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Staff A man arrested Thursday in the Maidstone area following an extensive search by police has now made two court appearances and remains in custody in the Saskatoon Correction Centre.

Jeremy Kelly Buffin, 29, made

North Battleford, Sask.

his first two appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday morning and again Monday morning by CCTV, and his next appearance will be by CCTV in Maidstone, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. His case has been adjourned to allow for disclosure to defence.

Buffin is charged with robbery

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with a weapon, pointing a firearm, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of property obtained by crime, and of flight from police.

He was arrested Thursday morning after he exited a car that

became stuck in a slough near Maidstone.

The arrest is in connection to a carjacking in Edmonton late Wednesday evening. The search for suspects eventually made its way across the border into the Maidstone and Paynton detachment areas the following day.

Fire Chief for a Day Friday was the annual Fire Chief for a Day event, where nine young students from area schools were at the North Battleford fire hall for the morning to learn about being a firefighter. See Page 2 for more photos. Photo by John Cairns

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Fire Chief for a Day

Friday morning saw one of the high points of Fire Prevention Week activities in the city of North Battleford. That was the annual Fire Chief for a Day event, where nine elementary students from area schools were at the North Battleford fire hall for the morning to learn about all aspects of the fire department. The kids got a first-hand look at the gear worn by firefighters, and saw the insides of the fire engines including the various types of equipment on board. Among the heaviest equipment were the Jaws of Life used to open vehicles involved in collisions. The kids seemed to have the most fun when they were using the fire extinguishers and firing water out of the big hose. The day concluded with the kids being presented their plaques and gifts by the mascot Sparky the Fire Dog, followed by pizza in the lunchroom. Photos by John Cairns

Battleford individuals arrested in Saskatoon Staff Two people from Battleford are facing charges following a chase that ended in Saskatoon Sunday.

A 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Battleford, face charges that include pos-

session of stolen property, evading police and dangerous driving; the man also had several unrelated warrants for his arrest. Both were due to see a justice of the peace later in the day.

According to Saskatoon police, patrol officers had attempted to stop a van on

20th Street near Avenue W at around 2:40 a.m. Sunday morning. According to police the van had been reported stolen from Cochin.

The operator accelerated rapidly and attempted to evade the patrol unit. According to police, officers were able to keep the sus-

pect vehicle in sight until the Air Support Unit was in a position to observe.

At that point the ground pursuit ended and the Air Support Unit followed the situation from the air.

The vehicle continued at high speeds, and sideswiped a second vehicle on

22nd Street at Whitney Avenue. A few minutes later, the van was left abandoned on Milton Street east of Confederation Drive in Saskatoon.

Saskatoon police say the Air Support Unit was able to provide direction to patrol units as well as to

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Games launches volunteer recruitment effort

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The search is officially on for volunteers willing to give their time to the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford.

The Games host committee held a news conference Thursday at the Civic Centre to officially launch of their registration database, which is where volunteers can register for the Winter Games running Feb. 18-24.

The first two volunteers to register online were Mayor Ryan Bater of North Battleford and Mayor Ames Leslie of Battleford. As of noon, the database was opened up to the general public at large to sign up.

According to Mark Richardson, co-chair of the Games Volunteer committee, the database will allow volunteers “to tell us what areas they would like to be involved in,” he said.

This is particularly important because for certain volunteer roles a criminal record check will be required, particular for positions which deal oneon-one with youth athletes.

Mayor Ryan Bater of North Battleford and Mayor Ames Leslie of Battleford go online to officially sign up as volunteers for the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford. The volunteer database was officially launched on Thursday. Among those on hand: Winter Games mascots Ravi and Tansi as well as SaskEnergy’s mascot Gus the Gasasaurus. Photos by John Cairns

Other volunteer roles won’t need a criminal record check.

“If you will let us know what you want to be involved in, this way when we are building a schedule we’ll have volunteers slotted for those positions,” said Richardson. “And this will be the same system where, once self-scheduling is open, you can go in and register which shifts

you want to work.”

There will be many different positions available.

According to the games’ website, these are some of the roles available: working access control for venues and the Athletes’ Village; assisting with Athletes Services; assisting with medal presentations and with ceremonies and events; food services; information technology; lo-

gistics; marketing and promotion; mascots; medical services; pre-games availability; assisting in various roles in the different sports competitions; and venue setup and takedown.

To register, potential volunteers can go to skg2018.gems.pro, which is where people can fill out an online form to register as a volunteer. There is also a space to upload your

Public hearings on both of these bylaws were held at the start of the council meeting, with no opposition coming forward.

City manager Jim Puffalt outlined details of the city’s Fall Compost Collection Program running Oct. 23 to 30.

Pickup will follow the schedule for parking restrictions and residents are encouraged to place leaves, grass clippings and garden wastes in clear bags on their properties the day of the parking restrictions on their street. Clear bags

are to be used to identify contents, which will help prevent lifting-related injuries.

Council has also passed a resolution granted an extension by one year of their current agreement with Loraas Environmental Services Ltd. for the recycling contract.

The contract would be extended to April 30, 2019. As well, the extension would include a new cost of $2.04 per cart per month, which is down from the current cost of $2.91 per cart per month for col-

lection.

According to an Oct. 2 memo from city environmental manager Tammy MacCormack, the annual cost savings to the city is estimated at $51,928.56.

Also of note from Tuesday: in the gallery for the early portion of the meeting was Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Ken Cheveldayoff. He had been campaigning in the community that day.

The next regular meeting of council is scheduled for Oct. 23.

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After you are signed up, Richardson said that information will be stored online so that people can be contacted when there are volunteer events or things that volunteers are required for.

If the role requires a criminal record check, a letter will be sent; the city has also agreed to waive the fees for criminal records checks for games volunteers.

Richardson said there will be a volunteer orientation, volunteer training and registration night all closer to the games. A recognition night will also be planned for afterwards.

More details are still to be finalized about what tasks and shifts will be needed for the games, and the actual scheduling will not take place until closer

to the games.

Also unveiled at the media event Thursday was the announcement that SaskEnergy would serve as the “Champion of Volunteers” for the games.

At least 1200 volunteers are going to be needed to contribute to various roles.

The indication from officials is there is already interest expressed from over a hundred people about getting involved.

Games officials have said that volunteering at the games will be a positive experience for those who take part. Richardson said he was in Estevan volunteering for their games, and he indicated North Battleford can expect a similar experience.

“There’s just a buzz about the city, and it’s great, it’s pretty exciting,” he said.

Council notes Oct. 10 meeting

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Here are some of the as yet unreported highlights from the Tuesday, Oct. 10 council meeting in North Battleford: A bylaw offering housekeeping changes to definitions and usage in the zoning bylaw was passed and signed and sealed. Also passing in three readings was a bylaw authorizing the closure of a lane running from 8th Avenue to Industrial Avenue, between 106th and 107th Streets.

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Commentary

Trudeau a true believer in the nanny state

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Thinks Canadians can only achieve better lives by becoming dependent on government

By Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre The Fraser Institute

It’s hard to argue with the Trudeau government’s rhetoric about how Canadians can achieve a better life. One of the first sentences in the recent federal budget reads, “At the centre of the Canadian story is the middle class and the promise of progress: that with optimism and hard work, a better life is possible for everyone.”

While the government is right to tout the importance of hard work as key to a better life, its actions do not match this lofty rhetoric. In reality, the Trudeau government has implemented policies that encourage dependence on government - not hard work and independence. Policies that reward hard work allow Canadians to keep more of the money they earn. Policies based on cash transfers from government encourage dependency.

To support its rhetoric about hard work and progress, the Trudeau government often claims that it has cut taxes for middle-class Canadian families. After all, a tax cut would reward hard work and encourage independence. But that’s not actually what the Trudeau government has done for the vast majority of middleclass families.

While it did reduce the second lowest federal income tax rate (from 22 to 20.5 per cent), it also eliminated a number of tax credits (provisions in the tax code that reduce a person’s income taxes if they qualify), thereby increasing income taxes for Canadians who previously claimed such credits.

As a recent study found, when the Trudeau government’s tax changes are broadly considered (including both the tax rate reduction and the elimination of these tax credits), 81 per cent of middle-class Canadian families with children are paying more in personal income taxes – $840 more per year, on average.

When recently confronted with this reality on the floor of the House of Commons, Prime Minister Trudeau did not deny it. He simply responded by pointing to the increased government transfers his government has provided to qualifying Canadian families – specifically, the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), a new transfer to qualifying parents with young children that combined several previous programs and increased the cash benefit.

To be clear, the CCB is a transfer program that fosters dependence on government; it’s not a policy that rewards hard work by allowing Canadians to keep more of what they earn. Essentially, the prime min-

ister is saying the government will take more away from what you earn and give some of it back to certain families. This hardly fits with the government’s rhetoric on hard work and building a better life.

But it’s even more perverse than that. If Canadian families who receive CCB transfers do achieve success and earn a higher income, their cash transfers will be reduced – a disincentive to hard work and independence. (The specific amount the transfer is reduced depends on a family’s income level and number of children.)

If the Trudeau government is genuinely interested in rewarding hard work and helping Canadians build a better life, then it should look for ways to actually reduce taxes on middle-class families – not foster dependency through government transfers.

Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre are coauthors of the Fraser Institute study “Measuring the Impact of the Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families,” available at www.fraserinstitute.org. www.troymedia.com

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• Absolutely, he has no right to tell people who can’t afford a French villa they don’t pay enough taxes.

• No, he is serious about fairer taxes and he listened to criticism of his proposals.

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North Stars score in bunches against Millionaires

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

Scoring early and often was the approach for the Battlefords North Stars Friday at the Civic Centre.

After scoring three times in the opening six minutes of the game, the defending Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champions would then find the net twice in a 41-second span in the final frame to pick up a 5-2 win over the Melville Millionaries.

“It can be hard sometimes to have a good start when you have the long layoff between games that we’ve had in the first few weeks,” North Stars defenceman Conor Jensen said.

“With that said, I felt like we came out of the gates really strong. We kind of fell apart a little bit at the start of the third to get them back into the game, but we bounced back with a strong finish.”

It didn’t take long for the North Stars to find the back of the net, as Keith Anderson scored just 65 seconds into the game.

Josh Sielsky would slide the puck past Millionaires netminder Connor Dochuk and Connor McIntosh would add a power play marker to complete the first period attack.

“I think the key to the start that we had was the preparation we put into this game throughout the week,” Anderson said.

“We had some really good practices where we focussed a lot on the little things. To have a start like that was definitely huge.”

Sielsky’s goal brought an extra sense of relief for the Maidstone product as it was his first as a member of the North Stars.

“It’s always been my dream to be a member of the North Stars and when that puck went in the net, it made it more real,” Sielsky said.

The Millionaires, who have lost their last four games and are a point ahead of the Yorkton Terriers for the last playoff spot, clawed their way back early in the third period with goals by Montana Streit and Daniel Liberty.

Any momentum the visitors may have gained was quickly snuffed out near the halfway point of the period, as MacGregor Sinclair and Jensen helped to regain the North Stars’ three-goal cushion.

“We’re still working on playing a full 60 minutes so that wasn’t what we wanted to start the period,”

Battlefords North Stars forward Connor McIntosh celebrates after scoring the team’s third goal in the opening six minutes of their 5-2 win over the Melville Millionaires Friday. Photo by John Cairns

Anderson said.

“Good teams are able to stay composed no matter what’s happening and we were able to find a way to win tonight.”

Kolby Matthews made 18 saves to earn his second career SJHL victory.

With the win, which was their fourth straight, the North Stars now have a 6-0-1 record and are in a three-way tie for second in the Olympic Buildings Division with the Humboldt Broncos and Kindersley Klippers.

The Notre Dame Hounds are a point ahead

of those three teams, though the North Stars have four games in hand.

Next up for the North Stars are a pair of home games this weekend at the Civic Centre.

The Melfort Mustangs, who are the top team in the league, will come to town Friday for a 7:30 p.m. contest.

A night later, the Flin Flon Bombers will take on the North Stars for the first time since the 2017 Canalta Cup championship series.

That game will also start at 7:30 p.m.

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It was a major statement win for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings Friday night at Beaver Lions Stadium.

In what was their most convincing performance of the season, the Vikings improved to 4-2 after shutting out the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders by a score of 55-0.

“Prior to the game, we talked to the guys about rising to the occasions in our home games,” Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said.

“We played well against Holy Cross last week, but we wanted to get back in the win column. To have

a strong showing like this really helps us out as well, especially heading into the playoffs.”

The Vikings offence was led by quarterback Damon Dutton, as he completed 10 of his 13 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns.

Presley Peterson hauled in two of Dutton’s passes for touchdowns, while Zach Wolfe and Rett Taggart also had touchdown catches.

JT Lamb rushed for 102 yards on 11 carries and ran into the endzone twice to lead the Vikings ground attack.

Wolfe, who had two interceptions in the win, and Brody Day had the other two rushing touchdowns.

“Damon spotted a few

things Prince Albert was doing defensively and called some plays in the huddle that went for big yards, which shows his maturation at the quarterback position,” Humenny said.

“With the score being what it was, we also had some younger guys come in on both offence and defence to show what they can do out there.”

The Vikings will look to conclude their regular season with another win at home Thursday night at 6:30 p.m against the Marion Graham Falcons.

“Their team is like the ones they’ve had in the past,” Humenny said.

“They have a third year quarterback and a defence that flies around the field.”

The beginning of hockey season signals the end of football season, as the John Paul II Crusaders beat the Martensville Royals 19-7 Thursday in one of the coldest games of the year.

The weather caused the Crusaders to run the ball more than they typically would, and coach Bruce Yockey credited Decklan Wychopen with a good game and the offensive line for creating holes.

The Royals’ quarter-

back and receivers had difficulty connecting, and the Crusaders’ pass coverage held their opponents to only one score.

Leading 13-7 in the fourth quarter, Dexter Cameron made a great one-handed catch in Martensville territory before Blaise Sieben punched the ball in for a touchdown a couple of attempts later.

In the game’s last few drives, the Royals couldn’t advance much past midfield. Before the game ended, penalties seemed to move the ball more than

plays.

Yockey said middle linebacker Zack Wells had a solid game, and praised the team’s effort during practice.

“They worked hard, hung in there, and battled through to the end,” Yockey added.

The Crusaders finished the regular season with a 2-4 record, with both of their wins coming over the Royals.

The two sides will meet up again at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crusader Field in a playoff game.

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However there are actually a number of other fruits that have been associated with Halloween in the past. In England and Ireland, lanterns were carved out of turnips and even very large beets. The image of demons were carved into the vegetable and then a glowing coal would be placed inside making it into a lantern. It was thought that carrying these lanterns around the village or leaving them on your doorstop would frighten away the evil spirits who came out to visit on All

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Saturday, October 28

Family Hallowe’en Dance, Borden Community Centre, 8:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. $300 gift basket raffle. Proceeds to Borden Museum Washroom Fund.

Saturday, October 28

Roast Beef Supper at the Maymont Memorial Hall followed by live band, country music entertainment. Supper 6:00 p.m. Music 7:30 p.m. Contact Bill Sherlock 306-389-2017 for tickets. Proceeds to Maymont Memorial Hall and Maymont Seniors’ Hall.

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our modern day Halloween traditions date back to Samhain and with that the belief that the changing of the seasons and most particularly the change that marks the end of summer was a magical time – a time when those that were part of the living world were most closely connected to the world of the dead.

Apples are commonly used now for great Halloween party games, but in the Victorian era, they played another important role.

Maidens would slip an apple under her pillow on the eve of Halloween to be sure she would dream of her sweetheart. Alternatively, at midnight on Halloween she would stand in front of a mirror and brush her hair three times while eating an apple. The vision of her future husband would appear in the mirror over her shoulder.

In Mediterranean countries before the fourteenth century rosemary would be placed over the cradle of babes to protect them. It was also often burned along with juniper and thyme as a means of cleansing a room of bad spirits. Rue was hung from doorways and windows to ward off evil spirits and to prevent them from entering the house Wolfsbane, which is also commonly known as aconitum or monkshood, was believed to ward off werewolves. Garlic of course is not only important in the kitchen but is also a great way to generally ward off demons and vampires.

The words of Shakespeare in Macbeth are also filled with herbal lore. Picture the famous scene with the witches’ brew. Many would claim that the important ingredients of that brew were herbal rather than animal in nature. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf could simply be translated to a leaf of dragonwort and a leaf of wolfsbane. Toe of frog is easily translated for those botany buffs to ranunculus or buttercup as the Latin root of rana means frog so could easily have been the root or “toe” of a buttercup flower. I would imagine that these “herbal” ingredients would have been easier to gather and infinitely more flavourful!

So to all of you, regardless of your roots – enjoy the plants that are historically associated with this time of year.

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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Do the songs we sing to the Lord make sense?

Some songs we hear seem to make no sense at all. One, written in 1943, made the pop charts with: “Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey, / A kiddley divey too, wooden shoe!” It’s a good thing the “translation” is given later in the song, or we’d never know that, “Mares eat oats, and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy. / A kid’ll eat ivy, too, wouldn’t you?”

Secular fun songs aside, we’ve been guilty of singing nonsense in church as well-intended or not!

When I was a boy in Sunday School, we sang with enthusiasm, “Climb, climb up sunshine mountain, / Heavenly breezes blow; / Climb, climb up sunshine

mountain, / Faces all aglow.” But it’s doubtful if we could have exactly what that means.

It’s still going on.

Religious rocker Rick Cua gave us, “I can, I will, I stand, / I do believe that I can, / I will use the power, / I can, I will, I am the warrior / and I’ll fight for you, / I can, I will.” But we look in vain through the entire song to see clearly who “you” is, what the source of “power” is, or what “fight” he means.

It may be that biblically informed Christians can read into such songs some semblance of God’s truth, but that is no excuse for singing in riddles. The Bible warns, “If the trumpet makes an uncertain

Never out of His sight As I write, I like millions of other Canadians, am preparing to or have already celebrated Thanksgiving Day. It’s an annual event, a day officially dedicated to remembering all the blessings that we enjoy as individuals and as a nation.

Yesterday morning as I sat in the car awaiting my husband’s return from the local mall, my heart was touched with three nearly identical incidents epitomizing my reasons for giving thanks in spite

of all that’s going on in my life and in the lives of those around me.

Both these scenarios involved a father and a small child. In the first, a man held tightly to the hand of a small child as they surveyed an area in the parking lot after checking for cars. When

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sound, who will prepare himself for battle?” (I Cor. 14:8). How different were the Levites in Nehemiah’s day, who “read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading” (Neh. 8:8).

I would ten times rather have a simple, and repetitious gospel song such as Elisha Hoffman’s father determined that it was safe to do so, they crossed the sidewalk into the mall entrance. A picture of simple trust, I told myself.

In the second occasion the young lad let dad know he wanted to stop and check out something on the sidewalk. Releasing his hand, dad kept his eyes steadily on the boy and immediately returned when it appeared the little one was about to head across the parking lot.

Although granted freedom to make choices, he was under the constant care of his dad.

1893 offering I Must Tell Jesus, which says something important, and says it clearly, and often, than some obscure nonsense that tries to pass itself off as spiritual depth.

Having said that, however, there are songs that reach a deeper level.

So much so that they can’t be sung meaningfully in church without explanation, and seem better suitIn the third instance, a young girl emerged from the passenger side of the car while dad exited from the driver’s side.

She checked around her than proceeded to join dad. Age and experience earned more freedom but never without dad’s supervision.

“We must put our hand in the hand of God like a little child, and let Him lead us out into the bright sunshine of His love.” Dr. Pardington May each day be your Thanksgiving, celebrated in the knowledge that we are never out of His care.

ed to study in the believer’s personal devotions. But if God is an infinite Being far above ourselves, we’d expect to find some things in the Bible – and our hymnody – that challenge our most careful thought.

A comment on the exalted language of the Scriptures and our hymns comes from an unexpected source. A 1990, Reader’s Digest published a speech

by Prince Charles criticizing the modern tendency to bring God down to our level, to try to explain Him in more mundane terms.

The prince said, “It should not be our task to express our worship (whether in word or song) in terms of the lowest common denominator. We exalt the separateness of God by unique expression reserved only for Him.... Elevated is what God is.”

A song by hymn writer Anna Waring (1823-1910), called My Heart Is Resting, O My God, provides an example. We know only a little about Miss Waring.

She mastered Hebrew as a young girl, and throughout her life studied the Psalms in their original language.

She was actively involved in charity work, assisting in the Discharged Prisoners Society. And apparently she suffered greatly, but rejoiced in God’s sustaining grace, writing, “Who would not suffer pain like mine / To be consoled like me?”

Waring’s full hymn is one of our longest, but every line is rich with meaning, and worthy of meditation. It reflects the words of Jeremiah, “‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I hope in Him!’” (Lam. 3:24).

“My heart is resting, O my God – / I will give thanks and sing; . My heart is at the secret Source / Of every precious thing. / Now the frail vessel Thou hast made / No hand but Thine shall fill – / For waters of the earth have failed, / And I am thirsty still.” To the diligent soul, that makes perfect sense.

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