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Filling Empty Stockings

One among many donors, Walmart donated $3,000 worth of toys on Thursday, Dec. 21 to the Empty Stocking Fund. WPD EMS “elves” filled ambulances with eight shopping carts worth and a pallet-sized box of toys. The Empty Stocking Fund this year was matching toys to 750 children. According to Empty Stocking Fund executive director Erin Katerynych, Walmart also donates meat and dairy to the Food Bank. “The food bank receives support from Walmart every week and it is because of them that we have a steady supply of dairy and meat to hand out to those who are hungry,” says Katerynych. Christmas hampers were given out on Christmas Eve. Photos by Josh Greschner

Chamber eyes more business friendly terminology

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Here are a few items to come from the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce’s Dec. 19 meeting, the final one for 2017: Some big changes may be in store for the titles of officers on the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

A proposed change is on the table that would see the titles of “President” and “Vice President” be replaced by “chair” and “vice chair.” It is also proposed that Linda Machniak’s title be changed from “executive director” to “chief operating officer.”

These changes would be in line with the way other Chambers across the country are organized, where the top official on the board is referred to as “chair” while the title of president refers to the leading member of the administration.

“Most of the organizations have gone to more business terms,” said

Machniak, who called it a more “business-friendly” structure.

Other revisions include reducing the number of board members from 20 to 15, and to include specific representation from the RMs surrounding North Battleford and Battleford inside the chamber’s expanded coverage area.

Other changes are being contemplated as well.

These are currently recommendations before the chamber board; the intention is to have bylaw changes put to the chamber membership for a vote.

That would not happen until after the board for 2018 is sworn in. The earliest these changes could take effect would be the following year, 2019.

In other news, representatives of the Battlefords Chamber has been active over the past number of weeks attending budget sessions at North Battleford City Hall.

President Warren Williams confirmed that

a letter was drafted by the city and sent to Mayor Ryan Bater and city council.

As well, a meeting took place prior to the Dec. 11 council meeting in which Chamber leaders met with Mayor Bater, city manager Jim Puffalt, and two of the councillors.

Their letter to the city raises a number of points, but Williams made clear the Chamber was not voicing major opposition to what was being proposed by the city.

“We had a cordial meeting,” Williams said, adding, “we didn’t take issue with a lot of what is going on.”

Council settled their utility and UPAR decisions at the Dec. 11 meeting, but the bulk of the budget has been deferred to January pending further information. A three-percent property tax increase is being proposed in that city budget.

As for upcoming events, the President’s Banquet will go on as usual this coming Jan. 23, at the

President Warren Williams and executive director Linda Machniak preside over the final chamber directors meeting of 2017. In the future, they may be known as chair and chief operating officer. Photo by John Cairns

Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.

Billy Coles has been lined up as the special guest speaker; he is president and CEO of BCP Construction which is currently building the Comfort Inn and Suites in North Battleford.

Planning is also already underway for the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards in 2018, which will be the 25th anniversary edition of the awards.

The thinking is the

event likely will not take place at the Dekker Centre in 2018. Organizers are planning for a new venue to handle an expected larger volume of people for the 25th anniversary, likely the Gold Eagle Casino.

Finally, the Chamber board has voted to rescind the recent resignation of board director Sharon Mohagen.

Mohagen, who is also a former chamber president, had resigned following

the closure of her business Blue Rentals. However, Machniak explained that Mohagen has since obtained employment with the Dekker Centre, which is a chamber member, and their board has expressed a willingness for Mohagen to serve on their behalf.

That means Mohagen is now able to continue to serve on the chamber board until the completion of her elected term, which still has another year to go.

Beware of fraudulent emails and phone calls says RCMP Staff Battlefords RCMP are reminding everyone there are fraudulent emails and phone calls that are occurring in the area where people are seeking personal information and/or donations on behalf of different agencies including the RCMP. Although it is the season of giving and many agencies do make contact with people for a genuine purpose there are fraudsters out there that are malicious and looking to take advantage of people and defraud them of their hard earned money, say RCMP. “It is suggested that if you receive a call for a donation to any agency that you request information on that agency and do your research before committing to any type of donation.

As well you should never give your personal

information such as date of birth, social insurance number or other such information out over the phone or via email. Never reply to these emails or open any attached documents,” say RCMP in a recent release.

If the person or persons claim they are from your financial institution and there are issues with your account, go and see your bank directly or call the number on the back of your bank card to discuss the situation, RCMP recommend.

“It is very rare that a bank would ever contact you over email or via a phone call. It is always safer if you contact them directly yourself.”

Battlefords RCMP also remind the public that they do not call looking for donations to programs nor to the RCMP. “Should you receive a phone call, email or let-

ter from anyone requesting personal information please do your background checks and if in doubt call the local detachment to discuss the situation.

“These types of frauds can see people lose significant amounts of money and even their life savings.

Often the perpetrators prey on the elderly even claiming to be relatives and requesting money to help them through a variety of situations or hard times.”

If you suspect any type of fraud or suspicious activity, do not hesitate to call the local RCMP Detachment.

RCMP close the release stating, “We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please be safe during the holidays and know that we will be working diligently as always to protect you and your loved ones during this time.”

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Year in review and look ahead:

Canadian economy delivered stellar growth in 2017, but will slow significantly in 2018 CNW - As 2017 comes to a close, the Canadian economy is on track to record its fastest pace of growth since 2011 thanks to strong consumer spending and a hot housing market. The labour market has also been remarkably strong with 329,000 new jobs created over the last year—the fastest gain in a decade. Canada’s economic growth in 2017 was the fastest increase among the G7 countries. In all, the Canadian economy expanded by 3.0 per cent in 2017. Next year, however, growth is expected to slow to a still-healthy 2.1 per cent, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s latest Canadian Outlook.

“Canada was able to post such remarkable growth over the past year because the economy had adjusted to the prior commodity shock and it had significant spare capacity to accommodate the rapid growth,” said Matthew Stewart, Director, National Forecasting, The Conference Board of Canada. “However, that excess capacity has diminished greatly over the past few quarters and economic growth will slow to a more sustainable pace going forward.”

Highlights Following an increase of 3.0 per cent in 2017, Canada’s economy is forecast to grow 2.1 per cent in 2018.

Despite record high debt loads, consumer spending will remain a driver of economic growth in 2018, but the pace of personal expenditure growth will moderate.

Following strong employment gains in 2017, the pace of job creation will cool in 2018, but wage growth is expected to accelerate.

The strong labour market has been one of the main drivers of economic growth in 2017. However, employment growth is set to weaken in 2018, mainly due to a tight labour market and an aging population. Quarterly employment gains are expected to average just over 40,000 next year, well short of the nearly 80,000 seen through 2017. On a more positive note, a tightening labour market will help support wage growth, which had a weak start to the year. Wages are expected to grow by 3.1 per cent next year.

Despite solid wage gains next year and a tight labour market, Canadian consumers spending will be constrained by high debt loads over the short term. Canadians will be squeezed by higher debt levels and rising interest rates. Consumer spending will remain a key driver of economic growth in the short term, although spending increases will decelerate from their recent lofty highs. Consumer spending growth is expected to fall from 3.6 per cent in 2017 to 2.4 per cent in 2018.

Canadian housing markets posted mixed results as 2017 drew to a close. National housing starts reached roughly 221,000 units in 2017, their highest level since the recession. On the other hand, Canada’s national average resale price saw its slowest annual increase since 2012, even though it rose 3.0 per cent this year. In 2018, a variety of factors will further cool the housing market, including the implementation of a new “stress test” to be imposed on mortgage borrowers by federal regulators.

This will reduce the maximum mortgage for which borrowers can qualify and will likely limit housing demand,

The commentaries offered on this editorial page are intended to provide thought-provoking material for our readers. Contributors’ articles, cartoons or letters do not necessarily reflect the opinion of any Regional Optimist staff.

particularly for higher-priced units. Rising interest rates, more gradual employment growth and high household debt will further limit consumers’ housing aspirations. Accordingly, housing starts will ease to roughly 207,000 units next year and the national average resale price will end 2018 down about 1 per cent, the first drop since the recession.

Canada’s trade sector fell off course in 2017 and will continue to face hurdles in 2018. Following tepid growth of 0.9 per cent in 2017, total export volumes are forecast to increase by 1.6 per cent in 2018, fueled largely by the energy and service sectors. While the non-energy merchandise export sector will contribute to overall export growth in 2018, several sectors continue to face hurdles and expand at a sluggish pace. Most notable is the ailing automotive sector, which will hit the brakes in 2018. In addition, greater U.S. protectionist measures will continue to be a dark cloud that hangs over the entire sector.

The key downside risk to the forecast is the possible failure to renegotiate NAFTA. This would be a blow to trade and investment, lead to a lower Canadian dollar and prevent the projected rise in interest rates.

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Before you read, know I’m going to spoil The Last Jedi Due to unfortunate timing of the staff Christmas party, I wasn’t able to make it to the opening night of Star Wars The Last Jedi. While it was a great party, I explained to people there who knew how big a Star Wars fan I am that our bridal party was conflicted on whether to show up to our wedding or go to The Phantom Menace when it first came out. My loving wife has endured going to Star Wars opening nights on or around our anniversary ever since George Lucas went on the quest for more money.

We didn’t make it to the theatre until a week later this time around, so I figure that’s enough time for most people to see it. If you don’t want spoilers, go read something else.

By opening night, having saved myself to that point, I couldn’t wait. I went online to Wikipedia and read the plot. And I hated it.

I read all the spoilers I could find, and I hated, hated, hated it. How could this be Luke Skywalker’s swan song?

Thus, it was with dread that I packed the family into the SUV last night to actually see it.

And at the end, I realized that coming in with such preconceived prejudice, I didn’t hate it as much as I expected I should have. Maybe that’s

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brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net why so many people are adamant about avoiding spoilers. But I do understand why so many people do hate this movie.

Summing up Luke’s actions can, for the most part, be attributed to the phrase Clint Eastwood made infamous: “Get off my lawn!”

And that’s a really, really hard thing to take for someone whose his childhood hero 3.5 inch action figure, the black one from Return of the Jedi, is still on his desk. I also still have (well, Spencer still has) Luke in his X-wing pilot outfit. I did have him in the original 1977 lightsaber-extending white farm boy outfit, too, but it vanished decades ago without a trace.

How could the hero, the guy who blew up the first Death Star, led the fight against walkers, saved Han Solo from Jabba and confronted the Emperor himself be reduced to “Get off my lawn, er, island” when a whole movie was expended to try to find him? When times Colin from Lakeland Headquarters recommends the book Night Drive: Travels With My Brother

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are arguably even worse than “Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope?” (Which R2-D2 conveniently played for him?)

I explained to Spencer after the movie that perhaps Luke was just emulating Yoda, when he sought out the diminutive Jedi master on Degobah (which I can still spell).

Yoda first lied about who he was, testing Luke to see if he was going to be a serious student. So maybe he just was following that example.

What most people haven’t figured out is that in Empire Strikes Back, the Millennium Falcon likely took at least weeks, and more likely months, to limp from the asteroid field to Bespin, since its faster-than-light hyperdrive system was FUBAR. (They’re wearing the same clothes. Hopefully they had laundry and shower facilities on the Falcon, otherwise they would have been pretty fragrant, especially the Wookie.)

So Luke had some real time to actually learn something from Yoda. Not years of training, but at least something.

Rey shows up on Luke’s adopted I’m-goingto-die-here planet (hardest place in the galaxy to find) within hours of the destruction of StarKiller Base and the death of Han Solo. She birddogs him for a few days, watches him milk an alien giraffe’s

Which Luke do we see? The hero, right, or Get off my lawn? Photo by Brian Zinchuk

green milk udder (some things you can’t unsee), and finally, he gives her a couple lessons. That’s it. In a few days, she and Chewbacca bugger off to save the good guys, who are losing, badly.

And Yoda, Mr. YouMust-Complete-YourTraining! himself, shows up to reassure Luke she already knows all she needs to know. Sorry, wunderkind. You are sooooo 1980s.

In the final battle, Luke

does show up, seemingly to save the day as everyone hoped he would. But he’s no savior. He doesn’t take down one walker, with the Force or a tow cable. He just fakes out his nephew for a few minutes as a diversion, then dies anyhow.

The effort of a Force-projection over lightyears of space did him in. What the heck was that all about?

If you are going to kill off the most heroic figure in the last 40 years of cinematic history, couldn’t

you make him, um, do something heroic? Like actually accomplish something? Train Rey? Fight Snoke? Fight Ben Solo?

Anything?

Nope. Luke Skywalker is dead, having gone out with a whimper.

Walking out as the credits rolled, I kinda liked it. But on reflection, no, I still hate it. Dammit.

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

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Have you met our new boss? Gordon Brewerton

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There is a new publisher at Battlefords Publishing. He is Gordon Brewerton, who comes to the Battlefords from his most recent position in Prince Albert.

His official title is Senior Group Publisher for North Saskatchewan for Glacier Media which means he is responsible not only for the Battlefords News-Optimist and the Regional Optimist, but for Glacier’s newspapers from Outlook to Flin Flon.

“I’m thrilled to be here, and the greatest thing for me is, despite anything I might have read prior to my arrival in the Battlefords, it’s nothing at all like what Maclean’s Magazine would have you believe,” said Brewerton.

“I’ve met nothing but decent, open caring people. There’s a lot to see, there’s a vibrant downtown, there’s lots of culture, there’s lots of art, and 30 minutes away there’s a beautiful ski hill.

So I’m all good.”

In coming to North Battleford Brewerton said he had expected to see a downtown that was pretty much vacant, like a lot of other smaller towns and cities across the country.

We know people still read, we know people have a thirst for information. It’s just providing information that is pertinent to their lives, and if we do that we’ll have a rich future.

But that wasn’t the case here, he said.

“There’s a lot of businesses. I’m surprised at the number of i n d e p e n d e n t l y- ow n e d businesses, the ‘mom and pop’ businesses,” said Brewerton. “It’s not all box stores and franchises.

It’s great to see.”

Brewerton now is set up in the office formerly filled by Alana Schweitzer, longtime publisher at Battlefords Publishing who retired earlier this year.

While Brewerton has made his latest move from just up the road in Prince Albert, where he was VP Operations/Publisher of Star News Publishing Inc., he has only been in Saskatchewan for a few months after an extensive

period of time with newspapers throughout eastern Canada.

For the previous three years he was regional group publisher for Transcontinental Media’s two dailies and 13 weeklies, based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He also had an earlier stint with Transcontinental in Quebec and had also spent time with Sun Media and other organizations in a career in news that spans over three decades.

Brewerton himself is originally from Montreal, where he got his start in the news business, moving into roles as a graphic artist and as a writer.

Soon after, he got into the sales side. Brewerton eventually concentrated on that full time before

Gordon Brewerton is the new boss at Battlefords Publishing. Photo by John Cairns

getting his opportunity to be a publisher with a struggling weekly in Ottawa that he was able to turn around.

While he has spent most of his career out east, Brewerton does have family connections to Saskatchewan, as his wife’s family lives in Prince Albert and her two daughters are in Saskatoon. That was what prompted his move to Saskatchewan in the first place.

Brewerton said he had been in contact previously with Glacier about opportunities with the company. But at the

time he was offered a job, he had just taken the St. John’s job and didn’t feel it was right to leave them in the lurch.

When he was approached again for the Battlefords opportunity, he decided the time was right and took the position.

“I knew they had an excellent reputation,” said Brewerton about Glacier, who called it a company he always aspired to work for, for that reason. “When they called I was interested in what they had to offer.”

Brewerton also is positive about the future of the newspaper industry.

“We know people still

read, we know people have a thirst for information. It’s just providing information that is pertinent to their lives, and if we do that we’ll have a rich future.”

As well, he makes his pitch to advertisers in the community that newspapers are the best option. “Local merchants have to reach their clients.

We are best positioned to achieve that.”

Brewerton is also hoping to be in the Battlefords for the long term.

“I’ve moved around enough that it is time to set down permanent roots.”

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Battlefords Publishing had a special surprise last Friday for the Battlefords Humane Society. A cash donation of $121 was presented, the amount raised from a staff fundraiser held earlier that day. The amount was presented to the Animal Shelter later that afternoon. News-Optimist reporter John Cairns made the presentation to Michelle Spark. Also there for the presentation was Bat Lady, the cat. Photo by Josh Greschner

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The North Battleford Library is looking into hosting a new and unique event, with one edition under its belt already.

On Nov. 6-8, the North Battleford Public Library offered patrons a different selection of items to check out, apart from the regular books and DVDs: human books.

The library hosted an event called the Human Library on three different days. The human library is an idea that has been tried in numerous libraries across the world. Library patrons “sign out” those who were invited to speak, and talk with the speakers as if they were “human books.”

Head librarian Richard Bee said the human library

was “a chance for people to speak with others that they might not normally get a chance to.”

The “human books” at the North Battleford event were Byron Rodriguez, Darren Roberts, Joan Bunce and Gil Bellavance.

Since the event took place close to Nov. 11, Bee said he tried to incorporate Remembrance Day when selecting speakers. Rodriguez, Roberts and Bellavance are veterans, while Bunce was a guest child during WWII. Bee said the “event turned out very well,” even though there were some growing pains, such as patrons not quite understanding the event.

Members of the public who wanted to attend needed to register, and were given some information regarding what the

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Bee said the library will look into hosting the event again.

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Cathy Richardson: ‘I’m humbled and awed’

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It comes as no surprise to people familiar with her efforts in the community that Cathy Richardson has been named 2017 Citizen of the Year.

But like the many others who have received that honour before her in the past 50 years, Richardson was surprised when she received the phone call from Glen Gantefoer confirming she was this year’s honouree.

“I’m humbled and awed.

It’s not often that ‘chatty Cathy’ is speechless,” said Richardson, who admits the news set her back a bit when she got the word.

Although she was born

and raised in Swift Current and later lived in Regina, Richardson’s family has deep roots in the Battlefords, where her greatgrandparents had settled in 1903. Richardson said it was through her own parents that she learned about the importance of giving back to the community.

“They raised all of my siblings and I with a duty, a responsibility to service, to try and make the world a better place, and love your neighbour and do for your neighbour.”

With the exception of one year when her family lived in New Zealand, Richardson has called North Battleford her home since 1984. She moved here with her husband

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Ken, a podiatrist, and has worked as a speech pathologist with the health region and then with Living Sky School Division. It did not take long for Richardson to follow in her own family’s example by volunteering and giving back.

Among the activities Richardson has been involved with has been the Bready Home and School Association, where she was president for several years; and the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival, which also included taking on the president’s role.

Many of her early volunteer efforts, such as the Bready association and the music festival, were in connection to activities her two children, Karen and Mark, were involved in.

Both of them are now very active in the community as adults.

She has also been a volunteer with the Dekker Centre and 100 Women Who Care, among many.

She is also a 20-year volunteer with Western Development Museum.

Richardson has been a dedicated board member, fundraiser and member of the choir at Third Avenue United Church. It was that association that eventually led to her involvement with the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre on the fundraising committee for their new building.

She personally raised $25,000 towards a music room named in honour of Kenny Perkin, an individual with Down’s syndrome who Richardson had come to know through her church and choir activities there.

In 2012 Richardson ran and was elected to city council, which she called

Cathy Richardson, 2017 Citizen of the Year. Photo by John Cairns

an “eye-opening” experience.

“It really opens your eyes to lots of things,” said Richardson. “You don’t know all the things that go on to keep the city running.”

During her four years on council Richardson was known for her excellent attendance record as well as her willingness to take on any assignment. One of those was an appointment as the city council rep to the board of what is now the Battlefords chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

She kept up her involvement after leaving council, devoting a good chunk of her time in July and August 2017 to helping complete their home project in the city.

“I spent most of my summer involved doing lots of stuff” to get that

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Habitat home built, said Richardson. Two families now live in that duplex that was completed this year.

Richardson also got involved with the Walking with Our Sisters project – the commemorative art installation at Chapel Gallery for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of Canada and the USA. Most recently, Richardson has been involved in the volunteer efforts for the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games. She is co-chair of the Ceremonies and Protocol Committee.

Those efforts are going to keep Richardson busy over the coming couple of months.

Richardson points to the people she has been around as a volunteer and believes they are deserving of credit. She says ev-

erything she has been involved in has been about “the team” more than any one individual.

“I meet people every day who I think are as deserving or more deserving than I am for that role, people who inspire me,” said Richardson.

“In everything that I do, there are people who are so deserving who I admire and aspire to be more like.”

As for what motivates her to be involved as a good citizen of the community, Richardson points to “family and faith” as being her two biggest.

Richardson also points to the values that were instilled in her growing up.

She recalls a quote from her dad who said “people know what they do, they know why they do what they do, but what they don’t know is what they do does.”

“I think about that a lot in respect of lots of different things,” said Richardson. “It’s important to me to remember that when I do something I don’t really know how that’s affecting someone else. One little word of kindness or some little act can mean a lot to someone.”

The other saying Richardson points to is an Edward Everett Hale quote: “I am only one, but I am one.

I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

That was something else Richardson said her dad had instilled in her.

“You’re only one person, but it only takes one – and it takes one and it brings in ten more.”

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Emily Simon: Infectious energy

By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

Some high school students complain about having to perform community service hours. Emily Simon said she doesn’t think about having to obtain her hours because activities she does with friends are often community service anyway.

“It’s part of who I am, I guess,” Simon said, laughing.

Emily Simon, who is 16 and in Grade 11, is this year’s Junior Citizen of the Year. She was nominated by the principal of John Paul II Collegiate Carlo Hansen, along with personal counsellor Melissa Fuhr, and the entire JPII Staff.

Simon said she was called to the office one day a couple weeks ago between fifth and sixth period, and was informed over the phone that she won the distinction. But she wasn’t allowed to tell anyone.

“I walk in [to class] late which is not me, and my psych teacher bugs me about it. I sit down, and Janelle my friend looks at me and she’s like ‘Why are you late?’ ‘I can’t say,’” Simon said.

“I was very baffled by it, but it was a good feeling.”

According to the Junior Citizen of the Year nomination by JPII staff, “Emily’s efforts come with an energy and positivity that is infectious to everyone around her.”

In school, Simon has qualified for JPII’s honour roll every year and currently acts as activity coordinator for the school’s Student Representative Council, and as co-president of the school’s SADD chapter.

In the community, Simon has volunteered at The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords, worked with kids at Bible camp, and is very involved in St. Vital Parish, having performed a number of roles not limited to altar server and volunteer coordinator. In addition to singing in choir and performing drama, Simon has also been involved with Skate Battlefords since she first ventured on to the ice, and is taking the necessary steps to become a coach.

This summer, Simon also began a yard care business, Kids Helping Kids, which was inspired by a mission trip to Ecuador. With the help of her father, Emily co-ordinated nine different students and raised $4,000. Proceeds were split between the Education Pillar in Ecuador and Kidsport Saskatchewan.

The JPII nomination also mentions Simon’s efforts that extend beyond Canada’s borders; as part of the Me to We program, Simon went to Ecuador to help build schools, and is in the process of raising

Emily Simon, 2017 Junior Citizen of the Year. Photo by Josh Greschner

funds to travel to Africa with the Community Mission Team in 2019. Simon continues with Me to We, after winning the Governor General Caring Canadian Award at a Me to We event in Saskatoon while she was in elementary school.

The spirit of giving isn’t new to Simon. She said her parents, who work at Battlefords Union Hospital,

hosted a staff party around Emily’s fifth birthday, and asked Emily what she wanted for her birthday.

She said she didn’t want presents, but wanted instead for everyone to give to the food bank, which many people did.

Simon said a motivating factor for all her volunteer work and extra-curricular activity is, to some extent,

to have options later on.

After travelling to Kenya for more volunteer work, and to Ireland as an excursion, Simon plans to go to university, although she hasn’t decided yet where exactly, or for what. Some possibilities are the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Alberta, or a postsecondary institution out east, and possibly for education or health sciences.

Whatever path she takes, returning to the Battlefords, Simon said, has always been her plan, even though some people she knows are determined to leave. She said she’d also like to teach again at her skating club once she has a career.

Referring to the Battlefords, Simon, who’s an avid skier, said, “It’s 20 minutes to the ski hill and one hour to the city, four hours to the big city, and nine hours to the mountains.”

“I don’t see anything wrong with this town,” Simon said, laughing. “I really like it.”

Share the Warmth Battlefords Interval House has received a big donation of warm winter clothes as part of SaskEnergy’s “Share the Warmth” initiatives. The clothes were collected during the Festival of Trees event put on by the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. BUH Foundation will be continuing to collect the clothes for the initiative at their offices throughout the year. Seen here are BUH Foundation executive director Claudette McGuire, Denise Baker, customer administration supervisor at SaskEnergy, and Battlefords Interval House executive director Cindy Olchowecki.

Olchowecki said that the donation will “help our women and our children who are in need in our community who are staying at Interval House.” Photo by John Cairns

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We had our pot luck Christmas party on Dec. 14.

Marilyn has been teaching us Brazilian embroidery. It is very beautiful, but quite a challenge to get our hands to co-operate.

We always welcome new members. Quilting is a pleasant winter activity.

World AIDS Day recognized Submitted Battle River Treaty 6 Health Center recently invited over 150 students from Grades 9 through 12 from surrounding community high schools to the Capital Theatre. To recognize: HIV /AIDS Awareness week Nov. 24 – Dec. 1; World AIDS Day Dec. 1; and Aboriginal AIDS awareness week Dec. 1-5.

It was a day dedicated to commemorate those who have passed due to HIV and to support those that are living with HIV as well as to friends, family members, who have been impacted by HIV. The focus of the day was to share that even though there is no cure or vaccine for HIV it is preventable and treatable. Always use a condom when having sex, do not share needles and get tested.

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Cairns on Cinema

It’s a Disney world, and we are just living in it

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Today, I’ve decided this Cairns on Cinema column is not going to be about Harvey Weinstein.

His whole scandal may be the biggest story in Hollywood right now, but quite honestly I find the subject matter to be distasteful. I want this column to remain a family show, at least for this week.

So instead, I will talk about Disney.

Heck, it should be easy, then, to keep this column a “family show!” If there is one thing associated with the Walt Disney Company, it is their connection to family entertainment.

Mickey Mouse! Donald Duck! Snow White! Pinocchio! Bambi! Cinderella!

The list goes on and on.

Lately, though, all the news stories have been about how dominant the Walt Disney Company has been at the box office lately, and the reasons have little to do with Mickey Mouse.

If you want to put a finger on why Disney has

been dominant, I would suggest it comes down to one franchise, one movie.

Star Wars.

What, you still don’t know that Star Wars is part of the Disney empire?

You really do need to exit the bat cave a bit more, because this happened a few years ago.

Disney acquired Lucasfilm back in 2012, and with it acquired the distribution rights to all future Star Wars movies, starting with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. Despite this acquisition, the Star Wars library was still divvied up to a certain degree. Distribution rights to the other Star Wars movies were still tied up with 20th Century Fox until 2020. As for the rights to the original Star Wars, Fox held those permanently.

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I am sad to report that I have it on absolutely rock solid authority that Magic Lantern Theatres is one of the chains caught up in this. Instead of showing Star Wars: The Last Jedi

right away in North Battleford, the Capitol has been showing Ferdinand. On Dec. 29, it will be Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

Unfortunately, this situation is beyond their control. No one should blame the Capitol for this; this is all Disney.

You know, I don’t want to be seen here as antiDisney. The fact is that my whole family loves Disney.

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So, Disney ought to thank my whole family.

We made them what they are today, thanks to our endless financial contributions to their organization.

The reality is business is business, and Disney has the power right now.

And the reason they have their power is because everyone loves Disney, there’s no denying it.

And because everyone has loved their movies and paid good money to see them, the Walt Disney Company has become much more than what Walt Disney himself ever envisioned when he started as an animator.

Not only does it now control multiple amusement parks all around the world, it also now owns the ABC television network as well as ESPN. The company has made no shortage of strategic acquisitions in the film world over the years.

Remember the awful Harvey Weinstein, mentioned above? That independent film company he co-founded, Miramax, ended up being bought out by the Walt Disney Company. (Disney has since sold it.)

PIXAR, makers of Toy Story, Cars, UP, Finding Dory and no shortage of CGI-animated movies ended up being bought out by the Walt Disney Company as well.

Disney bought out rights to the Muppets. Yes, that’s right, folks, they even own the Muppets.

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Of course, the numberone weekend of all time was set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, at $247.9 million. That movie made a domestic-record $936 million at the box office two years ago, and worldwide it made $2.06 billion.

Needless to say, this franchise has made Disney perhaps the most dominant player in Hollywood.

Unfortunately, I’m afraid Disney has gotten a little carried away by its own success. It has become a bit power-mad.

Back in November, Disney got into a big fight with the Los Angeles Times, kicking out their movie critics from the prescreenings of Star Wars: The Last Jedi because they didn’t like what the Times were reporting about the company’s business practices.

Also widely reported in early November: Disney decided to get greedy by imposing ridiculous demands on cinema chains when it came to showing Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

According to the reports, Disney demanded theatres book The Last Jedi to run for four weeks straight, no exceptions.

Disney also demanded 65 per cent of the revenues.

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Award presented to area piano students

Our credit union has just completed the first step in the largest initiative undertaken in our organization’s history – the achievement of an 82% YES vote by our membership, in support of our federal credit union proposal.

The vote was held between November 22 and December 8, 2017 and with well over 17,000 members casting a ballot, to say that we are honoured and humbled would be a vast understatement.

Thank You! We would also like to acknowledge those members who may not have voted in favour for our proposal. To you, we extend our thanks for making your voices heard - and to let you know that we sincerely respect your decision Music educator Junice Headley and Brina Rogers. Photos submitted.

Submitted The annual award from the M. Junice Headley Music Education Fund with the Battlefords and District Community Foundation has been shared by two area piano students. Brina Rogers of rural North Battleford and Michelle Gall of Hafford were the successful applicants for this year’s award.

Students who successfully complete their Royal Conservatory of Music

Practical Exam for Grades 6 through 9 are encouraged to apply each year.

Junice Headley was a piano teacher for 57 years and established this award to recognize the achievements of piano students.

This award is from just one of 22 funds that the Battlefords and District Community Foundation currently administers. Annual grants support a number of community interests from the arts and health care to post-secondary

have as a valued Innovation Credit Union member.

As well, changes to the deposit guarantee will not come into effect until after we become a federal credit union and there will be no change in current coverage for at least 1.5 years. For additional details and examples on the deposit guarantee transition, please visit our website at innovationcu.ca or talk to anyone of our staff to learn how we will help make Michelle Gall.

scholarships and recreation. BDCF distributed over $35,000 in community grants and scholarships last year. The foundation website at www.bdcf.ca has complete information.

Cairns on Cinema: It’s a Disney world Continued from Page 12 Of course, I have mentioned the acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise, but that’s not the only money train they acquired: Marvel Entertainment was acquired by the Walt Disney Company back in 2009!

As anyone who has read any of my box-office columns is aware, movies featuring Marvel characters – Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man and the rest of the Avengers, etc. – have been big financial hits at the cinemas for years.

As is the case with the Star Wars series, this is also a situation where distribution rights are tied up among other studios. Yes, Disney may own Marvel Entertainment, which allows them to put out movies featuring characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe” (ie. Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy).

But the distribution rights to Spider-Man are still tied up with Columbia. And the distribution rights to X-Men, Deadpool and the Fantastic Four franchises were tied up with … 20th Century Fox! There’s that name again!

Anyone with a business sense can put two and two together here and realize that Disney and 20th Century Fox have a few synergies with both their Star Wars and Marvel franchises. I’m sure folks at Disney were dreaming about how much easier life would be if this 20th Century Fox company would be under the same roof.

Now comes the latest news that has shaken Hollywood this month: the Walt Disney Company is acquiring most of Fox in a deal for $52.4 billion in stock.

A lot has been written about what this deal accomplishes. Here’s what it ultimately means to me: Disney will control the world.

It essentially means that when it comes to movies, X-Men, Deadpool and Fantastic Four are now united under the same roof as the rest of the Marvel characters.

It means the entire Star Wars franchise is under one roof as well: the original movie and all the sequels, too.

That’s a heck of a lot of successful movie franchises now set to be controlled

by Disney.

But that’s not all: Disney is also set to own the film libraries.

The studio that brought you Mary Poppins will now own the place that brought you The Sound of Music. The place that brought you Snow White, Bambi, and Pinocchio now takes over The King and

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I, Patton, The Planet of the Apes, M*A*S*H and Avatar, among others.

The funniest part of this deal is that this also means Disney gets Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and Myra Breckinridge.

Walt Disney must be spinning in his grave over that prospect.

As a final exclamation point, this deal also means Walt Disney Company is now in charge of “The Simpsons.” Folks, if that fact doesn’t bring old Walt back up from the dead, nothing will.

This whole “new world order” is something that will take some getting used to for movie and TV fans. But this is the reality of life in 2017, going on 2018.

What’s more, it is a reality that we, the movie fans, have willing created.

We simply cannot resist handing our money over to Disney whenever a Star Wars, Marvel, PIXAR, or any other of their movies comes along.

Mickey Mouse, Bart Simpson, and Darth Vader, all together. This is a Disney world, and we are just living in it.

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In closing, and on behalf of the Innovation Board of Directors and all Innovation staff, we wish to thank you for all of your support and the extraordinary feedback during our federal journey process thus far. We look forward to sharing our application’s ongoing successes and to also continuing to serve you, our valued members, for many more years to come as your financial services institution of choice!

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Heading into the start of their Canalta Cup title defence, there were many questions surrounding the Battlefords North Stars, ranging from who would fill the holes left by graduating players and how would new head coach and general manager Brandon Heck fare in his first year in charge of a Junior A club.

Thus far, it appears business as usual for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club.

Ahead of their return to action Friday night at home against the Kindersley Klippers, the North Stars are once again in first place in the recently rebranded Global Ag Risk Solutions Division with a 24-5-2 record.

They are also second in the SJHL standings and trail the Nipawin Hawks by six points, though the North Stars do have four games in hand.

“Things have been pretty good thus far,” Heck said. “The young players are coming along nicely and contributing, while our team as a whole has gotten better and we’ve found ways to win.”

“We’re going to have to improve defensively and we’ll need to do a better job of managing the puck if we want to take a run at this thing, but we’re pretty happy about where we are at.”

One of the biggest takeaways that Heck has had in his new role is just how competitive the SJHL is at the moment, with as many as seven teams (the Hawks, North Stars, Melfort Mustangs, Notre Dame Hounds, Humboldt Broncos, Estevan Bruins

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“It definitely helps our attendance with the amount of close games we’ve had,” Heck joked.

“Teams are always up to play the defending champs and we’re getting their best efforts on a nightly basis.

“I’ve been blown away with how anyone can beat anyone on a given night and with how hard all the players work. I was talking to a scout from the NCAA recently and he said this is probably the hardest league to score in because of the commitment to defence and how hard you have to compete in every game.”

The North Stars offence has been led by third-year forward Layne Young, who has the most points in the entire SJHL with 62 points in 31 games, and secondyear centre MacGregor Sinclair, who has put up 47 points in 31 games to sit fourth in league scoring and comitted to the NCAA’s Canisius Golden Griffins last month.

In addition to the veteran players, a number of new faces have made their presence felt up front.

“I think of a guy like Elijah Loon-Stewardson, who had everything start to click for him against Humboldt earlier this year

and he’s been able to carry the puck with confidence,” said North Stars assistant coach Boyd Wakelin, who is also in his first season on the bench.

“Dakota Huebner and Matthias Urbanski have been contributing on offence more, and you have a guy like Jacob Tibbatts who’s starting to throw his body around like a veteran in this league. We have different guys contributing more and they are really starting to settle in.”

While the North Stars defence has allowed the second least goals in the league with 78, and is headlined by future Maine Black Bears blueliner and World Junior A Challenge gold medalist Levi Kleiboer, Heck believes that there is still some room for improvement.

“We’re still getting used to the system and working on breaking the puck out of our own end,” Heck said. “There is too many times where we are turning the puck over instead of managing things a little better in our own end.

“I like the buy-in from our group though. If you look at our game against Nipawin [which the North Stars lost 3-2 in overtime at the Civic Centre on Dec. 12], we gave up 37 shots but a lot of them were from the outside.”

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also have the same two netminders from last year’s championship squad, as third-year goaltender Taryn Kotchorek has once again been joined by Joel Grzybowski, who was reassigned to the team from the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades in November.

Grzybowski’s return resulted in the North Stars trading rookie netminder Kolby Matthews to the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Calgary Canucks earlier this month for forward Dylan Williamson, a player development fee and future considerations.

“The big thing there was getting down to two goalies, as all three of them want to play, and we wanted to get something for our assets,” Heck said.

“Our goaltending is the least of my concerns. Both Taryn and Joel are able to answer the call in any game and any situation.”

When it comes to upcoming transactions, the 12 SJHL teams are in

a roster freeze until New Year’s Day, after which they can make moves until Jan. 10 when the Canadian Junior Hockey League trade deadline takes place for all 10 Junior A leagues.

“We’d like to add a couple of players and we have the room to do it,” Heck said.

“It’s hard to get a feel at this point of what the other teams in the league are thinking. Everyone’s kind of protecting their cards right now so you could see

a situation where people are happy with that they got, or the exact opposite could happen where one big move will lead to a number of trades.”

Following Friday’s matchup in North Battleford with the Klippers, the North Stars will take on their archrivals once again Saturday in Kindersley.

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focus is trying to get our systems down and working on our fundamentals. Getting up our hands to block shots, hitting the floor to get to loose balls and making a few free throws here or there makes a huge difference.”

Meanwhile, the Crusaders’ senior girls basketball team picked up a silver medal at their home tournament earlier

this month and also posted a 2-2 record at an event held at Regina Balfour.

Both teams, along with the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings senior boys and senior girls programs, will be back on the tournament trail following Christmas as they all look to qualify for this 2018 Hoopla event, which will be held in Prince Albert.

It was a fun-filled night for current members of the Battlefords Sharks and players from years past, as they squared off against one another at the Battleford Arena last Thursday night in the Sharks’ annual alumni game. The Sharks will be returning to Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League play on Thursday, Jan. 11 when they will travel to Saskatoon to take on the Saskatoon Stars. Their next home game will be on Saturday, Jan. 20 against the Weyburn Gold Wings. Photos by Lucas Punkari

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“It was good to have some of the top teams of the province here, especially with Weyburn being the defending 4A champion and that’s the level we’re competing in once again this year for Hoopla,” Crusaders head coach Shalen Fox said.

“With our team, we got kind of a mix of experienced players along with our newcomers. We have three Grade 12’s, seven Grade 11’s and six Grade 10’s, but a few of those younger guys got some court time last year.”

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There’s still a long way to go in the junior basketball season, but the girls’ final at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Invitational might go down as the best of the entire year.

In a game that saw a ton of momentum swings, the host Vikings came away with the win as they edged out the John Paul II Crusaders by a score of 29-27 in an all North Battleford battle on Dec. 16.

“That was one of those finals where everything was all over the place,” Vikings head coach Kara Wilkinson said. “The effort that both teams put forward was tremendous and you didn’t know who would come away with the win until the very end.”

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umph was the second of the season for the Vikings, as they had won an event a week earlier in Melfort.

“I thought we played well in our first two games, but we were a little bit nervous and got away from the team game during the final against John Paul II,” Wilkinson said.

“Our team this year has a lot of new players, and even though we have five players back from last year, only one of them has had significant court time and everyone is in new positions. As a coach, you have to be more patient and understanding when it comes to having a younger team and know that when it comes to the end goal, those players will start to step up their game with more experience.”

The loss to the Vikings was the first of the season for the Crusaders, as they

had won tournaments at Lloydminster Holy Rosary and in Osler earlier this month.

“I was really happy with how the girls played as they stepped up their game when they were asked to,” Crusaders head coach Kristina Binette said. “Our downfall ended up being a scoring slump that lasted for about nine minutes, but we got some baskets in the fourth quarter to get some momentum back.”

Meanwhile in the boys’ tournament, which was won by the Bishop Lloydminster Lancers, the host Vikings picked up third place honours and the Crusaders won the consolation tournament.

“We have a pretty veteran team this year and we’re able to run things more efficiently as a result of that,” Vikings head coach Jeff Gibson said. “We did

really well in Melfort at our first tournament to get a win there and we played well at home, but turnovers against Bishop Lloyd did us in.”

“We got a lot of guys that have played basketball before, but it’s a younger group, so we’re mainly focusing on getting everything in place at the moment,” Crusaders head coach Nate Jurgens said.

“We kind of approach this time of year as the pre-season with the tournament here and the silver medal that we won in Lloydminster.”

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John Paul II will also host the boys’ district finals in February, with the girls’ tournament taking place in Macklin.

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Writer looking for NB connection A freelance journalist contacted Battlefords Publishing the other day, not to try to sell us a story, but to offer us a free story with a North Battleford connection because it might help him reach out to a woman he met recently on a train in Switzerland.

Here is former journalist/editor Tom Douglas’s story: I was on a junket in early December to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Charlie Chaplin at his estate in Corsier-sur-Vevey on Christmas Day 1977. Heading by train to Zurich to catch my flight home to Canada, I started chatting with a woman sitting opposite me.

Unfortunately, I never got her name but she did mention that she had spent some time in North Battleford as a nanny 35 years ago. We had a pleasant talk before she got off at the downtown Zurich train stop while I was continuing on to the airport stop. Just before the train pulled out, I noticed she had left a small white paper bag on the floor by her seat. I grabbed it and dashed after her but she had disappeared into the crowd and the train started to pull out of the station.

I looked in the paper bag and saw two small white boxes decorated with Christmas angels. I figure these were gifts for someone she was visiting in Zurich. There was a receipt for the gifts in the bag but the woman had paid cash so there was no record of her name or credit card number that might have helped the chocolate shop

locate her.

When I checked in to the Radisson Blu hotel at Zurich airport where I was staying until the flight next day, I asked the concierge if she would telephone the Bern chocolate shop in case the woman was a regular customer that the store clerk might have recognized. Since the woman was in Zurich, I thought she might call the shop and find out that the parcel was waiting for her at the hotel.

When I checked out the next day, I was handed the small white bag. No one had called the chocolate shop so the hotel said I might as well keep the gifts. I brought them home with me but I wouldn’t feel right about eating the chocolate so I gave it to the husband of a woman who is dying in hospital here in Oakville, Ont., and might not live to see Christmas.

The writer hoped that if the NewsOptimist/Regional Optimist published his story, someone might remember the woman when she was living in this community. The only piece of information he has about her is that she lives in the small community of Thun in Switzerland. He would like her to know that her gifts were used in a good cause.

If you have information you would like to share with Tom Douglas, please email newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net.

The blog post about his Swiss tour is at the following address: http://tomdouglas.typepad.com/tom_douglas/christmaswith-the-chaplins/

The small white bag and its contents. Photo by Tom Douglas

Photos by Josh Greschner

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Public transportation, taxis, designated drivers — there are many ways to get home safe and sound without driving your personal vehicle. Other sensible solutions include staying the night or renting a room at a nearby hotel.

BEWARE! Like extreme fatigue, alcohol, illegal drugs, and medication affect a person’s cognitive functions and compromise their ability to drive. In addition to clouding one’s judgment, these substances impair a person’s concentration, coordination and reaction time.

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Meota Concert - What a Glorious Night!

By Anne Baillargeon

The Meota Christmas Concert was once again a combined effort of Christmas merriment and joy.

Our Christmas spirit is indeed alive!

The Meota Communiplex was sold out at 400plus in attendance. The program was varied and moved quickly from one outstanding performance to another – from Highland dancing and fiddle playing to soloists and choirs. The Meota Children’s Choir were adorable and won the hearts of many because of their sincere effort.

Meota was fortunate to bring in talent from the surrounding area including Glaslyn. Casey Peden sang Grown Up Christmas Wish as she wished for

The Meota Children’s Choir at the Meota Christmas Concert.

Photos courtesy of Trudy Janssens

peace and harmony in our world. It was particularly poignant when considering the delicate balance of peace in our global community. She later sang

Breath of Heaven with a visual presentation of the birth of Christ. Melanie Hemmerling from Battleford sang I Wonder as I Wander and you felt your-

The True Spirit of Giving

Vi Cardinal of Metinota is pictured here with the 31 wheelchair lap quilts she made for all the residents on the third floor at Battlefords District Care Centre, where her husband resides. She felt everyone should have a gift at Christmas. Photo submitted

Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Elf – Anne Baillargeon, Jeff Arndt and Charles Baillargeon.

self walking under a starlit night contemplating the birth of Jesus.

Meota’s favourite couple, Jo and Stephen Carter, performed Every Heart a Bethlehem. The Carters are indispensable as they sing, direct, and accompany. Annette Duhaime and Dave Tupling added another dimension with two jazz selections. Gillian Oliver and Jayde Sheppard performed a Highland dance to the appreciative audience. Sesame Street furry friends Elmo and Oscar paid a visit and were warmly greeted. Veronica Materia graciously donated her time and talent to accompany many selections. Taegan and Keegan Isaac displayed their skills on violin and bass.

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Choir along with Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus contributed to this program. The Meota Beach Boys, who are a staple to the concert, did not disappoint. The ensemble gathered on stage to complete the program with the singing of Cohen’s Hallelujah with lyrics by Cloverton.

Joe Fransoo was our very capable master of ceremonies.

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Full schedule resumes at Unity’s ice rink Correspondent

nity News see the oil transfer stations in action, new businesses opening in town, housing starts again as well as real estate moving. Unity played host to some more events in 2017 and there will be more on the go in 2018; so keep your eye on this column, your local paper, posters around town and social media for all the latest and greatest on what’s coming up for our community.

UCHS, UPS, St. Peter’s schools remain on the Christmas break but will head back to class Jan. 3.

For the high school students it means just a few weeks left of Semester 1 before exams as well as resumption of basketball and curling seasons. Kudos to all of the students and staff at our three schools who demonstrated their commitment and love for the community they are in

Sask Wheat election results Local area candidates weren’t successful in their attempt to win any of the four seats available in the 2017 Sask Wheat director elections.

In results released Nov. 30, the top four vote-getters were Brett Halstead of

Nokomis with 1391 votes, William (Bill) Gehl of Regina with 1351, Ken Rosaasen of Saskatoon with 1325, and Jake Leguee of Weyburn with 1226.

Both Meota candidates Daryl Fransoo and Glenn Tait finished out of the running with 1146 and 1144 votes, respectively. Another Northwest candidate, Trevor Scherman from the

Battleford area, finished well back with 959 votes.

The new directors start their terms following the Sask. Wheat AGM on Jan. 9. Their terms run for four years and they will join existing directors Laura Reiter of Radisson, Dan Danielson of Saskatoon and Scott Hepworth of Assiniboia.

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January hits, the curling rink will be a non-stop action movie with plenty of playdowns and bonspiels on the agenda.

Coffee row has seen some variety in attendees due to the holidays but those that are there have been reviewing their respective Christmases with their families as well as sharing their plans for the

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This aides in the process of elimination. Corn silk acts as a diuretic increasing the volume of urine to help flush the kidneys.

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Unity curling club celebrated December in Ugly Christmas sweater style with junior curlers wrapping up the first half of their season with an ugly Christmas sweater party while all of December league curlers were encouraged to wear their UCS to the rink with a prize given to the winner of the UCS challenge. Photo

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The wrapping paper has all been recycled, the gifts are being enjoyed and the downtime of after Christmas has begun.

The weekend will bring New Year’s celebrations and no matter what your plans are, ensure they include a safe ride home.

Families listening to the “I’m bored” status of kids can always encourage them to go help out a neighbour, visit a shut in or senior in their midst or take in some of the outdoor winter fun while there is no rigid activity schedule in place.

The rink has now resumed a full schedule on both the hockey and curling sides so best to keep up with their schedules on their respective Facebook pages or the schedules posted at the rink or the Town of Unity website.

It’s time to reflect on another year in our community. There was plenty to celebrate in 2017 as the economy appears to be in rebound as we once again

by visiting senior homes, collecting for community charities and participating in the community events like Winter Wonderland and community Carol Festival.

At the rink, the short Christmas break is over for teams and they will once again resume practices and games in preparation for the second half of their seasons, with provincial teams soon beginning the start of their provincial hockey season. The Midget AAs stay strong and will look to remain on track as they creep up the standings in the Centre 4 hockey league. The Unity Miners will also look to gain some points in the second half of their season in the SWHL. The best place to look for the upcoming hockey schedules is at the rink on the TVs, on the recreation centre Facebook page or on the town website.

The curling rink was happy to play host to their annual Boxing Day bonspiel and league play has resumed for the second half of the season. Once

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FibreSmart can be taken throughout the year as a maintenance program.

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OBITUARIES HUMEN: In Loving Memory of Peter Humen, born August 24, 1938 at Albertown, SK., passed away December 4, 2017 in Hafford, SK. Survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Vicki; loving son, daughter-inlaw and grandchildren: Bernard & Tammy – their children: Justin (Amber), Crystel (Steven) Hupaelo – their daughter, Brinley, ‘his sweetheart’ and Ryan (Kelsey); sisters: Mary Humeniuk, Sophie (Elmer) Zook, Susie (Ed) Babiy, Natalie (Hugh) Treimans; brothers: Julian (Vivian), Tony (Therese), Walter (Leona), Orest Humen; sistersin-law: Nellie Humen, Mary Humen, Mary Zyznomirski and Veronica Esakin; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents, Tom & Katherine Humen; brothers: James, Paul, Jerry, Bobby; sister, Stella & husband, Joe; in-laws: John & Sannie Wieczerak; brothers-in-law, Joe Zyznomirski, Albert Esakin & Mike Humeniuk. Panakhyda – Prayer Service was held on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. from Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church. Funeral Service was held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. from Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hafford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Fr. Ivan Derkach. Cross Bearer was Kelly Zook. Altar Server was Don Skopyk. Cantor was Darlene Hupaelo. Eulogy was given by Marlene Pool and Arlene Lesko. Honourary Pallbearers were everyone he touched hands with. Pallbearers were Justin Humen, Ryan Humen, Steven Hupaelo, Joey Pool, Brandon Lesko & Cody Zyznomirski. Rite Of Committal was at Albertown Cemetery – Albertown, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks Special thanks to Hafford Special Care Centre and Hafford Home Care, Bob Mackay and staff at Battlefords Funeral Service, and to all the others that helped us through this difficult time. Thank-you so much from the Humen Family __________________________________________________ COTE: Mr. Jules Cote passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the Battleford’s Union Hospital at the age of 69 years. A funeral service was held on Friday, December 8, 2017 @ 1:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Parish with Reverend Father Anthony Afanagide officiating. Interment followed the service in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish his memory are his loving family; his loving wife Verna; sons Jason and Brad (Katie) Cote and Jules’ grandchildren: Austin and Jaxon; his sister Margaret (Barry) McGonigle; brother Bill (Kathy) Cote, his sister Janet (Glen) Miller; brother-in-law Roman (Darlene) Charko; Walter Charko; and Bud (Doris) Charko; sister-in-law Beatrice (David) Flowerday and Doris Charko; and numerous, nieces and nephews. Jules was predeceased by his parents Rosaire and Kay; his in laws: John & Rose Charko; and brother-in-law Ernest Charko. Memorial donations in memory of Jules may be directed to BUH Foundation directed to Palliative Care or to Battleford’s Home Care Services, 1092 107 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1Z1 . 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.

Card of Thanks The family of Jules Cote would like to thank everyone who attended the Service. Your support was overwhelming. Thank you Neil Kramer for the eulogy and a special thank you to all the pallbearers, your care and help in the past year was very much appreciated. Thank you to Dr. J. Johnson, the Home Care Services while Jules was at home and thank you to the staff of the Palliative Care Ward while Jules was in hospital. The care Jules received from each and every one of you was compassionate beyond words.

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OBITUARIES PIROT: In Loving Memory Of Lloyd Anthony Pirot, born January 21, 1969 at North Battleford, Saskatchewan, passed away December 11, 2017 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Left to cherish his memory - his loving mother, Ann; his much younger sister, Jennifer - his nephew Dustin and his good friend Boots; uncles and aunts: Edmund & Marcella Pirot, Joseph Pirot, Olive Pirot & Lloyd Edmunds, James Pirot, Melvin Rose, Claude L’Heureux, John & Jeannette Gorski; numerous cousins and their families. Predeceased by his dad, Anthony “Tony” Pirot; aunts: Dona Rose and June L’Heureux; grandparents: Antoine and Jean Pirot - Konstantine and Zelma Gorski.

Celebration Of Life was held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. from the Agriplex, North Battleford, SK with Celebrant Fr. Greg Elder. Liturgy Of The Word: Claude L’Heureux & Giselle L’Heureux. Prayers Of The Faithful: Marcella Pirot. Shared Memories were given by Lloyd Edmunds. Video Presentation: Jennifer & Dustin Pirot. Honourary Pallbearers were Family and Friends. Urn Bearer was His Nephew Dustin. Memorial Donations are requested to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc., Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Interment will take place at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________ SWISTUN: In Loving Memory of Peter J. Swistun, born April 12, 1943 at Whitkow District, SK, passed away December 4, 2017 in North Battleford, SK. He leaves his family: wife, Sharon & daughter, Nelda; brothers: Ray (Fern), Bill, Myron (Jeanette); sisters: Sandra Iwanchuk & Ann (Orest) Woytiuk; numerous nieces, nephews & cousins. He was predeceased by his parents, John & Nastia; brothers, Dan & Nick; brother-in-law, Gus Iwanchuk. A Quote Of Peter’s Last Words: “I ACCOMPLISHED EVERYTHING I WANTED.” Unquote – meaning of accomplishment: Something that has been done with knowledge, skills and ability. Complete undertaking achievement. Amen. Service Of Thanksgiving For Peter’s Life was held on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ – Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Officiant Mrs. Joyce Salie. Shared Memories were given by Daughter, Nelda. Music Ministry: Mrs. M. Junice Headley – Pianist; Hymn Selections: Bringing In The Sheaves, Amazing Grace & What A Friend We Have In Jesus. Pallbearers were Curtis Goyan, Dale Hrabia, Joe Prutti, Tyrel Moore, Otto Lavallee & Boyd Kowalczyk. Interment was at City Cemetery – North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES WOODYARD: In Loving Memory of Thornton Leo Woodyard, born November 5, 1932 at Wilkie District, SK., passed away December 6, 2017 in Battleford, SK. Survived by one sister, Elpha Neabel (Dave); nephew, George Scott and his family: David and his fiancé Bonita and their daughter Mya; Nicholas, Susan (Geoff) Etcheverry and their son Weston. Service Of Thanksgiving For Thornton’s Life was held on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. from Battleford United Church, Battleford, SK with Minister Rev. Gayle Wensley. Shared Memories were given by Susan Etcheverry.

Music Ministry - ‘The Farmer’s Song’. Urn Bearers were David and Nicholas Scott. Memorial Donations are requested to the Canadian Cancer Society. Interment was at the Town Of Battleford Cemetery, Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________

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IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of Jerry Sterling Ellard Kahmakoostayo August 22, 1996 December 31, 2014 MISSED EVERYDAY BY EVERYONE WHO HE KNEW... HUPP!

In Loving Memory of

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No farewell words were spoken, No time to say goodbye.

You were gone before we knew it, And only God can tell us why.

It broke our hearts to lose you.

But you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

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Public notice is hereby given, Pursuant to Section 2017 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the City of North Battleford intends to pass a bylaw to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 as hereinafter provided.

It is proposed to amend the Zoning District Table 4-9, which forms part of Bylaw Number 1971, as follows: INTENT To allow for a freestanding sign on properties located in the C1 Zoning District with a site width of less than 20 metres.

REASON To support commercial marketing that encourages citizens and visitors to shop, play and do business in our Downtown, while complimenting the scale and character of the core neighbourhood.

BYLAW INSPECTION Any interested person may inspect the proposed changes to the Zoning Bylaw at City Hall, 1291-101st Street, North Battleford, SK Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Copies are available to persons through the Office of the City Clerk.

PUBLIC HEARING Representations respecting the Bylaw will be considered by the Council on the 8th day of January, 2018, in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 8:00 p.m. Council shall hear any person or group of persons or person acting on their behalf, who wish to make a representation. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at City Hall before the hearing.

Issued at North Battleford this 12th day of December 2017.

Debbie Wohlberg, City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

RM of Meota No. 468 Public Notice – Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Meota No. 468 intends to adopt a bylaw under the Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 02-2011, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT: The proposed ZB amendment will provide greater clarification for: the requirement to submit a Real Property Surveyor’s Report (RPSR) to the municipality after development; remove the requirement to submit a permit for fences or small accessory buildings; hazard land regulations; remove the allowance of campgrounds in the lakeshore residential districts; water and sewer requirements; parcel frontage requirements; and allow in certain zoning districts the placement of Ready-to-Move (RTM) homes, the construction of accessory buildings before principal buildings and bunkhouses; and various definitions for greater clarification.

AFFECTED LAND: The affected lands of these amendments are all lands lying within the jurisdiction of the RM of Meota No. 468.

REASON: The reason for the ZB amendment is to provide the following: • Require the submission of RPSR’s at time of foundation for all development over 200 sq. ft. in certain zoning districts (i.e., Lakeshore Residential Districts).

• Remove the requirement to submit a development permit application for fences, and accessory buildings under 100 sq. ft. (excluding bunkhouses).

• Expand on hazard land development requirements requested by the Development Officer.

• Expand on public health water and sewer regulations.

• All development and subdivisions must be accessible by a developed municipal road allowance, that may require installation by the developer.

• Allow for the development of accessory buildings prior to principal buildings.

• Within the Agriculture District: remove any site size and frontage requirements for public utility parcels.

• Within the CR, LR1 and LR2 Districts: allow for the construction of accessory buildings before principal buildings; and the construction of bunkhouses; and the inclusion of the minimum floor area for cabins to be 300 sq. ft. on the main floor.

• Specifically within the CR Districts: discretionary use evaluation criteria; regulation table clerical updates; and ancillary use regulations.

• Specifically within the LR1 and LR2 Districts: allow RTMs as a permitted use; and remove campgrounds as a discretionary use.

• Include the following definitions: adjacent residential or commercial development, large animal, flood proofing, permanent foundation, retail store, shipping container, storage compound, agricultural use, agricultural related commercial use, and warehouse.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Meota No. 468 office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on January 10, 2018 at 1:30 pm in the RM office located in the Village of Meota to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed OCP and ZB amendment. Council will also consider written comments received by the undersigned by January 8, 2018. For additional information, please contact (306) 845-7333 or (306) 892-2061 or yvonne@northboundplanning.ca.

Issued at the Village of Meota this 18th day of December 2017.

S. Yvonne Prusak, MCIP, RPP Development Officer RM of Meota No. 468

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DOMESTIC CARS

In Loving Memory of

Tim Spratt

February 23, 1955 December 23, 2016

Always so good, unselfish and kind None on this earth you equal I’ll find.

Honorable and true in all your ways, Loving and faithful to the end of your days, Honest and liberal, ever upright, Just in your judgment, always right; Loved by your friends and all whom you knew, One in a million, that man was you.

(One year has passed, our heart still sore.)

As time has passed, our hearts still sore, As time rolls on we miss you more; A loving father, tender and kind.

What beautiful memories you left behind.

- Lovingly remembered by your Wife and Family

Thank you for your donations in memory of Al Gotto............................................ North Battleford Walter Nelson .................................. North Battleford Charlotte Lahti ...........................................Battleford David W. Shury .........................................................

Dean Williams.................................. North Battleford David Winston Tait ........................... North Battleford Mary Pelchat.................................... North Battleford David S. Tait .............................................................

Vivian Dexter ................................... North Battleford Florence Stowell .............................. North Battleford Mike Bezmutko ..............................................Hafford Roy Wilson ...................................... North Battleford Jules Cote........................................ North Battleford Lloyd Pirot...................................................... Cochin

Given with Love to enhance patient care

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation 306-446-6652 Charitable #13936 3626 RR0001

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INVITES TENDERS

for Lighting Upgrades at RM Shop in Mayfair, SK Remove existing lighting and replace with 10 - LED 8 ft. Strip Lights 6 - LED 2 ft. x 2 ft. High Bay Light Fixtures at 24000 lumens Quote the above lights with labour, other material, required permits, mileage and any additional charges.

Should you require further information, please call the RM office at 306-246-4228.

Tender submission deadline: January 10, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

Submit to - RM of Meeting Lake, Box 26, Mayfair, Sask., S0M 1S0 Fax: 306-246-4974 Email: rm466@sasktel.net The lowest or any tender will not neccessarily be accepted.

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TOWN OF BATTLEFORD

PUBLIC NOTICE

2018 - Tax Discounts and Penalties Discounts:

January...................................................... 8% February .................................................... 7% March ....................................................... 6% April .......................................................... 4% May .......................................................... 2% June to August .......................................... PAR Penalties (compounded):

September.................................................. 1% October ..................................................... 1% November .................................................. 1% December .................................................. 1% * Tax prepayments for the current year will be based on the previous year’s tax levy NOTE: Discount on Town Portion Only No Discount on School or Frontage Taxes Penalty on outstanding taxes at January 1st - 10%

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Hey guys me and my brother were brought into the shelter when we were found together roaming around North Battleford looking and searching for our forever home and families. We are sweet and loving and would love more than anything to be adopted before the holiday season so we can spend krismuss with our own family. The shelter staff talk about it all the time and it sure sounds like a lot of fun. If your thinking of adding a new furr baby to your home and family this holiday season come on down to the shelter today.

Hey guys me and my 5 other siblings were brought into the shelter by some really nice person after we were found on the side of the highway by ourselves with no mommy. We were very scared and cold and hungry. We are now old enough to be able to find our forever homes and families and as much as we love all the staff here at the shelter and will miss them what we really want this Christmas season is a family to call our own and a place to call home. If your thinking of adding a new furr baby to your home and family this Holiday season then come on down to the shelter today.

PLEASE SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! Check out all our Shelter animals in need of homes at: www.battlefordsanimalshelter.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CLASS 1A & 3A TRUCK DRIVERS REQUIRED to operate semi vacs and straight vacs in SE Sask.

Full or part time positions available.

Wages based on experience.

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ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED The Resort Village of Cochin invites applications for the position of Administrator with duties to commence in 2018.

The current Administrator will be retiring. Cochin has a taxable assessment of $64 million and 460 Dwellings.

Cochin is located 34 km north of North Battleford.

Applicants must be qualified as required by The Urban Municipal Administrators Act. The successful applicant will have knowledge of accounting practices and procedures, payroll and be proficient with the use of Microsoft, Excel and Munisoft software. This individual should possess excellent communication, public relations and time management skills. Previous municipal experience is a strong asset.

The Resort Village of Cochin follows the UMAAS Salary Guideline.

Applicants are invited to submit applications stating education, qualifications, experience and references along with a cover letter stating salary expectations by mail, fax or email: Resort Village of Cochin Box 160 Cochin, SK S0M 0L0 cochinadmin@sasktel.net Fax 306.386.2305 Position will be filled once a suitable candidate is retained.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

For more information regarding this position please contact the Administrator, Linda Sandwick at the Village Office 306.386.2333.

Community Events Calendar Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Al-anon Family Groups

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

Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

Saturday, December 30

North Battleford Cross Country Ski Club and The Blue Mountain Bullets Biathlon Club present Blue Mountain Skate And Classic Challenge Loppet and Sask Winter Games Test Event at Blue Mountain Ski Trails from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Distances: 6km, 12km, 15km, 30km. Fun Sprint Races at 2:00 p.m. (distance 650 meters, no cost). On site accommodations available book on our website explorebluemountain.com.To register - Go to zone4. ca. For more information Jason Moore 306-445-4941 bluemountain.sk@ gmail.com or Doug Sylvester 306-445-6887 doug.sylvester@sasktel.net.

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Sunday, December 31

Borden Firefighters New Year’s Eve Family Dance at the Borden Community Centre at 8:00 p.m. Dukes on Fire playing.

Saturday, January 6

Family Justice Services Offers A Parenting After Separation and Divorce Program. These public information sessions are intended to help people who are considering or may be in the separation/Divorce process. Sessions will be offered in North Battleford from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to Saturday, April 14, 2018. Topics of Discussion: Options for resolving disputes and stages of separation and Divorce. Presentation of the various stages, losses, and changes experienced by separating or divorcing couples. Discussion of the options available for dispute resolution. Information on Child Support Guidelines. Registration is mandatory. There is no fee for these sessions.

To register for these sessions call toll-free 1-877-964-5501. Location will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only - no child care is provided.

Tuesday, January 9

Paint Nite at the Blend Restaurant & Bar at 7:00 p.m. Visit PaintNite. com to view this painting, access event details and to purchase tickets. Use coupon code SAVESK to save 40% on your tickets!

Tuesday, January 16

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Authority to offer cardiac patients and their partners the answers to their questions about Heart Health. Through this program, patients learn about coping with health problems, making healthy eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress Heart to Heart classes will be held in North Battleford at the Primary Health Center in the Frontier Center from 1:30 pm to 3:30 p.m. There is no charge for this program. To find out more or to register, call Sherry at 306-446-6498. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

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Medstead embraces the holiday season

By Corrina Murdoch Correspondent

There is never a slow season in the quaint village of Medstead, and Christmas time of 2017 is certainly no different. Even

edstead News before solstice, the mark

of the commencement of winter, the spirit of the season fell upon the community. Lights and decorations decorate the homes in the community as jolly citizens embrace the joy of Yule.

The library posted its hours, the school had its Kindergarten through Grade 6 Christmas concert on Dec. 20 at 7:15.

Not unlike previous years, the spirit of the crowd of proud parents and eager

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Wednesdays

North Battleford Girl Guides at Holy Family School, 9201 - 19th Ave., North Battleford at 1:00 p.m. We meet once or twice a month from September, 2017 to May, 2018.

Battlefords Toastmasters meets from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre, 891-99th Street, North Battleford, in room 108. The focus of Toastmasters is to improve our communication and leadership skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.

1st Sunday of the Month Jam Session from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October to May 2018. For more information call 306-445-5036.

Mondays The Rotary Club of the Battlefords meets upstairs at the Northland Power Curling Club at 12:00 noon. New members/guest welcome.

For more information call 306-937-7128 or 306-441-6636.

2nd Monday of the Month BUH Retirees meet at the Co-op Cafeteria at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

2nd Monday of the Month Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more info phone 306-937-2987.

Mondays & Wednesdays In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 10:00 a.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m.

For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306-892-2073.

Tuesdays Regular Bridge Lessons starting at 10:30 a.m. playing Bridge to follow.

Call Margaret at 306-445-7615.

Tuesdays Knit & Natter meet at North end A&W Restaurant, 2142 - 100th Street, , North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. No membership requirements.

Bring your own project or join in a group project knitting for charity, yarn supplied. All skill levels and ages welcome. Phone Vistara at 306317-9434 for more information.

Tuesdays Every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., four different churches alternate for a service and lunch at the Borden Care Home.

Tuesdays Battlefords Art Club meets at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. Call or text 306-441-6453 for more information.

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

Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Irene Lascelle at 306-445-4625.

Tuesdays TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more info phone Mary at 306-441-9232 or Joan at 306-445-9968. Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the 3rd Ave. United Church at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.

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

Last Tuesday of the Month Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1602 - 103rd Street, North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

Wednesdays Bingo at the Livelong Hall at 7:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-845-4040.

Wednesdays

T.A.G. - What is TAG Toddler Activity Group? It’s a free drop in group where parents will learn fun ways to interact with their child through play, games, songs, finger plays and story time for ages 14 months - 3 years from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. at the Don Ross Gym, 891 - 99th Street, North Battleford. For more information contact Sherry at 306-4809426, text or call.

children emanated through the gymnasium as people embraced the season with gaiety and song. The following day, the Grade 10 students hosted their production in the school gymnasium as well. This occurred at 1 p.m. and the school was opened to the public so community members could come out and support the production.

Medstead Central School hosted its Christmas dinner for staff and students on Dec. 21, ringing in the longest night of the year with an early dismissal. With this the children had the opportunity to get a head start on the Christmas break, which is Dec. 22 through to Jan. 2 of the New Year.

The school offers wishes of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Not long after the school closed for the holidays, Medstead hosted another exciting event. The local rink is the proud ambassador of a midget hockey game – a sporting match between the Turtleford and Edam teams of the classic Canadian sport with the

puck drop at 7 p.m. After this passionate commencement, athletes gained the opportunity to represent their communities and celebrate one of the better sides of winter.

This was all topped off by the Medstead and District Recreation Association’s friendly Christmas Light Competition wherein members of the RM and the municipality have the chance to decorate their homes and yards in the brightly coloured spirit of the season. Cheyenne Orange acts as the point person for this challenge, whose determination on Christmas Eve gave the happy winner a $50 gift card to the local business of choice.

The local library has limited closures over the span of the season, only having its doors shut for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The village office has its closure up until Dec. 28.

Without a doubt, the Christmas of 2017 is a success for Medstead and will lead to many future holiday successes.

Wednesdays

Drawing Sessions at ARC Creative Studios, 1106 - 101st Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bring your own art supplies and we’ll provide the subjects, coffee and encouragement for all. Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

1st Wednesdays of the Month

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

1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month

North Battleford Grand Squares Dance (Mainstream & Plus Levels at the Ukrainian Senior Centre - Slava Center, 792 - 108th Street from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Ray & Misel at 306-445-3114.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m. New members welcome. No meetings during July and August.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Cancer Survivor Support Group at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137. All are welcome.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

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

The Christmas Season in Medstead. Photo by Corrina Murdoch.

Thursdays

Radisson TOPS SK5243 meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Radisson Town Office.

Thursdays

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

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Midwest Food Resources - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce.To order call or text us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Follow us on Facebook.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Battlefords Cowboy Church at Battleford Legion Hall, 22nd Street Battleford at 7:00 p.m. Open to all religions. Everyone welcome.

1st Friday of the Month

The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners and experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Leslie at 306-937-7471 or Irene at 306-937-3318.

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

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

2nd Friday of the Month

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Old Tyme Dance from 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October 2017 to April 2018. Live bands. For more information call 306-445-5036.

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Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306937-3190 or 306-441-3147. New members welcome.

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In 2018, the best will come or maybe the worst!

As 2017 slips away into over and gone, Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan has his predictions for 2018 ready for anyone who will listen. My old neighbour’s predictions were prepared early because Ed and Ruby will be in Edmonton for New Year’s Eve. Their traditional New Year’s Eve party at Melville will not take place. Ed has had copies printed of his predictions for people to keep throughout 2018. His printed copies come with the title: “I Told You So!” I was surprised with Ed’s whole new way of predicting events in 2018.

Gone are his predictions about the weather, and political leaders in the coming year. He has

focused on 2018 as being a “Breakthrough Year,” that will have people shaking their heads in wonder or disgust.

Ed has just four predictions for 2018.

The first is that in the coming year a pill will be developed and sold to prevent obesity. The pill will work, and those of us oversized will become thin and proud of our weight loss, but no one will notice because everyone will be slimmer. Ed is confident the obesity pill will be as popular as the birth control pill.

The coming year will be a year of medical breakthroughs in another way. Advanced robots will be performing complex surgeries reducing human

eighbourly Advice According to Ed

By Raymond Maher www.accordingtoed.com

revraymaher@accesscomm.ca error on the operating table to zero. The problem will be when you are arguing with a robot that incorrectly took out your appendix instead of your tonsils, and won’t give your appendix back.

In 2018 there will be the breakthrough in Canada of the National Legalization of Recreational Pot. This legalization will lead to

a significant advance in distracted driving.

Pleasure-seeking pot smokers will not have their hands on the steering wheel, but on their cell phones, as they text, “Thanks, Justin, for mindblowing pot!”

The last outstanding breakthrough in 2018 will be the arrival of cars, trucks, taxis, and trains that are all self-driving.

With vehicles driving themselves, people will be able to relax while their cars drive them about, as they use their cell phones in total addiction.

I told Ed that I thought his 2018 predictions were some of his best. I also mentioned that they might need to be corrected or improved as 2018 progresses. I wasn’t trying to hurt Ed’s feelings but merely suggesting that some of his predictions might turn out to be more accurate than others.

Some predictions of the future may turn out to be true, but no one except God knows the future entirely. Our future remains a mixture of both the expected and the unlikely. Many

people are caught by unforeseen troubles and the unexpected day of their death.

The Book of James in the Bible warns: “Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow.”

We do not know what tomorrow holds for us completely, but as Christians, we trust God’s plans for us.

In 2018, we are to forgive as the Lord has forgiven us in Christ.

We are to live in Jesus’ example of compassion, kindness, humility, and patience day by day.

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.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

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

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

306-446-1695

306-445-5901

PASTOR: Fr. Anthony Afangide, M.S.P. Christmas Mass Times: Dec. 24th - Masses at 10:00 am, 7:00 pm & 10:00 pm Dec. 25th - Mass at 10:00 am; Dec. 31st - Masses at 10:00 am & 7:00 pm; Jan. 1st - Mass at 10:00 am

SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Community Baptist Church

Battlefords Grace Community Church

Sunday Morning Service - 11:00 a.m.

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

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Everyone Welcome

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

Pastor: Bill Hall

Everyone Welcome

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Pastor Patrick Carty

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

Sunday School - 10:00 am Sunday Worship - 11:00 am

SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Spanish Ministry)

1231 - 104th Street North Battleford Phone 306-445-7777 www.emmanuelfellowship.ca

Church Phone 306-445-4181

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford DIVINE LITURGY December 3, 10, 17 at 10:00 a.m.

December 24 at 8:00 p.m. (Christmas Service) Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

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

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171 Rev. Frances Patterson

Everyone Welcome

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

“A Community of believers seeking more of God’s presence”

Notre Dame (RC) Parish Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Cuong Luong MASSES: Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.

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

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S 11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Roque S. Concepcion Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Battleford United Church

Various weekly programs

ANGLICAN PARISH

1372 102 St 306-445-3009

Living Water Ministry

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

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Rev. Trevor Malyon

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church DELMAS - Fr. Roque S. Concepcion SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.

Box 10, Delmas, SK

S0M 0P0

Phone 306-937-7340

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

SUNDAY SERVICES

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

Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

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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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$35.00 plus tax Migraine & Anxiety Piercings available #5 2112 - 100th Street 306-937-4777 North Battleford, SK

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GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

Tuesday to Saturday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Luxury Footcare Diabetic Footcare & Assessment, Reduction of Thick Nails, Manage Ingrown Toenails, Corn & Callus Reduction

Custom Art Finishing & Gallery

18 Years Custom Picture Framing Experience

Jocelyn Schmunk

Lori Locke

Phone: 306-445-1488 Fax: 306-445-1484

–– Professional Nursing Footcare ––

306-342-7229

Derrick Shynkaruk • New Construction • Renovations

djshynkaruk@gmail.com

Devan Oborowsky

YKSWOROBORealtor NAVED®

Suite 2 2062 - 100th Street North Battleford, SK S9A 0X5

HVR Construction

General Contractor

306.441.1980 306.445.3144

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Lee Ganzert

Appliance Repair

IP Journeyman Carpenter ljganzert@gmail.com

306-445-8468 Tom Wilkie • Terry Sieben • Greg Bear

"Call someone who Cares!"

PO Box 2268 Battleford, SK S0M 0E0

Ph: 306-441-4173

Fax: 306-445-2258

Ask about our FREE Delivery

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Ltd. We clean with care

306-441-5123

Come see us for all your professional dry clean and laundry needs

306-445-3566

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3215-144 )603( moc.liamg@ebonaved

www.kerrscleaners.com

www.dreamrealtysk.com

1-877-305-0811

1152 - 100 Street, North Battleford th

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Blair Geering

Owner/Operator CUFCA Certified Polyurethane Foam Sprayer HMI Certified Polyurethane Concrete Raising Technician

881 - 111th Street

POLAR BEAR

SPRAY FOAM LTD

North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2J9

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Kevin Ryhorchuk

306-441-8727

One Store For All Your Needs!

Flooring, Tile and Blind options to personalize your home!

Call us about your project today!

The Carpet People

2741 - 99th Street, North Battleford

306-481-5714 or

306-445-1221

polarbearsprayfoam@outlook.com

Bob Frolek's

Esthetics By Sharon Pedicures Manicures Facials Body Waxing Lash/Brow Tinting

Gift Certificates Available

Sharon Colliar

2030 Foley Drive North Battleford, Sask

306-441-7737

AgrA pArts plus wrecking

Jeff Schommer

306-481-4892 schommshandymanrenos@yahoo.com

Have a "To-Do" List?

We Will Take Care of it!

• Older Tractors • Combines • Swathers • Balers & Tillage • Other Ag. related equipment

306-445-6769

Res. 306-445-9969 3 miles N.W. on Hwy. 16, 2 1/2 miles west on Sunshine Road

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Happy New Year We appreciate your support of our businesses in the

Town of Battleford “The Little Town with the Big Heart”

Battleford Merchants will be CLOSED JANUARY 1ST to spend time with family & friends!

Battleford Merchants will be re-open Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 with New Years Savings!

Happy New Year to you and your family 192-24th Street West, Battleford

from all of our families at Battleford Furniture

Phone 306-937-7474

www.battlefordfurniture.com

Fax 306-937-7676

mail@battlefordfurniture.com

BATTLEFORD FURNITURE Season’s Greetings

CLOSED - Dec. 24, 25 & 26 OPEN - Regular Hours Dec. 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31 CLOSED - Jan. 1 OPEN - Regular Hours - Jan. 2

We’re pulling for you to have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

VISTA TOWING Battleford, SK

Phone 306-445-2372

218 - 22nd Street,Battleford, SK

Phone: 306-937-2642 Fax: 306-937-2401 CLOSED December 24, 25 & 26 Open Regular Hours December 27, 28, 29 & 30 CLOSED December 31 & January 1

‘‘Happy Holidays’’

Happy Holidays

331 - 22nd Street, Battleford 306-937-5555 Thank you for your support.

We look forward to serving you with joy in 2018. Happy holidays!

PENNYDALE JUNCTION RESTAURANT 92 - 22nd Street West, Battleford, SK

Phone 306-937-3544

Jaeger Transport (1988) Ltd.

• Grain • Fertilizer • Petroleum

Phone 306-937-2661

Seasons Greetings LordsHair&Studio Ladies 158-22nd Street

306-937-3242

Tom Wilkie Terry Sieben Greg Bear

Appliance Repair

All the Best in 2018

Happy New Year

"Call someone who Cares!"

Happy Holidays Open Dec. 24 - 9 am - 4 pm Closed Dec. 25 Open Dec. 26 - 10 am - 2 pm Open Dec. 31 - 10 am - 4 pm Closed Jan. 1

91-22nd Street West Battleford

306-937-2626

Season’s Greetings

BATTLEFORD DRUG MART 102 - 22nd Street W. Battleford, SK. S0M 0E0 Phone: 306-937-3303

Happy Holidays!

May your Christmas be filled with the laughter of friends and the wonders of the season!

MOBILE SERVICE

306-446-0039

Battleford

Happy Holidays

From the Mahon Family

Complete Auto Body Repairs

306-937-3330 or 306-937-3707

...we do the little things

from us to you!

Full line of Paints • Frame Repair • Wheel Alignment

5th Avenue West, Battleford

306-445-8468

Underground Utility Contractors Excavation & Dirtwork

Phone 306-937-3777 Fax 306-937-7235 Cell 306-441-7490

Battleford, SK