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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Holodomor monument has permanent home

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Story: A long effort by the Ukrainian community in the Battlefords to commemorate the memory of those who perished in the Holodomor genocide of 1932-33 in Ukraine came to fruition Saturday.

The day marked the unveiling of the Holodomor monument at the Flag and Cultural Corridor, located in the walkway behind the Allen Sapp Gallery. It coincided with International Holodomor Memorial Day, Nov. 22.

The monument was unveiled by mayors Ian Hamilton of North Battleford and Derek Mahon of Battleford, A wreath was laid by Minister of Finance Ken Krawetz.

Following the dedication at the site, the ceremonies moved to the Slawa Centre for more speeches and musical presentations, as well as a moment of silence.

Posted on the wall were photos from

the Holodomor, a stark reminder of the famine.

The Battlefords is not the first community in the province to erect a Holodomor monument; the other, entitled Bitter Memories of Childhood was unveiled by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Wascana Centre near the legislature in Regina Wednesday.

The dedication recalls the man-made famine forced upon the Ukrainian people by the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union, one in which up to 10 million Ukrainian citizens died.

The monument in North Battleford is an exact replica of the monument to the victims of Holodomor in Kiev.

It was made locally

by Vasyl Polishchuk and Segii Murai and was displayed at City Hall in 2008 when the torch relay commemorating the Holodomor made a stop in North Battleford.

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Learning about this tragedy reminds us that we need to remain vigilant in defence of civil liberties and human rights.

Holodomor Victims Remembered Despite the snow and bad road conditions, there was a large turnout for the dedication of the Holodomor monument in North Battleford. Mayors Ian Hamilton and Derek Mahon unveiled the monument, and a wreath was laid by Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz. Photo by John Cairns

— Ken Krawetz

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It was a snowy day Saturday as members of the Ukrainian community in the Battlefords witnessed the unveiling of the Holodomor monument at the flag corridor in North Battleford, followed by music and a remembrance program at the Slawa Centre, where Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz was one of the speakers. Mayors Ian Hamilton of North Battleford and Derek Mahon of Battleford unveiled the monument. Photos by John Cairns

Holodomor monument unveiled Continued from Front Afterwards, the display went into storage, but the Battlefords Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council actively started looking for a place to display the monument permanently and in public.

They approached City Hall about possibly locating the monument in Central Park.

However, approval was pushed back while the city developed a monument and cairns policy for such dedications around the community.

The Holodomor monument became the first monu-

ment approved under the new policy earlier in 2014.

The monument’s location in the flag corridor was also determined through that process, and it was put up earlier in the fall.

Paul Kardynal of the Battlefords Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council expressed the hope that “attention to history represented by the Holodomor monument will actually lead to peace and harmony in the world.”

In his remarks on behalf of the province, Krawetz noted the monument looks “exactly like the one” in Kiev that he has viewed in person.

“While the recognition of Holodomor cannot undo the horrors that have been done, this statue and the events like today teach us about the past,” said Krawetz.

“Learning about this tragedy reminds us that we need to remain vigilant in defence of civil liberties and human rights.”

Mayor Ian Hamilton reiterated that sentiment, noting that atrocities continue to happen around the world.

“I’m struck by the fact that we don’t learn from our past,” said Hamilton.

“We must never forget that millions of people have given their lives.”

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T’ford Co‐op not merging with B’fords

Wellspring of Support

Staff TURTLEFORD — An unexpected thing happened on the way to amalgamation between the Battlefords and District Co-op and the Turtleford and District Co-op.

A “no” vote was what happened.

Members of Turtleford and District Co-op met in Turtleford Tuesday, Nov. 18, and from all indications made clear they liked things just the way they are right now, and voted to reject the merger.

According to a news release from the Battlefords and District Co-op, a large

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STARS funding request to go to budget

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

The offloading of health care costs to municipalities is the basis for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipal Association’s not supporting any “recommended” donation level to STARS. Both the Town of Battleford and the City of North Battleford have received requests from STARS to donate $2 per capita to the emergency air ambulance service and both have referred any decision to the budget deliberation process.

In a letter received Nov. 17

by Battleford town council, SUMA president Debra Button, the mayor of Weyburn, wrote, “SUMA recognizes the important work services that STARS provides for the citizens of Saskatchewan as part of the province’s health strategy. However, we are concerned about the transfer of health care costs to municipalities.”

SUMA says a $2 per capita annual donation from every urban municipality would result in the redirection of $1.6 million every year, dollars

... STARS has access to other funding mechanisms through their existing lotteries and fundraising campaigns.

— SUMA SUMA would rather see go toward maintaining services and programs and addressing infrastructure needs.

Urban municipalities are already supporting provincial health care by contributing to the costs of new health care facilities and, in some cases, using taxpayer dollars to recruit and retain physicians, said the letter from SUMA. Additionally, the letter stated fire departments, located almost exclusively in urban municipalities, already provide landing assistance to STARS, a service for which they receive no compensation.

“SUMA recognizes the importance of STARS; however STARS has access to other funding mechanisms through their existing lot-

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Excerpts from the RCMP daily report Staff Wednesday, Nov 19: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 16th Avenue and 102nd Street at approximately 7:12 p.m.

No injuries were reported, one vehicle had to be towed from scene due to sustaining significant damage.

Report of possible fraud,

perpetrator alleged to have gotten a cell phone hooked up in complainant’s name some time over the last month.

Thursday, Nov. 20:A 20-year-old woman was arrested and now facing charges of impaired driving and driving while over .08 after a call of a vehicle being rear ended in a parking lot on Railway Avenue East.

teries and fundraising campaigns,” says the letter.

Mayor Derek Mahon said, regardless of SUMA’s position, it still breaks down to each municipality’s choice.

“I know it’s an issue

SUMA has been faced with,” said Mahon last Monday.

“Different municipalities have asked SUMA to come forward with a position.”

It’s not necessarily the Town of Battleford’s position, however, he said.

Mahon noted some of the larger municipalities, such as Saskatoon, which has seen only three STARS landings, would be looking at $500,000.

A community Battleford’s size would be looking at about $8,000, and there have been 42 landings in the North Battleford area.

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crowd was in attendance at the Turtleford meeting. The indication from that meeting, according to the release, was that members showed “strong support for the Turtleford and District Co-op” and “felt at this time a partnership was not a good fit for their co-op.”

As a result, the special members meeting of Battlefords and District Co-op scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the café in Territorial Place Mall was called off.

Both co-op organizations will continue on doing business as separate entities.

Man injured in fire Staff A 43-year-old man has been transported to Edmonton with what North Battleford RCMP are describing as serious injuries after fire broke out in an apartment on the 1400 block of 101st Street at about 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday.

According to RCMP the fire was contained to a single apartment unit.

North Battleford Fire department responded with one unit and four personnel and describe damage to the suite as minimal. They were on the scene for about an hour.

RCMP say the injured man was conscious and talking upon the arrival of emergency personnel.

North Battleford RCMP and NBFD have examined the scene and are continuing their investigation.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - PAGE 4

Commentary

Private delivery of health care can work

By Stephen Duckett EvidenceNetwork.ca

If you look at an old map of Canadian healthcare policy, just near Privatization Island is a big warning: “Here be dragons.” So it proved for Alberta Health Services last month when a seemingly innocuous decision — to swap the tender for laboratory services from a United States—based transnational corporation to an Australian one — provoked a furore of discontent.

Part of the problem is that “privatization” has two meanings. One is about increasing private funding of healthcare, which in the Canadian context is unequivocally bad. It breaks the compact between Canadians that they are all in the same boat in terms of access to healthcare and strikes at one of the key differences between the U.S. — where the spectre of bankruptcy or no care looms, even under Obamacare — and Canada — where people can sleep easy knowing they are protected against the costs of healthcare.

But Alberta’s controversy over lab contracts is about a different sort of privatization. It is about who delivers care in a publically—funded system. Opponents wrongly evoked images of the Americanization of the health system and bemoaned profit—making in healthcare. Of course, swapping one private corporation for another doesn’t change incentives. Nor is this the first excursion of profit making into healthcare: linen, food, security services are all provided by profit—making groups across Canada.

In fact, most medical services are provided by private physicians — often structured as professional corporations — who make their income from billing provincial governments. Some provinces have contracts with private corporations to provide direct care such as cataract procedures or residential aged care.

Privatization of health delivery can work in a publicallyfunded system, but it is not free from risks, as I experienced in my time in Alberta. I inherited a number of private contracts, many of which were poorly specified. My departure contract precludes my detailing all their problems but some general lessons can be drawn from what is in the public domain.

First, negotiated contract prices may be too high. A con-

tract for elective orthopaedic procedures in Calgary paid higher prices than what it cost in Calgary’s public hospitals.

Second, the contracting arrangements may be exposed to political meddling and provide no incentive to deliver the public sector the best price. Alberta’s cataract contracts were the best example of this. Third, the contracts often have built in price and volume escalators which don’t give public managers the control they need in times of financial cutbacks. Facing an effective billion dollar cut by the provincial government, I couldn’t look for the same savings from lab services in Edmonton we found in Calgary and the rest of the province because of the nature of existing contracts.

Poor specification of contracts and lock-in arrangements constrain future administrations, yet private providers often require long-term contracts, especially where they need to build facilities to meet the contract terms and these facilities can’t be used for any other purpose.

Another risk stems from poor costing processes in Canadian hospitals where few hospitals undertake routine costing of patient care with proper allocation of overhead costs.

Poor contracts are endemic in the health sector partly because it is often difficult to specify adequately the product being purchased. Although advances in patient classification systems have improved our ability to describe the volume of patients or nursing—home residents who are to

be treated or cared for under a contract, quality measures are still in their infancy.

The quality metrics included in a contract should be clear and public. What is the standard of care expected?

How will the purchaser know it is being delivered? Is there arms-length separation of patient assessment and provision?

Finally, contracting will only yield savings if there is a market — where providers compete for best value in terms of price and quality. Absent a market, even a local one, purchasers could be hostage to monopoly providers or exposed to protect local inefficient suppliers for political reasons.

The response to privatization of health delivery should not be a knee-jerk one, that this is a no-go area for Canada.

Rather, public purchasers should be held to account for the nature of the contracts they sign and should not be able to hide behind confidentiality clauses. They should disclose the prices being paid for services and demonstrate that they have negotiated a good deal for the public taxpayer.

Transparency won’t solve all the issues of private sector contracting in healthcare, but without it, the risks will almost certainly outweigh the benefits.

— Stephen Duckett is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and the former president and chief executive officer of Alberta Health Services. www.troymedia.ca

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Empty Stocking Fund campaign kicks off

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Empty Stocking Fund’s 2014 campaign has kicked off.

It launched with the organization’s annual beef on a bun luncheon at Third Avenue United Church, where guests enjoyed beef, coleslaw, a drink and cake.

That fundraiser is only the beginning of efforts for the Empty Stocking Fund this year.

Executive Director Bill Hall said the goal this year is to raise $120,000 to go towards those less fortunate.

“We usually average between 350 to 400 families that we help each year,” Hall said.

He expects the need will be great as usual, noting food bank numbers had jumped 20 per cent from last year.

He expects the number of hampers should be closer to 400 this year. The application process for Christmas hampers takes place starting Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Battlefords Food and Resource Centre.

Several groups have come forward to help with bell ringing, and the Christmas boots will be set up shortly in stores for donations.

“Our boots go out to the stores Dec. 1 and go until the 20th,” said Hall. “So if anybody has any loose cash or coins they’d like to donate, that would be great.”

Locations will be Sobeys, Co-op Mall, Frontier Mall near Dollarama, Walmart and the liquor store.

WPD Ambulance has again partnered up with their Cram an Ambulance campaign to fill their ambulances with toys for Christmas. They will be starting to distribute bins to various stores to collect those items beginning December 1.

As has been the case the previous four years, PotashCorp will be part of the effort to help local food banks across the province.

PotashCorp launched a $1 million matching campaign to support the province’s food banks. They will match every dollar donated to food banks across Saskatchewan up to Jan. 16, to a maximum of $1 million.

The Empty Stocking Fund has launched their annual campaign with a beef on a bun luncheon at Third Avenue United Church.

The hope is to raise $120,000 for those families in need this holiday season. Photo by John Cairns

Energy performance contract to reduce footprint: Puffalt

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

North Battleford’s Planning Committee has approved a recommendation for a letter of intent and contract for an energy performance contract for the wastewater treatment plant.

The recommendation passed unanimously at the committee meeting Nov. 17 and was scheduled to come before the full council for final approval Monday.

It is in connection to a proposal by SaskPower and Honeywell that would reduce energy consumption at the plant and gain some savings on operational costs.

They both have partnered with a strategic alliance under the SaskPower Energy

Performance Contracting Program. There have been discussions with the City over the past six months, said City Manager Jim Puffalt, with a goal to reduce the City’s carbon footprint through more wind power or solar generation.

This project would have an estimated capital cost of $2.7 million, which would be paid for by “guaranteed” reduced energy savings of between $280,000 to $330,000, according to SaskPower.

City Director of Operations and Maintenance Stewart Schafer described what the proposed changes at the plant would achieve. Schafer said the SaskPower proposal would address aeration of the bioreactor at the plant. The proposal is to bring in a variable speed system that would

allow air to be ramped up to where it is needed and then powered down, he said.

Other items include variable-speed motors that would allow them “not to turn the motor on fully but to slowly ramp it up to where we need it,” said Schafer.

Other communities are also interested in the proposal. SaskPower made a similar presentation that same evening to city council in Prince Albert.

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Student loans program streamlined Staff Students are now benefiting from a streamlined administration of the student loans program beginning in 2014-15, according to a government press release.

The One-time Signature for Student Loan Consents and Canada Revenue Agency Release will replace the current requirement for the student to sign the designated consents, authorizations and agreement forms each year when applying for student financial assistance.

It will also include onetime signatures (if applicable) for parents, guardians/sponsors and spouse (for married students) using the designated forms. These forms will only need to be signed once instead of each time the

student applies, unless there is a break in student financial assistance for a period of two or more years.

As of Oct. 31, more than 10,000 loan applications were authorized for 201415. The value of assistance authorized is approximately $119 million, of which $72 million is federal assistance and $47 million is provincial. The average amount of assistance authorized to individuals is approximately $12,000.

Other improvements to the student loan process include reducing interest rates to prime from prime plus 2.5 per cent, no longer counting vehicles as a resource when determining loan eligibility and no longer considering part time employment income while in school.

These improvements to overall client service delivery for student loan borrowers are the result of a Lean process. Students will save time in the application process and receiving their assessment results more quickly.

The Ministry is also reducing administration time by processing less paper.

Approximately 56 per cent of overall Saskatchewan financial assistance to students is non-repayable.

Since 2008, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested $5.5 billion in postsecondary institutions and students including student financial assistance supports.

More information on Saskatchewan Student Loans can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/studentloans or by calling 1-800-597-8278.

but were delayed due to the length of their Prince Albert appearance and ultimately made their presentation by phone.

The city manager sees this as the start of an energyefficiency program at all their plants.

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“We don’t want this to be the stop of the program, we want this to be the start,” said Puffalt of the proposal.

The next step is for administration to take a look over the contract one more time and then bring it back to council for final approval.

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North Battleford, learned Anna. “I took a course in m and was ing with a the e th ing Sh . wi pen ers e liv oth hap to of nts e ing eve cam ept ut Eva Lane people.” in Ukraine abo be open-minded and acc s. nian how to work with say rai she Uk . , ily the son at per fam es ple the vic of peo ser e like on there. is happy to attend She is a self-professed the Ortho“S he sti ll ca lls thi s She lays the troubles at t no , ors do rs’ de Russian lea . ple peo an the Russi “We had Russian people hey back home,” she says. “T .” ple were nice peo Russia is the only counvistry she and Ed never an ssi Ru ited, except for the en wh and ne, area of Ukrai ere they visited Kharkiv, wh nin Le of tue sta ve ssi a ma Ed ha d sto od sin ce 19 64 , oto ph his ve ha declined to was taken beside it. When it this pulled down by activists da sai na past September, An d ote qu s wa s relative of her n. sio on televi An na ’s Uk rai nia n he ritone tage has been the touchs nity mu com her around which ed. olv life has rev Anna Prystupa receives her award from Slawko Kindrachuk, president of UCC Anna’s brother Ray Prystupa of Calgary, along with several other Continued on Page 7 guests, attended the awards ceremony.

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Anna Prystupa at home in North Battleford with her Cultural Preservation and Development and Volunteerism Award, recently received from the Ukrainian Canadian community of Saskatchewan, under the auspices of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan Provincial Council. Photos on this page by Jayne Foster Continued from Page 6 She has always been involved with the church. An active member of the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada since 1956, she was instrumental in bringing the All Saints North Battleford branch under the auspices of the national UCWLC. She compiled and prepared a Hymnal for the 50th anniversary of the church, and she embroidered and donated a five-piece altar cloth in memory of her parents and sister Sophie.

In the Ukraininan Canadian community,

she has participated with the Ukrainian Canadian Committee, worked as a youth co-ordinator and was the conductor of choirs, carols, dramas, Ukrainian dancing and community concerts, taught pysanka classes to children and adults, Ukrainian cross-stitch and ceramics.

She also taught mandolin classes.

Growing up, there wasn’t much interest in the piano, just mandolins, violins or guitar.

But when she moved to North Battleford, she decided to take piano lessons from a friend. At her first recital, her husband was asked if he was there to see his daughter,

Anna Prystupa practices the traditional Ukrainian tradition of decorating eggs. Above are an ostrich egg and three duck eggs.

she laughs. He was the only one who had come to see his wife play. She was the only adult in the recital.

In addition to preservation of her cultural heritage, Anna also made time to volunteer in the greater community with organizations such as the Christian Women’s Organization, Battlefords Horticulture Society (she loved to grow award-winning roses), the Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary, Battlefords Union Hospital Retirees Club and with various nursing homes. She was also the secretary for the committee that published the

Hafford history book, A Walk Down Memory Lane.

Throughout it all, she continues to enjoy her relationship with her two neighbouring churches and is happy for anyone who lives with faith, regardless of denomination.

“I can only support one church, but I’m open to other churches.”

If anyone questions her attending services in another church or not disapproving of marriages between religions, she says, “God is there, too.

That’s exactly what I tell them.”

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Beaver Blues lose to Hafford in home opener

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The pre-season is over and the regular season has arrived for the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League.

Battleford residents were greeted Saturday by the familiar signs announcing it was game night for the hometown Battleford Beaver Blues against the Hafford Hawks at Battleford Arena.

The game drew a good crowd, despite the snow and treacherous road conditions, but unfortunately the home fans went home disappointed as the Hawks prevailed, 7-3.

While it was the first game for the Blues, the Hawks had already come off an 8-4 win in Perdue to start their regular season Nov. 15.

The game was a close one until the third period. Roddy Hoffman opened the scoring for the Blues, but the Hawks tied it when Darren Delainey scored to make it 1-1.

The game stayed tied after the first period, thanks to the Blues penalty killing during a 5-on-3 Hawks power play opportunity.

The second period saw a goal by Scott Thompson put the Hawks in the lead, and then they extended the margin to 3-1 when Scott Linnell scored with 17 seconds left in the period.

The Blues came back to tie it in the third period on goals by Mike Nelson and Brett Michnik, but goals by Dallas Simmons, Tyler Pellack and Patrick Gaultier put the Hawks ahead for good.

Thompson’s second goal with 14 seconds left capped a 7-3 Hawks win.

The other local Battlefords-area team in action this weekend was the Meota Combines, who were on the road against the defending league champions the Cut Knife Colts.

The Colts opened defence of their title in strong fashion, winning 6-3 on Friday night.

The two other games this weekend saw the Shellbrook Silvertips beat Perdue 8-5 on Friday night, followed by a win by the Spiritwood Timberwolves over Perdue on Saturday night by the score of 5-4.

The next league action is Friday night when Cut Knife

The Beaver Blues chase after the puck deep in the Hafford zone on Saturday, but it was the Hawks that actually came up with the 7-3 win at Battleford Arena at the first Blues game of the season. Photo by John Cairns hosts Hafford while Shellbrook hosts Radisson.

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The trip saw the team lose in overtime in Estevan and then lose a close contest in regulation time in Weyburn, before pulling off a 1-0 win in Notre Dame.

The result is 3 out of a possible 6 points for the team on the trip, keeping them in second place in the Kramer division with 33 points, just one point ahead of Notre Dame in the standings.

Sadly, the team headed out on the road without Logan Nachtegaele. Instead, he was with family members following the passing of his father. That made the road trip an emotional one for the remaining players.

The contest in Estevan Friday night did not start off well. Goals by David Robertson and Josh Riefer put the North Stars in a 2-0 hole in the first period.

But the North Stars cut the margin to 2-1 as Connor Sych scored from Jake McMillen at the 8:18 mark. Then Brady O’Sullivan scored the tying goal with McMillen and Connor Vermeulen assisting, and it was 2-2 after two.

After Wyatt Garagan put Estevan in front to start the third, O’Sullivan scored again to tie it at 3-3. Then a shorthanded goal by Lynden Pastachek put the Bruins ahead again at the 9:37

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But the North Stars found a way to force the issue to their 13th overtime game of the season as McMillen scored with just 43 seconds left from Michael Statchuk and Brenden Heinrich.

Unfortunately, in overtime Jake Erickson was called for tripping and Estevan capitalized on the power play, with Charles Manley scoring the game winner for a 4-3 overtime win.

The North Stars had little time to rest up as they were in action again the following night in Weyburn against the Red Wings.

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November 25 The Battlefords North Stars hit the ice at the Civic Centre against the Humboldt Broncos. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

November 28 The Battlefords North Stars take on the Melfort Mustangs at the Civic Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

November 28 & 29 H. Hardcastle School, Edam, hosts 2A boys’ provincial volleyball finals. Friday games 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday games 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

November 29 The John Paul II Collegiate mission team to Nicaragua hosted its first adult competitive volleyball tournament this past weekend with six teams entered. In first place was Team Cupcakes (left photo). In second place was Team Candy Crush. Funds raised went to the JPII mission team fundraising efforts. Another tournament is scheduled for April at JPII. Photo submitted

Stars split weekend in Swift Current

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Stars probably deserved better than a split after all the shots they fired at the Swift Current Legionnaires this weekend.

Despite a two-game total of 104 shots, they mustered only one win at the end of it as the Stars split the weekend games with the Legionnaires.

Still, it was a good enough showing to remain in the dogfight at the top of the league, with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses for third overall in Midget AAA league action.

The game Saturday started slowly at the Credit Union iPlex, but turned into a blowout by the end as the Stars scored eight unanswered en route to a 10-1 rout of the Legionnaires.

They scored only once in the first period, from Kaelan Holt, but three goals in the second from Kaleb Dahlgren, Kyle Salaway and then Holt

again made it 4-0.

Goals in the third by Salaway, Braydon Buziak, Spencer Bast and then Holt again for the hat trick made it 8-0 before the Legionnaires’ Josh Stang was able to get one past Talen King. Chad Grambo and Layne Young completed the scoring for the Stars in the third period. Final shots on goal were 44-25 for the Stars.

The rematch on Sunday was a different story from the get-go despite a strong effort by the Stars offence on the day.

Despite outshooting the Legionnaires 19-9 in the first period and 14-9 in the second, it was the Legionnaires that put the Stars in a hole with three unanswered goals before the Stars’ Kaleb Dahlgren scored a power-

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Jake Erickson scored a power play marker on a 5-on-3 opportunity to make it 2-1, but the backbreaker for the Battlefords came when Weyburn was awarded a penalty shot after Matt Eng was tripped on a shorthanded breakaway. He beat netminder Ryan Rewerts to make it 3-1, and while the North Stars outshot the Red Wings 15-2 in the third, they could only muster one more goal from Jake McMillen for a 3-2 final score. Final shots on goal favoured the Battlefords 37-32, but 35 saves from Red Wings’ Jack Burgart proved the difference.

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play marker in the second to answer.

Jared Hillis’s goal brought the team to within one at the end of the second period with another power play goal, and then Dahlgren completed the comeback with his second of the game with six minutes left in the third, to tie it at 3-3.

Unfortunately, Tristan Hermanson’s goal with 1:12 remaining sunk the hopes of the Stars on this afternoon, and the Legionnaires won it 4-3.

Incredibly, the Stars fired 60 shots at the Legionnaires to 26 for Swift Current, but they simply couldn’t solve Chantz Vinck in the Legionnaires’ net.

The Stars remain on the road next weekend as they head to Notre Dame for games against the Argos Saturday and the Hounds Sunday.

start to finish, with the two teams scoreless through two periods.

Finally the North Stars broke the deadlock in the third as Ryne Keller, from Baxter Kanter and Brenden Heinrich at 12:55, beat Alexi Thibaudeau to give the North Stars a 1-0 lead. That proved

to be the difference. Spencer Tremblay stopped all 26 Notre Dame shots fired at him, and the team had a hardearned two points.

The North Stars have little time to rest, as they return to action at the Civic Centre Tuesday against the Humboldt Broncos.

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December 2 The Battlefords North Stars take on the Melville Millionaires. Puck drop at the Civic Centre is 7:30 p.m.

December 5 The Meota Combines face off against the Radisson Wheatkings at the Civic Centre. Game time is 8 p.m.

December 10 The Battlefords North Stars host the Kindersley Klippers at the Civic Centre. The game begins 7:30 p.m.

December 10 The Battleford Beaver Blues welcome the Spiritwood Timberwolves into the Battleford Arena. Opening faceoff is 8 p.m.

December 11 The Battlefords AAA Stars host the Tisdale Trojans at the Civic Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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December 13 The Meota Combines face off against the Glaslyn North Stars at the Civic Centre. Game time is 8 p.m.

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Loyal or selfish? What kind of legacy will we leave?

By William Wardill When I was born most of the farmers in the district were original homesteaders. They knew all about farming with oxen and many were still farming with horses. When I was a little boy there was still a hitching rail beside the bank. I remember a grizzled old homesteader complaining, “Them (bleeping) bankers won’t lend a man any money unless he can prove he don’t need it.” Twelve years later, I was a junior clerk in that same bank. It had high, slanted desks, high stools, a pot-bellied stove, straight pens and inkwells and huge ledgers in which the financial lives of all its customers were recorded.

There were two typewriters and a single hand-cranked adding machine. The manager could be cordial enough to share jokes with

depositors. The lesser beings on staff were expected to be dignified. I didn’t survive for long in such a money-hallowed setting.

A branch line railway created the village where I lived. Across Railway Avenue from the station was the Canada Café. A man named Chin Sam created the place. People called him Sam Water because he drilled a good well in the basement of his property. I remember the big, ventilating windows in the café’s booths. They let in the breeze and, on scheduled days, the puffing, clanking and hooting of steam locomotives. The Canada Café had a meal, a room and a bed for every traveller at any time of the day or night.

Behind the café was one of the livery barns. A man from the barn took his horse-drawn dray to the

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station to pick up everything the train brought in and to deliver every item to its proper address. Sometimes I was one of the little boys who rode on the dray to help with the deliveries.

The draymen were gentle souls. One of them, who owned no gramophone, made a point of listening to records wherever he could and then carrying the tunes in memory back to his family to play on his violin.

I remember the village school as a happy place.

We had no organized

recreation programs. Our unstructured play was strenuous. There were no referees, coaches, managers, leagues or awards. The essential element in our recreation was imagination.

I remember the four wooden elevators beside the tracks. My mind has stored away the sound of the chorus of barking from their one-cylinder diesels.

I remember the thousands of Christmas cards that passed through the post office. A card might cost a nickel or a dime. The

postage on a card was two cents.

I remember the churches and their faithful adherents.

Their place in the village was unchallenged. No Saturday night dances or any other entertainment ever continued after the stroke of midnight. No public affair of any description was allowed to conflict with a church service. We remembered the Sabbath and kept it holy. If sometimes some of us lapsed from holiness, we never wanted anybody else to know about. I have my guilty secrets.

In 2013 the University of Regina Press published a monumental work of history by Alan B. Anderson. The book is entitled Settling Saskatchewan and it details the origins and customs of the people who came to live in Saskatchewan. It is filled with ghost towns and closed

churches. Factors in the change from a rural to an urban society are given as rural depopulation, centralization of services and changing social patterns.

Social changes are continuing. In the towns and village that survive there are churches with open doors and empty pews.

We are turning away from Christianity at a time when the Muslim faith is expanding across the globe. Although I will never see it, the time may come when the teachers of Islam bring a faith and a set of rules for living to replace what we have allowed ourselves to lose. All mortals must die.

Before death comes there is time for a last accounting. Have we been thoughtless pleasure-seekers or have we left a legacy that places duty before desire and love and loyalty in place of selfishness?

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useful; such as art, writing, texting and so on. Connecting with them on their level helps build a relationship of support that can foster trust.

It is encouraged to not make major life decisions during a depressive episode, such as leaving a job, moving or ending a relationship. While this is logical in that the brain at this point in time is not always capable of making long-term plans, plus judgements are clouded by the mists of depression.

There are times where it is illogical, such as if the depression is tied to ongoing domestic abuse or an unhealthy work environment, leaving those situations may improve mental health. So being a support and a voice of reason if there needs to be a major life change is important.

Most of all, it is about the relationship. The help provided will need to fit the individual’s abilities and circumstance. And don’t expect each intervention to respond quickly to helping efforts.

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Saturn and the moon provide photo opportunity The month begins with the moon at waxing gibbous phase, and Uranus is just 1.2 degrees south, just like the month previous during the lunar eclipse of Oct. 8. Four days later, Dec. 5, Aldebaran, the bright star in Taurus, is just over a degree away. And, the next day is full moon.

By Dec.11, Jupiter rises in the east around 11 p.m. with the waning moon a couple of degrees away.

Dec. 12, the moon reaches apogee, the furthest from Earth in its monthly elliptical orbit. Saturn and the moon meet up Dec. 19, a morning event that could make for a good photographic opportunity, with

the slender waning crescent beside the Ringed Planet.

By Dec. 22, Venus is a mere six degrees south of Luna; perigee (closest approach) is Dec. 24; Mars is six degrees south on Christmas Day; and Uranus is back to a close approach Dec. 28, an occultation in the northwest Pacific.

Mercury is behind the sun for most of the month (superior conjunction), appearing in the western evening sky late in December. The speedy planet and Venus pair up in the evening twilight, but you have to be quick, and sharp-eyed, or you’ll miss them.

Venus shows up in the western evening twilight

By James Edgar early in the month, climbing higher each evening.

By about the last week of the month, Mercury is right below the so-called Evening Star. You might catch the slender crescent moon, Venus and Mercury together Dec. 23, right at sundown.

Mars appears low in the

southwest evening sky, well above Venus and Mercury later on. Dec. 24, the crescent moon brushes by the Red Planet. Potentially, you could see three planets and our satellite all lined up in the west at sundown.

Jupiter rises in the constellation Leo, The Lion, in

late evening as the month opens. Off to the west, Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, rises about the same time, preceded by Orion, the Hunter. Watch for the moon beside the giant gas planet on Dec. 11.

Saturn appears over the eastern horizon just before daybreak, rising earlier with each passing day. The moon closes in Dec. 19 for a nice pairing.

Uranus has a double encounter with the moon, once Dec. 1 and again Dec. 28 (a lunar month later, of course). The second close approach is an occultation, where the moon passes in front of the other body. This particular cover up is vis-

ible from Japan, the Arctic Ocean, northern Canada and Alaska.

Neptune, the barely visible planet, even in a telescope, rises in mid-afternoon, crossing the sky in the constellation Aquarius, and setting in late evening.

— James Edgar has had an interest in the night sky all his life. He joined the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2000 and is now the society’s president, assistant editor and a contributor to the Observer’s Handbook, production manager of the bi-monthly RASC Journal. He was given the RASC Service Award at the 2012 General Assembly in Edmonton.

Building permit values still on a hot streak

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

October was another strong month of building permits in what has been a booming year for the commercial and industrial sector in North Battleford.

According to numbers compiled and presented by Building Inspector Jerry Wintonyk and submitted at Monday’s Planning Committee meeting at City Hall, eight permits were issued for $7,785,500 in October.

Those numbers are pretty much on par with the 10 permits issued for $7,302,000 in October 2013. It also brings permit values for the year to $47,968,800 for the 95 permits issued.

Wintonyk said he expected $55 million in building permits by the time the year is out, calling it a “terrific year.”

When asked by Councillor Greg Lightfoot if Wintonyk

remembers a year with this many dollars worth of building permits issued (other than for a city purpose), Wintonyk responded, “no… never anything this large.”

Lightfoot called the numbers “impressive” and added that the start of next year looks impressive as well.

“That’s the story of the year, that every month where we’ve seen these statistics the numbers keep increasing to levels where it’s just phenomenal,” said Councillor Ryan Bater, who chaired the Planning Committee meeting.

Driving the October numbers were two com-

mercial alteration permits for $5,055,000 plus one new industrial permit for $2,462,500.

According to Wintonyk, one of the commercial alteration permits was issued for the addition at the Gold Eagle Casino, a project valued around $5 million.

The casino had previously been planning a two-phase renovation and addition, Wintonyk told the committee. He said the renovation portion was on hold but the addition was proceeding and construction on that is happening now.

Over 5,000 square feet are being added to the front

The Huddle Up Foundation and the Knights of Columbus have launched Geroy’s Coats 4 Kids 2014.

Last year was the inaugural Geroy’s Coats 4 Kids campaign. Because of Rider Nation’s generosity, thousands of coats were put on deserving children in the province. Still, there were not enough coats to meet demand, and some children went without this basic necessity.

With the help of the Knights of Columbus, the Huddle Up Foundation is taking Geroy’s Coats 4 Kids across the province in the “Coat Off My Back” campaign. The concept is simple take to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to share the story of the coat you are going to give to Geroy’s cause, and the friends you are nominating in a short video. Please use the hashtag #coatoffmyback when sharing.

numbers is more activity happening in the city. Wintonyk told council a report on another building project by a local developer — a condominium — would be coming to the next council meeting as well.

The strong business activity was also reflected in October by numbers for the issuance of business

licenses.

A total of 908 business licenses have been granted pushing the fees collected to $201,202 for the year to date, which is “a number I’ve never seen before,” said Wintonyk.

Those numbers represent an increase from 787 licenses issued for $170,866 for the same period a year ago.

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The industrial permit is for the new 20,000-square-foot TG Watch building at 10014 Fyfe Ave. The building plan for that project was presented to council in October.

Rounding out the permits was one new dwelling permit for $222,000, three residential alteration permits for $26,000 and one demolition and removal permit for $20,000 brought totals for the month.

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Needing rest, and finding rest, in the Lord I love to watch football.

A close-fought battle on the field can be exciting. But there’s quite a difference between being a player and a spectator. Some wit has described the game as “a bunch of people on the field needing rest, and a bunch in the stands needing exercise!

A bit unfair to the fans, perhaps. We all get weary in our day-to-day lives, and times of rest and recreation are essential to us.

That’s true in our service for Christ as well. The Lord Jesus said to His disciples one day, “‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.’ For [says Mark], there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.” (Mk. 6:31) Serving the Lord is not easy.

No job is, of course, if we are determined to do it well. But there is a spiritual dimension to Christian service that adds to the burden.

We are dealing with the eternal destiny of others, while we struggle with our own weakness and waywardness. We have an enemy, Satan and his hosts, arrayed against us. Sometimes there’s opposition and even danger, from a world that does not know the Lord or love Him. The persecution suffered

by Christians in the early

(Jn. 14:2-3; I Cor. 15:54-58; Rev. 21:1-4; 22:1-5).

Consider this wonderful prospect, “In the Christian’s home in glory / There remains a land of rest; / There my Saviour’s gone before me, / To fulfil my soul’s request. / He is fitting up my mansion, / Which eternally shall stand, / For my stay

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise Bible Studies.com church (cf. II Cor. 11:24-28) is repeated daily in many countries around the world today.

The servants of Christ need rest, and the Lord understands that. Sometimes, as described above, it involves a break from the duties we have assumed, and from dealing with people’s troubles. Other times, it is simply the rest of faith, trusting in Him to provide in the midst of our service. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

(Matt. 11:28-29) Even as we bear the yoke of service for Christ, we can experience His rest.

As well as that, there is an ultimate rest from earthly service yet to come, the

heavenly rest of the saints.

The Apostle John writes of it, “I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, ‘Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on ... that they may rest from their labours, and their works follow them.’” (Rev. 14:13) Heaven will not be a rest from every kind of duty.

Even there, “His servants shall serve Him.” (Rev. 22:3; Gal. 6:9) But the dangers and painful trials of labour for the Lord in a fallen world will be forever behind us.

There is a wonderful, if little known, gospel song about that. It was written by a pastor named Samuel Harmer (1809-1884). I have a marvelous recording of it made many years ago by Metropolitan Opera star, John Charles Thomas (18911960). The hymn makes use of teaching found in a number of Bible passages

shall not be transient, / In that holy, happy land.

“Pain and sickness ne’er shall enter, / Grief nor woe my lot shall share; / But, in that celestial centre, / I a crown of life shall wear. / Death itself shall then be vanquished, / And his sting shall be withdrawn; / Shout for gladness, O ye ransomed!

/ Hail with joy the rising morn.”

Pastor Harmer’s refrain ends, “On the other side of Jordan, / In the sweet fields of Eden, / Where the tree of life is blooming, / There is rest for you.” Amen! It’s the prospect of all who will rest, by faith, in the Lord (Ps. 37:7).

Negotiating life’s curves You know it’s going to be a different kind of a day when you squeeze the tube and toothpaste comes out the wrong end. Or, when a special friend confirms she will be spending four days with you. Or when a treasured son and his family, also the next door neighbours, announce that they are moving two provinces away.

Life throws some interesting curves, some of them crazy in a funny sort of way, some absolutely delightful and others, not easy to process. All these were part of my last week and I handled them all rather differently.

As to the visit with a dear friend, every minute we spent was treasured. For starters, it’s been months since I took

a daytrip out of our geographically isolated city and sped up and down a portion of the Island highway. While Dorothy enjoyed lunch with family, I and another special friend ate our meal a few tables away. Over the course of those four days Dorothy and I laughed together, shared burdens together and enjoyed fellowshipping with a group of ladies from our church.

In regards to the far-toosoon departure of our son and

his wife, I’ve rejoiced with them over new opportunities, cried my heart out and visited nearly every emotion in between.

As different as they may seem to be, God’s faithfulness is the common factor in each event. For me, having that assurance is what makes it possible to negotiate life’s curves without crashing.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6 Oh yes, about that errant tube. After a couple of attempts to stem the tide, I gave in. After all, toothpaste is toothpaste, no matter where it exits the container.

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

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

TERRITORIAL DRIVE ALLIANCE CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

Notre Dame (RC) Parish

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

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1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK Rector: The Rev. Peter Norman

Hosanna Life Center 306-445-5079

Meeting at 1122 - 101st Street Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield Members of Christian Ministers Association

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Community Baptist Church

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada

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Phone: 306-445-4338 Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

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Zion Lutheran 10801 Winder Cres. 15th Ave. & 108th St. North Battleford, Sk

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

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Operation Red Nose back in action for 2014‐15 season

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Operation Red Nose is back in operation for the 2014-15 holiday season.

The service, offered by the North Battleford Lions and SGI, provides free rides home for holiday revellers and their vehicles during the Christmas and New Year’s season.

A team of volunteers rides with the client in his or her vehicle, with another vehicle trailing close behind to pick the volunteers up once the ride is completed.

Dates the service will be up and running in the Battlefords are Nov. 28 and 29, and Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20

and 31. Those interested in using the service to get home can call 306-446-2827 or 306-480-9876.

Operation Red Nose will be raising funds towards local amateur sports. Kidsport will be the recipient of those funds.

Operation Red Nose officially launched their 2014 campaign with a media event at the Lions Hall in North Battleford. The RCMP, SGI and Kidsport were represented. Also on hand were North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton and Battleford Mayor Derek Mahon.

The Battlefords were the first in Saskatchewan to offer Operation Red Nose, which is now in its 31st year nationwide. The service is now being offered in a number of Saskatchewan communities including Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon.

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Immunize or mask

Rule for PNHR facilities effective December 1 Staff Starting Dec. 1, those who haven’t already been immunized this fall against influenza will be expected to wear a mask when entering Prairie North Health Region facilities and sites where patient care and service is provided, according to a PNHR press release.

Those not immunized

against the flu, will be required to wear a mask in patient care and service locations until April 3 – the approximate end of the annual influenza season.

The expectation to “immunize or mask’” applies to all members of the public who come into hospitals, long-term care facilities, primary health-care sites, public health locations and

other sites where patients, residents or clients typically access health region care or services. It includes common areas in these facilities such as hallways, lobbies and waiting rooms, as well as patient rooms, wards, units, departments and other areas where patients, residents or clients typically access care or services.

All PNHR employees and

other health professionals including physicians are required to have been immunized or wear a mask while in the region’s patient care locations. Volunteers, students, vendors and contractors must also wear masks in Prairie North patient care locations if they have not been immunized.

In the community, healthcare workers are required

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to be immunized or wear a mask when delivering care or service to patients or clients at home, or in public locations such as wellness clinics.

The requirement to be immunized or wear a mask is part of a new province-wide influenza immunize or mask policy in effect in all Saskatchewan health regions and the Saskatchewan Cancer

Agency.

The purpose is to protect the health and safety of patients, the press release states. It also serves to protect health-care workers, their colleagues, families, friends and communities.

Dr. Brenda Cholin, PNHR Medical Health Officer, explains that immunization each year against influenza “is the best way to protect patients from the serious illness that can result from the common, infectious respiratory disease.”

She encourages everyone to be immunized annually against the flu. “It’s the best way to protect yourself, your family, friends and communities from influenza. It’s not too late for anyone to be immunized against the flu.”

Public flu clinics continue in PNHR through December. Clinic schedules are available at www.pnrha.ca/ flu . From January to the end of March, flu shots are available at public health offices.

Flu shots are also available through some physician or nurse practitioner offices.

Cholin reminds everyone to always practice proper hand hygiene and cough etiquette, and not to visit patients and health-care facilities when ill or just recovering.

According to the press release, as of Nov. 7, 62 per cent of Prairie North employees have been vaccinated against the flu. As of Dec. 6 last year, only 54 per cent of PNHR employees had received their seasonal influenza vaccine. By the end of last year’s flu season around mid-March, PNHR’s employee vaccination rate stood at nearly 65 percent.

Region-wide among the public, demand for the flu immunization has also been strong, the region reports.

In Prairie North facilities, surgical/procedure masks will be available for individuals who have chosen not to be immunized against influenza. Gel hand sanitizer is located throughout PNHR sites.

Instructions on how to properly put on and take off the masks will be posted to assist people unfamiliar with the appropriate procedure. Posters will be in place explaining why people unaware of the immunize or mask policy may see healthcare workers and others wearing masks.

According to Prairie North, immunization against the influenza virus is a safe and effective way to prevent getting sick with and spreading the virus. Annual vaccination is recommended because the influenza viruses are always changing, the region states.

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Winter Fun in Downtown North Battleford Battlefords Boys and Girls Club, the City of North Battleford, Downtown North Battleford Business Improvement District and downtown merchants teamed up Saturday to present a Christmas Parade and Downtown Winter Festival. The weatherman provided the perfect atmosphere for the day, with mild conditions, sometimes blustery and a steady deluge of snow sending people to the bonfire to warm up and toast a hotdog and marshmallows. Ball hockey was also a popular way to keep warm. Down the street, at Eduserve Learning Adventures for coffee, hot chocolates and cookies. A surprise visitor to this popular venue was Santa, who cheerfully visited children, listening to their wishes and posing for photos. For parade photos turn to Page 18.

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Winter Fun in Downtown North Battleford

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Cameron McIntosh Airport

The evolution from wartime to peacetime

By Leola Macdonald Archives Member

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) established the North Battleford Service Flying Training School (SFTS) No. 13 and No. 35 for the training of the Royal Air Force Trainees. The first RAF trainees arrived in 1940-41.

The last graduating class was in 1945 that included allied pilots — free French, Belgian, Czechoslovakian, Polish as well as those from the British Commonwealth.

Sadly 43 young men lost their lives while training.

Their comrades dedicated a stained glass window in St. Paul’s Anglican Church in their memory in October 1944.

In 1947 the base was closed leaving many empty buildings. The city turned all the barrack buildings (called H-Huts because of their shape) into low cost rental suites giving priority to returned veterans and their families. Other young families were then allowed to rent.

This helped relieve a housing shortage in the city.

There were 72 suites, some in two-storey barracks, and some in single storey. Names like Big Block were No. 39 and No. 33 barracks. The manager had a suite and his office in No. 3 barrack and

Head Block, which was formerly the officers quarters.

Buildings were identified by numbers and names.

The Airport Apartments were plain but comfortable.

Each unit had one or two bedrooms, a living room with a small kitchen at one end.

There was a kitchen sink. Not all the cupboards had doors.

The walls between the units were definitely not soundproof. It had generouslysized windows in each room but no door on the bedroom.

The door to the hallway had a Yale lock but could be opened with a table knife.

Each wing had one large common bathroom, shower room and across the hall a large laundry room with washers, clothes racks, clothes line with a fan on the floor to help dry the clothes. There was no outdoor clothesline. Washdays were assigned. These were used by all 16 units on the ground floor and the same on the floor above.

All 32 units used the one pay phone at the main door.

The pay phone cost five cents.

There was some recreation. A Merry-go-round for the children was made of just two planks joined in the middle. There was softball for the adults, playing against teams from another Block. The children enjoyed movies shown in the former Drill Hall, now

City of North Battleford Historic Archives called the Recreation Hall.

Parties and dances were also held there. Morning coffee in each other’s suites sometimes lasted until noon. Some families were happy to find a house they could afford to rent or buy in the Battlefords after a few months residing in a unit, while others stayed for years. Even some RCMP officers were residents there.

Lifetime friendships were made.

Apparently, for a short time, there was a small convenience store near the Recreation Hall where an airport bus did pick up and deliver passengers but this was short lived. So the biggest disadvantage living in the apartments was the distance from town — a mile from the outskirts and another half mile to downtown businesses.

Residents had to have a car or use a taxi service, although some did ride bikes and some did walk.

The former hospital was used as an Indian Hospital

with federal funding for the health of status Indians and the remaining population was looked after by the provincial government. Dr. Head had organized it all. He was assisted by Dr. Chow and other doctors, who rotated in and out. A matron was in charge of the nursing staff.

It was a modern, up-todate facility with x-ray, lab, operating room, maternity, nursery, pharmacy, laundry, isolation, out patients’ clinic, records and men’s, women’s and children’s wards. An excellent kitchen with deep freezes, stoves, dishwashers, counters and cupboards and cooks who prepared wonderful meals.

The nurses’ residence housed the Indian girls and

young recent graduate nurses who worked at the hospital.

Everyone got along fine and worked well together.

Dr. and Mrs. Head and family lived in one house.

The head maintenance man, wife and family lived on one side of the duplex and a doctor on the other side.

There were seven large hangers. No. 1 was the first home of the Western Development Museum, which was moved to its present location. No. 2 was used by the Department of Highways.

No. 3 was where McPhail Airways operated for 30 years, crop spraying, training pilots, fighting fires, chartering planes and helicopters for various assignments and taking thousands of aerial photographs across western Canada. No. 4 was used for storage by Saskatchewan Government Insurance.

These hangers have gradually disappeared and only the seven pads remain.

Presently there are eight smaller hangers still at the airport that are all privately owned. Fran Dekock came to the airport in 1980, almost 35 years ago. He owns three

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hangers and does maintenance on aircraft. He owns and operates Battlefords Airspray and teaches international students flying and agricultural/ forestry spraying.

For many years the local and district fire departments have used an area at the airport as a place for firefighter training.

The Recreation Hall was used for several years by the Battlefords No. 43 Air Cadets.

Later barrack buildings and other buildings were moved to the Sharon School site on Airport Road. Another group of one-storey buildings was moved to the 800 block 0f 113th Street where they were put together and became Valroy Apartments.

Some became homes in the city. The rest have slowly disappeared.

Cameron McIntosh deserved the honour when the North Battleford Airport was named after him. It was a fitting tribute to a gentleman who was admired and praised for his many accomplishments as a publisher, member of Parliament, community volunteer and churchman.

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NOTE: This is not a ballot and it is not necessary to send in more than one nomination for each nominee. The decision is not based on the number of nominations a person receives.

Mail this nomination form to: Citizen of the Year Judges P.O. Box 1029, North Battleford, SK S9A 3E6.

All nominations must be received by December 3, 2014 The Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year awards are presented to Battlefords & District citizens for distinguished service to their community. To nominate a Citizen or Junior Citizen of the Year, prepare a presentation using the following guide: 1. State the nominee’s name, address and phone number (home/business).

2. State the nominator’s name, address and phone number (home/business).

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Here’s why: 1. Economic growth Bringing a community’s vacant and under-used heritage places back to productive life stimulates economic activity, creates business opportunities and adds to the local tax base while supporting the three pillars of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. Well maintained heritage neighbourhoods are attractive places to live, work and invest.

2. Job creation. Conserving historic places creates jobs for well-paid workers in the building trades and traditional crafts. It also generates a demand for professional services in architecture and engineering for example.

3. Higher property values.

Extensive research shows that heritage designation can enhance and protect property values.

By Richard W. Hiebert Many in contemporary society believe our built history encumbers the trade and commerce of a city and that old buildings should come under the wrecking ball in order to make way for new construction. Simple. Except that it’s not that simple.

Certainly, some buildings are not historic, they’re just old, poorly constructed and had no prominent place in the social fabric of our city. So, they should be demolished to make way for the new.

But North Battleford still has many unoccupied heritage buildings in the downtown core that should be saved, not only for their historic value, but for their potential to boost our city’s economy and improve our lifestyle. Those who would take the Neanderthal approach to downtown revitalization would do well to consider why preserving

4. Increased tourism. Heritage tourism is one of the fastest growing tourism sectors. Historic places provide the authentic experiences that heritage tourists seek.

5. Reduced energy and consumption. If a heritage place is demolished, all of its energy and materials used to construct and maintain it are lost. Then, additional energy and materials are required to build a replacement structure.

6. Less waste and pollution. Conserving historic places can substantially reduce the amount of demolition waste sent to landfills.

7. Less urban sprawl. Revitalizing historic neighbourhoods reduces the need to develop new land and costly new municipal infrastructure, a key to smart growth.

8. Stronger communities.

Learning about a community through its historic places promotes civic pride, rein-

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9. Enhanced quality of life.

Conserving historic buildings improves neighbourhood attractiveness and livability.

The distinctive character, hu-

man scale and familiarity of well-cared for historic neighbourhoods create a strong, appealing sense of place for residents and visitors alike.

10 Healthier lifestyles.

Historic neighbourhoods were built with services and amenities within walking

distance of homes, making it easier for residents to incorporate exercise in their daily routines. Research confirms that people who live in “walkable neighbourhoods” get more exercise and are at a lower risk for obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

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ing offences: 2,225 tickets for aggressive driving or speeding; 93 tickets for aggressive driving or speeding in a school zone; 43 tickets for exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 km/h; six tickets for stunting; and one ticket for passing a police vehicle.

In addition, there were 369 tickets for distracted driving (361 of those for cellphone use), 331 seatbelt violations and 107 impaired driving related offences during the month.

In a press release, SGI reminds motorists there are now both tougher financial penalties and immediate roadside vehicle seizures in effect for some speeding offences. Slow down and remember posted speed limits are for ideal driving conditions, SGI advises.

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RCMP Daily Report

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Report of vacant house squatting investigated Staff North Battleford RCMP responded to over 20 calls for service between 6 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 20 and 6 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 21.

Over the noted time period, North Battleford RCMP also made seven arrests relating to alcohol offences. Other investigations included three false or nuisance 911 calls,

two false alarms, four minor disturbances, one bylaw investigation and two traffic investigations. Police are seeking information into the following incidents:

Thursday

• Police received a report of someone squatting in a vacant home on Panton Avenue.

Investigation is still ongoing, some utilities have been shut off, indications are the home is being used by person or

person(s).

• A purple Ford Ranger with license 912 DYJ reported stolen from Centennial Crescent shortly after 10:30 p.m.

Friday

• Police were called to a business on the 1100 block of 100th Street at 2:46 a.m. on a report of two individuals fighting. Both parties located near scene but disturbance was already over. No charges being pursued at this time.

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Lorne Spencer Hrabia held a launch for his book 21 Drops, and end times fiction story, at Battleford Furniture recently, signing autographs and talking to readers about his future books.

Hrabia lives in North Battleford with his wife Wilma of 38 years. He is a graduate of Western Pentecostal Bible College with a diploma in Pastoral Theology. Lorne has been writing short stories and poetry for over 30 years, and his wife finally convinced him to write a book. The book 21 Drops is his first book to be published and is book one in The Brighton Furlong Trilogy.

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MAIDSTONE — Nicotine was on the mind of individual who broke into the Fields store in Maidstone between 10 p.m. and midnight Wednesday, Nov. 19.

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RCMP the store was entered through a forcibly opened rear entrance. An internal office with a locked door was then entered and 175 cartons of cigarettes and 17 50-gram pouches of loose tobacco were stolen.

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Toking and tippling a dangerous combination Submitted by Canada Safety Council Dec. 1 to 7 is National Safe Driving Week, and the Canada Safety Council is reminding Canadians that it’s not just alcohol that impairs.

Driving is such a daily activity, we can easily forget that it’s a complex task requiring skill, concentration and alertness. In the rush from Point A to Point B, we may not always be mindful of the responsibility involved in piloting two tons of moving steel, glass and plastic.

Given the potentially deadly consequences of doing a poor job, doesn’t it make sense to bring your best self to the task?

By now, we all know that drinking and driving is a bad idea. But what about drugs and driving? Let’s focus on the effects of marijuana because it’s one of the most common illicit drugs found in drivers after a deadly crash.

You might think: “Smoking weed helps me concentrate. Plus, I drive slower.

Doesn’t that make me a better driver?”

The truth is any safety benefit you might get from driving slower is more than outweighed by the additional risk of slower reaction times, foggier thinking and altered time perception you experience when high on weed.

“I just had a little to drink and a couple puffs. I feel fine to drive.” The reality is alcohol has a “multiplicative” effect on other drugs.

That means having a drink if

you’ve also had some weed results in far greater impairments than taking either alone.

So, even if you haven’t consumed enough liquor to blow over at a check stop, if you’ve got weed in the system, your driving will be as bad as someone who has had far more to drink.

Drivers who are high on marijuana tend to compensate by driving more slowly and leaving more follow distance.

This behaviour disappears when the driver has a drink, because alcohol makes them feel less impaired even though they are more impaired. If you have taken weed and alcohol, just don’t drive.

“I really don’t feel that toking and driving is as bad as drinking and driving.”

Eating a Sloppy Joe while driving might be safer than texting and driving, but ultimately, they’re both dangerous.

The same goes with drugimpaired driving and drunk driving. They’re both risky behaviours that significantly increase the chances of the story ending badly.

It’s illegal to operate a motorized vehicle if your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or drugs, whether illegal or legal drugs, prescription or over-the-counter.

That vehicle could be a car, truck, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile or boat, and it doesn’t even have to be moving. You could be charged under the Criminal Code if you’re the one with the keys behind the wheel.

If a police officer suspects

you of having taken drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs, you could be required to undergo testing to determine if you are impaired.

Failure to comply with the request for testing results in charges similar to alcoholimpaired driving.

In addition to criminal charges, drug-impaired drivers also face penalties that vary by province, and the type of licence the driver holds. These penalties include immediate roadside suspensions, impounding of the vehicle, loss of your licence and steep fines.

Plan ahead. Have a designated driver, arrange a ride in advance, or call a cab.

Socialize responsibly. Before getting behind the wheel, ask yourself: “Am I safe to drive?” It’s not just alcohol that can impair your ability to drive.

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3000 words to make a wish come true Submitted A young girl’s secret message discovered after her passing in the spring of 2014 struck a chord with Adrienne Taylor, of Bristol, Que. The girl, from England, was diagnosed in December 2013 with osteosarcoma (a form of bone cancer) at the age of 12. According to the news reports surgery was performed and cancer treatments ensued.

Tragically six months later, shortly after her 13th birthday, cancer took her life.

Following her passing her family discovered she had written a message on the back of her mirror in her bedroom.

The words she wrote demonstrated her positive attitude and words of hope to her family.

Taylor had read the story of young girl, and she felt strangely connected.

“When I was eight, my cousin (the same age) was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour (pineoblastoma). We were best friends and I remember her undergoing surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation,” said Taylor.

It seemed to Taylor, at the time, that her cousin was being robbed of her youth as she was spending months in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

“The thing I remember the most that made my cousin happy was when her wish was granted by the Children’s Wish Foundation,” said Taylor.

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“I’ve always wanted to give back to the Children’s Wish Foundation for helping my cousin and her whole family,” explained Taylor.

Sue Walker, director of The Children’s Wish Foundation for Eastern, Ontario. and the Outaouais said, “We are so pleased that Adrienne has chosen our charity to donate the proceeds from her iTunes song sales. The proceeds will go directly towards granting another child their most heartfelt wish. We hope everyone will download her song.”

Taylor is a singer-songwriter and when she read the story about the young girl and the 3,000 words discovered by her family, she was inspired.

She wrote and has recorded a song titled 3000 Words and has just released the song to Canadian country radio stations.

“My cousin was fortunate and is my age now (24 years).

My song, 3000 Words, will be available on iTunes and I am going to donate 100 per cent of the proceeds to the Children’s Wish Foundation,” said Taylor.

At 99 cents per download, Taylor explained it is an inexpensive way for people to donate to the Children’s Wish Foundation. She had read in Canada there are 3.8 million country music listeners. Taylor said, “Imagine if each person downloaded the song, now that would make a lot of children’s wishes come true.”

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OBITUARIES HYNNE: May 15, 1930 - November 18, 2014. Robert Douglas Hynne passed away peacefully at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, SK. He leaves behind his loving wife, Ethel; and 5 children, Louise (Brian), Lynn (Jim), Gwen, Doug (Linda), Wendy (Hollis); 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

He also leaves behind his sister Judy (Rodney); and his brother Carl (Sandra). Bob was predeceased by his parents, Hank and Addie; and sisters Irene and Julia. Bob loved the outdoors and spent many days at Turtle Lake every year with family and friends hunting, fishing, boating and enjoying the camp fire. Bob will be remembered for his hard work, generosity and great sense of humour. The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at St. Paul’s Palliative Care Unit for looking after Bob. Interment will take place at 10:30AM in Woodlawn Cemetery (1502 2 Ave N, Saskatoon, SK)on Saturday November 22, 2014 with a Funeral Service to follow at 2:00 PM from Westgate Alliance Church (3315 Centennial Dr, Saskatoon, SK). Arrangements entrusted to Acadia-McKague’s Funeral Centre (306)955-1600. ____________________________________________________ BLAIS (NEE PELLETIER): Irene Blais passed away Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 at Villa Pascal at the age of 105 years and 38 days.

Irene was predeceased by her husband Evariste and her grand daughter Tina Blais. She leaves to mourn her children: Ray (Audry), Mariette Chamberland, Albert (Helene), Madeleine (Horst) Dahlem, Normand (Gilberte) and Andre (Shirley); her grandchildren: Daniel (Tami) Blais, Andree (Chris) Groves, Jennifer (Ian) Heggstrom, Nathan (Andrea) Blais, Paul (Valerie) Chamberland, Pierre (Jocelyne) Chamberland, Martin (Cecile) Chamberland, Claire Edwards, Irene (Clint) Jacula, Sophie (Kamal) Yalbir, Denis (Lori) Blais, Brigitte (Brad) Churchwell, Sarah (Laurence) Falcon, Tyson (Lisa) Dahlem, Erica Dahlem, Chantal Blais, Tristan Blais, Melanie Blais, Natalie Blais, Leigh Blais, Bobby (Michelle) Blais; her great-grandchildren: Keltye and Jacynthe Blais, Cassie and Sammie Heggstrom, Martine, Francois and Simon Chamberland, Johanna Chamberland, Wyatt, Noah and Isabelle Jacula, Stephen and Anna Yalbir, Juliette Blais, Charlie and Molly Churchwell, Kylie Blais, Hunter Dahlem and Zoe Blais; her sister Therese Pelletier of the Sisters of the Presentation, sisters-in-law Juliette Wambeke and Irene Blais, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Irene was born in Ste Perpetue, Quebec on Sept 29, 1909. She immigrated to Saskatchewan in 1918 with her family. They first lived in Vonda, then in Duck Lake where her father, David, was the school custodian at St. Michael’s Residential School and her mother, Josephine, was a seamstress. Irene taught in rural Saskatchewan during the Dirty Thirties. In 1939, she found herself in Delmas, where she met Evariste whom she married Oct. 16, 1940. They farmed in the Delmas area, raising 6 children, until their retirement in 1970 to North Battleford. During their retirement they enjoyed travelling. Irene studied painting for several years.

Evariste passed away in 1985. Shortly after, Irene moved into Ruth Whyte Manor. In 2012, her failing health forced her to be admitted to Villa Pascal, where she received the very best of care. Irene was buried on Monday, November 10, 2014 in Delmas at l’Eglise St. Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle, and was buried beside her husband in the Delmas Cemetery. Fr. Greg Elder officiated, assisted by Brother Don Claerhout O.M.I. The family would like to thank the staff at Villa Pascal for their many kindnesses to their mother, Dr. Tootoosis for her respectful care of her oldest patient, the Notre Dame Parish CWL for the Honour Guard, the music ministry of Karen Blais, Lisa Hornung, Terri Michaud and Gary Gansauge, and all our family, friends and neighbours. Memorial donations can be made to the Villa Pascal Residents’ Fund (1301,113th St., North Battleford , S9A 3K1) or to a charity of the donor’s choice. ____________________________________________________

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BOOY: In Loving Memory of Nykola (Nick) Booy who was born Dec. 16, 1921 at Spedden, AB. Nick passed away on Nov. 10, 2014 and will be dearly missed by his wife and family: wife Annie of 67 years; son, Jerry (Joan): grandson, Murray (Ema) – Nicolas; granddaughter, Corinna (Patrick) Nolin – Liam; grandson, Darcy (Angela) - Breanna, Shelby, Ashlyn; daughter, Gloria (Terry) Dmytryshyn: grandson, Richard (Heather) – Harry; granddaughter, Stacy (Richard) Day - Karlie, Kody, Jackson; granddaughter, Johanna (Carmen) Koch - Bridgette, Houston; daughter, Marianne Lafleur: granddaughter, Nicole (Casey) Dejong – Paige; granddaughter, Deanne (Jerry) Evans – Carter; grandson, Danny Lafleur; brother, Mike (Doreen) Booy. Nick was predeceased by his parents Harry and Olga; brothers; Louis, Harry, Bill and sisters; Nellie, Polly, Katharine. Panakhyda (Prayer Service) was held Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. and the Funeral Service was held Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Very Rev. Fr. Taras Udod officiating; both Services from Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of St. Peter and St. Paul, Glaslyn, SK. The Cross Bearer was Terry Dmytryshyn; Cantors, Stan and Pat Hawryliw and Altar Server, Mark Metrunec. The Honourary Pallbearers were Deanne Evans, Johanna Koch, Danny Lafleur, Stacy Day, Richard Dmytryshyn & Corinna Booy-Nolin and Active Pallbearers were Murray Booy, Darcy Booy, Kody Rose, Liam Nolin, Ema Booy, Nicole Dejong, Carmen Koch, Patrick Nolin & Richard Day. Memorials Donations are requested to Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4. Nick was laid to rest at Wolia Cemetery, Glaslyn, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. (306) 4464200.

History Dad was born in Spedden, Alberta on Dec. 16, 1921, the 5th child of Harasym and Olga Booy, both of which immigrated from the Ukraine. Dad came from a family of 8, 4 brothers and 3 sisters.

Louis, Bill, Nellie, Harry, Polly, Kay, Mike. He was 5 years old when the family moved to the Marlin District (12 miles south of Glaslyn).

He attended Marlin School and completed grade 8. He remained at home to help operate the farm as his older brothers had joined the army. Dad also worked for his cousin Bill Pilat in Glaslyn, where he met Annie Hawryliw, whom he married on Jan. 23, 1947. In the spring of 1947 the family (Olga, Mike and Dad and Mom) moved to Bruce, Alberta to farm. Their first crop was totally hailed out. Mike moved to Edmonton, Dad and Mom moved back to Glaslyn on a farm about 6 miles west of Glaslyn. There Jerry was born in 1948 and Gloria in 1950. Times were tough and in 1954 they decided to leave the farm and move to Edmonton and look for work (probably because he had a brother and two sisters there). He found employment at Sherrit Gordon Mines in Fort Saskatchewan where he worked for six and a half years. Marianne was born there in 1958.

His heart was always in farming, when the Hawryliw homestead came up for sale, Dad and Mom decided to buy it and moved back to Glaslyn in 1961. Here he famed and worked for Bill Pilat and later for Ed Dart. In the late ‘60s, son Jerry joined him in the farm operation and worked together until the late 80’s. Dad and Mom moved to Glaslyn in 1976 but he still actively farmed from there.

When grandsons, Murray and Darcy began to farm, Dad stepped back, but still eager to help until about 2010. Dad was very active in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church where he Cantored for over 45 years and many with the present Very Reverend Father Taras Udod. After his retirement he enjoyed golfing and bowling, quite often you would find his name on the high score board at the bowlarena. He had a passion for wood working, and in about 1990 decided to build grandfather clocks. Just from a picture he turned a rough piece of wood into a work of art. He built 13 grandfather clocks for his children and grandchildren, which will be cherished for generations. Dad really enjoyed seeing his great-grandchildren even in his last days he would brighten up when they came to visit.

Unfortunately he did not get to hold three of the youngest because they live a ling distance away and his mobility was failing. In July of 2014 Dad and Mom moved into an assisted living facility in North Battleford and settled very nicely. Dad left us on Nov. 10, 2014 just one day short of the 68th anniversary of his Dad’s passing. DAD – We will always be proud of what you accomplished as a Father, as a Farmer and as a Craftsman. We will forever be thankful for the morals, ethics and guidance you gave us to help make us what we are today. We will forever miss you, but we will be together again someday in a BETTER PLACE. ____________________________________________________

FLORENCE: Mr. John Florence of North Battleford passed away peacefully on October 27, 2014, at the age of 71 years. John David Florence was born on April 20th, 1943 in Wilkie, SK to Percy Florence and Jean Florence, (nee McLaren). John leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving wife: Patricia Florence, his daughter Michele (Mark) Matlock and their children: Adam and Amber his sons: Travis (Michelle) Florence and their son, Burke Florence Scott (Rachel) Florence and their children: Sara, Zane, Cloe and Bryn his brother: Robert “Bob” Florence and his beloved dog Zena. John attended elementary and high school at McLurg School in Wilkie. He had numerous hobbies including being a member of the air cadets, playing some sports like hockey, baseball and also took up the trumpet for awhile. He soon became interested in cars, motorcycles and girls (not sure of the order). John’s older brother Glen Florence Sr. was in the process of building a new stockyard and sales ring in Wilkie. John went to work for him and in the months that followed the yards became a reality. Glen decided to give some direction to John and offered to send him to Billings, Montana to attend the Western College of Auctioneering, When he returned he went back to work with Glen in Lloydminster at the live stockyards. This is where the two greatest changes in John’s life were to take place.

While in Lloyd he met a beautiful young lady by the name of Patricia Pattison who he fell in love with. She became his wife and soul mate for the next 47 years. His career took off in the livestock and auctioneering business. He spent 25 years with the Saskatchewan Pool Division. Pat and John lived in and around North Battleford where they raised their family for 47 years. John loved quading the hills, raising a few head of cattle, some chickens or showing up at the farm with something odd, like a goat or beefalo. When John set his mind to something he was all in, we learned a lot from him about the outdoors and he loved to explore. John loved spending weekends with his family at the lake or going on fishing trips to Canoe or Keeley Lake. If he has a two week window you’d find the family loading up and touring the Rocky Mountains.John and Pat purchased the North Battleford Nutters franchise in 1988 and John’s entrepreneur skills and hard work proved a successful 26 years to this point. Unfortunately John never did get the chance to retire, he left us too early. John had a larger than life personality and was fierce in his convictions. He loved adventure and he loved his toys including his strange vans, the Argo, the Kubota’s which he would switch the wheels with tracks, he loved his dogs and he especially loved Gran (Pat)! Over the years he travelled several times to BC he trekked into lakes not on any map, visited natural hot springs down the side of a mountain, then went in search for more in the area - because if there is one, there are probably more - and there were! You may have seen John over the past few years driving around town. Yep, that was him in his right hand drive van, he liked that one so much, he bought another one - just a big smaller!

John also had a love of his dogs and could sometimes be spotted stopping at restaurants to order special food just for the dogs.

John’s grandchildren knew their grandpa. He was present in their lives. They had activities and adventures that they will never forget.

He was at every birthday, the kid’s hockey games, countless vacations in Saskatchewan and through Canada and busy days at the farm. He was very intelligent man and had a thist for knowledge which I think is a trait he passed on to his children. He was eager to share his information with all of us. Listening to his stories would earn his respect and if you did decided to eat only organic, try his Chaga tea or throw out your microwave he was especially pleased.

John was strong in his convictions. Anything bought from China was frowned upon. In fact anything not made of real wood or 100 percent wool you may as well not buy. He liked a challenge. For years he would hand cut enough wood to get him through winter.

John’s big personality and funny faces will always be remembered.

He was left us with many great stories and his laugh will continue to ring in our ears.

MEMORIES OF GRANDPA AND ME “His contagious laugh will be in my memory for the rest of my life.”

Adam Matlock “I will never forget Christmas 2010, spent in an ice heave at Candle Lake with no gas or lights and only a jug of Christmas cheer to keep us warm. He was fearless and I realized that my adventurous spirit came from him.” Amber Matlock “Going down a hill in the Argo with no breaks.” Sara Florence “Going up in the hills to cut wood.” Zane Florence “Swimming with me in the pool when we were in Mexico.” Cloe Florence “He bought Zena and he’s my grandpa. And that’s about it. I can’t say about the bad words” Burke Florence “Going up a big scary hill in a funny van.” Bryn Florence ____________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES PENZIE: In loving memory of Orest Walter Penzie, who was born March 7, 1946 in Prince Albert, SK and passed away suddenly on October 17, 2014 in North Battleford, SK. Funeral Service was held Thursday, October 23 at 11am at the Knights of Columbus Hall in North Battleford, with Celebrant Reverend Father Taras Udod.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving family: his lifelong companion and fiancé Darlene Kennedy; daughters Jody and granddaughter Taylor; Aimee (Irvin) and Landon; Brittany Kennedy and extended Kennedy family; sister Jennie Penzie and her family Brenda, Linda (Bill) and their children Tyson and Chylynne, Darin (Ronda), Gail (Bobbi), and Kara(Chris) and their son Asher; sister Sylvia and daughter Sarah (Ryan) and his brother Paul (Sharon) and their children Sam and Jamie and their extended family. Orest was predeceased by his mother and father, Kay and Walter Penzie; nephew Sheldon Porochnavy and niece Vayda. Orest had a special bond with his sisters Jennie and Sylvia and brother Paul. He was especially close to all his nieces and nephews and their families. He enjoyed the large family gatherings, whether it be camping at the lake or those special holidays with family, both in North Battleford and Saskatoon.

After retirement, Orest travelled to Poland and Mexico with family and also enjoyed his fly-in fishing trips up north. Throughout his life, Orest always had to have something to do. He was dedicated to his employment and could always be counted on to be there as needed and even worked many holidays. Orest was employed with the railroad for thirty four years, working as a member of the work crew, brakeman and then conductor. Orest retired from the railroad in 2001 at the age of fifty-five. Working on the railroad took him across many provinces. However, retirement was short lived as he learned to drive a semi, but the mountains deterred him from pursuing this further. Orest decided to drive for a smaller trucking company delivering the mail. He bought a plane and took flying lessons. After this, Orest decided to become a farmer and Gido would have been proud of him for at least trying. Next Orest became a Taxi driver and then to complete his long list of occupations, he became a Commissionaire until the time of his passing. During his time off work, Orest could always be seen heading to Saskatoon to see Darlene and their children. He was a great friend to her brother Brian and would spend many days at the Rye farm having coffee and visiting while Darlene worked. Orest was a special friend to Darlene’s many brothers and sisters. He especially loved to attend his granddaughter Taylor’s Roller Derby games. He attended her Grade Twelve Graduations and also Brittany’s Graduation. Orest was very proud of them. His sudden passing has left a void to everyone who knew him and everyone who his life has touched. Orest will be deeply missed by all. Honorary Pallbearers: Everyone who shared in Orest’s life.Active Pallbearers: Paul Penzie, Bobbi Auger, Roman Duda, Lloyd Serool, Tyson Row, Darin Porochnavy. Memorial are requested to be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 273- 3rd Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK. Internment was at City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. CARD OF THANKS The family would like to thank his Commissionaire friends for the honorary guard at the funeral service. Celebrant, Reverend Father Taras Udod and his assistants. The cross bearer, Gail Porochnavy, and the ladies who served lunch at the hall. A special “Thank You” to all those who attended his service, sent flowers, food and condolences. We would especially like to thank Eternal Memories Funeral Staff for their support and kindness shown during this most difficult time. ____________________________________________________

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SCHWEITZER: In Loving Memory of Eva Elaine Schweitzer who was born Jan. 27, 1925 at Sintaluta, SK and passed away Nov. 9, 2014 at North Battleford, SK. Eva is lovingly remembered by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all who shared in her life. Danford (Marlene) – Jaime (Les Herle): Sarah; Erryl (Alana) – Tammi (Edan Bullerwell): Noah & Eva; Todd (Leanne); Kurt (Sharon) – Kyle & Ryan; Alma (Roy Redding) – Kimberley (Ryan Pilot): Brooke, Reese & Ethan; Ashley (Kendall Kovitch): Carson & Alera; Laurie (Gwyneth) – Michael; sister-in-law, Gussie Weran; numerous nieces & nephews. Eva was predeceased by her husband, Michael Joseph (1985) & her parents: Joseph & Julia Waddell; brothers: Ed (Mary), Vern (Norma), Allan (Kay), Sidney (Jessie); sister, Margaret (Cliff Walker). Celebration of Eva’s Life was held Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Battleford United Church, Battleford, SK with Rev. Nora Borgeson & Joyce Salie officiating. Scripture Reading was read by Joyce Salie. The Eulogy and Memories were shared by Jim Ramsay. Gifts of Music were by Congregation - “Church In The Wildwood”, “One Day At A Time” with Organist: M. Junice Headley; Soloist: Edan Bullerwell - “When I Get Where I’m Going”; CD Selection - “How Great Thou Art” and Piano Medley by Shelley Luedtke.

The Pallbearers were Ryan Pilot, Kyle Schweitzer, Kendall Kovitch, Ryan Schweitzer, Todd Schweitzer, Les Herle and Michael Schweitzer. An Honour Guard was present with Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch No. 9 and Honourary Pallbearers were “All who shared in Eva’s life”. Memorials are requested to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. A Private Family Interment took place at Town of Battleford Cemetery, Veterans Section, Battleford, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

EULOGY Eva was born on a farm in Sintaluta, SK on a very cold day on Jan. 27, 1925 to Joseph and Julia Waddell. She had 5 siblings, Ed, Vern, Allan, Sidney and Margaret. Her mother said she was a little bit of a thing so she got the nickname scraps. Eva attended 8 years at Bjelde Creek School. She met the love of her life, Michael Schweitzer at a dance at Willomore School. Eva saw a tall, skinny guy standing at the back of the room. He came over and asked her for a dance; they danced quite a bit during the night, she thought he was just it! After Mickey served over 5 years in the war, they met again at another dance at the town hall. After a short while of dating, Mickey asked Eva to marry him, they went to Lloydminster with another couple and were married, June 29, 1946. Music was a big part of Mick and Eva’s life. One of their first big events was playing on the CJNB radio station. They played for many dances in the Battlefords and surrounding areas. Eva also belonged to an orchestra called The Swing-Alongs. Mike and Eva had 5 children, Danford, Erryl, Kurt, Alma and Laurie. Many weekends were spent at the Weran and Owen farms playing music until the sun came up. So much fun was had by adults and children. For many years the Legion was a big part in Mick and Eva’s life. Eva became a life-long member of the Ladies Legion Auxiliary Branch Number 9. After the kids left home, Mick and Eva did a bit of travelling and took in many ball games following the Battlefords Boys team all over the place, they were very loyal fans! Bingo, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, painting pictures and doing many crafts everyday was a big part of Eva’s life. She loved keeping her hands busy. Eva lived everyday for her family and loved everyone in a special way.

CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Eva Schweitzer would like to give a heartful thank-you to the doctors and nurses for the compassionate care given to Mom and family. To our friends and relatives your care and thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Thank you to Battlefords United Church, Nora Borgenson, Joyce Sali and for the lovely lunch provided. Special thank-you to Edan Bullerwell for the beautiful song and Shelly Luedtke for the touching piano medley. Mom would of thought it was just beautiful! Thank-you Jim Ramsay for reading the eulogy and memories and Kelly Beaudot for the wonderful memories said about Mom. To Bob MacKay and staff thankyou for your professionalism and care during this difficult time in the loss of our dear Mom. The Schweitzer Family. ____________________________________________________

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LAND FOR SALE

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Community Events Calendar

November 5, 12 & 19 Adult Learn to Curl November 14, 15 & 16 Competitive Coaching Clinic November 22 Sturling Bonspiel December 6 - 7 Sticks N' Stones Bonspiel December 19 - 21 Senior Men's Region Playdowns December 26 Boxing Day Bonspiel

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

Tuesday, November 25, December 2, 9, 16 & 23 Heart 2 Heart Program at the Primary Health Centre, North Battleford, Frontier Mall from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to attend with you! The program offers information on cardiac conditions and reducing risk factors for any future cardiac event. Please call 306446-6422 to confirm/cancel your attendance if you haven’t done so.

Thursday, November 27 Louisiana Hayride Christmas at the Dekker Centre from 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, November 27, 28 & 29 Mervin’s Supper theatre - call Diane at 306-845-3420 for tickets.

Friday, November 28 Ham and Turkey Bingo at the Meota Community Hall at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 29 Radisson Christmas Craft Day at the Radisson Hall from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday & Sunday, November 28 & 30 NBCHS Me To We/Be The Change Group will be selling Rafiki Friend Bracelets at the Frontier Mall. Friday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Phone 306-45-6101 for more info.

Saturday, November 29 Christmas Tea and Bazaar at the Battleford United Church from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Sunday, November 30 All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus, 1202 - 105th Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 3 North Battleford City Kinsmen Intermediate and Beginners bands perform Music from around the World at the Band Hall, 1801 - 104th Street from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, December 4, 5 & 6 Glaslyn’s Community Dinner Theater presents Love by the Bolt.

For tickets call 306-342-7890.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 5, 6 & 7 A Walk through Bethlehem at the Battlefords Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1611 - 93rd Street. Friday & Saturday from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 6 Battlefords 2000 Lions Christmas Bazaar at the Alex Dillabough Centre, Battleford from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 60 Vendors - great Christmas gift ideas.

Saturday, December 6 Christmas Tea and Bake Sale at the Zion Lutheran Church, 10801 Winder Cres., North Battleford from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 6 Borden Farmers Market Christmas Sale at Borden Community Centre and Senior’s Room from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lunch by Grads of 2015.

Sunday, December 7 Christmas Celebration Banquet at the Territorial Drive Alliance Church, 2302 Clements Drive from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner with music to follow. Tickets available at the church office or call 306445-5158.

Sunday, December 7 Battlefords Scuba Community is holding free workshop introduction to Snorkeling (Skin Diving) at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Masks, snorkel and fins are provided for the session but participants can bring their own if they wish.

Learn the basics of using this equipment safely and comfortably.

Participants must regisster in advance by phoning Dennis at 306937-7195 to register.

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

Sunday, December 7 North Battleford City Kinsmen Concert Band performs 65 years of Music and Mayhem from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. at the Dekker Centre.

Phone Vivian at 306-445-5013 for more information.

Sunday, December 7 Merry Christmas Concert at the Meota Community Complex at 7:00 p.m.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location.Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

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Monthly Community Events Calendar Every We Week Wee ek Day Mornings

Play Pool at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford at 8:00 a.m.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

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

Every Week Day

3rd Wednesday of the Month

First Sunday of the Month

Genealogy at the North Battleford Library Board Room from 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. (except May to August & December). Contact Janice Walker at 306-445-5425 or Rosalie Jarvis 306-386-2127.

4th & 5th Sunday of the Month

Hillcrest Pot Luck Lunch 12:00 noon at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford. Entertainment to follow.

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

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

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

Jam Session at the Pioneer Hall from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Beginning October 5, 2014 until May 2015. Phone 306-445-5036 for more information.

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

Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m. For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306-892-2073.

Mondays

Scrabble from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford. Come join us. For more info call 306-937-2744.

2nd Monday of the Month

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

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

Tuesdays

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

Tuesdays

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

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

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more information phone Mary at 306-446-3315 or Joan at 306-445-9968.

Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the Western Development Museum at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.

1st Tuesdays of the Month

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

Last Tuesday of the Month

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

Wednesdays

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

2nd Wednesday of the Month

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

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

Thursdays Grief Share Support Group for those dealing with the death of a loved one at the Living Faith Chapel at 7:30 p.m. New session started September 18. Pre-registration required. Phone Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue 306-445-6658.

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

Fridays Hillcrest Singers from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford. Anyone is welcome come and sing.

Fridays North Battleford Grand Squares Dance (Mainstream & Plus Levels) at the Ukrainian Senior Centre - Slava Center, 792 - 108th Street from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Laura at 306-445-4676.

1st Friday of the Month Old Tyme Dance at the Pioneer Hall, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Live bands. For more information phone 306-445-5036.

1st Friday of the Month The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners & experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Carol at 306-445-4352 or Barb at 306-445-0486.

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

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

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Family Justice Services Parenting after Separation & Divorce Program from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To register for these sessions call toll free 1-877-964-5501. Registration is mandatory. There is no fee.

Registration deadline: Two days prior to the session. Location: will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only. No child care is provided.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday’s News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday’s & Thursday’s publication.

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Sprouting seeds for fresh local produce year round

By Jackie Bantle One of the most dismal parts of winter can be the lack of local fresh produce in our kitchens. However, with a few seeds and some water; fresh, nutrient rich sprouts can be grown as local as in your own kitchen, year round.

Sprouts are tiny growing plants, germinated from seeds. The sprouting process triggers multiplication of proteins, transforms carbohydrates into simple sugars for energy and combines minerals with amino acids for greater assimilation into the human body. Sprouts are an excellent source of antioxidants. Some of the seeds recommended for sprouting include alfalfa, red clover, sunflower, almond, broccoli, buckwheat, chick pea, lentil, mung bean, mustard, radish, sesame, soybean and wheat.

Sprouting seeds is easy.

Only a few supplies are needed: a small amount of good quality seeds, a large glass or clear plastic jar with a wide opening (such as a quart sized jar used for canning dill pickles) and a square of nylon mesh or screen along with a rubber band that will fit over the mouth of the jar.

Step one of the sprouting process is soaking seeds.

Place seeds in the jar and cover the seeds with clean, potable water at room temperature. Soak smaller seeds like broccoli or radish for 6 hours and larger seeds like beans or peas for 12 hours.

After this soaking or swelling stage, pour out water through the mesh and rinse seeds with fresh water.

After soaking, draining and rinsing seeds, place the jar in a dark place if possible. Wait for the seeds to germinate: this can take anywhere from one to twelve days, depending on the seed.

While waiting for seeds to germinate, the seeds should be rinsed at least twice daily (morning and evening) and preferably three times/day.

Always use clean water near room temperature for rinsing.

Once seeds begin to produce leaves, place the container in a bright spot to allow green chlorophyll in the leaves to develop. Never place any sprouting seeds in direct sun.

Sprouts are ready to eat as soon as leaves or roots are visible.

Sprouts that lose their hulls, i.e. sunflowers, need to

Sprouted alfalfa and wheatgrass seeds ready to eat. Photos by Jackie Bantle be cleaned in a different manner than seeds without hulls.

Once the sunflowers have sprouted, place them in a sink or a big bowl filled with water. Gently separate the hulls from the sprouts using your fingers. The hulls will rise or sink in the water and must be manually removed from the sprouts.

Store sprouts in the fridge for up to two weeks. Keep the sprouts in a sealed container and rinse with cool water every two days. One of the main concerns with sprouting seeds is contamination of the sprouts with a harmful bacteria such as salmonella. The key to avoiding this risk of infection is to

purchase and sprout seeds that are sold for sprouting purposes and have been tested for pathogens. For extra insurance, one can add one tablespoon of vinegar or five drops of food grade hydrogen peroxide (35 per cent) or one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide (three per cent) to two cups of water for soaking seeds. The best way to avoid disease is to purchase seeds from a reputable source such as: Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds – located in Parkside (www. sprouting.com); Sprout Master – Elmvale, Ont, (www. sproutmaster.com); Eatmore Sprouts – Courtenay, B.C. (www.eatmoresprouts.com) For more detailed informa-

tion about sprouting seeds, I recommend the book The Wonders of Sprouting by Lucie Desjarlais: available from your favourite sprouting seed supplier.

Happy sprouting!

Bantle is a horticulturist living in Saskatoon.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions (Nov. 26:My Garden Project – a showcase of horticulture endeavors around town from training young gardeners to a family building a park).

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