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North Battleford, Sask.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

A very, very, very funny night

The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts held its annual fundraiser Saturday night with plenty of opportunities to laugh. Above, Moe McGuinty, manager of the Dekker Centre, mans the Joke in the Box booth. Press your preference of jokes, the door pops open, a joke issues forth and the door snaps shut again. See more photos on Pages 8 and 9. Photo by Averil Hall

This week in ...

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in Central Park and at the Dekker Centre May 1 marked the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of North Battleford as a city.

The main activity in the afternoon Wednesday was a Centennial Proclamation Party in Central Park, next to the public library and near the location of a time capsule set up to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the city in 1988.

• This week in 2013, North Battleford celebrated a century of city status. Festivities

• While a threat of flooding continued from the 2013 spring runoff, some North-

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2013

By Jayne Foster

west communities appeared to be gaining the upper hand in their battle. The communities of Radisson and Borden continued to operate under declarations of emergency, but the flow of water from nearby streams had been steadily going down, allowing volunteers to gain ground. In Radisson, an evacuation order on about 50 homes considered at risk had been lifted and most of the 73 residents of Poundmaker First Nation were allowed to return to their community as well. A seven-day emergency declara-

tion in Maidstone had expired and officials were assessing whether to seek an extension. Maidstone was the first community in Saskatchewan to issue an emergency declaration due to the flooding.

• This week in 2013, the landmark Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ghost at Whitkow was destroyed in a controlled burn. The first service of the church was held in 1934 and the final service had been held in 1998.

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Into the Joy of Spring Concert

The youngest percussionist.

The North Battleford City Kinsmen Concert Band beginning, intermediate and senior groups performed at the Dekker Centre Saturday as they held their annual spring concert, titled Into the Joy of Spring. Above, the senior band is conducted by Jackie Kroczynski. Although it began as a youth organization more than 65 years ago, it has now expanded to include adult musicians and the once separate entity of the Battlefords Concert Band has now merged with the NBCKB organization. Many of the concert band members were youth members of NBCKB. Over its lifetime, NBCKB has accumulated numerous prizes and awards, particularly from its marching band days, and, in some cases, has seen up to three generations of musicians pass through its ranks. Photos by Averil Hall

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Gene Aulinger directs the intermediate band during the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band Into the Joy of Spring Concert.

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Sask. Hospital pre-construction underway

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Last week marked the official start of pre-construction at the new Saskatchewan Hospital and integrated correctional facility in North Battleford.

Officials from the province, the City of North Battleford and Prairie North Health Region were at the location of the new facility

Friday.

The pre-construction activities are designed to build infrastructure for the new integrated 188-bed hospital and 96-unit correctional facility. According to the province, pre-construction will involve putting up two new power lines, a new gas line, water lines, a sewer line, two telecom lines and relocation of another telecom line, as well as a tem-

porary construction road.

The work is being done

by SaskEnergy, SaskTel and SaskPower. The water portion is still out to tender, and a Lloydminster company has won the tender for the temporary roads.

It was evident work was already underway with heavy equipment already on site and a road allowance already up.

“This is going to be a

process in terms of putting in the utilities and putting in all the different lines,” said Jennifer Campeau, minister of central services. “There’s a budget of $3 million for that, and that’s to get the site ready for the actual construction. So that’s going to take until July to do.”

The work is being done in a large area north of the existing Saskatchewan Hospital building and grounds.

Once preliminary work is done, expected by July 1, that area should be ready for full construction to start.

But there are still decisions to be made as the government must still select which one of the three submitted proposals will be selected for construction of the new hospital.

Campeau told reporters, the procurement stage is still underway, and it is also not confirmed whether it will be a public-private partnership project. The actual location of the new integrated facility is yet to be finalized as well.

The start of pre-construction work delighted the elected officials in attendance.

“This is absolutely a great day for the Battlefords,” said Herb Cox, MLA for the Battlefords, and a “great day for residents and staff” in the

hospital.

He was happy to see progress get underway, though he says “I guess I don’t really look at it as delays, I call it planning.”

He pointed to the addition of the integrated correctional facility, as well as the 3P process, of which he said “hopefully that’s going to bear fruit down the line when we see the final design.”

Mayor Ian Hamilton said he was happy to see the preconstruction work begin.

“It’s a great day for residents of the Battlefords and region,” said Hamilton, noting SHNB is a “huge employer of residents of our area and contributes incredibly to our economy.”

He pointed to his own family’s work connection to the hospital starting around 1929.

News-Optimist.ca Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: North Battleford councillor Ryan Bater has suggested a nicer spring is driving a rise in crime in March this year compared to last year. What do you think?

• I agree. Those who commit crimes stay in out of the cold like everyone else. 27% • I disagree. Crime is on the rise, period. 34% • The community is growing, and with that will come a corresponding rise in crime. 40% Representatives from the various levels of government, including provincial Central Services Minister Jennifer Campeau, as well as from Saskatchewan Hospital and Prairie North Health Region, were on hand at the site where pre-construction work had begun on the new Saskatchewan Hospital and integrated correctional facility.

Above, North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, minister Jennifer Campeau, Cut KnifeTurtleford MLA Larry Doke and Battleford Mayor Derek Mahon at the new Saskatchewan Hospital site Friday.

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Community volunteers needed to make safety audit viable

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A public meeting has been scheduled with respect to the upcoming community safety audit in the city.

It is to be held Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Connaught School. The meeting will provide details on what the community safety audit is about and seek volunteers from the community for that initiative.

Anyone who would like to volunteer or learn more should attend the public information meeting. The safety audits will be conducted May 21 at 7 p.m.,

May 22 at 9 p.m and May 23 at 1 p.m. A brief training session will take place for the volunteers before each audit. Those interested in volunteering can contact the City at 306-445-1700.

A community safety audit, according to a city news release, is a “thorough examination of an area by local residents. They walk through the area and identify specific safety concerns, opportunities for crime to occur and the existing perception of safety.” The goal is to crime-proof the whole neighbourhood.

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eford, BTC-Justice and the North Battleford RCMP detachment and is part of the wide-ranging efforts to reduce crime in the city.

Ever since funding was secured for the project earlier this year, the focus had been on hiring a co-ordinator and determining the location of the audit. The vicinity of Battlefords Union Hospital was selected, running from 106th to 109th streets and 9th through 12th avenues.

Aubrie Boyer, a crime prevention expert, has been hired as the co-ordinator for the effort and in a statement she encouraged local resi-

dents to take part.

“For the audit to be successful, local residents must be part of the process as they are the people who know what’s going on in their neighbourhood,” said Boyer.

Volunteers must be able to dedicate one to two hours of time and have the required literacy skills to complete the audit form. Self-administered surveys will also be completed. There will be no need to go door to door to survey residents.

The information collected will then be used to make community safety-related recommendations, Boyer said.

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Letter

Sinkhole in the middle of the city Dear Editor There’s a concrete pool, roughly five feet by five feet and five feet deep. It’s in the middle of Central Park adjacent to the library. I don’t know its history or much about it, but at one time it must have been a beautiful fountain. Now, however, it is more than an eyesore, it is a safety hazard.

I called 911 one sunny afternoon as an elderly fellow with a walker had fallen in. He had a concussion and could not climb back out.

That was a couple of years ago. And this is a place where wedding pictures are taken and parents let little ones play.

I am sure the library folk have stories and are tired of standing guard over this anomaly that no longer makes sense.

I would like to see an above ground fountain or flowerbed or at least the hole filled in. I think the City has the equipment and the wherewithal to do something about it.

The cost could perhaps be covered by a community improvement grant. Or could be a project for volunteers and Communities in Bloom.

This is so Central Park will once again be a place to gather rather than avoid.

Christy Hansen North Battleford

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made in Bangladesh and should plant them all over the Frozen North (which is unfreezing). Zeebub concurs and then expresses When I arose this morning I was eager concern about the all-weather port the govto perform my regular morning ritual of ernment that is in Ottawa has promised to going to the front lawn to face the east and build. He thinks it will be too late, because there bow in obeisance to my government he wants his gold, diamonds and other prethat is in Ottawa. (Every patriotic Canacious stuff by the middle of next year. dian, if they can still walk, should do the Siffer suggests the corporation buy some same.) The air outside was frigid and there used submarines and turn them into cargo was snow on the lawn. To my shame, I carriers. They could take the treasures stayed indoors, as I have done every mornout that way and also bring in food for the ing of this endless winter. I find bowing to non-union Inuit people expected to become the east when my nether regions are in close miners.

Catalogue available from: proximity to a hot air register, while not a Henna doesn’t like the idea of bringing in Speargrass Specialties display of hardy Canadian-ness, encourages food for the miners because it would add to Box 298, Eatonia, Sk., S0L 0Y0 me to cogitate for the benefit of my country.

Phone: (306) 967‐2910 overhead, but he accepts the idea. He would www.speargrassspecialties.com This morning I cogitated about the True prefer, however, the miners subsist on blubNorth that is faraway north of me. ber and caribou meat.

Almost immediately, my irreverent Zeebub tells him he should be thankful imagination conjured up the transnational corporation of the miners can live in tents and igloos and it will be necesZeebub and Henna and its principals, B.L. ZeeBubb and sary to build only a few houses for management people G.E. Henna. They have a managing director, Lou Siffer, from the South. who is telling them how much buried wealth can be found Siffer begins to gloat about the anticipated values of when the Frozen North unfreezes. He also tells them six the treasures they expect to ship out on their submarines. of the exploration company’s prospectors have drowned in He asks if the corporation has a treasure house bigger the Arctic Ocean and three have been consumed by hungry than Scrooge McDuck’s . They tell him it is much bigger, polar bears. Zeebub says this loss is acceptable because but won’t tell him where it is, except to say that it isn’t in prospectors and engineers can be replaced by ones from Canada. other countries, preferably one where wage scales are much My imagination has laid a curse upon me, but it troubles lower. me for only a little time. I have an assurance that my govHenna warns that the company must wear a Canadian ernment that is in Ottawa will never permit such devious face. He thinks they should have a million Canadian flags devils to proceed with such dastardly intentions, of course.

By William Wardill

Road disrepair continues Dear Editor Once again another summer and the road between the fair grounds and the Cuplex shows no signs of improvement. What is the problem?

Lyle Russell Rural North Battleford

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Doke blasts NDP on highways estimates

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The testy tone of the legislative session was evident again Thursday, and this time it involved an area MLA. Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke ripped the NDP for “just making stuff up” in his remarks in the legislature immediately prior to Question Period.

His remarks were about concerns raised by MLA Buckley Belanger during an estimates committee meeting that week.

Here is Doke’s speech in full, from the published account in Hansard from April 30.

Mr. Doke: Mr. Deputy Speaker, almost every day

the government has to correct misinformation brought forward by the NDP. A couple of days ago in highways estimates, the member for Athabasca raised a number of concerns that he said came right from the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association.

Yesterday that same member received a letter from the association regarding his performance in estimates. The letter reads, and I quote: “I am writing to express concern with your misrepresentation of our association’s working relationship with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.

“At no time has the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association or

any member been contacted by the NDP opposition or any of your staff to provide an opinion on the current working relationship between the organization and our respective partners.

“Nor have we asked to comment on any particular aspect of the pavement quality index as noted by you during the 26th session of April.

“The views and opinions highlighted during the meeting were not obtained through consultation with anyone within the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association and do not properly represent the views of our board.”

So once again, Mr. Deputy Speaker, the NDP is just making stuff up, and

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Former local radio personality Jay Crockett was the MC of the event, and began the evening by introducing various people to speak.

“It’s my honour as president to welcome you this evening and to thank you for supporting our dinner and auction,” said CFS president Ken Loehndorf. “We have been blessed with exceptional support over the past 22 years. I would like to sincerely thank the many donors for their ongoing generosity.”

Executive Director Karen Richard shared a story written by someone who took advantage of CFS’ services.

“After going through a traumatic time, with encouragement from family, friends and co-workers, I decided to go for counselling. I called and was taken in quickly,” she read. “I never felt any issue was too small to discuss, nor did I feel rushed. The experience I had at CFS was one of true compassion and understanding. It has helped to ease my pain and began my journey towards healing.”

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this time they tried to pass off their nonsense as coming directly from the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association.

Will the member opposite do the right thing today, correct his misrepresentations of their position and apologize? If he wants to take a moment before QP to do that, we would certainly give him leave. Will he do that today? We’re about to find out.

There was no apology from Belanger or from anyone else in the NDP caucus, and Question Period proceeded immediately. When it ended, a point of order was raised by NDP MLA Warren McCall concerning Doke’s remarks.

Mr. McCall: In his mem-

ber’s statement right before question period, the member for Cut Knife-Turtleford used language which has been repeatedly found to be unparliamentary, using the same language that both the premier and the deputy premier have had to apologize for in the last several weeks.

And it’s the same language that the minister of social services apologized for on March 25th, 2013.

I would ask you to make a ruling on the unparliamentary language used by the member for Cut KnifeTurtleford in his member’s statement.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

In his response, government house leader Ken Cheveldayoff disputed the

NDP assertion that the rules had been broken.

Mr. Cheveldayoff: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

I was listening very closely to what the member had to say during members’ statements. Certainly I know that he used a series of quotes, and what he did say was in a letter that was certainly directly sent to the member opposite, the member from Athabasca, so I think the quotes were factual. The information that was brought forward was certainly in context and well within the rules of this assembly, so I would suggest that the point of order is not well taken.

Deputy speaker Glen Hart said he would review the record and come back with a ruling Monday.

Auction supports Catholic Family Services

By Craig Beauchemin Sports Reporter

It was a night of good food, dancing and donations at the Tropical Inn as the Battlefords Catholic Family Services held their 23rd annual charity dinner and auction Saturday evening.

Kim Kramer of Kramer Auction Services conducted the live auction at Catholic Family Services’s 23rd annual charity dinner and auction Saturday.

Structure fire investigated Staff A structure fire had North Battleford Fire Department, RCMP, WPD Ambulance, SaskPower and SaskEnergy on site Saturday evening.

The fire is under investigation and one person was transported to hospital, says NBFD in a news release.

RCMP say the fire appears to have been deliberately set and charges are currently pending against an adult female suspect.

The alarm came in to the NBFD at 6:42 p.m. and two pumpers and 10 personnel responded to the fire at 931 106th St. Thick, dark smoke was coming out of the front of the house when they arrived, so they made entry from the rear and did a rapid

search for victims, finding none, and extinguishing the fire.

Damage is estimated at $60,000.

Danny and the Dusters played for the dance portion of Saturday’s Catholic Family Services fundraiser. Photos by Craig Beauchemin

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Denis Carignan, state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, presented a donation of $2,000 to CFS. After a three-course meal, the silent auction began being announced. There were items ranging from a coffee machine to a twonight stay for two in Las Vegas.

The silent auction items sold for a total of $6,670,

while the live auction items, which included a $1,000 gas card, a massage chair and weeklong stay at Flora Bora Forest Lodging, sold for $12,725.

Danny and the Dusters performed live music while patrons took to the dance floor to showcase their moves.

A draw was done for a diamond pendant near the end of the evening.

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I . d eight hours, d. bag us. rke ire foc my ret wo ’t her she ers isn e ce nag am sin ma g bec e “Unit health car e of trying to She’s been golfin ng lle at cha wh the t’s s she as I was contha fer t e,” far pre tha e as Sh occasional gam t was plenty rtha the tou “I just somehow knew and had in y had pla n “I tha her s rat . s keeping me ’t say there wa improve her game, ned,” she says. “It wa gone to the course with Al cer ing I was going to do. I can hav s, say I , rse nu uggle naments. e managing the t was a we’d go out, I would str nt to try busy enough ... You’r anyone that I knew tha wa hen “W ays alw u w Yo e. eho ng lle som had t “I cha I jus o doing a lot of bed“It’s a ,” she says. was never hospitalized ... ow I’m never unit, but you’re als kn I even to hit the ball at all h ug tho .’” n do eve , to .” ter ing ing bet go to do y no idea what I was do knew, ‘That’s what I’m ce is obvi- side care as well.” e until about , she grew up absolutel retired, it became an addiction. going to get better because practi She continued in that rol Originally from Outlook she ce s.

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She has served on the Ed the last 17 ly nowhere near pros. No one nee of beginning. ee retirell ski for the s tie as aci far cap as us ny th t ma The exact dates of her thr Pat. Board in comfortable wi the lottery tha un ut abo De ry rn sto to ste a ls ful We tel ng the e ani at Sh ments aren’t that me years and also helps out g is concerned.” of. keeps track their fundraising golfin in no uncer- not many people are aware ved pro e hav di“I “I’m not a person who s, ive gh cut lau velopment Museum with exe Pat the s wa e enc portant to me,” t make per “Sharon Sp e and she of dates, it’s never im ms that practice does no efforts. tim ter t n tha tai at on als ati Me nd a e the fou for hav the d rector of lf. But we ’s what’s happening in my Pat has also delivered foo fect when it comes to go t we should do a lot- she says. “It tha .” rs. a ide yea 20 the n th tha wi re up e mo cam , [dates] are just numbers on Wheels program for r- lot of fun.” ew a thing about doing life. To me Pe kn us e the of yn er for Wa ith e Ne ntr the y.

Ce th ter er wi Since the Dekk Pat also volunteers lf she has Continued on Page 7 Pruden Memorial Go forming Arts opened,

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pany,” she “He’s very good com definitely to is Got o wh Pat smiles, petting Davey much, too 6 le litt ge a Pa s m me Continued fro a lap dog. “Someti urs a nt, ho me 24 ire be ret d o he’ int ere ay wh for On her first because this is g vin t.”

Ha ten y con her. day if possible. He’s ver Pat’s husband joined business, dog she’s taken tire st the fir in the rs ’t isn yea vey for Da worked o int ved mo d an s care of for a son.

Al had changed career erian husky s Pat. Then they “My oldest son had a Sib real estate for a time, say ich dw san p his dog when arine and he also could not kee bought the Yellow Subm rs. yea 10 ut ry.” lga abo they first moved to Ca shop, which they had for Al , ver had had her we ho sky d, hu ire ger If the much lar Not long after Pat ret b Su ne the same as just sell the way, she would have do said, “I think we should Davey does now. and both be retired.” volunteer liked to have e nat sio pas a s wa o wh “She would really have Al, 09. s a little too 20 wa in ay she t aw en a lap dog. Bu be like his wife, passed six warm in the will be “It’s hard to believe it big and it was a little too s. house for her,” Pat laugh years this fall,” says Pat. ue to live in ldren. Garth tin chi con ee thr vey Da had d Al an d t an Pa e Sh at rks wo Al. When at d th an wi d for red house she sha the lives in North Battle d ire of handwork Dave is ret home, she enjoys hobbies Anderson Pumphouse. son ir the ting and petit dly, such as knitting, croche and lives in Calgary. Sa ber cem De t pas point.

Br uce passed away this ich was Al’s s living in Edwa He 49. of age “I make a little wine, wh the at car ried it on,” hobby, and I just sort of monton. by se clo ry Pat keeps Br uce’s memo she adds. however, the pet, Davey, his th wi ny pa com g Now that spring is here, keepin e cam t aside. It’s He pu u. be itz ly Sh d bab hobbies will pro a quiet, middle-age to ved uce mo golf season! to live with her when Br Edmonton.

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With the return of dry conditions, the City of North Battleford has once again issued an open-air burning ban in the city.

The ban goes into effect immediately. This is due to predicted warm weather, wind and lack of adequate rain, according to Fire Chief Albert Headrick.

As was the case earlier this spring, the ban does not affect the use of approved,

legal fire pits.

The fire chief is urging people be very careful with the use of legal fire pits and suggests the following: maintain close supervision of the fire; have an adequate supply of water available to extinguish or control the fire; properly extinguish the fire after use; and pay close attention to wind conditions and potential spark hazards.

According to the City’s news release, the fire chief

is also advising residents to keep dry vegetation and combustibles away from buildings, to be cautious with discarded smoking materials, and to report any suspicious activity by fire starters to the RCMP or municipal enforcement. Those with concerns or questions can contact the North Battleford Fire Department at 306-445-1770 or the RM of North Battleford office at 306-445-3604.

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One vehicle with four personnel from NBFD was on the site for approximately half an hour. No extrication was required.

One injured in collision Staff Chris Frolek Meere hosted a vegetable and container gardening workshop at the North Battleford library Friday afternoon in front of about two dozen gardening enthusiasts. She runs Sunshine Acres Greenhouse. Photo by Craig Beauchemin

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Dekker Centre staff and volunteers dressed as their icon comic characters Saturday at the Dekker Centre’s third annual fundraiser, Celebrate the Arts.

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Bilingual house concert gets spoons tapping

Through Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous, a not-for-profit arts organization, and the Centre francophone des Battleford Roger Dallaire performing at a house concert April 24. Photos submitted

Staff Through Home Routes/ Chemin Chez Nous, a notfor-profit arts organization and the Centre francophone des Battleford, a bilingual house concert was held at the home of Jennifer and Andrew Miller recently.

Musician, storyteller, marionetist and folklorist Roger Dallaire was the featured artist. Part of his

show included introducing youngsters to the accordion and he brought out the cutlery to teach his audience how to accompany music on spoons.

The Centre francophone des Battleford is a place where the Frenchspeaking community can find resources, opportunities to socialize and share their heritage and enjoy activities and entertainment in the

French language. Bringing entertainers in through Chemin Chez Nous is one of the ways the centre meets those goals.

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Dallaire has been performing in schools all across Canada since 2000. Proud of his French-Canadian cultural heritage, he is passionate about sharing his “joie de vivre” in schools.

Although rooted in Franco-Albertan earth, he indulges his wandering soul by spending several months a year travelling the roads of Western Canada and Ontario to perform at schools and festivals.

Having trained at the School of Physical Theatre in Toronto, Dallaire’s talents also include mime, physical comedy and directing.

He has appeared in over 20 plays, in addition to writing and staging a dozen multidisciplinary works.

Musician, storyteller, marionetist and folklorist Roger Dallaire teaching the kids on his brand new accordion during a bilingual house concert in North Battleford recently. He later brought out spoons and taught everyone how to do accompaniment.

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North Battleford Fire Department responded to a rural site Saturday where a tractor had struck a power pole.

They attended the incident 6.5 kilometres north and five kilometres west of the city after the alarm came in at 11:09 a.m. to find a power line had fallen on top of the tractor.

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Canadian Tire Cares

Canadian Tire has a commitment of $10,000 to the Battlefords Trade and Education My Community Cares campaign that is raising funds for a new day centre. BTEC participants George Mercer, Elmer Kryzanowski, Jason Laliberte, Greg Gabelko and Program Co-ordinator Jessie Bigknife were happy to meet with Brett Payne of Canadian Tire to acknowledge the commitment. Photo submitted

Ombudsman reports on investigations Staff Mary McFadyen, Saskatchewan’s Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner, has tabled both of her 2014 annual reports.

McFadyen, who has completed her first year as ombudsman and commissioner, said her office helps ensure government treats people fairly and acts with integrity.

“Many of the cases we

worked on this past year illustrate the value of having an independent office make inquiries or investigate issues.”

As Ombudsman, Mc-Fadyen said some complaints of unfairness were resolved at an early stage. Others, however, needed an investigation, and some of those resulted in recommendations to government.

McFadyen said, “Our goal is that our recommen-

dations will not only help the people who bring complaints to our office, but will also help to ensure that others do not encounter the same problems. We are proud that our work often results in changes to government practices, policies and programs to make them fairer for everyone in Saskatchewan.”

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The Connaught School Me to We Club presented Lend A Paw Animal Rescue with a cheque for $200. Students made and sold dog toys to raise the money. They also made and donated a bag of toys for the rescue dogs. Accepting the cheque on behalf of Lend A Paw was Vickey Zenner Guttormson and one of the rescue dogs, Andy.

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When he was assessed and approved for long-term care, he and Hillary were hoping he could be placed in the facility nearest their home.

They were concerned about the way the options were explained to them and what that could mean to his wait time for getting into a longterm care facility.

• Nobody Noticed (page 5) – “Hilda” had been on a SaskEnergy payment plan for 10 years, but nobody noticed that the pre-authorized payments had been coming out of another customer’s account for all those years.

Now Hilda, a senior on a fixed income, suddenly had a large bill to pay.

• Bridging a Service Gap (page 7) – “Hugh” was an adult with intellectual disabilities and multiple diagnoses of mental illness. He lived with his parents until his mental health worsened and he was admitted to hospital. He languished there for 18 months, waiting for access to more supports and services, including a place to live. He qualified for help from the Ministry of Social Services and from the Mental Health and Addictions Branch of the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, but with his combined needs, he did not fit neatly into the service plans for either. He – and others in his situation – needed them to work together.

As Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner,

McFadyen reported that the office completed its first investigation since the ombudsman was appointed commissioner in 2012. In 2014, her office carried over two investigations from 2013. One was concluded in 2014 and the other was ongoing. Four disclosures were received in 2014, all of which were under assessment at the end of the year. Eight inquiries were received in 2014. There was also more work done in 2014 to increase public servants’ awareness of their options and protections under The Public Interest Disclosure Act. The ombudsman report is available at www. ombudsman.sk.ca and the public interest disclosure report is available at www. saskpidc.ca.

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OBITUARIES THOMAS: Quintin Allen Thomas of Sylvan Lake, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the age of 20 years.

Quintin was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. His first years were spent at Chitek Lake, where he went to Leoville School for his elementary years. Moving to Battleford, Quintin continued to be involved in dance and was a champion pow wow dancer. He led a busy life with school, dance, swimming and piano.

Quintin’s first snowmobile mountain trip with his dad was at age 10, and he was hooked. The outdoors allowed Quintin to reset and return to the hectic pace of life.

Snowmobiling, quadding, hunting and fishing were his passion.

Snowboarding became a major part of his life as his family spent weekends at ski hills. Moving to Sylvan Lake in 2010, Quintin again made many lasting friendships. Quintin will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Debbie and Kevin Thomas, and his best friend and sister Lakoda; grandparents: Esther and Ron Hnatiw, of Sylvan Lake; Miriam Thomas of Chitek Lake, and Mary (Frank) Lee of Martinsville, Saskatchewan. He will also be missed by many extended family, including brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles, and the many friends he made across the provinces. He was predeceased by his grandpa, Leo Thomas, with whom he shared a special bond. Friends were welcome to pay their respects and share memories of Quintin, at a wake held at the Ridgewood Community Hall, beginning Wednesday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m, and continued until the Celebration of Quintin’s Life, Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., also at the Ridgewood Community Hall. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com or Face book page “Remembering Quintin Thomas”. Arrangements in care of Sonya Henderson, Funeral Director at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer 403-340-4040. ____________________________________________________ KUCHIRKA: In Loving Memory of Juliet Kuchirka, born March 11, 1931 in North Battleford, SK, passed away April 21, 2015 in North Battleford, Sk. at 84 years of age. Survived by: Brother, Joseph William Nimalovitch (Saskatoon, SK); Sisters: Alice (Donald) Howes (Victoria, B.C.) and Tina Dryhorub (North Battleford, SK); Sister-in-law, Sylvia Nimalovitch (Saskatoon, SK); nieces and nephews. Predeceased by: parents: Joseph and Tina Nimalovitch; 3 brothers (infancy); brothers-in-law: Clifford Hendrickson and William Dryhorub; sisters-inlaw: Mary Ryhorchuk and Anne Johnston; husband, Mike Kuchirka; companion, Ronald Pethick. Panakhyda (Prayer Service) was held on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of St. John The Baptist. Funeral Service was held on Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 10:00 a.m. from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of St. John The Baptist, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Minister Very Rev. Fr. Taras Udod. Cross Bearer - Dennis Pidwerbeski; Cantor - Sally Lazarowich; Altar Server - John Sendecki. Pallbearers were Dwayne Nimalovitch, Brent Nimalovitch, Les Pethick, Roger Delaire, Wayne Rafuse and Arnold Combres.

Memorial Donations are requested to the Western Development Museum, P.O. Box 183, North Battleford, SK S9A2Y1 or to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc., Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Interment at City Cemetery - North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

CARD OF THANKS The family of Julie Kuchirka wish to thank everyone for the care given to Julie during her illness and for the many acts of kindness at her passing, whether it was calls, visits, food, flowers or offers of help, all was appreciated. We thank The Very Rev. Father Taras Udod for his compassion and very meaningful prayer and funeral services, and our thanks to everyone else who participated in the prayers, funeral and memorial luncheon. Your help and presence eased our sorrow. To the ladies of St. Vladimer Parish, DominionRedfield District as Honor Guard. Bob MacKay and staff at the Battlefords Funeral Service – we thank you for your consistant excellent service. May God Bless you all. ____________________________________________________

WOROBETZ: Miro Andrew. With great sadness we announce the passing of our husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Miro Andrew Worobetz, who died peacefully April 28, 2015 at age 83. He leaves behind cherished memories of laughter, good times, and unconditional love for all of us to remember him by.

Born in Wakaw, SK on July 20th, 1931, raised in Denholm, SK. His passion was machinery and mechanics. He spent 47 years in the automotive industry mostly as a Ford parts man in North Battleford, SK and in later years, Edmonton, AB. He coached baseball and hockey teams for his sons, always with a focus on fun and welcoming all. Miro is survived by his wife of 57 years, Angie; their children Brenda (Ray) Seibert, Brad (Patricia), Norman and Neil; grandchildren Sonia (Devin), Tara, Ashley, Ryan (Taylor), Kristy (Alec), Jessica (Matt), Andrew; great grandchildren Nolan, Alexa, Makenzie. Miro will be fondly remembered by many relatives and friends. He was predeceased by grandson Todd. A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, May 4, 2015 at St. Thomas More Church, in Edmonton. An Inurnment followed at our Lady of Peace Columbarium. Memorials to Heart & Stroke Fund, 10985-124 St., Edmonton, AB T5M 0H9 or a charity of your choice. To view webcasting or to send condolences, please visit www.connelly-mckinley.com Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home Edmonton South (780) 468-2222 ____________________________________________________ AMOS: Mr. Don Amos of Days Beach, Saskatchewan passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2015 at his residence.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Elizabeth; his children, Jennifer (Allan) Cave and their children Colby and Taylor, Jordie (Trudy) and their children Bryn, Avery, Breya and Teahgan, Riley (Stacey) and their children Mercedez, Autumn, Tristen and Jecamie, Richard (Deanna) and their children Bennett and Lawson; sisters, Maryanne Amos, Judy Graham and her sons Justin and his daughter Emma, Jared; cousin, Chuck (Janice) Amos. Donald joins in eternal peace his parents, Jack and Vimy Amos. A Celebration of Life Service was held on Saturday, March 28th at 2:00 p.m. from the Don Ross Auditorium. A private family interment took place prior to the service. Memorial donations in memory of Don Amos may be directed to BTEC Building Fund, 702-102 St., North Battleford, SK. S9A 1E3. Anyone wishing to leave condolences for the family may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

CARD OF THANKS The family of Don Amos would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our friends, family, and community, for the overwhelming amount of love, support, and generosity we have received by way of food, flowers, visits, calls, and messages that we have received since our loss. Thank you!!!

EDWORTHY: In Loving Memory of Donna Ethel Edworthy, born June 5, 1947 at Tisdale, Sask, passed away April 11, 2015 in North Battleford, Sask at 67 years of age. Survived by her mother, Ethel Franklin; brothers: Arnold (Marie) Harpham and Douglas Harpham; daughters: Tracey (Mike) Stevens and Heather (Pierre) St.Amant granddaughters: Briegh (Daniel Gessner) St.Amant - greatgrandsons: Jaxon, Hudson and Easton; Lynnsy St.Amant and Shayla St.Amant; son, Brad (Michelle) Edworthy - grandchildren: Randi Edworthy (Blaire Coolidge) - great-grandchildren: Jalexa Edworthy and Tennely Edworthy - grandsons: Jagger Edworthy and Kanyon Edworthy. Predeceased by her dad, Rodney Harpham; great-granddaughter, Braelynn Edworthy; sadly Donna’s Mother Ethel Franklin passed away April 14, 2015. Service of Thanksgiving for Donna’s Life was held on Friday, April 17, 2015 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ - Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, Sask with Officiant Jan Trost, St. George’s Anglican Church, Battleford, Sask. Scripture Readings: 2 Corinthians 4: 6-7; 13-18; Psalm 139; Gospel: John 6: 35, 37-40. Shared Memories were given by Pierre St. Amant. Music Ministry: Irene Garrett – Organist; Hymn Selection - “In The Garden”; Robert MacKay “Amazing Grace.” Urn Bearers were Tracey, Heather & Brad. Memorials are requested to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Interment: Tisdale Cemetery - Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________

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PETS

Delisle Mother’s Day Antique & Collectible Auction Sale. Saturday May 9, 2015 @ 9:00 AM. Delisle Town Hall Delisle, SK. 1-877-494-2437 PL# 318200 www.bodnarusauctioneering.com

Great Pyrenees - Akbash cross puppies, born March 18th, good for sheep or yard dogs, asking $200.00 Phone 306-845-2404 or email at rcmatthews@littleloon.ca

FOR SALE - MISC 2004 N.H. Grader, 5000 hrs. Dozer Ripper, New Motor, $120,000. 1999 GMC T8500 Tow Truck, 20 ft. deck. $14,500.

New steel quonset, 52x35x18 $17,500. 306-236-8023.

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For Sale 1518 Carter Disk Grain Cleaner, barley and wheat disks, complete ready to work, $650.00. Phone 1-780-875-0709.

Mother’ s Day Bosch Mixer $469, VITAMIX Blenders, Spin Mop, BUNN Coffee Makers, Omega Juicers & much more Call Hometech Regina 1-888-692-6724 or shop online www.hometechcanada.ca PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306649.1400 for details.

REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Full boxes as low as $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca.

HOT TICKETS SHANIA TWAIN June 14th in Saskatoon

Nearly $1 billion given in humanitarian aid

ONE DIRECTION July 24th in Winnipeg

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LABOUR DAY CLASSIC Sept. 6th in Regina

COMING EVENTS

AC/DC Sept. 17th in Winnipeg Sept. 20th in Edmonton

2015 Manitoba Electrical Expo The Electrical expo is open to all electrical contractors, designers, specifiers, electrical maintenance personnel as well as building owners and managers.

The Expo features 2 days of displays and seminars for the entire industry.

2015 Manitoba Electrical Expo May 20 / 21 Red River Exhibition Park Winnipeg.

Details and Registration available online at www.eamanitoba.ca

103rd GREY CUP GAME Nov. 29th in Winnipeg www.dashtours.com Call Dash Tours & Tickets 1-800-265-0000 One Call & You’re There

GARAGE SALES

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LAND WANTED FARMLAND WANTED

LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS!

PRODUCT RECALL

SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 206 1/4’s South - 88 1/4’s South East - 40 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 4 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 54 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s

Kidde Canada in conjunction with Health Canada has announced a voluntary recall to replace certain Kidde black plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers.

FARM AND PASTURE AVAILABLE

ABC and BC-rated fire extinguishers manufactured between July 23, 2013 and October 15, 2014 could be affected.

LAND

TO RENT

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT.

If you believe you may have one of these fire extinguishers please contact Kidde Canada at 1-844-8336394 (8am - 5pm) Mon-Fri or visit www.kiddecanada.com and click “Safety Notice.”

RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

Tender

The City of North Battleford invites Tenders for the contract cleaning of the City Hall 1291 - 101st Street.

Interested bidders may pick up tender documents at Central Reception, North Battleford City Hall 1291 - 101st Street between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

All prospective bidders must register for and attend a mandatory pre-bid site visit. The site visit will be held 10:00 a.m. on May 7 at City Hall.

For more information, please contact: Mr. Seton Winterholt, Facilities Manager at 306-445-1753.

FORM H (Section 45 of the Act)

Chartered Professional Accountants 300 - 1291 102nd Street North Battleford, SK, S9A 3V4 Phone: 306-445-6234 Fax: 306-445-0245

PARTnERs

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MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY Factory made aluminum Pier with cedar decking and aluminum stanchions. 11 sections 4 ft by 12 ft and starter ramp, always stored inside off season. $9,200.00. Call 306-692-0928 Residential, 306693-9991 Business or 306-6318591 Cell. Available May long at Metinota Beach, Jackfish Lake.

COMING EVENTS

Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Tuesdays, April 21 - May 26

Do you have a Chronic Condition wanting tools to cope? Prairie North Health Region is offering a free LiveWell with Chronic conditions workshop at the Primary Health Centre - Conference Room 1 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Phone 1-888-922-5867 or 306-446-8613 to register.

Tuesdays, April 28 - June 2

Do you have a Chronic Condition wanting tools to cope? Prairie North Health Region is offering a free LiveWell with Chronic conditions workshop at the North Battleford Library from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Phone 1-888-922-5867 or 306-446-8613 to register.

Wednesday, May 6

Sakewew High School Pow-Wow 2015 - First 10 Drums will be paid, adult dancers and elders will be paid, hoop dancer performance at Sakewew High School, 11502 - 8th Ave. Grand entry 11:00 a.m.

Ending 2:30 p.m. Soup and bannock will be served. Contact Celeste Tootoosis at 306-445-6822.

Saturday, May 9

Black and Red Angus Bulls on moderate growing ration - Performance info available. Adrian and Kyra or Brian and Elaine Edwards: 306-3424407 or 441-0946. www.valleyhillsangus.com

CAMERon odishAw LA CoCk

2 Bedroom Apartment for rent in Battleford, quiet working adults, no pets, no children, no smoking, reference required. Phone 445-2943

TENDERS

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

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Telephone 306-445-0488 Facsimile 306-446-3155

HOUSE FOR SALE 931 105th Street. Heated garage 20x24, central vacuum - bath room, in garage and central air. Finished basement with full bath. Heated breeze way 7’x16” Yard finished front and back. Phone 780-6905288 or 306-386-7210

LIVESTOCK

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES HIGH CASH Producing Vending Machines 1.00 Vend = .70 Profit. Custom Vending Routes. Set Up In Your Area. No Competition. Details Call 1 - 8 6 6 - 6 6 8 - 6 6 2 9 WWW.TCVEND.COM

LAND FOR SALE Farmland for sale RM of Meota southwest 36 48 16 west of 3 and RM of Parkdale southeast of 2 49 16 west of 3. Call 306-445-3446

GARAGE SALE Household, crafts, tools, 105 Cut Knife Cres, Cut Knife-SK. May 14, 15 and 16. Thursday noon-8pm, Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 8am-4pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SwANSON GryBA & COMPANy

HOUSES FOR SALE

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Town of Radisson

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the nominations of candidates for the office of COUNCILLOR, Town of Radisson Number to be elected: 1 will be received by the undersigned on the 20th day of May, 2015 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Town of Radisson Administration Office, 329 Main Street and during regular business hours on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, to Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Town of Radisson Administration Office.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Town of Radisson Administration Office Dated this 5th day of May, 2015 Darrin Beaudoin Returning Officer

Club 70 - Cherokee Rose at the North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch.

Phone Les & Donna at 306-845-3772 for more info. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, May 9

Spring Tea & Bake Sale at the Zion Lutheran Church, 10801 Winder Crescent from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Includes dessert and coffee or tea. Baking available for sale. All ages.

Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10

1st Annual North Battleford Wiffle Ball Championship at the Battleford Arena. Call 306-445-7845 to register. Dance Saturday night.

Beer gardens and concession.

Sunday, May 10

Borden Lions Mothers Day Brunch for Diabetes, Borden Community Centre from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 14

Battle River Settlement Annual General Meeting at Fort Battleford. at 7:00 p.m. Welcome new members.

Saturday, May 16

Speers United Church Spring Tea, Plant Sale (Denise Taylor’s greenhouse), Bake Sale, New to you sale & raffle at the Speers Rec Centre 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 16

Battlefords 18th Annual Polkafest at the Knights of Columbus Centre, 1202 - 105th Street from 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Limited tickets available, phone Walter Suberlak at 306-445-8255.

Friday & Saturday, May 22 & 23

Charity Garage Sale hosted by Realty Executive at 1371 - 100th Street. For more information or where to drop off donations, please call 306-446-0048 or email rex.battlefords@gmail.com. All proceeds from the Charity Garage Sale will go towards: Good Deed - make someone’s day a little brighter.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

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SUITES FOR RENT

HEALTH SERVICES

Large 2 Bedroom suite main floor of the house. All utilities and cable included. Coin operated laundry on site. No small children, smoking or pets.

Quiet working adults. $1200/month plus damage deposit.

Ref required. Call 306-481-3288 Leave message.

Hip or Knee Replacement?

SERVICES FOR HIRE

The Disability Tax Credit

A-1 Service, Will Shingle, build fences, decks, interior painting, metal fascia soffit, home renovations, snow removal, etc. Phone 306-4458439

Decks & Fences, Interior & Exterior Painting, Reno’s.

306-480-8199 or 306-481-2836 MARKS MOBILE DUMPSTER. Will load and haul anything to dump. Tree cutting, hedge trimming, leaf vacuuming & blowing, eavestroughs cleaning. Free estimates. Call 306-441-7530 Rob’s Lawn and Yard Care. Grass cutting, roto tilling, power raking, general yard maintenance. Phone 306-445-2736 or 306-441-5677.

Tree removal lower than competitors prices. Contact Doug Wallece 587282-0598 Will do rototilling at reasonable rate.

Phone: 306-441-7579

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Problems with Mobility?

$2,000 Yearly Tax Credit $20,000 Lump Sum Refund

For Assistance Call: 1-844-453-5372 CAREER TRAINING MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home.

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STEEL BUILDINGS/GRANARIES

BOND

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

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HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252 Common #1 Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Timothy, Crested Wheat, Yellow Clover, Cicer Milkvetch, Alfalfa. Also have Grower Direct.

Blending and Delivery available. Competitive Prices.

Call Siklenka Seeds, 306-3424290, 306-342-7688, Glaslyn Sask.

PARTS & ACCESSORIES Wrecking over 250 units, cars and trucks. Lots of trucks, Dodge, GMC, Ford, Imports. 1/2 ton to 3 tons. We ship anywhere. Call or text 306-8210260. Lloydminster

FARM SERVICES

Is your Company looking to recruit Aboriginal job seekers?

Bakerstreet Produce Company is seeking 2 long haul drivers to haul regular produce lines from throughout Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta to California/Arizona.

Competitive starting wage, with raises and bonuses based on performance. Passport, Class 1A and clean abstract necessary.

Advertise your job title and location in the classified section of 130 newspapers across Saskatchewan and Manitoba (950,000 Circulation) Have the position referred to www. firstnationsjobsonline.com and your company website for the full job description.

Email: danbsully@sasktel.net for more information

Contact Dan@baker streetproduce.com GPRC, Fairview Campus requires Heavy Equipment Technician Instructors to commence August 15, 2015.

Visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers for more information!

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have workat-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Industrial Direct Incorporated

New Used & Modified Sea Containers

Will do yard work, some outside painting, hauls to the dump and other misc jobs. Call 306-445-4268

FEED & SEED

CALIFORNIA LONG HAUL DRIVERS Full-time

Great, Secure storage for all your chemical, seed, fuel, tools and your valuables.

Call Bond Today 306-373-2236 or 306-221-9630 joe@bondind.com www.bondind.com STEEL BUILDINGS...”

SPRING SALES WITH HOT SAVINGS!” All steel building models and sizes are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Call Michael at 306.651.5335 or www. impcanada.ca/relocation

Sleep Country Canada/DormezVous? is Canada’s #1 specialty retailer with over 200 stores nationwide and growing. Sleep Country Canada is hiring full-time Sales Associates in Regina and Saskatoon!

This position offers an industry leading commission based salary. Apply today at http://sleepcountry.applicantpro.com/jobs/

Featured Products: • Clever – one pass cleaver control • Smoke – loaded glyphosate • Foax – green foxtail and wild oats • Diquash - desiccant Dealers in most areas (new dealers welcome) 306 477-4007 info@gng.ag www.gng.ag

Notice of Preparation of Assessment Roll Village of Maymont

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Maymont for the year 2015 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, May 8 to June 8, 2015.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, Village of Maymont, Box 160, Maymont, SK S0M 1T0, by the 8th day of June, 2015.

An appeal fee of $25.00 per property must accompany the notice.

Dated this 30th day of April, 2015.

Denise Bernier Assessor NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

Hire skilled workers for your restaurant, hotel and/or retail business.

This includes cooks, supervisors and management.

Heavy Equipment Operators

for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators). Camp job (southern Sask). Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc., Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

Notice of Call for Nominations (Municipal or School Division Elections)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: Mayor: Village of Maymont Councillor: Village of Maymont Number to be elected: 1 will be received by the undersigned on the 20th day of May, 2015 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Village of Maymont Office located at 201-A-Main Street and during regular business hours from Tuesday May 5th, 2015 to Tuesday May 19th, 2015 at the Village of Maymont Office located at 201-A-Main Street.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Maymont Village Office 201-A-Main Street Dated this 5th day of May, 2015.

Denise Bernier Returning Officer

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LEADERS Required for

First Battleford Scouting Group

We require leaders for our youth sections: • Beavers ages 5 - 7 • Cubs ages 8 - 10 • Scouts ages 11 - 15 If you are interested in making a difference for the youth of the Battlefords, please contact: Floyd 306-937-3456 OR Walter 306-937-7384

Agricultural Service Technicians Rosetown, Sask.

Please visit westernsales.ca for full job description

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Email resume’s to: careers@ westernsales.ca or fax 1 306 882 3389 Attn: Rome Molsberry

MACDONALD FENCING

PH 306-937-3000 FAX 306-937-7350 jcmac@sasktel.net Best Herbicide Prices Guaranteed

Hire workers with Canadian Experience ready to move to any location in Saskatchewan.

MYSTERY SHOPPERS WANTED National Market Research company seeks individuals to evaluate customer experience at local establishments in NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK. Apply FREE: shop.bestmark.com or call 1-800-969-8477.

Summer Student Jobs at Waskesiu Lake. Cafe and ice cream parlour hiring cooks, counter servers, and scoopers for summer FT work.

Some accommodations available for qualified applicants. Wages 11-17, Season end bonus. Only those with a record of achievement in school or work or sports, and are of good character need apply. Must be physically fit, able to enjoy the fast pace, and available for the summer.

Email resume to petstraw@sasktel.net.

Modify your storage unit to meet your needs with extra doors, windows, power, custom paint, insulation, etc.

First Nations Jobs nline

ASSESSMENT ROLLS

FENCE INSTALLERS REQUIRED We require fence installers who are honest and hard working.

Valid driver’s license is required.

Welding experience would also be an asset.

Please send resumé ASAP.

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15052SDF00

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Nature Conservancy pays tribute to volunteers Submitted

Nature Conservancy of Canada

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is recognizing its volunteers who are supporting our conservation and stewardship activities across the country.

In marking National Volunteer Week, the private land conservation organization has paid tribute to the thousands of Canadians who give their time and talents each year to help care for some of this country’s most important natural places.

Nature Conservancy of Canada president and CEO John Lounds says without volunteers, many key conservation actions could not be undertaken.

“Volunteers are the backbone of our country and are indeed the heart and soul of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. They are a precious resource and continue to lend strength in the communities where we work,” said Lounds. “Volunteers roll up their sleeves to help plant trees, clean up shorelines, remove invasive species and so much more. The list of volunteer activities is endless.”

Conservation volunteer events are designed to help NCC care for the natural places under its protection, while offering a blend of new experiences and new skills development all set against the backdrop of some of Canada’s most spectacular natural places.

At conservation volunteer events, volunteers can learn new skills and practise

current ones. For example, butterfly counts and bird inventories put watching and listening skills to the test.

Some will learn trade skills as they repair a boardwalk or build a nest box for the first time. Participants learn how to become citizen scientists, all the while making new friends and sharing knowledge and experiences.

“Volunteers also work with us (NCC) behind the scenes as land stewards, they are involved with our national and regional boards, committees and science advisory networks.” says Mark Wartman, regional vicepresident, Saskatchewan Region, NCC. “We are grateful for their energy, their spirit and dedication to conserving nature. Our hope is our volunteers will take home both a sense of accomplishment and discovery.”

Nature Conservancy of Canada volunteer opportunities are planned in Saskatchewan. Visit NCC’s conservation volunteers to find an event near you.

In Saskatchewan alone, the NC has conserved over 140,000 acres of ecologically significant lands through land donation, purchase and conservation agreement, in partnership with governments, corporations and other organizations.

NCC partners with landowners through grazing leases and provides public access on foot only on all NCC properties in Saskatchewan.

Through its Natural Areas Conservation Program and its Habitat Stew-

ardship Program, the Government of Canada has supported NCC conservation of almost 34,000 acres in Saskatchewan to date.

NCC is working with the Government of Saskatchewan, SaskEnergy, Encana, K+S Potash, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Lone Tree Community Pastures and others for long-term land conservation in Saskatchewan.

Eighty-three per cent of contributions to NCC go directly to on-the-ground conservation of Canada’s natural spaces and wildlife, including species at risk.

NCC owns and manages properties in many southern and central Saskatchewan communities around the Quill Lakes, Shaunavon, Hafford, Kenosee, Alameda, Maple Creek, Wynyard, Maymont and more.

NCC works with a broad range of organizations to advance long-term land conservation in Saskatchewan and throughout Canada.

The NCC is the nation’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect more than 2.7 million acres, coast to coast, placing national perspective on Saskatchewan work.

A review of Canadian charities by Charity Intelligence Canada awarded top marks to the NCC for charitable private land conservation in Canada (2014).

Top photo, Buffalo Valley BioBlitz, May 30, 2014. Above, Fairy Hill (north of Regina) involved a little friendly competition among Saskatchewan Crown corporation employees while all pitched in to remove old fencing. Photos by NCC

Make safety a habit – NAOSH Week proclaimed Staff May 3 to 9 is North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week.

This year’s theme is Make Safety a Habit.

NAOSH week, which is observed throughout North America, promotes health and safety in the workplace and at home.

“This week is a reminder that we are all responsible for safe and healthy workplaces,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said when it was announced the Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed the week for the province.

“I encourage all employers and employees to make safety a top priority not just this week but throughout the year.”

Saskatchewan was chosen to host the National Launch for the 2015 NAOSH Week with a launch Monday in Saskatoon at Prairieland Park Monday and a luncheon Tuesday in Regina at the Conexus Arts Centre, with both events featuring a keynote address from Greg Johnson, one of North America’s top professional storm-chasers and severe weather experts.

Also known as the Tornado Hunter, Johnson has over 10 years of experience and enjoys chasing classic prairie thunder and lightning storms, tornadoes, hurri-

canes and blizzards. NAOSH will be hosting the Amazing Safety Quest competition during the Saskatoon launch.

The competition includes activities designed to engage,

encourage, and educate young Saskatchewan workers about the importance of workplace health and safety both at work and at home.

Saskatchewan NAOSH

week activities are promoted and co-ordinated by the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the Workers’ Compensation Board, the Gov-

ernment of Canada, the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, Threads of Life, Saskatchewan Safety Associations, and the Saskatchewan Safety Council.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - PAGE 16

Be a Road Hero

The way you drive can save lives Submitted

Canada Safety Council

Pssstt … ordinary motorist. You there, ferrying your kids to soccer, you over there, trying to get to work on time, and you too, just out running errands. We have a special mission for you. It could save a life. Do you accept?

This National Road Safety Week, May 12-18, the Canada Safety Council is reminding motorists the way we drive can save lives.

Over the last three decades, the rate of fatalities among vehicle occupants has been dropping steadily, but much less progress has been made in the protection of “vulnerable road users” – pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. In 2012, the latest year for which statistics are available, vulnerable road users accounted for more than one in four of the 2,077 fatalities recorded on Canadian roads.

As the weather warms, more people are on the roads, including more children and seniors, pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists. In the summer months, fatal collisions are more likely.

The road system is in need of heroes. If you’re a driver, that hero could be you.

How to Drive Like a Hero: 1. Focus. Distracted driving and driver inattention are becoming a leading cause of collisions in Canada. Any collision with a vulnerable road user has the potential to be deadly. Let the calls and texts wait, you’re on important business. Turn off your electronic devices or lock your cellphone in the glove compartment if you have difficulty resisting the temptation to text or check your notifications while driving.

Remember, hands-free is not risk-free.

2. Be on the lookout. Al-

ways scan ahead for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, which can be difficult to spot. Be especially vigilant around intersections, and when making turns. Do not let your guard drop after you’ve stopped your car — develop the habit of shoulder checking before opening vehicle doors to avoid dooring someone who may be passing on foot or two wheels.

3. Remain calm and courteous. Everyone is trying to get somewhere. Be especially patient with children and the elderly who may have more difficulty judging the timing and speed of traffic.

4. Check your speed.

When the roads are filled with speed demons, it takes a real hero with bravery to stick to the speed limit.

Your decision to drive at or below the speed limit can empower others to do the same. Every kilometre over increases stopping distance and reduces your effective field of vision. When

the weather warms and the roads are dry, more children are outside. Stick to the speed limit, and you could save a life. A small difference in travelling speed can be the difference between life and death when it comes to collisions with vulnerable road users.

5. Leave lots of space.

Remember anyone on two wheels is able to brake much more quickly than a car. They may also need to swerve around gravel or potholes, so always leave lots of space between your vehicle and cyclists or motorcyclists.

When passing a cyclist, slow down and leave a minimum of one-metre berth. If possible, change lanes. If there is insufficient room in the lane to maintain a respectful

distance, stay back and wait until you can pass safely.

More things you can do to protect the vulnerable: 1. If you’re in the market for a new car, consider purchasing one with an advanced collision avoidance system or a model that is equipped with pedestrian protections like popup hoods.

2. Say no to “bull bars” or grill guards. These rigid metal bars are often added to vehicles for aesthetic reasons, but they significantly increase the severity of injuries to vulnerable road users in the event of a crash.

3. While traffic calming and automated photo enforcement may be frustrating to some motorists, remember these measures do

ultimately reduce the number and severity of injuries.

4. Take fewer car trips.

Join the active transport revolution by taking more trips on foot, bicycle and public transit. One less car on the road makes the road that much safer for everyone.

5. Advocate for more pedestrian and cycling friendly infrastructure in your community.

It’s true vulnerable road users who are hurt on the road are more likely to be the young or elderly, and may be inexperienced, distracted or unschooled in the rules of the road, but the fact remains that most fatal collisions are caused by driver error. Drive like a hero and you just might save a life today.

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AAA Sharks hold first ever annual general meeting

By Craig Beauchemin Sports Reporter

Coming off their most successful season in recent memory, the Battlefords AAA Sharks held their first ever AGM at the Civic Centre Saturday afternoon.

In front of a few parents and grandparents, the team’s treasurer, head coach, manager, director of the board and outgoing secretary were present to review the 201415 season, as well as go over the financials.

In total the Sharks posted a loss of $5,680.88 over the year, but director of the board Sherry Fraser says they have money in reserve to cover the loss.

Some changes going into the 2015-16 season include raising player fees from $4,200 to $4,500, although that is still near the lowest in the SFMAAAHL. The team is hoping to fill every board in the rink with advertisements, and has already begun reaching out to local businesses.

The majority of the team’s expenses this season came from the cost of using a bus to get to road games, with ice rental fees coming a distant second.

The Sharks travelled to Edmonton to take part in the NAIT tournament last season at an expense of just over $8,000.

While the experience was key in creating a bond among the players and staff, concerns were raised over bringing players who weren’t officially on the team yet resulting in the Sharks having to “card” those players. If they ran into injury problems later in the season, they would have been extremely limited in the number of affiliate players they could have called up as a result.

The team also expressed concern over the lack of Sharks memorabilia in the Battleford Arena. “We have nothing that says, ‘this is the Sharks’ arena’ compared to other rinks around the league,” said head coach Ashley Blaquiere. The team is hoping to get an LCD screen that will have a slideshow of photos from past teams.

Team manager Steph Gilchrist said while parents stepped up in a big way at home games, she’s hoping to have someone take over for her in doing the music.

She also says the timekeepers box should be “a little bit more professional” as there were times when the clock wasn’t started on time.

The team is also looking for a new secretary and a member at large.

While there were ups and downs this season, Fraser said they’re willing to learn

from the experience.

“I have to give thanks to the parents, Steph for the player/parent survey and all the board members. There’s no way one person can start something like this,” she said. “Without parents this team wouldn’t thrive and without passion for the game we would have nothing.”

While they know they can’t get everything they ask for, the team is hoping not to have two weekends off in a row during the 201516 season.

They are also working hard to secure ice time in September to be better prepared for the year. Blaquiere says one hour once or twice a week isn’t good enough.

Following the AGM, the team held their year-end banquet. Team awards were handed out to the following players: Most improved, Keara Amson. The 14-yearold posted three goals and five assists in 28 games last season.

Most dedicated, Morgan Fraser. In her third season with the Sharks, Fraser posted four goals while adding eight assists. She also scored three goals in the playoffs, as the Sharks pushed the Prince Albert A&W Bears to a full five games.

Leadership award, Emily Wilson and Laura Harper.

Wison posted three assists

Conexus Provincial Volleyball championships over the weekend, but didn’t place as well as they had hoped.

In the 18U men’s category, the Battleford VC Thunder finished at the end of the pack, placing 13th.

Members of the AAA Sharks management group discuss the financials and review the 2014-15 season. Left to right are: treasurer Brenda Larsen, manager Steph Gilchrist, director of the board Sherry Fraser and outgoing secretary Katherine Harper. Photo

by Craig Beauchemin

in her third season with the Sharks, while Harper scored six times to go along with three helpers in her third season with the club.

Rookie of the year, Kailee McGarry. The 17-year-old from Neilburg scored twice and added seven assists over the regular season, before scoring once in the playoffs.

Best defencemen, Landry Derdall. The Outlook native scored twice and added four assists in her first season patrolling the Sharks blueline. Her offence was taken to another level in the playoffs, where she scored once

and added two assists in five playoff games.

Best forward, Jetta Derenoski. Just another feather in the cap for the 2014-15 year for Derenoski who scored 11 times and added seven assists in her third full season with the team. She added two goals and two assists in the playoffs, and was also named to Team Saskatchewan for the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. Team MVP, Chloe Marshall and Shelby Tornato. It’s no surprise this award was split between

the two goalies who stood on their heads in many games throughout the season. The two regularly faced over 35 shots a game, and still managed to post save percentages of .913 (Tornato) and .922 (Marshall). Tornato’s game went even higher during the playoffs as she posted a .941 save percentage in three games. Marshall recorded a shutout in game two of the series.

Harper, Wilson and Fraser received mementos as the team’s graduating players.

In Tier 3 of the 17U Women category, Battleford VC Force avoided a lastplace finish by coming in

eighth out of nine teams.

There were a total of 75 teams playing in the event with Regina winning the

17U and 18U womens’ categories and Prince Albert winning the 16U and 18U men’s categories.

Tough weekend for two Battleford volleyball clubs in Warman/Saskatoon Staff Two Battlefords volleyball clubs took part in the

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - PAGE 18

AAA Stars host year-end awards banquet Submitted The Battlefords Midget Stars wrapped up the 201415 season with their annual awards banquet May 2.

This was another great season for the Stars organization as the team once again qualified for the Mac’s Tournament and went on a long playoff run that saw them reach the SMAAAHL final for the second year in a row.

There were many family, friends, billets and volunteers in attendance to celebrate the players in their accomplishments from the past season.

Board chairperson Bruce Yockey opened the awards program by thanking the players for their outstanding commitment, dedication and work ethic, both on and off the ice. He went on to commend the coaching staff of Martin Smith, Jody Reiter, Jean Fauchon, trainer Dale Jackson and manager Shawn Robinson for the countless hours they commit and dedicate to the hockey program. He said the staff did an incredible job developing this team into one of the best in the SMAAAHL. The players were prepared to play at a very high level and have gained valuable knowledge and experience this season that will give them the opportunity to move to the next level in their hockey careers. Yockey also thanked the billets for opening their homes and doing such a wonderful job of looking after the players.

The volunteers and sponsors who are vital to the operation and success of the program were recognized and thanked as well.

Coach Martin Smith gave his thoughts on the season and team. The individual awards were presented and Smith commented on the contributions of each award winner.

He had words of praise for all of his players and spoke about them being a special group of players. He thanked them for their effort and commitment to the program and reminded everyone about a great season and how close they were to becoming league champions.

Smith spoke about the graduating players and wished them all the best in their future saying they would always be part of the Stars hockey family.

He thanked the rest of the staff and manager for their efforts this season and was grateful for the parents, billets, volunteers and sponsors who help the program.

The Midget Stars are proud of the entire team and staff. It was a fantastic season.

The award winners were as follows.

Best plus/minus, Traye Tkatchuk. Tkatchuk posted five goals and 15 assists before adding two goals and seven assists in the playoffs.

Rookie of the year, Kaelen Holt. A phenomenal rookie season for Holt consisted of 22 goals and 27 assists during the regular season before four goals and an assist during the playoffs

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The award winners pose with their trophies and plaques. Back row left to right: Brett Pongracz, Chad Grambo, Layne Young, Troy Gerein and Traye Tkatchuk. Front row left to right: Kaleb Dahlgren, Spencer Bast, Jared Hillis, Braydon Buziak, Dawson Bacon, Keifer Hintz and Derek Frater. Photo submitted

for the Estevan native.

Most underrated, Chad Grambo and Brandon Lesko. On a team stacked with offensive weapons, it’s not surprising to see Grambo fly under the radar.

After winning a Telus Cup title with the Prince Albert Mintos, Grambo came to the Stars and set career highs with six goals and 15 assists.

Meanwhile, Lesko was one of the key cogs in the Stars offense this season, scoring 21 times while assisting on 33 others. He was a 10th round pick of

the Calgary Hitmen in 2013, and could challenge for a roster spot if he decides to pursue the WHL. Most improved, Dawson Bacon, Braydon Buziak and Jared Hillis.

As a first-year player, Hillis scored 12 goals with 11 assists. Bacon doubled his offensive output from the previous season with two goals and 10 assists.

After playing bantam AA last season, Buziak stepped into the Star lineup and scored seven goals with 11 assists, before adding four goals and four assists in the post season. He also suited up with the Kindersley Klippers for two games, recording an assist.

Top scorer and MVP, Layne Young.

After finishing sixth in league scoring with 63 points, it’s no surprise Young was named team MVP. He more than doubled his totals from the previous season, and tripled his production in the playoffs with 12 points in 14 games.

Top defenceman, Troy Gerein and Traye Tkatchuk.

Gerein winning his share of this award truly shows his skills, as he is a natural forward. Moved to the blueline due to injuries,

Gerein didn’t look out of place while retaining his offensive abilities, scoring 13 goals and adding 23 assists. He played one game with the Battlefords North Stars this season, scoring in his only game.

Coache’s award, Spencer Bast. When the team needed to create offense, Bast was usually one of the first players over the boards.

After being returned from the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, where he dressed for five games, Bast was a staple on the top line with Young throughout the season. He had 36 points in 31 games during the season, before adding six goals and six assists in the playoffs.

Most dedicated, Keifer Hintz and Derek Frater.

Hintz, the Stars captain, could regularly be seen laying his body on the line to block shots throughout the season. In his third year with the Stars, the Maidstone native scored nine times and added 15 assists, both career highs. Frater was limited to just half the season due to injury, but he could always be found in the stands cheering his teammates on.

Playoff MVP, Brett Pongracz. Despite an up and down regular season in the

Stars net, Pongracz showed that he has what it takes to be successful during the Stars run to the SMAAAHL final.

Pongracz faced an average of 35.5 shots against per game during the post season and came up with numerous big saves when his team needed it most.

In game five against the Saskatoon Contacts in the opening round, Pongracz stopped 32 of 35 to help the Stars advance.

In perhaps his best performance of the post season, he stopped 47 of 49 shots in game four against the Tisdale Trojans to force a deciding game five in Tisdale in the second round.

In that game five, Pongracz didn’t let an early goal, or a late goal, rattle him as he stopped 28 of 30 to send the Stars to the final.

After a tough opening game of the final against the Regina Pat Canadians, Pongracz did all he could to help his team, stopping 86 of 92 shots in games two, three and four, picking up a win in game two.

The Stars will have a very different looking roster next season, as 15 players are ineligible to return due to being 1997-born.

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Clematis that won’t disappoint

By Sara Williams

Clematis are among our most beautiful vines. Some do well on the prairies with average care, while others need coddling coupled with protected micro-climate and yet they still may not survive our winters. However, in garden centres and nurseries, they all share equal space. So how does one know if the plant you’re getting is ruggedly hardy or needs shelter? Begin with the Latin or botanical name – always listed on the plant tag in italics.

The hybrids of two species, Clematis alpina and Clematis macropetala are among the loveliest and toughest. They vary in height from 2.6 to four metres and climb by means of twinning leaf petioles and bloom on the previous year’s growth from late spring to early summer. Both need little pruning unless they’re blocking a window or an arbour. They benefit from being planted in deep, organically enriched soil with a 10-centimetre layer of organic mulch at their base and deep watering (to a depth of 45 centimetres) every two weeks. Bloom is greater if the vine is in sunlight. These clematis are hardy, easy to grow and vigorous. No fuss, no muss.

The alpine clematis (Clematis alpina) is native

to Europe and Asia, has biternately compound leaves (meaning each leaf consists of three groups of three leaflets), produces bell-shaped flowers in white, pink or blue and generally reaches a height of two to 2.5 metres.

Among these cultivars are Ruby with deep pink flowers, Willy with pale pink flowers with a darker edge, Constance with almost red flowers and Francis Rivis and Pamela Jackman with blue flowers.

The large petaled clematis (Clematis macropetela), native to China, is slightly taller, generally between 3.6 and four metres with bell-shaped flowers. Prairie plant breeders such as Frank Skinner and Stan Zubrowski developed several cultivars.

Among the Skinner introductions are Blue Bird with lavender blue flowers, Rosy O’Grady with long pink pointed sepals and White Swan with flowers as you would expect – snow white.

Joe Zary, honouring one of Saskatoon’s promoters of horticulture, has double purple flowers and was introduced by Stan Zubrowski of

Prairie River. Other Clematis macropetala cultivars include Lagoon and Maidwell Hall with blue flowers, and Markham’s Pink with pink flowers.

Two large, very vigorous, drought tolerant and determinedly hardy clematis are the golden clematis (Clematis tangutica) and prairie traveller’s joy (Clematis vitalba). Both are excellent as ground covers for large areas of a sunny exposed hill or bank or for hiding something large and ugly such as a neighbour’s deteriorating shed (simply plant it in the cover of darkness). These vines lack social graces so consider carefully where you place them. A long blooming and slightly more contained cultivar of the golden clematis is Bill MacKenzie.

Different from all of the above are the cultivars of herbaceous Clematis integrifolia and the climbing Clematis jackmanii. They begin growth each spring at ground level and climb to about three metres blooming on the current season’s growth in late summer.

Although the roots survive, the aboveground portion is killed to soil level each winter and must be pruned off in early spring.

One of the best known of these is Blue Boy, introduced by Frank Skinner in 1947. A more recent introduction from Latvia is Pam-

Jackman clematis. Photo by Sara Williams

jat Serdsta with light violet flowers.

Try some of these. You won’t be disappointed.

Sara Williams is the author of the newly revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape and the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo:

A Photographic History. Just back from Morocco, Sara will also be hosting a tour to Ireland in September. For more information, call Ruth at 1-888-778-2378.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial

Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo. com). Check out our bulletin board or dalendar for upcoming garden information sessions: master gardener courses at the University of Saskatchewan (https://ccde. usaks.cal/mastergardener).

Pitcher plant offers an element of suspense The column this week is inspired by the province of Newfoundland. I am currently here for a national career college conference and although it is not yet spring here, I thought it was fitting to write about the provincial plant of Newfoundland - the pitcher plant.

The pitcher plant is one of the most mysterious plants in the whole world and it has inspired multitudes to reshape their concept on how nature really works. It was declared the flower of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1954 but actually appeared on the new Newfoundland penny in the late 1880s. More than 100 years ago, Queen Victoria

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chose the pitcher plant to be engraved on a newly minted Newfoundland penny.

It is commonly found in bogs and marshland areas throughout the province. It is an attractive plant with a wine-red flower boasting a red and gold center and hollow pitcher-shaped leaves that are attached to the base of the stem.

There is something rather suspenseful about watching a pitcher plant. This amazing plant stores up a sweetsmelling juice that lure unsuspecting insects into the mouth of the plant. When the insect is about to take a sip the insect falls into the fluid and flails helplessly until it loses energy and sub-

Hanbidge on Horticultre

by Patricia Hanbidge

Saskatoon School of Horticulture mits to the fate of becoming food. The fluid is actually not an ordinary nectar but contains chemicals similar to what would be found in the stomach and slowly dissolves the prey into a liquid fertilizer like compound.

During the summer months, pitchers quickly fill up with prey such as flies, ants, spi-

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It took millions of years before these simple leaves became carnivorous and gradually over time developed deeper dents and evolved to having the ability to dissolve insects to provide proteins, nitrogen and other minerals that compensate for what is not available

through the soil.

Sarracenia purpurea commonly known as the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. The range in which this plant grows is almost the entire eastern seaboard of the United States, the Great Lakes and southeastern Canada, which makes it the most common and most broadly distributed pitcher plant.

It is also the only member of this genus that inhabits colder temperate climates.

This species has also been introduced into bogs in parts of Ireland, where it has proliferated.

There are many other

carnivorous plants equally as fascinating as even when they are not trapping insects, their unusual forms are intriguing. Please do not collect plants such as these from the wild as they are in the most part relatively rare due to habitat destruction and over collection. They are readily available through reputable growers who generally use tissue culture or other vegetative propagation means to grow the plants.

— Hanbidge is a horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and can be reached at 306-931GROW(4769); by email at growyourfuture@gmail.com or check out our website at saskhort.com.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - PAGE 20

Privacy breach issue rages on in the legislature As was the case the previous week, allegations of a privacy breach involving Saskatoon care aide worker Peter Bowden dominated Question Period in the legislature all of last week.

Bowden was the care aide worker who had gone to the legislature to speak out against low staffing levels, but he was suspended with pay the week before after various complaints were filed against him. Bowden then filed a privacy complaint against the government after news of his suspension went public.

The controversy raged on Wednesday afternoon in the legislature with the most heated exchange yet between opposition leader Cam Broten and Premier Brad Wall on the issue. With voices raised and much heckling in the legislature, Broten demanded that the premier table the emails sent by his chief of communications and operations in the matter. Here is some of that exchange as recorded in Hansard.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, I don’t know what this premier is so afraid of sharing. Why won’t he table these emails that his chief of communications sent, Mr. Speaker? What we see from this premier instead of accountability, instead of transparency, instead of a commitment to due process, we see this premier leaking confidential information about a health care worker, throwing due process out the window, Mr. Speaker, all in an attempt to sully that care aide and to put a chill on other health care workers here in Saskatchewan.

We know, Mr. Speaker, that this premier received confidential information from the CEO [chief execu-

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net tive officer] of the Saskatoon Health Region on the only care aide that came to this legislature as a whistle-blower. We know, Mr. Speaker, this premier saw a political opportunity. He saw a political opportunity to discredit and undermine the care aid. He saw an opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to cast doubt on the concerns brought forward, and he saw an opportunity to cast a chill on all other health care workers. And that is the quick decision that he made on a Monday when he directed the leak of the information, Mr. Speaker. The member from Sutherland is worked up. He should be concerned that his premier is leaking confidential information, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, we know yesterday the premier and the health minister said what Mr. Bowden said was untrue, even though it’s absolutely backed up with their very own CEO tour report.

My question to the premier: why is the premier making every effort to discredit this care aide, Mr. Speaker, and why is he so afraid to share what his office leaked?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Mr. Deputy Speaker, who’s worked up here? That’s a question I would offer for the member to consider. Well now, you know, he’s saying he’s

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worked up.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, the honourable member and I disagree. I believe that the information was provided in the public interest and have said so because we want to ensure workers that they could come forward without any implications, that there were other reasons for the investigation of this particular individual predating his attendance to the legislature, informed by complaints by his colleagues, Mr. Speaker. That’s why we wanted to have the information out.

You know, this is about debate. Fair enough. It’s been the Leader of the Opposition’s position that he doesn’t agree with that. He doesn’t agree with my position. So that’s fair. So that’s fair. I mean he’s saying that the information ought not ever to have been provided.

Fair enough. Why then is he demanding that same information be tabled in the House today?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the leader of the Opposition.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, because this premier said the information is general. This premier said, Mr. Speaker, that there are no specifics, Mr. Speaker. This premier said that it was provided simply as background, Mr. Speaker, but now he is afraid and will not have the

courage to publicly table the information that he chose to leak to the media, Mr. Speaker, violating the privacy of that care aid. And members, the government, the Deputy House Leader is laughing. It’s a big joke to this government, Mr. Speaker. This is how serious they take this.

From day one, Mr. Speaker, I have said that there should be due process, due process for this case.

The premier’s actions have undermined that entirely.

Because of the premier’s inappropriate actions, the government now has incredible motivation to ensure that they finish the job, finish the job of decimating this care aid’s reputation. And you can bet, Mr. Speaker, that they will be in overtime to do that. You sure can.

Meanwhile, Mr. Speaker, this government keeps neglecting what really matters, and they keep pretending that problems in seniors’ care are just one-offs, that they’re isolated.

Talk about messed-up priorities. All the time in the world and attention to leak confidential information; no attention to what actually matters for the priorities for seniors. My question to the premier, Mr. Speaker: we know he’s doing everything he can to stick to his guns and try to pretend that this smells okay. Everyone knows that it stinks. He won’t apologize for the leak, Mr. Speaker, but will he at least stand today and admit that his inappropriate actions have compromised this entire process?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Let’s remember, let’s remember what we learned yesterday on this file, Mr. Speaker.

Let’s remember what the minister of health reported to all members of the House.

The information that that member brought forward to the floor of this Assembly, where we’re obviously duty bound to communicate the truth and have a debate about that, the information he brought forward from this gentleman in question was

wrong. The characterizations of care at Oliver Lodge that he presented as fact, the minister of health has done the investigation, and those facts again, not surprisingly, coming from that member are incorrect, Mr. Speaker.

So the question then to the member is this: before he raised those questions in the House, did he do any due diligence? Did he do any research to find out if Mr. Bowden’s claims were true or not? Mr. Speaker, did he have a conversation with Mr. Bowden as to why he was asking for immunity, for protection in the workplace?

I think these are all important points, Mr. Speaker.

The hon. member now, as some sort of a tactic, is to demand that the emails be provided. I think members opposite have seen them.

They’re the subject of debate because they were made public, not in a leak, but in a way that we’ve already described.

Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is this: is it still his position because he said it in the preamble is it his position that this gentleman is facing potential discipline in the workplace solely because he came forward to the legislature, or are there workplace concerns that should be dealt with?

Mr. Speaker, what will the Leader of the Opposition say about that?

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

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, with this premier, it’s all attack, as opposed to all transparency and accountability.

That’s very clear.

The questioning later turned to the issue of Florence Bork, a Swift Current resident who suffered from cancer, and Richard Parr, another patient, both of whom had raised concerns about short staffing and overcrowding at Cypress Regional Hospital.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, this premier’s so ill-informed about what’s happening on the front lines, he doesn’t know that his own constituents are being pushed out of the hospital, Mr. Speaker, or

facing charges of $90 a day.

Broten went on. … Do you know where he shows attention? He shows attention tracking the one care aide, Mr. Speaker, who comes as a whistle-blower to this legislature, spends his energy, his time, his concern on leaking confidential information, Mr. Speaker.

That’s where this premier spends his time, his focus, and his energy because he’s more consumed about the politics of his own self-interest, Mr. Speaker, as opposed to what works best for the people here in the province.

My question, Mr. Speaker, to the premier: how many Richards, how many Florences, how many Irenes need to come forward before this premier will take this seriously?

It was at this point that Health Minister Dustin Duncan responded and pledged to look into the specifics. But he pointed to government funding levels for health care and also took time to blast the former NDP government.

Mr. Duncan: … Mr. Speaker, we had a government of the day, back under the NDP, that thought a wait time for MRIs [magnetic resonance imaging] of 22 months was okay. We don’t agree on this side of the House.

That’s why we’ve invested record, significant dollars into health care to make improvements. There’s more work to be done, but after the mess we had to clean up from the members opposite, you bet there’s more work to be done.

The controversy continued at white-hot heat the following morning. With the premier out of the legislature Thursday, Broten raised the prospect of criminal charges with Health Minister Duncan.

Mr. Broten: You know, Mr. Speaker, you think the members opposite would take this much more seriously. The consequences, as I asked in my question, the consequences of breaking this particular law include a fine and jail time.

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Leg Watch

Continued from Page 20 Was the premier aware of that before he asked for the private information from the Saskatoon Health Region CEO [chief executive officer], and before he ordered his chief of communications and operations to leak this confidential information about the care aide?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the minister of health.

Hon. Mr. Duncan: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Again in the absence of the premier, I’ll take that question on behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

What the Saskatoon Health Region CEO has indicated, and I quote, “We suspended with pay because of receipt of numerous complaints that were serious enough that they required his removal from the workplace.”

This scenario that’s playing out right now actually predates when he went to the legislature.

He went on to say, “This was the culmination of numerous complaints. The significance of those complaints prompted our action.”

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I hope all members of this House can agree that when complaints are raised by co-workers against one of their co-workers, that the obligation of the facility and the region, the employer, has an obligation to treat those complaints seriously. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I would hate to think that the Leader of the Opposition doesn’t believe those complaints were serious enough in nature, and in fact that they, in some cases, predated his attendance at the legislature. That’s why the facility, the region, and this government takes this very seriously.

Broten also asked if the Attorney General could “assure us today on the public record that the results of these four investigations will be referred to an out-of-province prosecutor?”

Duncan responded “certainly we are going to let the privacy commissioner do the work that he is responsible to do, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I think that that’s appropriate.”

Cairns on Cinema

Summer box office predictions 2015

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

After looking at the calendar I realized, “Holy cripes! April is over and we are into blockbuster movie season!”

Yes, indeed, we are into Blockbuster Season at the box office. I’d rather call it “blockbuster season” because “summer blockbuster season” is a misnomer. Heck, this is still spring, after all.

The blockbuster season traditionally kicks off with the first weekend of May and lasts right until it peters out around mid-August.

It’s called that because this has traditionally been the period when the biggest, massappeal, popcorn movies have been released – releases featuring superheroes or special effects.

But it’s also a misnomer because, when you actually look at the numbers from 2014, the biggest blockbusters of the year didn’t even happen during the so-called summer blockbuster season.

I took a look at the list on Box Office Mojo of the top-grossing releases of 2014 and was surprised to find out that at the top was none other than American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood. Its domestic haul was $348 million, which edged out The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, which hauled in $337,135,885.

Of course, Mockingjay was a November 2014 release. The rest of the top five included Guardians of the Galaxy, which was an August release, at $333 million. Then it was Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which was an April release; The LEGO Movie, which was a February release and then a December release, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, at $255 million.

So five out of six movies at the top of the box office for 2014 were non-summer movies, so much for Summer Blockbuster Season 2014. It was a bust, as the newspaper folks breathlessly reported over and over again last year.

As for American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper, that movie is a whole rant all by itself because I contend that American Sniper really isn’t a “2014 movie” at all.

It was in limited release starting Christmas Day 2014. It didn’t actually go into wide release across North America until Jan.16, 2015.

When it did, American Sniper went on a tear and finished first for four weekends in a row at the box office during early 2015.

American Sniper really cleaned up in 2015.

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Huh? Try and make sense out of this, folks, because I can’t.

Anyway, whether it was a 2014 or 2015 movie is beside the point. American Sniper made most of its money not in the summertime, but during the pit of winter. This is supposed to be the “dead” season at cinemas, but clearly this was not the case this year.

Then in February came the racy R-rated Fifty Shades of Grey, which women flocked to see and which has made a total of $166 million. In March was Cinderella, which has made $193 million.

Then, starting on the weekend of April 3, we had the release of Furious 7, marking the tearinducing final farewell to the late cast member Paul Walker. Furious 7 finished first at the domestic box office for four weekends in a row and was up to a haul of $322 million as of April 28.

My main point in mentioning all of this is to say that it isn’t really true to say the summer is the be-all and end-all of “blockbuster season.”

We’ve had blockbusters at theatres since last November – several of them. And there were blockbusters the previous winter as well. Yet people still like to refer to the first weekend of May as the start of “summer blockbuster season,” as if there is still something special about it.

Anyway, whether it is or is not is beside the point, because this May 1 weekend will indeed greet moviegoers with a blockbuster.

A big one.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron, from Disney and Marvel Studios, is the second movie in Marvel’s The Avengers series, featuring characters as the Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Black Widow, many of which have had their own movies recently as well.

The original movie made $623 million domestically and over $1.5 billion worldwide when it was released in 2012, winning the box office that year. The thinking is this movie will open to another massive haul.

There are numerous predictions out there that

this movie will break the weekend all-time record of $207 million – the mark that was set

by The Avengers in May 2012.

Now, usually I would run down the list of which movies I think will finish in the top 10 this summer. But honestly, why bother? There is no doubt about which movie will win the summer box office.

It will be The Avengers: Age of Ultron, hands down. My prediction is its domestic haul will hit $570 million.

As for the rest of the finishing order, it will be as follows: 2. Jurassic World, $330 million.

Opens June 12.

3. Minions, an offshoot from the successful Despicable Me movies, $310 million. Opens July 10.

4. Inside Out, from the Pixar studio, $255 million.

Opens June 19.

5. Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation, $240 million.

Opens July 31 6. Ant-Man, from Marvel again, $225 million. Opens July 17.

7. Mad Max: Fury Road, $175 million. Opens May 15.

8. Ted 2, $160 million.

Opens June 26.

9. San Andreas, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, $157 million. Opens May 29.

(Should get a lot of interest due to the publicity from that earthquake in Nepal.)

10. Since it seems none of the other sites are picking this movie for the top 10, I’ll be the one to stick my neck out and pick Entourage at $150 million, since I’m looking forward to this one in particular and so are lots of other guys. Opens June 3.

I know it has competition from Melissa McCarthy in Spy, which opens June 5, but that movie is going to appeal to a different audience anyway.

Of course, these will not be the only movies to show up this summer. There will be a revival of The Fantastic Four, a Terminator: Genysis movie, a Magic Mike XXL movie, Vacation starring Chevy Chase, Pixels with Adam Sandler and a bunch of others.

It’s fair to say there will be absolutely no shortage of movies to go to this summer.

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task became too big and too wide and too deep and too tall. It was bigger than life.

And I couldn’t see my way through it.

It taught me what the desire for “perfection” steals from a person. I didn’t want to have any regrets when I put a cover on this project so I aimed high. I set the bar so high, I knew I could never attain my goal.

It taught me how easy it is to do “nothing,” versus one small step at a time.

When something feels so incredibly big, it is hard to believe one short hour will make any difference in the whole scheme of things.

It taught me how much I need a “deadline” in order to complete the task at hand.

Wishy washy ideas of whenever, however and whatever did not help. As much as I detest deadlines, I have learned to respect them.

It taught me a better way of thinking, approaching and listening to my youngest son when he has a larger than life assignment hanging over his head.

It taught me overwhelmed can be a symptom of depression or cause a person to feel depressed.

In a nutshell, my sixyear struggle with the most important work I have done to date taught me compassion.

I didn’t appreciate those lessons as I trudged through the job I thought I may never complete.

Life has had many similar, yet oh so different, lessons.

It’s funny how the words of my oldest son are

coming to the tip of my consciousness these days.

“I think I was depressed” are the words he uses to describe his high school years. Depressed? On the outside, looking in, I would have never in a million years recognized his behaviours as “depressed.”

Back in the days of raising my oldest child, I was overwhelmed with work, responsibility, financial worries, raising a young and willful younger sibling.

I came home from a long and stressful day at work and I didn’t look beyond his words, moods and actions.

What was going on beneath the surface of my oldest, as he walked the hard walk during his adolescent years?

He kept so very much to himself. I don’t blame him. The foundation that was laid during his young and innocent years was so flawed. How could I expect and hope for him to open up to me when our relationship was tenuous, at best?

He talks to me now.

I am so grateful for that.

Because I see some of these very same issues coming to the surface within his youngest brother.

Life teaches you what you need to know.

I am so sorry I didn’t know more when I raised my oldest child. But I am beyond grateful for the way the lessons I have learned along the way have made a profound difference in the way I parented from that day forward.

You just never stop learning.

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What it means for God to remember and forget One of the sad things often associated with old age is forgetfulness. In its extreme form, the individual is unable to identify close family members, or recall even the most significant experiences of past times.

But a faulty memory is not confined to any one age group. Children can forget to perform assigned chores.

Adults can fail to remember important anniversaries, or the fulfillment of promises made.

In the Bible, various forms of the word “forget” are found over 100 times.

And, perhaps because the Lord recognizes this human failing, forms of the word “remember” can be found more than twice as many times. One whole book of the Bible has to do with remembering, the book of Deuteronomy. As the Israelites were preparing to enter the Promised Land, Moses reminded them of God’s Law, and of their past experiences in the wilderness.

We can see the value of such a review. Human beings are often forgetful. But the strange thing is that the Bible also speaks of God Himself remembering and forgetting. How is that possible? God is omniscient, He knows everything, from the name and number of all the stars (Ps. 147:4), to the number of the hairs on our heads. (Matt. 10:30) He even knows exactly what

noble character, and a friend of Augustine. Though he is considered a neo-Platonist, he had a Christian wife, and had an understanding of Christian doctrine. He eventually became a bishop in the early church.

The hymn Synesius has given us formed the

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epilogue to a series of nine odes presenting his understanding of the great doctrines of the church.

When he calls upon the Lord to “think on me,” the phrase is used in the sense of remember me, as we’ve been discussing it.

Synesius’s hymn calls

for God to help him, saying: “Lord Jesus, think on me / And purge away my sin; / From earthborn passions set me free / And make me pure within. / Lord Jesus, think on me, / With many a care oppressed; / Let me Thy loving servant be / And taste Thy promised rest.”

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will happen in the future.

(Isa. 46:9-10; Acts 15:18) If God is supremely and eternally all-knowing, how could He forget?

The answer has to do with something theologians call “phenomenal language.” Words describing things as they appear, but not necessarily as they are.

We use phenomenal language when we talk about sunrise and sunset. We know that it’s the Earth that turns beneath the sun, but we are describing the way things appear to us, the way we experience them.

In a similar way, when the Bible speaks of God forgiving sin, it says, “I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” (Jer. 31:34) That’s not speaking of the Lord having a self-generated attack of amnesia, but of the fact that, in the experience of the forgiven ones, their sins will never again interfere with their relationship with God. After many months in

the ark, we read that “God remembered Noah.” (Gen. 8:1) Again, it is not a case of the Almighty overcoming a lapse of memory. But from Noah’s perspective, nothing specific was happening to end the flood.

Now, it was time for God to actively intervene in the situation. That’s what it means. And He did so.

That’s exactly how the King James Version renders the words of Joseph to another man: “Think on me [i.e. remember me] when it shall be well with thee.”

(Gen. 40:14) Just as the Lord “remembered” Hannah, who was childless, and gave her a son in answer to her prayers. (I Sam. 1:11, 19) All of this relates to a very old Greek hymn called, in English, Lord Jesus, Think on Me. The author was Synesius of Cyrene (circa AD 365-414) Synesius was a wealthy man who could trace his ancestry back to Spartan kings. He was a statesman, a man of

Hordes and missing hair Last week I had at least one of those days when it seemed that more went wrong than went right. Now nothing constituted an Earth-shattering event, there was just an accumulation of little things that triggered a few too many “aagghh” moments. Even as I scribe this weekly article I’m asking myself, “Really Linda, nothing was that serious. Are those times really worth writing about?”

I figure they are for two reasons. First because I’m not the only one who finds themselves in that predicament at times but more importantly, because it is my and your reaction that really counts.

My thoughts led me to a version of a very old

question: How many [insert group] does it take to screw in a light bulb? As a writer and recent recipient of that pile of irritants, I love this response to the question: How many writers does it take to screw in the proverbial light bulb? Nothing less than a vast and teeming horde stretching from sea to shining sea.

That’s what I call a perfect example of exaggeration, the pure and simple amplification of a challenge. Have you, like me, often dealt with

frustration that way? A rebuff from one person can become a churning emotional abyss where we figure the whole world is against us.

One mistake or wrong decision can make us feel like we’ve messed up beyond redemption.

Or those times when a simple task turns into a maze of convoluted responsibilities beyond our power to fulfill.

The more I learn of the sustaining grace of God, the more I realize His care extends far beyond the teeming hordes and the sea to shining sea to the tiniest detail of my life.

“But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Luke 12:7) Thanks, Lord. I’ll stop pulling them out!

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Sgt. Jake Warner placed first in the open prone position, third in the open aggregate and the third place prone team placement at the provincial marksmanship competition held April 18. As a result of his placing and scores he qualified for the national marksmanship competition. Sgt. Warner competed on the composite team at the National Competition April 19.

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