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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

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One year with Habitat for Humanity in the Battlefords Duplex project nears completion

By Marilyn Richardson

Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon-Battlefords Chapter

Kristen (left) and Nicole have been putting in hours of “sweat equity” as their contribution to the Habitat For Humanity duplex being built for their families.

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$1M Western Max win Staff

There were two big local winners of the Aug. 19 Western Max draw.

John Gabor and Alvin Wick won a million dollars on a ticket for the draw. The two have known each other for about 30 years and have played the lottery together regularly for the last 14 years.

The winning $3 Western Max ticket was purchased from Northside.

Their quick pick numbers were 8, 13, 30, 31, 33, 45 and 47.

All the numbers matched one of seven winning selections drawn that

evening for $1 million.

According to Sask.

Lotteries’ news release, it was on a routine Saturday afternoon when they checked their ticket and found out they won.

“We get together on Saturday afternoons and I check our lottery tickets on the Lottery Manager app,” Gabor said in a news release. “I scanned it with the app’s ticket checker and showed Alvin my phone.”

The two checked the ticket a few times before it all sank it that they had won.

“Alvin wanted to see the prize amount on his

phone too, so we scanned it again,” Gabor said. “We also checked the numbers and prize amount on Saskatchewan Lotteries website to be sure.”

According to the news release, both took the news of their win rather calmly.

“We both played it pretty cool,”said Wick. “We didn’t jump up and down or anything. I guess we were probably in shock.

“But it was really exciting. It’s fun to win anything. So, of course, winning a million dollars is even more fun!”

“I’m happy about the win, and I’m very happy for Alvin,” Gabor said.

The sod was turned on the first Habitat for Humanity building project in the Battlefords in July 2015.

Ron Braun was hired as construction site co-ordinator later the same year.

Two families were chosen to be partners, each building a duplex unit with Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon-Battlefords Chapter.

How does Habitat for Humanity work?

Through volunteer labor, efficient management and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity builds and rehabilitates safe, decent and affordable houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families.

Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and are financed with affordable, no-interest mortgages. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments go into a revolving fund, which is used to build more homes.

Habitat for Humanity is a hand up, not a hand out.

In addition to mortgage payments, each homeowner invests hundreds of hours of their own labour, called “sweat equity,” into the building of their home and the homes of others.”

Kristen and Nicole and their families have been at work on the site of the duplex since early this year. So far they have been cleaning, mudding, sand-

ing, putting up drywall and painting. Together with family, friends and volunteers, much has been accomplished. When it was not possible to work on their own duplex, Nicole and Kirsten worked on approved cleaning and repair work with My First Homes Inc. in order to work the 500 hours sweat equity required for them to purchase the home at an affordable price.

Kristen mentioned that it really takes extensive planning and that there are many other outside things that affect the building process. Many of the skills were new to her, but she found the construction site co-ordinator to be patient and helpful.

When asked what work was the hardest so far, she mentioned sanding. For Kristen, the best part of the work has been the finishing, such as mudding and painting, because this work has allowed her to start to see the final look of the build.

Nicole said she enjoyed seeing each step of the project. She agreed with Kirsten that sanding walls and ceilings were the hardest jobs so far. Nicole, in her duplex, is currently working on priming a bedroom and hallway.

She has done everything from putting up drywall, mudding, sanding and now priming. They both have great things to say for the volunteers.

They mentioned they do not get to meet many of them, as the volunteers

sometimes come during the day, or sometimes when they are at work.

Kirsten said she appreciated the fact volunteers were taking time out of their lives and were helping to make this dream come true. Nicole appreciated the help Habitat and volunteers provided, and how she saw the work progress from the ground up.

Volunteers who come and help are exactly what are needed to get to the finish line and all those who have helped were greatly appreciated for the time and effort they have given.

Kristen and Nicole are working hard and each family is hoping to get into their duplex early in 2017.

Wouldn’t it be great if a large number of volunteers came to help them in the next few months, so that Kristen and Nicole and their families were able to get into their duplex units

by Christmas?

Both families look forward to a home where they can contribute to their community and build a better life for themselves.

Perhaps you have, or would like, to come and work on the site. The construction co-ordinator will make sure you know what to do and have a safe work environment.

To volunteer please contact Cathy at 306-4816583 or Morley at 306481-6766. To donate or volunteer please check out our Facebook HabitatBattlefords habitatsaskatoon.ca to donate to the Battlefords Chapter.

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Film co-op keeps storytelling alive

By Don McNair

Back in March 2012, Brad Wall’s government dropped a bomb on the Saskatchewan film industry. It terminated the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, the primary incentive for bigbudget film producers (many American) to work in this province.

The loss of the tax credit dealt the film industry a mighty blow – a mortal blow, in the view of some.

The big outfits picked up and left for Vancouver, Toronto and elsewhere. A great many little outfits that supplied filmmaking machinery and technicians followed them.

Yet here it is 2016, and filmmakers in Saskatchewan are busy as ever producing dramas, comedies and documentaries.

Eight feature films have been shot in the last three years, and a raft of short films.

Who are these people?

They are the “Indies” – Saskatchewan’s independent filmmakers. They are local folks with a story to tell about this province, its people and culture. They are determined to tell it well, and just the way they want to tell it – not the way a corporate partner might dictate. The audience for their stories concerns them deeply.

That dedication to storytelling, excellence and audience are three of the keys to their artistry. But the fourth is organization.

While these indies are individualists, most are not loners. They are committed members of the Saskatchewan Filmpool Co-operative, one of the oldest media arts co-ops in Canada.

The Filmpool was founded in 1977 by eight artists who had been working together on the set of Who Has Seen the Wind.

In those days of 16mm productions, just the costs of filming, processing and exhibition were astronomic. They realized that, barring some mutual reservoir of space, equipment, training and outreach, they could not afford to tell stories about Saskatchewan to

On the set of The Sabbatical, an independent film by Brian Stockton, featuring James Whittingham, Laura Abramsen and Bernadette Mullen. Photo courtesy Autumn Productions Inc.

Canadians.

The co-op they formed has lived through momentous change. The transformation of the technology of filmmaking and distribution alone is staggering.

Video, once scorned by film artists, has made elementary moviemaking affordable to just about anybody. It now is the medium of choice for 90 per cent of indie productions, too. The Filmpool provides its 150 members with production equipmen and film and sound editing facilities for both film and video, at rates averaging 20 per cent of commercial fees.

The political environment of Canadian film has shifted dramatically since 1980, as well. The death of the SFETC is just one example of government trying to give the Canadian film industry a boost, and then regretting the offer.

Happily, non- or quasi-

governmental funding sources have grown in number. To those with the patience and persistence to keep a handle on them, it’s a cornucopia. To the rest of us, it’s a nightmare.

The Filmpool assumes major responsibility in this regard on its members’ behalf. It annually sources thousands of dollars for creative filmmakers from organizations like the Canada Council for the Arts, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Creative Saskatchewan and the City of Regina.

One thing about movies that has not changed is their tremendous appeal to young people. Here again, the Filmpool has kept right up with the game.

Its connection to the University of Regina’s film program is tight. Many members of the faculty are Filmpool members.

Many program students

hone their skills in front of or behind the camera in productions by Filmpool members.

Take for example one production up for an award this year, Brian Stockton’s The Sabbatical. It runs 82 minutes and has a cast of 10 (20 including extras). A crew of six or seven handled the 23 shooting days.

Almost everybody involved is or was a University of Regina student.

Much of the action takes place on campus. Even the story originated with two of the director’s students.

For many of these people, it was their first experience in professional filmmaking.

In partnership with Affinity Credit Union, the Filmpool also connects with an even younger set.

Last July, for the 11th consecutive year, the Filmpool’s offices on Scarth Street in Regina were the venue for a week-long film camp. Sixteen campers, aged 13-17, learned such techniques as storyboarding, sound recording and camera operation.

The Filmpool organizes

professional training for members and the biannual film magazine, Splice.

Moreover, for the past two years the Filmpool has organized the Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards to showcase and celebrate indie accomplishments. This year’s ceremony is Nov. 24 at Regina’s Artesian Theatre.

Awards will be presented for Best Short Film, Best Student Film, Best Acting, Audience Choice and a new one — Best Feature Film.

Don’t go to the SIFA expecting to hear someone recite the principles of cooperation, however. These are artists. What holds them together is not necessarily a common ideology, but an organization that is well run and consistently generates solid returns.

That means aspects that can be measured, like services and opportunities. It also means intangibles, like a whole cohort of young people who, like Filmpool members, know filmmaking is more than mere industry, it’s an art.

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Letters

Will further amalgamation of school divisions be good for public education Dear Editor Supporters of Saskatchewan’s public schools have concerns about the government’s recent “transformational change” mantra particularly the focus such change may have on further amalgamation of Saskatchewan’s public school divisions.

Usually transformational change, a process whereby structures and strategies of organizations are changed and redesigned over a period of time for the purpose of improvement, conveys a positive perception and has potential to make everyone excited and optimistic about the future.

The term transformational change has been used by the government since the provincial budget came down June 1. In recent media reports, Minister of Education Don Morgan indicated that “it’s certainly a possibility” school divisions could be drawn along the same boundaries as health regions. A three-person panel to “lead the work of reviewing and advising on options for reducing the number of regional health authorities in Saskatchewan” has been established and public school divisions may be involved in a similar process.

It hasn’t been that long since public

Give thanks for Canada’s nature Dear Editor The snow blanketing Saskatchewan is another reminder of how powerful nature can be.

As the nation’s leading, not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, the Nature Conservancy of Canada is grateful for the support received from individuals and groups across the country to protect habitats and wildlife, including species at risk.

In doing so, we also save our unique natural heritage forever, for today, for our children and grandchildren.

A science driven organization, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has helped conserve more than 150,000 acres in Saskatchewan and 2.8 million acres of ecologically significant grasslands, forests, wetlands and coastal areas. This has been accomplished through purchases, donations and conservation agreements with willing landowners and by working with partners.

Scientific studies have proven that being in nature is good for us and has both long- and short-term mental and physical health benefits.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada

Letters Welcome Letters to the editor are welcomed by the News-Optimist. All letters, including those which are faxed or e-mailed, must be signed and bear the address and telephone number of the writer. The name of the writer will be published.

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has played a crucial role preserving special places. We do this by making conservation plans for different sections of every province, identifying the specific lands that need to be conserved and then raising the money to acquire the land.

We are grateful for the support of the Government of Canada through the Natural Areas Conservation Program, which has helped NCC accelerate the pace of private land conservation. This program has led to more than one million acres of habitat conserved for 181 species at risk across the country.

In order to maximize the federal government’s contribution to conservation, we raise matching private funds from people, families, family and community foundations, businesses and corporations.

With charitable contributions from you, NCC will ensure Canada’s natural treasures will be safeguarded for future generations, while maximizing federal dollars.

People can have confidence in donating to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

MoneySense Magazine recently ranked the top 100 charities in Canada and awarded NCC an A+ ranking. This is the sixth straight year NCC earned an’ A’ grade from MoneySense, finishing ahead of all other nature conservation and environmental organizations. More than 83 cents of every dollar raised by NCC goes directly into on-the-ground projects.

For more information on NCC’s work and to find out how you can support our efforts, please contact us at 1-800-4650029. You may also e-mail us at or check our website (natureconservancy.ca), find us on Facebook and Twitter @NCC_CNC and @NCC_CNCMedia.

John Lounds President and CEO Nature Conservancy of Canada

school divisions went through an unprecedented amalgamation process. The “Education Equity Task Force” of 2004 was charged by the government of the day to restructure education in rural Saskatchewan to provide administrative and governance savings, increase equity in educational experiences for students and improve the equity for all property taxpayers. The result of this process was that in 2006 the number of Saskatchewan public school divisions was reduced from 71 to 19 including 12 geographically large school divisions.

One of the major problems with the amalgamated divisions was forewarned in 2002 by Craig Melvin, a former executive director of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association who stated; “In Saskatchewan we have such a strong sense of local control. People in Saskatchewan want the capacity to reach out and touch those in charge.”

In school divisions that amalgamated from five to eight smaller divisions to become one, and with some geographically larger than Prince Edward Island, the challenge of accommodating the size of the divisions has been significant.

Feedback from students, parents, teachers and administrators gathered after amalgamation focused on the common theme of size. Respondents were of the view that the new divisions were too large and that decision makers were too far from the people they serve. Administrators reported four-hour return trips to schools reduced the viability of visiting

schools and parents regretted that division size made it difficult for board members to make connections with the people in the schools.

Boards that amalgamated know how difficult and time consuming it was to address these issues; taking years to build a strong culture and organizational design that works. School boards have been and continue to be committed to collaborative processes that lead to improvements for students. The recent co-operatively developed Education Sector Strategic Plan by the Ministry of Education, Saskatchewan School Boards Association and school divisions has resulted in real achievement benefits for students. Boundary changes need not be the focus of further transformational change and take away from more pressing priorities in the education field.

Public school division trustees elected from local communities provide stewardship, vision and direction based on their collective knowledge of the needs of their students. The most important responsibility of school boards is to work with their communities to improve school effectiveness and student achievement in their local public schools. It would be a loss to delete this democratically elected voice in a sector where parents prefer and deserve to have their concerns heard and understood by locally elected officials.

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Hurricane Matthew is wreaking havoc Today’s column is, unfortunately, about the weather.

But what do you expect the topic to be in Saskatchewan at this time of year? The main topics of discussion in October always seem to be (a) the Riders, (b) the state of the crops and (c) the weather.

You might even want to add (d) “Trudeau” to that list, too, after his carbonpricing announcement.

But mainly, you can never get away from the chatter about “(c) the weather,” whether you want to or not.

The talk at this time of year always seems to be about “whether or not it will snow.”

You know what I mean.

You’ll be standing in line at the supermarket or in Tim Hortons, and the people in line will chatter with their doom-filled predictions about what it’s like outside. This is particularly true on overcast days, when locals point to the clouds and say “it’s gonna snow! It’s gonna snow!”

This always bugs the heck out of me, because these predictions are usually ill-informed and total speculation. It’s almost as if these people want the snow to come, so they can have yet another thing to complain about.

Well, we got more doom-filled predictions about snow last Sunday.

Except, this time the predictions actually came true. The advisories were out informing Saskatchewan residents that were going to get a big dump of snow Tuesday

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net and Wednesday across the province.

“Oh, great,” I said.

Among other things, I was supposed to hit the road to attend a big conference in mid-week. It was the “Reconciliation and the media” conference in Saskatoon where we were going to discuss ways to improve coverage of indigenous people in the media in Saskatchewan.

I didn’t have a particular issue with the snow itself. I can handle that.

What I had issues with was the messed-up road conditions on the way to and from Saskatoon. The last thing I needed was for roads to be closed due to “travel not recommended” warnings, especially when I needed to get to an important conference on the important topic of news coverage of indigenous people.

Anyway, the good news was Highway 16 wasn’t closed. The bad news is it probably should have been. The visibility was terrible, and it took forever to navigate through the slush on the roads to get to and from Saskatoon.

Moreover, because I knew in advance that the roads were going to be so bad, I set my alarm to get up way early in the morning just

to make it to the conference.

Not only that, I had to navigate past all the power outages and traffic light malfunctions that had hit Saskatoon that morning.

Then, on top of that I had to find parking at the University of Saskatchewan, which is notorious for parking shortages when classes are in session.

So, yeah, I had a fun time on the roads Wednesday. There’s never a dull moment living in Saskatchewan.

What was particularly hilarious about the conditions was the way our media reacted to it. They were treating this snow dump like it was a blizzard or something. Folks, I know about blizzards, and this was not a blizzard.

This was simply a lot of snow — on Oct. 5, 2016.

Yikes. I’ve experienced snow dumps in October before, but not one this big, this early.

The one thing I have tried to do is keep things in perspective. Yes, we got a lot of snow. Yes, it sucks.

But it’s not as if we were getting hit by a hurricane.

While Saskatchewan residents had to deal with all the doom-filled weather forecasts about the snow last week,

several countries down in Hurricane Alley were dealing with Matthew, a monstrous hurricane that was Category 4 when it hit land in the Caribbean.

The west coast of Haiti, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas were pummeled by this storm, which caused flooding, power outages and a few deaths.

Meanwhile, I tuned in to the live streaming coverage from Miami TV stations as Matthew made its way towards the east coast of Florida.

For those who don’t know, Miami hurricane coverage is great. These stations really get into it.

Prior to the storm hitting, they cover press conferences where officials warn the public that the hurricane is coming. Then they cover the lineups at the gas stations and the supermarkets, as people stock up on their way out of town.

Back in the studio, weather forecasters are live on the air with radar and satellite images, and official hourly updates on the storm track.

Then, when the hurricane hits, these stations send their people out to

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the coasts to cover the storm. When the storm hits landfall, they show their reporters getting blown around and drenched, live. Exciting stuff.

The irony is that people in the actual hurricane zone don’t get to actually watch this exciting coverage on TV. That’s because the power has been knocked out and everyone is evacuated.

I kept a close eye on the hurricane’s path, mainly to figure out which potential winter getaway vacation destinations were going to be hit.

“Whew, the Dominican Republic dodged a bullet there. It sounds like Jamaica didn’t take too bad a hit, either. Too bad about

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the Bahamas.”

The positive news is that this hurricane missed a lot of vacation destinations and resorts. Good.

I thought I would share that with you because it is easy for Saskatchewan people to lose perspective and say “woe is us” at this time of year.

October weather in Saskatchewan is always foreboding, unpredictable and even annoying.

But I’d rather have our unpredictable fall weather than the unpredictable fall weather in the tropics any day.

Besides, there is one good thing about this fall cool-down that I have noticed: no more mosquitoes.

There is a bright side to October, after all.

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Ly ra, a ca lm but sti dis covst fir w ac co mm ollo to Ca ng er So on aft rec eived tra ini b, La o tw d an ed ap pli im pa irm ent. ere d Dog Gu ide s he te pe ople with he ari ng da di-or co a , 14 20 nin e so un ds includ mo nth s lat er, in Oc t. in a Sh e res po nd s to ith W it. vis me ho a a do or, a ringing na tor ca me for ne d ing kn ocking on joi d an d ve pro ap s an d the wo rds wa rm , an ala we ek Ca llow next ste ps tel ep ho ne the h ug ho alt m, gra the pro

new tri ck s,” ing to tea ch an old dog ab out Ly ra. an d he wa sn’t tal king en sive for Th e tra ini ng wa s int tas k be the ea ch pe rso n, wh ere w ow nne g’s do the ca me tea ch ing dog’s ac ers how to res po nd to the to ale rt ty ili tio ns . Ly ra ha s the ab ocking on kn n rso pe a to w llo Ca s his pa red ne e sh the do or, but ss as well. tic ipa tio n an d aware ne Sin ce ge tti ng Ly ra in Ju ne, Ca llow ha s alr ea dy pa rti cip ate d in fun dra isi ng for the progra m ba ck Sa sk atc hewa n. in pt. 1 he wa s Se On pre sented with a ch eq ue for $4,00 0 to the Dog Gu ide s progra m fro m Dave an d Sh aro n Taylo r, the ow ne rs of No rth Ba ttl efo rd’s McDo nald’s, a do na tio n tha t Ca llow an d his wi fe ma tch ed . rec ently, Mo re Ca llow 17, pt.

Se on als o ca me out to su pp ort a fun dra ising ba rbe cu e ho ste d by the Or de r of the Ea ste rn Sta r tha t rai sed $700 for Dog Gu ide s. Sin ce he’s ret ire d, Ca llow says, he ha s tim e to give ba ck to the progra m tha t ha s given him so mu ch .

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Order of the Eastern Star hosted a garage sale fundraiser in September to raise funds for the Lions Foundation Dog Guide program. In the photo are Order of the Eastern Star members Lyn Smith, Jack Smith and Don Finan, Ernie Callow service dog recipient and Tom Schwab Lions service dog representative. Also pictured is dog guide Lyra.

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Ukrainian heritage thrives in Baba’s Kitchen

By Shannon Kovalsky Staff Reporter

When Raisa Stone first began to write, the story she wanted to tell wasn’t exactly a cookbook, but part “memoir, cultural history and cuisine of Ukraine’s indigenous people.”

This inextricable bond between culture, history and food is on display in Baba’s Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food.

Stone says she’s always felt connected to her Ukrainian roots, specifically through cooking the traditional recipes of her parent’s homeland. In the Stone home, learning to cook was more about connecting to culture than it was anything else. Making pysanka or other traditional dishes was an opportunity to learn about her Baba’s Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food is available as a paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ingram and Yevshan. Stone also has a Facebook page under Baba’s Kitchen Ukrainian Soul Food Book.

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“Every artist was first an amateur.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Even if you consider yourself an amateur or a polished artist you may want to take part in one or both of two classes being offered. Drawing between the Lines is being taught by Ljubica Fa Hardi Oct. 14 and 15. Rosemary Stadnyk will be teaching a series of classes featuring abstract and modern art techniques starting evenings only at the end of October.

Contact the Allan Sapp Gallery for the drawing class and Rosemary for the other class.

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maternal grandmother’s life in Ukraine in addition to learning about cooking.

Baba’s Kitchen is divided into Chapters, like a novel, but instead each is dedicated to a type of dish.

Chapter Fourteen is Holubsti (Cabbage Rolls) and in it Stone writes “I show you how to make holubtsi like real Ukrainian. First, get neighbor to come over and help. This long job. Also, taking core from cabbage is boring. This first kind have no meat. Stalin steal

family faced in Ukraine.

Her paternal baba died during that time after she was denied medical care for a fractured leg by the Soviets, who’d already burned the forests surrounding the town where she might have gathered medicinal herbs to treat her leg. And Stone’s paternal uncle, who had been living as an artist in Berlin, was taken by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp.

In a sense, Stone says, sharing the stories passed on to her from family through the eyes of “Baba” helped her cope with the overwhelming sadness as a way to “laugh to keep from crying.”

With Baba’s Kitchen, Stone invites readers to take a taste of Ukrainian culture, its history and its food with stories from a character close to her heart.

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“I've really only heard about (The Gog) from people who've been to a show there, but I do play a lot of house concerts everywhere all around Canada when I do a tour,” says Straker. “I believe it was someone at my last show at the Dekker Centre who cornered me in

the lobby and told me I really needed to play at The Gog, and then a short time later Kelly (Waters, owner of The Gog) emailed me about a show.”

Straker added, “house concerts are something I really love.”

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our cow and pig, and for long time I only make without.”

With stories told directly to Stone from Stalinist and Holocaust survivors, she creates a narrative cookbook told from the perspective of the wry, fictional character Baba, who Stone describes as “a composite of these invincible souls.”

Stone, a first generation Canadian, says her father fled Ukraine.

“He fled the Stalinist purges and he was the only one is his family that did so.”

He didn’t like to talk about what he experienced as an ethnic Ukrainian at the hands of the Stalinist regime, but Stone learned about his history through what her mother shared.

Stone says she still feels an echo of the horrors her

Jeffery Straker, a singer-songwriter of pianopowered folk-pop based in Regina and Toronto will be making a stop at The Gog Oct. 22 on his latest tour.

For some people “folkpop” is still too vague a signifier to know what they're in for.

“I describe it as succinctly as I can as folkpop but, that said,” says Straker, “folk-pop can be many things. Pop can be many things and folk can be many things, but the most comparisons that

my music gets is a mix of Billy Joel, Harry Chapin, early Elton John and Rufus Wainwright, although it really depends on who's listening.

“My vocal timbre is probably more pop-y,” the Saskatchewan-born singer adds, “but a lot of my songs are story songs so invariably that draws a folk comparison.”

Some songs were inspired in part by living in Saskatchewan, with Straker's first album released in 2006 titled Songs from Highway 15. Since then, Straker has released four studio albums, with his latest being released in 2015

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Delainey off to strong start for North Stars

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

Confidence can carry you a long way in hockey.

That’s something Battlefords North Stars forward Reed Delainey has been focused on ever since he moved up to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League four years ago.

“A lot of it comes from understanding the game at a Junior A level,” Delainey said. “When I came up at 17 years of age, there was a massive difference from what things were like when I played Midget AA for the Midwest Red Wings.

“I’ve worked a ton on my mental game with the coaches that I’ve had here for the last couple of years.

Braeden (Johnson), Kevin (Hasselberg) and now Nate (Bedford) have all played a huge part in helping me to improve that part of my game.”

Heading into last weekend’s road games against the Flin Flon Bombers (results were unavailable as of press time), Delainey has hit the ground running in his final SJHL season.

The Edam native had six goals and six assists in nine games and led the North Stars in scoring with 12 points.

“I’ve been playing well in every game, so I’m happy about that,” Delainey said. “I’ve been lucky enough lately to have some

pucks going into the net, but if those chances aren’t coming I’m ready to work hard on every shift.”

“Every time Reed’s on the ice he’s been a threat to score,” North Stars general manager and head coach Nate Bedford said. “He’s a well-rounded player. He wants to be on the ice all the time and he’s more than willing to block shots to help the team out that way.”

Delainey has 102 points in 133 career SJHL games, with his best output coming last year when he put up 38 points in 39 games during an injury-shortened campaign.

His strong start this year has also been helped by great chemistry with his linemates Layne Young and Connor Logan.

“Me and Layne have grown up playing minor hockey together,” Delainey said. “We grew up pretty close together, so we played on a number of teams, and we were linemates when we played on the Red Wings.

“Connor’s a hardworking player with a lot of skill and he reminds me a bit of Matthew Saharchuk when he was on our team a couple of years ago.

Connor plays his own style of game though, and he’s been a perfect fit for our line.”

Delainey, who stands 6’1” and weighs 165 lbs.,

Battlefords North Stars centre Reed Delainey rushed the puck up the ice during a home game against the Melfort Mustangs last week. Photo by Lucas Punkari

also plays a key role in the dressing room, as he’s one of four returning members of the North Stars’ leadership department.

The centre is an assistant captain along with Connor Sych and Logan Natchtegaele, while Kendall Fransoo is the captain.

“I would say that Reed’s the most outspoken guy of the four,” Bedford said.

“He’s very confident when he’s speaking to the other players on the team and I think he wants the chance to win a championship more than anyone.

“I like to talk a little bit,” Delainey added. “If I have to yell at a guy I’ll do

that, but if someone needs a bit of help I’m more than willing to lend a hand.”

As he prepares to move up into the world of college hockey next year with the NCAA’s RIT Tigers, Delainey is determined to finish up his time with the North Stars in the best possible fashion.

“It’s my last year here so I’m not worried about putting a lot of points up,” Delainey said. “I want to do whatever it takes in order to a win a championship.”

His desire to help the North Stars win their first SJHL title since 2000 is evident in the fact that he put off joining the Tigers

for one more year.

“Having another year here I think will help me out a lot in my transition down there,” Delainey said. “Just even being a year older will allow me to be more physically mature when I go up against the guys down there.

“I’m sure that I would have been able to go down there this year and play well. However, I think I’ll be able to step into the lineup down in Rochester next year with a lot more confidence, and that will allow me to make much more of an impact on a regular basis.”

The North Stars will continue their five-game road swing Thursday when they travel to Wilcox for a date with the Notre Dame Hounds.

They will visit the Weyburn Red Wings a night later and conclude their trip with a Saturday tilt against the Estevan Bruins.

Their next game at the Civic Centre will be Oct. 21 against the Humboldt Broncos.

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They are slated to take on the Leidingham Steelers on Oct. 16 and the Babineau Warriors on Oct. 23.

The Junior Vikings currently have a 0-4 record, with their latest setback coming at Beaver Lions Stadium on Oct. 2 in a 25-6 affair against the Martensville Maddogs.

Despite their struggles, Wakelin has liked the effort his team has shown, especially against the Maddogs.

“We were down by quite a bit at halftime and our guys just never gave up,” Wakelin said.

“We scored the same amount of points as the other team did in the second half and they kept fighting hard.

“It was quite a difference from what happened a week earlier (against the Tinkler Raiders) in Saskatoon. The guys got down early in the first quarter and we weren’t able to bounce back. So to see them bring that effort despite being down by a number of point is something that we liked as a coaching staff.”

Part of that improved effort came from a strong performance from the Vi-

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The last week of the Saskatoon Kinsmen Minor Football Bantam League regular season will be a busy one for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Junior Vikings.

After their road game Wednesday against the Prince Albert River Riders was cancelled due to the weather, the Vikings will now have to play three games in a little over eight days.

“It’s a pretty tough spot to be in for sure,” Junior Vikings head coach Wade Wakelin said. “That’s not a busy stretch for some sports, but for football that’s quite a lot.

“It’s going to be a matter of trying to keep things interesting at practice since we don’t have any games for the next two weeks. It will give us time to have our guys rested before we have our first game Sunday.”

In between their makeup game with the River Riders on Oct. 19, the Junior Vikings will be travelling to Saskatoon for a pair of games.

kings defence.

“They have a never give up attitude out there,” Wakelin said.

“Our guys just kept getting better and better as the game went on, which is something we hope can carry over for the rest of the season.”

The Junior Vikings have also had to deal with a number of injuries this year, including one to their starting quarterback last week.

“Colten MacNaughton got hurt early in the game so we had to bring in our backup quarterback Donovan Schiele,” Wakelin said.

“He ended up having a fairly good game for us.

He played really well in a tough situation.”

With signs of improvement, the Junior Vikings will look to gain some much needed momentum before the playoffs get underway, even if their coach isn’t looking that far ahead “To be honest with you, I have no idea where things stand at the moment for us,” Wakelin said.

“We’re just taking everything one game at a time at this point and we will see where we end up when the season ends.”

Early blast of winter weather affects high school sports

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

With snow covering the Battlefords over the last week, local high school sports had to do a lot of shuffling with their schedules.

Due to poor road conditions, Thursday’s Battle West District Cross-Country Championships on Finlayson Island, which was to be hosted by John Paul II Collegiate, was postponed.

John Paul II Crusaders head coach Kristina Binette says that the current plan is to hold the meet Tuesday, weather permitting.

“It all comes down to the conditions of the trails” Binette said. “If they aren’t safe to hold a race on, the event won’t happen.”

Meanwhile, the Crusaders football team were to have gone on the road Thursday to face the Warman Wolverines, but that game was cancelled due to the weather.

“All of the games in the district were cancelled,” Crusaders head coach Bruce Yockey said. “I

know on our end, our bus provider (Venture West Charters) wasn’t too keen on heading out on the highway.”

As a result of the cancelation, the Crusaders will travel to Warman Tuesday afternoon.

It will be a quick turnaround for the Crusaders, as they will then travel to Meadow Lake for their regular season finale Friday.

“On the one hand, the extra couple of days off allows us to get some more practice in and it gives a couple of our injured players a chance to heal up a little bit,” Yockey said.

“However, it does mean that it’s going to be a pretty hectic final week with two games in a couple of days.

You need to be ready for anything, though, at this time of year, as you can never tell what the weather is going to be like in Saskatcheawn.”

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However, a decision was made Thursday to move the game to Saskatoon and have it take place Friday afternoon at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field.

“The weather system that moved through here was exactly as it was advertised,” Vikings head coach Mike Humeeny said.

“I went over to the field Thursday morning and it already had about five to six inches on it.

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Details on that game were not known as of press time.

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OBITUARIES STEPHENSON: Brian Lloyd Stephenson, It is with great sadness that the family of Brian Stephenson announces his passing at the Red Deer Hospital, Tuesday morning September 13, 2016 at 54 years of age after a courageous battle against cancer. Brian will be profoundly missed by the love of his life Bea Elvers and her son Howie; his parents Ron and Leone Stephenson; sister Brenda (Don) Murray their children Laura Volman and Brian Murray; brother Terry (Cheryl) Stephenson and their children Justin (Bobbie), Darrell (Devon), Melissa (Sheldon) as well as numerous aunts, uncles and great nieces and nephews; his fur babies Maverick and Lou, also known as fric and frac. A Celebration of Brian’s Life was held on Friday, September 30 from1-5p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion #105, Olds. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to the S.P.C.A. of their choice. Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., Olds entrusted with arrangements.

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FENNIG: In Loving Memory of Eva Bertha Elizabeth Fennig born January 12, 1926 at Round Hill, SK, passed away September 22, 2016 at North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish Eva’s memory - her loving children and their families: Ken (Dorothy) of Lloydminster and their family: Wade of Vancouver and Nadine (Chris) Addison & Dilyn of Edmonton; Wayne (Doris) of North Battleford and their family: Janice and sons Austin & Ty of Martensville, Brad (Michelle) Peyton & Cutler of Prince Albert; Larry (Fran) of Allan and family: Kyla (deceased) - her spouse, Albert Bourque and their son Kyle; Colleen of Humboldt, Jaime (Carl Harder) and her sons, William and Blake of Blackstrap; and by Larry’s children’s mother, Elaine; Pat (Christine) of Hafford and Eva’s sister, Doris Loewen.

Predeceased by her parents, Athelstan and Bertha Powell; husband, Berthold; brother, John Powell and granddaughter, Kyla. Memorial Service was held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from Zion Lutheran Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Officiant Pastor Sheldon Gattinger. Shared Memories were given By the family. Music Ministry: Pianist – Kathy Watson; Soloist – Robert MacKay: ‘Amazing Grace’; CD Selection - ‘Danny Boy’ – ‘The Texas Tenors’; Hymn Selections: ‘The Old Rugged Cross’, ‘In The Garden’ & ‘What A Friend We Have In Jesus.’ Honourary Pallbearers were The Grandchildren.

Memorials are requested to Battlefords Agricultural Society, Western Development Museum Volunteer Program, Canadian Cancer Society or to the Donor’s Choice. Interment was at City Cemetery, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks To the staff of River Heights Lodge and Dr. Tootoosis our heartfelt thanks for the loving care you gave to our Mother. A sincere thank-you to Reverend Sheldon Gattinger of Zion Lutheran Church who officiated at her Memorial Celebration of life. Also a thank-you to the church ladies for their catering services. For Robert Mackay of Battlefords Funeral Service who guided us with grace through the arrangements and for his solo at the Memorial service. We appreciate everything you did for us. To the Grandchildren who shared family memories of their Grandmother. To all those who offered donations to her chosen charities we appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thank-you to those who sent beautiful flowers and cards of sympathy and condolences. We appreciated all who attended the Memorial service and thank all those who travelled to be there with us. To all the friends and family who extended a helping hand and supported us in our time of grieving, we thank you.

Gratefully The Fennig Family __________________________________________________

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Notice of Advance Poll (Section 84 of the Act)

City of North Battleford Living Sky School Division No. 202 Public Notice is herby given that provisions have been made for advance polls for voting in advance of Election Day at the following locations: 1. City Hall - Street Level Door Access 1291 - 101st Street Saturday, October 15, 2016 Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Saturday, October 22, 2016

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Two bedroom house for rent. $850 a month + damage deposit required. Call for details 306-4816464 in the evenings.

SUITES FOR RENT Updated Main Floor 2 Bedroom Suite Available November 1 - Rent $1000 per month plus electricity.

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Call Brian to view at 306-441-8071 Upgraded 1 Bedroom Suite Available Immediately - $750 per month + electricity. Deposit required, No Smoking and No Pets.

Call Brian at 306-441-8071

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Thursday, October 20, 2016

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

4. Harwood Manor 2691 Clements Drive - RESIDENTS ONLY Thursday, October 20, 2016

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

5. Villa Pascal 1301-113th Street - RESIDENTS ONLY Friday, October 21, 2016

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

6. Caleb Village 1802-106th Street - RESIDENTS ONLY Friday, October 21, 2016

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

7. Battlefords Union Hospital 1092-107th Street - PATIENTS ONLY Sunday, October 23, 2016

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Experienced and qualified Town Foreman required immediately.

Competitive salary and benefits.

Also required: temporary maintenance worker for a term position.

Contact: Town of Nokomis, Box 189, Nokomis, SK. S0G 3R0. Fax: 306-528-2024. Email: townofnokomis@sasktel.net

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Adoption of Bylaw to Amend Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Maymont intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT OF OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT The amendments are summarized below: Section 2: “Village of Maymont Land Use Policies”, subsection 2.6: “Environmental Sensitive Areas” is amended by adding two new policies regarding development in 1.500 year flood ways and flood fringes.

INTENT OF ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT The amendments are summarized below: Section 2: “Definitions”, “Future Land Use Map” is amendment to correctly identify the attachment of the map in the Official Community Plan.

Section 3: “Administration and Interpretation”, subsection 3.7: “Development Permit Procedure” is amended to clarify the development permit application process for permitted uses and discretionary uses.

Subsection 3.8: “Development Permit: Validity” is amended by removing clauses 3.8.3, 3.8.4 and 3.8.5 to removing redundancies already addressed in subsection 3.7.

A new subsection 3.26: “General Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria” is added to clarify discretionary use application processes.

Section 4: “General Regulations”, subsection 4.16: “Satellite Dishes”, clause 4.16.3 is amended to correct a typo regarding cross-referencing.

Section 6: “Zoning Districts and Zoning Maps”, subsection 6.3: “Boundaries of Zoning Districts” is amended by removing clause 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 for clarify purposes.

Section 7: “Residential District – R1”, subsection 7.10: “Supplementary Development Standards” is amended by renaming the subsection “Supplementary Discretionary Use Criteria and Standards” and to provide additional specific evaluation criteria for Council when considering discretionary use applications.

Section 8: Village Centre Commercial District – C1”, subsection 8.8: “Supplementary Regulations” is amended renaming the subsection “Supplementary Discretionary Use Criteria and Standards” and to provide additional specific evaluation criteria for Council when considering discretionary use applications.

Section 9: “Highway Commercial District” is amended by adding a new section following Section 9.11, titled “Supplementary Discretionary Use Criteria and Standards” to provide evaluation criteria for Council when considering discretionary use applications.

Section 10: “General Industrial District” is amended by adding a new section following Section 10.12, titled “Supplementary Discretionary Use Criteria and Standards” to provide evaluation criteria for Council when considering discretionary use applications.

Section 11: “Community Service District” is amended by adding a new section following Section 11.6, titled “Supplementary Discretionary Use Criteria and Standards” to provide evaluation criteria for Council when considering discretionary use applications.

Section 12: “Future Urban Development” is amended by removing one permitted use and two discretionary uses for clarity purposes.

AFFECTED LAND All lands within the corporate limits of the Village of Maymont are affected by the proposed bylaws. Please check the full version of these documents that are available for viewing at the Village Office.

REASON FOR OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT The reason for the Official Community Plan amendment is to further align the OCP with the Statements of Provincial Interest.

REASON FOR ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT The reason for the Zoning Bylaw amendment is to: Improve and clarify regulations on discretionary use applications, including specific evaluation criteria and procedures; and, Further align the Zoning Bylaw with the Statements of Provincial Interest.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed bylaws to amend the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw during regular office hours at the Village Office. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING The Public Hearing shall be held on the 8th day of November, 2016 at the Maymont Seniors’ Center, Maymont Sask. from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Issued at the Village of Maymont on this 30th day of September, 2016.

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Civic Election

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[Section 81 of the Act]

NOTICE OF POLL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: A Poll has been granted for the election of: 6 COUNCILLORS

City of North Battleford

3 BOARD MEMBERS

Living Sky School Division No. 202 - Subdivision City of North Battleford

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Voting will take place on Wednesday the 26th day of October 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the polling places listed below.

I will declare the result of the election at City Hall on the 28th day of October, 2016, at the hour of 11:00 a.m.

Debbie Wohlberg RETURNING OFFICER

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LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES

1. Holy Family School 9201 - 19th Avenue

Comprised of that area west of Highway No. 4 and 100th Street to the City limits north of 15th Avenue and that area west of 91st Street as it extends south to Territorial Drive to City limits.

2. Civic Centre

1902 - 104th Street

Comprised of that area north of 15th Avenue to the City limits and east of 100th Street and Highway No. 4 to the City limits.

3. Notre Dame School 1241-105th Street

Comprised of that area south of 15th Avenue extending south to the City limits and the area east of 91st Street as it extends south to Territorial Drive and area west to City limits.

Voter ID Required

Homebound Voting

MAIL-IN BALLOTS

Mail-in Ballot applications will be accepted during regular business hours until 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2016, to facilitate voters who anticipate being unable to vote at an Advance Poll or on Election Day. Applications must be made in person at the Returning Office, City Hall.

YOUR VOTE ISMake YOUR VOICE! an impact and vote

in the Civic Election October 26th!

(Subsection 30(1) of the Act)

Homebound voting applications are available from the Returning Officer at City Hall. To qualify for homebound voting a voter must be: • •

unable to attend at an established polling place by reason of disability or limited mobility; or a resident caregiver of a voter unable to attend at an established polling place by reason of disability or limited mobility and because of the care required by that voter, is not able to attend at an established polling place to vote.

Deadline to complete applications is Wednesday, October 19, 2016.

Debbie Wohlberg RETURNING OFFICER

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6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sock Hop and Swing Dance lesson. Great fun, great 26.Bald music and exercise. Refreshments will be provided.

Monday, October 17

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Join Harold Empey as he guides you through the “Just in Case” binder of information your executor and loved ones will need. This seminar has helped hundreds of people. To register call 306-4412961. Presented by Battlefords and District Community Foundation.

Tuesday, October 18 & 25

Heart to Heart Foundation Program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Regional 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 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Primary Health Centre. There is no charge for this program. To find out more or to register, call Kellie at 306-446-6424 or email kellie,heidel@ pnrha.ca. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

Wednesday, October 19

Borden Seniors Harvest Tea and Bake Sale at the Seniors Club room at 2:00 p.m. by donation, door prizes and 50/50 draws.

Wednesday, October 19

Turkey Supper/Mid-Week Fellowship at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1312 - 99th Street. Coffee/Tea at 5:30 p.m., Supper at 6:00 p.m. Pre-sold tickets only. Phone 306-445-4645, 306-4454155 or pick up at the Church office between 9:30 a.m. and noon weekdays.

Thursday, October 20

Seniors Tea at the North Battleford Library, 1392 - 101st Street.

Come visit with us, have tea, tour our facility and perhaps share some of your memories of the library for Saskatchewan Library week and North Battleford Library 100th Anniversary.

Friday and Saturday, October 21 & 22

Battlefords Art Club - Capture a Thanksgiving of Colors in a Show & Sale at the Chapel Gallery. Friday from 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 22

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Borden Lion’s Fall Turkey Supper at the Borden Community Centre from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Proceeds to support Lion’s projects in the community.

FOR MORE DETAILS CALL CHUCK Monday to Friday

Open House at the North Battleford Library Celebrating 100 Years, 1392 - 100th Street from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. with activities for the whole family. Starting at 1:00 p.m. the Meota Hobby band will be playing followed by cake, photos, face painting, balloons, scavenger hunt and more!

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Saturday, October 22

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There’s much more to life than earthly things In 1969, jazz singer Peggy Lee had a hit song called Is That All There Is? It presents the stark picture of an individual looking back on life with disappointment, and black despair. And “If that’s all there is, my friends, / Then let’s keep dancing; / Let’s break out the booze and have a ball, / If that’s all there is.”

That seems to echo the disillusioned words of Ecclesiastes: “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity [“Utterly meaningless!

Everything is meaningless.” (NIV)] … So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry.” (Ecc. 1:2; 8:15) The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the most misunderstood of all the 66 books that make up the Bible. Its message seems almost to contradict what is said in all the others.

But there’s a reason for that. Ecclesiastes gives us a sermon by King Solomon (Ecc. 1:1), and in much of it he seems to be speaking of himself.

Solomon began well.

But his luxurious lifestyle, and his many idolatrous wives warped his values and, for a time at least, he turned away from God. (I Kgs. 11:4) In Ecclesiastes, he presents the disappointment and disaster of a life that excludes God and

eternal values. There is a key phrase found 27 times in the book. “Under the sun” (Ecc. 1:3) describes this mortal life, from the womb to the tomb. And if that’s all there is, then it’s a dead end street.

Whether it’s success in our job, or worldly pleasure we seek, or popularity – whatever it is will not give us true meaning and satisfaction “under the sun.” The rich man craves one more dollar, the pleasure seeker one more lustful liaison, the drug addict looks for one more fix. There has to be something more to life than that.

Of course, there is.

And it’s possible that Ecclesiastes represents Solomon’s repentance and renewed faith in old age.

As well as being a confession of what he learned would not work, Solomon ends by showing what the missing factors are in a life merely lived “under the sun.” The two things ignored or forgotten by secular man are God, and eternity.

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter,” the king says. (Ecc. 12:13-14) “God will bring every work into judgment [in eternity], including every secret thing, whether good or evil.” That being so, how should we live out our earthly lives? What basic values should we

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

espouse? “Fear [reverence] God,” says Solomon, “and keep His commandments.” Give God first place in your life, and live to honour and serve Him. “This is man’s all” – the bottom line for everyone.

The Bible tells of a man who lived in Jericho, during the time of Jesus.

(Lk. 19:1-2) Zacchaeus was a wealthy tax collector. These men served the hated Romans, and were allowed to collect funds

far beyond what was required by the government, pocketing the difference.

They were utterly despised by the Jews.

But Zacchaeus began to realize there was more to life than money. As he listened to the words of Christ, he repented of his ways, and pledged to return money taken unethically. With great joy, he welcomed the Saviour into his home and into his life. (vs. 3-10) Learn from Zacchaeus. “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come,

and the years draw near when you say, ‘I have no pleasure in them.’” (Ecc. 12:1) In 1912, T. P. Hamilton published a children’s hymn about Zacchaeus called Something More Than Gold. It says, “A certain man of whom we read, / Who lived in days of old, / Though he was rich, he felt his need / Of something more than gold. / Oh, yes, my friend, there’s something more, / Something more than gold: / To know your sins are all forgiv’n / Is something more than gold.”

Passing the torch I recently wrote a business feature article about a company owner who retired after serving his community for three decades. His reputation for integrity and service is outstanding and as part of his choice for a replacement, he went to great lengths to ensure that whoever purchased the company would uphold those standards.

First, this gentleman took plenty of time to assess and choose his successor. After all, something so vital needed time. In our conversation he noted academic qualifications needed to

be supplemented with the ability to relate to and care for each client.

Next, because he and the company are located outside a major metropolitan centre, it was essential his replacement be willing to re-locate with the intent of remaining there, no matter what other offers might come along.

Lastly, this person

needed to accept the counsel and mentorship of those more experienced.

Along with the owner, most of his employees stayed during the transition, also offering their help and support.

In this case, passing the torch has been a positive experience for everyone involved, including clients. Sadly, not all transitions fare so well and this lesson got me thinking about our Christian testimony and legacy. Probably the fact that I’m headed toward my mid-70s and the end of life is much closer than it was 30 years ago, makes

me increasingly introspective, but I can’t help wondering: will anyone be influenced to follow Jesus Christ because of how I’ve lived?

In passing the torch, remember these basic principles. Remain firm in your commitment to Christ, no matter what the circumstances. Learn from others and in turn, provide a godly example to others.

“And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2

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Pot up bulbs for a late winter cheerful display

By Sara Williams As a horticulture student, I volunteered to start a horticulture therapy program in a psychiatric facility. My greatest pleasure was witnessing a chronically depressed patient giving a pot of flowering tulips they had forced themselves to one of their caregivers.

The tulips were a breath of fresh air toward the end of a particularly cold and dark winter, the caregiver was thrilled and the patient was on the road back to health.

While I realize a pot of tulips was not a miracle cure, it did provide a sense of empowerment and self esteem that had been in short supply in this person’s life.

Forcing bulbs is easy.

It’s a way of bringing bulbs into bloom inside much earlier than if planted outdoors. The embryonic flower is already there within the bulb when you purchase it in the fall. In order to develop further, it needs a chilling period (“winter”).

Always use large, high quality bulbs [you get what you pay for: small bulbs yield small blooms and weak plants]. Pot up bulbs at weekly intervals over several weeks in the fall to give yourself the gift of flowering plants starting as early as January through to early March. Pot up extras for friends and relatives.

Use only a single cultivar in each pot. Different species and cultivars often bloom at different times resulting in a patchy display. Start with two to three inches of soil-less potting mix in the bottom of a clean pot (wide shallow “bulb pans” are preferred) with drainage holes. Next, place the bulbs “shoulder to shoulder” with their pointy sides up. With

tulips, put their ‘flat’ side to the outside of the pot – this way, the largest leaf is produced to the outside as well, creating the nicest display. Cover with potting mix with the bulb tops just poking through. Water thoroughly and drain completely.

Label each pot with cultivar, colour and potting date. Mark a few dates on your calendar as reminders: the potting date, at four and eight weeks to check if they need water, and at 12 to 14 weeks to mark the end of the forcing period.

Keep the pots in a fridge or dark cold room at 2 to 4 C to simulate winter soil conditions. At the end of the chilling period, when the leaves/shoots are two to five inches high and the roots are showing through the drainage holes, place your pot in a cool (15 to 18 C) room until the flowers open. Then move it to a location where you’ll get the most pleasure from a flowering display. For longer bloom, keep the pot out of direct sunlight and away from radiators and heaters.

The cooler the temperature, the longer lasting the bloom.

Not all tulip, daffodil/ narcissus, hyacinth and crocus cultivars are suitable for forcing. Forcing bulbs are usually marked as such in your local garden centres and mail-order catalogues. The following are easily forced. There are many others.

Tulips (13 weeks chilling): Bellona, General de

Wet, Apricot Beauty, Apeldoorn, Golden Apeldoorn, Gudoshnik, Atillia, Nigrita. Red Emperor, White Emperor, Orange Emperor, Yellow Emperor, Bing Crosby, Jingle Bells, White Dream, Princess Irene and Paul Richter.

Daffodils (13 weeks chilling): Dutch master, Gold Harvest, King Alfred, Unsurpassable, Barret Browning, Littlewitch, Carlton, February Yellow, Mount Hood, Dutch Master, Ice Follies, Tete-a-tete and the tiny Mimimus.

Hyacinths (most varieties force well - 12 weeks chilling): Bismarck, LInnocence, Ostara, City of Haarlem, Amsterdam, Pink Pearl, Delft Blue and Ann Marie.

Crocus (eight weeks chilling): Flower Record, Pickwick, Twinborn and Sieberi.

Sara is the author of numerous gardening books, among them the revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape. And with Hugh Skinner: Gardening Naturally; Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies, and Groundcovers & Vines for the Prairies.

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