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Volume 110 No. 13

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North Battleford, Sask.

Staff The City of North Battleford continues its efforts towards developing a formalized neighbourhoods structure for the city of North Battleford.

The city’s CPTED Review Committee (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) recently presented their update on the efforts that have been going on over the last several months.

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Those efforts have included getting feedback from residents through surveys conducted in person and online, as well as through informal conversation as part of community engagement efforts.

A map was also provided, in which the boundaries of 12 portions of the city were presented as potential formalized neighbourhoods.

See Page 3 for the map and the story.

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City moving on formalizing neighbourhoods

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Efforts continue towards developing a formalized neighbourhoods structure for the city of North Battleford.

The city’s CPTED Review Committee (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) presented their update on the efforts that have been going on over the last several months. Those efforts have included getting feedback from residents through surveys conducted in person and online, as well as through informal conversation as part of community engagement efforts.

There had been over 14 different events in North Battleford in which the initiative was presented, with more than a thousand people attending those.

Those events ranged from Wintertainment in February to community block parties, summer barbeques put on by Leisure Services, and the two Street Mural projects.

A total of 254 surveys were filled out and collected on the topic; 151 of them online and 103 in person.

According to the results presented at council, 75 per cent saw the benefits of having formalized neighbourhoods, 83 per cent agreed with boundaries drawn up on a draft map presented, 64 per cent feel they know their neighbours, 93 per cent feel it is important to know your neighbours, 25 per cent attended a block party in North Battleford, and 76 per cent think the public should be involved in naming the neighbourhoods.

A map was provided as part of the survey in which the boundaries of 12 portions of the city were presented as potential formal-

City planner Ryan Mackrell was before the podium answering questions about the update on the formalizing neighbourhoods initiative. Included in the written report was a map (at right) with the proposed boundaries for potential neighbourhoods in the city. Photo by John Cairns

ized neighbourhoods.

Neighbourhood 1 is Killdeer, which is already a well-established neighbourhood in the city. The proposed boundary would follow the one already in existence.

Similarly, Neighbourhood 2 is Fairview Heights and it would also see relatively few changes.

Neighbourhood 3 is Maher Park, located on the farthest west side bordered

by Territorial Drive. Next door to the east is McIntosh Park, named after the former Lieutenant Governor Irwin McIntosh.

Neighbourhood 5 is Centennial Park and would include the area surrounding the park to the north.

Neighbourhood 6 would be the area located between the Maher Park neighbourhood and 100th Street. A name would be determined by the public and some being considered include Maple Ridge, Kinsmen Park and Railway Heights.

The area south of Centennial Park between 100th Street and 107th is commonly referred to as the “east side,” but a more formalized name would also be needed for the area. For

the moment, it is known as Neighbourhood 7.

To the immediate east of that location is Neighbourhood 8, which already exists by the name College Heights.

Neighbourhood 9 south of 102nd street, which includes the hospital as well as Connaught School, is also often referred to as the “east side”; a name for this neighbourhood would also have to be determined.

East of that neighbourhood would be Neighbourhood 10, Deanscroft.

The final neighbourhood, number 11, is Riverview, which is already well-known and well-established south of the railway tracks. The 12th and final portion of the map, the southeast quadrant, is not included in the neighbourhood structure as it is mainly a commercial and industrial area.

According to city planner Ryan Mackrell, the next step will be to name the neighbourhoods and for council to formally adopt both the names and boundaries. Administration would then continue work with the public to recognize and use the bound-

aries and names to increase the neighbourhood units in North Battleford.

“A lot of the suggestions in here come out of the consultation we’ve done with the public so far,” said Mackrell. As well, Mackrell said they have consulted with the city archives to research the historical names for the various areas.

Councillor Kelli Hawtin asked what the next steps would be once the

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sense of community in the sense of more interaction.”

Another next step could be the formation of neighbourhood associations.

City manager Jim Puffalt explained those would involve neighbourhood councils, that the city could engage with to talk about the needs of the neighbourhood and items that need to be addressed. But some solid terms of reference would be needed before they move forward.

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neighbourhoods are actually formed with names.

Mackrell responded the next thing they want to do is get people familiar with them, and familiar with their neighbourhoods in their daily lives.

A lot of promotions and events would be planned.

Mackrell also noted Killdeer and Fairview have entry features, so those are a possibility as well.

Mayor Ryan Bater added that “creating a greater

In spite of all the bad crime news lately there is some good statistical news being reported about crime numbers in North Battleford.

The third-quarter statistical data for Battlefords City Detachment was presented to council Monday night of last week showing calls for service are down in North Battleford from last year.

There was a total calls for service of 3,799 in the third quarter, down from 3,891 for the same period in 2016.

Among the stats, declines were noted in the categories of persons offences (from 361 to 319), property offences (924 to 846), liquor acts (253 to 119), drug offences (56 to 51), provincial traffic offences (258 to 214), and

impaired operation of a motor vehicle (84 to 55).

There was also a decline in business break and enters from 27 to 13, but on the flip side the residential break and enters were up from 44 to 49.

Criminal code offences were also up from 650 to 750, and there were also increases noted for municipal bylaws, motor vehicle collisions, false alarms and calls for assistance. There were 296 calls for assistance compared with 135 for the same period a year earlier.

Overall, the third quarter stats come on the heels of other positive numbers released for the first and second quarter of 2017, which also showed declines in crime numbers compared with last year.

City manager Jim Puffalt presented the RCMP report at Monday night’s council meeting. RCMP

Insp. John Sutherland was not in attendance, as he remained back at the RCMP detachment dealing with the aftermath of the fatal shooting by an RCMP member.

Puffalt noted there was a reduction in crime in North Battleford and also pointed out that the town of Battleford had seen similar information in their report.

He noted community safety officers were working closely with the RCMP to take some of the workload off, with calls for service transferring to the CSO program. That work will carry on, he said.

As well, a distracted driving blitz took place the previous Friday and some joint activities were going on with traffic control all week. Mayor Ryan Bater noted there was an increased presence of RCMP doing traffic control as part of a “pre-planned blitz.”

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Sask Chamber CEO speaks in North Battleford

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There was a lot on the plate for Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan while in North Battleford on Thursday night of last week.

McLellan was in the community to speak at an event put on by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce in recognition of Small Business Week.

But an issue on the minds of everyone during the week, including McLellan, was the announcement by the federal Liberal government that they were rolling back on a number of their proposed tax changes impacting small business.

In a sit-down with media prior to Thursday’s event at Gold Eagle Casino, McLellan acknowledged the tax issue had been a huge one for business across the country.

“Certainly the federal Liberal proposals around taxation changes were a big deal,” said McLellan.

While McLellan welcomed some of the changes announced earlier that week, in particular the announcement that the small business tax would be reduced to nine per cent, he did not have much good to say about the process leading to this point.

“There’s still concern across the country, there’s no question,” said McLellan.

“The process was horrendous. They’ve made it harder on the business community and harder on them as the federal government than they needed to be.”

McLellan pointed out that federal finance minister Bill Morneau had taken a “reputational beating” on the issue.

“The way that he’s seen now across the country is I don’t think reflective of the history or the career of the man. But at the end of the day the process damaged the business community.

It took us off the more important issues of adding to Canadian prosperity. And for the last three months and the next probably two or three, we’ll still be focused on these changes instead of much more productive elements.”

With respect to the latest changes announced by the government, McLellan said the first step would simply be to understand what the changes were and their impact.

“Now it’s a matter of clarity on what they’ve proposed,” he said. “What we’re suggesting throughout is that the federal government needs to, instead of continually adding Band-Aids to the Tax Act, they need to open it up and get real clear concise objectives and some people around the table who can

come forward with recommendations to make taxes fair.”

In the long term, he said, the Chamber network across Canada is calling for a full review or possibly even a royal commission on the issues around taxation.

“It’s not that business people have a problem paying taxes, we want to pay fair taxes. We want to pay through a system that is transparent and once that transparency’s available to us we can understand what those taxes are.”

McLellan says the Chamber also wants a renewed relationship between the business community and the federal government “that is built upon respect, transparency, clear objectives that we would share,” among others.

The provincial chamber CEO had further thoughts on other pressing issues, including the leadership races going on in both the Sask Party and the NDP. “It’s a dynamic time in Saskatchewan politics,” said McLellan. The Saskatchewan Chamber is also looking carefully at the policies being presented by both parties, because “one of them is going to be the next premier. One of them is going to be the next Opposition leader.”

The proposals floated include calls by some Sask Party leadership hopefuls to reverse the decision to remove the PST exemption on insurance, in response to feedback they had received.

McLellan believes that reversal would be a good move and hopes it is a sign the new premier will have a more inclusive process for bringing down the budget next time.

“We think there were decisions there that could have been done differ-

ently,” said McLellan. “It’s the process by which those decisions were made that could be improved upon.”

McLellan will also be watching closely the upcoming budget deliberations of cities around the province, which he says has a direct impact on business.

“Municipal taxes are a huge issue and it’s much closer to the front of mind for many businesses because that’s a bill that they see and perhaps understand much more than perhaps others,” said McLellan.

The other issue the Saskatchewan Chamber is watching are the ongoing NAFTA negotiations. Despite the talk that President Donald Trump might pull out of the deal, McLellan ultimately believes a deal will get done.

“I think the US lobby to keep the US in is too significant to allow them to move out,” said McLellan.

“And with all due respect to the President’s Twitter commentary about NAFTA, it’s too big a deal for the US to walk away from.”

He also believes that even if it did end, Canada and the USA would soon have a bilateral agreement in place.

As for the event in North Battleford on Thursday evening, McLellan welcomed the opportunity to speak to those at the Battlefords Chamber event.

“We’re coming to believe the Battlefords are perhaps the most unique and progressive chamber in the province,” said McLellan.

The event at Gold Eagle Casino was particularly aimed at potential new members who are not active in the chamber at the moment. Several from the local business community who aren’t currently chamber members were invited to take part and hear what

Chamber executive director Linda Machniak, Saskatchewan chamber CEO Steve McLellan and Battlefords chamber president Warren Williams prior to the Small Business Week event at the Gold Eagle Casino. Photo by John Cairns

McLellan and other speakers had to say.

McLellan saw the night as an opportunity to not only share what the chamber network could do for businesses that are not currently involved, but also what business could do for the chamber network and the broader business community.

In particular, he saw an opportunity for the Battlefords chamber to do an even better job representing businesses by including more members who could

provide more input.

“We say that our mandate is to make Saskatchewan a better place to live, work and invest,” said McLellan. “And the Battlefords Chamber is no different than that. The better they get in terms of representation of the entire business community, the better they can represent this entire business community and make it a better place to live, work and invest.”

Warren Williams, president of the Battlefords Chamber, concurred.

“We think we can help them in their business; we think they can help us. It’s exactly a two-way street,” said Williams.

Williams pointed to the rich history and track record of the chamber, but also welcomed the opportunity to share with businesses the various initiatives that the Battlefords chamber is involved in.

“I get questioned on the streets lots about ‘what do you guys do?’ We’re going to have those questions answered tonight,” he said.

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Cole Knutson: A dream trip

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A year and a half ago, tion Knutson began a collabora bert Ro ger sin era op d with retire ty MacLaren at the Universi le of Manitoba, on a song cyc led cal t ber

by Franz Schu on Winterreisse, which Knuts st mo the of e “on as bed descri e Th d.” kin intense pieces of its on rk wo to s original plan wa the song cycle for a couple but months then perform it, . ued tin the collaboration con as ” ob “B or MacLaren, Knutson calls, him, sugfor gested Knutson audition e Th te. the Schubert Institu ed uir req s audition proces After getting off the plane from Austria, Cole Knutson competed at the National Music Festival, which represents the 25 Knutson to record about national level of the music festival held in North Battleford every spring. Knutson said he had little time to prepare arcL Ma minutes of music, and for the competition, but with the help of accompanist Cherith Alexander, Knutson placed second in the woodwind nce ere ref a en wrote Knutson category. Knutson had a choice to represent either North Battleford or Winnipeg in the competition, and he chose re mo ed eiv rec letter. Knutson ril, North Battleford. “I am very proud to be from the Battlefords and it wouldn’t feel right to enter the festival through reference letters and in Ap Manitoba,” Knutson said.

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Safety report

Stereo Playground Plays Around

Citizens on Patrol to be involved in security camera initiative

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Here are some highlights from Herb Sutton’s monthly community safety monitoring report for October, presented at Oct. 23rd’s council meeting in North Battleford: Citizens on Patrol was a topic of discussion. One initiative the organization is involved in that Sutton discussed at the meeting was the Security Camera Registry initiative. This is being done as part of a partnership along with the city, the CSOs and RCMP. The intent is to use information from businesses and residents who volunteer to create an interactive map of security cameras in the city, which would then be used in investigations.

Citizens on Patrol volunteers would be responsible for putting the information in. Sutton urged residents and businesses to consider it, calling it a proactive measure, and said more information was available at the city’s website.

Work continues to recruit new members to Citizens on Patrol. Sutton said they have doubled their numbers and he encourages even more residents to join up.

The work of Crime Free Multi-Housing was also reported. They are hosting and partnering with the Saskatchewan Landlords Association on a luncheon Nov. 17 on the topic Cannabis: What You Need to Know.

The event will be at the Blend. Sutton noted that with the coming legalization of marijuana, the issue

is of interest to people involved with rental properties. He also called it a proactive way to get involved in community safety.

The third area was the SAGE group – Safety, Acceptance, Guidance, Empowerment. Sutton provided some further details on the coalition funding obtained recently by the organization from Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development Canada.

This will go towards four levels of government – federal, provincial, municipal and First Nations – coming together to work on safety issues. Some of the money will go towards hiring a consultant to lead this work, and the person being hired is someone with experience working with the four levels of government in the oilsands in Alberta. Sutton believes she will “bring great expertise and background to this work.”

In his remarks, Councillor Kent Lindgren encouraged the SAGE efforts to bring together the various levels of government, saying this was something “lots of people talk about but it’s very rarely done.”

SAGE were also working on the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Collaborative Approach, a model developed by Public Safety Canada designed to follow-up on earlier efforts on developing community safety plans. A two-day event is planned to bring key stakeholders and government agencies together to review and implement their community safety plan.

Sutton also gave an update on the Eyes that Care

campaign that is currently under way. As part of the campaign, motion-activation security lights are being provided to those who sign up.

A poster is being put out and will be made available to residents with suggestions on how to avoid preventable crimes.

A couple of open houses are planned to provide more information on the campaign. One is Nov. 7 at Connaught School and the other is Nov. 15 at John Paul II. Both run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

There has been a good response to this already: Sutton noted at least 70 people signed up for the program at the beef-on-abun luncheon at the fire hall during Fire Prevention Week. He called it an encouraging and positive response.

Finally, Sutton spoke of the efforts of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design committee on formalized neighbourhoods. A presentation by the city planner of the interim report on the topic was on the agenda later on at the council meeting.

Sutton voiced his support for the initiative.

“This work is at the heart of getting the residents involved in community safety as well,” said Sutton. “This is a major area of focus for us.”

He noted the safest communities in the world are those where people know, care for and look out for each other. By formalizing neighbourhoods and working at that smaller level, “it’s much easier to actually realize that,” said Sutton.

Stereo Playground guitarist Warren Kendrick and lead singer Justin Vany performed at Gutters on Saturday, Oct. 21, at their CD release party.

The new EP is titled Buffalo 409, and two tracks are currently available on Soundcloud. In addition to playing songs off of their latest recording, the band also performed covers of songs from bands such as The Black Keys and The Tragically Hip. Also in the group are bassist John Sanders and drummer Troy Wildeman. Photos by Lucas Punkari

SaskEnergy increase will be about $20 per year Staff

The Government of Saskatchewan approved an increase to SaskEnergy’s Delivery Service Rate of 3.6 per cent to begin Nov. 1. On average, the increase to residential customers will be an additional $1.65 per month or about $20 annually.

The Delivery Service Rate is made up of two

components – a fixed Basic Monthly Charge and a charge based on customer usage.

The approved rate will have a fixed 75 cents per month increase applied to a customer’s Basic Monthly Charge, with the remainder placed on the volume charge, so that customers who use less natural gas, will pay less. The delivery charge will be slightly

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3. Provide family information including the names of the nominee’s spouse, children, brothers, sisters and parents.

4. Supply a recent close-up photo of the nominee (if available).

5. Please include in your nomination letter: a. Brief history of nominee with education and family along with personal accomplishments through work. b. A list of nominee’s interests outside of work, volunteer organizations or contributions to their community. If the nominee has received any awards please include these. c. Attach a precise cover letter stating why the nominee should be chosen for this prestigious award and include letters of support which offer insight into the candidate’s involvements. These are helpful to the selection committee.

6. Junior nominees must be 18 years or younger.

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Vikings to play for SSSAD 3A title

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings find themselves a win away from capturing their first Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate 3A championship in school history.

Following a 49-14 victory over the Evan Hardy Souls Thursday night at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field, the Vikings have clinched a spot in Friday’s city final, which will be held in Saskatoon at 5:15 p.m. against the Tommy Douglas Tigers.

“I told the guys after the game that this was just the first step in our journey and we have to focus now on coming in here next week and playing well once again,” Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said.

“Obviously we are excited about having the chance to play for a championship and we know it’s going to be a really good game that will be a lot of fun for everyone involved.”

The last time the Vikings made it to the Saskatoon league final was in 2012, when they fell to the Bishop James Mahoney Saints.

Thursday’s semifinal

North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings running back JT Lamb powered his way through the Evan Hardy Souls defence on his way to a touchdown Thursday night in Saskatoon. Photo by Lucas Punkari

win over the Souls was highlighted by a dominating performance from running back JT Lamb, as he powered his way through Evan Hardy’s defence for four touchdowns and 240 yards rushing on 27 carries.

Lamb was also one of several Vikings who also suited up on defence, as he made a number of big hits during the course of the

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game.

“It’s tiring to play on both sides of the field, but it’s worth it,” Lamb said afterwards.

“The offensive line made some beautiful blocks and I think having the new offensive set with three running backs really helped me out a lot in being able to see where everyone was going.”

Quarterback Damon Dutton also had another strong outing with three touchdown passes, as he connected twice with Presley Peterson and once with Zach Wolfe.

“Our skill guys really set the tone early on as we put it up top a few times and they were able to make plays,” Humenny said.

“It was really offence by committee today and I was happy with that.”

Dutton finished the evening with 11 completions on 16 pass attempts for a total of 270 yards.

Although the Vikings jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the opening quarter, the Souls clawed their way back to within a touchdown with their passing game, as quarterback Talawa Mudasia moved the ball

down the field before connecting twice with wideout Blade Wiggins in the end zone.

The Souls had a chance to tie the game before halftime after Wolfe fumbled on a kickoff return at midfield, but a big hit by Lamb resulted in a turnover and ended any momentum that Evan Hardy had.

“I think we were a little tentative at times on defence until Wolfe made an interception on one of their drives,” Humenny said.

“It wasn’t so much scheme wise that we were getting beat on, but it was just the mentality that we had. I think our guys needed to be a little bit more eager early on and be more of a ball hawk out there.”

Awaiting the Vikings in Friday’s final, which will

take place at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field, is a Tigers squad that beat them by a score of 35-26 back in September.

“That was probably our worst game of the season so there’s a lot of stuff that we can rectify from that one,” Humenny said.

“Tommy Douglas is a well coached team. They have a third-year quarterback [Hayden Sabadash] who’s very good and they have a couple of strong running backs.”

The Tigers punched their ticket into the final by defeating the defending 3A city and provincial champion Saints in a high scoring 51-45 affair Thursday night.

The winner of the Saskatoon league will go on to host the provincial title game on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Their opponent will be the winner of Saturday’s provincial semifinal contest at Mosaic Stadium in Regina between the Moose Jaw and Regina league title holders.

The Moose Jaw league champion was crowned Saturday as the Yorkton Raiders crushed the Swift Current Colts by a score of 59-2 in Yorkton.

Not only was this the first title that the Raiders have won in the league, but it was also the first time that there was no team from The Friendly City playing in the final.

The Regina city final was held Monday night at Mosaic Stadium between the FW Johnson Wildcats and the Greenall Griffins of Balgonie.

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

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OBITUARIES VAN DER HAEGEN: In loving memory of LOYOLA MAY VAN DER HAEGEN who passed away October 1 at the VICTORIA hospital in Prince Albert Sask. at the age of 103 and eleven months.

Loyola will be lovingly remembered by her four children: Pauline {Bill} Girgulis, sons James {Estelle}, Eugene {Carol} and Dennis {Thelma}. Also thirteen grandchildren, twenty six great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Loyola was predeceased by her husband Maurice Van Der Haegen, her parents Samuel and Winnifred Bolan, her six siblings: Elma, Vince, Bernard, Helen, Margaret and Morris and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law as well as her great granddaughter Emma Mahar and daughters-in-law Margaret and Pat. Anyone wishing to donate on behalf of Mom can do so with Masses, The Heart and Stroke Foundation or a Charity of the donors choice. Funeral arrangements handled by Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service. __________________________________________________ GENDALL: In Loving Memory of Walter Edward Gendall, born May 14, 1931 at Wilkie, Saskatchewan. Ed’s schooling was in Cloan, Birch Hills, Saskatoon and Wilkie. He took his Private Pilot’s License and then continued earning his night rating and instrument rating then received his Commercial Pilots License then earned his transport Canada A (TCA). From here he started Gendall Air Service in North Battleford giving pilot instructions and exams, regular flight schedules and weekend junkets to Las Vegas. Ed also owned Gendall Travel which was started at the airport and then the office moved to the Co-op Mall. He opened a western shop in Lloydminster for several years and he also enjoyed his grain farming and ranching raising Hereford cattle and registered quarter horses. He loved to show his horse (Tinkys Martini) in many shows. They earned several invitations to the World Quarter Horse shows in Oklahoma City. In reining and western riding events they were awarded gold & bronze plaques at the National Quarter Horse show in Calgary. He loved these hobbies. He passed away peacefully with family at his side on September 4, 2017 in Battleford, SK. Left to cherish Ed’s memory are his wife of 64 years, Ginny; his daughter, Laurie and her children: Breanna Hancock (Colton), Jess Snyder (Mercedez Amos), McKayla Snyder (Tyler Bohse); sister, Clara Bailey; sister-in-law, Marion Keebaugh. Ed is predeceased by his parents Walter and Anna Gendall; his siblings: Marvin Gendall, George Gendall, Dick Gendall, Ruby Hoffman, Muriel Fuller. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Fr. Roque Concepcion. Cross Bearer was McKayla Snyder. Eulogy was given by Joan Gendall, Therrien & Debbie Gendall McGowan.

Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading: Book Of Ecclesiastes Breanna Hancock; Psalm: “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (sung); 2nd Reading: 2nd Letter Of Paul To Timothy - McKayla Snyder; Gospel: John 14: 1-6: Fr. Roque Concepcion; General Intercessions - Raymond Bailey. Music Ministry: Pianist - Joan Harrison; St. Vital Parish Choir; Doug Bailey – Guitar. Liturgy Of The Eucharist: Gift Bearers: McKayla Snyder & Breanna Hancock. Urn Bearer was Jess Snyder. Honourary Pallbearers were Don and Gloria Haight, Ron Spence, Ray and Kay Berry, Gerald Koopman, Butch and Judy Boskill and all those who shared Ed’s life.

Active Pallbearers were Ted Bailey, MG Gendall, Reid Keebaugh and Bill Hoffman. Interment will be at Rockhaven Cemetery - Rockhaven, SK (at a later date) Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________

NYHOLT: It is with sadness, the Nyholt family announce the passing of Bernard Nyholt of North Battleford on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the age of 77 years. As per Bernie’s wishes no formal service will be held. Left to cherish his memory are his loving family; daughter Christy Nyholt of Saskatoon, daughter Melinn Mansiere (Ryan) of Wakaw, and son Shawn Nyholt (Lauren) and their children Addyson, Quinn, and Nate of North Battleford; his brother Jan Nyholt (Diane) of Calgary, AB. Bernard was predeceased by his sister Marie Campbell; his mother Eva Phelps (Joe); his father Jack Nyholt (Eva) and brother-in-law Ray Campbell of Red Deer, AB. Bernard farmed his adult life North East of North Battleford and in later years loved spending time with his kids and grandchildren.

He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing, and playing cards. Remembered by many for his sarcasm, teasing, and quick wit, he will be missed. The Nyholt family would like to give a very special thank you to the BUH ICU staff and the staff of Harwood Manor. Memorial Donations in memory of Bernard may be directed to the BUH Foundation 1092 107 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1Z1 or to the Lung Association 1231 8 St E, Saskatoon, SK S7H 0S5. Funeral arrangements for Bernard Nyholt have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca.

COOK: It is with profound sadness the family of Alvin Cook (formerly of North Battleford) announces his passing at the age of 85 on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at St. Paul’s Palliative Care in Saskatoon after a brief illness. As per his request, cremation and family interment at a later date. __________________________________________________ SOOKOCHOFF: The passing of Stanley Mike Sookochoff occurred Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Stan is lovingly remembered by his wife Laura Ann Sookochoff of Saskatoon, SK; his daughter Shannon Ann (Nik), Edmonton, AB; son Sean (Sophia) Kelowna, BC; his step-children: Sherry (Clint) Miller-Pitzel of Settler, AB; Shannon Lee Miller Palm Springs, CA, USA; Heather Miller, Saskatoon, SK; Heath Miller (Tracey) of Cochrane, AB; grandchildren Jack Boryski, Molly Sookochoff, Alex and Olivia Sookochoff. Stan is also survived by his sister Irene Sookochoff of Watson, SK. The Memorial Service was held on Saturday, October 21 at 3:30 p.m. from Saskatoon Funeral Home (338 4th Ave. North). Condolences may be left at www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to SASKATOON FUNERAL HOME (306-244-5577).

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FUNERAL SERVICES PACK: Mr. William Pack passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Battlefords Union Hospital at the age of 89 years. A funeral service was held on Friday, October 20, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. from the Glaslyn Community Hall with Reverend Janice Trost officiating. Interment followed the service in the Town of Glaslyn Cemetery. Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife Sydney; Son William (Bill) Pack (Karen) of North Battleford, Sask and their children Heather Koroluk (Dustin Ford), Amanda Pack, and Jerry Pack (fiancé Katie Booth); Son Leslie (Wendy) Pack of Big River, Sask and their family Blaire Pack (Mark Bolton), and Kelly Pack; Sisters Jean and Paul Borgedahl and family; and Joyce and Lewis Houde and family; sister-in-law Sylvia Keys and family; and brother and sister-inlaw Bernie and Elaine Glass and family. William was predeceased by his parents Esther and Lloyd Pack; sister Bertha Brown; In laws Grace and Claude Glass; brother in law Florney Glass; and sister and brother-in-law Millie and Nick Costiuk. Memorial donations in memory of William Pack may be directed to a Charity of the Donor’s choice. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

Card of Thanks The Pack family would like to thank the Nurses and Physicians on 3rd floor BUH for the care given to William, also a thank you to Reverend Janice Trost for officiating the service, Helen Pylypow for playing the organ, Debbie Klassen for serving the lunch and everyone else who has supported us in our time of grief.

Sincerely; The Pack Family

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The Me to We club at North Battleford Comprehensive High School did a drive called Calling All Toiletries recently. Donations collected were given to the Battlefords and District Food and Resources Centre food bank and The Lighthouse.

Featured are Grade 9 students Marusia, Aisley, Daly and Jael.

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HORSES & TACK Will buy all classes of horses. 306329-4382.

HEALTH SERVICES DISCOUNT SENIORS MEDICAL ALARM Monitored 24 hours, Free Equipment. Just pay for the monitoring. Less Than $1.00 per day.

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

Al-anon Family Groups

If someone’s drinking troubles you attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

Saturday, November 4

Borden Firefighter’s Steak Night at the Borden Community Centre. Cocktails - 5:00 p.m. Supper - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 18

Ole-Fashion Home-made Christmas Craft Sale at the Denholm Community Hall, Denholm, 12 miles east of North Battleford on Highway 16. If you make crafts and would like to sell them, please call Diana Yarrow at 306-937-2261 to book a space. No venders please.

Saturday, November 25

Topline Social Dance Club - Gold Tones at the North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 1352 - 100th Street, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Lunch served. Min. age 19. Dress casual. For more information phone Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

Saturday, November 25

Christmas Trade Show & Bake Sale at the EMBM School, 1651 96th Street, North Battleford from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Live music, crafts, bake sale, silent auction & raffle. If you would like to book a table, please contact Greg Corcoran at 306-817-0377 or email at g.corcoran@loccsd.ca. Presented by Light of Christ Catholic School Division.

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 5:00 p.m.

Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

Sobeys of North Battleford had a couple of donations to provide to the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club on a recent Tuesday afternoon. The first was a $1,000 donation from a fundraiser June 24, when they sold maple bar sandwiches at the door at Sobeys with all proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club. Sobeys also provided a matching grant to bring it to $1,000. The other cheque was a $500 donation through the company’s community development funding. It will go to one child from the Boys and Girls Club to donate to their favourite charity. Proprietors Ron and Grace Lang were at the Boys and Girls Club to present the cheques. Photos by John Cairns

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noon of the 16th; Venus is 4 degrees north on the morning of the 17th.

On the 20th, both Mercury and Saturn are nearby, 7 and 3 degrees south, respectively.

On the 26th, Neptune is 1.5 degrees north of the moon.

Mercury is well placed throughout the month for viewing, reaching greatest elongation on the 24th.

Watch for the nearby moon on the 19th and 20th. And, Saturn is in conjunction on the 28th.

Venus lights up the morning dawn sky, although getting nearer and nearer to the Sun by monthend. The moon is a close companion on the 17th.

Mars gradually pulls away from the Sun in the early morning sky. Watch for the nearby sliver of a moon on the 15th.

Jupiter begins to reappear by mid-month, joining up with the moon on the 16th. A daytime conjunction with Venus occurs on the 13th, but great care must be taken not to harm one’s eyes while viewing close to the Sun with a telescope. Seek help if you’re

Saturn is low in the southwest at dusk, eventually vanishing behind the sun. Late in the month, it crosses into Sagittarius, where it will reside through to 2020.

Uranus is well placed for viewing in the evening and throughout the night.

Neptune is also well placed in the early evening, setting near midnight. It has been retrograding for some time, and begins proper motion eastward on the 22nd.

Daylight Saving Time ends on Nov. 5 at 2 a.m.

On Sunday, the 12th, the north Taurid meteors peak in the early morning.

On Friday, the 17th, the Leonid meteors peak around noon, but could be visible before dawn.

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The Lord provides a safe hiding place for us In 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, beginning a reign of terror and cruel abuse, particularly involving the Jewish people there. But, throughout the land, the Dutch underground fought to frustrate the plans of the invaders, and Christians risked their lives to help the Jews.

One family that did lived in the town of Haarlem. Casper ten Boom had a watch repair shop, and above the shop was the family’s living quarters. There lived Casper (an elderly widower), and his daughters Corrie and Betsie. When they became burdened for the plight of the Jews, they sealed off a section of Corrie’s bedroom as a hidden compartment. It became known as “the hiding place,” from Psalm 119:114, “You [God] are my hiding place [my secret, sheltered place].”

Over many months, there were always people concealed there–some were Jews, others were members of the Dutch underground. In addition, Corrie became a ringleader in the resistance, and sought out other courageous families willing to hide more. In spite of extreme danger to themselves, it’s estimated the ten Booms saved the lives of some eight hundred Jews during the war. When reminded of the danger,

Casper declared, “It would be an honour to give my life for God’s ancient people.”

Sadly, the family was eventually betrayed, and arrested. Casper died ten days afterward. Corrie and Betsie were moved from one concentration camp to another. While there, the two sisters showed the love of Christ, not only to other prisoners in the camp, but toward their captors as well. Using a Bible she had smuggled in, Corrie also taught the other women God’s Word, and many came to faith. Betsie eventually sickened and died, but Corrie survived and returned home in 1945. She went on to many years of active service for the Lord, until her death in 1983.

A number of times in the book of Psalms we read of the Lord Himself being a “hiding place,” a secure shelter for His people. “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah [Think of that!]”

(Ps. 32:7). “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust” (Ps. 91:1-2).

In Corrie Boom’s home, the refuge God provided, through concerned believers, was a physical one.

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But we can face other dangers too. We have a spiritual enemy, the devil or Satan, who is constantly “seeking whom he may devour” (I Pet. 5:8). Though he has human beings in his camp who oppose the

cause of Christ, he and his demon army are a spiritual danger. We need God’s protection.

The Lord Jesus portrayed Himself as a shepherd, and His followers as sheep under His care. “I

am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own” (Jn. 10:14). He also spoke of Himself as “the door of the sheep [i.e. the sheepfold]” (vs. 7). That pictures how the shepherd often posted himself at the entrance to the fold, defending the flock from thieves and animal predators.

In 1918 hymn writer Avis Christiansen (18951985) published a gospel song about God’s sheltering care. Avis, a lifelong resident of Chicago, was married to Ernest Christiansen, a vice president

Choosing to believe What’s a body to believe these days?

Between fake news, privacy breaches and rampant social media on the loose, knowing what’s worth believing is sometimes anything but easy to discern.

Believing the right things is vital, however, be they matters of daily living, politics, faith or a host of other things.

Mark Twain once said, “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” In an almost prophetic gesture to the power of social media,

seem very funny to be the subject of an untrue story circulating in the area where we’d recently moved.

Just weeks after we’d arrived I heard, via the grapevine, that our two sons were adopted.

While adoption is a wonderful privilege for many, I hadn’t forgotten Winston Churchill once the trauma of two very said: “A lie gets halfway difficult births. around the world before If I’d ever experienced the truth has a chance to an example of fake news get its pants on.” that was it.

Anyone who’s lived When Jesus was on in a small town is well earth He spoke often of acquainted with the rapid the matter of truth but spread of misinformation. most often the people Although I laugh about it were more interested in now, at the time it didn’t his acts than convinced

of Mood Bible Institute.

Beginning in 1916, and for about sixty years afterward, Mrs. Christiansen produced hundreds of hymns that have blessed the Christian community.

This one says, “I was straying when Christ found me / In the night so dark and cold; / Tenderly His arm went round me, / And He bore me to His fold. / Precious hiding place, / Precious hiding place, / In the shelter of His love; / Not a doubt or fear, / Since my Lord is near, / And I’m sheltered in His love.”

of his words. They wanted the bread he multiplied, the miracles of healing he performed or the choice wine he created from water. To accept the words he spoke to them as unconditional truth was not on their agenda.

In speaking to Judas, Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Fake news, privacy breaches and the explosion of false information have been around as long as humanity itself, thank God, so has truth!

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Happy Halloween!

A gargoyle greeting museum visitors.

The Western Development Museum was abuzz with Halloween fun this weekend. First it hosted the Haunted Hotel on Thursday and Friday, and Saturday was the Great Pumpkin Masquerade and Family Dance. Other events that took place this weekend included the Battlefords Humane Society Halloween Howl at the Agrivilla, and Halloween Haunted Fort at Fort Battleford. Photos

by Josh Greschner The Haunted Hotel featured camera footage of those inside the hotel.

Nationswest Field House hosted a Halloween Howl event, which featured a bouncy castle and games for kids.

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