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Volume 109 No. 09

In the news this week

North Battleford, Sask.

Staff

The City of North Battleford’s “Summer of Water Woes” seems to finally be over.

Last week the provincial Water Security Agency gave the go ahead for the

City to begin drawing surface water from The North Saskatchewan River into the F.E. Holliday Plant for treatment and distribution.

The City is moving cautiously, however, and will be waiting until a

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

filtration system designed

by General Electric Water Systems is installed later on this fall before operators begin to draw surface water into the system.

The all clear by the WSA also comes as good news for Prince Albert and

Melfort, who were also seriously impacted by the Husky Energy oil spill into the river in July.

The agency says oil components detected in the water do not present unacceptable health risks.

For more turn to Page 3.

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A Late Summer Weekend in the Battlefords

Classic cars lined 101st Street Saturday afternoon during Downtown North Battleford’s fourth annual Fall Festival and Car Show.

Quinn Aubichon got his face painted up Saturday afternoon during the fourth annual Fall Festival and Car Show in downtown North Battleford.

Damp conditions failed to prevent 56 disc golfers from taking part in a Gold Eagle Casino open tournament Sunday at Centennial Park.

Singing and dancing were part of the fun Saturday afternoon at the Agriplex as the local Indian community celebrated the harvest festival Onam. A major festival celebrated for four days, it is similar to Thanksgiving and Christmas in Western cultures. Photos

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City given OK to draw on North Sask. River water Staff

The City of North Battleford has been given the go-ahead to reopen its water intake to the North Saskatchewan River.

According to a City news release, on Friday morning the Water Security Agency confirmed the water quality of the river to be safe and has approved reopening of the water intake structures in North Battleford, Prince Albert and Melfort.

According to a news release from the province, the water safety assessment done on the river indicated “oil components detected in the North Saskatchewan River do not present unacceptable health risks to residents whose treated water supply will be sourced from the river once intake use restarts. The results of the reports and testing done by the technical working group are consistent with what WSA found through an independent water sampling program.”

The full assessment can be accessed at www.wsask. ca.

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indicates they intend to proceed with caution.

They will be bringing in a filtration system they planned to install at the water intake this fall as part of their response to the oil spill.

The plan is to use a temporary pre-treatment sand filtration system. The water would be sourced from the North Saskatchewan River, go through the filtration system, and then be treated at F.E. Holliday plant.

General Electric Water Systems developed the system and the original plan was to get it up and running around mid-September. The latest word from the City is that the system will be commissioned later

this fall.

Husky Energy is covering the full cost for the lease of the equipment, according to the City.

The filtration system is the last portion of the three-pronged strategy the City announced in August to deal with the loss of the water supply from the river. The other two initiatives — a water line from Battleford as well as four new wells at Water Treatment Plant No. 1 — are now in use, allowing the vast majority of water restrictions to be lifted.

“Right now we have sufficient amount of water supplied by the Town of Battleford pipeline and the wells at WTP No. 1 to meet the water demand in

our City,” said Mayor Ian Hamilton in a statement Friday.

“We want to make sure we can supply safe drinking water to our residents and that our Water Treatment Plant as well as our distribution system are protected. Once the additional filtration system in place we are confident that we can do that.”

The mayor also thanked both Husky Energy and the Water Security Agency for their efforts and support in this incident.

Another piece of news from City Hall Friday is that planned dredging work for the water intake is back on.

The dredging was supposed to have started in July, but was put on hold indefinitely due to the oil spill aftermath and cleanup.

That work will now commence again in the next couple of weeks. The City estimates it should be done by late fall, which should allow them to use the intakes without delay in 2017. If the dredging isn’t done in 2016 the work would have to be post-

Ryan Bater running for mayor

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The race is officially on in North Battleford, as Ryan Bater announced Friday his intentions to seek the mayor’s chair.

Bater, a first-term city councillor and the former provincial leader of the Liberal party, confirmed his intentions in a news release.

“After long contemplation and discussions with my colleagues, friends and family I have officially filed nomination papers to become a candidate for mayor of the City of North Battleford,” Bater’s statement reads.

“My motivation is to ensure the continued eco-

Ryan Bater nomic development of our city, managed infrastructure spending and value for money for services our residents receive from their

civic government.”

His decision to run for mayor comes on the heels of the announcement earlier this week by Mayor Ian Hamilton that he will not be running for mayor for a third term.

Bater’s background is in the economic development and tourism field. For several years he was general manager of the Battlefords Regional Economic Development Association.

In 2008 he took over leadership of the Saskatchewan Liberals and led it into the 2011 provincial election campaign, but the party again failed to win a seat.

After leaving the Liberal leadership in 2012, Bater took on duties as execu-

tive director of Battlefords Tourism and Convention Association and was at the helm through the reorganization that saw it renamed as Destination Battlefords in 2015.

He holds a BA in business economics from the University of Saskatchewan and a certificate in economic development from the University of Waterloo.

There was still time remaining for other potential candidates to come forward in both the mayor’s and council races in North Battleford. The filing deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday and there is a 24-hour window after that to allow candidates to remove their name from the ballot. Municipal election day is Oct. 26.

David George running for B’ford mayor

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

With nominations set to close in less than a week, six candidates have now come forward seeking positions on Battleford town council.

One of them is Councillor David George, but he isn’t seeking re-election to that position.

Instead, George has filed his nomination papers to run for mayor, the first candidate to officially enter that race.

George works as a financial planner and is active in the sports community in the Battlefords as a referee and umpire. He has been on Battleford town council for 16 years.

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Three others had also filed nominations to run for council seats.

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poned to next year, as per the rules of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The decision by WSA to allow communities to turn on water intakes comes after an estimated 88 per cent of the oil has been recovered from the river, according to the province.

The overall water safety assessment was reviewed by a number of experts, including an internal Government of Saskatchewan science committee, external academic experts from the Universities of Saskatchewan and Alberta, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Health Canada and engineering consultants representing the municipalities.

The Water Security

Agency has also advised municipalities to take the following actions: to adjust their water treatment process to account for the current water quality of the sources ensuring all standard quality regulations are met; to collect samples of treated water and test for petroleum components shortly after restarting use of the intakes before it goes into distribution; and to advise consumers of a potential change in water quality as systems are brought back online.

In the province’s news release Friday, the Water Security Agency said it supports the municipalities for taking further treatment options and in taking a cautious approach to restarting their intakes.

News-Optimist.ca Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: With the news that multiple businesses are starting construction in North Battleford, what kind of venture would you like to see open up shop?

• Fast food place (that isn’t already here).

7% • Dine-in restaurant (that isn’t already here).

25% • Clothing store.

39% • Another Tim Hortons.

3% • Think BIG. How about IKEA? 26%

This week’s News-Optimist online poll: The Water Service Agency has deemed water from the North Saskatchewan River safe to be distributed for human consumption. What do you think?

• I’m glad the City of North Battleford will be using an auxiliary filtration system.

• I think it is too soon after the oil spill.

• I trust the WSA has done its due diligence.

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Letter

North Stars hockey—they just earn it!

Dear Editor The Battlefords North Stars have embarked on a new Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season. There are new beginnings with various changes in the player lineup and fresh faces in the coaching and management ranks. As with any junior hockey club, there are peaks and valleys with regard to on-ice success that occur from year to year. The North Stars fans hope the 2016-17 regular season will build upon the terrific season that was posted in the last campaign. Desire and dedication will guide the effectiveness of the North Stars contingent.

This year’s club has two returning net minders, Ryan Rewerts and Taryn Kotchorek. Rewerts is in his final year of eligibility. This is his year to prove that he can be a consistent top-flight goaltender. Kotchorek had a tremendous first year, displaying steady and dependable play. It would not be surprising to see both share the duties this year. If both push the other to play at a high level of play, we could be in for a treat. But, the consistency has to be there on every game night.

The North Stars’ defence corps will be comprised of an almost identical lineup from the 2015-16 season.

Returning are Connor Sych, Kendall Fransoo, Cody Spragrud, Levi Kleiboer (my Boer Warrior), and Ryan Rosenberg. They will be augmented by newcomers Connor Manegre, Karstin McDonald, and an impressive youngster, Austin Shumanski.

If they play to their capability, Rewerts and Kotchorek will have the confidence to play steady hockey without having the weight of every save on their mind.

Sych and Fransoo will provide assured leadership on the back end. Spagrud’s play is steady, interspersed with his controlled ability to carry the puck into the opposition’s end. Kleiboer plays with confidence and is willing to take risks at the opportune time. Rosenberg has the ability to be a rock on the defensive side and will provide needed size when play becomes physical. Shumanski is a young lad who showed poise and strong play in the preseason. He has a bright future if he dedicates himself to the game.

With the number of defencemen on the club, Coach Nate Bedford has the luxury of playing some of these individuals on the forward line during the course of the year. Championships are built on strong defence. We have all the ingredients. Now, the right mix must be found.

There has been a large turnover on the forward brigade. Returning to the club are Logan Nachtegaele, Troy Gerein, Reed Delainey and Bryce Hall. Owen Lamb and Tysen Smith both helped out late in the previous season.

Oh yes, there is Layne Young. What a brilliant young lad, who had a tremendous first season.

Finding productive and creative line mates for Layne

will be a task Coach Bedford will need to accomplish early in the season. Young is one of the most talented players to have worn a North Stars uniform for many years. To all the fans, enjoy his play. He is a phenomenon on ice.

There have also been a number of new recruits who have shown some promise. They include Connor McIntosh, Jayden Nachtegaele (cousin to Logan), MacGregor Sinclaire, Keaton Holinaty, Jeremy Velazquez and Connor Logan. The latter has exhibited a goal-scorer’s touch in the pre-season, but has also showed a desire to backcheck. He should be exciting to watch this season.

And, then there is Conor Jenson. It was such a treat to watch his play on defence last season, with his smooth ability to rush with the puck, skating effortlessly in the process. He has played forward in the pre-season and will be a strong addition to the lineup in this new capacity as he will be able to take his skills to another level.

Jenson gives the club a player who can provide versatility and a confidence in his skilled play.

Now, if you haven’t noticed, we have a problem.

There are five Connors/Conor on the North Stars roster.

I am thinking Coach Bedford must be trying to come up with nicknames or acronyms so he can retain his sanity throughout the season. We need to have the coach start all five at the start of a home game early in the season.

In the starting lineup — Connor Sych and Conner Manegre on the blueline and, up front, we have Conor Jensen, Connor Logan, and Connor McIntosh. Please let that come to fruition!

The brain trust of the organization, Coaches Bedford and Braeden Johnson, know they have a talented group this year. The players have the ability to compete on a nightly basis. It is a matter of molding them into a cohesive unit and teaching them how to “earn it” each and every time they are out on the ice.

Winning a championship is something no individual ever forgets. Overall, what matters is the process. Taking each game in a professional manner and treating your teammates with respect. When you play together and for each other, it is amazing what can happen. The desire to play with confidence and not be over confident is a key.

Taking a look at this roster, as long as the players do the little things and pay attention to detail, this club will go far this season.

Play loose and play with controlled abandon. And stay out of the penalty box!

High expectations, as it should be! Go Stars!

Garnet Elmer With trusted assistant Ashlyn Elmer North Battleford

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Transformation Continues

Work continued this week to transform the old fountain area at the Central Park near the library into a public square. This was the scene Wednesday as workers were on the job at the location. The area has been fenced off since early August when construction began. In addition to removing the fountain, which had fallen out of use, the project included resurfacing using broomed and stamped concrete, and adding additional seating and tables as well as more plants and flowers. Already it is apparent that considerable work has been done on the surface and to remove the old fountain. The timetable calls for the project to be completed by sometime later this month. The work is being funded through an $89,000 grant from the Federated Co-op community spaces program, with a view towards rehabilitating the area for use as a venue for noon-hour concerts and other downtown events. Photos by John Cairns

Two first-time candidates in B’ford Continued from Page 3 Incumbent councillor Gordon Yarde, whose background includes work as a psychiatric nurse as well as in social services at North Battleford Youth Centre, is running again.

Yarde is the longest-serving member of the current council, having served on and off council since 1985.

Also filing is Doug Laing, a business development manager. If reelected it would be Laing’s second term on council.

Also officially in the race is Kevin Russell, a sales representative at Val-

ley Ford. Russell is the first non-incumbent to file nomination papers to run in Battleford.

By Friday afternoon two more candidates were in the race for council.

One is Judy Pruden, a confidential secretary for Prairie North Health Region.

Also running is twoterm incumbent councillor Susan McLean Tady. She received the most votes in the 2012 council race.

There are six council positions to be filled in total, and plenty of time to file before nominations

close on the afternoon of Sept. 21.

In North Battleford, things were still off to a slow start in that race, possibly due to the surprise announcement Monday

by Mayor Ian Hamilton that he is not seeking the mayor’s chair again.

As of early Thursday afternoon, there were still no candidates officially in the race for mayor of North Battleford, but that changed Friday when Ryan Bater officially filed papers to run for mayor, the first candidate to enter that race.

12th Ave. rehab project postponed

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Construction of the 12th Avenue rehabilitation from 101st to 102nd Street is being postponed to the spring of 2017.

The City describes the project as high-profile and aimed at downtown revitalization. Planning and detail design had been going on this year, according to a memo to council from city engineer Bob Anthony, but the project will not be ready for tender this fall.

The indication is the City wants to be able to consult all stakeholders and

departments before it goes forward.

In particular, they want to make sure the project is in line with the downtown master plan that has been under development.

City Manager Jim Puffalt notes it includes recommendations for streetscape work that needs to be done.

“We don’t want to put pavement down and have to come in after and start changing curbs and that type of thing,” said Puffalt.

It was acknowledged there has been some work done at the location to repair potholes, and that should take the roadway through the winter.

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W. Ro ss fir st Light th uld n’t tol era te any wi wo ed g ne he nin ’t so aig idn in 20 08. r, mp “d pe ca he tem us e Af ter weren’t the for Mo os e jec t be ca Of cours e, the brothers no ns en se at all . he r, wh o wa s an M P y.” Ultim ately Light atc d ne Th ste mo ere ur int the yo ily er ith fam ‘w mi the pre me of to me co ers say be mb to er me lat ed ly on “H e us ue to co ur t an d d wo uld The Fre d Lig ht pa rt- bro ug ht the iss nd ou s adva n- Jaw an ain me ag tre t a tgh ve Li ha n, u yo wa in their tow n’s histor y. t, he ca us e, he says, the sta wa s fou nd ed by he igh u sh ou ldn’t be shy. I’l l put yo u of Sa sk atc thi s tim e, for los t be , ow arr Sp Museu m in Battleford th yo wi . e, ed up tag ute ha d ex pir s local art ifa cts, u be polit e, I’l l ne red icken . ep s their fat her and house at the ca sh reg ist er, yo ch ed mfri co Nowa days , Light ke ost “m ’s nda Ke na t Ca ge rn .’” to ste say we th ing to wi ing try , at s lud on wh inc yo u colle cti “Spa rrow wa lle ction,” a col- tel l It wa s bu sy with his his fat he r put . er ing lat go ars inen ye ick for le Ch up ng prehensive fir ea rm co co lli ied A ca rm s and ac ces ep ing, al- tucky Fr e we pe ople oft en lection of mi lita ry un ifo in ch arge of bo ok ke wo nd erf ul tim e be ca us ll, for ma tio n wh ile res ea rch ing a him of d the kin d an in rs nt Wa ide co nf el rea lly we sor ies from both World d the are a. ug h Light wa sn’t as go t to kn ow the Colon us . the ir fam ily an llion, as well as a tho th be wi Re y est sta -W d rth an No gu n a s. me 85 tie 18 his ab ili ed to co La tely, too, he ha s be est store. as the bo ok- he us es. in rad me pa t r pu fai -W d the da rth replica of an old general y for No “M t with the He’d co me ht fam ily’s iness es, like I’m su pKF C us ed to projec sin s. by bu ga lob Ve his It seems likely the Lig to to of er nt ty ep we cie ke e “W ric al So wa s due in pa rt ery ye ar. Th e Hi sto he says, laugh ing, “so e ev ,” am re ow ren kn the to to ter est in local histor y ow ice sed sh po off a r’s s ve histor y. Lig ht’ by the mayo me r, wh o ha d ily Ul an e fam ge Jo h t sta ric go n on the ow re , Ba ir the did the of up to he str ee ts in ho no ur ev, an d Colon el wa s rt Battleford in wh at the ow ne r of Ul me r Ch yd’s thi s tim e he wa s old , he de cid ed he tlefor d cit ize ns he believe s fat her wa s born in Fo me ca be lWa k ric ht Fre de at Bo co me down six or eig wo rk ing in the off ice tow n in a 19 08, the son of S/Sgt. ain ed wa s going to er 2386, who he wa s (tr lp co ntr ibuted to the mb d he nu an to tal er d en ov im nte reg me wa ca e ht, on he me so ter Lig so , d y. op an sh wa l ps fu ’s ste ing Queen Victoria the m off ) an d me an t wa s selected to att end him an d he (sh rugged ting me).” thi s way, Light ha s lef en In res his rep for s, 97 18 say ing t in rk gh wo ion Li e ” nt, tim we rd me he efo so ttl wn jubile e celebrat ter Ba do Af on se na ge r, wa s of co ur n the his ow n ma rk the Mounted Polic e. at the me mo ry. “T he ing the fam he r, Light, sti ll a tee ep fat ing ke gh t by ou lau y ab tor tes his da d d n. an wh ite su it an out on his ow his ad he off These histor ica l facts d to g he loc al his us kin br for y loo gu on er ily pa ssi well as oth rk ing for old as wo , t ily tha fam n n tio ow no s the ht’ t Lig “I go to ser ve no t jus t ed on .” the are a, come to ge t the tor y alive, I wa nte d to do, ca rri at did wh lly t sn’ tua en wa ev d promi nent fam ilies in da Sp arr ow f, but all Ba ttl efo rds hesit ation. Lig ht my C in all of him sel Boyd’s ga rage an d KF to er rd ov thi nt him ea sily and without the we I e, so his nts an d the ir de sce ny fra nc da r from 19 24 en ed mo re in reside off ice if they ha d an op . the er lat at picks up a large ca len d ed an ask , I da na rs da nts for ye ars to co me Selki rk set tle d any ex- Ca ha the ta.

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homecoming Written by Zondra M. Roy Published by Jackpine Press Review by Shelley A. Leedahl $30 ISBN 978-1-92703520-7 Sometimes the lines between genres blur. As I began reading Zondra M. Roy’s chapbook, homecoming , I thought, “looks like poetry, feels like a first-person essay.”

This isn’t poetry filled with similes, metaphors, alliteration and finelycrafted images, this is a straight-up story (with line breaks) that shouts.

“This is how it’s been, I’ve made mistakes, and I’m grateful for the people and activities (like performing hip hop) that have helped me along the way.”

The Dené Cree/Métis writer left home at 13 and she doesn’t hold back on her life’s gritty

details as she writes of bouncing between various homes in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick (“for a few months”) and British Columbia.

Actually, the word home is a misnomer here — no warm connotations of homemade bread and a family sitting around a fireplace exist when one’s stays include a juvenile detention centre in Saskatoon (jail) and that hardest of beds – the street.

Roy begins her story with family history: “ My parents were born into a society that was built to facilitate their failures … they were native people in the northern prairies.”

Strong language and a strong voice, legitimized by the vernacular — “It wasn’t until I moved to Saskatoon that I seen

Native MCs” — and, ironically, by the lack of memory. “I tried to get through grade eight\but I don’t think I got through grade eight.” After she “got jacked” on the street, she moved in with her 17-year-old sister, a single mother doing all she could to rise up from an abusive relationship, including “trying to push a 4x4 stroller across the\ street in the snow.”

The sheer honesty in this writing is impressive. “I never hurt anyone\until I did” Roy writes. On the streets “It was easier to give up,\ to be a statistic,\to align with society’s desire for me.”

Imagine a teenaged girl trying to straighten out her life. She returns to school on Saskatoon’s west side and gets a job at a sandwich shop. “I remember chopping tomatoes,\And the guy next to me was weighing cocaine.”

This is not usually the stuff of poetry. Again, the honesty — and the humility — to write

about dyeing hair “with a red bingo dabber” and “learning to count with burnt streetlights on \15th Avenue East in Prince Albert” is admirable.

This is a poetry of stealing clothes from apartment dryers and off clotheslines, of Christmas in jail, of being stabbed and finding the hospital queue too long, so she “put a Kleenex on it, and taped it together.”

Eventually the writer found hip hop culture, and began seeking knowledge and setting both broad goals, ie: “ At the very least I wanted to work with people” and some specific ones : “get to know Saskatchewan,\ get to know Canada, different places around the world\get to know my community. ” The long poem\memoir spreads across most of this chapbook, but it concludes with four poems I can clearly hear delivered in a hip-hop beat.

Does the speaker ever truly find home? Even-

tually, yes. “Home becomes where [her] heart is safe.”

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plops on the sofa before settling into whatever’s caught his attention on Netflix. He’s lonely, and wades into melancholy.

And then there’s an allnight supermarket, a papaya and a girl with a “vintage lavender jacket with a cheap faux-fur collar,” a lip ring and a counter-culture lifestyle. Hello!

By the end of chapter two I’m tempted to play the CD to discover what the author’s created to accompany this text, but no, reading first, then listening.

Del Suelo has penned a compelling story. His work is often poetic (ie: deep melancholy is “like the blackened forest after a fire or the ruins of a village after a storm”) and frequently insightful (ie: the narrator smokes because he likes “the mild comfort

of having something to do with [his] hands.”).

The book quietly makes a case against accepting the status quo – degree, job, home, materialism.

It promotes living solely as “a human with a heartbeat.”

Then there’s the music. I played the CD, then played it twice more. Sublime. The author wrote most of the songs, sings them and plays all but drums on each. He also produced the recordings.

I Am Free is some kind of masterpiece. I’m illumined, Del Suelo.

More please.

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I Am Free

By Del Suelo Published by Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing Review by Shelley A. Leedahl $24.95 ISBN 978-1927756-50-8 When I began I Am Free, Saskatchewan writer, wanderer and musician Del Suelo’s “slow-art” project that combines text and an audio CD in a compact hardcover package, I was perplexed. What was this? Autobiography, I surmised.

But by the second essay, or chapter, or linked story, a plot evolved and it began to read more like a novella. Knowing the genre of a text isn’t critical to its enjoyment, but as both a writer and reviewer I’m perhaps unfairly keen to “name that genre.” I quickly came to appreciate the blurred lines and the vagueness (ie: we never learn which Saskatchewan city the story is set in),

especially as they emulate the dream-like text.

I turned to the author’s own website ( www.delsuelo.net ) for explication, and learned that Del Suelo (aka Eric Mehlsen) describes the text portion of his mesmerizing book\CD combo as a novel. The CD’s 10 songs correspond to their same-named chapters. In Del Suelo’s words, “The songs and prose lean on each other in a way that together create a sense of depth that I’ve never been able to formulate with either medium.”

Well said, young man.

The first chapter, By Myself, introduces Del Suelo’s narrator and protagonist – an urban office worker dissatisfied with his white collar career and uninspired life – meditating on the tiny cactus he bought on impulse. “It took thousands of years for it to

become a resilient, symmetrical masterpiece – and now it sits on display as an ornament in my office.” He walks home through the snowy streets beneath a low-lying sun and observes his surroundings. “There’s a pile of snow-covered leaves in the front yard of one of the houses I pass ...” It’s non-dramatic, everyday stuff.

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Regional economic opportunities in Battlefords promoted

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Efforts to promote the entire Battlefords region as a place to do business are not slowing down in the least.

This past week the Battlefords Regional Opportunities Advisory Committee held their latest meeting, something they have been doing quarterly for some time.

According to City Director of Economic Development Jennifer Niesink, it was a meeting of the surrounding communities and organizations.

“It’s really great to have everyone at the table because it gives us that opportunity to kind of come together and present the whole community to potential investors,” said Niesink.

For the latest meeting this week the guest speaker was Kevin Fruhstuk, manager of minerals, from the Ministry of the Economy.

His presentation focused on ways the ministry attracts large businesses and industries to Saskatchewan, presenting economic data and setting up tours to various locations.

Niesink said his presentation explained what happens at the provincial level, providing everyone more insight into how big

business is approached.

According to the City’s news release about the meeting, Fruhstuk pointed to the favourable strategic location of the Battlefords region and its capacity to house various industry sectors, including retail, hospitality, entertainment, agriculture or heavy industries.

There was also a commitment from those in attendance to assist in completing the Economic Profile for the region that has been started, and a new initiative to develop a potential pool of investment dollars will be formulated as well.

“We are working to put together a package that we can provide to potential investors that promotes the area as a whole,” Niesink said.

The idea is to present the area as a “larger community” rather than just the City. That goes a long way for people who don’t know the area, she said.

“We have an amazing lifestyle here to celebrate,” said Niesink.

The other thing they want to be able to do, she added, is respond quickly to any opportunity that comes their way and be open for business.

The advisory committee itself came out of the Battlefords Regional Opportunities Plan, which was an early initiative of City Manager Jim Puf-

falt after he arrived in North Battleford. Puffalt pushed for an economic development strategy involving regional partners, and Derek Murray and Associates completed a study.

That study was presented in October 2015, with formation of the advisory committee being one of its key recommendations.

Despite the slowdown seen throughout Saskatchewan, the Battlefords region has continued to see economic development and new construction activity.

In its news release this week the City pointed to a number of projects including groundbreaking for the Comfort Inn and Suites hotel, the deal for a new five-cinema Magic Lantern theatre complex and construction of a new Dairy Queen and a new A&W in the community.

A new Kal-Tire is also being built, and major renovation-expansion of Home Hardware in North Battleford and the Discovery Co-op cardlock are also complete.

Niesink points to the continuing activity as positives for the Battlefords region.

“We’re excited to see all the continued reinvestment,” Nieskink said, adding “it shows the amount of confidence local investors have.”

Weight restrictions for St. Laurent Dr., Kramer Pl.

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

City council has passed a resolution approving a one-ton vehicle weight restriction to the back alleys of St. Laurent Drive and Kramer Place.

The restrictions will run from March 1 to July 31 every year in an attempt to stem the amount of damage that happens at those alley locations.

The alley there is heavily used compared to others in the city because it accesses adjoining parking lots for the nearby apartment buildings. The damage to the alleyway has been a source of mounting frustration for tenants needing to use the road to get to their apartment parking stalls.

Administration has been getting complaints “on a regular basis” about the condition of back alleys there, confirmed Director of Operations Stewart Schafer at council Monday.

According to his memo to council, the alleys were constructed over top of blue clay material that forms a crust when the clay dries.

Once the crust is broken, crews have to wait until it dries, Schafer said.

The problem, said Schafer, are the large trucks that go through the back alleys to pick up garbage.

“When they break through the crust they leave a large ridge and we do not have the ability to fix it until the crust reforms again,” Schafer told council.

The belief is that the weight restriction should prevent more damage from happening, but it’s very much an experiment.

Mayor Ian Hamilton commented that the decision to impose a weight restriction was a “help,” not a solution to the problem.

He asked if this restriction would pose an additional cost to the City or to residents. Schafer noted the only concerns were with how the waste con-

tractors pick up garbage.

“We are willing to work with Loraas and other waste management haulers to find a method so they can pick up their garbage,” said Schafer.

Suggestions for solutions include using smaller trucks to pick up the bins or having the property owners or waste haulers develop pickup locations to allow the waste trucks to pick up the garbage without damaging public property.

A third option is to reconstruct the alleys to allow heavy vehicles to access the bins, but the cost is too prohibitive for that option to go ahead. Administration estimated it at $337,500.

Schafer said the plan is to communicate with Loraas and other waste management companies and determine what would be the best method for pickup.

“We’re going to have to sit down with them … to find a solution,” said Schafer.

A Scene From September 1916

Three gentlemen having a friendly game of chess and enjoying the beautiful fall weather. They are Alex Mallory, Ernest J. Thompson and A. Blower.

Photo courtesy of the Bill Whalen collection, City of North Battleford Historic Archives

Proposed rezoning bylaw gets the go ahead Staff A proposed rezoning of property at the corner of 10th Avenue and 106th Street was approved by North Battleford city council Monday.

The proposal called for the rezoning of the property located at 992 - 106th Street from an R3 medium density residential, to a CS

community service district. The zoning is to accommodate a doctor’s office at that location, which is near Battlefords Union Hospital.

A public hearing was held prior to the council meeting Monday. A bylaw to allow the rezoning to go ahead returned to council for second and third reading and passed

unanimously.

As well, a zoning bylaw amendment was passed in second and third readings for free-standing signs, allowing one in the C1 district with a minimum site width of 20 metres, and two signs in the C3, C4, MU districts and M-Industrial districts with a minimum area of 15 metres. Those carried unanimously.

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Broken down vehicle torched on Highway 4 Staff Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 70 occurrences from 6 a.m. on Sept. 16 to 6 a.m. on Sept. 17, including the following:

Friday, Sept. 16

6:33 a.m. - Vehicle fire on Highway 4 south of Battleford. Vehicle left parked on the side of the highway the evening before due to mechanical issues appears to have been intentionally set on fire. Vehicle sustained severe damage. Re-

mains under investigation.

7:25 a.m. - Eggs were thrown at a vehicle parked on 97th Drive overnight.

8:08 a.m. - A black 2008 Ford Escape with Saskatchewan licence 722 IVY was stolen from the 1300 block of 99th Street.

11:34 a.m. - A vehicle was damaged while parked on the 1000 block of 107th Street sometime in the early morning hours.

12:08 p.m. - Report of an assault at a residence on the Red Pheasant First Nation. Victim and suspect are known to each other.

Incident reported to have occurred the previous evening. No injuries reported and matter still under investigation.

1:43 p.m. - A 14-yearold male youth arrested and is facing charges of robbery and mischief after an incident on 110th Street where a window to a building was damaged and another youth was assaulted and had some personal effects stolen. Victim was not injured during the incident.

5:22 p.m. - A vehicle parked on Martin Crescent had a window broken.

6:49 p.m. - Report of a cougar on a building on 101st Street. Members attended and confirmed the suspected cougar was in fact a common, if slightly larger than normal, house cat.

9:41 p.m. - Report of a theft from a business on Cartlon Trail. Suspect already gone from area.

Surveillance footage of incident attained and matter remains under investigation.

11:06 p.m. - Three youth ages 16 to 17 arrested on

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6th Avenue after a vehicle stop and found in possession of marijuana and cocaine. Charges pending.

11:29 p.m. - Police were called to a disturbance on 8th Avenue in North Battleford. A 19-year-old woman was arrested on scene, suspected of having struck a 20-year-old man with an object, possibly a bottle.

The man was found suffering from an injury to his head but declined medical attention. A 42-year-old woman was also arrested when police found her assaulting another woman upon initial arrival. Charges are still currently pending and the matter remains under investigation.

Saturday, Sept. 17

2:17 a.m. - Report of an assault near Cochin. Victim reports being assaulted by suspect who is known to the victim. No injuries

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reported and charges currently pending against suspect, matter remains under investigation.

3:33 a.m. - Break and enter to a residence on the 1000 block of 110th Street, some personal electronics reported stolen.

3:45 a.m. - A 44-yearold woman arrested and facing a charge of breach of probation after police called to a residence on the 1200 block of 108th Street of a disturbance.

Battleford RCMP also responded to one false/ nuisance 911 call, 14 traffic occurrences, one Child Welfare Act investigation, one harassment investigation, 12 disturbance complaints, one bylaw investigation, two alarms, two collisions, one reported missing person who has been already located and three persons arrested for alcohol related matters.

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BDC Small Business Week

Backpack Blessing

Small business key to Canada’s economy Submitted

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The weekend of Sept. 10 and 11 saw Light of Christ School Division partnering with local parishes to bring blessings to students and staff. All students and staff members, of all Divisions, were invited to receive the blessings, and a small gift, during a mass. Following the mass, many parishes provided free brunches to the students. It was a truly great way to start the school year, organizers say. Above, Rev. Father Ivan Nahchewsky gives a blessing to students at North Battleford’s All Saints Church.

Small and mediumsized businesses are the cornerstone of the Canadian economy.

They account for 99.7 per cent of all Canadian companies and employ more than 90 per cent of private sector wo r ke r s .

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They account for 99.7 per cent of all Canadian companies and employ more than 90 per cent of private sector workers.

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Two injured in crash

Staff Two people were transported to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 4 south of the Battlefords Wednesday at about 1:20 a.m.

According to WPD Ambulance the

crash occurred about 10 kilometres south of Cando and the two people found at the scene were injured.

One was transported by STARS and a second was transported by WPD to Battlefords Union Hospital in stable condition.

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Collective Agreement Signed

Board of Education of the Living Sky School Division members and members of CUPE signed the latest collective agreement at the Living Sky School Division central office Wednesday, Sept. 14. In the photo are: back row - Living Sky CFO Lonny Darroch, CUPE member Cheryl Johnstone, CUPE member Abigail Heck, board member Bob Foreman, Human Resources manager Herman Bugler Jr., CUPE member Missy Oliynik, CUPE member Melissa Ma; front row - board member Richard Hiebert, board member Ron Kowalchuk, Director of Education Dave Hutchinson, CUPE Local 447 president Brenda Cubbon and superintendent of Human Resources Brenda Vickers. Photo by Shannon Kovalsky

Recognizing warning signs of suicide Suicide is the 10th highest reason for death amongst Canadians, according to Statistics Canada. The highest rate of suicide is amongst Canadian adults aged 40-54, with about 17 suicides per 100,000. That number may be a surprise to some, because we focus so much on preventing suicide amongst teenagers. And the focus is understandable. We expect our youths to live long, full lives. Suicide is the second cause of death for those aged 15-19, but at a rate of nine, nearly half of our middle-aged Canadians.

While it is important to be aware of the signs of suicide, it is not just applicable to teenagers, but for all Canadians.

The new acronym mental health clinicians are using as a tool to assess for suicide is, “IS PATH WARM.” Let’s look at what each letter stands for:

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Ideation – Warning signs that are being communicated about the idea of suicide by threatening to hurt/take own life, looking for ways to hurt/kill self or talking or writing about it.

Substance use – An increased use, or excessive use of drugs and/or alcohol.

Purposelessness – Losing the sense of purpose or reason for living.

Anxiety – The anxiety, or agitation, begins to interfere in daily life, such as being unable to fall or stay asleep.

Trapped – Feeling stuck and that there is no way out.

Hopelessness – A loss of hope for the future Withdrawal – Withdrawing from friends, family and usual activities.

Anger – Uncontrollable anger, rage and/or revenge.

Recklessness – Participating in life-risky activities without thinking Mood changes – Increased, unexplained dramatic changes in mood.

Discussing suicide is heavy and discouraging. It is important to listen and respond with empathy.

Recently the author of Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton, tackled the topic of suicide with a message of hope: “Pain comes and goes like clouds. Love is the sun.

If you’re struggling right now, tell the monster to shut the hell up and listen to me for a minute. You

are loved.

“No matter who you’ve hurt, you deserve forgiveness and you belong to us.

There is a place for you here that was created for you before the world began that no one else on Earth can fill.

“You are a child of God and everything you have

ever been or are or will become has already been approved. Please, please stay. Stay. First the pain, then the rising. You must stay for the rising.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide, visit suicideprevention.ca to find help or support.

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Three people f are facing charges following an RCMP raid of a suspected grow operation in the RM of Medstead Friday at 11:20 a.m.

Police say a large quantity of marijuana plants, packaged marijuana, cash and firearms has been seized.

Charged are 44-yearold Cory Graham, 34-year-

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Police say the investigation is continuing and additional charges will be laid for various firearms related offences.

All three accused are in custody and were to appear in provincial court in North Battleford on Monday.

Members of Turtleford detachment, North Battleford Provincial and Municipal GIS, North Battleford PDS, Battlefords detachment, Integrated Organized Crime Unit from Saskatoon, Regina Emergency Response Team and SERM were involved in the investigation.

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Tulips add spring colour to a perennial or mixed border and are often used in annual beds. Native to the Near East, the genus name, Tulipa, is from the Turkish tulbend, meaning turban, a reference to the flower form.

They were cultivated and hybridized in Turkish gardens for centuries prior to their introduction to Holland and the garden of Carolus Clusius, a botany professor at the University of Leiden about1593. Stolen from his garden by botanical thieves, they quickly gained popularity among the wealthier Dutch.

By the 1630s, “tulipmania” was in full swing in Holland. Amid much speculation, enormous prices were paid for single bulbs, many with unusual striping or mottling. Unfortunately, these bulbs were not longlived and many fortunes were lost. Both the unusual colouring and early demise of these bulbs were due to a virus.

Many tulips species and selections are not reliably hardy or long-lived on the prairies. Of the approximately 5,000 tulip cultivars and species available, the ones listed below are among your best bets for dependable spring colour.

They combine drought tolerance, hardiness and a reliable perennial habit.

Darwin hybrids are those derived from crosses of single late tulips and what were once known as Darwin and Cottage tulips with Tulipa fosteriana and other botanical species.

Darwin hybrids are tall plants with single flowers of good size and colour on sturdy stems. Most are 18 to 22 inches tall.

Apeldoorn – red with persimmon orange edges and interior.

Beauty of Apeldoorn – yellow washed with orange.

Golden Apeldoorn – golden yellow.

Golden Oxford – golden yellow, black interior base.

Oxford – scarlet flushed with red.

Parade – red, large black interior base edged with yellow.

Pink Impression (Spring Pearl) – large pink-rose flower.

From central Asia, the T. fosteriana hybrids have large flowers with wide petals and shiny foliage on stems 12–24 inches tall.

All are early flowering.

They are hybrids of T. fosteriana and T. greigii or T. kaufmanniana.

Orange Emperor – large, dark orange, early, 18 inches.

Pink Emperor – pink with pearl sheen, 14 inches.

Red Emperor (Madam Lefeber) – red with black centre, 16 inches.

White Emperor (Purissima) – white with yellow interior, 16 inches.

Yellow Emperor – yellow, 16 inches.

Tulipa greigii hybrids are short and multistemmed, with large, cupshaped, early blooms. From central Asia, the species is red-orange with distinctive foliage characterized by purple-and-green striping or mottling.

Red Riding Hood – carmine red and scarlet, 14 inches.

Toronto – salmon-pink, 12 inches .

Tulipa praestans hybrids, from central Asia and Turkestan, are 8 to 12 inches tall with multiple flowers in mid-spring.

Fusilier – vermillion red-dark orange, glaucous grey-green foliage, 10–12 inches Van Tubergen – large orange scarlet flowers, 10 inches.

Tulipa tarda, from central Asia, is only four to

six inches tall, with yellow, white-tipped petals. It very quickly forms low colonies and is truly perennial. No garden should be without it! An excellent addition to your rock garden.

Tulipa urumiensis, native to Lake Urumia in Iran, is also a low colonizer, five inches tall with yellow petals. Also for use in rock gardens.

Tulip Planting Instructions Tulips do best in full sun with good soil drainage. Purchase them as soon as they become available in the fall and plant them

immediately. The rule of thumb for planting bulbs: dig a hole two to three times as deep as the bulb is tall. Add bonemeal (a source of phosphorous and nitrogen) to the bottom of the hole to encourage strong rooting. Water well, mulch with weed-free straw and hope for an early and continuous snow cover – their best insulation!

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By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars are off to the start they wanted for the 201617 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season.

However, despite a pair of wins over the Kindersley Klippers, North Stars general manager and head coach Nate Bedford was left wanting more from his side.

“Let’s be honest, Kindersley probably outworked us in both games,” Bedford said.

“They were more physical than us, they blocked shots and they did a lot of the little things better than us over the course of the weekend. They have a good team over there and we will have to be stronger against them if we want to succeed as the year goes on.”

Although there are aspects he would like to see improve in the North Stars’ play, Bedford was happy in the reduction in scoring chances that they gave up on Saturday in a 5-2 road win over the Klippers.

“We got more bodies in the shooting lanes and we played a good overall game in our end to limit their prime chances,” Bedford said.

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shots and get into their shooting lanes.”

Saturday’s win also saw Jeremy Velazquez make an impressive debut as the Chicago native scored his first two career SJHL goals.

“He was really hungry around the net,” Bedford said. “He created a few more opportunities than he was given credit for on the score sheet.

“He has a knack for finding the net and he did that on both goals he scored on. He didn’t show any nerves in his first game and I was really proud of him.”

Owen Lamb, Keaton Holinaty and Reed Delainey also scored.

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Taryn Kotchorek made 22 saves to earn the win.

The North Stars netminder also picked up the victory in a 3-2 triumph at the Civic Centre Friday, though that came in unique circumstances.

Kotchorek was flung into action late in the second period when Bedford pulled starter Ryan Rewerts after the Klippers tied the game up at two goals each.

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Last year’s SJHL rookie of the year picked up right where he left off in the season opener as Young scored a highlight reel goal in the second period prior to his game-winning marker.

“I was just working hard to try and get the puck to the net,” Young said. “I was just lucky enough to get a couple of goals.

“It was good to get that first win at home and get things rolling for us here.

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“Those type of changes are something you’ll see throughout the year from me as a coach to try and send a message.”

That message was received as Layne Young scored his second goal of the night shortly after the switch and Kotchorek stopped all 10 shots he faced in 23:52 of work.

“Layne’s goal was huge,” Kotchorek said.

“When you have a change like we made it’s usually because the other team has a ton of momentum on their side and you want to slow that down as much as you can.

“That really fired us

the other goal for the North Stars in their home debut as he converted a slick feed from Lamb.

Prior to Friday’s game, the North Stars added forward Brett Horn to their lineup from the CCHL’s Pembroke Lumber Kings in exchange for a player development fee.

“He’s a skilled forward and he’s a guy that can score in our league,” Bedford said. “He’s a good two-way player that stays out of the box and is a good position player.

“Brett’s a really good kid. I think he’ll add a spark to our lineup offensively and if we had him in the lineup today we probably wouldn’t have allowed 30 shots.”

Horn, a 20-year-old from Greensboro, N.C., has spent the last two seasons with the Lumber Kings.

He was second on the team in scoring a year ago with 37 points in 57 games.

The North Stars, who are one of six teams in the SJHL with 2-0 records, are currently in the middle of a three-game road swing.

It will continue Tuesday evening as they pay a visit to the Yorkton Terriers.

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Fast start key to Vikings win

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For the second week in a row, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings scored early and scored often.

The Vikings improved to 2-0 for the season in Saskatoon High School Football League play Thursday in Prince Albert as they picked up a 37-13 win over the Carlton Crusaders.

“Our game plan was to spread the ball around as much as we could and we ended up having six different players who had catches during the game,” Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said.

“We got into a groove and we were able to work our offence around what the Crusaders defence was allowing us to do. It was similar to how things went last week against Tommy Douglas, but we had some new wrinkles that we were able to exploit.”

Quarterback Damon Dutton connected with his favourite target Zach Wolfe on a pair of touchdowns in the first half, but it was

the performance of wide receiver and punt returner Presley Peterson that stood out for Humenny.

Peterson found the end zone during the second quarter as he teamed up on a hook-and-ladder play with Nils Graupe.

“He was strong right from the start,” Humenny said. “He also had a couple of long runs for us but they ended up getting called back on penalties.

“The guys are starting to buy in the system. We’re running the plays that we call for a reason. We’re either trying to set up a play for later on or we’re trying to capitalize on some mismatches.”

Humenny was also thrilled with the progress that the Vikings defence has made since the season opener.

“It doesn’t show up on the stat sheet but our guys held the Crusaders from getting a first down until the third quarter,” Humenny said.

“The defensive line was outstanding. They pressured the quarterback and they didn’t allow their run-

Presley Peterson sped past a Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders defender in a 37-13 win for the North Battleford Vikings in Prince Albert Thursday. Photo Courtesy of Jason Kerr/Prince Albert Daily Herald

ning backs to get much of anything in the first half.”

The Vikings will be back at Beavers Lions Stadium Thursday night for a 6:30 p.m. contest against the Mount Royal Mustangs

of Saskatoon.

The Mustangs have a 0-2 record following a 4221 loss to Bedford Road last week.

“We’re expecting for the guys to keep doing

what they have been doing here lately, especially on offence,” Humenny said.

“We plan to add a few new plays into the playbook this week in practice that the guys can implement in the

game.

“It’s the same approach on defence right now. If it’s not broken, there’s no real need to fix anything and do anything that’s really drastic.”

Crusaders run to second straight Midget Stars earn

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By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

A ground-and-pound battle went in favour of the John Paul II Crusaders Tuesday.

Coming off of a 36-12 win at home over the Unity Warriors a few days earlier, the Crusaders improved to 2-0 on the season with a 29-20 triumph on the road against the Kindersley Kobras.

“It was one of those games where their lead was within six to eight points the whole time and both teams were really grinding it out with their running games,” Crusaders head coach Bruce Yockey said.

“With the way the wind was blowing, you had to be really careful with when and where you were throwing the ball, which made the ground game even more important.”

After falling behind 14-8 in the first half, the Crusaders made some key adjustments to the offensive line, which proved to be a turning point in the contest.

“At the start of the third quarter we got some really good blocks right off of the

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John Paul II Crusaders running back Jacob Stynsky has four touchdowns last week in a win over Kindersley. Photo by Lucas Punkari

hop,” Yockey said. “We were able to march the ball right down the field by getting eight to 10 yards at a time.

“We got some huge momentum off of that. We built up an eight-point lead and we never looked back.”

The performance by the offensive line allowed running back Jacob Stynsky to have a big day on the ground as he scored four touchdowns in the win.

“He was grinding it out and he’s a guy that we will be leaning on all season,” Yockey said.

“Our offensive line also did a great job with their pass protection. We didn’t throw the ball often, but Paul Cubbon made some big throws when he had to.”

The Crusaders also had a stout performance on defence, with Yockey being particularly pleased by the play of the defensive line.

“We got Adam Fransoo back after he missed the opener with an injury and that was huge to get him back,” Yockey said.

“Spencer Heidel also had a big game and we got

some timely tackles from Andrew Pyle and Devin McAllister.”

The Crusaders will be back at home Thursday afternoon when they will host the Martensville Royals at 4:30 p.m.

“After the short week it will be nice to get a bit of a rest to heal up the bumps and bruises,” Yockey said.

“It will be a tough test with Martensville and Delisle back to back. There are no easy games now.”

The Royals have a 1-1 record after a 7-0 loss to Warman last week.

The Battlefords Midget AAA Stars first taste of competitive action went according to plan Saturday night.

After giving up a goal in the first period, the Stars roared to life with five straight in a 5-3 win on the road against the Beardy’s Blackhawks.

Jaden Shewchuk, who played for the Saskatoon Blazers last season, earned player of the game honours for the Stars after he lit the lamp twice in the second period, which included an unassisted, shorthanded goal.

Fellow new faces Parker Gavlas and Tye Scherger found the back of the net along with local product Logan Spence.

Jordan Mish and MacKenie Donovan also contributed to the cause with assists.

Cam Taylor had the start in goal for the Stars. The former Battleford Bantam AA Barons turned in a strong showing with 33 saves.

Cole Beckman led the way for the Blackhawks in the loss with a goal and an assist.

Jayden Cantre and Justin Bill also scored for the hosts, who split goaltending duties between Jake Davidson and Kobey Clarke.

The Stars will conclude their pre-season slate with a home-andhome series against the Blazers.

The two sides will square off Tuesday in a 7:30 p.m. clash at Civic Centre before they travel to the Harold Latrace Arena in Saskatoon Friday.

After those contest, the Stars will prepare for their home opener on Sept. 29.

They will face the Saskatoon Contacts, who represented the province at last year’s Telus Cup. The Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League regular season will get underway on Friday when the Yorkton Maulers take on the Tisdale Trojans.

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One of them without a doubt will be this year’s Memorial Cup that took place in Red Deer, Alta. in May. In the championship game, Matthew Tkachuk scored the winning goal in overtime as the London Knights won their second national title in franchise history in a dramatic 3-2 affair over the RouynNoranda Huskies.

That capped off one of the greatest runs in major junior hockey history as the Knights rattled off 17 straight wins on their way to the title.

Part of that was helped by the most dominant offensive trio in the country as Tkachuk, Mitchell Marner and Christian Dvorak had defences scratching their heads.

So with the three major junior leagues (the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League) all starting their seasons this week, who will win this year’s Memorial Cup? Personally, I had already

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penciled in the Knights to hoist the title once again in Windsor, Ont. this coming May. Heck, I was ready to hand them the trophy once they won in Red Deer.

I still feel confident that will happen, but I’m starting to doubt myself just a little bit.

While the Knights are always strong, they might lose some of their top players to the pro ranks.

Dvorak has already moved on to the National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes, while Marner (Toronto Maple Leafs), Tkachuk (Calgary Flames) and defenceman Olli Juolevi (Vancouver Canucks) could all leave the Knights depending on how their training camps go.

I expect Marner to be the only one to be moving up a level, but if Juolevi and Tkachuk join him in the NHL, this year’s Memorial Cup race will be

wide open.

With the Windsor Spitfires hosting the tournament, you would expect them to stack their roster to try and get in through the front door as OHL champions.

There are a number of other strong contenders though, such as the Mississauga Steelheads and my hometown Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (yes I’m biased.)

Over in the QMJHL, a team that is in the mix is the Saint John Sea Dogs.

They have a ton of exciting young talent on their roster, including forward Joseph Veleno who was granted exceptional status to enter junior hockey a year early like Connor McDavid did.

Then there’s the WHL, where the Kelowna Rockets and Lethbridge Hurricanes are expected to be in the mix.

The favourite though looks to be the Regina Pats. As they are bidding to host the 100th Memorial Cup in 2018, they seem set to contend already.

A league title would be big for this province as well, as the Swift Current Broncos were the last team to win a WHL title in 1993.

for new season

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

Most soccer coaches would probably be left wondering what happened if their teams were involved in a match where they combined for 16 goals.

However, those involved with Thursday’s 9-7 exhibition win for the John Paul II Crusaders over the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings were using the match as a good base to build on for the upcoming season.

“This was our first game of the year and the girls had only practiced twice before hand,” Crusaders coach Amanda Hansen said. “Many of them hadn’t played before, so a lot of what we wanted to see was how they were in certain positions and how they interacted with one another.”

“When you have a game like this you just want to see how far along your squad is,” Vikings coach Sebastian Prost added.

“We have a number of new faces this year, but I like where things are headed.”

It was the Vikings that took control of the match early as they jumped out to a commanding lead thanks to a six-goal outing

by Grade 11 student Graci Albert.

“We had some great play up front and that included our players who came on from the bench,” Prost said. “There was a drive from all of them to get some goals.

“We played really well in the first half and in the early part of the second half. Then we had a few breakdowns in our own end on defence, but that’s something we will get better as the girls work on their communications and grow more into their positions.”

It was in the late stages of the second half that momentum dramatically swung to the Crusaders

Graci Albert avoided a John Paul II Crusaders defender as she took a shot on goal for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings girls soccer team in an exhibition game Thursday. Photo by Lucas Punkari

as they scored four unanswered goals to complete a dramatic comeback.

“What I liked the most is the fact that the girls never quit out there,” Hansen said. “They could have easily given up when they got down by a few goals, but they kept working hard and it was impressive to watch them take the lead back.”

This year’s Crusaders team is a young one with more than half of the roster being Grade 9 students.

“This is a really fun group to coach,” Hansen said. “They get along well and as they get to know each other better on the field you can see how strong their communication is between one another.”

The Vikings have a fair number of returning players this year, although only

four of them are in Grade 12.

“We have a strong mix of Grade 10 and 11 players that we can build around for the next couple of years,” Prost said.

“We also have a lot of Grade 9 players on our junior team this year so there’s a great development base here. That’s very exciting so see as a coach.”

The Vikings will travel to Lloydminster Wednesday for a game with the Holy Rosary Raiders.

They will host a rematch next Wednesday before they take part in a tournament hosted by the John Paul II Crusaders on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Prior to their home tournament, the Crusaders will compete at a tournament in Prince Albert this coming weekend.

New Horizons results Submitted A total of 24 golfers turned our for the New Horizons golf scramble on Sept. 7 at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

It was a close battle on the course during the round, which saw changing weather conditions that the golfers needed to adjust to, as all positions required countbacks.

Once the scores were sorted out, first place was awarded to the foursome of Dave Page, Nester Brunwald, Lyle and Jutta Whitbread.

The team of Frank Simpson, Merv Zulynik,

Brodie Partington and Dave Stevens came in second spot.

Meanwhile, the dreaded consolation trophy, which goes to the team in last place, was awarded to the group of Bernie Meisner, Etta Meisner, Faye Carson and Bruce Dalshaug.

There were also two individual honours that were handed out during the course of the round.

Dave Page won closest to the pin bragging rights thanks to a great tee shot on the eighth hole.

Wally Gordey earned the other award. He won a Co-op car wash after making the longest putt of the day on the ninth hole.

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OBITUARIES MARY D. MOFFAT: Nov. 22, 2015–Sept. 7, 2016.

MARY D. MOFFAT (nee Welford), formerly of Lilac, and North Battleford, SK., passed away peacefully on Sept. 7, 2016 in Calgary, AB. Approaching her 101 birthday, she enjoyed a long, healthy and eventful life. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, friend, teacher and community worker.

Predeceased by husband Joe in 1991; siblings Jenny Walden (Levi), brothers Jack, Ted and Bill Welford and sister in law Agnes Simpson (Howard). Survived by daughters Marion Doidge (Bill), Jean Harren (Jim), grandchildren Curtis Harren (Janet); Carlene Harren; Craig Doidge (Mahitha) and Scott Doidge (Janet); seven great grandchildren - Spencer & Renelle, Emma Harren-Grimes , Arya & Keya, Chloe & Tavia; sister in law Nellie Welford and numerous nieces and nephews. At her request, there will be no formal service. Donations may be made to a charity of choice. ___________________________________________________ PRESCESKY: With the same incredible grace and dignity that she lived her life, our beloved mother and grandmother Laura M. Prescesky (nee Ponkin) of North Battleford and more recently Saskatoon passed away peacefully Sunday morning September 11th surrounded with the love of her family at her daughter Elaine’s where she had resided for the past 20 months. Our mom lived a full life of 88 years. Her bravery was astounding and guided us through these last difficult days. In her final moments, we spoke to her about how she made us better people and how she warmed the hearts of all of us. Laura was born on the family farm at Marcelin on August 26th,1928. From the beginning, she was wise beyond her years. She loved school and excelled in her classes being allowed to skip several grades. At the very young age of 18, she became a teacher who taught school in many parts of the province including Ruddell, Wavie Bank, Baljennie, Richard and Maymont. Many students have benefitted from the life lessons she taught them. She considered strong social skills a necessity of life and taught her family and students the things that mattered most in life. It was during her teaching career that she met the love of her life, Peter. They married in 1948 settling on their farm where they raised their family. Laura was very involved in her community and also participated as a Home Care Board member and was active in the Women’s Institute of Canada. Her interests included the Toronto Bluejays, curling, travel and politics. In 1986 Peter and Laura moved into North Battleford. But it was her love for family and consideration for friends and neighbors that was her greatest attribute. Always there for them with kindness and thoughtful understanding, she was never judgmental and always looked for the good in everyone. Laura was an excellent cook and always the perfect hostess. Her yummy homemade bread, buns, borscht and date squares will be missed. Laura was predeceased by her husband Peter in June 2014 and her enjoyment of life was never quite the same without him. She was also predeceased by her loving grand-daughter Sandra, her parents Mabel and Joseph, siblings Evelyn and George and her in-laws Stephen and Polly. She is survived by her children who treasure her immensely – Sonja Prescesky Remai (John), Jim Prescesky (Debbie), Ken Prescesky (Jan), Linda Pattinson,( Don) and Elaine Prescesky (Blake Elderkin) along with grandchildren Darin, Crystal (Melissa), Terry (Mary), Donald ( Ashley), Michael and Colby along with great-grandchildren Jace, Tyler, Aiden, Kinley, Julian , Luke and her name sake Lillian Laura. Our family will forever live with mom’s gentle spirit. Her love of life inspires us to live in the moment and to always be kind. The funeral service paying tribute to our mother was held at Third Avenue United Church in North Battleford on Saturday September 17th at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, Laura would prefer donations to Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford or the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. Battlefords Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. ___________________________________________________

IRONSTAND: In Loving Memory Of Thomas Ralph Ironstand born August 12, 1928 at Valley River Reserve, MB passed away September 8, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Blanche; children: Karen, Teresa (Ken), Laurie (Les), Patti, Michael (Irene), Leslie-Ann (Gerry), Bill (Patty); sister, Bertha Poor and brother, Clifford (Janet) Ironstand; 21 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by his parents, Moses and Katie Ironstand; brothers: Victor, Frank, Edward; sister, Josephine; granddaughters: Marla Lynn Stonechild and Angel Meadow Ironstand. Vigil Of Prayer was held on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. from Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Church with Presider Jean Pawlus. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. from Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Fr. Cuong Luong. Cross Bearer was Jenni Wuttunee. Candles - Treysen Wuttunee & Noah Bernier. Eulogy was given by Leslie-Ann Smith. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading - Ecclesiastes 3: 1-6 Carla Bernier; Responsorial Psalm - Joe Quewezance; 2nd Reading - Romans 14: 7-12 - Krista Fox; Gospel - Fr. Cuong Luong; Prayers Of The Faithful - Tessa Quewezance; Liturgy Of The Eucharist: Offertory Gifts - Jamieson Stonechild, Tyler Delaire & Amelia Bernier; Music Ministry: Lisa Hornung, Jaki Esquirol & Robert MacKay. Honour Guard - Knights of Columbus. Pall Bearers were Lionel Peyachew, Sheldon Quewezance, Zak Ironstand, Colin Stonechild, Cory Quewezance & Tyler Checkosis. Memorial Donations are requested to Canadian Diabetes Association or Heart and Stroke Foundation. Rite Of Committal – Catholic Extension – Town of Battleford Cemetery, Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________ IVERSON: It is with profound sadness the family of June Iverson (Godfrey) announce her passing on June 30th, 2016 surrounded by family at the Battleford’s Union Hospital at the age of 70 years. June “GG” will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 51 years, Omer; her children and their families: Randy (Shannon), Ryley (Jasmine), Alyssa (Tyler, Ava); Melanie; Russell (Donna), Sarah and Jaxon; Kylee (Travis Erker), Chelsey and Dyson; her brother Dan Godfrey (Carol), Dean and Joanne. June was predeceased by her parents Arthur and Hilda Godfrey, her infant brother Dennis, her in laws Rudy and Jessie Iverson and brother’s Pat Bulger and Pat Boulanger. A beautiful Mass of Christian Burial took place on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Reverend Father Greg Elder presiding. A huge thank you to the kind and compassionate nurses and physicians at Battleford’s Union Hospital. As well the family would like to thank all of the relatives, friends and neighbors for the kind words, flowers, food, gifts, support and encouragement during this incredibly difficult time. We would also like to thank June’s Honorary Pallbearers, Emily Jones †, Carol Godfrey, Elsie Gabruck, Millie Lavigne, Cathy Fitch, Marilyn Ross, Sandy Grant and Arlene Walker. Thank you to Deanna Iverson-Woodworth for participating in the mass. Father Greg for his guidance and a truly comforting memorial service, the St. Vital Choir and organist Joan Harrison, the St. Vital CWL, the staff at Eternal Memories for their kindness and professionalism and all those who took the time to attend June’s memorial service as it truly meant a great deal to her family. Memorial donations in memory of June may be directed to the Kinsmen Children’s Centre, 1319 Colony St, Saskatoon, SK, S7W-2Z1, the Battleford’s Union Hospital Foundation, 1092 107 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1Z1 or to www.lymphomasurvival.com. For those wishing to leave a condolence, please do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca/ notices/June-Iverson ___________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES STAINBROOK: Elwood Lyle Stainbrook, July 15, 1929 – September 9, 2016. It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Elwood Lyle Stainbrook on September 9, 2016 at the North Battleford Union Hospital at the age of 87.

Elwood was born and raised in Tribune, Saskatchewan with two sisters and four brothers. His father Joe was a drayman (a drayman was historically the driver of the dray, a low flat-bed wagon without sides, pulled generally by horses and mules that were used for transport of all kinds of goods), delivering goods around Tribune. Elwood attended school until Grade 10 when he went to work for his uncle in his general store. In 1953 Elwood joined the Air Force where he served for 26 years in the Logistics Department, ordering and maintaining supplies. During his service Elwood was stationed in Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton. Following his career in the Air Force, Elwood returned to the Department of National Defence doing contract work in Dundurn, SK. All told, Elwood served for 38 years and left service with the rank of Sergeant. In 1954 Elwood married Mavis Smith from his home town of Tribune.

They raised three sons together – Kevin, Shayne, and Grant – and had six grandchildren. Mavis and Elwood spent many happy years together, a lot of those years square dancing as a member of the Battleford Grand Squares. Elwood also included fastball, curling, and bowling as his favorite sports. Elwood’s declining health after the passing of his wife in 2010 saw him residing at the River Heights Assisted Care Housing before moving to Caleb Village in October of 2013. He enjoyed the social community at Caleb and wished that the opportunity would have been present sooner. He thought highly of everyone there and spoke its praises to anyone that would listen. Elwood is survived by his son Kevin and Darlene (Hryn) of Saskatoon SK, daughter in law Divina (Aperocho) Stainbrook and grandchildren Nicholas, Alexander, and William of Edmonton, AB. Grandchildren Chloe, Griffyn, and Anna-ise Dutka Stainbrook of Martinsville, SK; Brother Marshall and Donna Stainbrook of Medicine Hat, AB; Sister in law Mae Stainbrook of Weyburn, SK; Sister Beryl and Ed Mazur of Weyburn, SK; Brother Garry and Anna Mae Stainbrook of Regina, SK; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, cousin in laws and wonderful friends. He is predeceased by his parents Joseph and Grace, his brother Roy Stainbrook, his sister Delilah Oxelgren, his brother Murray Stainbrook and his sons Shayne Stainbrook and Grant Stainbrook. His Family extends their appreciation to Dr. Hesselson and Dr. Engelbrecht, the staff of Battlefords District Home Care, Dr. Abbas and the staff of the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic who treated Elwood with compassion and respect. At Elwood’s request, there will be no funeral service. Cremation has taken place and interment will take place at a later date. For those wishing, donations can be made to The Saskatchewan ALS Society or the Canadian Cancer Society. Arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

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OBITUARIES STEWART: In Loving Memory of Dorothy Margaret Stewart born April 6, 1930 at Maymont, SK, passed away August 28, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by her loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Murray (Judith) Stewart of Yorkton, SK: Mitchell & Sarah Stewart – Sadie & Lily of Calgary, AB, Hilary Stewart of London, England; Kent Stewart of Regina, SK; Karen (Jim) Nichol of North Battleford, SK: Christie Gerein – Aspen & Logan of Unity, SK, Carly Nichol of Martensville, SK, Todd Nichol of North Battleford, SK; Margo (Bob) Wilson of Calgary, AB: Lynsey & Marc Wight – Alivia & Kenzie of Langdon, AB, Tyler & Janell Wilson – Andi & Linden of Okotoks, AB and Alayne Stewart of Edmonton, AB; sister, Phyllis Johnston of North Battleford, SK; brother, Murray Gray (Valerie) of Maymont, SK; nieces, nephews and dear family friend Bob MacKay of North Battleford, SK. Predeceased by her husband, Craig Stewart and by her parents, Robert & Vera Gray. Service Of Celebration And Thanksgiving For The Life Of Dorothy Margaret Stewart was held on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Officiant Rev. Frances Patterson & Guest Minister Rev. Fred. J. Tinio. Scripture Readings: Psalm 91 : 1-6 – Christie Gerein; John 14 : 1-6 – Lynsey Wight. Shared Memories were presented by her son, Kent. Music Ministry: Musician – Patricia Deibert, Knox United Church, Saskatoon, SK; Third Avenue United Church Sanctuary Choir & Friends, Director – Ilene Wettergreen: ‘Hallelujah! By and By’& ‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’; Duet – Catherine Richardson and Robert MacKay: ‘River In Judea’; Processional – ‘Praise, My Soul, The God Of Heaven’; Hymn Selections: ‘How Great Thou Art’ – ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah’; Commendation – ‘Auld Lang Syne’; Recessional – ‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore You.’ Honourary Pallbearers were Bridge Club Members. Urn Bearers were Mitchell, Hilary, Christie, Carly, Todd, Lynsey and Tyler.

Shared Memories Dorothy Stewart “She Gave us Everything” On behalf of all our family, I say thank you for being with us today to celebrate Mom’s life; a life well lived. As difficult as it may seem, I feel honored to say a few words about Mom. She played for and attended many funerals in her day and one of the things that she would often comment “it was a beautiful service but the shared memories was too long”. So today, I will respect those sentiments.

Dorothy Margaret Gray was born on the family farm south of Maymont, a younger sister for Phyllis and eventually an older sister for brother Murray. As with many farm families, they had many challenges but enjoyed the farm and community life that is so typical in Saskatchewan. She attended public school in Maymont and took her final year of high school in North Battleford; “commercial” which focused on stenographic skills needed to enter the work force. She started her working career as a stenographer at A. A. Stewart and Son Insurance and as fate would have it, she fell in love with “the son”, her boss, Craig Stewart. They were married in 1950 which was the start of a very special relationship that lasted 58 years and thus, the beginning of the the Stewart family. The union produced 4 children, Murray born in 1951, then twins Kent and Karen born in 1953 and then Margo (Miggie) born a year and a half later. It’s hard for me to imagine caring for 4 children, three years and under; all in diapers, all having different feeding routines, unique personalities and needs. Truly, the woman was a saint!” As we grew, an important focus became family activities; music lessens for all of us, dance lessons for the girls, swim club, sports for Murray, junior choir, and Sunday School. In our home, piano practice started at 6:30 each morning, Mom supervising each of us while catching a bit of sleep in the chair beside us. Murray recounts her saying “some day you will thank me for this”. So today, I say thanks Mom, you were right. Saturday night meant Hockey Night in Canada intespersed with baths for all, and the girls enduring getting their hair pin curled (ouch!) in preparation for Sunday morning church activities. In addition to family activities, she was a member of the Royal Purple, Kinsmen/Kinettes, member of the North Battleford Allied Arts Council, long time Treasurer for the North Battleford Music Festival Association and she was a member of the team that saw the purchase of the city’s grand piano. I think it safe to say that during festival week, we became orphans surviving on frozen stew dinners, which we usually burnt. Mom also managed to develop an interest and skill in golf and over the years excelled, becoming club champion at one time. She was an accomplished bridge player and developed many very special relationships as a result. A large part of her adult life revolved around Third Avenue United Church, particularly the music. She served as organist for some 42 years and in this capacity, developed a very special bond with choir directors Sheila Obsorne and Ilene Wettergreen. Most important however was the partnership that developed between Karen and Mom as organist and pianist.

Didn’t they make a great team? She also spearheaded a number of fund raising activities including the roof repair and organ refurbishment. Do any of you recall her mounting the organ bench wearing a yellow hard hat to raise funds for the roof repair or the sale of notes to “Bless this House” in support of the organ refurbishment. We will also fondly remember her contribution to many wonderful and fun cabarets over the years. We all have very special memories of Mom. Karen and Margo will long remember the annual pre-Christmas shopping excursions to Edmonton; girl time! Murray will treasure his common connections with Mom; music and golf. They enjoyed many rounds of golf at the old golf club amongst the tumble weeds, mosquitoes and meadow larks; both training to be champions. Nephew Todd describes Murray as “the king of the Stewart golfers” but in truth, Mom was “the champ”.

How forunate it was that Mitchell, Sadie and Lily had a visit with Nana only several weeks ago. To Hilary who will most likely hear this in London, England, we miss you and we send our love. Margo and family will remember her trips to Calgary and Phoenix; family gatherings, Bob’s great BBQs and quiet times curling up in front of the fire place. She enjoyed special times with Lynsey and Marc, Tyler and Janell and the children. Margo and Mom seemed to share a common interest in “shopping”. Given her location to Mom and their common interests, Karen developed a very special relationship with Mom; yes daughter, but more important her friend and support throughout the years. Nana also enjoyed a close connection with Christie and family, Carly and Todd. Our family owes Karen and her family, a debt of gratitude for all they have done for Mom and we acknowledge that the transition will be difficult but Karen, please know that your brothers and sister have your back! From a personal perspect, Mom was my biggest fan and supporter throughout my life and career. “My buttons are popping” was a favorite phrase she used as she followed my work life.

These sentiments will continue to sustain me. I will miss our time together particularly at Thanksgiving and Christmas when she supervised the food preparation! Thanks Mom, I think I have it right now and yes, I too can even make tomato aspic! To all the grandchildren and great grandchildren, you all have very special memories of Nana and GG. She treasured her time with you and watching you grow and develop. Most important however, remember the gifts that she gave you as they will comfort and sustain you throughout your lives; respect, love of family, kindness, values and a zest for life. We have all been blessed. Keep a special place in your hearts for your Nana and GG. So, it is time to say farewell. From all of us, a very special message of thanks for a job well done Mom. Although we will all miss you, we take comfort in the knowledge that your struggles are over; breath easy. Rest in peace Mom, we will be O.K. armed with the gifts you have provided us. Love you Mom, til we meet again. As Murray so aptly put it “you gave us everything”. And as Dad would say, “Carry On”. P.S. I have a special message from Mom. Sing with great gusto and keep the hymns at a good clip. She specially selected the anthem as a piece of joy and happiness. I’m not big on church tradition particularly at a time like this but if the spirit moves you, please clap along; she would love that.

Interment was at City of North Battleford Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Memorial Donations are requested to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc., Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 or to Third Avenue United Church, 1301-102nd St., North Battleford, SK S9A 1G4 (Designate to the Church Sound System) Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Words of Thanks On behalf of the Stewart family, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for the support that has been shared with us throughout this difficult time. We extend our sincere thanks for all of the kind gestures that we have received including numerous phone calls, cards, visits, food and more. To the medical staff and nurses in the ICU and Palliative Care Units at Battlefords Union Hospital, special thanks for their professionalism, but most important, their care, comfort and compassion. To Reverend Frances Patterson from Third Avenue United Church we send our sincere thanks for her support and comfort throughout Mom’s illness and her leadership in preparing and conducting the beautiful celebration of her life. Thank-you Reverend Tinio and the Bridge Club Members, for your friendship and participation. To the combined choir under the direction of Ilene Wettergreen and to organist Patricia Deibert, very special thanks for your music ministry which was simply wonderful and no doubt, Mom would have loved it! To our friend Bob MacKay and the staff at Battlefords Funeral Service, we send a special thank-you for your support and professionalism throughout this difficult time. The Song Has Ended But the Melody Lingers on…………

Warm regards Murray Stewart, Kent Stewart, Karen Nichol and Margo Wilson and families. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund. Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937-MEOW (6369).

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Thursdays

Sharing Grief Journey (formerly Grief Share) - a support group for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. New session starting Thursday, September 22 for 8 weeks. For further information or to register call Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Wednesday, September 21

John Paul II Community Service and Awareness Day at JP II Library from 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Set up a table to promote your service Group or Awareness Group, gather names for volunteers or promote your Community Group!. Share valuable information for our youth to become better citizens! For more information and to book a FREE table call Roxanne Stynsky at 306-481-5501 by Friday, September 16th. Each JP II Student is required to complete a min. of 10 hours of community service...let them know how they can help you!!!

Thursday, September 22

Spectrum: LGBTQ and Ally Youth Group First Meeting at Don Ross Community Centre, Room 101, Door 5 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. We are looking for youths who are 15 - 21 years of age. The Battlefords & Area Gender & Sexuality Alliances is offering a new program called Spectrum is an educational and social program for LGBTQ+ and allied youth in the Battlefords & surrounding area.

We will be focusing on learning bout variety of different gender and sexuality related issues and topics, breaking down homophobia/ biphobia/transphobia in our community and beyond, and fostering mindset for local and global activism.

Saturday, September 24

Topline Dance Club - Leon Ochs at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, downstairs at 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. - midnight.

Lunch served, min age 19, dress casual. For more information call Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

Saturday, September 24

Borden’s Annual Threshing Day and Harvest Supper. Threshing site open at 10:00 a.m. 2 miles north of Borden cemetery, parade at noon, threshing, demo’s, roast beef supper in Borden Hall at 5:00 p.m. Tickets on sale at 4:00 p.m. Museum open and have a 50/50 draw, largest beet & cabbage winners on display.

Saturday, September 24

Battleford’s Right to Life Walk for Life. Registration 9:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. on the day of the walk. Pledge forms or more information call Maureen 306-445-6750 or Bernie 306-445-5397. Registration and lunch will be held at St. Joseph Calasanctius Church Hall 194298th Street. A memorial service will be held at the monument for the unborn at 11:00 a.m. at the City Cemetery.

Wednesday, September 26

Borden Seniors’ potluck supper & birthdays, entertainment, 5:45 p.m. in Club Room.

Friday, September 30

Borden Farmer’s Market Appreciation Day, free goodies & beverages. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 29 & Friday September 30

St. Paul’s Anglican Church Garage Sale from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. at 1302-99 St., North Battleford (Upper Hall). Something for everyone, don’t miss it.

Friday, October 7

Last summer market for the Borden Farmer’s Market, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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COUNCILLOR: CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD No. to be elected – 6 members will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at City Hall and during regular business hours commencing Thursday, September 1, 2016 to Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

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Battlefords RCMP responded to over 90 calls for service from Saturday, Sept. 18 to Sunday, Sept.

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6:57 a.m. - Vehicle gone through while parked on Bunce Crescent overnight.

7:08 a.m. - Report of a break and enter to a residence in the Round Hill district. Several small items reported missing.

8:00 a.m. - A male already in custody on other matters facing an additional charge of Assault after throwing a cup of coffee at a guard at the Battlefords RCMP Detachment. Subject’s next court appearance for all outstanding matters was set for Monday.

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327JDT reported stolen from Douglas Avenue sometime over previous night.

9:27 a.m. - Theft of fuel from a farm near Battleford occurring some time overnight.

12:26 p.m. - Report of a business on the 500 block of 110th Street having had a window broken sometime in the preceding 18 hours. No entry to building gained.

2:47 p.m. - Report of a vehicle on Bunce Crescent having been gone through sometime over the previous night.

3:37 p.m.- Police called to a fight involving several individuals on the 1000 block of 101st Street. A 37-year-old woman was arrested on scene and is currently facing a charge of failing to comply with a probation order. Four per-

sons involved in the altercation have been identified and additional charges may be pursued pending further investigation.

11:32 p.m.- Call of an assault on the 1000 block of 109th Street. All involved parties identified and no injuries reported.

Everyone was known to each other and alcohol appears to have been a factor in the incident. No arrests or charges have been made at this time pending further investigation.

Sunday Sept. 19

12:41 a.m. - Personal items reported stolen from a vehicle parked on the 1100 block of 101st Street.

1:39 a.m. - A 28-yearold man was arrested and is facing charges of carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and causing a disturbance after a report of a suspect on the 900 block of 101st Street who was intoxicated and threatening people. The accused remains in custody and will be making his first appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on Monday, Sept. 19

at 9:30 a.m.

1:44 a.m. - Report of a man leaving a licensed premise without paying his outstanding tab. Subject identified but not yet located.

3:35 a.m. - Report of a break and enter to a residence on the Red Pheasant First Nation. Possible suspects have been identified and some of the reported missing property was recovered. Investigation is still ongoing.

5 a.m.- A 31-year-old man arrested and facing one count of assault after a reported incident at a residence on the 600 block of 102nd Street. Victim was not injured during the incident and the persons involved are known to each other.

Police also responded to two false/nuisance 911 calls, 21 disturbance/noise complaints, 15 traffic occurrences, three Mental Health Act investigations, three child welfare complaints, three minor collisions and two alarms and police also made nine arrests for alcohol related offences.

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Battleford RCMP responded to approximately 66 calls between 6 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 and 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

Thursday, Sept. 15

7:56 a.m. - A vehicle parked on the 1100 block of 111th Street in North Battleford had items stolen from it sometime over the previous night.

8:26 a.m. - Attempted theft of a vehicle parked on the 2000 block of 99th Street in North Battleford overnight. Vehicle had damage to steering column.

8:43 a.m. - Report of an assault at a residence south of Battleford. Incident occurred two days prior, no injuries to the alleged victim. A suspect has been identified and is known to the victim. Matter remains under investigation.

10:24 a.m. – A 37-yearold man arrested after a report of an assault on 25th Street in Battleford. Charges are still currently pending and matter remains under investigation.

3:11 p.m. - Vehicle parked on the 1300 block of 109th Street was broken into sometime over the previous night.

3:23 p.m. - A green 2016 Ford F150 Supercrew truck with Saskatchewan licence 207HFJ stolen from south of Battleford.

8:20 p.m. - Memo Martinez, 14, reported missing.

Was last seen on the morning of Sept. 15. He was last seen wearing black shoes, blue jeans and a green Puma sweater. A photo of Memo has not yet been made available by the family and will be released to the media once it has been attained.

10:13 p.m. - Two youth reported missing. Andre Chickosis, 13, and Austin Whitstone, 11, were both last seen on the 1300 block of 95th Street shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.15. Andre was wearing blue shorts and a blue sweater and Austin was wearing black pants and a black hoodie. Checks of several locations for subjects were negative. Photos of the two youths have not yet been made available to police and will be released once attained.

11:47 p.m. - Suspicious male reported going through a vehicle on Railway Avenue East in a parking lot.

Friday, Sept. 16

12:52 a.m. - Vehicle parked on Railway Avenue East was broken into and a Dewalt 20 volt cordless

drill reported stolen.

1:18 a.m. - Break and enter to a business on 22nd Street in Battleford. Still undetermined if anything is missing.

1:38 a.m. - Two male perpetrators reported to have attempted to steal a vehicle on the 1700 block of 99th Street before fleeing area on foot. No description available for suspects.

Police also responded to two false/nuisance 911 calls, 18 traffic matters, two child welfare complaints, 11 disturbance calls, three bylaw matters, two alarms, one fraud and 10 persons were arrested for alcohol related offences.

If you have information regarding this or any other crime, please contact North Battleford RCMP at 306446-1720 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477), submit a tip via their website: http:// saskcrimestoppers.com/ or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES (274637).

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the door. It was like I was away on a mini-retreat for two entire days. And all I had to do was clear the clutter out of the room I inhabited for the weekend.

I puttered. Slowly but surely, I cleared out some of the clutter in my brain and assembled my notes, scribblers and various other means of collecting memories. It took a good day to settle myself back into where I last left off.

But the next day, I started moving forward.

There was so very much more to do. I had created a monster. I had two computers and was working on this project on both computers. One computer kept crashing and saving a backup copy of my book in progress, so I had two files on one computer that did not match each other, nor the file on my laptop. Not only did I have three versions of the book project to integrate, I had my original outline in progress I had been working from and notes, scraps of paper, letters and emails to sort through again. I had to ensure I had all of the information in one place before I could get rid of the excess files.

I had done this to myself. Simply ensuring I had all of the information in one spot felt like an onerous task. Then, the task was to pull it all together in a way that told a story.

That was the part that had overwhelmed me.

The other variable that paralyzed me was the fact I had done this once before.

As soon as the end product was finished, I was thinking of ways I could do it better the next time. I set the bar so high I couldn’t even see it any more. It felt like it is an elusive dream that may stay forever out of reach.

I had been talking myself out of the idea of “perfection.” I knew it would never be good enough to meet my own standards. I knew there were many others who could do so much better than I. I could already feel the disappointment as I failed to meet my own expectations.

I had been talking myself down for a while.

Then, I read this: “Everything worth doing is not worth doing well. Perfect is the enemy of done.

Good enough is the friend of done. In sum: perfect is our enemy and good enough is our friend. We need to do it and be done with it. Mostly so we can have more evening couch time!” — Glennon Doyle With that in mind, I finally completed the project at hand. And it was just what I hoped it would be. It was “good enough.”

Perfect is the enemy of done, good enough is our friend. Forge ahead and put that unfinished project to rest, one small step at a time. Do your best and just get the job done. It will be good enough.

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The role of fellowship in the Christian life Years ago, when autograph books were popular, a boy named Russell wrote in mine: “Fellowship is two fellows in one ship.”

That’s not a bad basic definition of what fellowship is. There is, in the imagery, the concept of a shared experience from which others are excluded.

Whether the sailing is pleasant, or storms are encountered, the two are in it together, sharing delights or dangers, and there is an implied commitment to one another’s welfare.

The dictionary says fellowship is the condition of being a fellow, that is, being a companion or partner. There’s something held in common by two or more people, a shared experience, accompanied by shared feelings, interests and goals. That should also include friendship and love, but it doesn’t always.

In Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon, the king’s first wife, says of her husband, “All the fellowship I hold now with him / Is only my obedience.”

In the Bible, the word fellowship translates the Greek word koinonia (koi-noh-NEE-ah) And it’s of interest to us that the church ordinance some call the Lord’s Supper is also referred to as the Communion (I Cor. 10:16).

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the koinonia, the Fellowship. This suggests that, in Christian experience, fellowship with the Lord includes spiritual qualities such as faith and obedience, as well as worship.

We have been “called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (I Cor. 1:9) And there’s a word used by the Lord Jesus that is close to this in its full significance. The word “abide” is found 10 times, in as many verses, in John chapter 15.

It means to dwell, intimating, in spiritual terms, that one is determined to remain in contact with the Lord, and sustain a spiritrenewing fellowship with Him. There is also, in the word “abide,” the idea of rest and settled contentment.

While it is not the word koinonia Jesus uses, fellowship is certainly in view. Christ tells His followers, “As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine,

neither can you, unless you abide in Me.” (vs. 4) “He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” (vs. 5) Fruit, in a

spiritual sense is both the development of Christlike character, and the results of our service for the Lord in the lives of others.

Fellowship, or abiding is maintained by faith in God (cf. I Jn. 4:15), and obedience to His Word (Jn. 15:10). This certainly relates to our prayer life as well. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” (vs. 7) This is because what we ask for will be in tune with the will of God (I Jn. 5:14), and

requested with a desire for His glory (Jn. 14:13).

In 1885 a gospel song was published, called simply Abiding. We know nothing of the author but his name, Charles B. J. Root. We may not know him, but a look at his hymn will show that Mr. Root certainly knew his Bible. As the song begins, he alludes to Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet to fellowship and learn (Lk. 10:39).

Thoughts are garnered from other verses of Scripture too: Jn. 14:27; Rom. 6:11; Gal. 2:20 and

Phil. 3:8.

The song says, “Abiding, oh, so wondrous sweet, / I’m resting at the Saviour’s feet, / I trust in Him, I’m satisfied, / I’m resting in the Crucified. / He speaks, and by His word is giv’n / His peace, a rich foretaste of heav’n; / Not as the world He peace doth give, / ’Tis thro’ this hope my soul shall live. / Now rest, my heart, the work is done; / I’m saved through the eternal Son: / Let all my pow’rs my soul employ, / To tell the world my peace and joy.

Call to remembrance As I sit at my desk penning these words, I can’t help but think of another morning 15 years ago today when I was doing the same thing, sitting at my desk, working on a writing assignment.

Suddenly I heard my husband call me to the living room. “A plane just flew into a tower in New York,” he told me and that’s where the similarities end.

On that fateful day in 2011 we were living in Saskatoon and I was working for a U.S. based company. To add to the

very real drama, a number of that company’s employees were working in New York City as the horror of 9/11 unfolded.

Fifteen years later the memories are as vivid as they were back then.

A decade and a half has passed, we’ve moved to the West Coast, watched two grand-

daughters grow up and embark on professional careers and, last week, a third enter Grade One. Our hair has turned grey over the years and our pace of living has slowed down, but we still remember because some things are forever etched in the heart and mind.

This morning we celebrated another cause for remembrance, a celebration of Communion, known to some as The Lord’s Supper and to yet others, as the rite of Eucharist. But by whatever name we use, it

is the demonstrated love of God to mankind that gives us cause to carry on and even to rejoice.

In spite of the angry outbursts across our globe, the unspeakable consequences of both natural and man-made disasters and our own personal challenges, we are precious in His sight.

Here’s some encouragement for the coming week: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God ... we have risen and stand upright” Psalm 20:7, 8

2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with a purchase price of $27,595 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $240 for a total obligation $31,207. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your retailer for complete details. ˇBased on Canadian 2015 calendar year sales. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by FCA Canada Inc.

Finance. Example: 2016 Chrysler 200 LX (28A) with a Purchase Price of $23,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 416 weekly payments of $66 with a cost of borrowing of $3,513 and a total obligation of $27,508. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Finance example:

Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a Purchase Price of $23,495/$26,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $130/$149 with a cost of borrowing of $3,448/$3,962 and a total obligation of $26,943/$30,957. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto

or before September 1, 2016. Proof of Registration and/or Lease agreement will be required. Trade-in not required. See your retailer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select 2016 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. «3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2016 Dodge

and a total obligation of $22,595. ^Lease Loyalty/Conquest Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash is available to eligible customers on the retail purchase or lease of select 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram or FIAT models at participating retailer and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Eligible customers are individuals who are currently leasing a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, or competitive vehicle with an eligible lease contract in their name on

a cost of borrowing of $2,823 and a total obligation of $25,418. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2016 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $22,595 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 72 months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $124 with a cost of borrowing of $0

and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. ∝2.99% purchase financing available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2016 Dodge Journey CVP with a Purchase Price of $22,595 with a $0 down payment, financed at 2.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $122 with

Wise customers read the fine print: ∝, †, ^, *, «, ≥, §, ≈ The Zero Today Gone Tomorrow Clearout Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after September 1, 2016. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,795) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges

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REBUILDING YOUR CREDIT? DON’T PAY EXCESSIVE RATES. SPECIAL RATES AS LOW AS 4.99% OAC

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