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North Battleford, Sask.

Tuesday, Novermber 4, 2014

‘A Unique Musical Exercise’ North Battleford’s Keith Bartlett (left) and Flin Flon, Man.’s Mark Kolt improvised music based on Waiting On The Tide (pictured in the background) and the other paintings on display at the Chapel Gallery’s exhibition Visual Tension: The Recent Work of Dean Bauche. The paintings were picked by Bartlett and Kolt, Bauche and members of the more than 200-person crowd that attended the evening’s event. After each short performance, Bartlett, Kolt and Bauche talked about their decisions when it came to the music and the paintings themselves.

The paintings will be on display at Chapel Gallery until Dec. 31. Turn to Page 15 for the story. Photo by Brett Smith

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Single‐vehicle rollover causes two deaths near Cochin

Staff COCHIN — A single-vehicle rollover caused the death of two men at the Moosomin First Nation Reserve access near Cochin Saturday evening.

At approximately 4:14 p.m., the Battlefords Rural RCMP detachment responded to a call regarding a four-door sedan losing control travelling west on a grid road. The sedan rolled into the Lehman Canal near Cochin, landing upside down in the water.

As a result of the rollover, two men aged 40 and 28 years old from Moosomin First Nation were pronounced deceased at the scene. STARS attended the scene to assist.

The 19-year-old female driver of Moosomin First Nation was not injured in the collision.

T h e d r i v e r, C h a r n e l l e S w i f t wolfe, is charged with two counts of impaired driving causing death, two counts of impaired operation over 80 mg per cent blood alcohol content causing death and

one count of failing to comply with a probation order.

Swiftwolfe made her first court appearance Nov. 3 at Provincial Court in North Battleford. Swiftwolfe remains in custody and is due to appear again Nov. 5 for a scheduled show-cause hearing.

An RCMP traffic re-constructionist was on the scene assisting in the ongoing investigation to determine additional factors which contributed to this collision Next of kin have been notified, but names have not been released.

Student fitness: thinking outside the gymnasium Nutrition … Do it.

The program is provided by the University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology and Blue Cross. The evidence-based program is a free fun program for families with children who meet the criteria.

Two groups are running in the Battlefords, said Lehman.

One is for ages two to four, with the child and the family coming to the program to learn different ways of playing to encourage activity and healthy choices.

The other is for ages seven to 13, to which overweight children are referred through the public health or the education systems. The family also participates.

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By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

The government of Saskatchewan wants school boards to ensure students engage in 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. To meet that goal, outlined in the Ministry of Health’s Inspiring Movement document, Living Sky School Division teachers have found themselves having to think outside the gymnasium.

Superintendent of curriculum and instruction Tonya Lehman says most school can’t meet the ministry’s directive by gym alone; if a school has 20 classrooms sharing one gym, there isn’t enough space, let alone time in the day.

Presenting a report on Living Sky’s progress toward meeting the 30 minute goal to board of education members recently, Lehman said, teachers are looking outside of the box to incorporate movement in their classrooms throughout the day.

“Some of our schools don’t have the space needed to offer quality phys ed programs every day,” she said.

Nowadays, if you go into a school you might see many kids half way through a lesson standing up to get their bodies moving and their brains shifted so they are ready to learn, said Lehman.

Some schools have fitness rooms or stations, walking clubs during the day, recess activities or even start early with organized physical activity or exercise, such as the SPARK program in Unity and Luseland.

“Phys ed doesn’t always have to be in the gym,” said Lehman.

She added Living Sky

Christ School Division and Living Sky School Division, said Lehman.

“If it’s a hit here, maybe can sell it in our other communities as well,” she said..

Lehman told trustees, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, child obesity has tripled in the past 25 years. In Saskatchewan, 29.1 per cent are considered overweight, and 15 per cent don’t get the foundation’s recommended levels of one hour or more physical activity per day.

Lehman said physical activity can positively influence cognitive skills, attitude and academic behaviours.

“If we don’t start to intervene in our schools and communities, we are going to have a problem on our hands,” she said.

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Superintendent Tonya Lehman presenting a report on student fitness activities in Living Sky School Division schools. Photo by Jayne Foster learning consultant Sherron Burns is “a great resource in helping classroom teachers to implement movement during the day and outside of the gymnasium.”

A number of schools in the division have become recognized by Physical and Health Education Canada, a professional organization for physical and health educators, as QPDE schools.

QPDE schools provide a Quality Daily Physical Education program for a minimum of 30 minutes per day to all students throughout the year. Those schools are Connaught, Bready and McKitrick elementary schools in North Battleford and Norman Carter School in Wilkie as well as Medstead

School.

Lehman said Bready School has been a leader, making in motion and physical activity a school goal priority. They have in motion activities which involved families as well, encouraging physical activity as well as building positive relationships with the school.

It’s more than just exercise, said Lehman. It’s about changing a lifestyle.

She also told trustees there are numerous opportunities for students to get involved in extra curricular sports and activities, competitive and non-competitive, that are well supported by the division, including making funds available for travel to events.

There have also been community partnerships established, such as curling lessons for Battlefords students provided by the curling centre in North Battleford. Many rural communities have the same, she added. There have also been partnerships with Table Mountain ski hill.

Getting students involved in extra curricular activities not only improves health, it encourages student engagement, helping to keep kids in school.

The extra time and dedication teachers put into these activities is appreciated, said Lehman.

There is also a new program getting underway in the community, she said — MEND Mind, Exercise

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Editorial

Hey, it isn’t all bad

By Becky Doig Editor

Often the phone will ring in the newsroom with someone offering information about an event or initiative in the community. At the conclusion of a recent call of that nature the caller sought to give weight to his pitch by saying, “this is some positive news about the community. There is always so much focus on the negative.”

The “always” reference got my back up and I told the caller as much. He sputtered a little and didn’t really try to back up his statement, but the comment still left me in a rankled state.

On the one hand we are criticized for painting too negative a picture of the community. On the other hand, groups such as North Battleford Victims of Crime chastise us for not telling it like it is.

In reality we believe we do a rather fine job of providing a balance of feel good reporting and reality. Those who say there is nothing but negativity in our reporting are looking strictly for the negative and bypassing the positive.

Those who chastise us for not telling the whole story, should be aware of the amazing amount of time John Cairns devotes to covering court cases of interest, while still managing to complete work he needs to devote to his other beats.

In this edition you can read about a man sentenced for drug possession and an alleged drunk-driving incident causing death. And, if you choose to look deeper, you can enjoy the anecdotes of Les Guthrie, who delivered newspapers throughout the Northwest for 36 years or about how Living Sky School Division is getting innovative in finding ways to get their students more physically active. All positive, no, but not all negative either.

Letter

What life is unworthy of protection?

Recently Battlefords Trade and Education Centre received a very nice donation from Garth Link with a note that reads: “ I would like to make this donation to BTEC to honour Gene and Diane Aulinger. The Aulingers have made a lasting commitment to the Battlefords and surrounding area. I would like to recognize and show my appreciation for their extensive dedication and service to others both past and present.”

As well as being grateful for the donation, we as an organization agree wholeheartedly with Garth’s sentiment about the Aulingers. Diane has been working off and on with BTEC for several years and has helped extensively with our fundraising efforts for the new building fund. Both Diane and Gene help out in any way they can. Gene has been a dedicated band director and supports his students with his extensive musical knowledge and encouragement.

The Aulingers have both children and a grandchild who live in the Battlefords and are committed to the success of the city.

Ronda Johnson Office Manager, BTEC

Dear Editor There are few topics as contentious as abortion. It’s one of those things you just don’t bring up in polite conversation. However, in light of a recent letter to the editor , (“A matter of priorities, News-Optimist, Oct. 23) I am finding myself more and more troubled by the sentiment surrounding this debate.

I’m not going to get into the many glaring misconceptions about the actual procedure, instead I want to pose a question: when does life become unworthy of protection? Many of the people I know who are anti-abortion are also pro-death penalty. This is hypocritical, given that we know innocent people can and have been executed.

Anti-abortion activists have also been noticeably absent from pro-LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) groups, pro-mental health initiatives and pro-racial justice campaigns. LGBTQ people, mentally ill people and non-white people are more frequently victims of unjust incarceration, murder and suicide than straight, non-mentally ill and white people. So why don’t anti-abortion activists care about these innocent victims?

And finally, what of the people who have no means to look after their child? Are they to place it up for adoption and strand it in an already overtaxed system? Do they try to raise a child that they never wanted to begin with and may end up resenting? Or does the pregnant person attempt an abortion procedure at home that will severely harm or even

kill her?

Anti-abortion activists claim to be pro-life, but I don’t think this is a well thought out, measured view. Instead of trying to police what others do with their bodies and instead of trying to force regulation that will only lead to back alley abortions, take care of the people who are already on this Earth. Support homeless shelters and your local high school’s GSA. Support anti-bullying regulations and teach your kids to treat human beings with kindness and respect.

Be kind to each other and understand that not everyone may have the physical and mental resources available to give birth to a child.

J. Acaster North Battleford

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Throne Speech delivered in somber atmosphere: Cox

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The new legislative session is off to a busy start for Battlefords MLA Herb Cox and everyone else in the Saskatchewan legislature.

But the atmosphere for the Speech from the Throne delivered on Oct. 22 was muted considerably due to the shooting incident on Parliament Hill in Ottawa that morning.

“It definitely cast a shadow over the day,” Cox admitted, who expressed his remorse over the two terrorist incidents that had taken place the week before.

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of those two fallen soldiers who died so needlessly in this country.

It was a shock to everyone as far as I’m concerned.”

The premier made the decision to go ahead with the Throne Speech despite what happened; Cox explained it was a tradition no one was going to stop.

But there were some changes to the program.

There was no inspecting of the guard outside because “that was just maybe looking for trouble.” Instead, they moved the program inside, with the RCMP and the Regina police agreeing to supply extra members in the legislature.

“It was unusual to see armed police officers patrolling our halls,” said Cox. The events of the week before also mean there will be more security at the legislature from now on.

Cox said that anyone coming to visit the legislature will need to check in with the front desk. “You don’t necessarily need to have an appointment but you need to have somebody you’re meeting here.”

“You just don’t get to

wander around the building anymore,” Cox said.

He regrets the changes because the legislature is the “people’s building.” Still, Cox believes it will be a “minimal change” and people will still be able to meet with their MLA or the minister responsible for their issues in the legislature. Anyone who wants to to watch the legislature’s proceedings will need to present ID and get a visitor’s pass.

Despite the challenges surrounding the Speech from the Throne presentation, the speech was delivered by the lieutenant-governor and Cox could point to some highlights.

What stood out for Cox was the government’s continued focus on managing the prosperity of the province.

“The priority is, and I’ve talked about this before, is keeping Saskatchewan strong, keeping our growth going, keeping the growth that we have experienced over the last seven years so that we can afford to do the things we need to do for people in this province.”

Among the highlights for him was “577,000 people working in our province right now,” and the “lowest unemployment rate in the country.”

He also pointed to Premier Brad Wall’s work promoting trade on trade missions throughout the year “telling the Saskatchewan story and getting interest raised in our province.”

The throne speech spoke about the government’s plans to “maintain its emphasis on international engagement, particularly in Asia, the fastest growing region in the world. In the months ahead, my government will undertake trade missions to key international markets while continuing to support the Saskatchewan Trade and

BATTLEFORDS MLA HERB COX Export Partnership (STEP), which carried out 42 trade missions to 27 countries in 2013.”

Also in the throne speech, the government also supported the Comprehensive Europe Trade Agreement as well as the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, and pledged to continue to reduce trade barriers with particular mention of country-oforigin labeling regulations, or COOL. The government also reiterated its support for reducing trade barriers between provinces through the New West Partnership.

Cox also pointed to government initiatives to ensure workers are trained for the jobs available. Among those he pointed to in the Throne Speech was the plan to increase the adult basic education seats again by some 775 seats this year, bringing the number to over 9,000.

In general, Cox made it

SIGA

Casinos receive responsible gaming accreditation

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The six SIGA gaming casinos in Saskatchewan have received the “highest accreditation” in responsible gambling from the Responsible Gambling Council.

The announcement was made in a news release Oct. 30. Among the casinos receiving the accreditation standards is Gold Eagle Casino of North Battleford.

The others are Bear Claw, Dakota Dunes, Living Sky, Painted Hand and Northern Lights casinos across Saskatchewan, all of them also SIGA casinos.

The Responsible Gambling Council is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to problem

gambling prevention. They work to reduce gambling risks by “creating and delivering innovative awareness and information programs,” and have developed RG Check, a voluntary responsible gambling accreditation program.

Their accreditation process includes an independent and objective assessment of the responsible gaming policies and procedures, set against a comprehensive set of responsible gaming standards.

“The Responsible Gambling Council researched gambling safeguards around the world to ensure that these standards were the most comprehensive and rigorous anywhere,” said RGC CEO, Jon Kelly, in a statement.

“These RG Standards have been developed and refined

over many years and are the most stringent available today. They reflect established and expected best-practices in the area of responsible gambling.”

The casinos are certified for three years, and the designation includes annual updates for ongoing compliance.

SIGA President and CEO Zane Hansen welcomed the accreditation news in a statement.

“We are advocates for responsible gambling and RG Check accreditation confirms our commitment to operating in a socially responsible manner,” said Hansen. ”We would like to thank the Responsible Gambling Council for their recognition of our high standards in responsible gambling.”

known he preferred to deal with issues related to growth than the other way around.

“We know that, yes, there are some problems with growth but I think those problems are a lot better than the problems that arise with decline.”

There was mention of other initiatives in the Throne Speech, including the expansion of HUBs in the province to other communities. The HUB has been in place in North Battleford now for a couple of years to improve community safety through greater co-ordination of the relevant social and law-enforcement agencies.

“The HUB speaks for itself, the results that it’s had,” said Cox. He also pointed to enhancements coming to the Victims Compensation Program and amendments to the Victims of Domestic Violence Act, to “make it easier

for people to collect money that has been allotted to them by a judgment in court.”

The Throne Speech also reiterated the government’s commitment to Saskatchewan Hospital, Cox said.

“It’s going to be a groundbreaking facility not only in Canada but right across North America,” said Cox, who also noted it would include an integrated corrections facility. The proposal calls for 188 beds at the new Saskatchewan Hospital and 96 spaces at the corrections facility.

“We’re being looked at as innovators in the treatment of incarcerated people and people that are in jail with mental issues. It’s going to be a tremendous facility and a tremendous boon to North Battleford to have this kind of facility.”

He was very happy to see the Sask Hospital project move to the request-forproposals stage with three qualified groups shortlisted.

“That’s the final piece of the puzzle,” said Cox, “up until the actual sod-turning.”

He expects the project will move quickly once the successful applicant is chosen, because “any one of the three are prepared to go to work right away.”

However, the government’s commitment to a P3 process -- public private partnerships -- for Sask Hospital and other projects came under fire last week at a town hall meeting held at the Dekker Centre and attended by luminaries such as Maude Barlow and CUPE national president Paul Moist.

Among the charges levelled at the Sask Hospital P3 was that jobs would be impacted and that there was no transparency regarding the costs.

Cox, though, reiterated his support for the P3 plan, which will mean “savings to the

taxpayers in this province” he said. He also didn’t share the view that jobs would be lost.

“Not only are we increasing the number of beds on the hospital side, but we are adding another 96 beds on the corrections side,” said Cox. That will mean a “net increase in jobs, and I have no reason to suspect that’s going to be any different,” he added.

Overall, the start of fall sitting has meant some long hours -- “from 7:30 in the morning to 9:30 at night” said Cox -- and a bit of a learning curve for the newly-appointed Government Whip.

Cox was busy, he said, organizing the agendas and people’s speeches in relation to the Speech from the Throne. But the MLA is pleased with his new responsibilities and with the agenda outlined by the government.

“This is always an exciting time when you come back for the fall session after spending the summer months in your office in your constituency and meeting the people up there,” said Cox. While he has been busy with his legislative duties, Cox was able to return to the riding for a number of events this month.

He was at the launch of the North Battleford eight-unit pocket housing project on Oct. 17, and also attended the grand opening of the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Feed Research Centre, which he was able to tour along with other dignitaries.

On Oct. 25, Cox was in Battleford for a local Saskatchewan Party fundraiser at Alex Dillabough Centre featuring the musical group The Reactions. Minister of education Don Morgan was among the guests at the event, which was well attended by a number of local Sask. Party supporters and volunteers.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - PAGE 6

Les Guthrie:

e n O n a Th e r o ‘The M Million Mile Man’

By Brett Smith

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Bird’s Eye View

Haunted Fort

Record numbers show up to be creatively frightened Submitted Saturday night, Oct. 25 saw the 9th Annual Halloween Haunted Fort come to life at Fort Battleford National Historic Site with recordbreaking attendance.

The weather certainly cooperated with plus temperatures and a cool brisk wind that only seemed to add to the creepiness of the evening. More than 660 people showed up for a frightful evening.

This event takes several days to prepare and relies heavily on the volunteers who help set it up, perform the night of the event and help clean up afterward.

Without the generosity and commitment of volunteers, Fort Battleford would not be able to present this unique event for the members of the community.

The Fort has had many volunteers who have literally grown up doing this program and who have that fright factor down to a science.

The Fort staff acknowledges all volunteers for their tireless efforts in making this program such a success.

This year Guy and Tammy Turcotte generously loaned many of their family’s Halloween props for the event.

Setting up the historic buildings is a labour of love for staff and volunteers. Although all appreciate the history that this site is famous

Tatiana Antenenko and Kelsey Van Dyke are made up with ghoulish looks for their roles in the Haunted Fort. Photos submitted

for, Halloween is an opportunity to step outside that historic box and do something completely different.

The day of the event is filled with finishing touches on the decorations and lighting and getting everyone fixed up with the appropriate makeup for the role they are playing.

The board room in the visitor centre looks more like a Hollywood makeup studio than a meeting place.

The Friends of Fort Battleford demonstrate tireless commitment to the site and its programs. For the Halloween Haunted Fort, the Friends of Fort Battleford offered age appropriate guests a beer gardens and there were snacks and refreshments for everyone. This is a group of volunteers who have been partnered with Fort Battleford for many years.

The organizers also appreciate the support of those who attended the event. This year folks came from as far away as Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. and Val Marie, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Meadow Lake. But the majority of guests were from right here in our own community, which is what organizers hope for the most!

Thank you for supporting this and other special events at Fort Battleford National Historic Site.

Staff and volunteers look forward to another successful visitor season in 2015!

Elinor Florence was in the Battlefords Friday and Saturday and in Cut Knife and Saskatoon Monday to sign her new book, Bird’s Eye View. Above, she dressed in vintage accessories for the launch, which, having grown up in the Brada area, she was happy to set in Saskatchewan at the Fred Light Museum. Bird’s Eye View tells the story of a young woman from Saskatchewan whose fictional home town of Touchwood becomes an air training base. Fired with patriotism, she joins the air force herself – one of 50,000 Canadian women who enlisted to support the fighting men. Rose Jolliffe travels overseas and becomes an interpreter of aerial photographs, spying on the enemy from the sky, searching out camouflaged munitions factories and bomb targets on the continent. Throughout the war, Rose has a bird’s eye view of the Canadian experience – at Dieppe, in the skies over Germany, on the beaches of Normandy – and finally, when our country shared in the Allied victory. The book will be available at the Fred Light Museum in Battleford, Crandleberry’s in North Battleford, Afternoon Delight in Cut Knife and at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon as well as online at Chapters-Indigo and Amazon. Florence began her journalism career in North Battleford and now lives in Invermere, B.C. Photo

by Jayne Foster

RCMP Daily Report

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School egged Wednesday night Staff The North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 55 calls between 6 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 29 and 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31.

Over the noted time period, they also made two arrests relating to alcohol offences. Other investigations included six false or nuisance 911 calls, three reports relating to minor traffic infractions, two reports relating to minor disturbances, one municipal bylaw complaint, one Child Welfare Act, one

false alarm and one missing person report.

Police are seeking information about the following incidents:

Wednesday

• Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Railway Avenue East shortly before 3 p.m. Both vehicles involved in the collision sustained significant damage and had to be towed from the scene. No injuries reported.

Police are continuing their investigation into the cause of the collision.

• A complaint of five kids

throwing eggs at a school on 19th Avenue.

• A complaint that a local grocery store did not have any cottage cheese. The complainant advised that she got upset with the manager and swore at him. The member advised the complainant that she was free to shop elsewhere.

Check out The Battlefords RCMP Daily Report on our website at

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Jail time for drug possession Staff SPIRITWOOD — A 48year-old man from Spiritwood has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after pleading guilty to two charges related to possession of cocaine

and marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

Daniel Omer Guimond was charged Sept. 18 after RCMP executed a search warrant at his residence.

Police say several types of illicit drugs were seized dur-

ing that raid.

He was taken into custody and charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Guimond was sentenced Oct. 28.

Truck a total loss after blaze Staff A vehicle fire on Thatcher Avenue Sunday had North Battleford Fire Department

on the scene for about 45 minutes.

According to NBFD the call came in at about 1:45 p.m. and although the fire

was quickly extinguished the truck that burned is described as a total loss. Damage is estimated at $15,000.

There were no injuries.

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Notre Dame Hounds beat North Stars on controversial goal

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

If there was ever a game that proved that you could not take any night off in the Kramer Division, you could look no further than Saturday’s game between the Battlefords North Stars and Notre Dame Hounds.

The North Stars had entered the night one point back of the Hounds for second place. But instead, they ended up on the wrong end of a 3-1 score that dropped them to 8-4-3 on the season – a record not even good enough to escape the division basement, where they are now tied with Humboldt.

“We went from being at the top of the standings to last place,” said coach Kevin Hasselberg after the game.

“Our guys have got to look at that and understand how tight things are. We weren’t consistent tonight, and it cost us two points.” He added “maybe that’s what we’ve got to do – start at the bottom again.”

The game was highlighted early on by good goaltending and defensive play, and there was no scoring after one period.

The second period was more of the same, but the Hounds were able to score first as Devin Gerun scored from Jon Paris to make it 1-0 at the 13:28 mark.

The North Stars were able to tie it up soon after on Ryne Keller’s first of the season, with the assist to Jake McMillen and Brenden Heinrich at 16:34.

That would round out the scoring through two periods.

November 6 The Battlefords AAA Stars take the ice at the Civic Centre against the Beardy’s Blackhawks. Opening faceoff is 7:30 p.m.

November 7 The Battlefords Barons Atom AA Tier 1 play Lloydminster Fort Garry. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre.

November 7 The Battlefords North Stars host the defending RBC Cup champion Yorkton Terriers at the Civic Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

November 8 The Battleford Beaver Blues welcome the Radisson Wheat Kings into Battleford Arena for an exhibition tilt.

The game starts at 8 p.m.

November 9 The Battlefords Barons Atom AA face off against Lloydminster Foremost at the Don Ross Arena. Puck drop is 12:30 p.m.

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Shots were 24-19 for the North Stars by this point.

The third period remained knotted at 1-1 until the 15:16 mark when Cory Anderson beat Spencer Tremblay with a controversial goal on a play in which Tremblay argued he was interfered with.

Several Hounds had swarmed the net, and Hasselberg said he was going to look at the tape to see exactly what happened.

“I’m not sure if our goaltender was interfered with or not, but at the end of the day when you look at how that puck went in, our goaltender was flat on his back and there

was no one in the net,” said coach Hasselberg.

“We’ll look at it on video and if we see that there was interference there, then obviously the official made the poor call.”

In the end, the goal counted. Nathan Walsh and Dion Antisin got the assists.

With the North Stars down a goal late, coach Hasselberg pulled his netminder for the extra attacker, and then caught a huge break when the Hounds’ Peyton Hogan was called for cross-checking with 35 seconds left, giving the North Stars a commanding 6-on-4 opportunity.

But Anderson’s empty netter right from the face off with nine seconds left sealed the win for the Hounds, snapping what for them was a slide that saw them win only once in seven games.

Tremblay had stopped 24 of 26 shots on the night, while Alexi Thibaudeau stopped 29 of 30 for the win.

The loss left Hasselberg steamed at the officiating, but he tried to find some positives.

“I thought our guys worked hard for the most part. We’ve got to find consistency in our effort so that we can keep that sustained pressure over

60 minutes and when you’re going through difficult times like this, you’ve got to stay up and you’ve got to keep believing in what the process is going to produce for us.”

Now the North Stars have to collect their thoughts and regroup for their trip to Melfort against the Mustangs, where they need to try and put their recent losing home stand behind them.

“We don’t like having these challenges,” said Hasselberg.

“Everybody wants to win hockey games. Certainly you’ve got to take the 24 hours to cool down and not let it affect you.”

Late BNS comeback falls short against Klippers

By Brett Smith Sports Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars’ third period comeback attempt fell short as they were edged 4-3 by the Kindersley Klippers Thursday night at the Civic Centre.

Trailing 4-1, the North Stars scored two goals within 16 seconds late in the third period, but were unable to find the tying goal with their goalie pulled.

It was a sluggish start to the game for the North Stars as they shook off the rust from a nine-day layoff. They did show some spark while killing penalties in the first period. While shorthanded, Jackson Bond got behind the Kindersley defence and into the Klippers’ zone. When he stopped and tried a toedrag move, the defenceman caught up and knocked the puck off his stick.

Later in the first, with the North Stars on the power play, Michael Statchuk put a shot on net that Klippers goaltender Evan Weninger stopped. Ryne Keller and Matthew Saharchuk were on the doorstep for the rebound, but were unable to put the puck past Weninger.

After a strong start by the North Stars in the second period, the Klippers got the

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Jake Erickson had an assist in the third period, but the North Stars were unable to come from behind to beat Kindersley Thursday night at the Civic Centre. Photo by Brett Smith game’s first goal less than five minutes into the frame.

With traffic in front of the net, Klippers captain Shaun MacPherson’s shot was deflected over North Stars goaltender Spencer Tremblay’s pad by Devin Case and into the net.

Later in the second, the Klippers used a pretty passing play to make it a 2-0 game. Stefen Seel carried the puck into the North Stars’ zone and made a drop pass to Carter Sawicki, who then found Landon Gross streaking to the net on the other

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side of the rink. Gross took the pass, cut across the face of the goal and backhanded the puck past Tremblay for the goal.

Tensions started to boil between the North Stars and Klippers at the end of the second period. Just as time expired, Gross took a run at North Stars defenceman Kendall Fransoo. Both players grabbed each other and started talking until Brenden Heinrich knocked Gross to the ice. After the dust settled, Heinrich was given a cross-checking penalty, while

Fransoo earned a 10-minute misconduct.

Less than five minutes into the third, the Klippers made it a 3-0 with a shorthanded marker. MacPherson forced a turnover at the Klippers’ blue line and skated away on a breakaway. He took a slash as he got to the net, but was still able to slide the puck through the pads of Tremblay.

The rough stuff continued midway through less than seven minutes into the third.

Following a big hit from North Stars forward Adam Smith, Conner Veroba skated over and grabbed him to push him against the glass by the Kindersley bench. Kindersley’s Ty Lindberg came off the bench and grabbed Smith from behind. Baxter Kanter came over to help Smith and took out Lindberg. Once the referees broke up the scrum, Kanter, Lindberg and Smith all received double minors for roughing. Additionally, Lindberg was given a game misconduct while Smith received a 10-minute misconduct.

On the ensuing power play for the Klippers, Kindersley appeared to make it a 4-0 game. However, the referees waved off a goal due to a high stick making contact with the puck before it got past Tremblay.

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Sharks split weekend with second‐place Swift Current Wildcats

By Brett Smith Sports Reporter

The Battlefords AAA Sharks continue to pile up the points early in the SFMAAAHL season.

For the third consecutive time, the Sharks won one of two games in a weekend series, this time splitting games with the Swift Current Wildcats.

In Saturday night’s weekend opener, Chloe Marshall made 44 saves for the shutout as the Sharks edged the Wildcats 1-0.

The game’s lone goal came early in the first period.

Jetta Derenoski struck for the Sharks, netting her sixth goal of the season 4:57 into the game. She beat Wildcats goaltender Loghan Hennes with assists from Misty Bird and MacKenzie Cey. Marshall preserved the one-goal lead as the Wildcats outshot the Sharks 44-14. It was her first win and first shutout of the season. Hennes made 13 saves to take the loss

for the Wildcats.

Swift Current scored twice in the first period of Sunday’s match up and held on the defeat the Sharks 3-1.

The Sharks had two early chances to open the scoring in the first period. Cey carried the puck into the Swift Current zone, but her shot was turned aside by the league’s first star of October Jasey Book. Later in the frame, Derenoski blocked a clearing attempt by Gabrielle Gray.

The Sharks forward fell down and got back up to receive a pass from Cey, but her shot was stopped by Book.

Battlefords spent the remainder of the first period trapped in their own zone.

The Wildcats made them pay with 7:16 to play in the frame. Chloe Smith handled the puck in the Sharks’ zone, eventually getting down close to the crease. Her backhand shot beat Marshall to put the Wildcats up 1-0.

Less than three minutes later, the Wildcats went up 2-0. Karlie Bell redirected Gray’s high point shot

Cassidy Fehr of the Battlefords Sharks carries the puck into the corner during Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the Swift Current Wildcats.

Photo by Brett Smith under the cross bar and past Marshall with 4:19 remaining in the first.

The Wildcats kept up the pressure in the second period, but Marshall was equal to the challenge. Her best two saves of the period came after Bird turned the puck

over to Kaci Jones. The Swift Current forward snapped the puck on net, but Marshall used her blocker to make the save. The Wildcats recovered it and worked the puck back to the point for a big shot, but Marshall made a blocker save again. The Sharks were

outshot 11-2 in the period.

However, Battlefords turned up the pressure in the third period and were rewarded with a goal. Cey took a pass from Derenoski in the corner and skated behind the net. She tried to make a pass into the slot, but it went off a skate and past Book for Cey’s second of the season. Derenoski and Maya Tupper were given assists on the goal.

The Sharks kept pressuring for the equalizer as time ticked away. Their best opportunities to even the score came on a five-on-three power play. Cassidy Fehr faked a slap shot and made a backdoor pass to Cey, but the puck was just out of the Sharks forward’s reach. Later in the power play, a point shot was deflected by both Laura Harper and Morgan Fraser, but the puck went just wide of the net.

Near the end of the third, Cey skated into the zone and behind the net. Her pass to Derenoski in the slot went off a skate and forced Book

to make a good save. The rebound stayed in front of the net and both Cey and Derenoski were unable to knock it into the net.

With 2:39 left to play, Fehr took a penalty for hooking. Despite that, Derenoski had a shorthanded chance.

She fended off two Wildcats defenders, but had the puck knocked off her stick just before her shot.

The Sharks continued to apply pressure late. They pulled Marshall to have fiveon-five hockey again. However, with 44 seconds left, Smith got the puck out of the Wildcats zone and scored into the Sharks’ empty net, sealing the 3-1 win.

Book earned her sixth win of the season by stopping 13 of 14 shots. She remains unbeaten on the year. Marshall was strong as she made 33 saves in a losing effort.

With the one win this weekend, the Sharks (3-5-00) matched their point total from all of last season. They hit the road next weekend for two games in Melville.

Rider Insider

Questions remain about Durant’s availability as season winds down

By Rod Pedersen Voice of the Riders

Well here we are!

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have reached the final week of the 2014 regular season and they’ll conclude the 18-game schedule this Saturday at 6 p.m. when they host the Edmonton Eskimos.

Then it’s playoff time.

But what happens between now and semifinal weekend for the Roughriders has everybody guessing. I suspect even some of the Roughrider players are wondering too, along with the rest of the Canadian Football League.

It’s been eight weeks

since star Rider quarterback Darian Durant tore a tendon in his right elbow Sept. 7 in Winnipeg. That cued an alarming tailspin which has seen Canada’s Team lose their past five straight games and six of seven since Durant went down.

Now the Rider Nation is abuzz since Durant is due to come back but one has to wonder if he’ll be back for this Saturday’s game (since he’s practiced only sporadically the past couple of weeks and not even thrown a pass in open workouts), or for the playoffs or will he be shut down all together.

The Riders’ transaction Oct. 23 of placing Durant back on the six-game injured list certainly got

tongues wagging, but it was more of a clerical move than anything else.

“I think people probably read too much into that,” observed Riders Assistant GM Jeremy O’Day on 620 CKRM. “It appears that when something like that happens, it means automatically that he’s not available for any more games, but that’s actually not the truth.

We can pull any of the guys off the six-game injured list.

That’s just a worst case scenario. If he doesn’t recover the way we expect, then he stays on the six-game and it would impact the salary cap.

“By no means with us doing that does it mean Darian won’t play again this

Fountain, Delainey score late goals Continued from Page 8 The North Stars killed off the double minor.

The North Stars got on the board with 8:19 left to play.

On a delayed penalty, Jordan Townsend picked up the puck on the side boards, skated to the centre of the ice and snapped it over Weninger’s shoulder to make it a 3-1 game.

It was Townsend’s third goal of the season.

About a minute later, the

Klippers stole the momentum back. On a two-on-one rush, Graham Lanigan kept the puck and snapped it past Tremblay for the eventual game-winning goal.

The North Stars made a game of it late in the third.

With 3:12 to play, Jake Erickson’s point shot was redirected by Nick Fountain through Weninger’s leg for Fountain’s fourth goal of the year. Before Fountain’s goal was announced, Matthew

Havens dug the puck out of the corner and passed to Reed Delainey in front of the net.

Delainey lifted the puck over Weninger’s glove for his fifth goal of the year, cutting the Klippers’ lead to one.

Battlefords kept the pressure up, but were unable to find the tying goal before time expired.

Tremblay stopped 32 shots in the loss for the North Stars.

Weninger made 27 saves for the Klippers.

New Horizons begins curling season

By Allie Raycroft Due to ice problems Oct. 14, New Horizons began their curling season Oct. 21 at the Northland Power Curling Centre.

Chadwick downed O’Hare, Hall beat Scott, Puff got past Kjargaard, Belyk defeated Munn, Krismer downed Gregoire and Horrel and Dudek tied.

All of the games in the first week

were close.

The second round of games were played Oct. 28. The winners were Dudek, Scott, Puff, Hall, Kjargaard and Belyk.

After two weeks, Hall and Belyk are at the top of the table with two wins apiece.

To make up for the lost game Oct 14, New Horizons will play twice over the week of Nov. 10, playing Monday and Wednesday.

year.”

Cool. But that still gives us no indication when, or if, Durant will be back this season as the club looks to repeat as Grey Cup champions for the first time in franchise history.

When the team begins its practice week, perhaps we’ll get a better idea but it remains a closely-guarded secret.

Text inquiries to Rider players and staff regarding Durant’s status have gone unanswered. If they know, no one’s saying.

And now the Rider brass has a mammoth decision ahead of them. Is Durant at 75% better than his temporary replacement Kerry Joseph at 100%? Who gives them the best chance to win?

What’s in Durant’s best interests? A lot of Rider observers, mostly alumni I’ve spoken with, would like to see Durant shutdown for 2014.

It’s pretty clear what he means to this franchise since his injury seems to have killed the whole unit.

If he comes back early, and reinjures his throwing arm, what does that mean for the years ahead? That’s his moneymaker and we’ve now seen how hard it is to find a star quarterback in this league.

Furthermore if they left the decision up to Durant, he’ll want to play. It was painful to see him trotted out late in the 2011 season, with nothing to play for, while he suffered through a barrage of injuries as the

team looked for meaningless wins near the end of a 5-13 campaign. He’s always going to want to play. That’s just the way Darian Durant is built. As a matter of fact he feels guilty being on the sidelines now.

So unfortunately this column has provided many more questions than it has answers but we’ll being finding out the solutions over the next couple of weeks.

Will the Green & White be in their fifth Grey Cup in eight seasons Nov. 30 in Vancouver or is this season going to fizzle out with a whimper?

Only the football gods know for sure.

— For daily Rider news, follow Rod at @sportscage on Twitter.

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When is a confession of wrong not enough?

As I write this, the antics of the mayor of a certain city to the east have been in the news. For many, at home and abroad, it’s been entertaining, in a bizarre way. For others it’s been an outrage and a painful embarrassment.

It’s not only the drunken binges, the temper tantrums, and streams of profanity.

There’s something more.

He’s lied repeatedly, until the evidence has backed him into a corner. Then, he’s confessed that, yes, it’s true, but ... first, he tried to blame the reporters. “You didn’t ask your question in the right way.” Then, it was a litany of other excuses. “I’m not perfect. I’m only human, I make mistakes. You do the same things.” Or, “It’s the drink talking.” Or, “It’s my disease.”

It got me thinking: when is a confession of wrongdoing not a confession? When is it simply a thinly veiled selfjustification? Or a piece of clever politicking, designed to win sympathy and more votes. This is an important matter, because it applies to our own relationships with others, and with God. Consider some weak or inadequate ways to deal with wrong. There can be the insincerity of false tears and feigned regret. Pharaoh did

– is not commonly used today. Maybe because of its emotional power concerning a subject we’d rather not talk about or even face. Sin. The hymn says, “No, not despairingly come I to Thee; / No, not distrustingly bend I the knee: / Sin hath gone over me, yet is this still my plea, / Jesus hath died. / Ah! mine

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise Bible Studies.com that (Exod. 9:27, 34-35).

Or perhaps there’s genuine regret over being caught, or about the consequences, but not regarding the act itself.

That was Cain (Gen. 4:13).

There can also be an attempt to put the blame elsewhere: “I was foolish, but it was the booze’s fault.” Or, “I was wrong, but you were too.”

Adam and Eve did that (Gen. 3:12-13).

There’s also the weak “If I was wrong, I apologize.”

Come on, now, you know whether you were in the wrong or not. Drop the “if.”

Come right out with it: “I was wrong when I did such and such.” And often, rather than rehearsing the details of some disgraceful conduct, it’s better to focus on the root problem. Is it something like greed, or lust, or pride? Is it a lack of love and kindness?

Then, that is how we have wronged not only that other person, but we’ve sinned

against the Lord.

The Bible says, “Godly sorrow produces repentance.”

(II Cor. 7:10). That is, the kind of regret that pleases God is heart deep, and produces sincere confession and an appropriate change of conduct.

King David repented like that. The Bible describes how he stole another man’s wife, then had the husband killed so he could legally marry her.

His great sin bothered him for months, until he finally acknowledged it to God, and cast himself upon God’s mercy and grace (Ps. 32:3-5; Ps. 51:1-4, 10, 12).

Horatius Bonar (18081889) was an influential Scottish pastor and hymn writer.

With more than 600 hymns to his credit, he eventually became known as “the prince of Scottish hymn writers.” Several remain in our hymnals, almost two centuries later.

But one of them – that he called Confession and Peace

iniquity crimson hath been, / Infinite, infinite–sin upon sin: / Sin of not loving Thee, sin of not trusting Thee– / Infinite sin.

Then, Dr. Bonar claims God’s promise to believers that, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrigh-

teousness.” (I Jn. 1:9) “Lord, I confess to Thee sadly my sin; / All I am tell with Thee, all I have been: / Purge Thou my sin away, wash Thou my soul this day; / Lord, make me clean.” There is the sinfulness of sin fully acknowledged, and God’s remedy claimed, through faith in Christ.

What do we do now?

Now for the understatement of the week: Phew, it’s been a harrowing one.

Harrowing is just one way to describe the sudden and violent deaths of two Canadian soldiers.

Other words could include, but not be limited to, horrific, shocking and appalling. Oh yes, and stunning in the most negative of connotations because somehow I never thought it would happen here.

Politics is notoriously dirty business whether it be in a federal, municipal or an organizational setting. My desire is that Parliament’s brief atmosphere of conciliation and empathy would miraculously continue. Even as I wrote the preceding sentence I was reminded of a quote I recently read, “If

you want a miracle you have to begin with an impossible situation.” It seems we’ve met that condition, but what’s next? Where do we go from here?

My personal conviction is that I need to pray for every MP of every political persuasion as they deal with the stress of last week’s events.

Everyone has the right to their own convictions but our differences should never exclude our elected officials from our prayers during this time of grief, anger and pain.

It is, in fact, a Biblical imperative and it’s something I can do.

“I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” (1 Timothy 2:1,2) Equally important are the people around us who are in need of the ministry of compassion and support.

Their pain may not be public and might never attract the attention of the media but they long for people who genuinely care.

“Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2) In praying and loving, God blesses.

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

ANGLICAN PARISH

Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Cuong Luong MASSES: Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.

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

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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

Reclaim Outreach Centre A Gospel Mission Teaching the Word Caring for the hurting

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

962A - 102 Street

Pastor Dave Miller

Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.

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

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage” Pastor Don Toovey Furniture or Donations: Please call Don at

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

Community Baptist Church

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada

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

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

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Church & CE Wing:

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A warm welcome is extended to everyone!

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Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

10:30 Service

1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

306-445-4818 tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

Living Water Ministry

Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

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

306-445-5162 Fellowship Hour 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m. www.battlefordslutheran.sk.ca Pastor Sheldon Gattinger Everyone Welcome

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

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OBITUARIES DUBNYK (NEE NORDSTROM), Ina Mae: celebrated life for 87 wonderful years passing very peacefully on October 27, 2014, at Battleford’s Union Hospital. Ina was married to Wally for 60 years, a mother for 58 years to her adoring children Debbie (Victor Proctor), Barry (Barb), Doug (Brenda), Bonnie (Leigh Redding), David (Barb), (honorary son Perry McIvor) a extraordinary grandmother for 39 years to adoring grandchildren Kristy, Christianne, David, Devan, Drew, Cody, Nikki, Amanda, Breanne, Bailey, Dane and Chad and an amazing great grandmother for 16 years to greatgrandchildren Matthew, Macy, Andrew, Jessika, Anaka, Nathaniel, Jackson, and Blake. Ina is survived by her older sister Ruth Blight (Ontario), niece, Mariam Robinson and God child, Marilee Risling and their families as well as other nieces and nephews. Mom became an RN in 1949 and continued to nurse for 40 years; the majority of which were at the Battleford’s Union Hospital and after retiring in 1989 worked closely with Dad in the family corner store business. Mom was always active in the church and became even more active after retirement. Mom and Dad volunteered with Meals on Wheels and Mom loved opening the senior centre for the Friday card games as well as volunteer for Battleford Union Hospital Foundation for many activities. Mom was very special in the fact she made each one of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren feel as they were her favorite (she had a very special gift to do this) and we all know we were! Mom (Nanna D) choose to provide childcare for her honorary grandchildren, Mason Slabaida and TJ Omelchenko. She was always the caregiver willing to help. Mom you’ll be missed dearly by everyone. As an expression of celebration, donations may be made to either Zion Lutheran Church or The Battleford’s Union Hospital Foundation. A celebration of life was held at Zion Lutheran Church on Saturday November 1, 2014 at 2:00 PM. Interment to follow at a later date. ____________________________________________________ HAUBOLD: Eric Haubold, 19222014. After 92 years of a life well lived, Mr. Eric Clemens Haubold passed away on the 22nd day of October 2014. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 66 years Louise (nee Colley) Haubold, his children: Sharon (Dave) Acker, Lynn (Allan) Kahl and Barry (Deenna) Haubold, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a great great grandson. Eric was born in Rabbit Lake on April 24th, 1922 to Hedwid & Karl Haubold. He was the youngest of three children. He lived in the Glenbush district with his family and began his education at the Avery School. He finished his Grade 12 in the Artichoke school where he met his wife Louise.

He went to Vancouver to work in a factory that made iron but after 3 months he was called home because his brother had passed away.

Eric had a love for music, over the years he played the piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, guitar and banjo. His artistic ability extended beyond music as he was a talented sketcher and painter. He also wrote poetry for some of his friends on special occasions. Carpentry and fancy woodworking was another achievement. Eric also enjoyed sports; in his younger years badminton, pool, curling, cribbage, board games and later 5 pin bowling. He enjoyed many of these sports with his wife Louise, especially golfing, where they met many cherished friends. He also was involved in the children’s activities over the years, driving them to 4H, curling, and ball. Eric especially shared his strength and stamina in the last few years. He endured and overcame some traumatic health experiences always keeping his wife and family in the for front. A celebration in honor of Eric’s life was held on Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 2:00 pm from the Community Hall in Medstead, SK, with Delores Beaulac as celebrant. Inspirational music selections were performed by Raven She Hollers and the hymns were led by Patty Heisler. Eric’s grandson Devon Haubold gave a touching eulogy and the Urn Bearer was Eric’s grandson Blake Lybeck. Memorial Donations in memory of Eric may be made to the Clubhouse Construction Fund of the Littleloon Golf Club. Those family and friends wishing to send condolences to the family may visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com. The family have entrusted the funeral arrangements to Brenda Beaulac of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home Ltd., Spiritwood, SK 306-883-3500. ____________________________________________________

MILLARD: Annie Eva Millard passed away at the Riverside Health Complex, Turtleford, Saskatchewan on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the age of 94 years.

Annie was born near Turtle Lake, SK on August 4, 1920 to Maria and John Bekolay. Annie leaves to mourn her passing: son, Allan Millard; son, Vern (Ella Mae) Millard; daughter, Eva (Garnet) Speer; daughter, Irene Barktewich; son-im-law, George Gray; son, Leo (Penny) Millard; daughter, Janet (Raymond) Scott; son John (Bonnie) Millard; daughter, Clara (Arvid) Johnson; and sister Stella Jacobson; 24 gradnchildren; 49 great grandchildren and 11 great-great gradnchildren. Annie was predeceased by her husband, Scott; daugter, Betty Gray; daughter-in-law, Lorna; son-in-law, Alphonse; graddaugter, Debbie Bartkewich; great-great-gradnson, Donovan Hunt. The Funeral Service for Annie was conducted from the Livelong Community Hall, Livelong, SK on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Canon Don Skinner officiating. Dale Gray, Kari Kobelka and Verna mae Millard gave the eulogy. The hymn was “The Old Rugged Cross” accompanied by organist Bex Meikle. Special CD music, “Green, Green Grass of Home” and “Sissy’s Song” were played. The active pallbearers were Darren Millard, Bradley Millard, Bob Bartkewich, Jerrard Millard, Evan Johnson and Robin Millard. Interment was held in the Livelong Cemetary. Donations in memory of Annie may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Canadian Lung Association.

McCaw funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The family of the late ANNIE MILLARD wish to convey out thanks to everyone who supported us, in any way, during our loss. ____________________________________________________ BRAITHWAITE: Treva Florence Veit Braithwaite was born on August 28, 1918, near the town of Hettinger ND, to Frank and Nora Veit, and passed away, at the age of 96, in Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada on October 3, 2014. Treva grew up on a sheep farm, and attended a local school where she excelled in her studies. After grade school, Treva attended Plainview Academy in Redfield, SD, and graduated in 1941. From 1941 to 1944 she attended different colleges in South Dakota with a goal of teaching, but, it wasn’t until much later that she achieved her dream, and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the Black Hills State University December 22, 1989, the only 71 year old graduate in her class. Treva met David Braithwaite, the love of her life, while she was teaching at the SDA grade school, and David was working at the Rapid City Implement Company as a mechanic. They fell in love and were married on March 2, 1944. During their marriage, Dave and Treva lived in Sioux Falls, Redfield, and Rapid City, S.D. Treva taught school, and she and Dave became parents to two sons, Dennis and Glen.

In 2004, Treva moved to Battleford, SK, Canada to be close to her granddaughter, Tonia. Treva was a kind loving wife, mother, and, later, grandmother. She enjoyed a close walk with God, and her life was a testament to her faith. Treva loved everyone, and all who knew her, loved her back. She was close to her family, and worked very hard to help her grandchildren through church school. Treva’s vibrant personality, healthy lifestyle, vegetarian diet, exercise, and Bible study contributed to her long life. She was a precious treasure, and will be forever missed. She is survived by her son, Dennis Braithwaite, wife Gayle, and granddaughter, Sasha Braithwaite.

Granddaughter Tonia Rogers, husband Danny, great-grandchildren Nathan, Katie, Amie, and Jena. Grandson Mark Braithwaite, wife Kellie, great-grandchildren, Kacie, Kami, Rylan. Grandson, Torrey Braithwaite, wife Donene, great-grandson Ezekiel. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Nora Veit; husband, David Braithwaite; son, Glen Braithwaite and brothers Harold, Roy, Bud, and Dave Veit. Treva’s Memorial Service will be Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 1:30 pm, at the Rapid City Seventh Day Adventist Church at 4703 S Canyon Rd - Rapid City, SD 57702. Burial service is at Mountain View Cemetery at 1839 Mountain View RD Rapid City SD 57702. ____________________________________________________

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GERBIG: Eugene “Buck” Gerbig of Maidstone, Saskatchewan passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the age of 75 Years. Buck was born at the farm in Tebo Corner District. He attended Tebo Corner School where he was at the top of his grade for the last three years (it may have been because he was the only one in his grade). Baseball was a major part of his life, he played with the Standard Hill Lakers throughout his youth and went on to play with the senior team. He loved to coach and naturally excelled at picking out the batters’ errors, and helping them correct it. At the age of 16, he went to Edmonton and took a welding course which was very useful for doing his own repairs on the Hughie Ball farm which he purchased in 1960. Buck married Jacquie Stoughton on July 28, 1961, and they raised two boys, Kim and Cary on the farm. They also raised cows, chickens, and had a large garden. In 1996, they moved into the town of Maidstone. He had always been involved with curling but when they moved to town, he found he also enjoyed bowling. In town he continued to enjoy his love of farming by growing fruit trees and gardening. Throughout his life, Loon Lake, fishing, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren brought much joy into his life. His love of music and his drumming skills brought enjoyment to many people’s lives. Buck was predeceased by: his mother, Ida Gerbig; his father, Lloyd Gerbig: and his sister, Iona Voinorosky. He is survived by: his wife, Jacquie Gerbig; his sons, Kim (Jackie), and Cary (Karen); his grandchildren, Lesley (Nicolas) Weston, Karissa (Dustin) Buckley, Courtney Gerbig, Brandon Gerbig, Jesse Gerbig, and Kendra Gerbig; his great-grandchildren, Brielle and Lexa Weston, and Ben and Cam Buckely. The Funeral Service for Buck was conducted from the Maidstone Legion Hall on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Ean Kasper Officiating. The pallbearers were: Ron Orange, Terry Voinorosky, Kevin Voinorosky, Jim Lorenz, Blain Forsberg, and Marc Bremont. The Standard Hill Lakers Ball Team was the honorary bearers and the honor guard. Courtney Gerbig, Brandon Gerbig and Robin Nesbitt gave the eulogy. The ushers were Sam Kennedy, Barb Jamison, Dale Kennedy, and Deb Kennedy and the organist was Francis Wright. The Interment was at the Maidstone Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association. MARSHALL’S FUNERAL HOME LTD., of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The family of Buck Gerbig would like to thank all of our family, friends and neighbors for their support and caring during this difficult time. Thanks to Reverend Ean Kasper for the beautiful service; to those who acted as pallbearers; the Standard Hill ball team for being the honor guard; to Courtney, Brandon and Robin for reading the Eulogy: to Francis for providing the music, to the Maidstone Ladies Hospital Auxiliary for preparing the lunch and Marshalls Funeral Home Ltd. Thank you to everyone for the food, flowers, and phone calls. Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Jacquie Gerbig and Family. ____________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES RUBERRY: Grandpa’s Story Written by his Children. Frederick Rudolph “Roy” Ruberry, was the first child to Fred and Lily Ruberry, born in Sasktoon, SK on June 27, 1914. At the age of 1, he and his parents returned to Cornwall, England; the birthplace of his parents. While his dad was enlisted in the First World War, he and his mom lived on the farm in England (This may have been the start of Dad’s love of tending to cattle). At the age of 6, they returned to Canada and settled in the Dodsland area where Fred started farming. After several years of hardship and draught, they moved further north to the Baldwinton area. They homesteaded on a farm sit with no buildings. With winter fast approaching and no money to buy a house, Fred nailed two old wooded granaries together and covered them with sod to help insulate the buildings. This would be their new home with their 5 children: Roy, Mel, Raymond, Myra and Iris. Only a few miles up the road, lived an Italian family, the Vidottos’. It was there that Roy found the love of his life; Dolly Vidotto. They were married on October 30, 1939. Roy worked very hard to look after his wife and their five children. He raised cattle, pigs and chickens.

He would go and work for neighboring farmers harvesting in the fall.

He would cut mountains of wood for heating the house all winter. It was getting very tight living in a three room house with 5 children and mom and with no electricity or running water. So in 1952, he bought a farm in the Vance School District. On the home quarter, there was a big, beautiful three bedroom house with a lovely covered veranda. He continued to farm, raise animals and milk cattle.

Every morning and evening the entire family took part in milking their 20 cows. The reward would be a case of pop at Christmas time. Dad was a very humble and gentle man; a perfect example of love, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control. He never wanted for anything more than a healthy loving family (and maybe a bag of potatoes). In 1992, his daughter Esther passed away from cancer at the age of 52. This broke Dad’s heart, but never shattered his faith in God. At the turn of the century, dad was inflicted with macular degeneration, which would eventually lead to blindness. Even while suffering through this most difficult challenge, dad would not complain and explained that “everything was Hunkie Dorie.” During his years of blindness, he and mom would remain very independent. When we asked him, “Do you need anything?” he would reply, “Oh no, I have everything I need and I want for nothing.” Fondest Memories from his children: EDWIN recalls the cool spring day in April 1951 when his dad brought home his new tractor. All the kids were loaded in the sleigh box while dad drove the powerful new tractor straight thru the snow drifts instead of going around them. Dad would enjoy the use of this tractor for many years to come. KATHLEEN: one of my fondest memories of dad was having our meals out in the field at harvest time; with our whole family sitting on a blanket. Dad would tell us “how blessed we all are because we live in such a beautiful world and how lucky he was to have his family to share it with.” ELROY recalls a quiet talk with his dad after a long days work “out west”. The land “out west” was rough, bushy land and difficult to farm at times. But to dad, this was where he felt most at home. Dad explained how he felt safe and content working this rough piece of land. These few words dad shared helped me understand how deeply rooted dad was to the land and his faith in God. WAYNE: From a young age, I learned two things from dad that would be very important during my adult years; driving and farming. In those days, if you were old enough to climb on the combine, you were expected to learn to drive it and do your part on the farm. Dad had a 26 Super Masey, a little intimidating for a little guy, but it wasn’t long until I learned how to drive around the field while dad stood in the back bagging the brohm grass seed. I could drive alright,, but had a little trouble with the big hand clutch.

My muscles were not what they are today. But try as I might, I could not pull the big hand clutch back. When we reached the corner of the field, dad calmly leaned over and put his big hand over my little hand and together we pulled it back. Thanks dad, for reaching for my hand whenever I needed one. For my Aunt Esther, I thought I would use the words of J.R.R. Tolkien…

“All that is Gold does not Glitter; Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither; Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be King.”

Mr. Frederick Rudolph “Roy” Ruberry of North Battleford passed away peacefully on October 23, 2014 at the age of 100 years. A funeral service was held on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. from the Third Avenue United Church with Reverend Frances Patterson officiating. Interment followed the luncheon in the Baldwinton Cemetery, Baldwinton, Saskatchewan. Memorial donations in memory of Roy may be directed to the CNIB (Canadian National Institute For The Blind) 1705 McKercher Dr, Saskatoon, SK S7H 5N6. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium, North Battleford, SK. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca

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Five tips to manage your cash flow

By Jonathan Hamelin Cash is king—it’s a common saying in the business world. But surprisingly few entrepreneurs take steps to manage their cash flow so they don’t wind up with an empty bank account and nothing to pay the bills.

“One of the main causes of business failure is poor cash flow management,” says Susan Rohac, Senior Vice President, Financing and Consulting, at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). The good news: cash flow management is easy to improve with a few simple steps. “Getting control over your cash flow helps you prepare for slow periods, plan your financing and have peace of mind,” Rohac says.

Follow these five steps to get a better handle on your cash flow.

Profitability check. First, make sure your business is earning a reasonable profit.

Even the greatest cash flow management won’t help if your fundamentals are out of whack.

Analyze each product and service separately to see whether it’s pulling its weight. Make sure your products are appropriately priced, and work to eliminate inefficiencies. Instead of just chasing sales, chase profitable sales.

In 2007, Mike Whittaker’s company Bonté Foods learned the consequences of poor cash flow the hard way after facing large cost over-

runs on two major projects.

The company had to act quickly to restore its cash position. It analyzed its profitability and realized it had to raise prices to better reflect costs. Bonté also unloaded lower-margin product lines and launched an efficiency drive while tightening cash flow management.

The changes had a huge impact. Sales in Bonté’s meat division are up 36% since 2009, while gross profit is up almost 6%. “We learned to watch our cash very carefully,” Whittaker says. “You need to always be ahead of the curve on cash flow management.”

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Do a cash flow projection.

Next, prepare a cash flow projection for the coming year. This is your early warning system for cash flow hiccups. Use an Excel spreadsheet or accounting software to plug in expected monthly cash inflows and outflows, including anticipated big-ticket purchases.

Use the projection to anticipate slow periods and plan in advance what to do about them. “Through the year, check your actual cash position regularly—once a week or month—against your projection to see how you’re doing and deal promptly with any divergences,” advises Rohac.

Finance big buys instead of draining cash. One of the most common cash flow mistakes is using cash to buy a major long-term asset, instead of getting financing. Even if you feel flush right now, you may suddenly wind up short of cash if you experience a sudden revenue shortfall or rapid growth.

Saturday, November 8 Wounded Warriors Weekend Fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1202 - 105th Street, North Battleford. Doors open 6:00 p.m.

Show starts at 7:00 p.m. and dance to follow. Cash bar - lunch - 50/50 draw. For tickets contact Marlene at 306-445-7781 or Amanda at 306-441-9602.

Saturday, November 8 The Great Plains with Darrel & Saskia at the Battleford United Church at 7:00 p.m. Call Don at 306-937-3765 or Donna at 306-9373177. Refreshments included.

Sunday, November 9 All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish Fall Supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1202 - 105th Street from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 15 Visions of Sugarplums - Supper Auction - Live and Silent Auction items - Notre Dame Fundraising Project. Opens at 6:00 p.m Supper at 7:00 p.m. at the Tropical Inn. For tickets contact Terry Wiegers at 306-445-3018 or Rose McDonald 306-445-5222.

Saturday, November 15 Club 70 - Hamps at the North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch. Phone Les & Donna at 306-845-3772 for more info. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, November 15 Chitek Lake Craft & Trade Extravaganza - featuring a “Festival of Trees” from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Chitek Lake Community Hall. To book a table please call 306-984-2353. Proceeds to the Community Hall.

Monday, November 24 Battlefords Society for Autism will hold their Annual General Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Association Lodge on 792 - 101st Street. Everyone welcome.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 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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Use your cash flow projection to plan your financing needs ahead of time, not in the midst of a crisis, when bankers may be wary to lend.

Rohac also recommends matching the lifespan of a purchase with financing of similar duration.

Speed up cash inflows.

Getting money into your business more quickly can save you carrying costs on your line of credit. Some tips: send out invoices more quickly, ask customers to pay electronically and charge interest to slow-payers.

Raise cash quickly in a crunch. Facing an unexpected cash flow crunch?

You can raise cash quickly using various techniques: approach your bank for help; check your inventory and assets to see what you can sell off, even at a discount; ask suppliers or your landlord for extra time to pay bills; or offer your customers a big discount to earn some quick sales.

Many Businesses Ignore Cash Flow Management: Survey BDC’s Susan Rohac points out that managing finances is one of the main challenges for entrepreneurs, coming in second after marketing and sales. The findings of a BDC survey this year confirm her observation: More than four out of five entrepreneurs (82%) say they’re the ones managing cash flow and financing in the company.

However, many of the entrepreneurs don’t take basic steps to control their finances.

Almost half say they don’t make cash flow projections and check them against actual results—a basic procedure of financial management.

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LIFE as I know it

By Colleen Crawford As I tossed around the idea of participating in a ballroom dance competition in Montreal several years ago, my (then) 23year-old son was whole heartedly supportive of the idea. His exact words?

“Go! When you start repeating your stories when you are older, I want them to be interesting ones.”

I threw caution to the wind and lived my dream of taking part in that dance competition. I savoured every moment of the preparation, the hype, the reality and the safe landing back into my day-to-day world after the event.

That experience launched a whole new way of thinking for me. Instead of sitting back and thinking of the way I wish things were, I have taken a much more proactive approach to my life.

I had not even left for the dance competition when I started dreaming of my next adventure. The state of anticipation is a wonderful place to be. So I started taking steps to fulfill another dream.

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One of my elusive goals was to visit a childhood friend who lived in Anchorage, Alaska at the time.

I tossed the idea out to her and her response was enough to encourage me.

One more unfulfilled goal was to go on a cruise with a friend. We made a pact to go on a cruise together when we were 40.

We missed the mark by a decade but as I started feeding my dream to go to Anchorage, I asked my friend if she would like to join me on an Alaskan Cruise. I was on a roll and hooked on the idea of reaching for my dreams.

Unfortunately my friend couldn’t go but I went ahead and booked the cruise anyway. Nothing was going to stop me once I made up my mind.

I felt fearless and ready for adventure. I was going to Anchorage!

It is amazing what happens when you go out to meet life half way. Within a few days another life-long friend made the decision to join me. And we went.

My Alaskan friend was surprised I actually followed through on my plan.

I wonder how many people dream of making the trip to see her but just don’t see their plans through to fruition.

In the quiet of my days, I still hear my son chiding me to live an interesting life so my old-age stories will not bore him in the years to come. In doing so, I have also provided myself with an arsenal of memories of a life well spent.

I have become addicted to challenging my status quo and catering to my whims. Life has become very interesting since I started honing the art of following through.

It doesn’t have to be a big goal, but set your sights on something. Life will pass you by if you aren’t careful. I spent the first 45 years of my life sitting back and waiting for life to meet me half way. Sometimes it did. Sometimes it didn’t.

I like it better when I take the lead in my own life. It gives me the illusion that I have some control over my destiny.

If you truly want to do something, don’t let anything hold you back. Keep moving in the direction you want to go and you could be amazed at the doors that open for you as you make your way towards living a life worth remembering.

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Visual Tension features latest works of Dean Bauche

Supporters of Dean Bauche packed the Chapel Gallery Friday for a reception celebrating the opening of Visual Tension: The Recent Work of Dean Bauche. The exhibition is open to the public until the end of the year. Photo by Brett Smith

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

“It’s a delight,” says artist Dean Bauche about showing his work in a space that used to fall under his purview as director of galleries for the City of North Battleford.

“I love this gallery. I love this space,” he says. “It’s just a wonderful opportunity.”

The show is now on at the Chapel Gallery and will be on display until the end of the year.

“The 22 years that I was the director here, I didn’t have that opportunity [to show] because it always would have been perceived as a conflict of interest.”

Bauche, award-winning artist, curator, educator and adjudicator, retired as director of galleries in the summer of 2010 to pursue his art full time. He’s been preparing for this show ever since. A reception was held Saturday night where patrons had a chance to greet the artist and take part in a unique musical exercise.

The exhibition is titled Visual Tension: The Recent Work of Dean Bauche.

The oldest piece dates back to 2001, which is relatively recent given that Bauche has been creating art

most of his life.

The overpainted photograph, a portrait, also illustrates how an artist evolves, being a precursor to the direction Bauche’s current work has taken.

“This was when I was working with resin, and that’s why I moved over to wax, because I found the resin to be too glossy and a little bit too unpredictable.”

Bauche, whose artistic mainstay is portraiture, has found new techniques to add to his palette and wider meaning to apply to his subjects.

Applying encaustic wax to his paintings, photographs and copper art in various ways is a common theme across the exhibition. It brings a new texture and interpretation to the process of creation.

The 2001 portrait also points to Bauche’s growing affinity for asymmetry and organic texture. The frame, which is a part of the whole, is textured with handmade paper. Later works integrate acid-treated, encaustic-enhanced copper as the framework for paintings or as art pieces themselves.

“You’re playing with beautiful organic texture and letting it do its own dance.”

Seeing the copper pieces in a gallery setting has been exciting for Bauche.

“A lot of the copper has always been worked on in the studio context, always learning up against walls and that kind of thing, so to actually see it hung is also a wonderful kind of thing.”

The exhibit features 42 pieces. A half dozen or so have actually been borrowed from their owners for the show.

One of those is a portrait, which was purchased by its subject, that points to Bauche’s thoughts about where people come from and where they are going.

The works resultant of those thoughts he calls his boat series, inspired by the story of Tom Sukanen, a Finnish immigrant who died at Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford, institutionalized from his home near Macrorie after trying to build a sea-going boat to return to his homeland via the Saskatchewan River.

The boat theme is integrated throughout the show, says Bauche, and the piece titled Frozen Harbour of the Great Plains is “directly focused on the idea of the boat series.”

In that background of the portrait are two boats frozen in a harbour with their sails up.

“They want to go home even though they can’t.”

The subject is a man he met at Elbow, and during the course of having coffee together agreed to pose for Bauche.

“He’s exactly the kind of character I wanted for the boat series,” says Bauche.

The fact that he was also a Newfoundlander who had lived on the prairies for 30 years further fascinated the artist with its appropriateness.

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Bauche’s thoughts have also turned toward the way we view the world, a theme he’s explored on a painting of two ravens.

“I was down in Yellowstone with my grandson, and these two sat on the bench where we were eating,” says Bauche. “They wouldn’t go away, they just absolutely did their own thing.”

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When Bauche finished the painting he showed it to his subject, who was so enamoured of it that he ended up buying it.

“When I explained the series and why I was doing it … he stood in front of it and read this poem by Wordsworth,” says Bauche, “and this poem explains the series better than I could ever explain it.”

That inspired him to integrate the poem into the

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Ravens seen by artist Dean Bauche and his grandson at Yellowstone park became the subjects of a painting. Photo by Jayne Foster

These woven copper pieces have been treated with acid then sealed with encaustic wax to create unexpected, organic colours and patterns. In some cases the wax is fused by heating it completely through and letting it flatten itself out, says artist Dean Bauche, and is some cases it’s painted on for a different kind of texture. Photo by Jayne Foster

Frozen Harbour of the Great Plains is one piece in what artist Dean Bauche calls his boat series. Photo by Jayne Foster

‘Windows are just a metaphor’ Continued from Page 15 When he painted them, he was in a time of experimentation for a mural he and fellow artist Darrell Baschuk were to create for Prince Edward Island’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference.

The mural followed Bauche’s Tom Sukanen theme, with a man pulling a boat and a woman observing from a window, painting the sight.

The ravens are seen in the context of gazing through the suggestion of a window.

“Windows are just a metaphor, the suggestion of an idea that we are always looking at the world through windows,” says Bauche. “We see the world through our house, our perspective, so they are not literal windows.

They let in sometimes the whole thing and sometimes they completely obscure … like the boat series, the boats are more than boats, they speak to something in our psyche.”

Exploring new ways for art to speak to our psyche, Bauche was excited to incorporate a musical experience into Saturday’s opening reception, a spin off from his

connection with the community of Flin Flon, Man. Last year and the year before, Bauche traveled back and forth to Flin Flon for a residency mentoring artists at the Northern Visual Arts Centre, or NorVA, an artists’ collective, gallery and community arts space.

It was while working with the artists there that he began to build heavier design and more visual impact into the representational work he was doing. His portraits were moving away from being reliant on the representational element in the piece as the singular focus.

“I’ve always believed that shouldn’t be the case, but my work with NorVA pushed me into developing a strong sense of design to allow the design element to carry as much weight as the portrait,” says Bauche.

It was at NorVA that Bauche’s new show debuted in September.

It was also at Flin Flon that Bauche came to know Mark Kolt, who holds bachelor degrees in both law and music and who is the City of Flin Flon’s chief administrator. For many years he was a

pianist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

“He plays 60 different instruments,” says Bauche with wonder.

For about the last four years, Kolt has been interpreting art with spontaneous sound impressions, usually with a keyboard, at art events.

Bauche explains people come into an exhibition, where they may be chosen to pick a painting to interpretation, then Mark, often working with a second musician, responds to it musically.

“It is really moving,” says Bauche. “It’s another level of experiencing art. Art is so visceral, that’s why we like or dislike something. But when you hear how they respond to it at a visceral level, it’s very emotional.

Local musician Keith Bartlett joined him for the event at the Chapel Gallery.

Bauche was pleased Kolt was willing to make the trip, 14 hours each way, for just an hour’s performance.

Bauche has been a resident of the Battlefords since the 1970s. He and his wife Barb moved here when she was training as a psychiatric nurse

at Saskatchewan Hospital.

Bauche, who studied institutional psychology in Australia, worked for 12 years at the Centennial Park Education Centre, during which time his interest in art saw him become involved in the local art scene.

He developed a relationship with Cree artist Allen Sapp and Sapp’s benefactor Dr. Allan Gonor, which eventually resulted in Bauche becoming the founding curator of the Allen Sapp Gallery and the City of North Battleford’s director of galleries.

In 2010, he retired to focus on his own art, and to engage with other artists.

The annual retreat he holds in the Cypress Hills is heavily committed to making young emerging artists, he says.

The retreat attracts about 30 artists from across western Canada, including playwrights, poets and visual artists, and about half of them are typically under 30 years old.

The retreat is held at the Bauches’ summer home near Eastend, where Bauche grew up. He has a studio there and at their Battleford home as well.

Top, the crowd had the chance to mingle and get a close look at Bauche’s paintings. Above, Ashley Johnson performed an interpretive dance accompanied by the music of Keith Bartlett and Mark Kolt. Head to www.newsoptimist.ca. for more photos.

Photos by Brett Smith

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