl the top psy- instrument or whatever,” the headm e got the back to Barbados at the time the performance ndon, ut? You hav Se rvi ces involved’.” ng with Maudsley Hospital in Lo “What are you talking abo ule d. Ca tho lic Fa mi ly ed sch s wa He noted immigrants bri gifts the m re. fro the es ” tal nam nt. spi me big ho e tru ic bri atr ins som al chi ts. “You ng king for ng, Yarde earned origin h he them all sorts of gif , “we have got to say the human called up loo ug on tho nt Al r. we ise er ast dra dm fun t After three years of traini hea tha s in Hi m Yarde lied as a post-grad trument. All other town to perfor on council, Yarde fit the bill. with you,” said his certificate and then app t ice was “the original ins these gifts. That is vo sea re . his t sha too to los t, m rn tha fro had lea ied ned to ear cop n rde and , bee Ya e rse and nu hav ed, red rth ang Ea iste arr on is.” to be a reg instruments A change of flight was at makes Canada what it ,” said Yarde. to learn ballet steps wh e latest project Yarde has taken l oo sch “I ended up as an RN-RPN Hospital where the human voice.” ce dan to ded . hea Th it’,” said Yarde mbers, including minHe worked at Goodmayes a year he was “So he says ‘learn to use mns along with other cast me meron Duncan on is “training to be a full-time hy o n tw thi g wi san s and , kid rse the nu Ca rs llo h.” nci urc he was a staff Ch cou Every morning n can tow t ister in the Angli book. “I know almost incumben ministry head nurse. from the Anglican hymn Walls. rth he Ga d, ed sai and cid He said he’s done some he de re, rde , the Ya s rth wa Ea ars It on ye d. l ng sai thi era l rde sev nfu Ya pai ter e,” all st Af ry tun and in sm towns.

“That was the mo erica and see what eve ff like on First Nations love of singing.” stu the t and s gh toe tau re ur yo we interest in e on wanted to go to North Am “w t ce tha to dan He says he doesn’t have l would be “one of the learning Yarde. oo sch his s drals, big add he it was like. cat He big cities, any that,” said ce I cared to come that we had to the big on the whole Island at g us l gin tel sin “Canada was the only pla n’t for s did top ey “th the Also, nothing, to go to festivals his school blem getting churches. . The to. I had no inclinations, time.” At the school music these tutus.” It was no pro more of a ar the we of “I care for the small people e on s wa rde Ya . . s irs wa cho it ee ers thr oth eld fi the States,” said Yarde uld for him fitted, but small towns.”

Canada for about wo ties to His plan was to come to oists there as well. sol e. in ng l lle th cal a wi cha t g That is one of many activi for go sun n d has the d big guys,” sai ttlefords, Yarde re Ba d, we the ate ys in tiv gu re six months, applied, an mo He the and of sy, l e bu stil om “S keep Yarde rch as well. ing if he was chu ask the ht in nig and the s of ger le Sin dd ry mi . the the Galle g, he said. “If Yarde. ry the foreseeable future on 76, goe of thing he would do eve still has the love of singin eat it.” interested. typ ing rde go the Ya , t 75 no at s ly Th wa on a.

It m nad “I’ Ca s in almost rep it was for charity. The Within three months he wa I hear a tune once, I can day, but he did it because on 25.” decided rde Ya ore bef ile wh . le 74 , “we just brought the ing was in 19 It took a litt night of the performance

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Brett Smith Sports Reporter

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North Stars split the weekend with Bruins in SJHL quarter‐final

The “agony of defeat” moment from game one came when Cory Kosloski beat Michael Gudmandson for the third Bruins goal. Estevan stole game one from the North Stars 4-1.

Photo by John Cairns

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars started their SJHL playoff run the same way they began their regular season: badly.

The seventh-seeded Estevan Bruins, fresh from a gruelling five-game series against the Flin Flon Bombers, found enough gas left in the tank to shock the North Stars 4-1 in game one.

But as usual, the North Stars were able to bounce back with a strong effort in game two to beat the Bruins 2-1 and even the series 1-1.

The series now shifts to Estevan for two games.

Even though the North Stars put together a solid 60 minutes on Sunday night, coach Kevin Hasselberg knows the North Stars are in

for a tough series.

“Estevan did their part.

They came in and took the first game from us,” said H a s s e l b e rg S u n d a y. “ I thought tonight’s game was a good hockey game by both teams. We pushed the pace, and now we’ve got to go up there and look to win one game for sure.”

The North Stars had just been on a two-week break after their victory in Kindersley to end the season, clinching the Kramer Division title.

But the division champs seemed to revert back to the exact same form they showed during the early part of the season when they started 4-12 during the first game.

That spell was typified by missed opportunities, defensive lapses at the worst possible time and plenty of trips to the penalty box. All of that was on display Saturday in

front of over 1,300 surprised fans at the Civic Centre.

The North Stars did get the first goal as Cameron Blair scored from Regan Yew and Dillon Forbes at the 7:05 mark to make it 1-0 after one. The North Stars also dominated on the shot count early on. Shots were 13-5 North Stars after one.

Despite that, Estevan tied it in the second on a Tanner Froese power play goal with Brenden Heinrich in the penalty box for high sticking at the 17:57 mark.

The third period unravelled quickly for the North Stars as Keegan Allison and then Cory Kosloski scored to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead.

That lead held up, and whatever comeback hope the North Stars had disappeared when Latrell Charleson was

slapped with a five-minute major for boarding plus a game misconduct. Charleson was suspended for Sunday night’s game.

Froese finished the North Stars off at the 17:38 mark with a power play goal, and the Bruins had a win on enemy ice to begin the quarterfinals.

“We lost a step in the second and third period and let the game get away from us,” said Hasselberg.

Shots were 40-30 overall for the North Stars, but Estevan goalie Matt Gibney stood on his head making 39 saves in the series opener. Estevan also outshot the North Stars in the third 15-8. Battlefords had nine penalties to the Bruins five.

Just prior to the start of the game Sunday night, league president Bill Chow presented goaltender Michael Gudmandson with the Kramer Division most valuable player award for 2013-14.

That seemed to spur him on in game two as Gudmandson and Gibney put on an old fashioned goaltenders’ duel in the game.

There had been some chances by both teams to score in the first period. At one point the North Stars thought they had a goal but it was waived off due to a high stick. Later, a scramble in front of Gudmandson somehow resulted in the puck trickling over the line into the net, but that was also waived off as play had been called due to a penalty to the North Stars.

Ominously, the Bruins got on the board first in the game.

Austin Roesslein scored a short-handed goal for the Bruins.

Gudmandson receives MVP

Carriere wins Thursday Night Open League

will still improve as the series goes on.”

He was also pleased with Gudmandson’s better performance Sunday night.

“He’s a bounce-back goalie. If he has a performance he’s not happy with, generally in the next game you can count on him being extremely good.”

The series shifts to Estevan Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Hasselberg says the team plans to get in a day early and establish a routine, with the preparation for those games starting immediately.

5th Annual

Champions of Mental Health Awards Nomination Form Description: The North Battleford Branch of the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan is hosting their 5th Annual Awards Banquet on May 10, 2014. The RPNAS recognizes individuals/organizations within the Battlefords area that have made a difference to people whose lives have been affected by mental health issues.

Categories An Individual or organization may be nominated in one of the following categories: 1. Two (2) awards will be presented to Mental Health Staff who have made a positive impact on people whose lives have been affected by mental health issues.

2. One (1) award will be presented to a Community Based Mental Health Organization who provides services to Mental Health clients.

3. One (1) award will be presented to a Supportive Employer who hires individuals whose lives have been affected by Mental Health issues.

4. One (1) award will be presented to a Volunteer/ Volunteer Organization whose service has a positive impact on people whose lives have been affected by mental health issues.

Nomination Application Tell us about the nominee.

How are they an inspirational role model? How have they demonstrated excellence in the area of Mental Health? How have they improved the quality of life for others?

Please type or print legibly.

Information on Nominee: Name ____________________________________________ Organization (if any): ________________________________ Category (required): ________________________________ (Choose 1, 2, 3 or 4 from Category list above) Address, City, Province and Postal Code: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

Submitted The Canadian Tire Thursday Night League at the Northland Power Curling Centre ended March 13 with the Lloyd Carriere team holding top spot over the 19 other teams in the league.

Carriere, who had led the league for most of the season, failed to win his game Thursday night against the Nicole Beausoleil team. However, other teams couldn’t overtake his lead as the season drew to a close.

Carriere’s team includes Laurie Carriere, Wendal Domes, and Elbert Hanson. The team ends the year with an 8-2 record.

Finishing the year in second spot was the Allan Hoffman team with a 7-2-1 record, followed the Gary Southgate rink and Brian Welford teams which finished the year with matching 7-3 records. The Southland Bus team, lead by Charlene Shutra, finished next with 6-3-1 record at season’s end.

The curling club hosts a drop-in night every Friday for anyone interested in throwing a few rocks.

But Blair got his second of the playoffs from Jake Erickson and Kyle Schmidt to make it 1-1 after one.

In the second period Nick Fountain scored the game winner unassisted at 7:18.

Despite some early opportunities, both goaltenders slammed the door shut. Gudmandson stopped 26 of 27 shots while Gibney stopped 39 of 41.

Overall, Hasselberg was pleased. “We took steps in the right direction to have composure with the puck and make plays and as long as we get better at that, our game

Telephone number where nominee may be reached: _________________________________________________ E-mail address: ____________________________________ Nomination submitted by: Your Name: _______________________________________ Organization (if any): _______________________________ Address, City, Province and Postal Code: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Telephone number: _________________________________ E-mail address: ____________________________________

It was a better night for the North Stars netminder on Sunday, though, as league president Bill Chow presented Gudmandson the award as the Kramer Division most valuable player. He went on to a solid performance in a 2-1 win for the North Stars to tie up the series. Photo by John Cairns

Deadline for Nominations: March 31, 2014 Please mail all completed nominations to: Carol Funk c/o RPNAS R.R.#1 Richard, SK S0M 2P0 or Fax to: 306-246-4912 Attn: Carol

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - PAGE 8

Battlefords Stars sweep PA Mintos, advance to SMAAAHL final

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Stars will play for the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League title.

They earned their spot in the finals after a strong third period sealed a come-frombehind 4-1 win Saturday, and with it, a three-game sweep of the Prince Albert Mintos in the semifinals.

For a franchise that was a perennial league also-ran until two years ago, it was a proud moment.

“It’s unbelievable,” said an emotional head coach Martin Smith after the game.

“In the two years this program has come a long way, and who would have thought we would be in the league final. But it’s about the little things, and we’ve taken care of those things all year.”

Smith, who was named the league’s coach of the year for the second consecutive year

The puck is in the net as Josh Bly gets the insurance marker to put the Stars up 3-1 in game three. The Stars went on to win the game 4-1 and the series 3-0 to advance to the SMAAAHL final. Photo by John Cairns prior to the game, added that it was a team effort that got them there. “From the goal-

tending to the defence to the forwards to the APs that have jumped in the lineup, it’s just

an incredible team effort.”

Still, the coach added “we’ve got a long way to

go,” as the team now waited to find out who will win the series between the Notre Dame Argos and Regina Pat Canadians. Notre Dame led the series 2-1 following weekend action.

Game three followed on the heels of an epic game two battle that went two overtimes Thursday at the Art Hauser Centre. The Stars prevailed 3-2 onw a power play goal by Spencer Bast.

The game at the Civic Centre saw no scoring through a relatively even first period.

However, penalties caught up with the Stars in period two.

Prince Albert finally opened the scoring as Jared Blaquiere scored with the Stars’ Mason Benning in the box for boarding to make it 1-0 Mintos early in the second.

Late in the period, the Stars were sent to the box again as Dawson Bacon was called for slashing. This time, Layne Young scored a shorthanded marker from Alex Pernitsky and Troy Gerein, knotting it

up at 1-1 after two.

The Stars took control in the third as Logan Nachtegaele scored early in the period from Bacon and Keifer Hintz. At the 4:09 mark, Josh Bly got the all-important insurance marker from Bast and Josh LaFramboise.

What hope the Mintos had for a comeback faded in the final minutes as Matthew Parsons was called for charging with 2:14 remaining. The Mintos pulled their goalie Connor Ingram just to get back to even strength, but Bast fired the puck into the open net with 1:03 left, sealing a 4-1 victory and a 3-0 series sweep for the Stars.

Rylan Toth stopped 23 of 24 Prince Albert shots.

Overall, the Stars outshot the Mintos 30-24.

Smith said after the game the team planned a couple of days rest before they return to action in the league final, with the dates and times for that series to be determined.

Belyk rink clinches first place in New Horizons March 21 The Battlefords North Stars host the Estevan Bruins in game five of their best-of-seven SJHL quarter-final series at the Civic Centre. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

March 21 Table Mountain Ski & Board Club presents Hawaii at the Hill. Tickets are available in advance at UWear EyeWear at the Co-op Mall. Contact Jamie Michaud at 306-445-2050 for details.

March 25 If necessary, the Battlefords North Stars face off against the Estevan Bruins in game seven of their quarter-final series at the Civic Centre. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.

To submit an item for the Sports Calendar email newsoptimist.sports@sasktel.net, fax 306-445-3223 or call 306-445-7261.

The New Horizons took to the ice March 11 for what was to be their second last game of the season. However, such is not the case anymore.

There is going to be a final bonspiel March 25 where each of the 12 teams will play three four-end games.

Cash prizes will be given to the winners and losers of each game.

The leader Doug Belyk was tied at two all after three when playing the Munn team. Belyk then counted one and then a two. When playing the sixth end, every rock was in the house as the thirds were throwing, six of them in the four foot. Belyk played a draw to cover the pin, but that was removed by Munn.

Belyk came back, taking that stone back and rolling in to cover the pin once again.

by Gerry Bristow Belyk’s rink gave up one, but got it back in seventh and assured themselves top spot in the spring session.

A person would almost think it was the Brier when you looked at the scoreboard on sheet one. The score was 2-1 after four ends with Peever leading Forester. Enough of that, said Forester’s replacement, who posted a five ender and went on to win.

On sheet two, almost ev-

ery rock was in play in the fifth end, and yet the Korpach gang counted only five to make the score 9-3. I think the Kjargaard group just wanted to be benevolent, or so it seemed, or was it just not their day. But Kjargaard counted four in the seventh and was only four down playing in the eighth. However, it was a wee bit too many as Korpach held on to win.

Al Rogers was playing

giveaway when they played Dick Horrell as he was seven down after two. However, Rogers tied it up in the next three ends. Horrell added two and was two up coming home. In the eighth end, Rogers had a raise takeout to win the game and came close, but close only counts in horseshoes.

Four of the first five ends saw a three go up on the scoreboard, showing a two in the other end. There wasn’t any stealing done, and Pauls led Krismer 9-5. The bubble broke and a two and a one were scored making it 116, which was enough for a Pauls’ win.

Alexander Scott and Ralph Hall alternated ends up until the fifth. Scott stole one and went ahead by four and they stayed ahead.

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Hardy but underused ornamental grasses

By Sara Williams With the melt on, it’s high time to start really thinking about gardening instead of just dreaming about it. And to start the year off, why not try something new in your garden: ornamental grasses.

Grass is not just for the lawn – many are beautiful and add a unique texture, sound and colour to your landscape.

Ornamental grasses can fill a number of niches in our landscapes. Depending on the grass, they can by used individually as specimen plants, massed in perennial or mixed borders, as groundcovers, to stabilize a bank or slope, and even as pond plantings.

In terms of general care, many of my gardening friends who have successfully tested species and cultivars a bit out of the ordinary, recommend purchasing larger plants, as these may be more likely to survive a first winter. Plant, transplant and divide grasses as early in the growing season as possible. Know their sun, shade and moisture needs and place them accordingly. Cut them back in early spring before growth resumes. Some start growing as soon as the snow disappears so you need to be quick or you’ll be cutting the new with the old. If you’re unsure of its hardiness, place it in a protected location where snow accumulates.

All of the grasses described here have over-wintered in

Saskatoon gardens for several years.

Spear grass, Silver spike grass (Achnatherum calamagrostis; syn. Stipa calamagrostis) Native to higher elevations of Europe (Mediterranean and Alps), spear grass is clump-forming, dense and tufted. The narrow, greygreen leaves are arching and 50-75 centimetres in height. A cool season grass, it produces large, fluffy, silver-green flower stalks to 100 centimetres in summer with the seed heads turning a tawny brown in fall. It’s a bit floppy but stands up to winter. It’s hardy and a good plant for the perennial border. Place it in full sun in well-drained soil. Propagate by seed or division.

Yellow or golden foxtail grass (Alopecurus pratensis ‘Variegatus’; syn. A. p. Aureavariegatus) This is a clump-forming, mound-like grass, somewhat tufted, native to Eurasia. The foliage varies from bright green with yellow longitudinal stripes to almost solid green or solid yellow, becoming more yellow in full sun.

Forty-five centimetres tall,

Karl Foerster feather reed grass. Photo by Sue Loring it flowers early with small brown bottlebrush type flowers (some cut it back after flowering so it looks better in mid to late summer). Of easy culture, it spreads slowly by rhizomes and does well in sun to partial shade and in a wide range of soils as long as there is even moisture.

Propagate by division as the variegation does not come true by seed.

Karl Foerster feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora Karl Foerster) In my opinion, this is the best grass for prairie gardens:

reliably hardy, well behaved, big and beautiful, and with all-season landscape value.

You can’t ask for more! A natural hybrid of C. epigejos and C. arundinacea, it was selected by and named after German nurseryman, Karl Foerster. The seed is sterile, so unwanted seedlings are never a problem. A clumping grass, in spring and summer the foliage is bright green to about one meter. It produces pink flowers in late summer that turn buff in fall and look great all through the winter, moving gracefully in the

wind. It tolerates a variety of soils, in full sun to partial shade, but is at its best with adequate moisture on welldrained soils.

Overdam is similar to ‘Karl Foerster’ but with vertical creamy-white variegated leaves. It is less robust and a bit smaller (50-75 cm) but perhaps more shade tolerant.

Avalanche is very similar to Overdam but with more green (it has a wide white band in the centre of each blade) than white and a little taller (75-100 cm). It

produces silver-tan plumes in mid-summer. The white flower heads later turn pink and produce tan seed heads.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com).

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March 26, 7:30 p.m. - Insects in your Garden, with Jeff Boone (City of Saskatoon entomologist). Emmanuel Anglican Church, 607 Dufferin Ave; take the side door and then down the stairs.

Take advantage of Saskatchewan tax credits Staff Tax season is upon us, and the government is encouraging Saskatchewan people to take advantage of an array of provincial credits as they fill out their returns.

“We provide a range of credits that can help Saskatchewan people keep more of what they earn,” Finance Minister Ken Krawetz said.

“Our Graduate Retention Program for recent post-secondary graduates is especially popular, and we also have credits for

Saskatchewan people with lower incomes, recent firsttime homebuyers, people with children enrolled in sports programs or cultural or recreational activities, as well as workers who are required to purchase tools as a condition of their employment.”

Provincial tax credits include: • First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit — A non-refundable income tax credit of up to $1,100, based on the first $10,000 of an eligible home purchase (a similar federal

credit of up to $750 is also available).

• Active Families Benefit — A refundable income tax credit of up to $150 per child 18 years of age or younger that helps Saskatchewan families with the cost of their children’s participation in cultural, recreational and sports activities. For more information, visit the Saskatchewan Parks, Culture and Sport website at www.pcs. gov.sk.ca/afb.

• Graduate Retention Program — Income tax credits provided over a seven-year

period that refund up to $20,000 of tuition fees paid by eligible post-secondary graduates who live in Saskatchewan and file a Saskatchewan tax return. For more information, visit the Saskatchewan Advanced Education website at www. aeei.gov.sk.ca/grp.

•Saskatchewan LowIncome Tax Credit — A refundable income tax credit paid quarterly to assist low-

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er-income Saskatchewan people. The credit is paid in conjunction with the federal Goods and Services Tax Credit. For more information, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/ rltd_prgrms/sk-eng.html.

• Employees’ Tool Tax Credit — A non-refundable income tax credit that helps with the cost of purchasing, replacing or upgrading

eligible tools by qualifying employees as a condition of their employment. The credit consists of a onetime trade entry amount and an annual maintenance amount. “ We h o p e a l l S a s k atchewan taxpayers take advantage of the provincial credits they qualify for, saving money to spend on their families or keep for a rainy day,” Krawetz said.

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OBITUARIES PRYSTUPA, Olive, September 30, 1928 - March 11, 2014, Olive Elizabeth Prystupa (Matkowski) passed away peacefully on March 11, 2014 at the age of 85, at St. Joseph’s Home in Saskatoon, with her children at her side. Olive was born on the homestead farm at Mayfair, Saskatchewan on September 30, 1928 to Antoni and Anna (Michaylechi) Matkowski. She was the youngest of eight children.

Olive completed her public school education in Ravenhead District School, walking the distance of nearly two miles. She remained on the farm in order to help her parents. Her mother, Anna, passed away in 1948. In June of 1949, Olive married Fred Prystupa of the Lorenzo District near Mayfair. They were married in St. Joseph Catholic Church which served the Alticane and Mayfair communities. They resided on the Matkowski homestead for the first four years of marriage, during which their first three children (Mervin, Joycey Ann, and Bernie) were born. Joycey Ann passed away in 1951 at the age of five months. In November of 1952, Olive and Fred moved into the hamlet of Mayfair where their two daughters (Darlene and Diane) were added to their family. Mayfair remained their home until their brief move to Wakaw in 1964. They returned to Mayfair in 1966 and it remained their home until they moved to North Battleford in 1975. Olive was one of the founding members of the C.W.L. when it was formed in the Roman Catholic Church in Mayfair. She was a member of the C.W.L. in Wakaw and later was a U.C.W.L. member in the All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church in North Battleford. History and preserving the past were very important to Olive and she was very instrumental in seeing to the restoration of St. Joseph’s Church in 1987 in the Alticane/Mayfair district.

Olive’s last seventeen years were spent in Saskatoon at Harry Landa Court. Olive will be remembered as being a very loving and dedicated mother. She encouraged her children to get a good education and spent many evening hours helping them with their homework. She was known as a passionate gardener. Her canning shelves were always full and the yard was filled with flowers. Olive did beautiful embroidery work, spent hours mending clothes, and also enjoyed the hobbies of reading and writing (corresponding with relatives and many friends). In her family’s opinion, Olive made the very best pyrohy (perogies), cabbage rolls, headcheese, and khrusty!! Olive loved to pick berries, cook and bake. She was an excellent homemaker and housekeeper. Nothing got Olive more excited than a good game of Kaiser. During the last decade of Olive’s life, she lost her three remaining siblings, tragically lost three grandchildren, and in December of 2012, her eldest son Merv lost his lengthy battle with cancer. Olive’s sorrow and grief had a great impact on her health and well-being in the past year. She found comfort in prayer and in the friendship and spiritual support from Sister Carol and Bill and Iris Riley of St. Mary Parish. Olive also appreciated the help from her devoted friend Linda Sherling of Harry Landa Court. Olive was predeceased by an infant sister Anna, her parents Anna and Antoni, her step-mother Paraska, her husband Fred, brothers Peter, Walter, and Arthur, sisters Jean Tamke, Sylvia Sadlowski, and Lena Katchorich, her sisters-in law and brothers-in-law, her infant daughter Joycey Ann, son Mervin Prystupa, her grandsons Bret and Wayne Prystupa and her granddaughter Danni Jean Harris. Olive is lovingly remembered and survived by her son Bernard Prystupa, daughter Darlene (John) Batty, daughter Diane (Gordon) Harris, daughter-in-law Sharon Prystupa, grandchildren Craig and David Harris, Joyanne (Joe) Dufour, Allison (Dillan) Simonar, Jay (Jesse) Batty, Holly Prystupa, Bart (Donna) Prystupa.

Great grandchildren - Ayden, Ellianna, Lochlan, M’Kinnley, Bowdyn (Dufour), Emeri,Nixen,Maddox(Simonar), Dakota, Hannah (Prystupa), Shaelyn, Nicholas, Lawrence, Corbyn (Prystupa), brothers-inlaw Peter Prystupa and Vance Banks, sisters-in-laws Ann Prystupa, Mary Kwas, Rose Mernickle, Cassie (Jake) Friesen, and her siblings’ families. Prayer Vigil for Olive will be held on Sunday March 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Park Funeral Chapel (311 3rd. Ave. N. Saskatoon). Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (211 Ave. O South Saskatoon) on Monday March 17, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Rite of committal will take place at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mayfair, SK. Memorial Donations may be made to the Saskatchewan Lung Association or a charity of the donor’s choice. To send online condolences, visit www.parkfuneral.ca “Obituaries & Tributes”. Arrangements entrusted to James Werezak, Park Funeral Chapel, 306.244.2103. ____________________________________________________

NOLIN: In Loving Memory of Bernice Augustine Nolin who was born April 2, 1939 at North Battleford District, SK and passed away January 23, 2014 at Saskatoon, SK. Bernice is lovingly remembered by her children and grandchildren: Patrick (Corinna), Saskatoon, SK – son, Liam; Michele (Wes) Grasby, North Battleford, SK – sons: Chayne, Jay, Dustin; Kim (Marcy), Morinville, AB – family: April, Jaydee, McKenzie, Avery; Giselle (Michael) Cooke, North Battleford, SK – family: Carson (Mina), Joshua, Chelsea, Jolene; Shawn (Charmaine), Morinville, AB – sons: Luke, Caleb; Adrian (Adriana), Taipei, Taiwan – family: Laura, Patrick, Francis; Charmaine (Micheal) Hicks, Glaslyn, SK – family: Jonah, Andrew, Russell, Sophia; Kirk, Smith, AB; Craig, Morinville, AB; brothers and sisters: Hughie (Angie) Baxter, Winfield, BC, Shirley Saunders, Windfield, BC, Yevonne (Charles) Kobes, Edam, SK, Marguerite (Andy) Howard, Smithers, BC, Gail (Paul) Meirs, Meota, SK, Mary Anne Baxter (Dave) Smith, North Battleford, SK, Daniel (Donna) Baxter, North Battleford, SK; nieces, nephews and their families. Bernice was predeceased by her husband, Lionel Patrick Ronald Nolin; her parents: Howard and Marie Baxter, in-laws: William and Jeanne Nolin and brother-in-law, Al Freeman. Vigil of Prayer was held Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. with Mrs. Betty Stone, Presider; Liturgy Of The Word: Andrew Hicks and Luke Nolin and Pallbearers: Her Children. Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, January 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Fr. Gerard Legaspi Celebrant; both Services from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, SK. The Cross Bearer was Patrick Nolin & Eulogist was Michael Hicks. Liturgy Of The Word was shared by Jay Bauer and Jonah Hicks and Prayers Of The Faithful by Josh Cooke and Liam Nolin. The Offertory Gift Bearers were Avery Nolin, Laura Nolin, Sophia Hicks, McKenzie Nolin, Patrick Nolin & Francis Nolin and Altar Servers were Jolene Cooke, Dustin Grasby, Russell Hicks & Caleb Nolin. Gifts of Music by Pianist, Maureen Gerein; St. Joseph Faith Community Choir and Luke Nolin and Chelsea Cooke sang “Peace Is Flowing Like A River”. The Honourary Pallbearers were The Grandchildren and Urn Bearers, Chayne Bauer and Carson Pylypow. Memorials are requested to Diabetes Association and Heart & Stroke Foundation. Interment followed at Garden of Christus ~ Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Battleofrds Funeral Service.

(306) 446-4200 Eulogy Bernice Nolin, 74, passed away January 23rd, 2014. She was born on April 2nd, 1939 on the family farm north west of the Battlefords. She was the 4th child of 8 children born to Howard and Marie Baxter. She married Lionel Nolin on Dec 29th, 1962. She is survived by her 9 children and 21 grandchildren. Bernice went to Teachers College and taught for one year in a one room school house, before answering her true calling as a homemaker. The core values that a rural Saskatchewan life brings out of people were a big part of who Bernice was. Hard work, family, faith, and sports were all important to her. Her father introduced her to sports, in particular hockey and ball. She passed this love onto her children and grandchildren. She was a handy person who worked endless hours to provide a healthy atmosphere for her family. There was always a large garden and a yard filled with flowers. As a mother she went the extra mile by canning food, sewing, knitting, making crafts and more recently cross stitching. Every year she would make all 21 grandchildren a cross stitch Christmas ornament that matched their personality. She always wanted to know what the grandchildren were doing and when their various activities were taking place.

She tried to make it to as many of these events as she could. As a grandma, she was certainly enjoying the dividends of having a large family. Bernice’s Catholic faith was unwavering She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church. In all aspects of her life she was a great example for her family. ____________________________________________________

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Contact person: Tony Martens 604-583-6612. Only successful candidates who make the short list will be contacted.

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Thursdays, March 20 & 27 Preschool Storytime at the North Battleford Library at 2:00 p.m.

Phone 306-445-3206.

Saturday, March 22 Teen Comic Book and Graphic Novel Club at the North Battleford Library at 3:00 p.m. For more information phone 306-445-3206.

Sunday, March 23 All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus, 1202 - 105th Street from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.

Tuesday, March 25 Lenten Lunches - Soup and Sandwich Lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Come out to St. Paul’s, 1302 - 99th Street for your Lenten message given by Pastor Dan Millard - “Life”.

Saturday, March 29 Writing Workshop ‘Metaphor Yoga’ by Barbara Klar from 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.and Author Reading at 5:00 p.m. at the North Battleford Library. Phone 306-445-3206.

Monday, March 31 Adult Book Club at the North Battleford Library at 7:00 p.m. For more information phone 306-445-3206.

Tuesday, April 1 Lenten Lunches - Soup and Sandwich Lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Come out to St. Paul’s, 1302 - 99th Street for your Lenten message given by Pastor Nora Borgeson - “Forgiven”.

April 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 6 Heart to Heart a Heart and Stroke Foundation program in partnership with PNHR answering questions about heart health from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at the Primary Health Center. To Ànd out more or to register, call Kellie Heidel (306) 446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca.

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RCMP Daily Report

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Staff Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Saturday, March 15 and 6 a.m. Sunday, March 16.

Saturday

6:09 a.m. — Complaint of an intoxicated man at a business on 101st Street demanding that the business open their restaurant. The business did not have a restaurant.

Members attended and the man had already left.

6:28 a.m. — Report of intoxicated man passed out on the steps of a residence on 108th Street. Man arrested and lodged for sobering.

8:48 a.m. — Noise complaint from apartment on 103rd Street. Members attended and noise had quieted down.

9:30 a.m. — Report of a black 2003 Chev Trailblazer taken without owner’s permission. Still under investigation.

10:22 a.m. — Complaint through 911 of youth swearing at his grandmother. Youth had left prior to police arrival.

10:50 a.m. — Complaint of man breaching family court order not to be at a residence. A 44-year-old man arrested and later released

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Sunday

1:20 a.m. — Report of a yellow 2006 Ford F350 pilot truck stolen from the parking lot of a business on the Highway 16 Bypass.

Investigation ongoing.

2:06 a.m. — Report of a vehicle that hit a fire hydrant on St. Laurent Drive.

The 26-year-old male driver was arrested and is facing impaired driving related charges.

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without charges.

12:41 p.m. — Multiple complaints of a domestic assault on 105th Street. A 39year-old man was arrested and charges are pending.

3:16 p.m. — Report of intoxicated man yelling on 103rd Street. Man left the area before police arrived.

4:17 p.m. — 911 call reporting lost wallet two nights ago.

6:26 p.m. — Report of intoxicated man banging on doors to an apartment building on Winder Crescent and refusing to leave. 28-yearold man was located several blocks away by police and arrested for public intoxication.

5:40 p.m. — Report of a gas and dash from a business on Railway Avenue.

Suspect vehicle is a white GMC Sierra 3/4 ton truck.

Investigation ongoing.

6:10 p.m. — A 24-yearold man arrested on warrants and a new charge of obstruction on 105th Street.

He will be appearing in court March 17.

6:53 p.m. — Report of three intoxicated men in lobby of business on 101st Street. All arrested and charges under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act are pending.

8:09 p.m. — Complaint of intoxicated man trying to pick fights in the trailer park. A 23-year-old man was arrested and lodged for sobering.

10:54 p.m. — 911 call reporting male was assaulted at a residence on 102nd Street. No signs of assault.

Charge pending under the 911 Act.

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The bottom line, when all is said and done It’s a proverbial expression. “When all is said and done” is a way of introducing the bottom line, the conclusion of a matter. I want to employ the expression in a brief consideration of human suffering. No one but a neurotic enjoys suffering. We do what we can to avoid it, or reduce its hurt and harm.

That’s often why we go to the doctor. We may only be able to lessen the pain, or learn to cope with it, but we do our best.

However, there is an area of human suffering that’s more difficult to avoid: what comes upon us when taking a stand for truth and the right. The Bible says flatly, “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” (II Tim. 3:12) Because so many in this world, and the devil who inspires them, reject Christ and the ways of God, they are prone to ridicule believers, and sometimes actively oppose and oppress them.

The Lord warned His disciples, “A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.”

(Jn. 15:20) And the early followers of Christ soon learned that this was so. We barely get past the birth of the church, in Acts chapter

remained true to his stand, and submissive to the will of God. In 1709, Pastor Schmolk published a hymn based on Mark 14:36, which he called Mein Jesu, Wie du Willst (My Jesus, as Thou Wilt).

In 1854, Jane Borthwick published a volume entitled Hymns from the Land of

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise Bible Studies.com 2, before they are “commanded ... not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.” (Acts 4:18) and were beaten when they did.

(Acts 5:40) It may be tempting to avoid such treatment, either by publicly renouncing Christ, or by watering down the message to avoid offense. But what then? If we are ashamed of Jesus, the One who died to save us, how can we claim to belong to Him? And if we proclaim a kind of vanilla gospel that does not speak against sin, or declare faith in Christ to be the only means of eternal salvation (cf. Jn. 14:6), we have failed in our mandate.

As Paul put it, “If I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”

(Gal. 1:10) Even the Lord Jesus had to face that kind of moral dilemma. In Gethsemane,

before He went to the cross, He prayed, “Abba, Father [dearest Father], all things are possible for You. Take this cup [of suffering] away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” (Mk. 14:36) But He had told his followers He’d come “to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mk. 10:45) When all was said and done, His death on the cross was unavoidable.

With more than 900 hymns to his credit, Lutheran pastor, Benjamin Schmolk (1672-1737) was a popular hymn writer during the latter days of the Reformation.

Yet he struggled to serve the Lord during a time when Protestant churches in Germany were under severe restrictions.

Over a period of 35 years he met with constant opposition. Yet through it all he

Luther, which contained an English version of the hymn.

It is a touching prayer of resignation to the will of God, when all is said and done.

The hymn says, “My Jesus, as Thou wilt! Oh, may Thy will be mine! / Into Thy hand of love I would my all resign; / Through sorrow, or through joy, conduct me as

Thine own, / And help me still to say, my Lord, Thy will be done! / My Jesus, as Thou wilt! Though seen through many a tear, / Let not my star of hope grow dim or disappear; / Since Thou on earth hast wept, and sorrowed oft alone, / If I must weep with Thee, my Lord, Thy will be done!”

When Achilles talks back Ever heard of calcaneal bursitis? I hadn’t either and I really would have preferred to keep it that way.

At the risk of moaning, these past few months have been pain-filled but even the throbbing soreness isn’t the most difficult part of it all; it’s not being able to go for a walk that hurts the most.

As anyone with this or a similar issue can probably attest, the ability to stand fully upright while navigating across the room, the road or a grocery aisle shrinks in proportion to the speed at which swelling in the foot increases.

But enough of that, I have several far more important observations to share.

First thought: until now I considered the concept of

going for a walk as somewhat of a no-brainer. You simply put on your shoes and jacket, if necessary, and off you go.

Depending on your schedule or purpose, a route is chosen and you walk. In contrast, a recent attempt to stroll to the nearby post box produced enough excruciating pain to merit tears. My appreciation for handicap signs has risen to new levels.

Next: there’s a parallel challenge between walking

uprightly and consistently in the physical world and in the world of ethical behaviour.

I have a new appreciation for the barriers faced by many who would dearly love a change in lifestyle but struggle to overcome their pain. It’s so easy to throw out admonitions to “get a job,” “stop your behaviour” or “don’t give in to habits,” but who of us hasn’t struggled with temptations? They just might not be the same ones.

“Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.”

Galatians 6:1-NKJV Don’t judge until we’ve walked a mile….

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.

TERRITORIAL DRIVE ALLIANCE CHURCH Corner of Scott & Territorial Drive

10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service Everyone Welcome!

Senior Pastor - Keith Klippenstein Assoc Pastor - Mike Magnus

Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay nd

1372 102 St 306-445-3009

ANGLICAN PARISH

Notre Dame (RC) Parish Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Gerard Legaspi MASSES: Saturday - 7:00 p.m.

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

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.

OFFICE 306-445-3836

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK Rector: The Rev. Peter Norman

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

Hosanna Life Center Friday, Saturday & Sunday 7:00 pm Bible Training Classes & Personal Mentoring

306-445-5079

Pastors: Peter & Lydia LitchÀeld Members of Christian Ministers Association

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

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

962A - 102 Street

Pastor Dave Miller

Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.

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

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage” Pastors Len Beaucage & Don Toovey Furniture or Donations: Please call Don at

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Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome Canadian National Baptist Convention

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338 Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 Service Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4465

CHURCH SERVICE Sunday 11:00 a.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford Rev. Dan Millard Phone: 306-445-4818 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net Website: www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca Come join us this Sunday!

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

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Zion Lutheran 10801 Winder Cres. 15th Ave. & 108th St. North Battleford, Sk

306-445-5162 Fellowship Hour 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m. www.battlefordslutheran.sk.ca Pastor Sheldon Gattinger Everyone Welcome

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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Hwy 4 North, North Battleford

Phone 306-445-3300 Toll Free 1-877-223-SAVE (7283) website: www.bridgesgm.com