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Chris Hadfield coming to the Battlefords for Rotary’s 100th World famous Canadian astronaut

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Rotary Club of the Battlefords made an announcement Monday that could only be described as out of this world.

At their regular meeting Monday at Blend Restaurant, the Rotary Club confirmed Canadian astronaut Col.

Chris Hadfield will be the keynote speaker for their Centennial “Out of this World” Celebration, happening in the Battlefords and area on Friday, April 24, 2020.

The events will commemorate Rotary’s 100 years of service. Rotary of the Battlefords was inducted April 26, 1919.

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ternoon event for more than 1,000 students at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, with Hadfield as the speaker.

That will be followed by a gala in the evening for 350 business and community leaders at the Dekker Centre, where Hadfield will be speaker.

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SilverSquad fan Dakota Lipka (centre) seen with Robyn Silvernagle (left) and Kara Thevenot (right) receiving her Silvernagle Scotties jersey at Saskatoon.

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Silvernagle fans show their pride far and wide

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Ben Christensen and Warren Williams unveil the poster for Rotary’s “Out of This World” celebration with keynote speaker Chris Hadfield, set for April 24, 2020. Photo by John Cairns

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coming in from miles away to North Battleford to check out the Northland Power Curling Centre, the venue Team Silvernagle made famous through their connection to Twin Rivers Curling Club.

The fans showed their support for Team Silvernagle at the North Battleford stop of the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling in January, and it Continued on Page 11

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Chris Hadfield coming to the Battlefords Continued from Page 1 Hadfield achieved fame as the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station. According to a Rotary news release, Hadfield is credited for making outer space ”accessible for millions” and for “infusing a sense of wonder into our collective consciousness.” He is billed as “the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong.”

Both Ben Christensen, who chairs the club’s anniversary committee, and committee co-chair Warren Williams unveiled the poster for the event at the launch Monday.

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Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield will be the keynote speaker for The Rotary Club of the Battlefords’ Centennial “Out of this World” Celebration. Photo by John Cairns

He added the event would be “first-class, 100 per cent.”

To put it on, Rotary set aside money for their 100th anniversary from ongoing fundraising initiatives, but needed more financial support and reached out to the community for that assistance.

“Our community has gone above and beyond,” said Christensen. He announced at the launch Monday that Battlefords Tribal Council and Innovation Credit Union would be the two major “International Space Station Commander” sponsors for the event for $25,000 each. Other sponsors have come on board as well with smaller amounts.

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Advisers John Jangula represented Innovation at the launch. Chief Wayne Semaganis of Little Pine and Chief Crystal Okemow of Lucky Man represented BTC. Hadfield is “known for giving inspirational messages and we know he will do so with our youth here this year,” said Jangula.

“This is awesome,” was the reaction of Okemow, who added “our First Nations have demonstrated a commitment to social and economic development for the Battlefords.”

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City budget meetings begin with grant requests

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Budget deliberations are now underway in the city of North Battleford.

The process started Monday with presentation of the draft 2020 budget by Director of Finance Steve Brown.

The draft budget, posted on the city’s website, is proposing an increase of two per cent for both property taxes and utilities. No major changes to that proposal emerged from Monday’s session, which moved quickly and wrapped up an hour ahead of schedule.

One point that emerged from city officials Monday night was that the city’s financial situation is in a far better state than it was last year at this time.

Brown told council they were “a lot better off” than the last budget, and that “substantial improvement” had been made to turn finances around.

Council faced significant financial challenges going into the 2019 budget deliberations. When that budget was adopted, administration was tasked with meeting a target of $500,000 in “fiscal improvements” during the year.

Brown reported that target was met, and that improvements found included such items as $253,000 in insurance savings and $100,000 consolidation of office/safety/janitorial supplies by going with a local supplier, as well as others.

He also pledged to continue to find efficiencies. For 2020, the budget is calling for a financial improvement target of

$150,000 for the general fund and $50,000 for the utility fund. It’s a less aggressive target than last year, reflecting the improved financial situation.

The first night of deliberations focused on a number of third-party grant requests by local organizations. The Dekker Centre had made a request at council a week earlier for renewal of a $235,000 annual grant. Monday, the city heard from eight more delegations: Erin Katerynych of the Battlefords and District Food and Resource Centre was seeking $6,500 for the Empty Stocking Fund.

North Battleford Transit manager Paul Robertson made a request for $274,156 towards the transit system and $98,340 to Handi-bus operations.

Concern for Youth requested $20,000, with $15,000 to partially fund a third staff member, $3,000 towards nutrition and $1,000 each for transportation and promotional items.

Midwest Food Resources asked for $3,000, which would go towards expanding their community garden and increasing garden productivity by improving water distribution systems.

North Battleford Golf and Country Club Director of Golf Dana Johnson asked for a $75,000 capital grant towards equipment and maintaining the water and sewer utility infrastructure at the golf course.

Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre’s Executive Director Amber Stewart made a presentation seeking $9,000. That would help the organiza-

tion extend employment contracts with staff.

The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords was seeking $35,000, up from $25,000 in previous years.

Lighthouse co-manager Tracey Reimer made the presentation, and explained the Lighthouse lost a “significant amount of funding” for emergency shelter stays due to changes in the Saskatchewan Income Support Program. There have also been other funding challenges.

Twin Rivers Curling Club was a late addition to the agenda and their request was rent at Northland Power Curling Centre in the amount of $1.

Other organizations seeking third-party grants who did not appear in person Monday included the North Battleford Boys & Girls Club who requested $15,000 for capital and $25,000 for its operating grant to assist with the cost of its new facility and for ongoing programming. Also seeking funds are the Humane Society ($150,000), Lakeland Library ($361,024), North Battleford Library ($154,000), Destination Battlefords ($118,458), BTEC ($10,000), the River Valley Board ($68,000), Catholic Family Services ($2,500) and Citizens on Patrol ($1,000).

The other important items on the agenda Monday were the police and fire and protective services budgets.

Brown described the policing budget as “status quo.” He noted two things were out of their hands: the census (which if the city hit 15,000 population

Budget deliberations begin at City Hall. Photo by John Cairns

would boost their share for salaries and capital of the RCMP contract from 70 to 90 per cent) and contract negotiations happening in Eastern Canada involving the RCMP. Administration is also proposing putting $125,000 in capital funding for lighting at the police building and fire station. The city currently leases the police building to the RCMP. There was discussion about making an additional investment in the future into the crime-reduction unit focused on organized criminal activity in the drug trade and weapons.

“We desire a regionally focused team to do that.

Tonight we did talk a little bit about resources the city may be able to contribute to that,” said Mayor Ryan Bater. “This is a discussion we want to have with all of our neighbouring municipalities to see if there’s an appetite for everybody to

chip in a little bit, so we could have a regional unit focused on our regional needs.”

For fire and protective services, Acting Fire Chief Lindsay Holm said one of his primary objectives in developing the budget was finding operational efficiencies.

A drop of $270,000 in revenue due to loss of fire contracts was cited, and revenue from provincial fines was down $140,000.

But Holm notes a few cost savings were found: $460,000 in wages and benefits due to restructuring and reallocations, $33,000 in materials and supplies expenses, $30,000 savings in contractual services and others.

The total fire and protective services financial position is a deficit of $2,459,429, an improvement from a deficit of $2,880,947 the previous year.

For capital, a new pumper is needed to replace Engine 22, and the cost for replacement is budgeted at $580,000 over two years. Sale of Engine 22 is contemplated for $20,000. Amounts needed are $280,000 for 2020 and $300,000 the next year.

They are also seeking funding for the second stage of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) replacement running at $350,000.

The plan is for $233,667 to be paid out of reserves, with $116,333 to be paid through taxation.

The city will hold its second budget deliberation session Dec. 11. That night members of the public will be given a chance to appear on the schedule and provide feedback. The session will also cover general government, leisure services and public works. A third session is scheduled for Dec. 16 and will focus on planning and development.

Online auction to help local family facing illness Staff

An online auction has been underway for the past couple of weeks to help a North Battleford family whose son has been going through some major health challenges.

The auction is to raise money for Raeanne and Darren McIntyre, parents of Braxton McIntyre.

Braxton and his twin Bryer were born at 28 weeks

by emergency C-section in 2018. Since then Braxton has been in and out of hospital suffering recurrent infections, skin ulcers, pneumonia, Norovirus and influenza.

His heart rate has had to be constantly monitored, and just last week Braxton was in the operating room getting a temporary line put in under his collarbone.

Both Darren and Raeanne have been off work since July 2018 to deal with the health

challenges Braxton has faced.

The Battleford community has responded with an online Facebook auction that began at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 and closed Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Pictures of auction items were posted on the page, and the plan is to contact the highest bidders at the end of the auction and for payments to be made by e-transfer. All the proceeds will be given to the McIntyre family to help them at this time.

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Liberal government produces red ink and alienation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is following in the footsteps of his father. That’s leading to fiscal calamity and regional dissent

By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios and Niels Veldhuis The Fraser Institute

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As the dust settles from the federal election – which further exacerbated Western frustration, if not outright separatist sentiments – it’s worth considering the policy ebbs and flows of the Liberal Party under Pierre Trudeau and his son Justin.

FraTherein lies the explanation and solution to today’s rising tensions within Confederation.

Pierre Trudeau took over the Liberal Party from Lester Pearson and became prime minister in 1968, continuing Pearson’s policies of a more activist federal

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government. He expanded and reformed existing federal programs and introduced several new ones. In doing so, he oversaw an increase in federal per person spending (inflation adjusted) from $4,022 when he became prime minister to $7,165 in 1984 when he retired from politics.

This represents a 78.2 per cent increase in federal spending per Canadian.

The increase in federal spending was done largely by running deficits (i.e. borrowing). Under Trudeau, the federal deficit increased from essentially a balanced budget in 1969-70 to $32.4 billion in 1983-84. This more muscular federal government also gave rise to Quebec separatism (culminating in the 1980 referendum on separation) and growing Western alienation, due in large part to Ottawa’s interventions in energy policy.

The Liberal Party then experienced a pronounced shift in policies under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. After more than three decades of inaction on ever-increasing spending and rising deficits (and debt), the Liberals took bold action in 1995 to right the country’s finances.

As finance minister Paul Martin said in his historic 1995 budget speech: “We are acting on a new vision of the

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role of government in the economy. In many cases that means smaller government. In all cases it means smarter government.”

Budget 1995 set in motion reforms that would reduce federal program spending from $123.2 billion to $111.3 billion in 1996-97, resulting in the first budget surplus in more than three decades the following year. Federal government employment was also reduced.

The reforms also included a change in the way Ottawa provided money to the provinces for social programs, from a shared-cost model to a “block grant.” It also provided the provinces more flexibility and autonomy in designing and delivering government programs.

As expected, and indeed as federalist countries are supposed to operate, the provinces experimented with different approaches to welfare and social programs with overwhelmingly positive results.

In many ways, the policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party have reverted back in time to mirror those of his father.

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If we lose coal, nuclear may be the best we can do When there’s a press conference among multiple leaders of equivalent rank, it’s a good bet the person who makes the initial announcement and does most of the talking is probably the leader. If that’s the case, then Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe may have taken the first step in leading this province, and Canada, into a nuclear power renaissance.

If it does happen, and right now that’s a big “if,” it would mean a wholesale change in our power generation system. It would be the birth of a new industry, nuclear power generation, and death of two others: coal-fired and, eventually, natural-gas-fired power generation.

On the environmental side, many people have been saying for years the only way to truly reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in baseload power production is by going wholesale into nuclear.

But no jurisdiction that I know of in the developed world seems to be willing to do that. Indeed, two of the most nuclear-reliant nations – Japan and Germany – have pulled away from it in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. The developing world, however, is building nukes everywhere.

This enormous shift would require continual focus, not just in Saskatchewan, but in Ontario and New Brunswick, through many years and, presumably, changes in governing parties. If we’re halfway into building several of these facilities, and a new NDP government puts the brakes on it, if would mean fiscal disaster for this province. And if you think that can’t happen, it already has. In Ontario in

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2010 and 2011, a Liberal government cancelled two natural gas power plants, already under construction – and Liberals approved these plants in the first place.

It would also likely mean a change in the nature of our power grid.

Instead of a small number of large power plants, it could potentially mean a much more distributed system of smaller plants.

Estevan and Coronach would likely each get multiple reactors adding up to hundreds of megawatts, making use of existing transmission lines.

But Moe also suggested these could be used in areas where diesel power generation is the norm.

That means they would have to be some models, incredibly small in scale, for such applications in the far north.

It also means that if an area like Yorkton, for instance, which has no power generation in the region, and has demand growth, could see a small nuclear facility built. Placing a power sources close to demand, means less power lost due to line loss, the electrical resistance inherit in every wire and transmission line.

I don’t know what the life expectancy is of new combined-cycle natural gas power plants, but Moe hinted SMRs could replace both coal and natural gas

power generation. The province is just finishing a brand new natural gas plant near Swift Current, and another will soon be built at Moose Jaw. North Battleford had two plants built there a little under a decade ago. Will these be stranded assets some day? Surely, they would be the last ones replaced by nuclear power. And in the meantime, we can’t go without them.

For Estevan, such a wholesale change would be something of a blessing and a curse. The curse would be the loss of coal mining and coal-fired power, which directly employ at least 760 people.

How many people SMRs would employ would be a function of how many units are placed here.

But given these plants aren’t large, the number of people working with them would be a fraction of what are employed now in power generation and coal mining. But, and this is important, there would still be people working in it.

And those people would presumably make similar, or maybe even better wages, than what they are now.

If coal is indeed lost, this may be the best possible option. A consolation prize, if you will, but one that will last for generations.

And if coal is shut down, it will take some

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time, and considerable work, to do the final cleanup. That would mean the eventual demolition of Boundary Dam, Shand and Poplar River power stations, as well as their surrounding sites.

One would hope priority for those jobs would go to those affected by the coal shutdown. Similarly, as much as possible, any new facility construction job should see priority go to those affected by the coal phase out. This wouldn’t be long term by any stretch, but it would provide some employment.

It would also reduce costs, as those workers already live in these communities, as opposed to bringing

people in.

Secondly, there are many mines not reclaimed in the area, both west and south of Bienfait. I’ve been told these have been left “for wildlife.” Some of those areas are being mined again, for deeper seams, especially south of Bienfait. But the area west of Bienfait sure isn’t.

I would suggest that once the last plant shuts down, all these sites should be fully remediated. That’s several years of dozer work, at minimum. There should be a fair bit of carryover of power plant personnel from coal to nuclear.

The bottom line is this – because of Canada’s

global commitments to reduce greenhouse gases, and a lack of wholesale adoption of carbon capture and storage – the days of coal seem to be numbered.

The way the federal government has been moving on this, there may not be anything we can do to change that. Small nuclear reactors may be the lifeboat that both Estevan and Coronach need. It may not be what those communities want, but the alternative – losing their primary industries with nothing to replace them – is much worse.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

Reunion planned for NBCHS alumni Submitted Celebrating more than 40 years since graduation from the North Battleford Comprehensive High School, the Come Together NBCHS committee is urging all past alumni of NBCHS classes of 1971 to 1980 to register to attend the reunion July 31 and Aug. 1, 2020.

A weekend of reminiscing, to relive memories and reignite friendships, forge new ones and engage once

again with the Battlefords community is planned. Details can be found on the “Come Together NBCHS Reunion” Facebook account or by contacting event chair at rdcoates@ telus.net.

Events include a welcome evening on July 31, 2020 at the Dekker Centre.

Events for Aug. 1 include a school tour in the morning and an evening celebration at the Western Development Museum. More de-

tails as they become finalized will be posted on the Facebook account.

To register prior to the early bird cutoff March 31, 2020, go to www.eventbrite.com. Alumni from the classes of 1971 to 1980 along with their spouses/ partners are encouraged to attend for $65 each or $85 if registering after March 31, 2020. The event is dovetailing on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the NBCHS.

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NWC awards $70,000 in scholarships Best and brightest recognized Submitted North West College held their annual entrance scholarship ceremony in North Battleford Nov. 15.

The program highlighted some of this year’s brightest and best students in northwest Saskatchewan with the naming of North West College’s Battlefords Campus Entrance Scholarship recipients.

This is one of two ceremonies for North West College. The first awards ceremony was held in Meadow Lake Nov. 1 at the North West College Meadow Lake Campus.

Just under $70,000 was awarded between the two ceremonies.

“All of our scholarship recipients demonstrate great potential in leading the next generation. Our scholarship program is an important part of fulfilling our commitment to workforce growth and development within Northwest Saskatchewan,” stated Jay Notay, president and CEO of North West College.

Approximately $36,000 was awarded to 91 students attending the Battlefords campus.

Recipients demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and commitment to pursuing advancement in post-secondary education at North West College.

The 2019 Battlefords Campus Major Entrance Scholarship winners: - Sobeys Choose Excellence Scholarship $3,000: Patricia Gallant, Psychiatric Nursing Program; - NWC Adult Education Scholarship $500: Patricia Gallant, Psychiatric Nursing Program; - Battlefords Adult Education Committee Scholarship $500: Ashley Hill,

Hairstylist Program; Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services Scholarship $500: Laura Koehn, university; Gold Eagle Casino SIGA Scholarship $500: Janelle Buffin, Esthetician Program; - NWC Board of Governors $750: Jaden Pletz, Office Administration Program; - Gold Eagle Lodge Scholarship $1,000: Ashley Moccasin, Business Program; - North Battlefords Elks Lodge No. 369 Scholarship $1,000: Whitney Allison, Continuing Care Assistant; - North West Career Development Partnership Try-a-Trade Scholarship $1,000: Patricia Gallant, Psychiatric Nursing Program; - Rotary Club of the Battlefords Scholarship $1,000: Jamee Obey, university - The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group North Battleford/ Meadow Lake Division Scholarship $1,500: Sushan Smith, Business Program; - Stan Wychopen Memorial BBEX Scholarship $2,000: Sushan Smith, Business Program; - Ultra Print Scholarship $2,000: Tanisha Armstrong, Esthetician Program.

Designed to give financial assistance, North West College’s scholarship program is helping support the next generation of creative thinkers and equipping them with resources to help advance their education.

During the 2018-19 academic year, North West College gave out close to $100,000 to their students and are on track to give out $130,000 in the current academic year.

Scholarships at North West College are made possible by gifts from in-

dividual and corporate donors, as well as a grant from the Saskatchewan Innovation & Opportunity Scholarships Program, administered through the Ministry of Advanced Education. Through this program, the Saskatchewan Government matches every dollar the College receives for scholarships from its industry partners and private donors, thus doubling the resources to support even more students.

“All of our donors have their own personal story that inspired them and sparked their generosity and it is through the support of so many of our donors that these students can succeed and finish school,” said Notay.

Recipients of NWC’s Choose Outstanding Scholarships support students who are enrolled at NWC in a full-time technical skills or university program and have applied by the Aug. 1 deadline with an entrance academic average between 80 and 89 per cent.

The Sobeys Choose Excellence Scholarship presented

by Grace Lang to Patricia Gallant.

The Stan Wychopen Memorial BBEX Scholarship presented by Linda Machniak to Sushan Smith.

The JPBG Scholarship presented by Kelly Bitner to Sushan Smith.

The Ultra Print Scholarship presented to Tanisha Armstrong by Carey Tollefson. Photos submitted

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Continued from Page 4 spending, despite the absence of a recession or military conflict. At an expected level of $9,248 per person (inflation adjusted) in 2019, federal spending has never been higher, even during the recent recession ($8,777) and the Second World War ($7,582).

Since Justin Trudeau entered office, per-person spending has increased by 17.5 per cent in just four years. And like under his father, much of the increase has been financed by borrowing. The deficit this year is expected to reach $20.0 billion and could grow significantly larger if a recession occurs.

Clearly, today’s government has ignored the lessons from the Chretien government, which corrected the spending and deficits of Pierre Trudeau. As Martin once said: “The debt and deficit are not inventions of ideology. They are facts of arithmetic. The quicksand of compound interest is real.”

The return of an interventionist Ottawa has also rekindled tensions in Confederation. The separatist Bloc Quebecois won almost as many seats in Quebec (32) as the Liberals (35), and Western alienation hasn’t been this prominent since Pierre Trudeau’s National Energy Program in the 1980s.

Unfortunately, our deteriorating federal finances and increasing regional tensions are an ominous throwback. The solution to these challenges lies in the successful reforms of the Chretien era.

Federal decentralization and empowerment of the provinces, coupled with fiscal reform to put federal finances back on solid ground, would do much to reverse the worrying state of Confederation.

Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios and Niels Veldhuis are economists with the Fraser Institute and co-authors of The End of the Chretien Consensus? www.troymedia.com

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The pubic is invited to drop in and see the show and sale “An Art Symphony” at the North Battleford Comfort Inn on Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Six artists from our community will be there with their paintings.

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Holm Raiche Oberg, Chartered Professional Accountants P.C. Ltd. would like to congratulate Jaylene on successfully completing all of her educational and training qualifications and has been admitted as a member in the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Saskatchewan.

Jaylene obtained her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan in 2015, and Masters of Professional Accounting in 2017. We are proud of her accomplishments and acknowledge all of her hard work. She is an integral part of our team and we look forward to her continued professional growth and development.

She looks forward to meeting more members of the community through her profession and expanding her knowledge base to better serve our clients.

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KAYLA PETERSEN

vocals.

Bringing the Christmas spirit, the concert promises a singalong or two and attendees are encouraged to wear an ugly Christmas sweater.

Response to the tour has already seen a second night added in Saskatoon.

He’s just released the first single, “One Foot on Main Street,” from his upcoming full-length release.

Straker, no stranger to North Battleford, will perform Dec. 14 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.

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With main floor laundry as well as wheelchair assessible this home suitable for all categories of buyers whether its for your family, retirement, revenue property or a first-time home buyer this property will certainly fit your needs. Comes with all appliances and is available for immediate possession. Please call for more information. Glaslyn is conveniently located only 45 min to North Battleford, 10 min to Littleloon, and 30 min to Turtle Lake.

Well cared for bungalow on a corner lot! Same owner for more than 25 years! This 1040 sq ft bungalow has been well maintained and had many upgrades over the years including flooring, windows in 2014 and furnace and water hear in 2013. There are 3 bedrooms on the main floor and a 4pc bath and in the lower level you will find 2 more bedrooms, a bathroom with a walk in shower and a family room.

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together into the wee hours of the night, singing around the piano, or hearing the sacred Christmas songs in church, there was always a musical backdrop to the holiday season. Great storytelling strung it all together. Those songs and stories have stuck with me and I want to bring some of that to the stage with this concert.”

Featuring classic and contemporary holiday songs, Straker will be accompanied by full band including his sister Jill Straker singing backing

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Jeffery Straker will create a Very Prairie Christmas at the Dekker Centre Award-winning singersongwriter-pianist Jeffery Straker is be hitting the wintery roads across Saskatchewan taking his “A Very Prairie Christmas” show on its first multi-city tour. The show has been performed for the past two years at the Casino Regina Show Lounge and has been a hot ticket with both years selling out the more than 700-seat theatre. With fans in other Saskatchewan cities and other provinces asking for the concert to travel closer to them, Straker decided to take that step this year adding dates in Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, North Battleford and Prince Albert.

“Growing up on the farm near Punnichy, a big part of Christmas was time spent together with friends and family making music and sharing stories.

Whether it was neighbours bringing instruments over to our farmhouse to play

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The Battlefords remember Holodomor

By Rhea Good The Holodomor Genocide Memorial event Nov. 20 at the Chapel Gallery was a collaboration between the Battlefords Ukrainian Cultural Council, the Holodomor Awareness and Education Committee and the gallery.

The Holodomor Genocide took place during the winter of 1932-33. An estimated six to 13 million people died – during peacetime – inside the borders of Ukraine. To the outside world, there was no crisis; news coverage was blocked by Joseph Stalin and the government of the USSR. North Battleford singer, Clarence Briand opened the program by leading “O Canada.” MCs were the mayors of North Battleford and Battleford, Ryan Bater and Ames Leslie.

Speakers included Jim Shevchuk and Rhea Good who are involved in the provincial Holodomor Awareness and Education Committee.

Paul Kardynal and his three grandchildren Cayden, Mariska and Ty lit the memorial candle, which burned during the event.

Erin Foreman and Natawna Foreman provided music, notably a piece called “1933 — a Song for Holodomor Remembrance.”

The event featured

Saskatoon author Marion Mutala and her newest book, My Dearest Dido: The Holodomor Story.

Mutula spent the day in North Batlteford visiting St. Mary School, Ecole Monseigneur BlaiseMorand and John Paul II Collegiate. She brought her guitar and performed a song she wrote about the Holodomor, and talked about her decision to write a book about the difficult topic of genocide.

Mutala was also busy selling and signing her books at the evening event.

The Light of Christ School Division purchased a class set of the novel, which can be loaned out within the division.

Good talked about the school-based activities that took place Nov. 18 and 19.

She visited four classrooms at Holy Family School and Lawrence School to do presentations. Students also made a “bottle of grain” just like the one hidden by Maria Soroka’s grandfather, a story told by Maria, a Holodomor survivor, to take home to their families.

Recognizing the atrocities of the Holodomor, and all genocides, is important so that, as citizens, we fortify solidarity against ideologies of hate and the power of lies, and so that we strive to respect the dignity of all humanity.

For information on getting involved with the Holodomor Awareness and Education Committee, please contact Rhea Good.

306-481-5149

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Students’ Holodomor Poems:

Hunger and death Of the Ukrainian people their Lives tragically lost with Overwhelming Deaths of friends and loved ones this Ongoing tragedy Months Of a Roaving hunger amongst the Ukrainian people

By Abigail Polnicky Grade 7 Holy Family School

Visiting author, Marion performs a song.

Mutala,

Students prepared poems, at right, and artwork, above, based on the Holodomor. The work above is by Abbigail Adair, a Grade 11 student from John Paul II Collegiate.

Hunger Out of food Lives were lost Ovens had no use Death of loved ones Over Many terrible things Oh, how hungry they were Remember them

By Berlin Porter Grade 7 Holy Family School Holodomor Out of luck for food Love Out of food Don’t take food from another Others matter Mothers matter Only leaves to eat Remember

By Jaylee Kubik Grade 4 Holy Family School

Cayden, Ty and Mariska lit the memorial candle, which burned during the event.

MCs for the event were mayor of North Battleford, Ryan Bater, and mayor of Battleford, Ames Leslie.

THE BATTLEFORDS 306-480-9876 306-480-9879 9 pm to 2 am November 29th, 30th December 6th, 7th, December 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st,& 31st

Please Join Me!

Book Launch and Signing

Natawna Foreman and Erin Foreman played “1933 a Song for Holodomor Remembrance.”

by Melaney Bossaer

Natalie Remeshylo was pleased to meet the author and purchase a signed copy of Marion Mutala’s novel.

When: Thursday Dec.19th, 7-9 pm Refreshments and Avid Reader door prize draw! www.melaneybossaer.ca

Hopes Of Love and peace Or to accept the nature of Death Or to Make peace with life On these special days we Remember the things that happened to humankind

By Gabe Grade 6 Lawrence School Help is what we needed Our cries were not answered Life was unfair Oceans of grain were lost Death was not my choice On I would fight My life matters Out of luck Reign of terror

By Link Mirlin Grade 6 Lawrence School

BEYOND THE 14TH FLOOR

Where: North Battleford Public Library, 1392 101st Street

Hunger Out of food Live with food and die without Out of luck Death because no food Other people need food and love too Memories of people who died of starvation Only soldiers get to eat Remember to be thankful

By Madden Grade 4 Holy Family School

Students at Holy Family School at a presentation on the Holodomor.

Photos submitted

Hope in their hearts!

Only one option Leaving home to stay safe One more dying, and the other one is dead Death wasn’t my choice Our grain is gone, we have nothing!

My life is lost!

Our bodies need food!

Remember the ones who are lost and gone.

By Mya Moosomin Grade 5 Lawrence School

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CHAMBER CHARLIE

IS COMING TO TOWN!

December 1st, 2019

Want to plan early, see the month at a glance?

The list below will give you that chance!

With dates and locations, plus the deal that he brings, With discounts this good, you must pre-plan these things!

Also, look for an “elfie” online, every morning at 8, We’ll post a picture of Charlie and where he is on that date.

Find updates on Facebook, online and twitter too!, Search “Battlefords Chamber of Commerce” to see each daily clue.

As shoppers find deals, they’ll also discover, Hidden gems and local businesses, to shop and uncover.

Shop the Battlefords is the message ... 12 months of the year, Wishing you and yours a season full of shopping cheer!

T’was the month of December & all through the Town, residents were busy bustling around.

Checking their lists, from bottom to top, Searching for somewhere local to shop!

With this in mind, the Chamber sprang into action, Knowing Battlefords businesses bring satisfaction!

We called the North Pole, to Santa himself And asked if we could have help from an elf.

Our request? It was answered, we’re happy to say.

Chamber Charlie is here to help save the day!

From the 1st to the 23rd, he is travelling around, Bringing great deals and promotions, the best to be found! st

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Buy a $100 Gift Certificate and get $125 Value

FF2 “Spin to Win” • Women’s Home Socks 25% OFF the sock tree • Men’s Below Zero Socks just $6.99 (single pairs, reg. $9.99) • Watch for door crasher deals weekly!

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• 20% OFF all Christmas Decor • Gift Certificates: Buy $40 and get an additional $10 ($50) First 15 Customers who spend more than $10 in the gift shop receive FREE admission to “Light Up The Village” Ask about Charlie and receive a $2.00 COUPON for any wash!

(Coupon good for 30 days) FREE Jar of Honey with every purchase of $25 or more (before taxes) 10 Mystery Baskets filled with Car Care Products and a Wash Card (valued at $25) (One has a $150 Wash Card for Supreme Interior Detail)

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• Children under 10 Get in Free (must be accompanied by an adult) • 30% OFF All Remaining Championship Gear

Give the Gift of Sleep

• Save $100 OFF any sleep set priced at $499 or more • Save $200 OFF any sleep set priced at $999 or more • First 24 People to try out a new sleep set will receive a new pillow FREE (value of $49)

Give the Gift of Movie Magic! $40 Value for only $25. Great Gift, Great Savings!

(Includes $25 gift certificate, $4 concession cash, Two-for-One Coupon)

Buy ONE Cupcake and get ONE Cupcake FREE! (Limit of 6 Free)

for complete details visit

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SHOP THE BATTLEFORDS!

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North Stars swing two big trades; Hiltz, Steele Staff

The Battlefords North Stars negotited a couple of deals over the weekend in an effort to boost their already-loaded lineup of players.

One deal sees the North Stars deal 2000-born Brett Gammer to the Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League, in return for 2000-born Jaxon Steele.

The other deal sees Ben Hiltz traded from the Weyburn Red Wings to the North Stars, with forwards Dace Prymak and defenceman Jordan Gagnon going to the Wings with a player development fee (PDF).

Hiltz was recently in action for the Wings against the North Stars Friday night, getting an assist as the North Stars beat the Wings 2-1 to take two of three on their recent week-

end road swing. So far this season Hiltz has 11 goals and 11 assists. Prymak had four goals and seven assists while Gagnon had one assist.

The North Stars weren’t the only SJHL club in the mood to make deals. A lot of players were on the move this weekend in Junior A hockey, with the league’s website reporting the following transactions: The Melville Millionaires trade Luke Spadafora back to the Humboldt Broncos for 2001 forward Zach McIntyre and 2001 forward Spencer Weinkauf. Humboldt also gets a fourth round pick.

Also on the move from Melville were goalie Ethan Lahmon to Waywayseecappo of the MJHL for a PDF, and Jaden Hewes to Truro of the Maritime league for a PDF as well.

Humboldt adds Spencer McHardy from Okotoks

in exchange for Colin MacPherson. Also this week, Humboldt obtained Evan Benwell from Burlington and then dealt him to Nanaimo, all for PDFs, and also obtained Doug Scott from Merritt for a PDF. Erik Boers goes to Estevan for a PDF. Estevan also sends Kolton Leslie to Portage for a PDF. Melfort gets Ryan MacLean from Grande Prairie for a PDF. Yorkton sent forward Jaxon Blight to the OCN Blizzard for a PDF. Kindersley sends Drayson Collier to Virden for a PDF. Melfort acquires forward Tian Rask from Canmore for Ryley Lanthier, who was then sent to Swan Valley of the MJHL. Finally, Xavier Cannon goes from Whitecourt to La Ronge for a PDF.

North Stars goalie Parker Rey was in downtown North Battleford Saturday for Santa Day, which featured street hockey with the North Stars. For more photos, see www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Averil Hall

Tough loss in OT for North Stars vs Notre Dame

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

For the first time this season, the North Stars ended up as overtime losers after dropping a 3-2 decision to Notre Dame Hounds.

The North Stars were back on the road again for their fourth straight

game Tuesday night in Wilcox, playing division rivals. This was also the first game in the lineup for Ben Hiltz and Jaxon Steele, both acquired over the weekend in deals by the club.

Things got off to a decent start for the road team as Quintin LoonStewardson got his 21st

of the season from Elijah Loon-Stewardson at 8:51 on a power play goal in the first period.

In the second, Jarrett Penner scored at the 3:23 mark from Olivier Lepine, but late in the period Noah Form put the North Stars back on top with his sixth of the season from Matthias Urbanski and

Quintin Loon-Stewardson.

But that would be all the North Stars scoring on the night. Cole Steven tied it up at the 3:40 mark in period three from Joseph Santalucia and Jake Dale.

The winning goal came 47 seconds into overtime from the stick of Guillaume St. Onge, with Jarrett Penner the assist.

The win went to Riley Kohonick in net for the Hounds who stopped 36 of 38 shots. Adam Dmyterko took the loss, stopping 17 of 20.

The North Stars got one point for the overtime effort, moving their record to 26-3-1-0 on the season for 53 points. So far on their road trip the North Stars

have two wins, one regulation-time loss and one overtime loss.

The North Stars were scheduled to finish their road trip Wednesday in Estevan before returning to the Battlefords to host Kindersley Friday night at the Civic Centre. Results were unavailable at press time.

Meota drops home opener as SPHL returns to action

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Thursday’s home opener of the Meota Combines at the Civic Centre versus the Perdue Pirates. Photos by John Cairns

The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League was back in action for three games on Thursday through Saturday this weekend.

Thursday’s first game was the Meota Combines home opener against the Perdue Pirates at the North Battleford Civic Centre.

Unfortunately for the Combines, they got off to a slow start in the

first period, with Perdue scoring two goals en route to a 4-3 win. Perdue had goals from Landon Emond, Nick Peterson, Steven Toporowski and Brandin Wasyliw. Meota had goals from Myles Baptiste, Bryce Gatske and Taylor Tatchell.

In Battleford Friday, the Battleford Beaver Blues clobbered the Glaslyn North Stars 11-2.

Kevin Bendall and Justin Blacklock each had two goals for Battleford.

Finally, on Saturday

night in Turtleford, the Turtleford Tigers beat the Maymont Settlers 5-4 for their second win in as many games. Trent MacNab had a hat trick while Dustin MacNab scored two goals.

Conner Kortko had a fourgoal night for Maymont.

The league will see full action this weekend.

On Friday, Radisson hosts Perdue while Saturday sees Spiritwood at Battleford, Turtleford against Meota in North Battleford and Radisson at Glaslyn.

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Sharks take two from Weyburn

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Sharks had a big weekend, taking two at home versus the Weyburn Gold Wings in female midget AAA action.

The Sharks took the opening game Saturday by a 6-2 score, building a 3-0 lead on three goals in a row

from Kiana McNinch. She scored on the power play in the first period and early in the second, and then added an even strength goal two minutes into period two for the three-goal lead.

With the score 3-1, Ryder Milne and Lacey Schneider got goals in the third; after Lauren Demmans answered for Weyburn, Destiny Fiddler

wrapped up the scoring with a power play goal with 4:26 left on the scoreboard clock.

Haylie Biever stopped 21 of 23 in net for the Sharks win.

The Sharks were back in action the following day, beating Weyburn 5-2.

The Sharks got goals from Logan Halter in the first, Jordyn Blais in the second, and Jessamy Sundby,

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Kyra Williams and Kiana McNinch in the third period.

Yelena Zaleschuk got the start for the Sharks in goal and stopped 23 of 25.

The Sharks now have a record of six wins and seven losses on the season, for 18 points. Their next league action is Dec. 13 and 14 at Duncan McNeill Arena in Wilcox against Notre Dame.

Canada Cup: Silvernagle out of contention

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Add the Canada Cup in Leduc to the bad news for fans of Robyn Silvernagle and her team.

On the one hand, just making the televised field of top-level curlers from across Canada was another proud moment in a year of accomplishments for the North Battleford-based Saskatchewan champions.

Unfortunately the Canada Cup on TSN, like the Pinty’s Grand Slam

events so far this season on Sportsnet, turned into yet another week where Team Silvernagle team would be in their games against their elite-level competition, but still miss out on the letter “w” in front of the word “in.”

On Wednesday, a threerock eighth end allowed Rachel Homan’s team to win 8-5, followed by a 13-3 loss to Tracy Fleury that got out of hand with four rocks in the eighth end.

The Fleury loss was the only blowout the

Silvernagle team suffered so far.

Team Silvernagle played better Thursday, but still lost a pivotal game to Kerri Einarson 9-7 in 11 ends, with Einarson scoring two in the extra frame to win it.

The most frustrating contest had to have been versus Jennifer Jones.

Silvernagle took a 5-1 lead on the strength of a fourpoint fifth end, and had a 7-5 lead through eight.

But Jones scored two in the ninth and stole two

in the tenth to win 9-7, eliminating Silvernagle from playoff contention at 0-4.

Team Silvernagle finished play Friday with a 4-3 loss to Chelsea Carey before ending the tournament with a 9-4 win versus the Casey Scheidegger team skipped by Cheryl Bernard.

The next major event for Team Silvernagle is the BOOST National at Conception Bay South, N.L., part of the Pinty’s Grand Slam.

Silvernagle fans show their pride far and wide Continued from Page 1 continued at other events the rest of the season.

A representative for Silvernagle reached out to the News-Optimist recently to let us know the story of one of those fans. At the end of last season, Team Silvernagle launched a contest at the final Pinty’s Grand Slam event in Saskatoon. After every draw, they picked out a winner from the crowd who most creatively showed their #SilverSquad spirit in their purple team colours.

At the end of the week, a “grand prize” of a Silvernagle shirt and jersey from the Scotties was awarded to a lucky winner.

Following their final game Silvernagle and Kara Thevenot selected Dakota Lipka from Hudson Bay and surprised her with the prize in the concourse.

On Facebook on Nov. 20, Dakota’s mom Lori-Ann Paulson Lipka reported on Facebook that

Dakota made a four-hour trip to North Battleford to support her sister, who was playing on a boys’ AA hockey team. While in North Battleford, Dakota convinced her dad to walk her over to Silvernagle’s home rink the Northland Power Curling Centre, home of the Twin Rivers Curling Club. There, she was able to get a picture of herself wearing her Scotties jersey and Silvernagle hoodie there. The pictures were then posted on Facebook.

Team Silvernagle responded on Facebook: “We have the best fans!

Thanks for stopping at our home club Dakota! Can’t wait to see you again at an event! #futurestar #SilverSquad #rolemodels.”

Team Silvernagle will be back in action Dec. 10 to 15 at Conception Bay South, N.L. for the BOOST National, their latest stop on the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling tour.

Dakota Lipka at Twin Rivers Curling Club. Photo submitted

Ten out of 10 for execution of this Herkie jump.

The front foot has excellent extension and a straight knee. There are some variations for arm positions in the Herkie. This photo shows the two hands reaching forward parallel to the leading leg. Notice the height of the jump! Long live the “Herkie!” Photo submitted by Rhea Good, source unknown

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Last week’s column was about Mr. Lawrence Herkimer of Dallas, Texas, who is credof ited with much of the foundational building of the sport of cheerleading in the United States 1940 to ‘60s.

Lawrence Herkimer’s most famous namesake is the cheerleading jump that bears his name to this day. The story goes that Lawrence was intending to perform a split jump, with legs in a wide V and arms reaching forward to the ankles. Instead of the full split, he did one leg straight out and the other leg bent behind similar to a runner going over a hurdle. He had good height in the jump, he kept his head high, maintained his smile and pulled it off. The Herkie was originally performed with one hand on a hip and the other hand reaching up, with the athlete’s chest up, facing the crowd.

The Herkie jump is arguably the most difficult jump in cheerleading. It requires elongated hamstrings to get the front foot up and hip extension to get the other leg stretching back. Most modern choreography has the two arms pulling forward parallel to the front leg, but there are also photos of “herkies” with arms in a high V, or out to the sides.

Most athletes have a preferred side for stretches, one leg is usually more flexible than the other. For full marks in a cheerleading routine, jumps are often performed in a rotation doing the Herkie jump on both the right and left sides to demonstrate the athletes have trained hard to overcome their flexibility preferences.

Lawrence Herkimer maintained his athletic flare by practicing the Herkie well after his college days.

In his own words, “I was about 60 when I did my last one.”

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Nov. 27, 1885 hangings commemorated

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Nov. 27 marked a solumn anniversary for area First Nations as the 134th anniversary of the hangings of eight Indigenous warriors at Fort Battleford in 1885.

At Fort Battleford Thursday, elders and members of surrounding First Nations gathered to remember those who were hanged and the events of 1885. The hanging at Fort Battleford in 1885 was the largest mass hanging in Canadian history.

The day began with a ceremony at Fort Battleford that included storytelling from a number of First Nations elders and members, who recounted stories of the hangings and the events of 1885, and the impacts on First Nations people from the nearby reserves, including stories of starvation.

Mayor Ames Leslie as well as Treaty Commissioner Mary Culbertson were among those who attended.

After the storytelling ceremonies, a ceremonial feast took place at 1 p.m. to also commemorate the eight individuals.

The event was organized on relatively short notice by the Battle River Historical Task Force, an advisory board involved with tourism connected to First Nations and their protocols. The group has been working closely with Parks Canada on the various ways to include the First Nations perspective in telling the stories of 1885.

According to Eric Tootoosis of Poundmaker First Nation, who also MCed the ceremonies, they had long thought about doing something on a larger scale to commemorate the Nov. 27 date.

Earlier in June, a number of First Nations leaders and elders took part in a ceremony and feast at the gravesite of the eight warriors in Battleford. It was around that time that the idea was discussed.

“At the last meeting, we agreed to meet with the rightful descendants to initiate for the future planning, and also for a bigger program, better program next year with various educational activities,” Tootoosis said.

The intention is for a much bigger event next year at the Fort, which would be the 135th anni-

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The plan is for it to continue in future years as well.

There are other initiatives underway to bring First Nations history to the public’s attention.

Poundmaker First Nation has been looking to set up either a renovated or brand-new museum of Indigenous history to display the history of the region.

Poundmaker First Nation has partnered with Parks Canada towards that effort, and have reached out to other First Nations for their participation and input.

Tootoosis paid tribute to Parks Canada and to civic officials as well as the RCMP for their support for the efforts at the Nov. 27 event.

“The people of the Battlefords, Indian and nonIndian, we have the most to offer the world in terms of awareness and what transpired here in the area, what took place in various parts in the area.”

As part of the ceremony at Fort Battleford, and as a show of reconciliation, Stan Fuller and his group from the prayer circle Lamb of God Ministries displayed a wheel with eight spokes that they had put together to commemorate those who were hanged.

It included names of

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Eric Tootoosis is seen at the microphone at Thursday’s commemoration of the anniversary of the hanging of eight Indigenous warriors at Fort Battleford on Nov. 27, 1885.

seven of those hanged at Fort Battleford: PahpahMe-Kee-Sick (Walking the Sky), Manchoose (Bad Arrow), Kit-AhwahKe-Ni (Miserable Man), Nahpase (Iron Body), A-Pis-Chas-Koos (Little Bear), Itka (Crooked Leg) and Waywahnitch (Man Without Blood).

One name was notably missing from the spokes: Wandering Spirit. A space on the wheel that would have contained his name was deliberately left blank.

This reflected the belief by Indigenous historians that someone else approached

Stan Fuller of Lamb of God ministries display a wheel that was put together to commemorate the eight individuals. Photos by John Cairns

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the day of the hanging, allowing Wandering Spirit to escape.

It was explained by Tootoosis that his advisory board is trying to find out the name of the individual who replaced Wandering Spirit, so they could properly add that name to the wheel.

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Residential

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Commercial

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• 4,000 sq. ft. • In-floor heat • Corner lot with great access • Fenced compound • Call Kevin for more info 306-441-5960

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1,388 square feet Completely renovated • Great location for office space Zoned C1 Call Kevin for more information 306-441-5960

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Located less than 1 kilometer North of city 100_ acres - 94 cultivated 877 sq. ft. home - double garage Machine shed & barn • Many possibilities Call Brian Lampitt for more info at 306-445-5555

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1,445 sq. ft. • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths Custom cabinets ICF basement Beautiful view of Jackfish Lake Call Jayna Hannah or Tacy Voigt today at 306-441-4555

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From the Pastor’s Desk of TBC

By Pastor David Walker

Entertaining Borden seniors Nov. 27 were Kerry Quiring and John Reimer.

Friendship Club members celebrating November birthdays are: standing - Delmar Hamm, Gary Whitt, Tom Hrenkiw; seated - Shirley Whitt, Brenda Tumbach and Bev Assman. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

Forty plus attend pancake breakfast

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

Correction: In the photo last week of the church display, Rev. Sheldon Carr was there for the St. John’s Anglican and United Church and Darrel Wiebe for the Riverbend Fellowship Church Radisson Seniors’ Club held their last pancake breakfast of 2019 Nov. 30 with more than 40 out to enjoy the meal. The next one will be Jan. 25. The Radisson Recreation Association hosted a roast beef supper Nov. 30 in the Communiplex. Winning the 50/50 of $186 was Dave Roberts and winning raffle prizes were Mitch Nutting and Terry King, all from Radisson.

The Borden Friendship Club held their potluck supper Nov. 27, with more than 40 out to enjoy the evening. Blowing out the birthday candles were Shirley and Gary Whitt, Delmar Hamm, Bev Assman, Brenda Tumbach and Tom Hrenkiw.

Peter Thiessen told a story of his dad Isaac, who was born in Ukraine, lived during the First World War and Russian Revolution. At one point he went to visit relatives in Crimea and stayed there for seven years before he saw his family again. He witnessed atrocities of war before he immigrated to Canada.

Entertaining for the evening, playing guitars and singing, were John Reimer of Martensville and Kerry Quiring of Warman.

The Friendship Club will not be holding a business meeting, Kaiser or potluck supper in December, but will have a bingo Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. and a games night Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. Their Christmas turkey supper is Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. in the community centre, catered to by the Community Centre Preservation Committee. Back 40 is entertaining.

At the Borden churches, Dec. 1 was the start of the Advent season. At St. John’s, Holy Communion for the United Church is Dec. 8 at 1:30 p.m. On Dec. 15 the United Church has a joint service at 4 p.m., followed by a potluck supper and carols. Anglicans have regular services at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 8 with no 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. services

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Dec. 15 and 22 and none Dec. 29 for either church.

The two churches are collecting non-perishable food items for local hampers and mitts, scarves, socks and toques for a charity in the city. Christmas Eve service will be a joint service Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. with Rev. Sheldon Carr officiating. Riverbend Fellowship Church will have regular 10:50 a.m. services each Sunday in December.

The Borden Lions hosted their annual Festival of Music in the Borden Community Centre Dec. 1. The first performers were the Siebert family with Kim playing cello and son Nick on piano, Grace and Jesse playing violin, Jodine on piano and Rachel reciting.

The Friendship Singers with Marlene Derbawka

On Nov. 24, Turtleford Baptist Church had Western Night for our Gather Gospel Music Hour. Everyone was dressed in western style clothes with a variety of country gospel songs, traditional and contemporary hymns. The lunch and fellowship following was amazing. Bales of hay and a western sign complimented the setting. The next GGMH will be Dec. 29 with lots of Christmas selections. Anyone can attend. Yes, you!

We have been saving a special announcement. On Jan. 9 and every second Thursday during 2020, at 8 a.m., TBC is hosting a free breakfast at the Café and Bistro in Mervin. Vision 20/20. Remember 8 a.m. If you have a nickname, or had one growing up, we want to hear about it. A prize will be given for the most original. People’s Choice.

We also invite you to join us for the 11 a.m. Sunday morning worship service, only if you do not have a regular place to worship (we are not sheep stealers).

We just finished a four part series on Jonah, where we discovered it is better to pray during normal circumstances (when everything is going well), than during a crisis like Jonah did from the belly of a large, specially prepared fish because he disobeyed God. Thank you for reading from the Pastors Desk of TBC and remember: When you find yourself between a rock and a hard place, and don’t know which way to turn, turn to the rock, the Rock of Ages.

Members of the Munkholm family are Pam, Dallas, Brent, Riley and Cody.

directing and Bob Wardhaugh on keyboard, sang carols.

Pam Munkholm’s piano students, Casey Wensley and Esther and May Harkness performed.

Mom and dad Pam and Brent performed with Dallas Riley and Cody Munkholm.

Martin Whitbread read a story about grandchildren dressing up for the Christmas pageant in their Grandma Kay’s clothes.

It told of her tradition of three gentle hand squeezes

for “I love you.”

Carrie Harkness, playing her guitar, sang three songs she had written.

With wife Mary playing piano, Peter Thiessen sang.

The Lions Choir with Bob playing keyboard and Ed Neufeld, guitar, sang carols and then led in community singing for familiar carols.

The Lions Club then served coffee or hot chocolate with a variety of sweets. Any donations at the door were going to STARS. 19121TT0

On Nov. 24, Turtleford Baptist Church had a Western Night for its Gather Gospel Music Hour.

Photo submitted

Battlefords Boys & Girls CLUB December Announcements • Our Hockey Program registration is now open!

The program will start Sunday, Jan.5th 2020 at 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Arena and run for 6 weeks every Sunday. To register you can call the Club at (306) 445-0002 or come fill out a form at the Main Office at 1301-104thstreet. Our fitting night will be Thursday, Dec.12th from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Arena.

(Fitting night date is subject to change) • There is a PD Day on Monday, Dec. 2nd for both School Divisions. As with all PD Days there will be no programming at our Satellite Sites; however, our Non-School Days Program will be happening at our Main Site from 8:00 a.m. – 6: 00 p.m.

• We will be hosting our Annual Christmas Supper on Tuesday, Dec.10th at the Main Site upstairs in the kitchen.

Santa will also make an appearance!

All club members and their families are welcome!

The supper is pre-registration only, please call the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club at (306) 445-0002 to register.

• The last day of programming is Dec. 20th, 2019.

We will be open at our EMBM After-School Program, Holy Family After-School Program and our Main Site Drop-In Program at 2:30 p.m. that day to accommodate Early Dismissal.

• We will be CLOSED for the Christmas Break from Dec. 21st, 2019 – Jan. 5th, 2020 and programming will resume Monday, Jan.6th.

• Starting in the New Year (Monday, Jan. 6th), we will be offering a Before-School Program at EMBM. We hope our EMBM families are excited! To register, visit our website or call the office.

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By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

No reports yet about broken bones, that I have heard, but the driver of the Handi-bus in the city had a mishap. While trying to help a passenger, he slipped and ended up with a sprained wrist and ankle. Handling wheelchairs and people can be a bad combination when one tries so hard to keep everyone safe.

The community hall in Meota will be open from 9 a.m. to noon, daily for people to walk. The Meota Quilters are sponsoring the December noon luncheon in the community hall Dec. 13, so we are promised one more great meal this year and a chance to visit folks. The village workers have put up the Christmas lights on the lamp posts, which adds to the cheerful look of the village as people gradually turn their lights on. The Hobby Band will entertain at St. Joe’s on Dec. 10 at 3 p.m., following their bingo games.

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for visiting folks you don’t see often. Daughter Joyce has gone to New Zealand for the winter again. On the flight from Los Angeles they had to land in Hawaii to unload an ill passenger.

Of course they could not go sightseeing, but continued their naps.

Canasta was played in the Do Drop In Nov. 29 with top score going to Dave Ottas and Gail Hilterman. In second were Evelyn Dutton and Lorna Pearson and third were Paulette Neale and Eric Callbeck. There were four tables in play and lots of nice snacks to enjoy. Barry and Irene Verhoeven of North Battleford, along with their daughter Kelly and Mike and their two children spent two weeks touring Belize City. They spent three nights in the jungle in an eco-friendly

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The Paradise Hill Care Home was the scene recently of a musical performance afternoon enjoyed by residents and guests. Photo Violet Lantz

house, toured Placencia for three days, toured Mayan ruins, a zoo and a cave. They visited a tiny island, went fishing and snorkelling, providing a variety of fish for lunch.

A stopover in San Pedro was the last item on the itinerary, and they arrived home Nov. 20, tired but happy. Duplicate bridge was played in the Pioneer Hall Nov. 26. High scores, in order, were Mary Phelps and Darlene Keal, Bernard and Lucille Gregoire and Ron Inkster and Al Blais. Nov. 28, results showed Margaret Dyck and Maureen Campbell on top. In second were Cletus Scherman and Anne Crozier. The weekend saw playoffs in the morning with seven tables in play, and top scores going to Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan, followed by Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen and Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig. Saturday afternoon’s top score was

by Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan. Second were Maureen Campbell and Mary Phelps and third were Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen.

The Meota Seniors held their potluck Christmas supper at the Do Drop In Sunday evening, Dec. 1. While the attendance was lower than expected the season’s atmosphere was warm and enjoyable.

The meal was excellent, followed by a Dairy Queen birthday cake for Lorna Pearson whose birthday was the following day.

Also celebrating were Eric Callbeck (Dec. 3) and Linda Ard (Dec. 8). Guests for the evening were Jasmine Wood and her mother Hali, from Glaslyn and her grandparents Kathy and Jim Shepherd from Livelong, from Meota

were John and Linda MacDonald. Jasmine sang many Christmas songs and has a lovely voice, but only 10 years old, so has a future to look forward to more singing. The variety of door prizes were drawn and some exchanged, all in fun. Maureen Campbell played the piano for the group singing of Christmas carols, closing the evening on a happy note.

The next village council meeting is Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The next Lions meeting is Dec.12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lions Clubhouse at the community center. The next wellness clinic will be Dec. 19 from 8:40 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Book appointments at 306- 4466445.

The next ADRA meeting is on Dec.11 at 7 p.m. The commercial fishing season has come and gone and the take this year was excellent. There is fish for sale, just ask around.

Jasmine Wood of Glaslyn singing her solos of Christmas songs.

Old timers, Linda Ard and Lawrie Ward, with Jasmine Wood, leading the singing of the carols. Photos submitted by Lorna Pearson

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There has been a rash of farm break-ins again, so please lock your belongings, be vigilant and have your guard dogs on duty.

The Christmas concert in Mayfair this past weekend was a huge, noisy success with many youngsters from Spiritwood, Mullingar, Mayfair and Maymont areas participating. There’s more to tell about this fun afternoon in the Dec. 12 Regional News-Optimist with some photos.

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Bob, now in his eighties, and his wife Joan are back in Wilkie again after regional and international competitions, the latter in Branson, Missouri, with more awards.

At the Country Gospel Association divisional event in Lloydminster earlier this year, he won yet another Male Entertainer award and another Full Time Male Vocalist award, plus the Shepherd award, for Canada.

At the Country Gospel Association International Convention in Branson in October, he won Male Entertainer and Shepherd, plus the award he is most excited about, Favourite Artist.

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While in Branson, he also co-hosted Jammin’ for Jesus, a Christian music session that’s held annually and that he’s co-hosted numerous times. It took place this year at the famous Baldknobbers Theatre.

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OBITUARIES PALMER: It is with great sadness the family of Violet Hazel Palmer, resident of North Battleford, SK, announce her passing Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Battlefords Union Hospital. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from Third Avenue United Church, 1301-102nd Street, North Battleford, SK with Rev. Dexter van Dyke officiating. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations in Hazel’s memory are requested to Third Avenue United Church, the Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4 (please identify to cancer research) or to the charity of choice.

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PAROHL: It is with great sadness the family of Mr. Ken Parohl announces his sudden passing on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the age of 76 years. A Celebration of Life service was held Friday, November 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Paynton Gymnasium in Paynton, SK. Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Ken Parohl may be directed to the Heart and Stroke Foundation 1738 Quebec Ave #26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9 or the charity of the donor’s choice. Ken was born in MacLeod, Alberta, on November 28, 1942. His father was an airplane mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII and they continued to live at what is now Fort McLeod until 1945. After the war they would move to a farm at Lang, Saskatchewan and then later to Regina where they continued farming but this time on land of their own. Ken excelled at hockey and baseball and also began driving at the young age of seven. Driving would become a lifelong pastime.

When his Dad was diagnosed with emphysema his parents sold the farm and bought an apartment building and home in Calgary. Just out of high school, Ken started working and met Nadine Foster at Calgary Power. They married and raised four children together, Marla, Charline, Ken Jr. and Joni. Ken worked for IBM Computers in Calgary then Winnipeg but he looked forward to family trips to the Groseth farm at Paynton hoping he would own land one day. In 1974 he quit his job and the family moved to Paynton. Soon after, they purchased 160 acres of land that had been the original homestead of Nadine’s family. Ken worked away from home to make a living and then bought a backhoe. He practiced running the backhoe in the field until he figured it out and then started a business. One of his first jobs was digging his own basement for the dream home he and Nadine would build. This house would become the focal point of their lives and many happy memories for years. Ken loved to cook, to eat, and debate serious issues like politics and world affairs. In later years he spent hours researching his family history. He loved to drive and camp and travelled to many places in North America including trips to Lang, Regina, and Kansas researching his family story. History was important to Ken and he left these stories for his family. But he had a quiet disposition too. He often could be found sitting in the corner watching his family, reading a book or having a snooze. Ken will be forever loved and missed by family and friends. Ken is survived by his wife Nadine Parohl; children Marla Ramsay (Sandy), Charline Rhinehart (Owen), Kenneth Parohl, Jr. (Lynette) and Joni Wooff († Dean); grandchildren Leanne Totte (Dale), Jessie Huard (Josh), Abigail Ramsay, Jenna Benkendorf (Garrett), † Justin Rhinehart (Cortney), Travis Rhinehart (Megan), Braiden Parohl, Parker Parohl, Tyler Wooff and Kyle Wooff; great-grandchildren Tori Rhinehart, Lucy Rhinehart, Kaiden Benkendorf, Kaleb Benkendorf, Cooper Rhinehart, Zachary Rhinehart, Leni Evans and Van Evans; his brother Brian Parohl (Lynn); along with numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Ken is predeceased by his parents Herman & Mildred Parohl; and his sister Marlene Snyder. Ken will be forever loved and missed by family and friends For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab & Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

HALIFAX: (Mosher) Nellie Lorene November 30, 1919 – November 19, 2019 Nellie Halifax passed away in Calgary, on November 19, 2019 She was born in Halifax, NS and was the eldest of four children. In 1944 she moved to Saskatoon, then to North Battleford in 1952 and to Calgary in 2010. Nellie is predeceased by her husband William (Bill), sister Lillian and brothers John and Henry. She is survived by daughter Pat (Ken), son Bob (Kathy), five grandchildren Mechelle, Steven (Tracy), Dean, Craig (Kristen), Breigh (Todd) and ten great grandchildren Ashley (Mike), Lyle (Brianna), Tatyanna, Lucas, Keira, Conner, Mason, Kara, Kelsey, Ryen and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a medical records librarian at the Saskatchewan Government Hospital in North Battleford for 25 years. She was active at Third Avenue United Church and Eastern Star. She was a wonderful friend to many people and will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at Lakeview United Church in Calgary, November 30 at 11:30 am. Internment will be in North Battleford in the spring.

DEGENSTIEN: David Elliot March 12, 1950 – November 15, 2019 David was born in hospital at North Battleford, SK and raised on the farm south of Battleford in the Eagle Valley District. He passed away at his residence in Govan, SK. He was one of ten children born to Edith Irene (nee Pearce) and Joseph Todd Degenstien. David attended elementary and high school in Battleford, graduating in June, 1968 after the family had moved off the farm and settled in Battleford a year earlier. Right out of high school he was hired as a contract teacher with the Federal Department of Indian Affairs, and taught a class of 28 grades 3, 4 and 5 students in Cross Lake, Manitoba. As he noted later, it was a very good way to learn that he didn’t want to teach school for the rest of his working life! In 1969 he returned to Battleford and helped build the family’s new home on 27th Street West. He later moved to Vancouver where he worked part time, boarded with his aunt and uncle (Flossie and Brian Mortimer), and attended technical school to prepare for a career in broadcasting. He returned to Battleford to accept his first full-time broadcasting job as a news reader and evening disc jockey at CJNB-AM in North Battleford. From there, he moved on to an announcer position at CFMQ-FM in Regina, and then to CKCK Radio & TV where he read evening news on radio, and late night TV news on weekends. He spent his last fulltime year in broadcasting as News and Public Affairs Director at CFMC-FM in Saskatoon. David married Linda Mae Racicot in Battleford on June 14, 1975 and that summer they moved to Qu’Appelle, SK. David commuted to his new job as Information Officer (and later Ministerial Assistant) with the Department of Highways in Regina. Daughter Lori was born in May, 1976 and daughter Shari was born June, 1978, the year the family moved to a new home in northwest Regina. David began work in the private sector in 1982 in senior sales and marketing positions, and then returned to government service in 1991. Daughter Teri was born in March, 1986, and son Daniel was born in August, 1988. During his years in Regina, David was extensively involved in community activities, including as a founding member of the Regina Photo Club where he won numerous awards for his photography. For several years in the mid 1980’s David continued to work part time for CKCK Radio, reading news on evenings and weekends for several shifts per month. He also enjoyed doing yard work in their large perennial gardens, carpentry work in the house, and tinkering with cars and other mechanical projects (he rarely, if ever, had parts left over!). He earned qualification as a part time insurance and financial services advisor, developing and serving a client base over the more than 30 years he worked in that business. David took early retirement in the fall of 2003, at the age of 53, and in October, 2006 bought an acreage in the town of Govan, north of Regina. After selling their Regina home, David and Linda moved to their new home in Govan in February, 2007. Bored with semi-retirement, David began working part time as the assistant editor of Last Mountain Times weekly newspaper in June, 2007. In November, 2011, David and Linda bought the newspaper business, and along with family members, operated it successfully until his passing.

David will be remembered for his quick wit and sense of humour, as a hard worker, and as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. David is survived by his mother Irene, his loving wife Linda; their children Lori, Shari, Teri and Daniel; five grandchildren; his five brothers and four sisters; Linda’s five brothers and one sister; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father Joe Degenstien, and Linda’s parents, Ed and Irene Racicot. __________________________________________________

RACKEL: Mrs. Josephine Rackel resident of North Battleford, SK passed away with family by her side at the Villa Pascal at the age of 100 years. Vigil of Prayer was held Friday, November 29, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. and a Funeral Service was held Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. both held at the Garden Chapel - Battlefords Funeral Service with Father Cuong Luong as celebrant. Interment was at the North Battleford City Cemetery.

Memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Josephine Rackel may be directed to the Villa Pascal 1301 113th St North Battleford, SK S9A 3K1. Left to cherish her memory are Darlene (Bob) Ashauer, Beryle Gervais, Verna Wintonyk, Lilian (Willy) Leibel, Lorne (Nancy) Rackel, Eugene (Barb) Rackel; her loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her husband Warner ‘Happy’ Rackel; her parents, brothers and sisters; granddaughter Rhonda Stang and grandson Dan Blenkinsop. For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab and Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

TKATCHUK: In Loving Memory of Kasia “Kate” Tkatchuk, born March 17, 1925, SW4-46-13 W3rd / Whitkow, SK, passed away November 24, 2019 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish her memory are her three children: Jim (Darcia) Tkatchuk, Mary Jane Adams and Kathy (Randy) Aumack; grandchildren: Vincent (Shannon) Tkatchuk, Terry Tkatchuk, Cheritina Tkatchuk, Roxanne (Derek) Smith, Kevin (Christy) Adams, Carrie (Trevor) Foster, Russell (Brenda) Aumack and Shelley (Doug) MacKinnon; greatgrandchildren: Kaitlin (Brayden), Traye, Ashton, Courtnee, Tyler (Brooke), Kaitlyn, Quinn, Sumer, Dmytro, Brock, Sienna, Liam, Grayson, Keatley, Jack and Henry; great-great-grandchildren: Paisley, Oakley and Jordyn; special family member Larry Schamber (Sandy); sister-in-law, Ann Starycki; numerous nieces and nephews. Kasia “Kate” was predeceased by her loving husband, Dick Tkatchuk; parents: Alex and Anna Starycki; three sisters; three brothers; son-in-law, Bernie Adams; and numerous brothers and sisters-in-laws. Funeral Divine Liturgy was held on Friday, November 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church, North Battleford, SK with Celebrant Reverend Father Ivan Derkach assisted by Father Barry Tkachuk. Cross Bearer was Traye Tkatchuk. Cantor was Stella Ewanchuk.

Eulogy was given by Vincent Tkatchuk and Shelley MacKinnon.

Epistle Reading by Darcia Tkatchuk. Music Ministry: All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church Choir; Soloist - Robert MacKay -“In The Garden”. Honor Guard was the All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League. Honorary Pallbearers were All Kate’s Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren & Great-GreatGrandchildren. Active Pallbearers were Vincent Tkatchuk, Terry Tkatchuk, Russell Aumack, Kevin Adams, Doug MacKinnon, Trevor Foster, Cheritina Tkatchuk and Shelley MacKinnon.

Interment was at the City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Memorials are requested to Harwood Manor (Please designate to the Recreation Fund), 2691 Clements Drive, North Battleford, SK S9A 1H9.

Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements were entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-4464200).

Card of Thanks Our family would like to thank the staff at Harwood Manor for their care and compassion, Father Ivan Derkach and Father Barry Tkachuk for officiating the service, Cantor Stella Ewanchuk and the Choir. We’d also like to thank the Ukrainian Catholic Ladies for preparing and serving the lunch, Sandra Shevchuk for baking the Kolochi. Thank you to all those sending flowers, for your phone calls, special visits, donations of food and baking, and to all who attended from near and far and a special thanks to Bob MacKay and staff at Battlefords Funeral Service. God Bless you all!

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OBITUARIES COMBRES: It is with great sadness, the family of Karen Combres announces her passing on Friday, November 29, 2019 at the age of 55 years. Karen passed with the two loves of her life by her side- her husband of 26 years, Randy and daughter, Brooklyn. Karen fought a brave battle with cancer for four years, always staying positive with the support of those who loved her. With the encouragement and love of Randy, Brooklyn and Drew (Brooklyn’s partner) Karen remained strong until the moment she gained her wings. Now at rest, Karen will be missed dearly. Randy and Brooklyn would like to thank the entire Combres family for their love and support during this difficult time. Respecting Karen’s wishes, there will be no Funeral Service. For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so a www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

Card of Thanks Randy, Brooklyn and Drew would like to thank everyone for the flower arrangements, food deliveries, visits, phone calls, thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

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BANACH: Mr. Walter ‘Wally’ Banach resident of Battleford, SK passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Battlefords District Care Centre at the age of 75 years. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12:00 pm Saturday, December 7, 2019 at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church in Battleford, SK. Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Wally Banach may be directed to Long Run Thoroughbred Retirement Society 555 Rexdale Blvd. Toronto, ON M9W 5L2 For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab & Trevor Watts of Battlefords Funeral Service.

Tinio: Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Mrs. Shirley Tinio, beloved wife of Reverend Fred J. Tinio will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from Third Avenue United Church, 1301 – 102nd Street, North Battleford, SK. Interment will take place at the Cremation Section, City of North Battleford Cemetery. Donations in Shirley’s memory are requested to the Lung Association of Saskatchewan, 1231 8 St E, Saskatoon, SK S7H 0S5. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Celebration of Life arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service, 306-446-4200

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November 17, 1951 - November 17, 2019 The family of Alfred (Ted) Edward Nash is deeply saddened by his passing on November 17, 2019.

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Coaching and Farming were Ted’s main passions, both of which were enjoyed along side close friends and family. Ted had a deep connection with music; many of his fondest memories were spent playing guitar and singing with friends and family around a campfire. He even spent time playing competitive radio talent nights. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandpa, friend and coach whose generosity and kindness touched the lives of all who knew him. Ted is survived by his loving wife Donna, three children Tracie (Brad) Davies, Ryan Nash and Wesley (Teal) Nash; 7 grandchildren Rebecca and Wade Davies, Emma and Grace Nash, and Lincoln, Everhett and Kolt Nash. Ted had a very close relationship with his nephew Jason (Jenna) Nash and their two daughters Harper and Wren Nash.

Ted leaves behind his brothers Donald (Pam) and Jim (Sandy) Nash as well as sisters Connie (Harris) Allin, Dorreen (Nat) Sawchyn, Pat (Draysen) Jones and Marleen Marin. He also leaves behind his mother-in-law Mary Ward and brother-in-law Raymond (Val) Ward. Ted was predeceased by his parents Ernie and Emma Nash, brother Jack Nash and sister-in-law Claudette Ward. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Glaslyn Recreation Board, Lady Minto Health Center or Parkinson’s Canada. A celebration of life in honour of Ted was held at the Edam Community Centre on Thursday, November 21st. at 2:00 p.m. __________________________________________________

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MCAVOY: It is with great sadness the family of Mrs. Joan McAvoy announce her passing Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Battlefords Union Hospital at the age of 73 years. Funeral Service was held Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Father Sebastian Kunnath as celebrant. Interment will be held at a later date. Joan is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband Murray McAvoy; son William ‘Bill’ (Jeannine) McAvoy; daughter Twila (Darcy) Sallis; grandchildren: Kylie Roth, Will Gabriel, Kennedy Gabriel, Dylan (Bailey) Gabriel, Shalan Nykiforuk, Taylor Nykiforuk, Ariana McAvoy; great-grandchildren: Allie Roth, Blake Roth, Gage Harasewich and Linus Gabriel; brothers: Dennis, Adrian, Ernie, Jim, Ray, Pat, Albert, Paul & Victor Schwab; sisters: Theresia Link, Susan Zaychkowsky & Rita Meckling. She is predeceased by her father Joseph Wendlyn Schwab; mother Rita Boire; sister Marie Demkiew and brother Bob Schwab. Memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Joan McAvoy may be directed to the Battlefords Union Hospital designate to the Palliative Care PO Box 1358 North Battleford, SK, S9A 3L8. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF ARNOLD MARTIN HEMMERLING late of Cando, in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 19th day of December, 2019.

MATRIX LAW GROUP 1421 - 101st Street NORTH BATTLEFORD SK S9A 1A1 Lawyers for the Executor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of Wayne Robert Cook, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased.

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All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 03 day of January, 2020.

Battle River Law Barristers & Solicitors 201, 1291 - 102nd Street Box 905 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Wayne Robert Cook

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Saturday December 7, 2019

A Walk Through Bethlehem. At Battlefords Seventh-day Adventist Church 1611-93rd Street. (2:00-6:00PM) “A Walk Through Bethlehem provides a rare and unique opportunity for the people of the Battlefords to step back in time and experience Jesus’ birthplace. (This tour involves stairs and is not handicap accessible.)

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The 34th Annual Big Buck Nite Competition will be held in the Sonningdale Hall from 6 pm to midnight. for more info call Lin Radchenko 306-237-4685.

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A Walk Through Bethlehem. At Battlefords Seventh-day Adventist Church 1611-93rd Street. (12:00-4:00PM) “A Walk Through Bethlehem provides a rare and unique opportunity for the people of the Battlefords to step back in time and experience Jesus’ birthplace. (This tour involves stairs and is not handicap accessible.)

North Battleford Table Tennis. September - May 28. Mondays & Thursdays from 7:00PM - 9:00PM 1371-103rd Street - use back parking lot doors off 102nd - behind the library. Youth, Adults & Seniors - All skill levels. Contact us for more information or drop in! tabletennisnb@gmail.com.

Ecumenical Advent Service at the Speers United Church at 7:30 pm With guest music ministry by “The Joyful Melody Trio” Lunch and fellowship following the service. Everyone Welcome!

Peer to Peer Support Group for Mental Health meets Thursday mornings @ 9:30 am at 1602 103rd Street in North. We welcome you to join us as we work towards recovery, and support one another.You will be warmly welcomed by all.

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Sunday December 8, 2019

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

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Saturday, December 7, 2019

Christmas Tea & Bake Sale from 2:00PM - 4:00PM at the Zion Lutheran Church - 10801 Winder Crescent Come and celebrate the season with a friend while enjoying a refreshment and a dessert. Our bake table features delicious homemade buns, pies, cakes, cookies and squares. Everyone welcome!

Please call our 24 hour at 1-877-341-3322 for support or information.

Mondays & Thursdays

WANTED

Free English Conversation Circle *Meet New friends *Discuss our Community and Culture *Improve Pronunciation Come to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

An Art Symphony Show & Sale 10:00AM - 4:00PM At The Comfort Inn - Conference Room, 610 Carlton Trail. North Battleford, SK Call Jean for more information: 306-445-2928.

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Thursday December 5, 2019

The first international conference on Food, Nutrition, Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) will be taking place in Cairo.

The main aim of the conference is to shed light on all aspects of food, nutrition, sustainable agriculture and industry, through establishing knowledge exchange between academics, researchers, experts, and scholars. FNSSA provides a great opportunity to share and enhance the latest research and innovations in the field of food, nutrition, security, and sustainable agriculture, which in return will enhance the discoveries and researchers of the nutraceutical experts, nutritionists, enlisted dieticians, agriculture researchers, food safety and hygiene experts, academic faculties, founders, CEOs, SEMs, business delegates, and even young scientists.

Friday December 6, 2019

Enjoy thematic storytimes inspired by STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math) activities. Ages 4-8.

Friday December 6, 2019

An Art Symphony Show & Sale At The Comfort Inn - Conference Room, 610 Carlton Trail. North Battleford, SK Call Jean for more information: 306-445-2928.

Friday December 6, 2019

A Walk Through Bethlehem.At Battlefords Seventh-day Adventist Church 1611-93rd Street. (6:00-9:00PM) “A Walk Through Bethlehem provides a rare and unique opportunity for the people of the Battlefords to step back in time and experience Jesus’ birthplace. (This tour involves stairs and is not handicap accessible.)

Saturday December 7, 2019

We’re starting a poetry club at the library! Come and share your poems with fellow writers. We will work together to create a safe space for all writers to feel welcome to share, with positive feedback. Begins at 2pm. Ages 13+.

Sunday December 8, 2019

Sunday December 8, 2019 Sunday December 8, 2019

Old Tyme Dance from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway. Live bands. For more information call 306-445-5036.

Monday December 9, 2019

Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to the auditorium for some fun music and movement! Note:The main library is closed during this time. We are only open for this event.

Tuesday December 10, 2019

Seniors Fun Day at the St.Joseph Hall 1942-98th Street, North Battleford Starting at 2:00PM Bingo, coffee, and entertainment by Meota Hobby Band. Hot Turkey Supper at 4:00 All seniors welcome!

Wednesday December 11, 2019

For ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers.

Come and enjoy 30 minutes of simple stories, rhymes and finger plays.

Friday December 13, 2019

Enjoy thematic storytimes inspired by STREAM (Science,Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math) activities. Ages 4-8.

Saturday December 14, 2019

Come to the library to practice your English speaking skills. Discuss the culture and community, and make new friends. 10:45am-12:45pm.

Please note: there will be no meeting on November 9th.

Saturday December 14, 2019

Free English Conversation Circle *Meet New friends *Discuss our Community and Culture *Improve Pronunciation Come to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

Saturday December 14, 2019

Club 70 Social Dance Club - William & The Shadows. Everyone Welcome, 7:00PM – 11:00PM Lunch Served at 11:00PM Carol: 306386-2470.

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Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is Friday at 10:00 a.m.

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Rural Municipality of Meota #468 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST BOARDS AND COMMITTEES The Rural Municipality of Meota #468 welcomes expressions of interest from ratepayers who wish to volunteer their time as members of the following Council appointed Boards and Committees.

This appointment will be for a two (2) year term commencing January 1, 2020.

Agricultural Development District (ADD) Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) Interlake Water Utility Jackfish Lake Watershed Jackfish Lake West Water Utility Corporation Jackfish and Murray Lake Fish Advisory Meota Regional Park Meota Hall Management Stewards of Jackfish and Murray Lake Water Committee West Yellowhead Waste Resource Authority Inc. (WYWRA)

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NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

Village of Edam Notice of Poll

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: 1 A poll has been granted for the election of: Councillor: Village of Edam 2 Voting will take place on Wednesday, the 18th day of December 2019, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm at the polling places listed below.

3 I will declare the result of the election at the Village of Edam Office on the 19th day of December 2019, at the hour of 9:00 am.

Polling Area No. Polling Place Address 1 Edam Seniors Centre 1000 Main Street Dated at Edam, this 26th day of November, 2019.

Pamela Dallyn Returning Officer

Those interested in serving on the Boards and Committees are invited to submit an expression of interest specifying the specific Board or Committee of interest

by December 15, 2019 to the following: RM of Meota #468, Box 80, Meota, SK S0M 1X0 or email cao@rmmeota468.ca Thank you for your interest - only those selected will be advised of their appointment

LAND FOR SALE

LAND FOR SALE BY SEALED TENDER

Village of Glaslyn

Under the provision of The Tax Enforcement Act the Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 offers for sale the following land: BLK/PAR A-PLAN 101654906 EXT 7 IN SW 34-46-20 W3 The Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 is now accepting tenders from interested parties for the sale of the above land acquired through tax enforcement proceedings.

The Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 reserves the right to reject any or all bids received.

Tender packages can be picked up at the Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470, 205 1st Street East, Paynton SK. For more information contact the Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 at (306) 895-2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE OF TAX TITLE PROPERTY November 12, 2019 Tenders will be received by the Village of Glaslyn for the following property until 12 p.m., December 31, 2019: ANY TENDERS SUBMITTED AFTER 12 P.M., DECEMBER 31, 2019 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Legal Description: LOT 4-5 &10 BLOCK 3 PLAN AH4170 Zoning: COMMERCIAL (C1) Property Taxes: $558.17 (2019 TAX YEAR) General Comments: The subject property will be sold on an “as is” basis, with the condition that the improvements be demolished.

There shall be no public viewing, no warranties offered or implied on the condition of this property.

Possession Date: Upon payment in full, transfer of title will be submitted.

Required Tender Forms: All submitted tenders are to include the following: 1 The required tender form.

• All tenders are to be submitted on the required tender form (available at the Village office).

The tender form must be completed in full. No other information is to be provided other than that asked on the required form. Form to be submitted to the Village office in person or by mail to the following address: Village of Glaslyn, Box 279, Glaslyn, SK S0M 0Y0 2. A deposit equal to 10 per cent of the total bid amount.

• The deposit shall be in the form of a certified cheque, bank draft, money order or cash.

Deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders.

No additional documents shall be provided with the tender submission. Additional documents, incomplete tender forms or failure to submit correct deposit amount will result in rejection of the tender. All tenders shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked as Lot 4-5 & 10 Block 3 Plan AH4170, the legal address.

The successful purchaser must enter into an agreement for sale. Failure by the successful purchaser to conclude the sales transaction will result in forfeiture of their deposit as liquidated damages.

The Village of Glaslyn reserves the right to reject any or all tenders.

Kate Clarke Administrator

RESORT VILLAGE OF COCHIN PUBLIC NOTICE

The deadline for receipt of tenders is January 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. CST. Tenders should be marked “PROPERTY TENDER/LAND TENDER”

AUCTIONS

Basic Planning Statement and Zoning Bylaw Amendments

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Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Resort Village of Cochin (RV) intends to adopt three bylaws under The Planning and Development Act, 2007.

A bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 8-89 known as the Basic Planning Statement (BPS), and two bylaws to amend Bylaw No. 9-89 known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT: The BPS amendment would allow accommodate limited subdivision of existing residential development in areas east of Highway 4. A reference to the “UR – Urban Reserve District” would be updated for consistency with the ZB. A small portion of land containing an existing residence lying north of Lehman Creek and east of the highway would be redesignated from Commercial to Residential land use.

The first ZB amendment would narrow the instances in which a real property surveyor’s report (RPSR) would be required for new development to being only in instances where proposed residential or commercial development 18.6 sq. m. or larger, abuts other residential or commercial development. An RPSR is currently required for all new development requiring a permit. The definition of “shore land” would also be replaced to solely restrict development on potential hazard lands and better align the ZB with the RV’s BPS. Fees have been updated which include development permits, minor variance, signs, and amendments to the ZB and BPS. This also includes the cost for advertising or public notices and hearings, as well as the cost for Development Appeals Board. A small portion of land containing and existing residence lying north of Lehman Creek and east of the highway would be rezoned from C - Commercial to R1-Residential District. The second ZB amendment would outline a system to address offences and penalties related to contravention of the ZB. AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the RV would be affected by the RPSR requirement, the definition alteration, and the new offences and penalties provisions. Areas east of the highway would be affected by the change to accommodate subdivision for existing development. A portion of Parcel S, Plan 01B04081, identified as proposed Lot 1, Block 1, would be rezoned to R1-Residential District and is located adjacent to the Ste. Rosa De Lima Church.

REASON: An RPSR helps to confirm the proper locating of new buildings and structures in relation to property boundaries and other development. The RV Council has determined an RPSR is not always required to meet the objectives of all development reviews. The definition of “shore land” would be standardized with RV planning policy and would better identify areas not suitable for development.

Policy alteration is seen as desirable to facilitate subdivision for pre-existing circumstances. The RV wishes to adopt fees to help recover costs relating to the review and preparation of materials related to permitting and bylaw amendments.

The new provisions for offences and penalties are desired by Council to provide a fine system to encourage bylaw compliance. The redesignation and rezoning would allow for the subdivision of the existing residence located adjacent to Ste. Rosa De Lima Church.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaws and map at the RV Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost or by emailing cochinadmin@sasktel.net and asking for a copy. The office can also be reached at (306) 386-2333. A digital copy of the map forming part of the bylaw and depicting the lands proposed for rezoning and redesignation is available for viewing at www.northboundplanning.ca/public-notification.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing at 6:00 PM on December 10, 2019, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws.

Council will also consider written comments received on or before December 6, 2019, by the undersigned at the RV office by hard copy or email before the hearing.

The RV office is located at 1006 Highway 4 North, Cochin, SK S0M 0L0.

Issued by the Resort Village of Cochin this November 22, 2019.

Amber Loeppky - Administrator

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LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

Liquor Permit Advertising Form

(Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997)

Notice is hereby given that Diablo’s Mexican Bistro & Cantina Inc. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Diablo’s Mexican Bistro and Cantina at 102 & 103 1102 102nd St North Battleford SK, S9A 2S4.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s).

Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA SK S4P 3M3

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Ryan Domotor nominated by Sask Party in Cut Knife-Turtleford

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Sask Party in Cut Knife-Turtleford has nominated their candidate who they hope will replace Larry Doke as MLA in the next provincial election.

Winning the nomination was Ryan Domotor, a Turtleford resident who is the Chief Administrative Officer for the town of Mervin. Domotor is also a former mayor and town

councillor Domotor defeated his only opponent, Don McCallum of Cut Knife, in a contested nomination vote that took place in Mervin Thursday night.

The chances of Domotor becoming the next MLA look very promising, as Cut Knife-Turtleford is one of the electoral strongholds for the Saskatchewan Party in the province. The party has taken the seat in four elections in a row, and

in the last election Doke won with 80 percent of the vote.

In a news release Domotor cited the leadership of Scott Moe as his reasons for throwing his hat into the ring.

“Premier Moe has been so strong for our province as he’s stood up against the Trudeau carbon tax, supported pipelines, and advocated for our province’s industries and families,” said Domotor in a state-

By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent

The volunteers at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford finished work on the antique tractors they were repairing. They are ready to move out, but they did a have a problem with one tractor. It will be repaired at a later date when they can get the parts needed.

The volunteers have now taken on restoration of a huge, 20-horsepower Fairbanks Morse gas stationary engine. These antique engines were first built in 1903-04 and used by the

U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Gibbons, now known as Tanana, Alaska. As the years passed a more modern system was used and the engines were phased out. They were used in pairs to run generators to power wireless telegraph transmitters.

The engines sat in an area that was going to be cleared for construction of

a schoolhouse. They were mounted on cement pads in a two-storey wooding building that had been burned in the early 1950s.

Plans were made to preserve and restore the engines.

Engines went to various museums with the Western Development Museum getting one of the them. There are missing parts that can no longer be bought, so the volunteers use their special skills to create parts using lathe and metal press. They are in the process of cleaning up the relic.

Lights of Joy was held in Battleford Nov. 23 with

Rural Municipality of Battle River #438 in the Province of Saskatchewan NOTICE is hereby given under the Tax Enforcement Act, that unless arrears of taxes & costs are paid, the Administrator will at the expiration of a period of 60 days from the date of this advertisement, proceed to register an interest based on a tax lien in the Land Titles Registry in accordance with legislation.

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a community gathering in the Historic Lions Park downtown. They had a good turnout. The event was spearheaded by the Battleford Community Spirit Group and Discovery Co-op. Other Battleford businesses also supported the campaign.

A big thank you to Avery Donahue and her grandmother Judy Pruden for starting the light-upthe-trees project. Fred Gardiner, a longtime electrician, was called up to flip the switch to light up the trees.

It was a good beginning to the Christmas season.

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ment. “But in addition to these important immediate issues, Premier Moe has a long-term vision for Saskatchewan that I fully support. I’m really looking forward to joining his team after the 2020 election and working towards achieving that vision to the year 2030.”

Domotor is now in place as the nominee well ahead of the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 26, 2020.

A good beginning to the season

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Knowing what I want is not always clear “Going to the craft store is not a good idea for me,” I told Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, yesterday.

“Right now, I’m cleaning up from my project of making Christmas tree decorations. It has been an accidental explosion of glitter that has infected the whole house, especially me, the person using it,” I explained to Ed. “I don’t want to hear that you were wasting your time making ornaments when every dollar store has cheap Christmas decorations that require nothing more than hanging them on the tree,” Ed grumbled.

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I thought Ed was trying to pull a fast one on me, but I found a description of LipoRing on the internet.

It is described as two silicone rings designed to be worn around your big toes.

These rings emit magnetic forces to stimulate the acupressure to reduce hunger and support weight loss for the person wearing them all day long. Ed and the internet have not convinced me to buy a LipoRing set.

Knowing what I want for Christmas reflects what I certainly do not want.

Most Christians have defi-

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca point because homemade crafts cannot always compete in beauty with the already made ones.

The fun of crafts is making your done-at-home article look as good as what is in the store. I have an extreme opinion that homemade popcorn balls, candy, buns, and peanut

brittle are better than the store stuff.

I asked Ed what he wants for Christmas. This year he set my mind spinning when he told me that he wanted me to buy a LipoRing set for Christmas.

He wanted me to try this weight loss ring set and see if it worked for me. If

nite views about excellent Christmas gifts, and why they celebrate Christmas Eve and Day. Christians agree God freely and dramatically became a member of the human race, as the baby born of Mary in a stable at Bethlehem. Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus came to live and die for us. We cannot conquer sin on our own. Jesus came to break the hold of sin upon us. Jesus taught us not to doubt God’s love but to rejoice that while were sinners, He died for us. He gave us the gift of salvation from God in heaven.

For some Christians, Christmas is confirming

the right and comfortable beliefs that they hold about God and His Son, Jesus Christ, born to save us from our sins. Jesus, born at Christmas, reminds us love is about action. To have defined and fixed views about Jesus is not an end, but the beginning of our life of faith lived in love. Christian faith becomes real when it is lived out. Being a Christian isnt merely celebrating Christmas Eve and Day. Being a Christian is a daily lifestyle the whole year through. It is learning to be slow to judge others and quick to take the log out of our own eyes. Only God is perfect. Jesus died for all, for we are all sinful.

Worship Together 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.

(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do

DAILY: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays - 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

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St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:30 a.m.

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

Reverend George Yando Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service

Pastor: Bill Hall

Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Mission Partners)

191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

Battlefords Cowboy Church Services 1st & 3rd Thursday of each Month

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

DIVINE LITURGY Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138

Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church Rev. Dexter van Dyke Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171

Everyone Welcome www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Living Water Ministry

Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

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Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 a.m. Service

Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4729

Sunday Services 10:30 am Various Weekly Programs www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church Box 10, Delmas, SK

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Santa Day in Unity: free fun at the theatre

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

It is December already, folks! Buckle up and hang on, as in addition to your own busyness this time of year, there are many events and activities in this community.

Thursday is the annual downtown community Christmas kickoff known as Winter Wonderland.

There are more than 29 activities taking place, along with nine “Minute to Win

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It” contest locations. Many of the activities are free, while some have collections for charities. Be sure to check out snow sculptures at town square and all the business Christmas trees decorated for the contest.

The Chambersponsored Santa Day at Second Avenue Theatre takes place this Saturday, Dec. 7. Also on Dec. 7, you can help Red Apple “Stuff the Sleigh” for the Secret Santa campaign.

The community carol festival is Dec. 16. It takes place at UCHS at 2 p.m.

The Anglican Church will host their last Christmas “mall in the hall” Dec. 7.

All community churches are now celebrating the

season of Advent. If you are seeking a quite, peaceful way to soothe the soul this Christmas season, you will be warmly welcomed to any church for these services.

Unity Public School Christmas concert is Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

The Unity arena will host Unity Miners versus Wilkie Dec. 7 and another home game versus Biggar Dec. 14. The Midget AA Lazers will play at home Dec. 15 and 20. The Unity

arena will play host to two weekend tournaments in December.

The Unity Curling Club continues to sell “Men of Curling” calendars benefitting 12 charities including the Do More Agriculture foundation supported by Kirk Muyres, Saskatchewan’s only representative. UCC is also selling toonie tickets to benefit the 20th anniversary of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation.

UCC will host a junior

cash spiel Jan. 11. Please contact the curling club at 306-228-2212 or Chantelle at 306-228-9095 for details or to register.

Hunters and hunting enthusiasts can come to the annual scoring afternoon at the Unity Agroplex Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. This is also the only location to purchase wildlife supper tickets, limited to four per purchaser. Contact Kurt at 306-228-8406 for more details.

UCHS drama shows due

By Sherri Solomko Unity Composite High School is once again ready to present their winter production. Shows are Dec. 11 and 12 at 7 p.m.

UCHS has had a long-standing drama program that has offered an additional outlet for students who love the arts and performing. Drama teachers and directors audition as soon as school returns in September and once their cast and crew are selected, rehearsals begin. Greg Bick, long time Jace Ducherer, who plays the mime in the UCHS drama production.

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drama teacher, director and scriptwriter, says, “We started in September with 20 plus actors and a dozen crew.”

This year’s production Weekend at the Hotel di Morte is a two act play written by Mr. Bick and is about a couple who stays at a hotel with many weird characters. The play is set in the 1980s and includes a couple of plot twists and a whole lot of throwback attire as well as a great set design.

Students from Grades 7 to 12 are involved in this year’s production. Some of the characters include a mime, a crazy Italian chef, a hypochondriac, valley girls and many more

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This year’s performance will also include a live band during intermission, and the always popular dessert theatre on the second night of performances.

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