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It’s Santa Season

Staff The conversion of Battleford’s liquor store from government-run to a private outlet won’t happen anytime soon, according to Don McMorris, minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor

North Battleford, Sask. and Gaming Authority.

McMorris told the NewsOptimist the changeover won’t begin until after next spring’s election.

If re-elected, the Sask. Party will implement several changes to legislation governing the sale of liquor in the province. Those

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

changes include conversion of 40 government-run stores to private businesses. They also plan to open 12 additional privately-operated liquor stores.

McMorris says the changes will “clear up 70 years of old policy and regulation that is really quite outdated.” Turn to

Page 3 for more.

Also in the news this week is an announcement Friday by the My Community Cares campaign that a fundraising goal of $2.3 million has been achieved. Check out the full story in Thursday’s Regional Optimist.

Santa Claus showed up at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts Sunday to meet with children at the Festival of Trees and starred in a popular photosession. He also headed up the Santa Claus Parade at Downtown North Battleford’s Winter Festival Saturday. For more photos from both events, see inside.

Photo by Jayne Foster

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Santa goes Downtown

The parade itself, featuring a variety of local floats, began at 4 p.m. next to the Living Faith Chapel on 102nd Street and made its way down 101st Street. As always the highlight was the appearance of Santa Claus, who rode in a sleigh at the front of the parade. Photos by John Cairns

Sunday afternoon was the annual Santa Claus parade through downtown North Battleford, the highlight to a day that included a winter festival.

The winter festival activities centred around the Central Park area and included sleigh rides as well as street hockey featuring the Battleford Beaver Blues. The 2015 parade was greeted with the best weather conditions in the parade’s history, with mild temperatures.

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Liquor changes result of consultation: McMorris

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Changes impacting the liquor store operations in Battleford and selected other communities in the Northwest won’t happen immediately.

Don McMorris, minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, confirms the changes won’t come in until after the next election.

While he expects the changes to be introduced soon after the election, it will still take a number of months after that for the requests for proposals to be submitted and approved and new private liquor stores opened.

Forty existing government liquor stores are being converted “to private delivery instead of having it government run. It will be private delivery over an RFP process, and ensure that the service is still in the community but run by a private deliverer,” McMorris told the News-Optimist.

Those include Battleford, Wilkie, Unity and St. Walburg locations, among others. In addition, McMorris said that due to population growth there is “definitely a demand” for 12 new stores in a number of underserved communities such as White City, Pilot Butte, Dalmeny and Osler. That brings the total number to 52.

McMorris spoke by

phone with the News-Optimist about the changes Friday and was able to clear up a number of questions about what will happen with the Battleford liquor store and what the RFP process will entail.

What will happen is “after the next election, a request for proposal will be issued,” said McMorris.

The successful bidder “then has the opportunity to open the store. They can open it at the same location if they want to purchase the building, if we own it, or they can start it in a new building.”

As well, they’ll get a full selection, said McMorris.

He also said many liquor rules and regulations are being rolled back regarding the type and temperature of the liquor being sold.

“All liquor retailers will be given the same opportunity on a level playing field, and so that is certainly what will happen in Battleford.”

McMorris also addressed the immediate future of the local Battleford liquor store. McMorris confirmed Battleford and the other locations will remain open through the RFP process.

Existing employees will be welcome to make a bid for the RFP and “we give them preferential treatment through the RFP process,” McMorris stated.

Another concern is what

might happen if there are no bidders.

“We’ve never had that problem before,” said McMorris, noting they were able to convert stores successfully in Ituna, Langenburg, Pontiex and Kerrobert last year.

“We certainly didn’t have any trouble finding people to take them over through the RFP process.”

But even if there are no bidders, “we would keep the government store going. We wouldn’t take service away from a community,” said McMorris.

McMorris also spoke of how the province’s changes would mean more price competitiveness.

“All liquor retailers across the province whether it is an off sale, whether it’s a vendor, whether it is a public store or private stores, will all again be operating on the same licence and be purchasing the alcohol at all the same wholesale price.

Right now there’s many different categories and tiers and discounts. We’re getting rid of all that and just doing one wholesale price.

“So … the government brings the alcohol in, we’ll mark it up, that’s where we make our profit. The retailers then will mark it up themselves. They can mark it up 10 per cent, 15 per cent, whatever they want to mark it up. That’s the competitive piece that will be

put into the system that really isn’t there right now.”

The changes are a long time in the making. The consultation process started a year ago, said McMorris.

He said about 6,600 people filled out a survey online and more than 3,000 wrote submissions.

“It really is driven by consumers, what consumers want to see as far as retailing across the province,” McMorris said.

“Consumers wanted more choice, they wanted better convenience, store hours, that type of thing,” said McMorris.

McMorris also addressed the NDP opposition’s demands to maintain the hybrid system currently in place. He said what the government is trying to do

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One person was transported to hospital after a vehicle collided with a tree Sunday, Nov. 22 at about 11:15 p.m.

North Battleford Fire Department responded to the crash at 1291 – 108th St. and were on the scene for about 20 minutes cleaning up a small leak.

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The goal has been reached. The My Community Cares campaign to raise funds for the new Battlefords Trade and Education Centre building on Railway Avenue and 105th Street concluded on Friday afternoon, Nov. 20. Committee members were able to fill in the last portion of the temperature gauge indicating the fundraising goal of $2.3 million had been reached. The fundraising campaign had launched exactly one year to the day earlier and a flurry of donations in the final week put the campaign over the top. For more, see the full story in Thursday’s Regional Optimist. Photo by John Cairns

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is “clear up 70 years of old policy and regulation that is really quite dated.”

“What we’re really looking at doing is more modernizing, modernizing the

system. The NDP want to keep it the way it was and have government employees selling alcohol. We think the private sector can do it just as well.”

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Commentary

Institutionalized greed a recipe for disaster

By William Wardill Before the first steps were taken in the Industrial Revolution in England 500 years ago, wealth was in the ownership of land bestowed by a monarch on men said to be of noble birth. Wealth was not for the serfs and peasants who worked the land. Energy was in the muscles of human beings, oxen and horses. The energy that heated palace and hovel came from charcoal. The charcoal came from the work of charcoal burners who, along with wood-cutters, were the first tradesmen to begin the deforestation of a tree-covered Europe.

Individual craftsmen produced all that was needed in the lord’s domain. Then came energy from windmills and waterwheels. Then came simple farming machinery.

Then came steam engines fed by coal. Mass production by machines took the place of products made by human hands.

Workshops became factories in new cities that clustered around important castles and cathedrals. It was believed the new energy sources and methods of production would create more wealth and more jobs. They did, but most of the new wealth went to the factory owners and the money lenders who financed them.

Workers are being displaced now by imports from trading partners where production costs are lower. This is nothing new. When Rome began importing wheat from North Africa, the hilly farms of the Roman territories became obsolete. Unemployed agricultural workers flooded into Rome where the probability of them becoming criminals or revolutionaries was limited by “bread and circuses.” The entertainments were the lethal spectacles of the coliseum where gladiators and wild animals fought to the death. The gladiators and the animals had food and shelter until they died. The men who provided the gladiators and the animals reaped the profits from the deadly displays.

In 2015, we see the number of labourers who produce essential goods and services being cut while employment in the non-essential entertainment industries increases. The entertainment industry includes the performing arts and spectator sports. Spectator sports began in my hometown with playing fields that were freely used and continued, in the euphoria after the Second World War, with a wooden arena in which children could play. Play then was still an undirected activity and a happy pastime for children. In a more impressive facility, now children perform, at great expense to their parents, in competitive spectator sports that help to pay the costs of the arena’s operation. Human activity is rarely envisaged clearly. We move in circles.

Early in the 19th century, weavers and home industries were being threatened by mechanization. People who called themselves Luddites smashed and burned looms and new farming machines.

History & Commentary from a Governments didn’t attempt to control them with bread and circuses. They were apprehended and made to suffer the penalties of what was then a harsh justice system.

The profits of mechanization were enjoyed by factory owners and the money lenders who financed them.

Nothing much has changed in 500 years.

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by electric motors that are powered by diesel-driven generators. There is no mechanical transmission. Elimination of the transmission enables the locomotive to do more work with less fuel. This drive system is being applied to heavy machinery and will eventually be used in private motor vehicles. Its latest development is in a farm tractor.

Beyond mechanization is automation. In time, the new tractors will be computer-controlled. They will do what they are programmed to do by an operator sitting in a comfortable armchair. Automation will displace even more agricultural workers, the underclass of labourers and even skilled craftsmen. Bread and circuses cannot be a solution

for the problem of the newly unemployed. Without generations of workers paying taxes, governments will be unable to maintain the entitlements that provide the necessities of life and health to a growing population who are unable to provide for themselves.

For centuries the profit motive has been the driving force in human activity. The emphasis on profits and the uneven distribution of profits have affected every other aspect of human life and have delayed the hoped-for coming of a world of peace and plenty. The dream of a better world may never come true. Will we never learn that institutionalized greed is a recipe for disaster?

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Will the Liberals stay on the left?

Dear Editor As far back as I can remember, I have heard, at one point or another, the Liberals campaign on the left (all for the common person) during elections, but then govern on the right (all for big business) after winning an election.

Previous Liberal governments have always provided at least some evidence supporting that theory, some more than others.

During this last election, I wasn’t especially surprised the Liberals were definitely sounding left-leaning, but as the election moved on, I was impressed with how far to the left they seemed to be campaigning. In contrast, the NDP seemed almost as conservative as the Harper Conservatives. That may have been one of the reasons the Liberals

ended up with a majority in Parliament, while the NDP slid down to third place. People wanting to see the Harper government defeated may have seen the Liberals as the best chance for a “real change,” including some who may otherwise have voted for the NDP. Now, the time has come to see if the old theory about the Liberals turning to the right after being elected still has any validity. So far, it appears they are holding fast to election promises, even a few difficult ones. But, as the old saying goes, “The proof is in the pudding.” Time will tell.

Maybe Justin Trudeau is the real thing, and can keep the Liberals actually being liberal in how they govern.

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Liquor changes a focus at the legislature One of the big issues that came up in the legislature this past week that has impacted the Northwest region directly concerns the issue of private liquor stores.

The announcement was made by the province that 40 liquor stores would be converted through an RFP process to private liquor stores. Another 12 private liquor stores would be added in under-served communities.

Battleford is one of the locations impacted along with Wilkie, Unity, St. Walburg and others. But the proposals did not sit well with the opposition NDP. Opposition critic Cathy Sproule opened questioning on the topic in question period Wednesday to Crown Investments Minister Don McMorris, as recorded in Hansard: Ms. Sproule: — Mr. Speaker, the Sask Party inherited a fortune and they raked in record revenues, but they’ve blown through all that money, racked up a mountain of debt, and now they’re putting up a bunch of for sale signs. This government’s own survey shows that Saskatchewan people want our current hybrid liquor system fixed, but we don’t want to sell over half of our public liquor stores. And that’s what this government is doing because they’re broke.

The minister admits that 99 per cent of liquor prices won’t change, even though that’s one of the things that Saskatchewan people want to see. So to the minister: why not just fix our current hybrid system and deliver better prices for Saskatchewan people?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister for Crown Investments and SLGA [Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority].

Hon. Mr. McMorris: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, it’s a privilege to finally stand in this House and answer a question again. What I want to say is that starting about a year ago, in November, we started a consultation process that saw 6,600 people across the province answer the survey. Over 3,000 people have written submissions into the consultation process. That ended in January, Mr. Speaker.

Today, I was very pleased to announce a new retail system — if we are so chosen to be government after the next provincial election — that the people and consumers are asking for in this province. They’re asking for more choice.

They’re asking for convenience and they’re asking for price competitiveness, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, that’s what this system will do moving forward. We’ve seen it with the introduction of four private stores. Consumers are marching with their feet to those stores because of convenience, because of selection, and also because

of competitiveness. That’s why we’re expanding the private system with 12 new stores and also conversion of 40 existing stores, Mr. Speaker, to follow what the general public are asking for, Mr. Speaker. They want to go back to the ’90s, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the people of Saskatchewan have moved way past that.

The Speaker: — I recognize the member for Saskatoon Nutana.

Ms. Sproule: — This minister and this party don’t want to fix anything.

Their answer to everything is privatize, privatize, privatize. We could easily improve public stores to deal with more choice, more convenience, more competitive pricing. We can improve what we have. We can improve selection. We can improve more fridges.

We can have growler stations and promote local craft brewers. We could put liquor kiosks in grocery stores. And we don’t need for sale . . .

[Interjections] The Speaker: — I recognize the member for Saskatoon Nutana.

Ms. Sproule: — We know we don’t need for sale signs to do any of the things that the minister’s talking about. So again to the minister: why won’t you take meaningful steps to actually fix our current hybrid system? That’s what people want.

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister for Crown Investments.

Hon. Mr. McMorris: — Mr. Speaker, as I said, the consultation is very clear around choice and convenience and competitive pricing, as well as levelling the playing fields, Mr. Speaker, so that all retailers across the province have the same opportunity buying alcohol at the same price. Whether it’s franchisees, Mr. Speaker — 190 — some had beer sales; some didn’t. We’re levelling the playing field so franchisees, off-sales, private stores, government stores will all be operating on the same level, Mr. Speaker, adding competitiveness and competitive pricing to the piece. That’s what people are asking for; that’s what we’re doing, Mr. Speaker.

And she says why don’t we do certain other things?

And that certainly could have been done. It could have been done when they were in government. They failed to do it. They say that we shouldn’t be converting any stores. Under the NDP, Mr. Speaker, they converted stores in Estevan and Radville, Mr. Speaker. Under their government, they did the same thing that we are doing, but for some reason because we’re going a little bit further, Mr. Speaker, it’s not okay. Mr. Speaker, because I believe the general public want us to go further, Mr. Speaker, and I think we’ll find out the NDP are still living in the ’90s.

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net The Speaker: — I recognize the member for Saskatoon Nutana.

Ms. Sproule: — Mr. Speaker, we already have a lot of private sector involvement in liquor retailing.

We have 643 private outlets compared to 75 public stores. But if the Sask. Party has their way, 40 public stores will be sold off and that won’t mean better prices for Saskatchewan people. But do you know what it will mean? It will mean less money to fix roads, to put resources in our kids’ classrooms, to reduce ER [emergency room] waits and pay for more specialists. We’ll have less money for that because the profits, the profits from these stores will be flowing to private corporations, many from out of province. Why do you think they want to buy them, Mr. Speaker? So to the minister: setting aside his ideological desire to privatize everything, how can you justify that?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Crown Investments.

Hon. Mr. McMorris: — Mr. Speaker, one other thing that was very clear through the consultation process, not only the choice of convenience and the competitive pricing, was also the fact that the government would remain revenue neutral through the new system. That is being accomplished. No matter what they say or what they tweet, Mr. Speaker, I would ask them to follow through with the backgrounder, Mr. Speaker, as well as the information that was provided in the consultation process, Mr. Speaker, because what they’re saying, what they’re saying . . .

The Speaker: — The member asked the question.

She should perhaps listen to the response, including the two members at the far end who have been talking virtually the whole time. I recognize the minister.

Hon. Mr. McMorris: — Mr. Speaker, this system moving forward, would be revenue neutral because the revenue that government generates to fix roads, to fix hospitals, to put into education comes from the wholesale piece, Mr. Speaker, not much from the retail at all.

It comes from the wholesale piece, Mr. Speaker. We still control that. We’ll still generate the revenue we need, Mr. Speaker, because on this side of the government, this side of the floor, Mr. Speaker, this government would rather put money into hospitals and rather

put money into education, Mr. Speaker.

We saw what they did under NDP. They built a brand new liquor store in Riversdale, Mr. Speaker.

They built a brand new liquor store in Moose Jaw. They built liquor stores all over, Mr. Speaker, while our hospitals suffered. That will not happen under this government.

The other big issue that raged on at the legislature was carbon capture at Boundary Dam. That was a main focus of debate on Tuesday and Wednes-

day and it was during the Wednesday question period that Premier Brad Wall, under intense questioning from opposition leader Cam Broten, released some news regarding the province’s renewable energy goals.

Hon. Mr. Wall: — With respect to the whole file, Mr. Speaker, I hope that we have the support of members opposite when early next week we will be announcing through SaskPower the objective that by 2050 we will rely 50 per cent on renewable energy for our electricity supply in the province of Saskatchewan — 50 per cent by 2050 — and a huge ramping up of solar, Mr. Speaker, of wind, and possibly geothermal. We look forward to the support, the hyperbolic support, of the member opposite when that announcement is made.

The Speaker: — I recognize the Leader of the

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Glen Gantefoer, trustee: ‘The best years of my life’

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North Stars comeback falls short

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Last time the North Stars travelled to Flin Flon they found themselves on the wrong end of an 8-4 landslide.

Friday the Battlefords made the long drive to Manitoba and were confronted with some challenges, yet again, from the last place team in the Sherwood Division.

Rochester Institute of Technology prospect Reed Delainey buried his eighth of the season for the North Stars in the first, giving the black and white a 1-0 lead only 63 seconds into the game.

The Bombers came back with three unanswered in the first period, taking a commanding 3-1 lead and outshooting the North Stars 17-13.

In the middle frame, the ice started to tilt in favour of the Battlefords. Just like they have done all season long, the top team in the

SJHL woke up, at one point putting 11 shots on net before Flin Flon could make their way into the offensive zone.

Seven minutes in, it was Tanner Nagel finding himself all alone in front of the net as a result of a Bombers missed assignment. Ryan Rosenberg made use of the opportunity, feeding him the puck in the slot, where Nagel deposited it into the back of the net, just under the blocker of goaltender Zac Robidoux.

The mark was Nagel’s sixth of the season.

Late in the second Rory Davidson made a difference in his first game as a member of the North Stars. Busting down the right wing and putting a shot on net gave speedster Jordan Townsend the chance to pick up the rebound and tie the game up at three.

Joel Kocur took exception, scoring his 13th of the season three minutes later and giving Flin Flon a 4-3 advantage.

In the final frame the North Stars continued to press. Flin Flon took backto-back undisciplined

penalties, leading to a fiveon-three power play goal from Igor Leonenko. Reed Delainey registered his second point of the night with the helper to send it to overtime.

Jason Lavallee made sure the game didn’t slip away from the Bombers, capitalizing on another power play opportunity on a Connor Sych penalty, putting the game away.

The third best power play in the SJHL didn’t show up, going one for 10 on their opportunities. On the other side of the stick, the penalty kill didn’t fare much better, allowing three goals on five attempts.

“That was the biggest difference to me,” Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg said after the game. “Tomorrow we will make a couple of adjustments with our puck management, and obviously some adjusting on our special teams.”

Davidson, who was traded from the Dauphin Kings, had an assist and earned

some high praise from his coach.

“He brings energy and enthusiasm, he just used his strengths and played to his ability. Once he gets used to

the program he’s going to fit in right away.”

Despite the loss, it was the sixth game in a row where the North Stars registered a point.

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Reed Delainey (2 G) Zac Robidoux (44 SVs 4 GA) Igor Leonenko (2 A)

BNS hit more trouble in Flin Flon

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Game two of the short series would be no different .

The best team in the SJHL has had some difficulties against Flin Flon, especially at the Whitney Forum.

The Bombers continued to have the number of the North Stars, who came out on top in a 5-2 game on Saturday.

Jason Lavalle, who scored Friday’s overtime winner, kicked the scoring off when Adam Wilson fed him a cross-ice pass.

The Bombers would add another goal after Brandon Switzer, who scored his 10th of the season from Brandon Lesko.

In the middle frame the Bombers kept coming, firing 16 shots on Ryan Rewerts.

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AAA Stars winless this weekend in Notre Dame

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The Battlefords AAA Stars are evidently missing

the Civic Centre, dropping five of seven games on the road. Saturday, the Notre Dame Argos bested them by a score of 6-2.

Artem Chupin of the Argos kicked off the scoring three minutes into the tilt.

The Stars would respond just two minutes later at the

hands of Tanner Brewster on the power play. The tally marked his sixth of the campaign, while Keegan McBride and JC Dubecky had the as-

sists.

Notre Dame tallied five unanswered goals until Luke Reid scored late in the third to make it 6-2. Leading scor-

stripes Saturday, stopping 41 of 43 North Stars shots. On the other end Ryan Rewerts made 29 saves.

Special teams played a big role in the off weekend for the black and white, converting just two of 18 opportunities on the power play. On the other side of the stick, the penalty kill held things together, going a perfect 9/9.

“Our guys controlled the lanes well,” Kevin Hasselberg said. “We didn’t give up any big chances, it was good to see the penalty kill pull

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On deck is the team that is behind the North Stars by just two points in the SJHL, the Melfort Mustangs. It all goes down at the Civic Centre Wednesday night. See you there.

er for the AAA Stars, Owen Lamb, and Karstin McDonald collaborated on the goal.

The Argos narrowly outshot the Stars 27-24.

After dropping their first tilt to the Argos, the Hounds defeated them the next day, 3-2.

Owen Lamb found the scoresheet again in the opening frame with a goal from Tanner Brewster and Keelan Saworski. The tally was his fifth of the season, giving him 13 points.

Notre Dame’s Lucas Fraulin scored his eighth and ninth of the campaign in the same period. The AAA Stars tallied one more goal from Tyson Meyers, but it wouldn’t be enough as they dropped their fifth in a row.

The Stars look for revenge next weekend when they host the Hounds.

Bombers have the Battlefords number

Continued from page 8 Joel Kocur happened to be in the right place at the right time during a scramble in front of the net, slotting the puck past the netminder after a couple of whacks at it, to give the Bombers a 3-0 lead.

The North Stars wouldn’t be discouraged, finding themselves down for the third game in a row. The Battlefords actually outshot Flin Flon with 17 in the second.

The black and white finally solved Robidoux as Reed Delainey registered his second

goal in as many nights, scoring his ninth of the season with under a second left to play. Delainey beat the buzzer as the puck came out into the slot where he promptly delivered it home.

It was 3-1 headed to the final stanza.

In the third, Baxter Kanter hooked a streaking Alex Smith on a breakaway, resulting in a penalty shot for the forward. Busting down the ice, Smith didn’t put a move on Rewerts, instead opting to take a wrist shot. The quick

release was enough to lift the puck over the glove of the netminder, hitting the twine to make it 4-1 Bombers.

Still, the best team in the SJHL wouldn’t go quietly.

Connor Sych, who leads all SJHL defencemen in points, corralled a pass from Jake McMillen, and one-timed it into the back of the net. Igor Leonenko registered the second assist to make it 4-2.

That is as close as they would get. Switzer added an empty net goal to make it 5-2.

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Evidently the 14U Barons have a talented team. Look no further than their matchup against the second place Humboldt Broncos Sunday afternoon.

Nine points separate the two teams, but you wouldn’t be able to tell if you were at Battleford Arena taking in the game.

After the Broncos took a one goal advantage, Linden

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on the wrong foot Saturday night.

After a successful 201415 campaign where they won 12 of 18 games, the

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Nathan Linnell of Hafford started the scoring in the first, with Darren

Humboldt took the lead after notching a short-handed goal, but the AA Barons battled back to deadlock the score at two just a minute after. Leading goal scorer Luke Fennig found the puck in the crease after it trickled through the pads of goaltender Ryland Pronych, and made no mistake.

The Broncos made it 4-2, but the Barons continued to clash with one of the league’s best, coming back to tie it at four.

Late in the final frame Carter Sawchuk scored on a penalty shot, going forehand-backhand-forehand before depositing the puck into the back of the net, bringing the game to five goals each.

As he skated off he gestured to league-leading scorer Logan Barlage, who has put up 42 points in 18 games, and found himself in the penalty box for it.

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One thing is for sure, the team from the Battlefords does not back down, and can play with anyone in the league.

The AA Barons record now sits at 3-7-3.

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Delainey later added a tally, as part of a two-goal night, to give the Hawks a 2-0 advantage.

The Beaver Blues would answer with Brent Salzl, who scored his first of the season, 13 minutes into the tilt. The forward was the Blues’ second-leading scorer just a year ago, tallying 22 points in 14 games. Keegan Sparrow, who put up 30 points during the 2014-15 season, collaborated on the goal with Scott Maunula.

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OBITUARIES MUIR: In loving memory of Doris Muir, born September 12, 1922 Vermillion, AB. Passed away November 6, 2015 North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Sandra Long, Ray (Karen) Muir, Joyce (Gary) Wappel, Janice (Allan) Zimmerman; daughter-in-law Mildred Muir; 12 grandchildren, 17 greatgrandchildren and 6 great-greatgrandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and all her extended family at the River Heights Lodge. Doris was predeceased by her husband Perry Muir; son Ronnie Muir; brothers Bill, Frank and Reggie Abercrombie; sister Betty and son-in-law Bill Long. Music was provided by Gary Wappel, Levi Zimmerman, Brian Wappel, Tim Muir and Jeanna Walker. Honorary Pallbearers were granddaughters; Penny Olafson, Corinna Wheeler, Shannon Hosegood, Melissa Koliniak, Jeanna Walker, Janelle Zimmerman. Active Pallbearers were grandsons Michael Markowski, Tim Muir, Chris Muir, Dwayne Markowski, Mark Muir, Levi Zimmerman. Celebration of Doris’ Life was on November 10, 2015 at 11:00a.m. at the Chapel Gallery North Battleford, SK. Pastor was Gayle Wensley. Memories shared by Sandra Long. Doris Mavis Muir was born in Vermillion, Alberta on September 12, 1922 to Percy and Mary Jane Abercrombie. Two years later, her family would pack up and move to Scott, Saskatchewan where she grew up. She married Perry Farrell Muir in 1941 when she was 19 years old. Blessed with three children, Sandra, Ronnie and Raymond, they moved to St. Louis, Saskatchewan in 1950. Six years later, they had their twin girls, Joyce and Janice. In 1967, with their three oldest already moved on in life, Perry and Doris and their twin girls settled in North Battleford. Doris was involved in all of her children’s lives and drilled into them the importance of family and supporting one another. She always knew where her children were, where her children’s children were and what they were doing. She gloried with us at every success and cried with us at every failure. The only thing she was better at than being a mother, was being a grandmother. She was a strong source of comfort, compassion and wisdom to her 12 grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. She did a wonderful job to make sure her birdies in their nests agreed. Doris embodied strength and would say that she attained her strength and wisdom from the Al-anon family and the 12-step program she lived by. She loved her life and lived it one day at a time, letting go and letting God be with her. When Mom reached the finality of her journey, we trusted her care to her extended family at the River Heights Lodge to take over where we could no longer.

They treated her as though she was their own mother or grandmother and made sure she had her silver hair done, her red lipstick on and a trendy outfit put together. When she was having a rough time, they would read to her from Robert Munsch’s book, “Love You Forever.” We will always be grateful for their service and love they showed to our mom and our family, for the peace and calmness that filled Mom’s life and our lives knowing she was in good hands.

As a family we say Thank You from the bottom of our hearts. As Mom would say, “I have accomplished my goals in life. I have loved, and have been loved. What more is there than that?” The Muir family would like to thank everyone who dropped off food and sent flowers and for their kind words and memories shared. A special Thank You to the West Side staff at River Heights Lodge, Dr. Morton, Pastor Gayle Wensley, Ultra Print Services and Staff, The Gold Eagle Lodge and Battlefords Publishing. For your guidance, help and patience, thank you to Trevor Watts from Eternal Memories Funeral Services and Mark Muir from Peter Carscadden Funeral Services. Memorial donations can be made to River Heights Lodge Auxiliary, 2001 99th Street North Battleford, SK S9A 0S3.

OBITUARIES WELT: Mr. Douglas Carl Welt of North Battleford, Saskatchewan passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Battlefords Union Hospital. Left to cherish his memory are his loving family; his mother Shirley WeltEsslinger; his sister Laura (Jerry) Slater; his brothers Chris (Diana) Welt and Carl Welt; nieces and nephews Christa, Curtis, Justin, Jeff, Joshua, Jackson, Adam, Amy, Andrew, Jen, Allie, and Sherri; and numerous great nieces and nephews. Douglas was predeceased by his father Carl and his grandparents. A private family service was held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from the Chapel Gallery with Pastor Ron Braun officiating. Memorial Donations in memory of Douglas may be directed to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2R3. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank the amazing Doctors, Dr. A. Van der Merwe and clinic staff, Dr. Tootoosis, Dr. Starr, Dr. Campbell and Dr. Lamb for their medical expertise as well as their compassion and care.

We would also like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the palliative care nurses and continuing care aids who surrounded Doug and our family with the utmost of care and compassion. Because of this Doug was able to complete his life’s journey on earth with dignity.

We would also like to thank our friends, neighbours, and co-workers for the kind words, prayers, cards, meals and hugs. Finally, we would like to thank Trevor Watts and his staff from Eternal Memories for their constant support and guidance. We could not have made this difficult journey without all of you! God bless you all. _____________________________________________________ FERRON: In loving memory of Roger Joseph Arthur Ferron, born November 7, 1930 at Edam, SK., passed away November 11, 2015 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by his loving family: his wife of 57 years, Cecilia; children: Leon, Florence, Lucille (Kelly McCrea), Marc (Andrea), Edward (Cathy), Paul (Leora), Andrea, Maurice, Howard (JoAnn) and Loretta (Sebastien Dubuc); 14 Grandchildren and 3 Great-Grandchildren; brother, Marcel (Lois). Predeceased by his parents, Maria and Thomas; sisters: Jeannette and Laurette; brother, Leon; daughter, Theresa. Vigil Of Prayer was held on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Leon Roman Catholic Church with Celebrant: Fr. Peter Passe. Eulogy was given

by Darryl Greening. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Leon Roman Catholic Church, Jackfish, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Fr. Peter Passe.

Cross Bearer was Michael McCrea. Reception Of The Body: Pall: Loretta & Andrea Ferron; Flowers: Lucille McCrea; Crucifix: Kaylee Ryzak. Eulogy was given by Clifford Russett. Music Ministry: Organist/Director: Marie Anne Corbeil; Camarilla Choir. Liturgy Of The Word: Prayers: Andrea Ferron; Mass: Nadine Torresan & Gisele Kowalczyk; Gospel - Fr. Peter Passe. Prayer Of The Faithful: Kelsey & Stacie McCrea. Liturgy Of The Eucharist: Gift Bearers: Howard and JoAnn Ferron and family; Rose Bearers: Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren. Honor Guard was Knights Of Columbus 4th Degree. Honourary Pallbearers were Relatives and Friends.

Pallbearers were Leon Ferron, Marc Ferron, Edward Ferron, Paul Ferron, Howard Ferron & Maurice Ferron. Memorials are requested to Knights Of Columbus Charitable Foundation, 214 Ave. M South, Saskatoon, SK. S7M 2K4 or St. Leon Parish, Jackfish, SK. S0M 1E0. Interment was at St. Leon Parish Cemetery, Jackfish, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. _____________________________________________________

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SCHMIDT: In Loving Memory of Dwight Ronald Schmidt. Born October 31, 1960 at North Battleford SK, passed away November 10th 2015 Maymont SK. Survived by his loving family; daughter Katy, his mother Thelma Schmidt, sisters; Darlene (Bill) Melrose and family, Debra (Greg) Destrake and family, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Predeceased by his father Ronald Schmidt (June 22, 2008). A private family Committal Service was held Saturday November 14, 2015. Interment; Garden of Devotion Woodland Memorial Garden North Battleford, SK. Memorial Donations - Donors choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks The family of Dwight Schmidt would like to thank Bob Mackay and staff for all their kindness and compassion. To Fr. Cuong Luong for the service. A special thank you to friends and relatives for their support by way of phone calls, visits, flowers, cards and gifts of food. ____________________________________________________ CHAPMAN: In loving memory of Jean Francis Chapman (Pozdrowski) of Brooks, Alberta, formerly of Mayfair, Saskatchewan.

Jean passed peacefully in Brooks, with family by her side on Thursday, November 12th, 2015 at the age of 89 years. She was born in Mayfair, on February 15th, 1926. Jean was predeceased by her husband Earl Arthur Chapman, parents Paul and Bernice Pozdrowski, brother John and Leon Pozdrowski (wife Ronnie), sisters Victoria Kotyk, Helen Ross (Husband - Ken) and niece Cindy (infant). She is survived by a daughter Gwen Stuart; grandchildren, Tamara Hoskins (Bryan), Sean Stuart (Bobby-Joe), and Kris Stuart (Morgan); great grandchildren, Robyn, Anthony, Taylor and Luca; brothers Edward Pozdrowski (Betty) and Frank Pozdrowski; sister Marcy Pozdrowski (Darryl); sister-in-law Minnie Pozdrowski (John) and numerous nieces and nephews. We will love and cherish you always Gramma. Graveside services to be held on Saturday, November 28th, 2015 at 1:00 PM from St. Joseph Alticane Cemetery Luncheon at Mayfair hall starting at 1:00 PM. Funeral arrangements entrusted to SMITH FUNERAL HOME LTD. AND CREMATORIUM, BROOKS, ALBERTA. Condolences may be forwarded through www.sfh.ca Telephone 403-362-4636 or Toll Free (866) 362-4652.

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BOSCH 800 watt Mixer Sale $515, VITAMIX Blenders $459 & up, BUNN Coffee Makers, Omega Juicers & more. Call 1-888-692-6724 or shop online www.hometechcanada.ca Hometech New address 375 Broad St, Regina.

Burial Plot, North Battleford Cemetary. 37-10-A West side of exhibition road gate, Regular price $900, For sale for $550. Call or email Denise at (604) 585-7045. a5972420@telus.net Musical Instruments & Equipment monitors, amps, foot pedals, guitar stands, mixer, youth fiddle, Hofner bass guitar & speakers. For more information call 306-297-3630 or 306297-3854

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR SALE Condos for sale in Borden, Sask.

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WANTED TO BUY Wanted: furniture - bed couch, etc.

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PETS Great Pyrenees - Akbash cross puppies, born October 3rd, good for sheep or yard dogs, asking $200.00 Phone 306-845-2404 or email at rcmatthews@littleloon.ca

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Monthly Community Events Calendar Every Week Day

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

Every Sundays

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

1st Sunday of the Month

Jam Session at the Pioneer Hall from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Beginning October 4, 2015 until May, 2016. Phone 306-445-5036 for more information.

Knights of Columbus Brunch at 1202 - 105 Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m. For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306892-2073.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE ARE MOVING

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

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Tuesdays

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

North Battleford Grand Squares are offering lessons in beginner square dance at the Ukrainian Senior Centre 792 - 108th Street, North Battleford from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. There will be a series of 10 lessons.

Please wear comfortable shoes. For more information please contact caller, Ray and Misel Rosler at 306-445-3114.

3rd Wednesday of the Month Thursdays

Thursdays

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

Thursdays

Tuesdays

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

Tuesdays

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

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

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

Tuesdays

On December 1, 2015

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

761 - 106th Street

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

Drop by the new office and have a cup of coffee

1st Wednesday of the Month

River Heights Lodge retirees at Dragon Palace at 1:00 p.m.

2nd Monday of the Month

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

Tuesdays

Come visit and chat with us!

Wednesdays

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

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

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

Everyone welcome.

Due to this move the office will be closed on Nov. 27 & 30th but we’ll see you the next day in the new office location!

Wednesdays

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

Check out Battlefords Toastmasters.com for more information.

2nd Monday of the Month

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

Tuesdays

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Wednesdays

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

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Supper Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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4th & 5th Sunday of the Month

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Tuesdays & Thursdays

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

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

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

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

2nd Friday of the Month

Old Tyme Dance at the Pioneer Hall, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Live bands. For more information phone 306-445-5036.

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

1st Tuesdays of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306-446-2269.

Last Tuesday of the Month

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

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

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

Once A Month on Saturdays

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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COMING EVENTS

Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Tuesday, November 17 - December 15

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patients and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Through this program, patients learn about coping with health problems, making healthy eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress. Classes will be held on November 17, 24, December 1, 8 & 15 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Primary Health Center. To find out more or to register, call Kellie Heidel 306-446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@ pnrha.ca. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

Saturday, November 28

Christmas Trade Show & Bake Sale presented by LOCCS Music Dept. at EMBM School, 1651 - 96th Street. Live music, crafts, bake sale, silent auction, raffle. To book a table call Gene at 306-445-3314 or gaulinger@sasktel.net.

Saturday, November 28

Craft and Trade Show at St. George’s Anglican Church, 191 - 24th Street, Battleford from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 28

Fall Fair and Christmas Tea at Battleford United Church from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. All are welcome!

Saturday, November 28

Topline Social Dance Club - Harry Startup at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch.

Min. age 19. Phone Sharon at 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

Saturday, November 28

LAND FOR SALE

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

FEED & SEED

CAREER TRAINING

FARMLAND WANTED

Clean 1 bdr apartment for rent on the main street in North Battleford (Crandleberry Cafe area) for $700/month. We have a great incentive for early applications. Call Clarence at 306-441-5846 for info.

Please only working persons to apply.

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NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 217 1/4’s South - 88 1/4’s South East - 43 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 8 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 54 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE LAND AVAILABLE TO RENT

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

Personalized Service Huge fall discounts.

1520 sq ft, 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom - Fall clearance sale price 119,900.00 1216 sq ft, 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom - Fall clearance sale price $99,900.00 1088 sq ft, 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom - fall clearance sale price $92,900.00

Saturday, December 5 Saturday, December 5

The 30th Annual Big Buck Nite Competition at the Sonningdale Hall from 6:00 p.m. - midnight. Admission includes Chili and buns all evening.

Saturday, December 5

Christmas Trade Show and Craft Sale at the Battleford Royal Canadian Legion Branch 9 on Main Street, Battleford from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Crafts, Scentsy, Tupperware, Watkins, jewellery, Avon and so much more. Coffee, tea, burgers, soup, chili, hotdogs. Gift basket draw.

Everyone welcome.

Sunday, December 6

Silent Night, Holy Night Community Youth Choir with Robert MacKay, David Morton, Lei Canta and Meota Men’s Choir. Come enjoy a short evening of Christmas Music with us at 7:00 p.m. at the Third Avenue United Church Sanctuary. Tickets available at the door or in advance by calling Jaki at 306-446-2519.

Sunday, December 6

Notre Dame Parish presents a Multicultural Christmas Festival with a Christmas bake sale, diverse cultural display along with international foods, raffles, silent auction items and entertainment with refreshment and dessert at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1202 - 105th Street from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 13

Christmas Celebration Banquet & Music at the Territorial Drive Alliance Church 5:00 p.m. Dinner by Second 2 None Catering. Tickets for sale until December 6 at church office phone 306-445-5158 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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Call 306-481-2836 Rob’s Snow Clearing. Walks and driveways. Book early. Phone 306 445 - 2736, 441 - 5677

FEED & SEED HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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

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APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

Historic Battleford Lions Christmas Bazaar at the Alex Dillabough Centre, Battleford from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

SUITES FOR RENT

For more info call:

Saturday, November 28

A Walk Through Bethlehem at Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1611 - 93rd Street. Friday 6:00- 9:00 p.m. Saturday 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

Newly Renovated 2 and 3 bedroom mobile homes for rent in Unity SK. Call Richard for more information (306) 210-7000.

CANADIAN BUILT HOMES ready for immediate delivery.

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Friday - Sunday, December 4, 5 & 6

Available Immediatly! Spacious 2 Bedroom Duplex for rent, comes with fridge and stove, $1,150/month. Water included.

References and damage required.

Serious inquiries. Call 306-4416728.

SERVICES FOR HIRE

Turkey Shoot at the Speers Rec Centre from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Firearms and ammunition provided. Target shooters must be 12 or over.

High/low wheel and pie plate entries also available. Concession all day.

Call 306-246-2005 for more info.

The Lighthouse Serving The Battlefords will be hosting an open house and information session at 2:00 p.m. Come take a tour of the emergency homeless shelter and participate in the open Q & A discussion. Find out how you can get involved in your local homeless shelter. Refreshments will be provided. It takes the whole community to awaken positive change!

HOUSES FOR RENT

306-496-7538

1 bedroom apartment for rent.

Available December 1. Located 1691-101st st. Fridge/stove included. Ref required. 306-445-4646 1 bedroom apt. Compeletely furnished. Cable, pool table, everything included. No damage deposit. Rent $600.

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GMC... Ford... Imports... 1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere... Call or text 306-821-0260. Lloydminster

TRUCKS & VANS 1983 International Tandem truck with gravel box. (306) 827-7731, Borden

RENTALS & LEASES Commercial/office space approx 1200 sq ft for lease, $1000/month gross rent (all utilities included!). We have substantial incentives for suitable applicants with the right kind of agreement. Call Clarence for more info at 306-441-5846.

Commercial/office space for lease $700/month gross rent (all utilities included!) in North Battleford, main street, 350 sq ft. We have substantial lease incentives for suitable applicants with the right kind of agreement. Call Clarence for more info at 360-441-5846.

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Bus drivers concerned about student safety Staff Bus drivers who pick up and drop off students to Battleford Central School are concerned about the safety of their riders.

Drivers from First Student Canada and Southland Bus Lines have sent letters signed by several drivers asking the Town of Battleford to consider solutions to the make the street in front of BCS safer for children.

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Town councillors said they will be looking into the issue and any resolutions will have to involve the Living Sky School Division as well. In addition to parents parking on the street, there is also a concern about teachers parking on town property and in the Court of Queen’s Bench area, they said.

The bus drivers who signed the letters offered three suggestions.

The first was to give out tickets.

“The signs are up and the curb is yellow. And yet no one seems to know what this means,” said the letter.

The second suggestion was to widen the street on the school side.

“Designate where parents can park, this will eliminate the children running between parked cars and in front of traffic,” it stated.

The third suggestion was to restrict traffic on the street Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and from 3 to 4 p.m.

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Parks and Recreation Director Jordan Schechtel recommended to town council at the last meeting that, even

though it was $185 higher than the next highest of five bids, that the unit with the higher tank capacity be purchased.

“It’s just a better machine,” he said.

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The cost came in under budget. An amount of $5,250 had been allowed for in the 2015 budget.

Glen Gantefoer: ‘The best years of my life’ Continued from Page 6 He may not have much downtime, but he does have interests outside of work and school board.

“Apart from school board that’s kept me extremely busy, I enjoy yard work,” he says. “I built my house so I like construction and renovating projects and have done a lot of those. And I love kayaking so I have been doing a lot of that. And recently I’ve got interested in photography in a big way, so I am trying to become a photographer.”

Gantefoer takes his kayak out to Jackfish and Murray Lakes.

“When I first bought it, I thought it would be a hoot doing the Battle River or Saskatchewan River,” he says. “But the first two summers I had it the water levels were so high in those two rivers I was nervous about going into them.”

So he went out to the lake.

“At the lake there are all kinds of places to go paddling around Jackfish or around Murray Lake … you can go up L’Heureux Creek

by Aquadeo and come back down, or go into the Jackfish marsh where the water spills out of the lake … there’s a channel there that is protected from the wind so if it is a really windy day you can go in there and it doesn’t bother you. There’s lots of places you can paddle a kayak.”

He’s started a trend at the Light of Christ Catholic Schools division office. Director of Education Corey Rideout has a kayak now and he and Gantefoer have

been going paddling together. Now Chief Financial Officer Jordan Kist and Manager of Instructional and Business Technology Tom Hawboldt are interested in kayaking as well.

“There is going to be a group of us here in no time,” says Gantefoer.

Gantefoer also enjoys travelling, a love that stems from his childhood.

A middle child, he has two sisters, one older one younger. They live in Edmonton and in Leduc, Alta.

“We were a different family in terms of what we did,” he says. “A lot of the families around here that we knew, their parents had cottages at the lake, because this is a lake community.

But we didn’t.”

His dad, who is now 95 and still living in his own home, and his mother, nicknamed Monnie, who passed away two years ago, weren’t interested in the usual lake activity.

“They didn’t do that, but what they did do was, they liked to travel, and they exposed us to travel,” he says.

“So while our friends were going to the lake having fun water skiing, boating and fishing, being at the lake all summer, we were taking little vacations. We got to see Canada, we got to see the United States, they took us to Mexico – they planted a real travel bug in all of us.

We travelled a lot.”

They still like to travel.

“Recently my two sisters, my wife and I have been travelling together.”

It started with one of his sisters, who is a year older

than he, deciding she wanted to go back to Paris for her 60th birthday.

“She called us up and said, ‘I’m going to Paris for my birthday. You guys want to come?’ We said, ‘Yeah!

But not on your birthday because your birthday is in February. We’ll go at a nicer time of year, but we’ll definitely go with you.’”

The four of them headed to Paris, and while they were there, Gantefoer says, he came up with the idea of picking the next place to go for his 60th birthday.

“So we all agreed. The next year we went to Italy.”

He adds, “This past summer, my cousin got wind of this and he said, ‘Why didn’t you guys call me and include me in this gig?’ He was 60 this year, so we went to Germany.”

It’s Cheryl’s turn next.

“Now we are waiting for my wife to figure out where she wants to go in 2017.

We’ve been going to Europe, but she might change that by wanting to go somewhere else. We’ll see where that is.”

Meanwhile, Gantefoer is eyeing retirement at the end of December 2017.

“I just turned 63. I will be 65 by December 2017. It’s the number I’m zeroed in on.

Mind you, I zeroed in on 60 a few years ago and I didn’t do it,” he laughs.

“When I’m retired from this job and if I get re-elected to school board in 2016, a four-year term, I could be there until 2020,” adds Gantefoer. “Then I could just hang it all up and go kayaking.”

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Hamilton talks taxes at Chamber input and representation on that, as well as other interested groups.

The other thing to be looked at is whether the City should adjust its current 60 per cent residential-40 per cent commercial ratio for property taxation.

“That’s something we also have to look at,” said Hamilton, who stated a desire to know “all the implications” before any change comes in.

The Chamber had an active discussion with Hamilton on the issue and indicated a willingness to be

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Mayor Hamilton also spoke briefly about the current budget process and the budget deliberations that will begin within the next couple of week.

The mayor indicated dates for the budget deliberations would be set at the Nov. 23 city council meeting. Hamilton also indicated it is likely grant applications would be considered during the week of Dec. 1 to 4.

The aim is to have the entire budget completed in time for the Dec. 14 council meeting.

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City taxes, and specifically tax assessment, were a big topic of discussion at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce’s monthly directors meeting Nov. 17.

Mayor Ian Hamilton was there and he spoke with directors for close to an hour, mainly about tax assessment and whether or not the City might change it.

In particular, he spoke about whether the City might move from its current

cost-based approach to an income approach to taxation of properties, where rental income is used in determining the valuation of property. “[It] has nothing to do with the income of your business or the volume of your business or any of that,” said Hamilton. “It’s all about what the property can generate in the form of revenue, net revenues from rentals.”

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Festival of Trees lights up the Battlefords Christie Doyle, general manager of Sallows and McDonald Wilson Zehner Funeral Home, the silver sponsor of Light Up the Night, expressed thanks to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation for all the events they do throughout the year and for the volunteers who work tirelessly to put Light Up the Night together to make it an elegant memorable event year after year. “The important part of this event is that everybody regardless of age, gender, wealth, they’ve all used the hospital at some point. The hospital works really hard, tirelessly, to make sure that everybody is healthy and safe and they do the best they can, so that is why, as a businessperson as well as an individual, I am very, very honoured to be part of this,” said Doyle Friday evening, Nov. 20. Photos by Jayne Foster

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Two of Victoria’s lesser-known gardens

By Sara Williams Next time you’re in Victoria, you should take the time to visit two of Victoria’s lesser-known gardens. Where one is sheltered, quiet and secluded, the other is larger, more diverse, and teeming with dozens of projects.

For tranquility nothing can compare to the quiet beauty of Finnerty Garden (www.uvic.ca /finner ty/), located in the southwest corner of the University of Victoria campus just beyond the small Interfaith Chapel.

Wandering along the network of shaded paths, sitting on one of the many carefully placed benches enjoying trees reflected in a pond or simply absorbing the interplay of colour and texture, peace prevails throughout.

One would never realize they were in the middle of a busy campus and adjacent to a parking lot.

The garden is named after the two Finnerty brothers who emigrated from Ireland in the 1850s. They established a market garden and orchard on the land now occupied by the garden. Their families continued to farm the land until about 1926.

Finnerty Gardens was established in 1975 with the planting of a notable collection of Rhodendron species, many obtained directly or indirectly from famous plant explorers of the day. The collection – the largest such in British Columbia – was a part of the estate that Jeanne Buchanan of Cowichan Lake left the university. Many of the specimens were more than 50 years old when they were transplanted to their new home.

Today, the Finnerty Gardens contains more than 4,000 trees and shrubs, among them magnolia, maple, birch, spruce, Douglas fir and the native Garry oak.

There are more than 1,500 rhododendron (flowering from mid-January to June) and azaleas as well as an enormous range of herbaceous under-plantings and naturalized bulbs such as tulips, narcissi, anemone, bluebells, grape hyacinth, pink nerine, camas, fritillary, marsh marigolds, bleeding heart, oxalis, ornamental grasses and many ferns.

For your horticultural pleasure and enlightenment, most plants are labeled (with common and botanical names). A detailed plan and walking tour of the 6.5 acre site is available for download from the garden website.

Finnerty Gardens is open to the public during daylight hours at no charge.

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The linking of cause and effect in our lives Philosophers, even back in Aristotle’s time (384-322 BC), have studied cause and effect. That has to do with the way an event or set of conditions leads to a particular result. Throw a ball in the air (a cause) and we’d expect it to come down (the effect). Flip a light switch and we expect, under normal conditions, the light will come on.

Or, we can look at it the other way. By examining the effect, we can reason back to the cause. Detectives do that when they examine a crime scene for clues, and try to answer the who, how and why questions. If we see a field of corn (the effect) we can reason back to several actions, including a time of planting (the cause). If we see a computer (the effect), we can reason back to a designer and manufacturer (the cause).

Thomas Acquinas (1225-1274) said the first cause or ultimate cause was God. Since God is eternal, He alone is without cause.

And everything else in the universe results from His creative or sustaining work or His sovereign intervention. “For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.” (Rom. 11:36) “He is before all things, and in Him all things consist [are held together].” (Col

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1:17) In human life there are causes and effects to be considered, too. If we overeat and don’t exercise (the cause), we will gain weight and experience certain health problems (the effect).

In the spiritual realm, there is cause and effect, in the negative sense. “Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits [or morals].’” (I Cor. 15:33) “Those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.” (Job 4:8) There are also positive causes and effects for the believer. Salvation is a big one. “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him [the cause] should not perish but have everlasting life [the effect].” (Jn. 3:16) Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (Jn. 8:12)

Then, in our life and service for the Saviour we experience a similar kind of connection. The Lord Jesus said to men He chose

to be His disciples, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men [i.e. engaging others to be followers of Christ too].” (Matt. 4:19) “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” (I Cor. 15:58) “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

(Gal. 6:9) We are to “serve the Lord with gladness,” (Ps. 100:2) using the gifts and opportunities He gives us.

For those of us who know Christ, we are motivated

by His great love for us to serve Him faithfully. “The love of Christ compels us,” (II Cor. 5:14) giving a sense of urgency to our discipleship.

That is the theme of a gospel song written in 1935.

We know only a little of the author and composer.

Howard L. Brown (18891965) was the director of Christian Endeavor (an international youth organization), in California, between 1930-1940. He wrote many hymns along with his wife

Margaret, who was born in 1892. They collaborated in the writing of Follow, I Will Follow Thee. Its use of the word “must” emphasizes the compelling force of the call of the Lord (the cause) of which our service is the effect.

The song says: “Jesus calls me – I must follow, / Follow Him today; When His tender voice is pleading / How can I delay? / Follow, I will follow Thee, my Lord, / Follow ev’ry passing day; / My tomorrows are all known to Thee, / Thou wilt lead me all the way.”

Laughter is good for the soul In all the years our family has lived in the same town, we’ve enjoyed Sunday evening suppers together. For a few special years, a nephew and his family also were residents of our small city and I recall the pure satisfaction of having 14 family members share our Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings. As the years have gone by our two oldest granddaughters moved to Ontario and Saskatchewan to attend university. Our eldest son accepted a “too good to be refused” job offer on the prairies, being

in the same province and medical profession as their daughter sweetened the pot. Nephew, his wife and their three children also moved on so we’re down to just five of us now.

Even that hasn’t diminished the joy we experience at being together, though, because spending

with those you love isn’t determined solely by the number of bodies occupying space.

This evening was no exception. Following supper our son, his wife and their daughter got down on the living room floor to play a “designed by a five-year old” soccer game. It was loud and I honestly don’t know if there were any guidelines, but there sure was a lot of hearty laughter. In fact, I don’t recall ever hearing the three of them so overcome with hilarity. I didn’t want it to end and

only the looming bedtime hour brought the game to an end.

In a world filled with pain and tears, God longs to be our hiding place; in a time of sorrow and loss, He offers joy.

“As for those who grieve over Zion, God has sent me to give them a beautiful crown in exchange for ashes, to anoint them with gladness instead of sorrow, to wrap them in victory, joy, and praise instead of depression and sadness.”

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

1372 102 St 306-445-3009

Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

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Notre Dame (RC) Parish

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

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

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

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

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

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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

Living Water Ministry

Hosanna Life Center 306-445-5079

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

MEETING IN ROOM #109 DON ROSS CENTER - 6:30 P.M. Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield

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

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

All are welcome

Worship Service 10:30 am Every Sunday Coffee/Fellowship 9:30 am

10801 Winder Crescent

Evangellical Lutheran Church of Canada

(corner of 15th Ave. & 108th St.) North Battleford Rev. Sheldon

Visit battlefordslutheran.sk.ca or call 306-445-5162

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

Gattinger

Come Join Us Sunday’s At 11:00 am

Phone 306-445-9096

A warm welcome is extended to everyone!

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Members of Christian Ministers Association

Community Baptist Church

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

306-445-4818 tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

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

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 a.m.

Service

Church & CE Wing:

306-893-2611

For booking the Wing:

306-893-4465

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

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

Everyone Welcome

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

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