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In the news this week

North Battleford, Sask.

Staff A much anticipated story on North Battleford’s crime rate

by Maclean’s magazine has been published and reaction has been varied,

although generally in the positive realm. Watch for Mayor Ryan Bater’s reaction in the Thursday Regional Optimist. Also, look for John Cairns’ Newswatch, where our

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senior reporter, who has been covering this issue for the past four years, will provide his take on the Maclean’s article.

Inside the NewsOptimist this week, see

a story about a campaign to bring passenger rail service back to North Battleford, some seasonal stories and a look at the recent conference held by North West College.

Christmas Elves Share Cheer The John Paul II Collegiate elves were out and about in downtown North Battleford last week spreading Christmas cheer and handing out candy canes and Christmas poems. The elves are members of the JPII Mission Team.

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Chamber supports bringing Via to NB

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Local lawyer Richard Gibbons has the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce’s support in efforts to convince Via Rail to move its main route through North Battleford.

Gibbons was on hand at the Nov. 21 chamber meeting seeking approval

for his proposal to reroute their main “Canadian” line to go through North Battleford, Lloydminster, Vermilion, Vegreville and on to Edmonton.

The Chamber directors ultimately passed a resolution in support of it at the meeting.

The Via line currently runs through Biggar and

Unity south of the city.

The belief is that having the line stop in North Battleford would bring more tourism to the city, benefiting hotels and restaurants in particular.

Gibbons also made the point that it would be a more interesting route for Via passengers, with the river valley within view.

China trip sold out

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There is news to report about the Chamber’s Experience China trip running from April 7-17, 2018.

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Executive director Linda Machniak reported at the chamber board’s Nov. 21 meeting that the trip is “basically sold out.”

“This will mean a significant infusion of cash for us,” said Machniak.

There are 47 people going on the trip who are attached to the Battlefords Chamber, amounting to a quarter of the total.

The trip has been marketed by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce in association with the province’s local Chambers who have been marketing it locally.

In other highlights from the Nov. 21 meeting, it’s been confirmed the Battlefords Chamber has no plans to host an all-candidates forum for the federal by-election this year.

The Chamber currently has a number of other

events on the go at the moment.

Planned for Nov. 23 was Chamber on Tap at the Blend, with accountant Dallan Oberg providing a presentation on the federal government’s proposed tax changes.

The chamber is also hosting a special event for women in business on Dec. 5. It is called “Holly and Heels - A Celebration of Women in Business” at the Chapel Gallery, Don Ross Centre, North Battleford, from 11:45 to 1:30 pm. The guest speaker is fashion designer Melissa Squire.

Tickets for that event are available through www.battlefordschamber. ca, by calling the office 306-445-6626, or by email at b.chamber@sasktel.net.

The cost is $50 plus GST; a corporate table runs for $375 plus GST.

President Warren Williams and executive director Linda Machniak listen to Richard Gibbons’ pitch to have the VIA Rail line rerouted through North Battleford.

Photo by John Cairns

Battleford to purchase, install new water meters for mobile homes

By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

According to an administrative report prepared by Manager of Utilities Aubrey Whittleton and Chief Administrative Officer John Enns-Wind, the water meters in mobile homes in Battleford are nearing the end of their life expectancy and many currently don’t give accurate readings.

Town council approved a recommendation stating “that the Council of the Town of Battleford approve the installation of new water meters inside all existing mobile homes by a plumber starting in January 2018.”

Cost is estimated to be approximately $65,000.

Achieving accurate readings with the existing equipment has cost the

town, as per the report, approximately $21,000 per billing cycle, because of things such as time to perform repairs and maintenance to meters, dealing with skirting under mobile homes, and physically accessing the meters during winter, as the meters are currently located under the trailers.

The new water meters town administration is looking at purchasing are R9000s. Rather than workers needing to access meters under trailers, R9000s are installed inside mobile homes and allow for remote readings by utilities staff.

Discussion that took place prior to council involved whether purchasing the meters should be the town’s or property owner’s responsibility. Enns-Wind

said savings to the town and its residents would be maximized if the town pays for the proper installation of units that can perform remote readings, in order to assure installation is done right the first time, and to prevent the trouble of reading meters under mobile homes.

Mobile home residents won’t be charged for new meters.

Public Works Manager Eric Bilanski estimated the meters cost $600 each, while additional costs involve labour.

Mayor Ames Leslie supported the decision in part because paying for new meters are costs the town would incur anyway, and the new meters would prevent leaky pipes and meters that residents find about after it’s too late.

The federal by-election in Battlefords–Lloydminster is December 11.

Away or busy on that day?

You can vote in advance If you’re ready to vote early, you can vote at your advance polling place this Friday through Monday.

The polls are open from noon to 8:00 p.m (Central time).

Or you can vote at the Elections Canada office in your riding any day until December 5 at 6:00 p.m (Central time).

For all voting locations, check your voter information card, visit elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868.

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Empty Stocking Fund launches 2017 campaign Staff The Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund campaign is underway for 2017.

They launched their campaign with their annual Beef on a Bun fundraiser at Third Avenue United Church on Wednesday last week. The event brought out the usual good noonhour crowd for beef, coleslaw, drinks and cake That is just the start of the effort to raise money for Christmas hampers for the less fortunate this Christmas season. Here are some of the other critical dates for this year’s campaign.

Nov. 25, in partnership with SaskEnergy and the Boys and Girls Club, they hosted “Share the Warmth” a Free Winter Clothing Clinic for those who cannot afford outdoor winter clothing. They planned to set up at the Food Bank between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the same time as the winter festival.

Nov. 27-Dec. 8 marks the dates when applications for Christmas Hampers are being accepted.

Third Avenue United Church was the site on Wednesday for the launch of the Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund’s campaign for 2017. Photos by John Cairns

They are being accepted Monday - Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Applicants must bring proof of income, proof of expenses and ID. Dec. 1-23: Red Boots are being distributed to five locations around the Battlefords for donations.

Dec.1-20: Barrels are placed around town for Toy Collection by the WPD EMS Elves as part of their Cram an Ambulance campaign. On Dec. 20, toys will be brought to the Food Bank at approximately 5 p.m., with a goal to cram three ambulances.

Dec. 1-20: Food Drive for Christmas. Loraas will collect the food with their big red sleigh Dec. 18-20: Volunteers will be packing the Christmas Food Hampers and matching toys with the children.

Dec. 24: Christmas

Hampers will be distributed.

According to the organization 442 hampers were distributed last year helping 1,526 people – 789 of those people were children.

In addition to the donations from the public, PotashCorp is again matching cash donations for food banks in Saskatchewan up to $500,000 this holiday season.

Service clubs thanked for support of free skating 11 hours more than a year ago Staff The City of North Battleford is thanking local service clubs for their continued support of the free public skating program in the city.

The support has provided for 176 hours of free ice programming at the Civic Centre and the Don Ross arena for 2017, which is 11 hours more than a year ago.

Public skating is offered Saturdays at the Civic CenRepresentatives from a number of service clubs were at the Civic Centre Wednesday last week to receive thanks from Leisure Services staff as well as Mayor Ryan Bater for sponsoring free public skating. In the photo are: back row left to right, Harold Bishop, Bill Bowman (NB Lions), Terry Blanchette (Rotary), Clifford Garrett, John Gamble (Elks), Dave Eckel (Kiwanis), Leisure Lee, Mayor Ryan Bater, middle row, Darrallene Lapp, Yvonne Nyholt (Bonaventure Lions), Ken McKay (Elks), Ellie May Bishop (Bonaventure Lions), Siobhan Gormley (Leisure Services); front row, Seton Winterhalt, Bill Samborski (Leisure Services).

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New NFP survey

90 per cent say lack of resources puts members and communities in danger Submitted by the National Police Federation

“These chronically dangerous situations are not only a threat to people in communities across the country, but they also take a toll on our members who compensate for these resource gaps and too-often end up with physically or psychologically injured,” said Eddie MacDonald, cochair of the National Police Federation.

“Past and ongoing resource, equipment and training cuts are threatening our members’ and community safety and must be reversed. Our front-line members need more resources to be safe and fully effective. On behalf of our 10,000-plus members, we call on management and government to review this report and restore necessary funding,” said Peter Merrifield, co-chair of the National Police Federation.

The survey asked members who had experienced dangerous work situations in the last two years to provide more information: 85% cited people shortages. The most common theme was lack of availability of back-up personnel for high-risk calls and situations: • Many reported going out alone to calls of domestic violence, or large parties and gatherings that were out of control, fearing that civilians would be harmed if they waited for a colleague to be available.

• Members frequently indicated that their nearest backup is often asleep (off shift) or more than an hour away.

Members shared stories of holding off someone at gunpoint, or manually for sustained periods of time until help arrived.

• Many respondents said they’d been told by management to “risk it out,” leaving them to decide if they should respond to a call, risk their own well-being to potentially help a citizen, or if they should wait for help to arrive and risk harm to a citizen in the meantime.

• Such decisions run directly counter to members’ sworn commitment to protect their communities and some cited this as the cause of mental health issues, impact quality of life and/or PTSD. • Ongoing staff shortages further impede performance and safety because of ongoing exhaustion from overtime, lack of sleep or time off.

• Poor radio equipment, which often leaves members out of contact with their backup or senior officers in dangerous situations; inadequate and unavailable protective gear; shortage of appropriate firearms and related training, and unsafe, poorly maintained vehicles were also frequently cited.

The survey report, also covered filling of vacancies, minimum members per shift, and impacts on The commentaries offered on this editorial page are intended to provide thoughtprovoking material for our readers. Contributors’ articles, cartoons or letters do not time-off and leave. All results point to dangerous necessarily reflect the opinion of any News-Optimist staff.

The National Police Federation conducted a survey in October 2017 to explore and gauge the impact of ongoing funding and resource cuts to member and community safety. The survey found: • 87 per cent of respondents do not feel they have the resources they need to do their job fully and safely • 95 per cent believe the current lack of resources puts members in danger • 93 per cent believe the current lack of resources puts communities in danger • 60 per cent had experienced a dangerous situation because of lack of resources in the last two years alone This is wrong, risky and it can’t continue. Government must step up and restore both funding and public safety.

NPF will share these results, and a call for action, with government and management and will make this a priority upon certification.

The survey, conducted online between October 17 and 26, with 3,399 responses is the first known survey measuring the impact of ongoing funding cuts to member and community safety.

“We’ve seen an increase in crime that hurts communities and contributes to member injuries and even deaths that we believe are related to budget freezes and cuts.

This survey is the first quantitative evidence of how these shortages impact our members’ ability to perform their duties and protect Canadians,” said Brian Sauvé, co-chair of the National Police Federation.

RCMP officers are trained not to share information outside our ranks, not to complain and to go above and beyond expectations. Increasingly, they’re told to “risk it out” and take chances. This survey provided a unique opportunity for members to share their concerns and stories candidly, to help drive improvements,” said Sauvé.

shortages and little progress in addressing or resolving these issues.

About the National Police Federation: The National Police Federation was founded by RCMP members in the spring of 2016 to offer RCMP members a purposeful and professional option for labour relations representation. Over 10,000 RCMP members have joined the National Police Federation (NPF) since March 2016, allowing the first application for certification of a national bargaining agent for rank and file members of the RCMP. The National Police Federation now represents over 60 per cent of members. NPF’s three co-Chairs have over 30 years of combined police labour relations experience. Its board of directors is comprised of men and women who have served the RCMP between 10 and 35 years in virtually every province and territory in Canada.

The NPF also has an independent Advisory Group to the Board comprised of leading legal, policing labour relations governance and administration, psychology and related traumatic stress conditions and other critical areas of expertise. Once certified, the NPF has committed to continue to engage members in key representation decisions, as outlined in the organization’s bylaws.

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St. Joe’s Holds Eighth Auction

Last Saturday night marked the eighth St. Joseph Calasanctius Charity Fundraising Dinner and Auction at the Tropical Inn. Proceeds from the bi-annual fundraiser go towards enhancing pastoral services within the parish. As part of the auction, there were 18 items up for live bid and many more silent auction items and raffle draws. Among those items up for bid was an Andrew Albers’ Seattle Mariners jersey; a framed Dave Keon Toronto Maple Leafs jersey and a framed Henri Richard Montreal Canadiens jersey. Michael Higgs from Kramer Auctions was on hand to conduct the auction. However, he got some help later on in the auction as Bishop Albert Thevenot got up to the microphone to do a little auctioneering. Organizers are still tallying up all the money raised from the event.

The event in 2015 had grossed over $32,000. Photos by John Cairns

Memory Boxes Help Families Heal

Ionic Lodge No. 31 Freemasons hosted their supper night to raise money for their Memory Box program recently. The North Battleford Freemasons prepare and provide the specially-handcrafted wooden memory boxes, and donate them to families who suffer the loss of a child, either at birth or stillborn. They are provided through the birthing unit at Battlefords Union Hospital. Placed inside would be physical items from the child’s short life such as locks of hair and a hospital bracelet, as a way for families to be able to remember and heal. The supper is the largest fundraiser for the program, which sees on average 15 memory boxes a year provided to families at the hospital. Above left are Mark Barclay, Darren McDonald (Saskatoon lodge), and Don Finan (in charge of the program). The individual who built the boxes was Kevin Garner from Medstead (above centre). Also on hand was Natasha Hydukewich (above right), a registered nurse from BUH who spoke at the event to express gratitude for the initiative.

The memory boxes. Photos by John Cairns

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Singing in a death metal band isn’t really singing In 2008, when I was 15, I had accomplished some things on the great checklist of life: I had a driver’s licence, I had a summer job, I had drunk my first beer. I had bummed outside a liquor store and asked a guy to buy some liquor for our friend group. I drank my first entire bottle of wine, which incidentally was during the 2007 Grey Cup. 2008 also sowed the seeds for accomplishing what few people accomplish in their lives: being the singer in a death metal band.

In 2008 I had shoulder-length hair and an axe to grind. Before YouTube and after Limewire, Soulseek was a computer program that gave you access to the wide world of music. I liked the fast metal, the slow metal, all of it. It’s why before I go to sleep I hear the faintest droning “eeeee.”

I decided to take up guitar and my parents paid for lessons. My teacher was a guy named Andrew who plays jazz bass now in Toronto. I was a bad student.

We’d kind of agree what I was supposed to practice for the next week, but I wouldn’t practice and Andrew was fine with that. We’d sit there and noodle and shoot the breeze.

One day we got to talking and Andrew said he was in a death metal band called Corpse Vapour. They were trying to get a full-length album together but they didn’t have a singer. You wouldn’t actually call it a singer: with that type of music the vocals are anything from screaming, snorting, squealing, gargling, spitting, and all the sounds a human can make short of throwing up.

I asked Andrew if I could audition to be their vocalist. He said, “Sure, man.”

I met the band at the house of the guitar player Logan who lived on an acreage. The band practiced songs about gore, guts, and hostile alien takeovers in an old building that used to be a country church.

Logan on guitar, Andrew on bass and Kenny on drums started playing a song I was supposed to memorize but didn’t, except for the chorus which went “Zombie Face Stomp.” They said I was in.

Our first gig was at a performance space in downtown Edmonton that used to be a hardware store, and

where people hosted metal shows, sold Boxer beer, and lived in the back. We got up in front of a few dozen sweaty metalheads and hacked out a few songs.

I still hadn’t memorized any of the lyrics, but no one seemed to notice, not even the band members. My dad, being the dad he is, showed up at the show. He was the only person not wearing black, and he wore his old Macklin Mohawks jacket. He tried to buy a beer but was questioned by the guy selling beer named Leather Dave. Dad figures Leather Dave thought he was an undercover cop.

Kenny left the band and Logan started writing drum parts on Garageband. We couldn’t find a drummer who could play the drum parts fast enough, so after Kenny quit we hooked up an iPod with the drum tracks on them to an amp for our live shows.

There was a venue/bar in west Edmonton called Mead Hall, which was busted in 2014 and about $308,000 of drugs were seized. One night, our set was scheduled to be near the end of the evening, and they didn’t let me into the venue until we played. Logan and Andrew partied it up while I waited in my dad’s Toyota Yaris as he slept in the driver’s seat. Close to

midnight we got onstage, but at that point there were only about ten people left and a dog. Right at the front was a bald guy who had drunk a lot of rye. In the middle of a song I’d slap his big bald head and he’d get more into the song. Meanwhile, the dog howled along to our songs. It’s a long way to the top if you want to play death metal.

While we were writing our album, Andrew quit the band, so it was just Logan and I. Our album had 15 songs with lyrics I never memorized. We were rolling, and we had a tour planned that’d bring us all the way to Winnipeg.

We recorded the album in the old church and pressed it. Logan spelled my name wrong on the album, but it didn’t matter. We made an album! I sold one to my French teacher for ten bucks and he said in front of everybody in class it was the worst music he’d ever heard.

The vocals were getting to me though. There’s a proper way to scream in a metal band so you can perform consistently night after night and so you don’t wreck your voice. My technique was to push until I didn’t have a voice left.

Our CD launch show was at B Scene Studios off Whyte. It was also our last. I invited some friends from junior high, and only one left before our set.

Logan and I put on doctor’s outfits covered with fake blood, and let ‘er rip. Leather Dave was there, as was the bald rye guy. We played old and new songs, and the crowd wanted Zombie Face Stomp as an encore, so we played it again.

But I had enough and wanted to move onto other things, like trying to keep a girlfriend and doing less underage drinking. Last I heard Logan was doing design work and made electronic music.

And if anyone wants an autograph, send cash to the News-Optimist.

Knit and Natter: Sharing skills, time and friendship Submitted Knit & Natter evolved out of a Saskatchewan Culture Days initiative in 2014; we met and stitched in shopping malls, the local library and Central Park.

We yarn bombed the bike rack at the library, handrail at the post office and lampposts at City Hall.

Our aim in forming the group was to bring knitting and crocheting more into the public sphere, get people out of the house and making some new friends.

We started small and have grown to a multi-age group of about 12 women – from grandmothers and retirees to young moms and a few single women. Sharing

skills, patterns, inspiration and a lot of laughter is rapidly making friends of former strangers.

We take immense pleasure creating and gifting hand-made items for the young children of our community through the services of local organizations.

Our focus in recent years has been supporting local organizations who provide services for children and families at risk. ­Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program (BECIP) was gifted 132 items in 2016 and KidsFirst was gifted 366 items in 2017.

Between May and November 2017 we produced knitted and crocheted aiming for a total of 300 pieces;

we were all surprised when the count came out higher!

There will be a blanket and several toques, mitts or scarves for each family on the KidsFirst books this year.

Knit & Natter gets together each Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m.; there is no joining fee, no commitment required and all are welcome to join in on group projects or work on their own projects on a come and go basis. Call Vistara on 306-317-9434 for more information.

KidsFirst Battlefords provides services to families with children age prenatal to 3 years. Contact 306-937-6855 for more information.

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Business and entrepreneurship opportunities continue to flourish in North Battleford. Nov. 22 marked the grand opening of Battlefords Pizza on 100th Street in North Battleford. The new business has set up shop in the building where Crandleberry’s had been located. To mark the grand opening, they were offering a free slice of pizza to customers between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. that day. The News-Optimist had a chance to sample a slice of pepperoni pizza during that promotion. Photo by John Cairns

Battlefords Victim Services is a non-profit organization, mandated by the Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Justice and overseen by a Board of Directors.

We work closely with the RCMP to assist victims of crime in our community. Battlefords Victim Services is dedicated to supporting Victims of Crime and Trauma.

Victims are given as much support and information as possible to ensure that they feel more comfortable within the Criminal Justice System and all facets of their individual situation.

In response to the incidents happening in our community Battlefords Victim Services welcomes anyone to set up an appointment with someone in the office, or to see if there is anything that we can do for you please feel free to call (306) 446-1550.

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NWC hosts second student leadership conference

By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

North West College filled a number of seats both at the college and the North Battleford Comprehensive High School as they invited speakers as part of their 2nd Annual Community Builders Student Leadership Conference.

The conference, which spanned two days, began on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 14, with a talk from Chief Clarence Louie of Osoyoos Indian Band.

A keynote from Chief Louie began Wednesday’s lineup, followed by talks by university professor Dr. Sean Lessard, Dave Shanks of the Student Commission of Canada, and Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess First Nation.

The conference’s theme was “Exploring the Possibilities.” North West College’s manager of corporate services Dr. Victoria Lamb Drover said including both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives was necessary, given that North West College’s student population is over 50 per cent Indigenous.

Chief Louie is wellknown for his work toward the economic accomplishments of the Osoyoos Indian Band in British Columbia, which operates, among

Chief Clarence Louis speaking to a packed house at North West College.

other businesses, a resort, a golf course and a vineyard.

The band employs many people who live both on and off-reserve. In his talk he emphasized the importance of economic development on First Nations and business-centered approaches to solving problems on First Nations.

“You can’t run a business based on race,” Louie said.

Louie also mentioned the importance of First Nations participating in local business leadership such as chambers of commerce, and he commended the Gold Eagle Casino and Lodge.

Chief Louie insistent pro-business stances can

attract controversy. Lamb Drover acknowledged the controversy Chief Louie can attract, but said inviting him was in line with the college’s mandate.

“As a post-secondary institution it’s part of our mandate to ensure that we are probing new ideas and not shying away from contention, but starting conversations that we can work through together as a community,” Lamb Drover said.

Lamb Drover was impressed by the diverse audience that attended Louie’s talk. There were members of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs representatives, city

Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess First Nation. Photos by Josh Greschner

leaders, Battleford town council representatives, and college students and staff. Lamb Drover characterized the audience as “a microcosm of North Battleford.”

Chief Cadmus Delorme appeared to attract a younger audience. He spoke of his days of early adulthood when he often partied (and wore an Eminem-like haircut and dressed like Puff Daddy for high school graduation), and how post-secondary education helped change his perspective on life. He earned a master’s degree in public administration and was elected chief of his First Nation at 33 years old.

Among other comments, Delorme spoke of Indigenous humour, and how Indigenous people maintained their humour despite of the effects of colonialism, displacement and government policy.

Delorme mentioned two types of humour: helium humour, which he said tends to uplift and unify people, and weighted humour, which is based on exploiting power and mocking people according to a pattern resembling lateral violence.

Delorme said one of his favourite experiences that came with being a community leader was flipping the coin before this year’s Labour Day Classic between

City to begin budget deliberations Wednesday

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

North Battleford’s budget deliberation process is right around the corner.

City officials have confirmed they are in the final stages of preparing the 2018 budget that will go before council for consideration.

The plan was to release the draft budget document

to council on Nov. 27 and to begin budget deliberations this week.

The first budget deliberation session is set for Nov. 29 and would include an overview of the budget as well as presentations by selected grantees making third-party grant applications.

The next budget session would be Dec. 4 and would cover items such as

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All these deliberation sessions begin at 5pm, and are scheduled to go for four hours. These sessions are open to the public at council chambers.

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However, it is also possible there could be no final decisions that night, and further budget deliberation sessions could be scheduled.

That was exactly the case last year: the entire

2017 city budget was in fact not settled until the new year, and then was revised again in the wake of provincial budget cuts in the spring.

According to city manager Jim Puffalt, 2018 budget preparations have been a “long-term” process that began this summer. Right now the official budget document is in the process of being completed.

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By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

A big week has put the Battlefords North Stars back on top in the Olympic Buildings Division standings.

After a 4-3 shootout win at home Tuesday over the Kindersley Klippers and a 3-2 triumph Friday over the Notre Dame Hounds at the Civic Centre, the defending Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champions earned their third straight win over a divisional foe Saturday as they edged the host Humboldt Broncos 3-2 in a shootout at the Elgar Petersen Arena.

“It’s nicer when you win in regulation, so you don’t give the opponent extra points,” North Stars head coach and general manager Brandon Heck joked.

“With that said, whenever you can come away with three wins over your biggest rivals, you’re going to be pretty happy when it’s

all said and done.”

The North Stars, who have won their last six games and have an 18-30-1 record, now have a three-point cushion over the Hounds for the Olympic Buildings Division lead following their 2-1 loss to the Klippers Saturday in Kindersley.

It was another gutsy effort for the North Stars away from home, as they played the game with 11 forwards and just five blueliners, with one of those players being 16-year-old forward Ryland McNinch from Beardy’s Blackhawks in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

In addition to being without Keith Anderson, Dakota Huebner, Ryan Gil, Matthew Fletcher, Ryan Rosenberg, Brad Girard and Joel Grzybowski for the second straight night, the North Stars were also unable to dress forwards Connor McIntosh and Troy Gerein.

McIntosh was injured Friday after making a hit on Hounds forward David Lenzin in the second period, while Gerein was handed a two-game suspension for what was deemed a “high-hit” on Jared Hamm in the third period that was called as an interference penalty at the time.

“With the shortened lineup, we talked a lot before the game about defending well and making good plays in the defensive zone,” Heck said. “We needed to get pucks out and not give our opponents second chances.”

After 65 minutes of action solved nothing, both teams headed to a shootout where Logan Schatz gave the Broncos the lead in the third round.

Chaseton Braid kept the North Stars alive with a goal on the very next shot, which led to blueliner Cody Spagrud finding the back of the net in the following round to give his

team the win.

“In all honesty, I thought Cody deserved to shoot in that situation given how well he played,” Heck said. “He was an absolute animal out there tonight and I thought everyone on the defence did really well.

“I was also impressed by the clutchness that Chaseton showed before that. It’s not an easy situation where you have to score to keep that game going, and he made no mistakes.”

Layne Young and MacGregor Sinclair had a goal and an assist each in regulation, while Taryn Kotchorek made 31 saves for his 50th career win.

The Broncos, who are mired in a five-game losing skid and are in third place in the Olympic Buildings Division with a 14-9-3-1 mark, were led on offence by a two-assist night from Kaleb Dahlgren.

Graysen Cameron and Derek Patter scored for the hosts, who received a 31save performance from Regina Pats goaltending prospect Jacob Wasserman.

A night earlier, Sinclair was unstoppable for the North Stars as he earned his first career hat trick, which he completed in style by scoring the gamewinning goal with 25.7 seconds left in the third period of play.

“Personally, it was more important for me that we got the win,” Sinclair said.

“This was a really big

game with first place in the division on the line and I think all of the boys were fired up that we were able to grind this game out and come out on top.”

All three of Sinclair’s goals came from one-time passes, as Young set up the first and third tallies to go along with a power play marker that was a result of a feed from defenceman Levi Kleiboer.

“I think a lot of that is a result of MacGregor’s footwork, which is something that he works on regularly,” Heck said.

“His performance tonight is a real valuable lesson for our younger guys on the team. If you put in the work, you’ll get rewarded.”

Rookie forward Elijah Loon-Stewardson, who was moved up to the top line because of an injury Huebner suffered Tuesday against the Klippers, also had a strong evening with a three-assist performance.

“I thought ‘Looner’ played really well tonight,” Sinclair said. “I really like how he plays out there both with and without the puck, and he’s a great fit with Layne and I on that line.”

Kotchorek turned aside 24 shots in goal for the North Stars, who gained a measure of revenge over the Hounds after they dropped a 5-1 affair in Wilcox a week earlier.

“It was definitely a better effort from the guys this time around,” Heck

said. “Both teams treated it like a playoff game and it was a really good battle from start to finish.

“Those were two much needed points as we go forward. They have a good team over there.”

The Hounds got their goals from Marshall Wilton and Zack Kosteniuk, while goaltender Jacob Standen made 27 saves.

“Up until the last 30 seconds, I thought our third period was our best of the night as we played a lot better than we did in the first 40 minutes,” Hounds head coach and general manager Clint Mylymok said.

“When you go 0-for5 on the power play, that doesn’t help your cause.

We needed some big goals there, but we didn’t have much going on.”

While Mylymok was lamenting his team’s inability to find the back of the net on the man advantage, Heck was pleased with how the North Stars penalty kill unit performed.

“The guys were competing hard out there and finding a way to block shots on a number of occasions,” Heck said.

The North Stars will return to the Civic Centre Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for their first meeting of the season with the La Ronge Ice Wolves.

The Ice Wolves are 10 points back of the Melville Millionaires for the final playoff spot in the SJHL.

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Battlefords Stars head coach Norm Johnston had a big smile on his face Sunday afternoon at the Civic Centre.

After what had been a busy week for his team, the Stars had earned six points from four games, improved their record to 9-10 and gained a three-point cushion over the Beardy’s Blackhawks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

“It looks like we’re starting to put together a good team here,” Johnston said. “There were a few times there early on where I wasn’t sure it was going to happen, but the guys have worked really hard and their parents have allowed us to work with them to get better.

“It’s been a tough time here as I have myself as a new coach on a full-time basis with a lot of new players, so we’re all trying to get used to one another.

However, our goal was to get to .500 by Christmas and right now we are one win away from that.”

After dropping a 5-2 decision to the Prince Albert Mintos Thursday in a makeup game at the Art

Hauser Centre, the Stars rebounded with 7-5 and 5-2 triumphs at home over the Moose Jaw Generals over the weekend.

“That game on Saturday was a pretty hairy one, but I was really happy with how things went Sunday,” Johnston said.

“We’ve played a lot of hockey in a short amount of time here with the Regina Pat Canadians here last weekend and the Saskatoon Contacts on the road Tuesday before we even went to Prince Albert. It’s been a tough stretch against some good teams, but I’m pretty excited as we have a lot of guys that are playing well.”

Adam Beckman led the way in Saturday’s highscoring affair with two goals and an assist, while Shayde Peterson had a goal and two assists for the Stars and Ty Mosimann dished out three helpers.

Tye Scherger, Logan Spence, Damon McKenzie and Matthew Flodell also scored for the hosts, who received a 29-save performance from Carter Serhyenko.

In Sunday’s rematch, Mosimann had three assists for the second straight game, while Scherger and Flodell both potted a pair of goals.

Beckman also found the

back of the net, defenceman Brayden Serhyenko had two assists and Joseph Young made 40 saves “I know Beckman and Mosimann are putting up a lot of points right now, along with McKenzie, but we have a number of different players that are starting to step up here lately,” Johnston said.

“If you look at guys like Flodell, Scherger, Ian Hillis, Dylan Esau, and a number of others that are doing great things for us, you never know who it’s going to be that steps up on any given night.”

Lethbridge Hurricanes defensive prospect Nolan Jones had a pair of goals for the visitors Saturday, while Casey McDonald, Jaxsen Wiebe and Jake Palmer also scored.

Jaxon Georget and Evan Sare found the back of the net Sunday for the Generals, who have a 5-12-0-3 record and sit in a tie for 10th place in the SMAAAHL standings with the Saskatoon Blazers.

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team like we do, that can happen sometimes.

“I thought our work ethic was a lot better Sunday, but it just felt like every bounce was going the other way. We can’t fault the guys for how hard they played, but I think they were deserving of a better fate.”

The Generals and the Blazers are both five points back of the Stars for the final playoff spot in the

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In Thursday’s 5-2 loss to the Mintos, Beckman and Hillis both scored for the Stars and Young made 26 saves.

The Mintos were led by rookie forwards Parker Fofonoff and Josh Pillar, who each had two-goal nights.

With a busy stretch of their schedule now out of the way, the Stars will now have some time off before

they head out on the road on Thursday, Dec. 7 to face the Blackhawks.

“It’s not a sprint, it’s a long race where you want to see the guys progressing well,” Johnston said.

“We’re getting to know each other a lot better, and I’m pretty excited about what’s next.”

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OBITUARIES MCMURPHY: Jack McMurphy closed his eyes and slipped away before breakfast on 12 Nov 2017, at the Riverside Nursing Home in Turtleford, SK, six weeks before his 98th birthday. Missing his presence are his children, Evelyn (Alan) Whitfield, Maxine Tetz (Gerald Relitz), Margaret (Allan) Chisholm, Stewart (Trudy) McMurphy, Shelley McMurphy, David (Shelley) Nichol and Laurie Baskin, his nineteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren who always made him smile. Little brother David (Thelma) McMurphy, sisters-in-law, Pauline McMurphy, Alma Cockburn, Jenny Nichol, Pearl Schick and his first wife Evelyn Curtis Russell miss him dearly. He has now joined his parents, stepmother, older sisters Olive and Annie, little sisters Grace, Ada James and Elva Reichel Dopson, brothers, Ron McMurphy Sr and two in infancy, his second wife Bernice Stewart, a daughter in infancy, third wife Betty Mowery Nichol, Betty’s son George Nichol and his wife Kathy Stepanik Nichol, great grandson Zach Starling, nephew Ron McMurphy Jr, niece Anna Ruth James, grandniece Kimberly Conacher, brothers-in-law Howard James, Frank Dopson, Jim Cockburn, Lyle Stewart, Jim Mowery, Stan Nichol and sister-in-law Marion Stewart. The Funeral Service was conducted from the Turtleford Community Hall, Turtleford, Saskatchewan on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 2:00 PM (CST) with Rev. Canon Don Skinner officiating. The eulogy was presented by Shelley McMurphy. The hymns were “Amazing Grace” and “Rock Of Ages” accompanied by organist Bev Meikle. The active pallbearers were Malcolm Chisholm, Tyler Chisholm, Andrew Hinz, Mark McMurphy, Mitchell McMurphy and Kendrick Tetz. The Legion honor guard was present. The interment was held at the Turtleford Cemetery, Turtleford, Saskatchewan. Donations in memory of Jack may be made to the Riverside Nursing Home Residents Fund or Livelong Legion Poppy Fund. Jack was born 24 December 1919 at the homestead near Turtleford. He was the fourth child and first to live beyond infancy of Dugald and Olive Journeay McMurphy. One year and six days later his little sister Ada was born. Jack and Ada’s mother Olive passed away 14 May 1921 from a brain aneurism, she was thirty-two. In 1953, Ada passed away from the same condition, she was thirty-two. Dugald married Christina Hartwick in 1923. Ronald, Elva, baby boy who passed at birth, Grace, who died at three months from diphtheria and little brother David completed his siblings. Christina passed away in 1945 while Jack was overseas. Jack decided to quit school at fourteen to seek his fortune.

He helped his Dad farming and was in demand to work on threshing crews. Doug was also a funeral director and Jack helped with funerals until Doug sold out to Ripley and McCaw in 1948. In the fall of 1941, he joined the army, six months were spent training in Canada before shipping out for England. In England while on leave he met Evelyn Curtis, a nurse, they married in April of 1944. Not long after the marriage Jack landed in Normandy. Jack drove trucks with petrol, rations, ammo and the mail as well as driving Bren gun carriers. With the 7th Medium Regiment he made his way across France, Belgium, Holland and finally Germany. In May of 1945, he was granted leave, went to London and met his three-month-old daughter Evelyn for the first time. The German Army capitulated while he was on leave, he had a hard time believing it, not until the normally staid British people started singing and dancing in the streets. They joined the crowd and were swept along to Buckingham Palace where the King, Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were on the balcony waving to the crowds. Ever irrepressible Jack yelled up to Princess Elizabeth, “How about a date?” Evelyn and Jack made the decision to divorce as Evelyn at twenty-two could not leave her family behind. Jack went back to Canada to farm. He started out with a shack, four horses, two cows, some machinery and a cat who was a good mouser in 1946 on the farm where he lived until last year. He married Bernice Stewart in 1949. Along came Maxine, Margaret and Stewart. Bernice lost her battle with cancer in 1968. Jack met & married Betty Mowery Nichol and they had a daughter Shelley. Betty brought three children with her from an earlier marriage, George, David and Laurie. Betty lost her battle with cancer in 1999. To supplement his farming income, he worked as a clerk for auctioneer Stan Scott and others, shipped livestock for the Pool, loading them onto rail cars, helped to deliver coal around Turtleford by unloading rail cars, threshing, milking twelve cows by hand to sell to the Mervin Creamery, custom hauling cattle to the North Battleford Stockyards with a one-ton GMC and caretaking of the skating and curling rinks with Ed Chambers. He bartended in the winter at the Turtleford Hotel and later the Blackthorn Inn. When he was semi retired he took on guard duty with the RCMP in Turtleford. At the same time Jack was also on numerous boards and belonged to several organizations. The Co-op Board for over thirty years, Credit Union, Agricultural Society, TADRA, Councillor of the RM of Mervin, Library Board, Rural Telephone Board, Wheat Pool, secretary/treasurer for the curling rink for fifteen years and The Royal Canadian Legion Mervin, Turtleford and Livelong Branches where he served in many offices and was awarded a life membership. He delivered Mealson-Wheels to as he liked to say, “the old people”. As the years went by he was older then some of the people he delivered to. He was retired against his will after his second heart attack. Jack led a busy and rewarding life. In 2001, at the age of 81, he took his first trip to Vancouver and Victoria to his niece’s wedding. It was the first time he saw Pacific Ocean. That trip kindled his travel bug.

Next on the agenda was Churchill, Manitoba, the tour of the grain terminal was his second as he toured the Thunder Bay terminal with his cousin who worked there in 1942, when he was on leave. He went to England more than once to visit with his daughter Evelyn, the grandchildren and great grandchildren. Several family members went with him to Nova Scotia, to tour and to visit where his mother Olive was born and lived until she came west to marry his dad. In his eighties he took a sail on the Bluenose, was an extra in a mini series on Tommy Douglas whom he met and admired in the 50’s. He and his team took first place in Legion Provincial Bowling. In his 90’s came the big tour of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He saw Vimy Ridge, Beaumont Hamel, Passchendaele, Dieppe and went back to Juno Beach, Caen, Arnhem, Nijmegen. He visited the grave of Sgt Bacon, the best damn sergeant of the Canadian Army at Beny-Sur-Mer. Jack rode in the back of restored Canadian Army trucks waving to crowds of 100,000 in Wageningen and Apeldoorn. That was the end of the big journeys. There were trips to Water Valley outside Calgary, Medicine Hat, Stettler where the train he was on was robbed by masked bandits, followed by turkey supper and pie. He rode a horse in Jasper National Park, visited Manitou, went several times to Taste of Saskatchewan and of course every Fall Supper around. He never lost his sense of humour, his kindness, his appreciation of life and his mischief making. Farewell Dad, Grandpa Jack, G-Pops, thank you for all the memories. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The family would like to thank the staff of the Riverside Health Complex and Nursing Home for the wonderful care Dad received.

Thank you Chris, Dad’s amazing niece for the homemade treats, he enjoyed them all. We would like to thank Don Skinner for the beautiful service, Bev Meikle for the music and the choir for the lovely singing. The grandsons and great grandsons, thank you for being the pallbearers. Thank you to all who donated lunch, it was delicious. Dad would have enjoyed those egg salad sandwiches.

For everyone who called, visited, sent cards and online condolences, for the flowers, the food and the donations to the Nursing Home and Poppy Fund, you made a very sad experience easier to bear. Thank you Brett, Dave and everyone at McCaw’s for making Dad’s celebration of life possible.

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BRUNDIGE, Glen Allen Born in Lloydminster, SK Aug. 6, 1928 to Jessie Mildred Westgate and John McQueen Brundige, Glen died peacefully at home in Kelowna, BC Nov. 18, 2017. He was predeceased by sister Charlotte Levailant, brothers Walter Porter, Leslie Zean and William Edwin Brundige. By his side when he departed on his “next exciting adventure” were members of his close family.

Left to remember happy times with a dedicated husband, devoted brother, proud father and wonderful grand and great grandfather are his wife Elisabeth (nee Ewald) and step-son John Schmititz and partner Charlotte, brother Gordon Emmett and Pat Brundige, 3 daughters and their families: Linda and Gary Hanson (Dawn Hanson and Matthew Cooke, Sophie; Eric and Kristen Hanson, Graham and Cadence; Callie and Mike Service, Caius and Barrett), Wendy Brundige; Debra and Rick Williams (Myranda and Tyler Matser); his half-sisters: Beverley Brundige, Shirley and Al Highton, Wendy and Frank Pawelko. Also remembering him are his first wife, Patricia Peters (nee Lalonde), and second wife Judy Goodsky and her children Tammy, Adam, and Jon. The world has one less millwright, boilermaker, gardener, dancer, inventor and fabricator – he will be missed. Visitation will commence at 9:00 am on Saturday, December 2, 2017 with a Celebration of Life to follow at 10:00 am, both at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, 2268 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1T2 www.kghfoundation.com, and the Kelowna Food Bank, 1265 Ellis Street, Kelowna, BC www.cofoodbank.com. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-8607077.______________________________________________ LAIRD: Mary Laird (nee: Pylypow) passed away peacefully on November 12, 2017 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Born in Edam, Saskatchewan on the 27/28 of October 1928 to Michael & Annie (nee: Pawliw) Pylypow, Mary was the youngest of twelve children. She is survived by her 103 year old sister, Katie Prokop of Thunder Bay, Ontario; Daughter Peggy (Fred) Colburn; Granddaughter Jaclyn (Brien) Gemmell; Grandson James (Shayla) Colburn, who reside in the Vancouver, BC area. She was blessed with four Great-Grandchildren: Cailyn & Linden Gemmell, Ashin & Zohie Colburn; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents Michael & Annie Pylypow; her Husband Lester Albert Laird; her nine brothers: Infant Brother, Matt, Nick, Fred, John, Alex, Pete, Steve, Bill, and Infant Sister Annie. Mary grew up on the family farm near Glaslyn, Saskatchewan. She married her beloved Lester Laird on August 10, 1951 and was by his side until he passed away on December 28, 1999. They travelled with the oil business throughout B.C., Alberta, the N.W.T., and Saskatchewan. They lived in Carnduff, SK (1956-1970) and Alida, SK (1970-1991) where they worked in the trucking industry, and eventually ran their own trucking business, “Lester Laird Trucking Ltd.”. While in these communities, they made many life-long friends. When they sold their business, they moved to North Battleford to enjoy their retirement years. Mary will be greatly missed by her family, nieces, nephews, and friends. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Esther’s Place for the loving care they gave Mary for the past year and a half, the staff at Villa Pascal for their attentive care the past two weeks of her life, and Bob MacKay for the Funeral Services. To those family members and friends, who so graciously took the time to spend with her these last years, we are eternally grateful. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Battlefords Funeral Service, with a luncheon that followed at the Legion Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________

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MCKELLAR: Agnes was born on July 10, 1934 in Regina, SK, to Stan and Lottie Summers. She was their only child. She was raised in Moose Jaw, SK, and she received her secondary education at Central Collegiate and completed business school in Moose Jaw. Agnes met Jack McKellar whom she married on December 12, 1953. They resided in Moose Jaw for 3 years and then moved north to the Brightsand area. In 1969, they moved to St. Walburg, where she resided until her passing. Agnes was a very community minded person who believed in giving back to her family, friends and community.

She was very involved in minor sports and the Royal Purple.

Agnes’ passions were her family, gardening and yard work, her cabin at the lake and traveling. Agnes traveled throughout Canada and the United States, as well as Mexico and a cruise through the Panama Canal. Agnes was predeceased by: her husband, Jack; her mother, Lottie; her father, Stanley; her son, Kevin; and son-in-law, Bernie. Agnes leaves to mourn her passing: her daughter, Jo-Anne Larre (Terrie) and her children Tyler and his daughter Luca, Lauren (Chris) and her daughter Taylor, Trent and his children Devlin, Ryleigh, Jennifer, Piper and Ryker, Kristan (Jeremy) and their son Beckett; Terry (Dawn) and their children Hailey and Kevin; Barry and his children Ashley (Justin), Darris, Amanda (Colton) and their daughter Makaila; Karen (Dean) and their children Colby and Beau. The Memorial Service for Agnes was conducted from the St. Walburg Elks Hall on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. with Donna Hall officiating. Terry McKellar was the urn bearer, and Lauren Larre, Kristan Larre and Taylor Larre-Cross read the eulogy. The Royal Purple catered the lunch, and Marshall’s Funeral Home Ltd. of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The McKellar family wishes to thank all of our family, friends, and neighbors for their support and caring during this difficult time. Thank you to each one who took part in the service to honor Agnes’ memory. Thank you to the Royal Purple and to Marshall’s Funeral Home. Thank you to each one who sent flowers, food or made phone calls to each of us. Your kindness will never be forgotten. ____________________________________________________

KOVAR: Alexander Kovar, a lifelong resident of the Battlefords passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at age 92. He is survived by his wife of 67 years Lilian; daughters: Alexandra Mathurin (Walter) Victoria, B.C.; Cory Fauchon (Allan) North Battleford, SK.; son Kelly Kovar (Gaye) Prince Albert, SK.; grandchildren: Kyle Fauchon (Amber); Jennifer Kovar (Nathyn); Brett Kovar; sisters in law: Helen (Bill Schell) and Rose Marcinko.

Alex was predeceased by his parents John & Mary Kovar, brother David and grandson Aaron Fauchon. Alex was born in Labe, Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Canada in 1929 with his parents who settled in the Mount Hope district northeast of North Battleford.

His brother David was 12 years his junior, so during his early years he developed what became lifelong friendships with many of the neighbour kids & classmates who also attended Metropole and Mount Hope schools. After graduating from high school at age 17 Alex enlisted into the Canadian Army; after training in Dundurn, he was posted to England. His unit, the 8th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment of the 14th Canadian Hussars went on to the front lines in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. At the end of the war, he received an honourable discharge & returned to the farm in the fall of 1945. The discipline learned while serving; and his patriotism never left him. After his military service Alex worked to expand the family farm and in June of 1950 he married Lilian (Mader) with whom he spent the next 67 years. While farming he always kept busy during the off season; he owned and operated school buses, acted as municipal fire marshall and worked on the municipal police force. Alex enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors which led to the opportunity for him to work for the Department of Natural Resources doing fish and wildlife enforcement in the early 1960’s.

When he decided to retire from farming he took on a full time position at Battlefords Provincial Park during its development and worked on construction of the golf course until his retirement in 1983. Alex & Lilian spent their retirement travelling extensively throughout North, Central & South America, Asia, Southern Europe and spent many winters in Yuma, Arizona. Alex was an active member in the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, Royal Canadian Legion, Good Sam Club and volunteered for the Western Development Museum, Cancer Society, and other organizations.

Funeral Service was held on November 2, 2017 from ‘The Garden Chapel’ –Battlefords Funeral Service. Interment took place in the Veteran’s Section - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial Donations can be made to the Cancer Society; Heart & Stroke Fund or Charity of Choice. Lilian & family would like to thank everyone for the food, flowers & many expressions of kindness & support.

Special thanks to the staff at Battlefords District Care Centre for the compassionate care & attention Alex received. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________

GABRUCH: Lois Gertrude May 15, 1933 Richard, Saskatchewan November 16, 2017 Calgary, Alberta. It is with great sorrow that we announce the loss of our mother, Lois Gabruch at the age of 84. Mom passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on November 16, 2017 in Calgary, AB. Lois Hallett married Joe Gabruch on July 4, 1952 at the age of 19. Together they raised five children on a farm near Highgate, Saskatchewan – Mom and Dad moved to Battleford in 1986 after all their children had married and started families of their own. Lois will be remembered for her devotion to family and unwavering commitment to others. While her quiet strength, kindness and sense of humour drew many people to her; it was her generosity, compassion and selflessness that truly defined Mom. She always put family first which sometimes caused her to forget about her own well-being. Mom would spend hours picking out the perfect and appropriate greeting card, in which she always wrote a note of inspiration – personal words of praise and encouragement. These words were very much appreciated because you knew they were genuine and came straight from her heart. Mom also had a competitive streak, she was always up for a game of crib and wouldn’t stop playing until she won. Mom was well known for her needlework talents. She would choose projects tailored to a specific family member and always said that every stitch was made with that person in mind.

If Mom wasn’t cross-stitching or cooking dinner, she was on the phone being a great listener and confidant who could be trusted with anything. She will be incredibly missed and never forgotten.

We love you Mom! Mom’s funeral service will be on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Sharon Tabernacle, North Battleford, SK. Lois is survived by her loving family: · Alvin & family: Andy (Annick) – Isabelle, Joseph, Benjamin, Samuel; Chelsea; Alex · †David (Sonja) & family: Angela (Errol) Vaadeland – Gauge, Alixandra, Kassidy, Timber; Ian; Pamela · Wendy (George) Snoke & family: Nicole (Keith) Fayant –Sofia, Roman; Joseph (Chrissy) – Avery, Ethan, Emmy · John (Barb) & family: Mandy, Cody · Tammie (Gary) Fischer & family: Tyler, Justin, Logan Mom is pre-deceased by husband Joseph Gabruch, son David Gabruch, and grandson Jeremy Gabruch. Lois’ sisters, Shirley Gabruch, Greta DeVille and brother Bill Hallett. __________________________________________________

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RUD: It is with great sadness that the family of Melvin Edwin Rud announce that he passed away on Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 in the North Battleford Hospital at the age of 93, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family, Melvin was born to Edward and Bertha Rud on August 28, 1924 in Loverna, Sask.

He was the oldest of 3 children. He attended Hilldale School before his family moved to Hendon in 1934 where he attended Victoria Park School. Melvin met his wife of 65 years, Elsie Pederson, while he worked as a hired farm hand and she worked as a cook for a local farmer. In the fall of 1951 they decided to travel west and married on January 5, 1952 in Prince George, B.C. The couple had seven children.

They lived throughout B.C. where they worked in the logging industry until moving to Brightsand Lake, Saskatchewan in 1974 to farm and do land clearing. After retiring, they travelled between the Okanagan and Saskatchewan before settling in North Battleford in 2010. Melvin was a kind-hearted and intelligent man who lived his life full of positivity, integrity, and great joy. He was a loyal caring husband to his wife who passed away in January of this year. He was a loving father and grandfather. He had a curious and creative mind and took delight in the simple and the complex. He was a story teller and family historian, remembering events like they happened yesterday. He loved fishing, gardening, cooking, and canning. He enjoyed carpentry, building houses and furniture. He always kept busy with his work and hobbies or travelling and visiting with friends and family. He loved watching curling and the news, ever knowledgeable of what was going on in the world. He loved dancing and listening to old-time country music, especially fiddlers. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 65 years, Elsie, his parents, sister Marjory Erickson, grandson Jody Rud and son-in-law Larry Trombley. He will be dearly missed by his seven children Wayne (Debbie), Larry (Shirley), Debbie, Judy, Jackie, Sherry (Doren Nyholt), Michael (Lynn) and 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, and his brother Leonard (Lynn) Rud, plus numerous nephews and nieces, cousins and friends. A celebration of Melvin’s life will be held at Spruce Lake Community Hall on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at 2 pm. ____________________________________________________

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Wednesdays

North Battleford Girl Guides at Holy Family School, 9201 - 19th Ave., North Battleford at 1:00 p.m. We meet once or twice a month from September, 2017 to May, 2018.

Battlefords Toastmasters meets from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre, 891-99th Street, North Battleford, in room 108. The focus of Toastmasters is to improve our communication and leadership skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.

1st Sunday of the Month Jam Session from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October to May 2018. For more information call 306-445-5036.

Mondays The Rotary Club of the Battlefords meets upstairs at the Northland Power Curling Club at 12:00 noon. New members/guest welcome.

For more information call 306-937-7128 or 306-441-6636.

HORSES & TACK Will buy all classes of horses. 306329-4382.

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Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is currently looking for a

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

2nd Monday of the Month Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more info phone 306-937-2987.

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

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

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

Tuesdays

• Permanent Full-Time Dental Therapist • Temporary Part-Time Dental Assistant

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Regular Bridge Lessons starting at 10:30 a.m. playing Bridge to follow.

Call Margaret at 306-445-7615.

Tuesdays Knit & Natter meet at North end A&W Restaurant, 2142 - 100th Street, , North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. No membership requirements.

Bring your own project or join in a group project knitting for charity, yarn supplied. All skill levels and ages welcome. Phone Vistara at 306317-9434 for more information.

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

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

Tuesdays 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 Irene Lascelle at 306-445-4625.

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

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

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

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Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1602 - 103rd Street, North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

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

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Wednesdays

Wednesdays

T.A.G. - What is TAG Toddler Activity Group? It’s a free drop in group where parents will learn fun ways to interact with their child through play, games, songs, finger plays and story time for ages 14 months - 3 years from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. at the Don Ross Gym, 891 - 99th Street, North Battleford. For more information contact Sherry at 306-4809426, text or call.

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.

1st Wednesdays of the Month

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

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 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Ray & Misel at 306-445-3114.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

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

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Cancer Survivor Support Group at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137. All are welcome.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

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

Thursdays

Radisson TOPS SK5243 meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Radisson Town Office.

Thursdays

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

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Midwest Food Resources - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce.To order call or text us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Follow us on Facebook.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Battlefords Cowboy Church at Battleford Legion Hall, 22nd Street Battleford at 7:00 p.m. Open to all religions. Everyone welcome.

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 and experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Leslie at 306-937-7471 or Irene 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 from 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October 2017 to April 2018. Live bands. For more information call 306-445-5036.

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306937-3190 or 306-441-3147. New members welcome.

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

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

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

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How to better survive winter!

Visit our website

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Community Events Calendar Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Al-anon Family Groups

If someone’s drinking troubles your attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

Friday, December 1

Borden Care Home Auxiliary Christmas Tea at the Care Home from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., silver collection and entertainment.

Friday - Sunday, December 1, 2 & 3

A Walk Through Bethlehem 2017 at the Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1611 - 93rd Street provides a rare and unique opportunity for the people to step back in time and experience Jesus birthplace. Friday from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 2

Borden Farmers’ Market Christmas Sale from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Borden Community Centre & Senior’s Room. Lunch

by Grad 2018.

Saturday, December 2

2017 Historic Battlefords Lions Christmas Bazaar at the Alex Dillabough Center from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lunch concession available.

Saturday, December 2

St. Paul’s Anglican Church Christmas Tea, Bake Sale & Cookies Walk at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 1312 - 99th Street from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 3

A Christmas Banquet & Evening of Music at the Territorial Drive Alliance Church. Punch served at 5:00 p.m. Supper at 5:30 p.m. with music to follow. Tickets available until November 26th at the Church office or phone 306-445-5158.

Sunday, December 3

Community Youth Choir - All is Calm All is Bright at the Third Ave. United Church starting at 3:00 p.m.Tickets at the door or by calling Jaki 306-446-2519.

Sunday, December 3

Borden Lion’s Festival of Music at the Borden Community Centre at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 3

Multicultural Christmas Festival - Christmas Bake Sale, Raffles, Diverse Cultural Displays, Sale of International Foods, Multicultural Entertainment, Silent Auction Items and complimentary beverages.

Doors open at 12:00 noon - till 4:00 p.m. at the Light of Christ Learning Centre, 1202 - 105th Street (former Knights of Columbus Hall).

Thursday, December 7

Colours for Canada 150 Celebration at the ARC Creative Studio, 1102 - 101st Street, North Battleford from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 9

Christmas Tea and Fair at the Battleford United Church, 52-4, Battleford from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Saturday, December 9

Topline Social Dance Club - Leon Ochs at the North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 1352 - 100th Street, North Battleford is SOLD OUT - (Pre Tickets Only)

Saturday, December 9

North Battlefield - Super Smash Brothers 4 Tournament at the North Battleford Library, 1392 - 101st Street - registration 12:30 - 1:00 p.m.Tournament 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Ages 10+. Bring your own controller - Game Cube, Wii U Pro controllers & Wii remotes.

Note there will be doubles this tournament.

Saturday, December 9

Bake Sale from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70, 1352-100th Street, North Battleford.

Sunday, December 10

Caring, Sharing, Remembering - A Community Service for the Bereaved at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by The Battleford Funeral Service.

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

Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m.

Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

Winter is not my favourite season as I prefer to do my growing outside.

However, in saying that as soon as it gets too cold outside, I get growing indoors.

Winter is infinitely more liveable with a higher rate of humidity! Our homes are adversely affected by the dry air we are living with. Our furniture cracks, our hair stands on end and our houseplants are crying for just a little bit of humidity in the air that surrounds us.

This dryness in the winter is more prevalent in our climate. Warm air as we have in the summer will hold more water thus raising the relative humidity rate. Relative humidity is the amount of water that is held in the air relative to the maximum amount of moisture the air could be holding if saturated.

Even in the summer, our air is kind of dry – but in the winter, it is even drier!

Winter is dry but when it gets very cold, the relative humidity is less – which makes the cold weather even worse and when the temperature plummets to minus stupid the humidity is almost non-existent!

On the prairies, our homes are so much drier in winter as there is a very large temperature differential between the great outdoors and inside our

Hanbidge on Horticulture

by Patricia Hanbidge

Saskatoon School of Horticulture

homes. The very cold air contains very little moisture and when that air is warmed it feels extremely dry. The air will actually “grab” moisture from any available surface like our skin and our houseplants.

The battle against desiccation is endless.

In order to survive winter, I made an investment that cost around $100. I purchased a middle of the road cold air humidifier that would hydrate our living space. The water reservoir is easy to fill and takes about 3 minutes of time each day to fill it up. What it has done for us is provide a much more hospitable atmosphere in which to live. It is amazing that

none of our clothing has static electricity while we are at home. Once we leave to go to school and work, the static takes no time to invade! The solution is not endless cans of static guard but simply to walk back into the house and miraculously, our clothes become less clingy! Our skin becomes almost dewy and our hair begins to naturally curl. Our houseplants are happier and exhibit many fewer problems with pests and diseases.

Sometimes an investment like a humidifier is delayed due to other techniques that we hope will hydrate our space. For example, misting plants is a task that is often enjoyed

by many. However, misting has a beneficial effect for about a minute or two. As the air is so dry, that little bit of moisture is quickly slurped up and really is a waste of time ... except for the fact that it makes us feel better!

If you would like to help your plants feel more hydrated, try grouping them together on trays that are filled with pebbles covered in water.

This will raise the humidity directly around the plants and will make them much more comfortable.

Another effective way to help raise the humidity in your home without investing in a humidifier is to simply lower the temperature in the home. For every 1degree F of decreased temperature, the relative humidity increases by 4 per cent. So if you can reduce the temperature each night in your home and when you are away at work or at play, the humidity will increase to a level that will make both you and your plants smile!

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

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Is it possible for people to live holy lives?

To label something as “pure” usually means it’s one particular thing, without anything alien, added, or mixed in. One definition says it is free from anything inferior or contaminating.

Pure water has had contaminants filtered out, and minerals removed through distillation or deionization.

Defining pure air can be a little less exacting. It’s made up of about 78 per cent nitrogen, 21 per cent oxygen, and less than one per cent of other gases such as carbon dioxide. It may also contain varying amounts of water vapour.

Words such as pure and purity are found in our English Bibles many times. Sometimes physical purity is in view, as in references to “pure gold” (Exod. 25:11). But more often the words speak of godly character and moral cleanness. Paul encourages young Timothy to have a pure heart (II Tim. 2:22), and set an example of purity of conduct before others (I Tim. 4:12).

If we are speaking of utter and absolute sinless perfection, only the Lord Jesus Christ can be described that way (II Cor. 5:21; I Pet. 2:22; I Jn. 3:5).

For the rest of us, purity of conduct is a relative term, or an aspiration. For Christians, it may mean that we have confessed and

dealt appropriately with any sin we are aware of, receiving God’s cleansing and forgiveness (I Jn. 1:9).

Someone has described it as keeping short accounts with God, not allowing sin to remain that hasn’t been dealt with.

There’s a word the Bible uses to describe such a condition. It is holiness, a word meaning, in both Hebrew and Greek, separated or set apart. It’s a term used in various ways, about six hundred times, concerning both God and man. At the level of our daily lives it describes one who consistently keeps away from behaviour that is displeasing to God, one who seeks purity of life day by day (cf. Job 1:1).

Two dangers, when we determine to live this way are hypocrisy and pride.

Living a God-honouring Christian life isn’t a matter of being a good actor.

Any pretense on our part, while it may fool others for awhile, never deceives the Lord. And if we ever get to the place where we say something like, “I’m a very good person; I don’t sin,” we just have! And maybe we have a very weak and limited view of what sin is.

Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) was a pastor’s wife in Ireland.

She wrote familiar hymns, such as All Things Bright

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

and Beautiful, and There Is a Green Hill Far Away.

Most of her songs were to help children understand Christian teaching, and explain to them how to live the Christian life. One of

these, published in 1889, is Do No Sinful Action.

The gospel message is a simple one, that the Lord Jesus came to earth to take the punishment for our sins on the cross

(I Cor. 15:3). When we put our faith in Him as our Saviour, we are born anew into the family of God (Jn. 1:12-13). Even little children are capable of saving faith. In my own case, I trusted in Christ Jesus as my Saviour at the age of seven.

To instruct young believers in how to live pure and holy lives, Mrs. Alexander wrote: “Do no sinful action, / Speak no angry word; / Ye belong to Jesus, / Children of the Lord. / Christ is kind and gentle, / Christ is pure and true;

/ And His little children / Must be holy, too.”

The hymn also warns of the active enemy of our souls, the devil, who tempts and seeks to lure us astray (I Pet. 5:8): “There’s a wicked spirit / Watching round you still, / And he tries to tempt you / To all harm and ill. / But ye must not hear him [i.e. listen to him], / Though ’tis hard for you / To resist the evil, / And the good to do.” Helpful words for older Christians, as well as young ones.

Spreading Christmas Teachings

The John Paul II Collegiate elves were out andabout in North Battleford last week spreading Christmas cheer and handing out Christmas poems. Photo submitted

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

1372 102 St 306-445-3009 nd

ANGLICAN PARISH

Notre Dame (RC) Parish 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.

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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

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

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

Living Water Ministry

Community Baptist Church

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

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

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

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

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

Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

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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Come and enjoy 150 banners on Dec. 7, 4-7 p.m. at ARC Creative Studios, 1102-101st Street upstairs.

Hoping everyone gets into the Christmas spirit with love and joy for all for 2017 and 2018.

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Upcoming offerings from the galleries Staff Current exhibitions: Thoughts of the Night That Capture Your Heart

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run until Jan. 8, 2018.

Colour Me Artful Open Studio takes place every Sunday until Dec. 17. The drop-in program offers fun and creative crafting. $2 per person.

Ornament Decorating

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will take place Sunday, Dec. 3 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Chapel Gallery. $10.

Call 306-445-1760 to register.

Christmas Cheers: A Holiday reception will take place Thursday, Dec.

7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Aaron Arcand will be performing music. Food and beverages by donation.

The Chapel Gallery will be closed Christmas and Boxing Day and Dec. 30-31.

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Lash-Berg Towing wins provincial award

CAA has announced its 2017 Roadside Assistance Award of Excellence recipients. Terry Berg of Lash-Berg Towing received the award along with eight other towing contractors from across the province and two CAA Regina Fleet staff.

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Battlefords Blend Mob

Members of the Battlefords Blend chorus got together recently in a flash mob at Milbanke Flowers and sang customers and staff a few tunes. The surprise performance was in advance of their 35th anniversary show.

Photo by Josh Greschner

Remembering

The Honour Our Veterans program features individual hanging banners for each wartime veteran. Former Battlefords area resident brought the program to her little town of Invermere, B.C. You can read all about it on her Wartime Wednesdays blog: www. elinorflorence. com/blog/ veteranbanners.

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